Jazzerman here, I do not own any of these characters, they are owned by their respected companies, blah, blah, blah. You've heard this sht before.
But I do own this story.
A Wily tale, 6 Years later.
Part 3
"A warrant?" Jonny exclaimed. "I demand to know why I'm being charged with this."
"A red robot wearing your insignia was seen in the industry district." Remington said, crossing his arms. He had never seen anything do this kind of damage since Robotnik or the dingoes.
"Did it ever occur to you that some stupid fool could've hot wired one of the drones that clean the streets?"
"This robot took out a whole block, and the buildings in the industry district are among the strongest on the island." Remington glared at the human, at that moment Jonny saw a very unwelcome resemblance to Geoffrey.
"And what did this robot look like?" Knuckles asked. He didn't believe Jonny would do something like this, especially not after inviting him and his family here to meet with the rest of them.
"One of the witnesses snapped this picture." One of the officers showed them a decent picture of the robot standing among the rubble of one of the buildings it had destroyed.
Jonny looked at the picture, and frowned. "I've never made a robot like this. Hell I've never even SEEN a robot with this kind of design. And just because it has a 'W' insignia on it doesn't mean it's mine."
"Yes, but you are the only one capable of building this kind of tech." Remington said. "We're taking you into custody, but you whether you're going to stay behind bars remains to be seen. We'll handle this... Rouge robot."
Jonny growled quietly, but complied as he was cuffed and lead out of the room. "Take care of the kids for me Ali. We'll all look back on this and laugh someday."
Remington flinched at the mentioning of Jonny's kids. The hybrid human echidnas that his own genetic code allowed to be. He shook his head and walked toward the door after his men but was stopped by Knuckles.
"Remington... What makes you think he's REALLY the culprit behind this attack?" The Guardian asked harshly. "Like he said, he'd never make a robot as destructive like that."
"And yet he built beings like Skull man." Remington retorted, glaring at the Guardian before departing without another word.
Jack and Alison looked at their mother.
"Is daddy going to be okay?" Alison asked, both her and her brother wore the same pleading look, as if begging for their mother to make it all better.
Ali-Su smiled and hugged her children, nuzzling them both. "Don't worry, he's survived worse." She smiled and winked at them both.
Down Town, a town of metal and clockwork people. But that description sounds too much like Robotropolis. In truth it's just a small refuge for those partially or fully mechanical, but that's not to say there weren't any normal Mobains living there. Though these 'normal' people were in the minority.
It was a nice and sunny day and the residents of Down Town were about their daily tasks and Amy was among them. She liked this town a lot, she had grown so used to Knothole she had felt out of place among those enormous buildings. The buildings in Down Town weren't anything bigger than 2 stories, the only exception was of course Wily tower. Amy was out for a walk and to buy a can of plasma, she felt like she could use the extra energy, her internal power gauge showed her at three fourths full but she liked to keep herself as close to full as possible.
'I'm so glad Jonny took down all those skulls, the place was so creepy at night." Amy walked by the local store and looked inside, she frowned when she saw that the machine wasn't in it's place.
"Excuse me, do you know where another plasma machine is?" The annoyed hedgehog turned robot asked a passing sentry.
The Sniper Joe Amy had asked pointed across the street to the electronics store.
"Thank you. The stores must've broken down. Again." Amy smiled at the sentry robot and walked across the street to replenish her fuel tanks.
The Sniper Joe shrugged and resumed walking it's designated beat. Sniper Joes were the private police force and peace keepers of Down Town. They were all basically the same. They stood just a little over four feet, they were mostly a dark green with black detail, their head was like a motorcycle helmet with the visor down, but a single red eye could be seen in the exact middle of the visor. They always carried a large metal shield and each was equipped with a decelerator laser that can inhibit a robot's flow of cerebral impulses, effectively knocking them out and it could also serve as a tazer to living things (cyborgs included). The Sniper Joes didn't talk much, as they knew their monotone voices sometimes put people on edge. But that doesn't mean they weren't unfriendly, they often could be found helping someone with their groceries or some other simple task. They had cousins called 'Hammer Joes' that were used very rarely. These robots were much like the Snipers except their heads were little more than lumps on their bodies, they were heavily armored, and always carried a large ball and chain. Both Joes were labeled as drones, they didn't have AIs anywhere near that of the Robot masters, but they did their job well and never complained.
Amy started her existence in Down Town as a Naturalized Robian, a roboticized Mobain that was made to be identical in appearance to her former flesh and blood self. But she had recently had Jonny refit her body into what had been known as a 'Robain master' since these bodies highly resembled the Robot master's designs. Almost none where given any sort of Robot master weapon but those that were, Jonny equipped each such Robian with a special 'kill circuit' that could permanently disable their weapon if they used it for the wrong reasons. Whatever they where. Amy's new body was exactly what she had asked for. From the neck up she looked exactly like her old self, but below that her body was much like the Bass power armor Jonny had. Her armored body was pink instead of black and had white detail instead of orange-yellow and the red gem on her feminine chest was in the shape of a heart. But Amy's favorite feature was her requested weapon, what she called 'Rose hammer'. She, like many of the Robians living in Down Town, were sending Jonny a small amount of the money they made to help pay off the bill for their customized bodies, but Jonny never asked for too much. Being roboticized had it's perks, Amy never felt hungry or thirsty, she never had to go to the bathroom, and the only sort of fatigue she ever felt was mental fatigue. But the lack of the sense of taste was kind of a let down. Then again the idea of her being together with Star man for the next three hundred years made her fuel pump race.
Amy walked into the Electronics store, that had become something of a hot spot for Robians and cyborgs, much like the grocery store was for normal Mobains. After Amy had put in a few coins and quickly drank the glowing contents of the can she retrieved. She then noticed that a familiar someone had come up behind her and got a can for himself.
"Oh hi Metal." Amy chirped, smiling widely at the robot.
"Hi Amy..." Metal frowned, sounding kind of annoyed.
Metal had a body much like Amy's. From the neck up he looked like Sonic with red eyes. But below that he was blue with silver details, and the gem on his chest was red and was shaped more like an eye than anything else. The one detail Metal didn't truly didn't care for was the silver 'W' insignia on his shoulder, it reminded him a little of the mustached insignia he always saw in the corner of his eye when he worked for Robotnik. Jonny had been used him as a prototype for all Robian masters, but he didn't really care. Metal was just grateful for the new body. That and that he no longer got stares from the people he lived close to, and he liked not having too much to do. Robotnik often ran him ragged like all his robots.
"How have you been Metal?" Amy asked in her seemingly always happy tone. "Staying out of trouble?"
Metal rolled his eyes, she always did get on his nerves. "Okay I guess..." He didn't even bother looking at the hedgehog or answering her other question.
Amy ignored his bad attitude. "Is anything new with you?"
Metal took the can of plasma from the machine. "No." He stated flatly.
Amy continued as if Metal would've asked the same question to her. "Me and Star man have our eyes on adopting this little raccoon girl. You ever think of adopting a child Metal?"
Metal would've spat if he had that particular ability. "I don't like kids." He muttered coldly.
Amy smiled. "Maybe you could get a job at the school, maybe you'd get used to them if you where around them more."
Metal stomped off, the thought of children always got under his metallic skin.
Metal was well known in Down Town as a delinquent. Always picking fights with the Robot masters, it wasn't uncommon to see him being taken to a holding cell by a small legion of Sniper Joes. Metal was often unconscious on these occasions. But Amy felt he was a good person deep down, he was just afraid of someone getting close to him.
Amy tossed her empty can into a nearby recycling can and strolled out of the store, heading back to her home. She hoped Star man wouldn't be practicing his guitar. Not without her there to listen to it that is.
Amy's thoughts were interrupted by an old friend.
"Hey Amy did you hear the news?" An android that resembled a squirrel/chipmunk hybrid (like Sally) cried as she ran up to Amy.
"No, what is it Nicole?" Amy asked the former hand held computer.
Nicole had bugged Sally for years after Robotnik had been beaten to be allowed to get Jonny to build her a body. After three years of complaining Sally relented and let Jonny build an android body around the complex hand held computer, allowing her independent movement for the first time. Of course Nicole wanted a body similar to Sally's, having been with her for so long. Just like all of Jonny's creations, Nicole had a silver 'W' brand, hers happened to be on the back of her chest under her synthetic fur.
"I just heard that Jonny's in jail on the Floating island for supposedly making robots for war. One of them demolished a whole block in minutes!"
Amy shook her head. "I don't believe it. Jonny'd never do that!" Amy couldn't believe that the same man who had saved them from Robotnik, took them in, built the love her life, and gave her incredible body could ever do something that horrible.
"Well, I don't want to believe it either, but he's in custody right now." Nicole's tone was one of sorrow. She had really felt indebted to Jonny, she was so applicative of the body she got she actually kissed Jonny five seconds after she got her body.
"Well, I don't see why he would, he's got everything a person could want." Amy said, "It'd be stupid to try something like that, and we both know for a fact that he's not THAT stupid."
Nicole laughed, "True, very true." Amy and the others sometimes found it strange to hear her laugh. Reason one was because she never laughed in her hand held form, and two being that she no longer had a monotone mechanical voice.
Amy laughed as well, she and the computer-turned-android had grown close over the years. "You should come over more often Nicole. But I don't have much time to talk, my Starie is gonna start practicing soon and I am not going to miss it!"
Nicole shook her head as she watched Amy run off. "What does she see in that mechanical beach bum?"
Jonny laughed mentally at how little they had interrogated him. They didn't even ask him three questions before taking him to a cell. The officer shoved Jonny into a cell that clearly wasn't built to hold humans. The bed, if you could call a wooden plank with a pillow a bed, could in no way support his weight or fit him vertically.
Jonny let out a sigh and looked out the miniscule window. 'Well, if grandpa could see me now he'd be laughing and spout something like; 'Like grandfather like grandson'.'
They had taken his coat and everything in it, leaving him with nothing to even contemplate escaping. And to add to his feeling of insult, they had actually confiscated his arm! He never liked being with out it, he felt very incomplete.
Jonny thought back to the photo. He had never seen a robot like that one... Red armor with white details, two dark green orb like crystals in the chest, a flat blue crystal on the forehead, unbelievable power for a robot of that build, but what stood out the most was what no other robot he had ever made had. A long blonde pony tail.
To be continued...
A/N: I'm sorry if this is going kinda slow. But it's going to speed up in the next chapter. -Jazzerman