Tails: Hey, Europe at this time of the year is White with snow right?

That's why all of the mixed surfaced races you participated were with Snow instead of Dirt. But I think I forgot to say this to the readers…

Tails: Ah, they'll understand, don't sweat it.

Thanks Tails. Hey, how about being the announcer for a while? I have to go to a vacation.

Tails: Um… what?

I'm going to meet my aunts.

Tails: Ah.

A/N: Well, I'm not REALLY going to Belém. But it's like a… imaginary vacation; Tails is going to be in charge of this story for now. Meanwhile: I'll be heading for the hometown of my Family! Hasta La Vista!

SONIC HORIZON

Episode 1: Amateur Road Trip

Part 4: San Giovanni – Merry Christmas!

It was December in Europe, Sonic's crew has already arrived in San Giovanni and Tails decided to, before racing, have some time with his friends, since it's December, it's Christmas, so he decided to have some time for his friends on this 23 of December in Europe.

"And then Eggman just blasted himself away from his own base!" Tails was telling stories of his adventures with the gang to the Horizon Racers. "After that, I found a capsule containing something very interesting, and it was with that that I build the DNA Machine."

"When did you meet the girls you're dating with?" That question surprised Tails, but he answered anyway.

"Wave was more of a rival than a friend when I met her; she is part of a group of birds called Babylon Rogues, the famous thieves who are experts in extreme gear. After a frustrated attempt of Eggman to copy our abilities; Barby was one of my favorite crushes, I met her in Downunda when we went to aid their Freedom Fighters; Honey was a crush since an 8 emerald incident, where Eggman construed a Mark II of his Death Egg, she has been an "away" girlfriend, but now she has come to Knothole to live there, since then, we went in the search of the 8th emerald, we have the 7 other emeralds with us, so that Eggman wouldn't use them in our world." And he told about the rest.

He went to his other particular home in the Village of San Giovanni, but before going there, he met the Driver of the LaFerrari while going there, but the meeting wasn't to discover who SHE was; "SHE" because Tails discovered the driver is female.

While he was in the roundabout, he saw the driver on the other side; they drove to the middle of the circle and stayed side-by-side, with only Tails getting out of his own car, which was the Huracán he used to race Jet.

"I don't know who you are." Tails started "I don't know WHAT you are; if you're human, if you're like me a mobian, if you are some stranger, if you are someone I know… But… I don't want to be someone who pursuits you, someone who chases you just to know who you are, if you want to preserve your privacy, then I'm happy to preserve it. I just need to ask you…" He hesitated for a moment before touching his hand into the black windshield saying: "Will you be one of us? One of the gang? One of my friends? You don't need to say anything. Just a simple gesture can say a lot." Like he waited for an answer, the driver inside wanted to hesitate to touch his hand on the other side, but moved by the heart, she put her black gloved hand together with his, and Tails knew that she accepted. When he went to the Christmas reunion with his gang, Sonic himself was surprised to see the LaFerrari coming with the Huracán.

"Whoa, what's going on here?" Sonic asked. Tails got out of his car.

"I… befriended someone" Tails said while looking to the car beside his "But I want its privacy to be respected." Then Sonic understood that he was talking about the same driver that was on the side of his car, he nodded, confirming that the driver's privacy will be respected.

The Christmas Reunion was held outside the Village of San Giovanni, in an open field. Like most reunions, they traded gifts, played jokes, told stories, but Tails reminded himself of a little fox he met while he was still ten, and the LaFerrari driver heard the story too.

"She's been in my mind for these 4 years, but… hehehe! I really wanted to see her face when she discovers that I'm… Well I CAN say I'm the luckiest guy in the world, but I will only be that, when she joins this little group of girls I have. She betrayed us, and I may not forgive her about that, considering the guys she betrayed us for, which is… a… total bastard."

[You wouldn't believe.] The driver thought after Tails said that.

"But I did have some encounters with her without that utter green bastard, she was with her little crew, the… "Destructix", as she called it, it was only her, a red fox, together with a crazy ass frog, a muscular Gorilla, and maybe a… Retired Babylon Rogues member?" After that joke, they heard Jet mumble something about pushing his feathers into Tails' mouth, but he quit from the idea.

[I do miss Predator Hawk a little… Flying Frog was that kind of funny guy, and Simian is too "strong-type" for me, but I still miss him none the less…]

Fiona: If you hadn't noticed yet, those are MY thoughts about the characters and the situations that I lived with my… "Friends" to say; that was the Journey to the east, where me, Simian, Flying and Predator grouped with Sonic and his little crew to rescue Lightning from Bride Storm, leader of the Lynxes. I kinda teased Tails a little, but ended up with a… stomach ache… thanks a lot, Sally…

"She kinda teased me a little; now Sally, I just wished you never did that punch."

"What? I couldn't tell!" Sally protested

"Anyway, that little crew lasted until Lighting was rescued. Then Sonic and his crew parted ways, but… before I parted ways for good. I had some alone time with her…"

Flashback, 4 years ago, Middle East.

They had just rescued Lightning Lynx, but before Sonic and his crew had gone back to their primary mission, Tails wanted to spend some time alone with Fiona.

"So…" Tails began "This might be the last time that I talk with you, but… I just want to make sure that it's memorable to me."

"I'm sure it's no surprise to me…" Fiona said. But instead of talking, they went in an awkward silence that went for minutes; even Sonic, Sally and Monkey Khan were surprised.

"So um… I need to keep my mission with my friends, but… Just this last question…" Fiona was already waiting.

"Am I going to see you again?"

And she respectfully answered, not sounding evil: "Maybe, maybe not, maybe it will be tomorrow, maybe a month, maybe a year, maybe when you're older. But… if you really had this thing for me, when I was still one of you before Amy found out about my betrayal… Remember this while I'm gone." And with that, she kissed the exact cheek that she slapped when she left with Scourge, Tails was bright red, Sonic had some doubts about the situation, but didn't interfere with it. Sally also was thinking the same thing. Monkey Khan didn't know what grudge Sonic and Sally have with Fiona, but did know that Tails didn't have anything against that girl.

"So… um… I'll see you again?" Tails asked.

"Hopefully, yes." Fiona completed, walking towards her group winking at Tails, who was still blushing.

Back to today

"I still wait for this moment to arrive, but I wait with all the patience in the world." Tails completed his story. "And I'm sure you all know the name of this little red fox I had in my mind."

[I… I… Really… *sigh*]

And then, just like synchronization, Tails and the driver thought and said the same thing.

"Her name…"

[My name…]

"…is Fiona Fox" […is Fiona Fox]

A/N: From here on in, the driver of the LaFerrari is going to be referenced as Fiona, but Tails and the rest still don't know that it's her, so they are not going to say her name.

Fiona has been in hiding, watching Tails' life fly by her own eyes, she was there, but at the same time, she wasn't. She kept going back and back again through Scourge's world, and her world. Until one day, she has seen how much of a bastard he was. She wanted to leave Scourge's world, and go back to her own, but couldn't do that without being arrested. So she decided to go away from her world, so she came here as the unknown driver of the LaFerrari she bought while pretending to be a rich lady. The seller of the Ferrari kinda suspected the lady at first, but let her go.

[…] She felt tears in her face, but also saw tears in some of his girlfriends and best friends, even the Babylon Rogues couldn't take it.

[… Even in only 4 years… You have already grown so much… I'm proud of you Tails.] She wasn't someone of his family, but was happy when he was happy.

3 hours later…

Tails and Fiona, which was still unknown, were racing down an open version of the Old Town Circuit, Tails hasn't signed up for the event, but was already having fun learning its route while racing with his new friend, Sonic and Knuckles joined the race too. They created a little crew, "Team Riders", which gained fame, and inspired other Horizon Racers to create their own crews. Even the gang has their crews:

The Rogues: Jet, Wave, Storm and Duke

The Dirts: Ramona, Honey, Bunnie and Hailey

The Speedsters: Darius, Marko and Zaki (Awaiting 4th member)

Team Hooligan: Nack, Bark and Bean (Awaiting 4th member)

The Chaotix: Espio, Vector, Charmy and Mighty

Team Streets: Ali, Julia and Austin (Awaiting 4th member)

Team Dark: Shadow and Rouge (Awaiting 3rd and 4th member)

Team Rose: Sally, Amy, China and Cream

And then, there's:

Team Riders: Tails, Sonic, Knuckles and "Driver"

"Driver" being the nickname they gave to Fiona, since they didn't know it was her driving.

"These next days are gonna be interesting." Tails said.

Tails: Utter emotion? I don't know, what you guys think about this… "Story" the author wrote for me? About Fiona?