All characters are (c) Sega or Archie Comics! I own MARK!! He's MINE, MINE, ALL MINE! Anyone using him without permission will be fried and put on a sandwich.

These * * indicate thought and these ( ) indicate telepathic speaking.

I got the idea for this story whilst reading another fic. The ending was a bit crap so I decided to do a similar story and hope that it turned out better. Oh yeah, and this is a SU/SatAM story, so if you don't like it, don't bother reading it and flaming me, cause there ent no point. There is a Sonic/Sally relationship in here as well, so once again, if it ent your cup of tea, then don't bother reading it. And guess what? Tails makes a star appearance in this chapter!! Yay! After Sonic and Knuckles, Tails is my favourite character!

The Band Break-Up By Robyn Echidna

Chapter 3-Realizations.

Sonic and Sally had started to sleep and live together. It had been pretty rushed, since they had only known each other for the few months that Sonic had been in Knothole. Sally was happy to have him stay with her, as she had only had people like Geoffrey and Antoine lusting after her before Sonic had entered the scene. She had never had a relationship that had lasted this long before in her life. She had noticed that Geoffrey was the only one in the village to not have a liking for her hedgehog. Everyone else had made friends quickly with him, and Sonic had already befriended an orphaned Kitsune, by the name of Miles. He was only 11 years old, and hung around Sonic like his idol. Another child who couldn't get enough of the blue teenager was a young hedgehog by the name of Amy. She was only 8 years old, yet adored Sonic from the first minute she laid eyes on him. She was also incredibly jealous of Sally, since she was so close to her idol.

The hedgehog in question was rapidly escaping from Robotnik's back-up power plant, with Sally in tow. They had taken out a few factories and the back-up power all in one go. Since Sonic had joined Knothole, missions like these were a breeze. Unknown to both mobians, a small orange kitsune followed them, spinning his two twin tails to try and catch up with them. After a few minutes of trying, Tails found himself in a place he had never been before. It was all made of metal, and Sonic wasn't anywhere to be seen. He mewled unhappily. Then a second later, he heard a beeping noise. He looked everywhere to see where it was coming from, finally finding it several metres behind him. It was a tracer-orb, one of Robotnik's latest creations. But the young kit had no idea what it was. He ran away from the orb, but it kept pace behind him. Tails then jumped into a nearby building to avoid the small, floating-thing chasing him. He wailed some more, eventually crying himself to sleep.

A few miles away, in the centre of Robotroplis, a green furred hedgehog was prowling around. "Geez Sonic, why'd you have ta leave like that?" he asked himself out- loud. He did that a lot these days. He glanced up and noticed a spy-orb floating a few feet above him. He swore softly and ran to the nearest shelter. A few seconds later a loud ringing emitted from the spy-orb, calling a nearby SWATbot patrol. "PRIORITY 2: HEDGEHOG, MANIC. DETAIN BY ORDER OF ROBOTNIK." The leading SWATbot droned. Manic curled up in a corner. The only thing he regretted about leaving Sonia was the fact that she had his medallion. He sighed. He was completely helpless. The SWATbots crashed into the building, and grabbed him. He was bound up in thick rope and taken away to Robotnik.

Meanwhile, the two rebel leaders had 'juiced' back to knothole and were bragging about how well they did. Or, more precisely, Sonic was and Sally was hanging onto his arm. She looked worried. Ever since she had left Knothole she hadn't seen him and it made her tense. He was always there when she came back after a mission. "Bunnie?" she asked. The Rabbot looked at her gently. "What's the matter Sally-girl?" she asked. "Have you seen Tails around anywhere?" Sally asked, trying not to speak very loud in case she started a panic. Bunnie looked thoughtful "Moi princess? I 'ave seen mistere Tails. E followed you out when you left to go to Robotroplis." Antoine whimpered. Sally's eyes widened. "So why didn't you stop him?" she growled. Antoine hung his head. "Antoine D'Coolette, you are suspended from going on any missions to Robotroplis and have extra scouting duty." Sally yelled. She turned on her heel and grabbed Sonic, dragging him with her. "Uh Sal? Where're we goin?" he asked. "To find Tails."