(See Prelude for Disclaimer).

~Chapter 2: A New Adventure Begins~

Later that same day, Tom and Maddie were packing to go somewhere.

"How excited are you to go toHawaii?", asked Tom as the two entered the living room to see Sonic and Ozzie, with Sonic holding a clipboard and spatula and wearing a tie, both of them wearing sunglasses and standing in front of a Ring portal with a view of Hawaii visible through it.

"Welcome to Sonic Air, the fastest way to travel. Now boarding groups one and two", said Sonic.

Maddie laughed, "Aww, Sonic! This is so fun!", she said.

She walked forward, but Sonic blocked her. "I'm sorry ma'am, you're group three. Please wait your turn. Anyone from groups one and two?", he said.

"Just let him get it out of his system", said Tom.

Okay, anybody else? Right this way", said Sonic.

"Thank you", said Maddie as she walked forward, with Sonic pretending to scan her with the spatula. Sonic made scanning noises with his mouth, making Maddie laugh. As she went, Tom then walked up, with Sonic doing the same to him.

"Terrible shirt detected", he said referring to the Hawaiian shirt Tom was wearing, "Okay, your free to go. Enjoy your trip. Bu-bye now".

"Okay", said Tom as he bent down to Sonic's level and opened his arms, "Bring it in".

"Tom, I'm about to be hedgehog of the house for the first time. I think I'm a little mature to hug you goodbye", said Sonic.

Maddie bent down and made a fist, "Okay, what about a power bump?", she said as Tom made a fist as well.

"Yes! Power bump! That's more like it", said Sonic as he, Tom, and Maddie all power bumped as they all raised up and un-fist their hands.

"Wachowski!", they shouted in unison.

Tom and Maddie made their way through the Ring portal as Sonic held a Ring in his hand, "Okay, use this one to get back home", he said. Sonic tossed the Ring to Tom, who caught it in his hand.

"Alright, we're off. Okay, be good!", said Tom as he and Maddie walked through to the other side of the Ring.

"Yes, you have our number", said Maddie.

"Sorry, I can't hear you, you're traveling through a cross dimensional portal!", Sonic said as the Ring portal proceeded to close.

"Miss you already!", said Tom.

"Okay!", said Maddie.

"Have fun atRachel's wedding!", Sonic called out.

Maddie blew an air kiss, just as the Ring closed out of existence.

"Okay, its 48 hours until they come back. We've got TV channels, streaming channels, a house full of food, and no supervision", Sonic said as Ozzie barks, "Lets do this".

As music played in the background, Sonic proceeded to party in the house, doing the most outlandish things imaginable. He jumped on the couch with food everywhere, then he did a dance off with different hair styles, he rode a skateboard in the house and jumped over a pyramid of dishes, he used a Ring to buy food right out of the store, he drove a riding mower in the house, and brought inside an outdoor pool and had a pool party inside the house.

[Time Skip]

Meanwhile, while that was going on, a few leaves were rustling on a hilltop just outside of Green Hills as a Ring portal opened up. A being popped out of the portal, it appeared to be a yellow anthropomorphic fox with two tails. He was reading energy levels on a strange device.

"If these readings are accurate, he's here. I found him! I just hope I'm not too late", said the fox. He then used his twin-tails like a helicopter rotor to fly over the forests and into town. He landed in some nearby bushes outside the police station and looked to his device again.

"Hmm, he's close. I just need a way to reach him without being spotted", he said as he looked to see a police car outside the Mean Bean Coffee Shop, "Standard human transport. Perfect!"

[Time Skip]

Later that night, Sonic was floating in in the outdoor pool using a flamingo floatie before hearing a vibrating sound. He reached down to reveal his phone showing Tom calling.

"Uh oh. Ehh boy...", said Sonic as he turned the lights back on and proceeded to clean up everything in the house, before laying on the couch as Tom called in.

"Aloha! How's it going bud?", asked Tom.

"Oh, ya know. Just a quiet time at home. Just settling in with a good book. And you? Wazzup with you?", said Sonic.

"Oh! just called to say we're here. But now, every word in your mouth is making me suspicious".

"What?! You gotta relax buddy! You're at the Four Seasons Oahu. Have a Mai Tai! Enjoy some time with your wife! Get sunburn somewhere embarrassing! This weekend is about you".

"Ya know what? You're right. We power bumped on it. So whatever it is you're doing, I'm sure you can undo it by the time we get home, yeah? Yeah?"

"Exactly! I mean, I am deeply offended by such accusations! So, how's Rachel's fiancé? Is he as good looking as he was in his picture?", Sonic said as Tom looked to see Randall with Rachel as they both kissed.

"Somehow, better looking", said Tom.

"Wow! You're about to be the third best looking dude in the family!", Sonic joked.

"Hahaha. Alright, I better go introduce myself. Stay out of trouble".

"Trouble? Don't worry. Everything here is completely normal".

"Uh-huh. Later, bud", then Tom hung up.

[Time Skip]

That night, Sonic and Ozzie were watching TV, with the former eating a bowl of popcorn.

"Alright Ozzie, its movie night at Casa del Sonic and you're picking", said Sonic not realizing that outside, a Ring portal had formed, "But I am not watchingSnow Dogsagain. That movie is the worst!"

Just then, his phone rang. Sonic lifted it up to see that Penelope was calling, his eyes lit up with joy as he answered it, seeing her smiling face looking back at him.

"Hey there, little brother! How's it going? I heard Mom and Dad were out of town so you're home all alone", said Penelope.

"Yeah, but I can't totally handle it. I'm watching TV with Ozzy right now. What about you? How's school going?", said Sonic.

"Great, it's a lot of work but its worth it. I really miss you guys, but I'm working hard to make you all proud", Penelope replied.

Suddenly, the lights went off.

"Ohoho! Blackout!", said Sonic as he zoomed away and returned, turning on a flashlight to reveal him in a blanket, "Oooohhh... Oooozzzzyyyy..."

Ozzy whimpered and ran off, "Oh, sorry buddy. Everything's okay", Sonic said apologetically.

"A blackout happened over here too, just give it a minute. The lights will come back on eventually", said Penelope as she was still on the phone.

Suddenly, the TV screen showed a static screen, startling Sonic and making him walk out of the room. "Um, excuse me? We did not order a poltergeist...", he said with a quiver in his voice.

As Sonic left, lightning flashed to reveal a shadow. Sonic made it to the door, "Um, if this is the pizza guy, this is really unprofessional", he called out. Sonic gently pressed himself against the door and reached for the knob, only for sparks to surround it, making Sonic back away.

"Sonic, what's going on? Are you okay?!", Penelope asked in concern.

Soon after, the doorknob fell off, and the door slowly opened up to reveal Robotnik across from Sonic with the point finger of his control glove glowing like a taser.

"Eggman?", Sonic said in disbelief.

"WHAT?!", Penelope shouted over the phone

Robotnik blew out the taser like a candle and looked to Sonic, "Hello, hedgehog. Did you miss me?", he said.

"Sonic, what's going on?! Please tell you're talking to who I think you're talking to!", Penelope shouted.

Sonic lifted the phone to his ear, "Sis...I'll have to call you back", he hung up and pocketed his cellphone before turning to Robotnik, "I don't know how you got back, but you made a big mistake coming here".

"Oh contraire mon frere! The mistake was thinking that you've won. But that was just a prelude, an d'oeuvre, an aperitif, an Amuse-bouche--"

"I get it!", Sonic shouted cutting Robotnik off.

Robotnik chuckled as he walked forward waving a finger, "I don't think you do. But you will. And so will that idiot sheriff and his wife", he said as Sonic made a fist with chaos energy building up, "And your little dog too!"

Sonic rushed up and time slowed as he prepared to punch Robotnik in the face; Robotnik then backed away to reveal the red echidna leaping right at a surprised Sonic. Time went back to normal as the red echidna punched Sonic right through a wall, destroying the TV.

[Time Skip]

Meanwhile in Boston, Massachusetts, Penelope stared down at her cellphone in disbelief and horror. Then her face of fear morphed into one of determination as she ran over to her computer desk, she pulled out a sheet of paper.

She quickly wrote a note for Harvey and Cheryl, and left it on her desk. Then, she opened the first drawer on the dresser and pulled out the coin purse of Rings Sonic had given her. "And here I was thinking I may never have to use these", Penelope said to herself.

Then she ran over to her closet and put something on before grabbing a military style camouflage backpack and filling it with some things. Then she pulled out a Ring and tossed it, creating a portal to Green Hills.

Penelope jumped through the portal and landed in the middle of town just as the portal closed. "Dang it! I was thinking about the town when I should've been thinking about the house! How..."

She paused when a police car came speeding towards her, Penelope leapt out of the way as it stopped. She peered inside to see the two tailed fox, "Sorry! I didn't mean to almost hit you. Do you live here? Are you a friend of Sonic?", he asked.

Penelope then opened the backseat door and climbed in, "I'm his older sister. I'll explain on the way, just drive cause it seems like you're headed for his house!", she said. The fox nodded as he drove the police car.

[Time Skip]

Sonic laid on the couch dazed, as he looked through the wall to see the red echidna looking right at him, "Pitiful", he said as he walked through the hallways while Sonic got up.

"Who are you?", asked Sonic.

Robotnik stuck his head through the hole, "Where...are my manners?", he said as he walked through the hallway and stood right behind the red echidna, "Sonic...meet Knuckles. My new BFFAE. Bestest friend forever and ever!"

Sonic got up on the floor and grabbed his bag of Rings, wearing it like a strapped backpack. "Look, Robotnik, I don't care who you bring to help you. You're never gonna get my power" he said.

"Do I look like I need your power?", asked the red echidna now revealed to be named Knuckles. He raised his fist to reveal red chaos energy coursing through it. Sonic dashed at Knuckles, only for him to punch him straight through the wall, making him fall backwards.

Sonic regained consciousness and looked to see Knuckles standing across from him, pounding his fists together. Robotnik appeared at the scene, eating Sonic's popcorn.

"So nice when diabolical evil lives up to the hype!", he said with glee.

Sonic got up to face Knuckles, who stood his ground. "Oh you want it? Here it comes!", said Sonic as he started building up chaos energy.

"I was expecting more of you. You're unskilled...Untrained...And unworthy!", said Knuckles.

"You forgot one. Unstoppable!", Sonic said as he zoomed right at Knuckles, resulting in an explosion of light. As it dimmed, it was revealed that Knuckles was holding Sonic in place in his spin attack form. Knuckles walked forward, raised a fist, and pummeled Sonic into the ground, creating a massive explosion of chaos energy and a large crater.

Robotnik dropped his bowl in a comedic fashion in slow motion; Sonic was grabbed by the throat by Knuckles and was pinned against a tree, "It is my destiny to do what my ancestors could not. To restore theultimate powerto the home of my people", said Knuckles.

Robotnik overheard with interest as Sonic struggled to catch his breath, "Ultimate power? I don't know what your talking about! You got the wrong guy!", he said.

"Ultimate power? Now you're speaky my language", said Robotnik.

"Don't play dumb with me, apprentice of Longclaw!", said Knuckles.

"You knew Longclaw?", asked Sonic

"Longclaw andher peoplewere the sworn enemy of my tribe, theechidna!", said Knuckles as chaos energy built up as he raised his fist, "We fought and died at their hands, and nowyouwill die by mine!"

Suddenly, a police car crashed through the fence, heading right toward Knuckles, who let go of Sonic, but got hit and sent into the green house with Robotnik startled by the ordeal. The two tailed fox revealed himself from the drivers seat, "Come on! Get in! I'm on your side!", he shouted.

"I'm sorry, who are you?", asked Sonic.

"Bro, just get in! Now!", shouted a familiar voice.

Sonic's eyes widened in surprise when he saw Penelope in the backseat, "Wha...Sis? What are you doing here?", he asked but then he looked to a groaning Knuckles, who started to regain consciousness.

"Ya know what? It doesn't matter", he said as he got into the car, only for Robotnik to leap at the windshield, making Sonic, Penelope and the fox scream in fear.

"Get us outta here! Go go go go go!", Sonic shouted.

The fox pressed a button on his device and small magnetic gadgets on the pedals made the car go in circles. Robotnik barked like a dog as he clawed at Sonic's side of the windshield.

"Gross! Is he licking it?!", shouted the fox.

"Get us the Hell out of here!", shouted Penelope

The fox turned the car left, "See ya!", he called out. Turning left, he tossed Robotnik into the bushes as he, Sonic and Penelope drove off. "Make sure to get your shots, Eggman!", Sonic called out.

Robotnik got up and looked up at the leaving vehicle. Knuckles got up growling, his eyes glowing red as he proceeded to give chase to the car at high speed. Sonic shouted in fear as he looked to see Knuckles heading right toward them.

"Wow. Okay, let me just say, it is an honor to finally meet you, Sonic. Is it okay if I call you Sonic? Everyone calls me Tails. You're probably wondering why", said the fox.

"Let me guess. Because of the extra tail?", asked Sonic.

"That's right! I should've known you'd get that", said Tails.

"Cool. Also, what is going on?! Robotnik's back? Sis, what are you doing here? And who's Clifford the Big Red Rage Monster?!", said Sonic.

"Tails explained what was going on to me on the way here! After I heard everything on the phone, I got really scared and rushed over here to help you", said Penelope.

"And that's Knuckles. The last of the echidnas, and the most dangerous warrior in the galaxy. He's obsessed with finding theMaster Emerald", said Taild.

"Are you serious? The Master Emerald? That's just a bedtime story", said Sonic.

"Well, he believes its real, and he must think you're the key to finding it", said Tails.

Sonic looked up and saw a red light on the road, "Red light! Red light! Give me the wheel!", he shouted. Sonic pushed Tails away as he took the wheel.

"Hey! What are you--"

"Move your foot!", Sonic shouted cutting Tails off. He drove right pass a Splash Hills water gallon truck and looked back to see that Knuckles was no longer on their trail.

"I think we lost him", Sonic sighed.

Knuckles dashed right through the truck and leapt onto the roof of Sonic and Tails' car, ripping off the siren lights and punching right through the roof, making Penelope scream as she ducked to avoid him.

"We did not lose him! We definitely did not lose him!", Sonic shouted.

Knuckles ripped the car door off, just as they headed for a cliff road. Tails looked down to see the dropping ground as they headed for a turn in the road.

"I got an idea! Do you trust me?", he asked.

"Of course not! I literally just met you!", said Sonic.

While they were arguing, they had noticed Penelope was tapping something on her wrist. Something that was glowing a bright cyan light.

"Just let me--"

Tails cut himself off as he took the steering wheel and drove right towards the turn. Soon after, they drove right off the edge as Tails proceeded to grab Sonic's hands and use his twin-tails to fly them out of the car, Penelope leaping out of the backseat after them.

Knuckles leapt out and slammed the spikes on his gloves into the side of the cliff as the car exploded against the ground below.

Back with Sonic, he had his eyes closed, screaming, until he realized that he was in the air, flying.

"W-we're flying. Um, did your butt just turn into a helicopter?", he asked.

Tails laughed, "Hahaha, a butt-copter. Only Sonic the Hedgehog can come up with something like that".

That's when Sonic realized that he hadn't seen Penelope exit the car and since it had exploded, he became very scared. "Sis? Sis! Where are you?! Please tell me you're okay!", he shouted.

"I'm alright! I'm up here!"

Sonic looked up and his eyes widened in surprise at what he saw: Penelope was standing on what looked like a floating white surfboard with cyan markings all over it, she was also wearing a white skintight suit with cyan markings and black boots. On her back was a military style camouflage backpack and on her wrist was black gauntlet with a small screen and keyboard.

"Whoa...what the...? Sis, what are you wearing? What are you riding?", Sonic asked as Penelope flew down to Tails' level.

"You're looking at what I had planned on unveiling at the Young Inventor's Symposium at school next month. Say hello to the PW-512 Hoverboard, this is actually a prototype I built and I haven't tested it out...until now that is", Penelope explained.

Tails looked at her with an impressed smile on his face, "Your sister is an amazing inventor, Sonic! Her designs are awesome!", he said.

Penelope smiled and blushed before adopting a serious expression, "Okay, enough talk! Let's get out of her before Eggface and the Red Menace regain their senses!", she said. She and Tails proceeded to fly away with Sonic as Robotnik arrived on a riding mower that he got off and kicked indignantly.

He watched Sonic, Penelope and Tails flew away, his gaze fixated on the hoverboard that Penelope was riding on, secretly wondering how she was capable of making such a device.

[To be continued...]