The Robotnik Complex
Chapter 29
Sonic, Antoine, Bunnie, Tails, Rotor and Amy were buckled into a small hovershuttle ready to take them to Knothole. There buisiness was not nearly concluded in Skyline City, the capital of the terran world, but they each had there own reasons for going back. The only reason that Sally was not going was because she was helping to create a merger between the terran government and the House of Acorn. She had told Sonic on there first night in the city that she thought their president would be a small, fat, bald man with a red suit. Sonic hoped she was joking, but he couldn't tell. But their president, Dr. Alexander Tutturro, was a tall man, or would be of a tall stature, if he hadn't of been in a wheelchair. He was very energetic, however, and shook hands vigorously with all present, saying how thrilled he was to meet us in person at last. They were all friendly toward him, since he seemed friendly enough. So she was still in the city, working out the details of their peace. And they were going home, or what was left of their home. Rotor wanted to get back to his workshop, and see how he could help the people of Robotropolis. "From the design changes Brian made, it's still imposisable for a straightforward de-robotisization process. What we have to design is a machine that can turn a basic organic liquid into a animal, then transfer the animals mind back into the body." Rotor told Tails with enthusiam. "Well, at least you have something to do. All my computers and designs were in my hut when it burned down." "Tails, Brian's computer is still in my lab." "And I need Brian to access it. It's password protected." Rotor didn't have anything to say about that, so he decided to go to sleep. Tails stood and walked over to Amy. "Hey Amy. How ya holding up?" She looked at him with a sullen expression on her face. "I still feel bad about Brian...he didn't deserve that, after helping us." He nodded his head in agreement. "No one can predict when things like this will happen. But I think he would have done what he did even if he knew the outcome." He smiled at her. "Besides, he's still viable. He's just frozen. After a little work, he'll be good as new..." "A little work?" She asked saurcasticly. "OK, a lot of work." She leaned aganst him. "Well, in the meantime, I'm going to sleep, so be still..." Tails smiled at her. "A bit pushy, aren't we?" She shot a look at him. "Don't push it..." She closed her eyes and Tails smiled again. 'I think sleep sounds like a good idea.' He leaned his head back and closed his eyes. On the other side of the cabin, Antoine, Bunnie, and Sonic were deep in a discussion about the terrans. "Of course there going to go aganst Robotnik when they found out he had the Proteus. After us it would have been them, and they know it." Antoine said. "But they had the resources to fight back!" Bunnie protested. "Isn't it posisable that they want peace, to co-exist with us?" "It's possisable," Sonic added. "Just not very likely. I believe that they have another motive." "You know what I think is wrong with us?" Antoine said, his tone sugesting that he had thought of something signifigant. Both Bunnie and Sonic responded at the same time. "What?" "I think," Antoine said, measuring his words carfully. "That we've been at war for so long that even with peace on the horizon, we can't just accept it. I think our time has just past us by, and we are refusing to accept it." Sonic and Bunnie sat for a moment, thinking about what he was saying. "That," Sonic finally said. "Is something I sincerely hope is not true. And if peace is really here, I plan on enjoying it slowly, taking each day as it comes. I'm through fighting the good fight. I've had enough." Antoine and Bunnie nodded in agreement. The cabin speaker came on, nd the pilot spoke to them. "Takeoff in 2 minutes folks. Please be strapped in, because there is one hell of a wind sheer northwest of the city."
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The robian technician watching over the cryogenic unit in the lab did not like what he saw. His scans told him that Brian's independent freezing unit had shut off and could not come back on line. And the cryounit computer told him the compressor was damaged in the attach by tremors and was slowly failing. He checked the data over once again, printed out a copy of the report, called his replacement, and went to see Chuck. "And your sure that this is accurate?" Chuck asked the tech, 3 minutes later. "Yessir, I checked the scan twice and ran through the scan once myself. It will fail in the next2 hours." Chuck thought for a moment, then stood up and walked over to a filing cabinent and pulled out a disk. He turned back toward the tech. "Tell the two people outside to stop working on the hoverbike and install the spare particle accelarator in the robotisizer. Let's save him while we still have a chance. Prepare to open the cryotube and transfer Brian. What is the maximum amount of time he can be outside the unit before he begins to destabilize?" "I'd say 10 minutes tops, maybe 15." "That's plenty of time. I'll alert you when we're ready and you can begin moving him." "Yessir." The robian turned and left the room.
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"Hey, be carful, that's the only one we have here!" the technician said briskly to the two mechanics fixing the robotisizer. They just looked at him and continued with there work. After bolting it in place and connecting the energy cables, they told him there work was done. "Bill," the technician said over his comlink to the robian that had taken his spot at the controls of the cryo unit. "Prep the body, were ready." "Yeah, and not a moment too soon. Compressor just went, but it's still operating under the gas flow. We are on our way up."
Sonic, Antoine, Bunnie, Tails, Rotor and Amy were buckled into a small hovershuttle ready to take them to Knothole. There buisiness was not nearly concluded in Skyline City, the capital of the terran world, but they each had there own reasons for going back. The only reason that Sally was not going was because she was helping to create a merger between the terran government and the House of Acorn. She had told Sonic on there first night in the city that she thought their president would be a small, fat, bald man with a red suit. Sonic hoped she was joking, but he couldn't tell. But their president, Dr. Alexander Tutturro, was a tall man, or would be of a tall stature, if he hadn't of been in a wheelchair. He was very energetic, however, and shook hands vigorously with all present, saying how thrilled he was to meet us in person at last. They were all friendly toward him, since he seemed friendly enough. So she was still in the city, working out the details of their peace. And they were going home, or what was left of their home. Rotor wanted to get back to his workshop, and see how he could help the people of Robotropolis. "From the design changes Brian made, it's still imposisable for a straightforward de-robotisization process. What we have to design is a machine that can turn a basic organic liquid into a animal, then transfer the animals mind back into the body." Rotor told Tails with enthusiam. "Well, at least you have something to do. All my computers and designs were in my hut when it burned down." "Tails, Brian's computer is still in my lab." "And I need Brian to access it. It's password protected." Rotor didn't have anything to say about that, so he decided to go to sleep. Tails stood and walked over to Amy. "Hey Amy. How ya holding up?" She looked at him with a sullen expression on her face. "I still feel bad about Brian...he didn't deserve that, after helping us." He nodded his head in agreement. "No one can predict when things like this will happen. But I think he would have done what he did even if he knew the outcome." He smiled at her. "Besides, he's still viable. He's just frozen. After a little work, he'll be good as new..." "A little work?" She asked saurcasticly. "OK, a lot of work." She leaned aganst him. "Well, in the meantime, I'm going to sleep, so be still..." Tails smiled at her. "A bit pushy, aren't we?" She shot a look at him. "Don't push it..." She closed her eyes and Tails smiled again. 'I think sleep sounds like a good idea.' He leaned his head back and closed his eyes. On the other side of the cabin, Antoine, Bunnie, and Sonic were deep in a discussion about the terrans. "Of course there going to go aganst Robotnik when they found out he had the Proteus. After us it would have been them, and they know it." Antoine said. "But they had the resources to fight back!" Bunnie protested. "Isn't it posisable that they want peace, to co-exist with us?" "It's possisable," Sonic added. "Just not very likely. I believe that they have another motive." "You know what I think is wrong with us?" Antoine said, his tone sugesting that he had thought of something signifigant. Both Bunnie and Sonic responded at the same time. "What?" "I think," Antoine said, measuring his words carfully. "That we've been at war for so long that even with peace on the horizon, we can't just accept it. I think our time has just past us by, and we are refusing to accept it." Sonic and Bunnie sat for a moment, thinking about what he was saying. "That," Sonic finally said. "Is something I sincerely hope is not true. And if peace is really here, I plan on enjoying it slowly, taking each day as it comes. I'm through fighting the good fight. I've had enough." Antoine and Bunnie nodded in agreement. The cabin speaker came on, nd the pilot spoke to them. "Takeoff in 2 minutes folks. Please be strapped in, because there is one hell of a wind sheer northwest of the city."
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The robian technician watching over the cryogenic unit in the lab did not like what he saw. His scans told him that Brian's independent freezing unit had shut off and could not come back on line. And the cryounit computer told him the compressor was damaged in the attach by tremors and was slowly failing. He checked the data over once again, printed out a copy of the report, called his replacement, and went to see Chuck. "And your sure that this is accurate?" Chuck asked the tech, 3 minutes later. "Yessir, I checked the scan twice and ran through the scan once myself. It will fail in the next2 hours." Chuck thought for a moment, then stood up and walked over to a filing cabinent and pulled out a disk. He turned back toward the tech. "Tell the two people outside to stop working on the hoverbike and install the spare particle accelarator in the robotisizer. Let's save him while we still have a chance. Prepare to open the cryotube and transfer Brian. What is the maximum amount of time he can be outside the unit before he begins to destabilize?" "I'd say 10 minutes tops, maybe 15." "That's plenty of time. I'll alert you when we're ready and you can begin moving him." "Yessir." The robian turned and left the room.
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"Hey, be carful, that's the only one we have here!" the technician said briskly to the two mechanics fixing the robotisizer. They just looked at him and continued with there work. After bolting it in place and connecting the energy cables, they told him there work was done. "Bill," the technician said over his comlink to the robian that had taken his spot at the controls of the cryo unit. "Prep the body, were ready." "Yeah, and not a moment too soon. Compressor just went, but it's still operating under the gas flow. We are on our way up."