Disclaimer: We don't own all of the official characters and all the fan-made characters belong to their owners respectfully. On a side note, all the fan-made members of the original 10 Yoshi Kart racers belong to Yoshizilla.
Extra Note: By the way, since several people begged me, I will put in 4 of the Naruto characters in the upcoming race. Unfortunately, like I have stated earlier, I have no knowledge of Shaman King, so they won't be in this, sadly. But thanks for suggesting!
I have also to alert you that some racers will be leaving Yoshi Kart permamentelly after this race. Racers that are rarely used (except for good character development or in crowds) are listed to be gone after the next race ends.
P.S.: I wanted to let you guys know that this is no longer a Sonic the Hedgehog chapter...instead, it's a Banjo-Kazooie chapter, so HA!
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The stormy night seemingly didn't end after the poker game has finished, but in fact, only got worse. Of all the characters who have had nightmares of their past, it was Sonic the Hedgehog who experienced this the most. He kept dreaming of an unforgettable event, that wouldn't leave his mind forever...
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Scene change To Sonic the Hedgehog's nightmare
It had been a few hours since Sonic, Ray the Squirrel, and Mighty the Armadillo had freed themselves from Dr. Eggman's prison and escaped from his Island. It all came to an end when Sonic's crew had reached the top of Eggman Tower and confronted Eggman directly, before he set the island to self destruct. The moustachioed scientist, due to the explosion caused by the self destruct, had been last seen thrown off into the ocean. But all was not well for the heroes… During the 20 seconds they had to escape the Island and get to safety, Mighty had seemingly disappeared. Now Sonic and Ray were forced to watch as Eggman Island exploded, with Mighty still possibly on it.
"MIGHTY!" Sonic and Ray yelled out in unison, as they watch the island erupt violentely in the distance.
Sonic dropped to his knees, tears pouring from his eyes and he punched the ground, hard. "DAMN IT! How could this have happened? Mighty… He was right there beside us one minute… How could he have just disappeared? Did… Did he trip? What if some debris fell on top of him and pinned him to the ground? We should've heard something!" He punched the ground again as he continued to cry.
Ray was shaking with sobs as he stared at the ground. "Mighty… Why…why did you just vanish? Why couldn't you call out to us? We would've helped you…" He looked up at the flaming island, then at Sonic. Suddenly his eyes narrowed. "Sonic! Why didn't you go back for him when you had the chance?" He stomped the ground. "You should've been looking out for us!"
Sonic suddenly froze. "Should've been looking out for everyone? SHOULD HAVE? How dare he…?" He thought to himself in anger. Sonic suddenly stood up, his eyes flaring. "Should have? I WAS looking out for everyone!"
"Oh really, Sonic?" Ray got right into Sonic's face. "Then why is Mighty dead, huh?"
Sonic growled. "Are you saying it's my fault Mighty's dead? ARE YOU?" Sonic snarled.
"YES, I AM!" Ray erupted with fury, "You promised we'd all get out alive! But now, Mighty's dead! You blew it! You're a damn, careless murderer!"
POW!
Ray was suddenly met with a hard fist in his face that sent him crashing into the ground. His left eye was black and his nose was bleeding profusely. Standing right above him with a blood stained glove was Sonic, who was shaking with rage, and crying tears of sorrow.
"How…could you…" Sonic said, his voice dripping with malice and choked with sobs. "Murder? MURDER? How could you accuse me of such a thing? I put my life on the line for you two! I did everything to make sure you guys survived! How…how was I to know that one of us would die unexpectedly? If I'd have known something like that would happen I could've prevented it! But I didn't… I didn't know! It just happened! It was a horrible accident that should never have happened! Don't you ever…ever say that I'm at fault for his death! You don't see me accusing you for the same thing!"
"Well I'm not the leader here, now am I?" Ray growled, his own tears starting to fall. "You know what? Forget this!" He stood up. "I'm out of here…permanently! SONIC THE HEDGEHOG! I DON'T EVER WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN! I HATE YOU!"
Sonic gasped loudly and looked aghast at Ray's words. He suddenly felt numb all over, and could only stand and watched as Ray leapt onto a tree branch, spreading his skin flaps on his arms and flew away into the sky, the wind carrying him away. When Ray was almost out of sight, Sonic found the strength to move again but it was too late. Ray was gone. "Ray… Not you too…" Sonic whispered hoarsely. "No… No… NOOOOOOOOOO!" Sonic collapsed to the ground, bawling his eyes out. First he had lost one friend, and now he had lost another… Now he was alone…
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The scene changes out of Sonic's nightmare, and the screen pans on Sonic, twitching and turning in his bed in fright.
"No...no...no! Ray!" Sonic screamed, throwing himself out of his bed, and rashing on the floor.
Banjo and Kazooie both ran into the room, to find Sonic by himself, with no one else in the room at all.
"Sonic!" Banjo gasped, picking up the blue hedgehog. "Are you all right?"
Kazooie frowned, looking at Sonic with pity. "Looks like he's having a nightmare..."
Banjo nodded. "Right, then. We have to alert Dr. Mario about this." He left the room with Kazooie, while Sonic was in his backpack.
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Dr. Mario was looking at several medecines in his lab, when he saw Banjo and Kazooie come in. "Banjo? Kazooie? What's the trouble?" The doctor asked.
Banjo handed Sonic to Dr. Mario. "It's Sonic, doc...he's been unconcious for several minutes..."
Dr. Mario examined Sonic, and he shook his head. "Looks like he has a real bad case of the Hypothermia nightmarus."
"Wha?" Kazooie said, tilting her head in confusion.
Dr. Mario turned to Banjo and Kazooie. "It means that Sonic has been suffering from extreme nightmares. I'd reckon that this nightmare might have placed him to sleep for good."
Banjo and Kazooie grimiced. "That's not good..."
Dr. Mario sighed. "I'll do my best, you two. Right now, you'd better get some sleep."
Banjo nodded. "Right, doctor. Come on, Kazooie."
Kazooie shrugged, following Banjo out of Dr. Mario's lab. "You're the boss." She slammed the door as she exitted.
Dr. Mario studied Sonic's unconcious body carefully. "Now...if I'm not mistaken, it could take 24 hours for Sonic to fully recover...hmmm..."
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Banjo and Kazooie were both alone in the hallway, walking back to their room.
"Do you think that we mighthave a better chance in the race after this next race than before, Kazooier?" Banjo asked.
Kazooie frowned. "Well...I'm not so sure myself, Banjo. It's only a matter of time before we can actually see ourselves in the lead."
Banjo then got an idea. "Wait, Kazooie, that's it!" He stopped walking.
Kazooie turned around to face Banjo. "What is it, Banjo?" She asked.
Banjo explained, doing hand signs to express what he meant. "We could do some training, and then, within the right moment, we can streak ahead of ALL the racers on the racecourse!"
Kazooie thought of it for a moment, and she snapped her wing fingers. "That's a great idea, Banjo!" She patted her furry friend on the back. "Maybe we can get good practice done before the next race starts..."
Banjo got a grin on his face. "You're thinking what I'm thinking?"
Kazooie nodded, chuckling. "Oh yeah..."
The bear and bird continued chuckling to themselves as they walked down the hallway.
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Author's Notes Well, that's pretty much it for the Banjo-Kazooie chapter. Not much like I hoped for, though, but the next race will begin next time, I can assure you that! See y'all soon!