Four Days. Hah! Beat that record!

Chapter 11: Craters

Wha-Slade? Raven, are you- A sudden, horrible ringing suddenly shot through his mind, making it feel like his head was splitting in two, then a new, very familiar voice.

Look who linked me up with you...well, Sonic, I think I can honestly say I'm surprised you haven't found me yet.

Slade?! How did you-Get out of my head!

Oh, Sonic, is that anyway to greet a -

"Sonic? Dude! Snap out of it! You've got us all freaked out!"

"Wha-Ow, my head..."

"What just happened?"

Sonic sat up, rubbing his head. "Uhg. That's the headache of the lifetime." He groaned, flicking one ear.

The two Super-humans gave him puzzled looks. "You just sorta stopped and stared for a moment, and didn't move. We didn't think much of it then, but then your eyes got huge, your ears flattened, you grabbed your head, and fell over yelling something about chaos and a few swears I wish to never hear again."

Sonic shook his head, trying to stop his ears from ringing. "Uhg. Raven got a hold of me, then Slade hacked it somehow, and it hurt." He muttered.

Two gazes sharpened. "Raven? She contacted you?"

Sonic nodded. "Yea. She did that thing where she goes into your head and then talks telepathically. Slade somehow hacked the...link...I guess you could call it...and then he was in my head." Sonic shook his head. "And that was friggin weird, let me tell you." He shuddered. "Not something I want again."

Kid narrowed his eyes. "So...did she say anything useful?"

Sonic shook his head sadly. "Nothing much. Just that they woke up, and that it's Slade." Sonic's gaze cleared suddenly. "But Slade did. He said he was surprised I hadn't found him yet. Which means that they're somewhere I know about."

Jinx's pink eyes narrowed. "Is there anywhere that would be a good base, and you know about it?"

Sonic nodded. "I can only think of one, and it seems odd that he'd use it again, considering how badly he got beat there the last time. But it's worth looking." The hedgehog strood and straightened, cracking his back. "Alright should we-" He broke off again, making Kid Flash and Jinx exchange slightly worried glances again.

Sonic?

Raven! Did you hear-

Yea. I heard him too.

How did he-

I don't know. She paused. Did you hear the ringing?

Like your head was splitting in two? Yea. I got that.

Hmm... She paused again. Do you know what he meant when he said he was suprised that you hadn't found him yet?

I was thinking the cave where we beat him the first time.

It's not there. I can guarantee that. I don't know where, but not the cave.

Sonic frowned mentally. So...where else?

What about where you landed on Earth?

Well...there's not much there. Just some trees, possibly a small crater from where I landed, and it's in a clearing.

Worth checking out.

Right. I'll go look. Contact me again in fifteen?

Sure.

Sonic visibly relaxed, and his gaze focused in again. Kid Flash and Jinx both relaxed too. "Raven?"

"Yea. She doesn't think it's the cave. Then we decided to try where I first landed when I came here."

"What, like a spaceship?"

Sonic glared at the boy. "Like a crater I made when I landed."

"Ouch. Sorry man."

Sonic shrugged. "I'm used to it." He started forward, leaving Jinx and Kid o exchange thoroughly confused looks. He paused to grab another few slices of pizza, before starting towards the door. He turned to look back at them curiously. "What're you waiting for?"

Kid shook his head. "Nothing." He grabbed a few more pieces of pizza like Sonic had, before following. "C'mon, Jinx!" He called as two streaks flashed out the door, one red and yellow, the other blue.

The girl rolled her eyes, and began walking towards the door. She paused next to the open pizza box, glanced around, then took a piece.

"Jinx!"

"I'm coming!" She snapped, jogging after them.

All three had finished their pizza when they reached the stretch of water, where Sonic rinsed off his gloves before whirling them around his head a few hundred times, then pulled them back on. Perfectly dry and clean. He turned back to Kid and Jinx. "We ready?"

Kid took a moment to sweep Jinx off her feet, then nodded. "Ready."

Sonic peeled one of his gloves back and pressed the button. The floating bridge made its way to the surface. Sonic grinned. "C'mon!" He called as he flashed over the bridge.

Kid grinned, looking down at Jinx. "Ready?"

"Ready."

He flashed over the bridge as well, pounding after one of the few people who could keep pace with him. Sonic was waiting on the other side when Kid skidded to a stop next to him. He grinned and pushed the button again and the bridge disappeared. "Not bad. Only had me waiting for a few seconds." He said, turning a smug look to boy.

Eyes flashed. "Is that an insult on your planet?" Kid teased.

Sonic scoffed. "Please. Nobody on my world can keep up with me. I never get to use it."

The boy laughed. "Touché."

"We should probably go find the Titans. You know, before Slade does something to them." Jinx's voice came from below Kid and level with Sonic.

Both grinned. "Whoops. Sorry. You're probably right." Sonic turned and wound up, before shooting off with a whoop. "Let's do it to it!"

Kid sped up to easily keep pace next to him. "Oooh, I like that!" Then he paused. "Just what're we doing to-ing?"

Sonic laughed, speeding up a little more. "Whatever it is we're doing!" He called behind him.

Kid grined, pushing harder too. "Ooh, do I sense a race?" He asked as he caught up to the hedgehog.

Sonic turned, a not-so-innocent look on his face. "Depends. Are you up for one?"

Kid grinned. "Any time."

"Boys, save the testosterone test until I'm out of the way, please."

Two identical grins flashed. "Sorry."

Sonic suddenly stopped. No slow down, no skid. Just stopped. Kid yelped as he struggled to slow down and stop. He finally jogged back in his own furrow to find Sonic on his back, laughing hysterically. "Very funny." Kid grumbled, putting Jinx down.

Sonic stopped laughing long enough to manage: "It is though!" Then he kept laughing.

Jinx frowned at the hysterical hedgehog, while a smile tugged at the corners of Kid's mouth. "Yea, alright it was kind of funny."

Sonic finally stopped laughing and stood, the occasional giggle still stirring the air. "So, are we here?" The girl looked around curiously. "Doesn't look like much."

Sonic giggled again, pointing to a crater near his feet. "That's how I know I ended up here."

Both super-humans winced. "Ouch." Kid pulled a pained face.

Sonic shrugged. "I'm used to it." He turned to his left hand, flexing it curiously. He'd been doing that often lately. He grinned when he pulled it into a fist painlessly. "Finally!" He muttered, opening and closing the fist slowly.

The other two looked at the bandaged hand curiously. "What happened?"

"Metal."

"O...Kaaay..." Kid looked at Jinx with confusion evident on his face. She shrugged in response. "So, what now?"

Sonic looked up. "Oh, sorry. Yea, I guess we just have to look around."

And look around they did. In the forest, on the ground, in the sky, in the trees. Nothing. Just forest. Sonic sat down heavily, putting his chin on his hand. "We've gotta be missing something." He muttered.

Jinx and Kid sat down across from him. Both sighed. "We could try the cave...?" Kid offered.

Sonic shook his head. "It can't be there. Raven said they had no idea where they were, and they've been captured in that cave before. They'd know. And Slade already got beat there, he wouldn't go back to it." Sonic sighed again, eyes lingering over the crater. He stood suddenly. "Hold on a second." He narrowed his eyes and jumped into a spindash. Dirt went flying and Kid and Jinx covered their faces. A hollow clang sounded, along with an excited whoop from Sonic. He popped back up, out of breath but looking very happy. "C'mon!" He dove back down the hole, and landed on a piece of metal he had cleared to stand on. Kid and Jinx dropped down next to him. Their faces lit up and Sonic grinned, then jumped into another spindash. Sparks flew happily, and the sound of metal grating against metal made Kid Flash and Jinx look to each other with surprise. What was the hedgehog made of? The metal finally broke with a groan, and the hedgehog dropped down into the dark room lightly. He landed on both feet and one hand, then straightened as Kid and Jinx dropped down next to him.

Sonic? Any luck?

Heh, you bet. Unless someone else has a secret lair under where I landed...

He got the impression that Raven was smiling. I'm assuming not. I'll tell the others. She left.

Sonic turned to the hall lit only by the hole they had created and smiled. He turned to the boy and bowed slightly. "Shall we?"

A grin in response. Kid scooped Jinx up again and stood. "We shall."

They were gone in a blast of primary colors as they sped down the hall.

They were stopped more than abruptly when something clotheslined the both of them, sending them to the floor, coughing. Jinx noticed and-before they hit the ground-she jumped up and looked around curiously. Her eyes narrowed and she bent down to inspect the two strings.

Sonic sat up and rubbed his neck, coughing. "What the-" He froze when he found the glowing yellow-somewhat-barrel of a gun only inches from his face. He turned to look at Kid, a very embarrassed expression on his face. "We just...walked into an ambush, didn't we?"

"Well, technically we ran into one, but yea."

Please, please, PLEASE tell me if I'm getting Jinx's personality wrong. Or-for that matter-Kid Flash's. I've never written for either before, so tell me. Just say it outright, and then tell me what to change if I've got it wrong. Kay? We cool? Sweet.

Oh, have another cliffhanger. Your welcome.

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