SuperSonic Speed: Chapter 14- Welcome to Robotropolis
Note: HUGE special thanks to Sunstorm for helping me with Robotnik's programming.
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Robotropolis
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Ten months ago, Robotnik had arrived at Metropolis zone. Various buildings had been partially restored, but the city lacked law and order. Takeover had been all a matter of sendng a mix of SWATbot and buzzbombers into the building. Without as much as a police force, and even if there had been, the people of Metropolis were as good as dead... Well not exactly, Robotnik had other plans. One by one, the city's already low population was morphed into mindless robots, unable to think, unable to fight. Death would have been better anyday. At least then nobody could use them for there own doings.
However, after "cleaning up" the city (which included renaming it to Robotropolis), Robotnik had found creating his capitol tougher than expected. The city simply lacked resources. Robotnik found it interesting that the population had been living in darkness ever since. It made him feel... good. He wished he could have watched them suffer and cry and wish they would die. he wished he could watch the mothers telling the little kids that everything would be all right... and then a second later use his buzzbombers on there house. That would be his laugh of the week.
Robotnik had had to set up everything by hand and with his robots. He had managed to transform buildings into other complexes for his own use. His current headquarters was in a bank... However, this was no ordinary bank, this banks had miles of underground space. Robotnik dispised bunkers, but it would protect him from whatever the so-called military thought they were going to find. The bank owner was dead, killed in the first attack, nobody even knew the bunker existed. But after his loss of the Mount Marble and Sandopolis bases, Robotnik wasn't taking any chances. The hedgehog was out there, and he wanted Robotnik's blood.
The evil genius sat in his computer chair typing various commands into a console, "Lieutenant?" Robotnik barked.
"Yes sir?" The new Lieutenant asked.
"Give me a check here, electricity?"
"Check, running throughout the city."
"Water?"
"Dirty and unsafe to drink, but check."
"Mainframe and network operation?"
"One Hundred percent, sir."
"Ok. SWATbot Function?"
"Check."
"Backup squads?"
"Check, buzzbombers running."
"Factories?"
"Resources are at Three Hundred Percent."
"Population"
"Just you, me, and our robot squads."
"City Ownership."
"One Hundred Percent yours, Robotropolis is completely under your rule."
"Thank You, Lieutenant."
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The Floating Island- 1530 hours
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Sonic and Tails watched quietly as Knuckles opened his eyes, sat up and took in his surroundings. After seeing Sonic, the echidna nodded slowly. "Nice Work, Sonic."
Sonic spoke fast, "Knuckles I'm really sorry, I didn't mean to! Are you okay?"
"I'm fine. It's nothing, really. And Sonic?"
"Yes?"
"Never be sorry."
"But--"
"I said 'never be sorry' and I meant it. Now both of you return to your quarters, this will be the last night you sleep there. You will be beginning your survival training tomorrow."
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Robotropolis-- 1130 hours
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Robotnik sat in his leather chair programming various commands for a newer, stronger neuro chip. This event actually occured at the same time as Knuckles' awakening, however due to timezone difference, it was much earlier in Robotropolis.
Robotnik was dead tired. He had fell asleep at his desk at three am. but Lieutenant Shady woke him at seven-thirty. The evil genius had been hard at work trying to program the perfect neuro-chip. Several SWATbots had recently been caught trying to run away. This new chip would have to make its subject unable to fight. With this new chip, even the strongest would helplessly submit.
Robotnik began the hardest part of the chip's programming: What to do for fighters. He had figured out (and smacked himself for not realizing the obvious sooner) that if the subjects could obviously think enough to fight the programming, that they could also feel fear, and fear he would give them. He began to type:
"function TNeuralLink::OnGetThoughProc()
{
AccCtrlChip.RcvDataType(var tPTypeReturn);
tPTypeReturn.SplitData(tCurrThought['data'],tCurrThougth['type']);
if (CoreCPU.CriticalFunctions.ThoughtAnalyzer.ReadDataType(tCurrThought['type']) SYS_ERR_LEVEL) {
{
if ((ErrLevel = ThCoreCPU.CriticalFunctions.ThoughtAnalyzer.CheckErroneousThought(tCurrThought['data']) SYS_ERR_CRITICAL) {
{
CoreCPU.Output.Shocker(4s,ErrLevel/(6*VAL_VOLT_MULTIPLIER);
CoreCPU.Output.SendMessage(_CRITICAL,'ERROR: Unauthorized Mental Activity');
break;
}
}
AccCtrlChip.ParseThoughtData(tCurrThough['data'];
}"
"Hmm... This should definately work." Robotnik thought as he finished up. "The perfect robot begins with the perfect neuro chip, which is exactly what Ive got in this thing." And Robotnik began to finish.
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Next Day-- The Floating Island
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Knuckles and Lieutenant Juke stood in front of Sonic and Tails, who were dressed in black combat uniforms.
The Guardian Echidna began, "Today you will begin your first trial in your survival training. This is just like your first combat training trial. You will be seeing how far you go without me. This is your trial: There is a blue flag placed 360 miles from here. You have two days to reach it.
"Pfft. I can do that in two hours!" Sonic bragged.
"Me too! I can do that in one day flying!" Tails added.
"But this is survival for a reason. Sonic, you are not to exceed a speed of over thirty miles per hour, Tails, you are not to be airbourne for more than a minute at a time. Airlifting over obstacles, hills is permitted."
"Thirty miles per hour? My granny can run faster than that!" Sonic complained.
"You heard me Sonic!!! I said thirty and I mean thirty!!!" Sonic winced. "You will be traced. I will be knowing your location AND your speed, so don't try anything funny. If you take your tracers off, you will be given extreme punishment.
You will pick up your packs here. They contain forty-eight ounces of water each. Use it wisely! You get no more. If one of you is injured, you will still have to find a way out. Now, Me and Juke will be arriving via hoverboard about two hours from departure. Oh! Your packs also contain your tracer and a map. I honestly should not be telling you this, but the green square is your insertion, and the blue is the extraction, also known as the flag. Red spots mark areas of particular danger, avoid them at all costs. Any questions?"
"What's the catch?" Sonic asked.
"There is no catch, stay alive and get to the flag. Work and stick together."
Knuckles replied, Sonic just knew the echidna was lying through his tense teeth. "Alright! Let's move out!" I'll show you to the insertion, then, you're on your own," And the group of four began to move out.
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Insertion Point
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"Well, this is it. It's time to show us what you're made of. Meet us at the flag, if you have not arrived in two days, well, just wait and see what happens, I can guarantee you won't be liking it." Knuckles commented.
"Well kid, I have to say, you did good in the combat, but this is really gonna test ya." Juke began, "Good Luck, you're gonna need it."
"Well Sonic, Tails, this is goodbye for now, use your head and you should come out alright. Good Luck." The guardian finished, and with that, waved the duo away.
"Well Juke, ready for a hover board ride?"
"You bet! I wanna see what this baby can do wide open!"
Knuckles laughed, "I bet you would!"
However, when this trial was through, there would be no laughter...
Note: HUGE special thanks to Sunstorm for helping me with Robotnik's programming.
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Robotropolis
---
Ten months ago, Robotnik had arrived at Metropolis zone. Various buildings had been partially restored, but the city lacked law and order. Takeover had been all a matter of sendng a mix of SWATbot and buzzbombers into the building. Without as much as a police force, and even if there had been, the people of Metropolis were as good as dead... Well not exactly, Robotnik had other plans. One by one, the city's already low population was morphed into mindless robots, unable to think, unable to fight. Death would have been better anyday. At least then nobody could use them for there own doings.
However, after "cleaning up" the city (which included renaming it to Robotropolis), Robotnik had found creating his capitol tougher than expected. The city simply lacked resources. Robotnik found it interesting that the population had been living in darkness ever since. It made him feel... good. He wished he could have watched them suffer and cry and wish they would die. he wished he could watch the mothers telling the little kids that everything would be all right... and then a second later use his buzzbombers on there house. That would be his laugh of the week.
Robotnik had had to set up everything by hand and with his robots. He had managed to transform buildings into other complexes for his own use. His current headquarters was in a bank... However, this was no ordinary bank, this banks had miles of underground space. Robotnik dispised bunkers, but it would protect him from whatever the so-called military thought they were going to find. The bank owner was dead, killed in the first attack, nobody even knew the bunker existed. But after his loss of the Mount Marble and Sandopolis bases, Robotnik wasn't taking any chances. The hedgehog was out there, and he wanted Robotnik's blood.
The evil genius sat in his computer chair typing various commands into a console, "Lieutenant?" Robotnik barked.
"Yes sir?" The new Lieutenant asked.
"Give me a check here, electricity?"
"Check, running throughout the city."
"Water?"
"Dirty and unsafe to drink, but check."
"Mainframe and network operation?"
"One Hundred percent, sir."
"Ok. SWATbot Function?"
"Check."
"Backup squads?"
"Check, buzzbombers running."
"Factories?"
"Resources are at Three Hundred Percent."
"Population"
"Just you, me, and our robot squads."
"City Ownership."
"One Hundred Percent yours, Robotropolis is completely under your rule."
"Thank You, Lieutenant."
---
The Floating Island- 1530 hours
---
Sonic and Tails watched quietly as Knuckles opened his eyes, sat up and took in his surroundings. After seeing Sonic, the echidna nodded slowly. "Nice Work, Sonic."
Sonic spoke fast, "Knuckles I'm really sorry, I didn't mean to! Are you okay?"
"I'm fine. It's nothing, really. And Sonic?"
"Yes?"
"Never be sorry."
"But--"
"I said 'never be sorry' and I meant it. Now both of you return to your quarters, this will be the last night you sleep there. You will be beginning your survival training tomorrow."
---
Robotropolis-- 1130 hours
---
Robotnik sat in his leather chair programming various commands for a newer, stronger neuro chip. This event actually occured at the same time as Knuckles' awakening, however due to timezone difference, it was much earlier in Robotropolis.
Robotnik was dead tired. He had fell asleep at his desk at three am. but Lieutenant Shady woke him at seven-thirty. The evil genius had been hard at work trying to program the perfect neuro-chip. Several SWATbots had recently been caught trying to run away. This new chip would have to make its subject unable to fight. With this new chip, even the strongest would helplessly submit.
Robotnik began the hardest part of the chip's programming: What to do for fighters. He had figured out (and smacked himself for not realizing the obvious sooner) that if the subjects could obviously think enough to fight the programming, that they could also feel fear, and fear he would give them. He began to type:
"function TNeuralLink::OnGetThoughProc()
{
AccCtrlChip.RcvDataType(var tPTypeReturn);
tPTypeReturn.SplitData(tCurrThought['data'],tCurrThougth['type']);
if (CoreCPU.CriticalFunctions.ThoughtAnalyzer.ReadDataType(tCurrThought['type']) SYS_ERR_LEVEL) {
{
if ((ErrLevel = ThCoreCPU.CriticalFunctions.ThoughtAnalyzer.CheckErroneousThought(tCurrThought['data']) SYS_ERR_CRITICAL) {
{
CoreCPU.Output.Shocker(4s,ErrLevel/(6*VAL_VOLT_MULTIPLIER);
CoreCPU.Output.SendMessage(_CRITICAL,'ERROR: Unauthorized Mental Activity');
break;
}
}
AccCtrlChip.ParseThoughtData(tCurrThough['data'];
}"
"Hmm... This should definately work." Robotnik thought as he finished up. "The perfect robot begins with the perfect neuro chip, which is exactly what Ive got in this thing." And Robotnik began to finish.
---
Next Day-- The Floating Island
---
Knuckles and Lieutenant Juke stood in front of Sonic and Tails, who were dressed in black combat uniforms.
The Guardian Echidna began, "Today you will begin your first trial in your survival training. This is just like your first combat training trial. You will be seeing how far you go without me. This is your trial: There is a blue flag placed 360 miles from here. You have two days to reach it.
"Pfft. I can do that in two hours!" Sonic bragged.
"Me too! I can do that in one day flying!" Tails added.
"But this is survival for a reason. Sonic, you are not to exceed a speed of over thirty miles per hour, Tails, you are not to be airbourne for more than a minute at a time. Airlifting over obstacles, hills is permitted."
"Thirty miles per hour? My granny can run faster than that!" Sonic complained.
"You heard me Sonic!!! I said thirty and I mean thirty!!!" Sonic winced. "You will be traced. I will be knowing your location AND your speed, so don't try anything funny. If you take your tracers off, you will be given extreme punishment.
You will pick up your packs here. They contain forty-eight ounces of water each. Use it wisely! You get no more. If one of you is injured, you will still have to find a way out. Now, Me and Juke will be arriving via hoverboard about two hours from departure. Oh! Your packs also contain your tracer and a map. I honestly should not be telling you this, but the green square is your insertion, and the blue is the extraction, also known as the flag. Red spots mark areas of particular danger, avoid them at all costs. Any questions?"
"What's the catch?" Sonic asked.
"There is no catch, stay alive and get to the flag. Work and stick together."
Knuckles replied, Sonic just knew the echidna was lying through his tense teeth. "Alright! Let's move out!" I'll show you to the insertion, then, you're on your own," And the group of four began to move out.
---
Insertion Point
---
"Well, this is it. It's time to show us what you're made of. Meet us at the flag, if you have not arrived in two days, well, just wait and see what happens, I can guarantee you won't be liking it." Knuckles commented.
"Well kid, I have to say, you did good in the combat, but this is really gonna test ya." Juke began, "Good Luck, you're gonna need it."
"Well Sonic, Tails, this is goodbye for now, use your head and you should come out alright. Good Luck." The guardian finished, and with that, waved the duo away.
"Well Juke, ready for a hover board ride?"
"You bet! I wanna see what this baby can do wide open!"
Knuckles laughed, "I bet you would!"
However, when this trial was through, there would be no laughter...