I felt the heavy gold ring in my hand before slipping it into my backpack with the five others I was able to carry. This backpack of gold was weighing me down with about half my own weight.

"*pant* Okay, *pant* now I feel *pant* sorry for you *pant* guys." I observed, jogging to keep up with even Silver, the slowest in the group. These guys may not be that much older than me, but they can move WAY faster. I decided to pull a trick I'd pulled in math class once to get out of the class. I dropped like a stone, pretending to faint.

"Uh-Oh… SHADOW! SONIC!" Silver called out, trying to get the older hedgehogs' attention. Shadow turned around to look with a look of exasperation that quickly turned to concern as he saw me. I struggled to hold still as Shadow PICKED ME UP and started back up the hill. I opened my eyes and smiled, saying,

"OkaynowI'mbetter." Shadow shook his head and kept carrying me, obviously not wanting to risk another faint on more dangerous terrain. We were almost out of Green Hill Zone and to the Mystic Ruins, where Tails' workshop was stationed. I know my basic "Sonic Adventure" geography. I informed Sonic of this and he gave me a funny look.

"What? Yes, they make games out of your adventures in my world. I have Sonic Heroes, Sonic Unleashed, Sonic and the Secret Rings, Shadow the Hedgehog and Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games."

I counted on my fingers all of the games I had. Then I stopped.

"Hmm… Shadow the Hedgehog is my favorite, cuz it's got you in it, Shaddy-"

"Don't call me that."

"- but then comes Sonic Heroes, cuz Tails sounds SO CUTE!-"

"Sonic! Keep her away from me!"

"- Then Sonic unleashed cuz I like the daytime levels, and there's no Omochao…" I rambled on about different Sonic stuff I knew about. Knuckles groaned and put his hands over his ears.

"Don't you know how to make that thing shut up?" I continued, now switching into the subject of this website, .

"So, people on the website think a bunch of weird stuff about you guys. Some of the common ones are Knuckles is an idiot, Silver is a crossdresser…"

The mentioned two gave looks that clearly meant 'What!' I shrugged and continued.

"Also, Shadow, people say that you're an Emo. I don't believe it, though. People also say that Amy is a stalker, Rouge-"

"Cream is here!" Silver warned me. The little bunny giggled and waved at me.

"- Errm… Rouge does bad things that Cream probably shouldn't hear about, and Cream herself is pure evil inside. I kind of believe that, cuz how can she be that sweet, and not be faking?"

I honestly think the whole group, even patient Vanilla, was relived when we got to the Mystic Ruins.