Meant to have this out yesterday, but got distracted by the fireworks...

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The Resistance: Chapter 8

The New Plan: Searching

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Lucas and company walked down the hallways of castle Ohsoe, searching for anything they could use. They checked each room in hopes of finding a useable item of some sort. However most of the rooms were messy, as if someone was in there earlier and forgot to clean up. Dressers were knocked over, pillows were everywhere, and each of the rooms had an odd odor. Like Alec had said earlier, no other people were found in the castle. All of the ghosts were out of sight as well. Each of the rooms had no items of interest that would serve the team. As they walked throughout the halls, they chatted among themselves.

"So we were only gone for two days?" Lucas asked.

"Yep, it turns out not many people noticed you guys had disappeared." Alec said.

"Well we can't say it wasn't fun." Claus grinned.

"We definitely won't forget this adventure for a long time." Flint said.

"I wonder why the rooms are bare." Kumatora wondered. "The ghosts here normally clean up after freeloaders leave."

"Well they've been so busy helping us hide I guess they haven't had time." Alec told her.

"Still, it's unnatural for the castle to be like this. It hasn't been this messy since…" She suddenly stopped in mid-sentence, which caused everyone to stare at her. "Mr. Alec, who else has survived, shouldn't there be more people hiding here?"

"Some of them went out to fight…" He said sadly. "Abbot went out first, determined to send them packing, then Lighter and Abbey went as well. I don't remember what happened to Fuel and Thomas. I wonder if they went too…Fuel is getting to be that age where he becomes rebellious, while he may have dragged Thomas along."

"I hope they haven't gotten captured…" Hinawa said.

"They're tough people, I'm sure they can delay things for a while."

"What about my dad?" Duster asked.

"Oh Wess? Wess is out there fighting like there's no tomorrow. I went with him, and boy did we kick butt! However I had taken a bad hit and was carried back here. He's still out there somewhere…"

"That old geezer can take care of himself." Kumatora told them.

"So we need to focus on the ones who can't" Claus said.

"Woof. (Well then we should get searching.)" Boney barked.

"How about we get into groups?" Flint suggested. "We can cover more ground this way."

"Well there are eight of us so we should be even." Claus said.

Hinawa walked up to Flint. "Let's go together; there are some things we have to catch up on." She flashed him a smile.

"Again?" He asked. He then leaned closer to her ear so that the others couldn't hear them. "But last time Lucas and Claus walked in on us."

"We'll find a door with a lock."

"You haven't changed a bit." He grinned.

Hinawa simply smiled at him as she walked off with Flint following closely behind, leaving the others standing there dumbfounded. Alec nodded his head slowly, as if understanding what they were talking about.

"Why did that girl inherit her momma's cravings?" He thought to himself. He then felt something pull on his sleeve. He looked to see Claus, staring at him with a confused expression.

"What kind of cravings did grandma have?" He asked, which made Duster and Boney stare at Alec with a wide-eyed expression.

"Err…come search with me and we'll have a little talk about it." Alec told him.

"Is it the same talk mom and dad tried to give us before?" Claus asked as they walked along.

"They tried to give you the talk?"

"Yeah, but we got interrupted by a robotic lumberjack."

"Well my talk is somewhat related to that…"

This left Tazmily's Defense Force in the hall by themselves. They each stared at each other.

"So who's going with whom?" Kumatora asked what everyone was thinking, breaking the silence.

"Can I take Boney with me?" Duster asked. "I want to see if I can find anybody and see if they know if Wess got nabbed up there. Boney would be able to sniff them out, right?"

Boney barked deeply as he stood by Duster.

"Ok, but don't let him eat any sweets." Lucas told him. Boney whimpered as he and Duster walked away. This left him and Kumatora left. He turned around to look at her and saw a lustful gaze in her eyes. Lucas didn't need psi to know she wanted "alone time" with him.

"I know I keep a stash of supplies in my room." She said. "Let's go get them."

She went down the hall with Lucas behind her. Lucas couldn't tell if she was skipping or not. They soon walked passed a doorway without a door. Lucas smiled, for that brought a smile across his face. The two then came to the familiar hallway that Lucas could identify from the sky. As she opened a door, Lucas wasn't surprised at what was inside. There was a queen sized bed with purple sheets. It had two small pink pillows on it. Next to the bed was a small nightstand with two photos on it. The room also had a dresser with a mirror above it. On it were numerous hair products. There was a closet with its door opened. Lucas could see many different color robes and shoes, all which he saw before. There was a bathroom across from the bed. Lucas recognized this room, for it was Kumatora's. He silently walked in, guessing what might happen in here. He sat on the bed as Kumatora walked into her closet. She then pulled out a miniature fridge.

"You keep a mini-fridge in your closet?" He asked.

"I sometimes get hungry in the night." She said. 'We can take this to the new base. There's enough food to last us a month."

"That's a lot of food for a tiny fridge."

"I know how to make room." She winked at him.

Lucas lay back on the bed and closed his eyes. He then felt something slightly heavier than him adjust itself on his stomach. Lucas already knew it was Kumatora, for he could sense her psi energy. He then felt something wet on top of his lips. Before he could react, it pulled away.

"Did you lick your lips?" He telepathically asked.

She didn't reply as the same feeling returned to Lucas. He then placed his hands around her waist and pulled her closer to him. He heard a muffled, surprised moan. For some reason he couldn't identify even if he tried, Lucas let out a small whine. Eventually, the two lovers broke the kiss. She rolled off of him, allowing him to stand up.

She giggled slightly. "Still surprised at how good of a kisser I am?" she asked him.

"All I know is I tasted chocolate…mmm…" Lucas patted his stomach.

"Maybe you did Lucas." She winked at him. She then started to rub his stomach.

"Kumatora that feels so good…" He moaned.

"Don't get too excited now Lucas." She playfully patted his stomach, as if it were a drum. She then sat up so that she was looking at him. Lucas then noticed that she was slightly taller than him now that he had grown a bit over the years. He pulled her close and embraced her with a kiss. He found it easier to kiss her the more he'd done it. Soon he felt her tongue inside his mouth. It felt nice to him, so he returned the favor by doing the same to him. Soon the two were having a tongue-wrestling match.

He then heard the door open. He looked to see a surprised Ness and Paula standing in the doorway. No one said a word. Lucas noticed that even though Kumatora saw them standing there, she didn't break the kiss.

"Oh I see what's going on…" Ness smirked.

"We'll leave you two alone." Paula smirked as well. Before the two left, she winked at them. "Don't worry; your secret is safe with us." She then closed the door.

The two didn't move as they continued the kiss.

"Should we go explain?" Lucas telepathically asked.

"Nah, I think they get the picture." The two continued kissing.

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Ness and Paula walked down the hallway, discussing what they just saw.

"So those two are secretly dating." Ness mumbled. "Who would've thought?"

"Anything can happen Ness." Paula wagged her finger. "Opposites go really well together."

"I wonder why they keep it a secret…"

"Maybe they just don't want people in their business, like Jeff and Poo and their comics."

"Speaking of which, shouldn't we go check on that robot?"

"I guess so, perhaps it can become useful." And the two then headed back towards the room where they landed.

As soon as the two walked into the room, Ness smacked Jeff in the back of the head with his hat.

"Thanks a lot for the coffee." He told him.

Jeff laughed as he looked at the two. "To be fair, when was the last time we had Mr. Saturn coffee?"

"There's a reason we AVOID the coffee Jeff." Paula stared at Jeff.

"Well, dang, I'm just having a little fun. No harm done, right?" He flailed his arms around in the air while he talked.

"I guess…" Ness gave off a heavy sigh.

"So what's the deal with the robot?" Paula asked.

"Well it turns out it's a service robot equipped with a drill and a claw for defense." Jeff said, adjusting his glasses. "My guess is it went haywire during the attack on the village and suffered major damage. We can't access it's memory without a password, so we can't use it to see what Pokey's planning. We were able to repair it, and currently Dr. Robotnik and Loid are trying to upgrade it by adding lasers and increasing its defenses."

"So why aren't you helping?" Ness asked.

"I honestly don't think it needs an upgrade, and I need a break." Jeff wiped some sweat from his forehead.

"So have the others came by yet?" Paula asked.

"Neither team has come back at all." Jeff said. "We don't know how they are doing or if they were captured…"

"Maybe we should've made some ways of communication first…"

"Relax Paula, they will be ok. They are heroes after all."

Ness stared at the ceiling. "Now all we can do is sit here and wait…"

"Well YOU came up with the plan." Paula reminded him.

"I'm not doubting my plan, I'm just curious about how this will turn out. Not all of my plans work out 100% perfect, you know."

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At that moment, Dr. Robotnik and Loid stepped away from the robot. Ness, Paula, and Jeff simply stared at it. The robot started to vibrate. Its whole body shook as it began to move. The robot got up off the ground and looked around suspiciously. It stared at the heroes in the room with big, black eyes.

"Current location: ...Ohsoe Castle." The robot said after a while.

Ness, Paula, and Jeff walked up to the robot.

"Are you ok?" Jeff asked. "Do you remember what happened to you?"

". . . I was tampered with and set loose during the attack on Tazmily Village."

"Do you know by whom?"

"It was one of Master Porky's robots. Data says it was his prototype, Model 0."

"So what caused you to go haywire?"

"After taking multiple hits from cannons, I eventually went into overdrive mode. I soon went about, attacking all that stood in my way. However something had hit me from behind, allowing some of my circuits to break. This caused my power to slowly drain out. I went to the two nearest life sources I could find and tried to ask for help."

"Nice way of asking for help…" Ness muttered.

"So what is your name?" Paula asked. "Do you have one?"

"MROB-6720M. My name is Li'l Miss Marshmallow. I preform service task for Master Porky and sometimes serve as his toy."

"What do you mean by toy?" Ness asked.

"Often I would have to use my…tools to pleasure him." Li'l Miss Marshmallow said.

Many groans erupted from the room.

"However one day, a man appeared and became the commander of the pigmask army. He started using me less and less. One day he ordered me to serve the commander. He was kinder than the king, and he never misused me. He even offered to help me with orders. However one day, by the order of the king, I was transported to King P's play room in thunder tower. He rarely came by, and I became lonely. I had to guard his favorite yo-yo with my life. However four intruders came to the tower and destroyed me for the yo-yo."

No one in the room said a word.

"So what will you do now?" It was Loid who broke the silence.

"I have no certain answer to that question." The robot replied.

"How would you like to come with us?" Ness asked.

Li'l Miss Marshmallow stared at Ness for a long time.

"Name: Ness. Description: King P's mortal enemy. Target: … Questionable."

"I may be an enemy of your king, but do you really want to serve him after how he treated you?" Ness told the female robot.

". . ." Li'l Miss Marshmallow was silent.

Just then the trap door above Ness and company opened. An elderly man dropped down from above. He wore an old, brown sweater vest with white clothing underneath. He had an odd hair style and a beard. He seemed badly damaged, for he was breathing heavily. The five humans rushed over to the man.

"Sir, are you ok?" Jeff asked.

"Porky…" The man muttered. "He's in…the village…"

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"Shoot, we're running out of time." Ness exclaimed.

"Quick, this man's losing consciousness!" Loid exclaimed.

"He took the others…" The man mumbled. "Abbey, Abbot…even little Fuel…"

"Don't worry; we'll go get them back." Ness said.

"What about your plan?" Dr. Robotnik asked.

"Forget the plan, we have to move now!" Ness snapped. "You of all people should know about proceeding when a plan isn't ready, Dr. Robotnik."

"At least I always have a backup plan." The Dr. Retorted.

"Which always involves fleeing. That's our plan if we fail."

"We can't go out there without the others!" Paula told him. "We have to do this together!"

"Why is Pokey on the land anyway?" Ness wondered.

"Ness please do not go out there." Paula stared at him with a fearful gaze.

". . ."

"Please…"

"… Alert everyone in the castle. I refuse to let this chance pass up. I won't just sit here while that monster is out there, so you either come with me or not."

"Ness…"

"I mean it Paula. Either come with me, or stay out of my way."

"No! I won't let you hurt yourself! I know why you want to trap him now and I want to as well, but we can't go out there unprepared. You even said so yourself!"

"How many times have I said something and gone back on it?"

"I'm not letting you go out there." Paula had a determined look on her face.

"You see what he's doing to the people! We can't just sit down here and let him while he's right above us!"

A loud crash was heard outside, which made the two stop arguing.

"What was that?" Paula asked.

The trap door opened and down came Vector, with Amy riding on his back.

"Look what we saw crash just now." He said. He then jumped back up.

"You guys go, I'll alert everyone else." Ness said.

Li'l Miss Marshmallow stepped up. "I can find them a lot faster than you can. I shall hunt for the members."

"So does that mean you're joining us?" Dr. Robotnik asked.

"I sense a familiar presence in this castle. I am joining because he would want me to help."

"Sounds like she's talking about Claus." Loid said.

"Claus?" The robot repeated. "So that is the commander's name…pleasant…" She then went off into the depths of the castle while the others went up to the main land.

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A pork ship was in the ground, oddly unharmed. Sonic and his team were around it, each examining it.

"We couldn't find a place anywhere for a base, so Metal Sonic decided to blast down a ship." Charmy said as he flew up to them. "He is so COOL!"

"Well done Metal. Good thing too because we have to move now." Ness said to the robot.

"What about the others?" Tails asked.

"We'll find them, but for now…" He sighed. "We have to flee."

Paula hugged him. "That's the Ness I know."

Li'l Miss Marshmallow then came by, holding just about all of Lucas' team in her hands, along with the old man, Fang, and Mighty.

"Let us go!"

"Not cool man."

"This is actually fun."

"Everyone, get on the ship." Ness said. "We take out any Pigmask and try to take out the air fleet."

"What about the survivors?" Asked Loid.

"Let's hope Ninten and the rest find them." Ness said, boarding the ship.

As the rest gathered on the ship and wandered the dark halls, they heard a strange, mechanical voice talking to them.

"So you've boarded my ship, eh? Well now's the time for the fun to begin."

"Who's there?" Called out Knuckles.

A figured appeared in front of the group; however it was so dark that it couldn't be seen.

"I am a new creation of Master Porky. We thought you were dead…but it turns out we were wrong. I guess I'll have to dispose of you myself. Oh how much fun I'll have!"

Suddenly the lights flashed giving the heroes a glimps of the villian.

A gasp was heard.

Then the lights went off again.

Next time: A boss appeares and we see Ninten's team make a resuce!

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