When a Hero Breaks His Leg, by TeaFlower

Disclaimer: I still don't own any Sonic characters, even though I want to. I still own Dr. T. Vulpes. She is my OC. I don't own Emerald Hill, either. I ROCK it!

Notes: OC fans, I have decided to make a fun, fun idea for you! I will be making a small, pointless OC Sonic story. But, it will be made after this story. So, just wait. Okay? Okay. Anyway, I'm doing my best with longer episodes. DON'T YELL AT ME!

Episode 4: Early Recovery and City Escape acts I & II

Ah, time for the weekly check up with Dr. T. Vulpes. Hurray! Let us watch…

---AT THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE…---

Waiting, Sonic thought, why do I have to wait? I'm a hero, for crying out loud! I deserve special… "Mr. Sonic the Hedgehog? The doctor will see you know." … never mind.

In the office, Dr. Vulpes looked at Sonic's leg. It was healing quickly. It was… GASP! Ready for crutches? Am I really sure about this? This could very well mean this is an 8-episode story! Which means… it will not get ridiculously long. WHICH MEANS… all you readers have a perfectly good reason to read this story. So, read well.

ANYWAY… "Er… Sonic?" Dr. Vulpes asked.

"Yeah?" Sonic asked, trying to scratch his cased leg with a pencil.

"Um… how would you feel about walking with crutches? You're recovering well and fast."

At this, Sonic's face lit up. If he had crutches, he could go faster than before. He liked fast. "I'd love to have crutches! I don't like my wheelchair. I almost got myself killed in it!"

The doctor laughed, "Okay! I'll go get you your crutches." Sonic then thought, OH NO! More waiting… I bet she's playing golf right now. Or maybe BLITZBALL. That would be a sight. … can foxes swim?

---LATER (after more waiting, of course…)---

Finally, after what felt like hours, Dr. Vulpes came in the room again, to find a sleeping Sonic. She smiled and laid the crutches next to the sleeping hedgehog, who was snoring loudly. She then left the blue creature to dream of… whatever blue things dream of.

---MEANWHILE, IN THE ABYSS THAT IS SONIC'S MIND…---

The pavement was coming closer and closer to the young hedgehog. He was always afraid at this moment of time. What if he didn't flip over? His head would come crashing into the asphalt and there would be no more Sonic the Hedgehog. But, he flipped over, as usual, and landed on the street on his piece of metal that served as a streetboard.

Sliding down the road, Sonic thought, Don't I have a broken leg? I can't be doing this! In just that moment, his right leg was cased in the cast and instead of a piece of a helicopter as his streetboard, he was on a crutch, holding the other one in his hands, as a way of keeping balance. Real thought came into action here; I should try this in real life!

---OUTSIDE OF THE ABYSS THAT IS SONIC'S MIND…---

Sonic awoke with a start at the sound of a closing door. He looked around him. He was still in the office, most likely waiting. As he turned to the left, he saw two crutches put down next to him. He looked them over and remembered his dream. Oh, this will be SO much fun!

---LATER…---

CITY ESCAPE ACT I

Sonic was on the helicopter with his crutch attached to his feet. Shadow was up there with him. And you know what our favorite little black and red hedgehog did to our not-so-favorite blue hedgehog? He pushed him. Oh, that will NOT end well! Somehow, the attachment to the crutch was not secure enough, so it fell off. Sonic came crashing down on the street. "Oops…" Shadow said, faux-innocently. Amy bonked him with the squeaky hammer of DOOM! Shadow then held up a sign that said…

Sonic's Life Count: 99

After Sonic stopped sliding down the busy street, Shadow held up a red marker and then did this to this sign:

Sonic's Life Count: 98

---MANY BOTTLES OF IBUPROPHEN, BURN MEDICINE AND MANY ROLLS OF BANDAGE LATER…---

CITY ESCAPE ACT II

Act 2. Here we go! Amy made sure Sonic was totally strapped to the crutch. Aw. I wanted to see Sonic fall over again! Oh, well. Anyway, Sonic fell off the helicopter and landed on the crutch. It was just like his dream. Except… he fell over. YES! WAHOO! Shadow held up the sign again, but this time it said…

Sonic's Life Count: 97

---MEEP! The end of episode 4. Please review. I'm trying my best to keep up with the updates. Until next time, TeaFlower.---