Notes from the Author:
This is a rather short chapter and for that, I'm sorry. I was caught up with a couple things and I felt like a short chapter was somewhat necessary.
Trust me, the next chapter will be much better than this. Though I hope that the begining doesn't look dumb.
It's hard to describe things in letter form so hopefully what I did gives some kind of imagination of what's going on in Sonic's thoughts.
-HeartofaHero
Destiny Awaits
Chapter 9:
Questions
▄▄▄▄▄Have no fear!▄▄▄▄▄
...Oh, Sonic! ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄
▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄Are you sure you don't need my help? ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄
▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄Hey wait for me!
Hmph! You're so mean, Sonic!▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄
▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄My hero!▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄
▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄I know you're here!
...nic...
I just wanted you to know that I...▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄
▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄...I care for you, Sonic.
...So...
I guess I wanted to know...▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄
▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄...do you...
...Son...ic...
▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄...I understand, Sonic...▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄
...Sonic...
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...
...
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...There are more important things to worry about...
"Sonic?"
As the voices in his head started to disappear and a new one started to
come to full volume, eyes opened quickly in response. He had then
realized that he was standing on top of the Tornado.
Sonic and the gang were heading out to one of the locations
of Doctor Eggman's hideout, hoping to find Knuckles'
Master Emerald as well as a certain pink hedgehog.
But exactly...how long had he been out for?
"Hmmm?" Finally giving a response to the other, Sonic
looked down at the two. Knuckles was in the passenger seat, taking a nap.
Guess it was a good thing he wasn't awake to see him like this.
"We should be there soon. Probably ten more minutes..."
Tails soon looked back forward, now focused on flying once more.
"Ah, okay." Sonic replied.
Tails couldn't help but feel tension around them as the two had grown silent.
For a moment, all he could hear were the sounds of the wind as they brushed pass it.
Or was it the wind passing them?
Nevertheless, the young fox decided to open his mouth,
ready to ask something that had been on his mind for a while.
"Sonic, is it okay for me to ask you a question?"
Folding his arms against his chest, he soon gave a nod.
"Sure bud. What would you like to ask me?"
Taking a deep breath, he finally let out what he wanted to say.
"Are you...okay?"
Raising an eyebrow, he had a confused look on his face.
Immediately he changed that look, soon smiling.
"What kind of question is that Tails? Of course I'm fine."
Sadly, he had a feeling the blue hero would say that.
Even though he was looking forward, he could just imagine the smile
on Sonics' face. Perhaps it was that 'brotherly' instinct of his.
"It's just...I'm noticing you are spacing out lately..."
"So I day dream. That's perfectly normal Tails." Sonic said.
"What about when you were walking around in circles?"
Tails targeted Sonic once again.
"You know how I hate to stay put in one place."
"Sonic...I-"
The blue hedgehog let out a sigh before speaking once more.
"Tails, I think you're overreacting. Besides,
there are more important things to worry about..."
The second he finished his sentence, he felt his whole body froze.
He now had a stunned look on his face.
Where have I heard that..?
"Ahh here we are!"
Snapping out of it, the blue blur looked at the fortress that belonged to Eggman.
Seriously, where did Eggman find the time (or the money for that matter) to build such
a place? Shaking his head, Sonic soon looked down at the fox and echidna.
Using his gloved fingers, Sonic let out a loud whistle that caused the echidna to
wince in pain from the noise. "Yo Knucklehead! We're here!"
Violet orbs were exposed as he soon glared at the hedgehog above him.
"You didn't need to kill my ears in the process. And stop calling me that!"
Once they landed, Sonic jumped off of the plane and started to stretch out his legs.
If there was something that his legs were wanting, it was to run.
Knuckles stretched out his arms as he stepped off of the plane,
eyes staring at the place that stood before them.
"How the heck does Eggman find money to create such a place?" The echidna
asked as Tails soon walked towards the two who were stretching.
"That's a very good question Knuckles." The fox replied as Sonic couldn't help
but chuckle.
"It's one of life's greatest mysteries, isn't it?" Sonic casually said.
A beeping noise came from the machine Tails was holding, azure
orbs staring at it. "What's up Tails?" Sonic asked as at him curiously.
"It seems there is a strong energy source coming from Eggmans' fortress.
Perhaps, the Master Emerald could be here?"
Knuckles shook his head. "No...if it was the Master Emerald, I would have sensed it already..."
The fox and hedgehog looked at Knuckles both agreeing with a nod.
"Well I don't know about you, just standing here and asking questions
isn't gonna get us anywhere." The blue hedgehog said as he
adjusted his gloves.
The three heroes soon looked at each other before each giving a nod in unison.
The three darted off towards the fortress, ready to investigate.
It was time to find some answers.
