The next morning, a blur of blue zoomed by. This blue blur was Sonic the Hedgehog, just running around free. The two others flew up next to him. One was an orange fox, named Tails. The other was a red echidna, named Knuckles.
"Hey, Tails! Long time, no see!" Sonic greeted. Tails told him all about a dream he had the night before; it was similar to Jayfeather's dream.
"Well, looks like we're going to the forest! C'mon, guys!" With that, he grasped Knuckles' and Tails' hands and zoomed ahead until he was nothing but a streak of blue.
By the time they had found the right forest, it was nighttime.
"Tails, you sure this is the forest we're looking for?" Knuckles asked in uncertainty.
"I'm sure! This is the right one." Tails replied.
"C'mon, we can trust-OOF!" Sonic was cut off by something knocking him off his feet, face first to the ground. Looking up slowly, he saw a familiar pink female hedgehog on his back.
"Hiya, Sonikku!" She said.
"Amy, why do you always do that?" Sonic asked in an annoyed tone. "You know you could just tap my shoulder."
"I know. I just like doing it this way!" Amy replied in a slight squeak.
Sonic just sighed in response. Squirming from under her, Amy started to ask Sonic about why they were in the forest.
"Tails had this dream last night, and he thinks that in this forest, we're going to meet four cats." The blue blur responded.
"He told me about that dream over the phone, and thought I should come. So, here I am!"
Sonic jerked his head towards his friend and gave him a slight death stare.
"You invited her?! WHY did you do that?!" He yelled, gritting his teeth and clenching his fists. Sonic was trying to show Tails he was angry, but was also trying to control his temper. Since he was half wolf, he was a little short-tempered.
"Well, sorry! I forgot that you don't like to go many places with her. Plus, she was part of the dream, so she had to come." Tails responded.
He makes a good point there. I shouldn't be mad. To Tails' relief, Sonic's eyes returned green.
"Let's just get going. We need to find out if this is true!" Knuckles broke in.
"Which is why I brought walkie talkies!" Amy chimed while grabbing four watch communicators from her purse. There was a blue one for Sonic, a yellow one for Tails, a red one for Knuckles, and a pink one for her.
"Wow, Ames! Thanks for bringing these!" Sonic said. "These will really come in handy."
"No problem. I'm here to be helpful….sweetiepie!" Amy added hopefully.
"I will not be your boyfriend." Sonic had instantly known what Amy was planning, and quickly rejected it. The pink hedgehog shot an annoyed look. The four friends walked until they got to the middle of the forest.
"Okay, let's make a plan." Knuckles broke in. "Tails, you go left, I'll go right, Sonic, you go forward, and Amy, you go anyplace back behind us. Got it?" Everyone nodded, and they soon split up.
LightningClan was on the way to the clearing for the Gathering, which would occur every full moon.
"Whitestar, how much longer? My paws feel like they're gonna fall off." A dark blue-gray she-cat whined.
"Not much longer, Bluepaw." Another she-cat replied, this one being the leader.
She was gray, white-chested, pawed, and stomach, along with dark gray squiggle stripes on her cheeks, her legs, and four running down her back.
"Don't worry; we're almost there, Bluepaw. It's only a few pawsteps away now." A bright yellow orange she-cat mewed.
"Thank you, Sunpetal." Whitestar chimed in. "I thought I was never gonna calm her down." Soon, she stopped, tail raised and bristled in alarm.
"What's wrong, Whitestar?" A white and gray deputy wondered. "Is it an intruder?"
"I'm not sure, Graytail, but it's an unfamiliar scent." The gray leader mewed. "I'm not sure whether we attack or runaway."
"Hellooooo?" A voice called out. "Is anyone here?"
Whitestar soon responded to that. "Attack. But first, we have to stalk it. Follow me."
Sonic had found himself in a large clearing with a huge rock near the back of it. An entire clear spot in the forest? Sonic wondered. What's going on here?
"Blue blur to two tails. Come in, two tails." Sonic spoke into his communicator.
"This is two tails here. Did you find anything?" Tails responded. Suddenly, before Sonic could respond, he heard Knuckles and Amy jump in the conversation.
"Hey guys." Sonic greeted his other two friends. "And, Tails, to answer your question, I found a clear place in the forest."
"An entire clear spot? That's impossible!" Knuckles gasped.
"Oh, it's possible. I'm seeing it." Sonic responded. "I don't know how, or when, but-OOF!" The blue blur was cut off, something knocking him to the side hard enough for his communicator to slip off.
"Sonic? Sonic! Do you read me? SONIC!" Knuckles practically shouted into his communicator. "Guys, we have to save Sonic! He must be in danger!" He yelled to his other friends. Tails was freaking out, and Amy was starting to cry.
"Tails, stop freaking out! Amy, stop crying before you get dehydrated." Knuckles shouted. "Are we gonna save Sonic or what?" Tails soon calmed down, and Amy stopped crying at Knuckles' words.
"Amy, do you have your Piko-Piko hammer?" Tails asked demandingly.
"I always have it! You'll never see me without it." Amy replied.
"Good." Knuckles broke in. "We'll probably need it. Now, let's go!"
Sonic lay on the ground knocked out, until he felt fur brushing his. He opened his eyes slowly to see a pure white figure beside him. He was only just beginning to gain consciousness, so his vision wasn't working well with him. Finally, he was able to see things clearly, and saw that the white figure was actually a cat lying next to him. The cat instantly noticed, and jumped back when he moved.
"Whitestar! I-it moved!" It yowled.
A talking cat? Sonic thought shocked. How can a CAT talk?
He didn't have time to think about it, because he saw almost millions of other cats coming out from the bushes-all stalking straight towards him. They were all growling and snarling in rage, claws unsheathed. He was starting to freak out, and without thinking, he shouted, "Whoa, whoa! Calm down, kitties! I'm not here to hurt you!"
When he spoke, all the cats stopped and froze. Their eyes stared at him in shock.
Firestar stared at the hedgehog blankly. A talking hedgehog? He questioned. That can't be true!
Finally, he spoke. "D-did you just…talk?" He stuttered.
"Yes. Why are you talking? And how can I understand you?" The blue hedgehog responded. Suddenly, five of the cats leapt up in the air straight to Sonic. Out of nowhere, something punched the lights out of a blackened cat. Then, something large whacked two of the cats so hard they hit a tree. Two figures appeared in front of the blue blur.
It's Knuckles and Amy! He thought cheerfully. They must be trying to protect me.
"Stay away from our friend!" Knuckles snarled. Seeing his sharp teeth, the cats' rage slacked.
Blackstar was astounded. An echidna? With sharp jaws? No way. I must be seeing things. He closed his eyes tightly, and opened them again. He realized he wasn't seeing things. He still saw the red echidna practically growling, so it was real.