Sonic Series Fan Fiction ❯ Predator and Prey ❯ Break the System ( Chapter 8 )

Chapter 8: Break the System

 

“WHERE ARE THOSE KIDS?!” Straum hollered as he paced in a lab filled with all sorts of robot parts. There were welding tools and other tools as well scattered on the many benches and even on the floor, a complete mess. To the far end of the room was a row of tables, each with a white sheet covering something. The robotic head sat on a table in the middle of the room watching Straum pace as it waited for its new body. “These engineers are so irresponsible and they have no life experience what so ever,” he growled.

 

“Why do you say that?” the head asked having become extremely curious in what seemed to be over night.

 

“The youngest one is fourteen,” he emphasized fourteen very animatedly. “He's not even old enough to drive and he designs and builds jets and assault vehicles. All they go on about are girls, video games, and cars. Some of these designs they saw in comic books.” He pointed to the very strange and extremely futuristic looking vehicles lined along the wall. “On top of it all,” he added, “I have to work with them every day. It's like running a zoo.”

 

“Stressful?”

 

“There isn't even a word to describe it. I'm stuck here working with eight teenagers.” Just then, a group of teenaged boys burst through the double doors. The all looked tired and some didn't even bother to comb their hair or even finish getting dressed noted by the smallest one just finishing pulling on his shirt.

 

“Where have you been?” Straum bellowed. The boys all jumped rubbing their heads.

 

“Hey Will, no need to yell man,” said the smallest one waving past him with his eyes half shut, the bright fluorescent lights causing him to squint. “We were out on the town. Didn't Jamie tell you?”

 

“Yes she told me,” he answered balling his hands into fists.

 

“Then what's the prob old man?” asked a black fox standing strangely taller than even the oldest human that was eighteen. He was the first and probably only Mobian to be allowed into the secret facility. Apparently, his skills were dearly needed.

 

“There's such a thing as a curfew,” the professor hissed.

 

“So, the place was far and bangin' too,” said the eighteen year old walking over to a workbench as the others followed. “Something you'd probably know nuthin' about.”

 

“Yeah Will, you're such a stiff,” said another picking up a wrench. “You need to learn how to partay!”

 

“Sounds like you spend more time having fun than you do working,” the robotic head inquired.

 

“Whoa check it out,” the fox said moving over to the head. “Hey the tin man's awake.” The other six boys walked over and examined it closely.

 

“Does it have a name?” the young one asked getting in its face. The eyes grew narrow and a bright red.

 

“My name is Silver Sonic 2,” it said in an annoyed tone. They backed away a bit and just looked at it.

 

“Weird but cool name,” the young one spoke again. “Well, my name is Jake.” He pointed to the boys as he called out their names according to height, “That's Andy, Mark, Tommy, Kevin, Daniel, and fox man over there is Jordan.”

 

They all nodded and Jordan turned hearing someone approach. A tall girl with brown hair and glasses stood in the doorway looking around at the mess. She sighed and walked up to them trying to find out what had their attention. “Wow, is that the robot head Will's been workin' on?” she asked bending over to get a better look.

 

“Jamie, I wouldn't get so close if I were you,” Jake said yawning. “The dude's pretty temperamental about his personal space.”

 

“Yeah, whatever shorty,” she tapped him on the nose and headed to the tables covered with sheets. “Come on boys we got work to do.”

 

“As you wish our queen,” the boys said bowing and following her bringing Silver Sonic 2 with them. Straum just stood off to the side shaking his head at the lack of maturity in the room. He imagined this is what high school teaches had to go through five days a week.

 

Jamie started tossing the sheets to the floor revealing four metal hedgehog bodies, nearly the height of Jordan minus the head, in the colors of black, crimson, a murky hunter green, and a silverish-gray.

 

“Why are there so many?” Silver Sonic 2 asked scanning the bodies.

 

“They couldn't agree on one color,” Jamie answered walking up to a sheet that was upright. “I picked for them seeing as how your head was already blue.” She glared at them and pulled down the sheet bring an electric blue body into view. “This is your new body.”

 

“Oh yeah, sure blues an alright color,” Andy yawned rubbing his eyes, “but what about the black?”

 

“Or that blood red one?” Kevin asked resting his hand on the metal body.

 

“It's blue, it's going to stay blue end of discussion,” Jamie said giving them a deadly stare. “And I thought I asked you two to clean up your mess the other day. I can't find a damn thing.” She was searching through one of the toolboxes for a screw driver.

 

“We got distracted,” answered Kevin snickering as he and Andy went to pick up the mess of tools scattered around the room.

 

“Doing what?” she asked as the others helped to lay the body on a high table and place the head next to it.

 

“Uh,” Andy looked up at her backside and grinned, “watchin' the paint dry.”

 

“Oh yeah,” Kevin laughed. “It was very exciting till you got your big ass in the way.” Jamie hurled a bolt at his head and he ducked. She rolled her eyes and started helping Jordan and Daniel put together wires while the others made sure that everything was in working order. First were finger and hand movements, followed by complete mobility of the arms. Then they moved onto the legs and finally the neck.

 

“Amazing,” Silver Sonic 2 said getting off the table still flexing his joints. “I feel like new.”

 

“You better,” Jake said crossing his arms. “We've upgraded you to make you stronger, faster…”

 

“And smarter,” Mark said giving Tommy a high five. “You have an infinite memory bank and artificial intelligence system. You can learn things just like the rest of us only a bit quicker.”

 

“We also had emotions put in,” Tommy whispered, “but that's a secret between us and our buddy Carter.”

 

“Okay that's enough talking,” Straum said walking over to the group. “It's time for the weapons and speed tests.”

 

“What ever you say Will,” they all said as they lead their new friend out the lab after Straum and down the brightly lit hallway.

 

 

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