I am so sorry! I've been busy. Working a lot, school starting, etc. On the plus side, I'm a senior this year! Whoop! On to the reviews.

Ghostkid33: Sonic will definitely keep running, but again who knows? Maybe something will happen. And trust me, there will be more Sonic Underground songs. Thanks for reviewing!

Again I'm sorry that it took so long to update. But I think you're going to like this chapter. So, without further ado, I present to you...A Hedgehog's Home Is His School.

I can't believe it. The school year is done already! It's gone by so fast. I've met a lot of people, some becoming better friends than the ones I already had. Tails being the best one. Knuckles has been pretty cool, although we have gotten into it some more...but that's another story. Amy's still "in love" with me, her words not mine. I'll just keep running away.

Tomorrow is the last day of school, but today was a very important day for us kindergarteners at Mobotropolis Elementary. A week ago, Ms. Rosie announced that we would be having a graduation ceremony. Well, I thought that was way past cool! But we had a lot of practicing to do. We had to be in the right places, know when to sit and stand, and be in the right step while we were marching in.

"Okay class, remember to be back here at six sharp. The ceremony will start at six-thirty." Ms. Rosie instructed as the bell rang to end the school day.

Sonia, Manic, and I began to walk out of the room when Ms. Rosie stopped us.

"Kids, do you have a song to play for us tonight?" Ms. Rosie asked.

"Yes we do. It won't be that long though." I answered.

"That's alright. I understand. Two minutes or less will be fine. Can I ask the name of it and the meaning of the song?" She asked.

"The name of the song is I Found My Home." Sonia told her.

"And we chose this song because Mobotropolis Elementary has basically become like our second home. With you teaching us and guiding us, and our friends being here. We come here everyday and we just feel like we're at home while we're here." Manic explained.

Ms. Rosie loved the idea. We went home and got ready for tonight. Uncle Chuck was going to come too. And Mom said that another special someone would be at the graduation also. I wonder who that could be though. We'll just have to wait until tonight to find out.

Six came around and we were at the school getting set up. Our instruments were on the side of the stage and would be moved after we got our kindergarten diplomas. Ms. Rosie started putting us in alphabetical order by last name. Sally was first, then a few students later was Antoine and Dulcy. After Dulcy was Knuckles, then Manic, Sonia, and I were a few more students behind them. Amy was almost at the end of the line and Rotor was last. We were all beaming and began to take our places behind the curtains.

The curtains opened to a audience of a group of parents. I looked for Mom and Uncle Chuck, but before I could spot them Ms. Rosie and Mr. Acorn began giving out the diplomas.

"Sonic Hedgehog!" They called out my name.

The whole auditorium boomed with applause and cheer as I walked to center stage to accept my diploma. I take the diploma and turn to the audience, giving them a thumbs up and my trademark wink. Amy cheered the loudest, but I tried to tune her out. It worked for a bit. As I sat down they call the next few students and I zoned out for the rest of the ceremony, daydreaming about chili dogs and breaking the sound barrier. I don't know how those two make a good combination, but it happened.

Ms. Rosie finally called the Sonic Underground up and we set up our instruments.

"We've decided to dedicate this song to Ms. Rosie. Thanks for everything!" I announced as Manic started up the song.

"I'm so glad I found my home

I've been walkin through this world alone

Wonderin where I fit in, where do I belong

Now a miracle's happened to me

I found my home

Home is a place in your heart where memories flow

Just close your eyes and the child inside of you goes

Back to that place that you always call your own

Back to that special feelin that I've never known

I'm so glad I found my home

I've been walkin through this world alone

Wonderin where I fit in, where do I belong

Now a miracle's happened to me

I found my home

I found my home"

Another round of applause came. We bowed to the audience and the curtains closed. We quickly unset the stage and gathered in the cafeteria. There were going to be snacks to celebrate after the ceremony. Ice cream and cookies! Seeing as I haven't eaten dinner I'm cool with whatever gets into my stomach and takes away the hunger.

The parents bean walking in and I tried to get a glimpse of Mom and Uncle Chuck, but there were so many tall Mobians in the way. Me being short is horrible! I didn't see them, but instead I saw a tall hedgehog headed my way. He looked so familiar. I called Manic and Sonia over and we quickly turned to walk in the opposite direction. We were cut off however, by Mom and Uncle Chuck. A hand touched my shoulder.

"Stranger Danger! Hands off." I demanded.

"Sonic! Don't you recognize me?" He asked. I shook my head in response. "Sonia, Manic, you don't recognize me either?" They both shook their heads.

"Children, this is your father." Mom told us.

We looked at him with a surprised look on our face. We had only seen pictures of our father, but not recent ones. They were back when our parents had recently gotten married. He was involved in the Great War, but we hadn't seen him since it was finished. We turned towards him and hesitated while he held his arms out. I could tell we were thinking the same thing. Stand there or hug him? The latter won and we ran into his arms.

He looked at us, tears streaming from his eyes. "I've missed you so much kids. You just don't know!"

"But what took you so long to come back home!" I cried, a little anger in my voice.

"It was the Overlanders. They imprisoned me during the Great War, and my colleagues had assumed that I was dead. I missed you and your mom so much. I made every effort to escape, but nothing worked. I never gave up hope though. A few months ago, a guard was coming to give me my breakfast and I caught him off guard, allowing my escape. I ran as fast as I could and made it to Mobotropolis, trying to find you all."

My eyes were big with belief and excitement. My dad seemed just like a super hero the way he acted while he was captured. I wrapped my arms around him again and gave him a big hug. I was so happy that he was back. Now, our family could be complete again.

We ate our ice cream and cookies and went home. Tomorrow was the last day of school and I planned on making it big, no matter what! Of course, tomorrow had to come first. It was great that night, having both Mom and Dad took us in. I felt so safe and secure.

The next morning was great. Dad cooked some homemade biscuits to go along with Mom's bacon and eggs, and we were off to school. I knew that today was going to be great, just because I was going to make it that way. What I didn't know was what Ms. Rosie told us when we got to class. The last day at Mobotropolis Elementary is always Play Day. That means no work at all! From the time we got there, until the time that we were designated to go home was time to play on the bounce houses.

As we walked outside, I noticed that there was more than just bounce houses. There were different stations, that's what Ms. Rosie called them, that we could go to and participate in with our friends. I looked around to see which one I wanted to go to first. My eyes began looking in all directions until I spotted one thing that would be great! A track! It wasn't a real one, but still it would be good enough for me to run on. Apparently Ames and Knucklehead had the same idea that I did because I looked behind me and saw them running towards it. Hmm, maybe a little race could take place.

"Hey guys, how about a little race?" I asked.

"I don't know Sonic. I mean, you are the fastest thing alive so we really have no chance against you." Knuckles replied.

"Aww, but it'll be fun! How about you guys just think of something that will motivate you to get to the finish line faster than me." I suggested.

"Like my love for you." Amy sighed.

"Um...let's get started." I instructed.

We each sped to our starting places and got ready for the race. We got one of the sixth grade Mobians named Ari to help out and start us off. We would run a total of sixty-four laps around the track since I ran so fast and one mile would be a breeze.

"On your marks...get set...go!" He yelled.

I blasted off from the starting line and tried to focus on staying in first. Knuckles and Amy were making that really hard though. I guess Amy's love for me, that made me trip just thing about it, really did motivate her. And I think I know what Knuckles is thinking about to get him motivated. The Master Emerald. I looked behind me and Knuckles passed me up in an instant. Man, Knuckles and the Master Emerald must have a tight bond or something for him to be able run faster than me. Amy was coming up fast, so I put on an extra burst of speed and got back in the lead. We were halfway through the race and they were doing better than I expected them to be doing.

I continued running with Amy and Knuckles trailing close by. I turned around again and saw that Amy had passed Knuckles.

"Sonic!" She yelled.

I put on another burst of speed and began focusing on ending this race with me in first. After a few more minutes, we were on the last lap. I looked behind me one last time to make sure I was a good distance ahead of Amy and Knuckles. I was and I turned around as the last curve came around.

"Hey!" I heard Knuckles yell.

"Where did you come from?" Amy asked.

I didn't want to turn around in risk of losing my place. I quickly passed the finish line and stopped on a dime to catch my breath. Amy and Knuckles soon ran up to me, Amy not looking to happy. I guess she got last. I turned to Ari and he announced the places.

"In first place, Sonic Hedgehog! In second place, Miles "Tails" Prower! In third place, Knuckles Echidna! And in fourth place, Amy Rose!" He announced.

Tails? When did he get in the race? Every time I looked behind me, I had never even seen him. And how had he gotten second?

"Hey Tails, when did you get in the race? And how did you end up getting second?" I asked him.

"Well, I told Ari my name and started running the race when I saw you guys. I was always a good distance behind you so you never saw me, but I was only one lap behind," He explained. "I ended up using my tails to help me out by spinning them to get some speed and on the last lap, I spun them even faster to catch up to you guys. I actually passed up Knuckles and Amy and got close to you, but you didn't notice. I don't think I would have gotten in front of you, but I was pretty close."

"Way past cool! But I have one last question. What are you doing here? Aren't you supposed to be at Mobotropolis Preschool?" I asked.

"Well our teacher said that on the last day of school, we always go to Mobotropolis Elementary to play with the kids in their Play Day." He answered.

I was alright with that. Maybe I could finally meet this Cream girl that Tails is always talking about. After the race, we went to a few more stations and played for the rest of the day. I managed to break basically all of the track records, and Knuckles tried his hand at discus. He was really good and strong, managing to throw it over sixty yards.

After we played for a few more hours and ate lunch, Ms. Rosie called us inside of the classroom.

"Okay kids, we're getting ready to go home. I want you to know that this has been a great year. I have enjoyed each and everyone of you." Ms. Rosie said.

"And we enjoyed you too Ms. Rosie. You're a great teacher." Sally said.

"Thank you Sally. And thank you class." She responded.

We all ran up to Ms. Rosie and gave her a big group hug.

"We'll make sure to come back and visit you as much as you can." I promised.

"That won't be as hard as you think." Ms. Rosie chuckled and muttered to herself.

I wondered what she meant, but then the bell rang. School was out! Now time for a way past cool summer!

I really hoped you liked it. Now, if you can figure out what Ms. Rosie was hinting at when she muttered to herself, I'll give you a big surprise. The update for the next chapter will be as long a wait as it was this chapter...so be happy! Ya'll don't be afraid to review. I want to know what you guys think, but no flaming! Catch ya later! Chaos Control!