Chapter 1: Eggman Escapes From Prison

One night, in a dark prison cell, the prisoners were sleeping peacefully, as could be expected for a bunch of hardened criminals. The guard on duty was walking through the corridors outside their cells, checking that everything was secure and quiet. He made sure the prisoners wouldn't try to escape, he also checked that the cameras weren't working and the sound wasn't going out. Then, he returned to his post inside the cells.

Inside the prison cell, Eggman couldn't sleep. He had been awake all night long. He thought about what would happen when he escaped and what to do if he didn't. He couldn't think about anything else, so after tossing and turning in bed for two hours, he had to figure out how to escape from this hellhole before morning came. He decided to use a distraction that would get him out of this hell hole without a fuss. After some thinking, Eggman finally came up with a plan to save himself. First, Eggman decided to create a big mess in this cell and draw attention away from him while he tried to break out.

Second, he wished Orbot and Cubot were to arrive at his rescue mission, but even then he knew they wouldn't be able to reach him. It was just too risky, there was no way he would risk sending them into the danger zone. He hoped it wouldn't come to this, that he could get out of here himself. But Eggman knew better than anyone else what was going to happen. No matter what happened, he would get an act of revenge on the blue hedgehog.

Outside the prison, the red robot and yellow robot were lying low, hidden inside one of the many buildings that lined the streets. They had to recuse their boss Eggman to avoid getting caught by him. This had turned out to be quite tricky since they had to make certain that everyone was busy enough looking around for Eggman, which was not easy because no one seemed to be paying them any mind. So they had found a way to get Eggman out of prison as soon as possible.

"Okay, we need to stick to the plan," Orbot said to Cubot. "we have to get Eggman out of prison as quickly as possible."

"But how? We can't go inside," Cubot shrugged. "If the guards or anyone sees us entering the cell, they'll probably kill us right away!"

Orbot shook his head, "They won't. We have Eggbots guarding every corner of the cell. If the guards notice us entering, they're gonna stop us, but don't worry, Eggman will know we're coming for him.

Cubot sighed, "I hope you're right, Orbot."

"Of course, I'm right, Cubot! We'll get Eggman out of prison no problem!" said Orbot.

Orbot commanded the Eggbots to go ahead and go to the prison building where Eggman was kept in custody. They got ready to enter the building. When the Eggbots entered the building, they scanned everything inside for Eggman's signature, to make sure it was him. They saw the Eggbots that Eggman had assigned to guard the prison block in the area where Eggman had been confined.

As soon as he saw the Eggbots, Eggman stood up from the bed, he was surprised that those Eggbots were there for him, but happy nonetheless. He smiled evilly, "Well, looks like my Eggbots are here. So Cubot and Orbot are coming here to my rescue..."

Eggbot walked to Eggman's cell and he was pleased to see that his Eggbots came to his rescue. He smirked, "It seems like you've come for me, huh? I need you to knock out the guard and get the key so we can get outta here."

The Eggbots nodded silently. The Eggbot snuck through the hallways and searched for the guard. As soon as the Eggbot reached the room where the guard was roaming around with a flashlight, he knocked him unconscious and took the key to unlock the door. Eggbot came back with a key and unlocked the cell door.

Eggman walked past the Eggbots, who followed behind him. "Great, now let's get out of here before--"

Suddenly the alarm went off, cutting short Eggman's sentence. The prisoners woke up

immediately, panicked about the sudden noise. Eggman cursed under his breath and shouted at the Eggbots, "Hurry, we have to move!"

All the Eggbots moved fast, making their way through the corridor and out of the building. The guards started running toward them, yelling for backup and trying to stop the fleeing Eggbots. They carried their weapons out of the facility and the battle raged throughout the entire prison compound, the Eggbots fighting against the guards and guards fighting against the Eggbots until both sides lost. The Eggbots had managed to fight the guards off and leave the prison compound without detection, but they had gotten stuck in the middle of nowhere. That was a good thing for them, however, Eggman took his gadget out of his bag and started to communicate with Orbot and Cubot to get the airship ready and fly them out of the prison zone.

Eggman looked at his wristwatch and frowned. "My airship should arrive any minute, so we have to hurry!" he told the Eggbots. The robots nodded and moved as fast as they could toward the airship. As they made their way to exit, the guard blocked the exit with a rifle aimed at them. They stopped moving and stared at the guard, who raised his weapon and pointed it directly at them, threatening to shoot them dead.

"Freeze! Don't move!" the guard warned.

Eggman gritted his teeth seething at the bad omen his luck was causing, he tried to keep calm. "Let us pass, soldier," Eggman said firmly, staring straight at the guard.

"No," the soldier replied firmly, "You must surrender your weapons now, or else I will fire and I won't hesitate!"

When the airship crashed into the prison building causing the wall to cave in, Eggman ran towards it. While the Eggbots stayed put and started firing the guards to distract the enemy soldiers, Eggman went inside the airship, using it to escape from the prison. Once inside, he grabbed the nearest controller and flew away, with Orbot and Cubot following closely after. He pressed every button on the controller, hoping that something would work. The airship began to depart from the ground in a hurry. Eggman had finally escaped from the prison, which was a win for him, but it didn't change anything at all. Eggman had only one goal in mind, which was to find and get rid of Sonic the Hedgehog. And that meant, he was starting a new mission.

Eggman relaxed in his seat once again and started to concentrate on getting away safely from the city, he had a long way to go.

"It's great to see you back, boss," said Orbot.

"Yeah, you disappeared for a year," Cubot added.

"Yeah, I left for a while, but I guess it's time to return home," Eggman said. "This time, I'm not leaving."

"What?!" cried Orbot in disbelief.

"Why?" asked Cubot.

"I'm taking down the hedgehog that's ruining my life," he said. "He has ruined everything! First, my plan; then, my life, and now this stupid prison! I'm tired of it! He can rot in jail for all I care! He doesn't deserve to live."

"So, what you're saying is that you want to kill him?" asked Cubot.

"Yes! That's exactly what I'm saying. I've waited long enough! And also, I'm going to make a new plan, a much simpler plan this time. This is the first time I've ever taken part in such an important mission, so I want to give myself a chance to do it properly. There's no reason why I shouldn't take part in this one," said Eggman.

"So... what's the plan?" asked Orbot.

"We're going to... Tirathana," Eggman declared proudly.