Chapter 2 No pain no gain

Sonic leaned against the support tower at the top of the red Radical Highway bridge.

Even in the darkness of night the streets at Station Square were still lit with the green street lights and the colorful lighted signs of the city.

He gazed down at the almost empty streets and watched as a passing police man kicked one of the dim lighted street lights."The roads are perfect for running." the hedgehog thought to himself looking down at the smooth clear roads.

Sonic kept having the urge to run, but Tails had told him not to.

After the fox had wrapped up Sonics' leg he had told him not to run or try and get into any trouble. Tails had also warned him that running or putting to much pressure on his leg could make it worse and if he wasn't carefull he could even break it.

"It will take about a week to heal." Tails had told him.

A week? How could he wait a week! Running was Sonic's life! He couldn't stop running just because of every little bruise he picked up on his adventures.

"Ah, there's nothing exciting happening tonight anyway," Sonic told himself lying back, "I'll just chill out up here and watch the sun rise in the morning."

For a while Sonic was content, it was quiet and very peacfull, all that could be heard was the chirping of crickets an the occasional sound of a passing vehicle.

"Stop! Or we'll shoot!" warned a voice from a above.

Sonics' one eye opened.

The next second a shot rang out startling Sonic to his feet as the bullet flew past him.

The bullet crashed to the ground barely missing a black hedghog who dashed by.

"It's Shadow." Sonic thought out loud, "I can't believe the millitary's still after him."

The blue hedgehog looked up as a helicopter passed over him.

"I think it's about time I joined the party." Sonic grinned.

The hedghog stopped when he remembered his leg.

"I'll just run on one leg." he told himself.

Sonic leaped onto the red bridge support and grinded down it.

The blue hedgehog landed on both feet causing him to feel exscrusheating pain in his left leg, the one he had hurt.

Sonic started his attempt at running on one leg which was extremely difficult. He was going at a steady pace, he wasn't running as fast as he usualy did, but he delt with it.

Sonic speeded down the streets running through tunnals, jumping ramps, and swinging on poles.

He finally came to what looked like a park, silver street lights and orange benches, and blue and yellow recycle bins filled the lawns on each side of the sidewalks.

"Now where did that faker go?" Sonic asked himself.

The blue hedgehogs attention was caught by two sparks the were heading in his direction. It was Shadow!

"Hey Shadow, how's it hanging?" Sonic smiled.

"What are you doing here?" Shadow asked earnestly.

"Just hanging around."

"This isn't a game Sonic!"

"Cool your jets man," Sonic said waving his hands, "I can out run those bozos anytime. I'll have you know I was decorated."

"Yes, and I see your still wearing it." Shadow said looking down at Sonics leg.

"Oh, that. Just another souviner I picked up on my adventures."

"Hmmph, you always have to be in the spotlight don't you?"

The blue hedghog gave a grinning shrug,"What can I say, I'm always in the light."

Just then a round light appeard over Sonic.

The two hedghogs looked up.

"Put your hands in they air!" demanded the man in the helocopoter shining the light on Sonic.

"Are these guys color blind or something?" Sonic said looking back at Shadow.

He was gone.

"So," Sonic grinned rubbing his hands together, "looks like I'll have to take care of these creeps myself. Come and get me ya morons!"

Sonic dashed off trying to keep a good distance away from the helicopter.

Sonic zig zaged down the streets of Station Square pulling all the stunts he could.

He looked back and gave a mischeivious grin as he accelerated.

Sonic stopped as he came to a closed road with a big sign flashing in green, "ROAD CLOSED."

Sonic climbed up and over the sign.

"Ah, safe at last." Sonic sighed.

"Put your hands in the air!" ordered a voice from behind him.

Sonic turned to see a huge jet behind him.

"FIRE!" yelled a man.

The bullets came out like a machine gun more than one at a time.

Sonic rolled out of the way then turned and went a different direction.

The blue hedghog came to an open road and looked back, they were gaining on him!

"I need more speed, but I can't run on my other leg." he thought aloud.

Sonic jumped when a meduim sized missle barely missed him.

When Sonic landed on his feet he screamed in agony.

The hedgehog tumbled over rolling down a street hill and crashing into a recycle bin.

That stunt was all the millitary needed to catch up with him.

Sonic scurried to his feet and ran as fast as he could on both legs crying out in agonizing pain as he went.

The pressure that was being put on his leg was causing Sonic tramendus pain. It was so intence he felt like his head was going to explode.

Sonic came to an intersection blocked off by police cars.

The hedgehog froze in front of them panting and gasping for breath.

He turned to run but found more police cars blocking off his way to escape. Every turn he made he was surounded.

Sonic backed up as a young police man stepped out of the car.

"Nice little hedgehog." he coaxed.

Sonic backed up some more then dashed forward screaming as he jumped over the police cars in his way.

When he landed he heard his leg snap bringing him to his knees.

Another police man who was sitting on the opposite side of the vehicle stepped out and slowly aproached the hedgehog.

Sonic glanced behind himself and saw him coming.

He stood to run, but fell.

The police man grabbed Sonics' left leg.

Sonic screamed, then flipped backwards over onto the police mans back and punched at his head.

"GET IT OFF OF ME!" the police man urged.

Two other police men came over an tried to pull the hedgehog off of their friend.

A fat one grabbed his arm and a tall one grabbed his leg.

Sonic cryed out and tumbled off the man's back and onto the ground.

"Come here little fella." the young police man attempted again.
The hedgehog scooted back.

"I'll take care of this." the tall police man claimed.

He aproached the hedghog.

"All right! Come here right now!" he ordered.

Sonic put his finger on his bottom eye lid pulled down and stuck out his tounge.

"Why you little!" the man jumped at the hedgehog wrapping his arms around its' legs causing his police hat to fall off.

Sonic screamed. The hedgehog growled then with his teeth and hands started pulling the mans hair out.

"AHHHHHHHHH!" the man exclaimed

The young officer and the fat one each grabbed one of Sonics arms.

In despiration Sonic brought both his legs up to a split level and kicked both the men in the face.

When he was dropped he scurried forward on all fours trying to escape.

"Get him!" cried one of the men.

Even though Sonic could see the helicopoter flying in his direction he kept scurrying forward.

He tried to stand again doing the best he could to run.

Sonic began to accelerate and it looked like he was going to make it.

Just when it looked like Sonic was going to escape a huge GUN truck drove up in front of the hedgehog slamming on the brakes and bumping Sonic forcfully sending him to the ground.

The blue hedghog lay on his back dazed.

Sonic sat up shaking his head, "Ooooh."

Suddenly he heard the slam of a door.

"Don't move!" ordered a man with a gun.

Sonic panted heavily not daring to move.

"Wait!" screamed a women as the helocopter landed.

The women ran up to them.

"What?" the man with the rifle questioned.

"Don't shoot him! What were you thinking! We have to take him back to headquarters.

"That's what I'm going to do," the man scoffed, "a little threat never hurt anyone."

The man and Sonic stared at eachother.

"Come on hedgehog!" he demanded grabbing Sonics leg an pulling him forward.

Sonic cryed out.

"He's hurt!" the women said noticing his wrapped up leg.

The women reached toward him.

"Ma'am look out!" cried a police man.

That last sound Sonic heard was a gun shot as two bullets went into his back making his whole body jump.

Everything began to obscure from view and darken Sonics eyes closed as he went limp.