We'll be together again someday

Fast Friends

Everyone was sleeping peacefully. Suddenly, they were roused by the sound of a loud engine from outside.

"What's that?" Chris said.

Tanaka and Ella raced outside, the latter with a frying pan, in order to stop the intruder.

But they saw it was Sam, who blocked Ella's frying pan and Tanaka's karate with ease.

"Back off! relax! Lighten up! It's me!" Sam said.

Then Chuck appeared in the doorway.

"Blasted Sam. Don't you have any idea what time it is?" he asked.

"Sure I do! It's morning."

"It's 3 AM."

"So it's a little early."

"You're lucky I held myself back. I was just about to batter you like a chicken cutlet." Ella said then yawned and headed back into the house.

"I'm going back to bed." Tanaka said and departed as well.

"I hope you didn't wake the neighbors." Chuck said then noticed a crowd gathering behind Sam. "Nice. They're all up."

Then he saw a few helicopters flying overhead. Chris walked onto the balcony, where Sonic had also been awoken. The former rubbed his eyes.

"What's going on?" he asked and saw an even larger group of people on the sides of the street, as well as a few police cars. "Where'd all those people come from?"

"I don't know. Looks like they're lined up for a parade." Sonic said.

"Hey Sam, isn't that a new car?" Chuck asked.

I'm here to challenge Sonic to a road race!

"A race?" Sonic and Chris said.

"Hold on! This is a rocket engine!" Chuck said.

"That's the SS III Super Rocket Engine. It was designed by top engineers in the Office of Science and Technology. Over a billion dollars went into its development." Sam said and pointed at Sonic. "Sonic, I'm gonna prove once and for all that I'm the fastest guy on the planet!"

"Sonic, are you gonna race against my uncle Sam?" Chris asked.

"No way." he said and headed inside.

"Hey, wait! You know, for a hedgehog, you sure are spineless!" Sam said and followed him.

Then he threw open the door to the lab, with Chuck shortly behind.

"Hey, Sonic! We have a race!" he said waking Tails, who was sleeping.

"Wha?!" Tails said. "Morning already?" he said sleepily.

"Sonic says he won't race, see?" Chuck said.

"He will race. The starting line will be in front of this house. From here we'll speed downtown, straight through the heart of Station Square. After we blast across the bridge out of the city, the competition will really heat up as we zoom through the desert and navigate the twists and turns of the canyon. A hairpin turn will lead us back to the city. The winner will be the one who reaches the stadium first. There'll be thousand of fans to cheer us on, including the President waiting at the finishing line." Sam said.

"The President?" Chris said.

"He's gonna congratulate the winner on live TV."

Jerome appeared in the shot.

"The coverage will increase his poll numbers. The President is sure to win reelection in a landslide!" he said.

"But why would the government let Uncle Sam use a rocket for a race with Sonic?" Chris said.