Chapter 01: Hitting the Streets
Cast of Game Characters:
The Cop: Sonic the Hedgehog
Inspector Chase Linh: Rouge the Bat
Chau Wu: Dr. Eggman
Lt. Jack Keller: Shadow the Hedgehog
Carmen Mendez: Amy Rose
Gregory "GMAC" MacDonald: Jet the Hawk
Rose Largo: Wave the Swallow
Freddy "Nickel" Rogers: Storm the Albatross
Hector Maio: Vector the Crocodile
Zack Maio: Espio the Chameleon
Cast of other characters:
Miles "Tails" Prower
Knuckles the Echidna
Cream the Rabbit
Charmy Bee
Silver the Hedgehog
Blaze the Cat
This place has changed, these guys and their cars, no regard for anyone, it's time could put a stop to what's going on around here.
It was morning in Tri-City Bay. The sun was rising on the waters, which were calm and filled with people out fishing or enjoying recreational activities. But up on the Palm Harbor Bridge, all was not well. Two Police Helicopters raced towards the bridge, as there was a police pursuit going on. The TCBPD were in pursuit of a red Nissan 370Z, and was heading towards the Palm Harbor area. The windows were tinted dark, so the cops couldn't see who the driver was.
The Nissan raced towards Palm Harbor with the cops right on its tail, and was heading straight for a roadblock which was set up.
"Hang back guys!" said a police officer over the radio. "We got a roadblock set up!"
But the 370Z was undaunted, and charged the roadblock with everything it had, and rammed the patrol cars out of the way, knocking one into a scaffolding and causing tons of construction materials to block off the road, leaving the cops completely blocked and unable to catch the 370Z.
Tri-City Bay was a beautiful place, with all its natural wonders and buildings, but was also home to some of the most notorious street racers in the country. Day-by-day, the street crews joined together to help stay clear of the cops, and some were either too good of drivers, or too smart to get caught. But the Police were getting smart as well, and they were starting to make a little progress in this war, but the racer crews were staying one step ahead.
Later that evening, at the Palm Harbor police precinct, which was the headquarters for the TCBPD, a black hedgehog in a suit and tie, and a bat in the same kind of attire, were arguing in a conference room.
"Arrests are up 30% over last year, you people are just gonna waltz in here and do whatever the hell you want to do?!!" said the hedgehog.
"This is not up for discussion." said the bat.
"Am I interrupting?" asked a voice. The two turned to the sight of a blue hedgehog in a t-shirt with a race car on it, and was wearing a black leather jacket, and a set of cargo pants, along with a set of red shoes with a red strap and gold buckle on them.
"No. Please sit down Officer." said the black hedgehog.
"Thank you Shadow…I mean, Lieutenant." said Sonic as he sat at the opposite side of the table.
"Anyway, meet FBI Inspector Rouge the Bat, who will be aiding you in a new investigation that has been opened." said Shadow.
"You've had quite an impressive run, Sonic. Your recent undercover operation posing as a wheelman to bust car thieves has been exceptional." said Rouge examining his file.
"I'm one of the best there is." said Sonic.
"But these local police stings can take months if not years to execute. I don't have that kind of time. We only have a couple of weeks." said Rouge.
"A few weeks? I can't get anything on a single street crew in nearly that much time!" said Sonic.
"Well that's why the FBI is stepping in. I'll be your new point person." said Rouge to Shadow.
"So, what is about, anyway?" asked Sonic.
"We suspect that one of the local street racing crews is involved with an international smuggling ring." said Rouge.
Shadow was a bit surprised: "Look lady, pardon me for butting in here…but these kinda crews, they just don't do that sort of…."
"Lieutenant Hedgehog, my office doesn't care about turbo-charged street thugs! We're looking to recover evidence linked to a shipment of cars stolen from the dock a few weeks ago. This evidence will convict a network crime lords in half a dozen countries, and we have reason to believe that the cars may be in possession in one of the street crews." said Rouge.
"So this is a hunt for evidence?" said Sonic. "I think I just might be able to squeeze myself in this limited amount of time."
"Yes." said Rouge. "Now they're gonna need a wheelman. Your job is to drive; my job is to get you in. Nothing more, nothing less." she added as she packed up her briefcase and headed for the door. "Let's go."
"Good luck Officer." said Shadow as he laid back in his chair.
Outside, Rouge got to her FBI issue vehicle, a Chrysler 300C SRT-8, while Sonic followed. "Do I…get a car for this?" asked Sonic.
Rouge pointed to a blue 1989 Nissan 240SX. And then she said: "Hit the streets. The more races you win the better. And remember: Don't play it safe. We want them to see you. Now go, I'll be in touch with you." And then she drove away to the hotel she planned to operate out of.
Sonic walked over to the Nissan, and then he examined it carefully. He saw the keys were in the door, and he just took them and opened the hood. "Well, this surely is a tuned car. But I guess it's still stock. I guess I'll just have to make do." Then he closed the hood and got inside the car. But he found a note on the wheel which said: "Check the glove compartment." Sonic did so, using the key to unlock the compartment, and inside was a small earpiece, which Sonic assumed was the way Rouge could contact him without using his cell phone. He then started the car, and then drove out of the lot and onto the streets. He was now going deep undercover.