Sonic and Amy rushed across the water at supersonic speeds toward Christmas Island. It was a simple and small island but fruitful, with trees all over it. Near the beach of the island was a small wooden cabin. Outside the cabin, a hedgehog with green spiky fur sat on the steps until he saw Sonic and stood up. "Sonic!"

"Manic! What's up, bro?"

"I've been fine. Been practicing my drum skills. Me and my band mates are gonna be hosting a gig in Station Square Park."

"Cool! I'm gonna make sure I get there. I bet I won't be late."

Both hedgehogs chuckled at Sonic's joke. Manic had grown greatly since Sonic last saw him. His spines were longer, and he was growing taller, almost Sonic's height by half a head.

Sonic continued, "So, are Mom and Dad around? I need to see them."

Suddenly, a female hedgehog that had blue fur like Sonic ran towards the hedgehog. "Oh, my baby! I've missed you so much!"

"Mom, please stop! You're choking me!" Sonic gasped as his mother hugged him tightly. Sonic's mother eased up slightly for Sonic to get out. "Have you seen Dad? I need to talk to him about something."

"He's inside, dear. He's reading one of his old adventure journals."

Sonic and Amy stepped inside the house. In one of the chairs sat Sonic's father. He looked about the same as Sonic, except he looked older and his right arm looked metallic and discolored. Jules Hedgehog was a war hero and an explorer. He had discovered the most amazing places on Mobius and helped fight in the Great War against the invading Weasel Empire. Having been shot in the arm during the War, he had to replace it with a robotic one and thus it ended his career and he focused on being a father.

"Heya, speedy. How's it been going?" Jules said.

"Dad, we need that staff you found when you were exploring. It's crucial to saving the world!"

"Ogilvie Maurice Hedgehog, don't be so hasty and rude!" Sonic's mother warned. Amy giggled a bit at the fact that Sonic's real name was Ogilvie Maurice, but she stopped after Sonic shot a "don't mess with me" glance at her.

"Bernadette, it's alright," Jules sighed, "I knew this day would come. The staff is an ancient hedgehog relic that I uncovered during my adventuring days. From the start I realized that the staff had a dark and ominous sense to it. The history of the hedgehogs is long and at points dark. You must uncover the secrets, Sonic, so you can bring balance to the world."

Jules pushed a button on the wall and it slid open, revealing the dark staff. Instantly, Sonic could feel a dark energy emanating from it. Just as he was about to grab the staff, a mysterious figure crashed through the window. The purple Mobian wore a hat and boots, and his tail was zig-zag-like.

"Long time, no see, mate!" The figure said in an Australian accent.

"Nack the Weasel! I thought I put you in your place years ago!" Sonic growled.

"Well, I'd like to stay and get rid of you and your family, as revenge for the destruction of the Weasel Empire at the hands of the Hedgehogs, but I need to take this to good ol' Dr. Eggman!"

He pulled out a grapple gun, which shot its hook out at the staff and grabbed it, then ran out the front door. Sonic followed Nack outside to see him get into one of Eggman's hover flyers.

Manic ran up beside him. "We need to stop that weasel!" Sonic shouted, "Are you ready for a double light speed attack?"

"Just like old times, bro."

Sonic and Manic began to charge up their Spin Dash Attacks. As they spun, white balls of light formed around the two until they were covered in an aura of white light. Then, the two charged out at Nack. However, the weasel had a trick up his sleeve. Pressing a button, a large ion cannon blasted the two hedgehogs out of the sky.

"See ya later, mates!" Nack cackled as the flyer zoomed out of sight.

Sonic fell into the deep water and began to flail his arms around in panic. "Help! I can't swim!"

Luckily, Amy and Manic were able to pull him out of the water to safety. "Bro, you really need to take swimming lessons," Manic stated.

Sonic punched the ground hard in anger at losing the staff to such a bumbling weasel like Nack, but Amy put her hand around Sonic to comfort him. Feeling his confidence come back to him. Sonic turned to his parents in the doorway. "Don't worry. I'll make sure that Eggman doesn't get the chance to use that staff for evil."

"Good luck, honey!" Sonic's mother shouted to him.

Amy giggled again as Sonic blushed. "Mom!"

Meanwhile, Tails, Knuckles, and Scarlett were infiltrating Eggman's main base. Along the way, Tails kept wondering how Scarlett knew about the staff. Maybe it was from her memory, or maybe a vision of the future.

Suddenly, Tails' wrist watch communicator rang. Knuckles stopped and waited for Tails and Scarlett stared curiously at the device.

"Tails here. What's up, Sonic?"

"Tails, we almost got the staff from Dad, but our old enemy Nack stole it from us!"

"Nack? Why would he want to steal it?"

"Bet he was hired by Dr. Eggman, but he may have also done it for personal reasons. The Hedgehogs and Weasels have always had their rivalries since the Hedgehog-Weasel wars that lasted hundreds of years. Then again, it's because of the Weasel Empire that the Sonic clan was able to unite all the hedgehog clans together so they could defeat…"

"Sonic, stay focused!" Knuckles yelled, "We don't have time for this!"

"Geez, Knucklehead. You have the same ol' temper as usual."

Knuckles looked as if he was about to punch the communicator, when Tails interrupted. "Guys, this is not the time to be fighting! Sonic, you and Amy meet us at Eggman's secret base. We're sending you the coordinates now."

"Ten-four, good buddy! Be there in a flash."

As the three walked onward, Knuckles grumbled about how irresponsible and cocky Sonic was. Meanwhile, Tails and Scarlett moved on ahead.

"Hey, Tails…" Scarlett asked, "Why do you and Sonic get along so well?"

"Well, he was one of the first people to ever accept me as a friend. I used to get picked on a lot as a kid, but then one day I met Sonic. He was busy fixing up his father's old hand-me-down plane, the Tornado, and rather struggling with it. I helped him out and then helped him beat Eggman when he invaded Westside Island. We've been best friends ever since. It's almost like we're brothers."

"Heads up, guys," Knuckles warned, "I see something ahead of us."

On the ground was a battle-damaged red and black robot with a Greek Ω on both shoulders.

"Omega!" Tails shouted as he rushed toward the robot. Omega and multiple plasma wounds tore through his armor, and his internal circuits were badly damaged. "Don't worry. I'll get you out of here."

"IDENTIFICATION: MILES PROWER. NICKNAME: TAILS. YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE COME HERE. LEAVE."

"Not without you, Omega." Tails assessed the damage on Omega and began to make repairs on the robot.

"I PLEAD OF YOU TO SAVE YOURSELF AND LEAVE ME HERE AND YET YOU STILL HELP. WHY?"

"Cause that is what friends do."

"FRIEND. YOU… CONSIDER ME A FRIEND?"

"You're more than just a bunch of metal parts, Omega."

Suddenly, a rumble in the metal scrap pile beside them uncovered a robot hiding inside. The robot jumped out and shot Knuckles. It then revealed itself to Tails, pointing its plasma blaster toward the fox.

"It… it can't be," Tails gasped.

Notes: LOLz! I find it funny that Sonic's name in the comics is Ogilvie Maurice. It's just ridiculous! Also, I show that Tails and Omega have a bit of a friendship with each other, which is slightly shown in Sonic Chronicles. Personally, Omega was a really cool character in the games, and I wish he were in another main series game or was in Sonic X or something, especially since he's now voiced by Vic Mignogna! Awesome! Anywho, enough sounding like a fanboy. Geez, no wonder it seems people hate these notes sections at the end of chapters.