A/N So, uh... I, er, forgot to update this... PLEASE DON'T HURT ME!

Review replies:

Lost and Forgotten Memories: Yeah, well, in my defense, I... Uh... Actually, you're right... And with Silver, I don't have anything against gay people (I support all that) but yeah.

ProwerPower85: HE IS NOT A POTHEAD OR A PORCUPINE!

AgentDolly: That's what I think too, but Silver isn't my favorite character, sorry.

knic99: Yeah, random purses are always fun :P

Zeru-Chan: SatBK reference, we never did find out who his mom is. But since that game took place in a book (I think...), I guess it doesn't count :P

So, on with the show!

Chapter 4

Elise had stopped trying with the purse, and was now focusing on not falling out of Sonic's arms. Once you get past the whole "I'm a random kidnapper porcupine" thing, he's kinda cute, thought Elise.

"So, uh... Why are you kidnapping me?" Elise asked, trying to sound nonchalant.

"I'm not kidnapping you! I'm helping you!" Sonic said indignantly. "And, well... No special reason." He took a scarily long jump across a river - a river, goddamn it - and landed perfectly. Somehow.

"Hey, what happened to you? You look like plastic now," said Elise.

"Huh? Oh, uh... That seems to happen after the introductions. By the way, your necklace looks like you glued it to your skin. Your name?"

"Elise the living Plot Device, but most people just call me Princess Carrot Legs," Elise replied.

"Oh. Well, little secret... I'm not actually Sonic. See my eyes, how they're green? You see, my name is actually Roger-"

"Sonic!" Elise cried out, pointing ahead of them. Four generic black-and-silver robots were ahead of them.

Sonic set Elise down and homing-attacked them, breaking all known rules of physics, gravity, and the world. This wouldn't be the last time, however.

Elise suddenly cried out, and Sonic (or Roger, whatever) whirled around. Eggman's weird robot thing with hands had Elise in its grip. How it managed to follow them unnoticed is a mystery we may never solve.

"I'm afraid our little game ends now," said Doctor Eggman with a smug look on his face. Oh, Eggman. If only you knew.

Struggling to get her hands free, Elise pulled out a blue Chaos Emerald - and trust me, you don't want to know where she was keeping it. "Sonic! Take this!" she yelled, throwing it. However, she missed, and it hit Sonic on the head, knocking him out.

Eggman retained his relaxed look, and he put his hand out. "Hm. It's only a matter of time before it's mine. Until then, you can hold onto it for me." The same menacing music from before started playing again as Eggman's machine flew up into his aircraft. It then concluded, leaving the reader to wonder where exactly the music was coming from.

A few hours passed, and Sonic woke up, somehow standing at the foot of a bell tower with a small pool around it. He looked around in confusion, then said something that made no sense:

"Collect information about Doctor Eggman!

"Huh, that was weird. I wonder why I said-

"What's Eggman up to...? I need to gather some information!"

An awkward moment followed as a little boy and his mother waked by.

"Mommy! Mommy! That porcupine is talking to himself!"

The woman looked over and nervously guided her child away from Sonic.

Sonic scratched his head, confused. "What was that? ...Whatever, I should probably listen to me..." He started down the path. A random dog barked at him, which he ignored. He eventually found a two-tailed yellow fox standing there, looking around.

"Sonic!" the fox yelled, jumping in the air with his arms outstretched for no apparent reason.

"Tails! Long time no see!" Sonic replied with a salute.

"I'm glad you're here. I heard that you tried to save their princess from Doctor Eggman!"

"Yeah, she was a female dog," Sonic muttered, turning away and crossing his arms.

"You're going to rescue her, aren't you?" Tails asked. "Let me help! I may not know what Eggman's up to, but it can't be a good thing!"

"Thanks, Captain Obvious! We really needed that!"

"What was that?"

"Err, okay! With your help, this should be a piece of cake!" Sonic said nervously with a thumbs-up. He then slapped Tails on the arm and ran away.

"Hmm, I wonder why his voice wasn't in time with his mouth movements?" Tails wondered, taking off after Sonic.

A random floating question mark next to an incredibly large silver coin thing were positioned behind a barrel. Sonic took the coin and poked the question mark.

"This is a silver medal!" the magic punctuation started.

"Waaugh!" Sonic yelled, jumping back (which got him even more weird looks).

"They are scattered all over Soleanna. It may be hard to collect them all!" the mark said.

After making sure that it was done talking, Sonic wiped his hand across his forehead. "Phew. I guess that these things are the Omochao of this place...at least that stupid robot isn't here."

He then turned around and went to the shop. "Hello? I'd like to buy the light dash, because mine is broken," he said.

"I'm sorry, but your account is empty." replied the person at the counter.

"What?! That's impossible! I didn't even give you my credit card yet!"

"Sorry, sir," the worker replied, the turned around, pretending to organize some boxes. In actuality, he was making sure that the rings he had stolen from Sonic were niiiiiiiiice and hidden.

"Grr... Stupid humans... I spend too much time around Shadow, don't I..." Sonic thought aloud.

An old man suddenly waved them over. "I'll give you 100 rings if you test out my shoes," he offered.

"YOUR shoes? I'm sorry, sir, but they probably won't fit me," he answered, looking down at their feet.

"No, not the ones I'm wearing! I made some other shoes!"

"Oh, fine. What could possible go wrong?"

Sonic looked around. He had been next to the shop just a moment ago... What had happened? He was right back where he started! These people must have magical powers, he thought.

"Put on the shoes, and go through the rings!" the old man said.

"Go through all the rings in time!" Sonic suddenly blurted out, then clapped his hands over his mouth. Why do I keep saying things? I need to see a doctor...

He looked down, as his sneaker felt untied, but then jumped back. "Why am I wearing ballet shoes?" he wondered aloud. Indeed, he now sported a pair of pink slippers, complete with white socks.

He turned his head up. Red rings faced him. Well, I guess I'd better listen to myself again..., he thought.

"Amazing! The shoes are a success! The fastest runner in the world, with the best shoes inthe world! I'm so happy! Keep them!" the old man ranted.

"Yeah, uh, how do you get them off?" Sonic asked, desperate to take off the slippers.

"You don't!" the old man replied happily, dancing around. Suddenly, he fell on his face in a dead faint.

Later, his gravestone would read, "R.I.P. Alberto Jogger He made shoes till the end".

Sonic facepalmed. The shoes were a size too small, and his feet already hurt. This was going to be a long journey...

After purchasing the Light Dash skill from the shop, Sonic went over to a trail of rings over the ocean and perched on the ledge. He gulped. Water was not his strong suit, unlike the real Sonic...

"Well? Go!" Tails said impatiently, then pushed him off.

"Waaaugh!" Sonic yelled, floundering, but rather than falling, he floated across the water. Landing safely, he looked around in wonder. Tails flew after him.

"Well, here goes," Sonic said, then jumped into the mirror. The mirror didn't work, however, and he hit his head again, fainting once more.

Sonic woke up hanging from a ledge somehow and looked around, realizing where he was as he saw the water. This was going to be a long day...

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