Chapter 15 - Enter the Master
Anthony and Major Sharpe were led to the room where the portal was, and Anthony was shocked at
how the portal looked. It looked like a swirling gray mess, almost like a mud puddle.
"That's DEFINITELY not a well portal, Major!" Anthony ad-libbed. "Good thing I have the
cure!"
"Glad to hear it," Sharpe said, and then turned towards a lieutenant. "Bring King Acorn down
here."
A few minutes later, the lieutenant brought a fox in royal robes to the portal room. He was
then introduced to Anthony.
"King Acorn, I'd like to introduce you to Anthony Bault, the man with Sir Eric's lineage you
were informed about."
King Acorn rushed forward and shook Anthony's hand. A tear could be seen forming in his eye.
"Gamemaster," Acorn said enthusiastically, "I can't begin to tell you how much this means to
me. Especially since I hear you've got the other worlds ready to help."
"I understand completely, your majesty," said Anthony, "especially since I know how anxious you
are to see your daughter and son again, and please, call me Anthony!"
"Very well, Anthony, as long as you call me Max. My title won't mean much until Robotnik goes
down. Rather interesting though...that young man I sent through the Void turned out to be his
son..."
"So...David Kintobor is also real..." Anthony said. "I wonder which other fanfic characters
are real there..."
"You'll probably find out soon enough, Anthony," Sharpe said. "I believe you know what to do
next?"
"Indeed, and I'll need people to stand back from the portal."
Anthony looked at the size of the portal as charged a large amount of psionic energy to
compensate. He then sent the psionic wave towards the portal, changing the color from gray to
blue. King Acorn was impressed, and could only stare at the transformed portal.
"There we are, your majest...er Max," said Anthony. "Shall we go?"
"After you, Anthony!"
The two then entered the portal, Acorn showing great enthusiasm as he went.
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The portal ended on a dirt road that appeared to be nowhere near any visible landmarks. King
Acorn was frantically checking his body for signs of crystallization, and seeing none broke
down in happy tears.
"Thank Destiny for this miracle!" Acorn said, then turning towards Anthony. "Come, let's get
to Knothole so I can see my daughter and son! It's been so long..."
"Lead the way, Max! In fact, let's take some fast transportation. Device two, ACTIVATE!"
A jet sled appeared under Anthony's feet and idled as Anthony helped Acorn on. They then
rocketed off in the direction Acorn pointed and ended up near an area outside the Great Forest.
As Anthony deactivated the jet sled, he looked around to make sure there weren't any of
Robotnik's sentries. "Lead the way to Knothole, Max. I'll keep an eye out for troublemakers."
"It isn't far. I can see one of the lookout posts ahead. I wonder who..."
Suddenly they saw a fox in military dress run up to them, and started to yell towards them.
"HALT! In ze name of..." He suddenly saw Acorn and said, "SACRE BLEU!!!! Your Majestee?!?
Iz it really you?!?"
"It is indeed, Antoine, and I'm definitely glad to be back!" Acorn then turned towards
Anthony. "Allow me to introduce you to Anthony Bault, descendant of Sir Eric. It was his
powers that allowed me to return without crystallizing!"
"Mae oui, I understand," Antoine said, then turned towards Anthony and saluted. "Monsieur
Gamemaster, I and ze rest of the Knothole freedom fighters are in your debt! Come, let us
enter ze village!"
"By all means, Antoine," said Acorn. "I cannot wait to see my children again!"
"Alas, your majestee, your children are on ze recon mission in Robotropolis with Sonic, Tails,
and Amy. I am certain they have returned by now..."
Suddenly another figure, a walrus, came running up in a panic.
"Ant, I just got word that..." He suddenly saw Acorn and Anthony. "YOUR MAJESTY?!?!?
How...?!?"
"Anthony here helped me get back, Rotor. He has Sir Eric's blood as well as his powers!"
Rotor turned toward Anthony and shook his hand, "Then you might be able to help. I just heard
that Sally's team just got captured and are currently in holding!"
Anthony was shocked. "WHAT?!? Point me to the nearest route where they are, Rot!"
Rotor gave Anthony a map. "Here's a map to and of Robotopolis. The marked area is the
detention cells where the team's being held as well as where the Robotizer is. Hurry!"
"Will do, I just hope I'm in time! Device two, ACTIVATE, maximum speed!"
"WAIT!" King Acorn said. "Don't you want backup?!?"
"My armor has a biomask so I won't be detected, so it's best I go alone. Don't worry...I'll
get them out!"
Anthony then rocketed to Robotopolis, leaving the other three to talk about recent events and
Acorn's return. But Acorn was more worried about his children...
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Anthony arrived at the outskirts of Robotropolis and deactivated his jet sled. He then changed
into the armor and activated the biosignature mask to avoid detection.
"Looks like it works perfectly," Anthony thought as he followed the map given to him. "None of
the sentries have even looked in my direction so far. There's the detention cell, better find
a way past those guards."
Anthony spied an access hatch near the building and sneaked in, making sure to avoid detection.
He then followed the map to where the Roboticizer was so he could stop any upcoming
robotizations. As it happened...
"Let me GO, Buttnik!"
Anthony watched as Amy Rose was led into the glass chamber of the device. He then moved near
the opening of the air duct he was in to open it quietly while Robotnik was gloating.
"Oh don't worry, hedgehog. Your robotization will serve a purpose as a way of convincing those
two royal friends of yours to surrender peacefully, and you may enjoy not having to worry about
not having Sonic as your lover since you won't have that pitiful emotion to deal with."
As Robotnik reached for the switch, he suddenly felt a sharp point pierce his robot arm as
Anthony's grappler attached to it.
"Not in MY lifetime Buttnik!" Anthony yelled as he yanked Robotnik closer and KO'd him with a
gauntleted punch to the face. Anthony then turned towards the Robotizer.
"Amy, how do you open this?"
"That lever on the left hand side! Turn it upwards!"
Anthony used the lever and watched as the glass tube opened and Amy ran out. She then picked
up the crossbow like weapon that Robotnik had taken from her and started to run towards the
exit.
"I don't know who you are or how you knew my name, but it looks like you're on our side. Come
on, we've got to free the others!"
"Hang on, Amy! I'd better go first, just in case..."
A monotone "HALT!" was soon heard.
Amy froze as several Swatbots appeared in the corridor and then ran back into the room as they
started firing. They were soon rendered scrap by a large psionic blast from Anthony.
"That's that! C'mon Amy!" Anthony said as he fired a psionic blast towards the Roboticizer to
destroy it.
The two ran near towards holding cells where the others were. Anthony activated his lightsaber
as three Swatbots appeared in the corridor, using it to block shots and then send cutting blows
against them to turn them to heaps of sparking metal. Amy was amazed at this type of fighting,
and continued to run as she fired at an unsuspecting Swatbot that hadn't yet turned to fire at
them. Eventually they arrived at the holding cells, where the group was high spirits upon
seeing Amy.
"Amy!" Sonic said as Amy tried to open the lock. "You escaped...huh? Who's THAT?!? One of
Buttniks new swat models?"
"After seeing him save me and trash ten of his bots, I doubt it Sonic!" Amy said. "DRAT!
This lock won't open!"
"Then we'll use a less subtle approach, Amy," Anthony said. "Stand back everyone!"
Anthony sent a electrokinetic blast towards the lock which fried it and deactivated the force
field. Sonic, Sally, Tails, and Elias then filed out and ran towards an air duct to escape.
"Come on," Elias said. "We've got to get out of here!"
Amy ran up to the group. "Alright, let's blow this..." Suddenly her arm was hit by a laser
shot. "OUUUUUCH!!!"
"AMY!" Anthony said as he turned towards the source of the blast, spying several Swatbots and
one mean looking robot leading them.
"Oh no!" Tails yelled. "It's Packbell!!"
"Packbell?" Anthony thought. "Him TOO?!?"
"Surrender, freedom fighters!" Packbell ordered. "There is no escape!"
"Get out of here!" Anthony yelled towards the group. "I'll handle them!"
"But..."
"Just GO! I'll meet you on the outskirts!" Anthony yelled as he launched another blast of
psionics towards the bots. The swats were scrapped, but Packbell wasn't.
"Interesting power you have, whoever you are in that armor," Packbell sneered as he created a
lightsaber of his own, "but a waste of courage since you will be beaten."
"Don't bet on it!"
The two clashed swords as the Freedom Fighters made their escape, Anthony using his powers to
augment his speed and agility to counter Packbell's attacks. Anthony managed to disarm
Packbell, literally, and then did the same with his legs. He then ran out the door to catch up
with the others.
"I'll get you yet, whatever you are!" Packbell yelled as Anthony made his escape. He then
scanned the debris of the swatbots for replacement parts, and made a discovery....
"Huh? The power used...was psionics? But how..."
Anthony and Major Sharpe were led to the room where the portal was, and Anthony was shocked at
how the portal looked. It looked like a swirling gray mess, almost like a mud puddle.
"That's DEFINITELY not a well portal, Major!" Anthony ad-libbed. "Good thing I have the
cure!"
"Glad to hear it," Sharpe said, and then turned towards a lieutenant. "Bring King Acorn down
here."
A few minutes later, the lieutenant brought a fox in royal robes to the portal room. He was
then introduced to Anthony.
"King Acorn, I'd like to introduce you to Anthony Bault, the man with Sir Eric's lineage you
were informed about."
King Acorn rushed forward and shook Anthony's hand. A tear could be seen forming in his eye.
"Gamemaster," Acorn said enthusiastically, "I can't begin to tell you how much this means to
me. Especially since I hear you've got the other worlds ready to help."
"I understand completely, your majesty," said Anthony, "especially since I know how anxious you
are to see your daughter and son again, and please, call me Anthony!"
"Very well, Anthony, as long as you call me Max. My title won't mean much until Robotnik goes
down. Rather interesting though...that young man I sent through the Void turned out to be his
son..."
"So...David Kintobor is also real..." Anthony said. "I wonder which other fanfic characters
are real there..."
"You'll probably find out soon enough, Anthony," Sharpe said. "I believe you know what to do
next?"
"Indeed, and I'll need people to stand back from the portal."
Anthony looked at the size of the portal as charged a large amount of psionic energy to
compensate. He then sent the psionic wave towards the portal, changing the color from gray to
blue. King Acorn was impressed, and could only stare at the transformed portal.
"There we are, your majest...er Max," said Anthony. "Shall we go?"
"After you, Anthony!"
The two then entered the portal, Acorn showing great enthusiasm as he went.
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The portal ended on a dirt road that appeared to be nowhere near any visible landmarks. King
Acorn was frantically checking his body for signs of crystallization, and seeing none broke
down in happy tears.
"Thank Destiny for this miracle!" Acorn said, then turning towards Anthony. "Come, let's get
to Knothole so I can see my daughter and son! It's been so long..."
"Lead the way, Max! In fact, let's take some fast transportation. Device two, ACTIVATE!"
A jet sled appeared under Anthony's feet and idled as Anthony helped Acorn on. They then
rocketed off in the direction Acorn pointed and ended up near an area outside the Great Forest.
As Anthony deactivated the jet sled, he looked around to make sure there weren't any of
Robotnik's sentries. "Lead the way to Knothole, Max. I'll keep an eye out for troublemakers."
"It isn't far. I can see one of the lookout posts ahead. I wonder who..."
Suddenly they saw a fox in military dress run up to them, and started to yell towards them.
"HALT! In ze name of..." He suddenly saw Acorn and said, "SACRE BLEU!!!! Your Majestee?!?
Iz it really you?!?"
"It is indeed, Antoine, and I'm definitely glad to be back!" Acorn then turned towards
Anthony. "Allow me to introduce you to Anthony Bault, descendant of Sir Eric. It was his
powers that allowed me to return without crystallizing!"
"Mae oui, I understand," Antoine said, then turned towards Anthony and saluted. "Monsieur
Gamemaster, I and ze rest of the Knothole freedom fighters are in your debt! Come, let us
enter ze village!"
"By all means, Antoine," said Acorn. "I cannot wait to see my children again!"
"Alas, your majestee, your children are on ze recon mission in Robotropolis with Sonic, Tails,
and Amy. I am certain they have returned by now..."
Suddenly another figure, a walrus, came running up in a panic.
"Ant, I just got word that..." He suddenly saw Acorn and Anthony. "YOUR MAJESTY?!?!?
How...?!?"
"Anthony here helped me get back, Rotor. He has Sir Eric's blood as well as his powers!"
Rotor turned toward Anthony and shook his hand, "Then you might be able to help. I just heard
that Sally's team just got captured and are currently in holding!"
Anthony was shocked. "WHAT?!? Point me to the nearest route where they are, Rot!"
Rotor gave Anthony a map. "Here's a map to and of Robotopolis. The marked area is the
detention cells where the team's being held as well as where the Robotizer is. Hurry!"
"Will do, I just hope I'm in time! Device two, ACTIVATE, maximum speed!"
"WAIT!" King Acorn said. "Don't you want backup?!?"
"My armor has a biomask so I won't be detected, so it's best I go alone. Don't worry...I'll
get them out!"
Anthony then rocketed to Robotopolis, leaving the other three to talk about recent events and
Acorn's return. But Acorn was more worried about his children...
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Anthony arrived at the outskirts of Robotropolis and deactivated his jet sled. He then changed
into the armor and activated the biosignature mask to avoid detection.
"Looks like it works perfectly," Anthony thought as he followed the map given to him. "None of
the sentries have even looked in my direction so far. There's the detention cell, better find
a way past those guards."
Anthony spied an access hatch near the building and sneaked in, making sure to avoid detection.
He then followed the map to where the Roboticizer was so he could stop any upcoming
robotizations. As it happened...
"Let me GO, Buttnik!"
Anthony watched as Amy Rose was led into the glass chamber of the device. He then moved near
the opening of the air duct he was in to open it quietly while Robotnik was gloating.
"Oh don't worry, hedgehog. Your robotization will serve a purpose as a way of convincing those
two royal friends of yours to surrender peacefully, and you may enjoy not having to worry about
not having Sonic as your lover since you won't have that pitiful emotion to deal with."
As Robotnik reached for the switch, he suddenly felt a sharp point pierce his robot arm as
Anthony's grappler attached to it.
"Not in MY lifetime Buttnik!" Anthony yelled as he yanked Robotnik closer and KO'd him with a
gauntleted punch to the face. Anthony then turned towards the Robotizer.
"Amy, how do you open this?"
"That lever on the left hand side! Turn it upwards!"
Anthony used the lever and watched as the glass tube opened and Amy ran out. She then picked
up the crossbow like weapon that Robotnik had taken from her and started to run towards the
exit.
"I don't know who you are or how you knew my name, but it looks like you're on our side. Come
on, we've got to free the others!"
"Hang on, Amy! I'd better go first, just in case..."
A monotone "HALT!" was soon heard.
Amy froze as several Swatbots appeared in the corridor and then ran back into the room as they
started firing. They were soon rendered scrap by a large psionic blast from Anthony.
"That's that! C'mon Amy!" Anthony said as he fired a psionic blast towards the Roboticizer to
destroy it.
The two ran near towards holding cells where the others were. Anthony activated his lightsaber
as three Swatbots appeared in the corridor, using it to block shots and then send cutting blows
against them to turn them to heaps of sparking metal. Amy was amazed at this type of fighting,
and continued to run as she fired at an unsuspecting Swatbot that hadn't yet turned to fire at
them. Eventually they arrived at the holding cells, where the group was high spirits upon
seeing Amy.
"Amy!" Sonic said as Amy tried to open the lock. "You escaped...huh? Who's THAT?!? One of
Buttniks new swat models?"
"After seeing him save me and trash ten of his bots, I doubt it Sonic!" Amy said. "DRAT!
This lock won't open!"
"Then we'll use a less subtle approach, Amy," Anthony said. "Stand back everyone!"
Anthony sent a electrokinetic blast towards the lock which fried it and deactivated the force
field. Sonic, Sally, Tails, and Elias then filed out and ran towards an air duct to escape.
"Come on," Elias said. "We've got to get out of here!"
Amy ran up to the group. "Alright, let's blow this..." Suddenly her arm was hit by a laser
shot. "OUUUUUCH!!!"
"AMY!" Anthony said as he turned towards the source of the blast, spying several Swatbots and
one mean looking robot leading them.
"Oh no!" Tails yelled. "It's Packbell!!"
"Packbell?" Anthony thought. "Him TOO?!?"
"Surrender, freedom fighters!" Packbell ordered. "There is no escape!"
"Get out of here!" Anthony yelled towards the group. "I'll handle them!"
"But..."
"Just GO! I'll meet you on the outskirts!" Anthony yelled as he launched another blast of
psionics towards the bots. The swats were scrapped, but Packbell wasn't.
"Interesting power you have, whoever you are in that armor," Packbell sneered as he created a
lightsaber of his own, "but a waste of courage since you will be beaten."
"Don't bet on it!"
The two clashed swords as the Freedom Fighters made their escape, Anthony using his powers to
augment his speed and agility to counter Packbell's attacks. Anthony managed to disarm
Packbell, literally, and then did the same with his legs. He then ran out the door to catch up
with the others.
"I'll get you yet, whatever you are!" Packbell yelled as Anthony made his escape. He then
scanned the debris of the swatbots for replacement parts, and made a discovery....
"Huh? The power used...was psionics? But how..."