The Happiest Moments of My Life

Part of the 10 Year Anniversary Collection.
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Dialogue:

~It's 5:55pm at Robotnik Private Practice and Research Hospital. Chris is in his room getting dressed for a very special evening.~

Chris: ~stands in the bathroom mirror looking at his reflection; said out loud while brushing hair~ I'm so glad I can finally get out of my gown for a little while. I haven't been on a date since...well...since I got sick. Even then my dates with Zikira were all mainly in the hospital. But the doctor is letting me into HIS living quarters for a date with Zikira...with him chaparoning, though. ~puts hairbrush down, looks over once more in the mirror, leaves bathroom and turns the light off; goes over to his dresser, opens middle drawer, pulls out dark brown shoulder bag labed "O2" on top, pulls out an unopened nasal cannula from another drawer; says to self out loud while walking over to bed~ I need to put this on before I go. ~opens nasal cannula package, opens bag to expose top of oxygen concentrator; hooks nasal cannula up to the adaptor port on the concentrator, makes sure flow is established by turning the machine on, puts prongs in nose and loops around ears and fastening it under his chin; takes a deep breath in through his nose and out through his mouth~ One more thing to do- ~phone rings, quickly puts bag over his left shoulder and around his body (like how it's shown in the drawing) and goes over to the phone, sees it's the doctor via caller ID; picks up the phone~ Yeah?

Eggman: ~over phone~ Hey, I'm a bit tied up over on my end, but I wanted to see if you were ready to come over.

Chris: I just set up my concentrator and getting my medication.

Eggman: ~over phone~ Good, good. Do you remember the passcode to get to my private quarters?

Chris: ~thinks for a moment~ I...have it written down somewhere. ~fumbles through pocket on side of bag; goes silent for a few seconds~

Eggman: ~over phone; said with concern~ Errr...hello?

Chris: I'm still here...It's....uh...4583. Right?

Eggman: ~over phone~ Bingo! And you remember how to get here?

Chris: I go down to the grey, yellow, and red elevator and take it to the top floor.

Eggman: ~over phone~ Good job, kiddo. I'll see you when you get here!

Chris: Uh-huh.

Eggman: ~hangs up~

Chris: ~hangs up phone, says to self~ Now, where is my medicine pouch... ~sees it over at the bedside~ There it is! ~grabs it and shoves it into the bag; goes towards the door, shuts the lights off and closes the door; locks room with room key then puts it back in bag~

~Chris makes his way down the hallway and rounds the corner. He continues walking until he reaches two switches on the wall covered by a locked box. He pulls out his keys once more and uses a small key to open the box cover, afterwards lifting the cover to press the switch with an arrow pointing upwards. He lowers the cover and relocks it as a door panel rises revealing a set of elevator doors. After a moment, the elevator doors open. The boy steps in taking a deep breath through his nose as the doors close behind him. He turns around to press the button for the top floor. The elevator rises steadily. After half a minute, the elevator stops and opens up. Chris steps into the corridor. He sees the padlock on the wall beside the door. He presses the password "4583". The door whirr to life and open onto a spacious living area.~

Chris: ~as he walks in~ I'm here! 

Eggman: I see you found your way up here. Did you have any trouble?

Chris: None at all. 

Eggman: Good. Dinner's almost ready. 

Chris: You're cooking?

Eggman: No, Chef Bots 1-5 are. 

Chris: Oh.

Eggman: ~looks at pocket watch~ Speaking of which, it's just after 6 o'clock. I need to check your vitals again. ~directs him into the living room~ Why don't we go do that in the living room. 

Chris: ~follows the doctor over to the sectional~ Alright. ~sits down~

Eggman: ~sits on ottoman in front of Chris, sets medicine bag on floor beside him, pulls out stethoscope, puts earpieces in ears~

Chris: ~pulls down shirt by collar as far as he can~

Eggman: ~places stethoscope piece on Chris' chest, listens intently~

~a short moment passes~

Eggman: Can you turn around please?

Chris: ~turns around as best he can~

Eggman: I need to go up your shirt, is that alright?

Chris: Go ahead...

Eggman: ~goes up Chris' shirt (get your head out of the gutters, pervs)~ Take deep breaths. 

Chris: ~takes a deep breath every time he feels the stethoscope against his skin (x6)~

~a moment passes~

Eggman: ~takes hand out of Chris' shirt, takes out stethoscope~ Alright you're fine. 

Chris: ~turns back around~

Eggman: ~pulls out notepad, writes down observation~

Chris: ~takes the pulse oximeter clip off coffee table, puts clip on index finger on left hand, turns pulse ox machine on, rolls up sleeve on right arm~

Eggman: ~hands Chris prepped electronic thermometer~

Chris: ~takes electric thermometer, turns it on, puts probe end under left side of tongue and closes mouth~

Eggman: ~puts blood pressure cuff around Chris' right arm, puts ear pieces back in, puts stethoscope under blood pressure cuff, takes Chris' blood pressure~

~Zikira comes down stairs~

Zikira: Hey you two.

Chris: ~turns his head to the left, trying to hold in thermometer with lips as he talks, waves gently with left hand~ Hi, Zikira.

Eggman: ~tries to concentrate~ Sit still please.

Chris: ~brings hand down~ Sorry.

Zikira: ~sits down next to Chris~

~thermometer and pulse ox. beep~

Zikira: ~points to thermometer~ May I?

Chris: ~thermometer still in mouth~ Go ahead.

Zikira: ~takes thermometer out of Chris' mouth~

Eggman: ~finishes taking Chris' blood pressure, takes earpieces out of ears, sets stethoscope on coffee table, writes on notepad again; asks Zikira~ What's his temperature?

Zikira: ~looking at thermometer screen~ It's 99.6. 

Eggman: Thanks. ~takes a tissue and grabs the probe end with it, takes protective covering off of probe end and throws it in trash can, puts thermometer back in case it came from; writes down temperature reading, looks at pulse ox. screen, writes down oxygen saturation reading~ Aaaand we're done here.

Chris: ~takes pulse ox off of finger and turns off machine; to Zikira~ So...how are you? I haven't seen you in a couple of days.

Zikira: I've been alright. ~Chris rolls down his sleeve as she's talking~ It's so nice of Cream and her mother to let me stay with them. 

Chris: Are you still looking for a job? ~starts to stand up~

Eggman: ~finishes putting equipment away in medicine bag, stops Chris before he gets up~ Actually, I'd like to check your eyes while I still have you here.

Chris: ~sits back down~ Oh...Okay.

Eggman: ~examines the other part of Chris' eyes~...Look up, please.

Chris: ~looks towards the ceiling with just his eyes~

Eggman: ~pulls down on skin gently with two index and middle fingers, examines intently on Chris' left eye~

Zikira: As I was saying, Tails was giving me odd jobs to do, but he wasn't able to pay me, which is okay I don't mind helping him. ~doctor moves on to Chris' right eye~ So I found a job in Mobotropolis as a desk clerk. Thankfully I know enough English to get by. Today was my first week so I'm sorry I haven't been around a lot. I hope you're not upset with me.

Chris: ~replying to Zikira~ No no. I'm very happy for you.

Eggman: ~finishes examining Chris' eyes~ The orange lines seem to be receeding steadily. They also seem to be getting lighter.

Chris: That's a good sign.~is helped off couch by Zikira~

Eggman: ~picks up medicine bag~ I need to head upstairs for a moment. ~walks towards stairs~ You kids behave yourselves. ~heads up the stairs~

Chris: We will. ~slips Zikira a kiss on the cheek once the doctor is out of sight~

Zikira: ~giggles quietly~

Chris: So what are you doing at this new job? Probably answering phones and sorting files, right?

Zikira: Sometimes. Or I work with the customers directly from time to time. I've had one that spoke in the Critonian dialect, so it was hard for me to understand them. But I was suprised to learn that the Echidna people can speak the Ceraisian dialect. I never realized Ceraisians were out this far away from Ceraisis.

Chris: Well, they're not necessarily Ceraisians. Their ancesters were said to have been Ceraisian. Though they've adapted to speaking English. 

Zikira: Oh. I think I remember reading that somewhere. Though, why can't Knuckles speak it fluently? Is he not part of the tribe?

Chris: Sadly, many of the tribes have died out, but there are pockets of them here and there on reservations.

Zikira: I see.

Chris: ~changes the subject, hugs her again~ Ohhh I just seriously missed you so much! It's so lonely here with just the doctor around. 

Zikira: ~hugs back~ I bet it is. This place is so big! I'm surprised he's letting me stay in his private guest quarters.

Chris: Wait...~lets go of Zikira and steps back~ You're staying with him? When?

Zikira: Tonight, Chris. He's letting me stay here overnight.

~Eggman comes down the stairs~

Chris: ~to the doctor~ Doctor, why is Zikira staying in YOUR private quarters? I'm perfectly fine with her sleeping in my room.

Eggman: It's for the better.

Chris: Why's that?

Eggman: Well, when a boy your age begins to transition into manhood, those biological and chemical changes we talked about earlier begin to occur. I want to observe the two of you together and see how you interact. Plus it's to keep you out of trouble.

Chris: ~begins to get flustered~ Oh come on! She's slept in my room before in Station Square General. We didn't have problems then.

Eggman: You also weren't doing THAT in your sleep like you did last night, the night before last, the night before that and so on.

Chris: ~blushes profusely, said with embarrassment~ Doctor!! Can we PLEASE not talk about that?!

Zikira: ~looks confused~ Is something wrong?

Chris: ~turns to her, voice cracking slightly~ NO, NOTHING'S- ~clears throat, voice returns to normal~ I mean, uh, nothing's wrong.

Zikira: ~blushes~

Eggman: Just humor me, kids.

Chris: ~annoyed, rolls eyes~ Fine. 

~Bocoe comes out of the kitchen doorway closest to the group.~

Bocoe: Doctor, we're ready to serve whenever you're ready.

Eggman: Well, ladies and genlemen, the time has come. ~motions for them to make their way to the dining area~

~The three make their way into the dining table. The doctor takes his seat at the head of the table.~

Eggman: Zikira, you'll be to my left. And Chris, you'll be to my right.

Chris: Why can't we sit on the same side of the table?

Eggman: Because this is what I'd prefer the two of you do.

Zikira: Actually, doctor, I'd like to sit next to Chris if that's alright. 

Eggman: Since you asked so nicely, my dear, we can certainly accommodate for that.

Chris:~gives the doctor a short dirty look but quickly recomposes himself; pulls the chair next to him out so Zikira can sit down~

Zikira: ~in Ceraisian dialect~ Thanks.

Chris: ~in Ceraisian dialect~ You're welcome. ~pushes her chair in towards the table; takes the chair to her right and sits down between her and the doctor~ 

~A servant robot sets a place setting up where Zikira is now sitting. Once it finishes, it leaves and returns to the kitchen.~

Eggman: ~Chris and Zikira hold hands under the table as he's talking~ So, kids, this is going to be somewhat of a 3-course meal. First is soup and salad, then the main course, then dessert. Remember to mind your manners.

Chris: No problem. This is easy for me.

Zikira: ~says to Chris as she unwraps her napkin and places it in her lap~ I remember your family showed me this when I stayed with them.* ...uh...I go from the outside in, right? (*This was when she stayed with them back in Saga 2. This is taking place in Saga 3.)

Chris: Yeah, you start with the outside and work your way in. ~unwraps napkin and puts it in lap~

~Servant Bots 1-3 come out with the first course and palce it in front of the humans at the table.~

Servant Bots 1-3: Bon apetite! ~leave the room from which they came~

Chris: ~looks into the soup bowl and sees that it's possibly tomato soup~ Tomato?

Eggman: ~picking up soup spoon~ Oh, it's a little more than just that. Try it.

Chris: ~picks up soup spoon and tastes soup, his eyes light up as he thinks he recognizes the flavor pallet; swallows~ I think I recognize this... ~tastes soup again, allowing it to linger a little longer on his tongue~ Mmmmmmmm ... ~swallows~ This is Ella's Tomato Basil!!

Eggman: Correct. ~eats soup from spoon~

Chris: Is she back there in the kitchen?! ~is about to get up from table, but is stopped~

Eggman: No, sadly. She did give me the recipe for it when I said I was organizing a special dinner date for the two of you.

Chris: ~sits back down~ Oh.... Well, that was very nice of her. ~notices the doctor give him a look~...Aaand it was nice of you to ask her for the recipe. You do know how I miss home. ~takes bite of salad, chews and swallows it while savoring the flavoring of the dressing~ And this is her Italian vinegarette dressing.

Eggman: You're good.

Chris: She's lived with us for as long as I can remember! I can recognize her cooking from ANYWHERE!

Zikira: ~giggles gently~

~They continue to eat and make small conversation through the soup and salad course. Once they're finished Servant Bots 1-3 come back out and take their dishes.~

Eggman: ~turns to Chris~ So, how was it?

Chris: ~a large grin across his face~ Oh, wonderful! Do you know how long it's been since I ate well like that?

Zikira: ~to Chris~ I forgot how good meals were at your home.

Chris: ~rests his chin in his folded hands as he rests his elbows on the table top, closes his eyes in reminisce~ It was soo dreamy!

Eggman: Elbows off the table, Chris.

Chris: ~snaps out of it, sits up~ Oops! Sorry. I'm so used to eating in bed, I forgot my table manners for a moment.

~Servant Bots 1-3 bring out the entre course and place them in front of the humans.~

Servant Bots 1-3: Bon apetite. ~retreat back to the kitchen~

Chris: ~looking at this plate~ Standing rib with steamed carrots and cauliflower and mashed potatoes.

Eggman: Right on, again. 

Chris: ~in a bragging tone~ Hehe what can I say, I'm a natural!

Zikira & Eggman: ~chuckle~

~The main course continues on and the two love birds chatter amongst themselves, forgetting for a moment that the doctor was even there. The doctor, smiling with his facial expression daydreamy, looked on and thought to himself.~

Eggman: ~thinking to self~ I haven't seen him this happy in quite a long while. He's been so sick and at death's door one too many times. He still has his down times, but he's certainly making a comeback. To think nearly a year ago we was so hellbent on wanting to end his life. I never thought his condition would ever start to reverse. I guess miracles come in unexpected places.

~The time passes by to where Zikira has finished her meal, but Chris makes it through half way through his main course before he feels a slight discomfort in his belly.~

Chris: ~lightly groans while clasping his stomach with both hands~

Zikira: ~leans over to Chris~ Are you okay?

Chris: Y-yeah. Just a little bit of a stomach ache is all. I'm not used to eating so much food in one sitting. 

Eggman: ~said with concern~ Are you sure you're okay?

Chris: Yeah... I'm sure. 

Zikira: I know something that might make you feel a little better. ~gets out of chair, helps Chris get out of his chair, stands up and hugs him as they slowly start to move away from the table~

~(They get into the position you see in the picture.)~

Chris: ~resting his head on her shoulder as his hand touches Zikira's~ Mmmmmmmm. You have no idea how much I love you.

Zikira: I think I have an idea.

Eggman: You two are such a cute couple.

Chris: ~starts to feel himself fading a little~ We sure are... ~rests his head deeper onto Zikira's shoulder, suddenly goes limp and ragdoll like~

Zikira: ~catches him before he goes down~ Uh oh... ~crouches to slowly lower Chris to the ground~

Eggman: ~gets up and rushes over to them~ Is he alright?

Zikira: ~holds her hand up to Chris' nose and mouth to feel for breaths~ I think so... He's still breathing at least.

Eggman: ~helps her straighten Chris out~ Let's lay him down.

Zikira: Can I lay his head in my lap?

Eggman: That's fine. ~sets Chris' oxygen concentrator to make sure it's sitting upright, looks at watch on his wrist as Zikira scoots over and sits on her knees so Chris' head is resting on her lap~ His blood pressure dropped a bit. His oxygen saturation is steady for now.

Zikira: Should he be switched over? ~begins to fan Chris with her hand~

Eggman: I think he's going to be fine. His saturation is at 96% and staying steady.

Chris: ~starts muttering incoherently, his face showing a sign of distress~

Zikira: I think he might be having a flash*. (*Flash is the term that Chris and Zikira use, and what Eggman understands, to describe what is happening to Chris if he has a fainting spell and starts saying things while he's passed out. This refers to flash forwards (when Chris sees blips of the future), flash backs (when he sees blips of the past), and foresight flashes (when he sees blips of the present of what's going on in another place in the universe). In this scene, Chris is having a flash forward.)

Eggman: I think it's time we wake him up. ~fishes through Chris' sac and pulls out a smelling salt packet, cracks the packet in half and holds it under Chris' nose~ Come back to us, Chris.

Chris: ~breathing through nose entire time while unconscious, gets a couple of breaths full of the smell of the smelling salt packet, eyes open wide~ *GASP* ~is panting, looks around from his current position just with his eyes~

Eggman: ~brings smelling salt packet away from Chris' nose~ Welcome back.

Zikira: Are you alright, Chris?

Chris: ~still panting~ ....

Zikira: ...Chris? ~gives concerned look~

Chris: ~still panting~ ... I...don't know...

Eggman: Do you need some extra oxygen? I could bring the tank over and get a mask set up.

Chris: ~sits up a bit, scrunches knees up towards his chest; said with a paranoid tone of voice~ NO NO NO NO NO!!!

Eggman: Okay, okay. Calm down. I don't know what you saw, but you're safe here.

Zikira: ~puts her hand over one of Chris'~ It's okay Chris. He's just trying to help you.

Chris: ~starts to calm down a bit as he realizes he is safe~ Eggman: ~takes another look at his wrist watch, notices Chris' blood pressure come back down after it had skyrocketed once he woke up; said to Chris~ You're blood pressure and heart rate are stablizing.

Chris: *sigh* I think I'm okay now...

Eggman: You sure?

Chris: ~swallows~ Yeah... I'm sure...

Zikira: Well, you know we're both here for you. ~readjusts herself by scooting a little bit to her left and pulls Chris closer to her chest, leans to kiss him softly on his cheek again~

Chris: ~kisses Zikira's cheek at the same time, his body relaxing as she pulls away; the two of them cuddle as they sit on the floor~
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FINALLY!! IT HAS BEEN TYPED! It took FOREVER!! 

This is a "screenshot" from Saga 3. Chris and Zikira have a dinner date while being supervised and chapperoned by Dr. Eggman himself. Because Chris still can't leave the hospital, the doctor suggests they could have the dinner date in the doctor's private living quarters. In the week leading up to the date, however, Chris starts experiencing a part of puberty referred to as "nocturnal emissions". (Also called WET DREAMS! You remember having those, right boys?) Aaaaand it's SUPER AKWARD when Chris brings it up by saying "I keep wetting the bed in my sleep." He then further explains to the doctor what happens when he sleeps and waked up with the bedsheets all a mess, to which the doctor is like "...EWWW!! You're changing your own bedsheets from now on, mister!" After being initially shocked, the doctor explains to Chris that it's perfectly natural for a boy his age to have this happen to them and that on occasion even grown men experience them. What the doctor fails to realize is that these dreams don't involve Zikira. He thinks that it's due to Chris' shiness and possibly sexual frustration around Zikira, which is not the case. But since he thinks this is what's happening, he tries to get Chris more confident with being around Zikira and how to respect a woman and respect her body. Later, though, Chris admits to the doctor in a nervous breakdown in private that the dreams involve another woman: Minority. Once he admits this, the doctor is A LOT MORE sympathetic and offers Chris more counseling.

I. LOVE. THIS DRAWING! So much! I know I've said other drawings were my favorite, but this one is done REALLY, REALLY WELL! I did have to Photoshop out the thumbs from this image because I realized later that that's not how a natural hand would lay like. I also added the glow around the lights. Chris' hair is a little darker than usual because it was scanned in with my mother's scanner 5 weeks ago. My scanner hasn't been set up yet, but I will so I can start scanning some more in and post them to DA as soon as possible. Come to think of it, who here has seen the movie The Fault in Our Stars? Or has seen a movie poster for The Fault in Our Stars? For those of you who haven't, here's a link: www.trespassmag.com/wp-content… This is what this picture makes me think of. (Btw, I liked the movie and I actually bought a digital copy of the movie through Google/YouTube so I could rewatch it for some reference shots. I watched it with Tay the last time I was at his place in St. Louis.) And speaking of Tay, I want to dedicate this piece to the two of us, because we keep comparing our relationship to that of Chris and Zikira's...except the genders would be reversed so I would be more like Chris (since he's pretty much like an anime version of me) and he would be like Zikira.

It should also be noted that at the time of this scene, Chris is 14. And in the dub version of GXT, Suzanne Goldish (who did Chris in Sonic X, and would resume the role in GXT according to my "dream team") would be getting closer and closer to her natural voice as Chris gets older until the transition could be made to when Michael Sinterniklaas (who did Adult Chris in Sonic X) could take over as Chris' voice. So to get an idea of what her natural voice sounds like and what Chris would probably sound like in this scene, here's a link to her voice over samples: www.goldish.net/voiceover/ (click the second one (the Whitney Biennial Audio Tour 2008 sample), it's the voice before what is clearly a man's voice.) Also, the flash forward that Chris has when he experiences a fainting spell is of point in time of his imprisonment at Lab #68. In this flash forward, he saw himself being a labrat for sarin gas, another experiment involving the use of gas that acts like LSD while still allowing the body to experience sexual arousal, and being forced to breathe Carbon Monoxide while being injected with lethal amounts of Potassium Chloride (a substance used in most lethal injection executions). The last two parts he was forced to breathe via a "black beauty", which is a fetish term for the vintage, black rubber anesthesia masks. 

I think that's all I have to say about this drawing at the moment. Please don't let the sexual stuff scare you off. This is not typical of what GXT is, but since Chris is going through puberty as he ages, these topics would come up at some point in the storyline.

Enjoy!

Copyrights:

-Sonic X is not mine.
-Sonic GXT is mine.
-Some of the plot concepts in Sonic GXT are not mine.
-Some characters in Sonic GXT are not mine.
-Chris Thorndyke is not mine. (I did make him better, though. IN YOUR FACE, SEGA!!!)
-Konjiki no Gash Bell is not mine.
-Zikira Bell (Zikiru-chan) is mine.
-This picture is mine.