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Chapter 8: Out

Sonic glanced longingly at the robots again; especially the tanks. So far the hedgehogs were having no problem getting around the robots, trying to figure out how to work the powers between sneaking around.

Not much progress was made. Silver kept tripping over his feet when he tried running, Sonic's much longer legs odd for him. Shadow could get his hands to glow, but he couldn't pick anything up. When he tried, the glow sputtered out with an odd noise. Sonic had it easiest. He had figured out how to power on the rocket skates-as they were powered by Chaos energy, which Sonic was familiar with-but he was rather unsuccessful when trying to use them. He always ended up hitting the floor with his face, his legs at an awkward angle above his head.

But, Shadow did seem to be right about heading the right way. The robot swarms were getting smaller.

Sonic poked his head around a corner, only to flail his arms as he lost his balance and hid again. "What is it?" Silver asked.

"A huge swarm. The door's right there, but there's a ton of robots guarding it. Eggman must've guessed that we would be heading for the exit and sent reinforcements to make sure we didn't get away." He said, jerking a thumb at the robots around the corner. Both Silver and Shadow poked their heads around the corner, only to draw them back quickly as a robot's head swiveled around to look at their hiding place. "Any ideas, Shads?" Sonic asked. " 'Cuz something tells me we won't be able to sneak around these ones."

Shadow's brow was furrowed in thought, and he turned to the others. "We can't use our powers, but do we all know how to fight fist-to-fist?"

Sonic nodded, his eyes lighting up. "I prefer foot-to-face, but yes."

"Silver?"

The time-traveling hedgehog nodded. "I mostly use my powers, but yes." He said.

"Let's take a quick stop. Everyone tell each other what you specialize in; by that I mean what your body is most used to doing. I mostly use my legs, they're the strongest, but I can do almost anything." Sonic said, turning to Shadow.

"Anything works. I can do both, but don't get too reckless. My entire body doesn't move as fast as yours, Sonic, I only keep up with you because of the shoes." He said, indicating the odd shoes on Sonic's feet. "And we all know how well that works for you." Sonic rubbed his cheek ruefully as Shadow snickered.

"Mostly Fists for me, but-like Sonic-I can do either." Silver said.

Shadow nodded, and Sonic grinned-almost viciously. "Let's see how this works." He swung around the corner with a loud yell, swinging his leg in a roundhouse kick. He blinked in pleasant surprise when it felt the same as when he did it in his own body. He grinned, jumping around to boot through a robot's face. Shadow and Silver followed close behind Sonic, both swinging their fists with loud yells. The three hedgehogs created a huge amount of chaos, everyone fighting a slightly different style. Silver had to switch the most, from fists to legs was a big switch, but it worked well.

Soon, everyone was standing with their backs to the door, all three were panting slightly because of the unfamiliar fighting style, but were unharmed aside from a few bruises. Shadow turned to Sonic. "Kick the door down!" he yelled. Sonic nodded, grinning and swinging his leg in another roundhouse-it appeared to be a favorite-along with a blast from the shoe, knocking the door down with a heavy clang. The three ran down the tunnel of sand that Sonic had created on the way in, then skidded to a stop at the base of it, where it sloped directly upwards.

Silver turned to look at the pursuing robots. "Now what?" he yelled, his wide eyes odd on Sonic's face.

Sonic glared at the other two. "We're hedgehogs! Start digging!" he yelled, jumping into another spin-dash. This time, it cut easily through the sand, if not as easily as he would had he been in his own body.

Silver made a face as he followed Sonic through the tunnel he was plowing at a slowly uphill angle. "How come it works now?" He asked.

Sonic paused for a quick breather. "Shadow's spin-dash works generally the same as mine, but they're slightly different. I still need to get used to it, but it's much easier to practice on sand than a Chaos-knows how thick steel door!" he yelled, jumping into the tight spiral again and continuing to plow through the sand. He popped out with an odd yelp, then hit the sand when he came back down, on his face. The other two followed, turning to drop sand into the hole and block the exit.

Silver glanced around. "Well, we're out. But how are we supposed to get back any time soon?" He asked, glancing around the seemingly endless desert.

Sonic stood, his ears drooping. "Oh… That…um…is 'I have no idea' an appropriate answer? Ow! I'll take that as a 'no'…" He said, rubbing his arm where Shadow punched him.

Shadow looked around as well. "I guess we start walking." He said, starting off in a direction.

"Whoa, whoa! How do you know you're going the right way?" Sonic asked, standing in front of Shadow.

The silver hedgehog ran a hand over his face. "Because it's the exact same way that we came?" he asked, glaring at the hedgehog.

"Oh…yea…that'd be a good clue…" Sonic said, falling in step with Shadow, Silver on his other side.


Expect more funnies in the next chapter. It's almost finished, so expect the next chapter soon.

Like always, hope you enjoyed! And review if you did! I'm always open to feedback!