"I'll get you for this, hedgehog!" Dr. Ivo 'Eggman' Robotnik screamed in rage as a portal swallowed him up with it's gravitational pull. "You'll see! I'll be back!"

Sonic Hedgehog watched in shock, alongside his best friend Miles 'Tails' Prower and their other friends/allies, as the evil doctor disappeared from the surface of Möbius. His mouth hung open, and his eyes were as wide as saucers before he shook his head to recover. He turned to the ones with him and behind him and smiled.

"He's gone, everyone," he announced. "That Egghead's finally gone!"

"YAY!" Everyone cheered, jumping for joy and hugging each other as they squealed and celebrated their freedom.

Sonic chuckled as he watched the citizens of Möbius enjoy what they've been longing for in a long time.

{WEEKS LATER}

The sunlight shone from his bedroom window, brightening up the sky blue room. He groaned at the light, but he opened his eyes anyway. He sat up and stretched, feeling his stress on Eggman fade away each night he slept before he got up and headed to the window. He opened it and took a deep, calming breath.

"Aah~" he sighed in relief as he was met with the chirping birds and happy sunshine. "What a beautiful day…"

"Look! It's Sonic!"

Sonic snapper out from his relaxing morning and looked down to see a MILLION reporters and journalists on his yard, their cameras and notebooks out with pens as they snapped pictures of him. He gasped, shutting the window to avoid the bright flashes as he rubbed his eyes with a hiss. A groan escaped his lips as he shook his head and blinked to clear his eyes.

"Ugh, paparazzi," he sighed and scratched his head. "Can't they leave me alone already?"

He dragged himself out of his room and into his bathroom to clean himself up. He turned the tap of the bath tub on and let it fill while he added the bubble soap. Once it was full, he turned off the water and entered the bubbles, soaking himself to let him relax with a happy sigh. He closed his eyes, letting the warm, calm feeling around him fill his thoughts…

CRIIING! CRIIING! CRIIING!

'Seriously…?' he growled as he reached out for the phone on the sink. 'Can't I have some alone time for ONE minute? Just ONE!'

He looked at the Caller ID then he answered the call and placed the phone by his ear.

"Hello?

"Hey, Sonic!" Tails's voice rang through the phone, catching the azure hedgehog off-guard. "I was heading over to your place when I saw the media all over your front yard. You doing okay? Need some help getting rid of your little paparazzi trouble? I can always tell them to come back a little later, this afternoon or maybe tomorrow? Or…"

"I'm fine, Tails," Sonic reassured his best friend-brother. "I can handle them. Why don't you try to get in through a window?"

"Alright. See ya there!" With that, the line went dead.

Sonic sighed and placed his phone back on the sink then he went back to relaxing with the bubbles. After a while, he had finished and was now putting on his bathrobe as his quills were wrapped up in a towel. He brushed his teeth and rinsed then he walked out to the halls of his house.

"Hey, Sonic,"

"GAH!" Sonic jumped and turned to see his buddy Tails enter through the hallway window with a smile. "Oh, Tails, you startled me,"

"Sorry," Tails chuckles. "I thought you'd be done changing,"

"Not yet. Just finished taking a little bubble bath," Sonic giggled before opening his bedroom door. "Wait for me on the couch, m'kay? I'll be down in a sec,"

"Alright then," Tails headed down to the living room and obliged to the command.

Sonic sighed in relief as he entered his room and shut the door. He removed his bathrobe and used a spare towel to dry his fur then he grabbed his gloves and socks and wore them. He took the towel off his quills and dried them a bit by rubbing the towel to soak the water. He hung his towels and bathrobe then he plugged in his hair/quill dryer and began to actually dry his quills. After a while, he turned off the dryer and brushed his quills down with a hair/quill brush.

"… 99… 100!" he placed down the brush and smiled at his reflection in the mirror of his vanity. "Perfect,"

He slowly went down to get back to his buddy, who was surprised to see the other so calm and so slow.

"Looks like someone's enjoying his with no Eggman," Tails grinned. "I've never seen you so relaxed before,"

"I know, right?" Sonic sat beside the fox and slumped back lazily. "It feels so nice…"

"It won't be so nice when the paparazzi barges in," Tails shook his head. "You gotta get rid of them,"

"How, Tails?" Sonic sat back up, looking at his best buddy-brother with a raised eyebrow. "They still think I'm a hero when I just want to be normal mobian for once,"

"You can always call a retirement,

"A retirement?"

"Yeah," Tails nodded. "A retirement from being a hero. After that, you can move out and live somewhere the media can't find you,"

"Where would I go?"

"Well, there IS a spare apartment near my laboratory in the city…"

Sonic beamed. "Tails, that's the best idea I've ever heard! It's also a way for us to be closer and more in-touch!"

"Glad you like it!" Tails cheered then he twirled his twin tails and headed to the nearest window. "I'll leave to reserve the apartment for you!"

"See ya when I get there!" Sonic waved the kit goodbye and then he sped to the front door and took a deep breath. "Come on, Sonic. This is the only way to get rid of them from chasing your quills. Just… make the announcement,"

He turned the doorknob and pushed open the door. All of a sudden, he was met by a crowd of reporters, who all grabbed him and pulled him out of his house to get an exclusive interview.

"Sonic Hedgehog, what do you do now that Eggman's defeated?" one reporter asked.

"Can you really be sure that Eggman's gone for good?" another spoke up. "What would happen if he returns?"

"How about your team? What are your plans for them?" the other ones questioned. "Will they be disbanded? And how about—"

The questions went on and on, a camera flashing from each one being asked. Partly blinded by the flashes, Sonic shielded his eyes at every shot then after the reporters were a bit quiet, he got the chance to answer.

"Well, to start things of," he began, not bothering the cameras flashing his picture as he spoke. "now that Eggman is gone, my friends and I are planning to have a little split-up since they have their own lives, and I have mine. I can't really say that Eggman's gone for good, but as of now, he's not our concern. Until a time when he comes back for his vengeance, I will be… in a retirement,"

The reporters and photo journalists gasped. They began to take more photos and notes down as cameras from the news focused their recording on the hedgehog. Sonic noticed this and sighed.

"I know this seems like a strange decision for me, but I have made up my mind," he turned to face the news camera. "As of today, I declare myself, Sonic Hedgehog, retired from heroism. I won't give a clue on what I'm planning to do during my retirement because I don't know either, but what I do know is that I am going to be a normal mobian; living, working, paying taxes and stuff like that. Now, and as long as I have to,"

He turned around and opened his door. "That's all the info I'm giving. I'm sorry, and goodbye,"

With that, he shut the door and locked it. A commotion broke through the reporters outside as they tried to barge in, screaming more questions for the azure one to answer.

Sonic didn't hear them out and stayed behind the door until the chaos was over, and the paparazzi finally gave up and left. Sonic sighed in relief before prying himself off the door and heading straight to the living room. He took out a chili dog, which he snatched from the kitchen earlier, out of his quills and slumped onto the couch then he turned on his television as he munched on his breakfast.

["Breaking News!"] the tv showed Möbius National News as the news reporter appeared on the screen. ["Möbius Hero Sonic Hedgehog has decorated himself retired from hero work. Just this morning, he had declared that now that Dr. Ivo Eggman Robotnik was no longer our concern, he will call out a retirement. We have no idea how people are going to cope with this news since everyone knows that Sonic Hedgehog is our one true hero!"]

"Aw, that's sweet, but too possessive," Sonic let out a chuckle as he finished his chili dog.

He turned off the tv and stood up, stretching. As he did, his phone rang, so he grabbed it from his coffee table and answered it, putting it in FaceTime speaker phone.

"Hello?"

"Well, well, look who just called for a retirement from heroism," a familiar voice spoke out as four faces popped out on the FaceTime Screen.

Sonic chuckled. "Yeah, well, I had to get the media off my quills. For chaos sake, they could never leave me alone!"

"Yeah, we noticed," Manic Hedgehog, Sonic's big brother, grinned. "I mean, they were able to announce to the world that you were retiring before you had a chance to even tell us,"

"Why the sudden thought, though?" Ogilvie Hedgehog, Sonic's youngest identical triplet brother, questioned. "I'd never thought I'd see the day where you'll announce something like this,"

"If you ask me, I think it's about time Sonic left heroism," Sonia Hedgehog, Sonic's elder sibling/only sister, crossed her arms and huffed. "Eggman's gone, so he's got no one to fight. The media is just terrible, so I'm sure Sonic needs a little R and R himself,"

"I'm with Sonia on this," Maurice Hedgehog, Sonic's eldest triplet brother, nodded. "You will do some R and R, right, Nic?"

"Yup," Sonic smiles and held a thumbs up. "After I settle in the apartment Tails reserves for me and find a stable job, I'll get some R and R,"

"You sure you don't want us to send you money for the tax?" Ogilvie raised an eyebrow.

"Nah," Manic shook his head. "Didn't you watch the live interview? Sonic wants to be a normal citizen of Möbius. That's one of the many reasons he called out for a retirement,"

"Manny's right, Gil," Sonic admitted. "I'll be fine on my own. Don't worry,"

"Oh dear, I'm worrying whenever you say that," Ogilvie bit his bottom lip.

"Nic, we'll send you money at the first week of your retirement," Maurice sternly said. "It's hard to find a stable job these days,"

"I guess you guys can do that…" Sonic scratched the back of his quills awkwardly. "But not so much!"

"Just text your address, and we'll deliver it in a second!" Sonia winked.

"Thanks, guys, but I gotta get packing,"

"Alright, lil' bro," Manic snickered. "See ya soon!"

"Bye!" Sonic dropped the call then he sped to his room to start fixing his things.

He grabbed his huge luggages; one green, one blue, one silver, one gold, one blue greens and one black. He used his green luggage to place all his towels, bathrobes and other toiletries like shampoo, conditioner and etc. He used his blue luggage to pack his unused clothes, which he was planning to finally use to hide from the media and his fans. He used his silver luggage for his books, since he was planning to read every night for relaxation, alone with his photo album. He used his gold luggage to pack his picture frames and other fragile stuff, putting up a 'FRAGILE' sticker in front for warning. He used his blue green luggage for his television, carefully placing it inside before putting another 'FRAGILE' sticker for warning. Finally, he used his black luggage to pack his sketch pads, pens, pencils, papers, kitchen tools, and a bunch of other stuff he hadn't packed yet.

After a while, his house looked almost completely deserted. He pushed his luggage out in his front yard then he pulled out his phone and started calling his buddy.

"Tails? You there?"

"Hey, Sonic!" Tails's cove tang through, happy and clear. "Are you ready?"

"Yeah, I am," Sonic giggled. "but I think I MAY have overpacked a little, so can you pick me up?"

"Can't be that bad. I'll head over in my car,"

"Thanks, Tails!" Sonic smiled. 'Wait, when did he even get a car…?'

A few minutes later, the yellow fox drive over in a golden vehicle with huge wheels. Sonic gasped at the sight as Tails got off and flew down.

"Hey there, Sonic!" he greeted then his eyes neatly popped at the sight of the luggages. "…woah. You weren't kidding when you said you had overpacked…"

"And you weren't kidding when you said you had a car!" Sonic cried out. "It's HUGE!"

"It can be adjusted," Tails shrugged and took out a remote then he pressed on a red button, and the car's wheels immediately turned back to normal. "There, see? But for your luggages, I don't know how…"

"We'll put on the non-fragile ones at the trunk the fragile ones at the back seats," Sonic suggested.

It took some time, but after a lot of carrying and struggling, the luggages had been settled in. Sonic climbed into the passenger's seat whilst Tails climbed into the driver's seat then they drove off.

"Sonic, can you call Knuckles?" Tails said as he drove. "We might need help getting your luggage to the apartment since it's at the 7th floor…"

"Is it the top floor?" Sonic asked.

"No, it's one of the middle floors, actually, but we're still gonna need some help,"

"Fair enough," Sonic brought out his phone. "Let me text my siblings my address then I'll call Knuckles to help us out,"