"KNOCK IT OFF!"
If you're wondering who I'm shouting at, it would be the two felines in my living room. Milo was in a recliner, while sitting on the tile floor looking up at him was the newest addition to my household; a small grey kitten I'd finally decided to name Angel.
My parents had given me the surprise of a lifetime on my 16th birthday. It had been a normal birthday; waking up, getting wished a happy birthday from my parents and my grandma and aunt who'd come up to visit, and planning to go to a Mongolian place like we always did. So I was surprised when my parents said they were going to go pick something Dad had ordered online. Normally it was only Dad who went, but Mom went too, which was surprising. When they came home with seemingly nothing, I was even more confused. Then Dad opened his jacket and small grey head popped out, and I won't lie, I squealed as he handed me the kitten.
She was really funny to watch; she sniffed almost everything, and had the cutest big eyes. She had a little limp too, but it didn't keep her from jumping on our couch. Everything was going great, until I let her and Milo sniff at each other.
She hissed first, and that set Milo off, and before I knew it both were snarling at each other, tails puffed out, and teeth showing. Milo ran off and was sulking in my parents' bedroom, and Angel quickly recovered from the ordeal and continued to exploring our kitchen.
It had been a few weeks since then, and slowly, Milo was getting used to her being around. He still didn't let her get within 3 feet of him or he'd start hissing again, but it was better than the first couple days when we couldn't even let Angel out of my room. She insisted on being near him though, I guess she didn't really see the threat of it.
"Angel, leave him alone." I sighed.
She looked at me, before looking back up at Milo and mewing. She had the cutest meow too, it was so soft you could barely hear it unless the house was quiet.
"Fine, don't come whining to me when he tears your nose off…" I muttered, before returning my attention to my laptop.
I was getting on YouTube to look up some more cut scenes from the Sonic games. It had been at least a month and a half since Milo and I were sucked in Sonic 06. I hadn't told anyone, I mean, how could I? You tell someone you got sucked into a video game and helped a hedgehog defeat a sun god, they look at you like your crazy and say you need psychiatric help. So no, I wasn't planning on sharing my adventures with anyone other than my notebook that I kept around to write stories or ideas for stories in.
After the event, I'll admit it; I tested another game to see if the same thing would happen again. I couldn't help it, I just wanted to see if it would work. It didn't, obviously, and considering the game involved helping an archeologist stop a guy from destroying London and solving brain teasers, it was probably a good thing. I wasn't too good at those, and usually I broke down and got someone to help me with it.
I did miss everyone though. I was still curious if they remembered me or not, because the game did get erased in the end. Things hadn't exactly gone like the game though; for one, Team Chaotix had shown up, and they had never been in the actual game. Another thing, and the biggest difference of all though, had been with the game's main villain himself, Mephiles. At first, he acted like I was used to seeing him as. Cruel, mean, evil, a little psychotic; but after a few weird circumstances, one of which involved going back in time, I discovered he actually wasn't as bad or psychotic as I imagined. He was actually a lot like Shadow in attitude. At the end of the game though, things still happened like they were supposed to. Solaris was erased in the past, so Iblis and Mephiles were erased in the present.
I had vanished soon after, and things had been restored to order. Before I'd arrived home though, I'd heard Mephiles' voice tell me that Sonic and co. might possibly remember me after all. I hadn't been able to confirm it, but he told me one day I'd find out. I really wish one day would come soon.
I decided on the newest Sonic game in the franchise; Sonic Generations. I still hadn't looked up what it was about. I would've gotten it to play it myself, but apparently I'd have to buy a 3DS if I wanted any upcoming games now a days. So I was stuck, once again, with watching things on the internet. Thanks a lot Nintendo.
I found a video with all the cut scenes in it, but as I clicked on it, Milo suddenly hissed and jumped down to the floor, towering over Angel, before slamming into her. They scuffled on the floor as I set the laptop down, and scrambled over. They split up immediately, and I grabbed Angel before she could retreat to my room.
"Will you two stop? I'm getting really tired of BOTH of you! You don't have to be buddy-buddy with each other, but can you guys at least stop trying to tear each other apart?"
I paused for a moment, then sighed.
"I'm yelling at cats…"
Milo hissed a little, before rubbing on my leg.
"Kiss up…"
I was about to set Angel down, away from Milo, when I glanced at my laptop. The screen had gone completely white, which at first made me think it had frozen or something, but when a keening sound filled the air, I felt serious déjà vu.
A bright light shot out of it, enveloping us, and I felt like I was slowly falling through the air. Then everything whited out.
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"…Kassie…? Hey Kassie wake up!"
"Five more minutes Dad…" I moaned.
"I'm not your Dad."
I slowly blinked my eyes open, and was met with the face of a crocodile.
"Vector?" I exclaimed, sitting up.
I looked around, and found myself in a meadow. I was surrounded by all of the characters I had met, save for Shadow, Silver, Sonic, and Tails. I didn't know where they were, but there were two new people; Cream and Blaze. I spotted Milo and Angel near a large tree, both curled up on opposite sides of the trunk.
"…What happened?" I finally mumbled.
"I dunno, we were just setting things up, when suddenly you appeared in a flash of light." Vector replied.
"KASSIE!"
Charmy's shout cut Vector off, before the bee tackled me in a hug. I laughed as I hugged him back, before standing.
"Hey Charmy, how's it been?" I asked.
"Great!" he replied.
"It's great to see you again, Kassie, but I've been wondering something," Espio said as he walked up to me.
"Shoot." I said, gesturing for him to continue.
"I thought you said we'd forget you, but we all remember you quite well."
"Oh, yeah, that. Well, I had a little help from…a friend."
"Who?"
Everyone looked at me curiously, and I was about to reply, but something stopped me. For some reason, something was telling me not to mention Mephiles.
"Oh never mind. Whatcha guys doin'?"
"We're setting up a surprise party for Sonic!" Cream replied.
"Yeah, it's his birthday!" Charmy added.
"Cool, can I help?"
"Sure!"
"Great, Angel, Milo, behave!"
Milo flicked his tail at me, while Angel blinked up at me with big innocent looking eyes. As I helped set the table, we caught up on things we'd all missed. Cream and Amy were gushing about how adorable Angel was, and I questioned Rouge about where Shadow was.
"Well, I asked if he wanted to come, and he said, and I quote, 'I'd rather slam my tongue in a car door."
I snickered. "Sounds just like the Shadow I remember."
"So, the last time you were here, you only had one cat. Where'd the other one come from?"
"My parents gave her to me for my birthday about three weeks ago."
"Oh, how old are you now?"
"Sweet sixteen."
Rouge grinned as we high fived, laughing a little. Things were just about done, when Tails ran up to us.
"Hey, he's coming right behind me, and- huh, Kassie when did you get here?" he asked.
"Long story, tell ya later. Get ready!" I replied.
We all gathered around the table in a huddle, and we heard Sonic's footfalls getting closer, until he screeched to a halt behind us.
"Hey guys, what's up?" he asked.
Charmy and I grabbed two of those things that shoot streamers out (I can't remember what they're called), and Tails quietly counted to three. We then turned around and moved aside to revealed a cake with Sonic's symbol on it, and we all shouted,
"SURPRISE!"
Streamers shot into the air, and Cream and Charmy clapped happily.
"Aw, you guys!" Sonic laughed as he approached the table. He glanced at me, and did a double take.
"Kassie? This is a surprise!"
"Long time no see, Speedy." I said with a wave.
With that, the party commenced. Sonic and Tails chatted happily, until Amy tried to hug him, Knuckles and Rouge were actually having a nice conversation that didn't result in an argument, Cream and Blaze laughed as they talked, and Cheese flew over to them, and handed a cupcake to Blaze. I was with the Chaotix, and Charmy dared Vector to eat a whole plate of hotdogs in one gulp. Charmy grabbed a plate, and tossed them into the crocodile's mouth, while I cheered him on. Espio shook his head as he face-palmed, muttering something like 'idiot…' and Milo and Angel were actually behaving pretty well, and weren't trying to rip each other apart at all.
"It's kinda impossible to surprise you." Tails remarked.
"Nah, I had no idea about any of this." Sonic stated as he kept Amy an arm's length away with his hand.
"Yeah, right; happy birthday Sonic, hope you like this."
Tails pulled a plate out, and a single chili dog rested on it, and it actually had a bow on it. Sonic immediately grabbed it, and took a bite out of it.
"Like it? I love it!" he exclaimed.
I laughed a little, before returning my attention to Vector, who was telling a story about solving a case. Charmy was cheering, I rolled my eyes, and Espio sighed in annoyance, but he was smiling. All in all, it was a really nice day.
Espio suddenly paused, before glancing at the sky.
"What's the matter?" I asked.
"I sense something…"
I frowned in confusion, before looking up at where he was looking. The sky seemed normal; clouds, sunshine, blue, yeah, nothing out of the ordinary.
Then suddenly, a large purple portal burst into being. It sent a shockwave out, and it knocked everything off the table, and I think I spotted Sonic's half eaten chili dog flying through the air. Most of us fell to the ground, and as we were standing, we saw something big come out of the portal, and it let out a loud roar. Milo and Angel were suddenly in my arms, and I glowered at them.
"It takes a crisis for you two to get along?"
"What is that thing? What's it doing?" Tails exclaimed as Sonic was looking around futilely for his chili dog.
The monster let out another roar, and several smaller portals opened. I could faintly see various places in the portals. Suddenly, a strong force started sucking all of us towards the small portals. Everyone yelled as they tried to hold onto something. Unfortunately, there wasn't much to grab. I clung to the table desperately, while Espio and Vector attempted to keep their footing. Poor Charmy couldn't find anything in time, and was the first to go. Vector tried to grab him, but was too slow, and he and Espio could only watch as they youngest team mate vanished into one of the portals.
They weren't far behind though, followed by Knuckles, Amy, and Rouge. Everyone was pulled in, and the portals closed one by one, leaving Sonic, Tails, and me.
"Hey, not cool!" Sonic yelled as he charged at the monster.
It swatted him away with one of its hands, and he hit the ground, skidded a few feet, and came to a stop.
"Sonic!" Tails and I yelled.
Tails' hand suddenly slipped, and I tried to grab him, but missed.
"Help us, Sonic!" he yelled as he vanished into a portal. There was only one portal left, and I had the sinking feeling it was for me.
"I really wish I KNEW WHAT WAS HAPPENING!" I shouted as my grip on the table slipped.
My two cats and I flew into the portal, and everything went white.
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Dun, dun, dun! Lol; uh oh, looks like trouble's brewing, and this time I don't have the knowledge advantage!
Alright, here's the first chapter of the sequel to Adventures in Sonic 06. Yes, I have a new cat, and her name is Angel, and she is just the cutest thing! She and Milo get along better, now, but in the story it'll be a little longer before then.