" A WHAT?! " Sonic exclaimed in complete disbelief as Primrose practically dragged him back towards the cave. The pink hedgehog knew that she was completely insane for telling him her secret. Yet, she oddly felt a new sense of adventure coursing through her veins. Maybe this is a good thing. She thought to herself.

The two hedgehogs sped into the dark, cold cave, and halted back to where the Hypermiles 2.0 has hidden. Prim released Sonic from her grip and let out a satisfied sigh, placing her hands on her hips. Sonic rubbed is wrist, she had a tight grip. He looked up at her, confused.

"So...let me get this straight..this is a time machine?" he asked, bewildered. Prim walked over to the aircraft and leaned against it. Her green eyes scanned the silver letters on the side.

"Heh, yep! There are only two in the whole entire world!" said Prim. Sonic was looking rather skeptical. He opened his mouth to say something when Primrose cut him off."Now, I promised myself that I wouldn't reveal this to ANYBODY, especially you, since it could ruin the fabric of time and space and yadda yadda...wait, where was I?" she asked, losing her train of thought. Sonic scratched the back of his head, giving her a weak smile.

"U-um...you didn't want to reveal it to anyone?" he muttered. Prim's eyes lit up."Oh yeah! Anyway, Sonic, you have to PROMISE me that you will NEVER EVER IN A MILLION YEARS tell ANYONE about this!" she warned, jabbing a finger at him. Sonic gave her a weary look. He held his hands up."U-uh..whoa there, let's not get violent, here..I'm not promising anything just yet!" he said. Primrose tilted her head in confusion.

"..You don't believe me?"

"Well...all I have is your word, and..I just met you, so.." Sonic scratched the back of his head, looking away. He didn't necessarily believe time travel wasn't possible, since he's dealt with it plenty of times before, but he's only done it through crazy interdimensional time monsters or by using the chaos emeralds. He's never seen an actual time machine before. Sonic also considered the fact that Primrose may just be trying to impress him. Primrose frowned, and placed her hands on her hips."So..I'm going to have to prove it to you, won't I?" she asked. Sonic nodded his head nervously. The young bubblegum pink hedgehog paced around in thought. Suddenly, she seemed to have an idea. Grinning, she took Sonic's hand and led him to the Hypermiles 2.0.

"Come on! I know where we could go!" she exclaimed. Sonic kept his distance from the aircraft as Primrose unhatched the dome-like window that was also the only way to get into the time machine. Primrose flopped down into a hovering chair that looked like a pilot's seat, and started the ignition. The engine sprung into action, whirring very loudly. Many glowing buttons were around where Primrose was sitting. She flipped switches and pressed buttons to specific calculations. Then, on the control panel in front of her, she typed in a code. The electronic numbers on a small screen spun around like a slot machine, and settled on 26.F. She glanced at Sonic, and looked confused when he didn't hop in with her."What's wrong, Sonic? Don't you wanna come?" The blue blur was staring open-mouthed at the interior of the aircraft. It was much bigger on the inside than he thought. He looked rather impressed at the technology, a smirk forming on his face. Now seeing that Primrose was able to control the aircraft on her own, he seemed a little more at ease about the situation at hand.

"Are you sure it's safe? I've dealt with time travel before and it's pretty risky business..." he explained with a slight cockiness in his voice.

"Don't worry, Sonic! This is future tech we're talking about! You don't have anything to worry about!" Primrose held out her hand for Sonic to grab it. She smiled with a twinkle in her eye.

"Besides, weren't you looking for an adventure this summer?" she asked charmingly. Sonic thought for a moment, and returned her smile. For a moment, they looked exactly alike, almost like they were related somehow. Sonic took Prim's hand, and hopped into the Hypermiles 2.0. He took a seat into the co-pilot's hovering chair, and looked to Primrose with a 'you got me' look, crossing his arms.

"Haha! Now we're talking!" Primrose squealed as she started to flip more switches, making the engine roar, causing the aircraft to shake against the rumble. It was music to Sonic's ears."Ohh yeahh...she's purring like a kitten!" he said excitedly. Primrose giggled and picked up two headsets and placed them on both of their heads.

"Top of the line jet engines, they were modified to go a supersonic speeds." she bragged as Sonic looked as if he were going to explode from excitement. Primrose finally pressed a big green button above the screen that still showed 26.F. , and took hold of the wheel. She pressed the intercom button, even though it was only her and Sonic in the machine.

"Attention all passengers, we are ready for lift off! I must assure you that riders with back problems, motion sickness, pregnant or nursing mothers, and elders over the age of sixty five must leave the Hypermiles 2.0 at this time. We wouldn't want any injuries, would we? Haha, anyway, smoking is not permitted at any time, and we strongly suggest no eating or drinking while we are lifting off. Finally, all passengers must buckle up because we are going to go very fast..." she gave Sonic a warning look, who immediately snatched his seat belt and clicked it shut. Primrose buckled her own seat belt and gripped the wheel with anticipation.

"Thank you very much, and enjoy the ride!" she giggled as she pulled back the wheel all the way up to her chest. She switched the aircraft into drive. Sonic watched nervously. Primrose glanced at Sonic."I suggest keeping your head all the way back, or else you might break your neck..." she muttered. Sonic placed his head against the back of his seat. "S-so, where are we going?"
"TO THE FUTURE!" Prim yelled as she pushed the wheel ahead of her with great force. The Hypermiles 2.0 bolted at break-neck speed. Sonic was forced back into his seat from the force. He squinted his eyes when the blinding light from the edge of the cave shone through the glass for a moment. In seconds, the time machine zipped out of the cave and quickly gained altitude. As they became slightly more leveled, Prim gave Sonic a quick wink. The blue hedgehog didn't really know how to respond. Suddenly, the bright blue sky around them started to turn into some type of vibrant white and pink. Sonic stared in awe as the sky disappeared and the were surrounded by a wormhole-like space. He looked around, realizing that they were now flying in a place where nothing and everything existed.

As quickly as it appeared, the wormhole went away as the two flew through and opening and were suddenly in a new place that Sonic has never recognized before. He looked around. It was the evening, the bright sun was setting in the horizon behind a huge utopian city. Prim smirked and set the aircraft into a cruise mode. Sonic pressed his hands against the glass, trying to get a better look.

"Whoa..." he breathed. Primrose felt a warmth in her heart as Sonic took in the breathtaking view of her home. Sonic looked down below at the paradise. There were high skyscrapers with glass windows and bridge-like highways snaking it's way throughout the city. He noticed that practically everything in the city had a glow to it. It looked like a slightly more futuristic version of Tokyo and New York city if they were mashed together. Sonic smiled greatly, witnessing some teenagers zipping by on some hover boards.

"...Prim, I..I don't know what to say.." he admitted. Primrose crossed her arms."But I do...I told you so!" she said triumphantly. Sonic playfully rolled his eyes. Primrose turned a corner, and took Sonic to the far side of the city. Sonic looked around, and noticed a tall skyscraper that stood out from the rest. On the side were giant glowing letters:

E-Corp

He stared at it thoughtfully as they zipped by. He looked to Primrose."So, where are we, anyway?" he asked. Primrose, who was calmly flying, glanced at him."Oh, right! Sonic, I want to to meet Emerald City, or, formerly...Green Hill Zone.." she said proudly. Sonic did a double take outside the window. He stared at Emerald City, shocked that this amazing place was once his humble little home.
"THIS used to be Green Hill?" he repeated in a much more surprised tone. The aircraft turned again, this time, over the ocean, which went far out into the horizon, swallowing the sun whole. Primrose nodded.

"Yeah, it's pretty amazing how much a place can change in twenty six years..." she said. Sonic nodded quietly. He wasn't exactly sure how he felt about the modernization of his home. After a few more minutes of flying, Primrose broke the silence.

"Well, I think it's time we get you home, we wouldn't want anything bad to happe-" Out of the blue, a red light started flashing inside the time machine. Both Sonic and Prim looked surprised. Sonic watched in nervousness as Prim started to flip switches and frantically press buttons."Prim..what's going on!?" The young girl looked down at the fuel percentage control panel, which was blinking on the LOW ENERGY : MUST REFUEL section.

"We're running out of gas!" she exclaimed."We forgot to refuel it!" Sonic looked like he was going to be sick."What do you mean WE? This is your plane!" he yelled back.

"TIME MACHINE!"

"Oh whatever!"

Primrose had a horrible pit in her stomach and she pulled Sonic over into the pilot's seat."CAN YOU FLY?!" she yelled as the time machine started to descend."W-well, yeah, but-"

"GOOD!" Primrose shoved the wheel into Sonic's hands and ran to the back of the Hypermiles 2.0. Sonic was now left alone. He tried desperately to keep the aircraft in control, yet he didn't know what he was doing. "PRIIMM! I THINK YOU SHOULD COME BACK NOWW!" Sonic yelled as they were about to crash into a sky scraper. Primrose appeared with parachutes and helmets. She instantly dropped them and yanked the wheel upwards to avoid an oncoming building. The time machine shot up, almost launching the two. Sonic screamed, and pushed down on the wheel. The aircraft suddenly went into a nose dive and Primrose and Sonic were now hurtling towards the ground."WHAT ARE YOU DOING?!" Primrose snatched the wheel again, making a sharp left turn and performed a barrel roll to avoid crashing into the highway bridge. They were now in full view of the street below. Many citizens stared at the Hypermiles 2.0 as it zipped past them. Sonic was thrown out of his seat at this point, and he was rubbing his head in pain. Sonic finally took control of the wheel, and carefully pulled it closer to him, he finally gained control and the two zipped out of sight.

As the engine started to die out, Primrose pointed at a certain house in a neighborhood they were flying over."There! Land over there!" she yelled. Sonic followed her orders and tried to land the time machine, but it was proven useless.

"The wheels won't engage! We're going to crash!" he said fearfully. He looked over to Primrose, the pure look of terror and guilt was plastered all over her face. Quickly thinking, he yanked her over to him and held her tight as he let go of the wheel. He pressed the eject button, and the two hedgehogs flew out of the Hypermiles 2.0 just as it crashed into the giant green lawn of the house Primrose pointed at. Sonic accidentally lost grip of Prim and she went flying out of his arms, rolling in the grass as she landed.

There was a sudden silence. Sonic lied on his back, panting. He was covered in dirt, cuts, scrapes, and bruises. Other than a few minor injuries, though, he was fine. After regaining his breath, he looked over to Prim, who was lying in the same position right next to him, looking just as battered."..Are...you...okay?" he asked in between breaths. Primrose sigh his relief,and painfully nodded her head.

"Y-yeah..I think so..heh." she replied airily. She looked over to Sonic, and the two started to laugh."Hahaha! Ahh man..." Sonic stared at the sky and smiled. Primrose's giggles faded away, and she felt a warmth in her heart as Sonic peacefully placed his arms behind his back. Her smile quickly faded as a minor explosion was heard behind her. She sat up, and looked for the source of the noise.

Her face went to horror as she witnessed a now completely destroyed Hypermiles 2.0 halfway buried into the dirt."Oh no..oh no OH NO NO NO!" she ran towards it. Sonic sat up, confused."Hmm? Oh..no.." he said, defeated. He stood up, and followed Primrose over to the broken aircraft. Primrose was freaking out.

"This can't be happening! OH NO THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING!" she yelled. Sonic was slightly frightened by her reaction. He held out his arms, trying to calm her down."H-hey, calm down, it's going to be okay!" he said reassuringly. Primrose glared at him.

"I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU KNEW HOW TO FLY!" she growled. Sonic frowned."Hey! I can fly a plane! Not a time machine!" he argued. Primrose huffed and paced around.

"Arrgh! It doesn't matter anyways, how are we supposed to get you back home!? A-and what will my uncle think?! This is his life's work! A-and..oh MAN my parent's are going to KILL ME!" she cried. Sonic felt his heart sink like a stone, she seemed genuinely distressed. He placed a hand on Primrose's shoulders, and stared into her eyes with a sympathetic look."Hey, look at me.." he said. Primrose stared at Sonic, frowning.

"Don't worry, Prim. We'll fix this!...Somehow.." he said gently, glancing at the time machine. Primrose sighed."...I'm so sorry, Sonic! I didn't plan on making you stuck here.." she apologized, twiddling her thumbs guiltily. Sonic chuckled, and gave her a playful smile.

"No need to apologize, Prim. It wasn't your fault! Do I look mad at you?" he asked sweetly. Primrose felt like a small weight was lifted off of her shoulders. She weakly smiled back. Sonic stood up, and crossed his arms, staring awkwardly at the time machine.

"So, uh...any ideas?" he asked. Primrose looked at the giant house beside them. She grinned. She turned back to face Sonic, looking rather nervous."Well, I do have ONE idea, but..I don't know if it's going to work.." she said sheepishly as she walked to the edge of the house. She looked up to the second story circular window above her. Feeling slightly confident, she picked up a small pebble, and launched it over to the window. Just as she wished, it hit the center, making a loud tapping noise. Inside, was a young girl. She was in the middle of reading a book when she heard the pebble bouncing off of her bedroom window. Down below, Sonic watched curiously as a girl he's never seen before appear in the window with a confused look on her face. She looked down, and smiled when she saw Primrose happily waving at her. Primrose beckoned her over to come. The young girl nodded once and disappeared from the window.

A few seconds pass, and the front door to the mansion opened to reveal the same young girl in the window. Sonic watched awkwardly as she and Primrose happily greeted each other. The other girl was a light brown cat, although she had dark brown fur on the tip of her ears, tail, and on the side of her head. Also, a dark brown spot lined her left eye. She was wearing a light blue sleeveless shirt and black leggings. Her shoes were the same sky blue top, but was a black spot in either side of both shoes. Her smile was gentle, and she was the deepest blue eyes Sonic has ever seen. What really surprised him, though, was her metallic left arm.

"Prim! What happened to you?" asked the girl, repulsed by how dirty and beat up Primrose was. Primrose awkwardly scratched the back of her head.
"U-um...we uh...got into a little trouble..heh.." she replied nervously. The cat raised an eyebrow. "...We?" Primrose giggled in a strange way, and looked over to Sonic."Uh..yeaahhh...about that.." she muttered. The girl followed Primrose's gaze, and finally noticed Sonic sheepishly waving. Her eyes moved over to the crashed time machine, which was now making a sputtering noise She gasped, and took a step back, giving Primrose and Sonic a look of terror.

"You...you.." she couldn't muster a word. Primrose nervously walked over to her.

"Now, now, Skyler, I KNOW it looks bad now, but that's why I came here to help-"

"PRIM DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA OF WHAT YOU'VE JUST DONE?! I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU ACTUALLY TOOK THE TIME MACHINE! DON'T YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IF OUR PARENTS FIND OUT THAT YOU DID THIS, THEY'LL HAVE OUR HEADS-"

Primrose pinched Skyler's lips shut. She looked her dead in the eye."You mean...IF our parents find out, which will be a LOW chance..right?" she said. Skyler gave her a worried look. Primrose leaned closer."RIGHT?" she repeated, a little more urgent. Skyler pulled away and swatted at Primrose's hands."Right! Right!" she said finally. Primrose let out a sigh of relief. Skyler looked at Sonic again, and punched Primrose in the arm."Ow! What was that for?!" the hedgehog whined.

"For being reckless!" she said, walking over to the wreckage of the Hypermiles 2.0. Primrose and Sonic followed. Skyler looked heartbroken when she noticed how bad the damage really was."Oh no, my daddy's poor baby..." she said tearfully. Sonic walked up next to her.

"Um...can we fix it? To..ya know, get me back home?" he asked. Skyler timidly glanced at him, as if she were afraid to touch him. She looked at the damage."Well, er-Sonic, it's going to have to be completely rebuilt to work properly.." she explained. Primrose suddenly appeared.
"And that's where you'll come in!" she said to Skyler. The cat gave Primrose a perplexed look."...What?" she asked. Primrose gestured towards the wreckage. Skyler realized what she meant, and stepped away, shaking her head.

"Ohh no! You're NOT going to drag me into this one! You're solving this problem all on your own! This is the final straw, Primrose!" she stated angrily.

"Oh come on, Sky! I need you! Besides, it's not like I drag you into every problem I have!" she argued. Skyler twitched her ear, and rolled her eyes, pulling out a list from her pocket."Oh really?" she let the list unroll itself, stretching all the way past Sonic's feet. The hedgehog's mouth dropped.

"Whoa.." he mumbled. Primrose looked embarrassed after hearing Sonic's reaction. She sighed in defeat."Fine, okay, you're right, Sky...But.." she looked back at Sonic and the wreckage."We need to get him back somehow, and the only other person I trust is you!" she explained. Skyler pointed towards her house.

"Why don't you just tell me DAD? The man who invented it! Surely he'll know how to fix it and get Sonic back home!" she suggested.

"We can't do that Skyler, you know that! If my parents find out, I..I.." she turned away.

"All I know is that they'll be disappointed.." she said darkly. Skyler frowned. Sonic walked forward, placing a hand on her shoulder.

"Hey, lighten up. We're gonna fix this, okay?" he said gently. Skyler smiled at the blue blur."Yeah, Prim. Sonic's, right...we ARE going to fix this..and..I'll help." she admitted. Primrose looked at the two of them, her heart feeling a little brighter. She smiled.

"Heh, good. I'm gonna need all the help I can get.." she giggled. Skyler nodded her head."Oh yeah, definitely.." she laughed. Suddenly, her face looked grim."Wait...how are we going to hide Sonic? My dad is coming home any minute!" she exclaimed. Primrose and Sonic exchanged a worried look. Primrose scurried over to the Hypermiles 2.0 and tried lifting it.

"First, we worry about hiding THIS. Come on guys, I could use a little help!" she said, trying to lift the aircraft. Sonic and Skyler ran over to her, and the three lifted up the broken machine. Sonic looked over to Skyler, and stared at her robotic arm for a moment.

"So, uh..Skyler?" he said as they carried the wreckage over to the back of the house, where there was a large garage with a runway connected to it. The young girl looked up at him."Yes?" she answered politely. Sonic awkwardly looked away, unsure if he would hurt her feelings.

"Well, I just wanted to say..that...your robot arm is awesome.." he said awkwardly. Skyler giggled at his awkwardness, and smiled proudly."Why, thank you! My dad made it for me, he's such a great inventor!" she said. Sonic chuckled.

"Really? Heh, you know, I have a best friend who's an inventor, too! He's pretty awesome." he said, thinking of Tails. Skyler suddenly turned white, and cleared her throat."..R-really? Hehe, what a coincidence! Heheheheh...um.." she stopped talking when Primrose gave her a warning look. Sonic tilted his head, confused by the girls' behavior. Sensing that he probably shouldn't bring up the subject, he kept his mouth shut until they reached the garage.

The three set down the broken time machine and Skyler hopped over to a key pad connected to the wall, and typed in a four digit code. The human sized door to the garage unlocked and slid open. Skyler walked inside and found a switch. She flipped it on, making the giant garage door slowly crank open. She walked back out, and helped carry the wreckage inside. Sonic looked around the vast garage. There were many different futuristic planes, cars, and other vehicles that Sonic has never seen before. His eyes locked onto a certain red bike that looked like a hovering motorcycle. After finally setting the time machine down with a thud, the three huffed and took the chance to relax and let the situation sink in. Skyler took a deep breath.

"Okay, now that we're here, tell me everything that happened." she said. After explaining, the two hedgehogs watched nervously as Skyler paced around the room in thought.

"Alright, I guess that makes sense.." she looked at the two."But, that just means it was both your fault." Primrose rolled her eyes.
"We know.." she muttered. Skyler ignored her remark and looked around the garage. She found a desk with blueprints scattered all over it.

"...I think I could rebuild it, but I'm going to need to blueprints, I didn't see everything my father did when he was building it." she said. Sonic looked confused."What do you mean?" he asked.
"Skyler has a photographic memory.." Primrose said in a matter-of-fact tone."She can remember what I had for lunch on Halloween two years ago.."

"Grilled cheese and fries with just a dash of salt. Oh yeah, and cherry soda..you also had some chocolate cake and a ton of candy as a secret desert.." Skyler said with a smirk. Sonic glanced at Primrose. She shrugged her shoulders and smiled.

"Don't look at me, even I can't even remember.." she explained. Sonic thoughtfully nodded his head. Skyler was about to say something when a car engine was heard outside. She frowned, and looked through a window on the garage door.

"My dad's here! So is your mom, Prim! We'd better go.." she gasped. Sonic and Primrose exchanged sad looks."Oh, alright..I'll see you later, Sonic." Primrose said glumly. Sonic waved.

"Goodbye." he said. Skyler walked over to a nearby closet, and pulled out a mattress, pillow, and blanket. She set it down on the floor."You can sleep here for tonight, we'll come back for you in the morning, okay? Just try not to be seen." she said. Sonic awkwardly stared at the mattress.

"Uh..why-"

"My dad tends to stay up so late in here that he falls asleep, so we just put an extra mattress just in case he didn't make it to bed.." she said with a giggle. Sonic chuckled."Oh..okay..heh." he thought it was rather amusing that Skyler's dad did that. He remembered how he would have to carry Tails to bed after a long night of working too. Skyler smiled, and began to walk out of the door.

"Hey, wait!" Sonic called. Skyler looked back, her metal hand already sliding the door open."Yes?"

"Who is your dad, anyway?" the blue hedgehog asked, curious. Skyler started to sweat. She looked away, not knowing how to respond.

"U-uh-"

"Skyler! Where are you?" a man's voice said. Skyler's ears twitched, and she ran out."Gotta go!" Sonic frowned. Primrose placed a hand on his shoulder, and smiled at him before leaving." G'night, Sonic..don't worry, I'll make things right!" she said cutely, following Skyler outside. The sliding door shut, and locked itself. Sonic was now alone inside the quiet garage. He stood up, still covered in dirt and scratches. He walked over to the window, and stared outside. It was now nighttime, and Emerald City was glistening before him against the black, starry sky. He thought for a moment, and looked over to the wreckage of the Hypermiles 2.0. Crossing his arms, he shook his head and spoke to himself.

"Sonic the Hedgehog...what have you gotten yourself into?"