Don't Think Twice
Author's Note: Welcome to the reboot of The Adventures of Legends, y'all! This has been a long time coming, but I'm feeling inspired more than ever to do this. I think the chapter will speak for itself.
Chapter 1: Friends & New Friends
Intro Music: Avatar: The Last Airbender Theme
Hey, everyone. You guys probably know me, but just in case for the people that don't, a short description of me is just a guy that loves adventure. Definitely not the average joe you'd usually see walking across the street. I can say that I've gone on a lot of adventures. They can be thrilling, exciting, whatever term fits best. Though, sometimes those adventures can hit you hard, and if anybody has ever told you different, somebody lied.
I'm Sonic, Sonic The Hedgehog. I go by a lot of nicknames, really. Blue Blur, Big Blue, The Fastest Thing Alive, Knight of the Wind… You get the point. Pretty well known. But this story isn't about me. Alright, that might be a stretch, but if I'm being completely serious here, this story is all about my friends.
"I'll beat you!" a two tailed fox exclaimed, being in a mech that could transform into the legendary plane called the Tornado.
That's my best friend, Tails. Smartest guy in the universe, by far.
"Do you think you can beat me?!" A man shouted back at Tails, being as round as an egg. He was in his own mech to combat Tails' mech.
That's Eggman. Not really my friend, more like my arch nemesis.
Tails and Eggman continued to trade blow for blow with their mechs, each attack proving to have major fire power behind them. They were currently fighting in Station Square, and it's safe to say that with each blast that they threw at each other, Station Square was becoming a wreck.
"Come get some!" Another figure in the action said, his appearance being a red echidna. He was busy fighting an army of Eggman's robots, and to his credit, he was doing a darn good job at it. Then again, it shouldn't really surprise the people that know him, given that he's naturally strong.
That's Knux, AKA Knuckles. Toughest guy ever, probably. Second best friend, if that's the correct way to say it.
We're currently in an intense battle while also trying to get back the Chaos Emeralds. Ol' Eggman collected all seven of them, and it's safe to say that it's made things super hard.
"Now I'll show you!" A yell from a blue hedgehog being able to be heard from the heavens, his whole body now being covered in a golden aura. This would be the power of the Chaos Emeralds. His eyes turned from green to red, giving him a much more intense look. The now golden hedgehog dashed at a powerful figure in his own right, being in a blistering punching clash where they matched blow for blow in the sky. The only thing that could be seen were shockwaves, and there were a lot of them.
That's me. In a slightly more detailed explanation, I'm fighting Infinite, a super strong guy that has been a pain to deal with recently. He was currently using the Chaos Emerald's powers to increase his own, but fortunately for myself, I'm able to do the same!
Super Sonic found a quick opening where Infinite left his gut wide open. Seeing the opportunity, Super Sonic slammed his fist into Infinite's gut, causing his foe to cough up some blood from the impact. However, this would also enrage Infinite, grabbing Sonic's arm and started spinning him around like a rag doll.
"You'll pay for that!" Infinite exclaimed, throwing Super Sonic into a nearby building, watching him crash into it and multiple others after that.
Infinite couldn't help but to smirk and laugh a bit. Recovering from that attack, Super Sonic rose to the air, holding his head.
"I don't get it, Infinite. Why do you continue to listen to Eggman?" Super Sonic asked. "You could do so much good with your power, but it's being wasted on whatever he tells you to do."
"Shut up!" Infinite was clearly angry at this, a great amount of energy starting to form in both his hands. "You know nothing about my situation! So, how about you mind your own business?!"
Super Sonic could only close his eyes and sigh, starting to form his own energy into his hands. "Fine then. I guess I'm gonna have to beat some sense into you to realize you're being used!"
In scary unison, both Super Sonic and Infinite yelled, "CHAOS CONTROL!"
With both of their powers colliding, it created the biggest shockwave in Station Square yet. Both of their powers combined to from into a massive bright light, as it started to cover the entire city. The people, Tails, Knuckles, and Eggman could only look on at what was happening.
"He just had to use Chaos Control, huh?" Knuckles stated, having his arms crossed as Tails could only have a deep sigh. They knew what this meant.
It was time for a new adventure.
And then everything went to black.
(Sonic's POV)
BGM: Kingdom Hearts – Destati
Where… Where the heck am I? Why does it feel like I'm falling to my inevitable doom? I 'awaken' to see nothing but black. I land on a rather large platform that shows a picture of the seven Chaos Emeralds along with the Master Emerald in the center. This is weird. Very, very weird. I continue to look at the picture below me, it was almost like I was in a trance of some sorts. It just had a certain glow that didn't make me want to look away.
But then… I heard a sound. I look above and see a chain of memories all happening like they were all on a TV screen. But they were just… floating. All my past adventures. The good moments, the bad moments, the great moments, and the horrible moments. All of them were showing at once. If that wasn't weird enough, the platform below me began to glow even more. The pictures of the Chaos Emeralds were slowly turning into pictures of… myself, Knuckles, and Tails? What the heck does this even mean? If all this couldn't get any weirder, the four other Chaos Emeralds turned into pictures of four people that I didn't even know. One guy had this red scarf, while the picture below him showed a girl where the most notable thing I could analyze was her lipstick. Another guy's picture appeared right below hers, he had green eyes just like I do.
The final picture started to form, and it was another girl with blue eyes. Her picture in particular was glowing more than the rest. Not saying that the others weren't glowing, but her picture had the brightest glow. Maybe she was the most important one? I don't freaking know at this point. Though, something told me to look at my picture again. When I did take a look, my picture was glowing a crap-ton, just like the girl with blue eyes. For some reason, our pictures were the brightest.
Can somebody please tell me what the heck does this even mean?!
Who even are these people?!
Suddenly, the platform started to shake. It was like something was coming from below it. I was right. Two things appeared, and both of its appearances gave me the creeps. Some blue looking alien like thing was staring at something that was similar in its form, but this one was black and red. I was only able to look at them for about two seconds before they disappeared.
I turn around to see an oddly placed mirror, showing a reflection of myself. Honestly, this was probably the least weirdest thing happening right now, among all the other crap I just witnessed. Still, the question that can be asked is… Why in the world am I seeing my reflection right now?
Before I could even come to a conclusion, everything zapped out of existence and went to darkness.
But then there was light. Yep, another bright light, except it's nothing but light. Pretty sure this means I'm dead. Crap! Man, I can't be dead! I didn't even get to finish my last chili dog!
As dark as it was, light slowly began to show itself. The sounds of cars and people honking their horns were able to be heard. Sonic's eyes started to flutter, being awakened by the noise around him. He groaned, holding his head.
"God, my head…"
Beside him, Tails and Knuckles were there, waking up just like he was. Whether or not it was natural instinct, Sonic asked to see if his best buds were okay.
"Tails, Knuckles… If you guys are right by me right now, are you guys alright?" he asked.
"Well, I'm still alive, so I guess so." Tails replied, joking a little bit.
"I feel like crap." Knuckles bluntly said, shaking his head to snap out of it.
Sonic continued to rub his head, trying to get some feeling back. "Okay, so we're all still alive. Good to know." He paused, looking to his left to see Knuckles. "Guess we just need to-"
Oh no.
There's a reason why Sonic paused, and it was because he was witnessing to what he considered a traumatizing sight. "K-K-Knuckles…?"
"What? Why are yo-" Knuckles began, turning to see Sonic, but he had the same look of horror his friend had. Tails noticed the sudden awkwardness of the situation, deciding to look at both Sonic and Knuckles.
"Guys, what in the world is the-"
That's when he witnessed something he never thought he would see. Sonic and Knuckles instantly turned to Tails to see if the same thing happened to him.
Dear God, it happened to him too.
They trio looked at the bottom of the street they were on, as they all looked like they were contemplating their lives at this very moment. There was an awkward silence that ensued, before Knuckles decided to break it.
"Sonic…"
"Yeah?" he replied brokenly.
"I have one question for you."
"…What is it…?"
"WHY ARE WE FREAKING HUMAAAAAANS?!"
"How do you expect me to answer that?!"
Tails was about to say something until an enormously loud horn was able to be heard from a car, or a…Satomobile.
"Get out the street, you crazy kids! I'm driving here!" a man angrily said, as more people started to blow their horns as well. Sonic, who was running on adrenaline due to this madness, stood up and grabbed Knuckles' and Tails' hand to get the heck out of the street. Of course, this was done in typical Sonic style, meaning that it was at insane speeds. The people were shocked to see somebody move that fast. He was there and then he was gone.
"Whoa! Did you guys see that?! It was all like a blue blur!"
Meanwhile, when Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles got to another part of the city, they had to compose themselves to take everything in. Sonic's human appearance consisted of spiky blue hair, blue shirt, blue jacket, blue pants, and his signature SOAP shoes. Tails' human appearance had medium length yellow-orange hair, white shirt, yellow jacket, yellow pants, and the same red/white shoes to go along with his typical goggles. He still had his two tails behind him, but they weren't as big as they once were. As for Knuckles, he had long red hair that was in dreadlocks, to go with a red sleeveless shirt with a white crescent in the middle. He had green pants and his shoes remained the same.
After talking and finding out all the possible things that could have made them turn into humans, Tails could only come to the most logical conclusion. "The only thing that could even remotely make sense is when you and Infinite used Chaos Control. With the two of you both using the Chaos Emeralds, along with the amount of power you guys were already putting into the battle, it's possible that being transported to a whole new world wasn't the only thing that happened."
Sonic sighed. "So, it's my fault?"
Tails shook his head. "I didn't say tha-"
"It's your fault." Knuckles interrupted.
"Aw come on, Knux!" Sonic exclaimed. "What else was I supposed to do? I was trying to win the battle!"
"You could have won it while using anything else but Chaos Control!" Knuckles retorted, as Tails got in between the both of them.
"Alright guys, alright! This isn't the time to argue!" Tails was trying to keep some kind of peace here. "It just means that we have to do what we've always done after we get into these situations. Find the Chaos Emeralds, probably kick Eggman's butt along the way, and get back to our world so life can go on like it always does."
Sonic and Knuckles listened to Tails. That's why he was here, he was the one that made sense most of the time. Sonic and Knuckles both sighed. After some of the tension went away, a smirk appeared on Sonic's face. He looked around the city, as most of the buildings were glowing in the night. It was a beautiful sight, actually. People were busy, things were always on the move, all of this made Sonic excited to take on a new challenge.
BGM: Sonic R – Living in the City
"Aside from how we entered this world, people blowing the horns at us and such, this world does seem pretty fun!" He chuckled, looking back at Knuckles and Tails. "Come on, let's see what this world is all about!"
Tails gave a nod, and Knuckles could only roll his eyes. This trio was set to go on another adventure.
As they explored the city, they noticed how… old the cars looked. Completely different to how the cars looked in their world. The people seemed chill enough. Though, as they continued to walk, they came across something odd.
"Benders are the scum of this world! They think that they can just run over us whenever they want just because they're benders! It's time we put an end to all of this! Join Amon and the equalists, as we move forward to put these benders in their place!" A guy with a microphone was saying this, and it was drawing a lot of attention based on how many people were around him listening.
Knuckles raised an eyebrow. "What do you think that guy means over there?"
"Not sure. Dunno what a bender is." Sonic shrugged, as Tails put his hand on his chin, analyzing what was being talked about. Unfortunately, he couldn't really figure things out yet since they just got here. Continuing to walk around the city, they overheard two kids talking about some 'pro bending' match.
"Come on, bro! The pro bending match is about to start! I'm definitely not missing the Fire Ferrets face the Blue Crazy Lemurs!"
"I'm right behind ya! I hope the Fire Ferrets win since they have Bolin, Mako, and the Avatar!" the other boy said, as they took off running.
With Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles taking note of this, they looked ahead and saw a big glass-domed structure that was glowing in the night due to its golden appearance. A grin started to form on Sonic's face, as he rubbed his hands together. He turned to face his two buds. "How about we go and see some pro bending action?!"
Knuckles sighed. "Sonic, we don't even know what pro bending i-"
"DON'T CARE!" That's when Sonic didn't even let Knuckles finish, grabbing Tails and Knuckles once more and sped off to the pro bending arena. It happened so fast that all the people felt was a gust of wind, and because of Sonic's speed, they didn't even have to pay since they weren't seen.
However, due to never being here before, along with not knowing a thing about the layout, they quickly got lost as quickly as they got in. They stopped inside a gym, and Sonic was currently scratching the back of his head.
"Hm… That's weird. I don't see any matches going on here." Sonic stated, looking around. All Knuckles could do was facepalm himself, and Tails took a deep breath.
"Sonic, we're in a gym." Tails told him calmly. Sonic looked around again and noticed that they were indeed in a gym.
He started to laugh awkwardly to himself, feeling a bit embarrassed. "Ah… Uh… Haha… Um… Yeah. Uh, sorry bout' that, guys."
As he apologized, a voice could be heard from behind, and it didn't sound too happy either.
"More kids in my gym?!" the man said angrily, coming towards them. Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles all had an 'oh crap' look on their faces.
"I swear to the heavens, this is the billionth time this has happened in the past month! I'm tired of you kids somehow always finding a way to get in my gym! And don't you even use the old 'I had to pee excuse' but couldn't find the bathroom! When I call security, you guys are dead mea-"
During the man's rant, a guy in a fire ferrets uniform was walking by, but stopped when he saw the rant going on. He smoothly came in and said, "No need to fear, Toza. These are just some lucky fans I brought in that wants the best seats in the house."
Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles all looked at this person helping them, whether it was just out of the goodness of his heart or for some other reason. Though, they probably wouldn't care either way. Toza gave the person an annoyed look, shaking his head and began to walk away. "Bolin, next time you bring in some random fans into MY gym, I'm kicking em' out! No questions asked! I'm sick of this happening over and over again!"
He was eventually outta sight, leaving Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Bolin alone. The trio had a collective sigh of relief, before looking at Bolin again. "Alright, first off, thank you. Really saved our bacon there." Tails told Bolin, making him grin.
"Not a problem! I know loyal fans when I see em'!" Bolin excitedly exclaimed. "Just follow me to get the best seats in the house!" He began to walk away. Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles all looked at each other.
"Might as well follow him!" Sonic said, letting Bolin lead the way with Tails not being too far behind. Knuckles made an, "Ugh," sound, but later made himself follow Bolin as well. Once they reached the locker room, they finally made it to the actual arena. The seats were filled with multiple upon multiple people, all of them being extremely excited for this pro bending match to start. It was pretty cool to see, and the trio was taking it all in as a result.
On the side, the people getting prepared was another guy and a girl. Bolin still kept a grin on his face. "Welcome to the locker room! Told you guys you would get the best seats in the house." He then went over to his teammates. "And these are my teammates. Meet Mako, my brother. And meet Korra, the one and only Avatar! Though, you guys probably already know about us, obviously."
Once Bolin introduced Mako and Korra, Mako could only sigh. "Bolin, you really brought more fans just for the heck of it?"
"Aw, come on, Mako! They snuck into the gym, and you know whenever people sneak into the gym, they're obviously die-hard fans!" With Bolin saying this, Mako shook his head. Korra looked at the trio and smiled.
"Hi there! Guess we're gonna have to spice things up so you guys can get the best action possible!" Korra told them, a smirk appearing on her face.
"Nice to meet you guys! I'm Sonic." Sonic replied, Knuckles and Tails nodding. "Pleasure to be here. I'm Tails." Tails added. "Yeah, what they said. Call me Knuckles." Knuckles put in his two cents. A few seconds afterwards, Knuckles started to feel something crawl on him. When it reached his shoulder, he was clearly taken back by what he saw. "Hey!"
"And of course, there's Pabu. Seems like he likes ya." Sonic, Tails, Bolin, and Korra all laughed, while Mako only giggled a bit.
"May the Fire Ferrets come to the ring?!" the announcer said, the crowd erupting as they knew it was time for the match to start.
"Welp, looks like that's our cue! We'll be back in no time!" Bolin proclaimed, getting with his team.
"INTRODUCING THE FUTURE INDUSTRIEEEEEEES, FIRE FERREEEEEEEETSSSSSSSS!" The crowd erupted once more into all the hype when the announcer announced the fire ferrets. Bolin liked the attention, Mako remained stoic, and Korra waved to the crowd.
"TONIGHT, THEY'RE GOING UP AGAINT THE BLUEEEEEEEEE CRAZY LEMURRRRRRRSSSS!" The crowd cheered for them as well. It was a trio of guys all wearing blue, trying to get their heads in the game as they know they have a tough task ahead of them.
"Folks, the Blue Crazy Lemurs have surprised a lot of people this year, but ever since the Fire Ferrets have added the Avatar, it seems like nothing has been able to stand in their way. Will that trend continue, or will the Blue Crazy Lemurs shock the world? Let's find out!" said the announcer, being hyped himself.
Then, the bell would ring.
*DING DING DING*
BGM: Grandia 2 – FIGHT! Ver. 1
Mako would be the first to go on the offensive with quick yet precise fire blasts. The waterbender of the Blue Crazy Lemurs used the water to protect himself from Mako's fire blasts, but while that was going on, it was all part of the plan. While the waterbender was so protected on protecting himself from Mako's attacks, Bolin came in with the sneak attack, earthbending two hard discs into the waterbender's gut, knocking him back a zone. Now, his teammates would help him… if they weren't dealing with the Avatar. The earthbender and the firebender both fired their attacks at the same time all towards Korra, but unfortunately for them, she was a master waterbender. With her smirk never wavering, Korra used the water to protect herself, but then seeing the slightest opening, she spun around and fired a powerful waterblast at the firebender. Not expecting Korra to counter as quick as she did, the firebender got knocked back a zone.
"Keep it steady, team! Keep it steady!" Bolin shouted, both Korra and Mako nodding throughout the action.
"Well, folks, like I said before, ever since Avatar Korra has joined the Fire Ferrets, they seem to be unstoppable, and the performance they're putting on tonight is even more proof of that!" the announcer said, enjoying how the Fire Ferrets were acting as a well oiled machine. "Right now, folks, their chemistry couldn't be higher!"
Back in the locker room, it was safe to say that the trio was into this match. Sonic was the one that was the most expressive about it, but Tails and Knuckles were quite enjoying themselves too. "Oh my God! Are you guys seeing how they're just controlling water, earth, and fire so fluidly!?" Sure, Sonic's faced some people that have similar abilities, like Chaos and Blaze, but there were multiple people that could control those same elements in this world. Not to mention he considered this a completely different style of fighting compared to what he's experienced against Chaos and Blaze.
"I gotta say, your urge to watch something while not even knowing the meaning of it beforehand has paid off." Tails jokingly told Sonic, while Knuckles chuckled at that.
"Yeah. Those Korra, Mako, and Bolin guys are really dang good. I'd be surprised if there was a better team than them." As Knuckles said this, Korra knocked the opposing earthbender a zone back with another powerful waterblast, this time coming in the form of an aerial kick.
"Mako! Bolin!" Korra yelled.
"Right!" the brothers said in unison, the three of them getting close together and fired off all of their elements at once. This powerful team attack completely caught the Blue Crazy Lemurs off guard, and as a result, all of them got knocked off the ring. Once that happened, the bell dinged, and the scoreboard for the Fire Ferrets lit up as red, reading 擊倒 due to the knockout. The crowd couldn't have gotten louder, feeling like they got their money's worth with the Fire Ferrets putting on an absolute show.
"IT'S A KNOCKOUT, FOLKS! THE FIRE FERRETS HAVE WON YET AGAIN!"
Korra, Mako, and Bolin celebrated by all high fiving each other. They were on a roll, and they planned to be on a roll for quite a long time. After taking in the usual praise after a match, Korra, Mako, and Bolin went back to their locker room. Sonic had the biggest grin on his face, while Tails was clapping like he was a proud father, and Knuckles was now wondering how in the heck could he do what the Fire Ferrets just did.
"So, pretty impressive, eh?" Bolin asked confidently, with Sonic proceeding to lose his mind.
"Pretty impressive?!" he repeated, taking it a step farther. "That was simply incredible! I've never seen anything like it in my life!"
Mako raised an eyebrow. "You act like you've never seen a pro-bending match before."
"That's because I-!"
"SHUT UP!" Knuckles and Tails shouted, tackling Sonic and covering his mouth before he could say anything else. While this was transpiring, the door opened to reveal another girl with long black hair. She ran towards Mako and hugged him tightly. "Awesome job, sweetie! You really showed them!"
Mako smiled, hugging the girl back. "Aw, you know, I gotta put on a show for my favorite girl." Mako and Asami proceeded to rub their noses together, catching everybody's attention. After Knuckles and Tails got Sonic to shut up, they saw this cute display unfold before them. During the nose rub, the corner of Sonic's eye caught Korra sighing and not really trying to look at it.
Bolin then raised a finger in the air. "Oh, almost forgot! Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, this is Asami, AKA Mako's girlfriend. She's the daughter of Hiroshi Sato, creator of the satomobiles! Cool, right?!"
What the heck was even a satomobi- Ohhhhhh, the cars of this world. It took a second for the trio to catch on, but they did at least understand that. Everything else, though?
Yeah, they still have no idea what the heck is happening.
"Wow, that is cool!" Tails said, appreciating another mechanic's work, basically from one mechanic to another. "I can only imagine how long it takes to make sure everything is in tip top shape. I know the pain since I'm a mechanic myself."
"Really?" Asami said curiously. "That's neat! It's good to know that somebody realizes all of our pain." Everybody shared a quick laugh. Well, everyone except for Korra. Asami turned back to Mako, keeping her smile. "Gotta run. See you tomorrow, okay?"
"Okay." Mako returned the smile, as Asami began to leave. "Nice meeting all of you!" she told Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles, giving a wave.
"Likewise!" They all said in unison, waving back. Once Asami left, Korra, Mako, and Bolin all looked at the trio.
"Alright guys, you got your fun in watching the match. I think it's time to go home, though." Mako told them. Once they heard that, Sonic started laughing awkwardly, scratching the back of his head. Tails and Knuckles avoided eye contact the best they could.
"Heh heh… Well, you see… About this whole home thing…" Sonic started, trying to figure out how to word this. Tails and Knuckles were debating if they needed to tackle Sonic again, but maybe he would know what to say since they had no idea what to do.
"We're… uh… kinda homeless…" Sonic said, making Korra's, Mako's, and Bolin's eyes widen. I mean, Sonic wasn't really lying.
"Wait, wait, wait. You're saying that you guys live on the streets?" Korra asked. Sonic wondered how to reply to this, but after a few seconds of thought, he said, "Screw it." Yes, that's exactly what he meant.
"Yeah, we live on the streets." Sonic replied, his tone notably becoming sadder as he thought about home. Tails and Knuckles, while not saying anything, shared the same feeling, as it could be seen in the way they were looking.
This brought back some bad memories for Mako and Bolin, considering that they lived on the streets once upon a time, too. "Oh man… I think I know why you guys snuck into the gym now." Bolin began, his own tone being somber. "You guys didn't have the money to actually come in, but since you wanted to see the match so bad, you guys found a way to get in."
Yep, that's exactly what happened. Clearly.
"I'm… I'm so sorry." Mako told them, as the bad memories started to come back to him. "Bolin and I used to live on the streets, so we definitely know what you guys are going through…" he trailed off, closing his eyes and took a deep breath.
Korra remained in silence for a bit. She was the Avatar. That means she's supposed to help people out, yes?
"Sonic, Tails, Knuckles." Korra started, their attention turning to her. "As the Avatar, I'm gonna let you stay at my place for as long as you guys need to."
Bolin was confused about one thing. "Um, Korra, it's not really your pla-"
"Shush!" Korra told Bolin. She then sighed. "Okay, maybe it's not my place, but it is Tenzin's place. Tenzin is the son of Avatar Aang, the Avatar before me. I'm sure once I explain your situations, he'll understand."
With Korra saying this, Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles all exchanged looks. It's safe to say that they were surprised at this sudden development. A person that they don't even really know was offering a place to stay for as long as they need to stay.
"That's… That's…" Knuckles couldn't even get the words out, so Sonic had to help out.
"Korra… Thank you. But still, we all just met literally like 15, maybe even 20 minutes ago? Why are you doing this for people you don't really even know?" If the roles were reversed, Sonic would do the same thing that Korra is doing right now, but he mainly wanted to hear her reasoning.
Korra smiled. "Because I'm the Avatar. It's my job to help people in any way I can."
Again with this Avatar thing. What the heck even is an Avatar? That's what Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles were collectively thinking right now.
"She's also a nice person with a good heart. She's not just doing this because of her Avatar title." Bolin added.
"Aw. Thanks, Bolin." Korra replied, hitting him on the shoulder, to which Bolin replied, "Ow!"
Sonic couldn't help but to smile. But still… there was something that needed to be cleared up. Something that they clearly needed an explanation on since this whole Avatar title is so important in this world, apparently.
"Well… We thank you, Korra. We really do. Though, I think I speak for my friends in saying that we all have an important question."
Korra was now a bit curious. "Hm?"
"What the heck is an Avatar?" Sonic asked a simple question, but that simple question left the locker room in silence. In mere moments, Korra, Mako, and Bolin all fell down in classical anime style, not believing what they just heard.
"You're joking, right?" Mako asked.
"Nope, not joking." Sonic replied.
"He really isn't." Tails confirmed.
Knuckles would confirm it even more. "Yeah, they're not lying."
"Where are you guys even from?!" Bolin exclaimed. "Do you guys even come from a nation?! Did you guys come from a clan that lives under a rock or something?!"
Knuckles and Tails still couldn't answer, but Sonic was quick on his feet. "Actually, that's exactly what it is!" Sonic said.
"Really?" Korra's curiosity kept getting peaked. "What's your clan called?"
That's when Sonic didn't really know what to say. "Uh! Uh… Uhhhh…"
"Think, Sonic! Think!"
He started thinking really hard. He literally could come up with nothing… until he actually came up with something. He grabbed Tails and turned him around, pointing to his two tails. "You see, we come from the Two Tailed clan! That's why Tails has two tails! Knuckles and I don't have two tails because we're not as smart as he is! The smartest people are the ones that have two tails!"
Sonic was just running his mouth at this point, and it was a bunch of bullcrap. "Our clan was never really up to date on the news. As a matter of fact, I guess you could say we were sheltered. That's why we all decided to leave and travel the world together as friends! Unfortunately, we didn't take the whole 'being homeless' thing into account. Ain't that right, Tails?!" he patted Tails on the back relatively hard, knocking the wind out of him for a second. Knuckles looked like he was about to say something until Sonic stopped him by patting him on the back with force as well.
"Ain't that right, Knuckles?!"
With the wind getting knocked out of him, Knuckles made a promise to himself that he was going to send Sonic flying like a baseball on a homerun after this was over. Tails, knowing that they needed a place to stay, composed himself and went along with it. "Yep, that's pretty much our story!"
Korra, Mako, and Bolin were trying to take everything in, especially Tails actually having two tails. Given that his human appearance made his tails smaller, it meant they were less noticeable.
"You know, I never even realized that he had two tails up until now." Bolin quickly said. All three of them were amazed at this. A regular person having two tails? That's something you don't see everyday.
"That's… That's pretty incredible. Very odd. Very, very odd, but incredible nonetheless." said Mako. Korra nodded in agreement, being amazed by this sight as well. However, it got uncomfortable for Tails since they pretty much kept staring at his behind. Sonic noticed this, and was a true bro by spinning Tails around back to his front side.
"So yeah, that's pretty much it." Sonic said, grinning. Somehow, someway, this was actually working. And he came up with all that crap on the fly, too. How in the world did he do that?
"Oh, quick question! Would I be wrong in saying you guys are benders?" Bolin asked. Given what Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles have seen, this whole bending thing dealt with water, earth, and fire.
"Oh, no. We're not benders like you guys." said Knuckles casually, wanting to get this conversation over with.
"Ah, okay." Bolin replied, nodding.
Korra took everything in, taking a deep breath. Since it really didn't seem like Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles knew what the Avatar was, she would give the basic description. "Alright, about this Avatar thing… Well, the Avatar is the one that's supposed to master all four elements. Water, earth, fire, and air. The Avatar is the only person that can master all four. Don't even get me started on air, that's still a lost cause for me…" Korra paused, sighing and sounding a bit frustrated on that last part. "Anyway, the Avatar is supposed bring peace to the four nations, the Earth Kingdom, Water Tribe, Fire Nation, and Air Nation. The Avatar is also supposed act as the bridge between the real world and the spirit world. Basically, I gotta keep the world in peace in a lot of ways." She explained. Okay, the basic explanation did explain a bit. Korra could have gone even further beyond and explained the entire history she's learned, but she feels like that would have been a mental overload.
"Better?" Korra asked.
"A whole lot better." Sonic said, nodding. Tails and Knuckles agreed.
"Good." she smiled. "Now, follow me to Air Temple Island. That's where you'll be staying." She gave Mako and Bolin a wave. "Catch you guys later."
"Right." Mako replied.
"See ya!" Bolin said.
Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles waved, before letting Korra lead the way to Air Temple Island. They were traveling by boat, and as they were making their way closer to Air Temple Island, they were right by Avatar Aang's statue. Korra was staring at the statue, remaining deep in thought. Sonic looked over to see Korra staring at the statue, and hear her mutter to herself, "Avatar Aang…"
Sonic looked at the statue, taking a good look at it. "So, that's Avatar Aang? The Avatar before you?"
Korra gave a nod. "Yup. He was a great Avatar with a great vision. Though, ever since he passed, it's like things have been getting chaotic again. Not like the 100 year war, but it's clear that things are shifting in the wrong direction."
Korra just assumed that Sonic knew about the 100 year war, since, you know, literally everybody knows about it. It's probably the biggest piece of history in not just Avatar history, but history period.
However, Sonic played it off like he knew what she was talking about. He was going to need a history book or something to not be as confused as he is.
"I'm trying to live up to Aang, but there's been a lot of times where I've fallen flat on my face. I just…" Korra paused. "I don't know. I want to be the Avatar, I want to help everybody. I just wish I knew how to actually do things and make a great impact…"
Sonic listened to Korra speak her mind. She did sound a bit sad and frustrated. Plus, he did understand where she was coming from when it came to the whole 'I want to help everybody' thing. That's exactly how he is as well.
"Hey, cheer up." Sonic told her, making Korra turn to him. "Now, I may not have known about this whole Avatar thing until today, but from what you've told me on how the Avatar is supposed to be, I say that you're doing a great job. You're helping people that you don't even know. To me, that not only puts you as a great Avatar, but an even better person."
Hearing Sonic's comment made Korra smile. She definitely got encouraged by Sonic's words, and it wasn't just in her face. It was in her tone as well. "Thank you, Sonic."
Sonic returned the smile. "You're welcome. And I'm sure Knuckles and Tails would agree with me. Right, guy-"
Sonic turned around to see that Tails and Knuckles were fast asleep, snoring and all. Sonic and Korra couldn't help but to laugh at the sight.
Once they finally made it to Air Temple Island, Sonic woke Tails and Knuckles up. Korra continued to lead them around, and eventually found Tenzin. "Korra, welcome back."
He then noticed the trio with her.
"Uh… Who are those people?"
"They're people that need a place to stay for a long time, I can imagine." Korra told her airbending master. "They're homeless, Tenzin. If you can let them stay here until they're able to move out, I, and they, would greatly be in your debt."
Tenzin was rather surprised that Korra made this sudden request. He looked at the trio again before looking back at Korra with a stern look. I mean, if Korra brought them here, then they must really need help. He turned his attention to the trio, still having his stern look.
"Look me in the eyes and say that you three aren't crazy."
Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles were sorta taken back by this, but they did look Tenzin in the eyes. And yes, they did say, "We aren't crazy."
Tenzin, continuing to look at Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles up and down, asked them another question. "Your names?"
"Sonic."
"Tails."
"Knuckles."
Tenzin listened. He soon looked back at Korra. With a sigh, he decided to trust the Avatar's judgement on these people.
"Alright, Korra. They can stay. However, you're responsible for keeping a close eye on them. Take them to their rooms. And don't forget, airbending training tomorrow."
"Thank you, Tenzin. And yeah, I'll be up bright and early for it." She was more enthusiastic on the thank you compared to being reminded for airbending training. Still, she was glad she could ultimately find these people a home. The three thanked Tenzin for his kindness afterwards.
"Alright guys, follow me to your rooms." Korra continued to lead them. Once inside the Air Temple, Korra showed Knuckles his room, as he jumped on his bed and instantly went to sleep. Then it was Tails' turn, who said, "Ah, nice warm bed!" Tails said, closing his eyes as it didn't take too long for him to fall asleep as well.
Finally, it was Sonic's turn. Korra began to walk away, but Sonic caught her attention before she got too far.
"Hey, Korra."
Korra turned around to see what Sonic would want. "Yeah?"
"Just wanted to say thank you again. If only you knew how much we truly appreciate this."
Korra's smile returned when hearing Sonic's comment. "You're welcome. Now, get some sleep."
"Right." Sonic replied, going into his new room as Korra walked away. Sonic sat on the edge of his bed, looking out the window that was in his room. The night sky looked pretty and calm. He thought back to the battle that he and Infinite had. Everything was going back to that Chaos Control. Could he have done something different? Was it because of him that they were in this predicament right now?
Either way, no matter how you slice it, he does put the blame on himself. Since he is considered the hero of his world, he not only carries a heavy burden, but feels the need to carry a heavy burden. To be honest, he hated lying the way he did, but he felt like the whole 'coming from another world story' would have been too much to process, and it would have made Korra, Mako, and Bolin think they're insane.
With a deep breath, Sonic got in his bed, looking at the ceiling as all these thoughts were going through his head. He wondered how everyone else was doing, and if they've went through… similar changes.
He can't continue to think like this. He needs some sleep.
He closed his eyes, finally drifting off to sleep.
END OF CHAPTER 1: FRIENDS & NEW FRIENDS
BGM: Sonic R – Number One
Sonic: Hey everybody, Sonic here! Wait a minute… Tails! Knux! I'm not doing this by myself!
Tails: You really woke us up for this…?
Knuckles: And I was sleeping so peacefully too…
Korra: Now you guys know how I feel about waking up for airbending training.
Tenzin: Airbending is essential, Korra!
Next time on Don't Think Twice!
Help Me, Help You
Sonic: Crap, what's the next chapter gonna be about again?
Author's Note: Long chapter, I know. That's how I wanted it to be, though. I wanted to come out with a bang. READ AND REVIEW!
