At first this story was supposed to only be a oneshot (Chapter 1), but I had a good amount of people off of DeviantArt ask me to continue, so I did. So far I think it has turned out well, but then again not many people goto an art site to read a fanfiction, which is the reason I made an account here.
The story of Last Stand is set in the future version of SATaM were Robotnik has the upperhand in the war. Most of the Freedom Fighters have been capture or eliminated, except for a select few. This is the story of these 'select few' and there last stand against a maniacs empire.
Ahem, now then, the characters:
Sonic, Tails, Amy, Sally, Rotor, Antione, Jet, Robotnik, SWATbots, and the Roboticizor belong to SEGA and Archie
Leon and Rowan belong to me
Broken. Helpless. Defeated.
Almost every inch of his body was covered in metal chains, restraining him from walking or even using his arms. That wasn't a problem; metal drones had been carrying him from the beginning, or more appropriately, the end of a long battle.
It hadn't been an easy fight for either side. The SWATbots had numbers on their side, while the rebels had a better defensive position. Either way SWATbots would have won in the end, but with just them alone would have taken days and their master couldn't wait that long.
So the cavalry was called in; the Combat Robians. More skilled and powerful than any SWATbot could ever become, these Combat Robians demolished the rebels base, along with most of the resistance. Only a select few had been left to live, although most of them would have taken death as the alternative.
Shackled from head to toe the captives walked, save for one who was being carried by two Robians at the front. The bound blue hedgehog struggled in his bonds, trying with what little strength he had left to break free. It was no use, he knew that from the beginning, but his pride kept him from going down without a fight.
After a while he stopped, realization starting to set in. He'd been captured and was being taken to certain slavery at the hand of the man who he had sworn to defeat; Robotnik. Hanging his head the hedgehog cursed the tyrant's name. If he hadn't started the war none of this would have happened!
None of his teammates would be dead.
None of his friends murdered.
None of them forced to follow his rule..
Even to have the love of his life forcefully taken away and made a slave.
The hedgehog slowly looked to the Robians carrying him, neither of them even glancing at him. He humorlessly chuckled and hung his head again, wondering what was going through the Mobian part of the two slaves. Were they scared? Angry? Sad that they were taking the Hero of Mobius to certain doom?
In the end he shut out the thoughts; better to think of a way out of his capture than of something he could possibly never find out.
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Robotropolis had changed over the years, not so much aesthetically but in scale. Buildings soared into the sky, all with robots coming in and out them at an almost never ending stream of metal. One building terrified the small band of captives more so than the tallest skyscraper they had passed and they had good reason to.
A very egg-shaped building planted right in the middle of the sky stood as its capital. Everything started there; the war, the robians, the tyrant who controlled them all.
Eventually the group made it to the front gate of the building, where they stopped. After a few seconds of odd silence the robots of the group began to move once again.
The Mobians were forced into a horizontal line in front of the door, all except Sonic, who was pulled a few feet away from the group. An equal number of SWATbots and Combat Robians stood behind the captives, who were fearfully looking at one another, and there were even a few who looked to Sonic for help.
" By order of Lord Robotnik." One of the Combat Robians boomed, startling the Mobians to an almost attention-like stance.
" You have all been condemned traitors to his majesty and their for must be terminated."
One-by-one the robots opened fire on the 'traitors', each cry and plea for mercy to forever haunt the blue hedgehog as he was forced to watch them be slaughtered.
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Numbly the hedgehog acknowledged the small convoy being to walk again, the rest was almost a blur. Walking through hauntingly empty corridors, twisting through the maze like structure of the building before they finally reached the top.
Now being held by only one of the two Robian guards, Sonic was dragged into the 'kings' throne room. At the sight of the fat overlander the hedgehog fiercely growled, wishing that he could have five seconds of freedom to punch the smirk off of Robotnik's face.
"Ah, Sonic. It's so good to see you again. Tell me, how has your Princess been doing?" The tyrant asked casually from his dark green chair that sat in the middle of the room.
"You sick, twisted basta-" The Robian carrying him suddenly threw the hedgehog to the floor, cutting him off mid-sentence.
" Heh heh….Careful what you say, hedgehog. I could make this experience a living nightmare for you."
After watching Sonic feebly try to stand up, Robotnik waved his hand towards the Robian. "Take those chains off of him; he won't be needing the them."
The Robian, after a quick salute, walked over to the hedgehog, picking him up with ease, then quickly started to unlock the chains bounding him.
As soon as he was set on the ground he shot forward, a wild grin on his muzzle. It was quickly knocked of his face by some invisible force field blocking Robotnik. Rubbing a sore nose Sonic stood up and put his gloved hand on the force field. Hesitantly he took it down, turned around, and then reached his hand out, only to have it stop only a foot away from his body.
"You really think this will hold me?" Sonic laughed, hoping Robotnik wouldn't notice his ever rising fear.
The human said nothing, only watched the terrified hedgehog with a smirk.
"Nothin'? I thought you'd have some whole speech ready."
"Not even a chuckle?"
"Come on! You're starting t-"
"Did you ever wonder what your Princess said before she was Roboticized?" Robotnik said with a shadow of a smile on his face.
"W-Wh-?"
"She kept calling for you. Pleading for me to let her go, to spare her of her fate.."
"A tear-jerking sight Sonic." The overlander replied as he whipped a fake tear form his eye.
"I wish you would have been here to see it."
Sonic pounded his fists on the glass surrounding him, angry tears at the corner of his eyes. "What did you do to her!" He roared with such hatred Robotnik laughed.
"You really want to know?"
Sonic growled as he slammed his fist into the glass again.
"Fine, I shall show you."
The blue hedgehog froze as the door into the small room suddenly opened, followed by metallic footsteps. Sonic's sudden furious anger disappeared as quickly as it came and it was replaced by a horrible, horrible fear.
"S-S-Sal..?" Sonic's voice shook as he slowly turned around, only to have the sight before him rip his heart in two.
A misshapen creature stood in front of a SWATbot, its hands bound behind its back. All over the creature's body, which could have once been that of a squirrels', were metallic patches of circuitry. There were a number of brown patches of fur over the creatures frame, all coated in dried blood, along with scars both new and old.
The blue hero sank to his knees, tears staining his muzzle. "H-How…?"
At the sound of her old friends' voice, Sally looked up, her half roboticized face covered in disbelief. "S….Sonic?"
The half-Robian squirrel took a step towards Sonic, glanced towards Robotnik, and then raced towards him. Sally sank down to her knees once she reached the glass cylinder holding the blue hedgehog.
"I-I thought you were dead.." Sonic croaked as he slowly raised a shaky hand to the glass.
"Now is not the time." Sally replied with a shake of her head. "You need to get out of here and help out the others."
The hedgehog snorted and looked down.
"Don't give up, not now. Everybody else still out there needs you."
"Everybody?" Sonic frowned as he shook his head. "Sally, there is nobody left."
The squirrel could hardly believe what she was hearing and it scared her. "Sonic, please. You are the only hope people have left, and if you're gone they'll lose what little fight they have left."
"How do you know anybody is still out there?"
"Because they haven't brought in T-"
"I'm sorry to interrupt your little 'reunion'." Robotnik snapped his fingers and instantly the SWATbot walked forward and grabbed Sally. "But I have other things I must attend to."
Sally struggled against the SWATbots' vice-grip. "No! Wait, I-"
"You what?" Robotnik growled, which quickly silenced the squirrel. "Hmph, I thought so."
"Now then, my worthy foe.." The human shifted his gaze to the hedgehog, who was glaring back him. "I have been waiting for this day since I first started this war against you and your horrible kind.."
"Welcome to the ranks of my Robian Army, Sonic the Hedgehog."
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Even though the Prologue is set following around Sonic, the rest of the story will not, for obvious reasons of course.