Chapter 11: He's the Fastest Thing Alive

AMY'S POV

The next morning. Was it Day 2? Or was it Day 3? Though it hadn't been that long, it felt like ages had past in the last few days.

"Right on time." Chuck commented, looking at his watch. The rest of us stared at the dust cloud on the horizon. As it neared us, I realized it was Sam. What's he doing here? I asked myself. I hadn't been paying much attention last night, my mind on… other things. The car stopped just inches away from hitting us, and Sam popped out.

"I would've been here sooner, but I stopped for doughnuts." He said with a smirk. Tails was biting his lip. I stared blankly at him, my mind racing with a million thoughts just because of his arrival.

"I appreciate you coming to help us out, Sam." Chuck commented.

"You can always count on the Speed King to put the rubber to the road when a friend needs help." Sam replied, giving a thumbs up. The thumbs up once again set my mind reeling.

"Well then, let me bring you up to date on our plan." I dimly heard Chuck say. The word 'plan' snapped me out of my thoughts, and I turned to look at the whiteboard as he began drawing. "Now we all know Sonic has quite a competitive streak, just like you do Sam."

"It's Speed King, Chuck." Sam interrupts.

"Sorry, Speed King." Chuck muttered sarcastically. "The plan is to Speed King challenge Sonic to a test of speed. But unbeknownst to Sonic, a trap will be set at the finish line! Speed King will get on Sonic's right side in lane 2. Sonic will be forced to run in lane 1 beside him and that will lead him straight into our trap! Then Sonic will be out of the running! Now let's get ready for the race, shall we!"

Everybody besides Knuckles gave an enthusiastic 'Yeah', while he just gave a small smile. My hopes soared. Would this work? In the end, it all came down on Sam.

I bet that he'll mess this perfect plan up. The pessimistic voice in my head commented.

Be quiet. I told her. Aloud I said, "Come on, Tails, let's go!" Sam jumped into his car and headed to the race site. I grabbed two doughnuts and slipped them into my secret pocket in my dress. I then joined Tails in the passenger seat, the familiar rumbling of the engine calming me some. I have been in this plane more times than I can count. As my eyes scan the landscape for Sam, an unnerving silence sets in.

"So uh… Seen any good movies lately?" Tails asks, breaking the silence.

"Nah, just some boring soap operas." I reply. My eyes catch sight of the vehicle, and coming up behind him, a familiar blue streak. Sonic! But I'm still worried, and once again the words I promise echo in my mind. I quietly pick up the radio. It was silent enough in the cockpit that if someone were to drop a pin it would be like a scream in our ears. "Stand by. He's almost there." I call down to Sam.

"Roger. I'm ready." Sam assures me, cockiness evident. In my head, I count down the seconds. 3…2…1…

"Go!" I scream. The race started. They were neck in neck, until Sonic tripped on a rock. He had fallen a couple steps behind…

SONIC'S POV

"What's the matter, slow poke? Can't you do better than that?" Sam taunted me. I growled a little, and put more effort into my run. You want better, I give you better. I sidestepped, but it was like he knew I was going to do it! I was chocking up dust, barley able to see the car in front of me. The beeping in my ear was getting louder as I dodged from side to side, trying to find an opening. But every time, I would end up breathing dirt. It was like he knew what I was going to do, before I even did it.

"What - you doing! This - a real-! You're –possed to – a -!" Most of the words were lost on me, but I distinctly recognized the voice as Amy's.

"Guess again, sweetheart! He beat me once; it's not gonna happen twice!" He called back. I guess it was through the radio. I think I heard a sigh, but with this stupid beeping, I wasn't sure if it was just my mind playing tricks. Either way, I was going to win.

"Oh yeah?" I teased, kicking the speed up a notch. After what seemed like a couple of seconds, but was probably a minute or more, I saw him go through Door 1. A couple seconds later, I pulled through Door 2, doing a couple of teasing circles to the now immobile Sam, before speeding off again, letting my feet decide where to take me.

AMY'S POV

I heard Sam tease Sonic. Watching from my view in the sky, I saw him smirk and speed up, only to be engulfed in Sam's dust cloud.

"What are you doing? This isn't a real race! You're supposed to be a decoy!" I yell at him.

"Guess again, sweetheart! He beat me once; it's not gonna happen twice!" was his cocky response. I sighed sadly; leave it to Sam to mess up the perfect plan with his giant ego.

"They're getting close to the finish." Chuck warned through the radio

"Remember Speed King," I say, the words dripping with pent-up anger, "whatever you do keep Sonic in the right lane!" Although it probably wouldn't help, I at least wanted to try to get the plan through to him.

"Right lane? I thought I'm in the right lane!" he called, obviously confused. Oops. I had meant to say left lane.

"That's right!" I assured him. "Stay in lane two. Remember, you're number two. Number two!" Hopefully, he won't mess this up.

"Not me, sister! I'm number one!" He sped through Door 1, which was the door with the trap. Sonic went through Door 2 and sped off.

"That didn't work out too well." I comment. Told you so. Said the voice. I didn't bother to respond. Something else had caught my attention.

"Hey Chuck. I'm picking up something weird on my scopes. Do you see it?" Tails said. I didn't really know what his scopes are, so I just listened.

"Yes, I've noticed it myself, Tails." Said Chuck through our radio.

"I've recorded the wave patterns. Maybe you can analyze it and figure out what it is." Tails began flying back to Mission Base.

"What are wave patterns?" I asked him.

"Well, they're-" He began

"From what I can gather, it's some kind of strange, magnetic force field. It appears to be emanating from that ranch up ahead." Chuck interrupted. That bird! I shared a look with Tails; he nodded and altered his flight course so we were heading towards the ranch instead.

Two chapters in one day (gasps)! Alright, I'll admit it, I'm bored. People who are oblivious to Sonic Unleashed, I'll tell you who little chocolate lover is. He is Chip, or (spoiler alert) Light Gaia (spoiler over). I know you guys are suprised, but I was thinking, 'you know, when else might Tails've this way?' of course, my mind said 'Sonic Unleashed you idoit!', so... yeah. I fixed the summary. Oh, previous title. First line of How To Save A Life. And any old person (just kidding, you all probably aren't that old) should know where the song came from. I know it from Youtube. 2 more chapters, horray! Happy Memorial Weekend!