*(Alright, this is my first upload. The characters in this story were all created by me. The places mentioned in this story are based on a map that I made of planet Mobius and most of the places mentioned were created by SEGA.

Things to know: Violete - A continent on planet Mobius (I made up the continent names), Metropolis - Capital of Violete, The characters use energy known as Chaos energy, which is used for most of their attacks. This energy is also found in Chaos Emeralds.

Now, lets on with the story! Don't forget to review!)*

The wind flew freely through the Metropolean Forest. The tall green trees swayed by the wind's will. The sky was turning into a layer of red as the sun began to set on the horizon. The Shadow Soldiers guarded their base in the once empty clearing, wearing their usual dark, black uniforms. From the depths of the trees, four sets of eyes watched their every move. The four figures waited in their positions, waiting for the signal to strike. One figure slowly raised its hand, and from the hand emerged a short spark. The signal!

The clearing turned into a storm of kicks and punches in a single instant, the Shadow Soldiers disappearing in a puff of dark purple smoke as they were defeated. Explosions of energy in every direction, and colliding weapons at every angle. The group of four finished the soldiers one by one, and moved on to the next just as quick. Soon there were only fifteen. Ten. Three. None. The four attackers stood alone in the clearing, the last of the soldiers vanishing. Among them, two hedgehogs, a cat, and a squirrel.

"This base didn't have any high-ranks." said the gray hedgehog. His brown eyes scanned the area, searching for any more threats.

"Yeah," replied the light blue hedgehog, who had a glowing yellow Chaos Emerald in his hand. "I guess this base wasn't a major threat after all."

"You guys are always so boring!" proclaimed the squirrel in an annoyed voice. "You're always so serious Soruno, lighten up a bit!"

"Sure, I'll lighten up, as soon as the Shadow Society is gone." replied the sky-colored hedgehog. His shining yellow eyes stared back at the squirrel's green ones. She wore a blue flower in the hair on her forehead.

"Demi is right." said the yellow, brown haired cat. "Come on, don't you have a fun side? Chigra, don't you agree with us?" The gray hedgehog made a heavy sigh, obviously already annoyed.

"I don't understand why it's such a big deal. What's wrong with being serious all the time? After all, we don't exactly have time for fun. We're dealing with a dangerous organization that's threatening the entire planet."

"There you go again." replied Demi. "I realize what we're in, but jeesh, being that serious all the time can't be healthy, right Kate?"

"Just drop it Demi." said Kate. "They're guys. They're just incapable of loosening up if their lives depended on it." Chigra snickered at them playfully and turned to Soruno, who hadn't even smiled a bit.

"You know Soruno, you are pretty serious. Maybe you should just relax every now and then and let go of some of your stress." Soruno sighed and scratched his head.

"Fine, if it means so much to you guys, I step down the seriousness." he said with a light smile. "That's a good boy!" said Demi. "Don't push it..." replied Soruno with a lighthearted grumble. They laughed calmly for a bit before Soruno put the Chaos Emerald back into his bag and brought up the next step in their fight against evil.

"Alright, as you know, Metropolis is just ahead of us." Soruno said as he pulled out an uncompleted map of Mobius, which he had made himself. "We'll set up camp here, and we'll head for Metropolis in the morning. I have a house there where we can stay in and use as a home base while we search for other Shadow Society hideouts in Violete."

"Since when do you have a house?" asked Chigra.

"I lived in Metropolis before I decided to fight the Shadow Society, and I never lost ownership of the house, just in case." replied Soruno. "So next..."

...

The night sky's stars shone like diamonds in the calm darkness. Soruno stared back at them as he lay down on the relaxing grass, letting himself fall into the majestic trance of the stars. The hedgehog's questionable wolf tail swayed slowly on the surface of the grass. The small campfire burned tranquilly in the center of the camp, lighting the site with an orange shine. Kate exited her tent, unable to find sleep. She noticed Soruno and walked over to him.

"Can't find sleep either?" she asked.

"Huh? Oh, no." he replied. Kate lay down too and gazed upward. There was a long silence between them before Kate spoke again.

"What do you think about when you watch the stars?"

"Lots of things." Soruno replied. "No, really." Kate responded. Soruno stayed silent for a while.

"Well, the past, the future, everything I guess." Kate turned her eyes' attention to Soruno's. She could see that he was hiding something, but she decided to keep her thinking to herself, for now. Another silence came forth.

"Hey, um, I just want to say thanks for everything." Kate said after a bit.

"What do you mean?" Soruno asked.

"Well, for saving my home town and fighting against the Shadow Society of course." she responded.

"You're welcome." Soruno said. A miniature smile emerged on his lips as he turned his head away and blushed. Kate's cheeks glowed a light red too. They watched the stars for a while longer before they stood up and went to their tents.

"Um, sleep well." Soruno said as he walked towards his tent.

"Yeah, you too." Kate replied as she headed for her own just a few feet away. They silently fell asleep with the natural noises of the night. Kate slept dreamlessly. Soruno, however, tossed and turned in another hellish nightmare...