By Kevin Rodriguez
Tails put down his copy of "NiGHTS Into Dreams" comic book he had been holding firmly in his gloves. "Wow!" he exclaimed. "What a cool story! What an incredibly exciting adventure! I can't wait to get the next issue to see how they get NiGHTS back to Nightopia!" Sonic and the Freedom Fighters were having a barbecue. Sonic was the cook makings the Hot Dogs and everyone else was at the table, waiting to be served. Tails dashed over to Roter, still bursting with excitement from what he just read. "Claris and Eliot are in Rogers basement, and NiGHTS is fading away! And next issue is the computer animated cover! Cool huh?
Roter listened to the younger fox, keeping one ear for Sonic's voice saying; "Get a hot dog. Get it while it's hot!" Each time he said it, Sonic laughed at his little joke.
"I have the first four issues of "NiGHTS" carefully preserved in sealed plastic bags," explained Tails. "Now that I've read it, this one's getting sealed up, too."
"I can't wait for issue number six!" exclaimed Tails excitedly, holding the comic book. Looking up from the dozens of hot dogs he continued to put onto the grill, Sonic noticed Tails "NiGHTS" comic. "Is that a comic book you've got there?" he asked.
"I read lots of comic books when I was a kid," said Sonic. "Boy, I loved reading those comic books. I think you can learn a lot from comics. I know I did."
Sonic had become so absorbed in his thoughts about his comic-book-reading youth that he had forgotten to keep an eye on the grill. The next hot dog he handed to Bunnie looked like a long piece of coal.
"I, for one, think comic books are wonderful," said Sally. "They introduce youngsters like Tails to both reading and art. Plus, they stir the imagination. Even though comics are just total nonsense. None of this "NiGHTS" stuff could possibly be true."
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One day, Tails was bursting with excitement. "It's out! It's out! I got it!" Sally was pleased to see how happy Tails was with his computer animated cover comic.
"I want to hear the story, Tails," said Sally.
"Hey, issue number six," said Sonic, looking up from his grill long enough to notice that Tails was holding the prise comic. "I'm dying to know what happened to NiGHTS!" (Authors Note: You'll have to read NiGHTS issue #6 to find out what happens.)
"Wow! Cool" exclaimed Tails.
"Who's ready for another hot dog?" asked Sonic.
Bunnie looked at her friends. "Did I just have a bad dream from eating too many hot dogs?" she asked.
"Well, if you did, I did, too," replied Sally.
"Did that really happen?" asked Tails. "Because if we did, that was the coolest thing that ever happened to me!"
"But if it didn't really happen," Sally said, "how did we all experience the same dream?"
"Don't tell me nobody wants another hot dog!" exclaimed Sonic in shock. Everyone snapped back to their senses and grabed more hot dogs, then sat down to eat and think.
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That evening, as an exhausted Sally stretched out for a good night's sleep, she felt something sticking in her fur that was making her uncomfortable. She reached down and pulled out the black eye patch she had taken form Space Pirate during their battle!
Now she knew her adventure had been real! There were only two questions remaining: Would it ever happen again? And what time was Sonic serving breakfast tomorrow morning?
TO BECONTINUED...
So did this leave you in question? Was it suspenseful? Or was it just plain confusing? Don't worry, I'll have a real story to explain what's going on. You'll just have to wait some more parts to find out.
Disclamers: I don't own anyone.