Old School Swordsman to New School Rider

Chapter 1 - The Return of the Rogues

Author's Note: This was originally meant to be under Welcome to Mobius as another mini-arc like the Central City chapters, but I've decided instead to turn it into a short story. I'll still be working on the Sonic/Pokemon Crossovers, but this is another story for those that are wanting something else lol. Anyways I hope you enjoy the first chapter and let me know what you think!

Late one night Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles were kicking back in Tails' home, flipping through the channels on Tails' large flat screen television. It had been awhile since their last adventure, and it clearly showed by their boredom in the room...

"Ugh, nothing on TV AGAIN," groaned Knuckles, plopping back into a red beanbag after getting his third energy drink, "Didn't you say you had like 1 milion channels or something Tails?!"

"Um, more like 100,001 channels," answered Tails, munching away at a large bowl of popcorn half empty, "but I get what you mean. Nothing interesting has happened in... I lost track after a month!"

"Yeah NO places to see, NOTHING to do..." added Sonic, slowly nibbling at his chilidog while tossing the wrapper back into a trash can filled with them, "I can't remember the last time I was able to sit around with a big mountain of chilidogs!"

"If you keep that up you'll be fat again..." muttered Knuckles.

"As if, you're the one losing their edge... Ugh when will there be another rush, another adventure, another STORY?!"

Ironically enough, the TV flashed with a news alert, making the three jump in excitement and stare.

News flash: Just moments a band of thieves broke into the Central City branch of GUN moments ago and stole the Chaos Emerald stored in a top-priority vault. Not much was discovered at the scene of the crime besides this one obscured image before the security system went down.

At this moment a dark, blurry image of three figures breaking into the vault room was displayed. Without listening to the rest of the broadcast, Tails quickly pulled up his Miles Electric tablet and took a snapshot of the image displayed. "Hm, obscured indeed, but if anybody at GUN actually had any brains they'd know how to find out..."

"A little harsh there don't ya think?"

"Well they obviously don't know anything about pictures if they mistook the Blue Blur here for a frickin Shadow!" reminded Knuckles.

"True... So Tails, found anything yet?"

"Yeah, and the evidence is as clear as day!" called out Tails while motioning the other two to see the television, now displaying the enhanced image on the TV. "Take a look."

"Feathers, beaks, a huge fan shaped like a wing, and extreme gear boards... Even the Chaotix could figure this one out!" ranted Knuckles.

"Remind me why we even have GUN around? It's obviously the Babylon Rogues! Well not exactly what I had in mind, but why not?"

"I'll go get the EX Gears then," started Tails before Sonic interrupted.

"Go get them, but I'll rush ahead! It's about time I get around to showing Jet my true speed!" Sonic took off without another word, knocking over the bowl of popcorn and trash can with his boom.

Meanwhile, Bedwyr and Aquarion were strolling along in one of the more open areas of Central City, taking in the scenery at a slower pace. After the initial shock that occurred months ago in the same urban jungle, they've been revisiting the various locations to get adjusted to city life.

"Huh, Modern Mobius sure has a lot of cool gadgets and stuff..." remarked Bedwyr as they had just come out of an Electronics store.

"I believe the proper term for it is 'technology' Sir Bedwyr," corrected Aquarion, "but I am just as baffled as you are. I recall you playing for hours on end chess with crystalline pieces crafted by the finest artisans back in Camelot Castle, but here they play the game recklessly on machinery..."

"Not to mention the other various games about chosen heroes with their own sacred swords and mythical goddesses."

"Or about a plummer fending off cartoonish creatures while saving a damsel in distress; how absurd!"

"What were those things called? Video Games?"

"I believe so. Oh my, it appears that it's already evening Sir; we've must've spent at least the whole afternoon in that store! Quickly, we should make haste and retire to Angel Island-"

Before Bedwyr could respond a powerful gust of wind knocked both of them onto the ground as none other than the Babylon Rogues raced past on their Extreme Gears with a team of GUN vehicles heavily in pursuit. At the head was Shadow himself, firing away recklessly with his Shadow Rifle on his GUN-issue motorcycle "GET BACK HERE WITH THAT DAMNED FOURTH CHAOS EMERALD NOW YOU BIRD-BRAINED THIEVES!"

"What in Nimue's name was THAT?!" exclaimed Aquarion.

"Only one way to find out!" shouted back Bedwyr as he took off in Cavalier-form.

As the pursuit turned towards Radical Highway the Babylon Rouges took to the unfinished paths, using their tricks to swiftly leave GUN in the dust. "HA is that the best GUN can do?!" taunted Jet from a platform above all the GUN vehicles.

"NOT EVEN CLOSE!" shouted Shadow as he launched himself from a ramp and jumped off his motorcycle, making his way up to them. "Ugh too many obstacles in my way! If only I had MY Chaos Emerald!"

"Oh come on faker, is THAT all you can do?"

"SONIC!" Sonic had quickly made his way up and over all the platforms and obstacles of Radical Highway, standing upon one of the high points of the bridge. "HOW in Chaos' name did you get up there so fast with all this crap in the way?!"

"Like it? I was learning a little something called Parkour in my newfound spare time. Anyways, are you trying to get my attention Jet cause I'm waiting..."

"It's been awhile since the last World Grand Prix and we still haven't settled on who's the fastest so I'm here to... Wait, where's your Gear?"

"Figured I didn't really need it at the moment since all this," Sonic gestured to the mass of GUN vehicles and Shadow, "was going on."

"Fine, then meet me in Metal City tomorrow evening if you want this Chaos Emerald back and to decide who really is the fastest!"

"And what makes you think I'll comply with THAT?!" retorted Shadow, jumping up to strike Jet with a roundhouse kick to the stomach.

"Ah ah," Jet quickly swerved up, just out of Shadow's range, "You served your purpose to lure out Sonic, but to keep you interested, let's just say there's more where this" at this point Jet, Wave, and Storm each held up a Chaos Emerald, making a total of 4 as they took off into the horizon, "came from... AH HA HA HA!"

"Ugh he got away!" Shadow shouted as he banged his fist on one of the GUN vehicles. "Damn I've let myself go..."

"We all have to some degree Shadow..." replied Tails, who along with Knuckles and Bedwyr had catched up with the hedgehogs.

"What's really interesting is that they out of their way to get four of the Emeralds to challenge Sonic..." said Knuckles thoughtfully.

"There has to be something else to the Emeralds, I just wonder what crazy thing they're trying to do with them..." added Sonic.

"Well I suppose we'll have to hold yet another World Grand Prix..." muttered Shadow, "I'll fill GUN in and get the tracks arranged. Tails, I'll bring by my old Black Shot Gear for you to tune."

"Fine, I'll also work on the Blue Star, Yellow Tail, and Red Rock while I'm at it... Bedwyr what is it?"

While the group had been discussing, Bedwyr had been checking out the EX Gears that Tails had brought with him: specifically eyeing the Blue Star. "What is this...?" asked Bedwyr, almost too shocked for words.

"A metallic plank that levitates..." added Aquarion in the same shocked tone, "And just when I thought I was getting used to this world..."

"That's an Extreme Gear," replied Tails, "It's a form of transportation, but it''s commonly used as a form of racing. Legends for the Extreme Gear go as far back as to the ancient Babylonians, hence the expertise of the Babylon Rogues just now."

"How does it float...?"

"That's easy to explain. According to the Kutta-Joukowski Theorem, the control surface flow is balanced by the inverse kinetics of the... Bedwyr? You ok?"

Bedwyr had frozen at Tails' explanation jaw dropped and wide-eyed with Aquarion collapsing to the floor. "Well now you've gone and broken his mind!" scolded Knuckles before turning to Bedwyr, "Don't worry, I didn't understand that one bit at all either! Um... Hello?"

"Uh, I think we should just let him try it out for himself tomorrow before this World Grand Prix okay guys?" asked Sonic.

"Uh huh..." slowly motioned Bedwyr, "Just... No more confusion?"

"No promises!" joked Tails, unable to help but chuckle, "Seriously though, Sonic, Knuckles, and I can show you the ropes before the race tomorrow night."

"Okay..."

"Don't sweat it Bedwyr, we'll have you soaring in no time!" cheered Sonic as everyone started to head to their respected homes to rest up for the series of races ahead.

Author's Note: So again, hope you enjoyed and let me know what you think!

-Werehog20