A/N: Hello everyone! This is my first Fanfiction, as I am taking the first steps to becoming a better writer, which is something I want to do for the rest of my life. I love Sonic The Hedgehog in all forms, and so this seemed to be a great chance to let my creative nature flourish with the help of a childhood hero. I ask you ALL to read and review with your absolute and completely honest opinions on my work. I will not ask you to be nice, but I will ask that you make an honest effort to help me improve, as well as be respectful of me as a person, as we are all people over the screen. I hope to give you all an interesting and enjoyable read!

Without anything else to say, let's get it started!

Chapter One: One small step...

The wind is right, the sun is shining and for once, there was not a care in the world for this blue hedgehog. Time to enjoy this day. A mad dash through the canyon, the forest and then over the mountain. A day off only comes but once a blue moon. "Oh man! I wish things were this easy all the time!" Quickly thinking that over, "Nah... I have too much fun stomping Eggman to give it up!" Taking all things into consideration, he loved being a hero, never letting the fame from it all go to his head. Sure, he boasted and had a cocky attitude, but no one question his devotion to this people he cared about. This was the one thing he always loved, freedom and preserving it, for all others. His life was an interesting one, always moving where the winds take him and not giving a single glance back. Always forward. Sonic had a knack for making friends with his attitude, even in the oddest of ways. But Knothole was not without it's dangers, which is where Sonic came in. During his time with the Freedom Fighters, he championed the Kingdom and helped keep the peace however he could. He then moved on to help the humans and their struggle with the mad scientist, Station Square being the most frequent target of the attacks. He spent more time in that city then he could remember, even saving the entire planet from certain destruction during his time at the ARK. It was a big world and this is only the beginning in his eyes, ready to hop, skip, jump, and of course, run, right on through to the next big adventure!

What this hero did not know was there was his big trip right in front of him, quite literally.

"Whoa!... OUCH!" Sonic yelped. He suddenly was sent flying to the grassy field below him. He had tripped, but over what? He was sure there was nothing there. Then he stood back up, rubbing his head and blinking. "What in the wor-." Everything became very clear. "A chaos emerald! Oh man, what are the odds?" The brilliant red emerald shined in the sun with a radiance that few could describe. He picked it up and closely examined it. "Never thought I would be happy to kiss the ground but, in this case I will make an exception." As he put the emerald away, he looked into the sky. Something was suddenly not right. The winds suddenly picked up as if just like that, it was about to rain. "Aww man, what happened to the sun? I was just starting to have fun!" Normally a little rain would not bother him but, it was so sudden, something was up. "Guess I better go see Tails, give him this emerald and maybe figure out what is up with this nutty weather change." Assuming it had to do with his old pain-in-the-neck nemesis Robotnik, or Eggman as he was affectionately referred to by the Blue Blur, he sped off to the Mystic Ruins, the rain picking up intensity with every second.

Not to far over the horizon he could see his best friend's work shop standing firm in the storm. "Hey Tails! Open the hanger doors!" Sonic shouted in the distance. "What am I thinking? It's a hurricane out here! There is no way he can hear me." Fast approaching his destination, he needed to make a quick decision. He instinctively rushed up to the front yard and leaped into the air, landing on the roof with ease. Sonic knew that Tails always left his hatch to the top of the hanger unlocked. "Glad he always forgets to do this." Sonic lifted up the door and creeped inside, making sure not to cause any noise in-case Tails, who frequently needed a quiet environment to work in, was working, less he blow the entire place to rubble. "Tails, you here?" Sonic said, trying to be careful not to shout. The entire house was dark. "Looks like he isn't here. Odd, he never leaves without taking at least his communicator with him." Sonic said as he saw the small box laying on the end table. He leaned over and picked up the device, Tails made these a long time ago to keep in touch with his friends, especially Sonic. "It's a shame I never use this thing." Sonic said, as he set the small talkie down and sat in the big velvet armchair next to him. "Well I may as well wait out the storm, maybe he has some fo-." The sound of dishes crashing and smashing in the kitchen caught his attention. "What was that?!" He turned the corner to the room and peaked in, totally unprepared for what was about to happen next.

He slipped.

"OUCH!" He rubbed his bottom side and got up. "Man, I am not having my finest hour right now." He slowly turned and looked down to see what he slipped in, which was chili. "What at waste!" Looking back to the table, there were stacks and stacks of dishes piled up. Sonic knew Tails was one to constantly keep himself busy with his work, these dishes being the poor victims of that. "Tails should really keep this place tidy, I could have gotten hurt!" Sonic said, chuckling to himself. He started cleaning up the mess, no easy task, even with sonic speed. As he was finishing up, something caught his eye. "A note?" He picked it up and read it out loud. "Sunday, Tornado V3 test flight." Sonic sighed "In this weather, Tails could get himself in trouble! I have to go find him!" Sonic looked down at the unfinished floor. "But first, I better clean this." Not a moment later, he was out the door. Sonic ran off in the direction that he knew Tails loved to fly in. It was times like these Sonic liked to think about his friends in the village, and how they always told him that he was too reckless. He never objected. "Once I find Tails, I should talk to him about going home for a while, make sure the Kingdom isn't a total mess without us." Sonic, almost laughing to himself, ran off into the distance.

Little did the Hero know, not only was he about to find out all about his friends at home, but he was going to have to do so with the help of his more... Exotic friends.