Hey, just a disclaimer I am like one of the worst "Sonic fans" ever so it would be greatly appreciated if someone would correct my mistakes with canon stuff and what not if any! Especially huge ones! Thanks! Constructive criticism is welcomed too! Also since this is a fanfic I'm obviously gonna make some non-canon stuff up and or combine the comic, TV show (Boom and maybe X), and game worlds together in some ways that hopefully will make sense and I hope that's alright! Hope you enjoy!

-Chapter 1: Blessings in Disguise-

"...H-Holy shit…"

The silence in the room -which was filled with the usual crew of Sonic, Amy, Tails, Knuckles, and Rouge- was deafening only to be broken momentarily by Sonic's words of shock. The mood of the room was full of conflicting feelings, some being sadness and others being slightly and strangely glad.

What had caused the phenomenon in Sonic and Tails' shack was a newsletter confirming what all of them had been thinking. Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik had been found dead in his lair. This had been reported by one of his robot servants and when he arrived at the hospital they announced him as dead.

"...Do ya think we'll be invited to the funeral?" asked Sonic, this was followed by a soft and awkward chuckle which received a dirty look from Amy.

"Really Sonic? That's not funny," she scolded

"I was just trying to lighten the mood."

"Well, you could've tried to do it in a more mature way!" she yelled with a slight break in her voice.

"...Sorry..."

"It's whatever," she said in an irritated tone and with eyes starting to fill up with tears, "I'm going home." she finished and started towards the door to leave.

Whenever Sonic heard the door close he turned towards the group. "Why the hell is she getting all choked up over him?" he asked in a confused tone.

"You have to admit he was a huge part of our lives." answered Rouge, "While yes he might not have been a good man-"

"Hell no, he was hardly even a man." interrupted Sonic angrily, "He was a tyrant. One of the main reasons why we've lost so many good and or innocent people. So, to be as nice as possible... stop while you're ahead."

Sonic and Rouge stared at each other for awhile which thickened the air with awkwardness before Sonic broke it looked down at the newsletter and apologized.

"No, it's fine and really true so don't feel bad. I'm sorry too." Rouge responded and turned to Knuckles, her then-boyfriend, who looked extremely angry and gave him a disapproving look before breaking the silence again. "Well do you know what you're gonna do now for a living? The donations from the cities and their people will still come in, but more than likely not as regularly and or as large."

Sonic locked eyes with Rouge again, but with a lot more curiosity than last time. "Uh, I don't know... I mean there's always gonna be some bad guys out there right? We've fought our fair share of other guys other than Eggman before." He looked at Tails and gave him a quick grin then turned back to Rouge, "Though I haven't heard of any lately..."

"Well..." started Rouge with a wide grin, "there always is G.U.N. and trust me they would LOVE to have you as one of them!~"

Sonic just stared at her and a worried smile grew wider and bigger as she continued. Whenever she finished he broke the stare that they were holding, let out a sigh, and only said, "Oh boy..." in response.