Chapter Three: He's finally awake!

At the medical hut Bookshire, an aged raccoon and expert doctor of Knothole, was reading the medical charts on the side of this overlanders bed. After noticing the heart monitor spike Bookshire was convinced that the overlander will awaken any second. And no sooner then that thought finished the overlander began to stir. This didn't go unnoticed and Bookshire immediately called Sally, as per her orders.

"Sally," Bookshire speaking into a vidphone, (a telephone with a video display), "the overlander is starting to wake up you should get down here." "I'm in my way now Bookshire, make sure he is comfortable but don't let him leave," said Sally over a vidscreen and closing the conversation. "Well might as well see if he is ok enough to talk to Sally," Bookshire said to himself. "I'm fine thanks for your concern," said an calm unknown voice.

Bookshire immediately rushed into the room to find a fully alert overlander already standing, although bent a little do to the low ceiling. "Hello, Bookshire I presume?" The overlander said, now taking a seat on the bed rubbing his back. "Yes, that's my name, I guess you overheard the conversation, right." "Yeah sorry if I was disturbing your privacy but I was still kind of out of it," the overlander responded. "Well it's ok it did include you, oh by the way what's your name?" the raccoon questioned. "It's Josh, just Josh."

By now Princess Sally and Sonic arrived, along with a few other FF's in hiding. Sally walked up to Bookshire and started a conversation about Josh's health; soon it was over and Sally walked up to the sitting overlander. "Well Josh I'd like to introduce myself I'm Sally Acorn Princess of Mobius; it's good to hear that your in good health, but I would like to ask you a couple of questions if you don't mind?"

After the Princess finished talking Josh got off the bed and knelt down on one knee and bowed. "Sorry, I didn't know I was in the presents of the Princess of this planet," said Josh. "You can get up," Sonic finally decided to join the conversation, "after Buttnik took over that title doesn't mean anything." Josh got up and looked at the hedgehog with a confused look then back at Sally. "Who is this 'Buttnik'?" asked Josh. This startles the Mobians inside and start to explain just who Robotnik is, but the Mobians outside show confused looks on their faces.

We find Bunnie, Rotor, Tails, and Antoine as lookout outside the medical hut. "Did ya'll hear that this fella doesn't know who Robotnik is," Bunnie said from her position at the keyhole. Tails at the window responds, "yeah how could a overlander not know what one of his people did to all of us?" Rotor's turn to speak, "Well we wont know until Sally, Sonic, or Bookshire tells us something, all we have is stipulations."

Inside we find a very sickly looking human who was just filled in on the horrors that has befallen Mobius do to the bloated tyrant. "That's just down right sick, any person who finds that amusing is insane, now I can see why you don't trust me and confiscated my technology." "Yes he is, that is why we want to know what you know about him, first off are you working for him," Sally spoke in a firm tone of voice now. "What are you talking about, until now I never knew him, you, or let alone this planet existed!" Josh is now starting to recover from his initial shock or Robotnik. "Besides that would be a violation of the prime directive of my government." "The what, back up and speak hedgehog," said an intelligent challenged hedgehog. And Josh told about Starfleet and the United Federated of Planets.

"So that's why you didn't know about this world and Buttnik," now an informed hedgehog spoke. "Yes, I am sorry we thought you worked for Robotnik, your government wouldn't allow a dictator like him to exist," said an astonished Sally. "Yes, and it's ok that you thought that I guess a human and an overlander look similar, right?" "Definitely," Bookshire now entering the conversation, "Yours and Robotnik's DNA patterns are very similar, but with enough difference to prove your story, mainly the fact that you has five fingers and not just four like all overlander and that's including Robotnik."

"Yeah and that Nichole of yours is way past cool, freaked Sally and me when we saw two of them." Sonic said "What does he mean Sally?" Josh said while turning towards Sally. "Well now taking Nichole from her boot this is our Nichole, it's not as advance as yours, but we like it." Josh looks at the computer known as Nichole and after studying it for a few moments he speaks, "Wow, your right it's not as advance but it does look like my modified tricorder." "try. . . cord. . . whater," Sonic said to Josh. "It's a handheld Starfleet device combining sensors, recorders and built-in computing capability, although the one you have I modified and it is more powerful than anything Starfleet has at the moment," Josh finishing his explanation.

"Well it is certainly better then anything we have now putting Nichole away at the moment as well," Sally said. "Well if you like it so much you can keep it, I really don't need it, the password to allow access to it is 'Josh alpha 102', I hope you enjoy it," finished Josh. "Oh no, I can't," but Sally was cut off by Josh, "I insist I could make another one if I need one, and by the way do you think I could leave this hospital, I hate them, no offence Bookshire." "None taken, most can't, besides your fine as far as I can tell, some fresh air could do you some good," Bookshire responded. At that moment all Mobians outside were shocked and ran to the opposite side of the medical hut, to go through the back entrance and ask Sally if she lost her mind!

"Do you mind Sally?" Asked Josh, who at the moment was heading towards the door. Sonic was about to say something but was abruptly stopped by Sally, who answered his question. "Oh no not at all, but please don't go to far from Knothole." "Ok," Josh said when he closed the door.

When Josh left Bunnie, Rotor, Tails, and Antoine burst through the back entrance and joined Sonic in yelling, "WHY IN THE NAME OF MOBIUS DID YOU LET HIM LEAVE!!!!!" "First," Sally began to speak very coolly, "stop yelling, second I planted a tracer and audio and video recorder on him, and third I want Tails to follow him." Most at the moment felt stupid for questioning Sally's ways, but shocked about the last part. "You want me to follow Josh Aunt Sally?" Questioned Tails. "Well you are the smallest and quietest of the Freedom Fighters and you can fly in the tree tops to avoid detection," Sally answered.

Now a very pumped up 12 year old ran towards Sally hugging saying 'thank you' over and over again then headed out after Josh. "Ya'll know what your doing Sally-girl?" Questioned the robo-bunny along with all the others present. "Yes I do now come on lets get back to what we normally do and don't worry I'll monitor what Josh is doing and if is see anything wrong I'll call everyone turning towards Rotor; Rotor lets go to your work shop I want to see what this 'tricorder' can do." Soon all were set at ease and left knowing Sally loved the kit with her whole heart so if any sign of danger were to happen they would all be called.

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