Topaz stopped the truck, at a good distance away from target location...so far the drive was a lot shorter thanks to the back roads, the human activated the camouflage setting for the vehicle. As she turned towards the group of agents and kids that were in sitting in back of the truck.
"I still feel like this is a bad idea..." she said.
"What other options do we have...we are dealing with a mastermind who probably is aware of use coming...so the best way to make this successful is to throw something at them that they least expect." Rouge said as she under rolls a map of the area, onto the table.
"So we split up into two groups, Celestia and Miles, there should be way to get into the ventilation through the roof, Amy, Shadow and I will sneak in through the back, of you two kids have to split up to find your parents understandable, just remember to stay out of sight, those robots aren't like the humans and mobians you had faced before."
Celestia and Miles nodded as they were ready for action, despite Topaz's worry she at least offered to watch over the hoglet, will the rescue mission was going on, which was for the best since this was a stealth mission, the sooner that the kids were out of danger the sooner that Rouge could feel better about leading them into the lion's den.
The back of the truck opened and the group left the safety of the truck, heading over to the fence in area of the base, of this so called mastermind. As the robots that were scouting the outside area were obvious of the what was going on around them the Celestia and Miles made it past safely. Miles using his twin-tails to his average to carry his sister over to the rooftop of the building. After they both gave the teenager and two adults a thumbs up the ground level group started to make their way to the back.
Topaz, was watching everything from the safety of the vehicle, with the hoglet in her arms, Soren was also watching but he didn't really understand what's going on, though he did felt kind of left out in this game that everyone was playing. She had her walkie-talkie ready to call for back up, if anything went wrong, or if both groups didn't come back in like hour.
Once the ground level group got inside of the building, they started to look for away to get into the control room so they could shut down the power to the robots to make the escape a lot easier. As they walked down the hallways...Rouge was using a map of the building to help them locate the main control room. But let's just say when they got there well.
"Hello Agents."
"How did you?"
"Please, with the powers that I have stolen from other agents, and one of them being Telepathy, I'm always one step ahead." Starline said as that gemstone on his glove started to glow, meaning that chaos energy that he had stolen was being in use.
"Though I have to say that I'm impressed with you...but frankly this where you'll meet end."
Both Rouge and Shadow ready themselves to attack, Starline, but the heavy sound of robotic footsteps could be heard as some new mecha like robots stomped in. "Meet me new E-Series Robots, they haven't been tested yet but I'm glad that you Guys volunteered to be the my first test dummies."
Rouge saw that Amy was right behind the robot that was in front of her, Shadow who was covering her back, saw Topaz...who had felt something was going to happen, was just behind the other robot. Before the Robots could started their guns, Amy swung her hammer hard bashing it against the wall and Topaz fired a her taser at the other one sending a high voltage of electricity causing it to shut down.
"You!?!" Starline growled.
"Not so tough now without your toys" Rouge mocked.
Starline backed up, his eyes darted to the window of the control room, growling to himself he used the gemstones power, to punch his way into the room through the window, once inside he activated the alarm system, to notify his robots of the intruders, before Amy could stop him the platypus started to make his get away.
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Celestia was first when it came to finding her Father, a tearful reunion, a long with Zero scolding her for coming here in the first in order. But the older jackal let out a soft sigh as he a smiled formed on his muzzle.
"But I'm proud of you...thank you." Zero told his daughter as her tail started swaying, as her frown turned into a smile. It wasn't long before they started to hear the alarms going off, and some robots started to blocked the way. Zero only growled as he stood up ready himself for a fight, the sclera in his eyes faded into a magenta color with his eyes glowing a bright red. With the increase of energy from the phantom ruby, he suddenly charged at the robots, tearing them apart, he soon calmed down when the area was cleared, Celestia ran over to her father.
"That was so cool Daddy!" She cheerfully said, which kind of shocked Zero, then again his daughter had his husband's genes, and if he didn't see him as a monstrous murdering machine, then neither would his own kids. Before he could say anything more robots started come. "Okay, let's go find your Mother." He said to the young jackal, who only nodded with determination in her eyes as she ran along side her father.
As for Miles, he was doing his best with keeping up with his mother, not that matter since he could just latch himself onto the blue hedgehog's back.
Sonic had scolded the young fox, for putting himself in danger, just for rescuing him...but at the same time he was rather proud of his son, for doing so. Even going as far as to helping him take down some robots. But now they had to find Zero.
"Sonic!"
"Zero!"
Miles and Celestia had regrouped with on another, when there parents met.
Sonic felt himself wanting to cry, but he held back urge as he looked up at his husband, "Did he hurt you?" He asked in a kind of shaking voice.
"Who cares!" Zero reply back as he cupped his husband's cheeks.
"I do!" Sonic admitted.
The two soon shared a tender kiss with each other, which ended shortly, when Rouge, Shadow and Amy arrived.
There was definitely no time for reunions, since there was the soft clapping sound coming from the the opposite side of the room.
"As much as my plan have been foiled...I still refused to leave empty handed."
Sonic and Zero growled, "Give up, Starline your out numbered!"
"Give up!?! Ha...Fat chance, I might not have been able to take your chaos energy, Hedgehog...but looks like I'm not gonna need to."
"Soren!" Both Sonic and Zero called out, when saw the hoglet in the platypus arms. Topaz only growled as she was about to aim her gun, but a black and red E-series Robot, stomped right in front of them, on its shoulder was an Omega symbol.
Miles was first to run into action, swiftly avoiding the hands trying to stop him, he quickly threw himself onto the robot, and started to pick apart the wires that was at its neck, while the robot was distracted, Zero and Sonic ran after Starline to get their hoglet back.
Soren who was struggling to get out of Starline, grip he started to grew frustrated, and the yellow stripe in his quills fades into a dark black, color, as his eyes shifted to a magenta color.
Starline stopped in his tracks, when heard a dog like growl at him, turning his attention to the noise he had a terrified like expression on his face, when he saw a giant looking wolf staring at him, snarling.
"N-Nice Doggy..." Starline said as he places the hoglet down gently to sacrifice him to wolf so that he could get away...but little did he know that this illusion was caused by that hoglet himself, The wolf lunged at the platypus. Causing him to curl up in to a ball. Trembling with fear.
But the attack never came, when looked up he saw one his E-Series Robots had switched sides and hand its gun aimed at the platypus, with Miles sitting on it shoulder.
"Eugene Starline...your under arrest" Topaz said as she forced a pair of handcuffs onto his wrists.
Sonic was thankful that Soren was okay, he apologizes to the hoglet for leaving, him alone so long, but he was always proud of him for stopping Starline. Hell he was proud off all his kids. He pulled his family in for a group hug, after all that had happened...both Sonic and Zero knew that they had to come clean to their kids what their actual job was, but for right now. He was just glad that this dangerous mission was over, and those missing Agents can finally rest knowing that Starline was going to jail.