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The cries from another fallen victim echoed in the cold dark woods. Another victim had fallen for the illusive appearance from an angel. You stood in cold silence as you stared at the lifeless body of a mortal.

Putting your hands to your sides, you felt yourself go back to normal. A look of distortion and uncanny horror that belongs to an entity that hid under gentle clothing.

Crouching down on the ground, placing your hand delicately on the lifeless mortal. Your hand glowed in white as you dissolved the body, taking away the leftover energy of the victim. Once the body was gone, you felt the same energy flow in your body.

Standing up from the ground, you placed your hands in praying position, hoping the fallen soul you collected will do good for you. Letting out a soft exhale, you stared in the area with a resting face.

Your voided eyes bore into the dark, quiet woods. During the time you wandered endlessly in the woods, you've grown bored. Silencing others was getting boring, and you wanted to do so much more.

You began to slowly walk, taking in the gentle quietness, hearing the soft grass crunch under your feet. Something inside of you wanted to go somewhere new.

But would it be the same? Maybe it's time to go to another realm? Would you even feel different if you travelled to another place? Maybe I'm trapped here.

The many victims on this planet were the same. Every encounter, they would try to run or convince you to not be your next victim. None of them ever fought back.

When you've gotten bored with the victims you were haunting, you create the alternate of that victim and send it to the targeted mortal.

After you pondered yourself as you mindlessly walked in the woods, you stopped and closed your eyes. You felt the environment change around you, teleporting to a black space.

Opening your eyes, the space envelopes the area, hearing your soft footsteps hit the floor. Each step you took made white flowers sprout from the ground, emitting a soft glow that made a trail.

Getting closer to your wanted location, you stopped when many portal openings surrounded you. Each of them emitted a gentle hum, watching the black and white swirls circle in them.

You took your time to render what portal you would go through, never really traveled away from earth. Once you made your choice, you walked towards a portal that piqued your interest.

Stopping a few feet away from the opening, the black and white swirls turned into soft, bright colors. There were seven different colors that were counted. You've never seen anything this colorful before.

'Let's see what I come across here...'

Gently inhaling and exhaling, you entered the portal, hearing a soft pixelated ring echo, like it was from a video game.

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The city lights glowed softly in the night of Station Square. The sounds of cars driving echoed in the night as the people walked around.

A portal opened near an area that was littered with trees. It emitted a hum as you exited out of the portal, feeling the newfound ground under your feet. The first thing you saw in the area were colors.

Colors that you never seen shined this brightly before in the night sky. In your dimension, the night sky was dull and depressing. Even when you're out of the woods, nothing shined from buildings or streetlights. Just darkness.

While walking around, the atmosphere felt alive, energetic. Way different from the silent, dull and voided from your world. Yet this was still earth.

Your thoughts come to a stop when you see a two-story mansion in the distance. The inside was dark, and the area was gated. Behind the house were two pools that lit up a blue hue in the backyard.

Walking slowly at the newfound area, you see something that was heading straight towards the pools. Once it made contact, it dived into the water, creating a big splash. Narrowing your eyes, you see something struggling to escape the water.

Once you stopped a few feet from the second pool, you saw a small animal that was covered in blue that wore red shoes. Its eyes widened in realization when it saw you staring at them.

Swimming to the surface, it tried to grab the ledge, but it couldn't hang on. Before the animal could sink back into the water, you grabbed its gloved hand and pulled them out.

The small animal had blue fur, green eyes. Getting a closer look, you saw that it was a hedgehog. Its body was shaking from the cold water, making itself struggle. Raising your hand, you gently caressed its spiky quills, causing them to stop.

The hedgehog stared with curiosity, never seeing someone that looked very differently. You wore white robes that complimented your pale skin color. Half-lidded eyes stared back, seeing the confusion in your eyes.

"Are you alright?" you asked in a gentle tone, causing the hedgehog to slowly nod, still keeping its eyes on you. "Yeah, I'm alright" the hedgehog spoke, causing you to cock a brow.

'He can understand me and talk as well... What kind of place did that dimension take me?'

Stopping your thoughts, you stood up, seeing that his eyes widened in shock. You were way taller than him. He found you more interesting as you emitted a gentle white glow in the night.

"Do you have a name?" you questioned, causing him to nod with a smile. "Yeah, I'm Sonic the Hedgehog" taking in the new name, you introduced yourself to him.

"My name is [Name]. Do you know what this place is?" your words caused him to shake his head at a no. "I don't know what this place is. I don't even know how I got here in the first place" he replied.

'Did we enter the same world at the same time?'

"You know, you're the only one that hasn't looked at me weird. As a matter of fact, I've never seen someone like you before. You're more... angelic and off worldly" his words caused a faint smile to form on your lips.

"Well, I'm not really a human in this world" you replied, making sure to say the right words. Walking away from the pool, a light emerges from the darkness in the house. A shadow opened the glass door, revealing a young boy.

"Hey! Are you two alright?!" the boy announced as he rushed his way down the outside stairs. He stopped a few feet away when he sees a blue hedgehog and a tall human standing in front of the pool.

"Yeah! We're alright" Sonic replied, causing the boy's eyes to widen. "Woah, you can talk-" his words were interrupted when Sonic quickly placed his gloved hand on his mouth. "Be quiet!"

The boy nodded before he sparked a conversation to the both of you. The boy's name was Chris as you held a confused look in your eyes. He... wasn't afraid of you. Maybe the boy was that innocent.

The conversation stopped when you all heard a voice emit from the house. "Master Chris! What are you doing outside?!" the boy urgently told you and Sonic to go on his roof.

"N-nothing, Mr. Tanaka! I thought I saw something in the water. Heh heh..." he uttered some lies to his butler as he made his way back inside. You both watched the man follow him back inside.

After the lights flickered off, you looked up in the night sky. The stars littered the sky as it glowed lightly. Knowing that the boy would probably see you both in the morning, you gently laid on the rooftop.

You felt a gentle tap on your shoulder from Sonic. "So where are you from?" he asked, watching you ponder on your answer. "I came from a different world. It was way different from this"

A shocked expression formed his face before putting on a wide smile. "Hey, that's what happened to me as well! We have something in common" you emitted a rare chuckle from his words.

You both quietly conversed through the night, talking about how your worlds were different from each other and the one you're in. You've pondered on your thoughts as the conversation died down.

'I wonder how this world will affect me... Will I still have to deal with alternates? Will I find people that aren't afraid of me?'

Before you know it, you find yourself enveloped in a calming darkness. You were asleep. Something that you didn't need but couldn't find out why you were exhausted all of a sudden.

Sonic's eyes watched you quietly slumber on the roof. He looked closely at your soft relaxed expression. He saw dark eyebags that plastered lightly under your eyes.

For some reason, he felt something inside of him that he would never have felt in his life. It was different from his pink companion, but he decided to ignore it, feeling himself lull into a gentle rest.

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Morning time came around, the sun shone gently onto the city station. Sonic was the first one awake as heard Chris talking to his mother on the phone. Next to him was your sleeping figure. He wondered if you've gotten plenty of rest before you entered this world.

"Well, mom. There's something that I did which I kinda not supposed to do" Sonic turned to Chris as he heard the boy talk about finding a cat that was stuck in the water. He knew that he was talking about him.

After he hung up from the phone, he nervously chuckled when the blue hedgehog stared at him with an annoyed look. "I'm a hedgehog, not a cat" he hissed, hearing Chris try to explain that he couldn't tell her the full truth.

The phone ranged once again as he watched Chris speak to his father. He laid down again, letting out a sigh of boredom. 'I wonder if I should wake them up. They look so peaceful...'

Staring at your figure for a bit, he stood up and stretched, hearing the soft pops from his joints. "I should go for a run right quick," he muttered as he hopped out of the roof and speeded his way into the fields.

After many laps on the field, he made his way back on the rooftop. He could still hear Chris talking to his father as he watched your sleeping form.

What he noticed was that you didn't look like you were asleep. Your body was still. No movement, as if he found a soulless body. Were you even breathing?

Scooting his way next to you, he gently nudges your back, trying to wake you up. He smiled when he saw your face softly scrunch with annoyance.

He watched your eyes flutter open, voided black pupils made their way to his face. "Hey, I'm just making sure you were still alive" he watched your eyes close once more before they opened again.

As you sat up, your eyes squinted as you took in the morning light. This was the first time you saw the sun shining brightly. Back in your world, you would rarely see the sun rise up.

Your thoughts were interrupted when Sonic gently grabbed your hand. "Let's see what Chris is doing" he watched you nod as he led you the way into the house.

The living room was spacious as you both sat down on the couch. The tv showed the news about a certain blue hedgehog speeding through the city. You hear a pair of footsteps coming towards you both.

It was revealed to be Chris and an old man that followed from behind. "Hey guess what? A big, blue hedgehog came out of nowhere and outran the S-Team yesterda-"

The man's words came to a stop when he saw you and Sonic staring at each other in silence. "B-blue. Just like him..." he muttered before he grabbed Sonic.

You watched as Chris tried to calm his grandfather down as he pulled out a screwdriver. "I have to see how this thing is put together!" nothing worked as the hedgehog jumped out of his grasp and landed on your lap.

You blinked slowly as you gently scratched behind his ear, seeing that he calmed down as he emitted a soft purr.

"And who might you be, mysterious person?" Chris's grandfather asked as he took in your appearance. "This is [Name], grandpa. I saw them at the same time when Sonic arrived!"

His grandfather stared at you for a moment before he flooded you with questions. Your face formed with confusion as he questioned you.

"Please, leave us alone!" The screams of a little girl were shouted from the tv as it showed an orange rabbit hugging a small creature as they were rescued by firefighters.

"It's Cream and Cheese!" he shouted as he jumped in front of the tv. "So me and [Name] aren't the only ones who were transported here. We have to save them!"

He quickly grabbed your hand as he rushed towards the garage but stopped when Chris blocked their way. "You can't! They'll capture and lock you up!"

Him and his grandfather explained that the area where they kept Cream was surrounded by the national defense force. They insisted on going with you both.

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You and Sonic were in a vehicle with Chris and his grandfather as they drove to the area that was in the middle of a deserted road. Chuck gave Sonic an Infrared Scope.

He placed it where his ear was before jumping out the car and runs off with incredible speed. Chuck tried to catch up with him, but it wasn't going as fast as Sonic.

Since you knew that the mission was going to be in a rush, you hopped off the car as well. Chris and his grandfather's eyes widened as your body disappeared into thin air.

Sonic made his way to the main building, hearing the instructed orders that he had to go through the vents. "Also, [Name] is with you as well!" Once he made it out of the vents, he saw you standing there, as if you were waiting for him.

"Woah! When did you get here?!" he whispered. You just smiled gently as you pointed to the security camera that watched every bit of the hallway.

You silently told Sonic to stay back as you walked down the hallway, touching the bottom part of the cameras, emitting a low ringing noise. You were re-wiring the footage to make it look like it was a different hallway.

Sonic watched with amazement as he quickly rushed through the hallways with you beside him. 'That was so cool! How did they do that?!'

His thoughts came to a stop when you both heard the frightening screams from the rabbit. Sonic began to think of a plan to rescue his friend from the scientist, but he didn't want to get reckless.

His thoughts came to an end as the lights turned off all around the facility. You quickly ran into the room, breaking the glass cage and grabbed Cream and Cheese.

When you were out of sight, you placed them down, noticing that they were staring at you. "You alright?" you asked in a gentle tone as a gentle smile formed on Cream's lips.

"I am. Thank you for saving us. What's your name?" she asked, her voice filled with curiosity. Giving your name, she thanked you again before complimenting you on how pretty you were.

The small blue creature in her arms chirped with joy as it nuzzled against your face, emitting a soft chuckle. The gentle moment came to an end as the sounds of blaring alarms filled the hallways.

You quickly grabbed the three as you told them to hang on. Before Sonic can question you, they are suddenly teleported out of the facility. Sonic couldn't believe what you had done.

'I wonder what else they can do...'

The sounds of a plane were heading towards them. "Wait, it's the Tornado!" he pointed to the sky as you see a yellow fox driving the plane. "Tails down here!"

The fox nodded before he headed down to the ground, making you both hop onto the plane. You quickly put Cream and Cheese in the seat behind Tails as you and Sonic sat on the wings of the plane.

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When everyone arrived back at the mansion, Cream had introduced you to her special friend, Chao. "Thank you for saving me, [Name]" she then gave you a hug, making you gently pat her head.

Tails had introduced himself as well to you, Chris and his grandfather, learning that this was Sonic's best friend. As everyone conversed with each other, you find yourself in your thoughts.

'This world is very different from mine. I've never thought I would find myself helping others... I even smiled. I really only do that when I go into 'that' form... Maybe I can get used to this'

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The man let out a laugh, seeing that he could conquer this planet instead of his home. "Conquering this puny planet will be a piece of cake!" his smile widened as he called one of his robot servants.

The robot named Decoe gave him a deck of cards that showed multiple creations of robots he made. Placing them in the selection machine, he starts the slots, making the screen display three images of a specific robot.

"Ah, E-23 Missile Wrist. Perfect!"

In square station, two mobians can be seen walking around in the sewer. "This whole thing is Sonic's fault" muttered the echidna. The pink hedgehog tried to convince him that he was trying to stop Dr. Eggman.

"Even if he's the one to blame, Sonic shouldn't have pushed it too far" he sneered, causing the pink hedgehog to narrow her eyes with frustration.

"Knuckles, I'm not going any further if you keep talking trash" she said, making Knuckles shrug at her words. "That's your business, Amy" he replied before continuing to move forward.

Amy looked at the echidna with disbelief before following him again. Meanwhile at the surface, Missile Wrist emerged from the water, causing everyone to run away in fear.

Back at the Thorndyke's house, Tails can be seen cleaning his plane while being watched by Chuck. In the living room, you were playing a game with Cream.

A faint smile formed your lips as you found her laughter adorable. A pair of footsteps can be heard, seeing that it belonged to Chris.

"[Name], do you know where Sonic went?" he asked, his tone filled with slight desperation. "He left this morning. Wanting to go explore downtown" you replied, not looking up at the boy.

Chris let out a shaky exhale, hoping that Sonic didn't get caught by the police. "But we have to bring him bac-" his words came to a stop when you stood up and patted his head.

"It's going to be alright, Chris. There's nothing to be stressed on about" you spoke in a gentle tone, seeing that he calmed down. You both head towards to see that he was done cleaning.

Hopping on the Tornado, you three headed out, keeping an eye out for Sonic. Chris tried to call his name, but since they were so high in the air, his calls couldn't be heard.

"We probably have to look at another location" you announced, making Tails nod as he flew to another area. Back in the sewers, Amy and Knuckles were still walking.

Amy wanted to take a break but only received a shrug from Knuckles. The pink hedgehog frowned for a bit before a smile was formed. "So what do you think the chances are of getting back home?"

"We'll get back for sure. No matter what it takes, I have to get back" he reassured, wanting to keep his promise to guard the master emerald.

Before he could utter a word, the ground began to shake, making them both have a confused expression on their faces. "What's that?"

From above, Dr. Eggman can be seen going on a rampage at the beach. Shooting the grappling missiles to buildings, causing destruction to the town.

The police tried to stop him, even when there were multiple police units trying to stop him, they couldn't do anything. The scientist then pulled up a hologram of himself to speak to the people.

"I have some exciting news for you, exciting for me, and catastrophic for you. I have decided to take over your world and make it my new Eggman Empire" he let out a sinister chuckle as he watched the people cower in fear.

In the Tornado, you looked down to see multiple people surrounding a hologram. "So Eggman is here" Tails announced, making you nod at the name.

Eggman stopped his speech when he saw a familiar airplane flying above him. "Ugh, it's Tails! I'll teach that flying furball-" he stopped speaking when his gaze landed on you.

You cocked a brow as you saw him tremble in fear, seeing that his confidence was starting to lower. "No... No, that can't be true. How are they here?!" he muttered.

He ordered his robot to shoot the missile at you and Tails. Once it came closer, you smacked it back with your bare hands, making it retract back to its owner, damaging itself.

Eggman's eyes widen, seeing that no could damage his robot that quick. "How?! That should've destroyed that plane!" shouted Eggman, trying to reload the missile to his robot.

Knuckles was focused on something else, making Amy yell out at him with anger before running away. "Great, what will I do now?"

Somewhere in Station square, Sonic was going for a run before he stopped when he saw a crowd of people surrounding the display tv from a shop.

His eyes widened when he sees you with Tails on the Tornado battling his familiar enemy, Dr. Eggman. 'So that clown is here as well, and I see that [Name] is helping us'

He quickly rushed his way to the location of the battle, hoping that his friends were okay. He knew that you were strong as well.

"I see Sonic!" you announced, making the boy's eyes widened. "What if he doesn't make it in time?"

"It's alright, I have something that will be able to help him!" Chris then pulled out a glowing ring, making sure that Sonic was in range. But before he could throw it to him, he sees you jump off the plane.

Chris and Tails tried to call you back, but you couldn't hear them. Eggman's eyes widened when you crashed into his robot from great height, causing one of the robot's arms to break down. 

He watched your voided pupils enlarged, hearing a distorted ring in the air. You stood there with an uncanny expression, causing the robot to stun and was slammed by an unknown force to the ground, creating a huge dent.

Sonic's expression turned into shock when missile wrist started to destroy itself, forcing its body to decompose. Eggman couldn't believe what was happening. How could someone destroy his robot without even touching it? 

'So I didn't need the ring at all. I'm glad that they're on our side'  

Turing back to normal, you see the blue hedgehog run towards you, making sure to catch him in your arms. "Man, you're strong. How can you be scary and angelic at the same time?" he chuckled when he saw you cocked a brow at him. 

'What strange words this hedgehog can say...'

Your thoughts die down when you see a pink hedgehog running towards you, making you put Sonic on the ground. He lightly whined at your action before he grabbed your hand.

It seemed that he was touch starved, but you just shrugged when the pink hedgehog pulled out a giant hammer out of her pocket. "Who are you, and what have you done to Sonic?!" she shouted as she aimed her weapon at you. 

Your resting expression didn't falter as you stopped the hammer with your hand, staring at her with half-lidded eyes. 'Can these creatures be hostile as well? This one seems to be obsessed with Sonic...'

The pink hedgehog's expression was filed with surprise. She didn't know that someone could easily withstand her weapon. A nervous chuckle was emitted from her, quickly putting her weapon away.

"H-hello, my name is Amy. What's your name?" she asked, her voice wavered in a nervous tone. You were silent for a moment before speaking.

"My name is [Name]. You seemed to be one of Sonic's friends, I suppose?" you replied, earning a frantic nod from her.

You looked down to see the blue hedgehog shaking his head at a no before going behind you, not wanting to face Amy's wrath. Emitting a soft chuckle, you gently patted his head.

From afar, Knuckles can see the small reunion of his friends and you. He was suspicious of you at first, but since you helped destroy the robot, he can see that you can become a possible teammate.

Everything came to a stop when you were all surrounded by a swat team and soldiers. "Alright, nobody move!" shouted one of the soldiers, making the echidna grumble in annoyance.

Knuckles was about to start another fight when he was grabbed by you. Grabbing Sonic and his friends, you teleported everyone to Tail's plane.

Amy looked up at you with fascination. She wondered if she could know more about you. Knuckles smirked at your tactic, seeing that it could help them later on.

Letting them go, you see Knuckles heading towards the ladder. "See you guys around" he announced before he jumped off and glided away. "He's not coming with us?" you questioned.

"That's just how he does things" Sonic replied. Eventually, you all made it back to the house. Sitting on the couch, Sonic was sleeping on your lap as you watched tv with Cream and Cheese. 

'Sonic really likes to spend his naps with me. I wonder why. These guys aren't that bad...' 

Your thoughts died down when you felt Amy's eyes on you, but you just ignored and enjoyed the peaceful moment. The pink hedgehog wanted to know how her crush could be comfortable when he just met you.

Meanwhile, in Eggman's hideout. The scientist urgently ran into his lab before he pulled out a book. It was filled with creatures that he would study on. His two robotic servants looked at him with confusion.

Turning the pages, he finally landed on a page that pictured an angelic entity with the seven chaos emeralds around their head, representing a halo. All the colors of the emeralds were drained out as a shadow covered its face but was shone to have a creepy smile.

His expression was filled with worry, wanting to know how this entity was able to be summoned. "No, that can't be right. It supposed to be a myth!"

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"So this 'chaos control' created a warp in time and space, and you guys ended up being transported here?" questioned Chris, earning a nod from Tails. 

"You really don't know what they are, huh? Boy, you have a lot to learn" replied the fox.

Amy then explained that each chaos emerald was filled with magical power, explaining that something would happen if you collected all seven of them. 

' So those were the colors I saw when I entered the portal...'

"So are they all hidden somewhere?" you asked, earning a nod from Sonic. "When they come to one place, they'll eventually scatter and disappear," he explained. 

Chris wanted to go find the emeralds, but he didn't know where to go. Tails then explained that the emeralds can help them get back home. You pondered if they used the emeralds, would you be transported back to your world. 

You felt someone gently grab your hand, seeing that it was Sonic. "Are you alright? You spaced out for a bit" a concerned expression was plastered on his face. You gave him a gentle smile, reassuring him that you were alright.

Meanwhile, with the president. He was holding a meeting with the team of Central Intelligence, wanting them to explain where Sonic and his friends were at.

"It seems that Sonic and the others are staying with a family in Station Square," one of the members explained. "We also have our agents trace the whereabouts on Eggman's location to an island in the south"

Taking in the information, the president demanded the team to capture them all, needing to know why they've been transported here. "Also, what about the figure that's dressed in white? You saw what they did to Eggman's robot, right?" 

They were talking about you. "About that sir, we don't have any info on them as well. It's like they're some sort of enigma" 

The president hummed at the unknown information, seeing that it would be harder to discover what you are. You looked like a human, but something was very odd about you.

"Sir, it might be best to keep them all under surveillance. We want to see if they're hostile or not" a team member insisted. "Good, and make sure to keep an eye on that Eggman character!" he demanded.

The team explained that they've sent out a reconnaissance team to keep watch. They'll also get reports on any activities that seem suspicious.

Away from the president's location, Chris was attending school activities as his friends questioned him about the blue hedgehog. "Do you think they'll catch him?" questioned a boy named Danny.

"Probably not, he's too fast for them. And the figure in the white clothing? They destroyed that robot without even touching it. I don't think anybody could come close to them" replied a girl named Frances.

Chris was left wondering about what would happen if any of his new friends were going to be investigated. His thoughts were interrupted when the school principal entered their classroom.

"Attention students, I'd like to make an announcement to you all. Your teacher, Ms. Westerly, will be taking a leave of absence, she won't be with you all for the remainder of the semester"

Chris and his friends' eyes widened at the news, wondering what had happened to their teacher. They waited a few minutes when they see a man enter their classroom. "Please say hello to Mr. Stewart, who will be your substitute"

"Hello, children" he announced, earning muttered 'hello's' from most of the class. Later on, everyone started to head home for the day. "It's good to meet you, Mr. Stewart" said Chris, wanting to show some gratitude to the teacher that replaced his old one.

"It's good to meet you too, Chris. And by the way, this might sound strange, but do you have a favorite animal?" The question seemed suspicious to the boy, but he just gave it a shrug, seeing that it was just a simple question.

"Um... Hedgehogs, I guess..." he replied with a questionable expression, wanting to hurry up and go home to his friends. He saw his teacher's eyes narrow a bit, making him a cock a brow.

"Is that weird?" he asked. "No, not at all!" his teacher quickly replied before he walked out of the classroom. As Chris walks out, he sees his friends waiting for him, seeing a concerned expression on Danny's face.

"An unusual gemstone was discovered today at a department store of a construction site. Eyewitnesses at the site reported that the machinery seemed to had malfunction whenever they came close to the strange jewel"

The news reporter then explained that people at home will experience some static from the tv, seeing that the news team were near the emerald. "That must be one of the emeralds" you announced, earning a nod from Sonic.

"Yeah, we have to find it before Eggman gets his hands on it before us" Sonic was already heading towards the lab in the garage as you gently placed Cream and Cheese on the couch, letting them get their rest.

"Me and [Name] will be going to find the chaos emerald" announced Sonic, earning a nod from Chuck. "Good luck, we don't want that scientist to get his hands on it" The three of you nodded before heading out.

"I hope the three of them are going to be alright. If they get lost, we won't know where to find them" muttered Amy, wanting to make sure that her friends were going to be okay. Especially Sonic.

But deep down, she wanted to make sure that you were going to be safe as well. She's seen how strong you were, but the only thing she could do is hope.

"It has to be somewhere. If we were able to go higher in the sky, we'll be able to see even more" he pointed out, wanting to know if they should wait for Tails and Amy. His question was answered when he saw Tails and Amy on the Tornado.

Picking him up, you jumped with great height, seeing that you didn't need your wings at the moment. "Thanks [Name]! Now we have a better look on the town"

Looking around, you and Tails felt that they were getting closer to the emerald. "It's over there, you guys!" Announced Amy, earning a nod from you and Sonic before jumping off the plane.

The winds blew in your faces as you were coming close to landing on the construction site. You both ignored the news reported and the camera crew that were recording a few feet away. 

But when they pointed the camera towards you, the footage seemed to go into static.

Continuing the search for the chaos emerald, the citizens in the area can see Eggman flying around town, making them retreat away from the scene. "We're getting close! If we can get there first, I have to make sure that blasted hedgehog and the angel are not around!"

Tails quickly warned you two that Eggman was at the location of the emerald. Amy called out for Sonic, quickly throwing the ring to Sonic. He attempted to catch it, but he missed.

You were able to catch the ring, making everyone stop what they're doing. The ring that you caught turned black, feeling a surge of power in through you. Everyone around saw your face was covered with a shadow, shocked that you were able to withstand the power of the ring.

The way you moved made you feel faster than before, it's not that you needed it, but you needed to get to the emerald first. The way you moved was a blur as a distorted ring echoed in the air.

'I thought I was the only one that can use the ring! What are they?'

He watched you rush towards Eggman, seeing that he was about to capture the emerald, until you snatched it away from him. The scientist watched with disbelief as you stood there in front of him. You have the powered ring with the chaos emerald in hand.

'No! I can't let them have it! I will not lose this battle!'

Eggman charged towards you with his flying vehicle, only for you to dodge it, making him emit an angered yell. He tried to figure out an opening to get the emerald back from you.

Before he could come up with a plan, he froze with fear as you stopped his flying vehicle with one hand before launching him in the sky. His screams of horror echoed in the air before he disappeared.

Sonic rushed his way towards you, wanting to make sure you were alright. When he came closer, he heard distorted whispers that were emitted from you. When you gave the ring back to you, he watched as you went back to normal, as if nothing happened.

"I apologize if I went too far" you spoke in a gentle tone as a smirk was formed on Sonic's lips. "That was awesome! The way you moved was like a blur. It felt like you were faster than me!"

You were surprised that he didn't question your uncanny appearance. "Now that we have one, we have to get the rest before Eggman appears" explained Sonic as he held your hand.

"Thank you for helping us, [Name]. I'm glad that you're on our side" he spoke with gentleness as he led you to the plane. Getting on the plane, you looked at the chaos emerald that you held.

While holding it, you saw that it was losing its color, quickly trying to find someone else to hold it. "I think you should hold this, Sonic" you insisted before placing it in his hands. He didn't notice the emerald's color changing back to normal as he smiled at you.

He thanked you before sitting next to you, gently placing his head on your shoulder, softly purring when you gently combed his quills.

'What was all that about? I thought the ring was only special for Sonic... Also, why does Eggman seem to be afraid of me... Does he know about me?' 

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It was nighttime in Station Square. Knuckles can be seen wandering around at night, pondering to himself about the world they were in. The wind blew faster against the red echidna as loose newspaper landed on his foot.

Picking it up, there can be a picture seen of you, Sonic and Eggman battling. Skimming through the paper, he threw it away before he stood there in silence.

He pondered about himself back home, guarding the Master Emerald on Angel Island. His thoughts were interrupted when the figure of Eggman approached him.

He went into a defensive stance, knowing that Dr. Eggman would probably try to sneak attack him. But that didn't happen as the scientist went to his knees. "Please help me!" begged the scientist, a confused expression laced Knuckles face.

His voice was filled with fake distress as he grasped Knuckle's hands, holding them together. "The chaos emeralds were sent to this world!" His words caused the echidna's eyes to widen in shock.

"If we collect all seven of them and cause Chaos Control, we'll be able to return to our world!" He then explained that Sonic was going to keep the emeralds for himself and keep him and his friends on this world.

'So Sonic caused it...'

Knuckles watched the scientist pull out a handkerchief, wiping away his fake tears as he continued to manipulate the echidna. "I've changed my ways and want to live in peace, but Sonic won't let me!"

The scientist silently chuckled to himself, a gleam of trickery in his eye as he continued his bluffing. "That blue hedgehog wants to keep the emeralds for himself. He's having too much here!"

Knuckles expression was laced with anger, knowing that Sonic would try and do such a thing. "Are you sure that we'll be able to return home with the chaos emeralds?" he questioned, watching Eggman nod his head with urgency.

"Alright... I'll go settle things once and for all" he then rushed out of the scene, ignoring the rest of Eggman's words. "Wait! I have to tell you about [Name]!"

'I need to tell him that [Name] is not what they seemed to be!'

At the Thorndyke's mansion, Chris and Tails can be seen admiring the Chaos Emerald they managed to get a few days ago. Tails explained that it held great power as Chuck continued to analyze it.

You were sitting a few feet away from them on a couch that was in the garage, listening to Chuck's explanation. You hear footsteps coming towards the door as you aim your eyes on the fox.

"Tails, someone's coming" you announced, making him rush to the beanbag and laid limp, pretending to be a stuffed animal. A few seconds passed as the maid, Ella, walked in. "Oh Chris, there you are"

Her words came to a stop when she landed her eyes on you. "And how are you doing, honey? I hope Chris and his grandfather aren't giving you a hard time. Do you need anything?"

You gave her a small smile before replying. "I'm doing fine ma'am, just making sure everyone's doing alright" she gave you a nod before going to the beanbag. "How cute. Is this yours, Chris?"

You silently chuckled to yourself as you could see the fear in the fox's blue eyes before looking towards Ella, needing to move them before they started to water.

The maid announced that she would be making lunch in a while, getting a nod from Chris and Chuck as he went back upstairs. "You alright Tails?" you asked, getting a nod from him.

"Yeah, I'm glad that she didn't question it" he muttered before going back to examine the emerald. After some time, Chris dragged you and his grandfather outside, seeing that Sonic was outside resting.

You watched Chris starting to argue with his butler, not really caring that he was forced to go to bed early on a Sunday. You feel a gloved hand trying to pull you away from the situation, seeing that it was Sonic.

He led you back inside to the living room, seeing that Amy was there on the couch. Sitting down, the pink hedgehog watched as her crush sat next to you and leaned against you, seeing that he resumed his nap.

You could feel her burning eyes of jealousy on the both of you, knowing that she had a major crush on Sonic. She watched you waved your hand to her, silently telling her to come over to you.

Patting the spot beside you, Amy sat down, a look of confusion plastered her face. You didn't say anything as you gently placed your hand on her head, combing the pink strands of her hair.

A silent chuckle was emitted from you as you watched her freeze from the gentle gesture. She felt like pulling away and yelling at you, but she didn't. She found herself relaxed as she slowly leaned into your touch.

As Sonic was still napping, you and Amy watched the latest news report. 'Do they always have the news on...?'

A news report explained that a large amount of energy can be seen with machines that are mysteriously malfunctioning. Multiple police units can be seen investigating the area, wanting to figure out what was going on.

"You guys heard that, right?" Amy questioned, earning a hum from you and Sonic. "It seems to be a beautiful place. We could have a picnic there" she insisted as she was interrupted by Tails.

"We can't go on a picnic; a chaos emerald is somewhere in that valley. Me and Sonic have already been there" he explained, earning a shocked look from Amy. It seems that Sonic was going to stay here.

After coming up with a plan, you, Tails, Amy and Chris headed outside to go to town station. Since many people questioned your ghostly appearance, you started to shapeshift into a citizen, camouflaging into the crowd.

After some time, you all arrived at the train station that headed to Silver Valley. Tails and Amy acted as stuffed animals as Chris felt eyes staring at the group. You really didn't care what the people did as you sat down.

Multiple people can be heard talking about the 'Lifesize dolls' on the train, Chris had to tell them that they had to stay in that position for a while. A little girl can be seen walking towards you.

"Hey! Where did you get those dolls?" she questioned, making a look of irritation appear on your face. "Excuse me, can I see the dolls?" Amy watched your eye twitch slightly, feeling annoyed from the girl.

As the little girl kept bombarding you with questions, you turned towards her with your voided pupils enlarged with a wide smile. You leaned your face closer to the girl, her body froze with fear.

"I know what you dread..."

The devastating words inflicted the girl as you see a yellow substance pouring down her leg. You watched her cry in agony, her face now filled with as deep black eye bags were now present. You watched her run to her mother as you went back to normal.

'Damn brat...'

Amy and Tails watched in shock as you reverted back to your resting expression, as if nothing happened. The girl can be seen crying to her mother; her expression filled with worry as her young daughter now had permanent eye bags on her face.

After a quiet ride on the train, you all made it to Silver Valley. Once you were away from the people's eyes, you shape-shifted back to your normal self. You looked down to see Amy with a shocked expression.

"Y-you can shapeshift?!" she yelled, earning a nod from you. She wanted to ask what more you can do as she set up the picnic. Everyone was eating the sandwiches that Ella had prepared for them.

You really didn't have the need to eat, but you tried it as well, emitting a hum. 'These are good...' While you finished the small sandwich, you were left with your thoughts.

'This place seemed to be too friendly... I haven't found a single alternate around. Maybe they will try to attack in the night... Usually when I'm around, many would try to attack'

Your thoughts were interrupted when the lake in front of you exploded as one of Eggman's robots appeared. Chris and the others tried to flee but were captured in a glass cage.

The scientist cackled in mockery, watching the angered expressions from Chris and the two mobians. His gaze then landed on you; his eyebrows furrowed with anger.

"Archangel Gabriel! I know what your plans are to take the chaos emerald! Surrender now and I won't hurt these brats" he watched you stand there in silence before he watched a creepy smile land on your lip.

"Oh... So you do know about me..." you muttered as you walked slowly towards him. His angered expression turned into fear as you began to walk slowly on the water, your haunting gaze never faltering.

The scientist started to figure out a plan as he hurriedly fired a missile at you. Once it was close to range, you smacked it away from you, knowing that it wasn't going to do any damage to you.

He can be seen rapidly pressing the missile button as multiple of them were fired towards you. The smile you had disappeared as an annoyed expression now filled your face. 

'It's not going to do anything to me... What a stubborn mortal...'

The more you walked closer, the sound of a distorted ring can be heard in the air, making Eggman's heartbeat quicken even more. Once you were close to his flying vehicle, you see a blur of blue running around the water.

You both looked in confusion as you can see Sonic running away from Knuckles, a taunting smirk on his lips. Their conversation can be heard as Knuckles announced that Sonic was trying to keep the chaos emeralds.

"Sheesh, Knuckles is such a blockhead. He's being deceived by Eggman!" yelled Amy as she tried to rush Tails to break them out of the cage by rearranging the wires.

As Eggman was distracted by the fight, you floated towards him and delivered a blow to the face, instantly knocking him out. A satisfying smile landed on your lips as you watched his body sink into the lake, bubbles of his last breath came to a stop.

Turning a round, you see that Eggman's robot can be seen guarding the glass cage. In an instant, you teleported on top of him and locked both of your arms around its neck and tightened them.

Its neck started to crumble as you easily broke it, taking its head off its hinges and throwing it in the lake. Landing on the ground, the robot's body fell to the ground, creating a loud rumble.

Making it to the glass cage, you ignored the shocked expression from the three as you easily broke the thick glass cage. The three thanked you as you turned your gaze towards Tails.

"Is he..." he muttered, wanting to know if you killed the scientist. "No, I doubt that he's still in the water" you replied with an innocent smile as you placed them on the ground. Looking ahead, you see Sonic and Knuckles still fighting.

Walking towards them, you picked up the echidna under his arms, like a parent holding a baby. "You know that Eggman tricked you into thinking about Sonic keeping the emeralds, right?"

Knuckle's expression turned blank for a second before he looked down to the ground. "Oh... My bad" he muttered as you placed him down on the ground. Sonic chuckled at him, a mocking smirk on his lips.

"Seems like you owe me an apology, Knucks" he taunted, earning a glare from Knuckles.

The echidna muttered as he felt you gently pat his head. "It's alright, I just hope that it doesn't happen in the future" He waved you and Sonic goodbye as he walked back into the woods.

Returning the gesture, you felt Sonic grab you hand and led you back to Chris and his friends. Half-way there, you stopped when you saw a shadowy figure in the woods, watching you.

'There it was... An alternate...'

You felt Sonic tugging on your clothing, seeing that you spaced out for a bit. "Are you alright?" he questioned in a quiet tone, wanting to make sure that you were alright. He pointed his gaze on what you were staring at. 

Nothing was there.

"I'm alright..." you replied, your voice was quiet, but he could still hear you. Earning a nod from the hedgehog, you both walked hand-hand back to Chris.

'I'll deal with the problem later on...'

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It was early in the morning as Sonic stood on top of the roof of the house. He was going to go do his morning run, but he couldn't find you. Normally, you wouldn't be asleep, you would just sit outside with a spaced-out expression.

Jumping off the roof, he decided to do his morning run while he looked for you. Weaving around the many trees that were littered in the woods, he started to see small splotches of a black substance.

'What is this stuff...? It doesn't have a smell...'

The more he went further into the woods; the splotches grew bigger. He stopped when he heard something fall to the ground. The atmosphere was cold, silent. He stood there for a moment before the sounds of someone footsteps can be heard.

He was about to make a run for it before he felt himself being picked up. He put up a struggle, trying to get out of this person's grasp. He tried to call out the person until he saw that it was you.

A gentle smile was placed on your face, but he saw an uncanny look in your eyes. "Hello Sonic..." your voice was gentle yet distant, making him slightly calmed down. "Hey, I was wondering where you were. You weren't there when I woke up"

You placed him down on the ground. "I'm feeling alright. Just walking in the woods" you replied, lying smoothly through your teeth. You were dealing with the alternate from yesterday.

A few feet behind you and Sonic was a lifeless body of an alternate, the black substance that represented its blood was littered everywhere, creating a horrifying scene.

You were glad that Sonic's curiosity was stopped when he instantly grabbed your hand. "C'mon let's walk back, this place is giving me the creeps" you nodded before you both quietly walked back.

The sound of the grass crunching under your feet was the only thing that could be heard as you see that you were both close to the house. You noticed that it was around morning time, seeing that you've been in the woods all night.

Walking inside, Tails, Amy and Chris can be seen enjoying their breakfast. "Do you want anything, [Name]?" asked Chris, as you told him that you were alright.

"What's that black spot on your clothing?" he questioned once more as you quickly spoke to him. "It's just some ink" you replied, earning a nod from the boy.

Chris can be seen putting on his backpack as he walks towards the front door. "I've gotta go to school, so I'm counting on you guys to stay out of sight when my parents show up" he explained, earning a nod from everyone.

Sonic finished his breakfast before he went out again, making Chris sigh. "Is he angry with something?" he asked Tails. "Nah, he's always like that in the morning," he replied.

Chris then talked about his parents being very busy as well as they were famous figures. His father was the president of a large software company that he owned for years. His mother was a famous movie star that starred in every movie they've seen.

The young boy said his goodbyes as he made his way to school. After everyone ate their breakfast, Tails went to the garage with Chuck, Amy went outside to see Sonic, and you just sat and watched tv with Cream and Cheese.

"This doesn't make any sense! How are we supposed to get help when the teacher is sleeping?" he complained, earning a nod from his two friends. A few moments had passed as a tall robot rushed inside their class.

"My, my! What an intelligent looking class!" The tall robot explained that his name was Intelligente. The robot expressed a happy emotion from its monitored face as it turned to the teacher.

"Uh, I'm sorry. What are you...?" Mr. Stewart questioned, earning an angered look from the robot. "I'm the teacher that will be teaching your class today! I'll be taking over"

A look of disbelief laced Mr. Stewart's face, demanding to know why a robot was taking his place in teaching. Without a warning, the robot grabbed him by the collar and threw him out of the class.

Mr. Stewart's eyes furrowed with anger as he stomped his way towards the principal's office. Slamming the door open, the principal spilled his coffee on himself, an annoyed expression can be seen.

He knew that he owed an explanation for his outburst and started to explain that there was a robot taking over his job. "He had the nerve to tell me, the homeroom teacher, to get out and threw me out!"

The principal took in his words and walked to his classroom, wanting to know if he was telling you the truth. They both peered into the room to see Intelligente teaching the students.

The students' expressions are filled with enjoyment as they finally understand the problems from the help of their robotic teacher. Mr. Stewart couldn't believe what was happening. Was he really being replaced?

The principal chuckled lightly before giving the teacher a frustrated look. "Maybe you should learn from him too, Mr. Stewart" he sneered before walking out of the class.

'This robot is suspicious. I'm contacting headquarters'

Walking to the restroom, he takes out his transmitter and places it in his ear. Pressing a few buttons, he waited for the agency to achieve the call. Once the agent was on the line, he explained that he wanted the robotic teacher out of his classroom.

"So, you're telling us that you want the air force to kick the robot out, right?" The question earned them a frustrated yell from the other line, seeing that he was actually angry about a robot taking his job.

He was going to say something else, but the line was cut off. "Great, I'll have to report this to the police" Taking his phone out, he contacted the police, telling some lies to get them to hurry.

After some time, multiple police cars were parked outside the school. A crowd of policemen rushed inside the school and located the classroom. Once they were inside, nobody was inside.

"Oh... They must be outside for P.E." he announced as they rushed their way outside. They could hear the sounds of children cheering for Intelligente as he played baseball with the students.

"From the looks of it, he's getting along with them. There's no trouble here" an officer muttered as they all exited the school. Mr. Stewart sighed before slumping down on the ground.

Deciding that he had nothing to do, he decided to watch his students play baseball. Danny was the catcher; Chris was the pitcher and Intelligente was the batter.

The sounds of his students cheered as Intelligente was able to hit the ball out of sight, automatically signifying a homerun. After some time, it was time to switch, making Chris the batter.

Before he could swing, he watched a small creature flying towards Intelligente with a messenger bag, "Message for E-51!" It announced, smiling at the confused expression from the robot.

The small creature: now knowing the name, Bokkun, explained that the robot wasn't doing what Eggman demanded of him. He wanted Intelligente to teach about Eggman, admire them and support him. But the plan had failed.

The students watched with worried expressions as their robotic teacher began to cry, a sad expression popped up on his screen. They all huddled around the teacher as they expressed that it was the best teacher they had.

Intelligente cried with joy as he thanked his students and went about his business, knowing that Eggman was going to be furious with him when he arrived back at the base.

Meanwhile, at the Thorndyke Mansion.

Chris's parents had already arrived from their helicopter ride. Tails, Cream and Amy watched from a window that was a few feet away from them.

It's been a few hours since they've been home, and they couldn't find their son anywhere. "He should've been home by now..." muttered his father, his tone filled with worry as he walked back and forth in the kitchen area.

Chris's mother, Lindsey, tried to calm him down, feeling slightly distress as well. "Maybe we should call the school?" she insisted, wanting to make sure her son was alright.

Mr. Tanaka tried to reason with them that he could go pick him up, but was interrupted by Ella when she explained that Chris can walk to school and home like a normal kid.

'What kind of rule is that? Do they really care about their child's safety?' Letting out a sharp exhale, you walked towards the parents. "May I try picking him up? I don't want you guys to worry too much"

Your tone seemed to be filled with worry, but deep down, you really wanted them to be quiet. They've been bickering ever since they've arrived. From the background, Sonic and his friends can see you walking out of the door.

"Should we go with them? Maybe they might need some help?" insisted Amy, only to hear a hum from Sonic. "They'll be alright. I know that they can handle it" he replied.

He already told them that he wasn't going anywhere, but since you were going to check the problem, he wanted to change his mind.

Somewhere near the school, you had already shapeshifted into a teacher, helping you camouflage with the staff. Once you were inside, you heard robotic noises in one of the classrooms.

Looking out the window, you could see a robot that easily belonged to the scientist. It was teaching about Eggman, the facial expressions on the children's faces were filled with annoyance.

'Great...'

Letting out a sharp exhale, you walked into the class, feeling the wandering eyes from the robot and the students.

"Hello everyone, I noticed that you all haven't gone home yet. Is there a reason why?" you questioned, putting on an act. The children pointed to the robot, not giving it the chance to speak.

Thanking the students, you made your way towards the robot, its glowing red eyes stared at you with anger. Before it could yell at you, wanting to know why you disrupted the class, you delivered a punch right through the torso area.

The students watched in shock as multiple robot parts fell to the ground as it began to break down. Eliminating the robot, you searched around the room for a specific boy.

"Chris, it's time to go home. Your parents are worried about you" you announced with a tired tone. The boy nodded as he grabbed his bag and walked beside you.

'I could really use a nap. Even though I don't need it, I feel like I need one...'

Once you were out of the school, you shapeshifted back into your normal self. You let out an irritated sigh, seeing that Eggman's plans aren't going to stop.

Once you both made it home, Chris ran to his parents, enveloping them in a group hug. The parents smiled with joy as they thanked you for picking up his son, you replied back with a gentle wave.

Before you could make it on the couch, you see the blue hedgehog tapping on the window, signaling you to come outside.

Once you were outside, Sonic grabbed your hand and led you to the rooftop. You both laid there in silence for a bit before Sonic decided to speak. "Was it Eggman again?" he questioned, earning a silent nod from you.

"He was trying to brainwash some students into admiring him. Which was a terrible idea..." you muttered, hearing a chuckle emit from the hedgehog.

After you both quietly conversed, you found yourself enveloped in calming darkness, a need for a nap that you'd enjoy. Sonic smiled softly before he scooted next to you and laid his head on your shoulder.

He stared up at the sky, seeing that some stars were starting to appear as he started to fall asleep, enjoying the peaceful moment.

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Chris can be seen speaking to Cream and Cheese, softly giving the two instructions to make sure they don't get caught by his parents. She noticed that they were having some kind of party.

"Alright, I'll see you two later" gesturing a wave, the two watched the boy walk back inside the living room, not seeing the upset expressions on Cream's face.

"It's boring to stay inside the room all day" she sighed, feeling bored that she had to stay inside. She wanted to go exploring, but she knew what would happen if someone would catch her. 

Lifting her gaze upwards, her eyes lit up with adoration as a joyful smile filled her lips. Somewhere in Chuck's lab, Sonic, Tails and Amy can be seen hanging out. 

You were sitting on one of the sofas as you listened to their conversations. Sonic was next to you, sleeping as usual.

Amy's sentence came to a stop as she walked over to the window, seeing that Cream was outside. "I wonder what Cream and Cheese are doing?" she wondered as Tails decided to join in on the watch. 

"She's picking flowers," replied Tails, knowing that it was one of Cream's favorite things.

Suddenly, he remembered back at his world that Cream would go pick flowers for her mother, feeling a small frown land on his lips. "I think she misses her mother" he beamed lightly, getting a nod from the pink hedgehog.

"I'll go get her, I don't want Chris screaming at her again" you announced as you went outside, walking towards the beautiful field of flowers. There were so many colors that bloomed brightly from the ground.

A light whine can be heard from the blue hedgehog, seeing that you moved from your spot.

Cream's cheerful humming can be heard as she turned to see who was approaching her. Once she saw it was you, a gentle smile landed on her lips. 

"Hi [Name], I wanted to pick these flowers to give to my mom" A faint smile formed on your lips as you sat down next to her. "Did your mother not come with you?" you asked, getting a no from the rabbit. 

"No, I really miss her a lot. Picking these flowers reminds me of her back home" she answered.

A light hum was emitted from you as you watched her gaze falter for a moment, as if she was hesitant to ask you something. "Do you have mom, [Name]" she asked, her eyes filled with curiosity.

You really didn't have any parents. Since you were an alternate yourself, you really didn't have the warm, gentle memories. Just cold and dark ones of you silencing mortals.

"I don't have any. I was just made like this" you answered with no hesitation with a nonchalant tone. "Oh... I'm sorry about that..." she whispered, guessing that she probably asked a touchy subject.

Gently raising your hand, you patted her head in a comforting way, lightly chuckling when she saw that you weren't upset at her. "It's alright, you were just curious" you spoke with a gentle tone as you watched her pick some flowers.

Waiting for a bit, she walked towards you with a flower crown. Beautiful colors weaved into each other as she handed it to you. "I was making my mom one and I wanted to make you one as well"

Grabbing the beautiful item, you placed it on your head, watching Cream and Cheese jump with happiness. "You look so beautiful with it," she complimented. "Thank you, Cream. I'll make sure to treasure this"

As you watched her pick more flowers, you began to ponder. 'This world is... mostly peaceful. Even when alternates are starting to show up, I slowly feel myself getting used to this peaceful place...'

Finishing your thoughts, you see her with a bouquet of flowers. "Let's go back inside, I don't want to deal with Chris's constant yelling for you to come back inside" you explained, knowing that the boy wanted them to be safe.

The rabbit gave you a nod as you walked hand in hand back inside, quietly going back to the labs. Once you were inside, you can see that Sonic was gone from the chair. "Sonic went somewhere again." the fox announced, seeing that he was doing on his runs again.

Meanwhile, Chris can be seen watching his mother cook him some pancakes. Once she served him the food, he emitted a nervous chuckle, knowing that his mother can't cook.

Sticking his fork into the burnt item, it instantly broke apart. He stared at it with silence before pushing the plate back, slightly ruining his appetite. A pair of footsteps can be heard coming closer to them, turning to see that it was Ella.

"Oh wow. You're great at cooking, Lindsey" she lied, hoping that she could move her out the kitchen. "It's nothing really" the mother replied before she turned to her son. "Let's have a party tonight"

She explained that they should have a dinner party, mentioning that Chris's favorite uncle was going to be invited as well. What they didn't know was the wandering eyes of Cream and Cheese.

The rabbit watched two hug, making her miss the feeling of her mother's hug. There was a slight feeling that she wouldn't be able to see her mother, but she had you.

At Chris's school, his friends, Danny and Frances, asked him what he was going to do after school. "I'm going to be throwing a party. Since my mom is gonna be home for a while, she's going to invite my uncle"

As he conversed, his nosy teacher was seen silently listening to his conversation, guessing that he was going to come up with an idea to get invited. After some time, the bell rang, alerting the students to go home for the day.

The boy waved his classmates goodbye as he went to retrieve his backpack from his locker. Closing it, he jumped when he saw his teacher standing there with a strained smile. "Hey, Chris"

The boy knew that his teacher was weird, but he had to act normal about it. "I haven't been teaching here long, but I just wanted to say thanks. I'm really lucky to have so many intelligent and talented kids in my class"

Chris really couldn't get any words out as he continued to listen to his teacher, feeling slightly uncomfortable. "I want to get to know everyone better; so I'm going to visit your family first"

A wave of anxiety loomed over him, knowing that he had to rush home to hide Sonic and his friends. "I'll see you at 4:00 today, and I can't wait to meet your mother!"

His student couldn't even stop him as he walked away, a shocked expression laced the boy's face. With hurried movement, he quickly ran out of the school, ignoring the confused looks from his classmates.

He couldn't say goodbye to his two friends as he hurried his way home, which he was glad that it was close by. Once he arrived, he sighed with relief, seeing that his teacher wasn't here yet.

He made his way to his mother, giving her a hug and talking about his day. "Hey mom, I hope it's alright for my teacher to come over and visit. He said that he was a big fan of your movies as well!"

She gave him a nod, telling him that it would be alright. Now she had to find something to wear for the party. After the small conversation ended, Chuck came to the living room, wearing a tuxedo.

"Hey grandpa, where are Sonic and the others? I want to make sure my teacher and uncle don't find them" His grandfather explained that Amy and Tails were in his room, while he hadn't seen Sonic, Cream and Cheese all day.

"Also, [Name] is somewhere around here. And since they can shapeshift, they'll be alright" he added, making his grandson calm down a bit. Thanking his grandpa, he surveyed around the house, needing to find his little friends.

Once he walked in the living room, his face lit up with shock, seeing Cream and Cheese hanging decorations. 'Oh no! I have to hurry!' He quickly went to his grandpa, urgently asking him to tell Cream and Cheese to leave the scene.

"I can't, I have to deal with your mother, she wants everything to be perfect!" he explained as Chris gritted his teeth with annoyance before going over to the two. "What are you two doing?!" he whispered.

Before the rabbit could say anything, she and her chao was quickly pulled behind the couch, seeing that Ella had walked into the area. "Oh my, Mrs. Thorndyke decorates like a little kid"

Chris sat there in silence, waiting for the maid to walk back outside, knowing that she was going to be busy for a while. "Cream, you'll get spotted if you walk around the house" his words were filled with urgency.

"But it looked like fun, and I wanted to help set up for the party" she replied with an innocent tone, thinking that it wouldn't be a problem to help around the house. "I think it would be fine" a voice called out, making Chris turn his head.

"Mr. Tanaka, you know about them?" he asked, earning a nod from his butler. "I also know about [Name]. They seemed to be very distant, but they hang around a bit" Chris nodded at the information before turning around to see that Cream and Cheese were gone.

The two can be seen going over to the kitchen area, seeing what they could to help out even more. Climbing onto the chairs at the table, they smiled brightly at the amount of food that was placed.

"Maybe we could help out with the food" the rabbit made her way towards the mixer and started it up. She forgot that the top wasn't on the mixer, causing the substance to spew all around the kitchen, eventually fleeing the scene.

Once they were out of the kitchen, they made their way towards the room where Lindsey was. They quickly stood by the doorway, listening to her conversation.

"Filming begins tomorrow? And there's going to be a press conference at the hotel tonight? ... Yes, I understand. I'll leave right away. Bye." she ended the call as she placed her hands on her face.

'What am I going to say to my son? I have to leave for work again... I'm a terrible mother... I'm sorry Chris' Cream watched with concern as a stream of tears flowed down the mother's face, watching her pack her things with a gloomy expression.

Lindsey made her way towards her car, getting Mr. Tanaka to put her luggage in the trunk. She waited for Ella to bring her son outside, but she heard that they couldn't find him.

"Ella, please tell Chris that I apologize to him. Can you also tell that to his teacher and my brother as well? I called in for work again" she muttered, wiping the leftover tears off her face.

"I will" the maid promised as she waved her goodbye, watching her car drive off into town. "I really hope Chris could understand," she muttered as she went inside.

Chris quickly ran into the garage and headed straight for the lab. "Cream! Cheese!" He called out their names, needing to know where they were before they got caught.

Amy and Tails turned towards him with a blank expression while you were watching tv, ignoring the small boy. "Where did they go? My teacher will be here soon! What am I going to do?!" his tone was filled with frustration, nearly stressing himself out to keep the two out of sight.

"We'll go look for them. Let's split up" insisted Tails as Amy and Chris nod at the idea and went out. A light exhale escaped your lips as you went outside, seeing if they were in the field of flowers again.

Looking around the area, you see that she wasn't there. Before you went to look around more, you see a blue blur rushing towards the house, stopping right in front of you. "Hey Sonic" you lightly greeted.

"Hey [Name]. Have you seen Cream and Cheese around? I want to surprise them with something" he explained, hoping to hide it well for them. "We're looking for them right now. Chris really wanted them to hide so they wouldn't get caught" you replied.

Sonic took in the information as he turned his body towards the woods. "Alright, I'll see you later" you both exchanged a wave before going back inside as Sonic rushed towards the woods.

Making your way towards the living room, Chris can be seen talking to his teacher, an anxious expression landed on the boy's face. His wavering eyes landed towards you as he silently pointed to the curtains.

You turned your gaze to see her legs sticking out, guessing that she was trying to hide. Making your way toward her, you gently tapped her shoulder, not wanting to scare her. "C'mon, let's get out of here, we don't want you to get caught," you explained in a light tone.

She gave you a nod as you gently picked her up. As you were about to go towards the garage, you see Chris's teacher looking at a painting. As soon as you got a full view of him, you had a suspicious feeling towards him.

"What a great painting" he uttered with a fake tone before he turned his gaze towards you. "Oh hello there. I was just admiring this painting. Who might you be?" he questioned, never seeing you before.

You stared at him with a blank expression, knowing that he was doing something he wasn't supposed to. "I'm [Name]... I sort of live here" you greeted with little information before walking away, not wanting to deal with him.

As you walked towards one of the vacant rooms of the house, you both heard Chris talking to his uncle. "Mom came home yesterday, and she's already gone to work. Isn't that terrible? Why does she always have to leave-"

Before he could finish what he was saying, something snapped inside of Cream as she jumped out of your arms. Her expression was filled with anger as tears began to pour out of her eyes.

"You're wrong! Your mother felt very bad about leaving again! She tried to find you and she couldn't because she wanted to apologize before saying goodbye! You get to talk to your mom all the time on the phone. I can't!"

After her outburst shocked everyone in the room, she ran off with her chao, her cries can be heard throughout the house. "I'll get her" you announced as you went after her.

Chris and his butler knew that they had to explain what was going on. So they had conversations about the new people that were living here, needing her to understand so she won't freak out again.

Walking outside, you see her curled up in a ball, her chao trying to comfort her. "Come here, Cream..." you spoke in a gentle tone as you gently picked her up, rubbing her back as her sniffling slowly went away.

"I miss her, [Name]... I miss her so much" her wavering voice made you comfort her even more. "Want to go to the flower field?" you asked, getting a nod from the rabbit. Making your way towards it, you see that Sonic was there as well.

"Hey guys, I'm glad you two are here. I want to show you guys something" Cream gave him a smile as Sonic ran towards the location. "How can we catch up with him?" the rabbit wondered as you gave her a gentle smile.

"Just hold on" those were the only words you said as you sprouted out your wings. Taking flight, you flew to where Sonic was going, earning surprised expressions from the two. "You can fly?!" yelled the blue hedgehog, earning a chuckle from you.

You landed at the location, Sonic shortly arrived after you. Placing Cream down, her expression was now filled with awe as she looked at the giant field of flowers. The colors brightened from the sun, giving it a bright look.

You all sat down in the field, surrounded by the beautiful flowers. Cream chirped with happiness as she picked out many different colors, ones that you've never seen before.

"Oh, I see that Cream gave you a flower crown. That means that you're special to her" explained Sonic, chuckling at the slightly surprised expression on her face.

'I'm special to her...?'

The blue hedgehog chuckled at your expression before he snapped you out of it. You looked down to see a small bracelet that was made up of blue flowers. Putting it on your wrist, it complimented your skin.

"Thank you, Sonic" raising your hands, you gently played with his ears, seeing them lightly twitch when your hands made contact. Sonic smiled brightly, leaning into the comforting touch.

'You're special to me, [Name]...'

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Somewhere in Eggman's base.

The scientist can be seen loading his deck of cards in his machinery, wanting to see what it chooses today. Watching the slots spin, it landed on E-90, the Super Sweeper.

"Perfect! I'll use this" Activating the robot, he watched his machinery build itself as it launched into the air. He watched as it went up into space as it started to corrupt the signals on the satellites that floated in space.

A sly smirk landed on his lips as he began to chuckle to himself. He knew that the military and area 99 would be going after him, but he didn't care. He continued to watch the Super Sweeper use its machinery to gather nearby satellites in space.

"I'll use these satellites for robot parts. Who knew recycling could be so much fun?"

At the Thorndyke Mansion.

Sonic can be seen taking his usual naps next to you while you watch Cream and Cheese enjoying their favorite tv show. Tails and Chris were sitting behind them as they chuckled at the two.

While gently combing the blue hedgehog's quills, a pleasant smell filled the air, knowing that it was coming from the kitchen. A few minutes passed as Ella and Amy entered the living room, each of them holding an apple pie.

"Snack time, everyone!" announced Ella as everyone focused their attention towards the two. "Ella and I made some pies, we hope you enjoy," spoke Amy as they began to cut everyone a slice.

Getting a small piece of the homemade dessert, you've never really tasted anything sweet before. Taking a small bite, you let out a gentle delighted hum, enjoying the flavor. "It's really good, you two"

Ella and Amy smiled at your words, feeling their confidence rise up. While everyone enjoyed the treat, the tv suddenly turned off by itself, causing Cream and Cheese to scatter to find the remote.

"Where's the remote?! We have to get it back on, or we'll miss the next episode!" They then smiled with joy as Chris held the remote and pointed it to the tv, pressing the on button.

"It's not working. Why did it suddenly turn off?" he questions as he watched the rabbit, and her chao started to cry. Their sniffles were able to wake up Sonic from his nap, wanting to know why his friend was crying.

"What's happening?" he asked as he wiped the sleepiness out of his eyes. "The two are upset because the tv suddenly turned off" you replied as you finished the pie. A noise can be heard a few feet away as Bokkun flew into the living room.

Chris and Tails quickly hid behind the couch as you and Sonic gave questioning looks towards the small creature. "I have a message from Dr. Eggman" The creature then reaches into his bag and pulls out a small tv, turning it on.

"Are you scared now, Sonic? You can't imagine what's happening. Take a look!" The image on the tv changes to his machinery vacuuming up the satellites in space, now knowing why the tv suddenly went out.

"Don't get any ideas! I'm only having fun, so don't ruin this for me! My E-90 is floating above the stratosphere, collecting all the space junk so I can make more and more ever-so-helpful mechanical friends"

The tv then turned off, but there was a beeping sound emitting from it. With quickness, you grabbed the tv and went outside. Throwing it into the sky, the small tv exploded, causing a small rumble to echo in the air.

Walking back, Sonic and Tails made sure that you were alright while getting rid of the explosive object. "So how are we going to do this? Eggman's causing havoc that's miles from anyone's reach"

Chris' words hung in the air, seeing if anyone could come up with a plan. "We can make it there by using the tornado," Tails considers, making Sonic smile at the plan. "Yeah! Let's give it a try"

The two told everyone that they'll be right back as they went to the garage. You sat there for a moment before you felt a presence somewhere far from the house, making you turn your gaze towards the woods.

'So another one has appeared... But why does this alternate feel different from the others?' Getting up from the couch, you crouch to Creams' height. I'm going outside for a bit. I'll be right back, okay?"

The rabbit gave you a nod as you made your way to the back door. "Be careful, [Name]. We don't know what Eggman's doing out there, " spoke Amy. "Don't worry, I'll be fine," you replied as you gave her a gentle pat on her head.

Waving to Ella, you stepped outside. Once you were a few feet away from the house, your pace quickened towards the woods, an uncertain look plastered on your face. "Another alternate that I have to deal with..."

'I just hope that they don't come in contact with the others... Knowing that they could shapeshift to look like them as well...'

Back with Dr. Eggman, his joyed expression was replaced with anger as a familiar plane started to make its way towards the Super Sweeper. "What?! E-90, destroy them!" he commanded as his machine started to fire lasers at them.

Tails was able to dodge the projectile attack, making him smile. "Charge in!" demanded Sonic as they boosted faster towards it. The machine tries to chomp down on the Tornado, but it misses.

"That was close. Do you have any ideas, Tails?" asked Sonic as his best friend gave him a nod. "Just hang on!" he announced as they started to loop around Eggman's machine, sending it into a barrel roll.

With quickness, he fires a barrage of lasers at the Super Sweeper, causing it to flee away from the attack, making them chase after it. As the chase went on, Eggman's machines started to send missiles towards them, causing Sonic to roll his eyes at the boring attack.

Getting out of his seat, he kicks the missiles away from them, making them target the machine. Dr. Eggman started to feel frustrated as he commanded his machine to use its vacuum hose on them.

"Tails! We need to go before we get sucked in!" Sonic shouted as Tails started to pull back away from the giant vacuum. "I know a way to get rid of it!" insisted Tails as he flew into the clouds, wanting to see if they could hide for a while.

Unfortunately, the vacuum sucked the clouds away from them, making the Tornado take off. Before he could make the plane go faster, it started to malfunction. "Oh no!" The fox started to wrestle the controls, feeling fear overcome.

"Tails! We need to land in the water!" he shouted, getting a look of disbelief from his best friend. "Just do it!" he demanded as they plummeted to the water, knowing that this was the only place they could crash and not get hurt.

They quickly rushed out of the water, Tails having to help Sonic, they saw that they were close to the house, making them hurry. Once they were inside, Ella saw that they were soaking wet, quickly giving them a towel.

"How did it go?" asked Amy, wanting to know if they solved the problem. "Eggman's machine is stronger than we thought," replied Tails, a sad expression plastered on his face. Sonic patted his back, knowing that they couldn't use the Tornado for a while.

"Where did [Name] go?" asked Sonic, seeing that there was one person missing from everyone in the house. "They went outside for a bit, but I haven't seen them since" replied Cream, making the blue hedgehog nod at the information.

Quickly drying off, he rushed his way outside to see if you were on the roof. There was no sign of you, making him look around the area. The only place that came to mind was the woods that were near the house.

"I wonder if they're back in the woods..." he muttered as he rushed his way towards the area, quickly weaving through the trees. He came to a stop when he saw a bright white light deeper in the woods.

Before he could make his way towards the light, it disappeared. He stood there for a few seconds as he heard light footsteps walking towards his direction. "[Name]...?" he called out.

As the footsteps came closer, you emerged from behind one of the trees, a small, strained smile landed on your lips. "What are you doing here...?" you quietly questioned.

"I just got back from the fight, but it seems that Eggman has upgraded his robots" the blue hedgehog answered as he made his way towards you. "Do you like going to the woods?" he asks.

"I find it oddly pleasing to be here... It's quiet, and it helps clear my mind, " you answered. Part of it was a lie. You were used to staying and walking around the woods. Now that you came here, you had to keep watch for alternates that had appeared in this world.

"Oh, cool," he replied before grabbing your hand, walking you back towards the mansion. You silently sighed with relief as you got rid of the alternate. But this time, it was different. It didn't fight back. It just submitted to you.

'I really hope I can catch a break for a while from them...'

Making it back to the house, Sonic had dragged you to the garage where Tails and Chuck were. "Hey you guys, I think we have an idea to get Tornado back into commission," explained Tails. "We could use the chaos emerald, but that could be a problem"

As you and Sonic sat on the couch, he leaned his head on your arm. The fox then explained that the chaos emerald held great energy, but they only needed a little bit of it to start the Tornado back up again.

But at the same time, they wouldn't know where to place the rest of the energy.

"Is there a way you could discharge the leftover energy?" you questioned, knowing that the chaos emerald would go out of control from what you've heard. "We could use it as a backup booster," insisted Tails.

"I think I know where to put the boosters," added Chuck as he led Tails to an elevator that was hidden. Going down a level, Tails' expression was filled with awe when he saw that there was a hidden lab under the house.

"This is amazing!" shouted the fox as he looked around. Chuck chuckled with a proud smile as he watched the fox look around the room with excitement and wonder.

Back in the garage, you felt yourself growing tired. Ever since you traveled into this dimension, you've been sleeping like a normal being. Back in your world, you really didn't need sleep, but you found it relaxing.

"You seemed to be getting tired," Sonic lightly teased, earning a small nod from you. You felt his gloved hand grab your hand gently as he led you outside, knowing that you two would be sleeping on the roof.

Making yourselves comfortable, you felt Sonic lean his head on your shoulder, causing a gentle chuckle to emit from your lips. You both stared into the starry night, feeling the gentle breeze envelope you both.

"What makes you so fond of me, Sonic?" you questioned in a light tone. When arriving at this world, the blue hedgehog has been by your side. You liked it, seeing that it gave you company, but you wanted to know why.

"Well, you're different from the other people I met in the city. You bring a calm vibe to me, even though I like everything to be fast and frantic, you make me feel at ease"

His answer made you smile as you gently scratched behind his ear, watching him lean into your touch. As you both enjoyed the quiet evening, you were the first to be enveloped in peaceful darkness.

Sonic continued to lay there in silence before he enveloped his gloved hand with yours before falling asleep as well.

It was around dawn when Sonic woke up. He wanted to watch the sunrise, watching the beautiful colors develop in the sky and the clouds. He turned his gaze towards you, causing him to jump slightly.

He had forgotten about how your body was still whenever you slept. Unmoving, like a soulless body. As time passed, he heard everyone waking up inside the house. "I wonder if Tails is done working with the boosters"

Standing on the roof, he gently nudged your body, needing to wake you up so they could go deal with Eggman. Successfully waking you up, he earned a light, frustrated look from you.

"C'mon, let's see if we can deal with Eggman now. I promise that we'll be able to relax when we get back" He gave you a bright smile as you emitted a tired exhale. "Alright..." you muttered as you both headed inside.

After everyone ate breakfast, you, Sonic, and Chris were led outside with Tails. "Alright, are we ready to go, Tails?" his best friend asked, wanting to hurry and get this over with.

"Wait, Sonic, I want you guys to take me with you" Chris held a pleading expression, hoping that he could go with his friend on an adventure. "You can't come with us, Chris. The X Tornado is a two-seater anyway"

The blue hedgehog then felt a tap on his shoulder, turning his gaze towards Tails. "Actually... I made a couple of changes to it" explained Tails. He pressed a button to open the cockpit to reveal that it was now four seats instead of the two-seater.

"I asked Tails to make an extra seat. I hope you don't mind..." muttered the boy, watching Sonic cross his arms. He wanted Chris to stay safe and not get in the way, but he didn't want to hear any bickering from him.

But at the same time, you were able to go with them, since there was an extra seat. "You have to promise not to get in the way, buddy" Sonic spoke firmly. "You also have to listen to [Name]" he added.

Chris' expression enlightened with excitement as you all sat inside the upgraded plane. Tails announced that it was ready to take off as you all responded with a nod. Once the engines were activated, the X-Tornado began to accelerate as it gained altitude before taking off into the sky.

Everyone focused as you all flew towards the Super Sweeper, knowing that Dr. Eggman was going to see this. Opening the cockpit, Sonic hopped out, knowing that Eggman was going to send missiles.

You followed behind him as you both hopped on the incoming missiles, quickly making your way towards the giant machine. Once you both made it, you dodged the incoming robotic arms that tried to attack.

"I'll provide backup for you two!" announced Tails, getting a nod from you and a thumbs up from Sonic. "Damn it! I'll make sure to put an end to those two!" Eggman shouted with frustration and anger.

He watched as you both started to damage the robot with quickness. Each time the cannons were destroyed, new ones would appear and fire more missiles. As the Super Sweeper was distracted, Tails activated a switch that would help destroy most of the machine.

Eggman had no choice but to flee from the fight, making tails go after it with determination. You both quickly hopped off the machine and landed on the winds of X-Tornado. From the inside, Chris noticed that Sonic was shivering.

"We're approaching the stratosphere. The temperature drops down to -50 degrees, but Sonic can easily withstand it" Tails then turned his gaze towards you, seeing that you're not fazed by the temperature drop.

"I'm glad that [Name] is here, they've been a great help" Tails spoke with gratitude as he watched ice form around Sonic shoes and the plane itself. After some time, Sonic was enveloped in solid ice.

"Tails! He's frozen solid!" you yelled, trying to get their attention. Tails took in your words as he tried to give Sonic the power ring, but since the plane was slowly wrapped with ice, he couldn't give it to him.

"We have to think of something, Tails!" Chris yelled with energy as the fox tried to quickly come up with a plan. He then thought about the words Chuck had told him when he was in the lab.

"That's it!" Tails opened a small compartment that held the power ring and gave it to Chris. "I need you to go under your seat and connect the yellow wire to it" he instructed.

"What will happen-"

"Just hurry! We have no time!"

Chris hurriedly grabbed the power ring and connected it to the yellow wire. He watched in awe as the ring glowed brightly as it started to send energy into the X-Tornado, melting the ice.

"Thanks, Chris!" shouted Sonic as he spin-dashed into the Super Sweepers mouth, finally destroying it. You made sure to knock by any missiles that were still heading towards you all.

Sonic quickly made it back to the plane and inside, quickly wanting to find warmth inside. You still sat on the plane's wings as the wind blew in your hair, enjoying the space scenery. It was cold, but you enjoyed it.

You continued to sit in silence, watching the empty scenery of space as you all started to head towards earth.

Making it back in one piece, Sonic was immediately wrapped in a heated blanket, multiple layers surrounding his body. "Are you sure you don't need one, sweetie?" asked Ella.

"I don't need one. Thank you, Ella, " you replied as you had a fully wrapped Sonic on your lap. "I'll go make you guys some chili soup, okay?" Giving her a nod, you both watched her walk into the kitchen.

Amy then walks in with three bowls, placing two of them in front of you on the table. "I made you guys some ice cream," spoke Amy as she sat next to you. Sonic groaned as Amy chuckled at how wrapped Sonic was, looking like a baby wrapped in many blankets.

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“The new Emerald Coast resort sounds like the perfect place to get away from it all! You can hang around on the beach or float in the crystal blue water” she was filled with excitement as she continued to explain what to do there.

It seems that everyone was going to relax today, which you sighed with relief. Having to deal with alternates and wondering about why that scientist knows so much about you can be tiring.

Tails insisted that he would use the Tornado X to pilot everyone there. “Make sure you guys stay on the villa” instructed Chuck, earning affirmative nods from everyone. “And make sure to listen to [Name]” he added.

Before everyone walked towards the plane, Tails saw that his brother wasn't going. “You guys can go on without me, I'll stay here for a bit” he announced as he rushed out of the garage.

“You guys have fun!” That was the last thing said from Sonic as he disappeared out of everyone's sight. “That's weird, I wonder why he doesn't want to go” muttered Chris.

“Oh yeah, Sonic hates the water. He won't go near” explained Amy. You remembered when you first encountered him, he was struggling to get out of the swimming pool, remembering the frightened expression he wore.

Amy really wanted to have a beach date with Sonic, but since you were going with them to keep watch, she could still hang out with you. A car horn can be heard from outside, alerting Chris to go over to them.

“Chris! It's time to go! Your mother is waiting at the ceremony!” called Ella. Chris exchanged goodbyes to everyone as he headed to the car. “We'll meet you guys there!” Shouted Chris as his grandfather gave him a nod.

After a few minutes of getting ready, Tails, Amy, and Cream and Cheese began to hop on the X Tornado. “Are you getting on, [Name]? There's one more seat here” spoke Tails. You gave him a small wave.

“It's fine Tails, I'll sit on the wings” you replied as you sat next to them. Taking in your words, he pressed a button to start the engine as he began to board the plane. Taking off, you looked down to see the town.

So many colors filled your vision of the beautiful town. You remember back in your dimension, the area was dull and haunting. Everyone lived in fear from the news about alternates roaming around the area.

You were slowly starting to think if you missed that place. It was your home, but this place never bothered you. Even when Eggman tries to take over, it still gave you something to do.

Amy and Cream made sure to keep an eye out for you, just in case you fell off the wings. “They're doing fine, you two. They always sit on the wings” reassured the fox as they continued on flying.

While flying, Chris can be seen looking up at the sky while riding in the car. He really wanted to go with everyone, but he had to attend his mothers ceremony. “I wish I could go with them…” he muttered.

You decided to dip your feet in the water, feeling the coldness around them. It felt relaxing, feeling yourself enjoy the area. You would prefer to stay inside, but you knew that Sonic's friends wanted you to relax.

“[Name]! Come swim with us!” Shouted Amy, trying to get your attention. You gave her a small wave as a light sheepish expression laced your face. “It's fine, Amy. Also, I didn't bring any swimming clothes” you informed them.

Cream got out of the water and walked towards you. “Can we build a sandcastle together?” She asked gently as you gave her a nod. Sitting next to you, you both began to structure the base, wanting to see how you would start off the sandy build.

With Amy, she began to daydream that she was on a beach date with Sonic. The two would enjoy themselves in the water and hold hands. Her thoughts then imagined another person with them. It was you.

She shook herself out of the daydream as she felt her muzzle warm up. “Oh my… The three of us…? Together?” She was left with her thoughts until a coconut fell on her head. An angered and frustrated look replaced her joyed expression as she threw the coconut into the ocean with all her might.

What she didn't know was that the coconut strikes a robot that belonged to Eggman himself. From the damage, it began to sink into the water.

The pink hedgehog walked out of the water as she sat down on light golden sand. Maybe if she made something for her crush, maybe they would open up to them.

She began to find some pieces of colorful shells with some string as she began to make a bracelet out of them. She finished the bracelet, but she still had some extra. Maybe she could make another one.

While she was crafting on the sand, Cream appeared in front of her, making her the objects with quickness. “Who's that for, Amy?” The rabbit asked innocently. The pink hedgehog told her that she was playing with the sand.

Before Cream could ask her another question, a sudden rumble echoed in the air, making everyone on the beach turn towards the sound. The citizens begin to run with fear as they see Eggman in his floating vehicle as a robot emerges from the water.

“I'm turning this coast into my stomping grounds!” Yelled the scientist.

‘Great… So much for relaxing…’

Chris can be seen enjoying some of the food from the ceremony. Before he could take another bite, he felt a rumble coming from the beach, making him turn his gaze there.

His eyes widened in shock as he saw Eggman with his robot, watching them destroy small buildings around them. “Why is he here?!” He yelled as he went to go look for his family.

Eggman sends an army of miniature robots towards the Villa, commanding them to destroy everything around them. “I have to find a way to contact Sonic!” He ushered as he found Ella and Tanaka, but they were immediately surrounded by robots.

“You're my first guest at Eggman's Scream Park! Where your first vacation will be your last!” He taunted as he let out a menacing laugh. Tanaka made his way forward to defend his family, but was pulled back by Ella.

“We can't do anything rational. We're going to have to stay here for a while” she explained.

“The Emerald Coast resort didn't invite me to their opening, so I decided to make it my own!” The scientist spoke, now seeing how petty he was.

Back with you and the others, you instructed everyone to quickly hop on the X Tornado. Taking flight, you stood on the wings of the plane as Amy took out some binoculars. “What is Eggman doing here?!”

“I don't know, but we have to find Chris and the others!” Tail's replied as you all flew towards the Villa. As you all came closer, you see a blue blur already destroying the robots that littered the area.

“I'm going down there!” You announced as you jumped off the plane. Tails reassured Amy, Cream and her chao that you were going to be alright. They watch you land safely on the ground, a sigh of relief escaping their lips.

“Yo! [Name]! Glad to see you here!” Spoke Sonic as you gave him a nod before destroying the rest of the robots. With quickness, you were able to take the robotic limbs off and use it as a weapon to hit more robots.

“You won't get away from this, hedgehog! And you, Archangel Gabriel! I won't let you escape!” The scientist promised himself as he earned a sly smile from Sonic and a blank expression from you.

His robot, Octoron, began to swing its robotic tentacles with force. You both dodged it attacks with quick movement, making the scientist shout with anger. But he smirked when he found an opening.

A robotic claw had grabbed you and dunked you in the sea, as it was trying to drown you. A surprised expression laced your face, not knowing that he was trying to do that.

Before you know it, you began to chuckle, watching the bubbles flow out of your mouth as they flow up to the surface. The chuckles then turn into full-on laughter.

‘He's… He's trying to drown me. Heh heh… He's actually trying to kill me…’

You couldn't help but laugh, feeling a rush of adrenaline, but at the same time, you couldn't help but humor the damn scientist.

You couldn't die. A curse that you had when you became an alternate. As your laughter calmed down, a wide smile still laced your lips as you began to break out of the hold.

Back at the surface, Sonic's expression was filled with rage. He rushed his way towards the robot, but a robotic arm grabbed him. “Let them go! You're drowning them!” He demanded.

The scientist gave him a wide smirk. “I've been trying to do that since the beginning! He's met my family before and I need to get rid of him!” He shouted, watching a confused expression laced the hedgehog's face.

‘He…? What does he mean when he meets his family?’

After some time, he was able to break out of the hold as he dived into the water. Fear began to envelope inside him, but he was determined to get you out of the water. He looked around the deep blue water as he found you in the water, but you were still moving.

As he came closer, he saw that you were laughing, a crazed look plastered on your face. You didn't know that the blue hedgehog was there with you as you felt yourself being carried to the surface.

Sonic tried to catch his breath as he heard you still laughing. “Hey hey, it's alright” he tried to call out to you, hearing your laughter. “He actually tried to do it!” You spoke, not seeing the confused expression from the hedgehog.

Your wide smile showed your pearly white teeth as your pupils were dilated fully. You felt one of his gloved hands rub your back, seeing that he was trying to calm you down, but it didn't work in the slightest.

Getting out of his hold, you turned your gaze towards the scientist as you began to float towards him. Tails was able to pick him out of the water by using the plane.

“Sonic! Are you alright?!” Questioned Tails, taking the words out of Amy's mouth. “Yeah, I'm fine. But I don't know about [Name]!” He replied as they watched what you were doing.

Floating towards the scientist, you grasped your hands on each side of his face, forcing his gaze to stare at you, feeling a sense of fear enveloping. “I don't know what you were trying to do, but I haven't felt that in a long time…”

The feeling of death shouldn't make you like this, but the adrenaline overcame you, and you felt… excited.

Why do you feel excited about death when you couldn't die.

A crazed chuckle emitted from your lips as you continued to speak. “You 're actually trying to kill me… What have I done to you if I've never seen you before?” You questioned.

Words were stuck in Eggman's throat as he tried to yell back. He couldn't get his words out as you leaned closer to his ear. “I know what you dread…”

The words.

The words that came out of your mouth made him remember something years ago. Something that he remembers what she said.

‘Maria… She said those words to me…’

As he was left with his thoughts, he thought that he was going to die right there, but nothing happened. “You're lucky that I didn't kill you here… Be glad with the option that I've given you…”

Those were the last words you said as you let go of his face. Those words that you said to him had different symptoms to it. He better be glad that he didn't get that symptom.

You just knew that he was going to live in fear for his entire life. But deep down, you know that the scientist was too stubborn to quit his antics.

You gave him an innocent smile as you walked away from him, making him snap out of his thoughts. “H-how dare you?!” He shouted as he commanded his robots to form into a serpentine.

He was about to attack you, but Sonic was able to stop Eggman in his tracks. “You're dealing with me!” He stated aa he rushed his way towards him. Turning around, he saw you sitting on top of a building, seeing that you were trying to calm yourself down.

“You'll need more than speed to destroy this robot!” Mocked Eggman as he demanded his robotic serpent to wrap around the hedgehog's body. Sonic was too fast for it, but he had to be careful.

As he continues to run around in circles to mess with the robot, he sees Amy with her hammer. He could see the rage in her eyes as she charged towards them. She began hammering the serpents tail, watching it break into pieces.

The robot roared in pain as Sonic and Eggman stared at her with shocked expressions. It even started to scare the scientist. “I can't believe that you ruined our day out!” She yelled, her voice filled with anger as she continued to destroy the robot.

When she tried to aim its head, it launched her to the sea, making Sonic go after her. “Sonic, wait!” shouted Chris, but the hedgehog ignored him as dived into the water. He was able to get her in time.

“Sonic… You're in the water…” she muttered, knowing he had a terrible fear of water. Sonic noticed that she was clutching two bracelets, making him more determined to get her out of the water.

As they made it to the shore, Sonic made sure that she was okay, he was glad that he saved her before drowning. “What's that in your hand?” He questions, wanting to see who she made it for.

“It's a lucky bracelet. I wanted to give it to you, but Eggman had to ruin it” she muttered in reply. She gave him one of the bracelets, a joyful smile fell on her lips as she watched him put it on. The blue hedgehog smiled at the pink shells as he saw that she was wearing ons well.

He looked at her other hand to see that she had an extra bracelet. “If you're wondering why I made another one, this one is for [Name], but I don't know where they went…” she stated.

Sonic turned his gaze towards the building you were on, seeing that you were still trying to calm yourself down. “I'll take it to them” he reassured as he grabbed the bracelet. Amy thanked him as she watched the blue hedgehog run in a random direction.

But at the same time, you couldn't die.

So why would you feel like that?

You stared up at the night sky, the scenery of the glowing white moon shone in the area. The sound of rapid footsteps could be heard, knowing who that was.

“[Name]…?” He called out quietly, seeing if you were still there. He watched as you slowly turned your gaze towards him, you wore a blank expression, but he could see the exhausted look in your eyes.

He slowly walked towards you, not wanting to startle you. He sat down next to you, his gaze turned to the moon. You both sat in silence, wanting to see who would break the silence.

But he knew that you weren't going to break the cold yet comforting silence, so he decided to speak. “So… How are you feeling?” He asked quietly.

You sat there in silence, wondering what the right words to say. You wanted to say that you were fine, but you weren't. “I don't know… I just feel… off” you muttered.

Sonic hummed at your answer, guessing that you didn't want to talk about it. He also wanted to know how Eggman was familiar with you, but he would ask that at a different time.

He lightly tapped your shoulder to get your attention as he held the bracelet Amy made. “Amy had made us lucky bracelets and she couldn't find where you were,” he said.

A faint smile laced your lips as you gently grabbed the makeshift bracelet. The bracelet was made with different shades of pink sea shells, knowing that these were her favorite colors.

You placed it on the wrist where you had the blue flower bracelet Sonic made you. You silently thanked him as you felt him lean his head on your arm.

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It was around nighttime when Tails was flying around in his Tornado X. He's been trying to find the next chaos emerald's energy. He was glad that the chase emeralds he had were able to power up his plane.

As he continued to fly around in the night sky, an alarm was signaling him that the plane was about to go down. "What's h-happening? Is there a chase emerald here?" he questioned as he couldn't control it anymore.

The fox quickly looked around the area to see where he could land safely. He was able to find a baseball stadium, trying his best to steer the plane towards the ground. He was sure that he was going to make an okay landing, but he spotted someone there.

With urgency, he pulls the plane up just in time before landing it a few feet away from the man. The man turned to see a fox walking towards him, making him cower with fear as he hid behind a lawn mower.

"W-who are you?!" he demanded, wondering why there was a walking, talking fox here. "I'm sorry, I mean no harm" Tails spoke as he placed his hands up, telling the man that he wasn't going to threaten him.

The man stared at the fox for a second before walking away from the lawn mower and stood a few feet away from Tails with an uncertain look. "I wanted to check out the stadium. It's very shiny" he complimented.

The man thanked the fox as he started to talk about how he played baseball for decades. "You see, I've been at this stadium for thirty years, and the people that own the place are wanting to demolish it" he explained with a frown.

"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that..." muttered Tails as he pulled out a green chaos emerald from his bag and showed it to the man. "Have you seen these emeralds before? I've been looking for them" he questioned as he watched the man pull out a cyan chaos emerald.

"I found it buried in the ground when I arrived here" he replied as the two emeralds started to glow brighter each second as the light shoot to the sky.

What they didn't know was that the beam of light from the emeralds alerted pedestrians around them, a wandering echidna, and even Dr. Eggman himself.

Meanwhile, at the Thorndyke's house.

Sonic and the rest of his friends find themselves at the dinner table, waiting for Ella to serve them supper. You were sitting on the couches as you watched a show that caught your interest.

It was about these four ninjas with their old sensei, each of them represented an elemental power as they had to fight their way through the evil actions of snakes that terrorized the city.

While supper was being served, Ella was teaching Amy and Cream how to use and study silverware. "I don't know why we have to learn all this" muttered the blue hedgehog, a bored look plastered on his face.

"My mom told me that it's important to learn manners like this" answered Chris. Sonic gave him a sigh, uninterested in the conversation. He wanted to go see what his brother was doing with the chaos emeralds, hoping they could find them all so they could go home.

Maybe when they collect them all, he could take you to their home and see if you like living there. He turned his gaze towards you to see you relaxing on the couch while watching tv. Before he could get up from his seat, a familiar flying creature entered the house.

"I apologize for intruding on your meal, but Eggman has an important message for y'all" Bokkun announced as he pulled out a small tv. The tv was static for a moment before the scientist's face showed with a menacing smile.

"I suggest you all to look outside" he insisted as Sonic, Chris, and Chuck turned their gaze to the large window that showed a bright lighting beaming in the air. "That's the light from the chaos emerald!" exclaimed Cream.

"And judging by the light, there seems to be more than one chaos emerald!" added Sonic as they turned their attention to Eggman. They watched as he changed into baseball gear. "Meet me at the Diamond Stadium if you want these chaos emeralds! I challenge you all to baseball!"

He emitted a taunting laugh as the tv screen fades to black. Before they could question Bokkun, they quickly took cover as the flying creature threw a baseball in the air and strikes it with the bat.

The ball went in different directions. From the dining room to the kitchen, and then to the living room. The sound of the ball hitting everything in its way came to a stop as quiet footsteps were heard from the living room.

They turned their gaze to see you with an annoyed look on your face with the baseball in your hand. Your cold gaze turned towards Bokkun as you made your way towards the creature and gave him the ball, not breaking eye contact.

"Heh heh... Sorry?" he uttered an apology as he felt himself being grabbed. You took the small tv he had and walked towards the backyard. Opening the door, you placed him on the ground with his things as you slammed the door in his face.

Bokkun stood there with a shocked look as he hurriedly took flight. 'Geez, no wonder Eggman is scared of them...'

Back inside, you went to the kitchen to see that everyone was still hiding. "The problem is solved; you can come out now" you announced as everyone stood from their hiding spot.

You emit a light chuckle as Cream and her chao ran towards you with worry. You reassured them that they were okay as Cream grabbed your hand. "C'mon, we have to go to the stadium," she lightly explained.

An annoyed sigh escaped your lips as you all started to head to the car, driving with baseball equipment that they seemed to already have in store. "Does this lunatic ever give up...?"

After a few minutes of driving at night, you all made it to the entrance of the stadium. Cream, Cheese, and Amy looked at the building with awe as Sonic already took off running inside.

Walking inside after them, you could feel the power of not one, but two chaos emeralds. "Did Tails find another one here?" you questioned yourself as you see a familiar echidna with Sonic.

"I see that you all arrived here for the emerald, huh?" questioned Knuckles as he earned a nod from everyone. A few feet away, Eggman can be seen surveying the group. "It seems that you all have enough people to make a team"

Everyone took guard as they watched the scientist summoned a small army of his robots. "Sonic! I'll teach you what real baseball is about. Prepare yourself!" he challenged, waiting for the blue hedgehog to answer.

"Wait, you can't play here!" shouted Chuck, watching Eggman turn his gaze towards him. He pushed him out of the way as he made another announcement. "It's the first annual Eggman Intergalactic Baseball Tournament!"

A deadpan expression laced Knuckle's face as he turned to see you sitting at the stadium seats nearby. "Are they not gonna play?" asked Knuckles. "I don't think so. They went through something a few days ago" Sonic replied.

"What happened?" questioned the echidna, wanting to know what Eggman had done this time. "I think it's good not to talk about it..." uttered Sonic as he went into his playing position.

Knuckles hummed at the uncertain answer, but he decided not to push it. He turned his gaze back to you to see that you were watching everyone warm up for the game.

He was slightly disappointed that you didn't participate, he wanted to see how strong you were in this game.

'Maybe one day we could spar...'

After each team had warmed up and put on their gear, the team went into their playing positions as they waited for Eggman to start. "Play ball!" He shouted as Chris was the first to bat. Eggman chuckled at the overconfident look on the boy's face as he blew the whistle.

He watched with excitement as his robotic pitcher threw a fast boy, not giving Chris a chance to swing his bat. "Strike one!" Chris stared at the scientist with disbelief. "T-this has to be cheating!"

Putting his bat up, he waited for the next ball, feeling confident that he was going to hit the next one. That was until the next two balls flew right passed him, instantly striking him out. "Strike three! You're out!" Chris held his head down with embarrassment as he sat next to you.

"I can't pitch like that..." he muttered, wanting to curl himself into a ball. He then felt a hand gently patting his back, turning his gaze to see that you were trying to comfort him. Your gaze was still watching the game.

Tails was next to bat. They didn't let the fox get a chance as the pitcher reached his hand towards the catcher, giving it to the robot. "That's not fair!" Tails shouted with annoyance as he walked away.

Next up was Amy. Instead of a bat, she held her giant hammer. "Give me your best shot, ball boy!" she taunted as the robot pitcher threw the ball. A hard crack echoed in the air as Amy was able to hit the ball.

You watched the ball fly right out of the stadium, clapping your hands lightly as they managed to get the first point. Later on, both teams switched sides. Now it was Amy's turn to pitch, knowing that she was better at that.

She cocked her hand all the way back before throwing it with all her might. You could've sworn you saw fire light around the ball as the robot batter was able to hit it. "It's a homerun!" shouted Eggman, but he celebrated too early.

Sonic was able to run his way towards the ball with quickness as he managed to catch the ball before it went over the stadium. The scientist gritted his teeth in anger as they continued to play the game.

Time went on as the teams switched again and again. The score was at 35-32 in Eggman's favor. "We only need four more runs to turn this game around!" announced Chuck, making sure that everyone was ready for the next intense games.

It was Cream's turn to bat as she shot the pitcher a wink, wanting to distract the robot so it could throw the game. The pitcher then threw the ball, but it wasn't strong from before as Cream was able to hit the ball.

With quickness, Cream was able to run to the first base with a proud smile laced on her lips. You chuckled at her strategy, seeing that it was slowly going to work. Next, it was Knuckles turn to bat.

The pitcher threw the ball with all its might, but the echidna was able to strike faster as they watched the ball flew out of the stadium once more. "Two consecutive runs!" shouted Chris's grandfather as Cream and Knuckles ran through all the bases.

The score stood at a tie of thirty-five.

Sonic was batting next as he hit the ball with ease as he rushed towards first base, a taunting smirk on his lips. Sonic and his friends tried to hold in their laughter as Eggman was starting to throw a tantrum.

Chris was next to bat as Eggman now had a plan. With a press of a button, the pitcher's head was taken off as it flew towards Sonic. "Oh no! My robot seems to be malfunctioning. It's going to explode in any minute!" he spoke in a dramatic tone as a sly smirk laced his lips.

"Damn it! He's trying to get the game called off!" shouted Amy as Sonic tried to run away as fast as he could away from the robot head. "Sonic!" shouted Knuckles, instructing the blue hedgehog to come towards him.

Sonic gave him a nod as he led the robot head towards the echidna. With a brutal force, he smashed the head with his fists, watching the piece crumble apart as they landed on the ground.

"You know what?! I'll just take the emerald myself!" With no hesitation, he took the cyan chaos emerald with him as he flew away in his Eggman mobile. "He just never gives up..." you muttered as you made your way towards Sonic and the others.

"You all did great. I'm sorry that I didn't participate" you spoke as the group gave you a smile. "It's alright, [Name]. We're glad you're here to support us in our game" replied Amy. You patted them on the heads as Knuckles froze from the gentle action.

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It was nighttime at the National Museum. Streetlights and flashlights from security guards shined in the nights. From a few feet away, there was a bat hanging upside down in the tree, who was equipped with a jewel scope.

She surveyed inside of the museum with the scope as she sees a pearly white jewel on display, a sly smile laced her lips. Putting her scope away, she quietly flew over to the roof of the museum.

Landing on the glass rooftop, she looked for cameras that would be watching the jewel. Getting out a small gadget, it cut the glass in a perfect circle, big enough for her to be let inside. Carefully placing the cut glass on the roof, she flew down.

Guards can be seen playing a card game as she carefully flew towards the jewel she ever so desired. Excitement flowed within her as she reached for the jewel. Suddenly, the alarm echoed in the building, alerting nearby guards.

With quickness, the bat swiftly kicks the glass casing, quickly grabbing the jewel. "Hello, gorgeous..." she looked at the jewel in adoration as she tried to fly out of here, but all the doors, windows, and entrances were sealed off.

"Great..." she lightly sneered as she went to find another way out. A group of police officers burst into the door, quickly surveying the area. "Where are they?!" one of them demanded, getting no answer from the guards.

What they didn't do was close the door behind them as the bat swiftly flew out with no trouble. Taking flight, she quickly hid in the woods, the jewel in her hand glowed in the night. "You may not be a Chaos Emerald, but you'll do for now"

Before she could take flight with the jewel, she hears a pair of soft footsteps wandering around the woods. The bat took guard as she narrowed her eyes at the sound. "Who goes there?" she calls out, gripping the jewel beside her.

The gentle footsteps came closer to her as she watched a pale figure emerge from behind the tree. She felt slightly uneasy when the person's dull voided eyes stared at them with a resting expression.

"Well, aren't you quite the looker" she lightly flirted. The figure, being you, stared at her as you cocked up a brow. You huff out a small laugh as you spoke to the bat. "You're not bad yourself, dear"

You chuckled at her surprised expression, seeing that she was caught off guard. "What's a person like you walking around these woods?" she questioned. "I find this area quite peaceful. It helps... Clear my mind" you answered with a shrug.

Looking towards her hand, you see her clutch a jewel against her, as if the item was important to her. The sounds of alarms were heard in the air as you see a museum in the distance.

"You're not gonna rat me out, are you?" she questioned with a sultry smile. A chuckle escaped your lips as you shook your head. "Why would I do that? That's none of my business" you answered with a smile.

The bat hummed at your words, guessing that you didn't care what happened. "What's your name, sweetheart?" she asks in a polite tone. "[Name]..." you answered before asking the question back.

"Rouge. Rouge the Bat"

Your smile slightly stretched on your lips. "Do you happen to know Sonic?" you questioned out of nowhere. Rogue quirked up a brow as your question. "I may..." she answered with slight hesitance.

You placed a hand slightly up, saying that you meant no harm. "Just asking. You seemed to be a type of mobian like Sonic and his friends" you added, watching her slightly tense. 'So they're here in the same world... But I've never seen them back home...'

The sounds of the alarms blared loudly once more as the sounds of police officers can be heard coming closer to where you and Rouge were at. "Well, it seems that it's time to part ways. You think we'll meet again?"

Your gentle smile slightly stretched from her question. "Probably" was all you answered as you gave her a small wave before walking into the darkness of the woods. The bat hummed before taking flight, making sure to hold onto the jewel with her life.

A few hours had passed as you finally arrived back at the mansion. You spent most of your time relaxing in the woods, taking your mind off of things. What made you more relaxed was that you didn't have to deal with alternates that night.

Walking inside, you were greeted by Amy and Ella, seeing that they've cooked another item. "Hey honey, we made some pizza for everyone. Would you like to try some?" asked Ella.

The smell of the food item made your mouth slightly water. You've tried sweets and now something savory. "Sure" you replied with a polite tone before cutting a slice. The slice was covered in cheese with small red circles on them.

Taking a bite, savory flavors hit your taste buds as you hum with delight. The cheese was stretchy as well, making you consume it more before it hit the ground. "You like it, don't you?" teased Amy as you gave her a soft nod.

After you finished eating the slice, you made your way towards the couch in the living room to see Cream and Cheese enjoying pizza as well. You sat next to them as you watched whatever show was on.

You then noticed that a couple of people were missing. "Where did the others go?" you asked as you cut yourself another slice. "Sonic, Tails and Chris are in the X-Tornado. They went to go look for Chaos Emeralds" answered the rabbit.

A hum escaped your lips as you continued to watch tv with Cream and her chao, finally having a day to chill out.

Somewhere at The White House.

The president can be seen sitting with two of his chairman, Jerome, and other people. A frustrated look plastered the president's face as he conversed with his team.

"I've had enough. Dr. Eggman is a threat to our nation. We have no choice but to attack" he firmly instructed as one of the chairmen stood from their seat. "As much as I want to stop him, it's not going to be simple"

The second chairman agreed with the other as they explained that their military forces weren't strong enough to handle the mad scientist. The screen is shown of Eggman's robots that have havocked the town.

"After examining the remnants of one of the robots, his technology is very superior to ours. Even the other countries don't know what he uses for his machines" The group sat there in silence as the P.T.A. broke the silence.

"Would you consider Sonic and some of his friends to assist the mission?" Jerome stared at them with a questioning look. "He's the only one that has managed to stop Eggman multiple times. And don't forget the pale figure that's mostly with him" they added.

The president stood up to look out the window, watching pedestrians and guards walk by the area. "And will these two negotiate with us? Can we even communicate with them?"

"Our operatives have observed them speaking with a young boy they're staying with. They know understand the human language" The P.T.A replied certainty. The president pondered with his thoughts as he let out a heavy sigh.

"Alright, I'll allow it"

Someplace near the president's location, Rouge can be seen landing outside the gates of an abandoned factory. 'This is it. Now, to see if I can find another emerald...'

She flew through a broken window as she surveyed the area. Nothing can be seen inside, just some old machines that had rusted overtime. Her heels echoed in the building as she spotted something shiny.

Picking up the object, several spotlights shined down on her as multiple GUN soldiers surrounded her, pointing their guns at the bat. "Great..." she muttered with annoyance as she watched a female soldier step forward.

"Don't move!" she demanded as she pulled out some handcuffs. "Oh? So you like to play rough, huh?" she teased with a charming smile. Everyone except the female soldier laughed at Rouge's words.

"What are you guys laughing at?!" she ordered, but their laughter could still be heard, as if they were ignoring her. Her cold gaze turned towards the GUN Commander, making them stand still and coughed awkwardly.

"I'm not going anywhere. Matter a fact, I kinda like being in the spotlight" The GUN Commander walked towards Rouge, making sure to put his weapon away. "What's your name?" they questioned, wanting to see if they caught the right person.

"Rouge..." she answered with a nonchalant tone, not seeing the commander's eyes widen. "Wait, I've seen you before... That's right! You're the thief that stole the diamond from the museum"

The bat looked at the commander with an innocent look. "Who, me?" she spoke as she pointed to herself. "We set up a trap to capture Sonic and the figure, but we caught the thief instead"

The commander instructed her to follow them, explaining that she would be going to the White House. A sly smirk landed on her lips, maybe she could convince them to take the robbery charges off.

After they drove her to the location, they led her to the president's main office. Standing behind her was the female soldier and the GUN Commander, making sure that she didn't do anything suspicious.

"Do they serve coffee here?" she asks, not paying attention to the situation. "Are you aware of what troubles you've caused?" Rogue shrugged at the female soldier. "You're the one who kidnapped me, old lady"

Before the soldier could say anything else, the GUN Commander ordered her to serve Rouge her coffee, adding the name as well. Topaz. Giving a firm nod, she took off her helmet gear and headed towards the espresso machine.

'Topaz, eh? That's the name of a gemstone... She does look like one...'

After a few minutes of waiting, the president entered his office, sitting at his desk. Jerome was by his side as they began to question the bat. "Ms. Rouge?" he questioned, earning a nod.

"I'll get to the point" blurted the P.T.A. "Do you want to make a deal?" they questioned firmly, watching the bat cocked a brow at them. "A deal, huh?" she replied as she crossed her arms.

"We will grant you immunity for your crimes if you work on our staff in exchange" they offered swiftly. Rogue now fully sat up, putting all her attention to them. "You'll work undercover for the president"

An amused chuckle escaped her lips as she crossed her legs. "A secret agent!? Why would you want a little jewel thief on your team?" she questioned with a sly smile. They didn't answer back, waiting for her to answer the question.

'If I get to work with them, I can get more information on the Chaos Emerald'

"Mr. Prez, you got yourself a deal" The president reached his hand out to shake her hand, but she was hesitant. "Does that mean I can't keep my diamond?" she questioned.

The president and Jerome whispered to each other, explaining that if she doesn't talk about the case, they won't have to solve it. "You can have it" the answer made the bat smile with joy.

Later that night, Rouge and Topaz sat with the GUN soldiers on a carrier aircraft. A gaudy bracelet was being strapped on the bat's left arm. "Why did you put a bomb on me?"

"If you think about betraying us, I'll press this button, and you'll explode. No offense, but we still don't trust you" explained Topaz. "Look how tacky this is... Did you pick it out?" Rouge questioned.

The female soldier couldn't yell at her as they arrived at the drop zone, making everyone gear up. Rouge, Topaz, and the commander leaped out of the plane. Once they were getting close to Eggman's base, they pulled their parachutes.

Once they landed, the GUN commander took out some binoculars to look for an entrance, which was starting to annoy him. "Do I have to do everything?" muttered Rouge as she grabbed the rope and flew towards the base.

Before the commander could activate the bomb, Topaz stopped him in time. "Let her do this. Follow me" she orders some soldiers to follow her as Rouge makes it to the other side of the door.

She makes sure to drop the rope down for Topaz and the others, getting a thankful nod from the female soldier. Once they were inside, they progressed through the base as Rouge stopped her movement.

The bat surveyed the area as she pointed in the next direction. "This way" she announced, but she was stopped by the commander. He pulls out a device that will show the map inside the base.

They were going to have to wait awhile, knowing that it was going to take a while to survey the entire base. The commander told his group of soldiers to look around the area but was stopped by Rouge.

"I'm going to look around a little more," she announced. "I'll go with her" Topaz joined, getting an annoyed look from the bat. The commander sighed as he gave them permission to look around.

The girls salute him as the commander gives Topaz the detonator. "Don't do anything reckless" he ordered as he watched the two speed off away from the group.

The two ran through several hallways, hearing their footsteps echo on the metal floors as they stopped by a certain door. "This is the place. Stand back" she warned as she swiftly slashes the door with a few kicks, watching it crumble to the ground.

"This should be the power station" spoke Rouge as she was stopped in her tracks. Before her was a shiny, cyan chaos emerald that glowed in the dark room. Before she could grab it, one of Eggman's robots burst through the door and grabbed Topaz.

Rouge tries to attack the robot, but her attack comes to a halt when the robot activates its speakers. It then produced an ear-piercing noise in the room, causing Rouge to fall to the ground and covered her ears.

"Damn it! I have to do something!"

The noise was sensitive to her ears, but she was slowly but surely trying to stand up from the floor. Before she could attack, another robot appeared behind the other and fired missiles at the bat.

She was able to dodge the incoming missiles, but it hit the wall that was behind Topaz, making some of the debris land on the soldier. "Rouge! Help me!"

"I'm o-on it!" She struggled as the robot kept making the loud piercing noise, making it worse that it echoed in the room. She wondered if Eggman was able to hear all this.

As the noise finally stopped, Rouge took the chance to attack for the third time. This time, she was able to land her Screw kick, making the robots crash into the ground. An explosion could be heard nearby, now needing to hurry just in case Eggman showed up.

With quickness, she kicked the bracelet of her arm and threw the bomb at the robots, making sure to destroy them before they could escape. She kicked the debris off of Topaz and picked up the soldier before flying towards the exit.

"Out of the way!" she alerted the person that was running towards them, seeing that it was Eggman in his pj's. He immediately ducked before he turned towards the two with a confused expression.

"Wha...?" he muttered as he looked ahead to see part of the base was destroyed, causing him to scream in horror and anger.

Outside the base, the girls made it out in time as multiple explosions littered the base, watching the black smoke envelope the area. "Thank you, Rouge" spoke Topaz as she continued to hang on to the bat.

"You're welcome..." Rogue replied as she felt herself become tired from all the carrying. "You're heavy" she blurted out as Topaz screamed at her with anger.

Rogue then felt someone was watching her. Looking downwards, she sees you staring directly at her with a faint smile. You gave her a wink as you continued to wander in the woods.

"What's wrong, Rouge?" questioned the female soldier as the bat shook her head. "Nothing. Just looking around" she replied smoothly with a lie as they flew back to the white house.

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It was another day in the Thorndyke Mansion. Sonic was on the roof as usual as you were watching tv with Cream and Cheese.

On the screen, it shows a yellow triangle equipped with a black top hat with one eye. It was talking to a pair of twins that were in the forest. A faint chuckle escaped your lips as the triangle summoned a screaming head.

Footsteps can be heard coming towards the living room, in which they belonged to Ella as she held two plates in each hand. "I made you guys a light snack" she announced as she gave you and Cream a plate.

On the small plate was a slice of cake that was decorated with frosting. Taking a bite, a light hum escaped your lips, enjoying the flavor. "Thank you, Ella" you and Cream spoke simultaneously. You really did enjoy the food in this world.

Maybe when you go back to your world, you'll bring some of the food with you.

Continuing to enjoy the snack, the news interrupted the show, causing Cream and Cheese to frown. "What now...?" You muttered, wanting to know what was going on this time.

"The president's top aide is going to make a statement before taking questions from the press core. He has decided to take action against Dr. Eggman!"

'Great, now the president's involved...'

As you finished your snack you placed the plate on the table as Cream faced you. "Do you know where Tails and the others went? They've been gone for a while" she questioned as she finished her snack.

"They're still looking for any chaos emerald that could be laying around" you answered as you pat the rabbit's head. "It's going to be fine, they know what they're doing" you added, watching a smile laced the rabbit's lips.

Before you could resume the show, a knock could be heard from the front door. "I'll get it" you announced, not wanting Ella to be disturbed. Opening the door, it revealed the same two people at the press conference on tv with the president.

You just stood there, waiting for them to answer as a slight annoyed expression landed on your face. The two stared in slight awe at the angelic figure standing in the doorway. "We're sorry to bother you, but does Sonic live here?" the man named Jerome spoke.

"No" you answered with a nonchalant tone, wanting the two to go away. "I'd like for you to know that I don't plan on capturing Sonic. We just need to come up with an agreement that he could help the president"

Jerome then explained that if you, Sonic, and his friends were to help the president, you all would be rewarded for the work. He also added that they would have citizenship with paid services.

"That's great but I really need to go back inside..." you replied with a fake smile as you began to close the door but was stopped by the man's foot. "C'mon, if you tell us where he is, we'll-"

He couldn't finish his sentence as a shadow covered your face. Dilated pupils stared at the two as you placed a finger on their foreheads. "I need you both to get off of this property. Now" you demanded in a low tone.

Taking your fingers off, you watched the two mind-controlled individuals walk away from the door. Their eyes were blank as their arms were dangling to their sides. A sigh escaped your lips as you closed the door.

The sound of footsteps can be heard from the living room as Tanaka walks towards you with a confused expression. "What was all that about?"

"They want us to aid the president so he can get rid of that scientist" you replied with a low tone as the shadow disappeared off from your face. Walking towards the door that led to the backyard, you floated to the roof.

Silently making your way to the blue hedgehog, he was once again asleep. Crouching next to him, you gently scratched behind his ear as it slightly twitched from contact. His eyes slowly opened as a bright smile laced his lips.

"Hey, what's up?" He questioned as he leaned into your hand. "Nothing much, really. The president wants us to team up with him. They want to get rid of Eggman" you replied, getting a hum from Sonic.

You both sat there in a comforting silence as Sonic began to ponder about the idea. If he accepted it, he would be able to join society like a normal citizen. But at the same time, he would rather chill here with you and his friends.

Somewhere in the sky, Tails was piloting the X-Tornado as Chris, his two friends and Amy were in the passenger seats behind him.

They've been searching quite a bit for a chaos emerald, hoping to find it first before Eggman could get his hands on it. Continuing their search, they felt the chaos emerald they had in the plane vibrating.

"It's picking up something!" Announced the two tailed fox as he looked on the map to see that they had to head southeast. Making a turn, Tails instructed them to hang on as he boosted the speed on the plane.

After some time, they made it to the respective location. Chris looked downwards to see that they were about to land in a cornfield. "We beat Eggman to it! We have to hurry!"

Once everyone was out of the plane, Tails remained inside as he transformed the plane into a walking machine. It would be helpful for them, just in case they get tired of walking around.

The group began lumbering around the planted area, feeling that they were coming close to find the hidden chaos emerald. Amy then turned her gaze towards a bright light that was mostly blocked by dirt.

"Guys! Over here!" She alerted as they all quickly ran towards the shiny object. "It's a chaos emerald!" With quickness, Tails pulled out a shovel out of his machine and started to dig.

What they didn't know is that they're being watched by a certain scientist with his two henchmen.

"So the fox cub is digging it up? We have to make a move. Decoe! Bring me the card deck!" He instructed as he felt the cards placed on his hand.

Shuffling through the deck, his smile widened with joy as he picked a specific card and placed it in the machine. "Yes! Funfun. A wonderful choice" Getting ready, Funfun started to walk towards Tails location, followed by Eggman in his floating vehicle.

As they crept closer towards the group, their shadows loomed over them, causing their eyes to widen in shock. Amy quickly alerted Tails to do something, getting a nod from him.

The fox quickly hopped into his machine as he transformed it to a fighting machine; the X-Cyclone. "We won't let you have it!" shouted Tails as Funfun started to run towards him.

Before he could take flight, the giant fan made by Funfun was making it falter its movement. Chris quickly tried to contact you and Sonic while Amy tried to attack.

The pink hedgehog pulled out her hammer and tried to strike, but the fan turned towards her, blowing her away from the fight. With no control, the X-Cyclone crashed into the ground.

"Everyone take cover!" Shouted Chris as everyone laid on the ground, the hard wind blew against them, making them grip the grass. Making an effort, Amy slowly stood up from the ground, using her hammer to ground herself as she slowly made her way towards the robot.

Once she got close, she started to slowly hammer the bottom part of his, seeing that it was starting to damage.

From a few feet away, Tails struggled to get inside his machine, but he was determined to fight back. Finally getting inside, he faced Eggman.

Unfortunately, Eggman turned the speed of the wind to an intense mode as Tails' machine fell to the ground.

Back at the mansion, Chuck was receiving a call from Mr. Stewart. Behind him were you, Sonic, and Cream.

"Yes, this is him... Wait, where are they? At the Tingaling Villa?! Thank you, I'll send some people right away" hanging up the phone, he quickly turned towards you all with a stern look.

"Sonic, [Name]. I need you two to head down towards the Villa, Eggman is down there with Chris and the others!" He instructed as you both gave him a nod in return before booking it out of the house.

With quickness, you sprouted your wings and picked up Sonic. Boosting with speed, the wind blew harshly against your faces. You were glad that the Villa was near the mansion.

In the distance, Sonic pointed towards a smoke cloud that was emitted from the ground, making you fly faster. Getting close towards the location, you saw that the X-Tornado was nearly destroyed by one of Eggman's machines.

"I'm gonna throw you towards them. I'll be right behind you!" you instructed, getting a reassuring nod from Sonic as you quickly threw him in the middle of the battle. Once he landed on the ground, he quickly rescued Tails, who was about to be crushed by Funfun's foot.

"Sonic, you're here! Where's [Name]?!" He questioned as he looked to where Sonic was pointing. He sees you flying towards them, a frustrating look plastered on your face as you land near the robot to help Amy destroy it.

"No! How did they get here?!" Shouted the scientist, his tone filled with disbelief as Sonic smirked at him. He then looks to see you destroying his robot, making him try to think of a plan.

Amy began to hammer the machine with quickness as you began to tear its robotic limbs apart, wires sparked everywhere from the destruction. To finish it off, Sonic burrows through the machine, finishing it off.

"Tails! Go find the chaos emerald!" You shouted, watching the fox quickly dig into the dirt. After some time, Tails pulled out a yellow-colored emerald, only for it to be snatched by Eggman.

Eggman then escaped the battle with the chaos emerald. Following behind him was you and Tails, who Sonic and the others rode in the X-Tornado.

The scientist let out an evil chuckle, but it stopped as multiple military and GUN soldiers with tanks surrounded his base. Gritting his teeth with anger, he had to dodge multiple missiles from them. But at the same time, he had to look out for you and Sonic.

Meanwhile, somewhere inside the base.

Topaz and Rouge can be seen wandering around the facility, followed by GUN soldiers as well.

As they hurried towards a room, an army of robots faced them, causing them to take guard. "I got this. Cover me!" instructed Rouge as Topaz fired her weapon, eliminating some of the robots.

The bat delivered many kicks to the robots, broken parts and wires were thrown everywhere as the army of robots slowly decreased in numbers.

Dodging lasers that were coming from the robots, a wall was blown open to reveal a red echidna. "Knuckles?" Spoke Rouge, earning a chuckle from him.

Without a warning, Knuckles punched through the many robots that surrounded him. Each robot he punched had a gaping hole in them.

"Thank you. Are you one of Sonic's friends?" Questioned Topaz, receiving an annoyed look from the echidna. "He's not my friend! By the way, what are you guys doing here?" He replied.

"We're here to destroy the main generator for this base" explained the bat, getting a dismissive hum from Knuckles. "I'm going with you. I can't wait to see the look on Sonic's face when he finds out that I helped defeat Dr. Eggman"

'That'll mess up his ego...' he thought as a cocky smirk laced his lips.

They began to search for the power station, Topaz had an explosive device that would help destroy the generator. They could hear explosions and gunfire coming from outside, guessing that Sonic and his friends were there.

After some time, they eventually found the generator, making Topaz quickly instruct a GUN soldier to strap the device onto the machine. Once it was planted, Rogue looked around to see that the area was monitored.

"Rouge, it's time to go"

"Hold on, there's something I gotta take care of," the bat replied as she took flight, not hearing the demanding words from Topaz. Looking around, she sees that Topaz, Knuckles and the soldiers followed her.

They looked to see that there was a thick door blocking their path. She then charged multiple kicks to damage the door, but it barely made a dent. After a few more kicks, she found herself dizzy. "I can't kick through it..."

Knuckles marches towards the door and lands a heavy punch, creating a small dent, causing him to deadpan at the effect. He then throws a barrage of punches, but it only makes little dents. "We're gonna have to do work together. Ready?"

As Knuckles gave Rouge a nod, they each let out a barrage of kicks and punches together, causing small particles of the door to break down. It was going down at a very slow pace, but they were determined to get it down.

With five minutes on the timer, they quickly hurried their attacks, making more of the door break apart. Outside, Eggman pulls up a screen that shows the bat and the echidna breaking the door now.

'Damn it! I have to find a way in! How can I possibly not find my way inside my own base?!'

Putting the screen down, he came out of his hiding place and tried to make a run from it, only for him to be stopped by a punch to the gut. Falling out of his floating vehicle, he turned his gaze upwards to find you.

You flew down towards him with a gentle smile, but your eyes were dilated as you picked him up with one hand by the back of his coat and made him face his base. He was slightly surprised that you didn't attack him once more.

You just wanted him to watch his base explode.

Multiple small explosions can be seen littering the top of the base, watching the black smoke escape the building. He tried to find a way to get out of your grip, but there was no use.

You turned your gaze downwards to see a familiar bat with an echidna and a woman by her side, guessing that they were going to help as well. "And the base is going down in three, two, one..."

A loud explosion rumbled in the area as black and red smoke mixed in the air. Debris flew at everyone at the Villa, causing everyone to take cover. Eggman gritted his teeth with rage, but he couldn't do anything but watch.

With no warning, you dropped him to the ground, not caring where he landed as you flew towards Sonic and the others. Landing on the ground, you saw that Sonic was able to get the chaos emerald.

Tails called you two to hop on the plane, seeing that they were ready to go. Hopping on the plane wings, you lightly chuckled when the blue hedgehog leaned against your arm, seeing that he was exhausted.

Tails then flew everyone back home, needing to get the chaos emeralds home safely.

Chapter Text

Inside the white house, Jerome can be seen walking into the president's office with a pair of newspapers. “This is great, Mr. President! You are sure to be elected this year!”

The president turned around to face him, an uncertain expression was plastered on his face. “I'm not really sure about that…” he replied, not noticing the surprised expression from the individual in front of him.

“I'm not the one who dealt with Eggman in battle. It was Sonic and his friend” he added. Jerome quickly found pictures of you and Sonic battling with the scientist.

Quickly snatching the tv remote off his desk, he turned the tv on to show the news. Videos and images of you, Sonic, and the others fighting against Eggman's robots.

“This can't be happening… At this point, Sonic and his partner will become the president!” Before the president could ask what Jerome was rambling about, he dashed out of the office.

The assistant can be seen pacing around one of the main rooms, thinking of a plan on how the president can keep his job. He stopped his movement as an idea popped up.

A bright smile stretched on his lips as he dashed back into the president's office. “I have the perfect plan! Why don't we host a black-tie charity host party?”

The president gave him a questionable look, wondering if that was even going to work. “How is that going to work?”

Jerome explained that he would get the media and photographers to show you and Sonic gratitude. “It'll be all over the news!” Images started to form in his head, seeing you and Sonic shaking hands with the president.

“Once those two are seen with you, your ratings will boost immensely. That'll guarantee you to stay as president!” The president didn't like that idea. He didn't want to take both of your credit to make himself president again.

At the same time, he hasn't even fully met you yet, just Sonic. Before he could utter a word, Jerome ran out of his office, making his body slump in his chair.

At the Thorndyke's house, Chris can be seen checking the mailbox in front of his house. Going through the mail, he sees an envelope that looks different from the others. He turned it around to see that your name and Sonic were on it.

“I wonder what's inside…” he muttered as he went back inside. “Hey guys, there's a letter for Sonic and [Name]. Have you seen them?” He questioned.

“Sonic went out, and [Name] is napping on the couch. Why do you ask?” Spoke Amy, getting everyone's attention. Taking a closer look at the letter, a shocked expression laced the pink hedgehog's face.

“It's a letter from the president?!” She shouted but quickly covered her mouth, not wanting to wake you. Chris and the others went to Chuck, wanting him to read the letter.

“You are cordially invited to a black-tie charity ball… That sounds interesting” he stated as he continued to read through it. Chris watched a bright smile laced his grandfather's lips. “It says that they can bring multiple people”

They all began to cheer as Amy and Tails imagined all the food they could eat. Cream and Cheese were excited to try out so many sweets.

Chris quickly runs outside to talk to Sonic, but he sees that he's not there. Walking back inside, he went to see if he was on the couch with you. Arriving in the living room, Sonic can be seen watching tv beside you.

“Hey Sonic, the president invited you and [Name] to the party!” Sonic cocked a brow at the explanation, wondering why the president suddenly invited both of you. “And when is this party?”

“It's on Thursday” he replied, receiving a no from the blue hedgehog. “Can't make it, I promised Helen we'd hang out. And, she wanted to see who [Name] is”

Chris pondered for a bit before figuring out the name. It was the girl that was in his class. “I met her at the lake a few days ago,” Sonic added. He remembered when he helped her get out of the pile of mud.

He promised her to get her to an island that had the most beautiful flowers. She also wanted to meet you in person, she only saw you on tv.

Getting up from the couch, he went towards Chris's grandfather. “Hey Chuck, do you have any life jackets and a boat?” The old man gave him a nod as he pointed towards one of the storage rooms, watching the hedgehog dash towards it.

Chris was excited to go to the party, knowing that it was going to be extravagant. His gaze then fell on your unmoving body, shocking him a bit.

Amy had told him that you were asleep, but your body was still. He didn't hear your breathing as well, making him slightly worried. With hesitance, he gently tapped on your arm, seeing if you felt it.

There was no response as your eyes were still closed. Once again, he tapped your arm, slightly firmer this time as he watched your body slightly move. A sigh of relief escaped his lips, he was glad that you were okay.

Your eyes slightly opened as you turned your gaze towards the person who woke up. “What is it, Chris?” You questioned, your tone was quiet yet hoarse.

“I'm here to tell you that the president invited you to a party” he watched an expression plaster your face, it was mixed with suspicion and annoyance.

“Why would he suddenly want to invite us when he tried to capture Sonic, and he doesn't know me…?” You muttered a question.

“Maybe he wants to congratulate you both on defeating Eggman. And you two are always getting rid of him” he answered with a smile. Your dull eyes stared into his happy, blue ones as a sigh escaped your lips.

“Alright, but I can't be there for long. Sonic wants me to meet someone…” you stated, getting a nod from the boy as he went into his room. Annoyance washed over the suspicious feeling as you tried to go back to sleep.

“Great, now I have to deal with people…”

Thursday had finally arrived. Multiple cars can be seen surrounding the White House as guests were littered outside and inside.

“Alright, if everything goes as planned, Sonic and his friend should arrive any minute now” spoke Jerome, hoping to get a picture of you and Sonic with the president.

He jumped with excitement when a limo stopped at the entrance. As the door opened, his expression was filled with disbelief. Stepping out of the car, Amy wore a beautiful pink dress, getting attention from the photographers.

Next was Tails, Cream and Cheese. The fox wore a black suit with a blue, yellow, and red flower, representing his brothers. Cream had blue and pink dress as Cream wore a colorful bowtie.

Chuck was next as he wore a fancy suit. Jerome stood there waiting for you and Sonic to hop out the vehicle. He watched as more photographers surrounded the limo as you finally stepped out of the limo.

You wore a turtleneck with black pants and comfortable shoes. Amy and Cream had helped with your hair. Everyone was captivated by your beauty as you walked with Amy and the rest. A small, annoyed expression could be seen, but you hid it well with a neutral look.

Before you could head inside, some had tapped your shoulder, making you turn your gaze towards the person. “Oh… It's you” you spoke, waiting for him to speak.

“I've wanted to thank you all for coming. Also, is Sonic here?” He questioned, getting a no from you. “He said that he was busy with something” you explained, also telling him that you won't be here for most of the time.

A frustrated expression was plastered on Jerome's face, looking like he was about to pop a vessel. Before he could talk to you again, you had already gone inside, feeling the photographers getting on your nerves.

Gritting his teeth, he demanded the agents that guarded the area to find the hedgehog. Marching back inside, he sees you sitting at the table with your friends.

Before he could make his way, the president had stopped him in his tracks.  “I see that Sonic's friends are here. But where is he?” He asked, watching a bead of sweat dripped down his assistant's forehead.

“Sonic will be here any minute, he's just fashionably late. He he…” he joked, earning a blank expression from his boss. Trying to come up with another explanation, an idea popped up.

“Why don't you go meet with his partner, I'm sure they're glad to meet you!” He then carefully pushed the president towards the table where you were before making emergency calls to the agents to find Sonic.

Questionable eyes stared at him as he cleared his throat. “Umm, may I speak to you?” He questioned with a wavering smile. An eyebrow raised as you gave him a small nod before standing. “I'll be back, you three. Make sure you don't get in trouble”

“We won't!” They all answered as they went towards the multiple tables filled with food. You watched him push his hand out, wanting to shake his hand. Grasping his hand to shake his, he asked you for your name. “It's [Name]” you answered with a faint smile.

“I want to thank you and Sonic for helping us defeat that horrible scientist. He's been causing so much trouble, and you guys are always there to stop him” you gave him a small yet thankful nod, seeing that he was showing his gratitude.

But you knew that Eggman was going to return soon, but you kept it to yourself.

As you both conversed, you saw that he wasn't a scheming and suspicious individual. He was actually laid back, telling you that there were times when he wanted to take a break from being president.

Continuing the conversation, you looked at the clock to see that it was nearly time to meet up with Sonic and his new friend. “Well it was a pleasure to meet you, sir, but I must be going” you stated as he gave you a nod before going to look for Jerome.

Making your way back to the table, you saw that everyone was eating. “Hello you three, I'm going to be out for a bit. Sonic wants me to meet someone”

The yellow fox gave you a nod. “Okay, I'll watch Cream and Cheese. Be careful and tell Sonic we said hi”

“We'll save you a plate!” Added Amy as you patted them on their heads before walking out of the building.

A heavy sigh escaped your lips, finally escaping. It wasn't that you didn't enjoy it, it's just that you didn't like to go to places with a crowd of people. Looking towards the sky, it was painted with many shades of oranges and pinks, making a beautiful scenery.

Making sure that you were far from the White House, you spread your wings before taking flight, heading towards Sonic's desired location.

After some time flying over the woods, you spotted two individuals near a lake, making you descend to the ground.

Putting your wings away, a joyed expression laced Sonic's face. “You're here! And you look nice!” He spoke with a sly smile.

“Thanks” turning your gaze towards the other person, it seemed to be a little girl in a wheelchair. As she turned her wheelchair around, a surprised expression could be seen as it quickly turned to excitement. “Hello, you must be [Name]. Sonic told me so much about you”

A gentle smile laced your lips as you crouched onto the soft grass. “It's nice to meet you, little one. I hope I wasn't too late”

“You're fine, you actually made it in time. My name is Helen, I'm classmates with Chris” taking in the information, you see a boat coming towards you three.

“We're going to an island where I can see beautiful flowers. I've never got to see them in person” a sad smile laced the girls lips as she felt you gently pat her head. “Well, we're going to make sure that you see it,” you promised as you all headed to the boat.

Sonic grabbed the paddles and started to row at a decent speed, not wanting to go fast. He wanted his friend to enjoy the scenery. “So how did you meet Sonic, [Name]?” She questioned, chuckling at her curious expression.

“We come from different places, and we were both transported here at the same time” you started, watching her turn her wheelchair to give you her full attention.

Sonic stared at the both of you, seeing that you two got along super easy. He knew that you didn't like to deal with others, but when it came to him and his friends, you enjoyed their company.

The peaceful moment was interrupted as multiple helicopters that were filled with agents flew towards the boat. “Make sure to get Sonic!” An agent demanded.

A frustrated huff escaped your lips as you quickly carried Helen out of the boat. “I'll keep Helen safe” you quickly stated before taking flight. Sonic used his speed to row the boat faster, making it to shore.

Helen stared in awe as she was up in the air with her new friend. “Helen, I need you to hang tight. If it's too much, cover your eyes” she gave you a nod as you flew towards one of the helicopters.

She watched your pupils enlarge, hearing whispers spew out of your mouth. Looking towards the agents that controlled the helicopter, they had a dazed expression to them as they started to land in the water.

“That was awesome!” She shouted as her eyes started to water, tears slowly streaming down her face. “What's wrong?” You quickly questioned, wanting to make sure that she was okay.

“I'm okay, it's just… I feel so alive! I never thought that I would go on an adventure” A smile laced your lips as you patted her on the head. In the distance, you can see Sonic dealing with the other agents.

“Do you want to go on another?” You questioned with a sly smile. She gave you an excited nod, showing her bright smile. Soaring towards the blue hedgehog, she watched in amazement as you took down the agents with ease.

One by one, each helicopter flew away, not wanting to deal with the both of you. “Do you still want to go to the island?”

“Yes, I would love to!” She replied, her tone filled with excitement and eagerness. Giving her a nod, you flew towards Sonic, but not landing. “We'll meet you at the island!” You stated as the hedgehog gave you a nod before dashing away.

Ascending higher in the air, you flew towards the giant flower field. There was a giant area filled with white flowers as multiple colored ones surrounding it.

Helen looked around the beautiful scenery, her dream was coming true. She had hoped and prayed that she would get to see it, and now, she's never felt this much joy in a long time.

As you landed on the field, Sonic arrived a few seconds later. You all sat down, enjoying the peaceful scenery. You slowly lay on the ground, feeling your body relax. This was the same feeling you had when you, Sonic, and Cream were at the flower field near the mansion.

You lightly flinched when you felt Sonic lay on your head, making you chuckle. “Thank you guys so much… I finally achieved my dream” tears of joy began to stream down her face, making you both smile at her.

Time had passed, watching the orange and pink sky turn to a shade of dark blue. Helen had made friendship bracelets for both of you.

When she gave you yours, it had a pink and purple pattern to it, making you smile as you placed it on your wrist with the other bracelets.

There was Cream's flower crown, Sonic's blue flower bracelet, Amy's pink shell bracelet, and now Helen's.

“Helen, before we go, I want to give you something” You watched as she turned her wheelchair towards you, her smile filled with excitement. She watched as your hand glowed a gentle white hue.

Gently placing it on her hand, Sonic watched as her entire body was enveloped in a white aura. As the white hue disappeared, she felt… different. A good kind of different.

You gently grabbed her hands and gave her a gentle expression. “I want you to relax, okay?” She gave you a slow nod as you slowly stood from the ground, still holding her hands.

“Now it's your turn” you lightly stated, watching her eyes widen. She looked at her legs as she watched one of them touch the ground.

“No way…” she muttered as she took another step, now fully out of the wheelchair. Her eyes were still widened as you slowly walked around in circles with her.

“My legs…. T-they're healed…”

Sonic watched as you carefully guided her, Helen was able to walk. “Helen, you're walking!” he shouted as he went to help you guide her. Tears of joy streamed down her face as she now started to walk on her own.

She then started to run, watching the wind blow through her blonde hair. “I can't believe this is happening” she happily muttered to herself as she ran towards you.

With steady quickness, she enveloped you and Sonic in a hug. “Thank you! Thank you! Thank you so much!” She cried, feeling you both gently pat her back. “Do you wanna go home?” Spoke Sonic as she answered with a nod.

Together, she held both of your hands as you all walked to her home, making sure to listen to her directions.

Eventually, you made it at her home, hearing the crickets lightly chirp in the night. Knocking on the door, a few seconds passed as someone opened the door, revealing her mother.

“Hi sweetie, did you enjoy your out-” she then frozed when she saw her daughter standing there with a bright smile. “My baby… Is standing” she muttered, tears streaming down her face as she enveloped her daughter into a big hug.

“My baby! She's healed!” She cried with joy as you and Sonic watched the moment. “Honey, come quick! It's our daughter!”

Rapid footsteps could be heard as her husband was at the doorstep beside his wife. “Helen…? Are you…”

“Yes father… I'm standing” she finished his sentence as she was enveloped into a bigger help. “My little girl… She's better. She sounds so happy” he pulled his wife into a hug, feeling their waves of sadness wash away.

Helen then pointed towards you. They were able to heal me” she explained as her mom and dad gave you big bright smiles. “Thank you so much! Our daughter is finally happy!” Placing her down, the two shaked your hand. “Is there anything we can do to repay you?” The father asked.

You shook your head at a no as a slightly toothy smile laced your lips. “You two don't need to do anything for me, just wanting to make her feel happy” they then turned towards Sonic.

“Thank you, Sonic. We're so happy that she made friends with you two” Sonic then gave them a thumbs up. “No problem, you two”

As they hugged their daughter once more, they said their goodbyes before heading back inside. As you both walked away, you could both hear Helen telling the stories of her adventure.

“I'm glad that she's back to being happy,” said Sonic. He explained that Helen's family were always stressed out, not having enough time to spend with their daughter.

Chapter Text

It was another relaxing day at the Thorndyke Mansion. You and Sonic can be seen watching tv in the living room, seeing that there was another interesting show to watch.

The screen showed two brothers, who were plumbers, fighting against a giant turtle that could breathe fire.

Continuing to watch the show, Chris walked his way towards the couches. "Hey Sonic and [Name], I got you both a cell phone! This is going to make things easier for us" placing the phones in your hand, you both studied the object.

In your world, you knew that humans used these to help communicate. You remembered when one of your victims from earth had tried to call the police for help, but nobody came for them. "Is this a transmitter?" questioned Sonic.

"It will help us contact each other if we're out. As long as you have a signal, that is" explained the boy. A hum escaped your lips as you placed the phone back on Chris's hands. "I really don't need it; I have my own way to communicate"

Chris and Sonic gave you a confused expression as they watched you close your eyes. 'I can communicate through your minds' your sudden voice caused the two to jump in shock, chuckling at their expressions.

'That's awesome! This will help us with anything!' spoke Chris. 'How do you have this many abilities?' questioned Sonic with a teasing tone. The ability you used was called Hivemind; it can help you communicate through people and alternates minds.

Two pairs of footsteps could be heard as Tails and Amy walked into the living room; their expression filled with impatience. "Chris! When are we going to go?!" sighed the pink hedgehog. Sonic cocked a brow, wondering where those three were going.

"Now that we have the president's permission to go out into the public, we're going to go shopping in the station square! We've been hunting chaos emeralds for weeks now, and it's time to go shopping!" she demanded.

Your eyes slightly widened at a certain word she said. 'Weeks... Have I really been here for weeks? Maybe a month? It seems like we've been doing something every day...'

While you were left alone in your thoughts, Amy noticed that Sonic had a phone with his hand, seeing that they were able to communicate now. The blue hedgehog noticed her gaze on him as he hopped off the couch.

"Here, you can have it" he insisted as he dashed out of the house. A few seconds had passed as he dashed right back inside. "If you guys need me, leave a message" he then dashed back out.

Tails chuckled at the annoyed expression from Amy, she wanted him to go as well. But since you were going, in which she hoped, it would make her happy.

Your thoughts were interrupted as three pairs of eyes stared at you with a smile, as if they wanted something from you. Your eyebrows slightly furrowed with confusion before a sigh escaped your lips.

"I guess I'll take you guys there..." Chris, Amy, and Tails jumped with excitement, causing Cream and Cheese to stare at them with confused expressions. Amy explained that you'll be taking them out today, causing the rabbit to smile brightly.

As everyone went to get ready, you stood up from the couch and made your way towards the kitchen. Ell can be heard humming as she turned to see that you were heading towards her.

"Hello sweetie, how were your naps?" She asked with a teasing tone which caused you to chuckle. "It's been fine. I'm about to take Chris and the others shopping at the square station. Do you need anything?"

"I don't think so, thank you for asking. You guys have fun" as you exchanged waved, you headed back to the living room, seeing that everyone was ready. Heading outside, you see that Tanaka was going to drive you all there.

You all thanked the butler as he started to drive to the designated location. It was alright to get out more, but having to deal with people was going to get on your nerves.

A few minutes had passed as everyone was getting comfortable in the limo. Tails and Amy had some juice while Cream had some candy. The rabbit tapped your shoulder and offered you the sweet snack.

You gave her a small thankful nod before consuming the candy. A short hum escaped your lips, enjoying the sweet flavor. As you watch everyone enjoy their snacks, you see a worried expression plaster on Chris's face.

"I don't understand why Sonic doesn't want us calling him..." he muttered as Tails turned his gaze towards him. "Sonic is the type of person who needs privacy"

"But what if something happens? Without a phone, he won't be able to contact us" he then felt your hand gently patting his back. "It's going to be okay. Whenever something goes wrong, he'll be there"

He nodded at your reassured words as Tanaka announced that they've arrived at the location. As everyone hopped out of the limo, a deadpan expression could be seen on your face. 'So many people... Too many people...'

Amy snickered at your expression, knowing you didn't like dealing with huge crowds. Grabbing your hand, you both followed Tails, Cream and Cheese, knowing that they were going to run all over the place.

Heading inside, you examined the many clothing shops, toy stores, shoe places, and small food stores.

You watched Cream and Cheese jump into a pile of clothes, wanting to try something new. Amy picked out different kinds of dresses before going into the changing room. Looking somewhere else, Tails and Chris examined the many toys that caused them to jump with joy.

Everywhere you looked, many people stared at the mobians, including you. "Does everyone have a staring problem...?" You muttered as you found a shop that caught your attention.

The theme was mostly black, red, and white as it was surrounded by many different creatures. Looking at the display window, you see four plushies on the stand, seeing that these were the popular ones.

One was a yellow mouse with red cheeks, an orange lizard with fire on its tail. The third one was a green frog that had a plant bulb on its back, and the last one was a blue turtle with a red shell and a squirrel-like tail. It was also wearing a pair of shades.

You liked the designs of the creatures, but there was one that caught your eyes.

This plushie was mostly purple. It had a wide, menacing grin with red eyes and small arms and legs. It had spiky ears and small spikes on its back.

As your interests start to slowly rise, you decide to purchase the plushie. When the transaction was complete, the cashier placed the plushie in a giant, spherical capsule with the same red, black, and white design.

"Cute..." you muttered as you thanked the cashier before leaving. As you exit out of the shop, you notice a crowd of people surrounding Chris and the others. You noticed that small children begged their parents to buy what looked like Tails and Amy.

Smoothly maneuvering through the crowd, you picked them up and headed towards a less crowded area. "You guys alright?" You questioned, receiving reassured nods from everyone.

"Why don't we go somewhere to eat? This area has many food places we could try" Chris insisted as he led everyone to the food area. Sitting down at the table, the situation wasn't different at all.

A crowd that seemed to be a hundred people surrounded the single table that was in the food court. Chris noticed that your fists were slowly clenching, silently letting him know that you were going to slowly lose it.

"Does everyone have to stare? I know that we deal with Eggman most of the day, but don't they have phones and tv?" Questioned the two-tailed fox as a photographer walked over to the table.

"Say cheese!" Suddenly, a bright flash temporarily blinded everyone except. Getting up from your seat, you calmly walked towards the photographer and placed your hand on it.

The person's eyes widened in disbelief as the camera started to decompose, watching small streams of black smoke emit from the broken pieces. "We're going somewhere else" everyone quickly nodded their head before going to the VIP section.

Heading upstairs, there were way less people here, but you could still feel eyes on you. The waiter placed down your menus; your eyes examined on the exquisite meals.

To be honest, nothing really caught your eye. Either everything was too expensive for a small portion, or it didn't look appetizing. "I wanna go home..." muttered Cream as people started to surround the table. As you were about to announce to them that they could start heading to the limo, someone grabbed your hand.

"Is this your natural hair color? You look absolutely gorgeous with it!" Questioned the woman that had many rings on her fingers. Tails watched closely as small strands of your hair started to slowly float.

With quickness, Tails grabbed your hand before you could snap at the woman. "L-let's go somewhere else!"

In the middle of nowhere, a fortress can be seen being built from the ground-up. Decoe and Bocoe can be seen watching the scientist looking at blueprints.

"Do these people really think that they could get rid of me?! I'm ten steps ahead of that blasted president!" Eggman yelled with anger as he watched his new fortress being built.

The scientist turned towards his two robotic henchmen, demanding them to follow him on his Egg Fort. "C'mon you two. We're going to Station Square!" He announced as the Egg Fort started to move.

Using its boosters, it flew at a faster speed, causing people to look towards the sky. Everyone froze with shock and disbelief as Eggman's machine floated over the town, eventually blocking the sun.

"Can't believe that the president destroyed my fortress! I'll destroy the town square and make it my new fortress!" Deploying one of his machines, it constructed itself to look like a wrecking ball. Once it had enough force, it swings towards multiple buildings, destroying them with ease.

Screams of terror from the citizens echoed in the air as debris from buildings started to litter the streets. As it tore down more buildings, the debris landed at the entrance of the mall, trapping the people who were inside.

Maniacal laughter escaped Eggman's mouth as he started to destroy more buildings in the area. He then froze when he sees a blue blur destroying his creation, knowing exactly who it was.

"That blasted hedgehog!" He shouted with anger as Sonic gave him a sly smirk. "Take your best shot, egghead!" He taunted as Eggman started to fire multiple missiles at the hedgehog.

He dodged them with ease, watching as they hit a skyscraper, causing him to speed up and rescue the people that were still here. Placing them in a safe place, he quickly went back into battle.

Hopping onto multiple buildings with quickness, he jumped into the air, hoping to reach the Egg Fort. Unfortunately, he misjudged the distance as he started to fall to the ground, making sure to land on his feet.

Somewhere by the battle, Sam could be seen driving towards the station square, knowing that his nephew and friends were still there. With enough force, he slammed onto his brakes, thanking himself that he had his seat belt on.

Quickly unbuckling, he dashed towards the blocked entrance, pushing away the debris with urgency. "Chris! Are you in there?!" He heard a muffled gasp as he sees a boy with a familiar shirt.

"Uncle!" Chris shouted as he quickly got everyone out of the closed area. He thanked you gratefully for protecting his grandson and the others. Everyone quickly marched to the car but noticed that it was full.

"[Name]! Where are you going?!" Shouted Amy as you sprouted your wings. "You guys get somewhere safe! I'll go help Sonic!" Chris's uncle gave you an understanding nod before driving out of the area.

Taking flight, you examined the destruction to find a certain hedgehog. In the corner of your eyes, you see Sonic trying to hop onto the buildings to gain higher ground. You then focused your voice into Sonic's head.

'Sonic! Can you hear me?!'

The hedgehog stopped its tracks as he tried to look where you were. He quickly waved his hand to tell you that he's here. 'Stay where you are, I'm going to pick you up and head to the floating fortress!'

You watched him nod as you swiftly picked him up. Turning around, you flew towards the fortress. With quickness, you both started to damage the fortress, making sure to keep a lookout for more of Eggman's machines.

Somewhere in the distance Sonic hears a helicopter coming towards them, seeing that Tails and Chris had made it back to help. Eggman was filled with rage as he fired multiple lasers at the X-Tornado, but Tails dodged them with ease, knowing the pattern.

"Tails! We have to lead Eggman somewhere else! If we destroy the fortress here, it'll destroy more of the city!"

"Alright!" The fox replied as he started to lead Eggman somewhere else. An idea then formed in the scientist's mind as a toothy smirk laced his lips. Pressing one of the buttons on his control panel, he started to charge up a powerful blast.

"FIRE!" He demanded as the laser finished charging, but before he could actually fire the giant laser, you quickly grabbed the end of it and snapped it in half. Eggman was about to throw a temper tantrum as he ordered his henchmen to go get more weapons.

Turning your gaze, you noticed that the X-Tornado was starting to break down. Looking downwards, they were going to crash into the ocean. Flying your way towards them, you grabbed under the helicopter, making sure it stopped in place and placed it somewhere safe.

"[Name]! Give this to Sonic!" Tails throws you a powered ring, making sure you caught it before heading towards Sonic. As the hedgehog noticed that you had the power ring, he made sure to stand still so he could catch it in time.

Cocking your hand back, you aimed it directly towards the hedgehog, silently cheering when he caught. Sonic then felt the power flow through him as he started to tear the fortress a new one. Gears and debris started to fall off the fortress as an explosion caused it to fall into the ocean.

With quickness, you made sure to grab Sonic in time as the fortress sank deeper into the ocean. A sigh had escaped your lips as you flew towards Tails and Chris. "Looks like we'll be fighting that scientist for a while, huh?" you muttered.

"Yeah, but it won't be a problem. We have you" looking at the hedgehog in your arms, he gave you a light smile as he waved towards Tails and Chris. 'This battle is only beginning...'

Chapter Text

"What do you mean you can't find him?!" The president slammed his hands on his desk with anger, his aides surrounded him in the room. "He sank down into the ocean, and you can't find him?!"

"We've been searching near the crash sites to see if there's any sign of him. But unfortunately, it seems that he disappeared..." informed one of his aides. The president huffed with anger as he slammed a hand on his desk and pointed to his aide.

"There's no way Eggman has given up! If we don't track down that madman, he's going to strike again! Find him!" His aides and the P.T.A gave him a firm nod before rushing out of the office. It was silent for a moment. The sound of his finger rapidly tapped on the desk was present.

The president's eyebrows slowly started to relax, a tired sigh escaping his lips. Slumping onto his chair, he stares out the window, watching the clouds slowly go by. "I need a vacation..."

Somewhere beneath the ocean, the destroyed Egg Fort can be seen laying on its side, small parts of debris littered around. The fort was flooded by the water, but there was a room that was safe.

In a small room, Eggman, Bocoe, and Decoe are tightly huddled in the room. His henchmen watched as the scientist tried to keep in his anger, his plans were foiled again. "Doctor-"

"Quiet you two! Don't make a sound!" he whispered in a harsh tone. He explained that outside of the fort, multiple search parties can be seen lurking around the area, demanding them be quiet.

The trio continued to be silent, knowing that multiple submarines were just passing straight by them, but they had to remain like this until the coast was clear. A sigh of relief escaped the scientist's lips as he pushed his robotic henchmen off of him.

"Now that they're gone, I need you two to go outside and start repairing the ship!" Bocoe and Decoe stared at him in disbelief. "Outside? In the water?" muttered the grey robot. "But that's a lot of work..." added the beige robot.

"Go! Now! Before I decommission the both of you!" and with that, his henchmen hurried outside.

At the Thorndyke's mansion, everyone except you and Sonic were seated at the table for lunch. Ella was teaching them manners on the table, showing them which fork and knife to use when eating.

Amy picks up a knife that was suitable for desserts, getting a nod and a proud smile from Ella. "Correct everyone!" she praised as she bought out a plate of desert. As they celebrated, Chuck had entered the dining room with multiple items in hand.

"What's up, Chuck?" Greeted Tails as Chris's uncle placed down a tray of various government documents. He explained that he was giving everyone documents to verify their identity.

"These are your social security card and passport," he explained as he gave Tails a certain card. "And this is your special airplane pilot license. You can build and fly to any destination you want."

The two-tailed fox jumped with joy, he would love to travel around the world and see so much more. "Make sure you keep all these with you; unless you guys want to be arrested." he added, watching them hurriedly shake their heads.

As they looked through the documents, they noticed that Amy had an angered expression on her face. For her identification picture, it describes her wielding her hammer, guessing that she was angered by the photographer.

"I look terrible..." she muttered frustrations as the rest of them tried to hold in their laughter. "Out of all the pictures, they had to use this one!" Before she could slam her hands on the table, Sonic enters the scene.

"Hey guys! What's all the excitement I hear?" He was then handed a document from Chuck, watching the confused expression take over the hedgehog's face. "This is a passport; it allows you to go to other countries."

The blue hedgehog hummed with interest, knowing that it would take him at least a day to travel around the entire world. Making his way to the living room, he sees you napping as usual on the couch.

You wore a peaceful express as you held a Gengar plush to your chest, the one that you bought from the mall a few days ago. Tip-toeing over to you, he continued to admire you in silence, not wanting to wake you up.

He knew that you were tired from all the missions and shenanigans from Eggman, but you would still help him and his friends when needed. His green eyes then traced towards your wrist, seeing the multiple bracelets you had from him and his friends.

Cream's flower crown, in which you shorten it so it could fit on your wrist. His blue flower bracelet, Amy's pink shell bracelet, and Helen's pink and purple flowered bracelet.

Carefully lifting his gloved hand, he gently traced his finger on your hand, wanting to gently hold it. Then he was interrupted by his brother. "Sonic, we're about to go out and look for the next emerald! Can you wake up [Name]?"

"Alright!" he answered as he gently nudged you with his hand. Knowing that it was going to take some time, he began to nudge you slightly harder, watching your eyelids slightly twitch. Slowly opening your eyes, you directed them towards the blue hedgehog.

You answered with a tired hum, slowly rubbing the tiredness out of your eyes. "We're going to go look for some more emeralds. Tails want you to come with us." he informed, watching a bright smile laced his lips.

"...Alright. I'll get up..." you answered, your voice slightly groggy as you placed your plushie on the couch before stretching, feeling the soft pops in your joints. You noticed that Sonic still had his eyes on you, guessing that he was waiting on you.

You gently scratched behind his ears, watching them gently twitch from the contact. He then grabbed your hand and led you outside with the others, making sure to say goodbye to Ella and Chuck.

The sun gently shined in the area as Tails, Chris, Amy, Cream and Cheese were already inside the X-Tornado. You noticed a slight jealous expression from Amy, seeing that Sonic was holding your hand.

Once Tails started the plane, you sat on one side of the wing as Sonic stood on the other wing. Giving Tails the signal, you all began to take off into the air, waving goodbye to everyone that stayed.

"So where are we heading, Amy?" Asked Cream, watching the pink hedgehog place down her magazine. "Maybe we should go to the Grand Blue Sapphire Sea." She describes how the area was beautiful for vacations, knowing that the place was also known to be romantic as well.

Chris alerted the two that they were flying over it, watching the two look out the window. The crystal blue water shined around the area, causing their eyes to sparkle at the beauty. Ideas were running through their minds.

They could go swimming, waterskiing, even sailing!

On the wings of the plane, you and Sonic surveyed the area to look for a specific, glowing object. You noticed that the plane was starting to slowly shake, alerting the two of you that a chaos emerald was nearby.

Sonic quickly tapped on the window to alert Tails that one was near. "Alright, we'll stop by the coastal town." he insisted as the plane started to descend towards the town.

Landing in a safe area, Cream, Cheese, and Amy already bolted towards the beach. Suddenly, there's multiple crowds with cameras and notebooks for autographs. "We're always the center of attention no matter where we are..." Chris murmured.

Turning towards Sonic and Tails, he sees that it wasn't really bothering them. But with you, he knew that you didn't like dealing with huge crowds of people bombarding your space. "I wish we could just blend in. Being famous isn't any fun anymore..." Amy stated.

While walking on the sandy environment, you heard a hum that was far but at the same time, close by. "You hear that too, huh? We have to keep on a look out for that emerald." Sonic informed, earning a silent nod from you as you watched everyone relaxing on the beach.

Cream and Amy were playing in the water while Tails and Cheese wore sunglasses as they relaxed on a beach towel. You decided to relax under an umbrella, not liking the blaring heat. That was until a small stand caught your eyes. It was selling some type of beverage.

Making your way towards it, you examined the many flavors of the beverage, seeing the word 'Slushies' on the top. From blue raspberry, cola, cherry, cotton candy to strawberry, lemon, and grape. They even had a mystery flavor.

Thinking about your choice, you decided to pick the flavor that looked good to try. Paying for the drink, you took a sip of it, tasting the flavor with bits of ice as well. A gentle hum escaped through your lips, enjoying the flavor of the cold, refreshing drink.

Making your way back to everyone, you see Sonic rushing out of the water with Chris pulling him out. The two explained the plan of trying to look for the chaos emerald deep in the water, but each plan had failed.

"You know that Tails brought diving gear, right?" you informed, watching Sonic's expression turned to frustration as he turned towards Chris. The boy quickly darted his eyes away from the hedgehog, not wanting to get yelled at.

While Sonic went to go pout on the sand, you and Chris went to the diving shop to rent a boat that was big enough for everyone. Before Chris could ask them if they could rent it, you two were stopped by the owner.

"Don't worry about paying. It's on the house!"

The store owner chuckled at the surprised expression from the boy, explaining that the bills will be paid by the county for everything. "By the way, where are you guys going with that boat?"

You explained that you were going to use it to drive into the sea, telling him that some of their friends wanted to go exploring. "That's cool. Also, I want you guys to keep on a look out of an abandoned ship that sank deep underwater."

Taking in the information, the store owner helped you all by placing the boat on to water, making sure that everyone was on board. Everyone but you were given air tanks and scuba gear, knowing that you could breathe underwater.

The store owner watched as Sonic and his friends were diving into the water, swimming in a certain direction to look for the object. Once they were close to the floor of the sea, you all began to search.

Cream, Amy, and Tails looked around the giant rocks, while you, Sonic and Chris examined different structures that were sunk to the bottom. Walking on the floor of the see, you felt slightly peaceful in the blue ocean.

The water gently flowed in your hair, causing it to slightly float. Colorful fishes swarmed around the area, discovering more things in this area. This was the first time you explored the deep ocean, mostly wandering around on land back in your world.

Your thoughts were interrupted when you heard a hum a few feet away. Slowly swimming towards the noise, you see a chaos emerald laying on the ground. Snapping your fingers, it was able to send a sound wave, alerting everyone that you found it.

You knew that you couldn't touch the chase emeralds without taking away their color, so you told Tails to get it. "Thanks [Name]!" giving him a nod, he noticed a wreckage of a ship in the water. He began to swim towards the wreckage, seeing that everyone was following close by.

Eventually, you all swam towards the bottom of the wreckage and stumbled across treasure. You chuckled as everyone began to swim faster towards the golden treasure. Amy and Cream buried themselves in jewelry as Tails went to go see if they could find another chaos emerald.

You began to examine the bright golden light of treasure, watching it sparkle in the blue water. That was when something caught your eyes, something that was different from the rest.

Swimming downwards, you grabbed the treasure. It was a yellow-orange spherical shape with four red stars inside of them. The item glowed in the water, watching the colors shine brightly. "Pretty..."

Back at the Egg fort, Eggman's henchmen were able to quickly rebuild the fortress. The two had to take a break, knowing that the scientist worked them nearly to death. It gave Eggman an idea to relax as well.

As he was fanning himself, his other minion, Bokkun, flew towards him with an uncertain expression. "I'm back..." he announced with a nervous tone, sheepishly scratching behind his head. "Did you give Sonic the message?" Eggman questioned, his tone filled with amusement.

Bokkun hesitantly pulls out a tv from his bag as it starts to play the message. It shows Eggman relaxing in the water, taunting the blue hedgehog as well. "W-wait, this tv was supposed to self-destruct when you gave it to Sonic!"

That was when the tv started to emit a loud beeping noise, causing everyone to take cover. With quickness, his minion threw the tv in a random direction, hearing it explode in the distance.

Getting out of his hiding spot, Eggman dashed towards his office to see what machine to release so it could fight Sonic. "Alright, E-57. Put the sting on that hedgehog! And make sure to look out for [Name]!"

E-57, known as the Clurken, quickly swam towards Sonic and his friends, seeing a glow in the distance to see that they found a chaos emerald. Using its boosters for speed, it makes an attempt to crush Sonic to the ground, but he dodges it with quickness.

Using its robotic tentacles, it slammed onto the sandy ground, causing the force to push back you, Sonic and the others. 'Running underwater is a drag! I'm barely able to dodge its attacks!'

You quickly alerted everyone to swim to the surface, explaining that you and Sonic would take care of it. Swimming towards the enemy, you grabbed one of its robotic limbs and tore it clean off.

The robot roared in pain as it started to slam its limbs to the ground, making it difficult for Sonic to swim. Swimming around the giant machine, an idea popped in your head. Grabbing one of its limbs, you launched it to the surface.

Sonic watched carefully as you quickly swam to the surface to meet with the robot, you ascended with great height as you see Tails already in his X-Tornado. "[Name]! Catch!" throwing the power ring to you, he watched you turn into a blur as you crashed into the robot, causing it to explode.

A smirk laced his lips as you held the main robotic parts in your hand, dropping it into the ocean. While you floated in the sky, Sonic watched the colors of the sunset gently shine onto you. The colors of oranges and pinks gently blanket your skin, capturing your beauty.

A sigh escaped your lips, watching the robot sink into the ocean. You could've sworn you heard a shout of anger from the scientist, but you didn't worry about it. Descending to the surface of the water, you quickly grabbed Sonic.

"Well, I can say that this was one of the best vacation places we've come across." spoke Sonic, earning a chuckle from you. "Yeah, even when we're fighting Eggman, we need to find more locations to relax..."

The hedgehog snickered at your words as you guys flew towards Tails and his X-Tornado, ready to go home and relax.

Chapter Text

It was around nighttime in the town square. An echidna can be seen standing in front of a small boat with his arms folded. A stoic expression was plastered on his face as his mind ran with thoughts on the events that had happened two months ago.

Around that time, he was starting to lose hope, searching for the chaos emerald was getting harder by the day. No matter how many times Eggman has been beaten, he'll still come back.

But all that had changed when he met a man named Hawk. He was a treasure hunter just like him. During that time, he was able to take some time to get to know you better. He remembered like it was yesterday, walking around an old temple to find the desired object he needed.

Two months ago, somewhere in a temple.

Knuckles can be seen walking through the streets, ignoring the questioning stares that he received from the citizens. Suddenly. He was contacted by the Hawk, explaining that he found the item he was looking for.

At first, he was suspicious, wondering why the man he met a few days ago wanted to contact him, but he was curious to see if Hawk was actually telling the truth. Walking around the man's hometown, he stepped towards a man.

"Excuse me, do you know the location of Fwan's shop?" he asks in a polite tone. He knew that demanding wasn't going to get him anywhere. At first, the man thought he was Sonic, causing the echidna to nearly shout at him.

"Sorry. Didn't mean to offend you." The man apologized as he led the echidna through multiple dark alleys to Fawn's shop. Mumbling a 'thank you' to the man, he walked inside the shop, ignoring stares as usual.

"I'm looking for a man named Hawk." he spoke, earning a no from the Fwan. "Sorry, I don't a man with that name." The answer was starting to annoy Knuckles, slowly clenching his fist as he was stopped by two gruff-looking men.

"Hey. The man told you he hasn't seen your friend. Now you can either walk out of here, or me and my friend will have to deal with you." Knuckles couldn't help chuckle at the threat, a playful smirk lacing his lips.

"Well... Maybe you and your friend are the ones who need to leave." he retorted back, watching one of the men grit their teeth with anger before launching towards the echidna. Knuckles sidestepped the man before tripping him before turning towards the other man.

The other man stood cowardly in fear as Knuckles started to approach him, but he was stopped when a large man entered the store. "Mr. Yan." Knuckles watched as the two men bowed towards the larger man, guessing that it was their boss.

"What is your business?"

"I'm looking for a man that has something I want. His name is Hawks." Knuckles replied, earning a hum from the man. "Just follow me and I'll take you right to him..." Mr. Yan insisted. Knuckles gave him a firm nod as they walked out of the store.

As the two walked out of the store, a camera pans to two spies that were standing still. It is revealed to be two familiar robots, Decoe and Bocoe. "It's Knuckles; I thought we weren't expecting him... We must report to Dr. Eggman.

Somewhere in the Oriental City, Mr. Yan led the echidna into a small house that would blend in with the others nearby. "So is he here or-" suddenly, a trap door opened beneath the echidna, causing him to fall into a cell that was under the house.

Knuckles began to shout with anger, not noticing Hawk was in there as well. "Knuckles! How have you been?" the treasure hunter greeted, earning a confused expression from his red friend. "It seems that I was tricked..."

Examining the jail cell, he needed to find a way to get out of here. "Hawks, are you sure that it was a chaos emerald you found?" The treasure hunter gave him a nod before making a shape out of his hand. "The gen was about this big."

"That's one more. If only we had the rest of them, we could've gone back home. Angel Island Paradise..." memories of him watching the Master Emerald kept the echidna at peace.

Hour by hour, day by day, he wouldn't want anything more than to guard the master emerald with his life. "So if you collect them all, you get to go back home?" Hawks' question interrupted Knuckles' train of thought.

"It's the best reason I can think of...But you know where you hid it, right?" Hawks gave him a nod, explaining where he hid it, but Knuckles was quick to cover his mouth. He told the man to be quiet as he pointed towards a listening device in the corner of the room.

The two listened carefully, knowing that Mr. Yan was listening to their conversation. Somewhere in another room, Mr. Yan wore a pair of headphones, carefully listening to the two while he was talking to his lackeys.

"...As ice and a little dry, but you didn't hear it from me. I mean, you'd think they'd never heard of steak or fried chicken or even a cheeseburger with fries. Wouldn't that be something?"

"IT SURE WOULD!"

Knuckles shouting caused the man to fall out of his chair, quickly demanding his lackeys to go check on the cell. Once they were at the bottom of the house going towards the cell, their prisoners were gone.

The lackeys examined the area, seeing the evidence of a hole in the cell.

Outside, the two raced out of the house and darted their way towards a street corner. Hawk called a taxi they could use to get away, but it was ridden by a cyclist. "Start pedaling and take a right at the next corner!"

The cyclist takes off with the both of them, but unknown to them, a familiar bat can be seen following them quietly. Sooner or later, they finally arrived at the desired location. "Where are we?" the echidna questioned, not quite familiar with the area.

The treasure hunter explained that it was an old part of the factory district as they ran towards a staircase that led down to the subway. The bat, who happened to be Rouge, flew her way towards the subway, but was karate-chopped to the neck by an unknown individual.

That individual that happened to belong to Eggman.

At the subway, Hawk led Knuckles to a place where the railroads were marked together. With quickness, he began digging at a certain spot, Knuckles watched as he lifted a bag that contained the red chaos emerald.

"It's all yours. And thank you for getting me out, pal." Knuckles couldn't thank the man back, the two heard a familiar laugh that caused them to turn around, seeing Eggman in his egg mobile.

"Long time no see Knuckles! Hand over the chaos emerald and I'll promise to keep it safe." The echidna gritted his teeth with frustration before charging towards the scientist, only for him to go right through it.

"A hologram?!" he shouted with disbelief before turning towards Hawk, seeing that he was attacked by a man that was their taxi driver. "It's you!" The 'man' throws off their costume to reveal an eggman robot, E-91. It was a robotic lady ninja.

With quickness, E-91 uses her nunchucks to snatch the bag away from Hawks. Knuckles tried to kick a bucket at her, but it missed entirely. He watched her weapon turn into a ball and chain, making sure to dodge the heavy attacks before gliding around the area.

He continued to dodge the attacks, causing them to hit the ceiling of the subway. The more she hit the ceiling with her weapon, the more debris started to collapse down near them. "Hawk! We have to get out of here!" the echidna insisted.

The two of them make their way towards the staircase, but it was blocked off by debris from the lady ninja's destruction. "What are we gonna do-" Hawks couldn't finish his sentence as the sound of a metal crack echoed in the area.

Knuckles turned his gaze towards the sound as they saw a giant hole in the robot's chest, seeing a family hand right through it. "Wait... [Name]?!" questioned Knuckles, earning a nod from you.

"Tails told me that there was a chaos emerald around here and I volunteered to go after it." you explained as you took your hand out of the robot's torso, watching it fall to the ground with a loud bang.

The echidna stared at you in slight awe. How were you able to defeat her so quickly? She was way faster and powerful than him. He couldn't help but admire you. "Also, I found these when I arrived here,"

You pulled out a pair of metal claws that were familiar to Knuckles. "The Shovel Claws?! How'd they get here?" giving him the items, he started to dig his way through the damaged subway area.

"Knuckles..." you called out, earning a hum from him. "Where was the man that was here earlier?" your question earned you a wide-eyed stare from the echidna. "B-but he was just here!"

Finally digging to the surface, he sees a small familiar tv that was placed right in front of him. The tv turned on to reveal Eggman. "If you want to save him, come to Orient New Town, understand? And don't try anything funny!"

When the tv turned off, a loud noise was emitted from it, alerting you that it was about to explode. With quickness, you snatched the tv off the ground and threw it at a nearby lake. A muffled explosion could be heard as a small wave of water flew everywhere.

"We need to get going." picking Knuckles up from the ground, you sprouted your wings and took flight, soaring towards the location. Knuckles was about to tell you that he could glide on his own, but nothing came out of his mouth.

He stared in disbelief at the pairs of wings you had behind you. 'Are they an angel? But I thought they had one pair of wings... They have a set of three...' he just continued to stare as you both headed towards the location.

Arriving at the construction site, you carefully placed the echidna down as you both saw Hawk tied up and dangling from a crane. "Knuckles!" called out Hawks, alerting the Eggman as well.

"Good evening, I trust you that you brought the emerald, right?" questioned the scientist with eagerness. Knuckles expression was scrunched up as he pulled the red glowing emerald out of the bag.

Eggman instructed him to throw the emerald, but it was suddenly snatched by Rouge. "I'll take this from your hands." she spoke in a charming tone. A sigh escaped from your lips as you quickly flew towards Hawk and untied him.

"T-thank you..." he stuttered, earning a hum from you before placing him down on the ground. Dashing towards the bat and snatching the emerald away from here, you gave her a pat on the head before picking up Knuckles and taking flight.

Rouge floated there with a pink tint on her cheeks, practically frozen by the affection. You quickly gave the emerald to Knuckles, knowing it would lose its color if you touched it for too long.

"Damn it!" shouted Eggman as he started to fire multiple shurikens towards you, but you were able to weave through the attacks. Quickly grabbing one that was aimed towards Knuckles, you threw it with precise aim at Eggman's egg mobile, watching it explode.

You both looked down to see that Hawk was following you guys on the foot. "Meet us at the docks!" alerted Knuckles, getting a nod from the treasure hunter. Descending towards the dock, you placed him back on the ground.

"So you're going on another adventure?" questioned Hawk, earning an affirming nod from Knuckles. "We'll meet again, right?" he questioned once more, feeling tears start to form in his eyes.

"You will. See you later, partner..." Waving goodbye the treasure hunter walked away from the docks, hearing his cries go silent. The echidna then turned towards you; a small smile laced his lips. "Thanks for helping us, if you weren't here, Rouge would've gotten away with it."

You gave him a gentle smile as you patted his head, chuckling at his surprised expression. "I should head back to the house. I know the others are waiting for me..." you explained before taking your hand back.

Knuckles couldn't help but miss the warm affection. Before you could take flight, he stopped you just in time. "Wait! Um, how are the others doing?" he questioned with an awkward tone. "They're doing alright, just stressing on getting these emeralds..."

The echidna nodded at your reply, waiting for you to speak once more. "You know they miss you, right? Especially Sonic and Tails." Knuckles eyes widened at the words, watching a small frown land on his lips.

"I know. I kind of miss them too. It's just I'm focusing on getting these emeralds so we can go back home." He was silent for a moment, feeling his eyes slowly start to water. "J-just tell them I said I'm fine..."

You gave him an understanding nod before patting his head once more, followed by gently tapping his nose. With that, you took flight, waving goodbye to Knuckles. As he waved back, the red chaos emerald started to glow in his hand, making him firmly clutch the gem.

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Somewhere in a savannah.

A lioness can be seen grooming her cub, earning small purrs from them. A giraffe stood a few feet away from them, eating some fresh leaves off the trees as a hippopotamus is seen in the water, cooling down its body.

The sound of an airplane caused the animals to turn their gaze at the noise, seeing a yellow fox pilot the plane. "This place is amazing! All of the wildlife here is similar to our home. Let's land so we can take a closer look."

You and Sonic, who were standing on the wings of the plane, pointed at an area where he can land the plane. Before he could lower the plane, he felt a rapid tap on his shoulder. "Tails! Check the radar! Someone is following us!" alerted Chris.

Tails quickly checks the radar as he sees Dr. Eggman and his henchmen. "Why is he here?! We just destroyed his fortress a few days ago!" The Egg Fort fires several missiles at the X-Tornado, but Tails was able to dodge some of them as you reflected the rest of them away.

"Time for some fun." a playful smirk laced the blue hedgehog's lips as he revealed to have the power ring. Activating the ring, he executes a homing attack at the fortress, damaging the ship in different areas.

"Shoot him down, now!" demanded Eggman as his henchmen tried their best to fire even more missiles, but Tais continued to dodge them with ease. You were able to catch one of the missiles that were fired towards the ship.

Once Sonic was away from the fortress and landed back on the plane, you redirect the missile and fired it back towards the fortress, completely destroying it. The horrid screams from Eggman and his henchmen caused the both of you to chuckle, watching the destroyed fortress go down, plummeting to the ground.

As it hit the ground, some of the parts went flying, causing one of them to crash into one of the wings, breaking it. "Tails! Look out!" Chris alerted with urgency as Tails couldn't pilot the plane right. With quickness, you sprouted your wings and held onto the broken side of the plane, balancing it out.

"We need to land this, now!" you pointed at an opened area where Tails could land, making sure he slowed down so he couldn't crash into anything. The X-Tornado landed with a *thud*, but everyone was okay.

The two tailed fox hops out of the plane and immediately starts working on fixing the plane. Chris appeared to be bored, seeing that they're going to be stuck in the savannah for a bit. "Alright, I finished the repairs, but the plane won't be able to fly..." Tails informed.

Tails hops back inside the X-Tornado, pressing a button so it could convert into the X-Cyclone. "We can use this form so we can walk around the area." Tails explained, but he heard something break of the cyclone, causing it to fall into the ground.

"Looks like it needs some work..." Chris sighed as a smile filled with excitement laced his lips. "Can I help you fix it? It would save us some time and we can get home in no time." the boy insisted, but Tails gave him a dismissive wave, telling him that he was fine on his own.

Chris hums at his words, seeing that Tails want to be alone. The boy turned his gaze towards you, seeing that you were taking a nap against a tree with a good amount of shade. He also noticed that Sonic wasn't there.

Heading towards a nearby tree, he decided that he should take a nap as well. Closing his eyes, he couldn't fall asleep right away because of the sun beaming down in the area. A yawn escaped his lips as he turned his gaze towards Tails.

"You can take a nap if you want, Chris. When I'm finished, I'll wake you guys up. It's gonna take a while." Chris sat up against the tree to respond back, but Tails beat him to it. "Don't worry about me, I'm fine." he reassured, giving the boy a toothy smile.

"Oh, thanks. You know, this place is very different from home. I feel more relaxed here." he replied, wanting to start a conversation with the yellow fox. Tails quirked up a brow at the boy's words, wanting to see what he was talking about.

"Time feels different here, like it's moving at a slow pace." His words were then followed with a question. "Do you like this or the city better?" The question caused Tails' movement to falter, his ears flickered down.

"This place reminds me of my home in a certain way, I feel more comfortable." he answered with a slight whisper, feeling something build up in his chest. "I sometimes think about finding a place near the station square so I could have my own workshop here..."

Chris hummed at the fox's words, knowing that when it comes to machines, Tails was the best at it. "What do you wanna be when you're older?" he questioned Chris with a curious glint in his blue eyes.

"Recently, I've been thinking about becoming a zoologist. My grandfather and my dad always wanted me to build machines like they did. I figured that I'm more interested in animals than machines." he then reconsiders what he just said.

"Uh... I-I don't mean you guys, you know!" he quickly added, getting a light chuckle from Tails. After a few minutes had passed, Tails had finally finished the repairs. "Okay, I'm done! Can you wake up [Name] so we can look for Sonic?"

Chris gave him a nod as we stepped his way towards you. He made sure to tap you gently on your shoulder. "[Name], Tails is done with the repairs. We're about to go find Sonic so we can go home."

A low hum escaped your lips, rubbing your eyes as you stood up from the ground. Stretching your limbs, you followed both of them, seeing that they're going to explore around the area.

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Somewhere inside the egg fort, Eggman opens the airlock to let out all the smoke from the inside, dry coughs escaping his mouth as he tries to catch some fresh air. "How dare that hedgehog and [Name]!"

Stepping out of the destroyed fortress, he realized that they've landed in a lake, hearing a loud hiss coming from the water. He slowly turned his gaze to see several crocodiles swimming towards him, glints of hunger staring at him.

The Egg fortress then sends out an electric current, causing all the crocodiles to belly-up. "How dare they attack me?! I have an IQ of 300. I won't let you eat my brain..." he muttered with annoyance before pulling out a device from his pocket.

Pressing a few buttons to bring out a new robot. The door from the fortress slams open as his new robot flies out. E-65, a robot that represented a monkey type creature. Upon landing, it started to pound its chest.

The loud noise caused Decoe and Bocoe finally hopped out of the destroyed fortress, demanding the robot monkey to stop pounding its chest. Once it stopped, Eggman demanded his henchmen to go look for Sonic.

They give the scientist a firm nod as they journey off into the savannah, watching E-65 swing from vine to vine in the trees.

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Sonic can be seen running through the savannah, loving how there was more room to run around the area. Looking around, he wonders if Tails and the others fixed the X-Tornado. While he was running, his thoughts were interrupted when a cheetah ran next to him.

A challenging smirk laced his lips, seeing that the wild animal was challenging him into the race. "I know that you're the fastest animal in the world, but you have no chance against me!" He then dashed away with supersonic speed, leaving the cheetah in the dust.

Somewhere a few distances away from Sonic, there were some buildings being constructed. You, Tails, and Chris walked out of the wilderness to see a few construction workers there. Tails approached one of them, causing some of the workers' eyes to widen.

"What are you guys doing here? This is a restricted area." one of them informed with a firm town. "What are you guys building?" questioned Tails. "We're building a dam..." they answered, causing Tails eyes to narrow.

"But why are you building it here? You're taking away the water for the wildlife. You know that animals live here, right?" Tails pressed on, feeling annoyance build up in his chest. "That's not our problem," one of the workers then instructed another to throw them out.

Before he could grab Tails, you grabbed the worker's wrist, twisting it but not breaking it. "We'll see ourselves out." you retorted back with a cold tone, watching the worker whimper in pain. Letting go of his wrist, you led Tails and Chris back into the savannah.

Tails can be seen with a sadden expression, but it was washed over with a smile as he began to talk to some of the animals nearby. "Are you guys really fine with this?" He watched the animals hang their heads down, seeing that they're sad from the sudden construction.

He felt your hand gently pat his head, causing some tears to stream down his face. "Sorry... It's just..." he stuttered as he wiped away his tears. The yellow fox then turned towards you and Chris. "A long time ago, I was just like them..."

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He explained that he was bullied from his world. The other foxes bullied him for having two tails and having a higher IQ than the others. They would destroy his inventions that would take him days to recover.

On that day, that was when he met a blue hedgehog. He decided to follow the hedgehog, having no clue where he was going. Following his footprints, he finds himself at a beach with an airplane a few feet away.

His curiosity peaks as he climbs into the cockpit. Who would leave this here, he thought. Taking a look at the buttons, he went to grab some paint and started to decorate the plane. Unknown to him, he didn't see the blue hedgehog behind him.

"What are you doing?" Tails jumped from the unknown as he turned to see that it was the hedgehog he followed. "Sorry, I was remodeling it so that it would be faster. I-i even changed the color..." he stuttered a response.

The hedgehog started to examine the plane, seeing how it looked brand new. When he first found the plane, it was run down and abandoned. "Thanks. By the way, you've been following me since this morning. Did you want something from me?"

Tails ears flatten on his head, a frown stretching on his lips. "Everyone bullies me because I'm good at mechanics. They think I'm a freak because I have two tails while everyone has one." he then showed the hedgehog his tails, watching them twirl in a circle.

"When I saw you, I thought you were a cool person that I could talk to. I've never seen you before, that's why I followed you." the blue-eyed fox responded. The hedgehog hummed at the fox's words; a smile landed on his lips.

"What's your name?"

"Miles Prower. But everyone calls me Tails." he replied, a smile slowly lacing his lips. "I'm Sonic. Nice job, Tails. I could use a mechanic and a friend." he introduced with a wink, causing the yellow fox's eyes to widen.

"Really? You mean that?" he questioned as a single tear streamed down his cheek. Sonic gave him a thumbs up with a bright smile. "You bet!" and from that day, they've been best friends ever since. 

They even consider each other as brothers.

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"After meeting Sonic, I was able to do the things I wanted without being bullied. We need to hurry before they wreck this place." you and Chris gave him a smile before turning towards the construction site.

Tails marched his way back to the construction site, confidence building inside him as he stopped in front of two bulldozers. "Please stop the construction! If you continue to do this, the animals will no longer be able to live!"

The construction workers stared at him with annoyance as one of them started their bulldozers, seeing that they were going to run him over. With quickness, you snatched Tails out of the way. "I don't think that's a good idea, Tails. But I think we can come up with something."

Pointing behind you, there were multiple groups of different animals that were behind them. "Of course! We can use the animals to drive the workers away from the dam!" Marching towards the animal, he began to talk to them.

"Everyone! If we work together, we'll be able to destroy the dam!" The animals looked at each other before cheering in their own way. Tails then directed them towards the dam, making sure he gets out of the way before he gets trampled on.

As you watched the animals rush over to the construction site, you heard a rumble coming from the savannah. Turning your gaze towards the sound, you see Sonic dashing out of it, causing Chris to smile. "Sonic! I'm glad that we found-"

He was interrupted by the same rumbling sound as a robotic monkey following the blue hedgehog. A huff escaped your lips as you see Eggman in his egg mobile. 'Great, he's here again...' you thought as you rushed to go help Sonic.

With the dam, it was completely destroyed, watching the water go back into the wildlife. The animals cheered with Tails, thanking the fox for getting their preserves back. He then turned his gaze to see Sonic getting chased.

He sees you stop right in front of the E-65, grabbing one of its mechanical arms and throwing it towards Eggman. The scientist was able to dodge as his robot was slammed into the ground. "You idiot! Get back up and go fight!" he demanded with an angered shout.

The robot struggled to get up onto its feet, pounding its chest with anger before charging towards you. A sly smile laced your lips as you tripped the robot, watching it collapse into a bunch of metal rods.

Eggman gritted his teeth with anger, rapidly pressing a button on his control panel, he fires multiple missiles, making sure to target you. You swiftly dodged the incoming projectiles, making sure to catch one as redirecting it towards E-65.

As the mechanical monkey finally stood out of the pile of metal rods as the missile you redirected hit its arm, blowing it up. From inside the robot, Decoe and Bocoe screamed with fear, recorder that they should abort the mission.

From a few feet away, Sonic can be seen coming up with a plan to destroy the robot. "Tails! Throw me the power ring!" his brother gave him a nod as he threw the glowing ring towards the hedgehog, catching it with ease.

As he starts to power up, Eggman's henchmen quickly disembark the robot and flee from the scene, not wanting to get into Sonic's range. Leaping in the air, he executes a hiking attack, spinning right through its chest, destroying it.

Tails and Chris cheered for you and Sonic, finally getting rid of the problem. "Okay, you two! You're up against me now!" You and Sonic side-eyes each other before sinister smiles laced your lips.

Seconds later, Eggman's beaten up body can be seen being dragged away by his henchmen, escorting him back to the destroyed fortress. Tails sighs in relief as he sees the conduction workers behind escorted with handcuffs on their wrists.

You all then turned towards sunlight, seeing the colors of oranges and pinks create a beautiful scenery. Tails and Sonic gave each other fist bumps; wide smiles stretched on their lips as everyone headed back towards the X-Tornado.

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A camera zooms out to show a frame of a castle. Faint, childlike laughter can be heard in the area. Sonic can be seen sleeping on top of one of the battlements. Chris, you, and the others were at a camera shoot to go see Chris's mother, Lindsey Thorndyke.

The director and cameraman were setting up the atmosphere for the movie scene, making sure everyone was in place so Ms. Thorndyke could perform the specific scene. "Listen, this is a very calm scene, so concentrate on your emotions. Don't try to fake it with mere facial expressions."

Chris's mother gave them an understanding nod, making sure that her outfit for the scene was prepared while she added a few touches to her hair. Turning your gaze towards Ella, she was dressed for the scene as well, feeling a small smile stretch on your lips.

"When did you get the part for the movie, Ella?" you questioned, seeing the glint of excitement in her eyes with a bright smile.

"That's right. They advertised for extras to play at a nearby village. They also needed someone to play an extremely young and beautiful housekeeper, do I look great?" she replied, her bright smile widened as you gave her a nod.

Ella waved at you and the others as she went to go on set with Lindsey. "We're going to start filming. Places, please!" The director announced, watching the actors and extras take their respective places.

Filming is underway, Lindsey's character is begging the lead actor's character in the play. Her character expressed a sadden expression, watching the tears slowly stream down her cheeks. "But Bret, what will I do without you? You can't leave me, I need you! Bret!"

Her character grabs the lead actors' hands, enveloping them together to keep her love with her. The lead actor who played Bret shook his head, a glint of sadness flowed in his eyes as he gently took his hands back from her.

The lead actor then walks away, ignoring the cries of his love. "Bret, don't go! Please!" Lindsey cried as Bret's figure disappeared into the woods. She collapses to the ground, bawling her eyes out, knowing that she wouldn't see him ever again.

"And cut!" alerted the director, watching the actors stop what they're doing. "Your mother is really amazing, Chris." beamed Amy, watching his mother walking towards them with a bright smile.

"Chris, are you having a good time?" she asks, getting a nod from her son. She looks around to see that none of Chris's school friends are here with him. Chris pointed to you, Sonic, and the others, watching them wave towards her.

"Wait, did you not tell your mother about us? Practically everyone knows who we are." Tails pointed out to Chris; his expression filled with confusion. His question earned a shrug from the boy, explaining how his mom can be very clueless.

The two then looked around the camera shoot, seeing that Cream and Cheese were missing. Taking in their words, you quietly searched around the shoot, seeing a familiar rabbit and her chao going towards the main camera.

Stepping towards them, you carefully picked the two from the ground, chuckling at their confused expression. "We have to stay here, you two. You can explore when the movie shoot is finished." you explained.

Cream and Cheese gave you a toothy grin, placing them down so they could regroup with everyone. "Alright, everyone! We're about to shoot the next scene!" the director called out, watching the actors scramble to their positions.

As the atmosphere becomes quiet, Lindsey's character starts off by running forward. "Please, Bret! Come back! What will I do without you? Where will I go?" her voice starts to break down as the camera pans over to another scene, but it bumps into something.

The cameraman takes a look at the problem to see that an object was placed there, stopping it from moving. The object represented a pedestal with a talisman on top of it, showing a moon and star design.

Meanwhile, Sonic was walking around the set, feeling bored that he was dragged by Chris to come here. At least you and his friends were here. He stopped walking when he felt an odd sensation in the area, something was off.

The blue hedgehog stood still, not knowing if he should do something or just stay in that position. As a few seconds passed by, the odd sensation disappeared, slightly relaxing the hedgehog.

"I don't think this is part of the movie..." he muttered as he looked down a dark hallway that loomed in the area.

"Places, everybody! And... Action!"

Suddenly, night falls on the castle, startling the camera crew. "Cut!" called the director, wanting to see what the problem was. Everyone heard a weird noise that was buzzing around the set, making sure to light up some candles so people could see.

"We can't find anything, sir! This noise isn't going to cut it." the cameraman informed, watching the director ponder on what to do.

"Let's call it a day, everyone. We'll work on this scene later this week." he announced, watching everyone pack up the equipment. Lindsey had already changed into her normal clothing while removing all the layers of makeup. She turns around to see her son.

"I just came here to say goodbye; you did great today." a light grin stretched on his lips as he embraced his mother. "I didn't know you were still here, sweetie. I guess you'll see me tomorrow, right?" her son answered with a nod.

The two break the embrace as Chris goes to regroup with you and Tails. "Where is everyone?" he questioned, seeing only you and Tails were present. "The girls are going to have a sleepover in Ella's room. We're just waiting to get our respective rooms." you explained.

Chris continued to look around, seeing that Sonic was missing. 'He's probably exploring around as usual. I hope that he doesn't get into some type of trouble...' the boy thought with a concerned expression.

"Let's just wait until he gets back. By the time he arrives, we'll probably already have a room in this hotel." Tails insisted, wanting to calm Chris down. As a few minutes passed by, you finally got the key to your room in the castle.

"I'll let you guys know if Sonic is around, I'm not going to sleep right now." you spoke, earning nods from the two. While walking through the hallway, you felt the atmosphere change. It went from calm to cold.

A confused expression was plastered on your face as you continued to look for your room. "Something is off about this place... I'll maybe go check on it when I'm settled in my room." you muttered to yourself.

As you find your room and walk inside, the cameraman can be seen finally finding the source of the noise. It was coming from behind a door that was mostly for storage. The ghostly sound of children laughing echoed in the air, causing a shiver to go down his spine.

That was until four small ghosts appeared behind him, each of them held a toothy grin that was filled with trickery. Turning back around, the small ghosts disappeared, watching the man go back to the set.

"Mrs. Thorndyke, I'm going to turn the lights out." he called out, getting an "Okay!" from her. She can be seen putting her makeup away as the sound of children's laughter can be heard. "Chris? Honey, is that you?" she called out, only receiving silence.

"Maybe I'm just hearing things... It's been such a long day." Turning back to her mirror, she froze with fear when she saw her reflection. It had wide red eyes with a sharp, toothy grin. The reflection stared at her in silence as the sound of ghostly laughter could be heard.

"Hello there..." The reflection spoke with a whisper, causing Lindsley to scream with fear. She ran toward the door to open it with a hurried motion, but it was locked from the outside. "Help! Somebody help me!"

Somewhere outside the castle, Sonic wasn't able to hear Lindsley screams as he found some sort of talisman. He examines the moon side of the object, trying to figure out what it does. Turning it over, he sees that there was a side that represented the sun.

"What is this thing? What does it represent?" he questioned himself. Before he could look into it more, he heard multiple footsteps coming from inside the castle. The footsteps belonged to Chris and Tails.

"Mom?! Mom, where are you?!" Chris called out, getting Sonic's attention. He dashed inside to see that the two were standing in the hallway. Another door opened to see Ella, Amy and Cream were searching the hallways as well.

"Mrs. Thorndyke! Where did you go?" shouted Ella as Amy went to go knock on your door. "[Name]? Are you awake?" She heard a noise coming from the other side of the door, gentle footsteps making its way.

She stepped back so you could open the door, seeing that you weren't asleep yet. "Have you seen Chris's mother anywhere? We can't find her." Amy explained with a worried tone. You answered with a no, telling her that you didn't hear anything.

Stepping out of your room, the ghostly sound of laughter echoed in the hallway, causing Cream to quiver with fear. You made your way towards Cream, picking her up and holding her on your side. "It's going to be alright, Cream. We just have to stick together." you reassured.

Cream gave you a nod as Ella heard something knocking on the wall. "I'll go get some help!" Amy starts to race off, but she is stopped when a ghostly hand emerges out of the wall, trying to cut her off.

She was knocked down by the giant hand as another hand emerged out of the wall and snatched Ella with quickness. Another hand reaches out towards Cream and Cheese, but you smacked the ghostly hands away, watching them retract into the walls.

Turning towards Sonic, you see that he was holding some sort of talisman. "Are you sure that ghosts are haunting this area? I don't believe in that stuff..." Sonic crossed his arms with an unimpressed expression.

That was until a group of ghostly hands reached out of a purple portal that was on the wall. You placed Cream on the ground and told her, Cheese, Tails, and Amy to run and find somewhere to hide.

A large ghostly hand emerges from the portal and pushes you back, holding you against the wall. Your hands started to slowly break the hold, a frustrated expression plastered your face. While you were trying to break out, a hand snatches Tails into the portal.

"Tails!" Sonic called out as he grabbed his hands, but he felt himself being pulled into the portal as well. The blue hedgehog called out to Chris, throwing him the talisman "The pedestal in the yard! There's something that relates to it!" Sonic explained as he was pulled into the portal.

Finally breaking out of the ghostly hold, the portal was starting to close. "Sonic!" with quickness, you grabbed Amy before she could throw herself into the portal. "Amy! It's not safe, half of us are already gone!"

The pink hedgehog tried to break out of your firm hold, but her movement slowed down as her eyes started to water. "He's gone..." she muttered in a broken tone, feeling you pull her into a reassuring hug.

"We're going to find a way to get Sonic and the others back. It's going to take some time." you explained in a gentle tone, causing Amy to hug back, wiping away her tears. Breaking the hug, you told everyone that they had to search outside the castle.

Looking at the talisman, there was a sentence that was written. "Appears under the moon. Disappears under the sun." you read as you all started to head outside. There was a pedestal that was near the main entrance.

Chris decided to take a look, seeing that this was the object Sonic was talking about. When you all stood around it, there was a sudden breeze, seeing that it was hiding something. You carefully pushed the pedestal away, seeing a hidden passageway underneath it.

You told everyone to be quiet as they entered the passageway. Turning towards Cream and Cheese, you told them to wait in your room, knowing that they would be safe in there. Chris wanted to convince the police to help them, but he saw that Amy wasn't going to listen.

Arriving at the basement under the castle, Amy firmly held your hand for security as you all descended another flight of stairs. Finally reaching to the heart of the basement, you see four ghostly figures charging towards you.

With quickness, you grabbed the talisman out of Chris's hand and held it in front of you. The ghosts shrieked with fear from the object, watching them flee away from you. "So it's like a magic charm," said Chris.

"It's something like that, it scares the evil spirits away." you explained, earning a nod from the boy and the pink hedgehog. The group started to go through multiple doors, frustration slowly building up from it.

"Let's go through this one," you pointed out, seeing a door that looked older than the others. Slowly opening it, you made sure to hold out the talisman before entering. Amy and Chris quietly followed after you, looking around the area in the process.

Amy looks at the ceiling to see Sonic hanging out of the portal before going back inside. "Sonic?! Sonic is here! But where are the others?" she questioned. Before she could race towards another area, you all heard his voice. But something was off about it.

"There's not much time, so listen! I've always loved you, Amy..." The unexpected words caused the pink hedgehog to blush, confused on what he was saying. "Amy, that's not Sonic. He sounds possessed." you informed.

"[Name]... I love you too..."

A confused expression plastered on your face, slowly blinking from the unexpecting words towards you. "Yup, he's definitely possessed..." you hummed as you see Amy going towards the hourglass.

Before she could locate the hole for the hourglass, Sonic's voice called out again. "I said don't put that thing over there! That's how the ghosts get their power!" he shouted with urgency, stopping the pink hedgehog in its tracks.

"That's the real Sonic, Amy! Step away from the hole." you instructed as you ran towards her. Before she could place the talisman down on the moon side, you snatched it away from her. An angered shriek echoed in the room as you see a large ghost emerge into the room.

"I can't believe that you nearly fell for that... If you didn't have that archangel with you, I would've been freed..." Spoke the large ghost, using Sonic's voice to distract Amy so they could trick her.

"So you were just pretending to be him?!" she shouted with anger while pulling out of her hammer. She swung her weapon with all her might, but it only went through the ghost. A devious smile laced the ghosts' lips as it tried to possess Amy.

You quickly pushed Amy out of the way as the large ghost entered your body. Suddenly, a sly smirk laced your lips as you heard the ghost scream in horror. "No! I can't possess their body, I'm stuck here!"

Amy and Chris watched in awe, seeing that you weren't fazed by the ghost trying to possess you. Chris remembered from when he first met you that you weren't technically human. You then remembered the words that were written on the talisman.

"When the moon rises, they appear... So when the sun is up, they disappear." quickly placing the talisman onto the hole with the sun side up, a bright light emerged out of the hole, causing everyone to cover their eyes.

The portal from before opens as Sonic emerges out of it. "You guys okay?" questioned Sonic, getting a nod from you and Chris. Amy ran towards him, tackling him into a hug. "Sonic, you're okay!"

"Yes, I'm okay, Amy. But the ghost is possessing [Name]!" he quickly exclaimed. He turned his gaze to see that you were okay, your eyes weren't red and yellow. "I'm fine, Sonic. Don't forget, I'm not a mortal." you explained with a reassured tone.

It was silent for a moment as they watched you reach your hand through your chest, watching you pull out the ghost that was trapped inside of you. Grabbing the talisman on the wall, you smacked it onto the ghost's forehead, watching a bright light surround the ghost.

"No! No! You can't destroy me! I still have things to do in this worl-" another bright light explodes in the room as the ghost is consumed by the light. It was silent for a moment as a knock can be heard from another door.

Carefully opening it, you see that Ella and Tails were stuffed in there. Bright smiles stretched on their faces as you were pulled into a group hug. "You saved us! Thank you, sweetie!" spoke Ella, earning a smile from you.

"How long were you guys in there for?" questioned Sonic, getting a shrug from Tails. "I don't know, when we were pulled into the portal, we blacked out." the fox explained. "C'mon, let's get out of here. This place gives me the creeps."

Sonic chuckled at his words as everyone started to make their way out of the basement. "Wait, we have to see if my mom is in her room now!" Chris rushed inside the castle to find his mothers room. Slamming the door opened, he sees her sitting on her bed with an exhausted depression.

"Mom! You're okay!" he humped with joy as he hugged his mother, a tear slowly streaming down his face. "Yes, I'm okay, Chris. I don't know what happened. All I remember was that I saw my reflection talking to me and I blacked out."

Ella stepped towards Mrs. Thorndyke, pointing her finger towards you. "[Name] is the one who saved us! They were able to get rid of the ghosts that were haunting the area." A thankful smile stretched on Chris's mothers lips, gently grabbing your hands in the process.

"Thank you. Thank you so much!" she spoke with relief, earning a faint smile from you. "Is there any way that I can repay you?" she questioned. You placed your hands in front of you, shaking your head. "It's fine, ma'am. I did the best I could to save everyone. I don't need anything."

She nodded at your words as she went to go hug her son. As you watched the sweet moment, you felt your clothing being slightly tugged. Turning your gaze downwards, you see that it was Amy and Sonic.

The two wore a sadden expression as they hugged your legs. "I'm sorry that I nearly fell for the trick, I could've put everyone in danger..." uttered Amy as Sonic began to speak as well. "I'm glad that you weren't able to be possessed. We wouldn't know what to do." he added.

You stood there in slight shock as a gentle smile laced your lips. "It's alright, you two. I'm just glad that everyone is safe," you reassured them as you gently scratched behind their ears, watching it lightly twitch from the affection.

Crouching down to their height, you pulled them into a hug, slowly rubbing their backs as they relaxed in the hold, the two hedgehogs lightly blushed at the affections.

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Somewhere under the deep blue sea, the Egg Fortress can be seen underneath the ocean. Deceo and Boceo were finishing building the main engine, frustrated expressions plastered their faces.

A sigh escaped the gray robot's system, directing his gaze towards Eggman, who can be seen relaxing in a beach chair. "Boss, why did this have to take two weeks to do? Can you make more robots to help us?"

The scientist directed his goggled covered eyes towards the robot henchmen's, his gloved hands slowly clenched tightly around the newspaper he held in hand. "Oh, I don't know. Maybe if nearly all my robots were destroyed from that blasted hedgehog!"

He threw a soda can at one of the henchmen, unfortunately, they were able to dodge the sloppy throw. After the two robots finish building the other engines, it finally ignites. "Finally! Now increase the output of the sub engine and ignite the main one!"

Following his instructions, once they ignited the main engine, the power of the engine went out. Boceo and Deceo slightly slumped as they turned their confused expression towards the scientist.

"Dr. Eggman, did you finish repairing the energy transfer system?" questioned the shorter robot, causing Eggman to quirk a brow at the foolish question. Nobody ever questions his tactics, but he was easily offended by this certain question.

"Are you doubting my technique?" he replied with a cold, stern tone. His grip on the newspaper slowly started to tears, feeling anger rise in his chest. The two robots slowly backed away from him, not wanting to feel his wrath.

It was silent for a moment as the scientist let out a sigh, his tense body slowly relaxed. "Pardon me, you two did nothing wrong." he reassured as he stood up from his chair. "All right, I can't hold this off any longer. Have I got a surprise for you..."

A menacing grin stretched on his face, watching the robotic henchmen take another step away from him.

Meanwhile, with Chris, you, Sonic and the others, everyone can be seen relaxing on a luxury cruise. The boy can be seen explaining how they ended up on a cruise, seeing that they needed a rest from the chaos emeralds and Eggman.

The boy turned towards Sonic, Tails, and Cream. "We've been on this cruise for only three days. And in order to reach the glaciers, it'll take us four days." he informed, watching the mobians stare at him in disbelief.

"Four more days?! And we're only halfway there?! This is taking forever!" Sonic exclaimed with an annoyed expression. He's been trapped on a large boat for three days, and he's already bored.

He couldn't run to find anything new; he was tired of sleeping all day. But at least you were here with them. A light chuckle escaped from his lips, knowing that you needed a vacation as well.

The blue hedgehog gripped Chris's collar. "Come on, pal! I don't take to water! We're surrounded by this stuff and I'm gettin seasick!" Sonic then fell to his knees, begging the boy to hurry the cruise ship to the desired location.

Chris, Tails and Cream stared at him as he started to run a frenzy around the ship. The blue blur continued to do the same action as he was immediately caught by someone, his body nearly flung in the air.

He felt himself being raised in the air, directing his green eyes to see that it was you that stopped his frenzy. "Man, I still can't believe that you're on par with my speed." he chuckled as he relaxed into your hold, starring into your dull, voided eyes.

He felt his cheeks slowly heat up from your clothing, seeing that you changed into something more relaxing yet comforting. You were probably the only one that took the vacation seriously, knowing that you needed a break.

"You're getting bored already?" you teased with a faint smile, carrying the hedgehog while you walked around the area. Sonic answered with an annoyed hum as leaned into your arms; it looked like you were carrying a cat.

"Listen, Sonic. We're going to be on this ship for ten days and ten nights. I remembered when Chris announced that we were going on a cruise, I became tense at the idea." you started, gently combing his blue quills.

"Do you think your friends want to see you behaving like a baby? And remember, bravery is not the absence of fear, but the facing of it." Your encouraging words helped the hedgehog relax in your hold, but he still had a sulking expression.

You placed Sonic on the wooden floor, gently booping his nose in the process. "Now I want you to relax, sooner or later, Chris is going to be worried about you. You know that it's going to be annoying."

The hedgehog gave you a slight nod as he slowly trudged past you, dragging his red shoes against the floor in exaggeration. That was when he fell onto the floor, causing Amy to rush towards him.

"Sonic! What happened?!" she questioned with a hurried tone. Directing her worried expression towards you, watching your arms cross at the scene. You gently reassured her that he was fine, explaining that he was already bored of the cruise.

You gently picked up the dramatic hedgehog, holding him as he was still limp, causing you to sigh at his behavior. A pair of footsteps can be heard, making everyone turn their gaze to see Tanaka.

"Good morning, everyone." he greeted as he pointed towards a group of elderly people behind him. "These people are joining us from the Silver Star Retirement Home. They'll be teaching us as well."

Chris tilted his heading in confusion, asking the butler what they'll be teaching everyone on the ship. Tanaka then explained that they'll teach everyone to relax on the ship. A sigh escaped from your lips, but it could be heard as a shudder. You slowly began to retract yourself away from the elderly.

Amy noticed your annoyed expression, causing her to chuckle at the scene. She knew, practically everyone knew, that you didn't like people that much. Especially people in groups. You were basically the introvert of the group.

The sound of a helicopter can be heard taking flight in the air, causing Sonic to awaken from his sullen attitude and race his way towards the sound. When he arrived, the helicopter was gone. "No! Take me with you! Please, come back!"

Everyone chuckled as the hedgehog threw his hands in the air in despair, a loud, exaggerated sigh escaped his lips as he fell limp on the floor again.

Elsewhere on the ship, Cream and Cheese are conversing with an elderly woman. "I see. You're from another world, that must be fascinating." hummed the old woman, earning smiles from the rabbit and her chao.

"We used to live in another world, but something happened and we were transported here." Cream explained, getting an agreeing nod from Cheese. The rabbit directed her eyes to see that you were preventing Sonic from jumping off the ship.

A sigh escaped her lips, wanting her friend to relax, but she knew that Sonic couldn't relax by being surrounded by a large mass of water.

Somewhere a few feet away from them, Amy can be seen watching you pull Sonic off the rails. His attempts of jumping off the boat weren't working, causing him to limp dramatically in your arms.

"He never gives up. And I thought I could have a relaxing talk with him, maybe with [Name] as well." she sighed, feeling a frown stretching on her lips. Nearby, an old man overhears her words and chuckles.

"Something tells me that you have a thing for Sonic and [Name]." he started, watching the delighted pink hedgehog hop onto the table with a wide grin. "It's very obvious, maybe it's an effect on other people as well."

Her bright grin was replaced with an agitated scowl, feeling jealousy swarm around her, but she knew that she was supposed to relax. 'Maybe when [Name] is not dealing with Sonic, I can hang out with them'

Back underneath the ocean, Eggman and his two henchmen are sitting inside their newly completed Egg Fort. A proud smirk stretched on the scientist's face as his proud work.

"Those dimwits think they've defeated me because they destroyed my tower. However, I managed to restore my robot factory." he grumbled for a bit. His henchmen congratulated him for his hard work.

A delighted sigh escaped his lips as he clapped his hands together, getting the robot's attention. "Alright, let's get started! I'm going to name the new robot I built." he announced, watching their eyes widen.

They stared at the scientist in disbelief, not believing that Eggman could build a machine in no time. Excitement began to rise as they waited for him to announce the name. "Its name will be..." he paused for dramatic effect.

"The XL Super Ultra Eggman Extreme!"

Boceo and Deceo's excitement was completely washed over with disappointment. How come they couldn't name their section? Eggman was offended by their disappointed stares, staring back at them with anger.

"Well, excuse me! I thought I was doing you guys a favor by giving you guys your own sections!" he retorted back as he started to give them new names for their section of the fortress. "Ace, Jack, Spade?"

"Nope."

"I don't even play cards."

Eggman groaned in annoyance as he started to give them more ridiculous names, causing the two to walk away from him, telling him that they needed a break.

On the ship, Sonic was examining the area of the ship, a sly smirk laced his lips. He had come up with plans that would convince his friends to take him back to the house. He dashed his way towards his brother, seeing that he was minding his business.

"Hey, Tails! I know that we're going to be away for ten days, but should you be worried about the X-Tornado?" he questioned with a fake worried tone. The two tailed fox tilted his head at him, asking him why he should be worried.

"You know, maybe that machines can get lonely? I wonder if the plane is sad that you're not here." he continued to add on, smoking at the frightened expression he received from Tails. 'This is working! That's one!'

Waving his brother goodbye, he darted his way towards Amy, seeing that she was relaxing against the wall. He strides his way towards her; the sly smirk was still present on his face. "Hey, Amy. Have I ever told you that you look beautiful?"

The pink hedgehog stared at him with disbelief, feeling her cheeks warm up from his sudden words. 'Is this a dream? Is it finally happening?'

Sonic then continues to 'flirt' with her, saying that the way she swings her hammer makes his heart beat a million times a minute. "Maybe... perhaps you could swing that hammer once more," he added.

As Amy processed false information, she couldn't help but grin brightly at her crush. She swiftly takes her hammer out, precisely aiming it at the blue hedgehog's torso, sending him flying across the ship. 'That's two!'

His body soared in the air as he landed in someone's lap. He directed his gaze to see you relaxing on a beach chair in the shade. Maneuvering his body to face you, he was stopped in his tracks by your voice in his head.

'What are you trying to do now, Sonic?' you questioned with a bored and slightly tired tone. Even with your eyes still closed, you could feel his bright emerald eyes on you with a persuading expression.

"Please, [Name]. I bet you can relax better at home. On a comfy couch. Maybe watching something new, and I could join you?" he continued to press on, hearing a sigh flow out of your lips. Opening your eyes to half-lid, Sonic's green eyes shimmered with hope.

He placed his chin on your stomach, not breaking eye-contact with you. You slowly raised your hand and scratched behind his ear before gently flicking his nose. "Sonic, if you keep bothering people, there might be a chance where I will throw you off this ship..." you muttered.

The hedgehog practically beamed at the answer, watching his tail wag. Before you could say anything else, a loud explosion was emitted from the ocean, causing everyone to turn their gaze towards the noise.

"Is it a whale?" questioned Chris, watching something rise from the water. His curious smile slowly begins to falter as he sees Eggman in his new fortress. "Guys! It's Eggman!" he announced, watching Sonic dash towards the rails next to him.

An annoyed sigh escaped your lips; you were supposed to relax today. But of course, Eggman always finds a way to bounce back with a plan.

'Oh for fu-'

Another explosion interrupted your thoughts as you quickly got up from the beach chair. The ship began to rock in the water, causing everyone to hold onto something. "Hehe, I was wondering when you bozos would show up!" taunted the blue hedgehog.

Eggman gritted his teeth with anger, rapidly pushing buttons to fire multiple missiles. With quickness, you sprouted your wings to take flight. You deflected the missiles with ease, making sure they landed away from the ship.

Before Sonic could dash his way over to them, he felt the cruise being stopped as they were next to a giant iceberg. He hopped onto the rails and dashed his way upwards to land on the ice.

"Hey, egghead! If you wanna fight, you can have one!" he taunted once more, needing Eggman to stop attacking you.

"Stop bragging, Sonic! I'll show you something! Combine Egg Fort!" Sonic watched as two more sections of the fortress started to attach each other to the larger fortress. Sonic tried to dash off the ice, hearing what Eggman had to say.

"You're going nowhere, Sonic! You're not even moving!" He pointed at the iceberg, watching the hedgehog run in place, not moving forward a single inch. The upgraded egg fort fired a blast at the iceberg, destroying it immediately.

Large particles of ice were sent flying, narrowly hitting the ship. Tails quickly rushed towards the captain's area, demanding them to start moving away from the battle and the ice. Sonic' body was sent flying in the air, his body slowly falling towards the water.

'Oh no! No, no, no, no! Quick, I have to land on something!'

The hedgehog tried to look around the ocean to see if he could land anywhere, but most of the ice was blown off from Eggman, not wanting to land on something shape. He closed his eyes shut, hoping something good will happen.

Before his body could crash into the ocean, you quickly scooped him up, taking flight. 'Are you alright, Sonic?' you questioned in his head, feeling his body shaking. He relaxed to see that you caught him just in time.

"Y-yeah, I'm okay. Thanks!" he replied with a thumbs up, watching a grin stretch on his face. A relieved sigh escaped your lips, turning your gaze towards the egg fortress. Before you could come up with a plan, you heard a familiar sound of a plane in the air.

"No way! Ella is driving the X-Tornado!" Sonic exclaimed, pointing to see Ella was piloting the plane with Bokkun. "How...?" you questioned in slight bewilderment. Sonic chuckled at Eggman's expression, showing how confused yet scared at the incoming plane.

"Bokkun?! What are you doing in there?!" he demanded, only receiving maniacal laughter from the small creature.

Ella then pressed a button to transform the plane into X-Cyclone. It succeeds in transformation as it kicks the egg fortress into the distance, watching it disappear with a twinkle.

You floated in the air with Sonic in arms in silence, waving towards an excited Ella and Bokkun. A sly smirk then laced Sonic's lips as he turned his gaze upwards. "You know, maybe taking a vacation on a cruise wasn't so bad." he hummed with an innocent tone.

Directing your gaze downwards, his green eyes showed a begging glint, causing a sigh to escape your lips. "Yeah. We should start heading back towards the ship before they start to worry where we are." you insist.

'I also need a nap as well...'

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It was nighttime at the Thorndyke mansion. Everyone was sound asleep except you. Your figure emerged from the forest, your clothing had splotches of the dark substance from the alternates. It's been some time since you've encountered an alternate in this world.

'I wonder how long it will be until I encounter another... Usually, it's where I get most of my energy to shapeshift and enhance my abilities, but I'll be fine'

You were still confused on how this world was able to have alternates, seeing that your presents still somewhat attract them to move over to this realm. Your expression held a wide, uncanny grin, your teeth practically glowed in the night.

Putting your hands together in a praying position, your crazed expression slowly went back to normal, your lips slowly turned into a faint smile. While praying for the alternates that you finished off, it was interrupted by the sound of a loud engine.

Your expression slightly grimaced a bit from the noise, directing your gaze to see that Chris's uncle, Sam, was outside the mansion. 'What is he doing here all of a sudden? And why make such loud noises in the middle of the night?'

An annoyed huff escaped your lips before slowly striding your way towards the mansion, expecting to hear that everyone inside was awakened by the noise. The woods you were in weren't that far from the mansion, so it was easy to just walk there.

As your foot stepped on the patio, you could already see Ella about to pounce on the man for waking her up, a chuckle flowed out of your lips. Opening the door, Sam turned his gaze towards you with a wide grin.

"Why are you here at three in the morning?" you questioned, a blank expression plastered your face. If Chris wasn't awake, you would've mind controlled him and demanded him to go back home, or somewhere away from the mansion.

Before he could speak, you see a large crowd of people outside the mansion, police cars surrounded the entrance, and even a helicopter hovered over the house. Your gaze hardened, silently demanding him why there were so many people outside.

"Well, I'm actually here to challenge Sonic to a race. But now that you're here, you can enter the competition as well! I've seen how fast you are, so this will be a challenge for me." he exclaimed with a confident smirk.

Everyone in the room watched as a light smile slowly stretched on your face, one your eyes slightly twitched as you slowly made your way towards the obnoxious racer. Your hands slowly lifted towards him, silently letting everyone know that you were about to strangle him.

With quickness, Chris stood in front of his uncle with a frightened expression, matching his uncle's as well. "W-wait! [Name], I'm sure that he can reason with you and Sonic!" he quickly insisted, watching your figure slowly backtracked.

A chuckle escaped the blue hedgehog's lips as he stood next to you with a sly grin. "I think he knows that neither of us are interested in the race," he then waved to the orange-haired racer. "Later." Sonic then dragged you to the living room, seeing if there was something on tv to watch.

You two ignored Sam's loud rambling as Sonic flickered through the channels on the tv. Maybe something could show some cartoons, even though it was in the middle of the night. A sigh escaped your lips as you relaxed into the couch, feeling that you were about to fall asleep.

A pair of footsteps emerged from Chuck's lab, a tired looking Tails surveyed the living room, seeing that he wasn't the only one that was disturbed in their sleep. "What's going on?" he inquired, rubbing his eyes.

Chris was about to explain, but he was cut off by his uncle. "These two will race me! The starting line will be in front of this house and we'll speed downtown through the heart of station square. We will then zoom through the desert and navigate the twist in turns of the canyon."

The two-tailed fox couldn't believe what Sam was talking about. Him, challenging you and Sonic? Now that was something to laugh at, but he was too tired to do so.

"So the president, and thousands of people are going to be at the stadium watching their race?" questioned Tanaka, cleaning his glasses. Sam gave him a nod, explaining that they'll be racing at a certain time.

"Except we're not gonna race." Sonic joined in, focusing his gaze on the tv. He glanced over to you, seeing that you were asleep, holding your Gengar plushie against you.

"What's the matter, Sonic? Don't you want to win against the rocket engine that the science department created?" he taunted as his expression slightly hardened. "I'm not taking no for an answer, you two."

An annoyed sigh escaped Chris's mouth as he facepalms. "Why can't I have a normal family..."

"Look, Sam, you can't expect the station square to shut down just so the three of you could race." uttered Chuck, earning a wide grin from the racer.

"I already took care of it." Suddenly, the TV changed to the news, showing the news cast and thousands of people at the station square in the middle of the night. Chris stared in disbelief, seeing that his parents were sponsored for the race.

"Wel, Sonic? You're not gonna disappoint that crowd, are ya? They've been waiting for hours to see us race!" Sam yelled, causing Ella and the others to go back to their rooms. It was about to be four in the morning, so they hoped to get some sleep until they had to get up.

"Tough." Sonic shrugged at the man as he leaned his head against your arm, ignoring Sam's cries as he slowly fell asleep with a sly grin.

A low groan was emitted as he answered the phone. "Hello...?" he answered, hearing Sam's voice.

"They said that they won't race me! Do something! The president should order them to compete!" He then hangs up, confusing Jerome.

"Eh... Sonic and [Name] won't race, that's too bad..." he shrugged, crawling back to bed. "If they don't race, that would be a problem..." he muttered as he went back to sleep, but he finally double takes the thought.

"Wait?! If Sonic and [Name] don't race against Sam, my career's over!" He then envisions an angered crowd, fans shouting at him as if he betrayed them. "The President will probably impeach me before the next election! I have to do something!"

He starts to panic, pacing around his room as he thinks of calling the military, thinking that it would convince the two to race him. He stopped for a moment, feeling a wide grin stretch on his face as he jumped in the air with joy. "I know! I'll go over their heads!"

At the Egg Fort, Eggman can be seen playing chess with a robot. A bored expression was present on his face, there was nothing to do at the time, even though it was the middle of the night.

He was then interrupted when someone was calling from his monitor. "Who could be calling me this late?" he muttered to himself, pressing the button to accept the call. A man appears on the screen, wearing a hat and coat that hides their identity.

"Doctor Eggman, I have a proposition for you." the unknown person spoke in a deep voice. Eggman asked who they were, but it was pushed aside, annoying him a bit. "That doesn't matter. Now, you wanna settle the score with Sonic and [Name]."

That caught Eggman's interests, but his expression slightly hardened at the bargain. "What do you want?" he inquired, waiting for the unknown person to speak. The person explained that the two didn't want to race, hoping to convince the scientist could do something to help.

"If you convince them to enter the race, I'll treat you to some cream puffs." they offered, earning a questionable hum from Eggman. He turned towards the robot that was playing chess, an idea forming in his head.

'Maybe I'll rebuild this one to force them to enter the race' He thought as the robot tried to run away from his gaze.

A bark of laughter interrupts them, directing their gaze to see Bokkun hovering over them. "Where's Sonic? I have a message for him and his friend!" he demanded, earning a shrug from Chris.

Bokkun looks around the area to see you two on the roof. You were reading a book of some sort as Sonic is reclining on the railings of the balcony, landing in front of the flying individual. "I have a message for you guys!"

You paused your reading, slowly turning your skeptical gaze towards him. "I promise this isn't blow up this time..." he reassured with a nervous expression. You two better enter the race, or else you'll have to face this!"

He reaches into his bag and pulls out the robot from earlier; only to reveal the robot that wore a giant set of lips. "I'm going to kiss you!" it shouted, an expression of disgust plastered your face. Putting the book down, you went over to the robot, watching it charge towards you.

Pushing your hand out, you pressed a finger onto the robot, rewiring its mind to target towards Bokkun. His plan had backfired, running away from the disgusting set of robotic lips with a horrid expression.

A sigh escaped the blue hedgehog's lips, seeing that Eggman now has something to do with this. "Looks like we have no choice," he started, directing his gaze towards the cocky racer. "This race better be good."

Sam smirked at his words, revving his engines as he made his way towards the starting line, waving at the thousands of people that had been waiting there for hours. Sonic turned towards you, chuckling at your annoyed expression.

"It'll be fine, [Name] As long as me or you finish the race first, he'll be out of our hair." You hummed at his words, seeing that he doesn't care if win first place, but it confused you a bit. Shrugging at the thought, you both made your way to the location.

"You guys can do this! Kick his butt in this race!" shouted Amy, receiving a smile from you and a thumbs up from Sonic. Standing at the starting line, Chuck holds a green flag, letting everyone know that the race is about to start.

As the tree racers prepared themselves, Chuck waves the flag. "GO!" Immediately, Sam's car takes off, causing the hedgehog to choke on the dust that was sprayed in his face. Your wings appeared behind you, flapping them to wave the dust away from Sonic.

He thanked you for the help as you two took off after Sam. You three are neck and neck, Sonic and Sam in the road while you were a few feet above them. Scarlet, the news reporter, examines the competition.

"Our racers are about to enter the most dangerous part of the course as they steer through these narrow streets at super high speed! Can they make these turns count at this speed?!" The crowd roars with excitement as you three make precise turns through the city.

You knew that you could fly your way right to the finish line and finish this dumb race, but maybe you could have some fun with this. You see that Sonic and Sam had split up, Sonic weaving through buildings and Sam going through multiple buildings. You then caught something.

Sam was pressing buttons that would open garages to let him through faster, cheap move. The two then regrouped, racing close behind you. "That wasn't fair!" Sonic exclaimed, earning a wide grin from the orange-haired racer.

"Tough luck." Sam shrugged, about to press a button to speed away. That was when Sonic hopped onto the hood of Sam's car. "Hey! What are you doing?!" the man yelled in disbelief as Sonic ignored him.

"What a nice breeze..." the blue hedgehog sighed, ignoring the angered racer. Sam was about to press a button to launch the hedgehog off of the hood, but he felt his car slowing down. "What the-?!"

Turning behind him, he sees you holding the end of his car with a lazy grin, hearing the tires scream against the pavement. 'Did you really think you could pull that cheap move from before?' you questioned telepathically, shocking him in the process.

You signaled Sonic to hop off the hood and take the advantage, giving you a thankful smile in the process. You waved at Sam with a taunting grin before flying off with great speed, angering the racer even more.

The race continued in the desert, making sure that no sand was getting in your eye. Sam gritted his teeth with frustration as he tried to catch up with you and Sonic, he couldn't believe that his plan backfired.

Everyone increased their speed, you taking the lead with Sonic close behind. You three head off a cliff at the turning point before leaping back onto the cliff. The racers were neck and neck, heading their way to the finish line.

The Thorndykes and Sonic's friends watched with nervous expressions. 'C'mon guys, you can do this' thought Tails, feeling anxious about the race ending. His eyes widen when Sam suddenly speeds past you and Sonic, shocking him.

He watched the camera that was panned towards you, a sinister grin stretched on your face. Holding your hands out, you made sure to speed up to Sam. "I can do this! I can do this! I'm going to win and be the fastest being on earth!"

Sam cheered to himself, but it was way too early for him to celebrate. Directing his gaze above him, he sees you smiling at him as black, inky-like substance surrounds your hand. Throwing the substance at him, he watches it formed to look like him, but uncanny and horrifying.

'Good luck with your alternate!' You taunted telepathically as you passed him, Sonic following close behind. Sam tried to get the alternate off of his car, his calculated driving turning sloppy, watching the alternate tear his car apart.

Directing your gaze downward, you see that Sonic was under you, seeing that you were neck and neck. The crowd then roared as you both crossed the finish line, a bright flash was emitted.

"It looks like we have a tie!" shouted the news reporter. "We'll take a look at the photos!" The big screen then shows the multiple photos that captured the both of you. The first one shows you crossing the finish line with a pleasant grin, Sonic held a wide smile, seeing that he wasn't upset.

The second photo showed you two holding peace signs towards the camera with a smile. The third photo showed you watching Sonic posing for the camera multiple times.

"Amazing!" Not only did [Name] cross the finish line, but they also went to celebrate with Sonic. [Name] is the winner!" The crowd cheered in the stadium, watching you gently waved at the crowd. Sonic caught a bouquet of flowers, turning his gaze towards you.

Tapping your hand, you see that Sonic handed you the colorful bouquet of flowers. "Thank you, Sonic." handing you the flowers, you crouched to his height and pulled him into a hug, chuckling at his tail that swiveled at the affection.

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Nearby a bus stop, you can be seen with Amy, Tails, Cream and Cheese while Chris is standing with his two friends from school. "So what city are we going to?" questioned Danny, earning a nod of agreement from Francis.

"We're going to Tanaka's hometown. It's a small area in the mountains. The bus won't arrive for another hour." he informed, watching a wave of annoyance wash over Amy. One of Chris's friends tried to reassure her to think of this as another adventure.

The pink hedgehog felt your hand patting her back. "Believe me, I'm tired of waiting as well. I could fly you guys over there, but Chris whined about wanting to take the bus." you muttered, hearing a nervous chuckle from the boy.

Tails directed his gaze towards Chris, asking him if there was a good place to set up camp. The boy explained that there was a place near a river, it would also be a good place to fish as well.

A few feet away from the group, Mr. Stewart can be seen studying the bus routes and timings. He activates his communicator to the location the group was going to, the Hot Spring Village. 'It seems that the bus that will lead us there will be the #3 bus'

Getting the information he needed, he marched his way to the group, blowing a whistle to let them know that he was still present. Your brows slightly furrowed as you turned towards Chris. "Is there a reason why your teacher has to come with us?" you inquired.

"Maybe he wants to have fun as well?" he guessed with a shrug, earning an annoyed groan from you. Amy couldn't help but slightly feel bad for the teacher, what a sad life he has.

"Does anyone know where Sonic is?" he questioned, wanting the blue hedgehog to come with them as well. You informed that he wasn't a camper type person, deciding that he wanted to explore around for a bit.

As a few minutes passed, the bus finally arrived, waiting for the doors to open so they could head inside. Once everyone was in their seats, they felt the bus moving to their desired location.

Cream and Amy enjoyed the scenery, flowers that bloomed on the bushes as the crystal blue water glimmered from the sunlight. Small animals can be seen enjoying their lives, either eating some berries or having a swim in the water.

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Arriving at the hometown, you all exit out of the bus. Thanking the bus driver, Chris decided to call out Tanaka. "We're here, Mr. Tanaka." he announced, hearing a pair of footsteps coming towards them, seeing that they belonged to the butler.

"Your homeland is beautiful, this place seems to be quieter than the city." you greeted, liking the peace and quiet of the area.

"Thank you, [Name]. I hope you and your friends will enjoy your stay here. It was certainly a wonderful place to grow up." he replied with a light grin. He began to lead everyone throughout the town, but was stopped by Mr. Stewart.

He insists that he should lead the group, but everyone ignores him, knowing that he would just rush through the beautiful area. Cream and Cheese admired the area, remembering how some of the places reminded her of home.

As Tanaka found an area near the river, they decided to set up their tents. Since it was around lunch time, Amy decided to help Tanaka with the meal he was preparing for everyone. While he was chopping some onions, Amy decided to help with the salad that would be one of the sides.

Somewhere nearby, Francis and Cream were looking for some fish to catch by a small river. They watched one of the fish jump out of the water, there was a chance to catch it. Cream was able to catch it, but she nearly fell into the river.

"Thank you, Francis." she spoke, but then she realized that her chao was floating away from her. Before she could run after him, Francis stopped her from jumping into the water.

"We have to go back to camp and tell the others!" she insists, getting a nod from the rabbit before dashing their way towards the rest of the group. Cream's cries echoed in the distance, causing the people at the camp to direct their gaze towards the noise.

"Cheese fell into the river. We couldn't save him." uttered Cream, her eyes started to water. You pulled her into a comforting hug, rubbing your hand against her back to calm her down.

Amy tried to reassure her that Cheese was a great swimmer, so there's a chance that he was somewhere safe. "About a mile from this spot, the river is split into two different directions. There's no telling which way the current is traveling." Tanaka informed.

"But there's small pools that are around the rivers, so there may be a chance that he stopped there." he added, getting a bright grin from the rabbit. He issued out a plan to rescue the chao, explaining how some will travel on foot, while you could search while in the air.

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Meanwhile, somewhere that was far from the area, Eggman and his two henchmen were making their way through a forest terrain. While the scientist wore some exploring gear, the two robots had to carry supplies on their back.

"Boss, I'm exhausted..." Bocoe whined.

"Yeah, can we take a break?" Decoe added.

Eggman turned towards them, his expression filled with annoyance as he threw his cap on the ground, exposing his sweating face. "I can't take it anymore! It must be a hundred and twenty degrees out here!" he exclaimed.

He quickly snatched the chair from one of the robots, placing it on the ground so he could relax in it. Wiping his sweat, his henchmen gave him a small fan so he could cool off, but it barely helped, causing his anger to slowly rise.

The robots insist that they should have their vacation back on the Egg Fort, where it was nice and cool for them instead of the blistering sun. "No. The theme of this somewhere in the forest terrain, Eggman and his two henchmen were making their way towards their vacation spot.

He then heard the sound of obnoxious laughter in the area, gritting his teeth as he directed his gaze to see Bokkun behind him. "I thought I told you to stay at the base." He snarled.

"I know, I know. But I thought I should show you this." The small creature points towards a river not too far away from them. Looking through the bushes, they see Sonic's friends with Chris, his friends and his teacher.

"What are they doing here?" He grumbled, earning shrugs from his henchmen.

"Maybe they're looking for the chaos emerald?" Decoe guessed, watching a wide grin formed on Eggman's lips. Before he could make a sound, his henchmen insisted that they should remain incognito for now.

Eggman sighed dramatically at the plan, but it was the only thing that they could do for now. In the meantime, he couldn't help but grumble to himself as mosquitoes swarmed around him. Smacking them away, the robots help but cream on the bites.

"That cursed insect..."

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Back to the group, they managed to find a cave where part of the stream enters. Chris's teacher couldn't take a look inside the cave, explaining that he couldn't fit.

"I think we should go on ahead. We're smaller, so we can fit through this cave." Francis insists, getting agreed nods from everyone.

"We'll meet you on the other side." waved Cream as they all, except Mr. Stewart made their way through the cave. With the group gone, Chris's teacher activates his watch, getting his students location from a tracking device.

Chris and the others surveyed the area, hearing the sound of the river flowing echo in the cave. Droplets of water dripped onto the ground, slightly startling Cream, but Amy and Tails reassured her that everything was okay.

"Guys, you might want to see this!" you announced. The group lifted their gaze towards the end of the cave, seeing that you were there. They quickly jogged towards you, eyes widened at the scenery you pointed to.

"This is..." Cream trailed off, her eyes surveyed the beautiful scenery. There was an entire colony of chao's by a pond.

The group made their way towards the colony, interacting with the small creatures. Tails noticed how they weren't afraid of humans, guessing that they don't see people that much.

Sitting down on the soft grass, you were practically surrounded by them, playing with your hands or cuddling against you with joyful smiles. A light chuckle flowed from your lips, patting your hand onto their heads.

That was until a different colored chao made its way towards you. This one was all blue with dark blue eyes. It held a small grin, seeing that it represented Sonic in some sort of way. It hopped around you, seeing that it wanted to play.

As much as you wanted to stay here and relax, you still had to find Cream's chao. Examining the area to look for a specific chao, you see one that had a red bowtie.

"Cheese...?" You called out, watching it turns its head towards you with a surprised expression. He flew his way towards you, tackling you into a hug. Patting his head, you called out for the rabbit, telling her that you found him.

Cream jogged her way towards you, a bright smile lacing her lips. "Cheese!" She exclaimed, watching the chao fly into her arms. Small drops of tears slowly streamed down her face, she was able to reunite with her chao.

Suddenly, all the chao's in the area began to harmonize, catching the attention of Chris and his friends to hear the beautiful sound. "It seems that they're happy that Cheese was able to find his friends." Spoke Chris, watching Cream play around with Cheese.

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Within the forest, Eggman and his henchmen seemed to have lost track of the group. Decoe and Bocoe were begging the doctor to go back home, complaining how their gears weren't going to function right.

"Quit your whining! I refuse to spend my weeks' vacation listening to your excessive bellyaching!" he shouted with anger, nearly wanting to power both of them off so he could get some peace and quiet in this heat.

He instructs one of the robots to take out a portable slot machine so he can summon one of his machines. Taking out a deck of cards and inserting them in the machine, he pulled the slot lever down. Watching it spin multiple times, it landed on E-66, Da-Dai-Oh.

Back at camp, Amy and Tanaka nearly finished the meal, a small frown was present on Amy's face. "Do you think they're okay, Mr. Tanaka?" she questioned, wanting reassurance that her friends would be okay.

"I'm sure that they're fine. When I was a boy, I would play in the mountains from sunrise to sunset. And don't forget, [Name] is there with them, so they'll definitely be fine out there." Tanaka replied.

It was silent for a moment, until a pair of hurried footsteps was present in the area, turning their gaze to see Mr. Stewart. "I thought they were looking for Cheese. What's taking them so long?" he inquired, explaining that he was trying to track their location, but his watch was malfunctioning.

Suddenly, a loud noise echoed in the area, directing their gaze upwards to see a machine hopping over them. "It's Eggman!"

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In the Chao colony, the group was ready to go back to the campsite. Chris and his friends waved at the chao's, hearing them harmonize their goodbyes as they went back to the cave. You waved at the blue chao's, seeing a sad smile laced his lips.

Following the group from behind, you noticed that Cheese wore a sadden expression. "It seems that Cheese is feeling lonely. Maybe we can come back next year?" hummed Cream, getting an agreeing nod from Chris and his friends.

Making their way out of the cave, they see Eggman with a microphone in hand. "Good day, explorers." he taunted, earning an annoyed sigh from you.

"What do you want this time, Eggman?" Chris inquired, confused on why he was here. The doctor demanded them to hand over the chaos emerald but only received confused expressions from everyone.

"What chaos emerald?" spoke Chris.

"What are you even talking about?" questioned Danny.

"Don't play coy with me! There's no point in hiding it. I know you're searching for it in the mountains!" he exclaimed, watching your facepalm at his words. You informed the group that he must've thought we were looking for the gem.

Gritting his teeth with anger, he demanded his robot to attack the children, but unfortunately, it tripped itself and landed on the river, polluting the blue water into a muggy, green color. "We have to go back to the chao colony!" hurried Chris.

"You guys can go on ahead, I'll deal with him." you instructed. Everyone quickly nodded before rushing back to the cave, hoping the pollution hadn't reached the pond where the chao's was. As the group was gone, Eggman tried to call the robot, but a blue blur appeared in front of him.

"Fancy meeting you here." Sonic greeted with a wide grin, laughing at the surprised expression from Eggman. "Were you on vacation? I'm surprised that you even take breaks." the blue hedgehog taunted.

His henchmen explained that so many of their bases were destroyed and they had nothing to do but take a break. You and Sonic didn't buy their explanation, seeing that E-66 was about to attack.

The machine tried to impale the hedgehog, but Sonic was able to dodge the attack. Making your way to your robot, you grabbed onto the drill and ripped it off, bolts and screws pouring out of the machine.

Sonic performs a homing attack, making a hole in the machine that was followed by an explosion. Before Sonic could get caught in the blast, you quickly grabbed him and ran away from it.

The explosion caused Eggman and his henchmen to be sent flying into the air, disappearing in a twinkle.

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Together, you and Sonic made it to the chao colony, seeing that Chris and Sonic's friends were using makeshift scoopers from sticks to take out the mud from the water. "I got a plan." spoke the blue hedgehog, placing him down on the ground.

He waved at everyone that helped the chao's out of the water, making his way towards the edge of the pond. Once all of them were out, he began to run around the oasis at supersonic speed, draining the mud out of the water.

Chris and Tails thanked you and Sonic for defeating Eggman and taking the mud out of the water. It seems that everyone was back to playing with the chao's, hearing them chirp with joy as they surrounded them.

While you watched everyone celebrate with the chao's, something had moved from behind a tree. Directing your gaze towards it, there was a chao that was peeking from behind it, watching everyone.

Its blue eyes pointed towards you, watching it falter behind the tree. You make quiet steps towards the tree, stopping a few feet away as you sit down on the grass. The chao peaked again, seeing that you noticed it.

Taking in its appearance, it had a black and red design, its mouth held a small frown. It also had quill-like features like the blue hedgehog, but they were slightly spiking upwards. You held your hands out, letting him know that you weren't going to hurt it.

It held a hesitant expression, but it slowly walked away from the tree. It took slow steps, as if they didn't want to alarm anyone else in the area. Once it got closer to one of your hands, it sniffed one of them, watching its blue eyes widened.

Before you know it, you were tackled in a hug, its body slightly shaking in your hold as if it recognized you. You wanted to question the chao, but it seems to be comfortable in your hold. One of your hands slowly soothed the black and red chao's, watching it relax.

While comforting the chao, you've caught the scent of lavender from the small creature, knowing that this specific smell was to help reduce anxiety and put them in a calm state. Maybe it sensed you and thought you needed to relax?

The chao seemed to have fallen asleep in your arms, hearing small snores emit from it. That was until a familiar chao made its way over to you, it was the blue chao from before. It held a tired grin, seeing that it was exhausted from playing with other chao's.

You held your arms open, seeing that there was room for one more chao that could sleep there. Once it relaxed in your hold, you watched the blue chao cuddle with the black and red one, chuckling at the light grumble that was emitted from it before it relaxed.

A light smile stretched on your face, hoping that you would come to this place and visit the chao's again.

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In Station Square, Rouge and Topaz are sitting outside of a cafe drinking coffee. The bat had a telescope that was pointed towards a jewelry shop, a sly smirk laced her lips. "What a fabulous display, I wish I had a rock collection like that."

Topaz rolled her eyes at what Rouge was doing, demanding her once again to put the telescope away. "I know why you're so passive-aggressive towards me. You're just jealous of me because I'm the glamorous team member." the bat hummed.

"If you think I'm the least bit jealous of you, then you really are bats." Topaz shot back with an annoyed expression; she just wants to enjoy her coffee. The conversation stopped as they saw something in the corner of their eye.

They glanced over to see a limo parked in front of the jewelry shop. Surprised expressions plastered their faces as Chris's father, Nelson Thorndyke, emerged from the vehicle and strides inside the shop.

The worker inside greeted the man, asking him what he was looking for in a polite tone. "I'm shopping for an anniversary present for my wife." he replied with a small grin. He began to look around the shop, his eyes examining the many rings, necklaces, and bracelets that were on display.

Nelson makes his way towards a display that was covered by a cloth. "What's under here?" he inquired, getting the worker's attention to come over and show him. The worker informed him that it was the store's featured item.

Removing the cloth, it was revealed to be a purple chaos emerald. It brightly shines in the entire shop, making the two shield their eyes. Outside of the shop, Topaz and Rouge stared at the gem in shock. What was it doing there?

"How long will it take to make this gem into a ring?" Nelson questioned, earning an uncertain expression from the worker. It was a very large gem; there was no way it would fit onto a ring. With a sigh that was emitted, he decided to let the man purchase the item, watching him leave the store with a large bag.

The girls kept their eye on the man as he stepped inside the limo, watching it drive off in the distance. They glanced at each other, a plan slowly crept in their head.

"So how many chaos emeralds do you guys need?" questioned Chris, seeing that they were halfway to getting all seven of them.

"We have four, and Knuckles is holding one," Tails stated while holding up two fingers. "We just need two more." A light hum escaped your lips, knowing that if they collected all the emeralds, it could cause some type of reaction.

As if Tails read your mind, he explained that since they have four of them together, they already adapt to each other's presence and won't cause any damage. If they all were together without having time to adapt, it could cause an electromagnetic reaction that they couldn't control.

Taking in the information, Chris wanted to announce something to everyone, getting their attention. "I just got a call from my dad, and he wants everyone to go over to Filmdom City!" Cream, Cheese, and Amy smiled with excitement, dashing their way towards the car.

Finishing your snack, you made your way towards the X-Tornado. You sat on one of the wings, deciding that you didn't want to use your wings. As Tails started the engines to the plane, a blue blur passed by your vision, seeing that Sonic had heard from Chris.

"A city of movies? Sounds like fun." he hummed, sitting next to you. A light chuckle flowed from your lips as the the plane started to take off, following Tanaka, Ella and the others that were in the car.

The gentle breeze blew against you, feeling a bit calm from the atmosphere. "You feeling okay?" questioned Sonic. "You've been quiet for a bit."

You gave him a reassured wave. "I'm alright, just a bit tired is all." you answered with a faint smile. The hedgehog's green eyes glanced over to yours, he couldn't find any type of emotion in them. He just hums at your words as he places his head on your arm, hoping to comfort you in some way.

Arriving at the city, there were many tall builds that littered the area. People were dressed in either formal or designer clothing that matched the aesthetic of an actor from a movie. As the X-Tornado landed, you all waited for Tanaka, Chris and the others.

Taking a look around the city, it was surrounded by bright lights. Many movie posters that had Chris's mother's face on them were placed on the walls of a large building. The sound of a vehicle caught you, Tails, and Sonic's attention, seeing that the rest of them had arrived.

"Is this the right building?" Sonic questioned, pointing to the building that stood behind them.

"Yup! That's what my dad told me on the phone." Chris answered as he emerged out of the car. Ella, Cream, Cheese, and Amy stepped out of the car, admiring the city. The rabbit and the pink hedgehog admired the clothing that the citizens wore, they looked like movie stars.

Stepping inside, there were multiple people that were walking around with large cameras, seeing that they were busy shooting some sort of movie. You directed your gaze towards a movie poster, catching your attention.

The poster showed a dark, grim setting. Four animatronics, a bear, a bunny, a chicken and a fox can be seen standing in front of an abandoned pizzeria with glowing red-orange eyes. Maybe one day you could come back here and give it a try.

Your thoughts were interrupted as Chris's father greeted his son, embracing him with a wide, toothy grin. You followed behind them, seeing him lead to his large office. Opening the door, something glowing immediately catches Sonic and Tails's attention.

Behind his office chair was a glowing purple chaos emerald that was displayed. The two glanced over each other, seeing that they have to get it somehow without Nelson knowing. "I'm so glad that you all were able to come with my son." he hummed.

He stepped his way towards you and Sonic, pushing his hand out. "I heard that you guys beat my wife's brother in that race. That was amazing!" he beamed. You shook his hand with a small grin as Sonic shook his hand with a proud smirk.

"It was nothing." Sonic waved off, hearing Tails and Amy chuckle from the memory.

Chris introduced his father to Sonic's friends, watching Amy and Cream curtsy as they greeted the man. "It's nice to meet you, sir." They spoke simultaneously, earning a charming grin from the man.

"And this is my teacher, Mr. Stewart." spoke Chris. You looked behind you with a confused expression, seeing a shaky teacher with a worrying expression, as if he didn't want to get caught. Everyone did a double take, wondering why he was here all of a sudden.

You crossed your arms, directing your gaze towards Nelson. "Is there a reason why you wanted all of us to travel here?" you inquired, adding that fact that he has a chaos emerald in his office.

"Oh, I forgot to tell you all. This is a very special day!" He steps behind his office chair as he holds up the chaos emerald, explaining that he wanted to surprise his wife with this glowing gem for their anniversary.

You all deadpanned at his explanation, still on the thought of how he was able to get the chaos emerald in the first place. "Surprising mom with that gem is a great idea!" Chris chimed in, earning a disbelief expression from Tails. Does he not know that it was chaos emerald?

Tails then sees it reacting, watching it glow brighter by the second. 'How is it reacting? There's no other chaos emerald around except for the ones that are in the X-Tornado.' he thought before turning his gaze towards Sonic.

In his hand, there was a blue chaos emerald, watching it react to the purple one as it created a beacon that shot out into the air. What they didn't know was that in the vents above them, Topaz and Rouge were listening in on their conversations.

Somewhere far from the city, inside the Egg Fortress, Eggman can be seen sleeping while his henchmen were laying around with bored expressions. "I'm bored..." Decoe sighed, scratching his back.

"Same..." replied Bocoe, staring at the ceiling. It was silent for a moment, only hearing Eggman's snores that slightly echoed in the large room. Suddenly, the two robots jumped from the unexpected loud noise, directing their gaze towards the radar.

"What is it...?" one of them questioned before their eyes widened. "I-It's a chaos emerald!" the gray robot exclaimed, causing Eggman to wake right up from their shouting.

"Chaos emerald?! You'd better not be joking." he grumbles, pushing the henchmen away to take a look at it for himself. The loud noise continued to blurt out in the room, a wide, toothy grin stretched on the scientist's face. "There, in Filmdom City!"

Eggman darted his way towards the control room, his henchmen following close behind him. "Full speed ahead to Filmdom City!" he instructs, starting the engines to his fortress.

Back in the city, a certain echidna can be seen running along the top of multiple buildings before gliding off. The wind blew in his red locks, searching the area in the city until a bright beacon was sprouted out of a building.

In his hand, the chaos emerald he had started to glow, emitting a hum from the effect. 'The emerald led mere here, there must be one' he thought, slowly making his way towards the specific building.

Landing onto the ground, he went inside the building, hearing a low hum coming from a room that was a few feet away. Making the final step towards the door, the humming stopped, causing him to open the door.

His eyes widened when he found you, Chris, Sonic and his friends. "What the...? What are you guys doing here?" he inquired, earning a grin from the blue hedgehog.

"To be honest, I'm not really sure. We're still wondering how Mr. Thorndyke was able to get his hands on that chaos emerald." Sonic pointed towards the covered display, seeing a purple hue surrounding it in the man's hands

Knuckles hummed at the information before taking a glance at you, exchanging waves in the process. Chris then led everyone to the movie shooting, seeing Mrs. Thorndyke was starting her act for the next scene.

Chris watched with a wide grin as his father approached his wife with the gem. Unfortunately, he trips on a wire, causing the emerald to fall out of his hands. In the process, it caused Sonic and Knuckles's chaos emeralds to react.

You quickly grabbed the box that fell out of Chris's father's hands, scooping the gem off the floor and placing it in the box, closing it tightly before giving it to Tails. Lindsey's eyes narrowed at her husband, placing her hands on her hips.

"What is the meaning of this? We're shooting the most important scene in this movie! And thanks to you, the studio is a mess!" she exclaimed with anger, hearing a nervous chuckle emit from her husband's mouth.

Nelson tried to stutter out an answer, but it came out with an angered tone. "Sorry, I forgot that I married a movie star!" he blurted out.

"Well, how would you like it if I barged into one of your company's shareholder meetings and made a complete fool out of myself?" she shot back with a huff.

"At least I care enough to come visit you!" he continues, causing an offended gasp to escape his wife's lips.

"What is that supposed to mean? Are you insinuating that I don't care?!"

You, Sonic, and Knuckles stood there awkwardly, side-eyeing each other. An annoyed sigh escaped the echidna's lips, directing his gaze towards Sonic. "Can we just tell 'em that we need it to get home?"

The blue hedgehog crossed his arms. "We can't spoil their anniversary..." he replied before he turned towards you, wanting to hear your answer. An annoyed groan escaped your lips, rubbing your face with your hand.

"As much as I don't want to interfere with their business, we're going to have to wait a bit." you replied. The ground then starts to shake, causing everyone to tense up. Your ears picked up something; something that was about to crash through the building.

"Everyone take cover!"

Everyone in the room quickly followed your instructions, watching a familiar fortress crash into the building. Eggman then emerged from it, pointing towards Sonic. "Get the chaos emerald!" he demanded, sending his henchmen out.

Sonic dashes away from the doctor, weaving through multiple obstacles to get away from Eggman. The henchmen chased after the echidna, but they tripped and fell over the wires that were on the floor.

Tails grabs the box that had the purple chaos emerald and makes a break for it. Someone then trips him, causing him to drop the box. He looks to see who tripped him, eyes widening to see a certain bat.

"Rouge?!"

"Sorry, sweetie. But this is my chaos emerald." she stated with a sly smile before taking flight. Before she could get away, Eggman was already behind her, using his Eggman Mobile to snatch the emerald out of her hands.

A sudden smirk laced Eggman's face, pressing a button to drop a robot. "E-74! Take them out!" The robot emitted a mechanical roar before shooting flames out of its mouth. The sudden heat made everyone, but you take cover, watching Nelson protect his family.

The robot continued to let out a fiery blaze, destroying everything in its wake. Your eyes examined the area, finding a large aquarium inside the room. You needed to hurry, not wanting everyone to be burnt into a crisp.

Dashing towards the glass, you thrusted your fist into the aquarium, a huge wave of water flowed towards E-74, causing it to stop as sparks of electricity spewed out, powering down. "We need to get out! We don't know if it will explode!" Knuckles exclaimed.

Everyone made their way out of the building, hearing a muffled explosion from the building. Sonic, Knuckles and the others took cover behind you while Nelson had his wife and son behind him.

"So much for you guy's anniversary..." Chris muttered, a small frown stretched on his face.

"It's okay, son. As long as my wife and kid are safe, I'm happy." Nelson sighed, hugging them tightly

At this point, you all knew that Eggman had gotten away with the chaos emerald. You tried to go after him, but Sonic held your arm, telling you that it was okay. "Just let it go. He only has one, and we have five."

Your mouth opened to say something, but only a huff escaped your lips. Sonic had his arms around you and Knuckles, he was glad that they were safe from the explosion. He felt yours and Knuckles's hand on his head, comforting him in silence.

The echidna noticed that your hand had multiple cuts on them from when you punched the glass. He takes one of his bandages off that are wrapped out his arms, knowing that they were clean because he like the aesthetic of wearing them. 

"Can I see your hand?" he asked with a whisper. You gave him a small nod and pushed your hand towards him. He carefully wraps the bandages around it, making sure it was wrapped tightly.

"Thanks, Knuckles..." you muttered, earning a nod from him as a red tint dusted his cheeks. Taking a look at your bandaged hand, it seemed to add some sort of accessory to the bracelets on your wrist.

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She reassured you that she was okay, her cheeks blushed at her saviors. Tails was in the X-Tornado, the power ring glowed in his hand as he made it to the scene. "Sonic, catch!" he calls out, throwing it to the blue hedgehog.

Sonic was able to catch it in time, watching his body being surrounded by an electric blue hue as he dashed towards Eggman. Leaping in the air, he barrels through the robotic bird, an explosion emitted from the attack.

But unknown to him, a tiny chip lands in his ear. Kicking the eggmobile that had Eggman inside, the power from the wing had expired for today, causing him to nearly plummet to the ground. Before he could impact the ground, you swiftly caught him as you soared in the air.

"Thanks, [Name]! You saved both of us!" Amy cheered with a relieved grin, earning a faint chuckle from you. She turned her gaze towards Sonic, who can be seen digging his ear.

"Gross!" she exclaims, causing Sonic to give her a confused expression. While he was distracted by her yelling, the more he dug with his finger, the deeper the chip was going in his ear.

You sighed at the moment, flying your way back to the mansion with both of the hedgehogs in your arms. It was too early for all the yelling you were hearing, but you didn't bother. 

Why did Eggman have to strike early in the morning?

As the mansion came into view, you can see Tanaka cleaning his car. Landing in front of the mansion, you placed the two hedgehogs down, but Amy was still arguing with Sonic. "Are you even listening to me?!"

"Huh?" he replied, still digging his ear. An angered huff escaped her lips, she was about to shout again but you quickly stopped her.

"Amy, why don't you go inside? It's way too early for you to be yelling, and you shouldn't waste your voice on him." you tried to reason with a faint smile, patting her on the head. Her eyes seemed to shimmer at her words, running inside with a flustered expression.

Your expression went back to blank, rubbing the slight tiredness in your eyes. You heard the front door open again, watching Tails and Chris walk towards you and Sonic. "What's wrong with Sonic?" questioned Tails.

You only shrugged at his question before directing your gaze towards the blue hedgehog. "Sonic, do you need any help? You've been digging in your ear for quite some time." you hummed. Sonic gave you a dismissive wave.

"Nah, I'm good. I swear, I almost got it-" his words were interrupted by a shriek that was emitted from him, watching him dash away from the area. You all stood there in silence, the only thing that could be heard was Tanaka pressing a button to turn his car on.

"Should we... do something?" muttered Chris, only earning a shug from you and Tails. As a few minutes passed by, Sonic was dashing back to the house, but behind him was a familiar race car trailing behind him.

"Wait, why is my uncle chasing him?" Chris inquired, hearing you emit a groan from your lips.

'Why is everything happening so early this morning?' you thought as you watched the two race around the house before going back into the city. There was a feeling of eyes on you, directing your gaze downwards to see Tails and Chris staring at you with hopeful expressions.

You already knew what they were going to ask you, so you just gave them a short nod, knowing that they wanted to go help and track Sonic. They dashed their way towards the X-Tornado with excitement, Tails turned the key to start the engines.

Striding your way towards the plane, you hopped onto one of the wings. You felt the plane lift off, starting at the edge of the station square. Sam was still trailing after the blue blur, making sharp yet hasty turns on the roads.

Chris takes his phone out so he could call his uncle. "Um, uncle Sam. Why are you chasing after Sonic?" he questioned. A loud bark of laughter came from the other end of the found, retracting it away from his ear.

"It seemed that Sonic wanted to race against me! I was just about to arrest someone, but when I saw him racing down the street, I couldn't pass that up." Chris facepalmed at his words. Why can't any of his family members be normal?

As he was still on the call, you kept your eyes on the blue hedgehog, it looked like he was speeding up, as if he was actually racing against Sam. He was dodging the incoming cars and buses.

'This is getting dangerous! I need to get out of the city before someone gets hurt!' Sonic thought as he took a sharp turn, directing himself to go into the desert. At this point, Sam had already stopped chasing him, seeing that he didn't have enough fuel in his vehicle.

Tails was looking at the small screen on the control panel, he saw Sonic still digging in his ear. An annoyed expression can be seen on the hedgehog's face. Tails then remembered something. When Eggman's robot exploded, did something fall inside of it?

"Tails," his thoughts were interrupted as you called his name. "Try and call Chuck to see if he has anything we can use." you spoke as you sprouted your wings and jumped off the plane, soaring your way towards the hedgehog.

The yellow fox pulled out his cellier device from the drawer in the plane, typing in the specific number. The phone rang for a bit until he heard the elderly voice of the man. "Hey, Tails. How's it going?"

"Hey, Chuck. I don't know if you're busy, but we need help on catching Sonic. He's been running for some time now and it doesn't look like he's gonna stop." he heard a hum emit from the other end of the phone.

"Where is he now?"

"Right now, we're chasing him through the desert. [Name] is trying to catch him right now. Chris is with me as well." Tails replied, seeing that his grandson was still on the phone with Sam. They continued to speak on the phone, Chuck telling him to stay in the desert, seeing that he was on his way.

The plan was to catch him in some kind of bubble bomb that would help him stay in place. Now, they just have to wait a bit until Chuck arrives at the dessert. He was also bringing Amy as well.

It took a bit for them to arrive at the scene, the desert was very far from the station square. And since they were still moving, it was going to take a while to get back home. Tails was glad that he had enough gas in the X-Tornado.

He looks in front of him to see that you were flying in the air with Sonic in your arms. The way you held him caused him to chuckle. You arms out in front of you with the hedgehog in your hands, holding him away from you.

Small coats of sand plastered on your arms, face, and clothing, an annoyed expression was evident on your face. "My bad, [Name]. I just don't know why I'm not stopping." he flashed an apologetic smile at you, earning a grumple that flowed from your lips.

His legs were still in motion, a neverending red blur of his shoes. The sound of a car engine caught your attention, directing your gaze downwards to see that it was Chuck's vehicle. You began to descend to the ground, getting Tails's attention that he should start landing as well.

When you landed, you felt him slightly flinch. Before you could ask him what was wrong, the sound of weapon reloading stopped you. Looking forward, you see Chuck with some sort of bazooka.

"Alright, this is gonna keep him in a bubble. Let's see him run off now." he hummed, pointing the barrel towards Sonic. Pressing the trigger, a bubble slowly enlarged towards the mobian, enveloping him in place.

You slowly retract your arms out of the bubble, your arms shivered at the coldness, wiping them on your clothing. You couldn't wait to go home and take a nice, relaxing shower and take a nap for the rest of the day.

Chuck then gave you special gloves that will make you hold the large bubble without popping it. "We'll figure out the plan when we get home. In the meantime, Ella is probably about to finish cooking breakfast." he hummed.

Everyone nodded as they went back to their respective vehicles, Chuck went back to his car, Tails and Chris went back on the X-Tornado while your wings flapped in the air.

Looking inside the bubble, you see Sonic had stopped running, but there was a chance that if the bubble popped, he'd start running again. 'You feelin okay, Sonic?' you questioned, speaking telepathically in his head.

His ears lightly twitched at the sound of your voice, watching him give you a small nod. 'Yeah, I'm okay. I can actually take a break from running' he responded, earning a light chuckle from you.

Looking ahead, you see a few buildings coming into view, you were all close to the heart of station square. An amused chuckle escaped your lips as you saw Sam was being interrogated by the police for speeding.

Coming close to the mansion, you see a red figure standing in front of the gated home. "Knuckles...?" you muttered with a puzzled expression. "Did Amy call him so he could help with the situation?"

Sonic directed his gaze to where you were staring, he felt a bright grin spread on his face as he saw his brother, Knuckles. He was practically beaming in the large bubble, but he had to be careful so he wouldn't pop it.

Even though it's been a few days since he last saw the echidna, he just likes spending time with him and his friends.

Landing at the mansion with the others shortly arriving, a confused expression was present on Knuckles's face. "What happened to him?" he hummed, exchanging waves with the excited hedgehog.

"He kept digging in his ear all morning and then started to run away. He couldn't stop what he was doing." you replied, carefully giving the bubble that contained the hedgehog to Chuck as you stride your way inside.

Going inside, you see Ella preparing the table for breakfast. "Good morning, Ella." you greeted, getting her attention. She lifted her gaze towards you, quickly covering her mouth to hide her teasing laughter.

"Oh no, what happened to you?" she teased, looking at the large splotches of sand on your skin and clothes. You told her that you had to chase Sonic through the desert because he could control his speed.

Exchanging gentle laughter, you told her she can place your place in the microwave as you made your way towards the bathroom to take a shower. Chuck, while holding the bubble with Sonic inside, placed him on a special pillow that he created for the bubble.

Once the others were inside, they made their way to the table to eat their breakfast. Thanking Ella for the meal, they started to dig in, delighted hums were emitted when they took the first bite.

"So what's the plan, grandpa?" questioned Chris, taking a sip of his juice. Knuckles hummed in agreement, enjoying a small bowl of grapes in hand.

"Right, so here's the plan," he pulled out a blueprint from his pocket and placed it on the table. It showed a giant, metal wheel that looked like it could belong to a hamster. "When we pop the bubble, he'll start running again. But he won't go anywhere since he'll be trapped on the wheel."

"But how long do you think he's gonna be in there for?" Amy chimed in, cutting some of Cream's food into small pieces. Chuck stated that it will take some time, but they'll eventually get him out of it when he stops running.

Everyone nodded at the plan, some of them finished their food before placing their dish in the sink. Knuckles and Amy made their way to the garage, seeing that they had to push out the giant wheel outside.

Chuck gently grabbed the bubble with the special gloves, carrying him outside so they could get him out of there. By the time Tails, Cream and Cheese finished their food, you were out of the shower.

You had on some clean clothes and fixed your hair. Directing your gaze towards the garage door, it seems that they've taken the plan outside. Going into the kitchen, you grabbed your plate full of food, a delighted smile gracing your lips.

It was filled with sweet and savory foods that made your mouth water. Taking the first bite, a hum flowed through your lips, enjoying Ella's cooking. From afar, Ella smiled at your expression, she was glad that you enjoyed it.

She remembered when you first got here, you really didn't eat that much. She was glad that you warmed up to her. Finishing the plate, you cleaned your dish before striding your way to the garage.

The sound of commotion can be heard as the sounds of metal creaking added to it. Stepping outside, you see Sonic running in a giant wheel, his expression filled with exhaustion from all that running. You couldn't help but chuckle at the moment.

"Do you think it's gonna work?" grumbled Knuckles as he pointed towards the bottom of the giant wheel. "It started to creak from all the speed Sonic is picking up." The noise got louder as the bars that held the wheel up started to break.

Everyone was quick to move out of the way from the wheel, bolts and screws spewed out of the metal bars as it fell to its side. With Sonic still running on it, it drills a hole in the ground. They all stood in silence, awkwardly waiting for something to happen.

Then, the ground began to rumble, Chuck was quick to tell everyone to get out of the way as a wall of water launched out of the ground, pushing the hedgehog out of the hole. As it was pushed out, it landed to where Sonic could run away with the wheel.

They stood in silence as the uncontrollable hedgehog dashed back to the direction where they came from earlier; the desert. "So..." Amy started, breaking the deadpanned silence. "Should we go after him?"

She directed her gaze to face the other behind her, seeing you and Knuckles head inside with deadpanned expressions. She couldn't help but sigh with a shrug, seeing that they'll deal with his situation tomorrow.

Later within the day, Sonic was still running through the desert, his snores continuously poured out of his lips.

"I would've been here sooner, but I had to stop for donuts." Sam hummed, giving one to the old man.

"I appreciate you coming to help us," Chuck replied, taking a bite out of the sweet item. "Now we all know that Sonic has quite a competitive streak, just like you do." he reminded, earning a proud smirk from the man.

"It's Speed King." Sam uttered, only to get an eyeroll.

"So, Sam..." Chuck trailed off, he explained that the plan is for Sonic to have a challenge against Sam, but there will be a trap at the end of the finish line. He instructs him to force Sonic into a single lane so he'll be running into the trap.

The gingered haired racer nodded at the plan, he knew that it wasn't an actual race against the hedgehog, but what's the fun in that? "I already told Tails and [Name] to trail after him, just in case anything goes bad."

Sam couldn't help but shutter at the name, remembering how you threw a horrible, distorted figure of himself at him. Till this day, he doesn't know where it went, but there was a feeling that it could still be lurking around.

He could still remember the words from that night when he ran home after the race. 'Sammm... I have a surprise for youuuu...' 

Shaking the memory away, he drove his way to the desired location, making sure he waited for his cue.

Chuck emitted out a sigh as he took out a walkie-talkie. "Tails, are you and [Name] still on his trail?" he inquired.

In the desert, you were sitting on one of the wings of the X-Tornado. Everything around the area was just monuments of sand, but there was a large makeshift trail that was planned for the decoy race. Tails quickly responded back.

"Yeah, he's about to pass up Sam." he replied, watching the blue blur pass the racer. The sound of the engines roared in the vehicle as Sam chased after Sonic. "Remember, make sure that you stay on the right panel." Tails reminded Sam.

The yellow fox was waiting for a response, directing his gaze towards you. "Is he following the plan?" You kept your gaze on the two, an annoyed expression slowly washed over your face.

"It looks like he's following the plan, but I know he's going to try and make this into an actual race." you responded, not taking your eyes off the two. "Did you pick up that block of hay from earlier when we dealt with Eggman?"

Tails gave you a nod. Under the plane, there was a huge block of hay being carried, using it to stop Sonic in his tracks. The two-tailed fox kept a close eye on Sonic, watching him come close to the trap.

'C'mon, c'mon. I hope this trap works, Chuck. If this doesn't work, you're never planning anything again!' Tails thought. As Sonic came close to the trap, he breezed right over it, causing everyone to groan in frustration.

"Tails, I'm going to go drop the hay on him, it's the only plan left." you hurriedly insist, sprouting your wings and flying under the plane. Grabbing the large block of hay, you flew your way towards the blue hedgehog, picking up speed.

The harsh wind blew against your face, your hair flowing with the wind as you slowly caught up with Sonic. Once you were a few yards away in front of him, you dropped the hay down. You carefully watched as the hedgehog crashed into the hay, causing it to go flying a few feet.

Onced it stopped, Sonic's legs were sticking out of the block, smoke began to fume off his shoes. When you landed next to him, you quickly pulled him out of it and inspected his ear. Carefully, you reached your fingers to pull out a few strands of hay and a tiny chip.

'This must've fell in his ear when we fought Eggman yesterday...'

A pained groan escaped the hedgehog's lips, shaking his head as he flashed you a grateful smile. "Can you hear me now?" you questioned, your voice was loud and clear for him to hear.

He gave you a thumbs up. "Yup, all good and clear." he responded before pulling you into a hug. "Thank you, I can finally take a break." he sighed. You couldn't help but huff at his words as you combed his quills, watching his small tail happily swing at the gesture.

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"Are there any signs of the chaos emerald?" Amy questioned. The yellow fox shook his head at her, explaining that it might take a while for them to find it. Chris was holding a pair of binoculars with a somber expression.

If they ever find the final chaos emerald, there's a chance that it would be Sonic's last day here on earth. Adding to that, he stole a glance towards you, who wore a blank yet relaxed expression on your face.

Where would you go when they find the last gem? Would you go with them, or would you go back to your world?

"Chris, aren't you going to help us look?" The sound of his friend's voice took him out of his thoughts, stuttering out an answer before looking through the binoculars. There was a feeling, a feeling of hope that they didn't find the last chaos emerald.

Meanwhile, in the forest terrain, Knuckles can be seen striding through the area with a chaos emerald in hand that he found in the city. Throughout his time here, he's been hearing this voice. A voice that tells him that they need to hurry.

His thoughts were interrupted by a strange beeping noise that can be heard nearby. Striding over towards a large bush, he pushed them away to find a robot, a robot that specifically belonged to Eggman.

"What are you doing here?" he muttered a question, watching the small robot direct his gaze towards him, pointing towards a certain direction behind him. Looking ahead, he sees the Egg Fortress a few yards away.

'Maybe the emerald led me here?'

After the attempts to try and help him, he decided to put him in a counseling room, hoping that his teacher, Mr. Stewart, could help him.

Right now, Chris is lying on a couch while his teacher sits on a lounge chair a few feet away from him. "Are you ready, Chris?" he questions, holding a clipboard in hand with a pen as well. His student answered with a silent nod.

"Now, tell me, Chris. What's bothering you?"

A shaky sigh escapes the boy's lips, playing with his fingers. "I don't know. I feel...Confused. Like I'm torn." he muttered. His teacher hums at the sad answer, writing some notes down. What he can tell, there were two parts of his student.

One part of Chris wants to help Sonic and his friends return home, but the other part of him doesn't want to lose them. Each part condemns the other, creating some sort of war within himself.

They boy practically beamed at the explanation, that was exactly how he was feeling. Placing the clipboard and pen down, he reaches towards a large jar full of candy and hands his student a piece.

"I want you to eat this, Chris." he instructs with a light smile. His student was hesitant, knowing that he shouldn't take any candy from a stranger, even if it's his teacher. Taking a deep breath, he eats it, savoring the flavor.

"Is it good?" Mr. Stewart questions, earning a nod from the boy. "That candy will eventually melt and disappear. But the memory of the taste will remain."

The explanation caused the boy to hum, understanding the words. You, Sonic and his friends will eventually leave, but he will still have the memories of them. "Thank you for having me talk about this. It's been cycling through my mind for the past few days."

His teacher pats him on the back. "I'm glad that we discussed this," he replied, leading him to the entrance of the school. "Mr. Tanaka is waiting for you. I'll see you back in class in a few days." exchanging their goodbyes, they boy ran towards the butler's car.

The drive back home had a comforting silence, the boy's lips tugged to a little smile. Once they made it home, he walked inside. "Hey, Ella." he greeted, watching a toothy smile form on the maids' lips.

"Hello, Chris. How was counseling?" she hums, washing some dishes.

"It was good, I feel a bit better now." he responded, examining the living room. "Where is everyone?" Ella begins to explain that you and the others were still looking for the last chaos emerald.

As their conversation died down, he was making his way to his room, maybe to play some video games for a bit. Before he could take his shoes off, the sound of the front door knocking stopped him in his tracks. "I'll get it!" he shouts.

Turning the doorknob, it revealed to be Knuckles with some sort of robot. "Hey, Knuckles. What's goin' on?" he greets, getting a grumbled answer from the echidna as he lets them inside. "Where'd you get that robot?"

"It's been following me since I found it near since I helped it. I find it to be harmless." he responded before taking a look around the house. "Where's [Name] and Sonic?" the boy informs that he and the others are still looking for the chaos emerald.

"Then I need you to give him a message. We only have one way to get back home..." his words trailed off as a heavy sigh escaped his lips. "We have to call a truce with Dr. Eggman."

Chris is taken back, his expression filled with disbelief. That'll never happen, he thought. They were sworn enemies! "Eggman. I know, it sounds crazy, but it's the only way we could return to our world. We both know that Sonic is trying his very best to get everyone home."

The boy stood there in silence, pondering on what to do. 'He's right. Right now, I'm being selfish, and I've got to do what's right for them to get home' he thought. He lifted his gaze to face the echidna. "All right, I'll pass the message. But what about [Name]?"

Knuckles hummed at the question. "I don't know about them. They seemed to be in their own headspace sometimes. I wonder if they even like being here." he shrugs before heading back outside with the robot following behind him.

"Wait," Chris stops the echidna, watching him turn towards him. "Can I come along?" he added. Knuckles stared at the boy for a second, a faint smile appeared on his face.

"Sure, why not."

They rushed their way to the train; this was the best transportation for them to get to Forest Hill. It was going to take them a few minutes to get there, seeing that they have some time to talk to the robot.

It made a quiet beeping noise, watching it interact with the things around them. The sound of the brakes grinded against the train tracks, guessing that they arrived at their location. Walking out of the train, they quickly make their way towards the fortress.

Crouching behind some bushes, Chris had brought a white large cloth that was in his pocket. Picking up a stick, he crafted a flag, a surrender flag specifically. He waved it over them, hoping to get their attention.

A few minutes pass by as they see a large magnifying glass emerge out of the fortress. Once the giant magnifying glass retracted back inside the fortress, a floating craft hovered its way over to towards the two.

They make slow, hesitant steps on the hovercraft, their bodies slowly tensed as they arrive inside of the fortress. The sound of their footsteps echoed in the metal hallway, trending their way towards Eggman's main control room.

The doctor sat on his chair with a confused expression. "Is there a reason why I should listen to the both of you?" he inquires, enveloping his fingers together. The boy and the echidna glanced at each other before facing Eggman.

"We want to call a truce," Knuckles insisted, watching the doctor lift a brow. "Think of it this way. If we team up and get the chaos emeralds together so they can chaos control, it can send us back home."

His words processed into the doctor's head, if they keep fighting like this, it would make them be stuck here. "I understand," he sighs, slightly leaning up against his chair, pushing his hand out. "You've finally opened my eyes."

A toothy grin stretched on Eggman's face, but they couldn't see the unknown glint in his eyes from behind his goggles. Knuckles gladly shook his hand, causing the boy to sigh in relief.

"However, there is one condition." he points his finger to the ceiling. The two stared at the large man with puzzled expressions, at the same time, they should've known that he would ask for something more.

"Let me hold the chaos emeralds."

"You? Hold them?" the echidna replies. He recalled the memories of you speaking to him about the same situation about trusting him from when they all were chaos controlled here. He shouldn't trust him, he was manipulated by him.

He knows that he shouldn't give him the emerald, but this was the only way they could all go home. He then shakes his hand with the doctor before he and Chris walk back to where the hovercraft is.

'I guess we did it...' thought Chris, going back outside. As they were gone, Eggman couldn't help but slowly chuckle, his body slightly shaken with amusement. His henchmen noticed his body language, asking him what was wrong.

"He played right into my hands... That knucklehead actually played into my trap." he hummed with an eerie smile. His laughter started to get laughter, full on cackling that even startled his henchmen.

"I-I was studying at Danny's house. Did you guys find the chaos emerald?" he replied, sitting on one of the couches. He sees you napping on the couch with a slightly irritated expression, guessing that they didn't find any.

"No, we didn't find any." spoke Tails, enjoying a granola bar in hand. Taking a glance over towards Sonic, he sees him hop out of the couch, saying that he was going outside for a bit. Without missing a beat, Chris follows behind him, a defeated sigh escapes his lips.

The boy looks around the patio to see the blue hedgehog watching the sun. "You're trying to get home as soon as possible, right?" he uttered, getting a shrug from the mobian. Chris silently fumbles his words, wondering what he should say next.

"My t-teacher says hi." he finally stutters out, picking at his nails. 'Out of all things, I say that to him?' he thought with a sad expression.

"That's nice." Sonic hummed, giving him a thumbs up. They boy nods before heading back inside. He was practically waiting for the sun to go down, remembering that he had to sneak out with the emeralds in hand to meet up with Knuckles.

Time was going by slowly, hoping to find something to do to pass the time. One by one, everyone started to rest, all the lights in the house were off. Finally, it was dark outside, slowly creeping through the garage.

Carefully opening the large box, the three chaos emeralds glowed in the garage. Thankfully, he had a large cloth that he could use to carry them. Wrapping the cloth around the gems, he quietly walked out of the mansion.

As soon as the door closed, your eyes immediately opened, slowly glazing at the door. 'What is this boy doing?' you thought as a silent sigh flowed through your nose. Slowly sitting up on the couch, you placed your blanket on Cream's body, watching her snuggle against it.

Slowly closing the front door, you shapeshifted into a random person, quietly following the boy with an annoyed expression. What was he doing with the emeralds?

"Greetings, my new friends." he announces, pressing a button to make a metal table sprout out of the ground. "Now, do you have them?" They nodded at his words before placing them on the table.

Eggman unties the cloth to reveal three of the chaos emeralds that glowed on the table, a satisfied grin stretched on his face as he pulls out a box. "My chaos emerald is in here, but I don't want them to react with the others." he explains smoothly.

"That's fine, doc." Knuckles uttered, watching the doctor take the chaos emeralds. Eggman couldn't help but smirk, raising his wrist up to his face.

"Bocoe, Decoe. Do it now." he whispered, earring the henchmen chuckle at his words. The gray robot pressed a button in the control room, making Knuckles fall into a trapdoor under him. Chris stared in bewilderment.

"What are you doing? Why would you do that?" he questioned, stepping back a few steps. Eggman couldn't help but cackle at the boy.

"You dimwit! Do you really think that I'm homesick?! The only thing I cared for was establishing the Eggman Empire, and I'm fine with building it on this world." he stated, marching back to his fortress. It begins to rise from the ground slowly, the harsh waves of wind blowing within the forest.

Pressing another button, Chris was then trapped in a metal cage, watching it levitate with him inside while going into an opening in the Egg Fortress.

Suddenly, something can be heard rustling in the bushes nearby, making Eggman stop in his tracks. The sound of footsteps became present; a pale individual emerged out of the forest with large dull pupils.

"Who are you?" he demands, not knowing that it was you in disguise. The pale figure just stared at him, a lazy grin slowly stretched on their face before they started to slowly approach the doctor, not taking their eyes off him.

The familiar static feeling ringed in his ear as you finally stepped onto the egg fortress, feeling it ascend to the sky. Your walking speed picked up, darting towards the man with a wide, toothy grin.

'What is going on?! Who is this person?!' he thought. Then the wave of realization washed over him, his eyes widened. 'No, it can't be! Nobody can move that fast except Sonic and...' his thoughts then trailed off.

'Oh... Oh no'

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Bocoe had a tracker in hand as he saw a blue dot moving quickly towards the fortress. "What do we do?! Sonic is on his way, and Eggman isn't inside with us!" he inquired, looking around the room to see where the doctor was.

The other robotic henchmen told him to check the cameras, pointing at the control panel. Marching over to it, they pressed a button to reveal the outside of the fortress, hearing footsteps and the sound of multiple footsteps.

Opening another camera to look at a different angle, he sees Eggman getting launched into a wall, hearing it shake from the inside. There was a large bruise on his face, his nose dripped with crimson.

Before they could call the doctor, you passed by the cameras, causing the cameras to go static. "Eggman! Eggman, can you hear me?!" the gray robot yelled. From the outside, the doctor struggled to fight against you, taking out a laser gun and aimed it at you.

You dodged the lasers with ease, practically deflecting them with your hands as you launched towards him again. Sharpening your fingers, you made a slashing movement, nearly scratching the clothing off Eggman's arms.

Eggman quickly placed his watch near his mouth. "Decoe, I need you to fire as many lasers as you can!" he instructs, nearly dropping the chaos emeralds in hand.

"Are you sure, doctor?! You can get hit by one of the-"

"Do it now! If you don't, I'm practically dead!" Eggman shouted back, hearing a piercing ring in his ear from your presence. The sound of mechanical wiring became present, stopping in your tracks to see multiple laser guns pointed at you.

Before they could fire, you immediately covered yourself with your wings, protecting yourself from the barrage of lasers that were aimed at you. Your expression went from being blank to annoyance, hearing his footsteps retreating to another area of the ship. 'Great...'

As you heard him get away, you heard rapid footsteps rushed its way over to you, taking out the lasers that were now aimed at him, destroying them. "[Name]! Are you okay?" a voice called, your wings disappeared to reveal Sonic.

The shadow on your face disappeared, feeling yourself go back to normal. "I'm alright. Chris was tricked into giving the chaos emeralds to Eggman. He thought that if he gave Eggman the chaos emeralds, he would help you guys go back home." you explained, your voice was slightly raspy and distant.

Sonic hummed at the information, thanking you that you were able to catch Eggman before he could get away. You told him that Chris was inside the fortress somewhere, you both made your way inside of the fortress, looking for Chris and Eggman.

Meanwhile, Tails, Chuck and the others were cramped inside the X-Tornado, urgently searching for you and Sonic. Chris's grandfather looked outside to see a GUN helicopter following them, quirking a brow from the appearance.

Taking a closer look, he sees a white bat sitting next to a woman soldier. She held some sort of jewel that practically glowed in her hands, staring at it with awe at its beauty. "Hey..." a voice breaks Rouge out of her trance, directing her gaze towards Topaz.

"I just wanted to..." she trailed off, relaxing a bit. "I just want to thank you for helping us with Eggman. Without your help, everyone here would've been in big trouble." Topaz gave a light, thankful smile.

The white bat held a slightly surprised expression, feeling a slight fuzzy feeling. "Thanks. Also, I'm glad that you were able to get this gem for me." she thanked with a light smile, earning an amused sigh from the GUN soldier.

Pressing a button, he surveys inside of the fortress, catching a familiar shape of a hedgehog and another shape of someone running along beside him. He quickly takes out a large megaphone to call out the hedgehog's name.

"Sonic, this is an official government operation. Please stand aside. I repeat, stand aside. We are launching an attack." he warned, hearing his voice echoed from the megaphone. Taking out the binoculars, he sees the blue hedgehog dash outside, his hands gripping the railings, the harsh wind blowing through his quills.

"Wait a second! My friends are trapped inside!" he informed, his expression slowly turning weary. "Please, you have to wait a little-" before he could finish what he was saying, the GUN soldier launched a large rocket.

'Why won't they listen?! Knuckles, Chris, and [Name] are still inside!' he thought as he spin dashed the rocket, breaking it in half. Inside the fortress, you looked inside many rooms to find the doctor and his henchmen.

'Did he have to make this place so big? He sure is wasting a lot of materials to build this thing...' Then, a muffled, banging sound interrupted your thoughts, directing your gaze towards the noise. A muffled shout shortly followed after the muffled stomping.

Pressing your ear against the wall, you heard a familiar voice. "Get me out of here! You tricked us, Eggman!" you were able to recognize the gruff voice, it belonged to the echidna.

"Knuckles! I need you to stand back!" you quickly instructed, hearing the hesitant of his footsteps stand back away from the metal wall. Once he stepped back, you thrust your hand through the wall, causing him to flinch from the powerful strike.

Your hand ripped through the metal like it was paper, tearing the wall apart with ease. Taking a look inside, it seemed to be a small cell that Eggman managed to trap the echidna in. "C'mon, Sonic is trying to handle the GUN soldiers that are trying to destroy the fortress."

Knuckles shocked his head before he stumbled out of the opening, following you. Rushed footsteps echoed in the metal hallway, hearing muffled explosions coming from outside. "Wait, how did you find us?" the echidna questioned.

"When Chris was sneaking out of the house, I quietly followed him with a disguise so he wouldn't recognize me," you started, glancing over to the echidna as you ran. "Why would you give the chaos emeralds to Eggman? This is the second time that you gave the emeralds to him."

He was silent for a moment, remembering how he was tricked into fighting Sonic because he thought that it was the hedgehog's fault that they were chaos controlled here. He explained that they needed to call a truce, saying that if they give the emeralds to the doctor, he can find a way to go home.

You couldn't help but feel bad for him, knowing that he planned to find a way back home since they first got here. Pointing your gaze forwards, you see a bright opening getting closer as you both run towards it.

Getting to the opening, you both looked around for Sonic, only seeing the GUN helicopter still following the fortress. Something had caught your eyes, glazing over to the left to see a small flying robot that was carrying the blue hedgehog that had a chaos emerald in hand.

"Sonic! What are you doing?" Knuckles shouted, getting his brother's attention. Sprouting out your wings, you quickly grabbed the echidna and flew over towards the hedgehog. As you got closer, Knuckles recognized the robot that was carrying Sonic, E-77.

"What is he doing here? I thought he was supposed to be with Eggman?" the echidna asked, earning a chuckle from the blue hedgehog.

"Glad to see that you're okay, Knux. This one seems to be friendly, while [Name] was inside, this one managed to grab a chaos emerald from Eggman and helped me escape. So now, Eggman can't use all of the chaos emeralds at the same time."

As you three tried to come up with a plan, Eggman was fuming with rage as he sees that a chaos emerald was missing. "That blasted hedgehog!" he exclaims, causing his henchmen to take cover. "How could that bot turn against me?!"

Gritting his teeth, he demands his henchmen to transform the fortress, watching them stumble against each other before pressing a few buttons. The scientist turned to his control panel to press a certain button, feeling the fortress transform in a giant mech.

"Merge mode number one!"

"Merge mode number two!"

"Merge mode number three!"

As each part of the fortress combined together, reconfiguring into an ultimate robot; E-99. "Haha! Say hello to my ultimate creation, Eggsterminator!" You three carefully watched as the giant robot landed itself in the ocean.

Eggman emitted a sinister chuckle, directing his gaze towards Chris. "Hey brat, I'll show you something interesting." he hummed, pressing a button to form a shield that contained six chaos emeralds that rose into view.

The boy stared in shock, causing the scientist to howl with laughter. "Don't worry, I'm keeping them safe and sound for future use." he grinned, explaining how each chaos emerald will give the Eggsterminator the energy to make it stronger.

'This is all my fault. Why did I agree with this plan?'

Chris's thoughts were interrupted as the giant mech let out a low hum, slowly getting into a higher pitch as the robot faced you, Sonic, and Knuckles. E-77 threw Sonic near the machine so he could attack it, but it vanished.

You watched in bewilderment from its speed, watching it reappear behind Sonic and smacked him into a few buildings. You quickly darted towards the buildings, making sure to grab the hedgehog before the structures fell onto him.

"Are you okay?" you questioned, getting a hurried nod from Sonic.

"Yeah, he got a good right hook." he hummed, dashing his way out of your hold. You placed Knuckles down on the ground as you went to go help Sonic. Lifting your gaze upwards, you see the X-Tornado flying in the sky. But right behind them was a GUN helicopter following them.

The GUN soldiers inside tried to fire missiles at the giant mech, but it did little to no damage. Pointing your gaze back to the robot, you managed to dodge the giant hand, quickly grabbing onto it.

Sonic hopped from building to building and spin dashed through the mechanical hand you held, cutting it in half. Eggman couldn't help but chuckle when another mechanical hand emerged out of the mech and punched you and Sonic away.

Your bodies went flying into the water, feeling the coldness envelope around you. Letting out a huff of anger, swimming towards the bruised hedgehog. Grabbing him by the torso and quickly swimming out of the water.

Flying to the surface, he nearly laid limp in your arms, dark bruises practically littered his body. "Sonic...? Sonic, you need to wake up." you urged with a gentle yet firm tone, watching his eyelids struggle to open.

"I'm fine," he muttered, his voice strained from the multiple pouches he took from the giant mech. You quickly flew to the ground, placing him gently onto the concrete. As he finally opened his eyes, it quickly widened.

"Look out!"

You looked upwards, seeing a giant robot fist plummeting towards the both of you. With quickness, you covered yourself and Sonic with your wings, all three pairs were wrapped around like a shield.

The fist kept pummeling your wings, trying to break through the barrier. Sonic watched as you gritted your teeth, a slight hiss of pain escaped your lips. "[Name], you're getting hurt!" he exclaims.

He felt the ground rumble underneath himself, your wings breaking the concrete in the process. You reassured him that you were okay, saying that it was slowly starting to hurt. From above, Tails, Amy, Cream, and Chris watched in shock as you protected the hedgehog.

"Tails, do something! If this keeps going, [Name] and Sonic will get hurt!" The pink hedgehog shouted as Tails fired multiple missiles at the robot, trying to get its attention away from the both of you.

Chris felt so many emotions flowing within him. Sadness, anger, and hope fumed inside, desperately escaping the brackets that he was trapped in. When he was getting the brackets off of his ankles, memories of you and Sonic begin flooding in.

He remembered meeting both of you at his house, unknown to what you guys were until the next day. How he always wanted to help or hang out with Sonic. How introverted you were and yet you still stick around with everyone.

Tears threatened to pour out of his eyes, the adrenaline rushing through his veins as he finally broke out. The sound of him hitting the ground caused Eggman to direct his gaze towards the noise. "Why you little..."

Before the scientist could stride his way over to the boy, mumbling curses under his breath, Chris dashed towards the shield, grabbing all the chaos emeralds that were embedded in the shield.

He didn't care if he burned himself, the only thing he needed to do was get the emeralds and himself out of there. "I won't let you have them." he firmly spoke, holding the emeralds close to his chest.

Before anger could plaster on Eggman's face, it quickly turned into fear. 'That mealy-mouthed crybaby! Without the emeralds powering up the Eggsterminator, this thing will plummet into the sea!'

Before he could charge onwards the boy, he was punched in the jaw, sending him flying to the control panel, making the machine wobble. Lifting his gaze towards his attacker, he sees Knuckles.

The echidna didn't acknowledge him anymore, looking for Chris and the chaos emeralds. The sound of rushed footsteps caused him to dart towards an opening in the machine, Chris had jumped out with the emeralds in hand.

"Chris!" dashing his way towards the opening, he sees Rouge carrying him by the hem of his shirt.

"You know you both owe me for this!" she sneered, narrowing her eyes at the boy. Before she could get the chaos emeralds, they began to glow brightly, nearly burning Chris's hands. The emeralds floated out of the boys' hands, floating their way towards you and Sonic.

Your wings slowly unwrap, revealing you and Sonic as you let out a hiss. As the emeralds came closer, they began to spin over the injured hedgehog. You watched in awe as he was listed off the ground, a bright golden hue surrounding him.

Surrounded by the power of the seven chaos emeralds, power began to flow within. His blue fur turned yellow, his quills floated and spiked upwards. Opening his eyes, his pupils were a bright red color, darting them towards the robot.

His bruises were healed as well as he turned back to you. "Are you okay?" he questioned, his voice was slightly lowered and held a concerned tone. You answered with a nod, slowly ascending from the ground and flew next to him.

The chaos emeralds around the hedgehog began to fly towards you, circling the top of your head. The imagery looked like a halo, watching the colors drained as they were now a gray color.

Swirls of energy begin to surround you, feeling an uncanny wide, toothy grin stretched across your face. A shadow fell on your face, a glint of fear flowing within Eggman's eyes. 'No... It can't be. T-they have the emeralds... We're done for, we need to go now!'

Your shadowed gaze glanced over and towards the powered hedgehog. "I apologize about the emeralds losing their color... Remember when we first found the chaos emerald at the construction site?" Your voice was at a lower pitch as well, much lower than before.

Your question caused the hedgehog to nod, remembering that it was a red chaos emerald that was first found. You explained how when you first touched it, it slowly began to lose its color, that's why you immediately gave it to him.

"That's alright," he replied, a light smile slowly became present on his face. "As long as we defeat Eggman, you won't need to worry about the chaos emeralds." you let out an amused huff, directing your gazes back to Eggman.

As the doctor suddenly blinked, his entire world was dark, the only thing he could see was your maniacal, toothy grin in his face. Your wings slashed across his chest, a stream of crimson flowed out.

He felt cold, his vision going in and out as if he was stabbed. There was no one around him, just you and him that was present in his darkened vision. He then begins hallucinating, the people he knew were on the floor with lifeless expression.

His eyes held a dreadful glint, his knees buckled as he fell into the ground. Familiar words begin to echo in his ears. "I know what you dread."

While you were dealing with Eggman, Sonic was busy destroying the giant robot, dashing in and out of the machine as parts began to fall into the water. Multiple explosions boomed in the air, causing everyone in the distance to take cover.

Tails quickly flew higher with the X-Tornado, everyone inside watched as the powered Sonic continued to destroy the machine. Knuckles glided out of the machine as Super Sonic ascended in the air, watching the robot plummet into the ocean, large waves of water soared in the air.

He floated there for a moment, hoping that you were able to make it out of there in time. He sees something fly out of the water, narrowing his eyes to see that you were coming towards him.

He took in your appearance. You were like a fallen angel, remembering your distorted expression from the times you fought against the doctor. Your wings glowed with a white hue, but a red color coated the tips of them.

The gray chaos emeralds spun around your head like a makeshift halo, but it soon fell to the ground. He floated behind you, feeling his gloved hands lightly touch your wings, feeling them twitch from the unexpected gesture, making sure that you weren't injured from before.

You felt an unknown, fuzzy feeling within you. 'Was this how Sonic and the others felt when I did it...?' you thought. It felt... nice. You watch him float back in front of you with a light smile, insisting that they should go check on Chris.

Nodding at his choice, you both flew over towards the boy. Chris looked like he was about to pass, slowly blinking as you both flew closer to him. 'They're back... They're still here...' he thought, a wavering smile stretched on his lips.

In a blink of an eye, you both were back to normal, light smiles on your faces as you waved at the boy. "Hey Chris, no time long see." spoke Sonic, watching the blond-haired boy close his eyes as the comforting darkness enveloped around him.

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Somewhere, in a jungle, storm clouds had formed above. Lightning flashes across the sky, the sound of snaps and cracks were present in the air from the upcoming storm. A ball of lightning strikes the ground, causing someone to wake up.

A frog had awakened from the lightning, hopping onto its owner's head before going towards the area where the lightning had stricken. "Wait for me, Froggy!" spoke a large, purple cat mobian that stumbles his way to catch up to Froggy.

When they eventually arrived, they saw a pile of rocks on the ground, but there seemed to be something glowing under it. Moving the rocks out of the way, they see the light of the purple chaos emerald shine brightly.

"Sure is pretty. Someone must've dropped this." he uttered, taking a closer look at the emerald. "Welp, finders keepers, huh pal?" he shrugged. As he admires the gem, a strange liquid pours out of the rocks and forces itself towards Froggy.

The purple cat tried to see if his pet was okay, suddenly watching the frog grow a tail. 'Am I seeing things...?' he thought.

Meanwhile, the air force flies through the air. In the president's office, there were the president himself, Topaz, Rouge, his third aide, and Mr. Stewart that stood before him. "It's been six months, and I still don't understand." the president muttered.

Ever since the battle with Eggman, a piece of land from Sonic's world had arrived due to the chaos control. They've also been getting reports that there've been people going missing and people that have witnessed someone that had looked identical to them.

The area was known as Mystic Ruins, the area seemed to worry the president, hoping that Dr. Eggman doesn't come back again. "I wouldn't worry about Eggman," spoke the P.T.A. "We've got intelligence teams all over the globe tracking his whereabouts."

The bat couldn't help but sigh. "But who cares about the agents and their teams? Why don't we all just admit that he's smarter than us?" she questions, an annoyed huff escaped her lips. Everyone in the room knew that she was right, they hadn't heard a peep from him.

The president let out a hum before directing his gaze towards Chris's teacher. "So how are Sonic and his friends doing?" he inquires, earning a smile from Mr. Stewart.

"They're doing alright, they've managed to grow accustomed to our world." he informed, showing them a picture of them relaxing.

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At the Thorndyke mansion, Ella and Tanaka can be seen serving breakfast to Chuck, Tails, Cream and Cheese. The savory smell had fumed inside the kitchen, each of them had scrambled eggs, some toast, and juice.

While they were eating, you had already finished eating breakfast, sitting on the couch watching a show that caught your attention.

It was about a bloodline that had a purple star on the left side of their backs, most of them had some kind of spirit that would help them defeat a wicked vampire and his subordinates.

"Say Chris," his grandfather uttered, finishing a bit of his toast. "What time are you coming home after school?" he inquires, earning a light hum from his grandson.

"The same as always, grandpa. Why do you ask?" he responds, a puzzled expression plastered his face. His grandfather had asked him if he was able to go to the Mystic Islands with him. He's also been meaning to test out a new aircraft model at Tails' workshop.

The boy shook his head. "I'm sorry, grandpa, but I'm meeting my mom after school. Right, Cream?" he responded, glancing over to the rabbit, who nodded in agreement. The boy emitted a sigh, looking out the window.

'I wonder what's Sonic doing right now...'

Somewhere, far from the station square, in the ocean. A pair of staggered footsteps stride into the main lab, revealing to be Eggman. Around his torso area, he wore bandages that would help close the wound from a certain alternate.

For the past six months, he hasn't been able to get enough sleep, time seemed to pass by as he was stuck in bed, recovering his injuries from what had happened. Right now, he has finally managed to build his latest robots; E-100.

He picked up a small animal and placed them into the robots, they're known as Flicky's. The energy from the small animals were able to power up the robots. There were four of them that had similar models but different colors.

Pressing a button, it pulls up targets that show you and Sonic, instructing them to target the both of you. They each aimed at the targets with precise accuracy, a wide grin forming on the scientist's lips.

"Your new robots are working perfectly, Eggman." hummed the gray robot henchman, watching how each of the robots held perfect accuracy. The beige henchman began typing on the computer, calling for roll call.

E-101: Beta.

E-102: Gamma.

E-103: Delta.

E-104: Epsilon.

Eggman couldn't help but chuckle at the names, he was the one who picked them out, of course. "Now to create a bit of chaos," he hums, striding his way towards a small box that was away from them.

Opening the box, it glowed with a bright red color, revealing the red chaos emerald that he managed to find these last six months. He then demands his henchmen to launch the Egg Carrier.

He raises the chaos emerald in hand, a proud grin stretching on his lips. "I'm back! And this time, nothing will stand in my way!"

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Right now, Chris, Cream and Cheese were meeting up with Lindsey, who was sitting at a small table with a box on top of it. Reaching over to the box, she opens it to reveal a glowing, yellow chaos emerald.

"This is a chaos emerald! Where did you find it?" her son questioned, emitted a light chuckle. She explained that she found it in a jewelry shop, and she had to buy it because it seemed beautiful to her.

Placing the emerald back in the box, the sound of her phone rang. "Hello?" she replied, her happy expression faltered into somber. "Right now...? Fine, I'll be there..." ending the call, a defeated sigh escaped her lips.

"I'm sorry, Chris. I have to get back to work. Let's reschedule dinner to some other time, okay?" she hummed, earning an understanding nod from her son. Giving him a hug and a kiss on the forehead, she begins to make her way towards her car.

When they see her car leave the scene, they begin to walk home. They agreed that they needed to show the chaos emerald to you and Sonic, seeing that they've got their colors back. Suddenly, a frog appears out of nowhere and collides with Cheese, sending them to the ground.

"Cheese! Are you okay?" she inquiries, getting a reassured nod from the chao. Chris picks up the frog, but it has a tail. Before he could question it, the sound of heavy footsteps caught their attention, making them slowly turn behind them.

The sound of the footsteps grew louder, revealing a large, purple cat who wore yellow gloves and a yellow belt. "Froggy!" he shouted, stumbling over the boy and the rabbit. Getting up from the ground, Chris can take a good look at the newcomer.

"Hi, are you from Sonic's world?" he greeted, earning a nod from the purple individual.

"Yup! I'm Big the Cat. And this is Froggy," he introduced, his voice low and laid-back. But he then realizes that his friend is gone, causing his ears to lower with a sad expression. "He's gone. Poor Froggy. What if I can't find him?"

The boy and the rabbit reassured him that they'll find his friend. They started to look around town square, calling out Froggy's name to see if they could find him. They looked behind bushes, down a manhole, even inside buildings.

Eventually, it was now nighttime, and they still haven't managed to find Froggy.

Big had a hopeless expression on his face, but he heard something coming from a few bushes behind him. Before he could make his way towards the noise, the unknown liquid from before was back.

"Hey, that's the same stuff that Froggy swallowed." he pointed, getting the others' attention as he explained that was how the frog was able to grow a tail. The unknown liquid begins to change shape, growing larger in size.

It formed into a humanoid shape with a visible brain and glowing green eyes. Cream grabs her chao as she sees it direct its gaze towards her. "Who are you?" she questioned, her voice filled with hesitance.

It didn't answer her, but instead, it began to break light poles and trees in half, causing the citizens around them to flee away from the area. "We need to make a run for it while it's not looking!" Chris exclaimed.

Nodding, they started to run away from the liquid individual, making sure not to trip and fall on the glass that was on the ground. From above, on top of the buildings, you and Sonic stood there looking down at the city.

"I enjoyed those quiet six months, and now there's another threat..." you muttered, hearing a chuckle emit from the blue hedgehog.

"At least it gives us something to do! I was starting to get bored." he hummed, leaping off the building. Rolling your eyes, you jumped off the building with him, landing near a park in station square.

Looking around the area, several police cars had arrived at the scene, policemen crouching behind their car doors. Up above, a fleet of helicopters were also on the move, their lights shined down towards the liquid entity.

Soon, the entire area was covered with the police force, aiming their guns towards the liquid that emerged out of the sewer. As the liquid came closer, they fired at it, but the bullets bounced off of it and landed on the ground with dents in them.

"What is that stuff?" one cop questioned.

"It's unbelievable, we need to run!" shouted another cop. The liquid strikes the police cars, causing the police force to either run away or take cover. As the cops cleared the area, you two stride towards the liquid being.

The hostile liquid swung toward its arms, you dodged it and grabbed its arm, lifting it up before slamming it against the ground. You watched the visible brain being bounced around from the impact.

"Sonic, we have to aim for the brain." you announced, getting a thumbs up from the blue hedgehog. Running up a skyscraper, he home attacks the liquid, but it immediately becomes a puddle.

You both stood back as the liquid retreated back into the sewer. Before you could even question it, a bright light covers the entire park, causing you to lift your gaze towards the source. The person who shined the bright light was revealed to be Eggman.

'You've got to be kidding me...'

The doctor let out a maniacal laugh. "I hope you do forgive me for dropping in unannounced this way, but I simply couldn't miss out on the excitement! I'm well rested and I'm ready to rumbl-" a pained groan escaped his lips as he clutched his stomach.

A light, smug expression plastered your face, watching with amusement as he struggled to get his speech out. He quickly presses a button, a robotic hand extended from his Eggmobile and snatched the emerald from Cream.

Tossing the emerald to the left-over puddle, it starts to react to the chaos emerald. It started to grow larger, a bigger version of its humanoid self. "You see, you two. This new shapeshifting form of Chaos grails more and more power with each chaos emerald I feed it!"

"Chaos?" the hedgehog hummed. Eggman explained that if he gets all seven chaos emeralds, the liquid will turn into an ultimate monster, using it to destroy the city and make his own. With quickness, the liquid made claw attack motion towards Sonic, sending him flying.

It lunged its claws towards you, but you hopped over the entity and delivered a swift kick towards its head, knocking him back. Grabbing your leg, he launched you towards a building, but you maneuvered your body so your feet could touch the building and launched yourself.

Coming towards it, you aimed a punch at the top of its head, hearing a distorted screech emit from the liquid. Making a chopping motion on its arms, it was chopped off with ease. But since it was a liquid base enemy, it just retracted back to its body.

Before you could attack it again, Knuckles appears out of nowhere and attacks Chaos, pushing it back towards a brick wall. You both greeted each other with a nod as Sonic dashed towards the echidna.

"Knux! What are you doing here?" he questions, but it seems that the echidna has something to talk to with Eggman.

"Alright, Eggman! What did you do to the Master Emerald?" he demands, earning a chuckle from the doctor as he pulls out a red chaos emerald, shocking everyone around him. Tossing the emerald to Chaos, he absorbs it.

The shape of its appearance begins to change, slowly growing bigger by the second. It slammed its fists to the ground, feeling a rumble thunder through the ground. It started to blast a water attack, blasting Knuckles away from the fight.

It redirected its attack towards you, but you pushed your hands out to form the water blast into a ball. Using the energy you got from eliminating alternates, you placed it in the water and threw it towards the entity.

Once it was impacted, a horrible shriek was emitted, its body was immobilized from the attack. Sonic made sure to get Chris, Cream and Cheese out of the way before Chaos fires another water beam.

Chaos roared with muffled anger, creating a giant puddle that would make an electric field. The feeling of electricity stung your body, but you weren't phased by it. Knuckles finally got up, breaking a piece of a wall from a building and throwing it towards the liquid.

The attack caused Chaos to take back the electric field, showing an opening of a weakness. "Now Sonic!" the echidna signals, watching the blue hedgehog spin dash through the liquid, hearing a shriek emit from it, finally defeated.

"They did it!" Chris exclaimed with a cheerful expression. Before you could get to Chaos, Eggman had already snatched the liquid off the ground. You both stared at each other, you could see the fear behind his goggles as you gave him an eerie smile.

You were about to head over to him, but Sonic stopped you. "It's not worth it. We'll get him next time." he reasons. You stared down at him, a sigh escaping your lips as you patted his head. "C'mon, I want you to meet another friend,"

Taking your hand, he drags you over towards Chris and the others. "[Name], meet Big the Cat!" directing your gaze towards the new mobian, you see a giant purple cat with a lazy smile, waving his big and towards you.

"Hello..." he greeted, his voice held a slow-witted tone and slight sadness. You greeted him with a small wave, a faint smile present on your lips. 'That is a large cat... I wonder if there's any other type of animals...'  you thought. 

"So, what do we do now? What if that creature gets stronger?" questioned Chris, earning an uncertain expression from you and Sonic.

"We'll just have to see," Sonic huffed out, walking away from the group. "C'mon, let's go home. Ella and Tanaka are probably worried about us." taking in the answer, everyone begins to walk back home.

The sound of lightning flashes in the distance as a cold breeze blows against everyone. 'Here we go again'

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You, Sonic, and his friends were hanging out in the garage enjoying a cup of coffee. It was your first time drinking the hot beverage, seeing how people either put sugar or just drink it right out of the pot.

When you finished a cup, your body tingled inside. Weird, was this supposed to happen when you consume the beverage?

Chuck was hoping that they could come up with a plan to unravel the mystery of Chaos. To Knuckles, it was the most powerful opponent he's ever faced, he was lucky that you and Sonic helped him.

He then remembers a flashback he had a few days ago before Chaos attacked. After Chaos Control happened, Angel Island was transported to this world. Something was wrong with the Master Emerald, remembering an irregular storm that had told him that something was in danger.

You noticed how the echidna was spacing out, so you gently tapped him on his shoulder, breaking him out of the trance. "You feeling alright, Knuckles?" you asked, watching him answer with a shaky nod.

"Y-yeah, I was just remembering something that happened when we were teleported here." he replied, getting a hum from Chris and his grandfather.

"Did something happen to the island that was similar to the attack from Chaos yesterday?" Chuck inquired, hoping that they can get some similarities that will help them make a plan.

The echidna explained how the master emerald was shattered by Chaos, his face scrunched up at the memory. The master emerald was the only thing that was keeping the island floating over the water.

The liquid creature was way stronger than him, even without the chaos emeralds that powered it up, Knuckles couldn't even touch it. "You can't blame yourself, Knux. You did the best you could." the blue hedgehog hummed.

Then Big chimed in, telling his part of the story about how he discovered some sort of purple rock when Chaos was messing with his friend, Froggy. "When I tried to catch him, he had some sort of glowing rock inside him."

"Then that must be a chaos emerald! I remembered when Froggy was acting weird when you guys came to our world yesterday." Chris added, watching Cream and Cheese agree with him as well.

"Then that means that we have to go find it before Eggman gets his hands on it." you hummed, adding the fact the Eggman will do anything to get his hands on the emeralds. If he feeds more chaos emeralds to the water creature, there's no telling how powerful it will be.

"I think we should go in groups," Chuck suggested, throwing the empty cup away and getting another cup of coffee. "That way we can find Froggy at a faster pace." nodding, you all begin to divide in groups.

While Cream and Cheese stayed behind with Ella, you, Sonic, and Chuck were group one. Chris and Big were group two, and Knuckles decided that he wanted to go alone. As everyone split up Ella noticed the gloomy expression from the rabbit.

"It's going to be okay, Cream. Sonic, [Name], and the others will handle this. Everything will be fine." she reassured with a gentle tone, patting the rabbit's head.

"I know... I'm just worried." she replied, leaning into the comforting touch. 'Be careful out there, everyone'

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The first stop was at Tails workshop in the Mystic Ruins, the two-tailed fox was happily working on the X-Tornado, until he heard a couple of footsteps coming towards him. "Hey, Tails." Sonic greeted, shooting his brother a toothy grin.

Tails turns around to see you and Sonic at the doorway. "Hey, guys. What's going on?" he asks, placing the wrench down on the table next to him. Without missing a beat, you explained about the plan that was in motion with the others.

He now understands that most of his friends and his brothers are looking for the chaos emeralds all over again, which was going to be a hard task. "You think you're up for the challenge?" the blue hedgehog hummed, earning a nod from the fox.

"Yup! I'm already ahead of you," turning around, he opens the side door to the X-Tornado to reveal the green chaos emerald. He explains that he found it yesterday and it can help them look for the others.

After he finished working on the plane, he pilots the plane while you and Sonic sit on the wings.

Meanwhile, Knuckles can be seen striding towards a damaged casino, policemen surrounded the entrance. One of the policemen alerted the others that the echidna was here, causing them to sigh in relief.

"Do any of you guys know what happened to the building?" he questions, knowing that the building was just fine a few days ago.

"Sort of," the chief chimed in. "Witnesses say it was a glowing object that fell from the sky." The echidna asked him if he could take him inside the building, hoping that he could find something. Getting a nod, he follows the policeman.

Walking inside the destroyed building, he noticed a glowing object that was buried in debris. Digging through it, his eyes widened. 'A piece of the master emerald...' When his gloved hand touches the shard, his body froze, having another vision.

It took him back to the Master Emerald shrine, but it looked brand new to him. These buildings should be ancient, he thought. Advancing over towards the shrine, he catches a sight of his ancestors.

Tikal the Echidna and her father, Chief Pachacamac.

When he heard them speak, it was distant and echoed, as if he was far away from them. "We must stop the invasion, father!" Tikal exclaimed, stopping him and his troops behind him.

"Tikal, you must know that I must seize those emeralds for the good of our tribe. It will help our country." he replied, trying to get her to move. The female echidna tried to reason with her father, saying that it will bring nothing but grief to their land.

She knew that there must be another way, they could do it for themselves, she didn't want other people helping them.

And with that, the vision ends.

A loud gasp escapes Knuckles' mouth, causing the chief to ask him if he was okay. He only answered with a silent nod. The chief said that he could take the shard, seeing that they didn't need it.

Silently thanking the chief, he took the shard with him and left the building. 'I couldn't protect the Master Emerald, but I can gather what's left of it'

Back with you, Sonic, and Tails, you three felt the turbulence while on the plane. Tails alerted that the chaos emerald the plane had detected something among the plateau that was a few yards away.

Landing the plane, Tails takes out the chaos emerald to use it to look for the other one. A sudden strong gust of wind nearly blew the fox away, but you caught him in time. "This wind must be from the other chaos emerald." the fox hummed.

Resuming the search, you see that the chaos emerald in Tails' hand started to glow, seeing that you three were getting close to the other emerald. Stopping, it seems that the other chaos emerald was underground.

The blue hedgehog burrows underground. "I found it!" he alerts, surfacing out of the dirt to have a blue chaos emerald in hand. Before he and Tails could celebrate, there was another sudden gust of wind that blew against them.

As the wind grew stronger, a certain doctor is revealed, a cackle escaping his lips. Using the gust of wind to his advantage, he knocks Tails down to the ground, resulting in snatching the emeralds in hand.

With quickness, you flew after him, jumping on his Eggmobile. Taking the robotic arms off of it, you smack him dead in the face, a couple of teeth were knocked out of his mouth resulting in dropping the emeralds.

Sonic boosted himself into the air when hopping on a few trees and caught the emeralds in hand. But with the harsh gust of wind, it caused him to drop the emeralds in a nearby lake. "We have to fish 'em out!" Tails exclaimed.

But this was his plan all along, causing a wide, toothy grin to stretch on his face. "Come on out, Chaos 4!"

Making sure to catch Sonic before he could land in the water, you watched as an evolved Chaos emerged out of the lake, emitted a muffled roar. Flying over to shore, you quickly grabbed Tails as Chaos made a strong shockwave, sparks of electricity littered the ground.

Placing them on a roof of a random building, a giant water geyser was shot from Chaos, forcing you to cover yourself with your wings. When the attack didn't work, Chaos started to make some bubbles from the water.

When one of them hit the ground, it exploded. It reminded you of a certain italian from the show you were watching that was able to create explosive bubbles. But now's not the time.

Chaos then grew a large hand, grabbing you as it made an attempt to drown you. Gritting your teeth with anger, you tried to maneuver your body to get out of its tight hold, but with you being surrounded by water, it had an advantage.

It wasn't like you were going to drown, you just needed to make sure that Tails and Sonic was okay. The sound of static, white noise rang in your ear, as if it was alerting you to hurry and get out of the water.

Suddenly, Eggman's egg carrier absorbs Chaos, letting go of you. Your body floated in the water, making your thoughts stop for a bit before snapping out of it. Swimming to the surface, you looked around the area for the fox and the hedgehog.

"[Name]!" directing your gaze towards the voice, it was Tails, and behind him was Sonic. Flying out of the water, you shaked most of the water off of you before flying towards them.

"He got away, didn't he?" you huffed out. You were then tackled by both of them, their words rambled as they were glad that you were safe. Gently soothing their heads, you reassured them that you were fine.

Sonic seemed to be shaking though, remembering when Eggman made an attempt to drown you for the first time. Tails wore a sadden expression on his face. "Eggman managed to get away with four chaos emeralds, I'm sorry that I didn't have a good hold on them."

You pet the fox with a hand that wasn't wet from water. "That's okay, Tails. We'll get them back."

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Somewhere in Station Square, Amy was strolling through the city, minding her own business. She had to keep her guard up though, remembering the news that you and Sonic told her about a creature that was roaming around.

Lifting her gaze, she noticed that the sky was getting dark. "That's funny, the news didn't say anything about raining..." she muttered. Still looking upwards, she sees the Egg Carrier flying over the city, and on its tail was the X-tornado.

When a laser was able to hit the eggmobile, something fell out of it, landing on the pink hedgehog's head. Taking a look at it, it was a Flicky, who wore a collar. "Oh, you poor thing. Are you hurt?"

It chirps in reply, its expression held exhaustion. Nodding, she quickly follows the X-Tornado, wondering where it was going.

Back in the sky, you and Sonic were taking care of the robots that threatened to take down the plane. Then, Sonic had a plan, a wide grin stretched on his muzzle. "Tails!" he called out, getting the fox's attention.

"I need you to charge into them!"

"What?! Are you crazy?" Tails exclaimed in disbelief.

"Just trust me!" the hedgehog replied. Tails turned his gaze towards you, seeing that you answered with a firm nod, but he could see the hesitation in his eyes. Taking a deep breath, he crashes into the egg carrier, and that was the last thing he did before blacking out.

A few moments passed, Tails slowly opened his eyes as a pained groan escaped his lips. "What happened?" he questioned, his voice was raspy from waking up. He sees Sonic sitting next to him and he sees you sitting on the other couch.

"Hey, Tails. When you crashed the X-Tornado into Eggman, you backed out on us. [Name] had to carry us to safety." the hedgehog explained. He knows that the X-Tornado is out of commission for now, there was no way it got out of there in one piece.

"But at least we know where he went," you added. You explained that Sonic wanted everyone to come home and rest, especially since his brother suffered some damage. You three were so close, but Sonic wanted to make sure that everyone was okay.

"Where's Cream and Cheese?" Tails muttered, sitting up on the couch.

"Ella dropped them off to where Amy is. They're supposed to finish grocery shopping by now." you replied, directing your gaze back on the tv. Suddenly, the tv changed to the news, showing citizens running away from a giant robot that belonged to Eggman's.

Without missing a beat, Sonic dashed out of the house, running to the city. The sound of people screaming became known, taking sharp turns as he saw the robot come to view.

"Target Detected." spoke the giant mech, taking Amy and Flicky with them. With quickness, he made sure that Cream and Cheese were out of the way before heading towards the looming enemy.

"Sonic! Help!" Amy shouts as the robot takes off with her, flying into the sky. Cursing under his breath, he quickly calls Chris, remembering that he has a phone and he couldn't contact you. "Chris! I need your help! Amy's been-"

"[Name] is on their way! Be careful!" The boy cuts him off as the phone call ended. The blue hedgehog stared at the sky as they watched the robot go out of sight.

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The blue hedgehog directs his gaze upwards, seeing the X-Tornado and you in the air. Aiming yourself downwards, you swiftly grabbed the hedgehog, flying back up in the air. "Do you know where she went?" you questioned.

"No..." he trailed off with a nervous grin, earning a deadpan expression from you. "But I know that she's around here somewhere!" he quickly added, getting a hum from you.

"What about Chris and Big? Are they still looking for the frog?" he questions. You told him that they were still looking for it, but then they had to head home so they wouldn't upset Ella. Flying towards the wings of the Tails' plane, you both landed on there.

Sonic makes his way towards the yellow fox, tapping on the window. "How's your head?" he asks, seeing that his brother still had the bandage on his head.

"I'm feeling okay, but it stings a bit." he replied, making sure to keep his eyes forward. Sonic nodded, telling him that he'll start looking for the aircraft where Amy was stolen from. Nodding, Tails picked up speed, feeling the winds grow harsher.

Meanwhile, in the Egg Carrier, it held the pink hedgehog in prison. She wore a hopeful expression, hoping that her friends were going to save her very soon. "Hey! Let me out!" she demands, banging her hands on the metal door.

Getting no reply, she took out her hammer, slamming it on the metal, but it barely made a dent. The hedgehog slumped herself against the wall, having no other ideas on how to get out. Before she was kidnapped, she was going to prepare a meal for you, Sonic, and the others.

The sound of happy chirping made her snap out of it and direct her gaze towards the Flicky she saved earlier. It had given Amy their name, Lily. The small animal tried to comfort her, happily chirping in the metal prison.

"Just wait and see, Lily." she hummed, looking out at a small window that showed the outside. "[Name] and Sonic will find us here and come to our rescue. I hope they're careful when they come here."

Still in the carrier, a few rooms away from the prison, Docoe and Becoe were arguing about a microphone in the briefing room. Their arguments were going back and forth, causing the microphone to react to them, making a loud, squealing sound.

"Testing, one two. Testing, testing. Hello." The gray robot was checking the mic, making sure it was functionable for them to use. The beige robot tried to stop him from making so much noise, causing them to nearly argue once again.

"Be quiet!" The shouts from Eggman caused them to jump from the unexpected voice. The doctor snatched the microphone from the gray robot's hand, correctly checking the mike for its right settings.

Directing his gaze behind him, the E-Series of robots were powered off. Pressing a button on his control stand, he activates them, the four robots' eyes glowed with a dimmed yellow color. "Now, E-Series, please listen carefully to the following instruction."

Turning towards a screen that was behind them, he shows them an image of Froggy. "You will notice that this amphibian has a tail. That is what makes him special out of the other frogs that you might come across. Your mission is to get the jump on him and bring him back."

The robots salute to the scientist. "Yes, Doctor." they replied simultaneously, forming a single-file line march in the room.

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Somewhere in the Mystic Ruins, Knuckles can be seen gliding towards an old base that was surrounded by old ruins. Something bright had caught his eye, sliding himself downwards to land on the ground.

Quite going inside, he sees another master emerald shard handing from the ceiling. Letting out a small huff, he leaps to the ceiling and grasps it. Before he could land back on the ground, he had another vision.

Opening his eyes, his vision was slightly blurred, things began to slowly double. "Where am I...?" he muttered. Slowly standing up from the ground, he sees that he was in the Master Emerald Shrine that was made in the past.

The sound of footsteps made him take cover, hiding behind a large pillar. Peaking, he sees Tikal, who was surrounded by a few choas. "I'm very frightened, Chaos. Please help us, the invaders are coming, and we must leave!"

Her voice echoed in the vision, but he could tell what she was saying. The chaos began to sing around her, chirping happily around the female echidna. They begin to guide her towards the shrine, lifting her gaze to find the seven Chaos Emeralds.

The seven emeralds and the master emerald began to glow radiantly, nearly blinding her. "I know that you brought me here," she then placed her hands together in a praying position. "There's something important that you want to tell me. The one who controls the emeralds will unify with them."

As the Master Emerald glows once more, the vision ends.

As gasped escaped his lips, feeling the ground under him. Emitting a low groan, he sits up, taking a look at the sharp he had in hand. "So this must be the place where they altered with the master emerald. Is she trying to tell me something?"

He then ascends the altar, placing the shards he had collected together. However, a few of the shards are still missing, but it was slowly coming together. Suddenly, the master emerald showed him an image, which showed the egg carrier.

"That's Eggman's ship! But why would it show me this?" he inquired, eyes narrowing as he stared at the image. 'Maybe they could be in there?' he thought, continuing to look over the image.

In a different place, far from the old ruins was the coast. The light beige sand was enveloped by the blue waves from the ocean. A few feet away from the water were the E-series robots that were remotely looking for the specific frog.

"Must find Froggy..." Delta uttered, reminding the other robots of what they're looking for. Gamma's head then swivels when it sees a group of frogs. "I found Froggy." it alerts, causing the other robots to march towards the frogs.

"No, I found Froggy."

"No, I found Froggy."

Not far away from them, Chris and Big were looking through the area as well, having the same goals as the robots. The large cat then finds something, his eyes widened with joy. "I found him! I found Froggy!"

"That's great!" Chris cheered, making his way towards the specific frog. Before he could pick it up, a large blue robot snatched the frog away from him. It then ensues a chase, the boy and the giant cat chased after the group of robots.

They couldn't get to them as the robots rushed into the Egg Carrier. "We gotta go after them!" Chris exclaimed, making sure that Big was following him. Before the hatch could close, they quickly dived inside, making sure that none of their limbs were outside.

Inside the ship, the group of E-100's made it to the main room. "Doctor, we found Froggy." Gamma reported as Delta showed Eggman the frog. He stared at the frog, his expression slowly grimaced.

"You fools! You clanky klutz! This isn't the Froggy I wanted! Do you see a tail anywhere? No? You're lucky I didn't flatten any of you into scrap metal!" the E-100's just stared at the outbursting doctor.

In the hallways of the Egg Carrier, Chris and Bug cautiously look around the area, making sure that they weren't caught by anyone. To them, it was like a maze. There were too many halls, corners, exits, and rooms that littered inside the carrier.

Back with Eggman, he was checking all the frogs that were captured by the E-100's. When he gets to Gamma, his mouth stretched to a wide grin. "This is it! My little Chaos Froggy!" taking the frog from Gamma, he jumped around with joy.

The robots in the room stared at the doctor with deadpan expressions as he let out a heartful laugh. He then demands everyone but Gamma to get out of the main room, watching them march out without a care.

"Gamma, I'd like to talk to my birdie friend. Could you bring her to me?" he asked the red robot with a polite tone.

"Yes, Doctor." it replied, walking out of the main room. While marching through the hallway. Its gaze was focused forward, not seeing the boy and a large purple cat that was in the hallways that were not far from him.

Gamma then suddenly stops when he gets a vision of Lily. Trying to shake his head, he sees Beta getting painfully modified. "Beta..." he croaked, as if some type of emotion was trying to show in his tone of voice.

Shaking his head once more, he strides his way over to the cells, where he sees a pink hedgehog who was talking to the Flicky. He then points a laser gun at her. "Hand over the bird."

"No way! I won't let you take her, you hear me?" Amy shot back. Gamma continued to demand the hedgehog to give him the bird, but she refused to do so.

"Are you not... afraid?" he questioned, slowly putting the laser gun down.

"Even if I am, I still won't let you hurt her. I know that you have a job to do, but I'd be grateful if you could get us out of here." she gently pleaded, getting a chirp of agreement from lily. Gamma shook his head, saying that he couldn't comprehend commands from her.

The flicky then flies out of Amy's hand going through the bars and landing on Gamma's head, she looked distressed. The red robot begins to overload, was it because of the bird? Instantly, he fires at the bars, destroying them.

"Hurry up and flee." he demanded. Amy hesitantly ran out of the cell, thanking the red robot. Lily quickly landed on Amy's finger, spending away from the robot. Once they were out of the robot's sight, he waved a little bit.

"Bye friends..."

Outside of the Egg Carrier, the X-Tornado can be seen coming closer to the ship. Sonic quickly told Tails to get closer to it, wanting to make sure that he doesn't fall off. As you look around, you see a familiar echidna gliding upwards towards the plane.

"Sonic! Knuckles' is here." you announced, watching a bright grin stretch on the blue hedgehog's muzzle. Turning around, he grabs the echidna's hands, bringing him up on the plane.

"How long have you guys been following him?" Knuckles questioned.

"We've been chasing him for a bit, Amy was kidnapped by him." you informed, flying towards the back of the plane. Sharply grasping the walls of it, you tore it off with ease, bolts and nails flew off of it.

Making sure that nobody was in the halls, you told Sonic and Knuckles to get on. As soon as they stepped foot inside, an alarm blared inside, the sound of the intercom blasted Eggman's voice.

"Decoe and Beocoe! Get them!" The two started to fire missiles at the X-Tornado, but Tails dodged it with ease.

"X-Tornado! Go into battle-mode!" pressing a button, a large air of robotic arms emerged out of the plane as armor enveloped the front of the plane. The giant hands swatted away the missiles that were aimed at the plane.

"I'm going to land the plane, Sonic! You guys go on without me!" Tails shouted, getting a thumbs up from the blue hedgehog.

"C'mon, let's see if Amy is still here." you began to go down the hallway with the two mobians following you. A few seconds had passed as Sonic was getting a call from the two-tailed fox.

"Yeah, Tails?"

"Sonic, the plane's been hit! I'm gonna crash!" Before Sonic could reply back, the egg carrier began to shake as Tails landed on top of it. "You two go find Amy, I'll go check on Tails!" Quickly, Sonic dashed out of the carrier to go see if his brother is safe.

You and Knuckles glanced at each other, nodding as you both explored further into the egg carrier.