Chapter 1 - A Little Help

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A surveillance-filled white room was owned by the Retro City Security Agency (RECSA), a high-impact agency that controls all the ultra-secret events that only the government has the right to intervene. Multiple senators, defense agents and the same president of Retro City presented themselves in the room seriously, the president seemed to be a hard-handed person just like everyone else, but he had a double face with a very friendly and kind personality, a soul that thinks of others more than itself and is only hard when it has to be. The president took a long walk to take his place and begin the meeting.

-- We start holding the first Research Board conducted by the national security agency, RECSA and the Retro City government. Please sit down. -- Pressident said, then he added. -- I want to retake the purpose of this meeting. Since the time when human beings have been conscious we have wondered "Where do we come from?" 40 years ago and to date we have delved into the origin of the human species and focus a deep research on knowing our own origin, spending billions of dollars on investments that failed, investing in universities where no one can understand the mysteries of the universe.

The president added: -- We are desperate.... However. You all know, there is no one more capable of continuing our investigation. Except for someone who is.

In the middle of the corridor, both thick wooden doors opened, squeaking noisily throughout the room, showing Dr. Robotnik handcuffed in his hands along with two highly guarded and armed guards. Dr. Robotnik wasn't as fat or as lively as he always knew, he had a simple but thick moustache and his nice special round reading lenses. His hair was lost due to the high radiation that was in front of the stars for so long. He contained his fine white gloves but had a black coat like a trench coat and his leather boots. His presence left the senators shocked, many already had him in their sights for all the things he has done in order to conquer the world.

The president gave his statement as he approached the center of the room. -- Doctor Robotnik, the only one who has dedicated his life to the investigation of shooting stars. Leading to the conclusion and I quote the words he said "stars are like eggs, extract microbes, and give life." It is also suspected of being responsible for having created our blue sheriff, Sonic the Hedgeh--

Dr. Robotnik suddenly interrupts the president:

 --Hohohoh.... was he christened Sheriff? What is this, the old west?
-- It's not your convenience, Mr. Robotnik.
-- Did your sheriff ever tell you how they called me?
-- No sir, please remain silent.
-- I was going to christen the name of this city, I managed to have my own island once. I won't refuse to try again even if I have to kill you guys.
-- Silence! -- The president give a big punch to the table to take control of the situation.
-- I'll shut my damn mouth until you stop calling that rat "sheriff". 
-- We are not comming for that -- The president stands up and amplify his voice -- Doctor Robotnik, while our Sheriff Sonic captured you again, during the night of December 18, we've monitored another rain of stars near the earth's orbit, but this time I think the star you'll find may interest you. Knowing him very well in his interest in these phenomena as much as we did, we found a caravan of stars that protect a star with a much higher density than we had ever witnessed before.

Senators and assistants installed a computer with an external memory that projected on the monitor, satellite recording of a shower of white stars protecting a wine-colored phenomenon. --

-- It's amazing... They protect him... But... --- said Doctor Robotnik, having many doubts about what he was seeing, he denied with his head. -- That's why we brought him here, we asked him for a little help. Said the president.

 -- Are you asking an inmate.....   for help? Said Robotnik.
-- You have the equipment and the courage to know a little bit about what's going on, what we're witnessing. -- The president says while a senator interrupts him right after he finished.

-- Mr. President... I think the prisoner and we, we agree that you're not taking things right. It's like ruining our Sheriff Sonic's day. Do you get me? -- No, Miss Marskeen I don't -- The president says distressedly, then is interrupted by Robotnik. -- Oohohohoh...      ....   .
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Who voted for you?
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The room was surrounded by awkward silence as the president felt an aura of shame and despair for this meeting to be completely over. Dr. robotnik enjoyed watching his enemies suffer, who had no idea what to do, not a single plan of attack, was like seeing them weak or harmless.

As he continued to take a break from the talk, he looked out at the screen over the stars protecting the great red. For Robotnik, something wasn't right, he had to raise his voice to stop the silence and continue with the board. -- Something's not right. -- Robotnik said bewildered, senators heard him waiting for his theory. The doctor raised his handcuffed hands and waved them so everyone could see the screen.          -- The stars, the stars! They don't protect each other, because they're stars! I understand is energy we don't know, but in my 20 years of research, I've never seen anything like it. 

Doctor Robotnik added, fed up with waiting: -- I need to get there. You can trust me, I swear to the RECSA agents. If you need confidence, you can send armed personnel with me, but I won't move a single lever while handcuffed.

Everyone was in shock, the senators started making noise, they started making a mess chatting with each other to take risk, Senator Marskeen took the floor, getting up to represent her peers. -- Everybody keep quiet!....  ...     Very well. -- The senator said. -- Mr. Robotnik, we cannot take lightly a simple "promise" that you will keep your word that you will not attempt to escape or retaliate against us. -- You're not as stupid as I thought. He said Robotnik, frowning on his face in a sign of respect. He's noticed that the government really thought about the plan after all. -- That's why you'll be under contract. You will agree to continue a search and rescue mission on our terms. Upon completion of the mission, you will be granted the freedom you need to continue the investigation. You can't leave without us. You won't be able to talk to anyone but us. You will not carry any kind of tools if they are not authorized by us.

The guards release Doctor Robotnik's handcuffs without any problems. -- Your first mission. -- Add Marskeen -- It will be accompanying the competent authorities and specialists to a private space launch on one of your "ships" and bringing in the phenomenon known as "the Great Red". If you fail us, consider it a life sentence for trusting you. ...                          Dr. Robotnik, you now work for the government. Under the word of the president and mine, the session is adjourned.

All staff retire along with the senator and president, while authorities move Doctor Robotnik out of the room to take him to the start of his mission.

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