A/N: Hey everyone, sorry this took so long, I had computer issues for weeks and I've been kind of stuck on how to continue this story. I'm back now though, so it should be alright. Apologies in advance if this chapters no good. Enjoy.

Episode 12: Something familiar

The sun rose as it signaled the second day of the week, Tuesday. Sonic was lying on the couch, still recovering from his little brawl with Mal. As he slept, he was having a very odd, yet somehow familiar dream. He was in his hedgehog form while he was super and was floating in a void of some sort. Alongside him were Shadow and Silver who were also super. They watched as what appeared to be a bird like being collapse into nothing. "What's going on here?" Sonic thought. When the bird finally faded into nothing, Shadow and Silver suddenly disappeared. The void surrounding him disappeared, and Sonic was now in human form once more. He started to panic.

Sonic: What's going on?! Who's doing this?! Show yourself!

At that moment, a giant, lime green eye with a blood red sclera appeared. Sonic felt frightened, nay, terrified, at the sight. The eye was unblinking, as if it were staring into Sonics very soul. It approached him as he tried to get away, but continued to float where he was. When the eye was only mere inches away from Sonic, it spoke.

Eye: You cannot kill a god.

At that moment, Sonic awoke with a fright, breathing heavily in fear, shock, and the pain from the fight with Mal. Sonic grabbed onto his chest in pain. "Dang, I can still feel Mal's tight grip on me." Sonic thought. There was something still bothering him, just who was this Mal guy, and why does he feel so familiar? Sonic slowly got up off the couch and made his way to the kitchen. He had a quick breakfast of toast and apple juice. When he finished up, Tails walked into the room, looking like he only got up five minutes ago.

Tails: Morning Sonic.

Sonic: Morning.

Tails: Uh, Sonic, are you still thinking about what happened? I'm REALLY sorry.

Sonic: Hey, I already forgave you bro. Besides, something else has been on my mind.

Tails walked over to the fridge to get himself some milk. He continued talking to Sonic, worried about what could be on his mind right now. Sonic almost NEVER let anything get to him, but there was something major going on in his head.

Tails: What is it?

Sonic: Tails, does that Mal guy seem, I don't know, familiar to you?

Tails: No, why?

Sonic: I know we haven't seen anyone like him back home, but his presence just, it just, brings something back, and it isn't something good. That much I can figure out.

Tails thought for a moment. Mal didn't seem familiar to him, but something was off about him. He then thought back to the brief moment he thought Mal's sclera turned red for a moment. Does that have to do anything with Mal's supposed familiarity towards Sonic, or was it just a trick of the mind? Tails would need to ponder that later, as he and Sonic needed to get ready for school and hopefully find the rest of the Chaos Emeralds. That's when the doorbell rang as we hear Applejack walk down stairs.

Applejack: Ah'll get it.

When she opened the front door, her friend Rarity was standing there holding a neatly folded up shirt.

Rarity: Why hello Applejack, and good morning.

Applajack: Rares, what're ya'll doin' up at this hour of the mornin'?

Rarity: Well I promised Sonic that I'd whip him up a new shirt to replace that torn, tacky one he used to have, and I knew I ABSOLUTELY needed to get it to him before school started, so after I finished his new shirt, I had a light dinner and went straight to bed.

Applejack: So ya skipped yer shower last night?

Rarity: Oh heavens NO. I'd never. I had one before I departed my home. So, is Sonic up?

Applejack: If he is, he's probably in the kitchen with his brother right now.

Rarity: May I come in then, darling?

Applejack let out a yawn into her hand.

Applejack: Make yerself at home, Ah'm hittin the tub.

Applejack walked back upstairs to take her bath as Rarity went into the kitchen to give Sonic his new shirt. When she arrived at the kitchen, she saw Sonic conversing with his younger brother, Tails. Sweetie told Rarity about her crush on the young high school attendee. She thought it was sweet that her younger sister found a good boy to be interested in, unlike that game obsessed boy, Button mash from her school. Rarity decided to make her presence known.

Rarity: Ahem.

Sonic and Tails turned their heads to see Rarity standing there.

Tails: Hey Rarity, what are you doing here so early?

Rarity: Oh I just thought I'd drop by, say hello to the Apple family, oh, and drop this off.

Rarity allowed the shirt to unfold itself while holding onto the shoulders of it. The shirt was fully revealed. It was the same as Sonics old shirt, but it had a large gold ring with a light blue lightning bolt going through the middle of the ring instead of the 'Go for the gold' message the previous one had. Sonic grabbed a hold of it and looked at it for a second.

Rarity: Try it on, I worked hard to make it a higher quality then the last shirt you had.

Sonic took a moment to slide the shirt on, careful not pull off any of the bandages that still laid on his face or on various parts of his torso. He finished putting on his shirt, he stood up.

Sonic: Uh, how do I look?

Rarity: Why, FABULOS darling. Oh, you have GOT to model some clothes I'm gonna create once you're all healed up.

Sonic blushed for a moment.

Sonic: Heh heh, thanks but no thanks. Modeling isn't up my alley.

Tails: Yeah, he's more of a jogger than a modeler.

Rarity: (sigh) Him and Rainbow Dash both. Well if you ever change your mind, or you need some new clothes, just come by my shop anytime.

Rarity handed Sonic a business card that read 'Carousal Boutique, where everything is chique, unique, and magnifique'. "Sounds like a place a snob would go to." Sonic thought.

Rarity: Well I must be off now; I need to prepare for class today. Enjoy your new shirt Sonic.

As Rarity was about to leave, she stopped and quickly turned her head towards Tails.

Rarity: Oh, and Miles deary, Sweetie wanted me to say Hello to you for her.

Tails: Uh, thanks. Tell her I said good morning to her.

With that favor out of the way, Rarity took her leave, while giving a goodbye to her friend Applejack. Tails thought about Sweetie Belle for a moment. Did she have a crush on him? Tails was not ready for a new relationship yet, especially since he still hasn't fully recovered from what happened to Cosmo the seedrian.

Sonic and Tails prepared for their second day of High School, Sonic still wobbled a little from his off center of gravity, still trying to get used to his new height. The two other worldly visitors marched ahead for school. Nothing bad was gonna happen to them today... Right?

Meanwhile, in the abandoned warehouse by the docks, Mal and his allies were training in hand to hand combat. Two figures rushed at each other with raised fists. They struck each other at the same time, causing the both to fall over as a little blood dribbled out of their mouths. Mal walked up to the two figures and kicked the one on his left.

Mal: You miserable excesses for baboons, who do you expect to get your lifes dream if neither of you can take a punch?!

?: Aw shut it grey skin, you're not training at all. How do you expect to get anything if you aren't preparing?

?: He raissssesss an important quesssstion Mal.

Mal: Because, unlike the both of you simpletons, I have year's worth of training under my belt.

?: Oh yeah, well then, why don't you show me, unless you're af-

The first guy was quickly interrupted by a backhand punch from Mal, sending him into a crate. A third, feminine figure laughed at his misfourtune.

?: (Laughing) Slapstick, it never gets old.

Mal saw he got some blood on his hand. The sight of it made him shiver with excitement. He licked the blood off his hand, enjoying more then what a human would. The third figure got up and asked Mal a question.

?: Mal, why do you get sssssso excited over another's blood drenching your own ssskin?

Mal: It gives me 'pleasuring' thoughts.

The first figure stood up, spitting out whatever little blood he had in his muoth.

?: First of all, ew. Secondly, we gotta get going. (Sarcastically) We wouldn't want to be late for class, would we?

Mal: No, we would not.

Mal and his allies then exited the building and began their path to school.

At school, Sonic and Tails had just arrived. One of the grounds keepers asked why Sonics face was all bandaged up. Sonic said he didn't want to talk about it. If anyone here knew he was in a fight, they'd probably send him to jail, and you can't look for Chaos Emeralds inside a cell. Before they could enter the building however, a voice Sonic knew too well shouted out.

?: That's the guy you threw down with? He looks like a woos.

Sonic turned to see that Mal was there, and he brought friends. One was a light green skinned girl with yellow hair and eyes, wearing a track suit. The second was a guy with pitch black skin and hair, ruby eyes, wearing a red shirt and silver pants. The last guy was someone Sonic PLEADED not to run into here. His skin was pale; he had icy blue eyes with red shades hanging over them, and green hair. He had on a white tank top on, showing two ugly scars, a black leather jacket with flames on the arms, and jeans with half of the left leg torn off.

Mal: Allow me to introduce you to my (clears throat) 'friends'. The lady to my right is Lightning Dust.

Dust: I heard your pretty fast, how about a race sometime loser.

Mal: The gentleman to my left here is Sombra.

Sombra: Hehehehe.

Mal: And last but certainly not least, the last of my 'friends', is Scourge.

Scourge: (Cracks knuckles) Ready for a beat down, blue boy?

Sonic and Tails backed up. Mal had brought back up with him to outnumber them so he could have revenge for what they did to him. That's when they both noticed something off. Mal's shoulder was all better. Last time, Sonic broke it after landing a stomp on it. How did it heal so fast? Tails then noticed his Miles Electric iPhone was vibrating, but he didn't have time to check it as the group of four trouble bringers got closer. Sonic and Tails were in between a rock and a hard place right now. Thankfully, they were saved by the bell, literally. The first period bell rang, which caused Mal to stop.

Scourge: Mal, what're ya doing you dingas?

Mal: The toll of the first bell has arrived. We will have to finish this at a later time.

Sombra: But-

Mal: Remember your reward.

When the word 'reward' was uttered, the three stopped their walk towards Tails and Sonic. The instead walked around them and went inside the building, but Scourge stopped to say something to Sonic.

Scourge: This ain't over blue boy. Just you wait.

With that said; Scourge put his shades over his eyes and walked in. Mal walked past our two dimension lost heroes, brushing Sonics arm. That single touch sent a shock through Sonics entire nerve system, a shock that felt very familiar for some odd reason. After Mal left, Sonic and Tails walked into the school, talking to each other.

Sonic: I'm telling you Tails, Mal reminds me of something, something bad. I just can't place my finger on it.

Tails: Whatever it is, Mal does have something important.

Sonic: What?

Tails pulled out his Miles Electric iPhone and pressed the and pressed the C.E.L. app. It showed a faint sign of a chaos emerald, but it appeared to be being scrambled by something, and it didn't look like EMP wave interference.

Sonic: What the?

Tails: I know. Whoever 'Mal' is, there's one certainty. He's not human.

Mal walked down the hall as he approached a locker. It had the name 'Rouge' on it. Mal focused on the locker and put his right hand on it. He made sure no one was around to see him. As soon as he knew the coast was clear, his hand phased through the locker door like a ghosts arm. A moment later, he pulled it out of the locker, gripping something. He opened his palm, revealing a shrunken red chaos emerald. He pulled the purple one out of his other pocket and held it in his left hand. A crooked smile formed on his face. "Soon Sonic, my revenge shall come to fruition, on you, and all of existence." Mal placed both emeralds in his pockets and walked off to his first class.

A/N: Again, sorry if this chapter is bad but I just got back to my stories. While I'm here, I might as well do that what characters belong to who thing.

Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Blaze, Shadow, Silver, Vector, Espio, Charmy, Vanilla, and Amy all belong to SEGA

Scourge belongs to Archie Sonic the hedgehog Comics

Twilight, Pinkie, Fluttershy, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Celestia, Luna, Lightning Dust, and Sombra belong to Hasbro

Mal, well, wait and see where that ship sails to. Heh, I'm such a tease, aren't I?