Aleena had tried to ensure all of her children were in deposited safely, but unfortunately, this did not happen as planned
Uncle Chuck
Chuck had heard of what his sister-in-law had been told by some crackpot oracle and tried to head off Aleena as she dropped off her children
However, he was only able to locate retrieve Sonic, and, due to the circumstances, believed his other nieces to be dead
Furious with both Aleena and himself, he went underground with Sonic
Chuck and Sonic were on their own for a few years, with Chuck helping the resistance where he could while helping Sonic figure out and work on his speed
Sonic (8) found an abandoned Tails (3) when he was exploring a woodlands area during one of their "Camping Trips" and brought him home
Chuck wasn't planning on adopting Tails (having planned on trying to locate the pups parents or at least drop him off at the Sanctuary), but ended up getting as attached to the kit as much as Sonic had
He was mostly winging it with them (apparently most people don't let their 4 year old disassemble and reassemble a tank engine to see how it works or check their 9 year old's running speed with a police speedometer)
He lost his leg during his last 1-1 encounter with Robotnik at the start of his takeover (a fair enough trade for the destroying the dictator's eyes and arm in his opinion)
Chuck was the initial reason Robotnik hated hedgehogs due to their shared history
Lady Elodie Windermere
Lady Windermere is a Bear (bc she's apparently not a bear but a dog in canon???)
Elodie had just lost her husband when Sonia showed up on her doorstep
Sonia was her sign to keep moving on, and she dedicated herself to Sonia's happiness and safety
Due to Robotnik's hatred of hedgehogs, she told everyone, including Sonia herself, that her ward was a Tenrac
going so far as to hire a tenrac maid in order to fake medical records for her protection
Sonia was made to cover her ears (the key visual difference between the two species as well) when going out in public and as she grew older, hide her back quills with custom reinforced corsets
As one of the highest aristocrats, she covered this by setting a new fashion trend of "earcaps" amongst the younger members of the court, allowing Sonia to blend in further
When Sonia's super strength revealed itself, Elodie worked with her daughter personally on her control, working with her in their gym as well as hiring self defense trainers for Sonia to have a good outlet
Went full Mama Bear mode on Sleet and Dingo when they DARED suggest arresting her daughter
Her arrest caused much scandal amongst the aristocrats, as she was the one most turned to when they needed a listening ear, and a resulting source of several dozen secrets NO ONE wanted to reach Robotnik's ears
Farrell
Farrell is a Cricket
former war veteran (medic)
he lost most of his upper right arm and was honorably discharged
despite his service, it wasn't long before he was living on the streets, where he spent the next 3 decades mastering the all the skills he'd need to survive and establishing a low-crime ring
Of all Farrell's students, Manic was his favorite, and made sure his kid had "nothin' but the best"
best as he could manage anyways
despite the attention it drew, he encouraged Manic's "jam sessions"
when Manic was younger, it wasn't uncommon for him to fall asleep to Farrell's chirping lullaby
their hideout was an abandoned weapon factory in the industrial district that the Swatbots "miraculously" kept missing
Manic learn a lot of his tech skills from playing with the old abandoned machinery
