Sup guys, Lighting Wolf here, back with another story, this one about Sonic. Enjoy the 1000-word chapter. I down own Sonic, Sega and a few others do.

(2 months before start of Sonic Forces.)

The Jackal continued to look over his shoulder as he ran through the jungle and further away from his squad, he looked back in fear before leaping and managing to grab onto a tree as he pulled himself up into the tree's upper branches.

"I think I've finally outran them… How could he?"

The Jackal muttered, his yellow eyes looking around as he leapt of the tree and started walking further into the jungle, glad to have a minute to rest.

The Jackal's name was Zero, the former Lieutenant of Squad Jackal.

Zero looked himself over, his black high tops were similar to his leader's but they weren't metallic, his fur was a light grey with blackish stripes and he had a spike of white hair in the middle of his head.

He also wore dark black spiky gloves and a Green Bandana around his head which he had moved to his neck as a makeshift scarf.

"He sold us out, we're mercs, not cannon fodder."

Zero muttered as he made his way out of the area he had heard was called 'Mystic Jungle', he'd been running for the better part of an hour and Zero finally was satisfied that he had lost his former teammates in the brush of the jungle.

'Why did I even join them in the first place? Oh…. Right, because I'd thought it'd make me like him…. How stupid I was 2 years ago and how stupid I possibly am now….'

Zero thought as he looked down at the zigzagged sword he had wielded when he was still a member of the squad, the blade had been worn down by fighting Eggman's Egg Pawns but it was all he had besides the small grappling hook on his wrist.

"Boss is going to help Eggman with that gem and right now, I don't know if I should try and find a village to blend in or go on my own…."

Zero muttered as he leapt down and continued to sprint towards the outer reaches of the jungle, he leapt from tree to tree, he might have not been the most skilled of the group but Zero knew he wasn't a slouch when it came to balance and jumping as he finally escaped the jungle and looked down from the cliff he was standing on, spotting a village at the bottom of the cliff.

'Hmm, seems like as good a place as any to hide out until I know what to do next… I seriously can't believe I joined up with them just because I wanted to be like him…. Adventuring and all that, I can't compare to my hero… Well, at least my squad won't find me here…. Not that I think they care, Eggman paid them enough to help him… I'm only a loose end at this point.'

Zero thought as he slid down the cliff as he landed just outside the path to the village as he sheathed his sword and walked into the village, looking over his shoulder at the cliff as he did so.

"Hi, are you new here?"

One of the villagers asked as Zero turned to look at him, he wanted to lie, knowing that his presence at the village put them in enough danger but knew he couldn't do it deep down.

"Yes, I am, very new actually… Do you know the way around this place?"

Zero asked, shifting his weight from one foot to the other as the villager smiled before nodding.

"Sure, follow me…. Um, what's your name?"

The Villager asked as Zero turned to face the wolf villager, he frowned, he didn't want to risk telling the villager who he was but Zero also thought that if the villager hadn't recognized him by now, then he was safe to tell his name.

"It's Zero, my name is Zero the Jackal…."

Zero said as the Villager nodded and held out his hand to speak.

"Benny, so, why the sword, you a soldier or something?"

Benny asked as Zero looked at the sword on his back as he frowned before turning back to Benny and speaking.

"Ex mercenary, me and my boss had a… Falling out, I didn't agree with his plans and well, here I am."

Zero said as Benny nodded before speaking up.

"So, why did you join them? We can walk and talk."

Benny said as Zero nodded and followed the Wolf into the village, several villagers looked at him but said nothing as he spoke to Benny.

"Well, at first my boss didn't want to do anything more then fighting and such…. That changed when he got a taste for power… As for me joining… Well, I wanted to be like my hero… But I'm not even close to being as great as he is."

Zero said as Benny turned to face him before speaking up.

"Who's your icon?"

Benny asked as Zero smiled before speaking up, scratching the back of his head while he did so.

"how about I tell you when the time comes, you might find it funny if I said it now… Anyway, you don't have to worry about me, Benny… I'm not going to betray you… I'm not my boss…."

Zero said as Benny nodded as Benny started showing Zero around.

"Well, this is Riverside City, one of the main cities on the planet if you haven't seen it yet, Zero…. Your like it here."

Benny said as Zero nodded, he saw several shops but decided not to question what they did.

'I hope they don't know about the power I have, it might worry them… Then again, my powers haven't been very strong…'

Zero said, looking down at his gloves as a small amount of frost covered them before he whipped it off and followed Benny further into town.

Author notes

And that is the first chapter of the Sonic Story! The next chapter will take place during Infinite and Eggman's attack on the village and Sonic fighting Infinite. This story will follow Sonic Forces but with some changes… I also want to point out Zero will be a little overpowered but not over the top. Until next Sunday, Lighting Wolf out!