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Issue 131........Part 2 of 4....
Ford and Mel had things packed and ready quickly. Ford had figured that Robotnick would have tried something like this as was prepared. Ford wrote out a note and placed it in a envelope and addressed it to the King.
Grabbing a few quick things from the table and closing the trunk they took off.
"We may not come back from this, you know."
"Yeah, but I'm just glad that were together." Mel said leaning over and placing her head on his shoulder.
"What makes you think we'll not survive?" Shelby asked as they hit 350 mph.
"It's almost a suicide plan, but no matter what, Robotnick must die."
Several minutes later a guard came in looking for them. He saw the envelope and took it to the King.
Sonic was running as fast as he could, power ring in hand, as Tails followed in the Tornado. One thing was on his mind, stopping Robotnick. Atomic weapons. Robotic invasion. Does that Robotnick know how to kill a homecoming or what?! Now, it's up to me and Tails to rain on his parade. Big Time. Hard to believe we made it this far, when only a few minutes ago......back at Castle Acorn.... FLASHBACK...........
Inside Castle Acorn, everyone important and several others, guards mostly, where still around the Techno-tree talking.
"We're Major Toast. Even at top speed, it'll take me a couple of hours to run north to Old Megaopolis, and by then it'll be too late....Eggman will have already launched both warheads at Knothole and Station Square!" Sonic exclaimed angrily.
"Wait Sonic..." Sally said. "What if you could get there in a fraction of the time?"
"A power ring, Princess Sally?" Sonic said taking the ring from her hand.
"The rings energies have increased your speed in the past." Sally said.
"Can't argue with that, especially from such a good looking source!" Sonic exclaimed happily.
"There'll be enough time to admire my daughter's beauty once you've stopped Robotnick's plan Sonic. Tails will accompany you." Queen Alicia said.
"Me, Queen Alicia?" Tails asked.
"Miles, we'll need your mechanical skills to stop the launch." Alicia said.
"Be careful Sonic." Sally said giving him a kiss on the lips. "I couldn't stand getting you back, only to lose you all over again." she said holding his cheek.
"Don't worry Sal, I'm here to stay." Sonic said before turning to King Max. "What about the robot horde that's marching on Robotropolis, King Max?"
"I'm assembling one team to handle that situation and another to rendezvous with you and Tails." Max said. "Godspeed my boy."
Back to the present.....
Sonic saw the old city ahead on him. I've more than got it. Old Megaopolis is dead ahead. Sonic thought as he got closer to the city.
Above Knothole..............
Inside the new Freedom Fighter Special Mark 2, several people were grouped together, their destination........Old Megaopolis.
"Bunnie Rabbot, Antoine D'Coolette, Fiona Fox, and me. This is quite a team gathered to back up Sonic, eh St. John? Looks like you and Hershey made it back just in time to join us." Espio said. "And isn't this a new version of the Freedom Fighter Special? You ever flown onboard before now?"
"This is her maiden voyage, Espio. We're not even sure if she works, mate." Geoffrey said.
"We wait your instructions Rotor." Antoine said.
"Roger that Antoine. My team and I designed FFS-Mark 2 to operate on a very different travel principle from Mark 1." Rotor said from on a screen.
"We's listenin' sugah." Bunnie said.
"FFS-M2 soars directly up into the upper atmosphere where it it moves into geo-synchronous orbit around Mobius." Rotor said.
"Shouldn't we have packed spacesuits?" Fiona asked.
"Don't sweat it Fiona. We included an onboard life support system." Rotor said.
"Is this the part where I'm suppose to say 'Gee Whillikers...?" Fiona asked.
"Not a bad place to start, all in all. In any event, moving in an accelerated hyper-spin around the planet will cut your travel time like never before. We estimate you arrival in Old Megaopolis inside thirty minutes." Rotor said as the ship descended.
ROBOTROPOLIS...........
The energy dome over Robotropolis was able to be seen from Fort Acorn. General D'Coolette was looking through binoculars at the approaching Swat-bot army. He and a mass of soldiers were preparing to fight to keep them from taking down the energy shield.
"Sapristi." he said. "Robot-neek's Swat-bots are gathering on zee horizon mes braves...and, as you know we'aye been stationed 'ere for the past ten years een case of such eventuality. We are all zat stands between zem and zee protective field around zee city. If zey break through zat barrier our entire kingdom will face deadly, radioactive contamination." General D'Coolette said.
"Not if we've got anything to say about it General D'Coolette!" a voice said.
"Qu'est que-ce..?" the General said turning. "Knuckles zee Echinda!"
"Don't forget Amy Rose, Vector, Julie-su and Mighty, because they're looking to kick some major Swat-bot butt along with me!" Knuckles said.
"We welcome all of you. Eez eet true what my men tell me? Eez Son- eek....alive?" the General asked putting his hand out.
"Now more than ever, General!" Knuckles said taking his hand.
"Tre's bon!" the General said. "Zat fact alone shall give us greater strength on today's battlefield..."
CASTLE ACORN, KNOTHOLE CITY......
Sally and her parents along with Sonic's family were still around the Techno-tree talking as the plans where going. A guard came up and told him that Ford would be along and he wanted Max to read some note.
"The citizens have been moving into the fallout shelters without incident, sire." Sir Charles said.
"So far so good, Sir Charles. Now, I'd like for all you to accompany my elite guard to the royal bunker at once. There, you'll be safe." King Max said taking the note and nodding to the guard.
"No way daddy. I'm not leaving." Sally said.
"Alicia....reason with her." Max said.
"I can't, Maximillian. Not when she's right. Sally and I aren't going anywhere without you." Alicia said.
"Bernie, Chuck, and I would like as well your Highness." Jules said.
"Very well, Jules. Mr. President, have you begun to evacuate Station Square?" Max said with a sigh.
Clearing his throat, "In the interest of preventing wide spread panic, we've opted not to inform the general public of the impending atomic threat." the President said.
"Your ways baffle me, Mr. President." King Max said.
"Guess we homo-sapiens just don't think quite the same way you Mobo- sapiens do, Max."
"Bygones. To bring you up to speed I've dispatched two strike teams, one to Old Megaopolis to stop the launch and another to defend Robotropolis against the Swat-bot army." Max said.
"We appreciate your efforts, Max, and I assure you that my government is doing all it can to help."
After the President signed off, Max looked at the unopened note. It told him to read it after the battle was over. He decided to wait figuring that Ford had left.
Author's note: Commander Brass looks much like Wolverine in the original cartoon series. STATION SQUARE, THE PRESIDENTS COMPOUND.....
The President was sitting behind his desk and talking to Commander Brass. His secretary was standing off to the side.
"Now let me get this straight, Mr. President...sir. Less than twenty minutes ago, the Eggman Empire threatened an atomic strike against us, and instead of retaliating, we're leaving it up to that blue hedgehog?" Brass said.
"And his friends Commander Brass." the President said.
"Mr. President, the Xorda attack last year left our city exposed....vulnerable. G.U.N. is seriously urging you to reconsider your decision." Brass said angrily.
"No. We won't strike back until Robotnick's missiles are airborne. In the meantime....are your G.U.N. commandos en route to their destination?"
"Why yes, but..." Brass said.
"Good. "I've assigned one of my special operatives to head up the mission." the President said upsetting Brass.
"WHAT?! WHO?" he yelled.
G.U.N. TRANSPORT HELICOPTER......
A few men were sitting in the back on the transport chopper when the door was knocked on.
"Somebody's knocking on the door." One of the soldiers said.
"But we're ten thousand feet above the ocean son." Another guy said.
They looked out the window to see a woman flying next to them.
"Hey boys!" she said.
"It's Rouge the Bat!" they said in unison.
OLD MEGAOPOLIS HARBOR.......
Robotnick was still on his aircraft carrier in the harbor watching and listening.
"A.D.A.M., begin the countdown!" Robotnick yelled.
"As you wish father." she said.
"M....what's that sound?"
"The sky father."
"No! Not even he could get here that quickly!" Robotnick yelled as he looked at the sky.
"Guess again Eggman!" Tails yelled as they flew in. Sonic was on the wing as he yelled, "It's show time!"
Issue 131........Part 2 of 4....
Ford and Mel had things packed and ready quickly. Ford had figured that Robotnick would have tried something like this as was prepared. Ford wrote out a note and placed it in a envelope and addressed it to the King.
Grabbing a few quick things from the table and closing the trunk they took off.
"We may not come back from this, you know."
"Yeah, but I'm just glad that were together." Mel said leaning over and placing her head on his shoulder.
"What makes you think we'll not survive?" Shelby asked as they hit 350 mph.
"It's almost a suicide plan, but no matter what, Robotnick must die."
Several minutes later a guard came in looking for them. He saw the envelope and took it to the King.
Sonic was running as fast as he could, power ring in hand, as Tails followed in the Tornado. One thing was on his mind, stopping Robotnick. Atomic weapons. Robotic invasion. Does that Robotnick know how to kill a homecoming or what?! Now, it's up to me and Tails to rain on his parade. Big Time. Hard to believe we made it this far, when only a few minutes ago......back at Castle Acorn.... FLASHBACK...........
Inside Castle Acorn, everyone important and several others, guards mostly, where still around the Techno-tree talking.
"We're Major Toast. Even at top speed, it'll take me a couple of hours to run north to Old Megaopolis, and by then it'll be too late....Eggman will have already launched both warheads at Knothole and Station Square!" Sonic exclaimed angrily.
"Wait Sonic..." Sally said. "What if you could get there in a fraction of the time?"
"A power ring, Princess Sally?" Sonic said taking the ring from her hand.
"The rings energies have increased your speed in the past." Sally said.
"Can't argue with that, especially from such a good looking source!" Sonic exclaimed happily.
"There'll be enough time to admire my daughter's beauty once you've stopped Robotnick's plan Sonic. Tails will accompany you." Queen Alicia said.
"Me, Queen Alicia?" Tails asked.
"Miles, we'll need your mechanical skills to stop the launch." Alicia said.
"Be careful Sonic." Sally said giving him a kiss on the lips. "I couldn't stand getting you back, only to lose you all over again." she said holding his cheek.
"Don't worry Sal, I'm here to stay." Sonic said before turning to King Max. "What about the robot horde that's marching on Robotropolis, King Max?"
"I'm assembling one team to handle that situation and another to rendezvous with you and Tails." Max said. "Godspeed my boy."
Back to the present.....
Sonic saw the old city ahead on him. I've more than got it. Old Megaopolis is dead ahead. Sonic thought as he got closer to the city.
Above Knothole..............
Inside the new Freedom Fighter Special Mark 2, several people were grouped together, their destination........Old Megaopolis.
"Bunnie Rabbot, Antoine D'Coolette, Fiona Fox, and me. This is quite a team gathered to back up Sonic, eh St. John? Looks like you and Hershey made it back just in time to join us." Espio said. "And isn't this a new version of the Freedom Fighter Special? You ever flown onboard before now?"
"This is her maiden voyage, Espio. We're not even sure if she works, mate." Geoffrey said.
"We wait your instructions Rotor." Antoine said.
"Roger that Antoine. My team and I designed FFS-Mark 2 to operate on a very different travel principle from Mark 1." Rotor said from on a screen.
"We's listenin' sugah." Bunnie said.
"FFS-M2 soars directly up into the upper atmosphere where it it moves into geo-synchronous orbit around Mobius." Rotor said.
"Shouldn't we have packed spacesuits?" Fiona asked.
"Don't sweat it Fiona. We included an onboard life support system." Rotor said.
"Is this the part where I'm suppose to say 'Gee Whillikers...?" Fiona asked.
"Not a bad place to start, all in all. In any event, moving in an accelerated hyper-spin around the planet will cut your travel time like never before. We estimate you arrival in Old Megaopolis inside thirty minutes." Rotor said as the ship descended.
ROBOTROPOLIS...........
The energy dome over Robotropolis was able to be seen from Fort Acorn. General D'Coolette was looking through binoculars at the approaching Swat-bot army. He and a mass of soldiers were preparing to fight to keep them from taking down the energy shield.
"Sapristi." he said. "Robot-neek's Swat-bots are gathering on zee horizon mes braves...and, as you know we'aye been stationed 'ere for the past ten years een case of such eventuality. We are all zat stands between zem and zee protective field around zee city. If zey break through zat barrier our entire kingdom will face deadly, radioactive contamination." General D'Coolette said.
"Not if we've got anything to say about it General D'Coolette!" a voice said.
"Qu'est que-ce..?" the General said turning. "Knuckles zee Echinda!"
"Don't forget Amy Rose, Vector, Julie-su and Mighty, because they're looking to kick some major Swat-bot butt along with me!" Knuckles said.
"We welcome all of you. Eez eet true what my men tell me? Eez Son- eek....alive?" the General asked putting his hand out.
"Now more than ever, General!" Knuckles said taking his hand.
"Tre's bon!" the General said. "Zat fact alone shall give us greater strength on today's battlefield..."
CASTLE ACORN, KNOTHOLE CITY......
Sally and her parents along with Sonic's family were still around the Techno-tree talking as the plans where going. A guard came up and told him that Ford would be along and he wanted Max to read some note.
"The citizens have been moving into the fallout shelters without incident, sire." Sir Charles said.
"So far so good, Sir Charles. Now, I'd like for all you to accompany my elite guard to the royal bunker at once. There, you'll be safe." King Max said taking the note and nodding to the guard.
"No way daddy. I'm not leaving." Sally said.
"Alicia....reason with her." Max said.
"I can't, Maximillian. Not when she's right. Sally and I aren't going anywhere without you." Alicia said.
"Bernie, Chuck, and I would like as well your Highness." Jules said.
"Very well, Jules. Mr. President, have you begun to evacuate Station Square?" Max said with a sigh.
Clearing his throat, "In the interest of preventing wide spread panic, we've opted not to inform the general public of the impending atomic threat." the President said.
"Your ways baffle me, Mr. President." King Max said.
"Guess we homo-sapiens just don't think quite the same way you Mobo- sapiens do, Max."
"Bygones. To bring you up to speed I've dispatched two strike teams, one to Old Megaopolis to stop the launch and another to defend Robotropolis against the Swat-bot army." Max said.
"We appreciate your efforts, Max, and I assure you that my government is doing all it can to help."
After the President signed off, Max looked at the unopened note. It told him to read it after the battle was over. He decided to wait figuring that Ford had left.
Author's note: Commander Brass looks much like Wolverine in the original cartoon series. STATION SQUARE, THE PRESIDENTS COMPOUND.....
The President was sitting behind his desk and talking to Commander Brass. His secretary was standing off to the side.
"Now let me get this straight, Mr. President...sir. Less than twenty minutes ago, the Eggman Empire threatened an atomic strike against us, and instead of retaliating, we're leaving it up to that blue hedgehog?" Brass said.
"And his friends Commander Brass." the President said.
"Mr. President, the Xorda attack last year left our city exposed....vulnerable. G.U.N. is seriously urging you to reconsider your decision." Brass said angrily.
"No. We won't strike back until Robotnick's missiles are airborne. In the meantime....are your G.U.N. commandos en route to their destination?"
"Why yes, but..." Brass said.
"Good. "I've assigned one of my special operatives to head up the mission." the President said upsetting Brass.
"WHAT?! WHO?" he yelled.
G.U.N. TRANSPORT HELICOPTER......
A few men were sitting in the back on the transport chopper when the door was knocked on.
"Somebody's knocking on the door." One of the soldiers said.
"But we're ten thousand feet above the ocean son." Another guy said.
They looked out the window to see a woman flying next to them.
"Hey boys!" she said.
"It's Rouge the Bat!" they said in unison.
OLD MEGAOPOLIS HARBOR.......
Robotnick was still on his aircraft carrier in the harbor watching and listening.
"A.D.A.M., begin the countdown!" Robotnick yelled.
"As you wish father." she said.
"M....what's that sound?"
"The sky father."
"No! Not even he could get here that quickly!" Robotnick yelled as he looked at the sky.
"Guess again Eggman!" Tails yelled as they flew in. Sonic was on the wing as he yelled, "It's show time!"
