Chapter 7: Second Encounters
Even after some more galloping back to his home, he went behind his house to the backyard, "Alright, let's do this once more!" he then galloped, ready for the invisible door ahead of him to open, and as soon as he reached the back of his home, it opened, with JetStream falling through instantly afterward. The closer he got, the more he got nervous, the tunnel on the other hoof, seemed to stick out. There were brick walls everywhere, but they looked like gold, 'Now only if they are still there...' he thought.
"Wow, Sonic... Have you ever seen a place like this?" he raised his arms, sort of praising its appearance, he looked at Sonic as he snickered.
"... Yeah, tons of times, why? Does something point out?" Tails sighed.
"I was only trying to add to the mysterious factor." he said wiggling his fingers, Sonic laughed.
"And I was only trying to be honest." Tails scratched the back of his head once more, only to sigh. Suddenly some distant thumps could be heard, and it was very ominous, Tails looked around only reacting, Sonic looked around, his hands at his waists, "Now what could that possibly be?" Tails shook his head.
"I don't know what it coul- be..." he noticed his PDA was getting a signal, "Sonic look at this, it's tracking something." Sonic made a fist.
"And that something is approaching. Alright, it's about time they come to us." Tails wasn't all that happy.
"I don't think that's it..." the door suddenly opened with JetStream jumping out, landing in a slide. Sonic and Tails recoiled.
"What are you guys doing here?" Tails looked to his PDA.
"It was a place of interest, of the whole town of course." Tails then realized something, "Oh, JetStream." he looked over to him.
"Yeah?"
"Have you came across, or even have one Chaos Emerald?" JetStream was unsure on how to answer.
"Well, what do they look like?" Sonic and Tails looked at one another, Tails turned back.
"... Like an Emerald." JetStream shook his head.
"I really haven't seen one before." he lied. Tails went to his PDA, he pulled a good picture of said Emerald, and showed it to Jetstream as he walked closer, "Okay then. Well, I did have two."
"What?" Tails was astonished, Sonic only looked at him, and walked up to JetStream.
"Do you mind telling us where there are?" JetStream smiled and nodded.
"The first his back at my home." Sonic jumped up to the big circular window.
"Alright, then let's go get it!" he pointed toward Altamare, Tails scratched his head. Tails scratched his head.
"How do we get out anyway?" Sonic just shrugged, Tails turned to JetStream, "Do you know how, JetStream?" he nodded, as he went under the staircase.
"Yeah, follow me." Tails was looking, at first unsure, but then it went to amazement, the door opened leading to a tunnel.
"Amazing, JetStream. How are you able to do that?" JetStream shrugged.
"I don't know, I just do it." Sonic gave a thumbs up.
"That's been my story for a long time." JetStream started trotting.
"The exit's down here." they all soon went walking, and like JetStream experienced, everything goes white, appearing in the backyard, Sonic looked around.
"What? Where are we now?"
"In my backyard." he stated as he started toward the front door. Sonic and Tails shrugged and soon followed. JetStream opened the front door, seeing Myriad sitting at the table as usual.
"Hey there buddy."
"Hi Dad." JetStream smiled. Sonic peered from the corner, making Myriad jump.
"Who's that!?" Corolla walked in a fast pace.
"Oh my, JetStream you got some followers..." JetStream sighed.
"I know I do, the things I told you about earlier, before I left. I was talking about them." he pointed a hoof at the door, Tails was visible as well, he waved.
"Hello, can we come in?" JetStream turned to his mother. She was unsure, but she let it pass.
"Alright, you can come in."
"Thank you." Sonic replied.
"Alright, I want an answer-" JetStream opened his mouth, but closed it after she motioned to, "not from you JetStream, from them, as to why you both are here." Tails decided to go first.
"Well, you see, we're from another universe, to collect seven stones called Chaos Emeralds that ended up here, and possibly stop something from hurting your world..."
'That escalated quickly...' JetStream thought. Sonic continued.
"And JetStream here said he's seen two of them."
"Well, apart from the whole world in danger part, JetStream, is what they're saying true?" JetStream looked back up, from twiddling his hoofs.
"Some of it's new to me still, but yeah, in full." Tails and Sonic smiled, JetStream went to get this Chaos Emerald, '... You mean, that the stone under my bed, over five years it's been with me, and this is what it was for?' the thought was overwhelming, he went into his room, and grabbed it at the same time it started to glow. Usually he'd have to focus with it to make it glow like it is, but now he's only touching it. He walked back in the room and put it on the table, "Is this what you two mean?" All four of them were surprised, Sonic looked at JetStream.
"Yeah, that is, where did you find it?" JetStream was just about to explain, but was cut-off.
"The PDA is going crazy. The Emerald seems to be overpowered, what did you do to it?" JetStream was thinking too much of the same and different, there were many questions to ask.
~~~Chapter End~~~