The Freedom Fighter Adventure
Chapter 3
(I am terribly sorry for yet another lengthy delay between chapters. The truth is, whether you know it or not, I'm older than most Sonic fans. Age 30, in fact. The sad fact is that I often have very little time to work on my stories. I know that probably sounds like an excuse. But believe me, nobody hates these delays more than me! Anyway, on with Chapter 3!)
Over the next few days; Sonic, Tails, and Amy began to adjust to their new surroundings. Well, this world's Sonic was a great (and cocky) hero and Robotnik was the bane of everyone's existence, but the similarities seemed to end there. The Sonic, Tails, and Amy from this world all knew at least some of their relatives; unlike the orphaned Sonic, Tails, and Amy who were visiting! Their Amy had a cousin who behaved like Robin Hood, for example! These and many other things were quite foreign to the trio, but they tried to learn their way around this other world as quickly as possible.
Tails had rather quickly become friends with Rotor. He was soon spending almost all of his spare time at Rotor's little workshop. He had been surprised when he met the Tails from this world. This other Tails did not even know the first thing about quantum physics! Tails had quickly discovered that Rotor was the mechanical one in this world. The two became friends rather quickly. Tails was fascinated by the portal which had brought them here. He jotted down notes and measurements as Rotor described the workings of the portal to him. Tails hoped to build one of his own when he got back home and find out about other versions of himself in other worlds!
About three days after Tails and the others had first arrived, Rotor said he wanted to show Tails something. He pulled back the cover which was over a nearby table to reveal a large, menacing robot. It was unlike any Badnik Tails had ever seen! It was a huge metallic gray monster with a single red window for an "eye!"
"Holy Sister Mary! What is this thing?!" Tails asked.
"This" said Rotor "Is a Swatbot! When we go into Robotropolis, you're going to see hundreds of these things, maybe thousands! And they'll home right in on an organic life form just like flies to shit! So they'll all be coming right at us! Look, I have some of the specs right here."
Rotor showed Tails a series of drawings showing the workings of the Swatbot. Tails was astonished! This thing was more advanced than any Badnik the Robotnik back in his world had! The armor was very thick and the weapons systems looked formidable.
"Do these things have any weaknesses?" Tails asked.
"Not much!" Rotor said. "They're not very intelligent, but that's about their only weakness."
Something made Tails feel uneasy as he looked at the Swatbot lying on the table. He had faced all manner of enemies from E-1000's to Egg-Robos to GUN Robots to Dark Legionnaires to Stormtrooopers to Tails Doll! But there was something about this thing; something in his gut that said that either he or Sonic or Amy would not survive their encounter with these metal monsters!
Tails tried to change the subject. "Rotor? You say that your Sonic has an uncle that's been roboticized?"
"Yes." Said Rotor. "It's hard for him to keep himself from going completely under Robotnik's control, but he serves as our spy in Robotropolis."
Just then, Sonic and Sonic came running into Rotor's workshop. They skidded to a stop at exactly the same moment!
"Another tie!" the other Sonic said. The two Sonics had been competing with each other at just about everything these past three days. So far, it was just a friendly rivalry. Hopefully, it wouldn't go beyond that.
"Damn! Looks like we're never gonna settle who's the fastest!" Sonic said. He saw the Swatbot lying on the table. "Whoa! What's that?"
"Dude! That's a Swatbot!" the other Sonic said. "They're way past dangerous! Buttnik's got thousands of these bad boys waiting for us in Robotropolis!"
Sonic tapped on the armor plating. "Very impressive! I can't wait to meet up with a few dozen of these!" His trademark grin came across his face.
Like always, Sonic didn't take this new menace very seriously; but as Tails glanced at the Swatbot again, he still felt like it was going to be the death of somebody!
Amy could make friends with almost anybody; and once again that statement was proving to be true. She and Sally had quickly become inseparable. Sally liked Amy's optimism and cheerfulness; while Amy liked Sally's ability to remain calm in almost any situation. However, neither of them really suspected that they each had a secret desire to be more like the other one.
The same evening that Rotor showed Tails the Swatbot, Amy and Sally were sitting out on the balcony outside of Sally's room. They saw their two Sonics race by below: still trying to settle who was faster!
"Say Amy?" Sally asked "How long have you and your Sonic been together?"
"Almost a year now." Amy said. "It was just before I turned 15. How about you and your Sonic?"
"Well, it's hard to say exactly when we starting going together." Sally said. "We've just sort of known each other since we were little."
"Your Sonic seems nice." Amy said.
"Him? He can be a real jackass sometimes!" Sally said. "Your Sonic seems like the nice one!"
"No, my Sonic can be a real jackass too!" Amy said.
Amy and Sally looked at each other for a moment. They both burst out laughing.
"Maybe instead of seeing who's the fastest, they could see who's the biggest jackass!" Sally laughed. "But really, my Sonic can be real sweet when he wants to be; and I'm sure yours can too."
"Oh yes, he can." Amy sighed as she glanced down at her golden heart- shaped locket. "Sally? What's it like to be a princess?"
Sally drew a deep breath. "For me, it's been rough! With all that happened in my childhood and having to lead the Knothole group by myself most of my life. I…I've never really had a chance to be just a normal teen like you, Amy."
"Well, my life hasn't exactly been normal." Amy said. "But I know what you mean."
Just then, the two Sonics came running in. Again, they skidded to a stop at exactly the same moment.
"Another tie!" Sonic said. "We were trying to see who could get up here first!"
"Well, I certainly like what's waiting for us here at the end of this run!" the other Sonic said.
"You got that right!" Sonic said.
The two Sonics took their sweethearts in their arms and kissed them.
"Y'know" the other Sonic said. "I bet I'm a better kisser than you!"
"HA! In your dreams!" Sonic said.
"Uhhh, I hope this little competition of yours doesn't go beyond kissing." Sally said. "At least not until a little later tonight!" She added with a sly grin.
"Yeah!" Amy also grinned slyly at her Sonic. "I'm surprised you boys have been able to last three whole days without our sweet lovin'!"
Both Sonics were sweating bullets at this point! "Uhhh, Sonic?" the other Sonic said. "Five more laps around the island?"
"You're on!" Sonic said.
Amy and Sally laughed after their Sonics had raced out of the room.
"Y'know, Amy? I think we're both lucky!" Sally said.
"We certainly are!" Amy said.
"I just hope they're both ready." Sally said. "Because tomorrow you're going to see first hand what we're up against. We're going to show you what's left of Knothole!"
(Next up: The gang sees the remains of Knothole; the two Sonics start to rub each other the wrong way; and we find out whether or not Tails premonition was correct. All of this in chapter 4 – which I promise will take less than 23 days to finish. :P)
Chapter 3
(I am terribly sorry for yet another lengthy delay between chapters. The truth is, whether you know it or not, I'm older than most Sonic fans. Age 30, in fact. The sad fact is that I often have very little time to work on my stories. I know that probably sounds like an excuse. But believe me, nobody hates these delays more than me! Anyway, on with Chapter 3!)
Over the next few days; Sonic, Tails, and Amy began to adjust to their new surroundings. Well, this world's Sonic was a great (and cocky) hero and Robotnik was the bane of everyone's existence, but the similarities seemed to end there. The Sonic, Tails, and Amy from this world all knew at least some of their relatives; unlike the orphaned Sonic, Tails, and Amy who were visiting! Their Amy had a cousin who behaved like Robin Hood, for example! These and many other things were quite foreign to the trio, but they tried to learn their way around this other world as quickly as possible.
Tails had rather quickly become friends with Rotor. He was soon spending almost all of his spare time at Rotor's little workshop. He had been surprised when he met the Tails from this world. This other Tails did not even know the first thing about quantum physics! Tails had quickly discovered that Rotor was the mechanical one in this world. The two became friends rather quickly. Tails was fascinated by the portal which had brought them here. He jotted down notes and measurements as Rotor described the workings of the portal to him. Tails hoped to build one of his own when he got back home and find out about other versions of himself in other worlds!
About three days after Tails and the others had first arrived, Rotor said he wanted to show Tails something. He pulled back the cover which was over a nearby table to reveal a large, menacing robot. It was unlike any Badnik Tails had ever seen! It was a huge metallic gray monster with a single red window for an "eye!"
"Holy Sister Mary! What is this thing?!" Tails asked.
"This" said Rotor "Is a Swatbot! When we go into Robotropolis, you're going to see hundreds of these things, maybe thousands! And they'll home right in on an organic life form just like flies to shit! So they'll all be coming right at us! Look, I have some of the specs right here."
Rotor showed Tails a series of drawings showing the workings of the Swatbot. Tails was astonished! This thing was more advanced than any Badnik the Robotnik back in his world had! The armor was very thick and the weapons systems looked formidable.
"Do these things have any weaknesses?" Tails asked.
"Not much!" Rotor said. "They're not very intelligent, but that's about their only weakness."
Something made Tails feel uneasy as he looked at the Swatbot lying on the table. He had faced all manner of enemies from E-1000's to Egg-Robos to GUN Robots to Dark Legionnaires to Stormtrooopers to Tails Doll! But there was something about this thing; something in his gut that said that either he or Sonic or Amy would not survive their encounter with these metal monsters!
Tails tried to change the subject. "Rotor? You say that your Sonic has an uncle that's been roboticized?"
"Yes." Said Rotor. "It's hard for him to keep himself from going completely under Robotnik's control, but he serves as our spy in Robotropolis."
Just then, Sonic and Sonic came running into Rotor's workshop. They skidded to a stop at exactly the same moment!
"Another tie!" the other Sonic said. The two Sonics had been competing with each other at just about everything these past three days. So far, it was just a friendly rivalry. Hopefully, it wouldn't go beyond that.
"Damn! Looks like we're never gonna settle who's the fastest!" Sonic said. He saw the Swatbot lying on the table. "Whoa! What's that?"
"Dude! That's a Swatbot!" the other Sonic said. "They're way past dangerous! Buttnik's got thousands of these bad boys waiting for us in Robotropolis!"
Sonic tapped on the armor plating. "Very impressive! I can't wait to meet up with a few dozen of these!" His trademark grin came across his face.
Like always, Sonic didn't take this new menace very seriously; but as Tails glanced at the Swatbot again, he still felt like it was going to be the death of somebody!
Amy could make friends with almost anybody; and once again that statement was proving to be true. She and Sally had quickly become inseparable. Sally liked Amy's optimism and cheerfulness; while Amy liked Sally's ability to remain calm in almost any situation. However, neither of them really suspected that they each had a secret desire to be more like the other one.
The same evening that Rotor showed Tails the Swatbot, Amy and Sally were sitting out on the balcony outside of Sally's room. They saw their two Sonics race by below: still trying to settle who was faster!
"Say Amy?" Sally asked "How long have you and your Sonic been together?"
"Almost a year now." Amy said. "It was just before I turned 15. How about you and your Sonic?"
"Well, it's hard to say exactly when we starting going together." Sally said. "We've just sort of known each other since we were little."
"Your Sonic seems nice." Amy said.
"Him? He can be a real jackass sometimes!" Sally said. "Your Sonic seems like the nice one!"
"No, my Sonic can be a real jackass too!" Amy said.
Amy and Sally looked at each other for a moment. They both burst out laughing.
"Maybe instead of seeing who's the fastest, they could see who's the biggest jackass!" Sally laughed. "But really, my Sonic can be real sweet when he wants to be; and I'm sure yours can too."
"Oh yes, he can." Amy sighed as she glanced down at her golden heart- shaped locket. "Sally? What's it like to be a princess?"
Sally drew a deep breath. "For me, it's been rough! With all that happened in my childhood and having to lead the Knothole group by myself most of my life. I…I've never really had a chance to be just a normal teen like you, Amy."
"Well, my life hasn't exactly been normal." Amy said. "But I know what you mean."
Just then, the two Sonics came running in. Again, they skidded to a stop at exactly the same moment.
"Another tie!" Sonic said. "We were trying to see who could get up here first!"
"Well, I certainly like what's waiting for us here at the end of this run!" the other Sonic said.
"You got that right!" Sonic said.
The two Sonics took their sweethearts in their arms and kissed them.
"Y'know" the other Sonic said. "I bet I'm a better kisser than you!"
"HA! In your dreams!" Sonic said.
"Uhhh, I hope this little competition of yours doesn't go beyond kissing." Sally said. "At least not until a little later tonight!" She added with a sly grin.
"Yeah!" Amy also grinned slyly at her Sonic. "I'm surprised you boys have been able to last three whole days without our sweet lovin'!"
Both Sonics were sweating bullets at this point! "Uhhh, Sonic?" the other Sonic said. "Five more laps around the island?"
"You're on!" Sonic said.
Amy and Sally laughed after their Sonics had raced out of the room.
"Y'know, Amy? I think we're both lucky!" Sally said.
"We certainly are!" Amy said.
"I just hope they're both ready." Sally said. "Because tomorrow you're going to see first hand what we're up against. We're going to show you what's left of Knothole!"
(Next up: The gang sees the remains of Knothole; the two Sonics start to rub each other the wrong way; and we find out whether or not Tails premonition was correct. All of this in chapter 4 – which I promise will take less than 23 days to finish. :P)