It was an interesting day. I never thought I would meet Sonic or his friends, but somehow I did. But more importantly, Eggman seemed to know of me. But...why did he want me? What is it that I'm so important to him? If Sonic hadn't showed up I'm not sure what would have happened. And what was up with that wolf? I've never seen him in Station Square and I'm sure I would have known about him...I don't get it...
Lisa lied in her human form on top of the roof outside her room.
"Lisa!" Her mother called. Lisa hurried off the roof and slid into her room.
"What's up, mom?" Lisa asked.
"Your father and I are leaving soon to go to dinner. Do you know what you're going to have?" She asked.
"I'm sure I'll find something to eat." Lisa replied.
"Well, alright. I'll see you later." Her mother waved goodbye.
"Later Mom." Lisa replied as her mom exited the room.
Lisa waited for her mom to head downstairs, then turned to gaze out her bedroom window. The sun was starting to set, leaving the city sky painted with orange and purple.
She then looked down to see her parents get in their car and exit the driveway.
*beep beep!* My dad honked the car horn as they drove away.
"Sigh..." Lisa sighed as she watched the colors of the sky fill with stars.
I still can't believe I got to meet Sonic...He is in this city, but that also means that Eggman is too.
"So now what?" She asked herself out loud.
Meanwhile...
"Took you long enough." Sonic said as Knuckles arrived, holding the fake emerald in his hand.
"Well excuse me, but getting off of Angel Island isn't exactly easy you know." Knuckles replied.
"Thanks for bringing it, Knuckles." Tails said.
"No problem. But what do you need it for, anyway?" Knuckles asked.
"Eggman is going to be looking for those chaos emeralds, so we need the fake just in case." Tails explained.
Knuckled paused and looked at Tails.
"So Eggman is back in the city, huh?" He asked.
"Yeah. Just earlier today he attacked Amy and another girl. They managed to destroy his army of badniks, but Eggman got away before I could get to him." Sonic replied.
"He attacked Amy? That's kind of odd. Why do you think he did that?" Knuckles asked.
"We don't know. We were trying to figure that out earlier." Tails replied.
Sonic walked over to get a good look at Tails's machine.
"So, Tails, how do we work this thing?" Sonic asked.
"It's simple. You have to insert a chaos emerald into it for us to track the others." Tails replied.
"So you built it to respond to chaos emeralds if you have a chaos emerald? How is that simple?" Knuckles asked.
"Well I made it as simple as I could. it's not easy to track an emerald without having on on hand ya know." Tails replied.
Sonic then started to walk away.
"Where are you going?" Knuckles asked.
"Isn't it obvious? For the machine to work we need a chaos emerald. What better thing to do than go look for one?" Sonic replied.
"Good. While you're doing that, I'll try to locate Eggman." Tails replied.
Knuckles looked between the two.
"Well I'm not just gonna sit around doing nothing. I'm going too." Knuckles replied as he left the workshop.
In the city...
Lisa had decided that since her parents were gone, she would go back to survey the city. The lights of the city shone bright, but the people below were busy as they could be. It was as if the city refused to sleep ever.
"Sigh...so far so good." Lisa sighed as she sat on top of a skyscraper.
She lied down on the building to get a good look at the stars above.
Events from the day played in her head.
"You sound as if you've done nothing in this city but worry. You should really relax a bit." Amy's words echoed through her head. It was true that Lisa worked hard to survey the city, but it did feel good for her to spend time with a friend for once.
Lisa then sat up again and looked down at the streets.
Maybe...Maybe it wouldn't hurt to go down there and walk around.
Lisa stood up and jumped from the top of the building. She activated her chaos powers and glided down to the streets below.
"That's what I said, officer. I saw Eggman in the city." A man nearby said to a police officer.
This guy saw Eggman?
"I see...Is there anything else you can tell me?" He asked.
"Well...nothing much." The man replied.
Lisa walked up to the two.
"Excuse me? I couldn't help but overhear that you saw Eggman?" Lisa asked.
"Y-Yeah. I saw him flying over the city not too long ago." He replied.
"Where did it look like he was heading?" She asked.
"Hmm...I can't say for sure...maybe towards the forest?" He replied.
"That's what I needed to know, thanks." Lisa thanked him as she ran off.
"Hrgh!" A yellow fox grunted as he was hit by a metal fist.
"You know, usually these battles are more exciting. I thought for sure you'd put up a good fight." Eggman taunted as he floated beside his robot creation, Metal Sonic, a blue robot that was built in Sonic's image.
Tails was taking a stroll through the forest, when all of a sudden Dr. Eggman attacked him with Metal Sonic.
"Gyh...What do you want, Eggman?" Tails asked.
"Don't ask questions! You know why you came here." He slammed his hands on the dashboard of his hovercar.
"What are you talking about? Gyh!" Tails asked as he dodged another attack from Metal Sonic.
Soon, an orange mink raced from out of the trees.
"What's going on here?!" Lisa asked as she watched Tails being chased by a roboitic hedgehog.
"Lisa! Argh!" Tails greeted Lisa, but was soon knocked down by Metal Sonic.
"Aha! So we meet again mink." Eggman said as Metal Sonic hovered in front of Eggman's hovercar.
"What are you doing attacking Tails?" Lisa asked.
"That is for me to know and you to find out." Eggman replied.
Eggman turned to his robot.
"Metal, you know what to do." He instructed it.
"Bzzt!" Metal Sonic flew lower to the ground and began flying towards Lisa.
"Lisa! Watch out!" Tails warned her.
Lisa watched the robot in fear as it came closer to her.
"Gyh...Hrgh!" Lisa grunted as she managed to dodge Metal Sonic.
"What is this thing?" She asked as the robot turned around.
"That's Eggman's robot, Metal Sonic. It's Sonic's robot clone." Tails informed her.
"A robot clone?" Lisa turned to face Metal Sonic.
The robot was flying like a jet towards Lisa.
"Hrgh..." Lisa pulled back her fists, glowing with chaos energy.
"Bzzt!" Metal Sonic got near to Lisa.
"Hargh!" Lisa then punched as hard as she could at Metal Sonic, sending him flying back.
"Hah...owwww!" Lisa shook her hand in pain from her punching metal.
"Ha! Don't like the feel of metal, huh?" Eggman mocked.
"Bzzt!" Metal Sonic stood back up and his stomach began to glow a bright red.
"Huh? Argh!" Lisa turned around to face Metal Sonic, only to be hit by a large red laser.
The laser Sent Lisa flying back as she hit the ground.
"Gyh..." She grunted as she rose to her feet.
Soon as Lisa rose to her feet, her bracelets started to glow.
"Huh?" Eggman looked over at Lisa.
"Haaahhh...Argh!" Lisa then pulled back her fist as she ran up to Metal Sonic. She then threw a punch, sending him flying back near Tails.
Eggman hovered near where Lisa was thrown back and stared at the ground.
"Bzzt!" Metal got up and jumped into the air. He then shot himself at Lisa, knocking her to the ground.
"Gyh..." Lisa grunted as she tried to stand up.
Never...Never have I faced someone with this kind of power...This machine is incredible. In fact, it's too good. I'll have to take this thing down somehow if I can...
"Hrrgh!" Lisa jumped into the air and dashed at Metal Sonic in a twister like motion.
"Bzzt Bzzt!" Metal Sonic flew forward and started throwing punched at Lisa in a rapid motion.
"Gyh...hrgh!" Lisa grunted as she took the hits.
"Bzzt! Zrr!" Metal Sonic paused, pulled back his fist, and knocked Lisa down to the ground with a hard blow.
"Hargh! Grrr..." Lisa struggled to rise to her feet.
To her left, she spotted Dr Eggman had drilled a hole in the ground. He had a robotic arm reach into the hole and pull out a glowing red gem.
"Ah! A chaos emerald!" Tails exclaimed as he saw the gem in Eggman's hand.
"Thanks for showing me where the emerald is, Lisa. Unfortunately, I have to be going now." Eggman said as his hovercar flew into the sky.
I...I showed him where it was? She asked herself.
"Hey! Get back here!" Tails got up and ran towards Dr Eggman. Using his tails to fly, he almost reached the hovercar.
"So sorry to be leaving to soon. But Metal Sonic can still stay. Metal, finish them off!"
"Bzzt!" Metal Sonic turned towards Lisa and started to dash towards her.
Lisa watched helplessly as the metal hedgehog dashed towards her.
I...I'm too tired to move...
That robot is gonna shred me to pieces...
Her vision began to fade.
I...
The last thing Lisa saw, was a dark figure that appeared in front of her.
I'm...blacking out...
Hours later...
"Do you think that he was after that emerald?" A familiar voice asked in another room.
"Yeah. He took off with the emerald and sent Metal Sonic to finish us off." Tails replied.
Lisa was starting to wake up.
What...happened? She thought.
Lisa opened her eyes to see that she was on a comfortable bed with a yellow blanket thrown over her. The room she was in appeared to be a small yellow bedroom.
What? How did I get here? Where am I? Where is here? She asked herself as she threw the sheets off of her and sat up.
Lisa climbed out of bed and stood up.
"Gyh!" She grunted as her leg tried to give out.
"Huh?" She noticed that her leg was covered in bandages.
What happened to my leg? Why does it hurt so much? Lisa wondered as she sat back down on the bed.
"Huh?" Lisa turned her attention to the door to see that the doorknob was turning.
Just then, the door opened as a yellow fox walked into the room.
"Ah, glad to see you're up. I made you some soup." Tails smiled as he handed Lisa a bowl of chicken noodle soup."
"Thanks..." Lisa said as she took the bowl.
"You were out for a long time, Metal Sonic really took a lot out of you," Tails said with a concerned face.
"...Metal Sonic?" Lisa said out loud as she raised as spoonful of soup to her mouth.
That's right. I did have a battle with Metal Sonic...Lets see...I remember battling him, but strangely I can't remember most of it...
"Yeah. When Eggman got away with the emerald he sent Metal Sonic to finish you off. Thankfully Sonic got there just in time..." Tails explained.
"Sonic showed up?" Lisa asked.
"Yeah. You had blacked out when he came, but he faced off against Metal Sonic. After Metal Sonic flew off after Eggman, Sonic and I brought you back here," Tails explained.
"Oh," Lisa said.
Lisa continued eating her soup.
"Thanks by the way," Tails smiled.
Lisa looked up from her soup.
"For what?" She asked.
"You know, for stepping in when Metal Sonic attacked," Tails added.
"Oh that. It was nothing. It's what I do," She replied.
Soon, the blue hedgehog walked into the room.
"Hey Lisa. How ya feeling?" He asked.
Lisa paused as she saw her hero come into the room.
"U-Uh, I'm fine. My leg hurts a little though." Lisa replied.
"That's too bad. Metal Sonic really let you have it, huh?" He asked as he grabbed a chair and sat down.
"Yeah...I'm not used to fighting robots unfortunately." Lisa sighed.
"Well you did pretty good for not having a lot of experience." Tails chimed in.
"Really?" Lisa asked.
"Yeah. Even though he knocked you out for awhile." Tails replied.
Lisa paused.
"Wait, how long was I knocked out for?" Lisa asked in worry.
"Well let me see..." Tails walked o the doorway to check a clock in the next room.
"It's about eleven thirty." Tails replied.
"Eleven thirty?!" Lisa shouted.
Shoot, my parents are gonna kill me for staying out so late! She thought.
Lisa placed her bowl of soup on a nearby bed stand.
"Look, thanks for looking after me, but I have to g-ow!" Lisa said as she tried to get up, but her leg prevented her from moving.
"Lisa, your leg isn't healed yet. Don't use it yet..." Sonic said as he helped her stand.
"But I have to go...I have somewhere I need to be..." Lisa replied.
"Not on that leg you don't." Sonic said firmly.
"Hrgh..." Lisa tried to struggle out of Sonic's grip.
"Let me go!" She demanded.
"No. You're not in any shape to walk anywhere." Sonic replied as he held Lisa tighter.
Lisa continued to struggle.
"I don't care...I have to go." She continued.
"Lisa, your leg won't heal any faster if you use it right away. Where do you have to be that's so important anyway?" Tails asked.
"Hrgh...It's nothing..." She replied as she continued to struggle.
"Well if it's nothing, then why don't you rest here for tonight?" Sonic reasoned.
"I can't..." Lisa said as she continued to struggle.
"Lisa..." Tails said with a concerned face.
Lisa tried to struggle out of Sonic's grip on her, but she wasn't having any luck.
Hrgh...This guy isn't backing down at all...I have to get home. But what if they're right? My leg does hurt a lot...
"Argh...You're not gonna let me go, are you?" Lisa paused as she asked Sonic.
"Nope." Sonic replied.
Lisa looked out of the corner of her eye to see Sonic giving her a determined look. He wasn't gonna back down anytime soon.
"Sigh...fine. I'll stay here." Lisa gave in.
Sonic let go of Lisa as she sat back on the bed.
"Don't worry, Lisa. Your leg should be healed by tomorrow. Just try to relax." Tails reassured her.
"Alright..." Lisa sighed.
There was a minute of silence as Lisa lied on the bed.
"Yawn...Well, I'm gonna hit the hay. Night guys." Sonic said as he left the room.
"Night Sonic." Tails replied. "I'm gonna sleep too. Do you need anything else, Lisa?" Tails asked.
Lisa looked up from the bed.
"Huh? Oh, no I'm fine, thanks." She replied.
Tails nodded. "Alright, well, goodnight." He said as he shut off the light.
"Night..." She replied.
Lisa stared at the empty darkness of the room, with a bit of light peeking out from behind the door.
My parents are gonna kill me when they realize I'm gone...I hope I don't worry them too much... What will they do when they find out I'm gone? What will I tell them when I come home? Oh why did I have to battle Metal Sonic? Lisa thought.
"Sigh..." Worrying isn't gonna help me now. I'll just have to figure this out in the morning.
Woah, that battle with Metal Sonic really did some damage to Lisa. What will happen when her parents find out that she's not home? Stay tuned for more!