Okay, I figured that many would hate the first chapter, so I re-wrote it. As for this chapter, (Actually, the rest of the story) I'll say this. I don't know a whole lot about the Sonic Underground series as much as I do the Sonic X series, so please excuse the fact that many of my descriptions of some of the other characters are a little off. Also, Please review this so I can know how I'm doing. I enjoy reading the reader's comments, as it helps me make improvements. Feel free to be honest, but don't just outright flame the story. Thank you and enjoy the new chapter.

Dr. Robotnik sat inside his huge base, staring at asecurity monitor consolein frustration. On the screen various screens, it showed, from a SWAT Bots point of view, Sonic, Manic, and Sonia laying waste to the robots left and right.

"Damn those stupid hedgehogs." He muttered under his breath.

One camera after another lost signals the bots were destroyed. Robotnik's frustration grew as eachmoniter went fuzzy. One operational camera view remained, and it showed Sonic charging at rapid speed, right at the camera. The screen flashed violently and went black as the last of an army of SWAT bots had been shut down. Robotnik's face reddened with anger and he threw the remote at the console, the impact destroying one of the larger moniters.

"Great," he muttered. "Now I need another new TV moniter in here."

A door opened, and a small wolf looking creature, only slightly bigger than the hedgehogs. He was Sleet, Robotnik's assistant.

"Something troubling you, Dr.?"

Robotnik looked up at him and stared blankly at him for a minute.

"Oh no," he said, talking softly but clearly pissed. "That blasted group of hedgehogs once again destroyeda number ofmy SWAT Bots, and again, foiled one of my plans to cature them."

His tone elevated.

"Why in the world would I be troubled by that?"

Sleet shook his head. "You act like it was your most brilliant scheme, Doctor."

Robotnik raised an eyebrow. "What are you saying?"

"Come on, Doctor. Send a bunch of SWAT Bots to go and force Sonic and his team to surrender? Not the best thing you've come up with. In fact, you tried the same plan last month as well."

Robotnik sighed.

"I suppose you're right. But the thing is..."

"And last year you tried the same plan 5 times in a row; they all failed..."

"Thank you Sleet..."

"And the year before that..."

"Alright..."

"Oh and we certinly can't forget that one great time when you had..."

"ENOUGH!"

Robotnik's voice eched off the steel walls of the building. Sleet quickly shut his mouth as the doctor's blood red eyes glared at him.

"As I was saying," Robotnik said slowly, "It's hard to come up with good ideas when all your other plans fail."

He calmed down a little.

"As you so boldly pointed out, I've tried the same thing for many years. Whenever I try to come up with something new, the idea is always either flawed at the start or the hedgehog ruins it. It always looks like a lose - lose situation."

Sleet was surprised to see the Doctor so down on himself. But he didn't want to show it.

"Doctor, it seems you're also forgetting that other project you had instructed us to complete."

Robotnik looked up, seemilngly not knowing what the wolf was talking about.

"What do you mean?"

"The inter-dimensional portal sir? The one you had us assemble two weeks ago?"

Robotnik stodd there for a minute, his mind drawing a blank. It took almost a full five minutes for him to realize what was going on.

"Ah yes," he said with a smile, "my InterDimensional Portal. Tell me, how is it coming along?"

Sleet smiled slightly. "Ready to be tested, sir. I just came to let you know. That is, if you care to join us."

Robotnik's smile widened into a grin.

"Of course. I want be there when my new little device comes to life."

Robotnik quickly walked to the door, practically leaving Sleet in the dust. The wolf continued tostand there as the doctor left. He shook his head.

"I at least hope the poor guy remembers wich lab we built it in."

A few minutes later, both Sleet and Robotnik walked down the dark corridor to the main enginnereing lab. The whole way, Robotnik kept talking like a kid in anticipation of christmas morning, not even really speaking to anyone in peticular. (Sleet wasn't paying much attention anyway.)

"I can't wait to see what other worlds we come across. Imagine the possibilities! Whole worlds without that blasted hedgehog and his musical friends."

He shook his head.

"That's what frustrates me the most. Every time I am defeated, the little pests put on a rock concert for all the people they saved. It's sickening."

They came to door at the end of the hall. It was large, and looked like it was made of some pretty sturdy material. clearly it was made to let the doctor and company go in, but keep Sonic and company out.

A keypad slid out of the wall next to the door.Robotnik punched in a quick number code, and iwaited as the computer verified it. A green light came on, and the keypad slid back into the wall, and the large door slowly slid open.

Inside, amongst crowded computer consoles and piles of mechanical parts, there was a large circular gate, almostreminiscent to the TV show, Stargate.Standing next to the machine was another creature, a dog like animal. He was had a large muscle built frame, but wasn't much taller then Sleet. He was Dingo. Another assistant to Robotnik, though in terms of brains, not exactly the sharpest tool in the shed, in a manner of speaking.

He turned as the other two entered the room.

"It's all set, guys. Just waiting for you to turn it on."

"Excellent! Let's fire it up and see what we've created here." Robotnik seemed highly excited.

Sleet nodded."You heard him, Dingo. Turn on the machine."

Dingo turned and pressed a bright red button on a large console next to the portal. At first, nothing happened. They all waited in anticipation, but there was nothing. The machine just stood there, not showing any activity. Robotnik's excited expression fell. They all stood there for several minutes before anyone spoke.

"Perhaps it needs minor adjusting" Sleet said.

"Get it working." Was all Robotnik could say.

He slowly turned and headed for the door. Dingo stared blankly as the doctor left. Suddenly, something caught his eye behind the machine. He walked over and looked into the huge mess of wires and metal apliences going into the machine console. He looked past all of it to the floor, where he saw a large brown plug sitting just a foot from the wall.As if on instinct, he picked it up and plugged it back into it's slot among the wires. He didn't seem to know just what it went to though, even though any peron with half a brain could see it clear as day.

The plug was immedielty followed by a strange noise. Sleet looked up at the machine as lights began flashing in sequence around the portal. The doctor, who was just about to walk out of the room, stopped and stared back at the machine. The strange noise continued to get louder and more understandable. It was soon clear that the machine was transmitting…much to everyone's surprise…music.

Robotnik turned to Sleet and Dingo.

"Alright, what have I told you to about downloading your music into the main computers?"

The two creatures shook their heads. "That's not any of ours, Doctor."

"Then whose is it?" Robotnik asked, looking around.

It took him a while to figure out where it was coming from. Dingo looked into the portal. Something clicked in his less then average brain.

"It's coming from there!"

The music was indeed coming from the portal. The Device suddenly started spinning, faster and faster, gaining speed. An orb of energy formed in the center of the device, expanding and flattening, till it became almost like a mirror. As everyone watched in shock, a picture started forming. As it finally became clear, all three of them walked up to the machine, in awe at what they were seeing.

The image they were seeing was that of a band, on stage in front of thousands of people. They were playing a heavy style of music, the crowd going wild for it. Robotnik, without looking away, motioned to Sleet.

"What is this?"

Sleet broke away and walked over to the computerconsole. He looked over the data out-put.

"It seems that the device worked. We're viewing a planet called earth, in another dimension from ours. Dominant life consists of beings called 'Humans'." Robotnik walked closer still, his eyes glued to the image in amazement. On stage, a member of the band started singing to the music as he played an odd tune on his guitar.

Make his fight, on a hill in the early day,

Constant chill deep inside!

Shouting gun, on they run, through the gndles gray,

On they fight, are they right? Yes but who's to say.

For a hill, men would kill, why? They do not know,

Stiffened wounds test thier pride!

Men of five, still alive through the raging glow,

Gone insane from the pain that they surley know!

The crowd started going crazy as the man continued to sing the lyrics. The others watched it all on the machine as it happened. Sleet moved up and stared, still in surprise. He said just what Robotnik was thinking.

"They sound like Sonic and his band."

Robotnik couldn't help but agree.

The chorus to the song came on, and the whole audience started singing with the band's singer.

For whom the bell tolls
Time marches on
For whom the bell tolls

Sleet seemed surprised.

"Look how the people respond to them."

Robotnik glared. "Yes, it's almost like they control the audience."

Both of them looked down as they noticed Dingo, moving his head to the beat, and attempting to sing the words. He looked like a fool, actually. "The bell tolls for whom…" he sang. Sleet sighed and slapped him across the back of the head.

"Stay focused."

Robotnik noted Dingo's sudden urge to move and sing to the song. He looked at the band in the image as they started singing the next verse, the audience going wild again. "Control the audience…" He said slowly. Suddenly, it dawned on him. A plan. A plan that, if successful, would not only eliminate Sonic's resistance, but bring the entire planet under his control. He smiled evilly.