Written by Master Of Chaos.
Sega Characters (Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Shadow, etc.) are (c) SEGA.
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P R O L O G U E
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Sonic ran through the desert at a blazing speed, not looking back. The air was hot, and there was not a tree in sight. There were a few boulders, but there were so few of them that Sonic only had to open his eyes occasionally to avoid one. Otherwise, Sonic just kept running. It was an extremely good feeling.
Then suddenly, Sonic stopped. He straightened his back and sniffed the air. Something was wrong...he could sense it. Sonic spun around. His eyes grew wide. There was a mysterious figure standing right in front of him. Sonic looked closer. It was an echidna, and he looked almost exactly like Knuckles, except he was bigger. He was green instead of red, and the crescent on its stomach was replaced with a black star. The spikes on that echidna's fists were much larger than the ones on Knuckles's. Sonic gasped.
"Knuckles?" muttered Sonic in surprise. What was he doing here?
The echidna did not answer. He kept staring at Sonic, without making a sound.
"Wait a minute," said Sonic, "you're not Knuckles. Who are you?"
Once again, the echidna remained silent.
"You're just wasting my time," said Sonic. "Tell me, who are you?"
Still, the echidna did not speak.
"Fine then," said Sonic. "I'll just leave!"
Sonic turned around and started running in the opposite direction as fast as he could. He didn't know who that guy was, but he decided not to care.
Then, Sonic immediately stopped. A sweat dropped from his forehead. The same echidna from before was standing right in front of him. He was completely silent, his red eyes staring directly into Sonic's. How was it possible? One minute ago, Sonic had been running away from him, and now, here he was, standing before Sonic, wearing the same expression as he was before. Could it be? Was this echidna capable of moving at the speed of light, being even quicker than Sonic?
Sonic stumbled backwards. "No way..." said Sonic. "Just who are you? And what do you want?"
Then finally, the echidna spoke. "My name is Konole. I am a member of the Alternate Space." His voice was just like Knuckles.
"Alternate Space?" said Sonic. "What is this?"
"Make it quick, hedgehog," said Konole. "I have come for the Chaos emerald."
"You're full of junk," said Sonic, "and I suspect you. You look like Knuckles, you smell like him, and you sound like him too! There's something that I don't like about you."
"This is your last warning," said Konole, "give me the Chaos emerald!"
"This is starting to become a joke," said Sonic, "because I don't have a Chaos emerald."
"Don't lie," said Konole in a low voice, "you have a Chaos emerald. Give it to me, or else I will be forced to take it from you!"
Sonic didn't speak. Who was this guy? And what is the Alternate Space? Sonic didn't have possession of a Chaos emerald, so what could he do?
"Believe me," said Sonic, "I don't have a Chaos emerald!"
"An unwise decision," said Konole, clenching his fist, "and now you shall die!"
"Well," said Sonic, "if it's a fight you want, then it's a fight you'll get!" He didn't have any other choice. There was no way he could escape, and the only way to resolve this was to fight him. Sonic didn't know what to expect, but he kept his eyes open.
Konole tried to punch Sonic, but he missed. Sonic moved at lightning speed towards Konole, but before he could even touch him, Konole had disappeared. Sonic almost fell, but he was able to maintain his balance. He turned around, and gasped. Konole was standing right behind him.
"That's impossible!" shouted Sonic. "There's no way anybody could be that fast!"
"This is your final warning," said Konole. "Hand over that emerald!"
"You won't listen to reason, will you?" said Sonic in frustration. "I'm telling you...I do not have a Chaos emerald!"
"You made your choice," said Konole, "You have failed to obey my orders, hedgehog, and now, you shall perish!"
Konole drew out an enormous sword, and started running towards Sonic. Sonic closed his eyes, and thought no more...
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