Sonic:The Last Standing

Chapter 10

The Fleet

Sonic motioned for Sally to get behind him, but Sally shook her head and bolted for her house.
"Sally!" Sonic yelled, exasperated. Sonic shook his head as he charged at the twelve robots that had begun entering houses, spraying gunfire, and hewing down anything in front of them.
He charged toward the first one. Sonic saw the buzz saw for the robots hand come, and quickly dodged it. This robot was far different from Swatbots. Instead of relying on range with gunfire alone, this bot would do frontal attacks without defending itself, causing in front attacks made by Sonic, harder to achieve. Sonic dodged the buzz saw endlessly, inching closer and closer to the ever attacking robot. Finally, after a sidestep from one of the shoulder guns, Sonic leaped on to the robots head, and twisted with a satisfying crunch of metal.
The robot head fell to the ground.

Shadow's bruises were not ordinary at all. Instead of just staying there, and only dully throbbing, they grew in size, and ached like broken bones. He pressed his hand against the wall again. Still firm. Gale sat next to him, on the other side, small tears flowing down her cheeks.
"I could help you, you know." Shadow said, still looking in the distance.
Gale said nothing.
"I know the doctor. I know how he controls...how he influences, I could help you get that microchip out of you. Only let me take you to a place that can help you." Shadow continued.
Gale looked at him. But only that. Her expression was unreadable.
"Just let me help you. Let me out." Shadow walked over to the edge of the barrier, right next to Gale.
"Please."
Sounds of jets screaming filled the air. Shadow turned to see twelve black figures flying in the sky straight towards Knotenhole.
"Let me out Gale...let me out!" Shadow screamed as the robots landed.
"But the doctor will..." Gale whispered.
"I don't care what the Doctor does!" Shadow yelled, then threw a bolt of Chaos Energy at the wall, "I have had enough of him! Whatever he tries to do to you, I will ensure that it will not happen." He pressed his fist against the wall, looking Gale straight into her eyes.
"This chip controls me! Don't you understand?! I can't!" Gale yelled.
"Then prove him this once! Prove it to him that you are not his weapon as I was!" Shadow demanded. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the gunshots continue.
The forced field came down.
Gale shrieked.
"Shut up! Shut up! I don't care! Be quiet!" She screamed out. She must be speaking back to Robotnick who was talking to her through the microchip.
Shadow reached out and caught Gale before she fell to the ground.
"Hit me." Gale gasped.
"What...?" Shadow breathed.
"Knock me out...I won't be able to hear him if you do. Then you can...help me." She managed before she clutched her head again. A spark of electricity buzzed around her ear. She screeched again. Robotnick was shocking her now.
"DO IT! Or I trap you again! Do it now!" She bellowed. Her back arched back in his arms.
Shadow exhaled out of frustration, then brought his fist down on the back of her neck. The scream stopped short.
"...Chaos Control." Shadow said to himself.
And then the two were gone.

Sally ran through her house. She arrived to her room, then began rummaging through her droors frantically.
"Where is it, where is it?" She threw out clothes, then began throwing out droors as a whole. Finally, she just shoved the entire piece of furniture out of the way.
"Typical me. Shoving it behind it." Sally sighed to herself as she pulled out the remote and pressed the button.
"Sonic? Sonic, can you hear me?" She said. Her earplugs were not just normal. She just turned them on.
"Sal'? Are these things...?" She heard Sonic say.
"Yes. Do you honestly think I'd give just ordinary earplugs?" Sally ran out of the house. Suddenly, she saw an explosion in the distance.
"That was at the hospital! Sonic, I'm checking it out!" Sally said as she ran down alleyways to get there.
"Sal', no! We need to find the source to whatever this paralyzing scream is!" Sonic insisted urgently.
"It won't take long, I swear!" Sally barked as she turned another corner.
"Sally!" Sonic yelled.
Sally ignored the rest of Sonic's comments as she ran inside the burning hospital.

"Sally! Don't be an idiot! We have to finish off the robots and find out what's causing the-"
But Sonic couldn't finish the sentence. He was knocked aside, into a brick wall. He stood to his feet shakily and ran towards the large robot.
Sonic dove under the robot and took its legs out from under it. However, the robot anticipated this, and landed on Sonic, it's elbow first.
Sonic saw stars as the wind was knocked out of him. These robots were defiantly smarter.
The robot seized the opportunity to attack as it rolled over and placed a strong metal foot on Sonic's stomach, pinning him down. Sonic struggled to get free, but the robot was huge, it's foot almost completely covering Sonic. The robot pulled its non weaponized hand back and brought it down on Sonic's face. Sonic screamed at blood flowed from his nose. He mustered all his strength and kicked his legs forward. The robots leg faltered just long enough for Sonic to roll out of its control. The robot brought back its buzz saw immediately as took a swing at the hedgehog, only missing by a second.
"What did Robotnick do to these things?! Give them a mind of their own?" Sonic thought as he jumped up, but the robot grabbed his foot and slammed him down on the ground. Hard.
Sonic blacked out for a second, but then blinked and dodged gunfire. His ankle flared up in pain. It was bent in an odd angle. He gritted his teeth and snapped it out of dislocation.
The robot did not pause it's attack however, but instead aimed the gun for Sonic's head.
"That's it! Enough!" Sonic screamed as he rose to his feet, careful to stay off of his injured ankle.
He pulled out the Chaos Emeralds as the ten robots surrounded him.

Sally ran room through room, but found nothing. Since the world was at peace before hand, not many people got injured anymore. The hospital was practically empty.
That is, until she went to the recovery room. She tried to open the door, but it was locked.
"Who locks a recovery room?" Sally said to herself.
Sally took a step back and kicked the door down. A robot was attacking something...
"Clover!" She screamed, but then remembered that he was deaf. And right now, so was she.
Clover proved to be an adept fighter, even as much as Tails was when he was his age. He used his big feet and paws to deal punching blows, constantly raining down attacks. But he was no match for a robot that even Sonic could barely scale. And, due to his disability, he was always afraid of the opponent that he couldn't hear.
Clover ducked a buzz saw attack. He tried pawing the robots wrist, but the robot merely grabbed Clover's paw with its non weaponized hand before the attack even connected.
Clover cried out as the robot squeezed his paw. Sally ran in and jumped on the robot's shoulders, trying to mimic Sonic's head snapping attack, but the robot let go of Clover to buck her off.
Sally fell hard on her back and screamed. Something had to be broken. She made no other thought of it as she kicked her legs at the robots feet, sending it tumbling down.
Sally jumped up and reached for the exposed wires behind the robot's neck. She pulled.
The robot shut down. Clover ran to Sally and enveloped her in a tear covered hug.
Sally didn't bother saying anything, but just stroked his head.
Suddenly, the screen for the robots face flickered.
"Well done! Ah, Sally! My you have matured! You must be the one I have to thank!" The face of Robotnick appeared on the screen. Aged, his eyes strained with lack of sleep, his jawline to prominent due to too many days without food.
"Robotnick!" Sally gasped. Clover gripped her shoulder tight.
"It's obvious now isn't it? The riddle, dear!" Robotnick's voice croaked. Sally remained silent with Clover's head on her shoulder.
"Nevermind that. You have done my work so well. You have defeated the last of my fleet! And in turn, have triggered the turrets! I suggest you hurry though...the paralyzing sounds have more of an effect on your friends than you think."
The screen shut down.