Chapter One: The Beginning

Sonic the hedgehog was a loner, plain and simple. He travelled alone, fought alone and lived alone. He hadn't always been a loner, but his past experiences had changed that.

-4 years earlier-

His mother had died in childbirth and, for as long as he could remember, Sonic lived with his Uncle Chuck. They lived in a small 2-storey house in Green Hill Zone. Sonic had lived there his whole life, as his father was away most of the time, so he and Uncle Chuck decided it would be better for him to live with no reminders of his late mother. Despite having to quit his job to look after a small, wailing baby, Uncle Chuck had loved Sonic with all of his heart, and had been surprised at how quick he learnt and how fast he was. His speed. Sonic the Hedgehog was not always called that, but when his uncle had discovered how fast he could run, they agreed to change the young hedgehog's name from Maurice to Sonic. Sonic lived up to his name, as by the age of 5 he could easily break the sound barrier, making him a complete an utter nuisance when he didn't want to do something. Years came and went, and Sonic had enquired about his mother and father a few times, but letting drop quite easily when his Uncle had answered with,

"Your mother and father are gone, but you will see them again, when you are much, much older." Seeing how sad his uncle always looked when he mentioned Sonic's parents made him quite truthfully say that he didn't need any more family, as Uncle Chuck was the best family anyone could ever have.

They lived in peace for many years, but they both knew it wouldn't last. A madman was trying to take over Mobius, and he was slowly making his way towards their village. Sonic wasn't worried though, as he thought that everything would turn out OK, as any other 7 year old.

However, one day, the maniac did reach their village, announcing himself to be Dr Eggman, and the chaos started. The townsfolk were told to surrender and they wouldn't be harmed, and true to his word the 'good' doctor didn't harm them, but he forced them to work, his slaves. Uncle Chuck hadn't surrendered, trying to protect his nephew, and so he was taken from his house to Eggman's lair. The last thing Sonic remembered was his Uncle whispering in his ear:

"Sonny, don't come and look for me, as I will be long gone, but remember this: your family loves you, and they always have."

Then he was dragged away, away from Sonic's desperate screams and away from his house which he had grown up in himself. As the Swatbots holding the elderly hedgehog captive left the house, not noticing Sonic in the pandemonium, Chuck screamed

"Move! They are going to blow up the house! Use your speed but never kill, even in revenge!"

Unable to do anything else in fear, Sonic obeyed his uncle and ran. He moved not a second to late, as a moment later the whole house went up in flames. Now travelling at 350m/s ,and therefore breaking the sound barrier, the young hedgehog was ultimately grateful to his uncle for putting in so many hours in training him to be this fast and making shoes which could withstand such high pressure.

For hours and hours Sonic ran, travelling from place to place in a blink of an eye, and finally he stopped. Now that he wasn't travelling at supersonic speeds, the tired mobian saw that he had stumbled upon some kind of old abandoned site. It was surrounded by serene hills and breath-taking nature. However, the cobalt speedster had no time to admire the scenery as he made a beeline for a small black fleck embedded in one of the hills, wondering what it was.

In milliseconds he had arrived at his target and found out that the black speck, in fact, was a ramshackle, broken-down door. He cautiously went up to it and- deciding that no-one lived there- easily pushed it open. As soon as he got inside his guess proved to be correct. Old cans littered the floor and a pile of broken, rickety furniture lay in a heap in one corner. Despite the smell of rotting wood and the moss covered ceiling, the small 7-year old hedgehog felt safe, something he didn't think he could after his uncle had been cruelly snatched away from him…

In the end, he had only stayed for one night.

For a while Sonic had considered staying in Mystic Ruins (after exploring he had stumbled across a sign stating the name of the zone) but he couldn't. There was no reason why, he just couldn't imagine staying. It wasn't that he didn't like the house, as after a bit of work it would be nice and cosy, or even that he would be lonely, because there was a cat named Big and his frog named Froggy living by the pond in the middle of the ring of hills. Annoyed with himself, Sonic went to bed, his fur shining a cerulean blue after he had washed off the soot, dust and grime from the night's escapade. He knew he couldn't stay here. A cosy, safe-ish life would only make him think of his uncle and that would make him break down again. That was why he couldn't stay. Because he felt to safe? Sonic questioned himself over and over again. It seemed like a stupid reason to not want to stay somewhere, especially as the hedgehog wasn't particularly risky or a daredevil. No. The problem wasn't that he would feel to safe, it was that it would bring back to many painful memories. He would go, he would find Eggman and avenge his Uncle.

Satisfied with his plan, the child settled down, but just as he began to doze off, he remembered his Uncle's last words:

Use your speed but never kill, even in revenge.

When he had said them, Sonic thought they were cryptic and some kind of puzzle that he needed to decipher, but now it was as clear as day. As he could travel at such high speeds, it was very easy to defeat an enemy, and his quills were extremely sharp, so they would be able to slice through things if he got enough momentum… The second part was also clear, it was as if Chuck knew exactly what his nephew would think, and would do. He had to get revenge, but not kill, as then he would be as bad as Eggman. Now that he thought about it, he wouldn't need to kill anyway, as the evil doctor's armies consisted of robots, and nothing else. He had seen for himself the massive parties, ready to go and attack other villages, forcing them under the fat dictator's control and had witnessed those machines destroying everything and everyone in sight. To even get to Eggman he would have to fight hordes of his killing-machines and sneak through a well protected fortress. Even though his speed was incredible, it was better for defence, and it wasn't as if he could just go up to a robot and start rubbing his spines on him! Feeling disheartened once more, Sonic lay in bed, wishing that his uncle was here to help and tell him what to do, how to do it.

In the morning he was gone. He hadn't even left a trace that he had been at Mystic Ruins, and was on his way to try and get revenge. He knew this wasn't going to be easy, but he was ready.

Far away, on a small island, a baby was born. His parents waited eagerly for the nurses to give them news of their newborn. However, when he was brought in the room being declared healthy, his parents were shocked.

"He's a freak!" the male exclaimed, outraged.

"We had such high hopes, our only child, I can't believe it turned out to be mutated!" complained the mother.

They both sat for a few minutes in silence before the young cub started wailing miserably. Harshly, the mother gave him some milk and the two adults discussed the newborn. They couldn't throw a newborn baby out onto the streets- even they weren't so heartless, but the couple agreed that as soon as the baby could eat proper food, he was out. Mobians could be heartless sometimes.

A/N

Hi. This is a pretty unoriginal concept, but it isn't based off anything so it will (hopefully) be different to anything else. Most of the characters are going to be different (SPOILER ALERT aka. Manic, Jet, Wave and Storm are all in a gang together)

but…. Oh well?

R&R and I will work on the next chapter.

Bye :)