The question she had asked at Maeve's house was still ringing in her ears, and she couldn't help but ask it again as she nervously looked down at her transparent body. All she could do right now was wait, and make sure she didn't move--she didn't know, maybe if she saved her strength, she could fight this off! But the tingling wouldn't stop.
This was all her fault. There were still so many things they hadn't done yet, like finding Mother. And what about Sonic and Manic? What if she never saw them again? Those two would be hopeless without her!
A light rumble suddenly shook the cave, and Sonia glanced around at the pebbles that fell from the ceiling. What was that? But she had bigger things to worry about than whatever had caused that tremor; she couldn't feel her face! Oh no! Her hands quickly moved up to it. Now that was beginning to fade, too!
Relax, Sonia. You'll make it. Everything's going to be fine! The princess lowered her hands to her sides again and stared ahead at the dark passageway. Her brothers wouldn't let her down. They'd be back any minute. She knew it!
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She had closed her eyes for five seconds to try and collect herself, but what came next made her wish she hadn't. "Ah!" She cried out in surprise and shut them again. Sonia knew better than a lot of people that letting your guard down could be the worst mistake you could make, so keeping her eyes shut for longer than three seconds in a place she might not be familiar with was a bad idea. Too bad she hadn't thought of that sooner.
Let's try this again. Very slowly, she squinted against the white surrounding her. No one was in the room with her, but in her line of work, situations had a tendency to change when you least expected them to, so she wasn't going to assume anything just yet. That was why when she hopped out of the bed sheets and looked around her, she was wary. Her eyes moved across every surface and her ears listened for any sounds of approach. "Huh?" The princess cast a wide-eyed glance at the closed door, hearing hurried footsteps and unfamiliar voices outside. "Where am I?" she asked no one in particular, then took a quick look at the other bed to double-check no one was there. But why wasn't anyone here? Why have two beds if it was only her?
The glint of metal on top of the dresser caught her eye. Dog tags. Who could they belong to? But a small glimpse of her hand as it reached for them was all it took to kick-start what was sure to be one of her worst days as a Freedom Fighter.
"Ahh!" Her body was tangible again, but...! Horrified, she flinched and jerked her arm out in front of her, trying to get as far away from her hand as she could. Except this wasn't her hand!! Her hand was smaller, and--! Her jaw fell even further when she got a look at the rest of her body, and she took a nervous step back, unable to keep herself from letting out a loud gasp. "Oh my gosh!!" The princess raised her arms away from her body like it was covered in paint and stared. As she trembled, she hesitantly felt her face, afraid of what she'd find there. "Wh-What happened to me!?" she cried, then gingerly ran one hand over the other. They were as soft as satin. Smoother than velvet! "What if instead of making me disappear, the pendant gave me a new body?"
F20
The question she had asked at Maeve's house was still ringing in her ears, and she couldn't help but ask it again as she nervously looked down at her transparent body. All she could do right now was wait, and make sure she didn't move--she didn't know, maybe if she saved her strength, she could fight this off! But the tingling wouldn't stop.
This was all her fault. There were still so many things they hadn't done yet, like finding Mother. And what about Sonic and Manic? What if she never saw them again? Those two would be hopeless without her!
A light rumble suddenly shook the cave, and Sonia glanced around at the pebbles that fell from the ceiling. What was that? But she had bigger things to worry about than whatever had caused that tremor; she couldn't feel her face! Oh no! Her hands quickly moved up to it. Now that was beginning to fade, too!
Relax, Sonia. You'll make it. Everything's going to be fine! The princess lowered her hands to her sides again and stared ahead at the dark passageway. Her brothers wouldn't let her down. They'd be back any minute. She knew it!
She had closed her eyes for five seconds to try and collect herself, but what came next made her wish she hadn't. "Ah!" She cried out in surprise and shut them again. Sonia knew better than a lot of people that letting your guard down could be the worst mistake you could make, so keeping her eyes shut for longer than three seconds in a place she might not be familiar with was a bad idea. Too bad she hadn't thought of that sooner.
Let's try this again. Very slowly, she squinted against the white surrounding her. No one was in the room with her, but in her line of work, situations had a tendency to change when you least expected them to, so she wasn't going to assume anything just yet. That was why when she hopped out of the bed sheets and looked around her, she was wary. Her eyes moved across every surface and her ears listened for any sounds of approach. "Huh?" The princess cast a wide-eyed glance at the closed door, hearing hurried footsteps and unfamiliar voices outside. "Where am I?" she asked no one in particular, then took a quick look at the other bed to double-check no one was there. But why wasn't anyone here? Why have two beds if it was only her?
The glint of metal on top of the dresser caught her eye. Dog tags. Who could they belong to? But a small glimpse of her hand as it reached for them was all it took to kick-start what was sure to be one of her worst days as a Freedom Fighter.
"Ahh!" Her body was tangible again, but...! Horrified, she flinched and jerked her arm out in front of her, trying to get as far away from her hand as she could. Except this wasn't her hand!! Her hand was smaller, and--! Her jaw fell even further when she got a look at the rest of her body, and she took a nervous step back, unable to keep herself from letting out a loud gasp. "Oh my gosh!!" The princess raised her arms away from her body like it was covered in paint and stared. As she trembled, she hesitantly felt her face, afraid of what she'd find there. "Wh-What happened to me!?" she cried, then gingerly ran one hand over the other. They were as soft as satin. Smoother than velvet! "What if instead of making me disappear, the pendant gave me a new body?"