Chapter 34; renewed purpose
Sonic was lying on the sofa in his backyard, raichu a bit more nearby trying to find something to do.
After their vacation at the orange islands life had gone back to normal for a while and was fun at first. Being able to hang out with Tails, Knuckles and Jet again like old times, before his rejection from Amy and the whole debacle that lead to his journey through Kanto, felt nice.
But after a while Sonic began missing travelling. How every day was an adventure, full of new experiences, new faces, new battles. The battle part wasn't maybe his most favorite part but back then he felt like he had found a purpose. And his pokemon felt the same way back then.
Now his pokemon were all bored trying to find something to do. While they did spar pretty often, but only when they left the house as Sonic's mother forbade sparring in her backyard, there weren't a lot of really interesting things to do. Raichu was a lot more content compared to the rest of its teammates but it too felt bored from time to time.
One particular thing they had found to pass their time was testing Sonic and raichu's abnormal connection. Especially after the orange island battle, Sonic immediately contacted Tails and asked him to set up equipment for tests. Tails immediately got to work but was ready about 3 days after Sonic and his family were back home.
They ran loads of tests starting from simple physical trials and eventually reaching the point where raichu had to spar against its teammates. Just like before Sonic didn't feel anything. When however Tails researched online how to teach a pokemon thunderbolt for research purposes and had Sonic's shiny nidoking forget leer in favor of thunderbolt, they did find something. The moment raichu was struck by the thunderbolt, Sonic grabbed his sides as if he was shivering. Tails, looking through the readings of Sonic's body functions identified an unusual spike of energy going through Sonic's body, affecting his pain receptors a little bit.
"It has got to be from the night raichu evolved. The way it evolved. It evolved by declaring you its friend and fighting to protect you. I heard lately that an evolution of golbat was discovered named Crobat which evolves if someone has a powerful bond of friendship with their golbat" Tails explained.
"New pokemon?" Sonic asked intrigued.
"Yes. From Johto".
"Like Lugia?"
"Exactly".
"Damn. So wait. Back to our original problem. Raichu evolved because of friendship in a way. That I get. How was that bond of me receiving its pain too created?"
"I think it's kind of a side effect of the double power thing. You know. There's always a catch with such deals. But it's too early to say for sure. There is a chance that the more you and raichu bond the more damage will be reflected onto you but also the stronger raichu will get. I doubt it will ever be lethal like it should have been from Zapdos back then".
"Or from Zapdos in the orange islands".
"Wait. You got zapped by Zapdos AGAIN? And you're still alive?!"
"Yeah. As crazy as it sounds".
"Oh boy there's a lot to find here. This is beyond just a bond. And that power boost, rejuvenation, whatever it was you did against Mike… that was also a result of your bond with raichu. We should keep running tests occasionally, maybe we'll find something".
And they did. Twice a week. But nothing new ever came up.
They also once gathered at Sonic's house to view the orange islands champion battle. The challenger was Ash. Tails having researched about the orange island challenge, found there were only 4 gyms but their challenges were sort of unique. Should one beat them all they had the right to challenge the champion, Drake, for the title of orange islands champion. Drake was known for his power as a trainer and his mastery of a dragonite. Sonic was impressed as Dragonite was one of the hardest pokemon to raise, which was a reason why he didn't try to pursue a dratini back in Kanto's safari zone.
After a long battle they all witnessed Ash's Pikachu prevail against Drake's dragonite, knocking it out and earning Ash the win. Tails tried to downplay this victory stating that Sonic would give Drake a run for his money as he had a team similar in some ways to Mike's and Sonic had prevailed against Mike and Zapdos so Dragonite would be an easy challenge. Sonic countered that Ash didn't win by luck or any other factor. He did have it in him. And Ash also had a lapras now. Lapras had proved almost deadly against Sonic so he couldn't underestimate Ash. Furthermore, Dragonite was a dragon and flying type. It was only weak to dragon, ice and rock moves, 4 times weak to ice to be more precise. Sonic did have an ice user on his party, his Blastoise but he did see in during his league experience that making his pokemon so one sided battlers was a tad bit dangerous, as he had admitted Moltres keeping ancient power instead of learning solarbeam would have been a lot more helpful. Raichu was a physical attacker so he could have had a good chance against Mike's Lapras.
They kept analyzing the match, Sonic's possible changes to his match with Mike and Ash's potential all night that night, all 4 of them. But after that life kept going.
Sonic recalled all that along with all of his adventures with his team nostalgically. He recalled everyone he had met. Mike, mr Fuji, Reina, Gary, Misty, Brock, Ash. His journey had earned him back his confidence and a new appreciation for himself and his real friends but now he felt like his life was kind of boring. Not in a not cool way but in a mundane way.
On the porch tables laid his pokeballs, their bright red color shining in the sun, with the exception of Moltres' ultra ball. They were stacked with the 4 pokeballs holding up Moltres' ultra ball. Raichu's pokeball was always on Sonic, be it his pocket or his belt when he wore one.
He closed his eyes though he didn't really want to nap. He needed some action.
The sound of a pokeball hitting the table was heard.
Sonic looked in confusion to see that one of his pokeballs was shaking, resulting in the formation being broken. Confused, he picked up the pokeball and sent out the pokemon inside.
The pokemon inside was his Alakazam.
"Everything alright Alakazam?"
Alakazam wasn't looking at him. The moment it came out it was in a meditative stance.
"Alakazam. Hello?"
Suddenly Alakazam started humming. Weird hums. Sonic feared something bad was happening until he started noticing the hums had some sort of pattern. He rushed to his phone.
"Tails. We have a situation".
Half an hour later, Sonic was in Tails' lab which was essentially his family's garage. Tails hooked up some equipment to Alakazam and bringing his laptop, downloaded psychic type translators.
"That's a thing?" Sonic asked him.
"As farfetched as it sounds, yes. Psychic types act with their mind so they are the closest scientists have ever gotten to communicating with pokemon".
Recording Alakazam's hums, the algorithm started slowly but steadily deciphering them. After a while a set of numbers appeared in the screen.
"Coordinates" Tails said intrigued "it's relaying out coordinates".
"Coordinates? To what? And where?" Sonic asked confused.
"To what I don't know. As for the where" Tails said adding the coordinates to an online map to give them a location.
The location was north of Celadon city in Kanto, deep into wild territory.
"What the…? Kanto?" Tails inquired.
Sonic then recalled a detail.
"Alakazam's mother escaped there after I freed her. Maybe she's calling to it!"
Alakazam was observing his trainer's and his trainer's friend's conversation when he received another psychic message like the coordinates.
"Bring him here".
Alakazam hummed again, relaying the message to Tails' computer.
"Bring him here? Someone's calling you Kanto".
Sonic remained silent. The only possible option to call him was Alakazam's mother. But why would she?
"Alakazam? Raichu?" he said to his pokemon.
A hum and a rai echoed in the lab.
"How would you like to visit your homeland?"
Raichu and Alakazam were ecstatic at the prospect of travelling again.
"Good. Let's go home. Moltres should be able to fly us there and back".
"Hey wait. It won't be able to" Tails stopped him.
"Why not?"
"Because" Knuckles' voice was heard as he entered the room to find his friends "it won't be able to carry 3 individuals at such a long distance".
"3?" Sonic asked before putting the dots together.
"You don't really think after all that's happened that we'll just let you go another possible death adventure alone, do you Sonic?"
"Guys" Sonic said in surprise "there will be no danger this time. Team rocket is disbanded. We're probably going for a reunion with Alakazam's mother".
"Regardless we're coming with you. And don't fight it. I've already booked tickets on the next flight" Tails revealed.
"But… we learned of the need to go to Kanto again like…2 minutes ago".
"Did I stutter?" Tails asked him savagely.
Sonic was left with his jaw hanging as Knuckles burst out in laughter. Sonic and Tails also joined.
"Alright then" Sonic relented in the end "get your stuff ready we'll be flying soon".
After returning home to collect his pokemon and let his family know of his departure, Sonic made for the airport. He met Tails and Knuckles there waiting for him, Knuckles even bringing a lot of camping gear.
"Why all the gear Knuckles?"
"You never know".
Sonic wanted to insist and get in an argument for fun that they would be going there and return rather soon so nothing would transpire out of the ordinary but a small part of him welcomed the possibility of adventure so he simply nodded.
About 2 hours later they were inside the plane. Since the flight was an overnight flight, bound to arrive to Kanto the next day, Knuckles knocked himself out to get a good rest, Sonic was relaxing listening to music including his favorite song, I'm here which he had just come to love even more after his Kanto journey and Tails who was pretending to sleep but was actually wondering why in any world would Alakazam's mother call them.
His slight jolt after some unexpected turbulence notified Sonic of his friend's pretending.
"Can't sleep?" Sonic asked him lowering his headphones.
"No. Something about the whole trip isn't clicking with me"
"What's not to click? Most likely we're just going to find Alakazam's mother".
"It can't be her".
"Huh?"
"She herself told you Sonic take care of my boy before fleeing with the other pokemon. So why would she you call you now? It doesn't make sense for it to be her".
"But then who? Or what?"
"I don't know. The only clue is that is has to be a psychic type pokemon. Only that kind of pokemon could have communicated like that with Alakazam".
Sonic's eyes widened momentarily when Tails mentioned that.
"Was it… him?"
"Who?"
Sonic had spoken the question out accidentally.
"Was it who Sonic?"
Sonic tried to speak but couldn't get the words out. He couldn't reveal that secret.
"There is another possibility. But I can't reveal it. Not yet".
"Why not?"
"It's complicated. But you're going to have to wait until we verify it".
"Verify what?" Knuckles asked having woken up.
Sonic was now trapped.
"Sonic you're caught now so spill it. Do you know who's calling Alakazam and you to Kanto?" Tails insisted.
Sonic sighed.
"Not for sure. But there is a pokemon that could be calling us".
"Who?"
"Look I will be as honest as I can. During the time after fighting Agatha up to my final battle with Giovanni, I have been keeping stuff".
"You've been keeping stuff from us?" Tails said in disbelief.
"I had my reasons".
Tails was hurt by that revelation. In all their time they had never hidden anything from one another.
"What did you hide from us?"
"Not just from you. From all of Kanto".
"You lied on that broadcast?!" Knuckles almost screamed but managed to just whisper it instead.
"I had to" Sonic tried to explain.
"Did Giovanni escape and is regrouping?!" Tails guessed.
"No. I didn't lie about that. I lied about what I fought".
"Yeah we know that. You lied about the existence of Mewtwo".
Sonic didn't add anything. Tails however was able to easily connect the dots.
"You met Mewtwo again?!"
Sonic kept silent.
"You did!" Tails said as he could read Sonic like an open book since he knew him for so long.
"I can't tell you anything about this. And if it really is him, I need to go find him alone".
"Why?" Knuckles asked.
"I can't say. But you know what he is capable of. So you should stay in Celadon when we get there" Sonic said and put his headphones back on ending the conversation.
The next day after arriving in Kanto, the team was sour from last night's revelation. Getting to Celadon city, Tails and Knuckles agreed with Sonic that they would stay and tour the town while Sonic went to see what Alakazam was pointing him towards. Sonic set out towards the north of the city, heading for the foot of Mount Moon.
The walk was long and hard, not physically but emotionally. Sonic had hoped to keep Mewtwo's secret and not break his trust forever. It had been so long since their encounter at New Island that he had forgotten all about it.
"If it really is Mewtwo why did it call me here?" Sonic wondered.
He heard a twig break behind him and turned around, raichu ready to attack. Sonic saw a bush moving.
"Raichu get ready".
"Rai".
Just as it seemed something would jump out from the bush, something did jump out. A small growlithe.
"Oh thank god. For a moment I thought we were followed".
Returning to their quest they eventually reached the foot of Mount Moon. Sonic saw on his phone that the coordinates were leading him inside the mountain. Following the foot of the mountain, he found a small natural cave opening.
"This must be it" he said to raichu.
The duo walked inside the cave. At first it was dark and raichu charged its punch with electricity to illuminate the darkness.
Eventually they saw light on the end of the tunnel. Emerging from the darkness they witnessed a beautiful spectacle.
A big cave, so big that it could fit a building, was extending in front of them. Like a world under the world. Sonic slowly walked forward, followed by raichu. His pokemon voluntarily came out of his pokeballs, interacting with the other pokemon which observed their arrival with interest. Several even went and rubbed on his feet with a lot of familiarity. Sonic found it cute but couldn't understand why they were all so friendly.
"What would an appropriate welcome be for their savior if not their friendliness?" a familiar voice echoed in his mind.
Sonic looked up and there he was. Purple long tail, white skin and those purple once filled with rage and hatred eyes. Now filled with kindness and a sincere smile written across its face.
"Mewtwo".
"Long time no see Sonic the hedgehog. Your accomplishments continue to impress me".
"My accomplishments? You mean my league victory?"
"I mean your brave stand against the titans of the orange islands".
"Oh that. How did you know about it?"
"Lugia told me. I can connect with any mind on the planet. I of course heard his thoughts about you. You really are someone worthy of trust".
Mewtwo's eyes suddenly jolted up towards the entrance. Sonic turned around and gasped.
Tails and Knuckles had followed him.
"Tails?! Knuckles?!"
"You know them?" Mewtwo looked at him.
"I do but.."
"You brought them here?!"
"No I didn't. I…"
"I will deal with you after" Mewtwo said as he charged a shadow ball and fired towards Sonic's friends.
"Duck!" Tails screamed dodging the shadow ball. Knuckles rushed forward and attempted to punch Mewtwo only to be flung away, roughly crashing into the wall.
Mewtwo then floated towards them only for Sonic to get in between.
"WAIT!" he screamed "let's all please take a deep breath".
"Tell that to this pale jerk!" Knuckles said unaware of the circumstances.
"Want to see how much of a jerk I can be?" Mewtwo's voice echoed inside Tails and Knuckles' minds.
"It… it talks?!" Tails yelled in shock, crawling away terrified.
"Mewtwo wait. There's been a misunderstanding" Sonic pleaded before turning back to Tails and Knuckles.
"I told you not to follow me. Do you have a death wish?"
"A death wish?" Tails repeated confused beyond belief.
"I told you what I learnt about Mewtwo from that lab! Did you not get the memo? No offense" Sonic apologized quickly to Mewtwo.
Sighing he looked back to his friends.
"Look. I know I lied to you and I'm sorry. But I had to. I promised Mewtwo I would keep his secret safe".
"His secret?"
"And since when are we not to be trusted?" Knuckles countered.
"It wasn't a matter of trust Knuckles. But you know I don't reveal the secrets of others. That's what trust means" Sonic tried to make them understand.
Tails looked around to the pokemon that were observing them hidden and in fear as before they were rubbing at Sonic's feet in joy.
"Are these the pokemon you saved from team rocket?" Tails asked Sonic.
"They are" Mewtwo explained before Sonic could answer "your friend directed me here after our second encounter".
"Your 2nd encounter?" Knuckles repeated unprepared for this "so it's true? You two really met again?"
Sonic didn't know what to say anymore. He hated lying but Mewtwo's case was just something not even his friends could know without Mewtwo's approval.
"Mewtwo… is it ok if I tell them?"
"No. I will tell them myself".
"W-what?"
"I can just as easily make them forget. So I want to see what your friends are made of before I choose to do so".
Sonic was caught off guard but nodded and allowed Mewtwo to begin.
"After your friend freed me from my former master I escaped to the island I was created at. Seeing my prototype body in an ice box there, I began doubting my existence. So I created clones of 3 pokemon I knew in my early days as friends".
"Charizardtwo, venursaurtwo and blastoisetwo were your childhood… pokemonhood… your when-you-were-little friends?" Sonic asked Mewtwo.
"Yes. They didn't survive. After creating their clones, I invited trainers to the island to battle under the guise of an invitation from the world's greatest pokemon master. A lot of trainers, including Sonic responded to the invitation. I won't get into too much detail as your friend can tell you in more detail. The important thing is he helped me find peace with my origins and directed me here to help the pokemon also once enslaved by my former masters".
Tails and Knuckles were in awe listening to Mewtwo's story.
"But then why did no one tell anyone about you after that?"
"Because I erased the memories of everyone who came to the island. Everyone's… except Sonic's and his pokemons' memories".
"So that's why you lied. To make sure all these pokemon would find peace away from villains like team rocket".
"Exactly" Sonic admitted finally free from the burden of hiding it.
After Tails and Knuckles got up, Mewtwo started guiding the trio through the cave. Sonic's pokemon after the initial scuffle had begun interacting with the other pokemon, including but not limited to their clones.
"This is amazing" Tails exclaimed looking around the vast cavern "and you did it all on your own?"
"Yes. I've spend the last few weeks travelling around the region and bringing pokemon here. Not just ones who were hurt by team rocket, but ones who were hurt by humans in any way".
"I don't understand how someone could hurt such wonderful creatures" Knuckles commented while petting a nidoran male.
"Giovanni said that pokemon were nothing but a business to him. I'm not surprised others like him exist" Sonic added.
While the trio were following Mewtwo around the cave, Sonic's pokemon were getting slowly but surely starting to wonder about the same thing.
After the tour, they all sat next to the entrance of the cave where Sonic once again congratulated Mewtwo on all he had achieved.
"You have done an amazing work here Mewtwo. And I am sure you will continue to. Especially now that you won't have to deal with team rocket anymore".
Mewtwo was smiling on the first half of the sentence but when Sonic mentioned team rocket, his smile was erased.
"What is it?" Tails asked.
"I haven't yet explained why I called you here through your Alakazam".
Sonic then remembered the reason of their visit.
"True. I completely forgot. What'd you want to tell me?"
Mewtwo called forth a small ratatta from the lot. Sonic saw a familiar collar on its neck.
"Team rocket" he said gravely "they still have warehouses around the region?"
"No. This one was on the sevii islands. It's a complex of islands not far from here" Mewtwo explained "however I did find something else after I freed the pokemon there. A message. A message I knew you had to see. Or at least hear".
Mewtwo then called forth a small device from his own space in the cave. It was a small recorder. He gave it to Sonic through his psychic powers. Sonic waited a moment and then pressed play.
"Petrel. Archer has just send in commands. We're regrouping in the Johto region. The boss has been defeated at the hedgehog's hands. Join us with your remaining forces as soon as you can. Team rocket will blast off again. Ariana."
"Ariana" Sonic repeated, his hand beginning to tremble in rage as his blood boiled "team rocket isn't done yet".
"What?! That's not possible. How can they continue without their assets? Without their boss?" Tails asked in surprise.
"What do we do now Sonic?" Knuckles asked grabbing him by the shoulder to calm him.
"I'm going to go to Johto and put a tombstone on this bloody organization once and for all" Sonic said determined "guys come on. We got to go".
His pokemon however didn't come at once. Every single one except raichu approached but only raichu came all the way to Sonic.
"Is something wrong?" Sonic asked his pokemon.
Alakazam hummed talking on behalf of the team.
"He says that they are sorry to tell you but they want to stay and help me".
"What?"
Alakazam hummed more.
"He says it's not personal. You are an amazing person and they would have never chosen anyone else to be their trainer. But they feel they need to stay and help. That they are meant to be here and help".
Sonic wasn't prepared for this. Saying goodbye to his pokemon? He never thought this was a possibility.
He looked down gathering his thoughts. Tails and Knuckles looked at him, glancing at each other momentarily, worrying for their friend.
After a few moments, Sonic looked up smiling. A tear had run down his cheek while he was looking down but now only the trail of it was visible.
"I understand. To be honest… I should be the one apologizing. We spent so many days back home doing nothing that I forgot to do stuff to keep you all feeling fulfilled and with a purpose. Now you have one. One for yourselves. I can't force you to follow me on this. I started this war with team rocket. And I will finish it. But you should stay here if that's what you really want to do. That includes you too raichu".
Raichu looked up to Sonic and then his teammates. Blastoise met raichu's eyes. They were Sonic's first 2 pokemon so they shared a unique understanding. Blastoise could tell raichu wanted to be with Sonic, to battle with him, to keep him safe.
Blastoise nodded and raichu looked up at Sonic crying out its name.
"Raichu says it will come with you to the ends of the world. To the ends of any world" Mewtwo translated.
Sonic was moved. He knelt and hugged his raichu. His other pokemon also moved in to join the hug.
"I will miss you all. I really will".
"This is not goodbye" Mewtwo said knowing it didn't have to be "come here".
Sonic obeyed. Mewtwo motioned at Alakazam to come too. Putting its hands on Sonic and Alakazam, Mewtwo's eyes glowed momentarily.
"There. Now you too are connected. If you ever need a really big help your Alakazam will sense it. Your pokemon will come to assist you. Leave me their pokeballs so that I can bring them easier to you if need be".
"You… you'd do that for me?" Sonic asked moved.
"I owe you my physical and mental health. It's the least I can do" Mewtwo said smiling.
Sonic also smiled sincerely.
"Thanks Mewtwo. Really. And don't worry about me or my friends. Your secret is safe with us" he said offering Mewtwo a power bump. Mewtwo looked at the fist confused as Tails giggled a bit.
"It's a humans' custom. An unbreakable promise".
Mewtwo closed his eyes smiling and power bumped Sonic back.
After a tearful farewell with his team, Sonic, raichu by his side, Tails and Knuckles walked out of the cave and returned to Celadon.
"So now what?" Tails asked.
"I'll go to Johto. I'll find team rocket and I will tear it down. I believe I already went through that".
"Ok. Let's book tickets then" Knuckles shrugged.
"Let's?"
"You don't really think we'll let you fight round 2 alone, do you Sonic?"
"This won't be like the first round Tails".
"Exactly. We will be there to help you this time. With my smart, Knuckles' strength and your bond power with raichu, team rocket doesn't stand a chance, especially with Giovanni out of the picture" Tails explained excited.
"There's nothing you can do that will change our minds Sonic" Knuckles said "someone needs to have your back this time. Mike won't be there. And if not your friends then who?"
Sonic couldn't believe his fortune.
"Alright then. But remember it will be a long peerless journey. There's a chance we will return home after months".
Knuckles put his hand on Sonic's shoulders.
"Riddle me this. You expect me to accompany you to the Johto region and not spend at LEAST 2 months there? Do you know what crazy mythology the region has?! Not to mention all the ruins! It's candyland for me. So yeah. I don't mind staying away from home for a long time".
"No problem for me either. Honestly there is a couple of places I'd love to visit in Johto myself" Tails added.
"Alright then. Choice made. Ticket booking time".
"Rai rai!" Raichu cried out excited.
The trio booked their tickets and let their respective families know about their new journey. Later that evening, they were on the plane.
Meanwhile back home, Jet went jogging. He had just heard from Sonic, Tails and Knuckles and had learnt of their trip to Johto to get rid of team rocket for good. Slightly jealous but understanding since his and Sonic's mom again didn't let him go, he decided to jog to relieve the frustration a bit. While jogging he ran into Amy.
"Jet" she called out to him.
"What do you want Amy?"
"I want to talk to Sonic".
"Well too bad. Even if he was here, my brother is not the loser you thought he was anymore".
"What do you mean he's not here?"
"I mean that he embarked on a new journey to the Johto region. With Tails and Knuckles accompanying him".
Amy felt like she had been struck on the head. Was Sonic going for another league?
"Well I have things to do so see you around. Hopefully not" Jet said continuing his jog.
Amy was left there processing the info. When did Sonic become so adventurous?
On the plane to Johto, while the team was planning what to do when they arrived on their destination, New Bark town, Tails had an idea.
"You know I've been thinking. Team rocket is a catchy name that spread fear throughout Kanto right?"
"Yeah?" Sonic and Knuckles said at the same time.
"Well since we have teamed up to take the fight to them we should use the same tactic. A team led by the hero of Kanto to destroy team rocket? The mere name could make them shake in their boots".
"That is not too bad" Sonic agreed "so any name ideas?"
"How about the paws of justice?" Tails suggested.
Sonic and Knuckles looked at him in question.
"You know. Cause your ace is raichu and raichu has paws… you know what it sounded better in my head".
"Maybe something cool sounding like defenders of pokemon" Sonic said.
"Nah that's stupid" Tails said "it sounds like a comic series title".
"Yeah it is actually kind of comic book related".
Knuckles grinned.
"What?"
"We don't need something flashy like that. All it take is the word team and the team name".
"Ok then what?"
"Team Knuckles".
Sonic and Tails were looking at him like he was retarded. Knuckles burst out laughing annoying the other passengers a bit.
"You guys should have seen your faces" he said gathering himself. Sonic and Tails looked at each other, jokingly doubting their friend's intelligence.
"But seriously. I'm not kidding about the team part. Let's ask ourselves. Who does team rocket fear the most?"
"The police?" Tails guessed
"Sure but they can evade them".
"Giovanni?" Sonic also guessed.
"Wouldn't they fear the one who defeated Giovanni more?"
Sonic laughed.
"So we name ourselves team Sonic? Come on Knucks".
"I'm serious. What better way to plant fear into our opponents if they have lost the war with just you before".
"But what does that have to do with…"
"No, no. He's got a point Sonic" Tails stopped him.
With both of his friends having settled on the name, Sonic smiled and agreed.
"Watch out team rocket. Team Sonic is coming for you".