Disclaimer:

All Sonic characters belong to their respective owners.

Oh, and Rikku belongs to RikkuMcClowFox on Fanfiction. (Or Slashin' Azriel Hacke on FictionPress.)

Skye belongs to Buriezu za Vampire.

Star(light) belongs to Starlightlovesya123.

The Wii belongs to Masahiro Sakurai.

Magnetica belongs to...I believe Nintendo.

Now, on with the show!

Newcomer

Meanwhile, during Sam's group's events, Skye was beginning to walk around town, focusing her abilities on rather small things. Whether it was a leaf brushing across the ground, or even the occasional bird that passed, she stopped it in its tracks, mainly due to boredom. Suddenly, a brick came flying at her, but she quickly stopped it. Looking at the person who threw the brick, she saw it to be a small child, rather amused by her abilities. "…What?" Skye dropped it to the floor, cracking it.

The small child picked up the brick, smiled at her and ran off. Skye sighed, and then looked up at the sky (How ironic…). "…Homework's done…got nothing to do…" A soda can was then thrown at her, Skye stopping it in front of her.

A crimson tomcat walked up to Skye, a grin plastered on his face as he clapped his hands. "Well, well. I haven't seen ya 'round these parts. What's your name, hon?" Skye was getting slightly irritated at the crimson cat in front of him already, wearing a black coat and black jeans, sneakers and gloves with a rather odd design, much like a small grid.

More noticeable was a large scar across his face, on both green eyes. "Why are you asking?" Skye retorted, the tomcat smirking.

"'Cause it seems you're lonely, here by yourself. How about we-" Skye then froze him in place, and she shot a blast of blue psychic energy at the feline, now knocked out.

"No, and I don't intend to take you up on your offer. Pervert." Skye muttered, walking away at the sight of the knocked out tomcat.

A rather familiar song began to play on the radio, causing our favorite crimson echidna to become slightly irritated as he sat in Star's Lamborghini (of death). "Alright…what's wrong now?" Star was next to Knuckles as he crossed him arms in irritation.

"…Nothing."

"C'mon…I know you." The hedgehog smirked as the echidna sighed in defeat, pointing to the radio.

"…My old theme…sucks so badly…" Knuckles groaned in agony, Star smiling as the song continued.

"Really? I personally like it." The crimson echidna merely grumbled, Star letting out a short giggle. "No, really." She then pecked the echidna, said echidna blushing.

"Alright, if you say so." Knuckles' stomach then growled rather loudly, Star smiling as she drove on: the duo was going to get something to eat, taking into consideration they both hadn't eaten.

"We should be near-" Star stopped speaking, as the car was suddenly put to an abrupt stop, a purple glow surrounding it. "Huh?" She stepped on the gas, but they remained stationary.

"Oh. Didn't know you two were in this thing…" Skye walked up to the Lamborghini (of death), and looked at Star. "Wow, I never knew you drove the yellow Lamborghini of death!"

The hedgehog took deep breaths, and looked at Skye. "Why…why my car…"

"Hah. The author of the story wanted it as a running gag, so you'll have to suffer throughout this entire series! …Well, as long as this series GOES, anyway." A cackling was in Star's head, the hedgehog irritated already.

"Oh, that's GREAT…" Star muttered, Knuckles raising an eyebrow.

"What's great?" The hedgehog merely shook her head in response, tapping her foot.

"Nothing." The car was the released from Skye's mental grip, said car then zooming forward due Star tapping her foot…on the gas pedal.

The car then stopped…and went forward…and stopped…and- "Okay, we get the point!" Knuckles said, the car moving forward…and- "We get it!" it finally came to a stop. "Sheesh…" Knuckles folded his arms, Star giggling.

"…Hey!" The crimson tomcat from before was back, chasing Skye.

"Him again…" Skye muttered, the cat walking up to Skye…but then backing away as he saw the car.

"It's the yellow Lamborghini of death! Run!" The tomcat scared out of his wits, he began to run, Skye halting him.

Knuckles widened his eyes, looking at the cat. "…Wait, isn't that…yeah, it is! It's Cosmos' former boyfriend!" Knuckles said, Star raising an eyebrow.

"…Yeah…but what's his name again? I can't help but forget…" Star said, thinking. "It was something really…normal."

"Normal. Yeah, that helps…" Dark sarcastically said, rolling her eyes.

"OH! I remember now!"

"My name is Ken." The cat said, Star snapping her fingers.

"Your name's Ben, isn't it? I remember!" Ken face palmed, Knuckles looking at Ken.

"…Yeah, it's Ben! Hey, Ben! How've you been doing?" Knuckles said, Ken gritting his teeth.

"My name is-"

"We know…so, how's life been treating you, Ben? We haven't seen you in a while." Knuckles said, opening the window.

"That's not my name! It's-"

"C'mon Ben…we were going to get something to eat. Skye, you wanna come with?" Star asked, the crimson hedgehog nodding as her stomach growled.

"Sure. C'mon, Ben."

"MY NAME IS-"

"Ben, c'mon!" Ken sighed, and he entered the Lamborghini (of death) rather reluctantly.

"…Y'know, for the Lamborghini of death, I'd expect a lot more blood and bones…" Ken said, Star getting irritated.

"It was ONE INCIDENT. I-oh, shut up!" Star inadvertently yelled out, Ken slouching in his seat.

"They say the owner of this car is insane…starts talking to herself…yells at random…"

"Ben, would you really be saying that to the DRIVER herself?" Star noted, Ken then shutting up.

"It's KEN. Not Ben, not Jen, not Pen, K-E-N!" Ken thought, his eyes twitching.

"…Almost there." Skye merely bobbed her head, and looked out the window in boredom, freezing random things, including a bicycle, causing its rider to undeniably be in pain. A couple of minutes passed, and they arrived in front of a rather new place.

Star parked and exited the car, the group getting out, they entered a rather causal café…and ironically, no one with in said café. "Well, well…customers? Surprised. Welcome to Twilit Road." Sam's father (unbeknownst to the group at the time, anyway) looked at them with a raised eyebrow. "What would you like?" The group looked at the menu, and Knuckles conversed with the others before speaking to Sam's father.

"We'll just get four muffin sets and four OJs, thanks." Knuckles said, Sam's father nodding.

"You wouldn't happen to go to Aoiken, would you?" Sam's father asked, Star raising an eyebrow.

"What of it?" Star asked, Sam's father smiling.

"Well, my son goes there. You wouldn't happen to know a guy…black and green hedgehog? He's distant and overprotective of his girlfriend." Star bobbed her head, a small smirk forming at the edge of her lips. "Not so much overprotective than lovedrunk." His father muttered, Star raising an eyebrow.

Sam's father shook his head, and changed the subject. "How is he doing? I don't see him much, considering I'm cooped up in this store to work."

"He's doing well. He was a bit intimidating at one point in time, but that aside, he's fine." Skye said, his father laughing as he nodded.

"Well, that's good to hear. Thought he might've gone on a rampage or something by now." Sam's father merely grinned, the muffins halves beginning to cook. "That girl that follows him around seems nice."

"She is." Ken spoke up, Sam's father merely nodding.

"…Elaborate."

"She's probably the kindest, most gentle and sweet person you could imagine. She helps you when things get rough, and even when things are rough for her, she keeps on going! It's just-" Sam's father pointed a Swordbend, black and white to Ken, a calm look on his face.

The others, rather shocked he even HAD a Swordbend, just froze. "…You wouldn't happen to have any feelings for her, would you?" Ken merely froze, truthfully and painfully nodding.

"…That's not very good. See, I get ticked…" His fur began to turn and glow a crimson red, along with his Swordbend. "And when I get ticked, then Sam gets upset, and when Sam gets upset…" An aura covered Sam's father, Knuckles widening his eyes.

"Get down!" Knuckles pushed (more like tackled) Star to the floor, sending them both down.

"People DIE!" He slashed horizontally, nearly slicing Skye in half, and scaring the soul and consciousness out of Ken, who was now on the floor, a very familiar liquid on the floor…

Knuckles looked at the unconscious Ben, rushing up to him. "Ben! Ben, wake up! B-Eugh…" Knuckles backed away in disgust, looking at Star. "He leaked himself…" Knuckles said, Sam's father laughing hysterically, his aura and fur reverting to normal, his Soulbend disappearing as he laughed.

"Hah…that was hilarious! That look on his face…just priceless!" His father kept laughing, his face nearly red from the laughter as the others merely looked at him with a 'What the heck kinda mind does HE have?' expression.

He then cleared his throat, the muffins ready (If not slightly burnt on some) and the orange juice in glasses. "…Tell ya what…you're his friends, and you guys made me laugh harder than I have in the past year or so. I'm giving you half off. "$1.75 per order…you've got four, but one's unconscious…so that'll be…" A sudden pause came and went as Sam's father calculated the price of the food. "$7.00."

"But why? There are only three of us conscious…" Star said, Sam's father raising an eyebrow.

"You get what you ask…I made the muffins, what am I supposed to do, eat them myself?" Knuckles nodded, and Sam's father merely sighed. "Fine. $5.75. Low as I'll go."

"But you SAID half off." Knuckles argued, Sam's father groaning.

He finally exhaled, and muttered "I need cash…" before nodding. "Fine, $5.25. It's half price for three, and three muffin sets...satisfied?" The echidna grinned, and paid $5.25.

"Glad to see we have an agreement." Knuckles said, Skye looking outside to see two blue felines, sharing a rather tender moment, she smiled and looked back at Sam's father.

Sam's father took the money, placing it in his register. "…Your orders." They took the orders on a plate, six blueberry muffin halves on the plate, some butter on the halves.

"Thank you." Skye took the plate, and Sam's father nodded.

"Only one to say 'Thanks'. Polite people, these are." Sam's father said, crossing his arms.

Only one muffin set and glass of OJ was in front of him, and he sighed. "Well, if no one's eating it, may as well dig in." He took a bite of a muffin half, finding he did the muffins well.

The top of the muffin was firm and sweet, and the inside was light and fluffy. The blueberries were a nice added touch, and the muffin's texture complemented the butter's taste, though light and subtle, was just barely noticeable at the end. "Hmm. Seems like I haven't burnt anything." Sam's father thought, looking at the others. "Least, not on my muffin halves." Sam's father said, his eyes darting over to the door, he saw Sam and Nodoka arrive.

"…Well, I'm surprised to see you here, son." Sam's ear twitched, Nodoka still clinging onto his arm as Sam's father approached.

"We wanted to drop by for a visit." The ebony hedgehog couldn't help but smile when Nodoka rested her head against his shoulder, his father merely raising an eyebrow.

"And who would this be? You finally got a girlfriend?" Sam merely blushed at the statement, his father taking his silence and actions as a 'Yes'. "Well it's about time…" Nodoka blushed as well, snuggling onto Sam's arm. "What's her name?"

"Nodoka. Nodoka Misaki." Sam smiled when she embraced him, and exhaled in content.

"Ah. Pretty name, she's got." Nodoka blushed once more as he said that, Sam whispering "It'll be fine, Nodoka…" into her ear, she stopped clinging onto Sam, and looked at his father.

Skye turned to look at Sam and Nodoka and said "Hey, isn't that-" before being cut off by Star.

"No, don't! This is a key plot point for the couple! Don't ruin it!" Star whispered, Skye nodding as she just watched.

"Alright…what did you two come for? I know you just don't want to say 'Hi' and leave." Sam's father asked, Nodoka looking at Sam.

"Alright, you caught me. We have three televisions total…do you mind if we borrow one for a school club?" Sam's father merely sighed, and nodded as Sam did a small fist pump. "Thanks. I'll be sure to bring it home after the year's ended." He began to walk out of the store, and Nodoka following, she swiveled around.

"…Um…" She curtseyed, and continued. "It was nice to meet you." Sam's father smiled, and he bobbed his head as she walked out the door.

"Oh, boy…this is gonna be a good relationship." Sam's father face palmed, and then stretched as he yawned. "Least, with all the snuggling and hinting they've done in front of me, next thing I know she'll be pregnant." Sam's father chuckled and took another bite of one of his muffin halves.

Knuckles popped on last piece of the muffin set in his mouth, and smirked. "Small, but filling." (I'm tempted to make a double entendre, but you get what I mean) He gave the plate to Sam's father, who nodded as he took the plate.

The others finished as well, giving the plates to Sam's father, they thanked him as they grabbed some toothpicks, and left. "Come back soon!" Sam's father said, smiling as they left. "…I mean it…I'm low on cash…"

"…Ugh…huh?" Ken woke up, seeing Sam's father chomping on the muffin set. "…W-wait up, guys!" He then realized his pants were wet, and he walked off…

"…You seem happy." Skye looked at Star, having a rather large grin on her face.

"Aren't you? I feel happy for them." Star smiled as she pecked Knuckles, who blushed.

"I guess…"

"Wait up!" Ken said, dashing to the group…and tripping.

The group turned back to see Ken, the tomcat running up to the group, the group merely looked on in disgust. "…Have you noticed you wet yourself yet?" Skye remarked, the tomcat still running up to them.

"Don't care!"

"We do." Skye said, moving to the side as he ran past the group, and tripped on his jeans which were being dragged down by the weight of the liquid in his pants. "…Get a belt, Ben. Please." Skye said, looking away, the others following.

"My name is K-"

"At least a change in clothes would be nice…" Skye muttered as the feline got up.

Snow began to fall, and Star began to cuddle on Knuckle's shoulder, the echidna blushing as Star got the Lamborghini (of death) unlocked, the group- "Hey, Ben?"

"My name is-"

"Do you mind walking to your place? I don't want pee in my car…sorry." The feline merely sulked, and nodded as the group closed the doors and drove off.

Ken's expression became simply angry, and he brought two pistols out from his coat. "MY NAME IS KEN!" The enraged adolescent then began to shoot mindlessly, breaking windows, hitting cars, and taking names…if you count birds. "…I'm surrounded by idiots…" Ken muttered, walking away from the scene, sulking.

Star began to snuggle on Knuckles' shoulder as she drove, the echidna trying to get her to focus on the road, taking into consideration her lovedrunkedness was hindering her driving skills. "Star…whoa!" The hedgehog nearly crashed into a car, managing to swerve away just in time. "Be careful!" Skye said, the hedgehog still in her lovedrunk state, Skye sighed and leaned forward, taking the wheel.

"So that you do not crash and kill us all…" Skye said, Star's foot now off the gas as she leaned to Knuckles to kiss him.

"…Star?" The hedgehog was able to look at Skye, who sighed, giving a rather SES look. "Let me drive." The hedgehog merely nodded, and they drove until they were in front of a café.

Star and Knuckles went to the back, while Skye went to the wheel, driving forward. "…Hey, can I turn on the radio?" Star nodded as Skye turned on the radio, finding that Knuckles' old theme was back on the radio.

The echidna merely grumbled, and Skye switched the station to something else…unfortunately, 'All I Ask Of You' was playing.

Why unfortunate? "Say you love me every waking moment…turn my head with talk of summertime…" Star began to sing, Skye merely driving faster, as to get to Star's place faster. "Say you need me with you now and always…Promise me that all you say is true…That's all I ask of you-"

Knuckles began to sing as well, his voice relatively off tune, Skye trying to block out his voice as she rushed to Star's. Star's voice was fine. Knuckles'? Not so much, sadly. "Let me be your shelter, let me be your light…You're safe, no one will find you. Your fears are far behind you."

"All I want is freedom…a world with no more night…and you, always beside me…to hold me and to guide me…" Skye began to frantically drive, nearly hitting a bus and a van.

"Then say you'll share with me one love, one lifetime…Let me lead you from your solitude…Say you need me with you here, beside you…Anywhere you go, let me go too…Star," The hedgehog blushed, as he had replaced the female's name with that of her own, and smiled as he continued. "that's all I ask of you-"

"Say you'll share with me one love, one lifetime…Say the words and I will follow you…" The duo began to sing in unison, making Skye rush through the traffic.

" Share each day with me each night, each morning…"

Star then sang "Say you love me-" before being cut off by Knuckles in song.

"You know I do…" The duo got back into unison, and Star smiled as they sung this line.

"Love me…that's all I ask of you…" Skye sighed in relief, thinking it was over, but then covered her ear when they sang (Or in Knuckles' case, practically yelled…) "Anywhere you go let me go too…" Skye groaned and facepalmed, nearing driving off the side of the road as they sang one last line. "Love me…that's all I ask of you…" The duo kissed, and as Star caressed Knuckles' cheek, Skye parked in front of Star's house, causing Star's and Knuckles' pearly whites to smash into each other.

"We're here. C'mon, let's go." Skye quickly said, glad the mayhem was over.

Star cuddled against Knuckles' chest, the echidna pecking her forehead as he wrapped his arms lovingly around the hedgehog. "…I really wouldn't wanna be rude, but meh. They can snuggle inside, I guess…" Skye hesitantly tapped the glass, the duo looking over to her, they both got out of the car just as hesitantly as Skye tapped the glass.

They were holding hands, a luminescent blush on each of their faces as Star opened the door to her house. "Alright, let's-" The duo walked to the couch, snuggling each other and pecking each other as they sat down.

…Skye could practically see the hearts floating over their heads as they snuggled together near the fireplace, and she sighed as she walked toward the bedroom, finding a Wii there. Picking up the remote, she popped in a SD Card (She kept one if she wanted her stuff to play) and began to play Magnetica, grinning as the game went on…

She soon lost and sighed as she looked out of the window: it was lightly snowing, and she looked for a bit to see Sam, Nodoka, Cosmos, and some other blue cat. Sam and Nodoka were cuddling, as were the blue cat and Cosmos… "…Star, Knuckles? I think I've found something VERY interesting." Skye said, the duo making out and lovedrunk, they didn't notice as Star placed a gloved hand on Knuckles' chest, kissing him and holding the kiss.

"…Well, your loss." She looked at the couple duo, the crimson hedgehog forming a small smile as they went past…

"Err, Knuckles?" Star said, the echidna going a LITTLE too far, his hand trailing near Star's chest. "Knuckles, stop. Please?" He nodded hesitantly, the hedgehog blushing as his hand instead began to trail to her cheek, the duo pecked before making out, their tongues battling fiercely as their bodies pressed together in an embrace.

"Star?"

"Hmm?"

"I love you." The duo blushed, and kissed once more.

…Soon after, they got off the bed: the fire in the fireplace was burning, along with the heat of their bodies were making them relatively sweaty… "So you're finally done." Skye said, a small grin on her face as the duo blushed.

She was playing Magnetica, glancing at the duo occasionally. "Well, at least they aren't singing." Skye thought, not wanting to envision the thought, she mentally hand waved it as she played.

The yellow hedgehog walked up to Skye, and raised an eyebrow. "I never knew I had this…"

"You don't. I had my SD Card in my pocket." Star nodded, and watched her play Magnetica, Knuckles entering the room as well, he smiled as Skye soon lost, taking out the SD Card after turning off the Wii.

"It's snowing…" Star said, a small 'Hmm' from Knuckles as he sat next to her, hand wrapped around her shoulder, she blushed but leaned on his shoulder.

"Oh please don't start singing…I beg of you Knuckles, don't sing…" Skye thought, suppressing the thought until-

BOOM.

"Okay then…what was that?" Star said, looking out the window to see smoke arising from what appeared to be Nodoka's place.

"…Should we go?" Skye asked, Knuckles bobbing his head, and the group going out, Star looked at the smoke, thinking just one line of dialogue:

"…Hope they're safe."

…Well, I hope you're all content with what's happened. The conclusion to this day's events? The next chapter shall tell…Hope you enjoyed, R&R, and I'll see ya next!

~ADarknessInHeaven

Aka: Sam