All credit for the characters of this story goes to the creators of SEGA, all credit of this story along with my OCs goes to me. Enjoy guys!
Chapter 1: The Sleep-In Blues
It was merely 6:30am as the sun began to peek over the horizon and hang over a nearby neighborhood. Although it was a tad early for anyone to actually be up, people began to rise from their slumber, greet the sun and get their day started; most notably those who worked or went to school. Every house on the block came alive with the sound of people as adults and children alike prepared for the day ahead of them. Everybody seemed content with this daily clockwork routine before heading out, all except for a certain blue hedgehog.
"Good morning Mobotropolis, and welcome to another great sunny day with your favorite radio hosts, Kid Mavic and Mickey Cee. Speaking of sunny days, all this week the sky will feature nothing but sun, sun and MORE SUN, isn't that right Mic."
"Sure is Kid, so all you crazy kids out there get to enjoy yet another week of summer filled weather; a great day to start of the new school year is I right."
"Indeed you are Mic, so all those kids starting school today, have a great first day and another awesome year right here from the one and only (together) 108.3 Underground, and now for the news."
Sonic was usually not a morning person, hence why he slept till midday over the summer. Today however was an exception considering it was his first day of school in the 8th grade. The days of summer seemed to fly by all too fast for the neighborhood speedster, he wished at least one more day of summer would come so he could lull himself back to dreamland. Fed up with the early wake up call, the young mobian raised a peached colored hand and swat at the snooze button on his alarm clock, his head and rest of his body buried under the mound of covers of his bed. A loud sigh emitted from under the blue comforter as Sonic turned to his side away from his alarm and the window that now glowed from the sun shining its beam of lights through the closed blue curtains.
"Five more minutes, please", Sonic mumbled as he once again tried to go back to sleep. Too bad that he was once again woken up by the sound of his door being swung open and the sound of an air horn directly into his ear. The blue blur leapt into the air and fell heavily back onto his bed with a loud thud and a ringing in his ears. As shortly as the ringing had ceased, he faced the victim of his second unwanted wakeup call.
"Manic, what the hell was that for? You could have well made me deaf with that stupid thing."
"Uh, it's called an air horn dude, and it was the only way tah get ya awake," said Manic as he fell over his brother clad in a black Metallica T-shirt and a pair of Superman boxers.
"You could have easily just shook me awake gently instead of almost scaring me half to death."
"He he, this was more fun!" A sly smirk spread across the young green hedgehog's face.
Manic is the younger brother of Sonic and also his triplet. The two, along with their only sister Sonia were born as triplets on July 23rd; Sonic is the oldest and Sonia is the middle child. The three hedgehogs were born to their kind and gentle mother, Aleena who works as a kindergarten teacher at the local elementary school and their headstrong father Caden, 'Cad' for short, who serves his time in the Navy overseas. Because their father is always away from home, they have had to rely on their mother to take care of them. The household was really supportive of their own helping the nation, always helping families at home who had military personnel out there struggling as well. From time to time, the three hedgehogs would have a rare chance of seeing their father in person as he was always called away for missions, but that didn't stop the family from having their quality time with each other.
A sweet feminine voice was heard from downstairs. "Manic, did you wake your brother? I don't want you three to be late on your first day."
"Yeah mom, he's up! I just had to use a better alarm, he he." The young mobian was met with a pillow to his face as his brother returned the favor with one of his own.
"Thanks for the wakeup call bro", said Sonic with a grimace.
"No problem dude, that's what little brothers are for," said Manic with a cheerful disposition.
"Yeah, yeah, now can ya get out of my room? I need to get ready and I would like some privacy." Sonic glared at his brother with his emerald green eyes.
Manic politely obeyed his brother and turned on his heel and out of the room, only to be met with another matching pair of green eyes that belonged to his sister. Sonia was known to be the goody two shoes of the family and always made sure her two brothers never stepped out of line. She almost seemed like a second mother to them; always telling her brothers what to do, right after their mother had established it. "You guys, stop fooling around, mother just said…"
Both of the boys chimed together, "Yeah, we know sis, she doesn't want us to be late for our first day of school."
"Exactly, and neither do I", Sonia said as she crossed her arms over her chest. She was dressed in one of her fluffy bathrobes, this one purple and her matching slippers were placed on her feet.
"Seriously sis, why do you have to act like a parrot and repeat everything? Last time I checked, you were a hedgehog," said Sonic as he made his way towards his siblings. Manic, who stood next to Sonia, gave a light giggle. The female closed her eyes and stuck her nose in the air emitting a 'humph' as she turned to go away. Manic followed suit and headed down the hall to his room to get ready. Once the doorway was clear, Sonic gently closed it and locked it from the inside. He strode from the doorway in his white wife-beater and his red plaid pajama bottoms to his dresser that sat on the left side of his room. Pulling a small drawer open, he rambled through a few ties before settling on a red and black striped one. The mobian then gently made his way to his closet where he fished out one of his many identical school uniforms. Minus the tan blazer, the uniform consisted of a white collar shirt; short sleeves for warmer weather and long sleeves for cooler weather, a light brown colored vest to wear over it, a choice of both a red, black or blue tie to wear underneath and the blue slacks that were worn by the males. They were allowed to wear any shoes they pleased, so long as they were not against dress code. The females' uniform was made up of the same minus the slacks. Instead the girls wore light blue plaid skirts that fell a few inches above the knee and were usually accompanied by either knee high socks or stockings.
After collecting a few more pieces of clothing, the mobian then shifted towards his bed and put the clothes in a great bundle. Once again he moved towards another door that led into the Jack and Jill bathroom that he and his brother shared while Sonia had her own. Making sure that his brother was not in there, he locked the other door that led into his brother's room and turned on the faucet of the tub to get the warm water flowing. While Sonic was busying himself in the bathroom, down the hall Sonia was blasting her stereo throughout her pink and purple bedroom; it looked like a bottle of Pepto-Bismol and a jar of grape jelly had thrown up in there. Already dressed in her uniform, she stood in front of her full body mirror to double check herself before grabbing her brush and running it through her hair. She began to hum the tune of the song that had just started playing over the speakers, it happened to be one of her favorite songs of all times.
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I hope that the days come easy and the moments pass slow,
And each road leads you where you want to go,
And if you're faced with a choice, and you have to choose,
I hope you choose the one that means the most to you.
And if one door opens to another door closed,
I hope you keep on walkin' till you find the window,
If it's cold outside, show the world the warmth of your smile,
The magenta hedgehog soon began to flit around her room like a ballerina. Using her hairbrush as a microphone, she began to sing the chorus.
But more than anything, more than anything,
My wish, for you, is that this life becomes all that you want it to,
Your dreams stay big, and your worries stay small,
You never need to carry more than you can hold,
And while you're out there getting where you're getting to,
I hope you know somebody loves you, and wants the same things too,
Yeah, this, is my wish.
Listening to this song always brought Sonia at peace; whenever she felt stressed or just needed a break, she would always grab her iPod and listen to it on repeat. She possessed a fantastic voice, and was not shy about showing it. Sonia once participated in her school's talent show last year and sung an old song by Martina McBride, "Concrete Angel" and won first place. Her brothers' described her voice as "out of this world", her mother called it "melodic" and her father always said she sung like the angel she was. Recalling those words made her think of her father, out there in the vast oceans fighting for his and about a million others' lives. True her family missed him, Chief Petty Officer Caden Hedgehog, but Sonia alone missed him the most because she was "daddy's little girl". When she was younger, her father would always greet her with a tender hug and a lap to sit on. He would always give her a mock Eskimo kiss and call her his "little angel", and she would return the favor with a soft hug and a gentle kiss on his cheek.
Sonia stopped her actions and simultaneously looked blankly towards the ceiling of her room while clutching her brush close. "Oh daddy, please come home soon. I miss you so much." She soon was startled as she heard a knock upon her door, "Sonia come on, Mom said breakfast is ready", said Manic. It was soon followed by the shuffling of feet down the hallway.
First chapter, hope you guys enjoyed it. I'll be introducing the rest of the gang in the next chapter. And for those of you wondering why they're in Junior High, I wanted to demonstrate progression over time. Plus, I want to make this story into a series of stories. It will be my first so stay tuned. Don't forget to R&R. XD
UPDATE: New Song: My Wish by Rascal Flatts, more relevant to the story