The Robotnik Complex
Chapter 27
Brian pulled himself and the hedgehog out of the Proteus and onto the roof. He activated the com system on his headset. "General Kinyo, this is Captain Floyd asking for further instructions." After a second, the General came on to the headset. "Brian, we're making revolutions for 175 miles per hour. We're at the north gate into the city. If your not here by the time we activate the drive system and we pass beyond the city edge, your left behind. So move your ass!" Brian killed the comm system. "Hold on, Amy." He took a deep breath and jumped off the roof. He charged his grappler arm and swung himself around a metal post ar a very sharp angle. He let go of the post and was hurled into the air. His comm came on suddenly while he was hauling himself and Amy as fast as he could down the middle of Robotropolis' main industrial sectors. "Brian," the voice spoke, almost breaking his concentration. He swung sharply around a corner, barely missing a wall. "I forgot to tell you. All swat bots are on directive 4 mode," Brian was haulted in listening when a large array of laser fire nearly killed him and his pike passenger. "This means that-" Brian yelled into the headset. "I just found out what it means...and I'm about 15 seconds away from the north gate!" "We've already activated the airtight system. You should see us through the clouds any second now." Brian did, indeed, see the ship emerge from the clouds. He swung himself twice around a giant metal arch and flung himself toward the ship. He slammed into it going 75 MPH. He was about to pass out, but he remembered the pink passenger on his back. Somehow, he kept himself awake. He turned himself carfully so she could get to the outer door next to them. He felt the weight lift from his back. Even as he felt the airship speed up, he felt the grip he held slighten. He heard Amy call for him, and he knew he could never get to the airlock. He saw a sudden flash of light, and he knew what he had to do. His fist slammed on the close button mounted on the hull. He heard Amy call his name again. And even as the heat overtook him, he dropped into the trees so far below. He got closer and closer, to the trees, but he knew he would never reach them. By the time the wave of fire from the city reached him, he was in blackness darker that a cosmic night.
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Chuck stood on a ridge not far from Knothole. All the robians were gathered in the city, and were setting up a temporary camp due to all the buildings in Knothole being destroyed, except for the lab, which had locked down at the first sign of trouble. He sighed in his mechanical voice as he watched the city erupt in flames. 'It's finally over, after all these years...' He thought to himsely. He was watching the airship, far on the horizon, when he thought he saw someone fall just before the ship lurched forward. He plotted the location. "Have to remember that, just in case..." He turned and walked back to Knothole.
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The inside door opened and a tired and ruffled looking pink hedgehog stepped out into the airship's main bay where all the survivors were being fed and given a place to sleep. Seeing her enter, Tails rushed over and embraced Amy tightly. "I thought you were going to die..." Tails whispered to her as she returned the embrace. She frowned when she heard him say this. "I'm fine Tails, and I'm glad you were concerned, but we need to help Brian. He's still trapped outside!" Having heard this General Kinyo walked calmly over to them. "I'm afraid he's beyond our help now. He fell off of the ship and, we think, landed in the forest. We can't go back for him because our cloke system has failed and we are now being followed by a small unit of Mobile Patrol Units. We can easily outrun them, and they will run out of energy and crash into the ocean, but if we turn around now, we will not be able to defend this ship or the people abort this ship, and that is not a acceptable loss. I'm sorry, but we're trying to get a message through to the Robians at Knothole. Hopefully, they can help him."
Brian pulled himself and the hedgehog out of the Proteus and onto the roof. He activated the com system on his headset. "General Kinyo, this is Captain Floyd asking for further instructions." After a second, the General came on to the headset. "Brian, we're making revolutions for 175 miles per hour. We're at the north gate into the city. If your not here by the time we activate the drive system and we pass beyond the city edge, your left behind. So move your ass!" Brian killed the comm system. "Hold on, Amy." He took a deep breath and jumped off the roof. He charged his grappler arm and swung himself around a metal post ar a very sharp angle. He let go of the post and was hurled into the air. His comm came on suddenly while he was hauling himself and Amy as fast as he could down the middle of Robotropolis' main industrial sectors. "Brian," the voice spoke, almost breaking his concentration. He swung sharply around a corner, barely missing a wall. "I forgot to tell you. All swat bots are on directive 4 mode," Brian was haulted in listening when a large array of laser fire nearly killed him and his pike passenger. "This means that-" Brian yelled into the headset. "I just found out what it means...and I'm about 15 seconds away from the north gate!" "We've already activated the airtight system. You should see us through the clouds any second now." Brian did, indeed, see the ship emerge from the clouds. He swung himself twice around a giant metal arch and flung himself toward the ship. He slammed into it going 75 MPH. He was about to pass out, but he remembered the pink passenger on his back. Somehow, he kept himself awake. He turned himself carfully so she could get to the outer door next to them. He felt the weight lift from his back. Even as he felt the airship speed up, he felt the grip he held slighten. He heard Amy call for him, and he knew he could never get to the airlock. He saw a sudden flash of light, and he knew what he had to do. His fist slammed on the close button mounted on the hull. He heard Amy call his name again. And even as the heat overtook him, he dropped into the trees so far below. He got closer and closer, to the trees, but he knew he would never reach them. By the time the wave of fire from the city reached him, he was in blackness darker that a cosmic night.
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Chuck stood on a ridge not far from Knothole. All the robians were gathered in the city, and were setting up a temporary camp due to all the buildings in Knothole being destroyed, except for the lab, which had locked down at the first sign of trouble. He sighed in his mechanical voice as he watched the city erupt in flames. 'It's finally over, after all these years...' He thought to himsely. He was watching the airship, far on the horizon, when he thought he saw someone fall just before the ship lurched forward. He plotted the location. "Have to remember that, just in case..." He turned and walked back to Knothole.
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The inside door opened and a tired and ruffled looking pink hedgehog stepped out into the airship's main bay where all the survivors were being fed and given a place to sleep. Seeing her enter, Tails rushed over and embraced Amy tightly. "I thought you were going to die..." Tails whispered to her as she returned the embrace. She frowned when she heard him say this. "I'm fine Tails, and I'm glad you were concerned, but we need to help Brian. He's still trapped outside!" Having heard this General Kinyo walked calmly over to them. "I'm afraid he's beyond our help now. He fell off of the ship and, we think, landed in the forest. We can't go back for him because our cloke system has failed and we are now being followed by a small unit of Mobile Patrol Units. We can easily outrun them, and they will run out of energy and crash into the ocean, but if we turn around now, we will not be able to defend this ship or the people abort this ship, and that is not a acceptable loss. I'm sorry, but we're trying to get a message through to the Robians at Knothole. Hopefully, they can help him."