Skye Prower

"I'm... I'm not blushing!" said Stacey pulling himself straight. ------------- "I don't mind. A mix of colours," said Zoe.

That... does look like the earlier build for the game though.... I could be very wrong.

"Err......" Stacey shuffled his feet. -------------- Zoe grinned and praised some lids off the paint tins.

Somebody call? NMS?

"Sometimes in the same person!" said Stacey, then blushed slightly. ----------- "Now we're ready to start. You paint the flowers, I'll paint a sunset "

"Yeah, I had a great time... though... some of the company..." Stacey replied. ------------- Zoe quickly tied the knot. "There you go."

"Hmm, is that good or very boring?" asked the shadow. ----------- "Okay, now I'll do you," said Zoe turning around

"Trained? At you age?" asked the shadow. ------------- "Thank you," smiled Zoe.

Strawberry icing and shortbread was added to a giant evil hungry alive triple chocolate super sandwich with lotsa orange kitkat NOM!

Strawberry icing and shortbread was added to a hungry alive triple chocolate super sandwich with lotsa orange kitkat NOM!

"Yes... It took the fun out of it," said the shadow. ----- "Exactly," said Zoe, putting one on. "Could you tie mine up at the back, then I'll do yours."

Strawberry icing and shortbread was added to a yummy triple chocolate super sandwich with lotsa orange kitkat NOM!

"It was why I tried to scare you two. Please accept my apologies," the shadow said. -------------- "Great, smocks on, then let's start painting!"

"What... duties do you do?" asked Stacey. "My duty before was to try and make other awaken my former Master. I... did grow bored over the centuries, and became... creative," the shadow replied. ------------- "Have we got everything?" asked Zoe.

That was a pretty fun chapter. The 'Indiana Jones-ing' DOES actually add something. It shows, as was pointed out, how effective the Super-emerald is being. Without that, there is no, for want of a better word, baseline for it. So keep it! The only trouble with the action is the sentence structure does get a little repetitive at the point where Metal is falling, pursued by the boulder. Though, the short sentences work to give the scene tension. There are, I'm afraid to say, a few more grammar mistakes in this part, normally the missing out of the word 'the'. But other than that it was good.

Sorry for taking so long. It’s been a busy time at work, and I haven’t had a chance to really focus on the reviews. Thankfully this busy time will soon turn into the easiest time of the year… hopefully! Issue 9 This was an interesting one. I enjoyed reading it, but when it came to reviewing, well…. Story 1: Pseudo-Sonic There’s a few interesting ‘firsts’ in this story. The most obvious being the first appearance of a robotic copy of Sonic. Secondly, it’s the first story where Sonic doesn’t save the day. He’s been incapacitated before, but always comes to save the day at the end. And more minorly, it’s also the first appearance of a sentient Mobian who looks almost completely like an animal, with all the confusion that causes! (Muttski doesn’t count because his intelligence wasn’t established until later. For now he was a normal dog.) Rotor is first referred to as such, previously being known as Boomer. And lastly Bunnie gets a roll beyond a cameo! So, with all of those (with the possible exception of the animalistic Mobian one) it sounds like a fun story, and is probably why I enjoyed reading it despite the fact, well, it kinda isn’t. After some brief testing Pseudo-Sonic infiltrates Knothole, while Sonic is suffering elsewhere from an allergic reaction to a bed of flowers. When Pseudo-Sonic tries to contact Robotnik, Tails short-circuits him by creating a static-electricity field with his tails. This is the reason the story isn’t as good as it appears. Not because Tails shows a useful ability that will never be used again, like Sonic’s invisibility a couple of issues ago. But because Pseudo-Sonic doesn’t actually do anything in the story. He shows up, and is taken out without a fight or struggle. After which Robotnik discover the vulnerable Sonic and tries to take him out, only to be taken out himself by Bunnie. Who then, alas, does the common thing of the early comic by, rather than capturing Robotnik, simply throws him back into his factory. On the more interesting front, this seems to first time Robotnik is made aware of Bunnie, judging by his comments. The trouble with the story is not much happens. The title character is taken out too easily, the chance of showing all the Freedom Fighters in combat being squandered. There is also a LOT of fourth wall breaking in this story, which could affect your enjoyment. Its not bad, it could just clearly have been more. And yes, I am aware it’s heavily based on an AoStH story, but it’s certainly more different than just being a remix. Story 2: What’s the Point? From a fully intelligent animal looking Mobian, to a normal animal Mobian. Well… normal for Mobius, being some kinda bird with spines. Sonic takes said injured bird to be a present for Sally’s birthday. She’s not keen on in, firstly because Robotnik has used real and fake animal before against them. And second cause it ate her cake. So Sonic leaves to put the bird back in the woods, and Sally to get berries for a new cake, only to be grabbed by a robot tree. Yes, a robot tree. Complete with angry face… Followed by a forth wall smash to put all the tree-based puns possible in a single speech bubble. Anyway, Sonic takes out the robot with the bird’s help, then the bird takes out Robotnik…. Er…. Well, I suppose it’s a staple of children’s stories, having the animal companion save the day. After which the bird is made an official member of the Freedom Fighters, and of course is never seen again. The story is slightly above average, but how much you enjoy it depends on how you feel about the ‘animal saves the day’ plot. Overall Issue 9 is full of potential that it never quite realises. You would think with the elements present more could have been done.

"You gonna destroy it?" Melody asked. ------------ "Let's find a terminal and hack in," said Ziona quietly. ----------- "You are welcome," spoke the figure. "What duties do you wish me to perform." ------------- Zoe started walking to her room loaded with brushes.

"Dominic and Stacey it is then." ------------- "If you take the smoks there and a few more paintbrushes," said Zoe.

"Yeah. It was an interesting trip!" ------------- "If they're no warp ring generator, they're at least up to something!" said Ziona.

Melody laughed. ----------- Ziona moved stealthily towards it as well

"Brought wrath and ruin on yourself!" teased Melody back. -------------- "Agreed. Let's go!" said Ziona.

"That sounds like a challenge!" joked Melody. ----------- "Could be someone else after him..." Ziona sighed. "We can't search the whole planet." ------------------------------ "Of course, how do you want me to address you?" the shadow figure asked. -------------- Zoe was gathering up paintbrushes.

Melody grinned. "With me around...?" -------------- "Yeah. You wouldn't have thought they'd have been able to create a Warp Ring from the looks of things," commented Ziona.

"Guess we;re just that lucky," whispered back Stacey. ------------- "YEAH!" exclaimed Zoe, running back to the cupboard

"Yes. I am the... I suppose caretaker would be the best word. You were given this place, so you are now my Masters." ------------- "Yep! One more trip should do it!"