Hey My Little Mobians!

Firstly... GAHHH I'M BACK HOLY SHIT HIIIIIIIII
Secondly... I apologise for the long wait
Thirdly... I am nowhere near my ideal goal so expect like 3 weeks of updates and then dead silence or something (unless I pick up my shit)
Anyway, that's all for now! Now read on to my past A/U!
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So when it comes to writing these stories, I sometimes have to make up character. Now I make them up on the spot so they aren't OCs, but I'm able to create a whole character and I find it hard to add their description into a story that doesn't need it... SO. If a one-shot has a random character I am proud of, then Ima add a description of them at the end. Now, if this is annoying then please let me know and I won't do it. But once I think of their designs I like to write it down, in case they spark some sort of idea or inspiration, ya know?
Okay, that is all... Enjoy...
(06/03/2019)

It was a late night, you were currently packing your guitar away as carefully as you could. You loved it with all your heart and were determined to not get any marks or scratches on it. After all, it was your first ever guitar, and you wanted to keep it that way.

You see, you were in a band, a small band that was slowly getting more and more popular. You have been going around Mobius, playing music in bars and clubs, doing gigs for parties and such. People were slowly starting to get to know your name.

And it had all started with a rivalry, between another band. Sonic Underground were another group of Mobians going around and trying to get their names out there as well. But there was only room enough for one popular band.

It was already a social media game, people would vote for their favourite band, their new favourite release, their favourite album, it was hectic. You had to smile at the fact that your newest song seemed to be more popular than theirs. Your band was definitely winning when it came to popularity.

In fact, you had another gig tomorrow night, at the most popular club in all of Mobius. Club Rouge. You couldn't wait, surely this sort of publicity will get you places, and what's more, you got a gig before the Sonic Underground!

You took in a deep breath, before heading back to a large bus. Walking in, you smiled at the other bandmembers, before giving them the thumbs up,

"We got it!" You smiled.

The others all looked up and cheered, this was definitely good news.

"What time should we arrive?" The drummer, Ben, asked. He swept back the brown fur that covered his blue eyes, his large puppy ears tilting curiously.

"Rouge herself told me we should arrive at 6. That gives us two hours to set up before the club opens, and another hour to relax before we have to play." You stated, "She also told us to play our best, like we don't already."

"You go girl!" Chloe, the vocalist, the main singer, and a red panda, chuckled. You both high-fived, "This is really going to blow those Underground losers out of the competition!"

"You bet it will!" You winked, "Now, lets go park this bad boy and get some rest. Hey Zoe, can you order pizza for us? I'll drive."

You jumped into the driver's seat of the large bus. A grey mouse looked up from her bass guitar and let out a squeak.

"U-Uh, okay. Sure." She gave a soft smile, before laying her bass down and grabbing Ben's phone. The Labrador shouted in protest but the mouse only giggled, "My phone is dead."

The dog huffed, crossing his arms as he waited for the call to be made. You smiled to yourself and shook your head, before starting the bus and driving to an empty parking lot. Once the pizza arrived, you all ate and then somehow managed to sleep with the excited buzz of tomorrows show.

It was going to be a blast.

~The Next Day~

You pulled the van up outside of Club Rouge, the nervous and excitement making you a little bit jumpy. Thankfully the club was still closed, so the area was quiet, which was a Godsend for your group. You let out a strangled sigh, thinking about how busy it was going to be tonight, before you walked to the front entrance and knocked.

The owner of the club, Rouge herself, opened the door and offered you a bright smile.

"I'm so glad you could make it hun." She smiled, before glancing behind you, "If you want, you can park that van behind the club."

You nodded, "Thank you again for this Rouge, this will help us crush our rivals."

The bat only smiled more, "I should let you know now, there are only three parking spaces out the back, my car is in one, but that shouldn't be a problem."

"Nope, thank you again."

"No problem hun, tell your crew to bring everything in, we'll get you set up straight away."

With another nod, you walked back to the group. You explained what they had to do, before saying you would park the van out the back.

Chloe nodded, before picking up her guitar and walking inside. Ben picked up a few boxes and followed suit, along with Zoe, who hugged her base close. Taking in the quiet street around you, you took a deep breath in. Tonight was going to be fun.

Or it seemed that way.

Until you took the van behind the club.

You couldn't hide the surprise at the smaller, cream coloured van that had taken sanctuary in one of the remaining parks. Cautiously, you parked next to it, before jumping out. This other van looked familiar, but you weren't sure why.

Until the door opened.

And out walked three hedgehogs, the Sonic Underground. The lead singer, fastest hedgehog alive, Sonic, his sister, the keyboard expert, Sonia, and the very cute but very cheeky drummer, Manic.

You frowned, before walking over, "Um.. What are you doing here?"

There was no being kind, you guys were rivals, fighting for the top spot. Manic was the first to notice you,

"Oh hey there dude." He gave a cheeky grin, "Rouge invited us."

"Yeah, so what are you doing here?" Sonia stared at me, her hands on her hips.

"Um, Rouge invited us. I think you got the wrong message." You crossed your arms, "My band is already setting up, you may as well leave now."

The three stared at you, tilting their heads.

"We've been set up for about an hour.." Manic said calmly, his blue eyes showing confusion.

You growled to yourself, before shaking your head, "That doesn't make se-"

"(Y/N)!" Chloe ran out of the closed club, "We've got a problem, Rouge has set us..."

She stopped when she saw the other band standing in front of you. The other three turned to her as well, everyone was confused.

"Welp, looks like the cat is out of the bag.." Rouge was the next to walk outside, "Sorry to do this to you guys, but tonight is a showdown. Who is the best of the best? Tonight will finally solve that."

Everyone blinked. You watched as Sonia and Sonic both smiled wide, but Manic.. He looked more annoyed than anything.

"Right, well then." Sonic chuckled and turned to you, "I take it you're the lead singer?"

"Yes." You stated, not wanting to show kindness, that would be weakness.

"Well then, good luck." He held his hand out, and you stared at it.

Thinking the least you could do was be civil, you took his hand and shook it, "You too.."

"Heh, we don't need luck." His pink sister shrugged, "We are the best."

Chloe growled next to you, and you grabbed her arm in warning. This was not a wrestling match, this was a war of the bands.

"Great! Now that you've met and all that, lets keep getting you set up." Rouge smiled, before flying back inside. Chloe followed behind, but you stayed, watching the three. Sonic and Sonia were talking, while Manic leant on the side of their van, hands in his pockets and watching you.

Your cheeks turned warm and you rushed inside.

-What was that?! Why was he staring at you?! And why did you run?!- You sighed to yourself, shaking your head, -Way to look scared...-

"Um, excuse me." You felt a tab on your shoulder and you jumped, turning to see the green hedgehog, his spiked hair nearly covering his eyes, "I think you dropped something."

He handed you the keys to your van and you blinked, taking them back, "Thanks.. But I don't know how, they are tied to my belt..."

He shrugged, his hands back in his pockets, "Someone must have good hands then."

You stopped, staring at him. Did he take them? No, why would he give them back if he did?

"So, you're real serious about this band stuff huh?" He asked, looking around the room, "That's cool I guess, determination."

"Yeah, well this means a lot to us." You stated, eyeing him. He looked so chilled, so cool...

No, stop that.

"I see." He nodded, "I guess it means a lot to Sonia and Sonic. But I'm not one for turning everything into a fight."

You tilted your head, "What do you mean?"

"Everything is fighting." He simply stated, and I like the drums, so it seemed right."

"Huh..."

"But then Sonia and Sonic got word of you guys, and their competition streak spiked. Now it's all win win win." He seemed to sigh, "At least this brought people together, fighting over which band is best."

"Yeah.. I guess it has done that." You put your keys back in your pocket, "And caused some problems."

"I try to ignore that..."

"I can see." You looked around, "Uh, I better go set up."

"Yeah sure." He looked up at you, before holding his hand out, "Manic."

"(Y/N)." You took it, smiling slightly, "And good luck. I mean this one."

"Yeah, I could see you battling to say it out there. So good luck to you too." He chuckled, pulling his hand away, "Well, go set up. I'll see you on the battlefield."

And with that he walked away. You watched him, you couldn't keep the smile off your muzzle. What is wrong with you today? You growled to yourself, before walking out to the large club, where you could see two stages set up. One already had everything set up, the other had your group, quietly working.

You went to help them, not wanting to talk much about the sudden surprise either. You also wanted to think, to think about what Manic had said.

He doesn't want to fight over this, he just wants to make people happy.

It made you feel almost silly for being so standoffish to them. Of course making music is supposed to bring joy to people, since when did it have to be about who was the best? As long as people enjoyed it, that was all that matters.

"Hey (Y/N), are you okay?" Ben asked, and you looked up.

"Oh um.. Yeah." You smiled slightly.

"Okay, just make sure you're head is in the game tonight. We can't let this throw us off."

"Right, well you make sure you're okay then." You chuckled lightly.

And with that you had made a decision. After tonight, there will be no more battles, no more fighting for the top. You'll enjoy yourself either way.

~Later~

The club was just opening, people were pouring in. They had heard of the battle that was going down, and they wanted to be there to see it.

Your band had set everything up, your testing was done. All you had to do was prepare yourself. But... All day all you could think about was what Manic had said, and how true it was.

People were pouring in, they were buying their drinks and surrounding the stages, you couldn't stop the feeling of pride as most of the crowd cheered for you and your band. You glanced to the other stage, the three hedgehogs were all set up, Sonic and Sonia were waving to the crowd, Manic was leaning on his drums, looking bored.

And then his eyes made contact with yours. You jumped and turned away quickly, your cheeks warm. Did he see you staring? He totally saw you staring.

"Hellloooooo everyone!" The lights dimmed and a single spotlight shone between the two stages, lighting up the white bat that owned the club. She wore a sparkling vest that showed off her chest, long sparkling pants and of course a matching top hat, this girl loves dressing up.

The crowed cheered, and you took the darkness to close your eyes and relax, to feel the vibe of the audience, to get into the moment.

"Well, what an event we have for tonight!" Rouge smiled at the cheering Mobians, "The two most popular bands, fighting for the top. What do you say, should we settle this once and for all?"

"YES!" The crowd screamed.

"Then lets get on with it!" The bat flew up above the crowd, "Here's how things will roll, each band will play a select number of songs, they'll take turns of course, one song after the other. Make sense?"

They all screamed, yes it did.

"Great! Once you know who your favourite is, simply go to the Club Rouge website, it's the top event, click on that, and choose your band!" She waved a hand, holding it behind her, and a screen came up between the two stages.

"The votes will be shown here. The band with the most by the end of the night will be crowned the #1 band of Mobius!"

They cheered again, and you opened your (e/c) eyes. You were ready.

"Right, so should we wait any longer?" The bat yelled into the mic.

The crowed yelled, all jumping around, pumped for the fight.

"I thought so. Let's start with... Mobians Unleashed!"

You took a deep breath, and Ben started playing the drums. At first a slow beat, which started to turn rapid. Chloe and Zoe joined in with their instruments, and as the beat hit it's peak, a light flashed in your eyes and you started to sing.

The crowd went wild, screaming and jumping to the music. You closed your eyes as you focused on the words, you've never messed up, and you didn't plan to tonight either. Chloe joined in singing with you, the red panda only a background, but adding so much more to the song. Everything was dark, if you opened your eyes you knew it would be a blur. And within moments, the song was over.

Mobians yelled, jumping and reaching up to the stage. As the music stopped, you opened your eyes and stared down at them. Your body pumped with adrenaline, and you smiled at the crowed, leaning down and highfiving those you could reach.

Rouge flew over to you with a wide smile, "Well, what a great start to the show!"

You nodded and put the microphone back on it's stand as the bat motioned to the other band.

"Now, give it up for the Sonic Underground!"

The lights cut again and you turned your gaze to the other stage. They started their song, and wow they were good. You hadn't really listened to them before, but you were surprised the keyboard suited the music they played. You hadn't known Sonic could play they guitar either.

But Manic, you watched him with awe. He could play the drums alright, and you could see his passion as he played, he really did love his music. You couldn't take your eyes off him as the song ended, and when he looked up, you made eye contact once again.

-God dammit (Y/N)- You growled to yourself as you turned away, blushing again, -Get a grip will you?! You have a contest to win!-

"I just want to do something that makes people happy, music seems to bring people together."

The words went through your mind and you sighed, lowering your head. This is ridiculous, how could one person suddenly influence you so much?

"Hey, are you alright?" Chloe touched your shoulder.

"Yeah, let's just get this over with." You smiled at her, "We have to win this, no matter what."

She smiled back, before getting into position. But as much as you wanted to win, you knew deep down that in the end, it wouldn't matter. You will still have fans, and you will still play music, and Manic is right. That makes people happy, and that's all that should matter.

Your next song started, and you took a deep breath. You felt so conflicted, but in the mess of your brain, you knew you could do one thing. Sing.

So the rest of the night went by as smoothly as you could have hoped. Even though your mind was clouded, you were able to ignore it through song. And when the other band sang, you could only watch the green hedgehog with his crazy bangs.

You only really every glanced at the voting screen now and then, and as much as your band was leading by 15%, you found you didn't care. You only wanted to watch him play. Not them, just him. And every time, your eyes would connect. You wondered if he watched you sing, you always got so into it that you never notice when anything happens. And since you had to turn around to watch them, it would give him the chance to turn away.

But, as you finished your last song, you could feel his eyes. And when you turned around, he was still watching you. Your cheeks turned red and you looked away, not even thinking about how the last song went. The screaming fans answered that plenty.

It was finally their turn to sing their last song, and you slowly turned back to watch them. Sonic and Sonia both started, but Manic didn't, he only stared at you. And you tilted your head as his siblings glanced back at him, he was meant to be playing, but he wasn't.

Eventually the other two stopped, and they went back to check on him. Was he okay? The fans had gone quiet as well, everyone was confused. Chloe chuckled and elbowed you lightly,

"Looks like we're gonna win this thing."

You glanced at her, "It's not really fair though, not if they have a serious problem."

She turned her gaze to you, "Girl, we're in the lead, if they don't play, we'll be on top for sure."

"And if something bad has happened to him?" You asked, "I love this band Chloe, but it's not all about being the best. If something is wrong, we should be team players and make sure everything is okay."

She stared at you, a mix of emotions swimming in her eyes, before she nodded slowly, "Yeah, I guess I am being a bad sport huh?"

"We all are. It's just music." You smiled, before jumping off your stage and walking to the rival's. Sonic and Sonia turned to you, tilting their heads.

"Are you okay?" You walked over to Manic, holding out your hand, "You know, you won't win if you stop playing."

He sighed, nodding, "I know, but I don't want to win."

His siblings turned to him, shocked, "What do you mean?"

"It's just music." He stated, before standing, "We shouldn't be fighting over it, we should be enjoying it together."

Rouge flew over as well, "Hey you lot, what's going on?"

You turned to her, "Can I have that?"

You pointed to the mic she held, and she nodded slowly, handing it to you. You smiled and handed it to Manic, who stared at you curiously,

"End this, once and for all." You smiled, before leaving the stage and walking back to your band. The green hedgehog smiled at you as you turned back to them, before standing and walking to the crowd,

"The winners... Are Mobians Unleashed!" He stated, waving a hand to you. You blinked, that was NOT what you thought he was going to say.

The crowd were quiet for a bit, before they all started to cheer once again. Sonic and Sonia looked confused, and they pulled Manic back from the front of the stage, talking in a hushed whisper to him. After a bit, they broke up and hugged. You smiled to yourself, before taking your mic from the stand,

"Give it up for the Sonic Underground!"

The crowd cheered more, and you saw the three hedgehogs bow.

Rouge landed next to you, she had a concerned confusion in her eyes, but shook your hand,

"So, (Y/N), how does it feel being the #1 band?"

"No different from being the #2 band." You chuckled lightly, "Honestly, I've come to realise something. Music isn't something we should fight over, it's something we should enjoy, something that brings people together. And that's all that matters to me now."

"BUT..." Chloe took the mic from you, "We're stoked we won."

You chuckled and took it back from her, "And we're stoked we were able to finally finish this feud, and to actually meet our rivals for once. They are just as good as us."

Rouge smiled sweetly, "Yes, well, what now?"

"Now?" You glanced at your band, "Now we're going to focus on our music, and just enjoy it for what it is. And... If it's okay with the Sonic Underground, we should most definitely do this again. Without the competition."

You glanced at Manic, and he smiled, nodding.

The rest of the night went by in a blur. You got to meet fans, take photos with fans, sign autographs. You were exhausted by the time the club closed, and you had no idea what time it was. Rouge told you that you could take everything down and pack it tomorrow, which you were grateful for. Sleep was very much needed.

Your group had already headed to bed in the van, but you had chosen to stay up and help clean up what you could. It was still dark when you walked out into the night, and you noticed the other van was... Gone.

The Sonic Underground had left already?

Your ears lowered slightly, that was a shame. You really wanted to talk to Manic, to thank him for reminding you what music really meant to you. Slowly, you made your way into the van, doing your best to be quiet and not wake the others. It was dark, but you managed to get out of your performing clothes and into some nice, comfy PJs.

By the time you had gotten comfortable, you heard a knock at the door. You sat up, who could that be?

Quietly, you managed to walk to the door, opening it slowly. Manic stood there, a stack of pizza boxes in hand,

"Uh... We thought we would shout the winners dinner, or breakfast.. Whichever you want." The green hedgehog smiled awkwardly, rubbing his head, "Unless you guys are sleeping?"

"Not for pizza." You smiled, before tuning the van lights on. Zoe was the first to wake up, squeaking out a yawn and walking over. Her drowsiness disappeared the moment she saw the pizza boxes. The other two slowly joined, their lack of enthusiasm changing almost as quickly.

And with that, the two bands sat in the quiet parking lot, eating pizza and getting to know each other. The rivalry was still there, but instead of being hostile, it was now playful, friendly. You guys were already planning to collab.

And you totally had the biggest crush on their drummer.

Ben: Ben is a dog, a brown Labrador. He has fur that covers his left eye because edgy drummer. He also has a few earrings in one of his ears because edgy drummer. He wears a black tank top and ripped jeans with plain black sneakers, and black fingerless gloves. He loves to smirk but is definitely not a flirter. His eyes are a nice sky blue.

Chloe: Chloe is a red panda, she has crazy spikey hair, now it should be easy to get an idea on what that looks like, she's a vocalist, the main singer in the band, but if ya still have trouble, just think of... Um... Hold up I can't find anyone DX Joan Jett seems to be the closest thing you'll find to the hairstyle, but just imagine it spiked up at the back. Cloe has purple eyes, and for some unknown edgy reason, a lip ring. She likes wearing the fishnet fingerless gloves and shirts that hang off one shoulder (with a singlet underneath), along with the ripped jeans and knee height boots.

Zoe: Zoe is a grey coloured mouse. She has long curls that reach the middle of her back, and a bar through one of her ears. She likes to wear pink eyeshadow and has pink nails to match. Her eyes are a deep brown. She wears a mix of black, pink, and white, along with a black net shirt (with a pink singlet under) and white jeans, and black sneakers.

ALSO, this it totally the longest chapter I have everrrr written! 3844 words, not including the A/Ns, and 8 pages (also not including the A/Ns). What a fun one shot tho, it did take a while, but motivation finally kicked in and, well I hope you guys liked it... I know it might not be all that good, and yeah it was sort of rushed... But I still hope it was up to your standards...

Haven Out!!!