Amel (show up in the near future) belongs to Eggman hater. Jasmine (show up in the near future) belongs to Shadow lover 123. This is to thank them for their support through my stories so I hope they enjoy.

Chapter 1 Good Night

"Biscuit! Slow down, girl!" A twenty year old women was straining to catch up with her dog whom was already a head of her by yards. They were headed for their favorite spot to watch the sunset. Every weekend and vacation shed always watch the sunset with her dog, Biscuit. It was their little tradition. "Whoa, girl! I'm just as excited as you are but can we slow down a bit? I do enough running at my job." Her dog didn't even try to slow down.

Finally, they reached a small lake. The twenty year old sat on her usual spot, a large boulder right in front of the lake. Biscuit laid in her usual spot, right next to the massive boulder. The twenty year olds name is Laney Moon. She was on her vacation from work and was glad to get some rest from chasing criminals. Not that it wasn't thrilling to be a scientist and a trained cop but even heroines need breaks.

The sun was setting behind some green hills covered in pine trees. Red and purple covered the clouds as blue, pink, yellow, and orange danced in the sky. It was quite breathe taking. The lake reflected all the colors as the sun slowly set. Laney couldn't help but smile at her golden retriever who kept barking with glee.

As soon as the sun had set Laney turned to her dog so they could walk home but Biscuit was no longer there. Where did she get off to this time? Laney thought. Just then she heard a familiar bark coming from behind her. She turned on the boulder only to face trees. She stood up and began to listen for the barking again.

Bark! Bark! Bark!

As soon as Laney heard Biscuits familiar bark she ran through the trees and a few bushes. It was way too dark to see anything and the only thing that was guiding her was her dogs barking. That's when she decided to pull out her small flashlight she always carried around.

Laney let the flashlight's light fall on her golden retriever's familiar golden fur. Biscuit had her head in a bush and seemed to be very interested in something. Biscuit wouldn't stop barking. "What is it, girl? Did you find a rabbit or something?" Laney slowly headed towards the bush and got on her knees. She pushed the patch of leaves away that Biscuit had her head in and shined her flashlight in the direction Biscuit was staring at.

She saw small sneaker footprints in the mud. They were about the size of a six year olds feet. There were at least eight or more sets of footprints. Laney patted Biscuit on the head as she wondered what this might mean. Children in a forest? Alone? At night? No time to think about it, I need to find these kids! She told Biscuit to be quiet as she listened for any sound of movement.

Laney began to follow the footprints to a small meadow with very tall grass. This will be a lot harder than I anticipated. Carefully she began to scan the field with her flashlight as she searched for any sign of movement. Suddenly, her flashlight landed on something in the grass. She walked towards it to get a better look.

There in the grass was eight hedgehogs. Not just any hedgehogs, they looked like cartoon characters. That can't be possible! Who am I kidding it is possible if they're right there! Laney saw they were all wearing sneakers and gloves, but some had more clothes then others. They're fur wasn't the normal brown, white or black fur. Instead their fur was, a silver kind of white, green, black and red, dark green, dark pink, blue and the last two hedgehogs were the same light pink.

Laney noticed that all eight of them were sleeping. "There so cute!" Laney whispered to Biscuit. Biscuit looked like she was about to bark when Laney shushed her. "Shhh! We don't want to wake them up." Why are they here anyway? Laney leaned in closer to get a better look at the hedgehogs when she noticed one of the green hedgehogs was bleeding. I can't leave them alone, especially if one is hurt. Laney, suddenly had an idea.

"Hey, Biscuit? You remember the big box that had come in the mail today and how I emptied it, right?" Biscuit did a small bark in response to make sure not to wake the slumbering hedgehogs. Laney knew she'd find some use for that box. "Could you go fetch it?" Biscuit headed in the direction of their small house. Will Biscuit was gone, Laney examined the light green hedgehog's leg without touching it.

The hedgehog's leg had a small cut, about the size of an inch and a half. Some of the blood was dry on the hedgehog's fur but most of the blood looked recent. Finally, Biscuit got back from her little delivery. She carried a fairly large, empty cardboard box. "Thanks, girl." Laney rubbed her dog's head then took the box from her. Carefully, she lifted the hedgehogs into the box, hoping she wouldn't wake one of them up. There was just enough room for all eight hedgehogs. "Follow me, girl." Laney whispered to her dog to follow.

Laney and Biscuit used the flashlight as a guidance through the dark night. Laney was being careful not to run or she might trip and then the hedgehogs might get hurt. Eventually, they reached her house. A small, white, two story building that rested only a few miles from the city and her job. Biscuit raced up the stairs and patiently waited for her owner to open it. Laney tried grabbing her keys while keeping the box in a tight grip on her left arm. She found her keys and stuck her house key in the lock.

Once they were inside, Laney immediately headed up the stairs to the guest bedroom. She gently sat each sleeping hedgehog on the bed and tucked them in the sheets. She was about to put the bleeding hedgehog on the bed when she realized his wound needed cleaning, small or not. So, without a word, Laney set the, once again, empty box next to the bed and held the injured hedgehog in her arms. She closed the door behind her as she walked through the door.

Laney headed for the bathroom, which was a few feet away. She turned on the light and suddenly realized that was a bad idea. The hedgehog's amber eyes flew open full of fear once he saw her face. As she closed the door behind her and locked it, the green hedgehog started struggling. Laney set him on the floor and immediately he raced for the door only to realize he couldn't reach the doorknob. Laney tried to keep a calm face and resisted the urge to laugh at the hedgehog's efforts to reach the doorknob. It was quite adorable to watch him jump up and down.

Laney decided to interrupt the little hedgehog's futile efforts to reach the doorknob and gently poked him on the shoulder. He turned around as fast as he could and backed away from her until his back was against the bathroom door. "I'm not going to hurt you. I want to help you. Your leg looks like it has a cut on it." The hedgehog looked down at his leg and then gazed at her with an angry face like she had done it. "I promise I won't do anything that might harm you unless it involves taking care of the cut. I just want to help you." Laney gave him a big smile.

The hedgehog slowly moved towards Laney without saying a word. He silently sat in front of her and expected the worse. Laney dug through the bathroom cabinet and grabbed disinfected spray. "I can't promise this won't hurt but it will stop you from getting an infection." He nodded and squeezed his eyes shut. Laney asked the hedgehog to move his leg a little and he did. She quickly sprayed the disinfected on and the hedgehog let out a small moan as she searched for a washcloth to wipe the blood around the wound. "What's your name?"

The hedgehog didn't say a thing and just stared at the floor. "Come on, please tell me." Laney begged. He still stayed silent. "I promise I won't tell your friends that you told me your name."

"Promise?" The green hedgehog had the voice of an eight year old. Laney wasn't surprised that he could talk, though. If he's a cartoon character then he must speak, right? He looked at her with big amber eyes that were almost covered by his messy green quills. He looked so cute that Laney almost let out a small squeal.

"Promise!" Laney replied. She looked at him with her violet eyes. He looked at her eyes, expecting them to tell him that Laney was lying. Laney had to turn away because she found a washcloth and dosed it in water. She sat right back in front of the hedgehog again and started washing the blood away.

He finally answered when he was sure she wasn't lying. "Manic." Laney looked up from her small task to look into his sparkling amber eyes.

She gave him a big smile then went back to her work. "That's a cool name. I'm Laney." Manic smiled at her but Laney didn't notice because she was too busy cleaning his wound. "Do you like music, Manic?" She asked. Laney hoped to keep him occupied will she did her task.

"Are you kidding? I love music!" Manic exclaimed. Laney couldn't help herself and she just had to laugh. "What's so funny?" Manic gave her a confused look. Laney finally finished cleaning the cut and got up to grab a Band-Aid.

"You're just so adorable." As soon as she said the word adorable Manic gave her an annoyed look and crossed his arms which only made Laney laugh harder. Laney grabbed a Band-Aid and sat in front of Manic again. Laney carefully placed the Band-Aid on Manic's cut and then smiled at him. "Looks like we're done here." She grabbed Manic and was about to open the door when Manic started complaining and asking her to put him down. "Okay, tough guy. Your friends are in the guest bedroom." Manic followed Laney down the hall and to the guest room.

Laney opened the door for him, careful not to let too much light in to wake the others. Manic seemed astounded at the guest room. Manic tried getting on the bed by grabbing the sheets but Laney was afraid he'd wake the others so she helped him in bed. "Get some rest and I'll explain in the morning." She whispered to Manic as she tucked him in bed.

She was about to leave when she heard Manic say, "Good night, Laney." He said it like he knew her his whole life and for some reason that filled her with joy.

"Good night, Manic." She said. She watched as Manic's silhouette laid down. She smiled and left the room leaving the door open just a crack so in case they wanted to leave, they could. It's not like she wanted them to leave though. I swear I only just met Manic and the others and I'm already growing a soft spot for them.

She went into her living room and whistled for Biscuit to follow her up stairs. Instantly the dog came racing towards her. Together they headed for Laney's room. As soon as Laney got there she jumped on to her bed, not even in caring to pull on the blanket. Biscuit climbed on to her bed and laid right next to Laney. Laney turned to her companion and began to pet her. "We better get some sleep, girl. I have a feeling tomorrows going to be a long day." With that said, Laney turned around and turned the lamp off on the night stand. She closed her violet eyes and only one thought remained. I hope that wasn't a dream.