This is my first Sonic the Hedgehog fanfiction. I've planned this fic out since early 2013, and I'm ready to share it to the media. This fic will be published on this site and Archive Of Our Own. I will accept any and all constructive criticism for this fic.
Also, the story's name is short for Sonic Quadruple Adventure, which means that there are 4 adventures in this story.
Anyway, enjoy the first chapter! :D
1 - The Slain Has Been Revived
Angel Island. A lonely, yet peaceful...floating island? Anyway, this was the very place where the Master Emerald and Chaos Emeralds were kept safe from anyone who would harm it, that is, if Angel Island were better secured than it is at the moment.
A floating...egg thing inside a machine...passed by the small floating island. He looked down to where an Altar was located. the Altar was a very sacred monument located on Angel Island. This is so because, as aforementioned, this is where the Master Emerald and all 7 Chaos Emeralds belonged. They remained there so that the Master Emerald could control the Chaos Emeralds' powers, and whoever wielded one or more of them could use as much of their powers as they please. Well, maybe not everyone was able to do so, but many were able to do so.
But this man's main reason for heading here wasn't just here for the purpose of stealing the Chaos Emeralds like he usually was, no. In fact, he had something else in mind...something completely different, rather, but that didn't mean that he wouldn't commit evil to successfully execute this plan.
He stared down from his machine and gazed at the Altar from up top. He glared as he landed on the grassy area surrounding the Altar. He slowly walked near the sacred monument, facing his left to make eye contact with one of the Chaos Emeralds. He chuckled and swiped it from its perch. He observed its gleaming beauty for a few moments, while the sun reflected a bright, colorful light into his covered eyes.
"If I use this Chaos Emerald to revive that pesky hedgehog, then I will be able to get my revenge!", he uttered. He further approached the Master Emerald and knelt before it. He raised the Chaos Emerald a bit and brought it closer to the bigger emerald. A green light began to shine from the bigger emerald, and the bright sun before them made the light look brighter than it actually was. The man smirked.
"Now, my precious Chaos Emerald, expose the black hedgehog that has been sealed within this emerald and let the slain be revived by myself!", he says, with a sort of chanting tone.
Before he knew it, a black hedgehog with a few crimson marking on his quills was shown to him, deep within the center of the Master Emerald. As the man said before, the hedgehog was slain and sealed within the Master Emerald, possibly to be kept preserved and to prevent rotting. How and why he was slain was yet to be known. He actually looked quite peaceful in his eternal slumber, despite how pale his skin looked at the moment.
"There you are, you pesky little hedgehog...", the man uttered. "Once I bring you back to life, you will do everything I say so that I can finally destroy the morons that took everything I had away!", he yelled.
He stood up and raised the Chaos Emerald higher. He stood erect and more determined than ever. "Now, Chaos Emerald! Unleash your powers and release this hedgehog from the Master Emerald!", he yells out before making one last command. "Chaos Control!"
The Master Emerald eventually developed a small fault on top of it, but it didn't take too long for that fault to grow bigger, bigger, bigger...until the entire thing was shattered into hundreds of fragments, and man, did they scatter everywhere. It would be nearly impossible for anyone to find all of them and restore the Master Emerald.
The black hedgehog hovered in mid-air for a few seconds before falling on the concrete below, rolling towards the taller man for a few seconds. After he stopped, he ended up facing the man while laying on his side. While brushing against the concrete, he developed a few bruises and his fur became somewhat matted and unkempt. The taller man knelt to the black hedgehog's level and caressed his dry fur for a few moments. He dropped the Chaos Emerald and picked up the one Master Emerald shard that remained next to him. He laid the black hedgehog on his back and slowly brought the fragment to his chest.
"Now, just stay still; this won't hurt one bit...", the man said in a soothing tone while slowly scraping the shard against the hedgehog's white chest fur. It was ironic for him to say this, knowing that the hedgehog will always remain still as long as he's dead.
After a quick tease, the man jutted his hand up a bit, leaving it up there for a few seconds, before bring it back down with the same amount of force, puncturing the hedgehog's skin and embedded into the Master Emerald shard deep within his chest; he smirked as he did so. After a few seconds, he slowly removed his hand, a few droplets of blood seeping down his fingers and back onto the hedgehog. The man didn't quite notice that this hedgehog's blood was green instead of the usual red. Maybe this hedgehog was an artificial entity of some sort...
The man stayed kneeling at the hedgehog's level. It took a few moments before the hedgehog began to stir, and even then, he didn't necessarily stir. Rather, he suddenly shot his eyes open, shooting a huge grin at the man, and a split second later, he pushed the man ton his back and pounced on him. The man grunted as his body hit the concrete beneath him, and he groaned as the rather strong hedgehog pinned his arms down with his own hands. The hedgehog's grin became smaller until it was nothing but a smirk exposing his rather sharp fangs.
"Why, if it isn't my old friend, Dr. Eggman...", he uttered with a smooth, yet deep, voice.
The man, now known as Dr. Eggman, observed the now alive hedgehog for a few seconds. A green hue began to encircle him. His irises and pupils were missing, and his skin was still pale. Apparently, the Master Emerald doesn't preserve everything.
"Welcome back, Shadow the Hedgehog...I need you for something super duper important...", Eggman says.
The hedgehog, now going by the name of Shadow, strengthened his hold on Eggman and scoffed. "You need me? Please, I'm sure you remember what happened to me the last time you needed me for something!", he growled.
Eggman smirked. "Why, yes I do. In fact, I remember it like it was yesterday. You were shot down by many G.U.N. soldiers. Your poor body was riddled with gunshot wounds, and before you knew it, you died almost instantly in a bloodied mess...", he explained.
Shadow then sat next to Eggman. He draped the taller man's arm over his shoulder and pulled it back, dislocating it very slightly. He placed a foot over his chest so that he wouldn't move. Eggman roared in pain from the attack, but Shadow simply grinned. "Why, yes. That's absolutely correct. Now, answer me this: after that ordeal, do you think I would want to work with you once again if the same thing were to happen to me again?", he asked, drawing out the question with a rather uncomfortably low tone.
Not hearing a response from the doctor, he pulled on his arm some more, causing him to groan in pain. "Well? Would I?", he asked.
Eggman smirked weakly. "Here's my question: would you work for me if it involved...vengeance?", he choked out, wincing in pain.
Shadow closed his eyes and sighed. "We've already done that before, and that lead to my death. What makes you think I would want to do it again?", he asked
Eggman chuckled. "No, no, no. You're missing my point. What I meant was...would you like to help me destroy the G.U.N. for taking everything we had away from us? Like Maria? Gerald? Your own life?"
Whoever Gerald and Maria were, they must've been very caring individuals who made their lives everything they've ever wanted. Shadow remained silent for a few seconds. He furrowed his brows for a moment before reverting back to a bland facial expression. He then let go of his arm, slamming it over Eggman's chest and getting up from his seated position. "Alright, but this alliance is only temporary, understood?", he warned while stepping on the doctor's stomach then over him. Eggman exhaled violently from the force of Shadow's foot on his stomach.
Eggman slowly got up and clutched his arm. It wasn't injured too bad, but it sure as hell hurt. He growled audibly, but Shadow wasn't distracted by it. Before Eggman could leave from the Altar, Shadow spoke once more.
He didn't make any eye contact with Eggman; in fact, his back was facing him. "Hey. Take that Chaos Emerald with us. We could really use its powers to destroy those traitors...", he says before walking away, leaving Eggman behind.
He looked around for it before he finally found it. He bent over and grabbed it before heading towards the Egg Mobile, but Shadow had other plans.
"Hey, Shadow? The ride's over here...", he says.
Shadow simply huffed. "Hand me the Chaos Emerald. I can take us out of here more quickly...", he says.
Eggman runs over to Shadow and places the emerald in his open hands. Shadow raised the emerald high and yelled out the rather familiar words: "Chaos Control!", and before they knew it, they were teleported to a different location, but where was yet to be known.
But moments after the duo disappeared, a blue light began to emit from where the Master Emerald used to be. It got brighter as a being emerged from it. This being looked very strange; a creature made out of water? He was about the size of the average human of Station Square, except he sported giant lobster-like claws and 2 spikes that jutted out from 2 sides of his head, among many other notable differences.
His glowing green eyes grew angry. He balled up his...claws...and furrowed his brows. He stood there for several moments, not moving another inch.
Well, that's the first chapter done. I hope you enjoyed it :)