Chapter 14: Invaded!

Back on Mobius, training sessions were occuring every twenty minutes. As Seb and Zac trained soldiers used to close combat with weapons, Veneno and Toxic were pointing out technquies for getting the most out of thier fire-arms. The very few left were healers, taught advanced White Magic by Aisha and Eiko. It was only a matter of time until most of the troops had managed to get a solid grasp of thier own abilites. All of the results were shown to Queen Sally, who nodded with approval.

"...We may not have the largest army, but we have the leaders and the knowhow to use thier talents. Despite our situation, we may be able to claim back some of our planet from Robotnik's clutches. A large factory is to the far north in the frozen icecaps. Another of our resistance groups are hiding there, but very little would remain alive. Our last transmission was at least a few months before all communication was jammed..." Sally sighed.

"Hah. Sounds like my kind of job. I'd suggest we only take a small amount of soldiers though. Everyone else will remain here. I shouldn't have any problems with the terrain." Zac boasted.

Queen Sally shook her head.

"We can't risk your life for a mission with small succeess. Even if there are survivors...we still might..." Sally was cut off by a loud explosion from the entrance. All of Gaming Force raced to see the guards thrown aside by an unknown force, until it came into view. Two large demonic creatures had burst through the defences.

"It's Bubba! And Blisy! I thought those two were destroyed!" Aisha yelled to Zac.

"...They're demons. They'll keep coming back! So we'll have to stop em' here!" Zac ordered.

Seb rushed forward, leaping high into the air, spinning his axe in a circle, before a large wall of electricity shot straight upwards through the ground. They were repelled for a few moments, giving the soldiers to ready thier weapons.

"Fire!"

A large barrage of laser fire headed straight towards the demons, before it created a large explosion, throwing them all in different directions. Queen Sally was knocked out when she was forced into a wall, before her throat was grabbed by the large red demon with a cape. Before it had a chance to attack, a blue blur of speed crashed straight into Blisy's back, causing him to vanish in a cloud of smoke.

"Heh! Long time no see, guys!" the blue figure laughed.

"Sonic!"

Some of the soldiers stepped back as Bubba approached, before a large sword pierced straight through his chest, causing him to explode in flame. The sword was drawn back, before the figure cleaned it of blood.

"Hmph. Not as tough as they seem." Septhiroth smiled.

Blisy re-appeared at the entrance.

"Fools! The location of your base is now known to the Darkness! Soon, this base will be obliterated within a matter of hours! You will all...Argh!!!"

Veneno and Toxic had blasted Blisy with thier plasma rifles, sending Blisy back to hell. As the soldiers rushed to treat any of the wounded, Sonic ran to Sally's side. Most of the base was covered in flame from Blisy's and Bubba's arrival. Many of the soldiers were still alive, much to everyone's relief. Eiko and Aisha raced to help the wounded, casting healing magic. Zac put out the fires that burned brightly.

Later...

"We have little choice. We must flee this place before we are attacked in full force. Our best option is to head to the Northern Reaches." Queen Sally claimed.

"Ro-butt-nik would be waiting for that. On land or going by sea, we'd be annihlated...Is there any other way?" Sonic asked.

Queen Sally moved over towards her throne, before pushing it gently to the left. Almost instantly, a staircase into darkness appeared.

"This is our other option. We can't leave our people like this. Joshua's concerns about getting us to safety will have to wait. Our planet must be freed!" Sally yelled.

Many of them cheered, while Seb and Zac put on a stern face.

"Your Highness. The path we are about to take may no longer work. What if Robotnik has discovered it? We'd be throwing our lives away. Even if we did go, he'd only follow us when he'd invade. Some of us will have to stay here to distract them...But, they'd have to be good fighters. Able to escape when enough time has been bought. Veneno's in no condition to run...I'll be better off with the others, in case our path is blocked..." Seb suggested.

"That's fine with me. I haven't exactly had a good brawl lately. Toxic, you with me?" Zac asked.

"Nah...I'd be following Veneno."

"Just you and me David. Bet ya I can trash more of these buckets of bolts than you can! I'll shatter them!" Zac yelled.

David drew his mace and punched Zac in the arm. He looked down at him and laughed.

"Good luck with that, shorty! After this, we'll get out of here with the StrongGale. Just me, Zac and Sephiroth, fighting off the bad guys! This is gonna be a blast!" David laughed, throwing his mace into the air and catching it.

"Hmph. Perhaps. We'll see if Robotnik's actually going to be any stronger..."

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