Freedom Fighters Stand
Part 2: Sonia's Rough Living
This is the second part to the saga, following Sonia on her mission to defeat Robotnik's forces on the Isle of Dominicaine.
Chapter 1: Isle of Dominicaine
"With the Oracle of Delhpius splitting my children up and sending them to different parts of Mobius to learn to work on their weaknesses, I worried much about how they would do. Sonia would find it hard to have to adapt to the life she was in store for but I had to keep my faith that she would cope." Queen Aleena.
Sonia sighed happily as the cool breeze whirled through her hair. It had been three days since she had left Robotropolis and now she was on a ferry heading for the Isle of Dominicaine, an island which the rich inhabitants supported Robotnik while the poor supported the Resistance. Sonia knew her task here was going to be tough and she was wise enough to know that Robotnik would eventually, if not already, know where she was going and try and stop her. She went over in her mind what the Oracle of Delphius had explained to her.
"Sonia, you must go to the Isle of Dominicaine and convince the aristocrats to fund the Resistance. Their money goes to Robotnik in much larger quantities than the nobles around Robotropolis since they willingly give extra to Robotnik. You will need to aid the local Resistance, incidentally they are made up of the poor, in bringing down Robotnik's forces there as he intends to build the largest Stealthbot factory in that area. You will need to show the Resistance that they can trust nobles and show the nobles that aiding the Resistance will be better for them. Although you are one of the leaders of the Resistance, you will have a tough time being accepted by either side, and this is where you will need to work on your weaknesses. Only by getting the nobles and the Resistance to work together will you free the Isle of Dominicaine from Robotnik's tyranny."
"Citizen, your identification please." The mechanized sound of one of Robotnik's SWATbots filled Sonia's ears.
She whipped her head round to see one of the passengers rummaging around his pockets for his ID card. Sonia made sure her disguise was covering enough to make herself unidentifiable to the naked eye, and hopefully a SWATbot scanner.
'Great, Robotnik sure didn't miss a trick here. I just hope the fake ID Cyrus gave me is enough to fool the bot.' Sonia thought as the SWATbot turned it's attention to her.
"Citizen, your identification please." The large, robotic hand held out in front of Sonia, expectant of some ID.
"Here you are, Mr. SWATbot, sir." Sonia feigned a deeper voice than normal as she pulled her fake ID card out of a pocket and placed it in the SWATbot's hand.
The SWATbot held the card in front of it's visor and scanned the card. Sonia found herself breathing heavier as the tension began to rise inside her. The SWATbot finished scanning and simply handed the card back to her before walking off to harass more passengers.
"Whew. Thank you Cyrus." Sonia whispered, following it up with a sigh of relief.
Doctor Robotnik pressed the monitor activation button on the main computer in his fortress.
"Report!" He demanded.
"Scan of passenger ID on ferry Mobius' Pride complete sir." The SWATbot commander said to it's master.
"And?" Robotnik asked with a hint of annoyance in his voice.
"One passenger ID revealed to be fake, sir, but under your orders the passenger was not informed of the fake ID nor was apprehended."
"Excellent. Oh, and by chance is this passenger a female?"
"Affirmative, sir."
"EXCELLENT! Keep an eye on that passenger and contact me the moment she disembarks from the ferry." Robotnik ordered.
"Orders received and understood, sir." The SWATbot deactivated the link.
Robotnik pressed the switch for the second monitor, showing Sleet fast asleep.
"Sleet! Dingo!" Robot yelled at the monitor.
Sleet yelped as he woke up and promptly fell off his seat.
"Who's there?" Robotnik heard Dingo's voice ask.
"It's Robotnik you flea paradise! Robotnik sir, how can we help?" Sleet asked in a grovelling tone.
"You two are going to the Isle of Dominicaine to capture one certain Princess Sonia." Robotnik told his henchmen.
"Oh, Sonia." Dingo drooled at the prospect of seeing Sonia again.
"For dhe last time, Dingo, will you STOP dhat! She is dhe enemy!" Sleet smacked Dingo on the back of his head.
"Ow! Aww come on Sleet, just 'cause you can't find a girl." Dingo retorted.
"SILENCE! Just get your worthless backsides to Dominicaine within twenty-four hours or I'll roboticize both of you!" Robotnik shouted, causing Sleet and Dingo to both shudder in fear.
"Yes, sir. We are on our way right away, sir." Sleet babbled as Robotnik disconnected the link.
"Sometimes I wonder if roboticizing those two would really be worth the time. I bet even as robots they would still mess up just as much and stress me out at least as much." Robotnik sighed. "Nevertheless, maybe they'll surprise me for once and I'll have my very own robotic Princess for a servant. The chase is on, my dear Sonia."
It was early evening at the town of Port Domin when the ferry, Mobius' Pride, docked at the harbour. Sonia sat on her bike waiting to leave the ship when a shiver went down her spine. She had a feeling she was being watched and she could feel the adrenaline starting to pump around her body.
'Robotnik must know I'm here, this feels like a trap.' She thought as the bay doors opened on the ferry.
A couple of minutes later she departed the ferry and made haste to get away from Port Domin as fast as her bike would go. Despite the fact that nothing had happened, she still felt as if someone or something was watching her and she started to get a feeling of dread building up within her very soul.
Robotnik was stirred from his scheming by the beep of an incoming call.
"Report." He said as he pressed the monitor button.
"Passenger has departed the ferry on a bike, sir." The SWATbot commander reported.
"Excellent, follow her and commence an attack five minutes after she has left the outskirts of Port Domin." Robotnik ordered the SWATbot.
"Acknowledged sir."
"Remember though; I want her ALIVE. Sleet and Dingo will be in Port Domin tomorrow to bring her back to Robotropolis for roboticization."
"I understand orders, sir."
"Excellent." Robotnik started to laugh evilly to himself.
As Sonia rode along the road at a blistering pace, she had a bad feeling. Something was going to happen and it was going to happen very soon. She dared a look behind her and sure enough, right on schedule, a green laser bolt landed right next to her bike.
"Oh wonderful. SWATbots."
Sonia counted five SWATbots in pursuit of her from the air as they all started firing at her.
"Priority One: Hedgehog." The SWATbots pointlessly acknowledged it's programming on priority targets.
Sonia struggled to keep control of her bike on the rough road surface but she didn't have the time to stop to take them all on without leaving herself as a sitting duck for a few moments. She gritted her teeth and kept doing her best to dodge the shots for a few extra minutes until four more SWATbots joined in.
"Oh just what I need: more SWATbots." Sonia cursed her luck as the new SWATbots joined in the firing.
One of the laser bolts punctured the rear tyre on Sonia's bike which forced Sonia to slow down.
'Great, I've got to get off my bike or I'll be fried.' She thought as she braked hard and jumped off her bike.
The SWATbots opened fire on her bike and left it in pieces on the road.
"HEY! I've only had that bike for a few days!" Sonia shouted angrily as she powered up her medallion into her laser rifle.
Sonia started shooting wildly at the SWATbots and managed to destroy two of them before they turned around and started firing at her again. Sonia dived out of the way, avoiding the incoming laser bolts. She groaned as she got up and found herself confronted by a SWATbot. She aimed her rifle at it, but the SWATbot swiped the rifle out of Sonia's grasp with it's hand, then aimed the laser cannon directly at her head.
"Priority One: Hedgehog. Surrender immediately." The SWATbot ordered.
"Not a chance, bot." Sonia back flipped away from the SWATbot to where her rifle lay.
The SWATbot opened fire, but Sonia was too graceful and too fast for it to aim accurately meaning all the laser bolts missed her. Sonia grabbed her rifle off the ground, rolled to her left and shot the SWATbot directly in the head. As she got to her feet again, two more SWATbots approached rapidly.
"Priority One: Hedgehog."
"No duh." Sonia mocked the SWATbot as she shot one of them.
She was about to shoot the other one when she was knocked off her feet by a number of laser bolts landing right behind her. Sonia changed her rifle back into the medallion form just in time as the approaching SWAtbot grabbed her and hauled her to her feet, it's hand grabbing her in a vice-like grip.
"You're not getting me!" Sonia yelled defiantly as she used her free hand to break the grip the SWATbot had on her.
Sonia grabbed the SWATbot and picked it up off it's feet, then hurled it into a nearby tree, destroying the SWATbot. Her victory was short lived as the remaining four SWATbots walked towards her from different directions, all aiming their laser cannons at her neck.
"Surrender now, Princess Sonia." One of them ordered.
Sonia growled angrily as she realised there was no escape from this. She raised her hands in the air in defeat as the SWATbots closed in.
"Take the prisoner back to Port Domin for incarceration." The lead SWATbot ordered the others.
"Acknowledged." Another replied.
Two SWATbots grabbed Sonia's arms and were about to take off when suddenly a number of laser shots hit them and destroyed them. Sonia and the two remaining SWATbots all were in a state of shock for a few moments until Sonia snapped out her shock and quickly tackled the SWATbot leader. The other SWATbot aimed it's laser cannon at Sonia, who punched through the visor of the SWATbot leader. As the last remaining SWATbot was about to fire, more laser shots echoed and the remaining SWATbot exploded as the laser shots hit it.
"Come out, whoever you are!" Sonia shouted as she jumped off the SWATbot and looked around.
A figure approached her, his or her weapon holstered, Sonia noticed. The figure became visible as an orange fox...with two tails visible.
"Who are you?" Sonia asked.
"I'm part of the Resistance here on the Isle of Dominicaine. We've got to get out of here before more SWATbots show." The fox's male voice told Sonia.
"Before we go anywhere, what is your name?" Sonia asked.
"I'm Miles Prower but everyone calls me 'Tails', and it is indeed an honour to meet you in person, Princess Sonia."
To Be Continued...
Disclaimer: I do not own anything in relation to the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise nor do I claim to own anything from said franchise. All I do own is the town of Port Domin and the Isle of Dominicaine. Any likenesses discovered between my town and island to anything real or associated with Sonic the Hedgehog is purely coincidental.