"Honey Hive Heist" REWRITE
Written by: Toni-the-Mink
All official Sonic characters (c) SEGA
Bea and Vespa (c) Toni-the-Mink
Mellifer and Luctua (c) Jerichards2


Everybody did their part to help clear the hive of any remaining hornet trace, taking down Vespa's terrible taste in décor, to cleaning up the dirt and grime that the hornets left behind, and more importantly, to freeing the rest of the prisoner bees who were still locked away and not take part of the revolution.

One bee in particular was found in a luxurious cell in the hills, complete with a bathtub where he relaxed in a bath. Shocked to see that it was honeybees coming for him rather than a certain overweight hornet, the elder bee was compliant and took the offered towel and robe, and was escorted out the cell and brought back to the palace and to the main hall. He was shocked to see the state of the palace and, overall, the kingdom… and was even more shocked to see Queen Bea herself.

"Mellifer!" Bea cried, rushing over and embracing him tightly.

"Bea?!" Mellifer cried, "But… I heard… I thought you were dead!"

Bea shook her head. "I was imprisoned for years, bearing the most intense torture…" She looked up at her old friend. "But the hornets are overthrown, thanks to my son and his friends. Honey Hive will thrive once more."

"Your son..?" Mellifer looked over to a group of two reptiles and a much younger bee, all glancing over.

"Momma?" Charmy asked, floating over, "Who's this guy?"

"Charmy, this is Mellifer," said Bea, "He was a minister under your grandfather, King Dorsato. Not to mention he helped raise me to become a queen."

"Speaking of your father," said Mellifer, "I hope you will let him know of the events that unfolded. He may have been banished from Honey Hive, but I know he will love to hear from you again."

Bea nodded. "I will. Soon. Right now, we were all just liberated. After a little bit of clean up, I am ordering my kingdom rest."

"Before that," spoke Mellifer, "Would you mind if I spoke to Luctua?"


The bees were unsure why Mellifer wanted to see Luctua, or for that matter, why he got off much easier than all the other bees. Mellifer explained that while the hornet soldier despised lower-being insects such as the honeybees, he took a special interest in the older bee. Mellifer never understood why, and had only wished to speak with Luctua. Bea reluctantly allowed this, if only to understand the reason behind the Hornet invasion. She did request a few extra bees to follow in case anything went wrong, as well as Team Chaotix to follow for extra protection.

Everyone approached the cell that Vector and the others had stored Vespa and Luctua and entered the room. From the window, they got a disturbing view of Luctua on top of Vespa, still shackled to the wall.

"Get him out of there! Now!" Bea cried, "And get Charmy out of this room!"

Espio clamped a hand over Charmy's eyes and dragged him out of the room, while Vector threw open the door to the cell. He grabbed Luctua by the neck and dragged him out into the room. Bea stepped behind Mellifer out of fear while a few bees stepped in front of him to guard the two.

"Don't look so brave," Luctua spat, "If it weren't for this croc, I'd eat you all alive."

"Luctua… why?!" Mellifer cried out.

The fat hornet glanced out. "Oh… It's you…"

"You told me Bea and her child was killed!" Mellifer shouted, "And you promised leniency on the honey bees! You lied to me! After everything you've done for me, you do this behind my back!"

"Don't tell me you didn't enjoy yourself," Luctua sneered, "I gave you a nice cushiony cell in my mansion, and now you're going to spit in my face?"

"Why were you kinder to me though..?"

"Don't you remember our treaty deal?" said Luctua, "Once Vespa would eventually be overthrown, Honey Hive would be a puppet state and you'd be leader."

"I don't need to be leader…" Mellifer looked to Bea, "The queen is alive and well. Though she mentioned unbearable torture… What happened to her?"

Luctua narrowed his eyes, but gave no response. Mellifer looked over to Bea, who looked away in shame and embarrassment. The older bee could clearly get the idea. "You… MONSTER!"

"You're going to talk to me like that after I pampered you?!"

Mellifer looked down. "Shameful…"

"Please take him to a solitary confinement," said Bea. Vector walked off, with Luctua still in his grip, and a few bees followed to assist. The queen bee looked over to Mellifer. "Is it true..?" she asked, "Did Luctua cushion you while he did… terrible things to me?"

"Oh Bea," Mellifer teared up, "If I had known, I wouldn't have succumbed to the luxary. I thought he was a good person… but now I see what a horrible person he was…"

"I can see this is a long story," said Espio as he and Charmy re-entered the room.

Bea nodded her head. "It is…" she said, "Best to be explained over the feast." She looked over to her old friend, "Which you are invited to, my dear."

Mellifer smiled. "It'd be an honor, my queen… My dear Bea."


The bees were overjoyed to once again sleep in their old beds instead of cells that night, including Bea. She returned to her old bedroom, which Vespa had made her own during the takeover. It was a little disgusting sleeping in the bed of the hornet queen, but Bea tried her best to push the thought to the back on her mind, telling herself that it was many steps up from sleeping upward in the shackles of her dungeons.

The first thing she did was throw off her pink dress, which over the years had become tattered rags and disposed of them in the garbage. Having been imprisoned for so long, she hadn't had a shower in six years. The hot water felt great and relaxing on her skin and fur. As she washed her body, her cloth would come across various scars given to her from Vespa, and at times Luctua. The worst scars were on her back and above her rear, where her wings and stinger once were, before Vespa painfully cut them off. Too many scars, too many painful memories… and she wept away in the shower.

There was a knocking on her door. "Momma?" called the young voice of Charmy, "You've been in the shower for a real long time. Are you okay?"

Bea turned off the water. "Yes, deary," she said, "I'm coming out now."

After stepping out of the shower and drying herself off, she looked through the walk-in closet, finding nothing but black slip on nightgowns that belonged to Vespa. This was hardly appropriate for her… But at least she could cover up with a black robe she found.

"Are you ready for bed, Charmy?" Bea smiled, having finally left her bathroom and into her adjoining bedroom.

Charmy gave a big yawn. "No coffee for me tonight," he said, "I'm exhausted."

"Let me show you to your bedroom then."


To their surprise, Charmy's room was completely left untouched by the hornets. Everything from pictures of baby animals to even Charmy's old hive-shaped crib was still there.

"Aw, Momma, do I have to sleep in a crib?" Charmy whined.

Bea chuckled. "We'll have to make you a new bed, it seems," she said, "Until then this will have to do."

"Awwww, can't I sleep with you, Momma?"

"With me?"

"Yeah! In your bed!" Charmy gave his mother big, watery, puppy-dog eyes. "Pretty pretty please?"

Bea smiled warmly. "How can I resist that little face?" She scooped her son up into her arms, "Very well. Let's go to bed."


Vector didn't mind spending the night. He rather enjoyed the luxurious guest bed and snored the night away.

Espio, on the other hand, while he didn't mind the room he shared with the croc (despite his loud snores), had too much on his mind to sleep. He was worried, about his friend, about Team Chaotix, about the colony, about the future…

But he didn't have the heart to bring anything up. Charmy was too happy to be back with his mother, in his old home, while Vector was blissfully ignorant of the situation. He'd have to bring it up later. For now, he would try to relax…

But he'd have to bring it up eventually.

After some more cleaning up, the bees and the guests had set together a beautiful feast in celebration of their first full day of Honey Hive Colony being a free kingdom once more. Queen Bea was presented to the Dining Hall, her rags replaced with a tailored new dress, and while she still looked frail and tired from the years of imprisonment, much more cleaner and more beautiful than before. Even Vector and Espio couldn't help but blush at her beauty.

Bea had taken her rightful place on the throne, and Prince Charming was officially crowned next in line. The young bee buzzed all over the dining hall, proudly showing off his crown to citizens, as well as his friends, before zipping back up to Bea, removing his crown, and asking for his helmet back.

Mellifer was honorably made Prime Minister once more. However, he was not met with a warm applause for happy crowd. After all, he had a much easier than all the other slaves… But Bea told him it didn't matter what they thought, that he could still be trusted in her eyes.

Vector and Espio were much more welcomed into the hive than Mellifer. They were greeted with loud applause and affection, and graciously thanked once more for taking good care of Charmy, as well as their role for helping to free the colony.

During the feast, stories were shared and exchanged. Bea explained the history of Honey Hive to the Chaotix up to the final invasion… Bea's father, Dorsato, was not the best of all kings. In fact, he was practically an adult version of Charmy. His weak and often childish leadership lead to Honey Hive being rather underdeveloped and army in shambles. The only admirable thing about him was his adoring love for his daughter, Bea, whom returned the feelings.

Dorasto was very passionate in his feelings, including being beyond angry when his brother was assassinated and declared war on Vespa's kingdom, the Yellow Hornet Empire, not at all aware that his army was far too weakened to fight any conflict. Rarely did the bees win any battles, as they were far too underdeveloped to face a super army like the hornets. Parts of the colony were burned, and soldiers and civilians were killed. Dissent in the Honey Hive Colony was at its highest. Riots broke out, soldiers joined in on it, and they demanded that the monarchy be overthrown. Most royal officials, including Mellifer, pressured Dorsato to leave the throne willingly and they, soon afterwards, handed over the crown to Bea, who had just turned eighteen. Under her guidance, the bees ultimately surrendered, and she sadly signs a treaty, stating that the Honey Hive Colony has to lose 20% of its land to the Hornets. Unfortuantely, the treaty also demands Dorsato leave Honey Hive forever.

After the war was finished, Bea had immediately approved legislation to improve on her father's efforts (and the war) to make the kingdom thriving again. Luckily, the royal cabinet had used some of its excess wealth to restore the economy. While this was happening, Bea opened herself to suitable suitors. And she ends up with tons of them. Ranging from a religious fanatic named Enrico Maxwell and an obese penguin king from Dreamland… She eventually finds the right one, Prince Vinegar from the Hive of the Special Zone. They hit it off splendidly and Bea was married at the age of nineteen. Shortly afterwards, Prince Charming (or Charmy as Bea affectionately called him) was born.

Just as things were looking back up for Honey Hive, terror struck once again. One of Yellow Hornet's unruly princesses, Princess Vespa, had gathered strong warriors from her father's empire and stormed Honey Hive out of the blue. The army was overpowered, and the hive was once again at its knees. Vinegar managed to sneak Bea and Charmy, then an infant, away. The Hornet soldiers, however, managed to track her down, but not before Bea left Charmy on the safety of Team Chaotix's doorstep. Bea was dragged back to Honey Hive, where she learned of her husband's deadly fate, and would be at Vespa's mercy for the next six years.

Bea did not go into further details after that, but rather, tried to enjoy herself as she and the rest of the hive feasted on delicious delicacies, which she hadn't had in a long time, nor did anyone else for that matter (save for Team Chaotix).

The night was enjoyed away. The celebrations had lasted long past Charmy's bedtime, when even Vector and Espio had to retire for the night. Vector suggested getting as much sleep as they could, having realized Nic was their ride, and she left dragging Team Hooligan with her… It was going to be one long walk home, come tomorrow morning.

"Vector…" Espio started, once the two got settled in their guest room.

The large crocodile gave a yawn as big as him. "What's on yer mind, Espio?" he asked, "You seemed distracted lately. We're supposed to be celebratin', after all…"

"Hasn't anything crossed your mind?"

"Any of… what?"

"Charmy… Team Chaotix… All of this… Vector, I really think we should consider our future."

"Our… future…?" Vector blinked, and turned away awkwardly, "Ohhh… Oh jeez, Esp… Listen, I'm really flattered and all, and I hope we can stay friends, but, I kinda don't swing that way…"

"emI DIDN'T MEAN IT THAT WAY!/em" Espio snapped, "I meant our future as emua team!"u/em

"Oh! Ohhhh!" Vector slapped his forehead, "Of course! That's what ya meant! I knew that! Hehehe… sorry."

There was an annoyed silence between the two… before Espio muttered, "Disappointed?"

"Shut up!"

The chameleon sighed. "Listen, in all seriousness, what are we going to do? Are we really leaving Charmy here?"

Vector glanced over. "Charmy..?" he was so happy for Charmy finding his mother and his true home… he completely forgot about the bee's other home, with him and Espio.

"You didn't honestly expect to come here, help Charmy find his birthplace and his mother, then just up and say, 'Time to go back'," Espio continued, "Vector, this is his home now… This…" He looked away, almost afraid to say it, "… This may be the last time we see Charmy…"

Vector let out a low, long sigh. "You're right Esp…" he moaned, "Poor Charmy…"

"Why do you say that?"

"If I didn't even think about it 'till now, what are the chances he was? It ain't fair to put him in this predicament. It'll break his heart."

Espio laid down in his bed, pulling the sheet over his body. "This was what I was worried about… But in the end, we have to do what's best for Charmy."


A/N: Mellifer was created by Jerichards2 who really wanted to see him in the fic, and after having inspired many ideas for the Honey Hive Heist rewrite, I wanted to add him in somehow. After all, he can't be apart of Bea's life and not be mentioned and brought back in somehow...

The history up to the invasion all came from Jerichards as well, and mostly copy-paste with my own wording thrown in...

Also, I know I said one more chapter than epilogue... but i figured this was long enough to stand on its own as a chapter..