CHAPTER 17

MERCENARIES

Next to the Death Star, the Egg Carrier was the largest floating thing they had ever seen. On the outside, there was hardly anything to defend it. Just some turrets to protect the outside. No one knew what was inside.

"Wow." Jack said as he looked around in amazement. "Look at this place! It's amazing!"

"Admire it later." Sonic said. "We've got to find Eggman and shut this place down!"

So they split up to search the outside. No one found anything but wires, circuit boards, and some tiny deactivated ships.

"Nothing." Rai said. "Let's go inside."

So they went into the carrier, where they found about 200 or 300 robots, a fat guy with glasses and a mustache, and two other strange people.

"Oh boy." Clay said. "This could be very difficult."

"DRAGON X KUMEI FORMATION!" Omi shouted.

As they took form, some of the robots with lasers started firing, which disrupted the formation.

"You guys are worthless." Sonic said.

Sonic started destroying the robots, one by one. When the monks were able to get back up, they joined in too.

"There's too many of them!" Rai shouted. "We're gonna need help!"

"Jackbots, to the rescue!" Jack said as he pressed some buttons on his watch. But before he could finish, Sonic took the watch and destroyed it.

"We don't need help!" He said.

When there were only 2 left, the monks fell and passed out. Sonic, however, wasn't breaking a sweat.

"Well, that's all of them." He said. "Is that the best you can do, Eggman?"

"That was just the beginning." Eggman said. "You and your friends will not make it out of here alive! You see, I have some new friends that happened to pass by. Now they are my mercenaries!"

"Bring it on!" Sonic said.

"Very well." Eggman motioned to the people next to him. In response, they jumped and landed on both sides of Sonic.

"That's it?" Sonic said. "A hillbilly? You hired a hillbilly? You're pathetic!"

"Look to your right." Eggman said.

"No." Sonic said. "It can't be."

Rai woke up and saw what was happening. "There's too of them!" He said. "But one of them is black!"

"It's Shadow." Sonic said.

Dear readers,

Well, there you have it. Shadow is in the story. Now stop bugging me!