Hello, everyone! This is my first fanfic that I ever wrote, which was about several years ago. While this is rated teen, it is only because of some violence and mildish language. Absolutely no adult themes anywhere within the fanfic. I realize that at the time of this posting, it is nowhere near Thanksgiving, but most of the humor doesn't relate to the holiday. I hope you enjoy! (And yes the story does begin with "later" :) )
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Later everyone, except Sonic, was sitting down at the table. There was food placed in front of them, but nobody was eating. All of them were thinking about the previous night and their actions that led to… to death.
Shadow was the first to speak after several hours of silence. "Well, I'm not waiting here any longer. I wasn't even supposed to go Sonic's house in the first place."
Tails angrily retorted, "Oh, so therefore now you feel you can't blame yourself?!"
Shaking his head, Shadow stood up. "Look, I'm sorry, but I didn't even know that they were there." Tails crossed his arms and stared off into the distance. Shadow continued, "I don't know about you, but I'm leaving."
Rouge looked up at Shadow. "Aren't you afraid of him?"
Shadow laughed, "Him? After the state he's in? He's the farthest thing in my mind."
Rouge murmured to herself, "Well, I'm afraid…"
Knuckles stood up. "I'm leaving." No explanations, no reason presented. Just action. That's probably why Knuckles got in so much trouble the night before.
"Let's go." Shadow walked to the door with Knuckles behind him. Shadow put his hand on the doorknob and turned to look at everyone before him. Seeing their scared faces he said, "If you want, you can knock yourself out taking care of him." Shadow smirked, "Have fun!"
Shadow opened the door. Three chainsaw wheels came down and shoved whirling and spinning themselves into Shadow and Knuckles' startled faces. They inched closer and closer to their faces until a snap was heard and the chainsaws retracted out of sight. Behind them, with his hand still raised, was Sonic. Looking extremely pissed.
Sonic asked in a low commanding voice, "Where do you think you're going?"
Shadow was beyond words. Knuckles wasn't much better. He said the first thing in his mind. "Uh… Bathroom?"
With sure steps Sonic walked to Shadow and shoved his face only a couple of inches from Shadow. Shadow tried to get his emotions under control, but couldn't. He was too shocked. After several silent seconds had passed, Sonic walked to Knuckles, again his face only a couple of inches apart. Praying fervently that Sonic wouldn't kill him, Knuckles gulped as buckets of sweat slid down his face.
In a voice as cold as ice, Sonic said, "Pee in a bucket." With that Sonic walked to the head of the table.
Everyone stared at Sonic, waiting for his next move. Placing his hands on the table in front of him, Sonic looked down at them, calmly. "Sit down," he said to Knuckles and Shadow. "Don't try to escape again."
Knuckles decided to listen to Sonic's advice. He wondered briefly if he had made the decision of his own will or Sonic's will. Either way, without making any sudden movements, Knuckles slowly walked to his chair and sat down.
Shadow still stood at the doorway trying to figure out if he should obey. After thinking how ridiculous the situation was, he bolted out the door.
Sonic called after him, "I warned you." A half second later a flash of red light and heat crashed. A scream and then… no more.
Everyone stared at Sonic with absolute fear. Any thought of leaving escaped from their minds. They were here whether they liked it or not. Except for Amy, anyway. Throughout all of this Amy had cried. She still continued.
Sonic looked at his guests and smiled warmly. "Anyone else want to run?"
Knuckles, who could never take a hint, gave into his fear, and ran. Tripping over his chair in his haste, he ran to the nearest window. He threw it open and looked below for traps. Much to his surprise, the ground was far below him. They were on the fiftieth floor. At least.
Knuckles gaped at the ground. "Didn't we… aren't we on the se-second floor?"
Sonic laughed through his nose and smiled. He walked up to Knuckles and put his hand on Knuckles' shoulder. "We are." Knuckles wanted to back up, but when he looked into Sonic's eyes… those insane eyes… Knuckles couldn't. Sonic's grip was as strong as steel. Sonic inquired, "Now Knuckles… are you going to run?"
Knuckles shook his head slightly. He was too afraid to speak.
"Please sit," Sonic said. Knuckles sat down on the ground.
"At the table."
Knuckles sat down on the table while Sonic resumed his position at the head of the table. After exhaling, Sonic smiled again. "Good. To business. I regrettably inform you that Shadow will not be joining us tonight. My apologies, and my deepest, deepest sorrows. Now, before we continue I must be sure that I have your absolute attention. The only one exempt for this is her." Sonic placed his hand on Amy's shoulder. "Do I have your attention?"
Everyone nodded slowly.
Sonic grinned in an evil sort of way. "Good. For I have something I want to say…"
You heard my chuckling. "Don't worry, my child. I am here to set things… right." I stood up and Sonic and his friends behind me froze and faded into darkness. I tipped my hat at you. "I'm sure you're thinking 'What the h*ll? What's going on?!' But like I said. No worries. I am here to… explain." I grinned almost as evilly as Sonic. "I am Narrator. I am the narrator of this piece. I know you have many, many questions and I promise I will do the best I can to answer them. How did I just stand up? Well, everyone can stand up. Are you already crazy? No? Well, anyway… Oh, how did I make everything freeze? I already told you, I am the narrator. I can do whatever the h*ll I want. You better get used to it as it's gonna happen again, I guarantee. As you might have guessed, it all started the night before. Of course you're thinking, 'How could anything that happened last night make everyone act the way they are now?' You, who do not know the events that happened previously, are expected to think such a thing. And yet, after you read this, you aren't likely to be thinking that again. Why? Because… whatever this may be… this isn't normal.
"So take my warning. You may not want to read this. In fact, it would be much better for your health if you don't. Still want to read it? Well then… go ahead. I warned you. Next time, take my warning. If a stranger in a white van says get in, get in and drive far, far away from this. I regret to say that after this, you won't be the same. Well… best not to delay it, I suppose. It's better to get this done and over with, if you're so determined.
"…I hate this job. I see all sorts of people turn into what they read…" I sob. "Oh, well! … First let's start with the most harmless thing. Maybe after seeing who created this, you'll change your mind and your mind will be spared. These are the credits. Please press the down arrow on the scroll bar to the right. Do not stop until you see my italicized words again, but don't go so fast that you can't read the words. Remember that I'm trying to convince you not to read this and I can't very well do that if you aren't reading my words. This has been a public service. …I'll be seeing you…"
Author: Animercom
Chief Editor: Animercom
Assistant Editor: Her Brother
Cast (In order of appearance):
Shadow the Hedgehog
Miles "Tails" Prower
Rouge the Bat
Knuckles the Echidna
Sonic the Hedgehog
Amy Rose
Narrator
Vector the Crocodile
Espio the Chameleon
Charmy the Bee
Cream the Rabbit
Cheese the Chao
E-123 Code Name: Omega
Silver the Hedgehog
Blaze the Cat
The man over the phone at Smokey the Bear
& others…
Special Thanks:
SEGA
All of my family
Rated T for scenes of violence and mild language
All animals were harmed during these events
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"Right the scroll, now. There we go. See how I already let some of the madness loose?" I sigh… "I can't believe this. I mean, look at it! Animercom has a complete dominating monopoly over the credits! Rated PG? For violence and language?! Well, I suppose you already experienced these, but still! Ahem… Sorry about that. After telling this story so many times and then deciding to write this with help of Animercom and her brother… I question my own sanity." I sigh again. "To think this madness ever happened. I wish that everyone related to these events could just forget about them and die. But this story must be told, or read, as a warning to others that insanity can and will happen if it is allowed. …You're still reading this? …I admire your bravery. Or stupidity. Or your ignorance. I wish I could have all three. Then my job would be infinitely easier. Anyway… if you have already decided then let's go to the beginning. Those before you would say that it began when the characters in the story were born, or when their parents were born… but it's much easier for everyone involved to start the morning the day before Thanksgiving at the house that Sonic and Tails share. Go grab some food and a beverage, go to the bathroom, talk to some friends, check your email, check facebook-I just love facebook! Even though I have no friends… run away… You're still here? You are such a pain in my $$. It's because of you that I'm forced to do this even though I never asked to be there to witness this. Prepare yourself as not everyone presented will survive… And so, though reluctantly, I present to you, the reader…
Sonic's Thanksgiving Craze
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Wham! Sonic's fist smashed down on the snooze button on his alarm clock.
"Ow, shoot! That hurt." Sonic rubbed his hand sleepily. He hated his alarm clock and blamed it for his stupidity. Every day Sonic woke up to that stupid, irritating noise from the alarm clock and slammed his fist down on it. Dog gone it! It always hurt! "Yeah, well not anymore…" Rolling out of bed, Sonic bent down beside his bedside table and reached for the alarm clock's plug. The stupid outlet was behind his bed and Sonic had trouble reaching it. Why were outlets always at the most inconvenient places? Sonic ended up banging his head against the bed frame. That, of course, hurt as well.
"Grrr!" With an animal-like cry Sonic grabbed the cord and yanked it with all of his might. The cord came flying out and almost hit him in the eye. "HA! Thought you would hit me again, eh?" Sonic opened up his window, yelled, "SCREW YOU!" and threw it out the window.
Sonic breathed a sign of triumph as he headed down the stairs and into the kitchen for food. It was Tails' turn to make breakfast so the food should be waiting. Hopefully something along the lines of French toast and some eggs. When Sonic reached the kitchen table Tails wasn't there. There was no evidence of anyone coming here since last night, let alone breakfast. Feeling cheated, he hung his head and sighed. When Sonic opened his eyes he saw on the table right below him was a plate. And on the plate was a sandwich. A measly sandwich.
Sonic lifted the corner of the piece of bread on top with a finger. Make that two slices of bread. Sonic removed his finger and the bread plopped back into place. He started at the bread for several seconds. It was as though the bread was saying it was perfect. After all, it was Sonic who went to the grocery store yesterday to buy new bread. It was fresh. And Tails was sending a message to Sonic (by not having any real food out) that said "that's good enough for you, Sonic." Sonic frowned, "What am I going to do with him…" Scowling, Sonic opened a cabinet to get a glass of water.
Attached to one of the shelves was a note in Tails' handwriting. It read "Sorry, Sonic! Gotta a project to do in the lab. –Tails"
"So…" Sonic said. "He put enough thought into this prank to leave two pieces of bread on the table and then think of the next place where I would go next to put a note there… instead of leaving it On The TABLE?!" Furious, Sonic grabbed the note and tore it to shreds. "Where is that fox? I'm going to give him a piece of my mind!"
On his way out he passed the calendar on the wall. It caught his eye. "What is today anyway…?" Today was Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving. One thought immediately came to Sonic's mind.
"Ooh! Football!"
Excited, Sonic raced behind him and grabbed some popcorn packets. He threw it into the oven and turned it on. Sonic turned around to get some chips when he realized his mistake, turned around, tore off the plastic wrapping and threw it into the microwave this time. He obtained a ton of bags of chips and pilled them onto the table. Then Sonic retrieved a tray and some bottles of coke. With lightening speed he placed all of his treasures on the plate. Sonic zoomed to fetch a popcorn bowl and waited in front of the microwave with a huge smile on his face bouncing slightly on his toes. The microwave turntable turned the popcorn bag so… sllooowwwwllllyyyyyy… Sonic scowled at it. He tossed another popcorn bag into the microwave as well. After about five seconds of bouncing on his toes Sonic again frowned and threw another bag into the microwave and then another. After realizing one can only put so many popcorn bags in a microwave before it explodes, Sonic raided the refrigerator for the goodies in there. Once the popcorn was finally done, Sonic opened the bags and poured them into two full popcorn bowls. Sonic took a deep breath. It was time.
In life there are many people who seek to know their destinies. Some ask their local fortune teller. Others are content with horse-o-scopes or fortune cookies. A few brazen people set out on lifelong journeys just to discover themselves and what their purpose is. There are others who know their destiny from birth… and those who will never know. But for some… those who know not what their fate is nor do they know how to find it… can take comfort in the saying the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Sonic knew that it was his time to discover his destiny. His journey began now. All of Earth's cute critters waited in eager anticipation as the greatest hero of all time made his first step. Sonic raised his right foot, moved it forward and down…
… crossing the threshold into the living room. Sonic placed the tray on the table in front of the TV and sat down with a contented sigh. He scouched back into the couch and made himself comfortable. With a smile on his face he grabbed the blanket to the right of him and placed it over his lap. Sonic meticulously tucked a small part of the blanket under his legs on both sides for maximum warmth. He then tossed the corners of the blanket over his arms so they covered his arms and shoulders. Sonic leaned forward and grabbed the tray of food and the TV remote beside it. Sonic plopped the tray onto his lap. Some of the food fell onto the floor, but Sonic didn't notice. He was about to press to power button on the remote when…
…the doorbell rang.
Sonic did the only natural thing one would do in his position… he ignored it and turned on the TV. Sonic settled back on the couch. He realized that football was only on Thursday, so he watched a recorded one. But the person at the door refused to be ignored. The doorbell rings became more persistent. Annoyed, Sonic turned up the volume. No one was going to burst Sonic's little bubble. Shortly afterwards the buzzing became knocks… then punches. Sonic covered his ears and yelled behind him, "Go away!" The only response was more pounding. In desperation, Sonic turned up the volume even louder. The pounding became so loud that Sonic was afraid that the door would come off the hinges. But Sonic didn't want to move. The rival team had just scored a touchdown and the cheer of the fans at MAX volume was deafening. Sonic covered his ears and cried angrily, "Let yourself in!"
The pounding stopped. Confused at the sudden silence from the porch Sonic muted the volume. The house was completely silent. Sonic's heart beat faster. Sonic turned ever… so… slowly… and peeked over the couch at the door.
The blast of light from outside was astounding. It blinded Sonic temporarily. He blinked several times before he saw a figure before him enshrouded by darkness from the lack of light in front of the figure. Was it a heavenly apparition or Satan himself? Sonic's eyes widened as he gripped the couch in terror when the intruder spoke.
"Yo. You watching football?" The figure pointed to the TV.
Puzzled, Sonic turned to the TV. "Yeah." Sonic turned to the figure. "I am."
The figure stepped out from the light from the hallway. A glove with two spikes grabbed the couch and maneuvered himself between the couch and table, stepping on a bag of lays' bar-b-que potato chips in the process. "Hey, how long have these been lying here?" The person sat down on the couch beside Sonic and grabbed the bag. "Well, they're opened…" He started eating them. The person lazily looked at the mass of food before him. "Boy…" He licked his lips, "…you gotta a lot of food there…"
"Yeah." Sonic nodded. A pause. Sonic continued nodding this time a little harder, annoyed that this person thought he could just waltz in his house and eat his food. "Yeah, I do, Knuckles."
"You mind?"
Sonic rolled his eyes and didn't answer, choosing instead to lie back against the couch. Sonic turned the volume to normal. Knuckles helped himself to the food, crunching loudly. He slurped noisily from Sonic's coke bottle and yanked the blanket over his legs. It knocked the popcorn all over the couch and floor. Without even taking his eyes off the screen, Knuckles grabbed a handful of the popcorn on the couch and ate it. Sonic just watched him… mourning.
Sonic sighed, took some food for himself, not caring anymore, and watched the TV with Knuckles, who continued to eat like a horse. It was silent until Sonic spoke.
"So… Knuckles… what cha doing here?"
"What do you think I'm doing?" Knuckles asked, spittle and food flying. "I'm watching football. Moron."
Sonic nodded. He could respect that. "But ya know… Thanksgiving is tomorrow."
Mad, Knuckles stood up and half turned to Sonic. "Who do you take me for? Huh? Who? A rock? I know what tomorrow is!"
Sonic cowered away from Knuckles. "Uh, well, that's when everybody else is coming over so ya know…"
Knuckles sat back down and continued eating. "So I'll sleep over. That's no problemo for me."
Sonic watched Knuckles. Then he turned to the TV without comment.
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And that's it! I can only promise you that, yes, it will get crazier as we progress. Especially when we add more characters… please leave a comment if you enjoyed this silly chapter or have a critique. I'll post the next chapter soon. Thank you!
