Tag 25 - Sno Problem
Title: Target Misfire
The problem wasn't with the servitude chips, Robotnik decided. No, it was with the ones he decided to use them on.
There was no need to equip Scratch and Grounder with servitude chips. They already served him, and in hindsight he saw that doing so was a waste of time. What services could they possibly offer him? As his servants, they already foiled his plans on a regular basis. With henchmen like them, he really didn't need Sonic at all. They ruined his day enough on his own.
And using the servitude chip on Tails, while an easy target and a good target in theory, really didn't do him much good either, thanks to Scratch and Grounder. Aside from that, besides serving as bait for Sonic, Tails himself didn't really offer much use. He was too young. Too small. Too slow. Perhaps, once he got a little older, a servitude chip could be used to make him attack Sonic. Sonic wouldn't want to fight back for fear of hurting his darling "little brother," and by that point Tails would have enough strength to be able to deal actual damage.
Yes . . . It was a tantalizing thought, indeed, but one that would have to wait. For now, the runt was just that – a runt. He couldn't hurt Sonic if he tried.
No, the one that would be ideal to use a servitude chip on would be Sonic himself. Oh, how all of Robotnik's plans would succeed if he got Sonic on his side! He could send Scratch and Grounder to Scrap Valley where they belonged, and Sonic could help him carry out his various misdeeds. Tails would be thrown in the dungeon, of course, and Sonic . . . Yes, it was a fabulous idea, indeed, and one that Robotnik planned to carry out immediately upon catching the blasted hedgehog.
. . . But then, that was always the crux of the matter, wasn't it?