Like I said in the previous chapter, I'm not going to give anything away, but be prepared for a few surprises. And, lest you all forget, I do not own Aleena or Sonic and his friends. Aleena is owned by Angel-Tails from Fanartcentral, and the sonic cast is owned by Sega. Fangor and Green lightning are owned by me. I also do not claim ownership of the Black Robe gang (at least I wish I could say that) Well, I shouldn't keep you waiting any longer. On to chapter 2 of part 3.

Part 3: chapter 2: Of Suffering and Discovery

Character ages:

Fangor Thunderbolt: 16-February 18

Miles 'Tails' Prower: 7-January 30

Green Lightning: 6-February 18

Flaura Dimitri: 23-?

Alkinin Dimitri: 25-?

Sally Acorn: 12-may 3

Sonic Hedgehog: 14-August 9

Amy Rose: 12-August 19

Rotor: 13-November 9

Bunny Rabbot: 13-January 8

Anthonie: 13-April 17

Shadow: 14-March 26

Knuckles: 14-June 9

Rouge: 13-June 17

Dr. Quack: 38- April 29

Aleena Prower: 13- October 8

Esna: 23- May 11

Leadfoot: 23- May 29

Angel: 18- August 2

Becca: 17- August 9

Tiffany: 6- January 1

March 6

Green Lightning's POV

I woke up early in the morning to get ready for my surveilance of Robotnik's base with Sonic. This was the first warm day since August and we were going to spend an entire week monitering the activity and looking for a weak point in the new disentigration shield. I had to be ready before dawn, so Mother was already up making breakfast while Sonic waited outside with the camping gear we would need for the 'stake-out'. I pulled back the cover and got dressed, grabbing my amulets and robe before heading downstairs. I stepped into the dining room and sat at the table next to Aleena, who was currently caught up in conversation with Fangor. Sonic was already at the opposite end of the table, a plate of chilidogs in front of him with several other empty plates nearby. My mother came in shortly and set a plate of pancakes down in front of me before heading back into the kitchen as I began eating. Amy soon came in, pushing Tails in front of her. He was looking quite sleeply, having obviously stayed up into the late hours of the night working on his machines... I shook my head. They relied far too much on technology, in my opinion. She managed to get him into a chair and shoved a bowl of oatmeal in front of him before going to help in the kitchen.

Soon I was done eating and starting to pack while Sonic stood outside showing his impatience, tapping his foot and checking his watch every now and then. "I'm waaaaiiiiiitttttiiiinnngg!" He said as I stepped out the door with my backpack loaded with most of what we would need for the stake-out. I pulled out a map as we walked towards the edge of Knothole, making sure that we were headed straight towards where we were supposed to be on surveilance. We managed to arrive by nightfall, avoiding several swatbot patrols, only being spotted once. Sonic quickly dispatched them, but they seemed to have tougher armor than usual.

While Sonic was busy setting up camp I took out the binoculars and laid down in the tall grass to start observing Robotnik's base. After about just an hour of watching and having no results, I started getting tired and backed out of the grass and into the camp before handing the binoculars to Sonic. He nodded and walked into the grass, soon disapearing as he got deep within. I turned around and sat next to the fire for a few minutes to warm myself up before starting to lay down. Almost immediately I heard, " Intruder alert! Priorty two: Miles Prower!" I quickly looked around for the swatbot and Tails just before having something very heavy slam into my head. The last thing I saw before losing consciousness was a pair of large metallic feet... those of a swatbot, but with different coloring.

Sonic's POV

When I came out of the grass the kid was gone, heavy footprints heading towards Robotnik's base... Looks like we've got another rescue mission on our hands... I packed up camp quickly, making sure to leave no trace that we had ever been there. If Robotnik manages to robotosize that kid, we're in for some big trouble... I immediately ran back to Knothole, jumping in through an open window into Green Lightning's house. Everyone turned and looked at me in shock, not expecting either of us back so soon. "They've captured him!" I yelled. Aleena gasped and then started crying, Knuckles grinned, cracking his... well, his knuckles. What else? Fangor stood up calmly and headed out the door to address the issue to Sally while Amy started on me for letting him out of my sight. Tails and Cream were trying to console Aleena while Shadow... Ugh! Why did we ever give him all those cameras and camcorders! He was standing there, smirking while recording my lecture from Amy and taking photographs while he was at it. Suddenly the front door burst open, cutting her lecture short as Fangor marched in, followed by Sally carrying a large rolled-up map. We all went to the dinner table as she and Fangor rolled the map out. Amazingly, it was the entire inner and outer workings of Robotnik's base, including the forcefield. It showed that there were fluctuations throughout the entire forecefield where it shut off for about a second at a time, in steady intervals. "Every sixty seconds the forcefield is penetrable, but only for a second... We'll need to send Sonic, Shadow, and Fangor for this mission. And that does not mean that you two get to fight, Sonic and Shadow! This is a rescue mission of top priority! Now MOVE!" Immediately Shadow, Fangor, and myself started running for Robotnik's base, avoiding hearing the end of Amy's lecture.

Green Lightning's POV

I woke up in a small, dimly lit cell that was not kept in the best of conditions. I immediately grabbed my head as the throbbing pain returned, letting me know that a sword-armed swatbot kicking me last night hadn't been a dream. I took a quick look around, but found no means of escape, not even a window to the outside. The bed in the corner was large, but full of holes and what was left was very tattered. I stood up, my legs shaky, to notice that my robe and amulets were gone, and all I was wearing now was diaper. I sighed to myself. They could of at least left me my dignity... I moved away from the wall about four feet before I was pulled to the ground by a force from behind. I turned around to find I was shackled to a large metallic ball that was much heavier than I was. I sighed and sat down, pulling my knees up to my chest. How am I going to get out of this mess... I thought to myself just before the cell door opened. They shoved in an elderly rabbit, along with a hedgehog and a young fox that immediately tried to turn around and bite the sword-armed swatbot, but instead got a taste of the bars as the cell door closed. All three were dressed mostly in rags, with the elderly man at least wearing a traveller's cloak and carrying a walking stick. I peered into the gloom and groaned, seeing my belongings on a shelf about five feet off the ground, within sight of the cell doors. I grimaced, noticing that my groan had attracted the attention of the other three that had been thrown in. Immediately the hedgehog, a dim orange from what I could tell with the little lighting I had, pulled out a lockpick from behind his ear and came over. I backed away slightly, still shaken up from waking in captivity. He smiled and shook his head, grabbing my left hand and moving the lockpick towards it. I looked down towards my hands and noticed that they too, had been shackled, but the chain on them was long and not very heavy. It didn't take him long to remove the cuffs, soon lifting up my left ankle to dispose of the shackles binding my legs to each other and then to the heavy metal ball.

I shook myself, glad to have freedom of movement again. The hedgehog smiled and motioned for the other two to gather around. "So, what's your name, kid?" I smiled, faintly, still weary from being within Robotnik's base, let alone in a cell with no visible means of escape. " I am Tomias Dimitri of the Kingdom of Mystics, but my friends call me Green Lightning." The hedgehog nodded slightly, then smiled. " Well, I'm known as Alex." He turned to the other two, then back to me. " The kid here is called Little Richard-" The young fox looked offended and irritated. " It's just plain Richard, thank you very much!" Alex laughed a bit and smiled. " Alright! Alright! Sorry. Anyways, he's Richard. And the old guy here..." The elderly rabbit stood up, slightly bent due to the low ceiling. "I am Gerthrux Cain, a wandering monk. I joined these two when they were out adventuring, and we've been on the road ever since, looking for whatever odd-jobs a band of would-be heroes might find. Sadly, we were captured shortly after fending off some large metallic creatures outside a small village. One of them took Alex from behind by surprise, and we went down soon after. We awoke on the way here, but without our swords, fighting back was useless. Now that we have told you what we are in for, what, praytell, is a toddler such as you doing in such a cramped cell?" I shook my head. "I was doing surveilance for the Freedom Fighters with Sonic-" Alex's eyebrow raised. "THE Sonic? Faster than the naked eye and such?" I nodded and continued." When I was hit from behind by something large and heavy. I don't know much else except that I woke up here." They all nodded, then the elderly rabbit thought for a moment before sticking the tip of his staff out the cell bars and hooked it onto my robe, bringing it into the cell and handing it to me. " Well, at least we can give you your dignity back, even if we can't break you out of here." I nodded as I slipped my robe back on, comforted by it's familiarity. "Thank ye, kind sir." I said, just before the ground started shaking lightly from heavy footsteps.

The other three imediately crowded around me as if to shield me from view. The cell door opened and the other three were knocked to the ground and shackled, being dragged off by a few of the normal swatbots before another, slightly lighter in make and fashion grabbed me and dragged me in the same direction. As we passed my amulets and backpack, I quickly called out to them and they disapeared, equiping themselves on me as I tried to get to my feet. We were led to a dark room, with only the center lit. We were tightly held by the swatbots, my wrists hurting as I struggled against the grasp of mine. " Welcome, gentlemen to my palace! Prepare to witness what happens to all that oppose me! Bring forth that stupid little fox that's been hampering many of my schemes lately! You're going to be a demonstration, Tails!" I was immediately hoisted off the ground and thrown into the midle of the spotlight. I stood up, just as a cylindrical tube of metal began rising from the ground around me. Before the tube reached the ceiling the tube split in half, the metal smoking from the friction as a hand reached down into the tube and grabbed me roughly, blurring the scenery as the owner bolted out of there, two other blurs in the distance as swatbot fire went everywhere. My head slammed into a metal post that managed to fall from the ceiling and I spent the rest of the trip unconcious.

I woke up in the hospital the next day, still a bit woozy from the blow to the head, but otherwise fine. Fangor was sitting beside the bed, lost in thought, while Shadow paced in front of the doorway, looking slightly nervous. Fangor's head shot up as footsteps were heard coming down the hall. Amy, Sally, Sonic, Knuckles, Tails, and Cream walked into the room, with varying expressions, from Sonic's boredom to Cream's frantic worry. Sally threw an envelope onto my bed, gritting her teeth a bit. I turned it over and noticed Robotnik's standard seal, and glared at it as though I was attempting to make it catch fire with my gaze alone. I pealed away the seal and opened the envelope...

Dear Knothole Freedom Fighters,

I am wishing to call a truce due to the mounting casualties on both sides of this war. I am wanting your main leaders, supporters, legions... whatever you want to call them to meet me at Blood Field tommorrow at midnight. As far as the 'main people' I believe these are them:

Fangor- Your brute force and speed. Obviously important.

Sonic- Quick and impulsive.

Tails- Your top mechanist and second only to me in intelligence.

Sally- Your leader and main supporter of your cause.

Amy- Since she's going to come anyways because Sonic's coming.

Shadow- For reasons that I will reveal later.

Knuckles- Strong, gullible, hot-headed... good for a laugh.

Cream- Your main voice of kindness amongst your insane bloodshed.

In addition to these, you may only bring ONE OTHER. Any more and I will massacre you and your pathetic resistance.

Your emperor, Robotnik

I handed the envelope and letter to Sally and stood up, fully rejuvinated. " Sally, I request to be that 'one other'." Sally sadly nodded. " There is one other thing." Fangor piped up, his eyes closed and staring at the floor as though he was deep in concentration. Everyone looked at him. " I have not sensed any Mystic presences except for Aleena and Green Lightning for the past fifteen hours and seven minutes. I believe that they have all returned to their castle." I shrugged my shoulders slightly. " We were never much for wars. I think that they are hoping the freedom fighters are what is needed to put an end to Robotnik's tyrrany." Fangor smirked. " Well, if worse comes to worst, we won't have a choice but to eliminate him." I nodded grimly. I knew that Fangor would have no qualms if it was the only choice, but I knew different. Something kept telling me there was a way to turn him to the light, and I was going to cling to that till the last possible moment. Sally smiled slightly. " So it's settled then. We'll be leaving at nine tonight. Meet us at the center of Knothole. We'll head out from there." Fangor stood up, his face serious with all four eyes open. " Be ready for a fight. I'm not entirely sure we can trust Robotnik not to pull any tricks." With that, we left the hospital.

9:00 PM

I ran to the center of town, making it there just as everyone else did. We wasted no time with discussing it. We just started walking towards Blood Field, the stretch of land that used to be rich, luscious grass, but now was nothing but a blood-soaked field. A painful reminder of just what Kintushian wars can do.

It took us almost two and a half hours to get there, and we could see Robotnik in one if his giant robotic mechs, the Death egg from the looks of it, heading our way with his Kintushian lackey, the prince of the ice kintushians riding on it's shoulder. Robotnik grinned from his seat. " Well, well, well. You actually showed up. This shows just how foolish all of you are. Did you actually think I would pass up the chance to crush your petty resistance once and for all?" He said as eighteen robots materialized, looking all too familiar... one of them we had seen before, but it had been remodeled. the other seventeen had been made in the same fashion... copies intended to defeat the originals. Silver and metal versions... of ourselves. We had figured out his plan, but were we too late?..

End Chapter

Sorry if I seem to be cutting this chapter short. I wanted to leave you all in suspense and have enough material left over for the next few chapters. Please read and review. Thank you.