Don't Turn Away
Chapter 4: Worries
By: Rainie
Right. I've replaced the short thingie with the longer version now! Enjoy, and thanks again for the reviews! (Although I only got two) I really appreciate them! So now, READ ON! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
A certain two - tailed fox paced the waiting room of Our Savior Hospital, while keeping an eye on his pink hedgehog friend, sobbing and wrapped in the embrace of her boyfriend, who murmured comforting things to her, softly. After about an hour or so of assessment, a nurse came out to give them the news.
"Your friend suffered a huge laser burn in the chest, nearly pierced a lung. The doctor says he'll need him to stay at least three days to repair the damaged tissue, and he'll need stitches, but other than that, we think he'll be okay." She left, giving a sympathetic look to the three of them.
Amy gripped Sonic tightly and sobbed harder, Tails sat down on a chair and began to rock back and forth, an angry sort of look on his face, and Sonic just clung to Amy.
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"If you'd just tell me how to fix the stupid thing, I wouldn't have had to lock you up! Now, will you tell me, or will I have to keep you In here longer?!" He shouted angrily. It was about the hundredth time he asked.
"I'll never tell!" She screamed.
He sighed.
"Fine, stay as long as you want. I'm in no hurry." With that said, he left.
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From the emergency room came a muffled groan of pain. Sonic, Amy, and Tails went inside to see what was happening. Though their friend was asleep, they could clearly see the look of pain on his face while he was resting, and Amy fought the urge to sob again. They all grabbed chairs, meaning to sit down next to the red echidna, when the surgeon pushed them out.
"We've still got a lot of work to do. You can see him when we're done." He said, "Sorry."
Sonic sighed, and began to take up Tails' job of pacing back and forth of the waiting room. By now, with Tails' and Sonic's combined steps back and forth, there were hints of small dents in the floor.
(Now, for my sake, and yours, considering it was a VERY boring 3 days, I'm going to skip the next three days because nothing happens in them)
3 days later..
Sonic woke up in the chair he was sitting in to the sound of another muffled moan. A doctor came out of the room.
"You can see him now, he's awake." He said, reading the look on the hedgehog's face. Sonic immediately rushed into the room, where Knuckles lay staring up at the ceiling.
"Hey Knux!"
Knuckles looked at him with a blank stare. Amy and Tails, who had waken up because of Sonic's outburst, came to see if Knuckles was alright.
"What's wrong?"
"I failed. I didn't get to Rouge or the Emerald in time! What kind of idiot am I?" He looked close to tears again.
"You're no idiot Knuckles, you're a guardian, and a damn good one at that!" Sonic burst out. "You watch, we'll kick Eggman into five years from today! He's the reason you didn't rescue Rouge, not you."
"Yeah Knux, don't be a quitter!" Tails chimed in.
"You can do it!" piped Amy sleepily. Sonic wrapped his arms around her. Suddenly, the doctor peeked in.
"Sorry for the interruption. Mr. Knuckles, you'll be released from the hospital this morning. Good night!" he left again. Sonic turned to his injured friend.
"You rest Knux, we'll see you in the morning, and then we can go after Eggman, okay?"
The red echidna weakly nodded. He slept most of the night, though not peacefully.
Meanwhile, a certain blue hedgehog dreamed of his love and the future that lay before them as he held her contentedly in his arms.
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A robot came in, carrying a plate of, well, whatever it was. Rouge looked up, though not eagerly. She knew the scientist never really treated prisoners well, though he said he did. She sighed, picked up the spoon and fork, and began to eat. It was that moment that Eggman chose to stride into the room proudly, as though he were the king of the Universe, or something. He walked right in front of her jail cell and stood, legs apart, hands on his hips.
"Don't even try a-" Rouge started, only to be interrupted by the evil scientist.
"Don't worry, I'm not going to bother. I've already figured out how to restore the Master Emerald."
The white bat inhaled a breath in panic. If he got his hands on Knuckles, the world would be history.
"How?" she asked, trying to mask her feelings.
"Quite simple. All I have to do is to get that overprotective echidna, force him to restore the Emerald, and bingo! The world is mine!" He laughed maniacally and left.
"No. . ." she croaked, falling to her knees.
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The four heroes decided to have a little fun at Twinkle Park, despite Knuckles' fierce objections, he finally agreed in the end, but only for a little while. They went for the new "Ice Blazer" roller coaster first, after which Tails nearly threw up.
"That thing goes as fast as you, Sonic!" Knuckles remarked. For a moment, all his troubles seemed to leave him.
"Not nearly!" the teen hog retorted. Just then, the sky turned cloudy, or so they thought, until they looked up. Several robots flew themselves down besides Knuckles, grabbed him, and flew off.
Right. I've replaced the short thingie with the longer version now! Enjoy, and thanks again for the reviews! (Although I only got two) I really appreciate them! So now, READ ON! ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
A certain two - tailed fox paced the waiting room of Our Savior Hospital, while keeping an eye on his pink hedgehog friend, sobbing and wrapped in the embrace of her boyfriend, who murmured comforting things to her, softly. After about an hour or so of assessment, a nurse came out to give them the news.
"Your friend suffered a huge laser burn in the chest, nearly pierced a lung. The doctor says he'll need him to stay at least three days to repair the damaged tissue, and he'll need stitches, but other than that, we think he'll be okay." She left, giving a sympathetic look to the three of them.
Amy gripped Sonic tightly and sobbed harder, Tails sat down on a chair and began to rock back and forth, an angry sort of look on his face, and Sonic just clung to Amy.
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"If you'd just tell me how to fix the stupid thing, I wouldn't have had to lock you up! Now, will you tell me, or will I have to keep you In here longer?!" He shouted angrily. It was about the hundredth time he asked.
"I'll never tell!" She screamed.
He sighed.
"Fine, stay as long as you want. I'm in no hurry." With that said, he left.
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From the emergency room came a muffled groan of pain. Sonic, Amy, and Tails went inside to see what was happening. Though their friend was asleep, they could clearly see the look of pain on his face while he was resting, and Amy fought the urge to sob again. They all grabbed chairs, meaning to sit down next to the red echidna, when the surgeon pushed them out.
"We've still got a lot of work to do. You can see him when we're done." He said, "Sorry."
Sonic sighed, and began to take up Tails' job of pacing back and forth of the waiting room. By now, with Tails' and Sonic's combined steps back and forth, there were hints of small dents in the floor.
(Now, for my sake, and yours, considering it was a VERY boring 3 days, I'm going to skip the next three days because nothing happens in them)
3 days later..
Sonic woke up in the chair he was sitting in to the sound of another muffled moan. A doctor came out of the room.
"You can see him now, he's awake." He said, reading the look on the hedgehog's face. Sonic immediately rushed into the room, where Knuckles lay staring up at the ceiling.
"Hey Knux!"
Knuckles looked at him with a blank stare. Amy and Tails, who had waken up because of Sonic's outburst, came to see if Knuckles was alright.
"What's wrong?"
"I failed. I didn't get to Rouge or the Emerald in time! What kind of idiot am I?" He looked close to tears again.
"You're no idiot Knuckles, you're a guardian, and a damn good one at that!" Sonic burst out. "You watch, we'll kick Eggman into five years from today! He's the reason you didn't rescue Rouge, not you."
"Yeah Knux, don't be a quitter!" Tails chimed in.
"You can do it!" piped Amy sleepily. Sonic wrapped his arms around her. Suddenly, the doctor peeked in.
"Sorry for the interruption. Mr. Knuckles, you'll be released from the hospital this morning. Good night!" he left again. Sonic turned to his injured friend.
"You rest Knux, we'll see you in the morning, and then we can go after Eggman, okay?"
The red echidna weakly nodded. He slept most of the night, though not peacefully.
Meanwhile, a certain blue hedgehog dreamed of his love and the future that lay before them as he held her contentedly in his arms.
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A robot came in, carrying a plate of, well, whatever it was. Rouge looked up, though not eagerly. She knew the scientist never really treated prisoners well, though he said he did. She sighed, picked up the spoon and fork, and began to eat. It was that moment that Eggman chose to stride into the room proudly, as though he were the king of the Universe, or something. He walked right in front of her jail cell and stood, legs apart, hands on his hips.
"Don't even try a-" Rouge started, only to be interrupted by the evil scientist.
"Don't worry, I'm not going to bother. I've already figured out how to restore the Master Emerald."
The white bat inhaled a breath in panic. If he got his hands on Knuckles, the world would be history.
"How?" she asked, trying to mask her feelings.
"Quite simple. All I have to do is to get that overprotective echidna, force him to restore the Emerald, and bingo! The world is mine!" He laughed maniacally and left.
"No. . ." she croaked, falling to her knees.
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The four heroes decided to have a little fun at Twinkle Park, despite Knuckles' fierce objections, he finally agreed in the end, but only for a little while. They went for the new "Ice Blazer" roller coaster first, after which Tails nearly threw up.
"That thing goes as fast as you, Sonic!" Knuckles remarked. For a moment, all his troubles seemed to leave him.
"Not nearly!" the teen hog retorted. Just then, the sky turned cloudy, or so they thought, until they looked up. Several robots flew themselves down besides Knuckles, grabbed him, and flew off.
