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Issue 129..........
In the farthest reaches of space, there is a planet incapable of supporting life, however, upon its surface, a bubble was constructed. Inside was a city teaming with life. In that city, inhabitants are getting ready to enjoy one of their favorite past times: The Galactic Space Race. Viewers from around the cosmos are glued to their holo transmissions of the event as their favorite runners get into position for the start of the race. Both viewers and spectators alike are curious about the little blue alien that signed up for the competition. Sonic was ready, ready for the race of his lifetime. He was in the starting position with several other aliens. He adjusted his goggles as the announcer announced the starting of the game in several languages. The creature had two heads, eyes like a fly, and noses which looked like pigs but much longer snouts. The rest of the his body Sonic never saw.
"Coming to you live from...." it was saying.
Sonic was concentrating as the thing spoke. Sonic was seriously thinking as the race got started. All right Sonic. You think you're the fastest kid in the galaxy, now its time to prove it, if I'm going to win that prize and keep my ship. Enough to get it repaired and off this rock. Can't lose...it's not like I have a choice since I used the ship as a deposit for the entrance fee. Everything depends on my winning this race. Whoa! That must be the starting signal. Better keep my mind on the race. Who knows what speeds this group of freakaziods I'm racing against are capable of.
The announcer was calling off the names as the group took off.
"Heading down the stretch...Scarabb, Greebo, Nordn, Kir-ta, Brre-die, and Sonic the Hedgehog.
As Sonic raced he noticed that the other runners started fighting. Two of them started pushing each other knocking one out of the race.
Dude, that's not cool. I guess anything goes in this race...okay I'm third. Sonic was thinking as he closed in on Kir-ta, a fox/lizard girl. She was doing a good job of making sure he couldn't pass by. Not letting me pass....all right foxy lizard girl. I'll show you a trick or too! I call this little maneuver "The Softball Special." Sonic slowly as they came to a flight of stairs down and jumped right over her surprising her enough she stopped. He picked up speed again as he saw the insect racer in front. I'm on the leader!
The insect, Scarabb, started swinging his large claws at Sonic.
"Hey, watch it buddy. I ain't fallin' for the racer though the window trick. As a large claw came near Sonic he ducked and tried to pull forward. "Whoa...grandma, what big claws you have!"
As the finish line came into sight the stayed neck and neck. There it is, the finish line. Buggy here may be fast, but I'm....FASTER?!?
Suddenly the bug ran ahead and past the finish line.
Sonic stopped in shock as he past the line. "I....I...I don't believe it! I lo...I lost...I lost the race!" Be strong my shattered ego.
The insect turned to Sonic, "Well, blue one, your wager did you lose."
"Yeah, yeah...you won my ship fair and square. You can find it in docking bay 1138 under..."
Suddenly the announcer spoke up. "Hold on, there's been a development...Let's get a shot of the holo-finish....THERE! A small rocket booster! Scarabb has cheated in a non-mech race, his prize is therefore forfeit. The winner and new E.C.H.S. champion is........Sonic the Hedgehog!" Footage from the end of the race was shown, showing a small rocket on the insects back. As Sonic was declared the legal winner he was carried off in the air by several aliens as Scarabb jumped around furious in the background.
"Yeah baby! Now I can repair my ship! Besides this proves I'm the fastest anything in the universe. I won't let it get to my head....MUCH!"
Later his ship was fixed and he was off to BEM world.
As Sonic approached BEM world, he was filled excitement. The world looked like a large donut, very rocky looking, no frosting. Next to it in orbit was a small donut looking device that was metal. Looked like a warp gate.
"There it is, at the exact coordinates E.V.E. gave me....Argentium, the BEM home world. If anyone knows the way to Mobius, they do. They've been there before. Suddenly a alien he slightly recognized came onscreen.
"State your reason for visiting Argentium spacefarer."
"Reason?" Sonic asked.
"Yes, it means why are you here? Will you be attending the trial of Ceneca-9009? No visitors are allowed otherwise."
Sonic had a confused look on him as he thought. I don't know what Ceneca-9009 is, but I can't be sent away now. E.V.E. said the key to getting home lies somewhere on this oversized space donut! "Yeah, that's why I'm here all right!"
"Very good then. Prepare for landing."
Sonic flew in as directed to the coordinates he was instructed to. As he went in he glanced around. What a way out world! It's outer rim is solid bedrock, while its gravity-containing inner tube has oceans and continents capable of supporting life! On a clear day you can look up at the sky and see the other side of the planet! My uncle Chuck could probably spend the rest of his life studying this place. As it is, nobody'll ever see him again once he gets his hands on my spaceship! Sonic landed as made his way out. There were aliens everywhere. Wow. Either all of these aliens have clocked their frequent flyer miles to BEM home world or planet Ceneca-9009 did something pretty serious to warrant such a huge turnout.
"Say, where's Ceneca-9009 located anyway?" Sonic asked a three eyed alien.
"Where're you from wise guy? The other side o' the universe?"
"Uhh...actually..."
Minutes later....
Sonic and many other aliens were walking into what must be the courthouse. This must be the courthouse!
Inside on a small platform, at the bottom of the courtroom, three of the four armed aliens where talking while another of the same race was standing on a smaller platform with their hands cuffed.
"Ceneca-9009, you stand before the Tribunal Magistrate of the planet Argentium, accused of criminal disobedience against the Argentium High Command. How do you plead?"
"Not guilty Ceneca-10050."
Sonic was seated with several hundred more aliens as they watched. A large screen was behind the accused. What? Is everyone named Ceneca on this planet?
Very well, since you insist on belaboring these proceedings with lies...let history show the truth!"
The screen activated showing a group of ships flying in space, and then images of past events as they were told.
"Was it not eight thousand rotational cycles ago that the first BEM science cruisers set off to explore the stars? And was it not your vessel that discovered BIOTEX...an alien world whose atmosphere consisted of dense clouds of smog? And did you not also find dominant species to be a race of beings made of metal? So moved by their alleged plight, you went before the High Command and asked to fashion a device that would turn then into organic creatures. Once granted permission, you and your crew labored for half a century and created an invention capable of derobotizing or robotizing every single subject. However you soon learned that your tests on the Biotexans had less than desired results. They had evolved into living metal as a natural defense...a defense against their own planets deadly microbes, but you took away that immunity and the entire race perished before the process could be reversed. Derobotization was outlawed that day was it not?"
"Yes, it was..."
"And for the next several thousand cycles, your ship conducted geological surveys around the universe, before finding itself in a remote galaxy orbiting a world called Mobius. And on that distant orb, our spy cams discovered that a would be conqueror had devised his own version of the robotizer!"
Sonic was surprised to see an old shot of the past on the screen. It had Robotnick when he was warlord Julian and Snively when he had hair. The robotizer was on the screen as well with a familiar face. The screen continued to show pictures of the past as they were continued to be told. It's the original Doctor Robotnick....my late nemesis! And that's Amadeus Prower...my best buddies dad...trapped inside the robotizer!
The alien continued as Sonic thought. "However, the crude devise was only capable of transforming organic material into inorganic...and once robotized, a subject remained in that state forever.
Sonic had his hands over his face as he felt like crying. We always wondered what became of him...now I know. I'm so sorry Tails!
"Soon this despot dispatched mechanized shock troops to round up masses for the process. Correct?"
"Correct." the accused said.
"One of the captured, Rosemary Prower, was reunited with her missing spouse only to find,"
On the screen things played out. Robotnick was standing near the robotizer while the former Amadeus Prower stood there as a robot. A Swat- bot was holding a frightened female fox. "Amadeus...what's become of you?"
"What's going to become off all you flea-bitten fur bags!" Robotnick said.
"But before anything else could happen, you, Ceneca-9009, transported the husband and wife from their location, unto your science cruiser where you took it upon yourself to reverse the effects on Amadeus Prower. You then returned to Argentium with both Mobians and stood before the High Command, where you asked that your sister BEM intervene and put a stop to what was happening on off world Mobius. Your request was denied and you were imprisoned for using your outlawed invention."
Sonic got tired of the garbage he kept hearing and spoke out. "Are you jokers kidding me? That's way past bogus!" he said standing up.
"What is the meaning of this outburst? Who could be brazen as to interrupt these proceedings?" one of the magistrates asked.
"I don't believe it?" the accused said.
"I'm Sonic the hedgehog...the fastest thing alive!"
Behind him someone called out his name. "Sonic?" Sonic turned in surprise.
"Mr. and Mrs. Prower..?" he said in a low voice.
"Jules and Bernie Hedgehog's boy?" Amadeus said.
"It can't be, but somehow it is!" Rosemary said.
Sonic raced up calling out there name.
"It is really you?" Amadeus said. He still was wearing the eye patch on his left eye he had from the past show on the screen.
"You better believe it sir!" Sonic said.
"You were only four years old the last time we saw you. My, but you've grown!" Rosemary said.
"Why didn't you come back home to Mobius?" Sonic asked.
The magistrate answered it for him. "After Ceneca-9009's incarceration, all BEM vessels were forbidden from traveling there. Amadeus and Rosemary have lived in safety on Argentium for the past twelve years."
"More like you've been holding them prisoner here against their will!" Sonic yelled.
"We would ask that you respect this court, Sonic the Hedgehog or be forced to leave. This trial is not yet adjourned Ceneca-9009. Six cycles ago, you were released from jail having served your sentence. You again approached the High Command, begging to rectify the situation on Mobius. They demanded you prove your case by showing non-robotized Mobians were superior to the ones who were robotized. They sanctioned your trek to Mobius once more where you began conducting your experiment. You selected four Mobian subjects, two of them organic and the other two inorganic. So it was that the robotized subjects defeated the non-robotized one in combat."
"Fair enough, but still no fair. Sure I kicked ro-butt-nicks butt as mecha-Sonic, but I could've done it as my warm and cuddly self, too."
"Agreed. It was the High Command who ordered the robotic role reversal, not I." the accused said.
"Irrelevant. The test results clearly illustrated the advanced nature of robotic Mobians, and once the High Command reviewed your findings...you were given a direct order to robotize all Mobians at once. Instead you disobeyed and did the exact opposite."
Sonic was shocked and angry as he spoke. "But she did the right thing! Mobians aren't suppose to be robotized!"
"Thus it is the judgment on this tribunal that you be executed at the start of the next planetary roll."
"I regret nothing." the accused said as they were taken away.
Minutes later as they left the building with everyone else.
"It's not fair...and I'm not gonna stand by and let it happen!" Sonic said as he walked with Tails parents.
"What are we going to do Sonic?" Amadeus asked.
"I dunno sir, but right now, I'd say the three of us have some catching up to do!"
Hours later.....
Sonic and Tails parents were walking along past buildings and other aliens as they talked.
"So our Miles is a brave hero?" Amadeus asked.
"The bravest! Plus he's the best fighter pilot and a mechanical genius too boot!" Sonic said.
"I always knew he'd make us proud." Rosemary said.
"Don't worry, ma'am, you'll be able to see him again...after I bust Ceneca-9009 out and we juice in my...spaceship?" he said space ship in a low voice as he noticed it being taken apart. "HEY!!! What's the idea of taking apart my ride?!"
A one eyed tentacle alien handed him a order form as he spoke. "Listen Mac! I got my orders. You're from Mobius right?"
"Yeah, what about it?"
"No ships allowed between here 'n Mobius. Not since the Xorda declared war on that mud-speck! You don't like it, take it up with high command."
"Were stranded." Rosemary said.
"Not necessarily." a voice said behind them.
"Ceneca-10050..?!" Amadeus said.
"You're the head Magistrate! What do you want?" Sonic said angrily.
"Hear me out, Hedgehog. Not all of us consider Ceneca-9009 to deserve this punishment. As a matter of fact, I believe that her recent actions on Mobius helped balance the tragedy on Biotex so long ago. In orbit, near Argentium, is an artificial wormhole of BEM design that can take you, all of you, including Ceneca-9009 anywhere in the known universe. I can use my limited resources to secure you a vessel for your journey."
"How do we know we can trust you?" Sonic asked.
"You have no other alternative."
Some time later....
Sonic was racing across the planet heading for the place the Magistrate told him to go to find Ceneca-9009.
Ceneca-9009 was sitting in her cell when it started shaking.
"What in...?!"
Sonic popped through the bottom of the floor with his signature spin.
"Come with me if you don't want to be killed." Sonic said.
Seconds later they were all in a hidden area.
"Sonic you made it!" Rosemary said.
"Yep. Are we ready to roll?" he asked as he slid to a stop. He placed Ceneca-9009 on the ground. "Where's the ship?"
"Right here." she said pointing at a small craft.
"How the heck are we all suppose to fit in that?" he asked. "There's only room for one!"
"It was the best I could do on such short notice."
"Well, you're going to have to do better, and bigger! Fast!"
Suddenly alarms went off everywhere. AROOGALA! AROOGALA!
"Sirens! Amadeus said.
"They must have discovered my empty cell." Ceneca-9009 said.
"Were out of time!" Sonic yelled. "Ceneca! You have the most to lose by staying here...your life! Take the ship and make a run for it!"
The ship was off quickly and fighters were in close pursuit.
"Ceneca-9009 is escaping in that outmoded cruiser! Get ready to intercept!"
The small vessel maneuvered as incoming fire came at them. The course, the artificial wormhole.
"The rogue vessel is closing fast on the wormhole and according to my sensors, it's plotted a course toward Mobius, a planet strictly off limits to us. If we don't capture Ceneca-9009 now, we've lost her for good!"
The fighters continued to attack until the ship flew through the gate. As soon as it went through, the fighters broke away.
Down on the planet surface, three lives watched the ship leave through the gate.
"He made it through and they don't dare follow for fear of the Xorda." Amadeus said.
"Your plan was a brilliant success Ceneca-9009." Rosemary said.
"By fooling the authorities into believing you were aboard the fleeing cruiser, when it was, in fact, Sonic. They won't bother to search for you here on Argentium." the Magistrate said.
"True, but I must forever spend my existence in hiding or hear the executioners song." Ceneca-9009 said.
"Oh, Amadeus! Sonic offered his place on that vessel to either of us, but I could never go back to Mobius without you!" Rosemary said.
"Nor I you, my love."
"Do you think we'll ever see our son again?"
"I have faith, dearest...and as long as Sonic gives him the package we sent, Niles will always know how much we love him!"
Many light years later.....
"AAAAAAAGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!" Sonic yelled as he came out of the worm hole. This space bucket feels like it's three seconds away from shaking itself apart! But on the plus side, I see a familiar sight ahead....the Mobian moon! And there she is. Mother Mobias herself! Home sweet home. Let's hope I land in one piece! Sonic thought steering himself toward home.
Issue 129..........
In the farthest reaches of space, there is a planet incapable of supporting life, however, upon its surface, a bubble was constructed. Inside was a city teaming with life. In that city, inhabitants are getting ready to enjoy one of their favorite past times: The Galactic Space Race. Viewers from around the cosmos are glued to their holo transmissions of the event as their favorite runners get into position for the start of the race. Both viewers and spectators alike are curious about the little blue alien that signed up for the competition. Sonic was ready, ready for the race of his lifetime. He was in the starting position with several other aliens. He adjusted his goggles as the announcer announced the starting of the game in several languages. The creature had two heads, eyes like a fly, and noses which looked like pigs but much longer snouts. The rest of the his body Sonic never saw.
"Coming to you live from...." it was saying.
Sonic was concentrating as the thing spoke. Sonic was seriously thinking as the race got started. All right Sonic. You think you're the fastest kid in the galaxy, now its time to prove it, if I'm going to win that prize and keep my ship. Enough to get it repaired and off this rock. Can't lose...it's not like I have a choice since I used the ship as a deposit for the entrance fee. Everything depends on my winning this race. Whoa! That must be the starting signal. Better keep my mind on the race. Who knows what speeds this group of freakaziods I'm racing against are capable of.
The announcer was calling off the names as the group took off.
"Heading down the stretch...Scarabb, Greebo, Nordn, Kir-ta, Brre-die, and Sonic the Hedgehog.
As Sonic raced he noticed that the other runners started fighting. Two of them started pushing each other knocking one out of the race.
Dude, that's not cool. I guess anything goes in this race...okay I'm third. Sonic was thinking as he closed in on Kir-ta, a fox/lizard girl. She was doing a good job of making sure he couldn't pass by. Not letting me pass....all right foxy lizard girl. I'll show you a trick or too! I call this little maneuver "The Softball Special." Sonic slowly as they came to a flight of stairs down and jumped right over her surprising her enough she stopped. He picked up speed again as he saw the insect racer in front. I'm on the leader!
The insect, Scarabb, started swinging his large claws at Sonic.
"Hey, watch it buddy. I ain't fallin' for the racer though the window trick. As a large claw came near Sonic he ducked and tried to pull forward. "Whoa...grandma, what big claws you have!"
As the finish line came into sight the stayed neck and neck. There it is, the finish line. Buggy here may be fast, but I'm....FASTER?!?
Suddenly the bug ran ahead and past the finish line.
Sonic stopped in shock as he past the line. "I....I...I don't believe it! I lo...I lost...I lost the race!" Be strong my shattered ego.
The insect turned to Sonic, "Well, blue one, your wager did you lose."
"Yeah, yeah...you won my ship fair and square. You can find it in docking bay 1138 under..."
Suddenly the announcer spoke up. "Hold on, there's been a development...Let's get a shot of the holo-finish....THERE! A small rocket booster! Scarabb has cheated in a non-mech race, his prize is therefore forfeit. The winner and new E.C.H.S. champion is........Sonic the Hedgehog!" Footage from the end of the race was shown, showing a small rocket on the insects back. As Sonic was declared the legal winner he was carried off in the air by several aliens as Scarabb jumped around furious in the background.
"Yeah baby! Now I can repair my ship! Besides this proves I'm the fastest anything in the universe. I won't let it get to my head....MUCH!"
Later his ship was fixed and he was off to BEM world.
As Sonic approached BEM world, he was filled excitement. The world looked like a large donut, very rocky looking, no frosting. Next to it in orbit was a small donut looking device that was metal. Looked like a warp gate.
"There it is, at the exact coordinates E.V.E. gave me....Argentium, the BEM home world. If anyone knows the way to Mobius, they do. They've been there before. Suddenly a alien he slightly recognized came onscreen.
"State your reason for visiting Argentium spacefarer."
"Reason?" Sonic asked.
"Yes, it means why are you here? Will you be attending the trial of Ceneca-9009? No visitors are allowed otherwise."
Sonic had a confused look on him as he thought. I don't know what Ceneca-9009 is, but I can't be sent away now. E.V.E. said the key to getting home lies somewhere on this oversized space donut! "Yeah, that's why I'm here all right!"
"Very good then. Prepare for landing."
Sonic flew in as directed to the coordinates he was instructed to. As he went in he glanced around. What a way out world! It's outer rim is solid bedrock, while its gravity-containing inner tube has oceans and continents capable of supporting life! On a clear day you can look up at the sky and see the other side of the planet! My uncle Chuck could probably spend the rest of his life studying this place. As it is, nobody'll ever see him again once he gets his hands on my spaceship! Sonic landed as made his way out. There were aliens everywhere. Wow. Either all of these aliens have clocked their frequent flyer miles to BEM home world or planet Ceneca-9009 did something pretty serious to warrant such a huge turnout.
"Say, where's Ceneca-9009 located anyway?" Sonic asked a three eyed alien.
"Where're you from wise guy? The other side o' the universe?"
"Uhh...actually..."
Minutes later....
Sonic and many other aliens were walking into what must be the courthouse. This must be the courthouse!
Inside on a small platform, at the bottom of the courtroom, three of the four armed aliens where talking while another of the same race was standing on a smaller platform with their hands cuffed.
"Ceneca-9009, you stand before the Tribunal Magistrate of the planet Argentium, accused of criminal disobedience against the Argentium High Command. How do you plead?"
"Not guilty Ceneca-10050."
Sonic was seated with several hundred more aliens as they watched. A large screen was behind the accused. What? Is everyone named Ceneca on this planet?
Very well, since you insist on belaboring these proceedings with lies...let history show the truth!"
The screen activated showing a group of ships flying in space, and then images of past events as they were told.
"Was it not eight thousand rotational cycles ago that the first BEM science cruisers set off to explore the stars? And was it not your vessel that discovered BIOTEX...an alien world whose atmosphere consisted of dense clouds of smog? And did you not also find dominant species to be a race of beings made of metal? So moved by their alleged plight, you went before the High Command and asked to fashion a device that would turn then into organic creatures. Once granted permission, you and your crew labored for half a century and created an invention capable of derobotizing or robotizing every single subject. However you soon learned that your tests on the Biotexans had less than desired results. They had evolved into living metal as a natural defense...a defense against their own planets deadly microbes, but you took away that immunity and the entire race perished before the process could be reversed. Derobotization was outlawed that day was it not?"
"Yes, it was..."
"And for the next several thousand cycles, your ship conducted geological surveys around the universe, before finding itself in a remote galaxy orbiting a world called Mobius. And on that distant orb, our spy cams discovered that a would be conqueror had devised his own version of the robotizer!"
Sonic was surprised to see an old shot of the past on the screen. It had Robotnick when he was warlord Julian and Snively when he had hair. The robotizer was on the screen as well with a familiar face. The screen continued to show pictures of the past as they were continued to be told. It's the original Doctor Robotnick....my late nemesis! And that's Amadeus Prower...my best buddies dad...trapped inside the robotizer!
The alien continued as Sonic thought. "However, the crude devise was only capable of transforming organic material into inorganic...and once robotized, a subject remained in that state forever.
Sonic had his hands over his face as he felt like crying. We always wondered what became of him...now I know. I'm so sorry Tails!
"Soon this despot dispatched mechanized shock troops to round up masses for the process. Correct?"
"Correct." the accused said.
"One of the captured, Rosemary Prower, was reunited with her missing spouse only to find,"
On the screen things played out. Robotnick was standing near the robotizer while the former Amadeus Prower stood there as a robot. A Swat- bot was holding a frightened female fox. "Amadeus...what's become of you?"
"What's going to become off all you flea-bitten fur bags!" Robotnick said.
"But before anything else could happen, you, Ceneca-9009, transported the husband and wife from their location, unto your science cruiser where you took it upon yourself to reverse the effects on Amadeus Prower. You then returned to Argentium with both Mobians and stood before the High Command, where you asked that your sister BEM intervene and put a stop to what was happening on off world Mobius. Your request was denied and you were imprisoned for using your outlawed invention."
Sonic got tired of the garbage he kept hearing and spoke out. "Are you jokers kidding me? That's way past bogus!" he said standing up.
"What is the meaning of this outburst? Who could be brazen as to interrupt these proceedings?" one of the magistrates asked.
"I don't believe it?" the accused said.
"I'm Sonic the hedgehog...the fastest thing alive!"
Behind him someone called out his name. "Sonic?" Sonic turned in surprise.
"Mr. and Mrs. Prower..?" he said in a low voice.
"Jules and Bernie Hedgehog's boy?" Amadeus said.
"It can't be, but somehow it is!" Rosemary said.
Sonic raced up calling out there name.
"It is really you?" Amadeus said. He still was wearing the eye patch on his left eye he had from the past show on the screen.
"You better believe it sir!" Sonic said.
"You were only four years old the last time we saw you. My, but you've grown!" Rosemary said.
"Why didn't you come back home to Mobius?" Sonic asked.
The magistrate answered it for him. "After Ceneca-9009's incarceration, all BEM vessels were forbidden from traveling there. Amadeus and Rosemary have lived in safety on Argentium for the past twelve years."
"More like you've been holding them prisoner here against their will!" Sonic yelled.
"We would ask that you respect this court, Sonic the Hedgehog or be forced to leave. This trial is not yet adjourned Ceneca-9009. Six cycles ago, you were released from jail having served your sentence. You again approached the High Command, begging to rectify the situation on Mobius. They demanded you prove your case by showing non-robotized Mobians were superior to the ones who were robotized. They sanctioned your trek to Mobius once more where you began conducting your experiment. You selected four Mobian subjects, two of them organic and the other two inorganic. So it was that the robotized subjects defeated the non-robotized one in combat."
"Fair enough, but still no fair. Sure I kicked ro-butt-nicks butt as mecha-Sonic, but I could've done it as my warm and cuddly self, too."
"Agreed. It was the High Command who ordered the robotic role reversal, not I." the accused said.
"Irrelevant. The test results clearly illustrated the advanced nature of robotic Mobians, and once the High Command reviewed your findings...you were given a direct order to robotize all Mobians at once. Instead you disobeyed and did the exact opposite."
Sonic was shocked and angry as he spoke. "But she did the right thing! Mobians aren't suppose to be robotized!"
"Thus it is the judgment on this tribunal that you be executed at the start of the next planetary roll."
"I regret nothing." the accused said as they were taken away.
Minutes later as they left the building with everyone else.
"It's not fair...and I'm not gonna stand by and let it happen!" Sonic said as he walked with Tails parents.
"What are we going to do Sonic?" Amadeus asked.
"I dunno sir, but right now, I'd say the three of us have some catching up to do!"
Hours later.....
Sonic and Tails parents were walking along past buildings and other aliens as they talked.
"So our Miles is a brave hero?" Amadeus asked.
"The bravest! Plus he's the best fighter pilot and a mechanical genius too boot!" Sonic said.
"I always knew he'd make us proud." Rosemary said.
"Don't worry, ma'am, you'll be able to see him again...after I bust Ceneca-9009 out and we juice in my...spaceship?" he said space ship in a low voice as he noticed it being taken apart. "HEY!!! What's the idea of taking apart my ride?!"
A one eyed tentacle alien handed him a order form as he spoke. "Listen Mac! I got my orders. You're from Mobius right?"
"Yeah, what about it?"
"No ships allowed between here 'n Mobius. Not since the Xorda declared war on that mud-speck! You don't like it, take it up with high command."
"Were stranded." Rosemary said.
"Not necessarily." a voice said behind them.
"Ceneca-10050..?!" Amadeus said.
"You're the head Magistrate! What do you want?" Sonic said angrily.
"Hear me out, Hedgehog. Not all of us consider Ceneca-9009 to deserve this punishment. As a matter of fact, I believe that her recent actions on Mobius helped balance the tragedy on Biotex so long ago. In orbit, near Argentium, is an artificial wormhole of BEM design that can take you, all of you, including Ceneca-9009 anywhere in the known universe. I can use my limited resources to secure you a vessel for your journey."
"How do we know we can trust you?" Sonic asked.
"You have no other alternative."
Some time later....
Sonic was racing across the planet heading for the place the Magistrate told him to go to find Ceneca-9009.
Ceneca-9009 was sitting in her cell when it started shaking.
"What in...?!"
Sonic popped through the bottom of the floor with his signature spin.
"Come with me if you don't want to be killed." Sonic said.
Seconds later they were all in a hidden area.
"Sonic you made it!" Rosemary said.
"Yep. Are we ready to roll?" he asked as he slid to a stop. He placed Ceneca-9009 on the ground. "Where's the ship?"
"Right here." she said pointing at a small craft.
"How the heck are we all suppose to fit in that?" he asked. "There's only room for one!"
"It was the best I could do on such short notice."
"Well, you're going to have to do better, and bigger! Fast!"
Suddenly alarms went off everywhere. AROOGALA! AROOGALA!
"Sirens! Amadeus said.
"They must have discovered my empty cell." Ceneca-9009 said.
"Were out of time!" Sonic yelled. "Ceneca! You have the most to lose by staying here...your life! Take the ship and make a run for it!"
The ship was off quickly and fighters were in close pursuit.
"Ceneca-9009 is escaping in that outmoded cruiser! Get ready to intercept!"
The small vessel maneuvered as incoming fire came at them. The course, the artificial wormhole.
"The rogue vessel is closing fast on the wormhole and according to my sensors, it's plotted a course toward Mobius, a planet strictly off limits to us. If we don't capture Ceneca-9009 now, we've lost her for good!"
The fighters continued to attack until the ship flew through the gate. As soon as it went through, the fighters broke away.
Down on the planet surface, three lives watched the ship leave through the gate.
"He made it through and they don't dare follow for fear of the Xorda." Amadeus said.
"Your plan was a brilliant success Ceneca-9009." Rosemary said.
"By fooling the authorities into believing you were aboard the fleeing cruiser, when it was, in fact, Sonic. They won't bother to search for you here on Argentium." the Magistrate said.
"True, but I must forever spend my existence in hiding or hear the executioners song." Ceneca-9009 said.
"Oh, Amadeus! Sonic offered his place on that vessel to either of us, but I could never go back to Mobius without you!" Rosemary said.
"Nor I you, my love."
"Do you think we'll ever see our son again?"
"I have faith, dearest...and as long as Sonic gives him the package we sent, Niles will always know how much we love him!"
Many light years later.....
"AAAAAAAGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!" Sonic yelled as he came out of the worm hole. This space bucket feels like it's three seconds away from shaking itself apart! But on the plus side, I see a familiar sight ahead....the Mobian moon! And there she is. Mother Mobias herself! Home sweet home. Let's hope I land in one piece! Sonic thought steering himself toward home.
