Author's note: It's been a pretty long time since I last updated this story. I figure there's no time like the present.
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Chapter 4: Pulling Together
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Several hours later, a UFO-looking thing exited Prower Electronics and rose above the city. It flew up above the streets, creating a large shadow on the ground below.
In the prison compound, Shadow woke with a start. "Wha-? What's going on outside?"
Shadow Chaos-Controlled himself up to the roof and saw the thing firsthand. He watched as it fired a lightning bolt at a nearby building, destroying it and sending people running and screaming.
In the crowd somewhere, Sonic screeched to a halt in the city park, still carrying a used pizza box. "What's going on? Is the city being attacked by aliens or something?"
"Sonic!" Knuckles yelled, joining Sonic. "I was right in the middle of picking up some junk left by the last tour group when I saw what was happening." He was holding a tour guide's megaphone and a pair of binoculars.
Tails and Janet rushed in as well. Janet had to clutch her tiara to keep it on her head, and Tails had a little trouble keeping his glasses on his face, too.
Rouge dashed into the park, having been right in the middle of polishing her jewel collection when the UFO attacked. She hadn't even gotten a chance to put down her polishing rag.
Amy had nearly run out of breath by the time she finished skating down to the park. She still had her tray and roller skates from her job at the diner.
It didn't take long for Cream and Shadow to join the crowd. Cream's Chao adoption center had been destroyed by the UFO, and Cream had all the Chao with her.
"I can't quite see that thing from here," Tails exclaimed. "Can you guys?"
Janet took the binoculars Knuckles was carrying and used them to get a good lock at the UFO-looking thing. "Hey, that thing's driver looks kind of familiar. When did I last see him …?"
Grabbing the binoculars and looking through them himself, Shadow was able to positively ID the driver. "What the-? That's Dr. Eggman, from cell 993 of the prison!"
Hearing this, Janet yelled something in Japanese. "We've got to do something!"
Sonic's face suddenly brightened. "Janet, the seven of us have gone up against this Dr. Eggman guy before. I don't doubt that we should still be able to use our old tricks. Tails?"
Tails nodded. "Right, Sonic. I still remember how to do that. Here goes!"
Leaving those words in the air, Tails crouched down on the ground and begin to whirl his twin tails like propeller blades until he lifted off. He was met with cheers as he began to fly up and head for the UFO.
The cheers turned to gasps, however, when Tails' glasses fell off.
Without his glasses, Tails just couldn't see the UFO, and he crashed into the side of a building. Amy roller-skated over and caught Tails' glasses on her tray in the nick of time.
As for Dr. Eggman, he burst out laughing upon seeing the spectacle (pun not intended).
"Okay," Tails said with a sigh, taking his glasses back from Amy, "I guess maybe our old tricks aren't as effective as they once were."
After a moment of thought, Janet snapped her fingers. "You may be right, Tails, but even though you guys can't use your old tricks, the doctor's no match for our new tricks."
"New tricks?" Rouge repeated.
"New tricks," Janet confirmed. "Come in closer, and I'll explain."
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Hm, I think this chapter kind of fell flat. Well, just review.