When the hedgehog was finally outside the city limits, he started across the vast plains that separate the city and the enormous forest on the other side. About half way across, he noticed that the girl was starting to come too. He jumped behind the cover of a small hill, and lay her down on the slope. After a minute of tossing and grunting, the girl finally opened her eyes and forced herself to sit up. "Oh, my achin' head." she huffed. "I feel like 'ah had a moutain dropped on me." She then looked up to see the young hedgehog. "Now who are you, you cute little thing you?" The hedgehog gave a perplexed look.
"Are you ok?" he asked.
"Well, once my head stops spinning, I should be fine." She then put hand on her head to try and stop the ringing. It was then she felt the touch of cold steel. "Gah! What happened to my arm!?" she cried. When she moved her hand, she got a good look at her lower half. "My legs! What did you do to me!?" she screamed at the hedgehog.
"Calm down!" he pressured.
"Calm down!? Calm down!? How can I calm down!? Just look at me! What on Mobius happened!?"
"You had a nasty run in with Robotnik back there." he still tried to calm her. The girl went wide eyed, and then sat back, trying to sort out her memories.
"Robotnik. Right. I'm sorry. I kinna lost my head there."
"It's ok." he reassured. "How do you feel?"
"Actually," she started, "I don't feel to bad." She began to stand up, but she wobbled on her new legs and began to fall. The hedgehog caught her before she fell, and helped her back to her feet until she got her full bearings. "So," she began after a moment, "where were you taking an innocent little thing like me anyway?" The hedgehog blushed slightly.
"Uh," he stammered, "I was going to Knothole, our secret village in the woods. We can get you checked out there, just to make sure."
"Knothole!" exclaimed the girl. "I've heard rumors about that place. It's where the people of Mobotropolis escaped too after the takeover, right?"
"Yeah, that's right. Once we make sure your ok, we can get you a passage home."
"No!" burst out the girl. "I mean, I'm in no hurry. You don't need to go out of your way on my account." she said as she bit down on her lip.
"Uh, whatever you want." said the boy. "We should get going. Robotnik might have sent someone after us. Do you want me to carry you? It would be faster."
"Yeah, I noticed that your no slouch in the speed depo, are you sugah?"
"Heh. You got that right. Let's go then miss .... what is you name by the way?"
"Bunnie. How about you blue?"
"Just call me Sonic the Hedgeh-" the hedgehog began, but was cut short by a blast that exploded in front of him. He flew back several yards. When Bunnie looked behind her, two Swat-Bots were hovering mid-air in egg shaped pods.
"Organic specimen." The first one said. "By order of lord Robotnik, you will return too Robotropolis to complete roboticization procedure.
"Nooo!" she shrieked. The first pod began to case after her. The hovered over towards Sonic. As Bunnie ran, the wind began to sting her eyes. She covered them with her good arm. With the other arm, she swung wildly behind herself.
"Give yourself up," said the robot, "or I will be forced to use excessive measures."
"Leave me alone!" she yelled at the top of her lungs. "I won't go back there!" After those words, she swung her arm violently, and without even noticing, her arm's coiled portion extended several meters. Her fist darted fiercely towards the pod, and with a quick sideswipe, bashed the pod apart in a great explosion. Bunnie slowly turned around, as her arm re-coiled back to her. She looked at her hand with an irked eye and an odd smile. She then remembered Sonic. The second pod had taken him captive with a graphing hook that extended from the bottom. Sonic appeared to be out cold. "Oh no you don't!" yelled Bunnie. She began to run towards it, desperate to catch up. When she reached the hill, she ran up it, and jumped with all her strength. She flew several yards into the air, and soon noticed that she was actually flying. Circular panels on her feet had opened to reveal rocket boosters. She found that it almost came naturally, as she flew around the sky with a mere thought. She had caught up, and could she the pod far below her. She shrafted down, and zoomed down toward it. Lining herself up, she blasted right under the pod, snagging Sonic in the process. She flew back up, with Sonic over her real arm. She pointed her fist at the pod. "Come on! Work!" she yelled at herself. She was trying to imitate what L-25 had done earlier. After a second, the panels on the back of her arm slid open, and a small lazer cannon popped up. "Yes! Now were in business!" She took aim, and shot, her arm jolted back from unexpected recall. The blast hit right in front of the pod, which then spun out control, and crashed in a much bigger explosion. Bunnie flew back to the hill, and set Sonic down. She stroked his head, and a minute later, he came too. "We really have to stop meeting like this." she laughed, a single tear in her eye.
"Right." laughed Sonic, now let's get going.
"Are you ok?" he asked.
"Well, once my head stops spinning, I should be fine." She then put hand on her head to try and stop the ringing. It was then she felt the touch of cold steel. "Gah! What happened to my arm!?" she cried. When she moved her hand, she got a good look at her lower half. "My legs! What did you do to me!?" she screamed at the hedgehog.
"Calm down!" he pressured.
"Calm down!? Calm down!? How can I calm down!? Just look at me! What on Mobius happened!?"
"You had a nasty run in with Robotnik back there." he still tried to calm her. The girl went wide eyed, and then sat back, trying to sort out her memories.
"Robotnik. Right. I'm sorry. I kinna lost my head there."
"It's ok." he reassured. "How do you feel?"
"Actually," she started, "I don't feel to bad." She began to stand up, but she wobbled on her new legs and began to fall. The hedgehog caught her before she fell, and helped her back to her feet until she got her full bearings. "So," she began after a moment, "where were you taking an innocent little thing like me anyway?" The hedgehog blushed slightly.
"Uh," he stammered, "I was going to Knothole, our secret village in the woods. We can get you checked out there, just to make sure."
"Knothole!" exclaimed the girl. "I've heard rumors about that place. It's where the people of Mobotropolis escaped too after the takeover, right?"
"Yeah, that's right. Once we make sure your ok, we can get you a passage home."
"No!" burst out the girl. "I mean, I'm in no hurry. You don't need to go out of your way on my account." she said as she bit down on her lip.
"Uh, whatever you want." said the boy. "We should get going. Robotnik might have sent someone after us. Do you want me to carry you? It would be faster."
"Yeah, I noticed that your no slouch in the speed depo, are you sugah?"
"Heh. You got that right. Let's go then miss .... what is you name by the way?"
"Bunnie. How about you blue?"
"Just call me Sonic the Hedgeh-" the hedgehog began, but was cut short by a blast that exploded in front of him. He flew back several yards. When Bunnie looked behind her, two Swat-Bots were hovering mid-air in egg shaped pods.
"Organic specimen." The first one said. "By order of lord Robotnik, you will return too Robotropolis to complete roboticization procedure.
"Nooo!" she shrieked. The first pod began to case after her. The hovered over towards Sonic. As Bunnie ran, the wind began to sting her eyes. She covered them with her good arm. With the other arm, she swung wildly behind herself.
"Give yourself up," said the robot, "or I will be forced to use excessive measures."
"Leave me alone!" she yelled at the top of her lungs. "I won't go back there!" After those words, she swung her arm violently, and without even noticing, her arm's coiled portion extended several meters. Her fist darted fiercely towards the pod, and with a quick sideswipe, bashed the pod apart in a great explosion. Bunnie slowly turned around, as her arm re-coiled back to her. She looked at her hand with an irked eye and an odd smile. She then remembered Sonic. The second pod had taken him captive with a graphing hook that extended from the bottom. Sonic appeared to be out cold. "Oh no you don't!" yelled Bunnie. She began to run towards it, desperate to catch up. When she reached the hill, she ran up it, and jumped with all her strength. She flew several yards into the air, and soon noticed that she was actually flying. Circular panels on her feet had opened to reveal rocket boosters. She found that it almost came naturally, as she flew around the sky with a mere thought. She had caught up, and could she the pod far below her. She shrafted down, and zoomed down toward it. Lining herself up, she blasted right under the pod, snagging Sonic in the process. She flew back up, with Sonic over her real arm. She pointed her fist at the pod. "Come on! Work!" she yelled at herself. She was trying to imitate what L-25 had done earlier. After a second, the panels on the back of her arm slid open, and a small lazer cannon popped up. "Yes! Now were in business!" She took aim, and shot, her arm jolted back from unexpected recall. The blast hit right in front of the pod, which then spun out control, and crashed in a much bigger explosion. Bunnie flew back to the hill, and set Sonic down. She stroked his head, and a minute later, he came too. "We really have to stop meeting like this." she laughed, a single tear in her eye.
"Right." laughed Sonic, now let's get going.