The Return of the Purple Penny!
Ech: Now what? Jeez, can't you finish all of your previous engagements before starting a new fanfic?
Aw, get over it, Ech. At least I let you be in Super Komario. And maybe you can be here too.
Roo: What about me?
You're the Roo; of course you'll be in it if he's here. Well, if you don't know already, this is the sequel to The Train and Mario. After figuring out how much chaos it caused to Mario, I started this for no real reason, other than my misspelling of world without the l, and, well, you'll see.
Wex: Now, you don't own Mario, Sonic, or Spyro, or even the Purple Penny, because I own that, so let's go!
Sonic raced through the Mushroom Hill Zone on the Floating Island, training for the cross-country race. He was sure that he'd win, but he didn't want to be arrogant, and his main rival, Shadow, was also in this one. Shadow was busy training in Sandopolis, so Sonic knew that he was definitely planning on winning. He ran around yet another of the strange, orange mushrooms, bounced onto the next one, and flew past the marker on the course. "How's my time, Tails?"
"You finished in just under 20 seconds, Sonic. That's the best time you've ever done here!"
"Not good enough. I'll have to get through here in less than ten to beat Shadow."
"Are you sure that you want to go again? You are looking pretty tired, and you know that the only time you ever got done with anything done that fast was back when you were Hyper Sonic."
"And it's too bad that they don't allow the use of power enhancing materials," Knuckles interrupted, "or I'd let you turn the Chaos Emeralds into their super forms and then you could train."
"Well, at least I know that Shadow won't be able to use Chaos Control. I'd hate to see–"
"Sonic! Look out!"
Dr. Robotnik flew out of the dense foliage of Mushroom Hill's canopy and crashed one of his ultra-badnik ships into the green fields around the wooded valley, knocking Knuckles and Tails back from the crater. "So, Eggman, you wanna train against me?"
"Sonic! Give me the Chaos Emeralds immediately, and then we'll talk about training..."
"I thought we had a truce back at ARK, Ro-butt-nik. You don't want to break your promise, do you, Doc?"
"Oh, no, Sonic, I wouldn't think of breaking my promise without breaking you!" Robotnik put his machine into high gear and began to spin fire around the core. He laughed as Sonic backed away from the heat, when suddenly, behind him, a blend of seven different and meaningful colors came spiraling towards Sonic.
"Sonic, use the Chaos Emeralds! Turn into Super Sonic!"
"I've got a better idea. Chaos Control!" Sonic disappeared in a bright flash of light, and suddenly, Robotnik's machine was damaged beyond recognition. Sonic reappeared out of nowhere, glowing his usual golden color when he was Super. Sonic threw back the Chaos Emeralds to Knuckles for safekeeping on the Floating Island, while he ran over to Robotnik as his fur turned back to blue. "Don't you ever learn, Eggman?" he said, "Every time you come along with another one of your plans, I just foil it. Would ya just give up already?" Sonic walked closer to Robotnik's unmoving body. "Eggman?"
"Pur–Pur–Purple..."
"What was that, Eggman?"
"Purple... Pen–Pen–Penny..."
"Purple Penny?" Sonic gasped. There was a large welt on Robotnik's head, right on top. It was dark purple and swelling, and he knew that he certainly didn't do it. Right in the middle of the bruise, there was a mark. It was no ordinary mark either, it was circular, and looked like it was made by a coin that was thrown into his head. "Knuckles, Tails, come over here!"
"What is it, Sonic?" Knuckles looked at Robotnik. "Sonic, this is what happens every time you beat him. His ship's ruined, and he's knocked out. That's all."
"No, look on the back of his head!" Tails shouted, "There's a huge mark on it! Sonic, what did you do?"
"Nothing! He was just laying here after I beat him, saying something about a purple penny.
"Penny! Penny penny penny penny penny penny penny!"
"Eggman, are you all right?" Tails asked. "You have a gigantic mark on your head."
Robotnik looked around to see the three heroes standing around him. "Sonic...? Tails...? Knuckles...? What happened?"
"I was about to ask you the same thing, Eggman." Knuckles yelled. "Where do you get off attacking the Floating Island and demanding the Chaos Emeralds after what happened in ARK?"
"Attack the Floating Island? I'd never try that again after what happened to the Death Egg way back when."
"Well, you sure did it today." Tails said. "What's with this purple penny talk anyway?"
"Purple Penny?!" Robotnik shouted as he jumped up. "Who told you about that evil coin?"
"You just did, Eggman." Knuckles said sarcastically, "But why is it evil?"
Robotnik started the story of the Purple Penny, stating that it brought bad luck to those who held it, and that it could never be destroyed, even by a train. It cursed one man in a kingdom far away from where they stood, and it wasn't even on Mobius. The Purple Penny entered Sonic's home world from a teleporter that Robotnik was developing, and it had already changed the destination to a computer system that was being used on a whole different planet than the one it came from. Sonic agreed to help Robotnik, just this once, and the three heroes got Shadow and brought them both back to Knothole.
"Dr. Robotnik?!" Sally shouted as the five walked in the door, "Sonic, are you out of your mind?"
"Don't worry about it, Sal, he's on our side now, and he needs our help."
Robotnik walked over to Sally and held out his hand. "Princess Sally, it's a pleasure to meet you under ordinary circumstances."
"The pleasure's all mine." She said as she shook her constant enemy's hand. "What happened to the back of your head?"
"Purple penny, Aunt Sally. Don't ask."
"Okay..." Sally took Sonic to the side and quietly yelled at him. "Sonic, what is wrong with you? How could you just bring Dr. Ivo Robotnik, our worst enemy, into Knothole without any authorization? I demand an answer immediately!"
"Sal, he told us about a purple penny that causes the holder to have bad luck. Apparently, it's trying to take over the world, and he was just one of its pawns."
"So, let me get this straight... You expect me to believe that a little coin knocked him out and made him try to get the Chaos Emeralds constantly?"
"Yes." Sonic said. "Or at last that it was this last time. He quit going after them when we stopped ARK from falling."
Robotnik cleared his throat, signaling that he'd now talk to all of the Freedom Fighters about the penny. "Okay, you all know me already, right?" The crowd around him responded with a sarcastic "yes." "All right, then. As Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles have helped me discover, there is a new threat to Mobius. This threat comes in the form of an evil, purple coin; The Purple Penny."
The Knothole telephone began to ring, and Sonic ran to get it so everyone else could hear Robotnik's story. He quickly picked up the receiver, and was greeted by a quite unfamiliar voice.
"Hello, this is Bill Gates speaking. Is Sonic the Hedgehog there, by any chance?"
"I'm Sonic." Sonic answered, "Why?"
"Here at Microsoft, we have been having quite a problem–"
"I know, video game sales. Listen, Sega wouldn't sell their license to make video games of me for anything."
"No, no, no. It's not video games. We've been having a few problems with our Microsoft Word programs, all the same complaint, that an evil, purple coin has been creating random files that can destroy an entire network with only one hour of being on the internet."
"Sounds terrible. What can I do?"
"I want you to come to our headquarters, along with three other heroes from different worlds, to defeat this menace." Gates said. "Our transport will arrive in approximately twenty-four hours. You have until then to prepare yourself. Goodbye."
"Wait! Mr. Gates!"
"Yes?"
"Can I bring anyone else to help me?"
"Only one other. Choose carefully. Goodbye, Sonic the Hedgehog."
Sonic hung up the phone, and, clearly disturbed by the conversation with Bill Gates, as well as Robotnik's connection to the penny that he talked about, ran into the room where Robotnik was giving his speech.
"And so, in conclusion, if this penny is not stopped, it could use the power of the Chaos Emeralds to destroy the entire world." Robotnik looked towards where Sonic came into the room. "Ah, Sonic, back so soon? I thought that you'd already taken off to defeat the penny."
"Sorry, Doc, just off to answer the phone."
"Who was it, Sonic?" Tails asked.
"Bill Gates. He wanted me to come to help defeat the Purple Penny."
"Well, Sonic, with Tails and me at your side, there'll be no problem."
"That's just the problem, Knuckles. I can only bring one of you."
Roo: Oooh!
Wex: Don't say it.
Antiroo: Yregnahffilc!
Antiech: Bless you.
Ech: So, which one will Sonic take along, Shadow, Knuckles, or Tails? You vote, TTE can't decide. And then, tune in for the next chapter, which will be in the Spyro section, for Spyro's start of the story!
Platypous: That's right, everyone, the future of this fanfic is in your hands. Hedgehog, Echidna, or Fox, pick the sidekick.
Princess Aquaech: See you all next time!