Sonic knew he couldn't do anything until he got out of the crowd.
Frantically thinking, he knew he couldn't wade through them, but maybe.
"Duck!" he cried.
Luckily the kids knew what he meant. All of them suddenly hit the floor as Sonic launched himself over the crowd of children. Landing cleanly on the other side, he sped off towards the sound, finding himself delighted that, with longer legs, he was actually faster!
He was at the scene before anyone knew what happened. A bunch of boys were beating up a younger boy in a corner of the playground. Sonic didn't even stop to think, but grabbed the biggest boy and lifted him off the ground. He looked at the other kids.
"Back off!" he commanded, "or your 'leader' gets really, really hurt!"
Surprisingly enough, the other boys backed off from the young boy on the ground. The kid's nose was bleeding, plus he had a black eye and several other bruises. Sonic dropped the bully he was holding and went over to the boy on the grass.
The boy was shivering and curled up like a ball, and flinched when Sonic touched him. "It's okay," Sonic whispered, "They're not gonna hurt you anymore. I chased 'em off; you're safe now."
The kid whimpered as Sonic rubbed the kid's shoulder, trying to convince the kid that he wasn't the enemy. Just then, the whole gang of kids who were beating up the kid before jumped Sonic, knocking him flat on the ground. He could feel sharp points of pain piercing him in his side and back as the kids beat on him. Time to find out if he still had all his tricks.
Sonic shoved against the ground, causing himself to become airborne for a few seconds, and that was all he needed.
Curling himself into a ball, he spun rapidly, faster and faster until he was actually staying elevated due to the fact he was spinning so quickly.
The children almost flew off as he spun, allowing Sonic enough room to land squarely on his feet. After which he walked right over to the head boy of the gang.
The kid whimpered and curled up in a ball, just like his first victim of the day.
"Isn't that cute?" Sonic sneered, "You look just like that poor kid over there."
All the other kids had surrounded the event unfolding before them, giving Sonic a fierce image of a battle ring in his mind.
The boy had started whimpering again, curling as tight as he could. Sonic just forcefully walked over to the kid, grabbed a handful of the kid's shirtfront, and picked him up again.
"Looks like you like bein' elevated," he said, looking the kid right in the face. He then held the kid out at arm's length, allowing the kid to dangle about three feet off the ground.
He looked around at the crowd. "If any of you kids follow this creep's example I'll be teachin' you kids a whole new class. A class in obedience!" he threatened.
"As for you," he hissed, his face twisting in rage, "either become one of the nicest little angels to walk the school grounds or you'll be my star pupil!"
The kid nodded rapidly, almost so fast that Sonic thought the kid's neck would snap off.
He dropped the kid and looked at the crowd as the kid half-walked, half-crawled out of the ring.
"My name is Serin!" he called out, "And if anyone, older or younger, decides to break the rules, you'll find out why my friends call me Sonic!"
The crowd cheered, almost so loud the bell was lost in the sound. Cody ran up to Sonic.
"You're gonna be a hero, right?" he asked.
Sonic smiled. "Sure. I mean, why not?"
"Duck!" he cried.
Luckily the kids knew what he meant. All of them suddenly hit the floor as Sonic launched himself over the crowd of children. Landing cleanly on the other side, he sped off towards the sound, finding himself delighted that, with longer legs, he was actually faster!
He was at the scene before anyone knew what happened. A bunch of boys were beating up a younger boy in a corner of the playground. Sonic didn't even stop to think, but grabbed the biggest boy and lifted him off the ground. He looked at the other kids.
"Back off!" he commanded, "or your 'leader' gets really, really hurt!"
Surprisingly enough, the other boys backed off from the young boy on the ground. The kid's nose was bleeding, plus he had a black eye and several other bruises. Sonic dropped the bully he was holding and went over to the boy on the grass.
The boy was shivering and curled up like a ball, and flinched when Sonic touched him. "It's okay," Sonic whispered, "They're not gonna hurt you anymore. I chased 'em off; you're safe now."
The kid whimpered as Sonic rubbed the kid's shoulder, trying to convince the kid that he wasn't the enemy. Just then, the whole gang of kids who were beating up the kid before jumped Sonic, knocking him flat on the ground. He could feel sharp points of pain piercing him in his side and back as the kids beat on him. Time to find out if he still had all his tricks.
Sonic shoved against the ground, causing himself to become airborne for a few seconds, and that was all he needed.
Curling himself into a ball, he spun rapidly, faster and faster until he was actually staying elevated due to the fact he was spinning so quickly.
The children almost flew off as he spun, allowing Sonic enough room to land squarely on his feet. After which he walked right over to the head boy of the gang.
The kid whimpered and curled up in a ball, just like his first victim of the day.
"Isn't that cute?" Sonic sneered, "You look just like that poor kid over there."
All the other kids had surrounded the event unfolding before them, giving Sonic a fierce image of a battle ring in his mind.
The boy had started whimpering again, curling as tight as he could. Sonic just forcefully walked over to the kid, grabbed a handful of the kid's shirtfront, and picked him up again.
"Looks like you like bein' elevated," he said, looking the kid right in the face. He then held the kid out at arm's length, allowing the kid to dangle about three feet off the ground.
He looked around at the crowd. "If any of you kids follow this creep's example I'll be teachin' you kids a whole new class. A class in obedience!" he threatened.
"As for you," he hissed, his face twisting in rage, "either become one of the nicest little angels to walk the school grounds or you'll be my star pupil!"
The kid nodded rapidly, almost so fast that Sonic thought the kid's neck would snap off.
He dropped the kid and looked at the crowd as the kid half-walked, half-crawled out of the ring.
"My name is Serin!" he called out, "And if anyone, older or younger, decides to break the rules, you'll find out why my friends call me Sonic!"
The crowd cheered, almost so loud the bell was lost in the sound. Cody ran up to Sonic.
"You're gonna be a hero, right?" he asked.
Sonic smiled. "Sure. I mean, why not?"