Chapter 5
It was while Sonic and co. were dealing with this new virus dubbed 'superflu',a man on Earth was dealing with life on his own. His name is Joshua Underwood and he is one of the best guitar players in all of New York. Even though he's one the best, he never got into the muscial business. He can play songs like 'Stairway to Heaven' and 'Kashmir' by Led Zeppelin, 'Here Without You' by 3 Doors Down, and 'Free Bird' by Lynyrd Skynyrd.
It was an ordinary day in Manhatten. Little clouds in the sky, temperture around 82 degrees, and who could forget the jerkoffs of New York. Joshua hated when people were being bitchs to him, let alone bitchs to everyone else. Even if Joshua hated most people in Manhatten, he still had some good friends.
Alice, who was Joshua's best friend and has always been there for him, lives in the same apartment that he lived in. Only two stories below him. The two were very much the same. Same style of clothing, favorite music, and view on life. That view on life was, "Everyone makes it to the top but everyone also falls right down to the tenth level of hell."
Joshua woke on the July 15th, twenty-nine does from Mobius' current date. Only a few days ago a kid named Christopher Thorndyke landed in Earth's version of Station Square. He put on a bandana on his head and went to play his acoustic guitar. After about twenty minutes of playing, he went into the kichen to find something to eat (he wasn't hungry when he woke up). After no success in finding anything in his refrigerator, he decided to go to the store and find some. He put on some clothes and took off his bandana and left.
Almost as soon as he walked on to the streets, he could hear and mostly see the New York life. Thank god I don't live far away from the store, he thought. When he got to the store he got what he needed and left.
While walking home he heard a scream. He ran to the source and found two men trying to attack a women, obviously trying to rape her. Joshua sprang into action.
"You fucking cocksuckers!" He yelled, trying to gain there attention. They looked at him all right. Luckily, they had no weapons on them.
"Piss the fuck off," One of the Rapers said.
"Wait," The other said, "Let's kill the bitch and get our prize," he said laughing. Just then, the two lunged at Joshua! Joshua defended himself with a series of punchs to the rapers but not without getting hit a few times himself. Joshua kicked one in the stomach and knocked him to the ground. The other tried to punch Joshua in the face but Joshua grabbed the Raper's fist with quick thinking. While holding the Raper's fist, he kicked him in the rib cage, twisted his arm a little. There was a sudden snap in the Raper's arm. Joshua had broken his radius. The Raper screamed in agony and began to run. By this time the other got up and ran too.
"You'll die for this you bitch!" One yelled back. Joshua released a sigh and ran to the girl. She still had clothes on but was bleeding from the mouth. There was a red mark on her cheek, a sign of a slap.
"Are you alright?" Joshua asked.
"Y-y-yes," The girl said, "Th-thanks for the help."
"No probelm," Joshua said while helping her gain her balance back. "I'll walk you to your home if you want me to."
"No, no I'll just call a taxi," She replied, wiping the blood away from her lips.
"Ok," Joshua said, "I'll just guard you. Just in case they come back." They waited by the street and when a taxi drived by she hailed it. She said her goodbye and left him. Joshua picked up his groceries and walked off.
When Joshua got home, he eat something right away. Once his stomach was full, he began to play 'Don't Fear the Reaper' by Blue Osyter Cult. It was the first song he could play and sing at the sametime.
"All our times have come,
Here but now they're gone.
Seasons don't fear the reaper,
Nor do the wind, the sun, and the rain.
Come on, baby,
Baby, take my hand,
We'll be able to fly,
Baby, I'm your man."
Joshua stopped playing there. He got up and went into the bathroom. When he got out, he continued to play.
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Mobius
"What are we going to do?" Amy asked Tails while everyone but Cream carried off Eggman's body somewhere else.
"Well we have to warn everyone one around Mobius about this," Tails replied. They found a spot where they could put Eggman at. Once he was down, they stared at his body.
"Poor guy," Sonic said.
"Yeah," Rouge agreed.
"So, how do we warn everyone?" Knuckles asked. Tails was aboutto say something when Cream came running back with the daily newspaper.
"Look! The front page!" Cream yelled. Tails took the paper from her and began to read.
"Oh my god," Tails said, "It says 'A strange new virus has infected everyone in Dingo City.' "
"That's half way across the world," Rouge said, "This superflu is a lot more faster than we thought it would be." Everyone looked at eachother, knowing this was the end of millions. If not, more.