Jazzerman here, I do not own any of these characters, they are owned by their respected companies, blah, blah, blah. You've heard this sht before.

But I do own this story.

I'm switching from using greater to and less than symbols as thinking quotations to ' '. Since they no longer show up on

A Wily tale

Part 11

Combots, robots specially designed for jungle war ware and much more deadly in all respects to a Swatbot. Some already not far from Knothole in uniform lines of four by four. All of them setting the woods around them ablaze with their lasers. They had abandoned their invisibility having exhausting their power reserves too much and were sufficiently deep in the forest to forego their invisibility.

The Freedom Fighters that had watched Ali-Su and Jonny all ran back to the village to see it all burning under the siege of the Combots, they were all stunned to see this, as they had prayed every night that it wouldn't. At least a dozen Combots turned, and surrounded the group Jonny and Ali were with.

Jonny saw a Combot aim its arm mounted laser at Ali and fire, "ALI! LOOK OUT!" Jonny yelled as he pushed Ali-Su out of the way of an oncoming laser blast. The laser ripped through Jonny's torso, he landed face first in the dirt.

"Jonny!" Ali-Su cried as she ran to him, to her amazement, Jonny stood up, with sparks coming out of the hole in his chest.

'Sparks? Than he really is a robot!' Tails thought, shocked that everything Jonny had said was true.

"Now you all know my little secret." He smirked, putting on his shades,

"You can be repaired right? I mean, you're okay right?" Ali asked, sounding more scared than she wanted to.

Jonny looked away, "No." He said sadly, "That shot damaged my power generator. I'm powered by some really potent stuff."

"Target is identified as mechanical. Priority 3: Destroy auto tons that are not under control of Doctor Robotnik!" The Combots said in monotone voices, taking aim at the grey fox.

"Listen Ali," the damaged robot fox said, getting up. "I like you, and I want to help the people of this village."

"What are you going to do?" Ali asked, she was getting scared, Jonny was starting to sound like he was going to do something brash.

"I'll help defend the village with this mechanical body." He suddenly charged at the Combots, the army robots shot their lasers, making more holes shot in him as he ran, each shot driving him to the ground, but he got up each time and continued running toward the robots until he was right in front line of the Combots.

He then screamed at the top of his mechanical lungs, "Code 223! Override countdown!" Jonny's body began to glow. Ali-Su, Tails and the others watched in terrified awe as Jonny's body exploded violently, taking many robots up with him. The sheer unexpectedness of this kamikaze strike stunned both sides momentarily. The Combots stopped only out of surprise momentarily, then continued on their mission to destroy the village and capture it's in habitants.

Ali-Su shed tears for her friend, she thought he was gone for good.

Meanwhile somewhere, a figure said gave an order, and his own robots were dispatched.

"Robotnik has forced my hand. GO!" The figure in shadows cried. Many more shadows ran up tunnels and through corridors. "Operation Sanctum has begun much earlier than I hoped..."

Sonic and Red both had burst out of the door to Jonny's hut to see Jonny do his kamikaze strike on the Combots. Sonic was stunned speechless, until Red shook him, pulling him back to reality.

'Robotnik...' Sonic thought, shaking his fist, 'He's robotized our loved ones, banished Sally's dad to the Zone of Silence, and now he's burning our home!'

Once again, Red shook Sonic, pointing to the ceiling, which Sonic found was on fire.

Sonic dashed out of the burning hut and proceeded to decapitate a trio of Combots with a Sonic spin. But they just kept coming, and the other Freedom fighters had their hands full just protecting the other villagers.

A voice rang inside Red's head, telling him to defend Ali-Su. Red grabbed the yellow Echidna and ran towards the village's outskirts, hoping to get her out the same way he and Sonic had come in.

"Where are you taking me?" She demanded.

"Away from this hellhole." Red said. "I have my orders."

This would've been a smooth plan if hadn't seen something on the ground moving. Ali began to struggle, "Let me down you Red jerk!" She yelled in frustration.

Red stopped and looked at her "What are doing?" Red asked. "Do you want to stay?"

"Just hold on a sec!" She wiggled free of the robot's arms and ran over to a heavily damaged machine lying on the ground.

She had actually found Jonny, or what was left of him. All his synthetic fur had been burned off, along with most of his coverings. He was missing both legs and most of the bottom half of his torso, his left arm, and most his right. His mechanical workings could be seen through the holes in his chest, his optics were cracked and the covering on his head was half off. But she could tell it was him. She was bent over him crying.

"Ali... Brzzzzt..." His voice crackled and tried to place a hand on her cheek, but found he had only a few dead wires where had been a life like recreation of a hand. Ali-Su placed her gloved hand on the wires anyway. "I'm Okay Ali... Czzzk... Really, I'm fine." He told her.

"Shut up and save your energy!" She yelled, "You're not okay!"

"I told- Czzzk.... You this body isn't real. I'm not a Fo- Brzzzzt... Now follow Red, he'll-" He stopped mid sentence, his eyes went blank and his head fell back. The covering came completely off. Revealing how truly complex his neural net was made to everyone who saw him. Ali cried for her friend, she quickly ran to Red as he downed another Combot with his razor sharp Boomerangs.

All wasn't doing too well for the Freedom Fighters, their home was burning and they were under siege. And to make matters worse Robotnik himself appeared, riding his Egg-pod just in time to watch the destruction of his hated enemies.

"Robuttnik's here!?" Sonic spat, "Great... Now he knows where Knothole is."

Unseen by the fighters below, the Botonton had flown up to Robotnik and began to screech angrily at the fat man.

"And what is this? A child's wind up toy?" The bloated Overlander asked laughing.

The Botonton released a deafening scream that caused Robotnik to cover his ears. The screech continued to emanate, cracking the tyrant's goggles and most of the glass buttons and instruments in his Egg pod. Even the headlights cracked. The scream continued, Robotnik's Egg pod's electrical systems began to smoke. He began to panic and decided to make a tactical retreat.

"Don't think I'm retreating! I know where Knothole is now! My Combots! Destroy them all! Level the village to the ground!" he shouted flying off towards Robotropilis.

As soon as Robotnik was out of sight, a tall robot proudly walked out of the foliage. This robot looked like a knight in midnight blue armor with ash grey trim. This robot stood a little taller than Red as it walked out of the foliage it stood between the Combots and Knothole. He had a simple round blue shield outlined with gold trim, spikes on his shoulders and wielded a huge spiked flail (Jazzerman: a flail is a spiked ball on a chain.) . "Surrender Knaves, lest yee fall by my flail!" He called to the approaching army of Combots in an old english accent.

The Combots continued to approach the Blue Knight.

"Have it thine own way." The knight began to swing his flail around above his head. He brought it down on a Combot's head, driving the robot's head into its torso.

Combots continued to approach undaunted of the loss of one of their own.

A robot with huge red arms, wearing a construction helmet ran out of the forest full charge and crashed into the line of Combots like a run away bullet train, reducing the mass produced army bots to be reduced to their component parts.

"Well done comrade! Your assistance was well appreciated." The knight said to the slightly larger robot.

"Whatever." The large fisted robot said in a burly voice. "Nuff' talk for now, plenty more of these guys to smash!"

The Freedom fighters looked on as more of these odd looking robots appeared out of the woods and began to destroy the onslaughts of Combots. These robots came in every type and shape, some used explosives, some weapons of every size and shape, others used fire, ice and electricity, while others just used pure brawn.

In no time the army of Combots lay wasted around them, the FFs at first cheered, then turned to see their decimated homes, then the sinking realization that Robotnik now knew the location of Knothole. It was no longer safe here. But when they looked back, all the robots that had helped them had disappeared, as if they where never there.

"What should we do?" "Our homes are gone!" The crowd of Mobians cried, many shedding tears for their torched homes.

Red laughed, everyone turned to look at him, he then began to hum a tune which no one around him knew the words to, then walked off at leisurely pace.

"Where are you going?" Sonic said,

"Home." Red said, nonchalantly.

'Poor bucket of bolts has lost it...' Sonic thought.

"What are you talking about Red? Your hut was destroyed, along with everyone else's."

"I have a home, your welcome there to. Just follow me." Red resumed humming his song and continued walking undeterred . The Freedom Fighters looked again at the scorched remains of Knothole and reluctantly followed.

There was a rumble and the Freedom Fighters noticed as something huge began to rise above the forest canopy just beyond the forest line.

To be continued....