Sonic GeneX: Doomsday
Chapter 43 - World Beyond Doomsday
Stage 21 - World's End

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


"You know, every world will have its test. (have its test)
Don't blame for what I have become!
You know every world will come to end. (come to end)
And I'll create your final rest!

I can taste the day, (taste the day)
Savor night, (savor night)
Scream your dreams,
As you dare to fight, dare to fight!" - With Me; Sonic & The Black Knight

Previously on GeneX…
Sonic had faced his fears within the Dream Temple. With renewed perspective, he set out in search of the Lost Ones' fortress on Chip's instructions.
GUN had gathered a number of heroes, and got them together on a GUN Warship, hoping to launch a counterattack on the Lost Ones. However, the Lost Ones caught on and attacked them first.
Now, our tale continues...


With the Lost Ones attacking GUN's Warship, the heroes aboard were doing their best to defend the bridge. This included Team Rose, who were busy battling a squad of loskels and loskulls. Cream flew about directing Cheese while Big cast his fishing line to catch and swing some of the creatures around. Amy smacked a floating loskull away with her hammer and growled. "Don't underestimate us! We're not afraid of you!" she shouted, charging the next enemy with her hammer. "...We're not?" Big asked nervously. "We'll be okay if we stay together!" Cream reassured him. They heard a shout across the room, and saw Tommy the porcupine getting surrounded by loskulls. They couldn't spot the boy's friends at the moment, so Amy led the charge to the rescue, swatting away the creatures in her path with the Piko Piko Hammer on the way! Big's fishing line grabbed a loskull and hurled it aside while Cream flew past it, placing herself between the monsters and Tommy. "L-leave him alone!" she shouted. "Why wouldst mine allies depart?" Cream froze as she heard the alliteration in Tommy's voice. "N-not him again!" she squeaked as Tommy grabbed her, transforming into Loskeletor in front of the surprised Amy and Big! Lospecter appeared next to him and created a portal, through which the skeleton tossed Cream! Cheese was quick to chase after her, while Amy and Big charged past the loskulls furiously. "We won't let you take her again!!" Amy shouted, lifting her hammer in an attempt to strike Loskeletor, only to be sidestepped and tumble into the portal! Nervous, Big hopped into the portal behind her. "Hold on, Froggy! Yaaaah!" he wailed. Lospecter closed the portal and spotted Tommy, Katie and Chet as they were entering the hall, waving at them. "Good news, kids, we got the insurance policy we came for, so I'm taking my toys and headin' off to take that pesky blue blur off the board!" the ghost announced, creating a new portal in the floor, through which he and the other Lost Ones escaped! Tommy let out a sigh, nervously clutching his Wispon while Katie and Chet looked around anxiously. "...Where's Amy?" Katie asked. "I got worse news... That wasn't all the Lost Ones. We still got work to do..." Chet groaned.


Sonic had run from the Dream Temple to Station Square, where he'd been told the Lost Ones had raised a fortress. Demon Island, the fortress in question, was long gone by this time, and Sonic was unsure where to go after a brief look around. "Maybe I shoulda asked for more details..." he murmured, stopping when he heard someone call "Dad!" He turned to see Juice running up to him, panting a bit. "Glad I found you again! I kinda got turned around after warping out of a mess with Pepper and Casey and...that doesn't matter! They'll call me if they can find Skye and his dad." he said with a relieved chuckle. Sonic crossed his arms. "You sayin' Tails is missing? Ahh... But I guess we got more important things to worry about right now. Can't lose track of the bigger picture after comin' this far..." he murmured. "Did someone lose track of something?" Lospecter's voice caught the hedgehogs' attention, the ghost floating up through a manhole cover. He smirked at them. "Papa, baby... Oooh, but where's mama? Oh, dear, whatever might have happened to her?" he laughed, taunting them. Juice growled. "What are you saying?? Ha! I'm just fine so mom's just fine!" he laughed. Lospecter held up his single Chaos Card, idly twirling it. "For how long, I wonder? Kinda stuck in an awful, awful place. And I'll neeever tell ya where it is." he taunted. Sonic shrugged. "You're just words, then. Let's go, Juice-" His son didn't listen, angrily charging at Lospecter. "You give her back, right now!!" he yelled. "Hey! Wait!" Sonic gasped, leaping after Juice as Lospecter produced the Chaos Key! Sonic stumbled into his son, and the pair tumbled into the portal Lospecter had created! "Enjoy the sneak preview, hedgehogs! You won't live to see it happen to your world!" the ghost laughed as the portal vanished, leaving Sonic and his son trapped...on another world entirely!

The world around them was in utter ruin. It seemed like the place they were standing in might have been a city once, but the buildings were smashed, and on top of that, the ground itself was broken into pieces, chunks floating away slowly into space. It was a dead world. "Is... is this what happens to the worlds the Lost Ones conquer?" Sonic wondered, looking around with shock. Juice had more of a horrified expression. "I think... this may be what happens if the Lost Ones get a world's Gaia Wellspring. Starr sent us some info about this... The wellsprings are the source of all the life energy in a world. Maybe not...ALL worlds... Junior had some comments about that. Hey, Junior! Maybe he'd know how we can get outta here!" Juice babbled, producing his ProwerPhone. Sonic looked a bit skeptical. "You don't think maybe we're out of range?" he asked. Juice laughed. "Range, that...that's not how it works. If we can't get through it's 'cuz of interference. This thing can communicate across worlds!" he explained. Sonic nodded, and felt his fur pelted by rain. Looking around, he saw the Doomsayer standing by some sort of dark corridor, a shadowy portal. The Doomsayer lowered his hood to show Sonic's own face. "This is destined... I proved it. I've seen this future, again and again. No matter how events have changed, this does not." he said, his voice a raspy whisper. "I'll never let this happen to our world! You hear me?!" Sonic shouted, only for the Doomsayer to shrug and step back through the dark corridor, the portal vanishing behind him. Juice tapped his dad on the shoulder. "Who ya shoutin' at? Look, we got through!" he said, holding up the ProwerPhone to show Lucky Jr. on the screen. "What's goin' on? Where on Earth are you...?" Junior asked.


Elsewhere in this ruined world, Amy, Cream and Big were exploring, looking for some way back to their own world. Amy hopped over a chasm that had been broken right in the street, while Cream flapped her ears and helped Big past it, with some effort. "What happened here? ...I wanna go home..." Big groaned, looking around at the devastation in all directions. Cream landed beside him and hugged Cheese close. "Wh-what do you think will happen to us, Amy?" she asked nervously. Amy turned to her friends with a shrug. "Well, the good news is, we seem to be alone. No Lost Ones or anything. So let's keep positive and look for a way outta here!" she said, raising her fist confidently. Little did they realize that they weren't along. Watching Amy through a sniper's sight, Nack the weasel crouched atop what was left of a somewhat tall building. Bean was talking to Bark close by. "Can't believe we got banished out here after I did so well blowin' up those foxes!" he complained. "We ain't banished yet. If we can get the jump on Sonic when he comes for them, we just might be able to get home." Nack stated. A robot pushed past Bark, earning a growl from the polar bear. This robot was Jolt, the electric Egg Pawn. "I don't get why they lumped me in with you rejects! I know how to draw Sonic out, watch this!" he shouted, firing up his jetpack to fly after Team Rose! "Wait, ya idiot!" Nack growled, forced to watch as Jolt flew past Team Rose, separating Amy from Cream and Big with jolts of electricity crashing between them! "I'm here to capture you in the name of Eggman!" the robot declared, only for Amy to summon her hammer and glare menacingly at him. "Just what I need... Something to work out my stress against!! Rrrraaaaa!!" As Amy charged at Jolt, the robot flew out of her way in a bit of a panic. "H-hey, I ain't ready! Uh, I mean... Yeah! Come and get me, slowpoke!" he stammered, flying off and leading Amy away from her friends. "Oh, wait! We should stay together!" Cream gasped, attempting to follow after them with Big behind her.


Sonic and Juice had discussed their situation with Lucky, Junior and Whisk. "Hate to say it, Sonic, but world travel isn't as simple as just running where you wanna go." Lucky told him, "Without another method of travel, the only way would be creating a corridor of darkness. And you gotta let darkness in your heart to be able to do that..." he concluded. That was how the Doomsayer managed to get to this world, and leave. Sonic shook his head. "Well, I'm not about to give in to darkness. That's how a version of me became the Doomsayer." he figured. "We'll keep trying to come up with a solution from this end!" Whisk told them. "We'll call if we think of anything!" Junior added. Juice nodded. "Well, thanks guys. I guess we're off to find our own way back..." he figured, hanging up the ProwerPhone and glancing at his father. Sonic had a thoughtful look on his face. "Kinda reminds me of gettin' stuck in Null Space... But me and Felicia...err, Fera, were able to Double Boost on outta there." he murmured. "That...won't work here." Juice sighed. Before they could talk more, the ground started to shake around them violently! Sonic looked to see cracks forming in the street they were standing on. "Time to get movin' kid!" he shouted, grabbing Juice by the arm and speeding away as the ground crumbled where they stood, giving way to a bottomless chasm below! Sonic stopped at some stable ground and looked back, watching as a whole building fell down into the growing chasm. "This world's so dead, even the ground is decaying! We can't let this happen anywhere else!" he growled, Juice nodding in agreement. "But where should we go?" he questioned. Sonic pointed to a large building a distance away, a stadium by the look of it. "Let's try there first. C'mon!" he suggested.

On the way to the stadium, Sonic and Juice came across Cream and Big, who were nervously searching for Amy after they'd been split up. "Hey! I didn't know you guys were here, too!" Sonic remarked as he ran up to them. Cream had a look of relief upon seeing Sonic. "This is great! You'll get us out of here, Mr. Sonic!" she said happily. "Ah, but what about Amy?" Big babbled. This got both Juice and Sonic looking around anxiously. "Yeah, what about mom?" Juice murmured. "Is she around here?" Sonic asked. Cream nodded. "She chased Eggman's robot and we got separated. I hope she's okay..." she said. Sonic let out a sigh. "Eggman again? He just can't stand bein' upstaged, he's gotta take ALL my attention..." he groaned, "Don't worry, I'll find Amy!" he said confidently, turning to start his search of the area. However, they heard a motor, and glanced overhead to see Nack soaring past them via the Marvelous Queen. "Call off the search party, chumps! We already caught your annoying girlfriend!" the weasel taunted. Big's eyes widened. "I have a girlfriend??" he babbled, causing Nack to slap his own face in annoyance. "Urgh, the rest of ya know who I meant!" he grumbled. Sonic glared up at him. "We don't got time for your games, Nack! If we don't stop the Lost Ones, our world's gonna end up just like this!" he shouted. Nack shrugged. "Ain't nothin' I can do about that! I'm lookin' out fer number one! Now, if you'll excuse me, Bean and Bark aren't exactly the best company for my guest!" he snickered, pointing his gun and firing a few shots at Sonic's feet before zooming off ahead of them with his vehicle! He seemed to be heading right for that same stadium. "Let's meet up there, guys! I'll go on ahead!" Sonic shouted, dashing off! "Oh! Th-there he goes..." Cream murmured. "Who's my girlfriend? I still don't get it..." Big babbled. Juice shrugged. "Never mind. Let's get moving!"

The stadium wasn't about to host any kinds of events anytime soon; The audience seating had collapsed and crumbled. In the center of the field was Amy, tied up and sobbing while Bean and Bark stood guard. Sonic sped onto the field, finding the pair of goons in his path. "Whatever you did to make Amy cry, you're about to regret it!" he shouted, swerving to avoid bombs tossed from the dynamite-loving duck as he approached! "Hey! Hold still! C'mon, why can't I get him like his foxy friend??" Bean shouted. Sonic leapt in close and swatted a bomb back at Bean with a homing attack, the short fuse not quite short enough to blow up on the hedgehog! "Oh no!!" Bean wailed as the explosion sent him flying! Bark tried to block Sonic next, grunting as the hedgehog spin-dashed right into his gut! He tried to grab hold and toss Sonic back, and initially seemed successful, but Sonic was quick to launch back into a homing attack and whack him in the head, giving him enough pain to think about that he sat down whimpering and rubbing his lump! At about this time, Cream, Big and Juice arrived, huffing with exhaustion at having chased down Sonic. "Hey...where's the cute yellow robot?" Big asked, seeing only Bean and Bark licking their wounds. Sonic didn't care, and went to untie Amy. "Shh, don't cry. It'll be okay..." he said softly. "Hey! What the heck?! What are ya doing with an imposter, Sonic!?" Amy's voice startled the group as they turned to see her at the entrance. Somewhere in the crumbling world, Amy had left Jolt crushed into pieces that were drifting into space. But here in the stadium, Sonic stood confused. "Huh? Th-then who's this?" he stammered. "Only the greatest act-or to ever grace the stage of your demise!" cackled Loskeletor as he transformed from the fake, tied up Amy and tried to grab Sonic! However, Cheese was quick to zoom in and knock his skull around backwards! "Gaaahh! Must thee meddle yet once again!?" the skeletal Lost One snarled!

At this point, Nack showed himself, floating over the center of the field in his hover bike. "Dang it, I leave you guys with a simple job..." he groaned. Loskeletor started running for the exit while readjusting his skull on his bony neck. "The scheme hath come unraveled! I leave these knaves to you, bounty hunters! Dare not fail this time!" he growled as he made his escape. "Heeey, I succeeded beautifully last time!" Bean complained as he sat up, his feathers singed black from the explosion. Sonic was joined by his son and Team Rose, and the group looked pretty confident as they stood in front of the trio of hooligans. "I think you guys would do better to give up and join our side!" Sonic offered. "Unless ya wanna end up like that Egg Pawn!" Amy warned, clutching her hammer. Bean and Bark glanced up, watching Nack lower the Marvelous Queen slowly. "Already told ya! I'm lookin' out fer my own interests! Need I remind ya, you're the so-called hero who let Station Square drown, the whole world blow to pieces, Eggman take over, old man Gunner take over... Should I go on?" he asked mockingly. "Oh, and what have you done to prevent that stuff??" Juice snapped, "At least my dad tries!" Team Rose chimed in their agreement. "Right! It's better to fail trying than just let things happen!" Amy shouted. "We won't just let the world end up like this!" Cream added. "Quit being mean!" Big finished. Scoffing, Nack pulled a lever on his vehicle. "You can't do nothin! You'll be stopped here... 'Cuz I got some fancy upgrades from Dr. Eggman to finish ya with! Ha!" he chuckled, his vehicle transforming before their eyes! It grew jet wings, revealed big threatening guns, and slid an armored windshield around the cockpit to protect Nack! It was now...the Eggxellent Queen!

Sonic took off to draw Nack's fire as his upgraded vehicle started shooting, and Amy followed after him. This left Bean and Bark with the others, and the duo weren't ready to quit the fight yet, either. Bark snarled and charged ahead, so Big stepped in his path to defend the much smaller Cream and Juice. "Leave my friends alone!" he warned, blocking his incoming attack with his fishing rod! Bark started to pull at the rod, trying to disarm the cat, when Froggy hopped from Big's head onto his! Grossed out and panicking, Bark backed off and tried to shake the frog off, stumbling backward! Meanwhile, Bean produced more bombs with which to threaten Cream and Juice. "Stay back, miss! I'll protect you!" Juice shouted, stepping forward with a Wispon clutched in his hand. Bean chortled and faked him out with a smoke bomb, then leaping over the smoke to hurl the real thing! "Look out!" Cream cried, diving to push Juice to the floor while Cheese flew at the bomb and kicked it back! Bean gulped. "Not again..." he whimpered, caught up in another explosion! All the while, Sonic led Nack in circles, evading the rapid-fire bullets from his "Eggxellent Queen." The stronger engines made it just fast enough to keep hounding Sonic and prevent him from getting too close. "It's over, hedgehog! I have the high ground!" Nack taunted, only to suddenly spin as something struck his wing! "Gahh! What the...!" he righted the vehicle and looked to see Amy catch her hammer. "Someone's gonna pay for using my face to trick Sonic!!" she growled. "Yeah, right! My armor's too tough for your toy hammer to hurt it!" Nack taunted. That was when Amy pulled out a much larger, more imposing-looking hammer! "I'm not toying around! Hiiiiyaaa!!" she shouted, spinning the hammer around a couple times before giving it a mighty toss! It lodged itself between the vehicles guns and cracked the armor, sending sparks shooting out of the damaged area. "This can't be happening!!" Nack wailed as the Marvelous Queen started to explode around him!

Sonic caught Nack as he fell from the wreck, and tossed him among the battered group of his friends. "All right, now you three can play nice from here, or we can leave ya behind." he told them. Nack coughed up some smoke. "Ughh... Naw, forget it, we'll find our own way..." he insisted, "Ain't never workin' with no goodie goods..." he groaned. Sonic shrugged. "Well, we tried. Any ideas on gettin' outta here, guys?" he asked Amy's group. They frowned. "We were hoping you'd know..." Amy said. For the moment, they were all stuck...


Back in the world of GeneX Prime, the group of Lucky, Whisk, Lucky Jr. and Lara the echidna found themselves face to face with Lospecter as they wandered Central City in search of the friends they'd been split up from. "C'mon, you were some of the last cats to see the fox boy. Just tell me where he poofed off to, and I'll let ya all go on your Merry Christmas way." Lospecter said with a smirk as losoar bats surrounded them. Whisk shrugged. "You know as much as we do." she stated. "Yeah, we can't manage to contact them either! We thought YOU got 'em!" Lucky said accusingly. Lospecter shrugged. "Aw, well, too bad. And don't bother teleporting this time. We've got the whole city covered lookin' for fox boy. Since you were so cooperative, though, I won't harm ya. Fall might, though..." he snickered, pointing the Chaos Key at the ground. A rope fell down from above, smacking Whisk on the head. "Grab on, quick!" While Lucky's group looked up to see who said that, Lospecter opened a portal under their feet, and Lucky fell in with his son! "No! Come back!" Whisk shouted, flying in after them! Lara, however, had grabbed the rope, and was being air-lifted to safety by Booster the Reindeer! "Guess I'll be on my Merry Christmas way now!" she shouted, waving to the growling ghost. "Oh, no no! Santa, you're about to be on MY naughty list! Chase 'em, ya dumb bats!!" Lospecter shouted. As if they could catch a reindeer from the North Pole. Lucky and his family, on the other hand, fell out of the portal and into a world they had seen through the ProwerPhone. "Ohh...no. This is the world Sonic's trapped in!" Lucky realized.


Recorded here: The final message from Jolt's voice chip. "Gaaahh!! Such...an inglorious end! It...can't be! Avenge me...Egg Pawn army! Ughh... I shoulda been a... doctor. I coulda went CLEAR and zapped folks... Agghh... Remember meeee..."

To be continued...