Familiar Faces
If there is one thing that cannot be understood fully, it's the universe. Space withholds many secrets, and it takes superhuman observation to catch a mere glimpse of it. Everyday we discover new areas of space, all containing new features and objects either bigger or brighter than the last. The truth is, you never really know what you'll find in space.
However, there is one thing that is a guaranteed impossibility that will never be found in space: a biplane with the name Sonic written on the side in white.
Obviously, this aircraft is not of our world, but of a world named Mobius, home to the race of anthropomorphic creatures known as the Mobians. But when you first think of Mobius, you think of the cocky, arrogant, and bighearted blue hedgehog known to the universe as Sonic the Hedgehog. Throughout his years of adventuring, Sonic has adapted to each situation with ease and speed, but even the fastest thing alive won't be fast enough to see this story coming...
"Fox, can you hurry this heap of scrap metal up? We're losing daylight!" That dark, gritty voice was the one that belonged to Sonic's doppelganger/counterpart, Shadow the Hedgehog, a.k.a The Ultimate Life Form.
"Uh, Shadow? Hate to break it to ya, but we're in space, so how can you tell if it's day or night?" The trademark cocky tone that could only belong to our hero, Sonic himself.
"Do NOT question my logic, Faker!" Shadow shouted in nervousness.
"What's the matter? You can dish it, but you can't take it?" Sonic retorted in a chuckle.
"Guys, focus on the task at hand! There's no time for bickering!" The adolescent voice of Tails the Fox interrupted the fight that nearly broke out.
"Yeah, come on guys! We have a mission, remember?" The feminine voice of Amy Rose told off the two hedgehogs.
"Um... what's our mission again? I kinda sorta... forgot." The rough, dumbfounded tone of Knuckles the Echidna asked in embarrassment.
"Ugh, we're investigating why Eggman decided to pack up his stuff and move out, remember?" That voice is hard to recognize, but it belongs to the Mobian of a doomed future, Silver the Hedgehog.
"Oh, right." Knuckles recalled with a chuckle.
"You think Eggheads gonna try and make another cosmic amusement park?" Sonic stated in ponderation.
"Probably not. Eggman has been known to never go back to an old plan." Tails debunked.
"Well, whatever Baldy Nosehair is up to, we'll shut it down faster than Shadow can say Faker!" Sonic cheered.
"Do NOT patronize me, FAKER!"
"Guys, you might want to look ahead right now." Amy warned softly.
As the gang turned their heads, the silhouette of an Egg Carrier sat motionless in space. Tails sped up the Tornado, and landed in a secret hanger out of sight from the outside. The gang climbed out and off, and began to head through the ship in silence, wanting to avoid being detected. But as they progressed, it seemed as though the carrier was deserted.
"Looks like nobody's home. Just the way I like it." Sonic smirked in pride.
Tails pulled out his Miles Electric, and retrieved a diagram of the carrier. "Computer, locate the servers for Robotnik's Intelligence Agency."
Knuckles crossed his arms, and spoke, "What exactly are we stealing from the RIA?"
"You know Eggheads bound to have some juicy stuff in those servers. We have to get as much info as we can, and plan our attacks around his battle plans." Sonic answered quickly.
"Sonic's right. The more we know about what plans Robotnik has, the higher chance we'll have of defeating him." Silver stated.
Tails got up, and spoke, "The computer determined that the servers are 2.6 kilometers from our location."
"Well, then, let's roll out!" Sonic directed his team to follow Tails down a labyrinth of halls and corridors.
"Why is the carrier abandoned? Usually we'd have company right about now." Sonic questioned softly.
"You think it could be a trap?" Tails spoke without looking away from his Miles Electric.
"Possibly. The Doctor has been known to use ambushes to catch us off guard. It wouldn't surprise me if he planned one." Shadow theorized quietly.
"Huh, so much for not going back to an old plan." Tails remarked.
"Way to lift the team spirit, Shadow." Amy spoke blankly.
"Well, what did you expect? Rainbows hanging across the ceiling with unicorns defecating cotton candy?"
"Shadow, remember who you're talking to. Amy could send you all the way back to that hangar with one swing. Believe me, I should know." Sonic absentmindedly rubbed a spot on his head, remembering the last time Amy pulverized him with her hammer.
"Guys, the RIA servers are just down this corridor!" Tails exclaimed silently.
"Last one there is a rotten Egghead!" Sonic challenged as he ran first.
"Wait, Sonic! There could be traps!" Knuckles remarked angrily at Sonic's headfirst attitude.
Before Sonic could turn around, the gang was tied up in a cybernetic cobweb.
Eggman laughed maniacally, "Ho, Ho Ho Ho! Well, what do we have here? I finally caught the-"
"Why do you always rush in first, Iblis Trigger?" Silver rarely used Sonic's other nickname, but when he did, it was a sign of disappointment.
"I probably should've seen this coming," Sonic frowned.
"No, really?" Shadow sarcastically remarked.
"Shut up, Shadow!" Amy yelled in defense for Sonic.
"Just because Sonic is your boyfriend doesn't mean I'll go easy on him like Silver did in '06!" Shadow directed the argument to the grey hedgehog in question.
"Um, hello? Evil genius over here? I'm trying to make a speech!" Eggman attempted to regain control of the conversation, but to no avail.
"Hey, Amy's a girl! Even in the future, you still don't just hit a female!" Silver retorted.
"Maybe that's why your future got screwed up, because you couldn't hit one girl!" Shadow shouted.
"Hello? Can I speak please? I'm sure you're all wondering why-"
"BUTT OUT EGGMAN!" The gang all shouted in unison.
"Guys, you do realize we're trapped, right?" Sonic remarked as his friends realized the situation they were in.
"Finally, I have your attention! Now as I was saying, I, Doctor Eggman, have created the true ultimate weapon! So, cower in fear of my new weapon, the-"
"Where did they go?" Obviously, the heroes took Eggman's monologue as an opportunity to escape, which annoyed the Doctor even more.
"Pesky hedgehog!"
"Well, that was short-lived." Sonic smirked as he looked back.
"Is that really a bad thing?" Silver asked truthfully.
"Obviously! WE didn't do anything worthwhile!"
"Of course we did!" Shadow shouted.
"Oh really? What?" Sonic questioned.
"WE SURVIVED!"
"Doesn't count, Shadow!"
"Nothing ever counts with you, Faker!"
Knuckles interrupted the argument, "There's the Tornado! Everyone get on!"
"Everyone buckled up?" Sonic asked, and in return, received all thumbs up, "Then it's time to juice, little buddy!"
Tails started up the biplane, and the heroes rode out of the hangar, destination set to Mobius.
A streak of green light suddenly stroked through the left wing, and it seemed as time slowed down. Sonic saw what, or rather, who the green streak was. Of all people in the world he regretted meeting, this guy was on the top of the list.
"Nazo the Hedgehog," Sonic whispered coldly. Nazo smirked at his recognition.
Ten years ago, Sonic and Shadow encountered the chaos-born Hedgehog, and defeated him by fusing together and blasting him out of existence. Sonic wondered if he survived, but now it looks like his suspicions have been answered, What shocked sonic the most was Nazo's new look; his fur color was a lime green, with dark green streaks on his upwards quills, similar to Shadow's red streaks on his quills. His boots were similar to Amy's, but the red color with white streak was replaced with a black color and purple streak. Yet, the most distinguishing feature about the new Nazo was the chaos diamond resting in his chest.
"His new source of power," Sonic thought.
As though the moment had never happened, Sonic was thrown at high speed back into the Tornado. Beeping noises could be heard, alarming the heroes of their rapid descent.
"Tails, we need to land somewhere safe, NOW!" Sonic commanded.
"Um, guys? You know how people say that wormholes don't exist? Well, we're about to prove them wrong!" Silver screamed.
The gang looked to see a light blue tunnel circulating in front of them, pulling them in faster by the second.
"Everyone hold ON!" Sonic shouted before they warped into the wormhole, and it disappeared.
"Excellent work, Nazo!" Eggman clapped as the chaos hedgehog returned to the carrier.
"I need to know where they went." Nazo demanded.
"I placed a tracker on their biplane, all you have to do is wait for them to resurface, and then BOOM! Problem solved." Eggman proclaimed.
"I hope you're right, Doctor," Nazo stood staring out of the observatory window/
"I hope you're right."
I'm sorry I changed the story again, I just had an epiphany and decided to change SOME parts of the story, so it feels less cliché. I also felt the characters were a little OOC, so I rewrote their dialogue, and added more characters to the roster.
BTW, I do not own anything here accept the story. Nazo is property of Chakra-X, and Sonic and Friends are property of SEGA.
Thank you for reading, and I will return with a new presentation for you all. Until then, I bid you ado!