Chapter 1
It was 3:00 pm; the time when the students who enrolled in Station Square Elementary went home for the day. Chris Thorndyke sighed as he looked at his homework assignment. He then looked at the sky wishing that it were a free weekend. But then again, he would eventually need to do the assignment anyways. It read:
"Find and describe someone you know who would always be there for you in the toughest times. You will need to spend time with them to have your essay done before the due date. That person must be able to spend time with you, willing to answer your questions, and help you with the given assignment."
Chris sighed heavily, "Oh boy. I wonder whom I should ask? Grandpa? Uncle Sam?" Chris continued to think as he walked for home. He was blank for a second, but thought about someone that might help. "Maybe.... I should ask Sonic to help me. After all, I bet he wouldn't mind. He IS a hero, right?" He continued to think until he heard a voice call to him. "Um, excuse me! Can you... help me please?"
Chris turned around. To his surprise, it was a girl his age. She had blonde hair and sky blue eyes. She wore a skirt and a jacket that reached her elbows. She wore a thin sweater underneath her jacket. Chris asked, "Okay. What could I help you with?" The girl answered shyly, "Well... I heard from Helen at lunch that... your mother was Lindsay Thorndyke." Chris nodded and smiled, "Yes. That's right." The girl smiled back, "Would it be alright if I could write my...essay on her? She's really one of my biggest stars that I look up to!" Chris wanted to say it was all right, but he remembered that his mother wasn't always home; he would have to say "no". Chris slowly replied, "Well, I'd like to, but my mother probably won't be able to help you..." The girl slowly looked at the ground. She quickly said, "Oh. Well, that's okay. Thanks anyways..." She turned the other way and started walking away slowly. Chris felt guilty. He then called out to her, "Wait!" The girl turned around in confusion. Chris ran up to her and explained, "Maybe I can help you with something else. You know Sonic the Hedgehog right?" The girl nodded her head slowly. Chris continued, "Then I can help you! Sonic stays at my place, along with his friends. If you want, you could interview one of them?" The girl looked at Chris in surprise. She pointed towards herself and repeated, "I can... interview one of them?" Chris smiled sweetly and nodded. The girl blushed and exclaimed, "Wow! Thank you. That would be great!" Chris replied, "Great! You can come over today. I'm sure they're not busy!" She agreed, but gasped, "Oh! But I have to call my grandfather." Chris said confidently, "Don't worry about it! You can call him when we get to my place! "The girl smiled again and thanked Chris. They started walking for Chris' place. But Chris forgot to introduce himself. He looked at the girl as they continued walking and introduced, "I forgot to mention. My name is Chris. You are?" The girl giggled and replied, "My name's... Marina."
It was 3:00 pm; the time when the students who enrolled in Station Square Elementary went home for the day. Chris Thorndyke sighed as he looked at his homework assignment. He then looked at the sky wishing that it were a free weekend. But then again, he would eventually need to do the assignment anyways. It read:
"Find and describe someone you know who would always be there for you in the toughest times. You will need to spend time with them to have your essay done before the due date. That person must be able to spend time with you, willing to answer your questions, and help you with the given assignment."
Chris sighed heavily, "Oh boy. I wonder whom I should ask? Grandpa? Uncle Sam?" Chris continued to think as he walked for home. He was blank for a second, but thought about someone that might help. "Maybe.... I should ask Sonic to help me. After all, I bet he wouldn't mind. He IS a hero, right?" He continued to think until he heard a voice call to him. "Um, excuse me! Can you... help me please?"
Chris turned around. To his surprise, it was a girl his age. She had blonde hair and sky blue eyes. She wore a skirt and a jacket that reached her elbows. She wore a thin sweater underneath her jacket. Chris asked, "Okay. What could I help you with?" The girl answered shyly, "Well... I heard from Helen at lunch that... your mother was Lindsay Thorndyke." Chris nodded and smiled, "Yes. That's right." The girl smiled back, "Would it be alright if I could write my...essay on her? She's really one of my biggest stars that I look up to!" Chris wanted to say it was all right, but he remembered that his mother wasn't always home; he would have to say "no". Chris slowly replied, "Well, I'd like to, but my mother probably won't be able to help you..." The girl slowly looked at the ground. She quickly said, "Oh. Well, that's okay. Thanks anyways..." She turned the other way and started walking away slowly. Chris felt guilty. He then called out to her, "Wait!" The girl turned around in confusion. Chris ran up to her and explained, "Maybe I can help you with something else. You know Sonic the Hedgehog right?" The girl nodded her head slowly. Chris continued, "Then I can help you! Sonic stays at my place, along with his friends. If you want, you could interview one of them?" The girl looked at Chris in surprise. She pointed towards herself and repeated, "I can... interview one of them?" Chris smiled sweetly and nodded. The girl blushed and exclaimed, "Wow! Thank you. That would be great!" Chris replied, "Great! You can come over today. I'm sure they're not busy!" She agreed, but gasped, "Oh! But I have to call my grandfather." Chris said confidently, "Don't worry about it! You can call him when we get to my place! "The girl smiled again and thanked Chris. They started walking for Chris' place. But Chris forgot to introduce himself. He looked at the girl as they continued walking and introduced, "I forgot to mention. My name is Chris. You are?" The girl giggled and replied, "My name's... Marina."