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Post by Jamie Lee on Jul 15, 2007 20:51:04 GMT -5
In a small area near an alley at Station Square's shores, an aquatic eggmobile surfaced. Merce took his hands off the controls, giving an annoyed glance at his passenger, and idly wondered if taking him to a public area had been the wisest of choices. "You may take your blindfold off now," the android announced, "I... should probably warn you. Your counterpart is a famous celebrity. You would be smart to keep a low profile." He inwardly smirked. Somehow the idea of this Sonic getting himself in trouble gave him a very... nice feeling.
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Post by Lans on Jul 15, 2007 20:57:02 GMT -5
"So what else is new?" Sonic said, hopping out of the craft. He glanced around at the buildings and instantly got a bit nostalgic for old Mobitropolis. "Look," he said, looking back to Merce, "I'd like to say it's been fun but..." he suddenly disapeared in a cloud of dust, from which a blue streak emerged and zipped down the alley and disapeared around the corner. "...ithasn'tbeen!"
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Post by Jamie Lee on Jul 15, 2007 21:22:58 GMT -5
Merce just stared nonchalantly at the direction Sonic had taken off in. "... Mmhmm." And then he had the eggmobile sink back into the water and reached for the device he had taken earlier. Unknown to Sonic, the android had had the foresight to attach a tracking device to him while tying on the blindfold. Glancing at, then placing it away, he began to walk off.
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Post by Lans on Jul 15, 2007 21:29:57 GMT -5
Sonic ran through the city, taking in the various sights while causing a sudden breeze to flare up wherever he went. It felt nice to be able to run through a city without having to worry about SWATbots. Then he noticed something out of the corner of his eye as he passed an entersection and suddenly did a 180 and came to a dead stop. To Sonic, it was as if a light from the heavens was shining down upon a most holy of estabishments...a chillidog stand. He briefly glanced skyward and whispered a grateful "Thank you..." to whatever deity might be listening on this world. Then with a shout of, "Yeah....yeah...YEAH!" blasted off down the street, jumping into the air at the last second to land on a stool at the stand's counter, which spun a full 360 degrees around before Sonic leaned on the counter and said, "Two chillidogs, with the works, pal!"
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Post by Leedzie on Jul 16, 2007 0:34:53 GMT -5
At the familiar sound of what he thought was his nephew's voice (which it technically was, albeit it an alternate version of him), Uncle Chuck barely glanced back over his shoulder from his position of stirring the bubbling chili and let out a chuckle. "Who do you think I am? Your butler? I don't see any crippling injuries on you over there, boy; get your own damn chili dogs!"
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Post by Jamie Lee on Jul 16, 2007 14:40:17 GMT -5
Elsewhere, Merce twisted his mouth as he stared down at the tracker again. Sonic's signal was bouncing all over the place, and in his current form he wasn't able to utilize the breakneck speeds it would take to keep up with him. So, with a momentarily defeated sigh, he had taken to staying still until Sonic would do the same. He couldn't really blame the hedgehog, he thought idly. Had it been better circumstances for himself he would have liked to have been able to explore Mobius. The android suddenly twitched with revulsion at himself. He, of all people, had just made a comparison of himself to Sonic! Well, a Sonic. But that didn't matter so much to him. This one somehow managed to be even more irritating and obnoxious than the Sonic he was familiar with! No wonder the other dimension's Dash had called him a saint in comparison to that world's Metal. Between Sonic and Robotnik the poor robot had probably snapped ages ago! Though thinking seriously about it, judging from what he knew and had seen, the other him may very well really have a few screws loose. He grimaced to think just what he might have been like... He gave his head a shake, as if trying to knock all of those thoughts loose, and gave another look at the tracker. Sonic's position it seemed, at least for now, had finally come to a halt--the destination pricking him slightly with surprise, as it was a place he was familiar with. And then he smirked, somehow feeling very satisfied about this. Well, he did give the hedgehog fair warning... It wasn't really his fault if the idiot didn't take heed. His eyes flickered green for a brief moment as he placed the tracker back where it belonged and took to walking again.
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Post by Lans on Jul 16, 2007 16:55:40 GMT -5
In another dimension not involved with this story, Sonic's dropping jaw would have broken through the pavement and been well on its way through the Earth's crust at this moment. As it was, it had dropped pretty far already. "U-uncle CHUCK!?"
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Post by Leedzie on Jul 16, 2007 16:59:13 GMT -5
And being the astute hedgehog he was, Uncle Chuck... took absolutely no notice of Sonic's tone. "Hey, when you come back here, do me a favor and get another bag of fries out of the back freezer, will ya?"
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Post by Lans on Jul 16, 2007 17:18:05 GMT -5
Sonic's first impuse was to rush over and give his non-robotic uncle a great big hug (OUCH!). But luckily his brain kicked in before he could do that. He shook his head to clear it a little. Get a hold of yourself hedgehog, Sonic thought to himself, Different world, different Uncle Chuck...So instead he just answered, "Sure...Unc," and hopped over the counter...the froze in confusion as he realized he had no idea where the freezer was in this place.
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Post by Leedzie on Jul 16, 2007 17:28:02 GMT -5
But luckily his hesitation went relatively unnoticed. Chuck grabbed a plastic spoon from below the counter and scooped a scosh of chili from the top of the pot to sample, then smiled. "Ahhh, now THAT'S what I call chili!" Scooping up a second spoonful, he handed it to Sonic. "This is a particularly good batch today, if I say so myself!"
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Post by Lans on Jul 16, 2007 18:27:00 GMT -5
And of course, Sonic being Sonic, couldn't help but trying some, so he took the offered spoon. (Cue anime floatly hears and shiney eyes) Sonic "Mmm"ed as he relished the taste. This was sooo much better than the sometimes impovised ingrediants he used in his own stuff back in Knothole. "You can say that again Unc..."
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Post by Jamie Lee on Jul 16, 2007 19:30:56 GMT -5
And whilst Sonic drifted about in La La Land? A rather touchy looking android hedgehog approached the stand. He glanced at the other two hedgehogs behind the table, vaguely shook his head, and took a seat backwards on one of the stools so he could lean his back against the counter.
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Post by Leedzie on Jul 17, 2007 1:09:29 GMT -5
*IS THERE* "Well, hello there, Merce," Chuck greeted from behind the android, also leaning against the counter. "Ordering anything today, or are you just here to "talk" again?" Yes, he actually used air quotes.
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Post by Lans on Jul 18, 2007 18:44:24 GMT -5
Sonic managed to shake himself out of the chilli induced haze long enough to see who Chuck was talking to, and then scowled. So he'd managed to follow him, eh?
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Post by Jamie Lee on Jul 18, 2007 18:52:17 GMT -5
The android barely moved in acknowledgment. In fact, all he did was give a shallow flick of his head back. "I am with him."
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Post by Leedzie on Jul 18, 2007 18:57:05 GMT -5
"Really now?" Uncle Chuck turned and glanced back at Sonic with an amused smile. "Sonic, when'd you start hanging out with such a sourpuss? ... Then again, you also hang out with Shadow." Turning back to Merce, he continued, "Well, as I was originally asking, want anything to eat today?"
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Post by Lans on Jul 18, 2007 19:34:34 GMT -5
"Hey, I don't 'hang out' with lame-o punks like him!" Sonic protested, "And who's Shadow?" he asked before he could think better of it.
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Post by Jamie Lee on Jul 18, 2007 20:09:42 GMT -5
Merce's eye twitched, one of his hands curling into a fist beneath the counter from both comments "... No thank you, Charles."
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Post by Topaz Mutiny on Jul 24, 2007 17:50:12 GMT -5
You know the scene in Jaws where they first play that horribly dramatic and tense music, just before the shark chomps down on an unsuspecting bystander. Well the scene at the stand was starting to feel just like that. Something pink slunk around the corner, biding its time, waiting for the perfect chance to strike. Just when the two hedgehogs were distracted by Uncle Chuck... IT ATTACKED! (roll to see if Amy gets hedgehog-confused) Sonic: 1 Merce: 2 [dice=2] "SONIC!" Amy Rose squealed, grappling the hedgehog in something resembling a headlock, "I finally caught you out in the open. I was worried, I haven't heard about you for a few hours!" Cue the floaty hearts.[rand=44535264735779906744378739970132587591488720274381523062689939524]
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Post by Lans on Jul 24, 2007 20:41:54 GMT -5
"GAK!" Sonic exclaimed as he was suddenly tackled by a pink...somewhat atractive...hedgehog in a red dress and went down. Her voice also had a fammiliar quality to it but the lack of air wasn't giving his brain enough power to think of it. "CAN'T...BREATHE!!!"
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Post by Leedzie on Jul 24, 2007 20:53:46 GMT -5
Under normal circumstances, Uncle Chuck probably would've made an attempt to stop a non-employee from coming behind the counter. However, any circumstance that involved both his nephew and said nephew's stalker was anything but normal. Thusly, Chuck welcomed the sight of Amy Rose making a matrix leap over any and all obstacles and knocking Sonic off his feet. Chuckling blithely, the older hedgehog leaned observantly over the pair and mused, " THERE IS NO SPOON Not that I'm adverse to charging admission, but you DO have a bedroom, Sonic."
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Post by Jamie Lee on Jul 24, 2007 21:04:32 GMT -5
Merce spun halfway around slowly in his seat so that he was finally able to glance toward the stand's interior. His half-mast eyes found their way toward Sonic and Amy and, in spite of himself, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly upward. He did warn him.
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Post by Topaz Mutiny on Jul 25, 2007 10:25:00 GMT -5
Amy adjusted her grip so that she was now hugging Sonic's chest, and she snuggled against him. She sent a mild glare at Chuck for his comment, "Ha ha. But at least I finally caught him. Now we can finally get..." she paused, realizing she had passed something else blue before attatching herself to Sonic. She turned around, and saw Merce looking at them. She smiled, her eyes glittering, "Ooooh! Who's your friend Sonic?" she shook her prize gently, getting him to turn towards Merce. She smiled wickedly at the android, "He's CUTE."
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Post by Lans on Jul 25, 2007 14:47:19 GMT -5
"He's availible!" Sonic told her as he squirmed in her grasp. For a moment he'd actually enjoyed it, but then the image of a certain ground squirrel and wht she might be likely to do if she were to suddenly show up(which given what had been happening lately might not be that unlikely), and see him like this, came to mind.
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Post by Jamie Lee on Jul 25, 2007 15:00:36 GMT -5
His smirk canted into a frown. "... I most certainly am not." he paused for a moment, letting his head tilt so he could look at the two sideways. Before he could stop himself he'd blurted; "... Besides. Is that any way to treat your fiancé?"
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Post by Leedzie on Jul 25, 2007 15:02:28 GMT -5
"Fiancé?" Chuck grinned. "Looks to me like they're already on their honeymoon."
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Post by Lans on Jul 27, 2007 18:16:01 GMT -5
"FIANCE!?!" Sonic shrieked. What, was his double in this world INSANE!? Ok, yeah she was sorta a looker, but she was squeezing him hard enough to pop the eyes off a teddybear, and he was most definatly not stuffed like a teddy bear!
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Post by Topaz Mutiny on Jul 27, 2007 21:18:06 GMT -5
Amy giggled. Whether she did it good-naturedly or psychoticly, that was up to interpretation. "I haven't had this much luck in years! Every time I managed to catch you, something bad would happen or was already happening! But now not only is there no trouble around to separate us, I can finally get you to marry me!" Amy squealed. But then she turned to Merce, blinking curiously. "How did you know I wanted him to marry me?"
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Post by Jamie Lee on Jul 28, 2007 2:03:18 GMT -5
The android didn't realize it, but he was actually grinning. Shallowly, but it was still a grin. "Honestly. Who here in Westside Island is not aware between this old storyteller," He jerked his head toward Chuck, "that Rabbot friend of his and the tabloids?" Slowly his now emerald colored eyes slid back over to Sonic and he just looked him over smugly. Even though he wasn't saying it verbally, the message was clear; I told you so.
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Post by Leedzie on Jul 28, 2007 15:18:56 GMT -5
"Hey, don't look at me," Chuck snickered. "Your reputation preceeds you LONG before I ever get a chance to bullshit talk about it." Concluding that Sonic would not, in fact, be able to retreive the fries with a hormonal female holding him down, the old hedgehog simply stepped over the pair and headed to the back to get them himself.
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