OLD FRIENDS
CHAPTER TWO
OLD FRIENDS
Fog and Velocity are walking through a dead forest. The remains of an old city
Velocity looks up at Fog
VELOCITY
"Hey Foggy, can we take a break? We've been walking forever."
Fog sighs
Fog looks down at Velocity
FOG
"Maybe, give me a sec."
Fog looks around for a moment
Fog looks up at the sky and realized that it is already evening
Fog looks back at Velocity
FOG
"Yes we can Velocity. I didn't realize it but it's already evening. Let's just camp out tonight."
Velocity's glum bored face turns into an excited smile
VELOCITY
"Really?!"
Fog chuckles
FOG
"Yes, we are taking a break Velocity."
Velocity jumps out of excitement
Fog looks around
Fog sees an old pot sitting on the ground
Fog raises his brow
Then back at Velocity
FOG
"But before we do that. I'll have to set up camp. Could you go find some firewood?"
Velocity looks around, looking at the dead forest around them
VELOCITY
"Well, that'll be easy."
An hour later Velocity and Fog are sitting around a campfire with a pot of stew cooking over it
Fog opens the pot and sees that it's done
Fog then uses his metal arm to pick up the pot and places it on the ground
Fog opens the pot of stew
Velocity looks over the stew smelling it
VELOCITY
"That smells so good!"
Fog closes his eyes and smiles
FOG
"That's good to hear."
Fog takes some bowls out of his bag and a ladle
FOG
"Now, time to pour some."
Velocity jumps with excitement
VELOCITY
"Yes!"
An hour later, after Fog and Velocity finished their food. Now they're just sitting around the campfire
Velocity gases at the stars above
VELOCITY
"Hey Foggy."
FOG
"Yeah?"
VELOCITY
"What were your parents like?"
Fog snickers
FOG
"Growing up all I had was a father. He was the bravest hero of all. He would stop at nothing to save someone. Just because it was the right thing to do. He would always tell me stories of his adventures when I was kid and I loved every single second of that."
Velocity's eyes light up looking at Fog
VELOCITY
"He sounds so cool!"
Velocity thinks for a second then looks back at Fog
VELOCITY
"Did you ever have a mama?"
Fog looks up at the sky
FOG
"Maybe. But she died before I was born. My dad never told me much about her. But he told me that she was a magnificent woman."
VELOCITY
"Do you think I have a mamma Foggy?"
Fog looks at Velocity, smiles, then looks back up at the stars
FOG
"To be honest, I don't really know. But maybe you do, who really knows? This world is big."
Velocity smiles
VELOCITY
"Well that's okay. All I know is that I have an amazing dad."
Fog looks at Velocity with a curious look
Velocity looks at Fog
Velocity puts on a big smile
VELOCITY
"You Foggy!"
Fog looks at Velocity with a surprised look
Fog closes his eyes and smiled
Fog opens his eyes
Fog sighs
FOG
"It's time for us to get to bed."
Fog stands up and walks toward his sleeping bag
VELOCITY
"B-but I don't wanna!"
Fog looks at Velocity
FOG
"Then stay up and be miserable the next day. It would be your fault though."
Velocity looks at the ground with a pouty face
Fog enters his sleeping bag and gets into a relaxed position
Fog closes his eyes and goes to sleep
Fog starts to see the sun through his eyelids
Fog opens his eyes and stands his body up and yawns
Fog toward Velocity's sleeping bag and sees it's empty
Fog sighs
Fog looks toward the campfire and sees Velocity sitting on a log sleeping
Fog stands up and walks toward Velocity
Fog shakes Velocity awake
FOG
"Wake up, we still have some walking to do."
Velocity looks up at Fog
VELOCITY
"D-Do we have to?"
Fog looks at Velocity and sees the bags under Velocity's eyes
FOG
"You stayed up all night, didn't you?"
VELOCITY
"No! I just uh-"
Fog sighs
Fog puts his hands on his hips
FOG
"What am I going to do with you Velocity?"
Fog looks up
FOG
"Well, I guess I gave you a choice. So that's on me."
Turns around and walks toward his sleeping bag
Fog starts to roll up his sleeping bag
Fog looks at Velocity
FOG
"Come on, we have to pack so we can get back to walking."
Velocity looks up at Fog with a tired
Fog looks down as he finishes rolling up his sleeping bag and wraps the strap around it to hold it still
VELOCITY
"Can't we just stay a bit longer?"
Fog looks back up at Velocity
FOG
"I'm sorry Velocity but no we cannot. We have to get going, you know this."
Velocity looks at the ground and sighs
VELOCITY
"If you say so."
Velocity walks toward his sleeping roll and starts to roll it up
Velocity tilts his head toward Fog
VELOCITY
"How long do we have to walk anyways?"
FOG
"Probably a few hours if we hurry."
VELOCITY
"Can we take breaks?"
FOG
"You know we can't do that."
Velocity groans
Fog snickers
[FOUR HOURS LATER]
Fog walks through a desert carrying Velocity, who is sleeping, on his back
Fog sees a cave in the distance
FOG
"I finally found you."
Fog enters the cave and sees darkness
Fog thinks back to when he was in the town named Deadlands to what the barkeep said
Fog sits in a barstool looking at the barkeeper
The barkeeper is currently polishing a glass
BARTENDER
"I heard from a couple of travelers that the Capital is fifty miles to the east. I got curious and asked them what they were talking about. So they told me if I ever got the chance to go to-."
Fog looks at the deep darkness in the cave
FOG
"Follow the darkness to find the light."
Fog walks into the darkness
All Fog sees is darkness but he still decides to keep moving forward. Going deeper and deeper below ground
As Fog keeps going, he feels a sensation that he is being watched
After ten minutes of walking, a spotlight appears shining on him
DEEP MYSTERIOUS VOICE
"Why are you here? Who are you?"
Fog's eyes squint because of the bright light
FOG
"I'm a friend, the name's Fog, I'm here to see Onyx. Ask her, she'll know me."
The light turns off
A minute passes
A gateway then opens, clothed in light
Fog walks toward the light
Fog and Velocity enter the gate of light
When Fog enters the light, he looks around and sees a metal room with a single light at the top
A guard dressed in red, black, and white combat gear enters the room. Holding an M16 rifle
The city guard looks at Fog and Velocity
Fog does the same to the guard
CITY GUARD
"I hope I don't get in trouble for this. But break any law here, I'll jail you myself."
Fog sighs
FOG
"Got it."
The City Guard tilts his head up
CITY GUARD
"Open the door now!"
A door opens in front of Fog
The City Guard looks at Fog
CITY GUARD
"Go through here and you'll be in the city."
Fog nods
Five feet away from Fog a door opens, leading to the city
CITY GUARD
"Welcome to Casino City dirtbag. Hope you gamble to your heart's content. Don't blame us if you lose all your money though."
Fog walks past the guard and goes through the door
When Fog exited the entry area all he saw was a bright extravagant city
The City is huge and is divided into three sections. The living area, working quarters, and finally the main attraction the legendary "Casino district"
Fog looks at Casino district and thinks
"She has to be there."
The Casino District is glowing with all sorts of neon lights
Fog starts to walk toward Casino District
On his way, Fog passed many poor gamblers who gambled their life away in one evening
The closer Fog got to Casino District, the faint sound of music and people talking slowly starts to get louder
When Fog and Velocity got to Casino District, Fog looked around and saw a glowing street with groups of people at every corner. Looking to either gamble or just have great time
Fog sighs
FOG
"So this is the infamous Casino City."
Fog looks around and then sees a casino all the way down the street called "Onyx Panther Casino"
Fog sighs and continues to walk through the district. But now trying to make his way to the Onyx Casino
Fog was surprised to see that there were actually functioning cars going down the street. Something he thought he wouldn't even get to see again in his lifetime
Fog looks around with a curious look
FOG
"They're not afraid of us?"
Fog smiles as he finishes his journey to the entrance of Onyx's Casino
Fog looks up at the tall glowing pink building
FOG
"Kinda tacky for you Onyx."
Fog takes Velocity off of his back and sets him on his feet
FOG
"Hey wake up, we're here."
Velocity slowly opens his eyes and then looks up at Fog then the building
VELOCITY
"O-kay."
Fog walks into the casino as Velocity follows
When Fog and Velocity enter the casino they see a lavish casino covered in black, and purple walls. and floors, with gold accents all around. Also with slot machines with people operating them at every corner
Velocity looks around and his eyes start to light up
VELOCITY
"This place is so cool!"
Velocity looks up at Fog
Fog looks down at Velocity
FOG
"No, you're not allowed to play here. I may be dangerous."
Fog looks to his right and sees a door with a bodyguard in front of it
Fog starts to walk toward the door as Velocity follows
VELOCITY
"Why are we here anyways?"
Fog tilts his head back toward Velocity
FOG
"To see an old friend."
VELOCITY
"Oh cool!"
Velocity runs up and cuts Fog off
VELOCITY
"Is she an old friend of mine too?"
Fog closes his eyes and snickers
Fog opens his eyes and looks at Velocity as he continues to smile
FOG
"I'd say so, yeah."
Velocity jumps to Fog's side
Velocity smiles ear to ear
VELOCITY
"Yay! I have an old friend. I can't wait to see her!"
Fog smiles
FOG
"Me too kid, me too."
Fog and Velocity walk up to the BodyGuard
The Body Guard looks down at Fog
BODY GUARD
"Heck you want?"
Fog smiles again
FOG
"I would like to see Onyx."
The Body Guard clenches his fist
BODY GUARD
"Says who?"
Fog looks up at the Body Guard with a glare
FOG
"Says Fog the Hedgehog."
The Body Guard thinks for a second and unclenches his fists
The Body Guard steps to the right of the door
BODY GUARD
"Go right through sir. She'll be happy to see you."
Fog and Velocity open the door and start to walk down a hallway
Velocity turns his head and looks at Fog
VELOCITY
"You know him."
Fog smiles
FOG
"No, but he sure knows me."
Fog looks up
FOG
"Seems Onyx talks about me once in a while."
Fog and Velocity start to walk up a long flight of stairs
Velocity sighs
VELOCITY
"Stairs?"
Fog snickers
Velocity looks up at Fog
VELOCITY
"That's not funny!"
Fog and Velocity walk up the long flight of stairs. After they get to the top, it leads into a small hallway. Fog and Velocity walk down it then at the end of the hallway they then finally see Onyx, sitting on her throne. A white female anthromorph with bat wings, wearing a red dress, with her face wearing black eyeliner, and bright red lips
Onyx looks toward Fog
ONYX
"Glad to see you here Foggy boy."
Fog looks around and sees an arcade in the corner
Fog looks down at Velocity
FOG
"Hey Velocity, you go play at that arcade over there. I have to talk to Onyx alone for a minute, okay?
Velocity groans
VELOCITY
"But I wanna talk to her too!"
Fog smiles softly
FOG
"You'll get your chance soon, I promise."
Velocity hangs his head low
VELOCITY
"Okay, if you say so."
Velocity turns around and runs toward the arcade area
Fog walks up to Onyx nonchalantly
ONYX
"Is that the boy you brought here before?"
Fog nods
Onyx looks in Velocity's direction, as Velocity plays an old Pacman machine
ONYX
"Ten whole years, dang."
Onyx looks back at Fog
Onyx gets off her throne and walks toward Fog
ONYX
"Let's get straight to the point, shall we? why are you here Fog?"
Fog sighs
FOG
"I wanted to ask you if you could help me train him."
Onyx hangs her head low and nods no
Onyx looks up at Fog
ONYX
"Goddamnit Foggy, you know I can't do that."
Onyx turns around and slowly walks toward her throne
Onyx stops and turns toward Fog
ONYX
"Do you even know what he is?"
Fog stays silent
ONYX
"He's the cloned offspring of that hero named Sonic, years back. You remember the stories your father told us about him. If I helped you I could put this entire city in danger. Do really want that?"
Fog pauses for a second
FOG
"Onyx, please."
Onyx stomps his foot
ONYX
"I said no!"
Onyx shakes his head
ONYX
"For gods' sake, has his ability even appeared."
Fog nods no
ONYX
"Then how do you expect me to train him?!"
Fog looks up at Onyx
FOG
"There is more to training than just superpowers. My father taught us that, you know that."
Onyx sighs
Onyx turns her back to Fog
ONYX
"Just shut up and leave. Please!"
Fog sighs
Fog looks in Velocity's direction, Velocity seems like he's enjoying himself
FOG
"Velocity, we gotta get going!"
Velocity hears Fog and runs toward him
When Velocity gets to Fog he looks up at him
VELOCITY
"How was your talk with your old friend?"
Fog looks away for a second
Fog looks back down at Velocity
FOG
"We just have to get going Velocity. I'll tell you everything later."
Velocity smiles
VELOCITY
"Okay! If you say so."
Fog starts to walk toward the exit and Velocity follows
Velocity turns around and looks at Onyx
Velocity waves at Onyx
VELOCITY
"By old friend! It's nice to see you!"
Onyx gives Velocity a surprised look
Onyx smiles and closes his eyes
ONYX
"See you later kid."
Then suddenly a crash happens in the background, shaking the building
Velocity and Fog look around
Fog looks back at Onyx with a stern look
Onyx looks at Fog with a surprised look
ONYX
"Oh god."
On the other side of the city, a hole has been drilled from the surface, through the ceiling of the cave. Rubble has fallen below and destroyed some of the Residential District
Two robots come from the hole and land on the rubble of one of the houses
A red metal foot steps on a rock and crushes it
Metal Knuckles, Metal Amy, and Metal Tails look out into the distance. Metal Knuckles look to the Residential District
METAL KNUCKLES
"Target Acquired."
END