Sonic and Thystan
Sonic had just finished showing Thystan the house. Sonic offered to sleep in the living room, but Thystan denied.
"No. I don't wanna ruin your bed with my spikes." Sonic chuckled, then pointed to his spikes. Thystan still denied. Sonic, confused, asked him where he would sleep. Thystan walked over to a corner and rolled into a ball. He rolled up the wall, into the corner, then stuck his spikes into the corner. He wrapped his tail around him and looked down at Sonic.
"I basically stay up here, sorta like standing in midair." Sonic was in disbelief.
"You aren't sleeping up there. Get the hell down." Thystan unwrapped and pushed off the wall with his feet.
"I am sleeping up there." Sonic rolled his eyes and told him to 'enjoy your stay'. Thystan nodded and asked if anyone was for a race.
"A race? Against you? I dunno…" Thystan laughed.
"Unless you're a chicken." Sonic was furious at this.
"Oh. Ok. You're on. But don't cry when I beat you. Around the mountains and back to the beach."
"You're on!" They continued out the door.
Tails, Kari, Ynaffit, Frynic, Hitail, and Marcy
"Ok. You can sleep here. Is that ok?" Frynic nodded.
"Sure. As long as it's a place to stay, I'm down." They all laughed, except Marcy, who was locked in her room, being bitchy over the boyfriend ordeal. Ynaffit went to drink a fifth of vodka. Dare her to drive? Hitail was singing Alice In Chains' Man In The Box. Hitail was still trying to master his 'running walls' technique. Marcy came out of her room, in new clothes and with perfume, mad as a bull.
"Where you going?" asked her sister.
"I'm going to the mall!" Ynaffit teased her.
"You going hunting again, my dear?" Marcy was really mad now. She slammed the door on her way out. Tails and Frynic decided to test their flying skills in the mountains and jungle. Ynaffit wanted to stay home and watch Passions, which came on in ten minutes, at three o'clock.
Liartra
Me and Squire were racing through the open plains. I jumped over a mole hole that was in my way. We raced on, until Squire tripped over a root. I laughed really hard and helped him up. He smacked me in the forehead and took off. I raced after him, both of us heading towards the Angel City. I hit Squire in the back of the head. He was about to fall forward when he did a front flip and ran after me. I sped up, both of us laughing. We raced along, playing tag, until we reached town. We continued to race, weaving between people, dodging things, cutting corners, all to see who could reach the Ice Cream Shop first. I raced along, now on a different side of the street, until the next stoplight, where I cut across to Squire's side, where we both waited for the green light.
"C'mon…. dang light." I said as I folded my arms and tapped my feet.
"Whew……………. You're not gonna win." Squire looked at me with his determined eyes. I smiled.
"Oh, Squire, I'll tell you now, I will." We both stared each other down. I looked at the light, and it was green. I looked at him, and we both took off. We continued running, we turned a corner, and ran into some one. He fell to the ground.
"UUUHHH!" he yelled as he fell. I looked at him, sorry.
"I- I'm sorry, ar- are you ok?" The boy looked up, smiled, hopped up and tagged me.
"Beat you to the Ice Cream Shop! Winner on me!" He raced off. I looked at Squire, he did so, we smiled, and we were off. About three minutes later we caught up with him. I cut an alley, and met the kid on the other side.
"Man! He's fast!" I thought to myself as I ran faster. I finally cut him, when he cut a street. It was the wrong way. He continued off, and I went straight. The Ice Cream Shop was just down the way, and around the corner to the left. I ran down and cut the corner, and I was twenty yards from the shop. Squire was on the other side. All of a sudden, the kid jumped down from the Ice Cream Shop roof. I was amazed, and in a daze. So much in a daze, I fumbled and fell flat on my face. The kid appeared in front of me, grabbed my hand, and picked me up.
"Thanx." I said as I brushed my shoulders off.
"Well, I guess I buy for both of you." I looked at him, confused.
"What?"
"Yeah. Fair game. That was a good run. Last kid that tried to race me was still back where we ran into each other by now. He had a head start. You two were right here when I finished. And I got a head start! So I'm not the only one that can win a race." That made me laugh. Really hard. They did too, but I didn't notice until I quit. "Yeah, I'll buy."
Squire
I ordered a large chocolate fudge dipped cone. Our new friend, Madrix, was buying. We ate our ice cream and started home, Madrix following. He seemed like a nice kid. I looked at him, and he looked back. As I stared into his eyes, I noticed the glow and sparkle of his eyes. Filled with hype and vigor, playfulness and childish behavior. Perfect. He should fit into this group just fine. As I looked at Liartra, he tagged me and ran ahead.
"You're it!" He screamed. I laughed and ran after him.
"Not for long!" I ran towards Liartra, who was a decent way away now. I turned and tagged Madrix, who was taken by surprise. He chuckled and ran speeding towards Liartra.
"Yeah, yeah, ok. I'm in." He ran ahead. I ran ahead and saw Madrix push Liartra to the ground. They both laughed as Liartra stood back up and ran towards me. I dodged his dive, and as he fell, I ran ahead towards Madrix, this time cutting yards. As we passed one house, we jumped the fence into the back yard, and ran in the direction home. Madrix accidentally knocked over a swing set in the yard.
"Dude, that was awesome! You ok?"
"Yeah." We laughed as Liartra caught up. Soon, we were home, and glad.
"So…….. this is you're house?" He stood, arms folded. He seemed slightly unimpressed.
"Yep. It's not much of a house; it's more a piece of crap than anything." He smiled.
"I would say the same, but my house is slightly smaller. You're lucky you guys have your own house." We all laughed.
"Yeah… but if it weren't for Sonic and the rest of them, we would have this place torn down." Madrix unfolded his arms. He seemed serious.
"Did you say Sonic? Sonic the Hedgehog?" I nodded.
"Yeah. Why?" He shook it off.
"Nothing, just wondering. The comic books they made of him suck. I think he did better in real life than he did in the comics." Liartra nodded.
"Yeah, I only liked one episode." I was embarrassed.
"I haven't read any. I live so close to him… we all hang almost everyday." They laughed.
"So, Madrix…. You wanna stay awhile?" Madrix looked at me.
"Are you serious?"
"Yeah."
"Ok. I will." We all high-fived, then raced to the jungle.
Knuckles
I sat there, by the Master Emerald. I was in heavy thought. "Why was I chosen to guard the Master Emerald? What was so special about me?" I stared down at the emerald. Its green glow was a beautiful attraction. I turned away, folded my arms, and looked down. "Maybe I haven't been doing a good enough job." I looked up now, looking down over the valley, then to the ocean. "Tch! I wanna quit anyway. Standing here all day makes me hungry, tired, and fighting-worn. Can I at least get a house?" I looked left and right, then jumped down the steps onto the soft grass of Emerald Island. "I want to be normal. Just sit in the sun on the beach with an ice cold Cuervo Gold martini. Get some occasional ass, and just chill with the other normal echidnas..." I stopped at the thought of the other echidnas. Memories flashed before me. The Echidna Temple before its destruction, it's ruined self now, Elder Echidna, Tikal. Then to the fact there are only two left… "Where are the others?" I looked to the mountains in the distance. "I'm going to see Tikal. I wonder how the valley is treating her?" I watched the Master Emerald one last time, then jumped from Emerald Island to the cliff near it. I ran down the long trail, then on towards Tails' quarters. I ran still further, then ran past the house. Tails waved.
"Hey Knuckles!" I waved and ran towards the jungle. It was approaching early evening now, and I was almost through the west part of Angel City. I ran for an hour more, then reached the mountains. I ran through them, finally reaching the valley in the middle of the range. It was beautiful. I saw Tikal, sleeping near a river. She had my shovel claws on. Very funny. She woke as I approached her.
"Hi Knuckles! I'm so glad to see you! Something is strange at the Echidna Temple! I can feel it!"
Frynic
Everyone had gone to sleep. Why, I don't know. I guess some people just like to go to bed early. Tails had left, but had not come back. I decided to go look for him. "Sleep tight, you funny creatures." I walked out of the house, the cool ocean breeze blowing into my face. I closed my eyes and let my spirit free. I then regained posture, and then flew towards the Mystic Ruins. "Maybe he is in his workshop?" I thought to myself. I flew quite a ways, past the city, which took a good hour to get there and to the Mystic Ruins themselves. I heard a generator running from Tails' workshop. "Yep." I ran up the stairs and into the workshop. As I opened the door, I realized I didn't knock. Tails saw me and waved.
"Hey Frynic. I'm just working on my latest project, Mijjett the Fox." I looked at his half finished project.
"Interesting." I said as I moved closer. It was a bluish grey tint at the feet, with about one fourth of the left leg completed. The feet were the size of Tails'. I continued to watch him for the longest time. I would help him retrieve things. He was a very creative fox, indeed. But I noticed a mistake in the waist. "No, Tails', don't put the bar there. Put this instead." I grabbed a blade plate and a few screws and what looked like a car break kit.
"What? Why?" I latched the brake kit to the blade, then took the bar and bent it back both ways. I stuck the bar through the middle of the blade, then inserted the bar into the slot on the robot's waist. Then I screwed the bar into place. Tails' was confused. "What would that do?" I spun the blade, and it twirled on axis.
"Well, insert the attachment from the brake kit to the main compartment of the waist, then build the robot's upper body on or around the blade, and it can shift in different directions. It will be able to spin its upper body in a full circle, thus creating several fighting, working, or whatever it's for, techniques. And the brake kit will keep the blade in place." Tails took this in, then stared.
"Where did you learn so many mechanical techniques?" I chuckled.
"Practice."
"You mean you build machines too?"
"Yup."
"Cool." He outstretched his hand to me. "Partners?" I looked at his hand.
"Yes." I shook his hand. He smiled and we continued working on the robot for another hour, then we left for home. Off in the distance, we thought we saw Knuckles with an Orange creature running towards the jungle. We just flew home.
Thystan
I hung from the corner, still awake, wide awake, and thinking. Images flashed before me. A floating metal globe. A clone machine with a figure inside. Then, an outline of a small figure, completely covered in shadows. It looked somewhat like me. Then, the outline of a hedgehog. I shook and jumped down. "What is the purpose? Do I have one? What's my reason for being alive?" I walked quietly through the living room and outside. I shut the door and walked to the small cliff that extended into the ocean a few hundred feet from the house. I stood at the edge of the cliff, looking over the beautiful ocean, sparkling with the moon's reflection. "Why am I here? Who am I? Does anyone know? Do I even have a past?" Just then, Sonic came up beside me.
"Hey Thystan. What are you still doing up?" I looked onward.
"Just admiring the sights." He obviously saw my look of being lost in another world.
"Don't give me that. What's wrong. Corner to dark for ya?" I shook my head.
"No. I need answers." Sonic was confused.
"To what? Where Kari is? She's right over at Tails' house, just walk over there." I shook my head.
"No. My past." Sonic nearly fell off the damn cliff.
"YOUR WHAT!" He regained control and settled. "Dude, that's some bullshit. Now you're starting to sound like Shadow. Ok, there will be a lot of things you'll find that will piss you off or confuse you even more. So be ready. And don't believe everything you hear, because some idiots give you some bullshit just to make you do something for them. Cheap bastards." He chuckled. "Ya know, you and Shadow are almost alike in almost every aspect except appearance." I thought for a minute. Shadow? Shadow who? The Muskrat? "Hmm….." Sonic jumped off the cliff into the water. He came up for air. "C'mon Thys! The water's lukewarm!" I thought for a minute, again, then jumped off. The water felt good.
"OOOMPH!" I said as I bumped into Sonic. He jumped up onto the surface and raced toward Emerald Island. "Race ya to the Island!" I smiled. I like a little friendly competition. I jumped up and ran along with him.
Tails and Ynaffit
"I love you, Miles."
"I love you, Ynaffit." They rolled over to sleep. Tails was thinking about this Gerocina girl. Ynaffit, as usual, was not comfortable with the bed.
"DAMMIT!" Tails did not hear her, because he was thinking of defeating Gerocina. "MILES!" She slapped Tails in the chest and he snapped out.
"What the hell do you want?" She covered herself with the blanket and sat up.
"This damn bed is so uncomfortable! It hurts my boobs!" Tails laughed.
"Just sleep on your back."
"It makes my back hurt."
"Your side."
"I don't like my tits putting all their weight on one side, and my figure is messed up." Tails rolled his eyes. Now he was pissed.
"You're figure is just fine. If not, you wouldn't be in my house right now." She smiled.
"Thanks." She uncovered herself and looked at her boobs. "But… I still think my tits are too small." Tails was about to blow through the ceiling now.
"They are NOT too SMALL! They are just FINE!" She glared at him.
"Prove it." This both pissed Tails off even more and woke him up a little more.
"IF YOU WANT TO WHINE ABOUT ANYTHING THAT'S LEFT ON YOUR BODY THEN GO CRY TO MARCY SO SHE WILL HAVE SOMETHING TO FUCKING BRAG ABOUT AND SHUT UP! YOU ARE JUST FINE FOR ME! YOU DON'T HEAR ME WHINING ABOUT 'OHH, YOUR TITS ARE WAY TOO SMALL!' IF I WAS, I WOULDN'T BE FEEDING YOU RIGHT NOW! JESUS CAN YOU HAVE SOME SELF ESTEEM FOR FIVE FUCKING SECONDS?" This made Ynaffit happier. Tails calmed down and looked at her. "And, you said to prove it?" He poked her in the left breast. "Because I can do that and it will tickle you." She giggled and dove at him. They wrestled around for awhile, then Ynaffit wrapped her arms around him.
"I love you, Miles." She kissed him. They laid there quietly for some time. Just then, Marcy entered the house. She slammed the door and walked into the kitchen. She started to bang things around, like she usually does when she's pissed. Ynaffit got tired of this. "HEY! CAN YA SHUT THE FUCK UP IN THERE SIS? THERE'S PEOPLE TRYING TO SLEEP!" They heard stomping, coming towards their room. The door swung open, and with seeing Ynaffit with her arms around Tails, she flipped them off. Ynaffit reached under her pillow and pulled out a tranquilizer gun. Just as Marcy shut the door, she shot a bullet that barely made it through the crack. "That should keep her out for a good long while.
"So, now that we're fully awake now, what we gonna do?" Ynaffit got an idea. She turned him face up and sunk under the sheets.
"What the hell? Oh, ok. If this turns a nightly routine, that's one area I won't have to clean." She slapped him in the stomach. "OW! Ok, jeez. I was just kidding."
Eggman
"Yes, ha ha ha, YES! My latest creation! The Egg Trinket!" I held a small diamond like object with 2 metal balls on each side and a straw through the middle. I spun the object by the straw. "A very fun and loving contraption. Also useful for Christmas tree ornaments." I giggled and set the trinket down on a table. I walked into my creation deck on his new and powerful Egg Carrier 2. "Omega! Fang! How is my invention coming along?" Fang looked up from his job welding the creation together.
"It's ok Dr. Robotnik. It's done. Just a few more welds."
"Yes… yes. My latest and greatest creation, the Egg Swan! Sonic and his petty friends will not defeat me this time! And don't call me Robotnik you half-witted jinx of a wolf!"
"Yes, sir."
"Ha ha ha ha ha! Watch out, Sonic!"