Chapter 5:
The Return Part 1
These are the memoirs of the zone cop Speed the Hedgehog
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After going home and coming back I spent the next few days reflecting on what had happened and prepared myself for the next assignment.
"I'm so sorry what happened Speed if I had been there…"
"The same thing would have happened regardless of whether or not you had been there Zonic and you may have gotten killed in the process, and where would the zone cops be without you."
"I guess, but I still wish there was something I could have done."
"Which zone is my next assignment going to be?"
"You are going back to Sonic Prime's zone, our intel suggests that without some help in this matter both Sonic Prime and Robotnik will be destroyed in the process."
"Well at least I'll get to see them again, I wonder if they will remember me."
Setting the coordinates to my ship was becoming a natural habit now. Things will be different this time; I will make sure I will not be captured and save Sonic from danger of what the report called the Ultimate Annihilator. Ah there it is, Knothole, home to the small band of freedom fighters that are willing to take down Robotnik hopefully they will remember me.
"King Acorn there's a strange ship approaching."
"Is it one of Robotnik's?"
"Unsure, should we fire?"
"No, let's see who it is first."
"Please sir, get out of your ship and put your hands behind your head."
"Is this any way to welcome an old friend?" I asked.
Captured again, but this time it was from the freedom fighters, what on Mobius was going on? They eventually led me to the throne room…
"A red hedgehog, just who are you anyway?"
"I could say the same to you."
"You really do not know me, I am King Maximillian Acorn, and again who are you?"
"So you're King Max, hmm, my name is Speed the Hedgehog, and I am here on a mission from the Zone Cops, if I could talk to Sally she'll explain everything to you."
"Princess Sally is dead."
"What?! When?"
"She was killed by enemy number one Sonic the Hedgehog."
"Now I know you are making this up."
"How dare you! I could have you killed if I felt like it…"
"I would love to see you try."
"Get him out of here now!"
"Wait a minute! Let me at least speak to the other freedom fighters they'll explain to you who I am and what I'm doing here."
"Fine"
A few minutes later they sent them in…
"Well I do declare, look who it is."
"Welcome back Mon Ami."
"It's Max!" Tails came up and hugged me, it surprised me a little to be called Max again too.
"Call me Speed, Tails; will you guys please explain to the King who I am?"
"Well of course sugah."
The spent about an hour explaining what had happened to me and why I am against Robotnik, King Max seemed to be pleased.
"So you are here to help huh, well I think we have all the help we need at the moment and I don't need some ex-overlander to sabotage anything."
"You do realize I don't need your permission King Acorn, I work better alone anyway. See ya."
"What? Catch him now!"
"Wow, he's just as fast as Sugah Hog now."
"Stop right there we have you completely surrounded!"
"Not the air."
"What?"
A little move that I learned during my time in the Dragon Ball Z zone was to fly; the look on their faces was priceless. No time to joke about that now though, I had to find Sonic and figure out what happened to Sally and why he was in prison.
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Later that night around midnight I infiltrated Knothole, if anyone was going to make sense of what happened it would be Bunnie. I came up to her house very quietly and snuck in…
"Spee…"
"Shh! Bunnie I need to know what exactly is going on here before I can continue with my mission, I have reports that Sonic will die in the near future without my help, do you understand?"
"Yes, it goes like this…"
Author's note: Bunnie tells Speed what happens in the Archie Comic Sonic the Hedgehog #47, this part of the story is taking place between comics 47 and 48 for those of you wondering where this fits in.
"I just can't believe that happened Bunnie, I sense something more going on here, I don't know what it is, but will you look into it while I'm gone?"
"Sure, but what are you going to do?"
"My job"
Author's note again: Ooh suspense! Just get ready my readers for chapter 6 it's going to be great! And as always please review and give constructive criticism so I can improve.
