The sight of the wet and bedraggled hedgehog made Tom feel somewhat sorry for the poor creature, who, by following his words, headed West, but accidentally went too far and ended up in the Pacific Ocean. A small sigh left Tom's lips as he looked out of the window before turning back to the hedgehog, who stood there, frowning in his direction, as the fish on his head slipped off and hit the ground with a plop. "Alright, get in the truck." "Really~?! You're gonna help me?!" Sonic rapidly shook his head, in order to get rid of any excess water in his fur, but the movement soon caused his fur to puff up twice its normal size. "I guess this is a little bit my fault that this is happening to you." A small frown appeared across the blue blur's face as he looked up at Tom. "Not a little bit... entirely. This is entirely your fault." Tom sighed and soon admitted defeat, as he was quick to interrupt the young hedgehog. "Alright, it's entirely my fault... now, are you coming?" The blue blur smirked and nodded his head. "Yes." As the blue blur shook his head, his quills were soon back to normal. He then climbed into the passenger seat and closed the door before fistbumping the air. "Roadtrip! Woop woop!" The cop sighed as he shook his head and looked out the window. "What am I doing?" Tom started up the engine and looked out of the window with a frustrated expression, sensing that his long trip was now going to feel much longer than he anticipated. "Alright, there's gonna be rules on this trip. Number one; do exactly as I say, all the time, got it?" Sonic smiled cheerfully as he gave Tom a thumbs up. "Got it, Donut-Lord~!" The cop quickly gazed from the window and peered in Sonic's direction, before turning his attention back to the road ahead of him. "Would you stop with the 'Donut Lord'?! I have a name, it's Tom..." The blue blur smirked confidently, as he pointed at himself. "I'm Sonic." ----------------------------------------- After his extremely brief visit to the 'World's Largest Rubberband Ball' exhibit, and gift shop, Sonic felt himself becoming more curious about the world around him. Knowing that he only has a single day left on Earth, the blue blur wanted to savour every moment he could. Unfortunately for Tom, however, this meant that he had to deal with Sonic's constant begging to take him to every landmark along their route. After many instances of Sonic escaping the car and running to various landmarks, the cop became increasingly agitated and soon resorted to locking all of the car doors, as well as the windows, in order to stop it from happening. The blue blur protested his boredom and attempted to unlock the car door but soon gave up and sat back down as he realised that Tom was the only one who could unlock them. "Sit still otherwise I won't help you... got it?" Sonic pouted and crossed his arms in defeat as he noticed Tom lean over and pull the seatbelt over him before fastening it. "Ugh, fine... can't we at least stop for some food though?" The cop sighed as he glanced in Sonic's direction. "Alright." --------------------------------- A few uneventful hours passed by and Tom glanced in Sonic's direction, noticing that he was sipping the last few drops from his soda bottle, whilst allowing his feet to swing back and forth. Once he had finished, Sonic let out a belch before sighing in relief and placing the bottle down beside him. "Thanks again, Donut Lord! That was one of the best meals I've ever had~!" The cop winced in disgust as Sonic belched, but he couldn't help but smile as he noticed his legs swinging back and forth, like a child. "You're welcome... but we gotta keep on going. No more stops for a few hours, okay?" Sonic smiled as he gave Tom a two-fingered salute. "Got it, Donut Lord~!" ----------------------------- As the drive continued, the blue blur chattered away with Tom, in order to help pass the time. He asked many questions, including those to do with Green Hills as well as Tom's friends and family that he had made whilst living there. Though normally very impatient, Sonic listened to all of Tom's answers, feeling more and more excited about the world around him after hearing them. As the cop answered his questions, however, the blue blur soon felt an uncomfortable sensation in his lower region. Sonic sat up straight and nervously bit his lip as he tugged on his seatbelt, trying to eleviate some of the pressure being put onto his crotch. Since finishing his soda, the blue blur's bladder had been gradually filling up and the time for him to answer the call of nature had now kicked in. Assuming that the blue blur was getting bored with his answers, the cop let out a small sigh as he turned to face him. "I'm sorry if I'm boring you, Sonic." Sonic quickly looked up from his seatbelt and shook his head in response. "N-no, it's not that..." As Tom peered over to Sonic, he noticed him tugging on his seatbelt a little and became curious. "Then, what is it?" The blue blur smiled nervously as a small blush appeared across his muzzle and he quickly crossed his legs. "U-um, well... c-can we stop somewhere?" "There isn't really anywhere to stop at the moment... it's mostly just road. Why did you want to stop anyway? And please don't say because there's another landmark nearby..." Sonic lowered his ears slightly as he uncrossed his legs and squeezed them together, in a somewhat subtle manner. "N-no, I just really need to... you know..." Tom cocked an eyebrow as he quickly switches his focus between Sonic and the road. "To...?" Tom worriedly looked in Sonic's direction and noticed that a few beads of sweat were now dripping from his forehead and his muzzle was dark red in colour. The blue blur gritted his teeth as he wriggled around in his seat and looked at Tom in desperation. "Are you alright, Sonic? You look sick..." As Sonic's bladder continued to fill, a small whimper soon left his lips. "Sonic, what's wrong...?" The blue blur whined loudly as his gloved hands soon go between legs and push against his crotch. Sonic felt himself beginning to tear up from desperation, as well as the frustration of Tom not noticing his obvious issue and his movements were now becoming far more erratic than before. "I-I'm sorry, Donut Lord, but please stop somewhere! I-I really need to pee! I-I'll go behind a tree if I have to, I don't care!" The cop heard Sonic's message, loud and clear and immediately began to search the car for something for Sonic to pee into. "A-alright Sonic, try to stay calm... we'll be at a rest stop soon." The blue blur continued to whine and wriggle around as Tom's truck soon began to hit some bumpy terrain. All it took was one speed ramp and Sonic let out a gasp as he felt his crotch becoming slightly damp. "Nghh, please... I-I'm peeing already!" Tom gulped nervously as he frantically continued his search around the inside of the car. "Don't worry, Sonic, I'll try and find my empty bottle for you." The cop opened the glove compartment, checked on the inside of his arm rest and everywhere else he could think of, in an attempt to find his empty water bottle. After looking around for a few minutes, the cop was having no luck in finding his bottle, and Sonic's desperation was becoming too much for his small body to handle. The blue blur whined and squeezed his legs together as he desperately looked around on his side of the car. Since he was too busy trying to hold his bladder, Sonic had completely forgotten that he had his empty soda cup nearby and frowned at his foolishness. As Tom was busy looking around the car, the blue blur turned away slightly and carefully raised himself off the seat. He whimpered as the sudden jolt caused his bladder to let out a small stream and quickly removed the lid from his cup before holding it against his crotch. Sonic's muzzle turned red as he noticed that his penis was emerging from his fur, a tell-tale sign that he REALLY needed to pee. Making sure that Tom wasn't looking, the blue blur used his fingers in order to move his penis into the right position. Feeling satisfied with his placement, Sonic closed his eyes and leaned against the window as he concentrated on his bladder. "Hey Sonic, I found my--" The cop turned to face the blue blur and his eyes widened as he noticed that Sonic was now sat in an awkward position. "... bottle." Tom grimaced and cleared his throat as he heard a hissing sound coming from Sonic's direction and turned his attention back to the road, wanting to give the hedgehog some privacy. Not at all caring whether Tom was watching him or not, Sonic relaxed into his seat and leaned forward, allowing his stream to splash into the bottom of the soda cup. "Ahhh~" What felt like hours to the blue blur, passed by as he grinned in pleasure and closed his eyes, blissfully enjoying the sensation of his stream shooting out of his penis. As a few more seconds passed, Sonic looked down at his penis and began to panic, noticing that his stream was still going and the cup was almost full. The blue blur gulped as he nervously looked up at Tom and leaned over slightly, in order to keep his penis hidden out of view from him. "U-um, Donut Lord... d-do you have your bottle anywhere...?" Tom peered over to Sonic, subtly, as he could hear that he was still urinating and averted his gaze slightly as he responded. "I don't think so... why?" The blue blur blushed as he nervously continued to fill up the cup and looked out of his window. "I-I... I think I need to go way more than I thought. But I don't want to get pee all over your car!" Tom's grimace soon returned as he dreaded to imagine his truck filled with the smell of hedgehog urine. "Oh, gosh. Um... ah, wait! There's a layby around here, you can finish off there." "W-will there be anyone around?" The cop shook his head as he checked the area for any other cars. "Don't worry, it's surrounded with bushes and trees, so you won't be seen by anyone... and I can't see any other cars around." Sonic nodded and continued to keep an eye on the cup until Tom pulled the truck over to the side of the road. As his stream was close to overfilling the cup, the blue blur quickly unbuckled his seatbelt and opened the car door. Once he was out of the car, Sonic dashed over to the forested layby and moved the cup away from his penis before letting the rest of his urine flow out onto the soil below him. A sigh of relief left Sonic's lips as he opened his legs and kneeled down into a crawling position. He then moved close to a nearby tree trunk and lifted a leg, watching as his urine splashed onto the trunk and flowed onto the soil below. As he did this, Sonic poured out the contents of the cup onto the grass beside him. "Phew, that was close!" When Sonic was a child, Longclaw always taught him to urinate and defecate in the forest, in order to mark his territory and make sure that no-one dangerous can get to their home. Feeling proud of his marking effort, Sonic soon finished urinating and stood close to the tree before shaking himself off, allowing any excess drops to hit the tree trunk. "I bet not even Donut Lord can make as big of a mark as I can!" As Sonic dashed back to the car, he strapped himself in and turned to Tom with a smirk. "You okay, Sonic?" The blue blur gave Tom a thumbs up. "Yeah! I left a really big mark on the tree~" The cop let out a small chuckle as he realised how proud the hedgehog was about his statement. "I guess animals like you tend to mark their territory a lot, huh?" Sonic frowned in Tom's direction. "Well, yeah... it's how we keep ourselves safe from other animals. Isn't that why guy humans do it too?" A small smirk appeared across Tom's face as he attempted to challenge the blue blur. "Well, we just do it whenever we need to and there aren't any bathrooms nearby. But, we use toilets most of the time, not trees..." Sonic frowned and crossed his arms. "Hey, I use toilets too, y'know... but they're always too tall for me! And I've been living in a cave since I was a kid, so I've had to use trees and bushes a lot." "Fair point..." Sonic's frown soon turned into a smirk as he wanted to challenge the cop in response. "I bet you've peed on loads of trees before too. Just tell me that it doesn't feel good, I dare you~" Tom chuckled and blushed slightly as he shook his head. "I didn't say it didn't feel good exactly... I just don't do it as often as you." The blue blur chuckled and crossed his arms. "Sure you don't, otherwise you would have stopped me from doing it just now~" A small sigh left Tom's lips as he smiled in the hedgehog's direction. "... can we maybe focus on the journey now, Sonic?" "You got it, Donut Lord~!"