Hello. Chapter 13.
Manic could here the police sirens blaring in the distance. Blaze turned to him, "We need to get out of here."
"Got it. But if we do run, we should probably try and find a doctor." He and Blaze started toward the back entrance and found it locked.
"It's locked." Yelled Blaze.
Manic growled, "I don't have time for this." He spartan kicked the door off it's hinges. "Come on."
They ran out into the the street in search for anything or anybody that might help them find a hospital. Luckily, they found an old tailor shop across the street. They made a dash for the door.
Manic walked up to the old lady at the register. He wondered how she didn't hear the explosion across the street, maybe she was hearing impaired?
"Do you know where the nearest hospital is?"
"Of course I do. It's right across town from here... What happened to your stomach?"
"Car accident. Do you know what the address or the road is?"
"I'm sorry, but no one goes to that side of town anymore. I'm not sure of the road."
Manic sighed, "Okay, thanks anyway."
Blaze walked up to him, "We need to go."
Manic didn't even realize that the cops had closed in on the shop. Before they could even react, two policemen barged through the doors.
They pulled out their guns and yelled, "Freeze!"
As they put their hands up, Blaze whispered to Manic, "Great, how are we gonna get out of this one?"
"We better not fight, we might get into more trouble than we can handle."
The cops handcuffed and threw Manic and Blaze into the cop car.
Manic whispered, "Perfect, just freaking perfect."
Blaze tried calming him down, "Don't worry. We didn't do anything wrong."
He emptied his lungs, "Alright."
"Just relax and we'll explain our side of the story when we get to wherever we're going."
They sat in silence for a moment, watching the scenery. Finally, the car stopped, and the cops got out and pulled Manic and Blaze out. They had arrived at a small Sheriff's Office. When they entered, it was nothing more than one jail cell and a desk with a few papers on it. The cops shoved them in the cell.
One of them said, "When the Sheriff gets here he's gonna question you two about the explosion at the hotel. Then he'll find if you're innocent or guilty."
The two cops then left and Manic found a spot in a corner to sit down. Blaze sat down next to him, "What are we going to do now?"
"The only thing we can do, wait and hope that the Sheriff brings a doctor."
After 20 minutes the Sheriff still hadn't shown up, and Blaze had fallen asleep. Manic felt some pressure on his arm, it was Blaze. She was leaning on his shoulder. He started blushing. She smelled really nice despite of all the days activities. His heart rate increased and a small smile appeared across his face.
Ashura popped into Manic's head. She's really cute.
I know.
And that gives me one more reason to kill her.
That won't happen.
We'll see.
Manic opened his eyes. He heard the door open and the Sheriff walked in. Manic lightly shook Blaze to wake her up. When she did, they walked up to the cell door.
The Sheriff spoke in a country accent, "Heard that you two caused some problems down at that hotel. Killed that there lady that works at the counter."
"No we didn't. We heard the explosion while me and my friend were up in our room. We had nothing to do with the explosion." Explained Blaze.
"Oh really? Well who was it then?" He said sarcastically.
"A hedgehog named Shadow. Look, can you let us go? I need to get to a doctor." He motioned toward his wound.
"Sorry, but the only hospital in town is in a bad area, and it's already been taken over by gangs."
"Well could you still let us go?" Asked Blaze.
"I can't until we get all the evidence we need to prove your innocence." With that, the Sheriff walked out of the office and locked the door.
Manic started looking around. Blaze noticed and asked, "What are you doing?"
"Looking for a way out of here."
They started frantically looking around. Just then, Manic remembered his earth control power.
"Hey Blaze, I just remembered something. I can just tear through these metal bars."
"Okay well do it."
Manic started to tear through the bars, but as he did it a horrible pain ripped through his body. Blaze ran up to him, "What's wrong?"
"...My side." Manic pointed at his wound.
"Here, I can deal with the bars if you want me to."
"Go ahead."
Blaze shot a ball of fire at the door, which melted the bars. She then grabbed Manic's hand, "Come on."
"Well where do you plan on going? There's no hospitals in this city."
"I think I know a way I can help. But it's gonna hurt."
"It can't be that bad."
MEANWHILE
Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails were flying around in the X-Tornado.
Sonic yelled down to Tails, "Hey Tails, which city is that?"
"I think it's Empire City. We should probably land and ask if they've seen Manic or Blaze."
Tails landed the plane on an empty street. They all hopped out and headed towards the Town Hall. When they walked in, they went through another set of doors and saw the Mayor sitting at his desk working on some papers.
Knuckles spoke up, "Excuse me, have you seen a green hedgehog with wild hair and a couple of earrings?"
He looked up, "Yes I have actually. He was here a few days ago. He helped rid the town of some gangs, but he killed a few of them in the process. He also had a female, bluish colored cat with him."
"He killed some people? That doesn't sound like Manic. Yet again, he almost killed me." Said Sonic.
"How many times do I have to tell you Sonic, Manic was being controlled by the dark chaos energy in his body." Said Tails.
Knuckles was getting irritated, "Can we discuss this some other time?" Then he looked back at the Mayor. "Do you know where he went?"
"No, but by the direction he was flying he could have gone to Apotos."
"Alright thanks. Come on guys."
The trio headed back to the plane.
"So we're going to Apotos?" Asked Tails.
"Apparently." Said Knuckles.
Sonic spoke next, "Well let's go!"
BACK TO MANIC AND BLAZE
Blaze had led the half-disoriented Manic back to the dock where they landed the plane. She explained what he had to do.
"Alright Manic, I need you to lay down on your back."
"Uh, alright." He did as he was told. Blaze then got on her knees next to him. She then placed her left hand on the hole in his torso. Her other hand the held Manic's hand with.
This confused him, "Why are you holding my hand?"
"I'm doing this because I want you to squeeze my hand if the pain get's to the point where you can't stand it."
"Alright."
"Get ready." Manic felt Blaze's left hand heat up rapidly. He knew instantly what she was going to do, she was gonna seal the wound shut. The pain was bearable, but only a little. Manic clenched his teeth as burning increased. Blaze hated having to do this to him, but she had no choice.
Manic felt as if he was being torn in half. He growled, "How much longer?"
"Maybe another 15 seconds. Do you want me to stop?"
"No, just finish." Manic squeezed Blaze's hand out of sheer reflex.
"Okay, I'll stop..."
"NO, it's just reflex. Finish it!" Manic felt as if his soul was being burned alive. Blaze couldn't stand to see him like this.
Finally, Manic's wound was sealed.
He could hardly talk, "S-see, that w-wasn't so bad." He noticed that he was still holding Blaze's hand.
He let go, "Sorry."
Her voice was a tiny bit shaky, "Oh uh, that's okay." She hugged Manic out of relief.
"I'm so glad you're okay." Again, Manic felt that nice feeling.
"You weren't gonna lose me that easily."
Blaze kept hugging Manic like she would never see him again. Right now, he was her only friend. They remained in that position for a couple minutes before she finally let go.
Manic smiled at her, "You're acting like I was gonna die."
"Well the last person I performed that on died in front of me."
"Oh." It was just killing him how beautiful she is. His emotions were torturing him.
Manic suddenly noticed a huge black shadow appear from behind the clouds. He stood up to get a closer look, and of course, it was Eggman's ship.
"That fat son of a bitch!" Exclaimed Manic.
Chapter 13 is done. I'm liking the Manic and Blaze pairing so far. Keep those reviews coming.