(3rd Grade, Cafeteria)

The trio of Sonic, Tangle, and Jewel quickly became a notorious trio. Everybody dug Sonic's chill demeanor. Tangle's excitable and friendly demeanor proved more divisive, but everyone knew the bond between her and Sonic was something special. Jewel, however, was the odd one out of the three. She did her best keeping them relatively on point with their schoolwork and out of danger, but everyone wondered why the two of them put up with her and vice versa.

Naturally, there were some who would poke fun at them. In one school lunch, a Skunk bully duo named Rough and Tumble noticed the trio of Sonic, Tangle, Jewel eating their lunches, and couldn't leave well enough alone.

The taller bully snarked, "Gosh, why don't you just kiss already?"

Sonic and Tangle raised eyebrows at them, while Jewel told them off, "Come on, you two. Leave them alone"

They insisted, alternating between Rough and Tumble before finishing together.

"When it comes to love,"

"our judgement doesn't stumble."

"Your romance has the approval of Rough & Tumble!"

Sonic put his hands to his face in embarrassment, while Jewel rolled her eyes. Tangle clapped, "Great rhyme, you guys!"

Tumble was frustrated, "Urgh! You're not supposed to cheer us!"

They approached, Rough saying, "You're supposed to make it easy for us to bully you!"

Sonic smirked and defiantly responded, "Keep practicing those skills and you'll be rapping in no time."

Tumble growled, "Shut up!"

Rough had lost his patience, "Just give us your lunches and we'll leave you alone."

Tumble added, "We're growing boys. We need more than two girls and an orphan."

Sonic's demeanor changed and he got ready to fight, "Back off."

Tangle's did too and she followed up, "Leave us alone or else."

They continued approaching, grabbing Jewel's first. That got a smack from Tangle's Tail. "Seriously, leave us alone."

Rough insisted, "You really think you can stop us?"

Sonic began charging a spin-dash while Tangle formed a fist with her Tail, "You think we can't?" They said in unison.

The brothers shouted, "Bring it!"

Sonic then spin-dashed Rough into a wall, trying to be soft enough to not seriously injure him, but it still hurt very bad. Tangle wrapped her tail around Tumble, then spinning him silly, ending up slapping Rough really hard by accident.

"Owwww! Why, bro!" Yelped Rough.

Tumble whined, "I didn't mean it bro! That rude lemur made me do it!"

The two then declared,

"When it comes to fighting,"

"We refuse to strangle!"

"You've now been humiliated by Sonic and Tangle!"

One brother was angry, "You steal our gimmick now?!" Said Tumble.

Rough whined, "You two are mean!" He ran off crying.

Tumble chased behind, "We're telling the principal!"

Jewel grimaced, "Really, you two?"

Sonic asked, "Did you want your food or not?"

Jewel sighed, "...Yes, but not more trouble.."

Principal Gilbert came back with the brothers, "Sonic and Tangle!"

Tangle declared, pointing with her tail, "They started it!"

Sonic suggested, "We tried to go easy on them too."

The two bros showed their injuries and did crying eyes, Rough's being more authentic, Tumble faking it. Tumble cried, "Liars."

Jewel added, "They tried to steal our lunches first."

Rough whined, "It's not our fault we need the food more than you three doofuses…"

Tumble facepalmed, "Rough, you idiot!"

The principal changed the target of ire and scolded the boys, "Again, you two? I thought you learned to not steal others' lunches, so don't! Are we clear?"

They groveled, "Sorry sir, we won't do it again!"

He declared, "Good." He turned around to the trio, focusing on Sonic and Tangle, "As for you two, I'll let you off with a warning."

Tangle sighed, "Understood, Mr. Gilbert."

Sonic looked down, muttering beneath his breath, "We didn't do anything wrong."

Sonic, Tangle, and Jewel went back to eating. Tangle mused, "Do you think we'd make a cute couple, Sonic?"

He went back to eating, "I dunno, maybe."

Jewel giggled, "That's a question for our teens. Doesn't need any further thought right now."

Sonic and Tangle both nodded, "Sounds good."

Jewel pondered it herself, however, They certainly could be someday…

Tangle and Jewel were relaxing on their walk towards Never Lake. They took the direct route to the lake, Sonic opting to venture around the island for a while checking for any signs of Eggman.

Upon arrival, they found a young pink hedgehog. She was placing some cards down. She placed a few down, frustrated with the result. "No! That can't be right!" She shouted.

She reshuffled the cards and placed a new one instead: The Knight! She smiled with glee, "That's more like it!"

Unfortunately for her, the wind blew a few cards away. She panicked, "No! My cards!"

Very fortunately though, Tangle and Jewel had arrived just in the nick of time, Tangle grabbing two of them with her tail. She chuckled, "Careful there, kiddo, you're lucky we came in time!"

The hedgehog smiled in embarrassment, the lemur giving her cards back with the tail not exactly helping, "...Thank you." Internally, she wondered, Is this my knight? But then…Why are there two?

Jewel walked over and asked her, "Who might you be?"

She glowed, sweetly posing, "I'm Amy Rose!"

Tangle looked at her closely, Pink fur, spines pattern, green eyes… She needed to ask, "…Are you Sonic's sister?"

Amy blinked a few times and tilted her head, "Who?"

Tangle waved her hands, "...Never mind."

Amy shrugged then continued, "Anyways…My fortune cards led me to this lake. I drew the Knight, I'm so excited!!"

Tangle tilted her head, "Wait…these cards predict the future?!" Her eyes turned into stars, "Can I have some?!"

Amy chuckled, "Sorry, I only have one deck for me!" She noticed a planet had appeared behind them, "Wait…Where did that planet come from?"

Jewel looked at a nearby hill and noticed a familiar face, "Is that-"

Eggman's Egg Mobile quickly began flying towards the planet, a chain being towed with it from the hill. He cackled, "Just as planned! Little Planet will be all mine! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"

Jewel panicked, "Quick! We need to stop him!

Tangle wondered, "But…How will we reach him in time?! He's flying fast!"

Amy revealed her hammer, "I could give you a launch!"

Tangle gave a stern look, "Do it!"

Tangle nodded, grabbing her hammer with the tail after running back to gain a launch away from Eggman. Jewel shouted, "Amy, now!"

Amy Swing her hammer very fast with Tangle co-ordinating her launch-back impressively well for a first-try. She went flying in Eggman's direction. Upon grabbing his Egg-Mobile, she declared, "Eggman I won't-T-T-T-T-T-T-"

Eggman had prepared it this time with a powerful electricity defense system since last time just for Tangle, "Not this time, Tangle!" The lemur's tail slipped from his vehicle, "Have a nice fall! Ohohoho!"

Tangle was falling to the Earth, but Jewel grabbed her out of the air. She brought her back to where Amy was. Tangle pouted, "I'm sorry. I thought he'd go down easier."

Jewel re-assured her friend, "He's prepared for us this time, it's not your fault."

Amy was disturbed at what was happening to the planet after Eggman reached it. It was like it was terraforming itself, going from being as lucious as the lake around them to a techno-dystopia landscape in a matter of moments. Amy shrieked, "How…Did…He…?!"

Tangle looked up at the planet too along with Jewel, "Oh dear…" Jewel exclaimed aloud.

Tangle wondered, "How?!"

Amy declared, "I don't know, but on that planet I will find my destiny!" Then she blushed and smiled softly, "…And true love!"

Jewel put her hand towards Amy, "Wait!" But Amy disappeared in a pink flash, running up the chain almost as fast as Sonic would.

Tangle wondered aloud, "Maybe she is Sonic's lost sister."

Jewel squinted her eyes and glanced to the side, "Or maybe more than one hedgehog can run fast."

Tangle asked Jewel with genuine curiosity, "You think her fortune cards are correct?"

Jewel closed eyes and her wings fluttered in annoyance as she explained, "Their 'predictions' are open-ended so you can project your life experiences onto them somehow." She put on a sterner expression as she fluttered harder and began levitating with her wings, "We decide our own destinies, not stupid cards." She began flying even faster, "And where oh WHERE is Sonic already!"

By this point, she was flying in the air high enough that Tangle could barely hear her, shouting, "While you're on your high-horse, mind looking for him?!"

Jewel blushed in embarrassment, "Oh…Sorry Tangle. Will do!" She looked outward, and saw some dust suddenly rise in the distance, "I think I-"

Sonic showed up where Tangle was standing on the lake, "Sorry to keep you gals waiting. What's-" He looked up at the planet and was speechless and terrified, "I guess that's what's up here…No pun intended."

Jewel sighed, "Took you long enough…"

Tangle put an arm around his shoulder, "He's fashionably late."

Jewel flew back down, "Not the term I'd use, but whatever. We have more pressing issues!"

Sonic nodded, "Don't need to tell me twice!"

The three of them started running, swinging, and flying up the chain. Tangle asking Sonic, "Sonic, did you ever have a sister?"

He pondered it, "No? I don't remember my parents though. Why do you ask?"

Tangle lied, "Uhhhhhh…nothing."

Jewel shook her head, "We met a girl who ran more recklessly up this chain than you did."

Sonic teased, "What? Surely you jest. Nobody rushes more recklessly than me!"

Tangle suggested, "What about swinging more recklessly?"

Jewel mused to herself, "You two are a yarn ball of danger to yourselves."

Tangle overheard it, "Thanks for that, Jewel!"

Jewel was flustered, "Did I say that out loud?"

Sonic nodded, "Yep, but no time to chat, we've got a planet to save!"

Jewel smirked, "Like that will stop you."

So they continued on up to Little planet…