Super Sonic Squad

Season Five, Episode Six

The Deceased Planet

by Cole Bezotte

After about a day or two went by after the commotion with Cosmo, Tails and Courtney were getting along with each other much better. Though there was still something out there that needed to be discovered. Something was missing and needed to be found again by our alien princess.

It was a peaceful morning in the courtyard of the kingdom of Mobotroplis, peaceful enough for Courtney to take a stroll with her friend Tails. But right when they least expected it, they ran into an old fellow who ruled this beautiful land. King Maximilian Acorn carefully approached them and greeted them warmly, shaking each by the hand.

"Ah, I see you both have grown up quickly!" Max spoke up jollily. "Since you, Courtney, are the ruler of a long-gone planet, perhaps I can take the liberty of sharing my royal court with you. After all, you cannot be queen of NOTHING."

"I really appreciate your generous offer, your highness..." Courtney gently replied, "...but I'm afraid I cannot accept it. I still think that Sonic and your daughter Sally are more worthy of taking this throne than I am."

"But the king is right!" Tails is right. "You're the ruler of Corlon, but that place is gone! You can't rule over NOTHING."

"I'm afraid that's the way things have to be, Tails," Courtney replied. "Besides, you don't even know what my planet was like."

"I can only picture it being so peaceful...so beautiful… It must had been very sad for you to leave."

"It wasn't until now that Agape gave me all the details. He's been there many times, especially during the Galactic War. The Corlonians and the Straggons were once peaceful races that depended upon each other for peace among the universe. There were so many other planets that we hoped to unite with, but our differences failed to settle. One day, my father met with King Plague of Straggo. Plague said it was their job to bring about the end of Earth; he told him it was a pitiful planet filled with corruption and insanity. My father refused to cooperate and instead wanted to protect Earth, understanding completely that many uproars were brought up throughout the many countries. Not tolerating my dad's defiance, Plague ordered a war to be struck out.

"His son Agape was the best leader of the Straggon army, leaving his older brother Rech at the lowest rank. He was jealous that Agape was more appreciated than him, he wanted to do anything to take Straggo's throne by force, even if it meant killing his father. But most of Agape's killing instincts came from Rech, giving him advice on how to perform the perfect murder; however, it only worked through the power of hypnosis. Mere words couldn't tempt Agape and make him turn from the peace he sought; hypnotizing him was the only way it could work.

"Agape led his strong army of Straggon troopers into battle against my father. Corlon's king had finished inventing an escape pod that jettisoned a subject directly to Earth. That's what he did to me; I was so little, I did not remember being sent down to Earth for safety. And I did not know that Agape would follow me soon after."

"But how did you become his apprentice?" Tails questioned curiously.

"Before he followed me, he made a big mistake that soon led to his permanent banishment. Agape found my dad in the ship docking bay at his crumbling kingdom; but he also caught his brother Rech in the act, attempting to assassinate the king. In his anger, Agape lashed out at his own brother, trying to fully kill him before he could get in the way of his plan. Eventually, King Plague caught them in the act and heard only Rech's blame upon the youngest one. Agape knew that the punishment for this act would be banishment, so he stole a Corlonian ship and followed my escape pod down to Earth, where he raised me to be his apprentice. I don't know what happened to my father, but even my former master couldn't tell me anything about it. After over fourteen years of being his apprentice, he assigned me to come here...and assassinate you…"

"Please stop!" Tails interrupted. "I don't want to be reminded! But please tell me…do you remember anything your father said to you before you left your planet?"

"It seems like I cannot probe any further back…" Courtney replied. "The only thing I remember him saying was…"

"You shall return to our world someday!" a familiar voice suddenly boomed out. Courtney, Tails, and King Max turned to see a mystical bridge connect from Mobius to a planet long forgotten. "After all these years…" the voice continued, "...Corlon still stands today! Come, my daughter, and receive your rightful place at the throne of our beloved realm!"

"That voice!" Courtney exclaimed. "That's my father! Then… Corlon was NOT destroyed at all! I can return and become queen!"

"But that means…" Tails whimpered in reply, "...you won't be coming back…!"

"Don't be silly, Tails. If I can prove my father that you are worthy of being king, then we shall rule this planet together!"

King Max wished Courtney and Tails luck as they crossed the magical bridge from Mobius to Corlon. Courtney immediately recognized her home planet in all its beauty, everything that was broken now restored. She was very excited to see her father King Reginald again and bring Tails to the throne with her.

"Tails…?" Courtney said as she looked down at him. "Are you okay?" She saw that Tails was coughing violently due to his first taste of this foreign planet; he could not breathe well in the air of this realm.

"I already have that covered," Courtney continued as she fed a special pill into Tails' mouth. "That lucky Lombax who calls himself Ratchet made these special pills so we can breathe better on foreign realms."

"Thank you…" Tails said, catching his breath. "Much better… I've got to get used to the atmosphere here."

"I'm sure you will… But make sure to strap some rocks on your shoes; the gravity here is not that steady as it is on your planet."

The fox saw his Corlonian friend's point once he suddenly saw his feet rising off the ground. He quickly picked up two heavy rocks and stuffed them into both his shoes so he could keep himself down. "How come YOU don't have a problem with this place?" he asked her.

"This is my HOME," Courtney replied with a chuckle. "What do you expect? My species are born with such heavy body mass (not in fat) that keep us steady on the ground. Even if you were to try to lift me off my feet, you wouldn't get the chance."

"I see what you mean…!" Tails said as he struggled to lift Courtney off from where she stood. "I can't even BUDGE you!"

"Okay…" Courtney laughed. "Play time's over… It's time we go and meet my father. I bet he'll be happy to see us!"

NOW THINGS ARE GETTING AS JUICY AS EVER! TAILS HAS MADE HIS FIRST VISIT TO CORLON, BUT WILL HE BE WORTHY OF SHARING THE THRONE WITH COURTNEY? JOIN US NEXT TIME AS TAILS MEETS KING REGINALD; WHEN ZOOEY THE FOX RETURNS TO HEDGEHOG VILLAGE; WHEN ROTOR MEETS A FAMILIAR FIGURE…

UNTIL THEN, SEE YOU SOON!