Sonic's Really Bad Day

Disclaimer: I do not own Super Smash Brothers. That goes to Nintendo. The only characters I own are those from the Golden Land, angels from Skyworld including the royal bodyguards, Angel Assembly and archangels along with all the other angels and of course the witch hunters. I also don't own Queen's Blade as that belongs to Hobby Japan.

Summary: It doesn't take much for anyone to hate Sonic if he lets his arrogance get the best of him. Apparently the Smasher decided it would be great to isolate Sonic after his treatment of Corrin. Unless Sonic apologizes, the "curse" is never going to be lifted. Of course, Sonic has other issues with Corrin that prevents him from even speaking to him normally.

Pairing: Implied Corrin/Bayonetta and Fox/Sonic

Rated: T (for Teen)

Genre: Friendship, Humor and Drama

Warning: Swearing, violence, near death situation and unintentional OOC

A story that was meant to be a story I start for the New Year was moved to earlier this year due to the huge motivation I have. This fic surprisingly centers around Sonic. I kind of admit that I got some inspiration from watching Sonic Boom. Enjoy!

Chapter 2: How to Cure a Hedgehog

There was something that Sonic didn't know about the hex, specifically that it wasn't a hex that was making everyone ignore him. As noted, the match that was recorded between Sonic and Corrin would be broadcasted for everyone to see. It might not have been an official match, but actual battles still needed to be shown for everyone to see. Sonic timing Corrin out was not well received in the slightest. Master Hand saw a drop in revenue when that battle happened, and the best way to punish Sonic for having the worse combination of things happening in a battle was to listen to what Bayonetta was doing.

Like Eggman said, Bayonetta was incapable of casting a hex on anyone. As powerful of a witch she was, Bayonetta did not learn how to cast a curse on anyone. Jeanne probably could have taught her how to do that, but Bayonetta spent more time learning how to kill people with her powers instead of learning stuff that the stereotypical witch had. The only reason the "hex" was successful was because Master Hand agreed to the idea that everyone should ignore Sonic as punishment for being a jerk. Bayonetta's hex had merit as a result of everyone being in agreement. It was hard for some of the Smashers to outright ignore Sonic when he was up in their face and talking to him or her, but it wasn't supposed to last long. The hex would end the moment Sonic apologized to Corrin, yet Sonic's stubbornness prevented him from doing it immediately. Instead of apologizing, he fled to who knows where.

The people of Smashopolis weren't too thrilled either and treated him with disdain. Sonic didn't know what was worse, being ignored by the Smashers or feeling contempt from the citizens. Eventually, he would come back begging Bayonetta to fix things and everything would go back to normal.

Corrin hated this approach. After he was done crying frustrated tears, he wanted to be the one to approach Sonic and ask him what the hell his problem was. Instead, he was forced to play along with ignoring the blue hedgehog and hope Sonic caved to pressure. As an honest prince, Corrin felt this was an underhanded way to get Sonic to apologize. For all Corrin knew, he was the problem and not Sonic, but the only way to find out was to talk to him…If Sonic ran off though, there would be no way to clear things up.

The first thing Corrin did was search for Pit and Red. Those two were Sonic's best friends and they were in on Bayonetta's hex like everyone else. Red almost ruined the punishment on a few occasions. He had a hard time ignoring Sonic unlike everyone else. Pit in comparison was good at pretending that Sonic didn't exist.

With friends like these, who needs enemies? Corrin had thought to himself when he approached the two friends just leaving the training room together. Instead of doing Smash battles, they were in the actual fitness room area. Red was the one that wanted to lift weights and Pit was making sure he actually did that instead of leaving after five minutes.

"What did you need, Corrin?" Pit asked.

"I wanted to ask you two if you are okay with ignoring Sonic," Corrin answered. "You two are his best friends, and I find it odd you went along with it."

Pit and Red glanced at each other with worry before staring back at the dragon prince before them.

"Well, Sonic did go too far…" Pit admitted as he scratched the back of his head. "If he did that in tournament, I would be so angry, but that match qualifies as a friendly one…yet no one wants to be timed out like that."

"Sonic's a jerk," Red stated the obvious. "Master Hand was right that he went too far. I felt bad for you and Bayonetta had a convincing argument to get everyone to play along with her."

"But I was just…upset…and tired…"

"Which makes Sonic's actions deplorable. Don't worry. He'll run back crying for everyone to notice him again. Maybe he won't try to play the clock next time."

Corrin shook his head in disbelief. Really, why were they so eager to throw Sonic under the bus? It was the dragon prince that was the victim of Sonic's attitude problem, but that didn't mean that they needed to enforce Bayonetta's curse. As much as Corrin liked Bayonetta, he didn't appreciate that she was being meddlesome. He needed to resolve the issue on his own. As long as Corrin met up with Sonic in private and explained to him what was going on, Corrin felt certain he could fix things and figure out what he did to make Sonic mad at him.

Corrin thought of something that would work once he ended the conversation between him, Pit and Red. It needed Sonic to return to his room after another futile attempt to get the other Smashers to notice him again. Corrin decided he would leave a note in Sonic's room detailing him on how to remove the make-believe hex. A location and a time needed to be set. If Sonic failed to show up, then the curse would last forever. Corrin knew that it was impossible for a spell to last forever, but Sonic was suffering from superstition at the moment to realize that it was impossible.

Dear Sonic,

I know you are cursed and think that you are alone, but you are not. In order to remove the curse, you must come to Smash Harbor alone at 22 hours. You must meet the person waiting for you there and engage with a conversation with this person. Failure to comply with these demands will result in the hex lasting forever. Do not torture yourself anymore.

Corrin was pleased with what he wrote. He went to Sonic's room and placed the note on his bed. Quickly, the dragon prince left the room and prepared to get ready to head to the location. He was unaware that things would not go according to plan though.

Corrin wondered how long he had been waiting for Sonic. For someone who claimed to be the fastest thing alive, Sonic loved taking his sweet time. Corrin had the time to wait despite the storm. He was a water dragon. The storm didn't bother him, but if he waited too long, even he was capable of catching a cold.

As the dragon prince pondered his life choices, he failed to realize that something sinister was approaching. Corrin thought the noise he heard was from the waves crashing into the ships that were tied at the dock. Upon listening more closely, he heard a hoarse voice. The storm made it difficult to confirm Corrin's worry, but once Corrin noticed a purple mist mixed in with the rain he stepped back in surprise.

"N-No way! Vallites? Here?"

How did the minions of Anankos get into Smashopolis without getting detected? When the dragon twins first joined Smash, they were offered protection by Master Hand. Apparently, his realm wasn't exactly foolproof and they were right here coming toward him. Corrin's hands trembled as he reached for his sword. This was going to be a difficult fight. There was no way to tell how many soldiers invaded Smashopolis. They continued to approach him until they had him in his grasp. Corrin could only hope that defeating them would prevent Anankos from pinpointing his exact location.

Why didn't I come here with anyone else? Oh yeah! I'm the only one who wants to make amends with Sonic. Where is he?!

There wasn't much room to fight at the Harbor. Because the dragon prince was at the dock, he could only run one direction that was onto the wooden bridge leading to a dead end unless he was willing to take a dive into the ocean. Corrin was capable of doing that, but with the storm it was incredibly risky.

Corrin checked the weapons that the enemy units had. Many of them used spears, a few carried axes and one was a mage that wielded a staff. Corrin feared it might have been a sleep staff, but that wasn't his main concern. He needed to be cautious and take out the axe users before going after the spear fighters.

Unfortunately for him, they intended to charge him without giving him room to breathe. The dragon prince managed to dodge a few blows and counter them correctly. Corrin got lucky on one of the Vallites as he was able to transform at the right moment and impale the dead soldier. The Vallite was sent flying into the roaring ocean, leaving Corrin with one less enemy to deal with.

Corrin did push his luck though. While he was making sure that a sleep spell wouldn't hit him, he forgot how effective the freeze spell was in comparison. Had Corrin brought one of his healing staves with him, then he might have been able to change the flow of battle. Not having a staff made it easier for the enemies to know that once Corrin was down, he wasn't going to be able to get back up. The freeze magic hit him at his feet. The dragon prince yelped at the sensation of his feet trapped in ice. This had happened many times in the past, but Corrin failed to learn his lesson each time. Wearing shoes or socks would have stopped his feet from feeling like popsicles.

This isn't good. Corrin thought to himself as he looked at the soldiers. They seemed to put their weapons downs now that Corrin was stuck. Their intentions were clear. Oh, no! I got to break free. I need to turn into a dragon and get out. I got to-

Corrin's train of thought was interrupted as one of the Vallites approached him and seized his arms. He growled as he tried to break free. Another Vallite had his weapon pointed at him to prevent him from trying anything funny. The dragon prince gulped, realizing how bad this situation turned. Even if the ice were to melt quickly, he was in their grasp.

"Let me go…" Corrin snarled weakly as he tried to pull a fast one by turning his hand into a spear. This didn't work as another Vallite seized his other hand, preventing him from doing so. "Are you for real?!"

The Vallites could care less about Corrin's mood dropping. They were going to take him back to their leader and he had no say in it. The dragon prince struggled to break free from their death grip, but to no avail. This day just went from bad to worse.

At that moment, Corrin's ears twitched. A familiar "REE" could be heard, and as quickly as he heard the annoying sound, the Vallites that had their grip on him were knocked into the ocean. Corrin thanked his lucky stars at how another attack caused the ice below him to shatter, freeing him from his confinement. The other dead soldiers were forced to take a step back once they realized that Corrin had someone to back him up.

"…You're late, Sonic." Corrin groaned as the blue blur appeared in front of him in a defensive stance.

"Nah that was Sonic Speed right there!" Sonic taunted as he looked at his opponents before feeling that talking to Corrin was more important. "I'm glad someone in the mansion decided to talk to me again. I thought I was cursed to where you all were ignoring me."

Once he was able to move his arms again, the first thing Corrin wanted to do was bang his head against the hilt of his sword. Of all the things Sonic would say to him…

"There was no curse…" Corrin grumbled. "I thought I was stupid but you're just…"

Sonic gave the dragon prince a confused expression. Corrin rolled his eyes as he pointed the Yatogami toward the Vallites. "Never mind. We'll talk after we get rid of these enemies."

"Stalkers of yours?"

"Yes. And they're very persistent. They traveled from my world just to bring me back…"

"Then it's time to send them packing!"

Sonic immediately curled up into a ball ready to clear a path for Corrin. It would have been easier to just take the dragon prince and run back to the mansion. The Vallites were not that fast, so they would have lost them easily. However, since they were persistent stalkers, they needed to be eliminated now. Corrin had to make sure that not a single enemy escaped and reported to their boss. That would spell trouble for him and Cory. Corrin allowed Sonic to be aggressive as a result.

Swords and spears meant nothing to Sonic. As long as he was curled into a ball, nobody was able to attack him. The hedgehog found it odd how the soldiers didn't make a sound when they were hit. No grunts or curses escaped their lips. They would open their mouth as if they were going to cry out in pain, but they didn't make a sound. Sonic didn't know how effective he was unless he knocked them into the ocean. Once they fell into the ocean, they didn't come back up. Sonic thought this was good and continued to keep up the pace.

Corrin only had to deal with a few of the Vallites targeting him. He was able to manage them because of Sonic having his back. The same could not be said for Sonic. The storm with its pelting rain and dark clouds made it difficult to see where everything was. Corrin could see the Vallites in front of him, but he couldn't keep track of Sonic because he was zooming around the dock. It was already hard to keep up with him in Smash, but outside of Smash…he was just a blur.

Sonic eventually stopped speeding around when the number of soldiers was reduced. He rolled his eyes at the thought of how easy these opponents were. Corrin only had an issue because he was ambushed. Otherwise, these enemies weren't so tough and could only overwhelm one person with their huge numbers.

"No problem! Piece of cake!" Sonic exclaimed as he taunted the remaining soldiers. He failed a check spot unfortunately.

"Sonic, behind you!"

Sonic was supposed to be the fastest thing alive. His reflexes were on the slow side because of the storm. He failed to notice that a Vallite had snuck up behind him. You would think that one with an axe would be easy for Sonic to avoid without trouble. Alas, that was not the case. While the blue hero did manage to evade a deadly blow at the last minute, the wide swing caused Sonic to lose his balance and fall into the ocean. He let out a surprised yelp the moment his spines hit the water.

Corrin did not hesitate to jump into the ocean and retrieve the hedgehog. It was common knowledge that Sonic did not know how to swim. Even if everyone could swim in Smash, it did not reflect how well he or she did outside of the tournament. As a result, Sonic's ability to swim to the surface of water was nonexistent. The dragon prince regretted calling Sonic to the dock where he could potentially die because of the ocean. He wasn't thinking straight when he did that, and now Sonic was paying for it.

Corrin wasn't the only thing that jumped into the ocean. The Vallites saw this as the Nohrian prince trying to retreat and wasted no time in chasing after him. Corrin wanted to know how the hell the dead soldiers could go into the murky water and not decompose. He then remembered that his father's magic would allow them to maintain shape even underwater. They could still sink to the bottom if they didn't keep moving, but the problem was that they could still move at a decent speed underwater while Corrin's movement did indeed slow down. Sometimes, being dead had its advantages…especially if powered by magic.

Get out of the way. Corrin thought darkly to himself as the Vallites got too close to him. Corrin turned his hand into a huge mouth and chomped at the enemies that got too close to him. They had a harder time dodging an attack like this underwater. One chomp spelt the doom for these enemy soldiers, as they could not swim back to the surface after taking damage.

The dragon prince was certain that only a few of them pursued him underwater. They were of no match for him as Corrin proved to be superior in the underwater battle by proxy of being able to take more blows without the fear of sinking deeper into the darkness of the ocean.

Corrin fought his way through the dark waters, hoping he could clear a path by the time he saved Sonic. While he was able to get rid of the four Vallites that chased him, he was too slow on getting to Sonic before the hedgehog passed out.

Sonic's mind became clouded the further he sank. He wanted to scream for help, but his lungs were being filled with water. Even if Corrin was right there, he feared death in that moment. He might have heard Corrin scream at him to calm down and to hold on, but there was no way he could do that with everything becoming dark around him.

I really screwed this up. Sonic thought to himself as he was on the verge of fainting. He reached out for Corrin before his lungs give up on him. Only one person crossed his mind and it wasn't who was in front of him. Fox…save me…please…

Once Sonic closed his eyes, he didn't open them again. Bubbles appeared from his mouth as his body started to sink further down. Corrin finally got rid of the Vallites that chased after him in the water in order to focus on Sonic. The panic cleared from Corrin's mind and he remembered to shift into his dragon form to swim towards the blue blur faster. The dragon held onto Sonic tightly before swimming toward the surface, and when he reached the surface, Corrin reverted to his human form again.

Sonic may have fainted, but Corrin still managed to get Sonic out of the ocean. The dragon prince didn't care that he was still too close to the Vallites. He needed to get help for Sonic before he suffocated.

Unfortunately, with his only ally out of the picture, the Vallites were free to harass Corrin again. For some strange reason, they had the tools ready to capture him. Corrin was certain they didn't have a net before. Otherwise they would have thrown it on top of him immediately. Corrin managed to barely push Sonic away so only the Nohrian prince was the only one caught in the net. This was still a bad situation for both of them to be put in. He growled as the dead soldiers yanked the net towards them. He was put in an awkward position where he couldn't cut the rope with his sword. He would end up twisting his arm just to do that. He snarled as he was brought closer to them. Maybe if he transformed into a dragon, he would be able to get out…but he knew that that was what these dead soldiers prepared for. The net that held him was meant for capturing dragons…

Crap…could this day get any worse? Corrin asked himself darkly.

Corrin closed his eyes and sighed in frustration. He was going to risk turning into a dragon to escape. Fortunately for him, more help was on the way and they wouldn't put themselves in a tight situation.

"CORRIN!"

Corrin's ears perked up at the voice. "Cloud?!"

A blade beam came soaring through the air hitting the Vallites that stood in the way of the attacker and Corrin. The dragon prince watched as the attack cut his enemies to pieces. This was followed up by lasers being shot in the same direction as Corrin's enemies. Finally, a huge panther sprinted his way. The panther bit at the net and ripped it, freeing Corrin from the trap.

"Cere!" Corrin cried out happily as the panther reverted back into the Umbra Witch.

"Little one, are you alright?" She asked in a worried tone. "I was thinking we weren't going to make it on time."

"…We?"

Corrin looked behind her and could barely make out the figures. Besides Cloud, who he recognized via his attack, he noticed an anamorphic creature with a tail behind Cloud.

"F-Fox?" He asked. "But…why?"

Fox's attention was more to Sonic than Corrin. Corrin got his answer right there without Fox having to address him. Bayonetta was willing to respond. She was close enough so only he was able to hear her.

"The good doctor that Sonic knows warned us that Sonic went out to speak to you. You decided to go back on my little hex and cave into Sonic's demands."

Corrin flinched at her tone of voice. She sounded disappointed that the silver haired prince would resort to apologizing to Sonic instead of letting the hedgehog swallow his pride and apologize to him for his attitude problem.

"You are lucky that we found you when we did. You were going to be taken away from here…"

"I know…I'm sorry…"

Bayonetta looked ready to smack Corrin for putting himself in danger. He was lucky that she didn't. Instead, she decided to lightly tap him on the cheek. Corrin flinched at her long fingernail and blushed when her fingernail trailed above his cheek. Bayonetta's expression softened as she patted him on the head.

"You're a good boy, so I should have expected you to be the adult in this situation." The Umbra Witch continued. "Let us adults handle your stalkers."

Corrin was worried about that. Sonic said he would deal with it and he was the one that was the one dying at the moment. Fox had tried to wake Sonic up the moment he saw him and panicked when he realized his friend wasn't going to wake up anytime soon. He needed to be taken to the hospital. Actually, he needed oxygen before then.

"How is he?" Cloud asked the leader of Star Fox.

"Sonic…isn't breathing…" Fox muttered darkly.

Cloud jumped at this. The obnoxious hedgehog was going to die?! They needed to perform CPR on him…but Fox was now more focused on the remaining enemies in front of him. He snarled.

"You did this to him…" Fox growled as he pointed his blaster to them. "You will die!"

Cloud jumped out of the way when Fox fired his blaster. He was very trigger happy outside of Smash. The Vallite soldiers didn't stand a chance against a modern weapon like a gun. Cloud shivered at the expression Fox wore. He actually looked like a predator ready to hunt down his prey. The ex-SOLDIER didn't want to get in the way. He needed to take care of Sonic. The storm just made it difficult for Cloud to get on his knees and perform the task. Cloud had already performed CPR on a young girl in the past. An anamorphic hedgehog wasn't any different, probably. Still…Fox might have turned around and shot him in the face if he tried to touch the blue hedgehog.

"Bayonetta!" Cloud called out. "Clear out the rest of them!"

"You don't need to tell me twice." Bayonetta told him as she took out her guns and shot the Vallite soldiers that Fox missed. Compared to Fox who was missing his shots due to the storm, Bayonetta had no problem pinpointing the enemy and finishing them off. The threat was no longer the Vallites at this point. It was the storm itself.

The harsh weather refused to let up. Cloud was certain that there was something odd about this storm, but he couldn't put his finger on it. It wasn't that bad when they arrived to help Corrin, but the moment they were nearly finished cleaning up, the rain and winds picked up again. The storm was centered on Sonic than the other Smashers for some strange reason, and by "centered around", Cloud was certain that the random lightning strikes that were happening were trying to aim at the unconscious hedgehog.

With fewer Vallites, Fox had attempted to resuscitate Sonic. He had checked the hedgehog's pulse. Due to the beating raindrops, it was difficult to determine if Sonic was still breathing. Fox didn't want to take any chances and prepared to perform CPR on him. Unfortunately, the storm wasn't going to let Fox do so that easily. A powerful gust zipped through the area with the attempt of throwing everyone into the ocean. Bayonetta was used to harsh weather. What she was not used to was watching someone like Cloud nearly getting thrown off the dock and into the ocean. Bayonetta chose to help her friend out over watching over Corrin. She rushed towards him and grabbed him by the arm before attempting to land on the dock. The wind made it difficult to do so. Cloud made a snarky comment under his breath when they both landed in the ocean as a result of Bayonetta's inability to get them to dry ground safely.

The same thing almost happened with Fox and Sonic. Fox used his entire body as a shield to cover Sonic from anything, whether it was Mother Nature or the undead. The ocean's waves crashed onto the dock as if trying to sink it underneath. Some waves were larger than others and eventually created a big one that would wash away anything and anyone on the dock. Corrin was able to stick his sword into the ground and hold on, but Fox didn't have the same luxury as him. In an attempt to hold onto Sonic, he ended up getting knocked away from the hedgehog and into the ocean. Fox could swim, so it wouldn't be an issue. However Sonic's unconscious body was now left alone. Corrin cursed to himself as he attempted to move despite the strong gales. If there was a way for him to use his Dragon Veins to control the ocean, he would have done so…but there were no markings that Corrin recognized that would allow him to use his powers so easily.

Come on, Corrin! Think! You are not going to let anyone die on your watch! Corrin screamed to himself as he looked in the direction of Sonic's body. He gasped at the sight of one Vallite soldier left. He had his weapon raised over Sonic's unconscious body. Without thinking, Corrin had shifted into his dragon form and charged toward the undead soldier. "HANDS OFF MY FRIEND!"

Corrin rammed the Vallite with his dragon horns. The soldier struggled slightly when impaled. Seeing as how he was already dead, it didn't matter too much, but Corrin didn't care. The dragon quickly tossed the Vallite into the ocean and focused his attention on the blue blur. He noticed that Sonic's normally peach colored skin was becoming rather pale. Corrin feared the worst…

"NO. YOU CAN'T DIE SONIC. I WON'T LET YOU!"

Corrin let out a malicious roar that rivaled the storm's howls. The dragon slowly ascended into the air…his body glowing a light blue color. The ocean started to calm as a blue light hit the ocean…

Sonic shot up out of bed. He let out a horrible wheezing noise as he inhaled as much oxygen as he could. Was him drowning just a dream? Sonic looked down at the sheets below him and knew it wasn't his bed seeing the trademarked white sheets of the hospital.

I-I'm in the hospital…how am I alive? Sonic asked himself as he tried to recall what happened before he blacked out. Okay, I remember getting the note in my room and heading to the harbor. I saw Corrin get attacked by the undead and tried to help him. The storm was too much and I got knocked into the ocean. I heard Corrin's voice before I passed out…I was certain I drowned…so how…

"You're finally awake, Sonic."

Sonic jumped hearing a voice snap him out of his thoughts. It was a familiar voice though, so Sonic could count his lucky stars.

"Fox?"

"At least your memory is still intact…"

Of course it is. Why wouldn't it be? Sonic asked himself. He tried to move his arm, but was unable to. Something heavy was preventing him from moving, and that something was Fox. The older Smasher was resting his arm on Sonic's. This was only possible if he was resting his head against the hedgehog's stomach when the younger Smasher was sleeping. Sonic groaned as he lightly nudged at Fox to move his arm away. Fox realized what was wrong and complied immediately.

"What happened…to me?" Sonic asked slowly as he moved his hand to his forehead after Fox moved his arm away. "I feel…woozy…"

"You need to take it easy. You nearly died." Fox started.

No shit. Sonic thought to himself. I almost drowned, but I feel like I'm going to throw up…uhh…

"You've been out for a while. A few others and I had taken turns watching over you. I'm glad you woke up when it was my turn…"

"…How long was I asleep for?"

"You've been unconscious for four days. You had us worried…"

Sonic couldn't believe what Fox just told him. No way was he unconscious for four days! It hadn't been that long since the storm!

"Fox, be serious! I wouldn't be asleep for that long." Sonic started but once he saw the serious expression Fox wore, he knew he was serious. "No way…"

"Yes way…"

"…Why would it take so long to…"

Sonic didn't need Fox to answer the question. He could think of a logical explanation just from what he remembered. The blue hero had been knocked into the ocean and was sinking to the bottom like a rock. Sonic already suffered from aquaphobia, so if he thought he drowned, the trauma would be too much for him. He was lucky to be alive, yet Sonic still couldn't believe he was unconscious for four days.

Despite being called the fastest thing alive, Sonic had a rather slow reaction time concerning Fox's sudden affection. His heart raced feeling Fox's fur brush up against his skin. The silence that came with the sudden embrace was deafening to say the least. This silence was worse than the sound of the storm that Sonic was in a few days ago.

"…I was scared." Fox began. His grip around Sonic tightened to the point that the blue hero feared he would lose air in his lungs yet again. "I was scared of losing you. Corrin stopped the storm…but you weren't responding to anything…the doctor said you might not survive the night. You hung on for dear life…and only now did you become stabilized…I…"

"F-Fox…"

Sonic feared that Fox might be the one to shed a tear for him. Fox was rather emotional even though he didn't want to admit it. Heck, Fox usually accused others of letting their emotions get the best of them, but Fox's entire life had been based on acting on impulse. That's how he got to where he was today. Right now…it was just odd for the older male to be trembling like he had been in the cold ocean for weeks on end.

"I was scared of losing you…if I lost you…I don't know what I would have done…"

Sonic wondered if he was running a fever this entire time. His cheeks were too hot for his liking. He was left speechless by Fox's words. All he could do to reassure Fox that everything was okay was slowly return the embrace. Sonic may have been a hero, but he was terrible at comforting people. He had one-liners lined up to stop girls from crying, but how do you stop your older friend from shedding tears for you when you nearly drowned?

"I-I'm fine Fox…" Sonic answered quietly. "I…I'm sorry for worrying you. I'm okay…honest…"

Sonic gently pushed Fox away so he wasn't suffocating. Fox recognized that he was going too far with his affection. However, he persisted with showing Sonic he cared for him. Sonic wondered if Fox had been watching him sleep for days. There were dark eye rings under his eyes. He needed to sleep.

"F-Fox…what are you doing…"

Sonic asked the question when he felt something soft touch his cheek. Green eyes widened seeing Fox place a small kiss on his cheek. If he wasn't feeling feverish before, he was now. Sonic felt his heart stop at the small gesture.

"…Don't worry me like that again…I was so worried."

"…Sorry…"

Fox pulled away from Sonic. He scratched the back of his head nervously. Sonic chuckled, equally nervous that Fox just kissed him. The two exchanged shy looks before deciding that staring at anything other than each other was better. The tension in the room disappeared though, and Sonic was relieved that he didn't feel like he was walking on eggshells.

Yet all good moments had to come to an end. A light tap on the door forced the two Smashers apart from each other. Without waiting for someone to respond, the people outside let themselves in.

"Are we interrupting something?"

Sonic rolled his eyes. "Corrin, why are you here?"

Corrin appeared offended by Sonic's question. "Is that how you treat the person who saved your life?"

"Could have sworn I saved your ass from getting kidnapped."

"...I would have handled them just fine…thank you very much."

Corrin snarled at Sonic after being forced to be rude to the blue hedgehog. This jerk really wanted to make him feel bad despite saving him from drowning. Bayonetta was ready to make Sonic's life a living hell again, but Fox was in the room for a reason.

"If you don't want us here, we can leave." Bayonetta began.

"No. Stay." Fox ordered. "I need to know why Sonic was acting like a bigger brat than usual and why we needed to ignore Sonic to teach him a lesson."

The cute moment Sonic had with Fox was ruined in that moment. Green eyes glared at Fox's. Fox avoided looking at Sonic now and focused on Corrin and Bayonetta in front of the infirmary bed. Bayonetta folded her arms. The cat was out of the bag with Fox making it obvious that the hex was a scam.

"You better explain yourself, Fox…" Sonic growled. "What do you mean "teach me a lesson?" Bayonetta hexed me!"

Corrin rolled his eyes at this. "Cere doesn't know how to hex people."

"Corrin, I can!" Bayonetta responded rather quickly even though Corrin knew better. "…The hex just wasn't as strong as I had wanted it…"

"Why would you need to hex him in the first place?" Fox asked her.

"…Fox, you saw what Sonic did to Corrin. There is no need to kick the boy after his loss against you in that tournament."

Fox almost wanted to forget what happened in that tournament mainly because he didn't win it. Of course, he didn't think about how the dragon prince felt about losing in round one.

"And why would Sonic act like a bigger jerk than usual?" Fox questioned Sonic.

"What are you talking about? I was backing you up! Corrin was talking shit about you after that tournament!"

"Excuse me?!" Corrin was taken aback by the accusation. "Why would I ever…"

"You didn't show up at the ceremony. I went to look for you and you're talking shit about Fox to your sister! Not only were you rude to not show up, but you're a sore loser too!"

It was then did Corrin know what Sonic was talking about. His expression faltered before he paled. Bayonetta gave the young prince a puzzled look. Regret was the first thing that Bayonetta read on Corrin's new expression.

"I…"

"Just admit that you're like the rest of us!" Sonic shouted. "There isn't anyone in this mansion that hasn't had their salty moment in a tournament. You acting like a goody-two-shoe and everyone taking your side really irks me!"

Fox was taken completely by surprised as Bayonetta was. She clearly didn't think that Corrin was the type of person to insult someone behind their back. Fox thought that Corrin was the mature sibling of the two, but according to Sonic, that wasn't the case.

"Corrin…is that true?" Bayonetta asked. She was using a gentle tone in comparison to what she was using when speaking to Sonic.

Corrin slowly nodded his head. "I…was really upset…" Corrin admitted. "I trained with you and Cloud for two weeks. I wanted to do well in the tournament if I got chosen. I felt like I wasted everyone's time…"

"Corrin, dear, you know that's not-"

"I didn't take time away from you two just to lose that badly! I felt so ashamed of myself as a fighter that I just wanted to be left alone." The dragon prince confessed. "Sis told me it was okay to vent to her about my problems, so I did that…I didn't mean to cause trouble to anyone…"

Corrin's voice started to crack. Sonic flinched recognizing what was coming. If Corrin kept talking, he might break down in tears. The blue wonder needed to realize that he was never going to be seen as the victim of this situation…even if he was the one that almost died.

"…So Sonic…you eavesdropped on Corrin venting his frustration about his loss…and decided to make it worse…" Fox started before Sonic let out a frustrated sigh.

"A-And what if I did? It was still uncalled for…"

Fox had to facepalm at this. So all of this started because of him…

"Really Sonic…this was really uncalled for…" Fox grumbled. "You think others haven't talked behind my back before?"

"Well no…but…"

"Like you said…everyone gets angry once in a while. You shouldn't hold a grudge against anyone for saying things in private…"

The room became quiet afterward. The whole "it happened in private" would make sure that Corrin wasn't at fault. Sonic groaned at how lame the situation was. He was the one in the hospital bed and hexed by a witch for crying out loud! Instead of listening to Fox, Sonic glanced back at Bayonetta who was more focused on Corrin.

"Corrin, there was no reason to be upset. Even if you lost, Cloud and I saw that you did your best."

"Cere…I made a promise to myself after this tournament…but I failed so I'm not worthy…"

"Worthy of what?"

Corrin opened his mouth as if he was going to answer her, but decided to hold back. Sonic had an idea on what Corrin wanted to say to the Umbra Witch. If Bayonetta's crush was apparent, then Corrin's crush was equally apparent. If the tournament was supposed to prove something to her, then that means by failing, he doesn't deserve to speak to her about the issue yet. Bayonetta should not have been this dense, but alas…

"Bayonetta, are you going to remove the hex now?" Sonic asked her in an exasperated tone. "I want to be seen by everyone else again."

"Sonic, there was no hex." Fox told him sternly. "We all just played along with Bayonetta to teach you a lesson in disrespecting a fellow fighter in friendlies where the spectators could see."

Sonic was in disbelief at this point. "Excuse me? It wasn't real?"

"No…" Corrin mumbled. "You have to remember that you have upset everyone at least once. Even though Master Hand was the one who wanted everyone to follow through, it wouldn't have had been successful if you weren't…"

"Annoying." Bayonetta finished. "And just so you know, I can hex people…just…not this time."

Bayonetta wasn't fooling anyone at this point, so it was best if she dropped the subject about hexing people.

"I thought superstition was a thing…" Sonic growled.

Fox raised an eyebrow. "Sonic…we're in a tournament with Gods, aliens and mythological creatures. Superstition exists as well from what Smash Brothers has taught me."

"Still…the last thing I want to do is admit that Egghead was right that there was no hex…"

"Don't feel too bad about that." Fox started as he patted Sonic on the head. He chuckled hearing the hedgehog growl. "If anything, you should be thanking Eggman for all he has done for you. He not only listened to you vent apparently, but he also told us about where you were and how we could help you out. You're here now because of him."

"Right…I'm only in the hospital bed because Eggman failed to finish me off." Sonic said while rolling his eyes. "Egghead probably caused the storm. The weather man said nothing about a storm."

The three Smashers in the room traded expressions before laughing at Sonic's stupid theory. This was one of the rare times Eggman decided to be helpful toward his arch nemesis, but Sonic's paranoia wasn't going to go away. While, Sonic at least could admit that he was in the wrong for snooping around, there was no way he would admit that Eggman helped him get through the day.

Of course, Sonic was always right about Eggman. There was a small Eggbot hovering on the ceiling in the hospital room Sonic was in. Once Sonic made that snarky comment about Eggman causing a storm, the evil doctor sneezed twice.

"Sonic, I know you're talking bad about me, but at least you acknowledge that I wanted to finish you off while you were in that state of mind." Eggman groaned. "Now, once you're out of the hospital, I can devise a plan to finish you off for good…and this time, people will see you fail…hohoho! I'm a genius!"

Like Sonic, Eggman would never admit that he wanted to help Sonic out of his funk. With the hex topic out of the way, Sonic would return to normal and Eggman could actually focus on attacking Smashopolis. Things have never been sweeter for the evil genius.

Me: Done with 7729 words.

Li: So everyone just decided to ignore Sonic because they were mad at him?

Me: Yeah. The hex was a perfect excuse to treat Sonic like crap once. Funny how even though the title of the story is one bad day, it's more like a bad week, but Sonic nearly drowning should probably count as a bad day. Notes!

1. I look down on the idea of camping. It is a very good strategy to win. You won't win the audience that way. There is a difference between camping and playing defensive though. Duck Hunt just allows people to time people out on the clock. Timing out is looked down on in this universe specifically because Master Hand is trying to draw in a hype crowd, but if you're wasting everyone's time to win, you don't make as much money. It's why everyone is so willing to go along with it since Sonic players are notorious for the time out strategy.

2. Yeah, Eggman was the reason for the storm. Eggman is capable of anything when he puts his mind to it. When Corrin activated Dragon Veins, he pretty much broke the machine that was causing the storm.

That's it. This story is posted at the beginning of the year. More Smash stories will be coming, so stay tune for more. Reviews are appreciated. Ja ne!