Chapter 16: Day 15: Sonic's Cold.
Aleena was in the kitchen, making a breakfast of warm pancakes, bacon, eggs, and sausage. It was a bright Saturday morning on Mobius and Aleena was planning to spend the day with her children.
"Children, come downstairs! It's time for breakfast!" she called. Sonia and Manic were down and at the table in a flash. Aleena served them both plates full of breakfast.
"Where's Sonic? He always enjoys my cooking." Aleena asked the two hedgehogs, who shrugged.
"He sounded like he was moaning." said Manic before starting on his sausage.
"He was also coughing. I think he might be sick." said Sonia as she took a sip of her orange juice.
"I'll go check on him." said Aleena as she walked up the stairs to Sonic's room, where she saw the blue hedgehog turned over on his side in his bed.
She walked over to him, "Sonic, are you okay?"
Sonic turned over and moaned, "Not really, Mom." he said as Aleena felt his forehead.
The second she touched his forehead, she pulled her hand back like she had touched a stove burner, "YOW! Sonic, you're burning up!" she exclaimed before running out of the room, getting an ice pack from the kitchen and putting it on Sonic's head.
"I'm so thirsty and hot." Sonic said, sweating like an ox. Aleena ran out and quickly came back with a glass of cold water.
"Here, Sonic, drink this." she said urgently. Sonic drank the glass dry before collapsing on his pillow. He groaned again. Aleena frowned at seeing her son like this. She sat on his bed and rubbed his back.
"I hate being sick." Sonic said as he took a stuffy sniff.
"I know, baby." Aleena said before she went to get some medicine. She came back a little bit later with some orange liquid in a little plastic cup. She kneeled down and held the cup to Sonic's face.
"Here, honey, drink this." she said.
Sonic reluctantly drank the medicine, "Yuck, I hate taking that stuff." Sonic said as Aleena set the cup to the side and stroked his head.
"I know you do, dear, but it helps." she said with a comforting smile. She then had an idea to cheer him up. She went into her room and went through her belongings until she found what she was looking for. She walked back over to Sonic with it behind her back.
"What's that?" asked Sonic, coughing. Aleena smiled as she showed him a small Aleena plush she had made herself.
"Is that for me?" Sonic asked, looking at it.
Aleena nodded, "I made it for you, sweetie, just like I did for Sonia and Manic." she said before she turned it around and Sonic saw a stitch signature on it's yellow cape that read, "For my sweet little prince, Sonic the Hedgehog. With love from all my heart, Mom."
Sonic smiled at it then her, "I love it, Mom." he said.
Aleena rubbed his head, "You better get some rest." she said. Sonic then felt upset in the stomach as he rushed to the bathroom. When he came back, he looked at Aleena.
"You ever felt this sick? Cause I do and it stinks like Eggman." said Sonic before he sneezed into a tissue.
Aleena then faced the bed sheets, feeling sorry for Sonic, "I'm sorry you're so sick, sweetie." she said.
"It's all right. It's not your fault, Mom." Sonic said before he yawned and fell asleep. Aleena smiled as she tucked Plush Aleena under his arm and rubbed his forehead while singing a lullaby. The next morning, Aleena was watching Sonia and Manic play Sonic Forces, Sonic's newest game, when Sonic came downstairs, yawning.
"Hey, honey." Aleena said with a smile.
Sonia and Manic looked and smiled too, "Glad to see you're better." Manic said.
"I'm glad to be better." said Sonic as he winked at his mom.