SuperSonic Speed- Chapter 5: Out of the Frying pan and into the fire
* See if you can get the number reference in Juke's ID!
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A jail cell in Mount Marble
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If Tail's could of made full use of his feet, he would have been pacing the room. Unfortunately, Tails was bound to his cot, incapable of any movement. He began to cry. How could anything like this happen? A week ago, he had been playing basketball with his friends, and in a matter of two days his hometown was demolished, his parents were killed, and he was chained to a hard, cold, metal cot. Not exactly what you'd call a happy camper.
Despite the overall warmth of the cell, the metal chilled his skin, enough to normally make him spring off in any other condition. However, he could not, and to top it all off, the bindings were one (or perhaps two or three) sizes too small. The metal dug into his flesh, making his time in the cell all the more miserable.
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Mount Marble
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Lieutenant Juke had retraced her path back up the mountain and was heading up to point "D", a relatively hidden (not to mention restricted) section of the mountain. It was restricted for good reason too. Point D was where the mountain's climate control was located. If the temperature was turned down, the mountain would begin to ice over, if the temperature was turned up, the mountain would begin to reheat, with disastrous effects.
The Lieutenant was enraged, she couldn't even think straight, she was like a programmed robot with only one thought, "Die Robotnik, Die."
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The Interrogation Chamber
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Sonic was surprised when Robotnik's fingers didn't push down on the probe, or any other button for that matter.
"Tell me hedgehog, do you want to kill me?" Robotnik questioned. The question caught Sonic a bit off-guard. Why would Robotnik care? Sonic was afraid he'd get shocked, but with honest brutality answered a simple, emotionless "Yes."
"Now, tell me hedgehog, do you REALLY believe you can kill me?"
And Sonic answered with the honest truth, "No."
"I thought so, the Lieutenant reported no problems in capturing you, I figured that you mustn't know how to fight." He stroked his long, hairy, orange mustache. "And even if you did, you wouldn't live to tell about it. If I'm murdered, my robots will know how and who did it, and then they will come after you. So you see hedgehog, revenge is futile."
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Point D
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With a deep breath Juke entered the heavily guarded climate control chamber and hoped that the bots inside hadn't yet been overridden to her command.
She stepped up to the main center.
"Halt! State Rank and ID Number!" The guard droned.
"Lieutenant-3995*," Juke replied, and was highly surprised to see the laser-proof glass doors slide open.
"Access Granted." The robot stated without the slightest emotion.
"I'm in!" Juke thought. She first deactivated the guards, they slumped to the floor, making loud crashing noise upon contact.
She took the temperature control unit and slid the bar up as far as it could go.
A warning appeared on screen in dangerous crimson letters, "DANGER!!! Excessive heat! Abnormal Eruption possible!"
"That's my cue to leave," Juke smirked, the hardest part was done.
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The interrogation chamber
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A SWATbot rushed into the room.
"Robotnik sir! The climate control has been altered sir! We must leave immediately!" The bot explained.
"What the heck?" Robotnik asked as he brought up the readings on his computer. Indeed, someone had messed with the climate control settings, and he had a good idea of who it was.
Let's go, I'm going to leave you and your friend to die hedgehog. Oh, and by the way, "Robotnik started as he took a coffee mug and placed it onto the "shock" button. "Hope this won't be too much of a SHOCK!!!" Robotnik laughed maniacally as he left the room.
Sonic felt as if his whole world was being destroyed, he felt as if his whole body was going to explode. The shocks coursed through his entire body, jolting through every nerve it passed. Sonic could see the darkness eating away at his eyes, h panel and slapped the mug away. She looked at Sonic's body and watched it convulse a few more times. She ran up to him and released the locks on his bindings. The Lieutenant slumped him onto her shoulders and took off towards the jail cells.
Once inside the cell block, she spotted the softly crying fox and unlocked the door. She released his bindings and asked "Can you walk?"
Sniffling, the fox responded, "I think so."
"Quickly, we need to get outta this joint, this mountain's gonna blow! When we get outside, get on my hover board and hold on tight!"
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Heading Southwest towards Scrap Brain Zone
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Robotnik was traveling in his egg cruiser. He was infuriated.
"I can't believe that rodent destroyed my base! I can't believe she defected, now I need a new Lieutenant!" Robotnik yelled.
"Incoming signal!" The Swatbot droned.
"Who is it?" Robotnik asked.
"Shady Hedgehog."
"Hmm..." Robotnik scratched his head, he'd never heard of a Shady Hedgehog. "Patch him through."
Robotnik turned on his monitor. A blue hedgehog with evil green eyes and streaks of black in his spikes appeared.
"Greetings Robotnik, I am Shady Hedgehog. News travels fast in the underworld. I hear you have a need for a lieutenant," The hedgehog started, his voice deep, and layered with evil desire.
"Yes, I am in need of a lieutenant, my last one had a change of heart. You believe you're qualified?" Was Robotnik's answer.
"I believe I am more than qualified, and unlike your last lieutenant I am a very loyal hedgehog. But first things first, have you recently captured a Sonic Hedgehog?"
"Yes, but what's it to you? Do you know him?"
"Well... If you need a lieutenant."
"You're hired, though I warn you that in a few hours he'll be six feet under."
"Bah, doesn't matter, I want him dead, he could bring you more trouble than you'd think."
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With the Lieutenant and our heroes
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"Hey, is there an evac camp in Casino Night?" Juke asked as she flew down the mountain.
"Yeah, why? And if this mountain's gonna blow, won't Casino Night be too close?" Tails answered with his own question.
"Because we need to get somewhere to stay the night. Besides, The only thing that's gonna burn is Green Hill, Metropolis at the worst."
Tails was confused as to why a volcano would only erupt on one side, but didn't bother asking because it was the type of question that would only give you more questions.
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Nighttime
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Sonic was in bad shape, he was still unconscious. Juke was hovering through Casino Nights ravaged streets. She scanned her surroundings and spotted a rabbit entering an underground tunnel.
"Must be an evac camp!" Juke thought as she soared full speed to where the man was. "Hey! What's down there?"
"Evac camp." Came the man's no nonsense reply.
"Thanks." And with that, Juke maneuvered her way into the underground shelter.
"Hey, can we get some beds here?" Juke shouted amongst the roar of the crowd. This must have been the only camp.
"Yeah, go to New Fork, New Fork, they'll let you stay free." Replied an attendant.
With some last second thinking, Juke asked, "Can I get some gauze and tape? I just ran out."
"Sure, here," Replied the attendant as she pulled two rolls from a cabinet, one of gauze and one of tape.
"Thanks!" Juke yelled as she hovered out into the night.
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Scrap Brain Zone
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Shady Hedgehog arrived in his spiffy looking hoverboard, complete with missiles. He walked up and firmly shook Robotnik's hand. "Shady hedgehog, at your service. And to show you my loyalty, I would like to introduce a project."
Robotnik nodded his head.
"A specialized robotic Silver Hedgehog. A Silver Sonic. Take any creature you have captured and encase them in metal. You can not only alter their brains, but the metal gives them armor, and you can give them weapons!" Shady explained, obviously excited.
"I like it!" Robotnik exclaimed. "I'll start on it tomorrow. Oh, by the way Shady, about Sonic..."
"Yes?"
"How do you know him?"
"Well, Robotnik, sir, he's... He's my nephew."
* See if you can get the number reference in Juke's ID!
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A jail cell in Mount Marble
---
If Tail's could of made full use of his feet, he would have been pacing the room. Unfortunately, Tails was bound to his cot, incapable of any movement. He began to cry. How could anything like this happen? A week ago, he had been playing basketball with his friends, and in a matter of two days his hometown was demolished, his parents were killed, and he was chained to a hard, cold, metal cot. Not exactly what you'd call a happy camper.
Despite the overall warmth of the cell, the metal chilled his skin, enough to normally make him spring off in any other condition. However, he could not, and to top it all off, the bindings were one (or perhaps two or three) sizes too small. The metal dug into his flesh, making his time in the cell all the more miserable.
---
Mount Marble
---
Lieutenant Juke had retraced her path back up the mountain and was heading up to point "D", a relatively hidden (not to mention restricted) section of the mountain. It was restricted for good reason too. Point D was where the mountain's climate control was located. If the temperature was turned down, the mountain would begin to ice over, if the temperature was turned up, the mountain would begin to reheat, with disastrous effects.
The Lieutenant was enraged, she couldn't even think straight, she was like a programmed robot with only one thought, "Die Robotnik, Die."
---
The Interrogation Chamber
---
Sonic was surprised when Robotnik's fingers didn't push down on the probe, or any other button for that matter.
"Tell me hedgehog, do you want to kill me?" Robotnik questioned. The question caught Sonic a bit off-guard. Why would Robotnik care? Sonic was afraid he'd get shocked, but with honest brutality answered a simple, emotionless "Yes."
"Now, tell me hedgehog, do you REALLY believe you can kill me?"
And Sonic answered with the honest truth, "No."
"I thought so, the Lieutenant reported no problems in capturing you, I figured that you mustn't know how to fight." He stroked his long, hairy, orange mustache. "And even if you did, you wouldn't live to tell about it. If I'm murdered, my robots will know how and who did it, and then they will come after you. So you see hedgehog, revenge is futile."
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Point D
---
With a deep breath Juke entered the heavily guarded climate control chamber and hoped that the bots inside hadn't yet been overridden to her command.
She stepped up to the main center.
"Halt! State Rank and ID Number!" The guard droned.
"Lieutenant-3995*," Juke replied, and was highly surprised to see the laser-proof glass doors slide open.
"Access Granted." The robot stated without the slightest emotion.
"I'm in!" Juke thought. She first deactivated the guards, they slumped to the floor, making loud crashing noise upon contact.
She took the temperature control unit and slid the bar up as far as it could go.
A warning appeared on screen in dangerous crimson letters, "DANGER!!! Excessive heat! Abnormal Eruption possible!"
"That's my cue to leave," Juke smirked, the hardest part was done.
---
The interrogation chamber
---
A SWATbot rushed into the room.
"Robotnik sir! The climate control has been altered sir! We must leave immediately!" The bot explained.
"What the heck?" Robotnik asked as he brought up the readings on his computer. Indeed, someone had messed with the climate control settings, and he had a good idea of who it was.
Let's go, I'm going to leave you and your friend to die hedgehog. Oh, and by the way, "Robotnik started as he took a coffee mug and placed it onto the "shock" button. "Hope this won't be too much of a SHOCK!!!" Robotnik laughed maniacally as he left the room.
Sonic felt as if his whole world was being destroyed, he felt as if his whole body was going to explode. The shocks coursed through his entire body, jolting through every nerve it passed. Sonic could see the darkness eating away at his eyes, h panel and slapped the mug away. She looked at Sonic's body and watched it convulse a few more times. She ran up to him and released the locks on his bindings. The Lieutenant slumped him onto her shoulders and took off towards the jail cells.
Once inside the cell block, she spotted the softly crying fox and unlocked the door. She released his bindings and asked "Can you walk?"
Sniffling, the fox responded, "I think so."
"Quickly, we need to get outta this joint, this mountain's gonna blow! When we get outside, get on my hover board and hold on tight!"
---
Heading Southwest towards Scrap Brain Zone
---
Robotnik was traveling in his egg cruiser. He was infuriated.
"I can't believe that rodent destroyed my base! I can't believe she defected, now I need a new Lieutenant!" Robotnik yelled.
"Incoming signal!" The Swatbot droned.
"Who is it?" Robotnik asked.
"Shady Hedgehog."
"Hmm..." Robotnik scratched his head, he'd never heard of a Shady Hedgehog. "Patch him through."
Robotnik turned on his monitor. A blue hedgehog with evil green eyes and streaks of black in his spikes appeared.
"Greetings Robotnik, I am Shady Hedgehog. News travels fast in the underworld. I hear you have a need for a lieutenant," The hedgehog started, his voice deep, and layered with evil desire.
"Yes, I am in need of a lieutenant, my last one had a change of heart. You believe you're qualified?" Was Robotnik's answer.
"I believe I am more than qualified, and unlike your last lieutenant I am a very loyal hedgehog. But first things first, have you recently captured a Sonic Hedgehog?"
"Yes, but what's it to you? Do you know him?"
"Well... If you need a lieutenant."
"You're hired, though I warn you that in a few hours he'll be six feet under."
"Bah, doesn't matter, I want him dead, he could bring you more trouble than you'd think."
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With the Lieutenant and our heroes
---
"Hey, is there an evac camp in Casino Night?" Juke asked as she flew down the mountain.
"Yeah, why? And if this mountain's gonna blow, won't Casino Night be too close?" Tails answered with his own question.
"Because we need to get somewhere to stay the night. Besides, The only thing that's gonna burn is Green Hill, Metropolis at the worst."
Tails was confused as to why a volcano would only erupt on one side, but didn't bother asking because it was the type of question that would only give you more questions.
---
Nighttime
---
Sonic was in bad shape, he was still unconscious. Juke was hovering through Casino Nights ravaged streets. She scanned her surroundings and spotted a rabbit entering an underground tunnel.
"Must be an evac camp!" Juke thought as she soared full speed to where the man was. "Hey! What's down there?"
"Evac camp." Came the man's no nonsense reply.
"Thanks." And with that, Juke maneuvered her way into the underground shelter.
"Hey, can we get some beds here?" Juke shouted amongst the roar of the crowd. This must have been the only camp.
"Yeah, go to New Fork, New Fork, they'll let you stay free." Replied an attendant.
With some last second thinking, Juke asked, "Can I get some gauze and tape? I just ran out."
"Sure, here," Replied the attendant as she pulled two rolls from a cabinet, one of gauze and one of tape.
"Thanks!" Juke yelled as she hovered out into the night.
---
Scrap Brain Zone
---
Shady Hedgehog arrived in his spiffy looking hoverboard, complete with missiles. He walked up and firmly shook Robotnik's hand. "Shady hedgehog, at your service. And to show you my loyalty, I would like to introduce a project."
Robotnik nodded his head.
"A specialized robotic Silver Hedgehog. A Silver Sonic. Take any creature you have captured and encase them in metal. You can not only alter their brains, but the metal gives them armor, and you can give them weapons!" Shady explained, obviously excited.
"I like it!" Robotnik exclaimed. "I'll start on it tomorrow. Oh, by the way Shady, about Sonic..."
"Yes?"
"How do you know him?"
"Well, Robotnik, sir, he's... He's my nephew."