Chapter 03: Joining the Future Fight

Wave and Tails walked along the remains of a busy city street, looking at the remains of multiple shops, cafes, restaurants, cars, buses, and of people.

"This place has seen better days." said Tails.

"Sure has, was there some kind of war or something?" asked Wave thoughtfully.

"Sure was." said a voice

"Who said that?" Tails asked loudly.

"Up here!" said the voice. Tails and Wave looked up and saw a person in messy looking clothes up on the roof of a restaurant. "Come on up! I won't hurt you!" said the person.

Tails looked at Wave and said, "I'm going." "Wait! It could be a trap." whispered Wave with some level of concern in her voice.

"We need info, it's worth taking the risk." replied Tails as he headed for the restaurant door. Wave held her hand out at him but soon followed him in. After going up 3 flights of stairs, they got onto the roof where the person stood.

"Who are you?" asked Tails.

"I'm Kyle Reese." said the person.

"Where exactly are we and what time is it?" Tails then asked.

"The remains of the city of Los Angeles in the year 2019." replied Kyle.

Tails' jaw dropped and then he and Wave looked at each other in shock, and then after some thought, Tails turned to Kyle and asked: "Where is John Connor? He'll know us."

Kyle then got a bit confused. "How can he know you? I've gotten to know everyone he knows in last year, but I've never seen you before."

"You'll see. Just do it, please?" asked Tails.

Kyle thought for a moment and then he walked over and grabbed a shotgun. "OK, we'll see if you're statement is true, but stay close."

Kyle then led the two onward to the resistance holdout.

Meanwhile, Sonic's group stumbled across a large number of dead resistance fighters. Sean then told them: "Grab a weapon from those dead ones. You'll need one."

Sonic grabbed a Beretta Px4 Storm, a P90 SMG, and an M4A1 Rifle with a laser sight and Shotgun mounted on it, Jet grabbed a USP-45 pistol, a UMP-45 SMG, and an M79 Grenade Launcher with a pistol grip and collapsing stock. Knuckles grabbed a .44 Magnum Smith & Wesson that was Performance Center Modified, along with an M60E4 Machine Gun and a Benelli M1014 Shotgun. Shadow grabbed a .50AE Desert Eagle and an M240 Machine Gun, as well as an HK416 rifle with a Grenade Launcher. Finally, Rouge grabbed a USP Compact .45 Pistol, an MP7A1 PDW, and a G36C rifle.

"If this is how guys roll, I guess I'll make an exception." said Sonic.

"On what?" asked Sean, checking his P90 SMG and Barrett M82 rifle.

"I wouldn't use a gun normally, but now I'll….you know." replied Sonic.

"Oh…." murmured Sean.

Meanwhile, Storm, Amy, and Cream had encountered Blair Williams and Barnes, who had gone out searching for aircraft parts.

"It's a good thing we encountered you guys back there, or that T-7 would have beat us to a pulp!" said Storm, holding a G36K rifle with a grenade launcher, and had a Taurus Model 454 holstered.

"It was no big deal." replied Barnes, "Now we don't know how the hell you know John, but just to verify the claim, we're gonna take you to see him."

"Yes, and you'd better cooperate with us if you expect to survive." added Blair.

"We will." replied Cream as they walked towards the holdout.

Kyle, along with Tails and Wave, were walking towards the holdout as well, Tails had claimed a Mk.23 Mod 0 pistol, along with a UMP-45 SMG, and a G3SG/1 rifle. Wave had a USP Tactical Pistol, a G36C Rifle, and an MP7A1 PDW.

It was only a matter of time until Sonic's group encountered Tails' group, noticing them in a clearing. "There's Tails and Wave!!" said Sonic pointing towards them.

Sean then noticed Kyle. "And Kyle Reese too!" he said as the two groups joined up together. "Sonic? You made it too?" asked Tails.

"Sure did, buddy. So did Jet, Knuckles, Rouge, and Shadow." replied Sonic.

Kyle and Sean just pounded fists and then Kyle said: "You too, huh Sean?"

"Yep. A group of odd folks who claim to know John." replied Sean.

"Well, we'd better keep moving if we'd hope to prove that assumption." replied Kyle. "C'mon everyone. Let's keep moving."

Meanwhile, Amy's group was getting close to the base, when they saw a large shadow on the ground, complete with a loud whining noise. They looked up and saw a large flying machine. "What is that thing?!!!"

"Hunter-Killer!!" shouted Blair, "Quick, find some cover!" they ran for a nearby overhang as Storm fired at the HK.

"That pop gun won't make a dent in that thing!" shouted Barnes as he got out an RPG-7. But before he could fire, the HK unleashed it's miniguns and they could only duck and cover to avoid the machine's deadly accuracy.

Sonic's group then saw the HK and saw it shooting at something., Sonic borrowed Sean's binoculars and then saw Cheese peeking from the overhang. "That's Cheese!" he shouted.

"Then Cream is in there!" shouted Tails.

"More friends of yours?" asked Sean.

"Yeah! We've got to help them!" said Knuckles.

"Right then, let's go!!" shouted Kyle as they charged straight towards the HK.

The HK then stopped shooting and begun to probe the area for any survivors. Amy then looked up and saw Sonic. "SONIC!!!" she shouted, but was yanked down by Blair and Cream.

"Quiet, you! You wanna get us all killed?" said Blair angrily.

"I saw Sonic, along with the others!"

"Others?" said Blair grabbing some binoculars. "Barnes! I see Kyle and Sean with them! they must have seen us!"

"Well that's a relief!" replied Barnes.

Sonic, now running at full speed, used a rock formation to launch himself atop of the HK and the two groups joined together as the HK launched small drones.

"Look out, Sonic! Aerostats are coming for you!" shouted Kyle.

Sonic then saw them and produced his P90 and fired at the Aerostats, taking out a good number of them. He then grabbed a spare Extreme Gear Board from his backpack and then tossed it into the HK's right engine. "What the hell is he doing?!" asked Sean.

"What he does best." said Knuckles. The HK's engine then suddenly ground to a halt and then the engine was jammed. The HK had lost its maneuverability. Shadow then joined in and launched a few Chaos Spears into the engine, permanently disabling it. Then they both jumped down and hoped that got the machine.

But the HK had one last breath in it, it then turned to attack the group. "Aw, man, we're toast!" shouted Jet.

But before the HK could fire, it was hit by many missiles, and then it crashed into the river below. Kyle, Sean, Blair, and Barnes grinned, they knew who it was. Within seconds, several trucks arrived with two AH-64D Apache helicopters arrived on the scene, and then several men got out of the trucks with their guns at the ready. "Are you alright?" said a man. "We're fine soldier. Great timing." replied Kyle. Then the soldier turned to the sight of Sonic and his posse. "What are these?" asked the soldier quietly.

"Some folks who claim to know John." whispered Sean.

The soldiers then pointed their rifles at Sonic. "How do we know you're not another Terminator sent after him?!!" said the soldier as he drew his pistol.

"Because he saved my life once." said a voice. The soldiers, along with Kyle, Sean, Barnes, and Blair stood at attention almost immediately.

"Could it be?" asked Tails quietly.

Then out came a man through the dust, wearing combat gear and had an HK416 slung over and a Mk.23 Mod 0 in his holster. "Hello, Sonic." said the man.

"John? Is that really you?" asked Sonic.

"None other." replied John.

"You've sure gotten bigger." replied Rouge.

"Welcome to the future that I predicted would happen. And to the fight." said John as he gestured his men to lower their weapons. But then he couldn't help but notice how Sonic didn't look any different than the time they met.

"You certainly haven't gotten bigger yourself. How'd you get here?" asked John.

"Before we explain anything, I think we'd better find shelter before Skynet comes around." said Shadow, looking around him.

"You're quite right." replied John, "Let's get to our holdout. We'll be safe there."

"Ok, lead the way John." replied Knuckles as the posse got into the trucks with John and the Resistance fighters.

Soon, Sonic and co. arrived at the Tech-Com Resistance Base, where Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Shadow, and Rouge gathered with John, Kyle, Sean, Barnes, and Kate Connor to explain what happened.

"So this 'Chaos Control' created a space/time warp, and you guys came forwards in time." said John trying to get everything down. "That makes sense. But what do these 'Chaos Emeralds' have to do with this?"

"They are very powerful gems that possess an incredible amount of power. It would be catastrophe for us all if the wrong group got all 7." said Knuckles.

"They've probably scattered to various places across the globe. After they've been all together, they scatter." added Sonic.

"That can't be good, I can imagine what would happen if Skynet got them all." said Sean worriedly.

"Which is why we must find them all before Skynet does." said Shadow.

"And how do you suggest we do that?" asked Barnes.

John then got up and walked around. "We'll have to create some form of tracking device to find their energy signatures. On my next radio broadcast, I'll tell everyone about the Emeralds and of their importance."

"Good idea, John, then everyone will start looking." replied Knuckles.

"Sean, I want you to work on developing that tracking device, right away." John ordered.

"Yes sir!" replied Sean.

"And what are we supposed to do while we are searching for the Emeralds?" asked Amy.

"Until then," said John, "You're with us. Will you join us in the fight against Skynet?" he then asked.

"I'm in!" said Sonic

"Me too!" said Tails

"I wanna take down some more Terminators! Of course I'm in!" said Knuckles earnestly.

"I guess you could use someone like Me." replied Rouge.

"Looks like there's no where else to go. I guess I'm in." said Shadow.

"I'll fight too!" replied Amy.

"What about your friends, the Babylon Rogues?" asked Kyle.

John then ordered Sean to bring Jet, Wave, and Storm in.

"Listen up you three, you want in on the action?" asked Sonic.

The Rogues huddled and then turned back towards Sonic and the others. "Guess we have nothing better to do. And besides, Sonic and I still have a score to settle later." said Jet.

"I'm sure we'll settle the score at some point." replied Sonic.

"Thanks." said Kate "We'll need all the help we can get."

"Yes." added John. "Especially someone of your talents. Welcome to the Tech-Com Resistance." He then shook hands with Sonic and the others to seal the deal.

As Sonic and the others headed for the door, Tails then asked Sonic: "Sonic, if we are all here…don't you think…."

Sonic then paused for a moment and then replied: "You're right Tails, and what if…." Then Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles realized something:

"Eggman!" they all said together. John and his group looked up and John asked: "Something wrong Sonic?"

Sonic then walked back to the table and warned John about Dr. Eggman. John then replied: "I'll post a warning to my men and over the radio."

Then Sonic and the others went to their quarters to sleep for the night.

Meanwhile, Dr. Eggman was repairing his damaged machine, and he looked around him. "Now that the world is destroyed, nothing will stop me from building my Eggman Empire!! Ha, Ha, Ha, HA!!!!!" he laughed into the sunset.