15th Birthday Blues
By SanFran51

It was June 23rd. Sonic was fast asleep in his bed whilst Tails and Knuckles were downstairs and knew what day is today. "Tails do you know how you two met?" Knuckles asked. "Why do ask that Knuckles?" Tails wondered. "To lighten things up a bit, I can't stand celebrating that hog's birthday again" Knuckles replied. 

The two sat down on the sofa and took off their shoes and gloves. "Well alright I was in the jungle and I was being bullied and badly hurt then I saw a blue blur”…

"Hey you jerks pick on someone you're own size!" Young Sonic shouted angrily.

"Why? We don't take orders from you little blue brat!" The gang leader got out a crowbar and began attacking but Sonic outsmarted them and beaten them by a long shot.

"I'm telling my mommy!” The gang ran off crying.
"Hey Kid are you alright?" Sonic helped the fox stand up.

"I immediately saw him, he looked really cool and liked him instantly" Tails continued on.

"Thanks mister! Nobody’s ever stuck up for me like that before" Tails replied.
"The name's Sonic The Hedgehog."
"Miles Prower, but you can call me Tails"

…"That's how I met him".
Knuckles closed his eyes, interested.

"Well how about yours?" Tails asked.
The Red Echidna sighed "Oh alright. I first saw him face to face in my lair".
The flashback began…

"Well well, if it isn't the infamous Sonic The Hedgehog. I heard all about you but you are
trespassing my property. Now I’m going to make you pay with your life!"
Knuckles began attacking him…

…"I never saw a fighter as strong as me in my life. I was beaten to the ground. Later I was electrocuted and Sonic saved my life" Knuckles continued on…

"Wake up, please wake up!" Knuckles heard the familiar voice and woke up to find out the blue hedgehog hadn't finished him off.
"OK, OK you win, waste me already!" Knuckles begged but Sonic refused, replying with:
"Have you ever heard of the phrase ‘I'm a lover not a fighter’?"

"No I haven't, and I'm sorry. I didn't know you were the good guy. My name is Knuckles The Echidna" Knuckles shook hands with Sonic.

"Glad to meet ya." he replied.
Knuckles immediately broke off the handshake "I will give you a warning – just because now we're friends doesn't mean I have to like you, and don't trespass again!" Sonic ran off.

…"That's how I met Sonic" Knuckles concluded.
The boys heard a voice behind them. It was Sonic in his blue pyjamas and bare feet.
"I heard everything. Good times weren't they?" Sonic giggled.
Tails and Knuckles nodded their heads in agreement.

"So got anything to say to me?" Sonic asked.
"Oh yeah!" Tails and Knuckles stood up.

"Happy Birthday!" Tails and Knuckles shouted and pied Sonic's face and hair.
"Ha ha, very funny guys!" Sonic replied.

Then a car smashed through the walls!
"Why doesn’t anyone like ME?" Shadow cried.
The guys chased after him after wrecking the house.

The End
Happy 15th Anniversary Sonic! And happy 5th Shadow! Like We Care.
Shadow: Hey!