Hey! Name's Silvershadow471, or just Silvershadow. I know what you might be thinking: this is just another fanfic filled with OCs where the author just puts herself in the game as a fangirl. Hehe, wrong! You'd also be wrong if you thought this was just another fic where the Sonic crew show up in the real world and are helped by a fangirl. Yes, seven of the eight main characters are OCs. Yes, their personalities are based after people I know. This isn't from my point of view, though; therefore, I don't put myself in the Sonic games. While I'd appreciate it if everyone read this, not everyone would, so you shouldn't read this if:
1) You don't want to read about non-canon characters, or OCs, on an adventure with our favorite blue hedgehog
2) You don't want to read a Sonic fanfic set in the real world
3) These first few chapter aren't too good. I know that, and I will rewrite them when this is finished. If you don't want to give the rest of the story a chance if the first chapter isn't absolutely amazing, then this isn't the best fanfiction for you.
4) You don't want to read a Sonic fanfic
Even if you don't like this, please review and tell me why you don't like this! If you don't, well, I'll never know and there will be more fanfics that you don't like clogging up the Internet.

All further notes will be at the bottom of each chapter.
Sonic and Co. belong to SEGA. Walmart, games, brand names, etc. also belong to their respected owners. Krystal the Hedgehog, Athena the Tigress, Aero the Wolf, Caillech the Cat, Hestia the Echidna, Luna the Raven, Sora the Otter and Abigail (come in later), and other non-SEGA characters belong to me. Just to put that out there. Thank you for reading this boring stuff, and enjoy the story!

I was staring at the debris from the explosion in horror. "No…" I whispered, sinking to my knees on the charred grass. "No, it can't be real. It just can't. They're only games! They're not real!"

But I am getting ahead of myself. When things started to go wrong was the day I got my ring. It was two days ago, on a Saturday. My brother was playing Sonic 3 & Knuckles, while I took my ring out of the Walmart bag.

It was a gold band with a purple gem at the center. On each side there were tiny, white crystals, embedded in the gold. I knew it was fake, because it was $8.99, but it was pretty. I slipped it on my middle finger, but it was still too big. I put a smaller gold band with seven crystals above my new ring. They fit fine.

I watched the gem sparkle. "Can I play now?"

"No!"

"Rrrrr…" I got up to get my laptop, seeing as I'll have to wait a while.

"Jump, Sonic, jump! Gah!" he yelled as Sonic fell in a pit. He threw the controller on the couch, fell face-first into the cushions, and screamed, "I lost!" After replaying the level, Sonic was starting to fight Eggman (Dr Robotnik then) when I came in with my netbook.

I pressed the power button on my laptop.

"Ow!"

My laptop shocked the tip of my middle finger on my left hand. And not your average friction shock. It hurt like hell!

At that same moment, there was a static sound on the TV. I looked up and the game was frozen.

That's weird, I thought. Old games don't usually freeze like this. Then I noticed that Robotnik was missing from the game. Weird...

"Can you fix this?" my brother asked me hopefully.

"On a game like this, no. You're going to have to turn it off."

"Aww…"

Nothing happened again until two days later, on Monday. Today.

We were getting ready for Social Studies. I was already at my desk, twisting my two rings. Looking around the classroom, I saw my friends at their desks. Apparently, either the class was starting late or my friends and I were early. I decided to go with the former.

Across from me was Anna. She is always off in her world of mythology and cats.

Next to her was Ali. She likes to draw and ride horses. A lot.

A little farther away was Sierra. She is always writing or torturing with Lily.

Lily was a few tables away from Sierra. Lily, when not torturing others, is either drawing, listening to music, or texting friends.

Across from her was Haylie. The future drummer of a punk band, she worships the gods of Rock, Music, Ponies, Puppies, and Randomness.

Cara came in, walking to her desk with a red binder, folder, and book. She can be quiet while reading, but she's also crazy and competes in swimming tournaments, like the dolphin she secretly is.

And then there's me. I can be quiet in my world, but annoy me enough, and I can easily break your nose. I'm also the youngest and most mature.

We all get along, though. No one really knows how or why. Or really cares.

Now the crazy part. About halfway through the class, I thought I saw a blue blur. My head shot up. Now I thought I heard something, too! Too many video games, I thought, laying my head on my desk. But then someone yelled, "Quick! Everyone out!"

Everyone, including our teacher, stood up, looking around. Then, as if by magic, we were outside of our classroom. We were looking in through our windows, since it was a ground level room. Haylie came up next to me, saying, "What's going on?"

"I don't know, Haylie."

There was another flash of blue, this time inside the classroom. It came out the window, shattering it upon contact, and passed us. I could feel it go by, and I could swear I saw a glint of green and a white grin. No, I thought, watching where it disappeared with a cocky smile.

That's when our classroom blew up.

Note: I know it doesn't sound much like a Sonic fanfic. It's probably pretty predictable, though. This was more of a prologue (well, yeah, chapter name). It'll sound more Sonic-y when the other characters come in. And if you haven't noticed, it's present-time now. This is my first fanfic, too. Maybe even my first story, since I don't write much. Can't remember. I'm kind of worried about the reviews, but please take the time to! I hoped you enjoyed it!

~Silvershadow471