SuperSonic Speed: Chapter 15- Yellow flag outside the Orange
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Robotropolis
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Robotnik sat in his revolving leather chair, enjoying the fact that he had many new projects started now that he could work on them simultaneously. He had dozens of new factories, and that opened the door for new technology in sooner time. One factory consisted of research and development of penetrating lasers, another was ironing out the bugs in project S.I.L.V.E.R, another plotting out the latest attack, one tracking the position of Robotnik's personal flying fortress, the list went on and on. And the best part was, they were all at his control.
Lieutenant Shady walked in, "Sir, these are the latest reports of Factory X. The attack could take place tomorrow. This information comes from our most reliable sources."
"Thank you Lieutenant." Said the evil doctor. He opened the file labeled "Top Secret" with interest. Inside the file were documents, plans for fires and sending capture bots to capture two fury creatures roaming unprotected.
Robotnik resealed the file, stamped it with an "approved" stamp, and gave it to his Lieutenant. "While You're here, would you happen to know the location of my Flying Battery?"
"Yes sir, Flying Battery is currently hovering over Hill Top at an Altitude of 20,000 feet, according to Echo Control Base."
"I see," Robotnik said to himself thoughtfully, "I want that plan modified and the firebots dropped from Flying Battery as soon as possible..."
Shady cut him off "But sir..."
"NO 'BUTS' LIEUTENANT! I WANT THOSE FIREBOTS DROPPED RIGHT AWAY! DO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR?"
Shady shook with fear, "Yes sir, right away sir," and he ran out of the room.
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5 hours later
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Sonic, with Tails on his back, ran through a straightaway that seemed to stratch on forever. Sonic had been running 5 hours straight now, but at only 30 miles per hour, Sonic felt like he had been running forever. He ran past lush palm trees and azure lakes, the sun shining off there surface, blinding the duo. The blue hedgehog was losing his endurance, he felt Tails become heavier and heavier, hurting his back. His mouth was dry and sore, as he hadn't even opened the water in his backpack yet.
Sonic breathed in and out deeply, his abdomen aching with each movement. His legs ached with defiance as he pushed on further and further, he would reach that flag, he would reach that flag before Knuckles did, He would make sure of it.
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With The Guardian and Lieutenant
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Juke rode full-throttle on her V220, "Yahoo!" She yelled, performing various sudden turns (while almost getting herself killed in the process).
"Juke! Slow Down! You're going to get yourself killed!" Knuckles yelled, franticaly trying to increase the speed of his obselete hoverboard.
"No I'm not!" Just watch me!" The Lieutenant bragged, weaving back and forth, over and under various trees. "We're almost there anyways! Might as well have fun!"
Knuckles muttered something about kids and and fought to catch up.
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2 hours later- Race to the Flag
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Sonic slowed to a walk, forced by the pain in his stomach and legs. "Tails, jump," He said weakly, forcing the words out of his mouth. As soon as he felt himself rid of the weight on his back, he gave in and sank to his knees, supported only by his aching arms.
"Sonic! Are you alright?" Tails asked fearfully.
The hedgehog shakingly held up his right hand in a "number one" position. "Yeah Tails, just as sec," Sonic took the time and just breathed, without a care in the world he just turned over and laid there, happy to be able to have a moment's rest.
After about a half hour rest, Sonic sat up, his abdominal muscles screaming with pain. Gasping, he grabbed some water out of his pack, The young fox had already helped himself.
"Ready to go Sonic?" Tails asked.
"Yeah, I'll be ready in two shakes."
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The Flag- 1430 hours
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Juke touched the flag pole as she reached the trial's landmark. Knuckles arrived a short while later, muttering curses about the lime hedgehog putting herself in unnecessary danger.
"Aw, lighten up Knuckles, ya got a whole two days, nothing but you and nature."
"Pfft, you think I can relax after what you were pulling back there?"
Juke shook her head, "Some people."
"Check this out, Sonic is far ahead, he's already into Angel Island!" knuckles observed excitedly.
"Yeah! He may be here ahead of schedrule!"
"Not a chance, if he's that far, that means he's been pushing his physical limits. He WILL be needing a long rest sooner or later."
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Robotropolis- 1030 hours
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Shady walked into the central control chamber. "SIR! firebots are active and awaiting deployment!"
Robotnik shouted two, feelingless words into his intercom, "Echo, go."
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With Sonic and Tails
---
Sonic was running, defying the pain, just making sure he made it to the flag before anyone else. However, day turned to night in an instant as a large ship obstructed the sky over Sonic's head, he skid to a halt.
"What the--"
He looked up, the most gigantic ship Sonic had ever seen was above his head, he barely had time to take in it's long, rectangular form and massive cannons, as Sonic watched large objects, some cylindrical and some spherical, drop from the ship.
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With Knuckles
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The Guardian stared at the sky, frantically talking into his headset.
"Espio, what the heck is that? Well! What do you mean 'you don't know'! You're the recon expert! What are they doing?" Knuckles' eyes popped. "They're what? They're WHAT? They CAN'T be! No way! That's absolutely impossible! How can they track their location? No. No. Uh-uh, you're lying. You're not? Then send the crews out! I need to get to them right away!"
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With the Duo
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"Uh, Tails, what's that large thing a lil ways away?" Sonic asked nervously. The hedgehog instinctively knew what the object was, he was just having trouble comprehending the fact that one was this close to him.
"HIT THE FLOOR!" Sonic yelled throwing himself to the ground, covering his head with his hands. A large, deafening "boom!" shook the ground. As Sonic stood up, he looked around him. The areas palm trees were on fire, the blaze growing dangerously and a thick, black smoke cloud forming overhead. Was this the survival aspect of the trial?
His ears heard static through his earpiece, someone was trying to contact him. Knuckles voice came over, "YELLOW FLAG! I repeat! YELLOW FLAG!"
"Whats a yellow flag?" Sonic asked Tails, who simply shrugged his shoulders, he was too scared to care.
"Knuckles! What's a 'yellow flag'?"
More static came through as Knuckles yelled "ABORT! ABORT! ABORT! This is not part of the trial! Get as far away from that thing as you can, as fast as you can!"
The hedgehog turned as light a shade of blue as he could possible could. "Tails! On my back!" He yelled, and ran, ignoring the pain and racing. Not for a trophy, however, but for his life.
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Robotropolis
---
Robotnik sat in his revolving leather chair, enjoying the fact that he had many new projects started now that he could work on them simultaneously. He had dozens of new factories, and that opened the door for new technology in sooner time. One factory consisted of research and development of penetrating lasers, another was ironing out the bugs in project S.I.L.V.E.R, another plotting out the latest attack, one tracking the position of Robotnik's personal flying fortress, the list went on and on. And the best part was, they were all at his control.
Lieutenant Shady walked in, "Sir, these are the latest reports of Factory X. The attack could take place tomorrow. This information comes from our most reliable sources."
"Thank you Lieutenant." Said the evil doctor. He opened the file labeled "Top Secret" with interest. Inside the file were documents, plans for fires and sending capture bots to capture two fury creatures roaming unprotected.
Robotnik resealed the file, stamped it with an "approved" stamp, and gave it to his Lieutenant. "While You're here, would you happen to know the location of my Flying Battery?"
"Yes sir, Flying Battery is currently hovering over Hill Top at an Altitude of 20,000 feet, according to Echo Control Base."
"I see," Robotnik said to himself thoughtfully, "I want that plan modified and the firebots dropped from Flying Battery as soon as possible..."
Shady cut him off "But sir..."
"NO 'BUTS' LIEUTENANT! I WANT THOSE FIREBOTS DROPPED RIGHT AWAY! DO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR?"
Shady shook with fear, "Yes sir, right away sir," and he ran out of the room.
----
5 hours later
---
Sonic, with Tails on his back, ran through a straightaway that seemed to stratch on forever. Sonic had been running 5 hours straight now, but at only 30 miles per hour, Sonic felt like he had been running forever. He ran past lush palm trees and azure lakes, the sun shining off there surface, blinding the duo. The blue hedgehog was losing his endurance, he felt Tails become heavier and heavier, hurting his back. His mouth was dry and sore, as he hadn't even opened the water in his backpack yet.
Sonic breathed in and out deeply, his abdomen aching with each movement. His legs ached with defiance as he pushed on further and further, he would reach that flag, he would reach that flag before Knuckles did, He would make sure of it.
---
With The Guardian and Lieutenant
---
Juke rode full-throttle on her V220, "Yahoo!" She yelled, performing various sudden turns (while almost getting herself killed in the process).
"Juke! Slow Down! You're going to get yourself killed!" Knuckles yelled, franticaly trying to increase the speed of his obselete hoverboard.
"No I'm not!" Just watch me!" The Lieutenant bragged, weaving back and forth, over and under various trees. "We're almost there anyways! Might as well have fun!"
Knuckles muttered something about kids and and fought to catch up.
---
2 hours later- Race to the Flag
---
Sonic slowed to a walk, forced by the pain in his stomach and legs. "Tails, jump," He said weakly, forcing the words out of his mouth. As soon as he felt himself rid of the weight on his back, he gave in and sank to his knees, supported only by his aching arms.
"Sonic! Are you alright?" Tails asked fearfully.
The hedgehog shakingly held up his right hand in a "number one" position. "Yeah Tails, just as sec," Sonic took the time and just breathed, without a care in the world he just turned over and laid there, happy to be able to have a moment's rest.
After about a half hour rest, Sonic sat up, his abdominal muscles screaming with pain. Gasping, he grabbed some water out of his pack, The young fox had already helped himself.
"Ready to go Sonic?" Tails asked.
"Yeah, I'll be ready in two shakes."
---
The Flag- 1430 hours
---
Juke touched the flag pole as she reached the trial's landmark. Knuckles arrived a short while later, muttering curses about the lime hedgehog putting herself in unnecessary danger.
"Aw, lighten up Knuckles, ya got a whole two days, nothing but you and nature."
"Pfft, you think I can relax after what you were pulling back there?"
Juke shook her head, "Some people."
"Check this out, Sonic is far ahead, he's already into Angel Island!" knuckles observed excitedly.
"Yeah! He may be here ahead of schedrule!"
"Not a chance, if he's that far, that means he's been pushing his physical limits. He WILL be needing a long rest sooner or later."
---
Robotropolis- 1030 hours
---
Shady walked into the central control chamber. "SIR! firebots are active and awaiting deployment!"
Robotnik shouted two, feelingless words into his intercom, "Echo, go."
---
With Sonic and Tails
---
Sonic was running, defying the pain, just making sure he made it to the flag before anyone else. However, day turned to night in an instant as a large ship obstructed the sky over Sonic's head, he skid to a halt.
"What the--"
He looked up, the most gigantic ship Sonic had ever seen was above his head, he barely had time to take in it's long, rectangular form and massive cannons, as Sonic watched large objects, some cylindrical and some spherical, drop from the ship.
---
With Knuckles
---
The Guardian stared at the sky, frantically talking into his headset.
"Espio, what the heck is that? Well! What do you mean 'you don't know'! You're the recon expert! What are they doing?" Knuckles' eyes popped. "They're what? They're WHAT? They CAN'T be! No way! That's absolutely impossible! How can they track their location? No. No. Uh-uh, you're lying. You're not? Then send the crews out! I need to get to them right away!"
---
With the Duo
---
"Uh, Tails, what's that large thing a lil ways away?" Sonic asked nervously. The hedgehog instinctively knew what the object was, he was just having trouble comprehending the fact that one was this close to him.
"HIT THE FLOOR!" Sonic yelled throwing himself to the ground, covering his head with his hands. A large, deafening "boom!" shook the ground. As Sonic stood up, he looked around him. The areas palm trees were on fire, the blaze growing dangerously and a thick, black smoke cloud forming overhead. Was this the survival aspect of the trial?
His ears heard static through his earpiece, someone was trying to contact him. Knuckles voice came over, "YELLOW FLAG! I repeat! YELLOW FLAG!"
"Whats a yellow flag?" Sonic asked Tails, who simply shrugged his shoulders, he was too scared to care.
"Knuckles! What's a 'yellow flag'?"
More static came through as Knuckles yelled "ABORT! ABORT! ABORT! This is not part of the trial! Get as far away from that thing as you can, as fast as you can!"
The hedgehog turned as light a shade of blue as he could possible could. "Tails! On my back!" He yelled, and ran, ignoring the pain and racing. Not for a trophy, however, but for his life.