Tails was just about to leave the room, when there was a deafening bang, and smoke seemed to flow from the caged in part of the machine. "What on earth?" He asked, quickly running over to the cage with a toolbox in case something broke. However, when the smoke cleared, there was, lying on the floor, a bright blue hedgehog, almost identical to Sonic, save for she was wearing a white tank top, and a pair of blue jeans. "H…Hello?" Tails virtually whispered, watching her carefully. She groaned, shifting a bit but not opening her eyes. Tails let out a delighted cheer and shouted, running out the door into the hall. "Shadow! Shadow! It worked! It worked!" The black and red hedgehog was there almost at once, and he raised an eyebrow.
"You're machine worked? Show me." Tails nodded happily, leading Shadow into the room and walking over to the newcomer.
"I don't know who she is, but she's the one who got summoned!" He said cheerily as she sat up and looked around.
"Where am I? Why am I in a cage? Who are you? And…What the heck happened to me?!" She was asking all these very fast, almost too fast for Tails or Shadow to understand. The black hedgehog rolled his eyes and said flatly.
"Ok look chick, shut up, and let us explain what happened before you blow your voice box." She stared at him, but nodded.
"First off, we're Tails and Shadow." Tails said, pointing at himself and Shadow when he said their names. "We've practically summoned you from your world, to help us with a problem concerning Sonic, and Dr. Eggman. Follow so far?" she nodded.
"Yes. I…I think that explains everything. B…but why am I in a cage?"
"Oh! Sorry about that. It's part of the contraption." Tails opened the gate on it, and offered his hand for her to get up. She took it gratefully and stood up, walking out and standing in front of Tails and Shadow.
"It's ok. I'm Kayla." Shadow and Tails shared looks and Shadow said.
"Kayla huh? Well, if you're taking Sonic's place, we'll need to spiff up your name a bit. Because, no offence, Kayla isn't as cool as it could be. Hmm…Lets call you Turbo then." Kayla thought over that a moment, then nodded.
"Alright, I'm Turbo then." She paused, then exclaimed. "Oh my goodness! I know where I am now! Now I know why I was running so fast! Because I'm the girl rendition of Sonic the Hedgehog!"
"You just picked that out?" Shadow asked flatly. She nodded, ignoring his tones. Tails was grinning happily.
"Cool to meet you Turbo!" He said, jumping up and down. "Now that we've got you, we'll be able to get back Sonic and get at Eggman in no time!" Turbo nodded, but she looked rather uneasy about the situation.
"B…But I don't know barely anything about Sonic…" She said quietly. "Like, what can he do? I know he can run fast, but what else can he do?"
"Well, there's Chaos control," Tails replied. "And there's…hiding from Amy Rose, getting into arguments with Shadow, that's 'bout it really." Shadow seemed a little affronted by Tails' statement about arguments, but didn't say anything. "Oh, and about Amy Rose, she's a little…"
"Dense." Shadow said, finishing Tails' sentence. "She'll probably chase you around until she gets it through her thick skull that you aren't Sonic."
"I wouldn't have put it quite that blunt, but I guess that works." Tails said, shrugging. Shadow smirked.
"Hey, I tell the truth, k? She's seriously annoying. I just want to…" But just at that moment, Amy Rose entered the room, saw Turbo, and let out a squeal of delight.
"Sonic's back!" She cheered, hurrying towards Turbo.
"Whoa, Amy," Turbo said, unaware that her voice was almost identical to Sonic's. "I'm not Sonic, ok? I'm…" But Amy had already got her arms wrapped around Turbo in a tight hug.
"It's good to see you're ok!" Amy said cheerfully. Turbo on the other hand, looked at Tails and Shadow for help. Shadow was holding back a laugh, and Tails had a grimace.
"Hey, Amy." The kitsune said. "That's not Sonic. She's called Turbo, ok?"
"No! It's Sonic!" Amy Rose argued, letting go of Turbo, turning to Tails, and putting her hands on her hips. Shadow gave Turbo a look that clearly said.
"I'd run if I were you." Turbo nodded, backing slowly away before turning around and running out of the room, going way faster than she'd ever thought possible. She could see clearly when she ran very fast now, and she was only a bright blue blur to anybody who saw her running. Shadow ran along after her, soon catching up with her. "Well, you've definitely convinced her that you're Sonic now." He said, smirking. Turbo gulped, and ran faster. Shadow matched her speed. "I think you can stop now." He said, grabbing her arm and stopping the pair of them abruptly, which practically whipped Turbo's feet out from under her.
"EEAHH!" She fell to the floor, dragging Shadow, surprisingly enough, with her. "Sorry about that!" She said, grimacing as Shadow pulled himself into a sitting position and raised an eyebrow.
"You know what, I think you're more than just a Sonic look-a-like. Sonic's not that strong. He never has been." Shadow said, watching her with amusement. Just then, Amy Rose's voice rang through the hallway.
"SONIC?! WHERE'D YOU GO?"
