Chapter 5
Lost in darkness…
A/N: There are only two sides in war, or so some say Yet that is not correct, there is always another side… and sometimes even more than that…
But it is a fact that there is always one side who gets the best out of victory, and the worst out of defeat…
Oh… sorry for the late update.
Sonic never thought he would be unable to run away. But as their captors rode in the hover van, with Sonic, Cream, and her children all tied up very tightly to the sides, he knew that they had him good this time. Sonic laughed silently to himself. He knew the hovering capabilities of a vehicle was experimented and invented by Tails. He'd never imagined a day when all of Tails' technology would be used against them. But for as long as they could not get access to the best of his technologies, Balthazar's victory would be far from grasp, but still certain.
But what if they could get their hands on it? The thought lingered on Sonic's mind. Getting into Balthazar's citadel was one thing, but getting their hands on Tails' stuff was another. Sonic knew they could not get his most powerful inventions without having Tails with him. But having Tails with them also put every one of them into critical danger as well… but would the risk be worth it? Would it be worth gaining victory at the risk of losing every single rebel life? It was the only way to win, but it was something that Sonic thought as far worse than a desperate last resort. It was almost as if you were putting your life into the hands of a fool.
Cinnamon was lying her head on her mother's shoulder, .looking at Sonic pitifully. "I'm sorry, Sonic." She said to him. "This is all my fault."
Sonic shook his head sadly. "If it's anyone's fault, it is mine. We should have left sooner."
"Hey, quiet back there!" One of their captors said to them.
"Um, Danny, there's something out there." The other captor said.
"What are you talking about, I don't see anything." The captor Danny replied.
"What, they were just there…" Suddenly, they heard a thump on the car.
"What the…" The two men stepped out of the car.
Ignorance played them fools. Out of nowhere, the captor Danny was hit from a rock hard fist, knocking him unconscious. The other captor took out his gun, and pointed it everywhere fearfully. Everywhere but above that is. He didn't look up in time to see a kick aimed right at his face. He fell unconscious.
Zoran, as the reader probably has probably guessed his name already, quickly went to the other side and opened the door, still invisible as an extra precaution. To Sonic and Cream, this looked bizarre.
"Quickly!" He called to the bewildered figures in the van. "There are people following me, they're not as slick as they think they are, but they're still cunning. They're right on my tail, we've got to get moving!"
Sonic thought an angel was speaking to him. But Cream would have known the voice from anywhere. "Zoran?" She said. Zoran looked around carefully, before undoing the invisibility while he cut the strings tying his family up. Cream got out and hugged him, before he preceded to untying Sonic.
While he was untying Sonic, they heard voices. "We've got him good, there's no way he's escaping!" A voice cried.
Sonic knew they all wouldn't get out. "Zoran, you Cream, and your kids can all get out of here as soon as you finish untying me. I'll distract them, buy you guys time."
"Sonic, no!" Cream cried, but Sonic would have none of it. Not now.
"Cream, it's the only way. Plus, they know Zoran's a Prower, he's valuable to them."
"But they don't know Cream's a Prower…" Zoran said, and Sonic looked up at him curiously as Zoran cut the last bit of string.
"Really?" Sonic said. Zoran smiled.
"That's the good news." Zoran sighed as the last piece of string fell to the ground. "You know what you're getting into, right?"
Sonic smiled. "What I've always got myself into: A battle against evil!"
Zoran smiled, before gesturing toward his family. "Come on guys, this way! We've got to get out of here!"
"But what about Sonic?" Cinnamon asked her parents.
"Sonic's doing hero work, Cinnamon." Zoran explained. "He has his reasons for what he's doing, but there's no time to explain now." Cinnamon gave Sonic one last look, before retreating with her family into the nearby forest. Before they could figure out where they'd gone, Sonic quickly averted all of the enemie's eyes to him.
"Come on, you cowards!" Sonic said. "Aren't you going to try to catch me?"
Sonic raced past them, but he knew that would not be enough. Balthazar had longed readied her soldiers against an encounter with him. One of her soldiers fired his gun before Sonic could even make it.
Sonic looked at the shot. It was not a bullet, it was a dart. This dart, Sonic knew would temporarily black him out…
Before Sonic passed out, he already knew where he'd wake up, and that was in the dungeon of Balthazar, far closer to the enemy than he'd like to be.
But better him than Zoran or Cream…
A/N: Good old Sonic, playing hero. I'm afraid to say that Sonic will certainly not like his new home…
Next chapter we return to Tails and his daughter, who are still running from Balthazar's forces.
