Sonic Creed Part-10

Revenge of Robotasis

End of Beach Vacation:

Sonic stands and stretches in the tent he and Zaku share as he slowly unzips the front in order to look at the beach that they spent a week on. He smiles as his stretch cause his ears to stand and twitch while his tail points out from his body. He finishes and steps out, zipping the tent back up on his way out. He walks to a log laid on the beach from the freedom fighters, it kind of became a bench for people to sit down on. He smiles once again as he watches the waves roll in and he feels the breeze of the salty air. He suddenly hears a feminine yawn and a tent unzip behind him as he sees Sally stumble out of her tent. She smiles at Sonic and walks to him in order to join him on the log.

Sally: "Well, this is a surprise, your up before me."

Sonic: "Got to get back on your A game Sall, after all, we are heading back to Knothole today."

Sally: "Yep."

She yawns again and then leans onto his shoulder.

Sally: "But I'd much rather be lazy for now."

Sonic: "That's thinkin' like me alright."

Sally laughs. Sonic leans back a little as he raps one arm around Sally.

Sonic: "It was fun, I'm gonna miss it."

Sally: "Me too."

Sally and Sonic sigh a little.

Sally: "You know what I'm gonna miss most? Being here with everyone, including you. I haven't had fun like this in a while, thank you again Sonic."

Sonic: "No prob Sall, your just lucky I'm such a universally fun guy!"

Sally leans off of him a little and says...

Sally: "What do you mean?"

Sonic: "I'm a hero, a fast acting transporter, an engineer, and most importantly, a party hog!"

Sonic winks at her and gives his trademark thumbs up as she laughs.

Sally: "Well, it sure was a lot of fun, Sonic, the Party Hedgehog."

Sonic: "And it all ways will be like that with me, stick with me Sall, I'll make it happen!"

Sally: "I know you will Sonic, and I'll keep that offer in mind."

After a few minutes of silence, Zaku erupts from his tent and stretches he looks over at Sonic and Sally as they begin to stand to go greet him. Zaku stares at the two and says suddenly after it seems like he's studied them.

Zaku: "You know what, you two are getting taller."

Sonic: "What, really?"

Zaku: "Yeah, you guys are about that age now, I don't know why I haven't noticed it. Sally, you have to at least have grown like a whole 2 inches. And Sonic, your like half a foot taller!"

Sally: "Really? Well we are reaching the time that we'd reach true adulthood."

Zaku: "And from the looks of it, Sonic might even grow to be about my size soon too!"

Sonic: "Better watch out! Soon it will be me giving the nuggies!"

Zaku laughs as Lupe and the others start waking up and coming out.

Bunnie: "Now what's all this noise about, y'all already up?"

Lupe: "Looks like. *yawn* so we gonna be getting everyone up to go back to Knothole soon?"

Sally: "Yes, let's get started ASAP."

Sonic: "On it Sall."

Within an hour, the camp was picked up and everyone ready to head out and move back to Knothole. Sonic heads to the front and ushers everyone forward as the move began. Sally catches up and grabs his arm as she takes one last look at the beach. She smiles and looks away as they journey forward. A hour or two pass as they journey to their missed home of Knothole. Amy and Tails play with the kids as they roll and horse around in the meadow. Sonic and Sally pass a tree they land marked on the way to the beach as a 15 minute walk from the forest. Sonic and Sally smile, but stop as they smell an odd odor in the air. Something like chard wood. Sonic smile turns upside down as he and Sally fear the worst. Sonic picks up Sally and runs to the top of the hill as their fears became reality. A dark black cloud covered the air as ash pored from the sky. The forest had been set on fire. Sally's face drops to a distressed sadness as she is put down. She runs from Sonic as he reaches out to stop her. He misses and she runs forward till she is far from the group. She drops to her knees as tears rise to her eyes and drip down her face. The forest which she loved as her home was set a blaze as trees fell from weakness and the ground burnt dry. Sonic catches up behind her and keeps some distance from her as he says...

Sonic: "Sally, I'm sorry, theirs nothing we could have done."

Sally: "Yes their was! We could have been here, we could have stopped it, now our home may not be there."

Sonic: "Sally, you know as well as I do that if Knothole was burned down, we would have been too. But there is still help, come on Sally, we need you, the others can't see you like this."

Sally: "I don't care!"

Lupe and Zaku approach from behind but stop as they hear Sally. Sonic reaches to her arm to comfort her as she rejects it. Lupe gasps shocked as Sonic calmly pulls away. His eyes narrow as the embers from the still burning forest fall near him, the slow breeze moves his quills as he stands rejected. Bunnie approaches and says...

Bunnie: "We need to put those fires out and save what's left of the forest!"

Sonic: "Agreed, I'll head into Knothole to see if it's okay, you guys take care of the fires... and Sally."

Zaku: "Okay Sonic, you can count on us."

Sonic, with his eyes still fixed on Sally, stays silent for a few moments and then turns to leave when he is stopped by Lupe.

Lupe: "Sonic, be careful, and don't worry about Sally, she'd never be like this normally."

Sonic: "I know... good luck."

Lupe: "Good luck Sonic."

Sonic rockets into the forest with speed that sucks the black smoke down and then throws it away as he makes a whole in the darkness. He hopes that he will soon reach Knothole so that he can ensure the other Freedom Fighters Safety. His speed rips through the darkness and virtually puts out the fires that surround him. He suddenly breaks through the fire chard and burnt forest to find ashy and wet trees and ground that was defended by electrical water pumps that were undoubtedly created by Rotor to fight the fires. Sonic is filled with a swift feeling of relief and calm as he feels almost assured that Knothole is safe and secure. He runs for another few minutes and then burst through some ashy plants to see green forests, he was very sure that Knothole was safe now as he was still a five minute sonic sprint away from Knothole and their was no sign of fire damage. He comes into a pass where he sees Knothole and see's that it is fine. He rounds a couple of houses to see Rotor leading the group of Freedom Fighters that stayed behind as he directs them to parts of Knothole in order to help stop the fires. Sonic runs into the crowd and the crowd shows signs of relief.

Rotor: "Sonic! Your back!"

Sonic: "Just got back, what's going on?"

Rotor dismisses the others as they rush off to find something to do and make sure the pumps were working.

Rotor: "It was Robotasis, he dropped carpet incendiaries into the forest randomly, we got most of the fires put out or under control, but it looks like Robotasis is making his move to try and kill us off."

Sonic: "Good to hear you've got the predicament under control and have analyzed the situation."

Rotor: "Thanks Sonic. Where are the others?"

Sonic: "Putting the fires out in the forest long front."

Rotor: "I see, so the fires reached that far."

Sonic: "He probably dropped a bomb near there, I just didn't run by one."

Rotor: "Well, I have this situation under control here, so you should probably head back and give the others assistance."

Sonic: "Sounds like a plan Rote! I'll be back!"

Sonic rockets off in the direction he came to look for the others.

Rotor: "Be careful Sonic."

Sonic runs fast as he soon rips out of the green forest and back into the ash covered forest when he soon after passes the robot drones as he sees they've pushed up farther to continue to put the fires out. He suddenly sees the end of the burnt forest and erupts to see the Freedom Fighters putting out the last of the flames. He lends some help by making a small wind tunnel by running in a circle rapidly and moving near the fires. As the visual fires disappears, Sonic stops and leaves the easy to manage to the others. He runs to Lupe and Zaku as they stand behind Sally. They turn to look at him as Sally turns around, but doesn't look him in the eyes. He looks at her carefully as he moves toward her. Her left hand rests on the top of her right arm as she looks at the ground to her right. Lupe and Zaku stand out of his way as he nears her.

Sonic: "Knothole is safe. Rotor has had the Freedom Fighters put out most of the fires."

Sally continues to stare at the ground as Sonic pauses for a response. Not seeing one, he continues to say...

Sonic: "I just figured you should know. Alright guys, lets put the last of those fires out."

Sonic turns to leave but is stopped by Sally's right hand as she shivers and cry's.

Sally: "I'm, I'm so sorry Sonic! Please, try to understand, I-I don't know what to do... I..."

Sonic grabs her and pulls her onto his chest and he raps his arms around her. Her left hand, and her right arm down, she quickly closes her eyes, tightens her right fist and then grabs Sonic with both arms as she buries her head in his chest. She screams out loud as Sonic's chest numbs the sound. Lupe and Zaku look at each other and turn to go help the others. Sonic rubs Sally's back as he starts to sit down with her. She cry's for a few minutes and starts to calm down while Sonic holds her and gently rubs her back. He lays his head on top of her's as her crying comes to a stop. He kisses her on the head and pulls his head away from hers as she slowly looks up, tear drenched face and all. He smiles at her and says...

Sonic: "It's gonna be okay Sally, I promise. I'm here for you, you know that."

She smiles slightly as her eyes start to water again. She leans her head on his chest again, this time with her right ear to his chest. She hears his calm heart beat, as it in turn soothes her fears.

Sally: "No one got hurt?"

Sonic: "None that me and Rotor know of."

Sally sighs in relief and lowers her head a little.

Sally: "Thank you sonic, for understanding."

Sonic: "I may not understand everything that happens, but one things for certain, I know when you aren't yourself."

Sally hugs on harder and smiles dimly. Sonic looks at the flames as the embers pass by him and Sally, as the air is filled with black and the odor of burning green. The grass beneath them seeps down as the weight of the air and the heat pull them to the ground. A few hours pass as the freedom fighters put out the fire and gather in Knothole for their next plan. Sonic stands up with Sally next to him as she begins to address the freedom fighters.

Sally: "Attention, attention everyone. I know that we're all under a lot of stress to come home just to see that our privacy and land have been violated, but now is not the time to panic. All of you should head home while the leaders and I discuss what is next to come. Rest up, cause we are all gonna need our sleep and energy for tomorrow... vacation is over, now it's time to come back to reality."

Sally steps off the stage, leaving Sonic to say what he needs to say.

Sonic: "Go home, and rest, we'll talk more tomorrow."

Sonic steps off the stage and heads in the direction of the Command Central House as he see's that Lupe, Bunnie, Antoine, Rotor, and Zaku follow behind. Upon entering the house, they find that Sally and Dr. Quack are setting up some kind of machine inside the room. Sonic is the first to show true interest as he sees a cryogenic tube in the corner of the room.

Sonic: "What's that?"

Dr. Quack: "It's the regenerater we talked about earlier, Sonic."

Sonic: "It's finished!"

Doc: "No, that's what your gonna help me with."

Sonic flinches a little as he stops in his tracks.

Doc: "I need you to get into it."

Sally looks at Dr. Quack nervously and then back at Sonic.

Sally: "Please don't do this, I don't want anything happening!"

Sonic: "It'll be okay, I promise Sall."

Sonic starts walking over to Doc, as he has some kind of shot ready. Sally walks in front of him, stopping him as she says...

Sally: "Don't you dare get hurt!"

Sonic: "I'll be fine Sall, don't worry, I can't leave you."

Sally smiles a little as she hugs Sonic. Sonic then turns to Doc and says...

Sonic: "Ready."

Doc: "Make sure you've used the restroom first, you'll be in the Cryogenic Tube for at least three hours."

Sonic: "Really!"

Doc: "Give or take an hour."

Sonic starts to walk out of the room slowly as everyone stares at him. Sally giggles a little causing the others to laugh a little.

Sonic: "Shut up! Like you haven't had to."

He leaves and the others gather round some metal table in the center of the room.

Bunnie: "Now what in the who-hah is this!"

Sally: "It's a holopanel that Dr. Quack and Rotor have been working on. It'll make it easier for us to plan missions now."

Rotor: "I'm just glad it could be used in some way."

Sally flips a switch on the side of the unit causing a 3D image of Knothole to appear. Everyone is in ah as the image is extremely clear and realistic.

Bunnie: "Wow, would you look at that!"

Sally: "Impressive Rotor, and you too Dr. Quack."

Doc: "It wasn't much, I just stuck to the logarithms and science of it, Rotor's the one who built it."

Sally: "Never the less, very good guys."

Rotor: "If you zoom out, it will show a current time view of whats going on outside Knothole."

Sally: "How?"

Rotor: "We rigged the system to a satellite we have in orbit, It will go where we want it to go, but it will take time to shift its orbit from place to place in space."

Zaku: "Cool..."

Lupe: "This is an extremely good tactical advantage! When did you get this going!"

Rotor: "I started working on it a month or two ago. The only reason it got done so easy is because of Doc's help."

Doc: "It was my pleasure."

Sonic comes back in the room.

Sonic: "Wow, that's past cool!"

Sally: "Ain't it?"

Doc: "You ready Sonic?"

Sonic looks at Dr. Quack and nods. Doc approaches him with a shot.

Sonic: "Be gentle with me..."

Doc puts the shot in his right arm.

Sonic: "Ow."

Doc then helps him into the cryogenic tube. He then pulls an I.V. out of the the machine and places it on the top of his hand, after removing Sonic's glove. With that done, Doc rigs him up with a bunch of panels and stickers to scan his vital signs. A small robotic machine moves for Sonic's other hand as Doc removes his other glove. A small needle comes out of the tip as it goes into the tip of his finger.

Sonic: "Ow!"

Doc: "Sorry, didn't mean for that to hurt. Okay, the I.V. Is gonna cause you to get really tired within the next 25 seconds, after 30, you'll pass out."

The Doc starts the I.V., sending Anastasia into his blood. Sonic closes his eyelids a little as his vision starts to go blurry. Sound begins to slowly go away as everything seems to be quieting down. Sonic tries to look around the room but finds lifting his head to be becoming increasingly difficult. Sally walks to his side as she touches his right hand gently. He looks over at her one last time before everything goes black. The Tube closes slowly as Sally pulls her hand out of the way of the door. It seals and everyone watches Doc.

Meanwhile, in Robotasis' Layer:

Robotasis sits in a giant robotic chair and watches cameras that reveal the state the great forest. His right hand rests at his lips as he leans to the right.

Robotasis: "Hmm... they put the fire out relatively quickly, but that isn't important. They are right where I want them, now I just have to wait for them to make their next move."

Computer: "Sir, might I inquire what this has accomplished? These actions more than likely have caused the Freedom Fighters to Rally together and plan on a countering response."

Robotasis: "Correct computer, which will bring them out of the Great Forest, making them easy prey."

Computer: "With all due respect, sir, doesn't this action seem counter productive, the last two encounters with the Freedom Fighters have ended with system failures and even base detection."

Robotasis: "Correct computer, but this time is different, I've been working on something especially designed for this moment in time, and I'm happy to state that Prototype 1.0 is ready and fully functional."

Robotasis stands and turns to his left as he continues.

Robotasis: "You may be the fastest thing alive Sonic Hedgehog, but can you beat the fastest machine?"

Red eyes erupt from the darkness of the room as the convert into two red spheres of electrical current with a red current connecting them and the outer edges of its eye. Robotasis smiles wide.

Robotasis: "They'll never see this one coming..."

Doc works hard as he analyzes the data that Sonic is pouring in. While he works, Sally plans their next move with Zaku and Lupe, while the others lay around napping and waiting for Sonic. Suddenly Sonic jerks in the machine. It wakes everyone up and gathers their attention as even Doc looks down at Sonic. His face is squinted as if he's in pain, he jerks again, this time with a series of jerks after it. His heart raises to 129 bpm. His vitals go crazy as he starts to open his eyes to reveal white iris', he looked blind when suddenly a yellow bolt shoots around his body. His blood glows gold as it travels into a vile. Sally runs to the tube as she demands the Dr. to stop it. He pulls the plug yet the machine continues to work. Sonic screams a little inside and suddenly his scream goes wild as yellow bolts shoot out destroying the glass on the tube. The power dies as Sonic stops moving or screaming.

Sally: "G-Get him out of there! Now!"

Doc: "I can't the door has no power!"

Zaku: "I'll get him out!"

Zaku lets his claws out as he digs them into the bottom of the door and then rips the door up, throwing it off. Sally grabs onto Sonic and shakes him to try and wake him.

Sally: "Sonic! Sonic! Sonic wake up!"

Doc: "It'll take a little time, he still has Anastasia in him."

Zaku: "What in the world just happened!"

Doc: "I'm not, I'm not sure, I was tracking some irregular brain wave patterns and suddenly, they went rogue and attacked each other. It was like some kind of defense mechanism."

Doc looks at a vile that glows gold. He grabs it as everyone stares at it in aw. Sonic comes to to see everyone looking at Doc, and then him.

Sonic: "Aw, I guess I drank a little more than I can handle, what happened?"

Doc walks to him and shows him the vile.

Doc: "You created the regenerater serum."

Sally: "Are you okay Sonic!"

Sonic: "What do you mean?"

Sally: "You just had this random episode and started having electrical energy pulsing throughout your body."

Doc: "The emerald power."

Everyone: "What?"

Doc: "You have trace amounts of Emerald energy in your blood, that's what I was tracing, and when they got cornered together, you had your fit. But where in the world would that energy have come from?"

Sonic: "What do you mean by Emerald energy?"

Sally: "Legend has it that there are six powerful Emeralds that keep the planet alive. Their energy is universally beneficial. But we've never discovered their locations, so how would you have managed to get in contact with the energy?"

A door opens and someone says...

?: "By using the power rings, and the deep power stones..."

Sonic: "Uncle Chuck!"

Uncle Chuck: "I came as soon as I heard about Knothole."

Sally: "Where have you been?"

Bunnie: "Yeah sugar-chuck!"

Uncle Chuck: "I brought back the other robotasized people from the southern plants, they have their memories back, but not their bodies."

Antoine: "It is good to see you, Uncle Chunk!"

Doc: "What did you mean by the Emerald energy residing in the power rings and power stones?"

Uncle Chuck puts his gear down and closes the door.

Uncle Chuck: " As you all may know, I was the inventor of the power rings, I created them by using energy particles directly created by the Emerald of Speed, or Lightning. Sonic was introduced to these particles at a young age, making him able to develop a blood-type that allows him to utilize Emerald energy, or for the last 13 years, Power Rings. The Deep Power Stones are unrefined Emeralds also known as the chaos and harmony Emeralds. They have been refined before, and the two unrefined pieces known as the Deep Power Stones are all we have as a reminder of them."

Sally: "Why didn't we know this?"

Uncle Chuck: "It is another royal family secret that you wouldn't know because you are not yet of age."

Sonic: "So what does this mean exactly?"

Uncle: "It means you are the cure to most of the diseases that have ravened our people for centuries, as well as our savior against this knew villain, Robotasis."

Sonic nods in understanding.

Sonic: "Let's plan on our next attack!"

Doc: "While you do that, I'll prepare the blood of Sonic for a serum extract."

Uncle Chuck: "And I will help the other freedom fighters I've brought to make temporary homes nearby."

Sonic: "What do you mean."

Uncle Chuck: "Knothole isn't ready for another city's worth of people to inhabit it. Besides, we won't be too far away, only a small walk from the meadow."

Rotor: "I think it's time for me to continue preparing the de-robotasizer."

Sally: "Yes, now is the time for us to get ready for the de-robotasization of the Mobious people."

Sonic: "In the meantime, we need to plan on our attack against Robotasis."

Everyone looks at Sonic.

Sally: "How?"

Sonic: "We know where his base is, at least one of the entrances, and now it's time for us to make our move against him. He's trying to kill us, so we need to kill him first, otherwise, making the de-robotasizer useless. It's time for our fight, to go to his home, not ours."

Sally: "Okay, Sonic, let's start planning our assault, and we'll communicate our decision to the others tomorrow."

Sonic nods, and everyone starts to gather around the holopanel table and an image opens up, as Sonic and Sally talk to the group and look at the map for info. A few hours later and the Freedom Fighters head home to rest up for the next day, and what was to come. Sonic and Zaku continue out first as Lupe comes out and waves to them as they wave back. Sally rushes out to Sonic and hugs him. Zaku stops for a moment, looks at Sonic, Sonic looks at him, and then Zaku nods to him as he continues without him.

Sally: "Be careful Sonic, just because we have a plan, doesn't mean it's gonna go exactly the way we planned it."

Sonic: "I know, but even if it doesn't work, we'll still be showing him that we mean business, and maybe that will be enough for him to back off. Don't worry Sall, it'll be alright."

She hugs him harder.

Sally: "It better be, cause if something happens to you I'm gonna be really really mad at you!"

Sonic laughs a little, then hugs her and kisses her forehead.

Sonic: "Goodnight Sall, sleep well."

Sally: "Goodnight Sonic."

She lets go, and turns to head to her hut, as Sonic catches up to Zaku and heads to bed shortly after. In the morning Sally and Sonic call and assembly to discuss the next steps they were going to take.

Sally: "Attention everyone, I know that we just got back from a extremely fun vacation, but now reality has returned, baring new challenges that we will have to overcome, me and the other Freedom Fighter Leaders have discussed a new Operation, and it will involve all of you, so I need you to stay on your toes and prepare for whats to come. With that said, Sonic would like to say something to all of you."

Sonic steps up to Sally's side as she gives him the floor.

Sonic: "What Sally, is true, we had our fun, now it's time to get ready for the next step. The reality of it is, Robotasis is no longer going to hold back, and neither are we. It's time to get ready for our future!"

The crowd starts to rally as Sonic speaks.

Sonic: "I've been here with all of you since Dr. Robotnik took over our Mobious and forced us to live in this forest we call home! We've worked and lived day in and day out to keep ourselves alive!"

The crowd gets louder.

Sonic: "We've been to the past and back! We've uncovered secret powers that our elders defended for us! We've defeated our greatest enemy, Dr. Robotnik! And we're not done there! No, NO I SAY! We are freedom fighters!"

The crowd goes into hysterics as they cheer for Sonic.

Sonic: "We have survived our past, just to make it to the present, and now we will push for our future, our future of New Mobious, our future of FREEDOM!"

Sonic throws his hands into the air and continues into a thumbs up as he says...

Sonic: "So, if it's a war Robotasis wants, it's a war he'll get! We are Freedom Fighters, and it's our freedom we will fight for! ALL FOR ONE, AND...!"

The crowd joins in...

All freedom fighters: "ONE FOR ALL, FREEDOM FIGHTERS FOREVER!"

The crowd cheers and whistles as Sonic says one last thing...

Sonic: "So get ready, cause this time we're gonna strike, it's time for us to bring the war to Robotasis!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To Be Continued in Part 11 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~