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Extreme Measures

by luvmydogz

Ch. 3- Revelations




"Sonic?"

"Go away."

"Sonic, cmon, you've been in there all night. Don't you want to help us try and translate this scroll?"

"Sally, I said go away! Leave me alone!"

"I'm sure it's what Tails would have wanted you to do Sonic...." said Sally in a solemn voice as she turned from the hut. Sonic had gone straight in there the second they got back from the mission. That was a good couple of hours ago, and he was still locked in the hut, Tails's body with him. He refused to talk to anybody. "I hope he'll be alright" the worried princess muttered to herself as she made her way back to join the others in translating the scroll.

Meanwhile, in the hut, Sonic's flow of tears had yet to cease, soaking his own body, as well as the bloody body of his once best friend.

"Why Tails?" he asked, staring at the motionless body. "Why did you have to leave? Come back!" He just couldn't accept the fact that Tails was really gone. The others had tried to console him, but they didn't understand. They didn't understand the immense pain he was feeling, the guilt he would now carry with him that he let his "'lil bro" die. He couldn't accept it. Or rather, he wouldn't.

"I'll bring you back Tails. I will find a way!" he said, determination creeping its way into his voice, while slamming his fist down hard into the floor of the hut. Just then, another knock came at the door. This time, however, much more hurried and urgent.

"Sonic, you have to come out here!" came Sally's voice from the other side of the door. "You're not going to believe what we found!"

"I said leave me alone!!" came Sonic's familiar reply.

"Sonic, we may have found a way to save Tails!"

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"What do you mean they got away with the scroll!!" yelled Robotnik, "I told you to make sure it was completely secure! You told me there was no way anyone would get to it!!"

"I know, sir," came Snively's meek reply, "I'm very sorry. It will never happen again.."

"Of course it will never happen again, they already have the Scroll!!" Robotnik was now visibly getting mad, and Snively knew if he didn't say something soon he would end up next in line for the roboticizer.

"We did manage to translate it before they stole it, sir," replied Snively, desperately hoping to calm down the irate doctor sitting before him. "Well, most of it anyway. But they did leave a portion of it behind! And we have the directions to the location. They're all prepared and the swatbots are ready to depart."

"Oh really? Well then, I guess you saved yourself this time, Snively," Snively let out a deep breath of air that he didn't even know he was holding, "Although there is a change in plans, I shall be going with the group. I want to make sure my intentions are carried out correctly ."

"Yes sir" replied Snively, not wanting to upset the doctor again.

"You shall stay here and finish translating the remaining portion of the scroll, and then join up with us to report your findings." finished Robotnik.

"Of course, sir. I'll get right on it." answered Snively.

And with that, Robotnik turned, and proceeded to exit the base, the swatbot team hot on his heels. Snively turned and headed for the main computer, where he would be working on the translation of the rest of the scroll. And unbeknownst to either of them, a mechanic hedgehog quickly made his way back to his radio.....

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"Wait a minute, wait a minute, what?" asked an obviously confused Sonic.

"They're directions, Sonic, to a cave, deep in the mountain region." answered Sally.

"So that's what that lil old scroll was." added in Bunny.

"And what are they directions to again?" questioned Sonic, now gettin irrated at the fact that his question had yet to be answered.

"Well, according to the scroll, they're directions to the Time Stone, right Sally?" asked Rotor.

"That's right, Rotor. This time stone is a stone with the ability to turn back time!"

"Turn back time? Zat is amazing!" spoke up Antoine.

"And if we turn back time..." started Sally,

"Then we can save Tails!!" finished Sonic, now excited by this newest revelation. "Way past cool! Well then let's get on it!"

"Not so fast, Sonic,"said Sally, "there are a few....complications. The mountain region is difficult to get through. There are many obstacles that are sure to get in your path, including many dangerous species native to that area. And even if you get past them, the cave containing the stone has a protector, and from what the scroll says, he isn't going to make things easy for us."

"I don't care, Sal. I have to do it. It's the only way to get Tails back."

"But Sonic....."

"No buts, Sally. Don't you agree it's worth the risk?"

"Of course I do. But...."

"I've got one question suga'," chimed in Bunny, stopping the argument between the two so that all eyes focused on her, "why does Robotnik have directions to a time stone anyway?"

All the freedom fighters looked around at each other. They had not even begun to think about why Robotnik would have such directions.

"I'm not sure, Bunny, " answered Sally after a long pause, "maybe...."

Just then, the radio came on, and a familiar voice was heard from the other end.

"Sonic? Sally? are you there?" asked the voice of a very nervous uncle chuck.

"Uncle Chuck!" stated Sonic, "what's up?"

"Sonic, Robotnik just stormed out of here on what he called a 'very important mission', and I don't think you're going to like what he's up to."

"Oh no," said Sally, " He must've left to pursue the Time Stone!"

"You know about the Time Stone?" asked a now confused Uncle Chuck. "But how?"

"We stole the scroll on our mission last night." said Rotor. "We just finished translating it now."

"Oh, so your mission was successful? Was anybody hurt?" asked Uncle Chuck, obviousy not informed about the events of the previous night.

Everybody looked to Sonic, expecting him to become upset again, but instead, the blue hedgehog surprised them all by saying, "Nope, no one was hurt, Unc."

"Well that's good, but I still have some bad news. Robotnik plans on using that time stone to go back in time, back when you were all still children, and destroying you while you're still defenseless kids!" hurried out Uncle Chuck.

"What?!?" said all the freedom fighters at once, obviously discouraged by this recent turn of events. "We can't let him do that!" added Sally.

"Well then," said Sonic, "I guess I'm just going to have to beat him to it!" and with that, the world's fastest hedgehog grabbed the directions out of Rotor's hands, revved up his feet, and headed out of knothole in the direction of the mountain region. "This is for Tails!" he added as he made his exit.

"Sonic, wait!" yelled Sally

"Too late, Suga, he's long gone." said Bunny, stating the obvious.

"Zat hedgehog! He never thinks!" added Antoine.

"Yeah, well," said Sally, "we're just going to have to hope that he knows what he's doing. Tails's fate, as well as the rest of our's, hangs in the balance."


Alright, and there is chapter 3!! Finally some action! The plot is revealed! What will happen next? Well, you will all just have to await my next installment to find out! R&R pleeze!