I don't own anything Sonic or Sega related. (Sob.)

They sound too British? I'll try and fix that. (Meant to be Delta not Alpha, I have corrected it.)

Yes, Sonic is stuffed inside an android's body. It might seem weird, and really it is but I've done too many stories where one of the heroes ends up as a ghost. Trust me when I say Sonic is safe… as long as he doesn't do any too stupid and burns himself out (should that be she and herself?).

Please R and R if you want, all reviews welcome.


Chapter 7

G.U.N HQ (Shh, it's a secret.)

" Ergh, eeww! Is that you, Shadow?" Rouge wrinkled her nose at the awful stench that had wafted into the small office. "Try some herbal tea or something, would ya. You stink!"

The black hedgehog scowled at her from across the desk. " I believe the phase is: she who smelt it, dealt it."

"Don't get cute with me, mister! It's not my fault you've missed your date with Amy. Boss man wants the red tape sorted through and we have to deal, so deal with it." She shuffled her papers into a neat pile and placed them in a folder. " How's it going by the way? You make your move yet?" Sitting forward on her elbows she smirked at him. " I want all details. I need my weekly smooches report."

He sighed and then returned the smirk, " My lips are sealed." Stapling his work together he added it to Rouge's and deposited the file into the red OUT tray. " Another one done. How many more to go?"

Rouge jabbed a thumb towards the blue IN tray still overflowing with complaints and unfinished reports. " Another couple of hundred or so. Tell you what, you get started on the next file and I'll check out that stink, it reeks in here."

" Probably just janitors clearing the air vents," He called after her as she got up and left the office. He heard the door click shut and grumbled reaching for the next bulging file. " I hate red tape." He barely sat back down when he heard the soft thump, getting to his feet he poked his head out and wrinkled his nose. He sniffed inhaling the scent of citrus fruits and looked down, his eyes widened. " Rouge!"

The bat was face down on the carpeted floor. Shadow raced to her side and with careful hands turned her over and checked for a pulse, sighing in relief when he found a weak but steady one. " What the hell is going…on?" He blinked spotting a lady standing at the end of the corridor, Impossible! She died… I killed her. He made to get up but the lady held up a small opened bottle in her clawed hand and blew something from it. Shadow sniffed again and felt dizzy, his eyes became blurred and he fell onto his knees. " It's…you…" He slurred falling onto his side and succumbing to the darkness that washed over him.

--

The woman grinned watching the black hedgehog fall under her spell, it had been years since she last saw him and he hadn't aged one bit. Not surprising seeing he was an immortal like her. Slipping the tiny vial into her pocket she marvel at how far the planet had come in advanced science. The potion she cooked up in her darling Eggy's Lab released a colourless vapour when you shook it and caused anyone who got in the way to fall into a dreamless sleep.

Now that the black rodent, the flying rat and all the staff working the graveyard shift at the government complex had been immobilised it was time to get what she came for. The contents of Lab Delta, a fellow member of the Order of Seven. After a series of simple hand gestures the small group of EK's behind her marched to the stairwells and elevators. She followed shortly afterwards her pale face breaking into a grin that bared her fangs and made her golden cat eyes sparkle.

As she passed the slumbering Shadow she knelt and placed a hand on his head, " I warned you last time not to cross me, hedgehog. Now I call on the promise you made, when the Sun rises and you hold the Time Lord in your hands you will do what is right." She rose and cocked her head to the side; with giggle she followed the EK's down the stairwells.

They made their way to the Labs, the EK's made quick work of the double doors. While the woman and a couple of Knights entered Lab Delta three others went into the Lab next door. A second later there came a loud hiss followed by a flash of light. The EK that had been brought from Shamar was no more, destroyed by its brothers. There must be no breadcrumbs left.She thought making her way into the white room and stopping in front of the chamber that housed the sleeping Were-hog. An EK checked the screens and nodded.

" All vitals are normal, your Highness. Psychological profile is clean, no traces of Sonic the Hedgehog."

She grinned, just like the Nazo Manuscripts predicted. " Time to wake him up. Bring me the Chaos Emerald."

The EK's wheeled in a small trolley. On top standing on a pedestal stood a yellow gemstone, the second Emerald that G.U.N had kept safe from Eggman. The woman held up her hands and calling on old powers, older than the universe, channelled the raw energy that dwelled deep within the stone towards the sleeping Were-hog. The stone dimmed and then released a single beam of blinding gold light that struck the bulky chest of the Were-hog in the heart. The Were-hog grunted and slowly opened his eyes, not Sonic's green orbs but horrible pink eyes similar to a reptile.

" Dark Gaia? My Lord can you hear me?"

Lips pulled back revealing sharp and deadly fangs dripping with saliva. Dark Gaia flexed his arms and broke the metal bands around his body like paper chains. With a guttural roar, the Were-hog pulled back a fist and smashed his way free, shattering the glass front of the medical cell and sending shards flying everywhere. The Dark Were-hog, free at last, lumbered forward. Once on solid ground, he took a few deep breaths and then lifted his head and grinned devilishly.

The woman knelt and bowed her head, " The stars are coming together, sire. Once we have all the Eyes, the Nazo Serpent will rise and we will take our place as rulers of a new empire. The Order of Seven will mean something once again. We will be Gods amongst men." She looked up and smiled at him her eyes twinkling. " This little rock will burn for what they've done to us. As soon as you've rested you can show the world what a nasty, big bad wolf you are and the best bit is this time not even Sonic the Hedgehog can stop us."

The Were-hog purred with pleasure and held out a hand to her. She took it and grabbed the Emerald. "With me, all of you." Calling on the gem's power again she used Chaos Control and teleported the whole team out of the complex and onto Eggman's waited Battleship.

An hour or so later panic erupted throughout the building. The Commander worked him self into a frenzy, blaming the two Mobians for the mishap, for falling asleep on the job and dooming the whole planet. For once Rouge was quiet happy to let Shadow loose and bash the old fool to death but the black hedgehog said nothing, he was just staring at the floor lost in his own world.

" It's a good thing Tails called us." He snapped after he composed himself. " We got word that Eggman's Eggo-motive is heading north. It's believed that a vast number of Knights are on board being transported to his new Base. Suit up and get on your bikes, last visual contact was at these coordinates." He handed Rouge a slip of paper. " Well, get going!"

They saluted, " Yes, Sir!"

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High above the railroad tracks leading north a golden plane soared between the clouds. The Hyper Tornado, Tails' pride and joy was more advanced than the previous models. It was equipped with the latest military weaponry that could penetrate the toughest of metals even made from diamonds and could also transform into The Hyper Cyclone, an all purpose battle robot at a seconds' notice.

In the front compartment sat Tails in the pilot seat scanning the tracks below for any sign of Eggman and his 'bots. Behind him dressed for action in a T-shirt and leggings combo was Amy. Behind them in the second bubble compartment, behind the X-shaped wings that gave the other planes their names, sat the Doctor. The Time Lord was in a clean brown suit, one of many from the TARDIS' wardrobe room, a brown tie like before but this time he'd changed his white shirt for a dark blue one. He was wearing his specs and was looking around the cramped space in awe at the majestic technology used to create such a machine. He had to hand it to the cub; the H-Tornado, in some ways, was in the same class as the TARDIS.

Only one person was not inthe plane and that was Sola. The feline was outside enjoying the brisk air ruffling her fur; she was sitting in Sonic's usual position against the second pod; arms behind her head, legs bent and crossed at the knees, one foot tapping to a song only she could hear and a clam smile on her face.

" I got a visual." Announced Tails pointing to the right. " Eggo-motive dead ahead. Whoa…" He frowned as his scanners went berserk, " that thing's loaded with all kind weapons and its outer structure is super strong. I'm not sure the H- Tornado can make a dent."

" Don't sweat it, buddy." Said Sola through the headsets they were wearing, " Get me close enough and I'll spin dash that hunk of metal into little pieces. Eggman hasn't built a toy I can't trash."

" Nice plan, Sola, but I think you're forgetting something important." Amy looked over her shoulder at her. " You're not Sonic anymore, you're a normal girl who happens to be a bit speedy. You don't have a spin dash or any of your special abilities." The cat glared at her, Tails sank into his chair as far as he could go, and the Doctor suddenly became very interested in a spec on the windows. Amy suddenly brightened, " I know, double team! Sola can run behind the train carrying me and you and the Doctor can distract the train. I'll punch a hole in its side and disable the security systems from the inside. Easy!"

"Uh-uh. No way!"

" What? Why the fig not?"

" 'Cause you're just a girl."

" Just a- how dare you speak to me like that! In case it's slipped your mind, Sonic, you're in the same boat as me now so don't you dare pull any boy are better than girls crap. I can't believe you said that!"

The Doctor knocked on the glass, "Can we leave the domestics for another time? Focus."

" I'm just saying…" Started Sola, she didn't get to finish because Amy launched into another row.

As the former daters argued Tails sighed in defeat and concentrated on his flying, he was surprised when the radio bleeped an incoming call from within the plane. He tapped his headset and said, " Hello?"

" Hello! It's me, the Doctor." Tails blinked and looked back passed the bickering duo, the Doctor grinned and waved at him from the other pod. " I was wondering if you could help me with a slight problem,"

" Like getting those two to work peacefully together. I don't get it either, Doctor. I mean when they were dating they got on fine, no bickering what so ever."

" What happened?" He asked, taking off his glasses and slipping them into his pocket in one practiced movement.

" Shadow."

" So, Sonic caught Amy with Shadow?" in font he saw Tails shake his head, his brow wrinkled as he figured it out and then it hit him. "Oh? Ooh, I didn't think Sonic was like that." He smiled at a distance memory. "Another Captain Jack on the team."

"That's because I'm not a Captain Jack, who ever that is." Tails squeaked, the Doctor looked upward and found Sola with a frown on her face. " It was a one off. Afterwards a lot of stuff happened and we went our separate ways. I made the right call to let Amy go. I'm just glad I gave them a helping hand to admit their feelings." She winked at Amy. " Candles." Amy blinked and then blushed. Tails and the Doctor knew they missed something but had no time to ask as the scanner bleeped two new signals.

Tails smiled, " Rouge and Shadow are just ten minutes away. OK, Sola you're up. You and the Doctor go down and get on that train. We've got your--"

"Look out!" Shouted Amy.

A load of missiles streaked their way across the skies. Tails did his best to dodge them but there was too many. The rockets peppered the sides of the plane, blowing one pair of wings clean off. Tails popped the hatches on both pods and grabbed Amy while Sola reached for the Doctor. Smoke clouded their vision; they had no choice but to jump. Tails whirled up his twin tails and carried Amy to safety right before the whole plane exploded. The two friends landed a fair bit away in a crumpled heap, coughing and spluttering. They could just make out the plane as it crashed into the hills lighting up the skies in pinks and reds.

The sounds of powerful engines made them turn. Two bikes pulled up; one purple and one black. Rouge and Shadow flipped the visors of their helmets and watched the fireworks on the distance. The two agents tossed spare helmets to the others, Tails scooted behind Rouge and Amy jumped onto the back with Shadow. The bikes left smoke trails in their wake as they roared off. The fire works could mean only one thing; Sola and the Doctor were alive. They still had a mission to complete.

--

A brown and black blur shot along the countryside weaving in and out of the way of gunfire. Sola was doing her best, she really was, but something was wrong. She couldn't figure it out and it was frustrating. The Doctor was in her arms bridal style his long legs dangling in the winds. The back of the train was coming up and the cat pushed herself that little bit more; she stumbled and nearly dropped the Doctor.

" You Ok?"

She shook her head, " I think… I'm shutting down. Carla was designed to copy our powers at half speeds. Tails put in a barrier that automatically shuts her down if she pushed too far." She grunted, "I can't do this."

" You can. Just get me to the door and I'll break in with my trusty sonic screwdriver."

She nodded, "I'll try." Picking up the pace a little more they edged closer to the Eggo-motive, " You named your screwdriver after me?" She asked with a slight smile and a raised brow.

" Well, I…"

" Can't say I blame you, most things that are sonic are pretty cool. Here we go." They had reached the end most carts. There was a weak looking ladder on the side that led to the fire exit on the roof. " Can you grab that rail?"

" Nothing to it." The Doctor leaned up and took hold of the rusty ladder; he pulled himself up and onto the roof. The train clattered along the tracks and he frowned as the scenery blurred, it was picking up speed. The train rumbled along the rails growing more and more unsteady, the Doctor held onto the weak railing for all he was worth, Sola was falling behind her power source failing. He fumbled in his pocket and pulled out the screwdriver, fighting the fierce winds he aimed it at the lock. Nothing happened, he tried again getting the same result.

" It's deadlocked!" He yelled, " I can't get in! We need something that can cut through."

"Let me try something." Sola pushed her self and ran in a wide curve away from the carriage. The Doctor watched as she headed right for the train only to jump at the last second. "Here we go," She span becoming a fast black whirlwind, " Screw kick!" She sawed through the tough outer shell of the train, disappearing into the dark depths. She stuck her head out a second or two later looking very proud. "That was so cool!" She cheered helping the Doctor scramble inside.

"What did you do?"

" I don't know really. I was thinking of a way to get inside and Carla's programming kicked in. Showed me all the moves she'd copied from the other Freedom Fighters, so I picked one."

" Impressive. Now then," He turned on his heels all the way round, nodded and walked off. " This way I think." They opened a door and Sola screamed loudly. An EK Stood along the sides of the next compartment, it wasn't alone. The whole carriage was packed with them; all of them were still not moving to intersect the intruders. " Ah, what's this about, then?" Taking out a stethoscope from his inside pocket the Doctor pressed the flat end to the EK's chest, the other end into his ears and closed his eyes. He hummed and did the same thing to another and another, making his way down to the door at the end. " They're all in standby mode. Sleeping. We're safe."

" If you're sure, Doc." Sola edged forward, as she did her hand brushed ever so lightly against the nearest EK, a minute electrical charge shot from her fingers to the robots legs, it was so tiny that she didn't feel a thing but the EK did. A soft hum built up in its body and it flexed it hands. " This place gives me the creeps."

The Doctor smiled kindly and opened the door to the next compartment with the sonic tool. He wrapped an arm around her shoulders. " Trust me, you're safe with me. I promise."

The two journeyed down the train towards the main engine room, the sonic tool lighting their way forwards with its blue glow. While behind them the shadows edged forward.


I swear I didn't mean for chapter to been this long, but…

(If anyone wants to know what Carla/Sola looks like just click on my Bio page, she's my picture.)

Have a teaser for you; Super Shadow will be making an appearance.

More soon!