I finally got some reviews! Cool! I got the next chapter ready. A bit of the plot starts to thicken later in this one. This is where it starts to go closer to Sonic-style than the Harvest Moon style. It's amazing what one can write on the back of a tray liner in between taking orders in a drive-thru :)

Sonic got up the next day and was about to start breakfast when he heard a knock at the door. It was Amy.

"Hope I didn't wake you," Amy said.

"Nope, just got up," sonic replied. "What's up?"

"Today should be the day that the egg hatches," Amy said.

They went over to the chicken coop. There were pieces of egg shell on the floor, and a little yellow fluffy object was on the floor.

Sonic picked up the object, which turned out to be a baby chick. It chirped happily.

"Welcome to the family," Sonic said.

"What're you going to name it?" Amy asked.

Sonic thought about it. "How about…Birdy?"

Amy smiled.

The two hedgehogs left the chicken coop. "Looks like I'll be by later to buy some chicken feed," Sonic said.

"Ok, see you then," Amy said, and left for the lake to meet up with Cream.

Sonic went in and ate. He then noticed the can from last night. He rinsed it out and was about to drop it in the recycle bin when he got an idea.

Running outside, he filled the can at the little spring and started watering the plants using the soda can. It only held enough for two plants before it needed a refill, but it would do for a few days.

Putting the can in his rucksack, he checked on Tornado. He fed and brushed him. "Lookin' good, Tornado," he said to the horse.

By now, the Poultry farm should be open, so he went there. Knuckles was there, and was happy to sell Sonic some bags of chicken feed.

"Right now, the chick will only need a little. Once it becomes an adult, it'll need about two cups of feed a day."

"Thanks," Sonic said.

Sonic left and went back to the farm. He put a little feed out for Birdy, who chirped happily and started pecking at the food.

Sonic then went on his usual rounds of foraging, he found Amy by the lake, looking up into a tree.

"Hey Amy, what's 'up'?" Sonic said jokingly.

Amy chuckled, then pointed up at the tree. "I was sitting by the lake, and my headband fell off. Before I knew what happened, a bird picked it up and dropped it into a tree. He probably thought it was a stick he could use to build a nest."

Sonic looked at the tree. The even lowest branch was too high for either of them to reach.

"Where's Tails or Cream? They can fly, right?"

Amy sighed. "Tails is fixing the oven at the inn for Vanilla. Cream is helping her make food for the guests that don't require cooking."

Sonic looked at the tree again. He got an idea.

"If you stood on me, you could probably reach the branches."

Amy blinked. "Is that safe?"

"Only one way to find out," sonic said.

"Well, Ok."

Sonic stood under the lowest branch and cupped his hands. Amy stepped in his hands and boosted herself up. Soon she was standing on Sonics shoulders.

"Almost there…" Amy said, reaching for the lowest branch. After using Sonics head as a stepping stone, she managed to get on the branch. She worked her way to the branch that her headband was on and grabbed it.

"Yes!" she said. Then she heard a cracking sound. Her eyes got big.

Another cracking sound. The branch started to point down at a slight angle. Amy gripped the branch in fear.

The branch snapped, and Amy started to fall, yelling.

"Amy!" Sonic yelled. He raced under her to catch her, but Amy fell right on top of him.

Amy got up. She was sore, but ok.

"Sonic, where are you?" she asked, looking around.

"Oww…" she heard from under her, and saw she was standing on him. She immediately got off. Sonic sat up, and then gripped his left arm in pain.

"Come on, let's get you to the doctor'" Amy said, worried. She grabbed her headband and put it in her pocket, and helped Sonic walk slowly all the way to the hospital.

When they entered, Bunnie looked up from her paperwork. "Oh mah stars! What the ho-ha happened?"

"Well," Sonic started in a slightly strained voice, "an angel fell from Heaven and landed right on top of me."

Bunnie looked confused. "Did he get whacked in that noggin of his or somethin'?" he asked Amy.

Amy shook her head. "I fell out of a tree, and he broke my fall. I'm fine, but I think he's hurt."

"Ah, I see," Bunnie led them to an examination table. "Ya'll wait here. I'll go round up the doc."

She quickly returned with Antoine. "Bunnie was telling me what happened. Let's take a look at that arm, no?"

After some tests, Antoine announced his results. "Nothing is broken, just dislocated. This may be hurting some." He moved Sonics arm back into place. Sonic let out a small yelp.

"Ok, all better. With some rest, you should be feeling better in the morning. Just be avoiding such fuelish things in the future, yes?"

"Thanks, doc," Sonic said. His arm was still a little sore, but felt much better.

"Slice of pie," Antoine said.

"That's 'piece of cake,' sugah," Bunnie corrected.

"Yes. I am happy this is so," Antoine said.

Amy and Sonic walked back to the farm. "You'll be Ok?" Amy asked.

"Yeah. Good thing I finished my chores earlier."

"Ok, hope you feel better," Amy said. Then she kissed him on the cheek and left.

Sonic went inside, took off the rucksack, and read from the "Farming for Dummies" until he fell asleep.

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Sonic got up. It was a nice day. Then he noticed his arm was all better. Grinning, he ate and went outside. A weasel was outside looking around.

"I'm Nack," said the weasel. "I'm a wandering salesman, and I've got items for sale that you just can't find anywhere else."

"Well, I…"

"Come on, take a look," Nack said, pulling out an axe. "Look at this! It has a blade that can cut anything at all."

The axe blade then slid off and fell to the ground with a thud, leaving Nack holding just the wooden handle.

"Uhh…it also comes apart for easy storage!"

"I don't…"

"How about this?" Nack said, pulling out a mallet. "It's got solid construction and a large striking surface."

Sonic took the mallet. "Hey, this is Amy's mallet!" he said.

"That's right!" Amy yelled. She was at the gate with Knuckles, Tails, and Cream. They ran up to Sonic and Nack. "You stole if from me!"

Nack crossed his arms. "I'll have you know that this mallet was hand-crafted in a small town in Germany. You must be mistaken."

"Then why is 'Amy Rose' engraved on the handle?" Sonic asked, pointing out the name.

"Uhh..." Nack was lost for words. He started to sweat.

Sonic handed the mallet to Amy. "Here, pay him back for the mallet."

Nacks eyes got big.

"BAKA!!" Amy yelled as she whacked Nack with the mallet. He was knocked out cold.

Knuckles whistled. "No doubt about it, that's her mallet."

"Come on, let's take him to Officer Snively," Cream said. Knuckles picked up the unconscious weasel and brought him to the mayor's house. Sonic Knocked on the door.

"Yes, what is it?" Eggman said, opening the door.

"Is Officer Snively home? We had a problem with a thief," Sonic said, pointing at Nack, who was just coming to.

"I'm right here," a shorter man in a police uniform appeared next to Eggman in a police uniform. He had a big nose and only a few hairs on his head. "Officer Snively, at your service, sir."

Sonic and the others told Eggman and Snively what happened. Snively handcuffed Nack and brought him inside, reading him his rights.

"Thank you for catching him," Eggman said. "Is there anything else I can do for you?"

"No, I got work to do. See ya!" Sonic said. He and his friends left.

Eggman closed the door. Snively took the handcuffs off of Nack, who then took a seat at the table. He took his hat off to rub his head where he got hit with Amy's mallet.

Eggman stood next to the table, his back to the thief. "Did you find anything out?" he asked in a low tone of voice.

"Yeah, that girl is mean with a mallet," Nack said.

Eggman brought his fist down hard on the table, causing Nack to jump nervously. "Besides that!" Eggman yelled.

"You already saw that he's made a good number of friends," Nack reported. "He's got a horse and a baby chicken. His crops are growing at a good rate. I don't think he's harvested any yet, but his plants are surprisingly large. He'll probably get that farm in good shape by the start of fall."

"That's not good. I have the resources to build my factories and robots, but I can't do it as long as that hedgehog is growing that organic crap they call food. As long as it brings in any income, nobody will let me build anything on that land."

Eggman turned around and faced Nack. "You know what to do."

"Ok," the thief said, and rubbed his head. "Hey, do you have anything for curing a headache?"

Eggman walked over to his desk and opened a drawer. "Take two of these and call me in the morning." He tossed two objects to the weasel.

Nack caught them. They were bundles of $100 bills, neatly bound in rubber bands. He grinned. "I feel better already."

Well, this is an interesting turn of events. And if you're thinking of trying the HM series, remember that there aren't any major conspiracies like this. The HM game is pretty much about farming, making friends, getting married, and having a family. Don't expect to try to overthrow anyone or fight evil. Just a warning.

Oh, and the bit about Sonic breaking his arm is a variation of an event in the N64 version of Harvest Moon. In there, your character comes across one of the potential wife characters that sprained her ankle, and you carry her back to her house (there's no clinic in the N64 version.) I just modified the event a little bit.