Chapter 3: A Condition?
A/N: I just realized some guests have been asking me to continue re-building the chapters of Living In Mobius. I never thought I'd receive such awesome feedback from you guys! Even if it's just two re-built chapters! OMG! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR POSITIVE REVIEWS! I'M SO HAPPY YOU'RE LIKING THIS NEW VERSION!
...I think I'm gonna' cry.
Nah, it's cool. That was a joke. xD
I'm so happy you guys liked my two re-built chapters. Here's chapter 3, and I'm super sorry that I discontinued this and my other stories, but I'll soon be working with something bigger than this fanfiction. Of course, it's a fanfiction, but greater than this one. ;)
Well, enough with the babbling. Let's get to the story!
Enjoy at your highest! :)
After defeating the D.E.L. and confronting the Iron Queen, the Freedom Fighters, consisting of Sonic, Sally, Tails and Nicole, escaped from the East along with Ken, and with J. J. in tow. She remained unconscious the whole time, they decided to send her to New Mobotropolis for medical attention.
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A stethoscope was placed in the center of J. J.'s chest while she slept. Her heart was racing, and her chest was heaving.
The heroes made it right on time to New Mobotropolis hospital to help her recover. Dr. Horatio Quantin Quack was in charge of her care, and was currently checking on her heartbeat.
"Will she be okay, doc?" Sonic asked, he seemed worried about the new girl in town.
"Fortunately yes, but the bad news here is, she's got a potent condition we have never heard about."
Ken narrowed his eyes down to the floor, thinking.
"A potent condition?" Sally asked.
"I made some tests on her. Her body suffered weird alterations that affected her vital signs for minutes. Her heart nearly stopped when you brought her here. It's a relief she could survive with a full adrenaline dose. Otherwise we would've had to shock her so we could restore her vitals."
"Unbelievable. This is the second time she nearly dies." Ken commented.
"Well, if it wasn't for our help, things would've been worse for her." Tails added.
"Yes, I agree with you, young man. But next time, make sure you call before you burst into the hospital! Nowadays people have been protesting for immediate care and other things that really make my head itch of how stressed I've been!"
"Chillax, doc. Next time we'll make sure to leave a message." Sonic winked an eye.
Soon enough, their attention turned to J. J., who yelped at her painful chest. She lurched her chest upwards and started breathing heavily. Ken ran to her side to hold her down.
"Is there anything you can do?"
"I can't give her another dose! She had a full one last time!" Dr. Quack exclaimed.
"Well, can't you just help her?! She can't go forth with all this pain! Do something!"
Dr. Quack pointed a feathery finger at him. "Don't try to question me, young man! I do what I can! I'm a-!"
J. J. suddenly woke with a gasp and sat up. That was the moment when her pains faded. She panted as her heart throbbed in her chest.
"What happened? Where am I now?"
The heroes stood next to her. Sally comforted her the best way possible.
"It's okay. You were unconscious for a couple of minutes, but you should be fine."
"I am. I don't know what happened, but I feel... different somehow."
Ken held her face nicely. "J. J., listen, things are not what you thought they are."
Dr. Quack chose to leave the room so the heroes could have a talk with her.
"The Powers are altering your body."
A green light covered her body for half a second. "I would say the Powers are being produced in her system. Right now the percentage is as little as 5 precent."
"Five percent?! With all that pain?! Does this mean it'll be worse if it reaches the full precentage?!"
"Unfortunately yes, but since you have been chosen by the Sun of Mobius, you should be able to manipulate and control the Powers."
"You sound so accurate. What are you?" She asked sarcastically.
"I am known as an Artificial Intelligence program, but you can call me Nicole. I also control the nanites that built this city. I believe your full name is Jennifer Jane Anderson?"
J. J. hugged Ken tight. "Aah! She's scaring me!" She cried.
Ken chuckled a bit.
"It's okay. Most people would freak out, but Nicole's been helping us for a pretty long time." Said Sonic. "She's been doing awesome all along."
Nicole chuckled. "Thanks, Sonic. I appreciate your positive feedback."
J. J. smiled a bit. The ambience turned to a warm and friendly one.
"Yeah, you all know my name, but you can call me J. J. for short. I'm, well, I've been magically teleported to this planet thanks to Mister Khan. If it wasn't for him, I wouldn't have been here right now meeting you guys."
Ken bowed slightly. "You're welcome."
"My name is Miles Prower, but people call me Tails for short."
"My name is Sally Alicia Acorn, and you can count on the Kingdom of Acorn if you need help sometime."
J. J.'s eyes brightened. "You're a princess?" She smiled.
Sally nodded. "It's very nice to meet you, J. J."
"Likewise."
Suddenly, the heroes heard constant banging, and the door bursted open, revealing an irritated pink female hedgehog with a red dress, boots, and a huge hammer.
"Holy hammer!" J. J. exclaimed.
The pink hedgehog rammed at Sonic. "Where have you been all this time?! I've been so worried about you!"
J. J. blinked her eyes, showing a blank expression.
"Ahem!" Ken coughed.
Amy Rose looked over, noticing J. J. in the hospital bed.
"Oh, I'm truly sorry! I didn't meant to wake you up."
"It's okay. I was already awake."
Amy breathed out a puff of air. "Well, that's a relief. By the way, my name's Amy. Amy Rose."
"I'm J. J."
"Aw, that's such a cute nickname. What does J. J. stands for?"
"Jennifer Jane."
"Amy, it would be nice if you let J. J. rest for a while. She still needs some time to recover." Said Sally.
"Oh, that's not a problem, miss Sally. I feel better right now, I would go out for a run."
"That's the thing!" Said Amy. "I don't think you should go."
The others turned their attention to her.
"Why not? Is something wrong?" J. J. asked with a raised eyebrow.
"I came because I thought Sonic was in danger. Turns out the Iron Queen is coming after someone!"
Ken tapped his fist on a wall. He had an angy look. "Her again. Probably she's after the Powers."
"Well, it seems the queenie doesn't give up too easily, huh."
"We should get the Chaotix in case we need backup. Our team is pretty small against a horde of Legionnaires." Said Tails.
"Maybe, but Knuckles is guarding the Master Emerald up in Angel Island. Maybe we should contact the Secret Service instead."
"We'll fight them ourselves."
The others turned to Ken. "Huh?"
"We won't put anyone else at risk. And we can't let the Iron Queen get near J. J. She has the Powers in her blood, and they are meant to be protected."
"Mister Khan, I can't just sit here. I want to help too. You know, this whole thing has to do with me. There's no better way to melt the ice than with the water itself."
The Mobians blinked their eyes at her.
"It's a metaphor." J. J. explained shortly. "A human thing. Haven't you guys studied literature? It would fit you very well. You could be able to play with words and do things like what I just said."
That silence was interrupted by an explosion in the distance. The heroes quickly assembled and left the room, leaving only Amy to protect J. J.
"Keep an eye on her. This won't take long."
"Roger that, Sonic." Amy winked an eye, and a pink heart hovered above her head.
"Wait! I should help!"
"No!" Amy held her arms. "J. J., you have to stay down and rest."
"You can't tell me what to do! I choose for my own life!"
And so, J. J. ripped off her hospital robe, revealing her civilian working uniform, and decided to shorten it up.
She cut the jeans, transforming them into shorts, and ripped the sleeves and some of the bottom of the shirt. With a pair of scissors, she cut her straight hair into a nice short hairstyle.
Amy's eyes couldn't blink.
"Um... J. J.?"
Opening a glass window, J. J. turned her eyes to the Mobian.
"Sorry, Amy, but I just have the urge to help. I believe my time is coming, and these Powers will be born anytime, so, why not helping out?"
She jumped out of the window, leaving Amy behind.
Just when she disappeared, Dr. Quack came in to check on her, but noticed she was gone, and alerted the entire hospital to look for her.
J. J.'s life sure was about to change in a very drastic way.