Here's another one for you. I feel so stinkin bad for Sonic. I'm sorry, dude. I really am. But it's for the sake of the story.

Chapter 2: Trouble Brewing

Sonic groaned, blinking his eyes open. He reached back to rub his head, then pulled it back with a pained cry. Well. That's quite the bruise… He thought to himself. Then he shot to a sitting position. Metal! He then grunted as the pain came rushing back. He glared up at the sky, then tried to push himself up to a standing position. He groaned. "Remind me not to do that again." He told himself as he stretched his pained muscles. The impact hurt bad enough, but then the lack of air plus Metal Sonic. He rubbed his chest, the place that hurt the most-aside from his head.

The blue hedgehog glanced around. A forest. With tall, towering trees and sparse underbrush. The air was cool and sunlight streamed between the large leaves, dappling the ground in shades of brown and yellow. He grinned, forgetting his pain. Perfect for running. He took a step back, then shot forward in the last direction he saw his double go.

Only to stumble as his legs refused to push through the previous lack of air. Sonic swore as his chest hit the ground again. He rolled over, staring up at the trees. "Great. Just great. Stranded in a strange world. Metal's on the loose. And I can't even run. Just great." He hissed to himself.

He started as a blue shape shot past his head. Sonic sat up, staring at his double. The robot looked exactly like the blue hero instead of his normal metal screws-and-bolts look. The robot grinned. It was disturbing how close the grin looked to Sonic's own. "You are in so much trouble." Even the voice sounded the same. Sonic blinked as the robot shot off.

"There he is! Titans! Go!" Sonic's head swiveled towards the voice, only to yelp in surprise as something shot out of the woods to dive into the ground by his hand. The blue hedgehog jumped up, springing away as more of the boomerang-like objects shot by him. He forced his legs to move despite their protests. He hissed as a bright green bolt shot by his ear, singing the tip slightly. He clapped a hand to it as he kept going.

"The dude's fast!" Another voice.

"Not as fast as me!" A third. A green cheetah sped up to run next to him.

Sonic grinned. "Hah! You wish!" He shot forward, leaving a bewildered cheetah behind him.

"What the heck?!" The same voice. "How did-?"

The second voice spoke again. "It can't outrun my Sonic Cannon!"

"Gah!" A strange bolt hit the blue blur as he ran. He hissed as he kept pushing himself. He heard the cannon fire again and he pushed his legs harder, outsprinting it. Silence. Then a fourth voice, though he couldn't tell what the words were-or what they meant. What he did know is that a rock slammed down behind him, only a second after he moved from that spot. He shuddered, still trying to get away. He glanced back, worried. How the heck am I supposed to fight like this? Without Chaos Energy in this world, I'm not healing! I've got to get out of here! He was panting now, a bad thing. He grunted, jumping a stream. The exhausted hedgehog staggered as he hit the ground, then kept going.

He spotted a cave to one side, and veered toward it. He ducked in, then retraced his steps exactly, jumping away into a tree. Going into the cave's to obvious. I'll lead trick them into thinking I went down there. He sagged into the large gap between the two branches, rubbing his legs and staring around. The blue hedgie grimaced. I can't believe I'm exhausted already! Not even when I was in Chris's world did I tire this fast! Sure, I tired faster there, but this is bad. He groaned, everything hurting again. He felt like every heartbeat was going to break his ribs, the impact earlier was still taking its toll, as was Metal's kick and the lack of air. He blamed Eggman for the situation he was in now.

Eggman! Gah! I left him all alone on Mobius! Sonic's heart skipped a beat, then he relaxed. Right. I almost forgot about Tails, Amy, Knuckles and all of them. They can handle him. The blue hedgehog sagged again, hoping he would wake up without Chaos knows how many people chasing him.

That's my excuse for why Sonic's in such bad shape. No Chaos Energy=No Healing. Hopefully it makes sense in your heads as much as it does in mine. Seems like a good excuse...Right?

Like always, hope you enjoyed, and please review!