Well, if you've been itching to see the next chapter, here it is! (I bet
that you are jumping with glee, Kittyhorse) anyhow, please enjoy, R& R, and
again, enjoy!
Oh yeah, I do not own any of the Sonic characters except for Laki. I would gladly give her up to Nintendo/Sega/Sonic Team though if they would put her in a game, that would be so cool! ^_^ ________________________________________________________________________
Chapter 5: A Shiny New Ride
In the previous chapter, you'll recall that Laki finally showed Rouge, Amy and Shadow the heavenly green jewel, which was found out to be the Master Emerald. And as well as that, Laki had a revelation from someone she had been longing to see, her mother. Now, Laki seeks to do what her mother told her, save her father so the line for guardians may be preserved. Who will she call to aid her? Well, the last chapter told you that, too...
~~Current Location: Laki's (Knuckles's) Apartment~~ ~~Current Time: Very early in the Morning, August~~
"Come again?" Laki asks.
"We said, Tails..." Amy replies.
"Tails?" (Laki becomes very confused.)
"If you have already forgotten, Tails was the fox with two tails. You thought that he was a siamesed twin who lost his other head." Rouge comments.
"Oh yeah, that guy... But I never said OR THOUGHT that!" Laki shouts.
"Uh, Rouge?" Shadow beckons.
"What?" (Rouge steps over to Shadow)
"That is what you thought the first time you saw him, remember?" Shadow whispered.
"Oh..." (Rouge blushes terribly)
"But, why do you think that he'll be able to help me?" Laki questions.
"He not only has his own private air vehicles, but he can pilot them very well, too," Amy chimes in.
"They have defense, in case we are attacked, don't forget!" Rouge adds.
"And from what I recall, he has a very large amount of intellect and brain-power. And good morals plus a genuine ability to fly using his tails," Shadow finishes.
"THE PERFECT HELP!" All three exclaim to Laki.
"But, where is he then?" Laki asks.
They then remind Laki that everyone else was staying at the nearby hotel. They all leave the apartment and go down to the first floor. When they reach the lobby, they head out the entrance over to the hotel which is only a few blocks away. But it is later into the morning, about 4, and they realize that they might not get breakfast. But Laki is too persistent to stop, so they keep walking to the hotel. When they reach the hotel's front door, a blur of a blue hue flies into Shadow. Shadow is confused as he flies backward into a stone column that decorates the entrance. TO his surprise and dismay, it is...
"SHADOW, I HAVE BEEN UP ALL NIGHT WAITING FOR YOU! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN!!!?!!!" Sonic screams into Shadow's face, while clenching his neck.
"Ughhckk, Sonic, I cannot breathe anymore..." Shadow manages to choke out.
"Step aside everyone, this is a job for me!" Amy says, as she peels Sonic off of Shadow and pries his hands from Shadow's neck.
"HEY!" Sonic screams.
"Wow, what an interesting night this has been," Laki says out loud.
"Never a dull moment in this group girl, the first rule you must learn about the Sonic Team!" Amy quotes herself, as she holds Sonic who is frantically trying to escape her arms.
"(pant, pant) Sonic, I already told you (cough), I was staying with Laki because she asked me to, don't you EVER listen?" Shadow asked.
"And besides, it's not like Shadow stood you up or anything, or is it?" Rouge questions.
"Well..." Sonic suddenly realizes what Rouge meant, and started to shuffle his feet while looking at them.
"That's what I thought," Rouge said.
~~VERY BIG AND IMPORTANT EDITOR'S NOTE: You may interpret that last moment however you want, it won't affect the story. I am not trying to make any point with it whatsoever though. So don't get any weird thoughts.~~
"Sonic, you have a tendency to freak out way too much. When we get married, you'd better not do that, or I'm gonna send you to an insane asylum, but don't worry, I'll visit you everyday in your small confined and locked room every day!" Amy says sarcastically.
"NEVER! I'll never marry you!" Sonic screams at the top of his lungs.
"See? What did I tell you?" Amy says as she points to Sonic.
"Grrr..." Sonic growls.
"Come on you guys, let's just go find Tails so we can embark on our adventure to save my dad, he could be (gulp) you know, any moment," Laki says, wiping away a tear.
"Don't worry, we'd never let that happen," Rouge says while she puts her hand on Laki's left shoulder.
"We shall see to it that Knuckles, your father, does not fall to that fate," Shadow says as he places his hand on Laki's right shoulder.
"I promise you Laki, your dad will be saved!" Amy says as she holds Laki's hands in her own.
"ADVENTURE!? I wanna go on an adventure! Please, lemme go, too!" Sonic begs.
"Well, only if you go and get Tails for us," Amy says.
"OK, COOL! Tails is coming, too!" (Sonic turns to run in and get Tails.)
"(Amy gets an idea) AND, if you kneel in front of me," Amy offers.
"Um, ok," Sonic says, but as he is about to kneel, he realizes something.
"Why'd you stop, Sonic?" Amy asks.
"I'm not THAT stupid! I'm just gonna go get Tails, and I am coming along, without marrying you, got it?" Sonic lectures.
"A girl can try, can't she?" Amy pleads.
"While you two were arguing, Tails could have been here by now, go and get him!" Laki shouts.
"OK, OK!" (Sonic winks at Laki, and dashes into the hotel to fetch Tails.)
~~Time Elapse: Approximately 4 hours~~
Now, the whole gang of Laki, Shadow, Amy, Rouge, Tails, and yes, Sonic, too, are inside Tails car. Laki has already explained to Tails about her problem. But back to the car... It is new, and very valuable. Like a hot rod, only better. It can seat up to ten passengers comfortably, and can travel up to mach one. But Tails only drives the speed limit, which Sonic is upset by at times. BUT, Sonic loves one feature of Tails shiny new ride. It is also a shiny BLUE new ride. How odd, a BLUE hot rod. Being curious as always, Laki asks Tails of his new car.
"Say, where'd you manage to get such nice car with a dark purple interior and leather seats?" Laki asks.
"I didn't buy it, I MADE it, at my shop," Tails corrects.
"WOW, you build cars?" Laki asks.
"We told you, Laki, Tails is a great mechanic!" Amy says.
"I must say, this is pretty darn smooth ride," Shadow comments.
"And even if you didn't buy it, it sure LOOKS like an expensive ride!" Rouge adds.
"Oh stop it, you guys... Anyway, if you think that that is all that this thing can do, just wait until we get to my base at the Mystic Ruins!" Tails says.
"Oh Tails, how come you haven't even told me what your work of art can do yet?" (Sonic looks at Tails with a puppy-dog look, while petting the mirror of the passenger's side.)
"Sonic, that would spoil the surprise! I want EVERYONE to have the same experience with my new car," Tails says.
"Wait a second, how can you be driving when you are only eight, and I am sixteen, and still don't even have a licsense?" Laki wonders.
"Um, I uh... Oh look Amy, it is the new edition that they are building onto the Twinkle Park!" Tails says, trying to change the subject.
"AHHHHH, it is sooo beautiful! Sonic, we have to go! And guess what? Cute couples still get in free!" Amy looks at Sonic flirtatiously.
"No, way," Sonic says.
"Amy, you should leave Sonic. He is such a stick-in-the-mud, you two would be divorced before you even finished your vows," Rouge implores.
"Oh, that isn't true," Amy says.
"Well, believe what you wanna believe," Rouge says.
"Hey, I can have fun if want to!" Sonic shouts.
"Oh, really? I'd like to see you try," (Rouge smirks)
"We'll go over to Twinkle Park right now! Tails, stop the car!" (Sonic is about to put his own foot over onto the break pedal.)
"Sonic, I can't drive like this!" Tails shouts.
"(smiling) I say, that if you say that you can be so fun, take Amy over to Twinkle Park," Shadow says, showing a bit a of a smirk along with his humor.
"Oh, Sonic, please please, pretty please?!?" Amy begs.
"Hey, that isn't what I said!" Sonic shouts.
"GET OFF IT ALREADY!!! YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN ARGUING FOR THE PAST HOUR!!! TAILS, SPEED UP A LITTLE, WE NEED TO GET TO THE MYSTIC RUINS FASTER THAN THIS!!!" Laki screams.
Everyone stares at Laki.
"Tails, I told you to do something, why haven't you done it?" Laki scolds.
"Oh right, sorry," Tails says as he accelerates.
The whole group goes completely silent for fear of upsetting Laki again. The only one who dares to speak to Laki is Shadow, who understands her misery that she bears for the fear of her dad's safety. Laki loosens up a little, for to her, Shadow is so comforting. Slowly, the scenery of the city turns into the scenery of a mountain landscape. The area slowly becomes more and more familiar to everyone. Especially Laki. Tails manages to maneuver his huge vehicle up to his base and parks it just next to the garage. Everyone gets outs, with very very stiff legs. Laki asks Tails where his plane is, so that they may search for her father. But Tails tells her that aimlessly looking for someone is the worst possible way to do it. He is about to take everyone into his base, when a familiar silhouette floats across the horizon of the setting sun. It is dusk, so it is hard to make out the figure at first. But when it comes closer, the gang realizes that the figure is none other than...
"I can't believe that we left Cream behind at the hotel!" Tails shouts.
"Oh my god, how did she manage to fly all the way here?" Amy asks in a stupefied way.
"Well, very simple. It is MUCH easier to fly when you are only carrying yourself, not a giant robot or a bunch of other people," Rouge comments.
"Exactly right," Tails concurs.
"Poor Cream..." Laki says.
Cream flies over their heads, and slowly lands.
"You guys, how come you didn't let me come?" Cream asks.
"We are so sorry, Cream! Forgive us, please!" Amy asks.
"Already done, Amy!" Cream says cheerfully.
"It is quite late everyone, we should rest here at Tails base, until morning. As much as we need to continue, I don't think that it would be wise to do so at night," Shadow says.
"Ok, Shadow, I trust your judgment," Laki says.
"WHAT!?! A while ago, you were freaking out because you were afraid that we wouldn't get to your dad in time to save him before they decide to kimmmph..." (Sonic's mouth is muffled by Amy's, Rouge's, Shadow's, and Tails's hands.)
"Cream, will you help me save my father? It would be an honor if you would," Laki asks Cream.
"It would be an honor to help save the guardian of the Master Emerald!" Cream says excitedly.
"Thank you!" Laki says to Cream.
Meanwhile, Tails had gone into the base, and had walked out with a big and cold robot.
"Everyone, I'd like you all to meet, Sweet Tooth 001," Tails says.
"What does it do," Rouge asks.
"HE, is a personal needs robot. He though, is basically an ice cream machine. I figured that with a such a hectic day, we all could use a little bit of it," Tails says.
"!!!" (Cream becomes anxious)
"What is it, Cream?" Tails asks Cream.
"MAY I PLEASE RIGHT NOW HAVE SOME OF YOUR ICE CREAM?" Cream asks, while drooling.
"Uh, sure, go ahead," Tails says.
"YAY!" (Cream dashes over the the robot, gives it a big hug, and it makes a nice big ice cream cone for her, she eats it in about 45 seconds.)
Everyone stares at the cute rabbit with chocolate ice cream all over her face. Surely, if anyone is the life of the group now, it is her. Everyone laughs hysterically at Cream. Laki lets out a few chuckles, but cannot concentrate fully on what is happening. For she has only one main thing on her mind. And that is by now, more apparent to not just the group, but to you as well right now.
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So, how did you like chapter 5? As always, if you have an opinion, or you read the story and liked it, please please purdy please review, for me? Anyhow, I do not know when I'll get around to chapter six. Usually, when I start making a chapter, I don't stop writing it until I'm done. So when I do start chapter 6, it will take me roughly an hour to finish. But I am lazy sometimes, so it takes me awhile to get around to it.
Oh, and one more thing. If you aren't reading these little information blocks regularly, I suggest, encourage, and implore you to do so. I write them for a reason. To keep YOU yes YOU updated on my progress, and sometimes other fanfics. So, please read the top and bottom blocks of text. You'll get more out of reading my work by doing so.
Anyway, thank you very much for staying with my story for those of you who have, you know who you are! ^_^ And thank you if you read the story, but I'd really like your reviews, too! Thanks again! Ciao` 'til next chapter!
Oh yeah, I do not own any of the Sonic characters except for Laki. I would gladly give her up to Nintendo/Sega/Sonic Team though if they would put her in a game, that would be so cool! ^_^ ________________________________________________________________________
Chapter 5: A Shiny New Ride
In the previous chapter, you'll recall that Laki finally showed Rouge, Amy and Shadow the heavenly green jewel, which was found out to be the Master Emerald. And as well as that, Laki had a revelation from someone she had been longing to see, her mother. Now, Laki seeks to do what her mother told her, save her father so the line for guardians may be preserved. Who will she call to aid her? Well, the last chapter told you that, too...
~~Current Location: Laki's (Knuckles's) Apartment~~ ~~Current Time: Very early in the Morning, August~~
"Come again?" Laki asks.
"We said, Tails..." Amy replies.
"Tails?" (Laki becomes very confused.)
"If you have already forgotten, Tails was the fox with two tails. You thought that he was a siamesed twin who lost his other head." Rouge comments.
"Oh yeah, that guy... But I never said OR THOUGHT that!" Laki shouts.
"Uh, Rouge?" Shadow beckons.
"What?" (Rouge steps over to Shadow)
"That is what you thought the first time you saw him, remember?" Shadow whispered.
"Oh..." (Rouge blushes terribly)
"But, why do you think that he'll be able to help me?" Laki questions.
"He not only has his own private air vehicles, but he can pilot them very well, too," Amy chimes in.
"They have defense, in case we are attacked, don't forget!" Rouge adds.
"And from what I recall, he has a very large amount of intellect and brain-power. And good morals plus a genuine ability to fly using his tails," Shadow finishes.
"THE PERFECT HELP!" All three exclaim to Laki.
"But, where is he then?" Laki asks.
They then remind Laki that everyone else was staying at the nearby hotel. They all leave the apartment and go down to the first floor. When they reach the lobby, they head out the entrance over to the hotel which is only a few blocks away. But it is later into the morning, about 4, and they realize that they might not get breakfast. But Laki is too persistent to stop, so they keep walking to the hotel. When they reach the hotel's front door, a blur of a blue hue flies into Shadow. Shadow is confused as he flies backward into a stone column that decorates the entrance. TO his surprise and dismay, it is...
"SHADOW, I HAVE BEEN UP ALL NIGHT WAITING FOR YOU! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN!!!?!!!" Sonic screams into Shadow's face, while clenching his neck.
"Ughhckk, Sonic, I cannot breathe anymore..." Shadow manages to choke out.
"Step aside everyone, this is a job for me!" Amy says, as she peels Sonic off of Shadow and pries his hands from Shadow's neck.
"HEY!" Sonic screams.
"Wow, what an interesting night this has been," Laki says out loud.
"Never a dull moment in this group girl, the first rule you must learn about the Sonic Team!" Amy quotes herself, as she holds Sonic who is frantically trying to escape her arms.
"(pant, pant) Sonic, I already told you (cough), I was staying with Laki because she asked me to, don't you EVER listen?" Shadow asked.
"And besides, it's not like Shadow stood you up or anything, or is it?" Rouge questions.
"Well..." Sonic suddenly realizes what Rouge meant, and started to shuffle his feet while looking at them.
"That's what I thought," Rouge said.
~~VERY BIG AND IMPORTANT EDITOR'S NOTE: You may interpret that last moment however you want, it won't affect the story. I am not trying to make any point with it whatsoever though. So don't get any weird thoughts.~~
"Sonic, you have a tendency to freak out way too much. When we get married, you'd better not do that, or I'm gonna send you to an insane asylum, but don't worry, I'll visit you everyday in your small confined and locked room every day!" Amy says sarcastically.
"NEVER! I'll never marry you!" Sonic screams at the top of his lungs.
"See? What did I tell you?" Amy says as she points to Sonic.
"Grrr..." Sonic growls.
"Come on you guys, let's just go find Tails so we can embark on our adventure to save my dad, he could be (gulp) you know, any moment," Laki says, wiping away a tear.
"Don't worry, we'd never let that happen," Rouge says while she puts her hand on Laki's left shoulder.
"We shall see to it that Knuckles, your father, does not fall to that fate," Shadow says as he places his hand on Laki's right shoulder.
"I promise you Laki, your dad will be saved!" Amy says as she holds Laki's hands in her own.
"ADVENTURE!? I wanna go on an adventure! Please, lemme go, too!" Sonic begs.
"Well, only if you go and get Tails for us," Amy says.
"OK, COOL! Tails is coming, too!" (Sonic turns to run in and get Tails.)
"(Amy gets an idea) AND, if you kneel in front of me," Amy offers.
"Um, ok," Sonic says, but as he is about to kneel, he realizes something.
"Why'd you stop, Sonic?" Amy asks.
"I'm not THAT stupid! I'm just gonna go get Tails, and I am coming along, without marrying you, got it?" Sonic lectures.
"A girl can try, can't she?" Amy pleads.
"While you two were arguing, Tails could have been here by now, go and get him!" Laki shouts.
"OK, OK!" (Sonic winks at Laki, and dashes into the hotel to fetch Tails.)
~~Time Elapse: Approximately 4 hours~~
Now, the whole gang of Laki, Shadow, Amy, Rouge, Tails, and yes, Sonic, too, are inside Tails car. Laki has already explained to Tails about her problem. But back to the car... It is new, and very valuable. Like a hot rod, only better. It can seat up to ten passengers comfortably, and can travel up to mach one. But Tails only drives the speed limit, which Sonic is upset by at times. BUT, Sonic loves one feature of Tails shiny new ride. It is also a shiny BLUE new ride. How odd, a BLUE hot rod. Being curious as always, Laki asks Tails of his new car.
"Say, where'd you manage to get such nice car with a dark purple interior and leather seats?" Laki asks.
"I didn't buy it, I MADE it, at my shop," Tails corrects.
"WOW, you build cars?" Laki asks.
"We told you, Laki, Tails is a great mechanic!" Amy says.
"I must say, this is pretty darn smooth ride," Shadow comments.
"And even if you didn't buy it, it sure LOOKS like an expensive ride!" Rouge adds.
"Oh stop it, you guys... Anyway, if you think that that is all that this thing can do, just wait until we get to my base at the Mystic Ruins!" Tails says.
"Oh Tails, how come you haven't even told me what your work of art can do yet?" (Sonic looks at Tails with a puppy-dog look, while petting the mirror of the passenger's side.)
"Sonic, that would spoil the surprise! I want EVERYONE to have the same experience with my new car," Tails says.
"Wait a second, how can you be driving when you are only eight, and I am sixteen, and still don't even have a licsense?" Laki wonders.
"Um, I uh... Oh look Amy, it is the new edition that they are building onto the Twinkle Park!" Tails says, trying to change the subject.
"AHHHHH, it is sooo beautiful! Sonic, we have to go! And guess what? Cute couples still get in free!" Amy looks at Sonic flirtatiously.
"No, way," Sonic says.
"Amy, you should leave Sonic. He is such a stick-in-the-mud, you two would be divorced before you even finished your vows," Rouge implores.
"Oh, that isn't true," Amy says.
"Well, believe what you wanna believe," Rouge says.
"Hey, I can have fun if want to!" Sonic shouts.
"Oh, really? I'd like to see you try," (Rouge smirks)
"We'll go over to Twinkle Park right now! Tails, stop the car!" (Sonic is about to put his own foot over onto the break pedal.)
"Sonic, I can't drive like this!" Tails shouts.
"(smiling) I say, that if you say that you can be so fun, take Amy over to Twinkle Park," Shadow says, showing a bit a of a smirk along with his humor.
"Oh, Sonic, please please, pretty please?!?" Amy begs.
"Hey, that isn't what I said!" Sonic shouts.
"GET OFF IT ALREADY!!! YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN ARGUING FOR THE PAST HOUR!!! TAILS, SPEED UP A LITTLE, WE NEED TO GET TO THE MYSTIC RUINS FASTER THAN THIS!!!" Laki screams.
Everyone stares at Laki.
"Tails, I told you to do something, why haven't you done it?" Laki scolds.
"Oh right, sorry," Tails says as he accelerates.
The whole group goes completely silent for fear of upsetting Laki again. The only one who dares to speak to Laki is Shadow, who understands her misery that she bears for the fear of her dad's safety. Laki loosens up a little, for to her, Shadow is so comforting. Slowly, the scenery of the city turns into the scenery of a mountain landscape. The area slowly becomes more and more familiar to everyone. Especially Laki. Tails manages to maneuver his huge vehicle up to his base and parks it just next to the garage. Everyone gets outs, with very very stiff legs. Laki asks Tails where his plane is, so that they may search for her father. But Tails tells her that aimlessly looking for someone is the worst possible way to do it. He is about to take everyone into his base, when a familiar silhouette floats across the horizon of the setting sun. It is dusk, so it is hard to make out the figure at first. But when it comes closer, the gang realizes that the figure is none other than...
"I can't believe that we left Cream behind at the hotel!" Tails shouts.
"Oh my god, how did she manage to fly all the way here?" Amy asks in a stupefied way.
"Well, very simple. It is MUCH easier to fly when you are only carrying yourself, not a giant robot or a bunch of other people," Rouge comments.
"Exactly right," Tails concurs.
"Poor Cream..." Laki says.
Cream flies over their heads, and slowly lands.
"You guys, how come you didn't let me come?" Cream asks.
"We are so sorry, Cream! Forgive us, please!" Amy asks.
"Already done, Amy!" Cream says cheerfully.
"It is quite late everyone, we should rest here at Tails base, until morning. As much as we need to continue, I don't think that it would be wise to do so at night," Shadow says.
"Ok, Shadow, I trust your judgment," Laki says.
"WHAT!?! A while ago, you were freaking out because you were afraid that we wouldn't get to your dad in time to save him before they decide to kimmmph..." (Sonic's mouth is muffled by Amy's, Rouge's, Shadow's, and Tails's hands.)
"Cream, will you help me save my father? It would be an honor if you would," Laki asks Cream.
"It would be an honor to help save the guardian of the Master Emerald!" Cream says excitedly.
"Thank you!" Laki says to Cream.
Meanwhile, Tails had gone into the base, and had walked out with a big and cold robot.
"Everyone, I'd like you all to meet, Sweet Tooth 001," Tails says.
"What does it do," Rouge asks.
"HE, is a personal needs robot. He though, is basically an ice cream machine. I figured that with a such a hectic day, we all could use a little bit of it," Tails says.
"!!!" (Cream becomes anxious)
"What is it, Cream?" Tails asks Cream.
"MAY I PLEASE RIGHT NOW HAVE SOME OF YOUR ICE CREAM?" Cream asks, while drooling.
"Uh, sure, go ahead," Tails says.
"YAY!" (Cream dashes over the the robot, gives it a big hug, and it makes a nice big ice cream cone for her, she eats it in about 45 seconds.)
Everyone stares at the cute rabbit with chocolate ice cream all over her face. Surely, if anyone is the life of the group now, it is her. Everyone laughs hysterically at Cream. Laki lets out a few chuckles, but cannot concentrate fully on what is happening. For she has only one main thing on her mind. And that is by now, more apparent to not just the group, but to you as well right now.
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So, how did you like chapter 5? As always, if you have an opinion, or you read the story and liked it, please please purdy please review, for me? Anyhow, I do not know when I'll get around to chapter six. Usually, when I start making a chapter, I don't stop writing it until I'm done. So when I do start chapter 6, it will take me roughly an hour to finish. But I am lazy sometimes, so it takes me awhile to get around to it.
Oh, and one more thing. If you aren't reading these little information blocks regularly, I suggest, encourage, and implore you to do so. I write them for a reason. To keep YOU yes YOU updated on my progress, and sometimes other fanfics. So, please read the top and bottom blocks of text. You'll get more out of reading my work by doing so.
Anyway, thank you very much for staying with my story for those of you who have, you know who you are! ^_^ And thank you if you read the story, but I'd really like your reviews, too! Thanks again! Ciao` 'til next chapter!