Ok people! Now we get to introduce our star of the show! Actually he's not THE star of the show, he's one of the many stars of this story!
Sonic is around 16-17 in this story. In Hero-Quest Adventures, he's a bit more mature, but he still has that attitude somewhere. Since this is also adding mature elements into the story, our blue hedgehog is gonna be dealing with some drama. You'll have to read the story and find out. But don't worry, he's still the same Sonic we all know and love. He's just a little... amped up and mature.
So anyway, enjoy the chapter!
The Story So Far!
After his triumphant defeat against CHAOS, the ancient Ocean God two years ago. Sonic the Hedgehog has been viewed as a hero by humanity. Since then, he has met many friends during his time in the human land outside his own, and has tackled many adventures along the way, such as dealing with marauders with the help of the Wastelanders, stop a massive space station from impacting the Earth, befriending a team of rescue pups, uncover a massive conspiracy in another galaxy, and as always, battling his greatest nemesis, Dr. Ivo Eggman Robotnik.
Almost 11 months ago, Sonic was captured by the Huntsclan, which made him cross paths with Jake Long, the American Dragon. Working together, they managed to teach a group of underrated magical creatures to fight back and defeat their captors. Since then, Sonic has lend his help to the American Dragon, who has managed to turn Rose, his junior high sweetheart and apprentice to the Huntsmaster to the side of good. Unfortunately towards the end of Fall, the Black Arms invaded the planet, putting their little war on hold.
After the defeat of the Black Arms and banishing Eggman to the far reaches of space, Sonic returned to his home and continued his fight with the Huntsclan. Unfortunately, the leader of the Huntsmen has learned his apprentice has been helping the blue hedgehog and the American Dragon, and plans for his ultimate goal to wipe out all magical creatures, which will wipe out half of humanity in return. The goal is connected to the magical Aztec Skulls, in which will grant one wish to whoever brings all 13 together. Only one remains to be found, and Sonic's greatest fight is just up ahead, knowing so little that his next grand adventure was right around the corner.
Chapter 08: Sonic the Hedgehog
Manhattan
One hour before the Signing Ceremony
Sleep...
Sleep...
(RING RING RING)
Sleep was going great until the phone began to ring ring ring, causing the blue hedgehog lying on the couch to squint his eyes, and then open them, revealing emerald green pupils. He wanted to go back to sleep, but the loud beeping from his phone was preventing him from doing so, and the sunlight peeping in through the window wasn't helping him. He began to stretch, and give a yawn, showing two short canine wolf fangs at the top part of his teeth. Sonic the Hedgehog, the world's most fastest hedgehog, with his speed going more than 700 mph... or maybe even higher than that. For those who don't know, he is actually the son of Aleena Caspion, the former Princess of the Kingdom of Mophius, who left her life living in royalty to be with her son's father Ezio Parlouzer, a leader and member of the Assassin Order, warriors who fight to protect everyone's freewill. That's one thing everybody doesn't know about, but what they do know is that Sonic is pretty much their hero. How he became a hero?
Well, it all started a couple years ago when he took on his arch-nemesis, Dr. Eggman, a mad-scientist who wanted to use cute little animals to create an army of robots to take over the planet, that is until Sonic defeated him. Ever since then, the two have been at each other's throats ever since, with all of them ending up with the blue hedgehog coming up on top. But Eggman wasn't the only one he had to battle to save the planet. He took on the mighty water god Chaos, stopped a space station from impacting the Earth, and helped repelled an invasion of evil aliens called the Black Arms from eradicating the human race. Of course, Sonic had help with his many adventures, so he doesn't take all the credit.
But now... things have been quiet since the Black Arms Invasion. Months it has been since then, and it's been... too quiet. He'd often kill time by helping other heroes deal with their own problems. Just recently, he got back from another galaxy helping two intergallactic heroes stop an investation of cuddly monsters from devouring planets. And now, he was back in New York City, helping out a certain Asian skateboarder, who can transform into the American Dragon, the protector of NYC. The hedgehog and dragon were placed in a awkward situation almost a year back when the former had a run in with the Huntsclan, ruthless warriors who want nothing but to wipe out the magical realm and take over the world and all that stuff. Since then, Sonic has been helping the dragon boy out when possible, such as helping him collect the mysterious Aztec Skulls, artifacts that will grant the holder one wish should all thirteen of them be brought together at the sacred place, wherever that is.
But for now, it was quiet... until the phone kept ringing. Giving a defeated grunt, Sonic reached for the phone and picked it up.
"Hello..." He said.
"Sonic?" a girl voice spoke. "Sonic, are you up?" The blue hedgehog's eyes widened open, knowing the voice.
"Sal...?" Sonic asked. "Uh... yeah, I'm up. Why?"
"Where are you?!" The girl's voice spoke. "The Press Conference is gonna start in about an hour! You were suppose to be here an hour ago!"
"What?" Sonic asked, looking to the clock next to him, seeing that it read 11:02AM... and the Conference starts at 12:00PM.
"Oh, Snap!" Sonic shouted as he quickly got up and rushed toward the bathroom, leaving the phone behind while he rushed into the shower, washing up so fast, then coming out and brushing his teeth, before coming back into the room.
"Sonic?" The girl spoke over the phone. "Sonic, are you there? Helloooo?" The blue blur rushed back to the phone and picked it up.
"Uh, yeah, I'm good..." Sonic said, only to realize that he still had some toothpaste in his mouth. He quickly took a spit into the sink before he continued. "I'm just... leaving the apartment now. Oh, forgot to wake up Tails."
"Yeah, he left without you." The girl spoke on the phone.
"Oh... where is he?" Sonic asked.
"He's at that contest, remember?" The girl spoke.
"Oh, right." Sonic said. "Don't worry, Sal, I'll be there as soon as I can, alright?"
"Ok... oh, and Sonic, we also need to have the talk." The girl, Sal, continued.
"Right, the talk... about what?" Sonic asked.
"The talk with my dad, regarding us." She spoke. Sonic halted in his tracks, freezing instantly as he heard that sentence.
"Ooohhh..." Sonic said, showing some concern on his face.
"...Sonic?" Sal asked. "Sonic?"
"Um... I'll be there soon..." Sonic said.
"Ok, love you!" Sal said.
"Love you too... bye." Sonic said as the call disconnected. He gave another heavy sigh.
"Oh boy... gotta talk to pops... great." Sonic said as he went to put some clothes.
Pretty soon, the blue hedgehog was outside on the rooftops, making his way toward the edge. He wore a red hooded vest with yellow strappings on it. Underneath was a black shirt with short sleeves, with a brown hankercheif around his neck. Gold rings with blue lining were around his wrists, while white gloves covered his hands. A pair of dark green pants covered his legs, and he wore his iconic custom-made grindable soap sneakers with white straps held down by a golden buckle on each foot, while the heels had a glowing green lining at the end.
The blue hedgehog was ready to rock and roll. But first, he put on a pair of headphones, and pulled out his MP3player. He needed good fast music to get into the mood for jogging.
"Ok... gotta go fast." Sonic spoke, clicking his mp3 player. The song played, with the vocal chorus from Gangster's Paradise by Coolio played. The blue hedgehog halted real quick.
"Whoops... wrong song." Sonic said as he went to the next track, Green Light Ride by Crush40 which played a starting bass drum kick and a guitar playing softly, getting ready to get louder and faster.
"That's better..." Sonic said as he stretched a couple more times, and then made his way to the edge of the building. Turning himself around, he gave a fist pump.
"Let's Go!" Sonic said as he lept off the building, giving a couple of sommersaults before dropping his feet on the side and began running down as the song he listened began to kick up and rocked on.
With a mighty leap, he zipped onto the street and ran at the speed of sound. If you would try to see how fast Sonic was going, then all you could see would be a blur, because he was really, really, fast. He zipped, he jumped, he ran like he was running for his life, but with no worry, no concern, just feeling free as the wind. He passed a couple of cars, where the driver couldn't see who it was since he was going really fast. He jumped from building to building when he needed to, and surprisingly the boom he makes when he goes fast didn't break the windows or cause some property damage. And when Sonic was halfway to where he had to be, he spotted a runaway car with a couple of burglars with stolen cash. Being the hero, the blue blur rammed into the car like it was no tomorrow, hurtling it over it's side, trapping the burglars inside while the cops showed up to arrest them. Seeing his noble work done, the blue hedgehog kept going toward his destination.
Pretty soon, he came to a stop as he came to Madison Square Park. Surprisingly, he started to walk down the street toward the park, looking around, as if he was looking for someone. And he was. He was looking for a certain two tailed fox running about.
"I wonder where Tails is at?" Sonic thought to himself. Then a loud horn was blown in the background. Turning his head, he saw a crowd of people gathering, witnessing... something. Taking an interest, the blue hedgehog approached the group, making his way through.
"Excuse me... pardon me." He said as he slid by and through the crowd until he made it up front. He came to a halt to see what they were watching. Before him was a semi-consious civilian, with his tummy round and big, and his face was green.
"Can't eat another bite..." He said.
"What the what?" Sonc asked, lifting his head up, to see a girl fall down unconscious, also with a belly much bigger than the other guy. The blue hedgehog saw a table, where one guy was eating from a massive plate of hotdogs. On the other side was someone Sonic knew very well. It was an orange anthropomorphic fox cub with blue eyes, around the age between eleven and twelve. He wore a pair of pilot goggles on his head, right below his three bangs erupting from the middle of his head. While his fur was all orange, there was white four around his muzzle, front torso, and the tip of his tails. Yes, he has two slightly bushy tails instead of one. He wore a yellow vest with the lower half being dark blue. He wore a pair of lighter green pants around his waist and legs. White gloves were on his hands, andhe wore red shoes, with the front toe areas white. Miles Tails Prower was the fox's name, and Sonic's closest best friend. He's been by the hedgehog's side when the latter took the young cub in when he saved him from being bullied by a group of kids who were making fun of his tails. Since then the fox went with Sonic wherever he'd go, using his tails to increase his speed and speed up with the blue blur, who was more than merrier to have someone who can keep up with him. The fox also had a distinctive love for mechanics, usually finds himself most at home in his workshop working on his new gadgets and devices. Over the years spending time with Sonic, Tails became more self-confident and also very independent, which was shown a couple years ago when the fox thought his friend perished when he was hurtled out into space and the capsule he was in exploded, moving Tails to avenge his friend and defeat Dr. Eggman, while the blue blur stopped the mad doctor's laser from firing upon the planet. To this day, Tails is still the gentle-hearted, sweet-natured loyal fox with a positive attitude... and a big appetite to that. The fox was chowing down on the hot dogs that he grabbed from the plate, eating at a fast rate. Believe it or not, Tails has a bit of an eating disorder where he would get hungry often, and would eat whatever that catches his eyes, except for dead rabbit. And though Tails' face was thin, his stomach was showing a bit of chubbiness growing in, and as he ate, his tummy began to grow a teeny bit by bit. Everybody watching was amazed of how this young fox can put all that food down. Sonic only shook his head and smiled. The fox was eating so fast, he didn't bother noticing the guy competing in front of him passed out as he took one last hot dog from the plate. But Tails kept going. In fact, the two-tailed mammal took the plate and poured it over his mouth, gobbling up the last of the hot dogs, making his belly stick out that made him look like a mother pregnant with her child.
"WOOHOO!" Tails cheered out. "That's how you do it!" The crowd began to cheer as Tails stood up on top of the table.
"We have a winner!" The announcer said as he lifted Tails' hand up. "Give it up for Mil-"
"Tails." The fox hissed. The boy hated that name Miles so much.
"Sorry, Tails Prower!" The annoucer said, while the crowd of people began to cheer. Tails looked at the crowd with a smile, but then he saw Sonic. He gave a wave to his friend, as the blue blur gave a thumbs up.
"You know what's so interesting?" Sonic asked, as he and Tails walked down the sidewalk, with the two tailed fox carrying a big trophy.. "It's that you've eaten nearly a fifty hot dogs back there and yet you're still hungry."
"What can I say?" Tails asked, patting his belly. "I have a big appetite."
"You keep eating like that, and you'll look like Eggman." Sonic joked, causing Tails to blush and glare at the hedgehog.
"Hey, I'm Not Fat!" Tails said, who then took a deep breath, sucking in his gut to make his chest push outward to make him look skinny. "I'm just fluffy that's all!" Within a couple of seconds, Tails began to feel a bit of pain in his stomach. He could not hold in his gut any longer. He breathed out, causing his tummy to stick back out, and collapsed to the floor all dizzy.
"Right..." Sonic said with a smirk.
"Mr. Sonic!" a soft voice called out, getting his attention. He turned to see an young bunny rabbit who was no more than ten. Unlike most rabbits, her ears swiveled back and flopped behind her head, and they were a bit massive compared to a regular rabbit. She had cinnamon-brown eyes with princeton orange markings around them, and a tuff or orange hair was over her head. She wore a simple vermilion dress with puffy sleeves and a white collar with a blue cravat. She wore orange pants with yellow lining at the bottom, and her footwear consisted of orange and yellow shoes. It was Cream the Rabbit, the daughter of Vanilla Rabbit. Flying next to her was her little friend Cheese the Chao. A Chao is a small looking light blue creature with yellow coloring on it's toes, hands, and forehead, with a sphere floating above it's head. This one was wearing an orange bowtie on it's chest. It was a surprise to see them in the city when their usually with Cream's mother. Regardless, Sonic gave a smile.
"Oh, hey there, Cream. And Cheese." Sonic said as the rabbit approached him and Tails.
"It's very nice to see you again, Mr. Sonic." Cream said. "And you too, Tails!"
"Chao!" Cheese spoke, which was the only thing that the Chao species would say, other than some weird gibberish. Speaking of Tails, the fox lifted himself up on his feet and stretched.
"Hi, Cream." Tails said. "What brings you guys here to the Big City? Come to think of it, where's your mom?"
"Oh, mother's out doing some work." Cream said. "Amy and Mr. Knuckles agreed to look out for us while she was away, and they brought us with them here." Sonic's eyes widened a bit.
"Wait, Amy's here?" Sonic asked.
"Uh huh." Cream said. "We're here to witness the Peace signing too."
"HI SONIC!" the sound of a cheerful voice caused the blue hedgehog's ears to perk up. The three turned around to see two others like them, only this time there was a pink hedgehog and a red echidna approaching them, with the former running up. Knuckles, the red echidna with purple eyes, had some of his dreadlock spines in the back of his head tied up in a ponytail, He was wearing a grey sleeveless shirt with dark green camouflage cargo pants, and red and yellow shoes, with green cuffs and a sextuple-bolted plate on each top of the shoe. Next to him was Amy Rose, the pink hedgehog with azure green eyes, a long red dress with white lining, dark pink leggings and dark red boots with a white line on the front of each. Interestingly, Amy looked a little bit chubbier. Actually, she was chubbier than Tails. Yep, she kinda let herself go a bit. The pink hedgehog zoomed up and wrapped her arms around Sonic, giving a hug. Unfortunately, given with the little extra weight she put on recently, the blue hedgehog felt like he was being crushed.
"Hi... Amy... too tight..." Sonic spoke, though it was a little late from the sound of his back giving a teeny crack.
"Hey Amy!" Tails said. "You're looking great."
"You bet!" Amy said as she let Sonic go, making him fall on his back. "You're looking great too, Tails." The two-tailed fox gave a smile and blush, but Sonic however, gave a moan in pain, until he opened his eyes to see Knuckles looking down at him.
"Whaddup?" Knuckles said.
"Oh, hey Knuckles." Sonic said as the echidna helped him back up, and straightened him out. Sonic winced a bit as he back was back in place. But the pain was gone in a second as he came to his feet.
"Thanks." Sonic said.
"So, I take it you guys are here for the peace signing or something?" Knuckles asked.
"Yeah." Sonic said as he stretched. "Lemme guess, Amy convinced you to help baby-sit Cream or something?"
"Nah, I had nothing better to do, so I decided to help her out." Knuckles said. "Besides, I figured we'd get out and see the sights."
"See the sights? That's new coming from you." Sonic said a bit surprised. "Shouldn't you be guarding the Master Emerald or something?"
"I have my duties as the Guardian, but I'm not gonna let my sweet pink pea be all by herself." Knuckles said, embracing the pink hedgehog. "Besides, didn't you sent Eggman floating into outer space or something?"
"Yeah." Sonic said. "That was about a year ago. And there hasn't been any sign of him lately."
"Exactly." Knuckles said. "With Eggman gone, there isn't much need to guard the Master Emerald... for now, at least."
"Yep, and Knux has been by my side helping me out ever since." Amy said. "In the morning, at breakfest, in public, lunch, at Cream's place, afternoon, dinner, even in bed... and he's been soooooo good in bed." She was moving her hips a bit with her tail side by side as she moaned, nuzzling the echidna's arm. Sonic and Tails only looked with a bit of disgust.
"If they been good in bed, then I see why Amy's a bit... rounder in the lower body region." Sonic whispered.
"Sonic don't say that." Tails said. "She only put on a few poun-" Before he could say anymore, Sonic closed the fox's mouth.
"Tails, don't, or she'll whack you." Sonic said, not wanting Amy to be offended. Whenever someone brings up Amy's recent weight, she would lose her lid and whack that someone with her Piko Piko Hammer. Oh yes, forgot to mention that she has a hammer. A big hammer.
"Oh Sonic, there's no need." Amy said. "I don't really care if anyone mentions my weight. In fact, I love my new look." Hearing that brought more surprise to the blue hedgehog, especially Tails.
"W... Huh?" Sonic asked. "You like it? Ok, who are you and what did you do to the real Amy?"
"Oh, it's the real me, Sonikku Nicky Auditore Parlouzer." Amy said. "You see boys, I've learned to accept myself for who I am, not what I am. After all, a woman knows that all that truly matters is what's on the inside, not what size she is. Besides, now I can pig out on anything I want without having to worry about my weight. This extra padding has made me hard as a rock, as well as increasing my punching cannons. And, I got these bad boys right here!" She held up her breasts up a bit, making them jiggle slightly.
"No doubt these are way bigger than Miss Bat Lady's." Amy said. Seeing her cradling her chest, making her boobs bounce a bit, making Sonic cringe.
"You don't say..." Sonic said, while Tails stared blankly, blushed, and his nose started to bleed. He gave a sigh and fell backwards.
"Oh my goodness, Tails!" Cream said as she knelt down to the fox's side. "Are you ok? Do you need a tissue?"
"Yeah, I'm good..." Tails moaned, with Sonic rolling his eyes.
"OH!" Amy said. "I also have more news! Can we tell them, sweetie?"
"Sure." Knuckles said. "Don't see why not."
"Tell us what?" Sonic asked.
"Well... guess who's getting married!" Amy said as she extended her hand out. The blue hedgehog and two-tailed fox froze in place, seeing an accessory around Amy's ring finger. It was a ring... an engagement ring!
"WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!" Sonic and Tails asked surprised.
"Yep, we're getting married!" Amy said as she hugged Knuckles, who gave a warm and affectionate smile. Sonic was completely speechless, while Tails was excited.
"Really?!" Tails asked. "Congratulations! When's the big day?!"
"Well, we're still looking for a good date to have it." Amy said. "But we're not rushing it." Sonic was still dumbstruck. Amy, the girl who used to chase him down the street and into the face of dangers just to win his heart, was actually marrying his friend/rival? The blue hedgehog shook his head and gave a fake smile.
"That's great to hear!" Sonic said with a thumbs up.
"I know, I already picked out the wedding dress in my current size." Amy said. "I can't wait until you guys see me wear it... Oh, I can't wait anymore!" the pink hedgehog pulled up her phone. "I'm gonna show you the dress now!" After sliding through a couple of pictues, Amy finally showed the photo of her wedding dress, which was white with pink ribbons and straps all over it.
"Wow, it looks lovely." Tails said, as Sonic only gave a shrug and looked away, much to Amy's notice.
"Sonic, don't you wanna see my dress?" Amy asked.
"Nah... not really." Sonic said. "I'm just gonna wait to see it on your big day." The pink hedgehog tilted her head.
"Sonic, are you ok?" She asked, but she noticed that the blue hedgehog's cheeks had some red in them. "Are you... jealous?"
"What?" Sonic asked, his face showing a bit of red. "No, of course not!"
"Oh yeah, he's jealous alright." Knuckles said.
"Dude, shut up please." Sonic said as he rolled his eyes.
"Hey you're the one who left her when she needed some comforting." Knuckles said, making Sonic's face red.
"Well, I'm not the one who stupidly got the Master Emerald stolen from right under your nose 50 times." Sonic said. Hearing that caused the echidna to flinch.
"What did you say?!" Knuckles asked, his ears began to let out steam and his face turned red.
"Now sweety, remember your happy place." Amy said as she nuzzled Knuckles's cheek. Normally the Echidna would flip if someone tried to calm him, but instead, he actually calming down, and his anger quickly diminished. Besides, this is Amy, and she knows how to calm him down.
"Wow... I had no idea the Guardian of the Master Emerald could be tamed by a girl." Sonic said.
"Don't worry Knux, Sonic's just jealous because you're my special someone now." Amy said.
"Yeah, jealous Sonic?" Knuckles asked.
"I'm Not Jealous!" Sonic said, though a tint of red could be shown on the blue hedgehog's cheeks.
"Well, we better get going." Amy said. "There's a new store that opened up down the street and we're gonna check it out. See you guys later!" The pink hedgehog, taking the red echidna with her, headed down the street to where they're going.
"See you guys soon!" Cream called back as she and Cheese followed Amy and Knuckles.
"You too!" Tails responded with a happy wave. Sonic only looked on with a frown, much to the fox's notice.
"What's wrong, Sonic?" Tails asked.
"Nothing." Sonic said.
"Are you really jealous?" Tails asked.
"No way!" Sonic said, but then he let out a defeated sigh. "Who am I kidding? I guess there's no fooling anyone." To be honest, he did feel jealous, only because Amy used to give all her attention to Sonic back in the day. Long ago, Amy had a gigantic crush on Sonic, and would always chase him to the ends of the earth, swearing that he would be her's and would marry him one day, a future told by her Tarot Cards, cards that can predict the future. However, before he left to see the world, he did his best to break it to her slowly that he only saw her as a friend, not in a romantic way. She tried to take it well, but soon after he and Tails left to explore the world, she broke down into tears, destroying her tarot cards in the process. She began to feel emptyness, which brought Knuckles' attention. The echidna, much to his bargain, took it upon himself to help her through it, but overtime, their friendship slowly blossomed into a romantic relationship. To be honest, it was actually a wake-up call for Amy. At that point she realized she was only wasting her life trying to go after Sonic. Since then she has became a more independent woman. Over the next couple of years, she and Knuckles spent more time together, whether it was helping Amy shop, going to the movies, watching funny videos while guarding the Master Emerald. Now they were engaged... The blue hedgehog was starting to see how much has changed since he left.
When Sonic found out about their relationship, he was quite shocked at first, but he was happy for them, giving his full support. But at the same time, he did feel a bit guilty for breaking Amy's heart in a way he didn't expect, and there is a bit of jealousy too, since Amy's giving her attention to Knuckles instead of him.
"Back then Amy used to give her attention to me, but now she's giving it to Knuckles." Sonic said. "And besides, I feel bad for making Amy feel like I didn't really care about her."
"There's no shame feeling that way Sonic." Tails said. "It's just a way to show that you do care about her, in a friendly way. And besides, she's more independent now because of that."
"I suppose." Sonic said.
"And besides." Tails continued. "You're back together with Aunt Sa-" Before he finished, Sonic quickly covered the fox's mouth quickly, preventing him from speaking anymore.
"Dude, please, keep it quiet." He whispered.
"Why?" Tails asked.
"It's a long story." Sonic said. "I want to keep it low profile, alright?"
"Um... ok." Tails said, a bit surprised. "Anyway, c'mon, lets get to the conference. And if it makes you feel better, I'm sneaking in a couple of Chili-Dogs in if you want them." He unzipped his vest and showed a bag of fresh chili-dogs strapped in the inside. Sonic was a bit surprised how the fox was able to pull that off. Back in the day, Sonic loved Chili-Dogs, but within the recent years that has passed, the hedgehog's appetite for them isn't that strong as it used to be. Probably because he was getting older.
"Thanks Tails, but I'm not hungry for them." Sonic said.
"Alright, more for me I guess." Tails said. But then his stomach began to growl, begging for food.
"Wow, I'm hungry already!" Tails said. "Well, might as well." With that said, Tails took the chili-dogs out of the bag, threw them up in the air, and opened his mouth wide, catching them all at once. After a couple chews, Tails gulped it all down, causing his tummy to bloat out as if he too was really pregnant.
"Ahhhh... that hit the spot." He said, rubbing his bloated belly.
"Ha." Sonic laughed. "Told ya you get hungry after a while."
"Told you, big appetite!" Tails said, suddenly letting out a big burp. "Excuse me." The duo then looked forward, seeing a long line of people going into the chapel.
"Great, now there's a line." Sonic said.
"Not for long." Tails said. "Watch this..." He cleared his voice and walked toward the line.
"Excuse me!" Tails said. "Pregnant Fox coming through please!" The line looked at the two-tailed fox and were confused. But seeing the little guy's belly was actually enough to convince them to believe he truly was. They all stepped back, as Sonic watched with amazement.
"Huh... Neat." Sonic said as he followed the two tailed fox inside. The hedgehog however was completely unaware of the teen with the jet black spikey hair , red scarf, and sunglasses following him.
Inside the conference building before people started to head inside, there was some decorating going on before the main event. Surprisingly, the decorating crew were none other than a special task team known as the PAW Patrol, a team of rescue dogs who go out and save people who are in danger, as well as keeping the city safe. It's like a SWAT Team, but it's consisted of only dogs... or pups, ranging from 12 to 14 in dog years. Each pup had their own specific job, such as police, firefighter, construction, sea, recycling, and flyer, and Chase, who is a recent member of the SPD, is part of this team. Normally they're stationed at Adventure Bay, which was a bit more north near Canada. But they were asked by the United Federations to participate in the ceremony, helping with the decorations, as well as acting as additional security. It's a pretty big deal, especially for a team of pups.
The PAW Patrol is led by Ryder, a young but intelligent 14 year-old boy. He's very recognizable with his gelled up dark brown hair and brown eyes. His attire consisted a vest with red at the bottom, white at the top, and a blue collar. He also wore blue jeans and has blue and white shoes. While he was a bit young, he's very calm and collected, having a very mature, friendly, and patient personality.
"Alright pups, is everything almost ready for the ceremony?" Ryder asked as he came into the room.
"Almost, Ryder!" a voice called from inside the room. There were four other pups working on the decorations for the ceremony before the doors opened up. They were members of the PAW Patrol.
Rubble was the English Bulldog with lighter brown fur with a white underbelly that also covers most of his muzzle with white fur. He has bright brown eyes and a tiny tail that can barely be seen. His pup-tag had the shape of a wrench symbol on it. His gear is yellow that includes a hardhat, which is used for safety in the construction business. Speaking of which, he is the Construction Pup of the group, where his job to rebuilding things with his shovel and rig, such as train tracks, props, roads, and of course buildings.
He may look tough, he gets emotional and is very soft towards everyone around him. He loves to take baths, and he has a big appetite too. Just don't get him near any spiders, because he does not like spiders.
Rocky is the mixed breed pup, completely gray with white paws, and a white tip on his tale as well as white tips on the fur tuffs around his head and cheeks. He also had a dark gray circle around his left eye and two circles on his back. Other than his orangish-brown eyes and black nose, he had a floppy right ear and a nick on his left one. His entire attire was green, along with his backpack that contained his tools and claw, and so was his cap and pup-tag, which the latter had a recycle symbol on it, and the PAW Patrol symbol on his hat. His job was being a Recycling Pup, where he would clean up trash, recycle anything recyclable, and of course, fix things with his tools.
Very clever and resourceful, Rocky can re-use anything that is recyclable from the ground or from his recycle truck, and remakes it into anything like a sail, a box, or even a helicopter. You know what they say, Don't Lose It, Reuse It! Despite being the clever one, he has a strong fear of water, and does not like getting wet.
Zuma was the chocolate colored Labrador retriever pup, given his brown fur, floppy ears, and greenish-yellow eyes. The collar around his neck was dark blue, and his orange tag had a silver anchor symbol to represent the sea. After all, he is the Aquatic Rescue Pup, where he rescues people out in the ocean, even sea-creatures underwater with his hovercraft, which can turn into a submarine! Pretty much sums it up with his orange water helmet and his scuba gear on his back.
He's very laid-back and calm, but he is loyal and has an abundant liking for his friends, especially Ryder. He loves to surf on the waves, even swim on a hot summer day. He can be unusually very competitive during games and races, including with Skye.
And Skye, she is a female cockapoo and one of the few female members of the Paw Patrol. Her shaggy ears, tail, the fluff o her forehead and the circles around her eyes are a golden-brownish color, while her eyes were magenta. Her legs, snout and tummy is colored a tannish cream color and the rest of her body was golden-brown. Her nose was also brown along with her eyebrows. She has three small eyelashes around each eye, just as every other girl She wore a pink vest and her white color and pup-tag had a propeller symbol on it.
Despite being the smallest, this puppy sure can fly, thanks to the jetpack she wears on her back, accompanied with the pilot goggles and hat. She is the Flying Pup of the group, using her helicopter for air rescues, such as carrying people out of ditches or holes, or to help guide air vehicles to safety. She is fun-loving and is very brave and smart. But she does not like Eagles, due to a traumatic encounter with a family of eagles when she was very young.
The four pups were getting everything ready for the signing ceremony, and from the looks of the room all nice and fancy, they were doing such a great job. They are great pups, after all.
"Wow, this place is shaping up to be pretty nice." Skye said.
"Yeah, if only Chase was here to see this." Rocky said. "He would be proud."
"Say... where is Chase, anyway?" Rubble asked, looking around in the room. "He's gonna miss the event."
"He's out helping the SPD." Ryder said.
"The SPD?" Skye asked.
"Yep." Rocky said. "The Space Police Delta."
"Space Police Delta?" Rubble asked. "Aren't those guys the protectors of the multiverse or something?"
"They sure are." Ryder said. "He recently became one of their newest members, and he's out in the mid-east doing some investigation work."
"Investigation?" Zuma asked. "Totally Whadical!" Rubble then glanced at the labrador with a confused look. Zuma has a little speech impediment known as rhotacism, where he'd have trouble pronouncing the R, and says it with a W sound instead. Rubble could've sworn the surf pup grew out of it. But the bulldog's confused expression caught Zuma's attention.
"What?" He asked.
"Uh... eh... nothing..." Rubble said.
"I just hope he's alright." Rocky said.
"Don't worry, he'll be ok." Skye said. "He's Chase. He knows what he's doing."
"You'we not worwied about your boyfwiend?" Zuma asked.
"No, of course not, and no, he's not my boyfriend." Skye said sternly. But as she turned away, she couldn't help but blush and smile, thinking about Chase. He's probably out there right now, fighting monsters and protecting the planet. Won't lie, she had always liked Chase after she spotted him snuggling with a stuffed toy while he was saying her name. Most girls would find that awkward and disturbing, but Skye actually found it cute... and heartwarming. So yeah, she liked him. A lot.
"Though I have to admit." She continued. "He looks soooo good with his new suit. Chasing bad guys, doing police work, and moving traffic." The blush marks grew as she imagined Chase in his combat gear. To be honest, she actually blissfully swooned when she first saw him in his combat suit.
"Yep, she's daydweaming about him again." Zuma said.
"She's probably thinking about Chase's schwanzstucker..." Rubble whispered to Rocky.
"What's that?" Rocky asked. Rubble then leaned in and whispered into Rocky's ear, making his eyes widen a bit.
"Woof... ew..." Rocky said.
"Oh my, how astonishing." The feminine voice spoke as a woman came into the room. The woman was dark brown skin, and so were her eyes and hair, with a little beauty spot on her face. Her attire consisted of a turquoise blazer, a pink shirt with a dark blue skirt, and red high heel shoes. Her accessories were gold earrings and a red colored purse. Inside the purse was a chicken. Yes, a real chicken named Chickalettla, which was snoozing away.
The lady was Mayor Goodway, the mayor of Adventure Bay, the descendent of Grover Goodway, the founder of Adventure Bay. This was a bit surprising since she should be back in town being the mayor. But she sure didn't want to pass up the greatest event in all of history here in New York.
"This place is so beautiful, and you pups made it even more beautiful." The Mayor said.
"Thank you, Mayor Goodway." Rubble said. "Say, how come you're here and not in Adventure Bay?"
"Well I may be a mayor, but I sure don't want to miss the signing ceremony either." Mayor Goodway said. "Plus, Nigel is such a good friend, I didn't want to leave him hanging."
"Nigel?" Rocky asked.
"I think that's King Acorn's name." Skye said.
"Wow, usually I thought a king's fiwst name was just king." Zuma said.
"Well, even kings have first names." Ryder said.
"Isn't this exciting?" Mayor Goodway asked. "The most magnificent moment in all of history, where the humans and anthropians can live together in peace and harmony! And the best part is, I get to introduce the King and the President!" Unable to keep her excitement, Mayor Goodway couldn't help but squeal, while Chickaletta just napped away in the mayor's purse.
"Sounds like someone's a bit over excited." Rubble said while Ryder gave a chuckle.
"Doesn't she mean furries?" Skye asked.
"Actually, the correct term is Anthropians." Rocky said. "At least I think it is." Pretty soon, the clock was a bit past 11:30 AM, meaning that it was time to open the doors to let people in.
"Ok pups, it's time." Ryder said, while Marshall gave a slight gulp. Pretty soon, the doors began to open up, allowing people to come inside. All of them were lining up to get into their seats, while some already went in to their assigned seats. The pups looked around, seeing so many people.
"Wow, there are a lot of people here." Rubble said.
"Yeah, I can't keep track of how many there are." Skye said, while Rocky looked around and spotted a familiar blue hedgehog and two tailed fox coming inside the room.
"Hey, there's Sonic!" Rocky said. "Hey Sonic!" The voice caught the blue hedgehog's attention, along with Tails.
"Oh, hey guys." Sonic said.
"Hi Ryder!" Tails said as the two walked up to the group. "Good to see you guys."
"Good to see you too." Ryder said. "You guys here for the Ceremony?"
"Yep." Tails said. It's gonna be a big day. You guys look like you've been busy."
"That's because we've spent all morning getting everything ready." Skye said. "We just got done with the decorations for the ceremony."
"Yep, and it's gonna be the bomb." Rubble said. "You know, awesome." The group laughed at Rubble's remark, until Sonic then noticed that there was a pup missing from the group. Actually, two pups were missing.
"That's odd, I thought Marshall and Chase would be here." Sonic said.
"Say, where's Chase?" Tails asked.
"He's off on a secret special assignment." Ryder said. "So unfortunately he's gonna have to miss the ceremony."
"Aw, I bet Sally's a bit disappointed too." Tails said. "She really loves that pup."
"But what about Marshall?" Sonic asked.
"He's in the bathroom, I think." Ryder said. "Come to think of it, I haven't seen him until an hour ago."
"He probably had some bad dog food last night." Rubble said.
"Or maybe he's a bit nervous since Chase put him in charge." Skye said.
"He looked pretty nervous to me when I saw him earlier." Rocky said. "He looked just as nervous before he took Everest on a walk in Adventure Bay, and we all know he's had a thing for her since last Christmas." Sonic rolled his eyes.
"Don't worry, I'll go talk to him." Sonic said.
"But he could be anywhere." Tails said.
"Don't worry, it's me." Sonic said as he quickly zipped down the hall, this time his speed not making the room shake.
"Wow, he didn't even blow the carpet away." Skye said.
"You got this... You got this..."
Those were the only words he kept telling himself, the small white Dalmatian pup with bright blue eyes and puffs of smokes for spots was staring right at himself in the mirror. The little 2 year-old dog, 14 in dog years, was telling himself the same three words over and over.
This was Marshall, the Firepup or firefighter of the PAW Patrol, as shown by the fire sigil on his pup tag. While on duty, he's normally seen with his red vest, and a fire fighter hat. Other than firefighting, he is also the team's medic. He is pretty much the class clown of the group, and tends to behave silly and clumsy. Despite that, he is excitable, loyal, and the bravest member of the PAW Patrol. Even the birds like him so much.
He was trying to boost his confidence today, and it wasn't just because of the signing ceremony today. Because with Chase not being here, Marshall is left in charge as the second in command. Sure Ryder was still here and he is the leader of the PAW Patrol, but Chase also gives orders to the pups when Ryder is usually busy. And Chase has named Marshall as the temporary second in command. Plus, with him being the clumsy, Marshall had to get his head in the game. That's why he was staring at himself in the mirror... in the bathroom.
"I got this... eye of the tiger." Marshall said in front of the mirror. "I got this." Yes, he's got this, he thought. He was only gonna be with the pups, and give them orders when they need to do something. It's not like he's gonna be on stage giving a speech. Wait. He was gonna be on stage with the other pups... watched by many many people attending.
Suddenly, he heard some noise outside the bathroom. It sounded like people. He looked at the clock, seeing that it was almost 12:00 PM, which meant people were coming inside and the signing was about to begin. He looked at himself in the mirror, and his face began to shrivel with worry. The poor pup's stage fright was coming back to bite him.
"Awww dammit..." He cursed, then his cheeks began to puff up repeatedly. He could feel his stomach churning and something was coming up, wanting out. He rushed over to the stalls and opened the door to the toilets. Inside the stall, he opened his mouth, and the contents came out of his mouth, and he threw up into the toilet. What felt like minutes, Marshall only moaned in pure horror. He then rushed out of the stall and out of the bathroom. He then made his way to a nearby door and went into the room. He couldn't help but panic and whimper inside the dark.
-KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK-
"GAH!" The dalmation pup, Marshall, yelped as he jumped off the ground backwards and into the desk behind him. "I'm ok..."
"Marshall, are you in there?" a voice asked from the other side of the door. The pup's ears lifted up, for her knew that voice.
"Sonic?" Marshall asked. "Sonic is that you?!"
"Yeah, it's me." Sonic's voice said. "You in there?"
"Yeah, I'm in here!" Marshall said, with the door opening up, revealing Sonic himself.
"Hey Marsh." Sonic said.
"Sonic!" Marshall said as he leaped up onto Sonic, almost knocking him to the ground and licking his face. Despite that, Sonic only smiled and chuckled as the pup licked him all over his cheeks.
"Good to see you too, Marsh." Sonic said. The Dalmatian pup was so thrilled to see Sonic. Actually, he's always thrilled to see Sonic. A while back, almost seven months ago, Marshall was hitting some pretty hard times, thinking that he was always bringing bad luck and messing up all the time, leading him to run away to spare everyone of his terrible clumsiness. Eventually he was caught in a terrible storm and nearly drowned after falling into a river and down the waterfall. Sonic, who heard that his own dog, Sparky, passed away, found the Dalmatian pup on the side of the river unconscious and hurt. He ended up taking him in and looked after him until he was well enough, and the two became quick friends during that time. Eventually, the PAW Patrol were on a big wide search for him, and they eventually found him after he helped Sonic rescue a young girl trapped inside a collapsing cave. Marshall was reunited with the PAW Patrol with open arms, and since then, Sonic would visit Adventure Bay often to see his little Dalmatian friend. Yep, they were good friends alright.
"How you doing Marsh?" Sonic asked as he petted the pup's head.
"Doing great." Marshall answered. "Actually, I'm doing more great now that you're here. You came to see the signing ceremony?"
"Yeah, Sal talked me into going." Sonic said. "Say, what are you doing in here?"
"Oh... well, I was actually in the bathroom..." Marshall said.
"Why?" Sonic asked.
"To try and get my game face on." Marshall said. "You know, boost my confidence."
"Boost your confidence?" Sonic asked.
"Yeah." Marshall said. "It's because... well..." The pup only lowered his head.
"Marsh, it's ok, you can tell me." Sonic said.
"It's just that... well, I'm sure you know, Chase isn't here, right?" Marshall said.
"Yeah, Ryder did say he was out and won't be back today." Sonic said. "But what does that got anything to do with this?"
"You see, Chase put me in charge as Second-In-Command of the PAW Patrol while he's away, and I was kinda hoping that he would be back soon." Marshall said. "Because... I feel pretty anxious."
"Anxious?" Sonic asked. "You're anxious because you have an opportunity to be a team leader?"
"That's exactly it! Marshall asked. "That's the point! Chase trusted me to make sure the team does what they need to do! But you know how clumsy I am. I'm scared that I might get this all wrong, or crash into something and screw everything up! The firepup only lowered his head down. Within him being clumsy, he was very accident prone, usually crashing into things around him. But not only that, with Chase being the second-in-command of the Paw Patrol, Marshall is right behind him as the third-in-command. Usually on big events like this, Chase would help instruct the pups on what they need to do. But since he's not here, all eyes fell on Marshall, who was without a doubt happily honored, but extremely nervous when Chase asked him to look after the team while he was away. Marshall was not the kind of pup to take charge, most likely because he liked following orders instead of giving them.
"I know Chase asked me to look after the pups, but I'm worried that I might not get this right." Marshall said. "What if I give the wrong orders to the wrong pups? Or worse, what if I get clumsy again and set the building on fire?!" Sonic couldn't help but chuckle at Marshall being all worried, but never less, he gave him a nice scratch on the head and ear.
"Don't worry, Marsh." He said. "I understand that you feel a bit overwhelmed with this responsibility, but you can do this. I know you can. After all, you did lead the pups to victory by taking out the movie monster robot, remember?" The pup started to think, and he remembered. The time when they were helping movie producers film a movie in Adventure Bay, and their movie monster robot started to run amok and burn everything in it's path. Marshall was able to lead the pups and take out fires, as well as stopping the robot. He did a really good job at that.
"Yeah, I suppose I did." Marshall said. "But this is like a real thing, and with Chase absent, I can't help but worry."
"Also, you know that Ryder is the Team Leader, right?" Sonic asked.
"Yeah..." Marshall said, but then the Dalmatian pup quickly caught on what Sonic was telling him. Ryder is the leader of the PAW Patrol, and Chase was the second in command. Chase may not be here, but Ryder still is. So if Marshall needs help, Ryder can help him out!
"Oh, now I get it." Marshall said. "I guess I let myself get overworked for nothing, huh."
"Yep, but most of the pressure's off now." Sonic said. "Just remember, nobody's expecting too much from you Marsh. Just lead the team your own way. You're gonna do great at this."
"Thanks." Marshall said. "As a Safety Expert Firepup / Third-in-Command Leader, I need to make sure everything's in order, and really safe."
"Welp, you're doing a good job at it." Sonic said as he knelt down and scratched the pup behind the ear, making the dalmatian slip into a state of bliss. Any dog does that when rubbed, scratched, or even stroked in the right place.
Pretty soon, the blue hedgehog looked around in the room, seeing that it was dark. He got back up and flicked the light on, revealing the room as what appears to be a storage room of some sorts, and it had some fancy objects inside.
"Huh, for a storage room, this place has a lot of fancy stuff in here." Sonic said, with the firepup looking around himself.
"Actually, I don't think this is a storage room." Marshall said. Sonic kept turning his head until he glanced over to his left and saw something that caught his eye. On the very end of the room was a pedestal, holding what appears to be some crystal skull in place. Surprisingly, the skull had blue colored gemstones for eyes. Sonic couldn't help but stare at it. That skull looked just like those skulls that Jake and his friends were looking for, the ones that the Huntsclan desperately need to conquer the world.
Tertia autem ad locum, tenens in manu datur...
The blue hedgehog gasped as he saw the skull, and heard those Latin words in his head. No way, he thought. Was this one of the skull gems? He couldn't help but move a bit closer to the pedestal.
"Sonic?" Marshall asked, getting his attention.
"Huh?" Sonic asked.
"You alright?" Marshall asked. The blue hedgehog glanced back at the pedestal and the crystal skull.
"Yeah... I think so." Sonic said.
"Hey, stranger." A voice spoke. Turning his head back to the open doorway, the blue hedgehog saw someone he knew pretty well. Emerging from the side of the hall was a light brown chipmunk, with a tan underbelly and her fur cheeks the same color. Her eyes were blue, she had long beautiful dark auburn hair that connected to a stripe going down her back and ending on her tail. She was in a lovely light purple dress, and her ponytail was braided. On top of her forehead was a tiara covered by her bangs.
She was Princess Sally Acorn, daughter of King Nigel Acorn of the Kingdom of Acorn, leader of the Kingdom's Freedom Fighters.
Sonic and Sally have a very interesting relationship. They were childhood friends growing up, which later blossomed into a romance. When the blue blur was around ten, he encountered her near the river lake seeing if the mythical secrets of the lake were true. Since then the two have become close friends. But one day, an evil wizard known as Naugus overthrew her father and took over the kingdom. Sally formed together a group of rebels known as the Freedom Fighters, who fight to protect the world and reclaim their stolen home. It took about four years of work, but Naugus was destroyed and Sally's father returned as ruler of the Kingdom. After that day, Sonic and Sally decided to pursue a romantic relationship.
No joking, they were actually engaged once, but there was one problem. Sally was going to be acting ruler while her father was away, and she wanted Sonic to rule by her side. However, the blue blur, despite having a royal lineage from his mom's side, didn't want to rule a kingdom, knowing that it's a huge responsibility. This caused the two to get into a massive argument in which Sally broke up with him, which placed a terrible strain on her relationship with the blue blur, and her father. Since that day, Sonic left home to travel the world with Tails. But after two years, a lot of stuff happened and all that... it's complicated.
Sonic was taken back by her dress.
"Wow... you look beautiful." Sonic said.
"Really?" Sally asked. "I feel ridiculous." Hearing that made the blue hedgehog chuckle quietly.
"Well, I think you look amazing." Sonic said, making the chipmunk smile and blush, making her look away. Marshall was watching the two with a smile. But then he realized that he was in their space a bit.
"Oh!" Marshall spoke. "Um, I'll just... go check on the others. Bye!" With that, the pup zipped out of the hall and to rejoin the pups. A crashing sound was heard at the end of the hall, signifying that Marshall probably tripped or crashed into something. "I'm good..." The blue hedgehog couldn't help but roll his eyes with a smile, while the princess gave a chuckle.
"So, you here for the conference too?" Sonic asked.
"Yeah." Sally said. "My father is speaking at the conference today. He's working on making peace with the United Federations. They arranged all this and made sure to take whatever pre-caution incase there's any problem."
"Pretty cool." Sonic said. "You speaking at the conference too?"
"Yep." Sally said. "I still can't believe that we actually managed to make it this far in negotiating peace."
"Well, who's to thank for that?" Sonic asked.
"You?" Sally asked.
"Who else?" Sonic asked.
"Always taking the credit, aren't ya." Sally said.
"Well, I did save them from a massive water god, and the entire planet from a space station and an alien invasion." Sonic said.
"True, but you did have help, and Tails is the star witness of that." Sally said.
"Touché." The blue hedgehog replied as the two gave another chuckle.
"So..." Sally said.
"So what?" Sonic asked.
"So, are we gonna tell him?" Sally asked.
"Tell who?" Sonic asked.
"My father." Sally said.
"Oh... tell him what?" Sonic asked, with the chipmunk giving a sigh.
"Sonic, we're gonna tell him... about us." Sally said. The blue hedgehog froze.
"Huh?!" Sonic asked. "Right Now?!"
"No, not now, but after the ceremony is over." Sally said.
"It would be easier to tell him if he was drunk." Sonic said.
"Sonic!" Sally said. "He's not like that at all."
"Then how'd you explain him going all out at the Victory Party a few years ago?" Sonic asked. "Maybe if I ask Mayor Goodway to put in a good word for us."
"Sonic, we can't keep this from him forever, you know." Sally said. The blue hedgehog only gave a defeated sigh.
"I'm sorry, Sal." Sonic said. "It's just, I really want to tell your dad that we're back together. But you and I ended things badly between us two years ago, and he's probably still a bit upset about the whole ordeal. I mean, you saw how angry he got at us, especially towards you. I don't him to give you a lecture and all that-" Before he could finish, he glanced right back at her, and noticed something. She was looking away, staring blankly at the floor. She had this look on her face, like she was trapped in a daze.
"Sal, are you alright?" Sonic asked, only to hear some strange breathing coming from her, like she was hyperventilating, and her face seemed to look a bit pale, like she was terrified.
"Uh oh..." Sonic said, knowing what was happening. "Sal?" He placed his hand on her shoulder, then suddenly she jumped, like something scared the life out of her. She panted, and looked around, only to see Sonic, showing a face of concern.
"You alright?" He asked.
"Yes." She spoke, still hyperventilating. "I'm... I'm fine..."
"Are you?" Sonic asked.
"Just... horrorflashes, that's all." Sally said. "For a second, I thought I saw... I saw..." Before she could continue, the blue hedgehog wrapped her arms around her, giving her a hug.
"It's alright." He said. "Just breathe in and out slowly, ok?" Feeling his body close to her allowed her breathing to slow down, feeling safe in his arms. She returned the hug, and nuzzled. There's a reason why she had a jumpy moment there.
During the Black Arms Invasion, before they got back together, Sally was placed in a very traumatic experience. The day the Black Comet was passing the planet was the day the Black Arms, evil aliens that wanted to take over the planet to harvest it's natural resources, invaded Earth. The aliens launched an attack on the Kingdom of Acorn, and Sally valiantly lead her people against them, but the aliens overpowered them and they kidnapped her in the process. During her three day captivity, she was tortured both physically and mentally, beyond what anyone could imagine. Luckily she was saved by Sonic, who she hasn't seen in two years around that time. And eventually the Black Comet was destroyed, along with the black arms.
But a month later, while the kingdom quickly recovered from the ordeal, Sally hasn't. She became paranoid, thinking that some of the civilians, even her own father were black arms in disguise. She began to suffer panic attacks, hallucinations, lack of sleep, and suffered a tremendous mental breakdown from the pressure of the nightmares and her duties of ruling the kingdom. Unable to cope with it, she attempted to commit suicide. Sonic, who heard of her breakdown from her friends, found her with her wrists cut, and almost unconcious. That was actually the first time Sonic has ever been terrified. He took her to the hospital where she was sedated and her wounds were stitched up. But upon waking up, she attacked him, but snapped out of it when she heard his pleas to stop. At that moment, for the first time in her life, she was completely broken.
Seeing a psychiatrist, she was diagnosed with PTSD, which was short for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, caused by her torture from the black arms. Realizing that she needed help, she decided to step down from ruling the kingdom, and moved in with Sonic and her old friends who decided to live in the human town of Adventure Bay, where she realized that she still loved Sonic. During their talk, there was a lot of shouting, crying, and lots of emotions, but the two eventually made up and their love was rekindled to a much stronger point.
Over the next few months, she recovered and improved greatly. But the effects of PTSD still lingered. Instead of paranoia and hallucinations, she would get nightmares, and some minor flashbacks once and a while. Short and quick they were, and not as bad as they used to be, but it was enough to get her frightened. But the blue blur's embrace helped her breathe normally again and feel safe.
"I'm sorry." She said.
"Don't be." Sonic said. "It's ok. I may not know what you're going through, but I understand, and I'm always here for you. Just never forget that." Hearing that made the chipmunk look right at him with a smile, and hugged him even tighter.
"Sorry, I guess I just miss you so much." Sally said.
"So you did miss me after those two years?" Sonic asked.
"Sonic..." Sally said, getting annoyed by his response.
"Hey, it's alright." Sonic said. "Cuz I missed you too." The chipmunk couldn't help but smile and she still clung to him still. The two didn't want to let go, in fact they wanted more. Without hesitating, the two leaned in and kissed passionately, holding each other in embrace.
"Sally?"
The voice quickly got their attention, both of their expressions showed that they knew who it was.
"Daddy..!" The two spoke out loud.
"Hide!" Sally spoke, pushing Sonic into the room he originally thought was the storage room next to them.
"Sally, dear? the voice asked while the chipmunk closed the door and brushed her hair back, just as her father, King Nigel Acorn emerged from the end of the hall. The king, unlike his daughter, was actually an anthropomorphic squirrel and he had no cheek hair like she did. But like Sally, he shares the general coloration as her, such as the two tones of brown for his fur and the auburn hair and eyebrows. He had a short and smooth mustache and likewise flat hair, while possessing a large and rounded bushy tail. His uniform was blue, trimmed with red at the collar, sleeves, and bottom, with a red belt wit an acorn-shaped buckle and gold epaulets. He wore blue boots with buckles at the front part of each foot with red cuffs at the top. At his side was a sword in a brown hilt, though the hilt seemed to be silver blue.
"Hi daddy." Sally said, giving a big smile.
"Oh, there you are." He said. "I was just looking for you. Are you ready?"
"Yes, I just got back from the bathroom." Sally said. Luckily, and technically that part was not a lie because she did come from the bathroom before arriving her. Though her smile showed something was off.
"Are you ok, dear?" King Acorn asked.
"Oh, uh... Just a little nervous, father." Sally said, making her way towards him and helped him down the hall. "But don't worry about me, we got a ceremony to do."
"Oh, ok." He said as the two walked away until they disappeared down the hall. Emerging from the room was Sonic, who felt a bit dizzy after being thrown back into the room. But he couldn't blame her, since she didn't want to be seen with him by her father yet. But they're gonna have to tell him eventually. The blue hedgehog brushed himself off and went out the room, but not before looking back inside to see the Skull on the pedestal. That definitely has to be one of the Skull Gems. Unfortunately, it wasn't a good time to retrieve it. If it was in here with these other fancy objects, then the building owners must've placed it in here so no one would steal it. He would have to let Jake know after the ceremony, and return later tonight to collect it. He departed from the room, turned the lights off and closed the door, unaware the skull was giving a fainted glow.
Today is indeed a big day for everyone. At long last, the Peace Treaty between the United Federations and the Kingdom of Acorn is about to begin. A lot of people were attending, including some government officials, senators, even civilians, and it wasn't just humans, but also anthropians as well. This was a very big moment in history. With it being this big, this could be a music concert... or a festival is there was at least more than 5,000 people here in attendance. Luckily it was a bit small.
Up on the Platform, were the speakers of the ceremony. President Gordon was on the right side, while King Acorn and Sally were on the right. The King's men were on the right side while the security were on the left, and the PAW Patrol were in the middle, all of them in position to make sure nothing bad happens. Security was increased slightly to ensure no one harms the President and / or the King.
Of course, the first to speak was President Gordon, who said the usual saying how even in tough times, they'll stand united to protect not only the nation, but also each other. The next to speak was the King, who spoke similar and how wonderful this was for both the Kingdom and the United Federations put their differences aside to become friends. Next was Mayor Goodway, who was very, very excited to speak. She couldn't stop saying how honored she was about giving the speech supporting each of them. Luckily she was able to calm herself and make sure she didn't keep the speech long. This has already been going on for three hours already, and it was almost 3:00 PM.
"And now, with all due consideration." Mayor Goodway continued. "I am very pleased to introduce Miss Sally Alicia Acorn!" The audience gave a clap as she excluded herself and Sally took the stand.
"Thank You, Mayor Goodway." Sally said, and cleared her voice. "And thank all of you for coming. This is truly a wonderful day for all of us here." As she kept speaking everyone in the audience was listening away. But for Sonic, this was pure torture, only during the King's speech and the President's speech. He didn't like sitting around in one spot for too long. But he didn't want to just get up and leave. Plus, he didn't want to leave Tails, Sally, who was in the middle of her speech, or at least Marshall, so he had to suck it up. But when Sally got up to speak, he didn't feel bored or unstable. Just seeing her up there speaking strongly, with no worries at all, like she used to and always did, made the blue hedgehog smiled. Despite everything she faced, she was still the Sally he knew and loved.
"Cute girl, huh?" a voice asked from his right.
"Cute? She's amazing." Sonic said, but then stopped. That voice definitely wasn't Tails, because he was on Sonic's left. The blue hedgehog looked over to see the boy with black spikey hair, red scarf and the sunglasses, looking back at him.
"Hey, you look familiar." Sonic said. "Have we met before?"
"Can't say that we have." The guy said, removing his shades, showing his blue eyes. "Name's Miyamoto. Jamiko Miyamoto."
"Ahhh Japanese." Sonic said as he shook the boy's hand. "Nice to meet you."
"How'd you know I'm from Japan?" Sonic asked.
"Well, the planet has all kinds of interesting cultures." Sonic said. "And yours is the most interesting. You new here?"
"Yeah, I actually flew in yesterday from Tokyo." CJ said.
"Wow, that's almost a seven thousand mile flight from here." Sonic said. "How are you enjoying it here?"
"Pretty nice." CJ said. "Just seeing the sights for vacation."
"Cool." Sonic said. The two glanced forward to continue to hear the speech.
"I know we've had our differences in the past, with us worrying about our own issues." Sally said. "But today, we're no longer strangers to each other. Today, we are all one, stepping into whatever life has to throw at us. And all of you, who have helped us in our time of need, and those who have helped us and each other, I thank you all for your hospitality. But more importantly, personally, I want to thank Sonic, the blue hedgehog which I know you all know and love, who actually helped make all this possible. He's been my best friend who's stuck by me every step of the way. We all wouldn't even be here together if it weren't for him." The blue hedgehog in the audience was actually taken back by this. Hearing all that made him smile. He really did make most of this possible. Though he had to admit, he wouldn't even have made this possible without all the friends he's met over the past couple years.
But then... he felt something. A slight breeze moved by, but the hedgehog felt it. He looked around with his eyes, scanning the crowd in front of him. Something was wrong, he thought. The wind... it was telling him something. Aside from his super sonic speed, Sonic has a very unique ability. He can hear and sense what the wind is telling him. Some believes that it's actually a trait he picked up from his father, who also was guided by the wind during his days as an Assassin. With Sonic, given his incredible speed, the wind is stronger with him. As the wind blew again, Sonic turned his head, looking upward, seeing a shadowy figure up on top of the upper floor. There was a glowing green energy conjuring up. The blue blur's eyes widened, and he looked forward, seeing a red dot rising from the pedestal and up to Sally's forehead.
"Oh no..." He spoke silently, quickly got up from his seat, passing CJ, and getting the attention of everyone around.
"Sonic?" Tails asked. Sonic leaped off onto the walk way and ran toward the pedestal.
"Sally, Look Out!" Sonic shouted as he leaped, the mysterious foe pulled the trigger and fired. Sonic leapt towards the chipmunk and pulled her out the way to the ground, just as a green energy beam blasted the platform. The sudden blast of energy surprised and startled everyone, even Marshall. Luckily, Sally and Sonic were completely unharmed.
"Are you ok?" Sonic asked.
"Yeah, I'm ok..." She answered, in a bit of shock. They both looked back at the destroyed pedestal, which was in ash. The blue hedgehog lifted his head up. Turning back to the direction the shooter was, the figure then leaped off the building and dropped to the ground, revealing more figures joining him.
"You gotta be kidding me." Sonic said as he got up to his feet in surprise. Standing there, were men dressed in purple suits, wearing ninja-like masks and battle gear, with only their eyes being visible. They were Huntsmen, enemies of the dragon race. They were here... In public? This was a surprise. Everyone gasped as they saw the mysterious soldiers, while Marshall's eyes widened up, recognizing the sigils on their attires.
"Uh oh..." He said, knowing he they were. Sonic had told him about the Huntsclan. Now he has seen them in person. The president looked to see the mysterious men. What were they? Terrorists, he thought? Didn't matter. They had to be stopped.
"Quick, stop them!" He spoke.
"You heard the President!" The Commander said. "Stop the intruders!" Security quickly moved in to stop them, only for the dragon slayers to slip past them and engage them in a fight. Some of the huntsmen glanced forward to see Sonic, who was protecting the Princess.
"Capture the rat!" The one in front said, with the rest nodding in agreement. They all rushed forward, with Sonic ready to fight. But soon, CJ rose from his seat and punched the charging men in the face. Surprised, the other men attempted to attack, but CJ performed a kick, removing the staff from one of them. Taking it, he swung it, striking one of the men. As one of the huntsmen attempted to throw a punch, CJ blocked it with his foot and thrusted the staff quickly, striking the slayer and swung the weapon, knocking him out. He then flipped, kicking the last attacker to the ground, and dove the staff downward, stabbing the slayer. He lifted his head up, to see Sonic greatly surprised.
"Whoa..." Sonic said. Who was this guy? Was he some kind of solider or something?
"On your left!" CJ called out. The blue hedgehog looked to his left, seeing another huntsoldier charging toward him. He then threw a kick, sending him to the floor.
"Whoa..." Sally said, seeing the sigil on the man's outfit. "Is he one of those slayers you told me about?"
"Yeah, same ones." Sonic said, turning his head to see some of security dealing with the other huntsmen. "You need to get out of here, ok?"
"I'm not leaving you." Sally said.
"No, trust me." Sonic said. "You and your dad get out of here, ok?" Within that second, not caring who would see, she pulled him in and kissed him passionate.
"You better be safe." She said.
"I promise." He said, as he jumped into the fray. Taking action, Sonic moved in and spun around, leaping off and striking the Huntsoldiers in the heads with his homing attack, knocking them to the floor.
"Tails!" Sonic called out to the fox. "Get these people out!"
"But what about you?" Tails asked.
"I'll deal with them!" Sonic said as he kicked one of the Hunts soldiers in the crotch, making him squeal in a high pitch voice before sending him to the ground. "Just go!" With a nod, Tails flew up into the air, then flew down to a couple of people.
"Quick!" Tails said as he extended his hand. "Grab on and I'll get you out of here!" Taking their hands, he lifted them up and onto the next floor, getting them to a safer route as the chaos kept going. People were panicking as they saw these masked warriors and security fighting each other.
"Oh dear!" Mayor Goodway spoke from her hiding spot. "Ryder, we have to get everyone to safety!"
"Got it!" Ryder spoke before turning to the pups. "PAW Patrol, let's roll out!" Marshall was then brought back to reality as he heard Ryder's voice.
"Oh, on it!" Marshall said, then he turned to the pups. "Pups, let's get everyone out of here! Skye, you and Zuma get everyone on the left to the left exits! Rocky, Rubble, you guys get everyone on the right to the right exit!"
"Got it!" The pups said in unison.
"Alright!" Ryder said. "PAW Patrol..."
"Is On A Roll!" The pups called out together as they moved in. Skye and Zuma went to the left to get everyone on the left side out, while Rocky and Rubble got everyone on the right to the exits on the right. Ryder moved in to help Mayor Goodway, King Acorn, and President Gordon to safety.
"C'mon, let's get out of here!" Ryder said as he helped them to the back exit. The King however, turned around to see Sally, standing stiff as she saw the chaos.
"Sally, hurry!" King Acorn said, getting her attention. Snapping back to her senses, she quickly moved in to join them, only to be stopped by two of the Huntsoldiers.
"Don't move!" They spoke, stopping the chipmunk in her path. She then flicked her arms out, as if she was activating something. But then she looked down at her wrists and saw her bracelets weren't on. She left them back at the place she was staying at.
"Uh oh." She said as the Huntsoldiers moved toward her.
"Hey!" King Acorn said as he rushed toward them, getting their attention. "Leave my daughter alone!" He then pulled out the sword from his hilt and swung, slashing them to the ground.
"Nice hit." Sally said, but then suddenly more soldiers appeared behind her. She turned, and noticed her father moved in front of her, facing them.
"Sally, follow Ryder and get out of here!" He said.
"But dad, what about you?" Sally asked.
"Just go!" He said. "Don't worry about me!"
"Princess, we have to go!" Ryder called out. The girl looked back at the boy then at her father. She didn't want to leave him behind, but there was no way she could fight now. She gave a nod and moved with Ryder.
"Nigel, be careful!" Mayor Goodway called out as she, Sally, Ryder, and the President were escorted out of the room, while the King stayed and fight. As some of the Hunt soldiers approached him, he swung his sword and fought them off. Meanwhile, Sonic was having his fun, taking out some of the huntsmen with his speed and agility. He then remembered. He knew why there were here. That skull he saw back in the storage room. It was one of the Aztec Skull Gems. That must be what they're after. He looked around, and saw Marshall.
"Marshall!" Sonic called out, getting the pup's attention.
"Sonic!" The Dalmatian pup responded as he rushed toward the blue hedgehog. But soon as they got close to each other, one of the huntsoldiers was charging toward the hedgehog, only to be shot by a green blast, sending him to the floor. Sonic turned to see CJ, who looked at the staff he fired.
"Wow, these things do fire projectiles." He said.
"Thanks." Sonic said with a thumbs up.
"Wow..." Marshall said. "Is he like Rose? You know, a traitor too?"
"No, never seen him before." Sonic said, as CJ approached him.
"Your welcome." CJ said.
"Well, I already thanked you." Sonic said. "You a traitor too?"
"No." CJ said. "I'm actually-" Before he could finish his sentence, they heard another sound, like glass breaking. Looking upwards, they saw a couple of more Hunt soldiers jumping into the room, with a much larger one landing between them. As he rose, the other huntsmen stood aside, allowing him to move forward, showing that it was their leader. He was tall, muscular, and while he wore a purple suit like most of his men, he harbored a cape around his shoulders, and masked to hide his face. Upon his head was a helmet in the shape of a dragon skull. It's highly possible that the helmet is a dragon's skull. The only thing to make for his face were his red colored eyes. The Huntsman, other wise known as the Huntsmaster by his pupils and men, is considered bitter, serious, and very sadistic, not even caring who stands in his way. Sonic and Marshall's eyes widened as they saw him.
"Is... is that?" Marshall asked.
"Yeah." Sonic said. "The Huntsman." Taking a quick view of the room, the Huntsmaster turned to his men.
"Men, search for the Aztec Skull and capture anyone that stands in your way." The Huntsman spoke.
"Yes Sir!" The men spoke out and they moved out. He then turned his head forward, to see the King taking down another one of his men. King Acorn then lifted his head, but he was then surprised by the man's structure. He pointed his sword forward, ready to fight.
"Ahhhh… so this is the King I've heard much about." He said as she slowly approached him, unaware of Sonic, CJ, and Marshall on the other side of the room. He looked back at the boy next to him.
"There are people still inside." Sonic said. "Get everyone out if you can."
"Sure, but you and I need to talk later." CJ said.
"Deal." Sonic said. "Now go." With a nod, CJ headed out the room, disappearing and avoiding the Huntsman's detection. The blue hedgehog turned to the pup next to him.
"Marshall." Sonic whispered to the Dalmatian. "You know that room you were hiding in not too long ago?"
"Yeah?" Marshall asked.
"There's an crystal skull with two colored eye gems in there." Sonic said. "That's what they're after."
"The skull gem?" Marshall asked.
"Yes, you go and find it." Sonic said. "Make sure they don't get it, alright?"
"Ok!" Marshall said.
"Good, now go!" Sonic said as the Dalmatian quickly ran out of the room, and the blue hedgehog glanced back at the Huntsman, who was approaching the king.
"What do you want?" King Acorn asked. "Why did you come here?"
"I'm in search of something that I need." The Huntsman said, who then had his eye on the king's sword. "And that sword you have, I'll take that as well." The Huntsman then summoned his staff, which extended blades on each end. But before he could get any closer, someone sped in between him and the king. As the dust cleared, the figure was revealed to be Sonic, who was facing against the dragon slayer, who gave a hateful glare.
"You... Sonic the Hedgehog." He hissed.
"Huntsman." Sonic said. "The Dragon Realm's #4 Threat."
"Well soon, I shall be #1 biggest threat." The Huntsman said.
"Sorry, but the Dark Dragon holds that position." Sonic said.
"The Dark Dragon is dead." The Huntsman replied.
"Yeah, but you're nothing compared to that." Sonic said. "I have to say, attacking a public place in front of humans. That's cold... and desperate, even for you."
"There are times when we must make desperate decisions." Huntsman said.
"Blah blah blah..." Sonic spoke. "Yeah, I get the picture. You know, when my dad told you to leave the dragons alone, you should've listened. I guess throwing you into that monster pit didn't give you the memo." The Dragon killing master only growled. That's right. The Huntsman knew who Sonic was, and who he was descended from. He had a very embarrassing encounter with the hedgehog's father, who was on an assassination mission which ended up being a rescue mission. It's a long story.
"How dare you mention that horrible memory." He spoke. "Of course, I should thank him for it. I wouldn't be the most feared man in the world if it weren't for him."
"Awww... you're finally accepting your humiliation." Sonic said with a smirk.
"You seem to not know the meaning of humiliation, rodent." Huntsman said. "But you will when I rip your head off."
"Boring... Let's Fight!" Sonic spoke out, taking his stance. He then ran fast and struck him with his homing attack, but the Huntsman blocked it with his staff. He swung, but the hedgehog dodged. Since Sonic can run at super sonic speed, he could dodge almost anything thrown at him. Well, almost anything. The blue hedgehog then grabbed one of the chairs and hurled it at the dragon slayer, but he sliced it with his staff, glowing with green energy.
"Is that really the best you could do?" Huntsman asked as he aimed at the hedgehog and fired, but Sonic zipped out of the way, each time the Huntsman fired. Sonic was just too fast.
"You know what, let's kick it up a notch." Sonic said as he moved up and began to throw some punches. The Huntsman blocked each one, even the kick that Sonic threw. As the two were righting, the King waited behind one of the pillars that kept the upper floor up. He watched as Sonic kept throwing more kicks and punches, but the Huntsman blocked each one, and with aim, he fired his staff, hurtling the hedgehog to the wall.
"Now, I got you!" He shouted, aiming once more at the Hedgehog. Then suddenly, King Acorn emerged from his spot and swung his sword, striking the dragon slayer in the side.
"GAH!" He shouted before turning to face the king. "You will pay for that!" He then swung his staff, but the king deflected it with his own blade, and the two crossed sword and staff, engaging in a duel. Seeing him distracted, Sonic jumped out of the wall and spun dash into the Huntsman's back, almost making him lose balance. The Huntsman swung back, but Sonic dodged.
"Your majesty, you should get out of here!" Sonic said.
"And leave you here to fight on your own?" King Acorn asked. "Not a chance!" He then swung his sword to throw off the Huntsman's aim, but the dragon slayer kicked him away, but the opportunity allowed Sonic to punch the Huntsman several times in the face, nearly cracking his helmet.
Back with Marshall, he was rushing down the hallway, making his way straight to the room he and Sonic were in. Luckily, he remembered the path he took from there to the conference room.
"I should almost be there!" He said. "I should almost be there-" He then turned to his right and came to a halt. He saw two figures coming out of the room. They too were wearing the purple suits that the Huntsmen wore, but they were a bit smaller than the others, most likely teenage boys. They were Huntsmen #88, the skinny one with the buck teeth and Huntsmen #89, the smaller, rounder, and dark skinned one. Actually, there was no telling if it was the other way around, but cares.
"Dude, We Got It!" #88 said, holding the skull gem up. "We actually found it!"
"That's what I'm talking about!" #89 said as he high fived his fellow huntsboy, unaware that Marshall saw them. "That was actually easy, bro."
"Hey!" Marshall called out. "That doesn't belong to you!" He rushed over to the boys and began to bark loudly, getting their attention. They only had one reaction.
"AAAAAAHHHHHH!" The two shouted as they hugged each other in fear, dropping the skull to the ground. "TALKING DOG!"
"Huh?" Marshall asked, a bit surprised that they're actually frightened.
"What do we do?!" #88 asked? "What do we do?!"
"Don't look at me!" #89 shouted back. "It's a talking dog!"
"What…" Marshall asked, but then he remembered. Sonic told him that some of the Huntsclan were a couple of cowards, and these two had to be the cowards. An idea came to his head. If these guys were scared by just him talking, then maybe he could scare them away.
"Oh yeah, I sure can talk." Marshall said. "And I can do this too!" He then let out a bark, then suddenly, his small pup pack emitted a small double barrel cannon, locked and loaded.
"Say hello to my little friend!" Marshall said, imitating Tony Montana from the movie Scarface, as the cannon clicked.
"AHHHH!" #88 shouted. "He's got a cannon!"
"RUN, MAMA!" #89 shouted as he and his friend ran away, leaving the Skull Gem behind. Marshall stood there proud, and a bit surprised.
"Wow, I didn't even have to use my water cannon." Marshall said, while it squirted out a short torrent of water. That's what his cannon actually does, shoot out gushes of water like a fire hose, used primarily to put out fires. He glanced down and picked up the skull with his mouth. He then made his way back to the conference room.
Speaking of which, Sonic and the King were still fighting against the Huntsman, who was shooting and swinging his staff as Sonic jumped around and bashed him with his homing attack, and the King swung his sword, striking him everywhere.
"Last chance, Huntsy!" Sonic said as he zoomed up the man's face.
"Never!" The Huntsman said as he grabbed Sonic by the legs and picked him up. He then hurled him towards the King and knocked them to the ground.
"Sorry, your majesty." Sonic said.
"It's no harm." King Acorn said. They both looked up to see the Huntsman approaching them, with his staff charging up.
"Time to finish you off, once and for all." He said, as Marshall came to the doors, and stopped. The Dalmatian pup gasped, dropping the Skull Gem from his mouth, seeing the dragon slayer ready to finish of Sonic and the King. He wasn't gonna let that happen.
"Hey, Leave Them Alone!" Marshall shouted and barked, rushing in from behind. "Water Cannon!" His small pup pack then emitted his cannon, then on command, the cannon fired a gush of water at the Huntsman's face, staggering him a bit.
"You insolent canine!" He shouted as he swung his staff, hitting Marshall across the room and through the wall. "That'll teach you!"
"HEY!" Sonic shouted as he jumped on the Huntsman's back. "Nobody Does That To My Pup!" He then wrapped his arms around the Huntsmaster and pulled, trying to choke him. Despite his efforts, the Huntsman grabbed the hedgehog and threw him to the ground. He then aimed with his staff and fired, hitting Sonic and hurtling him crashing into the chairs. Sonic moaned in the bit of pain he felt. He tried to pull himself out, but the chairs were pushing down on top of him, making getting out a struggle. The blue hedgehog looked up to see the Dragon slayer, ready to finish him off.
"Prepare to die... Rodent!" The Huntsmaster shouted as he aimed. But suddenly, King Acorn jumped in, swinging his sword and struck the hunter's scepter, making it blast away and hit the wall, making it crumble down.
"Fool!" The Huntsman shouted as he pushed the King back, and then swung, with a slash striking the king, followed by a small burst of blood from his abdomen. Sonic's eyes widened with shock. The king was struck!
"NOOOOO!" Sonic shouted, as King Acorn fell down to the ground. As he collapsed, the Huntsmaster ran away, and spotted the Skull Gem on the ground. With a sinister smile, he picked it up and ran, disappearing into the smoke. Seeing the king unconscious, Sonic pulled himself out the debris and rushed over to him.
"Your majesty!" Sonic said. "Your majesty, are you alright?" The king's hand twitched for a brief second, and his eyes slowly opened as he gave a ragged breathing. He clutched where he was struck, right in the stomach, which was bleeding.
"It's ok, we're gonna get you help." Sonic said as he tried to help the king up. He then turned his head back. "Marshall!" Poking right out of the hole in the wall was Marshall, who was still dizzy from the impact he felt.
"Ow... why do I always get hurt..." Marshall spoke as he rubbed his head.
"Marshall, we need help!" Sonic called out. The Dalmatian pup looked over to see Sonic, and the king on the ground, where his stomach was bleeding.
"Oh No!" Marshall called out as he got out of the wall and rushed to the hedgehog and king. "Is he ok?!"
"He's bleeding!" Sonic said, glancing at the wound on the king's stomach.
"Hold on!" Marshall said as he gave a bark. "Bandages!" His pup pack then emitted a role of medical bandages.
"Here, use these!" He said, with Sonic taking the bandages and wrapped them around the king's wound. It wasn't going to stop the bleeding, but it will keep it back and slow it down... hopefully. The King grunted as the pain kept going through.
"Don't worry your majesty, you're gonna be ok." Sonic said as he got him to his feet.
"No... it's... too late." he said as he continued to limp to the ground.
"No... no it's not." Sonic said. "I can..." Before he could speak anymore, the king placed his hand on the hedgehog's shoulder. He stared right at him for just a few moments, and smiled.
"You look... just like your father." He said. The hedgehog's eyes widened.
"You're majesty." Sonic said, trying to help him, while underneath his scarf, a necklace was shown. The king glanced up, to see the ring in the necklace around Sonic's neck.
"You... possess the Ring..." He said. The hedgehog knew what he was talking about. The gold crystal ring he had around his neck.
"What of it?" Sonic said. The King lowered his hand, and gripped the sword that he was holding. The silver sword that had a blue detailing on it, and a small wing upward adorned on the guard.
"Take this..." The King said, handing the blue hedgehog his sword.
"Oh, I can't take this." Sonic said.
"No... keep it." He said, placing the sword in Sonic's grip. "It is in... the right hands now... And Sonic..."
"Yes?" Sonic asked. The King gave a weak whisper.
"Take care of Sally for me..." King Acorn said with a smile. "Be there for her..." He was then losing consciousness from the loss of blood. Sonic's eyes widened, as did Marshall.
"I'm not leaving you to die." Sonic said. "I won't do that to Sal." He then picked up the king, knowing there was still a chance to save him. In his arms, he carried him out to safety, with a startled Marshall following him. The pup gasped.
"Oh No!" Marshall said. "The Skull Gem!" He looked back to where he came from and saw it gone. Oh no, he thought. The Huntsman must've took it while he ran.
"Don't worry about it, Marshall." Sonic said. "Let's get the king to safety." The Dalmatian pup gave a defeated sigh and nodded. He then followed the blue hedgehog out of the room. As they went out the door to the exit, Marshall looked back to see the damages. The entire room was trashed, chairs all over the place, the curtains damaged badly, and some of the busts were busted... literally.
"Boy... the maids are gonna have a hard time cleaning this up." He said to himself.
Chaos... that was all there was. Just chaos. Everyone was rushing out of the building as they clung to each other, confused and horrified by what happened in there. The masked soldiers coming in and attacking whoever were in their way. Luckily, not many casualties happened, as the PAW Patrol managed to escort everyone out to safety. Policemen managed to arrive to the scene to help out as well, and so did the firetrucks and ambulances in case anyone got hurt.
"Everyone move out, single file!" Ryder called out as people passed him.
"Everyone remain calm!" Skye called out as the pups were also saying the same as everyone exited out.
"Looks like that's all of them." Rocky said.
"Wait, where's Marshall?" Rubble asked.
"Is he still inside?" Zuma asked. Pretty soon, Tails, Sally and Mayor Goodway arrived to the group.
"Oh my, is everyone alright?" she asked.
"Yes, but Marshall's still in there." Rocky said.
"My father's in there too!" Sally said, showing deep concern.
"Sonic hasn't come out yet." Tails said. "He's probably looking for them now."
"Let me check." Ryder said as he pulled out a small phone, which was actually a Pup-Pad, which acts like a phone. Well it should be a phone, actually. He started calling Marshall's pup tag. "Marshall, are you there? Marshall, come in!"
"I'm here, Ryder!" Marshall said, speaking through the pad, with everyone relieved to hear his voice.
"Good to hear you, Marshall." Ryder said. "Are you still in there?"
"Is Sonic and my father ok?" Sally asked.
"We're coming out Ryder!" Marshall said through the phone. "But we need an ambulance, right away!"
"Why?" Ryder asked, as Sally looked at the doors, which were still letting out some dust. As the others turned, they saw Marshall coming out, with Sonic, holding the king in his arms. Sally's eyes widened with horror, seeing her father unconscious.
"Oh no... Daddy..!" She spoke as she rushed forward.
"Princess, wait!" Ryder said as he and Tails followed.
"Someone, get an ambulance!" Sonic called out as he and Marshall made their way, Just as Sally approached him.
"Sonic, what happened?!" Sally asked. "Is he ok?!"
"He's unconscious." Sonic said. "We need to get him to the hospital."
"Oh My!" Mayor Goodway spoke as she saw the king unconscious. She turned and spotted a couple of paramedics coming out of the back of the ambulance. She rushed over to them.
"Gentlemen, the King's hurt!" She said. "He needs medical attention, ASAP!"
"Copy that, ma'am." One of the paramedics said as they set up the carrier and the group made their way. The blue hedgehog placed the king onto the bed.
"Please, Help Him!" Sally pleaded.
"Don't worry, we'll get him to the nearest hospital." The second paramedic said.
"I'm riding along." She said. "He's my father."
"Of course, ma'am." The first paramedic said. "We'll have to hurry." They then lifted the carrier and helped the king inside the back of the ambulance, and Sally hopped in, as Sonic approached her.
"Sal." Sonic said, getting her attention, and he saw there were tears in her eyes. "I'm sorry..."
"I know." Sally said as she went into the back and the paramedics closed the doors. The ambulance took off to the hospital, while Sonic and the others watched on. The blue hedgehog couldn't help but sigh with guilt. The king got hurt on his watch.
"Sonic." Ryder said, his hand on his shoulder. "This isn't your fault."
"Is it?" Sonic asked as he kept staring down, seeing the ambulance disappear. Behind them, the pups only stood there, confused and worried of what happened. This was very serious. They knew and expected that they would have to face against anything during something like this. But a bunch of guys wearing masks and wielding spears and energy staves. This was way different than saving lost animals, chasing a crown stealing dog, or stop a greedy mayor from Foggy Bottom from messing up Adventure Bay.
"I hope the king's ok." Rubble said.
"Me too." Rocky said. Marshall was the only one looking at the ground, looking a bit sad and distraught, much to their notice. "Marshall, are you ok?"
"I... I need some air." Marshall said as he removed himself from the group and down the sidewalk. Zuma was about to go after him, but Skye stopped him.
"Let him." Skye said. "He needs some time to himself." The pups nodded in agreement. They just hope he doesn't go to far off. Luckily, Marshall turned to the alley nearby and he let out a heavy sigh. He couldn't help but feel guilty for all this. Sure, everyone got out safe and sound, but he couldn't stop that dragon slayer, and he took the Skull Gem, the one Marshall dropped. He blew it. He started knocking his head on the wall.
"I blew it, I blew it, I blew it." He said, hitting his forehead on the wall. Luckily, he didn't hit it too hard, but it was enough to make him rub his poor head. He needed to stop being too hard on himself. Everyone else got out safely and there were no major casualties. But he still felt like he didn't do good enough. It was something that he would always struggle with.
"I'd take it that you have what you want?" a voice said.
"Yes, I have what I need." Another voice said. The pup's ears perked up as he heard the voices. He turned his head, and began to sniff, catching two unfamiliar scents. He wasn't as good of a scent tracker as Chase was, but his training with him has helped him improve a bit... just a bit. Following the scents, the Dalmatian pup moved to the source, and hid behind the broken wall. Leaning his head forward, he saw with his own eyes... the Huntsman! The man who was behind the attack on City Hall. He didn't want to miss any more of this. The pup then leaned toward his pup pack and silently spoke.
"Video camera..." He whispered, and the pup pack emitted a video recorder. It aimed directly at the Huntsman and whoever he was talking to, both of them completely unaware of his presence.
"The last of the Skull Gems is in my possession." The Huntsman said. "I already have plans to reclaim the remaining ones from the American Dragon." The man he was speaking too, however, was a strange shadowy figure, wearing a long black trench coat, and a hooded scarf to hide his face, though his mouth and stubbled grey skinned chin were visible.
"There is however one thing that you have failed to aquire..." The hooded man said.
"And what is that?" Hunstman asked.
"The sword." The cloaked man said. "The sword that King Acorn had. The blade is what is said to be one of the Pieces of Eden. And my colleagues need it... badly."
"The blade... seemed to have slipped my mind." The Huntsman said. "That little blue rat got in the way, along with that wretched king. No doubt the hedgehog is in possession of the sword."
"Now Huntsy boy..." The figure spoke. "We had a talk about this. You said that you would give us the sword should we help you. I'll remind you that we helped fund your army and your weapons, and we'll take it all away from you should you ever cross us."
"And you will have it when I get it back." The Huntsman said. "The hour will be upon us tonight. The thirteen Skull Gems will be brought to the sacred place here in the city. And with their power, I shall wipe out every single dragon off the face of the world, and this land will be mine to rule. And you... Shadowy Figure, will have your moment." The Huntsman prepared to leave, while Marshall still remained in his hiding spot, hearing and recording the entire conversation.
"Sooo… uh... about your little apprentice." Shadowy Figure said.
"What of her?" Huntsman asked.
"Heard that she was banging the American Dragon." Shadowy Figure said jokingly, with the Huntsmaster turning his head to give a cold glare to the shrouded figure.
"Silence, you jester!" He shouted, with Shadowy Figure only smiled. "It was already embarrassing enough for that hedgehog and dragon to make a fool out of me, but my own apprentice helping them behind my back. Should've known I had a traitor in our mits… Luckily, I've already convinced her to help me."
"You mean threatening to kill her parents?" Shadowy Figure asked.
"If... she refused or fail." The Huntsman answered.
"To be honest, I must say, I wasn't really expecting you to promise to return her to her parents to convince that little apprentice of yours to betray her little dragon mate." The cloaked man said. The Huntsmaster only grunted in dispute.
"My only concern is to wipe out the entire magical realm and rule it as I see fit." He spoke.
"Oh... and I take it you'll be dropping your little traitor back off to her mother and father once we're done, right?" Shadowy Figure asked.
"No..." The Huntsmaster said. "I don't intention on keeping that promise. Once the American Dragon is out of my way, and she has killed him, I will kill her, and rip her heart out." The pup watching from his hiding spot silently gasped as he heard what they were saying. He's going to steal the other skull gems from the American Dragon? He has to warn Sonic!
9!
Yep, that's the end of this chapter. Was really hard to write because of what I wanted for the next chapter.
So yes, it contained SONIC characters as well as some PAW Patrol characters.
On certain points for the characters, Tails has a big appetite, which is described in the Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog show. Knuckles and Amy are a thing in the HQ universe. Got a little inspired by some of the KnucklesXAmy fanart as well as Knuckles and Amy's adventures in the SONIC archie comics. Unfortunately, they're only getting cameo appearances, so yes.
I featured Sally in the story because Sonic needs a love interest, and yes, she's my favorite, hands down. It's kinda sad that she and the freedom fighters are not in the IDW comics... ...for now at least. I pray that one day they'll be in at least one game.
Also, adding the Huntsclan from American Dragon: Jake Long, and the title character too into the story. They're not much part of the story. They're just a side thing for Sonic to finish before getting him into the main adventure, and not all the characters from the show will be in the story, just the ones that are necessary. Speaking of which, I couldn't remember or tell who was Huntsboy 88 or 89 (the two comical ones). I suppose it doesn't matter. And as for the Huntsman, the big baddy, I got a little surprise for him in the next chapter. And of course, Shadowy Figure from OK KO Let's Be Heroes, he's only got a cameo in this story.
I love Marshall. He's such a cutie, funny. It was nice to play around with him and the pups. In this story, the Paw Patrol pups are a bit older, around 13 to 14 in dog years, with Ryder being around 14 to 15. I imagined them sounding like their previous actors from Season 2 to Season 5, such as Elijha Hammill (Ryder), Drew Davis (Marshall), Devan Cohen (Rubble), Max Calinescu (Chase), Stuart Ralston (Rocky), Alex Thorne (Zuma), and Kallan Holley (Skye), who are all are in their middle to late teen years. No offense to the new and current actors, they do a great job as well.
Anyway, I've written this chapter and the next one simultaneously, so maybe the next one will be up soon. And while it'll be based on the ADJL episode Homecoming, it won't go as sad as you think. Maybe violent, but not sad. Just stay tuned.
