EMERALD FOREST

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[CHAPTER 11: NIGHT]

The car swerved as the dog ran past. It skidded sideways, and rolled over several times and temporarily stopped upside-down with Amy, Rouge and Tails all screaming. 'We're going to die!' Sonic shouted. Suddenly the car rolled back upright, and Shadow sat there in disbelief.

'Good thing this car has a balancing machine installed into it,' said Shadow.

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'That was really close, eh?' said Rouge.

'Yeah,' said Amy. 'I'm still scared.'

Rouge looked out her window, at the dark night. 'So, how's life?'

'Good,' said Amy.

'How's Sonic?'

'He's good too.' Amy sat there for a while, watching the cars drive past with their headlights on, then suddenly remembered something. 'Remember back when we were at the carnival?'

'Yeah...why?'

'I asked Sonic if he would go out with me,' said Amy. 'It just came into my mind then!'

'Did he say yes?'

'I don't know. I don't think he answered, I think he said something about waiting until Tails and Shadow's ride had finished...but then I got hit in the head with a shoe.'

Rouge smiled as she remembered that night. How she and Knuckles had both vomited after going on a ride. 'Has he said anything about it lately?'

'Nope,' said Amy. 'I'll have to ask him soon.'

'It's good that you're making the effort,' said Rouge. 'Do you wanna play a game of Monopoly?'

'Sure, why not.'

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'You sure the lab was here?'

'I'm one-hundred percent sure,' said Sonic, shining his torch light around Emerald Forest. 'You believe me, don't you Tails?'

'Yeah, I guess. But I haven't seen anything yet.'

Sonic sighed. 'I wish I could remember where it was. Maybe Shad and Knux could help out.'

'It's too late now,' said Tails. 'We'll have to find it right here, right now or turn around and go back home.'

'Yeah, I suppose your right,' said Sonic. 'A few more minutes, okay?'

'Okay,' said Tails with a sigh. 'You sure you saw a hidden lab in this forest?'

'Nah, I got freaked out all for nothing,' Sonic said sarcastically. 'Tails, there's a hidden laboratory somewhere in this forest, and I want to find out what's in it.'

'What do you reckon is there?'

'Not sure to tell you the truth, but it's gotta be something interesting. After all, no one would put some boring old junk in a lab in the middle of a huge forest.'

'Cool,' said Tails. 'Can you remember where it was before?'

'I told you Tails, it was here,' said Sonic.

'You could just be a little disoriented or something,' said Tails. 'After all, it is night time. You saw the lab in perfect daylight, so it could be anywhere.'

'Yeah, that's probably it,' said Sonic. 'Well, I don't think we'll find it tonight.'

'We'll go look for it tomorrow?'

'Yeah.'

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'How's Rouge?' Shadow asked.

'She's good,' said Knuckles.

'You got any drinks?'

'Sure.'

Shadow stood up and made his way to the kitchen, opening the fridge door. 'You got any Coke?'

'Yeah,' said Knuckles as he turned on the TV. 'In the bottom left corner.'

Shadow pulled out the 2-litre Coke bottle, opened the lid and poured some into the cups.

'Nothing on but the weather,' said Knuckles, sighing. 'TV's boring late at night.'

Shadow drank down half the cup, when the lights began flickering on and off.

'Whoa, what's happening?' said Shadow.

'I don't know, the TV's stuffing up too.' The lights continued flashing, and Shadow suddenly felt sick. He tried to keep his balance, grabbed onto the kitchen bench, but fell.

The power went off...