Transit Center: City Hall
"No, no, no!" A voice declared as Sonic and Sally got to Main Street. There were two small groups in front of City Hall. One was a group of G.U.N. soldiers led by a Caucasian man in a black suit, red tie and faded glasses. The other was a group of Knotholean soldiers who wore their colors red and gold on their uniforms. They were led by a young adult fox with a yellow toupee and straight mustache. He wore red and gold along with his apparel as well.
"Hey," Sonic said as he walked onto the scene, "Isn't that Antoine!" Sally tried to grab him, but it was too late. He ran up to the knight-in-training and slapped him on the back, "Hey Ant! How's it been?"
Antoine was already in conversation when Sonic tapped him on his shoulder, "…Uh, not now Sonic I'm busy…SONIC!" He looked at the hedgehog in anger and then at the man in the suit who stood there with his hands behind him.
"So that's the game you're playing, eh?" the fox said with a French accent, "Send some stoop G.U.N. deputy to convince me into walking away with my tail between my legs, huh?"
Sally walked up to Sonic and clonked him in the head, "You idiot! Do you see what you've done!?"
"Other than say hi to a longtime friend, and get clonked in the noggin by you; I'd say not a damn thing."
Tails whirred over to the two of them as his Mech followed via remote control in his right hand, "There you guys are! I've been looking all over for you two…I kinda forgot to tell you that Antoine's still a little sore at us for joining the G.U.N. deputized league instead of the Knotholean National Guard seminar. Especially since his family comes from a long line of nobles."
Sonic laughed, "Man, dude must be pissed!" A Knotholean soldier laughed in the background.
Antoine stared back at Sonic, "...And as for you, you little showoff: You and your Expeditionary soldiers can go find the rest of your 800 miles of land elsewhere! The Downtown District denies your plea!"
As if the first movement in years, the man in the black suit took a document out of the hands of a G.U.N. soldiers' hands, "General Antoine, you are moving outside of your contract agreement in '09. But we will not hesitate in using other means of persuasion…" He gestured toward the uniformed men and instantly red laser dots were all pointing at Antoine, "Don't worry: they're set to STUN."
Sonic looked toward the G.U.N. soldiers, "They wouldn't!"
Tails went over to the suited man, "General Kildough, put down your arms or I will call the president!"
Antoine took a pistol from a harness on his right hip as the Knotholean soldiers pointed their guns at General Kildough, "Don't worry; ours are as well."
Sally walked over to Antoine, "Ant, this isn't necessary! Drop your weapons!" Sally grabbed his arm, but Antoine quickly pulled away.
"A child cowers from ze challenges, my princess…a child I no longer am…"
Tails climbed into his Mech as Sally pushed a few dials on her LiftTech. As the firefight was about to commence a sudden whirring began to sound. Everyone looked up at the sky as a dark red and black shuttle started touching down in the center of the blocked off road. The mouth of the cockpit opened and out came a short, thinner, middle aged man.
He had dark hair and a mustache covering his upper lip. He wore a red cape with a black vest and gray-brown pants. Sonic, Sally and Tails looked toward the figure, unfamiliar to the figure coming off the vehicle. But everyone else seemed to admire this person.
As the figure stepped into the light, it hit Sonic. The person started speaking in slightly wry voice, "Now, now my people. You don't have to fight over this large but moderate amount of land. Nothing a nice hot cup of Knotholean Cocoa wouldn't fix."
Sonic dashed at the figure as the soldiers of both sides saluted him. Not Sonic, the mystery person.
Sonic pushed him into the shuttle and broke a few things as they moved around inside. Sally and Tails looked toward the display, at each other, then at the disaster ahead of them. Sonic soon threw the man into the road and pulled at his collar.
The man was only able to get a few words out as he lay there, battered and bruised; "Why are you doing this to your-"
Sonic shouted at him, "Shut it, Snively Robotnik! I know you and Dr. Eggman are in cahoots! You two planned on trying to kill Zest and Wail, didn't you? DIDN'T YOU, YOU MURDERING BASTARD!?"
"Oh Sonic!" someone said in singsong. It was Antoine as he and about 13 others pointed guns at him, "Looks like someone has it out for our fair MAYOR!"
"MAYOR!?" Sonic asked as he looked at all the aimed weapons. Sally and Tails were nowhere in sight.
But Antoine didn't seem to care as he cocked his gun once more, "Don't worry, Sonny…They're all set to STUN."
Sonic tried to run away, but an unknown force at his leg prevented him from escaping the pitch black future that lay ahead of him…