"Modern! Hey, Modern!"
Modern turned as Sat AM and AoStH ran up to him. Sat AM was holding something in his hand- a small leather-bound book.
"What's this?" AoStH asked, pointing to it.
"Oh, I'd forgotten about that," Modern said, "that's the journal I had when I met Sonic and Knuckles."
"Really?" both were interested.
Then Sat AM frowned.
"Neither of us can read it," he said.
"You wouldn't be able to," Modern said, "it's written in El Kaban fo Kitsune."
"Huh?" AoStH asked.
"'The Script of Kitsune.' It has different letters than what most people write with," Modern explained, "the script they use is El Kaban fo Ningen."
"Oh, that's why," AoStH exclaimed, "I was worried I'd forgotten how to read!"
"No, don't worry," Modern smiled, only half listening as he thumbed through the pages of the journal.
"Well, what does it say?" Sat AM asked.
"I think you should learn how to read it before you find out," Modern said.
"You're going to teach us?" AoStH asked excitedly.
"Sure," Modern said, shrugging.
They couldn't be more excited.
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"Badnik incoming!"
The call came in the afternoon, and all 12 foxes went to the village perimeter.
The Eggmans (and Robotniks, but we just call them Eggmans too) were stepping up their game. Not only were there more badniks than before, but BurnBot and Metal Knuckles were here; BOTH Metal Knuckles.
"We need a plan," X said.
All looked to Modern. If he noticed, he didn't make it known.
"Classic, Sat AM, AoStH, and Lego: get all the small badniks," Modern directed, "Boom, X, Archie, Movie: You're with me on BurnBot and the Metal Knuckles."
"And me?" Zooey asked, scared but wanting to help.
"Help where needed," Modern instructed.
Zooey nodded, and braced themselves for the storm.
AoStH Universe
The battle was being shown through the Miles Electric. Both 6-year-olds winced. This is why they hadn't shared their discovery with the others.
Not only would the Sonics be glued to the screen, but watching their Tails fighting and not being able to help would drive them insane. It was best to leave them unknowing of this way to see what was going on, of any way.
The Chao not holding the Miles Electric ducked its head as X Tails barely dodged a blast from FireBot. It was then the more soft-spoken of the two 6-year-olds spoke.
"Poor Tails," she said softly.
"He's with the others, though," the other said, "at least he's not alone."
"There's so many," the first said sadly, "all of them were stolen from their Sonics, their homes and their universes!"
The first looked at the second.
"Except yours," she pointed out.
"He thinks I'm a statue," the second replied sadly, "and Sonic, and Knuckles, and Amy, and Shadow…"
"...And Rouge, and Vector, and Espio, and Charmy…" the first continued.
"...All of us," the first finished.
"Chao, chao!" the first's Chao agreed.
They all fell silent and watched as the last robot was defeated.