Chased to another World (By RAWN)
Chapter 5: Stay Out of Sight!
"Considering that you were mauled by a tiger, I think your tail will do with a few stitches" Emily informed her blue patient after carefully cleaning the wounds left by
Melody.
"I`ll give you a local anesthetic and begin with the procedure" she said while readying a syringe.
"Eh…with your permission of course" she added after seeing a brief twinge of fear in the hedgehog`s eyes at the sight of the needle. She wasn`t used to treating
patients that could talk and actually refuse her help, and having to ask for permission was very unusual, but so was her patient. Jed certainly hadn`t been kidding
about that part. Luckily, Sonic gave her a reassuring nod "Yeah, sure. Do what you have to".
"I need you to lie down on the table, do you need any…" she was going to say `help getting up`, but the blue furred wonder had already effortlessly jumped on top of
it and laid down on his belly.
"You sure are quick and light on your feet" she said impressed.
The hedgehog grinned knowingly "You have no idea".
Not sure what to make out of that statement, she went to work on his tail.
It didn`t take long before Sonic could take a look at his bandaged appendage.
"Will it take long before I regain feeling in it again?" he asked while holding the still limp body part of his pinched between two fingers.
"About an hour, can I trust you to let the stiches in peace or do I have to put an E-collar on you?" she asked teasingly when Sonic inspected the work she`d done.
He gave her a sarcastic `ha, ha, very funny` look alongside a small smile to let her know that he wasn`t truly offended by her joke.
"So?" Emily asked with a raised eyebrow.
"`So` what?" he asked back.
"What are you going to do now? Where will you go?"
"Oh, that. I was just looking for a safe place to hang out for a couple of days, and I will probably need some help in reacquiring my ticket to get home. I dropped it
somewhere in Melody`s cage" he said while awkwardly scratching the back of his head, shrugging apologetically.
"If you want to, you can stay in the zoo if you promise to follow some simple rules, and for your `ticket` home, I`m sure Jed can help you with that"
"Thanks. What kind of rules did you have in mind?"
"Only one; You can go wherever you want during night when everyone working here has left, but at daytime and especially opening hours you better stay out of
sight. You`ll start quite a commotion if anyone sees you. Even though the zoo could benefit from displaying you as our latest attraction, I highly doubt that`s what
you want"
"I`m taking a wild guess that the humans on this planet aren`t used to `talking animals`. In that case, no problem, I`ll find myself a nice hiding spot during the day
and go a little nocturnal at night"
"Good, and one more thing…can you keep an eye out for intruders? Last week someone stole Melody`s two cubs, and the culprits haven`t been caught yet. I doubt
they'll come back, but in case they do, it would be nice if you could sound an alarm"
Sonic`s eyes hardened and his hands clenched into fists "Trust me, if I see anyone trying to kidnap any more defenseless animals from you, I will do more than just
sounding an alarm"
Something in his eyes gave Emily an impression that he was stronger than he looked, and could actually be a threat to anyone who tried to harm innocent animals.
Still, he was only about 1 meter in height…
"Just observe and inform" she reminded him resolutely.