Angel: Hi guys! I actually finished this last week, but I figured, why not use Tuesday to get a head start? That way I can work a little faster XD Which I did, but with me starting school just yesterday, it might be a little harder to update...

Antoniocrosthwaite73: I'm not really. I already had thought about what my story will be like. I'm using Ray the flying squirrel, Mighty the armadillo, and the freedom fighters.

Angel: Oh, then by all means, go ahead.

GreenD109: Apparently, for a group like Sonic's it can be very hard to have a vacation with bad guys like Eggman coming to ruin it in an attempt to get the heroes at their weakest during down time, it's just an unavoidable fate.

Angel: Heh, yeah...not sure why he keeps thinking that it'll actually work.

Ichabod: Wow...I always thought Sonic was so freaked out by water cuz of that whole myth thing that hedgehogs can't swim...btw, they CAN, they just can't climb out of the water.

Angel: Yeah, but then again, this is a cartoon. So they can spin whatever logic they've got up their sleeve.

Guest: Wow that was awesome and Sophia looked really pissed off with Eggman I can't wait to see the next chapter soon

Angel: Thank you!

Sophia: I apologize for my anger. But whenever I am pushed beyond my limit, I tend to act upon it. Especially when that someone is Eggman or his robot minions.

Bajy: Great job! One of my favorite episodes, poor Sonic had it rough. Note to everyone, never make Ella and Sophia angry or you will deeply regret it. Looking forward to reading more soon!

Angel: Yeah, I don't want to experience that ^^' Eggman deserves it, though.

Jake: Wow that was a cool chapter and a bit funny I can't wait for the next chapter and I finished reading the turtles forever story and I heard a comment about Xiaolin Showdown that was my favorite show when I was a kid

Angel: Usually, when someone asks me about a show, it's a bad sign. After all, that's how Sonic X got its start. I really...don't want to be pressured again into doing another story ^^' But Youtube used to have all the episodes until they were taken down.

Sapphire: I think the next one is fast friends where Sam and Sonic race to see who is the fastest I wonder what'll happen plus I hope you had a great trip

Angel: Sam is just annoying in this episode...but the ending pays off, so I'm not too worried. And I was only there for 5 days. I had to help my sister move into her new dorm room, but otherwise, it was okay. I just hate sitting in a car for 9 to 10 hours.

Guest: This story is going really good I can't wait to read the next chapter to see the race it's my favorite episode

Angel: Really? Because I didn't like Sam in this episode. I have more than one favorite, especially later on with Shadow and Cosmo and the Metarex.

At the Thorndyke Mansion, everyone is sleeping peacefully. Sonic is on the balcony while an engine goes off not too far away. The hedgehog continues to sleep in content as the car speeds on the highway. Amy, Cream, Ella, and Cheese are sleeping in the same bed as the race car stops at the front door of the house, its engine sound waking everyone inside up.

"What's that?" Chris asks in confusion.

"What is the meaning of this?" Sophia yawns as she rubs her eyes sleepily. She has an eye mask over her head while wearing her regular pajamas. The car stops running, Mr. Tanaka and Ella bursting out of the mansion with weapons.

The driver, who's out of the car, blocks their attacks as he's revealed to be Sam Speed himself. "Back off, relax! Lighten up! It's me!"

They give a look of confusion as Chuck emerges out of the mansion himself. "Blast it, Sam. Don't you have any idea what time it is?"

Sam gives a thumbs up with a smirk. "Sure I do! It's morning!"

"It's 3 am!" Chuck elaborates, annoyed.

"So it's a little early," Sam dismisses his dismay.

"You're lucky I held myself back," Ella warns him. "I was just about to batter you like a chicken cutlet!" She yawns and heads for the mansion.

"I'm going back to bed," Mr. Tanaka follows her.

"I hope you didn't wake the neighbors," Chuck scolds, but is surprised to see a large crowd of citizens gathered right in front of the mansion. "Nice. They're all up." He looks up to see helicopters circling around.

Chris and Sophia approach Sonic on the balcony, looking tired as they rub their eyes. "What's going on?" the boy wonders. He moves his hand to see all of the citizens, police, and more. "Where'd all those people come from?"

"I don't know," Sonic answers simply. "Looks like they're lined up for a parade."

"Which happened to be outside Chris' home? I find that unlikely and very strange to find this amount of people at 3 in the morning," Sophia yawns, looking irritated at the lack of privacy.

"Hey Sam, isn't that a new car?" Chuck notices the race car Sam was driving to get here. The engine looks to be very powerful.

"I'm here to challenge Princess Sophia and Sonic to a road race!" Sam declares, not answering Chuck's question.

Sophia, Sonic, and Chris blink slowly. "A race?"

"Hold on!" Chuck calls out. "This is a rocket engine!"

"That's the SS 3 Super Rocket engine. It was designed by top engineers at the office of Science and Technology. Over a billion dollars went into its development," Sam explains, glaring. "Sonic, Sophia! I'm gonna prove once and for all I'm the fastest guy on the planet!" He points up at them. "No frilly princess is gonna beat me this time!"

"Sonic, Sophia, are you two gonna race against my Uncle Sam?" Chris wonders, as they don't look interested. Sonic suddenly stands up and jumps.

"No way!"

Chris goes back inside as Sophia crosses her arms.

"I respectfully decline your challenge to satisfy your drive to be the 'fastest' one in Station Square," She puts air quotes at fastest. "And that is saying a lot since you are part of the Thorndyke family," She walks away.

"Hey, wait!" He protests, storming to the front door. "You know, for a hedgehog and princess, you sure are spineless!"

He gets all the way to the basement, slamming the door open. "Hey you two, we have a race!"

Tails is sleeping there while Sonic and Sophia ignore him. Sophia hands Sonic and Chris some homemade cookies. The two-tailed fox wakes up due to the interruption. He looks around, tired.

"Morning already?"

"Sonic and Sophia say they won't race. See?" Chuck is explaining to Tails, who looks confused. Sophia sits on the floor next to him, handing him a cookie.

"Restore some energy, my friend," She rubs his back as he takes it in delight.

"They will race!" Sam says stubbornly and it's already morning as he explains the details. "The startling line will be in front of this house. From here we'll speed downtown, straight to the heart of Station Square. After we blast across the bridge out of the city, the competition will really heat up as we zoom through the desert! And navigate the twists and turns of the canyon. A hairpin turn will lead us back to the city. The winner will be the one who reaches the stadium firsts! There will be thousands of fans to cheer us on, including the president, waiting at the finish line."

"The president?!" Chris asks in surprise.

"He's gonna congratulate the winner on live TV," Sam answers.

"The coverage will increase his poll numbers! The president is sure to win reelection in a landslide!" Sam remembers Jerome Wise saying when he proposed the idea.

"But why would the government let Uncle Sam use a rocket for a race with Sonic and Sophia?" Chris wonders.

"The S3 was expensive and they think the race will increase taxpayer support for the project. Sophia should know since she's a princess and all," Chuck explains to him.

"We do not use taxes back at home as I do not enforce my friends to pay us money," Sophia points out.

"Yeah, you've got it," Sam remarks.

"Except we're NOT gonna race," Sonic tells him.

"Oh?" Sam gets in Sonic's face. "What's the matter, Sonic? Are you and Sophia afraid that when our race is over, you'll be known as the second fastest guys on the planet? I'm not gonna take no for an answer, Sonic and Sophia, and I won't let up until you agree to race me!"

"Why couldn't I have a normal family?" Chris facepalms.

"The answer is still no," Sophia tells him, arms crossed.

"What?!" He exclaims at her.

"You heard me. N-O. Get the picture?" She smirks at him and he clenches his fists. While she tolerated him since he's Chris' uncle, she did not want to race him because of his ego, for one. And two, there was no point as they've beaten him once before. There wasn't a need to prove that further.

"Sam, you can't expect Station Square to shut down just so you three can have a race," Chuck argues for the two. Honestly, he found this whole thing absurd.

"Oh yeah, you wanna bet?" Sam turns on the TV to show Scarlet Garcia in one of the helicopters.

"They're just about ready for the big race here at Station Square. The streets will soon be completely clear of traffic and an enormous crowd is gathering all along the course, waiting for the race to start." Tails gasps at all of the attention this is getting, Sophia and Sonic glancing at each other. "They're cheering now for the sponsors of today's race: The popular movie star Lindsey Fair and her handsome mogul husband, Nelson Thorndyke."

"This keeps getting worse," Chris comments.

"I'll bet my nightcap that your uncle's the one who got them involved in this ridiculous race," Chuck grumbles.

"Well, guys? You're not gonna disappoint that crowd, are ya? They've been waitin' for hours to see us go human to hedgehog to princess!" Sam gets in their faces again.

"Tough," Sonic simply states.

"Still refusing~" Sophia sings. "Though, I do respect all of your preparation." He really expected them to race after all that?

"Come on!" He exclaims in disbelief, holding his hair. All he wanted was one race!

Jerome, asleep, starts to sleep talk. "Hello, my dear." He makes kissing sounds and sits up, continuing until the phone rings, startling him awake. He answers it with a palm to his forehead.

"Yeah, who's this?"

"SONIC AND SOPHIA WON'T RACE ME!" Sam shouts, annoying the advisor. "Do something! The president should order them to compete!" Jerome opens an eye at that.

"Who is this?"

Nothing happens on the other line and he hangs up, yawning. "Sophia and Sonic won't race," He crawls back into bed. "That's too bad. But if they won't race..." He lays back down before he realizes the situation. "Wha?! If they don't race Sam Speed, my career's over." He imagines the crowd yelling at the man in charge. "Now the president will probably be impeached before the next election, and all because Sophia and Sonic won't race. We've got to do something! We'll call out the military! The army! The Navy! And the air force!" He laughs at the thought. "That should help convince them to change their mind! No, the Secretary of Defense will probably make a fuss about it. I know! I'll go over their heads!"

A satellite powers up, closing in on one ship...the Egg Fort 2 itself. A robot places down a chess piece.

"And that is checkmate."

Eggman growls at his loss. "You cheater!"

"Loser," The robot states, arms crossed.

"What?" Eggman demands, even though it was true. "I built you and I can unbuild you!" He grabs the small robot in his hands and shakes him. "I'll checkmate you! You pawn!"

"I promise that I will let you win next time, doctor," The robot tells him, trying to save his life.

"There won't be a next time," He threatens before an alarm goes off. He turns to the TV as someone with a coat, hat, and sunglasses is on.

"Dr. Eggman, I have a proposition for you," He starts.

"Oh yeah? Who are you?" Eggman wonders.

"That doesn't matter. Now, do you wanna settle the score with Sophia and Sonic?"

Back at home, Sophia is reading a book until her super hearing kicks in to listen in on this conversation. Her eyes widen as she looks around her room before she locks it closed, concentrating.

"Yes, maybe," Eggman answers, still holding onto the robot.

"What if I told you that Sonic and Sophia had been challenged to race against a high-tech rocket car designed by the government?" The mysterious informant asks.

"Really?" Eggman asks, intrigued. "Is that so?"

"In fact, Sophia and Sonic are so scared they'll be defeated that they turned us down," He continues.

"Oh?" Eggman drops the robot in his hands. "And so you need me to get them in the race? That's it?"

"You convince them to enter that race, and I'll get you front-row seats to an ice show," the informant offers.

"Are you nuts? An ice show?" Eggman asks in disbelief, Decoe and Bocoe with looks of joy.

"I love figure skating!"

"Oh please, can we go?" Bocoe pleads.

"We will work day and night without complaining!" Decoe begs.

"Not even behind your back like we usually do!" Bocoe states, Eggman placing a finger under his chin as he thinks about it.

"Alright, but how do I know this isn't some kind of elaborate trick you're playing on me?" They turn to the man with accusing looks, as Eggman would do the same to Sonic and Sophia.

"Uh," He reveals himself as Jerome Wise, his eyes innocent. "Look at my eyes and you'll see I'm sincere!"

They give looks of disgust. "Well...I'll do it. I'll need a robot to stop Sophia and Sonic." He looks at the robot who just won against him.

"Me?"

The three narrow their eyes at him. "I'll rebuild this one into a model that forces Sonic and Sophia to enter the race."

"No, please. Doctor, not me!" The robot pleads.

Chris, Amy, and Tails are admiring Sam's rocket car. "It's cool!" Tails comments.

"It does look fast," Amy points out.

"My Uncle Sam wouldn't drive it if it wasn't cool and fast," Chris explains, and they hear laughter from the skies. Chris looks up to see Bokkun, turning away with a sweatdrop. "Oh brother."

"Where's Sonic and the princess? I have to see 'em now. I brought a message with me," Bokkun states as Sonic is laying on the balcony. Sophia runs up to him, hands on the railing.

"Sonic, I must warn you that-" Bokkun lands in front of them and she groans at her timing.

"Wake up! I have a message for you two!" Sonic opens his eyes and immediately backs away, not wanting to be caught in an explosion today. "Relax, I promise this one isn't gonna blow up at the end."

"Alright," Sonic says slowly. "What is it?"

"You two better enter that race, Sophia and Sonic!" He threatens.

"No. You see, I happen to know what Eggman is up to, so whatever you have, we do not want it," Sophia crosses her arms, Sonic staring at her in confusion.

"Or else you'll have to face this!" He pulls out a robot from his backpack.

"Hi there!" It's...a kissing robot? "Mwah, mwah, mwah, mwah, mwah." Sonic and Sophia have looks of disbelief at Eggman's new...creation. They run away from the robot, being trapped by the railings. The kissing robot continues its advances, jumping up in the air. Sonic shouts as Sophia pulls him away and it kisses their former spot. Bokkun laughs at their predicament as the kissing robot puckers its lips.

"Yuck. I don't wanna take any lip from that robot," Sonic comments.

"Agreed, but...it is Sam Speed," Sophia whispers, glancing at the robot as Bokkun continues to laugh. She narrows her eyes as she didn't get a chance to inform anyone of what Jerome did.

Sam starts up his rocket car and they turn to the noise, gritting their teeth at his insistence. "I'm not gonna take no for an answer, you two, and I won't let up until you agree to race me!"

The kissing robot advances again. "Then we'll race!" Sonic reluctantly agrees, both of them jumping off the balcony. The robot kisses Bokkun instead, which ceases his laughter. Sam revs up his car, Chuck and Chris watching.

"Are you gonna play with that pedal all day?" Sonic asks, hands on his hips.

"Huh?" They turn to the two in confusion.

"Or shall we have a race?" Sophia challenges, Sam finally gotten his wish...unfortunately.

"Now since you're friends...I'll let you two race against me instead of you two doing it one on one. Not that it'll help you in any way."

"Since we're a team, what if one of us reaches the finish line first?" Sonic wonders, as there had to be rules for this.

"Heh, tell ya what. If either of you crosses first before the other, I'll give Sophia a lifetime supply of gummy bears and I'll believe that you're faster than me."

Her eyes shine at the thought.

So there's no rule against either one of us crossing first...Sonic thinks, as that could be an advantage.

"Before we race, I must make a phone call," Sophia holds up a hand, speeding into the mansion. Sonic glances at the others, who shrug. Sophia picks up the phone in the basement, putting it to her ear. "Mr. President? I must inform you of a deal your advisor made..."

They're at the starting line next to the palm trees. Ella holds Cream while Mr. Tanaka holds Cheese, the crowd looking happy to finally witness the race.

"I just don't get it," Amy states, "What made Sophia and Sonic change their mind?"

"I guess they couldn't resist the challenge," Tails guesses.

"But Sophia isn't persuaded that easily," Amy turns to him. "She still would've refused."

"On your mark," Chuck raises a flag. "Get set." Sonic smirks as he knew that he and his good friend would win. "Go!"

Sam starts off strong, knocking the two speeders back from the smoke. They follow after the rocket car as the helicopter follows the action.

"This is Scarlet Garcia reporting from news chopper 1. We now continue our live coverage of the road race of the century as Princess Sophia and Sonic the Hedgehog take on Sam Speed. After a delayed start, the racers left the Thorndyke mansion and are now speeding through downtown Station Square."

Sam, Sonic, and Sophia are neck-and-neck already.

"Hey Sam," Sonic calls out.

"Yeah, what?" Sam asks impatiently, as he was trying to win.

"We thought this was supposed to be a road race, but your rocket car doesn't even touch the asphalt!" Sonic shouts over. "What's up? That thing doesn't even have wheels!"

"Surely you know the rules of a road race," Sophia points out.

"Yeah? Look close," Sam informs him and Sonic looks down to see that there are in fact wheels. "You see, the wheels guide the glide."

"What if you get a flat?" Sonic wonders.

"Our race is about to enter the most dangerous part of the course as they steer through these narrow streets at super high speed. But is the rocket car maneuverable enough to make those hypervelocity turns?"

"This'll be easy," Sam says confidently.

"Oh yeah? Then prove it," Sonic challenges, the two speeders go on ahead, starting to make the turns.

"Sonic and Sophia's gone way ahead. Commence project straightaway now," Sam contacts the Highway Patrol team.

"Roger." The garages open up from the buildings, creating a straight path for Sam, who laughs at his advantage.

"Sorry you two, but being part of the S Team gives me the kind of class that really opens doors in this city! Ha ha ha!" He takes the lead, Sonic and Sophia close behind. They look behind at the closing garage doors, Sophia narrowing her eyes as she turns to her friend.

"Sonic, the president's aide has gone too far. He-"

"Hold that thought, princess," Sonic interrupts as they speed up to the car. "That wasn't fair!"

"Tough luck," Sam retorts, Sophia growling slightly. They jump and land on the top of his car. Sam tries to look at the road, but he can't since they're in the way. "Get off my hood, you two!"

"Ah, nice breeze here," Sonic comments, Sophia running a hand through her hair.

"Hitching a ride is against the rules!" Sam exclaims, Sonic turning around.

"Tough luck."

Sam laughs sheepishly, knowing that they had the cards here. "You got me. But would you mind moving to the back some so I can see where I'm going?"

Sonic and Sophia do so, but only because he could potentially crash. They end up standing right above him.

"Right here?"

"Further back."

Sophia narrows her eyes suspiciously and moves slightly slower to the back. "How about now?"

"Great, right there will do just fine." Sam chuckles and presses a button, causing a spring to activate and sending the two flying away. "Bye, Sophia and Sonic."

"Strange," Scarlet sees the two flying right past her. "What's Sonic and Sophia doing? Why are they going the wrong way? It certainly is an odd tactic." Eggman is watching the broadcast at this moment, laughing.

"That rocket car is my kind of mean machine! Have to try that spring trick on Sonic and the princess myself!" He writes it down. "Okay, go! Sumo-Man!"

Sam has arrived in the desert section, but Sophia and Sonic have managed to catch up to him. "That can't be Sonic and Sophia!" He looks up ahead to see a sand explosion. It turns out to be Sumo-Man, Eggman's new robot.

"You may not pass! Turn back!"

"A roadblock?!" Sonic exclaims, Sophia gasping.

"Hey!" Sam shouts, pressing a button to make his wings move downwards.

"Turn back, or be destroyed!" Sumo-Man threatens, but Sam manages to dive underneath the sand and emerge behind the robot, taking off.

"Sucker," Sam comments smugly, taking the lead again.

"Stop now!" Sumo-Man turns his attention to the speedy duo. "I order you to halt and reverse your course now!"

"Perhaps if he was not so loud, he could make a good guard for the castle," Sophia comments and they slide underneath him.

"How could I have missed Sonic and Sophia? Dr. Eggman will punish me! But not if I punish myself first!" He hits himself, sending the robot flying. Bokkun starts to cry.

"That robot kissed me!" Decoe and Bocoe try to comfort him.

"Bokkun, it might have been a lot worse, you know. You could've been accidentally kissed by Dr. Eggman."

"What a revolting thought," Bocoe comments, Eggman looking annoyed, as does the kissing robot.

"We blew it." the doctor remarks.

"Well good for me. I did my job," the kiss robot points out.

"Kiss off, you clown!" Dr. Eggman scolds. Suddenly, Sumo-Man appears from the sky and crashes into the Egg Fort 2.

"Are you alright?" The kiss robot asks, "Let me kiss and make it better." He starts kissing Eggman on the cheek, who looks frustrated.

Sophia, Sonic, and Sam are neck-and-neck once again, still in the desert region.

"Wow," Sam looks at his watch. "It's already lunchtime." A panel opens to reveal a hamburger and soda. Sonic looks at the burger, hungry himself as Sam takes a bite. "Hey, ya want a bite?"

"I politely decline," Sophia shakes her head, but she uses politely loosely since Sam wasn't playing fair.

"No thanks!" Sonic remarks, not wanting it to be another trick. He takes the lead with Sophia and he rubs his stomach. "Come to think of it, I am pretty hungry."

"Hey, Sophia, Sonic!"

They look up to see Tails and Chris with the X Tornado. Chris is bending down with two lunch boxes. "Ella sent some ham sandwiches and milk for ya!"

"Wow, thanks Chris! That looks-" Sam zooms past them, covering the three with sand and unfortunately, the food as well.

"My bad," Sam looks sheepish, but also like he meant it.

"I'll pass on the sandwich," Sonic and Sophia shake off the sand.

"Sorry, guys," Chris says, still covered in it. "See you at the finish line." The X Tornado takes off to the skies.

"Right."

"It is alright, I have brought back-up lunches," Sophia pulls out two blue and pink boxes out of nowhere, tossing the blue one to Sonic.

"Sweet! Thanks, Sophia!" He takes a bite out of his sandwich, catching up with Sam. Sophia turns to Sam, taking a big proud bite out of her back-up sandwich. Sam frowns a little and Sonic chomps the rest of his lunch down.

"This road race is still up for grabs as our racers prepare to speed through the canyon," Scarlet reports, looking down at the action.

They arrive at the Great Canyon, jumping off the surface. Sophia and Sonic run down the rocks, Sam closely behind. They turn at the turning point where Sam said it would be and continue. The trio speed up the rocks they just came down and go down the path. They're neck-and-neck for the third time in the race.

"Our racers have reached the halfway point and are now speeding back towards Station Square. Sonic, Sam Speed, and Princess Sophia are still running neck-and-neck," Scarlet tells the crowd at the stadium. The duo's friends are already there, though most of them look worried as Sam was pretty confident that he'd win.

Everyone is preparing for their arrival...well, almost everyone. Jerome looks concerned as someone is still absent. "What's taking the president so long? The race is going to finish soon."

Right then and there, he gets a phone call from his cell phone in his pocket. He answers it. "Hello? What?! But can't the president hold his emergency security meeting later? Alright, if it can't be changed." He hangs up. "I'll fill in. It's just as well. I'm more photogenic than the president, anyway. In fact, I'm more lovable than my boring boss too! I can use this race to launch my own campaign! Then the world will call me Mr. President!" He chuckles at the thought.

"What are you laughing at?"

He snaps out of his daydream to see Amy standing there, demanding an explanation.

"Oh, nothing." He chuckles still, Amy shrugging.

It's only a few miles left where the racers are now. "Now, the three challengers are racing into the city. And pulling out all the stops as they speed toward the stadium."

The crowd cheers as some people hold out Sonic and Sophia signs. They're almost at the entrance, their friends giving pleading looks.

"Come on, you guys," Amy begs to herself.

"Alright," Sam glances at his opponents. "IT'S ROCKET TIME!" He pushes a lever and uses the full extent of the rocket engine.

"Look out!" Scarlet warns, "Sam Speed is pulling away!"

Sonic and Sophia glance at each other, smirking.

"Oh yeah?"

"We shall see!"

They both turn up their turbo mode, catching up. Sam starts to sweat as he looks focused. It seems that they all cross the finish line first. The crowd cheers as the race is finished.

"Well it looks like we have a tie. That was close. The judges will examine photos to see if they can determine a winner. The results will be posted on the stadium monitor."

The challengers look up at the screen as Sophia and Sonic cross the finish line first at the same time, Sonic having done a few poses and crossing again.

"Amazing!" Sonic rubs his nose while Sophia waves both of her hands to the crowd. "Princess Sophia and Sonic not only crossed the finish line first, they went back for an encore!"

Sam gives a look of utter shock as he didn't see any of that. And because of the fact that he owes Sophia a lifetime supply of gummy bears until who knows when. "They're the winners!" Confetti falls from the stadium as the audience cheers.

"Congratulations!" Amy cheers, jumping in for a hug.

"Ah, it's no big deal," Sonic waves it off, high-fiving Sophia.

"Oh, Sonic, Sophia," They look to see Lindsey and Nelson. Lindsey is holding a bouquet of roses while Nelson claps. "Well done." Lindsey hands Sophia the flowers, hugging her.

"Thanks a lot."

"Yes, thank you," Sophia bows, Nelson hugging her too.

"We're so proud of you!" He sobs, Sophia looking away awkwardly.

"There, there," She pats his back slowly. Sonic turns to Sam, who gives them a congratulatory thumbs up. Sophia and Sonic return it.

"It was a good race, Sam," Sophia replies. "Though, you are sending me my first month of candy tomorrow."

"I'll get right on it..." He sweats a little at the money he was paying for that.

"Sonic, princess!" They look up to see Jerome Wise, who offers his hands. "That was just great." They turn to see the press with their cameras ready. The advisor leans in to them. "Guys, shake my hand. Hurry up so they can take our picture together."

Sonic and Sophia growl at him, Sophia narrowing her eyes. The girl leans in and whispers in his ear. Sonic's eyes widen as he gasps.

Jerome's phone rings and he picks up. "Hello? Oh, hi there Vivian. What?! I'm under investigation for negotiating with Dr. Eggman?!" He covers his eyes from the camera flashing, who are demanding answers. "There's no way I'll be president now! Ugggh!"

Sonic just shrugs, Sophia winking at Jerome. He gasps as he realizes how they found out.