Sorry I was out so long. School is such a bitch! But I'm back and ready to go. WHOO HOO! 131 reviews! I must be a good writer. Here it is, the next chapter of Homeless Two Tail.
Chapter 17: Welcome to Karst Island, SLAVES!
Amy Rose walked the seemingly empty streets of the huge town on Christmas Island. She looked all over the place and everywhere she turned there was no one in sight. It gave her a frightful and uneasy feeling.
"Hello…is anybody there?" Amy asked. She sighed and made her way to the beach. There wasn't much she could do at this point. "I wonder if I'll ever find someone to tell me about Sonic. I know this is where he was born." Amy approached the shore and sat on the wet snow covered sand. She stared out at the ocean and smiled. "It sure is pretty." She admitted.
Then suddenly she heard jet sounds roaring from a distance in front of her. She stood up and looked at the sky in wonder.
"What's that?" She asked and pondered. Suddenly a small ship came into view and started to jet closer and closer. "What the…"
"LOOK OUT BELOW!" Shouted a familiar blue hedgehog.
"AHHHHHHHHH!" Amy screamed as she ducked to the ground. Almost immediately as she did the small ship zoomed past her head and slammed into a tree. She turned to look at the now smoking cockpit of the ship in shock.
"Kid…we really need to get you some flying lessons…ugh." Knuckles wined as he got out of the steaming ship. Sonic and Tails soon crawled out as well.
"Sorry Knuckles, I guess I needed to fine tune a few things." Tails apologized.
"SONIC!" Amy shouted in excitement. Sonic flinched at the sound of that voice. His sweat dropped and he hesitantly turned his head around to face the pink menace.
"A-Amy?" He said shockingly. Before he could react to anything she gave him another one of her famous bone crushing hugs.
"ACK! It hurts!" Sonic wailed.
"You know you like it." Amy said increasing the intensity of the hug.
"…Actually…I like breathing… a whole lot better." Sonic said while his face turned blue to match the color of his fur.
"Sorry." Amy finally let go to give Sonic some air.
"…Is she your girlfriend Sonic?" Knuckles asked.
"You bet I am!" Amy shouted.
"No she's not." Sonic protested.
"Don't deny our love Sonic."
"I'm not denying it, I'm saying it doesn't exist." Sonic argued.
"Hey Amy, how'd you get here anyway." Tails asked.
"I knew the cruise ship was passing by Sonic's birth place so I drove the escape pod there. Clever huh?" Amy explained.
"What are you guys talking about? What cruise ship?" Knuckles asked completely confused.
"It's nothing Knux." Sonic reassured then looked around the snow-covered island. He remembered what it was like living here. He would always go out and play in the snow with or without a winter coat. Because of that he would occasionally catch a cold. His parents always gave him special care when that happened. The blue hedgehog can still remember being a 4-year-old with a cold, sitting on a fluffy couch, a blanket rapped around his body, a red stuffy nose, his feet soaking in a small tub of water, and his mom feeding him chicken noodle soup while he watched T.V. Those were great times.
His parents loved him and in return he loved them back. When he became old enough he eventually left the island with a tear in his eye. He wondered where they were now.
"Okay, I can deal with the fact that its' nothing." Knuckles said responding to Sonic's last statement.
"Huh? Did you say something?" Sonic really wasn't paying much attention to him.
"Hey Sonic, this place is cool. Did you really live here?" Tails asked truly amazed.
"Uh huh. We should really find someplace to stay in. I know this great hotel. Come on follow me." Sonic ran toward town with Tails, Knuckles, and Amy close behind.
A few minutes later
"This is a hotel? I thought hotels were suppose to be big and fancy and smell like rich people?" The 4-year-old fox stated.
"Well yeah but folks around here are mostly suburban types even though we all live in huge wooden house. This is more of a lodge then a hotel but it's got some of the same principals." Sonic explained.
"Well, whatever. Lets just get a room and ask these people about this new ruler and your parents already." Knuckles said entering the lodge. Everyone else quickly followed. There were many male, buff, and brown hedgehogs sitting at many different tables drinking beer and laughing. All activity stopped when Sonic and the others came in. The tough looking men stared at them for a while making Tails and Amy feel uncomfortable.
"They look scary Sonic." Tails said.
"…They may look the part…but trust me they're harmless." Sonic reassured.
"Hey is that Sonic?" asked one man.
"I think it is." Said another.
"It's Sonic!"
"He's really back!"
"HURRAY!" They all yelled and crowded around the hedgehog and his friends. One of them gave Sonic punch on the arm and Sonic gave it back.
"It's great to see you all again." Sonic smiled. Suddenly he was picked up by a brown hedgehog and given a noogie. "Hey! Come on! Stop it! I'm not four anymore." Sonic protested while laughing.
"It was either this or a wedgie, and since you don't where any clothes…" the buff hedgehog answered.
"HA! HA! You always did know how to make me laugh Antiguan." Sonic laughed. Antiguan finally put the hedgehog down after that.
"Hey, why don't you and your friends get settled in?" Antiguan suggested.
"Sure, come on guys." Sonic said leading them all to a table.
"So what has my favorite hedgehog been up to while he was gone?" the 16-year-old brown hedgehog asked as he took a seat.
"Nothing much. I pounded the crap out of Eggman and made a few new friends. This is Tails; he's my main man." Sonic said pointing to the shy fox.
"H-hi." Tails said while blushing.
"Awe, he's cute." Antiguan assured.
"This is Knuckles, my new rival…" Sonic began.
"We're NOT friends…I'm just hanging with him because he isn't as boring as protecting the Master Emerald." Knuckles said.
"Sounds like you've got issues." Antiguan said.
"WHAT! NO I DON'T!" Knuckles shouted. Everyone in the bar laughed.
"Chill Knux, he was just kidding." Sonic explained. Knuckles did nothing but lie back in his seat and mutter something under his breath.
"And this is Amy…my other friend…JUST friends." Sonic pointed out.
"We may be now, but I will be his future wife." Amy said.
"Pleased to meet you miss. That's one lucky catch you have their Sonic."
"What catch? She's not my girlfriend!" Sonic argued.
"Sure she isn't." Antiguan laughed.
"She isn't." Said Sonic.
"You guys seem like weird friends to me. Why do you guys pick on each other and laugh about it." Tails asked.
"Because we know we're just playing with each other." Sonic said.
"We don't hit and prank each other out of spite. We do it because it's fun." Antiguan explained.
"Yeah, I remember when I was 6 and he was 11, Antiguan tricked me into putting on white briefs, blue jeans, and a blue t-shirt to see if I would like wearing clothes for a change. I told him I liked it a little and then he gave me a huge surprise atomic wedgie. That night I got him back by putting cream in his hand while he slept and tickled his nose with a feather so he would spread it across his face and then I would ice cubes on his chest. We both laughed it off and continued doing stuff like that to each other." Sonic explained.
"That seems like a weird friendship to me." Knuckles said.
"Actually, it sounds kind of fun now." Tails said. Tails got out of his seat, picked up a whip cream aerosol can and sprayed it in Sonic's face. Everyone sat there for a minute a bit surprised until they all laughed, including Sonic.
"Oh, you want to play huh." Sonic snatched the can from Tails and sprayed him playfully as well. Tails laughed but didn't expect what happened next. Sonic grabbed the fox and started tickling him all over. Tails immediately fell to the floor and started to laugh.
"HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! STOP IT! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA!" Tails' was tearing up now. Sonic wouldn't let up though.
"Say I win Tails! Say it!" Sonic laughed.
"OKAY! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! YOU WIN! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! STOP!" Tails laughed. Sonic did what he was told and let Tails lie on the ground huffing and puffing. Soon after, everyone in the bar cracked up laughing.
"That was fun." Sonic said.
"…Yeah…Hey Antiguan, where's the bathroom…I suddenly need to go…really bad." Tails asked.
"It's right down the hall." Antiguan pointed to the hallway door. Tails headed for it and came back a few minutes later to see them all laughing again.
"What's so funny?" Tails asked. They all stared at Tails and snickered.
"We were considering having you be one of us. You know like Sonic is. Knuckles and Amy refused so we're asking you." Antiguan explained.
"…Uh…sure…what do I have to do?
Outside in the backyard"Come on Antiguan, he doesn't have to do this." Sonic said to his 16-year-old friend. "You guys will still be his friends like you are with everyone else on this island even though most of them aren't in the group." Sonic explained.
"I know that. But being a valid member of our group means more than being friends. It means you can hold you own against the constant pranks and playful hitting without crying or getting upset. The people who don't want to be in the group are still our friends but we don't prank or noogie them because they're not."
"But does he have to…" Sonic began.
"Don't worry Sonic. This is nothing major. I want to prove I can be one of you guys. Your really cool Sonic and I want to be brave and strong and daring like you are. That's why I want to be a group member." Tails assured.
"Are you sure?" Sonic asked still a little worried.
"I'm sure." Tails was confident. Hanging with Sonic made him so. He was not going to let his hero down.
"Okay, the first daring feat is this." Antiguan put a small plate of live worms in front of Tails. The fox stared at it for a while before he asked his question.
"What am I suppose to do?" Tails asked.
"Your suppose to eat them!" Antiguan stated.
"Your gonna make a 4-year-old eat worms!" Amy was disgusted.
"We're not making him do anything. He doesn't have to if he doesn't want to." Antiguan stated. The whole crowd of people watched as the fox stared at the dish. He then turned to Sonic who was smiling slightly. Tails turned back to his plate and finally picked up a worm. They all watched in silence as Tails lifted it up and slurped it into his mouth.
"EWWWW!!!" I can't believe he just did that!" Amy shouted. Tails let the little critter slither down his throat and then took what he just did in.
"Hmmm…it tastes like chicken." Tails said.
"That's what I thought when I tried it." Sonic said. Everyone laughed while Tails ate more worms. Since the plate was small it didn't take long for him to finish eating.
"Great you passed the first test. Now lets see you eat these small crickets." Antiguan placed a different plate in front of Tails. Tails was a bit hesitant at first but then tried them all the same.
"They taste like muffins." Tails said. Everyone laughed at this too, except Amy who was busy throwing up behind a bush.
"Now for the final test." Antiguan came to Tails with a tray this time. It was something unlike the other stuff and everyone knew it. Everyone took a step back and watched as Antiguan set the tray down in front of the curious fox. They all stood in silence and waited for the next thing to happen. Antiguan lifted the tray.
"Behold! The final test is to eat…Mr. Smut's fruit cake!" Antiguan shouted. Everyone made an 'ugh' sound and stuck out there tongue. Tails flinched when the smell of the horrid fruitcake reached his nose.
"EWWW! It smells like old monkey barf!" Tails said pinching his nose.
"Come on kid, you can do it! Don't quit now." Antiguan cheered.
"Oh man, 'ack' it smells nasty." Tails said.
"Come on Tails. I know you can do it." Sonic encouraged.
"Your not gonna let a fruit filled stink pile get in your way right?" Knuckles asked. He was enjoying this now.
"Well…" Tails faced the cake again and saw a small bubble form and pop on it.
"TAILS! TAILS! TAILS! TAILS! TAILS…" Everyone cheered for the fox. Tails started to twitch but eventually he picked the small piece of death in a pastry and put it toward is mouth. The cheering stopped as people waited anxiously for him to do it. Tails opened his mouth and immediately dropped the whole thing inside. Everyone cheered while Tails began to chew the horrid food and swallow.
"Alright Tails! You did it!" Sonic aid while giving his buddy a noogie. Tails laughed along with them in excitement.
"Hey, can I get some water." Tails asked.
"Sure buddy, who wouldn't want something to wash that mess down with?" Agreed Sonic.
Meanwhile hiding in the bushes"Hey boss, I think we've got tourists." Said a small light blue robot talking into a walkie-talkie.
"Oh really, well then I guess we'll have to greet our new guests to my frozen paradise. I'll make sure to give them a warm welcome. Now tell me who they are!" Karst demanded on the other end.
"They are a blue hedgehog and an orange two-tailed fox." Explained the robot.
"WHAT! They're here? Just like Eggman said. I have something special planned for them, especially the fox. But I suppose it wouldn't do a little harm if I had a little fun with them first. I'll be out as soon as I can. NOW HANG UP YOU IDIOT! Wait,No, on second thought I'll hang up first…" Karst said before the robot's communicator went fuzzy.
"Hard ass." The robot mumbled and went back to the castle.
That nightEveryone was singing, laughing, drinking, and having a good time. That is until Sonic finally got the nerve to ask Antiguan the question he came here to ask in the first place.
"Hey Antiguan. Could you come here for a sec?" Sonic asked.
"What is it Sonic?" He asked.
"Well, I was just wondering…I've been gone for awhile and…can you tell me where my parents are?" Sonic asked. All activity immediately stopped in the room. It was silent.
"Why do you want to know?" Asked Antiguan in a surprisingly calm voice.
"Because they're my parents dough head!" Sonic shouted.
"Sigh' Listen Sonic I…"
"It's something bad isn't it?" Sonic guessed. Tails had a worried look on his face as he saw the two talking.
"Well…we don't really know…"
"What do you mean you don't know?"
"…When Karst Ice showed up on the island a few years ago he took us over and started giving us an unfair tax. One not many of us can pay. One particular tax day your parents couldn't pay. Karst got mad and took them to his castle. We haven't heard from them since. Considering how long it's been we presume they're dead." Antiguan explained.
"…So you just assumed that they were dead…and did nothing to stop it!" Sonic was starting to get angry again.
"We couldn't do anything about it!" Antiguan shouted back.
"Yes you could! But you were probably just too lazy to help them out. What kind of sick…!" Sonic was struck across the face by Antiguan's fist. The hedgehog fell to the floor and sat up even angrier.
"LAZY! You think we didn't help out your parents because we were lazy! He's a hell of a lot stronger then any of us! If we went it then what would that accomplish? Nothing. We would've just been killed off as well. It isn't our fault Sonic!"
"Err! "sigh" Listen…I…I…" Sonic tried to speak. Tails got out of his seat and went over to the hedgehog.
"I'm sorry about what happened to your parents…I truly am…but we couldn't do anything about it…I'm sorry I hit you buddy."
"…No…I'm sorry for blaming you…it wasn't your fault…Eggman and his DAMN ROBOTS! It seems like every time I take one out…" Sonic started to have flash backs of Metal Sonic, Igneous Rock, the cruise ship invasion, and the Westside Island invasion.
"…50 more take its place." Sonic said in a struggling voice. The hedgehog got up off the ground and, since the party was pretty much over, decided to leave.
"Sonic, wait up!" Tails followed his hero out the door. Amy was about to follow as well but Knuckles grabbed her arm.
"I think he needs Tails more then you right now. Call me crazy." Knuckles said. Amy didn't take it as an insult. Instead she stepped back and sat back down.
Outside"Sonic, are you alright?" Tails asked as he followed his friend across the empty town.
"No, I'm not." Sonic answered dully.
"Can I help?" Tails asked.
"…I doubt it." Sonic said finally stopping.
"Please." Tails said grabbing Sonic's arm.
"Sigh' Sorry Tails. It's just…I feel like it's sort of my fault…after all I wasn't there to protect them…and now…"
"It isn't your fault Sonic. You didn't know Karst was going to invade Christmas Island." Tails said.
"Actually, it's been renamed Karst Island." Came a voice from behind. Both Sonic and Tails turned around and saw a tall, male silver colored hedgehog with visible bags under his eyes and a pale face.
"W-who are you?" Tails asked.
"I'm Todd Banks." He said in a quiet voice.
"Todd?" Sonic recognized the name and turned around. "Todd!" Sonic jumped up and ran over to him.
"How's it going? How's Miya and little Yaupon." Sonic asked. Todd said nothing for a while and then turned around.
"If you want to visit then follow me." He said in a freaky calm voice.
"Todd? Are you all right? You seem to have changed. You were my dad's best friend who always made me laugh till I cried…what happened?"
"…A lot of things change over time Sonic…I'll show you." He said walking down a pathway. Sonic and Tails looked at each other and followed. The more they walked the more familiar the surroundings were to Sonic.
"Wow, home sure has changed. You still live in the house next door to my mom and dad's right?" Sonic asked. Todd said nothing. Sonic frowned when he got no answer.
Finally they made it to their destination. Sonic was shocked and stunned at the same time. Todd's house was a mess. The nice shinny brown glazed wood was now black and old. Sonic turned to where his house was suppose to be but didn't see any trace of it.
"W-where is my house?" Sonic asked.
"It was burnt down." Todd said as he entered his home. Sonic and Tails followed close behind. The place was a dump. Old newspapers and tattered books lay everywhere. Pencils, marbles, and etc. were there as well.
"Wow this place is a mess." Tails said.
"…Yaupon!" Shouted Todd as he called for his son. Suddenly a little ratting was heard and a shy silver colored 4-year-old hedgehog stepped out and stared at Sonic and Tails.
"That's Yaupon! Wow! The last time I saw him he was only about 1 month old!" Sonic was amazed. Yaupon ran behind his father's back and grabbed his pants leg in shyness. Todd gave the child a mean glare, which made him let go of his leg. That's when Sonic walked over and knelt down at him.
"Hey buddy. Do you remember me?" Sonic knew he didn't but it was still fun to talk to him like that. Tails walked over to the silver hedgehog and stuck his hand out.
"Hi." Tails said in a friendly voice. Yaupon flinched for a second and eventually reached out to grab Tails' hand. They shook and Yaupon immediately pulled his hand back. Sonic noticed Yaupon was wearing blue shorts and a white t-shirt. Sonic and Tails both wore no clothes except shoes and socks so they were a little skeptical about his appearance.
Animals in Sonic's world have the choice of either wearing clothes or not. It doesn't matter. However, all the girls in this world wore clothes for obvious reasons. It was rare to see a male anything walking around in clothes but it wasn't a huge surprise. Sonic took his eyes off his clothes then focused on his face. It was a sad and depressed look. It was as if the world had just dropped a huge bomb on this kid.
"Hey kid, are you feeling alright?" Sonic asked.
"He's fine." Todd answered for Yaupon even though it wasn't true.
"O-okay. So tell me, why is my parent's house burnt down and where is your wife Miya?" Sonic asked.
"Sigh' Miya. It happened about two years after you left. You see…"
Flashback2-year-old Yaupon watched as his mother fixed the bolts on the high upper deck of the mechanical 3-story building.
"Mommy! Can I go up now?" Asked the anxious hedgehog.
"Not now honey. I need to tighten this for the painting competition today."
"Panking?" asked the Two year old.
"Painting." His mom corrected.
"I want to help." Yaupon said again.
"Sorry but it's too dangerous. I'm almost done anyway." Suddenly Todd came by, picked his son up, held him in the air by his arms and used his hands to cover Yaupon's face.
"Guess who." He said.
"Ummmmmmmmmm…is it daddy?" asked Yaupon.
"Hey, you got it right!" Todd laughed as he took his hands off Yaupon's eyes.
"Yeah, I got it right." Cheered the 2-year-old. Suddenly their mother came down from the lift next to the 3-story building and ran to hug Todd and her son. They hugged back until Yaupon asked a question.
"Hey mommy, why is the pank…uh…pant…p-painting contest so high up?"
"Well, because the contest is to see who can paint the most beautiful picture at the sides of the building? We use the lift to get up and down and paint the whole side. Whoever has the best picture wins." Explained the female hedgehog.
"Oh…are you good at it?" Yaupon asked.
"Is she good at it? My wife is the best when it comes to painting." Todd said. Suddenly there was a horn heard in the distance. "Oh no! It's pay day!" Todd panicked.
"What! Oh no!" Miya cried as they ran home. Once they reached the suburbs everyone was standing in a line. They got into the line and watched as Karst collected the money. They all flinched when Karst reached them. Todd gave him $150 dollars. Karst stared at it then faced Todd.
"What the hell is this?!" He shouted as he slammed the money on the floor and stomped on it. "I asked for a hell of a lot more than this!" He shouted. Yaupon was really frightened by this. Just looking at the half-robot made him shiver. "We're sorry sir." Todd said.
"Sorry! Is that the best you can…hey your that woman doing the fine art contest aren't you." Karst said turning to his wife.
"Y-yes." Said the scared Miya.
"Oh, well in that case, I'm looking forward to the competition. I love fantastic art. I'll be watching." Karst went right by them and on to the next person. They all stood there then sighed when he left. Todd felt a pull on his pants leg and looked down at little Yaupon.
"Daddy, he's scary." He said on the brink of crying. Todd picked his son up and carried him home. After Yaupon got home to have dinner he went to the competition with his father. The hedgehog was still scared but his father tried to reassure him it was nothing.
Then the contest began. Todd saw Karst was in the crowd as well. As a matter of fact he was sitting right next to him!
"Hope you enjoy the show." Karst whispered to Todd. Todd flinched as his literally cold breath hit his ear. Yaupon looked like he was about to cry. They all sat and watched as Miya made her painting strokes and the other contestant did hers. After a few minutes Miya still wasn't done with the top part. She then began to reach for the rope on the lift and tried to pull on it.
"Hey you want some peanuts." Karst said as he handed Todd a peanuts bag. Todd took it not wanting to offend him. Put when he reached inside there were no peanuts. They were screws and bolts. Todd raised his eyebrows then noticed Miya's metal lift was squeaking. He put two and two together and…
"OH NO!" Todd shouted as he tried to leave the stands. Karst just smiled at his attempt. When Todd got up he couldn't move. He looked down and saw his feet frozen to the floor of the stands! "MIYA! DON'T PULL ON THE ROPE!" Todd shouted. Miya didn't really hear him all that well however, so she pulled on it anyway. Suddenly the lift broke apart.
"AHH!" Miya shouted. The lift broke apart and she fell 3-storys! Suddenly Yaupon got out of his seat and rushed off the stands.
"MOMMY!" He shouted.
"Yaupon! Come back!" Shouted Todd. Yaupon didn't listen however.
He thought he could make it. He thought he could catch her…but alas it was not meant to be. "MOMMY!" Yaupon made one last cry out for his mother before she fell head first on the concrete.
Later that night it was raining madly. Thunder cracked in the sky and lightning struck. Both Todd and Yaupon stood over Miya's casket in sadness.
"…Daddy…I want mommy back." Cried Yaupon.
"…So do I…" he said as he picked his son up and began to hug him.
End flashbackSonic clenched his fist tightly. He was fidgeting madly. How could someone be so evil? He taxes them on a regular basis then kills them when they can't pay. It made Sonic want to run to the next living thing a kill it himself. Tails was crying now and so was Yaupon.
"That heartless evil…!" Sonic began.
"I miss MOMMY! I couldn't save her! It was my fault!" Yaupon cried. Sonic was going to comfort him when Todd interrupted.
"Stop your useless crying! She is gone and there is nothing you can to change that! Get over it you whining child." Todd said harshly.
"Hey! Don't talk to him like that! He has a right to miss his mom." Sonic protested.
"What's missing her gonna do. Absolutely nothing. You're better off forgetting her Yaupon." Todd said. Before Sonic could respond a huge ice brick burst through the window. They all went outside to see what happened. Sonic's face went blind with rage when he saw who it was.
"Oh, I'm sorry, was I interrupting anything?" Karst Ice smirked while he stood there fumbling another ice brick in his hands. Behind him were three big guard robots that looked really buff and strong. Karst took a step forward and made a shuffling sound as his foot pierced through the snow.
"You've got a lot of nerve coming here you bastard!" Sonic was furious.
"I only came here because I heard there were new tourists on the island. I only wanted to welcome them. A blue hedgehog and a two-tailed fox. What a rare pair."
"I don't want to here any of your bull-crap! Your ass is mine! I'm sending you straight to hell you one eyed frost emitting trash heap!" Sonic said running toward him.
"My, my, what a temper." Karst said unfazed.
"You don't seem to know who your dealing with!" Sonic jumped and lashed a kick out at him. Karst immediately pulled out his staff mirror and blocked it. He then twirled it around and activated an ice beam. The beam hit Sonic's feet and caused him to fall back and land in the snow hard. He got up but couldn't run. His feet were in a frozen block of ice.
"Apparently, YOU don't know whom YOUR dealing with!" Karst said, as he stood there very proud of himself. "It appears I need to show you who the boss is around here. GAURDS! Beat up the fox! But not too hard, after all, Eggman wants him." He commanded. The three guards ran past Sonic and grabbed Tails. Sonic hopped around to face him but that's all he could do.
"Sonic!" Tails shouted as the robots began to brutally attack Tails.
"Tails! Stop it right now you sick twisted…" Sonic began.
"There's that temper again. Ruff him up some more!" Karst shouted to his guards. The robots began to punch and kick him even harder. The fox's cries for help were left unattended to and soon the cries for help turned into cries of pain and agony.
"Why you…" Sonic began then thought for a second. If he kept insulting this guy he would keep hurting Tails more. As much as he wanted to he couldn't insult him anymore.
"Apologize to me hedgehog." Karst demanded. Sonic couldn't believe he said that.
"Hell N-" Sonic was interrupted by the sound of splattering blood. "Tails!" Sonic shouted.
"I said apologize!" Karst demanded again.
"Err…I-I'm…sorry." Sonic said, obviously not really meaning it.
"Your sorry for what?" Karst said.
"I'm sorry for insulting you…and attacking you…Karst Ice."
"Good, now bow to me!" Karst demanded. Now he was going to far. But Sonic kept hearing more and more pain cries from Tails.
"SONIC!" Tails cried before he was slammed with another fist. Sonic was out of options. He had no choice. Sonic got on one knee and bowed to him.
"Now that's what I like to see. People following orders." Karst said while snapping his fingers. The guards stopped pounding Tails and walked over to Karst. "I'll leave you all alone for now." Karst said as he snapped his fingers again and the ice on Sonic's feet disappeared. The hedgehog immediately ran to his bleeding and barely conscious fox friend. "But I will be back." Karst said as he turned around to leave. Sonic growled at his direction then put his focus back on Tails.
"Oh and one more thing…welcome to Karst Island, SLAVES!" Karst finished then walked off.
For those of you who didn't think Karst was mean before I bet this chapter changed your mind. If not well that's just you. Will try to update again soon. Review please.