Sonic's(Eggman-Free) Birthday Party

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"And... done! Sonic has just finished blowing up balloons for his party. In just a few hours all of his friends will come over to hang out and celebrate his 16th birthday. In the past year, Eggman's never-ending barrage of attacks had suddenly stopped. This would be the 1st birthday that Sonic and his friends could enjoy without having to fight Eggman and his armada.

"Sonic, did you finish blowing up those balloons?

And, according to Amy Rose, everything has to go perfectly.

As Sonic steps back to grade his work, he can see her peeking out from the fridge. "Yeah Amy, everything's ready on my end. How's the cake situation going?" Amy had been working on getting the cake here on time. But apparently, there was an asteroid incident near the city. Thankfully no one was injured, but people and businesses alike were being extremely skittish.

As Amy observed his work, she replied "Thankfully a brave soul was willing to deliver it here, but they work for a bakery across the city from us. They told me that the cake would arrive late on our call." She sighs, "Well at least we still can get a cake. I'm sorry Sonic, I tried..."

"Don't apologize, Amy, you are the most competent person I know. Why do you think I chose you to help plan this party?"

Amy looks around at the decorations before blinking her eyes and taking a deep breath. "You're right, this is gonna be a great party."

Sonic smiles before patting her shoulder, "That's the spirit!" He has first-hand witnessed how Amy has grown, from a touchy, lovesick girl. To a strong confident, and independent best friend. They may have had some rough patches, but he knows that he can rely on her for anything.

She takes one more look at the fridge before beginning to collect her purse and extra supplies. "I'll be back about 10 minutes before the party starts to check on everything, but if anything goes wrong in my absence..."

"Relax Amy, I've got this!"

She gives him a nervous smile before leaving.

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Sonic lays in his hammock for a few minutes before deciding to close his curtains and watch some TV.

As he scrolls through channels, all extremely boring and irrelevant. He, against Amy's warnings, grabs one of the sodas for the party and takes a few sips. Suddenly, he hears a knock at his front door.

Weird, he thinks

Usually, people just smash through it

Apparently, the mysterious guest couldn't wait any longer. The door flies open, and through the sunlight coming in. Sonic sees a winged figure glide into his living room.

"Who's there?" Sonic gets into a fighting stance, dropping his soda in the process.

"Relax hun, you just dropped your beverage."

Confused, Sonic drops his arms before recognizing the figure.

"Wait, Rouge?"