Ace was calmly driving down a crowded street. He would swerve and miss a car, then almost hit another. "This is crazy, this is absolutely crazy." Ace said to himself as he passed another car. Ace was then stopped when the car in front of him suddenly stopped.

Ace slammed on the brakes and lurched forward. Ace saw he was on a bridge. After the car in front of him moved again, Ace looked down, he saw train tracks. Ace smiled as he swerved the car to face the direction of the tracks. "Alright, I hope you're ready. Ace said to the car. It was special to him, he had it for 3 years. "In 3… 2… 1…" He slammed on the gas and loved the screeching sound that it produced.

Ace's car then shot off the bridge like a bat out of hell. Ace didn't blink, he knew his car could handle it. He landed with all four wheels on the rails. Ace smiled at his work. "I told you, I knew you could do it." Ace spoke to the car as if it was his child.

Ace's ears pricked up when he heard a rumbling sound and felt the car shake on the rails. Ace looked in his rear-view mirror and saw an Amtrak model train speeding towards his car. Ace smiled, he loved a good challenge. Ace pushed the gas down and moved slightly on the rails. He then slammed it in and turned at the same time. The tires switched rails.

Ace was now facing the train. He smiled and hit a button on his dash. The car switched into 4 wheel drive. He sped backwards, watching the train come closer. As soon as it looked like Ace's car was a goner, he used his expert driving skills to drive of the tracks and into the off-ramp that leads to the highway.

Ace watched the train go under him. He smiled again and sped up his pace. He was going to get to Sonic and Tails' house in a minute, tops. Ace had already shifted into 5th gear before he reached the off-ramp leading down to Sonic and Tails' place.

Ace decided to listen to some music. He selected a station that happened to be playing a personal favorite song of his. The song was "Fighting Man", by D.J. Pone and Drixxxe. Ace bobbed his head with the beats of the music.

Ace tapped his hands on the wheel as he saw Tails' and Sonic's house on the GPS. "12 miles? We can make it." Ace said to the car. He placed the gas pedal down to the floor. He easily reached speeds up 200 mph. Ace noticed that the streets were deserted. He smiled as he hit another button on the dash. The car started to speed up, now reaching speeds up to 284 mph. He was using the nitrous. He smiled as his car screeched to a stop. He hit the deactivation code and pulled the keys out.

He checked each of tires and saw that they were fine. He then checked his watch. "Heh, we did it car. We have 33 seconds to spare." Ace walked up to the front door and was about to knock, until he saw the large hole in the wall. He smirked. "Metal does amazing work." Ace said to himself.

Since Tails and Sonic were nowhere to be seen, he took his pouch and opened it. Inside was a cellphone like item. He pressed # 1 and heard a distinctive robotic voice. "Ace… is everything going according to plan?" Ace smirked. "Of course it is Metal Sonic… I still expect a full partnership Metal, and don't screw me over Metal. I'll hunt you down, and kick your a-" Metal cut him off.

"Ace… what would I get out of that?" Metal asked. "Well, a first class ticket to world domination, if you're able to kill Z, too." That's when Ace heard the sound of a plane coming overhead. "Gotta go, see you later." Ace ended the transmission and put the "Cell phone" away.

He walked out and saw Tails' Tornado II circling above. Ace looked at his car, and saw a light blue Lamborghini parked next to his Audi. He immediately knew who it belonged to. "Hello Ace, how long has it been?" Ace chuckled and turned away from the cars to see a woman, a pure tan colored hedgehog with a black birthmark that looked like the letter Z above her left eyebrow.

She wore a golden watch on her right hand. She wore a leather jacket that had purple flames down the side. She was about Ace's height, same age. She wore baggy black pants, and her jacket was always opened, revealing her black, silky bra. "Z, I was just talking about you." She chuckled. "Awww… does the little Ace miss me?" She said, trying to piss Ace off.

"Yea, I do miss you." Ace said as he sat next to her. She hugged him. "Wow, 3 years. I can't believe we haven't seen each other for 3 full years." Ace nodded and heard the sound of crunching grass. He turned and saw Tails walking towards them.

"Ace? You're here early, and who is your friend?" Tails asked, noticing the woman. She got up and chuckled. "Who's your little buddy?" Tails smirked. "I'm Miles, but call me Tails." Tails extended his left hand. Z then tightly hugged him and yelled, "He is sooo cute!" Ace smiled as she continued her hugging.

She finally released him when he turned blue. She had unimaginable strength. Tails breathed heavily and fell to his knees. "Whew!" Tails got up and walked to his lab. Z looked at her gilded watch. "Catch you later Ace, gotta go!" She ran past him and hopped into her blue Lamborghini.

Ace smiled and heard Tails lab door open. He turned and saw him with a small device in his hands. "Ace, I found a spare codec, it hasn't been used yet, so here." Tails handed him the device and he put it on his hand. He had removed the metal claws before driving, they we safely tucked away in Ace's back pack.

Meanwhile, Sonic was sitting against a large tree. He was watching Vicky move around and shuffle around in the tall grasses. She would pick some and either toss it, or put it in a basket. He carefully watched her, admiring her.

She then turned to him and handed him a bowl of smashed green… stuff. "Eat this when you feel pain anywhere, only a little each time." Her voice was soft, very soft and gentle. "Uh, thanks…" Sonic mumbled. "Take this, too." She handed him the chaos emerald.

Sonic grabbed it, he had to ask. "Uh, would you like to see me again? Here?" She smiled. "Sure, when?" Sonic's heart leapt with joy. "Uh, what about tomorrow?" She chuckled. "Alright, time?" Sonic smiled. "How about 8:00?" She nodded ad stood up.

"Why did you help me?" Sonic asked. "You have a kind face, and I think you're very brave." Sonic smile grew wider. "So, tomorrow?" Sonic asked again. "Tomorrow." She walked up to her Ferrari and opened the door. It slid up and Sonic was astonished.

She closed the door and started the ignition. Sonic watched her drive off. "Heh, I like her." Ace was now sitting on top of his car, playing with his new codec when his phone went off. He opened his pouch and grabbed it. He saw it was a call and answered it. "Hello?" Ace asked. "I'm looking for a transporter." A man with a deep voice said through the phone. "I'm listening." Ace answered.

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