Tangle

"TANGLE?!" Sonic yelled out.

Tangle then suddenly leaped at the hedgehog, and put him into a choke hold. "Ok! Who sent or made you?!"

Struggling to breath, Sonic tried to give the best response he could think of. "What are you talking about?!"

"This isn't the first time someone had the bright idea of sending a Sonic look-alike to try and get Tails killed!" Tangle explained. "So! Who did it?! Starline? The Deadly Six?! WHO?!"

"Tangle! Calm down!" Tails said. "It's the real Sonic!"

"Tails, I know that you still miss Sonic, but we both know that he… well…" Tangle said.

"Tangle, just let us explain… besides…" Tails said motioning towards Skye. "You're scaring him."

Skye then went over to Tangle. "Mommy? Why awe you hurting Uncle Sawnic?"

Tangle just looked at the young fox, and after a moment, let Sonic go.

"Sorry for scaring you Skye… mommy just wants to make sure you and daddy are safe." Tangle said while rubbing her sons head. "So, if really ARE Sonic, where were you all this time?… And why do you still look like a teenager?"

Sonic and Tails then went into a detailed explanation as to what happened, with Sonic also explaining the plan to get back home.

"Ok, so you traveled through time, and ended up on Angel Island earlier today. On top of that, the Chaos Emeralds and Eggman are still missing, so we need to find both of those before you can go back?" Tangle asked. "Did I miss anything?"

"Nope, that pretty much sums it all up." Sonic said.

"… Alright, I guess I will believe you… for now." Tangle said. "But I got my eye on you 'Sonic', make one false move, and you will be put into a world of hurt!"

"Duly noted." Sonic said. "So… how exactly did THIS happen?!" He said, gesturing towards the two.

"Well, how much did Tails tell you?" Tangle asked.

"Just that you helped him with that whole Phantom Ruby thing." Sonic said. "Heck, I didn't know it was you until you walked through the door."

"Ok, so lets see…" Tangle said, before being interrupted by a couple of stomaches growling. "… Really?"

"Hey! I had to run all the way from Green Hill to here! That's not exactly a short distance!" Sonic said in his defense.

"And I had to go stop a bank robbery! That kind of thing makes me hungry!" Tails said before realizing his mistake.

"Oh? Well then, why don't you make some dinner? And in the meantime, you can tell me all about how you went to fight crime when you were supposed to be watching our son!" Tangle said with a death glare.

"It was fine! Jewel was in the area and was more than happy to watch him for me!" Tails said.

"And if she wasn't?!" Tangle said.

"Uh…" Tails said before looking to Sonic with a face that screamed "HELP ME!"

"Sorry bud, you are on your own for this one!" Sonic said with a laugh before sitting on the couch with Skye.

And while Tangle was scolding her husband… a concept that Sonic still was struggling to grasp, he got to know his nephew.

Eventually, Tangle eased off, and Tails was able finish dinner. When they all were all seated and eating, Tangle began telling the story about how she and Tails got together.

"After I helped Tails with the whole Phantom Ruby thing, we became good friends. We started working together a bit more on missions as well as looking for you. After a while the two of us became a pretty good team. Not as good as you two, but we still worked really well together. One day, there was a battle with Starline in my village. This was about… six years ago I think. It was just me fighting him, and I was doing pretty well… but I got careless. Jewel's museum got destroyed, and Jewel was hurt really bad. To say that I felt down after that would be an understatement."

"Been meaning to ask about her, she lives here in Central City now?" Sonic asked.

"Yeah, when the museum was destroyed, we decided that it would be for the best that she had a change in location." Tails explained. "It took some work, but we managed to get her set up nearby. Though, most of her exhibits were destroyed on that day."

"Me and Knuckles have been working together to make the new museum bigger and better… I wanted to make up for messing up like that." Tangle explained.

"That's right, Knuckles did mention something about that." Sonic said.

"Anyways, back to the story." Tangle said. "When Tails found out what happened, he came to visit me, and when he saw how upset I was, he tried his best to cheer me up. He said some very… sappy things, but it honestly helped a lot. He also let it slip that he liked me, so we decided to do lunch together, and the rest is history."

"Well, that is a sweet story." Sonic said. "I am happy for you two."

"Thanks, though, we really wish that you could of been at the wedding…" Tails said.

"How was the wedding anyways." Sonic asked, only to be met with laughter. "What?"

"It was a suuuuuuper rushed wedding." Tails said.

"And that means… what exactly?" Sonic asked.

"We got married two days after he proposed." Tangle explained.

"WHAT?! Ok, I may know practically nothing about weddings, but even I know one takes a lot of planning." Sonic said.

"That is true, for normal weddings… but this wasn't exactly a normal wedding." Tangle explained.

"You see, we figured that if we took too long to have the wedding, word would of gotten out about it, and it would of gathered some… unwanted attention." Tails said. "In other words, we didn't want Starline to find out and decide to crash the party…"

"It was a super casual wedding, on a beach by Emerald Hill. No-one was dressed up for it, not even me or Tails." Tangle explained.

"Emerald Hill, huh?" Sonic asked.

"Yeah, the place where we started our first adventure together… that place is special for me." Tails explained. "And honestly, I thought it was almost perfect… the only thing missing was you…"

"Awww, I'm so touched!" Sonic said while pretending to wipe a tear from his eye.

Tangle just rolled her eyes. "Anyways, about a year later, we had Skye, and well, here we are today."

"Well, I am happy for you two. Really. I hope you have a lifetime of happiness together." Sonic said as he pulled the two into a hug.

"Thanks Sonic. Now, let's dig in!" Tails said before taking a bite out of his food.

The four then happily ate together, recounting all of the adventures they had together. The entire time however, Sonic couldn't help but think.

'They look so happy together' He thought as he watched Tails, Tangle and Skye. 'Would… would they of been like this if I didn't disappear?…

Would Tails be better off if I didn't go back?'

After a while, they all finished eating, and while Tails and Tangle were tidying up, Sonic went upstairs and looked at some of the wedding pictures.

Sure enough, they were all in super casual clothing. No tuxes, no dresses, nothing. Sonic couldn't help but smile, seeing Tails so happy in these pictures.

Eventually, everyone went to sleep. That is, everyone except for Sonic.

Sonic, currently sitting on the roof of Tails' house, was just staring at the sky.

"At least the stars didn't change…" Sonic said.

Suddenly, there was a flash of light behind him.

"I found you… faker."

End of Chapter 4

Yep, that is how I am introducing Shadow. Were you expecting anything less? And before you say "Oh, why'd you spoil it?!" who else would call Sonic that?

So today, we found out more about how Tails' and Tangle's relationship developed in this timeline. Also, Sonic is starting to have his doubts on whether he should be going back to his time or not. This is going to be the main theme for this story, so expect it to be brought up several times.

The next main chapter is going to be all about Shadow, so look forward to the inevitable fight between the two.

The next sub chapter though, is all about Tails learning about the fact that he can use the Phantom Ruby's power, and having to deal with that knowledge.

So, I will see you then!