Chapter 37 : Falling Through the Stars
Compressed Pod – Deep Space
"We're all going to die!" Big shouted in a panic.
"Calm down Mr. Big, we'll get out," Cream said trying to calm him down.
"I can't believe I was stupid enough to listen to him," Eggman said.
"Well you were, but moping won't get us out of here," Knuckles remarked.
"It's true, we've got to get out," Tails said.
"How? Do you see an exit?" Vala shouted.
"Even if there was, we'd just fall to our deaths anyway," Blaze sighed.
"No sign of evacuation route anywhere," Omega said scanning the pod.
"We know that!" Knuckles shouted.
"Enough!" Ray yelled, "Now we gotta find a way out of here. C'mon guys, think, we've gone through tougher situations than this."
"No we haven't," Espio said.
"That didn't help," Amy shouted whacking him with her hammer.
"I can't take it!" Rouge yelled, "I need a wake up call!" She grabbed Knuckles by the arms, pushed him up against the side of the pod hard.
"Rouge…what are you.." Knuckles tried to say, but it was too late. Rouge had kissed him, right on the lips.
"There, I'm back to normal," Rouge said letting go of Knuckles. Knuckles fell to the floor in a daze.
"What exactly was that for?" Vector asked.
"Like you've never had the urge to kiss someone when falling to your death."
"No," Everyone said at once.
"Hmpt," Rouge grunted.
"Alright, enough fooling around, Eggman, you've got to have some way out," Tails said with hope in his voice.
"Well, if we can manage to move the pod directly above the base, the tractor beam around it should pull us back in," Eggman said.
"How would we do that?" Vala asked.
"Simple, we all have to shift our weight to one side of the pod, and try to steer it."
"Are you sure it will work?" Tails asked.
"They don't call me a doctor because I failed college. Now go!"
Everyone made their way to the left side of the pod.
"Get off my leg!"
"Well you get off my tail!"
"Your ear is in my way, rabbit."
"Ouch, oh god, my knee."
"Omega, you're poking my eye out!"
"Zero, when'd you get here?"
"Amy, put your hammer away!"
"I need another kiss."
"It's working!" Eggman jumped in joy, "Alright, now everybody jump."
The pod started moving down as they jumped.
"Do it again!"
The pod moved down some more and within a few jumps, it was being pulled back to the base.
"YAHOO!" Tails shouted hugging Amy.
"We did it, we did it," Cream and Charmy sang together.
Ray grabbed Rouge and kissed her.
Rouge slapped him in the face, "How dare you!"
"You did it to him," Ray cried rubbing his face.
"What happened?" Knuckles asked with a love struck look on his face.
The pod crashed back on the planet and Eggman opened the exit hatch. They all piled out.
"Quickly, we have to reach the shrine before it's too late!" Eggman yelled from ahead of them. They all ran off after him.