I dedicate this entire story to Orin, Lonely Echidna and everyone's favourite
STH writer, Dan Drazen! And thanx to Amadeus who gave me the name for
this story!
Days of Chaos
Chapter 2 - A Distant Shadow
Robotnik was lounging around on his chair. He was bored. The obese overlander
sighed and looked out of his huge window. What had once been a beautiful dense
forest was now a smoldering mass of ash. A small tapping noise broke the eerie
silence. Robotnik swung his chair around angrily. It was Sonic. He was playing with
a small jigsaw. The noise irritated the 'evil' dictator, but he gave a small smile at the
hedgehog. He was one of the scientist's most successful projects. On the outside,
the rodent appeared his normal, irritating self. Inside, however, implanted in his brain,
was a small device which allowed restricted thought and movement. His new simpler
mind made him act like a child, yet he did almost everything that was asked of him. If
this test was 100% successful, then the technique would be used on other subjects.
The princess perhaps. His thoughts were interrupted by a familiar alarm. The lights
flashed on and off, and a huge screen slid down from the ceiling. Robotnik turned to
it, surprised and worried. Who could it be? The screen flashed on, showing the outskirts
of the dense city. Two all-to-familiar figures appeared. The brat. And the rabbit.
Something else caught his eye. A black figure in the background. Ah, his faithful Shadow.
His second favourite hedgehog. He would dispose of them soon enough.
Just in case though…
Bunnie slipped through the shadows, her hand tightly gripping her 'nephews', pulling him
along quickly. The young kit crept as quietly as Bunnie did, slipping through dark alleyways
and past haunting buildings. They separated, Bunnie slipping one way and Tails floating
another. The partially roboticized rabbit crept through, the now deserted streets. She was
unaware of the dark being following her. He crept closer, silent as death. She was easy enough
to track…her robotic legs made a loud noise on the metallic floors. He pounced. She was caught
off guard, and went straight to the floor, unconscious.
Tails whirred his namesake up to the tops of the large, haunted-house, looking buildings. He
was to keep out of the way of Shadow, just in case, and to find out any information on the roboticizer.
He sighed. It wasn't easy getting over the fact that Sonic was gone. That he was probably never
coming back. Tears filled the child's eyes, and forced him to land. Sonic wasn't going to come back.
Ever. He heard soft footsteps behind him. They sounded very familiar. He spun around, and let out a
cry of joy.
"Sonic!"
The blue hedgehog was back. The same perfectly combed quills, the same red, but slightly worn,
sneakers. The same emerald eyes…no. Tails backed away slightly as Sonic revved up into a spin,
aimed right for him! He turned and ran. But even inside he knew it was no use. Sonic was, after all,
the fastest thing alive. He was right, as his blue idol smashed into his back, sending him flying over
the edge of a very tall building. He plummeted for a few seconds, tears streaming down his face. He
forgot he could fly, he forgot he was going to die. All he could think about was the fact that it was
Sonic who had killed him. He landed. In a pair of blue arms.
"Don't think that I'm gonna let you get away THAT easy 'little bro'. I'm sure that the Doc would
loooove to see you." He sniggered.
A laser blast ruffled the fur on his face. The blue hedgehog spun around.Espio and Mighty stood
there, both with laser guns pointed at him. Mighty was already recharging his gun for a second shot.
Sonic may have been illogical, but he knew when to retreat. He threw Tails down onto the floor and
sped off in a ball of blue light. Mighty and Espio lowered their weapons and rushed to the kits side.
Mighty picked him up and checked him over. Then they looked at each other. The feeling was mutual.
-We've got to get out of here-
They turned and ran out of sight, watched by a pair of desperate eyes.
Julie-Su was currently tracing any known information to do with Robotnik's 'new and improved'
de-roboticizer. She was inside the old (and regularly checked) base that was once occupied by Sonic
and his uncle, using the computers to find any detail, no matter how small, to try and help get Knuckles
back. A small tear ran down her cheek as she thought about her red boyfriend. She missed his voice, his
strong arms around her. Her hands stopped typing and she fell, sobbing, across the keyboard. She missed
the way he made her feel, how special she was, and how he had always defended her, in front of Vector, in
front of the Brotherhood. He had turned his back on his own family just because they refused to let him love
her. He had chosen her over his own flesh and blood. And here she was, crying. She sat back up again,
brushed a stray dreadlock out of her eyes and started searching again. After a few minutes of total silence,
Julie gave out a short gasp. There was a new file, only minutes old…entitled -
RABBOT-B. Ro
Bunnie had been captured. Julie shut down the software and raced out into the sweltering city. It had cooled
down considerably since the morning, but sweat still ran down the echidna's face as she sped down the streets.
The only thought on her mind was to get to her. To save her from a fate worse than death. A mixture of sweat
and tears was running into her eyes and her heart was pounding so loud that she didn't hear or see the obstacle
ahead of her. Metres away she saw it, and skidded to a halt. A robotic echidna, his white crescent still visible
after his ordeal. He lifted a metallic paw up and swung it at her. She was still too much in shock to dodge, let alone
fight back. She hardly felt the blow against the side of her head as she collapsed. She was unconscious before she
hit the floor.
To be continued…
Hee, hee. I'm so evil, leaving it there. Will Julie-Su wake up in time? What has happened to Bunnie? Will Tails ever be
able to get over the shock of Sonic nearly killing him? Whaddaya think of this chapter? Read and Review PLEASE!! I
NEED REVIEWS!
STH writer, Dan Drazen! And thanx to Amadeus who gave me the name for
this story!
Days of Chaos
Chapter 2 - A Distant Shadow
Robotnik was lounging around on his chair. He was bored. The obese overlander
sighed and looked out of his huge window. What had once been a beautiful dense
forest was now a smoldering mass of ash. A small tapping noise broke the eerie
silence. Robotnik swung his chair around angrily. It was Sonic. He was playing with
a small jigsaw. The noise irritated the 'evil' dictator, but he gave a small smile at the
hedgehog. He was one of the scientist's most successful projects. On the outside,
the rodent appeared his normal, irritating self. Inside, however, implanted in his brain,
was a small device which allowed restricted thought and movement. His new simpler
mind made him act like a child, yet he did almost everything that was asked of him. If
this test was 100% successful, then the technique would be used on other subjects.
The princess perhaps. His thoughts were interrupted by a familiar alarm. The lights
flashed on and off, and a huge screen slid down from the ceiling. Robotnik turned to
it, surprised and worried. Who could it be? The screen flashed on, showing the outskirts
of the dense city. Two all-to-familiar figures appeared. The brat. And the rabbit.
Something else caught his eye. A black figure in the background. Ah, his faithful Shadow.
His second favourite hedgehog. He would dispose of them soon enough.
Just in case though…
Bunnie slipped through the shadows, her hand tightly gripping her 'nephews', pulling him
along quickly. The young kit crept as quietly as Bunnie did, slipping through dark alleyways
and past haunting buildings. They separated, Bunnie slipping one way and Tails floating
another. The partially roboticized rabbit crept through, the now deserted streets. She was
unaware of the dark being following her. He crept closer, silent as death. She was easy enough
to track…her robotic legs made a loud noise on the metallic floors. He pounced. She was caught
off guard, and went straight to the floor, unconscious.
Tails whirred his namesake up to the tops of the large, haunted-house, looking buildings. He
was to keep out of the way of Shadow, just in case, and to find out any information on the roboticizer.
He sighed. It wasn't easy getting over the fact that Sonic was gone. That he was probably never
coming back. Tears filled the child's eyes, and forced him to land. Sonic wasn't going to come back.
Ever. He heard soft footsteps behind him. They sounded very familiar. He spun around, and let out a
cry of joy.
"Sonic!"
The blue hedgehog was back. The same perfectly combed quills, the same red, but slightly worn,
sneakers. The same emerald eyes…no. Tails backed away slightly as Sonic revved up into a spin,
aimed right for him! He turned and ran. But even inside he knew it was no use. Sonic was, after all,
the fastest thing alive. He was right, as his blue idol smashed into his back, sending him flying over
the edge of a very tall building. He plummeted for a few seconds, tears streaming down his face. He
forgot he could fly, he forgot he was going to die. All he could think about was the fact that it was
Sonic who had killed him. He landed. In a pair of blue arms.
"Don't think that I'm gonna let you get away THAT easy 'little bro'. I'm sure that the Doc would
loooove to see you." He sniggered.
A laser blast ruffled the fur on his face. The blue hedgehog spun around.Espio and Mighty stood
there, both with laser guns pointed at him. Mighty was already recharging his gun for a second shot.
Sonic may have been illogical, but he knew when to retreat. He threw Tails down onto the floor and
sped off in a ball of blue light. Mighty and Espio lowered their weapons and rushed to the kits side.
Mighty picked him up and checked him over. Then they looked at each other. The feeling was mutual.
-We've got to get out of here-
They turned and ran out of sight, watched by a pair of desperate eyes.
Julie-Su was currently tracing any known information to do with Robotnik's 'new and improved'
de-roboticizer. She was inside the old (and regularly checked) base that was once occupied by Sonic
and his uncle, using the computers to find any detail, no matter how small, to try and help get Knuckles
back. A small tear ran down her cheek as she thought about her red boyfriend. She missed his voice, his
strong arms around her. Her hands stopped typing and she fell, sobbing, across the keyboard. She missed
the way he made her feel, how special she was, and how he had always defended her, in front of Vector, in
front of the Brotherhood. He had turned his back on his own family just because they refused to let him love
her. He had chosen her over his own flesh and blood. And here she was, crying. She sat back up again,
brushed a stray dreadlock out of her eyes and started searching again. After a few minutes of total silence,
Julie gave out a short gasp. There was a new file, only minutes old…entitled -
RABBOT-B. Ro
Bunnie had been captured. Julie shut down the software and raced out into the sweltering city. It had cooled
down considerably since the morning, but sweat still ran down the echidna's face as she sped down the streets.
The only thought on her mind was to get to her. To save her from a fate worse than death. A mixture of sweat
and tears was running into her eyes and her heart was pounding so loud that she didn't hear or see the obstacle
ahead of her. Metres away she saw it, and skidded to a halt. A robotic echidna, his white crescent still visible
after his ordeal. He lifted a metallic paw up and swung it at her. She was still too much in shock to dodge, let alone
fight back. She hardly felt the blow against the side of her head as she collapsed. She was unconscious before she
hit the floor.
To be continued…
Hee, hee. I'm so evil, leaving it there. Will Julie-Su wake up in time? What has happened to Bunnie? Will Tails ever be
able to get over the shock of Sonic nearly killing him? Whaddaya think of this chapter? Read and Review PLEASE!! I
NEED REVIEWS!