A/N: I reedited this chapter because I felt there was a lot missing. ^^; Sorry!
Disclaimer: I do not own anything in this story Sonic related, Sega does.
Enjoy!
Caged
Chapter 1
Chip had never been so scared in his entire life.
He had lost his memory, he had no idea what was going on, and worse yet: his only friend was injured and out cold in the back of this 'police car'! He looked down at Sonic with worried eyes. The werehog's wound was still bleeding pretty badly and the constant rocking of the car didn't seem to be making him comfortable.
Chip hovered above Sonic's shoulder and pressed both of his tiny paws over the bullet wound, hoping to at least slow the bleeding. He heard a noise up front and pricked up his ears; the policemen were whispering back and forth.
"You'd better hope that bullet you fired didn't hit a major artery. 'Cause if that beast bleeds out and the chief gets word that you shot an animal without a command…you'll be leaving the force for sure." The second was saying.
'Bleeds out?' Chip gulped and pressed down harder.
The first one sighed through his teeth.
"I wasn't aiming for it! I only wanted to scare it. Plus you saw the blood dripping from its mouth, that thing attacked someone!"
Chip raised an eyebrow at this.
'That doesn't sound like the Sonic I know.'
The second took one hand off the wheel and lightly punched the other's shoulder, causing him to curse under his breath.
"Uh huh, sure you did. Well, you'd better check up on him, I have to keep my eyes on the road."
"Fine."
Chip dove out of the way and hid behind the driver's seat; just as the first policeman reached back, pushed the metal grate that separated them away, and laid a hand on Sonic's side. The little fairy held his breath.
"Well?" the second asked.
"He's breathing, so that's a good sign." The first answered, pulling his hand away and closing the grate.
Chip sighed with relief. He fluttered back to his spot and replaced his paws over the wound.
"How much longer until we get there?"
"About 20 minutes or so."
Chip closed his eyes and concentrated on pressing down. He could last 20 more minutes if he tried hard enough…
The sound of squealing tires jolted Chip out of his chocolate eating dream. He found himself lying on Sonic's shoulder, his paws still over the wound. He lifted his head and saw the policemen climbing out of the front. Acting fast, Chip made himself hidden in Sonic's head spikes. Shivering with fright, he listened to the human's voices just outside the car.
"Go and get the head veterinarian, I'll stay here." It was the second one.
The first grumbled something and the sound of his footsteps faded away.
Chip tugged at Sonic's ear.
"Sonic! Please, wake up!" he whispered urgently.
There was no response.
He tugged again and the outcome was still the same. Panicking, Chip peeked out the window and saw the first policeman returning with a small group of people dressed in white coats. With a small startled cry, he hid himself in Sonic's fur again.
Chip lifted an ear and listened to the hushed voices outside.
"He's in the back. The rookie over here shot at him." The second policeman was saying.
"I didn't mean to!" the first one cried.
"How bad is it?" a new voice asked. Chip guessed this was the head veterinarian.
"Don't know. It looks pretty deep to me."
There was a sigh.
"Alright, let's get him inside so we can get a better look."
The door opened and Chip felt them lift Sonic up; he peeked out of the messy fur and saw them lay him down on a padded cart. The cart lurched forward as they wheeled the werehog away from the police car and Chip closed his eyes in fear. The sound of doors swinging open rang in his ears and a strange scent in the air stung at his nose.
He held on tight as they were lifted again and the human's voices became urgent.
"The wound's deep alright, I think the bullet's still in there."
"Gather the surgical tools, if its still inside we have to get it out. He's lost a decent amount of blood." The head veterinarian said.
Their footsteps pounded away and Chip used this opportunity to fly out and find another spot to hide in: behind a lone trashcan in the corner of the room.
From there, he watched the humans attach wires to the werehog's body; slow beeping sounds coming from somewhere near him. The lights became brighter over him and one of the humans put a cone with a tube attached over Sonic's snout. Chip shuddered and looked away.
'Please, oh please be ok…'
There, I think this is a lot better than the last version I wrote. ^^ The other version will be used for chapter 2, but I'll be adding much more to it so it'll be longer for you guys.
Please R and R! Thanks! =)