(A/N): Hey guys! Back again for graduation! Can you believe it? My babies are graduating college…any-who…there's a big shocker in this chapter, but I'm sure you guys probably already know what it is. Right?
"Woo! I'm done with school!" Garrett yelled as he ran through the apartment complex waking everybody up.
"You still have graduation, idiot." Derek groaned grumpily. Ginger walked out as Garrett raised his eyebrow at Derek.
"He's not a morning person." Ginger said patting Derek's shoulder. Derek groaned and dragged himself back into his apartment.
"Woo! Graduation!" Donovan yelled as running of his apartment. Garrett cheered as he and Donovan high-fived.
"Some of us are not graduating! Can I get some sleep?" Luca yelled before slamming the door to his apartment.
"C'mon. We have to get ready." Cat said pulling Garrett back into their apartment.
"Graduation is not in another four hours. I know what you two are going to do." Donovan sang as Garrett sprang up a vine and whipped him in the face.
"That's what you get for making gross jokes." Kim said leaning against the doorframe of their apartment. Donovan rolled his eyes before smirking. "Don't!" She yelled, but Donovan already picked her up and ran into the apartment slamming the door. Everybody eventually got up and headed over to the arena where the graduation was being held. Usually the graduation ceremonies would be divided by major, but since the Mobius sector of the college was small they had their own graduation.
"My baby is graduating college!" Cream cried as she held Tyler's head to her chest and cried. Tyler laughed nervously before pulling away from his mother.
"Mom, you still have Chrissy." Tyler said as Cream dabbed her eyes.
"But you're my first child." Cream said placing her hands on Tyler's face.
"I'm really feeling the love, mom." Chrissy said as Tails shook his head.
"Don't worry about it. I bet she'll bawl because you're the last child." Tails said as Chrissy shrugged her shoulders. Rafael took a deep breath as he looked at the crowd wearing his graduation gown. Even though he only took three years he managed to finish his major and minor and get his degrees without taking a fourth year.
"Nervous?" Alana asked intertwining her fingers with his. Rafael smiled down at her and kissed their conjoined hands.
"A little, but knowing you're here makes it better, sunshine." Rafael said as he pecked Alana's lips lightly. Alana blushed as he leaned down and kissed her large belly.
"Um, am I interrupting?" Grace said as Rafael smiled over at his mother. He went over and hugged her as she hugged him happily.
"You came." Rafael said.
"I've already missed so much of your life. I don't plan to let that happen anymore." Grace said as Rafael smiled brightly. "Is this Alana?" Grace asked as she motioned over to Alana. Rafael nodded happily as he brought his girlfriend and mother together.
"It's nice to meet you Ms. Roads." Alana said sticking out her hand.
"Nonsense child. Call me Grace." She said hugging Alana as Alana smiled and hugged her. "Whoa, you're far along, aren't you?" Grace said noticing Alana's stomach.
"The doctor says I'm due soon." Alana said rubbing her belly. "You know, you're the first person to not touch my belly." Alana said.
"Honey, I've been through it. It gets annoying." Grace said as Alana laughed.
"Why do we have to come?" Aiden groaned as he sat next to Luca and Flash. "My parents aren't graduating!" He exclaimed as Luca rolled his eyes.
"Do you ever stop complaining? Jeez…you're here to be supportive." Luca said as Aiden rolled his eyes.
"Whatever…" Aiden said.
"Shouldn't you be happy? Juliana is here." Luca said as Aiden perked up.
"She is?" Aiden said as he started to fix his hair making Luca roll his eyes. "Don't roll your eyes at me! She's hot and I need to impress her." He said as Luca looked at him in disgust.
"Dude, she's my aunt!" Luca exclaimed as Flash rolled his eyes.
"You guys are like twelve and eight! You don't need to be worrying about this stuff." Flash said as Luca and Aiden shrugged their shoulders. "Where's Nessa?" Flash asked.
"I think she's talking to Alex." Luca said as Flash stood up and started to frantically search behind him.
"What's wrong, dad? I thought we didn't have to worry about this stuff?" Aiden said as he and Luca smirked.
"Yeah! You! Me on the other hand…I have a lot to worry about!" Flash said as he pushed people's heads to the side looking for Nessa.
"Hi Aiden!" Juliana said cheerfully walking over to the young wolf.
"Hey. What's up Juli?" Aiden asked as Juliana sat next to him and smiled.
"Where's your brother?" Flash asked bending down at Juliana's level.
"Um…I think he's sitting down there with the other graduates." Juliana said pointing down at Julian.
"Not that brother!" Flash exclaimed standing up fully.
"Oh, well AJ is-"Flash cut her off.
"Alex! Where's Alex?" Flash asked as Juliana raised her eyebrow.
"He's sitting with Nessa right in front of you." Juliana said as Flash turned around to see his daughter laughing with that rotten boy.
"Man…aren't you stupid?" Ivy said sitting next to her boyfriend. Flash groaned as he sat down next to Ivy. The ceremony soon started as everybody listened to the dean's speech. Tyler sat on stage nervously as he looked out at the crowd. Since he had to actually try in college he couldn't really hide his grades and he beat out everyone for Valedictorian.
"Now for the speech from the Valedictorian, Tyler Prower." The dean said as everybody applauded.
"Woo! Tyler!" Ruby yelled as Cream clapped happily next to her. Tyler smiled as he stood at the podium.
"Um…hey guys. I'm not really good at speeches. Hell, I didn't even give a speech at my high school graduation. Well…I guess public speaking is one of the things some of us have to get use to. Whether we're going to be CEOs or lawyers." Tyler said smiling at Julian and Kim who smiled back at him. "Or maybe not much public speaking because we'll be chefs or video game designers." Tyler said as Liecy smiled at her boyfriend and Derek smiled softly. "Right now most of us are just glad to be done with school. After seventeen years of education we're done!" Tyler said as everybody cheered.
"That was the shortest speech ever." AJ said as they watched Tyler walk off stage.
"That's the longest I've heard him talk without using 'dude'." Black said as Lazarus and AJ laughed.
"It is now time to present the diplomas to our graduating class." The dean said as everybody sat up excitedly. The dean started calling out names as everybody waited forever for one of their friends to be called.
"Rafael Andrews. Computer Engineering and Business and Economics" The dean announced as Rafael walked up on stage. Everybody cheered for him as Alana clapped happily and sent him a wave of pride and happiness. Rafael smiled and waved to everybody before retreating back to the sitting. After a few more (a lot) names Garrett was finally called up.
"Garrett Burnet. Journalism." The dean said as Garrett walked up to receive his diploma. Everybody cheered loudly especially his mom.
"I see where he gets it from now." Lauren said as Emma laughed.
"Brice the Echidna. Marine Biology." The dean said after a couple of more names. Brice walked up to the stage as everybody cheered.
"WOO! MY BOY'S NOT AN IDIOT!" Knuckles yelled as Brice shook his head in embarrassment.
"Cat the Hedgehog. Education." The dean said as Shadow, Amy, Ebony, and Shade shot up and started screaming. Cat laughed nervously as she waved to them before walking off the stage.
"Julian the Hedgehog. Business and Economics." The dean said as Todd shot out of his chair with Luca and cheered loudly. Louder than the whole Shadow family. Julian smiled and gave a thumb's up to his dad.
"Serenity the Hedgehog. Biomedicine." The dean said as Shadow, Amy, Ebony, and Shade repeated what they did before. Serenity simply shook her head before walking off the stage.
"Donovan Johnson. Forensics." The dean said as Donovan's mom jumped up and cheered for him. Donovan waved happily at his mom while waving his diploma in the air.
"Conner Mondair. Cinema Directory." The dean said as Alchemy and Jerry cheered for him. He – being Conner, of course – brought his camera and filmed his whole way onto stage and off of stage.
"Liecy Mondair. Culinary Arts." The dean said as Alchemy and Jerry got back up and cheered for her. Liecy waved to the crowd and Tyler before walking off the stage. Jerry and Alchemy collapsed back in their seats.
"I'm getting too old for this." Jerry said as Alchemy laughed.
"Nicole Mondair. Creative Writing." The dean said as Elijah and Arielle cheered for her. Brice stood on his chair and started to cheer loudly as Knuckles rolled his eyes.
"Can't that boy relax?" Knuckles said.
"Gee, I wonder where he gets it from." Rouge said sarcastically as Knuckles rolled his eyes again.
"Tyler Prower. Business and Economics and Design." The dean said as Tyler walked onto stage with Cream yelling loudly and clapping.
"Still want her to be like this for your graduation?" Tails asked as Chrissy shook her head.
"Ginger Romaro-Stanson. Biomedicine." The dean said as the whole Romaro family stood up and cheered loudly both out loud and in her mind. Luna held little Elizabeth as Ginger waved at her daughter and family.
"Kimberley Samson. Criminology." The dean said as her dad clapped proudly and Donovan yelled loudly. Kim waved her diploma in the air as she strutted off stage.
"Isabella Sanders. Early Education." The dean said as Luca cheered loudly along with both his grandfathers and dad. Izzy waved at Luca before walking off stage.
"Derek Stanson. Graphic Design and Information Technology." The dean said as Nikki and James cheered loudly while holding little Elizabeth who still managed to stay asleep past all the noise. Derek waved to his family before walking off stage. After the last few names were called out the dean stood at the podium and faced the audience.
"I present to you New York University's graduating class of 2030!" The dean exclaimed as all the graduates stood up and threw their caps in the air. Everybody clapped and cheered as the graduates hugged each other and celebrated. Everybody ran down the steps the congratulate them and meet up. Alana waited as Rafael talked with his mom before walking over and hugging him.
"Congratulations." She said before lightly pecking his lips. Rafael smiled as he wrapped his arms around her.
"Thanks sunshine. Now, all I have to do is get a job and wait for the bun in the oven to come out." Rafael said as Alana laughed.
"You're pregnant?" They heard a familiar voice say. They both whipped around to see Renegade standing there with Garrett behind him looking at the couple apologetically.
"Renegade…" Alana said in disbelief as Renegade stared at her stomach.
"Whose is it?" Renegade asked rigidly as Rafael glared at him.
"I-I…I'm not sure…" She said as Renegade exhaled heavily.
"It has to be mine." Renegade said as Rafael looked at him offended.
"Excuse me? Who says that? If you didn't know, I slept with her too." Rafael said as Renegade glared at him while Alana looked on nervously.
"Guys, guys, guys relax…we don't need to make a scene." Garrett said getting in between them.
"When did you sleep with her? By the looks of it you couldn't possibly have done this anytime soon." Renegade said as he pushed Garrett out of the way.
"Well, if you must know. I slept with her during spring break." Garrett said as Renegade's eyes widened. "That's right. She cheated on you with me! So that child in there can very well be mine." Rafael said as Renegade glared at him. Renegade growled and punched Rafael in the face. People around the two gasped as Rafael rubbed his jaw.
"You need to learn your place." Renegade said as Rafael scoffed.
"I know my place. It's with Alana and my kid." Rafael said as they charged towards each other. Goldeye ripped Rafael away from Renegade as Garrett did the same with Renegade.
"Guys! Settle down!" Serenity said as she walked in between the fuming boys.
"You've both caused enough trouble. This has to end." Derek said as everybody pushed the other people away forming a circle around Rafael and Renegade.
"This will never end because he can't accept that I'm better for her. That we belong together!" Rafael yelled as Renegade growled at him.
"Rafael!" Alana screamed as Rafael whipped his head towards her. Alana had liquid under her as she was clutching her stomach. Rafael pushed Goldeye off of him as he rushed over to Alana. "Call me an ambulance." Alana said as she started breathing heavily.
"Sunshine, it's going to be ok. I can faze us to the hospital." Rafael said as Alana shook her head.
"No, I don't want to risk it." Alana said as Grace came by Alana's side.
"It's going to be ok, sweetie. I called an ambulance and they're on their way." Grace said as Alana nodded. Renegade looked down sadly before he started to walk away.
"Renegade." Alana called out as Renegade turned his head back. "Please don't go." Alana gasped out as Renegade looked at her. Renegade walked over to her and sat near her as he nodded towards her. "Thank you." She said as two EMTs rushed passed everybody and pulled Alana on to a gurney. They pushed her out to the ambulance as everybody followed her out. Renegade and Rafael both approached the ambulance, but one of the EMTs blocked them off.
"Sorry, only one passenger. Who's the father?" The EMT asked.
"Me." Rafael and Renegade said at the same time before glaring at each other.
"Let me go." Izzy said as she climbed into the ambulance. "I'm her friend and apparently the only level-headed one here." Lauren said throwing a glare at Renegade and Rafael. The EMT nodded before closing the doors and telling the driver to drive. Rafael and Renegade glared at each other before Rafael fazed away.
"Are we all just going to stand here?" Arielle asked as everybody looked at her before rushing over to their vehicles.
"Izzy! It hurts." Alana said as she was rushed into the hospital.
"I know, it's going to be ok. I'm here for you." Izzy said as she ran by the gurney.
"I want Rafael." Alana said in pain as she clutched her stomach.
"I'm right here, sunshine." Rafael said as he ran next to Izzy. The doctor made Izzy wait in the waiting room and soon made Rafael wait with her because they weren't sure if he was the father.
"Where's Alana? What happened?" Emma asked as she ran into the waiting room with everybody else behind her.
"She's in the ER right now. They won't let me in because I might not be the father." Rafael said as he glared at Renegade who glared back him.
"Ok, I had enough of this." Julian said stepping in between the two as the two and Kim looked at him in shock. "One of you guys is the father and even though you may not like it the other is going to be in your life. Because the girl in there wants you two in her life. You," Julian said pointing to Rafael. "Have to face that Alana loved Renegade and still probably does. And you," Julian said pointing to Renegade. "Have to realize that Alana is happy and with Rafael. She didn't want this, but this is how it is. She doesn't want you two to fight and you guys are not making much of an effort to not to." Julian said as Todd nodded proud of his son.
"Can you two stop acting like kindergartens and start acting mature?" Julian asked as they both grumbled crossing their arms.
"I think that's the most you're going to get from them." Donovan said as Julian rolled his eyes and sat down. Hours passed and everybody eventually fell asleep except for Rafael. He stood outside reveling in the feeling of the cool wind against his skin.
"I don't really hate you." He heard someone say behind him. He turned to see Renegade.
"You got a real funny way of showing it." Rafael muttered as Renegade stood next to him.
"It's just hard, you know." Renegade said with a shrug of his shoulders. "I did love her and I still do have lingering feelings for her. I knew she slept with you before she even told me. I guess I was kind of in denial." Renegade said.
"She didn't want to hurt you." Rafael said as Renegade chuckled softly.
"I know that, but it still hurts. I don't blame her." He said as Rafael snorted.
"Yeah, you blame me." Rafael said.
"I did in the beginning, but I knew it was going to happen eventually, so I accepted it. I was going to come here and actually tolerate you, but finding out she was pregnant threw me for a loop." Renegade said shoving his hands into his pockets.
"You knew? What do you mean you knew?" Rafael asked narrowing his eyes at the hedgehog.
"All in good time, Rafael. For now, let's just tolerate each other." Renegade said looking at Rafael with his two toned eyes.
"For Alana." Rafael murmured as Renegade nodded.
"Guys," Chrissy said walking out. "The baby is here." Chrissy said as Rafael let a breath whoosh out of him. They both followed Chrissy until they stood outside of a door. Rafael was the first to go in and Renegade soon followed. Alana smiled at both of them as she held a blue bundle. Ok, so it was a boy. They both saw his fur which was slightly darker than Alana's. His eyes weren't opened and Rafael groaned.
"Will we never know?" Flash exclaimed from outside of the room.
"There's the tail." Alana said as Rafael and Renegade looked at the other's tails before looking back at Alana. Everybody was holding their breath as Alana started unwrap the blanket.
(A/N): HAHAHAHAHA! Cliffhanger! Man, I haven't done one in a while and man! It feels good. Anyways, here are the new Avengers and Rafael's mother.
Drake Albertson: Drake is a dark maroon fox with numerous bangs on his forehead. His fur has black slashes on it and he has a scar on his face the stretches from his right eye to his left cheek. How he got the scar remains unknown. He has a nick in his ear and dark black eyes. Drake is a smart ass. He's snarky and is a know-it-all. He has a bad attitude towards everything especially when things don't go his way. He has the power over water and uses it to its fullest advantage. Created by: tpcb000
Dominique the Bat: Dominique is a gray bat with long hair. Her hair is fairly messy and has multiple colored streaks in her hair. She has piercing ice blue eyes and cynical smile. Dominique is a creepily happy villain. She is always in a good mood, but that mood gives you chills. (Think of Harley Quinn) She has something against Nicole, but the reason why is unknown. She has the power of precise combustion. She can make an explosion happen right by you from all the way up in the air. Created by: tpcb000
Ryan Rennings: Ryan is a light blue hawk with a white beak. He has brown eyes with gold specks. He rarely leaves his wings in its natural state because he likes to change them into machinery. Ryan is able to change his arms into any mechanical object and weapon. Ryan is arrogant and has a flaunt-what-you-got attitude. He's sarcastic and doesn't take many things seriously. Created by: tpcb000
Eric Harris: Eric is a gray fox with three bangs sticking out on his forehead. He has pale green eyes and two tails with an ear folded down. He practically looks like Tails. Eric doesn't say many things. He barely talks at all. He's reserved and doesn't talk to anyone else in the Avenger group. He has a purple energy which he uses as a beam or bolts. When he uses his energy his eyes glow the same color. He has an 'alter-ego' of some fort. When he is in his other form he covers his face completely with a black hood and uses weapons instead of powers. His weapons consist of hook swords, throwing knives, and a hidden blade. It seems like he helps the group, but the complete reason as to why is unknown. Created by: tpcb000
Grace Roads: Grace is an off-white fox with long wavy hair. She is rather short and has navy eyes like Rafael's. Grace was married to Rafael's father – Jacob Andrews – once, but was sent to Mobius when she threatened to reveal his affair to the world. Rafael recently was reunited with his mother, but she did not return with him to Earth. She couldn't say goodbye to the world she spent so many years in. She visits him – thanks to Tails – and he visits her. She is very caring and nice. She has an open mind to everything around her, but doesn't take sass from anyone. Created by: tpcb000