Disclaimer- I don't own Sonic or the thugs.(They're from Beyblade.)

Author's Note: Sorry that I had to remove this for awhile. I got a Flame and was taking precautions to make sure that the flamer didn't put this in his C2 called'Stories a Turd Out Of My (Bleep) Could Write Better.' Hope you like it!

Chapter 1

Dear mom and Dad, I'm sorry to have to do this but I have left. I have my reasons but I'm sorry, I can't tell you what they are. Goodbye forever. Your son, Levi.

I had woken up to the smell of rotting garbage to remember that I had slept in a dumpster the night before. It had been about three weeks since I ran away from home. I lifted the lid up and slowly climbed out of the dumpster. Then I started walking out of the alley I was in when I heard somebody speaking to me.

"Well look what we have here. A wimpy little shrimp on MY turf. What do you say we rough him up for trespassing?"

I turned around and saw three thugs. One was bald and wore a skull t-shirt, another had a green Mohawk and a tattoo on the right side of his face and the last one was kind of muscular, had two piercings in his right ear and had red hair that spiked in every direction.

"What do you want? I'm busy." I said.

The bald one said,"Hey Bones, what should we do with this guy?"

The one with the Mohawk nodded,"Yeah, what SHOULD we do with him boss?"

"Quiet you two." He turned to me,"I'm impressed. Most people would have run away by now."

I turned around and began to walk away before my right arm was grabbed.

"Where do you think you're going? I said that they ran. I never said they got away. Anyone that steps on my turf pays the price. Grease, if you will."

Grease began to twist my arm in an unnatural direction before I heard a gut-wrenching snap causing me to cry out in pain. I dropped to the ground with a broken arm and before I knew what was happening, I was getting the crud beat out of me. It went on for a good while before I was knocked unconscious by a blow to the head.

(Sometime later)

I woke up with a pounding headache. I grudgingly got up and noticed my arm was bent in an unnatural position. I was also bleeding from my back and left leg.

I sighed,"Looks like I'm gonna be handicapped for awhile."

My stomach growled and I put my left hand on it,'I need to find something to eat soon. I haven't eaten anything in three days! Maybe I can find something edible in a trash can somewhere.' I thought to myself.

I headed down the street and saw a poster. I decided that it might be a good idea to check out what it says. Unfortunately it was probably the worst thing that had happened since I ran away.

Missing Child

Name: Levi Proctor

Age: Fifteen

Eyes: Hazel

Hair: Brown

If anyone finds him please bring him to a nearby police station or call the number below.

I was completely mortified. If I was found...I shuddered. I couldn't let them find me under any circumstances. I headed into an abandoned warehouse of some kind that I had slept in many times before. That was when I heard police outside. I quickly jumped into the closest thing which happened to be a dumpster and saw something glowing. I turned my head and noticed a large white gem glowing strangely. I picked it up, completely forgetting the police and saw the gem glow so bright I could no longer see anything. Suddenly my body felt like it was shrinking and it HURT! Before I could scream though, I passed out.

Sorry about the cliffie but I'll try and update sometime next week so you won't be in the dark for too long. Read and review please!