Chapter 48: Trouble Again:

The only remaining structure within the destroyed Sol Dimension was a tall, mechanical fortress emblazoned with the Eggman Logo. It was surprisingly intact despite the massive explosion that had previously hit it. In fact, the structure had only suffered a few large smudges on its shiny, white exterior, making it stand out from the gigantic wreckage it was surrounded by. Despite how deserted the fortress looked, someone was lurking within it.

That someone turned out to be a pair of small robots resembling Orbot and Cubot, though one was shaped like a tetrahedron, and the other was shaped like a hexagonal prism. The tetrahedron-shaped robot was primarily white and the prism-shaped one was primarily gray. Both of them also had red lights inside their eyes and mouths, as opposed to the blue lights that Orbot and Cubot had.

The two robots were sitting in the control room, playing bridge at a small table and drinking beer mugs full of robotic oil. The tetrahedron-shaped one took a sip from his mug, causing his head to briefly tremble with electricity.

"Y'know, the boss has been gone for an unusual amount of time." His partner said.

"Well, he said he'd be back to pick us up after he took over Mobius. Maybe he's still in the process of taking it over." The tetrahedron-shaped one said, refilling his mug from the pitcher in the center of the table.

"I dunno," The prism-shaped one replied, "you'd think he would be able to do that much more quickly. He does have an IQ of 350 after all."

"Haha, yeah, but we both know he's still an idiot." His partner chuckled.

"You're right. But then if he's an idiot, he'd need our help! ...Alright, I dunno about you, but I'm going in to see if anything's wrong!" The hexagonal robot determined, gathering a first-aid kit and a warp pad that was identical in appearance to the one that the doctor had originally used to reach Mobius.

"Uh, I think he'll get pissed off if you arrive too soon. I'd better go too so we can share the blame!" The tetrahedronal robot said, following his partner.

I'm Sonic! Sonic the Hedgehog!

Yes, I know what you're thinking! "Oh my

God! Why is SONIC getting all the monologue

sequences?!" Well calm your tits! I'll be wrapping

this up soon! Anyways, I'm feeling a lot better today!

Half my body-fat is gone, my speed is back, and now

I can finally put Junior down for his nap without raising

his ire! ...Still need to sort out the ED, though. (sigh)

Back in Mobius, a week had passed since last chapter. By this time, Sonic's side-injury had fully healed and had left no scars. He had also lost half of his excess weight since he could now walk again, and he had finally stopped screwing up at everyday things. However, while these changes would only lift the spirits of any other person, Sonic was rather down in the dumps, for even though he had slimmed down somewhat, he still had trouble getting erections.

And he was only reminded of this at lunch time when he came into the kitchen. He had just finished cooling off after going on a fifty-mile run, and was planning to make himself a batch of chili dogs as a reward for his progress. But just as he found the hot dogs needed for this, he noticed that only one remained in the package.

"How peculiar." Sonic muttered as Amy casually walked in behind him and snatched it from the fridge.

"Huh!? Hey, get back here with that!" He shouted after her as she left the kitchen.

He chased her all the way to their bedroom with his newly-regained speed, but fell backwards after ramming into the closed door.

"So you're the one who's been eating my hot dogs! Open up! I'm starving!" Sonic said, knocking impatiently.

"Sorry, but I still need that release from the other night that you couldn't give me! And until you get your drive back, I'm taking matters into my own hands!" Amy replied.

Sonic sighed.

"Fine! I don't want chili dogs anyway! I think I'll have a beer instead!" He countered, slumping back to the kitchen.

Meanwhile, the two oddly-shaped robots arrived in Mobius, in the exact spot where Doctor Eggman Nega had appeared, among the wreckage and burnt ground.

"Heh, I guess being a robot has its benefits after all!" The tetrahedronal robot said as the duo left the ashy wreckage and entered the sunlight, "Alright, now to boot up the radar so we can find the boss."

He pulled a small gadget out of his hammerspace. This gadget had the innate ability to lock onto all of the small gadgets that the doctor always kept in his pockets in case he were to lose them. In this case however, the two robots were using it to track Eggman Nega down since he had been carrying said gadgets the last time they saw each other.

While waiting for a signal, the hexagonal robot looked around and soon his robotic eyes were caught by some disassembled and badly beaten robots. Some of the parts were red and some were yellow, being the brightest things within the dreary atmosphere. He started to rummage through the first-aid kit that they had taken with them in case Nega was in need of medical care, and pulled out a ray gun marked with the words 'RESURRECTION GUN'.

"Hey, what are you doing with that!? Put that back!" His partner asked, snatching the gun from him.

The hexagonal robot snatched it back.

"But robots are our friends!" He countered.

The two proceeded to tug on the ray gun, dropping the radar onto the ground in the process.

"Yes, but you might lose it! We need it in case of emergency!" The tetrahedronal robot replied.

During the tug-of-war, one of the robots accidentally pulled the trigger and a blast was fired, landing right onto the dead robots. Instantly, the long-separated parts started to assemble together again. The two non-indigenous mechs watched as gears began to slip back into place, bolts started to twist back into their sockets, and rust and dents started to disappear. Soon, the reassembling process ended and there stood Orbot and Cubot, after having been destroyed a few years ago.

Upon being reawakened, they immediately broke into a panic.

"What happened!? Where are we!? Where's the boss!?" Orbot asked Cubot, who shrugged in response.

"...And who are these bies?" Cubot asked, his voice chip giving him a Jamaican accent (due to the damage he had taken before his revival) as he pointed to the unfamiliar duo.

"My name is Tribot." The tetrahedron-shaped robot said, "And this guy next to me is Hexbot."

"Nice to make your acquaintance!" Hexbot said.

"We work for an evil scientist named Dr. Eggman Nega. He's from another dimension, and came here in an attempt to take this world over, but we haven't heard from him for a long while." Tribot explained.

"Hey, kind of like us, mon!" Cubot pointed out.

"Wait a second! Your boss' name sounds awfully similar to ours." Orbot commented, "Maybe he came here to look for him. And if he found him, then maybe he nursed him back to health, so we can still save him and then get revenge on Sonic!"

"Gee, talk about jumping to conclusions!" Tribot replied snarkily.

"What are you talking about?" Hexbot asked.

"Oh, well before we were destroyed, this blue hedgehog named Sonic rammed right through Eggman, knocking him out before destroying his base." Orbot replied, pointing to the wreckage behind the group of four.

"Hmm, well maybe we can help you find Eggman while we search for Eggman Nega. How does that sound?" Hexbot asked.

"Oh, thank you!" Cubot agreed, "Thanks to you, and all ya' chirren!"

"Is that okay with you, Tribot? ...Tribot?" Hexbot asked.

"I've found the signal. Let's move! You two can come along if you want, I guess." Tribot exclaimed, not bothering to respond to his partner's question.

Without hesitation, the four robotic minions teamed up and set off to find their bosses.