CHAPTER 2: A FIERCE FIGHT
"Sir! Sir! The hedgehog and his friends are out of the great forest!" Snively said showing the monitors at the tyrant who smiled
"Excellent" he said "send the army" he finished as Snively gave a Swatbot some orders
"Let's see if you can keep up hedgehog" he said while awaiting the show from the monitors
"Guys, look!" Rotor nearly screamed making Sally, Bunnie and Sonic turn his direction.
They couldn't believe their eyes.
Robotnik had built a whole army of Doom-bots (like the flying ones Robotnik used once to capture Sonic).
"This doesn't look good" Sonic remarked while Sally looked down
"Nicole! Scan Area 65 and tell me the number of Robotnik's forces" she said while Sonic itched for speed
"Processing Sally" the A.I. retorted "From Area 65 to Area 64 there are a number of 4-5-2 units heading our way"
To the horror of everybody, she had just uttered 452.
"That's why he wasn't attacking. He built an army of them" Bunnie said as the first laser was fired and hit the ground in the centre of the team.
"Alright guys, let's split up. Rotor and I will go for the last piece we need while you clear the entrance and follow us" Sally ordered
"But Sal…" Sonic started "it's too risky to separate" Sonic said
"Sugah-hog is right Sally-girl" Bunny said "there's are too many" Bunny finished while running towards the army
"Take Bunnie with ya. I'll distract them from you" Sonic said making Sally shake her head
"No, Sonic! There are too many-"she was cut off
"Hey, there's nothing that can stop ME, and besides I have the power rings with me" Sonic said again
"Guys, make it quick!" Rotor said, avoiding another laser
"Alright Sonic! But, be careful understood?" Sally said as the other gave thumbs up
"I'm always careful! Time to speed!" he said while running towards the bots, getting their attention
"Hedgehog priority one! Hedgehog priority one!" all of them repeated in a strange metallic symphony while following their priority one.
"Sir! They're getting away" Snively said pointing to a monitor displaying Sally and the others
"No matter Snively! Our priority is the hedgehog!" he said, his terrifying voice making his nephew tremble.
"But sir! If they get to the robotosizer, they may-"he was cut off
"I said No matter!" he got up and faced Snively, his shadow covering his nephew's tiny frame
"All that matters is that we have the hedgehog" he finished
"Yes sir" Snively said back with the usual high pitched sound of his voice
"Man, those things are though" Sonic said while crushing yet another one.
This had gone from some time now…
Those robots were weak and slow compared to the blue blur if taken one by one but became strong and fast if taken together.
They were completely synchronized with one another and could almost predict what the hedgehog would do.
If one fired a laser, there were other 50 behind him to tackle the hedgehog when he landed after avoiding the said attack.
He was so outnumbered that he had to use a power him to boost himself in order not to get killed by their attacks.
"This is the last ring I have" he said to himself while giving himself a boost of energy that crushed 5 robots with a simple spin.
When said motion ended, Sonic was left standing in a pile of smoke and metal panting while another line approached; only a few robots remained.
He didn't have anymore rings and had to use bare strength.
And so, he concentrated and began running in place to charge himself up
Just a second before the last robots fired at him, he ran at mach 1 and crushed every last robot, a eye-spy staring at the fight from above, displaying the fight on Robotnik's main monitor
"Snively! Activate" Robotnik said as the other complied, pressing a button.
As soon as he did, a loud boom and a cloud of smoke erupted from Robotropolis making Sonic turn around
'Oh no! That's where Sally is! I gotta hurry'
Even if extremely tired and panting from the huge fatigue just made, he ran towards Robotropolis, worry clouding his senses giving him a momentarily boost of adrenaline.
"Now what sir?!" Snively asked while looking at the hedgehog's running towards them
"Patience Snively!" he said, sitting down again
"Did you hear that?" Bunnie said while the ground trembled slightly from the 'explosion' that took place seconds ago
"It seemed like an explosion" Rotor pointed "but nothing's broken" he then finished making Sally turn around
I hope he's alright…
"That's it, just a little closer" Robotnik said looking at the monitor displaying Sonic's position "perfect, activate!" he said as Snively pressed again, another button.
A force field appeared around the hedgehog that gasped in surprise and fell to the ground, getting up shakingly again.
"Oh, man!" Sonic said while Robotnik's laughter filled the air and the eye-spy following him 'til now got in front of Sonic, a screen displaying Robotnik.
"Hello, rodent! A little tired are we?" he said mockingly while smiling evilly at his nemesis.
"Robotnik!" Sonic acknowledged, straightening his position and levelling his breathing, he didn't want to look weak in front of the other
"Like THIS will slow me down" he said getting ready to smash and break everything
"I would not if I were you"
As soon as Robotnik said that, chains appeared out of nowhere and tied the hedgehog's arms and legs while the mad tyrant laughed at the hedgehog's attempts to get free
"Nothing can hold me, Ro-butt-nik! You already used this trick!" he said while the other laughed again
"Sure I did! But you weren't this tired!" he said back, the hedgehog suddenly realizing something
"Wait…so, all those robots and that explosion-"he was cut off in his thoughts
"Were a mean to tire you enough to capture you! And this time, no rings and no friends to save you" he said back, his voice becoming threatening
"Activate" he said again as Sonic felt an electrical current hitting his body strongly, a moan of pain escaping him, making him fall on his knees.
Opening his eyes with gritted teeth he noticed that current was coming from the force-field through the chains he was tied with.
The last time he broke them in a fast move but right now, he was too tired to even move, let alone fight and so he fell on his side, screaming in pain while the other watched in awe the scene.
The process went on for some minutes until the hedgehog's cries ceased, his consciousness with them.
Robotnik noticed and motioned Snively to stop the current
"Yes!" he screamed "I did it! I have the hedgehog!" he said, jumping around in happiness while Snively smiled "it…..it makes me tingle all over" he said again
"Swatbot 1-3-6, get the hedgehog and bring him to his new home" Robotnik said as the Swatbot complied, carrying the unconscious hero to his cell.