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Post by Lans on May 8, 2007 19:49:43 GMT -5
[dice=6] [dice=6] [dice=6] [dice=6] Sonic expertly dodged out of the way of the new laser barrage, and backflipped over one of the segments. But as he was twisting out of the way of Selica's boomerang he was caught off guard by the other segment, which sent him sprawling and knocking stuff out of his backpack...including a large gold ring which rolled once around the leg of an Egg Emporer, before wobbling to a halt right next to Sonic. "Ow...." Sonic groand as he got to his knees, "Mondo uncool..." Then he spotted the power ring and smirked. "Ok Buttnik, you wanna get serious?" he asked as he scooped up the ring while getting to his feet, "Let's get serious!" Gripping the ring tightly he held it above him. There was a brilliant flare of light from the ring as Sonic was surrounded by a golden halo of energy from a moment, and then the room was shaken by a sonic boom as the hedgehog spindashed at the Egg Viper, doing at least mach 2. ((Ok, Raki, Jamie and I discussed this a couple nights ago. When using a power ring, Sonic gets a 3 round doubleing of his die roll before the effects, and the ring, wear off)) [dice=12][rand=90905103246590979479888194713368331449849174604577768447058433969]
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Post by Jamie Lee on May 8, 2007 21:36:56 GMT -5
Oooookay. Bokkun wasn't about to stick around in the middle of this. He turned and raced up toward the ceiling and set himself down on one of the steel beams.
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Post by Garland on May 20, 2007 3:00:57 GMT -5
[dice=6] The Egg Viper took the hit directly, having no time to even begin to dodge, smashing into another mech as it was sent flying, knocking it over and damaging the Egg Viper in the process, before the segments returned. "Grr! Wh-what is that?! Is that a ring?! How did you get so much power?! Pest... Serious, huh?! I'm not out of tricks yet!" Crackling with electricity, the Egg Viper reared back up. "Now! Homing bolts! Let's test the power of that ring of yours!" The electricity discharged, firing a pair of electrical bolts at Sonic. [dice=6] [dice=6][rand=061401679849624580562471788114931677334739519759242524500637122627]
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Post by Lans on May 20, 2007 22:38:20 GMT -5
[dice=12] [dice=12] However the gold and blue blur just weaved in and out aroun the other mechas in the room at breakneck speeds, meaning the only things Eggman was trashing was his own equipment. Sonic then circled the rrom again before rushing the Viper once more. [dice=12][rand=669901655987324184744370417447863495678870907856943027563453878]
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Post by Rix on May 21, 2007 10:42:41 GMT -5
Selica growled. "Hey! You leave the Doc alone, buddy!!" She catches her boomerang and immediately flings it towards Sonic again, after spinning a little for extra momentum. [dice=6][rand=043675736625690137459459716021382665183022741247539811885978361883]
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Post by Garland on Jun 11, 2007 2:25:23 GMT -5
[dice=6] Smashed into a wall, the Egg Viper began sparking wildly, the attached Eggmobile's monitor flashing warnings and errors. The infuriated scientist emitted a low growl which grew and developed into a shout filled with rage. "I'm not finished yet! I still have more tricks up my sleeve!" Able to fire one last blast of electricity, trying to corner Sonic, he shouted once more. "Let's see how your tiny body stands up to a ton of steel!" The Egg Viper flipped in midair, doing what would be a graceful loop if not for the sputtering and sparking, before the entire machine flew directly toward Sonic, as the Eggmobile ejected, propelling the doctor from harm's way. [dice=6] [dice=6][rand=23983430200619005553049043097684442699395086498426995542715737133]
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Post by Lans on Jun 11, 2007 22:08:34 GMT -5
[dice=12] [dice=12] [dice=12] However Selica would get to watch as her boomerang spun into the path of the blue blur...then spin away in two pieces as it intersected Sonic's path. Meanwhile, the Viper's last ditch attacks would prove useless as Sonic suddenly blurred up a wall and seemed to disapear, though Eggman would find out quick enough where he had gone to as the Eggmobile wobbled a bit and a hand grabbed him by the back of his collar. "Goin' somewhere, Doc? I think you and I need to have a little heart to heart," Sonic said, holding the power ring threateningly, even though he could already feel the ring's power fading.[rand=3141051435171632411259831277876388249004841434926768765834256022]
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Post by Garland on Jun 11, 2007 22:34:00 GMT -5
"Let GO of me, you pest! Don't you dare try to threaten me! I've seen scarier things in my sandwich at the deli!" Reaching back, he tried to grab the hedgehog with his bare hands and toss him to the ground below. [dice=6][rand=669556421649991622236999714341338317470748758230836038767744129918]
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Post by Lans on Jun 12, 2007 8:02:41 GMT -5
[dice=6] However Sonic nimbly twisted outta the way. "Aww, don't wanna talk, huh? Ok, then I'll just start pushing buttons!" he declared, then, before Eggman had a chance to stop him, slapped a random button on the Eggmobile's console. [dice=6] (Sonic wins = Something bad for Eggman happens Eggman wins = Something bad for Sonic happens Tie = Something bad for BOTH happens)[rand=9746497096470226989200287271998935128984213701553906210386605559]
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Post by Garland on Jun 14, 2007 2:49:25 GMT -5
[dice=6] "What do you think you're doing?! Don't press that button! It-" But as he pressed it, the ejector seat suddenly went off, sending Eggman crashing into the ceiling, before falling down to the ground, still sitting in his Eggmobile's chair. "Ugh... activates... the ejector seat..." Standing up, the doctor shook his head, pulling out a pair of Egg Blasters. "No matter! That thing has no weapons! And even if it did, there's no way you'd know how to control it! You're a sitting duck! I'll just shoot you out of the air!" The doctor took aim with his Egg Blasters, intending to shoot down his own craft and take the hedgehog with it. Before he fired, however, a mechanical voice suddenly sounded on all the intercom systems in the base. "Incoming emergency message from Eggmobile Unit piloted by ES-003." "The Metal Sonic unit has betrayed me! I request backup immediately! It's- agh!" There was a sound of rushing wind, a crash, an explosion, and the transmission went dead. Eggman lowered his blasters at the sound of this, his entire body drooping. "No way... No way!" Entirely forgetting about Sonic, he began to stamp his foot angrily, and started shouting. "I knew I shouldn't have trusted that Metal Sonic! Not even for a second! But to think he could have actually destroyed Ishnt..." Eggman's head lowered, looking at the ground, his eye twitching uncontrollably. "Unforgivable... Unforgivable!" He looked back up, shouting louder than ever. "That's it! We're done here! The Eggman Empire has a new top priority enemy! We are going to WAR with Robotropolis! I won't rest until Metal Sonic and Julian Robotnik have been captured and are at my feet, dead or alive!" He glared, looking up at Sonic. "What are you doing there? Get down already."[rand=69882665501294947820530865965167663969945466830920923502294312313]
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Post by Jamie Lee on Jun 14, 2007 3:56:12 GMT -5
"... Ishnt's dead?" Bokkun peeked over the side of the steel beam he'd been sitting on. After a moment he leapt off and slowly floated himself back down next to Eggman. "But... but...!" his lemony yellow eyes began to water. "Why would Metal do that?!"
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Post by Lans on Jun 14, 2007 8:09:34 GMT -5
"...Er..." Despite the shouting, most of which, the he was able to make out, sounded very good to him, what with the 'War on Robotropolis' parts, he was still a bit hesitant about getting within arms reach of a Robotnik, but finally relented, "All right Doc, but lose the blasters, kay?" he said. A second later the Eggmobile he was standing in settled to the floor. Despite Eggman's boasting, the controls weren't that much of a switch from the hoverheads he'd flown from time to time.
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Post by Rix on Jun 15, 2007 3:58:22 GMT -5
Selica was getting just about ready to strangle the little blue rat for breaking her only personal weapon, but froze in place after hearing the transmission. She drifted back to the floor, her engines shutting down as her arms fell limp by her sides, her eyes going wide. "...L..Little bro...?"
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Post by Garland on Jun 16, 2007 2:24:16 GMT -5
Eggman threw his blasters to the ground, and glanced about the room. "I suppose it's time for an explanation. I've treated this whole situation far too lightly, and it seems that we've paid a price for it." With a hand behind his back, he adjusted his glasses and continued. "Some time ago, portals to another universe began to appear here, in our dimension. I first noticed the strange happenings as energy fluctuations on my radar. Though I couldn't say for certain what they were, my questions were answered soon enough, as an alternate version of the Metal Sonic we know appeared here in my base. Though identical in appearence to our Metal, this one was covered in grime and filth. Unlike ours, from his speech I could tell he was wrathful, and probably cruel." The doctor looked over at Sonic. "You might be familliar with him. If my theory is correct, you two originate from the same universe." "This alternate Metal spoke of a universe where a man named Julian Robotnik had captured control of the planet, making stronghold in a city called 'Robotropolis', and he continuously shouted about Freedom Fighters. He told me that this Julian turned his citizens into slaves via a process known as 'roboticization'. It robs them of free will, and converts their organic bodies into machinery. The process sounds like something out of a nightmare, but I hoped that I could still negotiate with this person, since he might be what could be 'me' in another universe. While we were discussing the possibility of Metal being a liaison, suddenly, an immensely large portal appeared in the airspace near Angel Island." "I decided to send that Metal back through the portal which had appeared, and issued an order for Ishnt to keep track of him. I was hoping that he would be able to keep Metal in line long enough to arrange a meeting between myself and Robotnik... but..." Eggman began to lower his head, thinking of the transmission he had just received. "It's become clear to me that I cannot trust this alternate Robotnik to have any sense of valor or honor. Any pact would be doomed from the beginning to end in betrayal. And if I had known this from the beginning, we might have avoided this loss..." Once more, the doctor looked up, his voice becoming strong and filled with conviction. "We cannot take this sitting down. We may not be able to bring Ishnt back, but we won't let his destruction go unpunished. We will mobilize to scope out the alternate universe shortly, to gather information about our enemy. I warn you. This is a different type of enemy! This isn't the same 'friendly rivalry' we share with the Sonic we know! Our enemy this time is one of cold blood, one filled with hatred and evil, one who would sooner kill us or rob us of our minds than simply be content to let us go. As such, we must take a more militaristic stance. We cannot show mercy." "I haven't received any word from our Metal Sonic since the alternate appeared, so it's very possible he's already entered the alternate universe. If this is the case, it may be difficult to find him. We can't expect to rely on him in our spying missions. If he does not return by the time we mobilize, we'll have to leave him out of this mission until we regroup." "As for you..." Eggman faced Sonic. "We share a common enemy. You have offended me, disrespected me, intruded on my base, and destroyed many of my machines, but none of that can compare to destroying one of my trusted soldiers. I would... like to request we form an alliance." He turned his head as soon as he had said the words. "My pride would not normally allow me to do such a thing, but this is much bigger than our little quarrel. Help in this unfamilliar territory would be very much appreciated. Please accept."
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Post by Lans on Jun 16, 2007 9:09:05 GMT -5
However Eggman's proposal was met with the sounds of snoring comming from Sonic, who had propped himelf into a lounging position while Eggman had been talking. His eyes were closed and seemingly asleep. However when Eggman fnally finished, one eye opened slightly. "Oh, you're done?" he asked before snapping to his feet, "Good, cause you talk way too much. All you had to say was 'Buttnik's a loser, and we should go kick his lardbutt to the moon', and ya would have had me!" he said with a trademark smirk.
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Post by Jamie Lee on Jun 16, 2007 14:21:04 GMT -5
As all that went on, Bokkun hovered slouched over in the air, whimpering to himself and wiping at his eyes.
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Post by Rix on Jun 18, 2007 20:38:11 GMT -5
Upon fully realizing the implications of what had just happened, Selica suddenly burst into noisy tears. "Nooo! No way! Not little bro!! How could they!?" She fell down to her knees, wiping away at her eyes. After a few moments of this, her jets fired up, the exhaust growing brighter as she continued to rev up her engines to higher levels than what must have been safe. "I'm gonna tear them apart for what they did! TEAR THEM APART!!"
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Post by Garland on Jun 20, 2007 3:14:23 GMT -5
Eggman glared at the hedgehog. "Don't get too cocky. Now, let's begin planning a strategy. I'll want some information on your world." He began to think, before asking questions. "Is it true that Julian controls the whole world? There is surely some opposition, but is it nothing but a rebel band? No enemy nations? And aside from allies on this cause, I want to know what that ring you just used was. Any information is invaluable, and I'm sure that enough of it will allow for a quick and easy victory. So now it's YOUR turn to talk." The doctor glanced over at Selica and Bokkun, sighing to himself. It would be a difficult battle if his opponent owned an entire planet, but the reason for fighting was enough.
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Post by Lans on Jun 20, 2007 23:34:55 GMT -5
"First off, Doc, lets get one thing straight," Sonic said as he walked towards Eggman, "The rings are off limits, pal. Besides, I'm the only one that can even use them. Now, if you're planning to go up against 'Buttnik directly, I hope you've got a lot more of those bumper bots around, cause SWATbots may be stupid, but they're no pushovers in packs."
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Post by Jamie Lee on Jun 20, 2007 23:44:24 GMT -5
Elsewhere in the base, Metal had just returned. After leaving the group he'd been with, he'd inadvertently ended up flying through a large portal around Angel Island. Convenient, of course, but he was too upset to care at that moment. The moment he'd found himself back in his homeworld, he made a beeline for Eggman's current base. He knew quite well he should have probably been reporting to Eggman on his findings now that he was back, but instead he found himself quickly gliding off toward the direction of his room. He probably wasn't going to be coming out of there for a looong time.
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Post by Garland on Jun 21, 2007 3:11:05 GMT -5
Except for that Metal's return to the base set off an alert. Holding up an arm near his face, Eggman activated a radio in his cufflink. "Metal, I need you to report to hangar A3. It's rather urgent." Looking back up at Sonic, Eggman continued. "Now then. I suppose SWATbots are his basic infantry and guard robots. Those won't be a problem. I can send in a batallion of Egg Pawns to keep them busy. What I'm more worried about is the heavy hitters. Who do we have on our side, and who do we have to expect to go up against? I want to know the names of high ranking members of Robotnik's force, and a good estimate of who we'll have backing us from your world in the event of an assault." The doctor adjusted his glasses, which glinted in the light. "And if you're the only one who can use those rings, I expect you to use them wisely. I don't know how things have been before, but once I launch my assault, Robotropolis will certainly fall. Be prepared for a decisive battle."
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Post by Lans on Jun 23, 2007 9:01:05 GMT -5
"Right Doc, sure it will," Sonic said dismissively to Eggman's last statement. Despite the difference in looks, the ego was sure still the same. "All right, we know he's got a lot of sub commanders in the other cities, but the only one you have to 'worry' about in Robotropolis is Snively...oh and that cheap copy Metal Sonic."
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Post by Jamie Lee on Jun 23, 2007 21:01:53 GMT -5
Groan. "Yes, my liege," Metal mumbled in response to the summon. Well so much for the idea of shutting himself up in his room for the next month. Thankfully, at least, he wasn't far from where he'd been called to, so he sped up his pace to reach it sooner and, hopefully, be done faster as a result. He entered into the hangar just in time to catch the tail end of a certain statement. "... and that cheap copy Metal Sonic."Metal halted dead in his tracks, eyes flaring brightly in rage. "... Excuse me?" Pause. Cue the realization as his head snapped toward the speaker in question. He felt an intense urge to smack himself in the forehead. "... What are you doing here?" Instead of one of the people the metallix would have expected an answer from, however, he suddenly found himself being slammed in the face by a now wailing messenger robo. "WHAAAAMETALIT'SAWFULISHNTGOTSMASHEDANDIT'SALLSOMEOTHERYOU'SFAAAAUUUULLLLLT!" . . . "GET OFF OF ME!" Metal growled, now trying to pry the much smaller robot away.
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Post by Raki on Jun 23, 2007 21:11:28 GMT -5
A white rabbit hopped by.
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Post by Garland on Jun 24, 2007 3:15:44 GMT -5
Eggman turned to Metal, ignoring Bokkun's outburst for the most part. "This isn't who you think it is. And he wasn't referring to you. Metal, it seems you've been gone, and I assume you know what's happened with the alternate universe. There has been... a disaster." "A Metal Sonic from the other universe appeared, and told me of a Julian Robotnik. I had planned to use him as a liaison to get an audience with this alternate Robotnik, but... Ishnt, who I had sent to go with him and keep an eye on him..." Eggman paused for a moment, sighing. "Ishnt was betrayed and destroyed by the Metal Sonic unit. He was traveling in an Eggmobile that was apparently damaged, and crashed. We lost Ishnt's signal at that time."
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Post by Lans on Jun 24, 2007 23:37:59 GMT -5
Soic eyed Metal warily for a few minutes until he realized the Doc was babbering on again. "Yo Doc, we gonna go kick some Robuttnik tail or just talk about it all day? I mean, come one, I'm waaiiiitiiing!"
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Post by Rix on Jun 25, 2007 0:31:53 GMT -5
Selica, meanwhile, was gathering the parts of her boomerang. "I agree with the rat! Let's get this show on the road! I wanna see what that guy's insides look like!" She tries in vain to stick the pieces of her weapon back together, her eyes still watering.
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Post by Jamie Lee on Jun 25, 2007 1:09:11 GMT -5
Metal returned the look to Sonic after finally prying Bokkun away from him "I am well aware of Mobius, Julian, and know more about both than I would ever care to. I downloaded a world history," he groaned "I just got back from that world." He paused for a moment as something finally seemed to don on him. "Wait. Ishnt was destroyed?" And then another pause. "... And is that the battery to my motobug?"
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Post by Garland on Jun 25, 2007 2:09:26 GMT -5
Eggman shot a glare at Sonic before returning his attention to Metal. "You downloaded a world history? That's... amazingly useful. Good job, Metal! Could you upload that to the mainframe, so that I could take a look at it? And..." He glanced at the little white rabbit. "It would appear so. You have your alternate to thank for that. On that note, we're going to war." The doctor rubbed his gloved hands together, turning back to the group. "Right, you want to take Robotnik down? It's not easy to overthrow someone who controls the entire planet, I'll tell you... For certain, you won't do it by brute force alone. But I have a little plan. Julian owns the entire planet, yes? Several cities around? In that case, all you'll need is a little misdirection. This is important. Pay attention, and don't whine about the explanation being too long!" "To start off, we're going to need Robotnik to get information that the Freedom Fighters are planning a full-scale revolt. Perhaps some Freedom Fighter is attacked by Robotnik's SWATBots, and in fleeing drops some secret plans, or a 'spy' relates information of the revolt to Robotnik. The information states that the Freedom Fighters will be instigating rebellions in cities all over in an attempt to raise the profile of the Freedom Fighters and weaken Robotnik's forces. It also will say something much more shocking: The Freedom Fighters are to attack Robotropolis in, say, six months!" Eggman began to laugh suddenly, as he got to his favorite part of the plan. "We give them six days. While the 'plans' state that the Robotropolis raid is a long time coming, Robotnik sends his forces to quell the rebellions being raised in various cities, and we move in to attack in one swift strike. His forces will be scattered about, and the ones that remain in Robotropolis will be caught off guard, only beginning to prepare for the attack they think they have ample time to respond to. We rush in and take the city before they have a chance to know what hit them. Reinforcements won't have time to respond, and Robotnik will be effectively crushed." "There is one problem with this plan. In order to incite the rebellions, you will need to spread your own forces somewhat thin. If we do this, the support in the attack on Robotropolis may be insufficient. To rectify this, I will attempt to gather allies for you to do with as you please. I cannot assist much until the actual raid on Robotropolis, as it would be too suspicious for Robotnik to see my robots in the cities, however... I can assure you that I will gather enough soldiers to make this work." "I'll trust you to begin rallying support for the rebellions, and begin relating the 'plan' Robotnik will receive. But I offer one warning. Do NOT discuss this plan with anybody but your most trusted friends, and only do it in absolute secret. Behind closed doors in the middle of the night, anything to prevent it from reaching the ears of others. The plan relies entirely on an element of surprise." "I'll work out the details once I have read the information on your world and gathered more allies. Do as I say and Julian's planet will become a free planet. Be sure you have a proper governing body ready to replace it. Any questions?"
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Post by Jamie Lee on Jun 25, 2007 4:38:18 GMT -5
Metal listened carefully as the doctor spoke, initiating a wireless link to the mainframe and beginning to upload the information he had as requested, all the while still keeping a close eye on Sonic. Understandably he was confused as to what was going on. It seems as though a lot had happened since he had inexplicably walked out of his room and into what some may have called a nightmare. It seemed as though his long stressful day full of weird had yet to be over, much to his dismay. Was it so much to ask to just be left alone for awhile to recollect his thoughts? As for the news of what had happened... He wasn't exactly sure what to think or feel over that. He had never exactly liked Ishnt, and in some small aspect he wasn't convinced of his destruction anyway. Not yet at least. Maybe after he'd had more time to mull over it. Or was shown proof. While he listened, he stepped away, snatching the rabbit hopping around before it could vanish and handed it over to Bokkun. " Go take care of this until I can get back to it," he ordered. Bokkun nodded, wiping at his eyes and sniffling before taking it and floating off. Inwardly he frowned at what he was hearing. "My Liege," he spoke once Eggman has finally finished. "Not to be impudent, but there is a staggering flaw in that plan. Not only do I feel as though you are underestimating Julian, but overestimating the Freedom Fighters as well. I retrieved more than just world history while I was in Mobius; I also have a satellite GPS uplink, communication frequencies, information on known Freedom Fighters, as well as information on my counterpart - Unfortunately that was close to the limit of what I could retrieve without authorization or hacking. In any case, of these Freedom Fighters there are only a handful of groups. Most of these groups are simply villages of refugees, and out each only a handful - roughly around eight individuals each - actually do any fighting. Hardly a vastly opposing or even menacing army. Not only that, but at the rate these portals are appearing we cannot even count on those people to still be in their proper places. While I was in Mobius I came across at least four people I recognized from our world AND Angel Island itself! Not to mention that before I left a portal had claimed one of those people I recognized back, presumably either back to the Chaos Dimension or perhaps even Sol." "Furthermore," he continued (and no doubt driving Sonic crazy, much to his grim amusement). "Julian has access to a peculiar and very glutinous substance. It appears to disintegrate slowly once dispersed, but is a very effective immobilizing tool and would no doubt be devastating on a large assembly. I also imagine such a threat would only spur him to increase production of a line of robotic soldiers he commands. I apologize, but I do not see how effective this plan would be. As far as I can tell you would be leading these people into a slaughter," he paused for a moment. "Well, more specifically, to a machine Julian calls the roboticizer... He actually tried to use that thing on me."
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