Chapter 1: Down on the Ranch
SONIC'S POV
It was the three of us. Me, Amy, and Eggman. Four, it you count the machine I have dubbed Robobird. We stood in a field on a ranch of some sort, Amy standing behind me, obviously a little nervous. Suddenly, Robobird started to charge at us. Not a problem for the fastest thing alive, right? It sent out a light that blinded Amy and me. While we were distracted, that stupid robot grabbed Amy and started to carry her away.
"Soniiiiiic!" She screamed.
"Bring her back!" I instantly yelled. Honestly, why did Eggman always have to kidnap her? Speaking of him…
"Ah ha ha ha ha!" He laughed to himself. He looked at me. "If you want her, come save her." He said, as if it were the most obvious thing in the world. Since I can't fly the only way to get there was to do my Spin Attack. Ever since coming here, I haven't been able to do that without the help of a ring. I looked up to see how Amy was doing. By now she had gotten out her hammer and was whacking Robobird with it. It was a typical Amy reaction. The sound of fabric ripping was heard.
"Huh?" She said in surprise, dropping her hammer. Of course, while doing this she happened to look down. "Heeeeelp!" she screamed. I saw her look at the bot. He's in trouble. "Hey, that's a brand new dress, batty."
"Amy, you just hang on tight!" I yelled up at her. I felt so useless here on the ground. Man, what is taking Tails so long! If he didn't get here soon, then Robobird would take Amy. The sound of an engine met my ears. About time!
"Sonic! Here comes the ring!" He shouted down. I gave him a thumbs up.
"Okay!" I replied confidently. Finally I got to do something! I'm the kind of guy who can't stand still for long. I tensed my muscles, preparing to dive to the side in case Tails missed. Luckily, Tails' expert piloting made catching the ring an easy job. As I felt its power rush through me, I quickly looked for a place to aim my Spin Attack at. A silo, perfect! I leaped into the air and went flying in that direction. My momentum sent me flying up the side and I was in the air in a nanosecond. I had aimed towards Eggman but instead I hit Robobird. The impact made me uncurl, and I could've sworn I felt something land in my ear, but momentarily ignored it as I flew up and kicked Eggman away. What goes up must come down and I began to plummet.
"Aaaaahhhh!" Amy screamed, and I quickened my decent to grab her.
"Don't worry, Amy, I gotcha." I reassured her.
"You're my hero!" She said while blushing, and it was a physical effort not to do the same. I shielded her head with my other arm, and tilted a little, so we were right above a hay stack. We crashed into it and climbed on top. For a few minutes we just sat there, relaxing. The wind began to pick up and as it ran over my ears, I felt some discomfort growing in my right ear, like there was something in there.
"Isn't this just beautiful?" She said, but it was awfully quiet. Maybe there was something in there I tuned out the rest of what she was saying, which was extremely easy given how quietly she was talking, and instead focused on trying to get the… thing out of my ear. "Are you even listening?" She practically yelled in my ear.
"Say what?" I reply dumbly, before I can remember what she was saying. And there goes my cover. Geez, what is in there! I tap my head, trying to knock it out, but instead it feels like it went farther in.
"Oh! You men! Humph!" I dimly hear Amy complain.
"What's wrong?" I ask her. What did I do this time?
Okay... wow. I'm finally sharing this story. I never thought I would. Well, I won't post the next chapter, until I get one review, that way I know someone actually bothers about this story enough to want to read more. Also, since I'm using song titles as chapter names, if you can guess either the artist for some or the place where the song comes from for others, you'll get a... I don't know. How about a virtual hug?
