Mobian Legends
Story is (c) 2004-2008 John CoonFox, SethLeopard, and SallyGirl
SatAM Sonic characters are (c) 1992-1994 DiC Entertainment
Archie characters are (c) 1993-2008 Archie Comics Publications
Sonic The Hedgehog is (c) Sega/Sonic Team 1990-2007
Snively Fox is (c) "Spug" ("spug at dirtybaka dot com")
Bookshire Stormfire Draftwood is (c) 1994-2008 "Serinthia and Bookshire Draftwood" ("serinthia at foxcoon dot com")
SatAM Research and story: SallyGirl
Chief Writer: MetaLeopard
Writer: John CoonFox
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Timeline: May 17-18, 3241 - Late Spring
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Chapter 11 - Metallic Madness
Knuckles walks through the meadow, towards the huts. He sees Sonic and Rotor walking out of Rotor's workshop, towards the hut Snively is working in.
"Well, THAT was quick!" Sonic says as he greets Knuckles.
"Yeah, I know. Guardians have the ability to teleport." Knuckles replies.
He walks into the hut where Rotor and snively are working on the robotic hedgehog.
"Just needs a few more minor adjustments..." Rotor says as he finishes attatching the wires to its main system board.
Snively attatches a cable to the robot that leads to his computer.
"All we need is something to jump-start it now." Rotor says.
"I was intending on using that chaos emerald simulator gun... the "Chaos Device".. to turn it on." Snively explains.
"Where is it?" Rotor asks.
"That stupid skunk lost it in the forest. It could take forever to find it..." Snively tells them.
"Nah. I'll find it in no-time flat." Sonic says, running out the door in a breeze. He returns just seconds later, with the large chaos device in his hands.
"Is this it?" Sonic asks.
Snively blinks, surprised Sonic found it so quickly.
"Uhm... yes, it is." Snively replies. He aims the gun at the robot, locking it in place, then turns back to his computer.
"Ready to upload your programming, Rotor." The fox says, checking things once more.
"Ready here, too. Let's get 'im goin'." Rotor says as he closes the hatch on the robot's chest, pulling the trigger on the chaos device, shooting enough energy to turn the robot on.
Snively presses the [ENTER] key on the keyboard, starting the upload of data. The small fox and walrus watch on one of the monitor screens as the progress bar showing the data upload crawls across the screen, with the number increasing towards 100% fairly quickly.
"What's going on now?" Knuckles asks.
"The robot's recieving its instructions. Once that's complete, we'll be able to use it to protect us." Rotor explains.
"I see." He replies.
The robot finishes recieving its information in a few seconds, then stands on its own.
"I am Silver Sonic. My duty is to protect Knothole Village and Mobotropolis from any harm. I await my commands." The robot speaks.
"Excellent. Now, your first command is to be Sonic the Hedgehog's bodyguard. A metallic robot duplicate is on the loose, trying to kill him." Snively tells it.
"I shall protect Sonic." The robot replies.
Sonic looks a bit skeptical.
"Guys, I appreciate the effort, but do I really need a bodyguard? Can this robot even protect me?" Sonic asks.
"Sure it can, Sonic. Let's test it out." Rotor says.
Sonic watches as the walrus picks up a wooden board and runs towards Sonic with it. The robotic hedgehog quickly spin-jumps into place between Sonic and Rotor, blocking him. It quickly grabs the wooden board and snaps it in half, tossing it to the ground, all within a couple seconds.
"Damn, Rote..." Sonic whispers to himself.
"Any other questions about this robot, Sonic?" Rotor asks, having proved the robot's agility and loyalty.
"Nope." Sonic replies.
Rotor then turns to Knuckles.
"You don't lok so good, Knuckles. Are ya comin' down with something?" He tells him.
"I think so. I probably look as bad as I feel..." He says, trying to stand up.
The echidna blacks out and falls onto the floor.
"Knux!" Sonic yelps as he runs over.
He feels Knuckles' forehead, feeling he has a fever, and he's sweating a bit. His pulse is rapid and weak.
"We gotta get him to the first-aid hut." Sonic says, trying to pick up his friend.
Rotor carefully picks Knuckles up by his feet, with Sonic carrying Knuckles by his arms. The two freedom fighters bring Knuckles into the first-aid hut. Rotor immediately lifts Knuckles onto a stretcher and squeezes a cool, moist sponge onto his his forehead to cool him down.
"What's wrong with him, Rote?" Sonic asks.
"I don't know, Sonic. He said he was injured in an encounter with Metal Sonic. Maybe something happened to him during the fight." He explains.
"Don't you have any computers that can analyze him and figure out what's wrong?" Sonic asks.
"No, I don't. I'm more of a computer scientist, mechanic, and handyman, not a doctor. The king's secret service has been able to restore the Hospital in Mobotropolis. They have much more advanced medical equipment than I have here." Rotor replies.
"I find that hard to believe, Rote." Sonic says, tapping his foot.
"They salvaged the technology that Robotnik used to torture and experiment on people with. Instead of using his devices and machines to harm and kill people, we as a people are using the medical technology to save them." Rotor explains.
The hedgehog listens carefully to Rotor's words, monitoring his friend's condition from the heartrate monitor and blood-pressure measurement device attatched to him.
"Will he make it to Mobotropolis in this condition?" Sonic asks him.
"Yeah. It's best if he goes to Mobo anyway, since there's not much I'm able to do for him here."
"Good. I'll get 'im there in ten seconds, flat." Sonic says, very enthusiastically as he starts to lift Knuckles up.
"Sonic, it's too dangerous for you." Rotor says.
"Forget that. I'm not gonna let my friend die here." Sonic says, picking up the unconscious echidna.
The blue hedgehog walks out the door and runs for the Great Oak Slide. He keeps looking around every few seconds, just in case Metal Sonic shows up. He runs quickly through the forest, dodging the trees before entering the Great Desert. The hedgehog makes a bee-line right for Mobotropolis, hoping he can make it there in time to save Knuckles.
The low droning of an airplane propeller can be heard over the Great Forest, as Tails flies Prince Elias and the pardoned Geoffrey St. John back to Knothole. He checks up on Elias, who is holding onto the vertical stabilizers.
"How are you holding up, Geoffrey? Prince Elias?" He asks.
"Just call me Elias, Tails, and I'm doing okay." He says.
"I'm doin' alright." Geoffrey replies as the wind whips past his furred body.
The regal squirrel holds tightly onto the metal bar as Tails pulls up on the controls, slowing the Winged Victory. He steers it steadily, coming in for a landing in the meadow. As soon as his wheels make contact with the dirt runway, he puts on the air and wheel brakes, coming to a complete stop within seconds.
"Alright, everybody! Welcome to Knothole Village!" Tails says as he takes off his flying helmet and goggles.
The fox hops out of the plane, soon joined by Geoffrey and Elias. The squirrel has never been to Knothole Village, though he has heard of it.
"What is this place?" Elias asks as he looks around.
"This is Knothole Village. It's our home sweet home, nestled deep within the forest." Tails tells him, as they walk towards Freedom Headquarters.
"I think we should meet the King." Tails tells the prince as he opens the door.
Elias is a bit nervous.
"What's wrong, Elias?" Geoffrey asks his friend.
"Well, I'm nervous becuase it's so weird meeting my dad again after all these years... I barely remember him beucase I last saw him when I was seven years old." The squirrel prince tells him.
"Understandable." Geoffrey says as they walk into the building.
"Sire, I've returned, and I have two furs that would love to meet you." He speaks.
King Max looks up from the books he's reading. "Send them in, please."
Tails first guides Elias into the room.
"Sire, father, it's me, Elias. I'm your son." The younger squirrel tells the older ruler.
"I've been met with impostors in the past. What is the family credo?" He asks, leaning forward so Elias can whisper it into his ear.
"To rule with honour." He whispers into his father's ear.
The king is greatly surprised from the answer. He hugs Elias tightly, breaking down in tears. "I missed you greatly. I thought you were killed all those years ago!"
Elias hugs King Max tightly. "I missed you too, father."
The king sobs quietly with joy as he hugs his son tightly. "For the longest time, I grieved your death, and i'm overjoyed that you're here again. This is the greatest day of my life! I lost you, but I have you back again."
"I was told that Knothole Village was destroyed in the war." Elias says to his father.
"It may as well have been. The war was the worst thing to ever hit the kingdom." Max replies as he sits down again, pulling a chair out for Elias.
"Tell me, what were you doing all these years? Why did you not try to look for me, or the other Freedom Fighters?" Max asks his son.
"It's a long story, allow me to explain." Elias tells his father.
"After the crash-landing on Angel Island, the guardian Locke rescued me, but was shot to death by the overlanders, in front of me, and his son, Knuckles. Knuckles and I then started living together, and banded up with his group, the Chaotix. I happened to meet up with Geoffrey St. John, a member of your Secret Service a few years after Doctor Robotnik had taken over. He was searching for answers to his father's death years before. Since the other Freedom Fighter groups thought they could take Robotnik down without any military assistance, he became alienated, so Knuckles and I invited him to stay with us, and we explored Angel Island until we heard that Mobotropolis was being repopulated. I stayed on the island becuase I thought you were killed and the humans had taken over." Elias explains.
King Max listens patiently. "Why did you not try to contact the kingdom?"
"Father, the echidnas had basically locked down the Island and Albion from all outside contact, from fear of war. I had no way of contacting the Kingdom without further risking the echidnas' safety. Just evacuating us to the embassy nearly dragged them into war." Elias tells him.
"I see." The king replies, contemplating what his son has told him.
"Father, you look deep in thought... like something large is on your mind. What is it?" Elias asks.
The king sighs and bites the bullet.
"I don't quite know how to explain this... Elias, there is something very important that you need to know. You have a sister, named Sally. She's twenty-four, and going steady with Sonic. She's the leader of the Knothole Freedom Fighters, and until you returned, she was first in line to the throne." King Max explains.
"Father, I want to know everything about who I am. However, I don't have any real desires to rule as King..." He says a bit quietly.
"I should have expected that. Elias, you are the prince of the Kingdom of Knothole. Your mother was Queen Alicia Acorn. Commander Ian St. John was the royal bodyguard and leader of the Royal Secret Service, and your mentor. I was hoping to one day have a son to take my place as King of Mobius, but for a long time, i feared that would not happen. Sally would do very nicely as Queen, from her experiences battling Robotnik, and encountering the people of the kingdom on a daily basis. I can introduce you to Sally since she's here in Knothole Village." Max speaks to his son.
"I would like to meet my sister, and the rest of the Knothole Freedom Fighters." Elias answers.
"Of course." Max replies.
"There is one issue, though..." Elias says, very shyly.
King Max raises an eyebrow.
"Geoffrey tried to overthrow Sonic as the leader of the Knothole Freedom Fighters, but was imprisoned, and I had pardoned him at the Devil's Gulag." Elias explains.
"I see. I'll have to speak with the two of you later on about this situation." King Max tells his son. "But for now, you don't need to concern yourself about this. You need to get adjusted back to living in peacetime, instead of war. Go meet your new friends. I must return to Mobotropolis to oversee the reconstruction."
"I shall, father. Thank you." Elias says as he stands back up, walking out of the door.
"Want me to show ya around, Elias?" Tails asks.
"I'd like that. I'd love to meet everyone here." Elias replies as he walks with Tails into the meadow.
"I'll get 'em all together." Tails says as he flies up, over to the huts. He knocks on their doors, and gathers the Freedom Fighters together.
"Freedom Fighters, this is Prince Elias Acorn. Elias, this is the Knothole Freedom Fighter group. That's Bunnie Rabbot, Antoine D'Coolette, Rotor, and Princess Sally Acorn." Tails says.
"It's nice to meet y'all, sugah." Bunnie says, shaking his hand.
"It's nice to meet ya." Rotor says, somewhat shyly.
"It iz very nice to meet you, sire." Antoine says.
"It's nice to meet you, Elias. I take it you're my brother?" Sally asks.
"It's nice to meet you too, Sally. Yes, I am your brother, and I never knew I had a younger sister until today." Elias answers.
"I never knew I had an older brother, either." Sally replies.
"Don't worry. I have no intention of becoming King. Father and the two of us can settle that out later if you wish." Elias speaks.
"That's fine with me." Sally tells her brother.
"You guys seem very nice, and I can tell I'm going to like living here." Elias says politely.
"Thanks. You're welcome to stay here as long as you like, Elias. You can even bunk with me if you need a place to stay." Rotor says.
"I appreciate that, but I tend to stick with Geoffrey. I'm a pretty highly-skilled woodsman, and I can build myself a hut if I have the permission." He swishes his tail nervously.
"Of course you do, Elias. I'll show you which trees we have set aside for harvesting." Sally explains to him.
"And sugah, just you wait 'til you meet Sonic. Oh, you two would have a LOT in common to talk about, bein' the adventure-lovin' types." Bunnie says.
Sally looks around curiously. "Speaking of Sonic... where is he?"
"He said he was... oh no. He ran out the door of my hut with Knuckles, running towards Mobotropolis before I could prorgam Silver Sonic to protect him!" Rotor replies.
"He'll be in trouble. He and Knuckles could be killed by Metal Sonic if they're found." Sally tells Rotor.
Everyone gasps in fear of their friends.
"I'll tell Silver to get SS ready and to track down True Blue!" Rotor says as he turns around, running back towards his hut to deliver the news.
Metal Sonic stops dead in his tracks in the middle of the desert. His infrared sensors are picking up something. He zooms in on the source, where he finds a blue hedgehog carrying his echidna friend, running extremely quicklly across the desert floor.
"Target Acquired." Metal Sonic speaks to himself in a metallic tone, flying right towards Sonic.
The blue hedgehog is looking around as he runs. He's very afraid becuase he feels something bad's about to happen. Sonic listens quietly, hearing the humming of an engine. He stops to try to pinpoint the source of the sound, when Metal Sonic gently lowers himself to the ground in front of him.
"Greetings, Sonic. I'm Metal Sonic, your robotic superior, and I'm here to kill you."
"You wish, you robotic wannabe!" Sonic shouts.
"I'll be fair, though. Place Knuckles down, and I won't hurt him any more than he already is." The robot speaks calmly.
Sonic's heartbeat starts to increase from fear as he places Knuckles on the ground. "Don't worry, buddy. You'll be alright, right after i recycle this overgrown can-opener."
Metal Sonic shoots a couple lasers at the blue hedgehog, grazing his arm with one shot.
"Yeowch!" Sonic says, jumping back.
Metal simply dives and flies low towards Sonic, plowing into the blue-furred hedgehog, knocking the wind out of him.
Sonic groans and tries to get up, when he feels the robotic claws of Metal Sonic grasping his ankle.
A crunching *SNAP* is heard, and Sonic screams in pain, as his ankle is twisted and broken. He shivers from the pain, sweating a bit as his heart races.
"Oh god... oh god... h-hurts so much..." He whimpers.
"I can't have you racing off on me, now, can I?" Metal asks him.
Sonic whimpers, trying to keep his eyes from tearing-up from the pulsing pain in his ankle.
"Answer me, dead-hog." Metal tells him.
"N-no..." Sonic whispers as he tries to crawl backwards, away from Metal, who keeps stepping towards him.
"What do you want from me?" Sonic asks him.
"I want you to die. To suffer and feel as much pain as you physically can bear in the name of my creator, Doctor Ivo Robotnik." Metal speaks to him.
Sonic tries to stand up, and is uneasy on just one foot.
"If you want to stand, you better be able to stand on your own two FEET!" Metal tells Sonic, stomping down on his injured foot, pushing it to the ground with his own, causing Sonic's body weight to be distributed onto his injured ankle. Metal smirks evilly as he listens to Sonic's agonized screams. He then lets go of Sonic's foot.
"Run, little boy blue. I'll give you 10 seconds, then I'm coming for you." Metal grins, stepping back.
Sonic limps, trying to run from Metal, but he can't go fast, or far with a busted leg.
"Great. I'm gonna die out here from that maniac machine." Sonic says to himself.
"Ten... nine... eight... seven..." Metal counts down, watching as Sonic desparately tries to limp away.
"I g-gotta make a stand... is there anything I can use as a weapon? Any rocks or sticks? No..." He talks to himself.
"Six... five.... four..."
Sonic then stops limping and turns around.
"Three... two... one..."
"I'm not running. It's time you're decommissioned, Metal!" Sonic yells.
"Zero. Your funeral, Sonic." Metal says as he powers up his engine.
He blasts towards the blue hedgehog, punching and slashing at him. He laughs when he hears the cartilage behind Sonic's nose breaking, watching the blood streaming from his nose. He then picks Sonic up, flying upwards.
"Let's see how fast you can run on one leg, furball." Metal growls, dropping sonic onto the ground.
"Gotta think fast, hedgehog, or you're dead." Sonic thinks to himself as he falls. He tucks himself into a ball, and rolls along the desert floor, before jumping and landing on one foot.
"The pain's starting to subside, but I still can't use my other foot..." Sonic says to himself.
"That was very impressive, Sonic." Metal tells him as he hovers above.
"Eventually, you're just gonna run outta fuel and then you're mine!" Sonic says, slamming his fist down into his palm.
"Silly hedgehog. That's just a pipe dream. I don't need refuelling, and I can run on more than just oil." He chuckles.
Sonic remains silent, wondering what the robot's babbling about.
"Hedgehog blood works just fine in my engine, as well." He speaks, sharpening his claws again, diving to slash Sonic to blue-quilled ribbons.
Sonic shields himself when he sees something... someone dive into the way and push Metal Sonic into the ground. The hedgehog blinks and watches.
"Sonic! How badly injured are you?" Silver shouts as she runs towards him.
"Silver? Thank Mobius!" Sonic sighs in relief, still limping.
The robotic fox sits Sonic down and starts to tend to his injuries.
"W-Who tackled Metal?" Sonic asks as Silver zeroes in on his severed bones, and starts re-attatching them together.
"That's Silver Sonic. Rotor sent us out after you because you left too quickly for Silver Sonic to guard ya." She speaks to him.
Sonic winces as Silver patches him up. "Where'd you learn to do surgery like this?"
She looks up at him. "I used to be a doctor before Robotnik took over. There. All finished, it'll be tender for a few weeks, so try to stay off that foot until it's healed."
"Thanks, but how will I get around without running?" He asks.
"Tails has a plane, and besides, with the kingdom being rebuilt, you could ride in a car again." She replies, picking Knuckles up.
Metal Sonic is struggling in the grip of Silver Sonic, who is holding him firmly by the throat in his steel-plated hands. The robot sends a shock to Metal, short-circuiting him. "Enemy robot has been disabled."
"We gotta get Knuckles to Mobo immediately. He's dying." Sonic says.
"Don't worry. We'll get both of ya there." Silver replies as she carries the two furs, running towards Mobotropolis.
"What will we do with Metal Sonic?" Sonic asks.
"We'll decommission him, and put him in cryogenic storage. I suppose we could give Silver Sonic to Knuckles, to help him defend his Master Emerald." Silver replies.
"Sounds fair." Sonic replies.
He winces in pain with each step as he leans on Silver for support, helping her carry Knuckles towards Mobotropolis.
"Hang on, Knuxie. We'll make it there in time for ya." Sonic says.