A/N: Time for chapter 5. Also for those who have read the comics you might get where the timeline is at this point. Also if anyone asks, no the drone can't copy the abilities of whatever it eats.
Disclaimer: All characters belong to Sega except my OC.
Over the next 4 months, Kor and Nicole had made very good progess. Thanks to the advanced A.I., they had effectively cut down the time it would take to build the robot and integrate its systems. When making the software for it, Nicole had given the bot some personality so it wouldn't just be a mindless drone. Kor believed this would be very useful so it could think for itself and he wouldn't have to direct it everywhere. At the moment he was tweaking the robots main engine so it would be able to fly faster on maximum payloads. Nicole was in Knothole running diagnostics on something entirely different.
"Man, I should've asked for help alot sooner. You're almost ready for yer combat debut buddy." Kor said as he patted its head. In response the robot lifted up alittle in agreement.
"Easy now. Hold still so I don't mess this up." He said before continuing to reconnect the wires.
After he was done he bolted the opening shut. "There ya go. Now y'all should be able to fly faster without overheatin' that thing." The bot grunted in agreement.
"Now just gotta make sure yer interface is workin' properly." The robots eyes by default are yellow, but they change color when it switches views: Red for thermal, green for night vision, and for a newer mode that took a month to perfect, blue for electromagnetic view.
While the first 2 are self explanatory, the latter is for being able to see a 3D scan of the area in adverse conditions such as fog. It also still picks up metallic objects such as guns and vehicles while outlining non-metallic objects like trees and bushes. It can also see through buildings.
"I sure owe Nicole alot for this, even though I'm already helpin' her with this Nanite City. She may be a computer but she's as much of a mobian as the rest of us." Kor thought to himself. Once confirming the robot can see through all interfaces, he glances at the clock.
"Shit, I'm gonna be late for that wedding. I'll be back in abit pardner." He said to his robot before taking a teleporter back to his house.
Aside from Kor's project becoming successful, things were taking shape around Knothole. It turns out that the mission to retreive the master emerald was actually a decoy set up by Rouge to lure out any big time villians, and Mammoth Mogul and Ixis Naugus took the bait. It ended up with the 2 of them along with Nack, Bean, and Bark arrested. Kor also learned that Antoine proposed to Bunnie around that time as well. He congradulated the 2 when he came back to Knothole frequently as to not arouse suspicion on his whereabouts.
While he was putting on a tuxedo, he heard a knock on his door.
"Hey Kor! You ready yet?" It was Sonic.
"Give me a minute!" He said while fixing his tie. "Always hated wearin' these..." Kor muttered to himself before opening the door. "Howdy Sonic, Tails."
"Hey, looking sharp today buddy!" Sonic greeted.
"Eh, I guess but in honesty I hate dressin' up like this." Kor groaned.
"Aw come on it's not that bad." Sonic chuckled.
"Says the Best Man, and plus you never wear a shirt every time I see you." Kor countered.
"Yeah. I'm not a fan of these either but we do it cause we're supposed to." Tails chimed in.
"So where's the groom at?" Kor asked.
"He's in his house getting cold feet." Sonic stated.
Kor and Tails chuckled at this. "Hah, I remember how that felt." Kor said. "You were married before Kor?" Tails asked.
"Yeaaah, but it didn't work out in the end. I'd rather not go into detail about it..." Kor said as they entered Antoine's house.
Once inside they found Vector and Charmy giving advice to the nervous coyote. He even had a glass of water in his hands to try to calm his nerves, yet it wasn't helping.
"Besides, you haven't fainted in public since...awhile ago! So you've got nothin' to worry about." Vector said.
"Yeah! Marriage may have its ups and downs, but I'm sure you two will be happy!" Charmy adds in.
"Heh, Vector giving advice?" Sonic chuckled at this.
"Whether he wants it or not. Ready to be the best man?" Knuckles asked.
"I've always been the best man." Sonic grins, then looks around. "Say, where's Espio?"
"He's on a mission. He said he'll be back in time before the ceremony." Knuckles stated.
"Ok, but alone?" Sonic asked with concern.
Knuckles shrugs. "You know Espio. He thinks he can do anything."
"Well he is a ninja after all. Heck, he's probably better than Rouge at spying." Kor said, earning a chuckle from Sonic and Knuckles. The fox quickly adds, "Don't tell her I said that though. Last thing I want is to get kicked in the face..." Sonic and Knuckles then start to laugh.
At the same time, Sally and her former nanny Rosie Woodchuck were helping the bride prepare, though unlike her fiancee she was wholeheartedly excited.
Currently Bunnie was looking at herself while wearing her wedding dress. "Wow Sally you sure know how to make a dress!"
"Isn't it ironic how when you came to us, you wanted to be my hair stylist?" Sally said with a chuckle.
"And I sure will, when I'm not smashing badniks or spendin' time with mah man." Bunnie smiled.
"I'm really happy for you Bunnie. Antoine's a good man." The chipmunk said to her best friend.
"I still thank the lucky stars I have him. We both lost so much, but at least now we have each other." Bunnie says while hugging Sally.
"And I'm proud of you both. You've both done so much to protect us for so long and have grown into lovely, competent young ladies!" Rosie adds.
"Thank you Rosie! And maybe Sal will follow my lead and marry soon too" Bunnie says with a knowing grin.
"Oh yes! Someone handsome and brave, and blue..." Rosie teases.
"Oh no you 2 don't! I'm prefectly happy being single right now." Sally says with a grin.
"Sure you are." Both Bunnie and Rosie say before all 3 begin to laugh.
-New Megaopolis-
In Eggman's greatest city, 3 badniks are seen patrolling around a section the city. What they didn't know was that a certain chameleon just walked right past them. Espio, while maintaining his invisibility, scales the wall of one of the main factories before making his way into an air shaft. His mission was to find out if Eggman had any plans up his sleeve, given that he's been quiet the last 4 months. As he infiltrates the building further, he accidentally bumps into what he assumes is a robot. Instinctively he readies 2 ninja stars, only to find that what he bumped into was actually the hand of a ready made battle suit.
"Battle Armor? What does Eggman have planned this time?..." Espio muttered to himself.
As he continues on, he reaches one of the main computer terminals. On the screen, it showcases the Egg Fleet's production rating of the various ships built, the status of the aforementioned battle armor, and what Eggman plans to do with it all. Worse yet, there was a schedule saying the attack is supposed to happen tonight. Espio's face pales. "Oh no...I've got to get back and warn everyone!" He takes off back the way he came.
However, despite all his training, in his panic he forgets to conceal himself, and in the process gets spotted by a patrolling flying badnik. "Intruder detected! Priority: Eliminate!" The robot stated before opening fire.
More badniks converge on Espio's location, firing lasers at him. Luckily, he manages to slip into the air shaft and make it outside. Problem is: more badniks were waiting for him! He manages to dodge a multitude of laser fire, even dispatching one badnik in the process. He sees the perimeter wall just 100 ft ahead of him. "If I can make it over that wall, I can disappear and get back in time to warn the others..." He thought to himself. Unfortunately for Espio, badniks line the top of the wall, with more encircled around him.
With him trapped, Eggman makes his appearance. He's also wearing a hand from the battle suit. "So, snooping as usual I see? Obviously you aren't as clever as you think you are!" Eggman taunts the chameleon.
"I've seen your plans. I know what you're going to do, and it will never work! They'll see you coming, and they'll rescue me!" Espio shouted in defiance.
Eggman simply chuckles. "Ha! Obviously you didn't read the report clearly." He says before zapping Espio with the hand of the battle suit from earlier, appearing to have atomized him.
"They won't stand a chance!" Eggman says to himself before going to finish putting his plan into action.
-Nanite City-
Kor was currently below the city, working on some generators and installing some holo-matrices that would help Nicole maintain her holographic form all around the place. He arrived there a couple hours after the wedding. It went over well, and the newly weds were happily spending time alone at the moment.
"Got to hand it to Nicole. She sure knows a lot about interior decorating." He said with a chuckle before using a blowtorch to mend a piece of metal to a generator.
He was told the city was to resemble a place called Mobotropolis, an old city everyone used to live in before they had to relocate to Knothole. Apparently Mobotropolis had been taken over by Eggman years prior and then destroyed by a nuclear strike from a city called Station Square, a place run by humans.
After hearing about the nuke attack, Kor wasn't surprised the city was now a radiation minefield. For defensive measures, the Nanite City had a protective wall as well as a strong shield to stop attacks from damaging the city. However, while this seemed ok, Kor believed it wouldn't be enough, so he planned to install sentry batteries along the wall so at least the city could fend off attacks better. But, he needed to make sure these generators were working properly first. Plus, Eggman had abandoned the city long ago so he wouldn't attack it any time soon. He never realized how wrong he was.
"Kor! Kor are you down here?!" It was Nicole, and by the sound of her voice she seemed distressed about something.
"Yeah!" He turns the torch off as Nicole runs over to him. "What's wrong?"
"Knothole's under attack!" Nicole exclaimed.
Kor was shocked by the news. "What?! By who?!"
"It's Eggman! He's burning the entire village to the ground with a new air fleet he built! Everyone's being vaporized on the spot! It's complete chaos over there! It's-"
As Nicole began to spazz out in fear, Kor quickly grabbed her shoulders and shakes her alittle so she'd stop.
"Nicole calm down! Maybe there's something we can do to save what we can. Go back and try to help whoever you can, I'll be there soon." Kor told her.
Nicole nods before disappearing. After she does Kor quickly runs to his teleporter.
"Dammit! I didn't think Eggman would attack this soon! And by the way Nicole described it none of us saw it coming..." Kor thought angrily.
After teleporting into his secret lab, his robot looks up, detecting it's creator's stress and grunts questioningly. "Alright buddy, I was hopin' to have you do a test run before attacking Eggman's forces but I guess they'll be the test run..."
A/N: And that's all she wrote. Initially I was wondering about whether or not to have Eggman's attack in the next chapter but decided to add it in anyway. Also I'm still wondering on what to name the new robot. If anyone's got an suggestions I'm open to them.