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A/N: I include a rant below. Normally when I write (whether in Japanese or English) I would never include one of these. If you like, please skip past it. I apologize but I feel I needed to address this. Story wise, I want to apologize again for the lack of updates but my father passed away a few days ago after being sick. Really I should not be apologizing for this, but I knew while I feeling able to write, I would. Please excuse the previous statement, as I have no other way to word it without getting angry. My English is failing right now as well.

The chapter is a bit short again but all I could manage at the current time.

Rant: I wanted to get on with an author's note and more so of a rant. I was raised by my father and mother in a country where we lived for 13 years. My father served as an English/Dutch/Japanese translator in Japan and my mom served as a Japanese/English translator. My mother is full Japanese and my father was an amazing man who grew up New York but was raised by Dutch parents. Rightfully so, my family helped serve their native countries as well as my own – the United States, which has been going through some terrible experiences.

When I receive messages teasing me about my heritage (not just here, but other websites as well) I almost thought about abandoning these stories because of recent events in my life. I do not have to try to force myself to write a story about Sonic the Hedgehog or NCIS. I could easily be spending the time I am writing these stories doing something different. In the previous two months, I spent some of my free time writing because I needed a different outlook. I would visit some websites and receive insults because of my mixed heritage. I simply brushed off these insults because people make fun of me now in America because I am not very good at English still.

However, there is a line which shall not be crossed ever again or I will just simply drop these stories (Crossed Worlds and Winter Problems). I have only received one teasing message about my English on here. I WILL not put up with this anymore with me grieving and trying to understand the loss of a parent who should not have died. I love when people give me feedback on my reviews or simply drop by to say hi. English corrections are accepted as well because I know I make mistakes. Just do not TEASE me about this anymore. Even one more hint of this and I will surely report it…if I can. I do not need to carry anymore emotional baggage because people make fun of my heritage or my English.

I am TRYING my best and if it is not good enough, I apologize. If it bothers you, there is the back button. With this said, I know not many have done this website besides a select few, but it has still happened here.

Without further ado, here is the chapter.

-xXKuriXx


Chapter Four – Enter: Sonia and Manic

"Woah, bro, why do you look like the hedgehog who lost his chili dog?" Manic quipped as his blue eyes filled with a hint of concern for his brother. Sonia rolled her eyes at her blue brother and turned away, furious at him.

"Bro? Manic…" Sonic trailed off in thought. The blue hedgehog felt slightly dumbfounded and he had every right to feel that way. He really did not believe Robotnik (or Egghead) when he said he had siblings. Frowning in a perplex manner, he eyed the green hedgehog first who was the first to speak.

Manic had quills that numbered his head rather crazily. He wore a red vest and had shoes which were very similar to the ones Tails wore. He also had a fanny-pack which he seemed to wear on the side of his hip as well. Most surprisingly, the green prince also wore two earrings in one ear and also had spiked wrist bands. Sonic also took note of a medallion which was shaped in the form of a drum. Finally, Sonic noticed he had blue eyes, a bit darker than Tails' sky blue ones.

Just from Manic's body language seemed to show he was an easy going kind of person. In a weird way, it seemed comforting for Sonic to notice it.

"Yeah, what is up with you?" Manic questioned.

"I'm lost," Sonic answered. Truthfully, the blue hedgehog was lost. He was confused and also had no idea where he was…per say.

"Hush Manic," Sonia stated towards her younger brother which made Manic frown at Sonia, "Since your little escapade to Robotropolis provide anything useful, Sonic?" This time the purple hedgehog looked towards Sonic.

Immediately Sonic looked towards Sonia and studied her body language. She had frown upon her face and her hands on her hips as if saying, "You are in deep trouble." Sonic, who was not afraid of the female hedgehog, crossed his arms in reply.

He noticed she dressed a bit different than Amy back on his "Mobius." She did wear a dress; the skirt was a purple color and a sleeveless red top. However, he did take note of the gold belt she wore around her middle. Her gloves were a dark purple and they extended up past her elbows. She also sported purple boots with red stockings. The female hedgehog had a purple shade of fur and light pink quills and hair. She also had pink eyes which were unique compared to any other types Sonic had seen. Finally, he also noticed she sported a medallion similar to Manic's, only it was a keyboard.

In some manner, he could tell he was related to these hedgehogs. At least, on this version of Mobius but it made him wonder. Did they exist back home?

Sonic never did reply to Sonia's question. Mostly because he did not know what to say and what could he say? Could he tell these two hedgehogs who were supposed to be his siblings he did not know who they are? Sighing, he figured it might be best for now and try to play along. How did the other Sonic act in this world?

"I learned I am still confused," Sonic finally answered truthfully after several long minutes. Before Sonic realized what was happening, Sonia walked up and placed hand on Sonic's head. After a few seconds, she frowned slightly and turned towards Manic.

"He feels like he is running a fever. I wonder if that could explain his actions," she stated. Manic bit back a fit of laughter.

"I do not think so, sis. For one, it looks like Sonic has been trying to fight with some Swat-Bots or something," Manic replied with a smile. The green hedgehog was relived his brother appeared to be alright, but Manic had quick eyes to notice such things. He was also quick to notice his brother was not wearing his medallion. He made a mental note to ask about it while Sonia was out of ear shot.

Sonic raised an eye ridge at Manic and did even once think about his own injuries. His left arm still hurt from being burned – whether it was from the Chaos Control or being injured while unconscious, Sonic did not know – and his ribs throbbed. He figured they were broken from the pain but it had not been the first time he had been injured like in his rib (at least, not until they had been broken).

"Hey Sonic, where is your medallion?" Sonia asked as she studied her blue brother's injuries and gave them a quick glance. When she accidently poked his side, Sonic jumped back so fast from the pain he gave Sonia pain filled look.

"Why did you do that?"Sonic demanded as he covered his side in pain. Sonia sighed and decided to give up on an explanation for his injuries.

"Where is your medallion?" Sonia asked. She did not see the royal medallion on her brother's neck at all.

"I don't have it," Sonic answered yet again, truthfully. This time he was still eyeing Sonia making sure her pointy fingers did not touch is side again.

"What?" Manic and Sonia answered at the same time. Before Sonic could even think of a reply, the sounds of approaching robots alerted the three hedgehogs.

"Not again. How persistent is Eggman?" Sonic asked. Even in an alternate universe of Mobius, it appeared the human had noticed the tour van the Sonic Underground traveled in.

The two other hedgehogs noted that weird statement from Sonic, but instead of waiting for their hot headed brother they grabbed him by the arms and without much fight (thanks to Sonia's strength mostly) it did not allow Sonic to get away. Instead, rather he remained confused and hurting.

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"I do not understand, Sleet. Why does Robotnik want us to find Sonic's medallion?" Dingo asked. The two had been using the Swat-Bots under their command to search Sonic's path which he used to escape from Robotropolis (with some help from security footage). Sleet rolled his eyes and counted to ten.

Yep. Ten was the total amount of times Sleet had answered Dingo's question.

"We are looking for the royal pain's medallion because we might be able to locate Queen Aleena with it, you fly," Sleet snapped back as he pulled out his remote and turned Dingo into a small orange fly. "Now shoo," the wolf stated again as he blew the 'Dingo fly' away with his breath.

"Oh Sleet…don't! Oh what is that smell?" Dingo asked in a tiny voice as he continued flying within the air and flew right past a Swat-Bot.

x-x-x-x-x

Sonic rode silently with his new found siblings on this new version of Mobius. As Sonia drove and Manic fiddled with some type of lock, he was staring out the window eyeing the Mobian landscape.

In many ways it was not much different than the Mobius he knew. There was desert and forests – which had many trees cut down – and there was even an Angel Island.

'Okay, take that back. This Robotnik called it Floating Island. So that means there must be some version of the Master Emerald on the island. However, how did does this Knuckles interact with me?' A smirk formed on his face at the last thought. If it was Knuckles, then he would not need to have lived here to know that answer.

"Hey Sonic," Sonia started as she got her blue brother's attention, "You seem awfully quiet."

"Is is nothing Sonia," he lied. Of course there were things bothering him. Should be tell Manic and Sonia he was not the blue brother they knew?

"Okay," Sonia replied but knew he was lying. Sonic had looked away with those green eyes as if he was hiding something. An uncomfortable silence fell upon the tour van and Manic was very concerned. Sonic seemed lost in thought and had a pain filled face. Sonia seemed still angry at their brother and the green hedgehog did not know what to do.

"Hey bro, you hungry?" Manic asked. Sonic turned towards Manic on that question. To be honest Sonic was hungry, even if his ribs screamed in protest for any movement. He sure could go for a chili dog or two…maybe three.

"Yeah sure," he replied. He would eat anything right now…except fish. He had a bad experience with those when Knuckles had decided they should try to get Sonic to eat something other than chili dogs:

"Go on Sonic! Get in the water and get us some fish," Knuckles taunted as he held the blue hedgehog by the fuzz of his neck.

"No Knucklehead! You and Tails can go get it," Sonic paled as he saw the edge of the water near.

"The only way we are going to get you over your phobia is to beat it at the source," Knuckles remarked. This had all started when Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails had started to search for a Chaos Emerald. The end result was Sonic would not stop joking on Knuckles until they reached a lake for the evening.

"Hey guys…" Tails started to speak up, as he shook off his wet fur.

"Now we won't beat it at the source! Now let me go!" Sonic all but screamed at the echidna now.

"HEY GUYS!" Tails shouted again, holding up his hand with three caught fish, "I got them."

Sonic and Knuckles looked and stared dumbfounded at each other.

"Well here ya go dude," Manic answered as he placed several chili dogs in front of Sonic. If there had ever been anything which was not alien on this planet, it was the chili dogs. The blue hedgehog grabbed one and began to eat.

"So where are we going?" Sonic asked as he finished the first one and started on the second one.

"To see the Oracle," Sonia answered. Manic raised an eye ridge as did Sonic.

"Who?" He asked. There could have been an atomic bomb dropped and neither of the two siblings would have said a word.

"We really need to go see him…" Manic whispered.

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Tails sighed as she typed at a computer as he searched for the whereabouts for Sonic. How could he possibly find a way to bring Sonic home if he was not able to figure out why the Chaos Control went flunky?

x-x-x-x-x

"What is this…?" Robotnik questioned as a small medallion 'danced' around in his hand…the shape of a guitar. "How could this kit possibly have it?" He grinned evilly. Unknown to Robotnik, little did he know it might take more than just having one of the royal medallions to stop the Sonic Underground.

"Sir, do we lead the fox to be roboticised?" A Swat-Bot asked.

"Negative. I want to find more out about Merlin Prower's nephew, Miles…" Robotnik sneered, "He could be the thing which leads Sonic the Hedgehog to his demise."


A/N: Oh man…two reviews on the last chapter and no grammar corrections. If you see any, please let me know. {: Sonia may have seemed out of character, but do not forget she is "Mom" when she has to deal with her two brothers.

Aurum Ferrum: I will not dare to orphan this story. {:

Ghostkid33: You and me both. I am excited to see when Sonic starts his search for Tails in the SU part of the series, but for a different reason.