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A/N: You thought we'd get away that easy? :) ... Well, ole' Buttnik's got some payback comin' his way, first! :D
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CHAPTER 7: Payback Time!
Grounder rolled forward, "But, sir..."
"What?" Robotnik glared at him, scrutinizing him.
"We... we won't let you..." Scratch said, his voice shaking horribly.
Robotnik let go of me and came towards him, "What did you say?"
"We're tired... of you ordering us around," he said gaining strength, "We're leaving!"
"Oh, you are, are you!" Robotnik cracked his knuckles.
Electra whispered to me, "Come on Sweets, the boys'll keep him occupied."
Before I could answer, we backed up and then broke into a sprint. I looked behind me.
"No! Stop her!" Robotnik lunged toward us, but Coconuts stuck out his foot and tripped him.
"I always wanted to do that!" Coconuts grinned.
"Alright!" Grounder gave him a high five and they made a run for it.
"Yahoo!" I shouted as we skidded out of the lab.
Grounder and Coconuts shut the door. We sighed and sunk to the floor.
"Wait a minute!" Coconuts jumped up, "We forgot somethin'!"
Grounder gasped, "Where's Scratch?" We looked at each other and opened the door.
"Looking for someone?" Robotnik called, "If you give up the girl, Grounder, I might consider not melting your brother into scrap metal!"
We shut the door, "That's just great!" Grounder sighed, "Now what do we do?"
"I wish we could give Robotnik a taste of his own medicine!" Coconuts said.
"Why not?" I asked, "There's four of us and only one of him!"
"Count me in," Electra said, clicking her pinchers, "I'd like a piece of that sour puss!"
"Yeah! We could take him on!" Grounder cheered.
"Let's go!" Coconuts said as he opened the door.
"CHARGE!" I yelled, and we bolted for Robotnik.
Electra pulled out a rope and threw an end to Grounder. They wheeled toward Robotnik, who was staring dumbly in disbelief. They circled around him, and he dropped Scratch, whom he had been choking. Robotnik became wrapped up like the inside of a yo-yo, "Get me out of this right now! Or I'll fire all of you!"
"Consider this our resignation!" Electra said, as she and Grounder pulled on one of the rope ends, Robotnik spun around and became dizzy.
"Here sir, this must be hard on you - so have a seat!" Coconuts said as he pushed him onto a chair where he had conveniently placed a sharp metal part. Robotnik sat onto it, and his eyes grew wide.
"OWWWW!" He leaped into the air.
Grounder rolled under him and squirted a pile of a sticky green substance on the floor. Robotnik landed in it and rolled around, trying to get up.
"What!? No! Not my experimental Mega-Muk!" he writhed around in the mess.
"This calls for a photo!" Grounder commented, pulling a camera out of his compartment, and putting the strap behind his head, "Say, Cheese!" He clicked the shutter button and it flashed in Robotnik's face. His pupils shrank to little dots.
"GRRRRGGG!" Robotnik growled.
"Nah, we're all out of 'Grrg'," Scratch said, grabbing a handful of purple gunk from an open glass canister on a nearby lab table, "How about some Limburger?!" he smushed the substance in Robotnik's face.
"It's been real Robotnik!" I shouted, as we ran for the door, "A little too real," I added.
This time, we made sure everyone had made it out of the lab, before shutting the door. Coconuts ran off and found a large pipe, which we stuck through the handles. We again let out a collective sigh and sat down. Grounder's camera dinged, and a picture fell to the floor. We glanced at it and began to laugh uncontrollably.
"Did you see his face! Did ya, Did ya?" Coconuts cried, "I thought I was gonna bust a bolt!"
"Yeah, and I loved it when you smashed that stuff in his face, Scratch!" I giggled, "What was that junk?"
"Um... something called," he scratched his head, "Gee, I can't remember."
A spray of fire shot through the door and we leaped out of its path, "What was that?" I yelled.
A maniacal laugh filled the hall and another flaming inferno headed our way. We ducked as it passed over our heads, but I could smell the thick smoke and feel the intense waves of heat - like someone opening a hot oven door - pressing us down to the floor.
Robotnik poked his head through the charred opening. The flames had charred his face and mustaches and smoke trails flowed out his nose, "We'll see who fires who around here!" he yelled and spit a ball of fire out of his mouth.
"Yikes!" Coconuts barely missed getting toasted by the flames.
Scratch dove for the water hose, "Grounder, turn on the water!"
Grounder hurried towards the controls but Robotnik spit a fireball at him and he tumbled to the ground.
"Electra, cover me," I told her as I broke into the fastest sprint of my life.
"Hey, Blubber-butts!" She shouted, and he immediately turned his flames toward her.
"Why do I always have to be such a slow-mo?" I thought as I came closer to the controls. I finally reached it and turned the spigot, sending waves of water surging through the hose.
Scratch picked up the hose, and we ran to join him. The water pummulted Robotnik and he toppled over. He coughed and spit out a bit of the purple gunk.
"That's some hot stuff," I said, as we dropped the hose and headed for the front hall.
I heard Robotnik's voice echo, "I HATE YOU ALL!"
We dashed out the front door, and for the first day since I arrived, I was standing on real Mobius dirt. I didn't have time to bask in this as we headed down the hill, "Where are we going?" Electra asked.
"Don't look at me!" Grounder shrugged.
"I'm following you guys!" said Coconuts.
"Well, where are we going?" Scratch asked me.
"I have no idea, but it's gotta be better than up there."
We reached the foot of the hill and stopped to catch our breaths. I looked back up at the fortress on the hill and whistled. I still can't believe all this, I thought, this is too real for words.
"Where will we live now?" Grounder said, as he looked longingly up the hill, "The fortress was our home..."
"I will help you guys find a new home," I said.
"But, how will you get home, Sweets?" Electra asked.
"No! The Dimensional Matter Displacer! It's still in there!" I felt like banging my head on a rock. Now what could I do? I certainly couldn't go back in there now, "Looks like I'm stuck here for a while longer..."
"I don't know about you guys, but I don't wanta hang around here any longer. Nope, nope!" said Coconuts, starting off down the road.
We followed behind him, all the while wondering about the future that lay ahead of us over the next few hills.
TO BE CONTINUED
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A/N: Wow this is the most reviews I've ever gotten on a story before! Thank you to all of you who have read my story! And I haven't even gotten to the climax yet! :D
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A/N: You thought we'd get away that easy? :) ... Well, ole' Buttnik's got some payback comin' his way, first! :D
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CHAPTER 7: Payback Time!
Grounder rolled forward, "But, sir..."
"What?" Robotnik glared at him, scrutinizing him.
"We... we won't let you..." Scratch said, his voice shaking horribly.
Robotnik let go of me and came towards him, "What did you say?"
"We're tired... of you ordering us around," he said gaining strength, "We're leaving!"
"Oh, you are, are you!" Robotnik cracked his knuckles.
Electra whispered to me, "Come on Sweets, the boys'll keep him occupied."
Before I could answer, we backed up and then broke into a sprint. I looked behind me.
"No! Stop her!" Robotnik lunged toward us, but Coconuts stuck out his foot and tripped him.
"I always wanted to do that!" Coconuts grinned.
"Alright!" Grounder gave him a high five and they made a run for it.
"Yahoo!" I shouted as we skidded out of the lab.
Grounder and Coconuts shut the door. We sighed and sunk to the floor.
"Wait a minute!" Coconuts jumped up, "We forgot somethin'!"
Grounder gasped, "Where's Scratch?" We looked at each other and opened the door.
"Looking for someone?" Robotnik called, "If you give up the girl, Grounder, I might consider not melting your brother into scrap metal!"
We shut the door, "That's just great!" Grounder sighed, "Now what do we do?"
"I wish we could give Robotnik a taste of his own medicine!" Coconuts said.
"Why not?" I asked, "There's four of us and only one of him!"
"Count me in," Electra said, clicking her pinchers, "I'd like a piece of that sour puss!"
"Yeah! We could take him on!" Grounder cheered.
"Let's go!" Coconuts said as he opened the door.
"CHARGE!" I yelled, and we bolted for Robotnik.
Electra pulled out a rope and threw an end to Grounder. They wheeled toward Robotnik, who was staring dumbly in disbelief. They circled around him, and he dropped Scratch, whom he had been choking. Robotnik became wrapped up like the inside of a yo-yo, "Get me out of this right now! Or I'll fire all of you!"
"Consider this our resignation!" Electra said, as she and Grounder pulled on one of the rope ends, Robotnik spun around and became dizzy.
"Here sir, this must be hard on you - so have a seat!" Coconuts said as he pushed him onto a chair where he had conveniently placed a sharp metal part. Robotnik sat onto it, and his eyes grew wide.
"OWWWW!" He leaped into the air.
Grounder rolled under him and squirted a pile of a sticky green substance on the floor. Robotnik landed in it and rolled around, trying to get up.
"What!? No! Not my experimental Mega-Muk!" he writhed around in the mess.
"This calls for a photo!" Grounder commented, pulling a camera out of his compartment, and putting the strap behind his head, "Say, Cheese!" He clicked the shutter button and it flashed in Robotnik's face. His pupils shrank to little dots.
"GRRRRGGG!" Robotnik growled.
"Nah, we're all out of 'Grrg'," Scratch said, grabbing a handful of purple gunk from an open glass canister on a nearby lab table, "How about some Limburger?!" he smushed the substance in Robotnik's face.
"It's been real Robotnik!" I shouted, as we ran for the door, "A little too real," I added.
This time, we made sure everyone had made it out of the lab, before shutting the door. Coconuts ran off and found a large pipe, which we stuck through the handles. We again let out a collective sigh and sat down. Grounder's camera dinged, and a picture fell to the floor. We glanced at it and began to laugh uncontrollably.
"Did you see his face! Did ya, Did ya?" Coconuts cried, "I thought I was gonna bust a bolt!"
"Yeah, and I loved it when you smashed that stuff in his face, Scratch!" I giggled, "What was that junk?"
"Um... something called," he scratched his head, "Gee, I can't remember."
A spray of fire shot through the door and we leaped out of its path, "What was that?" I yelled.
A maniacal laugh filled the hall and another flaming inferno headed our way. We ducked as it passed over our heads, but I could smell the thick smoke and feel the intense waves of heat - like someone opening a hot oven door - pressing us down to the floor.
Robotnik poked his head through the charred opening. The flames had charred his face and mustaches and smoke trails flowed out his nose, "We'll see who fires who around here!" he yelled and spit a ball of fire out of his mouth.
"Yikes!" Coconuts barely missed getting toasted by the flames.
Scratch dove for the water hose, "Grounder, turn on the water!"
Grounder hurried towards the controls but Robotnik spit a fireball at him and he tumbled to the ground.
"Electra, cover me," I told her as I broke into the fastest sprint of my life.
"Hey, Blubber-butts!" She shouted, and he immediately turned his flames toward her.
"Why do I always have to be such a slow-mo?" I thought as I came closer to the controls. I finally reached it and turned the spigot, sending waves of water surging through the hose.
Scratch picked up the hose, and we ran to join him. The water pummulted Robotnik and he toppled over. He coughed and spit out a bit of the purple gunk.
"That's some hot stuff," I said, as we dropped the hose and headed for the front hall.
I heard Robotnik's voice echo, "I HATE YOU ALL!"
We dashed out the front door, and for the first day since I arrived, I was standing on real Mobius dirt. I didn't have time to bask in this as we headed down the hill, "Where are we going?" Electra asked.
"Don't look at me!" Grounder shrugged.
"I'm following you guys!" said Coconuts.
"Well, where are we going?" Scratch asked me.
"I have no idea, but it's gotta be better than up there."
We reached the foot of the hill and stopped to catch our breaths. I looked back up at the fortress on the hill and whistled. I still can't believe all this, I thought, this is too real for words.
"Where will we live now?" Grounder said, as he looked longingly up the hill, "The fortress was our home..."
"I will help you guys find a new home," I said.
"But, how will you get home, Sweets?" Electra asked.
"No! The Dimensional Matter Displacer! It's still in there!" I felt like banging my head on a rock. Now what could I do? I certainly couldn't go back in there now, "Looks like I'm stuck here for a while longer..."
"I don't know about you guys, but I don't wanta hang around here any longer. Nope, nope!" said Coconuts, starting off down the road.
We followed behind him, all the while wondering about the future that lay ahead of us over the next few hills.
TO BE CONTINUED
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A/N: Wow this is the most reviews I've ever gotten on a story before! Thank you to all of you who have read my story! And I haven't even gotten to the climax yet! :D
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