Here it is, the final part of the Wachowski family's trip to Disneyland.
Chapter 13: A Trip to the Magic Kingdom Part 5
It took a few minutes, going through the castle, crossing over Fantasyland and going by Big Thunder Mountain, but eventually, Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Tom, and Maddie reached the gates to Galaxy's Edge.
Sonic and Tails found themselves gaping in awe at the architecture of the area. Retro futuristic buildings carved out of rock around the large green hills.
It felt like they were actually on a real Star Wars movie set.
"Wow…" Sonic and Tails both gasped in awe before they glanced at each other smiling widely.
Before Tom and Maddie could stop them, Sonic and Tails were practically gone in streaks of blue and yellow light, zooming all over the park while they could be heard loudly chattering along the way.
"Wow, look at this place!"
"It's amazing!"
"Holy crap! Is that the Millennium Falcon?!"
"Man, look at all this technology! So primitive yet so amazing!"
"THIS PLACE IS AWESOME!"
In an instant, Sonic and Tails were back, both of them bouncing on the balls of their feet in excitement.
"Can we please go on Rise of the Resistance right now?!" Sonic exclaimed, he and Tails looked up at their parents in a begging manner.
"Oh, wait! Before that, can we get a picture by the Falcon?!" Tails added.
Tom and Maddie smiled in amusement as they agreed while Knuckles picked both Sonic and Tails up and set them on his shoulders, carrying them around the park.
After taking a quick picture by the large life-size version of the Millenium Falcon, the Wachowski family quickly headed over to the line for Rise of the Resistance.
Throughout the line, Sonic and Tails found themselves marveling and even geeking out at few points of just the line from the com scanners to the navigation to the Resistance uniforms and even the Resistance blasters.
Though the line was somewhat long and it took quite a bit of waiting, Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Tom, and Maddie were eventually led into a large room with a holographic projector being operated by an animatronic BB-8.
"Alright, BB-8!" Sonic whooped while Tails rolled his eyes with an amused smile.
"Incoming transmission from Rey." The computer said before the holographic platform activated, displaying a projection of Rey herself.
"BB-8, is everyone assembled?" Rey asked, to which BB-8 let a comfirmative beep in response. "Good. Shouldn't you be in flight prep?"
Bb-8 let out a sheepish beep as he rolled away out of sight while Sonic and Tails snickered at the droid's misfortune.
"Recruits, thank you for joining the cause." Rey said. "A covert Resistance team led by my friend Finn has infiltrated a First Order Star Destroyer that is now headed to this system. Your outpost on Batuu is no longer safe."
Sonic and Tails both gasped while Knuckles scowled at that news.
"Hey, wait, I thought this was Earth, not whatever planet their calling it?" Sonic questioned.
"Batuu." Tails stated as he shrugged. "It's probably just part of the ride."
"We have transports waiting to take you to General Organa's secret base on Bakura. I'll regroup with you there." Rey told them. "The Resistance desperately needs your help in our fight against Kylo Ren and the First Order. Remember, it is vital that you keep the location of the Bakura base secret. Liutenant Beck, one of our top commanders, will guide you."
Just then, the two screens off to the side flickered on with Liutenant Beck and Nian Nunb on each screen.
"Affirmative. Transport is ready. Nian Nunb and I shall personally see them delivered." Liutenant Beck stated while Nian simply gave a thumbs up.
"Thank you, Lieutenant." Rey smiled. "Welcome to the cause. May the Force be with us."
Rey's hologramthen turned off, allowing Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles to turn all their attention to Lieutenant Beck.
"Commander Poe Dameron and a squad of X-Wings shall escort us to the rendevous on Bakura." Lieutenant Beck informed them.
"Rodger, this is Black Leader." Poe Dameron spoke up from onscreen. "I hear your fine looking group of recruits."
"Well, we certainly try." Sonic said with a false modesty while Tails rolled his eyes with a smile.
"Well, no time to waste. Let's get you on your way to the General." Poe said, putting on his helmet and turning off the comm.
The bay doors then opened, allowing Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Tom, and Maddie to go out towards the transport, with Sonic and Tails also quickly stealing a glance at Poe's X-Wing before boarding onto the transport.
Once everyone was inside and all fighters reported in, the transport began to rock as it flew into the air, exiting the atmosphere and entering the far reaches of space.
"I am Lieutenant Beck." The Mon Calamari informed them. "As you heard from Rey, I have tasked with getting you to Bakura."
"Okay, well, let's stop yapping and start speeding, Beck!" Sonic said impatiently.
"We've still gotta calculate the jump to lightspeed, remember?" Tails reminded him.
"Even then, I feel our journey will not be without danger." Knuckles added.
Just as the ship was about to make the jump, the computer let out a strange beeping sound.
"Black Leader, we're picking up an unusual signal." Beck informed Poe.
"Oh, that can't be good." Tails uttered.
"It usually isn't." Sonic nodded.
"Are you spotting anything?" Beck asked.
"Yeah, I see it, we'll check it out." Poe replied, flying his X-Wing forward.
"There appear to a be a number of small crafts heading out way. Raise the shields!" Beck told Nian.
Suddenly, the dark blackness of space was lit up with fire as Resistance X-Wings engaged First Order Tie Fighters.
Sonic and Tails held onto Tom's legs to support themselves since they were pretty much too short to reach the handle bars.
As the dogfight continued, it was clear that they were losing as more X-Wings were getting blown up while more and more Tie Fighters just kept coming.
"Where are all these metal beasts coming from?!" Knuckles questioned as the transport was continuously bombarded.
"There has to be a Star Destroyer near by, or something!" Tails exclaimed. "No way fighters of this size could manage to get this far out into space.
"Maybe they got lost, were part of a convoy or something?" Sonic suggested.
Before any of them could draw more assumptions, the transport made a turn to the left, revealing a whole fleet of First Order Star Destroyers outside the windshield.
Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles all gaped at the fleet in shock and slight fear.
"Nevermind, it's much worse than that." Sonic spoke up after a short silence between.
"We have to make the jump to lightspeed, right now!" Tails insisted, bouncing on the balls of his feet.
"Even a warrior must realize when the odds are not in their favor." Knuckles agreed. "Retreat may be our only option."
Suddenly, the ship rocked again as it was slowly pulled towards the closest Star Destroyer.
"Oh, no! We're caught in a tractor beam!" Tails cried. "It's pulling us in!"
"I'll go get some friends and make this a fair fight! Don't worry, I'll come back for you! Stay strong!" Poe's voice came over the comms before he disconnected as he jumped to lightspeed.
Now that they were all alone with the First Order, Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles all huddled together with Tom and Maddie in a protective circle as the ship was pulled into the docking bay of the Star Destroyer.
"They'll want the location of our secret base." Beck stated grimly. "Tell them nothing. The future of the Resistance is at stake. I have a bad feeling about this."
"You and me both." Sonic muttered while Tails nodded in agreement.
The ship rocked once again as it landed in the docking bay, the doors of the transport beginning to spark and whir before they opened, allowing three First Order Officers inside.
Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles stood in front of Tom and Maddie, determined to protect their parents at all costs.
"Enemies of the First Order, you are to follow me to your chambers where you will be interrogated for the location of the Resistance Base." One of the First Order Officers stated.
"Play along for now." Sonic whispered to Tails and Knuckles, who quickly nodded.
Stepping out of the transport with all the other people, Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles found themselves staring in awe of the large room that resembled the docking bay. A hole platoon of stormtroopers could be seen standing by the atmosphere containment projector while massive Tie Fighters lined the walls.
It was truly a wonder to see.
However, they didn't get to look at it for long as they were quickly escorted out of the docking bay and through the halls before reaching the prison hold.
After being escorted to their cells, Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Tom, Maddie, and a few other people were let into the room with the door being shut behind them.
Looking up, Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles spotted a stormtrooper standing guard from the vent above.
"Prisoners are secure, sir." The stormtrooper said just as General Hux walked into the scene.
"Leave us." Hux dismissed the stormtrooper before turning to them. "Enemies of the First Order. We will soon snuff out your meager Resistance. You chose the wrong side and now you will pay."
Soon enough, Kylo Ren himself entered the scene as well. "You have what I want." He said, outstretching his hand and using the Force, causing the lights in the room to go dark. "You know the location of the secret base, and I will take it from you." He growled, releasing his hold as the lights came back on.
"We're needed on the bridge." Hux informed him.
Kylo was silent for a moment. "Keep the prisoners here. I will return to finish this. Personally." He and Hux then walked away out of sight.
The second they were gone, Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles were already formulating a plan of escape.
"Tails, do you think you could hack the door controls?" Sonic asked the trio as they approached the door.
"I might, but it'll take some time." Tails said, pulling out his miles electric.
"I could simply bash down the door." Knuckles suggested, cracking his knuckles.
"You do that and the whole Star Destroyer will–" Sonic was about to say before a sharp sound echoed throughout the room.
Turning to the wall on the left, Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles were surprised to see that something was apparently cutting a door shaped hole in the wall.
Removing the piece of metal, Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles were even further surprised to see several people stepping into the cell through the hole.
"We're with the Resistance!" One of the people said. "We're here to break you out!"
Sonic laughed. "Well, it's about time!"
"C'mon, let's go!" Tails said, waving them on.
Following the Resistance soldiers through the hole in the cell, Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Tom, and Maddie found themselves being escorted to a series of small prisoner transports, each piloted by an R5 series astromech droid.
Getting into the transports, the Wachowski family quickly buckled their seatbelts and made sure they were secure.
On a nearby screen, Finn began to explain the escape plan.
"Okay, take this corridor to the turbolifts. Head down to the escape pod base, those droids are programmed to return you to Batuu. Hurry and don't get caught. Lieutenant Beck will guide you." Finn told them, displaying the map on the screen.
"Quick and easy. I like it!" Sonic winked.
"Well, we still have to get there first." Tails said as the ride started.
The transport started moving, passing by a few other transports that were empty of prisoners as well.
"Quick, guys, pretend to be prisoners." Sonic said, ducking his head down.
Tails and Knuckles both nodded before ducking their heads down too.
Thankfully, the droids in the other transports didn't seem to suspect them as they slid into the next narrow hallway.
"There's a clear path to the turbo lifts at the end of the hallway." Lieutenant Beck said over the comms. "Turn right!"
Just as they were about to, they saw a probe droid slowly float by with it's camera lens turned away.
Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles tensed at the sight of the droid, but quickly felt relief as the transport drifted to the right and out of the room, with the turbolifts just ahead of them.
"Look! There's the turbolifts!" Tails pointed out.
"Alright! This escape is gonna be easy-peezy!" Sonic grinned.
"Hey! Your not authorized!" A voice yelled from above, startling Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles and causing them to look up and see two stormtroopers on an overpass above them.
"Wait, those are the prisoners!" One of the stormtroopers realized, already aiming his blaster.
"You just had to say something, didn't you?" Tails said sarcastically to Sonic as the transport quickly backed up while the stormtroopers opened fire.
"Relax, it can't get much worse than this." Sonic tried to stay calm before the alarms suddenly began to ring throughout the ship. "Okay that one's on me."
"Your cover is blown! Find an alternate route!" Beck yelled as the transports entered a large room with two AT-ATs in them.
"Woah…!" Sonic and Tails gasped at the sight of the AT-ATs as the transports tried to go through another door, only for it to close, leaving them trapped.
"There they are, fire!" A stormtrooper yelled before a whole platoon began to fire on them, forcing Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles to duck down to avoid being shot.
"What do we do now?!" Tails questioned over the blasterfire.
"There's gotta be some way out of here!" Sonic yelled.
Thankfully, salvation came as one of the stormtroopers was shot down by none other than Finn.
"Take cover, recruits!" Finn yelled from behind a couple boxes. "The escape pods are just below us! Take the lift down!"
The transport quickly slid into the nearby turbolift, only for it to go up instead of down.
"Wait, no, no, no, no, no! Down! Not up!" Sonic cried.
"We're going the wrong way!" Tails exclaimed.
"Curse this blasted droid!" Knuckles shouted at the R5 unit piloting the transport.
"No, no, not up! I said down!" Finn yelled from below.
Eventually, the transport reached the top level, where Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles could see several stormtroopers on the AT-AT preparing to fire a large blaster cannon at them.
"Oh noooooo!" Sonic and Tails sweatdropped as the transport backed away, ducking into the nearest corridor just as the stormtroopers fired the cannon at them.
Electrical wiring sparked and coursed through the corridor, likely the result of the blaster cannon hitting something important in the wiring as the lights flickered.
"Oh, this doesn't look good." Sonic remarked.
"No it does not." Tails agreed.
Drifting through the corridor, the transport entered through a pair of sliding doors, which surprisingly led to the bridge of the Star Destroyer.
"The Resistance will attempt to rescue the prisoners." The Kylo Ren animatronic stated while Sonic and Tails sucked in a breath to keep quiet.
"They have neither the resources nor the courage to engage us." Hux scoffed.
"You underestimate their conviction. Raise the shields!" Kylo Ren ordered.
"Shields?" Hux questioned. "I see no evidence–"
"NOW!" Kylo stated firmly just as the Resistance fleet came out lightspeed, engaging the First Order fleet.
"Sound the alarm! All personnel to their stations!" Hux ordered.
"Sir! The prisoners have escaped!" One of the officers informed them.
"How brave… but ultimately hopeless." Kylo scoffed, turning around and spotting them.
Sonic and Tails gasped as the sith lord spotted them. "Go back, go back, go back!" Sonic yelled.
"We gotta get outta here!" Tails cried.
"There's nowhere to run!" Kylo Ren snarled as the transport slid away from the bridge.
Moving away from the bridge, the transport went into a nearby turbolift, only for Kylo Ren to emerge from the hallway with his lightsaber ignited in hand.
Sonic and Tails let out a sigh of relief as the doors to the turbolift quickly closed and the transport began to go down. But that relief quickly turned to panic once again as they heard a heavy thump come from above before the crimson blade of Kylo Ren's lightsaber pierced the roof.
Luckily, the transport had reached the bottom floor as the doors opened, allowing the transport to move out.
Heading out, Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles found that they had entered the gunner room as massive cannons fired on the Resistance ships outside before a Tie Fighter was shot down, crashing into the Star Destroyer.
"THIS RIDE IS AWESOME!" Sonic yelled over the gunfire, to which Tails cheered with a wide smile.
"Look! There's the escape pods!" Tails exclaimed as they moved past the cannons, pointing to the right.
"Alright, let's go before this ship capsizes!" Sonic quipped.
"There is no escape!"
Before Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles could react, the transports were suddenly pulled back by Kylo Ren himself, using the Force to keep the transports in place.
"Aw, that guy again?" Tails whined.
"You will tell me the location of the Resistance base. And then I will destroy you and the Resistance." Kylo Ren threatened them.
But before the sith lord could follow through with his threat, however, a nearby Tie Fighter suddenly crashed into the wall behind him, forcing him to let go of the transports as the vacuum of space distracted him.
"So long, you Vader knockoff!" Sonic mocked as the transports made their way over to the escape pods.
"Time to go!" Tails exclaimed as the transport entered the escape pod, the door sliding shut behind them.
"Wait, this is an escape pod…" Sonic spoke up as a realization came to him. "Escape pods drop!"
And just as he said that, the escape pod detached itself from the ship and began to fall.
Sonic and Tails screamed as they fell before the pod's thrusters engaged, launching them forward into the heat of battle.
"You guys sure like cutting it close, don't you?" Poe questioned humorously.
"That's how we do it!" Sonic grinned, high-fiving Tails.
"Yeah! Team Sonic style!" Tails smiled.
The escape pod flew through the massive dog-fight happening in the atmosphere, fire and shrapnel raining everywhere before the pod began to go down towards Batuu.
Going down through the clouds, Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles braced themselves as the pod crash landed on the ground, skidding across the rocky earth before stopping in the remains of a wrecked ship.
Sonic and Tails breathed heavily, their eyes wide as their hands still gripped the safety bars while the transport exited the pod.
"That. Was. Epic!" Sonic grinned.
Tails turned to his older brother, an excited smile on his face. "How in the world did these people build something like this?! The pyrotechnics, the lighting, the movement, the animatronics… it's all so… amazing!"
"Great job, recruits!" Lieutenant Beck's voice came from over the radio. "Thanks to your heroism, the location of the Resistance base is secure."
Sonic and Tails cheered as the transports reached the dropping off point.
"We did it!" Tails smiled.
"Take that, imps!" Sonic remarked as they got off the ride.
The sun had completely set by now and night had taken over as the stars were out in the sky.
Tom laughed at his kids' excitement before checking his watch. "Well, it's getting late, guys. It's time to go."
"Awwww!" Sonic and Tails groaned sadly as they began to walk.
By now, everything around the park was closing up as crowds of people were walking out of the park, with some of the lights even being shut off.
As they made their way back to Main Street USA, Sonic spotted something closeby.
"Is that… Mickey Mouse?" Sonic said in surprise.
Tails and Knuckles both looked in the direction their brother was staring at, spotting none other than Mikey Mouse himself standing by the theater and taking pictures with kids.
"It is!" Tails exclaimed, his eyes widening.
"Oh, Mom, Dad! Can we get a picture with him, please?" Sonic asked, he and Tails turning to their parents and giving them the 'puppy eyes'.
Of course, Tom and Maddie were unable to resist the adorableness of their kids.
"Okay, but let's make it quick." Maddie smiled as they walked over to the Disney icon.
"Hello, Mickey!" Sonic grinned as he, Tails, and Knuckles approached the mouse, who bent down and welcomed them with open arms.
"Hi, Mr. Mouse." Tails shyly greeted Mickey, giving him a high-five.
"It has been an honor to tour your kingdom, your majesty." Knuckles said to Mickey, to which the mouse mimed being bashful and patted the echidna on the shoulder.
Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles stood in front of Mickey and smiled as Tom and Maddie took a few pictures before the Wachowski family set off for the hotel.
Coming back into their room, Sonic and Tails collapsed on the bed in exhaustion as Tom, Maddie, and Knuckles began to pack their bags.
"Man… today was… so fun." Tails panted, laying face down on Sonic's chest.
"I know…" Sonic agreed, wrapping his arm around Tails and holding him close in an affectionate half-hug. "It kinda sucks we have to go home now."
"Yeah, but at least we had a good time." Tails smiled, glancing up at his big brother. "And who knows? Maybe we could come again someday?"
Sonic looked down at his little brother, smiling back. "I don't see why not." He said before he sat up. "C'mon, let's get packed."
Tails stood up from the bed with his hedgehog brother, the two of them packing their bags along with Knuckles, Tom, and Maddie.
Once everything was packed and they checked out of the hotel at the lobby, the Wachowski family headed outside the hotel.
Sonic tossed a ring forward, creating a portal straight to the living room of their house in Green Hills.
And as Tom, Maddie, and Knuckles stepped through the portal, Sonic and Tails glanced back at where the park was, watching as the fireworks went off in the night sky with smiles on their faces before stepping through the portal.
They wouldn't be forgetting their trip to this Magic Kingdom anytime soon.
And that's the Wachowski family's trip to Disneyland! I hope you enjoyed this mini story, it'll be nice to get back to simple one-shots so goodbye!
