Sonic could barely make it to work the next morning. He had attained a
temporary limp from the attack, as well as occasional 'black outs', which
were usually a couple seconds of complete blackness when he looked around.
These 'black outs' were usually accompanied by a horrible throbbing
headache.
He, however, did accomplish getting Cody and Tails to school. The attendance secretary took one look at him and told him to lie down in the teacher's lounge, and he was only too willing to comply.
He had been sleeping peacefully when the door suddenly burst open to thirty or so kindergarteners and first-graders, all of whom wished to talk to him.
Ms. Rayne was also there, and she gently shook him awake.
"Wha? What's going on?" Sonic yawned.
"The students have a little present for you," Ms. Rayne replied, smiling brightly. Stepping out of the way, Sonic could finally see the kindergarteners and first-graders, with Cody and Tails up front.
"GET WELL SOON!!" they all called out. Sonic didn't know whether to cringe from the sudden increase in noise or laugh at the cuteness of the very thing. He just did a little bit of both.
All the kids either gave him cards or recited something they had written for him. Tails gave him a snack bought from the local cafeteria vending machine, and Cody gave him another drawn picture of him, Cody and Tails.
Sonic was on the verge of happy tears. All these people cared so much about him! "Thank you," he whispered, trying not to cry as he did so.
He would never forgive Cody for this.
"GROUP HUG!!" Cody yelled at the top of his lungs.
Within seconds, Sonic was buried in mounds of young kids, all of whom tried to get to him first. It was cute, but Sonic was starting to lack something he desperately needed.
"Boys! Girls! Get off him! He needs to breathe!" Ms. Rayne yelled, doing her best to lug the kids off the pile.
Eventually, all the kids were back in order. All of them needed to get back to class, which is where they eventually went. However, Tails stayed behind.
"Sonic?" he whispered. It was so quite now; it seemed like a sin to talk above a whisper.
"Yeah?" Sonic replied, holding his head due to another 'black out'.
"Will you get better?"
Sonic smiled and held out his hand for Tails, who he currently couldn't see. After something touched his hand, he pulled the little guy close to give him a personal hug.
"'Course I will, little buddy. Nothin' keeps your ol' pal Sonic down for very long!" Sonic answered.
Tails just said, "Good," and snuggled close. Sonic was beginning to see again, but, even so, his life wasn't getting any easier.
To make things worse, he still needed to find Sally!
He, however, did accomplish getting Cody and Tails to school. The attendance secretary took one look at him and told him to lie down in the teacher's lounge, and he was only too willing to comply.
He had been sleeping peacefully when the door suddenly burst open to thirty or so kindergarteners and first-graders, all of whom wished to talk to him.
Ms. Rayne was also there, and she gently shook him awake.
"Wha? What's going on?" Sonic yawned.
"The students have a little present for you," Ms. Rayne replied, smiling brightly. Stepping out of the way, Sonic could finally see the kindergarteners and first-graders, with Cody and Tails up front.
"GET WELL SOON!!" they all called out. Sonic didn't know whether to cringe from the sudden increase in noise or laugh at the cuteness of the very thing. He just did a little bit of both.
All the kids either gave him cards or recited something they had written for him. Tails gave him a snack bought from the local cafeteria vending machine, and Cody gave him another drawn picture of him, Cody and Tails.
Sonic was on the verge of happy tears. All these people cared so much about him! "Thank you," he whispered, trying not to cry as he did so.
He would never forgive Cody for this.
"GROUP HUG!!" Cody yelled at the top of his lungs.
Within seconds, Sonic was buried in mounds of young kids, all of whom tried to get to him first. It was cute, but Sonic was starting to lack something he desperately needed.
"Boys! Girls! Get off him! He needs to breathe!" Ms. Rayne yelled, doing her best to lug the kids off the pile.
Eventually, all the kids were back in order. All of them needed to get back to class, which is where they eventually went. However, Tails stayed behind.
"Sonic?" he whispered. It was so quite now; it seemed like a sin to talk above a whisper.
"Yeah?" Sonic replied, holding his head due to another 'black out'.
"Will you get better?"
Sonic smiled and held out his hand for Tails, who he currently couldn't see. After something touched his hand, he pulled the little guy close to give him a personal hug.
"'Course I will, little buddy. Nothin' keeps your ol' pal Sonic down for very long!" Sonic answered.
Tails just said, "Good," and snuggled close. Sonic was beginning to see again, but, even so, his life wasn't getting any easier.
To make things worse, he still needed to find Sally!