SONIC RIDERS: WORLD TENNIS TOURNAMENT

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Chapter 29: Semifinals

- Space Colosseum -

The scene shifts towards the Space Colosseum. It was a bright and beautiful morning after the rainy night had passed. Everyone had gathered in their seats and were anxiously waiting for the Semifinals to start. Most of the eliminated competitors were there, too, as they were cheering for their favorites to win.

In the crowd, we could see Louise rejoining with Marisa, Larcen, Samson, Kera, Tails, Knuckles, and Aqua, after her short disappearance last night.

"Well, this is it." Marisa said with anticipation. "The tournament is almost over."

"Yeah." Kera nodded. "Just three more matches to go."

"Hmm...do you think Strike is going to face Kyla?" Tails wondered.

"I don't know." Larcen replied. "If he does, he better not take it too far. Otherwise, who knows what could happen?"

Marisa nodded at that statement. She then turned to her mom. "Mom?"

"What is it, Marisa?" Louise asked.

"Where were you yesterday?" Marisa asked. "You disappeared after the Quarterfinals ended."

"Oh, that..." Louise paused for a moment. "I just went out for a while. You know, to get away from the tournament."

"Was it because of Kyla?" Kera asked.

"Um...no." Louise bit her lower lip. "I just needed a little time to myself."

"Oh, well all right." Marisa shrugged. "Just let me know where you are next time, OK?"

"All right. I promise not to disappear like that again." Louise said reassuringly. But to be truthful, her mind was still on Kyla. She wondered if her talk last night was going to change anything in her today. Whether it did or not, she would have to see for herself.

Just then, Omochao appeared on-screen.

"Good morning, Ladies and Gentlemen. And welcome to the Semifinals of the World Tennis Tournament!"

The crowd cheered loudly at this announcement.

"I hope everyone is ready, because we have two great matches for you, today. The four participants feature Sonic the Hedgehog, Amy Rose, Strike the Hedgehog, and Kyla Vonstar!"

The crowd cheered again at this.

"Right now, we are going to have the two Semifinal matches held here in just a few moments. After those are finished, we will be back later tonight, where we will have our final match to determine who is the World Tennis Champion and who gets the Chaos Emeralds!"

The crowd cheered again at this announcement.

"So let's get the Semifinals started. And to do that, we need one last help from the randomizer!"

The mechanical chao was soon replaced with the slot machine, as the first reel began to spin itself in a blur. With only a few competitors left, anyone could enter at this moment.

"And now, the first participant of the Semifinals is..."

The first reel began to slow itself down until it came to a stop.

"Excellent! The first participant has proven to be the best tennis player in the world. Let's hear it for Kyla Vonstar!"

Much like before, the crowd booed at the light-blue haired female human, as she made her way towards the tennis court, with Zed Goodwin accompanying her. In the crowd, Louise watched carefully again. In her mind, she knew that Kyla Vonstar was still thinking about her talk with the older sage last night, and she would believe that her talk with her would come into play here today.

Back down the arena, Zed took the trench-coat off of Kyla and whispered again in her ear.

"You can do this, Kyla. After this, we will be only one match away from achieving the Chaos Emeralds." After saying what he had to say, Zed walked to the back until he disappeared. When he did, Omochao made it's next announcement.

"And now, let us see who Kyla's opponent is going to be!"

The second reel of the slot machine began to spin itself in a blur. Kyla only watched as she waited for her mystery opponent to appear.

"And Kyla's opponent is..."

The second reel began to slow itself down until it came to a stop, revealing Kyla's opponent.

"And it's decided! Kyla's opponent had gotten herself a break by winning her wild card match against Wave the Swallow. Give it up for Amy Rose!"

The pink hedgehog came to a cheering crowd. Amy blew out a kiss to the crowd while waving. Tails and Knuckles were kinda shocked, seeing as how Amy was going to be Kyla's opponent. It worried them because they think that Kyla might play aggressively against her today. If that were true, then Amy could get really hurt.

The two female competitors met face to face with each other across the net. Amy smiled at her while Kyla only stared at her.

"Listen." Amy spoke. "No matter what people think of you, I don't see you as a bad person. I hope we can be friends after this tournament is over."

Kyla listened to what Amy had to say, even though she didn't say anything back. After a minute, she returned to her original position, with Amy doing the same.

"And now, let us change the environment of the field!"

The stadium faded black for a moment until another arena took it's place. It looked like the Forbidden Forest, which was the place that Sonic had faced Lancelot, one of the Knights of the Round Table in a sword duel.

Once the arena had changed, the female referee came by and gave the ball to Kyla. When she did that, she returned to her position.

"I want both of the competitors to get on their Extreme Gear." She ordered.

Doing what she said, Kyla and Amy got on their boards and had their rackets at the ready. Once the referee checked their positions, she raised her arm in the air.

"Begin!" She shouted, as she swinged her arm down, signalling the start of the match.

Kyla tossed the ball in the air and slammed it over towards Amy. The pink hedgehog countered this by whacking the ball back towards her opponent. Kyla moved forwards until she whacked the ball back towards Amy again. Amy stayed where she was, as she whacked the ball back towards Kyla. The light-blue haired female human returned the shot by whacking the ball down the middle of Amy's side of the court. Amy raced towards the side as she whacked the all away from Kyla's position.

Kyla saw this coming, as she raced to the side and whacked the ball back towards Amy. The pink hedgehog stayed in her position, as she whacked the ball down the middle of Kyla's side of the court. Kyla raced to the other side as she whacked the ball back towards her opponent. Amy moved forwards a little until she whacked the ball away from Kyla again. Kyla saw this coming as she raced to the other side again and smacked the ball away from Amy's position.

Amy raced towards the flying ball as she whacked the ball back towards Kyla's side of the court. Kyla raced towards the flying ball and managed to whack it back towards Amy. The pink hedgehog moved a bit to the side as she whacked the ball back ot the other side. Kyla raced after the ball and smacked the ball back to her opponent. Amy moved backwards a little until she striked the ball back towards Kyla. The light-blue haired female human gripped her racket and smashed the ball back to Amy's side of the court at a fast rate.

Amy moved after the ball and swinged her racket, but missed it, as the ball went underneath her racket and bounced on the ground several times before coming to a stop.

KYLA: 15 - AMY: 0

Amy frowned to herself, for seeing as how she missed the ball. But it didn't bother her. The match was still early, and she had pletny of time to catch up. But then she realized this was Kyla Vonstar she was facing, so she had to make it quick if she wanted to win this match.

Everything was settled and the match began again. Kyla served the ball over towards Amy, in which, the pink hedgehog returned the shot by whacking the ball back towards Kyla. The light-blue haired female human moved forwards a little until she whacked the ball down the middle of Amy's side of the court. Amy raced to the side as she smacked the ball away from Kyla's position. Kyla moved to the side as she whacked the ball back towards her opponent. Amy gripped her racket as she slammed the ball away from Kyla again.

Kyla stayed focused as she raced after the ball and slammed it back to the other side. Amy raced after the ball and was able to hit the ball back towards Kyla's position. Kyla moved a little to the side as she whacked the ball away from where Amy was at. The pink hedgehog racd after the ball and smacked it back towards Kyla's side of the court. Kyla moved backwards until she whacked the ball back towards her opponent. Amy stayed focused as she gripped her racket and slammed the ball away from Kyla.

The light-blue haired female human quickly raced after the ball and was able to whack it back towards Amy again. That's when the pink hedgehog replaced her racket with her Piko Piko Hammer. At the right time, she smashed the ball, sending it flying towards Kyla's side of the court at high speed. Kyla quickly went after the ball was able to hit the ball back towards Amy before it could pass her. The pink hedgehog narrowed her eyes, seeing as how it didn't work, but she stayed calm and hit the ball back towards Kyla.

The light-blue haired female human gripped her racket and moved towards the net as she slammed the ball at high speed. Amy's eyes widened, seeing as the ball was coming at her at a great speed. Amy prepared to counter the ball, but before it could happen, the flying object hit Amy in the stomach before dropping to the ground.

KYLA: 30 - AMY: 0

Amy gripped her stomach in pain. The force of the ball really hurt her. She looked over at Kyla, whom seemed to look a little concerned. Amy wondered why, but she wasn't sure. Once the pain had gone away, Amy took a deep breath and got herself ready for the next round.

Everything was already cleared and the match began again. Kyla served the ball over towards Amy, in which, the pink hedgehog retaliated by whacking the ball back towards Kyla. The light-blue haired female human stayed in her position as she whacked the ball back towards her opponent. Amy moved forwards a little until she whacked the ball towards Kyla's side of the court. Kyla raced towards the middle and whacked the ball back towards Amy's side of the court.

Amy raced to the side until she whacked the ball back towards her opponent. Kyla stayed where she was, as she whacked the ball back to the other side. Amy raced after the flying ball and whacked it away from Kyla's position. Kyla raced to the side until she whacked the ball back towards Amy's side of the court. Amy stay focused as she moved after the flying ball and smacked it away from Kyla's position. Kyla raced after the ball, again, as she gripped her racket and slammed the ball back towards Amy.

The pink hedgehog moved forwards a little as she whacked the ball away from Kyla's position. Kyla kept her eyes on the ball as she raced to the side and whacked it back to the other side. Amy moved to the side a little until she whacked the ball back towards Kyla. The light-blue haired female human striked the ball back towards Amy's side of the court. Amy quickly raced after the ball and was able to hit the ball back towards her opponent.

Kyla gripped her racket again as she spinned herself in a circle and slammed the ball, sending it rocketing to the other side at a fast rate. Amy quickly went after the ball again, but this time, she was too late. The ball bounced several times on the ground before rolling to a stop.

KYLA: 45 - AMY: 0

Amy gritted her teeth, seeing as how she missed the ball again. She knew that the Semifinals were going to be though, but she didn't think it would be this tough.

"Match Point!" The referee announced.

And as soon as Amy heard that, she knew she had to step up her A-game somehow. If she couldn't, then she would be eliminated again, which also meant that Kyla would be going to the finals.

Everything was settled and the match began again. Kyla tossed the ball in the air and slammed it over towards Amy. The pink hedgehog was focused as she whacked the ball back towards her opponent. Kyla stayed in her position as she whacked the ball back towards Amy again. Amy moved forwards until she whacked the ball towards Kyla's side of the court. Kyla raced to the side, as she gripped her racket and slammed the ball back towards Amy's side of the court.

Amy, herself, boosted after the flying ball and smacked it back towards Kyla. The light-blue haired female human moved forwards a bit until she whacked the ball back towards Amy again. Amy gripped her racket as she slammed the ball away from Kyla's position. Kyla was focused, as she rode towards the flying ball again and smacked it back to Amy's side of the court. Amy saw this coming, so she raced after the ball and whacked it back towards Kyla's side of the court.

Kyla gripped her racket as she raced after the ball and slammed it back towards Amy. The pink hedgehog decided to try her move again, as she replaced her racket with her Piko Piko Hammer. At the right time, she slammed the ball away from Kyla's position. Kyla quickly raced after the ball, hoping to hit it back. And sure enough, she did. Kyla whacked the ball back towards Amy at a decent rate. Amy gripped her hammer as she slammed the ball back towards Kyla again.

Kyla gripped her racket as she spinned herself around in a circle while smashing the ball back towards Amy at a fast rate. Amy was prepared to counter this, but before she could, the flying ball hit her in the knee, knocking Amy off of her board, while the ball dropped to the ground.

"Game, Set, and Match!" The referee shouted. "The winner of this match goes to Kyla Vonstar!"

The crowd still wasn't pleased by Kyla's victory, as they booed at her again. The stadium turned back to it's original self, as Zed Goodwin came out and put the trench-coat back on Kyla. He then whispered something in Kyla's ear.

"Well done, Kyla. We're only one victory away from the Chaos Emeralds." Zed smiled as he walked to the back, with Kyla following him.

As they continued to walk, Kyla stopped and looked back at Amy. The pink hedgehog was still on the ground, trying to get up on her feet. But each time she tried, it was of no use.

"Darn it..." Amy said a little painful. "It really hurts."

Zed looked back to see Kyla stopping. He raised an eyebrow. "Kyla?"

Kyla continued to look on at Amy until she did something that was very unexpected. She walked over towards Amy and stopped. The pink hedgehog looked up at her, only to see Kyla extending her metal hand to Amy.

"It looks like you need some help." Kyla said. And for the first time since entering the tournament, she smiled, but just a little.

Amy looked at Kyla's eyes for a moment. She then smiled as she handed out her gloved hand and placed it in Kyla's own. Then slowly, Kyla helped Amy to her feet. Amy got her balance as she looked up at Kyla with a smile.

"Thanks." Amy said to her. "I knew there was some good in you."

Kyla looked on at her with her small smile, until Zed placed an arm on Kyla's shoulder. She glanced hesitantly at him.

"Come on, Kyla. We need to get going." He told her, but still kept his calm smile.

"R-right. I'm coming." Kyla nodded, as she and Zed left together until they disappeared out of the stadium.

Amy narrowed her eyes. "That Zed. How dare he try and scare her like that. I'll show him a thing or too."

With that, Amy picked up her board and racket and headed towards the back until she disappeared.

The crowd was surprised at what they just saw. Kyla, whom had hurt many people in the early part of the tournament, had just helped someone who was hurt. Some were beginning to believe that Kyla wasn't such a bad person, after all.

Marisa was smiling. "That was amazing. Kyla actually did something right."

"I guess talking to her, paid off." Kera nodded with a smile. "Right, Louise?"

Louise nodded once. "Yeah. I think Kyla's beginning to see the light. Let's just hope she'll open it fully when this tournament is over."

As the crowd's opinion on Kyla was beginning to change, Omochao appeared on-screen again.

"After winning her match, Kyla Vonstar manages a good set of sportsmanship towards Amy. And unfortunately for Amy, she is back to being eliminated from the tournament. And now, let us begin the last match of the Semifinals!"

The crowd cheered loudly at this announcement.

"I will now introduce the two competitors. The first one is a close friend to Aqua Bubbles. Let's hear it for Strike the Hedgehog!"

The crowd cheered for Strike, as the yellow hedgehog waved at the crowd. In the crowd, Aqua cheered for her friend the loudest as Strike made his way towards the arena. When he made it to his position, Omochao made it's next announcement.

"And now, Strike's opponent is our world renowned-hero. Give it up for Sonic the Hedgehog!"

The crowd cheered even louder for our blue hero, as Sonic smirked while waving at the crowd. After a moment of show-boating, Sonic dashed towards the arena.

The two hedgehogs met face to face across the net.

"So Strike, are you ready for this?" Sonic asked.

"Yeah." Strike nodded once. "One of us will face Kyla Vonstar in the finals." He looked down at the ground. He was still thinking about the events of what had happened between Aqua and Kyla. That was, until Sonic snapped him out of it.

"Listen, I know you want to face Kyla badly. But you know the competition is going to get rougher with each opponent that you face. And I'll admit, you've beaten some of the toughest competitors there was here. So if you have the guts to go all the way and face Kyla, you have to beat me. And I'm not that easy to defeat, either." Sonic said with a wave of his finger.

Strike looked back up at Sonic's eyes. "I know. Even if I don't win today...you'll take my place, right?"

"Of course." Sonic smirked.

With that, two hedgehogs made it back to their positions.

"And now, it is time to change the environment of the field!"

The stadium faded black for a moment until another arena took it's place. It looked like they were at Station Square again, but it looked ruined, and was full of water. This was the site where Super Sonic took on the monstrous Perfect Chaos.

Once the arena had changed, the female referee came by and gave the ball to Strike. When she did that, she returned to her original position.

"I want both of the competitors to get on their Extreme Gear." She ordered.

Doing what she said, Strike and Sonic got on their boards and had their rackets at the ready. Once the referee checked their positions, she raised her arm in the air.

"Begin!" She shouted, as she swinged her arm down, signalling the start of the match.

Strike tossed the ball in the air and slammed it over towards Sonic. The blue hedgehog got ready as he whacked the ball back towards his opponent. Strike moved forwards a little until he whacked the ball back to Sonic's side of the court. Sonic raced to the side and slammed it over towards Strike. The yellow hedgehog narrowed his eyes as he gripped his racket and slammed the ball away from Sonic's position. Sonic raced after it and smacked the ball back towards his opponent.

Strike stayed in his position as he whacked the ball away from Sonic's position again. Sonic raced after the ball again and was able to whack it back towards Strike. The yellow hedgehog moved backwards as he whacked the ball back towards Sonic. The blue hedgehog moved forwards as she whacked the ball back to Strike's side of the court. Strike quickly raced after the ball, himself, as he gripped his racket and slammed the ball back towards Sonic again.

Sonic gripped moved forwards a little more until he whacked the ball away from Strike's position. Strike quickly went after the ball and was able to whack it back towards Sonic again. The blue hedgehog gripped his racket as he smacked the ball away from Strike's position. Strike, again, quickly raced after the ball and was able to whack it away from Sonic's position. At that moment, Sonic turned himself into a buzz saw and dashed towards the ball and smashed it back towards Strike's side of the court. Strike quickly raced after the ball, but was too late, as it passed him while bouncing on the ground a few times before coming to a stop.

STRIKE: 0 - SONIC: 15

Strike cursed himself for missing the ball. He glanced over at the scoreboard, only to see that Sonic had taken the first point of the match. He couldn't let that get to him, though. He had to stay focused.

Everything was settled, and the match began again. Strike served the ball over towards Sonic, in which, the blue hedgehog retaliated by whacking the ball back towards his opponent. Strike stayed where he was as he whacked the ball back to Sonic's side of the court. Sonic raced towards the flying ball and whacked it back towards Strike's side of the court. Strike raced to the side as he whacked the ball towards Sonic. The blue hedgehog gripped his racket and slammed the ball away from Strike.

The yellow hedgehog wasn't going to let this go as he raced after the ball and striked it back in the other direction. Sonic raced after the ball, himself, as he smacked the ball back towards his opponent. Strike moved forwards a little as he whacked the ball away from where Sonic was at. Sonic kept his eyes on the ball as he raced after it, and slammed it back towards Strike. The yellow hedgehog gripped his racket and smacked the ball down the middle, while moving a little forwards.

Sonic quickly raced after the ball and whacked it back towards Strike. At that moment, Strike's racket began to charge with electricity. Strike winded back his arm, and at the right time, he smashed it towards Sonic at high speed. Sonic quickly countered by whacking the ball back towards his opponent. But when he did that, he was electrocuted and paralyzed. When the ball came towards Strike, he whacked it back to the other side, as it bounced on the ground a couple of times before rolling to a stop.

STRIKE: 15 - SONIC: 15

Sonic shook off the paralysis as he looked around. He saw the scoreboard change in Strike's favor, meaning that it was a tie. And like before, Sonic always loved a challenge.

Everything was settled and the match began again. Strike served the ball over towards Sonic, in which, the blue hedgehog countered it by whacking the ball back towards the yellow hedgehog. Strike narrowed his eyes as he moved forwards and whacked the ball back towards the middle of Sonic's side of the court. Sonic race to the side as he whacked the ball back towards his opponent. Strike moved to the side a bit as he whacked the ball back towards the other side.

Sonic raced after the ball and whacked it away from Strike's position. Strike boosted towards the ball and striked it away from Sonic's position again. Sonic quickly went after the ball and smacked it back towards Strike. The yellow hedgehog gripped his racket as he moved towards the net and smashed it back towards Sonic at high speed. Sonic's eyes widened a little, but he remained calm, as he whacked the ball away from where Strike was at. Strike quickly went after the ball and whacked it back towards Sonic.

The blue hedgehog gripped his racket and whacked the ball back towards Strike. Once again, Strike's racket charged with electricity, as he gripped it again and smashed it awa from Sonic at high speeds. Sonic quickly went after the ball again, but was too late, as it passed him and bounced on the ground a few times before rolling to a stop.

STRIKE: 30 - SONIC: 15

Sonic gritted his teeth a little, seeing as how he missed the ball. Now Strike was in the lead, while Sonic was behind. If he wanted to get back in this, he would have to step up his A-game.

Everything was settled and the match began again. Strike tossed the ball in the air and slammed it over towards his opponent. Sonic got ready for this as he whacked the ball back towards Strike. The yellow hedgehog moved forwards as he whacked the ball back to Sonic's side of the court. Sonic moved towards the middle as he whacked the ball back towards his opponent. Strike gripped his racket as he smacked the ball away from Sonic's position.

Sonic saw this coming, as he quickly raced after the ball and smacked it back towards Strike at high speed. Strike narrowed his eyes as he striked the ball back towards the other direction at a decent rate. Sonic moved towards the flying ball again as he whacked the ball away from Strike's position. Strike went after the ball and whacked it back towards Sonic. The blue hedgehog stayed where he was as he smacked the ball away from Strike's position. Strike quickly went after the ball and was able to whack it back towards Sonic's side of the court.

Sonic race after the ball and whacked it back down the middle of Strike's side of the court. Strike gripped his racket, as he raced after the flying ball and smacked it back towards his opponent.

"Sonic Wind!"

Sonic created a blue gust of wind, as the ball was caught inside the whirlwind, with Sonic riding inside it. At the right time, Sonic smashed the ball towards Strike at a fast rate. Strike quickly swinged his racket, but missed the ball, as it passed underneath him and bounced on the ground a couples of times before rolling to a stop.

STRIKE: 30 - SONIC: 30

Strike cursed himself again for missing the ball. Now the game was at a tie again, and the match was getting more intensive. He had to stay focused, if he wanted to win this match.

Everything was cleared and the match began again. Strike served the ball over towards Sonic, in which, the blue hedgehog returned the shot by whacking it back towards his opponent. Strike stayed where he was as he whacked the ball back towards the blue hedgehog. Sonic moved forwards until he whacked the ball down the middle of Strike's side of the court. Strike raced to the side as he whacked the ball back towards Sonic's side of the court.

Sonic raced to the side, himself, as he whacked the ball back towards Strike. The yellow hedgehog gripped his racket and slammed the ball away from Sonic's position. Sonic kept his eyes on the ball, as he raced after it and smacked it back towards Sonic. The blue hedgehog stayed focused as he gripped his racket and smashed the ball back towards his opponent. Strike stayed where he was as he whacked the ball back towards his opponent.

Sonic moved backwards a little as he whacked the ball back towards Strike. The yellow hedgehog whacked the ball in a different direction, away from where Sonic was at. Sonic raced after the ball and slammed it back towards his opponent. Strike moved backwards a bit as he whacked the ball back towards Sonic. The blue hedgehog decided to move forwards until he whacked the ball back towards Strike. The yellow hedgehog stayed in his position as he whacked the ball back towards Sonic.

At that moment, Sonic dashed towards the net and smashed the ball at high speed, away from Strike's position. By the time Strike saw this coming, it was already too late, as the ball bounced on the ground a few times before rolling to a stop.

STRIKE: 30 - SONIC: 45

Strike was getting a little frustrated at this point. What was he to do?

"Match Point!" The referee announced.

Whatever it was, Strike would have to come up with it quick. If he couldn't, then he would be eliminated. Which also meant that his chance at Kyla would go up in smoke.

Everything was settled, and the match began once more. Strike tossed the ball in the air and slammed it over towards Sonic. The blue hedgehog retaliated by whacking the ball back towards Strike. The yellow hedgehog moved forwards until he whacked the ball back towards Sonic's side of the court. Sonic raced to the side as he whacked the ball back towards his opponent. Strike stayed where he was as he gripped his racket and slammed the ball away from Sonic's position.

Sonic raced after the ball and whacked it back towards Strike. The yellow hedgehog striked the ball back towards Sonic at a decent rate. Sonic moved forwards until he whacked the ball away from Strike's position. Strike saw this coming, as he raced to the side and smacked the ball towards Sonic's side of the court. Sonic raced after the ball and was able to hit it back towards Strike again. The yellow hedgehog moved forwards as he whacked ball back towards Sonic. The blue hedgehog stayed where he was as he whacked the ball back towards his opponent.

Strike's racket charged with electricity as he gripped his racket and smashed the ball towards Sonic at high speed. Sonic's eyes widened at that moment.

"Sonic Wind!"

Sonic created a blue whirlwind, as he rode inside it while turning himself into a buzz saw. At the right time, he smashed the ball towards Strike at high speed. The yellow hedgehog countered this by whacking the ball back towards Sonic again. But when he did that, he was electrocuted, not being able to move. Sonic returned the ball, by whacking it back towards Strike's side of the court, where it bounced on the ground a couple of times before coming to a stop.

"Game, Set, and Match!" The referee shouted. "The winner of this match goes to Sonic the Hedgehog!"

The crowd cheered loudly for Sonic's victory, as the blue hedgehog waved and smirked at the crowd.

With Strike, it felt like to himself, he felt left down. Now his chances of getting revenge on Kyla would not happen. Before he could think about anything else, Sonic came towards him.

"I'm sorry it had to end this way, Strike." Sonic said, a little depressed. "But...I'll make sure to take your place when I face Kyla in the finals."

Strike looked at him for a moment before nodding his head. "OK. Just be sure to defeat her for me, will you?"

Sonic smirked. "I'll do what I can."

The stadium turned back to it's original self, as both of the hedgehogs picked up their boards and rackets. They gave out one more wave to the crowd before heading towards the back, together.

"In a competitive match, Sonic manages to defeat Strike, which means that the blue hedgehog will go to the Finals to face Kyla Vonstar for the Chaos Emeralds! Who will win between our two remaining competitors? Stay tuned later tonight, to find out."


The Semifinals end with Kyla and Sonic winning their matches over Amy and Strike. And after many hard fought matches, the final two competitors duke it out for the Chaos Emeralds and be the Champion? Will it be Sonic the Hedgehog? Or will it be Kyla Vonstar? Find out on the next Sonic Riders: World Tennis Tournament!

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