Chapter One: Ordinary Days of a She-Hedgehog and a Dog
May 8, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Many years have passed since that catastrophe on the planet Crystal, and so much has changed during that time. Varanda, having grown up, wore birch clothes, and Buddy, having grown up as a dog, wore a red collar with a gold medallion, on one side of which was his name, and on the other side was the address of his place of residence with his mistress. They still lived in Vanilla's house, who also had her own daughter named Cream, who became like a real younger sister to Varanda. Buddy also fell in love with Cream, as a new younger mistress.
Present day
Varanda slept in white pajamas in bed and snored. Buddy woke up earlier, stretched and looked at his mistress. He tried to wake her up with his usual bark. He barked once, but the hedgehog showed no signs of wakefulness. He barked twice, did not get up. The dog did not understand why she did not wake up. β Okay, honey. Enough sleeping, time to get up. Too much sleep is bad for your health. β He said in his dog language, which Varanda heard as a regular bark. But even so, she didnβt wake up. She just rolled over on her side and continued sleeping. Buddy doubted a little. β Maybe she should be allowed to sleep too?... Okay, then Iβll sleep a little more too. β He decided and, climbing onto the bed, he lay down on the blanket near Varandaβs feet and just closed his eyes, but he couldnβt sleep anymore. After all, he had already slept enough. β Okay. β He said to himself and came closer to the hedgehogβs muzzle. He lightly touched her cheek with his paw. Then he touched her two more times, but even so, Varanda didnβt wake up. Then the little dog lightly slapped her cheek, hoping that she would wake up that way. It didnβt help. Varanda just rolled over and said: β Five more minutes, Mom! β Oh, really? β Buddy was a little indignant and, turning his back to her, sat down with his butt and tail right on her face, hoping that she would start to choke and only then wake up. β Sorry, but this is for your own good. β but Varanda only raised her right hand in her sleep and pushed Buddy off the bed, after which she continued to sleep. β No, Amy, don't get between me and Sonic! β she says through her sleep. β Okay, I didn't want to do this, but you forced me. β Buddy said sternly, climbed under the blanket with her and, grabbing Varanda's pajama leg with his teeth, dragged her along with him. β Let's go to the bathroom urgently to splash around in cool water in the morning. β he said to her through his teeth, a little unintelligibly, but Varanda was still sleeping. Buddy pulled Varanda out of bed and she fell to the floor from the bed. Despite this, she continued to sleep. Then the house dog dragged the anthropomorphic hedgehog into the bathroom, threw her in there and opened the tap, pulling the lever with both paws. A small stream of cold water flowed from under the tap, which flowed directly into the hedgehog's eyes. This made her move a little and begin to wake up. β Huh? ... What? ... What? ... β she stood up abruptly, widening her eyes and shaking her head, shaking her head from the rest of the water. β I'm not sleeping! I'm not sleeping! β she said and looked around. Seeing her dog, who was breathing with his tongue hanging out, she was touched. β Buddy! Did you wake me up again in such a cunning way? β She stretched out her arms and hugged the dog as soon as he ran to her and began to lick her muzzle. Varanda even felt a little ticklish. β How do you manage to do this every morning?... But okay, I'll wash up quickly now and then we'll go for a walk. Buddy barked happily and left the bathroom to let his mistress wash herself in private and change her clothes.***
Having finished washing, dressing and having breakfast, the hedgehog took the leash and put it on her dog's collar. Buddy went outside first and Varanda followed him. She was not fully awake yet and was sleepy, so she leaned over, but held on tightly to the leash, and the dog pulled her along and held her so that she would not fall asleep again. So they walked together through the forest, walking along a path. Suddenly they heard the sounds of gunshots. Somewhere in a bank, an unknown villain, a Mobian in a yellow suit and a yellow mask with a yellow pistol, appears. He stole a bag of money and was about to run away. Varanda stood in the thief's way in a fighting stance. The thief in yellow threw the bag aside and suddenly Buddy attacked him from behind, knocking him to the ground. The dog barked enthusiastically twice, and Varanda stroked the pet's head and leaned over, looking sternly at the thief, and took off his mask. It turned out to be a brown hedgehog with purple eyes. Then suddenly Dr. Eggman attacked the forest again, using a new robot. Varanda and Buddy were able to stop him by finding iron cables on the robot's elbows, pulling them out as if they were playing with each other, who would pull the rope from each other. Together, they stopped the evil doctor for the umpteenth time. After this victory, Varanda and Buddy wanted to play ball. The hedgehog was holding a yellow squeaky ball and threw it. More precisely, she pretended to throw it, but in fact she hid it behind her back. Buddy did not understand this and naively ran far, far away into the thicket of the forest, looking for his favorite ball. After a fun game of ball, Varanda and Buddy passed by a construction site. The builders miscalculated something and did not have time to drill one red beam, as it began to fall. Varanda managed to run up and hold it above her head. However, the floor under her feet began to collapse, since the concrete had not yet completely hardened, and when it cracked and began to fall apart, it seemed that the hedgehog was about to fall. But fortunately, Buddy managed to run up and put himself under his mistress's feet, making himself a spare floor, and he himself stretched out his paws to the sides and grabbed the edges of a small hole with them. The dog smiled faithfully, looked at Varanda and winked at her, to which the mistress also smiled and winked at him in gratitude. By this time, the builders managed to quickly secure the beam, thanking the girl and the dog for their help and began pouring new cement in place of the old concrete. After another feat, Varanda and Buddy began to run cheerfully along the path, waving their arms and paws, jumping and sometimes stopping from time to time. Buddy jumped on his hind legs, raising his front paws up. He himself stuck out his tongue and rejoiced. Together they had fun and played so much that they did not notice how they ran to Station Square and went together with the nearest restaurant, where Varanda bought herself a chocolate cocktail with bubbles, plus a sausage in dough, and for Buddy two fried chicken legs, taking into account their bones, which Buddy simply loved to lick. Returning to the forest along the road, Buddy then buried these two bones somewhere behind the trees and buried them in the ground so that no one would find them. Their cheerful day together was coming to an end when they were returning home together and accidentally crossed paths with Sonic. β Sonic! β Varanda called Sonic, seeing him. At first, the hedgehog panicked a little, thinking that it was Amy who was chasing him as usual, but after looking around and seeing Varanda, he sighed with relief and smiled, after which he also went to meet her. At this time, Buddy smelled something with his nose and walked away. Varanda decided that Buddy had walked away so as not to interfere with them and went to meet Sonic. β I was just walking home, but I didnβt expect to see you again. β And Iβm just walking around as usual and making sure Eggman doesnβt start anything again. What a coincidence that we met again. β Sonic answered and they both laughed a little. β By the way, I was in Station Square and brought you this. β She showed a sausage in dough. β I know, itβs not a chili dog. But thatβs all that was in the city. β Itβs okay. β He didn't want to upset her and took her gift into his hands. β I like regular sausages in dough, just like you. β While he was holding the sausage in dough, Buddy returned, sniffed the sausage in Sonic's hand and quietly stole it with his teeth. β It's even surprising that they still cook them in Station Square. It's like me running from Australia to Antarctica. β What? Have you been to Antarctica? No, you're kidding. β the hedgehog says incredulously as a joke. β No, I'm serious. It was really cold there though and I had to run to the equator to warm up. β the hedgehog answers calmly and was about to bite off the sausage in dough. He just stuck it in his hand and opened his mouth, but his eyes widened, noticing that there was fried dough, but no sausage. β Ouch! β Yes, Sonic. You really are the fastest hedgehog on the planet. β Well... I don't like to brag at all... β Sonic answered, and then whispered in her ear. β Like Shadow! β After that, they covered their mouths with their hands and laughed about it. β Go to hell! β they heard Shadow's voice off-screen, but ignored it. They looked into each other's eyes, made a tube of lips and just reached out to each other, when suddenly the dog stood between them, started jumping, preventing the hedgehogs from kissing and barked joyfully. They didn't even understand what he was barking about in dog language: β Kisses? Kisses! Hooray! I'm all for it! You both know how much I love kisses. Although Sonic and Varanda didn't understand what he was barking, they were both glad that he was sometimes near them. Even Sonic was very happy to see him. The blue hedgehog knelt down and patted the dog on the head. β Look what I have!? β he said and took out a soft rubber squeaky toy in the form of a hedgehog named Shadow from behind the needles on his head. He squeezed it in his fist a couple of times and it made a squeaking sound. The friend really liked it and with his tongue hanging out he began to jump in place and bark in his own language: β Ah! Rubber Shadow! Give me, give me, give me! Please, give me!" β Do you want him? Do you want him? β Sonic asked the dog, since he did not understand what he was saying and after a couple of seconds, without waiting for an answer, Sonic quickly spun his hand three hundred and sixty degrees and threw it far, far away. β Catch him! β I'll catch him! Go! β Buddy says to himself and runs after the toy, leaving Sonic and Varanda alone. Afterwards, Sonic and Varanda quietly laughed. β So. Where were we? β asks Sonic and together with Varanda they prepare to kiss again. They lean towards each other, make a tube with their lips, touch each other with their lips and kiss. At this time, Buddy was running through the forest and sniffing with his nose, looking for the rubber Shadow. He searched and searched for him until he came to an oak tree, where the Shadow toy was hidden high in a hollow. Although in fact, it was Sonic who accidentally threw it there. The dog grinned slyly and began to jump onto the tree branches, climbing them like a squirrel. At one point, he even grabbed a branch with his teeth, started to spin around on it, like the Prince of Persia in his arms, and letting go, jumped even higher and climbed onto the highest branch. Then he went to the hollow where Shadow's rubber toy was lying. The dog laughed: β Ha-ha-ha! The mighty hunter has cornered his prey! β he said to himself about the toy. The dog climbed into the hollow with his muzzle and tried to get the toy out of the inside with his teeth. Two ordinary little chipmunks immediately started laughing at him. One had a red nose, and the other had a black one. β Hey, Mail, look! It looks like he's got a sausage stuck in the hollow. β said the chipmunk with the black nose. β Yes, Pip. β the chipmunk with the red nose agreed with him. β The sausage is definitely stuck. β Stupid squirrels! Did you come to make fun of me? β Buddy snapped back, offended. The chipmunks were outraged by the way the dog called them. β You're a squirrel yourself! We're chipmunks! β answered Pip. β Chipmunks, squirrels, what difference does it make to me? β the dog answered with questions, then continued to push with his front paws and try to break free. β It would have been better if you had helped me get out of here instead of making fun of me. β Oh, stop being offended, doggie. We were just joking. β explained Mail. β A stupid joke. And not funny at all. β Buddy answered sternly and continued to push. β Why did you go there anyway? β the chipmunks asked at the same time. β I wanted to get Rubber Shadow, who was hiding there. β Okay. We'll get you out now. β Pip answers and together with Mail they climbed onto the dog's back, grabbed him by the collar and started to pull him towards themselves. The dog also continued to push away from the hollow. β We got him! β We'll pull, we'll pull! We can't pull him out. β Mail said jokingly and at that very moment Buddy pulled his muzzle out of the hollow and freed himself, almost falling down. He barely grabbed and held onto the branch with his front paws and climbed up again. β Phew! I almost fell. β he said to himself. β Thanks for helping. β You're thanking us too early, β said Pip, holding out his right palm. He and Mail ran into the hollow, got the toy and brought it to the dog. - Here! Take it! Now you can thank me. β Thanks again, β answered Buddy, about to take the toy with his teeth, when suddenly Mail's eyes bulged and said: β Wait! I know you. You're the same dog of that brown hedgehog in blue. Weren't you the ones who carried buckets of water and put out the forest fire when it started? β Yes, it's me, β smiled and stood proudly in an epic pose, so much so that he almost fell again, barely holding on with his front paws and climbed up. β What's going on? β This is incredible! β Mail's pupils grew larger and he grabbed his cheeks with his palms. β Oh! Mr. Buddy, you won't give us your pawtograph, will you? β asked Pip. β A pawtograph? Sure. β Buddy agreed, licked his right paw with his tongue and imprinted his brown mark on the backs of each chipmunk. The chipmunks liked the imprint of his paw. β I'll never wash this back in my life. β Mail said, smiling. β But okay. I have to go. I need to return this toy to its owner. β said the dog, taking the rubber Shadow in his teeth. β You mean the blue hedgehog? β Pip asked. β About Sonic. My owner loves him very much, and he loves her. I've noticed this for a long time. β explained Buddy. β I can even imagine how great it will be when they get married and live together. Not like that pink hysterical Amy Rose. β Remembering Amy, he began to get angry, baring his teeth. β Ugh! I wish I could bite her ass so she wouldn't bother my Varanda, and especially Sonic. β After that, the dog calmed down. β But I don't want to be a mad dog. That's why I have to endure it no matter what. β And you think that when they get married and live together, your mistress will continue to love you and keep you at home with her? β asked Mail. β Of course. Why not? β Buddy thought for a bit, looking at the chipmunks. They looked at each other and decided to explain to him in turn. Pip began first: β I'm afraid to disappoint you, Buddy, but... Your mistress won't always be friends with you and live with you. Trust us. My brother and I know this very well from our shared experience. We were once domestic chipmunks, but then we ran away from our owners and became wild. β What are you talking about? β the dog did not understand and Mail continued: β You see, Buddy, we have a suspicion that your owner only loved you and was friends with you since childhood, but now that a beloved guy has appeared in her life and she wants to start an affair with him, she has not needed your game lately. Sooner or later, you can bore him and she will want to get rid of you. β Believe it or not, but... We ourselves are not sure, but we are only guessing, remembering our experience. β Pip explained. β You think, why did Sonic give you this toy and throw it so far away from you? ... So that they could be alone away from you, just the two of them. Because they think that you are only bothering them. β I... Interfere... With them? β Buddy's eyes widened and he thought even more. The chipmunks nodded, and the dog smiled and said: β You must be joking? Varanda has been my best friend since childhood. We are inseparable. β That's for now, β added Mail. β But with time, everything will only get worse. Please answer us one question... Where do you usually sleep? After asking the question, Buddy looked at him, thought and tried to remember, and then he answered: β I usually sleep with Varanda on her bed. By the way, she doesn't mind. But if Sonic occasionally comes to visit us and spends the night, after which Varanda sleeps in bed with him, then I either sleep on a soft and warm rug on the floor next to the fireplace, or, if Varanda herself still calls me to her place, I also go to sleep next to them. β There! β Pip noted, putting out his hand with his index finger. β For now, that's all. But lately, there's a chance that Varanda and Sonic will stop inviting you to sleep with them. β Why? β the dog's eyes widened and Mail began to answer: β Good question. Look over there, for example! β he pointed his finger at a nearby tree and Buddy turned his gaze there. He saw two squirrels, one orange, the other pink. They were running and playing together. β These two flying squirrels used to be separable. But once they met and fell in love in the spring, they began to live together. Now the pink squirrel is pregnant, judging by the fact that she has a big belly. About the same thing may happen to your mistress in the future. β Well... So much the better? Yeah? β the dog tried to be optimistic. β On the one hand, for Sonic and Varanda themselves, yes. It's better. β Pip confirmed. β They will probably have their own child. In the life of any person and Mobian, sooner or later there comes a time when they, being a beloved couple, decide to have a child. And each child is like their parents. Only slightly smaller, they walk on all fours and, as far as I remember, they scream a lot. β Yeah. That's for sure. β Mail angrily folded his front paws on his chest. β But they are very valuable for each couple and parent. Unfortunately, animals cannot play with them. On the one hand, they are adorable and very, very soft. But on the other hand, such funny kids cause nothing but trouble. β After what was said, Buddy thought about it, but continued to listen to them. β They bite, pull and scream. But in principle, any dog ββwould tolerate this. Especially one like you. They will hang the whole house on its ears, in the figurative sense of the word. β They say children are worse than fire, β Pip continued. β You can continue to believe that maybe Varanda will continue to love you and keep you close, but just wait. Sonic and Varanda are getting married, they will have a son or a daughter, or maybe even two... For example, you wanted to scratch yourself from fleas, but then you immediately hear the screams of the owners. β He got down on all fours and, twisting his voice, began to parody the owners and pretend to scream: β GET OUT OF HERE!!! THE CHILD IS BEING BITTEN BY FLEAS!!! β Buddy got a little scared, even raised his head and bulged his eyes, but continued to listen to them. Then Mail began to tell: β Or if, for example, you want to talk to someone in the middle of the night, and unfortunately, people and Mobians do not understand our language and think that we are supposedly... Supposedly... Just making some sounds that are familiar to us... They will immediately start yelling at us: β Mail also got down on all fours and began to pretend to yell: β QUIET UP!!! STOP BARKING!!! YOU'LL WAKE THE CHILD UP!!! β Well... If so, then in general I am not against such new rules. I am ready to endure for the sake of their child. β assured the dog, remaining calm. β This is just the beginning, but later there will be berries. Well, that is, this is still the norm for you, but then it will only get worse. β explained Pip. β Then it will affect your diet. Do you remember the pieces of fresh meat that your mistress feeds you every day in a bowl on the floor? β Yes. I like them. Sometimes she even gives me regular dry food. β the dog closed his eyes, remembering those pleasant moments when Varanda fed him. β So! And forget about it! - Mail explained. Suddenly, Buddy's memory was spoiled and instead of meat, there was some kind of green liquid in the bowl. β Instead of all that delicious stuff that you used to be fed and that you loved so much, you will be given the remains of baby food. β the dog's eyes bulged and he shook his muzzle sharply, trying to drive these thoughts away. β And your favorite bedding by the fireplace? ... There will be a leaky booth outside. β In Buddy's imagination, the fireplace quickly became an exit to the street at night in the rain, and he himself found himself inside the booth, through the roof of which water was dripping. Buddy quickly returned to reality on the same branch next to the chipmunks. β How is that possible? β he asked himself. β I don't believe it. A human and a mobian are a dog's best friends. β We thought the same thing about chipmunks instead of dogs. β Pip said. β But now we've long since learned that it's all a lie. Stupid stereotypes that mean nothing. The fact is that sooner or later your mistress will get tired of you and she'll throw you out on the street. Of course, you can continue to believe in the good, but you shouldn't deny that there could be such an outcome of events that we warned you about. β Remember, Buddy. There's little room for love and affection in Mobian love. β Mail added and went into the hollow with Pip. β Remember! When a newborn baby comes, the pet leaves. After that, the chipmunks went into the hollow and hid inside. Buddy stood there in a stupor. Nightmarish thoughts began to spin in his head. He imagined Varanda and Sonic sitting at the table and eating his own food from his own bowl. He also then imagined Varanda giving Sonic a gift, inside of which was a huge bone wrapped in a red ribbon, which the hedgehog liked. And also how Varanda seemed to call Buddy to sit next to her on the sofa, but Sonic managed to run up with the speed of a bullet and sat down instead of Buddy. Buddy himself, with bulging eyes and excitement, watched this. Then a giant hand in a blue glove appeared from above, took off Buddy's collar and put it on the finger of another giant hand in a white glove, like a wedding ring. Then a newspaper appears with news about the wedding between Sonic and Varanda, and then a stroller appears and someone is crying in it. And then Varanda becomes angry against the backdrop of lightning and thunder, grabs Buddy by the scruff of the neck and kicks him out of the house. These nightmarish thoughts made Buddy return to reality, bulge his eyes, grab his muzzle with his front paws and scream hysterically. He screamed so much in horror that he couldn't hold on to the branch and still fell. Fortunately, he landed in a blueberry bush and was not hurt. Coming out of the bushes, he shook off pieces of branches with blueberries, took the Shadow toy in his teeth, which fell from the branch with him, and went back. At this time, Varanda and Sonic were talking to each other about Buddy himself. β Maybe it's stupid, but... Now that we're together... Your Buddy won't be lonely? What do you think? β asks the blue hedgehog. She-hedgehog thought for a moment and said: β Yes. You're right. He basically has no one but me. β That's nice, but maybe it would be better if he made more friends? Like me, for example. β suggested Sonic. β I somehow didn't think about it. β explained Varanda. Buddy had returned by this time. Sonic and Varanda looked at him, and he smiled stupidly and only waved his right paw in a friendly manner. He approached Sonic and handed him back the rubber Shadow. β Oh! Thank you, Buddy. β the hedgehog knelt down, patted the dog on the head and took his toy. β Okay. I'm going. β See you later. β Varanda waved goodbye and Sonic ran away like a bullet, leaving behind a strong wind that slightly blew Varanda's long hair and the dog's fur. β Well then. Let's go home, Buddy. β said she-hedgehog and the dog obediently followed her.
