Sonic Universe: Tales of Mobius
SEASON 1: THE EGGMAN WAR (3230-3239)
CHAPTER 4: HOME
Knothole, Deep inside the Great Forest
Sally groaned as she groggily woke up. Her head felt like someone was drilling a hole in it. She slowly sat up and stretched her arms out.
"Ouch!" Sally exclaimed when she tried to stretch her right leg out. It pained greatly when she did that. What happened to me? Sally thought as she looked around the room which was a small doctor's office.
Suddenly, a male duck wearing an eye patch burst in the room.
"Oh good, you're finally awake Princess!" Quack exclaimed. Sally looked at him in confusion.
"What happened? Where am I?" Sally asked. Quack sighed sadly.
"It was terrible. Some man named Eggman attacked us and destroyed Mobotropolis", the duck said.
"I remember now! But wait, what happened after that?" Sally asked.
"Well, all was going well until Eggman started bombing the castle. Your brother led everyone out and brought them here to Knothole, the secret bunker we have. And you and Sonic stayed back to fight", Quack explained.
"Knothole?" Sally asked. Quack nodded.
"Yes. Anyway, you were apparently knocked out and Sonic carried you here. He was definitly in a hell of a bad shape, too", Quack said.
"Oh my god, is he okay?" Sally asked worried.
"Oh no no, don't worry about him. He just had a few burn marks and cuts, but I bandaged that up, so he's fine. Bunnie on the other hand...", Quack trailed off not wanting to continue. Sally just looked at him waiting for the answer.
"Well, what happened?" Sally asked. Quack sighed. How do I break the news to her? Oh Chaos, please have mercy. Quack took a deep breath.
"Sally dear, Bunnie has been... tragically turned into a robot". Sally didn't say anything. Quack looked at her.
"Um, Sally", he said. Sally looked at him.
"W-what did you say..." she trembled. Quack solemnly looked at her. He hated seeing the girl like this.
"I'm afraid it's true. Antoine told me after Bunnie was subjected to the Roboticizer, he saved her but not long after the process started. The good news is that she's not completly roboticized, only a quarter of her is", Quack answered.
Sally felt some relief when he said that. So it wasn't too late for Bunnie.
"Where is she?" Sally asked. Quack nodded.
"In the garden with Cream, Cheese and Nicole. Go see her", Quack said. Sally nodded and walked out of the door. When she stepped outside, many people greeted her and asked about her health is she was okay. Sally smiled and kindly answered them and proceeded to the garden.
Quack was right. Cream, Cheese, Bunnie and Nicole were in the garden, planting some flowers and letting the Chao roam freely. Sally's heart skipped a beat when she saw Bunnie. The rabbit was wearing her brown cowgirl hat and jacket, but her legs and right arm had been turned into metal. Bunnie looked up to see Sally gaping at her.
"Sally!" Bunnie exclaimed getting up. Sally ran over to the girl and hugged her, tears swelling in her eyes.
"Oh Bunnie, I'm so sorry", Sally said. Bunnie smiled and hugged her back.
"Shh, it's okay. Ah'm feeling much better. Being half robot ain't so bad!" Bunnie said.
"But Bunnie, your..." Sally said. Bunnie sadly looked down.
"Yeah ah know. Ah sure do miss my fleshy parts", the rabbit said. She then smiled.
"But it's time to move on! Plus, that ol' Egghead did me a favor. Now ah am 10 times stronger than before and ah have weapons in me!" Bunnie exclaimed morphing her hand into a laser gun. Sally gasped.
"Wow, that's amazing! So this is the power of the Roboticizer?!" Sally exclaimed.
"Correct, this is what he wanted to do", Nicole said walking over and hugging her best friend. Sally in turn hugged back.
"Oh Nicole! I missed you!" Sally exclaimed.
"Missed me? We were just separated when Eggman attacked. Anyway, how are you feeling?" Nicole said.
"Yes, Ms. Sally. Are you feeling better?" Cream asked. Sally smiled.
"Yes guys. I am feeling alot better now. So, what are you guys doing?" Sally asked. Bunnie pointed to the flower bed.
"Well when Eggman destroyed Mobotropolis, he destroyed the Chao Garden along with it. Nothing is left in our city anymore and these poor Chao were wandering around with no home so Cream thought it would be a good idea to build a Chao Garden here", Bunnie explained. Sally nodded.
"Okay. That's not a bad idea. Good job Cream!" Sally said making Cream smile broadly.
"Sally, I think you should see Sonic now. After he brought you back here, he said to tell you to see him after you woke up", Nicole said. Sally gasped and nodded.
"Yes, oh my god! I have to see if he's okay and thank him for saving me!" Sally exclaimed.
"Well you go on ahead. We still got work to do", Bunnie said as she and Cream turned around and continued ro work on what they were doing. Sally started to go find Sonic, but Nicole grabbed her arm.
"So, what do you think about Sonic now?" Nicole asked grinning. Sally blushed a little before turning to the lynx.
"Uh, nothing. Why do you ask?" She said rather quickly. Nicole smirked and shook her head. Sally sighed. She knew Nicole was smart and able to tell if anyone was ever lying. Luckily, she's shared secrets with Nicole before.
"Fine. Okay, I may or may not have feelings for him", Sally whispered. Nicole nodded.
"I knew it. I've been seeing it for a while now".
"What, how?"
"Isn't it obvious? Whenever you two train, you always blush madly", Nicole said.
"Huh. I guess I wasn't careful", Sally replied. Nicole giggled and shook her head.
"Alright, you go on and see your loverboy. I won't tell anyone, I swear!" Nicole exclaimed making Sally glare at her before she laughed and walked off.
Sally walked around Knothole, surveying the vast trees and houses that had been built as a bunker. Alot of Mobians were still trying to choose a house they wanted to stay in. In the center of town, there was a large fountain that had a statue of King Max holding the Sword of Acorns since he had built this place. By the fountain, Sally saw Elias talking to Geoffrey. By the looks of it, the two were discussing something really important.
Sally walked over to them. Geoffrey saw her and his eyes widened.
"Sally, how are you feeling?" the skunk exclaimed walking up to her making Elias turn around and gasp.
"Sally? You're okay!" Elias exclaimed running over and hugging his sister.
"Haha! Yeah Elias, I'm fine. Better than ever actually. Anyway, what were you two talking about? It seems as if it's important", Sally asked. Elias pointed at the papers he was holding.
"Oh this is just a contract for Geoffrey's new strike team, the Rebel Underground. A bunch of people are joining this to stop Eggman and reclaim our kingdom!" Elias explained. Sally was confused.
"Wait reclaim? But I thought he destroyed Mobotropolis!" Sally said.
"Well he did. But then he ordered his robots to rebuild it in his image and now it's known as Robotropolis", Geoffrey explained.
"Robotropolis? Wait, so he destroyed our kingdom and then took over it?" Sally exclaimed.
"Yep, that's about it", Geoffrey replied.
"But don't worry. With Geoffrey's Rebel Underground and Sonic's new team, we'll be able to rise and stop Eggman and take back our kingdom!" Elias exclaimed.
"Sonic's new team?" Sally asked confused. Elias nodded.
"Yup! Thanks to the help of Tails and Rotor, we were able to build a massive barracks here and all the soldiers can train there now. Sonic is also forming a new team, but he hasn't told us yet. Go ask him for the details", Elias said. Sally nodded.
"Okay, thanks Elias and Geoffrey. Wait a minute, Geoffrey, who's in your team?" Sally asked.
"Oh, me, Hershey, Honey, Mina, Ash, Flemming, Relic and some new guy named Valdez. We're gonna use guerrila warfare tactics to help us win this war", Geoffrey said.
"Oh okay. Well I'll be going now. Do you know where Sonic is?" Sally asked.
"Yeah, he's at the edge of town, over there at the eastern side", Elias said. Sally nodded.
"Thanks Elias". And with that, Sally hurried off in the direction she was told while Elias and Geoffrey went back to discussing what needed to be done.
At the eastern side, Sonic was standing there, eyes closed and arms crossed. He was thinking about what just happened back there. He had never experienced something like that. But somehow, he felt this was all too familiar.
Maurice... why does that name seem so familiar? Who is Eggman anyway? And... why did he know me, but I didn't know him. And why did all of these seem like something like this happened to me before? I just can't remember-
"Sonic?"
Sonic snapped out of his thoughts when he heard that familiar, lovely voice. He turned around to see Sally standing there, all bandaged up, looking healthy.
"Sally? You're awake!" Sonic exclaimed hugging her. Sally hugged back, tears in her eyes. She felt so safe near him. They pulled out of the hug and Sonic smiled.
"So, how are you feeling?"
"Better. Thank you for saving me", Sally replied smiling back. Sonic chuckled and scratched his head.
"Ah, no worries. It's what friends do for each other".
"Yeah", Sally said. "Anyway, Elias told me you were forming some kind of team?"
Sonic grumbled.
"Yeah, still thinking about forming one. Geoffrey's got his Rebel Underground ready and I can't think of what to do. Maybe, I'll just scrap the idea and join Geoffrey instead", Sonic replied.
"No, wait! Let's form your team. We can get people to sign up as well", Sally said.
"Yeah, but I can't think of who to recruit and what to call it. Plus, I don't know what my team will do. Geoffrey's team will do them guerilla sneak attacks and slowly take out Eggman but what about me?" Sonic said.
Sally frowned. He had a point. If he was going to form a team, there had to be a purpose for it. Sonic and Sally sat down and tried to think what to do. Suddenly, an idea flashed into Sally's mind.
"I got it! Instead of sneak attacking Eggman, how about your team fights him directly?" Sally exclaimed. Sonic looked at her unsurely.
"Directly? I dunno Sal, I think that's a bad idea", Sonic replied. Sally shook her head.
"No silly! We can fight his forces mainly while Geoffrey and his team can attack from the shadows", Sally replied. Sonic thought about this and saw it wasn't a bad idea. And they had a barracks as well so they could train for this. He jumped.
"Alright, I'm down. But what do we call it?" Sonic asked. Sally thought for a minute, then remembered a tale her mother had told her.
"Sonic, you remember our nation's heroes right?" Sally asked. Sonic nodded.
"How could I not? The Original Freedom Fighters. They were led by Colonel Tig Stripe and the members Spot Long, Trey Scales, Sir Peckers and MP Bull Bones. They were considered national heroes who defended the kingdom during the Great War. Unfortunatly, they were betrayed by Trey, who wanted power and all of them were tossed into the Zone of Silence by the Royal Wizard Ixis Naugus", Sonic explained, recalling the same tale his uncle had told him. Sally nodded.
"Well, what are we planning to do now?" Sally asked.
"Obviously fighting for independence. Why?" Sonic asked. Sally smiled.
"How about we call ourselves... the Freedom Fighters of Knothole!" Sally exclaimed.
"Yes! That's such a cool idea, Sal!" Sonic exclaimed hugging her. Sally blushed madly and Sonic pulled away.
"Alright. Now we need some recruits. Where should we start, leader?" Sally said. Sonic smirked.
"Oh I'm not the leader. You are", Sonic replied.
"Me?!"
"Yup. You came up with the idea and the name, and you're smarter than me so you deserve the position", Sonic said.
"B-but you're a higher rank then me in the Police Corps", Sally replied.
"The Police Corps are no more, remember? Now, the Freedom Fighters are going to fight for the civilians!" Sonic exclaimed. Sally sighed.
"Alright, if you say so. Now let's go announce this and get some recruits". Sonic stopped her.
"Wait. We have to tell this to Elias. Since he's the king, he's gonna register us and pronounce us officially", Sonic said. Sally nodded and the two ran back to find Elias.
Elias was still at the fountain, but this time he was alone. When he saw Sonic and Sally running up to him, he knew something was up.
"Yo, king! I finally got my idea on the team!" Sonic exclaimed saluting Elias. The latter just nodded.
"Okay, what is your team name and who is the founder?" Elias asked. Sonic smirked and pointed at Sally.
"She's the team leader and the founder. Go head Sal, tell him".
Sally nodded and looked at her brother who had an eyebrow raised.
"Elias, I've decided to lead our team, the Freedom Fighters. Sonic says I should do it since I possess the leadership qualities".
Elias looked surprised. He didn't know Sally would join. Then again, she was a high ranking officer before so this shouldn't be a surprise.
"Okay. I've registered your team. We'll announce this right now", Elias said taking out a bullhorn.
"Hey, everyone!" Elias shouted. All the Mobians looked at him. Elias pointed to Sonic and Sally.
"Sonic and Sally here have started a new team to fight Eggman. Anyone who wishes to join the Freedom Fighters come over here and sign up!" Elias shouted.
To Sonic's surprise, a few people came up to them. Tails was the first one running up followed by Rotor, Antoine, Bunnie and Cream. Nicole walked up to them too, to Sally's surprise.
"Nicole, your joining as well?" Sally asked.
"Of course. I'm not going to sit back and let that fat man take over my city. I'll train hard and become an excellent fighter!" Nicole exclaimed. The group quickly signed their names, eager to help support the cause. Once that was done, they walked away leaving behind Sonic, Sally and Elias.
"Okay, so you've got your team. Just go ahead and see Mom and Dad and let them know", Elias instructed. Sally nodded and Elias walked off.
"Well, I'm gonna go help the girls out with the Chao Garden! You want to let my parents know?" Sally asked Sonic. The hedgehog grinned and nodded.
"Yeah. Go on now". And with that, Sally ran off. No sooner when she left, Geoffrey approached Sonic.
"So, looks like you got your team all set", Geoffrey said. Sonic nodded.
"Yeah".
Geoffrey smirked.
"Well then, we have a new rivalry", Geoffrey said crossing his arms. Sonic raised a brow and looked at him.
"Really? After all that's happened, you still are talking about the rivalry? Man, what the hell is wrong with you?" Sonic said disbelievingly. Geoffrey laughed coolly.
"Hahaha! Very funny. Now listen hedgehog, I'm warning you. You better stay out of my way when we attack Eggman. Otherwise, you'll be sorry". And with that, Geoffrey elbowed past Sonic and walked away leaving the hedgehog surprised.
"What the heck is wrong with him?" Sonic said looking at Geoffrey walking. He shook his head and turned around.
"Oh well, I got to go see the old king now". He then ran through town trying to find the subsitute castle. When he got there, the Council of Acorn was standing there with King Max and Queen Alicia in the center. Max looked at Sonic when the hedgehog walked up to them.
"Hello, King and Queen", Sonic said bowing down. Max chuckled.
"Sonic, you don't have to call me that anymore. Elias is the king now, not me".
"Yeah, but I still have respect for you. Anyway, I have some news", Sonic said.
"Oh what now? Can't you see we're in a situation already?" Hamlin spat.
"SHUT UP HAMLIN!" everyone shouted making the pig grumble.
"Anyway, before I was RUDELY interuppted", Sonic said shooting a look at Hamlin.
"Me and Sally have formed a team called the Freedom Fighters to fight Eggman directly on the front. Elias already registered us so I thought I'd let you all know", Sonic explained.
"Directly? Isn't that a little too extreme?" Max asked.
"Indeed sonny boy. You saw how his bots tore up the castle", Chuck said. Sonic waved him off.
"Yeah, but with alot of training, we'll be able to fight and take back our kingdom", Sonic said.
"I approve. I want to see that man beg for mercy before us", Alicia said clenching her fist. Max nodded.
"Alright, fine then. When do you attack first?" Max asked. Sonic scratched his head.
"Um, I dunno. I guess in a couple of months maybe. Till then, we could train ourselves and get ready to trash Eggman's robots", Sonic answered.
"Alright then. You go on now and train your team", Max said. Sonic bowed down and ran off. When he was gone, Hamlin spoke.
"See, he doesn't even have a proper plan", the pig said.
"Hamlin do you have some kind of problem?" Dylan asked.
"No, why do you ask?"
"Cause you won't shut that bacon ass mouth of yours!"
"Dylan, mind your language", Penelope warned.
"Yeah, Dylan!" Hamlin exclaimed smirking at the porcupine.
"Shut up, porky", came the reply.
With Mobotropolis taken over by Eggman, the citizens have been forced into hiding. Having retreated into Knothole with everybody else, Sonic the Hedgehog has finally decided to strike back. With the new teams, the Freedom Fighters and Rebel Underground, Eggman's reign looks like it will soon fall. But will our heroes triumph? Will Eggman ever be stopped? The odds do not seem in our heroes favor right now, but as they say, the wheels of fate may turn anytime they wish...
TO BE CONTINUED
Author's note: Chapter 4 down! As you can tell, I'm going to start putting those little conclusion paragraphs at the end of each chapter. Hope you guys are okay with my new format!
And thus, the Freedom Fighters are born! There are some members not present yet, but they are yet to be introduced in this story! Sonic and Geoffrey have a new rivalry now with their own teams. Question is, how long will it last? And what's with Geoffrey's behavior? You'll find out soon!
By the way, not really any action this chapter. This is supposed to be like a chapter where the people recover from Eggman's strike. Next chapter will have alot of action as the Freedom Fighters go on their first mission!
Also, alot of you have been sending me PMs to continue LHT and Mario and Sonic, but the truth is, I'm having a tough time with the two, especially LHT. I MIGHT discontinue it, I'm not saying I will, but I might. Mario and Sonic will continue though, as I am currently working on it. I have some serious writer's block right now for that story, but I'm slowly working it out. This story will currently continue.
EPIC Out!