YAY!!!! I'm back! I'm back again! I haven't left! I'm back! Ok, you get the point now, don't you? Well thank you reviewers aliceamyrose and the ever-changing alias of SonicFan#1!!!! Good to hear from you again! Yes, I know you could say the same thing to me, but too baddiness! Almost done almost done almost done! Too much sugar too much sugar too much sugar! Ok, enjoy this rather short and rather evil cliffhanger, that is if you can't already solve it by the end of the chapter on common sense alone. There are no new characters to claim or disclaim in this chapter, so read on, faithful ones!
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"All right," said Sonic, "It all comes down to this. I've added all of the rankings up. It works like this: Whoever has the lowest rankings gets a head start. That's me and Zoom, we're tied."
"How does it feel to be tied with a Chao, hedgehog?" asked Eggman evilly.
"How does it feel to be dead last, Eggface?" Sonic said mockingly.
"Not for long…" Eggman muttered.
"What was that? I didn't catch it," said Rouge quickly.
"Nothing," muttered Eggman.
All the rather amusing banter was lost on Zoom, who was peeping over the edge
"Anyway, Knuckles'll go after that, then Rouge, then Amy, and once again," Sonic started singing in that annoying tune people use when teasing others, "Eggman is last! Eggman is last!!!"
"SHUT UP!" shouted Eggman.
"On your marks," said an entirely different announcer, "get set," everyone was ready to go on the wildly dangerous track, floating miles above the earth, "Sonic and Zoom, GO!!!"
Sonic and Zoom took off. Sonic was puzzled by the background music, which seemed oddly familiar. Then he realized it was the same song that had served as music back when he and Shadow were enemies and taking each other on.
The racetrack's turns were very tight, but Zoom rounded them easily. Sonic had some trouble. About one minute later Knuckles started racing down the complex track. As Sonic struggled with a turn, he heard Knuckles catching up and Rouge starting.
Back at the starting line, Amy felt very alone. She wondered why until she noticed, "EGGMAN'S GONE!!!!!!!!!! WHAT SHOULD I DO!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?" She thought for a moment and then said, "I know! I'll call Sonic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" She took out a gruesomely pink cellular phone and dialed Sonic's blue one.
"NOT NOW, AMY!!!!!!!" Sonic nearly shouted into his cell phone when he picked up.
"Sonic! Eggman's not here!" she said.
"He's not?" Sonic raised an eye. (He would have raised an eyebrow, but I'm not sure if he has any.)
"No! He's not!"
"That's it," said Sonic. "I'm going to get that Egghead. First, he attacks Tails. Then, he disconnects our calls. Now….it's personal." Amy didn't like hearing Sonic's voice so deadly quiet. "Listen, Ames," he said, "start driving and stay at the end of the track when you get there. Don't try playing hero, just get there. I should be there when you do-" Sonic bumped against his off button. He had just gone over the thin barrier that separated the track from empty space. He was falling…...
A robot kart appeared close to the finish line. The kart was at the entrance to a tunnel; the passageway to the Eclipse Cannon. Eggman, of course, was driving it and about to get into the tunnel. Knuckles, who was just behind him, felt like he was going to be sick- he was positive Eggman was trying to fire the cannon. He floored his pedal, but it was to no avail- Eggman was too fast. But instead of hearing the evil laughter he expected…..
he heard the screech of wheels being forced to stop.
Sonic closed his eyes and waited for his cart to start burning in the earth's atmosphere. He was about to suffer a fate even worse than what he thought had happened to Shadow. As soon as even the tiniest flames made their way into the fuel tank, Sonic was doomed to death by an explosion. He waited for the burning heat to start overtaking his kart.
It didn't.
Sonic opened his eyes. He was in a passageway of some kind, speeding almost as fast as he could run. The passageway was made of glass. Suddenly the blue hedgehog hit the ground. His kart was as good as wrecked upon impact, but luckily he was all right. He climbed out and looked around. He was in a large room. Sonic felt a tap on his shoulder from behind him.
He turned around.
He was staring into the last two faces he expected to see.
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Told ya the cliffhanger was rather evil!!! Ok, it's getting to be a rather badly written story….but the end is near, folks! And so, REVIEW!!!!!! ESPECIALLY IF YOU TOOK THE TIME TO READ THIS USELESS BANTER OF DEATH!!!!!!!!!! Thanks! Peace out!
