"I knew we should have taken a left turn back there." Sonic said in an accusing tone of voice. He was bored and hungry, never a good combination.

"It's not my fault that the signal only reaches my device in open spaces." Dusk answered, ignoring any further comments from the blue hedgehog. He turned and led them down yet another path.

Sonic kicked a stone on the path. He was sick of this Dusk character. Who was he to lead them? And the way he spoke, ugh. It was worse than Shadow. At least he openly disliked Sonic, while this raccoon hadn't spoken to Sonic like the others. He looked at Amy, who locked eyes with him. He flicked to Dusk, then back to her, tapping his head. She nodded, understanding him.

Tailsko meanwhile, had been chatting with Dusk as they walked. She had missed the way he spoke in that calm, deep voice. He was always the voice of reason, never doing anything without a logical reason. Yet that made him, a little detached. He was always so methodical, like the robots he designed.

Amy was thinking about their reason for being in this horrible place. She cast her mind back to the day before, when Sonic had ran in, excited about something…

"You'll never believe what I've just found out!" He shouted. He screeched to a halt, forgetting about the whirlwind that followed in his path. It was only small, so it just messed up a few papers but it was nevertheless annoying.

"What is it now Sonic?" Tailsko had asked. She was eating a burger, a patch of oil on her cheek and goggles on her head. She was taking a break from her workshop and was chatting idly with Amy about the complexities of a six-cylinder motorcycle needing repairs to its engines. Amy, however, had been trying to persuade Tailsko to get a makeover, claiming that she was working too hard.

"Well, you know how Eggman hasn't been active for a year?" Sonic stammered, trying to catch his breath.

"Yes, what about it?" Amy had asked, gripping her hammer in anticipation.

"Well, I found out what he's been up to all this time. Bring up the satellite photos." He said, walking over to the computer.

Tailsko followed him, logging on and pulling up the photos. Her eyes widened to see a large black box in the middle of nowhere. It was obviously Eggman's, as she could see the shapes of robots trudging up and down the paths. She glanced to Amy, who was busy drawing pictures of sonic and love hearts. She didn't have to look at Sonic to know he was smiling a grim smile.

"So, what's the plan of action?" Tailsko asked the blue blur. He sped over to her fridge, helping himself to a chilli dog.

"We go in, destroy a few robots, beat Eggman and come back out again, a few rings richer." He explained, wiping sauce off his hand as he listed on his fingers.

"So what's this thingy?" Amy said, pointing at the image on the screen.

"Eggman's newest plan" Tailsko answered, her mind going at top speed to figure out a plan. She would require some help. Somebody who wouldn't mind a bit of action…

"Amy? Amy, wake up!"

She heard a voice. "Dusk's." She thought, taking into account his calm tone. There was something urgent about it, and she opened her eyes to see several destroyed robots. Tailsko had her hand on Amy's arm, and helped her stand up. Sonic looked on from a distance, his eyes full of concern for his friend.

"Wha-what happened?" Amy asked the others. It was Sonic who answered.

"You fell asleep, right in the middle of the path. I carried you, but then we were attacked by these robots." She turned and looked at Tailsko, who nodded at his story.

"I was thinking about stuff and I guess I must have dropped off. I'm exhausted." Amy explained. Dusk stood up, looking around.

"Lets make camp. We should rest, we don't know what might happen tomorrow." He suggested, although his tone made it clear he would do it anyway, with or without them. Tailsko nodded again.

"Dusk's right. We need to regain some energy"

Sonic cracked.

"Dusk's this, Dusk's that. Don't you ever stop talking about Dusk?" He shouted at her.

"I haven't seen him in a long time! Anyway, he's only doing what's best for us!" She countered.

"So? I don't even know him! How do I know he isn't working for Eggman? He yelled back.

Dusk stood next to Amy as they traded words and insults.

"You okay?" He asked.

"Yeah, just a little tired I guess. So are Tailsko and Sonic, it appears. They've never acted like this before…" She mused. She added in her mind, "Not before you came along anyway."

Dusk continued watching the fox and hedgehog. Eventually though, Tailsko stormed off.

"You go with Sonic, I'll calm down Tailsko" Dusk whispered, before chasing after his friend.

"I'm sick and tired of him! He always rushes into things, not even thinking about what he's doing!" She said, angrily. She wiped a tear away, Sonic's biting comments finally getting to her. Dusk stopped her.

"Hey, I know you said some things you didn't mean to, but we have to stick together. Now come on." He said, leading her back to where Amy was.

They arrived to find nobody around. There was only a small dust cloud to suggest Sonic had run off, apparently with Amy in tow. Tailsko snorted in disgust. "Coward. Come on Dusk. We can do this without him." She began walking down another path, giving the raccoon no other choice but to follow.

"Stupid Fox. Always slowing me down…" Sonic murmured. He was running as fast as he could without his passenger falling. Amy was trying to stop him but her efforts had little effect to stop him. "Don't worry Amy, we'll show her. We can do this ourselves!"

Well, that's the second chappie done. Hope you guys enjoyed it, Rate and Review, as any suggestions are welcome, as long as they are constructive. See you later guys, Peace.