Enemies Merge (A Sonic / Mega Man Crossover)

XI. Sonic the Hedgehog

It was almost as if my mind was trying to merge with the pictures. Every second seemed to slow down by a bit, as if to show me everything it could. Though I knew the rocks were trying to kill me, I seemed to enjoy every second that passed more and more. It didn't matter that I was about to die. Nothing really mattered. My impending doom didn't phase me at all, and, if anything, it made me love the memories even more.

The ceiling finally fell on top of me, as it had to Mega Man. A shock of some sort went through my spine. Three rocks had come down at the same time, one on my head and another crushing my back. The last was trapping both of my feet down. To make it worse, more came on top, and though I was quite dazed, I tried to crawl away.

I saw Mega Man and his robot friend run towards me, but they stopped short and held their heads as a massive amount of rocks piled together. I covered my head as well, but with how many there were coming to squash me, there was no way I would be able to escape death.

Somehow, the rocks all locked themselves together, creating a sort of wall above me. Even though that was lucky, Mega Man and his friend were on the other side of it all, and there would be no way they could get to me.

Mega Man's dog barked, and I was glad he was in there. His eyes shone as if they had flashlights in them, which helped me see the situation a bit better. The gems that used to be glowing were now all dim, as if covered in sadness. I was in what seemed like a small room made of rocks, barely longer than I was lengthwise, and shorter than I was tall.

"Sonic?" Mega Man asked. I had just remembered we had the communicators! "Sonic, are you okay?!"

"I'm fine." I moaned, the feeling of numbness making my head foggy. "Your dog's in here, by the way."

"Hang on." Rock said. How ironic. "Tempo will help me get you out of here in just a second!"

"Tempo...?" I asked. "Is that your girlfriend?"

I smiled as there was a bit of hesitation. "Wha-? No, this is serious, Sonic! And she's just a friend!"

"Sure." I replied. "Be careful drilling, though, or this whole place will cave in."

After that, Mega Man said nothing, and I suffered in peace. Occasionally, the robot dog looked at me, and sometimes he sniffed my face. I just rested my head on my arms, trying not to sleep, though I didn't really care. There was no way Mega Man would be able to get me out without breaking it all.

The dog came and nudged one of my hands and whined, as if wanting me to get up and play. I chuckled. "I like you. I mean, you are a flying dog and all."

Again, he whined, but there was nothing I could have done. It wasn't like he could protect me when the architecture tore itself apart. Or could he...?

I tried to move, but my back gave out, as there was a giant rock on it. If my spine wasn't broken, that would be by a miracle of some sort. Then again, I could still move my hands, and I would've been completely paralyzed if my spine had been split. Not to mention dead.

"Mega Man," I said, "you should just save yourself. There really is - "

"No!" He yelled. It sounded like he had been crying. "I'm not giving up!"

I looked at his dog again, who sniffed the rocks that Mega Man seemed to be behind. Then he barked, and a spot of light traveled across the place I had been trapped in. What I had feared would happen hadn't. The ceiling seemed to be holding well.

Two drills were protruding from the wall; one was Mega Man's, and one was his friend's. In a matter of seconds, they broke through, and Mega man grabbed my arm and tried to pull me free while his friend drilled the rock on my back. If that had never been there, I would have been able to get out myself.