Chapter 2: A Slight Detour

The two girls started walking on a small path located in the woods, just behind the street where the house was located. The town was quite far away if you took the main road, so the path served as a shortcut; plus, around this time of day, there would be a lot of traffic, and that would be dangerous for the girls.

Donna took her purse and started searching for the grocery list she made the night before. Suddenly, Buck yanked hard on the leash and started barking furiously at a tree on the side of the path. Donna yelped as she felt as if her arm had been dislocated from her shoulder. Tracy heard the dog's barks and her cousin's yelp and stopped dead in her tracks. She turned around and followed the puppy's line of view. She threw her arms in the air and yelled at the dog.

"Buck, it's a freaking squirrel!"

They then saw a brown, fluffy rodent climb up the tree, shattering its teeth together. Donna rolled her eyes, but then noticed the dog was still barking toward the same spot. She gave her younger cousin a confused look, as she as well noticed this. Tracy then pointed toward the spot and said:

"Hey Dee, what's that?"

Donna looked again and noticed something giving off a strange blue aura. She gave Buck's leash to Tracy as she went to examine the scene. A large thistle bush cut off the light that emerged from whatever was creating it, and she struggled to keep the burs off her. She pushed the rest of the branches out of the way and grabbed the object, which resembled a blue crystal. She examined it and walked over to the others.

"It looks like some kind of crystal… but… why is it in the middle of the forest?" The teen asked as she looked around.

Suddenly, a bright light emerged from the crystal, and the two girls put their arms in front of their faces to protect their eyes. The Shi-Tzu whimpered as he begged Donna to hold him.

"H-hey! What the?!"

"Dee, what's going on?!" Tracy asked.

Suddenly, a large gush of wind swirled around the trio, as the light continued to build. A sudden gush of energy sent the three flying into the air, spinning as the wind twirled them around like a bunch of dead leaves. The girls screamed as they were pulled in a warp hole, and vanished into thin air.


Meanwhile, at an old shrine sat a red haired rodent, approximately 3 feet tall, with boxing gloves and spurs on his hands. The animal lay on his back with his hands supporting his head. The wind gently blew through his dreadlocks as the creature slept soundly. The rodent went by the name Knuckles, which fit his appearance and personality. His friends wouldn't dare try to cross him, for they knew if they did, they would be stuck in the hospital for about three weeks. The rodent was descriptively an Echidna: one of the only in the region.

The teenaged Echidna didn't have as many friends as any one else would have, since he spends most of his time guarding the Master Emerald: a special stone that controlled the other Seven Chaos Emeralds. Unfortunately, his job of guarding the gems held some consequences: for instance, his lack of experience with others left Knuckles very naïve and gullible. But even so, he was honest with his friends, and would do anything to help them out.

Suddenly, the Echidna heard a light flapping sound. He opened his Amethyst colored eyes slightly, gazing up at the sky. She groaned as he sat up, leaning on his arms. In the distance, he saw a figure flying toward him. The figure wore a jumpsuit, long gloves and boots, and resembled a female Bat. The bat had white fur, blue eyes, and had two large ears that helped her navigate through the dark, or hear a conversation from afar. The girl was an expert thief, and went by the name Rouge.

Knuckles rolled his eyes in annoyance as the Bat flew toward him with a smirk on her face.

"What do you want now Rouge? Came to steal the Master Emerald again?" He asked smugly.

"I can see you're in a good mood today." The other replied, landing with a light thud. "You can relax honey; Tails wanted me to tell ya that one of the Chaos Emeralds has gone missing after Sonic attack Eggman's base a few days ago."

"What?! What happened?!" The red-haired critter asked.

"No idea. Apparently after the fight was over there were only two in the warehouse. One of them just disappeared out of nowhere."

Knuckles growled as he clenched his fists.

"I swear if that Emerald doesn't show up soon I'm putting the blame on that reckless Hog…" Rouge snickered at this.

"Relax honey. I'm sure it'll turn up sooner or later. Anyway, he also said he's gonna come pick ya up soon; something about Sonic's siblings coming into town." Knuckles' face brightened.

"Really? Sonia's coming?" He asked eagerly. Rouge then smirked.

"You like her, don't you?"

"What?! NO! I just… it's been a while since I seen her, that's all!" He stated as a blush spread across his face.

"Anyway, I gotta get going. See ya later, sugar." She waved at Knuckles and flew off.

Knuckles waved back as he mumbled under his breath. Rouge could get on his nerves quite easily. Suddenly, he heard a loud crash and a screaming sound that made him jump.

'What the heck was that?' He thought.


Donna felt an intense pain in her chest, as she landed with a loud thud. She grunted in pain as she coughed, and caught her breath before slowly picking herself up and resting on her elbows. She examined her surroundings as she panted slightly. The young girl seemed to be in a large forest: she lay on a dirt pathway, with the tree branches hanging over it, acting like a tunnel. The weather was very nice, and there was a slight breeze in the air. The place seemed peaceful enough, but it wasn't enough to keep the teen from growling in frustration at the sudden change in location.

Suddenly, she then felt something wet and slimy trail across her cheek. She turned her head and saw Buck waging his tail. Luckily, he hadn't been hurt after the fall. She stood up, groaning as she did, and grabbed the dog's leash. The teen noticed that her cousin was missing. She cried out Tracy's name a few times, but received no response.

'Where could she be?' She thought.

Suddenly, a muffled cry was heard from a nearby bush. Donna rushed over and stretched her arm through the branches. She yelped as she felt something grab her arm. She quickly recovered and helped Tracy out of the bush. Tracy coughed and dusted herself off. Donna helped her and picked out a few branches stuck in Tracy's hair.

"You okay?" The elder girl asked.

"Yeah… I'm fine." Tracy replied. "Where the heck are we?"

"Dunno. By my guess, that crystal we found brought to another dimension."

The younger girl gave her friend a confused look.

"Donna, that's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard!"

Donna gave Tracy a light glare as she crossed her arms.

"You got a better explanation for ending up in the middle of nowhere after picking up a stinkin' glowing rock?"

Tracy gave the red haired girl a blank look as she scratched her head.

"Well… not really…" She replied.

"Me neither." She then sighed as she scratched her nose. "Look, first things first; we figure out WHERE we are, then figure out how to get home."

Tracy nodded. Buck stood up and barked as he agreed. Donna then saw the crystal lying on the ground, not far from where they were. She figured they should keep it, in case they needed it later. It was obvious this gem was no ordinary glowing rock, and maybe, just maybe, will be useful in the future. After all, if it brought the girls here, and chances are that the gem came from this world and somehow got transported to their world. If they were lucky, someone could figure out a way to recreate the event that happened and send the girls back home.

Donna placed the crystal in her purse, then looked down the pathway and thought for a moment.

"Maybe if we go down this trail we'll find a town, or a house or something. We can then ask someone to help us out there." She said.

Tracy nodded. The girls then started walking on the path, hoping they would figure out where they were as soon as possible.

END OF CHAPTER 2


Now, I know the first two chapters were pretty short, but the next one will be alot longer, trust me. ;) Anyway, Read & Review, please & thank you!! =3