The ring deposits you all safely outside the base and seals up afterwards. Neo Metal Sonic doesn't chase after you, which is something of a mercy.
What's significantly less of a mercy is the sky - it's gone dark and ominously stormy, though the clouds spark not with lightning, but with that same green Chaos Energy you've been facing this entire fight. Worse still, there are now far, far too many robotic planes filling the sky - the Egg Fleet seems to go on endlessly, as far as you can see. Though perhaps it would be more accurate to call it the Neo Metal Sonic Fleet.
Sonic and friends arrive shortly, looking pretty banged up but otherwise still healthy enough to make it here, though they stare up at the sky with obvious concern.
"O...kay, this is definitely not what any of us were expecting."
"We will have to take the fight to them, it seems."
"Easier said than done, I'm afraid... I'm not sure how to pinpoint their leader's exact location to send you all with a ring..."
A jolt of green lightning flashes across the sky and Neo Metal Sonic's voice rings out.
"I expect to see you onboard my fleet in one week's time. That includes you, my loathsome copy."
It seems you don't really have much of a choice. For now, tend to your wounds and try to regroup; you've earned a break after today.
Even if it is not the way we would have expected, or if we come out the other end changed, we will still find a way. If he plans to try and take some of us in his grip again, then I hope today showed that there are those willing to fight just as hard to bring people back.
We just cannot falter. Especially not now. Whether Robotnik's fate becomes known or not, it doesn't change that Neo will still need to be stopped. Whatever comes after... we will deal with in whatever way our strength will allow.
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The tension in his shoulders lessens as he reaches to touch Viktor briefly against the arm - an unspoken request for him to stay put.]
Rest, my friend. I'll see what can be salvaged and get it to Tails' lab for safekeeping. Can you trust me with as much?
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Even if it is not the way we would have expected, or if we come out the other end changed, we will still find a way. If he plans to try and take some of us in his grip again, then I hope today showed that there are those willing to fight just as hard to bring people back.
We just cannot falter. Especially not now. Whether Robotnik's fate becomes known or not, it doesn't change that Neo will still need to be stopped. Whatever comes after... we will deal with in whatever way our strength will allow.
[...
The tension in his shoulders lessens as he reaches to touch Viktor briefly against the arm - an unspoken request for him to stay put.]
Rest, my friend. I'll see what can be salvaged and get it to Tails' lab for safekeeping. Can you trust me with as much?
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[A brief exhale of a laugh as he stands from his chair, crossing his arms in front of him.]
Even if you did, I would have to find a way to put you back together to scold you for as much.