The little two-tailed fox-boy was happily walking through the forest, when suddenly, he saw something blue shoot past him.
Surprised, the boy saw a blue hedgehog, zipping around the tree at an astounding speed. That was incredible. He had to try it, too.
But no matter how hard the little fox tried, he was never nearly as fast as the hedgehog. Finally, he tripped over his own feet and fell to the ground. He sniffed and was almost ready to burst into tears, when suddenly, a gloved hand reached out to help him up.
"Careful there, little guy," the hedgehog said while smiling at him. "Don't try to run faster than you can. When I was your age, I wasn't really much faster than you. I managed to reach this velocity with years of hard training... and special sneakers." Grinning, he gestured towards his cool shoes.
From that day on, the little fox-boy decided to train hard so that one day, he would be as fast as the blue hedgehog, who became his idol.
But no matter how hard the little fox tried, his new friend was always faster. Finally, Tails had enough, and during a friendly race, he began twirling around his tails in desperation. To his astonishment, this caused him to be propelled forward much faster then before. And while he never managed to outrun his hedgehog friend, he always was able to keep up with him.
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Tails opened his eyes. "Miles, are you awake?" a concerned voice asked him.
The young fox shook his head as he saw his sister's face. "I'm fine, Ami. And please, don't call me Miles, okay? I always imagine Mom is around when I hear it."
Ami giggled. "Sorry, Tails! I'll remember it."
Tails sighed. "Wow, that dream I just had brought back memories..."
"What dream?" his blue-furred sister asked curiously.
"I dreamt about my first encounter with Sonic. I owe so much to him..."
Ami smiled. Her brother's friendship to that hedgehog must be similar to the friendship between her and the other Senshi.
"I found you outside, unconscious," Ami explained. "What happened? Where are the others?"
And Tails told Ami about their unsuccessful assault on the Egg Carrier.
Ami began thinking. "Hmmm, looks like the Tornado was not powerful enough."
Tails nodded. "Yep, that's what I thought as well. I think the best solution would be to finish my prototype... but for that, I need a Chaos Emerald."
"Then I suppose we should take a look around, right?" Ami said.
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Hotaru was still following the frog through the jungle. "Where are you going?" she shouted. "I only want to play with you."
But the frog didn't stop. He only stayed close enough that she wouldn't lose him. But once she saw him again, he hopped away.
Hotaru didn't realize it, but the frog chase brought them closer and closer to the little desert valley that was situated next to the jungle. She only realized that the ground beneath her feet got more and more sandy, and suddenly, she was walking through a narrow chasm between two high cliffs. And then, the ground became steeper and steeper, until finally, she slipped and rolled down the sand hill.
She shook her head and looked up. The frog was sitting right in front of her. She smiled. "There you are!"
Suddenly, the ground under them began shaking. Without a warning, something big made from stone erupted from beneath the earth and took them with it, up into the air.
Hotaru screamed as she realized what it was: One of the giant stone snakes that lived in this desert. Moving around by unknown magical powers, they were the remains of an ancient civilization.
She quickly grabbed the frog so he wouldn't be in danger, stuffed him into her pocket and clinged on for dear life.
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Ami and Tails were walking through the jungle, searching for a clue leading them to an emerald.
"Man, these jungle paths are really confusing," moaned Tails and they rested for a while. "Why are there so many junctions and cross-ways?"
Ami shrugged. "No idea. Ask the people that made the paths." She looked up. They were standing near the western cliffs, separating the jungle from the desert. It was hot, and they were panting.
All of a sudden, they heard a scream coming from Sand Hill. They looked at each other, then ran towards the path leading to the desert.
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They just arrived in time to see a young human girl with violet hair riding an enormous stone serpent... and it looked like she didn't do it willingly.
"We have to save her," Tails shouted. "But... how?"
"Well, what would Sonic do in this situation?" Ami asked.
"Um... dunno! I guess he would just grab a snowboard and slide across the sand."
Ami nodded. "Yes, that's what I thought as well. Good luck I prepared for such a case when we had to think like him." And she pulled out two strange, metal plates. She pressed on two buttons, and extensions came out of both sides, turning the plates into something resembling a snowboard.
The snake by now had pulled its whole body out of the sand, and began slithering down the hill... with an enormous speed. The girl seemingly was too scared to just jump off.
"After her," Ami shouted as she threw her brother one of the boards and jumped on the other one. Tails nodded and did the same. And they began sliding down the Sand Hill, in hot pursuit of the stone snake.
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(Posted Tue, 15 Aug 2006 12:01)
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