September 2nd, 2006, I began a story. I wasn't sure how long it would be, or what the exact ending would be, but I started posting it anyways.
Along the way my writing grew. I became better, I learned more of the Sonic fan community. I made a story with a following.
I gained new friends, people I see on DeviantArt and Youtube as well. I've gotten to show off other people's characters, along with developing a couple of my own.
I combined action, mystery, romance, humor into this story. I had the goal of fifty chapters, hopefully. My intent was to get a regular poster at the Sonic Rapid Board. I've gotten a few people to show up here and there, at the very least.
I've gotten Fan Art, I've shown off what I had planned for it's sequels. Characters from an old idea of mine will show in this storyline's future, such as Chatrol, Knuckles II, Rogue, and Vert, though some of them have been changed. Others, barely at all.
I've taken these Sonic characters and added my own twist to them. I threw in new abilities, new situations, and tried to stay as true to form as I could to them. I was rewarded with a slew of positive reviews.
And yet, I can not take credit for everything. Several ideas I got from my reviewers. Someone asked me if Sonic and Shadow would ever fuse to become Shadic. While this never happened (and probably never will), it got me thinking, and Sonic and Knuckles did end up fusing. Someone also mentioned Sonic Underground, how Sonic was royalty in that show. I did more research into it, as well as learning about Manic and Sonia more. These two will also appear later on. And there is so much more.
This story, Chaotic Power, finished it's run on March 8th, 2008, a year and a half after it's start, with fifty chapters, and 312 reviews. I promised my readers that it's sequel would be up before summer.
So here it is folks, the beginning of Chaotic Power's sequel. I do not know how long this story will be, or where exactly it will take me, but I certainly hope that my fans/reviewers give me some direction, whether they intend to or not.
Ladies and gentlemen…I give you...
Chaotic Memories
Chapter One
There was a horrible creaking noise as some metal shifted, Knuckles and Omega pushing away some of the remains of one of Eggman's bases. In fact, it was the one everyone attacked when Eggman began to gather the Emeralds, not that long ago…
"The portal's gone. Guess it was to much to hope for a quick thing," Sonic said as he appeared, holding a small bag over his shoulders.
Behind the three were Blaze, Tails, Silver, Rozik, Vinny, and Cerrivae.
"Are you sure you want to go now?" Knuckles wondered. "After all, Shadow and Amy are suppose to get married in about a month."
Sonic turned back to Knuckles and grinned, "Sorry, but both Blaze and Silver are adamant about getting back, and Tails and I need to go with them. I can't really explain it…"
"You have the hots for Blaze," Knuckles said bluntly, "I think that explains it rather nicely. As for Tails, well, I'm not sure. I think he wants to keep an eye on you and make sure you don't die…again…"
Sonic gaped slightly at Knuckles first comment, for once finding himself unable to parry Knuckles' comments.
Finally, he just sighed and shook his head, indicating defeat, "Darn Knucks, those verbal spar offs with Rouge seem to be paying off for you…"
Knuckles just grinned, then hefted up a piece of metal, and revealed a space they were all able to head into, finding the altar in Eggman's base which had brought Silver and his army through.
"Hey…" Sonic said, "Whatever happened to your soldiers Silver?"
"They are already back in my dimension, Sonic. Orders if I couldn't be found, or became incapacitated, to head back. I do not sense them anywhere on this planet," Silver answered.
Sonic nodded, then looked towards the altar, "Well, looks like it isn't working now…Vinny, Cerrivae, help us out here?"
The two nodded, the Elemental Warriors of Space and Time. Next, the seven Chaos Emeralds were produced, and placed in the altar.
There was a hum of energy…
"Space…" Vinny said, focusing and waving his hands.
"Time…" Cerrivae added, also focusing upon his Element.
There was a creak as the energy began to swirl, the small portal opening slightly. Vinny and Cerrivae focused more, feeling the energy from the Chaos Emeralds enter them. There was a soft golden glow, and Super Vinny and Super Cerrivae floated there, still focusing on their elements as the portal slowly began to open wider.
"Our turn," Sonic grinned, stepping forward, Silver joining him. Both of them held up their hands and said those two magic words.
"Chaos Control!"
The portal sparked more, then fully opened.
"Urgh…Hurry up…" Vinny muttered, "It's difficult holding this thing open, even being in Super Form…"
Sonic nodded and turned to Knuckles, "Take care man. I'm depending on you to keep the world safe, seeing as Shadow's going to be busy with Amy for a few months, got it?"
Knuckles chuckled and nodded back, "Understood Sonic. And don't either of you two be a stranger." he glanced towards Tails as well, who was now standing next to Sonic, "I expect to get some letters or something, whatever you can get over here."
Tails and Sonic grinned, and the three paused, then gave each other a brotherly like hug.
"And good luck with Rouge there Knucks!" Sonic chuckled, then stepped through the portal, "Catch yah on the flip side!"
Silver snorted, then followed after him, having to say no goodbyes.
Blaze followed after him, turning back to the others, "Thank you, everyone, for your help. I truly appreciate it."
She disappeared through the portal.
"Well then," Rozik said, tossing a beer bottle off to the side, "So long, and thanks for all the booze."
He too went back to his dimension with a smirk, leaving only Tails as the only one who needed to step through.
"Any time now…" Super Vinny muttered, straining with the energy, Cerrivae also doing the same.
Tails nodded and walked to the portal, then turned to look at Knuckles, "I guess…I'll see you later Knuckles. Be safe…"
And with that, Miles Prower went back to the dimension of his birth, even if he was not aware of this fact…
A flash of blue, and several Chaos Spears hit the ground around Omega and Knuckles, Issai and Stream landing there, grinning.
Metal Sonic froze, standing in front of the portal, and before Vinny or Cerrivae could stop, he vanished through it as well…
"Ugh…" Super Cerrivae and Super Vinny muttered, collapsing and losing their Super Forms, "That was hard…"
"Alright, it's done…" Issai said, "Father's gone through, time to leave Stream!"
"Psh, he's not my dad Issai!" Stream giggled, and cart wheeled out of Knuckles' way, "Oooh…can we take a Chaos Emerald while we're here?"
"I don't see why not…" Issai chuckled, and Spin Dashed into Omega, sending him backwards, then grabbed the purple Chaos Emerald from it's pillar.
"Not so fast!" Vinny said, getting up slowly, "Space!"
The other six Chaos Emeralds pulsed, then disappeared, Stream just missing one.
"Darn it!" Stream shouted, stomping her foot to the ground, "Where'd you put them?"
"Heh…scattered them," Vinny answered, "To bad for you."
"Humph…" Issai said, and Chaos Controlled by Stream. "Time to go!"
Focusing together, Issai and Stream vanished, as some training by the two they figured out, that if they focused hard enough and worked together, they could combine their auras in order to Chaos Control the other.
"Well then…looks I'm going to be a bit busy looking for those Emeralds…" Knuckles sighed, shaking his head, "Come on guys, let's head back to the Tornado…"
And with that, Knuckles, Omega, Vinny, and Cerrivae headed off.
Sonic, Silver, Blaze, Rozik, and Tails appeared in a large grassy field. Not to far from them were large trees, and to the other side the grassy field was expansive and large, the far distance showing a castle there.
"Well, we are here," Silver said, "I believe that means out alliance is over…"
Sonic raised an eyebrow looking at Silver, "You're outnumbered four to one Silver, if you try something, we can take you."
"Make that three to one mate," Rozik said, "As much as you guys have been good to me and all, I'd rather not get into a war. Just want to get home."
"Fair enough…" Sonic said, "You want help getting home?"
Rozik shook his head and began to walk off, "No need, I can handle it myself. Nice meeting you blokes though."
Silver's eyes followed Rozik as he headed off, not in the opposite direction of the castle, but not towards it either.
"So, I guess this is goodbye for now then, hey Silver?" Sonic wondered, and held out his hand.
Silver took it and shook, then locked eyes with Blaze.
"Take heed, for this is only a temporary lull in our war. I will allow you time to get back to your kingdom…" Silver warned, "And as long as you do not harm my armies, I will give them orders to allow you safe passage, but just this once."
Blaze merely nodded, going quiet, but after a short moment, she spoke up again.
"Isn't there any hope for peace Silver? Our kingdoms used to work together. We were strong. But now…You wish to dominate us. Why?" Blaze wondered.
Silver chuckled, "That, good Princess, is a difficult story to tell…" Silver's eyes flashed back to Sonic, and he smiled, "I've been giving it a lot of thought…And I think I know more about you then you yourself know…Sonic…"
Sonic stepped back, confused, but Silver merely stood backwards, and glowed, going into his Super Form, then flying off towards his castle.
"Alright then Blaze…anything else we need to do before heading off?" Sonic wondered, as Tails peered at the retreating Silver.
"…The Sol Emeralds…We need to find them. I can sense them, scattered around the world…But, perhaps, it would be easier to get back to my kingdom first, so we can have a base of operations," Blaze answered, then pointed towards the woods, "That way would be easiest. Plus, I believe a Sol Emerald can be acquired on the way…"
Sonic nodded and turned to Tails, "Okay! All three of us are fast on our feet, so let's start moving, we can conserve more energy that way!"
Blaze and Tails nodded, and together, the three headed into the woods.
The air became hazy, and Metal Sonic appeared, smiling his robotic smile.
"It appears that my new cloaking device worked on those life forms…" Metal said to himself, then looked off into the distance.
"Hmmm…It's been a long time since I felt the energy of those stones…" Metal mused, "They will be useful…"
With that, Metal Sonic blasted away, going to opposite direction of Rozik.
Super Silver landed in the courtyard of his castle, and grinned, the golden energy disbursing, his men beginning to crowd around him.
"Your Highness! You have finally returned to us!" one of his warriors shouted in joy. Silver smiled.
"Yes…I was needed to help banish a demon once and for all. But now, I am back," Silver answered, "Stronger then ever, I must add, for those who had not heard of my new ability. Now, tell me…"
He paused, and smiled some more, walking forward. "How is Lady Sonia and Sir Manic doing? I believe I have news of their long lost brother…"
There was a gasp throughout the crowd. They had heard the stories. Young Maurice of the Hedgehog family, almost as prestigious as Silver's own Royal family. At the young age of six, he had been kidnapped during an attack on both royal family's of both Blaze and Silver.
No one had ever seen him since, and he was thought to be dead.
"Sir…what do you mean?" another soldier ask, "You mean he is alive? Where is he?"
"Yes, he is alive, but not…himself," Silver answered slowly, "He does not seem to remember anything since before his kidnapping. Now leave the questions for now, I will brief everyone once I talk to Lady Sonia and Sir Manic. Have them sent to my chambers at once."
"What about…him?" the soldier then asked, and everyone froze. They all knew who this foolish soldier was referring to.
"No…He should not know that his nephew has returned," Silver said softly, "Now go!"
The soldier nodded, and he and another one headed off to find the two hedgehogs in question.
Silver sighed and headed to his room. His mind was going a mile a minute, and he knew that if he was right, then this war could be ended soon.
"General Prower!" a scout said, breathing heavily, clutching a piece of paper. It was a squirrel mobian, who tended to be scouts for their speed, "We have reports of a large influx of energy by the enemies' main castle! We have yet to get any visual confirmation, but it's the same kind of energy that we saw before Princess Blaze disappeared. Maybe she returned!"
General Prower was dressed in a blue coat with gold buttons on both sides. He was a brown fox mobian with a single tail, and also wore blue boots. On his shoulders were golden colored shoulder pad-like things, with tassels around them. Over his left eye was a black eye patch, but his face looked kind and thoughtful.
With the disappearance of Blaze, General Prower found himself placed into the position of command. He had experience, that was for sure, but he had some doubts. Silver's forces had ebbed off the same time Blaze disappeared, leaving very little combat to deal with. This left General Prower looking over domestic issues, and he knew that he would have to tread carefully there.
General Prower supported a democracy, and while Princess Blaze had made a few token nods to this effect, the 'citizen's' council was looked at with scorn by the public. Those 'elected' to it were those who continued to prosper from the monarchy.
Still, no one thought of betraying Blaze. She was one of the best leaders they had had in a while, despite the war, she kept her citizens safe, and her frequent showings on the front lines had helped rally the troops.
Blaze had most of the military loyal to her, but in an ironic twist of fate, Prower found himself as the symbol of the people. Many saw him as the one who argued with the Princess and strove for full citizen rights, or at least, one that the common person had more power.
Sighing, General Prower turned towards the scout, "Then we must tread carefully. If Princess Blaze has returned, that might mean that Silver will resume his attacks. If you can, send out a scout party to help them out."
"No need, brother Amadeus…" an older voice said, appearing there with a small flash. It was an older fox mobian with a short beard, dressed in a long blue robe, his hood currently uncovered, "I will see to it they are brought here safely…And I believe one of the party that Princess Blaze is traveling with will bring you and your wife Rosemary much joy."
General Prower paused, turning to the older fox, "Ah, Merlin. Are you sure you are up to it brother? And what do you mean by that?"
"You will find out soon enough brother," Merlin smiled, then faded away.
General Amadeus Prower simply sighed and shook his head. He needed a break.
"Yohoho and bottle of rum!" Rozik sang cheerfully, then paused, realizing he was neither a pirate, nor did he have a bottle of rum.
"Well, I just depressed myself," Rozik sighed and slowed to a stop. He glanced to the side and saw the forest was dwindling, indicating he was getting closer, and which meant he should start getting more careful as it was.
Rozik was a loner, and so he lived in Eggman-nega's land, where other people and mobians seeking a life alone had ended up gathering, and, sometimes ironically, banding together.
Eggman-nega tolerated them, as long as they didn't sabotage his experiments and were willing to put up with no help from him.
A few, like Rozik, fought against him. Some were self proclaimed Freedom Fighters, wanting to overtake Eggman-nega. A few had come from the outside, but a growing number were from the people Eggman-nega had taken over.
Rozik just fought him because it was fun and it was something to do. He never joined a Freedom Fighter group though, despite a few offers. He didn't like taking orders.
Pulling his black coat a bit tighter around him, he slipped on his Clawed Gauntlets and made sure he was ready in case of a sudden attack. The sun was already setting, but that didn't bother Rozik. He'd be able to navigate home anyways.
"Maybe…maybe I should have taken up their offer…" Rozik murmured to himself, then shook his head, "No…to dangerous…"
With a sigh, the white hedgehog continued onwards.
Metal claws slashed through a giant, and it fell downwards, vanishing with an acidic black smoke, but it's destroyer was already gone, moving through the cave it had been guarding.
"Interesting…" a metallic voice said to himself, "The Time Stones found their way to this dimension…I wonder if the others are guarded like this one was."
Metal Sonic stepped into a large room, gleaming with treasure and weapons. He scanned the room, then flew upwards, coming to a pillar with what looked like a Time Stone.
"Heh…clever. A booby trap with a fake Stone," Metal chuckled, then turned his head, and continued to scan.
With a pause, he dove into the gold, and then reappeared, grasping one of the Time Stones, and placed it into his chest plate.
"One acquired…" he said, then looked around the room for anything else of value.
He red eyes lit upon a shining sword, and he stepped forward, attempting to grab it's hilt, but was blasted back by a brilliant light.
"Hmmm…" Metal wondered, then reached forward, activating his Metal Element. The gold stirred around him, but the sword did not move.
"Oh well then," Metal said, then proceeded to leave the cave, "Not that it matters…"
A young blue hedgehog accompanied a similarly aged white hedgehog, both of them having sneaked off from their family's dealings. A young purple cat had asked to come with them, both of the hedgehog's said no, on the grounds that 'girl's are weird.'
They had run pretty fast from the young cat's fireballs, the blue hedgehog able to move faster then anyone else.
"So, Maurice, you said you know where a cave is?" the white hedgehog wondered, his eyes alike with the curiosity of a young boy.
The blue hedgehog frowned. He never did like his name, "Yah, I did. Had some weird writing too! Think you could translate Silver?"
"I don't know Maurice…" the young Silver said, "I'm not that good at that…"
"Psh!" Maurice smiled, "You're great at them! A lot better then me, that's for sure…I couldn't make heads or tails of it…"
"Well, if you're sure…" Silver said.
"I am sure!" Maurice grinned, "Now…here we are!"
The two came across a small cave. It was ordinary looking, and didn't look especially fun, but young Maurice got on his hands and knees, scooting into it.
"It gets wider a few feet through!" he called back.
Sighing, Silver followed after his friend…
A.N. And so it has begun.
Thank you to Ciel for letting me continue to use their fan character Rozik, along to Shadowlover19 for her character Stream, her brief (and only) planned appearance in this story, as well as Lazlotitan's Cerrivae, and Pyro's Vinny. This too, is probably their only appearance in this story. Of course, we'll be seeing more of Rozik later on.
I do not own Sonic and all related titles.
I hope you all enjoy.