Soon Sonic and his parents had been pulled into the darker part
of the forest, and there he saw many more robots, just like the ones
carrying them. Each of them had a knocked out Mobian, some adults, some
children. He sighed as a few tears ran down his eyes. He was completly
powerless, his mom and dad were injured, and the robot was holding his
waist too tight. He didn't know what was going to happen next, and all he
hoped was that his mother and father would wake up soon.
He had never gone through this part of the forest before, so it all seemed larger and scarier. He tried to focus in on the other children that were being carried, and he noted one in paticular. She was a rabbit girl, and was beating on the back of the robot. "Lemme go, yah oversized hunk a' junk!" The robot was completly ignoring her and she sighed. Sonic looked over at her as the robot was beside his. "Wh...what's your name?" He asked the exhausted little girl.
"Huh? Oh, hey there!" The robots seemed completly oblvious to their conversation, "Mah name is Bunni! I come from the south side of town, I've never seen ya'll before!" A bit comforted by this obviously friendly child, he gave her a small smile, "Yeah, me and my mom and my dad live...or lived, at the north part. My name's Sonic the Hedgehog, but you can call me Sonic. Nice to meet you."
"Alright, Sonic. So do you know where they're taking us?"
"No idea. They grabbed me and my parents from our house with no explanation."
"Yah, my family too. Just me and my dad though. I don't know where he is now though....I bet they're takin' us to Robotroplis. That's where mah mom is..."
The name hit Sonic. Robotroplis? Wasn't that where his dad went on missions? "What's your mom doing there?" The naive hedgehog asked.
"They took her away...a few months ago." Bunni looked sadly at the ground as she was carried uncomfortably.
"Oh...I'm sorry."
"Nah, it's ok! As soon as I get into that Robotroplis, I'm gonna find her and get her back!"
"I heard Robotroplis is a challange to get through, even for my dad."
"Well, it's quite big. But, hey, maybe you can come with me! Then we can all get out alive."
"Your resistance, is useless." A mechnical voice said.
"Oh shut up yah bag o' bolts."
Not another word from the robot.
"They don't seem very smart," Sonic sweatdropped.
"They ain't! All they do is come out and capture Mobians once a month. They started with the south side ah town. I live closer to your side though so I guess they finished it up."
"Why do they want the Mobians?"
"Beats me. But I'm not gonna stick around to find out----"
Her words were cut off as they exited from the deep forest and came to a spot where they could see the expansive Robotroplis. The sky was black, stained from pollution, the air was putrid, and the sights were grim. The robots headed straight for it.
"What in the world..."
"Robotroplis. Ugly, ain't it?"
"I don't get it...it look's like a big factory. What do they need us for?"
A few minutes later, the robots entered through large doors, setting down the captured Mobians, they put chains around their necks that connected to make a large line. They were then sent towards a room that, from Sonic's point of view, was not visible. His mother and father, along with all the other children's, were gone.
"Yah got a hair pin,sugar?"
He shook his head and looked down the hallways, for any sign of his parents. Bunni sighed and then started picking the lock with her own sharp nail. "What are you---" She made the shushing motion. "Getting us out of here." The lock snapped open and she did the same for Sonic. Just then, a few robots marched down the hallway and they went back into position. Only when they were gone did she grab his wrist and pull him down the hallway.
"You don't have any idea where we're going, do you?"
"No....but it can't be that hard. Just keep yer eyes peeled."
Walking down a large hallway, they frequently had to duck into smaller ones to keep from being seen. Sonic noticed something different about these robots that walked the hallways, but said nothing. Watching for any possible danger, Bunni's ears were kept pointed up to detect any sounds. The only thing that lit the hallways was flashing from the cracks underneath the door's, and Sonic was eager to find out what was causing this. At the end of the hallway, the entire room was being lit up by flashs. "Let's go check it out," he said.
"If there's lights we have a better chance of bein' seen!"
"I won't get caught. If you wanna stay here, stay here. I need to find my mom and dad first." He walked towards the light as Bunni sighed but then ran after him. Looking down the next hallway, he saw a few clear containers. Within these, was the Mobians. Sonic watched in horror as a Mobian skunk was thrown into one, and the cylindar door shut. Green liquid started to fill the container as the skunk banged on the glass, yelling out but not a sound was heard. As it touched his fur, it burned off and metal replaced skin. It traveled slowly up to his waist, then his chest, and then... Sonic had to turn away, not being able to watch his face turn from flesh and bones to metal. Bunni looked to Sonic then, "You think that's what they're doing with the parents...?" Sonic's eyes widened as he put two and two together, "NO!! NO!!!! My dad is strong and he'll protect my mom and they'll be fine! We gotta find them!" He ran out into the large roboticizer room before Bunni could stop him. "Sonic!!" She went after him as he ducked behind a pile of metal to be thrown away. He saw as the once animal Mobian came out of the chamber, now robotized and awaiting the command of whatever twisted person had created these machines. "Do you see anyone who looks like me around there?" Bunni squinted and looked at the 100's of Mobians. "No...I don't. Sonic, maybe it's too late---" "IT'S NOT TOO LATE!! Ok? There has to be another room. Or maybe my parents are gone by now! I bet they're waiting for me at the exit." She sadly looked at him.
Bunni had already gone through the tradgey of loosing her mother, and knew what Sonic was going through. Denial came before the child's mind could comprehend the cold truth.
"Now come on." He crawled behind the metal to be unseen and crossed the large room, trying to not look over at that horrible green liquid...
"In there!" Bunni whispered. She pointed to a door that said "ROBO ROOM C3" Nodding, he crawled on then lightly pushed the door open. The room was practically identical, but this room had something the others didn't.
Something in his head snapped as the first thing his eyes focused on was the figure of his half robotizied mother. He couldn't move as he saw the fur burn off her and her colour change from blue to steel grey. Her soft flesh and strong muscles became titanium and wires, reaching all the way up to her neck. Her once shapely, delicate structure became large and unattractive. As the liquid covered her mouth, her screaming had to cease simply because she no longer had the ability. Reaching up to her eyes, they became black with red pupils. Her soft hair fell out so metal could cover the rest of her head, and the transformation was complete. His once gentle mother was now a robot for destruction. The horrible defiguration had happened right before his eyes, and all he could do was watch in shock. As the chamber opened, she came out and stood next to someone only Sonic could recognize as his former father.
"....M...m....m....mo...mmy...." Bunni put her arm around him as he shoved it away. He ran straight for her as Bunni yelled for him to stop. In his mind, her voice was muted. All he cared about was being back in his mother's arms, stroked and comforted. "MOMMY!!!" The now red eyes of his mom akwardly turned to him. As he ran right up to her, she smacked her mechnical arm into him and he went flying back. A red alert went off, but that was the last thing on his mind. His small frame had crashed into the metal wall, and everything went blurry.
"Is he awake?" said the voice of an unknown girl.
"I think he's comin' to." Bunni's voice replied.
Sonic's eyes opened to see 3 blurry figures watching him. "What...?"
"Ah, he's going to do fine." assured an older voice.
He looked around as his eyes came into focus. On his right, Bunni stood next to a chipmunk girl. She had red hair that went over one eye, and looked the same age as Bunni. On his left was an older chipmunk girl, who had to be at least 25. He sat on a soft bed and his back had been bandaged. "Where am I?"
"Your in Knothole village," said the older woman.
"Knothole village...? Who are you guys?" He said angerily in his confusion.
"My name is Julayla. I watch over the children in this village."
Shyly, the smaller chipmunk girl spoke up, "My name is Sally. Pleased to meet you."
Sonic found no intrest in these 2 new people and tried to get up. A jolt of pain came from his back and he was forced to lie back down.
"You got knocked up pretty bad back there, Sonic. Bunni told us all about it. Your lucky to be alive." Julayla said. "That's what you think," Sonic replied. All he could think about was his parents. How he would never see them again. How he would never get kisses from his mom and hugs from his dad.
"It must of been pretty rough. Everyone here is an orphan. You can meet them, if you like."
"I'll skip it."
Julayla sighed and got up. She was use to this behavior, although the girls had usually enjoyed the comfort. "I'll go get you something to eat."
"I'm not hungry."
"You haven't eaten in over a day. It's nesscerary you eat."
Sonic said nothing as she exited the hut they were in. His eyes trailed back to the two wide eyed girls on his right. "What?"
"Nothing...you shouldn't be so mean to Julayla, Sonic." said Sally.
"Why should I care?" He spat back.
"'Cause she's gonna be your mom now---"
Cut off, Sonic jumped up, ignoring the pain and ran for the exit of the hut. "NO SHE ISN'T! No one is going to replace my mom! I don't want another mom! I don't want any more friends! So leave me alone!" He ran out quickly, waiting until he was far away before he started to cry.
Bunni looked over at Sally, "Smooth." Sally sighed and crossed her arms, "I forgot he's a boy. They're always like that." Bunni shook her head and sweatdropped, "Girl, you can't blame it on that. He watched his mom become roboticized. Poor guy."
"Well all our parents have, that doesn't mean he can act like that!"
"Give him a day or two."
He had never gone through this part of the forest before, so it all seemed larger and scarier. He tried to focus in on the other children that were being carried, and he noted one in paticular. She was a rabbit girl, and was beating on the back of the robot. "Lemme go, yah oversized hunk a' junk!" The robot was completly ignoring her and she sighed. Sonic looked over at her as the robot was beside his. "Wh...what's your name?" He asked the exhausted little girl.
"Huh? Oh, hey there!" The robots seemed completly oblvious to their conversation, "Mah name is Bunni! I come from the south side of town, I've never seen ya'll before!" A bit comforted by this obviously friendly child, he gave her a small smile, "Yeah, me and my mom and my dad live...or lived, at the north part. My name's Sonic the Hedgehog, but you can call me Sonic. Nice to meet you."
"Alright, Sonic. So do you know where they're taking us?"
"No idea. They grabbed me and my parents from our house with no explanation."
"Yah, my family too. Just me and my dad though. I don't know where he is now though....I bet they're takin' us to Robotroplis. That's where mah mom is..."
The name hit Sonic. Robotroplis? Wasn't that where his dad went on missions? "What's your mom doing there?" The naive hedgehog asked.
"They took her away...a few months ago." Bunni looked sadly at the ground as she was carried uncomfortably.
"Oh...I'm sorry."
"Nah, it's ok! As soon as I get into that Robotroplis, I'm gonna find her and get her back!"
"I heard Robotroplis is a challange to get through, even for my dad."
"Well, it's quite big. But, hey, maybe you can come with me! Then we can all get out alive."
"Your resistance, is useless." A mechnical voice said.
"Oh shut up yah bag o' bolts."
Not another word from the robot.
"They don't seem very smart," Sonic sweatdropped.
"They ain't! All they do is come out and capture Mobians once a month. They started with the south side ah town. I live closer to your side though so I guess they finished it up."
"Why do they want the Mobians?"
"Beats me. But I'm not gonna stick around to find out----"
Her words were cut off as they exited from the deep forest and came to a spot where they could see the expansive Robotroplis. The sky was black, stained from pollution, the air was putrid, and the sights were grim. The robots headed straight for it.
"What in the world..."
"Robotroplis. Ugly, ain't it?"
"I don't get it...it look's like a big factory. What do they need us for?"
A few minutes later, the robots entered through large doors, setting down the captured Mobians, they put chains around their necks that connected to make a large line. They were then sent towards a room that, from Sonic's point of view, was not visible. His mother and father, along with all the other children's, were gone.
"Yah got a hair pin,sugar?"
He shook his head and looked down the hallways, for any sign of his parents. Bunni sighed and then started picking the lock with her own sharp nail. "What are you---" She made the shushing motion. "Getting us out of here." The lock snapped open and she did the same for Sonic. Just then, a few robots marched down the hallway and they went back into position. Only when they were gone did she grab his wrist and pull him down the hallway.
"You don't have any idea where we're going, do you?"
"No....but it can't be that hard. Just keep yer eyes peeled."
Walking down a large hallway, they frequently had to duck into smaller ones to keep from being seen. Sonic noticed something different about these robots that walked the hallways, but said nothing. Watching for any possible danger, Bunni's ears were kept pointed up to detect any sounds. The only thing that lit the hallways was flashing from the cracks underneath the door's, and Sonic was eager to find out what was causing this. At the end of the hallway, the entire room was being lit up by flashs. "Let's go check it out," he said.
"If there's lights we have a better chance of bein' seen!"
"I won't get caught. If you wanna stay here, stay here. I need to find my mom and dad first." He walked towards the light as Bunni sighed but then ran after him. Looking down the next hallway, he saw a few clear containers. Within these, was the Mobians. Sonic watched in horror as a Mobian skunk was thrown into one, and the cylindar door shut. Green liquid started to fill the container as the skunk banged on the glass, yelling out but not a sound was heard. As it touched his fur, it burned off and metal replaced skin. It traveled slowly up to his waist, then his chest, and then... Sonic had to turn away, not being able to watch his face turn from flesh and bones to metal. Bunni looked to Sonic then, "You think that's what they're doing with the parents...?" Sonic's eyes widened as he put two and two together, "NO!! NO!!!! My dad is strong and he'll protect my mom and they'll be fine! We gotta find them!" He ran out into the large roboticizer room before Bunni could stop him. "Sonic!!" She went after him as he ducked behind a pile of metal to be thrown away. He saw as the once animal Mobian came out of the chamber, now robotized and awaiting the command of whatever twisted person had created these machines. "Do you see anyone who looks like me around there?" Bunni squinted and looked at the 100's of Mobians. "No...I don't. Sonic, maybe it's too late---" "IT'S NOT TOO LATE!! Ok? There has to be another room. Or maybe my parents are gone by now! I bet they're waiting for me at the exit." She sadly looked at him.
Bunni had already gone through the tradgey of loosing her mother, and knew what Sonic was going through. Denial came before the child's mind could comprehend the cold truth.
"Now come on." He crawled behind the metal to be unseen and crossed the large room, trying to not look over at that horrible green liquid...
"In there!" Bunni whispered. She pointed to a door that said "ROBO ROOM C3" Nodding, he crawled on then lightly pushed the door open. The room was practically identical, but this room had something the others didn't.
Something in his head snapped as the first thing his eyes focused on was the figure of his half robotizied mother. He couldn't move as he saw the fur burn off her and her colour change from blue to steel grey. Her soft flesh and strong muscles became titanium and wires, reaching all the way up to her neck. Her once shapely, delicate structure became large and unattractive. As the liquid covered her mouth, her screaming had to cease simply because she no longer had the ability. Reaching up to her eyes, they became black with red pupils. Her soft hair fell out so metal could cover the rest of her head, and the transformation was complete. His once gentle mother was now a robot for destruction. The horrible defiguration had happened right before his eyes, and all he could do was watch in shock. As the chamber opened, she came out and stood next to someone only Sonic could recognize as his former father.
"....M...m....m....mo...mmy...." Bunni put her arm around him as he shoved it away. He ran straight for her as Bunni yelled for him to stop. In his mind, her voice was muted. All he cared about was being back in his mother's arms, stroked and comforted. "MOMMY!!!" The now red eyes of his mom akwardly turned to him. As he ran right up to her, she smacked her mechnical arm into him and he went flying back. A red alert went off, but that was the last thing on his mind. His small frame had crashed into the metal wall, and everything went blurry.
"Is he awake?" said the voice of an unknown girl.
"I think he's comin' to." Bunni's voice replied.
Sonic's eyes opened to see 3 blurry figures watching him. "What...?"
"Ah, he's going to do fine." assured an older voice.
He looked around as his eyes came into focus. On his right, Bunni stood next to a chipmunk girl. She had red hair that went over one eye, and looked the same age as Bunni. On his left was an older chipmunk girl, who had to be at least 25. He sat on a soft bed and his back had been bandaged. "Where am I?"
"Your in Knothole village," said the older woman.
"Knothole village...? Who are you guys?" He said angerily in his confusion.
"My name is Julayla. I watch over the children in this village."
Shyly, the smaller chipmunk girl spoke up, "My name is Sally. Pleased to meet you."
Sonic found no intrest in these 2 new people and tried to get up. A jolt of pain came from his back and he was forced to lie back down.
"You got knocked up pretty bad back there, Sonic. Bunni told us all about it. Your lucky to be alive." Julayla said. "That's what you think," Sonic replied. All he could think about was his parents. How he would never see them again. How he would never get kisses from his mom and hugs from his dad.
"It must of been pretty rough. Everyone here is an orphan. You can meet them, if you like."
"I'll skip it."
Julayla sighed and got up. She was use to this behavior, although the girls had usually enjoyed the comfort. "I'll go get you something to eat."
"I'm not hungry."
"You haven't eaten in over a day. It's nesscerary you eat."
Sonic said nothing as she exited the hut they were in. His eyes trailed back to the two wide eyed girls on his right. "What?"
"Nothing...you shouldn't be so mean to Julayla, Sonic." said Sally.
"Why should I care?" He spat back.
"'Cause she's gonna be your mom now---"
Cut off, Sonic jumped up, ignoring the pain and ran for the exit of the hut. "NO SHE ISN'T! No one is going to replace my mom! I don't want another mom! I don't want any more friends! So leave me alone!" He ran out quickly, waiting until he was far away before he started to cry.
Bunni looked over at Sally, "Smooth." Sally sighed and crossed her arms, "I forgot he's a boy. They're always like that." Bunni shook her head and sweatdropped, "Girl, you can't blame it on that. He watched his mom become roboticized. Poor guy."
"Well all our parents have, that doesn't mean he can act like that!"
"Give him a day or two."