Chapter 4
In another end of the city, Knuckles paces on the shore. Amy is standing near by facing the city. It is still dark out.
"So where do you think we are?" asked Amy.
"I don't know, but we'll never find out just standing here."
Knuckles starts walking towards an open sewer drain and starts to climb into it.
"Sonic!" She starts calling towards the city. Knuckles quickly mutes her with his mitt placed over her mouth.
"Shhh!" he whispers, "You want to get us found! For all we know, this could be a Robotnik outpost. What do you think would happen it a squad of robots found us."
Amy gives him a cold look and draws out her hammer, causing him to recoil his hand immediately.
There scuffle is interrupted by a blinding light from a vehicle on the road. They didn't take time to make out their forms, knuckles just grabbed Amy's arm and darted into the sewer drain. They were followed by two uniformed officers with flashlights who emerged from their police car.
"What in the good name was that!?"
"I don't know? But whatever it was, I think it's out of our jurisdiction!"
Meanwhile, Sonic and Sally were looking for the others.
"We have to find the others." Sally says to Sonic, "If I still had Nicole, we would be able to find them easily. I shouldn't have,"
"Sal, it was an accident. Who knew the entire ship would disappear? Stop blaming yourself." A storm rolled in and started pouring.
"What's with tonight and water, anyway?" Sonic said. "I think I see a place up here."
They crept up through the gate of the estate and made their way to the garage.
"Sonic, I don't think this is right."
"Sal, it's either this or rain." He stud on a garbage can to open the side window. "We'll just say we needed to get out of the rain."
"For once, I guess you're right." Said Sally as the two entered the garage.
Just as the two were inside, a van pulled up in the driveway. Dr Thorndyke Sr., the old man, exited the car. "What a storm! Just came out of nowhere!" he said holding a newspaper over his head and a cup of coffee in his hand. He went to unlock the garage door. Sonic and Sally, hearing the door, ducked under the bed.
"So Chris," the old man started, "you still feeling alright. What exactly happened out there."
"I, um… fell overboard."
"Well, be more careful next time. I'll see how Ella is doing with supper, You're sure you're ok?"
"Yea, I'm fine."
The old man left the garage and Chris turned on his grandfather's small television. The news was reporting on what was a huge island off the coast of Station Square, Florida.
Sally, now fixed on the screen muttered, "That's Mobius!".
Chris perked up. "What was that?"
Both Sonic and Sally hid deeper into the dark corner under the bed. Chris got off the bed and started looking around.
"Hello?" he warily called out.
Sonic, recognizing the boy, started to crawl from under the bed.
"What are you doing?" Sally whispered to Sonic sternly.
"He already knows we are here. Besides, I think he owes me."
Sonic stepped into plain view of the boy.
"It's you!" muttered the boy.
"Please don't bolt kid," said the hedgehog, "we're just look'n for a place to wait out the storm. We, didn't know this was you're pad."
"We?" asked the boy, "Who else is here."
Sally saw this as her cue to reluctantly step out into the light. This was followed by the sound of the door.
"Chris, how do you feel about roast beef?" The grandfather turned taking a sip of his coffee, just to loose it in a spit take. The correspondent on the news echoed the sight.
"And just recently, sightings of strange, oversized animals have been springing up all over the city. Officials have yet to report if this has any connection to the sudden occurrence of an island off our shores or not. More on that at eleven…"