It had been two years since the war ended and the people all around the world were celebrating, for this was the anniversary of their freedom from the evil tyrant who ruled over the people with fear. The ones to defeat the tyrant were the royal family who worked together to take back their place as rulers of the planet and banish the evil one from it, never to return.
Queen Aleena, along with her three children, Sonic, Sonia, and Manic, ruled peacefully and did all they could to help fix the damage done while she had been in hiding. Today many people were meeting with friends and family to talk and remember the loved ones that made the ultimate sacrifice during the dark years. Members of the resistance that helped the royal family came to the castle to speak of old times.
The resistance members all gathered in the courtyard and the sounds of trumpets could be heard; they all looked towards the door of the castle to see their rulers entering the area.
Queen Aleena wore a white dress with gold trim, Sonia matched her mother and had a flower in her hair, Sonic wore a black tux but had the jacket open, Manic wore the suit but had taken off the Jacket and unbuttoned the vest, as he was not use to being so tight in his clothing.
"Thank you for coming," Aleena spoke, a smile on her face, but a tear rolling done her cheek from the sight of all her good friends, "During our time of pain we fought back and pushed away not only the Attacking robots, we pushed back our fear," she continued, the people let out a cheer, "We lost good men and women. I know they are proud of us all when they look down from Heaven."
Aleena turned her gaze to her children, "I made a vow the day I was forced to hide my children that nothing would separate us again when the dark one was defeated, and I plan on keeping that promise."
The people knew she was good for her word so they all rose their glasses, "To peace." they all then drank.
While Aleena visited with her friends, her daughter was looking for her brothers who ran off, As Sally looked around she soon found Manic standing away from everyone
"What are you doing?" she asked, walking up to him.
"I am not used to being around so many people…makes me nerves," Manic replied awkwardly.
Sonia understood what her brother was going through. Having been raised by thieves, he'd spent his whole life staying in the shadows.
"Have you seen Sonic?" she asked.
Manic pointed towards the table that held all the food where they could now both see Sonic making himself a chilidog. Sonic looked up to see his sister coming towards him.
"What you need Sis?" he asked, taking a bite of the Chili dog.
"I was thinking maybe we could play a song to brighten the mood around here even more, ;)" She replied with a smile on her face.
"My children, would you get your brother and wait for me in the throne room?" asked Aleena, appearing out of the large crowd, an equally large smile on her face.
The two gave their mother a nod then went to their brother and brought him into the throne room.
When they reached the throne room, it was pitch black inside. That wasn't normal.
"Know where the light switch is?" asked Manic as he and the sibs felt the wall for the switch.
The lights flashed on to reveal the siblings closest friends.
"HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" They all cheered at once.
The siblings then felt the gentle embrace of their mother who was standing behind them and with watery eyes she simply said, "Happy birthday, my little ones."
There on the table was a cake that was purple, blue, and green with 16 candles lit on top. The sight of this caused all three hedgehogs' eyes to water, for they had never celebrated their own births with their mother.
I have never had a birthday cake before."Manic said through his tears which caused this siblings and mother to let out sobs. Unlike his brother and sister who were raised by people that had money, Manic was raised by thieves during the tyrant's rain of power. The three teens along with their mother walked over to the cake, The Siblings took a deep breath and blew out the candles, and the tears when went away and the party began.
The friends that came were Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Cream, Shadow, Rouge, Wave, and Metal Sonic who'd recently been reprogrammed by Tails. They all had a blast with the games that they had, but soon then were ready to give their friends the gifts they brought. Tails gave them pictures of their adventures they had together, Knuckles gave them crystals that would glow to the person's mood, Amy gave Sonic a necklace with her picture in it, Cream gave them each a flower that would never die, Shadow gave Manic black and red drum sticks, Metal gave Sonia a gold bracelet, and Wave and Rouge gave them each a board.
"Thanks guys for the awesome gifts." Manic said already twirling his new sticks, a trick he was always fond of doing.
"I have a gift for you, too, my children" said Aleena, She then snapped her fingers, signaling one of her servants to pull back the large curtain in the room to reveal three instruments for her children. The first was a blue guitar, the second was a dark purple piano, and finally an emerald green drum set.
"You think we can play a song?" yawned Sonia rubbing her eyes.
Aleena smiled at the sight of her daughters sleepy face but noticed that everyone else was pretty tired, even Metal who had been upgraded to the point to the point of looking like a living being.
"Not now, my dear, the night has come and your friends are tired." She brushed her hand through her child's long hair.
Aleena walked with her kids to their rooms with their friends following close by, "Good night my darlings." She kissed her three angels on their heads.
The girls followed Sonia to her room while the guys followed Sonic and Manic into their room.
Aleena could not help but shed a tear, 'We are truly a family once again,' she thought to herself wiping the tear away.
It did not take Aleena long to get ready for bed she was already in her night robes, and stood at the open window and gazed at the night sky. Many long nights when the evil one ruled and she was forced into hiding her only peace was the stars and the moon. Each night, she would look at the glittering sky wondering if her children were watching them, too. That made her feel close to her children but now that her family was together again she did not watch them as much anymore. Her lights were back in her life and nothing was going to make her give them up again. She looked one last time at the red, blue, and green stars and finally laid herself down to sleep.
As the kingdom slept, a new light appeared in the night sky in the middle of the three colored stars and its large red glow focused into a beam hitting the ground miles away from the kingdom. The light from the star vanished, but a portal appeared on the surface of the ground and grew as a large object slowly raised itself out of it.