Shadow's Adventure : Tempo
- Preface -
Heya, thanks for clicking on this fic. In the plethora of painfully bad fics out there you may have not yet decided to read all XX chapters of this one yet, so let me make the decision easier by telling you what one can expect to get out of this, and at what time in the Sonic universe this story takes place. (this is also to prevent me having to make a note at the beginning of each and every chapter)
Where and how do other characters / concepts fit in?
The story takes place on Earth (where GUN is), not Mobius (where the Freedom Fighters reside). In this fic you will find elements from various Sonic mediums mixed together, however I primarily follow the storyline and personality of the canon from its original source, the games. What that means is some of the concepts and characters from the animated shows and movie (excluding SonicX – none of that here), and specifically the Knux comics, have been twisted into the game storyline at their own expense. I have added no main characters of my own – any new characters have very minor, background roles.
For example, I like to use concepts from the original Sonic SatAM cartoon, like Dr. Robotnik's 'Ro-Bo-Machine' which doesn't seem to exit in the Sonic Adventure storyline -- but instead of it functioning like it does in the cartoon, I have written it as working more like it does in the original games. It's the same for some characters; as I am not 100 familiar with the comics, some of them may have skewed histories and personalities. Think of them as guest actors in Shadow's world.
Characters sometimes refer to their past and I have explained it within the context of the story, but in case you need it spelled out beforehand here are the two most confusing family lines:
RoboSonic (multiple game versions, mostly destroyed)
Succeeded by:
Metalla (movie version, destroyed)
Succeeded by:
Metal Sonic (game version, current Metal Overlord)
Professor Gerald Robotnik (game version, executed)
Is the father of:
Doctor Julian Robotnik (SatAM version, presumed deceased)
Is the father of:
Doctor Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik (current dictator of Robotnik Corp)
How do the newer games fit in?
There are spoilers for everything in this fic, so if you haven't played all the games yet, be warned. When I originally started writing this fic in 2004, I had played all the games up to Sonic Heroes, and was elaborating from there. When I learned about the Shadow game that was going to be released, and saw what it was, I lost my enthusiasm for this fic and let it rot for four years at chapter 12, chapters 13-14 being partially complete. That seemed to make more than one person upset so I vowed to one day continue it. As of 2008 where I regained my muse and continued from chapter 12, I still have not played Shadow's game, though I have played the 2006 Sonic game. I will likely not take into account what happened in Shadow's game, being the embarrassment that it is.
What about those lyrics?
Most of the lyrics used are from the Sonic games, some are not, but all are credited so you know where they're from. Since I started this I learned about something called a "songfic". Some of the chapters, especially earlier ones in this fic use lyrics, but it's not prevalent throughout the story so I don't consider this a songfic. Typically lyrics are used in transitional parts where not much is going on, to help you feel the emotion and rhythm of the situation. If you read it you'll see.
Disclaimer:
This is fan fiction. I get no money from this fic; I do it as a labour of love for the Sonic series.
Formatting:
"Dialogue" Has double quotations.
'Thoughts' Have single quotations.
The rest you can probably figure out on your own. Sometimes when uploading, certain characters like quotations, stars, percentage signs, and whatnot are removed in the format conversion. I do my best to catch errors like that. When I first started writing this I was obsessed with ellipsis "...". I have gone back through as much as I have time for and removed the excessive amount.
Finally: Constructive critique is fine, even very much appreciated if you find inconsistencies or spelling errors.
That all out of the way, enjoy. The Sonic series is very special to me; I have been playing the games since Sonic 1 when I was only four years old! I like to true to what Sonic is –fast, fun, free – but just keep in mind that this fic is about Shadow.