Rotor beamed Sonic and Sally up to the Death Egg. Then he waited a minute or so before he uploaded the virus.
"Hold onto your butts," he said right before he executed the command. Nothing appeared to happen. "Uhhh," Rotor mumbled. He looked to the right hand corner of the screen, where a time signature was flashing. "It worked, but it looks as if it's limited. They've only got about ten minutes."
"Are we gonna get any good news around here? We're in the shit now, mate," Knuckles said. Bunnie came over to Knuckles and put her arm around his shoulder.
"We're gonna be fine, Hun."
"Huh huh, NO!"
--
Sonic and Sally appeared right next to the room that housed the core. Sonic pulled out the bomb and set the timer on it.
"How's three minutes?" Sonic asked Sally.
"Well, we should be able to get to the 'life boat' by then. Go for it." Sonic ran into the core room and placed the bomb, then grabbed Sally's arm and ran in the direction of their escape. They quickly ended up where one of the 'life boats' was. Sally opened the hatch and looked inside. She turned around and gave Sonic a worried look.
"What now?" Sonic asked.
"We both won't fit in here," Sally fretted. "What are we going to do?"
"Give me the power ring, then get inside." Sally did as she was told.
"Trying to escape, are you? Shame you didn't want to say for the party," an all too familiar voice spoke from behind Sonic.
"Fuck," Sonic muttered. He quickly kicked the hatch shut, and then launched the 'life boat' with Sally onboard.
"She wasn't interested in a three-way, huh?" Robotnik asked, entering the room.
"Ménage a tois, I believe it's called," Sonic retorted. "What do you want?"
"A little song, a little dance, your head on a lance. Actually, my controls stopped working, so I assumed it must have been because of a rodent problem. Wasn't expecting to see two rodents, are you multiplying now?"
"You'd be surprised," Sonic replied.
"Oh you are a barrel of laughs," Robotnik antagonized. "Too bad you couldn't warn your girlfriend about the impending doom."
"Doom? You're the one in check, asshole."
"Because one as super smart as me wouldn't have expected a little attack like this, right? I sent Snively back down to make sure your friends don't cause trouble. He's also going to have the controls back up for this beast. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, I'm really fucked now…!" Robotnik paused for a second. "You're really fucked now! And somehow I don't think Sally will be able to repopulate the world all by herself. Now, there is only one way out of here, and it involves you dying." Robotnik raised the roboticizing gun he held, and pointed it at Sonic.
"The controls are back online sir, and we've apprehended the terrorists," Snively's voice announced over the speakers. Sonic sped past Robotnik while he was distracted listening to the transmission, and headed straight for the control center. He put the Death Egg into a rapid decent.
"HAHAHAHAHA! Landing this vessel will not save you, Hedgehog," Robotnik's voice boomed over the speaker system. Sonic rushed back into the first 'life boat' room. "Ah, come back for more, eh?"
"Who ever said anything about landing it? You never did learn to mind your surroundings," Sonic said, making his way over to the empty shoot. "There is something you forgot to factor into your plan."
"And what might that be, Hedgehog?"
"The fact that you have about 30 seconds to live," Sonic replied, opening the hatch and jumping out.
"FUCK BEANS!"
--
Back on the ground, Snively was pulling Rotor, Tails, Antoine, and Bunnie out of Robotnik's headquarters.
"You thought you were being so cleaver," Snively gloated. "Never underestimate the incredible intelligence of Robotnik and Snively. I've never had any fox burgers, but I'm sure they taste excellent," he said, licking his lips. Tails whimpered at the remark. "I've had rabbit stew, and it's most succulent. Have you ever been to Bucket 'O Ducks?" The captives responded by shaking their heads. "It is a must, their Duck Bucket is quite exquisite. If it walks like a duck and sounds like a duck, eat it. That's the Colonel Duck Bucket way."
"You ever had a knuckle sandwich, mate?" Knuckles asked, walking up behind Snively.
"No, can't say I have…"Snively turned around just as Knuckles threw a punch at his head. He was knocked out upon impact.
"See? All that bitchin and you're all saved because I had to use the shit house," Knuckles said. "Looks like I can still pack a wallop."
"Uh, ze Deaz Egg is coming closer!" Antoine screamed.
"Bloody hell, could this get any worse?" Knuckles asked. As the Freedom Fighters were watching the Death Egg, Sally came running up to them.
"A little company?" Sally asked, looking at Snively's limp body. "Where's Sonic?"
"I hate to be the one to tell ya, mate, but you were the last one to see him," Knuckles responded. "I thought he was goin with you?"
"What like steady? You want to know if Sonic's my boyfriend? Well, we never really talk about it, I just assumed…"
"No, that isn't what I mean at all, mate."
"Oh…only one could fit per 'life boat', nothing much like a boat at all really," Sally said. Everyone turned their attention to the sky again. "That three minutes is going to end pretty soon here." As if Sonic heard, a ball of flame burst out of the Death Egg, heading for the ground fast.
"Take a squizz at that, he's always got to do everythin so dramatically," Knuckles observed. "Let's lock this peckerhead up, then go find Sonic." Just after he spoke the Death Egg exploded in glorious fashion, raining down all sorts of debris.
--
When they found Sonic, he was lying in a smoldering heap with the power ring firmly in his grasp. Sally ran over to him to assess the damage.
"Sonic!" She shouted as she made her way over to him.
"Huh?" Sonic muttered, looking around. "Oh hey, what's up guys?" He asked, puffing smoke between each word.
"You look like shit, Sonic," Sally observed.
"I feel like shit. How was the ride down?"
"I was about to ask you the same thing," Sally teased.
"Well, you're lookin at it. Fuckin cheap bastard only puts two 'life boats' in, and who the fuck does that shit? You okay?"
"Me? Look at you, I got off easy."
"I'd help ya up, mate, but I don't want to catch fire," Knuckles said, walking over to them. "Oh, and I found this, I thought ya might need it." He tossed Sally a leash.
"Yeah, thanks asshole, I'll remember that," Sonic replied, getting to his feet.
"A leash, I don't get it," Sally mused.
"You've got to keep your bitches in line, mate," Knuckles explained. Sally giggled, finally getting the joke.
"It won't be very useful without a collar," she put in.
"He told me he was getting one today. I can only do so much, mate."
"So are you ready to do my bidding, bitch?" Sally asked, smiling at Sonic.
"This is gonna be a fun trip home."
