Note: Thanks again to Pybro2 for beta-reading this fic

After a night of shock-induced sleep, Sonic awoke and opened his eyes, which were blurry before a few blinks cleared it up. Something felt…off, but he didn't dwell on it. After that, he quickly noticed that this room didn't look familiar.

Confused, Sonic stretched and sat up. This made him notice even more unfamiliar sensations. What's going on? He then realized what many of those sensations were. Why am I wearing clothes?! He then got out of bed, feeling his tail hit the ground as he did so.

Wait, what?! How is that even possible?! He turned his head around…And that's when he saw a familiar long light/dark gray striped tail. That's…not my tail…I need to see a mirror and fast!

He looked around and ran to the closest mirror, which confirmed it. In the reflection was not his speedy blue self, but a familiar lemur. I'm Tangle?! This can't possibly be real! He proceeded to pinch Tangle's cheek. "Ow!" Sonic yelped, noticing Tangle's voice exit his lips. "Yep, I'm Tangle alright. But then where is the actual Tangle?"

An image of Tangle running around as him giddy as can be entered his brain. "As if I even need to ask." Sonic snarked before he chuckled.

Sonic looked around and found Tangle's phone. He also saw that it had a Strawberry Shortcake screensaver and said 8:30. "Eugh, gross." He spoke. Should I tell Amy or Tails about this? He then thought about it, only to realize, Drat, I can't remember their numbers. He then looked at the contacts and couldn't find them, Guess she doesn't have their contacts either. I'll consider it if I come across them, but I'm not about to prioritize it, especially since if Knuckles finds out I'll never hear the end of it. He then shivered at the thought. Yeah, I think that settles it: let them know only if necessary.

He then put it in a Jumpsuit pocket and thought to himself, What am I going to do without my speed? That's when Tangle's tail twitched, knocking over a lamp. Sonic cringed at the sound, looking back at it, "Oh dear, this is going to take some getting used to…"

Sonic then grabbed at the base of Tangle's tail, thoroughly feeling it to help himself register its muscles in order to begin practicing using it. He used the mirror to better experiment with moving, squishing, and stretching it. He also briefly practiced how to grab things with it.

Now we're getting somewhere! Sonic then ran outside to really begin testing its capabilities. He proceeded to grab a signpost with the then tried using it to launch himself, and it worked. It worked so well that Sonic crashed through a window, which just so happened to be open. Turned out he'd landed in Jewel's home.

Jewel, noticing the sound, went to find Tangle on the ground. Jewel, who looked incredibly tired, shrugged, "Oh, hi Tangle. What brings you here today?"

Do I tell her?…Pass, more trouble than it's worth. "Sorry Jewel, guess I got carried away." Sonic said as he got up, dusting off Tangle's jumpsuit.

Jewel just shook her head and sighed, "Hardly the first time."

Sonic was internally flabbergasted, Tangle does this regularly?! This is the first thing I did leaving her home but what's her excuse?! Jewel, your patience is staggering!

Jewel added, "Though, you were knocked out cold last night. You feeling alright?"

Sonic, bluffing, said, "Is that even a question?! Nothing gets me down!" Sonic started to leave but smacked a chair with the tail on the way out. "Oops, my bad."

Jewel eyed Tangle suspiciously, "Are you absolutely sure?"

Sonic smiled awkwardly as he escaped, "SorryGottaGoBye!"

He jumped out the window. He then targeted a street light to grab it. I could get used to this! He thought. "See you later, Jewel." He said as he shot over the light. He then proceeded to use it to slingshot to the side of the town's outer castle, shouting in the thrill of it as he did so.

Jewel just yawned, She seems chipper as usual, at least. That was when Jewel noticed Tangle's phone was left where she'd just crashed. Jewel picked it up, and noticed its screen was completely busted. With eyes wide, Jewel thought, Oh dear. Now I know that meteorite did more than knock Tangle unconscious. Jewel tried to catch up to her friend, but it was too late, she was nowhere to be seen. Jewel made sure to text Whisper with her phone, "Tangle slept in and broke her phone at my place. It's possible she's forgotten about your upcoming dinner."

Sonic looked below to spot the crater where the meteorite had been. Guess Tails already retrieved it. Or at least I REALLY hope so.

Sonic, feeling restrained by the small town, jumped, using Tangle's tail like a bungee cord…Only to realize he wasn't stopping fast enough and hit the ground with a thud. I guess I still have much to learn…Sonic scolded himself internally.

As he stood back up, he saw the trees and decided to start swinging between them. "Wahoo!" That was the moment he hit a tree. "Oof. Well, no pain no gain."

Sonic spent the next several hours in the forest, learning to better utilize Tangle's skill set. Eventually He ran into a familiar set of friends he hadn't seen in a while…


Mighty and Ray had found a small canyon in the forest a short distance from Spiral Hill. After Mighty did some lifting, Ray asked him, "Could you give me a launch Mighty?"

Mighty frowned, "Are you sure? It didn't go too hot last time I did it."

Ray would not be deterred, "I need to practice my flying through tight spaces again."

Mighty shrugged, "Okay then. Jump on my hand."

Ray then sat belly on his hand, "I'm ready."

Mighty then threw his friend. Ray loved doing this because it sent him far higher and faster than he could easily go naturally. He took in the view and then began descending through the forest. He was doing incredibly well until he ran into a long gray/dark gray striped tail, re-orienting himself to land safely.

The lemur it belonged to noticed and immediately stopped, landing on the ground. (Thank goodness this tail is practically elastic. Now who hit it?) As she turned around, she asked, "Oof, that felt like it hurt, are you okay…uh?" She immediately looked dumbfounded upon seeing Ray. (Of all times to meet Ray again…)

Ray then answered, "Oh, it was fine. At least your tail is stretchy and not hard like a tree. Anyways, I'm Ray the Flying Squirrel. And you are?"

The Lemur was sweating (Do I dare?...This is weird enough, let's not make it weirder.), but met with her own hand, "…Tangle the Lemur. I don't imagine a kid like you would be alone in the forest. Are you here with a friend?" (I know that wherever Ray is, Mighty must be nearby.)

Ray grinned wide, "Of course! Here, I'll lead you to him."

Then they walked for a bit. As they reached Mighty, something caused Tangle to immediately charge over and hug him (MIGHTY!!!), "Oh, it's been forever! How have you been?!"

Mighty was blushing awkwardly at having this lemur girl hug him out of nowhere, "Uh…Have we met?"

She then opened her eyes wide and immediately backed off (Way to not make this weird, Sonic.), "Oh, so sorry. I must have mistaken you for someone I know."

Mighty then asked, "So…who are you then?"

She grinned confidently, "Tangle the Lemur. I was just swinging by when your friend hit my tail."

Mighty laughed, "He can be a klutz flying alright!"

"Mighty!" Ray shouted in offense.

Mighty teased, "Relax, we all make mistakes."

"For what it's worth, your flying ability is super cool!" Tangle shouted with a wink and thumbs up.

Mighty then noticed Tangle's gloves and athletic tape, "I see you're a fighter type too."

She answered confidently, "Oh yeah, I've been a scrapper since I was young. Whoever said fighting was only a boy's thing anyway?"

Mighty was starting to blush in genuine affection, I need to get to know this girl more. He then asked, "Care to show me your moves then?"

She smiled and stretched her tail to a boulder, "Gladly." Tangle then shot towards the boulder, attempting to roll into a ball as she approached it. She proceeded to bounce off the boulder harmlessly, at least to it (Ow…).

Mighty laughed, "Are you a friend of Sonic's by any chance?"

Tangle, still in pain, grumbled, "Yes. What gave you that impression?"

Mighty giggled, "All the friends of Sonic I know do a similar 'roll into a ball' attack that you just did, like this." He and Ray then did their versions of it. Mighty asked, "Wonder how many friends he has made since we last met."

Tangle answered (Mighty, you have no idea.), "Too many to count, I'm sure."

Mighty then got back on track, "But, I don't think your body is built for that. Maybe try punching the boulder as a finisher while doing that slingshot maneuver instead."

Tangle took a look at her hands (These are definitely meant for punching…sure let's try it!). She looked confident as she then did the maneuver again, winding up a punch. Upon impact, the boulder shattered. (Dang, Tangle, I didn't realize you could do this much damage!)

Mighty began to blush profusely, This girl is tough!

Ray noticed and nudged him, "You're already crushing on her, aren't you."

Mighty earnestly answered, "I think I am." He then ran over to gush, "That was incredible!"

Tangle was still shaking her fist from the impact, "Oh, it was nothing…"

Mighty asked, "So, could we find a chance to spar, go for a hike through the forest, go to the movies, or some like-" He then noticed that Tangle was fake smiling (*Internal screaming*) and so he then backed down, "I must have come on too hard, my bad."

Tangle sighed (Mighty just had to crush on me as Tangle. Guess I'd better let him down easy.), "It's okay. You do seem really cool though. If you want to see me again and some of Sonic's other new friends, maybe contact The Restoration. They're always looking for new members."

Mighty thought about it, "Isn't that the group that was started by Sonic's friends to fight Eggman?"

Tangle smiled confidently, "That it is."

Mighty added, "You remind me a lot of Sonic too, for what it's worth."

She grinned and laughed awkwardly as she scratched the back of her head (I wonder why...), "I get that a lot. Anyways, I'd recommend going to Spiral Hill to Find Jewel the Beetle to start. It's the fortress nearby. Hope to see you around later!"

Mighty nodded and waved the lemur goodbye as Ray claimed, "She seems nice."

Mighty smiled, "That she does. Hey Ray, I know what we're going to do today."

Ray grinned eagerly, "You got it, Mighty!" The duo then left to register with The Restoration.

A certain Badger had witnessed the events from above, taking notes.


That was so many layers of awkward. Thought Sonic. He then came to a stop and took some breaths, "Still, it was nice to finally see Mighty and Ray again. Hopefully I can see them more later."

"You would say that!" Sticks shouted.

The shout broke Sonic's focus. He then asked, "Who was that?"

Sticks walked out of the brush and said, "Hey there Sonic, how's the out of body experience treating ya?"

Sonic was internally panicking, Why do you have the gift of sniffing out the weird, Sticks? Still, he futilely countered, "Oh, uh, what was that ma'am? What would possibly make you think I'm the world famous Sonic the Hedgehog? Does he have a tail as grand as this? I'm just a lemur who loves adventure." He then stuck out his hand, "I'm Tangle the Lemur, it's nice to meet another one of Sonic's many friends."

Sticks reached out to grab, then pulled the lemur up close with a deathly serious glare, "If you're going to play dumb, you could at least come up with a new catchphrase! I saw Tangle in your body swimming earlier, you aren't going to fool me."

Sonic was sweating, mentally facepalming at his stupid explanation and Tangle's dead giveaway. At least she's too crazy for anyone to believe her… Sonic then confessed, "Okay, you got me Sticks. Just please don't expose me to anyone else."

Sticks nodded, "I agreed not to expose Tangle, I won't expose you either. It's not every day you become someone else, so how's it feel to be Tangle?"

Sonic grinned confidently, "Awesome!"

Sticks was confused, "Really, I thought you'd be more offput being the opposite gender."

Sonic grimaced briefly before smiling, "Weird as that is, it's worth it in exchange for this incredible tail. I wouldn't want to be stuck this way, sure, but it's a blast and I am gladly learning how to use it."

Sticks then giggled, "Always the thrill seeker, is that why Amy loves you? By the way, do you want to help me find a GUN base nearby?"

Sonic shook his head, "Sorry Sticks, but I would prefer to keep training with Tangle's tail. I'll catch you later. Tell Amy 'Tangle' said hi!"

Sticks gave a thumbs up, "I can do that. Just don't get a concussion. We don't need you to start thinking you're actually Tangle."

Sonic gave a mischievous grin, "No promises." He then shot off into the forest again. Sticks then scribbled notes about Tangle!Sonic, or is it Sonic!Tangle? She finished her notes then got back to her search in the forest.


Mighty and Ray had followed Tangle's advice and went to Spiral Hill to find Jewel. Fortunately, the folks were quite helpful, pointing them quickly in the right direction to Jewel and so they rang the bell. Greeting them was a very tired beetle, "Yes?"

Mighty asked, "Hi, we were told about The Restoration and pointed to you."

Jewel nodded, "Was it Tangle who did that?"

Ray nodded and Mighty blushed at the mention. Jewel was annoyed, Tangle, I thought I told you to stop sending new recruits to me. But, she wasn't about to turn them down, "As leader, I don't usually handle recruits directly. Here is the address of The Restoration HQ, please go there to join it."

Ray nodded, "Oh, sorry about that."

Mighty then said, "Yeah, we'll head there right away."

Ray then started walking, but Mighty was briefly stopped by Jewel saying, "Oh, and since I noticed you blushing at the mention of Tangle, I should probably let you know she's about to go on a date with someone else."

Mighty's heart sank, "Oh. He must be really lucky."

Jewel corrected, "It's a she, actually."

Mighty then looked horrified, Was I hitting on a lesbian? Is that why she looked so uncomfortable when I suggested a date with her? "She must be really lucky then. Thank you for the correction."

Jewel then noticed the fingerless gloves, "But, Tangle likes meeting new people so she probably would be happy to get to know you more."

Mighty nodded, "Look forward to it."

Ray then shouted, "Come on Mighty, I don't know where we're going!"

"Coming Ray!" And so they made their way to Restoration HQ.