Chapter 4 The Factory
"What is this?" Aaron asked surprised by the sudden placement of the factory that stood across the street.
"How long until the car arrives?" Sam asked.
"Ten to fifteen minutes. What say we go and check it out?" Aaron suggested. Sam had always suspected Aaron of being a risk-taker. Aaron's willingness to just walk right up to a factory that appeared out of nowhere seemed to solidify that idea and ground it in reality.
"I've got a really bad feeling about this!" Sam said, hoping that Aaron would hear it and turn back before they got any closer. Aaron seemed to either ignore her or not hear her. The two of them cautiously approached the gate. Aaron found a wet stick and threw it at the gate. It hit the gate and nothing happened. Ahead of them, a door opened up out of the ground and a humanoid figure came walking out of it. Once out of the door, the doorway closed and became invisible to the untrained eye.
"What's that?" Aaron looked at where Sam was pointing, and saw what looked like a robot coming towards them.
"Whatever it is, it doesn't look friendly! Let's get out of here!" Aaron started running, when he heard Sam cry out in pain.
"What happened?" Aaron asked as he doubled-back to help Sam up.
"I must've twisted my ankle. Can you run super-fast like you used to? Because I could hold onto your shoulders and we could get to the car before that thing catches up with us!" Aaron was not sure exactly what Samantha was talking about, but some part of him said he should and he simply believed it.
"Yeah, I can!" Sam hobbled over to Aaron and grabbed his shoulders. Aaron started running and ran faster than he had ever before. They got to the school just as the car pulled up. As it stopped, the doors swung open. Aaron got in the driver's side and Sam in the passenger side. The doors automatically closed once both passengers were entirely inside.
"Buckle up! This might be a tricky ride. Plug Nicole into the dash." Aaron said as he started the car up. The back seat held the power source; two Chaos Emeralds, the same green crystals he had found in the shop. The smallest one started to faintly glow as the power system started up. Aaron stepped on the accelerator and the car pulled away silently. As Aaron drove the car out of the parking lot, he realized that he had left his backpack near the building. He stopped the car and got out.
"Where're you going? I thought we were getting out of here." Sam asked from the passenger side.
"I left my backpack beyond that fence. You can come with me if you want… I'm just gonna run in there and be out before you know it." Aaron answered. Sam climbed out of the car and closed her door behind her. They both stealthily approached the fence like they had done the other time, this time careful to look for any security system sensors that might be placed around there. After about a minute of jogging, Aaron made it to his backpack, picked it up, and put it on. Sam was gazing around at the buildings.
Back on Mobius, Rotor's portal started up on its own and it spat out a single being. Rotor heard the portal start up and ran to it.
"Antoine, get in here quick!" Rotor shouted over the noise of the machine. Antoine ran as fast as he could as soon as he heard Rotor.
"I think this is the time to pray that Robotnik doesn't destroy us! Get Doctor Quack immediately!"
(End of Chapter 4)