Chapter 43: Bark the Polar Bear:
Sonic's POV:
Carl and I were at the arcade.
"How are you so good at these games, Sonic," asks Carl.
"I guess I'm just a natural when it comes to video games," I said.
Then something wrecked the arcade. We looked and it was a polar bear.
"AFTER ALL THIS TIME, I FOUND YOU!" he shouted.
"Do I know you," I asked. "And why are you yelling?"
"IT'S TIME FOR BARK THE POLAR BEAR TO MAKE YOU PAY! AND ALSO, I'M NOT YELLING!" He then attacks me, and I had to move.
"Sonic, who is this bear," asks Carl. "Why does he think that he's not yelling?"
"I'll let you know when I find out," I said. I had to fight this guy and I don't even know what he has against me.
"I WILL NEVER GIVE UP," says the bear, "YOU WON'T BEAT BARK THE POLAR BEAR!"
"Bark? That's more of a dog's thing," I said.
I then did a spin dash and took him down. Bark then gets up. "THERE'S MORE THEN ONE WAY TO SKIN A CAT!" shouted Bark.
"See? There you go again," I said, "you are a bear, but you keep doing things that would make more sense for a dog!" Bark then grabs Carl. "Let him go!"
Bark then throws a smoke bomb on the ground and disappears... with Carl!
. . .
I was back at Section Twelve. "And you're sure you have no idea who he is," asks Agent Bass.
"No clue," I said.
"Well, we found something that might help," says Agent Bass, "there's a guy that might have some information."
"Does he have a name," I asked.
"That's the bad news," says Agent Bass, "it's your old friend, Nakahara. The head of Zeed."
"Oh yeah, this day keeps getting better and better," I said.
. . .
Nakahara was at a hangout for bad guys called 'Fantasy Zone'. I then found him. "Long time no see," I said.
"Sonic the Hedgehog," says Nakahara, "what brings you here?"
"I want to know what you know about a polar bear named Bark," I said.
"Not much, except that you killed his brother, Bite," says Nakahara.
"I didn't kill anybody," I said. "I will never kill anybody unless it was necessary."
"That's not what I heard," says Nakahara.
"I don't care what you heard," I said, "I did nothing, but Bark took Carl and I want to know where I can find him!"
"And what would be in it for me," asks Nakahara.
"I won't spin dash your face," I said.
"Better idea, if you can defeat Wang, I'll tell you all I know," says Nakahara.
"Deal," I said, "by the way, who's Wang?"
. . .
Wang was a skilled martial artist. Apparently, he once took some black belt's girlfriend and I mean he literally took her against her will. Pretty much everyone there was routing against me. Big surprise. I then fought Wang and he was kicking my butt. Even with my speed, he was beating me around.
"Impressive strategy," says Nakahara, "but it may not help you."
"Will you just shut up," I asked.
Nakahara was still beating me down, but then I had an idea. I kept trying to run towards him, so I ran around him, making him so dizzy that I was able to knock him down.
"Very well," says Nakahara, "come with me."
. . .
Nakahara showed me the location. "Doki Doki Penguin Land," I asked.
"It's a south pole theme park," says Nakahara, "can you think of a better place to find a polar bear?"
"Good point," I asked, "gotta juice." I then ran.
. . .
I arrived at Penguin Land. "LOOK WHO FINALLY SHOWED UP!" shouted Bark.
"I came for Carl," I said, "he has nothing to do with any of this!"
"YOU SHOULD OF THOUGHT OF THAT WHEN YOU TOOK MY BROTHER'S LIFE!" shouted Bark.
"What are you even talking about," I asked.
"CHEMICLE PLANT! DOES THAT RING A BELL?!"
That only got me more confused... then I was thinking... there was someone at a chemical plant... Shadow! Shadow must've killed Bite and Bark got us mixed up! How could he make that mistake? We don't even look alike! "That wasn't me," I said, "I think it was this other hedgehog named Shadow!" Now that I say it out loud, I realize he would have to be an idiot to believe me. I mean, he was dumb to get us mixed up, but my words sound like a way too obvious excuse. I might as well have said the dog did it.
"IF YOU WILL NOT CONFESS TO YOUR CRIMES, THEN COME AND GET THE BOY!" shouted Bark.
I then entered.
. . .
I was looking around. It sure was creepy here. I then saw some penguin animatronics. They looked like the undead. I moved past them, but then the penguins started moving and attacked me. I had to defend myself. What is it with horror stories and child's entertainment things becoming murderous? What ever happened to the good old days when cute was cute and scary was scary? They kept coming at me, but then I had an idea. I just jumped and attacked them. Okay, that's not much of a plan, but it works, doesn't it? I then moved on.
. . .
I moved and then a snow making machine started firing snowballs at me. I had to dodge. I then kept running, but the floor was so icy, I kept slipping. This guy's taking the whole thing too far! I then spun around until I could melt the ice and then I ran and destroyed the machine. I then moved on.
. . .
I then found Carl and he was tied up.
"LOOK WHO SHOWED UP!" shouted Bark.
"Bark, we can talk about this," I said.
"BITE WANTED TO TALK AND LOOK WHERE HE IS NOW!" shouted Bark.
He then attacks me. We fought. I did a spin dash, but then Bark knocks me down. I got up, but Bark punches me again. Bark then pins me to the ground, but then something happens. He takes a good look at me and then he gets up and then he leaves. I then run and untie Carl.
"What was that about," asks Carl.
"Shadow's legacy," I said.
. . .
Carl and I were back at Section Twelve. I was still thinking about Bark. He's still out there.
You don't even know it but, Bark will be meeting Nack the Weasel and Bean the Dynamite later. In the next chapter, Nack the Weasel, Bean the Dynamite, and Bark the Polar Bear form Team Hooligan.