[Gadget whispers to himself.] Alright, finally, thought that would go on for days. [Gadget notices a grate.] Alright, keep yourself stealthy, since that's really the best option. [He slowly and hopefully quietly takes off the grate.]

*Renox walk up to the gate that he busted open* *sigh* You never learn do you... *he knocks on the gate but it falls down* PFFFT... light weight...

[The grate comes off with minimal noise and Eggman is left unaware as he turns back from the table towards the monitors.] "Well, I should keep an eye on that other group. Wouldn't want them getting too rowdy." [A smirk crosses his face as he eyes a message on the top left of the main screen. It reads, "Warning. Anomaly detected in ventilation system. Warning."] "Rowdy indeed, ohohoho!" The man laughs to himself once more.

[Gadget smirks.] Undetected, goodie. [He drops the grate and goes through the opening.]

*he loads a mag of his Thunderlord LMG and Telesto Fusion Rifle* What's new toys the mad doc added this time...

[Stormcall can notice there isn't much else in the hangar other than the broken down robots. However, as he would continue into the room, he'd be able to make out a large door at the far end. Surely nothing bad will happen if he keeps walking across the barren floor.] "Excellent. Just a bit more!" [Eggman chuckles menacingly at the screen. With a simple motion of his arm he flips two switches on his console and waits in silence. Gadget might be able to hear the crackle of electricity if he was paying very careful attention.]

*his cubic ghost pops out and scans the facility* Ghost: This feels odds... last time we got jumped on this spot. Renox: Since Shaxx's Redjacks made this into a Crucible Map nothing sprung up as of late.

Alright, this'll be- Huh? [He hears the crackle, he gets a bit jumpy.] Oh, fuckfuckfuckfuckfuck... [Gadget looks around frantically.]

OOC: May I join?

OOC: Sure thing. Just have your character enter into the hangar alongside the rest of the "group". I'll wait for your post before I update.

*Space Cat floats into the hanger and stares out at the large hangar.* So this is the place the Time Council was talking about. I should be careful, i've been notified that there may be traps in here...

*he and his ghost walks up to the giant door* Glad thing Cayde gave me some of his Flux grenades. *he places them on the door like C4 and walks back* Get in my back pack Ghost. Things are about to get loud.

Hey! *Space_Cat speeds over to Stormcall_Warlock.* Are you a part of the group I was told about? I'm here to take into custody a one Dr. Ivo Robotnik.

[The switches now take full effect as the floor begins to open in the center of the hangar. Slowly the floor would pull apart and reveal an incredibly long chasm with spikes plastered at the bottom. Stormcall would have a few moments to backstep before he would plummet, and Space Cat, well they seem to float so no worries there.] "And don't think I've forgotten about you, mutt." [The words out of Eggman's mouth were dripping with venom as he slowly turns to face the uninvited guest in his room. From above Gadget, a device would fire off several beams of electricity around the wolf in order to form a cage. Should he dodge, then Eggman would turn off the switch and scoff.]

*he leaps backwards as he slowly glides back to solid ground and seeing the hole* Well seems, the doc made this into a funhouse. Well... fire in the hole. *the flux grenades sets off melting a hole into the door*

*Space Cat looks down, noticing the large hole under him.* Ah, so this is what they were talking about. Not a very elaborate trap, though.

*Space Cat flies into the hole melted into the door, and prepares for any other poorly designed traps.*

[Gadget closes his eyes and braces himself to be electrified... he then opens his eyes and sees the cage.] Oh, what a pleasant surprise, now... [His expression turns to a more serious one.] What do you want with me?

"I've seen you before, dog. And I think you'd be a great addition to my ranks." [The doctor laughs softly as he snaps his fingers. At the sound of the snap, lights flash to life further down the room and reveal shadowy figures that could easily be identified as robots.] "Roboticized Masters. An old name I borrowed from an old business partner. However, I'd be potentially willing to let you maintain your current body if you were to..." [He adjusts his glasses and they shine with a malevolent glint.] "...turn against those miserable buffoons. Aid me in my conquest and I can give you a position of power in my new world. But that's a tough decision, right? All you hero types are the same I swear!" [Meanwhile, Stormcall was successful in melting a hole through the door leading towards the reactor. This, however, was a poor play on his part as the security alarm would begin to blare. The hallway is narrow and long. Panels on the wall would begin to flip and reveal several guns that were trained on the intruders. Without warning they would roar to life and shoot energy blasts at the group.]

Ugh, energy blasters. Why can't people make up creative traps for once? This job gets boring... *Space_Cat brute forces his way through the room, activating a force field which consumes a good amount of his energy.* (Suit power: 70%)

*he unleashes his Stormtrance and begins to shock out the turrets* I've seen Cabal having better defenses!

[Gadget thinks about it.] Go against my "teammates" or be a robot?... [He smiles.] Eh, I was only in it for the revenge on Infinite, but fuck it. [He adjusts his glasses.] You've convinced me, I'll help you, as long as I get some parts to upgrade my grapple hooks while I'm at it.

"Well that's fine. Being a robot isn't so-" [He pauses as he thinks on what the wolf just said.] "Oho? Well this is a welcome change." [With a wave of his hand the field around Gadget disappears.] "So, you want access to a lab so you can tinker to your heart's content? Can do. What's your name? Can't be calling you those derogatory names anymore, can I?" [The group would find the end of the hallway and with it, an open door. Past the door would be a very warm room with a soft red light coming from the center. Although it was dark, they could tell the room's shape was that of a circle. A soft hum of an engine would begin to grow louder in the distance.]

OOC: I have to go, see ya guys.

[Gadget adjusts his glasses again, a anime-like-shineâ„¢ goes across the lenses.] Everyone's either called me "Buddy" or "Rookie", it's also a welcome change for someone to ask my name. Anyway, my name is Gadget.

OOC:Actually, I can stay for a while

OOC: Alright. Glad to hear it.

Sonic Boom~ Sonic Boom~ Sonic Boom- Trouble keeps me running faster... Can't believe I was late to the party for once. Hope Eggman saved some of his plan for me to ruin. While no stranger to the average Eggman base, Sonic was running through in an attempt to find where the action was happening. Having caught wind of Eggman's activities a little late, he was moving with more of a purpose than usual, clocking in at an average of 500 mph to make up for lost time and possibly destroying a rogue badnik or two that happened to be in his path. He doesn't continue singing "Sonic Boom" after his brief monologue, and instead starts humming "Endless Possibilities" as he runs to psyche himself up for the eventual confrontation with Eggman.

now I gtg

[Sonic blazes through any remaining defences and finds himself inside the large dark room in no time. He could hear the clang of metal beneath his feet as he enters, a sign of a ventilated cat walk. He could feel the warmth of machines radiating around him as he steps inside. As he enters the room fully, the lights would erupt in a blinding flash as the room is revealed. A large circular catwalk suspended around a large reactor, the red core pulsing softly with red light. The sound of the engine begins to grow louder still.] "Gadget? You know, I think it'll be good having you around Gadget. But let's get down to brass tacks. I'm sure you have questions, so let's start our partnership off by airing out any concerns you may have." [Eggman laughs softly as he moves to take a seat at the desk containing the Phantom Rubies.] "Care for a drink? I had Orbot pick me up a nice Chardonnay while he was out on reconnaissance."

[Gadget shrugs.] Well, my lips are pretty parched from avoiding all that conflict.

With a low whistle, Sonic slows down to a walk as he takes in the room. Well, looks like I hit the jackpot. Leave it to Eggman to not properly hide the power source to his base. Too bad I don't have Tails or Knuckles here with me. It'd take Tails no time at all to figure out how to shut it down, and Knuckles could just punch enough stuff in here until the job was done... Ah well, not like I haven't done this dance alone before. Kiss that reactor goodbye Eggman! Crouching into a ball, Sonic begins charging a spindash, pointed straight at the reactor, seemingly not noticing the sound of the engine.

[A loud crash is all that's heard before a glossy blue ball comes blasting out of a service tunnel and crashing into Sonic mid charge.] "Target aquired. Commencing extermination." [The shiny blue ball would bound backwards from the point of impact and reveal its form as Metal Sonic. The robot turns up his nose at the hedgehog as he hovers above the ground.] "Initiating taunt protocol." [His eyes flash for a moment before settling back down. Metal Sonic would then flick his right hand as if he were playing with a lighter.] "Tch. Bad luck running into me." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "ORBOT! A round for the two of us!" [At Eggman's call comes a small floating red robot with a tray in his hand. Atop the tray is a pair of glasses and an ornate bottle of wine.] O: "Here you are, your eggyness!" "Oh Orbot, flattery will get you nowhere!" [Orbot would place down the tray and fill up the two glasses shortly thereafter. Even as Orbot moved to place the glasses in front of the men, Eggman never took his eyes off of Gadget.] "Now then." [He brings his glass to his nose to inhale the aroma. When satisfied he brings it to his lips and takes a sip.] "Ask whatever you must, Gadget."

[Gadget grabs the glass and takes a sip from it.] Well, what are some of the things you want me to do?

Sonic is hit hard by his metal counterpart... or would have been anyway, had he not anticipated his arrival and sped out of the way. Although it was a bit close for comfort there with the timing. Standing back up a ways from Metal he'd smirk at the robot's actions and throw some sass back at him. Metal, buddy, it's been almost an entire generation since I last turned you into scrap. I was starting to miss getting to kick your butt. Nice catchphrase you got there, but you should really try and copy something more fitting. Oh, how about this? "I'm a dumb robot that wants to be trashed by Sonic the Hedgehog." I think that'd work out better for ya, don't you? Sonic would casually pace back and forth while giving his response. When finished, he would begin charging a Super Peel Out. It's looking like nothing but a bad future is waiting for you at the end of this Metal. Hope you're a bit better than last time. With that, he'd burst from his position with speed the untrained eye couldn't process. For Metal, it would just be a warm up for when things really got heated up. Running around the catwalk, if Metal didn't follow, he'd circle around and jump to homing attack the robot.

[Eggman grins widely.] "Well it's simple. I need to know the location of the rebel bases your allies have around the Nexus and that's really it. I've never really had a living employee before so we'll deal with benefits at some other time. Other than that, not much. You'd be an advisor, but that isn't to say you can't act on your own. I'd welcome seeing you take initiative if you really want to drive the knife into your allies' backs." [He takes another swig of his wine after speaking.] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Ha. Ha. Ha." [Metal gives an emotionless laugh at Sonic's attitude. The robot copy shrugs as the engine on his roars to life as Sonic charges. But he pauses at Sonic's last words.] "Registered. I get that reference." [But that was all the time Sonic needed to get the jump on the machine. The hedgehog collides with the back of a confused Metal which causes the bot to hit the catwalk with a roll before stopping himself. He stands with purpose as he stares down Sonic.] "Let's do this you faker. Eat my stardust." [The jet on his back roars once more before Metal shoots forward and charges into Sonic with full force. If successful, he'd attempt a quick kick to the head.]

[He takes another sip.] I actually don't know about any of the rebel bases, I've been staying in a hotel room for the most part. But hey, if Sonic comes around, which he will knowing him, you can just torture the info out of him.

[Eggman takes a sip of his drink just for a spit take.] "Torture? Like real torture?" [Eggman looks around with a grin and whispers to himself.] "No SEGA to ruin this story...if I can capture that hedgehog...ohoho! Splendid!" [He coughs and looks back at Gadget.] "You're a smart one. I appreciate the way your mind works. Torture it is!"

(Sorry, my internet decided to stop working so I've switched to my phone. Had to retype this out too.) Now you're sounding like the Metal I know. Try to keep up. With a shout and a burst of speed, Sonic would charge at Metal in turn. Rolling into a ball right before the gap would be closed, Sonic clashes with the robot's kick before being knocked back. Sliding across the ground on one of his hands, the hedgehog would push off the catwalk and la d back on his feet. With another smirk, Sonic he'd charge a quick sounds and rocket towards Metal. Unfurling from a ball when near, Sonic would attempt to quick step past the robot at the last second and recreate the distance between them, this time with the reactor behind the hedgehog. Come on Metal, you've got to step it up!

[Gadget takes a bigger sip.] Yeah, my name is Gadget for a reason, I know my stuff... Especially a few methods of torture.

[Eggman beams as he takes another swig.] "Oh? Do tell! What're your favorites? Which are most effective?" [Eggman's eyes gleam with childlike wonder but his glasses hold a malevolent sheen.] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [Reeling from the impact, Metal prepares to block as Sonic blazes past him. He turns around and shakes his head at the blue blur.] "Very clever. Reversing our positions like that." [Metal's eyes would flash for a moment as a red gem appears within his chest.] "Initiating taunt protocol." [Metal would puff out his chest with distinct pride before speaking.] "Tell me hedgehog. Does a rodent like yourself feel fear?" [The red gem flashes with brilliant power before several black cubes appear around Metal. With a snap of his fingers, the cubes all target Sonic with a vague homing ability. Should they connect then the world would seem to glow a bloody red and a second Metal Sonic would be standing behind him.]

[The ground would begin shaking as a figure with a silver coloration is floating in the air. The earth would begin to rise beneath Metal as a voice rings out speaking with confidence.] "Another of your tricks, Eggman? Haven't you abused the phantom ruby's power enough. I won't allow you to harm anyone with its power. This world will continue living freely from your evil!"

[Gadget's smile turns more into a sinister smirk.] Well, waterboarding is usually effective, though there are plenty of other ways that might be a bit more fun.

Whoa, neat trick. But it'll take more than that to- With apparent ease, Sonic dodged a majority of the cubes, even the ones that shifted to try and hit him on a return trip. But, through negligence or simply bad luck a few do connect and Sonic doesn't get to finish his retort. With the Phantom Ruby's effect activating, Sonic would reel back in surprise and look at the Metal that appeared behind him with wide eyes. With a quick blink he returns to his cocky demeanor, but he was very clearly taken aback as he quickly moved to the farthest he could be from both Metal Sonics while still having them in his field of vision. So I see Eggman finally got you the brother you wanted for Christmas. What's his name? Robo-Sonic? Nah can't be. That one was taken off the assembly line years ago. Then the appearance of a familiar white hedgehog would remove any and all tension Sonic may have been feeling from the situation. Silver! Long time no see. How'd you end up here? This isn't exactly the past you know.

[Eggman rises from his chair with a grin and rosy cheeks.] "Waterboarding was never one I ever got to try. I was always too quick to keep making Badniks. Just make more Metal Sonics, they say! Bah! What do they know? It's all about the dramatic tension, see?" [Turning to the screens sobered the large man up in a hurry.] "SONIC!? SILVER!? THOSE DAMN HE-" [He pauses.] "No. This can work. Metal Sonic need only incapacitate the blue buffoon and we're golden!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [The psychic energy causes Metal to back away from the warping catwalk with haste.] "Always fashionably late, Silver. Right in the nick of time as usual." [The real Metal would then spin into action after revving his engine. He rockets towards Silver in an attempt to grab him by the throat. Should that connect, Metal would drag Silver against the circular walls of the room.] "Clever, clever. Robo Sonic was a mistake and even the Doctor acknowledged that. Now then, feel true terror." [Phantom Metal begins to rev his engine but then he'd vanish. Should Sonic have his wits about him, the Phantom Metal would be seen coming from below and kicking through the catwalk.]

[Gadget finishes off his drink.] Y'know, you could just outnumber him, with enough enemies he'll be bound to get knocked down eventually.

[As Metal Sonic approaches Silver would hastily create a force field of psychic energy to keep him away. The impact of the rocket powered assualt would still knock him back into the wall however causing the forcefield to fall apart as he hits it. He would fall to the ground before getting up and dusting himself off.] "That definitely packs more of a punch then I remember..." [Back on his feet he would begin trying to regain his concentration once more as he respond to sonic.] "That explanation can wait until later. Right now we should focus on stopping Metal Sonic. It's unwise to let one with the power of the phantom Ruby run free." [Silver holds his hands put towards the robot ad he begins trying to draw in any spare metals scraps into a compressed state in front of his hands. If he is able to collect enough to at least form a ball if some shape then he would launch the ball forward at metal sonic.]

The only terror I'll feel is- where'd he... With almost no time to react, Sonic can't avoid all of the kick, and let's out a grunt of pain as he's hit by the Phantom's foot. But, using the opportunity, Sonic tries to grab onto it's foot. If successful, he'd try to force the Phantom copy of his metallic copy to the ground and rev up a spindash on top of it. (Think Sonic's down throw from smash bros.) Ha. With the two of us working together this should be a piece of cake Silver.

[Eggman turns to Gadget with a grin.] "You sir, are good." [He looks down at the console and presses a single red button. One of the Roboticized Masters in the back of room comes to life with red eyes.] "Booting underdog protocol." "Now then Gadget, allow me to show you my crowning achievement! Go now and crush those insolent hedgehogs!" [The figure with red eyes nods before the floor below him opens and he drops.] "And now we wait." [Eggman turns back to the screens with great interest.] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [Phantom Metal is torn apart by the spindash as Sonic's world returns to normal.] "To think you broke through that quickly. That is beyond my calculations." [Distracted by Sonic's feat of power, Metal is blasted point by the scrap ball with ease. He goes tumbling backwards through the air before colliding with a large metal man. The robot looked like an average human, albeit roboticized, and clad in paladin armor and wearing what looks to be glasses of some description. The robotic man places Metal Sonic beside him before speaking.] "This is the end." "Releasing limiters." [Without another word, the large robotic man would grab Metal Sonic and lob him at Silver. Metal would then output all available energy he had in an electric tackle. The large man would look back to Sonic as his eyes change to a brilliant blue.] "Hedgehog! I hope you enjoy being slaughtered on CAMERA for the great Doctor Eggman to see! [If Sonic looked around the walls of the room, he'd notice three security cameras watching him intently. The robotic man would then have his eyes fade between red and blue before they rested on red. He would then charge the blue blur and attempt to grab him.]

[Gadget's eyes would switch focus to the screens.] Aw, I forgot my popcorn at home.

(Sometimes I want to kill my internet connection.) Camera? Didn't your mother ever tell you it was rude to film someone without their permission? Guess I'll just have to break Eggman's toys to teach him a lesson. Searching and finding the three security cameras, Sonic would fake a yawn before jumping to the closest wall and running along it towards the closest camera. With quick punches he'd aim to take them all out and return to where he was standing before the robotic man could make much progress. Feigning exhaustion, he'd run slow enough to be followed in an attempt to lead the robotic man towards the edge of the catwalk by the reactor. If the bait was taken, he'd try to jump over the man and homing attack him in the back into the reactor. It would likely not be enough to do anything significant besides getting rid of the other enemy for the time being.

[The screens would go out one by one to Eggman's dismay.] "Gah! This is unbelievable!" [Eggman frantically presses for another button in an attempt to call up the video feed again, but to no avail.] "Damn it all!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [While Metal was busy, the robotic man lumbered towards Sonic with anything but speed. And just as planned he got tossed towards the reactor. Just as the robotic man fell towards the reactor, he seemingly positioned himself to do the most possible damage to the unit on impact. The resulting thud would cause the power in the facility to dwindle back until calling up emergency power.] "Suboptimal. Retreating." [Metal would quickly dive down to the robotic man and tear off with him back up the service tunnel.] OOC: Zone clear for today. Time for bed.