So it's not a one shot anymore. Yeah! I hope you guys enjoy the story as it develops. I'm sure crazy stuff will follow even if this chapter seems somewhat tame.


Chapter 2: Fueling Up to Party

Sonic put's the cap back on the silver sharpie. "Alrighty then, you girls feel like helping me get the stuff for the grill?" Sonic motions to it with his thumb. Nicole and Rouge nod as Cream walks up to Sonic.

"Sonic, let's go get the food for the grill." Cream beamed still a little buzzed from the game.

Nicole looked at Cream with a slightly worried look. "Do you need a hand?"

Sonic just smiled, "Nah we should be okay. Why don't you guys see if you can rouse our wayward sleepers?"

"And if that doesn't work?" Rouge signaled to Knuckles and the three girls on the end.

"Well, at least Knux'll come round when his sniffer picks up the smell of prime stake and primo chili dogs." Sonic smirked and Cream giggled as the two head into the house to gather supplies for the cookout.

When the two passed through the door, Nicole and Rouge walked back over to the table and stood before their drunken friends. Nicole looks at Knuckles, "How did he beat all three of them?"

"Especially after all the trouble to give them an opening." Rouge just shook her head. "Still, it's not their fault Knuckles drink's like a monster."

"Well, let's start waking them." Nicole walked over to Tails and shook him as Rouge pulled on Amy's cheeks with a smile.

"Nh, owwww… dop ie." Amy tried to pull away but Rouge just started moving the two sides of her mouth up and down in turn. Finally Amy wakes up and pushes Rouge's hands away. "Knock it off." Amy massaged her red cheeks, "That hurts you know."

Rouge chuckled, "So did watching you pass out so quickly." Rouge lightly flicks Amy's nose teasing her. Amy blushed adding more red to her cheeks before crossing her arms in a pout. "Now help us with the others."

By now Tails was sitting up and holding his head lightly as Nicole rubbed Espio's back trying to coax him to wake up. Amy looked back at Rouge while pointing to the group at the end. "So how'd it go?"

Rouge shushed her by bring a finger to her own lips and then pointing to Tails who was about to stand up. "Knuckles won at twenty five mugs."

"What!? He beat all three of them?"

Rouge just nodded at Amy's astonishment. Espio was now up and he and Tails tried to wake Shadow but after a few seconds fell into the sand laughing at all the graffiti on his face.

"Ahahahaaaha doofus hahaaa! Sonic was here! Hhehaha Captain of the fail patrol hnnhn! Hhaaha Sir Pantywaist! Haahaahhh!" Tails rolled to his side laughing at those and numerous others.

Espio just held his sides. "Ass hat!? Hahaaha ahah ah. Sonic is so random. What does half of this even mean hnnhmhaha."

Amy and Rouge aren't having much luck waking up the girls or Knuckles as Tails and Espio finally collect themselves off the sand. Then Sonic and Cream step out of the house with piles of food.

"Holy crap did Blaze load this place up. We found three fridges and five big freezers in what I think was the kitchen? I gave the place a quick once over before we started gathering food and man, this place has everything. Pool tables, poker tables, arcade games, air hockey, foosball. And that's just the game room. There's a TV almost half the size of the wall in the living room and a library of movies and games, even board games." Sonic finished unloading the food from him and Cream onto the outdoor kitchen counter next to the grill pit. "There's even an indoor pool and a massive hot tub next to the game room. And look at this." Sonic points to the counter in front of him. "Look at how thick these steaks are? And already marinated. And ribs. I'm not even sure how to cook these on a grill. This place is amazing. Ulterior motives aside, Blaze did work." Sonic say's as he sets up the fire and then at ridiculous speeds, places a large pot in the middle and throws the ingredient's to Uncle Chuck's special chili into it, mixing cutting, adding and stirring. Then as he finishes that, without slowing down, lines up hot dogs and burgers on one side of the pot and stakes and ribs on the other. After which he zips back to the counter and organizes all the condiments and extras before grabbing another pot and throwing a bunch of cheese in it before returning to the grill and putting it in front of the chili pot. "Almost forgot the cheese." Sonic then started checking and turning things as they cooked.

"What's gotten into you Sonic?" Rouge asked with an impressed look.

"I picked up some things from Uncle Chuck. And every man knows how to grill. I just make everything look amazing I know." Sonic grinned and winked at Amy. "Besides, I learned a few things watching Amy cook too… when she doesn't shoo me out of the kitchen that is."

Amy smiles, "That's because you always end up doing more than just watching. If I let you have your way, we'd never eat."

Everyone just laughed as the smell of food stirred the red echidna. Slowly he rises and walks over to everyone with a yawn, "Aaaaaaaaahh… man, how long was I out?"

Espio turned, "About a half hour."

"Looks like I woke up just in time. Sonic, how's the food comin' along?"

"First batch a dog's and burgers are comin' off now, cheese is melted. Chili and ribs'll be another minute. I got you a rare steak ready and the chilled fruit's over on the counter next to the A1." Knuckles and the others started grabbing their food and setting back down at the picnic table. "See girls, told you the food'd get him. Now we just gotta wake up the three musketeers over there so we can work out plans for after lunch. I'm thinkin' we go clubbing. Blaze said there were a mess of them on this island. And the port where the party boats are docked sounds like a blast."

Knuckles finishes another bite of stake, "I think hitting a club sounds good. You called it lunch but our game took a bit of time off the clock." Knuckles thumbs over his shoulder at the sun starting to set. "By the time we finish and digest our food, we should be ready to go get wasted again. What do you think?"

"I think I hear a plan. What about you guys?" Everyone nods consent, most of them eating. "Cool, now we just need Blaze to point us tourists in the right direction."

"Oh… nhh my head." Sally sits up as the other three stir.

Knuckles stops his fork and grins wide, "Well hello sunshine."

Sally thought for a second and realized that she'd lost the game, and that she was the first of the three girls to pass out. "Alright you can gloat. I put my foot in my mouth."

Knuckles' smile softened, "Get up and get something to eat. We're going to a club in a bit after our late lunch. And wake up those two will ya? They need to eat so we can get out of here." Knuckles than took another bite and looked at Shadow, still out cold next to him, finally noticing all the crap on his face. "I think you might have over done it a bit with the marker Sonic."

Sonic calls over from the grill chili dog in hand, "Nah, he lost us the group bet. If anything I didn't write enough." Sonic takes bite of chili dog, "But the sharpie died on me."

Knuckles just shakes his head. Then he shakes Shadow's trying to wake him, but the hedgehog doesn't respond. "Hey! Wake the hell up already." Knuckles shakes him harder but still no response. "Alright then, have it your way." Knuckles puts down his knife then grabs one of Shadow's spines in his left hand and yanks back throwing Shadow ten feet, bouncing him off the beach into the water. As Shadow sputters awake everyone else just laughs. After coming out of the ocean coughing, Shadow walks back over to the picnic table. "Foods over there." Knuckles points to the grill by Sonic. "And we're going out after so you might want to try and get those scribbles off your face."

Shadow, who looked unhappy at best about his wake up call then adopted a confused look and headed into the house for the bathroom. "Sonic!" echoed from the house as Shadow erupted from the door. Sonic took off, chili dog in hand, and the two raced across the beach and then turned and started out onto the water's surface.

Rouge giggles a bit, "Don't you think you could have woken him up a little easier knowing how he'd react to Sonic's prank?"

"Maybe. But this way's much funnier."

Sally had managed to wake up Blaze and Julie-Su just in time to see Shadow fly by chasing Sonic. The comedy show helped them get over the fact that they'd all lost the game. Knuckles had eaten what was left of his stake and hurried over to the grill realizing that Sonic raced off with food still cooking. He called over the three girls and they all got what they wanted. He then gave everybody anything else they were in a mood for before making plates for Sonic, Shadow and himself. As he returned to the table, Blaze had picked the club they were going to.

"I think the Ocean's Treasure is a good place to start. It's a high grade club with great drinks, and the DJ there plays an amazing variety of music. A little heavy on the techno bump filler, but it goes really well with the atmosphere."

"That sounds amazing Blaze. I can hardly wait to go dancing with Sonic."

"I think we're all looking forward to it Amy." Rouge's eyes move across the three girls on the end knowingly.

"I guess so." Amy smiles as Cream and Nicole giggle under their breath. Knuckles didn't notice anything strange about what they were saying and just continued eating a bunch of grapes. The others though all understood the second conversation taking place. Sally, Julie-Su and Blaze all looked determined. Tails and Espio just wore concerned looks but traded them for surprise as they saw Sonic and Shadow making a bee line for the picnic table.

Knuckles looked up and saw them barreling forward, Sonic looking back at Shadow rather than where they were headed. He picked up a bone from one of the ribs he'd eaten and whipped it at the back of Sonic's head causing him to lose his balance and crash on top of the water. Shadow ran into him as he skipped up off the water's surface and they both smashed into the beach. "Next time watch where you're going. Now come eat. We know where we're headed."