Sonic Forces: Not a Hero

Sonic The Hedgehog

It had only been a day since we rescued Sonic from the Death Egg. I was sitting in my room, sitting on the bed, waiting for my next mission briefing. Taking the time to figure out this Sonic guy. I still wasn't sure what to make of him. The way everyone described him as this magnificent hero, I just didn't really see it. He was too lax, he doesn't seem to take this seriously. So anytime I hear him talk, it infuriates me.

"Everyone here is working to stop Eggman for one reason or another and he seems to treat this like a game!" I growled as I grabbed a screwdriver and threw it against the door. Only to have Silver walk in the door shortly afterward.

"Woah!" Silver shouted as he quickly reacted and froze the screwdriver mid-air using his psychic abilities, "You doing alright there Artemis?"

"Just swell," I huffed, clenching my scarf in my hand after taking it off.

Silver, concerned, walked over and sat next to me on the bed, "You sure? It seems like you have something that's bothering you."

"At least something is bothering me, instead of nothing at all," I growled.

"Sonic huh?" Silver realized.

"Is it that obvious?" I asked.

"To me, it is," laughed Silver, "Probably Knuckles too. We are most likely the only ones who know how you feel."

"Oh really?" I questioned, "Seems to me that you two are all buddy-buddy with him."

Silver laughed again, "Seems that way, doesn't it. In all actuality, we've both fought Sonic at one point or another. Artemis, however Sonic may behave, he does care. He truly is what we need to win the war."

"I hope your right," I sighed, "For all our sakes."

"Come on," smiled Silver standing back up, "Knuckles is ready for the next briefing."

"Good, hopefully, it's something that will take my mind off this Sonic business," I said following him out of the room.

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As Silver and I walked into the briefing room, we noticed that Knuckles, Sonic, Charmy and Vector were there waiting for us. Sonic was situated next to Knuckles near the front of the monitors. Vector and Charmy stood next to some boxes in the corner of the room. Silver stood next to the metal table in the middle, while I sat in one of the chairs at the table, balancing the chair back on its two legs.

"Sonic, finding you alive is the best news we've had in months," started Knuckles, "And here's the bad news. Our intel indicates Eggman's got a weapons factory in Green Hill, pumping out munitions for his war effort."

"A factory?" said Silver, "We can't take out Eggman's home base in Metropolis if he's got a factory supplying him."

"I'd say taking out that factory should be our next course of action then," I suggested.

"No kidding," agreed Knuckles, "Look Sonic, I know you just got back, but we are spread thin. Can you take care of this? We need that factory in Green Hill destroyed. Take the rookie with you."

"WHAT?!" I cried as I fell backward in the chair.

"You sure about this?" asked Vector, "The kid was shaking like a leaf the whole time we were at the Death Egg."

"Speak for yourself!" I growled standing back up.

"That's because it's cold in space!" said Charmy, "The factory is nice and warm!"