Warning!
These first few chapters are crappier than crap! It will pick up later, I promise! I apologize for any cheesiness that may occur DX *is shot*
A Summer to Remember!
Prologue
By: Soniclover28
"Seriously Mom?" Sonic whined. "It will be a good experience for you! Plus, your father and I are going on a cruise. And since you refused to go, because of your Hydrophobia, you're going to Uncle Trey's for the summer!" Bernadette shot back. Sonic sighed, and asked, "Can't I bring Tails?" "Actually… I told all your friends' parents about our cruise, and invited them. So, they'll all be going!" Bernadette smiled. "Even Knuckles...?" The speedy hedgehog cocked an eyebrow. "Even Knuckles… And Blaze...and Silver, Rouge, Cream and Cheese, Sally, and Amy!" "Sally and Amy?!" Sonic exclaimed. "Yes, Sally and Amy are coming too." "Aw man.." He whined. "Go get packing, son, you're leaving tomorrow!" The cheery mother giggled.
The azure hedgehog sulked upstairs to his room, and started packing all of his necessities. "Toothbrush, toothpaste, Comb, extra clothes… What am I forgetting?" He pondered. He suddenly did a face palm, went to a dresser, opened a drawer, and started rummaging through it. He eventually found a rope necklace with a small, silver medallion hanging from it. On the medallion had the words, "Keep on Runnin'" engraved in it. He untied it, put it around his neck, and retied it. It was almost like a choke necklace, and the little medallion fell right at his collarbone.
The next day…
Sonic was waiting outside of the airport for the rest of his friends to arrive. He soon saw a taxi pull up, and a pink hedgehog, a chipmunk, a rabbit, and a Choa climbed out. "Hey, Sonic!" They all smiled. "Hey, girls," he replied. The taxi driver then stepped out, and opened the trunk, only for an avalanche of luggage to bury him. "Help!" his muffled voice yelled. Sonic went over to the pile of suitcases, and lifted them up, one by one, stacking them on his right hand. "Wow…" Sally and Amy breathed, seeing how strong Sonic was. "Th-thank you, sir!" the taxi driver said, as he got up.
"No problem. Girls, don't you think you over packed, just a little bit?" Sonic chuckled, as he looked at the tower of luggage in his arms. "You can never have too many clothes!" they all laughed. Sonic laughed, as he spotted another taxi drive up. Out came Rouge, Knuckles, Silver and Blaze. "Hey, guys!" Sonic greeted, putting the girls' stuff down. "Why do we have to come on this stupid trip?! I have an emerald to protect!" Knuckles snapped rudely. "Don't worry, Knux, I'm sure your pet rock will be there when we get back. Plus, with Eggman in prison, I'm sure it won't be bothered," Sonic snickered.
"Hello, Sonic," Blaze greeted. "Heya, Blaze," The hedgehog waved at her, and greeted Silver while he was at it. "Well, we're all here! Let's go!" Sally exclaimed. "Wait a second… Where's Tails?" Sonic asked. As if on cue, they then heard a voice yell, "Hey, guys!" They all looked to see Tails, flying in the air with a huge suitcase. "Hey, Tails!" Sonic yelled back. "C'mon, we're going inside!" He told the fox, as he grabbed his suitcase, and headed inside. "Sonic… We-we can't… get all our st-stuff!" Amy panted, as she tried lifting her large suitcase. Sonic rolled his eyes, and stacked it all in his arms again. Once they all registered their tickets, they arrived at the security check.
"Please remove all metal objects, and place them on the treadmill," A worker instructed. Sonic removed his shoes and walked through the scanner. He froze when it started beeping. "Wait, what?" He exclaimed, as security men started to check him. They felt around his body, and got close to his gut. "Watch it, bub," Sonic snapped. "Hold on… My rings! I forgot to leave them at home," Sonic realized, giving himself a face palm. He dug around in his quills, as he started pulling out ring after ring. They all fell to the ground with a "Ding-da-ding-ding". "How many rings are in there?" Knuckles gaped. "About fifty… maybe a hundred…" Sonic laughed nervously. Once he finally cleaned them all out, he went through the scanner again, only for it to go off once more. "You gotta be kiddin' me... I cleaned out all of my rings," Sonic insisted.
"Please remove your necklace, sir," The worker told him. "Oh… I-I'd rather not…" Sonic replied, looking away. "Sir, unless you remove all metal objects, you cannot enter the plane…" the worker explained. Sonic sighed and reluctantly took his necklace off, and placed it on the treadmill. He then went through the scanner once more, and it didn't go off. "Finally!" He said, gathering his things again, and slipping his shoes back on. Sonic grabbed his necklace, tied it back on, and waited for his friends to go through the security check.
"Well, now that that's over… Let's get on the plane!" Sonic smiled, as he led the group to a certain boarding area. Once they all got on, Sonic sat by Tails and Knuckles. Blaze sat by Silver and Rouge, and Amy sat by Sally, Cream and Cheese. "Well, only eight hours until we get to your uncle's house," Tails said sarcastically. "I'm gonna go stir crazy… I already know it…" Sonic sighed, leaning against the back of his seat. "If you do, I could tell the workers to give you some ZzzQuil," Tails joked. "Oh, ha-ha, very funny," Sonic deadpanned. "Good idea, Tails," Knuckles snickered. Sonic rolled his eyes as he looked out of his window, and started to doze off. He was awakened by a tap on his shoulder. "What?" he snapped. "Um, they're serving lunch…" Tails told him. Sonic's head shot up, and he looked over to see a flight attendant with a notepad. "Got any chili dogs?" Sonic asked. "Yes, they'll be right out," she smiled, writing the order on the notepad before walking away.
They soon got their food and ate it quickly. Afterwards, the three boys were playing a game of Guess Who. "Does your person have hair?" Sonic asked. "No," Knuckles chuckled. Sonic looked around the plane from his seat, and once he spotted a bald man reading a book, he asked, "Him, reading the book?" "Yup," Knuckles sighed. "Okay, my turn! Sonic, is your person wearing red?" Tails asked. "Yep," Sonic nodded. "Hmm…" Tails looked around the plane, and to his dismay, saw a lot of people wearing red. "Okay, I pass…" He sighed, still scanning the people. "Alright, does your person have blonde hair?" Sonic asked. "Nope," Tails smiled. Sonic then looked around the plane, and noticed a lot of blonde haired people. He thought for a moment and snickered, "It's Blaze." "How'd you know?" Tails exclaimed. "Be quiet, I'm reading!" An old lady from behind them snapped.
Knuckles and Sonic tried not to laugh at Tails' bewildered face, but they ended up chuckling at him. "I didn't know that was a woman…" Tails whispered to them. The two boys busted out laughing, but they quickly tried to cover their mouths to block the noise. "I'm serious!" Tails whispered again. That only made them laugh harder, and they're faces were red by the time they could finally settle down. "Anyways… How'd you know it was Blaze?" Tails questioned. "I guessed…" He answered. "And you two still haven't found my person…" Sonic smirked, leaning against his seat. Knuckles and Tails looked at each other, and then said in unison, "It's you…" "Correct-a-mundo…" Sonic replied arrogantly. Tails and Knuckles rolled their eyes, as they heard the loudspeaker announce, "Rider's Desert is our next stop; prepare for landing." "We're already here? Wow, time really flew by," Sonic exclaimed. "Literally…" Tails added.
"What?" Knuckles asked the fox. "Y'know, 'cause we're flying-? Oh, forget it…" He sighed. Once the plane landed, everyone grabbed their luggage and exited the plane. They soon were standing in the parking lot in the hot desert sun. "What are we waiting on? Vultures?" Knuckles asked, wiping sweat from his forehead. "We're waiting on my uncle… He's supposed to pick us up…" Sonic explained. About ten minutes passed by, and they were still waiting for a van to pull up. "Forget it! I know the way, anyways…" The hedgehog grunted, picking up his bag and heading off to the west. Everyone grabbed their stuff and followed him; all except Amy and Sally. "Uh, Sonic… Could you lend a hand?" Sally asked. The hedgehog stopped, sighed, and turned around. "Knuckles, you're helping me…" he said.
"Fine…" The echidna replied, as he picked up half the luggage. Sonic got the other half, and the others followed him up the road. After about ten minutes of walking, Amy asked, "What's that smell?" "That, Amy, is the smell, of my uncle's ranch," Sonic told her, smirking. "Ranch..? You mean.. like a farm?!" She exclaimed. "Uh, yeah, didn't my mom tell you?" The hedgehog asked her. "I can't remember…" Amy sighed. Sonic chuckled, as the ranch came into view. "Wow, it's huge!" Tails exclaimed.
"You've only seen half of it…" Sonic told him. The ranch had four main buildings; they were all plank wood, as the roofs were dark brown tiles. "The biggest building is where we keep all the animals; mainly pigs, horses, and cows. The second biggest is the clinic for the animals. The third biggest is the storage area for all the food and stuff. That last one, that's the chicken coop," Sonic explained. "Where's the house?" Knuckles asked. "You mean the mansion? It's just a little ways from here…What?" Sonic asked them, seeing their amazed faces. "We're going to stay in a mansion?!" Amy squealed. "Unless, you wanna sleep with the pigs, yeah," Sonic nodded.
"Awesome!" Amy and Cream jumped up in the air. "Now, I gotta warn you… I have a few cousins here… and one of them… well, let's just say, I'm not his favorite person in the world…" Sonic told them. "Can we go to the mansion, now? This heat it killing me!" Silver complained. "Well, if you think this is bad, just wait until my uncle finds out that he has 'extra help' now," Sonic chuckled. "You mean… We're going to have to work all summer?!" Sally burst. "Well… kind of... yeah…" Sonic told them nervously, rubbing the back of his head. "Sonic!" they all fumed. "Oh, look! The mansion's just up ahead!" Sonic said quickly, changing the subject. When they arrived, everyone but Sonic was amazed at the size of the home. It had three stories; a black roof, and white walls. Sonic knocked on the door, and waited until a red hedgehog answered it.
"Hey, Star! Good to see ya again!" Sonic greeted. "Sonic!" The red hedgehog exclaimed, tackling the hedgehog to the ground. "Who's this?!" Amy asked, obviously jealous. "This is my cousin, Star. If she had blue fur, she would be my duplicate," Sonic smiled. "Heya! Name's Star, what's yall's?" the red hedgehog asked. She had bangs that drooped over her right eye, a scar on the same eye, freckles on her face, red and brown shoes, a cowgirl hat, white gloves, and energetic brown eyes. "Well, I'm Tails! Sonic's best friend!" Tails introduced. Star cocked a disbelieving eyebrow. "Right... A kid with two tails is the Hero of Mobuis' best friend... Okay..." Star nodded slowly, earning herself a glare from Sonic.
"Who're the prissy girls back 'er?" Star asked, ignoring Sonic's look. "Well, that's Blaze, Rouge, Cream, Amy and Sally," Sonic introduced. "And the scrawny princesses over there?" Star then pointed to the last two of the group. "Uh- That's Knuckles and Silver…" "What did she just call me?" Knuckles growled. "I called you a princess; deal with it," Star replied, rolling her eyes. "You don't know who you're messing with, kid!" Knuckles snapped. "Yeah, I kinda do! You're one o' those 'big tough' guys that think they're stronger than me, just 'cause ah'm twelve!" Star smirked. "You're twelve?" Amy exclaimed. "Sure am!" The red hedgehog nodded. "You're big for a twelve year old," Sally added. "I sure hope you're talkin' 'bout muscle," Star snapped. "Yes, we mean muscle and height!" Sally told her quickly. "Okay… Anyways, let's go inside! Momma's 'bout to make dinner!" Star invited, as she lead them inside.
"Ya'll need help with yer bags?" Star asked, seeing Amy and Sally strain to pull all their luggage. Star picked them up, one by one, and stacked them on her right hand. Then, she carried them inside the mansion. "Wow… and she's only twelve…" Sally breathed. "Like I said, she could be a duplicate of me! Oh, just you wait 'till ya see Uncle Trey!" Sonic laughed.