Disclaimer: I do not own the following: Sonic the hedgehog, Dragonball Z, (I will add more when the time comes.)
Claimer: Bakuda, Dakuba, Dawn, Aura, Tara, Karnak, Adam and 'The Universal Gods', Creculo the hedgefox and Twilight the hedgefox I own. Bakuda was a 'spur-of-the-moment' name a friend and I created for an online game in 1999. I used the name for every game/story character ever since. If you spot anything that may be discreetly connected to another Anime/book/TV show, ECT, it is purely coincidence and not intentional.
Sorry it took so long, but I have been busy and more focusing my art of DA.
Sonic is getting better, though he sounds a little odd.
I've never seen him so relaxed after beating beaten.
Tails' Diary Entry: New Plan, New Hope
Taking Sonic to the Hospital was easy, getting to a private hospital room 'after' he arrived and everyone fawning over you in the meantime, is not.
"Excuse me please, no more autographs. I need to check to see if Sonic is okay!" Tails cried out, using that excuse for about the fiftieth time that day. He had been doing runs for his friend since the doctors didn't want Sonic running for food. He wasn't even supposed to have the chilidogs he was sent out for, yet he couldn't resist Sonic's plea and go out for them anyway.
Cradling the box of chilidogs and rushing towards the elevator at top speed, trying to get away from hoarding fans holding pens and paper, Tails now finally knew what it felt like to be Sonic. He wasn't ready to get used to it either.
Ducking into the elevator and jabbing the 'Up' button as fast as he could with a panicked expression, Tails found relief flood his being when the doors closed on the crazy fans and he was left in solitude with the box of hotdogs; "Whew! That was close. I should really be more careful when walking about. The glamour Bakuda gave me could be a good disguise... If the others didn't already know about it." He whined and put those thoughts aside as the elevator gave a loud 'ding!' and signalling that the trip up was over.
Tails stepped into the deserted corridor and made his way to the private room where he knew his friends might have already arrived, since Dawn probably spread the word already. True to his thoughts, a large scream of worry flew through the corridors.
"Sonic! Are you okay?"
"I'm fine Amy! Now let go!"
Sighing in exhaustion, Tails opened up the door to find the pink hedgehog hugging the life out of the supposed patient, even though most doctors should give him a clean bill of health. As soon as Sonic got a small amount of rest, he was perfectly fine. Nothing at all seemed wrong with him. Struggling to pull off the pink hedgehog, Sonic just barely registered the golden fox; "Hey Tails!" he coughed through the strangle hold.
Sonic's secret plan apparently worked, since Amy was now clutching Tails' midriff tightly, causing the hotdogs to fall to the ground and splatter on the floor. Ignoring the cry of agony from Sonic and the distant mourning music heard from Sonic's heart at the fallen hotdogs, Amy hugged the life out of the fox; "Tails! Thanks for rescuing Sonic, I don't know what I'd do if he was gone!" she cried.
Luckily Tails' training had not given such a dramatic effect as it had on Sonic, though he did blush like he was turning into a raspberry. Glancing around the room, he noticed most of the crew was there. Cream, Cheese and Dawn were happily playing a game of UNO in the corner while the entire Thorndike family sat around the bedside. Chris was still shaken up by what he saw yet Chuck got up to rescue the young fox.
"Hello there, Tails. I hoped you'd come back soon, even if you're acting as a delivery boy." He spoke with humour in his tone, glancing at the spilt Chilidogs with Sonic over them, holding what seemed to be a dandelion. Amy let go of the fox soon enough, letting the fox speak.
"Yeah, sorry about th-" he started but was cut off by the door practically flying open and the perpetrator limping in slowly, a red liquid dripping from his already crimson red arm. Knuckles the Echidna groaned gently and he came in, looking like he had been put through a meat grinder.
Everyone in the room gasped at once, though it was of course Sonic that had gotten to the echidna first, stabilising him in case he would fall face first; "Wow Knuckles, what happened to you? And how did you get past security with those wounds?" he asked curiously, the Chilidogs driven from his mind.
Knuckles shook his head slightly, his locks draping alongside his head; "As Eggman once said, I pretended to be a bar of soap and gave them the slip. These injuries aren't anything I can't handle anyway. We have bigger problems. I assume you went to Solleana?" he asked quickly, getting right down to the point like usual.
Chris nodded to his question speaking up for the first time since he had arrived back from that island; "Yeah, we did. There were signs of battles but not a single person was there. Then, we found Sonic unconscious. Someone obviously doesn't want us snooping around."
"That's where you're wrong Chris. They do want us around, to destroy us." Knuckles spoke angrily, his eyes showing loathing and rage. Like he had witnessed someone take his Master Emerald.
"I found someone who may be responsible. A dark blue cat girl, she wore a white top made of silk and a set of baggy blue leggings. At first I thought it was that cat girl, Blaze or whoever her name was. I tried to talk to her since I realised she had a Chaos Emerald. Well… this is the result. She used moves I haven't seen since I watched an ancestor fight off an invader. But she did them perfectly, not so much as a scratch on her polished fighting style." The echidna retold, his rage settling down once more. He had both lost his battle, the Emerald and his pride all at once.
Sonic however was taking this rather well; "Wow Knuckles, you got beaten to the ground by a girl and she took the Emerald. What else is new?" he asked, but he was cut short by the sight of a person tailing in. A white bat with a torn skin-tight suit and a heart shaped item over her chest. A white sling held up her right arm and a few bandages supporting the left wing.
The bat girl scowled slightly, her wing stinging slightly as she walked; "What's new is that I didn't do it this time blue boy. I was with Knuckles the entire time, but she tossed me aside quicker than she did Knuckles. Said she had a score to settle with him, never knew this big red guy dumped her." Rogue cackled, even though she was hurt, she still was cracking the funnies at Knuckles.
"I NEVER EVEN KNEW HER!" the red echidna yelled at the top of his lungs at the bat, a vein on his forehead popping out.
Ignoring the outburst, Chris cut in once more; "But what was she doing there, the cat I mean." He asked.
Sonic turned to his friend and ignored the ranting of the two beside him as well like usual; "I'm not sure Chris. She may be in the same league as that Shadow fake that I fought. Hey, Knuckles? KNUCKLES!" he bellowed, trying to get over the argument taking place.
"Oh yeah, well you're a- What you say Sonic?" Knuckles asked suddenly, quite pleased about the ending since he had ran out of comebacks.
Sonic crossed his arms before speaking; "Did you happen to feel weak whenever the girl touched you, like your strength was being sucked away? And you too Rogue. I fought against a person who looked very much like Shadow except that his colour was a bit off, his eyes too. At one point in the battle, he grabbed me and suddenly, I felt like all my energy was sucked dry." He explained, waiting for their answer.
The red echidna crossed his arms as well, the way he usually did when he was thinking; "Now that you mention it… I did feel weak whenever we came in contact, but I regained some of my energy whenever we left each other for a while. If they share a common bond…" he muttered, trying to figure out the meaning behind this, but Chuck was the one to finish it.
"Energy thieves. It explains why they want the Chaos Emeralds, since they hold limitless energy. If we are to stop them, you have to escape with the Emeralds without touching their bodies." He proposed, though like always he didn't make much of a solution, only stating the problem.
Everyone went silent for a few moments, trying to figure out a suitable way to do that rather asking task. But the silence was broken by the small black fox playing UNO; "Well, why don't we just use Project ChaosRing?" Dawn asked off worldly, playing down a green 7; "Uno."
Tails' ears pricked up at the mention, his eyes wide; "Project ChaosRing? I suspected you and I were working on the same project but you really think it can work Dawn?"
"Certainly," Dawn replied before smiling; "I win!" he announced, playing down the last card he had, a blue 9.
Amy turned to the pair of foxes, a bewildered expression on her face; "Chaos Ring? I suppose this has something to do with the Chaos Emeralds?" she proposed, everyone else nodding in sequence.
Tails grinned madly, like the little scientist he was; "Well, Dawn and I shared a thought last night. What if we made another Chaos Emerald, much more powerful though? We could then use it to create an endless supply of energy without the Chaos Emeralds. Though, it would need an output with that much energy. So, we channel it through the Power Rings and not-so-dangerous levels to disperse it when not needed. Hence, Chaos Rings. If we created this Emerald and channelled it through, the resulting rings could have a large boost of energy to those who use them." He explained, trying to basically put in laymen's terms but it looked like he had failed badly.
The black, twin tailed fox sighed as he stood up; "In other words, we can create a machine to let anyone go into something like… a Semi-Super state. Like Giji-Super Saiyan, this will use more energy so you would need to act fast to get the job done." He explained.
Chuck smiled down at the pair of foxes, pleased that he had now 'two' little comrades in scientific research; "I see, this would help with the energy absorbing problem because they aren't stealing their energy, but the energy from the form which would vanish soon after anyway. Good work, though a small problem. How are you going to create a real Emerald?" he inquired, causing twin sweat drops to fall from the Kitsunes.
Tails started twiddling his thumbs, nervous about speaking this; "Uh… Well, that's a hard part. We can create Fake Emeralds for some energy to supply it and give the Emerald a kick-start but we need a lot of them. We can get on that right away. Only problem is… We need a really big Emerald to fit all the energy in. I can't believe I am saying this but Rogue? We need you to pull off the biggest heist of the century." Tails spoke nervously, earning gasps from around the room.
Rogue however smiled slyly, getting what he was saying; "Oh I see. To make this 'Super Emerald', you need the biggest Emerald Cut gemstone this planet has to offer. An emerald based from the Master Emerald was created recently. It was cut with precision, but it's huge. It would be as tall as you are kid. I'd need some muscle to help me carry it out in time." She spoke with a slight sultry in her voice, coiling her working arm up Knuckle's own, causing all the colour from the said echidna to flush.
Laughing at Knuckle's misfortune, they failed to notice that a doctor had just walked in, holding a clip board; "Mr. Hedgehog? I thought I should let you know there was a patient that just checked in. I thought to alert you because he seems to be from your world."
Sonics' ears jumped at the words, a smile spreading across his face; "Vector and the gang I suppose?" he asked, though the doctor shook his head slowly.
"I'm afraid not. It's a young fox like Tails here. He has cyan colored fur and is quite a bad condition. He's lucky to be alive in fact. His rib cage is cracked and a broken left leg. Though what I also came to tell you is that our equipment is useless around him. He radiates the same electromagnetic force field the Chaos Emeralds do, even after we took this from him." He explained, holding out a sparkling, light blue gemstone...
Well, Sonic is up and running about again. As soon as he said his last farewells to the hotdog that is. But who is the new guy that the doctor insists that he was holding the Chaos Emerald?
Knuckles seemed rather tense, he should be used to Rouge's wiles by now...
Thank goodness she isn't doing it to me or Lily would skin my fur!