New Arrival

by chen8386

A young lion has moved into the village, becoming an instant hint with Sonic and the gang. Well, minus Sticks, of course. However, so does a new threat. And there may be more than meets the eye to their new friend. Can they trust him? Read on and find out! Rated T for language and suggestive themes later on. Sonamy in later chapters.

Home Sweet Home

Bygone Island.

A large island off the coast of the main continent, featuring several different ecosystems. A variety of animal species flourished across the terrain. One species included sentient creatures known as the Mobians.

Mobians were anthropomorphic animals that came in all shapes, species, and sizes. Most lived in the small town of Hedgehog Village, as well as other modern settlements. A small portion of the island's Mobian population also lived in small tribes of indigenous people.

And it was home to a certain group of Mobians, including a well known cobalt-blue hedgehog.

The sun rise shone through the shack windows onto the sleeping hedgehog. He stirred upon the light hitting his eyelids. He turned the other way, attempting to get at least some of the sunlight out of his face. He wanted to sleep for at least a few minutes longer. Just enough to count it as a good night's sleep.

Several minutes later, he finally opened his eyes groggily. With a loud yawn, he sat up on his hammock, rubbing his eyes to clear his vision. When he could see properly, he grabbed his signature brown neck bandana off of the nightstand and wrapped it around his neck. He stood up from the hammock, stretched several areas in his limbs and back, and walked over to his kitchen. There, he made himself a bowl of cereal, poured a glass of orange juice, and plopped himself down onto his couch in front of the television.

A smile spread across his face as he saw that a local celebrity known as Comedy Chimp was now on. "So what is the deal with getting sued these days?" the chimp rants. "Every time I want to buy a new shirt, I have to pay both the price and compensation fees!" The audience roared with laughter, and the hedgehog himself couldn't help but chuckle at the corny humor. After he had finished eating, he set the bowl down onto the couch side table. "Okay," he finally said. "Time to go for my morning run."

With that, he ran out the entrance to his shack at an incredible velocity, leaving a trail of blue energy along the coastline.

After about 15 minutes of running, he stopped in the village. Surveying the area, he saw that everything was quite peaceful. "Well," he said. "Might as well enjoy the peace before another attack." He sat down on the bench, soaking up the sunlight. Suddenly, he heard a beeping from his wrist communicator. Tapping the top of it, he listened for a voice. "Hey, Sonic!" a young voice said. "Tails, what's up?" the cobalt-blue hedgehog asked. "Want to come test out my new invention?"

"Sure. I'll be right there." Sonic turned off his communicator and set out at breakneck speed towards his friend's workshop.

Upon arriving there, Sonic slowed down to a walking speed and opened the door to the large workshop. "Hey, Tails?" he asked as he entered. "Over here!" the yellow two-tailed fox answered. Sonic walked over to where Tails was standing next to a vehicle looking machine. "So," he inquired. "What's this?"

"It's a new sort of cycle I invented," the young fox explained. "It amplifies your speed energy and transfers it into the engine. The engine then uses that energy to enhance the speed of the vehicle, allowing it to move as fast as you want it to."

Sonic couldn't help but feel impressed. Usually, Tails' inventions managed to blow up in his face. Literally. He was surprised that his friend hadn't had to go to the hospital after all of that.

But this was quite the flashy vehicle.

Studying the vehicle, he ran his hands over the smooth, streamlined surface. "Can I test it out?" he asked. "Sure!" Tails replied. "Take it for a spin outside." With great excitement, Sonic rolled the bike out onto the rocky earth. He mounted the bike carefully, placed a helmet that was hanging off one handle onto his head, and gripped the handles. "Just think about moving fast," Tails explained. "And focus that energy."

Doing as instructed, Sonic charged up his kinetic energy. At once, it was transferred into the bike itself. A low hum began to grow louder as the energy was converted. With a push of the pedal, the cycle zoomed off into the lush green jungle. He carefully maneuvered it so that it wouldn't collide with any roots, bushes, or rough land. He couldn't believe that it was actually working. He had a motorbike that was going the same speed he could go. Within only about two minutes, he had reached the other end of the jungle.

Sonic released an impressed whistle from his lips. His friend had done it again. He pressed down on the gas pedal, and zipped back to Tails' workshop in no time.

Once he had arrived in the proximity of his friend's property, he stopped the cycle right next to the eight-year-old fox. "So?" Tails asked. "What do you think?" Sonic smiled. "This is probably even better that Blue Force One," he described. "And I really like Blue Force One, at that." The fox smiled proudly.

Suddenly, both of their communicators beeped. They both turned them on almost in unison. "Sonic, Tails!" a female voice said. "Eggman's attacking the village again." Sonic looked at Tails. "We'll be right there, Amy!" he replied, and turned off his communicator. "I'll get my plane!" Tails said. He ran back into the workshop. Sonic ran off towards the village. Here we go again, he thought to himself.

Only a few minutes later, he had arrived at the village, where he could see the usual robots attacking the villagers. He looked up and saw his nemesis, Dr. Eggman, inside his floating pod vehicle. The two mini pods attached to the sides were empty, meaning that the doctor's hench bots, Orbot and Cubot, were most likely back at his evil lair.

"Hey, Egghead!" he called, causing the doctor to turn to him. "Sorry to crash your party!" With this, he jumped up in the air, curled into a ball, and began to spin rapidly. He span himself into a crab-like robot, causing it to break into several pieces. "Oh, come on!" Eggman said. "Can't an evil genius destroy a village so he can build his own amusement park?" Sonic destroyed another robot. "Nope!" he answered. "And some people may agree with me!" He didn't notice a scorpion-like robot behind him. Suddenly, a large pink and yellow hammer was brought down upon its body.

Sonic turned around upon hearing the noise, and saw the welcoming sight of his friend, Amy Rose. "Good to see you here, Sonic," she said, turning to blow apart another robot with her hammer. "Glad I could make it," he replied. He spin-dashed into a ladybug type robot rolling on a single wheel.

Turning around, he also saw his two other friends, Knuckle and Sticks, battling about with some more robots. He ran to help them, only to be redirected after dodging an unexpected missile. Looking to where it at come from, Sonic could see a massive robot rolling towards them on treads. It's single red optic glowed fiercely. Sonic attempted a spin-dash, only for the robot to deflect his attack with the swing of an arm. He caught himself so that his shoes slid to a stop on the ground. Man, he thought. I keep forgetting how strong this guy is.

A yellow beam of energy suddenly flew into the robot's head, catching its attention to a flying yellow plane. Sonic and his friends recognized it immediately as Tails' plane. "Great to see you, buddy!" he said into his communicator. The plane fired several more energy rounds at the robot before one of them blasted through its neck, causing it to fall to the ground in a heap of metal.

Within seconds, the rest of the robots were completely destroyed. Eggman growled ferociously. "Great," he yelled at the five friends. "Now I have to pay for all the damages done to my robots. I'll be back next week after I filed all the paperwork!" With this, he turned around in his pod and flew away.

Sonic turned to his teammates. "Way to go, guys!" he said to them. All five of them jumped up and cheered for their victory. Sonic interrupted the celebration. "So, who's hungry?" The other four all raised their hands. "Okay," he continued. "Let's go to Meh Burger."

Several minute later, they were sitting at a Meh Burger table, chatting away while waiting for their food to get there. Sonic had been explaining Tails' speed cycle. "That thing can go as fast as me!" he said. "Do you know how useful it could be?" Amy perked up. "To help fight against Eggman's attacks?" she asked in anticipation. "Well, that," Sonic replied. "But it can also help in a lot of races." Amy frowned.

A young teenage beaver walked over to their table with a tray of food. "Here you are," he said in a cracking voice. "Quality customer service on a bun." He set it down on the table. "Thanks, Dave," Knuckles said. "Whatever," Dave said glumly. He walked away.

They all got their food off the tray and began eating. "Meh Burger may not be actual food," Sonic said after swallowing. "But boy, this tastes pretty good." Knuckles bit into his burger. "Mmm," he hummed. "Love the taste of dirty underwear." The others looked at him strangely. "I'm gonna give this place a one out of five for service," Amy said.

They sat there in silence for a few minutes, either chewing on burger and fries, or taking large sips from their drinks. They were so busy eating that none of them had noticed a figure walking into the restaurant until they had reached the counter. "Hi," the person said. "Can I get a bottle of water?" This single statement caused Sonic to suddenly inhale sharply in surprise, unintentionally allowing the food to get caught in his throat, causing him to cough loudly. Tails patted his back hard, which helped his blue friend to cough the chunks of food out into his napkin. "Thanks, buddy," he said. "What did that guy say again?" All of them turned toward the counter to see that the figure was now looking at their table.

They could now see that he was an orangish-brown lion who was looked to be in his late teenage years with messy dark brown hair, peacock-blue eyes, a bare muzzle which revealed a light-skin tone, and a build similar to Sonic's. He was wearing a blue T-shirt with a red three-clawed scratch pattern printed on the front, dark blue jeans with a black belt, and grey tennis shoes. He appeared to be slightly taller than Sonic, but definitely shorter than Knuckles. "You okay there, man?" he asked. Sonic nodded. "Yeah," he said. "It's just that people don't usually order water at this place." The lion shrugged. "Well, they do now," he said. "At least I do, anyway." He turned back to Dave. "One water please and a Meh Combo Number One." Dave was playing with a paddle board. "I'm on my break," he whined.

Rolling his eyes, he took a ten dollar bill out of his pocket and placed it on the counter. "Just get me my freaking order, will you?" he said impatiently. Dave shrugged. "Fine, if you insist," he said. The young lion walked away from the counter and sat down at the table next to the team's. They were all still looking at him.

He looked at them strangely. "What the hell are you staring at?" he asked. "You're all looking at me like I just busted out of a psycho ward." Amy was the first to answer. "Sorry, sir," she said. "It's just that we've never seen you here before. Do you live here?"

"No. I used to live on the other side of the island," he explained. "My name's Lionel Connors. Call me Leo." Amy smiled warmly. "Well, nice to meet you, Leo," she greeted. "I'm Amy Rose. This is Sonic, Knuckles, Tails, and Sticks." She gestured towards them with each name respectively. Leo waved. "Hi there." Knuckles waved back. "Hi, stranger," he said with a smile. The lion looked at him strangely. "Okay…" he muttered slowly.

Dave came by with a smaller tray with a burger, fries, and a water. "Mustard and ketchup is over there," he explained in a bored tone, pointing to a smaller counter in the corner. "Napkins as well. Now if you'll excuse me, I'll be back on my break." The teenage badger walked away.

Leo stood up and walked over to the condiment table. Seconds later, he came back with a small cup of ketchup and a napkin. Sitting back down, he picked up his main course. "Nothing like a good burger," he said, biting into the sandwich.

Suddenly, his eyes widened. Picking up his napkin, he spit the chunk of food back out into the paper. He made a loud, disgusted groaning noise. "What is this stuff?!" he exclaimed. "Well, it's not exactly regular beef," Tails said. Leo set down the burger-filled napkin on the table. "Let's see if the fries are any better," he said. He picked up a fry and bit into it. This time, he looked slightly less disgusted, but seemed to have trouble swallowing it without gagging. "What's with the food at this place?" he wondered out loud.

Amy nodded. "I agree," she said. "Restaurants should give customers better service than this." Leo looked at her. "Why don't you give it a shot?" he asked. She gave him a look. "I've already tried," she said. "As it turns out, it's way out of my league." He shrugged. "So," he continued, trying to change the subject. "Are you and Sonic together or something?" Both she and the cobalt hedgehog's muzzles turned a beet red. "Well," Sonic said. "No."

Leo realized what he had done. "Oh, sorry!" he apologized quickly. "That's a bad habit I have!" Amy's muzzle returned to its natural color. "It's okay," she assured. "People always assume that." Sonic nodded. "Yeah, it's getting to be a viral thing lately."

Leo nodded. "Okay," he said, taking the cap off of the plastic bottle. He brought the bottle to his lips, sipping the water. "At least they got the water right," he said. He took a massive drink, emptying at least half of the bottle in seconds. "Trust me when I say I had better food at elementary school. And that was pretty terrible stuff."

He then noticed that Sticks was looking at him suspiciously. "What's your deal?" he asked. She focused her stare. "I don't trust him," she said, turning to the others. "What if he's just a double agent? Or worse, a member of some secret society!" Leo looked at Sonic. "Who died and made her queen of conspiracy?" he asked. Sonic shrugged.

After the others had their lunch, they walked across town with their new lion friend. "So," Sonic began. "You've heard of Tommy Thunder?" Leo nodded with an unenthusiastic look. "Yeah. He's an okay actor. I prefer Chris Spine." Amy looked up. "Chris Spine?" she asked. "The porcupine actor who won three Awardy-Awards for his role in Star Pack?" Leo nodded with an impressed smile. "That's the one."

As they continued walking, they passed by a store. "Hang on," Leo said. "I'm gonna get some fruit since my lunch was pretty gross." Giving the store clerk a five dollar bill, he bought a pear and bit into its soft skin, clearly content with the juicy fruit. "This village may have the worst restaurant I've ever been to," he said after swallowing. "But, man, you guys have good fruit."

"Hey!" Sonic said. "That's a pretty low blow!" Leo shrugged in response. "Sorry," he muttered.

In the duration of half an hour, they walked and talked. Sticks, of course, was still suspicious of their new friend's motives. But the young lion simply shrugged it off. "I didn't tell you guys why I'm here yet, have I?" he asked. "Not that I can recall," Tails replied.

"Well," Leo stated."I'm actually moving into this village." Knuckles smiled. "I guess you and I can be roommates, then," he said, giving Leo a hard pat on the back. He winced, rubbing the part where the large echidna's hand had struck him. "That's not really what I meant," he corrected. "I was planning on getting my own house."

Sonic looked at him. "I think Amy can help you with that," he explained. "She's part of the real estate committee." She perked up. "Sure thing, Leo!" she said in an excited tone. "I can show you some houses." Leo smiled. "That would be great," he replied.

For the rest of the afternoon, the two explored houses that were available for purchase. Some houses barely caught his eye, but only one stood out to him. It was a one-story house with a small basement underneath, four rooms, including a small kitchen, and a nice view of the jungle. "This'll do," the teenage feline concluded.

After an hour of paperwork and paying, the house was his. He took out the "For Sale" sign that was in the ground. "Well," he said to Amy. "Thanks for the help. I needed the directions." She smiled. "Just here to help out," she replied. "Okay," he said. "I'll be back tomorrow with my stuff. See you then." The others waved, all except Sticks. "See ya, stranger!" Knuckles called. Leo chuckled, and walked down the road.

The next morning, the team waited in front of their friend's home. "Hey, I think that's him!" Sonic said, pointing to a red Racoon Dragster that was pulling up with a mini trailer. And indeed it was, for coming out of the driver's seat was Leo. "Hey, guys!" he said as he hopped out of the convertible. "Glad you could make it." He walked over to the small trailer that his car was towing. "Think you could help me unload?" Amy nodded. "We're ready when you are, Leo," she said. He smiled, then opened the trailer doors, revealing a sofa, several wooden chairs, a table, a bed frame, a mattress, several boxes, and, strangely enough, a motorcycle. "Nothing much," he says. "Just enough to call it home."

In a few moments, they were all taking stuff out of the trailer and carrying it into the house. Knuckles took a box labeled "Kitchen Supplies" through the front door, then quite suddenly dropped it on the kitchen table. A shattering sound erupted from the inside. "Knuckles!" Leo yelled, causing the red echidna to look at him strangely. "I needed that!" Knuckles shrugged. "Sorry," he said.

Sticks was studying the boxes she carried carefully, shaking it next to her ear to hear anything. "There's bound to be some government technology in here," she muttered. Suddenly, she heard someone clear their throat behind her. She turned around, making eye contact with Leo. "Do you mind actually taking that inside?" he asked. "You're starting to concern me." She narrowed her eyes, then walked into the house and dropped it violently in a room. Leo let out a frustrated sigh. "This woman is freaking crazy," he said.

Within another hour, everything was set into place in a nice, tidy area. "Alright," Leo said. "I think that about covers it." He turned back to the others. "Thanks, guys. If you want, you can come over tonight and watch a movie." Tails nodded. "That sounds fun," he replied. The lion smiled. "Then it's settled."

Sonic decided to come to his new friend's house in style, so he got the speed cycle and sped down the road. When he reached the premises, he skidded the bike to a halt. The door opened, revealing a slightly confused Leo. But his confusion became that of impressed. "Wow," he whispered. "What's this?" Sonic got off of his cycle. "It's something Tails came up with," he explained.

Leo's expression returned to surprise. "Tails made this?" he wondered in amazement as he ran his hands over the surface. "Yep," Sonic replied. "He's the smartest eight year old I know."

The teenage lion let out an impressed whistle. "Well, the others are already inside," he said. "Except Sticks. I take it she doesn't trust easily?" The cobalt hedgehog nodded. "Yeah, she doesn't trust anyone," he described. "Even us." After some awkward silence, he two then walked inside, where Tails, Amy, and Knuckles were in the living room.

"Right," Leo said. "I'll go make popcorn and some drinks." He walked into the kitchen, and after a moment came some rattling, popping, and sizzling sounds until he came back with a tray of popcorn bowls and cups. "Try not to finish this before the movie starts," he instructed. "Trust me, I've gotten stomach cramps from doing that." The others nodded, and Leo put a disc into the DVD player. "So," Sonic said. "What movie are we watching?" Leo got back up and plopped on the couch with Amy and Tails. "I was thinking we could watch Welcome, Players," he explained. Amy gasped. "The Steven Beaverberg movie based on the novel by Ernest Climb?" she asked excitedly. Leo nodded. "You sure know a lot about good movies," he responded.

Tails took a sip of his drink. "Hey," he said. "This is pretty good. What is it?" Leo turned to him. "It's a concoction I made using cranberry juice, Sprite, and some lemon extract to add a kick." Sonic gave a content hum. "Well, I like it!"

The main menu appeared on the boxy television screen. "Ready to have the best movie night of your life?" Leo asked as he held up the remote. The others smiled, minus Knuckles. "Come on!" he complained. "Turn on the movie!" Rolling his eyes, Leo pressed the Select button, and the movie began to play.

Outside the reef of the main island, a smaller, rocky island sat in the middle of the ocean. On top of the island was a massive base. On the side of the base was an insignia of what looked like a face with a massive mustache.

Inside the base, Dr. Eggman was pacing the floor back and forth. "I got the paperwork done faster than I thought," he muttered. "But I still don't know what I should do in my next attack!" Beside him, Orbot and Cubot hovered over the floor. Orbot raised his hand. "Maybe you could make a transforming robot!" he offered. "You know, for stealth!" Eggman shook his head. "That's too cliche," he replied. "Besides, I'd be ripping off Converters."

Suddenly, a strange voice rang out from around them. "Perhaps we could be of assistance," it said in a male tone. The three of them looked around the room sharply, trying to find where the voice originated. "Show yourself!" Eggman yelled.

There was silence, then a loud explosion as the massive door came crashing down. Eggman coughed from the smoke. Once it cleared, he looked towards the now open entryway, where he saw three Mobian-like robots. One of them had the appearance of a hyena, it's slightly bulky body bearing sharp metal plating in some areas. Its optics sported green glowing LEDs. Another was a much more slender owl, with metal wings hanging off of its back. Its purple optics stared directly at Eggman. The final one was the largest of all of them. It's body looked like that of a bull, sporting red optics.

Eggman looked at them angrily. "Hey!" he roared. "I just paid for the deposit on that door!" The hyena stepped forward. "Nevermind that," it said in the strange voice they heard before. "We are here with an offer." Eggman looked unconvinced. "What kind of offer?" he asked suspiciously. The owl stepped forward next to the hyena. "We are looking for someone on the island," it said in a female voice. "And we figured you were our best bet."

Eggman was still not convinced. "And what would be in it for me if I helped you?" he inquired. "If you help us detain our target," the hyena explained. "We will allow you total control of the island." This made the mad doctor smile menacingly. "Sounds like a good plan," he said. "But how will you get him without noticing you?" The bull smirked. "We've got a little trick we like to call 'stealth mode,'" he said in a gruff voice. Suddenly, their plating separated cleanly. Their entire bodies quickly shifted into bodies resembling their Mobian animal counterparts. Then, an organic-like cover began to molecularly construct around them. Clothing appeared on their bodies as the skin grew, resulting in completely seamless figures.

Eggman gawked at their new forms. The hyena robot now sported brown fur with grey accents, a tanned muzzle, green eyes, and wore a red button-up shirt, grey pants, and white tennis shoes. The owl had reddish-brown feathers, a greyish-blue beak, purple eyes, and sported a green short-sleeved nylon shirt, red leggings, and brown slip-on shoes. Finally, the bull was now golden-furred and red eyed, wearing only a black tank-top and grey shorts with red shoes.

"That looks completely real!" the doctor gasped. Orbot hovered forward, apparently scanning their forms. "Actually," he said. "They are real. I can't even trace any mechanical residue in their bodies." The owl nodded. "That's because our creator designed us so our entire bodies, no matter what form we're in, look and function like an organic Mobian body," she explained. "And we have built in dampeners to hide our robotic mechanisms." This time, Eggman smirked malevolently. "Just the advantage I need," he muttered. "Can I get names out of you?" The hyena was the first to answer. "Call me Howl," he said. "My partner is Swoop. And the big guy is Rammer." The two nodded at their names respectively as they all reverted back to their mechanical forms.

"Now," Eggman continued. "Who's your target?" Rammer smirked. "This little wimpy robot named Lionheart," he explained in a teasing tone. Swoop rolled her eyes. "Don't get so hopeful," she cautioned. "Our enemy's just as powerful as us." She projected a hologram out of her palm of a robotic lion with light blue optics, sporting silver, steel-blue, gunmetal grey, and red plating. "His body is a more updated model of ours, but his fighting capacity is outmatched against our force, causing his systems to have to focus on three different targets, temporarily disorienting him in the process."

"However, his weapons system carries automated energy and melee weapons, and is capable of performing a large number of offensive and defensive strategies. He adapts to others attacks and uses it against them. He's tough to catch. But he has one weakness." Eggman cocked his brow. "And that is…?" he asked. "He always puts others' needs before his own," she answered. "It's an advantage we can use against him."

"Well, I'm not all for hurting people," Eggman said, then rubbed his hands together menacingly. "But by tomorrow, he'll be all yours," he offered. "If you help me get rid of some five rodents for me." Howl rolled his eyes. "Fine," he said. "Tell us who they are."

Soon, the doctor brought out a holographic projector from the closet, and turned it on. "The first one is Sonic, the leader of the group," he explained as an image of a blue hedgehog appeared. " He is capable of moving at an incredible velocity. He uses his agility in strategic maneuvers to help combat an enemy. But his pride and overconfidence outmatches those attributes.

"The next one is Tails, the brains behind the team. Don't be fooled by his age, but even with his high IQ, his machinery is pretty basic." As he continued, more images of the team appeared on the hologram respectively. "Amy Rose. She may be a girl, but she can sure swing that hammer. However, her love for the community has a tendency to make her deviate from her mission priorities There's this red echidna, although I can't remember his name. He's the bulk of the team. But he's pretty stupid. And finally, Sticks the Badger. She uses melee tactics to her advantage. Her weapons may be strong against my robots, but I'm sure they'll have trouble against you. So be sure to remember that."

The three androids looked at each other, then nodded in apparent agreement. "We're in," Rammer said with an evil grin.

"Good," Eggman said, then let out a small chuckle, which slowly grew into a menacing cackle that echoed throughout the base, resonating itself to the outer edge of the small island.