--------------------------------CHAPTER 6-----------------------------------
Authors note: If you read the comic series you will notice some of the things that are going to happen that came after issue 121.
Bunnie was walking along the outside of the castle waiting for Sally to come out. She'd been tending her garden when a messenger bird told her that Sally wanted her to come to the front of the castle. She was mumbling to herself when Sally and Ford came out.
"Hey Sally-girl what's up?"
"I was wondering if you could escort Ford over to Rotor's workshop and tell him to place that new tracking device on Ford. I've got a few things I got to work on."
"No problem Sally-girl. I was almost finished with my garden anyway. I was think'n of something to pass the time till bedtime."
"Thanks again for doing this, I'll make it up to you." Sally said before heading back in.
"I'm sorry if I'm being a burden to you Bunnie. You must have had something planned." Ford was saying to Bunnie when she showed up.
"Nothin at all sug. I was bored and I wanted to talk to you anyway."
With a surprised look on his face Ford said, "Me? I'm not sure why but ask away."
Bunnie asked different questions about Ford and his personal life along with what it was like as they approached Rotor's place. After explaining what Sally wanted done, Rotor injected it in his forearm.
"This can come out later can't it?"
"Only if Sally says so otherwise..."
"No possibility of side effects?"
"Other than maybe an itch, no."
"Thanks Rotor." Ford said putting his coat back on.
"See ya later sug." Bunnie said as they left.
A little later at Sonic's house, Sonic and his family along with Muttski and Tails were outside. Sonic's dad was helping him tune the guitar.
"Wrong note son." he said.
"Sorry dad."
Tails was watching as he asked Sonic's dad a question.
"Gee, mister Hedgehog. If you know so much about musical instruments, why don't you play anymore?"
"These roboticized fingers aren't nearly nimble enough to pluck those guitar strings Tails, but I can still teach my boy how!"
As Sonic began to play, many started to gather around to hear him. A crowd soon formed around the hedgehog family hut, among which were some familiar faces.
As Mina walked up she was thinking,...He's a natural born talent! So suave....so skilled...so...so Sonic! As she got closer she thought to herself, Well Mina girl, her goes nothing!
Bunnie and Ford were talking some more when they heard the music. Heading over Ford leaned against a tree while Bunnie walked away forgetting he was there to get closer. Off in the corner of Ford's eye he noticed Sally approaching.
Sally was walking along listening and trying to see who was singing. When she noticed whom it was she turned around.
"Hey! There's Aunt Sally!" Tails said as he hovered in the air.
"Oui...oui..but zee Princess eez pulling zee about face!" Antoine said.
Bunnie noticed this and said, "Uhh, Why don't you fellas stay put!" as she started to walk off.
"But why?" Rotor said watching her leave.
Ford was watching Sally and Bunnie talk while making it look like he was watching Sonic play.
"Hey Sally-girl!"
"Bunnie?"
"In the full-bodied fur? Where yuh goin? Yuh look like somebody shot yer paw!"
"It's nothing. It's silly actually."
"Seriously girlfriend. It's me! Ah reckon sumthin's botherin yuh. So why don't yuh try me ayways?"
"It's...it's just that..when I was younger I always assumed that Sonic and I were soul mates..."
Ford was slowly following, but discretely.
"...That someday we'd eventually be together, y'know? Well, lately I'm not sure." Sally said.
"His friendship with Mina's gotcha more nervous than a long-tailed cat in a room full o'rockin chairs, huh?" Bunnie said.
Ford was listening to something that sounded like it was approaching at high speed as he got closer to Bunnie and Sally.
"They both have speed, roboticized parents and now they can make beautiful music together." Sally said.
"Aww...c'mon Sally. Yuh gotta know that Sonic cares about yuh more than anythin' in this here world. Question is: Does he know that you feel the same way?"
"I'm not sure..."
"Well, don'tcha think he should?" Bunnie asked.
Ford stepped on a twig that snapped making the girls turn noticing him. Ford was looking at something coming up fast through the trees instead of the glares that the girls were giving him before they also were looking at whatever was coming. Seeing that Nack the weasel and what looked to be other weasels approaching on floating speed bike coming Ford knocked the girls out of the way. One of the weasels pointed a gun at Ford and was about to fire when Bunnie managed to throw a rock at him making his gun go flying. Ford jumped flying into one of them with a clothes line attack. Nack unfortunately managed to grab Sally and was headed off. Ford was still fighting with one of them as they raced through Knothole. Bunnie was knocked into a tree as they continued on. Sonic and Mina where talking as Nack and his gang came running up. Sonic turned on the juice the instant he noticed that Nack had an unconscious Sally on his bike. Ford was about to give the weasel he was wrestling with a good hit he wouldn't forget when a sharp pain to his leg made him fall off. Ford landed on his right side and rolled a few feet before finally stopping. Before the weasel that was fighting Ford could gain control Sonic jumped up over the speeding bike planting his foot into the weasels face sending him off his bike and into the dirt. Mina tried going after another one when he fired his gun at her. Sonic managed to get her out of the line of fire before she got hit. Sonic watched them speed away as he stood over the unconscious weasel.
No matter how fast I am..I can't catch'em all at the same time! Doesn't matter. I've got enough to work with right here.
Ford walked up slowly behind Sonic holding his leg and a place higher up. "I'm sorry Sonic. I tried."
"Thanks." he said without turning around. "At least we got one of them."
"Where?"
Sonic moved out of the way showing him the body on the ground.
"You son of a..." Ford said walking up to him.
"Whoa there Ford! There are ladies present along with children."
Ford looked at Sonic for a moment before picking up the now slightly unconscious weasel. "I should snap you neck, but lucky for you I'm a cop." Motioning at Sonic for them to head for the castle they took off.
Inside the castle, Rotor, Tails, Antoine, Bunnie, Mina, Sonic and Ford where in a room with the prisoner.
"Why'd you creeps kidnap her!?"
"Why else? She's a princess, dope. Her mommy and daddy'll pay us real good if she comes home safe." the weasel said with a look of confidence.
"Real well." Bunnie said pulling him from his chair. "Yuh meant to say real well." she finished saying as she held him out the window.
"Ooh. Ooh. Miss Bunnie Rabbot. Please don't drop me from this window. I am oh so scared. (yawn) Can I go now?"
"Yuh lucky ah'm a southern belle at heart yuh jerk!" she said hauling him back in and throwing him on the floor.
A squeaking noise was heard as the King entered the room. Seeing the King in a wheelchair the weasel laughed, but for a moment only. Ford didn't let it last three seconds before he had gave him a right hook that sent the weasel sprawling and with a busted lip. Max was about to tell everyone to leave when Ford spoke up.
"Give me fifteen minutes with him." he said cracking his knuckles.
This made the weasel jerk a bit. Max noticed this and told Ford he had five minutes. After they all left Ford grabbed the front of the weasels shirt and slammed him onto the table.
"Guess what this watch does?"
"Tells time?" the weasels said sarcastically.
"Oh it does more than that. I can travel through time with it. And it has a special feature. Let me demonstrate on that chair." Pointing the watch at the chair he pressed a button on the side. A thin red laser beam came out burring a hole through the back of the chair. Turning back to the weasel he grabbed him by the shirt again.
"Now this is also voice activated so all I have to do is point and then tell it to shoot. You want to talk or do I start burning."
"Your bluffing!" the weasel said as he spat in Ford's face. Pulling himself free from Ford's grasp he sat down in a chair. "You may be an overlander, but your a lackey of the King. You won't do a thing."
Walking over Ford kicked out the chair from underneath him. As soon as he hit the ground Ford stomped his foot on the weasels groin and kept it there.
"OOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!"
Giving him a another quick kick to the same area he picked up the weasel and turned the dial on the watch. Instantly they were back five minutes. Ford was standing next the weasel on the floor and the weasel was looking at the door that everyone just left through.
"What the...?"
"Now see I told you I have control over time. And at the end of my five minutes I can go back and use those five minutes a different way, because you see that you remember everything that I just did and you will remember everything I do to you once again in this five minutes and the next five and the next until I get what I want. I can do this all day since it reset everything except the memories. Want to talk now?"
"Go to h..."
"Wrong answer!" Ford said as he picked him up and threw him into the wall. As soon as the weasel hit the ground Ford shot one of his ears.
"AAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWW!"
Walking over Ford grabbed him again and reset everything.
"Now that hurt didn't it!" he said watching the weasel back up against the wall. "You may not feel the pain now since I reset everything but you remember what it was like. Going to answer now?"
"I ain't saying nothing."
"Oh really. Well then lets try this." Ford said shooting him in the groin.
Max and the others were outside waiting. For them only three minutes had passed when the door opened.
"That was quick." Sonic said standing up.
"For you it was three minutes, for me it was fifteen." Turning to Max, "They've taken her ninety leagues north by eighty degrees northwest to an old mansion passed down to Nack by his weasel ancestors."
"How did you get him to talk Ford?" Sonic asked.
"You don't want to know."
"When I get my hands on these thieves..I'll..I'll, Sonic I need you to... Sonic? Sonic!" Max was saying as Sonic raced off.
Max issued an order for the rest of the Freedom Fighters to follow Sonic. As they started to disperse Antoine was sniffing the air.
"I smellzz blood for some reason."
Looking around the saw it coming from Ford's right pant leg, where he was passed out next to the wall.
"Ford!" Bunnie said rushing over. Pulling aside the coat she found a blood stained cloth tied around his leg.
"I wasz wonderingz why he was talking with a strainedz voice." Antoine said. Max had the guards get Dr.Quack as Bunnie used her metal hand to apply pressure to Ford's leg. Blood was slowly oozing through her metal hand.
In the infirmary, Dr.Quack was finishing putting the Ford's leg into a cast.
"Is he going to be alright Dr.Quack?" Tails asked.
"He had a bullet go through his upper calf, causing allot of damage to his muscle. Luckily it didn't hit the bone. But otherwise he's going to be ok, he just needs to rest awhile."
"Can't do that Doc....no time."
Looking up startled, Quack grabbed his stethoscope.
"How can you be awake! I ejected you will enough anesthetic to keep you asleep till tomorrow."
"Too much pain to sleep, besides I was not much of a heavy sleeper back in my universe." Sitting up, "If you can get Rotor to grab a box with what looks to be two white snakes wrapping around a long spike or stick, I would greatly appreciate it."
"What's in it?" Quack asked with a speculative look.
"Medical stuff. Things that make your stuff here look bad, no offense."
Quack had Tails go see if Rotor could find it as he continued to look Ford over.
"Your lucky that the bullet didn't hit the bone. You may have never walked again."
"Well if I had been hit there, the equipment I have in that box I need would have fixed that."
"That sounds unlike....."
"I found it Dr.Quack. Rotor wasn't there so I looked around and got it." Tails said flying in and setting it on the table next to them. Before Dr.Quack could get it though, Ford had already taken it and opened it. Searching through it for a moment he finally just dumped it all on the bed he was on. Setting the box aside, he picked up a object that looked like a palm pilot, but thicker.
"This is it. Now....." he said mumbling a bit before running it over his injured leg. A thin blueish beam about four inches across and half an inch thick came from the device. Several minutes later he turned it off and set it down. "That should do it."
"That's it." Quack said.
"What did you expect? A light show or lots of sound. If the cast wasn't on you would have seen the wound heal from the inside out. Rather sick sight to watch though." Getting out of the bed he hopped back and forth a bit.
"A little stiff but should be back to normal in a few days." Picking the medical objects up he placed them back in the large case. "Here Doctor, this is the instruction book I wrote myself, on a computer so everyone could read it. It tells how everything works, but since I know little about animal physiology, I'm not sure about some of these objects being used on anyone around here. Thanks again." Ford said before walking out with Tails.
Dr.Quack stood there speechless for a good ten minutes staring at the open door way until an elderly raccoon broke him out of it.
"Are you all right Doctor?"
"Hmm, oh yes just fine." Regaining his composure he helped her out.
Sonic was staring at an old mansion that looked like something from a horror movie. Dead vines and splintered wood was lying around along with several decaying stumps. The house looked to be on its last leg. Some of the windows were broken but most were boarded up. He started walking up slowly when he heard someone behind him.
Mina was following behind slowly, thinking to herself as Sonic turned around. There he is, Sonic the Hedgehog....my dreamhunk....and he doesn't even know how I feel about him. She covered her face as he yelled.
"MINA?! Are you crazy? What are you doing here?
"I-I came to help you."
"Where are the other Freedom Fighters?"
"I dunno. I guess I left them back at Castle Acorn. I just used my Mongoose speed to take off after you. I really wasn't thinking."
"I think we both juiced without thinking." Sonic said heading toward the front door.
"We sure have alot in common. Did you ever notice that?"
"Oh sure. Y'know what else I noticed? We don't have much in the way of back-up." he said climbing the steps.
"Oh. Guess I was following your lead."
"My bad. So its up to us to save Princess Sally from Nack the weasel and his boys? Well, as we used to say back in the day....Let's do it to it!"
Meanwhile inside the house. Sally was sitting in a leather recliner in what looked to be the mansions library. Nack's other two family members were watcher her while Nack was playing a grand piano. Sally was thinking about what to while Nack was talking.
Well, here goes nothing..."So, could you run that by me again Nack? Why exactly did you kidnap me?" she said while watching the other tow with their guns still pointed at her.
"It's genius baby! You're a princess which means mommy and daddy are King and Queen. Y'dig? We hold you hostage, they pay us big to give you back." Nack said while still playing the piano.
"That's your ingenious scheme? Trade me off for some of the family's leftover kindling? Huh, I'd heard alot of things about you Nack...but I guess I heard wrong." Sally said with a sly look.
"What did you hear about me? Who told you? What would you do different?" he asked with curiosity and pulling his revolver out.
"Why not let me join your gang? I could keep pretending to be a hostage, and my parents could keep paying you for my safe return." she said casually.
Nack and the other two looked at her with shock and eyes that looked about ready to pop out of their skull.
"Why so surprised? Do you know what it's like having all of your wealth controlled by your parents?" she said crossing her arms while giving them a look of defiance. "It's awful! This would be my chance to get back at them."
"Whoa. Princess, I didn't know you had all this teenage resentment toward the 'rents." Nack said barely holding his revolver.
"Well, wouldn't you?"
"Of course. I feel your pain..." Nack was saying.
"Really? Does it feel anything..." she said getting up quickly and knee him in the groin. "..Like this?"
"OOOHHHH!" Nack said as he dropped his gun.
"Sit this out, tough guy." Sally said picking up the gun. The other tow pointed two of their 45 mags at her. They seemed nervous as they aimed them at her.
"I know it's difficult, but don't be dumb fellas. Now, put down those weapons nice and slow."
Down inside the house the front down gets kicked down.
"BRAKT!"
Sonic and Mina walked in seeing alot of decay, damage, and junk lying around.
"Place is huge." Sonic said. Walking over to Mina and putting a hand on her shoulder, "If we split up we can cover the most ground using our speed.
He's touching me! Be still my beating heart!
"If you find them first, don't do anything reckless. Just come get me as fast as you can. Ka-peesh?"
"Sure." she said as he walked off. I'll do anything to prove my love for you, Sonic.
Back upstairs.
Sally walked out of the room slowly. Nice play-acting Sally-girl. You've escaped. Now what?
Two gunshots range out hitting the wall just above Sally's head. She stopped and turned around.
Somewhere in the house both Mina and Sonic heard the noise.
"Gunshots!" they said in unison.
"Those were warning shots Princess!" One of the weasels said.
"Don't make us do something stupid." The other said.
You goons don't need me for that!" Sally said running away while firing the gun behind her. She stopped a few seconds later when she came to the end of the hallway. Seeing no way to go she turned around and fired the gun at them.
"Klik! Klik! Klik!"
Nowhere to run---and I'm out of ammo!
The weasels started walking toward her with their guns pointed at her when all of the sudden both of there weapons disappeared. As they looked at there empty hands, Sonic said,
"Is this the headquarters for the punch able face club?" he said brushing his hands together.
"Get'im!"
"I know..I know.."
Before they had any chance to do anything Sonic had punched them to it, literally.
"Sonic!"
"Sal!"
They said as they ran to each other. Mina was watching from another room.
"I knew you'd come for me! You always do! I--" she said pulling back from the hug to look into his eyes. Tears steaming down her face she said, "I love you."
"I know." he said as they kissed.
Mina watched for a moment before turning away. NO!......Feel sick... Sitting down on a bed in the room she covered her face. Stupid, stupid, stupid! He loves the Princess. Not me! I've been fooling myself all along. It doesn't matter. Even though he'll never care for me like he does her..I'll still do anything for him.
Sonic and Sally where walking down the hallway leading to the stairs down.
"Where do you suppose Nack went?" Sally asked.
"Loser probably decided to cut his losses and make a clean getaway. Come on. Let's find Mina." he said holding her hand.
Behind them a hand picked up the fallen revolver. I'll cut my loses all right...Starting with that spoiled brat Princess! Nack loaded his gun and aimed for Sally's head. Unbeknownced behind him, Mina was walking up.
Have to try not to look like I've been cry---Wha?! Oh no!
"BANG!"
"NOOOOOOOOO!!!" Mina yelled. Gotta save her---for him!!!
Sonic and Sally turned around to see Mina running toward them when she suddenly stopped as a bullet hit her in the back.
"MINA!" Sonic yelled.
"See ya!" Nack yelled as he ran away.
"No!" Sonic said holding Mina as she collapsed.
"I.....LOVE..you..Sonic......"
"No..." Sonic said as she passed out on the floor. Sally could only stand there and watch.
Authors note: If you read the comic series you will notice some of the things that are going to happen that came after issue 121.
Bunnie was walking along the outside of the castle waiting for Sally to come out. She'd been tending her garden when a messenger bird told her that Sally wanted her to come to the front of the castle. She was mumbling to herself when Sally and Ford came out.
"Hey Sally-girl what's up?"
"I was wondering if you could escort Ford over to Rotor's workshop and tell him to place that new tracking device on Ford. I've got a few things I got to work on."
"No problem Sally-girl. I was almost finished with my garden anyway. I was think'n of something to pass the time till bedtime."
"Thanks again for doing this, I'll make it up to you." Sally said before heading back in.
"I'm sorry if I'm being a burden to you Bunnie. You must have had something planned." Ford was saying to Bunnie when she showed up.
"Nothin at all sug. I was bored and I wanted to talk to you anyway."
With a surprised look on his face Ford said, "Me? I'm not sure why but ask away."
Bunnie asked different questions about Ford and his personal life along with what it was like as they approached Rotor's place. After explaining what Sally wanted done, Rotor injected it in his forearm.
"This can come out later can't it?"
"Only if Sally says so otherwise..."
"No possibility of side effects?"
"Other than maybe an itch, no."
"Thanks Rotor." Ford said putting his coat back on.
"See ya later sug." Bunnie said as they left.
A little later at Sonic's house, Sonic and his family along with Muttski and Tails were outside. Sonic's dad was helping him tune the guitar.
"Wrong note son." he said.
"Sorry dad."
Tails was watching as he asked Sonic's dad a question.
"Gee, mister Hedgehog. If you know so much about musical instruments, why don't you play anymore?"
"These roboticized fingers aren't nearly nimble enough to pluck those guitar strings Tails, but I can still teach my boy how!"
As Sonic began to play, many started to gather around to hear him. A crowd soon formed around the hedgehog family hut, among which were some familiar faces.
As Mina walked up she was thinking,...He's a natural born talent! So suave....so skilled...so...so Sonic! As she got closer she thought to herself, Well Mina girl, her goes nothing!
Bunnie and Ford were talking some more when they heard the music. Heading over Ford leaned against a tree while Bunnie walked away forgetting he was there to get closer. Off in the corner of Ford's eye he noticed Sally approaching.
Sally was walking along listening and trying to see who was singing. When she noticed whom it was she turned around.
"Hey! There's Aunt Sally!" Tails said as he hovered in the air.
"Oui...oui..but zee Princess eez pulling zee about face!" Antoine said.
Bunnie noticed this and said, "Uhh, Why don't you fellas stay put!" as she started to walk off.
"But why?" Rotor said watching her leave.
Ford was watching Sally and Bunnie talk while making it look like he was watching Sonic play.
"Hey Sally-girl!"
"Bunnie?"
"In the full-bodied fur? Where yuh goin? Yuh look like somebody shot yer paw!"
"It's nothing. It's silly actually."
"Seriously girlfriend. It's me! Ah reckon sumthin's botherin yuh. So why don't yuh try me ayways?"
"It's...it's just that..when I was younger I always assumed that Sonic and I were soul mates..."
Ford was slowly following, but discretely.
"...That someday we'd eventually be together, y'know? Well, lately I'm not sure." Sally said.
"His friendship with Mina's gotcha more nervous than a long-tailed cat in a room full o'rockin chairs, huh?" Bunnie said.
Ford was listening to something that sounded like it was approaching at high speed as he got closer to Bunnie and Sally.
"They both have speed, roboticized parents and now they can make beautiful music together." Sally said.
"Aww...c'mon Sally. Yuh gotta know that Sonic cares about yuh more than anythin' in this here world. Question is: Does he know that you feel the same way?"
"I'm not sure..."
"Well, don'tcha think he should?" Bunnie asked.
Ford stepped on a twig that snapped making the girls turn noticing him. Ford was looking at something coming up fast through the trees instead of the glares that the girls were giving him before they also were looking at whatever was coming. Seeing that Nack the weasel and what looked to be other weasels approaching on floating speed bike coming Ford knocked the girls out of the way. One of the weasels pointed a gun at Ford and was about to fire when Bunnie managed to throw a rock at him making his gun go flying. Ford jumped flying into one of them with a clothes line attack. Nack unfortunately managed to grab Sally and was headed off. Ford was still fighting with one of them as they raced through Knothole. Bunnie was knocked into a tree as they continued on. Sonic and Mina where talking as Nack and his gang came running up. Sonic turned on the juice the instant he noticed that Nack had an unconscious Sally on his bike. Ford was about to give the weasel he was wrestling with a good hit he wouldn't forget when a sharp pain to his leg made him fall off. Ford landed on his right side and rolled a few feet before finally stopping. Before the weasel that was fighting Ford could gain control Sonic jumped up over the speeding bike planting his foot into the weasels face sending him off his bike and into the dirt. Mina tried going after another one when he fired his gun at her. Sonic managed to get her out of the line of fire before she got hit. Sonic watched them speed away as he stood over the unconscious weasel.
No matter how fast I am..I can't catch'em all at the same time! Doesn't matter. I've got enough to work with right here.
Ford walked up slowly behind Sonic holding his leg and a place higher up. "I'm sorry Sonic. I tried."
"Thanks." he said without turning around. "At least we got one of them."
"Where?"
Sonic moved out of the way showing him the body on the ground.
"You son of a..." Ford said walking up to him.
"Whoa there Ford! There are ladies present along with children."
Ford looked at Sonic for a moment before picking up the now slightly unconscious weasel. "I should snap you neck, but lucky for you I'm a cop." Motioning at Sonic for them to head for the castle they took off.
Inside the castle, Rotor, Tails, Antoine, Bunnie, Mina, Sonic and Ford where in a room with the prisoner.
"Why'd you creeps kidnap her!?"
"Why else? She's a princess, dope. Her mommy and daddy'll pay us real good if she comes home safe." the weasel said with a look of confidence.
"Real well." Bunnie said pulling him from his chair. "Yuh meant to say real well." she finished saying as she held him out the window.
"Ooh. Ooh. Miss Bunnie Rabbot. Please don't drop me from this window. I am oh so scared. (yawn) Can I go now?"
"Yuh lucky ah'm a southern belle at heart yuh jerk!" she said hauling him back in and throwing him on the floor.
A squeaking noise was heard as the King entered the room. Seeing the King in a wheelchair the weasel laughed, but for a moment only. Ford didn't let it last three seconds before he had gave him a right hook that sent the weasel sprawling and with a busted lip. Max was about to tell everyone to leave when Ford spoke up.
"Give me fifteen minutes with him." he said cracking his knuckles.
This made the weasel jerk a bit. Max noticed this and told Ford he had five minutes. After they all left Ford grabbed the front of the weasels shirt and slammed him onto the table.
"Guess what this watch does?"
"Tells time?" the weasels said sarcastically.
"Oh it does more than that. I can travel through time with it. And it has a special feature. Let me demonstrate on that chair." Pointing the watch at the chair he pressed a button on the side. A thin red laser beam came out burring a hole through the back of the chair. Turning back to the weasel he grabbed him by the shirt again.
"Now this is also voice activated so all I have to do is point and then tell it to shoot. You want to talk or do I start burning."
"Your bluffing!" the weasel said as he spat in Ford's face. Pulling himself free from Ford's grasp he sat down in a chair. "You may be an overlander, but your a lackey of the King. You won't do a thing."
Walking over Ford kicked out the chair from underneath him. As soon as he hit the ground Ford stomped his foot on the weasels groin and kept it there.
"OOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!"
Giving him a another quick kick to the same area he picked up the weasel and turned the dial on the watch. Instantly they were back five minutes. Ford was standing next the weasel on the floor and the weasel was looking at the door that everyone just left through.
"What the...?"
"Now see I told you I have control over time. And at the end of my five minutes I can go back and use those five minutes a different way, because you see that you remember everything that I just did and you will remember everything I do to you once again in this five minutes and the next five and the next until I get what I want. I can do this all day since it reset everything except the memories. Want to talk now?"
"Go to h..."
"Wrong answer!" Ford said as he picked him up and threw him into the wall. As soon as the weasel hit the ground Ford shot one of his ears.
"AAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWW!"
Walking over Ford grabbed him again and reset everything.
"Now that hurt didn't it!" he said watching the weasel back up against the wall. "You may not feel the pain now since I reset everything but you remember what it was like. Going to answer now?"
"I ain't saying nothing."
"Oh really. Well then lets try this." Ford said shooting him in the groin.
Max and the others were outside waiting. For them only three minutes had passed when the door opened.
"That was quick." Sonic said standing up.
"For you it was three minutes, for me it was fifteen." Turning to Max, "They've taken her ninety leagues north by eighty degrees northwest to an old mansion passed down to Nack by his weasel ancestors."
"How did you get him to talk Ford?" Sonic asked.
"You don't want to know."
"When I get my hands on these thieves..I'll..I'll, Sonic I need you to... Sonic? Sonic!" Max was saying as Sonic raced off.
Max issued an order for the rest of the Freedom Fighters to follow Sonic. As they started to disperse Antoine was sniffing the air.
"I smellzz blood for some reason."
Looking around the saw it coming from Ford's right pant leg, where he was passed out next to the wall.
"Ford!" Bunnie said rushing over. Pulling aside the coat she found a blood stained cloth tied around his leg.
"I wasz wonderingz why he was talking with a strainedz voice." Antoine said. Max had the guards get Dr.Quack as Bunnie used her metal hand to apply pressure to Ford's leg. Blood was slowly oozing through her metal hand.
In the infirmary, Dr.Quack was finishing putting the Ford's leg into a cast.
"Is he going to be alright Dr.Quack?" Tails asked.
"He had a bullet go through his upper calf, causing allot of damage to his muscle. Luckily it didn't hit the bone. But otherwise he's going to be ok, he just needs to rest awhile."
"Can't do that Doc....no time."
Looking up startled, Quack grabbed his stethoscope.
"How can you be awake! I ejected you will enough anesthetic to keep you asleep till tomorrow."
"Too much pain to sleep, besides I was not much of a heavy sleeper back in my universe." Sitting up, "If you can get Rotor to grab a box with what looks to be two white snakes wrapping around a long spike or stick, I would greatly appreciate it."
"What's in it?" Quack asked with a speculative look.
"Medical stuff. Things that make your stuff here look bad, no offense."
Quack had Tails go see if Rotor could find it as he continued to look Ford over.
"Your lucky that the bullet didn't hit the bone. You may have never walked again."
"Well if I had been hit there, the equipment I have in that box I need would have fixed that."
"That sounds unlike....."
"I found it Dr.Quack. Rotor wasn't there so I looked around and got it." Tails said flying in and setting it on the table next to them. Before Dr.Quack could get it though, Ford had already taken it and opened it. Searching through it for a moment he finally just dumped it all on the bed he was on. Setting the box aside, he picked up a object that looked like a palm pilot, but thicker.
"This is it. Now....." he said mumbling a bit before running it over his injured leg. A thin blueish beam about four inches across and half an inch thick came from the device. Several minutes later he turned it off and set it down. "That should do it."
"That's it." Quack said.
"What did you expect? A light show or lots of sound. If the cast wasn't on you would have seen the wound heal from the inside out. Rather sick sight to watch though." Getting out of the bed he hopped back and forth a bit.
"A little stiff but should be back to normal in a few days." Picking the medical objects up he placed them back in the large case. "Here Doctor, this is the instruction book I wrote myself, on a computer so everyone could read it. It tells how everything works, but since I know little about animal physiology, I'm not sure about some of these objects being used on anyone around here. Thanks again." Ford said before walking out with Tails.
Dr.Quack stood there speechless for a good ten minutes staring at the open door way until an elderly raccoon broke him out of it.
"Are you all right Doctor?"
"Hmm, oh yes just fine." Regaining his composure he helped her out.
Sonic was staring at an old mansion that looked like something from a horror movie. Dead vines and splintered wood was lying around along with several decaying stumps. The house looked to be on its last leg. Some of the windows were broken but most were boarded up. He started walking up slowly when he heard someone behind him.
Mina was following behind slowly, thinking to herself as Sonic turned around. There he is, Sonic the Hedgehog....my dreamhunk....and he doesn't even know how I feel about him. She covered her face as he yelled.
"MINA?! Are you crazy? What are you doing here?
"I-I came to help you."
"Where are the other Freedom Fighters?"
"I dunno. I guess I left them back at Castle Acorn. I just used my Mongoose speed to take off after you. I really wasn't thinking."
"I think we both juiced without thinking." Sonic said heading toward the front door.
"We sure have alot in common. Did you ever notice that?"
"Oh sure. Y'know what else I noticed? We don't have much in the way of back-up." he said climbing the steps.
"Oh. Guess I was following your lead."
"My bad. So its up to us to save Princess Sally from Nack the weasel and his boys? Well, as we used to say back in the day....Let's do it to it!"
Meanwhile inside the house. Sally was sitting in a leather recliner in what looked to be the mansions library. Nack's other two family members were watcher her while Nack was playing a grand piano. Sally was thinking about what to while Nack was talking.
Well, here goes nothing..."So, could you run that by me again Nack? Why exactly did you kidnap me?" she said while watching the other tow with their guns still pointed at her.
"It's genius baby! You're a princess which means mommy and daddy are King and Queen. Y'dig? We hold you hostage, they pay us big to give you back." Nack said while still playing the piano.
"That's your ingenious scheme? Trade me off for some of the family's leftover kindling? Huh, I'd heard alot of things about you Nack...but I guess I heard wrong." Sally said with a sly look.
"What did you hear about me? Who told you? What would you do different?" he asked with curiosity and pulling his revolver out.
"Why not let me join your gang? I could keep pretending to be a hostage, and my parents could keep paying you for my safe return." she said casually.
Nack and the other two looked at her with shock and eyes that looked about ready to pop out of their skull.
"Why so surprised? Do you know what it's like having all of your wealth controlled by your parents?" she said crossing her arms while giving them a look of defiance. "It's awful! This would be my chance to get back at them."
"Whoa. Princess, I didn't know you had all this teenage resentment toward the 'rents." Nack said barely holding his revolver.
"Well, wouldn't you?"
"Of course. I feel your pain..." Nack was saying.
"Really? Does it feel anything..." she said getting up quickly and knee him in the groin. "..Like this?"
"OOOHHHH!" Nack said as he dropped his gun.
"Sit this out, tough guy." Sally said picking up the gun. The other tow pointed two of their 45 mags at her. They seemed nervous as they aimed them at her.
"I know it's difficult, but don't be dumb fellas. Now, put down those weapons nice and slow."
Down inside the house the front down gets kicked down.
"BRAKT!"
Sonic and Mina walked in seeing alot of decay, damage, and junk lying around.
"Place is huge." Sonic said. Walking over to Mina and putting a hand on her shoulder, "If we split up we can cover the most ground using our speed.
He's touching me! Be still my beating heart!
"If you find them first, don't do anything reckless. Just come get me as fast as you can. Ka-peesh?"
"Sure." she said as he walked off. I'll do anything to prove my love for you, Sonic.
Back upstairs.
Sally walked out of the room slowly. Nice play-acting Sally-girl. You've escaped. Now what?
Two gunshots range out hitting the wall just above Sally's head. She stopped and turned around.
Somewhere in the house both Mina and Sonic heard the noise.
"Gunshots!" they said in unison.
"Those were warning shots Princess!" One of the weasels said.
"Don't make us do something stupid." The other said.
You goons don't need me for that!" Sally said running away while firing the gun behind her. She stopped a few seconds later when she came to the end of the hallway. Seeing no way to go she turned around and fired the gun at them.
"Klik! Klik! Klik!"
Nowhere to run---and I'm out of ammo!
The weasels started walking toward her with their guns pointed at her when all of the sudden both of there weapons disappeared. As they looked at there empty hands, Sonic said,
"Is this the headquarters for the punch able face club?" he said brushing his hands together.
"Get'im!"
"I know..I know.."
Before they had any chance to do anything Sonic had punched them to it, literally.
"Sonic!"
"Sal!"
They said as they ran to each other. Mina was watching from another room.
"I knew you'd come for me! You always do! I--" she said pulling back from the hug to look into his eyes. Tears steaming down her face she said, "I love you."
"I know." he said as they kissed.
Mina watched for a moment before turning away. NO!......Feel sick... Sitting down on a bed in the room she covered her face. Stupid, stupid, stupid! He loves the Princess. Not me! I've been fooling myself all along. It doesn't matter. Even though he'll never care for me like he does her..I'll still do anything for him.
Sonic and Sally where walking down the hallway leading to the stairs down.
"Where do you suppose Nack went?" Sally asked.
"Loser probably decided to cut his losses and make a clean getaway. Come on. Let's find Mina." he said holding her hand.
Behind them a hand picked up the fallen revolver. I'll cut my loses all right...Starting with that spoiled brat Princess! Nack loaded his gun and aimed for Sally's head. Unbeknownced behind him, Mina was walking up.
Have to try not to look like I've been cry---Wha?! Oh no!
"BANG!"
"NOOOOOOOOO!!!" Mina yelled. Gotta save her---for him!!!
Sonic and Sally turned around to see Mina running toward them when she suddenly stopped as a bullet hit her in the back.
"MINA!" Sonic yelled.
"See ya!" Nack yelled as he ran away.
"No!" Sonic said holding Mina as she collapsed.
"I.....LOVE..you..Sonic......"
"No..." Sonic said as she passed out on the floor. Sally could only stand there and watch.
