"Okay…okay…just a little more…OW!" Sonic dropped the wrench he had in his hand, trying to shake off the pain. He pushed off the car with his feet and slid out from under his convertible. He stood up and glared at the car. "Why won't you just cooperate? Piece of junk." He reared his foot, and was just about to brutally kick the car until a voice stopped him.
"What's this, Sonic verbally abusing his car? I guess there's a first for everything." Sonic turned to see Sally leaning on a neighboring oak.
"Stupid car won't start," he said angrily, "It just pisses me off, that's all."
"Well, just forget about it," she said calmly, "Remember, cage the rage."
"Well, it's much harder than you think. And besides, I don't plan on using it any time soon," Sonic said, and then chuckled, "I'll just take it out on some poor, unsuspecting animal."
"Sure, why not," Sally said with a smirk, "Anyways, you have mail." She reached deep into the pockets of her new, light purple jeans and pulled out a small, tan letter, sealed with a red insignia looking almost like a 'Volcom' sign. She handed it to Sonic, who flipped it around in his hand.
"Well, you gonna open it or not?"
"Calm down, I will." He ripped off the seal and let the card unfold. The typing was a bit blotched, but still readable. He read it once, and then a puzzled look overtook him. He read it again, scratching the back of his head in confusion.
"You need me to read it for you," Sally asked smartly as she walked behind him to get a look at the letter herself.
"What is this, a joke," Sonic exclaimed. He handed Sally the letter, who read it over also.
"I don't know, this is pretty weird," she said plainly. Just then Tails flew over from the pool where he was recently sunbathing because of a lack of anything exciting to do.
"Hey, what's going on," tails said cheerfully. He looked at the letter Sally was holding, and tired to get a look. "What's it say?"
Sally cleared her throat as she began to speak.
Esteemed guests,
You are cordially
invited to spend a long weekend with my faculty and I in the old manor mansion
200 miles north northwest of your town. You will be allowed to bring one other party, whom is at your
discretion, along with you to thoroughly enjoy four days of rest and
relaxation. I intend to see you at the
front gates on this Saturday, June 6. I
look forward to our meeting each other in person.
Yours truly,
Jake Farley
"That's it," Sally said, folding up the letter and slipping it back in her pant pocket, "Who wants to go?"
"Whoa, wait," Sonic said firmly, "How do we know this isn't some sort of a joke or maybe even a trap of some kind."
"Aw, come on, Sonic," Tails whined, "This place is boring. Let's at least go check it out."
"Looks like your outnumbered," Sally said, "And besides, as leader I say we go. At least check it out."
Sonic sighed, "Okay, fine."
"All right," Tails said excitedly, "Something to do!"
Sonic leaned against the nearest oak, staring at the ground in deep thought. *Something tells me this is not a good idea. But what can I do* He stood back up and stared at his car *I guess I could get Rotor to fix this*