About a month had passed and I was starting to feel so much better. Hanging out with Sonic and his siblings has been pretty fun also. I even helped Manic fix his hoverboard and repair the van. I think we get along pretty well, and he's pretty handy in a pinch. Sonia has been really nice also. She tends to act more like an older sister or mom towards me. I think she's still uneasy from how we met. I guess that's alright though. We're still getting to know each other. Sonic, on the other hand, he and I clicked really easily. I guess no matter what, Sonic and I will always be best bro's.
Right now we're heading towards one of their hidden bases, Sonic said they need to talk to someone important before we can move on with getting me home. And since I was up on my feet again, they were ready to let me do more. I can hear them talking between each other and could only wonder what they were saying.
"Hey- I was wo-" I was cut off pretty fast, something hit the van hard.
"Sleet and Dingo. They're on our tail again." Sonic would finally say, catching Manics' attention. "Seriously? We went an entire week without them bothering us. They want a butt whoopin' already?" Manics cockiness reminded me a lot of Sonic in a way. It's still weird to think in this world he has siblings.
"Maybe we could try the new device we installed?" I suggested. It was just a simple emp blast, but it should disable their vehicle long enough for them to get away.
"I'm on it little dude. One blast heading their way! Haha!" He grinned wildly, hitting a button on his dash which set the blast flying towards that ship. I hurried to the window to investigate how well it worked, just poking my head out far enough to see. "You hit it-! It worked!" I watched it go down and crash into a nearby hill.
I could hear their cheering, they seemed happy that the problem was already taken care of.
"Well, now all we gotta do is go towards sanctuary. It's where we keep all of the kids that are too young to take care of themselves out here. One of my bud's in there that can help us out in coming up with plans for the device you need." Sonic would tell me. A safe haven for kids? This place just seems to prove to me more and more, that things can get worse if you let them. Thankfully our Eggman was not as bad as this Robotnik guy. Seeing a picture of him, it was easy to tell they are the same person. They just seem to go by different names.
I approached the front again. "You never did tell me.. How did he even take over anyway?" I was really curious about their world's history.
Sonia sighed, thinking carefully. "It all started when we were just barely born. He took the throne from our mother after leading his robots to seize control. Our family was outlawed. So… our mother. Queen Alena, met with an Oracle who told her of a prophecy. Once day we can reunite with her and form a council of four. But, until then, we all had to be separated. Sonic wound up with a really nice family that worked with the underground even when he was a kid. Since the aristocrats were left alone, I grew up in a nice big house as well. As for Manic. WelL.. I can't quite explain how he wound up living underground as a thief."
"Hey, Feral was the best family I had before I met you guys. He treated me well." Manic would shrug.
"Anyway." Sonia would roll her eyes. "We met up one day at a club, that's when Sonic told us we were all siblings. We've been together ever since."
"That's..so amazing. Especially since you guys were able to stay safe. I could never imagine a world that has this much.. Chaos." I sighed, trying to figure out why all of this was even happening.
Sonic saw me drifting off and nudged me. "It's all chill, we've got this. Soon enough you'll be home and we'll have our home free as well. Also, I'd love to meet your Sonic. He sounds like a cool guy." Sonic ran a hand over the top of his head. This just received an eye roll response from both Manic and Sonia.
"Sonic Hedgehog, the last thing anyone needs is two of you running around." She argued in what felt like a pointless way.
"Two of me would be way past cool though, why not open your mind a bit and think about it, Sonia. Two of me means twice the fun."
"And twice the headache." She scoffed.
"Hey, guys! Chill. We're almost there." I could hear Manic call from the driver's seat. "You want the first thing these kids to see is you guys arguing?"
Finally a voice of reason.
"Yea, I guess you're right. But Sonia needs to- Um"
"I need to what? Oh please do finish that thought." Sonic wasn't answering though. He seemed to be staring at something. "Sonic?"
"Robotnik's ship! Manic turn here now! Don't go towards Sanctuary!" Sonic screamed. The car jerked as Manic made a sharp turn. I felt myself stumble backward into the wall of the car.
Manic finally got the car straightened out and looked up. "What is he doing here? He's lucky we weren't that close. Even if he does try to go the other way. We need to shake him." He floored it and the van began to speed off, or so he thought. Something grabbed hold of it.
"Come on guys, it's Juice and Jam time!" Sonic said, grabbing onto his two siblings. I followed behind, but right as I was about to jump out the door behind sonic, the car jerked backward, causing me to fall back inside.
"Sonic! We need to get him out of there!" Sonia screamed loudly, I could hear the worry and twisted my tails to get myself flying. I wasn't about to stick around in this van. I could hear the sound of blasters outside. It seemed like they were trying to keep Sonic and his siblings away from the van while it was being pulled in. Right as I reached the door, a robot was blocking my path.
"Halt. You are under arrest." Again with the under arrest. What is up with these robots? I moved quickly to grab a couple of tools, hoping to use them against the robot. But before I could fully get them, something latched onto my ankles and caused me to fall flat on my face. I looked down and they seemed to be cuffs.. Made out of energy. I gulped as the robot closed in on me. The last sound I heard from outside was the closing of those doors. We were trapped inside of the ship.