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Pre-story Conversation
The scene opened in the studio, like so many times before. As always, a big screen was behind us. Me and Izzy were just standing around. I was trying to think of an idea for a new slash fic, but nothing would come up.
'Come on!' I berated myself. 'You gotta think of something! Something that's never been done in this dimension! Something that the fans will talk about for ages! Or at least five minutes. …But what?' My eyes lit up with inspiration. I turned to my partner and started charging energy into my hands.
"Yah!" I fired an Ice Beam and froze his feet. The ice went up to his waist, completely immobilizing him. His eyes widened.
"What the—?!" I ignored him as I turned to the camera.
"Welcome to the show! For this SLASH fic—" I glared at Izzy, who was trying to escape. "—I will play with not one, not two, but three couplings!"
"Hooray…" Izzy muttered sarcastically. "And what three would that be?"
"Sam/Twister, Sam/Otto, and Sam/Keoni!" I replied cheerfully. Izzy raised an eyebrow at me.
'Never mind the impossible pairings! What the hell is he doing pairing him with all three of them!?' He thought.
"Uhhh Boss, last time I checked, the rules said you can only pair up a character with only ONE other character! What are you doing creating a love square!?" He demanded.
"I don't remember reading anything saying I couldn't pair up one character with three." I said with a shrug. I turned to the camera. "Anyway, this fic was inspired by my favorite move from the game Sonic Battle for Game Boy Advance."
"And which move is that?" My partner asked.
"Think about it, Izzy. The great Shadow… Jumping up in the air… Has a long range…" I answered. Izzy nodded in understanding.
"Oooohhhh… That one!"
"Right. Also, this fic requires me to toss out two characters. The winners of today's drawing will go to lovely San Francisco for a skating competition."
"Hey, how do expect me to pick them? My feet are still frozen!" Izzy shouted, trying to get out of his icy prison.
"Who said anything about the Wheel of Plotlines?" I snapped my fingers, causing an envelope to materialize in my hand. "I got the names right here."
"Well?" The other boy asked impatiently.
"And the winners are…" I opened the envelope and took out the paper. "Reggie and Ray Rocket!"
Reggie entered the studio with Ray. She seemed to have a huge grin on her face.
"Alright! Vacation!" She cheered. I snapped my fingers and another envelope appeared in my hand.
"Here ya go!" I handed it to her. "Enjoy and good luck!"
"Thanks!" Reggie said as she and Ray walked off stage.
"Hey! Why didn't you make her blast off like you did to Twister!?" Izzy shouted. I shrugged.
"You expect me to hurt a girl? For shame Izzy. I'm a gentleman."
"In a pig's eye." My partner snorted. "And also, why isn't Noelani going with them?"
"I wrote this one before Island of the Menehune premiered, so she's not in it anyway."
"Figures. Why on earth didn't you release this one at the time?"
"Because I was busy editing my earlier fics and this site doesn't deserve to get my fics on time." I growled. "Especially not after this summer."
"Whatever." Izzy rolled his eyes. "Can we move on?" I turned to the camera.
"Anyway, here are the ages for the characters:" I pulled out a remote and pointed it at the screen. I pressed a button and it displayed Otto, Sam, Twister, and Keoni's pictures. Underneath them was a big number sixteen.
"And everybody else is aged cordially. I think that's about it, so enjoy the fic!" I waved at the camera.
"Hey! Get me out of this ice!" Izzy roared, struggling to get out of the ice again.
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Triple the Squid, Triple the Trouble
Chapter 1
The Big Split
Feet pounding against the concrete. An occasional explosion. Fists pounding into faces. This was the scene in Central City. Three forces clashed. One, the blue protector of justice, Sonic the Hedgehog. The second, the Ultimate Life Form, Shadow the Hedgehog. The third, a robot with the ability to copy the moves of his opponents, Emerl.
They were each battling for supremacy. They each refused to let other two win. They must claim victory at all costs! Sonic ran along the ground, following Emerl, who was skating away. Using his speed, the hedgehog caught up almost instantly. The robot surprised him though by turning around and delivering a karate chop. Not to be left out of the fight, Shadow used his Chaos Magic attack and tossed Emerl into the air. The black hedgehog jumped up.
Before he was able to strike, Emerl ascended into the air, flapping his arms like wings. He dropped a couple of mines on Shadow. They exploded and the hedgehog found himself knocked to the ground. Emerl found a safe place to land and watch the two hedgehogs destroy each other. Sonic tossed a ring ahead and rammed into Shadow as a ball. Shadow was tossed into the air as a result of that attack. Sonic ran under him to make another strike when the black hedgehog struck back with Chaos Burst. He disappeared and reappeared right where Sonic was standing, surrounded in an orb of distorted space.
"What!?" Sonic yelled as he fainted. His body disappeared.
That was it. Emerl shot off the platform he was on and skated up to Shadow. He then pummeled the hedgehog with repeated karate chops and kicks. The robot was moving so fast that you couldn't see his hands. In fact, he was still going as Shadow grunted and fainted. The battle ended with Emerl's fists glowing brightly.
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::First Person POV::
"You win." The game said.
"Alright! I knew I could do it!" I cheered.
I was sitting in my computer chair, playing one of my favorite games on my GBA. That's Game Boy Advance for those who don't know. There was nothing else to do. It was pouring outside, not to mention lightning struck every few minutes, followed by thunder. I sighed, getting over my excitement. I may be playing one of my favorite games, but it does get boring after a while.
Let me tell you a bit about myself. The name's Sam Dullard. I'm sixteen. I'm currently five and a half feet tall. I have shoulder length blond hair. I realized that the buzz cut I was sporting wasn't doing it for me, so I grew it out. Thanks to all my years being out in the sun, I have developed a nice tan. I also lost the baby fat I had and am now proudly slim. I still wear the same glasses I had when I was nine. I'm wearing my usual orange shirt with an N displayed on it. Ahhh… The joys of outlet malls. You always find the classics at the right size. Anyway, I'm also wearing a pair of blue shorts. I'm currently a senior in high school. I would be a junior, but I had skipped a grade when I was younger.
I live in Southern California. In a town called Ocean Shores. The weather's nice and hot most of the time. The surfing's great and there are plenty of cool places to hang out. Now you may think that I would be happy living in this paradise, as well as being extremely smart, but I'm not. I have my own set of problems like everyone else.
"I wonder what they're doing right now." I thought out loud. I put down the game boy and opened the top drawer of my computer desk. I took out a picture that had me and three of my friends pictured on it. I sighed sadly.
One of my problems is that I'm gay. I found out about my sexuality about a year or two ago. Of course, nobody else knows. Another of my problems is that I'm in love with three of my friends. The ones in the picture.
The picture was taken about two years ago. I was standing in the middle of the shot. Leaning on my right shoulder was Otto Rocket, the hottest athlete in town. He's a little taller than me. He has those lovely dreadlocks that barely stay at the top of his head like when he was younger. A couple of them fell over of his eyes, which were concealed by the same pair of green tinted sunglasses he's always worn.
I can't exactly explain why I love him. My guess is because he looks so good without a shirt on. Oh wait. That would be lust. Uhh… Well, the sunglasses add a bit of mystery to him, not that there's much mystery behind him. He's just a really good skater, surfer, snowboarder, etc. Basically, the things I stink at. Ever since I moved to this town from Kansas, I've been trying to become as good as he is in extreme sports so that I can be on the same page as him. It wasn't easy and I have the scabs to prove it. Oh well, he'd never feel the same way as I do.
Leaning on my left shoulder was Keoni Makani, nephew of one of my good friends, Tito Makani. He hails from the tropical paradise that is Oahu, Hawaii. He usually comes for a visit at least once every summer. He's a couple of inches taller than Otto. He's got brown hair that's tied into a ponytail. He has eyes that you can sink into. He's just about as good as Otto is in extreme sports. Man, I envy their skills.
As for why I love him, why not? We're both straight A students. We share some common interests. He's great with computers, though probably not as good as me. Or maybe we are on par with other. Hmmmm… I'll have to think about that one. Anyway, he's got a great personality. He's fun-loving and a scream at parties. Not to mention he tells great stories and it's hilarious when he tries to imitate Tito by doing quotes from the ancient Hawaiians! According to Tito, he'll get it right sometimes, but most of the time, he messes up. It's too bad he lives all the way in Oahu though. A relationship just wouldn't work, I'm afraid. But it couldn't hurt to try.
And finally, standing behind me, doing bunny ears was perhaps the loveliest of all three boys, Twister Rodriguez. He's the tallest out of all four of us. He wears this cute striped hat. You could see a bit of his orange hair sticking up in front of his hat, which further compliments his cuteness. He has some hair growing down the back and sides of his head too. Oh, did I mention he's cute?
Why I love him? He's such a little kid! He's extremely gullible, which is adorable. I practically melt whenever I'm close to him. He also looks cute when he's thinking. Despite the fact that he may not be alright up there, he's good with electronics. He's had that video camera of his for years now. Despite almost losing it a couple of times, he's been as careful as possible with it; almost as if it was a baby. Oh, how I would like to be held in his arms. To feel his warmth. To look into his eyes and say those three words—"I love you"—only to hear him reply with the same words. Not to mention play with that cowlick of his. One more thing. He has a cute butt.
The picture was taken at the beach, so we were all in our bathing suits. Our skin tones were all different. I, of course, was the lightest. Twister followed with a slightly darker tan. Otto was next with a reddish tan reminiscent of cinnamon. Keoni was the darkest with a lovely bronze tan. I've kept this picture all this time and I've never gone a single day without looking at it at least once, wondering what it would be like to be with each of them. Admiring their good looks and handsome faces. Wishing I could kiss each of them or at least one of them.
I sighed as I put the picture away. None of them would return my feelings. There's no doubt in my mind that each and every one of them is straight, while I have to be the odd man out. If only… If only I could tell each of them how I felt, especially Twister. But no. I'm too afraid of their reactions. I don't want to lose their trust or their friendship. Even if I can't get any closer to them, I'm happy with the way things are.
"Hmmm… It looks like the storm's over." I commented to myself as I looked out the window. It wasn't raining anymore, but the sky was still dark, almost like it was going to start raining again. Or maybe it really is over. I shrugged. I wasn't in the mood to think about it right now.
"Maybe Otto, Twist, and I can go to Mad Town or something."
I would've mentioned Otto's sister, Reggie, but she went with her and Otto's father to an invitational skate competition in San Francisco. It's too bad we couldn't come. At least she knows we're cheering her on in spirit. I picked up my game boy to go back to playing.
"Huh? What's this?"
On the screen was a card. Its picture showed Shadow disappearing in the air. Where the name of the attack was supposed to be, there were three question marks. In big, blue letters, the word "Rare" was displayed. I grinned.
"Oh my God! I can't believe I finally got that move!"
I heard about this move on a couple of gaming sites. If you give it to Emerl and then use it while in the air, you'll disappear and reappear on the ground using a triple Chaos Burst! Oh man! I gotta see this in action!
When I was able to control my character again, I went into a menu that I can use to customize my robot's attacks. After I located the move and gave it to Emerl, I looked for an opponent to test it on. I decided to battle Amy Rose. After a few seconds, the battle started.
I lured the pink hedgehog into a large open area of the battlefield. She swung her hammer at my character, but I made him jump. Before gravity can affect Emerl, I pushed the R button. The robot disappeared in midair, exactly like a normal Chaos Burst attack. A few seconds later, he appeared back on the ground in not one, but three Chaos Bursts! The three Emerls were lined up side to side, trapping Amy in orbs of distorted space. She gave a scream and fainted as the attack ended. I gave an excited laugh, much like a hyper kid.
"Yes! It's better than I thought!" I exclaimed with another laugh. I completely decimated Amy with that one move. It's absolutely perfect! Nothing could stop it! …That is, if the opponent doesn't block power moves. After a couple of matches in which I used that move nonstop, I wiped my forehead. I was sweating badly.
"Boy, it got hot fast. Maybe I should play this outside." I put down the GBA and got my shoes on. I then left the house.
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::Third Person POV::
Thunder rumbled overhead as Sam exited his house. It didn't matter to the blond though. He was too ecstatic about the fact that he had obtained quite possibly the greatest move in his game. As he started another battle, he stood in the middle of the cul-de-sac where he and two of his crushes resided. The clouds above flashed with lightning.
Emerl skated around the field, which was also occupied by Knuckles the Echidna. Knuckles went for a punch, but Emerl jumped up and performed the triple Chaos Burst, defeating the echidna in seconds.
Thunder rumbled again. It seemed almost like the sky was storing up electricity.
Knuckles reappeared on the field and tossed a huge rock at Emerl, but the robot dodged and used another triple Chaos Burst. The red animal was defeated again.
The sky tore open as a massive lightning bolt plummeted down towards the earth.
The two characters fought on screen, dodging each other's attacks. They darted across the field, anticipating the other's moves.
"Grrr… Come on!" Sam cursed at the screen. "Let me attack already!" Finally, an opening made itself known. Grinning, Sam propelled his character towards Knuckles. He made Emerl jump in the air and disappear.
::BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZTPT!!!!!!!::
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Sam roared in pain as the lightning bolt struck him, sending volt after volt of electricity coursing through his body.
In the game, Emerl reappeared on the ground as three Emerls. At that exact same moment, Sam's body glowed brightly. When the lightning finally dissipated, he collapsed on the hard concrete. Both his game boy and his body were smoking and crackling with electricity. The screen of the toy was busted.
As Sam laid unconscious, it started to rain. Beside his body, you can see two pairs of sneakers. Two pairs of lightly tanned hands picked him up.
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Post-chapter Conversation
"Hey! I just noticed. This is the first multi-chapter fic in a long time that didn't have some stupid intro!" Izzy said happily. I glowered at him.
"I'll pretend I didn't hear that." I turned to the camera. "Anyway, our poor blond has been struck down by the unbridled wrath of Nature's fury! Will he survive and what's with those other pairs of shoes!? Tune in next time!"