Back again with Part 2! Hope you like it…
Sonic was one of the last people to get informed in the news that had spread through out the city faster than Sonic could run. He was informed that Emerald Mountain had been damaged badly during the night, and that no one could visit it for a long time now, not until the Chaos, Super and the Master Emeralds were collected and brought together to fix the Mountain. Sonic, puzzled at not hearing anything the previous night, was one of the few people who remained silent through out the city meeting. All around him, the citizens bobbed up and down, trying to shout their thoughts about what had happened. Sonic caught Knuckles' words as he practically squashed him, trying to get in front of everyone.
"Never has this happened before! Not even the Master Emerald could predict this! What kind of a monster did you let out into our land?! I thought it was safe to live here!"
Sonic was more shocked about these words than being suddenly nearly squashed by Knuckles. The Master Emerald, not able to predict this? It must have been worse than it sounded, because at those words everyone in the crowd was silent as the listened to Knuckles continue.
"What will become of us now! Don't tell me you've let Amnes back here!" he continued. Everyone gasped after Knuckles finished the last sentence. A young bunny mother began to cry. Puzzled looks shot from face to face through out the hall as Knuckles still continued his speech.
"You promised to protect us! Amnes was worse than anything that had ever existed! Don't you remember what he did to us? Don't you remember the suffering of your citizens? Who are you to let this happen to us?! I thought you were the major of our city, picked to protect and take care of---" but he never finished his sentence, because at than moment, the doors banged open and a pink figure stood there, cool and normal. Everyone was quiet for sometime, but then a voice shouted:
"Lien-Da! You're back!"
A buzz went through the room as Lien-Da crossed the room. Sonic's eyes were bulging, and he was shocked when the echidna stopped by him. She bent down, and said: "So, you're that famous hedgehog everyone was talking about at the Echidna Valley. Hi there, I'm Lien-Da, the warrior-gal. Nice to meet you." Her voice was cool, as if she had been doing these kinds of entries all her life. In fact, as she walked away, slightly swaying and greeting everyone she knew, Sonic thought she HAD been doing this her whole life. Lien-Da's expression of coolness change quickly when she saw Knuckles, who was still as a statue, his eyes open with what seemed to be fear. He obviously noticed that he looked stupid with his mouth dangling open, so he shut it.
"So", she said, sharply. "Knuckles, the one who thinks he's cooler than anyone, is here. Of all places we looked, you just had to be here." She poked his forehead at those last words, and Sonic saw Knuckles flinch. A vein started to throb in his temple. The usually quiet and shy Knuckles was beginning to lose his temper. Sonic slowly started to crawl through the crowd, from time to time stepping on people's toes. He wanted to get away from this Lien-Da as fast as he could, since she even made Knuckles mad. What else was she capable of? Sonic didn't really want to know as he stepped out into the sunshine. Emerald Mountain, not shining as much as it had been the night before, still stood there. The top had been damaged pretty much, but the bottom still glistened. Sonic sat under a palm tree, breathing in the cool summer air, and shut his eyes. He was jerked awake from his doze as he felt someone put their hand on his shoulder. Sonic, startled, nearly choked on a straw he'd been chewing. He turned around and his face changed from blue to white faster than you can imagine.
Yeah, I know. Its longer than the previous one. Why? Well, I'm quite enjoying this!
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