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Chapter 3: Surprise Attack, Lost Friends

Sonic ran down the hall ignoring Amy's cries and increased his own speed.

"Please come back Sonic." said the girl hedgehog as she continued to chase him.

The hedgehog seemed to give up as he came to a complete stop and allowed her to hug him from behind.

"Please Sonic. What's wrong? This isn't like you." questioned Amy.

"I let those people down. I couldn't save them." answered Sonic.

"That's not what's really bothering you. Ever since the encounter with Metarex leader, you've been acting strangely." spoke the girl hedgehog as she released him.

"The Metarex leader…" began the hedgehog as he turned to face her.

Something struck the side of the ship throwing the both of them off balance.

"What's that?" inquired Amy as she steadied herself and scanned the area.

"We need to head back. It could be a Metarex." said Sonic as he grabbed her hand and pulled her back to the direction of the rest of the crew.

The two hedgehogs ran out to see the rest of the crew holding onto the ship for their dear life. Bubbles erupted from the water all around them, but no Metarex could be seen in sight.

"Where's the Metarex?" asked the echidna as he dugged his spikes into the side of the ship to keep himself from being pulled by the water.

"It must be underwater." responded the boy as he clutched a plam tree.

Something struck the ship again almost capsizing them which caused Cream to loose her grip on the ship. She slid across the ship and fell into the water.

"Cream." spoke the crew as they turned to the direction she fell.

"Chooo!" cried Cheese.

The chao flew to help her, but the waves threw both of them under. Knuckles removed his spikes and let himself slide across the surface of the ship to the direction she fell in. Once he got close to the edge, he caught a palm tree to keep him from falling in.

"Cream. Cheese. Try reaching out." said the echidna as he reached out to the water.

They resurfaced and reached out for Knuckles's stretched out hand, but a large, green tail rose up from the water between them. This caused another wave that pushed them under again and the tail struck the blue Typhoon where the echidna was.

"Knuckles." spoke the crew as they searched for any signs of either of their friends.

Palm tree leaves flew in all directions as the tail slid off the ship with Knuckles in tow. Sonic rushed forward and grabbed his hand as he grappled for something to keep him anchored to the ship. The rest of the crew followed his example and they were soon linked together with the plant girl's chain keeping them from all falling in.

"Everyone hold on." said Starlight as she fought to hold onto both ends: her chain and her friends.

"We are." spoke Chris.

"Here comes another wave." said Amy drawing everyone's attention.

They gripped each other tightly as a wave of water rose above them.

"That's not good. Don't let go." spoke the two-tailed fox.

It crashed down on them and their bodies strained against the force threatening to rip them apart. Soon it was over and the water around them calmed down. They released each other and settled themselves against the wet surface of the deck.

"Looks like the Metarex left." said the echidna as he lay on his stomach.

"This is why I hate water." The hedgehog looked sea sick.

"Wait. Where's Cream and Cheese?" questioned the girl hedgehog as she got to her feet and scanned the area.

"There still underwater! We need to help them!" exclaimed Cosmo's daughter as she too got to her feet.

Knuckles, the boy, and the plant girl jumped into the water to search for any signs of their friends wile everyone else watched anxiously into the water. They returned, but with no rabbit or chao in sight.

"The Metarex must have gotten them or they drifted off." spoke Chris as he climbed back onboard.

"But we would be able to see or hear them. They wouldn't have gone far." said Amy as she helped Starlight up.

The echidna stated the only possible conclusion: "It must be the Metarex who attacked us."

A loud crunch caught their attention and they turned to see it was Sonic. His fist had left a dent on the side of the ship. Blood bled through his glove and dripped down to the floor.

"Sonic." spoke the girl hedgehog.

Amy ran up to him, but stopped short when she felt the murderous aura around him.

His eyes seemed distant as he said, "They'll pay. They'll pay for hurting them."

Before they could stop him, the hedgehog rushed back inside the ship.

"What's wrong with him?" inquired Tails as he looked to the others for an answer.

"I don't know." replied the girl hedgehog.

"This is bad. At this rate, Sonic will be consumed by his dark side and all would be lost. White Lily…no. I can't trust her. Who knows what she's plotting, but I can't trust that Metarex either. Both of them obviously know something that they're unwilling to forgo easily. I have to find out for myself and figure out how to help Sonic." thought Cosmos's daughter as shook her head feeling unsure what to do.