Disclaimer: I do not own Kaze, but I don't know the creators name, nor
have I seen him recently, but anyone who uses him, don't claim him as
yours, unless you are the creator, have the picture of this character
as well as might be able to give your real name. Also, "Real Folk
Blues" is copyright to Mai Yamane, and "Song #2" is copyright to Blur.
Early morning with the sun already rising with the sky partly cloudy, as the city of Echinopolis was still busy as any metropolitan city could be, with the people roaming, businesses bustling, and the usual day-to-day activity in any city. Already has the peace negotiations between the Dark Legion and Citizens of Echinopolis been in full effect, Creating a more equal rights to those of the dark legion, with the addition of finding jobs.
Although peace is granted, there always are those who still struggle with the system, militias or guerillas. Floating Island now is in a crisis, with the up rise of many extremist groups following a path to break the peace have started many suicide bombings, against targets relating to points being claimed as segregationists, or as businesses that some wish to never even enter the business markets, presumably the Legionear run businesses.
The group known to want full legionear control over Floating Island is known as Dark Order, advanced in weapons and metallic body parts, they rage chaos around Echinopolis by attacking stores, and area's they claim are biased to them and only judge them by their past; in addition, they have struck targets in many areas that are said to suit people living in the countryside for supporting their arch nemesis, being the ones hating the Dark Legions presence to be able to roam free with their own right's is the Echidna Legion Exterminating Coalition, or E.L.E.C, have attacked many corporations that even are run by Legionears, and homes of them, Julie-Su was such of a target, and those who tried to kill her failed miserably.
Both groups are already widespread, and have raised hell across the Island, causing disastrous high casualties. The chaos brews almost every day on the island, as the Dark Order and E.L.E.C. clash blast to fist against each other, both sides have attempted murders of many high figures, the guardian was one, but both sides failed miserably by the fact that they were stopped by either their arch enemies members, or by something else (possibly the brotherhood).
Alas, with the new law that states the Legionears are allowed to live in Echinopolis peacefully and never to be judged by their choice, or their past, it has also provided stability in finding jobs for some, yet things are not easy for some, and those who became fed up with being pushed around started taking a path that led to the violence that rages all along Floating island. The Dingo's, who were nothing more then trouble have left the island after the first attack, since some of their kind were part of the death tolls, they now reside around an area somewhere a few hundred miles north of the area where a million lights are said to exist (see Archie comics or a map at a site called knuckles haven).
Kommissar, the very Great-granddaughter of the late Dimitri has already started an army, but...with a new intention. Remington, already a sheriff (constable, but I am not from England) of the EST, has already decided to let bygones be bygones, and joined with her, as has many of the EST officers. With already the threat of radicals at war on their land, He and Kommissar created a new enforcement, under the order of the current Guardian Knuckles, they have formed a new department, known to be the Guardians Security Force, G.S.F. With a big advancement, weapons, armor, and vehicles, the G.S.F. has already started the crackdown on finding the hideouts, funding, and the top leaders of the groups creating the havoc around them.
On this day, the biggest breakthrough has occurred, as the main leader of the Dark Order has been found by the G.S.F. including the stronghold of the Dark Order, where many of the top attacks were organized. Xenin, a former Legionear, who did not agree with the peace process Dimitri had left as a request in his will, and has been responsible for many attacks on the island, the casualties resulting in the bombings, massacres, and warfare toward the E.L.E.C. are unknown. The area was an abandoned legionear site in the Marble Gardens, and with the G.S.F. already on their way, the Dark Order might be put to a stop.
Already All-terrain Vans, Tanks, and the floating saucers surrounded the area, armed men in just about heavy covered vest armor plating, gas masks, and high-artillery powered rifles stood surrounding the entrance of the underground compound from behind many of their vehicles, as the upper area looked abandoned, there was still other spots to hide and fire from. The troops swooped in fast and alert entering threw the door, not encountering any guards,, as their red dot scanned around the area. "There hear somewhere." One mentioned, just on cue, shots were heard, as the man behind them went down from shots to his head, the troops turned immediately around and fired back, as the guerillas retreated away, a few were capped blindsided.
"Were under attack, I repeat, were under attack." The leader was then shot all over his body; a shot to the head by an intense powered plasma handgun struck him right through his head. Outside, a few guerillas surrounded them by the stones, and were opening fire among the men below them, laughing hard. One took aim, from rock-surrounded area, as he was about to fire, he was grabbed around the throat, and dragged off. "Tsk tsk tsk, you really shouldn't be out here." A female voice remarked to him, afterward he was then pounded in the gut several times, until he was in too much pain to move a single inch. The others went down, as a result of a sniping, done by sharpshooters among the G.S. F, who had a made a perfect opportunity to shoot the guerillas when the bastards were reloading their weapons, those who were hidden were blown out by grenades shot around wedged in areas.
More support arrived to the scene, as they scooped up the wounded men and quickly carried them into the medic convoys. The arriving solders began to walk in and infiltrate the complex; more hostile guerillas took up blocking the solders, as one ran to the solders, carrying a few explosives on his chest. Shortly after, an explosion rang threw the hallway, as the guerrillas tried to blow the troops up by a suicide bombing, but one had been hit early right on the grenade, and threw back all those who were defending the room. Just then, the guerilla's bodies were blown apart, as a main hotshot of the G.S.F. launched a high-powered plasma grenade right into the guerrilla members blocking their path. More ran out of the base and in vain died as they tried, G.S.F. taking down any in the path relentlessly, the guerillas were no match against the might of the solders, especially with the highly advanced plasma rifles.
The captain of the squad quickly activated his communicator headset, "General Remington, were breaking threw the defense, but we need more backup, the leader might be able to flee." The Captain shouted as he shot furiously as the guerillas, his weapon a Uzi-plasma gun. Soon after his briefing, a few CPU hovering patrol units flew in, as he was shot first. Troops around him fired back at the bots in the air, already they damaged them critically, sending many down, one shot was enough to take them down. Remington exited the van, as he looked about, taking a few steps frontward, with a few Elites behind him, as they moved fast, and carefully, having knowledge that traps were set.
Meanwhile, four others who had made it past the main blockade barrier, and already were deep in the complex, where the leader, Xenin would be. Heavy fire rang out, as guerillas stormed in, and started to fire at them, which in response caused the four to split up. One stuck to the wall, running along, as he used a very intense plasma dagger to stab and slice one apart, another grabbed one of the guerillas by the neck, and choked the being to death. The tallest, being one of easy kill with his not so grand reflexes, shot his handgun fast as two who ran after him and shot but missed by accuracy, hitting them dead in the forehead, in only a few shots, as he twirled the gun in his hand, and put it in his holster. The last one, being one hell of a sharpshooter, fired five rounds in a blink of an eye just about, killing the five surrounding her with bull's-eye shot to the guerillas heads.
"This is definitely not the same." Came a voice from the strong one. "Mighty, get used to it." The female said, "Julie, easy for you to say, you're someone who handles guns." Came the somewhat ghettoish voice "Vector, that is you problem-" "ENOUGH!" The three looked to Julie, as she began to hack into the code locked door. "Espio, we need to get in, you three cover me, or our guardian will sure as hell be pissed if I am wounded, so stop the bitching." Julie mentioned, as she was focused on the main panel. A few scrambled in to be shot at point blank, and never get a chance to make one shot.
Remington's Elite team had secured about 6 levels of the area, as they met up with reinforcements who took a much more longer path, but were one step ahead of Remington's group. "Kommissar, I am surprised that you even found you way threw." "Well, Constable, I know this fool well, his traps are nothing, but his security is tight." "Well, so far so good, Julie has the level 18 under control." Just then, a door opened, as out walked a very tall cyborg, almost like Xenin only without so many parts, but it was more hideous then anything with billons of dead arms or legs could have. "Kill intruders." It yelled out loud and annoyingly. Remington and Kommissar immediately took out two bombs and tossed them toward the big beast, the explosion force they gave off was ineffective. Opening fire on it, solders aimed carefully and shot straight for the head, the bullets blazing it down until it was nothing more then brains lying all over the room, blood leaking all over the place (the blood is more of a orange coloring) as it fell to the ground, a loud clash followed as it remained on the ground lifeless.
"YOUR LUCKY TO BEAT THAT ONE, BUT YOU ARE FAR FROM GETTNG ME ASSHOLES!!!!" the voice was recognizable. "Xenin, you fucking traitor, you're a god damn bastard to even continue the carnage that Dimitri wished to never be repeated!!" Kommissar yelled at him in pure rage. "Calm down, he is interrogating you just to make you just jump in vulnerable, you be foolish to try." Remington spoke calmly to her, as the elite troops advanced ahead. Kommissar snorted, but remembered what happened last time she blew it near a hideout in the Sandopolis, as a result, Xenin was able to escape. "Fine." She muttered sternly.
"Retreat, facing him is foolish, fall back." Scattering, the guerillas started to make haste as they heard one talking of the trouble, fearing what was entering. It was none other then Knuckles, the current guardian of Floating Island, and the Master Emerald. They knew his powers, and feared them deeply. He walked forward calmly, as one dashed forward, planning to kill him with a saber, Knuckles in a instant punched him in the gut, sending him flying back, a loud crack followed as the poor old bastard layed on the floor dead from the punch. "Knuckles here, Remington, how far are you?" "Guardian, where encountering some reinforcements, we are a bit held back." Knuckles sighed, hearing this. "Julie, you near the command center?" "Yes, were moving in!" Julie answered rather quickly. "Meet you there." He continued on, threw the steel structured hall to an elevator, that he opened with the powers he possessed.
The Elite Alpha team, AKA the Chaotix, already were moving threw, no hostile encounters, perhaps some had fled, or other's were.. guarding the door. That was exactly where they were, in a lined up pattern; they stood with their rifles, waiting for the troops to march to them and die. "That has to be where Xenin is!" Espio muttered, watching in excitement. "Looks like they trust the old tin head enough to die for the fucker." Vector added, "No, that door is tightly sealed, only Knuckles may be able to open it, those guards are their to kill us!" Julie added. Shots rang out, as the line of guerillas surrounding the door fell down, three by two from the assault done by the G.S.F. solders.
Other cries as they were died, as troops where hit as well all over their body except the head. As some of the solders advanced forward, they shrieked in fear, as the captain yelled loudly running away, many solders following, "Hit the deck!!!" only two seconds followed as a explosion went off, it was a trap set to kill many of the solders off, it might have even hurt the guardian himself.
The troops that took cover including the Chaotix who getting back to their feet, as they looked around the area for any sign of danger. "They must be desperate!" Mighty said, shaking his head. "Damn it, that tin headed asshole put that in." As the speaker screeched in a loud annoying way, the same robotic voice spoke. "That's right, enforced platinum walls, your guardian best not try, they will absorb the energy he uses." Laughing, the telecom went off. "Well, we always did come prepared." Kommissar pulled out a few shells, and placed them in her semi automatic shell launcher. "Lets see it beat this." Firing away, it hit the wall, and dissolved it partly.
"Allow me!" Knuckles walked in, wearing the uniform that a solder, only it contained a crescent that was on his back that the guardians always had, as he knew he had to at least fit in. Walking forward, he stared at the door, as then glanced over to Julie. "Take a shot at the upper left area, " He told her, pointing at the spot. "Use med plasma ammo; the thing might go off in an explosion of electricity if you critically hit it." Julie loaded her handgun up, and took aim, making sure it was a clear shot; everyone held his or her breath. Pulling the trigger, a shot rang off, and hit the area, a perfect shot, as everyone sighed in relief.
The door then opened, as Xenin stood, looking at them. Knuckles jumped, punching the tin head in the face, Xenin then shot a beam, hitting Knux in the chest and tearing apart some of the guardians cloths. Xenin then revealed his now gun shaped hand that looked more like a heavy artillery gun that could be used to destroy vehicles, and with a red laser marker, he turned to the others, who fired on him immediately, but their shots were nothing more then a waste of plasma ammo, as it was ineffective. "Fools, this body has been edited to resist your firepower, you best give up." As his gun charged up, a fist uppercut sent him back, delaying the charging of his weapon. He was then given many punches to his face, until his who vision was damaged, and his face was more of a piece of shit load of scrap iron.
As he tried to see threw his robotic eyes, he saw Kommissar stand before him in a snowed and very crappy visions (remember when the frame or part of the screen is playing in waves in a blurry way, that is how Xenin is seeing her), "See you in hell fucker." She said, as she then pulling the trigger shot that bastard in the head. Nobody responded, not even Julie- Su, her half sister, but Kommissar had great respect for her Great-Grandfather Dimitri, to hear anyone even spout disgust about him or his idea was enough to piss her off. This time, she didn't hold back, hearing once a loyal cadet to Dimitri and to her even, to spout words indicating they were pathetic was enough she had heard, and so she put an end to the now dead cyborg.
The group left the complex in a hurry, as Vector was first to speak, "Well, at least the leader is dead." Mentioned Vector, who really was not to in sighted on how groups operate. "Vector, just cause Xenin is dead doesn't mean the Dark Order is going to fall, someone will take his place." Mighty added, as Remington looked to Knuckles. "So Guardian, what now?" Even though Knuckles had told him not to call him that, he now knew he might as well accept it, as this was his army, his ground support. Before he could answer, a transmission cut in. "Attention all units, unknown ships are entering in the Sandopolis, all units, report to the sector Sandopolis of Floating Island." They all looked to Kommissar, who then grunted. "There was only one craft around, and we have it under high security, I doubt they could make around two, with us covering the island." After her stern remark, the Chaotix, and the two generals (Remington and Kommissar) followed them out, already, the army was proceeding to the area, as the Guardian decided to ride on this one.
"There is something about those ships that tells me Dr. Robotnik is behind this attack." Knuckles remained silent, already with what was going on, he knew the Freedom Fighters were not needed. "Then if they are, that stubborn princess will be coming to help us out." Locke, who always seemed to just appear like a ghost, leaned against the wall, looking to them, Knuckles already had something to say in respond to his father, "Dad, I don't think we even need to contact them, with what might we have now, they are no match for us." Locke smiled, for once in his life his son didn't disagree with him, and for once finally disregarded the Freedom Fighters. The silence was broke suddenly, "Were under attack, these bots, there faster, and have killed many of our men by suicide-" Static followed, as the transmission was cut off.
"Somehow, whoever this is, they must be desperate." Mighty said solemnly, "This isn't Robotnik, he is not even good enough to create bots that well, nor give them up like that." Locke added, he knew the doctor to be forceful, but to suicide was one thing the doctor never used his bots for. "Knuckles what-" They all looked around, noticing he was gone. "He is learning fast." Locke said, chuckling. "Remington, speed up." He commanded, but Remington remained silent. "If we move any faster, the ammo and bombs could trigger an explosion if we his a bump, best stay as we are." Locke sighed, hating the slow pace, but he had to make sure this craft wasn't ambushed.
Knuckles arrived, finding part of the carrier vehicles in a wreck, explosion marks all around, and worse, some of the army in a bloody condition, others had to be dead, and many in pieces. "Guardian, you arrived." Cried a voice, weakly. Turning toward the voice, a wounded solder sat against an overturned vehicle, breathing fast, and with many external wounds. "What happened?" The solder breathed, as he then stopped. "Hundreds of droids, all around, we shot at them, but some of our shots were inaccurate, but any that hit, it caused an self-destruct sequence," Knuckles nodded, now some made sense, as he also noticed some of the parts were of arms of bots. "They ran off, almost as quick as they attacked." He groaned, as Knuckles used his powers to heal the solder up. "There is others here, find them, and help them." Knuckles increased his hearing ability, hearing a few heartbeats, as he focused out the other sounds. He walked to each who was wounded, as he in an aura of green light, healed them up, each giving their thanks.
Soon enough, the van carrying the Chaotix's and the Generals arrived on the scene. "Leave it to Knuckles to not only beat us here, but even refresh out men." Remington remarked, seeing as each of solders were already up and jumpy, just like a load of spunky old school boys. "Whatever that old doc is attacking us with is more then I can bare." Mighty said, disgusted by how he looked at the bots pieces, picking a piece of the bots arms up. "This is beyond anything we have had to deal with." Vector chipped in. "Well, where did they go is the question." Kommissar asked, looking at the vehicles overturned. "We didn't get a glace, we think they may have headed east," One mentioned, "Their target must be the Emerald." Locke remained silent; already aware it had to be.
"Gee, no shit, and one other thing, IT AIN'T OLD FAT AND ROUND ASS!!" the voice was from their transmitters, already, Knuckles knew the voice all to well. "NACK YOU GOD DAMN FUCKER!!" cried Knuckles in a fit of rage. "Red, do you ever think before you even act-" he was cut short, as an argument broke out, ending up with silence for a moment, as then Fiona spoke, "Mighty, listen up, you know who I am." "Fiona?" Mighty replied, "Yes, the one behind this is Carlos, a mad doctor, but he used Robotnik, the bots are a project that his grandfather designed, but worse, they are androids, and their ship is very full proof, your ground forces may not be able to weaken it." Knuckles sighed, as if already annoyed. "Worse off, those ships pack many of the androids, destroying them may lead to a hellfire that will burn just about this whole damn island up." Fiona said sternly. "Great, this guy must have knowledge of everything." Kommissar chided in, as then a loud roar of jet engines broke in above them.
All eyes looked, as dust started to swirls around them, as the craft landed, many shielded their eyes from the sand that was twirling around them. Soon enough, after the sand settled, they looked, as the three bounty hunters (well, two) stood before them. "So what brings you here Fiona?" Mighty asked, impatiently. "Carlos, and this army of bots. You will also be getting some help from the freedom fighters." Locked immediately grumbled under his breath. "Well, weather or not they plan to help, they best stay out of our way, that includes you three." Knuckles remarked harshly. "Well, we will, we are only here to get Carlos, he is worth a lot." Nack said, as he drew his gun out. "Anything else we should know about?" Remington asked, as Nack looked to him, but before answering, another transmission came in. "Were under attack, we need some backup, anyone, please, respond and aid.ahhhhhhhhhhhhh." Static followed as the transmission went dead.
"Remington, you, Kommissar and the troops head to the jungle area and aid the Squad under fire, we will join you-" Knuckles was cut short as he saw a ship falling, a few others followed, the ship even from a distance he knew the ones who were in it. "We better help them out." He replied jumping in one of the carts, the Chaotix followed, as did a few troops. "Remington, no excuses, move out with whatever you can, these bots are deadly and disastrous, take every caution."
Remington saluted Knuckles before turning to the troops, as he shouted orders to the solders around, each of the men quickly went to the vehicles not in a wrecked condition, lifting the overturned and still operational vehicles onto the wheels, the engines purred as one of the recruits started the vehicles up, tanks, and convoys were ready, "General, what about air units, why aren't we getting them to-" The cadet was cut short, as Remington looked to him with already aggravated glance, "So far, I have them keeping guard of Echinopolis, understood!?" The cadet nodded fearing the general, "Y-y-yes Sir." He walked off shivering, as Remington looked to the solders, "Make haste, lets move to the Jungle outpost!" every unit drove off, following the behind the tanks.
"Hmm, looks like the bounty hunters have tracked me down, nevertheless, I have prepared a warm welcome for them." Carlos then switched to a screen with a green hedgehog, wearing a tanned army uniform, dozens of scars on his face, a goti, leather boots and a load of weapons in behind him, he already looked like a deadly fucker, as he grunted irritated. "What the hella you want?" He answered. "Kaze, I have a job for you." Kaze's face grew a bit better. "How much you planning on paying me?" He asked as he sat down, "Your actually paying me off, for those weapons I gave you." Kaze then grew angry.
"I don't owe you shit, it was-" Kaze then stopped, his voice stopped cold, as he fell down, choking as his hands grabbed his neck "Now, listen here, besides giving you the best weapons around, I also implanted a bug that can stop your breathing system, so now, either you do your end of the bargain, or else I will kill you." Kaze grunted, his face getting purple as he was losing air, Carlos released the lock on him, as Kaze gasped some air in his lungs. "So what the hell you gonna have me doing?" He asked, slowly getting up, "Well, I need three hunters taken off my back," Carlos displayed them, as Kaze smirked.
"Fine, I will take the job," He said resentful, but having no choice. "I will kill the three bounty hunters, so don't fucking bitch at me every five minutes." With that said, he cut off the screen. "So, Nack isn't dead yet, bah, he will fall fast." He then pressed the ignition button, imputing the commands, to fly to the Floating Island, "Attention all employee's, everyone get ready, we have a job, and we may have an intruder." He clicked off the telecom, as he sat down.
Carlos, meanwhile, hiding in the clouds near the island, watched as the bots took out many vans and tanks, the area was jungle, but it was considered a area where guerillas were always around and active. The structure he was in was the main command center shaped like a sphere, watching all the chaos his bots were causing, as he laughed sadistically. "The most advanced civilization, meet the de-evolution squad, mwhahahaha" He smiled pleasingly, as the bots slashed, shot and crushed the vehicles around them.
"First, I will make sure they are reduced to only a few, then I will take that emerald they posses, humans must be the rulers of this planet, the ones who shall live in the sky beyond this pitiful island, while these rodents, lizards, and pitiful creature dwell below on the surface, begging for mercy, we are the dominant race." He praised loudly, as it was almost his true goal. He already knew Kaze would not give him any problems, and no matter what anyone tried, his army would handle them. The robots, even if they were shot, they would still be deadly, but even though he knew snipers would be around to try to finish them, they would not hold them off forever. "Humans, Overlanders, they will be the ones to rule this planet, it is the way it was met to be."
"We are approaching Floating Island your majesty, shall we make contact." Sally shook her head. "We're dealing with old men who are to stubborn to let us land, best to just find any area." The captain nodded, as he started to drop altitude. The plane shook with a few rumbles, "Fire form below, we best make a landing in the Sandopolis area." The shuttle already out of control, crash-landed within the desert, The Cyclone followed it down as it had been hit in its tail, taking its place next to the now crashed plane.
"Sally, anyone, you alright." Sally crawled out, as the others aboard followed. "The area, were not surrounded." Geoff looked in disbelief, as he then noticed something going off in the distance. "The shots came from that ship, something about it is different about it, I can't quite put my finger on it." As the rest of the fleet joined them, they started to set up a camp, as a base of operations until they could at least find some support. It wasn't long, as they had company. "Of all things, we don't need you here now." Knuckles jumped out, as he looked to them, the Chaotix, and a few foot solders walked over to the seated Freedom Fighters.
"Well, I guess some things can still exist, Knuckles being stubborn as ever." Sonic remarked. "Shut it hedgehog, this island is in enough chaos with guerilla activity, and now this, I take it you didn't get to it cause you were to light-headed to spot it." "Stop this now!!" Two voices were where the words came from; Julie and Sally being the two. "Knuckles, I know they are a pain, but you and Sonic are good friends, for you two to even start off like this.." Shaking her head, Julie looked to Sally. "Well, what about those bots." "Androids now Princess." "Thank you Mighty, how much of a problem have they become." Knuckles sighed, and told of what had occurred, solders shared info as well, "Shit, looks like we are dealing with trouble, more then we could handle." Rotor said, disturbed. "The only thing is there is a-"
"Control center, yes, they are on orders to attack whatever is part of our army, even when we shot back, they took many lives." A solder said, shivering, as the event encounter flowed into his head. "Well, what about the bounty hunters?" Sally asked, as Mighty took a step forward. "Searching this island, they said they are planning to find the command center, or die trying, then again, this was from Nack." Rotor then noticed something. "I am getting a message." Those with a computer or a monitor looked at it, reading it. 'Attention Nack, It is me, the gangster Kaze, the top mercenary, come to the mid area of the jungle and face me, or else I will send my boys to snipe you and your female partners out.'
Many already were chatting, the issue of what this person could want from Nack, "So, Carlos has some help, and it doesn't look at us as a threat." Sally said, sighing in relief. "This message is to Nack, Princess, the only real reason is why?" Geoff looked at the message, as Hershey sat down, "Nack.that weasel best watch his back," Vector said, with a more intelligent tone. A loud ear-piercing squeal went off, as everyone looked up, seeing an object, in broad daylight move toward them, as everyone took cover by putting their arms over their heads, waiting to die, but they noticed something stopped the propelled artillery shell, and it was none other then Knuckles with a shield surrounding them, as many shells were pounding against the green aura shield, the guardian stood, closing his eyes.
"He is not going to keep this up forever." Julie cried, glancing in heart worthy concern. "Remington and Kommissar are tied up with the enemy forces in the jungle, damn it, Knuckles, repel the bots back, we have to take cover inside the ships until we can find some way to stop these bots." Tails cried to him, as Knuckles, in a burst of energy, threw back the nearby bots a few feet back, before they exploded, as the freedom fighters, and Chaotix made their way to the crashed shuttles. "Were sitting ducks now." Sally muttered under her breath, Sonic watched in great disbelief, from the Cyclone. Ant, who was with the princess watched in disbelief, "Zamn it, wez zcrewed." He whimpered out, as Bunnie smacked him, "No we not sugar, we shall survive."
"Fuck, there too fast." Shots fired in rapid and inaccurate ways, as its damage to the bots very little, but still wore them out. So far, Remington's troops already were blocked, and ambushed, they built a barrier out of the convoys to protect themselves from any intense and critical attacks, but even he knew they wouldn't last for long. "Damn it, just how many of them are there?" Remington shouted, as he shot three that managed to break threw back with a semi-automatic plasma .86, powerful enough to send anything back around 6 yards, possibly more.
"Things are deep over our heads then before, the bots have reached the city and are starting to kill off many of the citizens, a few hundred have already are taking underground shelter, but it may not be long til they are found and killed." Kommissar already had been alerted in a now static and more cut- off call, the city was under attack, and the blockade to prevent the entrance failed intolerably, things were just getting more worse by the minute, Remington then had only one way to respond, "Damn, the air units must have been struck down, tell them to get everyone to safety, that guardian best get there."
As the now surrounded squad held off the attackers, shots were all that was heard, explosions all around, none could bare the sight, but many had a fear fueling the need to live, and of many cares of the citizens in the town, all in the mist of havoc and a war zone. "General, they are falling back." As Remington looked up, only parts of the destroyed bots layed around, and the thick smoke of the fires they created. "All units, advance to Echinopolis, we must get there immediately." Kommissar cried in a triumphant voice, as the vehicles that had made the circle and were still in good condition roared forward. The terrain, while off road and bumpy was not taken lightly, this was an emergency bigger then heading to a site that only sent a distress call, this was their home, and it was now under heavy attack.
"We must hurry." Remington muttered to himself, as they passed a checkpoint with tanks and cargo carriers pushed over, and on fire, bodies everywhere in blood. "This is unbearable, they're vicious enough to destroy everyone." A solder mentioned, many already with looks of horror. "Were doomed." One cried, only to be hit in the face. "Snap out of this, we have to help them, even if the guardian can handle this alone, we still have to play a part in helping the citizens." A Commander mentioned to the scared cadet. "General Remington to all units, it looks like the Guardian is not going to be able to get to the city anytime soon, were their only hope, we will have to fight with our live, we must not allow those who we have for so many months tried to keep safe die just because of this new foe." He took a deep breath before continuing. "Be prepared to charge in, its time to fight for our future."
Cheers loudly were heard, as already, the troops were reminded once again of why they were fighting, and at that moment, they approached the city and stopped, as one of the lookouts spotted a few objects closing I on them, a few bots that were near began advancing towards them, but only to be shot back, by a rapid plasma built in gun on the cars. "MOVE MOVE MOVE, ALL UNITS, CHARGE." Kommissar yelled, as every one of the solders dashed out of the convoys or tanks, with a few of the already unleashing shots, picking off many of the bots who could have killed them in a safe distance. In no time at all, all grew silent, as the troops explored the blazing flamed city. As Remington looked in an alley, he gasped, there Locke was crouched down, by someone who Remington could not make out, as he took a few steps forward to get a closer look at the man who layed flat on the ground. "Locke, you and Knuckles are the last two guardians of the brotherhood, I hope you will still be around to at least guide the next guardian in line." Sabre coughed weakly, as his voice was already weakening. "Goodbye, my son." with that said, Sabre collapsed, his breathing stopped, showing he already had bit the dust, Remington already saw how the old guardian had died.
From what he could make out, Sabre was struck right threw the stomach, and the right arm was ripped from it socket, Sabre bled to death. "That makes 4 dead, I sorry we didn't-" Locke shook his head, as he stood up. "Of all that has happened, I still have not yet shed a tear, Spectre, Thunderhawk, Sojourner.. and now my father.now me and Knuckles are the last two alive." Locke sighed, shaking his head. "Lara is alive and in care, but already 20% of the population is dead, many of the rest are wounded." Locke started to walk away from the corpse, but stopped, as he sighed. "Remington, I am counting on you to stop these bots from the destructing they are causing, you're the best chance we have, Knuckles is held up as it is, and your army is the last front to fight these bastards." Remington nodded to Locke, as he walked away, he looked around, rubble everywhere, and flames all over.
"This is horrible." He said sorrowfully, as shots were fired nearby, many screaming in horror from failing to stop something, and explosions following the screams, a day that could already make anything look worse then they could every believe.
"What do you mean we should stay out of this?" Nic glanced in a scared and disturbing way at Nack, who was packing up. "This is something I must settle alone." Nack already was loading up on guns, ammo and grenades, all high tech weaponry he could ever use. "Nack, who is this guy, what does he want." Nack didn't respond, as he walked over to his upgraded and advanced bike, Sharon, as he started it up, and then turned to her. "Nic, if I don't come back, finish the job." Nic blinked, stunned by his words, as he then revved up his engine, starting the bike up, as the garage door opened up, he sped out.
"Kaze must have done something to Nack in the past, to make him want to go after him." Nic ignored Fiona, as she watched Nack drive off. Nack already remembered why he wanted to take on Kaze, his flashbacks already playing, Kaze had broke into his parents house, shot them and fled, Nack witnessed Kaze leaving, and upon entering inside, the house was a wreak, bullet shells on the ground, furniture broken, and in the kitchen, there he saw his parents, laying down, shot right in the head, and from that day, he started to trail Kaze, he took on the job of bounty hunting during the time of peace so he could earn money and buy weapons. He learned who Kaze was, leader of a mob and a hired gun. Nack looked down at the ship, the area was launch base, and Nack was far from the point of the ship. Loading the clips up, and locking them in, he accelerated to where his destination was.
He then started to shed tears, as he remembered her, Sharon, the one he cared greatly for, the one he cherished, it was why he named his new bike after her. She was a female raccoon, a wanted fugitive, and when her found her, the two fought a bloody battle, but somewhere along the fight, they stopped, Nack was wounded badly, and fell, expecting to die, yet she didn't kill him, she wasn't the could blooded killer she was said to be. She was framed for a insurance fraud, she was kind, yet still very strong willed, and always helped many, even if they tried to killed her. It was at that moment, they started to feel for each other, it was then that a partnership started, the two took on missions, and had many good times together, from hunting wanted men, to hit and destroy missions.
Yet, Nack still had one goal in mind, to avenge his parent's death, and Kaze was said to be making a deal, this was the opportunity Nack had waited so long for, to kill Kaze. As a deal with drugs was in progress, Nack was about to snipe out Kaze, but someone shoved Kaze out of the way, and Nack's cover was blown, he instead killed one of the henchmen Kaze usually brought along just to protect him from backstabbers like his drug dealers. Nack fled the scene but already, word was out that he tried to kill Kaze.
The orders where to kill Nack, and anyone associated with him. Nack and Sharon ran into trouble near an abandoned church, where Kaze was waiting for them. Sharon, a black, and gray furred raccoon, she wore a long coat, deep violet color, and here eyes a tint of green. When the two ran into the church, Kaze already was waiting for them, Nack already knew what happened next, Kaze pulled out a rifle and shot at Sharon, a blink of an eye is how quick it happened.
Sharon was struck in the throat buy the bullet, killed instantly. Nack felt great sadness seeing this, but it turned to anger, as Nack attacked Kaze first hand to hand, where both pounded each other in the face, and stopped after both were a mess, as Kaze then shot the first bullet, where Nack ended up hiding, and not fighting back. Kaze didn't care, as he already was near the exit, he tossed a grenade into the church, and fled the area. Nack had only a second, he jumped into a row of chairs as the grenade exploded, he was lucky, as soon after, the church collapsed and just about killed him. He felt great humiliation, beaten by Kaze, and he now lost someone else who was dear to him. "Sharon, I shall avenge your death."
(Cue "Real Folk Blues" Song) Now, his brain in the present, his bike charged at full acceleration toward the ship, a few of Kaze's guards fired, but they were doing so little. Nack pulled out two handguns, both ammunition bullet types, as he in a swift move, shot each of the flunkies in the most critical areas, each fell from the standpoint they were at, the ship door started to close, but Nack had one surprise he had in his bike, as a compartment opened, a missile flew out and hit the nearly closed door, blowing the door wide open, as he pulled out his Uzi ammunition bullet guns, and fired at any who were planning to kill him, sending each down in a few shots to many areas, all the flunkies who wore casual cloths fell down, as Nack shot each, his bike still under control as he did.
He sped inside, as he shot all men who were surrounding him, his bike in wheelie position, he started to move in a 360 degree turn, as he also fired his gun at them, sending each down quickly, as he then accelerated forward, turning to a hallway, and kept his Tank Gun firing to kill off anymore flunkies, his bike hitting those who tried to stop him, and those who tried to kill him from behind were gunned down instantly by him.
He soon reached an elevator, punching the controls, as it opened with a few men, who had no chance to fire since the Tank gun was the first to make a shot as it tore them up, Nack drove his bike inside, then pressed the raise button to go to the top floor, as he took out a grenade. "You bastards are not going to stop me." Guards gathered at the elevator door, the top floor it was, as the door opened, they opened fire. The Sharon though was highly resistant to laser and bullet attacks, plasma was only minimum of damage. Nack pulled the pick out and underhand threw the grenade as it rolled like a bowling ball, then exploded right in front of the guard's faces, as it killed them all, they layed flat on the ground, their bodies all torn apart. "Pathetic." Nack said, as he accelerated the bike through a new set of hallways, more tried to kill him, he shot down anyone in his path, the area a dense hallway of metal, the whole craft was more of a military design then a fancy building, and in no time at all did Nack reached the room Kaze was in, the main deck.
"Bravo on your fight to get to me.. but your life ends here." He pulled out his two silenced handguns, bullet ammunition, as he started to shoot at the bike. Nack, taking cover behind the Sharon, took out two of his guns, as he jumped to his right, to take cover behind the control panels area, as Kaze then walked forward. "Face me coward, or are you scared to die." He mockingly remarked, as Nack, then moving halfway from the control panels evasive point shot back as he was able to at a good range shot, his bullets blazed Kaze's arm, but interrogated the assassin all in the while, "Kaze, like you said before, there are no rules.."
With that remark, Nack moved to the other side, as Kaze raised his rifle, and shot to early, but in an attempt to tease his target. "Well, best tense you up." He then shot at the control boards, as his bullets went right threw, yet missed the target. Nack responded, by standing, and then pulling the trigger down hard, he shot at Kaze, this time, and the bullets struck the hedgehog right in the chest, as he fell back. "Well, you are more then I thought." Kaze then shot back, but Nack ducked in the second before. "Kaze, I will make you pay." Nack moved to his bike, as he tapped in a few thing on his hand held remote, a compartment opened, as in a split second, Nack jumped for the Semi automatic, and grasped on tight. "Time to heat things up."
He then jumped sideways to the left, his body diagonal, and took fire toward Kaze, the bullets almost killing him. Kaze dodge the shots, yet he was still critically wounded, but not that badly; he then made one shot that hit Nack right in the left shoulder. "Shit." Nack fell, and crawled on one arm, once again taking cover behind the control panel nearest to him. "Nacky, I think it is time you die." Kaze shot once more to the controls, Nack crawled off more, as he then shot out the glass nearby, and waited for Kaze to reload his weapons. Just then, a loud and familiar thud sound was made, and Nack jumped out the window, and fell, but was able to grab on to the side of the ship, now high, but not in danger, Kaze must have wanted to settle this himself.
"Now Nacky, you die." Kaze said, as he stood up, and started walking to the now broken window view, Nack hung high, even with a ground below; it was at least 10 stories high. Nack, hanging by his right arm grasping a pipe, initiated remote control over his bike, his weapon had fell, and he only had one choice. Kaze advanced slowly to the window, his strength slowly leaving him, but his will to kill Nack was the only thing that kept him going. The Sharon purred silently, as Nack directed it to hit Kaze from behind, the bike revved up, Kaze turned, firing at it, only in vain, as the bike smashed into him and sent him flying outside the window, Nack then, as he prepared to only use it when he had to, pressed the self destruct button on his remote, as the force of the explosion threw Kaze further from Nack and initially killed him by the force and pieces that were forced into him struck very critical veins in his body.
Nack breathed hard; as he looked down, then up at the sky. "Sharon." He could see her, the sexy frame, her green eyes, and her lips; she was his only true love. "Kaze is dead.my promise is fulfilled, it is time I joined you.." With that last remark, Nack released his grasp on the pipe and fell down to is death, his body then stopped, as he felt his bones break, then darkness. No longer then a minute after, Nack stopped breathing, as he died. Hours later, his sister and Fiona would found him, and he would be buried somewhere where he would not be disturbed, he had caused so much problems, yet, now he didn't care, he was dead, and life to him was useless.
The battles raged heavier, as Knuckles unleashed his powers, and forced all the bots back, explosions occurred, as he breathed in deeply. "You guys best take it from here, I must get to Echinopolis.. Sonic." Sonic looked to him, but before he could respond with a 'yes', Knuckles continued, "Don't go dying on me, you here." Sonic smirked in a playful way, Knuckles as well, "You to Knuckles, don't change into a maniac like you were in the past." With that, the two laughed, as Knuckles teleported out. "Well, lets get ready, more will be coming soon." Sally mentioned, as the Chaotix immediately started to prepare a blockade, to be able to protect them, as the others began to set up the best arsenals around areas that would pick off the advancing toward them, yet, they wouldn't even use them, the sun was hot and the desert was already getting to them, but another reason would give them the decision to pack up and head to Echidnopolis. Each also had water, so nobody would ever complain they were thirsty. With in a half an hour, they were set.
(Cue Blur- Song # 2) Neko (at this point, he finally enters, if anyone cares) finally got the hang of the Fighter, as he already found info on the main structure, and its ability to hide in clouds, as well as being the main control center for the bots attacking Floating Island. "Carlos, your about to go down fast." The jets screeched loudly, as he at a mach speed, flew to the destination, and prepared to attack the Control center. Bogey's suddenly appeared on radar, and opening fire at his fighter. "Fucker, lets see you out maneuver this!" The fighter then roared; as it moved to the side, barrel rolling to shots blazing his fighter. Using an artillery tank gun, he picked off the bogey that he was first tailed by. He then started to fly at a brain damaging turns and twists, picking each of the fighters that got into his way. With these flight patterns, he in no time at all finished them off. "Now, to finish this." Turning about 12 o'clock on target, he accelerated fast, as he knew what area he had to hit. "Best send this now, and at the slowest speed, it will reach her at the right time." Hitting return, the e-mail was sent at a slow speed, as Neko knew it would arrive in an hour or so to Sally.
The Fighter flew in threw the clouds, as Neko used his radar to navigate. "Bastard, your pathetic, I know these tricks!" Neko had already the layout of the control center, including his target. His plan shook, as shot's below him blazed his ship, as the batteries and turrets opened fire upon him. Neko flew fast along the control center, avoiding the first part of the trial that Carlos unleashed, as his target, the satellite dish was straight ahead of him by a few miles.
As the satellite dish's range was getting closer, the turrets fire increased rapidly, and Neko now was faced with more danger. His wings were then hit by the turrets shots, as the ship was losing altitude, but still was on target. The Fighter crashed into the dish, as it sent it down and Neko though had ejected out of his seat and was still in good shape. "That should buy the land forces some time," He said to himself, "But Carlos definitely will be up in no time at all." He mentioned, gripping the backpack, already, he was carrying a lot of explosives, but he knew it would not last forever where he was concern.
"Bots incoming at 10 o'clock." The tanks fired violently with the artillery cannons, as more of the bots charged toward them. More shots were heard going off, as it was already a run- down city, blazes all over the place, a nightmare indeed it was. Remington stood behind a few armored tanks, as the troops shot grenades out, sending a few bots flying to explode before their eyes, many blinded, as they looked, more already were surrounding, "There is just no end to these guys." Remington hopelessly cried, as he tried to kill a few with his customized Plasma Handgun, rapid shots and better bullet force that could send anyone to hell. Kommissar, already having trouble of her own around a complex that troops were searching to retrieve any weapons that might be useful, "All units, retreat back, I repeat, retreat back, get out of the building fast."
She said, calmly but with a rational tone of voice, a slow, unwelcoming rumble started up, as the troops finally ran out, she started as well to run from the entrance area, a building that was assaulted and blown up by many kamikaze bots was already crumbling down, rubble started to fall, as then a loud and thunderous rumble started up. As the whole building collapsed, a thick fog of smoke became more larger and spread much more wider along the street on the area of the streets, troops ran fast as they could, as the smoked flowed quickly from behind them thick and dark, it would easily choke them, while some may have had on the oxygen masks, it wouldn't have helped them threw the dense fog.
"Remington, were in danger, the Council's Building just went down, and we are not going to be able to make it out of the smoke." She spoke fast with intent of fear, the building was very high, and it stored many weapons, as a few guards could be around to put the halt on the chaos.
"Kommissar, no can do, were surrounded, that fucking bots surrounded us-" Just then a few miles away, many of the bots were sent flying up and blew up loudly with few more cracklings, only not so spectacular. The bots then started to retreat, as if they were able to think for themselves, Carlos gave orders for them perhaps? The reason is without the satellite dish to transmitter orders, the bots retreat until the main command system is back up, Eggman installed this program incase such a problem was to occur "Guardian, Thank god you're here." Remington said, he sighed gratifyingly, as he then noticed the Guardian looking around, and in very grim fear. Remington then after he got the Guardian settled down, told him that the citizens took shelter, then about Kommissar. "It is up to you Guardian, she might as well be dead with the bots around." Knuckles vanished and teleported to where it was last mentioned she was, as he looked down at the still visible but clearing smoke from the building collapsed.
"Well, you're here finally." Turning to the voice, there Locke stood as usual looking at him with more of a victory smile in his face. "The bots are so far not attacking, it is as if they are not under orders or are roaming without guidance." Knuckles gave a questionable look (Read: What the fuck are you talking about) Locke looked up at the sky, as he then looked to a cloud. "Something is hiding, but what is the question, Knuckles, stay on the Island, the Master Emerald is still safe with the fire ants." A loud screech cut in, as all looked up, Sally had caught a ride with Fiona and Nic, as she jumped down, the Chaotix, and the freedom fighters followed after. "Thanks for the lift," Sonic cried, as he hoped out, Tails then drove in by his land mode function on the tornado. "The bots are walking like Zombies, it is as if they are not even awake." Locke looked to him, then to the to Knuckles, "Someone must be in the control center already." Sally looked to Nichole, "Someone is, I am not getting the signal, I was before, but it was hard to find the main origin of it." Hershey, who was silent as was Geoff, whispered silently to herself as if a praying like way "Neko."
Neko already was planting bombs in the points he knew would cause considerable amounts of damage, not to mention engulf the station into flames. Near the pipes were fuel lines where one spark of fire type elements would set the area ablaze. Breathing almost with tremendous might, he already was internally wounded, being extremely lucky to even survive, and not even Sonic would be able perfect the jump like that. He already had traveled threw about one forth of the ship, and planted 3 bombs, the things set by remote to explode.
Security was not even tight, no weapons, no guards, nothing was there to stop him, only a body of pain to slow him down. He remembered why he was doing this, he knew why Carlos was attacking the Echidna's, the reason was to him one he knew deep down in his heart, Carlos wanted humans to live higher then the already advanced civilization, the first part of the plan was to bring down the Island, the Master Emerald was not his concern, he already could break it, then keep one shard just to keep the emerald incomplete.
Neko was doing well, in only 10 minutes was half the ship armed with some bombs, making only a few more minutes until Carlos had the next satellite dish up and transmitting new orders to once again restart the carnage. Carlos already was busy doing that; he knew it would take time to first get all the systems into the line that gave the commands to the robots. Already, he knew without the radio guidance, the bots were not going to be able to even fight. "I knew I should have wreaked that fighter plane, even if it was hidden, someone found it." Taking a deep breath, he still continued.
The room had many screens, some showing areas, yet Carlos was not paying any bit of attention to them, he was more concern with taking care of getting his operation back up dish. Neko during the next 20 minutes, completed setting the remote bombs at the weak fuel lines, and it would indeed bring Carlos down in a burst of flames, but Neko wasn't planning to leave, he had one last thing to do. He already knew where to head, he memorized the rooms in his head, when he found the file in Robotropolis, he kept it all in his head, as well as a 3-D holographic image.
He moved to the room Carlos was presently in, as the doors opened, Carlos froze, he already had a feeling it was Neko, as he was expecting him to eventually confront him, yet he knew how to interrogate him. "David, so you finally show up," Carlos said annoyingly, "you plan to stop me, and return to them a hero, pathetic you are, a disgrace, to side with them." Neko then walked closer. "I used to be like you, hating people for the race they were, or religion, then I hated those who were animal, and not human or Overlander. Yet, when I was nursed by them, and educated, I learned that even they give respect to those who might have been their enemy, and even to a half-breed like myself, I wasn't told to leave them." With a deep breath, he looked to Carlos, with eyes of death burning within his pupils. "David, you're a disgrace-" "My name is Neko, and you Carlos, are about to meet your fate."
Neko stepped closer, as he revealed his remote, then the bomb strapped across his chest. "You're a nut, to kill yourself, what makes you think that it-" "Shut up Carlos, you're the reason that humans are considered barbaric, and atrocious, and now, I plan to give you what you deserve." Neko held up the bomb, as Carlos gasped, "Time to take vengeance for what your grandfather did to me, as well as put an end TO YOUR CHAOS!!!!!" with that last comment, Neko pressed the button on the remote, and blowing himself up in a somewhat painful yet guiltless feeling, he died in a flash of light, Carlos throw back by force, but even if not dead, he was soon to be. The ship shook with the bombs exploding all around, at each point, the station was now in flames, thanks to the explosions, as in only a few minutes, the control station blew up in a loud and intense explosion that caught everyone's attention.
"What was that!?" "That had to be the station." "Is it over?" Many spoke loudly, as Nichole then beeped alerting of the now arriving e-mail, as Sally opened it up, reading it as her face grew pale, and shaking. Others noticed, walking over looking over her shoulder. "Princess, what is it?" Sally took a deep and very sadly sigh as she then spoke reading it. "Dear Sally, It is I, Neko, by now you have seen the explosion. It is I that have taken Carlos down, but I am not going to return, I have decided to die, for I am not someone who can live, the military will always be after me, and soon try to kill me, I don't feel I can stand this kind of life, to live with you in the fear that you may die only trying to help me, I don't wish to be in that capsule I was placed in before, how I know is by memory. I wish to kill Carlos as his true intention is to send all of your friends to an age where humans over you. I know Hershey and others will be saddened, but tell them that I died only to stop the dreaded army from taking down the Echidna civilization, and that it was my wish to die. My death is one that is for a future where peace and stability are to at least last for a few generations. Sayonara, Freedom Fighters." Tears welled up in her eyes, others sobbed, hearing this, Hershey already in tears, "He was only 17, and he was to young to die." She fell to her knee's, crying more, as Geoff came to her side, and put an arm around her, as he started comforting her.
Neko, opened his eyes, to a blue sky with clouds and birds of green, he gasped noticing he was hovering, just then he felt himself plunge down, as he was undersea, with fish of blue and black stripes on them. Just then he saw three heads, one of a skull, gray colored with narrow eyes, another blue and with a nose like a toucan, and his face in color. "Neko, you are not yet ready to die." They said, Neko gasped, "What?" "Your death was in vain Neko, your true quest is now." They said, Neko with skeptical glance and illustrate of terror at this, how could he not be dead?
Sonic: (Background music Sonic "It doesn't matter" from Sonic Adventure) It is one thing to be thrown into a deserted city that possibly was hit by a bomb, but when foes you faced in the past are around, it is a whole other story, and that is the story I am about to experience, since that ninja sent me here, but wait, who is that other guy a cloaked ninja yet he is in the shape of a hedgehog Next time, "Foe City Melee." See you then.
Early morning with the sun already rising with the sky partly cloudy, as the city of Echinopolis was still busy as any metropolitan city could be, with the people roaming, businesses bustling, and the usual day-to-day activity in any city. Already has the peace negotiations between the Dark Legion and Citizens of Echinopolis been in full effect, Creating a more equal rights to those of the dark legion, with the addition of finding jobs.
Although peace is granted, there always are those who still struggle with the system, militias or guerillas. Floating Island now is in a crisis, with the up rise of many extremist groups following a path to break the peace have started many suicide bombings, against targets relating to points being claimed as segregationists, or as businesses that some wish to never even enter the business markets, presumably the Legionear run businesses.
The group known to want full legionear control over Floating Island is known as Dark Order, advanced in weapons and metallic body parts, they rage chaos around Echinopolis by attacking stores, and area's they claim are biased to them and only judge them by their past; in addition, they have struck targets in many areas that are said to suit people living in the countryside for supporting their arch nemesis, being the ones hating the Dark Legions presence to be able to roam free with their own right's is the Echidna Legion Exterminating Coalition, or E.L.E.C, have attacked many corporations that even are run by Legionears, and homes of them, Julie-Su was such of a target, and those who tried to kill her failed miserably.
Both groups are already widespread, and have raised hell across the Island, causing disastrous high casualties. The chaos brews almost every day on the island, as the Dark Order and E.L.E.C. clash blast to fist against each other, both sides have attempted murders of many high figures, the guardian was one, but both sides failed miserably by the fact that they were stopped by either their arch enemies members, or by something else (possibly the brotherhood).
Alas, with the new law that states the Legionears are allowed to live in Echinopolis peacefully and never to be judged by their choice, or their past, it has also provided stability in finding jobs for some, yet things are not easy for some, and those who became fed up with being pushed around started taking a path that led to the violence that rages all along Floating island. The Dingo's, who were nothing more then trouble have left the island after the first attack, since some of their kind were part of the death tolls, they now reside around an area somewhere a few hundred miles north of the area where a million lights are said to exist (see Archie comics or a map at a site called knuckles haven).
Kommissar, the very Great-granddaughter of the late Dimitri has already started an army, but...with a new intention. Remington, already a sheriff (constable, but I am not from England) of the EST, has already decided to let bygones be bygones, and joined with her, as has many of the EST officers. With already the threat of radicals at war on their land, He and Kommissar created a new enforcement, under the order of the current Guardian Knuckles, they have formed a new department, known to be the Guardians Security Force, G.S.F. With a big advancement, weapons, armor, and vehicles, the G.S.F. has already started the crackdown on finding the hideouts, funding, and the top leaders of the groups creating the havoc around them.
On this day, the biggest breakthrough has occurred, as the main leader of the Dark Order has been found by the G.S.F. including the stronghold of the Dark Order, where many of the top attacks were organized. Xenin, a former Legionear, who did not agree with the peace process Dimitri had left as a request in his will, and has been responsible for many attacks on the island, the casualties resulting in the bombings, massacres, and warfare toward the E.L.E.C. are unknown. The area was an abandoned legionear site in the Marble Gardens, and with the G.S.F. already on their way, the Dark Order might be put to a stop.
Already All-terrain Vans, Tanks, and the floating saucers surrounded the area, armed men in just about heavy covered vest armor plating, gas masks, and high-artillery powered rifles stood surrounding the entrance of the underground compound from behind many of their vehicles, as the upper area looked abandoned, there was still other spots to hide and fire from. The troops swooped in fast and alert entering threw the door, not encountering any guards,, as their red dot scanned around the area. "There hear somewhere." One mentioned, just on cue, shots were heard, as the man behind them went down from shots to his head, the troops turned immediately around and fired back, as the guerillas retreated away, a few were capped blindsided.
"Were under attack, I repeat, were under attack." The leader was then shot all over his body; a shot to the head by an intense powered plasma handgun struck him right through his head. Outside, a few guerillas surrounded them by the stones, and were opening fire among the men below them, laughing hard. One took aim, from rock-surrounded area, as he was about to fire, he was grabbed around the throat, and dragged off. "Tsk tsk tsk, you really shouldn't be out here." A female voice remarked to him, afterward he was then pounded in the gut several times, until he was in too much pain to move a single inch. The others went down, as a result of a sniping, done by sharpshooters among the G.S. F, who had a made a perfect opportunity to shoot the guerillas when the bastards were reloading their weapons, those who were hidden were blown out by grenades shot around wedged in areas.
More support arrived to the scene, as they scooped up the wounded men and quickly carried them into the medic convoys. The arriving solders began to walk in and infiltrate the complex; more hostile guerillas took up blocking the solders, as one ran to the solders, carrying a few explosives on his chest. Shortly after, an explosion rang threw the hallway, as the guerrillas tried to blow the troops up by a suicide bombing, but one had been hit early right on the grenade, and threw back all those who were defending the room. Just then, the guerilla's bodies were blown apart, as a main hotshot of the G.S.F. launched a high-powered plasma grenade right into the guerrilla members blocking their path. More ran out of the base and in vain died as they tried, G.S.F. taking down any in the path relentlessly, the guerillas were no match against the might of the solders, especially with the highly advanced plasma rifles.
The captain of the squad quickly activated his communicator headset, "General Remington, were breaking threw the defense, but we need more backup, the leader might be able to flee." The Captain shouted as he shot furiously as the guerillas, his weapon a Uzi-plasma gun. Soon after his briefing, a few CPU hovering patrol units flew in, as he was shot first. Troops around him fired back at the bots in the air, already they damaged them critically, sending many down, one shot was enough to take them down. Remington exited the van, as he looked about, taking a few steps frontward, with a few Elites behind him, as they moved fast, and carefully, having knowledge that traps were set.
Meanwhile, four others who had made it past the main blockade barrier, and already were deep in the complex, where the leader, Xenin would be. Heavy fire rang out, as guerillas stormed in, and started to fire at them, which in response caused the four to split up. One stuck to the wall, running along, as he used a very intense plasma dagger to stab and slice one apart, another grabbed one of the guerillas by the neck, and choked the being to death. The tallest, being one of easy kill with his not so grand reflexes, shot his handgun fast as two who ran after him and shot but missed by accuracy, hitting them dead in the forehead, in only a few shots, as he twirled the gun in his hand, and put it in his holster. The last one, being one hell of a sharpshooter, fired five rounds in a blink of an eye just about, killing the five surrounding her with bull's-eye shot to the guerillas heads.
"This is definitely not the same." Came a voice from the strong one. "Mighty, get used to it." The female said, "Julie, easy for you to say, you're someone who handles guns." Came the somewhat ghettoish voice "Vector, that is you problem-" "ENOUGH!" The three looked to Julie, as she began to hack into the code locked door. "Espio, we need to get in, you three cover me, or our guardian will sure as hell be pissed if I am wounded, so stop the bitching." Julie mentioned, as she was focused on the main panel. A few scrambled in to be shot at point blank, and never get a chance to make one shot.
Remington's Elite team had secured about 6 levels of the area, as they met up with reinforcements who took a much more longer path, but were one step ahead of Remington's group. "Kommissar, I am surprised that you even found you way threw." "Well, Constable, I know this fool well, his traps are nothing, but his security is tight." "Well, so far so good, Julie has the level 18 under control." Just then, a door opened, as out walked a very tall cyborg, almost like Xenin only without so many parts, but it was more hideous then anything with billons of dead arms or legs could have. "Kill intruders." It yelled out loud and annoyingly. Remington and Kommissar immediately took out two bombs and tossed them toward the big beast, the explosion force they gave off was ineffective. Opening fire on it, solders aimed carefully and shot straight for the head, the bullets blazing it down until it was nothing more then brains lying all over the room, blood leaking all over the place (the blood is more of a orange coloring) as it fell to the ground, a loud clash followed as it remained on the ground lifeless.
"YOUR LUCKY TO BEAT THAT ONE, BUT YOU ARE FAR FROM GETTNG ME ASSHOLES!!!!" the voice was recognizable. "Xenin, you fucking traitor, you're a god damn bastard to even continue the carnage that Dimitri wished to never be repeated!!" Kommissar yelled at him in pure rage. "Calm down, he is interrogating you just to make you just jump in vulnerable, you be foolish to try." Remington spoke calmly to her, as the elite troops advanced ahead. Kommissar snorted, but remembered what happened last time she blew it near a hideout in the Sandopolis, as a result, Xenin was able to escape. "Fine." She muttered sternly.
"Retreat, facing him is foolish, fall back." Scattering, the guerillas started to make haste as they heard one talking of the trouble, fearing what was entering. It was none other then Knuckles, the current guardian of Floating Island, and the Master Emerald. They knew his powers, and feared them deeply. He walked forward calmly, as one dashed forward, planning to kill him with a saber, Knuckles in a instant punched him in the gut, sending him flying back, a loud crack followed as the poor old bastard layed on the floor dead from the punch. "Knuckles here, Remington, how far are you?" "Guardian, where encountering some reinforcements, we are a bit held back." Knuckles sighed, hearing this. "Julie, you near the command center?" "Yes, were moving in!" Julie answered rather quickly. "Meet you there." He continued on, threw the steel structured hall to an elevator, that he opened with the powers he possessed.
The Elite Alpha team, AKA the Chaotix, already were moving threw, no hostile encounters, perhaps some had fled, or other's were.. guarding the door. That was exactly where they were, in a lined up pattern; they stood with their rifles, waiting for the troops to march to them and die. "That has to be where Xenin is!" Espio muttered, watching in excitement. "Looks like they trust the old tin head enough to die for the fucker." Vector added, "No, that door is tightly sealed, only Knuckles may be able to open it, those guards are their to kill us!" Julie added. Shots rang out, as the line of guerillas surrounding the door fell down, three by two from the assault done by the G.S.F. solders.
Other cries as they were died, as troops where hit as well all over their body except the head. As some of the solders advanced forward, they shrieked in fear, as the captain yelled loudly running away, many solders following, "Hit the deck!!!" only two seconds followed as a explosion went off, it was a trap set to kill many of the solders off, it might have even hurt the guardian himself.
The troops that took cover including the Chaotix who getting back to their feet, as they looked around the area for any sign of danger. "They must be desperate!" Mighty said, shaking his head. "Damn it, that tin headed asshole put that in." As the speaker screeched in a loud annoying way, the same robotic voice spoke. "That's right, enforced platinum walls, your guardian best not try, they will absorb the energy he uses." Laughing, the telecom went off. "Well, we always did come prepared." Kommissar pulled out a few shells, and placed them in her semi automatic shell launcher. "Lets see it beat this." Firing away, it hit the wall, and dissolved it partly.
"Allow me!" Knuckles walked in, wearing the uniform that a solder, only it contained a crescent that was on his back that the guardians always had, as he knew he had to at least fit in. Walking forward, he stared at the door, as then glanced over to Julie. "Take a shot at the upper left area, " He told her, pointing at the spot. "Use med plasma ammo; the thing might go off in an explosion of electricity if you critically hit it." Julie loaded her handgun up, and took aim, making sure it was a clear shot; everyone held his or her breath. Pulling the trigger, a shot rang off, and hit the area, a perfect shot, as everyone sighed in relief.
The door then opened, as Xenin stood, looking at them. Knuckles jumped, punching the tin head in the face, Xenin then shot a beam, hitting Knux in the chest and tearing apart some of the guardians cloths. Xenin then revealed his now gun shaped hand that looked more like a heavy artillery gun that could be used to destroy vehicles, and with a red laser marker, he turned to the others, who fired on him immediately, but their shots were nothing more then a waste of plasma ammo, as it was ineffective. "Fools, this body has been edited to resist your firepower, you best give up." As his gun charged up, a fist uppercut sent him back, delaying the charging of his weapon. He was then given many punches to his face, until his who vision was damaged, and his face was more of a piece of shit load of scrap iron.
As he tried to see threw his robotic eyes, he saw Kommissar stand before him in a snowed and very crappy visions (remember when the frame or part of the screen is playing in waves in a blurry way, that is how Xenin is seeing her), "See you in hell fucker." She said, as she then pulling the trigger shot that bastard in the head. Nobody responded, not even Julie- Su, her half sister, but Kommissar had great respect for her Great-Grandfather Dimitri, to hear anyone even spout disgust about him or his idea was enough to piss her off. This time, she didn't hold back, hearing once a loyal cadet to Dimitri and to her even, to spout words indicating they were pathetic was enough she had heard, and so she put an end to the now dead cyborg.
The group left the complex in a hurry, as Vector was first to speak, "Well, at least the leader is dead." Mentioned Vector, who really was not to in sighted on how groups operate. "Vector, just cause Xenin is dead doesn't mean the Dark Order is going to fall, someone will take his place." Mighty added, as Remington looked to Knuckles. "So Guardian, what now?" Even though Knuckles had told him not to call him that, he now knew he might as well accept it, as this was his army, his ground support. Before he could answer, a transmission cut in. "Attention all units, unknown ships are entering in the Sandopolis, all units, report to the sector Sandopolis of Floating Island." They all looked to Kommissar, who then grunted. "There was only one craft around, and we have it under high security, I doubt they could make around two, with us covering the island." After her stern remark, the Chaotix, and the two generals (Remington and Kommissar) followed them out, already, the army was proceeding to the area, as the Guardian decided to ride on this one.
"There is something about those ships that tells me Dr. Robotnik is behind this attack." Knuckles remained silent, already with what was going on, he knew the Freedom Fighters were not needed. "Then if they are, that stubborn princess will be coming to help us out." Locke, who always seemed to just appear like a ghost, leaned against the wall, looking to them, Knuckles already had something to say in respond to his father, "Dad, I don't think we even need to contact them, with what might we have now, they are no match for us." Locke smiled, for once in his life his son didn't disagree with him, and for once finally disregarded the Freedom Fighters. The silence was broke suddenly, "Were under attack, these bots, there faster, and have killed many of our men by suicide-" Static followed, as the transmission was cut off.
"Somehow, whoever this is, they must be desperate." Mighty said solemnly, "This isn't Robotnik, he is not even good enough to create bots that well, nor give them up like that." Locke added, he knew the doctor to be forceful, but to suicide was one thing the doctor never used his bots for. "Knuckles what-" They all looked around, noticing he was gone. "He is learning fast." Locke said, chuckling. "Remington, speed up." He commanded, but Remington remained silent. "If we move any faster, the ammo and bombs could trigger an explosion if we his a bump, best stay as we are." Locke sighed, hating the slow pace, but he had to make sure this craft wasn't ambushed.
Knuckles arrived, finding part of the carrier vehicles in a wreck, explosion marks all around, and worse, some of the army in a bloody condition, others had to be dead, and many in pieces. "Guardian, you arrived." Cried a voice, weakly. Turning toward the voice, a wounded solder sat against an overturned vehicle, breathing fast, and with many external wounds. "What happened?" The solder breathed, as he then stopped. "Hundreds of droids, all around, we shot at them, but some of our shots were inaccurate, but any that hit, it caused an self-destruct sequence," Knuckles nodded, now some made sense, as he also noticed some of the parts were of arms of bots. "They ran off, almost as quick as they attacked." He groaned, as Knuckles used his powers to heal the solder up. "There is others here, find them, and help them." Knuckles increased his hearing ability, hearing a few heartbeats, as he focused out the other sounds. He walked to each who was wounded, as he in an aura of green light, healed them up, each giving their thanks.
Soon enough, the van carrying the Chaotix's and the Generals arrived on the scene. "Leave it to Knuckles to not only beat us here, but even refresh out men." Remington remarked, seeing as each of solders were already up and jumpy, just like a load of spunky old school boys. "Whatever that old doc is attacking us with is more then I can bare." Mighty said, disgusted by how he looked at the bots pieces, picking a piece of the bots arms up. "This is beyond anything we have had to deal with." Vector chipped in. "Well, where did they go is the question." Kommissar asked, looking at the vehicles overturned. "We didn't get a glace, we think they may have headed east," One mentioned, "Their target must be the Emerald." Locke remained silent; already aware it had to be.
"Gee, no shit, and one other thing, IT AIN'T OLD FAT AND ROUND ASS!!" the voice was from their transmitters, already, Knuckles knew the voice all to well. "NACK YOU GOD DAMN FUCKER!!" cried Knuckles in a fit of rage. "Red, do you ever think before you even act-" he was cut short, as an argument broke out, ending up with silence for a moment, as then Fiona spoke, "Mighty, listen up, you know who I am." "Fiona?" Mighty replied, "Yes, the one behind this is Carlos, a mad doctor, but he used Robotnik, the bots are a project that his grandfather designed, but worse, they are androids, and their ship is very full proof, your ground forces may not be able to weaken it." Knuckles sighed, as if already annoyed. "Worse off, those ships pack many of the androids, destroying them may lead to a hellfire that will burn just about this whole damn island up." Fiona said sternly. "Great, this guy must have knowledge of everything." Kommissar chided in, as then a loud roar of jet engines broke in above them.
All eyes looked, as dust started to swirls around them, as the craft landed, many shielded their eyes from the sand that was twirling around them. Soon enough, after the sand settled, they looked, as the three bounty hunters (well, two) stood before them. "So what brings you here Fiona?" Mighty asked, impatiently. "Carlos, and this army of bots. You will also be getting some help from the freedom fighters." Locked immediately grumbled under his breath. "Well, weather or not they plan to help, they best stay out of our way, that includes you three." Knuckles remarked harshly. "Well, we will, we are only here to get Carlos, he is worth a lot." Nack said, as he drew his gun out. "Anything else we should know about?" Remington asked, as Nack looked to him, but before answering, another transmission came in. "Were under attack, we need some backup, anyone, please, respond and aid.ahhhhhhhhhhhhh." Static followed as the transmission went dead.
"Remington, you, Kommissar and the troops head to the jungle area and aid the Squad under fire, we will join you-" Knuckles was cut short as he saw a ship falling, a few others followed, the ship even from a distance he knew the ones who were in it. "We better help them out." He replied jumping in one of the carts, the Chaotix followed, as did a few troops. "Remington, no excuses, move out with whatever you can, these bots are deadly and disastrous, take every caution."
Remington saluted Knuckles before turning to the troops, as he shouted orders to the solders around, each of the men quickly went to the vehicles not in a wrecked condition, lifting the overturned and still operational vehicles onto the wheels, the engines purred as one of the recruits started the vehicles up, tanks, and convoys were ready, "General, what about air units, why aren't we getting them to-" The cadet was cut short, as Remington looked to him with already aggravated glance, "So far, I have them keeping guard of Echinopolis, understood!?" The cadet nodded fearing the general, "Y-y-yes Sir." He walked off shivering, as Remington looked to the solders, "Make haste, lets move to the Jungle outpost!" every unit drove off, following the behind the tanks.
"Hmm, looks like the bounty hunters have tracked me down, nevertheless, I have prepared a warm welcome for them." Carlos then switched to a screen with a green hedgehog, wearing a tanned army uniform, dozens of scars on his face, a goti, leather boots and a load of weapons in behind him, he already looked like a deadly fucker, as he grunted irritated. "What the hella you want?" He answered. "Kaze, I have a job for you." Kaze's face grew a bit better. "How much you planning on paying me?" He asked as he sat down, "Your actually paying me off, for those weapons I gave you." Kaze then grew angry.
"I don't owe you shit, it was-" Kaze then stopped, his voice stopped cold, as he fell down, choking as his hands grabbed his neck "Now, listen here, besides giving you the best weapons around, I also implanted a bug that can stop your breathing system, so now, either you do your end of the bargain, or else I will kill you." Kaze grunted, his face getting purple as he was losing air, Carlos released the lock on him, as Kaze gasped some air in his lungs. "So what the hell you gonna have me doing?" He asked, slowly getting up, "Well, I need three hunters taken off my back," Carlos displayed them, as Kaze smirked.
"Fine, I will take the job," He said resentful, but having no choice. "I will kill the three bounty hunters, so don't fucking bitch at me every five minutes." With that said, he cut off the screen. "So, Nack isn't dead yet, bah, he will fall fast." He then pressed the ignition button, imputing the commands, to fly to the Floating Island, "Attention all employee's, everyone get ready, we have a job, and we may have an intruder." He clicked off the telecom, as he sat down.
Carlos, meanwhile, hiding in the clouds near the island, watched as the bots took out many vans and tanks, the area was jungle, but it was considered a area where guerillas were always around and active. The structure he was in was the main command center shaped like a sphere, watching all the chaos his bots were causing, as he laughed sadistically. "The most advanced civilization, meet the de-evolution squad, mwhahahaha" He smiled pleasingly, as the bots slashed, shot and crushed the vehicles around them.
"First, I will make sure they are reduced to only a few, then I will take that emerald they posses, humans must be the rulers of this planet, the ones who shall live in the sky beyond this pitiful island, while these rodents, lizards, and pitiful creature dwell below on the surface, begging for mercy, we are the dominant race." He praised loudly, as it was almost his true goal. He already knew Kaze would not give him any problems, and no matter what anyone tried, his army would handle them. The robots, even if they were shot, they would still be deadly, but even though he knew snipers would be around to try to finish them, they would not hold them off forever. "Humans, Overlanders, they will be the ones to rule this planet, it is the way it was met to be."
"We are approaching Floating Island your majesty, shall we make contact." Sally shook her head. "We're dealing with old men who are to stubborn to let us land, best to just find any area." The captain nodded, as he started to drop altitude. The plane shook with a few rumbles, "Fire form below, we best make a landing in the Sandopolis area." The shuttle already out of control, crash-landed within the desert, The Cyclone followed it down as it had been hit in its tail, taking its place next to the now crashed plane.
"Sally, anyone, you alright." Sally crawled out, as the others aboard followed. "The area, were not surrounded." Geoff looked in disbelief, as he then noticed something going off in the distance. "The shots came from that ship, something about it is different about it, I can't quite put my finger on it." As the rest of the fleet joined them, they started to set up a camp, as a base of operations until they could at least find some support. It wasn't long, as they had company. "Of all things, we don't need you here now." Knuckles jumped out, as he looked to them, the Chaotix, and a few foot solders walked over to the seated Freedom Fighters.
"Well, I guess some things can still exist, Knuckles being stubborn as ever." Sonic remarked. "Shut it hedgehog, this island is in enough chaos with guerilla activity, and now this, I take it you didn't get to it cause you were to light-headed to spot it." "Stop this now!!" Two voices were where the words came from; Julie and Sally being the two. "Knuckles, I know they are a pain, but you and Sonic are good friends, for you two to even start off like this.." Shaking her head, Julie looked to Sally. "Well, what about those bots." "Androids now Princess." "Thank you Mighty, how much of a problem have they become." Knuckles sighed, and told of what had occurred, solders shared info as well, "Shit, looks like we are dealing with trouble, more then we could handle." Rotor said, disturbed. "The only thing is there is a-"
"Control center, yes, they are on orders to attack whatever is part of our army, even when we shot back, they took many lives." A solder said, shivering, as the event encounter flowed into his head. "Well, what about the bounty hunters?" Sally asked, as Mighty took a step forward. "Searching this island, they said they are planning to find the command center, or die trying, then again, this was from Nack." Rotor then noticed something. "I am getting a message." Those with a computer or a monitor looked at it, reading it. 'Attention Nack, It is me, the gangster Kaze, the top mercenary, come to the mid area of the jungle and face me, or else I will send my boys to snipe you and your female partners out.'
Many already were chatting, the issue of what this person could want from Nack, "So, Carlos has some help, and it doesn't look at us as a threat." Sally said, sighing in relief. "This message is to Nack, Princess, the only real reason is why?" Geoff looked at the message, as Hershey sat down, "Nack.that weasel best watch his back," Vector said, with a more intelligent tone. A loud ear-piercing squeal went off, as everyone looked up, seeing an object, in broad daylight move toward them, as everyone took cover by putting their arms over their heads, waiting to die, but they noticed something stopped the propelled artillery shell, and it was none other then Knuckles with a shield surrounding them, as many shells were pounding against the green aura shield, the guardian stood, closing his eyes.
"He is not going to keep this up forever." Julie cried, glancing in heart worthy concern. "Remington and Kommissar are tied up with the enemy forces in the jungle, damn it, Knuckles, repel the bots back, we have to take cover inside the ships until we can find some way to stop these bots." Tails cried to him, as Knuckles, in a burst of energy, threw back the nearby bots a few feet back, before they exploded, as the freedom fighters, and Chaotix made their way to the crashed shuttles. "Were sitting ducks now." Sally muttered under her breath, Sonic watched in great disbelief, from the Cyclone. Ant, who was with the princess watched in disbelief, "Zamn it, wez zcrewed." He whimpered out, as Bunnie smacked him, "No we not sugar, we shall survive."
"Fuck, there too fast." Shots fired in rapid and inaccurate ways, as its damage to the bots very little, but still wore them out. So far, Remington's troops already were blocked, and ambushed, they built a barrier out of the convoys to protect themselves from any intense and critical attacks, but even he knew they wouldn't last for long. "Damn it, just how many of them are there?" Remington shouted, as he shot three that managed to break threw back with a semi-automatic plasma .86, powerful enough to send anything back around 6 yards, possibly more.
"Things are deep over our heads then before, the bots have reached the city and are starting to kill off many of the citizens, a few hundred have already are taking underground shelter, but it may not be long til they are found and killed." Kommissar already had been alerted in a now static and more cut- off call, the city was under attack, and the blockade to prevent the entrance failed intolerably, things were just getting more worse by the minute, Remington then had only one way to respond, "Damn, the air units must have been struck down, tell them to get everyone to safety, that guardian best get there."
As the now surrounded squad held off the attackers, shots were all that was heard, explosions all around, none could bare the sight, but many had a fear fueling the need to live, and of many cares of the citizens in the town, all in the mist of havoc and a war zone. "General, they are falling back." As Remington looked up, only parts of the destroyed bots layed around, and the thick smoke of the fires they created. "All units, advance to Echinopolis, we must get there immediately." Kommissar cried in a triumphant voice, as the vehicles that had made the circle and were still in good condition roared forward. The terrain, while off road and bumpy was not taken lightly, this was an emergency bigger then heading to a site that only sent a distress call, this was their home, and it was now under heavy attack.
"We must hurry." Remington muttered to himself, as they passed a checkpoint with tanks and cargo carriers pushed over, and on fire, bodies everywhere in blood. "This is unbearable, they're vicious enough to destroy everyone." A solder mentioned, many already with looks of horror. "Were doomed." One cried, only to be hit in the face. "Snap out of this, we have to help them, even if the guardian can handle this alone, we still have to play a part in helping the citizens." A Commander mentioned to the scared cadet. "General Remington to all units, it looks like the Guardian is not going to be able to get to the city anytime soon, were their only hope, we will have to fight with our live, we must not allow those who we have for so many months tried to keep safe die just because of this new foe." He took a deep breath before continuing. "Be prepared to charge in, its time to fight for our future."
Cheers loudly were heard, as already, the troops were reminded once again of why they were fighting, and at that moment, they approached the city and stopped, as one of the lookouts spotted a few objects closing I on them, a few bots that were near began advancing towards them, but only to be shot back, by a rapid plasma built in gun on the cars. "MOVE MOVE MOVE, ALL UNITS, CHARGE." Kommissar yelled, as every one of the solders dashed out of the convoys or tanks, with a few of the already unleashing shots, picking off many of the bots who could have killed them in a safe distance. In no time at all, all grew silent, as the troops explored the blazing flamed city. As Remington looked in an alley, he gasped, there Locke was crouched down, by someone who Remington could not make out, as he took a few steps forward to get a closer look at the man who layed flat on the ground. "Locke, you and Knuckles are the last two guardians of the brotherhood, I hope you will still be around to at least guide the next guardian in line." Sabre coughed weakly, as his voice was already weakening. "Goodbye, my son." with that said, Sabre collapsed, his breathing stopped, showing he already had bit the dust, Remington already saw how the old guardian had died.
From what he could make out, Sabre was struck right threw the stomach, and the right arm was ripped from it socket, Sabre bled to death. "That makes 4 dead, I sorry we didn't-" Locke shook his head, as he stood up. "Of all that has happened, I still have not yet shed a tear, Spectre, Thunderhawk, Sojourner.. and now my father.now me and Knuckles are the last two alive." Locke sighed, shaking his head. "Lara is alive and in care, but already 20% of the population is dead, many of the rest are wounded." Locke started to walk away from the corpse, but stopped, as he sighed. "Remington, I am counting on you to stop these bots from the destructing they are causing, you're the best chance we have, Knuckles is held up as it is, and your army is the last front to fight these bastards." Remington nodded to Locke, as he walked away, he looked around, rubble everywhere, and flames all over.
"This is horrible." He said sorrowfully, as shots were fired nearby, many screaming in horror from failing to stop something, and explosions following the screams, a day that could already make anything look worse then they could every believe.
"What do you mean we should stay out of this?" Nic glanced in a scared and disturbing way at Nack, who was packing up. "This is something I must settle alone." Nack already was loading up on guns, ammo and grenades, all high tech weaponry he could ever use. "Nack, who is this guy, what does he want." Nack didn't respond, as he walked over to his upgraded and advanced bike, Sharon, as he started it up, and then turned to her. "Nic, if I don't come back, finish the job." Nic blinked, stunned by his words, as he then revved up his engine, starting the bike up, as the garage door opened up, he sped out.
"Kaze must have done something to Nack in the past, to make him want to go after him." Nic ignored Fiona, as she watched Nack drive off. Nack already remembered why he wanted to take on Kaze, his flashbacks already playing, Kaze had broke into his parents house, shot them and fled, Nack witnessed Kaze leaving, and upon entering inside, the house was a wreak, bullet shells on the ground, furniture broken, and in the kitchen, there he saw his parents, laying down, shot right in the head, and from that day, he started to trail Kaze, he took on the job of bounty hunting during the time of peace so he could earn money and buy weapons. He learned who Kaze was, leader of a mob and a hired gun. Nack looked down at the ship, the area was launch base, and Nack was far from the point of the ship. Loading the clips up, and locking them in, he accelerated to where his destination was.
He then started to shed tears, as he remembered her, Sharon, the one he cared greatly for, the one he cherished, it was why he named his new bike after her. She was a female raccoon, a wanted fugitive, and when her found her, the two fought a bloody battle, but somewhere along the fight, they stopped, Nack was wounded badly, and fell, expecting to die, yet she didn't kill him, she wasn't the could blooded killer she was said to be. She was framed for a insurance fraud, she was kind, yet still very strong willed, and always helped many, even if they tried to killed her. It was at that moment, they started to feel for each other, it was then that a partnership started, the two took on missions, and had many good times together, from hunting wanted men, to hit and destroy missions.
Yet, Nack still had one goal in mind, to avenge his parent's death, and Kaze was said to be making a deal, this was the opportunity Nack had waited so long for, to kill Kaze. As a deal with drugs was in progress, Nack was about to snipe out Kaze, but someone shoved Kaze out of the way, and Nack's cover was blown, he instead killed one of the henchmen Kaze usually brought along just to protect him from backstabbers like his drug dealers. Nack fled the scene but already, word was out that he tried to kill Kaze.
The orders where to kill Nack, and anyone associated with him. Nack and Sharon ran into trouble near an abandoned church, where Kaze was waiting for them. Sharon, a black, and gray furred raccoon, she wore a long coat, deep violet color, and here eyes a tint of green. When the two ran into the church, Kaze already was waiting for them, Nack already knew what happened next, Kaze pulled out a rifle and shot at Sharon, a blink of an eye is how quick it happened.
Sharon was struck in the throat buy the bullet, killed instantly. Nack felt great sadness seeing this, but it turned to anger, as Nack attacked Kaze first hand to hand, where both pounded each other in the face, and stopped after both were a mess, as Kaze then shot the first bullet, where Nack ended up hiding, and not fighting back. Kaze didn't care, as he already was near the exit, he tossed a grenade into the church, and fled the area. Nack had only a second, he jumped into a row of chairs as the grenade exploded, he was lucky, as soon after, the church collapsed and just about killed him. He felt great humiliation, beaten by Kaze, and he now lost someone else who was dear to him. "Sharon, I shall avenge your death."
(Cue "Real Folk Blues" Song) Now, his brain in the present, his bike charged at full acceleration toward the ship, a few of Kaze's guards fired, but they were doing so little. Nack pulled out two handguns, both ammunition bullet types, as he in a swift move, shot each of the flunkies in the most critical areas, each fell from the standpoint they were at, the ship door started to close, but Nack had one surprise he had in his bike, as a compartment opened, a missile flew out and hit the nearly closed door, blowing the door wide open, as he pulled out his Uzi ammunition bullet guns, and fired at any who were planning to kill him, sending each down in a few shots to many areas, all the flunkies who wore casual cloths fell down, as Nack shot each, his bike still under control as he did.
He sped inside, as he shot all men who were surrounding him, his bike in wheelie position, he started to move in a 360 degree turn, as he also fired his gun at them, sending each down quickly, as he then accelerated forward, turning to a hallway, and kept his Tank Gun firing to kill off anymore flunkies, his bike hitting those who tried to stop him, and those who tried to kill him from behind were gunned down instantly by him.
He soon reached an elevator, punching the controls, as it opened with a few men, who had no chance to fire since the Tank gun was the first to make a shot as it tore them up, Nack drove his bike inside, then pressed the raise button to go to the top floor, as he took out a grenade. "You bastards are not going to stop me." Guards gathered at the elevator door, the top floor it was, as the door opened, they opened fire. The Sharon though was highly resistant to laser and bullet attacks, plasma was only minimum of damage. Nack pulled the pick out and underhand threw the grenade as it rolled like a bowling ball, then exploded right in front of the guard's faces, as it killed them all, they layed flat on the ground, their bodies all torn apart. "Pathetic." Nack said, as he accelerated the bike through a new set of hallways, more tried to kill him, he shot down anyone in his path, the area a dense hallway of metal, the whole craft was more of a military design then a fancy building, and in no time at all did Nack reached the room Kaze was in, the main deck.
"Bravo on your fight to get to me.. but your life ends here." He pulled out his two silenced handguns, bullet ammunition, as he started to shoot at the bike. Nack, taking cover behind the Sharon, took out two of his guns, as he jumped to his right, to take cover behind the control panels area, as Kaze then walked forward. "Face me coward, or are you scared to die." He mockingly remarked, as Nack, then moving halfway from the control panels evasive point shot back as he was able to at a good range shot, his bullets blazed Kaze's arm, but interrogated the assassin all in the while, "Kaze, like you said before, there are no rules.."
With that remark, Nack moved to the other side, as Kaze raised his rifle, and shot to early, but in an attempt to tease his target. "Well, best tense you up." He then shot at the control boards, as his bullets went right threw, yet missed the target. Nack responded, by standing, and then pulling the trigger down hard, he shot at Kaze, this time, and the bullets struck the hedgehog right in the chest, as he fell back. "Well, you are more then I thought." Kaze then shot back, but Nack ducked in the second before. "Kaze, I will make you pay." Nack moved to his bike, as he tapped in a few thing on his hand held remote, a compartment opened, as in a split second, Nack jumped for the Semi automatic, and grasped on tight. "Time to heat things up."
He then jumped sideways to the left, his body diagonal, and took fire toward Kaze, the bullets almost killing him. Kaze dodge the shots, yet he was still critically wounded, but not that badly; he then made one shot that hit Nack right in the left shoulder. "Shit." Nack fell, and crawled on one arm, once again taking cover behind the control panel nearest to him. "Nacky, I think it is time you die." Kaze shot once more to the controls, Nack crawled off more, as he then shot out the glass nearby, and waited for Kaze to reload his weapons. Just then, a loud and familiar thud sound was made, and Nack jumped out the window, and fell, but was able to grab on to the side of the ship, now high, but not in danger, Kaze must have wanted to settle this himself.
"Now Nacky, you die." Kaze said, as he stood up, and started walking to the now broken window view, Nack hung high, even with a ground below; it was at least 10 stories high. Nack, hanging by his right arm grasping a pipe, initiated remote control over his bike, his weapon had fell, and he only had one choice. Kaze advanced slowly to the window, his strength slowly leaving him, but his will to kill Nack was the only thing that kept him going. The Sharon purred silently, as Nack directed it to hit Kaze from behind, the bike revved up, Kaze turned, firing at it, only in vain, as the bike smashed into him and sent him flying outside the window, Nack then, as he prepared to only use it when he had to, pressed the self destruct button on his remote, as the force of the explosion threw Kaze further from Nack and initially killed him by the force and pieces that were forced into him struck very critical veins in his body.
Nack breathed hard; as he looked down, then up at the sky. "Sharon." He could see her, the sexy frame, her green eyes, and her lips; she was his only true love. "Kaze is dead.my promise is fulfilled, it is time I joined you.." With that last remark, Nack released his grasp on the pipe and fell down to is death, his body then stopped, as he felt his bones break, then darkness. No longer then a minute after, Nack stopped breathing, as he died. Hours later, his sister and Fiona would found him, and he would be buried somewhere where he would not be disturbed, he had caused so much problems, yet, now he didn't care, he was dead, and life to him was useless.
The battles raged heavier, as Knuckles unleashed his powers, and forced all the bots back, explosions occurred, as he breathed in deeply. "You guys best take it from here, I must get to Echinopolis.. Sonic." Sonic looked to him, but before he could respond with a 'yes', Knuckles continued, "Don't go dying on me, you here." Sonic smirked in a playful way, Knuckles as well, "You to Knuckles, don't change into a maniac like you were in the past." With that, the two laughed, as Knuckles teleported out. "Well, lets get ready, more will be coming soon." Sally mentioned, as the Chaotix immediately started to prepare a blockade, to be able to protect them, as the others began to set up the best arsenals around areas that would pick off the advancing toward them, yet, they wouldn't even use them, the sun was hot and the desert was already getting to them, but another reason would give them the decision to pack up and head to Echidnopolis. Each also had water, so nobody would ever complain they were thirsty. With in a half an hour, they were set.
(Cue Blur- Song # 2) Neko (at this point, he finally enters, if anyone cares) finally got the hang of the Fighter, as he already found info on the main structure, and its ability to hide in clouds, as well as being the main control center for the bots attacking Floating Island. "Carlos, your about to go down fast." The jets screeched loudly, as he at a mach speed, flew to the destination, and prepared to attack the Control center. Bogey's suddenly appeared on radar, and opening fire at his fighter. "Fucker, lets see you out maneuver this!" The fighter then roared; as it moved to the side, barrel rolling to shots blazing his fighter. Using an artillery tank gun, he picked off the bogey that he was first tailed by. He then started to fly at a brain damaging turns and twists, picking each of the fighters that got into his way. With these flight patterns, he in no time at all finished them off. "Now, to finish this." Turning about 12 o'clock on target, he accelerated fast, as he knew what area he had to hit. "Best send this now, and at the slowest speed, it will reach her at the right time." Hitting return, the e-mail was sent at a slow speed, as Neko knew it would arrive in an hour or so to Sally.
The Fighter flew in threw the clouds, as Neko used his radar to navigate. "Bastard, your pathetic, I know these tricks!" Neko had already the layout of the control center, including his target. His plan shook, as shot's below him blazed his ship, as the batteries and turrets opened fire upon him. Neko flew fast along the control center, avoiding the first part of the trial that Carlos unleashed, as his target, the satellite dish was straight ahead of him by a few miles.
As the satellite dish's range was getting closer, the turrets fire increased rapidly, and Neko now was faced with more danger. His wings were then hit by the turrets shots, as the ship was losing altitude, but still was on target. The Fighter crashed into the dish, as it sent it down and Neko though had ejected out of his seat and was still in good shape. "That should buy the land forces some time," He said to himself, "But Carlos definitely will be up in no time at all." He mentioned, gripping the backpack, already, he was carrying a lot of explosives, but he knew it would not last forever where he was concern.
"Bots incoming at 10 o'clock." The tanks fired violently with the artillery cannons, as more of the bots charged toward them. More shots were heard going off, as it was already a run- down city, blazes all over the place, a nightmare indeed it was. Remington stood behind a few armored tanks, as the troops shot grenades out, sending a few bots flying to explode before their eyes, many blinded, as they looked, more already were surrounding, "There is just no end to these guys." Remington hopelessly cried, as he tried to kill a few with his customized Plasma Handgun, rapid shots and better bullet force that could send anyone to hell. Kommissar, already having trouble of her own around a complex that troops were searching to retrieve any weapons that might be useful, "All units, retreat back, I repeat, retreat back, get out of the building fast."
She said, calmly but with a rational tone of voice, a slow, unwelcoming rumble started up, as the troops finally ran out, she started as well to run from the entrance area, a building that was assaulted and blown up by many kamikaze bots was already crumbling down, rubble started to fall, as then a loud and thunderous rumble started up. As the whole building collapsed, a thick fog of smoke became more larger and spread much more wider along the street on the area of the streets, troops ran fast as they could, as the smoked flowed quickly from behind them thick and dark, it would easily choke them, while some may have had on the oxygen masks, it wouldn't have helped them threw the dense fog.
"Remington, were in danger, the Council's Building just went down, and we are not going to be able to make it out of the smoke." She spoke fast with intent of fear, the building was very high, and it stored many weapons, as a few guards could be around to put the halt on the chaos.
"Kommissar, no can do, were surrounded, that fucking bots surrounded us-" Just then a few miles away, many of the bots were sent flying up and blew up loudly with few more cracklings, only not so spectacular. The bots then started to retreat, as if they were able to think for themselves, Carlos gave orders for them perhaps? The reason is without the satellite dish to transmitter orders, the bots retreat until the main command system is back up, Eggman installed this program incase such a problem was to occur "Guardian, Thank god you're here." Remington said, he sighed gratifyingly, as he then noticed the Guardian looking around, and in very grim fear. Remington then after he got the Guardian settled down, told him that the citizens took shelter, then about Kommissar. "It is up to you Guardian, she might as well be dead with the bots around." Knuckles vanished and teleported to where it was last mentioned she was, as he looked down at the still visible but clearing smoke from the building collapsed.
"Well, you're here finally." Turning to the voice, there Locke stood as usual looking at him with more of a victory smile in his face. "The bots are so far not attacking, it is as if they are not under orders or are roaming without guidance." Knuckles gave a questionable look (Read: What the fuck are you talking about) Locke looked up at the sky, as he then looked to a cloud. "Something is hiding, but what is the question, Knuckles, stay on the Island, the Master Emerald is still safe with the fire ants." A loud screech cut in, as all looked up, Sally had caught a ride with Fiona and Nic, as she jumped down, the Chaotix, and the freedom fighters followed after. "Thanks for the lift," Sonic cried, as he hoped out, Tails then drove in by his land mode function on the tornado. "The bots are walking like Zombies, it is as if they are not even awake." Locke looked to him, then to the to Knuckles, "Someone must be in the control center already." Sally looked to Nichole, "Someone is, I am not getting the signal, I was before, but it was hard to find the main origin of it." Hershey, who was silent as was Geoff, whispered silently to herself as if a praying like way "Neko."
Neko already was planting bombs in the points he knew would cause considerable amounts of damage, not to mention engulf the station into flames. Near the pipes were fuel lines where one spark of fire type elements would set the area ablaze. Breathing almost with tremendous might, he already was internally wounded, being extremely lucky to even survive, and not even Sonic would be able perfect the jump like that. He already had traveled threw about one forth of the ship, and planted 3 bombs, the things set by remote to explode.
Security was not even tight, no weapons, no guards, nothing was there to stop him, only a body of pain to slow him down. He remembered why he was doing this, he knew why Carlos was attacking the Echidna's, the reason was to him one he knew deep down in his heart, Carlos wanted humans to live higher then the already advanced civilization, the first part of the plan was to bring down the Island, the Master Emerald was not his concern, he already could break it, then keep one shard just to keep the emerald incomplete.
Neko was doing well, in only 10 minutes was half the ship armed with some bombs, making only a few more minutes until Carlos had the next satellite dish up and transmitting new orders to once again restart the carnage. Carlos already was busy doing that; he knew it would take time to first get all the systems into the line that gave the commands to the robots. Already, he knew without the radio guidance, the bots were not going to be able to even fight. "I knew I should have wreaked that fighter plane, even if it was hidden, someone found it." Taking a deep breath, he still continued.
The room had many screens, some showing areas, yet Carlos was not paying any bit of attention to them, he was more concern with taking care of getting his operation back up dish. Neko during the next 20 minutes, completed setting the remote bombs at the weak fuel lines, and it would indeed bring Carlos down in a burst of flames, but Neko wasn't planning to leave, he had one last thing to do. He already knew where to head, he memorized the rooms in his head, when he found the file in Robotropolis, he kept it all in his head, as well as a 3-D holographic image.
He moved to the room Carlos was presently in, as the doors opened, Carlos froze, he already had a feeling it was Neko, as he was expecting him to eventually confront him, yet he knew how to interrogate him. "David, so you finally show up," Carlos said annoyingly, "you plan to stop me, and return to them a hero, pathetic you are, a disgrace, to side with them." Neko then walked closer. "I used to be like you, hating people for the race they were, or religion, then I hated those who were animal, and not human or Overlander. Yet, when I was nursed by them, and educated, I learned that even they give respect to those who might have been their enemy, and even to a half-breed like myself, I wasn't told to leave them." With a deep breath, he looked to Carlos, with eyes of death burning within his pupils. "David, you're a disgrace-" "My name is Neko, and you Carlos, are about to meet your fate."
Neko stepped closer, as he revealed his remote, then the bomb strapped across his chest. "You're a nut, to kill yourself, what makes you think that it-" "Shut up Carlos, you're the reason that humans are considered barbaric, and atrocious, and now, I plan to give you what you deserve." Neko held up the bomb, as Carlos gasped, "Time to take vengeance for what your grandfather did to me, as well as put an end TO YOUR CHAOS!!!!!" with that last comment, Neko pressed the button on the remote, and blowing himself up in a somewhat painful yet guiltless feeling, he died in a flash of light, Carlos throw back by force, but even if not dead, he was soon to be. The ship shook with the bombs exploding all around, at each point, the station was now in flames, thanks to the explosions, as in only a few minutes, the control station blew up in a loud and intense explosion that caught everyone's attention.
"What was that!?" "That had to be the station." "Is it over?" Many spoke loudly, as Nichole then beeped alerting of the now arriving e-mail, as Sally opened it up, reading it as her face grew pale, and shaking. Others noticed, walking over looking over her shoulder. "Princess, what is it?" Sally took a deep and very sadly sigh as she then spoke reading it. "Dear Sally, It is I, Neko, by now you have seen the explosion. It is I that have taken Carlos down, but I am not going to return, I have decided to die, for I am not someone who can live, the military will always be after me, and soon try to kill me, I don't feel I can stand this kind of life, to live with you in the fear that you may die only trying to help me, I don't wish to be in that capsule I was placed in before, how I know is by memory. I wish to kill Carlos as his true intention is to send all of your friends to an age where humans over you. I know Hershey and others will be saddened, but tell them that I died only to stop the dreaded army from taking down the Echidna civilization, and that it was my wish to die. My death is one that is for a future where peace and stability are to at least last for a few generations. Sayonara, Freedom Fighters." Tears welled up in her eyes, others sobbed, hearing this, Hershey already in tears, "He was only 17, and he was to young to die." She fell to her knee's, crying more, as Geoff came to her side, and put an arm around her, as he started comforting her.
Neko, opened his eyes, to a blue sky with clouds and birds of green, he gasped noticing he was hovering, just then he felt himself plunge down, as he was undersea, with fish of blue and black stripes on them. Just then he saw three heads, one of a skull, gray colored with narrow eyes, another blue and with a nose like a toucan, and his face in color. "Neko, you are not yet ready to die." They said, Neko gasped, "What?" "Your death was in vain Neko, your true quest is now." They said, Neko with skeptical glance and illustrate of terror at this, how could he not be dead?
Sonic: (Background music Sonic "It doesn't matter" from Sonic Adventure) It is one thing to be thrown into a deserted city that possibly was hit by a bomb, but when foes you faced in the past are around, it is a whole other story, and that is the story I am about to experience, since that ninja sent me here, but wait, who is that other guy a cloaked ninja yet he is in the shape of a hedgehog Next time, "Foe City Melee." See you then.