on the woes of alternate realities

[acornprincess]

You want to do what with me? I've never heard the word used that way before. Nicole, analysis please!

[Analyzing, Sally...in the language of mundanes in this context, a 'game' is a long-term mission located in a location far from a Mobian's home world. Participation is involuntary, and symptoms of distress are common among selectees.]

These 'games' are other missions? I'm afraid I have to decline. We've finally beaten Robotnik, and Mobius is free again! Our war is over. I'm sorry, whoever you are, but you'll have to enlist someone else. My friends and I need to rebuild our world.

[Participation is involuntary, Sally. Sonic and Tails have been enlisted previously. Origin: alternate reality.]

Alternate reality? That means there's a chance they won't recognize me, doesn't it?

[Chance of recognition: zero percent.]

Zero. Well, thank you for not sparing me the bad news, Nicole. I think I've heard enough for one afternoon. Now I just need to escape before the deployment.

Comments

[dragonspooker]

Count yourself lucky if you manage to get out of going. These muns don't seem to care if you're busy or not. I've got better things to do than fight someone else's war!

[Who's still grumpy about getting caught up in this? Lina is!]

[acornprincess]

What better things would those be?

[Forgive her, but she's still a little wary. Bad things have happened.]

[nicole]

[Yeah, she realizes she's probably not going to be recognized; Maybe by voice considering that hasn't changed. ]

I'm sure your friends will do whatever they can to assure you make a successful escape.

[acornprincess]

[She does. She's heard it all these years...even just a few seconds ago. She looks down at the computer in her hand, then at the lynx in front of her.]

Nicole?

Is this another alternate reality?

[She takes a hesitant step forward.]

[not_the_philistine]

[Rebuild your world, you say?]

So do we all.

[acornprincess]

What happened to yours?

[9tailedtemptress]

[Pardon her while she covers her mouth and laughs a little.]

So you really think that beating one evil is the end of war? War is never ending, be it now or later, war will start again. That's just how the world goes no matter where you go~

Not saying you shouldn't enjoy your victory of course, but maybe this new assignment will give you a... fresh idea for your current world's predicament. Who knows, you might even find a permanent solution!

[acornprincess]

You say that war is neverending, and that there could be a permanent solution? Which one do you believe?

[Sadly, she suspects it's the former.]

[waypastcool]

You're sayin' you're gonna get saddled up with some other version of me, Sal? Sounds like a mondo pain.

[acornprincess]

If he's like you at all, we'll have enough of a 'mondo pain' to last a long while.

But I wouldn't have it any other way. I'll miss you.

[youretooslow]

Hey! You beat up the Eggster too? Lady, I dunno where you're from, but I like you already.

[acornprincess]

The Eggster? Is that what you're calling Robotnik?

[letsdoit2it]

Trust me. You'd be amazed at what's possible in these worlds.

[acornprincess]

I can see that already. You're me, from another reality or time, right?

What's happened to you?

[kicks_silver]

As far as I know, your world's timeline is frozen in place without you actively being there. So you won't have to worry about that.

[acornprincess]

That's good to know, thank you.

...Is there a chance that you're related to Sonic Hedgehog? Or Sir Charles?

[boundtochaos]

[Oh lovely. Sally from the past-]

Ah! Sally?

[acornprincess]

I'm sorry, I don't think I've met you before.

That's the same problem Sonic and Tails will have with me, isn't it.

[rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrobotnik]

Beaten Rrrrobotnik? Don't be rrridiculous!

[acornprincess]

Robotnik!

There's nothing ridiculous about it. Sonic and I finally beat you.

[feathertyrant]

Some of us have no world to rebuild.

[acornprincess]

I'm sorry for your loss.

It sounds like I won't have one anymore either, if this plan goes through.

[lightofmeridian]

Ugh, I hear you. You'd think our muns would realize that we still have important things to do even though the war is over.

[acornprincess]

Some people just don't understand that new freedom. And then they just take it! But we'll take it back, somehow.

[chaos_is_the_constant]

Princess! What a delightful surprise!

Ha ha ha ... HA HA HA! HAAA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!

[acornprincess]

Robotnik!

[She jumps back, crouching into a defensive stance.]

We'll stop you again.

[royalnova]

[Alternate realities, huh...why does that sound familiar.]

You know Sonic and Tails?

[acornprincess]

I do, yes. Sonic's my...I guess you could say he's my closest companion. We've fought together for years. Tails is like a younger sibling to us.

How do you know him?