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Breaking Point	By : CearaIvory Category: +S through Z > Sonic Views: 829 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I do not own Sonic Underground or the Sonic the Hedgehog characters, nor am I making any money or profit off of this story.

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AN: Everyone makes mistakes. Everyone is capable of doing evil. Everyone is capable of doing good. And even the darkest souls have someone. Sometimes that someone has to pull us back from the brink.

Chapter One

When morning came, Sonic and Manic knew they had to now do their part to help their sister in her endeavor. They went to find the Oracle who was gazing at the princess in his cauldron. He looked up and waved his hand to keep them from seeing. He smiled at them. “Good morning boys.”

Sonic didn’t bother with pleasantries. “Oracle, we have a problem. Did you see what happened last night?”

The reptilian anteater nodded. “I did. Your sister has eloped with the nobleman called Bartleby Montclair. She seems so happy.” He wiped away tears.

Manic came to him. “Is she okay? What’s wrong?” It bothered him to see the tears but the mage shook his head.

“No, nothing is wrong. They are well on their way. No… I’m just being sentimental. You three are the closest I have to children of my own.” The Oracle explained.

Sonic nodded. “We were sad too but… I don’t know… I hate it. That she’s gone and we might never see her again. But it also feels… right. I feel oddly at peace with it. Why?”

The Oracle smiled. “Because your sister finally figured out what I’ve been trying to teach you three and your mother. Now you have to figure it out the rest of the way.”

Manic thought about his words. “Can’t you tell us what we should do? We can’t fight Robotnik without her help. Our harmony is gone.”

The Oracle pat his head. “Consider those words young hedgehog. Now, you must take this news to the rest of your friends. Trust me, young ones…”

Sonic sighed as he nodded. “Yes. Let’s go tell them.” He was starting to get the idea. “Thank you Oracle.”

In their hovel, Dingo drank a glass of whiskey as he thought about his next moves. He always knew there was no chance with Sonia. He looked up as Sleet came in and made his own morning drink. “I’m a coward Sleet.” He said much to the wolf’s surprise.

Sleet shrugged. “Yes, you are. We both are. It’s kept us alive this far.” He justified as he sipped.

Dingo shook his head. “It’s kept us alive but what kind of life is it? I hate this life. I hate serving a tyrant. I hate hurting people who haven’t done anything to hurt me. Before we went after criminals who had split on their bail. Now we go after kids.”

The wolf understood what his partner was trying to say. “But what can we do. He’ll roboticize us if we don’t.”

Dingo nodded and took a breath. “Maybe I’m okay with that. Maybe it’s time to stop doing what’s easy. I don’t want to simply survive Sleet. This isn’t living. You can’t even really call this surviving.”

Sleet nodded. “No…” For once, Dingo made sense. For so long, he’d felt trapped in a never-ending loop. “We have to do something to make things change for us. If that cowardly noble can do it then we can too.”

Dingo nodded. “Let’s do it then. We will march on the palace and let him know that we quit.”

Sonic and Manic approached their friends as they gathered in Sanctuary. “Thank you for coming everyone.” He looked around, wondering how they would accept their decision. “I know you all saw what happened last night on tv. Sonia has made her choice and she is gone. So now we have a job to do. And it starts with this.” He picked up one of the weapons they used and threw it in a pile.

Trevor stood up. “But Sonic, won’t that make us vulnerable? We can’t give up the fight against Robotnik.”

Manic shook his head. “We’re not. We are simply go about the war a whole other way. We’ve fought Robotnik the same way this entire time. War is his strength. War and destruction.”

Sonic nodded. “The Oracle sort of explained it to us. We need to stop playing the game his way. Now we play our game. We are not going to wait for Mom to start rebuilding. We need to start rebuilding now. We need to turn Robotropolis from the dump it is into the paradise it used to be and we need to do it ourselves.”

Cyrus raised a hand. “So what are we going to do? Just stop fighting? Robotnik roboticized my father!”

He nodded. “And he killed my parents and roboticized Uncle Chuck and Manic’s dad. Cyrus, we aren’t going to stop fighting. We are just changing our methods. We are going to be model citizens and clean up the city ourselves. We are going to feed the hungry, and shelter the homeless. And we are going to do this all whether Robotnik likes it or not. We don’t need mother to make this happen either. If the two of them want to keep on fighting like cats and dogs then we will let them. We won’t be part of it. We are going to save this city our way!”

A few days later, Bartleby was flying the plane over a large city they had never heard of. He looked at the fuel gauge then to his sleeping princess. They had taken turns flying straight through, only stopping to trade places regularly. He smiled at her. “Sonia dear.” He said softly. “I think we need to refuel.” He informed her as she woke up. He looked for the closest refueling station. He hoped one would still be open, it was nearing ten o’clock.

She moaned as she looked around. “Wow! I never knew this was here. Where are we?” She asked.

Bartleby shrugged. “I don’t know but it’s three days directly south of Robotropolis. This may be a good place to look for a new life.”

Sonia smiled and stroked his hand lovingly. “I think that’s a good idea… Three days south is far enough away. We don’t want to be completely unreachable in the event of an emergency.” She agreed. “We can at least look around.”

He squeezed her hand with adoration and nodded. “Oh! There we go…” He landed in front of a mechanic’s shop and pushed a button to change it into a compact car.

A violet walrus came out of the shop and smiled. “Hey friend! Ain’t never seen you before. You new to Acorn?”

Sonia nodded. “We are. Just got in tonight.” She hugged her fiance. “We need to refuel.”

The walrus nodded. “Well come on in while I get on it. New arrivals get their first fill up and checks free. I’m Rotor.” They went into the shop while the walrus went to work on refueling and tuning up their vehicle. Bartleby kissed her cheek. “We did it my love. We took back our lives. We took back our freedom.”

Sonia kissed him deeply. “Yes, yes we did… And this place seems beautiful. It kind of makes me think of a mixture between Mobotropolis and Robotropolis. Magic, nature, and science all combined.”

Rotor came inside and smiled. “It really is. I remember old Mobotropolis. Very primitive and very little advances for non-magical people. They feared that they would end up going out the same way the human race did. They used to be on top but then they destroyed each other with wars over technology and nature. But the kings of Acorn were descended from the pets humans owned. They experienced the best of both worlds and evolved.They knew that nature and technology must work in tandem. They are not meant to be opposing forces but two halves of the same whole.”

Sonia smiled as she heard words similar to the ones she had said when they had left. “We just came from Robotropolis and they seem to be determined to snuff themselves out the same way the humans did. All over a childish difference of opinion.”

Bartleby nodded. “Yes so we left. I can only hope that the way we did it will inspire others to either leave themselves or come together to make a change for the better. We can no longer fight because her mother is in direct opposition with my godfather and we won’t be forced to choose between them and each other.”

Rotor nodded. “Well, you’re welcome in Acorn.You’ll just need to go to the castle tomorrow morning and make your case. I don’t see Good King Acorn refusing you citizenship here. Do you have a place to stay for the night?”

Sonia shook her head. “No, our leaving was a bit of a spur of the moment decision. We have nothing but the clothes on our backs and a little of the jerky we brought in the provisions.”

“Well, I have an apartment going unused above the shop and I could use some help around here. If you’re up to learning.” Rotor looked at Bartleby. “Though… we will need to build up your tinker muscles.” He would have offered the job to Sonia but he could see Bartleby was the one who would need to do this. He could feel the boy had something to prove, a chip on his shoulder. He could use that chip.

Bartleby smiled and nodded. “Thank you, I would love the opportunity to learn.” This was his chance to become independent and learn to provide for his family the way the lower classes did. Something he hadn’t known he’d be so eager to do.

Rotor nodded. “You can eat dinner with me and I’ll take you to get settled after. You must want some real food.” He led them to his apartment behind the garage and turned on the television. “Whoa!” He said as he watched. “Didn’t you say you came from Robotropolis? You should come see this.”

Sonia and Bartleby went to the watch the screen. Live from Robotropolis...

Robotnik was sitting in his room, drinking on a snifter of brandy when he heard the commotion outside the palace. He went to the balcony and stared in shock at what he saw. The people were sweeping the streets and washing graffiti and grime from the walls. Others went behind the cleanup crew to layer a fresh coat of paint on the walls and along the pathway.

Quickly, he hurried out of the castle to come face to face with many of the resistance with Sonic at the lead. “What is going on here!” He looked at Sleet who was nearby. “Sleet! Capture the hedgehogs!” His mouth fell when the wolf ignored him and helped Dingo lift a large broken sofa that had been dumped there who knew how long ago.

Sonic grinned with defiance at the man. “What is going on is we are cleaning up the city. Do you have a problem with that?”

A reporter came running over frantically. “Sire! What do you think of this new development. Apparently the people have decided all on their own to start cleaning up the city and fixing things.”

Robotnik looked around, unsure how to react. Could he really punish them for cleaning the city? People would think he was crazy. Who in their right mind didn’t want a clean city? “What I want to know is why?”

“Because, Sire,” Dingo said mockingly. “This is our city. This is our home. Not yours. We are done waiting for you to do something about the living conditions here.”

Sonic chuckled. “We were just as surprised as you were when they got here but we’ll take all the help we can get. He’s right. This is our city. We are done fighting. We are going to make things better ourselves. You always wanted to be king. This is what it means to rule. It does not mean to simply sit in your ivory tower and issuing orders and padding your own treasury. That treasury is not yours. That treasury is made up of money paid by the nobility, particularly Bartleby. And of course the taxes you take from the rest of us. That money is meant to be used to take care of the city. Well, you’re not doing the job, so now we are going to do it ourselves. I dare you to stop us.” He went to help his friends clean up.

AN: How will Robotnik take this development? Will he be able to challenge the whole city? Will Sonia and Bartleby be able to finally start their new life. Time for work. Please review.
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