Chapter 1: Breakout.
Space, it's quite large and empty. But in this area of space however, a lone spacecraft flies alone.
The spacecraft was small in size, looked like it could carry about 8 people, pilots included. It's destination is soon realized by a large space station up ahead.
Inside the small spacecraft, one of the two pilots inside picks up the radio.
"Traffic control, this is transport ship 4528, requesting to land. Over." The pilot said.
"What kind of cargo do you have? Over." Traffic Control replies.
"We have four prisoners, wanted fugitives from the galaxy. Over." The Pilot responds back.
There was a pause as the pilots waited for traffic control to conform their landing.
Finally, they responded "Transport ship 4528 you are cleared for landing. Gotta say, we weren't expecting an intake from you for another couple of days. Over."
"Well there's always surprises. Over." The Pilot responded back.
The pilot who was on the radio began to fly towards the loading bay of the ship, while the other opened a compartment and got a few guns out.
"I'll hand these out to the others." The pilot with the guns said. "Tell them to get ready."
The pilot flying nodded.
On the docking bay, four guards watch as the ship lands, ready to take in the prisoners.
The spacecraft's back door opens and the guards get ready.
"Thanks for the prisoner's, we'll take it…." One of the guards said before he and one next to him we're shot by the two pilots, knocking them out.
"Get backup, now!" One of the guards said to the other one before they were both shot and knocked out similarly, this time by one of the prisoners.
The prisoners weren't wearing prison garments, but instead were wearing black suits with hoods and masks over their heads.
"That went well." One of the prisoners said before turning to the pilots. "Tell The Chessmaster were in."
The other three prisoners soon exited the spacecraft. One wearing red and a hood over his head, clearly the leader, turns to the three so called prisoners and begins to brief them on the mission.
"I'm pretty sure you know what the mission is but i'm going to tell it to you again." The person in red began. "Prisoner E-2314 is being held here and The Chessmaster wants him broken out. Find out where he is and break him out."
He pointed to the gun in his hand. "Remember to use these, as the guards have a chip in them that goes off when one of them is killed."
He points to the two pilots. "You two stay behind and watch out for anyone else. If they ask too many questions, stun them."
The pilots nodded and the four run off to do their mission.
One person, a female wearing a hood and a mask strays from the group and goes down the hallway that leads to the control room. Eventually finding a door labeled AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY!
Undeterred, she pulls out a device and attaches it to the keypad. After a few seconds, the door unlocks and she enter's the room.
The door opened caused some of the guards to notice her.
"Hey you can't be..." one of the guards said before he and the other guards were shot unconscious.
She then goes to one of the monitor's and plugs another device into the computer, giving her access to it.
"This is Mouse." she said using her communicator to talk to the others as she searches the prisoner database. "I'm in their system. I should know where E-2134 is soon."
"Mouse" eventually finds the file on E-2134.
"He is in Section E. Reserved for dangerous criminals and they're frozen in cryopods."
"Can you guide us there?" The leader asked.
"I can." Mouse says as she brings up a map, and looks at the security cameras to see the 3 others.
"You're right now near section B. Continue forward and turn a right at the first opportunity."
"Copy that." The leader says as he and the two others run forward as Mouse monitor's their progress.
"The Door to the cell block should be on your left." Mouse said after they were past that.
Once the three were there, they found out that the door was locked. Next to it was a buzzer. The leader pressed the buzzer and Mouse unlocked it from the control room.
The Leader and the two other's enter the room and find themselves in a large area with the walls covered with capsules, with the only known floor being the bridge they we're on and a circular platform in the middle.
The leader radio's Mouse. "Can you find the capsule containing E-2134?"
"Working on it."
Mouse works on the computer, using her hacking to override security measures before she eventually access's the pod controls.
Entering E-2134 into the computer, she finds out the pod the prisoner is in and, ignoring the warning's that the prisoner is dangerous, has the pod brought down on the circular platform in cell block E.
The Leader approaches the pod, and presses a button that opens the pod. He and the two others then step back as the pod opens and it's occupant is revealed.
The person was a man wearing a prison jumpsuit, but it looked like it barely fit him on the top as he was fat. He also wore glasses that covered up his eyes and he had a giant mustache.
"Who…are you?" The man asked, disoriented from being frozen for who knows how long.
The leader removed his hood and mask, revealing his crescent moon shaped head and yellow compound eyes.
"Dr Eggman," Earl said staring at the man. "We're here to rescue you. Can you walk?"
Eggman tries to get up but collapses.
Earl turned to the other two. "Help him up, we're going to have to carry him to the ship."
The two nodded and lifted Eggman to his feet while Earl radioed the pilots.
"We have him, get ready for take off when we arrive."
The three then left, with the two others carrying Eggman.
Just as they exited the room they heard a voice.
"HEY, WHO ARE YOU?!"
They turned and saw a guard standing there.
The guard grabbed his radio. "We have three intruders with a prisoner in section 4..."
The guard was then shot unconscious, but the message was clear.
"Mouse, they know we're here." Earl said on the radio. "Can you cause a distraction for them?"
"I'm on it." Mouse said as she worked on the computer in the control room.
She opened the cells in sections A-D. As that was happening, Earl the two agents carrying Eggman were being surrounded.
"Put your weapon's and the prisoner down with your hands behind your head." One of the guards said.
Earl dropped his weapon and put his tentacles up in the air.
Just then the door to Cell Block D opened and a bunch of prisoners came out.
One of the prisoners pointed to the guards and spoke two words.
"Get them."
He and the other prisoners charged at the guards and in this distraction, Earl and the two agents ran, taking Eggman with them to the shuttle bay.
Meanwhile at the control room, Mouse was erasing footage any of them running in the prison ship, putting looped footage in place of it and returning the computers to the way they were before she hacked them. She also takes the devices she used before she leaves the room and rejoins the others.
"What took you so long?" Earl said as Mouse rejoined the group.
"I was trying to remove evidence that we were here." Mouse explained.
They enter the shuttle bay and towards the ship they entered in.
"Get us out of here now." Earl ordered the pilots.
The two pilots nodded and went to the cockpit. The two agents put Eggman on a seat, where he slouched.
"Everyone's here now lets get.." One of agents began before he suddenly collapsed, dead from a few shots from a guard who had regained consciousness.
Earl quickly closed the door and the transport ship lifted off, leaving the prison behind.
Onboard, Eggman, coming out of his daze, watched as Mouse took of her hood and mask, revealing a pink furred mouse with blonde hair.
"Who are you?" Eggman asked the mouse, finding his voice.
"My name is Penelope." she said. "I've been hired by The Chessmaster to rescue you as you have previously did a failed job for him. You remember Earl right?"
Eggman turned to Earl who was standing there.
"How long was I in that pod?" he asked.
"You've been in there for 14 months." Earl answered. "Oddly enough, your nemesis, Sonic The Hedgehog, hasn't gotten bored because you were gone."
"I want to speak to The Chessmaster." Eggman said. "I need to know why I was broken out now."
"Earl, The Chessmaster's ship is in sight. We're preparing to land." The pilot suddenly said over the radio.
"Look's like you'll have the chance to do that." Earl said.
The transport ship approaches a much larger ship to the point where the transport ship seamed to be small in size.
The pilots watch as the shuttle bay doors open on the larger ship, allowing them entry and they land.
Eggman, now having the strength to walk again slowly gets up and walks out of the ship. Where he sees a man with grey hair and eyes, a dark beard and wearing a black trench coat standing as if he is waiting for him.
"Hello there Eggman." The Chessmaster said. "It's been a long time.
"Why did you break me out now of all times?" Eggman asked, his voice clearly showing anger.
"It wasn't the right time." The Chessmaster calmly explained. "Now I need your help. I'm working on a project and I need your help with it."
Eggman stares at him. "What kind of Project?" he asked
"I'm sure Earl and Penelope will explain it to you." The Chessmaster said turning to the two.
"Get him cleaned up and explain my plan to him." The Chessmaster said to them.
The two nodded and went off with Eggman.
The Chessmaster then saw Dr. Nefarious and Erol approach him with someone with a bag over their head.
"Hello Nefarious and Erol." The Chessmaster said. "What do you have for me?"
"While Earl and Penelope were on their rescue mission, we had a bit of a visitor." Dr Nefarious said.
Erol removed the bag from the persons head, revealing it was Ratchet, who was unconscious.