"Didn't I tell you this was a good idea, Sonia," Josh asked as he and Sonia rested on a hill overlooking Station Square.

"You were right as always, Josh. This was an amazing idea," Sonia said, snuggling close to her lover.

"It's only better because you're here, Sonia."

"Oh, Josh."

"Can I get you another sandwich," Josh asked.

"Of course," Sonia said.

"I'll get right on that." Josh then dug around in the picnic basket lying next to him for a sandwich. "There you are," Josh said as he handed the sandwich to Sonia.

"Thanks for the sandwich, Josh," Sonia said in a voice that wasn't her own. Josh whirled around to see that Sonia had mysteriously disappeared and that he was by himself in a dark forest.

"Anyone there?" Josh then got up before looking around in the forest for anyone else.

"Josh, you must listen closely to me."

"Who's there," Josh asked as he looked for the source of the voice.

"Behind you," the voice said. Josh then spun around to see a hedgehog with brown fur, yellow eyes, and green sneakers.

"Who are you and why do I feel like I should know you?"

"You should know my mother at least."

"Your mother," Josh muttered to himself before realizing the identity of the hedgehog. "My God. I do know you. You're..." Josh stopped mid-sentence after seeing the hedgehog had mysteriously vanished before he could finish. He jolted awake uncontrollably and wiped the sweat off his forehead before looking around his room for any sign of the hedgehog from his dreams.

"Nothing," Josh said before getting out of his bed. He then walked over to his bathroom before turning on his sink and splashing some cold water on his face.

"It was probably nothing. It was just a dream, dude. Just a dream." Josh looked to see the hedgehog from his dream as his reflection.

"Far from it, Josh," the hedgehog said.

"Who are you," Josh asked.

"You should know the answer to that question, Josh. I know who you are and you know who I am."

"I do. You're the son of Leaf, an old associate of my dad."

"Precisely. I am Thorn and I have come bearing a message I had hoped against hope would reach you quickly," Thorn said.

"Well, what is it," Josh asked, drying his face off with a towel.

"She's coming, Josh. She's coming and you won't be able to do anything to stop her."

"Who's coming?" Josh stopped drying off his face only to see that Thorn had disappeared before he could get a straight answer.

"Maybe some TV will do the trick," Josh said before seating on his personal couch. He then used his telekinesis to bring the remote on the other side of the couch closer to him.

"I sometimes wonder why I have servants to do my work when I could do it myself with my powers." He then turned on the TV to see an island unfamiliar to him disappearing.

"That's weird," Josh said before switching to another channel. There, he saw a city unknown to him in a sepia tone and people going about their everyday lives, unable to speak.

"What is going on?" He then flipped to another channel to see a blonde-haired teenager fighting against bounty hunters alongside him and three others he didn't recognize.

"This TV is defective," Josh said before flipping to a black screen.

"Maybe not as defective as you think," Thorn said as he appeared.

"Why are you haunting me?!"

"I'm merely warning you about an unavoidable disaster and showing you some of the events that will happen over the course of your vacation from school. The only way to do this is to monitor your activity with my various powers."

"You're crazy if you think I'm going to listen to another word you say," Josh said.

"I get the feeling you're not believing what you see before you," Thorn said.

"I don't! I'm spending my entire summer break with my friends and I'm definitely not listening to anything you're saying."

"I implore you to reconsider your decision. If you stay on Sol, you will not be able to leave."

"Reconsider this," Josh said before turning off his TV. "That'll show you, Thorn." Josh then walked over to his bed to see a scroll of parchment lying on his pillow. He glanced to his window but saw it was still closed.

"What is this," Josh muttered as he opened the scroll. On it read the following: 'Josh, you must listen to me. Otherwise, your world and others like it will be no more. If you wish to avoid a fate worse than death, you must find the Human with Powers like No Other, the Siblings who can Transform at Will, and the High-Tech Thief with a Historical Family. You must be the one to find these individuals, Josh Hedgehog. You are the one destined to unite these and others against a common enemy. You are the Great One. Sincerely, Thorn.'

"The Great One. What a load." Josh then tossed the scroll into the trash bin beside his desk before climbing into bed. "The nerve of that guy, thinking I'm something special. Besides being a prince, I'm nothing more than your run-of-the-mill Mobian. Nothing more, nothing less. That's all there is to it," Josh said before drifting into the sweet bliss of sleep. Unknown to him, he would soon be embarking on an epic journey to worlds far beyond his own, finding allies to help him in his quest, and risking his life to put an end to evil for all time.