Sonic couldn't believe his ears. Sally? Gone? She's too tough for
that. She wouldn't go down without a fight. The thought made him smile; At
least Robotnik had his hands full!
Antoine kept talking, but Sonic didn't care. This was the princess they were talking about! Turning, he sped down the hall, all the way to the exit to the forest. He was going to get her back, no matter what it took! First day back home and already there are problems!
Tails was the first to notice the sudden lack of blue-ness in the room. On his way to follow, however, he bumped into Knuckles, who had apparently noticed as well.
"I'm coming with," he whispered to the young fox, "I have a feeling Sonic will need us both."
Tails didn't argue. Both of them sped down the hall, trying to catch up to the blue blaze. Unless they headed him off, they were never going to catch him.
Knuckles pulled Tails down a separate hall, just added a few days after Sonic was found in a coma. Therefore, Sonic did not know of this shortcut to the Evil Dr. Robotnik's fortress. After slipping through the door to the outside forest, both of them stood waiting for Sonic. They didn't have to wait long.
"How did you guys get here?" Sonic almost demanded. He was running at top speed! There was no way anyone could get here before he did!
"We took a shortcut," Knuckles explained, looking cool and casual as Tails sniggered behind him.
"No way!" Sonic called out. "I know every secret shortcut there is!"
Knuckles sighed and looked at his knuckles, his pride and weapon, and said, "DID, old timer!"
Tails burst out laughing as Sonic started to fume. " 'Old timer'?!" Sonic almost yelled through clenched teeth, "You're as old as I am!"
"I beg to differ, old man!" Knuckles shot back, laughing to himself.
Sonic sighed, doing his best to keep his temper. "Look," he said, looking Knuckles straight in the eyes, "Like I've told you before, and actually proved, I am not the enemy, so lay off, okay? We're after Dr. Robotnik to get Sally back, remember?"
Knuckles nodded. "Just delaying events."
Tails stopped snickering. "What events?" he asked.
Sonic looked around, trying to see what Knuckles was talking about. There were trees, the still almost far-off fortress Dr. Robotnik called home, the still almost dark sky of morning, no birds, and no one else for as far as Sonic could see.
Tails was also looking around. "What?" he asked again.
Sonic shook his head. "I've had enough of this," he mumbled to himself, walking toward the fortress, and also preparing to run.
Tails ran to catch up with him. "Wait for me!" he called.
BRRZZT!!
Both Sonic and Tails flew backwards at the sudden jolt of electricity, with Knuckles only shaking his head at them. He wasn't even surprised.
"That," he said.
Antoine kept talking, but Sonic didn't care. This was the princess they were talking about! Turning, he sped down the hall, all the way to the exit to the forest. He was going to get her back, no matter what it took! First day back home and already there are problems!
Tails was the first to notice the sudden lack of blue-ness in the room. On his way to follow, however, he bumped into Knuckles, who had apparently noticed as well.
"I'm coming with," he whispered to the young fox, "I have a feeling Sonic will need us both."
Tails didn't argue. Both of them sped down the hall, trying to catch up to the blue blaze. Unless they headed him off, they were never going to catch him.
Knuckles pulled Tails down a separate hall, just added a few days after Sonic was found in a coma. Therefore, Sonic did not know of this shortcut to the Evil Dr. Robotnik's fortress. After slipping through the door to the outside forest, both of them stood waiting for Sonic. They didn't have to wait long.
"How did you guys get here?" Sonic almost demanded. He was running at top speed! There was no way anyone could get here before he did!
"We took a shortcut," Knuckles explained, looking cool and casual as Tails sniggered behind him.
"No way!" Sonic called out. "I know every secret shortcut there is!"
Knuckles sighed and looked at his knuckles, his pride and weapon, and said, "DID, old timer!"
Tails burst out laughing as Sonic started to fume. " 'Old timer'?!" Sonic almost yelled through clenched teeth, "You're as old as I am!"
"I beg to differ, old man!" Knuckles shot back, laughing to himself.
Sonic sighed, doing his best to keep his temper. "Look," he said, looking Knuckles straight in the eyes, "Like I've told you before, and actually proved, I am not the enemy, so lay off, okay? We're after Dr. Robotnik to get Sally back, remember?"
Knuckles nodded. "Just delaying events."
Tails stopped snickering. "What events?" he asked.
Sonic looked around, trying to see what Knuckles was talking about. There were trees, the still almost far-off fortress Dr. Robotnik called home, the still almost dark sky of morning, no birds, and no one else for as far as Sonic could see.
Tails was also looking around. "What?" he asked again.
Sonic shook his head. "I've had enough of this," he mumbled to himself, walking toward the fortress, and also preparing to run.
Tails ran to catch up with him. "Wait for me!" he called.
BRRZZT!!
Both Sonic and Tails flew backwards at the sudden jolt of electricity, with Knuckles only shaking his head at them. He wasn't even surprised.
"That," he said.