It was a full moon on Mobius. Most people were in bed, but one figure stood atop a cliff overlooking a plain. The wind blew slightly, carrying the faint scent of pine.

"Well, it's been a while since I passed through this place," the stranger said to himself in a thick Australian accent, "Wonder if ol' Blue'll remember me."

The clouds parted, and moonlight revealed the stranger to be a purple weasel with a brown hat, boots, and a belt. His red eyes held amusement, and he flashed a smile, his large fang even more noticeable.

"Only one way ta find out!"

He leaned back on his tail, and sprang into the air, jumping from the cliff. He grabbed onto a branch jutting out of the cliff, swung to another, and repeated the process until he reached the ground below. Then he pulled out a key ring with one key on it and a small remote. He pushed a button on the remote.

A few seconds later, a large air bike roared up.

"Ah, my pride and joy..." the weasel sighed. He hopped onto the seat, and set off towards Station Square.

Elsewhere, another figure stood in the darkness, only this one had a much darker intention.

"Where could that Chaos Field be?" he grumbled. Moonlight shone through the branches, revealing him to be a crystalline hedge beast.

"I can sense it. It's close, but well hidden..."

Mephiles looked around the area, sensing for this mysterious Chaos Field. He heard a loud roaring noise, and looked past the trees to see an air bike zooming by, a purple weasel driving.

"Well, maybe this night won't be a complete waste of time..." Mephiles muttered, then shot his hand out, a blast of Chaos energy flowing down his arm and flying towards the bike. It hit hard.

The weasel flew from the bike, and hit the ground, skidding a few feet before coming to a stop. He sat up, rubbing his head.

"What in the name of Chaos-" he started, then looked towards his bike. The smoke cleared, revealing a disheveled, broken, smoking pile of metal.

"AHHH! MY BIKE!" he screeched, jumping up and running over to it. He held a shaking hand toward it. He pulled out the remote, and pushed the button again. The motor bike gave off a broken, faltering honk, then broke down completely.

"My bike..." the weasel squeaked, "My poor Marvelous Queen..."

He slowly sank to his knees, moaning pitifully. Mephiles chuckled, before he sank into the ground and left.

"WHOEVER DID THIS IS A DEAD MAN!" the weasel shouted in a thunderous voice, echoing into the night.

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The next morning, the sun shone brightly down on Station Square, which was hustling and bustling as ever.

Sonic, Tails, and Shadow were walking through town. Well, actually, Sonic was dragging Shadow through town, and Tails was just along for the ride.

"Why would I come with you to breakfast? Don't you annoy me enough during lunch and dinner? And everything in between?" Shadow grumbled.

"Aw come on Shad, we hardly ever hang out." Sonic said with a laugh.

"There's a reason for that, hedgehog."

They arrived at a hot dog cart, and Sonic ordered 3 chili dogs while Shadow and Tails took a seat at a picnic table.

"So, how're things with Rouge?" Tails asked.

"None of your business." Shadow snapped, looking away.

"Sorry, I meant, is she doing ok?"

"Yeah, she's fine, annoying as Hell sometimes, but fine."

Tails laughed as Sonic sat down with them. He put a chili dog in front of both of them.

"Thanks Sonic." Tails said as he took a bite.

"No thanks." Shadow pushed it towards the cobalt hedgehog.

"Why not?" Sonic asked, mouth half full.

"It's breakfast time, a chili dog isn't breakfast."

"A chili dog is good anytime."

"I prefer scrambled eggs."

"Aw come on, one bite?"

"No."

"A quarter."

"No."

"A nibble."

"No."

"You won't be sorry."

"No!"

"It's delicious."

"NO!"

While the two were bickering, a figure watched them from behind a tree.

"Sonic, for the last time, I don't want a chili dog." Shadow growled.

"Fine your loss." Sonic shrugged, gulping down the remaining bit of his meal.

"Well, nice to see some things never change." a voice behind Shadow and Tails snickered. They turned to see a purple weasel.

Sonic spat out his food. "Fang?" he exclaimed.

"Long time, no see, ol' Blue." Fang smirked.

Shadow turned to Sonic with a low growl. Sonic realized he'd spat the chili dog bits on Shadow.

"Eh heh heh, sorry Shad." Sonic laughed nervously. Shadow's red eyes narrowed.

"Should I start running now?" Sonic asked.

Shadow nodded, and stood. Sonic yelped and took off, Shadow close behind.

"Ok, any who, how's it goin' Prower?" Fang asked, taking a seat across from the 8 year old.

"Fine I guess. What're you doing back here?" Tails asked.

"What, I can't drop by to see my old friends?"

"Last time you were here, you were trying to steal the Chaos emeralds."

"Well, that business didn't pay well, so I changed tactics. Now I'm more of a bounty hunter, and it pays well enough."

"By bounty hunter, do you mean you catch bad guys?"

"No, I find kittens and return 'em to their mommies. Yes I catch criminals!"

"So, are you chasing someone now?"

"Nah, takin' a break. Thought I'd drop by and pay you kiddos a visit. Who's the other hedgehog?"

"That's Shadow. It's a really looong story, but we're friends. How are things going with you?"

"Fine, except last night was a real bummer."

"Why's that?"

Before Fang could answer, Sonic and Shadow returned to the table. Sonic was massaging his arm.

"Did you have to hit me so hard?" he grumbled.

"Yes. So, who's the weasel?" Shadow asked, nodding at Fang.

"Fang's the name, bounty hunting's the game." Fang replied, tipping his hat.

"Hey Fang, whattya doin' back here? Knuckles won't be too thrilled." Sonic asked, sitting down.

"Thought I'd drop by to see how my old buddies were doing."

"We're actually doin' pretty good. You know, fighting evil, thwarting world domination schemes, preventing the destruction of time, the usual. We even added a few people to our little club along the way, wanna go meet 'em?"

"Eh, why not."

"By the way, where's your bike? Normally it's parked in full view of everyone with a sign saying no one can come within 5 feet of it."

Everyone noticed Fang's eyes watered slightly, and he pulled his hat off and held it over his chest.

"Sadly, my poor Marvelous Queen was blown up last night by some heartless, twisted drongo that I plan to hunt down."

"Well, that's a shame. Maybe Tails can fix 'er up." Sonic suggested.

"It shouldn't be a problem, bring it by my place tomorrow and I'll see what I can do." Tails said.

"Really? Thanks mate! If you can bring 'er back, I'll owe you big!" Fang exclaimed, shaking Tails' hand gratefully.

"No problem." Tails laughed.

"Alright, let's head over to my place, I'll call over the others. It'll be like a reunion." Sonic cheered.

"Not really, we see them every day…" Shadow muttered.

"You're not much of a positive guy, are ya?" Fang asked.

"No, he's really not." Sonic replied.

He snickered a little, before quickly falling silent when Shadow turned his glare on him. Fang snickered at this, and the group headed for Sonic's place.

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Hope you like! R&R!

I know Fang is acquainted with Shadow and Blaze, but I'm imagining this is the anime after my Iblis saga story. If you haven't read that story, I recommend it because it's a very awesome story! It also explains why Mephiles is around. Oh well, do whatever ya want. ^^

If you don't like the story, well, sorry, but it is a free country, so you don't have to read it.