((OKAY THEN))
Rush just gave Dash a blank look. "Th' transhformin' hand diden givit away?"
Then he blinked. "Hey, you gotta body."
STOMP...STOMP...STOMP...STOMP...
Heavy footsteps, synchronized and ominous, approached the house from the outside. Just as Rush was emitting a signal, so too was Merce -- and he was being tracked.
STOMP...STOMP...STOMP...STOMP...STOMP.
The footsteps suddenly halted. A terrible silence ensued, during which not a sound could be heard beyond those made by the straining mechanics of Rush's interior.
Then...
BAM. Five SWATbots kicked down the house's front
door wall and filed inside. "PRISONER LOCATED WITH PRIORITY HEDGEHOG! APPREHEND BY ORDER OF LORD ROBOTNIK!"
They all raised their blasters as one, pointing at Merce. And meanwhile, an alert was sent to Snively's computer, informing him of the presence of Priority One Hedgehog in the city.
And Rush cursed quietly from where he lay, knowing that he couldn't even entertain the possibility of fending off these soldiers in his present condition.
Still, he had to try. Merce was here -- he was an innocent civilian and a friend of his father. Resson would not forgive him should the hedgehog expire.
"GnnnnnnUUUUURGH!" Rush launched himself to his feet, using sheer force of willpower to force his body into cooperation. A million internal warnings blared at him and every section of his body screamed out in unrelenting pain, but he ignored it all as he raised his only functioning plasma buster to point at the robots.
"I owe you guys one for that stunt you pulled on me!" Rush growled, forcing every word to be enunciated properly so he didn't look like a drunken fool in front of his enemies. "Time to test out your service warranties! Let's go!"
'WARNING', another message appeared on Snively's computer. 'PRISONER RESISTING ARREST. INITIATING RESTRAINT PROCEDURES.'
The SWATbots lifted their arms and fired that stuff Rush so hated -- the ugly green gunk known as Mega Muck.
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Rush was expecting that this time. He managed to dodge the majority of the shots, allowing them to splatter all over poor Dash's former home and utterly ruin what memories were left there.
Then one of the SWATs got in a lucky shot. A big glob of Mega Muck nailed Rush in the eyes.
"AAAAARGH!" The corgi screamed as he clawed in rage at the obstructing material on his face. Unable to see where he was going, he staggered sideways into a wall and fell onto the floor in a heap.
He refused to let this beat him, though. He got up, firing wildly as he searched for his enemies.
The shots missed, needless to say, and Rush was quickly tackled by three of the SWATs as the other two guarded Merce.
"YOU." One of the SWATbots guarding Merce temporarily turned away from him to point at Dash. "YOU SHOULD NOT BE HERE. WHERE IS YOUR ASSIGNED STATION?"
Behind the SWATbot, a bright flash of electricity filled the house as, with a tortured mechanical scream, Rush was once again taken down for the count.[rand=42693049088297538141226194504945541673485593307223172228497904046]