The Invitation

(Sonic the Hedgehog)(Tails' Workshop)(Station Square)

I woke up on Sunday, my off day. I worked at G.U.N. as a special agent. I did all the super hard stuff that normal people couldn't. Of course I got paid big time, but I preferred to stay with Tails. It'd been such a long time since I'd seen the others in the Sonic Heroes. I really missed them, but all groups split at some point, right? I looked at my clock. It was almost noon. Tails must've let me sleep in. I got up and went to the window, staring at the cool blue sky and freshly cut grass. Near the treeline, I saw Tails mowing what was left. Millie was nowhere in sight. Usually she was sunbathing or reading outside. Then again, she was a preteen, and a girl at that. Who knew what went on in her head. Look, I'm not sexist, but I don't get girls. Ask Sally for instance. I never understood her for fourteen years.

"Looks like the sleeping princess is awake," I heard Millie Prower behind me. I turned, and the blonde foxette was standing at the doorway in jeans and a blue "free hugs" t-shirt. Her crystal blue eyes seemed to shimmer as she walked in my room. She loved the color blue ever since I rescued her from the streets four years back. We'd found out she was Tails' twin days after. Besides, she rocked that color.

"Why didn't Tails wake me up?" I asked her, "It isn't like ho let me sleep in." Mills laughed.

"Christian came over and they got into an argument," she sighed, "My brother's blowing off steam." If I listened carefully, I could probably have heard Tails cursing while he finished the lawnwork. "Christian is downstairs watching some nutty show. I think it's called Action Planet or something. You know, the show where this kid has weird adventures or something. Chrissy's adventure obsessed, I'm telling you!" I just nodded, not really paying attention until the end.

"Loving adventure isn't bad," I protested.

"Whatever," she laughed, turning away, "Hey, you seen my birth control pills? That's why I came up in the first place."

"Stop joking like that, Mills!" I chuckled, "You'll get Tails even more pissed."

"Fine, I came up for my sweater," she smiled, "Or did I?"

"Get outta here your crazy kid!" I joked, pointing her out the door. She shrugged and left. I stretched and went downstairs, where Christian sat on the couch and was watching the big screen.

"Finally awake, huh Sonic?" he asked.

"Nope, still sleeping Chris," I said. The kid laughed and stood. He was a small fox, with black fur and a white tipped tail. He had crazy red eyes, but used contacts to make them look black instead. I never saw him a day without his black leather trenchcoat and dark boots that looked like they were made of scales.

"Shut up, you jokester," he laughed, "Your wit's going to get you in trouble, someday."

"Twenty-one years and no probs, kiddo," I said, getting the milk and cereal, "I never battle wits with a dude who's unarmed."

"So Eggman was armed in wit?" he asked. I paused at the mention of my late nemesis.

"That was before I matured, Chris," I chuckled.

"Oh, so you still would?" he asked. I smiled.

"You're getting better, kid," I complimented, "grown a lot since we found you three months ago."

Christian was an interesting kid. He'd stumbled across the workshop three months ago. No memory except his name and age. It took us one… second to find out he'd never seen technology. We'd taught him, and he'd learned quickly. Although he still thought the toaster was a fire-breathing monster… It was kinda funny, though, and Mills had taken a liking to him. He was thirteen, Tails' and Millie's age. Tails hated him, though.

"What else is on, Chris?" Millie asked from the stairs. The black fox flipped through channels, and rested on one. On the TV, some guy was cutting his arm off to escape from some trap, which spikes would slowly squash him to the ground. Christian grimaced.

"You idiot, just chop the goddamn limb off and run!" he yelled at the guy, "for fuck's sake, you're gonna-" The guy on TV was too late, and screamed in agony as he was penetrated by the spikey trap. Christian looked away, looking green. I took him to the sink where he tossed his breakfast right as Millie came downstairs. She looked at the TV.

"Why's that make you sick?" she asked, "It's all fake."

"It makes me feel dizzy and sat…" Christian mumbled, "I don't know why… Like I've seen that kind of pain before…" Mills and I glanced at each other. Was this a memory? Did he remember something? Sadly, he didn't follow it up. I turned to Millie and indicated to the screen. She change the channel.

"-where Amy Rose will be having a small get together for the former team known as the Sonic Heroes," Millie had turned it to the news, "It's said to be a private occasion, and this is just merely a way to get the team's attention. As we all know, Amy is a successful fashion designer, and will be holding the party at Club Rouge, tonight. Back to you, Stacy." The channel changed back to the old movie, where some man was staring at a naked woman, who hung in a freezing room. Every couple of seconds, water was sprayed at her. I looked at Christian, who'd gotten ahold of the remote.

"Chris!" I yelled, running over and swiping the remote from his hand, "What's up with you?"

"I'm sorry," he said, "but it intrigues me."

"Naked girls?" Millie asked.

"That too," Christian joked, "the suffering. They have it right. It's painful and intolerable." He stared at the girl, now frozen to death, "I know I've seen this torture before, somewhere…"

"Ok, out of my house," I heard Tails, and he was coming in from the garage. He glared at Christian, who raised his hands and walked to the door. Millie caught his shoulder.

"Will you come with us to Amy's reunion?" she asked. I stared at the foxette.

"We don't know if we're going, Mills," I said. Tails looked around in confusion.

"What did I miss?"

"Ames is holding a reunion at Club Rouge," I said, "She invited all the Sonic Heroes." Tails smiled.

"I vote yes," he said.

"That makes two!" Millie yipped. I sighed.

"Fine, we can go," I said and looked at Christian, "wanna come, kid?"

"Sure," he laughed, "I'd love to meet the others. I'll see you all there." He walked out the door, and Tails scowled.

"He's hiding something big," my buddy said, "I don't like it. I don't trust him." With that, he stormed up to his room and slammed the door.