"We did it…" muttered Silver unbelievingly as his right foot gently touched down on the grass first, trailed by his left.

Following Silver from his descent was Shadow, then Sonic who nearly fell over after making an uncoordinated landing. The heroic and beautiful golden color that once brightly radiated from the three of them in dominance began to fade, and all of them inhaled deeply, feeling their abnormal strength slowly escape them as their normal colors returned to their fur.

"Are we really done for good?" weakly gasped the albino as he bent down with his hands on his knees, trying to regain his breath from their excruciating flight.

Shadow drew in a deep breath through his nose and looked up at the sky, noticing the clear sky that always comes before a happy ending like he had read in his literature classics. Not too long ago, they had come to rid this foreign world of the despicable god that threatened to dictate the innocent ones of Soleanna. But now, they were done for sure.

"Yes Silver," he said quietly as he closed his eyes slowly in secret relief, "The nightmare is finally over,"

"Haha!" laughed Sonic jumping up high and giving the nearest hedgehog a deep hug, which had to be Shadow. Silver watches with wide eyes as he hears Shadow grunt loudly in pain and deal with an extremely bothersome hedgehog grasp at his chest. "Mephiles and Solaris can both kiss my pretty ass now!"

The ebony hedgehog did not appreciate being hugged, nor did he approve of having a blue hedgehog shouting out purely annoying comments of joy in his right ear. Grunting in vexation, he slipped his right arm free, and quickly pressed his palm against his friend's forehead forcing a distance between them.

"Get off me, blue boy," ordered Shadow in a low voice. What added even more annoyance to his dreadfully short temper was that Sonic began to jump up and down while still hugging the shoulder that was hanging onto, and his happy cries continue to blare through Shadow's dying eardrums.

"I said get off!" he growled fiercly as he aggressively forced the jumping hedgehog off his shoulder and nearly knocked him clean off his red sneakers, and into the grassy patch below him. Finally pulling himself out of his overwhelming state of jubilance, Sonic coolly dusted himself off and snickered.

"Aww, someone's just not feeling it today, eh Shads?" teased the blue hedgehog as he got all over the irritated ebony and began to poke his face now. His light red eyes turned over and glared at Sonic, giving him the tacit message to 'piss off.' Before the two hedgehogs continued to carry on with their game of stupidity with each other, Silver did not really have desire to fool around anymore.

"Uh, hey guys, what do we do now?" asked the ivory one as he purposefully stepped in between his two comrades and forcing the attention onto him, "Maybe we should—"

"How about we go home now?" cut in Shadow with impatience as he balefully eyeballed Sonic in particular, "I'm getting tired of this wretched place"

"Oh boo-hoo!" exclaimed Sonic rolling his eyes and working his way around Silver, getting deep into Shadow's face and really truncating his patience this time, "Nothing seems to interest you here, doesn't it?"

"Sure, sure," Shaodw mumbled in response as he rolled his eyes this time and kicked the ground with his running shoe, "Look here you little jackass, now that Mephiles and Solaris are dead, we are not friends anymore. We are not comrades anymore, and what ever happened between the three of us never happened in the first place. Got it? There's no 'we' anymore"

"Aw, giving up on us already?" whimpered Sonic sarcastically as he glanced over at Silver with support, "I think you're just a quitter."

"There is no 'us', Sonic. There was never an 'us' in the first place anyways. I don't give a damn about anyone, anymore; especially you. There is no 'we', there is no 'our', and there is certainly no—"

And Shadow was suddenly cut off by a high pitched scream of Sonic's name that was joyous, yet very painful to all three of the hedgehogs. Right when they heard that familiar, nevertheless irritating, voice, all three of them prepared for the worst. Shadow snickered under his breath wholeheartedly, and Sonic stiffened, thinking of the one dreadful name, "Elise."

"Sonic! Oh God Sonic! Is that really you? You're still alive!" cried the voice getting louder as the lady in a white dress approached the three of them.

Sonic swore he could not move a muscle, and secretly gave Shadow that pained look which his silent way of saying, "Help me!"

"Your move, playboy," sneered Shadow behind his barred teeth as he pushed Sonic in front first. The cobalt gave him a baleful look, not appreciating his flippant joke.

"Oh Sonic! Shadow! And Silver!" squealed the pompously dressed lady in pure happiness, "All three of you are still—"

"Yes Elise!" Sonic butted in with a tone of forced jubilance, and still momentarily glaring at Shadow, "We all made it, and we're all still alive."

And unexpectedly, she dove in and swooped the small blue hedgehog into her arms, giving him a constructing yet sensual hug as Elise spun around the ground many times holding Sonic in her arms. Silver and Shadow could only force themselves to not laugh; not at the dressed slut, but at Sonic's desperate expression.

"Whaaaa! Ellllllise!" shouted Sonic. Finally, she put him down and allowed him to breathe for himself; to everyone, it is evident that Sonic does not appreciate being anyone's 'cuddlehog.'

"I'm sorry Sonic, I couldn't hold myself," she giggled as she covered her mouth and red checks in embarrassment.

"Yeah," muttered Sonic as he dusted himself off, "No problem,"

Before Elise would begin 'adoring' Shadow or Silver next, the impatient hedgehog talked first.

"We really need to be going now, ma'am." Muttered Shadow in defense, as he intentionally elbowed Silver in the ribs, "The three of us have someplace to be,"

"Oh, but you can't go, yet!" giggled Elise excitedly, "The entire Kingdom of Soleanna is waiting for you to take part of their celebration,"

"Celebration?" gasped Silver with his mouth dropping slightly.

"God no…" groaned Shadow under his breath.

"Yes!" she squealed in uncontrollable acquiesce, "I want all of you to come." She stopped her irritating behavior, but transitioned into her 'begging' mode with those pretty eyes glistening in the sunlight, "Please, everyone is waiting for you."

"Is there food?" asked Sonic rubbing his head.

"Why ask, my hero?" she laughed heartedly and bent down to stare at Sonic in the eyes, "Of course!"

"Oh no…" Silver and Shadow both complained silently at the same time; they know that Sonic is easily lured by food. Of all the things Sonic had to be easily lured by, it had to be food. This party was certainly going to be a long one, and it was going to take all night. The Mobians who were visiting here were already waiting for the three back at home, and they weren't going to be impressed that the three heroes were taking time off partying without them.

"I guess I'll come along then." The cobalt muttered as he felt his empty stomach; there was a somewhat genuine grin on his face now. As Sonic and Elise walk off together and talk merrily, Shadow and Silver follow behind, dragging their feet in the dust knowing that they would be forced to join too.