Luna's got her first victim.
She knows who the second one is, but instead, she gets something else she didn't want. Was it good or bad?
Luna was all done with Knuckles. There was nothing that he could do. Literally. He was on the ground unconscious and bleeding, he had a now invisible micro-trigger on his forehead, and the switch used to control it was held in the hands of the most heartless villain that he had ever come across. She wouldn't hesitate to press it. She had her finger on the button. Her finger was like a hairpin trigger, just waiting for the right opportunity to show Knuckles that she was serious, but she was already done that, so she proved her own logic to be null and void. How clever! Now that Knuckles was out of commission, it was time to find her next victim.
"Hmm. Thank you very much, Knuckles. I'll test your true strength later, my sweet echidna," she taunted, then she batted an eyelash. "Now then, who should I go after next? Sonic, Tails, Amy, Sally?" she laughed, delirious with joy. "It's so exciting! I can't decide! Let's see, let me think about this. Sonic the Hedgehog must be the hero of this planet. He always foils his arch nemesis' plans, which is Dr. Ivo Robotnik. Sonic has saved the world countless times from Dr. Robotnik's many different plans to destroy the Earth," she said. Many times... she repeated in her head. "Many times? Well, sorry Sonic. I hate to burst your bubble, but you won't be able to save the Earth this time around because your little friend, Tails, will be completely under my control! I know that you wouldn't hurt Tails. There's no way you could! Hahahahahaha!" she laughed evilly. She pointed a long nail at her robotic companion. "Where is Sonic, LRS – 2? I request his immediate location."
SCANNING...SCANNING...SONIC'S LOCATION IS KNOWN AS EMERALD COAST; APPROXIMATELY 400 MILES AWAY FROM THIS CURRENT LOCATION; SENSORS ALSO INDICATE THAT ANOTHER LIFE FORM IS AQUAINTED WITH HIM.
"Who is it?" she asked.
IT IS MILES "TAILS" PROWER; CHARGING INTERNAL ENERGY FOR TELEPORTATION.
"Hmm. He has a strong bond with Sonic. He is like a little brother to Sonic, and would love nothing more than to grow old and die right next to him. How sweet. Hmph! At least he got half of that right!" she joked. "That's Sonic's weak spot. Tails will be my next victim. LRS – 2, let us go to Emerald Coast."
COMMENCING TELEPORTATION; 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1...
She grabbed LRS – 2. Her long nails latched around him like a prison cell and locked him in place in her hand. She could feel the energy flowing through her. They were just about ready to teleport when she looked up in the sky and noticed that the sky was orange like a fresh orange. "What? It's almost twilight already? I didn't think that this planet's time lengths were so fast. On other planets, it would have taken a lot longer for it to translate from night to day then this," she said, puzzled. "Well, I know that I can use this to my advantage," she smiled, "and I know just the way to do that."
ZZZAAAPPP! SHHOOOOSH!!! They were gone.
Emerald Coast...
Ah! The beautiful, quaint relaxation of the beach known as Emerald Coast. It's always the way to clear your mind after a long day. The christening feel of the meandering ocean waves splashing against your feet; sounds of the seagulls calling overhead as you sat underneath a shady umbrella; the warmth of the tens of thousands of grains of sand shifting and moving upon your bare feet; the sun's rays shining down upon as the ice cold waters splashed your exposed skin, making you feel serene and lively. It was enough to make anyone feel young again. Sonic sat, laid back on a nearby foldable chair with his dark sunglasses on, sipping from a cool, dripping glass of lemonade. He and Tails were relaxing together. Tails was right next to Sonic building a sand castle. He was having trouble building it fully, though, because of passing children and adults accidently running segments of it over constantly. He put his head down and sighed.
"Sonic, can you help me with my sand castle?" Tails asked Sonic.
He turned his head, raised his sunglasses to his ears, put his drink down on the table to his right, and chuckled. "Come on, Tails. You can do it. I know you can," he said.
"But, Sonic, people keep knocking down parts of it, and I won't be able to completely finish it before dark. It's almost fully dark anyway."
"Aw, Tails. Don't tell me you're afraid of the dark, are you? Trust me, no one else will knock down your castle. I mean, look. The sun's almost gone, and just about everyone has left by now. I can guarantee you that no other person will knock down that sand castle while I'm here."
Tails became elated fast. "Thanks, Sonic!"
"No problem," he said. Just then, he took a small sample breath and knocked down the flag on the very center tower of the castle.
"Hey! Watch it, Sonic!" Tails laughed.
"It wasn't me! It was the wind!" Sonic joked.
"Yeah, right, Sonic. Next time, I'll snatch those sunglasses right off your head!"
He picked up the red flag and put it back on top of the castle. As it was getting darker, there was little light shining over the horizon. Tails was worrying. He didn't want it to get too dark. Well, with the way that things were moving right now, he was definitely going to finish his sand castle in time without any distractions. Little did he know, he was going to receive a big distraction. There was a shift in the temperature not too far off. The shift in pressure could be felt by Tails, but not Sonic. He was too relaxed. He looked around to see what it was. He saw nothing but sand and the reflections of the shadows from the foldable chairs that lie on the beach. He concluded that nothing was there, and went back to building his sand castle. Then, a figure appeared where the shift was felt. She had made it. Emerald Coast. She had never seen a beach, or anything like this before. This was a first for her.
"Hmm. So this is Emerald Coast? This is where Sonic and all of his little friends like to hang out after they get done defeating Dr. Robotnik? I must admit, it is a pretty picture. There aren't many planets out there like this one. This one is very unique. There are a lot of humans here. Humans inhabit this planet, as well? This is the most confusing planet I've ever been to," she said. "No matter. I just need to get what I have to get, and leave."
Small groups of people were leaving the area. Groups of men, women, and children were leaving with their belongings in hand. Some of them that passed by noticed Luna standing in the sand looking straight forward. One child who really liked Sonic and his friends saw her. She looked like one of them, so the child decided to say hello. He approached her.
"Hey, you're one of Sonic's friends, aren't you?" the boy asked. "My name is Matt. When I grow up, I want to be just like Sonic! You sure look like you know him, because you're one of his friends. What's your name?"
Luna stood there staring at him with eyes piercing the boy. He was wearing a blue shirt with Sonic on it, along with the logos of all of Sonic's friends and allies.
The boy's parents came over and grabbed him. "Um, Matt," the father chuckled nervously, "I think that we ought to go. She doesn't at all look happy to see you, and besides, she might not be a friend of Sonic. She might not like him very much."
"No way, dad! Everybody likes Sonic! Let's stay! She's about to tell us something. So shush!" he told them. They listened to him and decided to stay. They stood directly in the face on the evil villainess. She stood them down with a stare that would make the most fearsome giant bow down in fear. The two parents began to shake and cower as they began to step backwards. The child began to cry. Luna's eyes began to slowly turn red as she stared at them with her evil aura. The group got together and ran as fast as they could without looking back at that monstrosity.
"Humans," she scoffed. "I don't want to meet another." She shuffled her eyes around for what she could find. She was losing focus until she felt a burning sensation in her body. She was overflowing with power and she began to glow like a floodlight. Her power was fluctuating wildly. It was like it happened out of nowhere. That sudden burst of energy emerged like an emergency trigger being flipped to "ON" suddenly. She raised her head and noticed that the sky was completely black. The only thing that was lighting the blackened sky was the moon, which was full and round. "Yes! I can feel the power running through my veins, making me stronger than before," she laughed. She rubbed her body. "I love this body! Glowing is wonderful! I glow bright like a nightlight! This must be this planet's moon. I can definitely tell, because it's the only one I've seen when coming here. It's time to claim Tails."
"Whoo!" he exhaled. "Finally finished with my castle. I thought that I'd never finish with this castle. Well, I'd better go get Sonic up so we can finally go."
Luna looked at Tails and thought about it for a second. She didn't see Sonic around anywhere to protect him, so it seemed that she was okay to act. It wasn't like he was going to do anything to stop her at night, because she was too strong at night. She began to slowly walk towards him, smiling evilly. Tails began to get up, but then he noticed a bright, white glow of light coming towards him. He didn't know what it was. Maybe it was a person. He stood there baffled until a passing cloud overhead blanketed some of the glow and he could clearly see what it was. It was someone he didn't know, and she looked really scary to him. Tails gasped and tripped over an exposed turtle shell. He fell back in the sand onto his castle. She saw what he had done. "Oh, I'm so sorry. Was that yours? It seems that all that work you did went to waste, didn't it?" Tails heard that voice, and he became startled immediately.
"W-wh-who are you?" he nervously asked.
"Someone who wants to take care of you," she lied. "Come on, Tails. I won't hurt you. Just come into my arms and be the son I never had." Tails quivered and shook like a leaf in the wind. He didn't know what to do. He was backed into a corner with nowhere to run. He was trapped like a prisoner. At any time like this, there was only one thing to do. "SONIC! HELP ME!" he yelled. Luna took out a little red trigger and held it to Tails' face. "Don't worry. I'm not going to hurt you, Tails." He shelled himself up in a ball with his eyes closed tightly shut. She was almost there. She almost had him. Then, as if out of nowhere, Sonic zoomed past her with Tails in his hand running across the water.
"That was too close! Thanks, Sonic," he sighed heavily.
"No problem, Tails."
Luna was very dissatisfied. "Damn it! I missed Tails! I couldn't have missed him!" Just then, LRS – 2 scanned the area where Sonic picked Tails up and the area where the trigger was just before she missed her target. MAIN TARGET MISSED; SECONDARY TARGET CAPTURED. Luna overheard those words and she was even more disappointed. Who in the world did she capture? She didn't know. She only wanted one target: Miles "Tails" Prower. But, she decided to ask who it was.
SECONDARY TARGET CAPTURED; TARGET'S NAME: SONIC THE HEDGEHOG.
"So, that was Sonic? Wow. I've never seen such speed. It amazes me. But, he wasn't the one I wanted," she concluded. "Wait. I noticed Sonic's dedication for Tails, and I also noticed his extreme speed. That was very impressive. Just in case I did, I had better make sure that that one is camouflaged."
As Sonic was running across the water, Tails noticed that Sonic had something on his palm that soon disappeared in front of his eyes. He needed to talk to him. "Hey, Sonic?
"Yeah?"
"What's that on your hand?"
Sonic looked at his palm as he was running. He closely looked, and he saw nothing. The only thing he saw was white because it was his glove. Nothing was on it. He pushed his hand back forward and focused on running. "What do you mean? I don't see anything on my hand. Are you sure that it's not your hand?"
"No," he shrugged.
"You know what, Tails? I think that you're stressing too much. You're still freaked out by that girl back there, aren't you?" he guessed. "I'll tell you what. In the morning, we'll go and get some ice cream together. Deal?"
"Sure!" Tails exclaimed, smiling.
Back on the beach, Luna stood on the sand in the night, glowing bright white, and laughing out loud. "Hmmhmmhmmhmmhmmhmm...AHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! I've got Sonic the Hedgehog, and I didn't even want him! I really wanted Tails, but I got something better...by accident! It was all completely by accident! Oh, well. Accidents happen!
To be continued...
Chapter 4 to be completed Thursday or Friday.