I've forgotten how big of a Sonic fan I was, I kinda left the franchise for a while but now I'm back and I can't stop.

Anyway, here's the next chapter, enjoy!

*****

The next day, Lincoln was riding his bike with his friends, he turned and waved them goodbye as they pedaled away. Lincoln entered the house where his sisters were all sitting at the dining table.

Lincoln: Hey girls, what's going on? Did dad order a pizza?

The oldest Loud held up an envelope while Lincoln put his helmet up, who looked at it in shock and astonishment.

Lincoln: What's that? Is that what I think it is?

Lori: (Nods) Uh-huh. Open it.

Lincoln quickly walks to Lori and takes the envelope, inspecting it.

Lincoln: (Worried) Oh, it's kind of small. Is that bad?

Luna: Just open it, dude! (Smiles with excitement and anticipation)

Lincoln opens the envelope and takes a seat.

Lincoln: It's in Japanese so you girls want me to translate?

With a symphony of nods and "Uh-huh", the albino boy takes a deep breath and reads a letter from the envelope.

Lincoln: "Dear Lincoln Loud, we have reviewed your application to the NewEraComics in Japan, and after a long pending review and background check, we are happy to inform you that you have been selected for an interview at NewEraComics Main Building."

Leni: (Ecstatic) Aah! Oh, my God!

Leni runs into the kitchen as Luna ruffles his hair. The second oldest comes back a pink box and sets it on the counter, and opens it to reveal a cake.

Leni: Ta-da!

Lincoln: (Looks at the cake and reads it) "Tokyo Sucks."

The cake shows a burning Tokyo Tower and blue letters reading "Forget Those Morons, Tokyo SUCKS!"

Leni: Oh!

Lori quickly runs into the kitchen as Leni covers the cake and the oldest comes back with another pink box.

Lori: Wrong one, Leni!

The new cake shows the words "CONGRATULATIONS" in red letters at the top, "I Never Had A Doubt!" in blue letters at the bottom, and a decorative portrait of the same Ace of Spades Logo on Lincoln's shirt.

Lincoln: You never had a doubt, huh?

Lori: Nope! Mm-mmm.

The albino boy laughs off the mistake and takes a piece of cake, then he saw what the cake was.

Lincoln: Quadruple Chocolate Premium Cake? You girls don't even try to hide your chocolate addiction, do you?

The girls laughed nervously as Lincoln called them out on their addiction.

Lincoln: I can't believe this!

Leni: Oh, I know! You did it!

Lincoln notices the smartest Loud's laptop open and one.

Lincoln: Hey, what are those?

Lisa: Apartments for rent I found on Zillow.

The albino boy saw that her laptop has a listing for apartments on the website.

Lisa: Mother said that you'll need a place to stay while in Japan.

Lincoln: I mean, this is all happening so fast.

Lincoln walks to the dining room and sits down at the table.

Luan: Oh, man. It's the craziest thing; you apply for the job, you get the job!

Lincoln: You girls are forgetting that it's an interview.

The Loud siblings ate their cake and Lincoln went to his room as the sisters went on about their day.

Lincoln: And so, it is with a heavy heart that I tell you all that I've accepted to leave to Japan to become a better comic artist. It's gonna be tough to leave my hometown and all my friendships. But this is something I feel like I need to do to grow... as both an artist and a man.

It is soon revealed that the albino boy was practicing his departure speech and reciting it to his laptop with comic books propped up on it.

Lincoln: That wasn't so bad, right? Now, all I gotta do is... tell everyone who isn't a comic book...

*****

It was the evening. Sonic peeked from behind a tree, watching a softball game with Lynn at the pitcher's mound.

Sonic: Alright Sports Freak, it's 20 to 19, last round of the game, one batter on 3rd with

Lynn adjusts her hat then shakes her head, before nodding and winding up to get ready to throw.

Sonic: Here's the wind-up... (looks at the batter) What's with that girl's smile?

Lynn throws the ball and the batter hits it, only for the ball to go straight at Lynn and her face. Lynn attempted to catch the ball but her glove wasn't going to make it. Everything seemed to be going in slow motion until it came to a complete stop. Everything was standing completely still, Sonic then appeared on the screen. Sonic seemed to be moving so fast, that everything else was in a freeze-frame.

Sonic: (fake New York Accent) So that's how ya wanna play it huh?

The blue blur then moved Lynn's hand to the correct spot to catch the ball, giving the ball a light tap as well. He then sped over to the batter who tried to hit Lynn and lightly moved one of her legs behind the other. He then sped back over to his hiding space and everything began moving again. The girl batter tripped over her leg and the ball, which was moving a bit slower than before, was caught by Lynn.

Umpire: Out!

On pure instinct, the sporty Loud threw the ball at 3rd as the runner was heading back to 3rd base. The 3rd base catcher caught the ball and touched the runner, who groaned in annoyance.

Umpire: Out!

Sonic: (mimicking the announcer) With those ladies and gentlemen, the Squirrels win!

Sonic speeds over to the bleachers to watch as the other players congratulate Lynn for her pitch. Later on, everyone packs up and heads for home, leaving the baseball diamond empty. The blue hedgehog is now on the baseball diamond, admiring the beauty of it all.

Sonic: Whoa. So cool.

Sonic spots some baseball equipment and he plays the role of a batter at home plate.

Sonic: Bottom of the ninth, tie the score. And exactly who you want at the plate with the game on the line--Sonic!

At the entrance to the area, Lynn was walking back-scratching her head.

Lori: Hurry up Lynn and find your "Lucky" Baseball Glove!

The blue hedgehog is now playing the role of the pitcher for the opposing team. The mitt he was using had "Lynnsanity" stitched on the side.

Sonic: But staring him down from the pitcher's mound is the most fearsome southpaw in Green Hills--also Sonic!

Sonic switches back to the batter.

Sonic: Okay. Focus, Sonic. If you win this game, you'll be the most beloved kid in Green Hills.

Playing the role of an infielder, The blue hedgehog does a secret code with his fingers, straightens his cap, slaps his face a few times, does a couple of armpit farts, flaps his hands, and cups them against his mouth.

Sonic: Hit it to the guy on the left! He's a real space case.

Playing the role of the left outfielder, The blue hedgehog blows a bubble of gum and resumes the role of the pitcher.

Sonic: Ugh, I can't be with that guy.

The blue hedgehog plays the role of the umpire. Lynn checks the changing rooms.

Lynn: Where is my Baseball Glove?

Sonic: Hey, batter Sonic. Hey, batter Sonic. "Suh-wing," batter Sonic.

As the pitcher, The blue hedgehog throws the ball and speeds to the batter position as the ball makes its way towards home plate and he hits the ball high. As the outfielder, he smells a flower in the grass and sees the ball.

Sonic: I got it, I got it, I got it!

Sonic tries to catch the ball but is unsuccessful.

Sonic: I don't get it.

Lynn exited the changing room with nothing to show for her search.

Lynn: Where is- (hears Sonic) Huh?

As the batter, The blue hedgehog runs to first base and rounds second while he throws the ball as the outfielder and he dodges the ball in slow motion as the batter and he comes up to the third base and plays the role of a teammate.

Sonic: Go home! Go home!

Sonic rounds third base and he plays the umpire again.

Sonic: Come on!

The blue hedgehog jumps up and makes a dive for home plate, the umpire catches the ball and he makes it.

Sonic: Safe!

Sonic slides to a stop and jumps with joy.

Sonic: Ah, yes! Yes, yes, yes! I did it! Did you see that? I did it! I did it.

The blue hedgehog holds up his hand but sees that the baseball diamond is empty and silent. Sonic: I still am alone. All alone... forever...

Sonic whips off the battered helmet and starts running around the perimeter of the baseball diamond at a very fast speed, his anger, and sadness increasing and energy building with each lap. Then he saw Lynn looking right at him, jaw dropped so far one would think her jaw was dislocated.

Sonic: (thinking) Oh no... I was discovered.... That means... I'm gonna have to... Have to... NOOO!!!

Sonic's Thought Time: 2 zeptoseconds (Zeptosecond - a trillionth of a billionth of a second).

Sonic screamed as a bright blue electromagnetic pulse exploded from him, causing the lights in the baseball diamond to explode and spread throughout the entire Pacific Northwest, causing lights everywhere to shut off, and even disabling a satellite in space.

Sonic: (thinking) I'm sure no one noticed that giant blue explosion, right? (looks at Lynn in the dark before speeding away)

Lynn took a full minute to register what she had just seen.

Lynn: GUYS!!! YOU AREN'T GONNA BELIEVE THIS!!!

*****

Lori opened the door as she and the other siblings walked through.

Lori: You're right Lynn. I don't believe it. That sounds like a pile of complete bull.

Lynn: Come on! There was a walking talking animal running around super fast on the baseball field!

Luna: Dude, quick question, do you know what's under my bed?

Lynn: No, why?

Luna: No reason.

Lori: I'll be looking under thereafter Lisa gets the power back on.

Lisa: I will get on that when I can find-

*CRASH!!!*

Lisa: My way around the room...

Lucy: I can see just fine.

Loud Siblings: AAAAHHHH!!!

Suddenly a flashlight from a phone came on, it was Lincoln's phone.

Lincoln: Looks like my phone works.

Lola: Lucky, mine got fried!

Lana: Probably cause all those stupid pics of yourself were already too much to handle.

Lola threw a punch in the dark and hit something. Something hard, stiff, and sturdy.

Lola: OW!!!

Lori: Ugh... Lincoln, helps Lisa to her room so she can turn on the power. Everyone else goes to your rooms and don't try to do anything!

*****

At the Pentagon, in a The top members of the United States military sit down at a table in a joint meeting being held by the Commander of the U.S. Armed Forces, Commander Walters, as said on his name tag.

Commander Walters: Twenty minutes ago, an energy surge knocked out power across the entire Pacific Northwest. What do we know?

Navy Chief of Staff: Well, our first instinct was it was an EMP. But electromagnetic pulses don't have that kind of power.

Air Force Chief of Staff: NASA has ruled out meteor strikes or solar flares.

Secretary of Homeland Security: The Department of Energy says it's not a power plant malfunction.

Commander Walters: Well, sounds like we're good at figuring out what it wasn't.

Army Chief of Staff: This could be a prelude to a larger attack. I'm suggesting we scramble the Fifth and Sixth Regiment.

Commander Walters: No, no, no, no. This needs a much more sophisticated mind. Someone who understands technology.

Army Chief of Staff: You want to send in a lab rat?

Commander Walters: Not just any lab rat. A lab rat with teeth.

Air Force Chief of Staff: You're not suggesting who I think you're suggesting.

Commander Walters: I know he's a little weird.

Air Force Chief of Staff: Weird?!

Army Chief of Staff: No. No. No way.

Air Force Chief of Staff: He's a psychological tire fire!

Commander Walters: But he's also brilliant. Five PhDs, IQ off the charts. And his drone tech is revolutionary!

Army Chief of Staff: You're sure he can handle this?

Commander Walters: He has a perfect operations record. Remember the coup in Pakistan?

Army Chief of Staff: No.

Commander Walters: Or the uprising in Azerbaijanistan?

Navy Chief of Staff: That's not even a country.

Commander Walters: Exactly. And you can thank Robotnik for that.

Air Force Chief of Staff: I can't believe you're bringing that freak into this.

Commander Walters: Neither can I. But... we have no choice.

*****

It is daytime now. The entire school was closed off to the public as the military has set up a detachment at the baseball diamond, scientists wondering what left trench deep holes in the ground. Then a large black truck slowly pulls in, catching the attention of the Major, as stated by his rank insignia.

Major: What the...

A fold-out staircase opens and sets up as a man steps out of the truck. He was an average-sized man. He originally possessed dark brown (almost black) hair, light peach skin, brown eyes, a short mustache, and ample stubble across his jawline. His hair was usually combed back, and his mustache was usually thin and dark brown (almost black) with handlebar curls at the ends. For attire, he usually wore a black trench coat with customized tails and red piping, a dark gray tunic, black trousers, black shoes, black gloves, and black sunglasses.

Along with him was an average-sized man with short-cut black hair, brown eyes, light brown skin, and visible facial hair. For attire, he is usually seen wearing a black jacket, navy shirt, and a black-tie.

Man: Agent Stone which one of these fools is the Major?

"Agent Stone": (points at the Major) That one right over there, Dr. Robotnik.

"Dr. Robotnik" He makes his way over to the major and takes his glasses off as the major warily puts a hand on his sidearm holster.

Dr. Robotnik: Are you in charge here?

Major: Yes, I am--

Dr. Robotnik: Nope!

Major: My--

Dr. Robotnik: Wrong!

Major: name--

Dr. Robotnik: I'm in charge!

Major: is Major--

Dr. Robotnik: Me!

Major: Ben--

Dr. Robotnik: (Almost whispering) I'm in charge. (Shows his badge that is being held by Agent Stone) You've never seen anything like this before. It says I'm the top banana in a world full of hungry little monkeys. (Points upward) Allow me to clarify. (Turns his head to the side while making a servo noise) In a sequentially ranked hierarchy based on a level of critical importance, the disparity between us is too vast to quantify. Agent Stone? (Walks away)

Agent Stone: The doctor thinks you're basic.

Dr. Robotnik: I'm initiating a sweep sequence. (Presses several buttons on his glove control panel) Ten miles in every direction should suffice.

On the top of Robotnik's truck, his flying drones prepare to be dispatched.

Dr. Robotnik: Is he still looking at me funny?

Agent Stone: Yes, he is.

Dr. Robotnik: Tell him to stop or I'll pull up his search history.

Agent Stone: If you don't stop looking at the doctor, he'll take a closer look--

Major: I'm not deaf.

Dr. Robotnik: And tell him his men report to me now. Blah blah blah... blah blah blah... blah blah blah.

Major: Excuse me? Listen, pal, I don't know if you realize--

Dr. Robotnik: I'm sorry, Major. What was your name?

Major: Benning--

Dr. Robotnik: Nobody cares!! Nobody cares. Listen, Major Nobody-Cares. Do you know why nobody cares who you are? Because nobody cares about your feeble accomplishments. (Walks up to and walks around him) And nobody cares how proud your mommy is that you're now reading at a third-grade level. Have you finished Charlotte's Web yet? Spoiler alert: she dies in the end. And she leaves a big creepy egg sac. (Sees his drones flying around) Ah, my babies! Ooh! Look at what came out of my egg sack! Do you know what I love about machines? (Turns to face the drones) They do what they're told, they follow their programming! They don't need time off to get DRUUNK and put the boat in the water! (Turns back to face everyone, pointing at ) Now, you do what you're told. Stand over there on the edge of your personal abyss... (Opens his arms) and watch my machines do your job.

A disgruntled Doctor walks away and Agent Stone turns to face Robotnik.

Dr. Robotnik: Can you feel it, Stone?

Agent Stone: I can feel it, Doctor.

Dr. Robotnik: It's evolution, Stone. (Pressing buttons on his gloves, and clenches his fists) It's evolution!!!

Major: Does he have a mute button built into him?

Agent Stone: No and you are not the first to ask that.

Major: Doubt I'll be the last.

The flying drones spread out into the woods and one scans a nearby rock and finds a shoe print on it. Back at his truck, Dr. Robotnik is watching and controlling the operation on a giant holographic screen as Agent Stone enters.

Dr. Robotnik: Agent Stone?

Agent Stone: Doctor.

Dr. Robotnik: Do you see anything useful in this image?

Robotnik shows Agent Stone the image of a shoe print.

Agent Stone: Nothing at all, Doctor.

Dr. Robotnik: Of course, you don't. Your eyes weren't expertly trained to spot tracks by the Native American Shadow Wolves.

Robotnik presses some buttons on the control panel and scoots back a little as the image now shows what looks like an unusual foot.

Agent Stone: That's extraordinary.

Dr. Robotnik: No. What's extraordinary is I've determined the exact height, weight, and spinal curvature of this creature, and my computer can't find a single match for it anywhere in Earth's animal kingdom. This blackout was not a terrorist attack, and that's no baby bigfoot. (Chuckling) This guy is something else... entirely. Divert all search units to the sight of the footprint. That's one small step for man, one giant leap for me.

Agent Stone: Doctor.

Dr. Robotnik: Yes?

Agent Stone: I'm about to go out for lattes. Would you like one?

Dr. Robotnik: Yes I would, Agent Stone. You know how I like them.

The military and the drones are searching the area while Sonic watches from a distance.

Sonic: Okay, okay. Everything is fine. You played some baseball, got a little upset, Sports Freak spotted you, lightning shot out of your butt, and now they're coming for you!

Sonic speeds back to his tree trunk home.

Sonic: All right, all right. Earth isn't safe anymore. Time for Plan B--Mushroomville. But I gotta take my stuff. Okay, essential items only. (Zips around while packing) Okay, toothbrush, toothpaste, hair gel, night-light. Funny hat. This half-eaten cantaloupe. Oh, my scented candle. My entire comic book collection. Bean bag chair. Can a beanbag chair fit in a backpack? No, no, no. Of course not. That's stupid. Okay, what else? The rings! The rings, yes, of course! Longclaw! I need to- No, wait, if I go to her she'll be found by them too! (Wears a red backpack and holds the Ring satchel) Here we go. Ring time. Mushroom planet, here I come.

As Sonic is about to toss the ring, he hears the drones flying overhead.

Sonic: Oh, no! They're right outside! I gotta go somewhere else. (Takes one last look at his home)

Sonic: Goodbye, cave...

Sonic speeds off away from his cave. Meanwhile, the dogs were getting closer to Longclaw's hut, following the trail Sonic had been leaving behind for several years.

*****

Back at the Loud House, Leni, Luan, Lucy, Lola, and Lily were leaving. Leni was reading off a list.

Leni: Okay, I need more fabric, Luan needs pie ingredients, Lucy has a book to go turn in, Lola needs a new dress, and Lily has a playdate. Anything I'm missing?

Luan: Nope, that's everything.

Leni: Alright, let's go!

Lincoln was on the phone with Clyde on the couch with a Great Lakes City shirt on today.

Lincoln: And Lynn seems to think the blackout was caused by a blue walking animal that runs around faster than a race car and shoots lightning.

Lincoln was examining the blue quill he had found, which was glowing now for some odd reason.

Lincoln: Yeah... Listen, Clyde, there's something I need to tell you and the others...

Lincoln's words got caught in his throat until he started looking for a way to get out of this. Then Lincoln heard something in the kitchen.

Lincoln: Uhh... Talk to you later buddy, need to check on something, I think Lan.

Lincoln quickly hung up and groaned in dismay at his inability to tell his friend that he was leaving Royal Woods. He stood up and started toward the kitchen. In the kitchen, Sonic climbed through the window, leaving dirt all over the counter.

Sonic Okay, I'm in. (Gets down from the workbench and onto the floor) With minimal damage to Donut Lord's property. (Reaches into the satchel and pulls out a Ring) Here we go. It didn't work out on Earth, but that's okay! You're going to a safe world. A nice, safe world filled with mushrooms--mushrooms that'll be your only friends. That sounds awful, I can't do this! You have to do it. There's no other option. (Takes a deep breath) All right.

Sonic prepares to toss the ring when he sees Lincoln enter the kitchen.

Lincoln: Alright raccoons! Lana may feed you guys but I'm not. Getting out of this house-

Lincoln stopped mid-sentence the moment he spotted Sonic.

Sonic: Uh... meow?

Lincoln: ..... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

Sonic: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

Suddenly a small turret hit lowered from the ceiling and shot Sonic with a dart.

Sonic: Ow!

As the dart's contents flowed through Sonic, he looked at Lincoln's shirt.

Sonic: Great... Lakes... City...

Sonic collapsed to the floor and drops the Ring and it opens up a portal to the top of a building in Great Lakes City in the middle of the floor a bewildered Lincoln watches while Sonic stumbles to the ground and drops his ring satchel through the portal, which lands on the roof of a building. The portal begins to close.

Sonic: No...

The portal is now closed, leaving an unconscious Sonic lying on the ground and Lincoln, still in shock at what he saw.

Lincoln: What...? Lori!

*****

Sonic lays in a dog cage while Lana poked him with a stick and Lisa examined him. Lori paced around while Luna was calming Lincoln down. Lynn however, seemed happy.

Lynn: Ha! I was right! Wait, let me do a cocky dance just to be sure.

Lynn begins doing a very cocky dance.

Lynn: Alala-loo-doodly-doo-doodly-doo! (gets hit with a shoe) OW!!

Lori: Cut it out. Lisa, any idea what this thing is?

Lisa: No, I've never seen anything like it.

Lana: Can we keep it!?

Lori: NO!!!

At Lori's shout, Sonic regains consciousness, opens the cage, and tries to stand up. Lori turns away to grab her phone and turns back to the cage, but is startled by Sonic.

Sonic: Comic Lord, Generalness, Loudest Rockstar, Sports Freak, Wild Girl, Mad Scientist...

Lori: It talks!?

Lisa: It can speak... Bah, I should've brought my notebook!

Luna: You're not... you're not here to abduct me, are you?

Sonic: You abducted ME!

Lincoln: Okay, that's a fair point. What are you? Why were you hiding out in our kitchen?

Sonic: I needed somewhere safe. And you're the only person I could think of, Comic Lord.

Lincoln: Why do you keep calling me Comic Lord?

Sonic: Cause you to talk to comic books and then trap them under your bed if they get out of line.

Lincoln ignored the snickering from Lynn and Lana.

Lincoln: Again, fair.

Sonic: Wait, wait, wait. Where are all the mushrooms? Why am I still on Earth? What is-- Oh, no! I lost my Rings!

Lori: You're what?

The group then hears a vehicle approaching outside, which is Dr. Robotnik's truck, with said Doctor exiting the vehicle upon stopping.

Sonic: Oh no.

Lincoln: Oh no.

Lori: Oh no.

Lana & Lisa: Oh Yeah!

Lori: Lana!

Lana: Sorry not sorry!

Lisa: I was excited for a different reason.

To Be Continued...

That's all for now, tell me what you think! I'd love to get your opinions and ideas for this story! Bye for now!