Pain and Longing: Part Two. You should know that if you don't read part one this won't make sense. I'm serious, go read it! Don't make me come over there!

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[SOM]

[PSYCHO ORANGE can be found crouching in front of the fridge, pretty much shoving everything that isn't moving into his mouth. Empty bottles, plastic wrap, freezer bags, and some stripped bones are lying around him, obviously victims of his attack. Isn't he scary, children?!]

NEGATIVE ANGEL: You better have left something for us besides vegetables.
BLAZE: Hey, do you think I can trick him into eating the Brussels sprouts? I hate those things.
NEGATIVE ANGEL: (considering) Ten dollars says you can't make him eat the whole bag.
BLAZE: DEAL! (she jumps of the counter and reaches into the fridge, only to be snarled at by PSYCHO ORANGE. She backs away slowly) Um... I'll try later.
NEGATIVE ANGEL: Think he'd eat Snowflake?
BLAZE: Nah, he wouldn't be that hungry.

[Eventually PSYCHO ORANGE stops eating and is now leaning against the fridge, looking content]

NEGATIVE ANGEL: Sure you don't want to eat the fridge too, Psy? He practically cleaned out the whole thing!
BLAZE: Must have skipped breakfast again. That'll explain why he passed out.
NEGATIVE ANGEL: Just remember our deal. If he does it again I get to kick him.
BLAZE: I know, I know. (she walks over to PSYCHO ORANGE and pets his head) Good hedgehog, all better now? Good hedgehog. (PSYCHO ORANGE snuggles up to BLAZE, purring)
NEGATIVE ANGEL: (peering into the fridge) Looks like we'll have to buy more food. Ah well, at least the Brussels sprouts are gone.
PSYCHO ORANGE: I didn't eat those did I?
NEGATIVE ANGEL: (checking one of the freezer bags) Yes.
PSYCHO ORANGE: Ewww... actually they taste better raw.
BLAZE: You disgust me, Psy... Lets bring in some snacks; we should have some candy left.
PSYCHO ORANGE: I call Gummi Worms! Need some sugar now... (starts picking at his teeth with his claws)
NEGATIVE ANGEL: Where the bloody Hell do you put it all?!

[ALL return to the theatre]

[5, 4, 3, 2, 1]

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BLAZE: A! A!
NEGATIVE ANGEL: It's not a game of Hang-man, Blaze.
BLAZE: Aww...

Once again he dreamt, this time, he was in a place he knew so well, a figure came out of the darkness and towards him, it opened it's arms and Sonic

PSYCHO ORANGE: screamed a girly scream and passed out. (*gnaws on a Gummi Worm*) Man these things are great!

ran towards them, but never got close. A huge chasm opened up in the ground and Sonic

BLAZE: stared at it for a full hour.

fell into it, the figure at the top screamed his name as he fell and Sonic screamed

NEGATIVE ANGEL: STELLLLLAAAAA!!!!!

..................

ALL: Dun, dun, dun, dun, dun...

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BLAZE: Oh dear this is a tough one...
NEGATIVE ANGEL: Blaze, it isn't... oh forget it.

He instantly awoke, screaming as loud as he could, the others were looking at him and Johnny ran over,

PSYCHO ORANGE: went for Sonic's neck and cracked it like a dry brittle twig.

Sonic stopped screaming and was silent

BLAZE: (as Johnny) NOW he's dead!
PSYCHO ORANGE: Just like the monkeys that cried out at once, then was suddenly silenced. Ooooo...

"Sonic, are you okay bud?" Johnny asked him, concerned, Sonic nodded but Johnny and the others weren't convinced

NEGATIVE ANGEL: (as Amy) You didn't kill him, Johnny!

"Sonic, are you sure?"

BLAZE: Is that your FINAL answer?

"Yeah, I'm fine, Okay!"

PSYCHO ORANGE: Good, great, grand, terrific! NO YELLING ON THE BUS!

Sonic said irritated, he felt exhausted and wasn't in the mood

NEGATIVE ANGEL: For Scrabble.
PSYCHO ORANGE: Hey, that's just like Neggy, only every day even after she's been sleeping all night.
NEGATIVE ANGEL: I'm going to smack you so damn hard...
PSYCHO ORANGE: See?

"sorry guys" he apologised "it's just a nightmare, nothin' more"

BLAZE: (as Amy) But it's twelve in the afternoon...

Johnny and the others decided not to push it any further and

PSYCHO ORANGE: thought it'll be best if they just tossed Sonic over the bridge.

watched as Sonic stood up, he clutched the table

NEGATIVE ANGEL: No, Psy.
PSYCHO ORANGE: But how'd you know?
NEGATIVE ANGEL: I saw that perverted spark in your eye.

for support as his legs nearly flailed, his head was dizzy and his

NEGATIVE ANGEL: face was a mess.

muscles were weak, he would have fallen completely if Johnny hadn't

BLAZE: Shot him right there and then.

been right by him. Johnny picked Sonic up again, and for a brief moment, Sonic let his mind wander and imagined he was somewhere else.

PSYCHO ORANGE: Think unsexy thoughts, think unsexy thoughts...

Sonic was almost asleep when Johnny got to Sonic's room, Sonic could hardly keep his eyes open and couldn't move, he felt so tired, just wanted to crawl under the covers on his bed and sleep forever.

NEGATIVE ANGEL: Oh that would be so nice. Save me the trouble of dreading the morning...

Johnny laid him down and by the time Sonic's head was on the pillow, he fell instantly asleep.

BLAZE: How many times can a guy fall asleep?
PSYCHO ORANGE: Four times.
BLAZE: Really?
PSYCHO ORANGE: Done it plenty of times.

Johnny watched as Sonic's breathing was peaceful and exited

NEGATIVE ANGEL: his lungs.

the room, bumping into Amy.

PSYCHO ORANGE: (as Johnny) AH! ANGEL OF DEA-- oh hi Amy.

They thought the noise would wake Sonic, but

BLAZE: there was no noise. They were hearing things again.

they heard nothing. It was late so they decided to go to sleep as well. It was still raining hard, but Sonic slept on.

NEGATIVE ANGEL: Rain? Since when?
BLAZE: Since the shower-- [NEGATIVE ANGEL covers her eyes]
NEGATIVE ANGEL: Not falling for it!

It was towards the early morning when Sonic experienced the worst nightmare.............

ALL: Dun, dun, dun, dun, dun...

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BLAZE: I give up. 42!
PSYCHO ORANGE: That is correct!
BLAZE: What do I win?
PSYCHO ORANGE Diddy-squat.
BLAZE: WOW!

He was running, running as fast as he could again towards the figure,

NEGATIVE ANGEL: Instantly ploughing it over with his breakneck speed.

it seemed so familiar, but whenever he seemed to get close, it got further away again.

PSYCHO ORANGE: It never occurred to Sonic that the guy was running away from him.

When he finally caught up to it he hugged it tight.

BLAZE: (as figure) AH! GET HIM OFF! COOTIES!

Light dawned on the 2 and the person Sonic was hugging was an older hedgehog,

NEGATIVE ANGEL: EW! Old man germs.

who looked a bit like Sonic, he wore a moustache

PSYCHO ORANGE: which was fake.

and brown sneakers/shoes

BLAZE: Well which is it? Sneakers or shoes?!

and hugged Sonic back with all his might.

NEGATIVE ANGEL: (as Figure) Time to die, rodent.

"I knew I'd find you Sonic" the elder hedgehog said, Sonic just hugged back, then stopped cold when the voice changed and he stepped back,

PSYCHO ORANGE: (as Sonic) The voices in my head sound different!

standing there now was Doctor Robotnik, he flipped out a laser and shot it at Sonic, he fell to the ground in extreme pain and felt the burn go straight through him.

BLAZE: Don't blink! You might miss the good stuff!

When he opened his eyes again, his entire arm was burnt and the bone could be seen

NEGATIVE ANGEL: (*eyes widening*) Now that is entertainment! I love this author!

.........

ALL: Dun, dun, dun, dun, dun...

Sonic passed

BLAZE: WIND! (*starts laughing again*)
PSYCHO ORANGE: I am so glad we're not watching Thunderpants. She'd die laughing in that movie.

out.

ALL: DUN-NAH!

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BLAZE: I don't want to play Hang-man any more!
NEGATIVE ANGEL: It's not--
PSYCHO ORANGE: You said you give up remember?

He instantly snapped awake, jumping out of the bed and to

PSYCHO ORANGE: the Bat-mobile! The Joker was at it again in downtown Gotham.

a small bathroom, he threw

NEGATIVE ANGEL: a punch to the mirror. There was an ugly hedgehog staring at Sonic, and he got fed up and decided to teach him a lesson.

up all over the floor,

BLAZE: Oh yuck! I hate when that happens.

gagging and choking even after it had stopped, he poured a glass of water, downed it but

PSYCHO ORANGE: then realised he had just downed a glass of toilet cleanser.

was instantly sick again.

PSYCHO ORANGE: Yep. Toilet cleanser will do that to ya.

He crawled back weakly into his room, searched

BLAZE: for water, and settled for an abandoned Snickers Bar under his bed.

under the bed for the book and turned to the newest page and began to write..............

ALL: Dun, dun, dun, dun...

Tails woke up, disturbed by Sonic's

PSYCHO ORANGE: Late night shenanigans involving a jar of mustard, gloves, and a-- [gets beaten over the head with NEGATIVE ANGEL's sword]
NEGATIVE ANGEL: I warned you!
PSYCHO ORANGE: The... pain...

gagging noises as he threw up, he heard Sonic being sick again and then go back into the room,

BLAZE: In other words, Sonic was doing stuff that woke Tails up.

the wall wasn't thick so Tails could hear Sonic.

NEGATIVE ANGEL: (as Tails) There is just no escaping the guy!

He could hear Sonic writing in a book, then sliding it under something.

PSYCHO ORANGE: Hey that kid's got a good set of ears there.
BLAZE: (*snorts*) Dang peeping Tom...

Then he heard Sonic sobbing and then walk over to a window, he heard it slide open and Sonic jump out and run away.........................

ALL: Dun, dun, dun, dun...
BLAZE: (as Tails) YES! HE'S GONE! Excitement overload. (*breathes heavily*) Must... resist urge to... scream with glee! **GLEE!**

Tails jumped out of his bed

NEGATIVE ANGEL: and boogied down until the crack of dawn.

and went to Sonic's room, he looked around, seeing the puddle of

PSYCHO ORANGE: Mustard. (*ducks away from NEGATIVE ANGEL's shaking sword*)

sick on the bathroom floor, he quickly shut the door, trying not to gag at the sight,

BLAZE: (as Tails) MAJOR clean up in aisle two. Bring a lot of paper towels...

'something must have really spooked Sonic to do that' he thought. Tails then

NEGATIVE ANGEL: tried to figure out what could have spooked Sonic, coming to the conclusion that he saw his own reflection again.

got down

PSYCHO ORANGE: with his bad self.

on his hands and knees and

BLAZE: Begged for mercy to not be in the next fic.

looked underneath things, he finally found the book under the bed, for a moment he thought

NEGATIVE ANGEL: (as Tails) What's a book?

'this is something private'

PSYCHO ORANGE: Saving Ryan's Pri-- [gets smacked by NEGATIVE ANGEL's sword again]
NEGATIVE ANGEL: Next time I get to slice your fingers off.

but dismissed the thought,

BLAZE: Respect Sonic's privacy? Pfft, as if.

knowing that whatever Sonic was going through, was to do with this.............

ALL: Dun, dun, dun, dun...
NEGATIVE ANGEL: (as Tails) It was you, wasn't it? CONFESS YOU... you... BOOK!

He opened the book and flipped a few pages, he got

PSYCHO ORANGE: an eye-full of Son-- (*he jumps out of his chair and sits opposite of BLAZE, away from NEGATIVE ANGEL's reach*) Nyah, nyah, you can't reach me.
NEGATIVE ANGEL: Blaze, smack him one for me. [BLAZE does so]
PSYCHO ORANGE: Owww... traitor...

to the last entry Sonic had written and realised it was his journal, he

NEGATIVE ANGEL: dropped it instantly, not wanting to read Sonic's inner thoughts. That's the last thing Tails wanted.

read it thoroughly.

BLAZE: (as Tails pretending to turn a page) BORING! Where does Sonic keep his comics?

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PSYCHO ORANGE: That's a crappy bar graph...

I don't want to tell the others about the nightmares, they're awful,

NEGATIVE ANGEL: (as Sonic) and the nightmares are pretty bad too.

I can't go through this again, it's like being 5 again, I don't want to

BLAZE: grow up. I'm a Toys R Us kid!

remember the pain. I already lost him once, I don't want to go through my memories, it's like being in an everlasting loop, he's gone now, I can't experience this again, not again.......................

ALL: Dun, dun, dun, dun...
PSYCHO ORANGE: (as Tails) So many dots...
NEGATIVE ANGEL: Want some cheese with that whine, Sonic?

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BLAZE: This bar graph shows the levels of crappy and good fics in fanfiction.net's Sonic section. As you can see, the longer bar is the number of crappy fics.

Tails wondered who this other person was, then flipped

PSYCHO ORANGE: Sonic off, who was leering over his shoulder.

back and gasped,

NEGATIVE ANGEL: (as Tails) AH! SONIC NAKED! ... Hey wait a sec...

the first entry in it, was over 10 years ago, when Sonic had only been 5, he read this first entry with concern,

BLAZE: for he didn't know Sonic was allowed to have pens when he was five.

hoping he would find the answers, it was hard, the writing seemed illegible,

NEGATIVE ANGEL: a bit like this fic.
BLAZE: Be nice, at least this isn't a Dr. Thinker fic.
PSYCHO ORANGE: Never read one.
BLAZE: Be glad you haven't.

but normal for

PSYCHO ORANGE: Sonic.

a 5 year old

BLAZE: Sure it was!

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NEGATIVE ANGEL: This graph shows the levels of our attention span during the fic. As you may notice, it's slowly lowering.

I got This taday, Uncal Chuck sad I shold writ in it, coz

PSYCHO ORANGE: (as Sonic) If I don't he'll beat the crap out of me and not feed me for another three weeks.

its my lif and its cool,

BLAZE: HA! Pretty much the same attitude all celebrities have. Oh how wrong they are...

Uncal chuck iz the best uncel ever, he sad

NEGATIVE ANGEL: Aww, poor Uncal, I mean Uncle Chuck. Let's go end his misery!

were gonna hav chilly dogs taday and then gonna zee a movie. I love uncal ChUCk.

PSYCHO ORANGE: I wish I had an uncle like that. I wish we had movies. Do we have any hot dog wieners?
NEGATIVE ANGEL: You ate the last ones during your little binge before.
PSYCHO ORANGE: Did I?
BLAZE: You ate them raw.
PSYCHO ORANGE: ... OH YEAH! They were good. Mmmm...

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PSYCHO ORANGE: My turn? Okay, this bar graph shows the goodness between raw meat and cooked. The larger graph measures the popularity of raw meat amongst carnivores.

Tails read this and the next few entries, they were all about Sonic and Uncle Chuck,

NEGATIVE ANGEL: Awww, Sonic became a self insert. What crap!

they filled in about Sonic's childhood and had innocence that Tails could not imagine from Sonic.

BLAZE: Sonic? Innocent? Heh, now that's a new one...

He couldn't believe it, Sonic had a Uncle. He

PSYCHO ORANGE: stopped and realised he had just used bad grammar and jumped off a cliff.

never knew Sonic had any family, he

NEGATIVE ANGEL: wasn't a very good best friend.

put the book under his arm and

BLAZE: got confused. He couldn't remember where he had put it!

ran to the command part and pressed a small button which rang an alarm in the other's rooms.

PSYCHO ORANGE: (as Tails) Heh, why didn't I just go to their rooms and wake them all one at a time? Because I'm a brat!

A few minutes later the others entered the room, ruffled and tired, angry at being woken up

NEGATIVE ANGEL: (as random character) Someone better be dying!
PSYCHO ORANGE: That's you, Neggy! Only usually you're the one killing someone and we're the ones waking up.

"Tails, what's the matter?" Amy asked, Tails sat down at one of the seats and the others did also, "Sonic just ran off out the window Amy"

BLAZE: (as Amy) Oh good. I was hoping that if I left the window open Sonic would eventually jump out.

"Why'd he do that?" Johnny asked

NEGATIVE ANGEL: (as Johnny) Not that I'm complaining or anything...

"I woke up hearin Sonic being sick, oh yeah,

PSYCHO ORANGE: (as Tails) Forgot the g at the end of hearing. My bad.

DON'T go in the bathroom" he said quickly

BLAZE: (as Tails) I haven't left my surprise yet!

"then I heard him writing in something, then run out the window" Amy went to another window and opened it,

NEGATIVE ANGEL: (as Amy) Maybe if I leave this one open Tails will run away next...

you could hear the rain lashing down and thunder in the distance "he's gonna get soaked, we've gotta find him"
"first off, we don't

PSYCHO ORANGE: care. Shh, listen. Hear that? That's the sound of no one caring!

know where he's gone" Tails pointed out "I think Sonic will be okay though, but I do know what's wrong with him"

BLAZE: (as Tails) He skipped his medication this morning.

They were all immediately interested and Tails

PSYCHO ORANGE: Flashed them.
BLAZE: (as Tails) FOOLED YOU! PSYCH!

showed them the journal and the entries he had read, when they read them, they were all shocked and amazed

NEGATIVE ANGEL: Sonic can write?!

"man, I never imagined Sonic having a family" Tekno said "where'd he come from anyway"

PSYCHO ORANGE: Okay, looks like I'll have to give them the 'Talk'.
BLAZE: NO! The last time you gave someone the 'Talk' they became so overly perverted they got attacked by a group of rabid girls.
PSYCHO ORANGE: Oh man that was funny!

"I dunno" Johnny spoke up, "I remember when Sonic first came here, right after Robotnik took over, I was only 7 then, but I never knew where he came from, he never told us about it, I didn't ever think he had a family"

NEGATIVE ANGEL: So... did they know Sonic had a family?

Tails flipped a few more pages until he found a longer one, he saw it was dated a few days after Robotnik's takeover and read it out to the others..............

ALL: Dun, dun, dun, dun...

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BLAZE: This bar graph shows the... um... the amount of fun you can have when setting things on fire!
NEGATIVE ANGEL: That's not right.
BLAZE: Numbers do not lie, N.A.

Its horribl, Uncle Chuck's gon. all thes Robots cam outta nowher and started firin at us, I ran way but didn;t find uncla Chuck, I dont stay, just ran for ags, now Im in this plac called Grenn hill. I mis Ucle Chuck, I don wanna go back ta Mobotrpolis thoug, the robots migh stll be ther.

PSYCHO ORANGE: AH! It hurts to read! (*covers his eyes*)
NEGATIVE ANGEL: Uncle Chuck probably ran off because he had a stupid nephew.

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NEGATIVE ANGEL: This bar graph shows the amount of stupid Sonic had, and the probability of Uncle Chuck running away because of it.

Amy felt sad as Tails read it out and for a long moment afterwards they were all quiet, until Johnny spoke up

BLAZE: (as Johnny) I never realised how stupid Sonic was. How stupid of me.

"hey guys" he said voice brightening

PSYCHO ORANGE: (as Johnny) Let's find Sonic and beat the stupid out of him. That should fix everything!

"what if there's a chance Sonic's uncle is still alive, we could find him, really cheer up Sonic!"

NEGATIVE ANGEL: (as Amy) Why?

"If he comes back" Amy pointed out

BLAZE: (as Amy) We'll have to kill him.

"he might have gone for good"

PSYCHO ORANGE: (as Amy) So... party now or should we order pizza first?

Tails shut the book and a small photo fell out, he picked it up, it was a photo of 4 hedgehogs,

NEGATIVE ANGEL: (as Tails) AH! They're multiplying!

Sonic was only a small infant

ALL: Awww...

and was in the arms of one of the others, the other 2 were smiling brightly, one was a female, a blue colour like Sonic,

BLAZE: Oh the poor girl...

but a bit paler, she had purple hair

[NEGATIVE ANGEL and PSYCHO ORANGE stare at BLAZE]
BLAZE: What? What? (*looks at her purple hair*) I'm not Sonic's mother!
NEGATIVE ANGEL: I don't know, it could explain a few things about him.
BLAZE: No!

and was hugging the other, a male hedgehog, almost a older image of Sonic, but with a small lock

PSYCHO ORANGE: Huh?!
BLAZE: LOCK! LOCK!
PSYCHO ORANGE: Oh! My attention span's slipping again... (starts chewing on another Gummi Worm)

of brown hair and downwards spikes. The one holding Sonic had a moustache and was grinning brightly, Sonic was laughing and had his arms out wide.

NEGATIVE ANGEL: (as little Sonic) SAVE ME!

Tails showed the photo to the others, Amy turned it over "hey guys, look here!" She read the writing on the back, it read

BLAZE: Redrum.
PSYCHO ORANGE: Sampo.
NEGATIVE ANGEL: Do not turn over.

'Me holding Sonic, with Jules and Bernie'

PSYCHO ORANGE: They were all holding him?

It was in a different handwriting to Sonic's own, and they realised it must have been Sonic's uncle

BLAZE: Neh, sure. Quite a leap of faith there.

"but who're the others?" Tails queried
"This is only a guess Tails, but you don't think they're Sonic's parents do you?"

NEGATIVE ANGEL: (as Tails) Are you crazy?! He doesn't have a family!

They were all surprised by this, sitting shocked for a few moments until

PSYCHO ORANGE: They realised they went over this five minutes ago!

a crack of thunder shuddered through them

ALL: SURGE!

Amy gazed at the window.
"I don't care about that rain, Sonic would

BLAZE: Have to care for it himself!

have come back by now, we've gotta find him"

PSYCHO ORANGE: (as Johnny) Aw, do we have to?

Sonic was in trouble.

NEGATIVE ANGEL: Okay here we go! The good stuff. (*rubs hands together*)
BLAZE: You frighten me sometimes.

After he had left the base he had run for a long time, his vision blurred by the tears coming to his eyes every time he thought of his uncle.

PSYCHO ORANGE: Well stop thinking about him and everything will be fine!

The grass grew steadily wetter as he sped along, until the wet ground reduced the friction and he slipped and was thrown along the ground.

BLAZE: WEEEE!
NEGATIVE ANGEL: Watch out for that cliff, Sonic.

He was unlucky enough to be near a huge cliff

PSYCHO ORANGE: You peeked!
NEGATIVE ANGEL: I'm so sinister and evil, aren't I?

and couldn't stop in time, he hit the side repeatedly as he was thrown down the cliffside, and

BLAZE: We enjoyed every second of it.

was knocked unconscious when his head hit a large piece of rock. He finally came to a stop on a ledge, but the slide had caused rock to rain down and partly cover him.

PSYCHO ORANGE: (as rocks) He's naked! Someone cover him!

The rain beat down on him, and

NEGATIVE ANGEL: Stole his lunch money.

soaked him to the skin. He lay there, bloody and cold as the storm continued...............

ALL: Dun, dun, dun, dun...
NEGATIVE ANGEL: Oh Sonic, I told you you should drink before running in the rain. I warned you, why didn't you listen?

Amy placed on a warm jacket and went over to the console, she put in a code and a map came up, pressing a small button, a blip came up on the screen. Johnny, Tails and Tekno walked up behind her.

ALL: BOO!

"ok Amy" Johnny said "have you found Sonic yet?"

BLAZE: (as Amy) Who? Oh, the blue guy. Okay...

"yeah I think so" she replied, pointing to the small blip on the screen "this is signalling his communicator on his wrist"

PSYCHO ORANGE: Is he still wearing that thing?
NEGATIVE ANGEL: (coughing) Plot convenience.

She took another look at the blip, which wasn't moving "he must have stopped then, we've gotta find him before the rain gets worse!"

BLAZE: Well if they didn't spend half an hour being shocked about Sonic having a family he would have been found by now!

They all left the base and followed the signal, on the same monitor they had used to find him before.

NEGATIVE ANGEL: By connecting the dots!

Sonic was still at the bottom of the cliff, partly covered by rocks, he had been knocked out and

PSYCHO ORANGE: We've already been over this! (*holds head in his hands*)

was still bleeding profoundly from various places.

NEGATIVE ANGEL: YAY!

But he was in more danger than ever............

ALL: Dun, dun, dun, dun...

the ledge he was on was slightly tipping,

ALL: DUN-NAH!
PSYCHO ORANGE: We've done that gag heaps this MiSTing. Should we stop?
NEGATIVE ANGEL: Only if no more dots come up.

due to the extra weight and was likely to disintegrate in a matter of minutes.........

ALL: Dun, dun, dun, dun...
NEGATIVE ANGEL: (*pretending to glance at watch*) Wow, that one came up quicker.

which is what he didn't have..........

ALL: DUN-NAH!
BLAZE: The suspense!
NEGATIVE ANGEL: I can honestly say I'm enjoying this fic. Never seen Sonic get so beat up in one sitting, it's great!
PSYCHO ORANGE: You really frighten me, Neggy.

Amy and the others were trudging through the zone, following the signal on the monitor on her wrist, it was still raining heavily and it was still getting worse, it was the worst storm to hit the zone for ages...........

PSYCHO ORANGE: Yeah back in '85 we had this storm that nearly soaked the ground! It was a close call, but we managed to cover all the grass with dry hay before the first raindrop fell.

Tails skidded to a halt at the cliff edge, looking down into the abyss below,

NEGATIVE ANGEL: (as Tails) Whoooooaaaa... look how high we are.

the others came up behind him, Amy looked at the communicator, seeing that the signal ended here. She looked down, fearing the worst

BLAZE: (as Amy) Does anyone know the battery life on this thing?
PSYCHO ORANGE: (as Amy) Who stole my underwear?
NEGATIVE ANGEL: Blaze...
[BLAZE smacks PSYCHO ORANGE across the head]
NEGATIVE ANGEL: Thank you.

"guys" she said nervously "you don't think............"

BLAZE: (as Amy) I have too many full stops?

"I hope not" Johnny said,

PSYCHO ORANGE: (as Johnny) I'm missing a few and I don't want to beat you up for them, Amy.

looking down "no-one could survive that!"

NEGATIVE ANGEL: No one except that guy over there with the bungy cord.

Tails flicked on a torch and shone it into the darkness below, stopping suddenly when he saw the

BLAZE: the body he had buried there earlier.

pile of rocks on the ledge below, he tapped Amy's shoulder "Amy" he said, his voice almost a whisper
"yeah Tails"
Tails said nothing and just pointed,

PSYCHO ORANGE: BANG! Ha!

Amy looked at where the torch shone and gasped, for in the rocks, poking through, a white gloved hand could be seen.

NEGATIVE ANGEL: It's hideous!

"oh my god!" she exclaimed "he is down there, we gotta get him up or................"

BLAZE: He'll get knocked down again, but we'll never keep him down!

Her voice was suddenly cut off as a rumble sounded

PSYCHO ORANGE: But I'm not hungry any more...
NEGATIVE ANGEL: Are you sick?
PSYCHO ORANGE: Um... this is one of those trick double meaning questions, isn't it?

and the ledge could be heard tipping, Tails shone the light down again and they all saw plainly that the ledge which Sonic was on, was

BLAZE: rather plain looking. Needs paint.

tipping. They knew that unless they got him off soon, it would tip and fall, and the cliff seemed bottomless.................

NEGATIVE ANGEL: Oh no, you think? Gee these characters are geniuses.
BLAZE: Really?
NEGATIVE ANGEL: I wouldn't trust them with any form of smarts, that's for sure.

"Amy" Tails said, twirling his twin tails "I've gotta get Sonic, if anyone landed on that ledge it'll tip over, I don't have to though"

PSYCHO ORANGE: (holding head) Okay, okay. Lemme see if I have this right. He has to get Sonic, yet he doesn't have to. Is anyone else wanting to beat the crap out of Tails at the moment? [NEGATIVE ANGEL and BLAZE raise their paws] Okay, good good.

"okay Tails, hurry up"

BLAZE: (as Tails) Make me!

Tails flew down with the torch and soon it was dark again.

NEGATIVE ANGEL: Tails came flying back up, his fur standing on end and eyes as wide as saucers. He didn't want to admit it but he was afraid of the dark.

When he was right above Sonic he tried to get the rocks off, but one was too heavy, he tried again, but couldn't move it. He then flew back up to where the others still stood, they looked scared

PSYCHO ORANGE: (in place of scared) relieved.

when Tails came up without Sonic.

NEGATIVE ANGEL: (as Tails) I did it all by myself!

"Tails, what happened?"

BLAZE: (as Tails) I gave up. Can't be bothered rescuing Sonic.

"I can't get this rock off him, it's too heavy" Tails replied
"Okay then, I'll come too" Tekno said, Tails looked at her then realised

PSYCHO ORANGE: she was hideous. Tails instantly swooped down, grabbed a rock, and proceeded in beating it into Tekno's skull.

"oh yeah" he said sheepishly "I forgot you can fly too"
"that's okay" smiled Tekno

NEGATIVE ANGEL: (as Tekno) You little sh--
BLAZE: Hey hey, keep it clean. There are children here.
NEGATIVE ANGEL: (facing camera) I know where you live, children.

Then both flew down, with Tekno's help Tails was able to get the large rock off Sonic and lift him off the ledge, just in time as the ledge tipped over
"be careful Tails, he might be badly hurt"

PSYCHO ORANGE: Be sure to NOT support his head, and move him around a lot, or else you might not hurt him.
NEGATIVE ANGEL: Good advice, actually...

Amy and Johnny were still at the top of the cliff,

BLAZE: STILL?! Geez, some friends...

holding their breath when they had heard the ledge tip off, but sighed in relief when Tails and Tekno had come back up, Sonic in Tails arms.

NEGATIVE ANGEL: When they realised this they torn Tails away from the hedgehog and tossed Sonic over the cliff, thinking that Sonic had somehow attached himself to Tails.

Tails landed and placed Sonic down, Amy looked forward

PSYCHO ORANGE: to regretting this.

and saw Sonic was shivering, due to being out in the freezing rain. She took

BLAZE: Pity and ended Sonic's pain by snapping his neck.

off the jacket she was wearing and placed it over Sonic.

PSYCHO ORANGE: GAH! NAKED AMY! [he covers his eyes]
NEGATIVE ANGEL: (concerned) are you sure you're not sick?
PSYCHO ORANGE I'm seeing stars. (*shudders*)

"Amy, you'll freeze too"

NEGATIVE ANGEL: (as voice) Cool. We'll kill both hedgehogs in one night!

"It's more important to keep Sonic warm, he's been out in this longer than we have"
Johnny nodded as Amy placed it on Sonic, then he carefully picked him up and

BLAZE: snapped his spine in half.
PSYCHO ORANGE: We're getting darker.
NEGATIVE ANGEL: It's 6PM. Dark outside.

they went back to the Emerald Hill base, hoping Sonic would

PSYCHO ORANGE: die.

be alright............

NEGATIVE ANGEL: All right even.

When they arrived back they went to Sonic's room and put him on the bed, he was still shivering from exposure to the cold and was bleeding from a few places.

BLAZE: You know a few random places. His arm, leg maybe, heck I'll toss in a head injury for kicks.

Amy went out of the room to get a first aid kit to treat any injuries Sonic had.

PSYCHO ORANGE: Oh please, Sonic's not hurt. Quit mothering the guy!

While she was gone, Sonic slowly came to.

NEGATIVE ANGEL: (as Sonic) Ohhh, where am I? ... Oh no, I'm still in this fic! Why? Why me?

He blinked his eyes hard,

BLAZE: Bu-link.

trying to clear the blurred vision, but it still remained, he groaned as his limbs throbbed incessantly, Tekno and Johnny who were the only ones in the room heard him and walked over,

PSYCHO ORANGE: That was a very very very very very very--
NEGATIVE ANGEL: That's enough, Psy.

"Sonic, can you hear us?" Tekno asked,

BLAZE: WHAT?!

Amy came back in the room with a first aid kit, followed by Tails who carried another blanket, both ran over when they heard Sonic moving

NEGATIVE ANGEL: KILL IT! AHH!

"Sonic, you okay?" queried Amy

PSYCHO ORANGE: No, he's a hedgehog. I don't know what an okay is, but he ain't one of those.

"I.....I can..t se....ee" Sonic said, with an unsteady voice, he tried to move, but was stopped by Tekno and Amy who held him down

BLAZE: (as Amy) Oh no, you're not going anywhere. Someone cap him at the knees.

"stay down Sonic, you might be hurt real bad"

NEGATIVE ANGEL: (as Amy) Or even hurt fake bad.

Sonic nodded, he watched with half-open eyes as Amy checked his arms and legs to see if he's broken anything, all was fine until she

PSYCHO ORANGE: snapped his arm. She had plaster, and she was not letting it go to waste!

lightly pressed his left wrist and he yelled in pain.

BLAZE: In his crazed state Sonic jumped Amy and attempted to rip her head off.

His head throbbed, he was having trouble keeping a clear vision and now he could feel a trickle of blood running down his face,

NEGATIVE ANGEL: (yelling at the blood) Tonzura koite!
BLAZE and NEGATIVE ANGEL: Banana no kawa de koronde mo, sore wa subete ano kata no tame. Shiite iu nara sore wa kitto, ai to iu na no chuuseishin...
PSYCHO ORANGE: The Excel Saga theme, children!

one of his legs and a few other places, his thoughts were muddled and he felt dizzy.

PSYCHO ORANGE: He's Muddlehead the Wombat!
BLAZE: Who?
PSYCHO ORANGE: Oooooolllldddd Aussie favourite. The poor bugger couldn't remember jack after five minutes.

"Well" Amy said after a pause "he hasn't broken it, just a bad knock"

BLAZE: ...knock joke.

she got a bandage out and wrapped it up,

NEGATIVE ANGEL: Why is she wrapping up the bandage?
PSYCHO ORANGE: She's wrapping up the fic. It's over, yay!
BLAZE: Tonzura koite!

then she and Tekno used the rest of the bandages and took care of any other injuries.
Within a few minutes all Sonic's injuries were taken care of. He was

BLAZE: also taken care of, thanks to Johnny's pop gun.

still awake, but his mind felt muddled, he also felt extremely tired and wasn't aware that he was swaying from side to side.

PSYCHO ORANGE: How can you sway in bed?
NEGATIVE ANGEL: Yes, Sonic does sway both ways!
BLAZE: Aw, you just had to, didn't you, N.A?

Tekno looked over at Sonic who was still shaking and blinking his eyes extremely fast, she mentioned this to the others

NEGATIVE ANGEL: (as Tekno) Um, guys? I think the fic's giving Sonic a seizure... Should I slap him one?

"Sonic, you feeling okay?"

BLAZE: (as Sonic) Yeah, my hands are fine. It's my head that's killing me.
PSYCHO ORANGE: Just like that joke. That was horrible, Matchbox.
BLAZE: ... I'm sorry. (*bows head*)

"I can...nn't see..ee, I fe...eel dizzy" Sonic stopped for a second, the without

PSYCHO ORANGE: Then attacked him! RAH!

warning was instantly sick,

ALL: YUCK!
NEGATIVE ANGEL: Must we see him do that THREE times in the one sitting?!

after he had stopped his vision was worse, sometimes there were 2 of the others and other times

BLAZE: There was one! The madness of Sonic's mind!

he could see nothing, just a blackness. He was dimly aware of drinking water which soothed his throat and then of lying down..........then he fell asleep again.

PSYCHO ORANGE: He sleeps too much. I want to sleep as much as him!
NEGATIVE ANGEL: Don't be a brat.
PSYCHO ORANGE: Bite me.

Tails placed the extra blanket on Sonic, who after being sick had gone to sleep,

BLAZE: I hate this fic, it lies too much!

Tails and the others had all been shocked when Sonic swayed from side to side.

NEGATIVE ANGEL: I told you he swayed both ways.
PSYCHO ORANGE: (as Johnny) He ain't my partner! He's Tails'.
BLAZE: No no no, I don't want lemon flashbacks!

When he had started to sleep they had all left the room and now stood in the small control room of the base.

PSYCHO ORANGE: Short trip...

It was still quite early but they were all now instantly awake,

BLAZE: How can they be instantly awake if they were already awake? That just makes no sense and I refuse to read it again.
NEGATIVE ANGEL: Wasn't it night-time when all this occurred?
PSYCHO ORANGE: Now I'm confused!

Johnny was thinking about Sonic's uncle, he knew that

NEGATIVE ANGEL: he didn't have one, because Sonic didn't have a family.

if he was alive they should try and find him, it might help Sonic.

PSYCHO ORANGE: ... to finally snap his tether and kill himself, like he had attempted to before his friends decided now would be a good time to act like heroes and save him.

"Hey guys"

NEGATIVE ANGEL: (as Johnny) Bite me, it's fun.

"yeah Johnny, what's up?"

BLAZE: WASSSSUPPPPPPPP!!!

"I was thinking,

PSYCHO ORANGE: (as Amy) Oh now we've discussed this, Johnny. Thinking is bad.

we should try and find out if Sonic's uncle is still alive, I mean, if we don't at least try

NEGATIVE ANGEL: Must they recap everything they say every two words?

Sonic might get worse" he pointed out,

BLAZE: (as Johnny) He could even DIE! ... Uh, forget I said anything, this might be more fun.

"You're right Johnny" Tekno said, walking over to the

NEGATIVE ANGEL: wall-mounted axe. She pulled it off its hinges and aimed straight for Johnny's skull for suggesting such a thing.

small computer they used and pressed some buttons

PSYCHO ORANGE: (as Homer) Oh where's any key? There's an alt, and ctrl, but no any key! I'll just press... tab.

"what was the place he came from called again?"
Tails flipped through the book, looking for the name of Sonic's home "here it is" he said after a second "it's called

BLAZE: Mars.
NEGATIVE ANGEL: Woop Woop.
PSYCHO ORANGE: Here.

Mobotropolis"
"Mobotropolis" Tekno said, punching the name into the computer, in a few minutes the screen flashed up a small picture and writing by the side.

NEGATIVE ANGEL: (as Tekno) Damn Yahoo and its unstable searches. I didn't want porn sites!

"Mobotropolis" Amy read out "A

PSYCHO ORANGE: dump.

city around 1000 miles away from South Island, the city was one of many that Robotnik has captured most of the inhabitants and turned into his Badniks. Some have escaped and built an underground city below the actual city, the co-ordinates of which are unknown due to security" "Well, I suppose that's a 50-50 chance that Sonic's uncle is still there" Tails said uncertainly "but"

PSYCHO ORANGE: Bo-- [gets smacked over the head by NEGATIVE ANGEL]
NEGATIVE ANGEL: Bad, Psy. No binky for you.

he added "we have to try!"
the others nodded their agreement "It wouldn't take us long to get there" Amy added, until Johnny spoke up again "guys, one problem though"
"and that is?" Tails replied

BLAZE: (as Johnny) I dunno, but I bet it's hard to pronounce.

"who's gonna stay here, I mean, we can't leave Sonic alone, and if we wait until he's okay, he might find out what we're up to, and if we don't find his uncle and he finds out, it might really hurt him"

NEGATIVE ANGEL: (as Amy) I'm up for that idea!

"good point" Tekno said, they all thought for a while until Amy suddenly had a thought

PSYCHO ORANGE: And it really hurt.

"Guys, I got it!" she exclaimed excitedly

BLAZE: The Jade Monkey is mine now! I can take over the world!

"how bout Porker, y'know, he's still up on the Floating Island with Knuckles, I'm sure he's do it, I mean"

PSYCHO ORANGE: (as Johnny) Aw not Poker, he's a feeb! And he twitches way too much to be normal, think of someone else, Amy.

"you're right Amy" Tails said "who's gonna go ask him then?"

NEGATIVE ANGEL: (as Tekno) Make Amy do it, she thought of it.
BLAZE: (as Amy) Nooo, I did it last time. You do it.

"well, we'll need you to fly the plane and I'll come as well" she said again, "Johnny, you and Tekno stay here, don't tell Sonic anything, if he asks, tell him there were Badniks somewhere, kay"

PSYCHO ORANGE: BRILLIANT plan. It'll never work.

"got ya Amy"

BLAZE: (as Johnny) You really should learn how to stand on your own two feet really.

It was late morning when Amy and Tails found the Floating Island, it was

NEGATIVE ANGEL: Cold, tired and hungry, and wanting a hug.

above the Marble Zone, they sent out a small signal to alert Knuckles to their arrival,

PSYCHO ORANGE: Using a flare gun, a packet of matches, and a small piece of string.

since Robotnik had tried to take the Emeralds (and failed)

ALL: Again.

he had put some security, helped by Porker.

BLAZE: He ran the treadmill that was connected to the generator.

When Tails landed the plane, they were met by Knuckles,

PSYCHO ORANGE: who beat the crap out of them for being on his island. He then tossed the two over the edge and prayed to his Gods for a new car.

they explained they needed to see Porker and Knuckles

NEGATIVE ANGEL: couldn't care less really.

took him to the Mushroom Hill Zone, where Porker now lived.

BLAZE: Where a lot of mushrooms have been going missing since Poker moved in.
PSYCHO ORANGE: 'shroooooommmmssssss!!!

"So" Knuckles said as they walked along "what'd ya want with Porker?"

NEGATIVE ANGEL: Ah you dunce. They've already explained it to you! Don't make us go through it again.

"It's sorta a secret"

BLAZE: No it isn't! Ah come on, don't make this drag further than it needs to! Have mercy already!

Amy replied "when we get there we'll tell you"

PSYCHO ORANGE: (as Amy) Not. Ha ha ha...

"okay then" Knuckles said, then walked up to the small hut/house,

NEGATIVE ANGEL: and released the hounds. Keep secrets from him, eh? He's the master of secrets! He has a freaking floating island for the love of all that is tainted! Honestly.
PSYCHO ORANGE: Now now, just relax. They're not real.
NEGATIVE ANGEL: Good thing, too. Or else I would have to kill the lot of them.

where Porker lived and knocked on the door, presently Porker opened it, tools in his hand from an experiment,

BLAZE: (as Porker) ThE MaSTer WiLl NoT Be PlEaSed...

he looked happy to see Amy and Tails

PSYCHO ORANGE: (as Poker) Oh thank God you've come to rescue me. Knuckles is insane, he keeps looking at me weird and just recently he's bought all these cook books on pork recipes, and-- HE'S STARING AT ME AGAIN GUYS! Save me!

"Hey guys"

ALL: Hiya, Porkey!

"Hi Porker, we need to talk to you" Amy explained and they stepped inside, once inside they made sure the doors were all closed, making sure that no-one else could hear them.

[ALL lean forward to listen]

"So what's up?" Porker asked

NEGATIVE ANGEL: (as Poker) Besides the sky, I mean. And the clouds, and the sun, and the island, and maybe that there bird, and the roof. Oh there's a hole in the roof, so much for that...

"just over 3 days ago Sonic was captured by Robotnik" Amy started, watching as both Knuckles and Porker's expressions turned to shock and disbelief

PSYCHO ORANGE: Hey, since when was Knuckles in there?
BLAZE: (as Amy) GOTCHA! Ah man I love doing that to people!
NEGATIVE ANGEL: I wonder who shock and disbelief are, and why Knuckles and Porker have to turn to them?

"Sonic was captured.........I can't believe it, why didn't you tell us?" Knuckles asked

BLAZE: They just did!
PSYCHO ORANGE: Aw we're not gonna do that whole 'sit there for half an hour going over and over and over it' thing again are we?
NEGATIVE ANGEL: Call me when they're done if they do. [pulls out some metal polish and starts polishing her sword]

"well" Amy continued and told Porker and Knuckles what had happened, up to when Tails found the journal, both were silent for what seemed like ages,

PSYCHO ORANGE: At least it's shorter this time...

not believing what Amy had told them, until Knuckles spoke up again

BLAZE: (as Knuckles) You damn liar, I should box your ears right now for saying such a dirty lie!

"Is he okay"

NEGATIVE ANGEL: Mister Knuckles? You dropped your question mark, you should.. ah never mind...

"yes and no" Amy replied

PSYCHO ORANGE: (as Knuckles) Damn woman, which one is it?!

"After he ran off, we tracked him down and found he had fallen down a steep cliff, hit his head real hard and was soaked from the storm, we got him back and he seems okay.......it's just............"

BLAZE: (as Amy) Now we'll never know how Sonic survives in the wild. The experiment was ruined, and no he's on to us.

"Just what?"

ALL: Just do it!

"Tails, you explain" Amy said turning to Tails

NEGATIVE ANGEL: (as Tails) Ah geez thanks, Amy. I should kill you for that...

who carried on from when he had found the journal, telling them about the entries and about Sonic's uncle and how they wanted to find him

PSYCHO ORANGE: They wanted to find him so they can track down Sonic's parents and kill them for bringing Sonic into the world.

"That's.......unbelievable" Porker finally said

BLAZE: I swear I'll hurt you if you sit there for more than a second in silence.

"you really think he's still alive?"

BLAZE: You were lucky this time, piggy.
PSYCHO ORANGE: (as Amy) No not really. We just like doing wild goose chases, good for the heart and all that.

"that's what we're hoping" Amy replied "but we need your help, see, we can't leave Sonic at the base alone,

NEGATIVE ANGEL: He has a habit of not using the litter box like we taught him.

but we can't wait until he's okay, cause he might find out what we're doing and come after us,

PSYCHO ORANGE: He may not look it but Sonic's a freakin' psychopath when mad!

so we thought maybe you could stay there and make sure he's okay"

BLAZE: (as Porker) Ha! Good one. No really, why do you need me?

"Sure Amy, you know I'd help you" Porker told them "When are you leaving?"

NEGATIVE ANGEL: (as Porker) And can you take me, please? Knuckles is putting salt on me again...

"As soon as possible" Amy replied

PSYCHO ORANGE: If not sooner.

"Oh yeah, Tails, show them the photo"

BLAZE: Why?

"Sure Amy" Tails said and took the photo out from his backpack and showed it to Porker and Knuckles

ALL: GAH! HIDEOUS!

"Personally" Amy grinned

NEGATIVE ANGEL: I think his parents should be shot for giving birth to Sonic.

"I think he looks cute then"

PSYCHO ORANGE: (as Knuckles) Sure does.
BLAZE: No, no suggestive lemoning, please?

"who're the other 2"

NEGATIVE ANGEL: AH! The damn numbers! Kill it!

"we think they might be his parents, but the journal says nothing about them"

BLAZE: Aw, that's mean.

Within an hour

PSYCHO ORANGE: Once everyone got over the shock that Sonic could possibly have parents, or dare I say a family.

Amy, Tails and Porker were back at the base, Sonic was still asleep and for once was sleeping soundly,

NEGATIVE ANGEL: Asleep, or sleeping soundly? Make up your mind!

for a minute Porker was shocked at Sonic's appearance

BLAZE: (as Porker) Oh my God, guys! You didn't tell me he turned blue!

but was okay.

PSYCHO ORANGE: GAH! Oh, it's just Sonic.

Amy loaded extra fuel into the bi-plane as Mobotropolis was a great distance away and would take them at least 5 hours to get there,

NEGATIVE ANGEL: So the place where Sonic's uncle, who was like his ONLY family, possibly lived five hours away, and up to now Sonic never bothered to visit or even check to see if he's there? What a sucky nephew!

but soon they were off, Tails flew the plane as usual,

BLAZE: He begged to fly the plane.

and the others passed the time by talking about what they would do when they got there.

PSYCHO ORANGE: (as Tails) I'm gonna go swimming!
NEGATIVE ANGEL: (as Amy) Sky-diving for me!
BLAZE: (as.. Johnny?) I'm gonna terrorise the locals and make them give me all their cash. Ha ha!

No-one knew exactly where the underground city was,

NEGATIVE ANGEL: Uh, underground perhaps?

but

BLAZE: Where ever it was they were gonna find it, even if it meant getting out of the plane.

hoped they would find it, then it would just be a point of showing the photo to people and seeing if they could find him.

PSYCHO ORANGE: Uncle Chuck: Mobius' Most Wanted.
BLAZE: Can we take a short break? My leg's all numb.
NEGATIVE ANGEL: Your leg's robotic.
BLAZE: I know, but I still want a break.
PSYCHO ORANGE: Let's go then.

[ALL leave the theatre] [5, 4, 3, 2, 1] Part three coming very very soon