Chapter 01: Family Reunion

"Good Morning, citizens of Miami!! This is WTOT news reporting, and it is now a balmy 80° F, and the weather is as clear as the water, with no rain or hurricane in sight!! Today's top story: Five months ago in Los Angeles, wanted street racer Sonic the Hedgehog went missing upon an attempt by the FBI to take him into custody. He and his crew, along with two other crews, the 'Chaotix' and the 'Babylon Rogues', have been on the run from Federal Authorities for the past 5 months, and they are apparently are being aided by Rogue Undercover FBI Agent Ben Sheridan. Details at 5:00PM tonight. Now, on with today's stock market…"

Sonic's Ford GT, followed by Ben's Bugatti Veyron 16.4, Tails' Aston Martin DB9, Knuckles' Dodge Viper SRT10, Silver's Nissan GT-R, Blaze's Nissan 370Z, Cream's Mazda RX7, Amy's Mitsubishi Lancer EVOLUTION, Big's Dodge Charger SRT8, Vector's Dodge Challenger, Espio's Mazda RX8 "Shinka", Jet's Porsche 911 GT2, Wave's Lexus IS-F, and Storm's Ford Mustang GT. They were all cruising along I-95, looking for a new home. After being run out of LA by a corrupt FBI Chief and two very corrupt LAPD Vice Cops, they had to find a new place to try and start a new life. Sonic was supposed to receive a pardon for aiding Ben in his investigation, but the FBI Chief tried to use that as an excuse to take Sonic to prison. Now, after going through several towns and cities, they now ended up in Miami, where Sonic's family lived.

As they entered the Miami City Limits, they made their way onto surface streets, where they begun to make their way into the MiMo sector, where Sonic's mom, uncle, and siblings lived. They parked their cars at least 500 ft away on a curb, and then Tails walked up to Sonic and said: "This is where we're gonna lay low?"

"Well, I send a cut of the money we make to them, so they have no problem with us layin' low here." replied Sonic.

"And some of us have never met Sonic's family before or in years, so now's a good chance to have a family reunion." replied Knuckles as they locked their cars up and walked down the block. Sonic's house was big, since his family used the money Sonic sent them to buy it. It was a brownstone building, with several rooms and plenty of room. Parked out on the curb was a modified 1996 Chevrolet Impala SS, which had a modified engine and no vinyls, and it was driven by Manic. The second was a standard 2003 Ford Taurus Station Wagon, which was the family car, used by Sonic's mom. Parked in the driveway was a 1967 Shelby GT500, which was used by Sonic's Uncle. It had Indigo paint and a Stratospeed Formula 5 bodykit, as well a couple of vinyls. He and Sonic's mom were standing by it, as Sonic's uncle was working on the engine when they noticed Sonic and the three crews walking down the street towards them. "Mom! Uncle Chuck! I'm back!!" shouted Sonic.

"Sonic!" shouted his Mom.

"Sonny boy!!" shouted Chuck. They ran towards Sonic as they both hugged him happily. They hadn't seen Sonic in over 13 years.

"Oh, it's so good to see your face again, son!!" said his Mom. "My you've grown up quite a bit!"

"Sure have, Mom. Life's thrown a lot of surprises at me the past 13 years." replied Sonic.

"When we heard about your trouble with the Feds, we thought we'd see you in prison." replied Uncle Chuck.

"Well, I don't plan on going back to prison, Unc. But I came back to escape the heat, and…I brought all my friends with me!" said Sonic pointing to the others and they were greeted by Sonic's mom and Uncle.

But then they turned their attention to Tails. "Mom, Uncle Chuck, this is my most recent driver, Tails. He's from San Diego, and he joined me about a month before I was driven out."

"Good to meet you ma'am. Sir." said Tails shaking hands with them. But then they turned to Ben, whom they immediately recognized.

"You must be Ben Sheridan. Yes, we've heard of you, and we can't thank you enough for getting our boy out of trouble. Anyway, my name is Aleena, and this is my brother-in-law, Charles."

"The pleasures all mine ma'am, I hope you don't mind an ex-Fed being here." replied Ben.

"Not at all, Mr. Sheridan." replied Aleena.

"And you can just call me Ben." finished Ben as Tails and Sonic inspected the GT500.

"How's this machine doing, Unc?" asked Sonic.

"Well, I've been having some mechanical problems with it. I need to replace the carburetor and some of the spark plugs."

"Well, Tails here is skilled with engines, so maybe he can help. By the way, Mom, where are Sonia and Manic?" asked Sonic.

"Sonia!! Manic!! Come outside for a minute!!" shouted Aleena. Within the next minute, there came a pink Hedgehog looking wearing a dark skirt and a dark red short sleeved collar shirt and had a pair of high-heeled boots and some jewelry. Behind her was a shorter, green hedgehog with a muscle shirt on, and a biker jacket, and had spiked bracelets, as well as some earrings.

"Sonic! You're back!!" said Sonia as she and Manic hugged him.

"Good to see you two haven't changed much. Manic, nice car." said Sonic looking towards the '96 Impala SS.

"Right back at 'ya bro!" said Manic walking over to Sonic's Ford GT. "Man, you've really outdone yourself with this machine! Supercharged V8 engine, 6-speed manual, 212 mph."

"236mph, actually. I got a lot more out of this machine." replied Sonic. "But mine's nothing compared to Ben's car." Manic then looked up and saw Ben's Bugatti Veyron.

"Whoa!! Dude, now that's a ride!!" said Manic in shock. Chuck walked over to the car as well, gazing upon it in surprise. "16 cylinder engine, 1001 horsepower, 253 mph. Quite a fine-tuned machine Ben." said Manic.

"Yep, I'm proud of it. It's my pride. That's why I try not to be caught by my own agency." replied Ben.

"But enough about our cars, Manic, how'd 'ya get that ride?" asked Knuckles.

"I saved every cut that I got just to buy that." said Manic walking over to his car. "I'd mow lawns, I'd help Uncle Chuck, I'd everything I could to buy this machine."

"How much?" asked Jet.

"Only $15,000." replied Manic. "I just installed a new engine."

"Anyway, let's go inside, I'm dying for Mom's home cooking." said Sonia.

"Good Idea, let's eat!!" said Cream excitedly. Then with Aleena in the lead, they all went inside for some top quality lunch.

Later that day, Manic was out polishing his car when Sonic came out of the house after stashing his car in the garage with the others' cars. Manic had the keys in hand, like he was ready to go somewhere. "Hey little bro! What'cha doin'?" asked Sonic.

"Hey bro! I was getting ready to settle a score with a race." replied Manic.

"Really? With who?"

"That kid, Trevor the Lion."

"Yeah, I remember him! He wanted to try and make it to my level of racing, but he couldn't get his car to work right."

"Yeah, that kid. Wanna come along? Everyone in the neighborhood will be there." asked Manic.

"Sure, I wanna see if your driving has improved!" said Sonic as he got into Manic's car. They proceeded down several blocks until they saw a crowd of people and a 1988 Volkswagen Scirocco with brown paint parked on the right. Manic and Sonic disembarked and said their hellos and handshakes, and then got back into Manic's car, and then Manic rolled down his right window and Trevor rolled down his.

"So, Manic, ready to lose?"

"Only if you are!!" said Manic "And I've got my brother here to help keep me straight!" Sonic gave a thumbs up as he rolled the window back up and Manic revved the engine. As soon as the signal was given, they raced off down several blocks. They were head-to-head throughout much of the race, and after traversing several blocks, and were approaching the final turn when suddenly….

"Cops!!!" shouted Sonic as two Miami-Dade Police Cruisers blocked the road. Manic panicked and ran his car onto the sidewalk. Sonic jumped and fled into an alley. He hoped that with his speed, he could lose the cops on foot. But suddenly a Black FBI Chevrolet TrailBlazer blocked his path and two FBI Agents with Glock pistols drawn forced him to stop. Behind him, 4 MDPD Officers with guns drawn block his escape.

"Sonic the Hedgehog! You're under arrest for felony evasion and car theft!" said the FBI Agent as his partner put him in handcuffs and stuffed him in the FBI car. Sonic was now in custody.