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(outside the prism cave in Green Hill)
While Sonic is currently busy talking to the slow-mowed versions of his friends, Nine, Sails, Mangey, and Birdie are outside the cave, arguing.
Nine: Ugh! I can't believe you two!
Sails: You can't believe us?! Ye be the one that went after them without saying anything!
Birdie: *angry bird sounds*
Sails: Oh, yeah, and to mention, ye bumped into Boscage Maze Birdie, and now she be stuck here, too!
Nine: All 3 of us bumped into her, Sails!
Mangey: *barks to try to calm down his counterparts*
Nine and Sails: NOT NOW, MANGEY!
Mangey: *whines*
The quartet see a green flash inside the cave twice, and then, see a blue blur running out of it.
Sails: Wait, was that?
Nine: Sonic?
Sails: Let's hope we don't get spotted by the origin-
???: Ahem!
The quartet turn, and see Tails, Amy, Knuckles, and Rouge have exited the cave.
Knuckles: Tails, why do those three foxes sorta look like you?
Tails: I'm not really sure, myself!
Rouge: This day just keeps getting weirder!
Amy: I agree with Rouge! First Sonic saying that he missed everybody, and now this?!
Nine perks up when he hears Amy say 'Sonic'.
Nine: Wait, did you just say 'Sonic'?! You mean he's alive?!
Amy: Uh... yeah?
Tails: Uh... Sonic! We need a little help, here!
Sonic returns, and sees Nine, Mangey, Sails, and Birdie.
Sonic: What the?!
Nine: Sonic! *runs to the blue hedgehog, and hugs him*
Sonic: *hugs Nine back* Glad to see you too, Nine.
The other two Tails variants join in on the hug.
Tails: Ahem! I'd hate to ruin such a emotional moment, but we would like some explaining!
Amy, Knuckles, and Rouge: Yeah!
The other 3 foxes let go of Sonic.
Sonic: Right. Tails, Amy, Knuckles, and Rouge, I'd like you all to meet Tails Nine, Mangey Tails, and Sails Tails! I had met them in a different timeline, or universe, I guess, and I'm not really sure how they got here. *Birdie screeches* Right, right. You too, Boscage Birdie! Care to explain, you three?
Nine: Well, you see, I was scared that the Roses and Shadow weren't gonna get you to the gateway in time, so I followed you. But little did I know that these two were following me. And then, when I did notice them, we had tumbled into one another, and then Birdie got tangled in, so now we're here.
Sonic: What about the Roses?
Sails: We're not really sure where Rusty, Thorn, and Black ended up, if they even did get thrown into the gateway as well!
Mangey: *sad barks*
Nine: And, without the prism, we're stuck here!
Sonic: Well, that's bad. Because Shadow just Chaos Controlled the prism to an unknown location.
Nine: Oh come on!
Sails: Aw, barnacles! (yes, this is a Spongebob reference, but Sails is a pirate, so I thought it would be funny if he said that when upset.)
Mangey: *whines*
Shadow Chaos Controls back to them, and sees the 3 foxes and giant flicky.
Shadow: How did- You know what, I'm not even gonna ask. I don't really want to know.
Nine: Where are we even gonna be living? I was raised in a city, Sails was born in a world that's almost completely underwater...
Knuckles: Uh, what does he mean by 'almost'?
Sails: The only patch of land in No Place is a singular island.
Knuckles: Ah.
Nine: And Mangey was literally raised in the jungle!
Mangey: *itches away fleas*
Tails: You 3 can live with me, since we're practically family! But first, we're gonna have to give Mangey a bath! He stinks, and probably has fleas!
A flea flies from Mangey's fur right past Tails.
Tails: Correction: he definitely has fleas!
Mangey flies off after realizing what Tails was saying.
Tails: Hey! Get back here! *flies after Mangey*
Sails: I'd better go help him!
Nine: But what about me?
Sails: Ye just stay here, and meet the rest of the originals! Plus, ye and Sonic still need to heal your friendship!
Nine: But-
Sails: No buts, Nine! Now I've gotta go! *flies off after Tails and Mangey*
Now Nine's only company was Sonic, Birdie, Shadow, and 3 complete strangers. This is not how Nine thought his first day here would go. Then again, he didn't think he'd tumble into the Green Hills gateway, either.