~Authors' Notes~

Meian16: "Hello everyone. Meian16 here and this is a story that I and my best friend Bloodrayne666 have been planning for a long time. Its our first collaboration together and I'm truly excited to do this story with her and present it to you all. Here's the first chapter and I hope you enjoy reading it as much as we did writing it."

Bloodrayne666: "Heya! Bloodrayne66 here! After a lot of planning and collaborating ideas with my dear friend Meian16, here is our first fic we've written together! Based on the famous DC comics Injustice, one of our favorite series! I hope you enjoy reading this fic, as much as we enjoyed writing it!"

Five years have passed since the death of Julian Kintobor, better known as Dr. Ivo Robotnik when the Knothole Freedom Fighters destroyed the Doomsday Project and put an end to his tyrannical reign over Mobius. Finally at peace, the denizens of the planet have spent the past five years rebuilding their homes and getting their lives back on track. It's been a slow process but Mobius was soon restored to its past glory before the dictatorship of Robotnik. One of the major contributors to the restoration of Mobius was the newly founded United Federation, overseen by the newly instated president Nathaniel Chandler. With the help of their military organization the Guardian Units of the Nations, or G.U.N., the United Federation was instrumental in the reconstruction of Mobius.

Robotropolis had been rechristened its original name of Mobotropolis and the Knothole Freedom Fighters, as well as many others, had returned to reinhabit the city once again. One of the inhabitants, Sir Charles Hedgehog, had succeeded in creating a fully functional De-Roboticizer and all of whom had been roboticized by Robotnik, including himself, were returned to their original state. Furthermore, Maximillian Acorn, the king of the Kingdom of Acorn, had managed to return to Mobius from the Void, as did the queen Alicia Acorn and together the resumed their rule of the newly established Kingdom of Acorn. With the return of their son Elias, the royal Acorn family was reunited at long last. The Acorn family also saw itself become extended, thanks to not only the revelation that Elias had married his longtime sweetheart Megan but also that Princess Sally Acorn had married her childhood friend Sonic the Hedgehog, thus making Sonic a Prince of Acorn by marriage. The occasion was made all the more special as their union was a double wedding that included the marriage of their friends Antoine D'Coolette and Bunnie Rabbot. The reunion of the Acorn family as well as the marriages of four Mobians who were considered heroes in the war against Robotnik, all of Mobius saw this as the beginning of a new golden era in the history of the planet.

One night Sonic and Sally were sleeping soundly together in their room inside Acorn Castle. Finding complete solace in each others' arms as they slept, Sonic held Sally closer while she curled her fingers on his fur. A couple seconds later, Sally's eyes slowly fluttered open as her stomach gurgled and she felt queasy. 'Oh dear...' she thought to herself. Carefully lifting Sonic's arm off her, she slid out of bed and made her way to their bathroom. As soon as she enters and closes the door behind her, she felt herself begin to choke and she made a mad dash for the toilet, lifting it up and bending over, proceeding to throw up. After getting as much out of her system as she could, Sally leaned back up, wiping her mouth only feeling the urge again and throwing up a second time. 'Oh shit!'

Back in the bedroom, Sonic felt nothing but the coolness of the sheets under his arm and woke up a few seconds afterwards. After yawning and fully waking up, he noticed that Sally wasn't laying next to him and his ears pricked up as he heard sounds coming from the bathroom. 'Sal?'

After finishing throwing up, Sally leaned back up, wiping her mouth and flushing the toilet. "Jeez...That's the last time I eat chili dog stew..."

Hearing Sally's voice, Sonic got out of the bed and went to the bathroom, opening the door and seeing Sally leaned over the toilet breathing hard. "Oh man! Sal!" Immediately going to Sally's side, Sonic wrapped an arm around her waist to steady her. "Are you alright?"

Sally coughed slightly before looking up, her eyes falling on her husband's. "Oh Sonic. I'm sorry Hun. Did I wake you?"

"No, not exactly," Sonic answered. "I just realized you weren't in bed and then I heard you in here." He rubbed her back gently. "What happened? Are you okay?"

"I'm okay," said Sally, grateful for Sonic being there and leaned a bit into him. "I think I added too much spice to that chili dog stew of yours." She couldn't help but chuckle. "Next time I'll let you do the cooking."

Sonic's signature smirk appeared on his face. "I tried to tell you that adding that much was only for the big boys. But you thought you could hang so I let you do it, heh."

"Well, you sure told me!" Sally responded before she felt sick and proceeded to throw up into the toilet again." Oh, come on...!" she said in between spews. "I thought I was finished...!"

As Sally bent over and threw up, Sonic rubbed her back. "It's okay Sal, it's gonna be okay," he said comfortingly. "Let it all out."

Sally continued to vomit a bit longer until she was sure she was done. "Okay, I think that's it..."

"Man, that sure was a lot," said Sonic as he helped her stand up straight and flushed the toilet himself. "Are you okay? You're not getting sick on me, are you?"

Sally shook her head. "No. Even if I felt it, I got nothing left in me."

Sonic gently cupped her cheeks and looked at her face. "You look a little peachy."

"Really?" Sally asked, placing her hands over his.

"Uh huh," Sonic answered before looking her over a bit more. "A little on the pale side too. Hmm, maybe we ought to go see Dr. Quack in the morning. You know, just to get you checked out and make sure you're okay."

Sally thought it over and agreed that it would be in her best interest to make sure nothing was seriously wrong with her. "Okay, sounds like a good idea."

Sonic nodded his head. "Alright. We'll swing by there first thing tomorrow. Right now, let's get you back in bed."

"Okay, thanks," Sally said as Sonic led her out of the bathroom and back to their bed. With his help, she laid back down and was covered with the sheets and blanket before he settled down beside her.

"There we go," he said as he scooted next to her and wrapped an arm around her waist. He looked down and saw the look of slight worry on her face. "Don't worry Babe. We'll get you checked out and everything will be okay, I promise. Hedgehog's honor."

A soft smile appeared on Sally's face as she slowly began to drift back to sleep, completely exhausted from the vomiting. "Thanks Hun..." Closing her eyes, she snuggled into Sonic and was soon asleep.

Holding his wife closer to him, Sonic tenderly kissed her head and closed his eyes as well, soon falling back to sleep alongside her. The last thought on his mind before sleep took him was hoping that Sally was alright and that nothing bad was going on with her.

Sally took a deep breath, her anxiety at an all time high. She and Sonic had gone to see the royal family doctor Horatio Quentin Quack first thing the following morning. A couple tests had already been run on her, including having blood drawn and a urine sample. Dr. Quack was currently going over the tests and Sally and Sonic were both waiting in his office for him to return with the results.

Sonic was getting as anxious as Sally was. If there was one thing he hated doing it was waiting, but he knew this was serious so he was doing all in his power to be patient. As he was deep in thought, a sigh from Sally snapped him out of it. Looking over at her, he saw how clearly stressed and worried she was. "Nervous?"

"A little," Sally responded, sighing a second time.

His face softening, Sonic reached over and held her hand. "Don't worry Sal. I'm sure everything's alright. We just gotta wait for the doc to come back with the results of the tests."

Sally nodded and clasped his hand with her own. "I just hope its nothing serious..."

"I'm sure its not but we'll find out in a bit," said Sonic just mere seconds before he and Sally heard the sound of the office door opening.

Turning their attention to the door, they saw Dr. Quack enter the room, slightly bowing to them as he did so.

"Doctor," Sally said, acknowledging him.

"Your highnesses," Dr. Quack began. "I'm very sorry for the wait. We were going over the results and making sure everything was accurate."

"It's cool doc. We understand," said Sonic. "So what's the verdict?"

"Please tell me all is well," Sally added, hoping everything was okay.

"Oh yes, my princess," Dr. Quack responded. "All is in order and you're perfectly healthy." He walked over and had a seat in his chair near his desk. "But..."

That immediately got the attention of both Sally and Sonic. "But what?" the hedgehog asked, feeling his wife hold his hand tighter.

Dr. Quack was silent for a moment before speaking. "We did find something..."

"What is it?" Sally asked, not knowing how much more her anxiety could take.

Once again, the doctor went silent.

"Come on doc, don't keep us in suspense!" Sonic said, his impatience close to boiling over. ""What's going on?"

Dr. Quack cleared his throat and looked at Sally. "My princess, according to the results we received...you're pregnant."

Sally's eyes went as wide as saucers. "What!?" she shrieked, clearly shocked and surprised but quickly remembered where she was and covered her mouth. "Sorry..."

Sonic was just as shocked as Sally, trying to fully comprehend what Dr. Quack said and making sure he hears him right. "W-What did you just say doc...?"

"Princess Sally is pregnant, your highness..." the doctor repeated. "We ran the tests several times to make sure it was accurate and every time they came back positive for pregnancy."

After regaining her bearings and fully taking in what was said, Sally slowly placed her hands on her stomach. "I'm pregnant...Oh my God..."

Sonic wrapped an arm around Sally's waist and placed his free hand over one of hers on her belly. He was still shocked from the news and looked back to Dr. Quack. "How...How far along is she...?"

"From what the results told us, two months," he answered.

"Two months..." Sally repeated, her hands still on her stomach.

"Seriously..." Sonic asked out loud. "We...We had no clue..."

"How could I have not realized...?" Sally wondered, slightly confused.

Sonic was just as confused as she was as he looked at her stomach. "You're not showing at all..."

"It happens sometimes in pregnancies, your highnesses," said Dr. Quack. "In some cases, the mother could be near the end of her pregnancy and barely show any signs of it."

"I see..." said Sally before she began to rub her stomach as well as slightly cup her breasts. 'But I barely felt anything before...I don't remember missing a period, nor having cravings...nor feeling tender...'

Sonic took a deep breath and ran a hand through his hair-quills. "Man, talk about out of nowhere..." He turned his attention back to Sally. "Are you okay Sal?"

"Yeah, I'm just...I'm just shocked," she said, meeting his eyes with her own. "Since I've had regular periods before finding out about this...Although, now its come to me, my latest one is late..."

Going over everything that was just said, the big picture finally dawned on Sonic. "Sal..."

It seemed as if the same could be said for Sally as tears began to sting the corners of her eyes. "Sonic...We're..."

A soft smile appeared on Sonic's face as both he and Sally came to the same conclusion. "We're gonna be parents..."

"We are..." Sally repeated, beginning to smile as her tears started to come down her cheeks. "Oh my God, we are!"

Sonic could feel tears of his own coming to his eyes as he wrapped his arms around Sally and hugged her close. She in turn hugged him back and the two of them simply held each other as tears of happiness came from both of them.

"Us, parents..." Sonic said in disbelief. "I can't believe it..."

"I know..." Sally said, hugging him tighter. "We've been talking about it for so long...and now its here..."

Sonic smiled bigger and held her closer to him.

Dr. Quack couldn't help but smile as well at the soon-to-be parents. "I truly am happy for you both and wish you and your future child nothing but the best."

Sally turned to look at Dr. Quack, smiling despite her ongoing tears. "Thanks so much...Thanks for giving us such joyous news..."

"You're very welcome, your highness," Dr. Quack responded, bowing again slightly.

"Speaking of news..." Sonic said, still holding Sally. "This is news we're going to have to break to the others..."

"Yes..." said Sally as she turned to look back at her husband. "How are we going to do that?"

"I'm sure we'll decide on when's the right time to tell them as well as how to go about it," said Sonic before he leaned back and gently cupped her cheeks. "But for right now, I think we should enjoy this moment."

Sally continued to smile as she once again placed her hands on his and nodded.

"On that note doc," Sonic said, looking back to him. "Could you keep this on the down low for us?"

"Of course I will Sonic," said Dr. Quack. "My lips are sealed.

Thanks," said Sonic before he turned his attention back to Sally. "We've been through so much together," he began. "And have gone through things that no one should ever have to, and we've done it since we were kids..."

"We have, yes..." said Sally. "Its been five years since we defeated Robotnik and now Mobius is safe...We can finally move on to the next chapter in our lives..."

Sonic's smile grew. "And that chapter includes brining a kid of our own into the world..."

"Yes..." Sally said as she kissed both of Sonic's palms gently. "Come, let's return back...We have lots of preparation to do for informing everyone, especially our parents."

Even though he had heard Sally loud and clear, Sonic sat there in the chair silent and unmoving.

"Sonic? Are you okay?" Sally asked.

Sonic was silent a bit longer before looking back up at Sally, more tears coming down his face. "Besides marrying you, this is the happiest moment of my life...I'm gonna be a dad..."

Sally smiled softly back at her husband and gently clasped his hands in hers. "I've never felt happier since our wedding..."

"Neither have I, Babe..." said Sonic, tenderly kissing her hands. "Neither have I..."

Smiling, Sally stepped back to Sonic and held him close to her. Sonic returned the hug and the two of them just held each other, both silently contemplating their future as parents under the smiling gaze of Dr. Quack.