Too Kind: Chapter 2 - Testing

Chapter 2: Testing

"You know that, I.C.E.?" He pointed, the creature turned, at the mess in the white room.

"Torn up stuffed cotton dummies representing Mobians." His red lifeless eyes analyzed the dolls.

"Right, right. They actually represent real people. Enemies. Quite pesky ones too," He said. "Especially, the blue one. I want you - no - I command you that you go and eliminate them." The creature was silent for a moment,

"Understood." It turned around and walked to the exit.

"Oh but wait!" The weapon stopped. "I can't let you go like this!" Just before it was about to say something, the engines went down and its eyes disappeared. Two other pairs of eyes watched at I.C.E's transformation.
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Zero was panting as he tried to catch up to Sonic. Being forced into a race with Sonic that he offered personally was uncalled for, for Zero. His feet weren't all that strong and he wasn't very flexible either but Sonic was kind enough to handicap himself.

Suddenly, Sonic hit the breaks.

"Please warn me, next time you challenge me on a race." Zero panted, and then looked at Sonic, "What's the matter?"

"Oh nothing." He sighed. "Just looks like trouble." He pointed at four figures, a black one and a red one arguing and a little yellow one trying to make them stop. "At least, Tails is trying to stop them."

"So why do you need me for if you can just beat it up yourself?" the red-head growled at the black with red streaks.

"You don't understand," he had his arms crossed and stared with his blood-red eyes, "it poses a threat."

"And not to just us." A white bat descended, her white long gloves on her hips and her turquoise eyes on the group.

"And what exactly does it do? A vehicle?" The yellow fox asked, almost eager to try tinkering the so-called vehicle; his passion for machines is as big as ever.

"Something designed to kill. A Battle AI, you could say," Shadow, carefully, defined. "If we don't-"

"Take a chill pill, Shadow!" Sonic cuts in, Zero behind him by a few feet. "So what's this all about?" The black hedgehog glares at Sonic then switches Zero.

"You..." He gave a dirty look. Zero squints his eyes. Sonic tilted his head.

"Well, anyway guys." Sonic patted his back with energy, making Zero stagger but he quickly regained his balance. "This is Zero Celsius!"

"Tails here!" The two-tailed fox saluted. "Anything with machines, I can do!"

"Knuckles here!" The red echidna raised his fist. The bat pushed him out of the way and walked up to Zero.

"Rouge the Bat!" She winked. "My, aren't you a hot stud!"

"Er, thank you." Zero shifted his feet. There was a short pause. Knuckles elbowed the black hedgehog.

"Shadow the Hedgehog."

"Well," Sonic said. "I guess that's everyone-" Until a pink hedgehog in a red dress and boots bear-hugs Sonic. Cream was following.

"Sonic!" She nuzzled on Sonic's cheek and left a kiss mark. "I missed you so much, Sonic!" Knuckles smirked and Tails couldn't keep a straight face. Sonic gave a death glare and they both shut up.

"Who are you?" she asked.

"U-Ummm..."

"Sonic! You never told me you had another friend!" He groans. The pink hedgehog walks up to Zero, takes his hand and greeted, "Hi! I'm Amy Rose! Welcome to Emerald Town!"

Zero panicked in the inside; he is, in general, used to energetic people but Amy just takes the cake. Sonic started,

"OK, now I really think, you've met-" A sudden explosion comes from behind Sonic and out of the smoke, is a... floating egg?

"Oh, ho ho ho ho ho!" He laughs. The Mobians recognizes the laughter and turns to face the floating egg.

"Oh, for the love of-" Now Sonic was annoyed.