>He signaled for the rest of the group to stay behind. He reached to his belt and turned on the musical stalker and put on the oakley-like visor. A message scrolled across "insert music now." He reached in his backpack and pulled out a CD case. From it he took out a Busta Rhymes CD. CROW: Hey Busta Dude, wait up! >He placed it in the stalker and another message, reading "locate target" scrolled in the visor. He locked onto the unclear vision it the distance. The song "Put your hands where my eyes can see" filled the air as Chris reached out for his golden guns. MIKE: So where was his midget henchman? >"Cyber-net," he said quietly into one of the guns. He locked onto the rustling of the bushes and fired. A large jolt of energy blasted out of the gun towards the figure. When it reached the range of the figure it split into a large electric fish net with knifes to fasten it. When the net hit its target it a homing beacon went off in the nets direction. "Okay lets see what we caught." The group ran over to the net now fastened to a large tree with a still figure in it. In a flash, a blue blaze ran past the net shattering it into loose energy. "What da dill?" TOM: It's a kind of pickle... >said Chris in a confused state. CROW: Which one? California or West Virginia? > The blue blur quickly came to a stop and revealed a hedgehog about 3' 11" with a small two tailed fox behind him. The blue stranger spoke an alien language. MIKE: Klaatu barada nikto! TOM: Ia! Ia! Cthulhu fhtagn! >"Set you translators. I've prepared for this." The team reaches for the earlobe and presses a small chip. After a few seconds the alien language was understandable. "Again, is there some reason your trying to ransack my little bud Tails?" M & TB: Ewww... >"Oh no way, no freakin' way!" laughed out Chris. "It's you. It's really you. The STH himself. Might I say, what a privilege to meet you." The team and Sonic and Tails look at Chris with a strange look. "Chris, dudesy, you okay?" asked Monica. MIKE: Whoa...I'm like majorly wasted, dude! >"Of course I am. Do you know who this is?" asked Chris. "This STH. The blue blur, the main slur, CROW: You mean the N-word? (MIKE glares at CROW) >too fast speeds by." Chris said with enthusiasm. "This is Sonic the Hedgehog." "Oh yeah. It is," said Jerald. "What now?" "Set your communicators to Mobian." "Okay now what?" asked Monica. "You are Sonic the Hedgehog, correct?" asked Chris in a soft tone. In worry Jerald started to reach for his guns. "Yeah I am. Who are you, and what do you want with tails?" replied Sonic. TOM: It's a booty call! >"We are travelers who have come many light-years to find this planet. TOM: We bring gold, frankincense and myrrh... >We meant no harm. We don't yet know the land well enough to step lightly. We apologize." "Oh my god he apologized!" said Monica. MIKE: No Clinton jokes, please. >"That's a new one on me," replied Jerald. "Well I guess it's okay. But don't be following us," said Sonic. "Wait, we've come to help in the struggle with Robotnik" "How do I know your not spies or robots or something from ole' doc botnik?" "We have scouts investigating Robotropolious." A small buzzing rang out from Monica's belt. She put her hand over her ear. "Yeah what is it." CROW: Whatever it is, it's eating all their question marks. >"Let me talk to Chris." Monica switches the signal to Chris's translator. "Yeah." "Chris we've just had confrontation and this planet is not friendly," said a jumpy Dural. "Return to the ship. We have to move it. We have a surprise for you when you get there." "Okay X-2 out." Chris turns back to Sonic. "I wish to meet the other freedom fighters." Sonic thinks for a while. Tails pulls on one of his quills and nods. "Okay fine. You seem pretty cool and you did apologize. Come on." The 6 move to a large hollowed out log. "Whoa, remind me to blade the top of this thing later," said Jerald with the length of the log binding fascinating him. MIKE: Whatever you say... >Chapter 3 New allies, New captures, and a New Mission "So why have you come here?" asked sonic. "We are currently exploring the andromedia galaxy. It was your planets turn." Chris takes a long look at the scenery. "We should have brought Dodongo. We would have loved it here." "What's a Dodongo?" asked Tails. "Dodongo is a rare Ice spider that lives in the um... southern polar cap on Earth." "At least we think it's from earth," said Monica in a mocking tone. CROW: It hatched out of a meteor some hick found in Wisconsin... >"Are you sure that thing just bumped into you on that excavation site there Chris?" asked Jerald. "Hold on it's just ahead." The Six exit the brush and come to a fairly large area with huts on one side and a small pool on the other. A lake became the setting in the background with a roaring waterfall. "Knothole, cool," said Jerald as the he Crystal and Monica spread to disperse. Chris and Sonic walked to a large hut by the trees with various robotic parts were scatter about. As they walked in the freedom fighter team were discussing a new retrieval run. "Oh, Sonic you scared me." The four looked at Chris cautiously. "Who's your friend?" asked Rotor. "Chris... of the...Meso and the new X team. Pleasure to meet you all. I feel I know you already," said Chris. "Um. A pleasure. Do we know him Sonic?" ask Sally. "I guess not. Tails and me TOM(clears throat): Tails and _I_! >were going fishing and he shoots Tails with a net. TOM: When nets are outlawed, only outlaws will have nets. >The said sorry and he knew who we were. MIKE: The WHAT said sorry? >I don't know how." "Well I'm am to be think dat you should not be bringing in strangers into knothole on pure filth." "Faith Antoine. Faith," said Chris. "I like him more already," replied Sonic. "Chris! You better get out here!" yelled Crystal. Chris ran out the other members of the team. "What! What's wrong?" "It's Symon and the others. They just called. They returned to the ship. I think we better go," said Crystal. "You want to come Sonic. We could use the help," yelled Chris. "Yeah sure. You can't find your way back without me." ........................................................... MIKE: My God, it's full of...dots. >"Jesus H.!" CROW: He must be an Hian! >said Chris as he entered the battered ship. All the windows and video screens were shattered and there were multiple laser marks and potholes in the floor. "Where's Zoe." MIKE: She went looking for those missing question marks. >Chris and Crystal went through the ship while Monica, Jerald, and Sonic checked the cockpit. "Man what kind of ship is this?" asked sonic in astonishment. "One that's take a bad beating," replied Jerald. CROW(ship): Punish me, Mistress! I've been naughty! >"Can she still fly?" asked Monica. "I think so but it can't carry the vehics." "That's okay. For now anyway," said Jerald. Out of breath Chris and Monica run into the cockpit. "Who ever was here took Zoe. She's no where on the ship." "Who's Zoe?" asked Sonic. "Another member of the X. Second in command. She was sick so she was supposed to stay on the ship." "So who do you think did it?" asked Monica. "I'll give you 3 guesses," replied Sonic. TOM: Fu Manchu? MIKE: Darth Vader? CROW: Blofeld? >................................................... >"Well botnik's at it again," said Bunny. Chris pacing back and forth in the hut with the rest of the X is outside and the freedom fighters are planing a mission. "We should hit here," Sally said pointing to a holographic picture of Robotropolious. Chris looks up and walks to the image. "Well, that's good for replacement chips, but if you want some real hard stuff you want to hit here," said Chris pointing to a large reactor room. "How do you know?" asked Rotor? "I've always had sort of a...fascination with this place and," everyone starts looking at Chris, "Oh nevermind that. We should keep to the task at hand." "Well if we hit here," Sally pointed to a point on the display, "we can move across the CPU chip factory, turn to the to-be-robotizized rooms and free them, and then move to the main office and cut the power, we can make it in and out in 15 minutes." "That's a good plan, but..." "But what Chris, but what?" said Rachel impatiently. "If we start at the CPU chip factory first, the S.W.A.T.s will be all over us when we strike the T.B.R rooms. TOM: To Break Rats? >If we use the musical stalkers on the East Side we can create a mass distraction that will bring, maybe, all the bots there, giving us mass time to unify the scared mobians." Everyone looks at him. "It's just a thought." "No... no it'll work," said Sally. "We should go in teams thought. All of us would bring to much attention to ourselves." "After we infiltrate chip factory we should destroy it. We could put a serious rip in ODB's CROW: Wu-Tang teaches the children!!! >robotizing plans if we cause damage to the robotizer and destroy the chip factory," said Rotor. "Yeah. It would," said Chris. "This is gonna be cool, a demi MIKE:...Moore. >run, a rescue mission, and a retrieval mission all in one. In less that 20 minutes!" said Jerald laughingly. "Well it's settle, we should move tonight, with low light," said Sally. "Okay here's how it goes, Monica, Crystal, and Bunny will set up the distraction, Rotor, Antoine, and Symon will set take the chips and sets the detonation charges. Sonic, Sally, and I will release the prisoners. Then Sally will deploy and Sonic and I will move the ODB's main chamber. From there we will cause as much damage to the robotization process as possible." "Sounds good Chris," said Monica. "We deploy in 3 minutes. Anyone have anything to add?" asked Symon. "Yeah, what if one of us is captured?" asked Rotor. "Sonic and I abandon the robotization damage objective and rescue the captured party." "Okay." "Okay everyone battle armor now. UUUUUMMMM Bezit" TOM: Oh no, it's Hanson! >"Mal destruction!" "Time to kick it." "Dis ain't power ranger shitas." CROW: Ebonics be dy-no-mite! >"AAAAIIIIRRR Buggy!" TOM: Arrrr, matey! >"This ain't no disco!" " AH HAY." Battle cry after battle cry, A thick black liquid covered the X'ly individuals one by one displaying powerfully armor as the Freedom Fighters watched in awe, except Antoine, who seemed threatened. "Okay, party peeps, To you posts!" Sally, Sonic, and Chris ran to the subterranean system while the others readied themselves at their posts. "Okay M were at the waiting point, 30 seconds," said Chris over his headset. "Got it," said Monica hiding with the others behind a black Dumpster. She signaled for Bunny and Crystal to take the stalkers and set them up on as many objects as possible. After 20 seconds all of them were targeted on the southwest corridor of Mobotropolious. "10 seconds C-girl," said Bunny. Monica quickly chose "U2's discotechque". MIKE: I get it! Negativland wrote this! >"3,2,1, M & TB: o/~CONTACT!!!o/~ >HIT IT C!!!" yelled Monica at the top of her lungs. As soon as she yelled all the stalkers started blasting music. ........................................................................ "There's the signal." In the 4X4, Symon, Antoine, and Rotor were waiting to go. At the sound of the music TOM: o/~The hills are alive...o/~ >they took off in a blaze of speed. Using the jeep's weapons, they blasted through the City entrance and drove wildly towards the factory. "SOUCE BLE!!" screamed Antoine. TOM: I fart in your general direction! >"Relax, I haven't crashed yet." "Yet?!?" yelled Rotor. With a few blasts of the lasers, Symon took out the doors and stopped the jeep. "Well that was fun," said Rotor as he hopped out of the jeep. Symon quickly started firing at the worker droids with his arm cannon. "MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE CHIPS, I'll JOIN YOU SOON!" he yelled over the blasts. "MESO, WERE GOOD TO GO!" he yelled over his headset. "Excellent, were gone." Sonic, Sally, and Chris started running down the dank corridor and came to a large man hole cover. With a blast from his Meso Guns, the lid flew open and the 3 jumped out. "Smooth," said Sonic sarcastically. "Thank you." With Sally piggy-backing, Chris extended his metallic wings and the 2 burned off towards the holding cells. M & TB: o/~SIL-VER-HAWKS!!!o/~ .............................................................................. ............ >"Okay time to go," said Crystal. "Don't expected an argument from me," replied Monica. "LET'S GET THE WHO-HA OUTTA HERE!" MIKE: Every Who down in Who-ville... >yelled Bunny as the s.w.a.t. Bots started swarming. The 3 dashed towards the out-skirts of the city, were Rachel and Andrea were waiting in the truck. They jumped in the truck and Rachel sped off into the darkness. "Team 1 clear," said Monica over her headset. .............................................................................. ....... Rotor and the loudly whining Antoine had gotten all the parts for the de-rotobization process when Symon rejoined with them. "That's it no more hostile droids left," said Symon. "And we have what we came for, time to go," said Rotor. Symon reached on his belt and pulled out a small disc and placed it on the floor. "Yup. Were gone!" the 3 dashed towards jeep, when they were suddenly surround by S.w.a.t. Bots. "Well I guess that's it then," said Symon softly and sadly. Suddenly a huge metallic foot dropped through the CROW: It's Mechagodzilla! >ceiling on the team of S.w.a.t.'s giving Symon enough time to take out the ring of danger. Symon looked up at the huge mech warrior. "You didn't think that I would let you 3 have all the fun did you?" said the warrior. "Thank you Dural now lets go!" The 3 jumped into the 4X4 and raced to the city entrance. Symon gave a sigh of relief and signaled Chris that they were clear. ............................................................................. "Well, were next," said Chris. Sally plugged Nicole into the electronic lock system. "5 minutes till lock decoding Sally," said the hand held computer. "5 minutes! We gotta have it way faster than that Nicole," said Sonic. "That's gonna take way too long, said Chris, "Move for a second." Sally unplugged Nicole and Chris thruster his armor plated arm into the door and ripped it off it's rusted hinges. Chris rushed through the multitude of people, desperately to find Zoe but she wasn't there. "She's not here!" he said. "They must of already brought her they must of already brought her to be Robotizied." "Come on. Were going to 'botniks chambers. Sally, you lead these people out." "Okay." "BURNCYCLE!" yelled Chris as he jetted towards the main building. TOM: o/~Burn, Cycle, burn! Einstein inferno!o/~ CROW(wistfully): Megaweapon... >"SPIN TO WIN TIME" yelled Sonic as he followed him. In Dr. Robotniks quarters, Zoe's robotization is being held out. Just before the process is begun, Chris and Sonic break open the doors. CROW: HEEEERE'S JOHNNY!!!! MIKE: Ever heard of "suspense", kid? >"We're here're," said Chris in a mocking tone. "Your to late," said ODB. "The robotization process has just begun." Snifly pressed a button on the controls and a thick smoke filled the cylinder. "That's were your wrong, 'ole doc Botnik. Members of the X or X-2 cannot be turned, changed or mangled." The smoke in the cylinder cleared and a week Zoe stepped out. CROW: At least they don't tell us what happened over that week... >"X team, accept no imitations." In the neighboring empty cylinder the process started again. Sonic started to overload the main computer while Chris tended to Zoe. "You okay." TOM: I'm fine, but too bad about the question marks. >"I should be. Go break something." A hard blunt object hit Chris in the forehead as Dr. Robotnik and Snifly escaped into a hoverbot. The computer started to smoke and Sonic help Chris up. "What da dill?" said Chris still dizzy from the hit. MIKE: Now that we've rescued Zoe, let's hit the bong! >He looked up and saw a complete Metallic CROW: Metallica rules, dude!