Chapter 22: Burnt Patties?
"Shit, I forgot about Alice. I hope she cooked the burgers okay." Spines thought. The dark blue hedgehog ran into Burger Kingdom and saw a line of angry complaining customers.
"Well damn..worse than I thought." Spines said.
"She burnt my burger! Give me a refund!" a man yelled.
"She burnt my fries!" a woman yelled.
"Now now, calm down." Dave said in a monotone voice. The dog's voice and stoic expression angered the customers even more, giving them the impression that he doesn't care about them. Spines worked his way into the back of the kitchen and saw Alice in the back with her eyes widened and the grill was off, covered with burnt patties.
"W-What happened?" Spines asked.
"I-I tried to grill….it was too much.." Alice replied.
Spines sighed. "It was my fault..I shouldn't have let you cooked, but I was excited about the DNA results and it's true, King Sonic is my father and I'm your half- brother!"
"That's great.." Alice said. "So now what?"
"What do you mean?"
"How does this change...like are you gonna live in the castle now?"
"Er...probably not…" Spines replied. "Anyways, dad seemed upset that mom didn't tell him about me years ago."
Alice nodded. "I should probably talk to him..because I have a feeling he won't talk to my mother about it. Then he'd have to explain the affair. " she explained. "I should probably go right now." The princess started to leave out back but was stopped by Spines, who grabbed her arm.
"H-Hey, let me go!" she yelled.
Spines smirked. "You gotta face those angry people." he teased.
"No way, you got your break..now I get mine!" the chipmunk yelled, escaping his strong hold of her. Spines sighed as the chipmunk snuck outside; at least he'll get to fix everything for the customers.
Later on, Sonic was pacing the floor back in forth in his throneroom. He didn't know what to do, the fact that he had a son and Amy never told him infuriated him. The blue hedgehog wanted answers, but didn't want to do anything he'd regret out of anger. Sally and the other servants tried to talk to him, but there was no word out of him. Alice saw her mother and the group and servants, all frustrated.
"Mom?"
Sally turned around and saw her daughter. "Young lady, where have you been?" she asked, crossing her arms.
"I've..been relaxing in the castle, mom." Alice replied.
"Really? But I haven't seen you all day…I even checked your room." Sally said. "Anyways, there's something going on with your father."
"You know what it is?" Alice asked.
"I'm afraid not..I want to help him but he won't talk to me." the chipmunk mother explained.
"Maybe I could talk to him." Alice suggested.
"Dear, what makes you think that?" Sally asked.
"Mom..just trust me." Alice replied, before walking into the room and closing the door. Sally decided to head to her room to start packing for an event tomorrow while Alice payed attention to her stressed father. She saw her father pacing and muttering words beneath his breath.
"Dad?"
Sonic looked at his daughter. "Hey, sweetie." he greeted.
The chipmunk walked towards her father. "Wanna talk about it?" she asked.
"Well...yeah..if you don't tell anyone...not even your mother." Sonic said. Alice nodded and Sonic sat on a throne while his daughter sat criss cross in front of him.
Sonic took a deep breath, Alice saw her father with a serious expression knowing that something wrong happened. "I'm going to explain everything...about that boy Spines...and his mother...and I promise that I well explain everything and answer all your questions."
Alice nodded. "I'm listening, dad…"
"Well...it was seventeen years ago... "