Why hello one and all! Welcome to 'Merged' written by me, Lucy! Now what is this story about, you ask? Has anyone heard of Nicky? Little John? Anita? No? that's what I thought. They are from the 1992 Sonic manga. It is about a boy that has the ability to turn into Sonic! It's like Clark Kent and Superman! The only difference is, Nicky doesn't know he is Sonic, and Sonic doesn't know he is Nicky.

Nicky is the opposite of Sonic. Instead of confident and brave, Nicky is shy, quiet, and is a bit of a scaredy-cat. How does he turn into Sonic? Well there's this bully, Anton Brooke, that kept humiliating Nicky and stealing his girlfriend Amy. (yes, Amy Rose) He would just wish he was stronger and POOF! He turns into Sonic. The best part about the manga was that Amy had the hots for Sonic, even though she was dating Nicky.

Nicky was so adorable!

Another thing, the Sonic in that universe seemed to have his own history, seeing as he saved Nicky's father 20 years before. I always had the feeling that they some how merged together. So I'm using this fanfic to explore that possibility.

I just had to get more into Nicky's character. His thoughts, his feelings, everything!

I always thought that Nicky was somewhat more confident in his head, as most shy people are.

This story will take place in the game world, no where else.

I hope that this story will be as different and unique as I'm hoping for.

Enjoy.

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Prologue

Nicky looked up at the night sky. There were so many stars, just how many were there? He had asked his mother many times, and she always had the same answer.

"No one knows how many stars there are, and that's the point. You're not supposed to know."

What if I want to know? Nicky would think. What do I do then?

He had brought up the subject to his two best friends, Amy and Little John, who wasn't so little at all.

"Well then, maybe we should count the stars," Amy had said.

Nicky and Little John look at her, taken aback at her suggestion.

"There's no way we count them all!" Nicky had replied, "There's too many!"

"We never know unless we try, right?" Amy said.

"Right!" Little John answered.

"Nicky?"

Nicky looked at Amy, then at Little John. He didn't want to let them down, right?

"Al-alright. I'll go."

"Yay!" Were his friends eager reply.

And that's why he was here now, on the hill in Amy's backyard, listening to the "oohs" and "ahhs" of Amy, and the heavy panting of Little John, who really needed to work out more, as Amy has said.

It took a while to realize that his friends were no longer counting the stars, as they had done just minutes before.

So Nicky kicked back and relaxed, thankful to get away from life for a while. There has been news that a new hero, a kid just a couple years older than he, was the savior of Mobius. The worst part was, Nicky looked a lot like the kid, getting him picked on by Anton Brooke, the nastiest bully in his side of Station Square. Amy was slowly turning into the kid's number one fan, hanging out with the other girls more and more, and less time with Nicky and Little John.

So Nicky relaxed. He chatted with his friends and had a blast. They chased each other around, had scaring contests and threw pebbles at Old Man Dewy's window. When the old guy came out, they ran, with Nicky crying all the way.

It was the most fun Nicky ever had since his birthday party.

Little did he know, in years soon to come, it would be the most fun he'll have in a long time.

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This part right here takes place a month before Sonic CD. If you want to see what the manga characters look like, go on google and type 'im up! Or you could go on youtube and read the actual manga. (illegally I'm afraid)

I hope you enjoyed the prologue!

Review! 'Cause I don't take no silent gratitude.