"Guys!" Tails said as he entered the base. "You'll never guess who I found!"
The Resistance Base was a shabby tent with several smaller, interconnecting tents surrounding it. The main tent was scattered with bits and pieces recovered from the town that may be useful in the future, as well as a bookshelf overfilled with books on time and space travel, as well as a few computers. Amy stepped out from one of the smaller tents.
"Tails, I thought you were trying to find the masked guy." She said.
"I was, but then I was attacked by Chaos. But then Sonic saved me!"
"Tails, that's impossible. Sonic's still in the Twilight Cage."
"Let me finish! But, this wasn't OUR Sonic; it was a Sonic from the past." Tails said. "Sonic, come on in!"
Sonic stepped into the tent. Amy's eyes widened.
"SONIIIIIIIIIIIIIIC!" she squealed, then picked him up and squeezed him like a teddy bear. Sonic groaned. Clearly, nothing had changed.
"Amy, he isn't here to cuddle, you know." Tails said. Amy dropped him. "He's here to help us save OUR Sonic and get back to his time." Sonic nodded his head in agreement.
"I'm sorry," Amy replied. "it's just been so long since we've seen Sonic. It's good to see Sonic."
"It's good to see any Sonic, for that matter." Tails said.
"Be careful what you tell and show him," Silver said, coming out of a tent opposite of Amy's, "revealing anything too big about the future could cause a massive time anomaly. Trust me, I'd know."
"I understand." Tails replied. "But can I at least tell him where we are and what's going on?"
"Yes." Silver answered. "If he's going to help us, he should at least know the basic situation."
"Okay, Sonic. Listen up." Tails began. "Eggman took over the world while we were…away, and trapped your future self in another dimension. I, as well as several others, have formed a resistance to save Sonic and stop Eggman. This is our base; it may not look like much, but it's safe and discreet and I'm glad to call it home. I believe you may be able to help us with our problem." Sonic stared longingly at the gem in his hand. "Don't worry, buddy. We'll find the rest of the stones and get you back home." Sonic looked up at Tails and smiled for the first time since he came here.
"Speaking of the resistance," Knuckles said, coming out of yet another tent. "Don't we have a new recruit coming in today?"
"Yes," said Amy. "a survivor from the city."
Just then, there was a knock on the door. Tails slid the metal peephole to see who it was. Standing outside the tent was a red wolf wearing a headset and a toolbar. Tails opened the door and closed it immediately after dragging the wolf in.
"What's your name, rookie?" Knuckles asked the wolf.
"My name…my name is Gadget…" he replied nervously.