Sonic the Robotic Crisis
Part Nine
Previously…
Sonic gathered a large group of time shards and his Time Cluster was almost complete. After filling up with some good eats, the good hedgehog burst off, leaving Tails behind to complete his quest! But Robo Sonic had a special idea, one that could spell doom for Sonic, and the universe….
Part Nine
The trees flew by as Sonic dashed through a forest on the way to the next shard. He jumped over rocks, wove between trees, and swerved around numerous boulders that had fallen from the mountain above.
Right as he exited the forest, he looked into the distance, frowning at the sight before him. What was once a large field – one that he often used for "jogging practice" – was now a giant metallic base. Egg-Robos hovered over the construct, keeping watch over the facility.
After a few seconds, Sonic had a realization that made him frown. Dang. If Robuttnik's got a base here, he's probably close to the shard now! Sonic tucked into a ball and spindashed as hard as he could in the direction of the shard.
He swerved around the metal fortress and burnt all of the grass he dashed over to a crisp. Egg-Robos turned to fire, but the blue hedgehog was too fast for their tracking devices. Sonic dashed past the base and into another forest when he hit something. He instantly pulled out of his ball shape, looking up at the 'something' in question.
Apparently, he had just run into a huge robot.
It had a giant cannon for an arm.
And by "giant", I mean twice the size of the robot itself.
Sonic blinked. Uh oh. I'm in trouble.
"You are an unauthorized organic life form and must be terminated." The robot said in a loud commanding voice.
"Great, just what I need: another fight!" Sonic shifted his foot back, preparing for a quick dash. "Let's just make it quick! I've got places to go, things to see, and you're in my way!"
The robot held out its enormous cannon arm and fired. Sonic rolled to the side and jumped toward the robot. Right as he got within two feet of the robot, he lifted his foot and brought it down as hard as he could on the robot, causing it to fall to the ground.
Then Sonic back-flipped off and started charging up a spindash. The robot saw this and used its jet pack to fly up into the air when Sonic released his attack. As Sonic sped by where the robot had once stood, he quickly put on the brakes. A large cannon (in case you haven't realized by now, this guy's main weapons are cannons) emerged from the robot's chest and opened fire on Sonic.
Sonic jumped forward, and bounced off of a rock to dodge the attack. While Sonic was still in the air, he charged up and released a spindash upward into the robot.
When the attack collided, the robot ended up with a hole in the chest. Sonic landed on the ground, smirking. "Guess that gives new meaning to 'heart attack'!" A sigh escaped his lips. "Glad that's over. I need to get to the next shard, and fast."
Then he dashed off toward the next shard, moving as fast as he could.
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Meanwhile, Robotnik was selecting a group of his most advanced robot warriors for the upcoming mission.
The mission?
Robotnik grinned with glee. "Oh, what a surprise this'll be!"
There's your answer. It's a surprise. So keep reading!
Eggman got onto his Eggmobile and took to the air. "Now Robo Sonic! My robot warriors! Let's move forward!"
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Sonic was forcing his legs to move faster than they had ever had to before. His whole body was a blue blur. Everything behind him was kicked up into the air. His footsteps caused such friction that every leaf or twig he stepped on immediately burnt to a crisp.
The wind blew against Sonic as he dashed faster and faster. The only way he could've gone faster was if he were Super Sonic. Or if he was the Flash (Flash: I'm not even in this story!).
As Sonic approached a dense section of the forest, he curled up and broke through all the vegetation in his way. After he was out of the thick area, he pulled out of his spin and resumed his dash.
Five seconds later, Sonic was out of the forest and looking at a deep crater with dozens of robots inside of it.
That must be where the shard is. Looks like Robotnik really has a lot of robots there. A grin came to his face. Oh well, this'll still be easy. I mean compared to fighting Robo Sonic…this'll be a piece of cake! Sonic thought as he stopped and aimed himself toward the robot that was lifting the shard from the crater.
Then Sonic dashed as fast as he possibly could and slammed into the robot he aimed for. When the robot exploded, it sent the time shard flying into the air, and Sonic jumped after it.
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Meanwhile, Robotnik and his selected robotic warriors were arriving at their destination. The robots all stared quietly at the building they had come to.
"Okay…ready, aim, and…" Robotnik commanded.
The robots all cocked their weapons. Robo Sonic grinned malevolently; this was going to be good.
"FIRE!"
All of the robots immediately fired upon the windows and doors of the building.
Amidst the sound of explosions, Tails could be heard screaming in terror.
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Right as Sonic reached for the shard, he heard Tails cry out over his communicator, "Agh! Sonic! Eggman found my base, and he's attacking me! Don't come back! It's a trap! AHHH!!!" Then the communicator signal ended.
Sonic froze. What?
Sonic was so distracted by the transmission, that he forgot about the shard he was about to grab. When Sonic looked up, he saw a robot soar by and grab the time shard.
Sonic tried to grab the robot, but it was too fast. Sonic fell to the ground with loud THUD. The hedgehog spat out dirt, feeling a deep dread rise up.
Tails…! He's in trouble! He tried to stand, but a troubling realization hit him cold. But if I let these robots take the time shard…gah, I have to get it quickly and get to Tails!
When Sonic got up, he saw all of the robots leaving single-file toward the sky. At the very front of the line was the robot with the time shard.
Sonic took a few steps back, executed a running jump, and landed on the first robot. Then he jumped from robot to robot until he reached the one that held the time shard.
Once he was on top of that robot, he pressed forward and downward as hard as he could, forcing the robot to start falling toward the ground. Sonic snatched the shard and back-flipped off the robot right before it crashed into a giant boulder.
When Sonic landed, he dashed behind a nearby tree and pulled out his cluster. Then he held up both his shard and cluster, and they shot toward each other like magnets.
They attached together and floated into the air, releasing a bright glow. Then the cluster gently floated towards the ground, landing right on its point.
When Sonic picked it up, he could see no other places where a shard could fit.
It was finished.
He had reformed the Time Stone.
Suddenly, Sonic heard Tails voice through his communicator saying, "Sonic. I'm alive!"
Tails! Sonic thought with a smile. He's okay! Thank goodness!
"I used some of the defense systems I made to ward off Robotnik. But he'll be back soon! Come back to my house now, before Robotnik gets here!"
"The Time Stone is complete Tails! I'll just go back in time right now and set everything back to normal," Sonic replied.
"Wait! I have to teach you how to use the Time Stone before you recklessly charge into the past. You might damage the timeline!" Tails said.
Sonic harrumphed. "I've used one before, I'm pretty sure I'll know how to use this one,"
"Trust me, this Time Stone is not like the others. It's more uncontrollable. You need me to teach you how to use it."
"Alright, I'll be there in a flash." Sonic quickly ran off as fast as he could.
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Later, as Sonic neared Tails' house, he instantly stopped and looked in horror at what was left of the building in front of him. It looked like his best friend's place had been caught in a tornado, bombed, annihilated, and thrown into a blender.
Oh no! I'm too late! Eggman must have already attacked! He shook his head. Tail was alive! He had to be! Maybe Tails went into hiding…I have to check. Sonic thought as he dashed to what was left of the door and ran in.
Then an all-too familiar figure walked to the middle of the room. "I'm so glad you came," Robotnik said, an evil grin on his countenance.
"Robotnik! What have you done with Tails?" Sonic growled.
"Just look and see," Robotnik said, gesturing toward two figures in the cover of a shadow.
When the first figure walked out, Sonic fell back.
No…it can't be…!
It was a roboticized version of Tails.
Tails…it can't be…no…TAILS!
Then the other figure in the shadow walked into view; it was Robo Sonic. "Well Robotnik…looks like my plan was a success."
Robotnik heartily chortled. "Ho ho ho ho ho! Indeed! If I had the heart, I'd promote you!"
"That's it Eggman! First you roboticize Knuckles, now Tails!" Sonic hissed. He clenched his fists out of absolute fury. "I'M GONNA MAKE YOU PAY!"
"Oh, but I'm not the one who roboticized Knuckles or Tails. You should be screaming at Robo Sonic. Go ahead Robo…tell him how you roboticized this here fox," Robotnik said with joy; he was enjoying every moment of this.
Robo Sonic calmly said, "Well, I tracked your communicator signals to this base. Then we came here and roboticized him right away." The robotic clone smiled at the rage roaring across Sonic's face. "He never held us off with security systems…the reason we succeeded was because you weren't there when your friend need you most," Robo said.
"I'm gonna make you pay for this!" Sonic screamed, running toward Robo. "YOU'RE THE REASON MY FRIENDS ARE DEAD!"
Robo pulled his arm back and punched Sonic right before he could attack. Sonic got right back up and charged again. This time, when Robo punched, Sonic dodged and kicked Robo in the chin.
The robot stepped back a few feet, manipulating his aura into two swords behind his back. Sonic didn't notice the swords, and charged straight toward Robo again.
Robo quickly grabbed his swords and slashed Sonic twice with each blade before flying into the air. He looked down at his foe, delighting at the sight of his bleeding wounds. "There's more where that came from, you inferior MEATBAG!" Robo manipulated his swords into spiked knuckles and flew down, fists forward.
Sonic barely rolled to the side in time to dodge the certainly fatal attack. Sonic scrambled to his feet and punched Robo head, but hurt his hand more than his foe.
Robo swung three punches with his spiked knuckles toward Sonic, but the blue hedgehog dodged all the attacks. When Robo stopped swinging his fists, Sonic saw the opening and took it.
He curled into a ball and spindashed straight into Robo. When Sonic pulled out of his spin, he saw that he had only inflicted minor damage to his foe. Dang it! Barely a scratch!
Robo removed the aura that created his spike knuckles and gathered it to his palms. "Eat this!" Then he flew into the air and started firing blast after blast at Sonic, who was flipping, rolling, and side stepping to dodge many blasts that soared toward him. Once Robo realized he wasn't going to hit Sonic that way, he manipulated his aura into a twenty-foot long whip. Oddly, his gaze turned to Tails…
"Just to let you know'…" Robo Sonic glared at the roboticized fox. "Since your friend has served his purpose, I'm going to destroy him now…or should I say 'it'?" Robo walked towards the robotic Tails and grabbed its head.
Sonic paled. "NO!"
"Say bye."
"DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON'T!"
CRUNCH.
Overwhelming silence. That's all Sonic could hear, after that horrible crunch.
Robo Sonic held his hand open, marveling at the glittering shards of Tails' roboticized head, now shattered to pieces. "And that's that."
"No…NO…NO!" Sonic glared with utter hatred at Robo Sonic. "You…YOU'RE WORSE THAN ROBOTNIK! You…evil…THING…" He quickly pulled out a familiar gem. "I'll erase your evil by making sure you never existed!" Sonic said, holding the Time Stone above his head.
As the Time Stone started to glow, something tackled Sonic from behind, causing him to drop the stone. Sonic quickly twisted around and saw seven of the elite robot warriors staring at him. While Sonic was distracted by the robots, Robo walked up and grabbed the Time Stone. "Finders keepers." He took one last glance at Sonic before he flew back toward Eggman and handed him the stone.
Eggman grinned with delight. "Yes…YES!"
"NO!" Sonic got back to his feet, roaring at the robots. "Get out of my way or I'll make you scrap metal!"
He charged. Sonic was about to spindash when a bolt of energy struck him in the back. Robo nearly snickered before glancing at the robot warriors. "You can take him from here, but if you can't beat him in three minutes, he's all mine."
Sonic tried to stand up once again, but was grabbed at the wrists, neck and ankles by his robotic foes. They forced him to a wall and then started electrocuting him.
"AAAAAAAAAAAGH!"
Sonic couldn't take it…he was being choked, electrocuted, and forced against a wall at the same time. The pain was overwhelming.
What do I do? They're holding me down… I can't break free. I don't have any rings, and I don't have the Time Stone. Maybe… Maybe I can use the emeralds anyway! Maybe I can let them feed off of my life force. It's worth a try. It was his only option. With Tails and Knuckles gone, there'd be no one to stop Robotnik. The madman would use the Time Stone to alter history as he saw fit.
NO. NEVER.
Sonic focused as hard as he could on the emeralds, offering his life force as an energy source. At first, Sonic thought it wouldn't work…
CHOOM!
The emeralds shot out of his bag and merged with him. His blue body instantly turned hot yellow. He glowed so bright and hot that the robots that were holding him started to melt.
He flicked each robot once in the head, causing them to fall apart. Then he floated into the air and howled, "Stop right there Robo! I'm dying for a rematch!"
"Oh, so the robots failed, did they?" Robo asked. A hint of a smile could be seen on his face.
"What do you think?" Super Sonic's aura flared a bright yellow."Anyway…let's finish this."
Robo Sonic's aura blazed a cold, metallic blue. "I completely agree."
With that, Super Sonic flew forward and slammed into Robo, sending him flying into a wall.
CRASH!
He flew forward and grabbed Robo by the arm; Super Sonic then flew high into the air before slinging Robo straight towards the ground.
SMASH!
Then he flew down, crushing Robo against the ground.
BOOM!
Robo Sonic quickly manipulated his energy into swords and slashed at Super Sonic. Super Sonic jumped back, saying, "Swords huh? Well, let's see how tough they are!" Super Sonic's yellow aura coagulated around his arms, offering extra offensive power.
Robo Sonic cackled. "COME ON!" He charged forward, slashing at Super Sonic. The glowing hedgehog evaded and swung his fists, but Robo dodged and released a counter attack. Super Sonic dodged and unleashed another offensive. He smashed off part of Robo's metallic armor, causing him to slow down for a second. Super Sonic used that time to sidekick Robo so hard that he was sent flying through a wall and into a grassy field.
Robo snapped into a defensive position just in time to block Super Sonic's charge. Robo twisted his arms, causing Super Sonic to fly straight into the ground. Robo knew Super Sonic was invincible, but he also knew that the super-powered hedgehog needed a constant energy source…and it would eventually die out, given enough time.
When Robo looked down, he noticed that all that was showing of Super Sonic was his lower body and legs; the rest was underground. Robo knew that his foe would break out of the ground soon, so he had to act quickly. He flew into the air and came down straight onto Super Sonic, forcing him deeper into the earth.
After Robo had determined that his foe was about twenty feet underground, he flew back into the air and aimed his palm straight toward the hole. His aura coalesced around his hand. "This is the end."
Right as Robo was about to fire, Super Sonic charged out of the hole and slammed into Robo.
Super Sonic kept pushing Robo up until the ruins of Tails' house looked as large as an ant. Robo suddenly twisted to the side, breaking out of Super Sonic's grasp. Robo then formed his aura into a large staff, which he grabbed and swung at Super Sonic. Super Sonic dodged the first swing, but the second slammed into him and sent him flying downward.
Robo caught up with him and grabbed him by the waist. "Going down!" He angled himself and Super Sonic so that they would touch down at the broken remnants of Tails' house. They came down at such speeds that a thunderous boom coincided with the new fifty-foot crater Robo had formed.
Before Super Sonic could get up, Robo grabbed him by the neck and held him into the air.
"That may have worked on my regular form, but not on THIS one!" Super Sonic screamed, grabbing Robo's arms with his unlimited strength, crushing them like tin cans. "You've caused enough pain to this world! It's time for you to END!"
With that, Supper Sonic threw Robo into a metal girder, and then he flew over to him and punched him in the face.
BAM!
And another.
BAM!
And another.
BAM!
Robo was lying on the ground, and Super Sonic was landing blow after blow on him. Robo Sonic's metal was twisting and bending after every hit. From the sidelines, Robotnik was feeling a deep sweat. I think it's time I depart.
"Since you keep coming back, I'm gonna make sure you never get back up!" Super Sonic screamed as he grabbed a metal pole and drove it through Robo Sonic's chest and into the ground. "That should keep you down! Now it's time for me to get back that Time Stone."
Super Sonic turned around and saw Robotnik running away. "Oh no you don't!" He flew in front of the mad tyrant and punched him in the stomach so hard that he was sent flying.
"AIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIE!" shrieked Eggman before landing in an old haystack in the middle of the field (why couldn't he have landed on the boulder right next to it? Such a shame).
Super Sonic zoomed to where Eggman landed and took the Time Stone back. "You really shouldn't have done this…I'm tempted to kill you." It was true; never had Sonic felt so angry. Both of his friends… "I won't because it's not right, so consider yourself lucky. But know one thing; even though you won't remember this ever happened, I will, and I'm never gonna forget it."
Super Sonic then powered down and fell to the ground, extremely weakened. I shouldn't have let the fight last so long…I almost died. How much of my life force did I use up? His legs – normally so strong and powerful – wobbled as he got to his feet. Well, it's time to set everything right again. Sonic thought as he stood up again.
He held the Time Stone above his head again, and it glowed. Right as Sonic started to warp through time…
"YOU SHOULD'VE FINISHED ME OFF!"
Sonic blanched as Robo Sonic came roaring towards him. What? He ripped through the girder? That guy's crazy!
"RAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!" Robo Sonic used his last bit of energy to blast the Time Stone, causing Sonic to use it incorrectly.
No!
A thunderclap erupted through the air. Sonic screamed a soundless scream as he was enveloped by a time vortex…except he was launched deep into the future…
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CHOOM!
Sonic grimaced as he landed on his feet. "Ow…" He looked around, trying to find the Time Stone. To his shock, it had fallen out of his hands and off a deep cliff, into the chimney of a giant factory.
"…" Sonic had no words to say. The sky was thick with deep, black smoke. The grassy fields had died away, leaving only barren wastelands. Deep down the cliff was the aforementioned factory…and a tremendous highway – upon which numerous robots drifted back and forth – led away from the factory toward a giant metropolis on the horizon. Even from here, Sonic could see the visage of Eggman on a tremendous skyscraper.
"…I blew it." Sonic kicked the dirt beneath his feet. "I had the Time Stone. I could've stopped all of this. I could've gone back into the past and erased Robo Sonic…and stopped Tails and Knuckles from dying…but I couldn't." Instead…he was in the future. A Robotnik-dominated future.
However…there was still a chance. If he could get inside the factory and find the Time Stone, he could still save the world from this horrific future.
Sonic dusted himself off and wearily said, "Well…let's do it to it."
However, he didn't sound anywhere near as cheerful.
To be continued…
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Author's Notes: I have to thank my beta reader – fellow author Ultra Sonic 007 – for all of his work editing my stories. He continues to be a source of wisdom for me.
Ultra: lololol you rite dum ur stupid
Now now, back to your cage.
Ultra: Yaya cage good.
I'm aware I'm making him look stupid, and he'll probably kill me when he finds out. But I don't care. So NYAH!