Today was the day of the Annual Mobius Carnival, and Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Shadow were all excited to see what would await them in this wonderful place. The most ecstatic was definitely Knuckles, who has never been to a carnival before. He was grinning from ear to ear and couldn't keep himself still. Sonic gave a slight chuckle as he and the gang walked up to the ticket booth where a man in a uniform was sitting.

"Four tickets please!" Sonic said to him. And the man gave him the tickets.

"That'll be 12.30, sir…"

"WHAT?! This is highway robbery! I paid for chili dogs that were cheaper than these!"

"Now, Sonic," said Tails, "you don't want to have a fit like you did the last time we went here."

"Yeah, faker," said Shadow. "The owner literally had to call the police on us in order for there to be no disturbance. Furthermore, we had to call Amy to bail us out. You don't want that to happen again, do you?"

"No, I don't…"

"Then give the man his money already!" Reluctantly, Sonic pulled the money out of his wallet, (don't ask), and then gave the man the money. After that, he let the boys in.

Looking around, all of them saw a lot of cool stuff. There were booths, rides, and games. The group of buddies didn't know what to do first.

"How about we get on that fast-train-thingy?" Asked Knuckles.

"Um…I dunno," said Sonic. "Are you sure you can handle it?"

"C'mon, Sonic! You know me! I'm like, that toughest guy here!"

"Says the same guy who cried watching Bambi," snarked Shadow.

"HEY! His mom didn't deserve to die, okay?!"

"Alright already!" Sonic exclaimed. "Do y'all wanna get on this ride or not?" Everyone nodded their heads "yes". So, they all stood and waited in line until it was their turn to get on the ride. And half an hour later, there they were, all four of them sitting in the front car of the roller coaster.

"Is everyone ready?" Sonic asked. But before anyone could say anything, the ride operator started the coaster, and it began going upwards on the track.

"Oh boy!" Said Knuckles.

"Oh no…" Said a worried Tails. Suddenly, a huge force of speed overtook everyone on the roller coaster as it rocketed across the track. Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles were all screaming at the top of their lungs, putting their hands in the air. Shadow didn't scream at all. He's been on many roller coasters before, and they don't phase him one bit.

After a quick five minutes of being whipped around by the sheer momentum of the ride, all the people, including the boys, staggered off.

"Woah," said Knuckles. "That was crazy!"

"I know, right?" Said Sonic. "That was such an adrenaline boost! How do you feel, Tails?" Tails' face was as green as an alligator's. He felt really sick.

"Ugh…I think I'm gonna—" (Attention: The writer of this fanfic does not wanna gross you out. So, we're just gonna skip the disgusting stuff and move on with the rest of the story.)

"Sonic," said Knuckles, "are you sure Tails won't feel left out? Y'know, being in the car by himself and stuff?"

"Don't worry, Knucklehead! He'll be fine…He just needs some time to rest."

"Or maybe he's too weak for amusement park rides…"

"Don't start, Shadow…" Just then, right behind the group, there running up to them were two teenage Mobian girls who were fully clothed in Sonic merchandise. They both had a pencil in one hand and a notepad in the other. And hearing their cries of zeal, Sonic turned around just in time to them approaching him and the rest of the group.

"Oh. My. GOSH!" Said one of the girls. "Are you the FOR REAL Sonic the Hedgehog?"

"Why yes," said Sonic, striking his iconic pose, "yes I am."

"Can we get your autograph?" Asked the other girl, handing Sonic the pad and pencil.

"Certainly!" Sonic then quickly, but not too quick, scrawled his name on a page of the notepad. He also included a little drawing of his head below it. When he gave it back to the girl, it seemed that in her eyes, there was an explosion of excitement once that pad was in her grasp. He then proceeded to give the first girl he had spoken to another autograph, and the same reaction occurred as the first. They quickly thanked him and ran off, giggling with giddy glee. Knuckles and Shadow were lost for words. Nobody spoke as they began walking to the next attraction they would soon see. As the crew were walking, however, Sonic began to hear screams and cries for help from afar.

"What's goin' on?!" Sonic said as began looking around to see where the problem was. Without warning, a small motobug zoomed up to Sonic at full speed, knocking him into the air and causing him to land on his back.

"Ow! What the heck just happened?"

"That's not important, Sonic," said Shadow. He turned around and pointed in the opposite direction. "What IS important is me telling you that the motobug that just went by had one of those fangirls captured in a cage…or something. I dunno. I wasn't really paying attention."

"Wow, Shadow…you're so helpful."

"C'mon, faker! We gotta save that girl before something bad happens!" Sonic struggled to get up.

"But what about the other one? Might she be in danger too?"

"Don't worry, guys," said Knuckles, "I'll find 'er for ya!"

"Thanks, Knux–you're a pal." He turns to Shadow. "C'mon, dude! We gotta—"

"Go fast?"

"Well, I was gonna say 'we gotta juice', but—same thing. Now hurry up! Let's go!" And with that, both hedgehogs ran off at the speed of sound, going to save the day once again….

END OF PART ONE.