for @missplayer30's drawings of the kids in the future. a series of drabbles.
Tails let loose the sigh he had been holding in. Seven years since the last time anyone had seen Sonic. Seven years of being completely on his own, left to build whatever he wanted.
Tornado V had passed her last inspection with flying colors. Getting the old group back together wasn’t gonna be easy, but it was time for a change.
He secured the goggles on his eyes and knotted the fraying blue scarf around his neck. It was time to make things right. It was their turn to be the heroes of the world.
Cream sighed as she looked out the window at the sunset. Cheese nudged her shoulder with a cup of tea, which she took with a smile.
Mother and Amy had vanished without a trace seven years ago. They hadn’t been the only ones, but they were still gone.
The sound of a plane flying overhead caught her attention. Cream’s eyes locked onto a familiar logo on the side, descending from the sky and landing in the front lawn. She set the cup down and opened the front door to greet the familiar pilot.
“It’s our turn to act, Cream.”
Charmy hovered around the empty office. It had been ages since he had gotten a case. It felt like they came in rarer than before, when Vector and Espio…
He blinked back the tears forming in the corners of his eyes. He shoved them out of his eyes and came to a stop in front of the board of information on the Disappearing Act. All of the “older heroes” had vanished, all at once.
“Chaotix, how can I help ya?”
“You still have all the information?”
Charmy turned around. “Yeah, why?”
“We're gonna need it soon.”
Marine smiled as the waves crashed against her ship. Being the captain was what she had always dreamed of, and here she was, standing in her dream.
But it was hard to be a captain without a crew to command.
And with the dimension in chaos after Blaze vanished all of a sudden a few years back…
A portal stole her attention. “Oi, what’s the big idea?”
She recognized the voice in a heartbeat. “Tails, izzat you, mate? What’re you doin’ ‘ere?”
“Fixing what happened and getting people back. You up for it?”
“O’ course I am! Let’s go!”
Ray had taken to travelling the world alone after Mighty vanished. They had been able to find out a lot when adventuring, so maybe if he did… Mighty would come back.
He readjusted his backpack. Travelling alone wasn’t easy. He never understood how Mighty did it for so long without anyone else to help him.
Shade filled the area as the sun was blocked out. Ray squinted his eyes and tilted his hat to see what happened. A plane?
The plane lowered and three others stepped out. “All of us. We’re getting answers. You want in?”
Violet plucked at the strings absentmindedly. There really wasn’t a band anymore to play with. Everyone was gone. No one had seen fur, scale, or feather of the missing Mobians for a while now, and hope had died a while back now.
A lazy melody played itself as she sunk into her thoughts, and someone started humming along.
Violet shot up and looked for the source.
A raccoon in a pirate’s coat was leaning in her doorway. “Who’re you?” Violet demanded.
“Just a gal lookin’ for some mates.”
“We’re getting everyone back.” A much more familiar face stepped in. “Everyone.”
Bean cackled as he disappeared into the smoke with his new shiny trinket. Sure, heists like this were easier with Bark - and Nack, too - but he was still fine on his own!
He could always just talk to himself! It’s not like Bark ever held a conversation with him anyway!
Bean shook his head frantically and headed for home... alone.
A plane was waiting outside for him.
“You can’t have my shinies!”
The whispers reached Bean. “What?”
“Seven years, and seven of us.” A fox stepped up. “We’re gonna win this time.”
