Miku was brushing her hair on the tour bus that was heading for Soleanna. She was excited to meet the princess and perform at the center of town. She would be uneasy though. As the Lord of Soleanna was none other than Sonic's ex, Exe. Miku thought that Exe was cool when he was dating Sonic but after they broke up, they don't see eye to eye as much anymore. He hoped that Exe was doing well since the breakup. Maybe before the concert, they can talk over coffee. Although Miku doesn't like coffee.
Anyway, the bus stopped at the port of Soleanna. Everyone got off to admire the beauty of the country. This place was perfect for a concert. They heard footsteps approaching them.
"Hello everyone" A voice said. They turned to see Princess Elise, Sonic.exe and Mephiles. Kaito pushed everyone out of the way to greet the three.
"Wow. It's so great to meet you Princess" Kaito said, shaking her hand. He was slapped upside by Meiko.
"Show some respect Kaito. You're scaring her" Meiko said. Elise chuckled nervously.
"We're so excited to have you here for the concert tonight" Mephiles said. Miku had her eyes on him.
"And who are you supposed to be? Shadow's younger brother?" Miku asked.
"I am Mephiles the Dark. And please don't compare me to that hedgehog again" Mephiles said. Exe smacked him upside.
"Be nice" Exe said. "You'll scare her. Like the last performer we had"
"Hey Justin Beaver was already scary to begin with" Mephiles said. Luka laughed.
"Now let's get all our equipment set up" Meiko said. The gang carried their mics and instruments to the stage, with a little help from the Soleanna guards. Miku was sitting on the bench, phone in ear. She let it ring before it sent her to voicemail.
"Why isn't he picking up?" Miku said redialing the number again. Exe walked up to Miku when he noticed her frustration.
"What's wrong?" He asked. Miku popped up in fear. Oh, it was just Exe.
"I'm trying to call Sonic but he isn't picking up" Miku said.
"You too?" Exe said. "I tried to call him earlier but he didn't answer. I hope he's okay"
"I talked to him yesterday and he seemed okay" Miku said. "He hasn't been doing well since you two broke up" They both sighed. Meiko walked out to the two.
"Miku, it's time for rehearsal" She said. Miku got up and put away her phone.
"I'm coming" Miku said. She turned to Exe.
"Hey, after the concert, can we maybe talk, virtual idol to evil hedgehog? Maybe over some hot chocolate?" Miku asked.
"Don't you meet coffee?" Exe said.
"I hate coffee" Miku said. "It's so black and disgusting"
"That's because you're supposed to put cream and sugar to make it sweeter. Or if you're Shadow, just eat the coffee beans straight" Exe said. "And I'd love to. It would be nice to catch up with you" They both giggled and agreed to chat after the concert.
When night fell, the townspeople gathered around the center of town to see Miku perform in Soleanna. She adjusted her mic so she can begin her first song of the night. She looked into the crowd and saw the Royal Family sitting on their thrones at the far back. She smiled as she began to sing her first song, The First Voice.
Midway into the concert, Miku started talking to the audience as she usually did.
"It's so nice to see you all here" Miku said. Everyone cheered. Miku noticed of the guards approaching the family at the back.
"Uh… how's everyone tonight?" Miku said trying to focus on the concert. Everyone cheered again. The guard was talking to Mephiles, his eyes widened. Mephiles was telling the guard something.
"That's good… " Miku said. Her friends noticed her staring.
"What is she doing?" Len asked.
"We have a concert to do" Rin said. Suddenly a buzz is heard. Miku reached into her pocket and pulled out her phone. A text message.
"Who could be texting me at this hour?" Miku said. She opened the message. It was from Snake.
"Hey Miku, I know you're busy performing but I have some terrible news" The text read. "This morning, they found Sonic in his room, hanging by a rope. He's dead. He killed himself"
Miku dropped her phone, eyes in shock. Her friends gasped. Miku choked up at the news. The audience gasped.
"No… no no no no" Miku whimpered. She covered her eyes and began to cry, on stage, in front of all her fans. Her cousin was dead. He was gone. That's why he wasn't answering her calls.
"Miku?" Luka said reaching out her hands. Miku slapped it away. Luka could only put her hands on her shoulders in an attempt to calm her down.
Suddenly the audience began to scream and run away, Luka looked up and saw fire circling around the stage. Princess Elise just cried and Iblis has been released.
"Miku, we need to get outta here!" Luka said. She grabbed Miku and they all ran away, dodging fire and falling buildings. They all piled into the bus and drove off.
"Step on it Gumi!" Luka yelled. The driver slammed the pedal and they drove away from Soleanna at high speed. Rin and Len watched the fire monster from the window.
"What the heck was that?" Rin said. "Why did Miku cry? Why is there a fire monster destroying the town? What even is anything?"
Luka was still consoling Miku, who was straight up bawling at this point. Today's concert has been a disaster, the first one in a while. And it was all because of that text.