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A/N: Sorry for the late update, but the good news is that I'm getting Broadband this week so i'll be able to update much more quickly. Anyway, enjoy...
Hands Of Wrath: Chapter Seven
The ruins were the last place that Sally wanted to see, but she knew as well as Sonic that this was where the last piece was. If they could get it then Sally would be saved. Sonic came zooming back.
"All safe Sal." Sonic reported. Picking her up he tore back toward the ruins, making a beeline for Robotnik's tower. Placing Sally down they made their way to the stairs. The rubble had been cleared and Sonic was immediately suspicious.
"Stay back Sal." He said as Sally took refuge behind a pile of rubble. Sonic picked up a long piece of piping and pushed the door open. Sally heard a huge explosion and jumped up fearing that some thing terrible and happened to Sonic. But he just stood there, not a scratch on him.
"How did you know that the door was booby trapped?" Sally asked.
"The rubble had all been cleared away and it just looked too inviting." He answered. "Now lets get that de-robotizer piece."
As they stepped through the blasted door, Sonic stopped again.
"Let me go first." Sonic said.
Sally stood back as Sonic shot down the stairs accompanied by a series of explosions. Soon he was back by Sally's side.
"Limpet mines." he answered. They made their way down the stairs in relative safety, Sally noticing the black burn marks on the wall where the mines were. Pushing open the door at the bottom, Sonic found that the room had been cleaned up since their last visit. Also that a door in the far corner probably lead further into the passages under the ruins. Flanking the door were two heavily armed and armoured bots.
They didn't look like any kind that Sonic had seen. They both had standard Swat bot rifles but they were more ornate in their armour. Aiming their weapons as Soon as they entered, Sonic pushed Sally out of the way as they both fired. Sally landed on the floor with a light clang. Sonic had jumped and landed on the closest bots head. As it flailed around, the other one took aim. Sonic jumped again as the bots head exploded in circuit boards and piping. Landing on the other bots head, Sonic super spun dashed on it's head, ripping it neatly in half.
"I thought they would be a lot tougher." Sonic said as he walked back to help Sally to her feet.
Going through the door, Sonic and Sally found themselves in the huge maze of corridors. All that remained of Robotnik's once huge tower.
"If I was Eggman, where would I store that de-robotizer piece?" Sonic thought out loud.
"It would be somewhere close to Eggman and heavily defended." Sally pointed out.
"Then lets check it out." Sonic said scooping up Sally in his arms. As Sonic sped down the corridor, automated defences tried to stop them, but they were no match for Sonics speed. As they got to a corner, Sonic put Sally down, peered round and spotted three sentries.
"This looks to be the right place. Butt-nik used to store all he's good stuff here." Sonic whispered to Sally as he took a power ring out of his backpack. Sally peered round at the sentries.
"It's too dangerous." Sally said. Sonic took her hands. ""I'll be fine." He reassured her, giving her a little kiss. With that he turned round the corner and slowly walked toward the bot's.
"Hey, what's in that room?" Sonic called out cheerfully. All the bots locked onto him but Sonic was ready. He jumped as three separate laser shots hit the ground where he was. As Sally watched Sonic brought the ring in front of him and unleashed it's power. Curling into a whizzing ball, he laid waste to all three sentries.
"Eggman must get some better toys, these ones break too easily." He said as Sally rounded the corner. Standing before the door, it hissed open. Inside was a pedestal with a glass dome atop it, but whatever was inside was missing.
"Looking for this Sonic?" called a voice. Looking up at a catwalk, Sonic espied Eggman holding the last piece of the de-robotizer.
"Eggman." Sonic growled as the message came flooding back to him.
"And I see you have brought your girlfriend as well." Eggman leered.
"Your finished Eggman. Hand over the piece or I will take it from you."
"Oh, I wish I could but I'm afraid that I have to be somewhere else."
With that Eggman pressed a button on the catwalk railing and two new bots came marching out. They were a lot bigger then the previous bot.
"Enjoy your new friends Sonic. I'm going to enjoy watching them rip you to shreds."
Sonic put one arm in front of Sally and pushed her back. The two bots got ready as they squared of against him. Sonic made the first move but the bots spotted this and jumped either side of him. Sonic was stunned. The bots he fought never did that before. Sally watched as every move Sonic made the bots avoided with perfect precision. Then came the turning point in the fight. Sonic had leapt at the bots once again but one jumped off to the left while the other side stepped. Sonic lashed out a fist but it was grabbed by the bot. While he tried to fight it off he heard the other coming up, behind him so he kicked out with his foot. That too was grabbed. As he tried to free his appendages, his free arm and leg were grabbed by the bots and he was trapped.
"Now, I want you to pull that annoying Sonic in half, but do it….Slowly." Eggman gloated.
Slowly the bots began to pull. Sonic gritted his teeth, fighting to free himself. But it was too much and he cried out. "Stop it! Leave him alone!" Sally yelled. But Eggman ignored her.
Sally was wondering how she could free Sonic when she remembered something. Quickly running outside, she picked up a laser rifle. Aiming at one of the bots, Sally let off one shot. The recoil knocked her back slightly, but the bot had a hole in it.
"What?" Shouted Eggman as he saw the first robot stop dead.
Sally re-aimed and blasted the other one. Sonic fell to the floor. Dropping the laser rifle, Sally ran over to him.
"You may have stopped my Doom Bots but you'll never get this piece." Eggman yelled as he ran for a lift. Sally ran back for the rifle and started to shoot at Eggman. The laser blasts hit behind Eggman as he made his way to lift. Sally placed an shot ahead of Eggman, but she only succeeded in shattering the glass of the lift shaft.
"Better luck next time." Eggman called as he entered the lift and started moving up.
"A power ring. Quick." Sonic yelled. Sally reached into Sonics backpack and withdrew a power ring. It glowed as Sonic threw it at the retreating Eggman. Eggman covered his face as the ring flew toward him. The ring hit the hand holding the de-robotizer piece.
"NOOOOO. THE PIECE!" Eggman yelled as the piece fell toward earth.
Sonic sped over and neatly caught it. Eggman disappeared through the ceiling, cursing loudly.
"Time to juice." Sonic said picking up Sally. As they left the room a siren went off. Eggman must've activated an alarm. Sonic poured on the speed as he headed for the only way to the surface. Several times they came face-to-face with groups of bots responding to the alarm but they managed to reach the robotizer room with no trouble. Quickly ascending the stairs, Sonic shot out into the ruins and didn't stop until he reached the Knothole base.
Quickly putting Sally in the planning room, Sonic sat down and slotted the pieces together. Sally was amazed at the simple construction. It was probably designed like that so it can be carried and assembled quickly in the field. Sally was shaking with anticipation. Sonic was shaking too. Soon the ray was completed. Checking one of the papers that Sonic had taken from the robotizer room four days ago, he set it up on the table.
"Now stand in front of the ray." Sonic told her. Sally did as she was told.
"Now hold still." Sonic said as he pushed a switch.
A purple beam shot out of the ray, engulfing Sally. Sonic watched as her metal body faded and disappeared. When the beam shut off, Sally was back to her old self again. Sonic slowly walked toward her, tears forming. Sally was checking her legs and stomach, not believing that the virus was gone. She looked up at Sonic as he came toward her. She couldn't help herself as she ran toward him and threw her arms around him, crying tears of joy. Sonic wrapped his arms around her as they held each other close.
"You did it. You did it." Sally said joyfully to him.
Sonic smiled through his tears and hugged her once again. "Thank you Sonic." Sally wept. He stroked her hair and held her close.
"I'm glad your back, Sal" Sonic managed to whimper. "I love you so much Sonic. You mean more to me then all of Mobius. And I will be with you forever." Sally cried.
"And I will be with you forever. Until the end of time." Sonic replied as he cried on Sally's shoulder.