Like half of this was written just cause my mom was taking forever in Macy's. Oh well. Here ya go everyone.

And thanks to everyone who's been reviewing. I'll probably start replying to them after this chapter like I usually do but right now I have really iffy wifi so I've gotta go fast.

"Sonic? How?" Sally pushed as hard as she could against the wall but to no avail. All she accomplished was making her arms tired.

"I don't know. There's just no barrier for me," Sonic shrugged.

"Nicole," Sally whipped out her small computer, "Can you scan it?"

"Unable to scan, Sally. Interference makes it impossible to isolate signal."

"Interference?"

"I can go alone. Maybe I can take this thing out so you guys can come over." Sonic suggested, looking ready to run off as soon as the princess gave him the clear.

She did not, "No. This can't be a good sign. Especially since you're the only who can go through it."

"Well then how did you go through earlier?"

"Probably because you were carrying me. I was close enough to you that the barrier didn't even notice me."

"Why don't I just carry all of you through then?"

"Sonic you can't carry Dulcy, and she's the only one who can get the pollution readings. Besides there might be a trap."

"Trap? Robuttnik's gone Sal."

"That doesn't mean he didn't set something up in case such a thing happened."

Bunny sighed, "Here they go again."

"You'd think they'd get better when they started dating." Dulcy added.

The two watched the bickering couple fight a few minutes longer with a mix of amusement and exasperation. Eventually though Sally wore the hedgehog down and the four returned to Knothole. With a very grumpy hedgehog.

"What are you guys doing back so early?" Uncle Chuck asked as he entered the landing field.

"There was a problem," Sally told him grimly.

"Problem?" Chuck looked between the two, "Is that why you look so down Sonny?"

Sonic sighed overdramatically, making Sally roll her eyes at him, "Sort of."

"We need to get the others so they can-" the squirrel was interrupted by a loud crashing sound behind them. They all turned to see Ducly rubbing her chin from one of her signature crashes. Bunny had been propelled quite a ways away from the landing point.

"I'll go get the others," the robotized hedgehog told them as they went to help the dragon and rabbit.

Half an hour later, all members of the Freedom Fighters had been gathered. Antoine seemed very nervous, but when was he not. Rotor was looking around, obviously very curious about what had happened during their mission. Uncle Chuck seemed eager to start as well, but was much better at hiding it than the walrus. Tails had come as well. He could barely see over the table. Eventually Sonic just grabbed him and put him on his lap. Bunny was patiently waiting for Sally to start the meeting. Sonic was very impatient as he waited for the princess. The small fox sitting on him was the only this keeping him from tapping his foot like he usually did.

"Okay," all eyes turned toward Sally as she began, "Obviously something went wrong during our scouting."

"Is the city okay?" Rotor asked.

"We didn't even make it there," a few surprised noises came from around the table but it quickly quieted down. "Before we got there we found an invisible barrier that completely stopped us. We tried to find a gap or something to let us through but there was nothing."

"Did Nichole scan it?" Uncle Chuck questioned.

"She couldn't get a clear reading. Apparently there's interference everywhere that makes it impossible."

"So zere iz no way to get through?"

"I can," Sonic piped up. Everyone turned to him, "Don't know why though."

"Does that mean it's a trap?"

"That's a pretty good possibility, yes."

"Sonic can handle it! Right Sonic?" Tails boasted from said hedgehog's lap.

"Exactly," he messed with the kit's bangs, "I can easily go in and take out whatever's keepin' us out."

"That may be our only option Princess," Uncle Chuck said before Sally could start arguing. She turned to the older hedgehog, surprised. "If we can't get a clear reading then we won't be able to find a way to take it out from here."

"It's no problemo Sal. I'll just find whatever device is controlling it and take it out. No prob."

"Well it might not be a device Sonny. It could possibly be some sort of spell."

"Magic!" Sally quickly pulled out Nichole, placing her on the table, "Nichole, could you at least tell if the signal was magical or not?"

"All signals in the area contained magical energy Sally."

Sonic's hand subconsciously went into his spines. He didn't realize he was doing it until Tails called him out, "Sonic what are you doing?"

"Huh?" his hand had reached the object hidden there by the time Tails had brought it to his attention, and by then all members of the Freedom Fighters were looking at him.

"What are you reaching for?" Sally asked.

"Er," looks like he's not getting out of this one. He slowly placed the guitar shaped medallion onto the table.

"You still have that Sonny?" Sonic nodded to his Uncle sheepishly. "I thought you'd somehow lost it."

Sally picked up the necklace, "How long have you had this?"

"Since I was a baby," Sonic told her, "My parents found me with it."

"Found?"

Crap.

"I thought you didn't know about that Sonic," Uncle Chuck looked at Sonic, concerned.

Everyone was staring at him now. It was very uncomfortable, "Well, yeah I knew I was adopted. You're the only hedgehog family member after all."

"Yes but they never told you about how," he established, "Who told you?"

Sonic stayed silent. What was he supposed to say? He had promised, but this situation…