6

Sonic ran at top speed toward the exit of the Main Structure. He was so
fast, that no bot could stop him. He got out of Robotropolis and entered the
Great Forest. Suddenly, a shadowy figure jumped out of the woods. It was the
muscular figure again! But the figure came out into the light this time, so
Sonic could see it.

"I'm Caero Chaotic, but I'm better known as Clash," he said.

Caero thrusted out his hand and Sonic shook it.

"I deactivated the freezer unit and opened your cell," said Caero.

"Thanks, Clash!" said Sonic. "Me and my pals, the Freedom Fighters,
fight against Robotnik. Do you want to help?"

"No," said Caero, who ran back into the forest, leaving Sonic alone
again.

Sonic continued into the forest, toward Knothole, unaware that the
core Freedom Fighters were not there.

**********

Rotor trudged along, with a pack full of bombs, and with his
neutralizer in hand. But as luck would have it, Rotor bumped into trouble.
Trouble with a capital 'R.' 'R' for Robotnik himself.

Rotor immediately activated his neutralizer, but Robotnik drained
the blast by activating his shield. Rotor grabbed a bomb from his pack, threw
it and fled. Robotnik quickly pressed a button on his robotic left hand,
changing his uniform to a metal "Eggso-skeleton", protecting him from the
explosion, but allowing Rotor to escape.

**********

Bunnie, taking advantage of Robotnik's absence, pushed her robotic
left hand into her left arm and ejected a spinning saw, cutting through the
ropes she was bound in. She had been left alone. The Swatbots and Combot had
left, along with Tails the robot. Now she escaped.

She, very slowly and cautiously, made her way back to the vent where
she had left Sally. She checked her pocket and found that Nicole was now
running. Bunnie ducked behind some crates and spoke to Nicole. Nicole didn't
answer, just short-circuited again. "Oh, great!" thought Bunnie, who tucked
Nicole back into her pocket. Bunnie eventually found her way back to the vent
and deactivated the force field. Bunnie plugged the force field generator back
into her system, then held Sally close to her, using the super strength in her
right arm, carried her one-handed with her left hand. Bunnie turned the force
field generator on and made her way out of the Main Structure. Bunnie then hid
in the ruins of an old Acorn building in Robotropolis, planning her next move.







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