Sonic finally found the vent he was looking for!
Because he was tired of rolling around in cramped areas, he just took his fist and punched right through the vent gate. It fell to the floor beneath him, and, due to lack of noises or any other sound, Sonic guessed the room was empty.
He guess was right. He landed in the middle of a large control room, fully operational and currently reading out some sort of document on the screen. Sonic, while pulling out the silent two-way radio, walked up to the document and started speed-reading.
"Come in, Knuckles! I am in the control room," Sonic whispered.
No reply. Not even the static of interference! Sonic continued to skim the document as he internally wondered what had happened to the radio.
The document read distressing news. Sonic found that the document contained the Anderson's address, school, and even work hours for the mother! This information also included the appearance of Shadow, Sonic's original body in a coma, the kidnapping plans for Princess Sally, and the recapture of the princess! Sonic read in horror at the last part:
Robotnik was trying to merge the worlds!
Robotnik knew that Sonic couldn't use most of his abilities, especially the ones including his spines, on Earth. On Mobius, he didn't have the strength or the height of his Earth body. However, even while on Earth, even if the merge ended up in the best of both worlds, as it apparently had, the original body remained constant if the merge happened before the original "being" could return to his/her body. If this body was destroyed before the "being" could be merged as well, the "being" would cease to exist.
In other words, if Sonic didn't get back to Mobius and his own body before Robotnik did, he was literally going to die!
Sonic shook his head slightly to clear it. He had to contact Knuckles and get home!
The screen suddenly started flashing. Curiosity gripped him as he watched the screen tick off a "to-do list" item;
"/Recapture of Princess\ -click- /COMPLETE!\"
"No..." Sonic whispered, this time to himself. He had worked so hard to make sure she was safe, and now she was captured again! If he ever got his hands on Robotnik, there was no telling what he would do!
"How are you doing, Serin?"
Sonic looked around frantically while searching for the origin of the voice. "You can't see me," the voice continued, "and you definitely can't find me fast enough. But you can try!"
A blast door opened on one end of the room, quite nearby to Sonic's position. Through it, he heard one thing;
Cody screaming.
His feet never flew faster as he sped down the hallway, the metallic floor clanging in protest and bursting into flame as a reward.
"This is low, Robotnik. Really, really low..." Sonic growled through his teeth. Doors were slamming shut behind him as he ran through, barely clipping him as he ran. Leaning lower, he ran even faster, and faster! He needed to reach the end of the hall.
Even though he was running at top speed, he still wasn't able to break through the last obstacle.
Because he was tired of rolling around in cramped areas, he just took his fist and punched right through the vent gate. It fell to the floor beneath him, and, due to lack of noises or any other sound, Sonic guessed the room was empty.
He guess was right. He landed in the middle of a large control room, fully operational and currently reading out some sort of document on the screen. Sonic, while pulling out the silent two-way radio, walked up to the document and started speed-reading.
"Come in, Knuckles! I am in the control room," Sonic whispered.
No reply. Not even the static of interference! Sonic continued to skim the document as he internally wondered what had happened to the radio.
The document read distressing news. Sonic found that the document contained the Anderson's address, school, and even work hours for the mother! This information also included the appearance of Shadow, Sonic's original body in a coma, the kidnapping plans for Princess Sally, and the recapture of the princess! Sonic read in horror at the last part:
Robotnik was trying to merge the worlds!
Robotnik knew that Sonic couldn't use most of his abilities, especially the ones including his spines, on Earth. On Mobius, he didn't have the strength or the height of his Earth body. However, even while on Earth, even if the merge ended up in the best of both worlds, as it apparently had, the original body remained constant if the merge happened before the original "being" could return to his/her body. If this body was destroyed before the "being" could be merged as well, the "being" would cease to exist.
In other words, if Sonic didn't get back to Mobius and his own body before Robotnik did, he was literally going to die!
Sonic shook his head slightly to clear it. He had to contact Knuckles and get home!
The screen suddenly started flashing. Curiosity gripped him as he watched the screen tick off a "to-do list" item;
"/Recapture of Princess\ -click- /COMPLETE!\"
"No..." Sonic whispered, this time to himself. He had worked so hard to make sure she was safe, and now she was captured again! If he ever got his hands on Robotnik, there was no telling what he would do!
"How are you doing, Serin?"
Sonic looked around frantically while searching for the origin of the voice. "You can't see me," the voice continued, "and you definitely can't find me fast enough. But you can try!"
A blast door opened on one end of the room, quite nearby to Sonic's position. Through it, he heard one thing;
Cody screaming.
His feet never flew faster as he sped down the hallway, the metallic floor clanging in protest and bursting into flame as a reward.
"This is low, Robotnik. Really, really low..." Sonic growled through his teeth. Doors were slamming shut behind him as he ran through, barely clipping him as he ran. Leaning lower, he ran even faster, and faster! He needed to reach the end of the hall.
Even though he was running at top speed, he still wasn't able to break through the last obstacle.