Sonic's eyes fluttered open to see that it was morning. Sunlight was coming through the window onto the light blue walls of his bedroom. He got out of bed and walked over to the calendar. It was the sixth of June. He put a cross in the box with a red marker that was on the chest of draws at the corner of the room.
"Finally," said Sonic. "I went five days in a row without sleepwalking."
He yawned as he went downstairs and found Tails at the table eating his favorite cereal, Chao-Chao Pops. The kitchen was small, but it was OK. The cupboards were up high and only Sonic could reach the top shelf without a chair. The walls were white and the floor was tiled. Tails was sitting at the table in the middle.
"Hey, Sonic!" said Tails, happily. "It's rare to see you having a lie-in."
"Wait, what time is it?" asked Sonic. It was rare, indeed.
Tails looked at his watch. "It's 8:56." he replied.
"Uh oh!" exclaimed Sonic. "I'm late for my morning run!" And with that, he dashed out the house into the Green Hill Plains towards the city.
He was running at top speed through the long grass of the plains. It was wonderful summer weather. The sun was shining bright in his eyes, so he went to get his sunglasses out of his backpack, but he didn't bring his bag!
Suddenly, he tripped on something and was sent flying. He bounced a few times and finally stopped when he hit a green hedgehog wearing a white robe. The two fell over on each other.
Sonic got up "Sorry, I-I didn't see you there." he said. "Are you alright?"
"Yeah, I'm fine." said the green hedgehog.
Sonic lent out a hand and pulled her up. She had her spikes hanging down, unlike Sonic. She had blue eyes, sandals, and a neckless with a blue gem embedded into it.
"What's your name, and what are you doing so far from the city?" asked Sonic.
"I'm Alice." she said. "I was just visiting the Green Hill Plains to give my mother this." She pointed to her neckless. "Anyway, what's yours?"
"I'm Sonic, Sonic the Hedgehog." he said.
"I can tell where I got your name from." said Alice.
Sonic blushed. He didn't know what it was, but there was something about this girl that made him feel different.
"Anyway, I gotta run. Maybe we can keep in touch?" asked Sonic.
"Alright." said Alice.
Just then, the earth beneath them shuddered for a few seconds.. Which was strange because earthquakes don't usually happen in these parts.
"Was that an earthquake?" asked Sonic.
"Weird... It might be Eggman." said Alice, wearily.
Suddenly, everything went white. Sonic knew he was still awake, since he looked down and saw his body standing up. He looked around, but Alice wasn't there. Then, the floor disappeared and Sonic fell through a spiraling hole. He screamed as he fell. Then, he finally fell through the end of the tunnel and landed headfirst into some long grass.
"Argh, my head..." he moaned. He slowly got up and looked around. The place he was in seemed exactly the same to the Green Hill Plains. Except it was night time and the city in the distance was gone, only to be replaced by a big wall lit up by fire torches. No sign of Alice.
He must have hit his head hard, because then, he passed out...