Act 1: Speedless in Mayfield

[768mph]

[Action 1: Outside 1333 Benny...in the doghouse]

[White...it's all white. Sonic reaches forward, reaching for anything, not finding a thing until his eyes close again, and his hand hits the ground. It's grass.]

Did...did I just dream that? What was that thing?

[He raises his head a bit before opening his eyes...though they pop open when he bangs his head on the doghouse wall above his head.]

OW!

[Rubbing his head, he blinks and crawls out of the doghouse, clearly confused. And quite naked. Well...naked for him.]

I think it really did happen. The force from the monster's suction must've pulled my gloves clean off.

[He taps his foot against the grass. And notices something much more disturbing.]

My shoes! Ok, now i know something's wrong!

[His first instinct is to go bang on the house door nearest to him.]

HEYYY! Open up!

[Action 2: In town]

Man...this sucks.

[No speed. None at all. And even if he COULD go fast, his feet would likely burn up from the friction of the ground. And the concrete against his bare feet didn't feel too great to move at whatever speed he could muster.]

Just what is this place? And that monster that brought me here?

[Yep Mayfield...Sonic thinks the Time Eater is part of you.]

Comments

[spinningorange]

That's because I'm a cat!

(A simple enough answer from a simple person. She's definitely no Sonic in speed, but yeah...agile cats.)

Maybe the town took it away! It takes everything away from people when they're taken here!

[768mph]

I guess that explains my gloves and shoes...

[And not devoured/shredded by a purple time monster...]

How could they take my speed? It's what makes me me!

[Already he's feeling a bit antsy about it. Its Sonic Labyrinth all over again!]

[spinningorange]

(At least it's not because of dorky 3 ton shoes or whatever they were in that game...)

That's because this town isn't normal! It can take away what makes you you...but it's okay because you can get it back. Like how I look like me and can fly again!

(Hope you don't mind that you're essentially talking to a child, Sonic; she has the brain of one.)

[768mph]

[Dude...he's friends with Charmy Bee. 'Nough said. :P]

Really? That's a relief. Hopefully it won't be long.

What's your name? I'm Sonic...Sonic the Hedgehog!

[spinningorange]

(Touche~)

I'm Chen!

It's usually a month between getting things back, but it's after the town does something crazy like make people switch bodies or horrible things!

[768mph]

A...month?

[Gulp. That long without speed. He's gonna be in stir!]

M-maybe I can find a substitute...

[spinningorange]

Yeah! There are magicians and inventors in this town; maybe one of them could help you until you get your own things back!

[768mph]

I'd be happy with just a skateboard or something.

[Not that he could see any really big hills here.]

[spinningorange]

(Head tilt. Culture clash is go!)

What's a skateboard?

[768mph]

[Sonic grinned. Maybe he could build one on his own AND give Chen her answer!]

I can show you. it won't be that hard to make one.

[spinningorange]

(And that instantly gets Chen all excited.)

Ooh, I wanna see it now! What's it like?

[768mph]

Ok! We'll need 4 wheels, something to put them on, and a piece of wood. Probably one a little longer than a person's arm.

[He scouts around for wood.]

[spinningorange]

Oh, I know where to find wheels!

(Then Chen flies off.

Some time later, she returns with four appropriately sized wheels.)

The shopping carts in the supermarket have lots of wheels! Will thes work?

[768mph]

Those'll work great!

[Sonic, in the meantime, has started to pry the roof off his doghouse. He was planning on getting a hammock after all.]

Now we just need something to put them under here with. Two here, and two here.

[He demonstrated with his fingers in the appropriate places.]

[spinningorange]

Have you checked your house's garage? They usually have a bunch of tools there!

If not, we can go to the tool shop, but the stores don't like pets very much...

[768mph]

Well let's see then!

[Picking up the materials, Sonic lead them around and into the garage. Sure enough, there were some basic tools in there.]

They're kinda high up. Think you fly up and grab em? I don't trust my agility at the moment.

[spinningorange]

Okay!

(Effortlessly flies up there and passes the tools to Sonic.)

Are you going to put it all together now?

[768mph]

Yep. Won't be nearly as good as a job that Tails would do, but it'll work.

[Hammerhammerhammer....]

[spinningorange]

(Watching with the utmost curiosity a kitty can offer.)

[768mph]

There we go!

[Sonic tests the wheels, to make sure they're spaced evenly enough to roll. He then sets it down and tests how much weight it can take.]

Looks pretty good.

[spinningorange]

Yay!

(And since she's never seen anything like this before, she is CLEARLY AMAZED because WHEELS AND MOVING AND STANDING ON IT!)

...so what does it do?

[768mph]

Check it out!

[And begin the skateboard tricks!]

[spinningorange]

(SO AMAZED)

Are you a magician?!

[768mph]

Nope. Just amazing!

[He says this as he rolls by, standing on his hands.]

[spinningorange]

That is amazing!

(She has no idea how Sonic is managing that, but ITS SO COOL! And watching him stand on his hands makes her want to float around upside down...so she does.)