Disclaimer: I don't own Sonic the Hedgehog.

Note: Sorry it took so long, sometimes writer's block eats me apart.

Somewhat corrected: 11/24/11

Chapter 3: Could Be A Problem

There was nothing but vile left in his stomach, probably already trying to consume the liner but he couldn't eat anything it would just come back up. He sat in silence looking past the fronts of his red shoes, his attention wrapped around the pink figure who weaved in and out of store fronts gazing through the windows with awe. There must be some pretty neat stuff in those displays, too bad it wouldn't matter if she died.

"Sonic" He flinched feeling his quills bristle as she looked his way. Her eyes turning up from the crowds as he drew his feet back from the roof's edge and scooted toward the center. "Sonic stop stalling" the small device hummed and the hedgehog tugged on the metal bracelet once more, to no avail. "Get me those diamonds."

"Very girly if you ask me Robotnik. What do you need them for?" Even as he asked though he reached back to grab the sack he planned to carry them in.

"You will find out." With a short buzz of static all was silent again.

"Just what I need… to be a criminal." Pushing to the edge he dropped, watching as a few people stopped and glanced his way.

"Hey Sonic!" His quills bristled again as he saw her glancing his way and it was no longer just his stomach that was aching. He shot past her, bringing a wind that tossed papers and bags aside as he whistled into a jewelry store. One of many in the city and he would have to visit each one, he just wished his head would stop spinning.

"Hello Sonic." The man behind the counter had grinned as the renown hero stepped forward taking quick surveillance of all the sparkling jewels behind the glass. "How can I help you?"

He glanced at the shop's owner finding his ears flicking back in despair and he lifted the bag holding it open "all the diamonds?"

"Can you pay for all-"

"How much would it be?"

"Billons of dollars." His spikes curled and if anything he felt a little bit sicker. He wished he had never stopped to chat but rather just busted in, broke the glass, and stole the diamonds- then he wouldn't of have to see the faces of the couple. "Oh darling." He glanced at the woman who had just emerged "I see we have a guest but he isn't looking so well."

Sonic took a few shuffled steps backwards from the counter before the voice buzzed up in his ears: "stop wasting time and get me those diamonds." He bowed his head in quick apology to the shop owners before plowing off his feet sending the transparent casing every which way. The shards of glass had sliced faintly into his snout sending small droplets of crimson trickling out, as he blew away like the wind and didn't look back.

He knew Amy was there wiping off the small drop of red which landed upon her cheek, it was the thing which delayed her calling out to him before he was gone "SONIC!"

She dropped her bags and pulled out her slick pink cell phone tapping number three on speed dial and lifted it to her ear. "Hello Tails…" she stated calmly to the frantic fox who seemed to be complaining to some extent about stolen papers. "Have you seen Sonic?"

The fox wrapped his tails around opposite legs catching the girl's tone over his own. "What's wrong?" It was the same response as it always was of late 'nothing.' He tilted his ears sliding his hand over something of interest. "Hang on Amy." This was Sonic's handwriting, nearly impossible to decipher but Tails knew it by now.

It's Robotnik.

Was that all he had time to write? Tails moved the phone back to his ear calming the girl's yelling. "Listen… I think-" He paused "there is someone on the other line." He flipped over to the unknown number and felt both his namesakes twitch "Sonic?" For a moment the fox did no more then listen before a cry left his mouth, "he did what?" and he scampered over to the sink. At the point though there was no reply on the other side, the line had gone dead.

"Sonic?"

The hedgehog calmly hung up the phone turning to face the police officers which had entered the diner. "Listen Sonic we don't want to hurt you." He shifted slightly on his feet at their voices strung with fear, they knew from experience they didn't stand a chance if he truly turned against them.

Lucky for them they could relax, "yeah, it's the same from my perspective."

"Then why don't you hand over the diamonds?" He pulled back as an officer reached out to him in a gesture to do so and before they could state anything else he was gone, leaving them flustered in his wake.

Before they could even reach their cars he would be too far for them to catch up to.

Amy came to the jewelry store front, where the shaken couple was left as they discussed the matter with the last of the police. "Excuse me?..." The woman was crying and the pink hedgehog trudged cautiously forward. "Was Sonic here?" She sobbed louder, stating that she didn't know why he would do something like this. They would never be able to repay their lost.

Her husband had patted her on the back and told her it would be alright, though he didn't seem to believe it himself. "I'm sorry... I didn't..." Amy lowered her head puzzled by Sonic's actions. He just didn't seem the type to treasure wealth so why would he need to steal those diamonds?

He sure was acting strange lately. She just wondered what the reason was.


Sonic slowed as his soles touched soil checking the glimmering contents of the bag once more. By the time Robotnik figured it out, it would already be to late, he would no longer have anything over him. Hopefully the 'scientist' was almost finished with this game, Sonic didn't know how much longer he could push himself. His whole being was depending on him to slow down so the effects of the poison could do the same.

The hedgehog coughed till his whole body ached and shivered from the strain. Still as he came before his enemy he did his best to straighten up and ignore his painful predicament. "Robot… nik?"

He could see the man emerging from the shadows with a smirk look upon his face. "Oh Sonic I see you're back already."

He tossed the bag before the man's feet "stop wasting my time Robotnik!"

"Don't worry I only have a few more things I need you to do, then you can take the vials of the antidote down to the hospital."

He shifted uncomfortably "how do you expect me to get everyone to go get it?"

That wasn't the evil genius' problem "you'll figure it out. Now ready for this next task?" As ready as he could possibly be right now.


Next chapter: You Lied

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