Until Tomorrow

Until Tomorrow- Part 1

It was a beautiful spring evening in the little town of Christmas Island, where a father named Mephiles, a mother named Vanilla, and their three young boys resided. Their oldest child was a 7-year-old hedgehog named Shadow, their middle child was a 5-year-old hedgehog named Sonic, and their youngest child was a 3-year-old hedgehog named Silver. The family had recently been through a lot of trauma with the death of Shadow's new friend, Maria, but with the help of Rouge the Bat, a 7-year-old girl and Shadow's best friend, everything seemed to be getting brighter. However, nothing truly seems to get brighter in Christmas Island. Once a problem appears to be solved, another problem comes back. This morning, Shadow, Sonic, and Silver had just finished eating their breakfast, and were now playing outside in their backyard. "I am still never going to use my super form again", Sonic said. "I never want to attract that freak Eggman! Now, we've been forced to keep the Chaos Emeralds hidden! I'm NEVER going to look like a golden king EVER again!" Sonic looked at the ground, sadly. Shadow smiled at Sonic. "It's okay, Sonic", he said gently. "You still look like a brave king with or without your super form. You are one of the greatest brothers in the world, and one of the nicest people! To me, that means a lot more than simply looking like a king." Sonic smiled at Shadow. "Thanks!" He happily shouted. He ran to give his brother a big hug as Shadow picked him up and swung him through the air, both hedgehogs laughing. Meanwhile, Silver was walking through the tall grass in the backyard and found a little butterfly. He helped it land on his finger. "Hi butterfly", he said, sweetly. Then, an 8-year-old red echidna named Knuckles came running over to Silver. He looked very concerned, and was definitely in a hurry. "Hey!" He shouted to Silver, showing off his two sharp knuckles. "Is Sonic around?" Silver smiled at the echidna and pointed to the front yard. "Sonic is over there playing with Shadow", he said, sweetly. "I'm sure he'll want to talk to you. He always enjoys having you around." "Thanks" Knuckles replied as he started running over to Sonic. "Sonic!" He shouted. Sonic got out of Shadow's arms and ran to Knuckles, giving him a very big hug. "Hi Knuckles!" He shouted. "Long time no see!" Knuckles carefully made Sonic stop hugging him. "Sonic", he said with a concerned expression. "We have a problem. Dr. Eggman is back again. I saw him hovering over Christmas Island!" Sonic had panic in his eyes. "What!?" He said, short of breath. "What do you mean Dr. Eggman's back!? I thought that Shadow, Silver, and I kicked his butt off of our island! Just great! Now I have to live my life in terror again!" His eyes started to water. "IF I EVER SEE THAT STUPID EGGMAN AGAIN I WILL CONFINE HIM TO PRISON! I WILL PERSONALLY GO TO COURT AND GIVE HIM THE DEATH PENALTY! I WILL-" "Sonic!" Knuckles exclaimed. "Try to calm down! I don't know if he's actually coming for you or not, I just know that I saw the Egg Carrier flying around Christmas Island! I better stay around here and try to watch everyone's back. I can't risk anyone running into danger." Sonic gave Knuckles a big hug in which he returned. "Thank you for always having our backs, Knuckles", he said. "We should all try to find a place to hide, right, Knuckles!? Hopefully together we can send Eggman to jail where he can spend the rest of his life eating cheese!" Knuckles made a weird face at Sonic. "What?" Sonic asked. "That's what all the hardened criminals do. How else do they survive prison?" Knuckles smiled at Sonic, then started carrying him like a piggyback ride back towards the three hedgehogs' house.