RETRO DUDE PRESENTS:
Sonic Underground: The Continuation
Season 3 Episode 1: Enter Miles Prower
"Mobius. A once peaceful planet full of amazing locations, and life that stayed in harmony. Until… Until he came…" – Queen Aleena Hedgehog
BOM.
A lakeside home was not the first place you'd think to find unpeaceful disturbances. And that was exactly what Amadeus Prower thought, gasping as he woke up in bed from the vibrations that shook the house. He shivered as the vibrations continued, with him fearing the worst. Quickly getting out of bed, he hurriedly stripped on his military uniform, and then opened the bedroom curtains.
"Oh No! It's them! They've arrived!" He cried.
"Who dear?" Asked Rosemary Prower, the wife of Amadeus, who'd also just woken up from the vibrations. "Who is it?!"
Amadeus gulped. "It's him! Doctor Robotnik! Straight on our doorstep! He must have discovered I'm part of the resistance!"
"OH NO!" Exclaimed Rosemary, she was worried that something like this would happen, especially after Robotnik had publicly declared war on the resistance. "Hurry honey, we must find Miles! We need to get out of here!" Amadeus continued.
Rosemary nodded. As the two frightened Mobian foxes ran to their son's room, they heard the voice of one of Robotnik's henchmen shouting at them from outside; "OPEN THE DOORS AMADEUS! WE KNOW YOU'RE IN THERE! YOU CAN'T HIDE FOREVER!"
"Hurry Rosemary!" Whispered Amadeus. "You get Miles! I'll hold 'em off!"
Once Amadeus ran down the stairs to the front door to confront Robotnik and his henchmen, Rosemary knocked on Miles' door. "Miles! Sweetie!" She called quietly. "Quick! Out of bed! We have to leave immediately!"
"Uh? Mother, what's going on? Are we under attack?" Came a groan from the room.
"No time to explain! Just meet me downstairs in the garage!"
Rosemary then rushed down into the garage, praying that Miles would be able to come down in time and escape with her and her husband.
"AMADEUS PROWER! THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE! SHOW YOURSELF, OR WE'LL BLAST DOWN THE DOOR!" Shouted the voice of Robotnik's henchman, Sleet.
"Over my dead body!" Muttered Amadeus as he picked up a pistol from his belt.
At last, Amadeus opened the door, to find the two main henchmen of Robotnik, Sleet and Dingo, waiting outside for him.
"Well, well, well. You finally decided to show yourself Prower. Now surrender!" Said Sleet in his usual cruel tone.
"Never!" Shouted Amadeus in rage, who pointed his pistol at the two henchmen.
But before he could fire, a laser hit the pistol causing it to explode in Amadeus' hands.
"Tut tut. Such an incompetent citizen we have here." Chuckled an evil voice from behind Sleet and Dingo. "But perhaps he and his family need to a Doctor to fix them. An EGGSELLENT and GENIUS Doctor! Well, you're in luck Prower. I, the almighty Doctor Ivo Robotnik, know how to cure meddling citizens like you!" Amadeus gasped in shock as he saw the giant figure of Doctor Robotnik step towards him, until everything suddenly went black.
"Miles! Thank goodness! Hurry! I think they've got daddy!"
Rosemary sighed in relief to see her son arrive into the garage, where Amadeus' old biplane left from the Mobius Great War was stored.
"Listen Miles, you must use the plane to fly out of here. There's no time to waste! Remember what your father taught you!" Rosemary told Miles quickly.
"But what about you?!" Said Miles, close to tears.
"Don't worry about me! I'll be fine! I promise! We'll see each other again! Just go Miles, GO!"
BANG!
Swat Bots burst into the house, and were getting closer to the garage entrance.
Rosemary turned to look at her son one more time.
"Mum…I…I…I…Goodbye…" Sniffed Miles.
With that, he instantly switched on the old aircraft's engine, and watched as the garage door automatically opened in front of him.
While Miles drove the plane out into the field, Rosemary went to buy her Son time, by distracting the Swat Bots.
"Here I am Metal Heads! Take me!" She spoke in anger.
By that time, Miles had already gotten the plane onto the field.
"Ok Miles, ok. You can do this. You can do this. You've flown with Dad before. You can do it." Thought Miles to himself.
The aircraft moved forwards quickly on the field.
"Can't turn back now, it's now or never."
Miles braced himself for take-off.
"Ok." He thought. "NOW!"
He pulled the piloting stick towards himself, and the Biplane lifted up into the air.
"LOOK! Over there!" Pointed Dingo from below. "There's a plane up there!"
"SWAT BOTS!" Ordered Sleet. "Shoot it down!"
Miles gulped as the Swat Bots fired their simple lasers up at him.
Luckily, Miles was far enough into the sky that not one of them could hit him.
He laughed to himself and then flew off into the distance.
Back on the ground, the two captured Prowers were taken aboard one of Robotnik's prison ships, while Robotnik talked to his two henchmen.
"Uh Sir, the young one got away!" Reported Sleet.
Robotnik simply grinned.
Dingo frowned to why Robotnik wasn't mad at them.
"No need to worry about young fox boy. He's already getting close to Robotropolis. And nobody can escape from my city…"
Meanwhile, elsewhere…
"WELCOME TO ROBOTROPOLIS! THE GREATEST CITY IN ALL OF MOBIUS! HERE YOU WILL FIND THE MOST RELAXING OF LUXURIES OPERATED BY COMPLETELY OBEDIENT ROBOTIC SERVANTS THAT HAVE BEEN GRATEFULLY SUPPLIED BY DR. IVO ROBOTNIK, THE LOVABLE DICTATOR OF THIS EVER-SO-WONDERFUL CITY OF THE FUTURE! ENTRY TO ALL THE CITY'S SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS COST ONLY 150000000000 MOBIUMS!
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT DR. ROBOTNIK REQUESTS THAT ANY MOBIAN, WHETHER AN ARISTOCRAT OR IN POVERTY SEEN BY OR REPORTED TO SWAT BOTS NOT OBEYING THE LAW ARE TO BE TAKEN FOR IMMEDIATE ROBOTICISATION. HAVE A GOOD DAY!"
This was the message on the notice to all those who came into the city of Robotropolis, through the main gates. Although many believed it to be completely harmless at first, this was clearly wrong the moment you realised what happens in this mysterious urban location...
Robotnik was not the kindly ruler these signs so wildly claimed him to be, for he had caused misery in the lives of many Mobian citizens, either stripping them of money or giving the most severe of punishments; Roboticisation.
But some stood up to his Dictator ways. A group of Resistance Fighters tackled the evil scientist's schemes, stopping his machines from causing devastation, pollution and even corruption across the country of Roboland.
But how these young but courageous 'Freedom Fighters' (as they were also known as) managed to become a threat to the Dictator's empire was fairly simple in the early days. For at this current point in time, in late 3237, Robotnik mainly had control over Robotropolis. The rest of Roboland still found a way to just about cope with the horrible conditions placed upon them by their totalitarian state...
In a deserted street of Robotropolis...
"ARGH!" Scowled Trevor, a member of the resistance, as a powerful robot knocked himself aside.
"Uh oh!" Gasped Cyrus, a main Freedom Fighter technician. "Trevor's down! Now we're done for!"
"DON'T BE TOO SURE BOYS!" Called a female voice.
Then, a pink hedgehog appeared on the scene and karate kicked the robot in the head, before touching a medallion on her chest, which transformed into a portable keyboard laser blaster.
She fired at the robot's chest, which seemed to do some damage.
"Sonia!" Sighed Cyrus with relief. "Thank goodness you're here! Think you can deal with this bot?!"
"I'll give it a try!" Smiled Sonia.
Dodging the robot's deadly punches, she fired more at the chest, which the robot quickly defended before each shot could hit it.
The Robot then fired a massive laser blast at the Freedom Fighters, sending them flying.
"URGH!" Coughed Cyrus as he recovered from the blast. "It's defending itself!"
Then, another voice came.
"Come on dudes, I got this handled!"
A green hedgehog whizzed in on his hoverboard and turned his own medallion into a drum kit, which he used to fire lasers at the robot's eyes.
The Robot scowled in pain as the lasers hit its right eye.
"Manic!" Said Sonia. "About time!"
But before the Freedom Fighters could attack again, the robot punched Manic off his hoverboard, then once again fired a massive laser at the group.
"OOF!"
"We…We can't take much more blasts guys…There must be a way to defeat this robot!" Gulped Cyrus.
Suddenly, a blue blur zoomed out of nowhere and slammed straight into the robot's neck multiple times.
"Don't ya know that a robot's weak point is normally the neck?!" Came a cocky teenage voice.
The Blue Blur came to halt, revealing a spiky blue hedgehog.
The Blue Hedgehog, who like the other hedgehogs, also had a medallion, transformed it into an electric guitar, and blasted a few lasers at the robot's neck and then its chest before the battered machine exploded to bits.
"Oooh Yeah!" Cheered the Hedgehog, who then turned to the Freedom Fighters. "Sonic The Hedgehog at your service! And I'm Way Past Cool!"
Sonia crossed her arms with an angry expression on her face.
"Sonic! What took you so long?!"
"Oh you know, the usual, new Chili Dog stand opening, couldn't miss it!"
"SONIC HEDGEHOG…" Growled Sonia.
"Nevermind now. The robot's been defeated." Sighed Cyrus. "That's all that matters now. Report back to Base ASAP!"
Then, Cyrus and the other Freedom Fighters ran off, leaving the Hedgehogs by themselves.
Sonia was still mad at Sonic for being late to the mission, but before she could complain at him again, he spotted something in the sky.
"Hey, what's that?!" He asked, pointing at an object in the sky.
"AHH! NO! The fuel's running out!"
Miles Prower was sitting in his father's biplane, panicking as the fuel slowly ran out.
He tried lowering the plane as quick as he could, but then the fuel meter hit 0 and the biplane plummeted towards the ground.
"MAYDAY! MAYDAY!" Miles shouted before his plane hit the ground.
CRASH!
Two Hours Later…
"Owwww….My head hurts! Where am I?" Moaned Miles as he woke up in an unfamiliar place.
"Woah. Relax there buddy. You've just had a nasty crash there. You just need to recover."
Sonic was looking down at Miles, who had been placed in a bed, in the Sonic Underground's van.
"Wait." Said Miles, who then looked as if he had woken fully. "I crashed?! Oh no! The Biplane! It's been destroyed!"
"No, no. It's fine kid. We've taken the wreckage to a place where it can be fixed. Manic here will fix it." Replied Sonic, turning to Manic. "Right Bro?"
"Huh?" Spoke Manic as he was driving the van. "Oh, err…Sure I will!"
Manic did an honest expression on his face.
Sonic then turned back to Miles.
"Now then kid, first off, what's your name?"
"Miles Prower." Muttered Miles.
"Cool. And we're the Sonic Underground! That's Manic, that's Sonia, and I'm Sonic!"
"Nice to meet you guys. Are you part of the resistance?!"
"That's right kiddo! We are part of the Mondo cool resistance! Fighting Robotnik is what we do best!"
At the hearing of Robotnik's name, Miles looked down in sadness.
"Huh? What's wrong Miles?" Asked Sonia.
"R…R…R…Robotnik…He must have Roboticised….M….M…My parents by now…"
"Oh. Well don't worry Miles." Said Sonic, pitying him. "We're taking to a safe place where all the other kids are. We call it Sanctuary!"
As Manic drove through some mountains to Sanctuary, Miles was able to take a look and see the beauty of the area, before they parked next to the bridge that led into Sanctuary.
Strangely Cyrus was there, with his arms folded.
"Ahem. Sonic, Manic, Sonia. I thought I asked you to come to base."
"Well Cyrus old buddy, we found a new kid to bring here. His name is Miles Prower!"
"That's good Sonic, but next time please inform me about this first." Sighed Cyrus.
"Look Cyrus, whoever said you're in charge here? Just tell us what our mission is and we'll be off!" Grunted Sonic.
While Cyrus and the Sonic Underground went off to discuss their latest mission, Miles walked up to the other kids in the area.
"Erm, hi." He said nervously.
The older kids turned to him.
"Oh hello. You must be new." Sniggered one of them. "Would like us to show you round?"
"Yeah, that would be nice." Answered Miles.
"Oh look boys! This fox has two tails! He must be an alien! Let's play alien invasion!" Laughed another older kid.
Sometime later…
Miles sat down on a stump in shame, after he'd started to be bullied by the older kids.
He wondered; "Do all the new kids get treated like this?"
Then, Sonic walked up to Tails and said; "Hey big guy, what's up?"
"I don't like the name Miles anymore. The older kids are using my name and the fact I have two tails, just to make fun of me!"
"Oh I see. That's not good."
"Well here's an idea kid. Considering that you've got those cool tails of yours, why don't I call you Tails?"
"Woah, really?" Sparked up Miles, looking excited. "Tails…That sounds cool! I love it!"
"Well then!" Smiled Sonic. "Tails it is!"
And from that point on, Miles Prower was now Miles "Tails" Prower. He would go on to be become a useful ally to the Freedom Fighters in their fight against the cruel and evil Doctor Ivo Robotnik. But little did they know, Robotnik's rule would soon change for good…
In the Command Centre of Robotropolis; lair of the vile Dictator himself...
Upon the high point of the dark and colossal building was the War Room. This former Throne Room was once beautifully decorated with gems and all sorts of paintings around the walls. There was even an entrance to a spare room of ancient Royal Mobolandian artefacts.
But all that was no more.
Now stood a short bridge above an exhaust shaft that none of the scientist's minions wished to know of what lurked at the bottom, for many sounds of hissing could not block the sounds of electrical scowling and groans that once in a blue moon would echo up to the room.
At one end stood an enormous computer, from which the city's vile instructor could spy upon what happens with his citizens, allowing him to assign a Swat Bot squad to take care of any troublemakers that lay throughout.
But the centrepiece was clearly the Command Chair that the Overlander sat for hours upon hours in, rarely getting up to do things himself unless it was something he personally wanted to sort out.
One of those occasions had just ended, with the capture of Amadeus Prower and his wife.
"LET GO OF ME! URRRGH! YOU METAL FIENDS!" Growled the Fox, unable to free himself from the grasps of the Swat Bots, mindlessly clinging onto their command protocols.
They could never disobey. Never. Disobeying Robotnik was an act of treason. For both Robots and Mobians under his rule.
The angled and dusty blast doors to the War Room zipped open with automatic control, shutting as soon as the security camera detected the range of distance the Swat Bots had walked through the gap.
"URGH...OW!" Yelped Prower, his arms feeling more and more uncomfortable every minute they were grasped by metal palms.
The Swat Bots approached the spot where the Chair would emerge from a round hole, and instantly dropped the Mobian to his knees, having accomplished their task of capture.
Breathing slowly, Prower tried to threaten the Swat Bots. "Ungh...Why the wait? I thought our lord and dictator wanted to 'cure' me?
"OH BUT I DO, PROWER."
Robotnik's cold voice echoed across the room before the big man himself emerged on his Command Chair, eerie red eyes glowing in the direction of Amadeus' face.
"Sorry for the delay, but I had to make some last minute arrangements, regarding err...Your dear wife, that is." Coldly put the Overlander.
"I-I-I. You did what?!" Bellowed Prower, furious.
Robotnik chuckled quietly.
"Oh don't worry my dear boy, you'll be free to join her soon. However, Freedom Fighters such as you must be reminded that you are at a civil-war of sorts with me, are you not? The Resistance has become a thorn in my side, and I have decided to change that. But for now, let us conclude our business here, Ace pilot Prower."
The Dictator turned to a new robot that had entered the room; a white and grey drone-like upgrade to the Swat Bot design, which saluted him upon noticing its master was facing in its direction.
"Bring it down." Was the Command.
"AYE AYE, DOCTOR ROBOTNIK."
A large tube shaped device was immediately lowered from the ceiling as the Swat Bot pressed a button on its arm panel, with wires a complex gizmos on the top of it. It was encasing Amadeus inside.
"No. No, no. You won't...You'll regret this, Ivo. You'll lose someday! Trust me, you'll be defeated!" Scowled Prower, knowing what his fate would be.
"Goodbye, my dear boy." Returned the Overlander nonchalantly.
There was no scream or yelling from the Mobian any longer. Robotnik just sneered evilly as his Swat Bots stood beside him, loyal to the very end.
All in a day's work for a Dictator such as himself.
END OF EPISODE 1.