Chapter Text
The machinery in his hold was screwed tight and connected through wires,gloveless hands working expertly,his posture had worsened as the hours went on,too engrossed in his work to remember the outside world.
The metal shell was clicked clossed.
The room to his door opened,a blue hedgehog stepping inside,a bowl in hand.
Chris blinked,out of the trance he had been in and raised his head towards the other.
"Oh,Forest"he called out,said named walked over to his desk,putting the bowl down on it,he put his hands on his hips.
"Don't look at me like that,im almost finished with this prototype"the human got nothing in response as usual,it felt like a conversation was happening anyway.
"I'll go to bed in a bit-hey!"the brunette was dragged off the chair and to his bed,pushed onto the mattress,face smushed into the pillow.
Chris turned to face the ceiling"Alright then.."he mumbled.
Forest grabbed the bowl and sat at the edge of the bed close to Chris,spoon in hand.
"Feeding me like a nurse now?"the brunette teased,he didn't hesitate to open his mouth though despite that.
The soup was emptied after a little while.
"I won't lie,i still feel horrible"he joked with a smile,the sweat on his forehead told how the sickness had not went away even for a little bit.
Chris blinked as he heard the hedgehog mumble"What?"
Before Forest could repeat himself,a alarm sounded across the Blue Typhoon.
"Holy-"the human put a hand to his chest as he jumped at the sound"I swear it's gonna give me a heart attack if it keeps happening these days"he said with a groan.
Forest was already gone from his side.
He pouted"So eager to leave me aren't you?"he didn't mind,actually,it was nice to see the blue hedgehog be around elsewhere than where Chris is.
(If Chris were to be honest,he did mind,just a tiny bit,it irritated him how his brain couldn't stand being Forestless after a hour)
"-Enemies approaching!"Forest heard as he got to the front of the fortress.
A screen opened up infront of the glass to show.
"Over there!"Amy pointed,two red dots flickering close to their ship.
"Metarex.."the pink hedgehog frowned,Tails zoomed in on them with a camera from outside to see better, his blue eyes widened"I think they're trying to escape with a Planet Egg!"
Cosmo looked closser"It is one!"
"Battle stations everyone, we're taking the Planet Egg from Metarex!"the fox commanded,a moment later the fortress shook,one of the two Metarex having grabbed the front of the ship with it's metalic tendrils.
Before Tails could push any buttons he saw the panel where a full view of the Blue Typhoon's wing go flashing red.
It was trying to crush the ship.
"Dammit! Chris is still working on that prototype, we'll use the main cannon instead!"
Sonic's ears perked up,he stopped his arms from crossing and booked it to the cannon core,glasses messily shoved into his quills.
He took the oxigen mask laid out on the wall and got inside,blasting off with a loud crackle moments later.
The Metarex's metal chest held for a few seconds,but his amplified spin dash went through the robot,destroying it.
Tails watched with a grin,looking at his control panel"Cooling engine start, energy down 80%,not bad"
The others in the room cheered.
Amy then realised something"Wait,how is Sonic coming back?"
Tails grin vanished,a sheepish look forming"uh,the Sonic Driver Retrievel System isn't finished yet.."
Knuckles's voice crackled on their intercom.
"Well he took the mask before he left,atleast he won't be past out from lack of oxigen when he lands on the planet below"
Forest meanwhile banged his head against the glass.
You cannot be serious..
Meanwhile meanwhile,Sonic landed on the Eggman crew,cushioning his landing somehow,he took off the mask,rubbing the back of his head as he looked at the unconscious human.
"Hm?"he looked down as something glowed at the corner of his eye.
It was a green Chaos Emerald.
He took it with a smirk.
"Eggman found it eh? Lucky me!"the hedgehog put his green tinted glasses back on and took off,leaving dust behind.
Tails sighed as he watched Amy,Knuckles and Shadow take off on the X-Tornado.
"Im just gonna have to do it myself"he couldn't ask Chris to modify the cannon,he could only rely on himself this time.
"Just like old times.."he mumbled,not quite hyped for the next hour or so.
Down below Cream,Cheese and Cosmo were on the planets soil,exploring,not planning on going too far into the forest.
Cosmo happyly explained to the rabbit the ability the Seedrian had at being able to speak to trees,saddening as the plant put a hand on one tree only to hear how scared it was.
"We're gonna get the Planet Egg back where it belongs to"Cream said confident,her Chao nodding.
Cosmo smiled"I hope so aswell"they went back inside after staying for a few more minutes,ready to help Tails with the engine.
"You can talk through..pheromones?"Cream said confused,absently handing Tails a tool.
"Yes..we don't use it much..mostly as Seedlings,but when we're experiencing extreme emotions we can also let them out without realising"The Seedrian explained,her and the rabbit sat down on the metal floor,a toolbox and other wires around them.
"Wow.."Cream awed,Cheese himself waved his hands,stars in his eyes.
"We can't see them either"Cosmo said rubbing her hands"although i've been told other species can.."
"It's convenient,it would be kinda annoying being able to see it all the time i think"
"Maybe, although it's actually not good to inhale..i haven't seen it for myself but someone i knew said it's..bad,the effects"
Cream gasped into her hand"That sounds horrible"
"Yeah..i can only imagine it myself"
Shadow had taken to finding the Planet Egg,which in turn made him find the second Metarex the radar had spotted before.
The black hedgehog played with the robot,finding it too good of a chance to pass up,he destroyed it eventually,a runt in his mind by how small and easy it had been to defeat.
The Planet Egg was put back into the planets core and Shadow took off to find the X-Tornado.
A scene of Eggman failing face first into ground for how bad he did trying to take the Chaos Emerald later,the group was back in the Blue Typhoon,engine fixed,and back into space.
Chris hummed as he looked at the thermometer in his hand.
His temperture had gone up.
He sighed.
"This is gonna be a long couple of weeks"Forest next to him on the bed glared at the results.
He chuckled"What's that look for?"
"Better.."he got quietly in response,the smile on his lips turned softer.
"I will, don't worry"they looked at the entrance as it opened,Shadow stepping inside.
"Shade,i haven't seen you in a bit,hanging out with the others more instead of us,how cruel"
The white jackets zipper was pulled down aswell as the hood,Shadow shaking his head as his quills popped out,they have been suffocating the poor things.
"Are you better?"
"Hmm,not really, it's nothing too major though"Forest's ears twitched,the blue hedgehog tugging at the sleeves of Chris's turtleneck"Hm?"
He stared,the human stared back.
Shadow tilted his head at the display infront of him,absently scratching at his ear.
The black hedgehogs red eyes turned to the table that held the prototype,perking up he took it,already keen to it seeing it's shape.
He accidently pressed the trigger,fireing off a shot of ice at the ceiling.
"WHA-Shade wait!"
Forest screeched as another shot was thrown in his direction.
Well atleast the prototype worked as intended..