Stubborn Love: Lost In The Amazon (Sonadow)

Legends

Day 2

The next morning, after a breakfast of rice and packing up camp, the group was on the move again. Nobody said a single word to each other on this quiet morning, just relishing in the beautiful sounds of the forest. Sonic usually wouldn't mind it, but he was curious to a certain extent to know more about the creature Officer Charles had mentioned before, the Megalania. If their Devil Dragon really was anything like it, he wanted to know just exactly what it was they were dealing with.

"So Officer Charles," He said to the human behind them, grabbing said G.U.N soldier's attention. "What exactly can you tell us about the Megalania? If the Devil Dragon is anything like it, what exactly are we dealing with?"

Charles smiled and nodded, taking Sonic's question into consideration. Shadow, who was also curious, decided to listen as well.

"Well, the Megalania is a type of lizard that is believed to have lived about around 50,000 years ago. It is said to be an extinct giant goanna or monitor lizard, but resembles the Komodo Dragon to a great extent. I'm actually surprised that people have said to be sighting a giant lizard similar to it, because the Megalania main habitat back in those eras was actually Australia, not South America."

"Weird." Sonic frowned in thought. "What do you think could've possibly brought it here, if that is what we're actually dealing with?"

"Not sure," Charles frowned. "But anyways, judging by how big the footprint we found yesterday was, science proves that the Megalania was at least 23 feet long in length, that all includes from head to tail tip, with a weight of 1,370 pounds."

"Dear Chaos." Sonic shuddered, chills running down his spine just imagining the giant monitor lizard. "What else? Like, how does it resemble the Komodo?"

"Well, a lot of it can be determined by its built. It had heavily built limbs and body and a large skull complete with a small crest in between the eyes, and a jaw full of serrated blade-like teeth. A lot of similarities can come from the mouth itself, actually. Due to the Megalania being so closely related to the Komodo Dragon, science believes that it may have attacked their prey just as similar. It would hide in waiting for some unlucky victim to pass through before springing and ambushing it. It would chomp it's teeth down on the prey much like a Komodo Dragon, and if the prey got away, the Megalania would follow it, just waiting for it to die."

"Are you trying to say that a bite from the Megalania holds the same blood poisoning bacteria as a Komodo?" Shadow questioned seriously.

"That's exactly what I'm saying."

"Shadow!" Sonic gasped. "What if our Devil Dragon really is similar to the Megalania? What are we supposed to do with it when we find it?"

"Study it, of course." Shadow frowned at the blue as if he had lost his mind. "That's what our entire mission was in the first place, or are you just that dense that you've already forgotten?"

"But a creature that big and that dangerous," Sonic gasped. "Should we really let it live? Let it just wander around the jungle for some unexpected human or Mobian to stumble across it?! Shadow, they wouldn't stand a chance. Dear Chaos, WE barely stand a chance. It's way bigger and heavier than any of Eggman's robots we've encountered. Not to mention, it's LIVING!"

"Sonic, I will not have this discussion with you." Shadow humphed, crossing his arms over his chest. "Our orders were clear. Study the creature, get back to base, present of the findings, that's it. We have no orders to destroy the creature, even if it is dangerous. No, we'll follow orders and protocol, and only study it, we will not destroy it."

"But..."

"That is an order, Sonic Ogilvie Maurice Hedgehog!"

That struck a deep chord. Sonic was shocked. Never before had Shadow actually called him by his full name when addressing him, and with such a tempered tone too. It made Sonic feel like a scolded child, his ears pressing against his head. He frowned sadly and looked at the ground, keeping his mouth shut as he glumly followed behind the ebony hedgehog.