Sonic was in Mobotropolis having lunch with Sonia and Manic.

Everyone was happy she was back but surprised at the same time.

Sonia, Manic and Aleena knew something was wrong but weren't pushing it.

"So what do you wanna do after lunch?" Sonia asked.

"I don't know." Manic said.

Then Sonic thought of something and smiled.

"What do you say we put the band back together?" she asked and they smiled.

"Let's do it!" Sonia and Manic said.

When they finished lunch they went to the castle and told Aleena they're idea and she liked it.

While she called everyone Sonic, Sonia and Manic got everything set up.

Later Knuckles and the rest of the team were at Mobotropolis looking for Sonic.

"Are you sure this is where she'll be?" Tails asked.

"I'm positive." Knuckles said.

'And if she told them, they're gonna kill me.' he thought.

Then they looked around but didn't see anyone.

"Where is everyone?" Amy asked.

Then they heard something.

We're gonna tear down the house

Rip up the joint

Doin' the Mobius Stomp

We're gonna shake up the street

Blast out the beat

Doin' the Mobius Stomp

Gonna turn up the amp 'til the speakers are blown

Rock off the roof 'til the cows come home

Come on, come on, come on

The thing's ready to blow

We're gonna tear down the house

Rip up the joint

Doin' the Mobius Stomp

We're gonna shake up the street

Blast out the beat

Doin' the Mobius Stomp

Come on, do the Mobius Stomp

Come on, do the Mobius Stomp

Do the Mobius Stomp

Then they heard cheering while Tails, Amy and Sticks were confused and Knuckles remembered the last time he heard that song.

"Who was that?" Amy asked.

"That was Sonic Underground." Knuckles said smiling a little.

"Who?" Tails, Amy and Sticks asked.

"Just follow me." he said and they did.

When they got to the music Amy, Tails and Sticks were shocked and confused to see Sonic.

Knuckles looked at Sonia and turned a little red.

Tails noticed and then realized that Knuckles knew Sonic longer than him and Sonic knew the prince and princess of Mobius somehow.

'Does she know the princess that left to?' he thought.

"You guys having fun?" Sonic asked smiling.

"Yeah!" everyone said.

"Alright. What do you guys want next?"

"We're Sonic Underground!"

Sonic, Sonia and Manic smirked at each other and nodded.

Come in, my friend, welcome to the party

But only if you're one of our kind

The adventure of our life is now starting

Robotnik's empire running out of time

We're the Sonic Underground

Listen to our freedom sound

Hiding in the heart of the city

We plot and plan Robotnik's overthrow

It's a dirty job and no, it's not pretty

Always on the run, always laying low

We're the Sonic Underground

Listen to our freedom sound

Never know where we'll be found

We're the Sonic Underground

That's when it hit Tails.

"She's the princess that left." Tails said and looked at Knuckles who nodded.

"We swore to keep it quiet until she was ready. And you know I keep a promise as long as I can." Knuckles said and they nodded.

Then Sonic noticed them and froze.

"Sonic?" Sonia said and she and Manic looked in front of her surprised. "Knuckles?" she said and Knuckles turned red again.

"H-hey Sonia, Manic." Knuckles said and Manic snickered.

"What are you doing here?" Sonic asked.

"We want to talk to you." he said and she sighed.

"Fine. We were just on our second to last song anyway." she said and looked at Manic and Sonia. "What do you all want next?!" she asked everyone.

"Since he's here, why not a song from Angel Island?" Sonia asked and as angry as Sonic was nodded.

People don't always say what they mean

And things are not always what they seem

You better know before you make a scene

That things are not always what they seem

Friend or foe?

Knuckles winced knowingly why she picked this one.

'Yeah, I deserve that.' he thought.

How do you know?

Let their actions speak

Better or worse?

Trust them first

Soon enough you'll see

That people don't always say what they mean

And things are not always what they seem

You better know before you make a scene

That things are not always what they seem

Rumors come and rumors go

Until you get some proof

Don't believe what you hear

Try to find the truth

That people don't always say what they mean

And things are not always what they seem

You better know before you make a scene

That things are not always what they seem

Not what they seem

"Alright everyone, I'm glad you had fun and get home safe!" Sonic said smiling and they left.

Knuckles knew she was angry and was nervous about what was going to happen when they get back inside.

"Come on Knuckles." Sonia said and took his hand getting him to blush again but nodded and went inside the castle.

Tails and Amy couldn't help but snicker seeing the strongest member of the team blushing.

When they got inside they went to the living room and sat down.

"Now, what's going on?" Aleena asked. "Sonic hasn't told us anything."

"First, why didn't you tell us you're a princess?!" Tails asked. "Especially me! You're best buddy and eye in the sky!" he asked with tears wanting to come down.

"Eye in the sky?" Manic said while Amy held Tails close.

"If I told you, you'd all treat me differently and all that. I left and came home because of what he did to me. If I had been like Shadow I'd kill him and we'd be free. But that's not what I do." Sonic said and Tails nodded understanding.

"What did you do?" Manic asked looking at Knuckles mostly but got no answer.

"Knuckles?" Sonia said gently and Knuckles looked at him.

"I have a friend and she called him a guy and we all overreacted." Knuckles said and they looked at him then Sonic and back.

"Screw it." Sonic said and took out the Chaos Emerald shocking them all.

"You kept a Chaos Emerald with you?!" Tails, Knuckles, Amy and Sticks said.

"Obviously. I keep them all with me." she said. "Chaos Control!"

Sonic ran to Meh Burger where Knuckles was sitting at a table with Mike.

"What do you mean you have other plans?" Sonic asked.

"I was gonna catch a movie with Mike." Knuckles said.

"Hi, I'm Mike." Mike said.

"Uh, yeah. Hi. Seriously though, we gotta get moving. Eggman's attacking." Sonic said.

"Aw, but today's the last day of Jungle Fighter 3: Revenge of the Jungle Fighter!" Knuckles said.

"Jungle Fighter can wait. It is important to battle Eggman." Mike said.

"Great! See? Let's go!" Sonic said.

"So, where we going?"

"Oh, uh... I meant me and Knuckles."

"Well, why can't he come?" Knuckles asked.

"Yeah, why can't I come?" Mike asked.

"We can't bring you to a battle. I mean, you're... just a guy." Sonic said and the townspeople at Meh Burger gasped.

"Just a guy?!" Old Monkey said.

"No! I-I didn't... w-well, what I meant to say was... he's not... you know..." she said and crickets chirped

"I think you've said enough already." Knuckles said disapprovingly.

"Ugh, we don't have time for this!" she said, grabbed him and ran off with him.


Sonic was at Meh Burger.

"Yeah, can I get a chili dog?" Sonic asked and Dave scratched his head.

"Oh, geez. That sure sounds complicated. Can you really trust me with that order, after all I'm "just a guy"..." Dave said and she groaned.

Later at Sonic's Shack Sonic was walking around in circles with the rest of Team Sonic sat around a table watching her with miserable looks.

"All I did was call him a guy! Is that guy not a guy?" Sonic asked.

"It's not what you said, Sonic. It's how you said it. But, I think the town will forgive you if they see" Amy said frowning. "you making an effort to change your condescending, high-handed, appallingly insensitive attitude. Lucky for you, I happen to teach a sensitivity training seminar, every weekday morning 8AM to 3PM." she said quickly while Sonic folded her arms. "And, there's enough open spots in the class for all of you!" she said and Tails, Knuckles and Sticks turned to her and groaned.

"Not cool, Sonic." Knuckles said frowning and Sonic glared.

Later at Meh Burger.

"Listen, Mike. I was wrong to say you're just a guy." Sonic said.

"And?" Mike said.

"And... I'll never do it again?"

"And?"

"And... If you want, you're welcome to come with us to the next battle with Eggman."

"Apology accepted. Can we go now?"

"Well, no. We have to wait until Eggman launches an attack." she said and he sipped from his drink.

"How about now?"

"No."

"So... now? Let's go now."

"Just go to your happy place, just go to your happy place." she whispered to herself and shut her eyes.

Then she growled in frustration when her watch alarm was heard and opened her eyes.

In the real world a man in a Sonic costume was putting a bag of trash in a trashcan.

"Oops. One too many." the man said.


Back at Meh Burger Sonic pressed a button on her communicator.

"Incoming attack from Eggman!" Tails said on his communicator.

"Okay, now!" Sonic said.

"Hold on a minute." Mike said and she grunted, lost her patience and dragged him over to the battle.

In the desert Sonic and Mike turned up with the rest of the gang when Eggman appeared in his Eggmobile with Orbot and Cubot occupying the side seats. Mike laid a blanket out in the sand and sat down while Team Sonic turned to face him.

"Behold, my latest invention!" Eggman said and Cubot was ejected out of the seat and landed on Mike's right foot, breaking it and Mike struggled.

"Oh, boy. That's not good." Sonic said.

Later at Unnamed Village Mike was on a wheelchair with bandages around his right foot. Sonic walked the wheelchair through the village while the villagers watched her.

"How could you take that fellow to a battle? He's not like you, Sonic. He's just a guy!" Old Monkey said angrily.

"Wait, seriously? I only took him to the battle because you people-" Sonic said and Wolfie, Child Monkey, Old Monkey and Mrs. Vandersnout gasped.

"You people?!" they said.

Then it was done and Aleena, Sonia and Manic looked at them in shock.

"Knuckles, why would you react that way?" Sonia asked. "She was just trying to make sure he didn't get hurt!" she said and Knuckles winced.

"I know, we all reacted to hard on her." Knuckles said.

"After everything she's done for you all you do this?" Manic said ready to take out his drum.

"And I regret doing it every day." Knuckles said and looked at them. "I promise not to do it again." he said and looked at Sonic. "Please come back. We're a team."

Sonic looked at him and they waited.

"What did I say to you?" Sonic asked with her arms crossed.

"Sonic-"

"WHAT. DID. I. SAY?!" she yelled getting them all to jump.

"You quit being the hero." Tails said.

"Exactly."

"Sonic, they need you. Robotnik is still out there and with you gone he's probably gonna try and take over the town." Knuckles said.

"I don't care." she said. "I've been fighting him since I was five years old! I've been through him since I was three! I was a Freedom Fighter, Resistance member, Sonic Underground member and Team Sonic member and leader! I've been fighting him my whole life! You know how I say that bottle is just a vitamin?" she said and they nodded. "IT'S NOT! I have PTSD!" she said and they froze in shock.

"What?" Tails said.

"I've been fighting him since I was 5 and started working with the Freedom Fighters when uncle Chuck took me in at 3. When I got older I started going on missions and then when I was 13 I found out I had a brother and sister and that we had to defeat Robotnik and create the Council of Four. We created Sonic Underground and joined the Resistance. After a year we completed the prophecy and created the Council of Four. A year later I find out he's not gone and left to end him. That's when I met you guys and the rest is history." she said and took a deep breath. "After all those fights I've done I was diagnosed with PTSD when we got out castle back. I've been hiding this from everyone. Only mom, Sonia and Manic know. What I get in the mail is my pills and money from mom. After what happened I've had enough. I'm not 15, I'm 18 and Knuckles is 19 not 16. So I could switch from princess to queen if I wanted to now. Mom said I'm the oldest which means I'm next."

Tails, Knuckles, Amy and Sticks sat there in shock and hurt she hid something that big from them.

"All this time, the days you stay home it's a panic attack." Tails said and she nodded.

"Exactly."

"We're sorry." Amy said.

"It's take a lot more than that to get accepted and I'm not leaving unless something big happens!"

Then they heard something and looked at the TV to see Eggman arrive with Giant Robot.

Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy and Sticks looked at each other.

"Oh great." they said.

"Sonic," Aleena said and Sonic looked at her. "They need you." she said and Sonic knew she was right so nodded.

"Let's go." Sonic said.

"We're coming to." Sonia said.

"Alright. Chaos Control!" Sonic said and they were gone.