This is a request by Mysterious Mr M

It involves Sonic, Tails, and Amy.

The blue blur and two of his friends, Tails and Amy, were hanging out at Sonic's shack on the island beach. It was a sunny day outside so who in their right mind would want to miss out on splashing in the waves, or just relaxing under the sun? These three sure didn't. Fighting off robots was hard work, so it was nice to have some time to themselves for a while.

"Ah," Sonic sighed, "I feel totally at ease lying in the sun…either that or I'm numb from lying on this rock."

Sonic heard someone snicker at his joke, which happened to be Tails since he's the one who knew him the most.

"Quick question," Tails began, prompting Sonic to look at him. "Do you think of these puns in your head, or do you make them up as you go along?"

Sonic got up from the hard rock and walked over to Tails, ruffling the bangs of hair on his head.

"That's for you to decide for yourself, little buddy; it's more fun that way."

The fox smiled. "You're practically all about fun, Sonic."

"And proud to be that way!"

Amy looked up from a book she was reading. "Sonic, you can't always have fun y'know, not with Eggman around."

"Chill out, Amy; Egghead and his lackeys offer lots of ways to have fun. You should join in sometime."

Amy huffed. "No thanks, I'd rather keep my focus sharpened."

Sonic shrugged as Amy went back to reading his book. He knew that Amy was a bit more serious than him, so it made sense for her to deny his request. After that thought vanished, he discovered that he did feel a bit stiff—no thanks to that rock.

Sonic looked at his best friend. "Tails, I think I'm gonna run a bit go wake my legs up."

"Okay, Sonic," the fox replied. "And yes, I'll stay safe; you don't have to ask every time you leave."

Sonic felt embarrassed by that. "Do I really do that? Must've been my brotherly instincts talking instead of me. See ya later!"

With that, Sonic went from zero to who knows how fast as he sped through the vast woodlands of Bygone Island.

Sonic had been running for a few minutes; indeed it helped get rid of the stiffness in his body. The hedgehog always felt free when he ran, the wind blowing across his face and the scenery going by in a flash; being the fastest thing alive pays off big time.

Sonic soon found himself on top of the dangerous yet inaccurately named Mount Safety again, finding the red flag that still hadn't been removed.

"Heh, I forgot about you," he said to the stick. "So how's the view from up here, is it the same as ever?" The hedgehog heard no reply from the flag as it wasn't a living being. Sonic continued playfully, crossing his arms. "Oh, you say you feel cramped up? Well, I'm sure you 'wood' since you've been standing here for a long while." If it could happen where he was, two drums and a cymbal ought to fall off the cliff at that pun. The hedgehog laughed. "Well, it's been nice talking with ya, but I better get back to my shack."

No sooner after he said that his wrist device was blinking, urging him to answer. He pressed it, and he heard Tails on the other side, and he sounded worried.

"Uh, hey Sonic," the fox tried to speak, "We could use a little help here."

"On a scale of one to ten, how bad," Sonic asked.

Tails paused. "Uhhh…I'd say a nine?"

Sonic nodded. "Be right there, buddy."

Sonic leaped off the side of the mountain, landing perfectly without even flinching.

He stood in concern. "Whoever is causing the problem better watch out for me!"

"Actually," commented Fastidious Beaver who came out of nowhere, "It's 'whomever'."

Sonic gave the beaver a negative look before speeding off back to his shack to take care of the nine-out-of-ten situation.

A train wreck, that's what the area looked like. When Sonic made it back his shack was heavily damaged, and judging by how it looks it would take half a week to repair. Sonic carefully went inside to see if Amy and Tails were okay.

"Amy? Tails? Are you in here?" He called out, looking inside to see that the interior was turned upside-down.

Walking across the floor, he readied himself for anything that would pop out and surprise him, but nothing was happening. Sonic then noticed that the stuff he had with drawers or lids in them were all open, as if the intruder was searching for something.

"Who—or what—would want to search my place? There's hardly anything in here, much to my slight discomfort."

Sonic suddenly felt something grab him from behind and throw him right out the door of his shack, landing in the sand face-first.

"Hey," he complained, "Watch where you throw me; I have to keep my quills in handsome condition!"

"That will soon be the least of your worries," said the intruder.

Sonic's eyes opened wider; he had heard that voice before, and it was a voice he thought he would never hear again. To his dismay, the intruder revealed himself as he stepped outside.

It was Lyric the Last Ancient.

"Lyric!?" Sonic said in complete shock. "H-how did you…weren't you stranded in your base-"

"To die?" Lyric finished, "Yes, I was. But even though you and your annoying teammates made me sick again, *cough cough* I still have one last chance for vengeance!"

Sonic growled in anger. "You big scaled creep, where are Tails and Amy!?" he demanded, only to have a face of fear as Lyric held the two in question unconscious in the claw on his tail.

"They can *cough* remain safe," he reassured, "but only if you tell me where you hid the Chaos Crystals."

"But we don't know where most of them are," Sonic tried to explain. "We only got-"

"Silence!" Lyric interrupted, "Either you tell me where they are, or your furry friends end up in a graveyard."

Sonic was at a dead end. If he told Lyric where their Chaos Crystals were, even with two he can be a big threat, and if he didn't tell them he would lose two of his friends—including his little brother. Sonic clenched his fists and closed his eyes in defeat, having no choice.

"Okay snake-breath, you win," the hedgehog admitted glumly, "We hid them in a vault in Tails' house."

"Thank you, Sonic. This information will prove useful."

"There, I told you," Sonic reminded the snake. "Now keep your promise and let my friends go!"

Lyric only chuckled at him. "You never listen to others fully, do you? I said your friends *cough cough* would stay alive, but I never said that I would give them back to you!"

With that, Lyric slithered off across the sand towards Tails' house at high speed, having lost his ability to fly.

"Hey! Get back here!" Sonic shouted before speeding after the villain.

Lyric arrived at Tails' house, getting ready to search for the vault. He heard Sonic skid to a stop behind him, to his further annoyance.

"You little vermin, you just don't seem to give up."

Sonic stepped forward in determination. "I never give up a fight till the end, Lyric." The snake hissed back, irritated. Sonic smirked. "By the way, you said if I told you where the Crystals were my friends would be safe, which means you never said about you hurting them afterwards!"

Sonic instantly spin-dashed, getting a successful hit below the tail claw, causing the grip to loosen on Tails and Amy, freeing them from harm.

"If you want the Crystals, you're going through me!" Sonic threatened.

Lyric only smirked and said, "Of course," before slamming his tail right into Sonic, knocking him down hard.

The ancient grinned as he went inside Tails' workshop, searching around the place for the vault. At first he was confused, but soon enough he found the hidden switch to reveal the vault door, giving him a sense of accomplishment. Lyric rotated the wheel and began pulling the door to open it, waiting to see the Crystals inside; what he found was anything but that.

There was nothing in the vault.

"What," he shouted in anger. "Where are they!?"

Lyric's thoughts were interrupted when a hold suddenly opened underneath him, dropping him into the black abyss below.

Sonic, Tails, and Amy were able to get inside just as Lyric fell, and it left both hedgehogs with open mouths and curious expressions, but Tails was very giddy about it.

"Yes! My security system worked!" he cried.

"Security system?" Amy asked.

"Yeah, I made a security system to make sure nobody took the Crystals if it wasn't any of us," the fox explained. "The Crystals are actually behind the back wall which rotates only if the camera sees us open the door; a thief would fall in the hole."

Sonic and Amy smiled at the young inventor. "Wow buddy," Sonic said while rubbing Tails' head, "That's impressive! I'm proud of ya."

"Um, by the way," Tails mentioned, "the hole down there leads to something which will make sure Lyric doesn't come here again."

"What's that?"

Tails smirked. "A cannon."

No sooner after he said that, the three could hear Lyric's screaming as he was fired out of said cannon far far away. Sonic had to admit, Tails really keeps himself prepared.

"Sonic," Amy caught his attention, "we heard you talking to Lyric about the deal; would you really give the secret away for us like that?"

Sonic smiled. "Of course I would, Ames. You two are my friends and I promised that I would keep you all safe. Now, who wants to go get a bite to eat in town?"

"No thanks, Sonic," Tails said tiredly. "I'm worn out. Maybe next time?"

"You betcha, little bro."