Disclaimer: None of these characters belong to me, they belong to their respective companies. This is a collobarative effort with Swift178. She's working on Amy's Diary while I work on Sonic's Journal.

January 1st

Hi there, I'm Sonic. Sonic the Hedgehog. This diary was given to me as a Christmas present by Cream and I figured I may as well fill it in this year so I can look back at it in years to come. After all you only live once, although it feels like I've hardly grown up at all. I'm only fifteen though so there's plenty of time. And anyway, who knows what'll happen this year? My best friend Tails had produced some home-made fireworks for us to welcome in the new year last night. It was great fun watching them light up the sky with all my close friends.

January 2nd

I haven't heard much from Eggman over the festive season, I'm beginning to wonder if he's up to something. This just isn't like him. On a brighter note though I got a postcard from Marine back in Southern Island. She seems just as hyper as ever, says she's doing fine and she said she wants to see us again. Well maybe Tails and I can pay her a visit sometime. We'll see

January 3rd

Spent most of today in Green Hill. I'm still there now in fact. It feels different without any Badniks there. I come here quite often and end up just sitting against a tree listening to the water gently flowing past. It brings back so many memories. Sometimes it's a little too quiet though. I'll just loop-de-loop a few times before I head back.

January 4th

What a surprise. Knuckles has lost the Master Emerald once again. I know he means well but I swear that guy hasn't got two brain cells to rub together. It's too dark to look for it now though. First thing in the morning I'll help him look for it. It could be dangerous if it ends up in the wrong hands.

January 5th

Knucklehead and I had been searching Angel Island for two hours this morning before he remembered that Rouge had an emerald detector. It would have helped if he told me sooner; honestly he should help us to help him. Rouge refused to lend it to us though unless she tagged along. Being the typical bat that she is she just probably wanted to be there in case we uncovered anything of value to her. But after spending almost the entire day looking we wasn't getting anywhere and the detector was running low on rings which we needed to power it so I'll need to collect some of those tomorrow. Given my speed though, that'll be quick and easy.

January 6th

Well I'm in deep trouble right this second. We started today by heading down to Neon Palace to gather some rings since there's always a bundle of them there. Once we had recharged the emerald detector it started beeping madly. Angel Island is at least five hundred miles away so why it was beeping around Neon Palace was beyond me. But we soon solved the mystery. It was kind of obvious really giving his recent disappearance.

Yeah, it was Eggman, I should've known. He'd lured us right into a trap. It's a long story and I'll just say that Knuckles, Rouge and I are currently locked up in a strong steel cage suspended from the edge of a rocky cliff face. I can't really see through the thick bars of the cage but it definitely looks like a long way down and it doesn't feel like this cage is going to support our weight for long. Trust me, we've tried everything. Knuckles' punches can't even dent the metal. I hope we'll get out soon, I got these two complaining in my ears and I hate to admit that I'm pretty scared right about now. Don't ask why I had brought this diary along for. It's quite small so I've just suddenly gotten used to taking it wherever I go.

January 7th

Well, would you believe it? We were rescued by Tails and Amy in the Tornado. Tails had known something was up when I failed to meet him like I had arranged. I'm not sure why Amy was around but I'm sure glad she turned up.

I got the shock of my life when I found she didn't bring her hammer, but a chainsaw instead. I practically screamed in fright at the sight. Amy's not exactly the most stable of girls, especially when she's angry and she looked really pissed off. I had stepped back in alarm as Amy began cutting down the front of the cage with the chainsaw while she cursed Eggman. A pissed off Amy and a fully functional chainsaw isn't exactly a safe combination but surprisingly, she removed the front of the cage with ease and had immediately pulled me into a tight hug the moment she'd made contact with me. Rouge had flown off with the emerald detector while Knuckles and I got aboard the Tornado and flew away. Amy and Tails both saved my life and I suppose I owe them both a favour.

January 8th

Oddly, I went to find Knuckles this morning and found the Master Emerald back in its rightful place. He'd explain that he'd broken into Eggman's fortress and stole it right from under his nose. I can't deny I'm impressed. That's all I can say about today. Spent most of it just playing some games and getting over the recent events

January 9th

Well after a surprising lack of exercise yesterday I spent most of today just running everywhere and eating chilidogs. I just felt so energetic today. Annoyingly, Amy had gone back to pestering me about going out with her… as a couple. She's a nice friend and all but I can't see anything happening between us. I'm flattered that she… err… likes me and all but she just doesn't seem to understand that the feeling isn't mutual.

January 10th

Girls, girls, girls. You can't live with them, you can't live without them. First I had Amy still flirting with me and even ask me to marry her. She must be desperate! Then not long after that I received a phone call from Marine, yes, Marine of all people. It was good to hear her again but after twenty minutes or so she just kept babbling on and on and on about the stuff we did back at Southern Island and eventually she got kind of irritating so I just hung up on her and switched my phone off. I can just use the old 'battery went dead' excuse next time she phones.

January 11th

You won't believe what happened today. Some dog in sportswear approached me and told me there was some Olympic Games thing going on and asked if my friends and I wanted to take part. It sounds interesting but I don't know if I'll be any good at the non-running events. I approached Tails, Knuckles and Amy about it they all seemed keen. Even Vector eagerly wanted to try it out, especially when I mentioned that there's trophies and medals involved. The dog left me an address to the stadium and told us to come along at noon on the 15th if we wanted to sign up. I might try it out.

January 12th

This whole Olympic Game thing's been on my mind all day. Half of the time I've though it was a stupid idea and I wouldn't do it. Other times I thought it would be awesome. I just can't decide what to do. Everyone else seems keen though. It sounds great but I just don't want to make an idiot of myself in front of anyone.

January 13th

Okay after a long discussion with my friends we eventually decided; we will take part in the Olympic Games. It sounds fun and I guess it doesn't matter if I screw up or not.

January 14th

Tails fancied doing a spot of old racing today and since he saved me I guess I owed him a favour. So we headed down to the old Casino Night Zone and we had a little race for old time's sake. I beat Tails by four seconds. He's getting better. He might have won if he hadn't got stuck between two bouncers. We even headed over to Emerald Hill for a quick race there too; which I won because Tails accidentally hit some spikes while he was Ring-less.

January 15th

Well today was a very big day. Me, Tails, Knuckles, Amy and Vector headed over to the stadium to sign up. The place was huge; a giant green oval field with a red track running around it. There were a gang of dogs in the corner, some with video cameras, some with clipboards, some with sports equipment like a javelin and a skeet gun.

After we all signed up they introduced us to a second team who had signed up. As the second team approached us I recognised them, there was no mistaking the blue overalls, the moustache, the red hat or the tubby posture. Mario was there, along with his brother Luigi, Princess Peach, Daisy and Yoshi. I had never spoken to them before but I had heard of many of their triumphant adventures fighting off a dragon named Bowser.

We spent hours chatting to each other. Those brothers have a really weird accent and Yoshi only seemed to be able to pronounce his name. They were all friendly enough and this looks set to be a good competition. There's apparently one event every few days with a total of twenty four events over the course of the next month which sounds like fun. There's naturally some rivalry between me and Mario but were getting on alright. For now at least anyway.

January 16th

Since the first event doesn't start till the 22nd January I've got tons of time to get ready. The first event is a one hundred metre sprint which will be a piece of cake for me, especially with these sneakers. It's the later events I'm going to struggle with. Since all my strength is in my legs I just know I'm going to struggle with events such as boxing, archery and fencing. I guess I'll just have to take them as they come and practice hard.

January 17th

We've got to check out the weaponry used for the events today. The javelins look dangerous though. Knuckles nearly poked my eye out with it and Vector hit his in my back. It didn't hurt thought but they should be more careful when moving those things around. Amy got really excited at the prospected of using the guns as she aimed one in the air and imagined firing it. I think I need to practice with the hammer throw though, those things are awfully heavy.

January 18th

Since yesterday was a one-off we can only practice for the hurdles in a few days time. I know I'll do fine though so I just watched everyone else practice. During a trial run everyone kept coming first different times so it was hard to say who was going to win the event, apart from me of course.

January 19th

As Knuckles keeps reminding me, it's his birthday in two weeks so I might as well see what I can get him. With this Olympic Games thing going on I might find something useful for him. We'll see. Amy's now pestering me to time her and see how fast she can run. I must have done it a hundred times the last few days. There's nothing wrong with timing herself.

January 20th

Two days left. Today's gone really slowly. I even joined in the practice today in the hope that it killed time but it didn't. I wish the day would hurry up and come.

January 21st

Last day to do any practice for the sprint. Everyone is as fast as me now, either that or I'm faster than them. Well I'm going to sleep early. Tomorrow will come quicker that way.

January 22nd

Oh my god today was the day! YES! We had such fun. Although there was something that wasn't right. When I got there I found Eggman and Shadow there too. Shadow signed up at the last minute purely because he wanted to use the chance to try and beat me at something. I haven't got a clue why Eggman's signed up though. All I know is that it can't be for anything good. The biggest surprise of all though was seeing Blaze. She was supposedly taking part in some Olympics in her world but said she suddenly found herself in my world. She joined this one instead though. It's not like her to do something like Olympics but I guess that's her decision not mine. Also some evil-looking guys from Mario world signed up too, who I was told were Wario and Waluigi. Mario also expressed his concern at Bowser, who had also joined. This really confused me too. Why on earth is a dragon like him doing competing in this? It just doesn't make sense. There was a huge crowd cheering us on and some flashing lights told me some of them were taking photos. There was also two people holding a video camera. As if I need being made more nervous than I already am.

Anyway we were split into fours for the event. I suddenly noticed Cream standing next to the track holding two flags, it seems like she's being the referee. First Knuckles, Vector, Bowser and Wario raced. I watched in excitement as they took their starting positions and waited for the announce to say 'go'. When he did they were off. Knuckles won, narrowly beating Wario, Vector came in third while Bowser finished seconds after. I guess he was just too fat for that event. I'm glad Knuckles won and I gave him a high five as Amy and Blaze went up alongside Mario and Luigi.

Amy had unfortunately fouled at the start, having took orff too early. So as Cream held up the foul flag, the competetors re-did the race. It was close neck and neck but Luigi won this race, followed by Blaze, then Amy. Mario walked disappointedly back to his friends. I even felt a little sorry for him. I was up next with Shadow. He never said a word as we took the far ends of the track. Daisy and Yoshi were between us. We bent down as instructed and I took off as soon as they said 'go'. Shadow and I were neck and neck but I had beaten him by half a second. It was close. Finally I watched Tails run against Eggman, Waluigi and Peach. He looked small compared to the rest. I cheered Tails on as he dashed forward, momentarily taking the lead. Peach soon overtook him and it seemed she was about to win until Tails narrowly nudged past her at the last second, beating them all. I couldn't help but laugh at Eggman's loss; coming fourth.

The winners of each round had to face each other, which put me against Luigi, Tails and Knuckles. I didn't really want to race against Tails in something as competitive as this but I guess it didn't matter because he came second, beating Knuckles and Luigi, much to my best buddy's delight and Knuckles' embarrassment. Great fun, no event tomorrow but the next day we've got to do the four hundred metre sprint.

January 23rd

Having won the first event made feel very confident inside. It's not long now until the second event. Everyone's training today, determined to win.

January 24th

Time for the four hundred metre sprint today. It was a lot tougher than the previous event. We were in the same groups as before. Knuckles won against his rivals again and Amy amazingly beat the boys. Sadly though Tails couldn't cope with the distance and Waluigi won. The final race therefore was me, Knuckles, Waluigi and Amy. I beat them all by half a metre. Amy came second. Knuckles lost completely and punched the ground in anger. Man that sprint was a lot more tiring than the first event but at least I still won. Two down and twenty two to go.

January 25th

I've gotten Knuckles' birthday present and card already. Admittedly I just got him a generous amount of grapes. I just couldn't find anything suitable but I know he loves grapes, plus it's healthy and it may help him in the Olympics.

January 26th

In two days time it's the final track event; the one hundred metre hurdles. This was much harder to practice as we couldn't find anything to use as hurdles. We used bits of wood and twigs which was lousy compared to the real thing but it had to do.

January 27th

Went to take a look at the hurdles today. They look tall but I should manage them easily. We all got to practice jumping them. I saw Tails attempt to cheat and fly over them but the referee caught him out. I told him he'd do fine though.

January 28th

Surprise, surprise, Tails did do well. He beat Eggman, Waluigi and Peach - narrowly. I naturally beat Shadow, Yoshi and Daisy easily. Blaze had beaten the brothers and Amy to the end. Knuckles came second however. Vector narrowly beat him. Bowser clumsily toppled into all the hurdles as he attempted to jump them.

In the final race it was neck and neck between Knuckles and Vector. I had developed a sudden cramp in my ankle and it slowed me down a bit. I only manage to get past Tails because his tails got caught round a hurdle post. Knuckles beat Vector to the finish. So after the three events I've won two and Knuckles won one.

January 29th

I'm starting the panic now. All the easy events are gone and now we've got the entire field and other events that I just know I'll lose. Tomorrow we get to try the javelins out ready for the event in a few days time.

January 30th

As I said, today we got to practice throwing the javelin. I struggled because I ran so fast that when I threw the javelin, it took me with it. I got the hang my speed though and made fairly good attempts. Knuckles was easily the best, throwing his at least eighty metres. Amy was also doing rather well. I definitely need to practise this event.

January 31st

Well the javelin throw event's on the 4th February. My highest was sixty three in the trial run yesterday so I might do well. We'll just have to wait and see.

A/N

This is a collaborative idea with Swift178 with Sonic and Amy's diaries/journals that coincide with each other. I'm writing Sonic's Journal while she writes Amy's Diary. This will be heavily based on the games in the series, starting with the olympic games. February will be up soon and then every chapter will be up at the end of each month