Mid-chapter Conversation
Part Four
The scene opened inside a trailer. There were all sorts of great furniture and appliances around, as well as different pictures and photographs. In the kitchen area, there were a table and a sink, as well as the other conveniences of home. In the living room, which had a TV and a large sofa as well as other comforts, Iggy and I were sitting on the sofa.
"Hey there!" I said, waving at the camera. "We're currently inside one of the airflow trailers provided by the studio."
"Ahhhhh…" Iggy sighed, feeling the cold air from the AC blow his quills back. His face was right in front of it. "This is so cool, Daddy! I want one of these for myself!"
"Why would you need it?" I asked with a shrug. "When our own studio is rebuilt, you'll have a room to sleep in again. You won't need a trailer."
"But I want one, Daddy!" The hedgehog whined, turning to me with teary (and slightly frozen) eyes. "Pwease, can I have one!.?"
"Fine, fine…" I sighed. "I can't stand it when you do the puppy dog look."
"Yay!" Iggy cheered, punching the air. "I'm gonna get my own trailer!"
I rolled my eyes and propped my head on a hand. "I wonder where Izzy is…"
Elsewhere…
"I swear, I'm gonna kill the boss!.!.!" Izzy screamed as he frantically skated away from a love struck Keoni.
"Come on, Izzy! Don't deny our love!.!.!" The cat shouted, skating after him with his arms held out in front of him.
Back in the trailer…
"Eh." I shrugged. I turned to the camera as I grabbed a piece of paper out of my pocket. "In any case, let's get to the reviewer responses!" I read over the paper for a few moments before gasping.
"Woah! That war sounds pretty intense, Warior! Here's hoping ya get things under control." I looked over the paper again. "And to Mike, it's a surprise." I winked at the camera. "The client's identity will be revealed soon enough. And about Izzy…" I shrugged. "I have no clue what happened to him. He went out for a little skate a few hours ago and he still hasn't—"
°SLAM!°
"Huh?.?.?" Iggy and I said.
We looked towards the trailer's door and saw a panting Izzy. He was leaning against the door fearfully. We then heard Keoni's voice calling his name. A few seconds of silence passed he sighed with relief.
"Whew… Safe…"
Just then, the door was slammed open, crushing the dark hedgehog against the wall of the trailer. Iggy and I cringed at the scene when we noticed Keoni step inside.
"Hey, have you cuzzes seen that hunk of hedgehog, Izzy?" He asked.
"Well actually—MMPH!" I had slapped my hand over Iggy's mouth. I chuckled nervously as I turned to the cat.
"Nope. Ya just missed him. Sorry."
"Awwww…" Keoni groaned, his ears drooping. He then grabbed the door handle as he got ready to leave. "Izzy-Wizzy! Where are ya, brah!.?"
He skated out, closing the door in the process. Izzy, flat as a pancake, pushed himself off the wall and drifted slowly to the floor. Iggy and I blinked as we watched him stick his thumb in his mouth and blow until he was inflated again. Tiny little Keonis skated around his head as his eyes spun around dizzily.
"Ugh…" He groaned, shaking his head. The cats disappeared. "I never wanna go through that again…"
"Hey, I was wondering where you were." I commented, waving at him. The hedgehog looked up with a cold glare and stood up.
"You!" He hissed. "When I get my hands on you—"
"Chill bro. We still have to finish the response." Iggy said. Izzy growled at him as he walked over to the armchair in the room. He sat down, pouting as he crossed his arms.
"Anyway…" I said, looking at the paper again. "Yeah, we're really enjoying everything the studio has to offer us. I hope that fic you're filming is going well. I can't wait to take a look at it!"
"Same here!" The energetic hedgehog cheered. He then blinked. "Hey, if it takes place in Hawaii, does that mean Keoni is gonna be in it?"
I shrugged. "It's a good possibility."
"Ahhhhh… Keoni…" Izzy sighed lovingly. Iggy and I sweatdropped BIG time!
"This coming from the one who doesn't want to marry him?" I asked slyly.
"Hey! It's one thing to be with him, but it's quite another to be married! I don't wanna be tied down yet!" He blinked when he realized his lost face and glared at us. "And I have no feelings for him! I'm straight!"
"Whatever…" Iggy and I sighed. I then turned to the camera.
"Finally, Mike, I'd love to mind the fort for as long as possible, but my new studio should be completed soon and—"
I was cut off by a huge explosion. I and the two hedgehogs ran over to the nearest window and saw a mushroom cloud float into the air far beyond the wall of the studio. All three of us sweatdropped as we faced each other.
"Was that what I think it was, Daddy?" Iggy asked.
"Most likely…" Izzy and I said with exasperated sighs.
"At this rate it'll never get rebuilt, Boss." The former said.
"I know, I know…" I sighed, holding my head. "I'm gonna have a talk with those contractors." I turned to the camera. "But in the meantime, let's get to business! We're at the final section for the first part of chapter eleven! Will Team Sherlock be able to finish the stage in one piece? Find out now!"
We all waved at the camera as it whited out.
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Rocket Heroes
Chapter Eleven
Frogs, Frogs, and more Frogs!
Part One-Three
Trent grabbed his teammates and, against their will, stuffed them into his mouth. He then punched the gong, causing it to spin up, over, and right into the croc's back. He was launched over the gap and towards the other side. Because there was a speed formation gate right there, the trio switched to speed formation as soon as they landed. Everybody then skidded to a stop.
"Aw yuck!.!.!" Both the chameleon and bee exclaimed. A strange liquid was dripping from their clothes.
"Aw man…" Scottie started, ringing out his shirt.
"Crocodile drool…" Eddie finished, doing the same thing to his cloak. He gasped when he realized that the black paint covering his body was dripping onto the ground. Brown streaks decorated his body as he turned to Trent with a murderous glare. "What's your problem!.?.! Next time you're gonna pull something like that, WARN US!.!.!".
"Yeah! What he said!" The younger boy buzzed angrily. The crocodile sweatdropped and held his hands up in defense.
"Sorry about that, mates!" He defended. "There was no other way to get over that huge grade without leaving you two behind, honest!"
The two smaller ones glared and growled at him for a few moments before relaxing.
"Whatever…" The chameleon said, turning away with his arms crossed. He then looked over his shoulder with a glower. "But you're gonna pay for my dry cleaning when we get through this forest!"
"Yeah! I want my shirt cleaned too!" The bee added. Trent gulped and nodded.
"Alright, alright. I'll take care of laundry. But can we please get back to the mission?" He asked, holding his hands together.
"Hmph!" Both boys replied, turning away from him.
"Fine. Let's move." Eddie grunted.
Wiping the remaining drool from their bodies, the insect and smaller reptile skated/flew down a steep hill, followed by their leader. As they skated, a small trail of black paint formed behind them. When they reached the bottom of the hill, Scottie let out a gasp.
"Woah! What a big loop!"
Up ahead was a gigantic, three-lane loop-de-loop. Flowers, vines, and other forms of vegetation covered it.
"Everybody split up!" Eddie ordered.
"Got it!" Trent and Scottie replied as they reached the base of the loop.
The chameleon went up the middle lane, Scottie took the left one, and Trent skated up the right one. Just as they all went upside down, they all hit an item bubble containing a power core.
"Level-up!" They all exclaimed as their bodies glowed in their respective colors. They then left the loop and joined up again.
"Wow! That was lucky, huh?.!" The insect shouted.
"Yeah. Looks like things are certainly turning around for us." The crocodile agreed as the path widened out considerably.
"Hmph, we'll see about that." The chameleon said in his spooky demeanor as they continued skating.
The trio went on for a few seconds before hitting a boost pad. The treadmill-like device sent them up a giant loop. The group hit a couple more, sending them up two more loops, before entering a valley. Scottie looked around at his surroundings before gasping.
"We gotta stop!" He yelled, flying in front of Eddie, who skidded to a stop.
"Woah!" Trent shouted, not being able to stop fast enough. He bumped into Eddie, who collided into Little Scottie in a spectacular crash. The landed in a heap on the floor.
"Ugh…" They all groaned as they sat up. Trent and Eddie sent the bee a death glare.
"WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT, YA LITTLE—!.!.!"
"Shhhhhh!.!.!" He shushed, covering their mouths, which was a hard feat due to Trent's snout. "There are froggies here!" He hissed. The two reptiles blinked as Scottie released them.
"Huh?"
They were silenced again, but not by the bee. The sound of not one, not two, but three croaks was heard! The older boys felt the color draining from their scales as they looked around themselves.
On two ridges on their left and right sides were two frogs. There was one more a few feet in front of them. It was anybody's guess why it didn't start raining. The detectives huddled close to each other as they tried to think of something. They sweated profusely.
"We're surrounded!" Eddie whispered.
"We gotta do something!" Scottie added frightfully.
"E-E-E-Eddie…" Trent started with a gulp. "M-m-m-make us invisible."
"Alright." The ninja nodded. "Hold on tight."
The others gave him a look that said "Duh!" Eddie sweatdropped.
"Uhhh… Right."
Like a few minutes earlier, the chameleon used his Leaf Whirl attack to make him and his comrades invisible to the giant frogs. As soon as the whirlwind died down and the leaves fell, the trio moved as fast as they can through the valley. Eddie panted heavily as he felt the heavy strain of his extended invisibility.
"Come on, Mr. Ninja… We're almost there…" Scottie encouraged as they neared the frog in front of them.
"Yeah. Just a few more seconds, mate…" Trent added as they crept closer.
"Ugh… I can't…hold it!" Eddie moaned. The others' eyes widened.
"Scottie, run for it!" Trent ordered as he lifted the ninja over his head. Scottie hung on as the leader skated past the frog.
They passed the amphibian and hit a boost pad just as Eddie's invisibility wore off. The trio was sent towards a mushroom, which shot them up a wall until they landed on a platform. Trent let the younger reptile down and panted.
"Oh man… That was…close…" He breathed, kneeling.
"Yeah… No…kidding…" Scottie added, slumping onto the ground.
"Ugh… I want this insane mission to end!" Eddie shouted in his normal voice as he stood straight up. He then pulled down his mask. "Come, noble warriors! We must continue onwards!"
The others gave him an irritated look as they got to their feet.
"You're…crazy…" The youngest member of the group commented.
"You know… I agree with him…" The oldest member said. The masked one rolled his eyes and crossed his arms.
"Let's just go." He retorted in his normal voice. The others groaned before continuing on.
Noticing a large gap between the platform they were on and the next cliff, the trio switched to fly formation. Scottie lifted them over to the small platform, which had a spring bar lying against a wall. The group bounced off it and were sent up…past a frog! Thankfully, the huge animal's back was facing them. All three of them wiped their sweaty foreheads.
"Yikes!" Scottie yelped.
"Ugh! That was way too close for comfort!" Trent exclaimed exasperatedly.
"Stupid blasted frogs…" Eddie muttered. He then shouted, "Hang on!"
With those words, he used Leaf Whirl in mid-air, surrounding him, Trent, and Little Scottie in a vortex of wind and dead leaves. Once they were invisible, they landed right behind the frog. Minding the "prince's" stamina, the bee quickly slipped past it and flew over to another platform. Right in front of them was the next checkpoint. Eddie ended his invisibility when he got out of formation and grabbed the checkpoint, giving him his second level-up.
"I wonder how much further we are from the forest's exit…" He said to himself as the red glow faded.
"Who knows? We gotta keep moving!" Trent told him as he jumped to another platform that was ahead of them. The others quickly followed him.
When they landed on the platform, the detectives noticed that their path seemed to split in two. To their right, over a gap, was a platform that had a giant purple flower growing out of it along a wall. Previous encounters with this unique breed of plant life (like in that city's power plant) told them that it can be used to travel along the forest. To the left, also across a gap, was another platform. On this one were an item bubble and a gong, which seemed to lead them onward.
"We better take the left platform." The croc advised. "Let's go, Scottie!"
"Ok!" The bee replied.
The trio switched to fly formation and hovered over to the far off platform. Before they landed, Trent kicked the item bubble, causing an orange glow to envelope him.
"Alright! That was a power core!" He exclaimed as they got out of formation.
"Good for you." Eddie said sarcastically, rolling his eyes. He then pointed at the gong. "Can we hurry up and hit this thing?"
"Fine with me. You guys know the drill." Trent replied, opening his mouth.
"Not again!" Both Eddie and Scottie groaned.
"You wanna get out of this forest, right? Then get in my mouth!" The oldest member of the trio ordered. The younger boys gave another moan of protest before jumping into their leader's jaws.
As they started spinning around, Trent moved to the gong and punched it. The strange machine knocked the trio over to a tiny platform that had a mushroom on it. The fungus knocked them upwards. The detectives soared towards another platform that had a second mushroom on it. They hit it and were sent towards a third platform. When they landed, the leader allowed his teammates to climb out of his mouth.
"Whew! That was a fun ride!" Scottie cheered. "Let's do it again!"
"NO!.!.!" Eddie shouted. "Let's not!"
"Aw! What a grouch!"
"Watch it…" The caped one growled.
"C'mon! We gotta keep going!" Trent ordered.
Switching to speed formation, the trio jumped to a platform that was to their right. In the middle of it was a strange-looking flower. It seemed to consist of two sections. The vine sticking out of the ground and a handle, which was connected to the flower which had its petals spread out in a peculiar position. Nearby was a hint ring.
"What do you think this is about, mates?" Trent asked, holding his snout in confusion.
"Perhaps that hint ring will assist us." Eddie said in his scary demeanor.
"I'll take a look!" Scottie yelled happily, grabbing the hint ring. In a puff of smoke, a piece of paper appeared in his hand.
Before he can start reading it however, the chameleon snatched it out of his hands.
"Hey!" The bee protested. "I wanted to read that!"
"Like you'd understand it." The "prince" scoffed before looking at the hint.
On the first panel of the comic were the detectives, who were drawn with crayons. They were standing in front of the mysterious flower with question marks over their heads, indicating their confusion. The second panel showed the caped ninja using his Leaf Whirl technique over the flower. The third panel showed half of the flower floating in the air. Curvy lines were drawn around the petals to show that they were spinning. The final panel showed the trio soaring above the forest while hanging on to the plant's handle.
"Uhhhh… I guess we can make this thing fly?" Eddie said in his normal voice as he handed the sheet to Trent. The leader looked over the comic for a few moments before nodding in agreement.
"Ok, go for it, but remember—"
"I know, I know! Make myself visible so that you two can grab on! I got it!" The younger one said irritably. "Get ready!"
He stepped up to the flower and used his wind technique. As soon as the whirlwind was created, the petals on the flower began to spin. Almost immediately after, it floated in the air. Before it could fly away, Eddie became visible and grabbed the handle. Scottie grabbed his legs and Trent grabbed his. The trio then flew over the trees below.
"Wow! Cool view!" Scottie exclaimed, looking down.
"Yeah. It's certainly breathtaking." Trent agreed.
"Ugh! I'm glad you two are enjoying the—ugh!—ride…" Eddie panted nastily.
The detectives swayed and swung around as the helicopter-like flower flew them towards a structure that looked like the strange, beehive-like thing they saw earlier. Surrounding the column it was on was a grindable vine. Floating near the entrance to the "hive" was a balloon. Just before they hovered over the entrance, Trent popped it, causing Eddie to glow red.
"Finally! That was my last level-up!" He shouted impatiently.
"Ok everybody let go!" Trent said, letting go.
"Weeeeeeeeeeeee!.!.!" Scottie screamed as he followed suit.
Eddie sweatdropped as he saw his teammates fall into the strange cave.
"Oh well. Geronimo!" He yelled, letting go.
All three of them fell down the deep cave. As they fell, all sorts of pollen and moss passed them. When they hit the bottom, they landed on a boost pad, which sent them outside to a jump pad. Trent and Eddie pulled off a quick 360° spin as they fell towards a vine.
"Woah! Don't fall!" Scottie yelped as they landed on it.
"Duh!" The reptiles shouted at him as they grinded down it.
As they danced down the living rail (You know, it's a plant, so technically, it's alive), it curved to the left, then the right, then the left again (Confusing, isn't it?)!
They were nearing the next platform when Eddie gasped seeing their next obstacle.
Three frogs were stationed right where the rail ended!
'We gotta do something!' He thought, looking around himself. He spied another vine that ended at a jump. He smirked as an idea came to him.
"Come, my fellows! Jump onto the ivy over yonder!" He ordered in his gloomy voice.
"Huh?" The others looked at him strangely. Eddie quickly pulled up his mask.
"Jump on that vine before those frogs can see us!"
"Ohhhhh…" They nodded.
They hopped onto the other vine and danced to build up speed. When they reached the jump, all three of them soared over the frogs while pulling off a Misty Flip. The amphibians didn't even notice them. They sighed with relief as they landed far behind the croaking trio.
"Whew… That was a close one…" Trent panted.
"Yeah…" Scottie breathed.
"At least…the worst is…behind us…" Eddie supplied.
"Kill."
"Huh?" All three detectives looked up and gasped.
On the ridge above them was a squad of coconut pawns! They all pointed their guns at the trio and prepared to fire.
"Ahhhh!.!.! What are we gonna do!.?.!" Scottie yelled.
"We gotta fight them!" Trent shouted, holding up a fist.
"Huh?" Eddie said, hearing a slight beeping noise. He looked at his watch and grinned. "Hey! Our Team Blast meter is filled!"
"What? How?" Scottie asked.
"Don't worry about it! Just get your instruments ready!" Trent ordered, pulling out his microphone. "Team Blast: Sherlock Concert!"
Scottie and Eddie pulled out their drum and guitar respectively. The bee pounded on his drum as the chameleon played a few quick riffs. The crocodile took a deep breath as he prepared to sing. Their eyes widening, his partners paused to put earplugs on the sides of their heads.
"LIVE AND LEARN!" Trent belted out in his "lovely" singing voice. "HANGING ON TO THE EDGE OF TOMORROW! LIVE AND LEARN! FROM THE WORKS OF YESTERDAY!.!.!"
As the group continued their song, the robots' bodies started to crack. Electricity sparked from every crevice. They all shook and trembled for a few moments before exploding, sending parts and screws flying. As they finished their song, the detectives took a bow, put their instruments away, and continued on.
"So how did the meter fill, anyway?" Trent asked as they jumped onto the ridge. Eddie shrugged in response.
"I guess that trick we pulled off just before landing must have done it." He replied as they put away their instruments.
"Well, at least we're safe for now." The leader sighed as they walked/flew forward.
"Come on! We gotta keep moving!" Scottie shouted. The others nodded in response before moving on.
Ahead of them was a gong that seemed to lead over a gap to another platform. Eddie and Scottie jumped into Trent's mouth as the crocodile hit the machine. The trio was propelled to the platform, which contained several coconut pawns and a golden turtle bot. They tore through the robots almost instantly with a combination of their signature attacks. Trent knocked the shields off the pawns by launching Little Scottie at them, leaving them open to a shuriken shower courtesy of Eddie. The chameleon used his Leaf Whirl attack to flip over the turtle, allowing Trent to make the final blow by pounding its underside.
Once they were finished, the group jumped onto the platform's plateau. There was another one of those helicopter flowers nearby, but that meant nothing to them at the moment. They then gasped at the sight in front of them.
"Woah! That's the biggest mushroom I've ever seen!" Scottie exclaimed in awe.
"Amazing…" Eddie added in the same tone.
In front of the detectives was one of the giant mushrooms growing in the forest. From their viewpoint, it might as well have been a small mountain. From what they could tell, there were several platforms on it as well as some swings and robots. It was almost as if it was a small colony.
"Wow! Who knew they had mushrooms this huge!.?" Trent shouted.
(Me: Like I said six chapters ago, you guys have never left Ocean Shores, so you don't know what the rest of the world is like. Continue.)
"Anyway, it looks like we can use that flower again." Eddie said, facing the plant.
"Make it fly, fly, fly, Mr. Ninja!" Scottie cheered. "Fly little flower!"
The older boys groaned.
"I hope we're almost done with this stage… He's giving me a headache…" The chameleon said, slumping forward.
"Just ignore him, mate, and get that flower flying." Trent said in a tone that suggested he agreed with him. Eddie nodded and turned towards the flower.
After using Leaf Whirl to get the flower flying, the trio grabbed on and rode it towards the titanic mushroom. As they moved around, they popped several balloons, all containing various amounts of rings. They soon landed on a platform, which had a checkpoint on it. There were also several swings floating in front of them. Being the only one who hasn't been fully leveled up yet, Scottie grabbed it, giving him his second increase in strength.
"Ok Scottie, swing us over to the next platform!" Trent ordered. The bee turned to him and saluted.
"Got it, sir!"
Everybody switched to fly formation and went towards the closest swing. Remembering the crocodile's earlier advice to Eddie, he let go of the swing as soon as they reached their highest point. He did this two more times before reaching the platform, which was littered with robots…and a frog!
"You're kidding!" Trent groaned.
"Keep moving!" Eddie roared to Scottie.
He enveloped them in a whirlwind, allowing them to become invisible again. The bee flew past the robots and frog before flying towards another swing. When they let go of it, they landed on a winding platform that was swarming with more frogs. The trio gasped when they saw the goal ring spinning at the end of the path.
"Yes! At long last we can end this stage!" Trent said. "Eddie, can you hold it for a few more seconds?"
"Ugh! Yes, but hurry!.!.!" Eddie replied with a grunt.
"Got it!" The croc looked up at the bee. "Scottie, let me take the lead."
"Alright!" The bug replied.
Maintaining their contact, the trio switched to power formation. The younger animals jumped into Trent's mouth, allowing the croc to skate past all the frogs and grab on to the ring, ending the stage.
"We did it!" He shouted, spitting out his teammates in triumph.
"Ugh… Not again…" Eddie groaned. He was covered in saliva.
"Hey, I just thought of something." Scottie said. "If the client is like a million miles away, how would he know if we let a frog see us or not?"
The others gave him a wide-eyed look.
"You know… You got a point there." Trent said. "And how do we even know if those frogs can make it rain by croaking?.!"
"Well, let's see…" Eddie trailed off, skating towards the closest frog.
As soon as it saw him, a loud croak filled the air. Seconds later, clouds gathered in the sky above and a downpour started, drenching the detectives. Eddie, glowering in exasperation, growled dangerously as the remaining paint on his body washed off, creating a puddle of darkness at his feet. Trent took off his helmet and let the water wash away the sweat that he had produced during their journey. Scottie, meanwhile, was dancing in the rain.
Suddenly, Trent's radio crackled.
"You're lucky you just finished your mission!" The voice of the client was heard. "Otherwise, I would've docked your pay for this one! Now get moving! There's a swamp nearby. Go there now."
Gaping, Trent pulled out his radio.
"Got it…" He simply said before putting it away.
"H-h-h-h-he couldn't of…!" Eddie said, baffled.
"But h-h-how did he…?" Scottie started just as confused.
They fell over, getting mud all over them.
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Mid-chapter Conversation
Part Five
"Whew! I thought we'd never get done with this part of the chapter!" I said, wiping my forehead as I turned to the camera. "Anyway, it seems that Team Sherlock has made it through the stage with no problem. The question now is can they survive the rest of their journey? Who knows? In the next part of the chapter, we're going to take a look at Team Rodriguez. Can they make it through the next stage? Tune in next time!"
"So Izzy," Iggy started, smirking slightly. "When's the wedding?"
°WHAM!°
"What the hell?.!" The older brother roared, putting away his mallet. "I told ya I'm not marrying him!"
"Ow…" The shorter hedgehog moaned, stumbling around while holding his head.
"Heh, coulda fooled me." I said, crossing my arms with a smirk of my own. "After all, you did give him all those pineapples."
"You want some of this too!.?.!" Izzy shouted, pulling out his mallet again.
"So if ya don't want to get married, why don't ya just tell him it was all a big misunderstanding?"
"Tried it." He groaned, holding his head. "It was a disaster."
°°Flashback°°
It was the night before. Keoni and Izzy were sitting in a table at a fancy French restaurant. The cat had invited the hedgehog over because he had to tell him something important. As a matter of fact, Izzy had something he wanted to say to his fiancé as well.
"Keoni," He started as the waiter left to take care of their orders. "I have something to tell you."
"Yes?" Keoni asked, looking into the hedgehog's eyes with a stare full of love and compassion. "What is it, my groom to be?"
The hedgehog shuddered at that, but retained his composure. He cleared his throat as he prepared to speak. What he had to say wasn't going to be easy. After all, he didn't want to break the cat's heart.
"Y-y-y-you see…" He started shakily. "When I gave you those pineapples, I only meant—"
"Oh! I almost forgot!" The shorter furry interrupted. "I have something for you."
He stood up and walked to Izzy's side of the table. To the hedgehog's embarrassment, rage, and somewhat (SOMEWHAT, MIND YOU!) happiness, he presented Izzy with a small square box. The taller purple one felt his cheeks go red as Keoni opened the box to reveal a large diamond ring, grabbed his left hand, and slipped it on his ring finger.
"I know you proposed to me a few days ago, but I felt I had to do it as well."
Izzy blinked. "Why's that?"
"Well, you know…" The cat started shyly, the fur on his face going red. "We're both guys and the usual tradition is to ummm…" He trailed off, rubbing the back of his head. Izzy sweatdropped, knowing what he was getting at.
"My, how…nice to you are to respect tradition…" He said with a slight hint of sarcasm. Keoni, not catching it, grinned toothily.
"You really think so?.!" He asked anxiously. Izzy, slightly freaked out, nodded numbly in response. The Hawaiian's grin widened. "So anyway, will you do me the honor of having your hand in marriage?"
"Uhhhhhhhhhh…" The hedgehog stuttered, his eyes widening.
What was he supposed to say!.?.! He didn't want to get married! It was all a mistake! But he didn't want to hurt the other boy's feelings. Sweat poured down the sides of his head in sheets as he tried to think of some way out of this mess. He looked around for any kind of escape route. He looked around for a few moments, catching all the stares of the other patrons who stopped eating their meals in order to witness this momentous event of love in the boys' relationship. His eyes soon rested on Keoni's, which were full of understanding, happiness, and patience. Izzy gulped.
"K-K-K-Keoni…?"
"Yes, my beautiful pincushion?"
Izzy stopped shaking and gave him a weirded out look.
'Pincushion? Did he just think that up or what?' He thought before remembering the situation. He started trembling again as he stuttered to say something.
"I-I-I-I say… I say…"
"Yes…?" Keoni's eyes became even more full of love, if that was even possible.
"I-I-I say…" He blinked and snatched his hand away. "We're too young! Give it a few years, man!"
With that, he skated out of the restaurant at warp speed. Keoni stood up, dusted himself off and looked at the other people. He chuckled nervously as he rubbed the back of his head.
"Heh, heh… Pre-wedding fright." He said, pointing a thumb in the direction Izzy went with a cheesy grin. He then skated after him. "Izzy-brah! It's alright to say we love each other!"
°°End Flashback°°
"Ugh… That was the most embarrassing night of my life…" Izzy moaned, covering his eyes as he leaned back against the armchair.
"Well, what about that one time ya lost against Sammy-Sam, bro?" Iggy asked. The older sibling glared and growled at him.
"Well, at least you lost him for now." I offered with a shrug.
°SLAM!°
"What the…?.?.?" We looked over at the door to see, to our surprise, a totally lovey-dovey Keoni. We sweatdropped when we noticed the somewhat insane grin he had, not to mention the fishing rod he was holding.
"Izzy! I found you!"
"AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!" The hedgehog in question screamed, getting up to run.
Before he even had the chance to move, the cat cast his rod and brought it forward. Instantly, the string soared through the air and wrapped itself around Izzy's body.
"Ugh!" He grunted, struggling to get out. He continued trying to get out for a few seconds before he faced his fiancé with a smirk. "Ha! This piece of twine won't hold me!"
He then rolled into a ball and began to spin around. He spun for a few moments before stopping and stumbling around dizzily. The string remained uncut.
"That twine's reinforced with pure diamond. There's no way you can cut outta that." Keoni explained. Iggy and I sweatdropped.
"Woah… Talk about persistent." I commented.
"Yeah… Good thing he doesn't like me that way…" Iggy agreed, shuddering.
"Now come on. We got planning to do." Keoni said, dragging Izzy out of the trailer.
"Nooooooooooooooooooo!.!.!" He screamed, struggling to get away.
When the two "lovebirds" were gone, Iggy and I turned to the camera.
"Well that was kinda expected." I said. "See ya next time!"
"And don't forget to review!" Iggy added, waving wildly.