RETRO DUDE PRESENTS…..
Sonic Underground: The Continuation
Season 3 Episode 2: Sanctuary Chaos!
Near the Command Centre of Robotropolis…
SYSTEM BOOT UP SEQUENCE INITIATED…
LOADING DATA BANKS…
SYSTEM BOOT UP COMPLETE IN 5…4…3…2…1
ALL SYSTEMS ONLINE.
STARTING UP MAIN PROGRAMMING…
RADAR MODE= 7.2 PERCENT ENERGY STORAGE.
COORDINATES SET: 71610 43287 111 04312. 0 + 2 o. B 29 + F= 24 125.0 + N.A.71.3 + 51.7 UP 113 UP.
VISUAL MODE= 004 0000000
A new robot created by Doctor Robotnik finished booting up its systems, then headed up into the Command Centre, scanning for signs of lifeforms.
SCANNING WITH HEAT SENSORS FOR LIFEFORMS…
NO LIFEFORMS LOCATED NEAR COMMAND CENTRE.
RETURNING TO CONTROL ROOM.
As soon as the robot reached Robotnik's control room in the Command Centre, it landed straight onto the hands of Robotnik himself, who held it up in glory. "Magnificent these Stealth Orbs are! Don't you agree Sleet and Dingo?" Chuckled the vile Dictator.
"Oh yes, great Robotnik." Grinned Sleet, rubbing his hands together.
"So erm, Robotnik." Said Dingo scratching his head. "Are you going to use this Stealth Orb thingy to find the… err...Sleet? What's the place where the Resistance keeps their rescued children?"
"Sanctuary, you oaf!" Growled Sleet.
"EGGSACTLY!" Replied Robotnik. "For long I have tried many times to find Sanctuary, including the use of a stealth robot disguised as a baby hedgehog, but now I have the perfect solution!"
Grinning evilly, he turned to face the Stealth Orb. "Now then, my Stealth Orb. Track down the Hedgehog, and follow him! Hopefully the spikeball will lead us straight to Sanctuary! Let us smother the heart of the lovely little Mobian children until they cry for mercy...Ohhh...Fear. Music to my ears!" Without delay, the Stealth Orb flew out of the room and eventually exited the Command Centre.
Meanwhile, Sonic and Cyrus were sneaking through the streets of Robotropolis, headed towards a Swat Bot factory.
"Cool it Cyrus! Swat Bots coming up!" Whispered Sonic. The two quickly hid behind a metal container as the Swat Bots stomped past them. As soon as the coast was clear, Sonic and Cyrus quietly opened a ventilation shaft, and then crawled into the pipes.
"Yuck. It smells in here." Commented Cyrus.
"Yeah, just like Robotnik. Old lard-belly must be starting to release crud into the air!" Agreed Sonic.
Soon, they found their way to a shaft near some platforms above a huge room of machines of creating Swat Bots. "Come on Cyrus, this is the place! Move it bud!" Whispered Sonic, motioning for the lion to follow him.
Once they managed to get out of the pipes and onto the platforms, they carefully made their way down some stairs. "Are you sure about this Sonic? Walking straight into one of Robotnik's most dangerous factories? What if we're discovered?!" Asked Cyrus nervously.
"Come on now Cyrus, don't be a scaredy cat. Why are you so nervous these days?" Answered Sonic firmly.
"I well…You know, I'm just not feeling very safe. It's almost as if Robotnik's power is increasing every day!" The lion gulped.
"Chill dude. We can do this. Just stick to the plan! I'll distract the Swat Bots, while you overload the core!" Sonic responded, his cocky attitude taking control.
Cyrus sighed. "Oh all right Sonic. I hope you know what you're doing."
"No problemo! I'm ready!" The blue Hedgehog grinned back.
The two mobians then quickly did their team fist bumps. "Let's do it to it!" They both exclaimed at the same time, before immediately setting to work.
Sonic zoomed down to a group of Swat Bot guards and made silly faces. "Catch me if you can, Swat Bots!"
"PRIORITY ONE HEDGEHOG. CAPTURE FOR ROBOTICIZATION!" Droned the Swat Bots. As Sonic instantly sped off, the drone-like automatons gave chase as usual.
While Sonic was busy distracting the Swat Bots, Cyrus tiptoed over the computer controls of the factory's core. "Alright Cyrus. You can do this. Just need to overload the core." He thought to himself.
Ignoring the laser fire from the Swat Bots that were chasing Sonic, the nervous technical expert lion got to work by typing tons of random commands into the data banks of the computer's core. "Come on, come on!" Thought Cyrus frustratingly.
At last, the computer began to spark heavily. "Phew! Job well done. I just hope Sonic can get us out of here!" The lion sighed with relief.
BOM! The Core began exploding in several areas, catching the attention of Sonic. "Bingo! Ya did it Cyrus!"
He quickly slowed down and turned to the pursuing Swat Bots; "It's been fun running from you bozos, but I gotta juice!"
Much to the confusion of the Swat Bots, Sonic jumped upwards and grabbed onto a metal bar, which he then swung from, and landed next to Cyrus. "Let's get outta here buddy!" He suggested.
Sonic grabbed hold of Cyrus before zooming out through an open door. Once they made it out, the factory exploded with an almighty boom. KRAKADOOM!
The moment the explosion occurred, Robotnik's Stealth Orb turned towards the direction of the destroyed factory. It scanned for signs of lifeforms, managing to detect both Sonic and Cyrus.
LIFEFORMS DETECTED.
MOVING CLOSER FOR FURTHER OBSERVATION.
Upon approaching an area where it could spy on the two Freedom Fighters, the Stealth Orb transmitted its view to the Command Centre.
TRANSMITTING VIDEO…
In the control room, Robotnik was staring at the screen in pleasure. "The Hedgehog! This is all too perfect!" Sneered the fat scientist. "Swat Bots! Intruders in Sector 49! Pursue them immediately!"
Without hesitation, the mindless Swat Bots in sector 49 marched towards Sonic and Cyrus. "Sonic, we've got company!" Pointed out Cyrus.
"Quick! The Van is this way!" Replied Sonic, increasing his speed.
Hurrying into the van, the two Freedom Fighters braced themselves for an intense chase."Drive! Sonic quickly!" Panicked Cyrus. Just in the nick of time, Sonic was able to drive the van out of the street before the Swat Bots could catch them.
Suddenly, Swat Bots with jetpacks came zooming in from behind. "Oh not now!" Complained Sonic.
As he drove further and further to the city's exit, the Swat Bots kept firing non-stop. "Urgh! I can't hold em off for long!" Growled Sonic.
"LOOK OUT SONIC!" Shouted Cyrus. Sonic turned his head towards the windscreen to see a closed gate straight in front of them. "AHHH!" Screamed Sonic and Cyrus.
BOM! "What the?!" Sonic wondered out loud, after they smashed through the gate with minimal impact. "How did we?!" Gasped Cyrus.
"I guess that gate's not as strong as it looks." Theorised Cyrus. "But something doesn't seem right about that. Our escape was too easy, don't you think Sonic?"
But Sonic was preoccupied by something else; "Wait, where did those Swat Bots go?" Asked Sonic, looking through one of the van's rear-view mirrors.
Strangely, the Jetpack Swat Bots had vanished, even though the two Freedom Fighters were certain that they were being followed by them only mere seconds ago.
"No idea." Replied Cyrus worriedly. "Let's just return to Sanctuary. I hope everything's okay..." Little did they know however, the Stealth Orb was following the Van.
Soon, Sonic and Cyrus returned to Sanctuary, where they were greeted by the young and excited Mobian children.
"Sonic! Cyrus! You're back!"
"Yay! Tell us more about your missions!"
"Yeah Sonic!"
Sonic smiled at the young kids, who were all treating him like a hero. "Don't worry, I'll tell you guys soon. Just need to go do some important freedom fighter business."
While the two Mobians walked off, the Stealth Orb hovered above Sanctuary.
SCANNING LOCATION…
COORDINATES CALCULATED.
SENDING COORDINATES OF "SANCTUARY" TO COMMAND CENTER…
Back the Command Centre, Robotnik received the location of Sanctuary, and chuckled to himself. "Eggsellent! Now we have located those Freedom Fighter brats' safe haven! Perfect! Now then..."
His mechanical chair then swivelled 180 degrees to the right to let him face Sleet and Dingo. "You two! Dispatch a ton of Swat Bots to Sanctuary! And tell them to go to these coordinates!" Ordered Robotnik, handing a printout of Sanctuary's coordinates.
"Yes Sir!" Replied the two henchmen, saluting their leader.
An Hour Later, at Sanctuary…
"Sonic Hedgehog!" Shouted Sonia.
"Yeah Sis?" Said Sonic sleepily.
"Why aren't you watching over the kids?! Do you expect us to do everything for you?!" Replied Sonia angrily.
"Look Sonia, you're not the boss of me! You think I'm some babysitter? You're Mondo wrong!" Snapped the blue Hedgehog.
Sonia frowned; she'd never heard Sonic say anything like that to her! "Now you just watch your attitude So-"
KABOOM! Suddenly, the two were sent flying by an unexpected explosion; several Swat Bots had burst into Sanctuary, firing in multiple directions as the young Mobians screamed and scattered from the mindless machines storming their only home.
"Swat Bots here?! In Sanctuary?! Now that's not good!" Growled Sonic. Unfortunately, Sonia had been knocked out by the explosion, so Sonic picked her up and dragged her to safety, hiding her inside one of the small huts.
"Alright bozos, I'm ready!" He told them once he exited the hut. He then immediately transformed his medallion into a Guitar and fired at the Swat Bots.
Zooming around the grassy hillside of Sanctuary, he tried shooting as many of the approaching Swat Bots as he could. "Urgh, there's too many of them!" He moaned, as he was nearly overpowered by tons of lasers nearly hitting him in the chest, forcing him to backflip onto the ground in front of a tree.
Then without warning, a metal fist punched Sonic straight in the chest, somehow causing the Guitar to turn back into a Medallion. "SURRENDER HEDGEHOG, UNDER ORDER OF DOCTOR ROBOTNIK!" Sonic looked up at his attacker, which appeared to be some kind of brand new Swat Bot; it was white and grey, with a red visor and a tougher metal structure than the models he was used to seeing.
"Huh. Never seen Bots like you before, but I'll teach you a lesson!" Sonic rocketed out into the open, with more of the newly designed Swat Bots following him.
"Time to show you a new move I've been working on!" Cried Sonic, before he leaped up into a tree to get a good bird's eye view of the Swat Bots below him.
"I call it my-" Suddenly, Sonic leaped off the tree, curling himself into a ball shape, and smashed straight through the group of new Swat Bots.
"SONIC SPIN ATTACK!" Landing triumphantly, Sonic smirked at the wreckage of the Swat Bots. "Ha! How'd you like that tin-cans?"
Then, without warning, more Swat Bots turned up, this time sporting some kind of tank with a cannon.
"Woah, who thought egg-breath could make Tanks this big?" Gulped the blue Hedgehog, stepping back a little cautiously. "FIRE!" Ordered the Swat Bot leader that was leaning out of the tank's cockpit.
The cannon instantly blasted huge laser shots, which Sonic dodged with little effort. "Ha! Is that all you've got?!" Gloated Sonic.
Next, the Tank turned its cannon towards the Mobian Children that were running all around Sanctuary in panic. "FIRE ELECTRIC NETS AT ALL THE CHILDREN!"
BANG! BANG! Several electric nets came zooming out at the Mobian Children from above, much to Sonic's shock. "No! I've got to be real Mondo quick here!"
Without hesitation, Sonic jumped high up into the air and grabbed every net he could while moving fast. He then threw the nets at the Swat Bots in the tank, in mid-air, electrocuting them just as the one with the controls for the net accidentally pressed the button to activate the electric wires on the nets.
"That was close! I just hope everyone else is safe!" Sonic sighed with relief, glad that the children were safe for now.
"SONIC! HELP!" Within seconds, the former Prince stared up into the sky to see a Carrier Ship flying off, with a Swat Bot aboard that was holding Sonia.
"Argh! You always have to get captured, Sonia!" He Groaned. "I've got to reach that Carrier!"
Meanwhile, at the Robotropolis Command Centre…
"OHOHOHOHOHO! This is Eggsactly as I planned! Sanctuary will soon be no more! AHAHAHAHAHA!" Laughed Robotnik.
"Oh, Great Robotnik! I have good news! The Swat Carrier has reported that they've captured Princess Sonia!" Sleet hastily informed his master.
"EGGSELLENT! This day is turning out better than I thought! You are dismissed, Sleet and Dingo!"
But as soon as the two henchmen walked out, a Swat Bot Leader contacted Robotnik.
"What is it Unit 1368?!" Grunted Robotnik. "I'm trying to enjoy my imminent victory here!"
"SIR, WE HAVE SPOTTED SONIC THE HEDGEHOG CHASING OUR CARRIER! HE'S SMASHED TONS OF OUR SOLDIERS! WHAT DO WE DO?!"
"WHAT!" Shouted Robotnik at his screen. "You incompetent pile of scrap metal! Send your best soldiers and OBLITERATE him!"
"Y-Y-Y-YES SIR, GREAT ROBOTNIK!" Gulped Unit 1368 electronically. Once the screen faded to black, Robotnik stood up, and got out of his chair, then walked out to the new balcony of his control room.
"So! These Freedom Fighters think they can wreck my beloved machines?! I'll show them! Soon I'll reshape the ENTIRE Robotnik Empire!"
Soon, aboard the Swat Carrier…
"Let me go, Tin-heads!" Squirmed Sonia. "SILENCE OUTLAW! YOU WILL SOON BE TAKEN TO DOCTOR ROBOTNIK FOR IMMEDIATE ROBOTICISATION!" Replied a Swat Bot soldier, threatening her with its arm cannon.
As the former princess was dragged towards a cell, another Swat Bot soldier pointed up into the air. "ORGANIC LIFEFORMS DETECTED!"
"Here we come!" Shouted both Sonic and Manic, who were riding on a fancy hoverboard.
"HEDGEHOG ALERT! CAPTURE AND ROBOTICISE!" Droned all the Swat Bots, ready to fire at the unwelcome Freedom Fighters.
"Let's do it to it!" Cheered Sonic, as a he jumped off the hoverboard. He sped all around the deck of the carrier, before smashing them hard with his fist.
"Woah, dude. How'd you do that?!" Asked Manic, who was firing laser from his Drum Kit, while still flying on the hoverboard.
"I call it my Sonic punch! Just make it quick and hard!" Said Sonic.
The Swat Bots attempted to attack back, but were outmatched by Sonic's speed. "THIS IS GETTING OUT OF HAND! CALL OUT THE ELIMINATOR!" Droned Unit 1368.
"Say what?" Asked Sonic. Suddenly, a robot with two claw hands burst through the doors of the cell area and charged towards the blue blur.
"Woah! Watch it metal head!" Sonic told the robot, while jumping out of the way.
"DESTROY THE HEDGEHOG, ELIMINATOR!" Commanded Unit 1368.
"Manic! You get Sonia! I'll deal with old Crabby here!" Sonic shouted to Manic.
"Got it bro!" Replied Manic.
Sonic turned to face his opponent, and looked for a weak point. But without warning, the Eliminator attacked Sonic with its electric claws. "YOW!" Cried Sonic as one of his sneakers was grabbed by a claw, while he was trying to jump.
"Take this, Ugly!" Growled Sonic, who did a spin attack several times onto the Eliminator's face and neck.
Dodging as many attacks as he could, Sonic thought to himself; "How on Mobius can I stop this robot? Spin attacking his body does nothing!" Then, he saw the electric claws, and had an idea. "Aha! Let's give this so called 'Eliminator', a taste of its own medicine!" Grinned Sonic.
Sonic stuck out his tongue at the robot, and told it; "Come at me, ugly!" Angrily, the Eliminator lunged both its claws at Sonic, which he responded to by doing a spin attack on both, sending them back at their owner, electrocuting it, and causing it to explode.
"IMPOSSIBLE! THE ELIMINATOR HAS BEEN DESTROYED! ALL UNITS, STOP THE HEDGEHOGS" Shouted Unit 1368.
"Too late bozos! You're too slow for me!" Said Sonic triumphantly, while easily using his Sonic punch to defeat the rest of the Swat Bots.
"Good job Bro! I got Sonia!" Called Manic from the Cell Room doorway.
"Thanks guys! That was close!" Sighed Sonia.
"Next time sis, don't let your guard down! Who knows what could have just happened to Sanctuary while we were away?" Muttered Sonic.
"Sorry Sonic, I was surprised by them after I woke up from the explosion!" Sonia apologised politely.
"Nevermind guys, let's regroup with the other Freedom Fighters, if they're still there." Manic told them.
Once they ditched the Swat Carrier and reached the mountain area where Sanctuary was, Manic's hoverboard was hit by a laser all of a sudden. "Argh!" Screamed all three Hedgehogs as they fell to the ground.
The Stealth Orb showed itself to them, and began shooting them non-stop with a hidden laser below its camera eye. "Urgh, Robotnik just doesn't give up, does he?!" Moaned Sonic. "Whatever. My Medallion's recharged, so let's finish this bot!"
Quickly transforming his Medallion, Sonic plucked the strings of the Guitar once, to send a single laser straight into the Eye of the Stealth Orb, finally stopping it for good. "Phew, at last! That should be all of Robotnik's goons dealt with for now!" Said Sonic with a sigh of relief.
"Good job guys!" Called out Cyrus, accompanied by many Freedom Fighters who were walking across the Bridge that leads to Sanctuary, while escorting the frightened Mobian kids. "Unfortunately, I think it's too dangerous to keep the Children in Sanctuary, now that Robotnik knows it's here."
"Good point Cyrus. We'll just have to return to base and keep them there. But that'll also make things harder for us." Examined Sonic.
"True, but it's the only option we've got." Sighed Cyrus.
"You know, I think you were right Cyrus. It does kind of feel Robotnik's getting stronger! I guess we just have to find out how to stop him from doing so!" Commented the blue Hedgehog, feeling somewhat concerned over the advancements in Robotnik's Empire. What could the Dictator possibly have planned?
End of Episode 2.
Next time: ROBOTNIK'S REVENGE.