Days of Recovery
(Theme song - Kim Possible Theme Song)
(Abigail's POV)
*The next day, King Nigel Acorn himself paid a visit to my hospital room. He told me that the Council of Acorn had a meeting yesterday to discuss plans for saving my family & friends. He told me that a few members of the Chaotix would be staying behind to protect New Mobotropois & Knothole while everyone else comes with me to free my family & friends. Until then, Rosie let me stay at her house with the 4 kids she's looking after. Dr. Quack also came to my room to check up on me. He told me that I was going to be discharged from the hospital, but I had to take it easy for a few days. Which I didn't mind cause it gave me time to get to know the people that I've admired for 10 years*
*As soon as I was discharged, Huck & I spent the next few days with the Freedom Fighters. They gave me a tour of New Mobotropolis, Knothole, Freedom HQ, & the Sky Patrol, which was totally cool*
(New Mobotropolis)
*Before the tour, we went to a clothing store (Amy's idea. she said I needed some new clothes. which I agree). She kept throwing cute pink frilly stuff at me, but those kinds of things aren't really my style (I'm more a tomboy). It took me, Sonic, & Sally to convince her to let me pick something out myself. I found something both comfortable & perfect for combat. My new outfit was a brown long sleeved crop jacket over a white crop top t-shirt with a green Chaos Emerald on it, purple bracelets with white gloves, blue jeans with a brown belt, white socks & black boots (look up "Abigail Catz" by "SwanGirl24" on "DeviantArt"). Then, the real tour began. Our first stop was Sonic's favorite place in the whole city. Uncle Chuck's Diner. Huck & I was amazed at how many chili dogs Sonic could eat in one sitting. I tried one myself. It was really good. Huck & I also met Sonic's Uncle Chuck & his apprentice, Ben Muttski. They were really nice. Next we went to Castle Acorn, the Julayla Memorial Garden, the Science Center/Observatory, the Royal Army HQ, the Coliseum, Power Plant, the School, the Market, the Civic Center, the King Frederick Airfield, the Library, & the Prison. They even showed me the wall surrounding the city. They explained to me how Nicole controlled the city's network & could put up a force field around the city during an attack*
Sonic: Hey, Abby, I've got a question for you.
Abigail: Shoot.
Huckleberry: Chao?
Sonic: Have you ever met Eggman?
*I froze & my face grimaced*
Abigail: Just once . . .
(Flashback - 1 year ago)
*I followed Mordred down a hallway in Eggman's base. Two doors opened & we stepped into a war room. Mobians were sitting around a large table (Duck "Bill" Platypus, Beauregard Rabbot,Abyss the Squid, Akhlut the Orca, Axel the Water Buffalo, Battle Lord Kukku XV, Clove the Pronghorn, Maw the Thylacine, Nephthys the Vulture, Thunderbolt the Chinchilla, & Tundra the Walrus). Eggman was sitting at the head of the table. Standing next to him was an adult human female with brown hair wearing a silver & black uniform, earrings, & black sunglasses. A red round robot & a yellow square robot were on either side of the door*
Orbot: Egg Boss Mordred Hood!
Abigail:*off-screen* Eggman had called all of his Grandmasters for a meeting at his base. Mordred insisted that I go with him. Just being in the same room as Eggman made me sick to my stomach.
Eggman: Who is this Hood?
Mordred Hood: This is Abigail Catz. One of my best soldiers.
Maw: What's this? *he got up from his seat, walked up to me & picked up my pendant* This is quite a lovely trinket.
*I turned my face away from him*
Abigail: It's a memento of my late Grandmother.
Maw: Oh? Then you better make sure you take care of it. *whispering in Abigail's ear* You never know what might happen in this crazy world.
*He gave me a smirk & went back to his seat*
Eggman: All right, if we're done with introductions, let's begin the meeting.
(Present Time)
Abigail: . . . I wanted to attack him so badly, but I knew that would I couldn't fight off all of his goons. So I stayed quiet.
Sonic: Wow. That must've taken a lot of will power. But, did you find out anything interesting at the meeting?
Abigail: Not really. He was just showing off some new Badnick designs. Nothing really dangerous.
Sonic: Well, that's a bummer.
(Knothole)
*The next day, they took me & Huck on a tour of Knothole village, where the Freedom Fighters grew up during the beginning of the war*
Abigail: This place is really beautiful. It kind of reminds me of my hometown.
Huckleberry: Chao-Chao.
Sally: Yeah. This place is full of great memories.
Abigail: I've been wondering this for a while. What was your life like before the Freedom Fighters and how did you create the Freedom Fighters?
Huckleberry: Chao-Chao?
*Sally looked at me surprised, then she gave me a sad smile*
Sally: It seems like it was just yesterday . . .
(Flashback - 12 years ago - Third-Person POV)
*The royal family was in the gardens. Sally (5 yrs old) was playing tag with Elias (11 yrs old). Nigel & Alicia were watching their children from a nearby bench*
Sally:*off-screen* Growing up, you'd never guess my family was royalty. We laughed and played for hours on end. I was never lonely, never afraid. But at the same time, I knew I was a Princess.
*Next the royal family was on a balcony, waving to a crowd. Nigel held up Sally & Elias stood next to Alicia*
Sally:*off-screen* I knew there would come a time when I'd have to take certain duties and responsibilities. But I never expected I'd have to lead so young, so early.
*One night, Rosie came into Sally's bedroom & picked Sally up from her bed. The sudden movement woke her up*
Sally: Rosie? *yawn* What's wrong?
Rosie: Hush now, wee Princess. We need to hurry.
Sally:*off-screen* My Father had been betrayed by his advisor.
Abigail:*off-screen* Let me guess, Eggman?
Sally:*off-screen* That's right. Daddy, Mother and Naugus, the Royal Wizard, had been tricked and banished to the Void. My brother was nowhere to be seen.
*Rosie & Chuck were escaping from the city with Sonic (5 yrs old), Bunnie (6 yrs old), Antoine (7 yrs old), Baby Tails, & some other children. Sally was trying to get out of Rosie's arms*
Sally:*off-screen* We fled into the night and Badnicks took control of the city. Sonic & Tails' parents had gotten separated from us in the confusion. We hid in Knothole, deep in the Great Forest. But even that village wasn't completely safe. Luckily, the original Freedom Fighters were able to protect us.
Abigail:*off-screen* Original Freedom Fighters?
Sally:*off-screen* That's right. Col. Stripes, Spot Long the Giraffe, Sir Peckers the Parrot, BullBones the Bulldog, and Private Trey Scales the Cobra. They inspired us to fight back against Dr. Eggman.
(Present Time - Abigail's POV)
*I looked at Sally in surprise*
Abigail: Wow. You guys have had it worse than me.
Huckleberry: Chao.
Sally: We've all had it bad. But, now my family is back together and all my friends are here. What's important is not to be sad over the past, but to focus on the now.
(Freedom HQ)
*After that, we went to Freedom HQ. It was small, but very homey. I saw the common room, bunks, lab, & kitchen*
Abigail: Wow. It's kind of like a secret club house.
Huckleberry: Chao-Chao.
Antoine: Oui. Eet's our little home away from home.
Abigail: What a life.
Antoine: Oui. I never imagined zis is what my life would be like . . .
(Flashback - 12 years ago - Third-Person POV)
*Antoine (7 yrs old) stood in front of the King & saluted him*
Antoine:*off-screen* I came to Old Mobotropolis on ze apprentice exchange program. I did not know ze politics behind it, just zat it was an honor to be there. With my Father's sword at my side, I presented myself to ze King and swore to be protecting ze crown and country. But, regrettably, I could not protect anything when Dr. Eggman's badnicks took of ze capital. Well . . . I did do one thing . . . I ran like ze scaredy-baby-pants. I am still regretting it to zis day.
(Present Time - Abigail's POV)
*I looked at Antoine & put a hand on his shoulder*
Abigail: You were 7 years old then, what could you have done? What truly matters is that your here now and that your helping to fight against Dr. Eggman.
Huckleberry: Chao.
*Antoine gave me a smile*
Antoine: Zat's true.
(Sky Patrol)
*Then we went to the Sky Patrol. Rotor insisted that Huck & I see everything, including the plumbing*
Abigail: You and Tails built this whole thing from scratch?
Huckleberry: Chao-Chao?
Rotor: Yep. It's my crowning achievement.
Abigail: Have you always been building stuff like this?
Rotor: Yeah. Ever since I was a kid . . .
( Flashback - 12 years ago - Third-Person POV )
*Rotor (6 yrs old) was tinkering with a toaster*
Rotor:*off-screen* I was born in the Northern Tundra. I lived with my parents and my little brother, Skeeter. We didn't really have much, so I was determined to make the most of what we had. My Mom was impressed. She even called me her Little Genius. But my Dad . . . Didn't really like new or different things. He didn't really like me.
*Rotor's Mom was holding baby Skeeter & smiling at Rotor's invention. When his Dad saw the toaster, he just knocked it away. It hit the wall, destroying it. He left the room, leaving a sad Rotor, Skeeter crying, & his wife glaring at him*
Rotor:*off-screen* So I left. It was really hard going on my own. But I had hope. I made way down south to Mobotropolis only to find that it and most of the Kingdom of Acorn had been conquered. I managed to make my way to Knothole village and as it turns out, the people there needed new and different ideas. Since then, I've been building machines and other cool devices.
(Present Time - Abigail's POV)
Abigail: I'm sorry about your Dad.
Huckleberry: Chao . . .
Rotor: Don't be. I'm kind of glad I ran away from home. Soon after we built New Mobotropolis, I got a letter from my Mom saying that she had divorced my Dad after I ran away, taking Skeeter with her. If I never see my Dad again, it'll be too soon.
*I looked at Rotor & started missing my own Dad*
*Huck & I spent the next day with, Bunnie. She had just introduced us to Mina's band, the Forget-Me-Knots. We also met Fiona, but there was something about her I didn't like. I don't know what, but she made me a bit uncomfortable. Now we were sitting on a bench in New Mobotropolis park & Bunnie was telling us some funny stories*
Bunnie: - and the robot fell head ovah heels for Antoine and started chasing him all ovah Knothole.
*We all laughed really hard*
Abigail: Wow! How did he get through a day?
Bunnie: Pure luck, ah guess.
Abigail: So, how did you join the Freedom Fighters?
Huckleberry: Chao-Chao?
*Bunnie looked down & sighed*
Bunnie: Well, Ah guess Ah also had luck on mah side . . .
(Flashback - 12 years ago - Third-Person POV)
*Bunnie (6 yrs old) was playing hide & seek with Sally, Sonic, & Antoine in the royal gardens*
Bunnie:*off-screen* Ah was born into the Southern Baronies. Ah lost ma parents when ah was a baby, so I was raised by my Uncle Beauregard and my Aunt Lulumae. We would visit Old Mobotropolis from time to time on business with the King. I would always play with Sally and the others when we did. At the time, Ah was dreamin' of being a hairstylist or a beautician. But life never goes as you expect it too.
*A building exploded & Bunnie was caught in it*
Bunnie:*off-screen* When Dr. Eggman took over Mobotropolis, Ah had gottin' separated from mah Aunt and Uncle and got caught in the crossfire. Mah arm and both mah legs were badly damaged. I almost didn't make it through the night. Uncle Chuck did the only thing he could to save my life. He took me to his lab in Knothole and made me the first patient of his prototype medical roboticizer. My life had been saved, but I felt like a freak. Sometimes I still do.
(Abigail's POV)
*Bunnie looked at her robotic hand & started crying. I took that hand in mine*
Abigail: You're not a freak, Bunnie. You're just different and different is a good. Just think how boring the world would be if we all looked the same.
Huckleberry: Chao-Chao.
*Bunnie smiled at me & wiped her tears*
Bunnie: Thank ya' Sugah. Yer right, the world would be a pretty borin' place. Ah think that's pretty much the way Eggman wants it.
*We all laughed again*
*Rosie's house - a few days later*
*It was now the night before we were going to leave for Mercia & I was finishing up reading "Peter Pan" to Tails, who was tucked into bed. I was sitting on the end of the bed*
Abigail: "And it will always go as long as children are young and bright and believe" The End
Tails: Wow, Abby. You tell stories really well. It felt like I was really in Neverland.
Abigail: Thanks, Tails. I'm glad you liked it.
Tails: But still . . . If my parents were here, I'd never want to leave them for that long.
Abigail: Sonic told me that he met your parents while he was in space. I guess we're both kinda in the same boat, huh.
Tails: Yeah.
*I thought for a moment & then got an idea*
Abigail: How about I sing you a lullaby that my Mom used to sing to me.
Tails: I'd like that.
*I smiled at him. He was so cute*
*Abigail singing*
Where the North Wind
Meets the sea
There's a river
Full of memory
Sleep, my darling
Safe and sound
For in this river
All is found
In her waters
Deep and true
Lie the answers
And a path for you
Dive down deep
Into her sound
But not too far
Or you'll be drowned
Yes, she will sing
To those you'll hear
And in her song
All magic flows
But can you brave
What you most fear
Can you face
What the river knows
Where the North Wind
Meets the sea
There's a Mother
Full of memory
Come, my darling
Homeward bound
When all is lost
Then all is found
*When I finished, I saw that Tails had fallen asleep. I smiled & kissed his forhead*
Abigail:*whispering* Good night, sweetie.
*I left the room & had just closed the door when . . .*
Sally:*whispering**off-screen* You have a beautiful voice. *I jumped, turned around & saw Sonic & Sally standing behind me. My whole face turned red**on-screen* We heard you from the window outside.
Abigail:*whispering* Uh . . . How long were you guys standing there?
Sonic:*whispering* Long enough to know that you sing great.
Abigail:*whispering* You really think so?
Sally:*whispering* We know so. Now let's get to bed. We've got a big mission tomorrow.
*Sonic & Sally went home & I went to the guestroom Rosie had given me*
All is Found - Frozen 2