Sonic looked out of the door, seeing if his Uncle was anywhere in sight. The rain was pouring heavily, the weather had gotten worse since Chuck had left and Sonic was getting concerned.
"Come on, you're not that stubborn old man." Sonic sighed and hung a light up on the hook beside the door, that way his Uncle would be able to find his way back. He then closed the door.
Thunder and lightening were all that could be seen or heard. Rain that fell harshly from the sky was all that could be felt. Sally gently pulled the reins on her horse, causing it to come to a stop. She had no idea where she was, she was lost and she couldn't see a thing due to the storm. A flash of lightening caused her horse to neigh and move around in a frightened manner.
"Easy! Easy boy!" Sally gasped as she nearly got flung off the horse. She stroked his neck reassuringly, trying to calm him down. Just then, she spotted a light in the distance. Having nowhere else to go, and not knowing what else to do, she quickly clicked her tongue and flicked the reins.
Sonic took a bite of his apple then looked down at the pet cat he and his Uncle had.
"What?" Sonic asked. The cat had been looking at him with a somewhat irritated expression. It then meowed and turned it's head towards the door, as if it was telling him to go find Chuck.
"Fine, I'll go after him." Sonic sighed and headed towards the hook beside the door. He picked up his hoodie and put it on, then put the hood over his head to prevent his face from getting wet. Just as he pushed the door open, someone else had been pulling it at the same time. They both gasped at the sudden force they both received, neither of them expecting it.
"I'm sorry to disturb you, but I saw your light and I'm lost." A woman wearing a large hat that concealed her face and a cloak that hid any thing Sonic could use to identify her said.
"Well, come in. Please." Sonic replied and opened the door wide enough for her to enter. She walked in and studied the house that he lived in, then he quietly closed the door.
"I'm Sonic." He smiled and offered his hand out towards her. She raised her head slightly so he could see her face. He recognised it immediately, she was the Princess!
"Nice to meet you Sonic." She smiled, lowered her head and shook his hand.
"What were you doing out in this nasty weather?" Sonic asked.
"It wasn't like this when I set out. The storm just crept up on me." She shrugged.
"What and you saw my light?" Sonic asked.
"Yes." She smiled.
"You were riding alone?" Sonic asked.
"At the moment." She responded.
"Do you do that often?" Sonic asked. She chuckled at his question the moved on from the subject. Little did they know that while they were talking, the rain that was falling through the broken parts of the roof was falling through the gaps in the floorboards, a small puddle was forming, rather close to where the bean that had fallen through the floorboard earlier that day was resting.
"Is this your farm?" She asked Sonic.
"Yes. No. Sort of. My Uncle and I are tenant farmer. We just work the land." Sonic explained.
"And, uh, these books?" She asked, walking over to a place where Sonic kept his books.
"Yeah, they're mine." Sonic said and walked over to where she was, standing on the opposite side.
"It's unusual for a farm boy." She stated.
"Judging by the cover are we?" Sonic smirked.
"What do you like reading?" She asked him.
"I like a good adventure." Sonic replied. He'd always liked adventure stories.
"In books or in life?" She asked, walking away from the spot she'd been standing in.
"Till I can find a way to get off this farm, I have to settle for books." Sonic sighed and leaned his arm against one of the wooden post that kept the house up. He removed his hand when the heat of the candle beneath his hand began to burn it, then he quickly blew it out.
"And, uh, that mark on your face...was that an adventure?" She smiled, looking towards him.
"I, um, got in a fight today. At the market." Sonic explained.
"What about?" She asked, returning his glance to a different direction.
"I was defending the honour of the princess." Sonic added.
"Princess? Really? You sure you didn't read that in one of your books?" She scoffed and held up a book she'd been flicking through while they'd been talking. Sonic sighed quietly to himself, he was slightly annoyed that she didn't remember him, since he did save her from those drunk men.
"How did you know it was the Princess?" She asked.
"I didn't. Just saw that she needed help. It wasn't until the Guardians showed up that I realised who she was. Anyway, it happened very fast. I wouldn't blame her if she didn't remember me." Sonic explained, looking up at her. She turned away when she made eye contact with him. Little did they know, a small trail of water was now making it's way towards the bean that rested beneath them.
"What are you running away from?" Sonic asked.
"Who says I'm running away from anything. Maybe I'm running towards something. Just looking for an adventure of my own." She said and walked away from him, her back turned towards him.
"Well, so far you've run towards the light on my porch...Your Highness." Sonic stated and knelt down. She paused for a moment or two, then removed her hat and turned towards him.
"Please stand." She smiled. Sonic stood up and looked at her. She turned to her side and walked over to a table, scoffing to herself at the fact he'd figured out who she was.
"You must think I'm very silly." She scoffed.
"No. I just wish that...Well, earlier at the market..." Sonic started
"Thank you, for defending my honour, Sonic." She smiled.
"Any time." Sonic smiled back. What they didn't realise that the small trail of water had just reached the bean beneath their feet. The cat in Sonic's home began to look at the floor nervously.
"Here, I'll take your coat. And...until you find your own adventure." Sonic said, taking Sally's coat from her and then handing her a small book. She took it from him and smiled.
"The Giants of Gantua." Sally smiled, looking down at the book Sonic had just handed her.
"My father used to read that to me." Sonic stated.
"That was always my mother's job." Sally added.
"I hope you find what you're looking for, Your Highness." Sonic smiled.
"Call me Sally." Sally said, placing the book Sonic had given her into her pocket.
"Sally." Sonic replied, a small smile across his face. The two looked at each other, their eyes locking. However, the moment was interrupted when Sonic's cat started growling. Shortly after that, the floor beneath them began to shake, causing the cat to go and hide beneath a table. Suddenly, a large beanstalk burst through the floorboards between Sonic and Sally, sending them both flying. Sonic landed against the wall, grunting in pain as he hit the ground. He looked up to see Sally lying on the ground. As she attempted to get up, the beanstalk caused a table to fall on top of her.
"Sally!" Sonic exclaimed and got to his feet. When he attempted to run to her aid, another part of the beanstalk burst through the floor, catching him as it did so and sending him through the roof.
"Sonic!" Sally screamed. Sonic rolled off the roof and onto the ground, the horse Sally had tied to a pole was neighing and trying to break free. Inside the house, Sally noticed a barrel had fallen and opened the door. She quickly got up and ran to the door, as did Sonic, only to have a part of the beanstalk slam into the door and cause it to slam shut, preventing her from being able to escape.
"No!" Sally shrieked, trying to force the door open by pushing it. Sonic quickly ran over to an axe that had been resting in a tree stump and ran back to the house, which was being lifted into the air.
"Help! Hurry! Get me out! Sonic! Please! No!" Sally screamed as the house was lifted higher into the air by the beanstalk. Sonic quickly jumped, just grabbing the bottom of the door. Sally shrieked when another part of the beanstalk burst through the floor. She gasped as an axe was suddenly latched onto the window ledge, but she soon calmed when she saw Sonic using it to pull himself up.
"Sonic! You came back!" Sally gasped.
"No, no, no! No!" Sonic exclaimed, looking down to see how high up he was.
"What is it, what's wrong?" Sally asked.
"Heights. I'm not wildly keen on heights." Sonic explained. However, he soon dropped the subject and began hacking away at the beanstalk that was blocking the door with the axe. Not too long later, the beanstalk snapped and broke in two, making it possible for Sally to get out.
"Hold on, I'm coming!" Sally stated as she began trying to push the door open. At the same time, Sonic began to side step along the bottom of the house.
"It's stuck!" Sally exclaimed and gave the door one almighty push, causing it to burst open and hit Sonic in the process. He would have fallen if Sally hadn't of caught him by the neck of his shirt. However, the step of the door snapped underneath him, causing him to fall. Sally quickly reached out for him and he grabbed her wrist, just where the royal bracelet she wore was.
"Hold on!" Sally ordered and tried pulling Sonic back up. However, the bracelet he was holding onto slipped off her wrist, causing him to fall down towards the ground.
"No!" Sonic exclaimed as he began to fall further away from Sally.
"Sonic!" Sally screamed. Sonic landed against one of the stalks of the beanstalk and began to slide down it as if it were some kind of slide. He then fell of it and fell through some vines. One of which caught his ankle and caused him to swing through the air, hitting his back and head hardly against one of the larger beanstalks. The vine then lost it's grip on his ankle and Sonic eventually ended up falling on the muddy ground. The beanstalk continued to carry his house into the air, and Sonic ended up giving into the black abyss of unconsciousness.