Lost and Found

Bumped into

Sonic's POV

I knew that my friends would be looking for me... I did just run away from Angel Island without warning. But I didn't want to confront them right now. 

I didn't want their pity or their anger. I had just run off like a coward instead of explaining things to them. The guilt just kept washing over me like ocean waves. Each wave harder and stronger than before. But I still keep going.

I grabbed the blue and red flower crown that Cream had given me and put it in my quills. I smiled at the both of them and headed out the door. I was happy that Vanilla was willing to take care of me.

"Take care of yourself Sonic," Vanilla told me with a smile and she winked at me.

"Thank you Vanilla," I told her and ran out from her doorway and left toward the city.

Before Tails and I earned our own home Vanilla was willing to let us stay with her. For that, I have been very grateful. So Vanilla and Cream have been a close family than anyone that I have ever met.

I ran out and headed for the city. I took out a black hoodie from my quills and slid it over my head and pulled it down to over my body. I flipped up my hood and just walked down the sidewalk.

'Why would they come back now? Also... How did they find me? We are miles from the kingdom and no one here knows about my home. They had been gone for so long and it has been years,' I thought and just rested my hands in my pockets.

I soon came to a building that I recognized. I just shrugged and entered. The doorbell rang as I entered the shop. There was no one here but I heard a small shuffle near the end of the shop.

"Hey, Sonic!" I heard a small voice say and I looked over to see a really old friend.

"Hey, Ray! Where is Mighty?" I asked him and he just shrugged.

"He left a little while ago. But, my question is... Why are you here? I haven't seen you in weeks since you've been on adventures with your friends," He told me and I just shrugged.

"You know that you could come with us on an adventure sometime," I told him and he sadly shook his head.

"Me and Mighty gave up on adventure years ago. We just want to settle and protect something of our own. Like our family and life..." He told me and I nodded.

"I know how you feel... But being the hero doesn't help when you just want to be normal. I wish that I could be like you and Mighty. But the reason I because a hero was because I wanted to protect my family... But when I went on this quest to protect my family. I made a new one. This family is the one I can't protect... Because it's broken," I told him and he gave me a questioning look.

"What do you mean?"

"This family is so large. I wish that I could protect everyone and make everyone happy but it's hard. It's hard to act like you're not scared and not panicking inside. I just hate it..."

I waved to Ray before he could say anything. I didn't feel like talking anymore. He just let out a sigh and I walked out of the building.

"Just don't hurt yourself Sonic!" I heard him yell after me as I walked out the shop and down the sidewalk.

As I walked I started to get lost in thought. I just kept looking at the ground. I watched my red shoes move across the sidewalk and the white stripes.

Soon I crashed into someone. I heard the person grunt. I panicked and pulled a mask out of my quills and used it to cover my mouth.

After I did I picked up the person I had run into without looking at the person's face. But when I did I could help but feel my heart skip a beat. My mind started to race and my body shook.

"Are you alright?" A female voice asked me as she could notice as I started to shake.

Her mohawk was a bright pink while the rest of her quills and fur was deep pink almost purple. She wore a bright purple dress and a yellow belt around her waist. Her boots were a darker version of her quills and she had on red lipstick and light purple eyeshadow.

"My name is Sonia! Do you need some help?" She asked me again and reached out to me but I back away.

"N-No I'm alright" I stuttered out as she looked at me questioningly.

"Why are you wearing a mask?" She asked me as she tilted her head over a little bit.

"No reason... I just don't like people seeing my face... That's all" I told her and she just kept asking question after question.

"Are you famous or something?"

"You could say that..."

"What's your name?"

"That's none of your business,"

"Why are you so rude?"

"That's just who I am,"

"Why won't you answer my questions?"

"Why are you so annoying?" I asked her ad she just let out a sigh in defeat and my face turned into a smirk.

I had always played games like this with Sonia when we were younger. It used to be a lot of fun. Sonia would always ask me questions. But in the end, I would always get the answers from her. That's why when we were younger I knew who she had a crush on and who she absolutely hated in school.

Soon I heard the sound of footsteps getting closer and closer towards us. I looked behind her to see a male green hedgehog. His quills were shorter and pointier than Sonia's. He wore an orange puffy jacket and had a black belt around his waist. Handing on his waist was a pair of drumsticks.

"Who is this Sonia? A new friend?" He asked the pink hedgehog in front of me and gave me a concerning look.

"I was just asking him some questions... But he won't take off his mask or tell me his name," Sonia told his brother.

"My name is Manic... Nice to meet you dude," He told me and I took his hand.

As soon as I took his hand I felt a swift wind. Soon my mask was gone and my hoo was down and my azure blue quills were shown. My emerald eyes widened as I tried to turn around so they wouldn't see my face but it was too late...

"SONIC?!?"