Heading home:
Set after the final battle, Tom and Maddie are excited they have more kids, Sonic is happy to finally find friends like him, Knuckles is worried and Tails is just tired.
After taking down Robotnik and helping clear some of the damage done to Green Hills the Wachowski family headed home.
Tom and Maddie were upfront in the car and Knuckles, Sonic and Tails were in the back.
Knuckles was firmly clutching the Master emerald in his hands as though frightened if he let it go it would disappear, Tails was squashed comfortably between Sonic and Knuckles, fast asleep having been worn out by the chaos of the battle, and Sonic was sitting with an arm wrapped around Tails, letting the Fox snuggle into him as much as the car seat allowed him, Sonic was thinking about everything that happened over the last two days.
Robotnik had returned and was defeated, the master emerald was both real and in their possession, and now Knuckles and Tails were here.
Mind you Sonic was certainly grateful they were here, not cause they helped him and literally saved his life, but because of the company.
As much as he'd loved being an only child, it could be lonely sometimes, with Tails and Knuckles, that was Likely gonna change.
Sonic was brought out of his thoughts by the sound of Tails stirring next to him.
"Sonic, where are we going?" Tails mumbled, the Kit's voice laced heavily with sleep and he looked ready to konk out again any moment.
"We're going home pal." Sonic simply said gently stroking the Kit behind his ears.
"Home, tha' sounds nice." Tails mumbled before yawning and falling right back to sleep.
Sonic chuckled then looked over at Knuckles who was still stone silent.
"You okay there Knucklehead?" Sonic asked.
Knuckles nodded.
"I am fine hedgehog, I am just...thinking." Knuckles said.
"If it's about Egghead, don't worry we won't see him again, or at least for a while." Sonic said.
"I'm aware, but that is not what is on my mind." Knuckles said.
"Then what is it?" Sonic asked curious.
"I helped Robotnik to acquire the emerald and also hurt you, this town and the Fox, will I truly be accepted into your...family?" Knuckles asked.
"Course you will, Eggman manipulated you and used you into doing those things." Sonic said.
"Besides this family always seems to meet in some weird way." He added.
"It's true, when I first met Sonic I shot him with a bear tranquilliser." Tom said.
"And the Fox hit me with a car on our first meeting." Knuckles added casually.
Tom and Maddie both gaped at Knuckles then at Tails.
"Oh my God, are you OK?" Maddie asked him worriedly.
"I am fine, I have quite a strong body so the car didn't do anything serious, besides he was saving Sonic?" Knuckles said.
"Yeah, he even drove it off a cliff to save me." Sonic added.
"I was wondering where that went." Tom muttered under his breath.
He looked at Tails.
"Remind me not to get on his bad side." He chuckled.
He looked back at Knuckles.
"But don't worry about anything Knuckles, you're part of this family now and if GUN or Robotnik want you back they'll have to step over my cold, dead body." Tom said.
"Same here." Maddie nodded.
For the first time since meeting him Sonic thought he saw a smile on the Echnida's face.
"I certainly hope it doesn't come to that, but I appreciate the sentiment behind it." Knuckles said nodding.
After a while of driving in silence they finally arrived home.
Tom, Maddie and Knuckles all climbed out while Sonic coaxed a deep asleep Tails awake.
"Huh, wh're we." Tails yawned not looking too pleased to be woken up and clearly wanting to go back to sleep.
"We're home pal, but I need you to get up." Sonic said.
Tails grumbled slightly from tiredness but with some assistance from Sonic he climbed out the car.
Sonic took in the kit and saw just how exhausted he really looked, his tails and ears dropped slightly and he could barely keep his eyes open.
"Tired bud?" Sonic asked slightly teasingly.
Tails just yawned his tails flicking slightly as he tried to stifle said yawn behind his hand.
"Yeah." Tails added after a moment.
"I can tell." Sonic chuckled giving Tails a scratch behind the ear before taking ahold of the Kit's hand.
"C'mon bud, let's get you some shut eye." Sonic smiled and Tails nodded too tired to reply.
Meanwhile Tom, Maddie and Knuckles were inspecting the damage.
"All in all it's not too bad, we can definitely stay tonight, but we should probably have this fixed soon." Maddie asked.
"I'll get started then." Knuckles said.
"What do you mean pal?" Tom asked confused.
"I have inflicted this damage upon your home and I should be the one to fix it." Knuckles said.
"Honey, that wasn't your fault, that horrible man manipulated you into doing those things." Maddie said.
"But I need to attone for my actions." Knuckles said.
"You already have Knuckles by saving the town, that's more than enough." Tom said.
Knuckles nodded, though he didn't seem fully convinced.
"Now, let's show you guys where you'll be staying for the night." Maddie said.
"We can stay?" A tiny voice asked.
The others turned to see Sonic and Tails behind her, Tails was looking at her curiously.
"Of course Baby, we'd love you to stay with us." Maddie said.
"Yeah kid, you're more than welcome." Tom nodded.
Tails nodded and yawned heavily leaning into Sonic's side.
"Okay, I think that's the signal for bedtime, come on guys." Tom said.
They went inside the house and after being greeted (and licked) by Ozzie they went up to Sonic's room.
Tails gaped in awe as they went into the room.
"Wow, it's so cool in here." Tails said looking around the room in awe.
"Okay guys, get yourselves ready for bed, it's been a long day." Tom said.
Sonic climbed into his bed and Tails went over to the beanbag chair and climbed onto it, humming contently as he lay down on it, apparently finding it comfortable enough.
"We've got a spare sleeping bag in the garage Knuckles, if you'd like it, looks like Miles has already claimed the bean bag.
Knuckles looked over and indeed Tails was stretched out on the bean bag in a ball, mumbling contently as he slept.
Nearby Sonic looked over with a very fond look, Knuckles couldn't help but feel the same.
Knuckles looked back at Maddie.
"Yes please, that would be very nice." Knuckles nodded.
Maddie nodded and soon returned with said sleeping bag, as well as a blanket which she gently draped over Tails.
Maddie then set up the sleeping bag for Knuckles who after thanking her climbed in.
"Goodnight boys, sleep well." Maddie said.
She kissed each of the boys on their foreheads before leaving for Tom's room.
Sonic yawned and stretched out on his bed.
"Night Knux, I hope you like it here." Sonic said.
"Goodnight." Knuckles replied.
Knuckles looked at Sonic, then Tails and with a small smile closed his eyes.
"I think I will." Knuckles mumbled to himself.
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