Chaos: Phew, sorry for the wait. Really busy over here and not much time for writing.
Spawn of 84 - (hugs) Yay! You're not threatening meeeee!
Kirbs - Shocked? Hey, I was shocked when I wrote that. I read over it and my eyes popped...I think some kind of writing madness took over. (sweatdrop)
Tarem - (embarrassed) We-ell, I could have updated earlier...but I was busyyyyy!
SD - Welp, that's the effect I like to create. (thumbs-up)
Az - I get you. Well, that bit is...a good few chapters away. Say...five? (laughs nervously) As for MSN...my evenings are getting really hectic. I'll try to come on though. Hehe...I like talking to you.
KellyR - Oh, you can dance if you like. Everybody dances! (dances) Hehe. Glad you like! Not my best story though...or, I dunno, maybe...stop confusing me! (falls over)
El - Can I call you El? Anywho...(gives aspirin) I hope tis not that confusing!
Kit - Wow, I nearly forgot! (smacks forehead) Thanks for reminding me! Now I have another bit to write...(hugs)
Sky Aura - You'll see. But I think you'll like it. Hee.
NM - Have you been at the sugar again? Have some shame! (gives shame) Here, have some of mine...now I won't feel so bad about not updating! Everybody wins! (dances)
Dr. Sipp - (eyes bug out) Wow! I never thought I'd actually get a review from you! (faints and wakes up in quick succession) Err, anywho...hi! I'm glad you like this...I just loved the Robotizer (Or IS it robotisizer?) aspect and decided to write about it. This story is a sort of mixture of lots of different Sonic universes. Sort of. (sweatdrop) As for spelling/grammar...well, sometimes I get so carried away that I forget to check it through...(hides)
Flower: Wow, looks like this story is getting quite popular! (hugs all reviewers) I love you ALLLLLLL!
Chaos: Hoo boy. Here we go...it's Maze of Memories all over again.
Flower: And by the way, if Fanfiction trying to ruin all the story formatting?! I can't leave rows of full stops anymore! (sobs)
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Amy looked at him in shock, and then the others were everywhere and he heard Mecha call out for help. An unfamiliar face hovered above his, pushing Amy away…a reptile of some kind. A crocodile?
Then he was hauled to his feet. He wobbled unsteadily, still confused by his last response. Sonic? That was before Robotization. But…surely he could still be Sonic if he wanted? Was that what he wanted?
Serving Master…he had never heard laughter. He liked the sound, but had never heard it himself there. And something about helping Master…Robotnik…was wrong. There was that strange voice in his head, as though he was talking to a computer...though it hadn't made an appearance since he had been hit in the face. He suddenly realised someone was talking to him.
"Sonic! Sonic! Hello, you in there? Talk to me!" He tried to turn his eyes on, but they didn't work. Still, he could dimly see through…was it some sort of glass? In horror, he realised it must be his outer shell.
Yes, he was covered in metal. Inside…he was the same person. The same Sonic. He didn't need to be different...he didn't need to obey Robuttnik! How could he have forgotten that?! His head hurt. "I'm…ok." he muttered, trying to make out who was talking to. It was…Knuckles?
"Not hurt badly, are you?"
Yes, it was definitely Knuckles. "Not like you to care." he replied. Knuckles was smiling, it looked like, he must have seen something in his eyes behind the smashed glass, or just somehow knew.
"You remember now?"
"It must have been the shock of seeing your face." He said, wishing he could smile. Knuckles grinned at him, and seemed about to say something, when a cry made them both jump.
"What the-? Oh damn, robots!" Sonic turned to see, but couldn't see anything, just the grey hillside leading up to the base, and- No, not hillside. It was robots. The hill was entirely covered with robots.
He felt Knuckles dragging him along, heard him yell, "Tranquillisers! Run, everyone!" He was being dragged faster, and could hear Knuckles panting in his good ear.
"Knuckles…run for it. They won't…shoot me." His electronic voice was patchy, a buzzing in his ears. Knuckles was shaking his head before he finished,
"No, Sonic. We don't know that. Can you walk? You are NOT going back to Robuttnik again." He wasn't strong enough to argue, and tried to stumble along. Then he heard a hissing behind them as darts were fired.
"Knuckles, get down now." Knuckles must have sensed some kind of urgency, for he threw himself down. Sonic swung around and took the darts to his body, arms outspread as they clattered off harmlessly.
From beyond him he heard cries of surprise, quickly turning to groans and silence. After the first volley, he pulled Knuckles up and they ran, stumbling over the unconscious bodies of their friends.
Rouge, Shadow, Vector, Charmy, Cream, Espio, Amy...it seemed that they had all been hit.
Knuckles tugged at Sonic's arm, nearly pulling him over. "We have to help them!"
"No, we can't. We can't fight them all off. If we escape we can rescue them later." Knuckles opened his mouth to argue, then yelped and fell. Sonic looked down and dimly saw Mecha slashing at Knuckles' legs, having crept up on them.
The robot looked up and saw him, and hissed, "What are you doing? Get back to base!" He stuck his robotized foot out to block Mecha's claws, and said,
"I don't think so, Mecha." The robot looked at him in surprise, and let out a quiet hiss, somehow realising,
"Ssssonic..."
Knuckles had pulled himself up, and was trying to tug Sonic away. "Come on, leave Mecha, his legs are crushed. They're going to fire again!" Sonic nodded and started to scramble away.
Then he screamed in pain as his metal coating shocked him. He looked around wildly, and saw Mecha stabbing at him with some kind of shock stick, electricity sparking at its ends. Then he lost control completely and collapsed, just as an overhead hissing heralded the arrival of even more darts.
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Sonic finally awoke again. He twitched and groaned, flicking his eyes on. Wait...his eyes came on! He looked around, noticing that he was on the repair table in the base. And he could hear voices.
He strained his ears. It was Mecha speaking...
"-didn't work! It may have robotized him on the outside, and put circuits at the nerve endings, but I don't think it penetrated his head properly. He was acting strangely when I found him."
"Nonsense. He's been perfectly obedient since we first got him. Besides, if any electronics in his head failed, I've repaired them now. I think your hate is clouding your thoughts, Mecha."
"But, Master..."
"I don't want to hear anymore! Now, go patrol the base, or something. Get out of my sight."
Then he heard Mecha's seething hiss as he walked away, and he heard a door open. Robotnik walked in and loomed over him.
"Ah, good, you're awake."
Searching for correct response...
Oh, the voice was back...what had Robotnik said? Some kind of electronics in his head. He gagged silently to himself, and then replied quickly, before the voice could finish searching, "Yes, Master." Robotnik grinned and said quietly,
"I think Mecha is getting jealous. When I teach you to use weapons, maybe we can dispose of him."
"Yes, Master."
"Hmm...I think we'll test lasers first, in a few days. You can use the prisoners as targets!" The doctor burst out laughing, and Sonic tried not to feel sick.
"What prisoners, Master."
"Ah, the animals that were hunting you and Mecha. We captured all of them! Why don't you go see? You are not to converse with them, but you can jeer a bit, if you want."
"Yes, Master."
"Off you go, then. You're fully repaired."
"Yes, Master." Sonic slid off the table and landed lightly, metal clanking. Then he set off down the corridor to the holding cell.