Sonic 14
CH.2: Jealousy perhaps
Sonic accepted the minutes silence figuring Chris just forgot to call in, but when the 2 minute mark passed he became worried. Chris had been warned on more then one occasion to avoid flying in unstable weather, apparently he needed another warning. The landing gears were fragile; one sloppy landing could take them out for a long time. The hedgehog tapped his feet on the kitchen floor and watched the clock with cautious eyes, the hand moved and another minute was up. Tails dropped his tool he was using to fix the radio he broke, one more reason he grew worried. Chuck Thorndyke had called the police after Chris's failure to call in; the helicopter reported no island. Knuckles was in the living room because he blamed himself for what happened to Chris, even after they said it wasn't.Mr. Tanaka was in the training room relieving his stress, Cream and Cheese were eating Oreos, and Ella was watching the stove for her cake. Sonic turned to Amy and found her still ignoring him. It wasn't his fault-.
"Hey Sonic I think I got it!" Tails's excited voice lifted the worried cloud and everyone was out of their seats. "It appears if my calculations are right…it's an S.O.S." The transmission is coming from the Casino, way to go Chris, he thought proudly. The team was assembled with: Tails, Sonic, and Knuckles; the 2nd was composed of, Amy, Cream and Cheese, and Chuck Thorndyke. Chuck drove his team while Sonic and the others rushed ahead. In the car Chuck switched to the oldies channel which got Cream and Cheese humming along. Amy however had been quiet since breakfast.
"Amy why the sad face?" He knew young love when he saw it and Amy seemed to throw it in Sonic's face constantly, but for some reason the blue hedgehog ran. They had recently started the dating game and all was well, but then…it hit a road block.
"I…I have a problem with Sonic," she said with a stutter. Taking out her Pico Pico hammer she let her fingers play on the handle which made Chuck nervous. "Yesterday he brought up our age differences and said we needed to slow down, but the thing is we're slow enough! He won't make our relationship open to the public and keeps it secret like its darks, when its not. He makes excuses not to see me and then I find him with Tails or Chris, that is a dirty trick! It's not like I want him to myself."
"Amy, I think what you're going through is common for a 12 year old girl. With Sonic I believe you have to express patience, in other words try to understand him. He longs for speed, so let him have that, he wishes to save Station Square; no harm there, after that try to get him to do things with you; it wouldn't hurt." The red light turned green and Chuck stepped on the pedal sending the old beat up van into Station Square. When they got to the spot they found Sonic in front of the X Tornado confronting Eggman.
"Back off Eggman or I'll tear apart your ship," Sonic shouted to the bald man. Dr. Eggman is my deadliest foe, though at times rather offbeat, he thought with a lopsided grin. Dr. Eggman was not afraid, but he never was, or he didn't show it on his face. You have attempted to destroy Station Square more then once, why all of a sudden Chris? The answer wasn't clear, so he waited for it.
"Try as you might you blue pest you will not be able to dent my new ride. If you can ally yourself with the weirdest bunch, who says I can't ally myself with smarter ones? Therefore with no further introductions I give you Professor Smith and Colonel J231." The 1st out was a round man in his mid 50's wearing a lab coat and blue jeans; the Colonel was half machine and his left face was scarred causing any new tissue to be nonexistent. "You see, after all those Chaos emeralds proved to have powerful uses; I decided to seek others. In my search I went on My Space and found two other geniuses, both had power and knowledge, so I joined forces with them. It is not the boy we seek, more as the company he travels with. Care to explain Colonel?"
"Yes I would Dr. Eggman," he replied non emotionally. With some motor of a whir he turned his head to face the unlikely defiant ones and gave them a cold look. "I am J231, and if you think my name is weird then you'll find it weirder that I hail from planet 62710, if you need a translation it is in the far reaches of space. I have only been here a month, in that month I started My Space and found the Professor and Dr., both shared interests in chaos; that's how we got together. The people we seek carry rare Chaos emeralds; just stand back and no innocent bystander will be harmed. Understood blue one?"
"The name is Sonic the hedgehog, and no I won't stand down to your ugly metallic wishes. The Chaos emeralds are only used for evil in your hands, hasn't Chaos taught you that Eggman? My friends and I won't let you go any farther, so I suggest you pack it up before it gets ugly," Sonic said holding his ground. Tails and Knuckles walked to either side of Sonic, both glared defiantly at the evil that stood before them. Somehow I smell a trap is near, Sonic thought.
"Sonic, if you wish to play hero I'll allow you, but that won't slow us down one bit. I have some friends who have been dieing to meet you, and I must say they are quite anxious too. Let us skip the intros and cut to the action, ok let them go!" The monsters that came out were half mutant and half mechanical; quite a combo too. They didn't wasted time sniffing their enemies out and with a roar sprang upon Sonic. Sonic side stepped the 1st brute then homed in on it sending sparks shooting from its body. Knuckles used his fighting gloves to tear apart the 2nd brute causing some static to curl around him. Tails flew to the air and was surprised to see one that could fly with both tails working overtime he flew over the city with the one winged horror behind him. With a very careful timed dive he scaled the building and saw the ground meet him. With a ditch attempt he missed the ground by an inch; the monstrosity hit the ground face first. The young 10 year old was lucky he managed to pull up in time.
"You were right Dr. Eggman, they are truly challenging," the Professor whispered in awe. Sonic eyed the man and wondered if a new age of evil had surfaced. They walked back into their ship and Sonic let out his first sigh of relief since the other day. Tails was exhausted beyond measure and Knuckles was panting. Sonic went to examine the carcass of his enemy and noticed a shiny piece of glass glowing within the wires. As he picked it up he was not too shocked to see a piece of a Chaos emerald. As he looked up he still couldn't believe that Chaos emeralds rested in space.
"Hey thanks again Sonic," Chris said from the cockpit of the downed X Tornado. With a flip he had the cockpit over head slide up and as he jumped down he was rushed by his overexcited friends. "Whoa…hey…can't a guy get a warm welcome," this got a few laughs and Chris too smiled, "look I have two people I'd like you to meet, Lucy and Michelle, its safe to come out." First out was Lucy and everyone fell in love with her warm smile and…and her beautiful features. Another car pulled up with Helen, Francine, and Danny came out; this broke Chris's spell. However he saw Helen's look and could've sworn he saw a hint of jealousy. Next was Michelle and she blew away Sonic with her striking features and charming eyes. Chris looked over at Amy and saw her grip tighten on her hammer. Is it just me or are the girls jealous? He thought.
"Welcome to Station Square Michelle, I am Sonic the hedgehog and am extremely pleasured to meet your acquaintance." He kissed her hand and this brought steam from Amy. "Over here is Miles "Tails" Prower ace mechanic and pilot; to my right is Knuckles the echidna, master emerald protector; you already know my bud Chris Thorndyke; and over by the cars is Amy Rose, Cream and Cheese, Chris's grandpa Chuck, Francine, Danny, and Helen. So let's go back to the mansion and hear your story and find out who those goons are."
"You are charming Sonic, but let's make a wager. If I get there first you show me the town, if you win you get a very rare prize," she said with a flirtatious smile. Both hedgehogs went to a racing position and each envisioned a red light on the brink of turning green. With a dash they sprang from the ground and left behind a fiery trail. Sonic was in the lead as he rounded the 1st corner and with his arms spread out felt the cool wind ruffle his spines. However Michelle had run up the building and with a dive landed in a crouch a mile ahead. "Is this your best?"
"I'll get you…you cheater," Sonic tried saying but felt the first stammer of embarrassment. Curling into a ball he bided his time and as Michelle began to sprint he shot past her in a blue line. Michelle hid her smile with a tornado like move that swept her to the tallest building. "Hey…how did you do-?"
"The one good thing about coming from another planet, is the technology one can use. Try and keep up before I beat you so badly, that everyone will think you're the slowest hedgehog," she said. Now for my next stunt, she thought wickedly, sabotage the next drop. With a snap she brought out a small button, though small it still managed to pack a punch. Setting the button on the roof's edge she flew to the next one and waited. For 5 minutes he didn't show. "What kind of creature takes an insult and does nothing about it? I called him slow, any sane creature would come after me, he must be chicken not to," she said aloud. Still he didn't show up.
"I believe you owe me something," Sonic said. Michelle was caught off guard and almost fell if not for Sonic's fast rescue. For a moment the two were hypnotized by the other's eyes, but both averted any romantic event. "Your technology was quite impressive, especially the whirlwind gadget, but what shocked me more was the fire button. It had a timer on it, so I took it to the lake and disposed of it; after that I won the race. So what is this rare item you spoke of?" Sonic crossed his arms and gave the galaxy girl time to give him suspense. Michelle brought out a box, as she opened it a bright blue light emitted out. Sonic shielded his eyes and through his fingers he saw complete darkness.
"The Colonel is after us because we hold the two rarest Chaos emeralds in the galaxy. Together they can form the ultimate power, however, the user will sustain major damage; we still aren't sure of the outcome. The Professor's monsters need the energy to grow bigger, and the Colonel is being paid to get them; no matter who is harmed in the process. The Colonel went to such measures when he destroyed my home; the survivors fled, but the damage was already done. Your planet was the only have for us; please you must protect us until our rescue arrives."
"You can stay on Angel Island for the time being, Knuckles is the red echidna who guards the master emerald. Lucy can stay at the Thorndyke mansion; that way they won't find you two so easily." Michelle didn't know how to thank him, so she gave him a warm hug. Sonic returned it and felt a powerful new feeling to protect her, why do I feel this now? I care for Amy, but Michelle is giving me…what is wrong with me?
"Thank you Sonic," and with those parting words she left for Angel Island. Sonic stared at his shoes unaware that the evil Colonel was watching him. With a dash he went back home. The Colonel smiled maliciously and gave his robots the nod to begin Plan B.