𝓗𝓮𝓭𝓰𝓮𝓱𝓸𝓰𝓼 𝓲𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓶𝓲𝓼𝓽

      People in the supermarket found all the heaviest things from boxes to barrels and made all the windows painted over with them. Wakowski and Mad Carl, along with Sonic, Tails and Knuckles, were sitting on the floor behind two shelves of dairy products and trying to calm down and digest everything they had learned today. — I don’t know if this will help us? — Maddie doubted. — Will help. If the creature is alone! — Tom suggested. — Why are you doing this? — Maddie didn’t understand. — Nine-one-one, FBI and G.U.N. they don't answer. This means that a similar situation occurred not only in our city, but everywhere. Possibly all over the US, maybe all over the world. — Tom suggested, and then sighed heavily. — Most likely there are a lot of creatures there. — Or maybe the fog simply absorbed their signals as well, and I just stupidly called to nowhere? — hanging his head and clasping his legs with his hands, he almost cried. — Well, even if that’s the case, it turns out they already know in advance and are already trying to fight back somehow. If this is the case, then it turns out that we only have to do one thing. — Knuckles said. — And what? — Mad Karl did not understand. — Sit here and wait for them to get here and save us. — Knuckles suggested. — How long should we wait? — Sonic asked. — Days, weeks, months! Who knows? — answered the old man. — HOW MANY??? — Sonic was indignant and stood up. — YES WE WILL HAVE TIME TO GET OLDER HERE WHILE WE SITT AND WAIT!!! — SIT DOWN!!! — Knuckles yelled at him, grabbing him by the shoulder and forcing him to sit on the floor. — Let's not scare people! They've all almost gone crazy already. At least we are the only ones who still control ourselves in such situations. — Right. — Tom agreed. — Yes, they are already scared enough. — Maddie said, peeking slightly from behind the shelf of goods and looking at those who were placing the last barrel on top of two boxes near the window. — After everything we saw. Not everyone, you know, actually encounters all kinds of evil in the real world, like Tom and I. Oh! No offense, kids! — she apologized to Sonic, Tails and Knuckles. — And we weren’t offended. — Sonic answers. Suddenly they heard a man and a woman arguing with each other behind one of the shelves. They became curious about what they were arguing about and went to the source of the noise. — Give.. Me.. Keys! — You’re not going anywhere, Maria! Are you crazy? Didn't you see that creature on the street? — I don’t care! Catherine feels bad! If we don't give her the medicine, then... — What if she loses her mother? Haven't you thought about that? Do you even understand what's happening on the street? There is zero visibility on the street, and even a flying creature that almost grabbed that little fox with two tailed. — What are you talking about, Jerry! Nothing bad will happen to me! And we don’t know how long we’ll be here? — Please forgive me for interfering! — Maddie said. — We heard your quarrel and... — None of your business, chocolatewuman! — Jerry said rudely to her. — Jerry, don't be racist! She wants to help us. — the wife was rude to her husband in response. — Sorry! Forgive my husband! He is always rude to everyone. — Everything is fine. Are you planning to go somewhere? — Tom asked. — Yes. There is a gas station not far from here, and there is a pharmacy next to it. I wanted to quickly go there and get insulin from there for diabetes, which our daughter suffers from. If she is not given the medicine in time, she may die from the disease rather than from the monsters' teeth. — It's clear! So you need to quickly go to the pharmacy. — said Mad Karl. — But how? If we leave the store, the creatures will immediately attack us. — Knuckles said. — Well, in principle, I myself could quickly drive there and quickly return back here. I'm very fast. If any creature notices me, they will not have time to catch me. I will immediately run away from them like a bullet. — said Sonic. — Here you see. Strangers are ready to help us. — Maria ran into Jerry. — Maybe you’ll kiss him then? — What are you talking about, idiot? — Be careful, Sonic! — Tom became worried. The hedgehog headed towards the exit of the store. The doors opened for him and then closed behind him. He also looked around and there was no one nearby. This was a plus for him. The hedgehog immediately ran like a bullet away from the supermarket.

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      Got there! In just two minutes, and even considering that there was almost nothing visible in the fog. That's why he was in no hurry. Nevertheless, having reached the pharmacy, he examines it. — "Horrible!" — he thought. The windows were broken and two were slightly open. And there’s a real big web around. The feeling that among the monsters from the fog there were also spiders. Most likely they are big. Sonic will have to be more careful. Walking inside, he opened the door slightly and the bells began to ring above the door. Sonic clenched his teeth in fear. Suddenly a sound was heard, somewhat reminiscent of cats meowing. The hedgehog hid behind the cash register and two dog-sized spiders crawled past him. The spiders had human teeth and red eyes. Having looked around, they were convinced that it was probably their imagination and they crawled back. Sonic breathed a sigh of relief. Suddenly, someone quietly grabbed him by the mouth. The hedgehog didn’t have time to scream before someone dragged him away. Agent Stone, loyal to Robotnik, grabbed him and shushed him. When he removed his hand, Sonic looked sternly and began to whisper: — You! Is this all your doing? — What are you talking about? — All these monsters and fog. I know you and Robotnik did this. — Instead of blaming someone else, it would be better to behave silently. These creatures can hear us. — Oh yes? In that case, I'll scream now. — the hedgehog intimidated the villain and inhaled, preparing to scream. Stone managed to cover his mouth with his hands. — Are you crazy? Do you want them to eat us? — he asked and Sonic licked his hands. Stone was disgusted that he let go of Sonic's mouth. — They won’t eat me, I can easily run away from them. But they will eat you, so don’t show off and say everything you know! Otherwise I will call them here. — the hedgehog decided to blackmail the agent and took another breath, preparing to scream. Stone covered his mouth with his hands again. — Okay okay. I'll tell you everything, just quietly! — Stone asked and Sonic fell silent. The agent removed his hands and began to explain: — Robotnik has nothing to do with this. It's all G.U.N's fault. — What? — Sonic didn’t understand. — These stupid soldiers created a secret base in the mountains. They created a certain machine there, which brought these monsters with the fog into your world. They are to blame for everything. You, naive hedgehog, suspect the wrong people of what is happening all over the world now. Sonic frowned and said: — You are lying, I don’t believe you! — If you don’t believe it, then see for yourself! Run to the mountains and you will see for yourself that I am telling you the truth. — Stone answers. — Why does this? — Sonic asked and stood up. He jumped on the cash register and shouted: — HEY, EVERYONE IS HERE!!! — Hush-hush! — Stone hissed in a whisper through his teeth. It was late. The spiders crawled up and growled like a cat. One of the spiders spat a web from its mouth, but the hedgehog managed to dodge. The web itself then fell to the floor and began to dissolve it, like caustic acid. Stone chose to get up and run away. The spiders ran after him, while Sonic quickly ran to the top and hid there. The hedgehog looked around and saw several huge cocoons. Apparently, people were wrapped up and caught inside. A couple of cocoons were torn and opened. It was empty inside, except for smaller spiders crawling nearby. They were almost the size of a small tarantula. One of these kids apparently noticed Sonic and growled, starting to call for his mother. I had to run downstairs to hide. He ran to the warehouse and locked himself there. Looking around, he noticed several syringes with insulin on a shelf behind glass. If he wants to get them, he will have to break the glass. There was a fire ax on the wall nearby. Taking it, he breaks the glass and takes out several syringes. Hearing that the spiders are already descending here, the hedgehog also knocks down the door of the back entrance and runs out through it. Sonic wanted to run back to the supermarket as fast as he could, but stopped. He noticed that Stone had been grabbed, wrapped in a cocoon and dragged somewhere. The cocoon itself twitched and mooed, which means he is still alive inside the cocoon. Sonic didn't want to save him and thought that was what he needed. Let them devour him! He would have done so if not for his conscience, which told him so: — “Sonic, don’t leave him to die! Of course he is bad and works for the one who almost killed you, but you have to save him! The spiders still grabbed him because of you!” After thinking about it, Sonic still decided to follow the spiders.