I'm Back!!
This is the first in the Save Me trilogy.
I don't own anything Sega / Sonic related or other.
Anyway, enjoy and please R+R if you like.
Vol one. Shattered Memories.
Chapter One.
The diner was packed, the TV was turned up to full volume. A young two-tailed fox made his way balancing a tray, ladened with drinks and snacks, to a booth along the windows. He slipped on something and the tray went flying, a gloved hand reached out- lighting fast- and saved the tray of goodies.
Tails looked up from his place on the floor, a big grin of relief on his face. " Gee, thanks, Sonic !"
" Eh, no problem, kiddo. " The blue hedgehog, his best friend and mentor, carefully placed the tray on the table. He grabbed a diet cola and handed it to the pink hedgehoglette next to him, picking up a small box, he peeked inside and made a face, " Ugh! Cherry pie with a grape glaze. Yours, Knuckles?"
Knuckles nodded his thanks, and took a sip of his coffee, he took a huge bite of his pie that caused Amy to start giggling as she handed him some paper napkins. " Oh, thanks.." He mopped up the filling that dribbled down his front.
Amy checked her watch, she took some of Sonic's french fries and gave him the extra tomatoes from her roll. Tails reached over and grabbed the slices before Sonic, the boy hedgehog opened his mouth to protest as Tails popped them whole into his own mouth, and chewed.
" Hey! Give 'em back !" Tails opened his mouth, stuck out his tongue and Sonic made another face, " Meh.. nevermind, you can keep them."
" Fank oohh."
" Tails, don't talk with your mouth full."
He swallowed, " Sorry Amy. "
Knuckles glanced at the wall clock, " Nearly time. Who'd thought this place of all places would be packed to the rafters for his winning speech. I could understand the Shopping Mall , but I mean.. this place..."
" Aw, come on," went Sonic, " Joe's done well for herself, considering that Eggman wrecked her last place. People love Joe's cooking. It's not about the place, it's about the food. Isn't that right, Joe? " He called out towards the kitchens.
" You bet, sweet heart ! " Joe called back, pushing back her sweat-soaked dark hair from her eyes. " And I know a certain honey- hedgehog, whose getting extra pudding later.."
Sonic made a triumphant hand gesture, " He shoots, he scores!"
Amy dabbed the corner of her mouth, " Well, I think it's great that he won. It was either Mr Harold Taylor, or Eggman. Now tell me which one did you want to win? I think he's gonna do great, all those things he promised , but I think most poeple voted for him because of Naminé."
Sonic turned in his seat to look at her, " Who the heck is Nammy ?" he asked, licking his lips free of chilli sauce.
" It's pronounced , Na-min-nay," Amy just smiled , " wait and see."
" He's on ! Look, look on the TV !!"
They all sat up in their seats, craning their necks towards the TV screen, the whole diner had grown quiet.
"... Mister Taylor, or Mayor Taylor, how do you feel now you've won the election ? Any regrets ?"
A slender man dressed in a navy suit faced the cameras. He was quite good looking, had short brown hair and blue eyes. Nearly every woman in the diner swooned, Amy included.
" Well, Mary, I'm very pleased to have won and I have no regrets entering or beating Eggman. With my family behind me, I stand by all the things I promised, that I will make Station Square great again. I will start, of course, with my old homestead-- West City."
The diner exploded as the crowd cheered, most of them lived in West City, and no thanks to Eggman during the election campaigns, the place badly needed fixing up.
" Speaking of family , Mayor Taylor, is it true that your niece will be coming to stay with you, the troubled Naminé ?"
" It is true that Naminé will be staying, with the help of Station Square's great research teams and upgraded hospitals, we hope to be able to cure her. But she is not troubled, just misunderstood like all kids her age."
The reporter seemed to have lost some of her spark, she coughed, " Well, I think I say this from all of us when I say good luck Mayor Taylor and congratulations."
" Thank you, Mary."
The news went to the sports section. Everyone went back to their lunches. Sonic stared out the window, his arm draped casually behind Amy's chair, he suddenly thumped the top and stood up in a huff.
" And where are you going ?" Asked Amy, looking at the dozen half-eaten chillidogs still left on his plate.
" Out. You said you had to go food shopping, for Knux's leaving party, " He extended a hand, " give me the list and money and I 'll have it done in half a jiffy."
" Sonic..." She said firmly, "...sit down." Sonic glared at her, Tails and Knuckles hid behind some menus. Amy held his gaze and crossed her arms, "... Sit down."
Sighing in defeat, Sonic sat next to her and sulked.
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" Oh, come on ! Why does Tails get the privilege of driving the trolley? It's so unfair ! You have the list, Tails has the trolley, what have I got ? Nothing! "
Amy grounded her teeth, " You, Sonic, have the privilege of being my gopher.."
Sonic raised a brow and stepped back, spreading his arms wide, " Do I look like a gopher? I'm a flipping hedgehog!"
" What I mean, is... that you're gonna go for this and go for that. Y'know, a go for. "
" Oohh, that sort of gopher. Gotcha! " He winked at her, " What's first ?"
Tails pushed the trolley past them, into the sweet section. He came back a few seconds later with a big box labled, Cheeky Cherry Bites, safe in the trolley. He grinned at Amy , who ticked it off her list. She nodded at Sonic.
" Ok, listen carefully Sonic..." Sonic stretched out his legs and got down into a starting position, " I need... two loaves of bread, one jar of honey, a packet of wood cloths and polish, five tins of medium-size frankfurters, three packets of medium- size finger rolls and urm...oh yeah, two jars of hot chilli sauce mix." She exhaled, " I think that's enough for now, you got all that?"
He nodded, and was half way across the store before she shouted that she needed some shampoo. There came a loud screeching, and Sonic re-appeared in front of her. " What kind? "
Behind him, Tails mimed cracking a whip, while Amy smiled sweetly at him.
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West City Train Station.
" Now are you sure you'll be okay? The mother asked for the tenth time.
Helena nodded, " Of course, Miss. I haven't been doing this job all my life to be scared now. I'm sure we can manage a little trip to Station Square." She smiled at the young girl beside her, " Right, Naminé?"
Naminé, the Mayor's niece, didn't smile back. Her red eyes were glued to the large, rounded man in an orange jumpsuit, that had just come out of the train's front. The man looked around, as though he sensed her and turned to wave. He walked away twirling his bushy moustache. Naminé shook her head as if to clear it and picked up her bag.
" Well, we'll phone you as soon as we check in. Good-bye, Mrs Andrews."
As Naminé and her nanny boarded the train, the rounded guy in the jumpsuit grinned. Eggman wobbled out of the station, jumped into his Eggmoblie, to make his appointment in time. He tore off the tacky jumpsuit, revealing his red jacket and black stretchpants underneath, sat back in his seat and started to hum, then sing softly as he watched the train pull out of the station.
" I was born to
cheat and lie
I'm a mean, rotten guy
when you ask me
why I'm nasty
here's my reason why,"
He pulled out a faded picture of an older female version of himself, wearing heavy make-up and a bright pink dress. On it were the words,Lots of love, Mama. He made a face at it,
" At the stork delivery
mama screamed
' Woe is me, such a dork
hey, mister stork
behold my misery '
she said
' Ivo is nasty,
Ivo's a blob
Ivo's a rotten,
naughty slob'
Can it sister,I'm the mister
who will get the job
So I'm nasty, I'm no good,
I'll be king, knock on wood
I'll impress ya, though I'm
just a common lowly hood, HA!"
Eggman switched the Eggmoblie into hyper-drive and zoomed over the countryside, alongside an unfinished piece of railway, nodding every so often to his robot workers.
" If you can't loved,
be feared
Don't get shoved,
sheep get sheared
Be the king,
pull the strings
or else
you might get smeared
I'm so happy I could dance,
Seize my chance, I'll advance
come and cheer me,
love and fear me
Eggman's king at last AH HA HAA "
He stood up to the world and spread his arms wide with a big grin on his face,
" Come and cheer me,
love and fear me
Eggman's king at last !! "
His robot workers looked up at him, bleeped ,then went back to work. He sat back in his chair and suddenly looked around, " Why'd the music stop? I was just getting the hang of it..."
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Sonic skidded to a stop by the TVs, arms loaded with groceries. He watched as a boring view of a railway line filled the screens, narrowing his eyes, he noticed that the boulders lining the track weren't boulders at all. But Eggman's robots!!
The hedgehog suddenly realised that all eyes were on him. He sighed, looked for somewhere to dump the goodies and slipped on a kid's uneaten cream cake. Sonic fell forward, hard on his knees, groaning an oath, the hedgehog dumped the groceries on a nearby chair and rubbed his sore leg.
" Okay, I'm going.. I'm going. I'll save the day.. again." Rubbing his leg again, he looked up at the store markers, But first thing's first.. and limped towards the pharmacy section.
When Amy and Tails joined the crowds by the TVs, they spotted the small pile of groceries, alongside an opened packet for an elasticated sports bandage. Amy picked up a hastily written note, Eggman's back. Traintrack in danger. C U at home. Sonic XX
She looked at the many TV screens and frowned with worry, " Good luck, Sonic..."
Will Sonic make it in time?
What is Eggman up to now and how does it involve Naminé?
Do any of you die hard Sonic fans recognise the tune Eggman sang to and which Sonic/ Disney voice actor sang it? The song comes from the Disney film The Three Musketeers, I had to listen to it over and over to make sure I heard it right, But it's the same theme tune, ( hint, hint..)
Next Chapt soon, please R+R.