Chapter 2
Mina

"Tonight?!" We all exclaimed.
We definitely weren't expecting that.
"Why tonight? Can't you give us another day?" Erik shrieked.
"It's 3:00 right now, you have plenty of time to get ready. I'll send a limo to pick you up at 8. You have five hours," the mayor said.
We all sighed, getting up. We pushed in our chairs and walked out of his office, walking down the long hall.
"We're definitely going to need help," I said.
"How about Knuckles?" Hardrive asked. "He's been to Pumpkin Hill and all, you know."
"That's a good idea," Halen said.
Blaze pushed the button to go down on the elevator. We walked in, and the doors shut, and we started to go down, thinking about it on the way down.
I can't think of anyone else," Erik said.
"Me neither," everyone else said, including me.
We got out of the elevator and walked out the door. I squinted my eyes, since they burned from being in a darker place for so long.
"Well, that's it, I guess. Let's go home. I'll call Knux," Blaze said.
"Okay, see you all at 8," Hardrive said.
We all went our different ways, except for Halen and I. We went home together, to the new Mara Village, in our hut.


Once we got there, Lila was sitting on a chair, watching TV. Aira and Zack lay on the couch, asleep.
Lila put her index finger over her lips, and got up quietly, heading toward the door.
"Thanks Lila," I whispered as she walked by. Lila smiled and nodded, quietly opening the door and walking out.
Lila was one of my friends, we mostly ask her to watch Aira and Zack when Halen and I go out.
I took Aira, and Halen took Zack, quietly placing them in their cribs in their room. We walked back to the Living Room, and sat down on the couch.
None of us spoke for a while. Probably both thinking about what was going to happen later on.
"I'm going to pack," Halen said, and he got up.
"I guess I better too," I sighed, standing up beside him.
I fluttered my wings a bit and walked to my room. I pulled out my suitcase and started packing things I would need.
Once I was finished, I grabbed it by the handles and yanked it off the bed. The weight almost made me fall sideways. I figured we were going to be staying there for a while, might as well pack a lot of stuff.
I lugged the suitcase out of my room and walked back to the living room. I heaved it up on a couch and plopped down on another. Soon Halen came back in the room, carrying his suitcase as if it was as light as a feather.
"It's easy for you . . ." I mumbled.
"What was that?" He asked, putting his suitcase on top of mine.
"Nothing," I said quickly.
Halen came over and sat down beside me.
"I guess we're going to be paying Lila overtime."