A Tale of Two Brothers

Hey peeps, I don't own anything related to Sonic or his universe, that's SEGA and all other companies relevant to the creation of his various back-stories, and even though most of them have tanked it now that is besides the point.. Honestly, I actually own very little in this fic (next to nothing to be exact) but this is my story and even though I am using characters from Archie, DiC and SEGA I will be fleshing many of them out because they were only 2-dimensional so in many ways they will appear very OC.. Hopefully you'll bear with me! Anyway, I've bored you enough so enjoy... And let me know what you think!

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Cuteness Warning: This is a chapter features our first real look at some of the future freedom fighters as babies and tots..

Chapter 32: The Pitter-Patter of Kiton Feet

Jules Hedgehog sighed as he got out of the shuttle with his brother Charles and Alicia Acorn, he was glad to be back inside Knothole's sanctuary. The three Knotholers waved goodbye to Sherman Walrus who had dropped them off before honking his horn and driving off.

"Hmm.. It's good to be home.." Jules sounded stretching his stiff joints as he'd been sat in the shuttle for too long.

"I agree.." Alicia added with a sigh rubbing her baby bump. "First thing I'm going to do is have a long soak in the tub. My feet are starting to ache.."

"Then here.." Jules suddenly lifted up the female chipmunk and began blurring his feet. "Lemmie getcha home faster. See ya back at the house Charlie-Boy." He called to his brother as the cobalt-blue hedgehog sped off. It didn't him long to get her back to the front porch of the Acorn's cabin.

"Thank you Juice.." The red-headed chipmunk sounded kissing his tanned-muzzle. "You wanna step inside and run the bath for me too?" She added with a playful smirk but before Jules could even respond the front door of the cabin opened and Maximillion Acorn appeared smiling.

"Alicia kindly let him go home to his own wife. I shall run the bath for you.." The elder fox-mobian said kindly.

"Max!" Alicia cried out joyfully. "Your home!" She instantly wrapped her arms around his neck tightly and pressed her four month baby bump into his stomach.

"When did you get back?" Jules asked with a smile placing one hand on his hip while the other lent on the wooden porch railing.

"My tour ended a few days ago and since I know you have been looking after my wife in my absence I chose to repay the favour with yours." Maximillion replied lightly.

"Oh. Much appreciated man, speaking of who I should be heading home before more folk realise I'm back. She wouldn't forgive me if the whole village welcomed me back before she did.." Jules said amiably. "See ya!" He added waving them off before vanishing off.

"So about that bath.." Maximillion spoke softly to his wife guiding her inside their country home. "Do you wish for bubbles in it too?"

"Hmm, please Max.." Alicia hummed softly feeling her husband's hand run gently over her bump.

"Julius.." The delighted sound of his wife's voice sounded the instant he had opened the front door to the Hedgehog cabin and before he could even set foot inside he found himself suddenly rugby-tackled by a mass of blonde quills with lilac fur. Lips instantly locking with his own lips as his white-gloved hands gripped the doorway to stop him from falling down to the wooden decking.

"I've missed you so much.." Aleena's voice sighed in between kisses as her lithe fingers stroked her husband's chest before slipping around him and holding him close.

"Heh.. I missed you too Ali.. What happened to Charlie?" Jules asked breaking off the kissing and looking curiously at why she was being openly affectionate, usually she kept her affections reserved not wanting to make his older brother feel awkward in his own home.

"He went to bed, said he was tired.." Princess Aleena smiled the purred nuzzling her cobalt husband. "So it's just you and me for now.. I thought maybe I could give you a special welcome home.." The lilac-furred hedgehog ran her fingers suggestively over him purring gently.

"Sounds just swell.." Jules suddenly yawned feeling a wave of tiredness kick in. "But I'm feeling kinda wiped. It's been a rough week darlin'. Maybe I have just enough juice for this if you wanna take it upstairs.." He added kissing her pale-skinned cheek and wrapping his arms around her waist.

"Well, alright.." She hummed contented before smiling. "I also have something to tell you."

"Tell me after I catch some Z's hon, right now all I wanna focus on is us then sleep." Jules yawned heavily again and began guiding his wife upstairs. Aleena smiled lightly as the couple headed towards their bedroom.

"Ok Jules, I guess I can wait until later to tell you your going to be a father.." The blonde-quilled princess said with a hint of mischievousness in her tone. Her words instantly made Jules stop in his tracks.

"Wh-what?" His usually warm hazel eyes widened in surprise and looked straight into her green ones for confirmation, finding only love and sincerity in them. "Your serious... How long have you known?" He immediately followed her as she stepped into their bedroom and pulled off her white heels off.

"A few days.." Aleena said conversationally. "I started feeling really ill the morning after you left, I thought it was food poisoning but when it didn't go away I decided to take a test. Don't worry, daddy is thrilled with the news."

"You told your dad before telling me?" Jules sounded sitting on the bed beside her, looking a little hurt by this new information. He didn't argue when Aleena pulled up one of his size eleven feet and began untying his boot and removing it.

"You weren't here and I was excited. I had to tell someone." Aleena said letting his foot drop before picking up his other foot and removing that boot too. "I promise you I haven't told anyone else, not even your brother and daddy promised to keep it a secret until I told you."

"Well I suppose that's something.." Jules drawled still trying to get his head around the fact that his wife was pregnant. Was he ready to be a father? Something in his facial expression must have given away what he was thinking because Princess Aleena was looking curiously at him.

"Jules, are you alright? I thought you might be... happier than you are. After all, we're going to be parents.." The excitement in her eyes was dulled somewhat by the fact that her cobalt husband did not seem as delighted by the news as she was.

"Huh? Oh... Sure... It's great news.. I-I'm just a little overwhelmed.." Jules laid back on the bed with a heavy sigh. "A father... Gee. I didn't expect to be so soon. I thought we might get some time to do some stuff together.." He uttered before suddenly smirking. "Heh, guess I get that job done fast too, huh?" Aleena smiled and giggled lightly before starting to peel off her husband's dirty uniform revealing his tanned chest and cobalt body fur.

"Darling we have done plenty of things together and once the war is over we'll have plenty of time to do more.." Aleena kissed her husband sweetly on the lips, dropping his grubby uniform into the laundry hamper and straddled his hips. "I told you on our wedding day, I am happy anywhere as long as I have you.. And now we get to share our love with a new baby." The blonde female hedgehog sighed looking completely content with her life the way it was at this moment as her fingers held her husband to the bed beneath her.

Jules couldn't help but smile up at his wife.

"Your right, heh, as usual. C'mere..." The cobalt hedgehog slipped his fingers up her back and pulled her down onto his chest and started kissing her playfully.

"How long has he been up that tree?" Charles asked his sister-in-law as she was watching her husband as he strummed his guitar to himself, whittling out a pensive sounding tune.

"All morning. I don't understand. I thought he was happy about having a baby.." Aleena sounded concerned as worry shone in her green eyes. "He won't talk to me Charles, maybe you can reach him. You are his brother.." She smiled hopefully and the mild-blue hedgehog sighed.

"Alright.. I'll try.." Charles sighed opening the backdoor and heading outside.

"Tell him I'm making waffles.. I've been practising.." Aleena added brightly.

"Ok. If I can't talk him down I'll tell him that.." Charles replied lightly with a smile before he climbed up onto the dumpster and onto the roof of their cabin home. He then carefully gauged the distance between the roof and the long branch his brother was sat on. Backing a little Charles took a running jump. Although his calculations had been correct Charles underestimated his upper-body strength and he found himself dangling from the branch. He knew he wouldn't be able to hold himself up for long, he lacked the extensive army training that his younger brother had gone through.

"J-Jules... A little help!" The mild-blue hedgehog cried out trying not to move and make his situation worse.

"Huh?" The cobalt twenty-one year old hedgehog twanged a bum note before his attention was caught by his brother struggling to stay in the tree. "Hold on Charlie..." He sat his guitar against the trunk of the tree before seizing his brother's hand. "Whatta you doin' up in my chillin' tree? You hate climbing trees.." Jules then set Charles down on the large branch in front of him.

"You've been up here all morning Jules, your worrying your wife. You wanna talk about what's bothering you?" The mild-blue hedgehog said looking concerned. His words made Jules frown slightly and march back to his guitar huffily, snatching it up and sitting back in his perch.

"Nothin' is bothering me Charlie.." The cobalt younger sibling said as he resumed strumming.

"Really?" Charles raised his pale-blue bushy brows. "Then why are you up here? It wouldn't have anything to do with with the new bundle of joy your expecting?"

That did it.

Jules' nimble fingers twanged another duff note and his frown melted away into a look of despair.

"I don't know if I'm ready to be a dad Charlie.." The cobalt hedgehog sighed letting his guitar droop, the headstock hitting off the large branch. His eyes closing as his shoulders sagged. "I mean I didn't exactly have a great relationship with our old hog, did I?"

"Jules, our father was far from perfect.." Charles replied as he sat down opposite his brother and patted his shoulder. "But he loved us both and he did the best he could to raise us alone. I know you have a lot of unresolved issues with him and I know it's been hard but perhaps becoming a father yourself will help you come to peace with dad.."

"You think?" Jules sounded before looking down. "But what if I'm no good at it?" These words made Charles chuckle and smirk at his little brother.

"Come on Jules. You were Knothole's best babysitter. And your Scarlet Rabbot's favourite "uncle".. You've always been great with kits, I can't think of a single kit that didn't like you.." The mild-blue hedgehog sounded remembering their teen years.

"To be fair I was babysitting to make money to go to concerts and music festivals and they were friends of dad's I was babysitting for. It's a whole different ball game when it comes to your own kit. Ask any of our friends who have kits.." Jules said looking unconvinced.

"I know but I also know you Jules. Your one of the bravest guys I have ever met and your heart is bigger than your head, you put the needs of others before your own. I know that any kit will be lucky to have a dad like you.." The elder Hedgehog brother hugged his little sibling warmly.

"Really? You think I can do this?" Jules kinked a brow intrigued.

"I don't think you'll be a good dad. I know you'll be a great one. If anyone has to worry what this kit thinks of him, then it's me.." Charles added with a warm smile.

"Thanks Charlie.." The cobalt hedgehog smiled feeling slightly better and nuzzling him.

"Now come on, your wife is planning on feeding us waffles. Apparently she's been practising them in our absence.." Charles sounded and immediately Jules pulled back, grabbed his guitar and slid down the tree.

"Sweet batter and toasted in the waffle iron.. As long as they ain't black I won't be sending them back. Now jump." The cobalt hedgehog then set his guitar down and held out his arms to catch his brother. Gingerly Charles edged to the branch edge then jumped down where Jules caught him. Putting down his elder brother the twenty-one year old hedgehog picked up his guitar and slung it over his shoulder. "Let's see if my missus learnt to cook something in our absence." Jules winked as the two walked back to their home..

A few days later both King Ogilvie the Third and General Armand D'Coolette arrived in Knothole with two year old son Antoine looking unusually grim and broke the news to Princess Aleena that she had been dreading. Marie D'Coolette had passed away several days ago. As the Princess of Mobius weeped into her father's white suit Armand explained how she had died in her sleep and had suffered very little. With Charles quickly making himself scare, choosing to hide in the basement and maintain his motorbike Jules, sensing that his wife needed her father more than him at this moment offered to take Antoine outside to play. He had a vague idea how Antoine must be feeling as he too had been a similar age when he lost his own mother.

"I know it must be hard for you to lose your mom. I lost mine to the same thing when I was a year older than you." The cobalt hedgehog sat by him on the wooden steps of the Hedgehog cabin. "I can't promise it will get better, you'll always feel that she is missing and wonder how things could be different but you only need to remember one thing about your mother to make it all better."

"Vhat is that being?" Antoine asked looking up curiously at the elder hedgehog.

"Your mother loves you, that's all you need to remember about her.." Jules said with a gentle smile as his eyes locked with Antoine before clapping his shoulder. "Now come on I brought you out here to play, so let's play." He took Antoine's hand and pulled him off the steps.

"Vhere are we to be going Monsieur Jules.." Little Antoine asked in a polite tone, holding onto the cobalt hedgehog's right gloved hand as they headed down the dirt path. The tiny coyote-kit squeezed Jules' hand looking nervous as he had never been out of his father's eyesight before and this place was completely new. He had never spent any real time with the adult mobian-hedgehog he was with before but he knew that this was Princess Aleena's husband and that his father must trust him if he was allowing this.

"I know a little girl who is the same age as you and I'm going to invite her to play with us. Won't that be fun?" Jules said in an upbeat tone and immediately the tiny soft-brown-furred kiton with two neat blonde curls on his head looked very timid.

"Oh..." He uttered shaking a little as he stopped walking. Antoine's deep-blue eyes glanced back up the dirt road to the cabin they had come from. "N-nous devons?" He added in french and judging by the way he was behaving Jules could stab a guess at what he had said. The cobalt-blue hedgehog then let go of Antoine's hand and got down on one knee so he was closer to his level.

"We don't have to go but I promise she is very nice. I wouldn't take you if I didn't think you could be friends and everybody needs friends Ant.." Jules said kindly then set a hand on his tiny shoulder. "I don't imagine you get to see many kits so are you brave enough to try?"

"Oui Monsieur Jules! Mon papa is being brave et ainsi peut i!" Little Antoine put up his tiny fist as a small fire of determination broke through his nerves and this made the adult cobalt male hedgehog smile warmly. It was the same fire he had seen in Armand D'Coolette.

"That's the spirit little man, let's go see if Scarlett can come and play." Jules grinned and held out his palm to the tiny coyote so he could high-five it. "Slap me.."

"Slap toi? But why?" Antoine cocked his head confused.

"Cause we're buds, friends...um..." Jules tried to remember what his wife had told him what the word he was looking for in french was. "Amis.." He eventually smiled.

"Oui?" The tiny coyote smiled shyly up at the adult hedgehog.

"If you want to be don't leave me hangin'.." Jules added kindly keeping his palm outstretched and smirking. Little Antoine then raised a shaky hand and slapped Jules' palm with his tiny one making the hedgehog grin wider.

"Alright, way to slap me five. Let's go see if Scarlett is home." He picked up the little coyote-tot and carried him to the Rabbot cabin, set Antoine down and knocked on the door. Within a few moments the door opened and Missy appeared.

"Oh. Hi sugah quills... Whit brings yah hereh?" She sounded brightly with a curious look in her caramel eyes as she looked up at him.

"Well, actually my little friend here was wondering if Scarlett would like to come out and play.." Jules side-stepped to reveal the tiny coyote who had been nervously cling his leg. Antoine looked up at the pretty adult honey-furred rabbit and smiled bashfully.

"Oh! Ain't yah just a barrel of sugah!" Missy squealed brightly as she laid eyes on the little kiton hiding behind Jules. Antoine buried his face in the cobalt hedgehog's leg. "What's your name handsome?"

"It's Antoine.." Jules supplied when the small coyote-pup remained too shy to talk.

"Aww, no need t'be shy. I'll go git Bunnie an' ya'll can ask her t'play yahself..." She smiled kindly to Antoine before turning and heading inside.

"Hey little bud." Jules sounded kneeling down and slipping an arm around the blonde coyote-kit's shoulders. "Just relax, there's nothin' to worry about. Everyone here are our friends, ok?"

"Ok. I will be trying Monsieur Jules.." Antoine said softly then gave him a sweet smile. Both mobian males turned as Missy came back to the doorway followed by an excited honey-furred rabbit-tot with two lavender ribbons scurrying after her.

"Really mama?" She was chirruping happily. "The door is foh me? Who could it be, who could it be?" Scarlett Rabbot began bouncing excitedly.

"Hehe.. Come 'n' see honey Bunnie.." Missy sounded then allowed little Scarlett to hop in front of her and gasp before a wide smile curved her cream-furred muzzle.

"Uncle Juice!" She squealed happily bouncing instantly into his lap. "Yah've come t'play with little me, ain'tcha?" It was at this point that Scarlett Rabbot's moss green eyes spotted the small coyote-tot beside him. "Ooh... Who's that?" The tiny-rabbit asked as her eyes widened curiously.

"A new friend. Why don't you say hello Scar?" Jules added with a smile.

"Ok.." She sounded brightly then hopped down beside Antoine standing at the same height and held out her hand. "Howdy.."

"Bonjour mademoiselle..." Antoine bowed politely to her and immediately Scarlett giggled with a small blush when he took hold of her hand.

"Smooth move little man.." Jules uttered with a smirk.

"Hehehe.. He talks funny mama.." Scarlett turned and smiled at her mother.

"Shoot Bunnie, be nice.." Missy said firmly as she folded her arms. "Maybe we talk funny t'him.."

"Sorry.." Scarlett said dipping her ears a little to Antoine. "Ah speak without thinkin' sometimes. Yah can call me Scar or Bunnie whichevah one y'please.. Ah don't mind.." She added picking up her ears.

"Je m'appelle Antione. I am supposing you can be calling me-"

"An-Twan.." Scarlett interrupted him, repeating his name in her southern drawl. "Can Ah play with 'Twan mama.. Pleeease.." She added turning to her mother moving her hands into a prayer position bouncing on the spot hopefully.

"O'course honey, but be stayin' the clearin' where I can watch yah.." Missy replied and settled down in what used to be her husband's wooden rocking chair.

"Monsieur Jules, tu will be playing with us aswell, oui?" The coyote-kiton said brightly.

"Yeh, yeh. Come on Juice.. Lit's play catch the hedgehog!" Scarlett bounced excitedly and Jules instantly shook his head with a weary smile.

"Oh alright come on then you two.." The cobalt hedgehog sighed with a careless shrug. "Catch me if you can." He winked at Missy Rabbot before running at a very slow pace into the clearing that was enclosed in the large horseshoe of wooden cabins that made up Knothole.

"Catch ze 'edgehog? Vos est that?" Antoine asked with an intrigued smile.

"It's tons of fun! Come on Twan!" Scarlett pulled him down the steps of her cabin home and over to where Jules was still running around. "All yah gotta do is catch the hedgehog.." Immediately she took off after Jules, running before jumping four feet in the air and land several feet in front giggling as she almost caught up with the adult hedgehog. Jules only laughed keeping the same pace making him attainable with the right manoeuvres. Little Antoine started laughing, finding himself caught up in the infectious giggles coming from the clearing and the little coyote kiton started running after Jules Hedgehog too..

...Five months later...

"Thank you so much for coming out here Doctor Quack." Jules sounded stepping out of the doorway and allowing the white-feathered duck physician to enter his home from the cold winter day.

"Oh it was no trouble. Tom Gallagher saw me through the passageway and Mayor Max Acorn met me at the exit. I saw Alicia before coming over, she is ready to pop any day now.." Doctor Quack said lightly as he entered the Hedgehog cabin.

"Heh, yeh she's pretty big but she's still been helping us with our missions over the radio.." The cobalt hedgehog replied conversationally.

"Of course, you guys have been doing great in recovering missing mobians.. Doctor Barkenstein was the last one brought in to see me, right?" The duck set down the large case he had been carrying then pulled his coat off handing it to Jules.

"Yeh. We found him hiding out in the main building of Mobotroplis University. I still can't believe that place is still standing.." The twenty-two year old hedgehog added with a smile as he hung up the doctor's jacket. "And speaking of what I can't believe, come see how big my wife is.." The cobalt hedgehog beckoned the doctor with a white-gloved hand and a boyish smile. The two male mobians walked into the living room with the large case where Jules had moved the coffee table and laid out blankets and cushions to make a comfortable place for his wife to lie down for her scan.

"Oh Doctor Quack, it is so good to see you.." Aleena sounded sweetly as she stood up carefully supporting her neat but round baby bump. She was wearing a long white shirt and a set of mint-green leggings and a matching headband. The lilac-furred hedgehog moved carefully over to the doctor and took his hand with a smile. "I know we are long overdue for a scan and we have no real excuse but with the war and my husband's unpredictable work schedule we can only apologise.."

"I too will apologise. The war has kept me incredibly busy and I should have made the effort to come out sooner. However it does not do to dwell on the past so why don't you make yourself comfortable and I will ready the machine." Doctor Quack smiled as he opened the case to reveal the portable ultraviolet scanner which appeared to be a laptop holocomputer with a hand held scanner which he plugged into the laptop. While the white-feathered duck was setting up his equipment Jules helped his wife down onto the makeshift bed and fluffed the pillow for her.

"How's that Ali?" The cobalt hedgehog smiled kissing her lightly before settling beside her and taking her small pale-skinned hand in his larger white-gloved one.

"Just perfect darling.." The princess sighed and unbuttoned the bottom half of her shirt to reveal her round swollen bump.

"Ok we're all set.." Doctor Quack turned around to the young couple. "How have things been since your first scan? Your baby had a good strong heartbeat and your blood work was good."

"Well I can't stop eating but thankfully the morning sickness has gone. My bump is so big and my breasts are tender.. Is this normal?" Aleena asked curiously.

"That's all perfectly normal.. Now the gel will feel a little cold. I'm sure you remember from the first time.." The duck said snapping on a set of gloves before rubbing the soft blue gel onto her swollen stomach then picking up the scanner and running it over the bump.

Aleena made a small 'ooh' sound as the gel went on before turning to her husband and squeezing his hand with a smile.

"Are you excited to see our baby?" The blonde-quilled female hedgehog asked with an excited glint in her green eyes.

"Heh, sure.. A little nervous too.." Her cobalt husband replied wrapping an arm around her shoulders and keeping a hold of her hand.

"Oh. Now how did I miss this?" Doctor Quack was now looking at the screen with a furrowed brow, scratching his bill thoughtfully.

"What? What's wrong?" Aleena asked looking instantly worried as Jules looked concerned.

"Nothing.." The white-feathered duck turned the monitor around. "Nothing is wrong with either of your babies.." On the monitor was two small foetuses facing each other with two tiny hands that appeared to be touching. "Your having twins. One of the babies must have been hidden during your first scan and it could have been that their hearts were beating in synch just like they are now."

As Aleena looked at the screen with a happy smile and watery eyes the air immediately rushed out of Jules' lungs and he became light-headed.

"Tuh... tuh.. Twins..." He stuttered for breath struggling to comprehend what was happening. He wasn't just fathering one kiton he was fathering two.

"Yes. Isn't it wonderful dear?" The blonde-quilled hedgehog said dreamily keeping her eyes on the screen and failing to see the colour vanish out of her husband's muzzle before he fainted with the shock. "Jules?" The princess turned away from the screen looking alarmed. "Oh my!"

"Hehe.. He'll be alright in a moment I guess the shock was a bit much.." Doctor Quack chuckled lightly.

"I guess so.." Aleena replied stroking her husband's soft cobalt quiff as he lay motionless beside her. "He has been having difficulty with the idea of being a parent. His brother Charles told me that Jules did not have a great relationship with his own father and has a lot of unresolved issues due to his premature death. He was just beginning to warm to it now.."

"Ah.. It sounds like he is merely suffering from First Time Father Syndrome. Anxiety about the unknown is perfectly normal and surprisingly common, especially to those who feel they have no strong role model for guidance. Most fathers manage to come around when they meet their baby and learn that things are not as bad as they fear they'll be.. Just show him plenty of support and encouragement and he'll be just fine.." The white-feathered duck replied with a smile. "Now let me print you a picture.." He immediately clicked a button and the scan picture began printing from the machine under the laptop.

"Thank you doctor.." Aleena smiled lightly buttoning up her shirt once more. "I know he'll be a good father he just needs to believe it for himself.." She took the picture and gazed at it fondly as Doctor Quack packed his equipment back up in the case. The next moment Charles Hedgehog shot through the front door breathing heavily and stopped in the doorway.

"Doctor! Alicia's waters have broken!" He said hurriedly and his words made the white-feathered duck jump to his feet as Aleena looked up from the scan photo with wide eyes.

"Great Chaos! I better get over there then!" Doctor Quack declared grabbing his case and rushing out of the room to get his coat.

"What happened to Jules?" Charles asked Aleena concerned kneeling beside his brother.

"He's just fainted Charles, he'll be fine. Here would you like to see the babies?" She asked sweetly holding out the scan photo.

"Babies?" Charles took the scan photo and looked at it with a warm smile and running a finger over them. "Your having two.."

"Yes. They are perfect, aren't they? I can watch over Jules if you want to return to the Acorn cabin and tell us when their kiton is born. As Community Leader my husband will want to know.." The lilac-furred hedgehog smiled at her brother-in-law.

"Alright.. I'll call you with any news." Charles replied handing the photo back to Aleena and then getting up and heading out the front door again leaving the princess to tend to her husband.

The twenty-one year old hedgehog came around only a few minutes after his brother had left the cabin and within a few hours the Hedgehog couple were called over to the Acorn cabin to meet the newest Acorn. Aleena who was still glowing from the news she was carrying royal twins was excited to find out how Maximillion and Alicia's baby would look. Since this was a cross-species kiton nobody could be sure how she would turn out. Would she be more fox or more chipmunk? Everyone had wanted to know about this more than it's gender..

Maximillion greeted the hedgehog couple warmly despite looking a little worn out and was surprised when Aleena showed him her scan photo of her twins. He congratulated both of them and made a slight joke at how they had an heir and a spare before showing them through to the bedroom where Alicia and his new daughter was.

"Oh... What a sweet little angel.." Aleena cooed as the new mother smiled at the Hedgehog couple and let the princess take her new baby girl and cradle her.

"Heh, she looks just like you Alice.." Jules said with a smile as his wife held the tiny Acorn baby who sat peacefully in her arms. The tiny female chipmunk had a tiny lock of copper-red fur on her head with soft-brown fur and big sapphire-blue eyes.

"Yes we noticed that too. We're hoping she might show more things relative to me as she gets older.." Maximillion said as he stood by Charles with a smile.

"What are you naming her?" The mild-blue hedgehog asked his friend curiously.

"We both like the name Sally but we can't really agree a middle name yet." Alicia replied before she looked at Jules and Aleena's scan photo. "I'm glad I only had to push out one, just think I could've been having two if I married you Juice.." She tittered lightly elbowing her childhood sweetheart playfully then handing back the scan photo.

"Sally.. That's a lovely name." Aleena said ignoring Jules' slightly put out look towards Alicia's jibe.

"So have you thought of any names for your two?" Alicia said taking her baby girl back and kissing her head. Little Sally gave a small content gurgle and wriggled happy to be back in her mother's arms and nuzzled into her bosom.

"No but it's traditional to use names from the family. And father has to approve of the names before they are written on the birth certificate, he will not allow us to pick anything he deems as inappropriate for a future monarch." Aleena replied.

"Yeh, they even manage to suck the fun outta naming your kid.." Jules added with a wry smirk extending a hand and stroking Sally's fine soft fur making her purr.

"I'm sure we'll come up with something darling, we have plenty of time to think on it.." Aleena leant forward and kissed his cheek letting her bump rest into his side..

Little Notes:

Hey guys, super long chapter here which focuses on four of the freedom fighter kitons. First the news you guys have been waiting for... Aleena is pregnant. Those who follow me on deviantArt already know that I have changed the triplets. This is because the birthday of the triplets given was the 4th of March which conflicts with the fact that most consider Sonic's birthday to be 23rd of June so rather than pick one over the other, and because I have chosen to meld Manic and Scourge into one character like I did with Aleena and Bernadette, Aleena is expecting twins on the 23rd of June and the last born will be two years younger on the 4th of March.. It let's me fiddle with the characters a bit and not upset the whole Sonic fan base by messing too much with Sonic's birthday..

Ok, as you have noticed poor Antoine has lost his mother. This of course was expected but is still kinda sad. He hasn't spent much time with anyone other than his parents hence why his character is so timid but to be honest this was always one of the things I liked about Antoine. It made him seem very real and because of this early lose it seemed appropriate that Jules comforted him. I love the contrast between him and little Bunnie who is loud, confident and can put her big feet in it. I would love to write a bit more in the next chapter about her bringing him out of his shell a bit but we shall see.. Fingers crossed it works out..

And lastly of course is Sally Acorn. Her birthday originally was supposed to be a similar time to Sonic's but their differences made it hard to picture it so if you work it out Sally's new birthday is actually now somewhere in February, suggestions on a date are welcome.. I want to write some more on her too before this story is finished because since she is no longer a princess, NICOLE doesn't exist in this universe and I consider her Archie persona to be a complete 'stick in the mud' I will be reworking her character a little. I will be using her SatAM personality as a basis and basically ignoring Archie completely much like I did when recreating her father Max Acorn..

Until next time...

...Agent of Teal