Ch.11
Here ya go! Another chapter!
THD
Evening has slowly turned into nighttime in a brink...
Rob was shaken a little with fear, and you can actually see it in his eyes as the devious blue hedgehog approached him. He shakily tried to back away but his body refused to do so "Wha-wha- what's the matter Sonic?" He stuttered "Was it something I said earlier?" Sonic put on a very glad smug pretending nothing bad happen to him "When I called you blue boy?"
"Oh no no! It's not that Rob, I let that one slide when you left saying that to me" Sonic calmly explained
"Are you sure?"
"Oh yeah I'm sure, 100 percent man... 100 percent...well probably 99.9 if ya ask me" Sonic said
"So no biggie?" Rob asked. He still suspicious of what next move the blue hedgehog has for him
"Nah no biggie.." Sonic's expression slowly changed into what seems like a vicious, hungry animal as he lowered his voice
"Oh whew! For a second there I thought I-"
Then Sonic suddenly raged "You! You inconsiderate moron! How dare you forget to spread the word to everybody about the stupid, freaking plan you were "supposedly" tell everybody huh?!" He barked at the almost shrunken robe-wearing hedgehog
"Ok let me explain blue boy..." Rob'O pleaded
"What is it?" the blue hedgehog's tone in his voice was very firm.
"A little emergency has happened back in Mercia and I had no choice but to go back and take care of it so it won't be a problem for me later, sorry Sonic I had no choice man, it's my hometown you know?"
"Still! You shoulda done told everybody about the-"
"It's my duty Sonic! Wouldn't you do the same thing if something like that occurred with your parents or anyone?" Rob made a good point
The blue blur stopped. And just looked at him for a good minute.
Sonic sighed in defeat, he cooled down instantly closing his eyes. Arms crossed. Yeah, guess he's right, Sonic woulda done the same thing if something similar happened back at his place, he raged at him for no reason. He really want to protect the castle, the city and his home from the evil Anti twins but he got carried away.
"Yeah I know Rob but I really wanted to protect my friends, family and everybody from Scourge if he comes back, who knows what he'll do when he gets, I'll never forgive myself man...I just won't..." His voice sounds a bit sorrow, but Rob came up towards him and pats his shoulder.
"Don't worry Sonic, that will never happen if we stick together during the fight, especially with Mighty around that wouldn't right...?" Rob said in a nice way trying to cheer him up.
"I guess so" Sonic forced a smile.
"Come on let's go to where the others are at"
"Ok"
"How you get back here so quickly?" Sonic asked
Rob looked at him like he's stupid "Warp rings duh!"
"Oh yeah that's right..."
They both went to the living room where everybody else are chatting and laughing.
What they were not aware of. Something's bad is going to happen...
In the living room... 30 minutes later
"He did what now?!" Rob shouted suddenly looking ticked off you should say.
"He made fun of you Rob" Sally admitted "Saying you need your arrows so you can practice how to miss" When she said that, she couldn't hold in her snickering which he didn't notice it.
"Practice how to miss? Sonic! Where are ya?" Rob then walked away looking for the blue menace "You got some explaining to do mister!"
"Well it's true Rob! Hahaha!" Sonic was eavesdropping on the other side of the room
Sally starting busting out laughing, holding her side to the point tears were coming out "Aw man, I gotta tell this to Bunnie, Bunnie!" she yelled
"Howdy!" She replied
"Wanna know what Sonic said about Rob?"
"Sure, what is it?"
Moebius...nighttime
"Ok guys you ready for this?" Scourge asked his team as they were standing in front of him armed and ready.
"Yeah" They all agreed. They're all equipped with their weapons and other things they need.
"Just remember stick to the plans and everything should be fine and dandy, Miles you got the Globe Posts set up?"
"Yes Scourge, the same spot over there beside the throne chair" He pointed at the sparkling, colorful warp portal ready to be used anytime
"Alright then, don't forget to watch each other backs as I will do the same, Suppression Squad move on out!" He commanded. And one by one each Anti-Mobian walked towards it.
"Alicia?" Patch called out
"Yeah Patch?" Alicia responded
"Be careful, ze Primers are quite rough" He looked at her with a bit of worriness
"Yeah they are, you be careful too"
"Can't wait to pay a visit again" Boomer smugged
"Please O'Nux don't forget about where to put the bombs at" Miles suggested
"No worries m'lad! I know where to put them at, you'll see" O'Nux said, holding two square bombs in his arms
"Wonder what my counterpart looks like?" Buns wondered
"You'll see her...probably" Miles said
And they all leaped into the portal preparing to enter the Prime dimension.
Rosy was about to go,but she accidentally left her hammer on the throne steps and made a grab for it. This is somewhat the perfect time for Scourge to tell her about something he wanted to say to her. He walked a bit fast paced to the portal and stood beside it. And fixed his red shades a little. The pink Rascal returned from the stairs to enter the portal but before she could do that. Scourge stopped her for a minute.
"Hey Rosy...?" Scourge asked with a bit of uneasiness in his tone
"What is it Scourgey?" Rosy asked in her sweet voice that made the green leader's face almost red
"Um..um... are you really ready for this thing?"
"Of course, I want to smashy Amy's head with this hammer" She smiled gladly
Scourge couldn't help but smile back "Also one more thing..."
"What?"
"Um.." The fear virus has taken over his body again but this time its messing with his head even more, but some reason the other "Scourge" didn't come back or even spoke... maybe a good sign that he finally let him be or disgusted with him so much, he had no choice but to leave.
"Would you like to...go out with me..." Scourge mumbled the last part, making Rosy's brow raise up, her right ear flickered
"What was that?"
"I said would you like to...have me watch your back during the fight?" Scourge asked. He's afraid she might make a negative comment of how weird he's acting. It's like back at the forest, but slightly different... but she replied his question instead.
"Sure! I don't mind helping you squish the rest too" Rosy looked at him in a flirty way making his cheeks blushed.
"Ok then...let's go!" He said
She agreed and went in first, then he stood in front of it and leaped in...
Mobius Prime...outside Acorn Castle
It was a very chilly, glorious night with the wind blowing a soft breeze, leaves swaying, only the moon with its bright,expanded glow shimmering the forest down below. Light grey clouds were near surrounding it as they threatened to engulfed it.
The same warp entrance that appeared in Moebius has appeared in the forest trails about a couple of feet away from the gates with the lasers surrounding it for lockdown at night. Behind the forest, New Mobotropolis that is pretty much alive with flickering lights looms on the other side.
Alicia stepped out first and almost immediately shivered a little cause of how chilly it is. Same with the others that come out the entrance.
"Wow, it's cold out here" Miles shivered wrapping himself up with his twin-tails. You can even see your own breath coming in a mist of icy smoke when you exhale.
"It is" Buns said, goosebumps appearing under her fur.
"Well I'm not cold at all" Boomer quoted, pointing his thumb at himself which caused everybody to look at him glumly.
"No duh, you're a walrus, it's all that blubber you got.. no offense" Rosy assured looking away
"None taken" The cyborg walrus mumbled
Then the leader suddenly come out and he felt the same thing too, as it hit him like bricks "Damn, its cold out here, this jacket doesn't help at all" He exhaled forcefully repeatedly, then spotted the castle in front of them. He chuckled darkly and turned to his teammates.
"Alright Squad all of us will have to split up if we're taking over this place nice and easy. Okay, first things first, Boomer you hack the security system and turn off every alarms and lasers on the gate and inside"
"Right"
"O'Nux, you will dig under the castle to the site where Miles told you to put the bombs at"
"Got it laddy"
"Alicia, Rosy, Buns you girls will hide in the bushes while Miles and Patch knock out any guards outside, once that's done, you three go in the kitchen and disguise yourselves as maids, Miles you got the stuff?" Scourge asked
"Right here" Miles took a plugged up test tube with clear liquid and a white pellet-shaped pill out his pocket and handed them one to Buns and Alicia
"Okay, good, you put the liquid in any drink and the pill in any food, the king eats and drinks, and he'll be sleeping and won't wake up for awhile kinda like a coma but in a slightly less severe form"
"Got it Scourge" Alicia said "What will you do?"
"I'll bust the King's doors down and give you guys a hand dealing with those goody-stuck up snobs if they see you in there. Okay everybody good?" They all nod their heads yes "Alright, this mission is a-go right...now, split!" Scourge ordered with a whispered yell.
"Man, can't believe I blew my chance of asking Rosy out..." Scourge thought
"I'm such an idiot..."
The Squad scattered in different directions with quietness as it how it should be. Boomer was sprinting through the forest on the outside around the castle, cautiously not getting caught. Hiding behind big trees and shrubs.
He then sees a small box on the side of the gate which he smiled. He scanned the place left and right and as sneaky as he can be, he forward rolled into the small box but stood up before hitting it. There's one little problem: A small golden lock has the box insecure. No problem. He frowned and thought of something clever, he made a small laser come out one of his mechanic arms and sliced the metal with its heat making the lock useless as it fell to the ground.
He opened the flap and sees an advanced, over-complicated controls with the words: SECURITY ON flashed on the small green screen. "Not a problem.." He whispered, cracked his knuckles and pressed a couple of buttons within two minutes until an option popped up:
DISABLE SECURITY? YES OR NO? was on the screen.
He obviously pressed yes. And the lasers suddenly flickered and disappeared "Bingo..."
Back at the front...
"Boomer turned off the lasers lads, I'll see ye inside" O'Nux made a deep hole as he clawed his way under the castle, bombs strapped to his chest.
"Okay Miles, lift me up while you fly over ze gates" Patch said
"Got ya" Miles jumped up in the air and started spinning his tails at a very fast rate, and Patch grabbed his feet he strained a little of his heaviness. He thought the coyote was light but boy was he wrong.
"Good grief Patch, you need to lose some pounds" Miles strained
"Shut ze face, Miles.." Patch said
Miles rolled his eyes as they flew over the gates and they hovered over the grass, he lowered themselves to the ground, resulting Patch to let go of his feet and ran over silently ninja-style to the bushes as the yellow fox did the same thing. They camped out within the hedges.
Within a minute, four guards that are bears emerged from the front door heavily armed with armor and spears, they split into two and stood guarded right behind Miles and Patch as they hid waiting anxiously for one of them to get distracted about something. One of them were suspicious of the gates as they were usually lit with the lasers.
"Hey dude, ain't one of those gates thingy that lights up the gate supposed to be on?" He asked
The other one shrugged "I don't know, you know I don't keep track of these things so how am I suppose to know like really" he answered rudely
"Well aren't you a jackas-"
Klonk!
Theirs heads suddenly clashed together with lots of force and they fell to the ground unconscious with stupid-looking faces. Stepping out the hedge was Patch who looked devious chuckled
"Bonne nuit monsieur.." He muttered, then glanced over to the left, two more guards were knocked out as well, Miles was stepping over them.
They both grouped up. Whispered yell "Coast is clear" loud enough for the three girls to hear who were hiding in the bushes. They popped up like weasels. "Where are they?" Rosy asked
"Over there, in front of that door" Buns pointed
"Alright girls, let's go" Alicia ordered. They came out and started running soundless as they can to the gate, avoiding the deep hole that O'Nux has dug nearby, approaching the gate they discovered it strangely doesn't have a lock on it to be locked up. Did they really know they were going to take over? Or it is because they were too lazy to lock it or couldn't afford another one? Could be. Didn't matter, they push it open and went by the fox and coyote.
"You know what to do girls, just be careful" Miles warned them, which they nod their heads agreeing, and they went inside.
Inside...
It was very nice-looking as they saw paintings, sculptures, fancy vases and knight statues in rows and bright red carpet that is collecting dust and it's brightly lit, making it look more friendly compared to their dark, gloomy castle in Moebius. But they are both built the same way meaning they already know where the king's throne room is at and the kitchen too.
They felt relief from the cold as the warm, soothing atmosphere hit their faces warming their cold bodies as they enjoyed it.
"Man, it feels good in here" Rosy sighed, taking deep breaths
"Ya tellin' me" Buns said "Its warmer in here than my room back at home" she started stretching and rotating her arms
"Ladies now's not the good time to enjoy the warmness and the beauty of this place, we have to find the kitchen" Alicia reminded them
"Oh yeah that's right forgot, hehe lead the way" Rosy nervously chuckled, motioning her hand.
Alicia smugged and turned her back to them "Let's keep moving" then she walked to the corner leading into the hallway to the right with the rabbit and pink hedgehog tailing her.
"She is such a buzz kill..." Rosy thought
Later...
They were not caught yet as being attached to the walls, leaning on their shoulders, side-stepping in the hallway. Stopping in front of an entrance where it's slightly open, and at an instant they can hearing laughing, talking, glasses clinking and loud heavy footsteps marching around in the room which is the living room. Alicia was shaking a bit of how they're going to silently walk by without being seen, she turned to the other two and put a finger to her lips telling them not to make any disturbing noise. And they began to pass by.
Sonic's voice was the loudest of them all which is technically a good sign for them. He was holding a clear goldish-tinted drink with an olive on a toothpick in it, holding it up high.
"Hey Sonic! Tell that joke again!" Knuckles shouted
"Say it again!" Tails yelled
"Yeah!" Everyone else said
"No!" Rob begged, but Sonic ignored him
"OK! And so I said Rob needs his arrows so he can train to hit enemies right? Ehh! Wrong! Rob also uses arrows so he can actually practice how to miss!" Then everybody was laughing their heads off excluding Rob who is sitting on the golden leather couch with his arms crossed and with a grumpy face hearing this joke about 20 times and it's not even funny anymore. Amy, sitting next to him noticed it and elbowed him slightly, Rob turned to her attention.
"You uh ok Rob?" Amy wonder. She appears to be a little drunk from drinking that same drink that Sonic has quenched but barely affected by it.
"Hmm? Oh yeah I'm fine, my dear cousin I'm just...laughing at the blue guy's joke, hahahaha..." He faked laughed
"Oh ok" Amy shrugged with a smile, buying the lie
Charmy was pouting as he hovering, seeing Espio and Vector having the champagne cups in their hands. "Hey, how come I can't have that apple juice guys?"
Vector glared at him "Because Charmy, first of all this is not apple juice and we'll tell you what it is when you get older and secondly, your not old enough to try some"
"Then how come Tails is getting some?!" Charmy said, pointing at the yellow fox
"Tails can handle it more than you can, you will absolutely go bouncing off the walls, I can see it in your eyes..." Espio answered
"Aw man, this sucks..." Charmy pouted again
"Wow ze hedgehog knows how to be ze life of ze party!" Antoine exclaimed, seeing Sonic standing on a table laughing, bending down forwards
"See Sugar-Twan, told ya it wouldn' be so bad now is it?" Bunnie said, looking dearly at him
"No iz not bad madam" Antoine looked back at her, dreamily
"Hahaha! Ok! Let me tell y'all another joke that is not Rob-related in anyway..." Sonic boomed, finger pinning at the robed hedgehog
"Ay...here we go again..." Rob uttered
Later still...
"Hey guys, do I look good in this or what?" Rosy questioned as she spun around once in her maid outfit, showing to Buns and Alicia, they too are wearing maid outfits they stole from the closet and they're in the back where it's only them three for now. They were amazed how stunning she looks in it. It was black on the outside and white in the inside with big knots and ties on it, and black high heels. The other two were similar but in red and green, they were gorgeous as well but still wearing the boots.
"Wow...you look very beautiful Rosy" Alicia complemented, eyes widen, checking her out
"Damn girl ,any man will eventually fall for ya when they see ya" Buns chimed
Rosy kinda blushed at their kindness "Thanks guys"
"Wonder how Scourgey will react when he sees me in this? He will probably drool over me"
"Lets go, gals" Buns ordered as they followed her all the way to the main, bustling area which is like a mini-city in a restaurant which the waiters and the other maids of various animals and species were scattering around like ants in a hill shouting orders, dishes being washes and the sounds of rush water patting against the metal pots and pans ranged in their ears and the scent of delicious aroma of food was in the air. It made their stomaches churned and growled.
The three split up, struggling to get through. Nobody has even recognize them as Anti-Mobians, because their appearance looks too Mobian to tell the difference. Since the others knows Amy, Sally, and Bunnie a lot, they started calling them the same names and they pretend it was their names and responded to it.
Buns is standing at a food station, pretending to prepare to meal for the king as she does is fiddle around with the spices and the garlic putting them in random spots until a random female waiter white tiger came up to her with a big dish with chicken smothered in teriyaki sauce, rice and vegetables on her hand.
"Hello Bunnie how are you?" she greeted "When did you, Sally and Amy decided to work here?"
Buns looked at her, she has never seen this chick in her life and does not want to get caught, thus spoke back "I'm doing just fine, and uh we decided to help because Sally wants to please her father, how are you?"
"Great actually! But anyway, I love to chat but can I ask you to take this to the King for me?" She handed the dish to Buns which she smiled and accept it
"Sure thing, I'll take it" She put the dish on her hand
"Thanks Bunnie I owe you one"
"Not a problem" Then the white tiger walked away, and disappeared in the crowd "Ha, dumbass...now to get Alicia and Rosy to come with me"
In a matter of a minute, the three girls grouped up and left the kitchen and now they are strolling in another corridor that leads to the King's throne room. Rosy is holding the napkins, Alicia is holding a bottle of goldish-tint champagne and Buns holding the chicken dish. Alicia looked at her with curiosity "Did you put the pill in there?" Alicia was making sure. "Yeah" She showed it to her and saw a small white pill lodged inside in the middle which she smirked evilly "Perfect"
"What about the liquid?" Rosy assumed
Alicia answered by showing her an empty test tube that once held it which Rosy smiled
Next thing you know, they entered the King's throne room where King Maximillion is there sitting in his throne chair looking a bit glum, then it suddenly changed into happiness when he spotted the three women coming his way and he recognizes them immediately.
"Sally! Bunnie and Amy! How are you girls?" he announced
"Were fine sir" Buns and Rosy answered "respectably"
"Are you hungry dad? We got some chicken for you" Alicia hated the word dad when she said it, reminded her of her dad before he left for good and never came back.
"Yes, daughter I haven't eaten anything all day! And I see champagne and napkins as well, I'm so flattered please pass it here"
So they all went to him and passed the food, drink and napkins. "Thanks ladies" he said
"Your welcome!" The trio responded gleely
The king picked his fork and cut the chicken in half, and picked the up the middle part where the white pill is lodged in. They were shivering inside, they want to make sure the King doesn't find the white thing in it. So they backed away a little while he enjoying his meal.
"Hmm! Mm! Mm! This is really good!"
Buns,Rosy and Alicia looked at each giving "eh whatever" look
"In fact this is so good, I feel...very...sleepy" His voice sounded very worn out as he started closing his eyes and struggled to keep them open. He yawned really loudly "I need some drink" he assumed, he grabbed the bottle, pulled it out quite easily and began chugging it and when he set it down, he felt even more sleepy "Why am I so tired?" Then he looked at the three girls "You three put anything in my foo-"
He suddenly fell back against the chair. Passed out, there were no signs of breathing. At all.
Its just like Scourge predicted: A coma but in less severe form
"Good night, have sweet dreams..."Dad" Alica smirked
And they began to laugh at him. "Excellent job ladies" Alicia congratulated
Well looks like the King has passed out from his meal... what would happen when The Freedom Fighters discovered this?