The smile on the young fox's maw could not possibly get any bigger. Tails walked with an extra bounce in his step and held his head up proud. He glanced up next to him at Sonic who smiled down at the kit and ruffled his head fur. Tails beamed.
Sally though still skeptic about the whole idea of Tails coming with them couldn't help but smile. Bunnie noticed this and grinned, nudging Sally.
Sally smirked at her and rolled her eyes. "Don't even start."
Bunnie laughed and Sonic and Tails shot confused glances at one another. The hedgehog simply shrugged it off and looked behind him at the coyote who seemed to be having difficulty with a tree branch in his way.
Antoine glared at the branch jutting out from the foliage in his way. He let out an annoyed huff then bent the branch forward and continued walking. Antoine let go of the branch too soon and it snagged the back of his vest, pulling him backwards, and tossing him onto the ground.
Sonic burst into fits of laughter causing the group to turn and find Antoine sprawled on his back on the ground.
"Whatsa matta, Ant? Twig giving you a hard time?" Sonic slapped his knees and laughed harder. Tails quickly followed Sonic's lead and started laughing. Bunnie giggled and Sally rolled her eyes, trying to stifle a chuckle.
Antoine sat up at glared at the hedgehog. "It is not being MY fault! The twiggy should be watching where I am walking!" he protested in annoyance.
"Yeah sure, Ant," Sonic snickered as he walked over and helped Antoine to his feet.
"C'mon you two," Sally glanced at her watch. "Sir Charles said meet him there at five and it's already 4: 55. We're gonna be late."
"No problemo, Sal!" Sonic smirked. "I got it covered!" With that said, the hedgehog lifted off his backpack and opened it up wide. "Hop in, bud."
Tails obliged and climbed into Sonic's backpack. The hedgehog heaved it gently onto his shoulders and Tails poked his head out. "Bunnie, you grab onto my shoulders and Ant you grab onto Bunnie."
The two did as they we told and Sonic lifted Sally into his arms. "Hang onto your lunch guys!" Sonic announced as he revved up his feet. In a quick burst of speed, the five Freedom Fighters blasted through the Great Forest and out into the robotic wasteland.
They made it to the rendezvous point just in time to see the metallic form of Sir Charles Hedgehog open the door to a disabled hover craft and step out into tiny secluded area.
"Glad you guys could make it, I-" Chuck stopped mid sentence when he noticed Sonic helping Tails out of his backpack. The robotic hedgehog glanced up at Sally who didn't seem phased by the scene. Chuck nodded and put two and two together. He smiled and winked at Tails who stood proudly next to Sonic.
"So what's the important news, Charles?" Sally asked.
"I need to show you something. I'll explain on the way," Chuck motioned for them to follow him back to his safe house.
***
"So you don't even know who this girl is?" Sally asked as Chuck rewound the videotape.
"Not in the slightest. All I know is she came from a place call Earth."
"Urf? Where's that, Unc?" Sonic questioned, reaching over and pausing the video so he could get a better look at this foreigner. "And how does she know about me?"
"That I also don't know, but I wonder...if she knows that much about you, Sonny, what if she knows more?"
Sally's eyes grew wide with realization. "Oh my gosh! And what if Robotnik plans to use her knowledge to find away to defeat you, Sonic!"
Sonic rubbed his chin and tapped his foot. Sally had a point, and knowing Robotnik, that was probably what he was planning. Sonic turned and stared at the paused image of the girl on the screen and pressed play again.
"Well, that would be none other than my hero!" the girl's voice echoed from the speakers. Sonic smiled at this and pressed stop on the video.
Tails, eager to know what the hedgehog was thinking, tugged at Sonic's glove. "What're we gonna do, Sonic?"
"Simple," Sonic shrugged. "We have questions, she has answers."
"Sonic...you don't mean," Sally looked into his eyes.
"Can't leave a fan in the clutches of that bozo, Sal," Sonic smirked.
Sally blinked, thinking this over. There were so many risks! So many things to be worried about! What if this was all some sort of set up? What if that girl was working for Robotnik? The possibilities were endless!
Sally suddenly remembered the fear in the young overlander's eyes when Dr. Robotnik lashed out at her. How she trembled when the dictator had mentioned his plans for her in the form of some sort of game. Sally didn't even want to think of what that might mean. That was all it took to make up the princess's mind.
"Well then, what are we waiting for?" Sally announced. She was met with a round a smiles from the group that was pleased with her decision. They stood attentive, ready for orders and willing to cooperate.
Sally though still skeptic about the whole idea of Tails coming with them couldn't help but smile. Bunnie noticed this and grinned, nudging Sally.
Sally smirked at her and rolled her eyes. "Don't even start."
Bunnie laughed and Sonic and Tails shot confused glances at one another. The hedgehog simply shrugged it off and looked behind him at the coyote who seemed to be having difficulty with a tree branch in his way.
Antoine glared at the branch jutting out from the foliage in his way. He let out an annoyed huff then bent the branch forward and continued walking. Antoine let go of the branch too soon and it snagged the back of his vest, pulling him backwards, and tossing him onto the ground.
Sonic burst into fits of laughter causing the group to turn and find Antoine sprawled on his back on the ground.
"Whatsa matta, Ant? Twig giving you a hard time?" Sonic slapped his knees and laughed harder. Tails quickly followed Sonic's lead and started laughing. Bunnie giggled and Sally rolled her eyes, trying to stifle a chuckle.
Antoine sat up at glared at the hedgehog. "It is not being MY fault! The twiggy should be watching where I am walking!" he protested in annoyance.
"Yeah sure, Ant," Sonic snickered as he walked over and helped Antoine to his feet.
"C'mon you two," Sally glanced at her watch. "Sir Charles said meet him there at five and it's already 4: 55. We're gonna be late."
"No problemo, Sal!" Sonic smirked. "I got it covered!" With that said, the hedgehog lifted off his backpack and opened it up wide. "Hop in, bud."
Tails obliged and climbed into Sonic's backpack. The hedgehog heaved it gently onto his shoulders and Tails poked his head out. "Bunnie, you grab onto my shoulders and Ant you grab onto Bunnie."
The two did as they we told and Sonic lifted Sally into his arms. "Hang onto your lunch guys!" Sonic announced as he revved up his feet. In a quick burst of speed, the five Freedom Fighters blasted through the Great Forest and out into the robotic wasteland.
They made it to the rendezvous point just in time to see the metallic form of Sir Charles Hedgehog open the door to a disabled hover craft and step out into tiny secluded area.
"Glad you guys could make it, I-" Chuck stopped mid sentence when he noticed Sonic helping Tails out of his backpack. The robotic hedgehog glanced up at Sally who didn't seem phased by the scene. Chuck nodded and put two and two together. He smiled and winked at Tails who stood proudly next to Sonic.
"So what's the important news, Charles?" Sally asked.
"I need to show you something. I'll explain on the way," Chuck motioned for them to follow him back to his safe house.
***
"So you don't even know who this girl is?" Sally asked as Chuck rewound the videotape.
"Not in the slightest. All I know is she came from a place call Earth."
"Urf? Where's that, Unc?" Sonic questioned, reaching over and pausing the video so he could get a better look at this foreigner. "And how does she know about me?"
"That I also don't know, but I wonder...if she knows that much about you, Sonny, what if she knows more?"
Sally's eyes grew wide with realization. "Oh my gosh! And what if Robotnik plans to use her knowledge to find away to defeat you, Sonic!"
Sonic rubbed his chin and tapped his foot. Sally had a point, and knowing Robotnik, that was probably what he was planning. Sonic turned and stared at the paused image of the girl on the screen and pressed play again.
"Well, that would be none other than my hero!" the girl's voice echoed from the speakers. Sonic smiled at this and pressed stop on the video.
Tails, eager to know what the hedgehog was thinking, tugged at Sonic's glove. "What're we gonna do, Sonic?"
"Simple," Sonic shrugged. "We have questions, she has answers."
"Sonic...you don't mean," Sally looked into his eyes.
"Can't leave a fan in the clutches of that bozo, Sal," Sonic smirked.
Sally blinked, thinking this over. There were so many risks! So many things to be worried about! What if this was all some sort of set up? What if that girl was working for Robotnik? The possibilities were endless!
Sally suddenly remembered the fear in the young overlander's eyes when Dr. Robotnik lashed out at her. How she trembled when the dictator had mentioned his plans for her in the form of some sort of game. Sally didn't even want to think of what that might mean. That was all it took to make up the princess's mind.
"Well then, what are we waiting for?" Sally announced. She was met with a round a smiles from the group that was pleased with her decision. They stood attentive, ready for orders and willing to cooperate.