Chapter One
A blue hedgehog was racing up the side of a very steep wall, going about one hundred and twenty miles per hour. His name was Sonic the Hedgehog and was known around the world as the fastest thing alive.
Flying along side the hero was a giant plane, the X Tornado. Piloting the Tornado was an orange fox with twin tails, famous for being Sonic's best friend and sidekick. His name was Miles Prower, nicknamed by the blue hero, Tails, hence the two tails. (Calm down Al!)
The two friends had just recently saved the world and were setting off on another adventure. They had gotten rid of the Flames of Disaster, lost their friend Blaze, and saved the kingdom of Soleanna (long story!). And during that time Sonic had been thinking a lot about how Amy had looked at him after Elise, the princess of Soleanna, had kissed him. One word had been in her eyes: hurt.
And that was exactly why Sonic was running up the mountain. He was heading to Amy's house to make sure everything was okay. Sonic had asked Tails to come along incase things weren't fine, so Tails could calm the pink hedgehog down while Sonic made a run for it.
The blue hedgehog gave Tails a sideways glance as they approached the top of mountain where Amy's house was nestled. Tails gave Sonic a grin and a wink to calm the hedgie's nerves. This was going to be the toughest thing Sonic had ever done, while convincing Sonic to check up on Amy had been Tails's.
Sonic let out a sigh and muttered, "Okay, let's get this over with…" With that Sonic picked up the speed and raced toward the house of Amy Rose, Tails following right behind him.
"Amy?" Sonic called softly. He was at the very end of the pink hedgehog's driveway, practically whispering to her shut door.
Tails rolled his eyes, "My God, Sonic, you gotta call louder than that! Or at least go up and KNOCK!"
Sonic shook his head quickly, his eyes wide. Tails tapped his foot, waiting for Sonic to continue.
The blue hedgie cupped his hands around his mouth calling in a loud whisper, "Amy? Are you home?" No answer met his pathetic small call.
"Well, looks like she's not home so let's go!" Sonic said happily, turning on his heel quickly. Tails grabbed the hedgehog's quill and yelled very loudly, "Hey Amy! Are you home?"
Sonic cringed as the door opened, revealing the pink hedgehog. She had a nightgown on with curlers tied up in her quills. "Tails? What are you doing here?" Amy asked in puzzlement. She then saw Sonic standing right beside the orange fox boy. "Sonic? Why are you here?"
Tails dragged Sonic with him as he walked up to Amy, "Oh, Sonic wanted to check up on you, that's all."
Amy looked past Tails at the blue hedgehog that was gnawing at his own wrist like a trapped coyote, a desperate attempt to get away. She turned her gaze back to Tails and said bitterly, "It doesn't look like he wants to be here that bad. Thanks Tails, but I'm fine." With that Amy turned around and went back inside, holding back a tear that threatened to fall.
Sonic got up and brushed the dirt off his legs, "She didn't even attack me!" He looked at Tails who was giving the hedgehog a 'No duh!' look.
Tails said, "You know that was really rude Sonic. She cares about you a whole lot and you won't even talk to the poor girl." Tails looked at his feet and worked up the courage to say, "You save and protect everyone Sonic. You make people happy and free. Why can't you do that for Amy?"
Sonic stared at Tails. Tails never talked to him like that. And the scary part was that Sonic thought he was serious. Maybe his little buddy was growing up. Maybe just a little bit faster than Sonic himself.
Tails turned around and headed back to the X Tornado, leaving his best friend standing in Amy's driveway, completely speechless.
Knuckles the echidna was lying against a great big giant gem named the Master Emerald. Its giant green glow made the echidna's red fur stand out like a drop of blood in clear, white snow.
He sighed, completely bored out of his mind. After his latest adventure with Sonic and Tails, Knuckles had come straight back to the Emerald's Shrine just like he had been taught. See, Knuckles was guardian of the Master Emerald, meaning he had to live at the ancient ruins with the great emerald, always guarding and protecting it. And when you do this, 99.9 percent of the time nothing happens. Causing unbearable boredom.
Unless a thief would come and try to take the Master Emerald away, which hadn't happened recently. Rouge the bat, the current stalker of the precious jewel, hadn't been seen around since the Soleanna Kingdom adventure. That had been about a couple of weeks ago. She had just disappeared.
Sad to say, Knuckles actually missed her. He hated to admit it, but he did! He missed that annoying, selfish brat. She would make him, well, happy. And he was sick to his stomach when he realized how much he cared about her. Rouge made him happy, but they were rivals. They couldn't be together.
The red echidna growled, mad that these thoughts were so confusing. He wanted to just forget about the white bat, but he had nothing to do, so guess what? Knuckles would just have to sit there, miserable, thinking about the one thing he wanted, but couldn't have. It was pure torture. And the only one who could take the pain away, one way or another, wasn't there.
Knuckles got up and looked back at the Master Emerald. He had made his decision.
"You'll be okay by yourself for a little while…" he murmured, then headed off to find Rouge.
A/N: I'm done! Hope all of you liked it! And I'm serious! REVIEW! None of you Worlds Collide readers are reviewing on my othedr stories and I'm hurt! Well, hopefully you all like this one! Cuz it's here to stay! And if no one does review it's bye bye to Worlds Collide! The reason I want people to review on this story is actually very simple: This is the story that leads up to Knikatu and friends- a.k.a. the Sonic Crew's children! Well, review my giants! REVIEW!