Chapter 35: Sonic Speed
After their little training and sparring Match. Sonic and silver head to Tails and find him still reading some books and other stuff connected to the black arms. We can see paper and writings on the walls with coffee and bowls that were eaten out of while he was studying the black arms language. They go into the hanger and enter his house the back way. They enter to see a yellow fox asleep on the couch
Sonic: "Geez man, didn't sally teach you manners?"
Silver: "He man, at least he's trying to help. He might've discovered something."
They walk over to him and Sonic squats down next to his face. He develops an evil grin and screeches into his ear.
Sonic: "TAILS WAKE UP, EGGMAN IS ATTACKING AGAIN!"
The yellow two tailed 14 year old wakes up and jumps and looks around. he only sees Sonic and Silver chuckling among themselves and he feels annoyed.
Tails: "Jerks!"
Sonic: "Man, ever thought of cleaning up?"
Tails: "Yeah. Sorry. I been up for a while now. Cream was here yesterday helping all day. I think I know a bit of black arm language."
Sonic: "Awesome. Also have you found out about that vile with that black stuff in it?"
Tails: "I did. Well its not simple to explain but… the stuff I found out is not pretty."
Silver: "So what is it exactly?"
Tails heads to his table and box and pulls it out. Its still the same Vile.
Tails: "Its not just some liquid. Its something. A rare black arm weapon. It was forged by black doom himself. It's black arm essence. It's probably what Eggman was after."
Sonic: "I remember back on the island that Eggman was talking about it. He said that it was located on the Ark somewhere. He said it was something Shadow needed."
Tails: "Then we need to get there before he does."
Sonic: "Then it's settled. We're going to outer space again."
Tails: "I'll call Shadow and Amy to see if they're ready."
Silver: "Wait, but what are we going to do about that Essence?"
Tails: "I'll deliver it to Gun so they could keep it on lockdown from Gloom. It can't stay here."
Sonic: "Sounds good to me."
While they are discussing and cleaning Tails house aa certain Eye hiding in his house was watching and spying and overheard the whole conversation. The eye looks like it's well hidden that they can't see it. Its crawls out and sneaks towards the window. A kunei flies through the room passing and missing the three of them. they notice it missed and hit the tentacled creature that almost escaped. It stabs it in the eye and it squals. The purple black arm creature flops and is impaled towards the wall dead.
Sonic: "What the…"
They all look around to see a chameleon leaning against the wall across the room from them.
Tails: "Uhh Espio how long were you?"
Espio: "Enough to know that we were compromised. Now he knows we have the stuff."
They all look at Doom's eye that's bleeding out on the wall dead in a bit of shock and awe.
Tails: "We should go get Shadow."
Meanwhile with Gloom
The black Hedgehog is sitting on a throne of some sort with a bunch of black arm soldiers and creatures all around him. His eyes are all in the back of his head and he lets down to come back to regular Gloom. He starts chuckling and laughing.
Gloom: *laughing* "What a bunch of idiots. Although that Chameleon is smart."
Black Arm warrior: "Shall we prepare the portal?"
Gloom: "Yeah. Bring me unit 5-6. So, asshole you ready for the real deal?"
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Meanwhile with Amy and Shadow
Vanilla: "So how long will you guys be gone?"
Amy: "Probably for like a month."
Shadow: "Probably sooner than that. Just gonna fill out the list and things she wanted to do."
Amy: "Yeah and I was hoping you guys could look after the place when we do leave?"
Vanilla: "Sure. me, cream and cheese would gladly watch over the house for a while."
Amy: "Thank you. Also, we been thinking about this and well…"
Shadow: "We would like to move in together."
Vanilla almost chokes on her own tea. Her eyes get big and she sits down the cup and coughs a bit.
Amy: "Whoa mama rabbit, you alright?"
Vanilla: "Yeah. That's great. But are you sure you both want to go through with this?"
Shadow: "More than ready."
Amy: "Yes."
Vanilla: "Well, I'm happy for the both of you. Also, will that mean you will be moving away?"
Amy: "Not exactly. He's going to be moving in with me."
Vanilla: "Oh, well that's wonderful. Also, it'll be great to see you around often than usual, Shadow.
Shadow: "Thanks."
The door unlocks and a Rabbit walks through with a backpack coming from school.
Cream: "I'm home."
Vanilla: "Good, how was school dear."
Cream: "Same routine, different day. Oh and hey Amy. Hi shadow."
Amy: "Hey Cream."
Cream: "So what's going on?"
Shadow: "We were discussing about crushing chaos with our bare hands and hearing them scream."
Amy punches him in the chest.
Amy: "Shut up."
Shadow: *Chuckling*
Amy: "He's moving into my house."
Cream: "That's wonderful! Now you can teach me a lot of things very often."
Shadow "Hmph, I'm touched. I'll have to remember that when I'm kicking your butt."
They all start laughing and a knock comes from the door.
Cream: "Who could that be?"
She opens and its four friends we know and love.
Cream: "Oh hey Tails."
Tails: "Hey cream."
Sonic: "Yo guys what's up."
Silver: "Hey."
Espio enters in and takes off his shoes out of respect he was taught.
Shadow: "Anything good we should know about?"
Sonic: "Good news and bad news. Good news is that we're going to the ark, Bad news is that Gloom was spying on us and he probably knows what we know."
Espio: "He was spying on us. He knows where we're going."
Shadow: *grunts* "Bastard."
Amy: "So what's next?"
Tails: "We go to outer space again."
Shadow: "You got a rocket lying around?"
Tails: "Yeah I do."
Sonic: "You still got that ship that we stole from eggman a while back?"
Tails: "And then some."
Espio: "I'll gather my team to help."
Sonic: "Thanks Espio but we can handle this ourselves."
Shadow: "No it's fine. I want them to come. Besides we'll need the muscle"
Amy: "I'm coming too."
Shadow: "Why?"
Amy: "Trust me. I'm pretty sure you'll need me"
Shadow: "Hmph. I'll get Rouge and Omega."
Rouge: "No need, I'm right here."
They look up to see the Sexy bats leaning on the balcony to the bedrooms overhearing everything.
Cream: "How long were you up there?"
Vanilla: "The whole time. By the way, I am happy for you and Shadow."
Amy: "Thank you rouge."
Rouge: "Also I found the location of that last emerald."
Espio: "Ah AH."
Espio puts his finger to his lips to signify them that Gloom might know our every move. She gets the idea not to say a word.
Rouge: "To be continued. So are you sure you're ready to go up there?"
Shadow: "It'll be like home again."
Cream: "Can I come?"
Shadow: "Uhhhh…"
He looks at Vanilla who is a bit concerned but nods her head yes and accepts to let her go. He looks at Amy and she smiles a bit and shadow can't say no.
Shadow: "Sure, why not."
Cream: "Yes!"
Sonic: "I'll inform Sally and her brother our next move."
Tails: "Also Shadow, we brought you this. we were wondering if you could hold onto this for the time being."
Shadow: "Found out what it is?"
Tails: "Black arm essence. Power for you. drink it if you want. I don't know what it'll do to you."
Shadow: "Maybe later."
With Sally and Elias
Sally: "No Elias, I don't want anyone to keep watch over Shadow. I already have someone doing that."
Elias: "Listen understand how dangerous he is coming from your stories on the island. I just need to make sure that he does not do anything rash towards the innocents like his Sibling did to the good people of metropolis."
Sally: "He'll be fine trust me. Sonic has his eye on him. plus Shadow has someone to keep him company."
Elias: "Okay. I have faith in you."
A whooshing sound of wind starts to develop and they alright guess who it might be. the large gust of wind starts to blow and the footsteps and revving sound get loud. Sonic rushes his way into the Acorn Garden with Sally standing next to the fountain.
Sonic: "Sorry, you're in a meeting?"
Elias: "Nope, we were just discussing about Shadow."
Sally: "Yeah we were."
Sonic: "Good to know. Also, the others and I are heading to outer space tomorrow. Going for the Ark."
Sally: "Really?"
Sonic: "Yeah. It's time to find out what it is we're up against."
Elias: "Good. Taking the fight to the enemy."
Sonic: "Not quite. We found intel up there that'll give us a lead on Gloom."
Elias: "Good. Will you need any assistance? Maybe some of my men?"
Sonic: "Nah. We don't wanna cause too much attention. Gloom still has his eye on us. We found out he knows how to spy on us. So we gotta think ahead and plan carefully. He knows how to do things."
Sally: "Crap, where do you want me?"
Sonic: "In the palace, with the other freedom fighters, where it's safe. I don't what this guy is capable of, but it's clear he about to start something."
Sally: "How long will you guys be gone?"
Sonic: "Don't know. But hopefully not too long."
Elias: "I'll leave the two of you alone to discuss things.
Sally: "Listen Sonic, You know I love you dearly but don't get yourself hurt."
Sonic: "Listen I know you're worried about me but I'm pretty sure I can take on-"
He is cut off by Sally hugging him close. She sqeezes him tight and Sonic gives her one back.
Sally: "Please, just don't get yourself killed."
Sonic: "I'll be back. I promise. You wanna go for a run"
Sally: "I'd like that."
He picks her up and charges up his speed powers. The wind starts to circle him and his hair starts moving along with the wind. He backs his feet up and it starts implanting into the ground the wind gets faster and circling and his heart rate gets faster. Sally starts to look at him worried.
Sally: "Uhhh… Sonic?"
Sonic: "Speed."
He blasts off sonic boom running through the halls while everything is getting knocked over from the wind Sonic leaves behind for the maids to pick up. He runs through the halls with Sally on his back screaming like it's a rollercoaster ride. He makes it out of the palace and burns rubber through the streets leaving a trail of his creation. His feet moving as faster than a speeding bullet he rushes through traffic and pedestrians. All shocked and surprised and wondering what's happening. Some know who it is and some don't not quick enough for them to understand. He burns rubber across streets and freeways and does something extra. He runs through construction and up the buildings.
Sally: "WWOAAHH! OKAY, OKAY!"
Sonic: *Laughing*
He goes through cement pipes and jumps across buildings like its parkour. A few pedestrians look and see two figures hop across buildings. Some pour their coffee on the ground thinking they're hallucinating. He grinds on ledges and stair rails and powerlines. He runs through the park at full speed and notices a football coming his way. He catches it and sends it back with one hand. He runs through out to the city outskirts. Open fields and forests. He passes by a big cat fishing with his frog sleeping on top of him. He runs past the lake and the wind makes the water form a wave and it splashes onto big and froggy.
Big: "Woah. Hey look at that froggy. We made a big catch today."
Froggy: "Ribbit, ribbit!" (Why am I still friends with you?)
Sonic runs towards a place he knows and loves the most. A place where anyone can be happy. It's one of the most beautiful places in the whole world. a place that reminds him who he is. It's green. It has weird terrains that form loop-de-loops. And a large body of water.
Sally: "Wait, I know this place."
Sonic: "It's been a while."
He dashe through the grasslands of green hill and burns rubber. he runs through with his love life on his back getting a view of the beautiful sight of animals and critters of green hill. There are families out there playing, swimming, having fun. Good day for a field day. He speeds up and grinds on the trees and runs on the first loop de loop. He makes it to the top of the tall circular ground and drops Sally and she screams.
Sally: "AHHHH"
Sonic: *Laughing*
He hurries to the bottom before she does and catches her while keeping the momentum.
Sally: "Don't do that."
Sonic: "You should've seen your face man." *Laughing*
He hurries down to an area he knows with water and breaks the laws of physics.
Sally: "I should really start hanging around you more often."
Sonic: "What do you mean by that?"
Sally: "I am shocked. How are you doing this?"
Sonic: "Hey I wasn't sleeping during class before metropolis got taken by Eggman."
Sally: "Oh so you are a book worm."
Sonic: "Well I was actually wondering about my speed. As in how far can I push myself to the limit? I'm actually still learning new tricks about my speed. I want to continue pushing myself."
Sally: "Where did this come from? Never seen you so worked up about getting strong."
Sonic: "Well, ever since shadow got strong, I wondered why can't I. There's still more I need to learn."
Sally: "And I'll be there to help."
Sonic holds her hand that's around his neck and prepares to finish the course he knows. He runs through the fields of green hill by taking all possible routes and areas he knows off the back of his hand until he reaches the goal he remembered building and leaving there a long time ago. He reaches and smacks it spinning over and over until it stops. He skids and slows down with Sally's force pushing him a bit and chest pillow feelings on his head that he knows is there and enjoys. He looks at the goal and looks at the watch on his arm.
Sonic: "New record with someone on my back. I can do it faster without carrying anyone. Hey Sal, you good?"
She falls off his back shaking and dizzy from the adrenaline she just got from the ride of a life time. She falls onto the ground on her back and breaths in. Sonic takes a knee and shakes her shoulder.
Sonic: "Hey, you good princess?"
Sally: "No." *chuckling* *crying*
Sonic: "Hey, is everything alright?"
Sally: "It's fine, I just… I just missed this."
Sonic: "I missed this too."
He sits down and sally sits up to look at the sunset in the evening. She crawls towards sonic and lies onto him still shaking from the ride.
Sonic: "You still shaking?"
Sally: "A lot."
Sonic: "It happens to some kids and most people. They usually come to me asks or pay."
Sally: "So you invest in free rollercoaster rides?"
Sonic: "It's a lot better than any theme park. Plus, I actually make their money's worth. Depending on what they look like or disabilities and age cause I don't wanna kill em in the process."
Sally: "Hm. You're better than any theme park."
Sonic: "Step right up to the sonic speed, you must be good to ride."
Sally: *giggling*
In the Distance a Dark figure was watching the both of them. It now knows a target that'll be useful for the Brand New Black Arm's cause. It disappears without anyone knowing back to its hideout with Gloom.
With Gloom
Gloom: "You're back early. So how was the sightseeing?"
?: …
Gloom: "Whatever, you don't say anything anyway."
?: "Good"
Gloom: "Good to kno- What the fuck?"
?: "It was good."
Gloom: "Hmph, whatever. You'll like it better on the Ark."
To Be Continued…
