Chapter 9: The encounter with Bokkun and Egg Snake
Ever since the day Tails, Cream and Cheese, Ray, Charmy, Marine, and Tikal discovered Sonic's true identity, their relation of being friends increased more than ever. They would hang out almost every day. But the past week Sonic would hang out with them individually to keep their cover. Monday, he and Tikal spent their time after school at the park. After all, Tikal was a peace lover and she enjoyed her time at the calm lovely park. Watching the children playing with each other without a care in the world and laughing was like pure heaven to her. She dearly enjoyed the peace as much as anyone would, the lovely calmness soothed her. Sonic had a great time, too. He too, enjoyed the peacefulness of the environment he was in, but his peace came to an end when an orange haired 5 year old girl spotted him and hugged him. The rest of the kids followed and were amazed to see him, for they realized he was the hedgehog hero from TV. Questions poured out of their mouths while Sonic answered them all in a cinch. Watching Sonic and the kids getting along had truly made Tikal's day as she giggled in delight. The rest of the day was exactly like that little moment, only Sonic actually started to play with them for a bit.
Tuesday, he and Marine spent their time after school at the San Francisco Ship's Museum, much to Marine's delight. The duo were greeted by a couple of fans, tourist, managers and the museum owner, himself. It was huge honor for the owner to meet Sonic the hedgehog, the hero who saved the city from a disaster, in person. Sonic appreciated all the attention he was getting but he only requested for he and Marine to have a tour around the museum. The owner eagerly obliged, allowing the two to wonder around the building as they pleased. Marine would ooh or aah every time she spotted a ship, she even exclaimed their names. Sonic showed interest too, but when things got boring he would think of Amy for a strange reason, making his muzzle turn a deep shade of red. After, Marine had her fun, she and Sonic finally decided to call it quits and jet, but not before thanking the owner for everything.
Wednesday, he and Charmy spent their time after school at Toy world, a famous store known for it's amazing toys. Toy world was located in Seattle, Washington, Michigan, Chicago, Virginia, and many more states. The Toy world Sonic knew was located in Washington DC, do to the fact he visited their when he was little. With his speed, Sonic carried Charmy all the way there less than two hours. The time they arrived, it was the afternoon. But the two were amazed to see Washington's beauty, hell, they even saw the White House. But, Charmy was more determined to find Toy world rather than observed a giant white house. Noticing how impatient the boy was growing, Sonic scooped the kid up and took off in Washington DC city. While doing so, he failed to notice the citizens around him staring at him with shock expressions on their faces. A while later he and Charmy made it to the mall, which was a pretty sweet view if you ever witnessed it. Just like for Marine, the duo were greeted by citizens, but they were mostly fans. They had all their books and papers out, requesting for an autograph. Sonic, on the other hand, simply refused. He knew that he made a promise to Charmy, and trust me, he never breaks a promise. The fans were devastated but understood the message, leaving the two in peace. As soon as they left, Charmy's face expression beamed with joy. Quickly grabbing Sonic's hand, he raced down the mall until he was in front of his dream store, Toy world. Sonic, fixing his quills from the boy's rough ride, followed the boy's gaze until he noticed the sign. The sign read 'Toy World: where all happiness is discovered.' Charmy lost his patience and made a mad dash in the store. Sweat dropping, Sonic reluctantly followed due to the boy's hyperactive actions. But he was glad his friend was happy and having the best time of his life.
Thursday, he and Ray went to a fair as soon Ray got home from school, since Sonic was a hero and a hedgehog, he doubted he needed to go to school anymore. As soon as they arrived, they were ambushed by fans but, Sonic took care of that situation. He simply pointed in a random direction and yelled out "Hey look it's Justin Bieber!" And with that, the fans fell for it while Sonic and Ray made their secret escape. The duo spent their day playing games, winning prizes, snacking(well, ever so often Sonic would snack on a chili dog) and they even watched a concert. At the end, Ray gave Sonic a hug showing his appreciation, he hasn't had this much fun ever since his father past away five years ago. Sonic gave the boy his trademark thumbs up and grin and replied "Hey, no problem, buddy."
Friday, he and Cream along with her puppy Cheese spent their time going to the zoo. It started off when Sonic was at the front door greeted of Cream's house greeted by Vanilla, Cream's mother. At first, the woman was startled by Sonic's appearance, since he's the hero from the TV, but soon after that, she grew accustomed to him. She did, however, asked why he was even here. Sonic explained that he and Cream were good friends and he promised to take Cream to the zoo for the rest of the afternoon. Vanilla was hesitant at first, but just staring in Sonic's amazing emerald green eyes made her grow a warm feeling, allowing Cream to go. Cream arrived in the scene soon after and greeted Sonic with a friendly hug. After Sonic promised he would have Cream back before dark, he, Cream, and Cheese zoomed away with Sonic going at full speed carrying Cream and Cheese. Once the trio arrived, they were greeted by the Zoo owner. Like what with Sonic, Marine, and museum owner, the Zoo owner gladly introduced himself and let the trio in the zoo. For the rest of the day, they looked in every animal exhibit they came across to, fed the animals, and had snack breaks. Strangely though, Sonic recieved odd stares from some of the animals, like the wolves or the polar bears. He guessed it was because he was a over grown hedgehog, something that shouldn't exists on Earth. Surprisingly though, Sonic recieved less fans for once, which is something the hedgehog was grateful for. Once the trio finished their little sight seeing, it was sunset. Noticing it was starting to get late, Sonic, Cream and Cheese left for home. On the way back though, Cream thanked Sonic for everything he has done for her, but not just today or the time he saved her and the others from Scourge at the park, but for everything in the past, including excepting her into the Sonic Gang. Sonic gave an understanding nod for her speech just as he made it to Cream's house. Hearing a knock, Vanilla opened the front door and was delighted to see her daughter, Cream, and puppy, Cheese, standing with smiles on their faces. Vanilla gave Sonic a glance with appreciation clearly shown and spoke. 'Thank you, mister Sonic. From this day on, you have my full trust.' Those were the last words Sonic heard before he gave her a thumbs up and took off down the street.
Yep, this week had been an eventful week for the hedgehog. It was finally Saturday, the day when Sonic could finally spend the day with his best friend in the whole world and his 'little brother,' Tails. Right now, the speedy hero was resting on a tree branch in the park. He was waiting for Tails to show up just like he said he would.
"Man, what's keeping Tails? He should've been here by now!" he complained to himself.
Then, right on cue, Tails screeched to a halt, panting.
"*pant* Sorry, Sonic. I was *wheeze* finishing a science *gasp* project!" he apologized.
Sliding down the tree, Sonic held his hands in a defensive way, waving them in front of Tails.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, calm down little buddy! I get the picture. You were doing a science project and that's that. Take a breather, pal." Sonic assured.
Finally catching his breath, Tails responded "Okay, I'm calm. Now what?"
"Well, what do you want to do?" Sonic questioned.
"Well, I was hoping I could spend time with my 'big brother'." Tails requested.
"Heh, how about a run?" Sonic questioned.
"Sure!" Tails eagerly answered.
"But, before we go, where do you wanna go, buddy?" Sonic questioned.
"Really? You're letting me decide where to go?" Tails questioned.
"You bet! I can take you to other states, other countries, other continents. Heck, I even took Charmy to Washington Dc! You name the place." Sonic offered.
Tails was thinking carefully on where he wanted to go.
"Hmm, well, I've always wanted to see what Mount Rushmore looked like up close." Tails replied.
"Great! Now where is that, exactly? Is that even on this planet?" Sonic questioned.
Tails just looked at Sonic with a 'seriously?' look on his face.
"Sonic, do you know what Mount Rushmore even is?" he questioned.
"Pfft, yeah. Mount Rushmore is that overgrown rock with the presidents heads carved on them." Sonic defended himself.
"*sigh* Close enough. Now, Mount Rushmore is located in South Dakota." Tails answered.
"Gotcha, now lets get going!" Sonic exclaimed as he scooped his friend up and dashed off heading south.
But, unknown to the duo, there was spy robot which recorded everything for what they said, Bokkun. He was grinning like a little kid who had just recieved a mother load of candy.
"Wait til the doctor get a load of this!" he chuckled as he began blasting off into the sky.
Dr. Eggman was in the computer room doing research. His fingers moving at an incredible speed. Ever since the day, he discovered the Rebel Gang and Sonic Gang were related to Sonic, he wanted to know as much information as possible about each individual. So far he only managed to get everyone on the Rebel Gang, and Tails, Cream and Cheese, Charmy, Marine, Ray and Tikal. Now that he had those people marked down, he still needed to find out who else was on the Sonic Gang.
"Hmm, now to do a reminder check. Miles 'Tails' Prower, Sonic's first best friend and has an IQ of 300, age: 8. Check. Cream Vanola and Cheese Vanola, a young girl and pup who has been declared Cuty queen ever since she was an infant and an average puppy, ages: 6 and 2. Check. Charmy Hood, a member of the Chaotix Detective Agency, age: 6. Marine Cortez, a ship expert, age: 7. Ray Spears, a boy who won California's annual sand building contest in 2008, age: 10. And last but not least, Tikal Miyo, a peace lover,(In other words, a damn hippie), age: 14. These are the individuals of the Sonic Gang I have marked down so far, but I still need to find out who else is in this group." he reminded himself. But, then a thought struck him.
"Maybe, just maybe, oh yes! This is bound to get me the information I need!" he gloated.
Just then, Bokkun came flying in laughing causing Dr. Eggman to jump in surprise.
"Hey Eggman, guess what I found out!" he exclaimed.
"Grr, shut up! You interrupted my train of thought!" Dr. Eggman shouted.
Bokkun looked down at the floor in shame.
"Sorry, Dr. Eggman. But this is really important." he said.
"*sigh* What is it already?" the madman questioned.
Bokkun beamed a smile as he snatched a television from his small book bag and turned it on. The small device started to play the conversation Sonic and Tails had earlier.
"Okay, I'm calm. Now what?"
"Well, what do you want to do?"
"Well, I was hoping I could spend time with my 'big brother'."
"Heh, how about a run?"
"Sure!"
"But, before we go, where do you wanna go, buddy?"
"Really? You're letting me decide where to go?"
"You bet! I can take you to other states, other countries, other continents. Heck, I even took Charmy to Washington Dc! You name the place."
"Hmm, well, I've always wanted to see what Mount Rushmore looked like up close."
"Great! Now where is that, exactly? Is that even on this planet?"
"Sonic, do you know what Mount Rushmore even is?"
"Pfft, yeah. Mount Rushmore is that overgrown rock with the presidents' heads carved on them."
"*sigh* Close enough. Now, Mount Rushmore is located in South Dakota."
"Gotcha, now lets get going!"
Once the recorded message ended, Dr. Eggman grew a devious smile.
"So Sonic and his friend are going to Mount Rushmore are they? This could be fun. Bokkun, I want you to take the Egg Snake and give Sonic and his friend a 'friendly hello'. he ordered.
"But, what about you?" Bokkun questioned.
"I'm busy. Now go!" Dr. Eggman ordered again but more sternly.
"Yes sir!" the small robot saluted and flew out the door.
Dr. Eggman took another glance of Sonic on the television Bokkun had left him.
"Soon Sonic, you'll meet the biggest surprise of your life." he purred to himself.
Sonic and Tails had just now made it to their destination, Mount Rushmore. This famous structure was a wonderful view for the duo indeed.
"Wow, it's so amazing." Tails gawked.
"I'll say, this place looks like the perfect place to run around. I could get use to this." Sonic commented.
"Hey, Sonic, maybe when you finally beat Eggman, we could bring the whole gang down here, too." Tails suggested
"*sigh* Yeah, that'll be the day, buddy." Sonic added.
"Hey, with your powers by your side, and with your friends and family supporting you in any way possible, I'm confident that you'll defeat Eggman once and for all!" Tails assured.
"But Tails, that's just the problem. Only you, Cream, Cheese, Charmy, Marine, Ray, and Tikal know who I really am. Hell, not even my family recognizes me!" Sonic exclaimed sadly.
Tails wrapped an arm around Sonic's neck for comfort.
"Sonic, I'm sure they'll figure you out sooner or later, and when they do, I'm sure they'll gladly help you out, bro. All you need to do is wait for the right time." he assured.
Sonic beamed a grateful smile at his 'younger brother.'
"Thanks Tails, I wouldn't know what I'd do without you on my side." he thanked while ruffling Tails' hair.
"No problem. Now what was that about that run?" Tails reminded.
"Oh, right. Hang on Tails, we're about to-" but Sonic was cut off by an odd laughter.
The duo looked to the sky to see a object flying towards them. Sonic stood in front of Tails in a protective manner. The object landed a few feet away from them and it turned out to be a bat like robot.
"Hello Sonic the hedgehog, I'm glad I'm finally seeing you in person for the first time." it spoke.
"Who or what are you?" Sonic questioned sternly.
"My name is Bokkun, servant and messenger of Dr. Eggman. And I was sent here to destroy the both of you." the robot answered.
Sonic and Tails stared at each other for a moment before they burst into a fit of laughter. Bokkun eyes widened. They didn't believe him?
"H-hey! What's so funny!?" he questioned.
"Hahaha, sorry, it's just so funny! You expect to take us on? Please, you're the size of a beagle standing on it's hind legs!" Sonic pointed out.
That did it. Bokkun pressed a button and the two immediately stopped laughing. Sonic's ears twitched while Tails cuffed a hand to his ear, the two could definitely hear a distant noise heading their way.
"What's that sound, Sonic?" Tails questioned.
"It sounds like an engine. Wait a sec." Sonic pondered.
Bokkun proclaimed he was going to rid of the two, but considering he doesn't look like the fighting type of robot, he must of had back up. That's when the hedgehog's eyes widened.
"TAILS! RUN!" he shouted.
"What, why?" Tails questioned.
"THERE'S NO TIME TO EXPLAIN, JUST DO IT!" Sonic ordered.
Tails wanted to question further, but, seeing the seriousness in his friend's eyes, he had no choice but to flee. When Tails was out of sight, Sonic barely dodged a metal claw.
"Whoa, that was close." he confessed.
"Buwahahah! Not to tough now, now are ya? Well, this will teach you about insulting my height." Bokkun gloated.
With that being said, a huge snake like robot charged (or in this case slithered) towards Sonic. Sonic being so quick, quick stepped out of the way, making the machine crash into a boulder. The hedgehog pretended to wince in that hard coming blow.
"Ouch, that's gotta hurt." he joked.
The snake robot or better yet, Egg Snake, charged again at Sonic, on hot pro suit. Sonic once again quick stepped out of the way, but this time Egg Snake was ready. As soon as Sonic quick stepped, Egg Snake wrapped it's tongue, which happened to be a mechanical claw attached to an iron cable cord, around Sonic's legs, causing the hedgehog to fall to the ground with a loud thud.
"Oof!"
"Ha, that's right Egg Snake, show him whose boss!" Bokkun cheered.
Egg Snake responded by showing it's tail to the hedgehog. It opened up, revealing a razor sharp drill, making Sonic gulped.
"Finish him!" Bokkun ordered.
Egg Snake obeyed and it's drill activated. Once activated, it's tail moved closer to Sonic's neck...
Okay, this is my first cliffhanger. Wanna know more about what will happen? Well, stick around to find out, seeya next chapter.