Chapter 3
Infiltration
Sonic stopped behind a pile of offline SWATbots and let go of Sally and Bunnie. Bunnie and Sally put their SWATbot helmets on and turned to Sonic.
"Remember, Sonic, if we're not back after five minutes …" Sally said but was cut off by Sonic, "I know, I know. Go in after ya."
"No, I was about to say go back to Knothole," Sally said.
"Come on, Sal, you know me," Sonic said.
"Yes, you never listen to a word I say," Sally said.
Sonic smiled, cheekily.
"Arh we gonna do this or not?" Bunnie asked.
Sally nodded and turned back to the plant.
"Ready Sonic?" Sally said.
"I was born ready," Sonic said and ran out from behind the pile of SWATbots and ran into the factory.
Sally and Bunnie walked out from behind the SWATbot pile as well and followed a group of SWATbots that were walking into the factory Sonic ran into. Sonic stopped beside a machine and took NICOLE out from behind his quills and hooked her up to the computer.
"Okay, NICOLE, do your magic," Sonic said.
"Processing data," NICOLE said without emotion.
"Yo, that's what I came here for," Sonic said, tapping his foot.
"New file found, named; Tabishee Monarchs," NICOLE told Sonic.
"Tabishee Monarchs … hmm … sounds important," Sonic said. "NICOLE download."
"Downloading data," NICOLE said.
Sonic continued tapping his foot, impatiently.
"Come on, NICOLE, this ain't Mobius' one way service," Sonic said with sarcasm.
"Download is … 32% complete, Sonic," NICOLE said.
Sonic groaned and bowed his head.
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Sally and Bunnie walked out of the line that the SWATbots were walking in. They walked over to a control panel and Sally started typing on it. She typed a few words and a red screen came up on the screen.
"Bunnie, what's the password?" Sally asked.
"Ah' don' know, Sally-girl," Bunnie said, shrugging her shoulders.
"Hmm … it has to be something he would remember and something he most likely loves to do," Sally said.
Sally typed in; ROBOT. Access denied. Sally tried; ROBOTNIK. Access denied. Sally typed in; RODENT. For since he hated Sonic so much she tried that. Access denied.
It was worth a try, Sally thought.
Sally typed in; JULIAN. Access accepted. Sally's eyes widened. She didn't realise that Robotnik's old first name would work. Sally went into the SWATbot factory file and disabled it. She smiled at Bunnie.
"Now, Robotnik won't be able to make anymore SWATbots. At least not until he figures out what is wrong with it," Sally said.
"Good work, Sally-girl. Now, let's get outta here before Robotnik finds out we're here," Bunnie said.
Sally and Bunnie were about to leave when their arms were grabbed by a few SWATbots. They struggled in the SWATbots grips, but that just made one other SWATbot come over and take off their helmets.
"Ahhh!" Bunnie shrieked.
A flying video bot went up to the two freedom fighters.
"Hello, ladies," Robotnik snarled.
Both of them gasped.
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Sonic looked around the factory and then at his watch, that was tucked underneath his glove cuff. It had been ten seconds since the last time he had checked. He sighed and looked back at NICOLE's screen.
"Done yet, NICOLE?" Sonic asked.
"Download is … 80% complete, Sonic," NICOLE said.
Sonic whined and stomped the ground.
"How much longer are ya gonna be?" Sonic asked.
"It has only been … five minutes, mah main hedgehog," she answered Sonic.
"And five minutes to me feels like an eternity," Sonic exclaimed.
Sonic's ear twitched when he heard metal scraping across the ground and looked over his shoulder and saw Sally and Bunnie being led out of the factory. The SWATbots were too occupied with the other two freedom fighters that they didn't notice Sonic, even though he was in plain sight. Sonic watched the SWATbots take his friends out of the factory and to Robotnik.
"They've been captured by those bolt-brains. Great, just what I need," Sonic said, already irritated that the downloading process was still going.
"Download complete," NICOLE said.
Sonic froze when he heard NICOLE and saw that some of the SWATbots had turned around and started to go after Sonic.
"Thanks for the heads-up, NICOLE," Sonic said.
Sonic unhooked the cord from the computer and put NICOLE back in his quills.
"Juice … time," Sonic said, but as he was about to run off a hand grabbed his wrist in a death grip.
"You're not going anywhere, hedgehog," Robotnik growled at Sonic.
Sonic gasped as he turned and saw Robotnik standing behind him and holding his wrist in a very firm grip.
If ya confused about why the video of Robotnik went with the SWATbots while the real Robotnik went after Sonic, it was because he wanted the best prize and you all know how much Robotnik hates Sonic. And I not that good at Bunnie or Antoine's accent so I just guess.
VFMH OUT!