A Different Path II
GammaTron
Summary: A rewritten version of the first A Different Path. This one takes place in the SEGA Continuity. Seanzilla is assisting me with this story.
GammaTron: Hello. I am GammaTron.
Seanzilla115: and I am Seanzilla115 as always.
GT: Welcome to this story written by both me and SZ here. This is something wemade a long time ago, but just forgot it when we joined Toku East.
SZ: Yup...but I know what you're thinking, 'oh SZ and G? another story? What about the other ones you guys are working on'?..here's the thing..there's a little word called 'patience', and...well...
GT: Patience is a Virtue. ...Until it become lethargy, then it's a Vice. But anyways, we do things at our own pace, people. Like the guys at Rooster Teeth with their series Red VS Blue. I've been waiting months for Season 13 and it's coming out in just four days.
SZ: cool..and..well, I've been waiting for the upcoming season 5 premiere of MLP: FiM...Let's hope it lives up to the hype, especially after what happened in the season 4 finale
GT: Too colorful to me. And it's become a running gag in the Infinite Loops. Anyways, we don't own anyone but I own Roll Cyber Sakurai the Hedgefox.
SZ: And I own anyone that might be appearing in this..anyways, let's begin.
Chapter 1: Awakening of Chaos
Dr. Ivo Robotnik kept his fingers intertwined before his nose as he watched his latest robot being completed. He'd call it the first of the E-100 Series. It was then he sighed. He knew it would fail, just as all his other plans did. For ten years, he had been out and about, trying to take over the planet. While he was able to secure an island, that was as best as he could get. And it was all because of one single creature; a blue hedgehog.
He looked over at a series of pods that was taller than him. Each one sported a facsimile of the one opponent he could not seem to defeat or, rather, what remained of them. The first pod had his first attempt at trying to defeat the hedgehog; nothing but the welded metal left arm and wheeled feet remained. The second contained had a taller version, one he believed would have been the perfect robot to defeat the hedgehog with. This creation had even absorbed the power of the Master Emerald on that floating island with a red echidna on it. And, yet, it was still defeated with parts of the head, arms, and left leg in the green water-filled pod.
His last creation...oh, how he relished that one. It had been the only one that had managed to come back intact. The third pod contained what appeared to be a machine-made metallic humanoid hedgehog with four claws on each yellow hand. He had it in clear water filled with special nanobots to help repair him. This version had been made to be exactly like the hedgehog, but aligned to him. Yet...he gave a small shudder as he looked at it, feeling something was...off. He could feel that something in his head was nagging at him, demanding the scientist to not turn it back on. But why wouldn't he? It was the perfect weapon against the hedgehog considering it had the hedgehog's DNA in its build. ...The hedgehog's...DNA...
"...Of course!" the man exclaimed within minutes of that thought.
Oh, why didn't he see it before?! This revelation made him feel giddy with excitement! He ran into another room, piled sky-high with remains of destroyed robots. He quickly began to toss about the debris before grinning. He ran out with a pile of the scrap and dumped them into a clear water vat before going to a computer. The screen began to show the scrap with various parts highlighted. The highlighted parts were then put on zoom and his grin grew wider. He'd let the conveyor belt handle building five more of the E-100 Series while he worked on this. Oh, yes, the hedgehog and his friends would all be dealt with soon enough, especially the hedgehog.
Sonic the Hedgehog sighed in relief as he slid down onto the floor, his back pressed against the door to Tails' workshop. He had barely managed to avoid Amy Rose once more. He didn't have a problem with her, exactly, aside from her wanting to marry him; but it was that new hammer of hers that made him flee.
"Wow. You're back early, Sonic," the hedgehog looked up to see his 'younger brother' of sorts walking in, wiping some oil off his glove-free hands.
"Y...yeah...had to avoid a really angry Amy...again," Sonic panted.
"What did she assume this time?" Tails asked.
"All I did... was turn her down... gently... to going to that... new amusement... park in Station Square... and she... thinks I'm cheating... on her..." Sonic explained between pants.
"Well, she is entering puberty," Tails noted, giving Sonic a cold look for a few seconds.
"What? That's how I learned about the birds and bees," Sonic frowned, managing a full sentence between pants.
"I'm still trying to get that image out of my head," Tails stated, "One of the few things I don't like about having a 300 IQ."
Sonic was about to respond before a loud knock was heard from the doer, causing the hedgehog to pale.
"Tails, is Sonic in there?" a voice asked on the other side.
"..." Sonic gave Tails a pleading look as he hid.
"..." Tails sighed as he answered the door, "No, Amy, I haven't seen Sonic today," Tails informed, "Well, not as not being a blur at least."
"Which way?!" Amy asked, quickly grabbing the fox.
"He was heading southwest to the tropics," Tails replied.
"I see...thank you Tails," Amy nodded as she left.
"...Is she gone?" Sonic asked Tails quietly from his hiding space.
"Yeah. She's gone," Tails replied before Sonic came out of the closet.
"Oh thank goodness," Sonic sighed in relief before Tails tossed him a toolbox, "Huh?"
"You owe me, so I'm calling it in now," Tails informed, "Make sure to take your gloves off and put on the work ones so they don't get stained with oil."
"Aw come on..." Sonic sighed.
"Do you want me to call Amy back here?" Tails warned him.
"…on second thought, I think I'll go ahead and start working," Sonic chuckled nervously as she quickly took his gloves off and put his works gloves on before he began to work on one of the machines in the room.
Robotnik chuckled as the pod opened, releasing the nanobot-filled water into the grates below it. A hand shook as it reached out and grasped the side of the opened pod before a bare foot stepped out followed by the other, both dainty and slender. He snapped his fingers and a monkey-like robot ran in, the light bulb on its head flashing. The head of the robot was an organic red monkey's head with black eyes while the hands of the robot were organic as well.
"Yes, Lord Robotnik?" the monkey asked with a salute, "What do ya need? Need? Need?"
"Take the latest project into the Mission Armory Room, Coconuts," Robotnik ordered as the monkey looked at the figure, "Have the project ready in ten minutes or else."
"Whoa!" Coconuts exclaimed, "Sure thing, Doctor Robotnik!"
Soon, Robotnik was standing before a holographic monitor. The sound of a metal door sliding open earned his attention. He turned to see his latest project enter, wearing a solid black bodysuit with his emblem on the left side of the upper body, black combat running shoes, black fingerless gloves, and a communicator on the head.
"Ah, excellent," Robotnik nodded as the monitor displayed a large island, "This will be your first mission, so don't fail me. You are to infiltrate Angel Island. Once you've done that, you are to destroy the Master Emerald. Your enhancements will help you do that."
His latest project nodded to confirm. He watched his project turn and walk out before he went back to the monitor.
'As far back as I can remember, I've been living here on this dark island... Always guarding the Master Emerald from anything that could harm it. I don't know why I was given this job... Why it was my fate... Destined to be here... forever!'
A red echidna thought of that, just as he always did when there was a new moon. It had been chaotic ever since he had met Sonic the Hedgehog nearly four years since he ran into the hedgehog and since then, nothing's been really the same. Fighting Robotnik had actually been the most excitement until those five started to live on the island (his eye twitched as he remembered to never give the bee sugar) three years ago.
It was then the ground suddenly began to shake as a loud explosion-like sound was heard, catching the echidna's attention.
"Hmm…What the?!" the echidna gasped as she turned around to see the source of the noise.
Cue: Multi-Dimensional Sonic Adventure 2 Original Sound Track - Suitable Opponent
Two figures stood before what remained of an emerald that had been the size of a small Volkswagen Beetle. He could barely make out the image of the one of the left due to the black outfit the figure wore. The cold jade eyes were easy enough for him to see. The other figure was made entirely of water and stood at the height of the one on its right. It had two legs with two arms that ended in three claws. It had two water 'dreadlocks' on the sides of the back of its head and a 'horn' that pointed backwards. Floating just behind its green bug-like eyes was a glowing pink brain. None of them noticed a red glowing orb float away.
"What's going on here?!" the echidna demanded before his eyes widened in shock once he saw the condition of the emerald behind the two figures, "Oh no! Something happened to the Master Emerald!" He then glared at the two, mysterious figures, "Who are you?! Did you two do this?! Ooh..I'll get you for this!" he growled as he charged at the two figures.
The black-wearing figure stepped before the water figure. The figure spread their legs out into a strong stance before reeling their right fist back. The echidna swung his fist at the figure at the same time the figure swung their fist. The two collided and the echidna screamed as he was sent flying off the stone ruins and crashed into the mountainside on the other side of a wooden bridge connecting the small 'island' to the larger floating island.
"Subject: Knuckles the Echidna. Status: Disabled," the figure diagnosed in a monotone voice before looking at the liquid being, "Action: Returning to EggCarrier with released God of Destruction."
A green light shined down on the two before they faded away. The echidna groaned as he finally pulled himself out of the hole in the mountainside just as the pillar of green light vanished. He sucked in some air quickly as a burning sensation went up his arm. He looked at the arm he punched with to see it was broken, evident by some parts of his bone sticking out of it.
"Damn!" Knuckles growled, "What kind of punch did that guy have?" His eyes widened as the floating island started to rumble, "Oh no...without the Master Emerald...this whole island will fall into the ocean!"
The island began to fall. Knuckles barely dug his good namesake into the mountainside as it began its descent. He blacked out as the island crashed into the ocean below.
Robotnik laughed in glee as the 'God of Destruction' stood before him with the figure, "Ah, Chaos...The God of Destruction! Just as the legends foretold!" he turned to the figure, "You've done well. Now, prepare for your next job!"
"Affirmative."
"You must go out and distract Sonic the Hedgehog," Robotnik ordered, "And, yes, breaking his legs counts as a distraction."
"Target: Sonic the Hedgehog. Mission: Distraction," the figure nodded before walking out.
Robotnik smirked as he gazed at the liquid being. His plans were going to succeed this time, he just knew it!
Sonic sighed contently as he laid on the fresh grass. When had he been here last? He couldn't recall just how long it had been, but he knew it was a long while since he had been at Green Hill.
'But with the strange dirt coloring, they should've called it 'Checker Hill,'' Sonic thought with a small smile, 'Hmm...maybe I'll take a...'
Cue: Multi-Dimensional Sonic Adventure 2 Original Sound Track - Suitable Opponent
Sonic rolled out of the way just before a black blur slammed into the ground where he had been resting. The resulting impact created a small explosion, tossing Sonic away even more. He shook his head quickly and recovered as the debris and smoke began to die down.
"Huh…? Who the heck are you?" Sonic asked as he saw a black-wearing figure stand not too far away from him before the hedgehog noticed a familiar emblem on the figure's outfit, 'Looks like ol' egg-butt hired someone to attack me...'
"Target: Sonic the Hedgehog," the figure stated.
The last of the dust dissipated, fully revealing the figure. Sonic raised a brow. The figure appeared to be the perfect blend of hedgehog and fox Mobians. The fur and quills were a fresh shade of sun-kissed blond with an ivory muzzle. The figure wore a pair of sunglasses and a headpiece for communication. Their tail waved behind them, Sonic noticing that beneath the fur was a series of quills despite being a fox's tail.
"A crossbred?" Sonic raised a brow.
Crossbred Mobians were quite rare, which would explain why Sonic was so surprised. The birth rate for a crossbred was normally one out of two thousand, eight hundred, and seventy five and even then a crossbred would normally be dominated in one species. Yet this one before Sonic was a perfect blend. Neither species showed dominance in the figure's heritage. He couldn't really tell the Mobian's gender with that helmet that revealed just the muzzle and ears, though.
"Target: Sonic the Hedgehog. Mission: Disable," the figure stated.
"…'Disable?' Heh...I'd like to see ya try," Sonic smirked as he got ready for whatever the hedgefox had in store for him.
The hedgefox hopped into the air. Sonic was prepared for anything...except for the Homing Attack that the hedgefox used to strike him. The hedgefox landed on their feet after a few flips from hitting Sonic while the hedgehog coughed as he got up from the attack.
"Okay...Wasn't expecting a Homing Attack," Sonic noted before racing off, "But let's see you handle this!"
"Objective: Disable," the Hedgefox stated before it turned into a yellow blur and instantly caught up to Sonic.
"Woah! What the...?" Sonic began before he dodged a kick from the hedgefox.
The Crossbred Mobian grabbed the hedgehog and tossed him hard into a nearby tree, breaking it in half upon impact. Sonic began to get up, panting, as a bit of blood fell from his head and mouth as he looked at the Hedgefox.
"Okay...it has super strength...and super speed? Okay...very dangerous combo right there."
"Objective: Disable by any means," the figure stated.
'Ugh! There goes the Hedgefox again! ...I really need to figure out if it's a boy or a girl,' Sonic thought, "Hey! Wait! Are you a boy or a girl?"
"...Response: What is a boy? What is a girl?" the figure asked before turning to the left, tapping its chin in thought before turning back, "Answer im..." the figure blinked twice, "Target: Lost."
"Phew...I think I lost her...or him...or it,..." Sonic panted as he laid in a cave hidden behind a waterfall, the hedgehog wincing a bit the moment his shoulder touched the wall, "Darn...my arm felt like it was about to come off the socket from how that hedgefox tossed me...I need to find Tails...and fast."
"Okay...So let me get this straight; you ran into some crossbreed that you couldn't tell was a guy or a girl that easily matched your speed and had strength like Knuckles?" Tails asked as Sonic looked at his bandaged arm, "And that's how you sprained your arm?"
"Ugh...still hurts like heck," Sonic groaned a bit.
"Just be glad you only had it sprain," Tails noted.
"You make it sound like I did it on purpose," Sonic frowned.
"Well, it's not that I don't believe you, it's just...I don't believe you," Tails stated.
"Dude...I'm telling the..." Sonic began before something came crashing through the roof, startling the two as a familiar figure landed between the two Mobians, "...oh crud."
"Target: Sonic the Hedgehog. Status: Found," the figure stated, "Mission: Disable by any means."
"...Okay, I believe you," Tails gulped.
"...Tails...get out of here," Sonic stated to the young, twin-tailed fox as he glared at the figure, "I'll try and hold that hedgefox off long enough."
"What?! But Sonic...what if...?" Tails began before Sonic shot a grin at him.
"Don't worry..I'll catch up to ya once I lose him or her..now go!"
"...Okay. Be careful Sonic," Tails nodded as he managed to get out through one of the windows while Sonic and the hedgefox stared down at each other.
"Statement: You fooled me once, it will not happen again," the figure stated.
"Oh yeah...well we'll just see about that," Sonic grinned a bit as he got ready to face the hedgefox again.
The hedgefox responded with a Homing Attack. Sonic quickly returned it with his own, canceling the two attacks out. The hedgefox's tail shot out and wrapped around his legs before it slammed Sonic onto the table, breaking it apart.
"Urgh!" Sonic grunted before he did a sweep kick, knocking the hedgefox down as he jumped back, 'Don't know if this'll work...especially with how my arm is right now...but here goes nothing!'
Sonic quickly charged up and rocketed at the hedgefox in a Spin Dash. It responded by spinning its tail around and started flying over the Spin Dash. Sonic yelped as he hit a wall, having been distracted by that.
"Oh come on!" Sonic exclaimed, "What next? This guy or girl or..." he facepalmed, "Hey, what gender are you already?!"
The hedgefox stopped at that, "Query: What is a boy? Query: What is a girl?"
"...Seriously?" Sonic gave a blank look at the hedgefox, "You don't know what a boy or girl is?"
"Negative," the hedgefox replied.
"..." Sonic sweatdropped, 'Where does Eggman get these hunters? I mean, first was the silent yellow polar bear, then the crazy green duck with explosive-still a bit surprised at how quick it was for him to befriend the polar bear-, and then the purple weasel. Now it's an unknown crossbreed with no knowledge on genders.' "Well...A guy's a guy and a girl's a girl."
"Argument: That does not assist in answering the queries," the hedgefox stated.
"...hoo boy...I can't believe I'm going to explain this, especially to someone who's trying to kill me..." Sonic muttered before taking a deep breath and exhale, "Okay...here goes..."
Just as Sonic was about to explain, the sound of metal hitting something echoed. The hedgefox's legs trembled before it collapsed, passed out. Tails sighed in relief before frowning at his ruined frying pan.
"You owe me a new one...again," Tails sighed, "Fifth one this month, too."
"Oh, thank goodness!" Sonic exclaimed in relief before looking at the unconscious hedgefox.
"..." the hedgefox moaned, his/her helmet sparking a bit.
"...I think you hit him or her too hard Ta..." Sonic began before he noticed the helmet beginning to crack apart, "...just what kind of frying pan did you hit her or him with, Tails?"
"The one you said to only use in the case Knuckles came to visit and got really really mad," Tails replied.
The helmet broke in two, letting the long flowing sun-kissed blond fur/quills/hair spill out. The eyes sported somewhat large eyelashes and had a bit of cuteness. Tails and Sonic instantly realized the gender.
"...Holy carp, I hit a girl," Tails paled as Sonic began to walk off, "Where are you going?!"
"To get some rope or chains," Sonic replied, "Don't want her attacking us when she wakes up."
"W..wait! What if she wakes up and...and he ignores me again," Tails sighed once Sonic left, the twin-tailed fox looking down at the unconscious hedgefox while thinking, 'Just who is this girl anyway? And why did Eggman hire her to attack Sonic?'
GT: Well...Not a bad first chapter, huh?
SZ: Nope. it was pretty good.
GT: And, best of all, no one broke the 4th wall.
SZ:...you realize you just jynxd it, right?
GT: I knocked on wood after I said it. Jinx has been cancelled.
SZ: Ahh...
GT: Yeah.
SZ:..right..anyways, what's going to happen to that hedgefox?
GT: No clue. We'll just have to figure out when the next chapter comes. So, everyone in writing world, we'll see you in the next chapter. Bye-bye!