Disclamer: BSD and I don't own Sonic and co.
A/N: Thanks for the reviews you two, but i would like more reviews, it takes a lot of effort for BSD and i to present this story. Even if it is the same people for different chapters, so more reviews!
Tears Of Blood: Chapter Seven
Sally wiped more tears from her eyes. She still couldn't believe that her own father had ordered her abortion. She placed one hand on her stomach as she stumbled along. She felt so defiled. Sonic was so upset, but she was glad for one thing. She didn't have to cry alone. After the abortion, her father had her hauled in front of him as he stripped her of her duties. The only saving grace was that he still let her command the Freedom Fighters. She had lost what little dignity she still had but Sonic had help to restore some of it. Once again, Sally wiped the tears from her eyes. All she wanted was Sonic back. If he was here now he would know just what to do. Sally raised her head to see how far she was from Knothole. She was still a long way off. In the distance she saw a blue light. She stopped and a small smile spread across her face, but it was soon dashed as she heard the low moan of an engine. A hovercraft flew over her, heading for the ruins of Robotropolis. It must've come from the outpost on the northern borderlands Sally thought. Sally watched it go. She then started her long painful journey once again. The tears still wouldn't leave her be. She wanted someone to comfort her. She was not used to being on her own. Her thoughts moved once more to what happened after the abortion as Sonic showed a side that Sally didn't know he had.
Sally awoke. But instead of Nicole's bleeping alarm, it was Sonic, gently shaking her arm, balancing a tray on one hand. Sally was surprised to see him.
"Morning Sal." Sonic said cheerfully.
"Sonic? What are you doing here?" Sally asked.
"I thought you might like breakfast in bed." Sonic said, placing the tray before her.
"What's all this for?"
"Well you had such a rough time lately I thought this would help cheer you up."
Sally looked down at the meal before her. Eggs, bacon, hash browns and fried bread. And for a drink, some pineapple juice.
"Thank you."
"You're welcome Sal." Sonic replied.
Sally wiped a tear out of the corner of her eye. Sonic sat next to her and put his arm round her as she wiped the tear away.
"I'll be back in a little while to clear up." And with that he left.
As Sally sat there eating here breakfast, she thought she was the luckiest girl alive to have Sonic as her boyfriend. As she finished off the last of the pineapple juice, Sonic walked in.
"I see you've finished." Sonic said.
He took the tray and on his way out of the room, he looked over his shoulder.
"I thought I'd better tell you that we got a communication this morning. It seems that they are going to be shipping one of those bots very close to the Great Forest. And, as Bunnie predicted, the guards are sloppy. It should be coming in about half an hour."
At the sound of this, Sally sprang out of bed. She grabbed her waist coat, stuck on her boots and thrust Nicole into her pocket. Sonic watched as Sally hurriedly got ready. He stepped aside as she tore out the door. Sally had to come up with a plan and fast. As she ran into the planning room, she found all the others crowded round the table. Rotor looked up.
"Hey, good plan Sally." Sally was puzzled.
"Huh? What plan?" She asked.
"The one you drew up last night to catch one of those new bots." Rotor answered.
"But I didn't have any plans." Sally protested as she stepped up to the table. But to her amazement, there was a carefully laid out plan. It was even written down on a piece of paper. Sally picked it up and read. It seems that Rotor would scramble the Comms, Bunnie and Tails would take care of the sentries, Antoine would act as look out while herself and Sonic take the bot. Sally glanced round.
"Does everyone know what their doing?" Sally asked.
"We sure do. We've been studin' this har map for the past ten lil' ole' minutes." Bunnie responded.
"Well, we might as well take up our positions." Sally said. At this the Freedom Fighters filed out the door. As Sally turned to follow, she found Sonic leaning against the wall by the door.
"You ready?" Sonic asked.
"Did you draw those plans up?" Sally asked . Sonic just smiled. She smiled back.
"I thought we could change views for one mission. I would do the planning and you be ready to act." Sonic told her.
Sally quickly put her arms round him. Sonic lightly put his round her.
"We had better go." Sonic told her. With that they both left to take up their positions.
"How long before the convoy arrives?" Sally whispered to Nicole.
"Convoy arriving in ten minutes Sally." Nicole bleeped in response.
Rotor had already began work on a Tangler field that would stop any distress call. And then, right on cue, the convoy arrived. It was flanked by only five Swat bots. Two in front, two behind and one on the carry cage.
When it reached the designated place, Bunnie and Tails charged from their hiding places and attacked the sentries. Bunnie set on the Swat bots at the rear while Tails kicked the carry cage Swat bot from his perch. While the guards were busy, Sonic picked up Sally and charged toward the carry cage. But as they got near, something happened. The bot inside was lowered to the main carry doors. As they opened, out stepped the bot. It was just a little bigger then a Swat bot, but it had a repeater rifle attached to it's left wrist. A Gigaton cannon on it's left shoulder and a multi missile system on its other wrist.
"Jamming detected." The bot spoke. "Proceeding to neutralize."
"Hey, tall, dark and ugly. Down here." Sonic yelled.
The bot looked down. "Hedgehog detected." Then it noticed Sally. "Primary target acquired." It clunked. And turned to Sally.
"Hey, you metal monster. Leave my Sal alone!" Sonic yelled as he stepped in the way.
"Hedgehog of secondary importance." The bot bleeped. "Princess Sally Acorn primary target."
"I won't let you get to her." Sonic yelled as he charged the bot. It swatted Sonic with its metal fist. Sonic dodged but was clipped by the fist and it sent him off to one side.
"Sally primary target, Capture at all costs." The bot spoke out.
Sally shook as the bot bore down on her. Suddenly Sonic was in front of her.
"I'll protect ya, Sal." Sonic said over his shoulder.
"You can't protect anyone. Lest of all Princess Sally. She will be coming with me" The bot spoke in it's monotone voice.
At the sound of this Sally saw Sonics body tense up. "You lay one Finger on my Sal and you'll be scrap metal pal." Sonic said through gritted teeth. From behind him, Sally saw Sonics hands clench into tight fists. Slowly the robot advanced.
"Back…Off." Sonic growled. The robot continued.
Then Sonic launched himself at the bot. It aimed it's laser repeater at him. Sonic jumped as light flashed from the barrel. Sally let out a small cry as the lasers blew up the ground just in front of her.
"THAT'S IT!" Sally heard Sonic shout. As she looked back over her shoulder, Sonic stood on the bots shoulders as it waved it's arms about. Then he spun a high speed rev spin on the robots head.
Sonic punctured the cooling tank as coolant flew everywhere. Sally covered herself to protect herself from the splashing coolant as Sonic jumped off, covered in cooling fluid. When Sally looked back up, She saw the bot staggering around, it's head split almost in two. Sonic stood with clenched fists and gritted teeth as he watched the bot stagger about.
Then he ran jumped and thumped the bot hard in the chest. It fell over but tried to get back up. As Sonic landed, he ran toward the bot and revved on it's chest plate splitting it in two. As the bot reached down to swat Sonic off, Sonic reached in through the opening in the bots chest and tore out a handful of wires in each hand. The bot bleeped and whooped as it's circuitry was torn from it's very body. It's limbs jerked about and then were still.
Sonic stood on it's chest, panting heavily. Chucking the wires aside, he kicked the robot so hard that it rolled onto its side. Sonic walked up to Sally's side holding out his hand.
"You O.k. Sal?" He asked.
"I'm fine." Sally replied. "But I have to say that I've never seen you get so angry before." Sonic smiled sheepishly.
"I guess I over did it a bit huh?" Sally and the others walked over to the prone bot.
"Well, might as well get Rotor to take a look at this." Tails said.
"If 'in thar be anythin' to look at." Bunnie spoke.
"Well, I guess this is mission accomplished." Sally said.
"I guess so." Sonic added.
"Let's get back to base. You need to wash that coolant liquid off you." Sally pointed out. Sonic looked down at himself.
"Yeah. I guess so." He said laughing. "Come on let's go."