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A/N: OMG update! It's been nearly half a year now since the last update and I'm incredibly sorry. First of all my main computer was going to get broadband, but it wouldn't work so while the provider were fixing it I didn't have internet at all. A few weeks later they fixed it. But a couple of months later my computer got a virus so I couldn't go on the internet again. So while my neighbor was fixing the computer my parents got a laptop but I was only allowed to go on official sites (no offence to My neighbor said the computer was in an incredibly bad condition so he gave me another computer to borrow until he fixed the old one. And finally it took a couple of weeks to get internet on the new computer. So again sorry but I'll upload chapters very fast now like once a day.

And my new e-mail address is LordSpectreX Okay lets resume…

Hands of Wrath: Chapter Eight

Sonic wiped the tears from Sally's eyes. He had her back. He never thought he would be able to hold her again. Sally just looked into the eyes of her hero, the hedgehog who had risked all for her.

"Thanks for helping me out with those Doom bots. They would've made me an extra foot taller, the painful way." Sonic joked. Sally let out a little chuckle.

They glanced over at the ray, parked on the planning table. "We could use that thing to de-robotize my mum and dad, as well as my Uncle Chuck." Sonic said through his tears.

"We can finally put an end to Robotnik's tyranny and save all those poor people." Sally added.

"I'm so glad that you're alright." Sonic told her. "And I'm glad that I'm here with you instead one of Eggman's robots." Sally finished. They hugged each other for a little bit longer before they parted with Sally saying, "You know what, I'm hungry." Sonic smiled. "I thought I would never hear you say that. C'mon, let's get something to eat."

Sally finished her meal and sat back, contented. Sonic patted his belly. "That was a good meal, the best I've had for ages."

Getting up from the table, he picked up the dishes and placed them in a dishwasher in the kitchen. Sonic had no love for Overlanders but he found their technology useful. "Now for business." Sally said getting up. "We have to stop Eggman before he uses that beam for who knows what."

"I hear you, Sal I hear you." Sonic replied as he exited the kitchen. They both made their way to the planning room. The ray still sat on the table with documentation surrounding it.

"Now about the ray." Sally said. "We can now de-robotize the inhabitants but the beam doesn't seem powerful enough, we need to de-robotize all the inhabitants at once, if we do it one at a time then there is a chance that we could be captured or worse."

"We need to focus the beam somehow." Sonic said. Sally thought but couldn't find answer.

"How about we use the chaos emeralds?" Sonic asked.

"What?" Sally asked as she turned round to face him, her train of thought broken.
Sonic stood there holding a sheet of paper.

"We could use the emeralds to focus the beam. Robotnik had a focuser that he was planning to build but he never got round to it as he never got close to any of the chaos emeralds."

"It's a bit of a long shot." Sally said.

"It's the only thing we have, and I know that finding the emeralds is remote but we have got to try. If only we had an emerald, it would make it easier to find them." At the sound of this, Sally remembered something. "Wait here." She told Sonic and left the planning room.

As Sally tore down the corridor, she couldn't believe that she had forgotten all about it. As she entered her bedroom she made her way to her bedside table. Rooting around, she found the emerald that she had taken from Robotnik's generator room. Before leaving, she quickly kissed Sonics picture. Running back into the planning room, Sally held the emerald behind her back. "What are you smiling about Sal, and why did you leave all of a sudden?" Sonic asked.

"Well, if I show you what I got then it will answer both your questions." Sally replied. Sonic had a quizzical look about him. Still smiling, Sally brought the emerald out from behind her back. Sonic was aghast. "Where did you get that?" Sonic asked. "Don't you remember? You took it from Robotnik's power generator." Sonic scratched his head, then his ears flicked and the realization crossed his face.

Sonic's ears always flicked when he remembered something. "Now I remember. Good thinking Sal." Sally blushed. Sonic smiled at her making her blush even more. "Sonic don't stare at me like that, your making me blush." Sally told him, averting her eyes. Sonic walked up to her and, placing one hand on her shoulder, gently put his hand on her chin and turned her head to face him while at the same time slightly lifting her head up to look her direct in the eyes.

"You know you're cute when you're like that." Sally blushed even more. Sonic just smiled and hugged her. Sally reached up as though in a dream and put her arms around Sonic. The emerald clattered to the floor. "You always come up with the goods Sal." Sonic spoke from Sally's shoulder. "But only when you suggest them." Sally added from Sonics side. Sonic slowly stroked Sally's hair with his fingertips. She smiled as she felt his arms gently pull her closer. After a while Sally spoke. "Shall we go emerald hunting?" Sonic parted from her and picked up the emerald from its resting place on the floor. "Yeah, let's go Sal." Sonic said as he headed for the door with Sally right beside him.