Chapter 12 - Troublesome ladies

I wake up. I'm... lying in something soft. I open my eyes, and get up fast. I was... in a bed? I look around. It seems i'm in a normal house. The rooms is mostly white, and there are 2 doors. A brown and a blue one. I go through the blue door. It appears to be another bedroom. There's are 2 people sleeping in 2 beds. One of them is Jody, the other one is Seria. So they're here too. I close the door, and go through the brown door. A pink hedgehog is sitting on a couch. It's Amy. Did she... save me? She hears something and turns her head to me.

Amy: "So you're finally awake. You were messed up bad when I found you some days ago."

Me: "You... you have a house?"

Amy: "Yeah, of course. It's easy enough to earn money for a cute pretty girl like me."

Me: "... ... ..."

Amy: "You were the one that took my money, aren't you?"

Me: "I tried giving it back. But you refused."

Amy: "I did?"

Me: "I can pay you back."

Amy: "I have enough money. I don't need more for quite a while."

Me: "If you really don't want it..."

Amy: "You should get some rest. You still don't look so good."

Me: "Yeah, guess I should."

I wanted to go through the door. But she still had something to say to me. "By the way. What's your name? I'm Amy Rose." Right, she didn't know yet. "I'm Hero. Hero Red." And with that, I return to bed.

The next day, when I'm fully rested, I go to the living room again. No one there? I check the other bedroom. Neither Jody nor Seria are there. I eat and drink something, before I check out where I am. Finally I go outside. I'm in some sort of city. Lots of people are walking around. I ask around a bit, and it appears this city is named Karodo. Quite a lively city, I must say. I shouldn't go too far from Amy's house, I might get lost.

After a few hours I see a poster on a big building. Looks a bit like the Life Dome, only a lot smaller. It seems they have their own fights too, though the tournament isn't nearly as big as the one that will be held in the Life Dome. I decide to sign up. If I can't win this one, I might as well even forget winning in the Evolutia tournament. This one will be held in a few days. It's needed to learn my own strength too, because I still need to know where the rest of my friends are.

When it gets dark I decide to return to Amy's house. I'm assuming someone should be there by now. I can't get in without any keys either. I knock on the door... and Jody opens it. I go inside. Amy and Seria are sitting on the couch, there seems to be enough space for one more person. Unfortunately that won't be me. It's Jody's spot. Bags filled with clothes are in the corner. They went shopping? I go sit on the floor.

Jody: "So you're finally here."

Amy: "Why did you leave the house?"

Me: "I didn't know where I was. None of you were here either. I had to get some information one way or another."

Jody: "Do you know what happened to my brother?"

Me: "No, I was knocked out during the blast."

Seria: "Is he really evil now?"

Me: "Maybe not."

Jody: "He is. It's just as it was predicted. He turned evil when things were looking desperate for us."

Me: "I'm sure we'll be able to turn him good somehow. I'll kick his ass if needed."

Jody: "You need to train if you want to kick his ass. I can even beat you as you are now."

Me: "Yeah, right."

Jody: "I challenge you, Hero Red!"

Amy: "What? You can't be planning on fighting him!"

Jody: "He nearly beat up my brother! I blame him for my brother turning evil!"

Me: "Your brother forced me to fight him. Get over it. I'll get him back."

Jody: "If you beat me in a fight, i'll believe you."

Me: "We'll fight at the Karodo tournament. If you make it, that is."

Jody: "Deal!"

Normally I don't hit girls. But if she proves herself as a worthy fighter, I won't hold back. The next day she signs up. She doesn't even train, that's how confident she is. I'm confident too, but that's no reason for me not to train.

End of chapter