Thoughts of a Lone Wolf/Platypus

<div id="i4c-draggable-container" style="position: fixed; z-index: 1499; width: 0px; height: 0px;"><div data-reactroot="" class="resolved" style="all: initial;"></div></div>Whisper the Wolf was many things: socially awkward (even before... that), shy, preferring to talk little, would rather be alone with the Whisps...

She was also quite vengeful, and unlike many others, willing to kill those that earned her ire.

Not knowing nor caring why was he with the hedgehogs, she prepared herself to kill the monster that ruined so many lives and ordered the deaths of her closest friends. And then fired.

Only for the shot to bounce off his thick skull. It did penetrate the helmet he wore, but that apparently only served to make him angry.

Never in her entire life had Whipser been so terrified when Eggman, after recovering from the shot, glared at her, before grabbing her and slamming her on the floor. If not for the silver hedgehog that turned out to be a big fan of her, her brain matter would have been splattered over the wall.

And then he called her not just a murdered, but a two-steps-away from becoming a psycopath.

HE had the gall of accusing her of trying to murder him in cold blood! Eggman, who had tried several times to conquer the world, and when succeeding for once promptly put it under his iron fist! HIM!!! Not just that, but he also refused to take blame or feel guilty for what he had done, even after seeing it on her mask!

At that, however, Whisper sighed in tiredness. Meanwhile, Sonic and Silver, who were standing in front of her, watched and talked as Eggman utterly trashed the Badniks guarding whatever the hedgehogs wanted to get, and therefore didn't see the confusion of their newfound friend's face. Even her Whisp friend didn't know what was happening on her head.

It turned out that Eggman really did not remember his deal with Mimic to destroy the Diamond Cutters, nor his conquest of Mobius. As a matter of fact, he didn't remember nearly anything of his past life, remembering only his name, that he had been evil, and his obsession with defeating Sonic; everything else he knew was either told to him or discovered by himself. Therefore, it wasn't a ruse or a lie he made up to earn sympathy, nor was it him genuinely wanting to help Floralt Forest Village by building strange contraptions that apparently were smaller wind turbines and hovercars of all things.

There was also the rescue he did on Seaside, fearlessly going inside a burning building to rescue the trapped Mobians inside. Sonic would have done that, any of the Chaotix would have done that, herself would have done that! Eggman would have done nothing at best, and laugh at the trapped people inside at worst! And yet, he promptly ran inside and began taking people out the moment he heard a call for help. That, and fighting the robots attacking the city, and shooting an Eggbot-channeled Metal Sonic when it was throttling Sonic and after it sent two of the Chaotix flying.

And last but most important, putting himself between two rabbits and a chaingun-totting Eggbot and receiving a full, point-blank barrage of lead. Eggman, who in another time would had sent those robots, and even lead them in person, didn't think it twice before saving those rabbits. Plus, he DID kind of look a bit guilty after taking off the mask.

Saying that she was extremely torn by what she had learnt would had been an understandment of her situation. She wanted to kill him for everything he did to Mobius, but had also seen the good he had done after coming back. And then there was the future in which he apparently did something that created a 'Mobian Union' and a statue.

A part of her brain screamed at her to kill him then and there, not just for everything he did, but also to protect herself, since it was clear he wouldn't mind killing her, even though it was obvious by now that her rifle couldn't even dent him, and anything else would be tantamount to suicide by cop.

Another told her to help him, or at least forego her vengeance until he demonstrated he truly atoned for his sins, since he had done some real good and, eventually, would do even more, if the hologram was anything to go by.

An even smaller part of her mind reminded her that Eggman didn't trust her either, and would be more than willing of murdering her with his own hands if she tried to attack him like that again.

However, even after seeing him doing heroic deeds, and being a good if rather gruff person, she still didn't trust him, and maybe never would. You just don't forgive the man who ordered the deaths of (most) your squadmates just like that.

He'd wait for anything to happen. If he continued acting like a good guy, he'd do nothing.

If not... She would destroy him, even if she would get destroyed first without even hurting him.

..........

"Okay, guardbots' been taken care of." I replied as we walked away from something that had formerly been a group of Badniks and a turret, now little more than a flaming mush of scrap metal. In front of me stood what we were searching for: a terminal that hopefully had information of any possible plan Metal Sonic could be making or using. "Now, only thing left is one of you guys tinkering with Mr. Computer here."

Unfortunately, while I still had an IQ of 300, most of it consisted of building machines, not computing. Well, no computing more complex that the one they teach at high school.

"Don't you remember how?" Sonic asked.

"Son, just because I retain my big brain and doesn't mean I automatically know how to open a computer." I replied, also making sure that Whisper was within my sight. No way I was going to let the trigger-happy wolf get a clear shot at me, although not because she could kill me. I didn't say it before, but the shot wasn't just deflected, it ricocheted a bit. Given that Sonic always had a dramatic scene, I didn't want the one with me involving a failed assassination.

Alright, I was being a weee bit harsh with her, especially since she looked a bit regretful, but no way I was going to attack me when I was trying to become a hero to the world. Which at the moment consisted only of Floral Forest, Sonic and the others, and maybe Seaside.

Yeah, I had a long way to go if I wanted to atone and to make people love me.

But what Silver told us about the future made me think. Eventually I would be liked enough not only to get my own statue, but also create an interstellar government that would be thriving in just... how many years in the future Silver comes from.

Then there was the 'adopted family' part....

"Gee, I always thought that you were, I don't know, the SMARTEST man alive?" Sonic said as he inspected the damage I did.

"Hey, I'm not that kind of fancy schmancy computer fell that take care of viruses infesting mother hubbards, at least not anymore. Now I solve practical problems." I said as I stepped aside to let Silver play with the computer.

"Alright, let's see here." Silver muttered as he explored what I a few seconds later discovered was the Eggman Empire equivalent of Internet. "Looks like there was a major update across the Eggnet."

"Neo Metal Sonic?" I said, puzzled.

"It's what he's calling himself, see?" He pointed at a paragraph holding the word.

"And the only reason he can talk at all." Sonic continued. "At the very least we know it's not because of the Chaos Emeralds."

"Anyway, looks like he's not hiding what he's doing." He said before leaning closer to the screen... and exclaimed. "Oh, crap!"

Hurray, I won't be the only one swearing! Okay, crap is not that big of a swear word, but it's still a start!

"What? What is it?"

"We have to call Knuckles! Neo Metal Sonic-"

"There's no need for that." Came a voice from the computer. Look, I'm not good at describing tones, but if that voice had a face, it would have been punchable, sounding like that snooty smartass geek that is also buff and... yeah, I think Eggman sounded like that.

The screen changed to show us the Resistance HQ, which looked as if a tornado had passed through. A

"Silver!" Knuckles screamed when he saw who was at the screen. "Tell Sonic to kick Eggman's butt to yesterday if he sees him!".

"Eggman betrayed us and kidnapped..." Amy yelled before seeing me with Sonic. "Why is he with you when he escaped just five minutes ago?"

"Excuse me," I said in a falsetto tone, pushing Silver aside and standing in front of the screen. ", I believe that could be a bit hard for me to do, partly because while I am fast I'm not Sonic-fast, and mostly because I've been here THE ENTIRE DAMN TIME!" I exclaimed. Okay, It was just an hour, but see it from my point of view: the start screaming of how you were faking your change of heart.

"Uh-oh."

And then I realized something. Amy Rose, Tails and Knuckles were the highest-ranked members of the Restoration, yet not only 'I' didn't kidnap them, they weren't even bruised! Okay, Knuckles had a black eye and apparently lacked a tooth, but what about the other two? I had no idea of what happened. Who was the kidnapped? Someone important that I hadn't met yet? Some of the animal friends? Or...

"Amy, who did I take with me." I asked.

"There's no time for that, we need you back here-"

"Who. Did. I. Take."

"... Cream and her mother." The pink hedgehog said meekly. I just growled, grabbing the edges of the panel with enough strength to deform the metal.

The screen suddenly changed, showing what I saw as a emo, edgy platypus of pale fur standing on a clean, metallic room... with Metal Sonic right behind him, holding something on his arms. He was turned, and so I couldn't see what it was, but I could heard the sobs, and there was no way I could mistake those rabbit ears for something else.

"Greetings, I am Doctor Starline. It's a pleasure to meet the incredible, infamous Doctor Ivo Robotnik, the man that through perseverance and sheer grit managed to finally conquer the world, if only for five months." The platypus, the owner of the voice we heard, gave a small bow. "A pity that Sonic's sense of good and justice is infectuous enough to corrupt even a superb scientist like yourself. Fortunately," he said with a smile, "I think I can solve that problem. Neo Metal Sonic, if you please?"

I don't have to say who Metal Sonic had on his grip, crying and begging to let go... at least until Cream saw me on the screen.

"Mr. Eggman?" She said before Neo Metal Sonic slapped her on the head, rather hard judging by her scream of pain.

"Cream!" Vanilla cried.

"Quiet." Metal Sonic ordered.

He'd be trash by the day of the day.

"You see, I think I have a way to break you from the mental disease, you're suffering, but I'm fairly certain that just asking nicely to you to come for the session wouldn't serve. So I thought, maybe taking one of the possible factors that drove you to the path of good would force you to come."

Motherfucker. MOTHERFUCKER!!!

"You... you damn bastard! I will tar you with melted concrete and feather your screaming body with barbed, poisonous feathers, tear your skin off my with bare hands, and rend you limb by limb with jaws of life!" I screamed, frothing at the mouth. The bastard had the first people that gave me a chance, of course I would be furious!

"An impressive threat, typical of the great Eggman! Unfortunately, to do that, first you'll have to get to Angel Island... Doctor. Hahahahahaha!" The platypus then changed channels, showing the Resistance HQ once again.

"What happened, we..."

I stood there for what seemed an eternity, staring at the screen and the increasingly worried Amy and Tails as Knuckles seemed to suffer a headache, before screaming in rage, ripping the fucking terminal off its hinges, slamming it on the ground, and throwing it away.

"Eggman..." I heard Sonic said. "Are you alright?"

"I'll be alright when the girls are safe... and that bastard's hide hangs above my fireplace."

I was going to murder the everliving shit of the fuck. But first, I had to rescue the girls.

"Where's Angel Island."

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