Sonic Series Fan Fiction ❯ On the Road Again ❯ Chicken run ( Chapter 12 )

Chapter 12: Chicken run

Low on fuel in Minnesota, the RV stopped in a small town where Sonic the Hedgehog and his crew refilled it, washed the windshield and looked over the tires. When they saw that everything was in fine working condition, they followed their road plan, using the map, and that led them to North Dakota, where they were stunned at the wonderful sights there. It was cold the morning they arrived, but Sonic and his friends hardly noticed it. It was unforgettable to see it.

"This is so cool!" Sonic said it again when he made the RV stop to see a hill.

"I would call it cold." Shadow corrected him, and then he took another sip of hot coffee.

"This whole place is great!" Amy added, "I can hardly believe what I'm seeing."

"I can," Tikal said, "And you have lots of good pictures to prove it to yourself." She chuckled.

"Those were of Minnesota, but I need pictures of this area also." Amy told her.

"It all looks the same to me." Rouge said, and then she finished her breakfast.

"It should be exciting to see the lakes in the area. I heard they're stunning." Tails reported.

"Is that what your laptop says?" Knuckles asked, opening one eye.

"No, I said it." Tails answered, and then he continued typing on his computer.

"When the sun is high, it will be warm again." Sonic told his friends with him.

"Let's hope you're right, prophet Sonic." Shadow said, in a joking way. Just then, the sun began to shine its light, and the air began to warm up outside, just as he said it would.

"You see, Shadow? What did I tell you?" Sonic asked, and then he began to drive again. Soon after that, the RV stopped when Sonic saw a farm with a large red barn, horses, cattle, and many chickens, a few goats and sheep together, and one big black bull.

"Oh, this would make a great picture!" Amy pointed outside the window, smiling.

Sonic nodded his head. "Well, okay, you girls go take your pictures, while I take a look a that fan belt. It has been acting funny again, ever since we left Minnesota back there."

"Is it broken again?" Knuckles asked as he stepped outside with the hedgehog.

"No, I don't think so." Sonic answered, and then Shadow finished for him: "You hope not."

"I'm sure it's fine, and if not, we do have a spare." Tails reminded them.

Metal-2 lifted the hood of the RV, and then they looked in. Sonic and Knuckles were too close, and so they knocked each other's heads, causing a little pain.

"Ouch!" Sonic yelped, backing away slightly, but Knuckles did not seem to hurt as much.

"I must have a hard head." The red echidna said, and then he grinned.

"That's for sure!" Sonic nodded with a little anger, and then he closed his eyes. "Ouch."

"The fan belt is in good working condition." Metal-2 reported before closing the hood.

"That's perfect." Shadow said, and then he looked down at the left tire. "Uh-oh…"

"What do you mean by uh-oh?" Metal-2 asked the black hedgehog.

"Look, we've got a flat tire." Shadow replied, and then Sonic looked down to see it.

"Dog gone it, he's right." Sonic said, and then he stood up to face the others. "We'll have to lift the front of the RV long enough to get the new tire on." He explained.

"Wait, I'll get the spare tire." Knuckles volunteered, and he soon returned with it.

"Great work, but how do we lift this huge thing?" Sonic asked, and he tried to think.

"Leave the lifting to me." Metal-2 said, and then he stepped toward the front of the RV.

"Metal-2, what are you doing?" Tails asked, and then he suddenly realized it.

"Simple, I shall lift the RV." Metal-2 answered, and the crew stared with amazement as the robot gripped the bumper in front of the RV with both hands, and slowly, it was lifted off the ground.

"Whoa, I wonder what cereal he had for breakfast!" Knuckles gasped in total surprise.

"I do not eat anything at anytime." Metal-2 told him, still holding the front of the RV slightly off from the ground, and enough for a tire to be changed.

"That explains your flat tummy," Sonic said, "But anyway, thanks! Guys, let's get to work!"

"I'm on it." Shadow said, and he knelt down to remove the flat tire from the RV.

"I hope you have a really good grip on that thing." Tails hoped, and the robot nodded.

"I will never allow it to flatten any of you." Metal-2 assured the crew, and they trusted him.

Sonic knelt down beside Shadow, where the flat tire was located. "You're doing it wrong, Shad." Sonic said, and he pointed to the RV tire, which was very flat with a nail in it.

"Smart Alec." Shadow snorted, and then Sonic shook his head, no.

"Wrong again. I'm Sonic, Sonic the Hedgehog." He reminded his traveling partner.

"I see," Shadow said, "But you know, I can't let you bother me. Your pestering days are coming to an end!" And after hearing that, Sonic gulped, but then he grinned, knowing it was play.

"All right, Shadow, it's time for me to finish this. Step aside." Sonic said, and then he finished removing the flat tire from the RV. It was done very well, because of teamwork. "Okay, Tails, take the flat, and Knuckles, bring the spare over here!" Sonic called.

"Coming right up!" Knuckles said, and so he made his way to them with the new tire.

"Oh, boy, this looks swell." Sonic said, and he took the tire. "Thanks, Knuckles."

"Hey, don't thank me. It's Goodyear." Knuckles grinned, and the hedgehogs looked confused.

"Whatever." Sonic and Shadow sighed, shaking their heads, and then they continued working. After placing the new tire on, the two hedgehogs stood up, backed away to safety, and then Sonic gave the signal. "Okay, Metal-2, let it down, nice and easy." He instructed. The robot did so, and then the RV stood as good as new once again. The job was finished and done well.

"Yahoo! We did it!" Sonic and his crew cheered, leaping into the air for victory. Then suddenly, they heard clapping from behind them, so they turned around, surprised to see the girls.

"Hey, I thought you were over there, taking pictures." Tails said, pointing toward them.

"We were," Rouge said, "But we found something more interesting…"

"You mean us?" Knuckles asked, and then he gulped when Rouge nodded her head, yes.

"You guys look so cute when you change a flat tire!" Amy said with a giggle.

"Yes, it is a very noble sight to see. You are very brave." Tikal added, nodding her head.

"Oh, really?" Shadow asked, and then he looked down at himself. He brushed the dirt away.

"Oh, Sonic, smile for the camera for me!" Amy requested, and she ran to him.

"Oh no!" Sonic gasped, and he turned to run, but she already reached him with a hug.

"My sweet heroic hedgehog!" Amy squealed, giving him a tight squeeze.

"I am NOT your sweet hedgehog!" Sonic denied, and then he jumped for freedom. Amy fell backward to the ground, unharmed and she smiled with delight, blinking her eyes.

"Isn't he the cutest thing?" Amy asked, and then she sighed with her heart pounding.

Tails grinned at the sight, and then he looked down to the ground where Sonic was last seen, standing. He saw the keys to the RV, and so Sonic must have dropped them before running. Then the fox watched with surprise as a white chicken came over, crossing the road. She saw the keys, how they were nice and shiny, and so with a peck, she took the keys, and ran away, chuckling. She ran passed Shadow, and he gasped with shock when he saw the chicken with the keys.

"Shadow, do we have spare keys to the RV?" Tails asked, and then Shadow shook his head.

"No!" He answered, and then he pointed toward the white fowl. "Get that chicken!"

"Right! Let's go!" Tails said, and then he ran with Shadow.

"Hey, don't race without me!" Sonic shouted at them, and he ran toward the fox and hedgehog.

"Wait for me, Sonic!" Amy called, and she ran with her camera after the others. Rouge shrugged her shoulders, and then she ran after them with Tikal and Freeway closely following.

"Where are they going?" Metal-2 wondered, and then he said, "I will go, always the protector." He ran after the crew as they climbed, jumped or crawled under a fence, depending on which one. The robot came in front of Tails, stopping him. "Halt! What is the meaning of this?" He asked.

"That chicken stole the keys for the RV!" Tails replied, between heavy breaths.

"Then I will blast it." Metal-2 said, and he aimed for it, directly.

"No!" Tails gasped, gripping the robotic arm. "You can't do it! Stop, Metal-2, don't!"

"But it is a lawbreaker, and I was designed to be a killing machine." Metal-2 told him.

"Look, chickens don't know any laws, and you must control yourself!" Tails said, firmly.

"Why?" Metal-2 asked, not quite understanding.

"Because you must, okay? Trust me on this. Now, we're going to get the keys back from the chicken without blowing anything up or killing anything. And I order you to help me."

"Acknowledged, Tails." Metal-2 understood, and then he joined the crew with the fox.

Shadow leaped over a haystack, reaching the chicken with the RV keys. "There's no time to play games, my fine feathered foe!" He said, and then the chicken ran in a panic, away from him.

"Easy, Shadow. We'll get them back." Sonic said, after landing on the ground beside him.

"This is not as easy as it looks." Shadow snorted, crossing his arms with an annoyed look.

"There it goes!" Amy pointed to the white chicken. "It's heading for the red barn!"

"I'm red, so I'll get it!" Knuckles said, and with a leap, he began gliding his way there. But his gliding became sliding when the wind changed its way, making him lose his balance. The red echidna fell to the ground, behind the red barn, opening an eye to see the chicken enter it.

"Knuckles!" Sonic called, running with the crew close behind him. He quickly came to his friend, and in time to help him stand up again. Knuckles accepted his help, which was rare.

"It went in there!" Rouge reported, and with her finger, she pointed to the red building.

"Inside that barn?" Sonic asked, standing on the tips of his toes, looking toward it.

"I saw that chicken go in there, and more importantly, I saw it go in with the keys as well. You saw it too, right?" Knuckles asked Amy, and the girl hedgehog nodded her head.

"Well, yeah." Amy answered him, standing next to Tikal and Freeway.

Sonic stood firmly, and yet he was calm. "I don't know what this chicken run is all about, but I'll find it soon or sooner, and get the keys back to us, where they belong!" He said.

"All right!" Knuckles shouted with agreement, and Shadow stood quietly beside him.

"Let's go, team!" Sonic called, and then he ran toward the barn building, but then he suddenly froze when he heard a familiar robotic voice above him.

"Now I have you, hedgehog!" Metal Sonic said, and then he slowly descended down from the barn's rooftop, down to the ground in front of Sonic the Hedgehog, and they faced each other.

"Whoa, first a chicken, and now an ugly turkey!" Sonic said, as he stood firm.

"I'll save you for dessert, you foul blue spike. I have some unfinished business to take care of, starting with that reject of tin!" Metal Sonic pointed at Metal-2, who landed on the ground.

"So, we meet again." Metal-2 said to the other robot, remembering it well.

"We meet for the last time!" Metal Sonic said as he raised his weapon toward him, but before he could fire, the white chicken came running outside, jumping over the robot's head. This gave Metal-2 the chance to fire, and he did, but Metal Sonic escaped from the attack. "Nice try, reject!" Metal Sonic said, "It will never be a challenge for me to send you back to the junkyard!" After hearing that, Metal-2 flew after the robot hedgehog, away from the crew.

"Metal-2, come back here!" Tails called for him, but both of the robots were gone.

"At least we got the keys back." Knuckles sighed with relief when he saw Sonic holding them.

"Yes, but we must find Metal-2, before something horrible happens!" Sonic told them.

"What? Nothing horrible happened yet? You've got to be kidding!" Shadow said, and then he saw a goat with horns, unhappy at his words. "Well, let me rephrase that…" He gulped.

"Go for the RV, run!" Sonic called for his crew, and then he ran for it as they followed. When they returned, they were surprised and glad to see Metal-2 already there, unharmed and safe.

"Metal-2, you're here, you're back!" Tails shouted with gladness, so happy to see him.

"What happened up there?" Sonic asked Metal-2, after seeing the other robot nowhere.

"I fired a clear shot at him while in midair, but I have lost track of him." Metal-2 replied.

"Is he gone?" Knuckles asked, and he looked around again to be real sure.

"Affirmative." Metal-2 answered, and then Sonic felt relief as well as his friends with him.

"Now with that over and done, let's hit the road again, guys!" Sonic called, and then he climbed inside the RV while his team entered through the other door. When everyone was safely seated in their own place, the doors closed, the engine turned on, and Sonic took control, driving them out. It was a close call, and after the chicken run, Sonic and his friends moved on in the journey.