Human-Hedgehog

Stupid Manic

Sonic
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When you're hanging with your friends, there's nothing better, believe me. But sometimes it ends up in chaos. Worst part, you can never tell which moment is which. It's so unpredictable. And anyone who says they've NEVER had a moment of chaos and ruin is a big fat liar. Because I've had a LOT of chaotic moments in my life. Just one after the other. And it'll never stop.
Worst part of it all is you never expect it to come. Something normal's happening one minute, and the next some idiot messes it all up.

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Tails has been working on this machine lately, so he's not been out a lot. The guys couldn't take it anymore so they started hanging out with him in his lab.
And that included me, too.
He keeps telling us about what the machine does in this fancy shmancy wording form. None of us understand him either. We just stare at him with blank expressions.
"You really don't get it?" he finally asks. "Fine. Put simply, you press a button, and it will teleport to the location installed into that button."
Oh, so that's what it does. Pretty sweet.
"So, wait, if we wanted to go to somewhere like the mystic ruins," Knuckles says "we just press the button and it takes us there?"
"Exactly," Tails replies. Glad to know Knucklehead understands.
I take a closer look at the machine. It's shaped like a capsule - the type that Eggman uses to capture animals - but it looks more comfortable. And right at the top is his signature: his 2 yellow tails. Who would've thought a fox could build a machine like this, then wire it up?
Incredible, or what?
"Can I try it yet Tails?" Manic blurts out.
"Not yet Manic," Tails says. "I know I promised you could, but it's not finished yet."
And I can tell it won't be for another few hours.

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"Finally finished!"
And about time, too.
Everyone crowds around to see the machine in its finished form. Shadow shoves the others out the way.
I swear to God, he needs anger management.
Manic rushes to the front to get first test at the machine, just as Tails promised.
"All right, Manic," Tails says "It's highly dangerous, so don't press too many buttons at the same time."
"Yeah, yeah, whatever. Let's go somewhere," Manic shouts. Some of the others raise their fists in agreement and cheer. I just shrug my shoulders at Tails, and he does the same.
We hear a sound coming from the machine, like it's going haywire.
"Oh no," Tails groans. He runs to the machine to stop Manic, and so do the rest of us.
"Manic what did you do?"
"You stupid idiot Manic!"
"What the hell did you press?"
The door closes and locks behind us as I run in after the others.
Trapped.
Shadow loses his temper and places his hand around Manic's throat. "You idiot Manic! You stupid idiot! WHAT DID YOU PRESS?!"
But Manic doesn't get to answer. Because the machine activates Chaos Control all by itself, without the Emeralds.
Manic, you idiot, what have you done?