Chapter 16 - Revelations and Jubilations
The Freedom Fighters waited on the outskirts for 30 minutes while Sally tended to Amy's hurt
arm. They didn't see Amy's new friend yet, and feared the worst.
"Man!" Sonic said. "Whoever that was had guts standing up to Packbell like that! Kinda weird
weaponry he was using though. Where'd that blast come from he was using?"
Sally looked up. "I doubt he made it. Packbell's tough, even Davie had problems with that
cyborg at times. We can only hope..."
Suddenly they saw a red armored figure rocket towards them. It wasn't a swatbot, but their new
friend.
"Way past cool! This guy's tougher than I thought!"
Anthony stopped at where the group was, looking back towards the city for any additional
troops, then collapsed, panting heavily.
Sonic could hear the heavy breathing and walked up to him. "Yo, man in the iron mask!
Obviously you're no bot, so why not open up to us and let us in on who you are?"
"Will do Sonic." Anthony said. "Armor, DEACTIVATE!"
The armor collapsed to its standby breastplate mode, revealing the human inside. Sonic was
shocked.
"Another human?" He then looked at Anthony's glasses. "Huh? We were saved by an
ACCOUNTANT?!?"
Anthony removed his glasses and rubbed the bridge of his nose. "I swear, if I hear another
person call me an accountant, I'm going to go nuts!" Anthony said, as he turned towards the
group. "My name is Anthony Bault, descendant of Sir Eric and the new Gamemaster of Arcadia."
Everyone looked up in shock. Sonic wasn't convinced. "Yeah right, and I'm the prom queen."
"I thought that was your sister, Sonia?" Anthony said.
Sonic was even more shocked than before. "What the...who told you I had a sister and how did
you know her name? In fact, how do you know us all?!?"
"Earth knows you well, Sonic, consider how popular your games are there! You just happen to be
talking to someone who's beaten every Sonic game he's gotten his hands on."
"Okaaaaaay...so, how did you know where we were so we could be rescued?"
"I've already been to Knothole and got a map from Rotor. I was sent there by King Acorn to
help you with your struggle." Anthony then turned towards Sally and Elias. "I also have a
surprise from him there for the two of you."
Sally and Elias looked at each other and then back at Anthony. "A surprise? What type of
surprise?" asked Sally.
"You'll see once we get there, and we'd better hurry since we need to take care of Amy's wound
as soon as possible."
The group then headed as fast as they could towards Knothole, with Sonic taking Tails and Sally
in tow and Anthony carrying Amy and Elias on his jet sled.
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The group was met by Bunnie and David as they arrived at Knothole. They both looked like they
had great news to tell.
"You made it!" David yelled. "I was hoping I could kick some bot for you, but thank God!"
"Maybe next time big guy," Sonic said as he turned towards Anthony. "So, Anth, where's this
surprise you have?"
Anthony handed Amy to Bunnie, asking her to take Amy to the doctor then turned towards David
and asked, "Bring out the surprise, Davie."
"Will do, Anth!" David said as he walked towards a hut and entered it. A few minutes later he
came out leading King Acorn to their location. An act which caused Sonic, Tails, Sally, and
Elias to gasp.
"FATHER?!?" said Sally and Elias, tears starting to form in their eyes.
Tears were also welling in Acorn's eyes. "Yes, it's me, and I'm free of the Void's effects!"
The three ran to each other to embrace, tears of joy flowing freely as the royal family was
reunited. Sonic and Tails looked towards Anthony, who was busy blinking away his own tears of
joy from the empathic sensations from Acorn's, Sally's and Elias's happiness, and walked up to
him to shake his hand.
"Forget that accountant crack I said earlier," Sonic said as he shook Anthony's hand, "and
welcome to the freedom fight...Gamemaster!"
The Freedom Fighters waited on the outskirts for 30 minutes while Sally tended to Amy's hurt
arm. They didn't see Amy's new friend yet, and feared the worst.
"Man!" Sonic said. "Whoever that was had guts standing up to Packbell like that! Kinda weird
weaponry he was using though. Where'd that blast come from he was using?"
Sally looked up. "I doubt he made it. Packbell's tough, even Davie had problems with that
cyborg at times. We can only hope..."
Suddenly they saw a red armored figure rocket towards them. It wasn't a swatbot, but their new
friend.
"Way past cool! This guy's tougher than I thought!"
Anthony stopped at where the group was, looking back towards the city for any additional
troops, then collapsed, panting heavily.
Sonic could hear the heavy breathing and walked up to him. "Yo, man in the iron mask!
Obviously you're no bot, so why not open up to us and let us in on who you are?"
"Will do Sonic." Anthony said. "Armor, DEACTIVATE!"
The armor collapsed to its standby breastplate mode, revealing the human inside. Sonic was
shocked.
"Another human?" He then looked at Anthony's glasses. "Huh? We were saved by an
ACCOUNTANT?!?"
Anthony removed his glasses and rubbed the bridge of his nose. "I swear, if I hear another
person call me an accountant, I'm going to go nuts!" Anthony said, as he turned towards the
group. "My name is Anthony Bault, descendant of Sir Eric and the new Gamemaster of Arcadia."
Everyone looked up in shock. Sonic wasn't convinced. "Yeah right, and I'm the prom queen."
"I thought that was your sister, Sonia?" Anthony said.
Sonic was even more shocked than before. "What the...who told you I had a sister and how did
you know her name? In fact, how do you know us all?!?"
"Earth knows you well, Sonic, consider how popular your games are there! You just happen to be
talking to someone who's beaten every Sonic game he's gotten his hands on."
"Okaaaaaay...so, how did you know where we were so we could be rescued?"
"I've already been to Knothole and got a map from Rotor. I was sent there by King Acorn to
help you with your struggle." Anthony then turned towards Sally and Elias. "I also have a
surprise from him there for the two of you."
Sally and Elias looked at each other and then back at Anthony. "A surprise? What type of
surprise?" asked Sally.
"You'll see once we get there, and we'd better hurry since we need to take care of Amy's wound
as soon as possible."
The group then headed as fast as they could towards Knothole, with Sonic taking Tails and Sally
in tow and Anthony carrying Amy and Elias on his jet sled.
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The group was met by Bunnie and David as they arrived at Knothole. They both looked like they
had great news to tell.
"You made it!" David yelled. "I was hoping I could kick some bot for you, but thank God!"
"Maybe next time big guy," Sonic said as he turned towards Anthony. "So, Anth, where's this
surprise you have?"
Anthony handed Amy to Bunnie, asking her to take Amy to the doctor then turned towards David
and asked, "Bring out the surprise, Davie."
"Will do, Anth!" David said as he walked towards a hut and entered it. A few minutes later he
came out leading King Acorn to their location. An act which caused Sonic, Tails, Sally, and
Elias to gasp.
"FATHER?!?" said Sally and Elias, tears starting to form in their eyes.
Tears were also welling in Acorn's eyes. "Yes, it's me, and I'm free of the Void's effects!"
The three ran to each other to embrace, tears of joy flowing freely as the royal family was
reunited. Sonic and Tails looked towards Anthony, who was busy blinking away his own tears of
joy from the empathic sensations from Acorn's, Sally's and Elias's happiness, and walked up to
him to shake his hand.
"Forget that accountant crack I said earlier," Sonic said as he shook Anthony's hand, "and
welcome to the freedom fight...Gamemaster!"