SNVK: Hey again! I just wanted to say again that every odd chapter (1, 3, 5, etc) is Zora's POV and every even chapter (2, 4, 6, etc) is Manic's POV. That being said, enjoy! DISCLAIMER: I own none of the Sonic characters, and give full rights to those who do! I only own Zora and her siblings!

Run, run, and run. That's all we can ever do anymore. Ever since Eggman destroyed our home and tore our family apart…

I'm Zora, Zora the Cat. I'm the youngest of six children. Our mother and father were "robotized" when I was young, at least, that's what my oldest brother Scourge told us. He became our guardian. It hasn't been long since we've been on our own, but it's been hard. Stealing to survive is not an admirable lifestyle. But you always have to do what you can to survive.

"Zora, c'mon, get your ass out here and take a bath!" Scourge yelled, slapping a bar of soap into each of my brothers' hands. Did I forget to mention I'm the only girl? I stuck my tongue out at him.

"No! No bath!" I yelled, shaking my head. Scourge sighed loudly and dragged me out from under the kitchen table. "No! Water's wet!" I tried my best to escape from his grasp, but it was firm and tight. He's got superhuman strength; no one is as strong as Big Brother.

"It's supposed to be wet, stupid mutant," my brother, Kylok, said, rolling his big green eyes. I stuck my tongue out at him. I hated it when he called me something like that. I was different from my brothers. We were all cats, but only I had angelic wings on my back, making me vulnerable to teasing from family and friends alike. Because of that, I had a very low-esteem. I never liked anyone looking at them.

"Shut up, Kylok!" Scourge smacked his head, knowing I was self-conscious about my wings, and smiled at me. I awkwardly smiled back.

My brothers were quiet as they took turns getting washed by Scourge and were pushed from the waterhole and the next brother was shoved forward. Excluding Kylok, three more brothers were before me. I smirked wickedly and snuck out of the water. No bath for me! I thought happily, tiptoeing from the hideout. Mobius was dark and vicious since Robotnik took control. Most kids were orphaned, resorting to stealing to survive. Yeah, we weren't the only ones, so we had competition when it came to finding food

"I've got to be the sneakiest cat alive!" I exclaimed to myself, making my way to the market. Many half-robotized animals roamed the marketplace. It saddened me, but what could I do? Sure, I had control over fire and lightning, and I had my wings which let me glide, but what could that do? What could that do…? Then I got it. A master plan had formed in my mind. I would stop Eggman myself! Pretty wicked, huh?

I glided off to the inner city, using a clocking device my brother, Tekno invented to get pasted the Swat Bots. He was pretty amazing when it came to technology, I admired him for that. Once inside Robotnik's lair, I paused. I didn't exactly think this through…

What's a kitten to do in here? I thought, starting to look around. The cloaking device around my wrist started beeping. The effects didn't last long, which was one of the only disadvantages of Tekno's invention. I sighed and pressed a button to silence it. I waited too long. Someone had to of heard it because a whole ton of alarms went off. I was trapped.

"INTRUDER. INTRUDER." I heard the Swat Bots' calls, making me run down the hall I was in. I ran all the way to the dead end. I swallowed hard and turned. Surrounded.

"YOU ARE TRESSPASSING IN DR. ROBOTNIK'S LAB!" A Swat Bot said, pointing a robotic finger at me. I shook my head.

"N-no! I'm a servant!" I said, bowing. I knew they wouldn't believe me, so I ran as fast as I could under their legs, sending fire and lightning from my fingertips at them, my eyes pressed shut.

"Damn, kid!" Someone said, making me open my eyes, and then suddenly, I was in someone's arms. A blue hedgehog's arms, to be precise, a blue hedgehog with emerald eyes. "That's pretty cool!" I blushed. This has to be Mr. Sonic! I thought excitedly.

"You're Mr. Sonic the Hedgehog, aren't you?" I asked breathlessly. The hedgehog nodded and smiled seductively. I blushed more. I heard he was outgoing, but no one ever said he was a flirt!

"Shut your trap, Sonic, and just get her out of her!" said a girl's voice. I turned my head to look at her. She was a pink hedgehog, with an admirable fashion sense, and great pink hair. She was shooting at the Swat Bots with a keyboard. Pretty trippy if you ask me…

"Ugh, get off my ass, Sonia!" Sonic groaned and started running. Super freakin' fast. That's what he was known for, running tremendously fast. And damn, was the feeling of moving at supersonic speed wonderful! I smiled big as he ran, stopping only after a couple seconds. We were out of the mechanical building and back in the market. Sonic set me down, and pointed to the van that sat in front of us. "Get inside that van, you'll be safe." And before I could say thank you, he was gone. I blinked and obeyed his orders, shyly opening the door.

"Sonic, Sonia! You're back!" a voice said and a chair turned to face the door. In it, sat a green hedgehog with scraggily spikes and a red vest. He twirled drumsticks in his hands. "Oh, you must be the one they were in such a hurry to rescue." He rolled his eyes and turned the chair back around, putting his hands on the wheel. I frowned. He wasn't very nice. Sure, I didn't need any help, but Mr. Sonic and Ms. Sonia were kind enough to come "assist" me, if you will.

"Well, excuse me!" I huffed, putting my hands on my hips, "I didn't need any help, anyways! I was doing just fine!" The hedgehog laughed, not turning around.

"Yeah, just fine if you wanted to robotized!" Alright, now he was just mocking me. He had no idea how strong I was. How dare he speak as if he did! He made me mad, fueling the fire in my stomach. See, I didn't look it, but I get pissed off easily, and something like that pulls the trigger on my hostility.

"Listen you pompous ass!" I yelled, stomping up to his chair, "I've got a good mind to-"

"Kid, I'd sit down if I were you." He interrupted, and slammed his foot on the gas pedal. I flew back, hitting the backdoors. The blow knocked the wind out of me, and I collapsed to the floor of the van, moving around every time we swerved.

"P-please…stop!" I wheezed, crawling my way over to a chair and climbing into it. Buckling myself in, I stared at the back of the driver's chair. He didn't stop.

"I told you to sit down." He sighed, speeding up. I coughed. I hit the doors pretty damn hard. I could have sworn I felt my organs move. I guess I'm seeing Cypher after this, I thought hotly. He was one of my brothers, our family doctor. Apparently he learned everything he knows from Father, says Scourge.

"Yeah, but you could have said something sooner!" I hissed, fixing my now messed-up ebony hair. I didn't like him, but at the same time, I think I did... He gave me a weird feeling in my tummy, like it was full of butterflies… Ugh, what am I saying? He was a jerk, a total jerk! What the hell had I done to him to make him this vicious towards me? I'd never even seen him before in my life, much less met him! Behind the chair, I just knew he rolled his eyes.

"Hey man, if you're gonna be pissy at me, I can just let ya out now!" he said, stopping the van and opening the door. He turned around in his chair and motioned me to leave. Outside, there was nothing but jungle. "Well, go on!" I didn't think he was serious! I shook my head at him and looked down. He nodded and closed the door. "Now, hold on, this might get bumpy." He turned back around and began driving again.

"Okay," I nodded, even though he couldn't see it. I sat quietly as he continued his driving, though I desperately wanted to say something. Awkward silences always bugged me, so I had to do something about them, even though I didn't like talking. As I opened my mouth to speak, the hedgehog cursed loudly, moving the wheel all over. We spun, out of control, like someone slipping on a banana peel.

"Hold on tight, kid!" he yelled, letting go of the wheel and unbuckling himself. He jumped back, and stood over me, like a protective shield. I blushed. What the heck was he doing?

"W-what are-"

"Shut up! Just hold on! We're gonna go over a cliff!" He tightened my seatbelt as the van lost control.

"A cliff?" I echoed, but he didn't respond. We were both quiet as we felt the van go over the cliff, falling down, down, down, down…