Skye Prower

Stacey had a look of shock similar to Dominic's. Skye grinned. "Oh, she's not gonna like that!" Miles gave a sigh of relief. "Phew, I was worried she'd come out older!" He turned to Skye. "You're enjoying this!" "You haven't spend a month with her whining and complaining about you," said Skye. "Let's... uh... get you back to shore..." said Zoe, landing at the side of the pool, looking Sarah up and down. -------------- "Let's hope they're not all full!"

(Er.... I'm not sure that Shadow's actions quite work with what just happened)

Skye gave a slightly twisted smile, then closed his eyes. "It's good to have my magic back fully!" he said as he summoned a full-body mirror. "Sarah... the loud-angry one?" asked Miles. "I've got ya!" called Zoe as she grabbed the arm and flew to the side. "Huh... her voice sounds the same!" said Stacey, a little surprised.

"I... didn't mean to..." said Stacey. He hurried to the edge, then paused, scared of the water. "We better get her out!" said Zoe, flying and hovering over the pool, looking for Sarah to pull her out. "So... WHO landed in the pool?" asked Miles heavily.

"Uh oh...." murmured Stacey as he looked at the pool Miles eye's widened as he heard the splash. "I hope that wasn't what I think it was," he said turning slowly. "You didn't mean to do that, did you?" Skye asked Stacey.

Stacey half turned as Sarah lunged, and instinctively defended himself, trying to grab Sarah's arm and throwing her past him.

Stacey shook his head,turned and walked off.

Stacey grinned from behind Shadow. Miles smiled broadly. "Thank's Zamy. I just wanna help." -------------- "We better find a hotel before they all get booked up then!"

"I. DON'T. ANSWER. TO. YOU!" said Stacey, almost yelling.

"Well... it's paperwork... but I kinda caused it, so yeah... I should help with it..." Stacey stuck his head round. "I've just been getting back to normal. Not that I need to explain myself to you!" --------------- "That, and a rucksack full of goodies.... Or we could stay the night and get those tomorrow?"

Miles' face fell for a moment, then he forced a smile. "Of course, I'm happy to help!" Skye glanced over to where Sarah was storming in. "Oh great, here comes the crazy £%$&!" he muttered to himself. "Yeah, it was diff... uh oh..." said Stacey, spotting Sarah. He visibly tensed himself. ---------------- "We did plan to buy some music," said Melody

"Sure thing Zamy," said Miles as he hurried over to Zamy. "Nothing. Until I was in the water," said Stacey. "Hi Mom," smiled Skye as he stood up. "Zamy, this is Red, my Mom!" -------------- "I'm fine now Glen, all back to normal. Don't worry," smiled Ziona, before holding him tightly and moving in for a kiss. -------------- "What shall we do till then?"

"The difficult part?" wondered Stacey. ------------ "How long till the party starts?" asked Melody

"The tracking chip?" Stacey nooded and held out his hand. "Okay then." -------------- "Thank's" smiled Melody as she ate her ice cream

"Thanks Zamy," smiled Ziona. "Let's go Glen." "Nothing from when I swallowed that liquid," said Stacey. ----------------- Melody pondered for a bit longer, before choosing two brightly coloured ones.

"i'm okay, I'm okay..." said Stacey. "I just... was standing there... then I was suddenly underwater..." He shivered. "I guess not," said Skye, getting on all fours and shaking himself. "I can't wait!" smiled Ziona, then she turned to Zamy. "Er... is it alright if we...." -------------- "Wow... uh.,.. let's see..."

Unless people yell at me to stop, yep!

"Yeah, of course. I've just never seen him act this bad, that's all," Zoe siad

"Okay, it is fairly extreme," Skye admitted. Stacey nodded, standing up. ----------------- "That would be nice," said Melody

Thanks Jest, I'm glad you liked them. I've never done the reviewing thing before, so its great you think it's turning out well. After the somewhat disappointing start with the Mini-series, let’s see if things improve once we start the Sonic series proper. Issue 1 Story 1: Meet Me At The Corner Of Hedgehog & Vine The opening story is simple enough, with Robotnik unleashing a virulent robot plant, the Krudzu, into the forest to either destroy the Freedom Fighters or drive them out. But while simple, it is good. While delivered in a comical and silly way, the plan itself is effect. For the first time the jokes are there to support the story, rather than the story only there to allow for the jokes. And the story would require only a few tweaks to work later on in the comics run. (Robotnik acting more SatAM than AoStH, Tails watering of the Krudzu being an experiment rather than accident, and Antione taking out several Krudzu before being overwhelmed.) Until we hit the ending. This… is odd. We’ve established the weakness or water to the Krudzu, and it would be easy to come up with a plan to counter them (arming the Freedom Fighters with water guns). But instead, there is a plot convenient thunderstorm that wipes the Krudzu. Deus Ex Machina… When it wasn’t needed. An extra page would have given a better ending, or heck, it could even have been extended to be one longer story (say, Robotnik seeing the Freedom Fighters fighting back and sends more, this time waterproof, robots to stop them.) Despite the ending, this is a good story, and a much better start than the mini-series was. Plus, the Krudzu will feature repeatedly in the later comics, so unlike the mini-series, continuity important from this point on. Story 2: You Bet My Life The second story isn’t nearly as strong as the opening one, but it’s still not bad. Sonic investigates the unveiling of Robotnik’s newest badnik, and gets captured. Then placed in a giant pinball machine. Well, it’s Sonic. Of course a giant pinball machine was gonna feature at some point! Unlike most Sonic pinballs however, this one is actually used as a fairly effective torture device, at least until Sonic escapes. As an early Sonic script, there is nothing wrong with it at all, but at the same time there is little to make it stand out either, except for it being the first time a Zone from the games gets namechecked. Overall: Issue 1 starts with a strong story and a decent story, making it a much more effective start than the mini-series. To the point where, aside from possible the very first story in Issue 0, I’d be tempted to advise skipping the mini-series entirely. I haven’t brought up the puns, forth-wall breaking or general stillness, as they are all a common feature of the early comics, and they won’t feature in later review, unless something about them should be noted. And one final bonus point for Issue 1. It ends with a chilli-dog recipe. Now, I’ve not tried it so no idea how good it is, but it’s still a very nice touch.

"Fear isn't rational" said Skye. ------------- Melody followed. "What kinda ice cream are you gonna get?"

"He's still scared because he almost drowned, and being wet isn't helping," said Skye. Stacey clung to Dylan. "Please," he murmured. -------------- "That sounds good," smiled Melody, trying to perk her friend up.

"That's why I had to drag him from the bottom of the pool. And it feels like I swallowed most of it," said Skye. "I'M WET! SOAKING WET!" screamed Stacey, causing Zoe to cover her ears. "Okay, right now, I'm glad I'm a fox," murmured Ziona. ------------- "Even for us, yeah."

(Bingo Dylan!) "Yeah... he's scared of water. And... kinda panicked," said Skye. Stacey opened one eye. "D-Dominic?" he asked weakly. -------------- "Sorry," said Melody

"Th-thanks" said Skye, coughing a bit more. ------------ "I... I don;t," said Melody. "In some ways, it's good I died."