Alright, the first (technically, the second) chapter to this story! …I cant think of anything else to say.

1

What Did You Do?!

On the Apotos Track, three familiar and famous figures ran around in the soft light of dawn. The only sound was two sets of footsteps-one much faster than the other-and the soft thwip of something spinning through the air. Sonic had taken the lead a long time ago, and was far ahead of his friends.

"Sonic, slow down!" Tails exclaimed, using his twin tails to fly as fast as he could. It was a futile effort; the blue hedgehog could run rings around him.

"Yeah! We're not as fast as you are yet, remember?" Knuckles added with a pout. He stumbled on a rock and muttered something about the Great Chaos Emeralds and uppity quill-faces.

"I heard that!"

"You were meant to!"

"Oh, alright! Why don't we just walk this next lap?" Sonic finally agreed, slowing his pace a bit. Soon they were walking the track, talking casually. Casually for them, at least.

"So, any news on Egghead lately?" Knuckles asked. He shoved Sonic. "And that's for being an uppity quill-face."

"Pfft, whatever. Anyway, not recently; the last time I heard from him was back when I met Mini-Me." Sonic replied. About a month ago, he and his friends were sent back in time by a monster called the Time Eater, whom Eggman was controlling with his past-self. Luckily, Sonic had also met his past-self, and they had stopped the Eggmans' heinous plan. Again. "With any luck, he's still trapped in time."

"When do we ever have good luck?"

"Point taken. I'll watch for him." Sonic shook his quills.

"What about Shadow? Or Silver?" Tails asked.

"Shadow and I had another race last week, remember?"

"I was sick all last week, remember?"

"Don't worry about it; you didn't miss anything. Just Shadow almost slicing Sonic's head off with a Chaos Spear when they tied again." Knuckles stated.

"Aw, but Shadow's temper tantrums are the best part of the race!"

"Yeah, not when you're in his path of destruction!" Sonic joked, raising an eyebrow. "Anyways, Silver went back to the future after my birthday party. He probably won't be back until Blaze's party, or the next adventure; whichever comes first. Nothing exciting's happened in over a week! I hate to say this, but I kinda wish Eggman would—ah!" the blue hedgehog tripped and fell flat on the marble tiles. Knuckles cracked up and fell over beside him.

"Hey, where'd he come from?" Tails asked, pointing at Sonic's foot. Sonic turned around and gasped.

A Mobian tabby cat had appeared out of nowhere in the middle of the track, knocked out. He wasn't wearing the traditional shoes and gloves, either. Either he had magically appeared out of nowhere in the last five seconds, or he had been crossing and Sonic bowled him over while he was running.

"I don't know. I hope I didn't hit him!" Sonic said, standing up on his feet and brushing himself off. Other than a few minor scrapes, he was fine. As for the cat… "We should take him to our place; make sure he's okay."

"I'll carry him." Knuckles offered, standing as well. He slung the cat over his shoulder, and the three zoomed back to their house in a streak of light.

"What d'you think happened to him?" Knuckles asked, looking at the cat resting on the couch.

"I'm not sure. Nothing showed up on the scanner…but there was just the smallest trace of Chaos Energy on him." Tails stated. The tabby's ear twitched once or twice before bright amber eyes flickered open.

"Mrow!" he exclaimed, jumping off the blue couch with a jolt. As soon as he landed on his feet, though, he toppled over and fell on his long tail. "Yeeeeow!"

"Sonic! He woke up now!" Tails shouted, flying upstairs to the hedgehog's room, who was taking a nap himself.

During the meantime, the tabby was staring at himself in shock. Once he was finished, he gave Knuckles a nasty glare.

"What did you do to me?" he snarled.

"I didn't do anyth—" the red echidna was abruptly slammed against the wall, the violent tabby's hand on his throat. Knuckles grimaced as long, sharp claws came out of his fingers and dug into his skin.

"Tell me what you did or I swear on the name of StarClan that I'll—"

"Whoa! Calm down, kitty-cat!" the two Mobians turned their heads (one more painfully than the other) to see Sonic and Tails standing by the stairs.

"What…how are you even possible?" The tabby's grip loosened slightly in confusion, but the pressure was quickly re-administered.

"What do you mean?"

"Hedgehogs are supposed to be brown and tiny! And foxes are more red than he is," the tabby pointed at Tails "And they eat hedgehogs, and you're both standing on your hind legs, like a Twoleg!"

"What's a Twoleg?" Tails asked, tilting his head in confusion and glancing at Sonic awkwardly.

"They stand….on two legs." The tabby raised an eyebrow.

Sonic sighed and rolled his eyes. Cats. "We got that. What are they?"

"They,… they wear fake pelts to stay warm? It's hard to explain them, they don't make sense."

"…you mean people?"

"If that's what you call them, I suppose they are."

Sonic smiled. This cat was a bit dull, apparently.

"Alright! Well, we aren't your doublelegs. I'm Sonic the hedgehog, this is my friend Tails the fox, and the guy you have pressed against the wall is Knuckles the echidna." Sonic said. Knuckles lifted his hand in greeting, and the tabby moved his away.

"…those are some odd names. I'm Brambleclaw, deputy of ThunderClan. The cat."

"And you said our names are weird." Knuckles muttered.

"Hey! At least I'm not named after a bone!" Suddenly, Brambleclaw bit his lip, and his eyes teared up. He started snickering. "Oh, the irony… all that's missing is a couple apprentices…"

"Says the guy named after a plant. Anyways, I am named after my strength." Knuckles raised his nose and crossed his arms.

"Really? Because I knocked you over in a few seconds."

"You caught me off-guard."

Brambleclaw snorted derisively. "A warrior always stays on-guard; even kits know that! An attack can come from anywhere; that's a lesson you haven't learned yet."

"Why you little…!"

"Whoa, whoa, whoa; cut it out!" Tails said, flying in between the two.

"I've gotta agree with Knuckles on this one, though. Brambleclaw is a very long name, but I actually think it's kinda cool." Sonic said. "And Knuckles, you should keep an eye out wherever you go."

"Can we just shorten your name to 'Bramble', if you don't mind?"

"…well, where I come from, names like mine are normal. But, if it makes it any easier on you, then I'll be content with the name 'Bramble'." Brambleclaw agreed.

"Cool! Now, we've got to get you some clothes." Sonic stated.

"Clothes? Are those the things on your paws?"

"…yeah. But girls have to wear just a little bit more to cover 'those certain parts', if you know what I mean."

Brambleclaw tilted his head, one ear sticking up. "No, I don't know what you mean." Knuckles leaned over and whispered something in his ears. "Oh, those? Why do they have to be covered?"

"Because it'd be kinda awkward if they didn't." the red echidna replied.

"Where I come from, it's normal to not really wear anything. Fake pelts are quite silly." He glanced at Sonic's shoes disdainfully.

"Wherever you come from is full of weirdos." Brambleclaw turned around and swiped Knuckles' muzzle with his claws, leaving four shallow cuts. "Ouch! Be careful with my face!"

"Then don't insult my clan."

"Fine, fine; just don't claw me to bits, okay?"

"…no promises."

Well, there's that chapter! I hope you enjoyed it.

I don't own Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, or Brambleclaw.