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Sonic Adventure: Open Your Heart - Ch. 10

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Chapter 10: Tide the Cat

Before we could get into the fight between Sonic and Knuckles, let's go back and check out on someone else who also get involve in this...

In Station Square, right after Sparklie gave advice on how to find a frog to Big the Cat, an aquamarine cat was walking on the sea water at the beach and arrive at the city. His name is Tide Marine, a being from another planet. He's also an old ally of Sparklie, but we'll get to that later.

Tide just steps off the salty water and sets his feet onto the sand. He sniffs air really deep then let's out a long consent sigh. "...Ah... Such wonderful smell of the ocean... if you don't mind the smell of the city mix in." He chuckled as headed to the hotel.

The people stares at him with shock and wonders where he came from.

Tide enters inside the hotel. "Hmm... I could rest here for awhile before continuing on. This city does seem nice to relax here." He smiled as he looks around the hotel then went to front doors and left the hotel. "But first... I'll take a look around this city."

As soon as he steps out from hotel, he just miss Sparklie running into the train station, but he did felt some static in the air. "Huh?" He muttered then looks around to see where that static feeling came from. "What was that? It felt when Sparklie runs off somewhere..." He spoke to himself then chuckles. "...Heh... It's been months since I'd last seen her."

Tide only said that 'cause about two months ago, he and Sparklie had encounter each other during their own journeys, taking down low-class criminals and becoming allies to one another. Though, it was unknown how it happened exactly.

Now, Tide decide to relax in Station Square for a day, not knowing what's happening right now.

Once he went across the street, he saw Big couching down to ground near the news paper store. Tide looked confuse and went over to Big. "Excuse me, but... what are you doing?" He asked when stop next to Big.

Big glances at Tide and notices he was getting stares from all around. "Oh!" He quickly stands up on his feet, tumble his fingers together. "I was just thinking like a frog to find my friend! Honest!"

Tide was taken back by Big's height, realizing how tall Big is. /Whoa! Talk about a huge cat!/ He thought. "Did you say something about thinking like a frog??"

Big nodded. "Yes! You see, Froggy was acting weird, growing a tail and hops away from home. I've follow him all the way here, but I have no idea where he is now." He explained then frowns. "I was told to think like a frog in order to find Froggy, but it's not working..."

Tide kinda stares up at Big with confusions then slowly put the puzzles together, "...Is Froggy... a frog?"

"Yes." Big answered.

Tide kinda chuckles, "Well, that makes sense... Listen, when someone told you to think like a frog, you're suppose to think where would your frog friend go. In other words, somewhere wet and watery for a frog to be at." He explained to Big.

"Wet and watery?" Big repeated, lowering his left ear down. "...Like where?"

"Um... Well, there is the beach and sewers here." Tide told him.

Big thinks for a minute. "...Someone said they saw a frog going down the streets from here."

"Down the streets?" Tide muttered then looks towards the streets that leads towards the heart of the city. "Hmm... Your frog could went that way." He pointed towards the streets.

"Really?!" Big exclaimed, filling hope.

"Probably?" Tide responded, feeling a bit unease. "...How about I help you find your frog?"

"Can you? Really??" Big asked.

Tide shrugged. "Well... I did just arrive here, but I feel kinda sorry for you looking for your frog all by yourself, so... I guess so?"

Big smiles and suddenly hugs Tide really tight, "Thank you so much... uh..."

Tide chokes out, "Ah! T-Tide..."

"Tide, huh? I'm Big the Cat!" Big smiled.

"That's n-nice... N-Now release m-me!" Tide choked, gasping for air.

"Okay." Big sets Tide back on the ground, letting go of Tide.

The water cat gasps for air, taking deep breaths. "...Tall...and...strong..." He coughed.

"Come on, Tide! We've gotta find Froggy!" Big said then walks down the streets.

Tide sighs, "Something tells me I'll regret this... But how hard can it be to find a frog?" He follows Big about two steps then stops looking confused. "Wait... Did he just mention his frog has grown a tail?!"

He then suddenly heard Big's shouts, "Froggy! There you are!"

Tide rushes over to Big then stop right next to him to see Froggy... with a tail!

"What on Hydroise?" Tide quietly gasped. "How could a frog have tail?"

Froggy then hops away towards a park car and went under it.

"Wait, don't run away!" Big exclaimed, going after Froggy.

"Big! Hold on!" Tide shouted, grabbing Big's tail. "You'll scare him away that way."

Big stops moving forward then looks back at Tide, looking sad. "But... Froggy's my friend."

"I know, but this seem odd for a frog to have a tail at such an age." Tide told Big.

"I know. It happened at night. Froggy never had a tail before then one night when I woke up, Froggy has a tail! Then next thing I knew, he swallow my lucky charm and hopped away from home." Big explained.

Tide let's go of Big's tail. "So... Froggy was a normal frog until that night? Did something made him like this?" He asked.

Big went to car, looking under it. "Hmm... I don't know, but all I know is Froggy is acting strange." Big answered. He then spots a manhole. "Ah! Froggy must've went down here!" He suddenly lifts up the car with no problem.

"Gah!" Tide exclaimed with his eyes wide open. "Big! Put that car down before the owner see us!"

"Here I come Froggy!" Big shouted at the manhole and jumps in. The car just smacks back on the ground, over the manhole.

"Big! Big!!" Tide yelled towards under the car. He sighs, "...Great... Who knows where that cat went?"

Tide closes his eyes and focus in. He can feel every water in the city then senses Big walking through the sewer lines. He opens his eyes and looks around the city. "He must be going..." he scans around then spots something near the sea. An entrance of Twinkle Park. "...over there!"

Tide rushes all the way to the entrance then stops when he see a sign next to it. "Let's see... 'Cute Couples get in free' ...So much for getting in." He muttered. "Now what?"

Minutes later, Tide was still at the entrance then sighs out loud, "Okay! ...It's been more than 8 minutes so far and Big still hasn't comes out. What if something happens to him?"

Suddenly, the elevator comes down in the entrance, revealing Big.

"Big?! Are you okay?" Tide asked.

"Yep, but I'd lost Froggy again..." Big frowned with disappointment.

Tide pats on Big's arm to comfort him. "Hang in there, big guy... I'm sure we'll find Froggy again somehow."

Big sighs, "I just wish Sparklie was here to help me."

Tide looks up at Big, looking shock, "Did you said Sparklie? As in, Sparklie the Tiger?"

Big nodded. "Yes! I'd met her in jungles and again here in this city. She's the one who told me to think like a frog."

Tide thinks for a second then wonders, "What is she doing here?" He looks at Big and asks, "Do you know where she is?"

Big thinks for a minute, "...I think she was going back to Mystic Ruins?"

"Well then, let's go there and find her." Tide smiled. "Maybe she can help us."

"But... Froggy is still in this city!" Big told Tide.

Before Tide could responded they both then heard a female voice in their minds...

"Your frog friend could be heading to Mystic Ruins."

They looks around to find who spoke to them, but doesn't see anyone.

"Who said that?" Big asked, scratching his head.

"Don't know, but it sounded like a lady and she said something about a frog going to Mystic Ruins." Tide replied.

"Then that means..." Big muttered then gasps, "Froggy!" He suddenly runs to the train station.

"Big! Wait!" Tide shouted, going after Big.

The cats manages to get on the train just before it left and heads to the Mystic Ruins, not knowing an aircraft flying towards Mystic Ruins...

Here's Chapter 10! ...Though, it's a short chapter.

Anyway, Tide made his first appearances and has met Big the Cat. He also finds out that Sparklie was in Station Square. Now, they're heading to Mystic Ruins, not knowing what's going over there. What happened to the cats once they arrive in Mystic Ruins and what's going between Knuckles and Sonic right now? We'll find out in the next chapter...

Summary: Sparklie returns again in a city, but this time her two best friends has follow her after she left the village; Bruncher and T.H.
Like with Sonic, she too finds out about Dr. Robotnik scheme and encounters a new enemy, Chaos. While her two friends tries to find her, she, like the others, somehow went into the past of when the echidnas were around more and meets Tikal. Sparklie and her best friends soon learn about the history of Knuckles' people and must find a way to defeat Chaos before the city go into ruins...


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