Chapter 13: Assault on the Egg Carrier
Day 4 Station Square 5:39 P.M. Amy Rose, the pink hedgehog, walked down the sidewalk, carrying her back of groceries. She was on her way to a rally. She considers herself a rebel type and what the mayor declared on the news today made her and her group upset. They were also big fans of Sonic the Hedgehog, and when Amy heard that the Mayor declared him an outcast in Station Square, she had to protest. When someone is an outcast, they're not allowed in ANYWHERE. The mayor couldn't just arrest the prince for murder. This was all he could do. Amy believed that Sonic would never do anything like that. There was no proof! Other than that, she was bored. Short attention spell. "Gee, I'm bored," she announced. No one had shown up for her rally yet. She was in the courtyard just in front of city hall, near the Burger Shop. "Everyday it's always the same thing. Same place different day." She sighed. "There was always something to do when Sonic was around..." She remembered last year when Sonic visited her town. She and some hostages were saved by two creeps, Sleet and Dingo. "Chasing bad guys...and blowing them away!" She sighed again. "But now he's gone....and there's nothing left to do....." She grimiced. "But shop till I drop. Things were always fun with Sonic around..." The sky suddenly turned dark. "Hey! What's going on?" Amy asked, looking up. "Is there an eclipse today or what? No one forcasted a storm or anything-" She dropped her bag as she stared into a sky. A HUGE ship slowly passed over the city. Amy could hear cars screech as startled citizens stepped out of their cars and watched. "Eggman..." she whispered. "Could it be...?" Suddenly she spotted an object heading towards her. "What's that?" she asked herself. It smacked into her forehead. "OW! Watch it, watch it!" she cried as she fell over. Rubbing her head, she saw a small bird laying on its side. "Ow, you should watch where you're going, buddy!" It didn't move much as she instantly frowned. "Hey, are you alright? You look kinda hurt..." She picked up the flicky and held it softly. Suddenly there was a crash as a big....trashcan...with arms and eyes floated before her. She looked at it with a funny look. "What's THIS?" she asked. It rushed her. Amy dodged to one side "YOW!" It stopped and turned around. It came after her again. Amy ran for it. "YIKES! You almost ran me over, creep!" It prosued after her. "Let's get outta here!" she yelped and dodged into the Burger Shop. She hid under the table as the robot peeked through the window. Only seeing the burger guy, he flew on, away. Breathing a sigh of relief, Amy came out from under the table. "Whew! That was close!" She looked at the flicky. "That was one of Eggman's robots huh? It captured you, and somehow you got away, right?" The bird chirped in reply. "Don't worry! I'll stand by you all the way!" She walked out, and the flicky fluttered beside her. "I'll try to keep us BOTH from harm!" As she walked by the Electonics store, she saw the channel flicker to WSSN Channel 08, Station Square News. Her cousin, Shalita, posing as Nellie Stargazer, was on TV. Amy watched, wondering what was up. "This is Nellie Stargazer with a live report. What you're about to see will shock, or maybe even frighten, so viewer's descretion IS advised-" The view switched to a camera showing the Egg Carrier over the city. "This is the Egg Carrier, built by Dictator Dr. Robotnik. While we have no idea of his motivation, the Mayor IS holding a meeting in Town Hall tonight at 7:00 P.M. All citizens are URGED to attend this meeting, as the Mayor will address the handling of this situation. We will be holding live broadcasts all night and will hold the meeting on here live, if you are unable to make it." Amy suddenly grinned. Forget the rally. This'll be her chance to show how the mayor screwed up. She'll pick up her chao from the Chao Garden and rally everyone at Town Hall. Just above Station Square 5:45 P.M. Sonic and Tails finally caught up to the Egg Carrier. Sonic looked down briefly, wondering if Shalita was watching them. What'd she mean 'good riddance?'. "SONIC!" Tails yelled. "There's something I have to tell you!" Sonic could barely hear Tails over the roar of the engine. "WHAT?" "ROBOTNIK DIDN'T KILL MANIC!" "THEN WHO DID?!" "SHALITA HAD-" The rest of his voice drowned out by the noise, leaving Sonic with the presumption that....Shalita did it?! It couldn't be!!! NO! He had liked that girl! How could he of been so stupid?! But the question is... why? In a fit of rage, he fired his gun at the Egg Carrier. Enough to blow up the defense cannons on the ship. Then he saw the shark fighters coming... Egg Carrier 5:52 P.M. On board thr Egg Carrier, Dr. Robotnik was having his own meeting. Gamma, Delta, Esplion and Zeta stood before the doctor as he gace his annoucement. "Ah hah...testing....1,2,3...ahem...you, the elite Egg Carrier crew, have a job!" The screen behind him flicked on. "Behold! It's a tailed frog! Very unique! I don't care what it takes, just catch that frog!" Robotnik said. "Now go!" The E-Series turned around to set off on their mission Outside the Egg Carrier 5:59 P.M. Sonic, angry, shot down every fighter in sight. he was becoming worn down with grief. Betrayed! How could Shalita DO this? Pretty soon, there were NO fighters left. "We did it!" Tails cheered. "Way to go, Tails!" Sonic called. They suddenly froze as they saw the nose of the Egg Carrier split open. "Egg Cannon Ready?" came Robotnik's voice. Sonic, figuring instantly what was going to happen, stared death in the face. "I'll be seeing you...Manic," Sonic whispered. "FIRE!"
