A Sonic Christmas
Part Ten
Sonic laid in bed; gazing up at the ceiling the same way he had done before. There were many things on his mind; like what had happened many hours ago. He knew that metallic monster hadn't been there by accident; Eggman had set them up. He also knew it was only a matter of time that Eggman would come and finish what he started. They needed a plan. Sonic closed his eyes; still thinking. It was then that another thought came to his mind. Knuckles; one of his closest friends, was now sick and possibly getting sicker. Opening his eyes again, Sonic turned his gaze toward the window beside his bed. Solemnly watching the as the flurry of snowflakes danced through the air. Rolling over on his side, he continued to gaze out the window. Many minutes went by and Sonic felt nowhere close to being tired. Unable to sleep, Sonic soon got up and made his way to the living room. Everything was dead quiet. The only sound that could be heard was the rushing of the cold wind outside. Everyone had gone to their rooms for the night, making the cabin seem deserted. Sonic turned his gaze to the fireplace nearby. After a moment, he made his way over and sat down in one of the vacant chairs. Sonic stared deeply into the fire before him, his emerald eyes focusing on the fierce and angry flames as he continued to think. The sudden feeling of a hand on his shoulder caused Sonic to jump in alarm. Turning his head sharply, Sonic's gaze landed on the young ginger echidna; who in turn, stepped back in surprise.
"I'm sorry." She said. "I didn't mean to startle you."
"No, it's okay." Sonic replied. "I was just... Thinking."
Tikal took a seat in the chair across from him; her sapphire blue eyes filled with concern.
"I know for sure that that giant robot thing didn't just so happen to be there when we were out in the woods." Sonic told her, determination in his voice.
"Eggman had sent it to kill us and it nearly killed Knuckles." Sonic paused; staring down at the floor for a moment.
Before long, he glanced up again.
"Eggman's gonna pay for this." He glared at the flames inside the fireplace before shifting his gaze back at the floor.
After a moment, Tikal gazed at him. A bit concerned, she rose from her spot. She soon made her way over and knelt beside him, placing a hand on his wrist; causing him to look up.
"We will make him pay." She assured him. "We're all in this together."
After a moment, Sonic smiled.
"Thanks." He said.
Tikal gave an assuring nod before rising from her spot; pulling Sonic to his feet while she did so.
"We should get some sleep." She told him.
"Yeah," Sonic replied. "Sleep might do me some good."
Upon hear this, Tikal smiled.
"I'll see you in the morning." She said.
After saying goodnight, Tikal went up the stair leading to the loft, while Sonic made his way back to his room; hoping he will get a goodnight's sleep.