Chapter 11:
War Wait: Day 1.
Tails awoke the next morning to find no recollection that Shadow was ever there, everything that he had touched, or used, had no fingerprints. Tails wondered about this for a second, and then looked at his watch. "10:27 AM..." He muttered. "14 days left, two weeks." The day was, apparently, Saturday, and Amy mad a big deal about this when she woke up. "I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HAVING A MOVIE AUDITION TODAY!" She screamed at anyone who would listen. Mach laughed, and packed his bag. Tails grinned, and collected firewood, he placed it in his bag and gazed at the sun. "Well, we better head out, Robotropolis is around 6 hours away from Knothole, and that's with no delays." "That may be so," Mach began. "But remember that the Forest was burning yesterday, it may take less time." "Or more..." Muttered Amy. Before they left, Tails covered where each had slept with leaves, and the fire with mud. When asked why, he said that it was because he never knew what could be following them. At exactly 11: 30 they finally left the campsite, apparently any of them had heard Shadow leave, but he had left some stuff for them to use. For example, he left a pair of walkie-talkies and a note, which said:
"Keep faith,
"Together we can overcome all the odds.
It's never as had as it seems,
Everyone can do something special
The secret is sharing your dreams."
Sonic the Hedgehog "June 1st 3124 AD."
Hopefully the words off our old friend will give you hope...
Something I couldn't...
-Project Shadow."
They each looked at this letter several times, Sonic had told them those words, on his 19th birthday, just a few days before he had died. The trees split, the sun shone onto there fur and as Tails looked at the sky, he noticed an eagle flying over them, it's shadow passed over, and there mission lay ahead. Amy, Tails and Mach walked onto the moist grass, in front of them, several miles off, was a huge city. Walls made of solid titanium, and above the walls were cannons that swerved at the slightest movement. Tails and Mach stared at the city with hatred. Tails spent his childhood trying to destroy it, and Mach spent his life working in it. Now they had to fight from its walls, against a threat that would destroy them all. Amy had never really been in the city, thus she had no problems against it, but she had heard stories. The grass fell flat as they walked, the walls grew ever closer, and eventually a gate was seen, then men patrolling around the surface. The bridge was flat, and made of wood. Tales made a note of this. "Wood, burns easily..." He muttered, and then knocked on the door. It opened, and a vast city was seen. The streets, which we're usually black, we're now pale white and filled with men and there families. Tales gasped. A sign on the wall had caught his attention. "Welcome." It said. "To Trita, Home of GUN and the residents of East Mobius, current GUN commander Captain Sam Speed. " "Residents?" Amy re-reads. "That means that the greatest battle base... is home to families as well!" Said Mach, looking at the tall buildings. Tails looked at the walls, they seemed strong, but we're they strong enough. Suddenly, someone tapped him; Mach seemed to be angry as he pointed at a group of men in uniform approaching them. "We've got guests." He muttered. As the men approached, Mach crossed his arms, and glared at them. "What brings you here?" The first one asked. Tails stepped forward. "We've come to see Lieutenant Sam Speed." "On what grounds?" "An army is marching towards your base, they'll be here in three days." Mach spat out. "Please come with us." The human demanded, and then turned away. "They don't believe us, do they?" Amy asked Tails. "Probably not, but I won't need too prove it to them." Mach stopped. "Why?"
Tails smirked, then pointed at the sky. Mach, Amy and the men in uniform turned. Flying above the city was ten bat hedgehogs, each looked similar to the creature, Five. Tails grinned. "They have arrived." A sudden scream filled the air. Amy whirled around then gasped. "Where's Mina!" She asked franticly. Mach turned, and saw one of the bats take a dive, it rose a few seconds later carrying a car. It dropped it, and then continued flying. The explosion echoed in Tails' mind. He grinned, then slumped to his knees, and hit the ground face first. A scream echoed from his mouth, instantly everyone cowered, some fell to their knees others fainted. Tails then blinked, opened he looked up. "Five-Spawn!" He roared, then ran towards the fallen men, grabbed hold of a shotgun, and held it out, taking aim. The flying foes darted all over the city, picking up people or sometimes vehicles. A scream was heard, and Amy turned to see Mina hanging onto one of the Five- spawn. She kicked, wailed, but the beast kept flying higher, and higher until- The bat hedgehog's head exploded. A crack was heard, and the beast fell limp and fell from the sky. Tails dropped the weapon, and began to whirl his Tails. Mina fell with it; everyone, the wind picked up, they heard her voice. Screaming. She fell faster, seconds away. Blue and green appeared in the spot where she was. She no longer fell. Mach stood on top of the building, looked down at them. "Got her." He smirked.
***
"You're saying that these beasts are made from these... "Hazard's"?" The captain of Trita asked, stirring a cup of tea. Tails nodded, Amy sat on the chair next to him. Mach and Mina we're in a different room, Mach had lost a lot of energy with the stunt he had pulled, and Mina was in shock. Both we're resting. Every single Five-Spawn had been shot from the sky, and had been taken away, and destroyed. "My men tell me that you said that we we're in danger, that in three days we'll be attacked? Is this correct?" Tails nodded. "Are these bat creatures part of the army?"
"As near as I can tell." Tails muttered. "What do you mean?" "Captain, what is 500'000 multiplied by 9?" Sam stopped, picked up a calculator, and tapped a few numbers. "4'500'000." He said, placing the calculator down. "Why?" "That's how big the army is going to consist of. 500'000 will fly, the other 4 million are going to attack from as the ground forces." Sam sat down in his seat. "If I got every single man in my base to fight, that would only be 80'000." "What if you called for allies?" Amy asked, drawing a map from Sam's desk. "This shows that there are several villages around here, each hold a high number of men to help, and a fair few mobians." Amy waited for an answer. "On Ice Mountain, there is an army of... I believe it is two million men and 3000 mobians..." "Our friend, Shadow the Hedgehog, has gone to enlist the help of the Ice Mountain tribes." "When will he return." "In four days..." Amy cringed. "We'll have to fight on a defensive manoeuvre-" "Offensive." Tails ordered. "I beg your pardon?" Tails got to his feat. "If you fight in a defensive move you'll be lucky to kill a thousand of the Five-Spawn! I'm not saying that you go out there and fight face to face, but if you just defend, they'll kill you anyway. You haven't got enough men to defend yourself well enough." "We have siege weapons..."
"Not good enough. Listen, when my friend Mach wakes he'll tell you where to put your men, I'll send a distress signal to the villages around here, hopefully more men will come. Until then, get the women and children into a safe place." Tails and Amy then whirled around, and left an awe stricken Sam standing there.
War Wait: Day 1.
Tails awoke the next morning to find no recollection that Shadow was ever there, everything that he had touched, or used, had no fingerprints. Tails wondered about this for a second, and then looked at his watch. "10:27 AM..." He muttered. "14 days left, two weeks." The day was, apparently, Saturday, and Amy mad a big deal about this when she woke up. "I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HAVING A MOVIE AUDITION TODAY!" She screamed at anyone who would listen. Mach laughed, and packed his bag. Tails grinned, and collected firewood, he placed it in his bag and gazed at the sun. "Well, we better head out, Robotropolis is around 6 hours away from Knothole, and that's with no delays." "That may be so," Mach began. "But remember that the Forest was burning yesterday, it may take less time." "Or more..." Muttered Amy. Before they left, Tails covered where each had slept with leaves, and the fire with mud. When asked why, he said that it was because he never knew what could be following them. At exactly 11: 30 they finally left the campsite, apparently any of them had heard Shadow leave, but he had left some stuff for them to use. For example, he left a pair of walkie-talkies and a note, which said:
"Keep faith,
"Together we can overcome all the odds.
It's never as had as it seems,
Everyone can do something special
The secret is sharing your dreams."
Sonic the Hedgehog "June 1st 3124 AD."
Hopefully the words off our old friend will give you hope...
Something I couldn't...
-Project Shadow."
They each looked at this letter several times, Sonic had told them those words, on his 19th birthday, just a few days before he had died. The trees split, the sun shone onto there fur and as Tails looked at the sky, he noticed an eagle flying over them, it's shadow passed over, and there mission lay ahead. Amy, Tails and Mach walked onto the moist grass, in front of them, several miles off, was a huge city. Walls made of solid titanium, and above the walls were cannons that swerved at the slightest movement. Tails and Mach stared at the city with hatred. Tails spent his childhood trying to destroy it, and Mach spent his life working in it. Now they had to fight from its walls, against a threat that would destroy them all. Amy had never really been in the city, thus she had no problems against it, but she had heard stories. The grass fell flat as they walked, the walls grew ever closer, and eventually a gate was seen, then men patrolling around the surface. The bridge was flat, and made of wood. Tales made a note of this. "Wood, burns easily..." He muttered, and then knocked on the door. It opened, and a vast city was seen. The streets, which we're usually black, we're now pale white and filled with men and there families. Tales gasped. A sign on the wall had caught his attention. "Welcome." It said. "To Trita, Home of GUN and the residents of East Mobius, current GUN commander Captain Sam Speed. " "Residents?" Amy re-reads. "That means that the greatest battle base... is home to families as well!" Said Mach, looking at the tall buildings. Tails looked at the walls, they seemed strong, but we're they strong enough. Suddenly, someone tapped him; Mach seemed to be angry as he pointed at a group of men in uniform approaching them. "We've got guests." He muttered. As the men approached, Mach crossed his arms, and glared at them. "What brings you here?" The first one asked. Tails stepped forward. "We've come to see Lieutenant Sam Speed." "On what grounds?" "An army is marching towards your base, they'll be here in three days." Mach spat out. "Please come with us." The human demanded, and then turned away. "They don't believe us, do they?" Amy asked Tails. "Probably not, but I won't need too prove it to them." Mach stopped. "Why?"
Tails smirked, then pointed at the sky. Mach, Amy and the men in uniform turned. Flying above the city was ten bat hedgehogs, each looked similar to the creature, Five. Tails grinned. "They have arrived." A sudden scream filled the air. Amy whirled around then gasped. "Where's Mina!" She asked franticly. Mach turned, and saw one of the bats take a dive, it rose a few seconds later carrying a car. It dropped it, and then continued flying. The explosion echoed in Tails' mind. He grinned, then slumped to his knees, and hit the ground face first. A scream echoed from his mouth, instantly everyone cowered, some fell to their knees others fainted. Tails then blinked, opened he looked up. "Five-Spawn!" He roared, then ran towards the fallen men, grabbed hold of a shotgun, and held it out, taking aim. The flying foes darted all over the city, picking up people or sometimes vehicles. A scream was heard, and Amy turned to see Mina hanging onto one of the Five- spawn. She kicked, wailed, but the beast kept flying higher, and higher until- The bat hedgehog's head exploded. A crack was heard, and the beast fell limp and fell from the sky. Tails dropped the weapon, and began to whirl his Tails. Mina fell with it; everyone, the wind picked up, they heard her voice. Screaming. She fell faster, seconds away. Blue and green appeared in the spot where she was. She no longer fell. Mach stood on top of the building, looked down at them. "Got her." He smirked.
***
"You're saying that these beasts are made from these... "Hazard's"?" The captain of Trita asked, stirring a cup of tea. Tails nodded, Amy sat on the chair next to him. Mach and Mina we're in a different room, Mach had lost a lot of energy with the stunt he had pulled, and Mina was in shock. Both we're resting. Every single Five-Spawn had been shot from the sky, and had been taken away, and destroyed. "My men tell me that you said that we we're in danger, that in three days we'll be attacked? Is this correct?" Tails nodded. "Are these bat creatures part of the army?"
"As near as I can tell." Tails muttered. "What do you mean?" "Captain, what is 500'000 multiplied by 9?" Sam stopped, picked up a calculator, and tapped a few numbers. "4'500'000." He said, placing the calculator down. "Why?" "That's how big the army is going to consist of. 500'000 will fly, the other 4 million are going to attack from as the ground forces." Sam sat down in his seat. "If I got every single man in my base to fight, that would only be 80'000." "What if you called for allies?" Amy asked, drawing a map from Sam's desk. "This shows that there are several villages around here, each hold a high number of men to help, and a fair few mobians." Amy waited for an answer. "On Ice Mountain, there is an army of... I believe it is two million men and 3000 mobians..." "Our friend, Shadow the Hedgehog, has gone to enlist the help of the Ice Mountain tribes." "When will he return." "In four days..." Amy cringed. "We'll have to fight on a defensive manoeuvre-" "Offensive." Tails ordered. "I beg your pardon?" Tails got to his feat. "If you fight in a defensive move you'll be lucky to kill a thousand of the Five-Spawn! I'm not saying that you go out there and fight face to face, but if you just defend, they'll kill you anyway. You haven't got enough men to defend yourself well enough." "We have siege weapons..."
"Not good enough. Listen, when my friend Mach wakes he'll tell you where to put your men, I'll send a distress signal to the villages around here, hopefully more men will come. Until then, get the women and children into a safe place." Tails and Amy then whirled around, and left an awe stricken Sam standing there.