Post by Norris on Apr 2, 2009 0:25:47 GMT -5
Sonic X: Rifts - Part 2
Chapter One
"Eh, who's that little dwarf thing there?" Slappy Squirrel pointed the tip of her green umbrella in Mac's direction as Cream, Cheese and Tails invited him into the house. Vanilla was pleased to see her daughter safe and sound, but hadn't been able to finish the carrot stew, owing to the arrival of a crochety grey squirrel from out of nowhere.
"Another one!" Tails gasped at the sight of Slappy on the couch.
"Cream, where did you find this friend of yours?" Vanilla asked before Slappy could make another snide remark.
"We found him in the road, Mom," Cream explained in her falsetto voice. "He says he's from somewhere called Furryville," Cheese responded with another unintelligible squeak.
"Never heard of it," Slappy crossed her arms. "Just why is it that old Lola Bunny here ain't never heard of Pasadena?"
"Passa-whatta?" Tails cocked his head, confused. He, Cream and Vanilla exchanged glances in confusion, wondering what was going on around Mobius. Mac O'Damia, who'd been quiet this whole time, saw his chance to speak up.
"Is there any chance of directions?" he asked. "Maybe we could get on the right track then,"
"No good, kid," Slappy answered. "Seems nobody around here's ever heard of Route 66 or California. If they ain't heard of them, then you've got no chance of getting back to your little Furryville,"
The sound of unintelligible argument rose from outside, as Tails, Cheese and Cream looked outside to have a look, pushing Mac out of the way. Outside, Knuckles was being shadowed by the echidna calling herself Julie-Su, and Knuckles seemed to be at his breaking point.
"Another one," Tails told Cream curiously. "What do you think's causing it, though?"
Chapter Two
"Cosmic disturbance," Chris Thorndyke replied simply. Shadow and the green rabbit calling himself Bucky O'Hare were hanging on every word, but Rouge only took a slight interest in the subject. "Somebody has found a massive power-source for a device capable of breaking the infinite amount of barriers between universes,"
"And the inhabitants of each universe are falling onto the very spot where the power-source lies," Shadow finished the sentence, to which Chris gave a gentle nod. Shadow scratched his chin thoughtfully. "That would explain all of these new faces, but who would want to open up portals to countless other universes?"
"Somebody or something who wants infinite power," Bucky frowned, crossing his gloved hands as he mulled things over in his mind. "Whoever or whatever we're dealing with isn't satisfied with controlling a single universe; they want the power of a god,"
"So how do we find them?" Rouge asked skeptically. "Just get everyone together and see which one is the maddest?" Shadow gave her an icy look, which kept the big-breasted fruitbat quiet for now.
"I have a plan about this," Chris continued. "But you guys'll have to trust me on it..."
Chapter Three
Sonia and Amy were both worn out from the fight, and both of them were covered in more cuts and bruises than could be counted. Despite taking some blows from the Pika-Pika Hammer, Sonia had stood fast, and both girls had fought like crazy until both were worn out. And now, poor Sonic was left tending to the two girls and rushing back and forth like there was no tomorrow. So concerned was he for Amy's welfare that he didn't see two figures approach.
"Hello, Sonic," Blaze called tersely, keeping her eyes on the blue hedgehog as he raced about like a blue blur around the square. Silver said nothing, but stood by Blaze's side watching all but keeping mum.
"Blaze? Silver?" Sonic stopped abruptly, shocked to see the two again so soon. "What are you doing here?"
"We don't know," replied Silver frostily. "And that's what we need to find out," he looked down at the unconcious Sonia on the ground. "Who's this?"
"Dunno," shrugged Sonic. "She turned up out of nowhere claiming that I was her brother. Amy got a little too defensive after that,"
"Sonic," Blaze cut in. "There is something going on around Mobius. It's not just you who's had strangers appearing out of nowhere. Your friend, the echidna, has had somebody appear claiming to be his lover,"
"Knuckles has a girlfriend?" Sonic raised an eyebrow, a little surprised at the revelation. Silver didn't seem to appreciate the levity.
"Focus!" he growled impatiently. "Something is happening to Mobius, and if it isn't mass-hypnosis, then we need to find out what it is!"
Chapter Four
"A soldier, huh?" Knuckles grunted in Mac's direction, watching the timid little squirrel shaking like a leaf.
"Y-Yes...well, on a good day, anyway..." Mac shivered. After seeing how fierce Knuckles had been to Julie-Su upon losing his patience, Mac's nerves were shot. Like Cream, he scared very easily, and this didn't seem to impress either Knuckles or Slappy very much.
"Eh, an' I'm really Allen Funt," she groaned, turning to Knuckles. "Listen, pal, you know what in the name o' Lionel Hampton's goin' on around here?"
"No more than you," Knuckles grunted tersely. "That several weirdos have been turning up out of nowhere and making things difficult!" He glared icily at Mac again, who shrank back into his uniform like turtle. Cream, Cheese and Vanilla kept their distance behind Tails, leaving Julie-Su to go to the squirrel's rescue.
"Stop it, Knuckles!" she hissed. "You're scaring the poor guy!"
"Then what's he doing in the army if he scares so easily?" Knuckles snapped sharply at Julie-Su. "Is he the mascot or what?"
"Just because you like a good fight doesn't mean everyone else does! My Knuckles appreciates that!"
"Yeah, but I'm not your Knuckles, am I?" The tension began to rise between the two echidnas, and had Slappy not banged their heads together, then matters could have spiralled out of hand.
"Knock it off with the Mike Tyson thing, there!" she snapped. "We ain't gonna get ourselves sorted unless we work together, OK? Yeesh!"
"Unfortunately," a voice boomed from seemingly nowhere. "You won't live long enough to do even that," The next moment, a dark shroud enveloped the group, and everything turned black.
TO BE CONTINUED
Chapter One
"Eh, who's that little dwarf thing there?" Slappy Squirrel pointed the tip of her green umbrella in Mac's direction as Cream, Cheese and Tails invited him into the house. Vanilla was pleased to see her daughter safe and sound, but hadn't been able to finish the carrot stew, owing to the arrival of a crochety grey squirrel from out of nowhere.
"Another one!" Tails gasped at the sight of Slappy on the couch.
"Cream, where did you find this friend of yours?" Vanilla asked before Slappy could make another snide remark.
"We found him in the road, Mom," Cream explained in her falsetto voice. "He says he's from somewhere called Furryville," Cheese responded with another unintelligible squeak.
"Never heard of it," Slappy crossed her arms. "Just why is it that old Lola Bunny here ain't never heard of Pasadena?"
"Passa-whatta?" Tails cocked his head, confused. He, Cream and Vanilla exchanged glances in confusion, wondering what was going on around Mobius. Mac O'Damia, who'd been quiet this whole time, saw his chance to speak up.
"Is there any chance of directions?" he asked. "Maybe we could get on the right track then,"
"No good, kid," Slappy answered. "Seems nobody around here's ever heard of Route 66 or California. If they ain't heard of them, then you've got no chance of getting back to your little Furryville,"
The sound of unintelligible argument rose from outside, as Tails, Cheese and Cream looked outside to have a look, pushing Mac out of the way. Outside, Knuckles was being shadowed by the echidna calling herself Julie-Su, and Knuckles seemed to be at his breaking point.
"Another one," Tails told Cream curiously. "What do you think's causing it, though?"
Chapter Two
"Cosmic disturbance," Chris Thorndyke replied simply. Shadow and the green rabbit calling himself Bucky O'Hare were hanging on every word, but Rouge only took a slight interest in the subject. "Somebody has found a massive power-source for a device capable of breaking the infinite amount of barriers between universes,"
"And the inhabitants of each universe are falling onto the very spot where the power-source lies," Shadow finished the sentence, to which Chris gave a gentle nod. Shadow scratched his chin thoughtfully. "That would explain all of these new faces, but who would want to open up portals to countless other universes?"
"Somebody or something who wants infinite power," Bucky frowned, crossing his gloved hands as he mulled things over in his mind. "Whoever or whatever we're dealing with isn't satisfied with controlling a single universe; they want the power of a god,"
"So how do we find them?" Rouge asked skeptically. "Just get everyone together and see which one is the maddest?" Shadow gave her an icy look, which kept the big-breasted fruitbat quiet for now.
"I have a plan about this," Chris continued. "But you guys'll have to trust me on it..."
Chapter Three
Sonia and Amy were both worn out from the fight, and both of them were covered in more cuts and bruises than could be counted. Despite taking some blows from the Pika-Pika Hammer, Sonia had stood fast, and both girls had fought like crazy until both were worn out. And now, poor Sonic was left tending to the two girls and rushing back and forth like there was no tomorrow. So concerned was he for Amy's welfare that he didn't see two figures approach.
"Hello, Sonic," Blaze called tersely, keeping her eyes on the blue hedgehog as he raced about like a blue blur around the square. Silver said nothing, but stood by Blaze's side watching all but keeping mum.
"Blaze? Silver?" Sonic stopped abruptly, shocked to see the two again so soon. "What are you doing here?"
"We don't know," replied Silver frostily. "And that's what we need to find out," he looked down at the unconcious Sonia on the ground. "Who's this?"
"Dunno," shrugged Sonic. "She turned up out of nowhere claiming that I was her brother. Amy got a little too defensive after that,"
"Sonic," Blaze cut in. "There is something going on around Mobius. It's not just you who's had strangers appearing out of nowhere. Your friend, the echidna, has had somebody appear claiming to be his lover,"
"Knuckles has a girlfriend?" Sonic raised an eyebrow, a little surprised at the revelation. Silver didn't seem to appreciate the levity.
"Focus!" he growled impatiently. "Something is happening to Mobius, and if it isn't mass-hypnosis, then we need to find out what it is!"
Chapter Four
"A soldier, huh?" Knuckles grunted in Mac's direction, watching the timid little squirrel shaking like a leaf.
"Y-Yes...well, on a good day, anyway..." Mac shivered. After seeing how fierce Knuckles had been to Julie-Su upon losing his patience, Mac's nerves were shot. Like Cream, he scared very easily, and this didn't seem to impress either Knuckles or Slappy very much.
"Eh, an' I'm really Allen Funt," she groaned, turning to Knuckles. "Listen, pal, you know what in the name o' Lionel Hampton's goin' on around here?"
"No more than you," Knuckles grunted tersely. "That several weirdos have been turning up out of nowhere and making things difficult!" He glared icily at Mac again, who shrank back into his uniform like turtle. Cream, Cheese and Vanilla kept their distance behind Tails, leaving Julie-Su to go to the squirrel's rescue.
"Stop it, Knuckles!" she hissed. "You're scaring the poor guy!"
"Then what's he doing in the army if he scares so easily?" Knuckles snapped sharply at Julie-Su. "Is he the mascot or what?"
"Just because you like a good fight doesn't mean everyone else does! My Knuckles appreciates that!"
"Yeah, but I'm not your Knuckles, am I?" The tension began to rise between the two echidnas, and had Slappy not banged their heads together, then matters could have spiralled out of hand.
"Knock it off with the Mike Tyson thing, there!" she snapped. "We ain't gonna get ourselves sorted unless we work together, OK? Yeesh!"
"Unfortunately," a voice boomed from seemingly nowhere. "You won't live long enough to do even that," The next moment, a dark shroud enveloped the group, and everything turned black.
TO BE CONTINUED