I don't own Sonic, or this would be a TV show. Or maybe a game. Alas, I'm stuck with fanfic. Copy off me if you want a brutal, crude, painful death.
Cyberlord took a millisecond to check his arm guns were fully functional. Then he opened fire.
Sabre back flipped away from the blasts which destroyed the end of the capsule floor he was standing on, then span his sword to deflect a dozen more shots that came his way. Cyberlord responded by firing off half a dozen small missiles at the warrior- Sabre flipped out his blue laser pistol and, in a blur of shots, hit and destroyed each one- with two shots to spare. The remaining laser shots hit and destroyed Cyberlord's missile launchers. The warlord growled as he ejected the useless remains of his launchers and stepped back, while Sabre reloaded.
As Sabre quickly replaced the small energy capsule that powers his gun, he looked over at the spaceship crew that had released him. He saw the lady in command, who reminded him of someone he used to know, an echidna mechanic, and…Sonic!
Then his eyes caught the lady fox. Young and beautiful, but those glasses gave her a vulnerable look not like another, similar fox he had also once known. Sabre's eyes met hers for a moment… Then she spoke. Shouted, actually.
"Look out!"
Sabre's distraction nearly cost him his life- he barely ducked the energy blast which singed the top of his dark, bushy hair. Cyberlord chuckled as his energy cannon folded back into his left arm. "Never could resist the ladies, could you Sabre?" he taunted.
"You jealous or what?" snapped back Sabre as he ran in for a strike with his sword. Cyberlord activated the red blade on his right arm and parried the blow. For a few moments the blades flashed and whirled in the air as Cyberlord defended against dozens of lightning-quick blows from the warrior who lived up to his name.
A counter was too slow, energy flashed, and Cyberlord groaned in pain as his right arm was severed at the elbow (revealing it to be fully robotic). The cyborg lashed out with his left arm, but Sabre blocked it with a kick and slashed Cyberlord's chest, leaving a large, smoking, sparking gash. Sabre stepped back, and the cyborg growled as he steadied himself. "This is the last time, Sabre." He said with anger and menace. "Wherever we are, whatever time we happen to be in, I'll find a way to get rid of you for good…"
Thrusters popped out of the cyborg's back and sides, a helmet popped up over Cyberlord's head, and the warlord lifted off the ground, out into the stars. Sabre watched him until he disappeared into the void of space.
"Don't count on it, flyboy." He muttered.
Then Sabre turned to the four who had rescued him. "Thanks for the defrost. Sorry about the cyborg. Guess it had to happen sometime."
"So, you're telling me you tricked Cyberlord into entering the cryo-capsule with you, then set it to freeze you both and eject?" said Amelia, after hearing Sabre's story.
"Yep," said Sabre. "It was the only way I could stop him. Sonic and his lot were barely holding out against Eggman and his cronies, the League were taking on those crazy mercs and Cyberlord had 'bots coming from every direction. I had to find some way to disable the psycho before we all got wiped out, so I used the cryo-capsule he'd gone and stolen from me."
"You sacrificed yourself…" said Sonic Junior.
"I had nothing to lose." said Sabre casually.
They were sitting in the rec room of Amelia's ship, a light cruiser named Star Thorn. The captain had allowed them to bring Sabre aboard, while Vulpis directed the cargo robots that brought the remains of the cryo-capsule into the cargo hold for later study. Then a door whizzed open and Vulpis stepped in.
"All right, I'm finished with the capsule. Sabre… I thought you had better have a medical examination, please come with me…" said the fox, a bit shyly.
Sonic Jr chuckled as Sabre followed Vulpis through the door.
"HOW many uni degrees have you got!" said Sabre, gobsmacked.
"Four," said Vulpis, modestly. "I got a degree in astrophysics when I was twelve, high-energy technology when I was fifteen, nanotechnology and molecular science when I was seventeen and general medicine when I was nineteen. I'm a very fast learner." She quickly explained to the stunned warrior sitting on a bench in the medbay.
"Must be." said Sabre. "I guess all that makes you pretty handy on a ship."
"Actually, Amelia was the only one who would have me after I asked over a dozen captains. Crusher really does more, he's an ace mechanic. Can you roll up your sleeve?"
"Sure." Sabre pulled up his right sleeve just enough for Vulpis to get a blood sample, using a small, strange device that extracted exactly a millilitre, but Sabre stopped just below the tattoo on his right shoulder. He had enough questions to answer as it was.
"Thanks. This'll only hurt a bit…"
Sabre was completely desensitized to pain after a short but intense lifetime of fighting, but he did feel a pleasant tingling as the lady fox's hands touched his skin. After a moment, Vulpis took the sampler over to a computer and inserted it into a small plug. Sabre looked at the place where the blood was taken, and was surprised to see that a small film of liquid the sampler had dispensed after filling had hardened over the wound, quickly healing it. "No viruses, blood cell levels normal…" said Vulpis, reading off the screen. "…everything's pretty much okay… Wow. You seem to be in excellent health, Sabre, and a remarkable physical specimen…"
Sabre chuckled. "Well, I gotta stay fit to stay alive and appealing…"
"Uh-yeah. Also, I just want to check that shirt of yours for organic fibres of any kind. If they came from 200 years ago, the research potential is staggering…"
"Really?"
"Yes, if there's but a fibre of Sonic's fur on you, I can use it to check with Sonic Junior's DNA, see if he really is a descendant of the great hero. Now just keep still…"
Before Sabre could ask exactly what she was doing, Vulpis picked up a scanning device and turned it on, projecting an indigo light on Sabre's white shirt. The scanner buzzed when it found but a tiny fragment of hair, skin or debris, and Vulpis picked it off with a pair of tweezers. After a few minutes and checking most of Sabre's body, she was done.
"Thanks!" said the fox, depositing the specimens in small test tubes. "I'll have to fully check your clothes sometime…"
"Be my guest!" said Sabre.
Vulpis blushed furiously. "Uh, well, we're done. Thank you!"
Sabre chuckled as he hopped off the bench. "Your welcome."
I think I'll stop here. You know the drill people- read and frickin' review! Questions? Comments? Throw 'em in! Like my characters? Hate them? Can't decide? Tell me!
Sorry I haven't given Sonic Junior much exposure, how about having the next chapter all about him?