A/N: This is my first Sonic story so please review and let me know what you think

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Prologue

The world that Sonic and friends live on is divided into seven continents or countries. When looking at a map, three countries line the left side and three countries line the right side. In the middle of the counties lies a neutral country called Mobius. Each country holds one chaos emerald, which is that countries energy source.

Countries on the left:
1) Highdale- A country that is currently ruled by Queen Blaze and specializes in fire, consisting of little wildlife. (Purple emerald)
2) Vertrose- A country ruled by Queen Adella and her son Prince Sonic. The country consists of many wind currents and is known for their high winded environment. (Dark blue emerald)
3)Valbridge- Ruled by King Dynos and his son Prince Silver. The country is widely know for their mediation techniques and telekinesis. (White emerald)

Countries on the right:
1)Aldiron- A country of Darkness that consists of little light and is ruled by King Black Doom. (Red emerald)
2)Normount- Ruled solely by King Knuckles after the near destruction of the entire race. (Green emerald)
3)Orcrest- Ruled by King Adkin and his daughter Princess Amy. The country consists of mostly water and water creatures. (Yellow emerald)

Mobius- Neutral country that currently has no ruler (Light blue emerald)


Running through the halls of the castle Sonic had a very important destination in mind. Zig zagging passed servants who were going about their daily business and coming very close to running a few people over. Luckily with his fast reflexes, he was able to turn at the last second. Remembering how hard it was the last time to get passed the front gates, Sonic decided he was going to try to jump the wall instead.

Jumping out a window on the first floor Sonic ran through the garden, startling a few of the gardeners in the process, and headed straight for the wall. About ten meters before the wall Sonic planted both feet on the ground and pushed off. With his speed and strength Sonic easily made it over, landing on the other side and once again taking off.

Meanwhile back at the castle, Sonic's personal attendant, tutor and adviser walked into Sonic's bed chambers only to find it empty. Clenching his fists in frustration, Dante turned around and walked out of the room, marched down the hall, and headed straight to the Queen.

"Your Majesty!" Dante said after opening the doors to the throne room. He kneeled before the Queen before continuing. "Prince Sonic has left the Palace again."

Queen Adella walked over to one of the many giant windows in the room. Sighing, she looked off into the direction she knew he had gone. "Let him be Dante, you can't contain his free spirit." said the Queen quietly.


Sonic ran along the shore next to ocean until he had found the boat he was looking for and jumped on. "Hey old man!" Sonic said as he knocked twice on the window to the helm of the ship.

The man in question looked up at the voice and a small smile spread across his lips. "Hey, its Sonic! Good to see you again. What can I do for you today?"

" I need a lift back to Mobius, its very important." The blue hero said as he looked at the old man with hope filled eyes.

"Yeah sure, I was just about to head out anyways."

"Thank you," Sonic said as he breathed a sigh of relief.

The boat took off no more than five minutes later, leaving the country of Vertrose behind and only open waters ahead. The trip took about 20 minutes and during that time Sonic was sure to stay in the middle of the boat, away from the water.

As soon as the boat reached the shore of Mobius, Sonic thanked the man again took off running toward a certain two-tailed fox's house. The path he ran was so familiar by now that he could run it with his eyes closed. In only a few short minutes Sonic slid to a stop in front of a wide open garage door and saw his best friend working away at one of his newest inventions.

Sonic knocked on the wall to indicate that he was there and walked over to see what his friend was working on. Tails looked up and a bright smile spread across his face when he saw Sonic approach. "Hey Sonic! I'm glad you could make it today, I know how busy you are," the young fox said.

"Of course I made it bud, I wouldn't miss today for the world," replied the blue hedgehog. "By the way," he said as he pulled out a small wrapped box and handed it to the fox, "Happy birthday." Tails took the box and opened it. His eyes lit up when he looked at it's contents. Inside were pieces of a rare mineral that were near impossible to find. This was just what tails needed to find an alternate energy source for his inventions. After all, running on batteries can be very unreliable.

"Thank you so much! How on Mobius did you get it?" Tails asked.

"Well it was hard but I was finally able to find some, sorry there's not a lot there."

"No no it great! It's just the right amount I need," Tails said as he walked over to his storage area where he can put the mineral in a safe place.

Sonic walked back over to the garage door and said, "I wonder where—"

"SONIC!" Sonic's thought was interrupted when a pink hedgehog threw herself into his arms.

"Princess Amy," he replied teasing her.

Amy crossed her arms and glared at him, "I told you to just call me Amy."

"I know I know, I'm just teasing Amy," Sonic laughed.

"Tails! Happy Birthday!" Amy said as she handed over a wrapped present.

"Well while we're at it, here's mine," said a red echidna, aka knuckles, who tossed his own wrapped gift through the air to Tails. He had just entered the garage while the others were talking. Tails thanked his friends and began opening their gifts. Amy had given him a pink notebook for his notes and knuckles had given him a new tool set since Tail's tools were old and wearing down.

"Thanks guys this is really great," Tails said with a smile. "Wait there's one more." Tails pick up a small box that was wrapped in red wrapping paper. "I wonder who it's from."

"That would be me," said a low voice that belonged to a certain black hedgehog they all knew. They all turned around and saw Shadow leaning against the frame of the garage with his arms crossed.

"Shadow you made it!" Sonic said walking over to the darker hedgehog.

"Obviously," he replied with his eyes closed.

Sonic sighed, would it kill him to lighten up a bit?

Tails opened his last present and revealed a passport that would allow him to travel to any country for the next year. "Wow, this is amazing! Sonic, this means I can travel to your country and visit you whenever I want to. Thank you Shadow! I can't believe you went through so much trouble for me," Tails said smiling.

"It wasn't that much trouble," Shadow said as he waved it off.

Sonic turned to the black hedgehog and asked, "Shadow, I know you live in Aldiron but what exactly do you do there? Are you just a citizen or are you—"

"I just live there Sonic, that's all you need to know," Shadow interrupted Sonic before he could finish. He glared at the blue hedgehog, daring him to speak further.

That was a quick answer, Sonic thought, glancing at Shadow curiously. Sonic and the gang have been friends with Shadow for two years now and yet they knew next to nothing about him, besides the fact that he lived in Aldiron. Over the two years that Sonic had known him, he had developed special feelings for him, but without knowing how Shadow felt, he wasn't going to say anything.

The rest of the day was spent annoying Shadow, testing Tail's new inventions and playing games they made up on the spot. By the time the sun was setting, Sonic knew he had to return home so he said a quick goodbye to Tails, promising to see him soon, and ran back shore to find the old man who he knew was going home about now.

"Hey Sonic!" The man said waving Sonic down. "I was just about to leave without you, hurry up."

Sonic smiled and hopped onto the ship just as it pushed away from shore. Sonic closed his eyes, enjoying the feeling of the wind against his face. In no time the boat reached the shore of Vertrose and Sonic waved one last time to the boat captain and ran back toward the palace. He jumped over the wall separating the town and the palace and jumped onto his bedroom balcony.

He was about to get ready for to go to sleep when there was a knock on his door. "Prince Sonic, the Queen wishes to see you in the throne room."

How does he always know when I get back? Sonic thought. "Coming!" He yelled as he walked back over to the door. He nodded once to Dante and ran down to the throne room, stopping right outside the door.

He was about to knock when a voiced spoke from behind the door, "Come in Sonic."

Sonic walked into the room, closing the door behind him. Walking up to the queen Sonic said, "You wished to see me mother?"

"Yes there is something important I need to announce to you," she said quietly. Silence hung heavily in the room as Sonic waited for her to continue. "There has been an engagement agreement with us and Aldiron. You are to be married to Aldiron's prince."