"Aw, come on Eggman! I go on vacation for a month, and come back to find this!?"
It was an ordinary day in the heart of Station Square. A giant robot versus a colorful parade of animals smack dab in the middle of traffic. The leader of the animals was none other than the world renowned Sonic the Hedgehog. Famous for being the fastest thing alive, a kindhearted-but-cocky hero, plus an unnatural shade of blue, the hedgehog was known for traveling the many lands of the planet while defeating any evils that dared to stand in his way. Today, he was busy doing what he does best; fighting his long time nemesis, Dr. Robotnik. However, thanks to the media, everyone calls him Eggman, due to the fact his extra layers of fat left him resembling an egg. Along with this, the madman's choices of machinery were, coincidentally, shaped like eggs. As usual, the doctor's machine-of-the-week was more of a horribly falsified image of himself: a colossal egg complete with limbs, hidden weaponry in every crevice of its body, and a throne for its creator to control it with. It even had massive golden crown, proving how the man's delusions of grandeur were grossly exaggerated. "Well then hedgehog, let's see how well you fend off my latest creation, The Egg King!!" the doctor replied triumphantly. "Ha, I wonder how many of the king's men will he need to put this humpty dumpty back together!" the blue hero jeered as he made a mad dash towards the behemoth.
In his mind, the hedgehog already had everything planned out: find the weak point, abuse the crap out of it, and watch the fireworks as the thing caved in on its self and exploded to bits. That's how these fights usually were. It made Sonic think though. Could Eggman ever get a clue? Would he see that no matter what, he'd never succeed? "For an I.Q. of 300, this guy's a real dumbass," he thought whilst dodging oncoming missiles. A quick turn to the left and the blue blur blasted into one of the robot's legs. With its balance wavering, the giant egg teetered to one side. Just as sudden as Sonic's attack, bombs began falling from the sky. "WHY YOU LITTLE!?" Eggman cried in his seat as he spotted a red low-flying biplane. The mustachioed villain sneered as the aircraft whizzed by and fired away at his cockpit. Before it was gone he caught a glimpse of the plane's twin-tailed pilot and pink passenger. "Heh, well if it isn't fox boy and pinkie! So glad you could join the party!" he roared with laughter and sent lock on rockets their way. The plane swirled through the air, barely missing the assault. The stray rockets instead rammed into an innocent office building. "There goes another lawsuit," the plane's young pilot muttered. At the age of eight, Miles Prower was an expert mechanic and aviator, plus the blue hero's one and only best friend. He was also a good source for a quick laugh, due to nature cruelly bestowing him with a second tail. This earned him the nickname "Tails" since he didn't like his other name that much to begin with. From past experiences, Tails knew every time Eggman decided he would try his hand at taking over civilization, Sonic and co. were the only ones who could handle it. This meant if any damage was done, they had to pay for it in the end. "Don't worry Tails," the pink-haired hedgehog sitting behind him reassured. "Maybe the president will cut us some slack this time." The fox turned around and eyed her for a split second. Amy Rose was her name, and making Sonic her boyfriend was her game. However, Sonic didn't enjoy playing that game as much as she did. The girl smiled sweetly at the fox. Perhaps, she was right. "I really hope so Amy," The boy replied just in time to dodge another barrage of rockets. Back on the ground, the blue hedgehog made his best effort to get the upper hand of the situation. So far, there was no sign of a weak spot. He had hit every square inch of the bot's body, even the doctor's cockpit, but he received no reward. If a smiling turret was a reward, then that was different story. Without much thought, the hedgehog stopped dead in his tracks, calling a temporary truce.
"Hm? What's the matter rodent, you give up?!" Eggman seemed anxious, like he wanted the hedgehog to continue. "Naahh, I'm just..." Sonic began and let out a bored yawn. "I'm just lookin' for a fight, you know? 'Cause you don't seem to be putting up one!" He smiled as if the battle had already been won. The grin spread even more as his friends in the sky cheered him on. Unfortunately, Eggman was not amused. In a blind fit of rage, the flailing arms of the Egg King came crashing down to the pavement. A massive shockwave rocketed through the earth, destroying the streets, throwing cars and people into the air, and forcing the hedgehog to find higher ground. On the other hand, he had to stop, because an airborne bus was coming his way. Sonic jumped, avoiding the obstacle and shockwave at the same time. As his little red shoes hit the ground, the Egg King behind him had fallen, for the bus had rammed into it. The blue hero didn't care about this small victory. His attention was centered on a dreadlocked figure in the distance. "WHAT THE HELL KNUCKLES. I HAD HIM WHERE I WANTED HIM!"
"HEY! IT'S THE THOUGHT THAT COUNTS!"
"Well, it was a horrible thought." Sonic grinned as his red ally reddened even more with anger. Supposedly the last of an ancient tribe of echidnas, Knuckles had known Sonic for a long, long time. A tad too long in fact. With each appearance of the blue rodent, Knuckles' urge to punch him square in the jaw increased tenfold. "Shut up and finish your play date with Robotnik already. I don't get enough settlements from this accident-prone city to be throwing buses around," the echidna barked. Ignoring the redhead, Sonic turned back to his fight, only to be slapped silly by the metal hand of the doctor's machine. Partially unconscious, his limp body flew into the top floor of an apartment building. Instinctively, Sonic's girlfriend-to-be jumped out of the sky to save her love. "AMY!!!" the blond fox screamed in horror. Immediately, Tails forced his plane into a nose dive to go after the girl. Alas, his plane was not fast enough. Despite the perfect visual of her heroically saving the day and Sonic that played in her mind, the cold, hard claws of the Egg King caught her in mid air. They commenced with crushing the life out her. "LET HER GO!" Knuckles roared and finally threw him self into battle. He dashed towards the monster bot and began to pummel it with his spiked fists. Already under fire from the red plane buzzing about, the enraged echidna would certainly turn the tables for the worse. A worried Eggman scrambled to use his last resort. The doctor pulled a large yellow switch that lied in the middle of the dashboard of his throne. The penultimate disaster had arrived. As the two hands holding Amy released her, an additional six arms sprouted out of the robot's back with each trio of limbs after their own objective; three went after the echidna and another three after the fox's plane.
Seemingly being an easy challenge for Knuckles, the trio of limbs quickly adapted to his pattern of punches. Two arms distracted him, while one snuck up and lunged at him at from behind. All three clutched the red head as he struggled for freedom. At the last minute, an electric current from each arm knocked the echidna out cold. In the air, Tails' fate was no better. He jumped out of his precious plane before two of the limbs grabbed it, then tore it in half. Using his unnatural gift, the fox spun his tails in the same fashion as a helicopter rotor to continue his escape. The three arms chasing after him had other plans. From the tips of their fingers, multiple heat-seeking missiles were fired. The boy didn't stand a chance as all but a few of the projectiles hit their target dead-on. From the view of a wrecked apartment suite, a half-conscious hedgehog watched in horror as his friends were taken out one by one. "No...NOO!!" he cried while stumbling to his feet in total disbelief. Only one thing was on his mind: get Eggman. The blue blur galloped out of the twentieth story of the building he had crashed in. Zooming along the side of the structure, his trail of dust alerted his enemy of his approach. The mustachioed villain started to chuckle. "The city has surely been evacuated by now, and all your little buddies are down for the count! IT'S JUST YOU AND ME HEDGEHOG." With that, the final fight began. The doctor let loose his entire arsenal; a nearly infinite amount of bombs, lasers, missiles, and bullet rounds. Except no matter what the evil doctor launched at his adversary, the little red-shoed rodent would just not go down. "AUGH!!", the fat man screamed. "ENOUGH OF THIS. I WILL PUT AN END TO YOU FOR THE LAST TIME!!" As quick as the hedgehog him self, the eight arms of the Egg King slithered to the floor. Their hands transformed into mouths filled with jagged, drilling teeth. Still with no fear, Sonic battled against the newly formed serpents. Sadly, eight against one was not a fair match. One misstep from the hedgehog was all it took to snatch him by the heel of his right foot. The massive jaws of the single arm flung him into the air, allowing the other seven to firmly grasp his body. The hero screamed in pain as the teeth of the limbs shredded through his flesh. Slowly, to savor the moment, the arms raised the fallen boy to the face of his victorious opponent. The fat man simply laughed at his anguish. "Finally! FINALLY!!!" the man cheered and quickly stood up while the shield of his cockpit retracted. "So many years and I have finally gotten a hold of you!"
".........."
"WHAHA!! And you have nothing to say about it! This is excellent!"
"....N-no, I mean, I'd give you a pat on the back...but--" Sonic winced as the tip of his right ear was neatly chewed off. "I'm obviously tied up at the moment." His attempt at a smile infuriated the previously happy doctor. "YOU THINK YOU CAN STILL INSULT ME!?!" Eggman shouted. He slammed his fist on the button that triggered the electrical currents. The resulted blood-curdling screams from his nemesis satisfied him. Sonic was left wheezing and coughing. With black dots beginning to form in his vision, he could hardly speak a word now. Unexpectedly, a steady beeping from Eggman's seat went off. The man glanced at his radar. Something was coming to ruin his efforts. "I'll tell you what hedgehog. As much as I hate to say this, I must cut your torture short. It seems G.U.N has decided to finally send their units to help your sorry excuse of a soul. So, I need to dispose of you in the quickest and most unnoticeable manner possible." Silence followed as the doctor began to type away at his dashboard. He pressed buttons and flipped switches, this all resulting in many lights to turn off and on. The hedgehog could only watch. He hung there as only one thought ran through his mind. "W-what happened? What did I do wrong?!"he questioned himself, but knew there was no answer; at least it wasn't there now. Finding one would be too painful, almost as painful as the whizzing teeth that were tearing him apart at this very moment. At last, Eggman had completed his task. He eyed the hedgehog and began to speak: "I never knew you were so patient my dear adversary. It's too bad, your time has come." Without another word, a loud bang blasted into the air. The sky gradually darkened while the wind began to blow at an immense force. The limbs holding Sonic turned around and revealed a mind-numbing site. A gaping void stood in front of him. Pure darkness resided inside. It howled and screeched horribly like a dying animal in unimaginable pain. "....Wha?" was all Sonic could mutter. "This is what I have been planning for the past month." Eggman began. "While playing with a few of the chaos emeralds a while ago, I seemed to have, well, broken one..."
"...WHA?"
"Silence, I'm talking! Despite that, it seems its power was enhanced, and I was able to create this: A one way ticket to nowhere, just for you. But, I'm not even sure if it indeed goes nowhere. In fact, it could possibly lead to any destination, any time, any dimension!"
"Y-you're...throwing me in there!?"
"Well aren't you a smart boy! Yes Sonic, you are going to be my one time guinea pig. And I give you the privilege to tell me what it's like, that is, if you ever return!" There was no hesitation as the seven arms released the hedgehog upwards into the air. The absent eighth limb reared its ugly head to smack the hero into the mysterious void. The mad doctor cackled away, but not without his last words.
"GOOD BYE AND GOOD RIDDANCE, SONIC THE HEDGEHOG!!"