RETRO DUDE PRESENTS:
Sonic Underground: The Continuation
Season 3 Episode 10: Mining Peril (Part 3)
Sonic, Tails, Cyrus and the young Amy Rose had teleported to an Airship of Robotnik's where Crystals from the Fludron Mines had been taken to, for one of the evil Dictator's latest schemes.
However, three of the Freedom Fighters were now tied to a wall, as the dastardly Snake Bot and others Badniks watched upon, holding Amy hostage.
"Cyrus you idiot! Why didn't you and the others just keep out of sight?! Surely it was that easy!" Growled Sonic in disappointment at his comrade.
"Sorry Sonic, but they took us by surprise! We didn't know there were Swat Drones on board!" Insisted Cyrus.
"SONIC THE HEDGEHOG! HOW PLEASED I AM TO HAVE YOU IN MY CLUTCHES! HEH HEH." Rasped Snake Bot with pride.
"Yeah yeah ugly. Big deal. There's a thing called escaping. Have you ever heard of it?" Replied Sonic sarcastically with a bit nonchalance.
"AH MY DEAR HEDGEHOG, BUT I'M AFRAID THERE WILL BE NO ESCAPING FOR YOU HERE. I WOULD TAKE YOU TO ROBOTNIK, BUT I THINK NOT. PERHAPS HE'D BE HAPPIER WITH YOU DEAD!" Sneered the enormous Badnik, turning to one of the Swat Drones beside him.
"SWAT DRONE UNIT 1828! ACTIVATE THE EXECUTION DEVICE!"
Cyrus gulped as a wall of spikes on tracks began moving towards them.
"AHHH! NOT AGAIN!" Cyrus screamed.
"I SHALL ENJOY WATCHING YOU DIE, FREEDOM FIGHTERS! PREPARE YOURSELVES! AHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Chuckled Snake Bot, as Sonic put his arms in front of his eyes, bracing himself for impact…..
Suddenly, Amy shouted; NO!
She kicked the left leg of the Swat Drone holding her, then punched its laser cannon arm in the direction of the Spike Wall, making it accidentally blast it, just before it could impact with the Prisoners.
"You're not going to hurt them! NO WAY WILL YOU KILL THEM!" Shouted Amy, as she managed to free herself and began attacking the Badniks around her, with a surprising amount of courage.
"DESTROY HER! SHE MUSN'T COMPROMISE OUR PLAN!" Commanded the furious Snake Bot.
"We can't just let her fight them alone Sonic! Free us quickly!" Commented Cyrus.
"I hate to admit it Cyrus but you're right!" Answered Sonic, who began spinning his legs and feet into a blurry motion, using them as a saw to cut their ropes open.
Wasting no time, the Freedom Fighters leaped up onto the observation platform and assisted Amy in battling the Badniks and the Swat Drones, while Snake Bot retreated higher up in the Airship.
SMASH!
With one swing of his fist, Sonic instantly smashed a Buzz Bomber to bits, and didn't even give the other Badniks any time to react, as he Spin Attacked them instantly; these Badniks were no match for him.
He couldn't let Snake Bot get away though; he had to chase after him!
Ignoring the other Badniks around him, Sonic sped off towards another set of platforms outside the airship, which all had plenty of obstacles set up for intruders such as him.
Rolling onto a Conveyer Belt, Sonic saw Snake Bot slithering up a wall, heading for the very top of the Sky Base.
Suddenly, Snake Bot shouted to his Badnik Minions; INCREASE THE SPEED IMMEDIATELY! WE HAVE REACHED THE PERFECT POINT FOR REINFORCEMENTS!
Without warning, the Sky Base's rocket boosters erupted with enormous flames, sending it hurtling at a very high speed!
"WOOAH!" Sonic clang on for dear life as he could no longer afford to stand on the conveyer belt without falling off!
CRASH!
Then, Sky Base landed with a slight crash, in a place that Sonic recognised; Green Hill Zone of South Island.
"UNLOAD THE CRYSTALS!" Shouted Snake Bot in frustration. "AND GATHER AS MANY ORGANIC BATTERIES AS POSSIBLE!"
In the confusion, several Mobian residents of South Island wandered out of their homes in shock as they were viciously attacked by Badniks and Swat Drones!
"CAPTAIN SLEET BETTER ARRIVE HERE BY NOW! I CAN'T SPEND TOO LONG DEALING WITH THESE PESTS!" Snarled Snake Bot, obviously tired of the constant delays to the Operation.
Lower down on the Sky Base; Tails, Amy and Cyrus recovered from the crash, only to see as several Mobians ran for their lives from a Swat Drone firing non-stop at them.
"I don't know where we are, but those people are in danger!" Gasped Amy at what she was seeing.
"Time we did what Freedom Fighters did best! Saving the people of Mobius!" Cheered Tails triumphantly, holding his fist in the air like some sort of superhero.
Running off the crashed airship, the Freedom Fighters engaged into battle with the robots.
Meanwhile, near the Mountain Zone of the island, Sonic was hot on the heels of Snake Bot.
"Give it up Snake Bot! There's no way for you to deliver those crystals now!" Yelled Sonic.
"WRONG HEDGEHOG! THEY ARE ALREADY ON THEIR WAY TO ROBOTNIK!" Snapped Snake Bot, who was next to a cliff face.
Then, a bright flash of light momentarily blinded Sonic, who skidded to a halt and covered his eyes.
A portal to the Special Zone! Of course!
Sonic had encountered and used many of these during his adventure on South Island recently, where Robotnik had unleashed the Badnik robots for the first time, in an attempt to find the 6 legendary Chaos Emeralds.
But now it seemed Snake Bot himself was actually using one to escape!
The Blue Blur opened his eyes in time to see Snake Bot entering the portal, so he dashed at immense speed to continue chasing the giant Badnik.
Much to his surprise, once he had entered the Portal, not only was there no sign of Snake Bot, but he saw a floating Facility similar to those Robotnik had in Roboland, except it wasn't on any ground.
The entire Special Zone was the definition of cosmic madness; swirling skies that changed colour and showed several wacky shapes, floating planetoids and objects that seemed to make the area feel almost like a dimensional junkyard of some kind.
The last time he saw this place, he was encased in some sort of 360 degrees rotating maze, where he'd used to brains and wits to make his way to one of the Chaos Emeralds guarded by crystal barriers.
"This is insane! But Mondo-cool in a way…." Muttered Sonic, who then manoeuvred his way to the floating Facility, determined to figure out what Snake Bot was up to.
Meanwhile, in a hidden base…
Doctor Robotnik, wearing a welding mask, was just making some finishing touches to some sort of robotic engine, when one of his Henchmen, Captain Sleet, walked in and saluted his Master.
"Lord Robotnik! I have a message from Snake Bot! He has sent the crystals on their way, ready for them to be squeezed of their energy!" Reported the armoured Captain, who was now in command of Trooper Squads over Mobius for Robotnik's operations.
"Eggsellent, Captain! This time that infuriating Spikeball shall not stand a chance, once my glorious new invention is complete! Heh heh." Replied Robotnik with an evil grin, pleased about the progress of his current operation.
"Unfortunately, Sky Base has crashed on South Island, and a group of Freedom Fighters are causing trouble for the Badniks and small amount of Swat Drones available, Sir. I have been requested to send reinforcements to assist our units. Shall I proceed?" Asked Sleet.
"Very well, Captain. You have my permission. If Snake Bot's incompetent forces cannot defeat a mere set of Freedom Fighters than he most certainly will have to rely on us!" Grunted the Scientist, still busy welding an unfinished machine.
Several minutes later, back on South Island…..
At first, things seemed to go well for the Freedom Fighters still battling Badniks and Swat Drones, until….
"ATTENTION FREEDOM FIGHTERS!" Boomed a voice from the coast of Green Hill Zone; Sleet!
A small cruiser was heading straight to the island, armed with only a few cannons.
The Mobian Wolf held a large megaphone to his mouth and ordered; "SURRENDER, OR WE WILL BE FORCED TO DESTROY YOU!"
"No way! We're not giving up!" Called Tails with some courage.
"YOU'LL REGRET SAYING THAT LITTLE FOOL!" Replied Sleet in a nasty sounding tone.
Sleet lowered the megaphone, and then turned to a Trooper operating some controls.
"Aim, Unit 5864!"
"AFFIRMATIVE, SIR." Droned the Trooper Badnik.
The Badnik then aimed a cannon the size of a bull straight at the coast, ready to fire.
"FIRE!" Shouted Sleet in triumph.
BOM!
Instead of cannon balls or shells, the cannon fired many pods onto the coast, which suddenly broke apart, revealing Troopers encased inside!
"SQUAD LEADER 1249 HAS LANDED ON SOUTH ISLAND. PREPARE TO ENGAGE OFFENSIVE."
Pulling their own Laser Blaster from their backs, the Troopers immediately marched forwards to attack the Freedom Fighters.
"Incoming!" Spoke Cyrus, pointing at the marching Troopers.
Tails then hurtled towards them, attempting to smash as many he could, but was intercepted by a laser shot coming from a Swat Drone, which hit the ground behind him, sending him flying.
"OOOOOFFFF!" Cried Tails, as he landed with a thud on the grass.
The Fox Cub attempted to get up, only to find a blaster in his face.
"RESISTANCE IS USELESS, FREEDOM FIGHTER. YOU ARE TO BE ROBOTICISED UPON ARRIVAL TO ROBOTROPOLIS."
Even Amy and Cyrus weren't able to handle all the robots around them; they had been captured too!
Then, Sleet arrived on the Coast, and paced up to his prisoners.
"Well well! What do we have here? 3 members of the Resistance, trying to cause Snake Bot's group some trouble eh?" Chuckled the Captain.
"And look!" He continued, facing Amy and Tails. "It's that child Fox who escaped the capture of his parents! Not so tough now, are you? Eheheh."
"You can't win this time Sleet! Sonic's gonna stop you!" Growled Tails, trying to ignore the reference Sleet had made to their first encounter.
"And where is your spiky friend then? I don't see him anywhere. Perhaps Snake Bot finished him off!"
"NO! HE CAN'T HAVE! Sonic's tougher than you think, ugly!" Yelled Amy, furious at Sleet.
"And you, girl, have quite a lot of attitude for a young Hedgehog! Well not to fear, Roboticisation will cure you of your rebellious motives! TAKE THEM ABOARD THE SHIP AT ONCE!"
Back in the Special Zone…..
The whole facility was like a maze!
Sonic was struggling to find his way to any sort of control room, if there even was one.
Snake Bot was toying with him.
Yes that had to be it.
Every time Sonic thought he saw an entrance to the area, a dead end would be there instead.
Still looking around for a potential entrance as before, he wondered to himself; how could an entrance just vanish out of nowhere?
Scratching his head for answers, he then spotted another entrance, and then took an alternative approach.
This time, he walked slowly over to the door, which seemed to be still at first.
Without warning however, it began shimmering before the Hedgehog's very eyes!
After a few seconds though, it remerged as a dead end like before.
"Hm. Is Snake Bot actually blocking the entrances? Something's not right about this…." Pondered Sonic to himself. "Only one thing for it then."
With a simple touch, the Blue Blur was able to feel the frame of the door still in its place, but unseen.
Of course! The dead end was just an illusion!
Using his sense of touch to grab the invisible handle, he pulled open the door to reveal Snake Bot, sending a crystal into yet another teleporter.
"AND THAT'S THE SPARE ONE SENT! PERFECT!" Rasped the Giant Badnik, not noticing his enemy's presence.
"Now's my chance!" The courageous Freedom Fighter thought to himself.
Kneeling down, the Hedgehog silently put his arms behind him.
Fixed on the neck of his opponent, Sonic prepared himself to attack.
With the speed of a hornet and a spin of a saw, the Blue Hedgehog spin attacked Snake Bot in the neck, both slightly damaging and confusing the Robot.
"YOU!" Cried the Badnik as Sonic landed on the floor. "I'LL PULVERISE YOU SPIKEBALL!"
Much to Sonic's surprise, his opponent unleashed a burst of dancing flames, combined together to form a fuming fireball.
Narrowly dodging the attack and its impact upon the floor, Sonic changed his strategy.
This time, he used his Medallion Guitar to fire at Snake Bot while backing away to an exit door, that lead out to an observation platform.
"DIE YOU PERSISTENT FOOL!"
The Badnik was obviously getting frustrated with his attack failing to harm a simple Blue Hedgehog, so he to changed his strategy of attack.
As soon as Sonic managed to get onto the platform, which was absolutely massive in width, he turned around and dashed away from the door as Snake Bot smashed straight through it, steaming mad.
Suddenly, two flaps in the side of the towering machine's body opened up, as a pair of enormous rocket boosters emerged from the inside, rip-roaring into life.
Sonic immediately took notice and began to zoom off into the distance, knowing precisely what his opponent was going to do.
BOM!
With immense speed, only a bit slower than Sonic himself, Snake Bot blasted across the platform towards Sonic, who tactically did a 180 degree turn and spin jumped his way to the roof of the Facility, determined to think of a way to defeat the villainous robot quick.
"DO NOT THINK YOU CAN RUN FROM YOUR DESTRUCTION, SONIC!" Taunted the Hedgehog's cocky opponent.
Next in the line of attacks, Snake Bot blasted several spiked mace balls in front of Sonic, which bounced and rolled towards him.
"WOAH!" Gasped Sonic, narrowly avoiding one mace ball bouncing above his head.
"HAVING TROUBLE HEDGEHOG? WELL HOW ABOUT THIS!"
More mace balls!
However, these actually were painted blue for some reason, and then seemed to actually uncurl into Sonic Badniks!
"Oh perfect! You bozos again. Here for a rematch? You got one!" Smirked the Blue Blur.
Fortunately, Sonic this time had an advantage over his robotic copies; he was running fast along a terrain that his two new opponents would have trouble keeping up. Plus, they weren't as fast as the Hedgehog, seeing as they only had a few of Sonic's key abilities!
To compromise with their disadvantage however, the Badniks both relied on Snake Bot and themselves to fire homing lasers all around the place, giving Sonic a hard time.
"Jeez! You bozos really hate me, don't ya?" Muttered Sonic, side stepping quickly while keeping his running momentum in order to dodge the lasers.
Although, the Blue Hedgehog knew he couldn't keep this up forever, otherwise he'd have no space left to run, and he'd therefore be quite vulnerable.
Quickly devising a plan of action, Sonic took a risk by lowering his speed, allowing him to get closer to Snake Bot, who was still chasing him.
Just as he expected, the two Sonic Badniks took notice, and spin jumped towards Sonic, using homing properties.
Much to Snake Bot's confusion though, the Blue Blur actually spin attacked backwards onto the head, making the Badnik slightly dazed.
"ARRRGH! WHAT ARE YOU DOING YOU LITTLE PEST?!" Growled Snake Bot, ceasing his laser fire.
"Sorry, no time to talk bozo. INCOMING!" Grinned Sonic.
Leaping off the giant Badnik and back onto the roof, the teenage Hedgehog watched as the Sonic Badniks smashed into the head of the Serpent robot, with an almighty KRAKADOOM!
With an electronic scowl, Snake Bot exploded to pieces, just as a flash of bright light blinded Sonic and spread over the roof.
A few minutes later, elsewhere…
Sonic, regaining consciousness, found himself not on South Island, but right outside the Fludron Mine entrance, with the SU Camper Van close around more as his vision started to improve; he saw bits of smoking debris of electronics and metal lying around; they were the remains of Snake Bot and the Sonic Badniks.
"Well then, looks like I won!" Grinned the slightly bruised Hedgehog.
Getting up, he suddenly realised something else; the others were gone!"Of course." He thought to himself, they'd been left to fight Snake Bot's minions on South Island, all by themselves, while Sonic dealt with Snake Bot!
"Darn! They don't stand a chance against that many robots! I've gotta warn somebody at Resistance HQ!" Face palmed Sonic, realising the reality of the situation.
Leaving in the camper van for Robotropolis, Sonic was determined to get some help from his fellow Freedom Fighters to rescue Tails, Amy and Cyrus.
But who would help?
END OF EPISODE 10 AND MINING PERIL!
Author's Note: This arc may have ended, but this cliffhanger will be resolved in the next chapter!