sᴏɴɪᴄ ᴛᴏʏ: 𝓐𝓭𝓿𝓮𝓷𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓮𝓼 𝓸𝓯 𝓽𝓸𝔂𝓼 𝓲𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓵𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓸𝓯 𝓶𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓼

      The collectible toys decided to have a little fun before leaving, turning one box on its side, making it look like a stage or a room with doors. Sonic and Tails hid inside. Tails looked outside slightly. — Introduce us first! — he said and hid inside. Sally began to pretend to be the leader and proudly said out loud: — Before you is the bravest, most dexterous and fastest hedgehog on the planet Mobius and his faithful, brave and fearless young partner with two tails. Meet! Sonic and Tails! Then Sonic and Tails opened the door-like structure of the box and walked out like cowboys. Having looked around and approached Sally, the hedgehog asks: — Tell me, madam, are there any troublemakers here! Sally laughed quietly to herself at this phrase and replied: — Of course not. After all, you, Sonic and Tails, are always with us! — O! Here's another idea! Bandits hired by Robotnik tied up Sonic and set the barn on fire! — Tails suggested. Sonic ran in and locked himself inside, beginning to pretend to be a prisoner: — HELP!!! THERE IS A FIRE IN THE BARN!!! — Don't be afraid, brother, I will save you! — the little fox said proudly and ran inside, and then ran out with Sonic himself in his arms. — Tails has proven again that he can take care of himself! Everyone immediately laughed and began to applaud. Then they all came running and started pumping up our heroes. At that moment, the toys themselves came running from the ventilation behind the bars to the sounds of noise and laughter. — The noise came from here. — said Mephiles. — I think I heard Sonic’s voice there. — says Amy. — You can’t see anything through this grille. — Omega answers. — I'll try to look at it. — Bokkun replies and took off his right eye, giving it to Shadow. — Shadow, your arms are longer than all of us and shorter in thickness. Can you put your hand in there as far as possible? — I'll try. — ULF answers and, taking his eye, pokes the eye through the bars. — To the left! — Bokkun asked, but Shadow mistakenly turned his eye to the right. — I said left, not right. CinemaSins: Supposedly the Perfect Life Form, Shadow the Hedgehog, doesn’t know where is right and where is left. AntiSins: Well, he got confused once, so what? By the way, not every normal adult knows this. To my great regret! — Sorry! — Shadow apologized and returned his gaze back and slightly to the left. Bokkun's eye finally saw Sonic, who was being thrown up with someone else. — Oh no! Horrible! — What? What's there? — Blaze asks. — He's being tortured. And not only him, but also some brown fox with two tails along with him. - Bokkun answers. — It's Tails! — says Metal Sonic. — What should we do now? — asked Shadow. — You'll have to use your head! — says Mephiles. All the toys immediately stared at the Devourer. — What? — he asked, and everyone just silently took him, moved away as far as possible and scattered, ran to the toran, hoping to knock out the ventilation grate with the Devourer’s head. — WHY IS MY HEAD??? They ran up and crashed. The grate did not give way and the toys leaned back slightly. They decided to try again. They step back again, scatter again and run to the toran. The grate did not give way again, but the screws twitched slightly. They scatter again and hit the ventilation grill again, and again nothing happened. Only the screws that held the grille twitched and came out again. Again they scatter and hit, again the screws were unscrewed and again the grille just didn’t begin to open. They hit again with a running start and only the screws flew off, and the bars only twitched slightly. — Okay. Let's one last time! — says Mephiles and everyone ran screaming. Finally, the grate gave way and opened, after which they burst inside. The collectible toys were distracted by the noise of toys appearing in their room. Sonic and Tails fell to the floor and stood up on their own. — Who the hell are you all? — asks the two-tailed man. — Amy! Mephiles! Shadow! Guys! How did you find me? — Sonic was very happy to see them, even though he didn’t expect them. — Don't be afraid, Sonic. We have come to save you! — Amy replies and attacks Sally, knocking her to the floor and grabbing her by the arms. — What's happening? Who are you? Let me go! — says the chipmunk. A female rabbit pounces on the box with Robotnik, knocking him back to the floor and says threateningly: — Now I’ll make you into a rabbit stew, fat man! — My angry gaze will incinerate you. — says Bokkun, taking off his kind eyes and putting them inside himself, took out angry eyes, which he put on his head and leaned on Nicole, pressing her to the wall. — Stop, stop! What are you doing? They are my new friends! — Sonic tried to stop them. Devourer grabbed the others in his embrace. — I immobilized them! Save Sonic! — he told his friends. — WHAT THE DEVIL ARE YOU ALL DOING??? — Tails shouted. — We finally meet, faker! — Shadow said grinning, turning to Sonic. — What? What are you talking about? And who are you? — asks the blue plush hedgehog from the plastic black and scarlet one. The latter threateningly approaches him with his face and says: — You will die! Tails stood up for Sonic, pushing Shadow and saying: — Don’t you dare touch him, you pathetic murderer! — How dare you treat me like that?! — the hedgehog asks the fox threateningly. — When I have a chance to make my dream come true, I won’t let some plastic hedgehog ruin my triumph! — the fox said confidently and proudly. — You're stupid! — the hedgehog approached the fox with its muzzle, then he did the same with threats: — You're stupid! — What's going on here? — Sonic asks, no longer understanding anything. Suddenly Silver himself appears from somewhere riding on a huge spider. He takes out his slingshot in his hand, loaded with a pin, and says: — Everyone stop! — Silver? — all the toys ask. They didn't expect to meet him here. — It is you again! — Shadow pointed his finger at Silver. — Wow! There are two of them! — Snively said smiling. — Who else are you? — Tails asks Silver. — I am Silver the hedgehog and I lead this entire squad! — Don't trust this impostor! It was Black Doom who personally taught him to imitate me in everything! — Shadow said proudly. — You've already sick of us with your Black Doom! YOU ARE A TOY!!! YOU ARE NOT A REAL ULTIMATE LIFE FORM!!! You are just a tiny figurine created in his image! — shouted Amy, who was completely fed up with this story with Black Doom. — How dare you say such a thing?! For this, you will die too! — Shadow growled. — Is this a riot? — Mephiles was indignant. — Grab him! Cream, Amy, Sonic and Silver surrounded Shadow, grabbed him and threw him to the floor. He tried to break free. — Let me go, G.U.N.’s minions! You have no right to touch me! Chaos Control! Chaos Blast! — Why does he behave this way? Cream noticed on his back with a switch between "Good" and "Evil". The switch itself was in evil mode. — I understood. This is all because of the programs in his head, thanks to which he perceives himself as the real Shadow. It has two program modes. The program of good and the program of evil. For now he is connected in evil mode. That's why he's so angry and violent. — the rabbit suggested and switched the lever to the “Good” mode. The conventional sound of a squeak was heard, Shadow switched off for a couple of seconds and pretended not to be alive, making a stern face. They removed their hands from him, and then Shadow suddenly stood up and turned towards them in a fighting stance. — Who you are? — Hush, hush, Shadow! We are all friends! — Sonic said, holding out his hands. — Friends? — asks the black-scarlet one and Sonic nodded. Shadow then smiled and stood up straight. — Apparently I hit my head hard and lost my memory that I forgot about you. — he says to himself, walking up to Sonic, kissing his cheeks and lightly patting his left cheek with his right palm. — Can you remind me what your name is? — Um... Sonic. — mumbled the toy hedgehog, who was in shock from Shadow’s actions. — Can someone explain to me what's going on here? — Sonic, you're in danger. We better get out of here quickly. — Amy said as she walked up to Sonic and took his hand. — Sinitsyn wants to sell you for a lot of money to Emperor Suggan. — said Metal Sonic, coming closer. — I know about it, everything is fine! I'm ready to go there! — assured the blue hedgehog, causing all the toys to be shocked. — WHAT?! You are crazy?! — everyone asked at once. — No, no, I'm serious! You see, the fact is that I am not just a Sonic the Hedgehog toy, but a very rare Sonic the Hedgehog toy from the 1993 American animated series. — the blue hedgehog explained, and then pointed to the rest of the collectible toys. — And these are all the other characters from the same series. — What are you talking about, Sonic? — Silver didn’t understand. — What about the animated series “Sonic the hedgehog” 1993. This is a great animated series, and I am its main character. More precisely, I am based on it. — Sonic explained and ran to the TV with the player. Having inserted the desired cassette and turned on the TV on the remote control, he showed the opening screensaver of the animated series with a song at the beginning as an example. — Here! Look! Do you see? It's me. — Wow! — that’s all Amy could say from what she saw. — Here he gives. — said Mephiles. — At one time he was loved by everyone, but unfortunately not so popular. Because of this, many toys were made based on it, including them and me too. But besides ordinary toys, other goods appeared. There were comics, a record player, and even a yoyo. Can you imagine? I was a yoyo! — Sonic smiled, sometimes holding back his laughter, imagining if he himself looked like a yoyo. — Was! — Bokkun fixed on this word, folding his arms over his chest. — Sonic, don't talk nonsense! It's time for us to go. — says Silver and takes his friend by the shoulder. Sonic leaned over, came out of the hug and sighed heavily and said: — Sorry, friends... But I can’t... I can’t leave these guys! They trust me. Without me, Emperor Saggan will not take them to the museum and then they will all be sent back into the darkness into the warehouse... Perhaps forever. — then the hedgehog comes up to the brown fox and hugs him. — Just like this unfortunate man has been gathering dust all his life on the back shelves of the store and no one has bought him in all these years. Silver wanted to object at first, but when he heard about the warehouse and the fact that they would remain there forever, and also about the fact that this fox was collecting dust on the back shelves of the store, he thought about it himself. He knows very well what it’s like to be alone inside a box and watch how many don’t pay attention to you, pass by and no one wants to buy you and take you home, because once upon a time he himself experienced this. — But, Sonic! — Blaze intervened and walked up to the hedgehog. — You are not a museum exhibit. You belong to the child. You are absolutely right that you are not just a toy. You are first and foremost the Draytons' toy, a priceless heirloom that has been passed down from generation to generation. You are first and foremost David's favorite toy. — How long will this last? — Sonic raised his shoulders, calmly asking a question. — One more breakdown and he won’t need me anymore. What will happen to me after this? Besides, David will become an adult sooner or later. Do you think he will take me to college, or on a honeymoon, or even to work? — Sonic, I can understand you. David will actually become an adult someday. But that doesn't mean he won't need you! Ivan still loves to play with you, even though he doesn’t have much time for it now. Lili still hasn’t forgotten about our Shadow, and even Andrew still spends a lot of time with toys, although he’s no longer a child! Do you really think that David will completely forget about you, or anyone else? — Silver, Andrew creates toys. It's not quite the same as playing with them. — Sonic objected, looking at his friend seriously. Silver fell into a stupor from this. He wanted to object and remind how Andrew loves to communicate with them, but in time he remembered about other toys that are better off not knowing that a person knows their main secret. — In this case, it is not particularly important. After all, remember, Sonic. You are a Drayton family heirloom. They passed you on to their children from generation to generation. Perhaps David will do the same, and his children will play with us. — Silver continued. — Silver is right. — Mephiles answers. — Besides! Remember what you yourself always told us. It doesn’t matter which of us David plays with and the main thing is how often he plays with us. The most important thing is that we are all there for him when he needs us. After all, we are all created for this. Not just for children to play with us, but first of all, to please them and make them happy. And if you don’t go home with us and we return without you, then not only David, but the entire Drayton and Omarov family will miss you very much and grieve. Because they all love you very much and will never sell you to anyone. Even if they accidentally break you. After all, remember how the same Shadow broke down a couple of times. Lili repaired it later. Even Andrew fixed it once. Remember! — Is he talking about me or what? — Shadow asks Amy. — No. He's talking about another Shadow. About ours. — she answers him in a whisper. The latter fell into a stupor. — Who am I then? Even Sally listened to their dialogue and wondered if they were doing the right thing now by deciding to go to the museum? Or maybe Tails is right after all? She herself is already confused on whose side she should be on. Sonic at this time raised his left leg and looked at Ivan's name, then he stood on it and raised the other, looking at David's name. At first, memories appeared in my head of a seven-year-old boy with disheveled hair, who received a toy blue hedgehog from the hands of his father, promising to take care of him like the apple of his eye. He had known the boy's name for a long time. Ivan. Sonic had already gotten used to the idea that he was his new master, since he had long ago learned that a parent passed it on to their child. Despite his fear and some excitement at the beginning, Sonic quickly realized that Vanya was a very good and caring owner who had a great imagination. The days of the hedgehog and his friends were filled with happiness and fun. They couldn't have asked for a better owner. Two years later, the younger Drayton brought Sonic to school and showed it to his classmates in class. The toy hedgehog felt eyes on him and he felt uneasy about it. The children in the class liked it, but when Ivan’s classmate spoke, the mood deteriorated greatly. He felt very sorry for Shadow, who did not deserve all this ridicule, because it was not his fault that he did not look quite perfect. But most of all, Sonic felt sorry for poor Lili, who was made fun of in front of the whole class. She made her toy herself and deserved a lot of respect for it! Later, the toy hedgehog couldn't help but smile as he heard his owner interact with his friend, comforting and praising her work. That same day, the blue hedgehog was able to personally communicate with Shadow while the children were in physical education class. True, communication did not work out almost immediately. — If your master ever somehow offends Lili, then you’ll be in trouble! — Shadow then threatened, and Sonic realized that this was not an ordinary role-playing. He couldn’t do it in some ways, because he himself had heard how the children treated the poor girl and could understand the desire to protect her. While Ivan was growing up, Sonic's life was filled with games and fun. He considered those days especially fun when he got to play with Lili and Shadow. Then the imagination of the owners of the two hedgehogs knew no bounds. — I have to admit, blue, your master is really a good guy. — the stuffed hedgehog once said while the children were busy with homework. — But that doesn’t mean I’ll take my eyes off him! Over time, Drayton began to play with his toys less and less. First because of school exams, then because of college. The hedgehog was sad from such circumstances and he missed his owner. The only thing that made him happy was that he hid it with Christmas tree decorations in the attic for a while, but promised to return for it years later. Sonic believed him, as if Hachiko and he were waiting. I waited for a very long time. Day after day, night after night. Ivan kept his word. He really came back for it, as well as for other toys that had also been previously taken to the attic, and with which Sonic was not so sad to wait for the owner. Sonic was unusual to see his master so grown up: with a serious look and noticeable stubble on his cheeks. True, the toys were then overcome by the fear of the unknown. Then they were all placed in one box and taken to an unknown place. — What will happen to us now, Sonic? — the Devourer asked, very worried about the fate of everyone. — Suddenly Ivan decided that it was better to give us to someone. Or even worse, throw us out?! — Calm down, guys. I'm sure everything will be fine. — Sonic says, trying to keep his tone calm, although in reality he himself was scared. He had not seen the owner for several years, but he knew that people can change. He could only hope. A few hours later the car stops at a house, after which the box is taken inside and left in a room. Sonic listened that the owner and other people had left, after which he was convinced that there was no one here and he could get out. With one blow from both outstretched legs, Sonic opens the box, opening the door to freedom for himself and his friends. When the toys all stood up and looked around, there was no end to their surprise. They apparently moved to live in another house. — Well, hello, blue. — a slightly rough voice was heard, which seemed familiar to Sonic. Turning towards the voice, Sonic notices a plush black and scarlet hedgehog. He knew only one such hedgehog... — Shadow?! — the toy blue hedgehog was sincerely surprised by such a meeting. The last time they saw each other was shortly before the school graduation. As far as Sonic knew, Lili and Ivan entered different educational institutions, but he did not know more specifically. — What are you doing here? — And I'm glad to see you, Sonic. — said Shadow in his usual manner in which he portrayed himself. — Honestly, I didn’t expect to see you again. — I admit, I didn’t expect this either. But still, how did you end up here? Shouldn't you be with Lili, or with her parents? — Apparently, your master doesn’t share all the news in his life with you. — muttered the plush hedgehog. — I don’t really understand it myself, but it looks like our owners are going to live together. — Is it true? — Sonic's eyes widened in disbelief. At this time, the Devourer stood near the door and began to listen under the door, suddenly some person would enter him while they were walking around alive and communicating. When he heard the sounds of footsteps, he said: — They're coming! Everything is in place! Sonic and Shadow, along with the rest of the toys, returned back from where they had previously gotten out and locked themselves inside. At that very moment, Ivan, Lili and two other movers, with whom they were paying, entered the room. Later, together they took their toys out of the boxes and first placed them on the shelf. At that time, they did not yet have a chest, box or other place where they could put them. However, Shadow's theory was confirmed. Ivan and Lili really decided to live together at that moment, and they even took all their favorite toys with them to their new home. In addition, Sonic and Shadow only now noticed that their owners had wedding rings on their ring fingers. This means they are already engaged. They even kissed right in front of both hedgehogs. When they left, Shadow immediately came to life and made a face of disgust, as if he was going to throw up. — Ugh! Doesn't she hate kissing him? — Shadow asked. — Come on, Shadow! Ivan was always a good guy and always treated Lili well. I'm glad they fell in love. — Sonic replied, with a little sadness in his voice. — I saw these “good guys.” After meeting them, Lili always cried because of unrequited love! I saw her tears myself, and it hurt me! Even though your master is kind to her, I will still keep an eye on him! — said the plush hedgehog. — As you say! — The blue one did not argue with him. But as later life showed, the truth was on Sonic’s side. Although Shadow continued to treat Ivan with suspicion. But over time, when he was already beginning to get used to it, he was not disappointed that he was wrong, but on the contrary, he was only glad that he was wrong with his suspicions. Especially when they later had a son, whom they named David. And they named him after the main character from the 2000 film “Unbreakable.” Although at first they thought of calling him Ivan Jr. or Kirill, they remembered the same old film that they coincidentally watched as children. That's what they decided on. Even Sonic and Shadow sometimes watched the then-baby David. The child was still very small then. Just like Anya, who appeared with the Draytons not so long ago. The baby sometimes cried and mom and dad came in turns and calmed the baby down. They either gave him a pacifier that he had dropped, or a bottle. One late evening, when David had already been put to bed and was sleeping peacefully, the toys carefully came down from their shelves and climbed over the table onto the sides of the crib. This was not the first time they did this, but they sometimes liked to watch the child this way, as if protecting him from nightmares. — I can’t believe this little guy will ever play with us! — Amy whispered, barely containing her sincere joy. — I don’t want to upset you, Amy, but we shouldn’t rush to conclusions. — What if he won’t be as interested in us as his parents were, and he will rarely play with us? — asked Espio. — Calm down, guys. Even if we are not as interesting to David, he will still play with us. And we will always be by his side if needed. Don't forget that the most important thing for us is to make the child happy. — Sonic said and the speech calmed everyone down a little. Although Sonic himself was afraid that they would not play with him, he was sure that they would not be forgotten about, and they would sometimes participate in games with David. Several years passed like this. The toys stood calmly in their places, waiting for their time, and sometimes at night they allowed themselves to walk around the house. During this time, they saw David take his first steps and say his first word. When the time came, Ivan and Lili passed on their childhood toys to the younger Drayton, and also began introducing their son to the Sonic universe. To the delight of Sonic and the other toys, David happily began playing with them. The lives of Sonic, Shadow and the others were again filled with games and fun. Over time, the same chest appeared in which David began to put away toys. Except for Shadow and Sonic, who were his favorite toys and slept with him. Also an exception was the Blaze cat toy, which the Draytons got when the boy began to be afraid of the dark, and the toy's ability to glow in the dark allowed it to be a small night light. Also, over time, the family of toys expanded and everyone welcomed newcomers with open arms. And a few years later, David’s birthday came, on which he received Silver as a gift. Then Shadow became very jealous and three hedgehogs accidentally got lost. The time spent in Oscar's house was nightmarish, but at the same time, the toys were met by Stephanie and Andrew, who were the first to learn about their secret and promised to keep it. Then moving to a new house, new toys, and the fun time they had while the owners were on winter break in Japan. Later, they made two new friends, whom the toys were also not afraid of. Soon another good news appeared. Lili was expecting a child again and all family members were happy about it. Even the Omarov family, who lived in a neighboring house and were friends for the Draytons. The toys were as excited about the future addition to the family as they had been before David’s birth. To celebrate, Sonic even shared the story of how Shadow for the first time was not immediately able to understand that his owner would soon become a mother. After that, he hid for a long time from his friend, who threatened to beat him severely for his talkativeness. All these memories passed before Sonic’s eyes and the hedgehog finally saw the light in his thoughts that everything he was doing now was wrong. — Don't listen to them, Sonic! — Tails intervened in his memories. — They tell you all this on purpose. They want you to go back there again and in the end you will be in for a bummer. I know this because I was also told for hours that sooner or later someone would buy me when I was collecting dust on the back shelf of the store. But in the end, no one bought me except the Sinitsins. I won’t go to some stupid house with owners who will suddenly tear me apart. Sally, at least tell him! — I don't know? I'm confused! — the chipmunk answers and sits on the floor, holding her head. — Tails, you have nothing to be afraid of either. Our Draytons and Omarovs are very kind. They will find a good place for you too. — Silver says to the fox. Sonic at this time, looking at the names of his owners on the soles of his sneakers, again rethought everything and said: — You're right!... David still loves me and I can't just leave him. All the toys, including collectible ones, smiled at him, glad that he had made the right choice. Only Tails was outraged by this. At that very moment, Mikhail himself silently entered the room. All the toys heard the sounds of the doors opening and only figured out to pretend they were not alive. Only Shadow and the spider figured out to hide behind the TV stand. — There is little time left, I need to hurry a little. — he says to himself and having placed the stretcher next to him for the last boxes, he suddenly notices that other toys have appeared next to his collection that he did not take into the collection. Among them was Silver himself from his own store. Sinitsin was in a stupor. — Wath the hell? — he swore at what he saw, but then quickly remembering that he had little time left, he waved his hand at the rest of the toys on the floor, deciding not to pay attention to them. — Oh! Doesn't matter! — he says to himself and collects collectible toys, including Sonic himself. Shadow and the spider just watched him from hiding. — So! Let's hope I haven't forgotten anything. So, a wallet, apartment keys, car keys, tickets, a passport, a chocolate bar, it’s very valuable there... Yes, that’s it! — while he was talking to himself, he collected the entire collection and put it in the chest, closing it, and then put it, along with two more boxes, on a stretcher. Sinitsin looks at his watch, checking the time. — Okay, it's time to go. Taking the handles of the stretcher, he pulled them out of the room and towards the elevator. At this time, the toys came to life, since Sinitsin was no longer here. — What should we do now, Silver!? Mephiles! — asks the Devourer. — What should I do?... — asks Silver in response to the question and points to the ventilation. — In pursuit! All the toys and the spider ran back into the ventilation.