So, here I am yet again (I told you I would update quickly!) Sorry about the slight delay between chap 3 and 4 though, I had to go into hospital for an operation on my foot so I'm on crutches now! (Everybody say 'Awwww'!) But here is chapter 5 anyway-keep those wonderful reviews coming!
Chapter Five: Revelations…"Right, I'll get you up to date on the situation Sonic since you weren't at most of the meeting." Sally said as they walked quickly onwards.
"The room that you mentioned to us was most likely Robotniks 'Dome'. From information we have gathered, he mainly uses it as a sort of arena-for watching fights between new prototypes he has invented to see how good they are and what skills and weaknesses they have. It is directly in the center of Robotniks base on the third floor. The platform you described is obviously on the forth floor and is directly linked to his Control room. What we plan to do is infiltrate the base and Rotor, Antoine and Bunnie will go to the fourth floor while me, you and Knuckles will enter at the third floor. Our group, 'Group A', will go and get Tails and Bunnie's group, 'Group B', will go to the balcony and stop Robotnik from trying anything stupid." She finished. She was surprised that Sonic had managed to keep quiet and not interrupt throughout her whole speech.
"It's easier said than done Sal..." Sonic finally replied. He seemed lost in thought.
"Yes...I know Sonic." Sally said, she couldn't think of anything else to say.
"You know, I'd like it a whole lot more if you didn't have to see the things that are gonna be waitin' for us when we get there-it even scares me..."
"We are just going to have to prepare ourselves as best we can." Sighed Sally. She was touched that he actually cared about her.
"What are we gonna do about that serum thing Sal?-I mean, how are we gonna get Tails back to Knothole without him seeing any light?" Sonic then asked.
"Well Suga-hog," Bunnie overheard and answered for Sally. She handed him a bag containing a blindfold and a First-Aid kit. "We have this lil' ol' blindfold here so someone can carry him back."
None of them mentioned what the First-Aid kit was for.
"This is also why we came at night Sonic, but by the time we leave Robotropolis, it may be light so we brought extra precautions." Sally added.
"You've thought of everything then Sal!" Sonic said. She was always so thorough, she never forgot anything-that's why he loved her.
The rest of the journey was mainly silent, everyone was lost in their own thoughts and memories.
Antoine was thinking about where he could hide if there was any trouble.
Rotor was thinking about any forms of technical difficulties (such as pass-codes for doors) that they may experience-anything to keep his mind off Tails.
Bunnie was more of a sentimental creature. She was reminiscing about all the fun times she had watching Sonic and Tails racing through the forest and all the fun times they had together. A tear came to her eye which she promptly wiped away so as not to upset anyone else.
Sally was going through the plan again in her head thinking of all possibilities and outcomes. Her brain wouldn't work properly. Tails was like a son to her-there was an overwhelming mothering instinct flooding her mind and screaming at her to run and get him. She fought to keep her mind focused which worked for the time being.
Knuckles was thinking about all the things that Tail's chaos emerald had displayed to him. He had deliberately played it down to the others. He knew that he had told them that Tails was going nuts and stuff but he didn't say exactly what he saw in the orange surface of the gem. It was indescribable. If they knew what was going on in 'the dome' right now, they probably would have given up on this mission. They would be convinced that Tails would be dead by now. He was in a terrible state when Knuckles last saw him and by now it was sure to be much worse. He didn't know a single living creature that had undergone such torture.
Sonics mind was having more complex problems. He refused to believe the fact that Tails was probably dead or dying at every step they took. He knew that his bro would be O.k. He just had to keep focused, get in there and get Tails out as quickly as possible. He prayed that there would be no complications in the plan but then suddenly, yet another piece of his nightmare (which everyone now called 'Sonic's premonition') flashed into his mind. Sonic tried to concentrate on it so that he could see as much as possible therefore gaining as much information on the situation as possible-anything that may help to get Tails back to them-alive.
The others jumped as they saw Sonic freeze mid stride. He gazed off into the forest like he was watching something very far away. Bunnie slowly walked up to him and gazed into his eyes. It was like he was looking right through her.
"Wat iz wronk wit dee edgeog?" Antoine worriedly asked.
"Sally, Suga-hog's seein' somthin' again." Bunnie exclaimed.
"Everyone stay quiet. We don't want to disturb him-he might see something vital towards our plan." Sally instructed.
"We should all sit down and rest until it's over." Rotor added.
"Good idea Rotor." Sally said as everyone went and sat down on the side of the path a little while away from Sonic and Bunnie.
Bunnie had managed to slowly urge Sonic to sit down without disturbing him and was sat with him stroking his hand gently to comfort him. She understood how much these 'flashbacks' (or 'flash-forwards') hurt Sonic as she had seen the emotions that flowed through him. It upset her just to watch his expressions.
After around 10 minutes, Knuckles came over to them.
"Do you mind if I stay with him til he wakes up? I need to speak to him." He whispered to Bunnie.
"Sure Knux-you bedder take gud care of Suga-hog though!" She replied with a giggle.
"Thanks, I'll bring him over soon." Knuckles added.
Bunnie began to stand up but about half way between sitting and standing, she stopped and sat back down.
"Knux...I know that ya' didn't tell us ev'rythin' 'bout Suga-fox's emerald." She started.
"What are you talkin' about?" He asked worriedly.
"Well, ya' see, Iv'e bin watchin' Suga-hog here when he has these dream things and...well..." She paused for a moment to collect her thoughts. "Well just look at his face now." She said.
Knuckles looked at Sonics face properly for the first time since he had come and sat down with him and realized that Bunnie was right-his face showed exactly how Knuckles was feeling. It was contorted into several emotions-none of which were good ones. His teeth were gritted and his eyes were clenched shut.
"I see..." Was all Knuckles could say.
"An' sometimes he says lil' things too." She added and as if on cue, Sonic began to mumble. They both gathered nearer to hear what he said.
"Oh God Sal...I dropped him. I can't believe that happened!" He said louder than they expected. It made them jump and they leaned back slightly. Sonic then stood up, eyes wide open and began to run over to Sally but Knuckles grabbed him before he got far.
"Knuckles!!! I dropped him!!!" Sonic screamed at Knuckles.
Knuckles began to drag Sonic further away from the group so as not to scare them further.
"That can't be real! I can't have dropped him!" Sonic continued.
"Listen to me!" Knuckles shouted back. Bunnie ran back to the group to tell Sally what had happened.
"You are going to drop him." Knuckles told Sonic as they both sat back down. Sonic was on the verge of tears but held them back.
"What are you talking about? I would NEVER drop Tails-EVER!" Sonic yelled.
"I know that you are going to drop him because I know everything that is happening and is going to happen to Tails…-because of this." Knuckles said as he pulled out an orange chaos emerald. It belonged to Tails. Sonic looked at it as it turned from it's usual orange to a deep crimson and then back again.
"Why didn't you tell us then if you know what's going on?" Sonic asked irritatedly.
"You should know why. Afterall, you're totally screwed up and you have only seen a few of the things that are happening. What do you want me to tell them? Do you want me to walk up to Sally and the others and tell them then Tails is being virtually ripped limb from limb as we speak?!-Do you want me to tell them that?!" Knuckles said with an angry tone in his voice.
"I guess not." Sonic mumbled. He felt the shock of it all hit him like he had been whacked with a baseball bat.
"Anyway, what's the point in me telling you? It's going to happen anyway whether we like it or not." He stated bluntly. He seemed to do everything 'bluntly'. It was the way he was.
"What-" Sonic began to ask but was cut off.
"Don't try to ask me what's gonna happen either coz I'm not gonna tell you-I'm not getting you more screwed up than you already are." Knuckles finalized.
"Well at least if I drop him, it means that we actually manage to get him out of there....doesn't it?..." Sonic asked.
"Yes... yes Sonic. We get him out of there." Knuckles replied solemnly.
At that, Knuckles turned and began to walk back to the group who were now panicking.
"Iz you zure dat we shouldz not abortz dis mizzion an come back ven we az a better planz?" Antoine asked Sally in the hope that she might agree.
"Sorry Antoine. No matter what we have to face, we have to get Tails out of there TONIGHT. Every minute counts." She replied.
The freedom fighters looked up expectantly as Knuckles approached closely followed by Sonic.
"C'mon! What are we waiting for?!" Knuckles said so as to avoid questioning.
"What's going on? What happened to you Sonic? What did you see?" Rotor asked.
"It's not important to the mission. Lets go." Sonic replied flatly.
"Are you sure Sonic-any information you may have could give us an advant-" Sally was cut off.
"Listen Sal. I told you. It won't affect us in any way so it doesn't matter-o.k?" Sonic snapped then apologized. "I'm sorry Sal. I didn't mean to shout. It's jus all this is kinda gettin' to me-It'll get to you to once you see it."
"It's alright Sonic, we understand." Sally replied reassuringly.
"O.k. guys! Lets go!" Bunnie cheered loudly, trying to raise moral within the group.
They began to get up and continued their walk/run to Robotropolis. By the time they finally arrived at the out-skirts of the polluted city, it was nearing 3am.
There you go, another one done. There's going to be twenty chapters in this so I hope you keep interested and keep reviewing-starting now! x