Here's the next chapter! I'm gonna tyr my scanner over the weekend to get my pics up!
Fingers crossed!
COPYRIGHT
Sonic and related characters are copyrighted by SEGA. Ray the Hedgehog and related characters are copyrighted by me. This storyline is also copyrighted by me so no stealing!
Chapter 9
The following afternoon, Shadow and Ray were making the final check, that they had everything ready. They were stood outside Amy's house and the whole group of the resistance was gathered around them.
Amy, Knuckles and Tails went to say good luck to their friends. Knuckles went first to Shadow.
"Give it your best shot, Shadow. We know you can do it" He said.
Shadow nodded and smiled.
"We'll do our best." He said.
Knuckles gave a thumbs up to Ray, who gave one back, and Amy ran to her son and hugged him.
"Please be careful out there, Ray! I couldn't bare it if something happened to you out there!" she sobbed.
"Mum! I'll be fine, I promise!" Ray said, almost being choked by Amy's hug.
Amy eventually let go and walked to Shadow. He put his hand on her face and they smiled at each other.
"Don't worry. We'll make it." Shadow said to her.
Amy nodded.
Tails stepped forward next, holding his daughter Sandy.
"Bye bye Way Way" she said, waving to Ray sweetly.
Ray smiled and waved back.
"I'll see you real soon OK Sandy?" he said and Sandy nodded.
"Good luck to both of you." Tails said. "Our freedom, along with Sonic's, rests on your shoulders."
"No need to be dramatic Tails! We have it under control." Ray said.
Shadow chuckled.
"He's right. We'll be out of there before that Egg Head even notices our presence." He said.
Tails nodded.
"Right… right. Well you can still contact us if you need help or advice." He said.
"Thanks Tails." Shadow replied.
He looked over to Ray.
"We better get going!" he said.
Ray nodded.
"Right!"
Everyone waved and wished their good luck as the two hedgehogs sped off through the tunnel.
A few moments later Ray and Shadow emerged into the forest. The carefully shut the entrance to the secret hideout, looking around for any of Eggman's spies. When it was clear that nobody was around, Shadow flipped open his Wrist Navigator.
The map bleeped, showing his and Ray's location and a wide map of the forest.
"We've got to head Northward to Station Square. It'll be a long run but nothing we can't handle, right?" Shadow said to his son.
Ray nodded.
"Yeah! Let's go!" he said with anticipation and zoomed off. Shadow blinked and followed suit.
"Ray! This isn't a game!" he yelled, running after Ray.
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Meanwhile, Sonic had been thrown back in his cell. He had fresh blood coming from his mouth and a big bruise just above his left eye. He lay on his side, panting for breath. His breathing was rusty and painful to his chest.
Facing the wall, Sonic lay exhausted and beaten. However he'd become used to his beatings as if they were a daily routine, which they were in a way.
Every day he was ordered to the mysterious Room C, where'd he be forced to carry out tiring and rather pointless labouring tasks. Then, for no apparent reason, he was beaten. Today he'd had extra for trying to escape.
Sonic didn't know what had gotten over him. He had just thought for a split second that he could get out. Yet he failed and just ended up with more pain and embarrassment, on his behalf.
"There's no point in trying again…" Sonic thought miserably. "I know I won't get anywhere…I'll just get more pain…no…no more"
Sonic rolled onto his back, wincing in pain. He stared at the cobwebbed ceiling and, with his new realisation in mind, began to cry silently.
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In the main building of the humongous base, a large chair was set out. In this large chair sat a large man. He was facing a dozen monitor screens. One of them showed the prison cells and the man smiled evilly as Sonic was shown on screen, in his misery.
"I've wanted this almost all of my life." The man said.
The man was, as you may have already guessed, the new Supreme Ruler…Dr Eggman.
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After about an hour and a half's run, Shadow and Ray had made it to Eggman's base. They hid amongst large rocks surrounding the area.
The base was guarded by a huge amount of robots and had a wire fence surrounding it. There also security cameras at almost every turn.
"There are robot guards everywhere. How are we gonna sneak in?" Ray asked.
"There has to be some kind of duct around here…" Shadow said, almost to himself.
He scanned the area with his eyes but couldn't see anything useful.
"Damn it!" he said in frustration.
Ray pushed a small button on his watch device and held up his wrist. A small green light emerged from it, as if it were scanning something.
"Ray, what are you doing?" Shadow asked.
Ray didn't answer and looked at his watch as it bleeped.
"Awesome! There is a way in!" he said.
"What?"
"Check it out. You can use these things to scan in for any hidden passages and stuff. In this case…"
He showed the screen of his watch to Shadow.
"…air ducts"
Shadow blinked.
"How did you know that?"
"I figured it out a little bit before we left."
"Oh…ok then." Shadow replied.
He shook his head.
"OK, we'll go through the air duct and try and get to the where Sonic is from there."
He pushed a button on his communication device.
"Tails. Can you hear me?"
"Loud and clear. Have you arrived at the base?" Tails answered.
"Yeah but it's surrounded by bots. We're gonna sneak in through a vent but we need you to tell us exactly when we are over the prison cells, so we can break in through there."
"OK. I'll set up a blue print of the base on the screen and be with you when I'm ready."
Thanks Tails." Shadow said and let go of the button.