9. Drive

As soon as he was properly situated into the driver's seat, Sally simply had to belt out the question. "Do you even know how to drive this thing?"

As the two pulled their seatbelts over their bodies, Sonic let a smirk take over his face. "Does it really matter?" She didn't respond, but he continued anyway. "Besides, if this is the only way to go after Eggman," he patted the cast on his left leg as if to remind her, "then we might as well do it, right? Besides," he snapped his fingers and uttered a quick chaos incantation, and the engine roared to life as a result. "It's not like I haven't done this before."

Sally raised her eyebrows in surprise as she let her shoulders slump in relief. "Really?" He nodded, "That's good to know."

Sonic nodded again and grabbed the shift-stick. "Course, it has been awhile." He said, throwing the vehicle into drive.

"Awhile?" Sally's heart dropped. "How long is awhile?"

He shrugged and wrapped his hands around the steering wheel, "I don't know. A year and a half; maybe two?" And with that thought, Sonic shoved his right foot onto the gas pedal, and the car shot off.

The lurch of the car made Sally shriek. "Two years? Why in the world are we taking the risk of stealing a car when you can't even drive?" He didn't answer, but rather, sped up down the street, cutting off several drivers in the process. So instead of waiting to hear his answer, Sally blurted out, "How on Mobius did you pass your driving test?"

Sonic threw his head back and laughed out loud, "What driving test?"

Sally's eyes widened and she gasped—or at least, she tried to—as Sonic punched the big blue button on the dashboard. The car began to shift and transform, and within an instant, it had morphed into its more advanced version; the hovercar. It left Sally breathless as she glanced around at the new features, but when she saw Sonic's expression, she quickly did her best to regain her breathing level and speak. "Sonic, don't you even—"

Before she could even think of finishing her sentence, he pushed down hard on the gas, readjusted the wheel, and shot off into the sky, laughing the entire time. Sally did what she usually did when faced with high speed situations and screamed.

In-between his fit of laughter, Sonic was able to fit in a few words. "Ha! This is almost as fun as running! Don't you think, Sal?"

"I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU SO MUCH, YOU STUPID HEDGEHOG!"

Sonic took a moment to raise an eyebrow, glance at the princess next to him, and smirk. "Scared, much?"

"AAAAHHHHH!" Was her response.

He merely smirked again and chuckled as he turned back to the road—or lack of—before him. "Noob." And with that, he pressed down harder on the gas, making her scream even louder.


Warning: don't let hedgehogs drive. They suck at it.

Thanks to ShadowEmpress76 for her review on the last installment! :) Glad to know that you found that last one so touching! ^^