Chapter 5 Robotropolis
Robotropolis was the largest city on the planet. The remains of Mobotropolis were buried someplace underneath the large metal and cement city. The command center of Ivo Robotnik stood over what once was the grand Castle of Acorn.
"Ah, Snively! Isn't it just wonderful that we can not only take over one world, but as many as we like?" Robotnik exclaimed. Sitting in front of the massive control panels that commanded the entire city, Snively looked from screen to screen as the small lights across the boards blinked in alarm.
"Sir, a perimeter alarm has been tripped! Sector 10A. Should I dispatch the SWATbots or perimeter patrol?" Snively asked.
"No, I'll handle this myself." Robotnik said. At that, Robotnik walked down to where he kept his robots when they were offline. Once down there, he initialized five robots and sent them out to neutralize the intruders.
Back outside, Sam was amazed at the sheer size of the buildings.
"Wow! Look at the size of those buildings! Where did they all come from?" Sam exclaimed. A door opened out of the ground.
"I think it best if we leave all those questions unanswered. Back to the car, now!" Aaron shouted as five robots flew out of the small door and shot lasers at them. They climbed into the car and took off.
"This time we don't stop until we get there!" Aaron said. Once they hit seven hundred miles per hour, the car started changing. The car lengthened by five feet and a cone extended from the front, and at its base was surrounded by a ring. The car was now shaped almost like a bullet. The second emerald started glowing.
"Aaron, are you sure you know how to drive this thing?" Sam asked. Aaron thought she was too much of a worrywart; she would try to stop him from jumping off the cliff and into the raging river below even if it was only a five-foot fall.
"I know enough!" Aaron replied as he navigated around the wet streets. As the car reached fourteen hundred miles per hour, a lightening bolt shot from the end of the cone creating a black hole in front of the car. The car vanished in a large shockwave and then it was gone. They made their way through the Inter-Dimensional Super-Highway to Mobius.
In Knothole, things were not looking so good.
"Great shades of Mobius! The King's back!" Doctor Quentin Quack said as he entered.
"His skin's changin' or something! Look!" Bunnie said.
"He looks like a chaos emerald or something!" Tails noted.
"There's... not… much… Doomsday…" The King mumbled.
"Tails! Find Uncle Chuck! We're going to need as much help with this as possible!" Rotor said. Tails set out immediately for Charles' bunker.
After the car made it out of the portal, Sam and Aaron separated from their counterparts, Sonic and Sally. As soon as the separation was done, Aaron looked around himself to get his bearings. Sam had fainted in the passengers seat.
"What the?" Aaron asked as he realized that he was not on Earth any more.
"I'll explain: when I started Rotor's portal up originally, I created portals all over Mobius." Sonic explained as best he could.
"Also, simultaneously, opening a doorway to other dimensions, times and realities!" Sally finished.
"I don't believe you!" Aaron doubtfully said. Sam was now fully awake.
"Ahhhhhhh!" She screamed as she came to her senses.
"It's okay! It's okay! We're safe! You're with me!" Aaron comforted as best he could the scared young girl.
"This is incredible! I, Aaron Brandt, am standing here talking to Sonic Hedgehog and Princess Sally Elisha Acorn!" Aaron exclaimed.
"Shouldn't we head back to Knothole and see what's been going on in our absence?" Sonic asked.
"I think it better! Let's get going!" Sally ordered. "We'll talk more when we get back to the village." Sally said to the two humans walking alongside her.
Uncle Chuck had made it to Knothole from his lab outside of Robotropolis.
"Good God! The King's back! What's wrong with him?" Uncle Chuck asked.
"We're not sure… he just came out of my portal about ten minutes ago! When he came out, he said; "There's not much… Doomsday." Then he passed out." Rotor explained.
"But, you're talking animals! Animals don't talk! At least they're not supposed to!" Sam said. Aaron ran and grabbed his backpack and put the two emeralds from the car in it.
"Sam, when Sega originally created the whole Sonic The Hedgehog video game series, a surge in the programming department created a permanent dimensional rip. Everything Sega tried could not hold the rip shut. Finally, they managed to trap the rip in a game cartridge." Aaron explained as he caught up with the others.
"So, where you come from, we are just some kind of game?" Sally asked. Sam was standing next to Sally, realizing how tall Sally was.
"Well… all I want to know is what are we going to do? We don't have any road to get up to speed to jump dimensions!" Sam said.
"Well… if you want, you can live with us for a while. But, if things get hairy, we'll have to pack up and move out. Also, we'll have to try to explain your guys' being here to the others once we get back to the village." Sonic said.
(End of Chapter 5)