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Somewhere under the deep blue sea, the Egg Fortress can be seen underneath the ocean. Deceo and Boceo were finishing building the main engine, frustrated expressions plastered their faces.
A sigh escaped the gray robot's system, directing his gaze towards Eggman, who can be seen relaxing in a beach chair. "Boss, why did this have to take two weeks to do? Can you make more robots to help us?"
The scientist directed his goggled covered eyes towards the robot henchmen's, his gloved hands slowly clenched tightly around the newspaper he held in hand. "Oh, I don't know. Maybe if nearly all my robots were destroyed from that blasted hedgehog!"
He threw a soda can at one of the henchmen, unfortunately, they were able to dodge the sloppy throw. After the two robots finish building the other engines, it finally ignites. "Finally! Now increase the output of the sub engine and ignite the main one!"
Following his instructions, once they ignited the main engine, the power of the engine went out. Boceo and Deceo slightly slumped as they turned their confused expression towards the scientist.
"Dr. Eggman, did you finish repairing the energy transfer system?" questioned the shorter robot, causing Eggman to quirk a brow at the foolish question. Nobody ever questions his tactics, but he was easily offended by this certain question.
"Are you doubting my technique?" he replied with a cold, stern tone. His grip on the newspaper slowly started to tears, feeling anger rise in his chest. The two robots slowly backed away from him, not wanting to feel his wrath.
It was silent for a moment as the scientist let out a sigh, his tense body slowly relaxed. "Pardon me, you two did nothing wrong." he reassured as he stood up from his chair. "All right, I can't hold this off any longer. Have I got a surprise for you..."
A menacing grin stretched on his face, watching the robotic henchmen take another step away from him.
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Meanwhile, with Chris, you, Sonic and the others, everyone can be seen relaxing on a luxury cruise. The boy can be seen explaining how they ended up on a cruise, seeing that they needed a rest from the chaos emeralds and Eggman.
The boy turned towards Sonic, Tails, and Cream. "We've been on this cruise for only three days. And in order to reach the glaciers, it'll take us four days." he informed, watching the mobians stare at him in disbelief.
"Four more days?! And we're only halfway there?! This is taking forever!" Sonic exclaimed with an annoyed expression. He's been trapped on a large boat for three days, and he's already bored.
He couldn't run to find anything new; he was tired of sleeping all day. But at least you were here with them. A light chuckle escaped from his lips, knowing that you needed a vacation as well.
The blue hedgehog gripped Chris's collar. "Come on, pal! I don't take to water! We're surrounded by this stuff and I'm gettin seasick!" Sonic then fell to his knees, begging the boy to hurry the cruise ship to the desired location.
Chris, Tails and Cream stared at him as he started to run a frenzy around the ship. The blue blur continued to do the same action as he was immediately caught by someone, his body nearly flung in the air.
He felt himself being raised in the air, directing his green eyes to see that it was you that stopped his frenzy. "Man, I still can't believe that you're on par with my speed." he chuckled as he relaxed into your hold, starring into your dull, voided eyes.
He felt his cheeks slowly heat up from your clothing, seeing that you changed into something more relaxing yet comforting. You were probably the only one that took the vacation seriously, knowing that you needed a break.
"You're getting bored already?" you teased with a faint smile, carrying the hedgehog while you walked around the area. Sonic answered with an annoyed hum as leaned into your arms; it looked like you were carrying a cat.
"Listen, Sonic. We're going to be on this ship for ten days and ten nights. I remembered when Chris announced that we were going on a cruise, I became tense at the idea." you started, gently combing his blue quills.
"Do you think your friends want to see you behaving like a baby? And remember, bravery is not the absence of fear, but the facing of it." Your encouraging words helped the hedgehog relax in your hold, but he still had a sulking expression.
You placed Sonic on the wooden floor, gently booping his nose in the process. "Now I want you to relax, sooner or later, Chris is going to be worried about you. You know that it's going to be annoying."
The hedgehog gave you a slight nod as he slowly trudged past you, dragging his red shoes against the floor in exaggeration. That was when he fell onto the floor, causing Amy to rush towards him.
"Sonic! What happened?!" she questioned with a hurried tone. Directing her worried expression towards you, watching your arms cross at the scene. You gently reassured her that he was fine, explaining that he was already bored of the cruise.
You gently picked up the dramatic hedgehog, holding him as he was still limp, causing you to sigh at his behavior. A pair of footsteps can be heard, making everyone turn their gaze to see Tanaka.
"Good morning, everyone." he greeted as he pointed towards a group of elderly people behind him. "These people are joining us from the Silver Star Retirement Home. They'll be teaching us as well."
Chris tilted his heading in confusion, asking the butler what they'll be teaching everyone on the ship. Tanaka then explained that they'll teach everyone to relax on the ship. A sigh escaped from your lips, but it could be heard as a shudder. You slowly began to retract yourself away from the elderly.
Amy noticed your annoyed expression, causing her to chuckle at the scene. She knew, practically everyone knew, that you didn't like people that much. Especially people in groups. You were basically the introvert of the group.
The sound of a helicopter can be heard taking flight in the air, causing Sonic to awaken from his sullen attitude and race his way towards the sound. When he arrived, the helicopter was gone. "No! Take me with you! Please, come back!"
Everyone chuckled as the hedgehog threw his hands in the air in despair, a loud, exaggerated sigh escaped his lips as he fell limp on the floor again.
Elsewhere on the ship, Cream and Cheese are conversing with an elderly woman. "I see. You're from another world, that must be fascinating." hummed the old woman, earning smiles from the rabbit and her chao.
"We used to live in another world, but something happened and we were transported here." Cream explained, getting an agreeing nod from Cheese. The rabbit directed her eyes to see that you were preventing Sonic from jumping off the ship.
A sigh escaped her lips, wanting her friend to relax, but she knew that Sonic couldn't relax by being surrounded by a large mass of water.
Somewhere a few feet away from them, Amy can be seen watching you pull Sonic off the rails. His attempts of jumping off the boat weren't working, causing him to limp dramatically in your arms.
"He never gives up. And I thought I could have a relaxing talk with him, maybe with [Name] as well." she sighed, feeling a frown stretching on her lips. Nearby, an old man overhears her words and chuckles.
"Something tells me that you have a thing for Sonic and [Name]." he started, watching the delighted pink hedgehog hop onto the table with a wide grin. "It's very obvious, maybe it's an effect on other people as well."
Her bright grin was replaced with an agitated scowl, feeling jealousy swarm around her, but she knew that she was supposed to relax. 'Maybe when [Name] is not dealing with Sonic, I can hang out with them'
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Back underneath the ocean, Eggman and his two henchmen are sitting inside their newly completed Egg Fort. A proud smirk stretched on the scientist's face as his proud work.
"Those dimwits think they've defeated me because they destroyed my tower. However, I managed to restore my robot factory." he grumbled for a bit. His henchmen congratulated him for his hard work.
A delighted sigh escaped his lips as he clapped his hands together, getting the robot's attention. "Alright, let's get started! I'm going to name the new robot I built." he announced, watching their eyes widen.
They stared at the scientist in disbelief, not believing that Eggman could build a machine in no time. Excitement began to rise as they waited for him to announce the name. "Its name will be..." he paused for dramatic effect.
"The XL Super Ultra Eggman Extreme!"
Boceo and Deceo's excitement was completely washed over with disappointment. How come they couldn't name their section? Eggman was offended by their disappointed stares, staring back at them with anger.
"Well, excuse me! I thought I was doing you guys a favor by giving you guys your own sections!" he retorted back as he started to give them new names for their section of the fortress. "Ace, Jack, Spade?"
"Nope."
"I don't even play cards."
Eggman groaned in annoyance as he started to give them more ridiculous names, causing the two to walk away from him, telling him that they needed a break.
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On the ship, Sonic was examining the area of the ship, a sly smirk laced his lips. He had come up with plans that would convince his friends to take him back to the house. He dashed his way towards his brother, seeing that he was minding his business.
"Hey, Tails! I know that we're going to be away for ten days, but should you be worried about the X-Tornado?" he questioned with a fake worried tone. The two tailed fox tilted his head at him, asking him why he should be worried.
"You know, maybe that machines can get lonely? I wonder if the plane is sad that you're not here." he continued to add on, smoking at the frightened expression he received from Tails. 'This is working! That's one!'
Waving his brother goodbye, he darted his way towards Amy, seeing that she was relaxing against the wall. He strides his way towards her; the sly smirk was still present on his face. "Hey, Amy. Have I ever told you that you look beautiful?"
The pink hedgehog stared at him with disbelief, feeling her cheeks warm up from his sudden words. 'Is this a dream? Is it finally happening?'
Sonic then continues to 'flirt' with her, saying that the way she swings her hammer makes his heart beat a million times a minute. "Maybe... perhaps you could swing that hammer once more," he added.
As Amy processed false information, she couldn't help but grin brightly at her crush. She swiftly takes her hammer out, precisely aiming it at the blue hedgehog's torso, sending him flying across the ship. 'That's two!'
His body soared in the air as he landed in someone's lap. He directed his gaze to see you relaxing on a beach chair in the shade. Maneuvering his body to face you, he was stopped in his tracks by your voice in his head.
'What are you trying to do now, Sonic?' you questioned with a bored and slightly tired tone. Even with your eyes still closed, you could feel his bright emerald eyes on you with a persuading expression.
"Please, [Name]. I bet you can relax better at home. On a comfy couch. Maybe watching something new, and I could join you?" he continued to press on, hearing a sigh flow out of your lips. Opening your eyes to half-lid, Sonic's green eyes shimmered with hope.
He placed his chin on your stomach, not breaking eye-contact with you. You slowly raised your hand and scratched behind his ear before gently flicking his nose. "Sonic, if you keep bothering people, there might be a chance where I will throw you off this ship..." you muttered.
The hedgehog practically beamed at the answer, watching his tail wag. Before you could say anything else, a loud explosion was emitted from the ocean, causing everyone to turn their gaze towards the noise.
"Is it a whale?" questioned Chris, watching something rise from the water. His curious smile slowly begins to falter as he sees Eggman in his new fortress. "Guys! It's Eggman!" he announced, watching Sonic dash towards the rails next to him.
An annoyed sigh escaped your lips; you were supposed to relax today. But of course, Eggman always finds a way to bounce back with a plan.
'Oh for fu-'
Another explosion interrupted your thoughts as you quickly got up from the beach chair. The ship began to rock in the water, causing everyone to hold onto something. "Hehe, I was wondering when you bozos would show up!" taunted the blue hedgehog.
Eggman gritted his teeth with anger, rapidly pushing buttons to fire multiple missiles. With quickness, you sprouted your wings to take flight. You deflected the missiles with ease, making sure they landed away from the ship.
Before Sonic could dash his way over to them, he felt the cruise being stopped as they were next to a giant iceberg. He hopped onto the rails and dashed his way upwards to land on the ice.
"Hey, egghead! If you wanna fight, you can have one!" he taunted once more, needing Eggman to stop attacking you.
"Stop bragging, Sonic! I'll show you something! Combine Egg Fort!" Sonic watched as two more sections of the fortress started to attach each other to the larger fortress. Sonic tried to dash off the ice, hearing what Eggman had to say.
"You're going nowhere, Sonic! You're not even moving!" He pointed at the iceberg, watching the hedgehog run in place, not moving forward a single inch. The upgraded egg fort fired a blast at the iceberg, destroying it immediately.
Large particles of ice were sent flying, narrowly hitting the ship. Tails quickly rushed towards the captain's area, demanding them to start moving away from the battle and the ice. Sonic' body was sent flying in the air, his body slowly falling towards the water.
'Oh no! No, no, no, no! Quick, I have to land on something!'
The hedgehog tried to look around the ocean to see if he could land anywhere, but most of the ice was blown off from Eggman, not wanting to land on something shape. He closed his eyes shut, hoping something good will happen.
Before his body could crash into the ocean, you quickly scooped him up, taking flight. 'Are you alright, Sonic?' you questioned in his head, feeling his body shaking. He relaxed to see that you caught him just in time.
"Y-yeah, I'm okay. Thanks!" he replied with a thumbs up, watching a grin stretch on his face. A relieved sigh escaped your lips, turning your gaze towards the egg fortress. Before you could come up with a plan, you heard a familiar sound of a plane in the air.
"No way! Ella is driving the X-Tornado!" Sonic exclaimed, pointing to see Ella was piloting the plane with Bokkun. "How...?" you questioned in slight bewilderment. Sonic chuckled at Eggman's expression, showing how confused yet scared at the incoming plane.
"Bokkun?! What are you doing in there?!" he demanded, only receiving maniacal laughter from the small creature.
Ella then pressed a button to transform the plane into X-Cyclone. It succeeds in transformation as it kicks the egg fortress into the distance, watching it disappear with a twinkle.
You floated in the air with Sonic in arms in silence, waving towards an excited Ella and Bokkun. A sly smirk then laced Sonic's lips as he turned his gaze upwards. "You know, maybe taking a vacation on a cruise wasn't so bad." he hummed with an innocent tone.
Directing your gaze downwards, his green eyes showed a begging glint, causing a sigh to escape your lips. "Yeah. We should start heading back towards the ship before they start to worry where we are." you insist.
'I also need a nap as well...'