Icy Knuckles has finally returned with his next installment. It's been way too long. I haven't forgotten about fanfiction as much as I just never made time for it and I want to apologize to my readers for keeping you all in suspense. Without further ado, allow me to continue my story. Thanks for all my reviews.
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Winter passed quickly in Station Square. Spring is now upon it. This school year seemed to be flying. Manic and Sonia had gone back to college, and Sonic and Tails once again had the house to themselves. Over the next two months, the couples have gotten closer. Tikal and Silver celebrated their five month anniversary with a candlelight dinner out at the cove. Now, it was time for a very special event in a teenager's life. This time consisted of a week of nonstop partying, relaxing, and grinding. This week coming up was Spring Break.
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"Hey, Sonic! Will you please hurry up? For someone so fast, you're moving awfully slow," said a voice from downstairs. "I hope you and Amy aren't playing around up there."
In the next minute, Sonic and Amy came down the stairs holding hands with luggage in their free hands. Sonic playfully bumped Amy to try to make her fall; however she kept her balance and giggled as she got her balance. Tails greeted them with a shaking of his head. They were acting more childishly than he and Cream does.
"What's wrong, little bro?" asked Sonic.
"It's nothing. Come on. The others are waiting outside," said Tails.
They walked outside to the two SUVs that the group had rented for the week. One was a blue Ford Explorer. The other was a black Lincoln Navigator, fully loaded. Sonic, Tails, and Amy went to load up their baggage in the Explorer. They and Cream would be traveling together, and the rest would travel in the Navigator. After they finished loading up their things, Sonic closed the back. They were now all set except for one person.
"Where's Shadow?" asked Sonic.
"He still hasn't shown yet," said Tikal.
"Leave it to Shadow to be fashionably late," said Knuckles.
The gang all sat there for twenty-five minutes waiting on Shadow. Finally, a yellow Miata pulled up in Sonic's driveway. They could see Shadow in the driver's seat and Mina was in the passenger's seat. Shadow got out and popped the trunk. He went back and got out his luggage, which he had in three black duffle bags that had red and black quills on them. As he got his luggage, Mina stepped out of the car. She pretended that she didn't see any of the girls. The girls just scoffed. She was starting to get big around the waist. She was now almost five months pregnant and was starting to become round. Shadow walked over to her.
"Why don't you come with us, babe?" asked Shadow.
"You know that I would love to go, but MY girls already have plans for Spring Break. We're going to a spa and retreat and just relax and let our troubles fade away. With all the morning sickness I've been getting, I probably wouldn't be much fun for you anyway," said Mina.
Shadow chuckled. "I know better than to argue with you once your mind is made up." He gave her a sweet kiss on the lips. "Bye, babe."
"Bye!"
Mina got into her Miata and left.
"Well, Shadow, if you're done making sad, kissy faces, would you please load up your shit so we can get out of here?" asked Sonic.
Shadow picked up his belongings and stuffed them in the Navigator.
"Well, if there are no further delays, let's get going," said Silver.
They all boarded their respective vehicle. Sonic would be driving the Explorer with Amy riding shotgun. Tails and Cream would sit behind them. In the Navigator, Silver was driving with Tikal riding shotgun. Knuckles and Rouge sat behind them, and Shadow sat behind them.
Sonic pulled out of the driveway followed by Silver and now they were headed for Ocean Point Beach. They had rented a beach house down there for the week. It was a five hour drive there. Sonic and Silver turned off onto the interstate to try to reduce the time it takes to get there. Tails had brought his laptop with him, and he and Cream were keeping themselves occupied with it. Knuckles and Rouge were talking between themselves about relationship stuff. Shadow was asleep in the back. Tikal and Amy were calling each other from their cell phones.
"Did you see the way Mina looked at us?" asked Amy.
"She didn't even look our way," replied Tikal.
"I know. She was trying to pretend that we didn't exist. If she wasn't pregnant with Shadow's baby, I would've went over there and straightened her out. Speaking of which, what do you think of their relationship?" said Amy.
"It won't last. Shadow's going to cheat like he always have, and Mina's going to be heartbroken," said Tikal.
Suddenly, Silver turned on the radio. A loud boom came from the back that forced Shadow to awaken in fear. He jumped up so high that he hit his head on the ceiling.
"Silver, what the hell!" said Shadow frantically.
"Sorry, man, but I didn't know what settings this thing was on," explained Silver.
Knuckles and Rouge were laughing at Shadow.
"Go back to sleep, Shadow," said Knuckles.
"I can't!" Shadow's eyes were still wide. He still had that frantic look in his eye.
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They had breakfast at a Denny's that was right off the interstate. After stuffing themselves silly, they continued on their journey to Ocean Point. As they drove, Rouge cuddled up in Knuckles' arms and fell asleep. Shadow called up Mina from his RAZR to check on her. She and her friends were in transit as well, except they were going to Crystal Springs.
About two and a half hours later, the two vehicles were in beautiful, sunny Ocean Point. This town seemed to be almost completely run by teenagers and college students because they were everywhere. The oldest person in this town was probably about twenty-seven. As they passed through the town, the sounds of stereos and louds voices echoed throughout the town. Females in two-pieces and males with nothing on but shorts paraded the streets. The main attraction of this town was the beach.
Two female hedgehogs in bikinis and tops were walking on the left side of the street. Silver looked out at them and smiled. They smiled and gave him a wink.
"What are you looking at?"
Silver turned to see Tikal staring at him with one eyebrow raised and her arms and legs crossed. Silver gulped.
"There are some really nice cars out here," said Silver.
"Uh huh. Those two girls must have really nice framework," responded Tikal.
Silver did an animated sweat drop. Tikal just stared.
"Don't be silly. You're the only girl for me. I wouldn't prefer it any other way," said Silver.
"Naturally," added Tikal.
Silver sighed.
"Nice save," said Knuckles from behind him with his eyes still closed and Rouge in his arms. Rouge laughed with her eyes closed as well.
In a few more minutes, Sonic and Silver pulled up in front of the beach house that they all were going to be staying in. There were quite a few beach houses in the area, all belonging to young adults or teenagers. Sonic and crew unpacked and went in to get acquainted with their living quarters for the next week.
There were five rooms in their beach house. All four of the couples had a room, and Shadow had one to himself. After unpacking all of their belongings, they all changed into their beach apparel. Sonic wore a pair of white swimming trunks and a tank top. Shadow wore black shorts with red flames on them. He didn't bother putting on a shirt. Silver wore blue and white shorts and a sweatband on his head. He also went shirtless. Knuckles wore a black, sleeveless shirt and black shorts. Rouge didn't want to chance sending Knuckles out there without a shirt on. Tails wore a golden tank top and a pair of shorts to match. All the girls wore their individually designed two-piece swim suits.
"Silver, where'd all those muscles come from?" asked Tikal.
"Well, I do play football," said Silver.
Sonic and Silver actually did look more stud-like now. They were far away from being Knuckles, but still, they showed signs of development.
"What are we waiting for? Let's head to the beach," insisted Amy.
Without another word, all of them headed for the beach together. At the beach, teens were everywhere. Some were playing volleyball, some were throwing a Frisbee, others were playing football, some were surfing, and the rest were basically relaxing in the sun. The girls found themselves a nice place in the sand and laid out their towels. Cream set up an umbrella within the midst of them. Each guy kneeled by their respective girl.
"Where'd Shadow go?" asked Tails.
Shadow had disappeared again.
"He probably couldn't stand seeing us together and went off to find someone to hang with," concluded Cream.
"Cream, you're right on the money," said Sonic. He pointed behind Cream. There, Shadow was talking to a fox girl and a female fruit bat.
"I guess the old Shadow is back," said Tikal.
Rouge pulled out a bottle of suntan lotion even though they were all under an umbrella.
"Knuckles, would you mind?"
"No problem, baby."
Knuckles poured some suntan lotion into his hands. Then, he began applying it firmly. Knuckles' touch began to make Rouge feel erotic. Her toes started to cringed and she moaned lightly. She wanted to start screaming his name, but she held her peace because that would be embarrassing.
Suddenly, two very hot girls came over to where the group was. It was obvious that they were college chicks.
"Hey, we're trying to get a game of volleyball going on, but we're a little short on guys. Would you like to play?" asked one of the girls.
Rouge, Tikal, Amy, and Cream all gave the two girls a disgusted look. One was a sky blue hedgehog with very long quills and the other was a brown, hourglass figure having fox with nice red locks. Sonic and the rest of the guys got up very quickly and followed the girls. When Knuckles got up, Rouge fell back because she was leaning against him when he was applying the suntan lotion.
"By the way, I'm Alison and this is Vicky," said the hedgehog.
"Come on, Tails," said Sonic as he walked off with the girls.
Tails, not even giving a second look to Cream, hopped up and darted after his brother.
"Look at them go," said Amy sarcastically. "Men."
The teams were divided equally with three guys and four girls on each side. Sonic and Silver were on Alison's side and Knuckles and Tails were on Vicky's side.
"Volley!"
The ball was thrown into the air. Sonic hit the ball over the net. One of other female members on Knuckles' team hit the ball in the air and one of the males tipped it back over. Silver hit the ball into the air and a gray hedgehog came and spiked the ball onto Tails' head. The ball remained in play and Knuckles punched the ball over the net. It went back towards the edge of the court, but Sonic was there in time to save the ball. He hit it to Silver, who tossed it to Alison, who put the ball into the air and over the net. Vicky sent it back over immediately.
The competition was fierce, but in the end, Knuckles' team ended up winning by 3. After the game, Sonic was exhausted. All he wanted to do was get back to Amy. It had already been about an hour with this game. Knuckles, Silver, and Tails had already gone ahead. Sonic was on his way when he was tapped on his shoulder. It was Alison.
"You were great out there, Sonic. I was real impressed," she said.
"It was nothing, really," said Sonic modestly.
"Well, I think that it was downright amazing. In fact, I can tell right now that there are a lot of amazing things about you," she replied.
"Thanks, I guess. Well, look, I really can't stay. I have to catch up with my friends. I'll see you later," he said.
"I certainly hope so," she replied.
Sonic gave off a light chuckle.
Sonic dashed off after Knuckles and the others, leaving Alison standing there alone.
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As Sonic crossed the beach and was heading back to Amy, he caught a crowd hanging around by the water. They were cheering and applauding. Sonic spotted Knuckles, Silver, and Tails in the midst of the crowd.
"What's all this about?" asked Sonic, joining the group.
"There's this group of legendary surfers that are on the beach and everyone is watching them do stunts," said Tails. "They call themselves the Babylon Rogues."
Sonic looked out into the water and saw four figures out there in the water. From what he could make of them, they all were birds.
Suddenly, a black wolf turned to them.
"Dudes, these guys are legends. No one beats them with a board. There are three guys and a girl in the group. The first one is a big, powerhouse albatross named Storm. He's slow, but no one and nothing makes him fall of his board. Also, there's this mystic one who's as agile as a cat. He's a blue jay named Galeon. The third one is a purple swallow. Although she's a girl, she has the style and techniques that'll put any guy to shame. Their leader is a green hawk that goes by the name of Jet. He has the most unmatched skills of anyone I ever seen," explained the wolf. "There's this legend out that says that he once rode a tidal wave that was 50 feet high."
The guys looked out in the water. The crowd went wild as the Babylon Rogues went aerial. Jet was pulling off somersaults and 180 spins so fast that many people could not keep up with their own eyes. After pulling off a somersault and landing on his board, the Rogues came to shore. People started to clear out. The main attraction was over. Most went back to what they were doing. Sonic and co. approached the Rogues.
"Nice moves," said Tails.
"Thanks, Shorty, but a compliment from you doesn't exactly have any impact on us," said Wave.
"Hey, he only paid you a compliment. The least that you could do is accept it," said Knuckles.
"She doesn't have to accept anything she doesn't want to," said Storm.
"Storm, down boy," replied Jet. "Look, we really appreciate the comment, but you really shouldn't."
"You think that you're too good for us or something?" asked Silver.
"Isn't that obvious?" asked Galeon.
"Well for your information, you're not. Just because you four are good at surfboarding doesn't mean that you can go and look down on others," said Knuckles. "If this was football, I'd flatten you."
"I can look down on anybody I want and there's nothing any of you can do about it," said Jet. "If you want my respect, grab a surfboard and show me some moves."
"We don't have a board," said Tails.
"No problem," said Jet. Use Storm's board."
He took the board from Storm and handed it to Sonic.
"If blue boy here shows me something, I'll give you my respect."
"Deal," said Knuckles.
"Knuckles, wait-"
"Very well. Show me what you got," said Jet.
Knuckles turned to Sonic.
"Sonic, you got this," he said.
Sonic sighed.
"Knuckles, I tried to tell you before that I can't swim," replied Sonic.
Suddenly, Knuckles' eyes got wide.
"Oh shit. We're sunk," he said. "Just get out there and do your best."
Sonic slowly walked into the water. The water felt cold and his fur immediately began to cringe. As soon as the water was at his knees, he threw the surfboard onto the water. Then, he jumped on and laid flat on his stomach. He remembered seeing on TV that the surfer must first gain momentum before standing up, which is why they pedaled with their hands. He continually pedaled outward until he was a good fifty yards away from shore. He slowly stood up. The board was a bit wobbly on the water. Sonic struggled for a minute to get his balance. In about a minute, he was as balanced as he was going to get. Some small waves brushed Sonic's board and he struggled to maintain balance. Somehow, he didn't fall off.
"Big deal. I can do that in my sleep," interjected Jet.
Sonic suddenly started to feel seasick. Everything started spinning around. Sonic kept slightly blacking out for a few minutes. As he was blacking out, a medium wave struck Sonic from under his board and he was sent flying into the sea. The next thing he remembers is being under the water, gasping for air and desperately trying to swim up to the surface. He tried a few times. Then, he gave up. About five seconds later, he found himself getting closer to the surface until finally, he saw light. Knuckles had carried Sonic to shore. Sonic coughed up a heap of water as his knees kissed the sand.
"How'd I do?" asked Sonic.
"You lasted longer than I would have," said Tails.
Sonic smiled. His little brother always knew what to say.
"Where's Jet?" asked Sonic.
"He left. He said that he didn't want to waste his time hanging around amateur surfers," said Silver.
"I'll show him. This isn't over," said Sonic.
Knuckles laughed.
"You'll definitely show him something. I'm sure we'll all get a kick out of hit. Now, if you're done talking shit, we really need to get back to the girls. They probably think that we've run off with those college girls by now."
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Did you guys really think that Icy Knuckles was through? Not by a long shot. There's still a lot more that I want to say. That was part one of Spring Break. I'll start on part two shortly.
