To the Rescue
(Theme song - Kim Possible Theme Song)
(Abigail's POV)
*The next day, me, the Freedom Fighters, Knuckles, Julie-Su, & Saffron were all getting ready to board the Sky Patrol. They all hugged their families goodbye & I was feeling a little jealous*
Abigail: I'm sorry, Huck. I can't take you with me this time. It's too dangerous. *Huck looked like he was about to cry* I won't be gone long, I promise. *Huck just snuggled deeper into my arms* Cream, Cheese, & Chocola are going to take care of you until I get back. They said they'll read you bedtime stories, like I do. *I handed him to Cream* Take good care of him, ok.
Cream: We will.
*I was about to board the Sky Patrol when Espio stopped me*
Espio: Here. *he gave a handful of black pellets* A few of my smoke bombs. Take them, but only use them in an emergency.
Abigail: You got it. Thanks
*I put them in my pocket & boarded the Sky Patrol. As we took off, my new friends waved to the crowd below. Then we all gathered in the meeting room*
Sally: Ok, we'll be arriving in Mercia tomorrow afternoon. Amy and I have already sent word to the Mercian Freedom Fighters. They're looking forward to meeting their *air-quote* "Secret Freedom Fighter" in person.
Abigail: Is that what they've been calling me?
Amy: Apparently.
Sonic: I think it's kinda cool.
Abigail: I guess, in a weird sort of way.
Sally: Anyway, once we get there, we'll meet up with them. Then we'll put together a plan to infiltrate the castle and free Abby's family and friends.
*As soon as the meeting was over I headed straight for the training room. I brought out my double hook swords & took a fighting stance. Imagining Mordred's smug face, I started practicing my sword skills & martial arts*
(Sally's POV)
*I was walking through the halls of the Sky Patrol with Nicole. We were looking at a schematic of Snottingham Castle, discussing plans*
Sally: There are a lot of secret passageways. Once we get there, Abby can tell us the best ones.
Nicole: And once we get inside, we can - wait. Do you hear that?
*When I stopped, I heard noises coming from an open door. I looked through the crack & I saw Abby practicing with her hook swords. She sliced the air with both of them & did a back flip. She stopped for a moment & I saw that she was panting & sweating like crazy. I ran to the kitchen & came back with a bottle of water*
(Abigail's POV)
*I decided to take a little breather when I saw Sally & Nicole walk in. Sally was holding a bottle of water*
Sally: Here. *she handed me the bottle* You looked thirsty.
Abigail: Thanks.
*I took the bottle & chugged the whole thing down*
Sally: Wow. How long have you been in here?
Abigail: Since the meeting.
Nicole: But that was 12 hours ago.
Sally: Have you even had lunch yet?
*I was about to tell her yes, but then my stomach started growling. She & Nicole both giggled*
Nicole: I'll take that as a no.
*Sally turned on her holographic wristwatch*
Sally: Antoine, report to the kitchen. We've got a Freedom Fighter who skipped lunch.
*I blushed as my ears went flat & my tail curled around my leg. It does that when I get embarrassed. I was also surprised by what she said*
Abigail:*in her mind* Did she just call me a Freedom Fighter?
Antoine:*off-screen* Oui, my Preencess. One lunch coming right up.
*Sally took my hand & practically dragged me out of the training room. I knew I couldn't argue with her. She was the leader after all. An hour later, I was eating a grilled cheese sandwich while Sally was having cup of coffee. I then decided to ask her something that had been on my mind for the last few days*
Abigail: Sally? *she looked at me* I'm sorry if this sounds rude, but I was wondering . . . Did you honestly believe that Sonic was still alive after the battle against the Xorda?
*Sally looked at me surprised*
Sally: What brought this up?
Abigail: It's just . . . Sonic told me how you two almost broke up when you asked him to stop fighting. He also told me how you said that you always knew he was alive, but to me it sounded like you were lying.
*Sally was silent for a few minutes*
Sally: You're right. I was lying when I said that. After he disappeared, I believed that he was gone forever. I felt that I didn't have the strength to go on anymore. But that day when I visited his grave and when I saw him behind me, I thought I was dreaming. But when we kissed, I knew it was real. I was so happy, I felt like crying for a week. *she started to cry* But then he broke his arm in a battle just after he returned, I was so afraid of loosing him again. When I asked him to stop fighting, we got into a fight. I was just about to slap him when he grabbed me by the arm and said . . .
(Flashback - Third-Person POV)
Sonic: I know it sounds like I'm being selfish, but I'm not fighting for me. I'm fighting for us. For our future.
(Present Time - Abigail's POV)
*I blushed a little when I heard that. Who knew Sonic had a romantic side*
Sally: When he said that, I realized that I was the one who was being selfish. I can't change him. I think his recklessness is one of the many things I love about him.
Abigail: You're really lucky Sally. I hope I find a guy as good as him someday.
Sally: Maybe someday you will.
Abigail: Maybe
*We both giggled*
*That night, I was in the kitchen with a cup of warm milk*
Sonic:*off-screen* Can't sleep?
*I turned around & saw him standing by the door*
Abigail: No. I can stop thinking about my family and my friends. What if they've been hurt or worse? What if Mordred already knows we're coming? What if -
*Sonic then grabbed my shoulders, making me look at him*
Sonic: Abby. Take a few deep breaths and listen to me. *I took 3 deep breaths* Everything is going to be okay. Say it.
Abigail: Everything . . . Is going . . . To be okay.
Sonic: And do you know why? *I shook my head* Because we're Freedom Fighters and we always pull through. No matter what the odds. Got it?
*I took another deep breath & felt my fear wash away*
Abigail: Got it. Thanks, Sonic.
Sonic: No problem. Now come on. Let's get back to bed.
*I finished my warm milk & went back to my room, trying to get some sleep*
*The next day, we arrived in Mercia. We landed the Sky Patrol at the edge of Deerwood Forest. Waiting for us was a brown male deer with peach antlers & green eyes wearing brown robes*
Friar Buck: Welcome fellow Freedom Fighters. We have been expecting you.
Sally: Thank you, Buck. *she turned to me* Abigail, this is Friar Buck. Buck, allow me to introduce, Abigail, your Secret Freedom Fighter.
Friar Buck:*bows* It is an honor to finally meet you, m'lady.
*I blushed from embarrassment*
Abigail: Please, just call me Abby.
Friar Buck: Very well. Please follow me, his Majesty is expecting you. *we followed him through the forest until we came to a large tree. Buck then pulled a vine & a secret passageway opened. we all went inside & the door closed behind us. we then walked through a long dark tunnel until we saw a light. as we exited the tunnel I gasped in amazement at what I saw. it was a village of tree houses. some were on the ground, but many were in the branches, connected by rope bridges & ladders. many Mobians were walking around* Welcome to Hideaway.
Abigail: Wow. This place is amazing.
Friar Buck: I am glad that it pleases you. Come, the King is this way.
*We followed him through the village. I was in awe of everything I saw. I was so glad the Mordred has never found this place. If he did, who knows what he would have done. Buck led us to one of the huts where more Mobians were sitting around a campfire (there was a male teal hedgehog with peach skin & green eyes hedgehog wearing a brown tunic with a hood & brown boots holding a bow & arrows, a red female echidna with peach skin & blue eyes wearing a brown-green dress & a blue scarf & boots holding a red baby echidna boy, a brown male sparrow with brown eyes wearing a red headband, red & black/navy blue tunic, tan gloves & boots, a grey male quail with gold eyes wearing blue/gray tunic, blue boots & gloves holding a lute, a brown male rat with brown eyes wearing a green hat & tunic, metal cuffs, & brown boots, & a beige female rabbit with black ears & purple eyes wearing earrings, a green dress, purple cape, a brown belt & shoes)*
Amy: Abby, allow me to introduce the rest of the Mercian Freedom Fighters. Bow Sparrow, Munch the Rat, Alan Quil, and Thorn the Lop.
*Bow bowed & kissed my hand*
Bow Sparrow: An honor and a privilege, m'lady.
*I blushed. This was my first hand kiss*
Abigail: P-Pleased to meet you.
Amy: And finally, the leader of the Mercian Freedom Fighters, my cousin, Rob O' the Hedge, and his wife, Mari-An, their son, Little Jon.
Rob O': My dear cousin has told me of your misfortune. I promise you, on my honor, that we will do everything in our power to rescue your family and friends.
Abigail: Thank you.
*Later, we all gathered around the campfire to discuss plans*
Sally: Now, as you all know, we are gathered here to discuss plans to free Abigail's family & friends from the Mercia Chapter of the Eggman Empire. I'll turn it over to Rob seeing as he knows the castle better than any of us. *she then pulled out her handheld computer* Nicole, bring up the schematics of Snottingham Castle.
Nicole: Right away, Sally.
*A holographic map of the castle appeared in front of Sally*
Rob 'O: Thank ye, Princess Sally. *multiple red dots appeared on the map* The red dots you see here show all the secret passageways in the castle that lead to the outside. Miss Abigail, which of these passageways did you use?
*I stood up from where I was sitting, looked at the map, & pointed to the one next to the entrance to the dungeons*
Abigail: This one. But Mordred probably will have that one guarded. So are best bet would probably be these two.
*I pointed to the one that leads to the cellar & the the one that leads to the kitchen*
Rob O': I agree.
Sally: So do I. So we'll be splitting into two teams. The first team will use the passageway that leads to the kitchen while the second team will use the passageway that leads to the cellar. The first team will take the West wing & the second team will take the East wing. Look everywhere until you find Abigail's family and friends. If you find anyone, contact the other team and we'll head straight for the passageway we used to come in. We'll all meet back in Deerwood Forest.
Rob O': Now everybody get some rest. We leave tonight at midnight.
All: Right.
*That night, both teams headed to their assigned locations. I was on the first team with Sonic, Sally, Nicole, Tails, Amy, Knuckles, Rob O', & Thorn. On the second team was Julie-Su, Saffron, Antoine, Bunnie, Rotor, Bow, Buck, Alan, & Munch. We made our way through the passageway & went into the kitchen. We made our way upstairs & quietly searched every room. But so far, we weren't finding anyone*
Sonic:*whispering* Way past boring. We've checked every room and can't find anyone.
*I was about to say something, but suddenly, Sally's handheld computer rang*
Sally:*whispering* Yes?
Bunnie:*off-screen* Sally-girl, we've found a family of rabbits in the dungeon. One of em says she's Abby-girl's best friend.
Abigail:*whispering* Does this rabbit have a pink bow in her hair?
Bunnie:*off-screen* Yea.
Abigail:*whispering* That's my best friend, Lacey. We've known each other since we were babies.
Bunnie:*off-screen* Good to know. Any who, they're all okay.
Abigail: Are my parents and Grandpa with them?
Bunnie:*off-screen* Afraid not. Sorry, Sugar.
*Now I was starting to get really worried*
Abigail: Where could they be?
Mordred:*through the speakers* Don't worry, my dear Abigail. They're perfectly safe. At least for now.
Abigail: Mordred! How did you -
Mordred:*through the speakers* Know you were here? I've known from the moment you stepped into the castle. If you wish to save your family, come to my throne room.
Sonic: You heard him. Let's juice!
Rob O': Follow me!
*We all followed him through the castle towards the throne room. We saw a few Egg Soldiers along the way, but they left us alone. When we reached the doors to the throne room, Julie-Su, Saffron, Antoine, Bunnie, & Rotor were already waiting for us*
Julie-su: About time you got here.
Knuckles: Where are the others?
Antoine: Zey took Abigail's friend Lacey and her family back to Deerwood Forest.
Sally: Good. *she got out her Ring Blades* All right. Everybody ready?
Sonic: Let's do it do it.
*We all entered the throne room. Everything was dark*
Abigail: Stay on your guard everyone. Mordred's tricky.
*Suddenly, all the lights came on. Sitting on the throne was Mordred. Behind him was cage & my family was in it*
Laura:*tears in her eyes* Abigail!
*Mordred got from the throne*
Mordred: Nice to see you're still alive, Abigail. I knew that fall wouldn't be enough to kill you, but I didn't expect you'd make friends with the Freedom Fighters.
Abigail: What can I say, I'm just full of surprises.
Mordred: So I see, luckily I have a few of my own. *He pulled out a remote, pressed a button, & laser beams filled the entire room* A little gift from the Doctor. One touch from any one of these beams and you'll be instantly fried. Let's see you get past this one, Freedom Fighters.
Rob O': You coward!
Sally:*whispering* Tails, you, Bunnie, & Saffron fly Sonic and me over the lasers.
*They was about to do that when I stopped them*
Abigail: No need, I got this.
*I took a few steps back, took a deep breath, ran forward, a jumped into the lasers*
(It's Just You KP - YouTube)
*I performed all kinds of acrobatic moves over the lasers until I reached the end of the room. I grabbed the remote from Mordred's hand & pressed the button. All the lasers powered down & my family was released from the cage. Everyone ran to me*
Sonic: BOO-YAH!
Tails: Awesome!
Sally: Abby, that was amazing!
Rob O': Truly incredible!
Robert: That's my little warrior!
*He was about to hug me, but I stopped him*
Abigail: Let's save the high-fiving & reunion for later guys. Right now, we gotta get out of here.
Mordred: Don't think I'll let you get out that easily! *he snapped his fingers & soon we were surrounded by his goons, all had their weapons pointed at us* I'll give you one last chance, Abigail! Join me and together we can rule over this land!
*I looked at Sonic & Sally. They both gave me a smirk & I knew that they had an escape plan. I reached into my pocket & pulled out some of the smoke bombs Espio gave me*
Abigail: Sorry, Snakey. But I'm done being your puppet!
*I threw the pellets on the ground & the room filled with smoke. Knuckles then pulled out a Warp Ring & we all jumped in, heading straight for Hideaway*
*As soon as we were all safe in Hideaway, Lacey & I hugged & cried*
Lacey: I knew you were still alive!
Peter: I was beginning to think we'd never be free.
Jane: Thank you so much, Abigail.
Johnny, Benny, & Travis: Thank you!
*Then I ran to my family & hugged them*
Abigail: Mom! Dad! Grandpa!
Laura: Oh, Sweetheart. I just knew you were alive.
Robert: Don't ever scare us like that again.
Lawrence:*looking at the Freedom Fighters* I can't thank you all enough.
Sonic: Don't sweat it. Helping people is what we do.
*As soon as he said that, I closed my eyes . . .*
(Third-Person POV)
*Suddenly, Abigail went limp in her Mother's arms*
Amy: Is she ok?
Laura: She's fine. She's just asleep.
*They all looked closer & heard her lightly snoring. Robert then picked up his daughter & brought her into one of the nearby huts. He layed her on a bed & placed a blanket over her*
Bunnie: Ah think that's the most peaceful Ah've seen her since we left New Mobotropolis.
Laura: Did she sleep at all or eat at all?
Rotor: She did eat, but I don't think she slept for 2 days straight.
Lawrence: That sound like my Granddaughter. She can be really stubborn at times.
Laura: Come on, let's let her sleep. *they all left the room. Laura stayed & planted a kiss on her daughter's forehead* I knew you could do it, sweetheart.
*She then left the room*
(Abigail's POV)
*The next day, we made preparations to leave Hideaway. We packed all our things on the Sky Patrol*
Sally: Thanks again for your help, Rob.
Rob O':*kissing her hand* Twas our honor, Princess.
*My Grandpa walked up to Sally*
Lawrence: Princess? I'm sorry to interrupt, but I was wondering . . . If we could make a stop at our old village. We want to see if there's anything left of it.
*At first, Sally looked at my Grandpa in surprise, then her face turned into one of sympathy*
Sally: Of course. Just tell Rotor the coordinates and we'll head there right now.
Lawrence: Thank you.
*We all said our goodbyes to the Mercian Freedom Fighters & boarded the Sky Patrol*
*An hour later, we were flying over the woods*
Lawrence: We're getting close.
Rotor: Are you sure?
Lawrence: Trust me. I practically grew up in these woods, I know them like the back of my hand. Okay, we should see it right about . . . Oh sweet Mobius.
Amy: What's wrong?
*She saw what my Grandpa was looking at & gasped. We all looked. The village wasn't there. In its place was a bunch of ruined buildings & overgrown weeds. We landed just outside the ruins & walked through*
Sally: Search for survivors!
*The Freedom Fighters, Knuckles, Julie-su, & Saffron all spread out among the ruins. My family just stood into middle of the ruins & hugged each other, crying. Lacey's family did the same. The only home any us had ever known was gone forever. Soon, they all came back*
Bunnie: We didn't find anyone, Sally-girl.
Saffron: Well, I found this.
*She held up a teddy bear that was missing one arm*
Sally: And I found this.
*She held up a picture frame with a picture of an old brown female cat with white hair & blue eyes. My Grandpa's went wide.
Lawrence: That belongs to me.
Sally: Really?
Lawrence: Yes, it's a picture of my late wife. Abigail was barley a year old when she passed away.
*My Grandpa took the picture from Sally & held it close to his chest*
*Lawrence singing*
How can I desert you
How to tell you why
Coachmen, hold the horses
Stay, I pray you
Let me have a moment
Let say goodbye
To bridge and river
Forest and waterfall
Orchard, sea, and sky
Harsh and sweet
And bitter to leave it all
*All singing*
I'll bless my homeland
Till I die
How to break the tie
We have shed our tears
And shared our sorrows
Though the scars remain
And tears will never dry
I'll bless my homeland
Till I die
*Laura singing*
Never to return
*Robert singing*
Finally breaking free
*Laura & Robert singing*
You are all I know
You have raised me
*Peter singing*
How to turn away
How to close the door
*Peter & Jane singing*
How to go where I have
Never gone before
*All singing*
How can I desert you
How to tell you why
Coachmen, hold the horses
Stay, I pray you
Let me have a moment
Let me say goodbye
Harsh and sweet
And bitter to leave it all
I'll bless my homeland
Till I die
*One by one, we all started to board the Sky Patrol*
*Lawrence, Robert, & Laura singing*
I'll bless my homeland . . .
*Peter singing*
I'll bless my homeland . . .
*Abigail singing*
I'll bless my homeland
Till I die
*I felt a hand on my shoulder. I turned around & I saw Sonic & Sally. They smiled at me & I smiled back. I took one last look at my childhood home & followed them to the Sky Patrol*
Stay, I Pray You - Anastasia Original Broadway
Note: Sorry if the rescue mission isn't as exciting as you all hoped. But I'm not really the strategic type (most of the time).