Chapter 24

Chaos Genes

Sally, Bunnie, Antoine, Tails, Amy and Sonic hid behind a rock and watched as a few ships flew overhead. Sonic felt excited at this infiltration. He hadn't gone on a mission like this for a year or more. He felt so alive to be back in Robotropolis to try and destroy a base.

"Okay, remember the plan," Sally said.

"Right, Sally-girl, Sugah-hog will infiltrate the base and we'll stay out here and take out the 'bots. Easy," Bunnie said.

Sonic smacked his fist into his other hand.

"Yeah, sounds like a piece of cake, but I bet old bucket-brains has something planned for me," Sonic said.

Sally looked at Sonic.

"What do you mean by that, Sonic?" Sally asked.

Sonic's eyes darted around the area looking for something to focus on while he answered.

"Just a lucky guess. You know how he usually is. He always wants to destroy or use me," Sonic explained as his focus went back on Sally, nervously.

Sally's eyes widened and she lowered an eyebrow.

"Okay," she said.

Sally turned back to everyone else.

"Okay, get into your positions," Sally ordered.

They all nodded and ran into the positions they were told to get into. Sonic ran inside, Amy, Bunnie and Sally took the robots on the left while Tails and Antoine took the robots on the right. Sonic stopped beside a control panel and looked at the computer then looked at the hand held version of NICOLE in his hands.

"Okay, NICOLE, do your part," Sonic said as he plugged her into the computer.

NICOLE didn't do anything. She just stayed off and didn't even speak. Sonic bit his lip.

"Come on, NICOLE, I know you maybe be mad at me about what happened on Angel Island but that wasn't me, okay," Sonic explained.

NICOLE still didn't answer Sonic.

"Please NICOLE, we don't have much time," Sonic said.

Just as Sonic said that he was picked up off the ground and was held in the clutches of a giant robot. Sonic looked at the robot and recognised its design.

"The Egg Beater," Sonic whispered.

"Yes, the only robot that could ever defeat you," Robotnik said.

Sonic growled and tried revving his legs as fast as he could. But no matter how hard he tried he couldn't get free.

"Try all you want hedgehog, this design was made especially to put up with you," Robotnik said.

Sonic stopped and glared at Robotnik.

"What do you want?" Sonic growled.

Robotnik smirked.

"Why, you of course," he said.

Sonic's eyes widened.

"Let me guess it's about my little problem. Well, too bad for you and Naugus, the full moon isn't for two more weeks," Sonic smiled.

"Oh, that's not what I want. What I want from you is your Chaos gene," Robotnik said.

Sonic looked at Robotnik in confusion.

"Chaos gene?" Sonic asked.

"It is the gene that allows you to transform into Super Sonic and I want to have just a teensy bit for my newest robot. You see if I get some of your Chaos gene it will allow my robot to transform into his own super form," Robotnik said.

"Like I'd do that for you," Sonic said.

"Oh, you will, hedgehog, you will," Robotnik said.

He squeezed Sonic tighter and Sonic screamed at the pain. Sally, Amy and Bunnie heard Sonic scream and they ran inside. They saw Sonic in the clutches of Robotnik's robot and ran over to help. Sally ran over to NICOLE to try and get her to do her part.

"Hang on Sugah, we're comin'," Bunnie cried.

Robotnik smiled and pointed his free hand at Amy and Bunnie which shot a freeze ray at them. Amy and Bunnie's legs got frozen to the floor. They struggled to get free of the ice but they couldn't. Amy banged her hammer against the ice, but it didn't crack at that either.

"I can't get … free," Amy exclaimed.

Amy banged her hammer against the ice a few more times and then started panting.

"Ah can't move either," Bunnie said.

Robotnik turned his hand to Sally and shot the freeze ray at her feet too.

"Just so you don't try and use that little mechanism on my robot, Princess," Robotnik said.

Sally tried getting out of the ice but she couldn't, just like the others.

"Now if you three stay where you are maybe we can get this over and done with," Robotnik said.

"Over with what?" Sonic asked, trying to act dumb.

"Over with the Chaos gene taker. It will take a little bit of your blood for my newest robot's powers," Robotnik smirked.

"Why do you need my genes? Why don't you just use Shadow's?" Sonic asked.

"Because of your little problem, Sonic," Robotnik said.

Sonic raised an eyebrow.

"What about it?" Sonic asked.

Somehow, Sonic had regained his old personality from going on this mission which surprised both Sonic and his friends at his fast recollection.

"Well, it will add some extra … how do I explain this? Some extra strength to his form," Robotnik explained.

"Extra strength!" Sonic exclaimed. "What are planning, Doc?"

Robotnik moved his robot's face closer to Sonic's. Since Robotnik was inside the robot's face he could easily stare at Sonic eye to eye.

"You will have to find out once I've finished with him," Robotnik said. "Now, let's start the procedure."

Robotnik pushed a button on his controls and a gun like needle popped out of the arm that was holding Sonic. It closed in on Sonic and in a second stuck the needle in his shoulder. Sonic winced at the short amount of pain. All the needle was doing was taking a small amount of blood from his system and some of the werewolf venom from his other system. Once the needle was done it unstuck itself from his shoulder and Sonic felt a little dizzy from it. He shook his head and glanced down at his friends.

"Okay, you got what you wanted, now let us go," Sonic said.

Robotnik smiled and dropped Sonic and he fell to the ground. Sonic hit the floor on his stomach and quickly jumped onto his feet. Robotnik laughed and disappeared as his robot leaked black smoke. Sonic, Bunnie, Amy and Sally all coughed at the smoke essence. Once it cleared everyone saw that the smoke had melted the ice that held their feet.

"Are you guys okay?" Sonic asked.

"Yeah, just fine," Amy answered.

"Sonic, how come NICOLE wasn't working for you?" Sally asked.

Sonic shook his head and looked back at her.

"I don't know, Sal," Sonic said.

He knew why NICOLE didn't work for him, he just didn't want to tell Sally just yet.

"What did Robotnik want from you, Sonic?" Amy asked.

"Some sort of Chaos gene thing for his new robot," Sonic said.

The three girls nodded, but they didn't quite understand what that was. Sonic heard running feet behind them and he turned around. Antoine and Tails were running down the hallway to them in a hurry.

"Did you guys do it?" Tails asked.

Sally shook her head.

"How come?" Tails asked.

"NICOLE didn't work for Sonic and he got captured by Robotnik," Sally explained.

"But are we still going to deactivate this base?" Tails asked.

Sally shook her head once more.

"It's too dangerous now. Whatever Robotnik has planned for Sonic, we need to be ready for it," Sally told them.

Antoine and Tails nodded at Sally and turned to leave. Sally turned to Sonic and scowled at him.

"Okay, Sonic, why did NICOLE not work for you? I know you know," Sally said.

Sonic sighed.

"It's complicated, Sal," Sonic said.

Sally sighed herself.

"Fine, if you won't tell me, then I guess you can't trust me," Sally said.

Sonic's eyes widened at what he just heard.

"No, no, that's not it … it's just that … I'm not ready to tell you yet," Sonic said.

"Is this connected to why you ran off?" Sally asked.

Sonic nodded.

"NICOLE knows and I think she's disappointed with what I did, that's why she's not working … or talking to me," Sonic explained.

"If she knows, then why can't you tell me?" Sally asked in a slight yell.

"Because, Sal, I care about you and this … thing is dangerous and I don't want anything to happen to you," Sonic said.

"Then tell me and I'll be careful," Sally said.

"Sorry, Sal, but you're gonna have to except that I'm not ready to tell you yet," Sonic said.

Sonic walked past Sally and continued walking. Sally stared after him in suspicion. She was thinking if he's hiding something then he will have to tell the truth soon.

Another one! YAY! I was thinking this fanfic could be in between where Robotnik destroys Knothole and the Mobians live in New Mobotropolis now, then I'm like how about I don't let it be in between any part of the comics because there are a few complications. A) Sonic and Sally weren't together then B) King Max was in a wheelchair and talks nonsense C) Monkey Khan had anger issues and D) Naugus was under Moguls control for a very long time. So my fanfic isn't in between any or before certain issues of the comic. If you guys had a question like that in your heads. R&R for the next chapter to come sooner.

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