Chapter 3 – Who?
As time passed I started to get used to this place, it seemed Nice and simple. Every thing was fine till I turned up my nose at a chilly dog that did not end to well. With a few stern words back and forth from Sonic and me, tails got so annoyed he said he would be back latter and flue off. I finally decided to get up and look around. I was walking better, not perfect but better. I wanted to heal faster so I forced my self not to lymph. When I cam to a river I took off my flip-flops and stuck my feet in. Little did I know that Sonic was following me.
"I bet the water fells good" he said sitting next to me but not sitting near the water. There still has been no sign of tails so I new there was some tension still building. I felt something strange rub against my leg, I did not think any about it so I moved my legs in the water.
"It does, Stick you feet in" I said Sonic shock his head. I was not going to fight it if I had too. It was then when I felt the massive grip in my foot.
"Crap!" I said half jumping up Sonic locked at me confused, but when I tried to pull my foot out of the river he saw the mettle hand on my foot. In a matter of second I was in the water. Flashing around. When I was pulled under I opened my eyes it was scratch, I moved my other foot to kick him in the face but he grabbed hold of my foot. I was running low on how much longer I could hold my breath and there was no way to defend my self. I trough my left hand over my mouth and nose to keep me from exhaling. Scratch let go of one of my legs and a long piece of seaweed with his free hand, he tied it around my foot. As soon as he let go if me he started to flow down river. My lungs where burning , I had to hit the top of the water, Lucky for me the sea weed was long so that I could. When I hit the surface I saw sonic locking around, gasping a little bit I started to yell to him.
"Sonic!" He locked out to the middle if the river and a look of relief came over his face.
"Maria! Are you Okay?" he called back
" Well my lungs are burning and that stupid robot tied my foot to a long peace of seaweed" I said back
'What are you saying?" he questioned. I rolled my eyes before answering.
"I'm stuck" I said. "I am going to see if I can untie myself." Before he could respond I grabbed one last breath and went back under water. The knot on my foot was too tight I could not get it undone. So I tried to go to the source and pull it out of the river bottom. That idea lasted all of 3 seconds. When my lungs where starting to hurt again I went back up for air. When I came up I saw that Sonic was talking to a red dog with dread locks.
"Sonic, I can't get out!" I cried. Sonics head turned in my direction when the red dog jumped in to the water. I locked at Sonic, he looked some what relived. I felt the tension on my foot disappear, before I could dive underwater t see what had happened I was scoped up and was swam to shore. When he walked on the shore he dropped me and I rolled on to my hands and knees and started to cough violently.
"Are you okay" sonic asked as he kneeled next to me.
'Fine, fine I have only been kidnapped by robots twice today but who is counting" I whispered. The red dog laughed and walked over near Sonic.
'I'm knuckles. What is your name?" he asked
"Maria" I said adjusting my self so I was flat on my back. Sonic and Knuckles locked at each other and I was the center of consern once more. I knew I was not realy ready to get up but I could not just keep lying there, so I got up and tried to walk back to where the table was. I was a little wobbly but I got my balance back. And sat down at the table.
"Sonic, I have to go back and guard the master emerald. I have to go." Said Knuckles. Sonic nodded and it was just the two of us once again. Sonic sat down on the bench beside me.
"Well that was fun"
"Yea I was drowning in the joy" I added. Sonic looked at me and started to laugh. A smile creped across my face but when I locked passed sonic I saw some thing that made the smile leave.