Chapter 18

Emotions Now, Explanations Later

Sally walked down the stairs to the dungeons along with Tails and Monkey Khan. They were going to check on Fiona and Scourge as the night before when Sonic had left, Sally started getting suspicious about them. She thought, maybe they were hiding something. She thought that maybe they were hiding something about why Sonic ran away.

I won't stop looking, until we find Sonic, Sally thought as they continued walking down the stairs.

Sally still wondered why Sonic had run away that night of the feast with her and her family. Sally kept thinking about the same thing over and over again, like it was haunting her.

The way he looked at the moon, it's not like him to act that way. He would never run anywhere without telling us why. But the question is…why did he run away from us that night? It was almost like he was afraid of something or…someone, Sally thought as they finally reached the cell that held Scourge and Fiona.

The hedgehog and fox were standing in the middle of the cell with their arms crossed and were smirking at the three Freedom Fighters that approached their cell. Sally, Tails and Monkey Khan stopped in front of the cell and stared at Scourge and Fiona. Sallys' expression displayed that look of the quizzical type as she stared at Scourge and Fionas' expressions of delight. The fox and hedgehog were taking pleasure in watching the crossbreed between chipmunk and squirrels' reactions to the answers they gave her about the renowned blue hedgehog. Sally didn't like the way Fiona and Scourge were smiling, but she knew that that smile identified their lying part of the story they were explaining. Sally turned to look out the window behind her and sighed in sadness.

I hope Sonic's okay, Sally thought.

Scourges' smile grew wider as he saw Sallys' apprehension for her boyfriend. Sally turned back to face Scourge and Fiona with a now serious expression plastered on her face. Monkey Khan looked at Sallys' expression with concern on his face.

I think she's gone too far with this search, he thought.

"Now, has being in a cell for an entire day made you want to open your mouth?" Sally asked.

"Not likely" Fiona answered.

Sally frowned at Fionas' answer as she stared at the hedgehog and fox in anger and seriousness.

"We know you saw Sonic that night…" Sally started.

Fiona and Scourge just shrugged as they kept their smiles spread across their faces.

"…And we want to know why that werewolf knew you and…" Sally finished, but couldn't get the last two words out, "…and me."

Scourge and Fiona looked at each other, but then just burst out laughing at Sallys' entire question. Sally got even angrier than she already was and started shouting at the two behind the bars.

"I don't see what's so funny!" she shouted.

Scourge stopped laughing and stared at Sally with a smile still on his lips.

"It couldn't have dawned on you any sooner?" Scourge teased.

Sallys' frown disappeared from her muzzle and was replaced by that of the curious kind.

"What are you talking about?" Sally asked.

Scourge smiled an evil grin, as he knew that Sally wouldn't give up until she found Sonic. But then a thought hit Scourge for a moment as he thought of something.

On that night when Blue was in that cave, that monkey guy knew that he was what he was, maybe he knows, Scourge thought as he narrowed his smiling gaze to Monkey Khan.

Monkey Khan saw Scourges' gaze had been directed to him and held his staff tighter in his grasp, but soon turned back to Sally as she spoke.

"Not to brag or anything, but everyone here is worried about Sonic. His family, Tails, myself and all the other Freedom Fighters" Sally explained. "So either you tell us or we'll have to make you ourselves."

"Fi and I do know what happened to Blue that night…" Scourge explained.

Monkey Khan bit his bottom lip as Sally went closer to the bars of Scourge and Fionas' cell.

"…Except we're not going to tell you anything, Princess" Scourge finished.

Sallys' face was near the cell bars as Scourge walked up to the cell bars and lightly flicked Sallys' nose at the end of his sentence. Sally put her hands over her nose as she took a few steps away from Scourge and the bars separating them. Sally turned around to face Monkey Khan and Tails, who were just staring at her. Sally sighed as she took her hands away from her nose. Monkey Khan turned his head to look out the window as he saw the glowing orb of the sun over his shoulder. He saw the sun as he looked out the window and a thought hit his head.

I wonder where Sonic is, Monkey Khan thought. I hope he's somewhere safe, for Sallys' sake.

Sally walked over to Monkey Khan with a worried expression spread across her face and Monkey Khan all of a sudden felt a guilty feeling in his gut.

I should tell her, but Sonic should tell her himself, Monkey Khan thought. Well, he'll have to hurry or else I'll tell her and she'll probably go into a fit of anger when she sees Sonic.

"Ken, is something wrong?" Sally asked, breaking Monkey Khan out of his thoughts.

Monkey Khan shook his head in denial of her question.

"No Sally, nothing's wrong" Khan answered.

Although he answered her question he still sighed and continued looking at the rising sun. They had left Scourge and Fiona down in the dungeon for an entire day and night. Without any food or water to see if that would help bring out some words. But nothing. They still wouldn't answer any of the questions they were asked. Sally and Tails were getting tired of this, but Monkey Khan tried keeping his mouth shut for he knew what Sonic was hiding from them. Soon the holographic form of NICOLE appeared beside Sally and Monkey Khan turned his attention to her just like Sally and Tails.

"NICOLE! What's wrong?" Sally asked.

"I received an incoming message from Angel Island and it's urgent" NICOLE answered.

"Okay, tell whoever the caller is that we'll be there soon" Sally told NICOLE.

NICOLE nodded and disappeared back from where she came from, while Sally, Tails and Monkey Khan started walking away from Fiona and Scourges' cell. Before she left with the others, Sally turned to face Scourge and Fiona with anger in her facial expression.

"Once we come back you two had better cooperate" she said.

Fiona and Scourge continued smiling at Sally as she frowned and followed Tails and Monkey Khan out of the dungeons and up the stairs. Sally kept the frown she had plastered on her face, as she wasn't in a good mood at the moment. Tails ran ahead of Monkey Khan and Sally as he checked to see who the caller was. Tails' sky blue eyes widened when he saw who the caller was. It was Julie-Su, but Tails didn't understand why she would want to ring up.

It's usually Knuckles or Vector that rings us up, not Julie-Su, Tails thought.

Sally and Monkey Khan came up beside Tails and saw the caller was Julie-Su also.

"NICOLE, turn the communication network on" Sally ordered.

"Yes, Sally" NICOLE replied.

NICOLE activated the communication network as she was graphitised into the computer and it allowed her to activate it. The communication between new Mobotropolis and Angel Island was activated as soon as Julie-Sus' picture appeared on the screen. Julie-Su wasn't wearing any happy expressions like usual, she was instead upset or worried. Tails saw Julie-Sus' expression and decided to ask why she seemed that way.

"Hello Julie-Su" Tails said. "It's good to see you again, but why are you unhappy?"

Julie-Su sighed and looked at Tails, Sally and Monkey Khan as she answered.

"There was an incident here on Angel island last night" she explained.

Monkey Khan, Sally and Tails gasped at that as they narrowed their own worried gaze at the Chaotix member.

"What happened?" Sally asked.

"I don't really feel like explaining right now, but I do have some good news for you" Julie-Su answered.

"What is it?" Tails asked, a bit curious.

"We've got Sonic here and if you want to…" Julie-Su was cut off by Sally.

"We'll be right over, Julie-Su" Sally exclaimed. "Thanks for the call."

Julie-Su nodded and was about to turn off the communication network, but Tails stopped her.

"Julie-Su, when we arrive can you tell us what happened last night?" Tails asked.

"Yes, and we'll also tell the King as well" Julie-Su said as she turned off the screen.

The King? Why does she need to tell my father? Sally thought.

Sally pushed that thought aside as her sapphire blue eyes shone in the sunlight with happiness, as she now knew that Sonic was safe.

"Tails! Get the Tornado ready!" Sally ordered.

"Right Sally!" Tails exclaimed as he jumped out of his seat and ran through the castle towards his house.

"We're finally bringing Sonic home," Sally said, silently.

Sally got a smile spread across her face as she looked out the window at red and purple sky. The sun was just over the horizon and was crawling higher into the sky. She felt a soft breeze blow through the window and make her chestnut fur blow and her short red hair blowing in the breeze as it reached her.

Finally Sonic, you're gonna be home soon and safe with me.

Wow! Bet you guys never expected this chapter to be about Sally and the others or maybe you did. I don't really know since I'm not a mind reader. Hope you enjoyed this chap and the story so far, because the drama will start burning again soon. But not too soon. SXS OUT.