Ch. 1
Ray woke up. He looked at his clock. It was only 7:30 in morning, but he wasn't feeling well. There was a queasy feeling in his stomach. "Oh man, must've been that shrimp I had last night." He picked up his phone and dialed up Sonic. "Hey Sonic, its Ray" "Ray, buddy you don't sound too good." "Yeah, I think I ate some bad shrimp last night." "Do you think you can still come to Sol Island?" "I don't think so. I feel like heck." "Dang, sorry to hear that. You got someone to take of you?" "I'm gonna call my mom." "Okay, I'll come check on you before we leave." "Okay, see you then" Ray hung up the phone. He felt terrible about this. The trip to Sol Island had been planned for three weeks, and now he wasn't going to get to go.
"Open wide, Ray" Susan Squirrel said, giving Ray some medicine. He took it and rinsed his mouth. "Man, how did I not realize the shrimp was bad?" "Sometimes you just can't tell, Ray." There was a knock at the door. "Mom, can you get that? That must be Sonic." "Sure thing" Susan got up and opened the door.
"Hello, Sonic and Amy" "Hi, Mrs. Squirrel. We just wanted to see Ray before we left." Sonic and Amy walked over to Ray. "How are you feeling?" Sonic asked. "Low on energy" Ray answered. "I'm so sorry you can't come with us." said Amy. "Give Blaze my apologies for not coming." "Don't worry, she'll understand." Sonic said. Amy checked her watch. "Well, I guess we'd better get going. Get well soon, Ray." "Will you bring me back a souvenir?" "Of course we will. We'll see you when we get back." Ray waved goodbye as Sonic and Amy walked out the door. "You have very good friends, son." said Susan. "I know, Sonic's like a brother to me." Ray said, yawning. "You get some rest now, honey." "Okay" Ray laid his head back on his pillow and dozed off.