Chapter 31: Tails' Crush

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In the desert, Sonic is holding Knuckles by his legs near a starting line near Tails, who is holding a stopwatch in his right hand.

"World record wheelbarrow race test run. Ready, Knux?" Sonic asks.

"Oh, yeah! I don't forsee any problem trying to do with my hands what the world's fastest runner does with his feet." Knuckles replies.

"And... go!" Tails presses the button on the stopwatch, and Sonic runs off, pushing Knuckles. Knuckles quickly loses his grip over the sand and dives into it headfirst, mumbling unintelligibly.

"Faster? You got it!" Sonic begins to run faster as Knuckles feels the heat of the sand.

"Hot sand! Hot! Hot! Hot! Hot! Aaaah! Aaaah!" Knuckles sees the field of cacti ahead of him and screams. Sonic pushes him through the field of cacti, causing thorns to go into him.

"Aaaah-ha-ha-ha! Ow! Ow ow ow ow ow!" Sonic runs out of the field of cacti, pushing Knuckles.

"We're in the home stretch. Just gotta get through the valley of broken glass!" Sonic says.

"Huh?"

Sonic runs into the valley of broken glass, pushing Knuckles. Shards of broken glass fly into the air.

"Ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow ow!" Knuckles yelps. Sonic and Knuckles approach the finish line, and after Knuckles breaks through the line, he falls over wearily.

"Ow. Paper cut."

"What's our time, Tails?" Sonic asks.

Tails is distracted, and doesn't answer Sonic.

"Tails?"

Tails turns to face Sonic and Knuckles.

"What? Oh, I forgot to hit stop." Tails presses the stop button.

"Can you do it again?"

"Oh!" Knuckles groans.

Sonic's communicator rings. He presses it with his left index finger.

Amy is heard over the communicator.

"Guys, Eggman's finally lost it! You've gotta come see this!"

Sonic runs to where the villagers, Me, Amy, and Sticks are gathered around the post office, where Dr. Eggman is talking to Leroy the Turtle. Sonic stops behind Me, Amy and Sticks, and Knuckles, who is no longer covered in thorns and broken glass, catches up to him.

"I was in my evil lair all day, waiting for that package. I had to take a two minute shower. Two minutes! And when I get out, there's a note on my front door saying I missed the delivery and I need to pick it up here! Why couldn't you just leave the thing instead of leaving the note?" Eggman complains.

"Because we require a signature." Leroy replies calmly.

Eggman sets down a piece of paper with his left hand and writes EGGMAN on it with a pen he is holding in his right. He then holds up the piece of paper.

"So, can I have it?"

"Mmm-hmm. I just need the note left at your residence." Leroy says.

"But... I just signed for it!"

"You only have to sign for it at home. To pick it up here, you need the note that we left. Why are you complicating this, sir? It's a very simple policy."

"I have a simple policy, too. Decimator Bot, engage!" Decimator Bot appears and grabs Leroy in his right hand.

"Thuggery will not get you your package any sooner, sir."

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