It was a beautiful day at Emerald Coast. The waves brought a sparkle upon the soft sanded shore. The sun was blazing down on the villagers of Central City. And the famous blue hedgehog, along with all of his best friends, were enjoying their day at the beach. Sonic and Amy were tanning themselves in the sun. Tails was putting the last touches on his homemade surfboard. Knuckles was digging in the sand for treasures. Cream, Cheese, Chaoia, Chaoina, and Chaoy were building an enormous sandcastle. Big was fishing with Froggy. Rouge was shell collecting. Vector and Charmy were having a very vicious splash fight in the shimmering blue water. Espio was deep asleep. Only Shadow seemed to be complaining.
"AUGH! This is so BORING! Amy, this is all your fault!" he shouted.
"ME? What did I have to do with this? You're the one who came!" Amy argued.
"You said- and I quote- 'This is a fantastical, magical place to relieve you of all stress and worries.'"
"Yeah, and you just under appreciate things too much, Mr. I'm-No-Fun."
Shadow pouted and crossed his arms. "Yeah?" he growled, "Well… YOU'RE… the one… who's… no fun! So there! HA!" Sonic stared at him.
"Shadow, you argue like a two-year-old," he said.
"Yeah, I'm just gonna stop talking," Shadow sighed.
"I'm finished!" Tails chirped. Sonic turned around and smiled at his twin-tail compadre.
"Let's see it, buddy," he said with a grin. Tails handed him the board. Sonic studied it closely.
"So, it's like a hover board?" he said finally. Tails nodded.
"Yep, want to see it work?" he asked.
"Sure, why not?"
Tails set the board on the surface of the water and sat down on it. He flicked the "On" switch and read the status as it warmed up.
"Now let's see," the small fox rambled, "Those wires are connected correctly… the speed needs to be reduced… WHAT?"
With that, the board took off like a rocket and skipped on the water like a stone.
"Whoa! Look at him go!" Knuckles said jumping up and down excitedly.
"Tails!" Sonic called, "Whatever you do- DON'T LET GO!"
Of course, Tails then let go and he fell into the water. He slowly dog paddled to the shore and threw a conch at Knuckles who was howling with laughter. Sonic struggled to hold back a smile.
"Oh, well, better luck next time," he encouraged.
"Thanks, Sonic," Tails said, giving Knuckles (who was still laughing even though he just got hit in the noggin with an enormous seashell) a dirty look.
"Sonic!" Chaoia screamed.
"What's wrong?" Sonic said jumping up.
"There's a bird- (pant)- she's washed up on the beach- (pant)- she might die- (pant)- if we don't help her." Chaoia panted.
"Oh-no!" Amy gasped, "We have to help her!"
"A beached bird? Huh, I though it was supposed to be a beached WHALE…" Sonic said jokingly. Chaoia struck him over the head with his tiny arm. "OW!"
"Shut up, Sonic! This isn't a time for games!" Chaoia shrieked. Amy disregarded the fact that Sonic just got beat up by a Chao and ran to find Cream and the bird.
Later…A few minutes later, Amy, Sonic, Chaoia, Shadow, Tails, and Knuckles met up with the rest of the gang.
"Here she is," Cream said. Sonic approached the bird. She was a sunset orange-pink colored toucan with a red dress with a blue streak across the chest and she wore a pair of black sneakers.
"She's overheated," Sonic said.
"I dunno, she looks like she washed up and sat out in the sun awhile," Tails inferred.
"Are you going to argue, or listen to the master?" Amy snapped.
"Uh-."
"Don't or I'll thump you like a melon! You hear me?"
"Yes, ma'am, like a melon…" (copyright)
"You know she's kinda cute…" Charmy giggled.
"Yes, I agree," Espio said.
"What are you talkin' about? She's hot!" Vector added suggestively.
"So, who's gonna take her in?" Rouge asked.
"I will," Tails volunteered, "MY house has working AC!"
"You don't need to rub it in…" Amy muttered.
The next morning…Sonic knocked on Tails' door anxiously.
"Hi, Sonic, glad you're here," Tails said when he opened the door.
"Is she awake?" Sonic asked.
"Yep, just about ten minutes ago! C'mon in and meet her!"
Even though Sonic was supposedly the fastest thing alive, he was the last one there. Everybody had come to see the new girl. It looked like they were all relaxing for awhile. Tails brought Sonic to the bird and smiled.
"Hey, I'd like you to meet my best friend, Sonic," Tails said to the toucan.
"Hi," Sonic said holding his hand out to shake her hand (wing, whatever.)
"So, you're the hedgehog I've heard so much about," she said shaking his hand with a little giggle, "my name's Starr."
TO BE CONTINUED…