Chapter 2 : Acitivated

Yet another restless night goes by, I get out of bed dreading the person, no the thing that awaits me downstairs. I try everything to stall the inevitable. "I can't just stay in my room for the rest of my life" I sigh to myself. Going downstairs I try to mentally prepare myself for the trouble that I brought into my house.

As I entered my living room I took a look around. Making sure that nothing had changed and it hadn't. Breathing out a sign of relief I finally turned myself towards him. He's as lifeless as he was yesterday. I should be happy about that but I felt pity for him. He was completely abandoned and intentionally locked in a room, His situation completely puzzles me. What happened for Eggman to do such a thing to his own creation?

"Was it even Eggman who'd done this?". As I was quietly thinking about this I walked over to my toolbox and took it with me to where Metal Sonic was sitting. I sit down on the floor and start trying to fix whatever is wrong with him although I have no idea where to start.

I start unscrewing some screws and looking at the jagged wires hanging loose from his body. I'm still looking for his start button yet I have no luck finding it.

I've been sitting here for 30 minutes and I'm already over this but I don't want him to stay like this. I probably should have no sympathy for him but something about seeing him like........ this makes it hard for me not to. I'm determined to fix him but I need some help, Rushing over to my phone I called Tails for some advice.

The phone rings for a while and as I was about to hang up, I heard a young and familiar voice.

"Tails?"

"Amy? You're up early! How have you been-"

"I'm sorry Tails but we gotta skip the small talk. I really need your help. I know I might be asking for a lot but I need some Eggman blueprints specifically for Metal Sonic"

"I'm sure I have some blueprints similar to that but why do you need them?"

"It's a very long story but I really need them or anything that could help me build a robot that is similar to Metal Sonic. You're my only option." I play with my quills nervously in an effort to calm myself...

"I'll see what I can find, I have to see what types of Eggman blueprints I have and if I find something I'll call you back" he hesitated before saying that.

"Thanks you're a lifesaver and please keep this between us two"

He hung up after that, I could tell that he wasn't happy about what I was asking for and yet he still helped me out. Now I need to wait until he calls me back but meanwhile I still have to fix everything I can on Metal Sonic.

I go back to Metal Sonic and sit on the floor in front of him. His usual cold steely gaze feels even more piercing than usual. I look at his face and notice that his nose is crooked. I carefully unscrewed it, Taking it from his muzzle. After cleaning it I put it back, Making sure it's secure. Now it looks like how it's supposed to look nice and straight.

"That wasn't too hard!" After that moment, I kept looking for small things I could fix. I sharpened his claws and changed some old loose wires. At the end of the day he looked better than expected, As I was admiring my work I got a message. It was Tails!

He found some blueprints and notes that I could use to rebuild Metal Sonic. He told me to come pick them up tomorrow. I started jumping up and down with joy "Do you hear that Metal? You'll be back to normal in no time!" 

Still no response as expected.

I roll my eyes and smile at him. "You know I really like you when you're not trying to kill me" I shut off the lights leaving Metal alone for the rest of the day. I've been worrying about Metal Sonic for the last couple of days but right now I need to worry about myself. I can finally get some work done and finish unpacking the rest of my stuff.

I hoped that this peace and quiet would never end.

The next day I met up with Tails. I explained to him what was going on and he was not happy about it to say the least. He tried to persuade me to not do this but I told him that this was necessary.

"I hope you won't regret this in future, Amy." That sentence kept replaying in my mind.

Am I doing the right thing?

Am I a terrible person for wanting to help?

I know he's a terrible creature and I know I won't get any personal benefit from fixing him but right now he's helpless. Wouldn't it be cruel to leave him for dead? Just because he's a bad person doesn't mean I have to be like him!......Right?

I realized daydreaming. I grab the blueprints tightly and shook my head from side to side. I can't let this get to me. I knew what I had to do and that was to fix Metal Sonic.

I rush back home after saying my good-byes to Tails. Swinging my door open as fast as I can, I quickly made my towards Metal Sonic and excitedly sit down. I can barely can keep myself together!

After taking a big breath, I look over the papers Tails gave me.

I started reading through all the blueprints and notes I had. Carefully reading through every word, Making sure I don't miss any important details. Eventually I came across a note explaining where Metal Sonic is activated. "Finally!" I carefully disassemble Metals muzzle and see a small red button that activates him. I cautiously press it and hope I'm prepared for whatever happens next.

I hear a light humming fill the room. I finally see movement as his piercing eyes look back at me. He tried to get up from the chair but realized he couldn't.

"Good morning sleeping beauty" I say sarcastically in a cheery voice.

"You have some nerve trying to charge at me after all I've done for you"

He's still trying to escape the chair as I speak. I finally had enough of his squirming and wiggling. I went and got my hammer.

"Listen here, If you don't stop moving you're not gonna have a right leg for long"

"I'm trying to fix you and get you back to normal. Don't you want that?"

He stops moving and looks around the room taking in my home. Out of nowhere he looks at me as if he's waiting for me to explain myself.

"Let's make a deal" I said with a smug smile.

"I'll fix you and you let me do that without trying to murder me? How about i?t"

"Look Metal you have no choice, So don't make this more difficult than this has to be"

His icy stare softens a bit; It seems like he's calmer now.