Note: Shoutout to Pybro2 for beta-reading this fic.
It had been a rather uneventful few days for the Restoration. Eggman was nowhere to be seen, Mimic and Clutch hadn't been seen in months, and no other villains were making themselves known.
Fortunately, there was a big meteor shower tonight so Tangle was excited to stay up late at night as stars fell from the sky. As the meteors fell, Tangle was watching them fall with her friends Whisper and Jewel.
Tangle asked, "Isn't it pretty?"
Jewel nodded in agreement while Whisper was in awe but nervous to answer, "Yes."
Tangle then asked, "Anybody got a wish?"
Jewel answered, "I wish we could be safer and have less that we need to do as the Restoration."
Whisper commented, "I don't have a need for one." As she smiled in Tangle's direction.
Tangle then said, "I've had a great time since joining the restoration and our Diamond Cutters team, but I wish I got to see more of the world than just this island, like Sonic has."
Right as that happened, a meteor landed right outside of Spiral Hill. Jewel jumped, "Did we just get a meteor landing right outside of town?"
Whisper's eyes were opened wide before she reclosed them, "It…would appear so."
Tangle smiled with glee, "Then what are we waiting for?! Let's go check it out!" She immediately began slingshotting towards the town walls. Jewel quickly flew behind to see. It took Whisper slightly more time to catch up, but shortly enough she did, using the hover Wispon to float down safely.
In the impact crater sat a purple gem-like meteor with an uneven surface and unclear pattern. It had a glow like the Chaos Emeralds, but it was far bigger and distinct from any emeralds they've seen before.
Tangle marveled at it, "Wow, this looks so cool." She then touched it, getting a shock. "Ow."
Jewel tried not to laugh, "Maybe we should be a bit more careful with odd meteors?"
Tangle did a forced grin, "It wasn't like it hurt that much."
Jewel insisted, "Still, we need to call Tails to pick it up before it becomes a problem." Jewel then made the call to Tails.
"Yes Jewel?" Tails answered.
Jewel replied, "Hi, we just had a meteor strike outside of Spiral Hill. It shocked Tangle on touch. Could you come pick it up to analyze and protect it?"
"Absolutely! See you soon." He replied as the call ended.
On Tails' side, Sonic had listened in, "What's going on Tails?"
He honestly replied, "A mysterious meteorite landed near Spiral Hill. It apparently shocked Tangle and Jewel wants me to claim it."
"Mind if I join you on this flight?", Sonic asked in response.
Tails nodded and so the duo departed, Tails grabbed some special rubber gloves. Sonic tagged along as he wanted to keep his little brother safe in case Eggman intervenes, given the report.
As they landed, Tangle was eager to greet them. "Hi Sonic, you decided to come along?"
Sonic replied, "Just keeping my bro safe. And I want to see what kind of meteor would shock on the touch."
Tangle had no comment and led them to the rock, where Whisper and Jewel were waiting. Tails saw it and said, "That looks too big for me to carry. Sonic and Tangle, could you get the rock…"
Both replied in unison, "Sure thing!"
Tails continued, "With these rubber…" Before noticing they were nearly grabbing the rock. As Sonic and Tangle grabbed the rock simultaneously, the rock started glowing and shined blindingly bright. After the glow dimmed, it left them both unconscious. All the others recoiled in horror at the predicament.
The three of them were horrified as Jewel asked, "What happened?!"
Tails replied, "I don't know. I've never seen a meteorite do that before. But clearly this thing is too dangerous to be handled lightly. I'll come back with Knuckles or Amy and hopefully pick it up with them tomorrow."
Jewel added, "But in the meantime we need to keep everyone we can away from that thing."
Whisper and Jewel nod. Whisper asked, "Do you need help carrying Sonic back to your plane?"
Tails smiled, "No, I've carried him many times." He then picked him off the ground, "This...Is...Nothing!" Sonic was then sat in the back seat of the Tornado. Whisper was impressed by his flight strength.
Jewel then said, "Let us know when you'll come back."
Tails nodded, "It'll be first thing in the morning once I arrange help!" He then proceeded to fly back home.
After Tails left, Whisper picked up Tangle and carried her in her arms, Jewel carrying the tail. Whisper mused, "'Antithesis of Look before you leap' indeed."
Jewel nervously chuckled, "It was true when we were 8, it's still true now. I've been able to bail her out so far…"
Whisper kept a neutral expression, "But will her luck ever run out?"
Jewel's eyes shrank, "Let's not think about that. By the way, do you know where Tangle lives?"
Whisper answered, "No, I was just about to ask."
Jewel smiled, "Glad I did. Right this way!"
Jewel took Whisper to Tangle's home, opening the door as it wasn't locked. Whisper mused, "She's awful trusting, isn't she?"
Jewel giggled, "This is a small guarded town. Almost everybody knows each other. I'm used to locking up because of my museum. I guess Tangle doesn't have such a need and is too friendly to bother."
Whisper smiled and shook her head, "That tracks."
Whisper then took her to Tangle's bed, leaving her body and Jewel pulling the sheets over her. As Whisper left, she whispered, "Good night Tangle. Hope you recover in time for our dinner tomorrow." Whisper and Jewel then left her home, Whisper going to guard the odd meteor for the rest of the night.
Once Tails arrived back home, Tails picked Sonic up again. He carried him to his spare room in his house to sleep. Tails vented his frustration, "Sonic, couldn't you have just waited for one second? Is that too much to ask?" He then left his bigger brother to sleep and checked his pulse, "At least it didn't kill you. Hope to see you in the morning big bro. Good night!"
With that finished, Tails texted Knuckles and Amy, "Sonic was knocked out by a Meteorite with Tangle. I need your help to retrieve it tomorrow."
Knuckles was surprisingly quick to respond, "What kind of Meteor does that? I'm too busy protecting the Master Emerald so I can't help you Tails. Besides, it sounds like he had what was coming to him! I'll have so much fun rubbing it in his face!"
Amy then responded, "Come on Knuckles. You'd probably get knocked out by such a meteor too."
Knuckles insisted, "No I wouldn't! Either way, not my problem!"
Amy followed up, "*sigh* I'll be there tomorrow, Tails. Hope Sonic is okay."
Tails happily added, "He's still got a pulse, he should be fine."
Amy happily finished, "Got it. Good night you guys."
Tails then got ready for bed and slept.
