Chapter 3: "Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog"
Disclaimer: If these characters were mine, I wouldn't be writing fanfiction about them, would I?
The Casino Night Zone's Track and Field Competition is a race to determine the fastest thing alive. Of course, you can't have a race of this caliber without a certain blue blur entering.
"All right, runners!" The announcer said, "Take your positions!"
Sonic the Hedgehog stepped up to the starting line.
"This is gonna be easy," he said. He checked the competition, each equipping themselves with blast wngine to keep up with Sonic. "I don't know why these slo-mos even bother to try; I'm always gonna win!"
After he said that, he noticed someone new: a black hedgehog with red streaks in his quills. He was doing warm-up exercises. He was the only one who wasn't hauling in blast gear.
"Hey you!" Sonic jogged over. "Who're you? Never seen you before."
"The only thing you need to know is that I'm going to leave you in the dust!" The mystery hedgehog boasted.
Sonic started laughing. "Hey, Tails! You hear what this guy says? He thinks he's faster than me!"
"No one's faster than Sonic!" Miles "Tails" Prower remarked from the stands.
"That's what I'm talkin' about, little bro!"
The black hedgehog stood up. "So this is the great Sonic the Hedgehog everyone's talking about!"
"So, you've heard of me."
"You can't go anywhere without seeing your face," The hedgehog pointed toward a huge neon sign with a picture of Sonic. "When this race is over, that sign is going to change."
"Oh yeah? We'll see about that!"
Sonic and the mystery hedgehog took their positions, with almost the exact same stance.
"Let's make this more interesting. If I'm not chillin' back here before you, I'll give you my ol' sneaks! And to even the field, I'll give you a head start!" Sonic boasted.
He checked his watch. It just changed to eleven thirty-seven. "Okay, I'll take that bet," the black hedgehog replied, "and if I'm not here before you, I'll give you my fire bracelet, my family heirloom."
"It's a deal!" they shook on it.
"Ready . . .
. . set . . .
. .go!"
Sonic watched in horrified amazement as the hedgehog zoomed off at supersonic speed. The sky immediately went even darker than it was before; as if a huge storm was about to start.
"Say wha?!" He exclaimed. Tails, in the audience, hung his mouth open and dropped the soda he was drinking. People in the audience were pulling out umbrellas, expecting it to rain.
Sonic snapped out of it and dashed off. He quickly caught up to him.
"How . . .?"He stammered.
"Ah, so you are fast! But can you keep with me?" He challenged.
"Hey . . . what's your name, anyway!?" Sonic yelled, now pissed.
"If you must know, the name's Shadow . . . Shadow the Hedgehog."
"OK, Grounder, tie the rope up on the other side! When the hedgehog comes running, he'll trip over the rope, and fall on his face. He'll hit the button, then a net will fall on him!" Scratch explained, "You got it, Grounder?
"Yeah, of course I got it! You don't have to treat me like I'm stupid!"
He left to tie up the rope. He came back a moment later. "What was I supposed to do again?"
"You idiot! Like Robotnik says, if you want a job done, do it yourself."
Scratch snatched the rope and walked to the other side of the track.
"Wait, Scratch! I remember now! Let me do it!"
"No way! You already screwed up today! I get to do it!"
"No, I do!"
As they fought over this, Grounder accidentally pushed the button, and the net fell on top of both of them. Sonic and Shadow ran passed.
"Who were those guys?" Shadow asked.
"Two idiots caught up in their work," Sonic replied.
Two blurs zoomed across the various track's obstacles. They were in the home stretch, with Shadow leading by an inch.
"Hey Shadow! I know a way to jam faster than you!"
"And what would that be?"
Sonic went into a Sonic spin, dashed off about two feet, flew through a portal he accidentally ripped in the air, and vanished.
Shadow immediately stopped in his tracks. "What kind of trickery is this?! Come out coward!"
Tails looked at the screen that was showing the race. With a piece of popcorn halfway to his mouth, he stared with wide eyes as Sonic disappeared.
The crowd also went into a deep silence. The only sounds that could be heard now were Shadow screaming where Sonic was, Scratch and Grounder arguing in the net, and the howling wind.
Disclaimer: If these characters were mine, I wouldn't be writing fanfiction about them, would I?
The Casino Night Zone's Track and Field Competition is a race to determine the fastest thing alive. Of course, you can't have a race of this caliber without a certain blue blur entering.
"All right, runners!" The announcer said, "Take your positions!"
Sonic the Hedgehog stepped up to the starting line.
"This is gonna be easy," he said. He checked the competition, each equipping themselves with blast wngine to keep up with Sonic. "I don't know why these slo-mos even bother to try; I'm always gonna win!"
After he said that, he noticed someone new: a black hedgehog with red streaks in his quills. He was doing warm-up exercises. He was the only one who wasn't hauling in blast gear.
"Hey you!" Sonic jogged over. "Who're you? Never seen you before."
"The only thing you need to know is that I'm going to leave you in the dust!" The mystery hedgehog boasted.
Sonic started laughing. "Hey, Tails! You hear what this guy says? He thinks he's faster than me!"
"No one's faster than Sonic!" Miles "Tails" Prower remarked from the stands.
"That's what I'm talkin' about, little bro!"
The black hedgehog stood up. "So this is the great Sonic the Hedgehog everyone's talking about!"
"So, you've heard of me."
"You can't go anywhere without seeing your face," The hedgehog pointed toward a huge neon sign with a picture of Sonic. "When this race is over, that sign is going to change."
"Oh yeah? We'll see about that!"
Sonic and the mystery hedgehog took their positions, with almost the exact same stance.
"Let's make this more interesting. If I'm not chillin' back here before you, I'll give you my ol' sneaks! And to even the field, I'll give you a head start!" Sonic boasted.
He checked his watch. It just changed to eleven thirty-seven. "Okay, I'll take that bet," the black hedgehog replied, "and if I'm not here before you, I'll give you my fire bracelet, my family heirloom."
"It's a deal!" they shook on it.
"Ready . . .
. . set . . .
. .go!"
Sonic watched in horrified amazement as the hedgehog zoomed off at supersonic speed. The sky immediately went even darker than it was before; as if a huge storm was about to start.
"Say wha?!" He exclaimed. Tails, in the audience, hung his mouth open and dropped the soda he was drinking. People in the audience were pulling out umbrellas, expecting it to rain.
Sonic snapped out of it and dashed off. He quickly caught up to him.
"How . . .?"He stammered.
"Ah, so you are fast! But can you keep with me?" He challenged.
"Hey . . . what's your name, anyway!?" Sonic yelled, now pissed.
"If you must know, the name's Shadow . . . Shadow the Hedgehog."
"OK, Grounder, tie the rope up on the other side! When the hedgehog comes running, he'll trip over the rope, and fall on his face. He'll hit the button, then a net will fall on him!" Scratch explained, "You got it, Grounder?
"Yeah, of course I got it! You don't have to treat me like I'm stupid!"
He left to tie up the rope. He came back a moment later. "What was I supposed to do again?"
"You idiot! Like Robotnik says, if you want a job done, do it yourself."
Scratch snatched the rope and walked to the other side of the track.
"Wait, Scratch! I remember now! Let me do it!"
"No way! You already screwed up today! I get to do it!"
"No, I do!"
As they fought over this, Grounder accidentally pushed the button, and the net fell on top of both of them. Sonic and Shadow ran passed.
"Who were those guys?" Shadow asked.
"Two idiots caught up in their work," Sonic replied.
Two blurs zoomed across the various track's obstacles. They were in the home stretch, with Shadow leading by an inch.
"Hey Shadow! I know a way to jam faster than you!"
"And what would that be?"
Sonic went into a Sonic spin, dashed off about two feet, flew through a portal he accidentally ripped in the air, and vanished.
Shadow immediately stopped in his tracks. "What kind of trickery is this?! Come out coward!"
Tails looked at the screen that was showing the race. With a piece of popcorn halfway to his mouth, he stared with wide eyes as Sonic disappeared.
The crowd also went into a deep silence. The only sounds that could be heard now were Shadow screaming where Sonic was, Scratch and Grounder arguing in the net, and the howling wind.