Sonic X Reader: Behind the Scenes (A Sonic Forces Fanfiction)

Chapter 6

You growled as the jackal in front of you started to float, bright red orbs appeared in his gloved hands. Within three throws, you were already dodging his energy spears, running around the bridge as the beams exploded.

-Great, what have I gotten myself in to?- You thought to yourself, Shadow's words of discouragement coming back to mind, -No way am I ready to fight Infinite of all people!-

Another few spears were thrown at you, and you had to jump out of the way, dropping the Phantom Ruby prototype in the process. You growled and aimed the Blast at him, pulling the trigger and watching as the fire engulfed him.

"Silly (a/t)..." He said from behind you.

Suddenly you were launched forward, hitting the ground like a smooth pebble bouncing on water. You let out a cry as you hit a pillar, your grip on the wispon loosened.

"Do you really think you can beat me...?" He flew over to you, kicking the wispon away, "No matter... I'll get rid of you now."

You groaned as he grabbed you around the neck, holding you up in the air. His eye flashed as he took in your features, and a chuckle left his lips, "I remember you. You ran from me before."

He threw you across the bridge, and you slammed into another pillar. Groaning, you searched your pocket for the Phantom Ruby, only to find it wasn't there.

-Where is it?!- You looked around, spotting it further down the bridge. Infinite walked over, clearly assuming you were too weak to even stand now.

"You survived then, but you throw it all away now. Curious." The jackal stood over you, tilting his head slightly and huffing. Suddenly, several cannons surrounded you, all powering up and glowing a bright red, "This will be good-bye."

The cannons all fired an energised blast, but you were quick, and now on your feet, ran for the gem. The jackal growled and aimed the cannons at you again, firing them instantly. You closed your eyes, tripping and skidding across the ground.

The gem found it's way towards your hand, and the energy beams phased right through you. Panting and shaking, you stood slowly and faced Infinite.

-It worked!-

"What!? How is this possible? It can't be... How did you?"

The jackal let out a growl, and you huffed in return, standing in a fighting stance. His eye flashed, and he flew at you, however you were prepared and jumped out of the way. But, what you weren't prepared for, was for the dark jackal to follow you.

You could almost hear his chuckle as he pressed his hand into your stomach, sending a burst of energy through your core. You let out a yell and fell to the ground, the fiery pain causing you to curl up.

"No matter. They have only two days left. Let them contemplate the inevitable until I end this once and for all." Infinite stated with amusement, before flying away.

Your ears pressed against your head and you let out a whine, hugging your stomach. It felt like you couldn't move, and no on was around to call for help. Were you bleeding? You couldn't tell, everything seemed red.

"Rookie!" Your ears twitched.

Red shoes stood in front of you, and you felt someone pick you up.

"Oh man, I need to find Tails..." The voice said, before everything went windy.

You let out a groan and pressed into the warm body, wishing the pain would go away. The person seemed to hold you tighter, and you could swear they were talking to you, but it was hard to hear in the wind.