Chapter 1 - Anything else I can do for you?
"Ahhhhhhhhh!"
Sonic winced as another high pitched scream was let out of the small boy, plummeting from a very high cliff edge.
"Another day, another rescue mission." Sonic said to himself as a small smirk appeared on his face knowing that he was the fastest thing alive and could rescue almost anyone who was in danger in the blink of an eye. Literally.
Sonic shook his way out of his thoughts and picked up the pace. His hands were held out firmly in front of him and were trying to anticipate the weight of the little boy.
*thud* "Gotcha!" sonic said in a reassuring manner as the boy melted into his grip.
"Now that could have been a real cliff hanger." Sonic gave a little chuckle laughing at his clever pun. The little boy smiled and sent a giggle back. "Now let's take you back to your daddy." he looked up giving a sign to his nervously awaiting father that his boy was fine and started running up the cliff face leaving a blue blur in his tracks.
"Thank you so much Sonic. I don't know what I would have done without you, what can I do to repay you?" he said in hope he could indeed repay him.
"It's okay, I don't need anything. This is just a normal day for me and I like helping anyone in need" Sonic gave him thumbs up with a smile on the corner of his muzzle.
"Is there anything else I can do for you?" Sonic questioned.
"Well…now that I think about it there is something you could help me out on." he pondered rubbing his chin.
"Sonic the hedgehog is always for service." He grinned as he thought about what the little boy's father had planned.
"There is a charity event coming up later on today at twilight and the person who was supposed to be doing it has backed out" he informed sonic "…and I was wondering if maybe you could take his place." he continued.
"That's sounds A-Okay. So what is this charity event anyway?" He ironed out his face to a blank expression.
"You have to travel in a hot air balloon for a week and I would advise company because it can get really lonely in a hot air balloon by yourself for a week, that's if you want to do it of course."
Sonic thought in depth whether this would be a good Idea or not. It was pretty quiet back home, Eggman was held back by their last attack for at least a month, and besides this will also be helping out for charity so this should be quite cool.
"That sounds great, I'll be there" Sonic gave his trademark thumbs up to confirm his reply. He sped off into the middle distance leaving his blue hue behind him.
"Hey Tails, how do you fly a hot air balloon?" he said casually, matching his smile.
A very dirty and surprised fox rolled out from underneath his plane lying down on his skateboard with a spanner clenched tightly in his fist. "why do ya' wanna' know?" he smiled.
"Well…there is this charity event at the clearing near Cream's house, and I will have to ride in a hot air balloon for a week, it starts today at twilight." he chuckled, Trying to get Tails' to approve of the idea.
"Well there's nothing to it you just pull the chain to release the flames that propel the balloon in the air, is there anything else you want to know?" he jumped up, Holding his hands out in question.
"Actually I need to take someone with me for company because apparently you get lonely by yourself so do you wanna go on a trip with me buddy?" he said before gently tousling his hair with a smile like loving brothers.
"I would love to…" he wiped some oil of his hand with a greasy cloth before continuing with an apologetic look plastered on his face "…but I'm really busy with repairing the tornado, so I can't, sorry sonic. Why don't you choose someone else?"
There isn't anyone else I would take, sonic thought to himself. Knuckles is busy guarding the master emerald, Silver was away on a mission with Blaze and Shadow, the Chaotix team was busy with detective work, Cosmo was working with Tails on something, Rouge was with Eggman somewhere and Cream was to young and wasn't really the company he would have hoped for.
There's always …Amy.
NO, NO! You know what she's like; she'll be jumping all over you.
But she is really sweet and this might help you two bond more.
I know she is but she makes me feel really uncomfortable.
Uncomfortable or nervous?
Hey what's that supposed to mean?
Sonic found himself, having an argument… with himself.
*click* *click*
"Hey sonic! Hellllooooo? Earth to sonic." Tails was frantically waving his hands in front of Sonics face which was currently snapping back into reality with a series of blinks.
"Huh what what?" he pushed away the angry conversation in his head and looked around the room trying to look busy.
"So, who are you going to take?" Tails giggled slightly.
Just at the moment when sonic was going to say he wasn't going to take anyone, a faint shout could be heard.
"Sooonnniiiccccc! Hey Sonic!"
There's only one person who could be on the receiving end of that cry... Amy.
"Whoa, got to run buddy. You know things to pack…err places to go" he dashed of leaving Tails with the yet to be angry Amy.
Tails quickly pretended like nothing happened and started frantically wiping the head of the tornado with his greasy hand cloth.
"Ohhhhhh Sonic, why do you always have to run every time I get near you?" She thrusted her arms down only just noticing Tails polishing his tornado at a fast pace beside her in the garage of his workshop.
Oh well at least I've got someone to talk to, Amy thought as she made her way towards Tails who could by now be burning a hole in the plane by the high speed wiping he was doing.
"Hey Tails. Can I talk to you for a minute?" she huffed from the long marathon she just had to run to catch up with sonic, but failed at.
"Yeah, sure Amy what about? He laughed nervously; scratching the back of his head.
Amy collapsed herself onto a plastic box. "Does Sonic hate me?" she glanced at tails with a solemn expression.
"No! Of course not, in fact the complete opposite. He lov… likes you" Tails thought a massive smile might cover the fact that he nearly spilt Sonic's precious secret, but to his dismay Amy only grew curious of his obvious smiling, but she decide not to comment but smile knowing full well she wouldn't get an answer that she had hoped for thus changing the conversation.
"So, what were you and Sonic talking about?" she questioned brushing her pink bangs out of her face with a brief smile.
"Oh Sonic was just telling me about this hot air balloon charity event at the clearing he was taking part in. He's going to be gone for a week and he's leaving today at twilight. We were also trying to find out who should go with him because apparently you need a partner on the trip with you but blah think blah blah sonic blah needs blah …"Tails rambled while Amy went off into the part of her brain called: Sonic and Amy ideas. A partner eh? Amy smiled mentally. Little did Tails know while he was rambling away about Sonic's plan's, she was hatching a plan. A brilliant plan.
"…torch, pad of paper, pencils, blanket and a pack of chili dogs. That should be enough stuff." Amy let out a little squeal in excitement.
"This is going to be the best time of my life" Spreading a wide grin on her face. Amy slammed the front door behind her. The house was silenced as the darkness fell upon the surface of the land.
*Gasp* "Twilight, how will I make it in time?" without another word she picked up the pace and in a matter of seconds Amy was only but a pink smudge in the distance.