Chapter 29

"Hey, Silver!" Sonic yelled, from the fire. "Get over here!"

Silver looked up, and saw that everyone had gathered in a small crowd in front of Sonic. Curiously, he walked over to them.

Silver slid in next to Blaze, and Sonic continued. "Alright, I just have a couple things to say. First off..." He raised his plastic cup, "Happy Birthday, Knucklehead!"

Everyone turned to Knuckles, raising their cups as well. "Happy Birthday!"

"Secondly..." Sonic said, gaining everyone's attention. "I'd like to announce something. Now, this is kind of a half-Knux's-birthday-party-half-post-war-celebration thing... But I'm taking all of you on vacation for a week!"

There were happy murmurs and smiles among the small crowd. "Eek!" Amy screamed, running up to Sonic and hugging him. "Where to, Sonikku?"

Sonic rolled his eyes, but then smiled, prying Amy off of him. "Folly Beach." ((Totally didn't pull that name out of thin air at the last second... *sarcasm*))

Tails spoke up, "That's awesome, going to where it's warm! But... A post-war celebration? Shouldn't that have been done a while ago?"

"Well..." Sonic replied, "I've been planning this for a while now, but I wanted to wait until Silver got a little more healthy. I know he's still not a hundred percent, but I figured he was close by now..." He turned to Silver now, "Say, where are you with all that, Silver?"

There was a silence, and a quick nudge from Blaze brought Silver back to reality. He looked up, "Oh! I'm sorry... What'd ya' say?"

Sonic repeated what he said, and Silver continued to look confused. After a few moments, Blaze facepalmed, irritated. "Your injuries... Where are you with your injuries."

"Oh..." Silver looked to Sonic again, "The doc said my leg's all good to go, and the bullet wound is healing quickly. I definitely tore something in my shoulder, though... It's not that sore anymore, but I can't lift my right arm above my head..."

"So, do you think you'll be able to make the trip?" Sonic asked

"I'm sure of it..." Silver said, smiling. "No problem."

"Alright... If you're sure... Now for the only bad news!" Sonic scratched the back of his head, chuckling. "Ah, I kinda made reservations for the hotel in advance..."

"What's wrong with that?" Knuckles asked.

"Well... I didn't realize until now how fast it was approaching..." Sonic said, "And so we have to leave tomorrow..." He chuckled again, "Better start packing!"

Tikal's eyes widened, "Tomorrow? Good lord... How long of a car ride are we talking here?"

"Eh..." Sonic said, "'Bout five hours if traffic's good..."

Shadow rolled his eyes, "Oh, God..."

Sonic laughed, "S'matter, Shadz? Get carsick easily?"

"No... I know how you get on road trips..." Shadow said.

Very Short Flashback!

"Tick-tock, on the clock! But the party don't stop, no! Oh, oh, oh, oh! C'mon, Shadow! Sing it!"

Angrily, Shadow looked to Sonic, with his ears plugged. "I... Hate... You..."

((Back to present))

Sonic laughed again, waving his hand. "Aw, you're just no fun!"

"And you did that the whole trip..." Shadow said, "I was ready to stab my eardrums, and that was only a two-hour ride. How do you expect me to survive five?"

"Well... Like I said... You could try having fun for a change..."

In the background, Blaze leaned over to Silver, and whispered. "They're starting again... I think I'll go start to pack."

"Right behind you..." Silver said, following Blaze as they snuck away.

At Silver's house, Blaze and Silver struck up a conversation of their own. "Well..." Silver said, folding one of his shirts. "This whole thing is pretty nice of Sonic..."

"Mmhmm." Blaze said, stuffing a pair of jeans into her bag. "Sonic loves to do things like this..."

Silver looked up from the other side of his bed, where they were packing clothes. "So... Are you going to try to have fun?"

"What ever do you mean?"

"On this vacation..." Silver said, "Are you going to try to have fun?"

Blaze grinned, "Why ask? Am I not a fun person?"

"It's just... Uh... I remember the last vacation we went on... You were really grouchy, and hardly even talked to me."

"Yes..." Blaze agreed, "But I also specifically recall what you did to make me that way. I'll admit I wasn't the happiest little kitten after you and Sonic, the night before, played a few rousing games of tic-tac-toe... With your keys... On the side of my car..."

"Oh... Yeah... Forgot about that part..." Silver laughed, "That was one crazy night... My first beer!"

Blaze put another shirt in her bag, "Your first several beers. Now, don't you dare pester me to do ridiculous things during the next week... You 'ought to know that I'll have none of it."

Silver sighed, and zipped up his now full bag of luggage. "I don't know... It just seems like you never get to have any fun..."

Blaze walked around the bed, up to Silver, and kissed him on the lips. "And I'm perfectly okay with that. Now, go to bed, Silver... It's almost midnight. I have to run up to my house right quick to get some more clothes. I'll finish packing for the both of us."

Before Silver could say anything, Blaze was out of the bedroom. He sighed again, and took off his clothes to climb into bed. He fell asleep soon after.

A vacation! Just when you thought I couldn't get any more cheesy (lol jk)! Yep... Shadow's probably not gonna' survive this one... XD Anyways, hope you enjoyed! o3o I... Uh... Wish that I had an excuse for the wait this time... So um, yeah... *runs away*

Also, Happy Belated New Year! We've survived yet another 365 days, guys! BRING ON THA NEXT!XP

Thanks for reading! Love you all!