"Wow! Isn't she gorgeous?" The young blue cat was staring at the most beautiful Hedgehog he had ever seen.

"Whatever you say." The cat turned to look at his younger sister; she was sitting next to him looking bored. "Come on Thorn, dad said we were supposed to train today, not spy on some weird Hedgehog."

"You're the only weird Hedgehog I see around here." Her brother retorted, "Come on then, better hurry before dad finds out what we were doing, you know how he is about us getting to close to Eggman."

The two fifteen years old siblings hurried off to find their father, while the pretty pink Hedgehog they had been watching, started to brush her hair. Scarlet was a very deep pink, but still nowhere near the red her name suggested. She sighed.

"Mother why do I have to go to this silly party? Can't I just stay with uncle Eggman while you go?" Scarlet whined turning to the woman who had sat unnoticed in the corner until now.

"Scarlet, you know you need to come. What point is there in throwing a Christmas party for you if you don't attend? Anyway Eggman is coming too, and he's invited some lovely young men for you to meet."

Scarlet stood up, her hair brush falling to the floor. "Very well, if I must go I will, but for now I will practise my hunting skills. What use am I to uncle Eggman, if I can barely kill a lion, let alone an army of droids?" and with that Scarlet sprinted out of the room.

Although Scarlet loved her mother, she often got fed up of her. Amy always wanted her to find her one true love, and never let him go. All Scarlet wanted, was to make Eggman proud.

"Scarlet. I've got the most beautiful dress for you. Will you wear it tonight?"

Scarlet smiled and turned towards her favourite person. "Of course uncle Eggman. It's beautiful."

"Well it has to be if it's going to be worn by you, after all you outshine anything less." Eggman looked down at Scarlet, handing her the outfit. She really was a very beautiful young lady and a brilliant fighter too. She was his prise possession, and he never let her forget that.

Miles away in the middle of a forest was a small house, with two cats and two hedgehogs inside.

"Thorn, how could you drag your sister into harm's way? I told you to practise fighting, not go and find a fight." Thorn's father was furious at him, and stupid little Sun was smiling away. She had ratted him out, the second they got home.

"But dad, I saw him." Thorn responded. "I finally saw Eggman."

"Sonic calm down. Thorn you shouldn't have disobeyed us like that, no matter who you saw, they could have seen you two, and then I would have no children, and that goes for you to Sun."

"I'm sorry mum" Thorn bent his head in shame. "I'm sorry dad; I promise I won't do it again."

Sonic saw his son's sad face, and couldn't help but laugh. He had seen that look so often on his own face growing up; he was always doing the wrong thing too. "Ok Thorn, I forgive you, now get ready, you and me are going to stalk out Eggman's ship. He's throwing a party tonight, and I've got a feeling he's up to something."

Sun's smile disappeared, "Can I come too dad?"

Now Sonic's smile faded, "Oh Sun, you know I want you to come, but you're not quite ready, I promise I'll take you out, the second you are."

Sun walked away. The story of her life. No matter what Thorn did, he was still better that her, and daddy's favourite. It's not fair, just cos he's older, only two minutes anyway.