I'm ba-ack! Oh yay! I was busy before, but I'm here with Chapter Nine. Guess who shows up in this chapter? Eggman, along with the last OC (Well, major OC). Anyway, I'm in a writing mood, and I've been reading a real good sci-fi/fantasy series. It's called the Mageworlds series, by Debra Doyle and James D. Macdonald. If you can find a copy, I'd suggest reading it. If you want to know more, just ask me. Okay, on to the new chapter!
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The kids silently made their way through the dungeon. It was so dark in their that most of the guards didn't notice them. They were used to hearing footsteps if someone came near, but Yume's airshoes (that was remarkably had not been taken away) made it so that she was floating a few inches above the ground. Akumu could just fly, and he could fly quieter than a moth. Except for the two theives, the prison was still and quiet, the only noise being the quiet snores of some of the prisoners.
"I see a light ahead," Akumu whispered to his sister. It was true, there was a soft light ahead of them, coming from a partially ajar door. Another warning sign hung above this door, this time stating that only Master Zynth and certain personell could enter. Ignoring the warning, Yume entered, with her brother close behind.
"I suppose that assitant went in here," Yume whispered. Her twin nodded, shutting the door quietly behind them, so not to bring attention. This room was like a seperated part of the corridor of cells they had just exited, but there was only one cell inside. Outside of it was the assistant, looking at the creatures inside. The twins leaned in a little to see what was going on.
"So, you thought I was up to something? Think again, ya' lousy clone," The speaker was an orange echidna. Various parts of his body were robotic, including his left eye and arm, as well as his right leg. The other inhabitant of the cell was a male hedgehog, with nothing really noticable about him. He was pale and gray, with some of his quills sticking up instead of down. His shoes and gloves were bland, and the only thing that stood out were his eyes. The were slightly arched, and the irises were a dull red with no pupils. Oddly, the hedgehog's attention was not on the echidna, or Zynth's assistant. Actually, he was looking straight at the twins. It sent a chill down their spines, until Yume broke the gaze by looking at her brother.
"Why do you think these two are locked up here, instead of with the others?" She whispered to Akumu, their conversation blocked out by an argument between the assitant and echidna cyborg. The black bat shrugged.
"I don't know, but I don't like either of them," he admitted. "Well, at least the echidna is only part robot. I don't know about that hedgehog."
"Still, they are prisoners of Zynth..." Another evil smirk came across Yume's face. "Think we should help them bust out of here?"
"What? Yume, what are you thinking?" Yume sighed at her brother's suprise.
"Well, they are probably locked in here because they're dangerous," The white hedgehog explained. "If we let them out, they can deal with Zynth. Meanwhile, we snatch the assistant's keys, free everyone else, and escape scot-free!"
"But what about that Continental Invasion thing?" Akumu asked.
"Hey, we can fight off a bunch of bots anyday they invade," Yume concluded. "Now listen, do you still have your emergency lockpick?" Akumu nodded, he always kept a lockpick in a pocket that was sewn into his sock. He fished it out, using it to unlock the cuffs on his and his sister's handcuffs. Once that was done, Yume began to explain her plan...
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"I know you are up to something," Mech retorted, trying not to break eye contact with the echidna before him. This particular echidna was feared by almost everyone in Cybex Capital, possibly even by Zynth himself. Besides being a cyborg, this echidna was actually no other than Dr. Eggman. How he had obtained that name was a mystery to Mech, but he did hear that Eggman had not always been an echidna. Not a lot of robots knew the full detail, excluding Master Zynth.
"Well, maybe I am for once," The mad doctor admitted. "I know I can mention it to you. Heck, if I tried to escape, you'd be too scared to do anything other than run to tell an official I escaped, because you're too weak! Hah, I knew you were a reject."
"I...I am not a reject," Mech retorted, even though his voice proved the statement wrong. "Either way, I shall make sure that security is tightened around here, so that you will not be able to escape." The clone's eyes drifted to the gray hedgehog that Eggman shared his cell with. It was a known fact that only Zynth knew why he was in there. No one knew anything else about the gray hedgehog, except that Eggman called him "Ghost," for lack of a better name. Mech noticed that Ghost's souless eyes, ones that were usually fixed on visitors, were gazing at something else. He turned his head in the same direction, and what he saw caught him by suprise.
"Oh, you noticed us?" Yume asked, noticing the assistant. "Too bad, I'm afraid you're prison guard was unable to contain us."
"Stand still, you're wanted criminals!" Mech began to reach into his robe with his good hand, trying to pull out a comm-link to contact security. Before he could, he was grabbed from behind by Akumu.
"I don't think so buddy," He muttered. "Now, hand over the keys." Mech was frozen by fear, so Akumu tried to forcefully extract the keys while Yume tried to bust down the door to Eggman's cell. The echidna cyborg stared at Yume in disbelief.
"So I guess it has been thirteen years," he muttered. "I remember when you two were born."
"You what?" Yume asked, trying to concentrate on breaking in.
"I was there when you two were born," Eggman explained. "Your parents had you at my base, after all. It was a rather hectic day, I remember. Left my base trashed completely, and was I thanked for the help I gave? No, not at all."
"If I were the one in the jail, I wouldn't be complaning about deaths while someone's trying to rescue me," The white theif replied. Finally, she broke the last of the hinges with one swift kick. "Stupid door could only be broken from the outside."
"Sis, he doesn't have the keys!" Akumu cried, still holding Mech in his grasp. "What do we do now?"
"Escape, what else?" Eggman turned to the twins. "Which one of you is the fast one?"
"I am," Yume replied.
"Ah, it's always the hedgehog, isn't it? Well then, Yume, grab Akumu and Mech. Ghost, you grab onto me. We're busting out of here."
"But what about our mom, and all the other adults?" Yume asked angrily. "Do you think we can just leave them here?"
"We can't save them now kid," Eggman retorted, "So I suppose you will just have to leave them here. Now, grab those two and come on!"
"Oh no, you aren't taking me," Mech cried. "I have no part with you, so let me go!"
"Not a chance," Akumu replied. "You are coming with us, whether you like it or not." Yume then reluctantly grabbed her brother and Mech as she charged up her airshoes. Eggman began to charge up his own boots, designed like rocket skates. He quickly grabbed Ghost, who was just staring blankly into space.
"Just follow me, alright?" The cyborg ordered. "I know the directions out of here, alright? Hold tight, we're in for a ride." With a blast of his mech-boots, Eggman was off, with Yume trailing close behind. The complex seemed so small, and everything seemed so slow compared to the speeds they were running at. Yume had to go a little slower than usual to make sure she didn't bump into the echidna in front, or any of the prison guards, for that matter. Eggman made a sharp turn left. Yume turned also, but in front of her was another robot.
"Make way!" She yelled, pushing the android aside. Her speed, combined with the impact, caused the robot to crash into the other wall of the corridor, but the speedy hedgie didn't take time to notice. Following, she managed to catch up to Eggman.
"Almost there?" She asked between breaths, starting to break a small sweat.
"Almost," he concluded. "We just have to get up to the first floor, and we're out of here. Unless, of course, you would prefer running up a few stories, and jumping out a window."
"I'll pass," she replied. "Just wondering, are any of these clones as fast as we are?"
"Well, I think a few of the clones might. Let's see, at the speed we are going, the only types of clones that could catch us are Sonic, Shadow, Gemini, and Blaze clones."
"You didn't make too many clones, did you?" Yume asked.
"Well, I was on the verge of having created ten thousand..." Sirens began to sound throughout the dungeon, as blurs began to appear alongside the speeding team.
"Halt, you are under orders to stop," One blur ordered, a Blaze clone. "Halt, or we shall have to take drastic measures. Back-up is en-route to this coordination."
"Damn," Akumu muttered to Yume, "I don't like the looks of this."
"Well, not much we can do about it," Yume replied, until an idea struck her. "Say, does Mech have a Chaos Emerald with him?"
"Only the one Zynth confinscated from you," he replied. "I was entrusted with it. You can't have it!"
"Too bad, hand it over," Yume barked. Mech silently put the emerald to her hand, since she was busy holding him and Akumu. Even so, the contact of the Chaos Emerald sent it's power into her veins. Quickly, she grabbed Eggman.
"Time for a hasty retreat," She warned, "So let's hope I can pull it off. Chaos Control!"
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Will Yume's emergency Chaos Control work? You'll have to wait until next time!