The Search For Fox: Part III
It's a Jungle Down There!
The U.S.S. Hedgehog entered light speed and went out side the lylat system in two hours. Two more hours later, they slowed down in the light speed and traveled at fairly light speed. Then, Knuckles was finally done with brunch and they all sat down in the cafeteria and were served their food. Krystal received her food and said "Thank you, Knuckles" and waited 2 seconds, then started eating, Sonic and Amoeba forgot to say so, and started eating immediately. Shadow said "Thanks" and stared at his food, praying to himself. Tails was still waiting on his. The Pokeagents started eating normally, except for Treeko who was playing with his food by stuffing them up his nose and swallowing it, and Umbreon was reading a newspaper.
"Hey, Umbreon" said Sonic with his mouth stuffed full of food "What's going on in the newspaper?"
"Ah, nothing really" said Umbreon "Some one built the world's largest snowman on Fichina, 3 ½ inches"
"Dude, they'd like, totally be surprised of the snowmen we make on Earth" said Espeon
Amoeba burped loudly and said "Mmmm, spaghetti"
"Lovely, Amoeba, just lovely" said Sonic "That was the most classic one I've heard all day! But, you've got tough competition, eh, Treeko?"
Treeko stuffed more meatballs up his nose and took a deep breath and sucked them in
"Treeko, you're going to get a sinus infection" said Umbreon "That stuff can do nasty stuff to your nostrils"
"Hey, lighten up" said Sonic "It adds a little flavor to the bugers"
"…I'm sorry to cut this short, God" said Shadow still praying "It's that some people don't have good manners"
Shadow leaned over to Sonic, and Sonic waved at Shadow.
"Umbreon" said Krystal trying to ignore everyone else so they couldn't take away her appetite "What is going on in the news?"
"I already said that!" said Sonic
"Listen, Krystal" said Umbreon "there's nothing… huh? What's this?"
"What's what?" asked Tails
"It says 'Really fast creature attacks Corneria city" said Umbreon
"Read it! Read it!" said Skipper
"Alright, alright!" said Umbreon "Corneria city was, once again, attacked by a really fast creature' so this happened before… 'Although still baffled by it, researchers have studied that this U.S.O (Unidentified Speedy Object) can go up to 500 mph. No one has yet to see this creature…"
Sonic whistled and said "500 mph, that's really fast! But who am I to whistle at? I can go way faster than that!"
"Corneria city? We have to go back!" said Krystal
"Sorry, Krystal, it's too late to go back now" said Knuckles
"Yeah" said Sonic "besides, I'm sure the other members have got this covered, although, now, I have something to look forward to when I get back!"
"Yeah" said Umbreon "After all, we all agreed that we're not going to turn back until we find Fox, right?"
"Fox, right" said Krystal "We have to find Fox first"
"Hey, don't worry, I'll rip it to shreds with my fists!" said Knuckles.
"Technically you've got to catch it first" said Shadow
"That's going to be the easy part" said Sonic "But right now, let's eat"
Sonic continued to eat his spaghetti.
"Hey, guys, what's a plank?" asked Blazekin
"It's a piece of wood, now eat!" said Sonic
Sonic tried to eat some more, but there was a big rumble.
"What was that?" asked Krystal
"Tails, go find that out" said Sonic "and some one clean up this mess"
"But, Sonic, I'm still waiting on my food!" said Tails
"Wait for it, by finding out what that was!" said Sonic
"Fine" said Tails as he went out.
"Hey, Shadow, the spaghetti too hot for you?" asked Sonic
Shadow was breathing through his teeth, for his plate of spaghetti fell on his leg.
Tails came back and said "I know what that rumbling was"
"Did I pass gas?" asked Amoeba
"Did you?" asked Umbreon
"Maybe" said Amoeba
"Anyway, we've reached orbit of a planet" said Tails
"Is Fox on that planet?" asked Krystal
"Maybe, maybe not" said Tails "Maybe, because there's no signal and could explain why we couldn't track him, and maybe not because he sent that message"
"Oh, that message" said Krystal remembering
"Well, what kind of planet are we looking at?" asked Sonic
"It's a jungle planet, full of trees and vines that reach a mile high! Although, not much is known because the trees and vines cover it's surface, it's dark down there!" said Tails
"Should we check it out?" asked Umbreon
"Totally a bad idea, dude" said Espeon "There's like, no signal down there, who knows what could hang out there, and dude, it's like, totally dark!"
"How do you know, you've never been there!" said Sonic
"Dude, does the phrase 'trees cover the surface of the planet' give you a clue?" asked Espeon
"You may be right" said Sonic
"What do we do?" asked Krystal
"You guys hang here" said Sonic "The Sonic Team and I are going down there to check things out, and if we don't come back within the next hour, come down and get us, okay"
"Sonic, it could be dangerous" said Krystal
"Yeah, are you sure?" asked Umbreon
"Am I blue?" asked Sonic
"Totally!" said Espeon
"Good! Sonic Team, let's go!" said Sonic
The Sonic Team were beamed down to the planet and the others waited. An hour passed, Krystal was getting worried about the Sonic Team, but her mind was kept on Fox. Why did he say something like that? And is there a reason? Is he okay? What is he doing now? Then, Krystal remembered Sonic's words: "To answer your question: I think he does! After all, he can't just say something like that all the sudden with no apparent reason"
Then, she was reminded about the Sonic Team, an hour has passed and no sign of them, she started to get the feeling something happened. Krystal walked into the main deck and saw the pokeagents playing video games on the screen, except Umbreon who was laying down on the couch.
"Hey, Umbreon" said Krystal "Do you think that Sonic and his team are okay down there?"
"I wouldn't worry" said Umbreon "Their leader is Sonic the Hedgehog, and as much as he's hard to deal with sometimes, he can take care of himself and his team"
"But, it's like, totally been an hour" said Espeon taking his eyes off the screen "We should, like totally check up on them"
"I'm worried about Sonic" said Skipper "Umbreon, can we find out if they're okay?"
"Well, it's been a while" said Umbreon "I don't see why not"
So, they went to the tractor beam bridge and were beamed down to the planet. They looked around and saw nothing but trees and vines, and heard strange noises, and felt a cold chill in the atmosphere, it was very moist, too. They looked up and saw an endless darkness covering the trees, and, by far, no one of the Sonic Team could be found. Krystal felt their presence somewhere, but it was very, immensely faint. They started to go out to look for them. Umbreon's rings on his body glowed to light the way. Treeko started sensing the trees and felt that someone or something was here not too long ago. Espeon thought he saw a vine move, but he ignored it and moved on. Then, suddenly, there was a rustling in the bushes, with a strangely-shaped shadow being cast on the tree behind it.
"Wait here" said Umbreon "I'll check it out"
Umbreon got ready for anything, gathered his wits and jumped into the bushes, he was on the other side.
"Hey, Umbreon" said Sonic
"I found the Sonic Team" said Umbreon
Everyone walked through and saw the Sonic Team, sitting in a circle, camp set, and it was in a clearing, Sonic was making shadow puppets with the flashlight.
"Sonic Team, I'm so glad you're all alright" said Krystal
"Don't worry we're fine, we're fine" said Sonic "When Tails told us there was no signal down here, he was right! But I wasn't expecting to not get any signal at all! So, we found this clearing, set up camp, and waited for you guys"
"You know, Tails could have just flown above the trees and tried to get a signal" said Umbreon
"I tried that, but my tails got caught in the vines, I can't fly until I get them undone" said Tails turning around to show his two tails tangled up in vines
"We couldn't keep going" said Shadow "There's something out there"
"What do you mean?" asked Krystal "How can you be so sure?"
"When we got lost here" Shadow started "We tried to keep going, but something chased us. We started running and running and running. If it wasn't for Sonic's speed we could have been caught by that thing. So, when we got to this clearing, the creature went away"
"Yeah, well the next time I see that creature, I'll show it a piece of home-made hedgehog!" said Sonic
"What did it look like?" asked Krystal
"I don't know" said Knuckles "But it was all covered in vines, I can say that!"
Then, there was this rustling in the woods.
"Uh, oh, here we go again" said Shadow
"I ain't running this time, unless it's for an offensive reason, of course" said Sonic
Krystal drew her staff and got ready. The rustling got louder, and louder, and louder.
"I'm tired of this!" said Knuckles "No one poses a threat to Knuckles! Knuckles beat you up with his fists!"
Knuckles ran, raised his right fist to punch the creature. Suddenly, a vine wrapped around Knuckles's fist completely and stopped him.
"You may have Knuckles's right hand, but Knuckles can still use his left!" Yelled Knuckles
Knuckles tried to punch with his left fist but another vine wrapped around his left hand.
"Um… Knuckles is a decent kicker" said Knuckles.
Then, vines wrapped around Knuckles's legs and he was raised up in the air with the vines and out of the bushes came a plant like monster that looked like a giant bud, and its mouth opened up, and started dragging Knuckles inside.
"Tell Tikal I love her!" said Knuckles as he was being dragged in.
Then the monster swallowed him.
"It's dark in here" said Knuckles.
"Don't worry, Knuckles, I'll get you out of there!" said Sonic reving up his speed.
Then, two vines grabbed Sonic legs and pulled him in the monster's mouth.
"Hurray! Now I won't be digested alone" said Knuckles
"Shut up, Knuckles" said Sonic
Then, more vines appeared and grabbed everyone, except Krystal, and pulled them in the monster's mouth.
"I'm next!" said Krystal
"Don't give up, Krystal!" said Sonic "You can do this!"
"Sonic, use a power ring!" said Tails
"I would if I could" said Sonic "In fact, that's a great idea. Just one problem, I don't have a power ring!"
"Digestive juices, rising" said Shadow "KRYSTAL! HEEEEEEEEELP!"
"Take it easy, Shadow" said Sonic "Don't panic. Instead, act like you're mad at the juices. HEY, DON'T YOU DARE, YOU LOUSY EXCUSE FOR A LIQUID! Sorry, Amoeba"
Krystal knew she was on her own, but she had to be quick if she wanted to save her friends. Then, vines appeared right behind her. Krystal cut them with her staff. More vines came and Krystal, and Krystal ran away to hide.
"DON'T COME ANY CLOSER, STUPID!" Yelled Sonic "Sorry again, Amoeba"
Then, Krystal had an idea. She ran up to the monster and used an ice blast on it, thus freezing it solid.
"The juices are frozen" said Shadow "Thanks, Krystal"
Unfortunately, the vines were not frozen, so Krystal defended herself against them. She let her guard down against the monster. When it thawed out, it opened its mouth, ready to eat Krystal.
"Huh?" Krystal looked back and saw the monster with its mouth wide open. Thinking quickly, Krystal used a fire blast in its mouth. It swallowed the blasted and burped smoke.
"F.Y.I, we're still in here, Krystal" said Umbreon
Then, the monster started chocking, and coughing. Then, it vomited out the Sonic Team and the Pokeagents, and died.
"Ew, were we just up chucked by that plant?" asked Sonic
"Knuckles alive?" asked Knuckles "Knuckles alive! Knuckles…" Knuckles sniffed himself "Man, I need a shower after this!"
"Wow" said Treeko "I'm the one who make vomit often, now I am vomit! Cool!"
"That's nice" said Umbreon "Hey, Krystal, thanks for saving us back there"
"It was nothing, really" said Krystal
"Hey, look, everyone" said Tails pointing to the sky
The vines were dying and ray of sunlight shone on them.
"God be praised, we're saved!" said Amoeba
"I guess we should get a signal" said Sonic looking at his communicator watch "One bar? Eh, good enough. Hey, Big, beam us up!"
"What" asked Big "Be u up?
"No!" said Sonic "Beam… us… up!"
"Oh, okay" said Big
They were all beamed up to the U.S.S. hedgehog.
"I guess Fox wasn't down there" said Krystal a little discouraged
"Don't worry, we'll keep looking for him" said Sonic
"Yeah" said Umbreon "I think that… Wait, I think I'm getting an incredibly faint signal. It's from Fox!"
This was music to Krystal's ears, she was happy that they can search for Fox better now, and follow a signal to him. She was so worried about Fox, and it's been a long time for her since she's seen him, and she was so excited to see him again.
"Krystal, you seem tense, what's up?" asked Sonic
"It's nothing, nothing really" said Krystal
"Okay" said Sonic "Big! Travel to light speed, and follow that signal!"
"Don't worry, Fox, I'm on my way" said Krystal
She was encouraged by the fact that she can see Fox's face again soon. She loved him so much, that she almost felt like kissing him when they see each other.
To be continued…