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Author's note: In case you missed it, this story is going to be a joint project with Mat49324. I do the odd-numbered chapters, he e-mails me the even-numbered ones (which I may paraphrase before putting up). That clear? Good.
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Chapter 1: Relaxing at Santa Monica
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11:32 AM - SANTA MONICA BEACH
"Ah, it's so relaxing over here at the beach," Sam said as she sat on the pier and looked at the waves lapping up on the shore. "But did you HAVE to bring your GameCube, Leo?"
I looked over at Sam, who was wearing a light pink bathing suit. I myself was wearing a gray T-shirt and red swim-shorts, and sitting at a table with a GCN and portable TV in front of me. "Give me a break, Sam. Video games are half my life. Hey, have you seen Matthew?"
"Over here," Matthew called from the snack bar. He was wearing swim-shorts that had a black/blue pattern. He was also wearing a shirt with the number 23 on it, but I couldn't quite make out the name. Wouldn't matter much to me anyway; I don't follow motorbike racing.
Meanwhile, Alex and Clover seemed to be having fun in the ocean. Their bathing suits were yellow and purple, respectively. I saw that Alex had a few bruises on her face; it didn't take a detective to figure out that these had been caused by Clover when Alex splashed water on her hair. Some things never change, I suppose.
"Hey, Sam!" Alex yelled. "You coming in? The water's great!"
"The water may be great," Sam countered, "but the view's greater. I think I'll just sit here and watch a little longer."
I called over to Matthew. "Hey, Mat! You want to play Sonic Heroes with me?"
"Sure," he replied. "Just give me a moment." He approached me carrying a dish of nachos for himself and a dish of pretzels for me (I really didn't care for nachos). "Hey, why do you have your DS connected to the GCN like that? Sonic Heroes isn't supposed to use that kind of connectivity."
"Oh, that?" I explained. "I'm downloading the physical stats of Sonic and his pals to the WOOHP X-powder database files. You'll be able to access them with your SP, and the girls with their X-powders. I'm sure Jerry won't mind, since the files don't take up that much space. I don't know what use we might have for them, but I figure better safe than sorry, right? Matthew? Are you even listening?"
Matthew had dozed off. "MATTHEW!" I called, clapping my hands.
He woke with a start. "Wh-? Oh, sorry, Leo. I got a little bored."
"No harm done," I told him. "I'm going with Team Dark. Which team you want? Sonic, Rose, or Chaotix?"
"I'll go with THAT team any day," Matthew decided, pointing at the girls.
Overhearing the whole thing, Sam rolled her eyes and sighed. "Boys."
My DS beeped, indicating that the download was complete. I disconnected it and put it back in my shirt pocket. "Not very funny, Matthew. Which team do you want?"
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So there we are. The next chapter goes to Mat, so I'd better wait for his feedback.