Okay, hi guys! Just so you know, the next chapter may come out on Friday, because I have registration Wednesday, and the power's out Thursday. So, Chapter 9 may be late, alright? Okay then, Chapter 8 is here!

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It was dark in the dungeons, almost completely black. The only light came from a few small lights attatched to the ceiling, no windows whatsoever. There was no indication that morning had arrived, unless either some lucky captive had a watch, or one of the prison guards was nice enough to tell the time. At the moment, it was in fact eight a.m. when Zynth's assitant Mech paid a visit to the dungeon.

"Excuse me," Mech said to the purple hedgeidna guard, "but I have orders from Master Zynth to re-locate these two." The guard looked at him mockingly.

"Seriously?" the guard asked. "I can't believe that Master would trust someone as weak as you to transport the visitors."

"I am not weak, only partially disabled," Mech contradicted, trying not to sound nervous. "Now, wake up the prisoners already."

"You heard the guy," The hedgidna shouted, turning to the twins in the cell behind him. "Wake up ya' sissies, you're getting moved." The twins, who had eventually fallen asleep after being stuck in the cell, were both jolted out of their sleep by the guard.

"That was fast," Akumu noted as the guard opened the door. Brief thoughts of escape came to mind, until he noticed that his hands were handcuffed. A quick look at Yume revealed that she was cuffed too. Being at a disadvantage, the twins had no choice but to follow the light blue hedgehog down the dungeon corridors.

"They sure made a lot of cells," Yume said, passing rows of barred rooms.

"We need a place to keep prisoners, especially when Master Zynth begins the Continental Invasion," Mech explained.

"Continental Invasion?" The twins both asked. The assistant hedgehog faltered a little.

"Oh...did that slip?" Mech asked. "Uhhm...never mind that I said that. No invasion at all, no siree. Just...keep walking you two, we're almost there." After a few more minutes, an entrance came up ahead.

"WARNING," A sign atop the entryway read, "The prisoners in this section are highly dangerous. Do not release, unless specifically ordered to by Master Zynth." The twins noted that it was even darker in this section than the one they were in, so it was hard to tell who were inside the cells.

"Is this where we are?" Yume asked. Ahead, she could somewhat make out the form of Mech nodding his head.

"This sector, yes. You two are located near the end...I think. Hold on," Mech stopped, turning to one of the prison guards. "I need to check where these two go. Can you make sure they don't escape? Please?"

"No problem Mech," The guard sounded quite familiar. "I can guard these two." The assistant hedgehog nodded as he walked off, nervously glancing behind his shoulder.

"So, you two are Akumu and Yume," the guard noted. He stepped up to the twins, the dim light revealing him to be another blue hedgehog, but this one was familiar to the kids.

"Mr. Sonic?" Akumu asked. "You're the guard?" The Sonic look-a-like shook his head.

"I'm sorry, Sonic the Hedgehog is in there," The guard explained. The twins looked in the cell behind him, seeing he was right. The blue blur was sprawled across the floor, lightly snoring. His right leg was heavily bandaged, and there was a small, yet noticable hole in his left shoulder.

"So that's where Sonic got to," Yume realized, "So that means that all the other adults are in here too." The two teens turned around, trying to make out some recognizable figures in the dark. Almost all of the adults were there, silently asleep.

"I'm suprised they aren't awake," Akumu said. "Especially Sonic, he's a really light sleeper. Our voices should have woken him up by now."

"Not a chance," the guard replied. "They get drugged to sleep each night, so they won't try to escape. Our scientists make some pretty strong sedative, it keeps them down for the whole day. Those that are immune to it are put in bondage instead." The twins were silent, wondering if a near-permanent sleep or bondage was worse.

"So...are you a robot too?" Yume asked, trying to change the subject.

"Why, yes I am," he replied. "I am Commander Blur, also known as ES-096." Akumu easily caught the evil glint in his sister's eyes before they softened, giving her the seductive look their mother had mastered years before.

"You know, I've always thought robots were pretty cool," The white hedge-girl said to the commander. "Are you really an exact replica of Sonic?"

"Exactly like he looked two years ago," Blur agreed. "In fact, all the staff here are clones. Most of the town is too, except for the few people that moved in later. Everyone is a replica of either Sonic, his allies, or one of his kids. Of course, we are stronger, not to brag or anything."

"I love strong men," Yume noted, batting her eyelashes. She grinned at Blur's expression, a mix of puzzlement and pride. "You androids sound perfect. So tell me, what are you all planning to do? You certainly aren't going to stay in Cybex Capital your whole life."

"Of course not," He admitted. "Eventually, we're going to spread our influences all over the world. Zynth says it's a benefit to both of us. Us androids get more territory, and non-androids have someone to stop them from screwing themselves over. They make a mess of everything, you know."

"Oh, I do know," The white hedgie took a step forward, leaning towards the blue guard. "You know, I wish that I was an android too. It's so much better sounding."

"Really?" Blur asked. Yume dropped the seductive look, smirking.

"Do I look like a suck up to you buddy?" She raised her arms above her head, bringing them down upon the commander's own. The metal cuffs left a nice sized dent in the androids head, which was followed up with a kick that would make live men drop in place. Akmu, catching the hint, charged into the falling body of the bot, making the Sonic clone crash into the ground.

"Nice one sis," Akumu cheered. "I almost thought you were serious for a moment there."

"Me? A toady? Get real bro." Yume turned towards the direction they had seen Mech run off in earlier. "I'll bet you anything that assistant has the keys to these cells. Grab them, and we can get everyone out."

"What are we waiting for?" Akumu asked. "The sooner this is over with, the better."

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Trust me, this isn't over by a long shot. Next chapter will be much more exciting if I have anything to say about it. Until I get that up, see you later!