And One Shall Lose Him
Chapter 4
Relaxation
Guess what? I STILL don't own Sonic and company!
Sally was tired of the war today. The intensity of the situations that occured recently. The nightmares, the arrival of Gracie, the cancelation of her mission, and the resignation and departure of Fiona, they all weighed heavily on her mind.
She leaned back in her chair and thought about having a nice picnic at a lake she went to as a little girl. She wondered if the lake was even there anymore, or if Robotnik drained it for who knows what reason.
She sighs, thinking it migh've been. But then she realized that there was only one way to find out, she'll arrange a little picnic to relieve the stress of their everyday lives. Dr. Quack had said that all stress with no outlet might cause one to explode, and Sally was unwilling to explode.
She looked in her atlas, to the west of Robotropolis by about 150 miles was a lake called Tempest Lake. She smiled at the nostalgia of being at the lake when she was younger., it would be a bit of a trip, and they'd have to find a way to keep the food, but the trip would be worth it.
Sally clapped her hands once, stood up and made her decision. They would leave immediately to Tempest Lake for som R&R and then come back better Mobians. She grabbed a picnic basket and put a loaf of bread in, and went to invite everyone.
Her first stop was Sonic's.
She knocked on Sonic's door, and in 2 seconds, Sonic greeted her in his usual style of opening the door. Wherein he would rush up, throw open the door, yell out "Hi!" and then invite whoever he/she was in to have some chilidogs and talk about running or whatever.
Instead of going in, she simply stated that she was inviting him to go somewhere. Sonic, misinterpreting it as a nother mission, declared how a vacation would be nice. It was all Sally could do to keep from laughing in his face.
Sonic looked on in wonderment as Sally's face contorted. After about 10 seconds, she was back to normal. She then explained that she wanted him to come to Tempest Lake with her for a little break from the situations.
Sonic accepted, and sped into his bedroom to pack, leaving his door wide open with Sally just standing there. She chuckled softly, thinking the hedgehog would never change, and went to invite Tails and Gracie next.
She arrived at Tails' hut, and knocked on the door. When nobody answered, she figured he was elsewhere in Knothole, possibly at the ring pool with Gracie, playing.
Her theory was correct, she found the two playing Hide and Seek near the ring pool. When she walked in, she saw Tails, eyes covered, counting to 100. She didn't think she hurt him right, but it seemed Tails was skipping some numbers.
She cleared her throat, jolting Tails out of cheating. He looked and and saw Sally there. "Hi, Aunt Sally!" he said, enthusiastically. Sally then extended her invitation. Tails smiled nice and wide and accepted, and said he would invite Gracie for her, too, then asked here what number he was on.
"One." She said, and walked off.
It took a while to seek every Freedom Fighter, but she managed to find them and invite them, and by that afternoon, they were ready to leave for Tempest lake with two baskets, one filled with ice, for the spoilable foods like fruit juice and lunch meat. Sonic managed to sneak in a few dogs and some chili for his favorite food. And the other contaoned all the other non-perishables. Bread, hot dog buns, again, snuck in by Sonic, and some peanut butter, and some other miscellaneous items.
It took them a few hours, courtesy Sonic and Tails giving rides, to get to Tempest Lake. When they arrived, Tails and Gracie oohed, the lake was still there! Sally smiled. It hadn't changed a bit since the old days, almost like an oasis in the desert, a small pocket area, almost like Robotnik was never even on Mobius.
The picnic was enjoyable, Sonic bragging to Gracie about how the missions were succesful missions simply because he was there. Then Tails engaged them all in a game of tag. Nobody dared tag Sonic, as he could simply run up to someone else, tag them and take off.
Everyone had a wonderful time.
Which made the incedent a terrible tragedy.
When Tails was showing off in an incredible manner, speaking melodramatically about how he was the best Freedom Fighter. When out of nowhere a shadowbot appeared right in front of him.
Everyone was shocked, and Sally was about to pass out. Before even Sonic could react, the Shadowbot nailed Tails in the head. Knocked unconsious and airborne, the only one who could save Tails was himself. His uncounsous self landed in the lake.
Sally fainted right there, and only Sonic understood why. Meanwhile, Gracie and Rotor dove into the lake. Sonic and Bunnie took out the Shadowbot easily enough, and ran over to the lake. Rotor and Gracie hadn't surfaced yet. Dr. Quack tended to poor Sally.
Then, finally, Rotor and Gracie surfaced, with an unconsious, soaked Tails over Rotor's shoulder. They lay him on the shore, and checked his vitals.
"No breathing!" Rotor declared, and Gracie ran immediately over to Dr. Quack and pleaded for help. Resting Sally on a makeshift pillow made from bunched up blankets, Dr. Quack went to Tails. "He's not breathing!" Gracie was beginning to panic, and finally decided to sit down and think.
Meanwhile, Dr. Quack was performing CPR on Tails. Soon, the little kit coughed up the water he inhaled, and rolled over, he started coughing, adn then contnued sleeping. Dr. Quack began to listen. Deciding that Tails was okay, but unconsious from the blow, he noticed that Sally woke up.
"No... It really happened. Tails is dead. I woke up and I am still here." she said. Then she noticed Sonic and Dr. Quack looking at her. "What?" she asked.
Sonic smiled. "Sal. He's okay, he didn't die. He was knocked out adn into the lake, and Rotor saved him." he assured.
Rotor then said as he walked up: "Gracie was the biggest help, she found him, I just brought him up to the surface.
Meanwhile, Gracie was sitting at the shore thinking. None of this would've happened if it weren't for me. I ran Fiona off and nearly killed Tails. I am hurting these people. She began to sob quietly.
When they managed to return to Knothole, Fiona talked to Sally alone. "Sally, I'd like to join the Freedom Fighters. I need to be a help, not a problem."
"What do you mean 'problem'?" Sally asked.
Gracie related to Sally what she was thinking at the shoreline at Tempest Lake. Sally's expression darkened. "You mustn't blame yourself for thing's beyong your control. Fiona left because she thought it would be better for Tails. As for Tails... nearly drowning, no one, not even you, realized a shadowbot could've been watching us during our entire picnic." she said.
"Nonetheless, I accept you as a Freedom Fighter. I almost never turn anyone down because of skill." she said.
That night, Gracie still didn't feel better, sleeping in her temporary cot in Bunnie's hut she thought: I will make it up to you all.
A/N: What do you think, if you've read any of my other fanfics, please R/R and say so, please. I want to know where I satnd here at FF.net
Chapter 4
Relaxation
Guess what? I STILL don't own Sonic and company!
Sally was tired of the war today. The intensity of the situations that occured recently. The nightmares, the arrival of Gracie, the cancelation of her mission, and the resignation and departure of Fiona, they all weighed heavily on her mind.
She leaned back in her chair and thought about having a nice picnic at a lake she went to as a little girl. She wondered if the lake was even there anymore, or if Robotnik drained it for who knows what reason.
She sighs, thinking it migh've been. But then she realized that there was only one way to find out, she'll arrange a little picnic to relieve the stress of their everyday lives. Dr. Quack had said that all stress with no outlet might cause one to explode, and Sally was unwilling to explode.
She looked in her atlas, to the west of Robotropolis by about 150 miles was a lake called Tempest Lake. She smiled at the nostalgia of being at the lake when she was younger., it would be a bit of a trip, and they'd have to find a way to keep the food, but the trip would be worth it.
Sally clapped her hands once, stood up and made her decision. They would leave immediately to Tempest Lake for som R&R and then come back better Mobians. She grabbed a picnic basket and put a loaf of bread in, and went to invite everyone.
Her first stop was Sonic's.
She knocked on Sonic's door, and in 2 seconds, Sonic greeted her in his usual style of opening the door. Wherein he would rush up, throw open the door, yell out "Hi!" and then invite whoever he/she was in to have some chilidogs and talk about running or whatever.
Instead of going in, she simply stated that she was inviting him to go somewhere. Sonic, misinterpreting it as a nother mission, declared how a vacation would be nice. It was all Sally could do to keep from laughing in his face.
Sonic looked on in wonderment as Sally's face contorted. After about 10 seconds, she was back to normal. She then explained that she wanted him to come to Tempest Lake with her for a little break from the situations.
Sonic accepted, and sped into his bedroom to pack, leaving his door wide open with Sally just standing there. She chuckled softly, thinking the hedgehog would never change, and went to invite Tails and Gracie next.
She arrived at Tails' hut, and knocked on the door. When nobody answered, she figured he was elsewhere in Knothole, possibly at the ring pool with Gracie, playing.
Her theory was correct, she found the two playing Hide and Seek near the ring pool. When she walked in, she saw Tails, eyes covered, counting to 100. She didn't think she hurt him right, but it seemed Tails was skipping some numbers.
She cleared her throat, jolting Tails out of cheating. He looked and and saw Sally there. "Hi, Aunt Sally!" he said, enthusiastically. Sally then extended her invitation. Tails smiled nice and wide and accepted, and said he would invite Gracie for her, too, then asked here what number he was on.
"One." She said, and walked off.
It took a while to seek every Freedom Fighter, but she managed to find them and invite them, and by that afternoon, they were ready to leave for Tempest lake with two baskets, one filled with ice, for the spoilable foods like fruit juice and lunch meat. Sonic managed to sneak in a few dogs and some chili for his favorite food. And the other contaoned all the other non-perishables. Bread, hot dog buns, again, snuck in by Sonic, and some peanut butter, and some other miscellaneous items.
It took them a few hours, courtesy Sonic and Tails giving rides, to get to Tempest Lake. When they arrived, Tails and Gracie oohed, the lake was still there! Sally smiled. It hadn't changed a bit since the old days, almost like an oasis in the desert, a small pocket area, almost like Robotnik was never even on Mobius.
The picnic was enjoyable, Sonic bragging to Gracie about how the missions were succesful missions simply because he was there. Then Tails engaged them all in a game of tag. Nobody dared tag Sonic, as he could simply run up to someone else, tag them and take off.
Everyone had a wonderful time.
Which made the incedent a terrible tragedy.
When Tails was showing off in an incredible manner, speaking melodramatically about how he was the best Freedom Fighter. When out of nowhere a shadowbot appeared right in front of him.
Everyone was shocked, and Sally was about to pass out. Before even Sonic could react, the Shadowbot nailed Tails in the head. Knocked unconsious and airborne, the only one who could save Tails was himself. His uncounsous self landed in the lake.
Sally fainted right there, and only Sonic understood why. Meanwhile, Gracie and Rotor dove into the lake. Sonic and Bunnie took out the Shadowbot easily enough, and ran over to the lake. Rotor and Gracie hadn't surfaced yet. Dr. Quack tended to poor Sally.
Then, finally, Rotor and Gracie surfaced, with an unconsious, soaked Tails over Rotor's shoulder. They lay him on the shore, and checked his vitals.
"No breathing!" Rotor declared, and Gracie ran immediately over to Dr. Quack and pleaded for help. Resting Sally on a makeshift pillow made from bunched up blankets, Dr. Quack went to Tails. "He's not breathing!" Gracie was beginning to panic, and finally decided to sit down and think.
Meanwhile, Dr. Quack was performing CPR on Tails. Soon, the little kit coughed up the water he inhaled, and rolled over, he started coughing, adn then contnued sleeping. Dr. Quack began to listen. Deciding that Tails was okay, but unconsious from the blow, he noticed that Sally woke up.
"No... It really happened. Tails is dead. I woke up and I am still here." she said. Then she noticed Sonic and Dr. Quack looking at her. "What?" she asked.
Sonic smiled. "Sal. He's okay, he didn't die. He was knocked out adn into the lake, and Rotor saved him." he assured.
Rotor then said as he walked up: "Gracie was the biggest help, she found him, I just brought him up to the surface.
Meanwhile, Gracie was sitting at the shore thinking. None of this would've happened if it weren't for me. I ran Fiona off and nearly killed Tails. I am hurting these people. She began to sob quietly.
When they managed to return to Knothole, Fiona talked to Sally alone. "Sally, I'd like to join the Freedom Fighters. I need to be a help, not a problem."
"What do you mean 'problem'?" Sally asked.
Gracie related to Sally what she was thinking at the shoreline at Tempest Lake. Sally's expression darkened. "You mustn't blame yourself for thing's beyong your control. Fiona left because she thought it would be better for Tails. As for Tails... nearly drowning, no one, not even you, realized a shadowbot could've been watching us during our entire picnic." she said.
"Nonetheless, I accept you as a Freedom Fighter. I almost never turn anyone down because of skill." she said.
That night, Gracie still didn't feel better, sleeping in her temporary cot in Bunnie's hut she thought: I will make it up to you all.
A/N: What do you think, if you've read any of my other fanfics, please R/R and say so, please. I want to know where I satnd here at FF.net