sᴏɴɪᴄ ᴛᴏʏ: 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐀𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞

      The vacation week has passed. The toys knew about this and were already ready to return to their old and favorite places, again preparing to play with David and at the same time to meet their owners. Sonic, Shadow and Silver lay down on David's bed, since that's where they had been since their last meeting, Blaze, as always, stood on the bedside table, and the rest went back to their old and favorite chest. — Guys, I know you’re not used to my chatter yet, since I couldn’t speak long before I had a mouth, but... Don’t you think what David and his parents would think if they suddenly saw a smile on my face from permanent marker? — Mephiles asked in a half-whisper and all the toys immediately thought about what they heard. — Don't worry! Uncle Andrew drew it for you. I'm sure he'll figure out how to explain this to the Draytons. — Amy reassured him. — And why did you decide that you were annoying us with your conversations? — Bokkun asked. — We ourselves are very glad to listen to you, even to the point of deafness. — Really? — Of couse. We couldn’t even imagine that you would have such a harmless voice. It’s the same as if Silver’s voice was serious and a little rough, like... Like Shadow. Espio explained. At the same time The taxi brought the Draytons and their belongings home, and as soon as Lili opened the front door with the keys, the Omarovs greeted them in the hallway with an unexpected greeting, as if they were giving someone a birthday surprise. — Wow! It looks like you were specially watching for us! — Ivan said, entering the house with a suitcase and a carrier. — Dad and Stephanie decided to give you a surprise, so we’ve been sitting here since the morning. Although I'm upset that you didn't call me. I would pick you up from the airport. — Danny answered a little offended. — Sorry, buddy. If we called from the airport, we would have to wait a long time. I forgot to write to you in advance. — Drayton admitted. — Okay, the main thing is that we got there safe and sound. — Andrew said and turned his attention to the carrier. — What do you have there? — Not what, but who. — Lili corrected and opened the door of the carrier, which was already on the floor. The kitten slowly peeks out of the carrier, looks around, comes out even wider, showing itself to its fullest extent, and pulls its back part of its body to the top, and its head and front paws to the bottom. The Omarovs were moved by looking at the kitten, who, out of curiosity, was examining the entire house in which he would live and his neighbors. The kitten comes up to Stephanie and rubs its head against her legs. The girl laughed quietly to the side. — I think he liked me. — she said, and the kitten, looking at her, meows briefly in response. So to speak, confirms her words. — Does he have a name? — Andrew asked, kneeling down and running his hand along the chin of the still young, but still domestic animal. — His name is Sirius. — David answers. — Did you name him after Sirius Black? — Dennis asked, immediately remembering the character of the famous story about a boy who studied at the school of witchcraft and wizardry. — Whom? — asked the toymaker, afraid that he had heard wrong again. — Sirius Black, Dad. — repeated the son. — Remember, you and I watched a film about a boy with a scar on his forehead? — I remember... Wait. Sirius Black is the one who turns into a dog? — Yes that's right. — Ivan answered. — To be honest, it was Lili who came up with the name for the kitten. I actually wanted to call him Brutus. — Do you remember those comics about the shepherd and the kitten? — asked the younger Omarov, stroking Sirius's back. — Yes. — Drayton admitted and decided to change the topic. — Okay, tell me what happened here while we were away? Everyone sat down in the living room so they could watch Sirius as he continued to explore his new home. — I think you already know about those bandits and that corrupt one. — Dennis began. — After that night, I thought for a long time, why don’t I work in the police myself. — Why? — Ivan and Lili asked at the same time, not expecting such an answer. — You see. — Andrew continued. — Remember I told you that in my youth I had a dream that my son Danny would grow up to be a kind and honest man who would help everyone, just like I once was. The Draytons nodded. — So here it is. — continued the toy master. — When he told me his idea of getting a job in the police, I thought about it for a long time and decided maybe it was a good idea. Moreover, he could identify corrupt police officers and hunt them, and not just ordinary criminals. In addition, since Danny himself decided to become a policeman, then it is his right to decide how he personally should live. I even thought that maybe this was a chance for my old dream from my youth to come true. — I wasn’t against this idea either. — Stephanie has already begun her story. — By the way, while you were away, I not only took care of your po... Midor. — At this word, she looked sharply at her grandfather in order to make sure whether he would understand her correctly this time, and whether he would not confuse it with a curse, like last time. The toy master winked at her, reassuring her that he had not mixed up this word. — But I also became interested in Leo Tolstoy’s story “War and Peace”. — Is it true? I also like this book. — David answers. The Draytons and the Omarovs were carried away by their stories about each other that they did not notice how Sirius went to the stairs and climbed to the second floor. His sixth sense told him to go to David's room and without hesitation, he went there. The door opened and all the toys began to pretend to be lifeless. However, you can’t fool a kitten with a sixth sense. He knew that there was someone in this room. The kitten approaches the bed and, climbing on it, sees three toys. One was blue and plush, but with a plastic head, the second was black and red and completely plush, and the third was completely made of plastic and modern, white. Sirius comes close to the toys, examining each one more closely, and the hedgehogs, making sure that it is just a kitten, come to life without suspicion that any of the people might enter here. — Wow! This is a kitten. — said Shadow. — Kitty? — Blaze came to life after him, turning towards the bed. Sirius wasn't even afraid of them. Silver himself was curious and extended his hands to his muzzle. Sonic and Shadow did the same. The kitten did not move away from them and did not even shush them, but allowed them to stroke him, as if he had known these hedgehogs for a long time and completely trusted them. — Sirius, where are you? — David's voice was heard. You could even hear him going up the stairs. All the toys again pretended to be inanimate, and Sirius began to meow, telling the owner where he was. — Where are you! — said David, entering the room and seeing a kitten on the bed. The boy sat down next to the pet and scratched it behind the ear, after which he looked at the three toy hedgehogs. — Hi guys! Did you miss me? — Drayton asked and hugged the toys to himself. After that, he looked at Sirius and showed him the toys. — This is your new friend, Sirius. — then David, for safety’s sake, put Sonic, Shadow and Silver on Blaze’s shelf so that the kitten wouldn’t accidentally scratch them. Footsteps were heard again on the stairs and Lily and Andrew entered the room. — Has Sirius gotten here yet? He gets used to it quickly. — said the mother, going up to the bed and petting the kitten, making it clear that she was not angry. — David, Uncle Andrew wanted to show you something. — Yes... David, just don’t be upset, okay? — asked the toymaker, after which he opened the chest and pulled out Mephiles from there. — What's wrong with him? — the boy asked, afraid that something had happened. — You see... When Stephanie and I came to see you, she decided to play with your toys and I noticed that this hedgehog has no mouth. I thought that they simply didn’t make it for him and decided to draw it myself. Later, Dennis explained to me that this... Mephiles should be like this. I didn't know that he was deliberately left without a mouth. — Uncfather somehow decided to explain of David. But he became curious about the kind of mouth he drew for his toy. He opens the chest and takes out Mephiles to get a better look at his face. When he saw his smile on Mephiles’ face, David puffed out his cheeks, trying to hold back his laughter so as not to upset his neighbor by laughing at such a funny outline that he gave to his toy, which he, although rarely, still plays with her. — David, forgive me! I... — the old man mistakenly thought that the boy was crying, but holding back his tears. But when he couldn’t restrain himself and laughed out loud, everyone was shocked. The boy hadn't laughed like that for a long time. — David?...Are you...Is everything okay?... — Yes. I just imagined what he would be like if he had a mouth to begin with. David explained when he stopped laughing. — So... Do you like it? Andrew asked, still feeling guilty, but also relieved. — Yes. I love! The original did not have a mouth, which made it seem somehow unfinished. This Mephiles has a mouth and that makes him special. — said David, after which he walked up to the old man and hugged him. — Thank you! Thank you! The rest of the toys in the chest looked at this through the keyhole and were almost happy not only for their owner and the old man, but also for Mephiles too. — There’s only one thing I still don’t understand. — whispered the crocodile. — Mephiles had no mouth and because of this he could not speak. But Infinite also has no mouth. How does he talk in this case? All the toys immediately bulged their eyes. — Yes. How? — the Time Eater asked the jackal himself, and he just grinned slightly and answered: — So I actually have a mouth. I just have it hidden. — Where? — asked Maria. In response, Infinite takes his helmet with his hands and takes it off, revealing his face with that same mouth. It turned out that the helmet of this toy was removable all this time. But what’s interesting is that David himself had never tested this before. All the toys were shocked by this turn. — Wow... But we didn’t even know. — said Manik. — Nobody knew. — says the jackal and puts his helmet back on. At this point, David opens the chest again and puts Mephiles back. He suddenly notices that the helmet on Infinite's head is sticking out a little wrong. He takes it in his hands and pulls the helmet off his head. — Wow! Did I break it? — No, I think you just took his helmet off. — Dennis explained. — Where did you get this from? — Andrew asked his son, and he answered: — I remember I also had a RoboCop toy figure. He also had a helmet. At first for a long time I thought that it was not removable, but one day I later discovered that it could still be removed and put back on. True, then it broke down after a couple of years and never survived to this day. It's even a shame. — Wow. And we didn’t even know. — Ivan said, referring to Infinite. — Yeah. It happened so unexpectedly. — David thought out loud, put the helmet back on the jackal’s head, and then put it back in the chest. Then he closed it. — You didn’t say that your helmet comes off your head. — Mephiles whispered to Infinite, and he whispered back: — Well, you didn’t ask me, so I didn’t talk about it. — Danny, I know another reason why you decided to go to the police. — The toymaker narrowed his eyes slyly. — And what is the reason? — Danny decided to play along. — You've dreamed of a German Shepherd all your life. Throughout my childhood he asked me for permission, but I refused because there was not enough space in our house. Plus, you said that there is a vacancy for a dog handler at our police station. — Andrew answered, after which all the Draytons looked at Dennis in surprise. — Yes, dad, you're right. I thought you forgot about this. — No, I still remember. This is the same reason why you allowed Oscar to have a dog. Only he chose a Rottweiler. Danny then remembered Oscar, whom he himself tried to forget and lowered his head: — Well, yes. I remember. — Don't be upset! Look at it this way. And my dream will come true, and yours too. Besides. Since our neighbors already have their own little animal, why don’t we get our own? Dennis, having listened to his father, looks at his feet and sees Sirius rubbing against his legs and looking at him, purring in one. — You're right, dad. — he answers. — Then what are we waiting for? Let's go to the police right now and come to an agreement with them? — Stephanie suggested. — Certainly. — Andrew agrees. — And we will escort you. — says Lili. After that, the Draytons and Omarovs left the room, although leaving the door to the room open. Not because they forgot, but because the kitten remained in the room for now. The hedgehogs and the cat on the shelf come to life again. — Yes. It’s good when your childhood or old dreams that never came true, sooner or later still come true. — Shadow says smiling. — I'm concerned about another question. — said Sonic. — Which? — Shadow, Silver and Blaze asked him at the same time. — Since we now have a pet in our family, will David now play with it more often, but will he forget about us? The hedgehogs and the cat thought. However, Shadow noticed that the rest of the toys came out of the chest and affably went to hug the kitten, and he purred and rubbed his head against them. That is, they were very happy to see him, and he also responded kindly to them. Interestingly, the kitten even lay down, allowing Tails and Knuckles to sit on his back, and then stood up and ran around the room, deciding to give these two plushies a ride on himself. — And he's really funny. — says Big. — Just like you, Big. — Mephiles answers him. — I?... — the plunky-shaped cat couldn’t believe his ears. — Do you always think something good about us? — asked Infinite. — So you didn’t ask me. — Mephiles answers the jackal. CinemaSins: A character returns to another character a phrase spoken earlier in the plot. AntiSins: So what? Cliché is not a sin. Yes, and answering someone in his own words is cool. After rolling Tails and Knuckles, the kitten allowed them to get off of him, and then licked each of these toys with his tongue on their faces, in turn. The black-scarlet bun, looking at this, suddenly realized something and answered Sonic: — No, Sonic. — answers and grabs his friend by the shoulders, hugging him. — David loves each of us. Besides, you always said it yourself. It doesn't matter how often David plays with each of us. The main thing is that we are all always together and always there when our owners need us so much. — He's right there, Sonic. — Silver answers, holding Blaze in his arms, and then finishes talking about the kitten. — And now we won’t get bored with Sirius. — I myself could never have thought that someday we would have a real kitten in our family. — Blaze answered. Omega at this time takes out a laser sight and turns it on, deciding to play chase with the kitten after the red dot, and he obediently ran after the dot to attack, like a predator. Sonic, looking at this, had thoughts spinning in his head: — "Yes. You're right. Our life has always been wonderful and will always be so.”