AN: And now for the contest winner…
ANYTHING170! Your entry, "In the End" by Linkin Park, will be played during the final battle between Wyatt and (Name not disclosed). I listened to every entry while visualizing the fight in my head and your song fit the bill! Everyone else that submitted, I like some of your entries so much that I'm actually going to use them in future chapters, so stay tuned!
(WPOV)
We've been walking for about two hours now through nothing but grasslands! It's so bad that we have to send up Tails or Rouge every five minutes or so to orient ourselves. Now that we're just walking, I'm actually able to ponder a question that's been on my mind. How am I going to get home? I mean, yeah, I know I shouldn't leave Blaze when I've been destined to guard the Sol emeralds and stuff, but what about my family? What are they doing right now? Calling in the FBI, NSA, CIA? Or selling my stuff on E-BAY? Both? I know they saw me go into the TV. But on the other hand, what if I go back, but am never able to return? I have to go back to being a lame ass teenage underachiever, I have to go back to the boring world with no action, I have to live an average life of getting a job/getting married/ having kids/ working some more/ then dying? Worst of all, I have to go back to a word without Blaze in it. I don't think I could live with myself.
Is something wrong? Blaze asks, walking next to me.
You could say that.
Let me guess, you're wondering how to get home, and if you do get home, can you come back?
Wow, did you read my mind or something.
Yeah, you were kind of making a big mental fuss about it for the past five minutes.
Sorry.
So, you want to talk about it?
Sure. At first I wanted to get the hell out of here because everyone was trying to kill me. But after getting my powers and meeting you, I never want to leave. But my family knows that I got dragged into the TV, so they could be having a huge emotional breakdown.
Well, we've traveled between dimensions before, so why would you not be able to come back? She asks. Should I tell her? I guess there's no other way.
Well, you see, I'm not from another dimension. I'm from another universe entirely. And in my universe, this is all video game. That's how I really got here, I beat a videogame about you guys on the hardest difficulty, and something weird happened. It was never a science experiment gone wrong, I'm just a teenage loser who got bored on a Thursday afternoon. I can understand if you're pissed at me for lying to you, but how was I supposed to tell you that none of this is real? I explain to her. I feel her hand in my shoulder.
Wyatt, I'm not mad at all. But you must ask yourself one question: if none of this is real, then how come you're here seeing it? She asks. Then she walks back to the front of the mob of soldiers, leaving me to ponder this. If this is real, then how did SEGA create the Sonic games? Is our universe responsible for creating other universes? Who knows?
"Hey Wyatt, got any traveling music?" Tails calls. Hmm… now that you ask, yes I do.
(When I wake up, yeah you know I'm gonna be, I'm gonna be the man who wakes up next to you. When I go out, yes I know I'm gonna be, you know I'm gonna be the man who goes along with you. If I get drunk, well I know I'm gonna be, I'm gonna be the man gets drunk next to you. And if I haver, yeah I know I'm gonna be, I'm gonna be the man who's havering to you.
But I would walk 500 miles, and I would walk 500 more. Just to be the man who walks 1000 miles to fall down at your door…)
(Three hours later)
Lunch is served! I'm judging it to be about 1:00 by the sun, so we've been walking for about five hours. I feast on a gourmet meal of turkey sandwiches and water. We sit on top of whatever we can find. It may not be much, but it feels like heaven! Just then, Sonic runs back in from a scouting run.
"See anything?" I ask.
"Nope, the area is clear."
"Right, listen up, we're moving out again in five minutes!"
*GROAN*
"WHAT WAS THAT?"
"YES SIR!" haha, that's what I thought! Oh yeah, I almost forgot! Now that I'm one of the guardians, I'm technically a prince, meaning I can control these guys! Oh yes, it's good to be on top.
(Two hours later)
ARGH, MY FEET! How long have we been walking? Now don't get me wrong, I've been on a hike before, but this is ridiculous! Who's brilliant idea was it to walk ALL DAY? Oh, right. Maybe I should have thought that over…
(Five hours later)
Finally we've got camp set up! We're currently sitting around a one of many camp fires dotting the area from the thousand or so men that we have under our command. I'm currently sitting on a log while munching on a hotdog. So far we've been having a good time. We've been telling jokes, stories, and eating food, so yep, good times! Blaze is next to me, while Sonic, knuckles, and Amy are to our right. Shadow and Rouge are to the left, and Tails and Marine are across from us.
"One second." Tails says before getting up and walking past me.
"Hey Wyatt, could you tell Marine about 'The greatest prank ever'?" Sonic asks.
"Sure." I say. Marine leans in, as does everyone else.
"Okay, it all started when I heard about the big pep rally at school one day…"
(Flashback, two years ago…)
"Hey, Wyatt, did you hear about the pep rally on Friday?" Johnny asks as we sit at the lunch table. I finish chewing my chicken sandwich before responding.
"Yep, what a load of bullshit."
"Damn straight."
"I mean seriously, do they honestly think we care about all that 'school spirit' crap?"
"In all truth, the only people who do are faggots and girls. Why do we have to skip baseball in P.E. to watch the football team scream into a microphone about how they're going to get their asses kick- I MEAN, how they're going to steam roll next Tuesday? That would be so awesome if someone screwed it all up." Johnny says. I ponder this for a minute before a grand scheme unfolds in my fifteen year old head.
"Wait, maybe that someone could be us!"
"But what could we do?" Johnny asks. I motion him in and whisper the plan into his ear. At first, there's a surprised expression, then an evil grin.
"Well?"
"Let's do it!"
So that day after school we met up and drove into town. At the end of the night, we purchased:
2 cans of pepper spray.
3 large boxes of marbles, 100 count.
1 large bottle of vegetable oil.
And a large container of black pepper…
Friday
We decided not to let anyone else in on the prank for fear of the word getting out, because we've spent the past few days planning. So the first step was tricky, because we had to break into the band room. That morning before school, Johnny brought his old trumpet case from when he used to be in band with the two cans of pepper spray stowed safely inside. For authenticity he even had his old trumpet in there, too. Anyways, with that case, he blended in with the crowd perfectly, and was able to enter the band room unnoticed. From there he entered the instrument lockers and placed the case in a shady back shelf where no one would take noticed of it.
At lunch, we made sure that the band instructor, Mr. Muños, was safely out of the band room and on his lunch break before sneaking in. Johnny opened the case and pulled out the cans of pepper spray, tossing one to me. Judging by my watch, we only have a thirty minute window before anyone is supposed to be in here…
… We exit the band room and immediately head towards the Gym. While on our way we pick up the rest of the supplies. I hand the vegetable oil and the black pepper to Johnny. I take the marbles. I walk over to the side entrance of the gym and open the plastic bag that we dumped all the marbles in. now, the side entrance is a little funny when you think about it. It's a ramp that only goes up at a three degree angle. At the top there are two double doors, but nothing else, it's a straight shot to the gym floor. I begin to painstakingly place each marble on the ramp to where it won't move, which is a hard task. Finally I finish and find that we only have one minute before lunch ends. I run back to the gym and see Johnny running back empty handed, meaning he used all of the supplies… perfect.
"Let's get out of here." He says urgently, and we haul ass back to class before the bell rings.
Five minutes later, we sit up high in the bleachers among a crowd of students, waiting for the action to unfold. The principal taps the microphone a few times to get our attention.
"HOW'RE WE DOING MUSTAAAAANGS?" he shouts. The crowd of students goes wild.
"TO START OFF OUR 2009 BENTWOOD HIGH PEP RALLY, YOUR MIGHTY MUSTANG BAND!" and we hear the double doors opening. HERE GOES! The band starts playing for a few seconds before we hear the players start to scream in pain. HELL YEAH, PEPER SPRAY ON THE MOUTH PIECES! Soon after, we hear surprised gasps as the entire band slips and begins to slide down the ramp at the side entrance! Phase one completed! Everything is silent before the crowd, us included, starts laughing hysterically! But wait, there's more!
"UMM, EXCUSE US FOLKS, IT SEEMS WE'RE HAVING SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE BAND. SO WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY, YOUR MUSTANGS VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM!" The principal shouts. We hear the meathead doing there little pump up chants and they stampede through the other door… right where Johnny spread the vegetable oil. One by one, they drop like flies and begin to slide across the hard wood! More laughter. In desperation, the principal call out the last step, the cheerleaders…
"GO MUSTANGS FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT ALL DAY AND NIGHT!" they cheer while in their formation. At once, they raise their palm palms into the air and begin to shake them back and forth. If you looked closely enough, you could just barely make out about a million tiny black specs floating down.
"ACHOO!" one girls sneezes. Then another, followed by another. Pretty soon, the whole squad is having a sneezing fit. You were wondering where the black pepper went, weren't you?
(Present)
"… And that's the greatest prank ever. Me and Johnny planned it out so well that we didn't get caught. And now we are unofficially known as 'The Ghost Prankers' because after that we never did a major prank like that again." I finish. Marine and the rest of the group is busting a gut laughing. I'm actually kind of chuckling myself.
"SNAKE!" Someone shouts behind me and I feel something long and rope like land on my neck. That's when I panic.
"EEEEEEIIIIIIIK!" I scream and dart off at the speed of sound. Well that was embarrassing! I look back at the campfire and see everyone else laughing. Tails is holding a rope… THE LITTLE BASTARD! I run back over.
"NOT. FUNNY!"
"No, it wasn't, it was hilarious!" Blaze gasps out.
"Chill out Wyatt, it's not a snake." Tails says. Why you little- hey, I have an idea!
"It wasn't a snake I was afraid of." I say, a look of fear apparent on my face.
"Oh really, then what were you afraid of?"
"T-the Crockett!" I say before looking around anxiously.
"Oh, and what's that?"
"Sit down and I'll tell you." I reply. Tails walks back over across from Marine and sits down, a cocky smirk on his face. I make sure that everything is silent before I begin my tale about "the Crockett".
"Long ago, a great war was fought between the Mexican army and Texas settlers. The greatest battle of that war was the battle of the Alamo, where 300 rebels withstood bombardment from Mexican forces for thirteen days."
"In this battle, it was said that a terrible creature called the Crockett attacked Mexican soldiers and wiped most of them out, but it was shot and killed. They lied."
"What's so bad about the Crockett?"
"Oh I'll tell you! The Crockett wears a hat made out of a raccoon!" Marine makes a small noise and scoots closer to tails.
"He makes necklaces out of bear claws!" the bear soldiers sitting with us puts his hands in his pockets and takes a quick look around, a small look of terror evident on his face.
"He stomps little hedgehogs under his boots for fun!" That's when Sonic and Amy begin to unconsciously hug each other. Hell, even Shadow looks just the least bit shaken!
"He ties cats together by the tail and hangs them over an open fire to roast!" that's when Blazes starts glancing back and forth in a paranoid fashion.
"He shoots bats out of the air mid- flight with his gun!" Rouge begins to clutch Knuckles. "And echidnas too!" that took care of Knuckles. Then I turn to Tails, who's currently enjoying having Marine clinging to him like a leach.
"And last, he comes out every night and waits for little foxes to cross his path. When they do, he jumps out and grabs them. Then he takes them to his cave and slices off their tails while they're still alive. Then he slices off their fur to make gloves. Then he takes what's left and boils it in a pot!" that's when Tails begins to clutch Marine too.
"And worst of all… HE'S RIGHT BEHIND YOU!" I shout. Everyone at the fire jumps up and sprints away screaming, leaving me to laugh.
"Asshole." Knuckles grumbles as everybody walks back to the fire.
"Payback's a bitch, isn't it? I'm going to bed." I say before turning and leaving. Blaze comes along too.
"Now where's our tent?"
"I think Gardon said over here." I reply before leading us towards the center of the camp. We see a tent with the royal seal on the side and head towards it. We stick our heads inside to find that the inside of the tent somehow morphed to the size of a master bedroom with a full king sized bed along the back wall along with a dresser and nightstands.
"I hope this will suit your needs." Gardon says, walking up from behind.
"It will, but Gardon, why do we get this tent?" I ask.
"Well, since you two are the guardians, technically that means you are our rulers, meaning that you will get the king and queen's tent." Oh, I guess being a guardian has its perks! But why only one bed? Blaze beats me to the question.
"Gardon, aren't there supposed to be two beds?" she asks.
"No your highness, I don't believe so."
"Then who gets the bed?"
"Well, last time I checked, you two didn't mind sharing a bed."
"That was by mistake!"
"Well, then one of you can take the floor." Gardon says with a chuckle. Before he leaves, he turns to us. "Remember now, it may have a nice interior, but the walls are NOT SOUNDPROOF!"
"Gardon, don't even THINK about it."
"Well, you know, just in case you have one of those urges. You know, two cats, alone..."
"GARDON!" We shout at the same time. Gardon laughs and walks away. Me and blaze glance at each other.
That koala, is one. Sick. Fuck.
Tell me about it. Now, who gets the bed?...
"CALLED IT!" we both shout simultaneously.
(Two hours later…)
Well, we sort of came to a compromise here. Not really, we really more just said "screw it" and shared the bed, much to her, and my enjoyment. I'm roused out of my sleep at around 1:00 a.m. by a rustling sound outside. I dismiss it as the wind and lay my head back down on the pillow. I put my arm back in its original position (Draped over Blaze's waist) and lose myself in her purrs. She lays facing away from me, her body pressed up against mine. If I could, I would've taken a picture. But suddenly, I hear footsteps from outside. They sound as if they're sneaking along, as if they don't want to be noticed. I perk my ears, not making a sound. They seem to be getting closer to the tent! I estimate about five pairs, if I'm not mistaken. Wait, I hear voices!
"Are you sure this is it?"
"Yeah, saw them enter a few hours ago."
"Can't they control fire?"
"Yeah, but they're asleep. All it'll take is a little injection and they'll be ours. Let's do this." OH SHIT!
Just pretend you're asleep and wait for my signal to attack. Blaze says calmly.
You were awake this whole time?
Duh, you really think I wouldn't notice the loud footsteps? Get ready, they're coming. She says quickly and I go limp with my eyes shut.
"Shh, this is it!" I hear one of them whisper. I feel the adrenaline pumping through my veins as I hear them draw closer.
NOW! Blaze shouts and without a moment's hesitation we spring up from the bed and lunge at our attackers. I see the uniforms they wear and realize with great surprise that these are our own men!
"Traitors!" Blaze growls before kicking the first man out of the tent. I punch my man in the stomach and knee him in the face while he's bent over. Blaze does a backflip over the third and knocks him out. I aim a kick at the last man's face, effectively taking him out. We immediately draw our swords from mid-air and stand ready for anymore. There are none. I let my sword fall to my side. Suddenly, I feel a sting in my neck and my body begins to go numb. Shit, I've been injected with something! My vision begins to go black and I crumple to the floor like a sack of rice. Blaze comes down right next to me.
"Cheap bastard." I manage to say to the mystery person before completely losing consciousness.
AN: This chapter was a BITCH to write, so I hope you still enjoy it.