Endgame

This is the sequel to Rise Against. And if you want to know what's going on, I suggest you go read it first.

It's awesome, don't worry.

Rated T for violence, language, and action adventure peril. It is awesome. Now read it.

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Captain James T. Kirk of the starship Enterprise stood in his quarters, staring at a blank computer screen. He had been lost in thought for an hour, thinking about Earth and what he missed most about it.

It would have been winter in Iowa, his home. Riverside Iowa. How he sometimes missed that place.

No life-threatening incidents, no war, nothing, really.

A sharp sound cut through his thoughts. "Bridge to Captain," Uhura's voice said through one of the mounted communicators.

"Kirk here," Kirk responded, pressing the reply button.

"Sir, we're in the Mobius quadrant."

Kirk froze, remembering the past adventures on the planet. Had it really been a year...? A year since they helped rebuild the destroyed civilization?

"How far?" Kirk asked.

"Approximately four hours, seven minutes, sir."

"Set a course. I believe it's time we visit again...let's see what they were able to do in a year." Kirk grinned, shutting off the communicator and heading towards the bridge.

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Sonic the Hedgehog stood over looking a control room from a balcony. A few Mobians were seated at computers, looking over readouts on the artificial growing conditions where they grew most of their food. The air and soil was still slightly contaminated by Robotnik's factories from what seemed so long ago, but in time, they could eventually move their food source back to the open.

Sonic had been nominated a leader, Sally Acorn being one of the others with the same rank as he. Another was a guinea pig by the name of Ginny, an Enterprise guard named Jones, and an armadillo named Mighty.

"Everything looking up, guys?" Sonic called to the workers.

"Yep!" came an excited reply. "Sonic! My theory about the sunlight was right! If we keep the three greenhouses where they are at the moment, we might grow three times as much food!" a small yellow fox squealed, jumping from his seat and flying towards the balcony with twin tails.

"Really? Sweet! I'll be sure to tell the others." Sonic high-fived Tails. "We've almost got another neighborhood set up too. Now the people who have been crammed too many in a house can finally get their own."

"Everything's going awesome!" the fox cheered. "Robotnik hasn't been seen since he tried to kill us all...we're reclaiming the planet again, and I finished the Tornado yesterday!"

"You didn't tell me that!" Sonic said.

"I'll show you later!" Tails flew off, overly excited about...well...everything.

Sonic chuckled to himself and turned around, heading the way he had come. There was still plenty to do, and being one of the leaders left him with hardly any free time. As he stepped outside, strong sunlight greeted him. A few Mobians and humans were planting a few young saplings, determined to improve the air quality as soon as possible. A few healthy trees stood a few meters away, already taller than the humans.

"Looking good, you guys." Sonic said.

"Thanks!" came the echoed reply.

Sonic smiled and continued on, surveying the area. Their progress was very slow, but the remaining Mobians and the thirty some humans stationed to help rebuild the planet had done a magnificent job. Already a large neighborhood was established, small but cozy houses lining a small path that served as a street. They had built greenhouses and were raising food and vegetation.

But the thing Sonic was most proud of was the main building. It was built from the remaining pieces of Robotnik's factory and it towered high into the sky. At its very peak was a flag, a Starfleet flag donated by James Kirk himself... A symbol of hope.

Tails, along with Rotor, another mechanic, had built most of the machinery they had at the moment. Their inventions had never failed once.

Still smiling, Sonic headed towards the neighborhood, walking the path to the very back. A house smaller than the others stood there, one roomed with a bathroom the size of a closet and housing nothing much other than a beaten mattress and its occupant.

Sonic knocked on the door. "Hey, Shads! Feel like contributing to society today, or not?"

The door didn't open.

"Shads? I know you're in there!"

"Go away, Sonic," came the gruff reply.

"Well, I've got to check on you! You haven't come out of that itty bitty hut in days! You sick or something?"

"I'm fine."

"Is it your battle scars? Are they acting up again? Do I need to call someone over here?"

"I said I'm fine!"

"You sound awful." Sonic said bluntly.

The door was thrown open as Shadow marched up to Sonic and gave him the withering look he was known for. "Leave me alone."

Shadow had healed since Robotnik had practically turned him into a hedgehog cyborg. The scars had healed, his fur starting to grow back. Ever since the Enterprise crew had rescued him, he had been quieter than usual and more prone to lose his temper. He usually avoided everyone, especially Sonic, and was hardly seen outside during the day. The only thing about him that would not make a full recovery was his voice. It had been permanently damaged by Robotnik's machines, and despite all the Enterprise doctors could do, they barely managed to keep him from going mute.

"Ok, ok, jeez." Sonic took a couple of steps back. "But honestly, though...you need to get out every now and then."

"I do," Shadow growled. "At night. When I'm most likely to not run into you."

"Ok, I get it. I'm leaving now." Sonic turned and started walking back towards the main building.

He half expected Shadow to catch up to him, but nothing of the sort occurred.

"Sonic!"

He turned to see Sally as she ran towards him, waving blueprints in the air. "I've got to show you the new outline of the neighborhood we're going to construct...see if you approve."

"All right..." Sonic said, taking the papers and locating a tree stump nearby to spread them out on. After a few seconds of glancing through them, he nodded. "Looks good! Can't wait to see them built!"

"I know...I've already got—"

"SONIC!"

Sonic whipped around just in time to see Tails fly overhead, waving his arms around excitedly.

"YOU'RE NOT GONNA BELIEVE THIS!"

"What?! Who's in trouble?!" Sonic shouted.

"NO ONE! I JUST RECEIVED A TRANSMISSION FROM OUT OF THE SECTOR AND—"

"What?"

"KIRK! KIRK'S COMING BACK!"

Everyone within earshot shut up and stopped what they were doing.

"Really...?" Sonic asked.

"Yeah! He just contacted the planet! They're going to be here in about three hours!" Tails jumped into the air, got so excited he forgot how to fly, fell, and then decided to run the rest of the way back to the main building.

"Well then...let's clean house! We have to have a warm welcome for these guys!" Sonic said, following the ecstatic fox.

"I guess the neighborhood's got to wait..." Sally sighed.

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Just a short intro chapter!

Anyway, WOOT! KIRK'S COMING BACK! I love Tails!

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