Sonic fanfic contest
Null Zero
is to write a really good fan fiction with all the elements of a book. To
enter: reply to this message with your fanfic in (not attatched to) the
letter. After a while, I will decide who made the best story and announce
their name in a new message. Good luck!
Null Zero
SONIC FAN
says...
Here is the story i wrote. This was IMO my personal favorite story in my
sonic fights robotnik series. So here it is, Sonic Fights Robotnik 3: Too
Fast for the Naked Eye
If you want to download my other fanfics go to
http://members.xoom.com/SONIC_FAN
Questions, comments, flames, job offers, ppl from archie who want to make
this story into a comic book send email to sonic...@yahoo.com
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LEGAL STUFF-----------
All characters like Sonic and stuff, fetured in this
story are copyright of SEGA and Archie Comics. Except
for Packbell, Chris Petrucci and Vision, and others they
are copyrights of their respective authors. HOWEVER THEY
DO NOT APPEAR IN THIS STORY. Other copyrights like
Beavis and Butthead and Mountain Due and Greenday are
copyrights of other companies. THe author of this story
does not intend to imply ownership of anything or
anycharacters in the following story. This story may be
distributed for free but you can't sell it for money.
End of LEGAL STUFF----
SONIC FIGHTS ROBOTNIK 3
Too Fast for The Naked Eye
By SONIC FAN
Another SWAT smashing action paked story from the master
of sonic fan fiction!!!
It was another day in Knothole not being without the
worry of Dr. Ivo Robontik. All the freedom fighters were
doing useful stuuff. Sally was orgazining the computor
records, Bunnie was reajusting her mechanical arm and
ROtor was dunking donuts in the lab. Meanwhile while
this stuff was being done Sonic was in his hut watching
TV. Then Tails walked in.
"Hi there Tails have a Mountain Due" said Sonic
"thanks sonic hey whats on TV."
"Everything on tv sucks thanks to robotnik. Since the TV
station is still down the only thing to watch is
robotniks channel" said sonic
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Just then Rotor suddenly spilled coffee on the
cybersuit.
"oops" he said
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Sonic is watching TV.
Robotnik: Doo doo doo this is the robotnik channel and
it's time for the Robotnik show!
Snively and the SWAT bot orchastra play the Robotnik
Show theme song. Snively plays the sax.
Robotnik: Helloo! Wlecome to the show! Live from
Robotnropolis! So freedom fighters are like, lame.
SWAT bots: HA......HA.........HA
"Boo!" say sonic and Tails
Robotnik: We'll be right back after this commercial. Doo
doo doo doo doo dooo. Hello. Are you robotocizd? If not
there are people who can help. Just stop by robotropolis
and we'll robotocize you good. Doo doo doo I'm Dr. Ivo
Robotnik doo doo doo I'm a singin' my song because we're
back ooh doo doo doo doo.
Robotnik: Today our guest is Ken Penders.
Snively and the swats play music while Ken walks onstage
Robtnik: Hiya Ken!
Ken: Hello Mr. Docotor
Robotnik: Please, call me Ivo
Ken: ok Evo
Robotnik: IVO!
Ken: Ok FatO
Robotnik: Fok!!! just forget it!
Ken: Otay
Robotnik: So Ken what do you do for a job
Ken: Well I draw Sonic comics
Robotnik: really
Ken: because I hate sonic
Robotnik: Really? ME TOO!!!
Ken: And I want to kill Sally!
RobotniK: Really? ME TOO!!!
Ken: Mmm-hmmm thats right a-yup
Robotnik: So if you draw sonic comics....
Ken: ya
Robotnik: and you hate sonic...
Ken: ya
Robotnik: Wouldn't that be kind of a.....Walking
Contradiction?
Ken: In what way
Robotnik: Snively, wouldn't you agree that's it's a
walking contradiction
Snively: Well...uuhhh...I....
Robotnik: JUST SAY YES!!!!
Snivley: Um, ok, er um, ah, yes
Robotnik pulls out and electric guitar and snively plays
the bass some SWAT bot plays drums
They play Walking Contradiction by Greenday
Robotnik: DUNN DUUNN DUNNN WALKING CONTRADICTION!!!
Sonic says "Well that wasted some time. I wonder what
Roter is up to"
JUST THEN ROTOR FALLS THROUGH THE ROOF OF THE HUT!!!
Rotor "Sonic Its' an emergency!!!"
"What is it? Another SWAT missel?" says Sonic
"No!" said Rotor "Geoffry St. George is putting the
moves on Sally!"
"Ye gads!" said sonic "I'll be right out there kicking
his butt in a few minutes!"
"Hey sonic" mentioned Tails "Did you ever think that our
lives are like TV shows sometimes"
"Uhh whaddya mean?" sonic said
"Well you know sometimes we do stuff and it's like the
stuff on Tv and stuff" tails said
"Tails shut up. I don't know what the fock you're
talking about our life being tv or something now I gotta
JUICE!" sonic said then he ran out of the hut WHOOOOSH!
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Knothole Villiage
SCRREEEEECHCHHHH!!! CRRAAAASSSHHHHH!!
sonic runs into a hut
"Ahhh Sally you are like the most beutiful apple"
Geoffry said
"You are so flattery" said Sally
Sonic climbed out of the junk pile
"Hold it G! Get your hands off her you dam dirty ape!"
sonic spat
"Oh well look at this. If it isn't the villiage
buffooon." Geoffrey said "How are you today villiage
buffoon? Felling stupid i thought so fa-ha ha ha"
"SHUT UP!!!" sonic said
"Oh touche, Sono. I am great, you are not, end of story"
Geoff said
"Oh yeah, well let's just figt about it, buttmunch."
sonic said
"Well ok we shall du-el for the love of fair lady
princess sally" Geoff said "In a gentlemanly fashion of
course. And of couse I will wi-"
Just then Sonic turned into a spin blade and cut Geoffry
in half!
"Oh my God! They killed Geoffrey!" said Rotor
"YOU BASTARDS!" said Tails
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5 min. later
"Hey rotor" said Sonic "How's my cybersuit? Is the tune-
up done?"
Rotor said "Er, well I kind of spilled coffee on it so I
had to clean it. And instead of using Polymethalene
cleanser i used Polyzethelene cleanser"
"And that means..." said sonic, tapping his foot
"It don't work no more" said Rotor
"Oh well that's just not good. What will we do now. Do
you know how to fix it robor?"
"Hell no" said Rotor
"Well this is just peachee" sonic said
"Hey sonic my Uncle Bob used to have a cybersuit I bet
he can fix yours!" said Tails
"Way past cool bro!" said sonic "Where does he live?"
"Like, on the other side of mobius" tails replied
"FOCK!" said sonic "Well I guess we have to go there"
"Hey Sal" said Sonic "Me an Tails are going to find Bob
Prower"
SAlly said "Can you stop by the mall and pick up some
stuff"
"Stuff? well ok." sonic said
Sally gave sonic the shopping list. Then she moved close
to him and said
"Hey thanks for killing Geoffry St. George he was a real
dumbass. he kept like saying stupid stuff to me and
stuff."
"No prob Sal" said Sonic "I'm always glad to kill Geoff"
"Well like, get going now or something" said sally
"Ya ya hey tails get the hoverbikes!" sonic said
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Mobius Garage less than 1 minute later
"Wow y'all they all is osme hoverbikes isn that a right
Antony?" Bunnie said
"Zee is le ooh la ola of zee bike hoovaire izznt ze
Sonique?" Antoinne said
Bunnie says "Y'all got th' sprokets in em. sprok'ts is
funny ya'll know some of em are round and some of em are
sqaure hecka y'all all ought'a know some of em arent
even sprokets at all!"
"Oui oui ze spookets is ze mose importante part ov ze
Hoo-veir-siay-coule" antoinne said
"Yeah I'll keep that in mind or something" sonic said
*they're stupid* sonic thought to himself
"Juciy peanut butter an jam on the hoverbikes HEY HO
LETS GO" said Tails revving the engine of his bike
Sonic jumped on a bike and started it.
KRAKA KRAKA BADOOOM!
The engines of both bikes blow up
"Oh ya'll suga" said Bunnie "I was a try'hin to fix tha
old ther old bikes but some of em was bolts and some of
em was screws and some of em was sprokets. Heck all
y'all some em weren't even things at all!"
"Ah oui i say BOONIE pass me ze sPoRokEt and she passe
me une sproket when i want UNE SPROOKATE! UNE SPROOKATE!
ise zat zo ard to oonderstande?" Antoinne said
"ok Tails, plan B. This sucks." sonic said
"Plan C, we walk, or in our case run and fly really
fast" sonic continued
So SOnic and Tails ran off into the sunset going in the
general direction of the Mobius Mall
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Robotropolis, the Death Egg
"Mwahahahaha" said Robotnik "I own the only TV station
on Mobius now they have to watch MY SHOWS!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
Grounder and Scratch were in front of the TV camera
Grounder shoots scratch with a laser gun
"Huhuhuhuhuh" said Grounder
"Heheheheheh" says Scratch. Then scratch beats grounder
with a computer terminal
"You idiots!" Robotnik said "Cut that out! Why don't you
do something useful, like kill people at the mall or
something"
"Cool" said grounder
"Heh heh heh heh yeah!" said scratch "cool!"
"Uhhh sir" said Snively, walking into the room
Robotnik walks in front of the TV camera and says
"Hello, I would like to make a public service
announcement. Snively is dumb. Thank you."
Everybody laughs except for snively who mutters "Ugly
old robofat"
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Mobius Mall
"let's see what we're supposed to get" sonic said,
looking at the list "Hmmm a dress, I guess we don't need
to get that since Geoffry is dead"
"Hey sonic wanna spend all the money at the arcade?"
said Tails
"Yeah" said sonic "Good idea, i hate shopping"
Scratch and Grounder are hiding behind a plant
"Hehehheh" said Scratch "Were we supposed to get like,
apples or something"
"No Buttwad" said Grounder as he loaded his grenade
launcher "we have to kill people and stuff"
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Arcade
Tails is playing pinball
Sonic sees the pinball machine and has a flashback
"AHHHHHH!!! NO! NOT PINBALL!" he screams and then falls
on the floor. On the way down he knocks over a few
arcade machines
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Internet Cafe
Sonic is reading the newsgroups and drinking a cafe
late.
alt.fan.sally-acorn
"Here's a message from Geoffry St. George"
From: stge...@knothole.com
Message Title: Hello Sally
Hello Sally I love you. What say we have some cybersex.
"Arg! I'll kill him!" says Sonic
Sonic goes back to the arcade to check on Tails
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Grounder and Scratch walk into the arcade both are
heavily armed.
Then sonic walks in "Yo tails what up?"
Grounder drones "Hegehog Priority 1 or something!"
"Heheh heh heh heh DIE!!!!" says Scratch
Sonic and Tails duck behind A pac man machine. Grounder
fires grenades at it blowing it up. Sonic runs and leaps
onto antoehr machine. Scratch fires the machine gun all
over the place.
Tails jumps on grounder and pulls his nose out and lets
it snap back
"Ow! huh huh!" said grounder "You die infeldel
Kitasune!"
Tails gets hit by grounders drill missle!
"ack i'm bleeding!" said Tails
Sonic spin dashes through an arcade machine and smashes
into scratch. Snic steals his gun and puts it to
Scratches head and pulls the trigger! KABLAMO!!!
"heh heh me dead" said Scratch
Grounder fires moregrenades. They miss sonic but blow up
arcade machines. Sonic gets hit in the head with a stray
joystick. He gets knocked down. Grounder rolls over to
him.
Then the voice from Furry Mortal Kombat III says "Finish
Him" sonic pulls out a power ring and dashes grounder
blowing him up into a kazillion peices.
"Game Over for them" said sonic
Sonic and Tails leave the mall but before they do they
get some food from Furry McDonald's and steal TP from
the bathrooms and TP the guy working a Furry Radio
Shack.
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Sonic and Tails trek accross Mobius to find Bob Prower.
They have many exciting adventures but eventually they
reach a town.
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6 months after they left Knothole Sonic and Tails arrive
at the town where Tails used to live
"I used to live here you know" said Tails "Bob's Trailer
is just over there....."
Just then a robot moves towards them. Followed by a spy
eye.
They spy eye has robotnik's face on the screen.
"HELLOOOOOO!" says Robotnik
"Yo Tubbanik I've seen enough of you on TV already"
sonic says
"Hah hah shut up Sonic. You see, I followed you here so
you could meet my newest bot. Meet TANK BOT mark II"
Robotnik said
The robot comes into view. It's Tank Bot only bigger,
better and more heavily armed
"BEEP BEEP KILL FREEDOM FIGHTERS ARRR BEEP BEEP BEEP"
says the bot
"Ok" says Sonic "Tails......run"
Tank Bot chases after sonic. It runs at Sonic's speed
sonic can hardly dodge all the lasers and missles flying
at him. Sonic runs up a wall. *this alwaysworks* he
thinks
But Tank Bot II doesn't fall for that trick! It fires a
missle at sonic which missle the blue blure by only an
inch. Sonic is running around Tails is flying around.
Then Tails catches a missle and throws it at the bot.
YOWZA! KABLAMO! TANK BOT 2 EXPOLDES!
"Another day another tank bot dead" said sonic
"we don't kill tank bot every day you know" said Tails
"Ya ya ya what" said sonic
The cameraman tells them to go to the next scene
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Bob Prower's trailer
Tails knocks on the door "Hey uncle Bob we need your
help!"
Bob opens the door carrying a triple-barrel shotgun
"Come in ye, Welcome to my trailer"
"hi there" says Sonic "Are you like, Bob Marley"
"No" said Bob "Knuckles is like Bob Marley"
"You've never met him though" said sonic
"The author told me" said Bob
"Yo what up" I said
"Hey author" said sonic
"Hey how's it going" I said
"Past cool" said sonic
"See you later" I said
"Jam past cool alligator" said sonic
"Now getting back to the plot" says sonic "What do you
do around here"
"I make bombs" said Bob
"He used to be in the furry IRA" said Tails
"That could be useful we could use bombs" said sonic
"But" sonic said "What we need you for right now is to
fix the cybersuit"
"Yeah" said Tails "And fix our TV station too! You can
do that right Bob?"
"Fock ye" said Bob "I'm not some fixing machine"
"We got lotsa chili Dogs" said sonic
"And hotdogs on a stick?" said Bob
"Yeh" said sonic
"Well I'll do it then" Bob said
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6 months later they all arrive back at Knothole. That
would mean they were gone for about a year.
"Sally, meet my uncle Bob Prower. Can he be a freedom
fighter?" Tails asked Sally
"Well, I dunno, he's kind of ugly" said sally
Just then a bullet swishes past Sally's head! Ken
Penders is at the top of the clock tower shooting at
Sally! Bob pulls out his shotgun and shoots ken Penders.
BLAM! "EYAH!" Ken falls off the tower
*thud*
"Hello chaps! Jolly good day isn't it!" said Geoffry St.
George
Bob shoots Geoffry right in the left eye, the bullet
goes throgh his head and hits the bulllseye on a swatbot
target
"Oh my God, they killed Geoffry!" said Rotor
"YOU BASTARDS!" said Tails
"But you see Sally" Tails continued "He's useful!"
"Well alright he can stay" Sally said
"Gee thanks bit--" bob said
"UNCLE BOB!!!" said Tails
"But he'd better learn some manners" said Sally "Or
he'll end up like PEZ boy did in the last story cuz I'll
shove a power ring down his throat!"
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Rotor's Lab
Bob fineshed fixing the cybersuit. Sonic Tails and Rotor
watched TV.
Robotnik: Doo doo doo It's The Robotnik With A Bucket on
His Head and Snivley With a Mop on his Head Show! Hello
I'm Robotnik and I have a bucket on my head! doo doo doo
bucket head doo doo doo doo doo Oh look here's Snively!
Say Hi snively!
Snivley:Er, yes, um I am Snivley. And I have a mop on my
head....a-doo doo doo...doo
Robotnik: Weeee-ha! woo woo woo! <Robotnik plays drums
on his head>
Bob shot the TV. "Buncha idyuts" he said
"Hey I was watchin' that!" said Sonic
But Bob had already left
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10 seconds later
"All right Tails" said Sonic "Where would Bob have
gone?"
"Well If i know my uncle, and I do know my uncle, I say
if he hated that show he was going to kill the cast of
it namely Snivley and Robotnik" Tails said
"He'll be robotocized!" said SOnic "Let's get the other
freedom fighters and go save him!"
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Robotropolis, Death Egg
After many action packed suspenseful battles the freedom
fighter ended up in Robotnik's bathroom.
"Ok gang" said Sally "Here's the plan. This is Big-Fat-
Chubby-nik's personal bathroom so the control room is
nearby. So we go there."
But as luck would have it robotnik walked in.
"Oh what's this" said Robotnik "Freedom Fighters in my
bathroom. Well what a good way to test my new invention!
Oh MARIO-bot!"
clang clang clang
"Hey Pizanos I am-a Super MArio Bot!" said MARIObot
"MArio, Kill them" Robotnik said
"I do-a whata you-a tella me to do-a cause a-you the big
liguine" MAriobot said
MARIObot shoved all the freedom fighters, with the lone
exception of Sonic, into the large toilet. They wouldn't
flush so mario had to shove them down the toilet with
his plunger. Down they went into the septic tank.
Then Sonic, wearing the cybersuit, stomped on Mariobot's
head, crushing him.
"What a walking contradiction!" Robotnik said
He then proceeded to sing walking contradiction by
Greenday
After that some SWATbots took sonic prisoner and took
him to the control room
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Robotropolis septic tank
"Eww this stinks" said Rotor
"Ah oui es ees STEEEEEENNNNNNKKKKKKKKAAAAYYYYYYY"
Antoinne anoyyingly said "PA-HEW-PHEEEWWW-AHEEEWWWWWW--
"SHUTUP!" said Sally
"Well wouldya all look at that what I found in the doody
it's Geoffry St. George's dead body!" said Bunnie
"Oh my God! They already killed Geoffry!" said Rotor
"THOSE BASTARDS!" said Tails
"Heh, I gave him a grave at sea or something" smiled
sally "You know like you do with dead fish, flush them
or something, well he smelled like fish, anyways, i'll
just stop talking because i found a way out, a way out
well lets go then shall we come on i don't have all day
hup two three four lets go march march...."
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Death Egg control room
Robotnik: Ha hah....welcome to the Sonic Gets Killed
Show, the show where sonic gets killed. I'm your host
Ivo Robotnik.
<swat bots clap>
Sonic is tied to a SWAT missle
"Wow I haven't seen one of these in a while" Sonic said
Robotnik: And here is the suit that I confiscated from
the hedgehog. Woo, classy suit. Who are you the suitman.
Well looke here It's suithog sonic. Always wering a
suit, what no tie don't make me laugh! ha...ha.....HA!
Bob Prower blasts down the door with his shotgun!
Sonic: Bob!
Bob shoots robotnik in the metal arm
Robotnik: Ow! ARRRGgg!!!
Bob frees Sonic
Robotnik turns his arm into a gun and shoots at them
Robotnik: Snivley Grounder Scratch KILL THAT HEDGEHOG
AND THAT FOX!!!!
Grounder: Huh
BLAM
Grounder: uuhhhhh <KABOOOMMM!!!>
Scratch: Heh heh <lights fuse on a bomb>
Bob shoots the bomb
KABLAM
Scratch: heh dead
Snivley: Um, I'll just be going now
Bob shoots Snivley, Snivley goes flying thorugh a glass
window and falls down from the top of the death egg
*splat*
Sonic: It's wheel of fortune! I'm Pat Sajack the
hedgehog and the category is DEAD FAT GUYS! I'd like to
buy an R for YOU BUTTNIK!
Sonic spins
Robotnik dodges and shoots sonic
Sonic: BR-GAAAK! oof
Bob: That ain't nice
Bob shoots Robotnik
Robotnik: Ow....I'm dead! no!
The rest of the freedom fighters arrive
"Hey we're on TV!" said Sonic
"Hi Mom!" said Rotor
"Uhh rotor your Mom's robotocized" said Sonic
"waah" said Rotor
"Oh by the way" said Bob "We better skeedaddle cuz I put
a penny in the reactor core as a joke and this whole
place is gonna essplode any time now"
KKKKAAAAAABBOOOOOOOOMMMMMMM!!!! ROBOTROPOLIS BLOWS UP!
Luckily Sonic and the Freedom Fighters escaped with time
to spare.
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Mobius TV Station
Bob is on the roof fixing the TV antenna
"hey stupid" bob said to tails "pass me a hammer"
Tails threw a hammer at Bob.
BoNk! "Ouch!" said bob as the hammer hit him in the
head. Then the antenna fell over.
"That's the third time today" said Sonic
"Get this offa me ya lazy git" said Bob trapped under
the antenna. Tails helped him out.
"Oh sonic" said Sally "I read your email and, you
know......"
<Sonic> cybersex? :)
<Sally> Oh sonic ;)
"TAILS YA FRICKIN IDIOT STOP THROWING THOSE AT MY HEAD,
WHAT ARE YA AIMING FOR IT OR SOMETHING?" yelled Bob
"Yeah" said Tails
"Why ya little..." said Bob
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Knotohole Villige
Bob is leaving the freedom fighters
" I must leave now" said bob
"Will we see you again?" said Tails
"I focking hope not" said Bob
Then he left and Sonic and Tails went to watch TV.
"Well now the TV stations back up and we won't have to
watch Robot Melrose Place anymore" said SOnic
"Cool, Furry South Park is on" said Tails
"Remember when I was telling you how life was like TV?"
Tails said
"Yep" said Sonic
Geoffrey St. George was standing by the window of the
hut
Tails pulled out a gun and shot geoffrey. Rotor stopped
whatever he was doing and broke down the door of sonic's
hut in emergency.
"Oh my God! <pant pnat> i had to go all the way across
the villiage to get here <pant pant> They Killed
Geoffrey!" said Rotor
"YOU BASTARDS!" said Tails
Furry Stan: Oh my God they Killed kenny the rabbit!
Furry Kyle: You bastards!
"Oh now I get it!" said Sonic
THE END
In Robotropolis Robotnik pulled himself out of a pile of
scrap metal
"Woah." said Robotnik "It's a good thing I wasn't really
dead, or I'd be dead now"
"yes sir, very good sir" said Snivley
"But tommorrow is another day" said Robotnik "Another
chance to kill that hedgehog!"
Kurt Kieser
exactly in great abundance, I came up with this. Hope you like it.
Kurt
> The Star of Death
> by Kurt Kieser
>
> "What's up Sal?" the plucky hedgehog asked, as he came screeching
> to a halt at Knothole's communication center after being summoned there
> by Sally. "Oh, Sonic, thank goodness you're here. We have a problem.
> We believe that Lieutenant Grayson, one of our scouts who's been
> stationed in Robotropolis for the past two weeks, has been captured. He
> usually checks in twice a day, but we haven't heard from him since last
> night. Two days ago he reported that Robotnik had come into possession
> of the Star of Rhodesia crystal, having stolen it from Lower Mobius.
> But last night, in his last communique with us, he stated that he was
> going to attempt to retrieve the crystal early this morning." "And
> since you haven't heard from him," Sonic assumed, "You believe
> Robotnik's got him." "I'm afraid so." Sally replied. "Therefore, I'd
> like you and Geoffrey to go into Robotropolis and...." "Whoa, hold it
> Sal." Sonic said objectionably. "I'm not going on any mission with
> that skunk, let alone take orders from him." "Sorry you feel that way
> mate," Geoffrey said, coming over to them, "But, orders is orders, and I
> order you to obey your commanding officer." "Hey, obey this pal!" an
> incensed Sonic said, holding his fist up to Geoffrey as Sally then
> stepped between them. "All right, that's enough you two, this stops
> now. I want you to put an end to this silly grudge you hold against one
> another. Honestly, you're like a couple of children. That's another
> reason why I'm sending the two of you, I want you to learn to work
> together." "Well, I'm willing to give it a try luv." Geoffrey said.
> "Stop calling her that!" Sonic cried. "She's not your girl......"
> "Sonic!" shouted an irate Sally. "Okay, okay, I guess I can give it a
> shot." Sonic reluctantly said. "But I'm not gonna like it." he
> mumbled under his breath. "Commander! We're receiving a transmission."
> Corporal Harris called out from behind the communication console, as the
> others now came over to him. "The signal appears to be coming from
> Lieutenant Grayson's communicator." "On screen Corporal." Geoffrey
> ordered, as an image now appeared to come through on the monitor.
> "Lieutenant, come in please. John, are you there?" an anxious Geoffrey
> asked, as the image now began to take on the shape of an all too
> familiar figure. "So sorry to disappoint you Commander," an ominous
> deep voice said. "But the Lieutenant can't be with you just now, he has
> an appointment with the roboticizer." "Robotnik!" Sally said in
> disgust. "I might have known. Let him go, he has nothing that you
> want." "Don't act so naive Princess, of course he does." Robotnik
> replied. "You know perfectly well that he's stolen the Star of Rhodesia
> from me." "Oh, like it was yours to begin with." Sonic said
> sarcastically. "I've made it mine foolish hedgehog." Robotnik said.
> "The trouble is, your man here took the liberty of hiding it before his
> capture. Of course he refused to tell me of it's location, something
> about honor and loyalty. Pity. That's why I was hoping that perhaps
> you might be able to persuade him to change his mind, in exchange for
> his freedom." "No way Robotnik!" Geoffrey said quite sternly. "You
> know we can't do that. No negotiations with terrorists." Sonic then
> pulled Geoffrey over to the side. "What are doing? It's just a stupid
> stone, let him have it. We're dealing with a human life here." "Sorry
> Sonic, but that's not the way the game is played." Geoffrey replied.
> "Game?" Sonic asked in outrage. "Is that what you think this is, a
> game?" "Sonic," Sally intervened, "Geoffrey's right, we can't negotiate
> with him. He'd never keep his word anyway. I don't think you're aware
> of the power of that crystal. Used properly, it has the energy to
> provide power for an entire city, but if it were to fall into the wrong
> hands, it's power could be compromised and used for evil. Why do you
> think he wants it so badly?" "I'm still waiting for your answer
> Princess." Robotnik said impatiently. "Wait, I'd like to say
> something." Lieutenant Grayson was faintly heard saying from within the
> robotization tube. Robotnik raised the tube just over his head so that
> they could hear him better. "Well, so you've decided to tell me after
> all I take it?" Robotnik asked him. "Not a chance." the Lieutenant
> replied. "I'd never betray my friends. I just wanted to ask them to
> relay a message to my family. Tell my wife and son that I love them and
> that I'm sorry. I didn't mean to abandon them like an old worn out
> shoe. And I'm sorry that I never got to take my son on that fishing
> trip." "Oh how touching." Robotnik said unsympathetically, now
> lowering the tube back over his head. "You had your chance. I'll find
> that crystal with or without your help. Say goodbye to your friends."
> The tube then began to fill with smoke as the others witnessed in horror
> their friend's transformation. It became too painful for Sally as she
> turned her head away. Sonic held her in his arms trying to comfort her.
> Robotnik's maniacal laugh was all that they heard as the monitor finally
> went blank. They all stood silently for a moment, still quite stunned.
> "He was a good man." Geoffrey lamented. Looking at Sally, Sonic
> somberly asked, "Do you want me to break the news to his family?" Sally
> then thought for a moment and suddenly realized, "Wait a minute, he
> doesn't have a wife and a son, he's not even married." "What? What are
> you talking about Sal?" Sonic asked in bewilderment. "The guy just
> said....." "No, she's right Sonic." Geoffrey concurred. "He must have
> been trying to tell us something, like the location of the crystal.
> Smart lad." "Of course," Sally agreed, "That has to be it. I just hope
> Robotnik doesn't figure it out. Let's see, didn't mean to abandon them
> like an old worn out shoe and never got to take his son fishing. The
> key words here I believe are abandon, fishing and old worn out shoe. We
> know that he set up a remote outpost in an abandoned building, but kept
> that location a secret even from us for his own safety, in case Robotnik
> overheard his transmissions." "There are lots of abandoned buildings in
> Robotropolis luv." Geoffrey said. "But what kind, using the
> information that we have? A plant that manufactured fishing supplies,
> or shoes perhaps?" "There's nothing like that in the city." Sonic
> remarked. "But, there is an old abandoned tuna cannery." "Then that's
> where we begin our search." Sally said. "You mean you're coming with
> us after all Sal?" Sonic asked. "What's the matter, don't you think me
> and Geoffrey can get along by ourselves?" "Ahh, in a word..... no."
> Sally replied.
> "Find anything yet Sonic?" Sally asked, as the three each searched
> the various rooms of the cannery. "Not a thing." Sonic replied.
> "Maybe we were wrong about this place. Maybe he meant the fishing pier,
> or maybe...." "I found something." Geoffrey called out from another
> room. Sonic and Sally followed his voice and found him in a store room
> whose door apparently had been concealed behind several crates. There,
> they found Lieutenant Grayson's computer terminal had been smashed
> against the wall, his papers were scattered all about along with his
> clothing and supplies, as well as other miscellaneous debris which had
> been there before. "Man, what a mess." Sonic remarked. "Even my room
> never looked this bad." "That's too easy, I'll just let that one pass."
> Sally commented. "Ha ha, very funny Sal." Sonic drolly replied. "I
> found Lieutenant Grayson's notebook buried under the remains of his
> computer." Geoffrey said. "And there was also a disc still inside the
> drive of his computer." "Nice work Geoffrey." Sally replied. "Nice
> work Geoffrey." Sonic mocked. "Hey, I could have found that just as
> easy. The big show-off." "Sonic!" Sally said a bit irked. "Let's see
> what this disc contains." She inserted it into Nicole and it brought up
> an intricate schematic diagram to some sort of electronic device.
> "Nicole, translate the purpose of these plans." "Scanning Sally." the
> hand-held computer replied. "Plans are for a stealth swatbot, capable
> of invisibility." "Oh my gosh." Sally said in dismay. "If Robotnik
> ever built something like this, we could be captured and never even have
> seen it coming." "Yeah, but doesn't invisibility require a lot of
> power?" Sonic asked. "You're right." Sally said. "Nicole, what is
> the source of the bot's power intended to be?" "Standard power supply
> inadequate for invisibility mode." Nicole replied. "Bot requires a
> power stone such as a Chaos Emerald or the Star of Rhodesia crystal."
> "So that's what he wants it for." Sally reasoned. "Nicole, can the
> Star of Rhodesia power more than one of these bots?" "Analyzing."
> Nicole replied. "Carefully cut up into several fragments, Star of
> Rhodesia crystal can power up to eight such bots." "Then we'd better
> find it, and fast, otherwise we'll all be in a lot of trouble." Sonic
> surmised. "You're right." Sally agreed. "Geoffrey, is there anything
> of any importance in the Lieutenant's notebook?" "According to his last
> entry, luv," Geoffrey began, "He says that the crystal had been stolen
> by one of Robotnik's most ruthless yet seldom seen henchmen, Colonel
> Sebastian Moran. He goes under another name and his true identity is
> only known by Robotnik." Geoffrey began reading from the journal
> verbatim. "I have traced the Colonel and found that he has taken up
> residence in Lower Mobius, assuming the role of one of it's respected
> citizens. I am convinced that he is non-other than......" Geoffrey
> stopped reading. "I'm afraid he just trails off at that point. That's
> when they probably captured him." "Hmmm, we'd better keep looking
> then." Sally replied. "I just hope we find it before Robotnik does."
> "Well Buttnik's goons sure turned this place upside down," Sonic
> surveyed, "But apparently didn't find it, otherwise he wouldn't have
> asked us to try and convince the Lieutenant to tell him." As Sonic
> rummaged through the debris, he came across an old shoe. "Hello, what's
> this? Hmm, I wonder." He reached inside the shoe with his hand, but
> there was nothing in it. Shaking his head in wonderment, he just stared
> at it for a moment. "Say Sal, exactly how big is this crystal?" "Oh,
> not very." she replied. "Only about three inches in diameter and about
> one inch thick." He then turned the shoe around and began to rotate the
> heel, which was hollow, revealing a hidden compartment containing the
> crystal. "Oh Sal, could this be it?" he asked, holding the gem up to
> the light. "The Star of Rhodesia." she proclaimed, coming over to him.
> "Sonic, you've found it." "Well done mate." Geoffrey commended him.
> "Thanks." Sonic replied smiling. "You ah, didn't do so bad yourself.
> Now let's get this thing back to Lower Mobius." "Right." Geoffrey
> agreed. "And try and find out who the elusive Colonel Moran really is."
> Back in Knothole, Sally was just returning from the communication
> center when she ran into Sonic. "Oh, there you are Sonic. I just spoke
> with Major Kent from Lower Mobius, and he was thrilled when I told him
> that we had recovered the crystal. He said that he would send Griff
> over immediately to pick it up." "Did you tell him about this Colonel
> Moron character?" Sonic asked. "You mean Moran, no, not yet." Sally
> replied. "I'll tell him when we get there. And besides, I'd like to do
> a little investigating on my own." "Ah, the word is snooping Sal,"
> Sonic shrewdly said, "But why bother? I all ready know who's behind
> this." "You do?" Sally asked. "Sure, and we can nab him when he gets
> here." Sonic replied "You mean Griff?" Sally asked a bit shocked.
> "Of course," Sonic said, "Don't you remember when he stole our power
> stone a year ago? I never did trust that guy. Now he's up to his old
> tricks again, only now he's working for Robotnik." "Sonic, it's often a
> mistake to accept something as true merely because it's obvious." Sally
> reasoned. "The truth is only arrived at by the painstaking process of
> eliminating the untrue." "Say what?" Sonic asked quite confused. "In
> other words, we need proof." Sally clarified for him. "And besides, I
> think you're still jealous of him after that time he made a pass at me."
> "Moi? Jealous?" Sonic queried. "Sal, Sal, Sal. The hedgehog is not
> the jealous type." "Oh really?" Sally countered. "Well then what do
> you call it when Geoffrey is around and refers to me as 'luv'?" "A pain
> in the...." Sonic was then interrupted when he heard an exuberant
> sounding Tails come running up to them. "I'm all ready to go Sonic."
> "Go? Uh, I don't know sweetie," Sally said reluctantly, "This could be
> dangerous, you should probably stay here." "But I'll be careful, I
> promise. Please Aunt Sally." Tails pleaded. "Yeah Sal, I promised the
> kid he could go." Sonic added. "Oh you did huh?" Sally said a bit
> annoyed, then thought for a moment. "Oh all right." "Yay! Thanks Aunt
> Sally." Tails happily replied as he hugged her. "Your welcome honey."
> Sally blissfully said. "Griff should be here soon, so we'll meet you by
> the great oak in ten minutes." As Tails flew off, Sally turned to Sonic
> and was somewhat irritated. "Sonic, I wish you wouldn't do that without
> talking to me first." "Oh c'mon Sal, he'll be fine." Sonic assured
> her. "I've been on more dangerous missions when I was his age."
> "That's not the point." she said. "Look, I just don't want him taking
> any unnecessary chances that's all. Just ask me first before you
> promise him something like that again, okay?" "Okay." he agreed, then
> placed his arm around her. "I'm sorry. But you know, he is growing up,
> you can't protect him from the outside world forever." Breathing a
> heavy sigh she replied, "I know, but I can try."
> As they were gathered by the great oak along with Geoffrey, a
> hoversled soon pulled up beside them. The top panel of the vehicle slid
> open, as Griff stepped out to greet them. Sonic, and even Geoffrey
> seemed a bit irked as Griff took Sally's hand and tenderly kissed it.
> "Hello Sally." "Hello Griff, it's good to see you again." Sally said
> blushing, as she then introduced him to Tails and Geoffrey, whom he had
> not met before. "I can't tell you how relieved we all are that you've
> recovered the crystal." Griff said. "Without it, we couldn't survive
> for very long. It supplies all the energy for Lower Mobius. The power
> stone you so graciously shared with us about a year ago, had finally
> begun to fade, especially after we expanded the city when additional
> freedom fighters began to join us. Fortunately, they told us of this
> magnificent energy crystal buried deep within the caverns of Mt.
> Seratubo in Downunda. Several of us made the trek there, and eventually
> returned with the Star of Rhodesia." Sally then handed him the crystal.
> "The energy stored in this gem should last us several lifetimes. Well,
> come on, there's so much I'd like to show you. A lot has changed since
> you were last here." They all then boarded the hoversled and made their
> way toward a large sewer pipe, hidden between two trees and surrounded
> by numerous shrubs. The entrance to the pipe appeared closed off, until
> Griff aimed a remote control at it and it began to open like an iris.
> As they passed through, it then closed again behind them. They
> continued through the vast network of pipes until they finally came to a
> stop. The top of the vehicle, as well as the pipe slid open. As they
> all stepped out, Sonic commented, "Man, it sure is dark in here." "It
> won't be for much longer." Griff said, as he turned on a flashlight and
> they all then made their way into a secure room. Griff opened a small
> panel in one of the control consoles and inserted the crystal. Then, he
> threw a switch causing the lights in the room to come on. Over to the
> side, there was a large window overlooking the underground city, located
> two hundred feet below them, which was now fully illuminated. "Welcome
> to Lower Mobius my friends." Griff said. "Cool! An underground city."
> remarked Tails, as he looked out over the vast metropolis. "It's
> magnificent Griff." expressed Sally. "It's much larger and more
> beautiful since last we were here." "Yes, as our population grew, so
> too did the rest of the city." Griff replied. Two other figures now
> entered the room, as one directly approached Griff. "Griff, you've
> recovered the crystal, well done my friend." "How are you Dirk?" Griff
> replied. "Everyone, this is Dirk, he works in the control room and
> watches over the crystal. And this other gentleman is Major Kent." "Oh
> yes, I spoke with you earlier." Sally said. "How do you do?" "Hello
> Princess." Major Kent replied. "We can't thank you enough for what
> you've done for us in returning the crystal to us. Please, you must let
> us show our gratitude by staying as our guests for a few days." "Thank
> you." Sally replied. "Actually, we had planned on staying for awhile
> anyway, but not for pleasure. You see, we believe another attempt will
> be made to steal the crystal." "Oh I say, that is rather disturbing."
> Major Kent said in dismay. "Are you sure?" "Our operative in
> Robotropolis who reclaimed the crystal," Geoffrey explained, "Informed
> us that the person responsible for the theft is working for Robotnik,
> and, is living here in Lower Mobius." "Here?" Griff asked quite
> stunned. "You mean it was an inside job?" "Exactly." Sonic replied,
> glancing at him quite suspiciously. "And he's going by another name.
> His real name is....." "Is unknown to us at the moment," Geoffrey
> interrupted, shooting Sonic an icy glare, "But we're going to find out.
> Tell me, who else has access to this room?" "Well, aside from myself,
> Dirk and the Major," Griff replied, "The only other person would be
> Julian Emery, he's on watch here during the day." "Was he on duty when
> the theft occurred?" Geoffrey asked. "No sir, I was." Dirk replied.
> "Someone approached me from behind and hit me over the head, knocking me
> unconscious for several minutes. I never saw or heard anyone in the
> area when it happened. When I came to, I noticed the emergency egress
> lights had come on and figured right away that something must have
> happened to the crystal. Then I noticed Griff as he helped me to my
> feet. The Major arrived a few minutes later to see what had happened."
> "Where exactly were you when the power went out Griff, and did you
> witness anyone fleeing from the scene when you arrived?" Geoffrey
> asked. "I was just down the hall in the office when the lights went
> out, and even with the few emergency lights on, I still wasn't able to
> see anyone in the area." "What'd I tell you," Sonic quietly whispered
> to Sally, "He did it Sal." "Sonic, shhh." she said, quieting him.
> "But I didn't take the crystal!" Griff insisted. "I know what you all
> must be thinking. It's true that I did take the Knothole Freedom
> Fighter's power stone a year ago, but I was desperate to help my people
> here. I was wrong, and I admitted it. And yet, when Sonic came to
> retrieve the stone, he understood our problem and was gracious enough to
> split it and share it with us. So now that we have an even better power
> stone, why should I try and steal that? I'd never do anything to hurt
> all my friends here in Lower Mobius. You've got to believe me!" "It's
> okay Griff." Sally consoled him, placing an arm around him. "We
> believe you." "Of course we do." Dirk replied. "We know you wouldn't
> do anything like that. We'll get to the bottom of this, don't you worry
> my friend." "Thanks. I appreciate that." Griff said rather
> alleviated. "Sorry if I upset you mate." Geoffrey said. "Just one
> more question though. Where can we find this Julian Emery?" "He lives
> in the new apartment complex that we just built in the center of town."
> Griff replied. "It's also where you'll be staying while you're here.
> Come on, I'll take you there myself." As they left the room, Dirk and
> Major Kent remained behind. Sonic then approached Geoffrey and asked in
> a tone so that Griff would not hear, "Say what was the idea back there
> of interrupting me like that just as I was about to tell them about that
> Moron fellow?" "It's not a good idea to volunteer too much information
> Sonic," Geoffrey said, "Letting on more than you know. Sometimes it's
> better if you just let the other fellow do the talking. You'd be
> surprised at what people will tell you if just give them the chance, and
> how effective it really is."
> "Julian, it's Griff." Griff said, as he knocked at the door. A
> short, thin gentleman answered and seemed happy to see Griff, until he
> noticed the others. "Julian, these are friends of mine from Knothole,
> they're the ones who retrieved the crystal. They just wanted to ask you
> a few questions. This is Princess Sally, Sonic, Tails and Geoffrey."
> "What is it that you want?" Julian asked rather rudely. "We just
> wanted to ask you if there was anything out of the ordinary that you may
> have witnessed or overheard in the past few days regarding the Star of
> Rhodesia?" Sally asked. "I don't know anything about it I tell you."
> Julian said angrily and a bit nervous as well. "It's back where it
> belongs isn't it, so what do you want from me? I didn't take it if
> that's what you're implying." "No, not at all." Sally reassured him.
> "We just want to....." Frustrated and angry, he was about to close the
> door when Sally suddenly asked, "Does the name Colonel Sebastian Moran
> mean anything to you?" He froze as the door was now one quarter of the
> way closed and a terrified look came over him upon hearing that name.
> Finally, he closed the door completely leaving the others out in the
> hall. "Did you see the look on that guy's face Sal?" Sonic asked. "He
> looked like he had seen a ghost when you asked him that." "Apparently
> he knows more than he's letting on." Geoffrey replied. "Sally, who
> exactly is this Colonel Sebastian Moran?" Griff asked. "I'll tell you
> tomorrow." she said. "Right now I wonder if you could show us where
> our rooms are, it's late, and we've had a busy day, we're all quite
> tired. Tails can barely keep his eyes open." "Of course, right this
> way." Griff replied. He escorted them downstairs to the second floor
> and showed each of them to their rooms, except for Tails who was staying
> with Sonic. About a half-an-hour later, the others were awakened when
> they heard a scream coming from Sally's room. Sonic, Geoffrey and Tails
> immediately rushed in to check on her. "You okay Sal? What happened?"
> Sonic asked rather concerned. "I'm fine." she replied a bit shaken up.
> "I was just startled when this came through my window." She showed them
> a note which had been tied to a rock. Sonic went over to the window and
> looked out to see if he could see anyone suspicious in the area. "It's
> no use," she told him, "They're long gone by now Sonic." Geoffrey took
> the note from her and read the rather cryptic message aloud. "Do not
> attempt to challenge the supreme authority, unless you are prepared to
> visit your ancestors." "What's it mean Aunt Sally?" Tails asked
> somewhat fearfully. "Does someone want to hurt you?" "No sweetie,"
> she replied, holding the frightened little fox in her arms, "Someone's
> just afraid that we're going to get too close to the truth about the
> theft. Don't worry, it's all over now. I'll be fine, especially
> knowing that you're right next door to protect me. Now try and get some
> sleep. Sonic..." She signaled for him to take Tails back to their
> room. "Come on big guy." Sonic said to him. "And don't you worry, no
> 'supreme authority' is going to mess with Sally, or they'll have to
> answer to an even higher authority..... me. 'Night Sal." She smiled as
> they left and felt very much at ease at his compassionate disposition.
> Geoffrey then asked, "Shall I have a guard placed outside your door and
> below your window?" "No, that won't be necessary." she replied. "This
> was obviously just a warning. I don't think any of us are in danger
> tonight. Tomorrow however, as we learn more, I might take you up on
> your offer. Good Night Geoffrey." "'Night luv." he said as he left,
> closing the door behind him.
> The next morning, after they had all eaten, Sonic asked, "Where to
> now Sal?" "I'd like to question Julian again," she replied, "And see if
> we can get a little more out of him this time." "Just give me two
> minutes with him Sal," Sonic said, striking the palm of one hand with
> his fist, "He'll be singing by the time I'm through with him." "Is that
> your answer to everything mate?" Geoffrey asked. "Violence?" "Hey,
> works for me." he deftly replied. "Well, that method won't work in
> this case Sonic." Sally said, as they came up the stairs arriving at
> Julian's floor. "You just observe and listen to a real detective in
> action." "Well, I'm still waiting, " Sonic said rather wittily, "I
> don't see any detective, do you Tails?" They then noticed the door was
> open to his apartment and saw Major Kent and Griff standing over the
> dead body of Julian. A local official, Sergeant Vance, was checking the
> room over for clues. "Whoa, looks like somebody used my method but took
> it to the ultimate extreme." Sonic commented. "Tails wait outside."
> Sally told him, then turned to the Sergeant. "What's happened here?"
> "I'm afraid Mr. Emery has been shot. This is the weapon that killed
> him." Sergeant Vance replied, holding up a gun with a silencer attached
> to it, which he now began to carefully place in a plastic bag. "This
> gentleman was found by Major Kent standing over the body with the gun in
> his hand." indicating over to Griff. "Is this true Griff?" Sally
> asked a bit dismayed. "Well, yes, but I didn't kill him!" Griff
> insisted. "He was all ready dead when I got here. The door was wide
> open, so I walked in and found his body. But when I bent over to see if
> he might still be alive, someone hit me over the head and must have
> thrown the gun at my feet, for when I came to, I noticed it there and
> picked it up, which I probably shouldn't have done now that I think of
> it. But I was still in a daze at that point. Anyway, that's when the
> Major came in." "What was your reason for coming to see him?" Sally
> asked. "I wanted to talk to him about his rather strange behavior last
> night." Griff replied. "Something was obviously troubling him, because
> I'd never seen him like that." "And I came over to see why he hadn't
> shown up at work when his shift began." Major Kent said. "I see."
> Sally mused, as she then examined the body more closely. She noticed
> that he had a black eye, and specifically observed the area where the
> bullet had entered his body. "Sergeant, do you mind if I see the gun?"
> Handing her the bag containing the gun, Sally observed a few small blood
> stains on the bottom of the handle. Handing the gun back to the
> Sergeant, she went over to Griff and looked at the small wound that he
> had sustained on the back of his head. "That's a pretty nasty bump,"
> she observed, "You might want to have that looked at." "I'll be all
> right." He assured her. "I'll probably just have a throbbing headache
> for the rest of the day." She then walked over to Julian's desk and
> went through it to see if she could find anything of any significance.
> She discovered one of the lower drawers was locked, and began to search
> for a key. "Sergeant?" she asked. "Did you happen to find any keys on
> him?" "Why yes Princess," the Sergeant replied, handing a set of keys
> to her, "I found these in his inside jacket pocket." "Thank you." she
> replied, immediately searching through the key ring, finding a rather
> small key which she surmised would fit the drawer's lock. It fit upon
> the first try as she then opened the drawer and discovered a strong box
> which was also locked. She found the key for that and opened it,
> finding a bunch of letters all bundled together inside. They were all
> addressed to him and appeared to all be from the same person, an Eve
> Cairo. Upon skimming through several of them she concluded, "These
> appear to be some old love letters." "So, what does that have to do
> with his murder?" Sonic asked. "Maybe nothing," she replied, "But it
> seems kind of odd that he would keep these so securely locked away,
> especially since he lived alone." She then noticed a small button
> laying next to one of the legs of the desk. Picking it up, Sonic asked,
> "Find something Sal?" Examining the clothes that Julian was presently
> wearing, she concluded, "This button obviously didn't belong to him."
> "I'll bet it belonged to the murderer." Tails said with great
> certainty, as he came back into the room. Sally went over and crouched
> down in front of him, placed her hands on his shoulders and said,
> "Sweetie, I asked you to wait outside, I don't want you to see this, now
> please...." "But Aunt Sally, I just saw someone coming down the hall
> toward this room." No sooner had he said that, then did that person
> appear in the doorway. "What happened Julian? Did you throw a party
> last night and forget to invite....." The stranger paused when he saw
> the dead body. "Julian! Oh no, I was afraid of this." "Afraid of
> what, and who are you?" Sally asked. "Oh, forgive me." he replied.
> "My name is Frank Morelli, I live just down the hall, and Julian is.....
> was, my best friend. We had gone to school together." He still seemed
> in a state of disbelief. "Oh, I told him to go to the authorities, and
> now they've killed him." "Who killed him Mr. Morelli?" Geoffrey asked.
> "The people whom he had gotten mixed up with, I don't for sure." he
> replied. "He said he did it for the money, but later regretted it when
> he found out who he was really working for, Robotnik. He tried to get
> out of it, but knew he was trapped. He came to me last night and
> admitted that it was he who had stolen the Star of Rhodesia. I told him
> that he should come clean and turn himself in, but he was in fear of his
> life. He knew too much about this mysterious Col......" "Go on Mr.
> Morelli." Sally said. "Um, that's all I really know, he didn't tell me
> any of the details of his involvement." he said a bit apprehensively.
> "Have they caught the perpetrators yet?" "I'm afraid not." Sally
> replied. "Well as far as I'm concerned, we have the killer right here."
> Sergeant Vance said, placing Griff's hands behind his back and slapping
> a pair of handcuffs on him. "Hey, you can't arrest him!" Sonic
> protested. "He didn't kill anyone." "I'm sorry Sonic," the Sergeant
> replied, "But all the evidence so far points to him. He was found with
> the gun standing over the dead body, and that's enough for me." "We
> understand Sergeant." Sally said, as the Sergeant began to escort Griff
> out of the room. "One more thing. Do you mind if I hang on to these
> two pieces of evidence?" She asked, holding up the letters and the
> button. "I'll return them to you later this afternoon." "Certainly
> Princess." the Sergeant replied. "Hang in there buddy." Sonic
> shouted, as Griff was being led down the hall. "We'll get you out of
> this somehow." Major Kent now also started to leave as the coroner
> arrived. Sally then turned to Sonic. "Why Sonic, I'm surprised at you.
> I thought you felt that Griff was guilty." "Well, I did." he replied.
> "But this is murder Sal, and I know he isn't capable of that. I thought
> about what he said yesterday, about how he was only thinking of how he
> could help the people here when he took our power stone. It just
> doesn't make any sense for him to now want to steal it away from the
> very people that he was trying to help in the first place. He's no
> murderer Sal. We've got to help him." Sally then leaned over and
> kissed him on the cheek. "I'm glad you've had a change of heart. And
> don't worry, we'll help him." "Excuse me, Princess?" Morelli said a
> bit nervously. "There's something I need to show you." "Certainly."
> she replied. "Sonic, you take Tails back to your room, I'll meet you
> there in a few minutes. Geoffrey, I want you to go down to where
> they're holding Griff and reassure him that we'll do everything we can
> to obtain his release. Also, I want to know who the gun is registered
> to." "I'll get on it right away luv." Geoffrey said, then left the
> room immediately after Sonic and Tails. Sally then followed Morelli
> down the hall then into his room. Cautiously looking around making sure
> that no one else was in site, he closed the door and then drew the
> blinds. Going over to his bookshelf, he pulled out a book and placed it
> on a table. As he opened it, Sally noticed that the inside had been
> hollowed out and a bunched-up cloth was in the place of the missing
> pages. Morelli removed the cloth and unwrapped what was hidden inside
> it. Sally was stunned at what she saw. "The Star of Rhodesia? But it
> can't be." "It isn't." he assured her. "It's only made of glass, but
> no one can tell the difference without closer analysis." Holding it up
> to the light, she was quite amazed. "I don't understand, what does this
> mean?" "I didn't want to say anything in front of everyone," he stated,
> "But I know I can trust you. Julian had come to me a little over a week
> ago and showed me a three-dimensional computer image of the Star of
> Rhodesia and asked me if I could make up a replica of it. I thought it
> was a rather odd request, but he seemed in such an awful state, very
> edgy, so I agreed to it, but I told him that it would take a few days
> because of all the small intricate cuts that would have to be made. You
> see, I'm a jeweler by trade. Unfortunately, it wasn't quite ready the
> day that he needed it, and very frighteningly he said that he would have
> to go through with it after all. He left before I could ask him what he
> meant by that. But when the power went out later that evening and it
> was announced that the crystal had been stolen, I knew then what he had
> meant. The next day, when I had completed my work on the so-called
> counterfeit crystal, I took it over to him and confronted him about the
> stolen one. He told me that he had taken it, but didn't mean to, said
> he had no choice in the matter and that his life depended on it. That's
> when he confided in me and told me of how he planned to use the phony
> crystal to double-cross his cohort. During his shift, his plan was to
> throw the main breaker, causing a blackout, then hand the phony crystal
> over to..." "Colonel Sebastian Moran?" Sally surmised. "Yes, that's
> right." he replied, a bit amazed that she knew. "His theory was that
> once Moran turned over the phony crystal to Robotnik, he would see right
> away that it was fake and become so incensed over such a betrayal, that
> he would take care of Moran once and for all. Of course it didn't
> happen like that, but now that the crystal has been recovered, he knew
> that he would be asked to steal it again, and this time he swore he
> wouldn't fail. But last night, after you had tried to question him, he
> came to me, quite scared that he would be found out, and that's when I
> told him that he should turn himself in and reveal who Moran was. I
> convinced him that it was either that, or live in fear for the rest of
> his life. Unfortunately, Moran must have sensed that he was scared and
> decided to kill him, just to protect himself." "And, he never told you
> who Moran really was?" Sally asked. "No, but I do have my suspicions.
> In fact, I know that Julian kept a journal where he would write down his
> daily activities. It's possible that he may have written his identity
> down in that. So if you find that, you'll have your murderer." "I'm
> afraid we found nothing like when we searched his apartment." Sally
> said regrettably. "The killer must have taken it then." he figured.
> "Princess I'm worried. Julian was killed because he knew too much, and
> since he confided in me, I know a lot too. What if the killer decides
> to come after me next? You've got to find out who's behind this! I
> don't want to be his next victim!" "Calm down Mr. Morelli." she told
> him. "Nobody else knows what you've told me except me. I promise you
> we'll resolve this matter. Now just try and relax, I'll keep in touch."
> After she left, he quickly closed his door and double bolted the lock.
> As she came downstairs to meet Sonic and Tails, Tails quickly came
> running into her arms in a panic. "Aunt Sally, Aunt Sally, I'm so glad
> you're all right." "Of course I am sweetie, why shouldn't I....." She
> then noticed that the door to her room had been forced and everything in
> it had been turned upside-down and strewn about. "I don't like this
> Sal." Sonic confessed. "This is really starting to creep me out. What
> do you suppose they were looking for?" She began to examine the room
> and then picked up her diskette case which was laying on the floor.
> When she opened it, she proclaimed, "It's gone!" "What is?" Sonic
> asked. "The disc containing the plans for the stealth swatbot. I only
> have myself to blame. I should have left it back at Knothole instead of
> carrying it around with me. Now if they ever get their hands on that
> crystal as well, god help us. It's all my fault." Placing his arm
> around her, Sonic tried to console her. "Hey c'mon Sal, don't go
> blaming yourself, you had no way of knowing. Besides, those plans are
> worthless without that crystal and we're not gonna let them get it
> because you're gonna solve this case before they get the chance. And I
> know you can do it, I believe in you." They then embraced one another
> and kissed very passionately. Tails had only one comment at their
> display of affection, "Yuck." "Sorry little bro, didn't mean to gross
> you out." Sonic replied laughing, then looked to Sally. "So, what's
> next Sherlock?" "Next, I'd like to pay a visit to Miss Eve Cairo." she
> replied, then pulling out the letters that she had found. "I'd like to
> ask her about these. You stay with Tails, maybe show him around town,
> while I....." "Oh no, no way Sal, we're going with you." he insisted.
> "I'm not letting you out of my sight anymore until this case is solved.
> They've all ready hit your room twice now, and if there's a third
> attempt, it's liable to be on you. And no way am I gonna let that
> happen. Tails and I are gonna stick to you like glue." "Yeah, we could
> be like your bodyguards." Tails added. Laughing, she finally consented
> as she leaned down and kissed Tails on the cheek. "Okay, okay, you can
> protect me." She then kissed Sonic and tenderly said, "Thanks." "For
> what?" he asked. "For caring." she lovingly replied. As they began
> to leave, Geoffrey returned. "I found out about the gun Princess, it's
> registered to..... well what on earth happened here?" Geoffrey
> wondered, as he saw the state of her room. "We've had visitors while we
> were out." she replied. "They got the disc. I think maybe it would be
> a good idea to post someone outside our rooms tonight. So who was the
> gun registered to?" "To a Miss Eve Cairo." Geoffrey replied. "She's
> the same one who those letters that you found are addressed to isn't
> she?" "Yes, she is." she said quite fascinated. "And that's who we're
> going to see now. We'll see you later Geoffrey." "Right, meantime I'll
> arrange to have someone stand watch tonight." Geoffrey replied.
> "You sure this is the right place Sal?" Sonic asked, as they
> approached a small house a few blocks down the street. "Must be, the
> same return address is on all these letters." she replied as she then
> knocked on the door. A young woman answered. "Can I help you?"
> "Hello, Miss Cairo? My name is Sally," she replied, "And this is Sonic
> and Tails, and we're here to...." "Sally? Princess Sally?" Eve asked
> in amazement. "Why yes." Sally acknowledged. "Oh do come in, please.
> This is quite an honor." Eve said quite elated as she admitted them.
> "Now, what can I do for you?" "Well actually, I wanted to ask you a few
> questions about Julian Emery." Eve's look of elation soon turned sour.
> "What about him?" "He was found dead in his apartment this morning,
> murdered." Sally said rather seriously. "So, what's it to me? He
> deserved to die." Eve said quite bitterly. "Obviously you don't share
> much love for him." Sally concluded. "Why should I?" Eve asked.
> "He's done everything he can to make my life miserable. He had been
> blackmailing me." "Is that why you killed him?" Sonic asked. "I
> didn't kill him!" she declared. "But you threatened to." Sally
> stated. "It was your gun that was used to commit the murder."
> Realizing what was now befalling her, she somberly admitted, "You're
> right. I did go over to his apartment two nights ago and threaten to
> kill him. You see, we used to go together years ago, but after awhile,
> things just weren't working out between us. I started seeing someone
> else, but he just couldn't let go and admit that it was over. When I
> became engaged to Paul, he's my fiance, Julian threatened to send Paul
> some of our old love letters, which were quite revealing, if I didn't
> help him. I was naturally afraid that if Paul ever saw them, he would
> break off the engagement. Paul knew that I had dated Julian in the
> past, but only casually. So in exchange for the letters, Julian had me
> running these odd errands for him into Robotropolis, that's why I bought
> the gun, to protect myself when I went there. After running several of
> these errands for him, he still wouldn't turn the letters over to me, he
> just kept stringing me along and telling me that the next assignment
> would be the last. Fed up, I finally went to him two nights ago and
> threatened to kill him if he didn't produce those letters. I became
> nervous, my hand was shaking so hard that I finally just dropped the gun
> and ran out of his apartment, crying. But I didn't kill him, I swear I
> didn't!" She now began to cry. Sally tried to calm her. "It's okay, I
> understand." "Hey Sal, there's someone coming up the walkway." Sonic
> said, looking out through her front window. Eve went over to see who it
> was. "It's Paul!" she said excitedly, as she opened the door and ran
> out to greet him. "Oh Paul, I'm so glad you're here." "Eve, what is
> it, what's wrong?" he asked as he held her, noticing the tears in her
> eyes. "Why have you been crying? It's Julian isn't it? Has he been
> bothering you again?" "No Paul, that isn't it." she said as she wiped
> the tears from her eyes. They entered the house and she tried to
> compose herself as she then introduced him to the others. "Princess
> Sally, Sonic, Tails, this is Paul Essex, my fiance." "How do you do?"
> they all said. "Princess Sally? My this is certainly a pleasure."
> Paul replied. Eve then noticed a small bruise and cut around Paul's
> lip. "Why Paul, what happened to your lip? Were you in a fight?" "Um,
> yeah, I got mixed up in a barroom brawl last night." he hesitantly
> replied. "Silly, I know." "Oh you poor thing," she compassionately
> said, "Let me get you some ice." "No really, I'm fine." he maintained,
> then turned to Sonic and Sally. "So, to what do we owe this special
> visit?" "They're here regarding Julian." Eve replied. "You see
> he's....." Sally then cut her off before she could finish then asked,
> "What was the reason for your visit with Julian Emery last night Mr.
> Essex?" "Julian? I never went to see him last night." he contended.
> "Isn't it true that you had an argument and then got into a fight with
> him," Sally asked quite persistently, "Which would account for that cut
> on your lip?" "No!" he strongly denied. "I all ready told you, I got
> this from a barroom brawl." Sally then pulled out the button which she
> had found and held it up to Paul's vest, where one was missing. Showing
> it to him she asked, "Is this yours?" "Why, it sure looks like it." he
> presumed. "Yes, I guess it is. Where did you find it?" "In Julian
> Emery's apartment, near his body." Sally said. "His body?" he asked
> in horror. "You mean he's..... dead?" Sally nodded, then added,
> "Murdered. Now will you tell me what you were doing in his apartment
> last night?" He now had a more subdued look on his face as he replied,
> "You win. You're right, I did visit him last night. You see, I knew
> that he had been harassing Eve for quite some time now. He couldn't
> stand the fact that we were to be married. I'd seen how upset she would
> get because of him and I just couldn't stand it anymore. So I went over
> to his apartment last night and told him that if he didn't quit
> bothering Eve..... I would kill him." "Oh Paul, no, you didn't." Eve
> fearfully said. "No, I didn't!" He insisted. "Julian just laughed off
> my threat, which made me even more angry, and that's when I hit him. We
> fought for about a minute until I knocked him unconscious. But he was
> still alive when I left him, I swear it. The worst I may have done to
> him was give him a black eye." "Well you sure did that." Sonic
> replied. "And I can't say that I blame you." "Sonic." Sally said,
> shooting a glance over at him, then turning back to Paul and Eve. "Just
> one more question. Have either of you ever heard of or know anything
> about a Colonel Sebastian Moran?" They both looked at each other
> indecisively shrugging their shoulders, then turned back to her. "I'm
> afraid not." Eve said. "Me either." Paul replied. "Okay, well,
> thanks for your time." Sally said. "I guess that's all for now. I
> might be in touch with you again tomorrow." They then bid them goodbye.
> As they went down the walkway, Tails turned to Sally, "Aunt Sally, can
> we get something to eat now, all this detective work is making me
> hungry." "Of course Tails," she replied, "I could go for something
> right about now myself." "Like a mouth watering chili dog perhaps?"
> Sonic asked smacking his lips, prompting her to roll her eyes. "No
> Sonic, that wasn't exactly my first choice. Look, why don't we let
> Griff decide, he probably hasn't eaten yet either. I don't want to
> leave him sitting in that jail for much longer anyway." "What, you're
> just going to walk in there and demand that they release him?" he
> asked. "Pretty much, yes." she replied rather nonchalantly. "Although
> I won't have to do much demanding, they'll have to let him go." "But
> Sal," Sonic reasoned, "They've got too much on him right now, the only
> way they'll let him go is if we catch the real killer, even I'm at a
> loss at what to do with the exception of a jailbreak. Listen, if you
> can get him out, I'll give up chili dogs for a yea........ You're that
> sure huh?" "Oh darn it," Sally said turning to Tails, "I almost had him
> there." "Okay, I'll give them up for a day, how's that?" Sonic asked.
> "Oh well, it's better than nothing." she figured. "Look, the reason
> they have to let him go is because Julian was all ready dead when Griff
> showed up." "Say what? Are you kidding Sal?" Sonic asked very
> puzzled. "No. When I examined the gunshot wound," she explained, "The
> blood around it had all ready coagulated." "Co-ag-u-whated?" he asked
> quite baffled. "Coagulated Sonic." She reiterated. "The blood had
> dried and hardened, meaning he had been dead for quite some time, the
> coroner's report should prove that. On the other hand, the blood on the
> back of Griff's head and on the handle of the gun, which was used to hit
> him, was still fresh. My belief is that the killer forgot something and
> came back. When he saw Griff standing over the body however, he saw the
> perfect opportunity to blame the murder on him, so, he knocked him out
> using the handle of the gun, and threw it at his feet before he left."
> Sonic looked at her in amazement then turned to Tails. "Hey, is she
> good or what Tails?" "She sure is." Tails replied. "And you're lucky.
> You almost gave up chili dogs for a year." "Yipes, don't remind me."
> Sonic said with uneasiness. Within ten minutes upon arriving at the
> jail, Griff soon thereafter found himself walking out the front door of
> the building with Sonic, Sally and Tails. "I can't thank you enough
> Sally," Griff said gratefully, "You too Sonic." "No prob." Sonic
> replied. "You know something, I'll bet once the killer finds out that
> you've been released, he'll try to frame somebody else." "I'm afraid
> you may be right." Griff concurred, as he then spied a local hot dog
> stand. "Hey, how about a couple of chili dogs, my treat." "Great, I'd
> love....." Sonic paused as Sally grinned and shook her head at him.
> "Oh man!" he said in frustration. "He'll have to take a rain check,"
> Sally said, "Little bet we had going between us." "Yeah, and he lost."
> Tails added. "All right, all right, you don't have to rub it in."
> Sonic said, sounding defeated. "Oh Sonic, don't be such a sore loser."
> Sally implored. "I'm not sore." he insisted. "I'm hungry..... for a
> chili dog." he mumbled under his breath.
> As they were finishing up their lunch, Griff asked, "So you're
> saying that the killer came back for Julian's journal, but when he
> noticed me, he saw the chance to pin the murder on me?" "Yup." Sonic
> replied. "So if we find who has the journal, we've got our murderer.
> Right?" "Possibly." Sally said. "Quite possibly. Although finding it
> isn't going to be that easy." "Well, my money's on that Cairo dame's
> fiance," Sonic said with certitude, "What was his name? Paul Essex?
> Did you see how he tried to deny having been in a fight with Julian, or
> even being in his apartment for that matter?" "But it was her gun
> Sonic," Tails reminded him, "I think that she did it. Who do you think
> did it Aunt Sally?" Turning to him with an impassive look in her eye,
> she replied, "Eve, Paul, Dirk, Griff, Morelli, Major Kent, Geoffrey,
> Sonic, you, me....." "You don't know do you Sal?" Sonic figured, then
> noticed a shrewd grin on her face. "Do you?" She didn't answer, but
> rather just sat there maintaining her astute expression, then turned to
> Griff as she began to get up. "Well Griff, I want to thank you for
> lunch. I'm a little tired, so I'm going to go back to my room and lie
> down for awhile. I'll see you later." "Oh come on Sal, just a hint?"
> Sonic pleaded, as she began to leave. She paused and looked over her
> shoulder at him, smiled rather contentedly, then walked on. Turning
> toward the others, Sonic, in frustration said, "Man, I hate when she
> keeps things from me."
> Early that evening, Sonic stopped by Sally's room to see how she
> was doing, and noticed that she had been going through the letters sent
> by Eve to Julian. He picked one of them up off the bed where she had
> them laid out and began to read it. "Whoa, she really must have had a
> thing for that guy." Sonic observed. "Talk about hot and steamy, it's
> no wonder that she didn't want Paul to see these. Hey!" he shouted, as
> Sally snatched the letter from him. "That's personal, you shouldn't be
> reading it." Sally said. "But it's okay for you to read them?" he
> asked dumbfounded. "My reasons for reading them are different from
> yours Sonic." she replied. "I'm looking for something that might help
> us." "Well, I can help you look." he said eagerly. "Never mind, I
> know what you're looking for." she implied. "Anyway, I think I found
> something. In her last three letters to Julian, Eve began to sound very
> frustrated with him, saying that his demeanor toward her had begun to
> change. She felt helpless as they grew further and further apart from
> one another, almost as though he were two different people. He'd become
> preoccupied with some 'outside force' as she calls it. She even
> mentions that he had become hostile toward her when she tried to discuss
> his problems. He maintained that she was the one who had the problem.
> Finally, in this last letter, she broke it off with him, saying that
> their relationship was over and that it could never work out between
> them. Now look at this last sentence." Sally showed him the letter and
> read it to him. "You've obviously found a more lucrative relationship
> with C.S.M., and I hope that you'll find happiness in your new found
> wealth." "C.S.M.?" Sonic wondered. "Colonel Sebastian Moran." she
> stated. "So she does know something about him." Sonic said. "Right,"
> Sally replied, "Only she lied about it when I asked her if she did."
> "Gotta hand it to ya Sal," Sonic said placing a hand on her shoulder,
> "That was a fine bit of detective work." "Why thank you Sonic." she
> humbly replied. "So now, I think you deserve a break." Sonic said,
> taking her by the hand and heading toward the door. "Come on, I want to
> show you something. You see while you were busy up here, Griff showed
> me and Tails around Lower Mobius, and there's just something that you've
> got to see to believe, and I 'd like to show you before the sun goes
> down." "The sun?" she asked quite puzzled. "The sun doesn't shine way
> down here." "Don't be so sure." he replied. Holding her hand, they
> walked until they came to the outer edge of the city which was
> surrounded by a large concrete block wall. "Sonic, why did you bring me
> out here?" she wondered. "You'll see." he slyly replied as he led her
> along the wall until they came to a small archway within it. Poking her
> head out through the other side, she was astonished with what she saw, a
> lush green meadow with a small stream running through it. A waterfall
> was feeding it which reflected the sunlight shining through from a large
> opening two hundred feet above. As the sun slowly began to set, the
> color reflected in the mist where the falls merged with the stream
> changed from a light orange to a purple haze. "Oh Sonic, it's
> magnificent." she said in awe, as the two stood holding hands beside
> the falls. "I've never seen anything so beautiful." Turning his head
> and now looking her straight in the eyes, he softly replied, "I did."
> They then embraced each other and passionately kissed. Their tender
> moment was short-lived however when they heard Tails off in the
> background. "Sonic! Sally!" "Over here Tails!" Sonic called to him.
> As Tails flew over to them, he was soon followed by Griff, Geoffrey and
> Major Kent. "I had a feeling you'd probably come here." Griff figured.
> "We're sorry to bother you, but we need you to come back. We think
> Morelli may have some important information that he's ready to reveal."
> "That's right," the Major concurred, "He called me telling me that he
> wanted to talk to you and you alone Sally. He almost sounded like he
> was ready to confess." "Really? All right then, let's go. Come on
> Sonic." Sally said, tugging at his arm but seemed a bit disappointed in
> leaving so soon. "Don't worry, I won't forget where we left off." she
> whispered to him. "Neither will I." he quietly said under his breath.
> As they went inside the apartment building, Major Kent led them
> upstairs. "Come on, it's this way." the Major said. "I've visited
> Morelli before." Leading them to the second floor, he then headed
> straight for the room, knocking on the door. "Frank, it's Major Kent."
> he said as he tried knocking again. "Hey Sal, this isn't where....."
> Sally interrupted Sonic as she turned to the Major, "Here let me try, he
> was pretty scared when I left him." She began to knock. "It's okay Mr.
> Morelli, it's Sally. Please let us in." Shaking her head she turned to
> the others. "Something's wrong, we're going to have to break the door
> down. Sonic." "Gotcha Sal." Sonic replied. "All right, everyone
> stand back." Sonic then went into a sonic spin-dash and rammed straight
> through the door, tearing a hole in the lower half of it. He hesitated
> for a moment when he got inside then slowly unlocked the door to let the
> others in. Gradually opening it, he stuck his head out, quite aghast at
> what he had seen, then looked at Sally. "Sal, I think you better take
> Tails down to your room." "Why, what's wron....." she peeked in
> through the door and was horrified at the sight. Immediately she
> grabbed Tails by the hand and took him down to her room at the end of
> the hall, ignoring his protests. Sonic then fully opened the door as
> the others were all quite in shock when they saw Morelli's body dangling
> from the ceiling by his neck, suspended by a sash cord tied to the
> chandelier. A tipped over chair was just below and to the side of him.
> "Come on Geoffrey, help me get him down." Sonic said as the two
> carefully lifted his body and removed the sash from around his neck,
> then laid the body on the ground. Sally then returned, clasping her
> hands before her mouth and shaking her head in disbelief as she saw the
> body. She then regained her composure. "Geoffrey, get Sergeant Vance
> on the phone and tell him what's happened." she said, as he then
> complied. Sally began to observe the marks around Morelli's neck as
> Major Kent was over by the fireplace when he noticed something. "Look
> here Princess, could this be anything?" Reaching into the ashes of the
> fireplace, the Major held up a partially burned cover which appeared to
> be from Julian's journal. "And look at this." He then pulled out a
> small computer disc which was now badly warped. "This might be the one
> that was stolen from your room this morning." Sonic went over and
> examined them. "Sal, this is the evidence!" he exclaimed. "Morelli
> might as well have signed a confession before he hung himself." "I'm
> afraid the suicide theory doesn't quite stand up Sonic." Sally said.
> "But Sal, there's no sign of anything but a suicide." he insisted.
> "Look, he got up on that chair," indicating over to it, "Hung himself on
> the chandelier, jumped, and kicked the chair over, using his own
> bathrobe sash as a rope." "I think that's all window dressing, look
> here." Sally said, picking up the sash. "Look at the sash, silken,
> smooth. Now look at his throat." "Well he was hung, there's bound to
> be marks." Sonic reasoned. "Yes, but not raw lacerations like that."
> she contended. "No, I think he was strangled first with a rough heavy
> cord, a rope, and then the stage was set with this over-turned chair,
> the chandelier and the sash." Sonic examined the marks on the neck a
> little closer and thought about Sally's theory for a moment. "Geez, I
> think you're right." he replied. "You make it sound so simple Sal,
> that's amazing." "Actually, it's elementary my dear Sonic." Sally
> couldn't help saying. "Somehow I knew you were eventually going to say
> that Sal." Sonic said shaking his head. Sergeant Vance then arrived as
> Sally explained her theory to him as to what had happened. She then
> left with Sonic and Geoffrey, heading back to their rooms. Before
> retiring, she turned to them and said, "The pieces are finally starting
> to come together, so I think perhaps we should have a little get
> together and settle this matter once and for all. Geoffrey, you'll make
> sure that everyone is present in my room tomorrow morning." "You got
> it. Good night luv." he replied, as he then departed to his room.
> "What's your plan Sal?" Sonic asked. "Build up a case against each of
> them." she replied. "Throw everything we got at them and throw it hard
> enough to bounce." "Oh I'll make it bounce all right." he emphatically
> said. "Good night Sal." After they had both retreated to their rooms,
> a guard soon thereafter arrived taking his place just outside Sally's
> room, and another one below her window.
> "Look here, you can't treat me like this!" Paul shouted as he was
> being dragged into Sally's room by Geoffrey. "I'm not a criminal!"
> "Well then you have nothing to worry about now do you mate." Geoffrey
> replied. "Well, that's the last of them luv. Everyone else came
> without putting up a struggle. But there's one in every crowd I
> suppose." "Thank you Geoffrey." Sally said. Looking around, everyone
> suspected was seated. Paul and Eve sat next to each other on the couch
> along with Major Kent, while Griff and Dirk sat in separate chairs.
> Geoffrey and Sergeant Vance both stood by the door, while Sonic and
> Tails stood next to Sally, who then turned to address everyone. "I
> appreciate your all coming here, I know that you're anxious for this to
> be over with as am I. As you all know by now, Frank Morelli has become
> the latest victim in this case. Both these murders and the theft of the
> Star of Rhodesia were carried out by one of the most brilliant and
> ruthless criminal minds known on Mobius, next only to Robotnik, Colonel
> Sebastian Moran. A man, or woman," glancing over at Eve, "so clever,
> that his identity is known only by Robotnik and perhaps a handful of
> subordinates. One of these subordinates was Julian Emery. Moran had
> Julian steal the Star of Rhodesia and then turn it over to him who then
> in turn gave it to Robotnik. His plan had worked beautifully. Robotnik
> had the crystal, and with it would have used it to power a new type of
> weapon, the stealth swatbot, capable of invisibility. Unfortunately for
> him though, one of our operatives got wind of this plan and retrieved
> the crystal along with the plans for the swatbot. Sadly, he was
> captured and later roboticized, but never told Robotnik where he had
> hidden either of them. He did manage to get out a coded message to us
> revealing their location, and in his notes told us of a person
> masterminding this whole operation, someone who had taken on another
> identity here in Lower Mobius, Colonel Moran. That's when we came in."
> She indicated over to Sonic, Tails and Geoffrey. "I began to find out a
> lot of things through most of you. And if there's one thing that I've
> learned about a murder case, it's that if you just let people talk long
> enough, sooner or later somebody will spill the beans. Well, somebody
> has." She paused for a few seconds. "Miss Cairo." "You can't pin this
> on me!" Eve shouted as she stood up. "Just because Julian was murdered
> with my gun doesn't mean....." "Sit down!" Geoffrey forcefully said as
> he came over and pushed her back down onto the couch. Sally then
> continued, "I'm not trying to pin anything on you Miss Cairo. I just
> wanted to know why you told me that you had never heard of Colonel
> Moran, when in fact I know that Julian did speak of him to you." "It
> isn't true!" Eve insisted. "He never told me anything about him." "Oh
> come now Miss Cairo," Sally demanded, "You know that he talked about a
> 'C.S.M.' in your communications with him, if you get my meaning." Eve
> then realized that Sally had read the letters, she then calmly admitted,
> "It's true, he did mention him and told me how much he had to gain
> through his alliance with him. I told him that I didn't like what this
> new found association was doing to him, what it was doing to us.
> Finally I told myself that I'd have no more to do with him, that it was
> over between us, and I told him so. He was furious and could never
> accept the fact that we were through. He told me he had entrusted me
> with certain information and now felt betrayed. He said if I ever told
> anyone of Moran, he would have to kill me. But I never met him, I never
> even knew that he went under an alias, let alone was living here in
> Lower Mobius. I only know of him, but not his identity. And that's the
> truth, you've got to believe me." "Why didn't you tell me this
> yesterday when I came to you?" Sally asked. "Julian's dead, he can't
> hurt you now." "I don't know, I was still scared." Eve replied. "I
> thought if I told you, Moran might somehow find out and try to kill me."
> Sally turned and paced in front of the couch, thinking for a few
> seconds, then continued. "After Julian was murdered, Frank Morelli
> began to fear for his life because Julian had started to tell him of
> some of his dealings with Moran. Now he was afraid that perhaps he knew
> too much and might be next on the killer's list." Sally then turned
> toward Major Kent. "Oh Major, what time was it when Morelli called you
> yesterday, wanting to speak to me?" "Around six o'clock last night I
> would say." the Major recalled. "Six o'clock? Thank you." Sally
> replied. "Geoffrey, would you mind getting me the building
> superintendent on the phone?" He picked up the phone and dialed, and
> after a few seconds handed it to Sally. "Hello? Yes, I want to know
> something about apartment 25C. That's right. What I want to know is,
> how long did Frank Morelli live in that apartment? Uh huh. Where did
> he live before that? Okay, thank you." Hanging up the phone, she
> looked out among the others. "Well gentlemen, and lady..... we have our
> murderer." There was a long drawn out pause as everyone looked to her
> with baited breath awaiting her answer. "Sal, I can't stand the
> suspense." Sonic impatiently said. "Princess, who is it?" Major Kent
> asked. "You Major." Sally bluntly replied. "Or should I say, Colonel
> Sebastian Moran." "Princess, you're joking." he said quite stunned.
> "You were in a beautiful position to have covered up your organization's
> actions weren't you Major?" Sally said. "Princess, what are you
> saying?" the Major asked. "Then, you found your golden harvest was in
> danger." she said. "Julian Emery was scared, threatened to talk. That
> would have meant exposure for you. So, to protect yourself, you caught
> up with him, and killed him, leaving your friend Griff to take the rap."
> "You can't mean this Princess, it's nonsense every word of it." the
> Major insisted. "Hmmm. You were clicking beautifully until we released
> Griff." she said. "Then Major, you did just what Sonic said you would
> do." "Yeah!" Sonic said excitedly, but then with uncertainty asked,
> "What was that?" "You tried to frame someone else to fit the picture."
> she replied. "So you picked on poor little Frank Morelli because you
> knew that Julian had confided in him, telling him about your association
> with Robotnik. So you strangled him, and in his fireplace you planted
> Julian's journal which contained information about your crooked deals
> and even disclosed your true identity. Of course you carefully burned
> the journal so that only the cover remained. And then you strung him up
> to make it look like a suicide, which would have closed this case."
> "Why Princess, you must be mad, you can't prove a word of this." the
> Major claimed. "Major, you said last night that you had visited Morelli
> before." Sally said. "Yes I did." he replied. "When was the last
> time you visited him." she asked. "Why, a week ago." he recalled. "A
> week ago?" she wondered. "And that's how it was that last night you
> could lead us directly to his apartment?" "Why yes, I remembered the
> way." he contended. "But that wasn't the way a week ago," she
> maintained, "That was the way only after two o'clock yesterday
> afternoon." "I don't know what you're talking about." the Major
> professed. "Frank Morelli moved from apartment 32A to apartment 25C at
> two o'clock yesterday afternoon," Sally stated, "The building
> superintendent just told me so. If you hadn't visited Morelli for a
> week, how did you know that he was in 25C when you led us there?" "Why
> uh, the superintendent told me so when I tried tried to call Morelli
> back but didn't get answer." he retorted. "Uh huh, I see." Sally
> mused. "Well I'm sure the superintendent can substantiate that for me.
> But there is still one other thing. When you pulled the computer disc
> out of the fireplace, you said that it might be the one that had been
> stolen from my apartment. Well, I never told anyone of that burglary."
> There was a long pause. "You made only one misstep Major, but you left
> a big bloody footprint." Everyone stared at the Major, extremely
> overwhelmed at what Sally had just divulged. The Major then quickly
> stood up from the couch, pulling a gun from inside his jacket. "You're
> very clever, aren't you Princess?" he said pointing the gun at Sally.
> Sonic immediately stepped in front of her to try and shield her. "Yes I
> did kill Julian because he couldn't keep his mouth shut, and then
> Morelli because he knew too much. But I'm afraid that you all now know
> too much as well." He waved the gun back and forth in front of
> everyone. "It's a shame I have to kill all of you, but unavoidable I'm
> afraid. And since you were the one to figure my plan out Princess, I
> think it only fitting that I start with you." Geoffrey suddenly came up
> from behind the Major, grabbing his right arm and aiming the gun up
> toward the ceiling just as it went off. Sonic grabbed Sally and Tails
> and moved them out of harm's way while Sergeant Vance helped Geoffrey
> restrain the Major. "I'll take that." Geoffrey said, taking the gun
> from the Major while Sergeant Vance placed handcuffs on him. "It's off
> to the Devil's Gulag for you mate." Sally then approached and faced him
> directly. She then reached inside his jacket pocket and pulled out a
> computer disc. "So that's what happened to the disc." she surmised.
> Sonic came over to her and seemed puzzled by it. "I don't get it Sal.
> I thought he destroyed the disc in the fire." "He destroyed 'a' disc
> Sonic," she said, "Not 'the' disc. There was no way for us to tell
> what was on the disc that was destroyed in the fire, he just assumed we
> would figure it to be one in the same. Besides, he needed the plans
> that were on that disc to give back to Robotnik, along with the Star of
> Rhodesia, which he was planning on stealing again once this case was
> closed." "A very intelligent deduction Princess, you've proven to be a
> most worthy antagonist." the Colonel replied. "But you've not heard
> the last of me. No jail can hold me. Mark my words, we'll meet again."
> Geoffrey and the Sergeant began to drag him out of the room. "Come on
> mate," Geoffrey said, "Threats won't do you any good now." As they
> left, Sally took Eve aside so that the others would not be able to hear.
> "I think you know what to do with these." Sally quietly said, handing
> Eve the letters. "Oh, thank you Princess." she gratefully replied
> hugging her. Sally then went back over to Sonic who extoled, "Brilliant
> work Sal, I never even suspected that it could be the Major." "Yeah
> Sally, that was a fine job you did." Griff complimented her. "This
> case had us all stumped, but you seemed to know exactly what to look for
> and what questions to ask." Blushing, Sally replied, "Why thank you, it
> was quite challenging for me." "One thing that worries me though Sal."
> Sonic said. "Once Robotnik finds out that Moran has been captured,
> won't he send someone else down here to try and steal the crystal?" "He
> would, if he knew where to find Lower Mobius." Sally replied. "You
> see, Moran wasn't stupid, if he had told Robotnik the location of Lower
> Mobius right off, he would have just sent down an army of swatbots to
> destroy the city and then take the crystal. He would have had no use
> for Moran then. As I said, Moran was very brilliant and seemed to have
> every base covered. He only supplied Robotnik with enough information
> to satisfy him, which was very lucrative for both of them. So the
> city's location is not known to Robotnik, and is in no jeopardy."
> "Well, you proved you were more brilliant than him Sal." Sonic said.
> "Thank you Sonic." she graciously replied. "But I think it's time for
> us to head back to Knothole now." "Oh before you go," Griff said, "I
> believe I owe Sonic something." He turned to face him. "How about it,
> you ready for those chili dogs now?" "Do birds fly? Is water wet? Am
> I fast? Is Robuttnik a big fat jerk?" Sonic responded in riddles. "I
> believe he means yes." Sally concluded. "Yeah." Tails replied, "And
> you don't need to be a detective to figure that out." as they all began
> to laugh.
> Back in Knothole later that day, as Sally wandered out by the ring
> pool, Sonic and Tails came up to her. "Aunt Sally, look what I made for
> you." Tails excitedly said as he handed her a drawing. It depicted
> Sally wearing a deerstalker cap and bent over holding a magnifying glass
> as if she were on the trail of something. Beneath the picture was a
> caption, 'Sally Acorn, Super Sleuth'. "Oh Tails, it's wonderful." she
> happily replied, bending over to hug him. "I just love it. Thank you
> so much sweetie." "Sonic thought of the title." Tails told her, then
> asked, "Can we help you on your next case Aunt Sally?" "Next case?"
> she questioned. "I don't know if there's going to be a next case, but
> if there is, you most certainly can help." "Well I got a case for you
> Sal." Sonic said. "I call it, the case of the missing kiss." "Uh oh,"
> Tails said, "I don't think I want to be around for this. I'll see you
> guys later." As he flew off, Sonic began to put his arms around Sally.
> "Now I seem to remember receiving it yesterday." Sonic slyly stated.
> "But there was an interruption, and now I can't find it. So how about
> it Sal, will you take the case?" "Take it? I've all ready solved it."
> she sensually replied, kissing him very deeply and passionately. "Case
> closed." he said satisfactorily , as they resumed their loving embrace.
>
> THE END
>
The Chaos Emerald
>> I am starting a contest to find out who makes the best fan fiction. The
idea
>> is to write a really good fan fiction with all the elements of a book.
To
>> enter: reply to this message with your fanfic in (not attatched to) the
>> letter. After a while, I will decide who made the best story and
announce
>> their name in a new message. Good luck!
>
>Here is the story i wrote. This was IMO my personal favorite story in my
>sonic fights robotnik series. So here it is, Sonic Fights Robotnik 3: Too
>Fast for the Naked Eye
<snip>
PLEASE DON'T GIVE THE AWARD TO SONIC FAN!!!! Why not try Dan Drazen's
stories, they are quite good.
The Chaos Emerald
JussMe 1
> Why not try Dan Drazen's
>stories, they are quite good.
GOOD? They're great? Stop the contest, he won. If you wanna see where these
great, 2 to 3 hour long stories are located, they're right here:
http://www2.andrews.edu/~drazen/slfanf.htm
Great stories. And his newest one? WOOWIE! GOD! That was good.
I also loved Mobius Appocolypse. :-)
Swifty Hedgehog:
The main red quilled hedgehog
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Ring/1768
swiftyh...@geocities.com
jus...@aol.com
Zuckuss199
Scott: And this is my new time machine
David: WHy'd you build that?
Scott: It's my final exam is why!
Austin: What does this do?
Scott: NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
SUddenly, everyone is zapped to a few months back
David: Oh no, not this again. I'm going to see if the cake in there would be
fresher than a few months later
>It was another day in Knothole not being without the
>worry of Dr. Ivo Robontik.
Austin: He died
>All the freedom fighters were
>doing useful stuuff.
Scott: Stuuff and his friend Wooof
>Sally was orgazining the computor
>records
Austin begins to laugh uncontrollably
>, Bunnie was reajusting her mechanical arm and
Austin luahgs even harder
>ROtor was dunking donuts in the lab.
Austin begins to choke
>Meanwhile while
>this stuff was being done Sonic was in his hut watching
>TV. Then Tails walked in.
>"Hi there Tails have a Mountain Due" said Sonic
David: Yeah, that Mountain's due for renovation
Jamie: I prefer Snapple
Scott: Wait, isn't this the one with Uncle Bob?
>"thanks sonic hey whats on TV."
>"Everything on tv sucks thanks to robotnik. Since the TV
>station is still down the only thing to watch is
>robotniks channel" said sonic
>
Jamie: Well, at least he USED to have continuity
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>
>Just then Rotor suddenly spilled coffee on the
>cybersuit.
>"oops" he said
>
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>
>Sonic is watching TV.
Austin: yay
David: Hmm...this next scene had so much sexual innuendo, I think I'll skip it.
Jamie: But only Austin understands
David: Do I really have to explain why we don't want Austin reading it?
>"Boo!" say sonic and Tails
Scott: Yeah, but now the story makes less sense than it used to!
>Hello. Are you robotocizd?
Austin: No
>If not
>there are people who can help. Just stop by robotropolis
>and we'll robotocize you good.
Scott: Call me a trekkie, but I thought that last joke was actually pretty
funny.
David: No, I'll just call you Ben
Scott: I told you not to call me that!
>Ken: Hello Mr. Docotor
Austin: What? I cunt hear you!I have an ear infucktion!but tit's ok, I'll have
the dicktor take a lock at it!
>Robotnik: Please, call me Ivo
>Ken: ok Evo
>Robotnik: IVO!
>Ken: Ok FatO
>Robotnik: Fok!!! just forget it!
>Ken: Otay
Scott: Yub Yub ya damn Ewok!!!
>Robotnik: Wouldn't that be kind of a.....Walking
>Contradiction?
David: huh?
Scott: You fast-forwarded it too far.
David: Ah, hell I'm too lazy to rewind it.
>Ken: In what way
>Robotnik: Snively, wouldn't you agree that's it's a
>walking contradiction
>Snively: Well...uuhhh...I....
>Robotnik: JUST SAY YES!!!!
>Snivley: Um, ok, er um, ah, yes
>Robotnik pulls out and electric guitar and snively plays
>the bass some SWAT bot plays drums
>They play Walking Contradiction by Greenday
Jamie: ugh. Greenday. GImme soem Dave Mathews or Mariah Carrey!
David: Dave Mathews? mariah? What is wrong with you?!
Austin: I listen to Beastie Boys.The 80's stuff.
David: I like Mar1lyn Man5on.
>Robotnik: DUNN DUUNN DUNNN WALKING CONTRADICTION!!!
Jamie: Taht's not even how it goes! It's ska not hard rock!!
>Sonic says "Well that wasted some time. I wonder what
>Roter is up to"
>JUST THEN ROTOR FALLS THROUGH THE ROOF OF THE HUT!!!
Austin: I still remember, back when Sonic fan was but a young hatchling. Oh,
I'll never forget Rotor's falling through the roof for the firsttime..(sniff)
David: Austin, snap out of it!!!
AUstin: AAAAH!!!!!!!
>Rotor "Sonic Its' an emergency!!!"
>"What is it? Another SWAT missel?" says Sonic
>"No!" said Rotor "Geoffry St. George is putting the
>moves on Sally!"
>"Ye gads!" said sonic "I'll be right out there kicking
>his butt in a few minutes!"
Scott(Rotor): Wait! He's putting fighting moves in the Game version of Sally!
didn't we tell you she was in Sonic 5?!
>"Hey sonic" mentioned Tails "Did you ever think that our
>lives are like TV shows sometimes"
>"Uhh whaddya mean?" sonic said
>"Well you know sometimes we do stuff and it's like the
>stuff on Tv and stuff" tails said
>"Tails shut up. I don't know what the fock you're
>talking about our life being tv or something now I gotta
>JUICE!" sonic said then he ran out of the hut WHOOOOSH!
David: No their lives are more like disco
Austin: Yeah, and
David: don't.
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>
>Knothole Villiage
>
>SCRREEEEECHCHHHH!!! CRRAAAASSSHHHHH!!
>sonic runs into a hut
>"Ahhh Sally you are like the most beutiful apple"
>Geoffry said
>"You are so flattery"
Austin makes a farting noise with his hands
>said Sally
>Sonic climbed out of the junk pile
>"Hold it G!
David(Sonic da Hedgehog): You wanna piece o me?I bust yo cap, foo!
>Get your hands off her you dam dirty ape!"
Scott: CEASER! CEASER!!!!!!
David stares at Scott
>sonic spat
>"Oh well look at this. If it isn't the villiage
>buffooon."
Scott: Buffooon, Wooof and Stuuff.
>Geoffrey said "How are you today villiage
>buffoon? Felling stupid i thought so fa-ha ha ha"
>"SHUT UP!!!" sonic said
>"Oh touche, Sono.
Jamie: I could have sworn that was Geoffrey St.John, not Antoine
> I am great, you are not, end of story"
>Geoff said
>"Oh yeah, well let's just figt about it, buttmunch."
>sonic said
>"Well ok we shall du-el for the love of fair lady
>princess sally"
David(Sonic): Screw you! I'm not risking my ass for some whore! You can have
her!!
Jamie: David, gimme that remote!
David: NO!! IT S MINE!!!
Austin: Dammit Dave just give it to her!
>SAlly said "Can you stop by the mall and pick up some
>stuff"
>"Stuff? well ok." sonic said
Jamie: Sonic never would have suspected
David: Whoops, sittin on the fast forward button!
>Robotropolis, the Death Egg
Scott: But it blew up!
David: Forgive me guys.
Jamie: What for?
>Internet Cafe
David: This.
Austin: Hey, Ben, wasnt there a mall scene here?
Scott: Stop calling me that! Yes there was!
David: I fastforwarded it.
>Sonic is reading the newsgroups and drinking a cafe
>late.
Jamie: I think it's Latte
>alt.fan.sally-acorn
David lets out a groan of frustraion
>"Here's a message from Geoffry St. George"
>From: stge...@knothole.com
>Message Title: Hello Sally
>Hello Sally I love you. What say we have some cybersex.
>"Arg! I'll kill him!" says Sonic
>Sonic goes back to the arcade to check on Tails
Austin: ANd finds Tails dead with a large MK Machine splatting him!!!
David:I'll just skip this mall scene...
>But Tank Bot II doesn't fall for that trick! It fires a
>missle at sonic which missle the blue blure by only an
>inch.
Jamie: Hey you....ah nevermind.
David: Hey, since these next parts are boring and have Austin-language sexuall
comments, can I skip them?
Scott: Be my guest
>"Jam past cool alligator" said sonic
>"Now getting back to the plot" says sonic
David: Plot? Excuse me, which one?!
>"He used to be in the furry IRA" said Tails
Austin: Irrigational Redundancy Assosiation.
Everyone stares at Austin
Austin begins laughing uncontrollably
>"That could be useful we could use bombs" said sonic
>"But" sonic said "What we need you for right now is to
>fix the cybersuit"
>"Yeah" said Tails "And fix our TV station too! You can
>do that right Bob?"
>"Fock ye" said Bob "I'm not some fixing machine"
David: Bummer. Faggot's liber.
>"We got lotsa chili Dogs" said sonic
>"And hotdogs on a stick?" said Bob
>"Yeh" said sonic
>"Well I'll do it then" Bob said
Jamie: What is it with these guys and hot dogs?
Austin laughs a hell of a lot harder
David: OH THE FUCK WITH THIS!!!
David pulls out a .22 pistol and shoots a hole in the tv
Scott: Bad move. When we go back to the present, you'll have a hole in your tv.
David: DAMMIT!!!
>After many action packed suspenseful battles the freedom
>fighter ended up in Robotnik's bathroom.
Austin: Ok, that ones not as funny.Let's skip this! I wanna see somehting
e-else!!!!
>THE END
Everyone: yay.
Scott: hmm..let's see....a here it is: GO back to last location.
The TIME MACHINE zaps back to the present.
David: What did we learn today?
Jamie: I learned that Sonic Fan's stories have goten worse and worse
Scott: I'v learned that I should try other inventions for finals.
Austin: And I've learned that jokes ARE funnier the second time around.
David: Oh, fuck that!
Austin: What?
David gets a big kitchen knife and shoves it through Austin's chest
Austin gasps a few times then dies.
Jamie: Bad move.Blood stains on the carpet will never come out!
Jose Solano
AzNTaKa98
Who Daran Drozdof
CMJ
Heck, _ALL_ the Sonic fights Robotnik stories were stupid! One of the
dumbest stories I've ever read! Sometimes I think Sonic Fan isn't a Sonic
fan, and maybe just writes those stories to make fun of them.
Joya Nappo
fo...@concentric.net
Tell Me I'm The Only One, Tell Me There's No Other One!
-Billy Corgan!
(Lead singer of the Smashing Pumpkins!)
Gen Fluke
>
> Who Daran Drozdof
Dan Drazen...you...thing..
-Gen
MachHedge
[snipsnipsnipsnipsnip]
Sonic fan, why do you write storys? Do you realise that we all hate them? Do
you even care that these... things are the worst trash since Gonterman? I
suggest you drop the "Sonic fights robotnik" title because, mainly, It's
stupid. Secondly, you should go to a good website, (Knuxcom, prehaps) and look
at their storys. Read them. Study them. Learn how a good story is written, and
then, and only then, write a story. and then, and only then, put a link to it
here, and If anyone cares, they'll read it, and maybe, just maybe, It will be
good.
~~Mach Hedgehog~~
Surprised that his brilliance doesn't blind people.
--
A little rudeness and disrespect can elevate a meaningless interaction to a
battle of wills and add drama to an otherwise dull day. -William Watterson
--
MachHedge
>Who Daran Drozdof
ARGH! HOW *DARE* YOU? Daniel Drazen is the *BEST* Sonic fanfiction writer I
have even seen, and some of his storys surpass the Cartoon that they are based
on in plot and content! Never *EVER* misspell somones name like that, because
everyone here knows that you did that on purpose. You misspelled his name to
erk us. So dangit, Shut up before I mailbomb you with a few thousand letters
telling you the correct way to spell his name!
JussMe 1
>>Who Daran Drozdof
DAN DRAZEN YOU DOOF!
>ARGH! HOW *DARE* YOU? Daniel Drazen is the *BEST* Sonic fanfiction writer I
>have even seen, and some of his storys surpass the Cartoon that they are
>based
>on in plot and content!
TELL ME ABOUT IT!
I LOVED MOBIUS APPOCOLYPSE!
It was the best! Before I read that, I could have NEVER pictured any of the
Sonic characters in that position. My imagination just took me there. I SAW...
well... not everything, but I could picture it, or something.
JussMe 1
Awe, cute ending ((starts gagging himself with his finger down his tongue))
J/K.
It was cool.
LONG too.
Aechla
>
> >Who Daran Drozdof
>
> ARGH! HOW *DARE* YOU? Daniel Drazen is the *BEST* Sonic fanfiction writer I
> have even seen, and some of his storys surpass the Cartoon that they are based
> everyone here knows that you did that on purpose. You misspelled his name to
> erk us. So dangit, Shut up before I mailbomb you with a few thousand letters
> telling you the correct way to spell his name!
Hey, Mach, have you read 'Mobian Apocalypse' and 'The Runaway'? Drazen
may throw weird twists into his stories, but he's a good writer..
probably one of the best ones that I've seen in the Sonic fanfiction
universe. You want want to try Robert Brown and Francis Tolbert as well.
They jointly write combined fanfics that are just as impressive as
Drazen's.. don't ask me to judge which is better, though. I'd be hard
pressed to decide on that one.
Aech
Kurt Kieser
> Awe, cute ending ((starts gagging himself with his finger down his tongue))
> J/K.
> It was cool.
> LONG too.
Thanks.
Maybe you should join Tails over in the 'No Kissing' section.
Now if someone could just point me in the direction of the 'No Hurricanes'
section, I'll be all set.
Kurt in Tampa, FL
What, me worried? With a name like Georges? Hah! May as well be called
Hurricane Antoine. Now if was Hurricane Sonic, then you could start worrying.
Still..............
Please be downgraded to a tropical storm, please be downgraded to a tropical
storm.
Doesn't hurt to beg and plead. Good luck.
BRITTON
a few days. Now, for something totally cool
VISIT HIS SONIC PAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It is sooo good. If you go there you have to read his reviews of the
comics. I mean, they're BETTER than the comics themselves. If you want his
address its in the attachment.
Misty Acorn
"No quote yet"
Aechla wrote in message <360ACF...@epix.net>...
GrnAshura
>Hey, Mach, have you read 'Mobian Apocalypse' and 'The Runaway'? Drazen
>may throw weird twists into his stories, but he's a good writer..
>probably one of the best ones that I've seen in the Sonic fanfiction
>universe. You want want to try Robert Brown and Francis Tolbert as well.
>They jointly write combined fanfics that are just as impressive as
>Drazen's.. don't ask me to judge which is better, though. I'd be hard
>pressed to decide on that one.
Yep, I've read every Dranzen story he's ever wrote. and I love every one. I'll
remember to look for the ones you said, too... thanks.
~~Green Ashura~~
Fighting evil, one day at a time.
Gen Fluke
> VISIT HIS SONIC PAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> It is sooo good. If you go there you have to read his reviews of the
> comics. I mean, they're BETTER than the comics themselves. If you want his
> address its in the attachment.
why didn't you just write the URL in the message? Why attach it?
-Gen
Alessandro Sanasi
> I LOVED MOBIUS APPOCOLYPSE!
> It was the best! Before I read that, I could have NEVER pictured any of the
> Sonic characters in that position. My imagination just took me there. I
> SAW... well... not everything, but I could picture it, or something.
Sorry, but IMHO that particular story was crap. Not only did it have many
scenes that would never have passed in the SatAM cartoon. You know...
stuff like deaths, crippling of Freedom Fighters (Tails), mutilations
(Knuckles), even dead bodies walking around as zombies (Antoine), its
ending also removed everything the Freedom Fighters ever did and stood
for, by simply letting history start anew (similar to the ending of the
1st season of "Sailor Moon").
Really, no matter what a good writer Dan Drazen is otherwise, and what
marvelous other Sonic stories he has written, that particular one was way
unfitting.
A good writer should know where the borders are that shouldn't be
crossed... and alas, Dan seems to have missed this in some of his latest
works (other examples being his Mobius / Star Trek crossover story, or
that scene with Sally in the freezer room in "First Honor").
Bye
Alessandro
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Well I haven't read Mobius Apocolypse, but by what you say-it seems pretty
realistic.If Sonic gets cut in the comic, he won't bleeed. If in real life he
would get cut, he'd probably bleed.
Jose Solano
CMJ
I agree, Alessandro!
As much as I like Dan Drazen's stories, I didn't like Mobius Apocolypse
myself. It was way too violent, and it was like a psychotic nightmare,
almost! Also, like you said, Knux gets mutliated! I'll never read that
story again! It was like all the FF's were getting killed off in an
extreme way.
Joya Nappo
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petensue
Dan Drazen's stories rule...but I don't wanna read about Sally and Sonic
getting it on in Mobius Apocolypse. That guy has waaay to much time on
his hands.
~*Onyx*~
RazJMastrs
In article <6ukmr4$khr$1...@news-1.news.gte.net>, petensue <pete...@gte.net>
writes:
[snip]
>Dan Drazen's stories rule...but I don't wanna
>read about Sally and Sonic getting it on in
>Mobius Apocolypse. That guy has waaay
>to much time on his hands.
>~*Onyx*~
Um, excuse me? What is this, time to replace
Penders with Drazen as the target of bashing
on this group?
Please pardon me, people, but a good amount
of you, including Alessandro, seem to be forget-
ting about who you're speaking. First of all, to re-
spond to Onyx directly.. how could you, by any
stretch of misinterpretation, take what was writ-
ten in "Apocalypse" as a graphic sex scene? It
was basically a reference! If it had been written
by Bookshire (which would also mean that I most
likely wouldn't be here defending it now), then yes,
it would've probably covered more than was neces-
sary. What was covered in "Apocalypse," though,
was definitely suitable.
Also, to Alessandro and Joya, there may have
been many a quite graphic scene in that FanFic,
but it was all handled realistically. Sure, some
people's fancies may not be tickled pink by the
idea of their favorite character dying, but death
does happen. If it is written well and handled
better still, then I truly don't understand what
there is to complain about. Would you rather
see the lot of the FF's die at the hand of fate
untimely, victims of a bombing or having been
caught up in laser fire? That could also lead
to a logical death, but as much of a death done
right.
When it comes to writing, you can be honorable
about bringing down the ax upon the characters,
or you can make it quick and clean, thus leaving
something to be desired. Drazen put a lot of work
into colorfully describing and explaining what had
happened to everyone, plus he had left the fate of
the entire world in the hands of one who many a
fan would deem worthy.
It was splendid, it was enthralling, and it was writ-
ten by one of the founding fathers of good FanFic.
So, in closing, I leave you with a simple statement
that can sum up my attitude in a few mere words..
"If you can't do better, why're you complaining?"
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JussMe 1
Well, you also gotta admit, it is called "FAN FICTION!" Besides, it never
REALLY happened.
Besides, it's nice to see a good guy DIE here and there. I mean, to tell you
the truth, if there would ever be a Sonic movie, I would DEFENITLY want someone
to die/pass away/explode/whatever. Hell, Disney has done it. I don't remember
fans getting all hissy. They did it with Bambi, Lion King, Poca, cinderella...
er... I know there's another one, but I just can't remember.
Anyway, it's kinda like thinking it as the SuperMan where he died (for those
who never knew he died WAKE UP!), I thought that was pretty cool. I mean the
idea of a villain FINALLY getting rid of ONE damn hero. Although the way Sup's
got revived was all lame-o. But, I think that Dan did a great job on that. Sure
he carries it away, he has a HUGE imagination, (if you can't tell).
I like these serious stories. It takes you to imagine something you would NEVER
see in a comic, or tv show. If the comics were like good 'ol Dan's, you'd bet I
would subscribe for life.
Love, Peace, and a house for lease,
Alessandro Sanasi
> Also, to Alessandro and Joya, there may have
> been many a quite graphic scene in that FanFic,
> but it was all handled realistically. Sure, some
> people's fancies may not be tickled pink by the
> idea of their favorite character dying, but death
> does happen. If it is written well and handled
> better still, then I truly don't understand what
> there is to complain about.
Please note that I never said that the writing or 'flow' of the story was
bad. Only certain aspects of it were, namely the graphic scenes
(crippling of Tails, self-mutilation of Knuckles, killings, dead Antoine
walking around as a zombie etc.) and especially the fact that everything
the FFs were, did, and stood for was eradicated in the end, by letting
history start over (15 years in the past, but this time without Robotnik
around). When someone dies, what he was and did is still remembered...
but in Dan Drazen's ending, their whole 'history' was just wiped out,
because it all _never happened_.
Besides, how well it was handled in the story does not matter in this
case, because (at least IMHO), certain aspects simply *SHOULDN'T* happen
in a Sonic story. They are simply too unfitting. My rule of thumb is,
what would have grossed out the audience if it had appeared in an episode
of the SatAM cartoon also shouldn't be used in a fanfic, and I think this
is quite a _good_ and _valid_ rule.
No doubt that Dan Drazen is a wonderful writer, and the #1 in regards to
Sonic and Sonic Fan Fiction, but lately he _did_ lean too far out with
_some_ of his Sonic stories, namely "Mobius Apocalypse", "She Knew That
The Hand Was Upon Her" (the crossover with Star Trek) and maybe "First
Honor" (because of a scene with young Sally in a freezer room, where
butchered dead Mobians were hanging on hooks to serve as food for
Robotnik). If you think those stories 'fit' into what SatAM stood for,
then that's your decision, but in my eyes, they _don't_ (although they
were masterfully written nonetheless).
> I leave you with a simple statement
> that can sum up my attitude in a few mere words..
> "If you can't do better, why're you complaining?"
If that were the case, almost no one would be allowed to comment on
politics, or movies, or a famous singer or musician either. You don't
have to be able to _do better_ to make comments, it's sufficient if you
have enough knowledge about the subject you comment on (in this case the
Sonic Universe) so you _know_ what you are talking about and can back up
what you say with valid arguments. And I guess that's what I did.
Believe me, I _do_ check everything very carefully before I 'dis'
something, and always do my best to state valid reasons why I do.
RGrimes131
>I am starting a contest to find out who makes the best fan fiction. The idea
>is to write a really good fan fiction with all the elements of a book. To
>enter: reply to this message with your fanfic in (not attatched to) the
>letter. After a while, I will decide who made the best story and announce
>their name in a new message. Good luck!
characters (i.e. the Freedom Fighters and Swatbots) or can they be more
game-oriented, like my Sonic/Badnik stories? Not that I was thinking of
entering, I was only wondering.