FRIENDS A Sonic The Hedgehog Story By butcher@iaw.on.ca (Paul Lapensee) This story is protected by copyright laws. Feel free to distribute this story, but the author does not allow any unauthorized alteration of the story or distribution for profit. All characters depicted herein are the creation and property of Service and Games (SEGA) and/or Archie Publications and/or DiC. Blood and Metal and Haunted Fantasies by David Gonterman Davey Crockett by David Gonterman Kickaha by Edward Becerra Old Man Coyote based on actual Native American legends, adapted for BAM by Edward Becerra and David Gonterman Kain "Kix" Trevor Knight by Brandon Stewart Sonia Hedgehog and Lutherain by Emily Smith Blood and Metal by David Gonterman Packbell by Brookshire Ryan Nightweaver by Ryan Huber Sasha Prower by Rottinkid MechTail by me Paul Lapensee Foxglove Wingtail by me Paul Lapensee Now that I got that out of the way. Time to start the story. Note this story takes place around the same time as BAM's Haunted Fantasies. Part 1. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Late afternoon. MechTail was walking alone in the great forest. The trees and plants called out to him as he walked. MechTail could feel it. The forest wanted him to stay. MechTail did not. He had always be able to surpress what he had called the call of the wild. But for some reason the feeling was stronger, maby it was because he was de-roboticized by a freek acident he did not know. MechTail stoped and looked around. */What a nice place this is why would any one want to distroy it?\* He leaned a on a tree. A strong breeze could be heard through the leaves. MechTail looked up at the sky it was covered in dark clouds. "Rain and by the looks of it a storm." MechTail knew he needed to find a dry place to stay the night. At Knothole in the infirmiry. Davey Crockett was hurt and lying in a bed his cut was all banaged up. Sasha Prower was busy using her healing magic on Davey. Sonia walked up to Davey and held him she looked at Sasha. "How is he? You look tired mind if I take over." Sasha let go of Davey, she looked tired. "If you want but first let's take a break." Davey smiled. "You need the break after all running around in my mind is like walking through a fun house, with out the fun." Davey licked the tears off of Sonia face. "Man Davey for a once human you can be such an animal." Davey looked at Sonia with a smile. "I try." Sally walked in. "So whats the NEWS how is he?" Sasha looked at Sally. "I think he can be moved back into his hut tomorrow." Sally had a half smile. "That's good NEWS." Sally seem to have other things on her mind. "If you don't mind can I speak to Davey alone?" Sonia gave Davey a kiss and walked out with Sasha. Davey look conserned that she might start yell at him again. "So Sal what's up?" Sally walked up to Davey. "I was think about MechTail and how you found him." Davey looked at Sally. "Yes I found him traped in a strange bunny costume. We got him out of there, and he ran into the forest." "I throught he was dead, can you show me what happend?" Sally looked a bit conserened. Davey's eyes glowed red and a hologram of the gray squirrel jumping out of the costume could be seen. . . . the squirrel flew out of the costume, which collapsed under Kickaha and Sonia. "Alright, Davey!" The squirrel laid flat on his back and gasped for air, glad to be out of that costume, his body now his again. Everybody went up to him to see if he's all right. "I-I'm fine now. Thank you, all of you. Whew. Glad *that* nightmare's over." "Just glad we could help. I'm Davey Crockett. This here's Sonia, Kickaha and Kopter. We're going to Knothole. Wanna come." The squirrel's eyes widened when he heard 'Knothole'. "er, No thanks. I've got places to go myself." Kickaha looked puzzled. "Who are you then, and what was that thing doing with you?" "T-That's not important right now. Just call me 'MechTail'. Listen, I gotta go. Thanks again." "Fine then, catch ya later, Mech. Now then, where's that costume." The hologram disapeard. Sally looked really interested. "Now the last time I saw him he was roboticized. The building went up in a blase of sparks and explosions. I don't see how he could have survided or how he got de-roboticized. Well I guess I have to find out and ask him my self." "Hey woh Sal we have a crises here." Sally turned around to see Sonic. "I know Sonic but I got to find MechTail." Sonic eyes widen. "Mech who? You meen the dead guy. Have you been sampling too much of Ant's wine, Sal?" Sally was angry. "Sonic you know me better then that I..." "Excuess me you love birds but can I get some sleep here?" Davey said looking at Sally. She grumbled a bit and walked out with Sonic. Night. 'Booooom' It was raining hard. MechTail was driping wet as he stumbed through the forest. Apairently he had no luck finding a dry spot to spend the night. 'CRACKEL.......BOOOOM' MechTail jumped as a tree feel over. He landed in a pile of mud. "AA YUK.. pato. Just what I need a mud bath." MechTail climbed out of the mud and looked around he saw s tree smoking behind him, he looked in the other direction. 'CRACKEL' MechTail could make out a cave. 'BOOOOM' The rain washed most of the mud off as he walked toward the cave, it was dark. MechTail sneezed as he felt his way into the cave. It was too dark to make out much. A voice spoke "WHO GOES THERE, WHO ARE YOU?" MechTail turned towards the voice. He tryed to see what spoke to him. "I'm sorry I didn't know anyone was here." MechTail said as he look around. The voice spoke again. "Well I live here, WHO ARE YOU?" The voice was not directly in front of him but from the top of the cave. MechTail could make out two eyes looking at him from the top of the cave. "I'm MechTail." "OK Mr. MechTail why are you here?" The voice was feminine. 'BOOM' "I was trying to get out of the rain." MechTail sneezed again. 'Flap, flap, flap, flap' The creature landed in front of MechTail. "Well then don't you have a home?" MechTail was now sure of it, she was a bat. "No not really." The bat walked up close and was now visible. "No home? How about family?" "No." MechTail looked at the bat, she was not ulgy, as he thought, through it was dark he could make out a nice looking face. She was a bit smaller then him but her long ears went up to his forhead. "Oh I'm sorry. I didn't know. Robotnik ah?" MechTail knew he could not tell her who he realy was but just noded. "Well I'm all wet if it's not any trouble could I stay here until the rain passes, then I'll go I promise." The bat smiled. "OK" And looked at the wet squirrel in a pickular way. It made MechTail feel uncomfortable. Then she said. "By the way my name is Foxglove Wingtail." Morring. Mechtail was dreaming. He saw his home and his family calling to him, he ran up to hug his mother. Her face changed. "Keep away your not my son your a freak, you hear me a freak." The seen changed, his home and family disapeard and in its place a group of furrys looking to him for help. Packbell smiled as he killed them one at a time. "Some leader you turned out to be, MechTail or should I say Paul, yes I know who you are. You'll never go home you'll only live to serve me, FOREVER!" "AAAAh.." MechTail woke up in a sweat. Foxglove was next to him holding his arm. "Are you ok?" MechTail shoke the fear from his face and mind. He look at the worred bat. "I'm ok just a bad dream." Foxglove helped him up. "I was out colecting some wood when I heard you yelling." MechTail tapped on the bat folded wing like paw. "I be fine. Thanks." The bat walked up to the pile of wood near the opening of the cave. She grabed a device that looked like an over grown lighter and tryed to light the wood. "Oh darn it's empty." MechTail walked up to her. "Here let me try." Foxglove handed the device to MechTail. "OK, but I'll see if I have anything food that tastes good cold." The bat walked into the cave. "Ah don't go to any trouble." Mechtail said as he played with the device. "Oh no trouble at all. It's been a long time since I had any visitors." Foxglove fumbled through some things. MechTail gave up on the device and looked at the wood. His eyes glowed as he pointed a finger at it. A flame started. Foxglove turned around. "I see that you got the lighter to work. Thats good now you can warm up while I get breakfast ready." MechTail smiled as he turned to face the bat. "I still think you need a new lighter." MechTail now could see alot better with a fire going and found a seat to sit in. MechTail checked his fur out and picked bits of dry mud out of it. Foxglove walked up to the fire and put a pot on it, she then sat down besides MechTail. "You know thats a funny name you have." MechTail look at the bat. "Well it's not my real name. Its a code name I picked up when I was a freedom fighter." "Was a freedom fighter?" The bat looked at MechTail. MechTail face changed as a wave of sadness came over it. "Yes all my team is either dead or roboticized." Foxglove face also shared the sadness. "I'm sorry to hear that, so you the only one left?" "I think so, but some might still be alive. Thats why I'm here I was looking for the secondary base." Foxglove stood up and attended the boiling pot. MechTail looked at the bat, her feminine features definitely showed. She glanced back at his eyes. MechTail turned them as if he was looking at soming else. "So whats cooking?" Foxglove smiled. "Porage with bears." MechTail was not crazy about that but since he had nothing to eat for almost a day he didn't care. MechTail stood up and helped her carry the pot to a table in the cave. Foxglove looked at the squirrel as he set the pot down. "Sal" Sonic said as Sally climbed up on Dulcy. "Not another word Sonic, I'm going." Tails flew up to Sally. "Aunt Sally, can I go with you?" Sally looked at Tails. "I'm not sure?" Tails pleaded. "Oh please Sally I be good. I have been pratising tracking I sure I can help you find that guy." Sally throught for a moment. "Well I sure you have.... OK Tails you can come. I'm sure it will safer then taging along with Sonic right now." "Hey." Sonic said as he tapping his foot on the ground. Tails landed behind Sally. Sally looked at Sonic. "I'll be fine Sonic, if I run into any trouble I will call you with Nicole." Sonic sighed. "OK I guess. But I still don't like it." "Good bye Sonic. OK Dulcy lets go." The dragon ran to get air speed and took off with Tails and Sally. The bat and the squirrel sat and ate. MechTail enjoyed the meal and was drinking a glass of water. "You know your the first guy I have ever met in a long time." MechTail choked on his drink. "EHHe hum ha hum... You don't say." She smiled as she looked him over. MechTail again felt his tempture rise. He quickly changed the subject. "So do you have a family?" She shoke her head. "No not anymore, I am the only one left. They got cault by Swatbots when I was 10." She siged then looked around. "I found this cave and made a home out of it when I was 15, I have been here since. I only go out at night to get food and other things." MechTail in away could relate to her, through his situation was different he could understand how she felt. "Not a bad place you have here. I'm impressed." MechTail said as he looked around. "Ah you just saying that to be nice. Foxglove blushed, her ears turned a lite red. "No I meen it." "You really think so?" MechTail looked at her. "Yep." She was really happy and then she looked at the squirrel. "So do you have any ahmm.. gir... girl friends?" MechTail swolled hard. */Oh man what have I gotin my self into.\* "Ahh no not at this time. Why?" Foxglove was not sure what to say next, she realy liked the guy but she was not sure if it was just her hormons speaking. "Well I just wanted to know." The bat stood up and started to clean up the table. MechTail was now in deep thought. He look at the bat and a wave of feelings kicked in. He was actualy attracted to her as much as he wanted to ignore it. */What am I thinking. I'm Human not a Mobian. I like her and all but I don't want to hurt her. Forget it MechTail the last thing I need is to get stuck here just because you like this girl, remember who is in control.\* MechTail was abile to suppress his feelings again and he stood up. "Thank you for letting me spend the night here, I really appreciate it." He walked up to the exit. Foxglove droped what she was doing and ran up to him. "You have to go so soon?" MechTail looked at the sad bat. "Yep I must find out if any of my group is still around. Then I can find a home." Foxglove wanted to say something to make him stay but she knew he had to go. "Oh... OK. Will you stop by again when you get stuck in the ran?" MechTail smiled. "Well if it rains as hard as it did last night you can bet I'll be back." She look at him and then gave him a kiss on the cheek. "Bye MechTail good luck." MechTail turned away and walked into the forest he stoped for a moment and turned around to see the bat looking at him. "My name is Paul." He said and walked away into the bush. Tails and Sally where flying on top of Dulcy headed deeper into the great forest. Sally pulled out Nicole. "Nicole bring up any information on MechTail." Nicole beeped a bit as it access data. "I have only one file on it, but it has no direct relation with MechTail." Sally looked at Nicole. "Show me anyways." A hologram of a lady fox apeard. Nicole spoke. "This is a picture of the late leader of the E.F.F. her name is Alice Ringwill." "I remember her she died over a month ago, continue." "This is her last tranmision that was recorded." The hologram spoke. "This is Alice. I don't know if anyone can hear me, I hope you can hear me E.F.F. IT'S A TRAP DON'T GO TO THE SECOND ABJECTIVE, PLEASE MECHTAIL IF YOU CAN HERE ME STOP THEM. PACKBELL HAS SET A TRAP THERE HE KNOWS ABOUT THE RAD, HE'S...." The voice changed. "He's right behind you. 'ZAP, ZAP, ZAP' The hologram splaterd with blood and scrambled. Sally looked white, Tails covered his eyes. "Oh my I never knew.... MechTail must feel responesable, no wonder he's hiding." To be continued. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yes I'm really getting better at story telling.