What Instrument Do You Play?
Chapter 1: Rescue
Deathy: Okay, before the confusion starts due to a crummy summary, this was a thought I had in my head before and thanks to FlyingHigh 205 who asked if I could write a longer story with Sonic Underground and Tails, It's finally being typed up! So everyone, thank that awesome dude/dudette for asking and finally putting me in gear. I start school next week, so don't expect quick updates.
So here's our basis for this tale: Tails joins the Sonic Underground. Hopefully this story won't be more than 3 chapters, but you never know with me.
Disclaimer: I own nothing but my thoughts.
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Welcome to Mobius! Where the world is being run by a power hungry mad man named Robuttnik. Erm… Excuse me, Robotnik. The insane man turns anyone against him into a robot with his machine, the Robotizer. The thing is worse than Hell. I'd rather die than be taken away to become some metallic puppet of his. I guess you can say I have a dark outlook on things, but who wouldn't? This place is a hell hole and we have no light at the end of the tunnel. Well, we do have a light, somewhere. Queen Aleena and her three children. Supposedly, they're all freedom fighters working to free us, but I haven't seen much done. I doubt they even exist. They're probably just some fairy tale made up to give us kids some hope. But eventually we grow up and realize there is no hope. No light. No way out other than death.
But I'm too stubborn. To hardheaded to give up without a fight. As I speak, I'm running for what I believe is my life. Two big guys are chasing me down. One is a grey wolf with straggly fur and orange eyes. He's wearing some strange armor and a cape. Seriously, a cape! I think he's trying too hard to look cool and threatening. The other is obviously the dumber one, but he is still stronger. He's a large muscular orange-brown dingo. He wears purple glasses, which means his vision is bad. I noticed earlier that the wolf had some remote that causes the dingo to change shape. It's kind of creepy. I have to lose them quick!
I twist and turn around anything on this street that I can. There aren't that many people on the street unfortunately. If there was, I would get lost in the crowd. So I tip over trash cans and carts hoping that they'll trip over the fallen contents. I made sure to cover myself up so they can't see my face and to disguise myself thoroughly underneath blue cloak. I always made sure to cover up my obscene birthmark.
I turn down an ally and curse my lot as I see the dead end in front of me. I'm going to have to climb over and pray those guys slipped on some soda back in the street. I begin climbing over the slick metal and half brick wall. My hand almost reaches the top when I'm forced by down. Being chocked by the blue cloak that surrounds me.
"I've got you, you brat!" The wolf sneers. I try to shake out of his grasp but he's stronger than. I wish I wasn't so puny.
"Way to go Sleet!" The dingo congratulates him as he enters the ally. It looks like he fell over some of the stuff I threw in their way by all the bumps and bruises on him.
"Now to take him back to Dr. Robotnik." He chuckled. Something about this guy's voice really makes me want to punch him in the face. "Hold this brat and don't let him get away. And don't screw up Dingo." He ordered as he tossed me to the giant orange monster.
He held me tightly, but at least he was nice enough not to choke me. I guess the idiot is nicer then he seems. They drag me back to their car/tank looking vehicle. Seriously, I wasn't sure what it was. Sleet grabbed some chackles and forced them on me and tried to wiggle my way out.
That's when it happened. And boy, I wasn't prepared for the battle I would soon be in. Not. Prepared. At. All.
[3rd person POV]
The Sonic Underground van sped down the near empty street with purpose. Manic was driving like a mad man as Sonic was cheering him on to go faster. Sonia was sitting in her seat, trying to hold on to her lunch.
"Dudes! Sleet and Dingo are in sight!" Manic announced as he stared at Dr. Robotnik's henchmen. "And they got some dude in a blue cloak."
"What are those idiots doing chasing after somebody like that?" Sonic questioned as he scratched his head.
"I've got Intel saying that they were chasing the person who was piloting that plane we saw." Sonia stated as he pushed her hair out of her eyes so she could read the computer.
"WOW! That's the dude who flew that hot red plane over the outer wall of the city! Dude's got guts!" Manic smiled as him and his brother touched fists.
"I'll say. I thought Robuttnik destroy every kind of plane that didn't work for him." The blue hedgehog opened the passenger door. "Well, let's go save him."
A blue streak of wind passed the van and headed straight towards the two. He hit Dingo hard and the he went flying into a wall, dropping the blue cloaked boy on the ground. He was already shackled by his hand and feet. His mouth was agape as he stared at his savior, a blue hedgehog with light green eyes.
"Hey, you okay?" the blue hedgehog asked.
Too embarrassed and too stubborn, the boy in blue only stared at him for a moment, letting his words sink in. You okay? He hadn't heard anyone ask him that in years. He quickly nodded as he stood up.
"Cool!" He gave a thumbs up. "My bro will be here with the van in a moment. Hop in when real quick and he'll take those shackles off for you. Until then, hang on tight. I'll take care of Sleet and Dingo.
"Not so fast Rodent!" Sleet screeched. He pressed a button on his arm and SWATbots came out of the tank. They instantly locked onto Sonic going "PRIORITY ONE: RODENT" The boy in blue shuffled his feet over to the street curb as hedgehog moved at the speed of sound, homing attacking the bots. The van pulled up and there was a pink hedgehog with blue eyes at the passenger door. She reached out her hand and grabbed him and pulled him inside the van.
He let out an EEP! as his face collided with the floor. He was pulled up by a green hedgehog. "You okay, dude?" He asked as he sat him up in the passenger seat. "Sonia, be careful. We here to rescue him, not hurt him!" He nagged after the pink hedgehog who hopped out of the car to help the blue hedgehog. He reached over and closed the passenger door. "We're escaping while they cover." He told the boy in the blue cloak. He spun the van around quickly and began to speed away. He then pressed a button and let go of the stirring wheel.
"Are you nuts!?" The boy screamed. "Dying is not on my list of things to do today!"
"Dude! Relax." The brown eyed hedgehog stated with a thick surfer accent. "It's on auto pilot. We're perfectly safe. Now let me get those shackles off you." He pulled out some lock picks from the pouch at his waist. The boy stared at him. "My name's Manic. What's yours?" The attempt at small talk didn't work as he picked the lock on the shackle. Once they were off, the green hedgehog rolled down the window and tossed them out. "Sometimes they have tracking devices on them. You're safe now. So what's your name? You didn't seem to answer earlier. You feeling okay dude?" The boy stared at him for a moment, but didn't reply. He brought his knees to his chest and rested his chin on them as he stared at the stranger.
Later they regrouped. Sonic and Sonia were bickering about the best way to handle SWATbots and Manic was drumming a beat on the stirring wheel of the van. The boy watched them as if they were cable. Then the blue hedgehog zipped in front of him.
"Hey! What's your name? We've heard a rumor that you were the own driving that red plane earlier. So is that why Robuttnik's goons were after you?" He spoke quickly. The boy simply stared into his green eyes in shock. "I'm waaaaiiiiittting." He began tapping his foot. The boy looked at the three hedgehogs around him. His mind was racing.
And then, he opened his mouth.
He fainted.
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Deathy: Hey look! First chapter is done! And we all know what happens next! So enjoy this story!