Sonic GeneX: Doomsday
Chapter 25 - Sonic's Doom
Stage 13 - Eggtopia

Note: Sonic the Hedgehog and related characters are (c) SEGA. You knew that, right?
GeneX and related OCs are (c) 2BIT (TheGreatGator), the author.


"Jet sounds a distant roar behind you,
As you try to clear your head.
You start to look and answers find you.
Your inner purpose lies ahead." - Waking Up, Shadow the Hedgehog


Previously on GeneX…
Blaze and Silver managed to reclaim two more of the Sol Emeralds, but Eggman Nega got away from them. They continue to chase him...even as he stole one of Eggman's battleships from the pyramid base.
Eggman learned of the theft, and launched his own Eggtopia battleship to intercept the thief. Sonic rushed to board the ship, burning with vengeful rage over Razor's death.
When Guard the gargoyle was freed from Gunner's control, the old man escaped with Dr. Nammad and Spy by stealing Mia's taxi cab. As Eggtopia took off, the cab flew after it...
Sonic battled Firepaw and Metal Eggman, destroying the latter. After that, the ship came under fire from Eggman Nega, and was unable to shoot back due to Gunner seizing control by having Dr. Nammad hack in. Shadow Arcangel joined the fray as well, keeping Nega at bay for the moment...until they can determine whose side each ship is on. During all this, Juice and Lara fly in the Hurricane outside...
Now, our tale continues...


Dr. Eggman was frantically tapping at a keyboard, trying to regain control of Eggtopia. "Sonic's not smart enough to pull this! Who would dare!?" he growled. He managed to put a call through to the other computer that had taken control of the ship, and saw Dr. Nammad sitting there. "Uhhhh...oh." he murmured. Gunner shoved him aside and peered into the screen at Eggman. "Game's over, Ivo! I'm taking this ship! Your madness will end the damn world, and I won't allow it!" he shouted. Eggman grit his teeth. "Don't pretend that your madness is any less self-serving, Richard!!" he shouted. Another call came in, and both of them saw Eggman Nega pop up on the screen as well. "You're neither shooting back nor defending me against that other ship. I'm curious what exactly is going on?" Nega asked. "You insolent copycat reject! How dare you fire on me with my own ship!!" Eggman shouted. "You'd do well to stand down, Nega, or I'll blast you out of the sky once I'm in full control!" Gunner warned. Orbot peered his head over Eggman's shoulder. "Can we call the third ship, too? Considering they're doing most of the shooting right now..." he murmured. "I don't have Bucky's number!" Eggman grunted, shoving the robot aside, "And you two! You both better make your peace, because when I get control back, I'll crush you both! I don't care who you are! No one steals my ships!!" he shouted. Nega sighed and shrugged. "Shame. I'd have offered to team up with one of you to blast that third ship, but if that's your attitude, I guess this is the end for you, my ancestor..." he grumbled. "Won't you poof if anything happens to Eggman?" Cubot asked. Nega snickered, obviously not caring. Gunner had to get the last word on them, though. "You're both finished! I'll obliterate everyone who stands in my way! EVERYONE!" he shouted, firing his gun arm at the monitor! Nammad looked at him frantically. "B-boss! How am I supposed to take control when you destroy the, uh, terminal!?" he shouted. "You'll figure it out!" Gunner yelled.


Somewhere on "Nega's Ship," Blaze was searching for the doctor with Silver and Marine following. They had been lucky to board the ship before it took off. Now it didn't feel so lucky, as the ship was rocked by an attack from Shadow Arcangel. "Crikey! This flying cruise ship has hit a sky-iceburg!" Marine yelped. Silver looked around cautiously. "If this ship is going to crash, we need a way off. Any ideas, Blaze?" he asked. The feline just kept walking, unfazed. "You'll float us down like you did at the Security Tower." she said simply. Silver frowned, following after her. "It was just you and me, and honestly we were lucky to get out of that okay." he said. "I can't leave without the Sol Emerald." Blaze replied. Eggman Nega still had one more of them. Marine looked a bit thoughtful. "We could steal that mustache guy's floaty chair... I've always wanted to fly around in one of those floaty chairs!" she giggled. Blaze nodded. "Not a bad idea." she said. Silver still looked worried. "We're taking heavy fire here!! We might not have time to find Nega!!" As he shouted in frustration, a gang of Egg Pawns scrambled out of nearby corridors and surrounded them! "Well, good job, Silver. You got their attention." Blaze sighed. "Eh, it's just the small frys." Marine sighed. Then, they heard thudding footsteps, and a pair of large Pawn's carrying hammers stomped towards them! Silver quickly lifted some of the smaller ones with his powers and hurled them at one of the large ones! "Out of our way!" he shouted. Blaze set herself afire and charged at the other large Pawn, leaping aside to dodge its hammer's swing! "I agree with you on this, Silver, we don't have time for this!!" she growled.


Sonic had to put his attack on Eggman on hold. He knew that Juice and Lara, two of the future-kids, had flown up here on the Hurricane. Were they on board the ship? If this ship was going to crash, he had to make sure they got off safely. He'd found a computer terminal, but quickly realized that he had no idea how to use it. "I could probably check the ship's security from here...if I were Tails! Hmm... Hold on a sec!" He dashed back through the ship, found Firepaw again, and sped him over to the terminal. "Meeeeowrrrr!! Unhand me! I don't got any money!!" the robotic cat shouted. Sonic plopped him in front of the computer. "You were a literal computer guy! Can you find my, err...my son?" he asked. Firepaw groaned. "Well, I should try to hack back into the ship anyway... If I should happen to find another hedgehog, yippie for you, meowr." he said, plugging his claws into a couple sockets attached to the terminal. His eyes lit up in various colors while the screen flashed various images. Sonic saw Mia's cab somewhere on the ship. "Right, that's how Gunner got here..." he murmured. Eventually, footage from outside the ship was shown, and Sonic shook the robot. "Stop, stop! Go back! That's them!" he shouted. "Meowrrr, don't mess with me while I'm hacking!" Firepaw growled, grudgingly pulling up the outside footage. The Hurricane was evading fire as it flew between the battling battleships. Sonic frowned. "They're staying in danger out there because I'm in here. Where was that flying cab again?" he asked. "Meowr! Find it yourself! I gotta get control back from that hacker before we blow up!" Firepaw shouted. "Fair point." Sonic shrugged, slapping Firepaw on the back forcefully before he started to run off in search of the cab! "Meowr! I hate that hedgehog..." Firepaw grumbled.


Eggman Nega growled, putting his stolen ship on autopilot before standing up. "Silver and Blaze, ever the thorns in my side! It's time I dealt with those pests!" he growled. And so, it wasn't long before he'd boarded his Egg Mobile and equipped it with one of his ancestor's weapons in order to do battle! When Silver, Blaze and Marine found him, he was piloting some sort of fish-out-of-water machine. It looked like a big Chopper robot with a cockpit. "I have no idea what this thing is called, but no matter! You won't get the Sol Emerald from me so easily!" Nega declared. Silver smirked and raised his hand, his psychokinesis quickly crumpling the fishy robot around Nega's Egg Mobile! "Curse you, Eggman! You didn't psychic-proof this thing!!" Nega shouted, gasping as Blaze approached. "You were saying?" she asked with a grin, "Give back that Sol Emerald!!" she cried, leaping at him as her body engulfed in flames, and then kicking him forcefully! As his Egg Mobile went flying from the wreckage, the blue Sol Emerald fell to the floor, and Marine scurried over to pick it up. "Lucky that was so easy. But now how do we get offa this flying sail boat?" the raccoon asked. The ship shook as she spoke, adding urgency to her question. Silver looked up and motioned with his hands, using his powers to tear a hole in the ceiling! "Maybe a look outside will help?" he suggested. Blaze nodded, taking the Sol Emerald from Marine. "Let's hurry. The last Sol Emerald is still in the hands of those disgusting creatures." she said. While Silver started to lift them through the hole with his powers, Nega's vehicle wobbled towards them. "H-hold it, you fools! This world is doomed, you know! I only wanted to use those emeralds to get to safety!! Come back here!! Blaze!!" Of course, his shouts were ignored.

As they popped on top of the ship, Juice spotted them from the Hurricane. "Over there, Lara! That guy looks just like Venice!" he shouted, pointing at Silver. Lara nodded. "But this plane wasn't built to carry so many people!" she noted. "I don't think there's a choice!" Juice pointed out. They flew towards the stranded trio on the ship while Shadow Arcangel loomed, targeting that ship. Zipp was on the roof of the Arcangel, manning a massive cannon that was a recent addition. "Wait for orders, they said. Stand by they said. I'm charging this shot so much it could knock out the sun, hehehe..." he snickered, keeping the ship in his sights. The Hurricane started to fly away in a moment, with Eggman Nega's Egg Mobile chasing after it, and that was when Zipp got the call. "There's no life forms left aboard! Take it out!" said Crash over a two-way radio. Zipp frowned. "Don't tell me that! Tell me I'm gonna kill that other me or something! Ah, well. Ship go boom now!" he cackled. As he pressed a red button on the cannon, a massive beam of destruction was fired, causing the now-empty ship to be engulfed in a fiery explosion! "STREWTH!! That was CLOSE!!" Marine cried, covering her ears as she huddled on the wing of the Hurricane with Juice, Silver and Blaze. "Someone's been busy on that ship! When did they get so much power??" Silver wondered. 

Deep inside the Arcangel's lab, Bucky heard the explosion while he was busy examining a reaction in some test tubes. "I must thank those foxes and the rabbit for the repairs, and the upgrades...if I live to see them." he muttered. Sonata the unicorn stood in the door to his lab, looking a bit troubled. "Master? Are you alright? I sense you are...wracked with guilt." he asked. Bucky glanced back at him. "I've told you not to read my emotions..." he grumbled. Sonata shrank into the doorway a little. "I just want to know why..." he said. The rat heaved a sigh. "This is my fault. I claimed this lab. All to complete my research into topics that perhaps man was never meant to know about. I may have been ignorant to it, but I woke the Lost Ones from their slumber. I thought the demise of Crimm and my...my Hope...I thought losing them were my punishment. Yet, here we are, still facing judgement for my mistakes. But if I can cure these creatures... Then perhaps Hope's soul can rest..." he said, looking at the test tubes intently. Sonata looked at him sadly. "I hope you find peace, as well, father..."


Sonic had raced to find Mia's taxi cab that Gunner had stolen and flown onto the ship in its transformed state. He was less concerned with Eggman now and more concerned with the safety of his friends. But when he got to the cab, he found Gunner barring his way! He quickly evaded a shot from the wicked man's gun arm. "Outta the way, old timer! Don't make me beat up an old guy!" Sonic warned. "I'm the same damn age as Robotnik!!" Gunner shouted, "It's the stress! You furry freaks have done this to me!! Look at these wrinkles, look at my arm! Enough!! No more games. I'm going to kill you, Sonic the hedgehog!" he shouted. Dr. Nammad emerged with a remote control, snickering as something lumbered towards Sonic from behind. "Excuse the, uh, crudity of this machine. I only had a short, uh, time to cobble it together." he sneered. Sonic turned and yelped to see a mish-mash of parts that somehow functioned. It seemed to have a metal scorpion tail, arms ending in spiked balls, an E-series based head, and it rolled around on treads like a tank! "I'm thinking Eggman would call this the Egg...Salad?" Sonic murmured. Gunner snarled at him. "Don't mock me! You may have destroyed everything I've ever thrown at you, but maybe that's exactly why we need a monster to fight a monster!" he yelled. While they were distracted, Riley had hidden himself in the cab, resting his head against the wheel. "I'm so done with this... That man has bullied and threatened me and everyone to get his way... ENOUGH!!" The engine revved, and Gunner spun around in shock as he saw Riley driving the cab away, clearly planning to escape the ship by himself! "Spy!! SPY!! What are you doing, you miserable coward!? Get your ass back here or I'll...I'll...!!" Dr. Nammad couldn't help chuckling at Gunner's tantrum. "Sir, I uh... I think your coward just found his, uh, gumption." he teased. Sonic couldn't help smirking. He might have lost the cab, but seeing Gunner's Spy finally have enough was worth it. "Your reign is over, 'President Gunner!' Guess you didn't have anyone's vote!" he taunted.

In Eggtopia's control room, Firepaw had joined Eggman, and together, they had restored control. "Meowr! Take that hackers! I hate hackers!" the robo-cat laughed. Eggman grinned and stroked his moustache. "And Nega's been blown out of the sky. All that's left is Sonic and that idiot Richard! It's time I put them all in their place and showed them they can never hold a candle to me!" With that, Eggman pressed a big green button on his control panel, and stood up, turning to head out. "Oh, by the way, Orbot, be ready to abandon ship. The firepower on the Arcangel is insane today!" Eggman stated. "Yes, sir, boss!" Orbot saluted.

The floor under Sonic, Gunner and Nammad's feet rumbled, and they felt themselves being lifted as the ceiling opened above them! "What's happening now?" Sonic wondered, looking around. They found themselves on an outdoor platform...a deck designed for aerial showdowns! The Egg Mobile arrived, and Eggman laughed hysterically at the hodgepodge robot built by Nammad. "You think you can beat Sonic with THAT thing? Know when you're beaten, Richard!" he laughed. Gunner pointed his gun arm at him. "Never!!" he shouted. The doctor shrugged and snapped his fingers. Then, a robotic dragon emerged from somewhere in the ship, its body lit up with neon lights! The Egg Mobile slotted into its head, and the doctor sneered in satisfaction. "Meet the draconian Eggtopia Guardian! My ultimate mean machine! Before the end of the world, Sonic, I'll bring about the end of YOU!" Eggman declared. As he spoke, the Hurricane soared above them, and Sonic grinned as Silver and Blaze dropped onto the ship beside him! "Need a hand?" Silver asked. "Let's take down that old man properly this time!" Blaze added, glaring at Gunner. Sonic nodded and clenched his fists. "Bring it, Eggman!" Little did any of them notice, storm clouds were starting to gather around the ship...

Slots on the Eggtopia Guardian's chest opened up, and fireworks launched out like missiles towards the hedgehogs and cat! Sonic sped out of the way, while Blaze acrobatically leapt to dodge the initial explosions. Silver grabbed one of the projectiles with his psychokinesis, hurling it right back at the dragon only to have it blocked by its broad neon wing! As Sonic started racing toward the dragon, Gunner pointed his gun arm at him. "Don't you dare ignore me, freaks!" he snarled, "I...am the president!!" As he fired his shot, a fireball intercepted it, and Blaze stepped towards him. "Well I'm a princess. Who cares?" she said to him. Nammad fiddled with his controller, steering the "Egg Salad" between Blaze and Gunner. "You'll have to, uh, go through my creation to get to us!" he warned. Blaze stared at the odd robot in confusion. Then, the scorpion stinger started to fire lasers at her, forcing her into action! Meanwhile, as Sonic neared the dragon robot, the neon lights on its body suddenly flashed brightly, temporarily blinding him! "Gah! What the-" Before Sonic could get his bearings, the robot slammed onto him with its talons! "Ungghh!! Dirty move..." he grunted. "It's called strategy!" Eggman taunted, lifting Sonic up with the robot's talons and tossing him forcefully, trying to send him off the ship! However, Silver grabbed him with his psychic grip, and as he brought him back, Sonic started to spin rapidly in midair! "Return to sender!!" Silver shouted, tossing the spinning Sonic back at the Eggtopia Guardian! Eggman blocked with the robot's wings, but the force of Sonic's impact tore a sparking hole in the wing before the hedgehog dropped back to the ship! "Blasted hedgehogs! Don't think I'm finished here! MORE FIREWORKS!!" the doctor shouted, the top of the ship starting to light up like a New Year's celebration!


With Vortex captaining the Arcangel while Bucky was occupied, it was decided to vote on exactly what to do about the Eggtopia battleship. "Best not to take our chances, blast it out of the sky..." Crash stated. "I don't wanna give them a chance to blast us..." Talon murmured. Bolt was silent and didn't vote, only standing anxiously in the corner. "Are we sure we don't have friends over there? I don't think we should fire on them..." Emily said with concern. "If I get a vote, I support Emily." Conan murmured. Gideon was looking out the window at the ship, sighing. "There are living things aboard. It would be wrong to throw away the gift that is life." it stated. Vortex listened and nodded. "I didn't expect ssssuch a sssplit decisssion... But I know how Zipp would vote. And persssonally, I don't want to ssssee Eggman anymore." he hissed, raising his two-way radio to give the order.

The first blast from the Arcangel rocked the ship, but it wasn't enough to destroy it outright. At the same time, Blaze landed a good kick to the shabby robot's head, causing the "Egg Salad" to collapse in a heap of broken parts! "There, now... We need to get off this ship!" she stated, running away from the growling Gunner. "I could shoot her right in the back!" he grumbled. "I'd rather, uh, secure transport to safety." Nammad stated. Meanwhile, Sonic looked to Silver. "Toss me one more time, and make it a good shot!" he said, tucking himself into a spin charge! Silver lifted him with his powers, twirling the spinning hedgehog in the air. "Game's over, Eggman!" he said before tossing Sonic right at the dragon's head!

Thunder crashed as the storm that had been brewing raged around them. The Egg Mobile popped out of the dragon robot as Sonic crashed through the head, causing it to go up in a burst of firework explosions. Silver and Blaze met up and started looking for the Hurricane, but a bolt of lightning chased the plane away! It was then that Mia's cab, piloted by Riley, hovered over to the platform. He honked the horn at Silver and Blaze. "Get in, quick!" he shouted. Silver shrugged and headed over with Blaze following. At the same time, Gunner and Nammad chased the Egg Mobile. "Come on! As, uh, one doctor to another... Save me!!" Nammad pleaded. Eggman groaned and extended a claw from the bottom of his Egg Mobile. "Grab on or goodbye!" he grumbled. Gunner and Nammad raced to grab the swinging claw, barely managing to take hold in time! "Don't drop us, Ivo! Don't you dare!" Gunner shouted. "Oh, don't tempt me, Richard!" Eggman grumbled as he fled the ship. This left Sonic, who landed on the ship and turned to see the Hurricane evading lightning. "Hey... What kinda storm...?" Looking around, he saw the Doomsayer on the ship, and instantly grit his teeth in anger. "You! Fine, let's finish this here!" he shouted as the ship was rocked by another laser blast! Sonic charged at the Doomsayer, and he charged right back, their hands locking together as they started to struggle! "You won't...get away!" Sonic grunted, glaring into those glowing eyes. "Of course I won't... The end is all-consuming!" the Doomsayer hissed. "ENOUGH!!" Sonic cried. He tried to engage the Doomsayer in a fist fight, but the hooded being seemed able to anticipate his every move! It was only when the ship shook once again from a final blast and started to explode that both combatants lost their balance somewhat. Sonic had fallen on the ground, and when he looked up, the Doomsayer was extending a hand to him. The explosion had caused the hood to fall from his face, and Sonic crawled backwards in shock at what he saw.

The face he looked into...was his own!

Juice and Lara stared at the scene in disbelief from the Hurricane. "D-dad? It can't be!" he stammered. Sonic slapped away the Doomsayer's hand and climbed to his feet on his own. "This...is some kind of trick!" he stammered. The Doomsayer tapped his foot impatiently, shaking his head. "Don't worry. You don't need to understand." he hissed, placing a hand on Sonic's shoulder, "Once your pain ends, so too will mine... Goodbye." As Sonic stood there, still in shock, the Doomsayer leapt into the air and struck him with a homing attack! This caused Sonic to slip and fall over the edge of the exploding ship! "Dad!! Nooooo!!" Juice cried, being held on the plane by Marine as they watched Sonic plummet into the forest below! Lara looked serious. "Calm down. If he dies, so do you, so conversely, if you stick around then he survives." she pointed out. As the plane turned away from Eggtopia, the ship went up in flames behind them, and Marine looked back. "D-do ya think...the other Sonic made it?" she stammered. There were many questions now, and no easy path to the answers. All they knew was that Sonic was now lost down below...in the Forest of Dreams.

To be continued...