Sonic Haven Ssn. 1 – Ep. 13
Sonic stared, mouth agape. It must have been at least eight feet tall. It had a chrome finish and a body built like a football player in full pads. A large chrome hemisphere with a red LED visor on the front of it presided where the head should be. Though it technically had no face, it had a menacing tone to it from head to toe. It was also standing between his friends and the door they'd been heading for. Was escape even possible at this point? It didn't matter! Unlike the Robians that had begun surrounding them all, the S.W.A.T. Bot had no person inside, meaning Sonic could go against this thing full force and not have to worry about hurting anyone.
It took Sonic all of three steps to clear the factory floor and get to the S.W.A.T. Bot at high speed. He rolled into a ball and slammed himself against its chest as hard as he could before careening off into the wall to the left and landing on a pile of metal barrels that had been knocked over in the skirmish. He looked up at the S.W.A.T. Bot, only to realize that he hadn't even left a dent in it!
The bot turned to look at Sonic pulling himself from the pile he'd landed in only to be greeted with a solid fist to the face from Knuckles, who was more than eager to hit something. The bot slid back several feet from the impact, though it never lost its balance and again remained virtually undamaged.
By this time, Sally and the others had nearly cleared the building, which would leave only Sonic and Knuckles inside. Sonic decided that it would be best if they left the S.W.A.T. Bot here for now and retreated to gather themselves before launching another offensive. Knuckles thought that too, but wasn't eager to run from a fight. Just as Sonic turned to grab Knuckles and try to make a break for it, the Robians thrust their friends back into the fray from the edge of the factory, all of them landing with a solid thunk on the concrete floor.
Now battered and bruised, they picked themselves up from the floor and looked at their surroundings. Robians on all sides and a S.W.A.T. Bot painting an imposing figure only a handful of feet away. Sonic collected himself to think for a moment. What could they do now? The idea had been for Sonic and Knuckles to distract the S.W.A.T. Bot until the others made it out and then to retreat behind them. Now, with everyone right here and with seemingly no means of escape, what could they do?
If they could get the S.W.A.T. Bot off of them for just a moment, Sonic might be able to clear a path for them to get through the crowd and back to safety. But how? The question hung in the air for only a moment before he heard Tiara yell his name.
"Sonic..." She called to him. He turned his head to look at her. "Spin!" She yelled.
Sonic did as he was told and began spinning in place. Tiara then pointed to Knuckles, who grabbed Sonic's spinning form and chucked at the S.W.A.T. Bot. Sonic hit the bot with such force that it went flying through the factory with a large dent in its chest. What Sonic, Knuckles, and Tiara didn't realize, however, was that the bot had already moved forward and grabbed Bunnie by the arm. Thus, she was sent flying along with the S.W.A.T. Bot, landing in a crowd of Robians who immediately moved in on her and began to drag her away.
Meanwhile, Sonic had been rendered unconcious by the blow he'd just delivered. He lay on the ground, motionless. As Max hoisted Sonic over his shoulder to carry him out, a glow started emminating from the console that Sally had left Nicole in. The glow became more and more intense over the next few seconds before Sally shouted: "It's gonna blow!"
Frantically, the entire team started moving towards the door with Knuckles leading the way and knocking Robians out of their path. After heading outside, the team split up to avoid being followed. The Robians watched them all split up and followed them throughout the city.
In all of the chaos that ensued, none of the Robians thought that they would be the ones being followed. However, after shaking Her pursuit, Tiara follwed the group of Robians that had taken Bunnie to a large building not far from the factory. She noted its location, then moved towards Haven to tell the others.
"... and then they'll roboticize her with that backpack thing. This isn't good!" Rotor exclaimed.
"Yeah, tell me about it." Sonic stated sarcastically as he rubbed his head. "And what happened to Tiara?"
"She az not come back." Antoine said in a defeated tone as he dropped his head. "We should be expecting ze worst."
"Don't count me out yet Antoine!" Tiara said triumphantly as she walked into Haven. "I followed the Robians. I know where Bunnie is." She wanted to cut to the chase, there was no time for chit-chat.
"Alright, where?" Sally asked, understanding the need for swift action.
"She's in a large tower. It's not far from the factory we were at; a little over a block north from there." Tiara replied.
"I remember that building. Bunnie, Antoine, and I were there when Sonic found us."Rotor stated. "Robotnik had been hanging around there at the time. I wonder if that's his headquarters..."
"Whether it is or not, that area will be crawling with Robians and at least the one S.W.A.T. Bot. We need a plan!" Sally said.
"Another thing. If it is Robotnik's headquarters, Nicole should be in there on his mainframe." Sonic said.
"Well then, let's get to work!" Sally said in a commanding tone.
The team gathered together and began discussing their next plan of action. If the factory mission was big, this was massive. The lives of at least one, and potentially two of their friends hung in the balance. Time to get down to buisiness.
"...everyone know their assignments?" Sally asked, looking around at the team. They all nodded affirmatively. "Alright then, let's go!" She said, immediately moving toward the door.
'Hang on Bunnie,' Sonic thought to himself, 'we're coming for ya!'
Author's Note: It's really been 45 days since the last chapter? Sorry guys, this chapter has been done for like a month and I just forgot to upload it! derp...