I'M ALIIIIVE! It's a miracle! Turns out, I'm not going as Rouge, so my costuming days have halted for a while (3. I'm going as Sonic now, BTW. But you prolly don't care.
You came to read Chapter 3 of my story. I changed the name slightly, and the categories, so that they fit better. Anyway, this chapter is in Bangs' POV. It's kinda short, like the first one. But I did my best. After this chapter is when the inspired stuff comes in. I promise! You can tell when I'm unconfident, huh? Just enjoy. (3
I had gone to visit Amy Rose for the day, but when I reached her extremely pink house there was a note on the door.
"Heard a rumor that Sonic was spotted near Green Hill. Went to find him. Be back soon. -Amy"
Sonic had been missing since last night, so I wasn't upset this time. I just rolled my eyes and sat down on her front step, trying to keep my tails together to avoid suspiscion. Sure enough, after a half hour I saw her jogging up the street. But instead of Sonic, or no one as I expected, she was dragging a stranger behind her. A brown hedgehog girl, a bit older than me, quills pulled back halfway, and wearing much-too-casual clothes.
Both her and Amy stopped a few feet in front of me, hands on their knees and panting. Amy caught some breath first and puffed out "Didn't find... Sonic... But found her." She gestured to the new hedgehog and finished catching her breath. "She was lost, but after I explained why I went out there, she said she knows where Sonic is!"
I perked up in surprise. "Really?" I looked at the stranger as she straightened up. As soon as she saw me, she gasped. And not just inhaling type gasping. Like, super loud, vocal cords probably involved, filling up every inch of her lungs type gasping. After her lungs couldn't take anymore, she just kinda stood there with her mouth open and eyes wide. She stared at me like that for a few seconds before I couldn't take it anymore and said "Would you stop staring at me like that?!"
That broke her out of her little trance. She loosened up and muttered "Oh, sorry. I-it's just... I thought I made you up!"
"Made me up?" I felt a bit offended. "What do you mean, made me up?"
She got really worried and started talking again, her words getting faster and more stressed the longer she went on. "No, no, no, don't be mad at me! I'll explain! I-it's just that I'm a writer, it's kinda a hobby of mine, and in a story I wrote, there's a character just like you, like, looks and everything, and I was just surprised that you exist and actually aren't just a character I came up with and it just came out and please don't be mad!" She was on the verge of tears now.
"Whoa, whoa, calm down!" I interjected. "I'm not mad at you."
"You aren't?"
I shook my head.
She breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank you. And sorry 'bout that, I get emotional sometimes."
"It's fine. Now, you said you know where Sonic is?"
She perked up. "Oh, yeah! Last time he was seen was last night, in front of a giant robot, with G.U.N. agents, right?"
"Yup!" Amy spoke up. "That's the last time he was seen or heard of according to my research."
"Then he's on Prison Island."
Me and Amy exchanged a look. "How do you know that?" I asked.
The stranger (I really need to get her name) paled a bit and started flapping her mouth like a fish. After a few seconds she turned to Amy and asked "Does Mobius have a fourth wall?"
"What?"
"Oh, never mind. Truth is, I'm not from your world. In my world, people like Sonic and you, Amy, are video game characters. Some people are so obsessed with these games that they make their own characters, like I thought I made up Bangs."
"Hey! I never told you my name!"
"But I told you I thought I made you up. Of course I'd know your name. Anyway, the stuff going on now is the plotline of one of Sonic's more famous games: Sonic Adventure 2. I know how the story goes, so I know that G.U.N. unfairly arrested Sonic and locked him up on Prison Island. Can we possibly save him now instead of talking about what I do and don't know?"
"Good point." Amy said. "Bangs, do you know where Prison Island is?"
"I think so." I whipped out my phone and dialed Dagger's number. "Lemme check."
After a quick conversation, I got Prison Island's location. I relayed it to the two girls in front of me and we set off. As we started running in the right direction, I turned to the stranger and asked her "So, what's your name, anyway?"
She looked reluctant. "Well, I'd rather not give my real name. Eggman's the one who brought me here. If he has access to my world, he could trace my name and attack my family or something! I know that sounds melodramatic-"
"Oh, no. Not at all." I assured her. At least, it didn't sound so to me. Drama's practically my middle name, though.
"OK, well, you guys can call me Kalia. I like that name."
"Well, it works. Nice to meet you, Kalia."
She nodded at me and we all sped up, ready to save Sonic.
There it is! Kalia and Bangs (along with Amy cough), headed toward the plot! Be prepared for me to mock Amy, flatter myself by calling myself clever, and save Sonic! Indirectly!
My planning-ahead mind tells me that the sequel to this will involve a falling moon, an adorable hero and a lot of creepy masks!
But that's in the future. I'm finishing this and working on other stuff first. Nice to be back! Remember, this was me working myself out of a funk. So, before I babble worse than Tails on a roll, I'll go. TatlTails out. PEACE!
