Getting Started
Sonic walked into the studio were Modnar had called him to. Currently, there wasn't anything in the studio but him.
"Why did he want me to meet him here?" he asked no one. Suddenly, the door opened and Shadow walked in.
"Hello there Sonic," he said in a cold tone.
"That was a very nice hello," Sonic joked, "but it'll do. Why are you here?"
"I got a call from Modnar," Shadow replied.
"Same here," a familiar feminine voice. Sonic and Shadow turned to the door to see Amy standing there with a smile on her face. She then sprinted to Sonic and hugged him.
"Amy," Sonic said while struggling to get free, "you have to stop doing that."
"Sorry," she apologized, "but I can't help it. It's been awhile since we last saw each other."
"Yeah," Sonic sighed, "twenty minutes is a long time indeed." Then Vector, Espio, and Charmy entered the studio.
"Hey guys," Vector called out to them, "what's going on?"
"Did you guys get a call from Modnar?" Shadow asked.
"Yeah," Charmy replied, "he said to come over to this studio right away."
"Did he tell you about what this was all about?" Amy asked.
"No," Espio replied.
"Same here," a familiar voice called out to them. The group turned around to see Knuckles standing there looking a little frustrated.
"Knuckles," Sonic said in amazement, "he called you too?"
"Yup," Knuckles replied, "as well as Rouge and Omega." Rouge and Omega came through the door.
"Why-are-we-here?" Omega asked.
"I guess we have to wait for Modnar," Rouge stated.
"I guess you are right," Sonic sighed.
"Who do we have to wait for?" another voice asked. Everyone turned to the door to see Tails standing there with a smile on his face.
"You got a call from Modnar?" Sonic asked.
"Yeah," Tails replied.
"As did I," another voice came from behind Tails. It turned out to be Silver.
"You too Silver?" Amy asked.
"Yup," Silver said as he walked in a took a seat on the floor. Then, a blonde colored hedgehog entered the studio. She was wearing a blue and white outfit, and her quills were a little longer than Amy's. She stared at Shadow with her deep blue eyes.
"Maria?!" Shadow said in shock.
"Good to see you Shadow," Maria said with a shy voice.
"Okay," Sonic said getting impatient, "Modnar is up to something and I want to know what it is."
"So do we," another voice came from the door. They all turned to see Juba, Glacia, Sprout, Abyss, Watts, Wiz, Bear, and Brute at the door.
"He called all of you guys too?" Knuckles asked.
"Yeah," Juba sighed, "we have no idea why though."
"It would be nice to know why he dragged us out here," Bear stated.
"Then," Modnar's voice came from outside, "I'll shall tell you." Modnar walked in looking like a director with three new hedgehogs that no one had ever seen before. One was a female sunset colored hedgehog with long quills that looked like hair, and dark blue eyes. She was wearing a dark red tank top with dark red pants and gloves. Her shoes were a bright purple. The other two were males, one taller than the other. The taller one was a dark blue hedgehog with small thin quills tied into a small but long ponytail. His eyes were sunset orange eye, and was wearing sky blue pants and shoes. He also had light blue gloves. The smaller one was easily a child. He was a purple hedgehog with green eyes, and was wearing some type of outfit that looked like it was from London in the 19th century.
"It's about time you showed up," Sonic said impatient, "who are these three?"
"Well," Modnar said as he turned to the girl hedgehog, "this is Dawn."
"Nice to meet all of you," she said happily.
"This is Dusk," Modnar said pointing to the dark blue hedgehog, "and this is Tim." Points to the smaller one.
"Nice to meet you all," Tim said happily.
"Yeah," Dusk said with a shy voice, "it is."
"No need to be shy," Modnar said happily, "after all the show will soon begin."
"What show?" Shadow asked.
"You're not going to do a Truth or Dare show are you?" Amy asked nervously.
"Nope," Modnar replied, "that's not my thing." Everyone sighed with relief.
"Thank goodness," Sonic stated, "there are plenty of those out there."
"Well," Modnar said rubbing his hands together, "moving on. We have a lot of work to do and not a whole lot of time to get it done."
"What do you mean?" Espio asked.
"You do know what time of the year it is right?" Modnar asked.
"Yeah," Rouge stated, "Thanksgiving."
"Correct," Modnar continued, "what's after that?"
"Christmas," Shadow stated.
"Correct again," Modnar stated, "so I'm going to do a Christmas story." Everyone was shocked to hear that.
"When you are only one chapter away from completing Juba X?" Juba asked.
"Yeah," Modnar replied, "that can wait, but Christmas only happens once a year. So, I should start writing it now."
"Makes sense," Vector stated.
"So," Amy said happily, "what kind of Christmas adventure are we going to do?"
"Well," Modnar stated, "I know that I can easily come up with one, but I think I'm going to use a classic."
"Which is?" Glacia asked.
"The Christmas Carol," Modnar replied. Everyone looked confused.
"Really?" Charmy asked a little disappointed.
"What's wrong with that?" Modnar asked.
"Nothing," Shadow replied, "nothing is wrong with it."
"Glad to hear it," Modnar stated, "now, I have already picked who is going to be who." Modnar walks up to a board and posts a sign on it. Everyone else quickly rushed over to see who they got:
Bear - Charles Dickens
Brute - Himself
Shadow - Ebenezer Scrooge
Silver - Jacob Marley
Watts - Robert Marley
Sonic - Fred
Amy - Clara (Fred's wife)
Juba - Bob Cratchit
Glacia - Emily Cratchit
Dawn - Bob's daughter, Lilly
Dusk - Bob's son, Peter
Tim - Bob's youngest son
Charmy - little boy who gets turkey.
Knuckles - Donation man
Rouge - Donation man's assistant
Tails - Ghost of Christmas Past
Vector - Ghost of Christmas Present
Omega - Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
Wiz - Book keeper in Scrooge's shop with Bob
Espio - Same as Wiz
Maria (hedgehog) - Bell
Sprout - Fozziwig
Abyss – Headmaster
"Really?" Sonic asked in confusion, "I thought there was only one Marley."
"Well," Modnar stated, "I'm basing off the one that we will create from The Muppet Christmas Carol."
"WHAT?!" everyone shouted.
"Yeah," Modnar stated, "it was a good movie. The credit of the original movie goes to rightful owners. Same thing with you guys that I didn't create. The Sonic characters are property of Sega."
"What if we don't want to do it?" Shadow asked.
"You don't have a choice," Modnar said with a gleam in his eyes, "because I have author powers."
"Darn!" everyone shouted.
"Please tell me that you have a decent named picked," Sonic pleaded.
"A Different Christmas Carol," Modnar replied. Everyone sighed.
"No one is going to read this story," Sprout stated.
"We'll see about that," Modnar stated, "places everyone. The story starts next chapter."