Chapter 14 - Movie Proof

The elevator had finally reached the bottom and opened to reveal the parking garage. Sonic stormed out of the elevator an up to a desk where an attendant handed out the keys of the cars. Tails approached, and much to the dismay of Sonic, continued with what he'd been saying in the elevator.

"Think about it, Sonic. If this were the real world, do you really think they'd let me work with you? Hell no! They'd just stick me in some child care center or something."

Sonic ignored Tails as he retrieved the keys to his Bonneville and then headed towards his car. Still determined, the little fox spoke up yet again.

"Alright, here's a good one! Tell me how I know that Vector tortured Silver and then stashed him back at his house as a robotic time-bomb. You know how I know? Because I saw it ON SCREEN, because THIS is a MOVIE!"

Sonic pivoted around on the spot upon hearing this and glared at Tails.

"You know, you think you're so funny, don't ya! Notice I'm not laughing. Know why? Because somebody killed Silver, and that was a B-"

"BIG MISTAKE," Tails cut in. "That is what you were gonna say, right?"

Sonic continued to glare at Tails, but a tiny sweat drop appeared on the hedgehog's head. Tails could tell by Sonic's look that he had guessed right.

"GEE... HOW would I know THAT" Tails taunted.

"Because you're a smart-ass" Sonic retorted coldly.

Sonic turned back around and continued to his car. For a moment, Tails stood there offended by what had just been said to him. Just as Sonic was sitting down in the driver's seat, Tails flew over and landed on the hood of the car, prompting Sonic to look up.

"Shoot me, Sonic" Tails said ominously.

Sonic raised an eyebrow at hearing this, especially since it had been said so seriously.

"You heard me. Take your Desert Eagle, put it against my head, pull the trigger, and blow my brains out."

Sonic's eyebrow dropped, realizing he'd heard right. But he still kept his eyes on Tails.

"Well? You gonna do it or not?"

Sonic finally looked away and put the key in the car's ignition, starting it up. Tails smirked and flew into the passenger seat.

"I knew you weren't gonna do it. Know why? Because you're the good guy. You don't kill people like that."

Sonic slammed his fists against the steering wheel and rolled his eyes. He was truly getting fed up with this. He turned his head to the kit so fast his quills slapped his cheek.

"You really believe that you're in a movie, don't you!?" Sonic said in a quick, angry tone.

"YES!" Tails shouted.

"Fine. I'm gonna give you ten minutes to prove this is a movie. If after ten minutes I'm not convinced, then I'll shoot you," Sonic responded, trying to sound serious.

"You're on," Tails said, knowing full well that Sonic wasn't even the slightest bit serious.

Sonic shifted the Bonneville into drive and floored the gas. The car flew up the enter/exit ramp on the enter side. When they reached the top, the car went airborne and flew over a squad car pulling into the garage. The driver of the squad car was frightened by the car flying over him, causing him to make a quick turn to the right and smash into the wall at the entrance of the garage.

"DAMMIT SONIC!" the driver of the squad car yelled as the Bonneville landed and performed a power slide onto the main road, making Sonic chuckle and smirk a bit.

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A short while later the two stopped at a blockbuster video store at Tails' request.

"I'll show you I know what I'm talking about" Tails said as they entered the store.

The kitsune led the way. He knew full well that the action section of the store would give him the proof he needed. But as Tails checked around the action section of the store, he couldn't find a single movie that Sonic had ever been in. At that point, Tails noticed that there wee several famous movie ads in large picture frames on the walls. From Tails' vantage point, he could just see the top of one that said "Terminator 2."

"SONIC! I got it! Come here!"

Tails quickly led Sonic to the ad. But just before it came into view, Tails looked back at Sonic.

"See!?"

"Yeah? So?" Sonic said, unimpressed.

"What's wrong with you!? THAT'S-"

Tails had finally looked forward at the ad. His jaw dropped open, his eyes grew as thin as a line, and a soccer ball-sized sweat drop formed on the kit's head. Rather than having Sonic the Hedgehog on a motorcycle for the "Terminator 2" ad, it featured a picture of Sam Speed.

"No... it's...it's impossible"

Sonic looked at the confused fox.

"What is? He's a fantastic actor. This was one of his finest films."

"B-B-B-BUT! That was YOU! YOU were in that movie!"

Behind them, a tall, beautiful, light brown squirrel with long, dark brown hair and a light blue jacket overheard their conversation.

"You were in a movie?" she asked.

Sonic turned around and instantly he had a smile that went from ear to ear. In a suave manner, he stroked his quills and strolled over to the squirrel.

"Yes, I was... It was called 'My Dream Girl.' I played a young man who was alone in a big, bad, lonely world and was just looking for somebody to be with and to love."

"That sounds SO romantic!"

"It really was."

The girl giggled a little as Sonic looked at her in such a charming fashion.

"So what's your name?" Sonic asked.

"Sally... Sally Acorn."

"What a BEAUTIFUL name... Mine's Sonic. Sonic the Hedgehog."

Tails snapped out of listening to Sonic and Sally. He was desperately trying to think of another way to prove they were in a movie. A quick glance around the store brought Tails' attention to a large sign. On it was the store's phone number, "555-2310." This sparked an idea Tails' brain.

"HEY! What's your phone number!?" Tails said, directing his question at Sally.

The squirrel raised her eye brows in suspicion as she looked down at him.

"It's okay darling, go ahead. I'm a police officer," Sonic said in the most charming voice he'd used yet.

"555-3812" Sally responded after giving a nod to Sonic, letting him know she believed him.

"AMAZING! I'm willing to be that EVERYBODY has a "555" number, right?"

"So?" Sonic said.

"SO, that means there can only be 9,999 telephone numbers that can start with 555. With that in mind, how many people live in L.A.?"

"About nine million" Sonic responded.

"AH-HAAAAAAA!" Tails shouted triumphantly.

Sonic gave a quick glance and smile to Sally, then leaned forward a bit, looking at Tails.

"That's why we have a certain little thing called... AREA CODES."

Tails let out a roar of frustration while stomping his feet and clenching his fists.

"DAMMIT! DAMMIT! DAMMIT!" Tails thought.

"Is this YOUR kid?" Sally asked hesitantly.

"Mine? NO WAY. This is an escaped psychiatric patient and I'm taking him down town. Come on, Tails."

Sonic put his hand on Tails' neck and began to push him along. Sonic gave one quick glance to Sally and blew a kiss to her. She smiled at the gesture. Just before they left the store, Tails managed to break free from Sonic's grip and made one last desperate sweep of the store for any proof he might have missed. His eyes then fell on the cashier.

"OK Sonic, explain why this girl is working in a movie store. She's WAAAAAAAY to attractive to be working here!"

Behind the counter on a stool was a tall, sexy, purple cat with yellow eyes in a purple coat and pink boots. Her name tag read "Blaze."

Sonic suddenly had that charming look in his eyes again.

"For once I agree with you, Tails. She shouldn't be working here."

For a second, Tails looked up at Sonic, an excited expression on his face.

"She should be working 'under-cover' with us."

Tails buried his face in his hands and sighed in frustration at Sonic's crude comment. He proceeded out of the door and headed towards th car. Sonic meanwhile gave Blaze a quick glance. She looked at him and smiled. Sonic returned the favor as he walked out the door. Outside, Sonic found Tails repeatedly hitting his head against the hood of the Bonneville, clearly frustrated out of his mind.

"Yo Tails! You tryin' to dent the hood of my car or something?"

Tails looked up at Sonic, trying his best to keep his temper under control.

"LOOK... The point I was trying to make with that cashier is that there's nothing but the most attractive women around here. Doesn't it strike you funny that there aren't any AVERAGE women around here?"

"No. That's just how it is here. By the way, thanks for getting me the number for that girl."

Tails rolled his eyes as Sonic walked past and got into the car, jotting down the phone number in a little black book as he past. Once inside, Sonic looked to the fox.

"Look Tails, you might as well just drop this whole movie thing. So far, you haven't even come close to convincing me that this is a movie. Face it, you suck at telling a convincing lie."

Sonic looked away as he fired up the engine. Tails was absolutely furious at this point.

"So what if I told you I can take you to the house where they tortured Silver?" Tails said, gritting his teeth slightly.

Sonic looked back up at the kit and studied his face carefully.

"I HAVE seen it. ON SCREEN."

Sonic thought for a second, then reluctantly motioned for Tails to get into the car. Tails didn't even bother opening the door. He jumped up, formed into a ball, and slammed down into the passenger seat. With a side-ways glance at Tails, Sonic threw the car into drive and made haste onto the main road.

"We need to get to the richest neighborhoods around here" Tails said in a low voice.

Sonic didn't say a thing as he drove on.

"Man, Sonic sure is more of an asshole than I thought," Tails angrily thought to himself.

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I hope you all enjoyed that chapter. And I hope that when I try to describe the anime face expressions (like the seat drop thing) that you all understand what I'm trying to describe.

Just so you know, the next chapter will be the longest yet. It will also set the stage for a lot of what will happen from here on out. I hope to have that up very soon.

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