To: Miles Prower
From: Sonic Rose
Hey Tails,
It's been years, huh? I know you're busy with school and all, but I'd like to hear from you. How've you been? Is Mina alright? Amy's fine, and so are our kids. Dash is 9, Annie 8, and we had another kid, Sara. She's 6. I've had a wonderful time here but soon Amy and I will have to move. I've heard that something happened to the Space-Time fabric again. I miss you, and hope I see you soon.
Sonic
Sonic smiled, sealed his letter, and put it in the mailbox. "I hope he replies. I need to come in contact with one of my two Musketeers…" Amy put her hand on her husband's shoulder. "YOUR musketeers?" She laughed. "Yes, MY musketeers…" Sonic smiled. Dash, who had been watching the two, ran screaming, "OH MY GOSH!!!!! THEY HAD A MOMENT!!!!!" Annie popped out of the car trunk and fell to the ground. "I told you!" She said. Amy laughed. "Settle down and get your sister. We're heading into town!"
Miles stood over a piece of paper covered in black ink. "I can't see it. How can the nerves there react like that when there is no response from the--" Mina put her hand on the piece of paper and took his pen. "Relax, Miles. You don't have to finish it. It's not like the animals are gonna destroy the X Tornado if you don't figure it out! By the way, I got a letter for you. It's from Sonic." "What? He hasn't written in years!!!" Miles muttered. He grabbed the letter from Mina and opened the seal. "Dear Miles… Amy's fine… Dash, Annie, Sara… Uh, oh. There's something the matter with the Space-Time fabric!" he read aloud.
Miles opened his launch pad and took a long sigh. His machinery was old and unstable, but it would have to do. He searched his pockets for the keys to his old X-Tornado, but when he found them, he stopped and looked up. Mina was standing at the door with the baby in her arms. "Miles, I… I'm coming with you. Sonic might need me. We can take Cherub. He can stay with Sonic's kids." Miles thought for a minute, then sighed. "Just don't get hurt. If anything happened to either of you, I'd blame myself for it all." Mina smiled.
Knuckles the Echidna sat beside the Master Emerald, his eyes full of sadness. "Sonic, you never did anything to hurt me. So why did I-?" A card from Sonic fell onto his face. "Sonic? But I thought I killed him after his leg was eaten up by Chemical Plant?" Knuckles shook his head. "But that's aside from the point. He's alive and well." So Knuckles opened the note.
To: Knuckles T-E
From: Sonic Rose
I was the last person you'd expect to hear from, huh? Well, I heard that the fabric of Space time has been torn. I'll meet you and Miles in Central city. Bring your family.
"He was never good at writing letters," Knuckles chuckled. He held the note tightly, and glided off to Central City.
"Are we THERE yet?" Dash whined from the back seat of the car. Sonic turned on the car fan and wiped his face. "Almost. If we're lucky, we'll see someone we know on the way." He whispered. Annie groaned. "I'm soooooo tired, Dad! I'm soooooo hungry, Dad!" She complained. Sara remained silent, holding onto her pink blanket for dear life. "Kids, we'll get to the hotel soon. So hang on!" Amy sighed and puffed out her cheeks.
Miles took off from the launch pad. Cherub, confused and startled, started to cry. Mina gave him his bottle and smiled. "Reminds me of you. You were always crying when Sonic left." Miles smiled and cracked his knuckles. "Then, Mina. This is now."
Knuckles landed on top of the Central Hotel and jumped down. He turned so that he fell perfectly, then walked in. Sonic called out to him. "Knuckles! It's been awhile!" He shouted. Knuckles ran over to his old friend. "You look… better than you did ten years ago." "Yeah, a distinct improvement from the "Run Over By An Old Tire" look you had." Miles smirked. "Huh, wise guy, thought you wouldn't show up!" Sonic half-smiled. Amy and Mina took the kids upstairs to their rooms. Miles looked over at Knuckles. "So, Knuckles, did you finally find a new hobby? Growing a beard?" he teased. "Don't be such a smart arse. You know where that got you last time…"