In the
darkness of the wooden shed, the noises of a walrus toiling away
could be heard. Suddenly. Silence.
"…Yes!
It's finished!" Rotor exclaimed joyfully as he looked at the
creation before him, bathed in the light of a single window above it.
It seemed to sparkle, or maybe that was just Rotor's imagination
since he'd been working on getting this right for so long. The
Power Ring Creator MkII was complete! Rotor marvelled at his creation
a little longer before rushing from his shed in search of Sally.
Sally was
busily playing with Tails, to keep him busy until Sonic came back.
This little fox had boundless energy, so Sally tried to keep up with
him.
"C'mon
Aunt Sally! Can't you throw it any further?" he pleaded with her
as she began winding up to throw the Frisbee out once more.
"I'll
try Tails, see if you can get this!" she replied as she let it
loose. It shot out above the trees of Knothole, soaring in an
updraft.
"That's
more like it!" Tails said excitedly as he began to spin his tails
around quickly and flew up into the sky after it. He soon caught up
with it and grabbed hold of it mid-air. He slowly returned to the
ground with the Frisbee in hand.
"Well
done Tails!" Sally exclaimed as she walked over to him and patted
him on the head. She then noticed over his shoulder that Rotor was
making his way over to them.
"Princess
Sally! It's finished!" Rotor said excitedly as he puffed
breathlessly.
"What's
finished Rotor?" Tails asked curiously.
"Something
that I'm sure is going to help our cause a lot eh Rotor?" Sally
answered with glee.
"Exactly
right Princess! Are…are you ready for the test?" Rotor said,
finishing quietly.
"Yep,
lead the way. You want to come too Tails?"
"Sure!
This sounds cool!" Tails replied enthusiastically as usual.
Rotor led
them back to his workshop and showed them to the bench with his
newest creation atop it.
"Ladies
and Gentlemen, may I introduce to you…the Power Ring Creator MkII!"
Rotor said jokingly as he pointed towards it.
"Wow…"
Tails exclaimed.
"Excellent
work Rotor! I can see your hard work has really payed off!" Sally
said as she gave him a peck on the cheek. Rotor's face became
slightly crimson as Tails began to ask something.
"Um...Rotor?
If this is a Power Ring Creator like the on Uncle Chuck made, then
why aren't you getting Sonic to test it? He's the only one who
can use them after all!" Tails asked and exclaimed curiously.
"Ah, but
this is a machine I created with slightly different mechanisms in
comparison! In theory, anyone should be able to use the rings created
from it! That's why this would be so beneficial if we can prove it
works." Rotor said excitedly as he beckoned for Sally to come over
to it.
"Here
Sally, just press this switch here, and within 5 seconds a Power Ring
will be created. I've had to sacrifice a little of the
overall power to make the machine this responsive, but it will still
be a huge burst of strength for any of us. Anyway, reach for it and
give a try!" Rotor finished and stood back to let Sally give it a
try.
"Okay,
here goes…"Sally said cautiously as she pressed the switch.
Suddenly, a ring appeared. It rose slowly from the machine and shone
brightly; filling the whole room with light.
"Now
Sally! Grab it now!" Rotor said as Sally reached up and grabbed it.
At first, nothing happened. But after a few seconds, it became clear
that a change was definitely coming over Sally. Her fur began to
bristle slightly as it glowed fluorescently.
"Wow…I
feel...strange..." she exclaimed as she stood before Rotor and
Tails, looking over herself.
"Test
it our Princess! See what you can do!" Rotor said excitedly as
he awaited the results. Suddenly, Sally spun her legs around quickly
and shot out of the workshop. She did indeed have almost supersonic
speed! She quickly zoomed right back and stopped.
"Rotor,
you may just have found us a way to finally get our freedom back…"
she said as she pondered on a plan.
"That's
great-" Rotor began as Tails cut him off.
"Wow
Aunt Sally! You were almost as fast as Sonic! …does that mean that
we can all do that?" Tails said as he bounced up and down on his
tails.
"Actually
Tails, yeah…although, I have yet to test this out. Once I've tested
this for everyone, then we'll really be able to kick that 'ol Buttnik
right outta Mobius!"
"That's
awesome Rotor! I can't wait to try! I'll be able to go super fast
'cause I already can!" Tails said as he spun his tails
excitedly. "Don't cha think Aunt Sally?"
"Definitely!"
Sally replied as she pet tails on the head lovingly.
End Chapter Three.