One-Shot # 10: Don't Even Blink

Without a word or fair warning, Sonic plopped onto the couch and sighed, "Whew, am I beat!" Sally jumped over the couch and landed in a comfortable sitting position next to him as he relaxed. "That was some journey. And to think that it was all for a measly rumor."

Sally smiled, "You did enjoy yourself though, right?"

The hedgehog nodded, resting his hands behind his head. "Yeah, I did." He closed his eyes, a smirk forming on his lips. "Especially when Eggman crashed into the wall. That was the best."

Giggling, Sally patted the hedgehog on the shoulder. "See, it wasn't a total waste!"

The hedgehog shrugged, "I guess so."

Sally rolled her eyes, "You just don't want to admit that I'm right, do you?"

"Maybe. Or maybe I'm just really hungry and I want you to go get me something to eat."

The princess stared at the relaxed hedgehog for a moment and folded her arms, an expression of friendly disbelief on her face. His smile widened after a few seconds, and Sally simply shrugged and stood up. "Fine. You win. I'll go get you something to eat." She told him as she walked off.

Letting out a simple chuckle, Sonic pulled his feet up onto the coffee table. "And that is why we make an excellent team, Sally. You're always right, and I always win."

She laughed as she walked into the kitchen, "You're still a lazy butt." As a reply, he snapped his fingers, making her chuckle once again. Then, she shook her head and headed off toward the pantry. Such a goofy guy he was…

"Hey Sal, do you want to watch a movie?" Sonic asked, the sound of shuffling DVD cases coming from the direction of the living room.

Sally nodded, though she knew he couldn't see her. "Sure."

"Hm…" He hummed as Sally began to shift through the pantry for something edible and appetizing. "How about an action movie?"

"Which one?" Sally asked as her eyes laid upon the box of popcorn kernels.

As she grabbed a bag, she heard Sonic continue. "Inception?"

"Seen it a million times." Sally sighed as she stepped out of the pantry. For a moment, the hedgehog was quiet as Sally headed off towards the microwave and she almost thought he had given up, but the near-silent ruffling through of DVDs reassured her that he was still searching.

"Okay… how about a Disney movie instead? Tangled, perhaps?"

She smirked as she placed the unwrapped bag into the microwave, "Can't find anything else, Sonic?"

"My dear Sally, these are your DVDs, not mine."

Sally chuckled, "That's true." She shut the door on the microwave and pressed a few buttons. "Why don't you choose something, then?"

"Sounds good to me!"

Smiling, Sally chuckled and shook her head. Same old Sonic. Without so much as another word, Sally continued her search for more food. Though popcorn would sustain them for awhile, they needed something… better. What was the word exactly? Oh she didn't care, she just wanted to—

The sound of something falling—or being moved around—in the hallway made Sally freeze in her place. What on Mobius? Humming to herself, the girl bit her tongue. Though her better judgment told her not to, she decided to go check it out. Although her first thought was that it was probably just an animal, her instincts warned her against it. There was something odd about the fact that there was something in her house, especially since Knothole had been nearly empty for weeks.

Cautiously, Sally moved inside the hall, looking to the left with a raised eyebrow. She ignored Sonic's half concerned, "Sal, are you still there?" and hummed to herself. Nothing seemed to be out of the ordinary. Sighing, Sally turned around to face the other direction, suddenly finding herself face to face—or rather face to hands—with a statue.

It was simple enough—nearly beautiful—in its design. The statue was a female angel with its hair tied into a low bun, and it was wearing a traditional robe. It harbored the regular set of wings that all angels were displayed with, but for some reason, it was covering its eyes as if it was crying. Though it didn't have a menacing appearance, the sudden emergence of a human sized statue in her house made her jump; and screech.

She nearly fell back on her read end, but Sonic was already there to catch her. "Sal, what's wrong?" He asked, his voice filled with a powerful sense of worry.

Swallowing, she pointed a shaky finger up toward the statue, "When did we get that?"

Sonic looked up at the statue, raising an eyebrow in the process. "I don't know." He sighed as he pulled her back onto her feet. "Is it a present or something?"

Sally shook her head, "No, I don't think so. I don't even know how it got in here."

Humming, Sonic took a good look at the statue. Silently, he began to circle it, examining it from all sides as if he was expecting it to be some sort of a weapon or something. After a few trips around the rock, he shrugged. "It just looks like a statue to me." He looked back at Sally, a soft smile on his face. "Nothing to worry about Sal."

She glanced at the statue once before turning to Sonic. Though something about the statue made her think otherwise, she knew that arguing with him had no point. Sighing, Sally nodded. "Alright. Sorry for scaring you."

"Ah, it's no problem. Better safe than sorry, eh?" Sally nodded in agreement and the hedgehog's smile widened into a malicious grin. "Hey, now I can help you with the food! Maybe I can whip up some chilidogs?"

"Oh joy."

He simply laughed at her.

Rubbing her eyes for the fourteenth-thousandth time, Sally yawned and shook her head. Just until the end of the chapter, then she'd go to bed for sure! She only had a few more pages, then she'd finally know who had killed Miss. Magnell! Oh, why did she have to subjective to the limitations of a mortal body? Shaking her head yet again, Sally did her best to keep her eyes wide open. She really did want to see what happened next, but—

The muffled sound of broken glass from below made Sally's mind and body freeze. What on Mobius? Ever so slowly, Sally lowered her book and looked toward the door. Was there someone in her house? Impossible. Of course, it could have been Sonic playing a dirty trick on her. Swallowing as she put her book down, she pulled the covers off her body and jumped out of bed, calling out, "Sonic, is that you?"

No reply came, but Sally walked forward anyway, absent-mindedly grabbing her vest as she twisted the doorknob and made her way out of the room. She pulled it over her shoulders, cautiously rounding the corner to make her way downstairs. "I swear, if he's pulling some kind of prank on me, I'm going to hit him so hard…" She whispered under her breath, looking about carefully. She knew very well that the ground level was especially dangerous because there were so many hiding places, so she did her best to keep her wits about her.

"Sonic, if you're trying to scare me, it's not going to work." She called out, flipping the kitchen switch on, "And even if you do, you know that it's not going to be worth it. You know very well that…" Sally paused as she rounded the corner to the hallway, her heart stopping for an entire moment. "The statue… isn't… there…" She whispered in disbelief. "Where…?" She stopped mid-sentence yet again as her eyes set upon the shadow before her. It towered over her and enveloped her whole body, making her heart move faster. Was there… was it? Carefully, Sally turned.

Instantly, a loud scream released from her lips. The statue was directly in front of her and to her shock, its hand was reached out to her as if it was ready to grab her. Somehow, it had moved. The statue was alive. And for some reason, it was trying to get her. That in itself horrified Sally.

Swallowing, Sally backed away from the statue as she pulled Nicole from her resting place up into sight, "Nicole," she called, examining the screen for just a moment, "access any data you have on angel statues." When she looked back up, the angel had moved closer. How was that possible? Stone couldn't move! Terror filled her body, and it felt as if her stomach was doing a back flip.

Nicole was silent for a moment before she replied, "No data found, Sally." The artificial life form was silent for a moment. "What's going on anyway? Why are you asking me about statues? And why so late? It's nearly midnight…"

As the chipmunk-squirrel hybrid continued to back up, doing her best to keep her eyes wide open, she swallowed, "Can't exactly talk right now, Nicole."

"Why not? Is something wrong?"

Not wanting to glance back, Sally shook her head. She couldn't waste valuable concentration on chit-chat. She had to make sure and get to the back-door located at the end of the hall. She had to get to Sonic. "Sally?"

Sally spoke quickly, "Nicole, everything's okay. Just go back to sleep mode."

The AI sighed, "All right." And she complied.

Sally nodded once to herself as she moved her hands behind her. She needed to know when she was at the door, and at the moment, she had a feeling that turning around wasn't a good option. After a few breathless moments, Sally found the wall, and she desperately ran her hands across it to find the handle. The toll of keeping her eyes wide open was beginning to weigh heavy, though; her eyes began to tear up in an attempt to keep them from burning.

"Come on…" She growled, moving her hand quicker and quicker with each moment. Her eyes were beginning to hurt, and as time passed, she found it even more tempting to look back to locate the stupid handle. But what if it got her? Gritting her teeth together, Sally glanced at the door, put her hand on the knob as she blinked, then looked back at the statue. For the second time that night, she let loose a blood curdling scream.

The angel's grasp was only inches away from her body, and its face had twisted up into a hideous snarl. Sharp teeth protruded from its mouth, leaving Sally breathless once again. It was getting desperate. Heavy sweat rolling down her face, Sally moved toward one edge of the door, opened it, and carefully backed out. Then, without another word, she slammed it shut and backed off as quickly as possible. She had to get away before—

"Sal, what on Mobius is wrong with you?" She nearly screamed once again, but instead glanced back to see Sonic running toward her. "It's midnight! You shouldn't be out this late, especially without any shoes on! You—oof!" Without even pausing to explain, Sally ran at him and threw her arms around him. He paused, raising an eyebrow as he looked down at her, carefully returning the hug. "Uh… are you alright? Did you have a nightmare or something?"

Sally swallowed as she looked up at him, her body trembling, "Sonic, the angel statue moved! My angel statue moved, and it was coming after me! Every time I looked away it moved, and it almost got me!"

The hedgehog looked at her with wide eyes, a hint of disbelief lining his expression. "Your statue… moved? Sal, are you sure you didn't move it yourself in your sleep?"

"Sonic, I'm serious!" She yelled, "It almost—"

The hedgehog placed a hand over her mouth, rolling his eyes in the process. "You stayed up reading again, didn't you?" He asked, gently pulling his hand away.

"Yes, but that doesn't mean that I was seeing things!"

The hedgehog sighed, "Sure it doesn't." Then, he took her hand in his and led her away, "Come on Sal, you need to sleep."

Her eyes growing wide, Sally pulled her hand away, "No!" She exclaimed, her attempt failing no matter how hard she pulled, "I'm not going back in there no matter what!"

Sonic shook his head, "Seriously Sal, the statue isn't moving. You're just seeing stuff because you've been staying up so late." He told her, looking up toward the yard before her house to see an angel standing there. "And why did you move it outside anyway?"

"Sonic I didn't move it, it moved itself!" She exclaimed, doing her best to pull as she glanced toward the back door. Suddenly, her heart froze and her eyes grew wide. "Besides…" She whispered, terror filling her body, "That's not my statue."

He let out a "ha," and continued forward. "What do you mean by 'that's not my statue,' Sally? It looks just like it!"

Finally, Sally pulled her hand away and Sonic turned back to her. He exchanged a glare with her for just a moment before he took the time to examine her expression. For the first time that night, he realized how scared she was. Silently, she pointed toward the back door. "That's my statue."

He followed her pointed finger, raising an eyebrow in the process. "You mean the one next to us?"

Sally let her eyes move over to where Sonic looked, and she nearly jumped fifty feet in the air. It was now reaching for Sonic, its hands outreached once again. The ugly snarl decorated its face like mud on a Christmas tree, and it made Sally want to scream. Cautiously, Sonic looked at her as she stared at it, "They… they really are moving!"

She nodded once before grabbing his arm. "And they're trying to get us." Sally told him as they began to back away.

"If they're trying to get us, why do they stay still when we look at them? And Sal…" he looked around, his eyes growing wide. "Holy cow."

"What?" She was almost afraid to ask.

He stayed silent for just a moment more before he looked at her again. "We have to get out of here. Now." His tone mirrored the expression he was wearing, "There's more than two. There's four of them."

Sally's body froze. "Excuse me?"

Sonic simply nodded, picking her up without a moment's hesitation. "They're coming." And without pausing to think, he shot off as fast as he could.

His takeoff left Sally breathless, and as she adjusted herself, she found that her heart was still racing. Once she was properly situated, she looked up at Sonic, "Where are we supposed to go? We can't just leave Knothole like this!"

He nodded once, "We'll come back when they're gone."

"And what tells you that they'll leave? What if they follow us?" Sally asked, taking a deep breath in an attempt to calm herself.

"I'm the fastest thing alive, Sal, there's no way they can keep up with me."

She stared at him for awhile before nodding quietly. "Yeah, you're right."

"Hey," Sonic whispered, "it's going to be alright. You don't need to worry."

Sally simply sighed and looked up. Through the leaves and trees of the forest, patches of moonlight shone through, granting momentary illumination to the world around her. Under normal circumstances it would have beautiful, but with the current situation, it made an eerie atmosphere settle into the area. "I hope you're right."

Sonic continued his pace for what seemed to be forever. He weaved in-between the trees effortlessly, though he did so without a smile. Usually he enjoyed running, but at the moment, it was obvious that his jogging was anything but leisurely. His expression conveyed his heavy concentration, as well as a quiet worry. He rarely was scared by any enemy, but the angels seemed to be a little different. It wasn't fear that had plagued him, but rather… concern. Sally, who was studying his expression, couldn't quite put a finger on why, though.

After running for awhile, the two found themselves on the edge of the Great Forest. A large and spacious field laid before it and once they reached its center, Sonic came to a quiet halt. He gently placed Sally on the ground before taking a good look around. "I think… we lost them."

Sally joined him in his area check, "For now at least." She sighed, "But I think they'll be here soon."

"Sal, I'm the fastest thing alive. I think I've already said this, but there is nothing that could keep up with me." He said, sitting down casually on the ground. "Much less catch up with me…"

She sighed, "I don't know. I just…" She looked up toward the forest once again, her eyes growing wide. "No way."

"What do you mean no way?" He asked as he sat up, "You can't seriously…" And yet somehow, there they were, standing at the edge of the forest, their hands over their eyes. "Not… not possible."

Sally swallowed, "Sonic, should—?" But Sonic picked her up again before she could speak another word.

"This time," Sonic growled, "They're not going to be able to even think about keeping up." He whispered, shooting off once again.

The second time around, Sonic ran so fast that Sally saw nothing but blurs. There was no telling where they were after a few minutes because as time passed on, Sally noticed something that she hadn't seen in quite awhile: Sonic was getting tired. It was surreal for it to occur because Sonic rarely pushed himself so far beyond his limits. Was he convinced that something bad would happen if he didn't push himself so hard? He must have been, for Sally was sure that she had never traveled at such a speed.

An hour passed before Sonic stopped, and by then he looked ready to collapse. He panted heavily as he set Sally down on the ground, sweat running down his face. "I think…" Sonic gasped as he sat onto the ground, "We lost them."

Sally fell down next to him, patting his shoulder, "I think so. You did well, Sonic."

He took in a deep breath and nodded, "Yeah… thanks."

Smirking, Sally smiled softly. He sure had been running fast. Ever so carefully, Sally began to look around. Where were they anyways? Taking Nicole out once again, Sally glanced down at her screen. With the map opened on Nicole, Sally began to cautiously look around. They were near one of the old temples. Humming, she looked around. Perhaps she could see it if she spot the old... oh no.

The silence and stiffness of her body must have given her away, "Please don't tell me…" Sonic whispered as he looked to where Sally's gaze was fixed. "Of course."

Sally shook her head in disbelief, "Sonic, they shouldn't be able to keep up with you! You're—"

Once again, Sonic picked up the princess, "The fastest thing alive." He whispered, "But for some reason, things that aren't alive seem to be able to keep up with me." Sonic growled as he turned off, "But I'm not going to let them catch us."

By the third run, it was obvious that Sonic was running out of steam. Though his pace was steady and his grip on her tight, his weakened expression gave it all away. He could run for hours at a time no problem, but after pushing himself so hard without any rest or food, he was having a hard time continuing. If something didn't happen soon, the angels were going to get them. And who knew what they were going to do? They didn't exactly know what they were and what they could do, but they knew that they weren't friendly.

Minutes passed before Sally spoke, "Sonic, don't you think you should rest?"

He shook his head, "Sal, I can't. If I do, they'll get us for sure."

She bit her lip. Though she had known the answer, she couldn't have helped herself from asking. Whether they stopped or kept going, they were going to be caught eventually. But what else could they have done? Something inside Sally told her that fighting them was no use. Just when she was sure that they were going down, she heard something that she hadn't been expecting at all.

"Sally," Nicole suddenly spoke, "you have a message."

She pulled Nicole out, "What? Who's it from?" Nicole did not answer; rather, she opened the message. Eyebrows raised, Sally read it out loud, "I've sent you coordinates to a special location. If you go there, the angels will be trapped." Wait, trapped? As in unable to follow the hero and the princess anymore? Without another word, Sally opened the attachment that it provided. A location on the map that Sally had opened was shinning out brightly, making her heart skip a beat. It was the only beacon of hope that they had left.

"Sonic!" She exclaimed, causing him to jump from their lack of conversation, "We need to go that way!" Sally told him, pointing off in the direction that the structure was in.

In-between his heavy breaths, he spoke, "Why? Is there something special about wherever you're pointing to?"

Though she tried to suppress it, a sense of excitement filled her voice, "Yes! Please, hurry!"

He didn't have the energy to argue, so Sonic headed off in the direction she had pointed to. Luckily for him, it was only a few miles away, and they were going to be there within a matter a minutes. With that thought in mind, Sally took in a deep breath, silently praying that the sender of the message had had legitimately known whatever they were talking about.

After a minute or two of running, a large structure appeared over the horizon. Once their eyes laid upon it, surprise filled their bodies. "Eggman's old base?" Sonic gasped, "Why are we going there?"

Sally was as clueless as Sonic for a few moments before she looked down at Nicole. A new message was waiting for her. "Enter through the main door and you'll have no trouble finding the 'trap'. Once there, keep going until you get to the center." Sally scrunched her nose up in confusion, "What?"

"That's what I was wondering…" Sonic whispered as he sped ahead, "But if that's what it says, no use in ignoring it, eh? Might as well give it a try."

Within moments, the two found themselves at the entrance, which to their surprise was wide open. The two entered without questioning, though, and kept moving through the base at top speed. It was only when Sonic found that he was coming toward a wall with a small opening in it that he slowed his pace, but only by a little. Then, he saw that there was another similar one, and another and another. After making his way through each tiny passageway, something clicked in his mind. They were in a maze. A maze located in one of Eggman's old bases. But what was so special about that?

He continued for what felt like an eternity. Weaving, spinning, and running as fast as he could; however, they were eventually led into a large room without any other opening in it. Both Sonic and Sally's eyes grew wide as they looked ahead and skidded to a halt, but their hearts stopped when they turned around. The opening behind them had closed, and the angels had managed to follow them the entire way. Now, they were trapped with the angels.

Just as the sense of pending doom was going to swallow them; however, a blinding light lit up the room. The Mobians gasped in unison and covered their eyes as a loud laugh filled the room. "Oh ho ho, you've done very well!"

Surprise filled them when the recognized the voice, but not as much as the shock that swallowed them as they looked around. The large room they had been trapped in was a room of mirrors, and the angels were stuck, staring at their reflections. Sally gasped at the sight, but Sonic sighed in relief as he put her down. They were safe.

At that moment, the floor beneath them trembled, and suddenly, they found themselves rising into the air. They looked down, surprised at the fact that they were standing on a floating platform of all things. "Of course," Sonic and Sally looked up toward an opening in the ceiling as the voice spoke, "I didn't doubt your abilities for a moment."

Sonic gritted his teeth together as the platform raised higher, closing off the opening, "And why is that, Eggman? Did you create the angels?"

As Sally's eyes set upon him, she found herself suppressing a chuckle at the fact that his bruise from their latest battle was still there; shining proudly on his face. "Unfortunately, no. If I would have; however, I wouldn't have been trying to help trap them along with you, now would I?"

Sonic narrowed his eyes, "Then why did you help us?"

He let out a loud "ha," before continuing, "It wasn't like I wanted to help, but my friend here," Eggman motioned to a man they hadn't noticed before, "insisted that I assist you."

Sonic and Sally took a good look at the man, raising their eyebrows in the process. The man before them was sporting a rather crazy hair-do, a wild look in his eye, and a smile on his face. He was wearing a long brown trench coat over a dark blue suit, and he was sporting it with a red pair of converse sneakers. Overall; however, he appeared to be rather happy in nature and looking for adventure.

"I'm glad you got my message, princess," He spoke in a British accent, snapping the two out of their daze. "It looks like you two got away without too much trouble."

Sally absent-mindedly nodded, and he smiled. As he walked forward, he continued to wear that same grin, "Princess Sally, correct?" She nodded again, and he nodded in return. Then, he looked at Sonic. "And you must be Sonic. Hero of Mobius, fastest thing alive, and the only one to ever our-run the Weeping Angels in the entire universe, might I add."

The compliment left a smile on Sonic's face, and the man returned it. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Sonic." He stretched his hand out to the hedgehog, "I'm the Doctor."

I don't think that I mentioned that over the long break between one-shot eight and nine, I became a Doctor Who fan. :) First episode I saw was with the weeping angels, and I simply couldn't help myself from writing this! ^^ I hope you guys liked it!

Next one shall be a request by AgentofRedandBlue, one of my most awesome regular readers! :D After that, anything goes!