Don't Think Twice

Author's Note: It's been a long time. Just blame life and myself when it comes to updating this. Let's not waste anymore time!

Intro Music: Avatar: The Last Airbender Theme

Chapter 4: New Arrival

Well, that was something. The 'something' that's being talked about is Sonic apparently being Tenzin's airbending student now, but beyond that, he was also there to help Korra. He didn't really mind the second part, since he's always willing to help his friends. But… airbending? Airbending? He's not even an airbender, but Tenzin insists that he is in fact one, while also insisting that Sonic was going to be trained, whether he liked it or not. "People really need to not confuse speed with airbending," the blue blur thought to himself, currently in his room and closing his eyes. Maybe some good sleep will help him out.

WRONG.

BGM: Sonic 06 - Mephiles Theme

During his sleep, Sonic would be disturbed. Though, the weird part is that it wasn't a nightmare. At least… not yet. Sonic found himself trapped in a never ending dark abyss, floating in literal nothingness. This is happening to him again? Good grief, this dude can never catch a break. What could possibly go wrong this time?

Sonic was looking around this never ending abyss, kind of being spooked out a bit. However, he would get even more spooked out when he heard a voice.

No, it wouldn't be Tails' voice, Knuckles' voice, nor Korra's voice. This was something completely different.

It was faint, so Sonic couldn't really tell what the voice was trying to say to him. All he was able to tell is that somebody, or something was trying to contact him.

"Who's there?!" Sonic shouted, being on his guard. The voice tried to speak to him again, but it was still unclear on what it was trying to tell him.

"I… I can't hear you." Sonic replied.

The voice got louder, and now Sonic could hear what was being said. Well, one part of it, anyway.

"He's coming for you now."

Sonic's eyes got wide.

"Who's coming for me?!"

Before the voice could tell Sonic more, the black abyss suddenly turned fiery red. Sonic started to fall, yelling at the top of his lungs to his apparent imminent death.

And that's when he woke up.

BGM END

Once again, Sonic would wake up in a cold sweat. He needs to stop doing this, but the problem here is that could he even help it at this point?

As Sonic sat up in his bed, he held the bridge of his nose, closing his eyes and groaned loudly. He was getting sick of this. How should he even think about that dream he had? Was he literally losing his mind, cursed to never get a good night's rest again? Or…

Was there somebody actually trying to contact him?

He got up, shaking his head as he made his way outside. He needed some fresh air.

BGM: Naruto Shippuden - Senya

Sonic was back on the edge of the cliff, looking at Republic City as he was clearly deep in thought. Boy, just by the look on his face, this wasn't the Sonic that everybody knew and loved. He was stressed and uneasy, but why? People go through nightmares all the time. It's not like they're real, or become some prophecy of what's going to happen in the future.

But everything just felt…

Real.

"Sonic, you alright?"

Sonic was kind of shocked for a second, not expecting anybody else to be awake around this time. Still, when he recognized the voice, he eased up.

"Yeah, Korra. I'm alright."

By how Sonic didn't turn around to face her, along with his uneasy tone, obviously Korra didn't believe him. Korra gave a frown, before sitting right next to Sonic on the cliff. She looked at him, and the look on his face gave her confirmation that he was in fact not alright.

"Liar." Korra told him, making Sonic sigh. "You had another nightmare?"

Sonic continued to look at Republic City, closing his eyes and gave a nod. He opened them soon afterwards, finally deciding to look at Korra.

"Why and how are you even awake? Shouldn't you be sleeping?" Sonic questioned. It wasn't in a rude way, he was honestly just curious.

"Believe it or not," Korra began, "But somebody was telling me to check on you to see if you were alright."

That definitely caught Sonic's attention. "Somebody?"

"Somebody in my dream." Korra confirmed. "I don't know who or what it was, but the only message that I heard was that I needed to check on you. It's actually kind of weird, because seeing how you are right now, it's like my dream was correct. Crazy, right?"

This definitely shocked Sonic. If it was Korra just checking up on him, then he wouldn't think much of it. But now? After the dream he had with somebody apparently trying to tell him something? Then, you add in the fact that something in Korra's dream told her to check up on him? And both of them weren't able to tell what that 'something' was?

This is getting way too creepy here.

Now, the real question is if he should tell Korra what happened in his dream?

"Yeah…" Sonic trailed off. "Crazy stuff. Still, it's just dreams. I just got a little spooked again, that's all."

Korra shrugged. "I guess… Though, I wonder if I'm finally connecting with my spiritual side. I was told that I was great at the physical side of being the Avatar, but I sucked at the spiritual side."

They both shared a little laugh. Good, the mood was getting somewhat light again. The mood can't be down for too long when you combine these two.

"Did that come from Tenzin?" Sonic asked.

Korra grinned, looking at Republic City. "Not just Tenzin. I've heard it from multiple people. But maybe since I'm finally starting to get the hang of this airbending thing, maybe that's doing something?"

Sonic would give his own shrug. "Who knows? It could. Then again, you're asking the wrong person since I know nothing about that stuff." Sonic saying this would make the two laugh again. "Oh, and just as a heads up… I'm apparently helping you with your airbending training now."

Korra raised an eyebrow. "Huh?"

"Yeah, Tenzin saw how I helped you get through those gates. To add onto that, he thinks that I'm some lost airbender, so that gave him even more incentive to make me his student. Can you believe that?"

Korra's eyes widened, her eyes showing excitement. "Wait, you're telling me that you're gonna be airbending training with me?!" She pumped her fists in the air. "Yes! Now I won't have to suffer alone!"

"Did you even listen to the second part?!" Sonic yelled.

"I heard everything, trust me! Honestly, I think I agree with Tenzin for once. You might just be an airbender. A different type of airbender, though, but your speed affects your airbending powers."

Sonic facepalmed out of frustration. "Korra, you can't be serious! Everything I do is related to speed! SPEED! Not airbending!"

Korra put her index finger on Sonic's mouth, pretty much telling him to shut up for a second. "But think about it, think about it. Your super speed connects with your airbending. I know this sounds crazy, because I know I've never seen anything like it, and I'm sure Tenzin's never seen anything like it, but it's like you literally control the wind while you're running."

Sonic did think about it for a second. He still thought the whole thing was bogus, but the thing that he was thinking about was one of his old nicknames. Knight of the Wind.

He always did like that one.

Besides him being conceited for a moment and thinking about his nicknames, he would focus back on Korra. "Alright, alright. I get what you're trying to say Korra. Still not saying that I'm some airbender, but if I'm able to help you along the way, then I guess the pain and suffering that I'm going to endure is going to be worth it."

"Now that's the right attitude!" Korra exclaimed. This was pretty shocking. Was Korra actually excited at the idea of airbending training? Was Sonic affecting her morale that much?

Seems like it.

"Well, if you're gonna act like that all the time, then it's already worth it."

"Heh. Don't think I'm gonna continue to let you show me up, though." Korra replied, giving a smirk. "You got me on the airbending gates, but for the rest of the way, I'm gonna show you why I'm the Avatar."

Sonic showed his own signature smirk. "Oh man, the mighty Avatar sees me as a challenge?" That's when Sonic put on his best fanboy-ish voice. "I-I-I don't know what to say." The stutter was clearly intentional. "I mean, I'm just so honored!"

The two couldn't hold it in any longer. They burst out laughing as hard as they could. Honestly, it was surprising that nobody woke up from how loud they were.

When the laughing did die down, Sonic and Korra continued to look at Republic City. "You know, Korra? I'm glad you got some random dream that told you to check up on me. You made this night a whole lot better."

Korra smiled. "Glad I could help."

Sonic then formed a devious grin on his face. "It's also nice to know that you're thinking about me… I mean, I'm in your dreams? You must really like me a lot." Sonic teased, as a faint blush appeared on Korra's face.

"You keep on going with that, I'm earthbending you off this cliff."

"My bad, my bad."

BGM END

It was now morning time. You would think that Sonic and Korra, after they got done talking, would go back to their beds after everything was solved.

Well, apparently the two lost track of time. After Sonic teased Korra, they continued to talk.

And then they fell asleep.

With the sun shining, Sonic and Korra could be seen leaning against each other, both currently sleeping. Wait… What was holding them up?

That would be Naga, Korra's polar bear dog and best friend. I guess before Sonic and Korra could fall on their backs on a cliff, Naga woke up and gave them a cushion before that could happen. Sonic's and Korra's heads were resting together.

Sonic's and Korra's eyes started to flutter. They weren't fully, fully awake yet. Not yet. They both yawned at the same time, their eyes now fully being open. The two would look at each other once, as what happened still wouldn't hit them immediately.

They looked away, but when they did, that's when it hit them.

They looked at each other once more, both of them getting confirmation at what truly happened.

They snuggled with each other.

BGM: Avatar The Last Airbender - Cave Jivin'

Both of them would freak out, their eyes cartoonishly popping out of their sockets as they started swinging their arms in panic and scooted away from each other.

Now, scooting away from each other on a cliff…? Not the greatest idea.

Sonic had forgotten where he was, and he was on the verge of falling. Well, was. He was about to fall until Korra rushed over to his side and grabbed his hand, pulling him up before he had the chance to fall. They started breathing heavily at all of these sudden events, both not wanting to look at each other from the obvious embarrassment.

There was an awkward silence for about 15 seconds. Sonic cleared his throat, figuring that this needed to be changed immediately.

"So… Uh… Let's just act like this never happened, okay?" Sonic told her, having an awkward tone.

Korra gave an agreeing nod, scratching the back of her head. "Don't have to tell me twice."

Sonic sighed. "Wait a minute, what was holding us up anywa-" That's when Sonic saw Naga, who was now fully awake. This was his first time seeing her, but he wasn't scared. He was mainly… confused? Yeah, confused is the word.

"Okay, this is my first time seeing-"

"Naga," Korra told Sonic. "Her name is Naga. Best polar bear dog in the world, and also my best friend."

Sonic looked at Korra, then at Naga. Naga came closer to Sonic and licked his face. The blue blur was now covered in saliva, which made Korra laugh. "I think she likes you." Korra was using the same teasing tone that Sonic used on her the night before. All Sonic could do was shake his head, hearing Korra laugh all the way through.

"Alright, I deserved that."

Later on, Tenzin had gathered Sonic and Korra to begin their airbending training session for today. "So Korra, I assume that Sonic already told you that he'll be joining us?"

"Yep, already knew that." Korra replied.

"Good. As you both know, or should know, airbending uses not only fluid movements in attacking, but in defending as well. We'll be focusing on defending today, and the specific type of defense we'll be doing…"

There was a small pause, before Tenzin continued.

"DODGE!"

That's when Tenzin suddenly sent an airblast at Sonic, sending him flying high in the sky. Seeing Sonic get knocked back like that made Korra get off guard, and before she knew it, Tenzin sent an airblast at her, and then she got sent flying all the way across the island.

Tails and Knuckles had woken up around this time, seeing Sonic and Korra getting blasted like that. Not like they were the least bit of worried, though, given their casual attitude towards the situation. Knuckles looked up at Sonic, who was still in the sky from Tenzin's airblast. The redhead had the biggest smirk on his face.

"Hey Sonic, we're gonna explore Republic City for a bit! We would invite you, but you seem to already be having fun! Ah well, maybe next time!"

Sonic would yell at Knuckles, hearing every word that was said to him. "SHUT UUUUUUPPPPP!"

Knuckles laughed out loud, giving a look to Tails. "We might as well get going. Sonic has other matters to attend to."

Tails laughed a bit. "Yeah, let's go find out more about the city."

And the two were off.

BGM: Sonic Rush - Back 2 Back

Tails and Knuckles were busy walking around Republic City. The constant business of the city, the people, the satomobiles, everything and everyone seemed on the go.

"Man, does this place ever sleep?" Tails said out loud.

"Tell me about it." Knuckles agreed. "I'm just trying to find a place to get some good food, because I'm freaking starving."

When they continued to walk around, they noticed three people not too far away from them. What a coincidence, it was Mako, Bolin, and Asami.

"Hey guys!" Tails started waving to them, trying to get their attention. The three noticed them, all having a nice greeting type of look on their faces. Well, except for Mako, but it wasn't out of disrespect. That was just Mako being Mako.

"What's up guys?!" Bolin exclaimed in his usual enthusiastic tone. He then noticed that there were two people that were missing. "Where's Korra and Sonic?" asked Bolin.

"Oh them?" Knuckles joked. "Currently being tortured by Tenzin in their airbending training. You hate to see it… Ah, I'm just kidding, you love to see it."

Bolin raised an eyebrow. "Wait, Sonic is airbending training?"

Tails nodded. "I guess Tenzin thinks he's an airbender or something. Good thing we don't have to deal with that."

"Some best friends you are." Mako added, actually making a joke in a sarcastic tone. It wasn't bad either.

Asami giggled. "Been working on your comedy, sweetie?"

Mako scratched the back of his head, blushing. "Well, ya know, I've been working on it here and there."

Asami got closer to Mako and grabbed his arm. She looked at Tails and Knuckles with a smile on her face. "We were gonna grab a bite to eat. Wanna come with us?"

"Hey, that's perfect! We were trying to find a place to eat as well, but I'm sure you guys are able to tell that we're kinda lost." Tails said awkwardly. Asami kept her smile.

"Well, lucky for you two, I know just the place. Let's go."

Tails and Knuckles nodded, the five now being off to eat some good food.

In the middle of all that, there was a person listening to the conversation. It was a girl who looked like she was extremely lost herself. Her appearance? Golden eyes, purple hair that was tied in a ponytail, purple flared coat, white gloves with fuzzy cuffs, white pants, and high heeled dark pink shoes with white stripes and fuzzy cuffs, much like her gloves.

"Tails? Knuckles?"

Finally, people that she actually knew. Maybe she could find out what the heck happened, and why they're on an entirely new world.

She would follow the group, not trying to get too far behind, but not make it too obvious that she was following them.

Everyone, Blaze has joined the battle.

END OF CHAPTER 4: NEW ARRIVAL

BGM: Sonic R - Number One

Knuckles: Oh man, this food is so good!

Tails: Tell me about it!

Bolin: Hey, uh… Anybody notice that purple haired girl keeps staring at us?

Asami: Huh, really?

Mako: Do I need to send a fireblast at somebody?

Blaze: I have fireblasts of my own!

Next time on Don't Think Twice!

Flames

Knuckles and Tails: Wait, is that Blaze?!

Author's Note: Consider this a New Years present, y'all. When I was in the middle of writing this, I checked to see the last time I actually updated this. It was in March… Freaking March. Unacceptable. Let's start 2020 off right with a new chapter. As always, if you guys made it this far and enjoyed the chapter, READ AND REVIEW! I'm gonna be more consistent on this story, that's a promise to you guys. I love y'all, have a Happy New Year, and let's make 2020 great!

Also, Blaze. Yeah, Blaze. She's gonna be fun, along with Sonic and Korra continuing to bond. Stay tuned for Chapter 5: Flames!