SuperSonic Speed- Chapter 8: Bringing out the True Blue In You.
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Five Hours Later
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Sonic sat up in his bed. Well... He honestly didn't know whether or not to call it a bed, it was just a pile of straw inside a primitve hut. The blue hedgehog had been laying there for a while. Sonic knew what was going on. The echidna was trying to make a point. The echidna had beaten Sonic in a matter of a punch and a throw. The point was, if Sonic couldn't beat a flesh-and-blood echidna, how was he suppose to beat a robot made of metal?
Sonic got to his feet and exited the hut. Outside, it was night time, the stars brightly shining as if the sky didn't exist. Sitting on some logs, were the echidna, the ex-lieutenant, and the fox.
"Welcome back, Sonic." The Guardian said.
Sonic was confused. He thought he was "intruder" and how the heck did the Guardian know his name?
"Your friends have been telling me about you and Robotnik's assault. Sit down please." The Guardian began. Sonic obeyed, taking a seat on the log next to Tails. "As you have probably guessed, I am the Guardian, Knuckles the Echidna. You may call me either guardian or Knuckles until the end of your three year training." The guardian explained, until Sonic interrupted.
"Three YEARS? Do you know how many people Robotnik will kill in the meantime?"
"Yes, I realize that. But do you realize how many people will be killed if you die trying to save them? Three years turns to ten, maybe Twenty."
Sonic nodded. Knuckles did have a point. "So, why does this training take so long?"
"Because, I'm going to bring out the true blue in you, Sonic. When I'm done, you'll realize that if you can survive my training, you can survive anything. If you need to breach a door, you'll know how. If you need to place explosives, you'll know how to. You won't be alone though, Tails will be training with you as well."
"Wait, where's Juke going?" Tails asked.
"Heh. I already went through boot camp, it's your turn. I'll probably return to what's left of Casino Night, try to rebuild my house maybe." Juke answered.
"I guess we'll have to come and get you when we're done, eh Juke?" Sonic questioned.
"I guess so."
"I'll drop the zipline down Juke, you may leave now." Knuckles said as he threw and extremely long rope overboard.
The ex-lieutenant of Robotnik gripped the rope, gave a salute, and descended down the rope.
Sonic kept looking at the empty rope, she had looked sad, but had known it had to be done. Would he end up leaving one of his friends to die in the heat of battle?
"Sonic..." Knuckles called.
"Yea! What?" Sonic asked as he snapped awake from his daydream.
"We need to get started."
"Yeah... I guess we should." Sonic agreed.
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Eight Hours Later
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Sonic crawled on his hands and knees to where his hut was. He felt the seat drip down his body as he crawled across the Floating Island's grassy plains.
He reached the door, turned the doorknob, and pulled it open. He had little time to react as an axe propped against the door fell forward. Sonic rolled to the side as Knuckles had taught. Sonic was too late though and it fell on his left ankle.
Surprisingly to Sonic, he still had his left foot, be it in pain, but it was still attached to his body. The axe was not sharp at all, it was just made of heavy metal, like a weight. Sonic rubbed his hurting ankle.
Out from the darkness stepped Knuckles the Guardian.
"I thought I told you to be ready for anything." Knuckles scolded.
"Yeah, but not at my own house, I mean, geez, who would be stupid enough to rig a door with an axe?" Sonic asked. Knuckles gave him a swift kick to the stomach. "Ow..."
"You DO NOT call anything that happens 'stupid' EVERYTHING that will happen to you will happen for a reason. If anyone's is stupid, it's you. I mean, like you said, noone would come home expecting an axe in their door. What the "enemy" has done is created a tactical advantage over you. They have won."
"Uh-huh." Sonic replied.
"If that had been a real axe, you would have been one foot shorter right now. You may go to your hut and sleep now, see you in five hours."
"FIVE HOURS?"
"Yes, you heard me, five hours. I will see you then." Knuckles said dully as he walked away.
Sonic wordlessly crawled into his hut. But before he reached his straw pile, he found a book and pen with a note attached.
"Hello Sonic, I expect you to write about your lessons and experiances in this book EVERY NIGHT. Over the years, you'll find out just how much you've done here and how bad you were to begin with- Signed, Guardian Knuckles."
"Hmm... Okay. I guess it couldn't hurt anything." Sonic thought as he began to write.
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1st day of Training-- 5/22/4459
Today was my first day of training. I can't believe how hard he expects me to work. He's running me to my death like a machine. Today he first had my give him "my best shot" at fighting him. That turned into a majorly one-sided battle. Knuckles found "my openings" left and right. After that, he taught me a couple basic punches and kicks. He said he would teach me counters tomorrow. After that he made me do these mondo weird exercises. Why can't I just run? Tails actually got to go home and sleep BEFORE the dumb exercises. He is so lucky. Knuckles says it's because I'm older than him, but I don't think so.
He told me to be ready for anything and to not trust anyone. I guess that means I can't trust him either. He put an axe in my door, if it would have been sharp, this hedgehog'd have one less foot. And to top it all off, after working me like that, I only get four and a half hours of sleep. Less if I don't shut this book right now. So I will, I need all the sleep I can get.
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Sonic shut the book and threw it to his side. He turned over and immediately fell asleep.
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Five Hours Later
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Sonic sat up in his bed. Well... He honestly didn't know whether or not to call it a bed, it was just a pile of straw inside a primitve hut. The blue hedgehog had been laying there for a while. Sonic knew what was going on. The echidna was trying to make a point. The echidna had beaten Sonic in a matter of a punch and a throw. The point was, if Sonic couldn't beat a flesh-and-blood echidna, how was he suppose to beat a robot made of metal?
Sonic got to his feet and exited the hut. Outside, it was night time, the stars brightly shining as if the sky didn't exist. Sitting on some logs, were the echidna, the ex-lieutenant, and the fox.
"Welcome back, Sonic." The Guardian said.
Sonic was confused. He thought he was "intruder" and how the heck did the Guardian know his name?
"Your friends have been telling me about you and Robotnik's assault. Sit down please." The Guardian began. Sonic obeyed, taking a seat on the log next to Tails. "As you have probably guessed, I am the Guardian, Knuckles the Echidna. You may call me either guardian or Knuckles until the end of your three year training." The guardian explained, until Sonic interrupted.
"Three YEARS? Do you know how many people Robotnik will kill in the meantime?"
"Yes, I realize that. But do you realize how many people will be killed if you die trying to save them? Three years turns to ten, maybe Twenty."
Sonic nodded. Knuckles did have a point. "So, why does this training take so long?"
"Because, I'm going to bring out the true blue in you, Sonic. When I'm done, you'll realize that if you can survive my training, you can survive anything. If you need to breach a door, you'll know how. If you need to place explosives, you'll know how to. You won't be alone though, Tails will be training with you as well."
"Wait, where's Juke going?" Tails asked.
"Heh. I already went through boot camp, it's your turn. I'll probably return to what's left of Casino Night, try to rebuild my house maybe." Juke answered.
"I guess we'll have to come and get you when we're done, eh Juke?" Sonic questioned.
"I guess so."
"I'll drop the zipline down Juke, you may leave now." Knuckles said as he threw and extremely long rope overboard.
The ex-lieutenant of Robotnik gripped the rope, gave a salute, and descended down the rope.
Sonic kept looking at the empty rope, she had looked sad, but had known it had to be done. Would he end up leaving one of his friends to die in the heat of battle?
"Sonic..." Knuckles called.
"Yea! What?" Sonic asked as he snapped awake from his daydream.
"We need to get started."
"Yeah... I guess we should." Sonic agreed.
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Eight Hours Later
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Sonic crawled on his hands and knees to where his hut was. He felt the seat drip down his body as he crawled across the Floating Island's grassy plains.
He reached the door, turned the doorknob, and pulled it open. He had little time to react as an axe propped against the door fell forward. Sonic rolled to the side as Knuckles had taught. Sonic was too late though and it fell on his left ankle.
Surprisingly to Sonic, he still had his left foot, be it in pain, but it was still attached to his body. The axe was not sharp at all, it was just made of heavy metal, like a weight. Sonic rubbed his hurting ankle.
Out from the darkness stepped Knuckles the Guardian.
"I thought I told you to be ready for anything." Knuckles scolded.
"Yeah, but not at my own house, I mean, geez, who would be stupid enough to rig a door with an axe?" Sonic asked. Knuckles gave him a swift kick to the stomach. "Ow..."
"You DO NOT call anything that happens 'stupid' EVERYTHING that will happen to you will happen for a reason. If anyone's is stupid, it's you. I mean, like you said, noone would come home expecting an axe in their door. What the "enemy" has done is created a tactical advantage over you. They have won."
"Uh-huh." Sonic replied.
"If that had been a real axe, you would have been one foot shorter right now. You may go to your hut and sleep now, see you in five hours."
"FIVE HOURS?"
"Yes, you heard me, five hours. I will see you then." Knuckles said dully as he walked away.
Sonic wordlessly crawled into his hut. But before he reached his straw pile, he found a book and pen with a note attached.
"Hello Sonic, I expect you to write about your lessons and experiances in this book EVERY NIGHT. Over the years, you'll find out just how much you've done here and how bad you were to begin with- Signed, Guardian Knuckles."
"Hmm... Okay. I guess it couldn't hurt anything." Sonic thought as he began to write.
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1st day of Training-- 5/22/4459
Today was my first day of training. I can't believe how hard he expects me to work. He's running me to my death like a machine. Today he first had my give him "my best shot" at fighting him. That turned into a majorly one-sided battle. Knuckles found "my openings" left and right. After that, he taught me a couple basic punches and kicks. He said he would teach me counters tomorrow. After that he made me do these mondo weird exercises. Why can't I just run? Tails actually got to go home and sleep BEFORE the dumb exercises. He is so lucky. Knuckles says it's because I'm older than him, but I don't think so.
He told me to be ready for anything and to not trust anyone. I guess that means I can't trust him either. He put an axe in my door, if it would have been sharp, this hedgehog'd have one less foot. And to top it all off, after working me like that, I only get four and a half hours of sleep. Less if I don't shut this book right now. So I will, I need all the sleep I can get.
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Sonic shut the book and threw it to his side. He turned over and immediately fell asleep.