Welcome back to Transformers: Sonic Prime!
Here's Speed Metal! Hope everyone enjoys this chapter!
Sonic the Hedgehog (series) and Transformers Prime doesn't belong to me. They belong to SEGA and Hasbro respectfully.
Now, on with the show!
It was night time, the stars were out, and the full moon illuminated the landscape. A metropolitan area could be seen in the background. Driving along lone road that stretched into a forest, mountainous terrain, away from the city, was a cool red car, with horns on its front. That car was the Autobot Cliffjumper.
Cliffjumper was driving down the road, hoping to find some fun. He promised Optimus that he wouldn't caused trouble with the local police again. However, he had another secret. He enjoys Night Street Races! It wasn't his fault that he causes trouble just to have fun. In his defense, Jasper was getting boring by the minute, and the only thing that kept it interesting and fun was fighting the Decepticons. He usually tells his team that he's going on his go-rounds. He wasn't actually lying, though.
Anyway, he was still driving down the road, when he got a news report on his radio. "Metropolitan P.D. Continues to crack down on illegal street racing, citing the danger to both the drivers and pedestrians."
Cliff turned off his radio and drove towards the street racing... However, he wasn't the only one.
On another road, there was a nice, custom sports-car with a red paintjob and silver flames on the sides.
...
This car was the Decepticon medic, Knockout. He had just finished his duties on the Nemesis, and any he didn't complete; his assistant Breakdown could complete them for him. But for now, Knockout wanted to enjoy his downtime, and what better way than racing.
Speaking of racing, a broadcast of illegal street racing came through on the radio.
"Metropolitan PD is still cracking down on illegal street racing; a crime that endangers both drivers and pedestrians".
Knockout cut off his radio, hearing enough of the broadcaster's nonsense. The egocentric 'Con then kicked up his speed, heading towards the usual starting point of the street races. A few minutes later, he arrived at the starting point. At least three other sports-cars were there, each one and different colour and a different model.
While he was pulling up, he saw a red dodge challenger coming up as well, and he instantly knew who it was. It was the same amateur who humiliated and beat him in one of the night street races. He remembered all too well...
Flashback
It was a great night for the competitors to race all night. While Knockout was ready to show them who's boss, he noticed a red dodge challenger next to him.
Knockout: "Hood ornaments? What is this, a rodeo?"
Cliffjumper: "Hey pal, you don't diss the horns, unless you're ready to face the bull."
The crowd was enjoying the trash-talk between these two. Luckily, for the 'Con and Bot, they had their hologram humans on in their vehicle modes so the people can think that two guys were trash-talking at each other.
KO: "Sorry, I don't race amateurs."
CJ: From the looks of that wax job, you look like you don't race at all. Too afraid to smudge your chassy?"
Crowd: ooooooohhhh!
Knockout was a little ticked off, hearing that.
KO: "Grr... I'll take you on! And I'll do it without even scuffing my mirrors."
That was when the race started and the cars drove up to head to first place.
End of Flashback
Ever since that day, Knockout vowed to beat this so-called hotshot and take his rightful prize. However, that may not happen today. He pulled up to a black, custom sports-car. The driver of the black car was a male, at least twenty years of age, clean-shaved head, and had tattoos that joined from his arms, neck and head, sneered at Knockout and Cliffjumper.
"Not from around here, European design?" He inquired. "How about you, horns?"
He received no response, which made him slightly scowl. His scowl then quickly turned into a mischievous grin. "Sure is pretty... too pretty."
The tattooed driver stretched his left hand and used his ring to leave a noticeable scratch in Knockout's paintjob and did the same to Cliffjumper's paintjob. The medic turned his mirror to investigate the scratch and inwardly snarled.
"Big mistake," Knockout growled as he put himself in gear. He would have been gritting through his teeth, if he had been in robot mode.
"You want the horns?... You got them, punk." Cliffjumper growled as well when he put himself in gear.
The signal man up front held up his flashlight and turned it on, signalling to go! The five sports-cars immediately burned rubber and took off down the mountainous road. The black muscle car swiftly took the lead, bringing a satisfied grin to the tattooed driver. However, Knockout and Cliffjumper accelerated past the other cars and quickly approached the black car.
Full of rage and intent of revenge, Knockout sped forward and collided with the black car's back bumper. The driver jolted forward and looked back with surprise and anger.
"HEY!"
Cliffjumper didn't like what he was seeing. Sure, that guy may have been a punk, but he didn't like how this red-sports car was trying to crush the black car. "Hey!" Cliff said, getting the attention. "That's not how races work!"
"Mind your own business, Horns!" Knockout shouted back.
When they came to a cliff-side curve, Knockout sideswiped the onyx sports-car, sending it hurling off the cliff! Cliffjumper would have had a horrified face if he transformed, but what he saw what his opponent did was terrible. Thankfully for the driver, the fall was short and not fatal. Nevertheless, his car was totalled and he sustained a few broken bones, bruises, and cuts. He weakly opened his eyes and looked up through his shattered windshield, seeing a pair of headlights off the edge of the cliff.
"W-What did you do?" Cliff asked in a concern, but menacing tone in his voice. He clearly didn't approve of what this guy just did. Knockout then gave his opponent a look.
"He scratch my paint, I scratch his." Knockout stated.
The crimson sports-car then backed up, went into drive, and took off down the road. Except for Cliffjumper, who hid in the shadows and saw the other racers pass him. He decided to call it a night and save this guy. He transformed into his robot mode, gently jumped off the cliff, and landed next to the driver's car.
Luckily for Cliff, the driver had his eyes close since this incident. Cliffjumper picked up the car, climbed up the cliff, gently placed the car on the road, transformed back into his vehicle mode and drove off, before the driver could wake up.
Speaking of the driver, he woke up and saw that he was back on the road. "Huh?!" He asked to himself. While he didn't know what just happen, he was just happy that some miracle brought him back on the road. The driver then started his car and drove off, intending to win the race.
Jasper High
Jackson Darby exhaled a happy sigh as he walked down the hallway of Jasper High. The school day was over and he didn't have to work today, which meant he could go riding with Arcee. His rides with the blue femme were becoming very enjoyable and comforting not just for him, but for the female Autobot as well.
Jack pushed open the front doors and walked outside. A smile crossed his face as soon as he spotted Arcee already up front parked in vehicle mode.
But his smile quickly faded. Parked next to Arcee was a black muscle car with flames on the side, and leaning on it was the self-proclaimed bully of the, Vince. Jack didn't like Vince at all, he had an arrogant and self-proclaimed superiority aura around him, and he messed with others to make himself feel tough.
Jack ignored the teen and proceeded to Arcee. After strapping on his black helmet with blue highlights, Jack put up the kick-stand and started Arcee's engine. He almost shuddered from how powerful she was. Before he could leave, Jack was stopped by Vince.
"Hey, cherry mop-head" Vince stated with a smug grin, mocking Arcee's alternate mode.
"Uh, this moped had dual carbs and can go zero to 60 in 3.5 seconds," Jack shot back at the bully before speeding away going around the corner .
Soon they reached a red light "Uh, Jack? A lady's vital stats are her own business," Arcee told him.
Jack sighs and then he suddenly heard the voice of Sierra, "Hey!" She stood with her friend, "Nick, right?"
"A-Actually, I-it's Jack," he answered.
"Jack, sorry," she apologized, "I'm Sierra."
"I-I know," he said.
"You once offered to take me for a ride," she said.
"Of... course," he said, "I-I did. A-Anytime."
"I'm your guardian, kiddo," Arcee told him quietly, "Not your wingman."
"So... how about now?" She asked him.
"Uh..." he said, nervously as Vince drove next to him in his black colored car with flame designs on it.
"Hey, Hey... Small world," Vince said, interrupting Jack.
"I'm having a conversation," Jack answered.
Vince stood up, "Cheer captain here might enjoy watching you take on four wheels of muscle car."
"Are you challenging me to a race?" Jack asked him.
"You catch on quick, punch," Vince said, "What do you say."
"Eh, I..." he said, conflicted on what to say as he looks at Sierra who also looks at him, "Um..." the street light turns green and Arcee speed forward by herself at full speed catching Jack by surprise.
"Y-You didn't let me answer," he told her.
"Nope." she said.
"Arcee, we can smoke him." he said.
"Yep." she said.
He sighs, "You just don't get it."
"I don't make the rules, Jack" she explained, "Optimus does. And rule number one in case you missed it, never abuse power for your personal gain, and that includes horsepower."
Vince came up next to them, "Oh," Jack said "Vince, look, maybe, racing isn't such a good id-"
Vince laughs, "I figured! You ride around like your bike's something special, but it's just a chunky clunky trike, and ugly." The light turns green, Vicnce made a U-turn goes back the other way.
That insult got Arcee very angry. "That's it! The yahoo's going down." She made a U-turn and began to drive back to where Vince was.
"Whoa, what happened to rule number one?" He asked her.
"Gets bent..." she explained "Just this once."
They pulled up to Vince who was about to flirt with Sierra and her friend when Jack pulled up next to him, "Ready when you are, Vinny."
"Dirt road by truckers' ranch. One hour," Vince said.
One hour later, on an old asphalt road in a huge expanse of desert land, Vince and Jack were lined up at their makeshift starting point in their respective vehicles. A mile down the road was Sierra and Annie at the finish line.
"From here to the next mile marker. Ready...GO!"
Vince instantly stepped on the gas and accelerated forward, leaving a trail of dust in his wake. Arcee and Jack then picked up their speed to catch up to the arrogant bully.
"Well that was fair" Jack commented.
Another thirty seconds in the race and the duo were still behind Vince. Jack frowned, knowing that the mile marker was quickly approaching.
"Uh...Arcee?"
"Winning isn't enough, Jack. You want to make him cry" The femme replied.
All of a sudden, the blue motorcycle zoomed forward in a burst of speed until it was now driving side-by-side to Vince's muscle car. Seeing that Jack wasn't in his rear-view mirror anymore, the red-haired teen was confused. When he looked to his left, his mouth dropped to see Jack popping a wheelie on Arcee.
Without warning, Arcee came back down to two wheels and kicked up her speed even more, thus leaving Vince behind them. Vince gasped at Jack going so fast on his bike. He had never seen any sports-bike go so fast. As the blue Autobot and the the black-haired teenager crossed the mile marker in first place, Arcee honked her horn in excitement.
"Alright! Outstanding!" Jack cheered.
The Decepticon Warship
Inside the med-bay of the Decepticon flagship, lying on a flat metal berth was the comatose form of Megatron. His body was covered in dents and grime, but what was really noticeable, was the gaping hole in his spark chamber. Despite these extensive injuries, the computers registered that there was indeed brainwave activity and slight spark-beats. The leader of the Decepticons was indeed resilient.
Currently, Breakdown, one of the Decepticon newcomers and brute of the battlefield, was buffing the dents and cleaning the grime out of Megatron's armour and finish. Lugnut, another brute of the Decepticon cause, was watching him do a good job. As he did, the new leader of the Decepticons, Starscream, walked into the med-bay. His talon hands were behind his back, giving himself a sense of superiority.
"Breakdown, is there any... change in Megatron's condition?" Starscream asked with a devious smirk.
The blue 'Con ceased his ministrations and looked between Megatron and Starscream. "Hmm...only cosmetic".
"At least, he looks shiny." Lugnut commented on Breakdown's work.
"Lugnut is right, Breakdown. I'm sure you and the good doctor have been doing everything in your power," Starscream then looked around the room, looking for the red 'Con. "Where is Knockout?"
Suddenly, right on cue, the doors slid open to reveal the narcissistic Decepticon strolling in with grace. "Can you believe what some human flesh bag did to me?!" Knockout complained, pointing to a scratch on the door of his right forearm. "Ugh...". Even though he hated the humans, he had to admit, they had a good eye when it came to vehicular design.
Starscream growled. "You've been street racing amongst the locals again, haven't you?"
"I'm not only an automobile, but an automobile enthusiast" Knockout complied with a smirk.
The silver seeker narrowed his red optics in contempt. "I do seek to run a tight shift, Knockout. I would strongly suggest you notify me first before you leave the ship on one your... jaunts".
"No worries, commander" The crimson mech sneered.
'Screamer's optics narrowed further. "It is Lord to you".
"Only if Megatron takes a nosedive" countered Knockout.
"Ugh..." Starscream approached the doctor and leaned downward to get in his face. "The day our master emerges from stasis, I will graciously relieve the title. But I believe that outcome is unlikely; something to do with the quality of medical care around here" Starscream grinned at the last part.
After a moment of staring into each other's optics, Starscream turned around and proceeded towards the door. "So, continue buffing. We will want our master to look his best for the memorial".
As soon as the doors closed behind Starscream, Knockout shot him 'the bird'. It was a gesture he had picked up from human culture, especially in his street racing treks. "Buff this!"
Lugnut tried his best not to laugh, since the Decepticon really hate humans. "Nice comeback."
"Why, thank you." Knockout said with a charm tone.
"Did the rookie beat you in the race again?"
That made knockout a little ticked off, but the medic calmed down. "Not this time... Although, we didn't even race each other, thanks to that disgusting human." Knockout complained, while thinking of something. The rookie looked familiar to him in someway.
Autobot Base
As Arcee and Jack came to a stop into the command center, the teen dismounted her vehicle form, allowing her to transform to her bipedal form. She looked down at him with her cerulean optics.
"Not a word to anyone". She said.
"Our little secret," He winked with a knowing smirk.
Satisfied with the answer, Arcee strolled off to a different part of the command center. Jack was just about to head to the human area until Miko came up from behind him.
"Dude! Vroom, vroom, vroom!" Miko acted as if she were holding onto handlebars as she made engine noises. "And the winner is...?"
Ben's eyes widened from the realization. "Miko, who told you?!"
"You're kidding? she asked, "It's all over school!"
Raf walked over to them, "You beat the pants off that blowhard bully, Vince," He told Jack.
Raf and Miko weren't the only ones that were impressed. Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Amy walked up to the human trio.
"Not bad, kid." Knuckles commented Jack.
"Vince should be ashamed of bullying others." Amy said.
"It'd be crazy if I said I'd raced that punk myself." Sonic said, which gave Jack a shock look.
"YOU WHAT?!"
"Don't worry, he didn't know it was me." Sonic assured him. "Besides, Tails used a human hologram on the new blue car he invented using the spare parts he used from his plane."
"While I don't agree of what you did Jack, I do have to give you some points." Tails said, before looking at Sonic. "And while I really don't agree of what you did, I'm just happy that no one saw you, Sonic."
Jack then pulled them into a circle. "You guys have got to keep this low key, especially around the big guy, and I don't mean Bulkhead".
They didn't argue, instead they nodded their heads in understanding.
...
Back with Arcee, she walked towards the medic who was working on Optimus' arms.
"Hey Optimus, Ratchet." Arcee said.
"Hello, Arcee." Optimus smiled at her, while Ratchet just groaned and continued on his arms. After the treatment, the Leader of the Autobots stood up.
"What happen to your arm?"
"Let's just say that I scared a red hard-headed echidna by accident."
"Speaking of 'red hard-headed', where's Cliffjumper?" Ratchet complained.
Right on cue, Cliffjumper drove in the base and transformed into his robot form. The others saw the scar on his arm.
"One of your 'go-rounds' went wrong?" Arcee jokingly asked. Cliffjumper pretended to look hurt, putting his hand to his chest dramatically, making Arcee laugh inside her head.
"Very funny, Arcee." He said, smiling. However, Optimus and Ratchet weren't smiling at all. While the Leader was concerned for Cliff, the medic was a little angry.
"How many times have I told you?!" The medic shouted, grabbing Cliff's arm and scanning it with his scanner. "It's bad enough that Sonic almost got himself caught and that Prowl went offline, we don't need you to keep jumping into reckless danger like you're some hotshot!"
The mention of Prowl got Cliff hard. Before Ratchet could even repair the scar on his arm, he yanked it away from him.
"I may be reckless, but I'm not an idiot!" He said angrily. Cliffjumper then transformed and left the base.
That was when Arcee and Optimus gave Ratchet a hard glare. Despite knowing that he messed up, he was still upset with Cliff.
"Don't give me that look!" The medic insisted. "He's the one who keeps getting himself into trouble!"
"Maybe, but you shouldn't have mentioned Prowl like that nor give Cliff a hard time!" Arcee said, giving the medic a threatening glare before leaving to find her partner.
Optimus then looked at Ratchet. "Ratchet, you know better than to call everyone harmful names."
The medic only scoffed. "It's not my fault that he's reckless."
"Cliffjumper may be... reckless, but his spark is in a good place."
The medic looked down in shame, knowing that Optimus was right. He knew that he have to find Cliff and apologize for his mistake.
Outside of School
Jack was walking out of the building as School was over and walked down the stairs when Sierra called him from the door.
"Hey, I've been looking for you," she said as he turned around. "The race, how great was that? I was like, 'Yeah! Go, Jack!'"
"It was no big deal," Jack said, stuttering.
Vince walked towards him, shoving him with his shoulder, "You got that right! If you think you can run with the big boys, the circuit. Tonight, 11 P.M."
Jack looked at Sierra, conflicted on what to do, should he decline or agree, but he inevitably agreed.
While on the way to base, Jack explained what had transpired between him and Vince. Imagine her anger when the black-haired teen had told her what he agreed to do tonight.
"You agreed to what?!" Arcee yelled.
"It was some kind of... secret racing club... I don't know... I had no choice. Sierra was right there." Jack replied.
"You always have a choice, Jack. And what part of 'just this once' did you not understand?" Arcee countered, her irritation growing into dangerous levels.
"Yeah, yeah, I know... but we're on, right?" asked Ben.
"We are most definitely not on" The blue femme stated. "Anyway, I need to find Cliff after I put you back in base."
...
Driving along alone stretch of road, outside of Jasper, was a custom, red sports-car with flame decals on the side. Knockout had again left the Nemesis without permission and was seeking another challenge from the humans.
"Knockout, Starscream's been looking for you again. Where'd you go?" Breakdown said over his com-link.
"Out for a little drive," responded Knockout, "I just stroll from town to town".
Suddenly, before the Decepticon medic could continue, a honking horn caught his attention. It was then that a purple muscle car passed him up and sped down the road in front of him. Knockout inwardly sneered.
"Waiting for the next opportunity to present itself," He finished.
After cutting the transmission, he put into higher gear and zoomed down the highway, searching for his next challenge.
...
Cliffjumper was driving down the road, away from the base, still upset of what Ratchet said to him. Granted, it's true that he's reckless and all, but still, even Optimus didn't disrespect him like that. To clear his mind, he was looking for another round with the humans, and possibly the red sports-car himself.
"Cliff, I've just picked up Jack and put him at Base. Where are you?" Arcee said over the com-link. "Ratchet's trying to look for you. And so am I."
"Just doing one of my go-rounds." Cliffjumper answered. "Gotta cool off my groove."
That was when he saw the purple muscle car and the red sports-car in front of him at the distance.
"By bringing in the horns." He finished.
After he cut off transmission, he increased his speed and followed the cars.
Autobot Base
In the human/mobian area of Autobot Outpost, Miko and Raf were on the couch, engaged in a heated, racing game. Both of their cars were neck-and-neck, closely approaching the finish line. But before they could, Jack walked up to them.
"Uh...Raf,"
The preteen paused the game when the black-haired teen called him.
"Yes, Jack?"
"Uh...is there any chance I could borrow 'bee?" Jack asked, nudging his thumb to the yellow scout, who was listening in on their conversation along with Bulkhead and Team Sonic.
Raf didn't like how this was going. As much as Vince deserves to be served and dissed a second time, he didn't want his friends to abuse the Autobots' horse power, use them for personal gain, or break any of Optimus' rules. "Jack, you know racing is against the rules". He reminded him. "What if Optimus finds out?"
"But he's got to put the bully in his place...and get the girl" Miko added; the latter statement backed up with a smirk.
Knuckles walked up to Miko's side. "Vince does need to learn a thing or two."
"Yeah!" Amy said, walking up to their side.
"Um, I don't know guys," Tails said, walking to Raf's side. "If Optimus said no racing, that means no racing. Besides, Jack, you're sixteen and you have to act like one. He then looked around. "And where's Sonic?"
"He must have left." Jack said. He and the rest of them looked at Raf and Tails for an answer. "Just this once?"
Raf and Tails looked at each other before giving in.
The Circuit
The night sky was partially cloudy, showing a few stars and the full moon. Underneath the moon light, in a concrete canal used for water drainage was the Circuit, an illegal, underground street racing club. Dozens of teenage spectators have gathered, either race or watch. At least six cars had lined up for the race, one up front being Vince's.
Jack and Bumble pulled up at an underpass, next to Vince, rolled the window down, "Bike's in the shop," Jack lied.
Vince was shocked that his rival got a cooler car than his. Nevertheless, Vince accepted the answer, and once he got over his shock, he sneered back at Jack
Just a minute before the start, another car drove toward the starting line. Spectators and other drivers gasped and stared in awe at the vehicle. It was a 2020 blue convertible,with a slightly less bulky appearance and slightly less curved back, resembling more of a contemporary design. The appearance of this supercar made peoples' eyes widen, while the feel of its powerful engine sent shivers down some spines.
The Blue Convertible drove up to next to Jack's and Vince's cars. When they noticed it, they turned their heads toward it and stared in surprise and awe. They had never seen any car like that around here? Where did it come from? More importantly, who was driving it?
To answer their question, the Blue Convertible's driver side window rolled down, revealing a grinning Sonic the Hedgehog, disguised as a human racer seating at the driver's seat. Sonic had a blue helmet and a black/blue racecar suit. Vince's eyes only widened, causing Sonic's grin to widen as well, showing his pearly white teeth.
"Miss me, 'hotshot'?" Sonic asked in a jokingly manner. However, Vince only glared at him, as he remembered that he was the little punk that actually beat him in a race at one point.
Jack was more than surprised. He was shocked that Sonic was here. Even more shocked that he actually owned an amazing car like this, when he can already run at the speed of sound. He was also very impressed that Sonic disguised himself a human by wearing a racecar suit and a helmet.
Cliffjumper was also very surprised that Bumblebee, Jack, and Sonic were in the race. He always made sure that his 'go-rounds' were a secret. Now, he had to make sure that they don't see him.
"Circuit drivers, are you ready?" The Starter asked as Jack saw Sierra and she waves at him, "Make it mean, but keep it clean. Fire 'em up in five, four, three, two, one... GO!"
Instantaneously, tires screech across the concrete ground as the group of muscle cars and race cars shot forward. Bumblebee drives up towards Vince as they fought for lead position which Bumble took. On the other side, Cliffjumper past up in front of one car. The next, Sonic used his car's speed and past all three cars.
So far, Jack and Bumblebee were first, Sonic was second, and Cliffjumper was third. Meanwhile, in fourth place, Knockout looked at the Dodge Challenger and the Urbana 500. He knew who the black and yellow car was, however, after thinking, he realized that the red car with horns was the same rookie who beat him when they first met.
"The Autobots they call Bumblebee and Cliffjumper. He stated, "Just wait till I get my hands on you, Horns..." However, his scanners picked up a strange, but unique energy signature. His systems triangulated the origin to be emanating from the blue Convertible up ahead. The doctor recognized the signature and connected with the Nemesis's database to identify it. After a few seconds, a match popped up, causing him to gasp.
"Well, well, well... It's one of the Autobots' and Humans' walking-talking, powered pets, the blue hedgehog. This night just keeps getting better" Knockout commented.
Knockout accelerated forward and rammed into Vince's car, causing the teen to swerve. Vince shouted as he tried to regain control of his car. With the arrogant bully taken out of the equation, Knockout kicked up into a higher gear to catch up to them.
That was when Cliffjumper saw this and contact Bumblebee through his com-link. "Bumblebee, we got a problem."
Bumblebee beeped, "What is it?"
"It's Knockout."
"Scrap..." Bee beeped, until he realized something. "Wait, how do you know that? And how do you know that I'm here?" Before Cliffjumper could answer, Bee saw him next to him. "You have a lot of explaining to do, Cliff!"
Cliffjumper only chuckled after he heard that statement "I could say the same about you, Bee."
However, while they were arguing, Jack understood Cliff, but he couldn't understand Bee like Raf does. That was when he turned around and saw that red sports-car. "Wait... I know that car!"
All of a sudden, two panels above Knockout's back finders flipped up, allowing a duo of Energon torrents to pop out. Red energy fired from the guns and right at the ground behind then. The two autobots and the Speed Star swerved side-to-side to avoid the energy projectiles. They then left the race track, with the decepticon following them.
Jack still couldn't understand what Bee was saying. "I hope you, Sonic and Cliff can handle this, Bumblebee, because I really don't want to call back-up."
Sonic was still driving his Speed Star. "I better call for back-up."
Meanwhile, down in the racing circuit, when Vince regained control of his muscle car, he witnessed Ben's car and the unknown red car drive over the edge of the canal and into the air.
"What the..." He noted, still shocked over this development.
Autobot Base
Miko and Raf were playing the racing game with Bulkhead, Tails, Knuckles, and Amy watching from behind. When Raf finally won, the three members of Team Sonic congratulated him, while Bulkhead gave Miko a reassured look, knowing that she'll beat the preteen on the game.
That was when Arcee came back from her failed search for Cliffjumper. She then walked up to the others. "Have any of you seen Jack?" She asked.
The others looked at the two-wheeler after she asked that question.
"Not since... We last saw him." Miko answered, with Raf nodding his head in a 'no' manner.
"They're racing, aren't they?"
"Just this once."
Arcee turned towards Bulkhead. "Did you know about this?"
"No... " He said, until admitting the truth. "Maybe... A little."
The two-wheeler then looked at the two-tailed fox, the pink hedgehog, and the red echidna. "Did you three?"
Before they could even answer, Sonic contacted the base. "Guys, we got a problem."
"Sonic!" Amy yelled in happiness, glad that he was okay. "Where are you?"
"Where all of Arcee's best partners are at." He stated before continuing. "Anyway, you guys better get here, fast! Jack, 'Bee, Cliff, and I are being chased by Knockout!"
"You're being chased by Knockout?" Raf asked.
"That sounds like a Decepticon." Miko said.
"Don't worry, Sonic! We're on our way!" Knuckles said through the comlink."
"You guys better get here fast, cause Bee and I don't have the stinger and the horns to hold off Knockout." Cliff insisted.
"Cliff, Bee, do not engage!" She ordered. "Your priority is to keep Jack safe."
"You got it partner!" Cliff said before ending the comlink, only leaving Sonic on the comlink.
"Sonic, get away from any civilians and stay a safe distance away from Knockout," Tails ordered. "We'll be there shortly".
"You got it, buddy!" Sonic replied before he cut the transmission.
"Yeah stay safe... until I get my hands on them" Arcee said as she clenched her fist, leaving Bulkhead, Tails, Knuckles and Amy to look at each other. They were feeling pity for the poor teenager as he just wanted Vince to leave him alone. Amy started to feel bad for Sonic the most; he would have a better chance at surviving a one-on-one fight with Megatron.
The Road
Bumblebee (With Jack), Cliffjumper, and Sonic continued to dodge Knockout's shots; however, they knew that they couldn't keep this up, and like Arcee and Tails ordered, they also couldn't put the lives of these other human drivers at jeopardy. Luckily, they did got out of the Circuit... Unfortunately, so did the Decepticon Knockout.
That was Sonic got an idea. "Bumblebee, Cliffjumper, Jack!" Sonic said through his com-link. "Use some oil to slow this guy down. Once you guys do it, get a head-start. I'll handle him."
Without warning, underneath Bumblebee's back bumper, a valve opened that allowed a stream of oil to leak out. The greasy, black substance covered the asphalt in his wake. As soon as Knockout's tires made contact with the oil, the friction between his tires and the road was lost. He soon spun out of control and performed 360̊ turns a few times before coming to a stop.
"Sleek," Jack quipped.
The Autobots and Jack then took off, and Sonic turned his car around. He was now face-to-face with the Decepticon, who recovered from the oil move.
"Alright, K.O., it's just you and me." Sonic said.
The blue hedgehog then started his car and drove towards the decepticon. However, Knockout turned around and drove away as well. Unfortunately for the 'Con, he didn't know that the hedgehog was fast on his wheels too. The blue hedgehog caught up to the decepticon medic in no time.
Back with Bumblebee, Cliffjumper, and Jack; Cliffjumper saw the black car with flames following Sonic and Knockout.
"Um, guys, we got a problem." Cliff said through the com-link.
Jack instantly knew that car belonged to Vince. "Oh no." Jack groaned through the com-link. "As much as I hate to do it, we have to stop Vince before he gets hurts, or, in another unlikely scenario, find out about cars transforming into robots and talking animals."
"Let's Roll!" Bumblebee beeped before doing a drift and followed Cliffjumper.
Back with Sonic and Knockout, the two were in neck-in-neck. They started ramming each other before the decepticon medic rammed Sonic so hard that his car got a dent!
"Oh, want to play rough, huh?" Sonic asked before getting serious. "Okay then!"
Sonic drove his car back and started shooting the decepticon who easily dodged them. However, he got hit in the last minute. The medic looked up and saw that the blue hedgehog cracked glass at the front. Before he could check on it more, The Speed Star rammed towards him, causing a huge dent on the front as well.
"Grrrr..." The Decepticon sneered before he shot an energon beam at the blue car. While Sonic's car wasn't affected, the blue hedgehog was as he was getting electrocuted by purple electricity.
That was when Knockout disappeared and hid behind the big rocks. When the blue hedgehog recovered, he saw the black car coming at his direction. He first thought it was another decepticon, but once he saw Vince came out, he freaked out.
"You gotta be kidding me!" the blue hedgehog complained.
Vince got out of his car and slammed the door, anger and rage was evident on his face. "Blue Boy!" He shouted as he punched his fist into his hand.
While Sonic still had his disguise, he really didn't want to deal with this jerk right now.
"Vince, you have to get out of here! You win, okay now go!" Sonic trying to warn him.
In response, Vince slammed his hands on the blue car's hood in frustration. "Start her back up, punk! We're finishing this race! You don't wanna take it to the finish line, then fine! Then we got something to settle from last time... right here... and right..."
Before Vince could finish, a large metal hand grabbed around his waist and pulled up. Knockout threw Vince into the air and transformed back to his vehicle mode with Vince securely inside. He wrapped his seatbelts around the teen to prevent him from moving.
"Hey! W-w-what's going on?!"
Without warning, a mechanical arm with pronged fork type device on the end extended from the glove compartment and got into position where both prongs were facing Vince's eyes.
"W-w-what the?"
Before Vince could remark, two electric bolts emitted from the device and into Vince's eyes. This discharge immediately knocked out the arrogant, red haired teen. With his passenger secure and subdued, Knockout raced forward.
Sonic drove out and back onto the road. He was just about to follow Knockout in hot pursuit until he heard a familiar beeping sound. The Speed Star came to a complete halt just as the ring power ran out.
"Oh no! Not now!" Sonic protested before realizing something. "Oh, wait, I'm can run fast than the speed of sound." He chuckles sheepishly before getting out of the car. He was about to run until he groaned in pain again. "Arghhh... Dang... That shot must have landed big time, huh?"
...
As Knockout zoomed down the road, he activated his com-link. "Breakdown, you'll never guess what I'm packing... The Blue Hedgehog's human friend, and when the hedgehog attempts to stage a rescue...
"He experiences a... breakdown".
Both the medic and brute broke out into a fit of sadistic laughter.
...
"Aw man," Sonic said, groaning in pain.
That was when he saw two cars coming his way. It was Bumblebee and Cliffjumper. Once, Jack got out of the scout and walk towards to the blue hedgehog, the two Autobots transformed.
"You okay?"
"Not really... But, I've been worse."
Suddenly, the familiar sounds of a groundbridge portal caught their attention. They turned around to see a greenish-blue portal opened a few meters behind him. Exiting from it was Bulkhead, and Arcee in vehicle form. The two-wheeler immediately transformed into her bipedal mode. But once Knuckles, Amy, and Tails climbed out of Bulkhead, the wrecker too changed into his robot form.
Arcee, with her hands on her curvy hips, stared down at Sonic and Jack with a displeased look. "Sonic, Jack, I think the three of us need to have a little chat." She then gave a glaring look at Cliffjumper as well. "Including you, Cliff."
"I should've seen that coming." He muttered.
"Not now Arcee, Vince just got snatched by that sleek, sports-car 'Con".
"What would Knockout want with a random human?" She inquired with a raised optic brow.
"I... I don't know. He probably mistook Vince for one of Sonic's friends."
"Heck, I'm not even close as his friend!" Sonic said. "The guy doesn't even know me!"
"Look, it doesn't matter why, we need to help him" Jack replied.
"Oh well," Bulkhead shrugged, "tough break for Vince".
"Bulkhead?!" Sonic yelled; shocked at what he was hearing.
"What? I hear the guy's a jerk".
"He is, from what I heard from Raf and Miko" Knuckles added.
"N-No argument there, but Vince is also innocent and he doesn't deserve to be squashed by 'Cons" Jack countered.
Arcee thought it over for a second and agreed with Jack. She then transformed into her motorcycle form and drove up to Jack's side.
"Hope on," She instructed.
He pulled his helmet out of Arcee's subspace and strapped it on. Once secure, Arcee and the group of Autobots and mobians accelerated forward.
Autobot Base
"They should have called by now," Raf moaned worriedly, "You think Bumblebee is OK?"
"Don't worry, Raf. Bulkhead won't let anything happen to Jack, Team Sonic, and Bee" Miko reassured him.
Suddenly, they heard the sounds of footsteps. Heavy footsteps. Raf and Miko froze their actions in fear. Slowly and hesitantly, they turned around and saw Optimus Prime himself approaching them. He appeared to be looking for something...or someone...or his entire team.
"We should just tell Optimus the truth!" Raf hissed to Miko.
"Absolutely not! We made a deal! Just act completely normal!" Miko advised in a whisper.
"Raf, Miko, do either of you know where the others have gone?" Optimus asked them worriedly.
"Why no, sir. We do not know," Miko lied...unconvincingly.
"Miko is correct. We don't know," Raf laughed nervously.
"Why would we know?" Miko asked rhetorically, causing Optimus to raise an eyebrow at them.
"I know you two are lying. It would be safer for our friends – who are also considered family – if you tell me the truth," Optimus told them.
The teens looked at each other before they gave in and told Prime everything. While Optimus was a bit upset, he actually understood, considering of what the human kids told him about Vince and how the blue hedgehog would always talk about standing up for themselves.
"Raf, Miko, the two of you did the right thing by telling me. And I know that you two don't want the others to know that it was you who turned on them. So it will be just between us. But they will have some explaining to do," Optimus swore as he transformed into his vehicular mode and rolled out.
"Hope they don't kill us," Miko remarked nervously.
"That makes two of us," Raf squeaked in agreement.
The Road
Arcee, Bulkhead, Bumblebee and Cliffjumper continued driving down the road, which lead them right back into Jasper. They then came to a stop at a red light. But from a stroke of luck, Knockout came zooming across the intersection at a very fast speed. Immediately, the Autobot group, with the mobians, turned right and pursued him.
Knockout adjusted his mirror to see a yellow/black Camaro, a green SUV, a red dodge challenger, a blue motorcycle, a blue hedgehog, a yellow two-tailed fox, a red echidna, and a pink hedgehog coming straight for him. "Hmm...the blue hedgehog brought company".
The sports-car 'Con quickly turned off the road and into a warehouse district.
"On your guard boys," Arcee warned, "it could be a trap".
"Remember, no shooting," Jack said.
Bumblebee, Bulkhead and Cliffjumper drove ahead while Arcee stopped to let Jack off, "Speaking of safety, here's where you get off." He got off the blue femme.
The two-wheeler then caught up with her team. "Feeling better, Sonic?"
The blue hedgehog got out of Cliffjumper's car mode and jumped onto the roof of the car. "You bet!" Sonic then looked at his team. "You guys ready?"
Tails, Knuckles, and Amy also got out of the alternative modes and began running, or in Tails' case, flying.
"Yeah!"
"Sonic, go with Bee, Bulk, Cliff, Tails and Knuckles; Amy and I'll take the high ground" Arcee ordered.
As they drove around the place, Bumblebee, Cliffjumper, Bulkhead, Sonic and Knuckles saw a giant hole in the wire fence. Suspecting trouble, they immediately transformed into their bipedal modes and unfolded their arm cannons, Sonic and Knuckles got into their fighting positions, and Arcee and Amy were climbing up the water tower, while Tails flew into the air, ready to attack from above in case trouble came.
Suddenly, a pair of headlights came on way on the other side of the parking lot. It didn't take Tails long to recognize them for Knockout's headlights. However, before he could act, an explosion from behind took the three Autobots and three heroes by surprise. All six of them turned around to see the massive form of Breakdown, Lugnut and a squadron of five Vehicons charged out of a warehouse building.
While the Vehicons attacked Bulk and Bee and kept them busy, Breakdown and Lugnut took on Sonic, Knuckles, Tails and Cliffjumper. Both yelping in surprise, Sonic and Knuckles jumped out of the way as Breakdown punched the ground where they had been previously been standing while Lugnut launched missiles at the red-horned warrior and the two-tailed fox. Luckily, Cliffjumper moved out of the way while Tails evaded them by flying around.
Vince was still in Knock Out's passenger seat unconscious. However, Knock Out didn't care at the moment. His mind was occupied with another quest.
"Where's the two-wheeler and the pink chick?" he asked himself...before Arcee and Amy jumped onto him and began punching dents, "Hey! Watch the paint!"
The wheels squealed as Knock Out rolled out, with Arcee and Amy Rose riding along on top of him. The fight between Breakdown, Lugnut, Cliffjumper, Sonic, Tails, Knuckles Bulkhead and Bumblebee continued, unaware of the situation with Arcee, Amy, Knock Out and Vince.
Outside, Jack's attention was captured by the sound of squealing tyres. He turned and saw Knock Out attempting an escape with Arcee and Amy standing on top of him, trying to maintain balance. Basically, Arcee and Amy were the surfers and Knock Out was the surfboard. Eventually, Arcee and Talida lost their balance and fell off. But Arcee transformed into her vehicular mode and caught Amy before the two-wheeler chased Knock Out into the night while the pink hedgehog ran back to help her friends.
"That's my girl!" Jack cheered to himself quietly.
...
Now, Breakdown was going up against Sonic and Knuckles.
"Breakdown, Lugnut, in case you're wondering I decided to hit the road. One scratch is enough for today" Knockout said over his com-link.
Nevertheless, Breakdown ignored his partner and focused his attention back on Sonic and Knuckles.
"Ha! The blue hedgehog and the red echidna, I've heard so much about you two. I'm looking forward to splattering you both across the ground" Breakdown said.
"We'll see about that, Metal Head!" Knuckles retorted.
The Guardian of the Master Emerald charged forward and jumped into the air to deliver a Thunder Punch to Breakdown's chest. Knuckles landed feet first on the ground whilst the blue 'Con stumbled back a bit. The red echidna then jumped forward again to send another attack; however, Breakdown was ready as he easily swatted Knuckles away like a fly.
"Oh No!" yelled Knuckles as he went hurling straight through a wall of a warehouse.
Breakdown then turned his gaze to Sonic and sneered evilly. Shifting his right servo into a hammer, Breakdown proclaimed, "You're next, fleshy."
Sonic only smirked. "Try me."
The blue decepticon brute tried to use his hammer to crush the blue hedgehog, only for the blue hedgehog to effortlessly move out of the way.
"WH-!?" Breakdown once again tried to crush him, only for Sonic to dodge every single attack. "How fast is this hedgehog?!" After a few more misses, the blue decepticon brute couldn't find the blue hedgehog. That was when he got hit by one of Sonic's Homing Attacks! "ACK!" Grunted Breakdown as he fell into the ground.
"Catch me if you can!" Taunted Sonic, who was at the air.
The blue decepticon brute growled as he aimed at the blue hedgehog and unleashed a purple energy shot from his cannon, much to Sonic's dismay.
"AHHHH!" Sonic groaned in pain after getting hit by the energon shot once again. He tried getting up, but Breakdown caught up and kicked the blue hedgehog's body, sending him to the same building where Knuckles was.
The fazed mobians looked up as the blue decepticon walked towards them menacingly.
"Ha, Ha, Ha! Hammer Time!" Breakdown was about to deliver the final deadly blow, until something, or rather someone, hit him from the left side. The 'Con stumbled a bit before looking at the attacker, who appear to be the pink hedgehog.
"Stay away from them!" Amy ordered him.
Breakdown only laughed. "Two great heroes... Saved by a little girl... With a little hammer." He chuckled as he shifted his left hand into a hammer.
"It's not the size, it's how you swing it. Care to find out?" She asked sarcastically as she pulled out her Piko Piko Hammer.
Breakdown smirked and ran towards Amy, who also charges at him.
...
In another section, Lugnut was fighting Cliffjumper and Tails.
"Breakdown, Lugnut in case you're wondering I decided to hit the road. One scratch is enough for today" Knockout said over his com-link.
Nevertheless, Lugnut also ignored it as he was more focused on crushing the Autobot and bringing the two-tailed fox to Starscream.
"Give me the Fox-Freak, and I'll spare your spark, Cliffjumper!" Lugnut ordered.
"Not a chance, decepticreep!" Cliff said before punching the decepticon's face.
The Bot and Con continued fighting each other until the greenish-purple brute brought the red bot to the ground. Before he could finish him off, Tails launched an Thunder Stream Beam from hit Arm Cannon, blasting Lugnut.
...
Back with Amy and Breakdown clashing hammers, the blue brute turned around and saw Lugnut coming straight at him. He was about to react until Amy hit him with her hammer one last time before Lugnut crashed into Breakdown and the wall!
The Pink Hedgehog then ran towards Sonic and Knuckles. "Are you guys okay?" She concernedly asked.
The blue hedgehog and the red echidna got up off the floor.
"Y-Yeah... I was just warming up." Knuckles assured her.
"Sure, Knucklehead... Sure." Sonic sarcastically said, smiling.
The red echidna glared at the blue hedgehog. "At least, I wasn't getting electrocuted by purple electricity back there!"
Sonic only scoffed. "I'd at least put up a fight much better than you, Knux!"
Amy only sighed as Sonic and Knuckles continued to argue about the fight.
...
Meanwhile, after being rid of the blue hedgehog and the two-wheeler, Knockout picked up his speed and continued down the road.
He chuckled a bit and commented, "Eat my dust".
The red 'Con had now thought he had gotten away and was in the clear; however, that presumption was dead wrong. All of a sudden, a blaring semi-truck horn came out of nowhere as the vehicular form of Optimus Prime drove up by Knockout. The red and blue Peterbilt slammed into Knockout's side and caused him to swerve uncontrollably.
The red sports-car finally swerved off the road and went front end first into a ditch, his back wheels suspended in the air. Optimus drove up by him and transformed to his bipedal mode.
"Optimus, Knockout has a hostage" Arcee said over the com-link.
"Understood," He replied.
The massive Autobot leader picked up Knockout easily and ripped off his door and pulled out Vince's unconscious form. Optimus threw the crimson Decepticon away just as he shifted back to robot form. The narcotic 'Con examined his left forearm that was now absent of his car door.
He narrowed his optics in disdain at the red and blue 'Bot. "Do you know how hard that is to replace?!"
A second later, Bulkhead, Bumblebee, Arcee, Jack, Cliffjumper, Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Amy could be seen racing down the highway. Seeing that he was outmatched, Knockout yelped and shifted back to vehicle mode and accelerated out of sight.
Still holding the unconscious Vince, Optimus turned around to see Bee, Bulk, Cliff and Arcee shift into their robot forms with Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy and Jack in front of them. Jack, who outwardly showed his guilt, stepped forward.
"Optimus... This is all my fault." Jack said.
"Actually, you're not the only one, J." Cliffjumper admitted as he walked up in front of them and behind of Jack. "I'm mostly to blame, Prime..."
"We must get this boy to safety. Explanations can come later... from all of you" Optimus said in strict tone, especially at the latter part.
The other Autobots turned their helms away, all feeling a bit responsible of what had occurred tonight. Team Sonic did the same. However, Jack knew that it wasn't their fault; in fact, if it weren't for them, he would have probably been Knockout's latest road kill. He reminded himself later to convince Optimus that everything that transpired was entirely his fault and that the others were not aware of his actions.
...
Soon Vince woke up on the passenger seat of Bumblebee and saw Jack with confusion on his face, wondering how he got in the car, "How did... What happened?"
"Some guys jumped you under the bridge. They tossed you into their trunk it must have been some kind of initiation," Jack said covering the entire thing up as he was driving them back to where his car was.
"Really?" Vince asked.
"Yeah, I found you knocked out by the diss of the road," Jack added as they reached the bridge, Vince exited the urbana 500, "Look, I-I got to be honest. After what I saw tonight, I'm thinking racing just isn't my thing."
"I hear you, Darby," Vince said, "Hard to win a race driving a pedal car."
Suddenly, the back tires of the car screeched as Bumblebee rolled out, leaving Vince in a wake of dust and smoke.
"Hmph... You're welcome," Jack noted sardonically as he and Bumblebee were heading back into the Autobot Base.
The Nemesis
On the bridge of the Decepticon flagship, Starscream was snarling in rage at the actions of his medic, Knockout. During the exchange, Breakdown and Lugnut stood behind their partner, ash and slight gashes covering their forms. The silver seeker walked up to the red 'Con and got in his face, wrath evident on his facial plates.
"Knockout, was I not clear!? You have defied my orders yet again!" Starscream bellowed.
"My mistake, Commander Starscream, but I have learned my listen," Knockout then held up his left forearm to show his missing door, "and have paid the price."
"It. Is. Lord." Starscream growled. "And you have paid the price when I say you have paid."
The seeker held up one of his razor, sharp talon fingers and lifted it close to Knockout's frame. The medic's optics widened in fear and dread of what was going to happen.
"No," He muttered fearfully.
"Do not worry; your punishment will only be cosmetic." Starscream smirked.
Breakdown and Lugnut shut his optics and turned away as the sounds of metal-on-metal and Knockout's screech filled the entire ship.
Autobot Base
The silence was painful. Nobody bared to look at the angered commander and a very pissed off doctor before them. They all stood there, hands behind their backs, looking ashamed.
"Is anyone brave enough to tell me what happened?" Optimus asked, shattering the silence, "Are any of you brave enough to stand forward and be honest by telling me the exact events?"
Jack was the first one... He told him how Vince challenge him in a race in front of his crush, Sierra. Of course, Arcee doesn't allow it until the bully unknowingly called her ugly. They beated Vince, but the bully didn't learn from last time and challenge him to a night street race... And the rest was set.
That was when Cliffjumper walked up. "This whole thing was my fault as well." He started, "Before the Decepticons returned, I've been going and participating at the night street races. Remember how I said that I was doing one of my go-rounds? I wasn't lying... Technically, but there were a few scraps in the way. However, I didn't knew that one of the racers I was racing against was Knockout."
"That explains you being late." Ratchet commented.
"Not to mention of you bring scratches on your arms." The two-wheeler chuckled before looking down when the medic glared at her.
Sonic then walked up. "It's not their fault, Optimus... Sure, we shouldn't have done this anyway, but we were helping each other out. We should always stand up for others, even if we'd end up getting into trouble."
Optimus thought about this... He didn't like how this 'Vince' hurt his friends. However, he was very upset that his team didn't handle it maturely. But, he was impressed that Jack, Sonic, and Cliff took responsibility and told him what happen in their side of their stories. So, he made a choice.
"I am still angry with all of you. You let pride get in the way of what was truly important. Instead of talking to me as soon as all of this started, you kept this to yourselves and just hoped it would all go away quietly. However, you are all to be commended. By yourselves, you have realized the consequences of your actions and tried your best to make amends. Because of your actions, Vince didn't fall into Decepticon hands. You all shall go unpunished. However, if something like this were to happen again, I will not be so lenient. Dismissed," Optimus proclaimed, "Bulkhead, I need you to take Jack, Miko and Rafael home. I'm sure their families are worried."
"Yes, sir," Bulkhead nodded before transforming into alt mode. Jack, Miko, Raf and Bulkhead left.
The Next Day - Outside school
Jack walked out of the school building happily and strolled toward Arcee's parked form in the lot. But just when he mounted Arcee and prepared to put on his helmet, Sierra came out of nowhere and strode towards Jack.
"Uh... hey Jack," She said gleefully with her hands behind her back. "So... think you could give me a ride?" Her question was backed up with a wink.
"I'm sorry, Sierra. I can't right now," Jack apologized regretfully.
"No problem. I guess I'll just see you around," Sierra shrugged sadly before walking away.
"Hop on," Arcee invited as she pulled up next to him.
"Whoa. Really?" Jack asked.
"Just this once," Arcee emphasized.
...
Sierra had the time of her life on the bike ride with Jack. She enjoyed the feeling of the wind in her hair. She enjoyed the feeling of freedom being on a motorcycle provided her. She had never felt this way in her entire life. She had never felt this free in a long time.
Aftermath
Team Sonic was walking around a quiet park where nobody was around to see them. Right now, they were talking about recent events.
"Things are getting crazy, huh?" Knuckles asked.
"Yeah... Ever since we got here, we're now looking for the chaos emeralds, the pieces of the master emerald, and some energon." Amy stated.
"And we only got half of the master emerald and one chaos emerald." Sonic added.
That was when the two-tailed fox remembered something. "Now that I think back about it, didn't you say about Shadow already having an emerald after he was fighting you?" He asked, "Isn't he our friend?"
"Uhhh... Most of the time, yeah." Sonic said, "I'm just as confused as you are, buddy! He was giving me the cold shoulder, totally hates my guts now!"
"Hmmm... I wonder why?" Amy asked.
"It's Shadow." Knuckles stated, plain and simple.
"Knuckles' right. This is Shadow we're talking about. He's probably got his reasons." Tails said. "It's probably a good reason to give him some space for now."
"I guess you're right, buddy." Sonic said.
"For now, let's just enjoy walking." the pink hedgehog suggested.
The others agreed and continued walking.
Extra Cutscene
The wind was blowing in the air. Out of nowhere, a flying rabbit appeared out of nowhere. She was also holding a red emerald. She was flying really fast right now... Because one robot was chasing after her!
"Get away from me, Silver Sonic!"
The silver-lookalike only sneered his red eyes. "Surrender the emerald, and no harm will come to you."
To Be Continued...
And this is Chapter 12! Glad everyone liked it! It truly is an honor writing this! Sorry it took so long too. I wanted to finish sooner, but I went with my family and watched Spider-Man: No Way Home! Next, I went with my dad and watched The Matrix 4. So, to make up for it, I decided to add more action on this. This Chapter will continue next time, but with a certain rabbit fighting for her life!
Oh, so far, Team Sonic has one chaos emerald (The silver one). Shadow has the yellow emerald, and right now, the certain character has the red emerald.
Read, review, comment, and God Bless Y'all!