Sonic, surprisingly strong for his small size, pulled her up. "You good so far?"

.:He whimpered when he noticed the water, stepping behind Knuckles:.

Yep, thick scaled.

"Sacred of water?" Knuckles asked. "Heights?"

.:He attempted to write in the sand, he had to use bigger letters this time; 'The water.':.

"Good. Follow me, and try not to bang your head," Sonic said, edging down the vent on his hand an knees.

I know, I know, she said. How much she did this made her used to slithering on the ground. After all, it was in her blood

"Ok, normally I would throw you in, but seeing you're a robot, that might actually be fatal for the both of us," Knuckles said, looking amused. He wandered a bit, noticing something yellow and blue... He walked over and looked surprised. "Its the Tornado..."

.:Maverick scanned it from a distance, then sat next to Knuckles, barking as his tail wagged high:.

Sonic continued down the vent, ears rotating trying to pick up any sounds of passerbys. He paused, peering through another grate. "All clear," he said, busting through the grate and landing in the hall. "Piece of cake,"