Positives and Negatives {Sonourge}

SEVEN

__Two days have passed. When Sonic had checked what was going on in the city with the Zone Cops, they said they were looking for Rosy. Sonic had to explain to them they had taken care of her. The Zone Cops were skeptical about it, but they were glad they didn't have to go through the trouble of finding her. Sonic hadn't seen Scourge since two days ago. For some reason, Scourge stayed in his mind. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't stop thinking about him. They hadn't even found any clues on the new culprit and it messed with everyone's' mind.
__Sonic was sitting in the backyard with Buck. Buck was able to stand up without him getting hurt, but he still found it hard to walk. Sonic had thought about what Amy said about sending Buck to a vet like she did with the white rabbit, but he was fine with taking care of the deer. Sonic was petting Buck as he grinned. "Really wish mobians could understand regular animals. Then you could tell me who did this to you."
__Buck just snorted and started nudging the empty plate with his nose.
__Sonic pulled his hand back and stood up. "All right. I'll get you some food." He went inside, but found he was out of food for the deer. "Now I have to leave for the city," He groaned. He ran out of the house with his super-speed and headed for the city. He was looking for the farmer's market at the end of the city. When he found it he stopped running and looked around at the vegetable stands. He picked out the freshest cabbages, carrots, and radishes he could find and paid for them. He thanked the man he bought them from, wished him a good day, and started walking.
__While walking down the sidewalk, Sonic saw people running ahead of him. He managed to catch the attention of one girl who stopped to listen. "What's going on?"
__The girl was jogging in place as she answered. "The Zone Cops are back! They just caught someone!"
__"What!?" Sonic gripped his bag of vegetables tightly and began running ahead. He began begging in his head as he ran. Please don't be him! Please don't be him! He found a large group of people in the park area. Nearly all of them had their phones out and seemed to be recording what was going on. Sonic started pushing his way through the people, excusing himself each time one person snapped at him. When he was at the front he saw two Zone Cops had Scourge pinned to the ground and a third Cop, Zonic, had clamped a ring around his neck.
__Scourge was struggling to get out of the Zone Cops' grip as he shouted. "Get off me! I didn't do anything wrong!"
__Sonic dropped his bag and ran up to Zonic. "Wait! Stop!"
__Zonic had looked at Sonic just like everyone else did and smirked. "Look, Sonic, you don't have to worry. We're taking Scourge out of your zone now."
__But Sonic wasn't having it. "No, you can't! He hasn't done anything!"
__That's when Zonic's expression turned into confusion. "What do you mean? He crossed zones to take over your planet and got out of our inescapable prison. We have to take him back to No Zone."
__Scourge's eyes showed he was scared as he looked up at Sonic.
__Sonic tried not to look at Scourge as he kept talking to Zonic. "That was in the past! Can't you let him live his life normally? He won't do anything."
__Zonic crossed his arms as he shook his head. "Scourge needs to pay for his crimes. It doesn't matter if he's converted or not. And by the way, have you seen Fiona and the Destructix?"
__Sonic just glared at Zonic. "Fiona's dead!"
__Zonic's eyes went wide as he looked down at Scourge, who seemed to be fighting back his tears. He shook his head again and looked at Sonic. "We'll just start with him then and find the Destructix later."
__"Please!" Sonic pleaded. "He doesn't need this!"
__"It doesn't matter!" Zonic sneered. "Why do you care so much anyway? He's your enemy."
__"No, he's not," Sonic crossed his arms and continued to glare at him. "I've accepted that fact already."
__Zonic glared back and he pointed to the other Zone Cops. "What are we supposed to do then!? The damages he's caused don't pay for themselves!"
__Sonic thought for a moment before he sighed. "I'll pay for any damage Scourge has made."
__Scourge's jaw dropped while all the Zone Cops started looking at one another.
__"You can't possibly afford that," Zonic pointed out.
__Sonic uncrossed his arms and placed both hands on his hips. "I beg to differ. Your zone has the same currency and I'm part of a royal family. I can pay between two-thousand and five-thousand a month to your zone."
__Zonic was silent. He looked behind him at the other Zone Cops, but they all shrugged their shoulders. Zonic sighed as he looked back at Sonic. "I'll have to speak with the warden and chief about this. Let me ask you something. Why are you risking all of this for him?"
__Sonic looked down at Scourge and grinned. "Someone has to be there for him."
__Scourge flattened his ears as he looked away.
__"All right then, but if the warden and chief don't agree with this, then we have to take Scourge back no matter what. Got that?"
__Sonic didn't make eye contact as he nodded. "Even so, I can still bail him out with the money."
__Zonic rolled his eyes and looked at the two Zone Cops on top of Scourge. "Get that ring off him. We're heading back to H.Q."
__The two of them obeyed and removed the ring. They got off of Scourge and watched him slowly stand back up.
__Zonic made a loud whistle before pulling out a warp ring and throwing it on the ground. Once the portal was active, all the Zone Cops went through and the ring grew smaller before it disappeared.
__Sonic took this time to walk up to Scourge. He crossed his arms as Scourge looked at him. "Well?"
__Scourge snorted and looked away. "I didn't need your help."
__"Sure you didn't," Sonic mocked. "You owe me now, Scourge."
__"As if I could ever pay you back!" Scourge exclaimed.
__But Sonic shook his head. "I don't mean with money. I want you to stay with me until I know you can support yourself. That's how you're going to pay me back."
__Scourge's eyes grew wide. He sighed as he crossed his arms. "Fine."
__Sonic uncrossed his arms and turned to face the crowd. "Don't you dare post any videos on the Internet or on T.V.! I will take them down if I find them!"
__Everyone put their phones away and started leaving. One of the girls actually picked up Sonic's bag and gave it to him with a shy smile.
__Sonic smiled back as he took the bag from her. "Why thank you, miss!" Sonic nodded to her and walked back over to Scourge. "Let's go."
__Scourge didn't look at him as he followed Sonic. "I see you're wearing it," He muttered.
__Sonic looked down at his bandana and couldn't help but grin. "Yeah."
__Neither Sonic nor Scourge spoke again as they walked back to Sonic's house. Sonic allowed Scourge to go in first and after they went in, Sonic went straight to the kitchen and got everything out of his bags. It took him a few minutes to realize what he had just did. He couldn't believe he offered to pay a large sum of money for Scourge's sake. He could afford it since he never bought anything big or expensive for himself, but it was still a lot. I just did it to help. He told himself. There's nothing more than that.