Chapter 13: Billy Hatcher (2):

Rotor's POV:

"That is not chick poacher! Aah don't know what's goin' own, but he was standin' they-yur while aah was checkin' own his corpse 'n he didn't even notice the corpse! ya don't stand next to your own dead body!"

"You're talking crazy," I said.

"Maybe when Sonic gets back..." Sally begins.

"I have to go," I said. I then left.

Sonic's POV:

Rolly and me were in the clutches of the Dark Raven. "Don't worry, Sonic," says Rolly, "I'm sure we'll get out of this!"

"Once I defeat Billy Hatcher and the Chicken Elders, Morning Land will be mine," says the Dark Raven.

"I get it," I said, "Morning Land, because of chickens and eggs!" Yeah, I was mocking him. The Dark Raven was not amused.

Rotor's POV:

I was thinking about what Bunnie said.

"Zere he ees!"

Antoine and Bunnie rushed over to me. "Ya okay," asks Bunnie.

"Yeah," I said, "we have to figure out what's really going on!"

Sally's POV:

"So, you know where the Dark Raven's lair is," I asked.

"Yes, we do," says Billy, "and we're going to save him and Rolly!"

Rotor's POV:

Antoine, Bunnie, and me were exploring Morning Land.

"Do you realize ze people here nevair tahlk?"

"I was just thinking that," I said, "only Billy's gang ever interact with us, well, them and the villains."

. . .

We then tried to enter the library, but we couldn't.

"We caint even git to the front door," says Bunnie.

"Why am I not surprised," I asked.

Sally's POV:

We arrived at the Dark Raven's lair. "Hey guys," says Sonic.

The Dark Raven then came. "You shall all die!"

We had to fight him.

"We will defeat you, Raven," says Billy.

"I will turn your world into Eternal Night," says the Dark Raven. Billy defeats him, but then he hatches the Giant Egg and absorbs the dark matter energy from inside of it to transform into his second, darker form. He then destroys Billy's chicken suit.

"That doesn't look too good," I said.

Billy then shows true courage and gains a new suit. Billy then fights the Dark Raven and when he wins, the Dark Raven rises up and then explodes!

Sonic's POV:

We then got back and saw Rotor, Bunnie, and Antoine. "Look who's here," I said, "it's a good thing Billy Hatcher came."

"He is not Billy Hatcher," says Rotor.

"What," I asked.

"He is not Billy Hatcher," says Rotor.

Then the Chicken Elders came. "Explain yourself!"

"No, you explain this!" Rotor then kills Bantam right in front of us... but then Bantam came.

"Explain what," asks Bantam. It's like he didn't realize he was dead.

"None of this makes any sense," says Rotor, "people coming back after dying and not even remembering their deaths?"

"No one ever talks to ya 'less ya're a hero, a villain, or a mentor," asks Bunnie.

"Ahnd zere ahre certain buildeengs you cahnnaht entair aht ahll! You cahn't even get to ze doors," says Antoine.

"What are you saying," asks Sally.

"It's not real," says Rotor, "we never entered another dimension! Robotnik tricked us into entering a virtual reality simulator!"

"Are you saying we're just some kind of hologram," asks Billy.

"I'm afraid so and if we don't get out soon, we'll be trapped here forever," says Rotor, "but if I can hack the system..."

Then this giant egg monster came. "Better do it faster," I said.

We had to take on the egg monster while Rotor tried to hack the system. Just as he was about to... the egg monster was about to attack him, but then Billy and his gang defended Rotor. "Do it," says Billy.

Rotor then does so, and the simulator ends. "NNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOO," shouts Robotnik, "swatbots, attack!"

"Let's juice," I said.

. . .

We then got out.

. . .

We were back at Knothole. "It's stupid," says Rotor, "they weren't even real."

"Yeah, but they did sacrifice themselves so you could end the simulation," I said.

"They were more than just holograms, they were heroes," says Bunnie.

This whole thing was inspired by Justice League's Legends two-parter. In the next chapter, Espio takes on Knuckles.