Sonic Haven Season 2 – Episode 3

Author's Note: This chapter is really short, but that's because I wanted to end on a punch. If you're familiar enough with the different Sonic iterations, you should know what's in the city.

Sonic took a deep breath as they continued on the road toward the Forbidden City, then he quickly regretted the decision as the air was saturated with various gasses of different levels of toxicity. It wasn't enough to hurt him, but it was enough to make him a little dizzy. He shook off the funny feeling and continued walking forward with everyone else. He jogged forward and stopped next to Tiara, only to fall in step with her stride an arms distance to her right. He hadn't talked to Tiara since they'd gotten thrust into this world a couple of days ago, so he decided to check on her.

"So, how's it goin'?" He asked in a chipper tone.

"Oh, you know, same ol' same ol'." She said with a shrug. "Living in a city overrun by terrorists and hanging on to life by a thread with death machines all around us and ready to strike at any time. It must be Friday." She joked.

Sonic laughed. "Yeah, you're right. It's been kinda hectic lately huh?"

"Yeah, you're telling me!" She agreed. "At least we found other people to help us."

Sonic nodded agreement and then sighed. He waited for about a minute, then changed the subject. "So, where are you from?" He asked.

She looked at him with a puzzled expression.

"Your accent, it's very slight, but noticeable." He explained.

"Well, good for you noticing the small things. Most people don't even ask." She said, then explained her story. "I'm from Spagonia originally, but my parents moved to Mobitropolis when I was eight. I went to school only a month later and met Sally; she was so friendly that I just sort of melded into her circle of friends effortlessly. Eventually, my parents decided to move away, but since I had already finished school by that point, I decided to stay in Mobitropolis and Sally put me up in the Acorn Palace. The two of us have been like sisters ever since."

"Cool." Sonic said, giving a thumbs up. "Tails was always like that with me. He and I were neighbors, so the two of us spent a lot of time together over the summer when we were kids. I was initially two grades ahead of him, but he was so smart that the two of us graduated the same year. Then we even managed to find a job at the same place, so 'the adventures of Sonic and Tails' just kinda never stopped."

"That seems a little weird," Tiara said with a giggle. "almost like he was following you around."

"A lot of people seem to think that, but if anything, it's actually the other way around. Like you said about Sally, Tails is basically the brother I never had. I hate being anywhere without him, he kinda makes life more exciting for me." Sonic explained.

"That's so sweet." She said with a note of 'awww' in her voice.

Sonic just smiled. He was thinking of something else to say when Tiara spoke up herself. "What do you think we'll find in the 'Forbidden City'?" She asked.

"Eh, not sure. Whatever it is, it'll be sorry that we came into town!" Sonic said enthusiastically.

He heard a shout of "YEAH!" come from behind him; it was Ray, who'd apparently been eavesdropping on their conversation. Mighty, who was standing next to the squirrel-boy, simply nodded his agreement and made no more fuss about it.

When Sonic turned back around, he noticed that Tiara was giggling again. "What are you laughing at now?" He asked in a tone that implied he wasn't really sure he wanted the answer.

"Oh, it's just Ray. I think he's cute." She said.

"I'm not cute, I'm twelve years old! I'm a man!" Ray protested, though his words only succeeded in making both Sonic and Tiara burst into laughter.

Ray turned to Fang for support, but Fang shook his head. "Sorry kid, but twelve yea's old don't make you man."

Ray dropped his head in defeat.

"Aw, cheer up. You're still a very nice and responsible person. I wouldn't trade you in for anyone else!" Tiara said with a smile and a wink.

That cheered Ray up; he lifted his hand and looked her in the eye. "Really?"

"You bet." She confirmed.

"Awesome! You're not so bad yourself." Ray said as he started skipping along as if nothing was wrong.

Sonic decided a change in focus for the entire group wasn't such a bad idea, so he shouted ahead to Blaze. "Hey Blaze, how much further to the city?" Sonic asked.

"Not far now, that's it on the hill over there." She said as she gestured with her head.

Sonic looked at the city on the hill, it was about four miles away or so. It looked completely untouched, well, apart from the slight damage that had been done by acid rain. Looking at the skyline, he could see that this city also had its roads on the top of the buildings, a feature he found so odd that he just couldn't comprehend its purpose.

The last few miles went fairly smooth, all things considered. They made the city in good time and stood at the edge of town as Sonic read the sign posted on the edge of the city limits...

It said: "Welcome to: FLEETWAY CITY"