Chapter 13 - Raid on the PHM
The next day found alarms being raised at Prison Island and several PHM soldiers were scrambling for their jets. A commander went up to one of the security people and asked, "What's the situation?"
"Three bogeys, sir," the soldier replied. "One has been recognized as the Tornado Three..."
"That damn foxboy..." the commander mused. "The other two?"
"One of them is an Angel Island modified F-15E," he continued, "and the other appears to have someone...standing on it."
"Standing on it?" the commander said, not believing what was said. "Lieutenant...what manner of craft is that?"
"Not sure, sir, but..." the soldier said.
"But what? Speak up!" the commander said.
"Sir...the pilot of that craft appears to be the Gamemaster..." the solider concluded.
The commander frown and furrowed his brow, and then ordered, "Order our men to take them down...hard. No prisoners..."
"Yes, sir," the soldier said, forwarding the orders to the rest of the troops.
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Tails, Ryan, and Anthony were busy flying towards Prison Island on their respective vehicles in diamond formation with Anthony in the lead, Tails on the left and Ryan on the right. There is no one in Ryan's WSO seat behind him. Tyreke was currently latched onto the Tornado GM with Anthony and Nack was in the back seat of the Tornado Three.
"Well, they should have seen us by now, so be ready," Anthony said, talking in his communicator to Tails and Ryan.
"Got it, Anth...in fact, here they come!" Tails said.
Anthony looked towards the base and saw several vehicles being deployed, including both Hawk series robots and Blue Eagle fighter jets.
"Looks like the dickheads are finally sending some of their human soldiers out to fight," Ryan remarked.
"Well then, let's give them one," Tails said.
"Better hang on tight, Tyreke," Anthony said, turning towards his flying companion. "Looks like it's going to be a bumpy ride."
STAGE 16 - Prison Base Skies
CHARACTERS: Tails/Bat
MUSIC: "Danger Zone" (from Top Gun soundtrack)
OBJECTIVE: Take care of the air attackers!
The dogfight that followed turned out to be a major one for the group. The Hawks began the fight, attacking in waves, but were easily taken down by Tails's and Ryan's machine guns head-on. Anthony did an inverted barrel dive out of the way of the battle and avoid much of the battle, since his weaponry was somewhat more limited while the TGM was in plane mode.
The Eagle's were the main problem. It seemed they were being flown by their best pilots, and Tails and Ryan were hard pressed to engage them.
One Eagle maneuvered around and got right behind Tails.
"Watch it, Tails...you got one on your tail!" Ryan remarked.
"Get him, Bat!" Tails yelled.
"I don't have the angle!" Ryan yelled.
Tails looked behind him and noticed the Eagle fire a missile on him.
"Missile inbound! Drop flare!" Ryan yelled. Tails dropped a few fares and the missile passed Tails.
He then dived towards the water below and the Eagle followed. Tails then pulled up almost an inch above the water and rose skyward again, but the Eagle didn't pull up in time and crashed in the water.
Ryan then found himself being tailed by two of the Eagle's.
"Two on my six! Two on my six! I can't shake them!" Ryan yelled.
Tails came right behind them.
"I got them, Bat! I got 'em! I got 'em!" Tails said. He selected the A/A Sidewinder missile and selected one Eagle. The loud buzzing of the Sidewinder tone came through.
"I got one! Fox three!" Tails yelled pulling the trigger.
A Sidewinder fired and impacted the Eagle destroying it in mid-air.
"Shit!" Ryan said as he broke left avoiding the flames. That also caused the Eagle to follow Ryan. That Eagle flew right passed Tails in front of him.
An alarm sounded in Tails' jet.
"Shit! I'm in his jetwash!" Tails screamed.
Tails's Tornado started spinning in circles as it plummeted to the water. Tails struggled feircly with the stick trying to get control! Finally, Tails recovered from the spin and breathed heavily.
The Eagle was still behind Ryan. It fired it's machine guns. He barrel rolled and dodge all the shots being fired on them, but at the same time seemed to be letting them get closer to him.
Anthony noticed this. "What the hell is Bat DOING?!?" He then flew towards Bat in order to aid him. However the next thing he noticed was Bat doing a serious deceleration and pulling up, causing the Eagle to fly forward so now Ryan was behind it. Ryan then fired a Sidewinder which destroyed the Eagle.
"Slash 3!" Ryan said happily.
"Hey, Bat," Anthony said into his communicator. "Am I going to have to call you 'Maverick' now?"
"Sorry, couldn't resist," Ryan said. "Looks like there's only three left. I'll take care of them, and you guys head down to the base."
"Will do," Anthony said.
"Roger that," Tails said on his communicator.
Tails and Anthony then landed their respective vehicles on the base and dropped their two travelling companions off. "We'll take care of the soldiers and create a disturbance," Anthony said. "See what you guys can find."
"Will do," Nack said. "Just leave it to me!"
"You mean US, Nack!" Tyreke said, correcting Nack.
"Er, right..." Nack said, and then noticed a side entrance. "Let's get moving."
As Nack and Tyreke moved towards the door, Anthony looked towards Tails. "Let's do this, Tails. Tornado, ENGAGE!"
The TGM converted to the Mech mode and the Tornado Three to the Cyclone mode. Tails and Anthony then made their way into the main part of the base.
Meanwhile, Ryan flew head-to-head with the three remaining Eagles.
"Okay, dickheads, show me what you've got," Ryan said to himself. As soon as the Eagles passed him. He then easily performed a scissors maneuver and ended up right behind an Eagle.
"Got ya!" Ryan said. He then noticed his computer beeping. He looked toward his three and noticed the two Eagles coming. Ryan focused on the Eagle in front of him. It tried to slow down. "Oh no you don't!"
Ryan performed a high bank and remained behind the Eagle. Also made both Eagles pass him as well.
"Good bye, you're dead!" Ryan said. He fired his machine guns at its rudder causing it to spin out of control and break up in mid-air.
Ryan banked right to get the other Eagles.
"That's it. That's it. Come on, come on," Ryan said happily. The two Eagles passed him. "Shit! I overshot!"
He quickly banked left and ended up behind the two Eagles. The two instantly broke away. Ryan remained behind one.
"Fox three!" Ryan yelled as his fired a Sidewinder. The missile hit the Eagle blowing up. Ryan banked away from the flames.
"Concrete!" Ryan yelled. His computer beeped again saying he was locked on! He looked being him and saw the Eagle behind him! The Eagle fired a missile.
Ryan released several flares and broke away. The missile missed. All of a sudden, Ryan's computer started to shut down! Then the engines shut down. Ryan started making a flat fall toward the water.
"Altitude 300. Shit, I'll drop like a rock at 130," Ryan said to himself. He turned off the main power and brought up the backup generator powers as he turned off the throttles. He then hit the throttles to full but the engines just sputtered.
"Shit! Shit!"
He kept on trying to hit the master power switch, but it just continued to sputter.
"Low Altitude," the computer said as the 'LOW ALT' warning sign lit up.
"Come on! Come on!"
Finally, the engines turned on again and he pulled up and out of harms way! He looked out and noticed the last Eagle about 25 miles away, thinking Ryan was dead.
"If you think I'm dead and you're not... it's the other way around!" Ryan said to himself. He aimed an AMRAAM at the Eagle.
"Fox two!" Ryan yelled as he fired the AMRAAM.
The AMRAAM flew toward the Eagle. By the time the pilot noticed it, the Eagle exploded.
"Yahoo! Airspace is clear," Ryan said.
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STAGE 17 - Prison Island Base
CHARACTERS: Cyclone Tails/Cyclone Mech Gamemaster
MUSIC: "All Along the Watchtower" by The Watchtower Four (from Ali soundtrack)
OBJECTIVE: Engage the PHM!
The front door to the base blew open and Tails and Anthony made their way inside. Several Hunter series made their way towards them, only to be blown away by shots from Tails and Anthony.
Anthony decided to opt for a more direct approach and rushed forward towards the next group of Hunters. The rockets attached to his legs acted almost like the jet shoes Shadow had, so Anthony found himself practically gliding forward. As soon as he got to the Hunters, he activated his lightsaber and sent slashing blows against the bots, reducing them to sparking metal.
"You've outdone yourself, Tails," Anthony said to Tails, once Tails rejoined him after taking out a couple of Rhino series. "This mech armor is awesome!"
"Thanks," Tails said, then noticed another group of Rhinos closing in on their location. "Looks like we'd better keep fighting..."
"Indeed..." Anthony said, readying his blaster arm. "And let's hope Nack finds what we need."
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STAGE 18 - Prison Island Detention Area
BONUS CHARACTERS: Nack/Tyreke
MUSIC: Six Feet Under Title Theme (Photek remix)
OBJECTIVE: Find information about the PHM's project!
While the battle was going on in the upper levels, Nack and Tyreke were crawling through the high security areas, avoiding the soldiers posted there. Well, all but a few...
"So much for those guys..." Tyreke said, looking over the unconscious bodies of two PHM grunts. He then turned towards Nack, who was busy trying to hack into a computer system. "Any luck?"
"Not yet..." Nack said, and then noticed a couple of files that caught his attention. "The HELL?!?"
"What's wrong?" Tyreke said, joining Nack.
"Found a couple of things," Nack said. "First, whatever they're working on has to do with Project Shadow."
"Project Shadow?!?" Tyreke said. "Damn...like we need to deal with THAT again..."
"Well, we can deal with the other thing I found right away," Nack said. "There's a prisoner here...we can attempt a rescue. Maybe he or she knows something."
"Well then, let's get moving," Tyreke said.
Nack and Tyreke made their way out of the security room and headed towards the cell area. Nack took out a couple of guards with his pick, which he brought as a weapon, and Tyreke used his version of a Force Blast to destroy a couple of Hunter series.
Eventually they reached the cell where the prisoner was. It was too dark to see him or her, but Tyreke managed to open it using a keycard he swiped from one of the felled guards.
Nack ran into the cell and went up to the prisoner. "Hey..." he said, shaking the shoulder of the prisoner. "You alright?" The prisoner turned towards him, and Nack gasped when he saw who it was.
Tyreke sensed the shock and ran in with him. "Nack, what's wrong?"
He then showed the prisoner to Tyreke, and with several tears in his eyes he shakily said, "Tyreke...this...is my sister...Nic..."
Tyreke looked at the prisoner, now recognized as Nack's sister, Nicollette. Unfortunately, she seemed to be the worse for wear...her face showed several bruises, she appeared to be thinner than what would be considered healthy, and several cuts were found all over her body.
"I don't get it...I thought you said she was dead," Tyreke said.
"I thought so, too...thank the Goddess..." Nack said, and then finally broke down sobbing, hugging his sister. After a short while, he released the hug and then looked desperately towards Tyreke. "Can you do anything?"
"I wish I could...wait, I have an idea..." Tyreke said. He then sent a telepathic message towards Anthony. *Anth...I need your help...*
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Tails and Anthony looked over the pile of scrap that was once PHM's robotic force. "Well, so much for them..." Tails remarked.
Anthony nodded and then looked around for the next wave of attackers. It was then that he sensed Tyreke's telepathic message and sent one back. *What is it, Ty?*
*We found a prisoner in bad shape down here,* Tyreke said back. *I heard that you know a psionic healing technique...any way you can come down here?*
*I can do better...* Anthony said back, and then sent Tyreke some information telepathically. *There...I just sent you the information on how to use the Biofeedback power. Use it.*
*Thanks, Anth,* Tyreke said, and then broke off the telepathic communication.
Anthony turned towards Tails and said, "Looks like this is a rescue mission as well. I hope Ryan has room in his plane for another."
"He should... there was no one in his WSO seat," Tails said. It was then that the two of them heard what sounded like huge steps coming in their direction.
"Looks like we've got company..." Anthony said, and the two of them readied themselves for the next attack.
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Tyreke walked up to Nicollette after finishing his communication with Anthony and laid his paws on her body. "What are you doing?" Nack asked.
"You'll see...Anth taught me something..." Tyreke said. He then began to concentrate and his paws glowed. Nack watched in amazement as Nicollette's wounds and bruises disappeared. After a while, Tyreke stopped concentrating and his paws stopped glowing.
As soon as Tyreke stopped, Nicollette began to stir and looked towards the two of them. He eyes eventually fell on Nack. "N...Nack?"
"Yeah, it's me, Sis...thank the Goddess you're alive..." Nack said. He then drew Nicollette into another hug and sobbed tears of joy and relief as he hugged his sister.
Nicollette also shed her own tears of joy and said, "I thought I'd never see you again..."
After a while, the two weasel siblings released the hug and Nack said, "Goddess, I'm glad you're not dead..."
"I almost was..." Nicollette said. "The PHM were using me as a punching bag for nothing more than entertainment...even feeding me only enough just to keep me alive..."
"Those bastards..." Tyreke said. "Nic...I know you just recovered, but we need to know. Have you heard anything about a project they were working on?"
"Only...that it's on...Colony ARK," Nicollette said. "I'm sorry..."
"Don't be, sis..." Nack said. "You've been through Hell..."
As Nack began to help Nicollette up, eventually deciding just to carry her, Tyreke sent another telepathic message to Anthony. Unfortunately...
"The heck?" Tyreke said. "Anth's busy?!?"
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Tails and Anthony looked in shock at the massive robot that was approaching them. It resembled a cross between the Packbell mod they had seen in Station Square and the Robocop 2 robot from...well, Robocop 2. It was also armed to the teeth, even more so than Anthony was in his new mech armor.
"Like we NEED another Packbell!" Anthony said, activating his lightsaber arm. "Facing the real one and that carbon copy was enough!"
"We'd better take this guy down then," Tails said, "otherwise we'll never get out of here!"
Anthony nodded, and the two of them readied themselves to engage the robot.
BOSS STAGE - PACKBELL SIGMA
CHARACTERS: Cyclone Tails/Cyclone Mech Gamemaster
MUSIC: "Fight with Seymour" from Final Fantasy X
The battle was intense. Missile were flying both from Sigma and from Tails and Anthony's mechs. Anthony had to scramble when Sigma seemed to be focusing most of his attacks on him, but Tails managed to fire some missiles from the Cyclone which disabled one of Sigma's launchers.
Sigma then began firing at the both of them using rapid fire blasters in his arms. Tails's Cyclone and Anthony's mech both took some damage, but held fast. Anthony ran forward and used his lightsaber and sliced off the gun arms. He then jumped back and used his sensors to lock onto the torso of Sigma.
"TAILS! Hit his torso, HARD!" Anthony yelled.
Tails took this as his cue and locked on to the torso of Sigma as well. Both he and Anthony then fired several missiles at Sigma's torso. They impacted and reduced the robot to a pile of scrap.
"Good riddance to bad rubbish..." Tails said, breathing a sigh of relief.
Anthony nodded in agreement, and then sensed Tyreke trying to contact him telepathically. He began concentrating, and after a while stopped concentrating. "Oh my God...this could be bad..."
"What's wrong, Anthony?" Tails said.
"I'll tell you once we get out of here," Anthony said. "Things just got interesting..."
The next day found alarms being raised at Prison Island and several PHM soldiers were scrambling for their jets. A commander went up to one of the security people and asked, "What's the situation?"
"Three bogeys, sir," the soldier replied. "One has been recognized as the Tornado Three..."
"That damn foxboy..." the commander mused. "The other two?"
"One of them is an Angel Island modified F-15E," he continued, "and the other appears to have someone...standing on it."
"Standing on it?" the commander said, not believing what was said. "Lieutenant...what manner of craft is that?"
"Not sure, sir, but..." the soldier said.
"But what? Speak up!" the commander said.
"Sir...the pilot of that craft appears to be the Gamemaster..." the solider concluded.
The commander frown and furrowed his brow, and then ordered, "Order our men to take them down...hard. No prisoners..."
"Yes, sir," the soldier said, forwarding the orders to the rest of the troops.
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Tails, Ryan, and Anthony were busy flying towards Prison Island on their respective vehicles in diamond formation with Anthony in the lead, Tails on the left and Ryan on the right. There is no one in Ryan's WSO seat behind him. Tyreke was currently latched onto the Tornado GM with Anthony and Nack was in the back seat of the Tornado Three.
"Well, they should have seen us by now, so be ready," Anthony said, talking in his communicator to Tails and Ryan.
"Got it, Anth...in fact, here they come!" Tails said.
Anthony looked towards the base and saw several vehicles being deployed, including both Hawk series robots and Blue Eagle fighter jets.
"Looks like the dickheads are finally sending some of their human soldiers out to fight," Ryan remarked.
"Well then, let's give them one," Tails said.
"Better hang on tight, Tyreke," Anthony said, turning towards his flying companion. "Looks like it's going to be a bumpy ride."
STAGE 16 - Prison Base Skies
CHARACTERS: Tails/Bat
MUSIC: "Danger Zone" (from Top Gun soundtrack)
OBJECTIVE: Take care of the air attackers!
The dogfight that followed turned out to be a major one for the group. The Hawks began the fight, attacking in waves, but were easily taken down by Tails's and Ryan's machine guns head-on. Anthony did an inverted barrel dive out of the way of the battle and avoid much of the battle, since his weaponry was somewhat more limited while the TGM was in plane mode.
The Eagle's were the main problem. It seemed they were being flown by their best pilots, and Tails and Ryan were hard pressed to engage them.
One Eagle maneuvered around and got right behind Tails.
"Watch it, Tails...you got one on your tail!" Ryan remarked.
"Get him, Bat!" Tails yelled.
"I don't have the angle!" Ryan yelled.
Tails looked behind him and noticed the Eagle fire a missile on him.
"Missile inbound! Drop flare!" Ryan yelled. Tails dropped a few fares and the missile passed Tails.
He then dived towards the water below and the Eagle followed. Tails then pulled up almost an inch above the water and rose skyward again, but the Eagle didn't pull up in time and crashed in the water.
Ryan then found himself being tailed by two of the Eagle's.
"Two on my six! Two on my six! I can't shake them!" Ryan yelled.
Tails came right behind them.
"I got them, Bat! I got 'em! I got 'em!" Tails said. He selected the A/A Sidewinder missile and selected one Eagle. The loud buzzing of the Sidewinder tone came through.
"I got one! Fox three!" Tails yelled pulling the trigger.
A Sidewinder fired and impacted the Eagle destroying it in mid-air.
"Shit!" Ryan said as he broke left avoiding the flames. That also caused the Eagle to follow Ryan. That Eagle flew right passed Tails in front of him.
An alarm sounded in Tails' jet.
"Shit! I'm in his jetwash!" Tails screamed.
Tails's Tornado started spinning in circles as it plummeted to the water. Tails struggled feircly with the stick trying to get control! Finally, Tails recovered from the spin and breathed heavily.
The Eagle was still behind Ryan. It fired it's machine guns. He barrel rolled and dodge all the shots being fired on them, but at the same time seemed to be letting them get closer to him.
Anthony noticed this. "What the hell is Bat DOING?!?" He then flew towards Bat in order to aid him. However the next thing he noticed was Bat doing a serious deceleration and pulling up, causing the Eagle to fly forward so now Ryan was behind it. Ryan then fired a Sidewinder which destroyed the Eagle.
"Slash 3!" Ryan said happily.
"Hey, Bat," Anthony said into his communicator. "Am I going to have to call you 'Maverick' now?"
"Sorry, couldn't resist," Ryan said. "Looks like there's only three left. I'll take care of them, and you guys head down to the base."
"Will do," Anthony said.
"Roger that," Tails said on his communicator.
Tails and Anthony then landed their respective vehicles on the base and dropped their two travelling companions off. "We'll take care of the soldiers and create a disturbance," Anthony said. "See what you guys can find."
"Will do," Nack said. "Just leave it to me!"
"You mean US, Nack!" Tyreke said, correcting Nack.
"Er, right..." Nack said, and then noticed a side entrance. "Let's get moving."
As Nack and Tyreke moved towards the door, Anthony looked towards Tails. "Let's do this, Tails. Tornado, ENGAGE!"
The TGM converted to the Mech mode and the Tornado Three to the Cyclone mode. Tails and Anthony then made their way into the main part of the base.
Meanwhile, Ryan flew head-to-head with the three remaining Eagles.
"Okay, dickheads, show me what you've got," Ryan said to himself. As soon as the Eagles passed him. He then easily performed a scissors maneuver and ended up right behind an Eagle.
"Got ya!" Ryan said. He then noticed his computer beeping. He looked toward his three and noticed the two Eagles coming. Ryan focused on the Eagle in front of him. It tried to slow down. "Oh no you don't!"
Ryan performed a high bank and remained behind the Eagle. Also made both Eagles pass him as well.
"Good bye, you're dead!" Ryan said. He fired his machine guns at its rudder causing it to spin out of control and break up in mid-air.
Ryan banked right to get the other Eagles.
"That's it. That's it. Come on, come on," Ryan said happily. The two Eagles passed him. "Shit! I overshot!"
He quickly banked left and ended up behind the two Eagles. The two instantly broke away. Ryan remained behind one.
"Fox three!" Ryan yelled as his fired a Sidewinder. The missile hit the Eagle blowing up. Ryan banked away from the flames.
"Concrete!" Ryan yelled. His computer beeped again saying he was locked on! He looked being him and saw the Eagle behind him! The Eagle fired a missile.
Ryan released several flares and broke away. The missile missed. All of a sudden, Ryan's computer started to shut down! Then the engines shut down. Ryan started making a flat fall toward the water.
"Altitude 300. Shit, I'll drop like a rock at 130," Ryan said to himself. He turned off the main power and brought up the backup generator powers as he turned off the throttles. He then hit the throttles to full but the engines just sputtered.
"Shit! Shit!"
He kept on trying to hit the master power switch, but it just continued to sputter.
"Low Altitude," the computer said as the 'LOW ALT' warning sign lit up.
"Come on! Come on!"
Finally, the engines turned on again and he pulled up and out of harms way! He looked out and noticed the last Eagle about 25 miles away, thinking Ryan was dead.
"If you think I'm dead and you're not... it's the other way around!" Ryan said to himself. He aimed an AMRAAM at the Eagle.
"Fox two!" Ryan yelled as he fired the AMRAAM.
The AMRAAM flew toward the Eagle. By the time the pilot noticed it, the Eagle exploded.
"Yahoo! Airspace is clear," Ryan said.
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STAGE 17 - Prison Island Base
CHARACTERS: Cyclone Tails/Cyclone Mech Gamemaster
MUSIC: "All Along the Watchtower" by The Watchtower Four (from Ali soundtrack)
OBJECTIVE: Engage the PHM!
The front door to the base blew open and Tails and Anthony made their way inside. Several Hunter series made their way towards them, only to be blown away by shots from Tails and Anthony.
Anthony decided to opt for a more direct approach and rushed forward towards the next group of Hunters. The rockets attached to his legs acted almost like the jet shoes Shadow had, so Anthony found himself practically gliding forward. As soon as he got to the Hunters, he activated his lightsaber and sent slashing blows against the bots, reducing them to sparking metal.
"You've outdone yourself, Tails," Anthony said to Tails, once Tails rejoined him after taking out a couple of Rhino series. "This mech armor is awesome!"
"Thanks," Tails said, then noticed another group of Rhinos closing in on their location. "Looks like we'd better keep fighting..."
"Indeed..." Anthony said, readying his blaster arm. "And let's hope Nack finds what we need."
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STAGE 18 - Prison Island Detention Area
BONUS CHARACTERS: Nack/Tyreke
MUSIC: Six Feet Under Title Theme (Photek remix)
OBJECTIVE: Find information about the PHM's project!
While the battle was going on in the upper levels, Nack and Tyreke were crawling through the high security areas, avoiding the soldiers posted there. Well, all but a few...
"So much for those guys..." Tyreke said, looking over the unconscious bodies of two PHM grunts. He then turned towards Nack, who was busy trying to hack into a computer system. "Any luck?"
"Not yet..." Nack said, and then noticed a couple of files that caught his attention. "The HELL?!?"
"What's wrong?" Tyreke said, joining Nack.
"Found a couple of things," Nack said. "First, whatever they're working on has to do with Project Shadow."
"Project Shadow?!?" Tyreke said. "Damn...like we need to deal with THAT again..."
"Well, we can deal with the other thing I found right away," Nack said. "There's a prisoner here...we can attempt a rescue. Maybe he or she knows something."
"Well then, let's get moving," Tyreke said.
Nack and Tyreke made their way out of the security room and headed towards the cell area. Nack took out a couple of guards with his pick, which he brought as a weapon, and Tyreke used his version of a Force Blast to destroy a couple of Hunter series.
Eventually they reached the cell where the prisoner was. It was too dark to see him or her, but Tyreke managed to open it using a keycard he swiped from one of the felled guards.
Nack ran into the cell and went up to the prisoner. "Hey..." he said, shaking the shoulder of the prisoner. "You alright?" The prisoner turned towards him, and Nack gasped when he saw who it was.
Tyreke sensed the shock and ran in with him. "Nack, what's wrong?"
He then showed the prisoner to Tyreke, and with several tears in his eyes he shakily said, "Tyreke...this...is my sister...Nic..."
Tyreke looked at the prisoner, now recognized as Nack's sister, Nicollette. Unfortunately, she seemed to be the worse for wear...her face showed several bruises, she appeared to be thinner than what would be considered healthy, and several cuts were found all over her body.
"I don't get it...I thought you said she was dead," Tyreke said.
"I thought so, too...thank the Goddess..." Nack said, and then finally broke down sobbing, hugging his sister. After a short while, he released the hug and then looked desperately towards Tyreke. "Can you do anything?"
"I wish I could...wait, I have an idea..." Tyreke said. He then sent a telepathic message towards Anthony. *Anth...I need your help...*
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Tails and Anthony looked over the pile of scrap that was once PHM's robotic force. "Well, so much for them..." Tails remarked.
Anthony nodded and then looked around for the next wave of attackers. It was then that he sensed Tyreke's telepathic message and sent one back. *What is it, Ty?*
*We found a prisoner in bad shape down here,* Tyreke said back. *I heard that you know a psionic healing technique...any way you can come down here?*
*I can do better...* Anthony said back, and then sent Tyreke some information telepathically. *There...I just sent you the information on how to use the Biofeedback power. Use it.*
*Thanks, Anth,* Tyreke said, and then broke off the telepathic communication.
Anthony turned towards Tails and said, "Looks like this is a rescue mission as well. I hope Ryan has room in his plane for another."
"He should... there was no one in his WSO seat," Tails said. It was then that the two of them heard what sounded like huge steps coming in their direction.
"Looks like we've got company..." Anthony said, and the two of them readied themselves for the next attack.
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Tyreke walked up to Nicollette after finishing his communication with Anthony and laid his paws on her body. "What are you doing?" Nack asked.
"You'll see...Anth taught me something..." Tyreke said. He then began to concentrate and his paws glowed. Nack watched in amazement as Nicollette's wounds and bruises disappeared. After a while, Tyreke stopped concentrating and his paws stopped glowing.
As soon as Tyreke stopped, Nicollette began to stir and looked towards the two of them. He eyes eventually fell on Nack. "N...Nack?"
"Yeah, it's me, Sis...thank the Goddess you're alive..." Nack said. He then drew Nicollette into another hug and sobbed tears of joy and relief as he hugged his sister.
Nicollette also shed her own tears of joy and said, "I thought I'd never see you again..."
After a while, the two weasel siblings released the hug and Nack said, "Goddess, I'm glad you're not dead..."
"I almost was..." Nicollette said. "The PHM were using me as a punching bag for nothing more than entertainment...even feeding me only enough just to keep me alive..."
"Those bastards..." Tyreke said. "Nic...I know you just recovered, but we need to know. Have you heard anything about a project they were working on?"
"Only...that it's on...Colony ARK," Nicollette said. "I'm sorry..."
"Don't be, sis..." Nack said. "You've been through Hell..."
As Nack began to help Nicollette up, eventually deciding just to carry her, Tyreke sent another telepathic message to Anthony. Unfortunately...
"The heck?" Tyreke said. "Anth's busy?!?"
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Tails and Anthony looked in shock at the massive robot that was approaching them. It resembled a cross between the Packbell mod they had seen in Station Square and the Robocop 2 robot from...well, Robocop 2. It was also armed to the teeth, even more so than Anthony was in his new mech armor.
"Like we NEED another Packbell!" Anthony said, activating his lightsaber arm. "Facing the real one and that carbon copy was enough!"
"We'd better take this guy down then," Tails said, "otherwise we'll never get out of here!"
Anthony nodded, and the two of them readied themselves to engage the robot.
BOSS STAGE - PACKBELL SIGMA
CHARACTERS: Cyclone Tails/Cyclone Mech Gamemaster
MUSIC: "Fight with Seymour" from Final Fantasy X
The battle was intense. Missile were flying both from Sigma and from Tails and Anthony's mechs. Anthony had to scramble when Sigma seemed to be focusing most of his attacks on him, but Tails managed to fire some missiles from the Cyclone which disabled one of Sigma's launchers.
Sigma then began firing at the both of them using rapid fire blasters in his arms. Tails's Cyclone and Anthony's mech both took some damage, but held fast. Anthony ran forward and used his lightsaber and sliced off the gun arms. He then jumped back and used his sensors to lock onto the torso of Sigma.
"TAILS! Hit his torso, HARD!" Anthony yelled.
Tails took this as his cue and locked on to the torso of Sigma as well. Both he and Anthony then fired several missiles at Sigma's torso. They impacted and reduced the robot to a pile of scrap.
"Good riddance to bad rubbish..." Tails said, breathing a sigh of relief.
Anthony nodded in agreement, and then sensed Tyreke trying to contact him telepathically. He began concentrating, and after a while stopped concentrating. "Oh my God...this could be bad..."
"What's wrong, Anthony?" Tails said.
"I'll tell you once we get out of here," Anthony said. "Things just got interesting..."