Aleena hummed a soft song. Violet's eyes started to feel heavy.
"Hey, I know that song..." Sonic whispered as they got back and heard Aleena's humming.
"Me too..." Sonia blinked.
Aleena continued, rocking Violet. Sonic decided to contact Cyrus since he was closer to him than his siblings were. Violet smiled as she looked very sleepy due to Aleena's maternal instincts and feeling like the mother she never had. Her tail and ears even started to droop.
Manic watched. Aleena continued, smiling softly to each of her children. Cyrus answered, they got the formal introduction out of the way and then Sonic stated their business. Sonia smiled back to her mother, she wanted to meet the woman the most out of her and her brothers. It didn't take too long until Violet fell asleep in the queen's arms.
Aleena smiled. "Where is her bed?" She asked quietly.
"Come with me." Sonia took Aleena and Violet to where the mouse girl slept and made up the bed to put the girl inside and tuck her in.
Aleena smiled softly. "You've grown so beautiful, Sonia." she told her daughter.
"I know," Sonia smirked, a little smugly as they put Violet to bed together.
Aleena chuckled.
Sonia hugged Aleena tightly. "I've always wanted to meet you... Lady Windermere was a great guardian, but I had always wanted to know my real mom. You're prettier than I ever imagined."
Aleena hugged her back gently.
"I really missed you..." Sonia shut her eyes with tears leaking out.
Aleena hugged her gently, but tightly. Sonia nuzzled against Aleena. Sonic came to tell the news, but decided to maybe wait a little while, allowing his sister and mother to reunite after so long. Aleena noticed Sonic and smiled. She would spend time with the boys later. She then hugged Sonia a little bit tighter and lovingly. Sonic smiled, then decided to tell Manic. Sonia sniffled and continued to hug her mother.
"I love you my precious girl." Aleena said.
Manic was making holes in some of the trash metal.
"I love you too..." Sonia looked up to her with glowing eyes. "Mother..."
Aleena smiled and kissed her forehead. Sonia sniffled and nuzzled against Aleena, she had waited for this for so long. Aleena started to hum the song to Sonia. Sonia smiled as her eyes felt heavy. Aleena smiled.
"Got Cyrus." Sonic came to Manic.
Manic made another hole. "Good." he said.
"He should be here really soon!" Sonic smiled.
Manic looked at Sonic.
"Also bringing in an old friend of mine." Sonic smiled.
Manic looked. "Who?" He asked.
"His name's Miles, but we all call him Tails." Sonic replied.
"Oh." Manic said, standing up.
"A bit after I found out I was adopted and needed to run away to Uncle Chuck, I met him and my other friends, he's a great kid and a genius." Sonic explained.
Manic just nodded.
"I know she won't be hurt, but I can't believe Nico agreed about marrying Sleet." Sonic sighed.
"She did it to make sure everyone was going to be okay." Manic muttered.
"I know, but it really stinks..." Sonic snorted.
"Yeah..." Manic said.
Sonic sighed, sitting. "Whatcha workin' on, bro?"
"Just trying to get rid of this anger... Not cool, bro." he said.
"Deffo not cool." Sonic agreed.
Manic suddenly stopped, having thought of something.
Sonic looked to him. "What's up?"
Sonia came with Aleena to the boys after a moment alone.
"Uh... What happens after a wedding?" He asked.
"A honeymoon." Aleena answered softly.
"Normally, most couples I knew growing up would go on fancy ones with several butlers and maids." Sonia added.
Manic nodded. "What happens on honeymoons..." he prompted.
Aleena blinked, then frowned.
Sonia's eyes widened. "Oh... No... No! He wouldn't!"
"He would." Sonic grew angry then.
Manic created another hole in the metal. Aleena drew her children into a soothing hug.
"Man, this is totally bogus." Sonic growled.
"You said it!" Sonia was annoyed, but a little calmer since their mother was hugging them.
Manic calmed a little too.
"He won't go unpunished" Aleena promised.
"Cyrus is coming, I'm sure we can get a way through this." Sonia said with confidence.
"Yeah, he's the best." Sonic nodded.
Manic nodded.
Aleena gave a thought. "Oh, Cyrus..." she smiled.
"You know him?" Sonia asked.
"I've been guiding you my darlings... The best I could while I had to be separated from you." Aleena said softly.
"Not a day went by when we didn't think of you." Sonic breathed.
"I thought of you all too... I missed you so much." Aleena whispered.
"I just wish the Oracle didn't make you have to give us up like that..." Sonic gushed.
"You would've been killed, had I not, my loves." she said softly.
"Understood..." Sonia nodded.
Aleena smiled gently.
"We're together now though." Manic said.
"Yes..." Sonia agreed.
"The throne awaits after we were given up to separate to seal our fate." Sonic phrased, then thought that sounded catchy and they should make a song about it.
Aleena smiled.
Manic gave a thought. "How about 'a seer warned of a deadly fate'?" He asked Sonic.
Sonic chuckled. "That's a good one!"
"We're triplets born and the throne awaits." Sonia also suggested.
"Triplets born, the throne awaits... a seer warns of a deadly fate..." Manic said.
"Give up your children, separate, bide your time, lie in wait." Aleena said softly.
"Sonic underground!" Sonic chorused.
"Whoa, hey, how come you get the title?" Sonia glared at him.
"Because, I'm the oldest." Sonic bragged.
"No, you're not, I am!" Sonia argued.
Aleena pulled Sonia and Manic in to whisper. "Let him have it..." she soothed.
"Fine..." Sonia and Manic muttered.
"Yeah!" Sonic felt victorious. "Sonic Underground! We made a vow our mother would be found!"
Manic looked at the blue hedgehog. Aleena kissed their foreheads. Sonia giggled from the kiss, smiling fondly. Aleena smiled. Manic closed his eyes a little.
"It's late, let's get to bed." Sonic yawned a bit.
Sonia already went to do her hair up and put soda pop cans in to keep it in place. Aleena went to help Sonia. Manic yawned too. Sonia hated being reduced to soda pop cans, but they had to do ever since she found her brothers and they went on their missions. Sonic went to his bed to catch up on some good night's sleep which would be a lot easier to rest with tonight.
"We'll get your hair properly done soon, my dear." Aleena said softly.
Manic hopped in his bed, sighing.
Sonia sighed, smiling at her. "Thanks, Mother..."
Sonic hopped into his bed, cuddling with the pillow and yawning deeply. Aleena smiled and kissed her forehead. Manic looked up at the ceiling.
"I've always had so much to ask you... At least I was raised by a fellow woman." Sonia beamed up to her mother.
Sonic was humming Aleena's lullaby as he was getting comfortable. Aleena smiled softly, but sadly.
"It's really great to see you again..." Sonia continued to tend to her hair, feeling grateful that it would hopefully be one of the last times.
Aleena helped. Sonia smiled and allowed her mother to help her. Aleena smiled.
"I hate this..." Sonia struggled with another pop can to put her hair up with.
Aleena sorted it out. "When we defeat Robotnik, you can get your hair done properly." she promised.
"Is it true we're all going to overthrow him together?" Sonia sounded excited to make the planet of Mobius the way it should be before Queen Aleena's triplets were born to her and an unknown king who left for war a long time ago and wasn't there to meet his children and hasn't been seen since.
Aleena nodded. "Yes, love." she said.
"Mother... I have a personal question to ask you..." Sonia thought of this. "Do you remember who mine, Sonic, and Manic's father is?"
Aleena gave a thought and sighed softly. "He went away to war... then I found out I was pregnant." she smiled softly, almost sadly.
"Oh, my gosh... That must have been hard..." Sonia cooed.
"It was, but I had the help from the servants." she said softly.
"I hope he's okay..." Sonia sighed, sympathetic for her mother.
Aleena smiled. "I know he is... If he wasn't, I'd feel it in my bones." she said.
"I'm sure wherever he is, he's proud..." Sonia cooed.
Aleena smiled gently.
Sonia smiled back, hugging her mother again, then let out a yawn. "Oh, excuse me..."
Aleena chuckled. "Into bed." she said.
"Yes, Mother..." Sonia giggled, very amused and went to get into her bed which was more neat than Sonic or Manic's due to her being raised in such high social class.
Aleena tucked her in, kissing her forehead again. Sonia smiled, she may have been a bit too old for this, but it was worth having her birth mother do it after who knows how long? Aleena smiled. Sonia yawned again and got settled and comfortable in her bed for the night. Aleena made sure she was comfortable, then went to see to the others.
Sonic was layered all around his bed, snoring noisily and drooling all over his pillow. Violet slept soundly with her thumb in her mouth as she curled up along. Aleena gently made sure they were tucked in. Manic was looked at Aleena. Sonic smiled in his sleep when Aleena tucked him in. Aleena smiled kissing his forehead. She then went on to Manic.
Manic looked up at her. Sonic chuckled in his sleep, smiling peacefully. Aleena talked quietly a moment with Manic. Then she ticked him in. Manic fell asleep after that. The hedgehogs slept very peacefully with their mother back. Aleena smiled. Violet wasn't sure, but she seemed to had been dreaming about her former family, it was slowly coming back to her.
Sleet finished what he was doing with Nico. "That wasn't so bad, was it?"
Nico looked up at him with her sad, tired eyes, half-closed. Her hands were beside her head where he had pinned them. She was breathing heavily and tear tracks were visible down her face. Sleet left Nico alone as he disappeared into the shadows, but was only going to the bathroom to freshen himself up. Nico tried to get out of the bed only to slip to the floor.
