"No, Sonic, today it shall be you that is defeated." Silver exclaimed with finality. He and Sonic were locked in an epic battle of wits...on MW3. A PS3 controller clutched tightly in each hedgehog's hands, all their attention was locked on the broad screen of an LCD flatscreen tv. Sonic lounged on the leather couch while Silver sat on the hardwood floor in front of the couch. It was 8:23 in the morning, and neither of them were getting up until their duel granted a victor. Amy and Blaze were helping Tails make breakfast in the kitchen, and the savory smells only served to strengthen the two. Knuckles was off in the corner of the living room bench-pressing while listening to his IPod. So far he had reached a solid 156. Shadow was off doing errands for GUN and Rouge was up in her room doing God knows what.

"Oh, pssh, you wish, Silver. You have yet to beat me and my trusty Dragunov." Sonic moved his character up a flight of stairs where an open window was shown. Once there, he proceeded to camp and wait for Silver to show up. (They're on the Lockdown map, btw.)

"At least I don't need a Dragunov to snipe. I just add red dot sight to my MK14, and I'm all good to go." The white hedgehog smirked as his character ran down the European city's streets, checking every corner on the way.

"Yeah, 'cause you suck at using sniper rifles!" Sonic chuckled as he ran back to the doorway to set a claymore. Can't be too careful.

"Eh, you're right, but assault rifles take class, my friend." Silver ran up some stairs into the top floor of an art store. After quickly looking around the corner, he trained the red dot sight of his gun across the long hallway. After seeing that there was no one, he dashed up to a stack of military boxes and laid down next to them, watching the doorway he came through.

"Um, you point and shoot, Silver. Can't take too much class." Sonic countered.

"You're just jealous 'cause my gun's gold."

"Right. Totally jealous, even though I could easily add that color to my gun if I wanted to."

"Whatever. Hey, where are you anyway? This is kind of a big map." Silver, still watching the doorway, asked.

"Over here."

Suddenly, a missile crashed into the wall right above Silver, dousing the room in smoke and killing Silver instantly. He was then reset to the other corner of the map, next to a shop with creepy manikins. "Aw, come on! You didn't tell me you had an RPG! Oh well, at least I know where you are now." Silver grinned as he set his character running up the cobblestone streets.

"Oh yeah? Well I have a surprise for you." Sonic shouted in triumph as he called in a predator missile.

"No no no no nooo!" Silver exclaimed as he tried to dash for the nearest building. He was too late, however, as the missile found its mark, and the score screen came up with Sonic as the winner.

"Ahaaah! And Sonic goes undefeated!" The blue hedgehog leapt off the couch and did a victory dance.

"Oh, hush. I'll get you someday yet." Silver smirked as he threw a pillow at Sonic who, seeing the surprise attack, ducked, and then tackled the white hedgehog, putting him in a headlock.

From the kitchen, Amy and Blaze laughed as they watched the two hedgehogs wrestle. Boys will be boys, eh? "Hey, breakfast is ready! Come and get it!" Amy shouted as she set out plates and Blaze got the silverware.

"Yeah, food!" The two boys threw down their controllers and happily ran up to the table. Pancakes drizzled in syrup sat beside a plate heaped with bacon and eggs. Everyone grabbed a plate and started dishing up food, Silver and Sonic having a contest to see who could fit the most pancakes on their plate. Rouge then came down the stairs gracefully and went to Knuckles, who was still on the bench. Taking one of his earbuds out of his ears, she said, "Breakfast is ready, Knuckie," with a voice like silk, then went to the kitchen to grab a yogurt. Knuckles, grunting, set down the weight and grabbed a towel to wipe his forehead. Taking out his earbuds and setting his IPod down on the bench, he draped the towel around his shoulders and went to where everyone was eating and talking animatedly. Grabbing a plate and stacking it sky high with food, he went to sit next to Rouge. The chair at the head of the table was empty, of course, as it was Shadow's spot.

"So, how did the match go? Sonic won, didn't he?" Knuckles said to Silver, who nodded and elbowed Sonic in the ribs. "Hehe, if you want some advice, try not to get caught out in the open. That's his hunting grounds." Knuckles said with a laugh.

"I was trying, trust me. He just doesn't know the meaning of the word camping." Silver smirked at Sonic.

Sonic lightly punched Silver on the shoulder, exclaiming, "Hey, its not my fault you're so damn impatient. The moment you come out of your hiding spot, I already know where you are."

"Oh, you're such a maniacal genius.."

"Why thank you, I do try."

"Whatever. So how far did you go this time, Knuckles?" Silver asked, knowing full well that by asking that, he and Sonic were in for a long story full of bragging and remarks like, "I swear my biceps got bigger, wanna feel them?"

Knuckles, seizing the moment for what it was worth, immediately went into his story. "Well, from the moment I woke up this morning I just had this feeling that I would-"

Before he had time to finish that sentence, there was a deafening crash as a black blur crashed through the sliding glass doors and was thrown past the dining room by the momentum. A loud thud outside echoed the crash, which woke everyone from their initial shock enough to either scramble outside or scramble to the black hedgehog on the living room floor. (Hehe, get it? Scramble? Cuz its breakfast, and...yeah, I had to point that out. Sorry. Carry on.) Tails, Rouge, and Blaze dashed to the living room to see if Shadow was alright, and everyone else, after a glance to the other room, ran outside to see what all the commotion was. Upon reaching the backyard, heart beating like a jackhammer from the loud noises, Silver was astonished to see...

"Ohh, it's just Eggman. Hey bro, wassup?" Sonic echoed everyone's relief. "Did you have to fling Shadow through our sliding doors though? Amy just ordered those, and they're better than the old french doors that kept squeaking every time we-"

"Just shut up, blue rat; your famous speed also affected your speech patterns. Aaaaanyway, I did come here with some special news, and I was just sure that you would want to hear it..." Dr. Robotnik, sitting comfortably in his Egg Mobile, trailed off as he peered through the broken mess of glass with a smile. "You do know that I always have to make a dramatic entrance, of course. And Shadow just happened to be walking back home as I was on my way. I planned on throwing a tree, but a hedgehog is seventy four percent more convenient."

Shadow, with his wounds already healing up, limped outside as Rouge temporarily supported his weight. Tails and Blaze followed after, Tails going to stand by Sonic, and Blaze going to stand by Silver, cleaning the blood off her gloves from tending to Shadow. The black hedgehog, feeling he could walk by himself again, stubbornly shrugged Rouge off and walked to the front with a slight limp. "Well, you have our attention now. Give me one reason why I shouldn't eradicate you on the spot." Shadow growled, crossing his arms.

"Oh you're just going to love this; I came up with a new plan of destruction!" Eggman pressed a button for confetti and threw his hands in the air.

"Great. Is it going to be like the last few failures you've had recently?" Amy remarked, setting her hammer on her other shoulder.

"Quiet, you! I've ironed out the kinks on this one. And do you want to know the best part? I'm not telling you what it is. You're going to find out in due time." With that last remark, he flew off into the distance with a sinister laugh.

"My story was interrupted for that?" Knuckles watched as the doctor grew smaller and smaller in the sky. The group walked back into the dining room. Tails started inspecting the broken glass doors and assessing for damage while everyone else finished their breakfast and went to clean up the broken glass and the blood.

"If anyone thinks that Eggman's new plan is balogna, say aye." Sonic remarked as he helped to pick up glass. Many aye's were voiced all at once.

"I don't know guys, maybe he's really up to something. I just think we shouldn't underestimate him." Silver stated.

Sonic chuckled and walked over to Silver, putting a hand on his shoulder. "Silver, Silver...you really think after all these years, I'm going to consider that fat lard a threat?"