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Fighting against Sonic and his friends, Metal is defeated even in his ultimate form, Metal Overlord. After his defeat, he returns to his original form, heavily damaged from overusing the Emeralds, when a dimensional rift suddenly opens beneath him.
—Sonic, back! —shouted Tails, nervously.
Sonic quickly managed to grab Metal's left hand.
—Let me go —Metal said, his gaze piercing.
—No, Metal, you can still change, I know you can!
—Nothing to change... and nothing worth... learning from you.
—Let him go, Sonic, he'll kill you if you don't! —Knuckles spoke from behind Sonic.
Metal uses his right hand to try to drive his claws into his chest; however, Knuckles acts quickly, delivering a blow to Metal who, as a consequence, is pushed back, losing his left arm.
—I will find a way... to destroy you, Sonic —spoke Metal before the portal closed.
The portal drags him into a void where time does not exist.
«Critical damage.
Damaged core. Rapid loss of energy. . .
Activating sleep mode.».
Metal remains completely off during its journey, spending 1 month in space until a crack opens again.
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COPPER-9 Frozen planet.
Snow falls constantly in a dense forest. The wind howls through the trees, shaking them.
A dimensional rift opens from the sky, from which Metal Sonic emerges and crashes violently into the ground, forcing him to power up his systems.
«System startup. . .
Damage assessment:
-Missing left arm
-Damaged core.
- Right leg injured.
-Damaged torso.
-Internal systems damaged.
Redirecting energy to remaining limbs. . . » .
Metal lies on his back, feeling the cold air against his body, while the snow continues to pile on top of him.
«Estimated operational time: 173 hours.».
Metal weakly rises from the snow; its body releases small sparks as it stumbles. Metal observes his surroundings with his cracked vision.
«Ambient temperature -57°.
Searching for Dr. Eggman's facilities... no results. . .
Searching for Dr. Eggman's facilities... no results. . .».
Metal collapses against a tree, gripping the bark with his metallic fingers.
«"Analyzing. . . Complete analysis.
Database search. . . No matches found.».
Then Metal realized that this world was no longer his.
«Analyzing. . .
Human skeleton approximately 37 years old.
Cause of death... unknown.».
Metal continues scanning until he finds several destroyed robotic units.
«Analyzing. . . Analysis completed.
Starting assimilation process...».
He begins to check his new arm while still on alert.
«Alert!
Multiple vibrations detected. Direction: West.
Distance: 1.3 km.».
Metal goes to the site and, upon arriving, finds a huge door that separated him from the other side, but suddenly the door begins to open and Metal decides to hide, as he is unable to fight.
Behind the door comes a robot with purple lights carrying a gun with it. Metal avoids making any sound and lowers the brightness of his eyes to go unnoticed.
«Assimilation process completed.
Sending energy to the arm...
Estimated remaining energy: 157 hours.».
Metal lowers his arm while continuing to observe the robot in the distance.
The robot arrives at a ship while Metal slowly sneaks through the debris to observe more closely.
Metal hears someone approaching, so it shuts down its system for a moment and then activates again.
Metal watches carefully as the new robot holds the head of another, and after a while a confrontation begins between these two individuals until the purple robot lays down its weapon, almost touching Metal; He is shocked by the power of his weapon.
«Main objectives: . . .
-Gather information about the new world and its inhabitants.
-Replicate weaponry to defeat Sonic.».
After a while, Metal listens carefully.
«information obtained.
Disassembly drone: N series.
Attitude certainly similar to Sonic, even more idiotic.
Weaponry: claws that can be deployed in a short period of time.
A tail with a needle on its tip with a substance made of nanobots that, when injected, begins to eat the drone, making its regeneration impossible, and its saliva is able to neutralize the nanobots...
Interesting...».
The two drones enter the ship and Metal follows them closely.
«information obtained:
There are two other individuals designated as "V" and "J", with "J" being the leader.
They are sent to exterminate Worker Drones. Their oil prevents overheating.
In any case, it's time to retire.».
Metal moves away from the area, but accidentally makes a small creak with a loose piece.
—Did you hear that? It seems that someone entered our home without permission... —said J, observing metal in the snow.
«Calculating rate of success in battle... 45% success rate.».
—A new drone? It will be fun... —continued V.
«21%, success rate less than 50%.
Best option:...
Escape.» —fixing his eyes on them.
Metal activates its propellant to escape the area at high speed.
—Aah... I wanted to have fun with him —with a sad face.
—Stop being stupid, V, let's see what happens to the waste of N.
Metal stops when he realizes they are not following him.
«135 hours of life remaining.
I must find a way to repair my core, or else I won't be able to defeat Sonic.» —watching his scratched and destroyed torso.
«I must enter this refuge as soon as possible.
Searching Metal Sonic plans... Found.».
Metal heads to the shelter, which was now in a crisis as the murder drones entered.
«Perfect opportunity to step in...».
As the fight continues, Metal sneaks in to repair his body and core.
«Your tools are not adequate... I need your "batteries" to increase my energy, that's the little I can do right now.» —accessing a room full of batteries.
Metal leaves the shelter without being able to fix himself, but at least with more energy in his body.
«Energy levels increased.
Estimated operational time: 187 hours.
I must find a way to fix myself, but I need the right tools...» —fixing his gaze on J.'s lifeless body —«I've already found her...»