Sonic: Metal Nightmare

The follow-up to Sonic: The Madness and Rouge The Bat: Happily Married.

This story contains loose ties to the game Sonic Unleashed. The events of
that game did not happen in this series as events unfolded differently.


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20 Years Later


Rouge leaned against the pillar outside, looking over the fruit fields.
Summer's sun cast a light over everything that grew, the backbone of
the family fruit company. "There you are," Thomas Adriani said, Rouge's
head turning. "Doing anything special?"

"Just looking," she said. Opening the large bedroom door, she led him
inside. "I've given it a lot of thought," Rouge said, "and I want to
keep trying. I want another child before I get too old."

Resting on the bed, he took her hand. "I'm with you." The two began to
cuddle, Rouge gently smelling her husband's scent. Before either could
get in the mood, however, the knock at the door stole their attention.
"Mom? Dad?" It was their daughter, Teal.

"Yes, sweetie?" Rouge asked.

Teal explained, "I'm going out now, be back soon, okay?"

Rouge sighed. "Okay, Teal, just be careful out there..."

"Love you, mom, dad," the girl said, leaving her parents be.

Tom remarked, "Teal thinks we're paranoid. You sure you won't tell her
the truth?"

"Later. Right now..." Rouge thought about her mother. "My mother's
gone. Teal doesn't need to know the details yet."

His lips pressed to the thin fur of her forehead. "We have the house to
ourselves... want to get a fire going in the fireplace? Put out the spare
mattress and..." She let out an approving groan, like a wild animal
about to get what it wanted.


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"Good, Sharon, that was good!"

"Mommy, can I quit now? I'm TIRED!"

Karen the Echidna waited for her daughter to punch the sparring glove
again. "Just a few more and we'll quit, okay?"

"But I'm tired NOW!" the little girl protested.

"Come on, Karen, ease up on her, she's only seven!" Knuckles suggested,
watching the sparring match.

"Hey, I had to do this when I was her age, you know!" Karen shot back.
"But... oh, well.. okay, honey, we're done for today. Go clean up."

The little echidna girl ran off. "Don't push her too hard, she has plenty
of time to train," Knuckles said, looking his wife over. "And you need a
shower. Seriously, is that sweat or did you hose down?"

Looking down, Karen noticed the sweat. "Yeesh... guess I do. Hey, where
are our two sons, anyway? They missed sparring!"

Knuckles replied, "Striker's helping in the mines. Slate wanted to go
Central City for some reason."

"Typical..." Karen muttered. The 38-year-old echidna grabbed a towel,
wiping off. She had the body build of an athlete, a trained island boxer
who never gave up training, even through three kids. A quick glance at
Knuckles, her life mate, led to dirty thoughts. "Sharon will go watch
cartoons... the boys are gone... shower time!" Grabbing Knuckles by the
quills, she dragged him down the hall. "You need your exercise, too,
stud-muffin, don't let me down!"

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Slate waited for his date to arrive. A hand wrapped around his shoulder,
the echidna turning. "Hey." Teal greeted him as she always did.

"Teal... I didn't think you'd show."

"Why not? Not like mom or dad ever ask where I'm going anyway, they trust
me," she said.

"Did you tell them?" he asked.

"No. Did you?" He shook his head 'no'. "You know the past between my mom
and your dad," Teal stated.

Slate replied, "yeah, and what happened at your mom's birthday party two
years ago..."

Teal remembered it well. Knuckles had said something that forced Rouge
to explode in anger, kicking out all the guests. Any attempt to discuss
the event with her led nowhere, as neither Rouge nor Tom would say
anything. Knuckles couldn't even remember what he'd said to her to bring
out the anger. The two had gotten along fairly well over the years,
despite their past. Everyone had assumed bad blood between them had
somehow resurfaced in Rouge's mind.

"And you know how dad is, he kisses mom's ass too much to stand up to her
on this. Or much anything." Teal didn't hate her parents- she loved them
dearly. However, she had always seem them so wrapped up in each other and
the family that they would often ignore anyone else, to the point that
old friends were driven away.

Shadow was the only one who kept contact.

"Even Shadow won't stand up to her about it," Teal sighed. "Shadow... he
says he never wanted to be with mom, but I know he did. He's too quick
to do whatever she says to help out. Even babysit me in GUN."

"How's that going, anyway?" Slate asked.

"Eh, well enough," she answered, "but the commander and Shadow still make
sure I get garbage assignments. And you remember I told you how hard I
had to argue with mom to even let me join the group."

Grabbing Slate by the waist, Teal kissed him hard. "Hey... who cares?
It's not their choice who we date, is it? Come on, night's young... mom
and dad will have the old mattress out, curled up in blankets by the
fireplace when I get home anyway, asleep, like they always do... won't
matter how late I'm out. Mom especially won't mind, nights are a bat's
thing..."

"She, uh, let you leave the house in that?" he asked, blissfully staring.

"What, this?" The low jeans and small pink shirt let her belly button
show while the shirt's material did little to hide the fact the girl was
the daughter of Rouge the Bat. "Hey, who's my mother, after all? At
least you look... don't touch, now..."


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Ivo Robotnik watched the small robots clean the floors. A small smile
was barely visible under the mustache.

His days as a madman were long gone. Now, an old man, he made machines
that helped people.

Entering the main lab, he found his lead researcher. "Tails!"

"Please don't call me that, Dr. Robotnik," he replied.

"Sorry... yes, Miles... you should have gone home hours ago," Ivo
explained.

"Can't," Tails responded. The 28-year old fox was busy working on new
projects

Ivo sighed.


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Sweat dripped from her body, the fireplace warming and illuminating.
Slowly wiggling up and down, she breathed hard. The orgasm was over.
Collapsing, she latched onto Tom's bare chest. "That feel like the
pussy of a woman who's about to turn forty?" she teased, kissing him.

"Yeah? That feel like the cock of a guy in his forties?" he replied.
Sticking her tongue out, Rouge leaned in, Tom's lips grappling with
hers. His cock brushed against her thighs, wet and hard.

"Wow..." she commented. "Still stiff as a rock!"

"Get on your side, I wanna be in charge."

Licking her lips, she rolled over. "I'm game."

On his side, Tom pulled her close, inserting himself. Kissing her
forehead, he began to thrust slowly. "I've always wondered if you can
scream loud enough to break glass..." Her upper leg curled around Tom,
hand grabbing his ass. Her toes curled, relaxing her body to enjoy the
feeling. Rouge could feel her vaginal muscles contracting, clamping his
dick with full force. She only hoped she could squirt. It always felt
incredible and Tom loved being soaked by her girl juices.


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Opening the mansion doors, Teal headed for her room. As she expected,
her parents were in the living room, the gas fireplace still burning.
Curled up, naked, asleep, draped only in a sheet. Rouge was nuzzled
against her husband, even under the sheet the outline of a wing wrapped
around them was clearly visible.

Teal would have thought the sight to be rather romantic, if not for the
fact they were her parents. Even so, seeing them so much in love at
their age made her happy. She hadn't recalled them ever fighting, no
arguments, no hitting, a very happy couple.


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The old storage pod rested underneath the ocean, wreckage from the Egg
Carrier. Inside, the glow began, intensifying as the machine activated,
long dormant, programming initiated. Self diagnostic functions ran,
built-in repair systems working to repair minor faults.

Content that all was well, the machine swung out a hand, sharp fingers
shattering the heavy glass container. Water rushed in, no concern to
the machine. The thruster in its back engaged, carrying the metal monster
to the surface. Breaking through to air, it surveyed.

It had much to do.


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The Next Day

Central City Mall was busy to the point that even Sonic found it to be
fast-paced. "Where did she go..." Searching each store briefly, he
finally found his wife, carrying two more bags. "How much stuff did you
need, anyway, Amy?"

"Stop whining, Sonic... hey, Rouge may have a stick up her rear end, but
she has a point. When you hit your 30's and you still look this good,
may as well flaunt it..." she teases, playfully closing the bags.

"Hey, come on, what'd ya buy?"

"No, no, Sonic..." She placed a hand on his forehead, pushing him away.
"Not yet. Wait until tonight, my speed demon..." She laughed as they
left the mall.

"Hey, where are the boys?"

She replied, "they wanted to stay at the arcade. They know not to stay
too long."

Walking down the street, they were watched. The figure jumped out,
grabbing Amy. "YOU!" Sonic shouted, horrified.

"No," Amy shrieked. "We destroyed you!"

Metal Sonic twisted her arm. "Do not attempt anything, Sonic the
Hedgehog. Or I will kill this one!" Engaging the rocket boosters, Metal
Sonic flew high into the air, Amy his hostage. In the air, it knew,
Sonic couldn't follow. The hedgehog tried, attempting to keep below
them, but the robot flew high, free of buildings, allowing it to escape.

Enraged, Sonic screamed out. His heart raced, panic in his mind. Running,
he hit top speed, still simple at his age. He didn't know where he was
going, his mind simply wanted to find help. Outside the city and going,
he continued running. The mansion approached. Stopping short of hitting
a wall, he pounded on the front door.

Rouge opened it. "Sonic... I have nothing to say to you."

The look on his face took her attention. "Sonic? What's wrong?"

"AMY!" He shook. "Amy is... Metal Sonic took her!"

Rouge remembered the robot. One of them, anyway. "Another one? but-" she
went silent. "I'm sorry, Sonic. I don't go on adventures anymore. I
can't help you. I'll call Shadow, it's all I can do. You can rely on
GUN, but not on me."

"Shadow, yeah, good idea!" he panted out.

She continued, "one more thing. Just because GUN will be helping you,
doesn't mean my daughter will! You hear me? If my daughter is injured
in any way by this, I swear... that robot will be the least of your
worries! And you should go see Robotnik. He says he's changed, but how
do I know what the old fool is really up to?"

She slammed the door. His problems weren't hers. Grabbing the phone, she
dialed. Rouge knew how to get directly through to Shadow's GUN
communicator.


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Sonic raced, Robotnik's lab near. He would have strong words for his
old nemesis. The smoke was strong, black in the air. Halting, he saw
the lab, smoldering. Rushing inside, he saw the damage. Doors torn
through, robots ripped to pieces by clawed hands. Lights smashed.

"TAILS!" Sonic saw his old friend.

"Sonic... please don't call me that."

"Right... Miles... what happened?" he asked.

Miles struggled against the beam across his leg. "A Metal Sonic attacked
us. The defense guns didn't do any damage." Reaching down, Sonic lifted
the beam off his friend's leg. "He took Robotnik. Look..." Miles pointed
to the trail of red droplets.

"He's injured?" Sonic asked.

Standing, Tails grabbed the old cane, his knee throbbing. He answered,
"most likely. It also downloaded a lot of old data from the computers.
What I want to know is, where did this Metal Sonic come from?"

"You mean you don't know?"

Tails shook his head. "We built a few empty units of the old robots for
museum displays. No electronics. Made of scrap metal. This thing..." He
picked up a mangled bullet. "... was made of the good stuff. There's
something else..." Tails paused. "Little Planet. It will be in the sky
in two days."