The Missing Chao - Chapter 5

Okay, we already got the tent..." Blaze checked that off her list. "Now we need food and water!"

"That's a piece of cake," Floee chuckled, "although it may be a lie."

Shadow took off on his hover shoes and then started to raid the fridge, "Let's bring the apples, grapes, and bok choy! Look at the food pyramid."

"Don't forget the chicken and lamb," Silver reminded him. "We all eat meat, since Mobians have become omnivores, despite what animal they are."

"Bread must go into the staple!" Rouge cried in a sassy voice.

"All of those will be grasped," Shadow called from the kitchen.

While the black hedgehog hunted down the food like wolves, Blaze purred, "Mmmmmmmmmmm...... mice. Those juicy little rodents only burn my hunger to ashes."

"Ew!" Floee was disgusted. "I wouldn't want to eat a germ-infested rodent!"

"Hey, Blaze is a cat!" Silver assured the fox. "I've also have been living on rodents through my life in the future. Hedgehogs and foxes also chew on rat flesh."

"Oh, I forgot. I'm not used to eating rodents as people call that inhumane. I do love frogs and blueberries, though."

In a nick of time, Shadow bolted in carrying boxes, wrapped plates, and plastic containers. He even balanced a resealable bag of coconut shavings and peppermint canes on his head, since those were his favorite treats.

"How am I gonna survive this trip without any salsa?" Floee shuddered, she couldn't imagine not eating her favorite food.

"Sorry Floe," Shadow shook his head, "I don't have any of those. You could get those from your house."

Floee decided to remain at Shadow and Rouge's house.

The white, tripping bat soared in carrying an 8 x 3 pack of water bottles and settled them where Shadow had placed the food and tent.

"Ummmmmm......." Silver was deep into a question. "How do we go into the bathroom if there's no toilet nearby?"

Blaze answered, "We could dig a hole and then mind our own businesses."

"So that's why we have toilets," Floee smirked in a pile of disgust.

"Compass?" the cat mewed.

"I could just use my phone," Silver naively responded, "and charge it with a solar charger."

"Ooooooooooooooooooookaaaaaaaaaaaay.... Now what about a knife?"

Shadow went into the kitchen and then later came out with a pocket knife.

"Sleeping bags?"

"Yah," Rouge started to tug 5 rolled-up bags out of the basement.

"Binoculars?"

Silver muttered, "I have some but they're in the future right now. We'll get 'em when we go back to our native time period."

2 hours passed. The team was sweating as if they've almost drowned and they only wanted to flop over and rest like hibernating rabbits.

"Wow, that pile is Mount Everest," Floee sighed.

"Any popsicles?" Silver moaned. He was so exhausted that he couldn't even lift a feather with his telekinesis.

"None," Shadow replied, "I remember the last time I had popsicles in my stock, it was when I threw a beach party 8 months ago. Since that celebration, I haven't managed to buy more popsicles. Dang!"

"But I do have several Chaos Emeralds," Shadow continued as he lapped several drops of water onto his tongue. He got off the couch and left the living room.

Blaze and Rouge just closed their eyes and forgot about the living light.

As time fell by, Silver sighted an issue of "Mobius Geographic" and slowly reached his arm to pull it. He grasped the magazine, crossed his legs, and started reading.

Floee was so dazed by Blaze's purring that she started to snooze like a sloth. Soon, Silver got bored of reading the paper and decided to grovel into the depths of something called sleep.

Humming like a hummingbird, Shadow dashed in hauling 5 Chaos Emeralds. Suddenly in disbelief, he stared emotionless at the rest of his teammates snoring.

He tried to wake them up, but it was no use, especially for Silver. The boar then chose to cuddle up next to his lilac and nap.

Meanwhile, Team Ring came upon the front door and Sonic rang the doorbell. No answer. He again pushed the button. Still no answer.

"They're probably sleeping," Tails inferred. "We shouldn't disturb them, although we got a camper's stove."