Hi peeps this is one of my first fan fiction I'm writing! I hope you do enjoy and please note I am not the best writer in the entire universe, but I will try by best anyways! This story is inspired by World War Z, and after having three dreams with zombies in it. Yeah, three dreams with zombies. The Z's here act like the ones from World War Z too.

No pairings, sorta meh-ish AU maybe, and slight language, although forgive me Lord, and Sonic and everything Sonic belongs to SEGA, not ME. BUT this fan fiction belongs to moi. AND, this story is not affected by Sonic '06 in any way at all! Think of it like as if Sonic '06 never happened at all, OR Sonic '06 did happen but none of their minds were erased and there was an alternate ending somehow. Just roll with it... :P That's why this is a slight AU. And also the city and everything in here isn't completely factual from the actual games, so bear with me. AND lastly, some of the characters, especially Espio, Eggman, Orbot and Cubot, might be slightly out of character. Now I'll stop blabbering and let y'all read! Enjoy! ;)

OH AND comment/review/ask questions!

Chapter 1: Mad Doctor

A sly, calculating grin slowly grew on his lips as he laid his eyes upon the glorious piece of apparatus set before him. He nodded his head slowly in admiration at his job well done, congratulating himself. He gave a hearty laugh.

"Beautiful," he growled, smiling evilly whilst observing his experiment. His long, bushy 'stache twitched in ecstasy. The light glinted off his glasses, reflecting the malicious smirk behind. A low, throaty laugh erupted from his lungs as he threw back his bald head.

Before him was an elaborate piece of apparatus set up before him with beakers filled with ominous looking liquids. Papers were scattered on the table in a messy fashion. Gaseous substances began to diffuse into the air as they escape the container they were held in. There was one conical flask being heated up by a bunsen burner. The Doctor, however, threw his attention to the tiny mouse in a holed container, squirming in pure horror at the Doctor's malevolent grin. The mouse, though afraid, does not realize the utter demise it was soon going to face in the next few seconds. Its tiny heart pounded against its rib cage as it continued to squeak desperately.

"Now, now, now," the Doctor began, holding a syringe in his gloved hand, "don't move my little one. This won't hurt at all, oh ho ho, not at all." With that the doctor plunged the syringe into the hole, jabbing the mouse in its thigh. As the mouse shrieked in pain, the Doctor watched in silence, not even flinching at the shrill sound the mouse emitted. As the mouse continued to shriek, two robots behind the Doctor trembled at the sight that developed before their optics.

Eventually the mouse's shriek began to subside.

Silence.

The mouse lay frozen. Gradually the mouse twitched violently and came in contact with the walls of the container. It began to shriek again, louder this time. The container jerked to its left, then its right. The Doctor place a calm hand on the container as he continued to observe closely, his smiling deepening at the sight unfolded before him.

The mouse continued to jerk and twitch and eventually, it stopped. Then with a piercing glare, with its glassy, infected eyes, hissed at the Doctor and banged against the container, demanding to be let out. Foam formed at its mouth and its fur began to ruffle up in defense. Its squeaks were deafening and sharp, but the Doctor never once flinched.

"Perfect," he mumbled in satisfaction, his eyes twinkling with malice. With that, he let out a loud, heartfelt laughter that echoed throughout his lab, causing the two robots behind to shake tremendously. They looked at their mad Doctor, the Doctor that used to experiment with technology, now resorted to Biological experimentation.

"H-hey, Tails!" called Sonic to a young, yellow fox walking up to him. He winked at his friend as he was approached by the fox.

"You had to bring me here, did you?" Tails asked in utter dismay, doing a small facepalm. His ears twitched in annoyance.

"Well bud, it's the first only Chilidog Convention ever!" Sonic exclaimed jubilantly, thrusting his arms in the air. Tails looked around, unimpressed. Both Mobians stood in a large courtyard filled with Humans and Mobians alike all chatting to one another about the wonders of a chilidog. A large banner was stationed at the front with a badly drawn chilidog on the flag. Rows of tables were filled with an assortment of different kinds of chilidogs.

"Like a chili mustard dog, or a chili salmon caviar dog, or a chilidog with different kinds of dogs!" Sonic explained excitedly, munching on several dogs at once.

"Chilidogs get your chilidogs here!" a seller called from a booth.

Both of them were walking through the convention slowly. Tails gave him a strange look and chuckled at his dog stuffed mouth. But, all the poor little fox could do was stare at everything in confusion while trying to not take a whiff at some of the strange combinations of chilidogs. Tails shuddered and stuck out his tongue in disgust.

"Well, I'm only doing this for you Sonic. So you owe me," he said, slyly glaring at him while elbowing his blue friend in the ribs. Sonic returned the sly glare at Tails and both erupted in cheery laughter.

"Fine," he said, squinting at him, his brow twitching in annoyance while doing a half grin.

"Maybe I'll take you to an awesome Science Convention next time!" Tails declared, shooting the hedgehog a playful grin. The response he got was an eye roll and a low groan. The fox put a hand to his mouth as he giggled.

The pair continued to walk throughout the convention gaily as Sonic continued to squeal like a little girl at every dog he hungrily stared at.

"Only if Amy was here to see you now, Sonic," Tails whispered into his ear, causing Sonic to flinch at her name being mentioned. "Boy, she sure has some competition!" Tails laughed at Sonic while Sonic gave an irritated glare at his bro, shaking his head in his smart comment.

"Very funny, but she needs to work harder," Sonic retorted. "Only chilidogs are my one true love." Sonic's mouth began to drool as he fantasized about an ocean of chilidogs. His tail began to wag in elation. Tails gave Sonic a strange look and snapped his fingers, bringing Sonic back to reality. Tails shook his head whilst watching his friend recover from his chilidog fantasy.

"Doctor? D-Doctor? Please stop," begged a shaky red robot from behind the Doctor.

The Doctor ignored his comment and laughed maniacally. Not only did he inject a serum into the mouse, but he injected it into all sorts of other animals. There was a wild ruckus in the lab. Animal screeches exploded in the room as they all began to smash their heads against the container like hooligans. The noise was unbearable for the two robots behind him. They winced at the suffering of the poor animals as they continued to forcefully thrust their heads forward in rage, wanting to get to the Doctor.

The robots backed away further, horrified at the mad—no insane Doctor accomplishing his inner-most darkest desires. The Doctor shrieked in pure bliss at the momentum of his pace in his experimentation, refusing to stop.

"Excellent! This is wonderful!" he bellowed, sweeping his hand upwards. "This is wonderful! I have discovered something nobody has discovered before! A new era, Orbot and Cubot! Don't you see?" he spat, whipping around ferociously to eye his two robots. "Why waste time on that rodent when I can discover new ways to experiment on living things!" The Doctor continued laugh, his sound causing the robots to shiver in fear. Their bolts and screws began to click against each other as their body shook vigorously. The Doctor chuckled at their cowardice.

"Ahahaahh!" he cried. "Nobody can stop me this time!"

"Please, Doctor!" pleaded a new voice from across the room. A petrified male Mobian sat in a chair, frozen and immobilized from the rope that held him against the chair he rested upon. The Mobian's eyes are large with fear as he continued to stare at the Doctor, silently pleading for this to be over. He didn't struggle for he was slightly sedated.

"Like the rotten piece of animal that you are!" he barked at his face, causing the Mobian to scream and shrink in his seat. The Mobian trembled madly, his heart kicking against his ribs as it tried to break free. His adrenaline spiraled to its peak, causing him to breathe at a heightened pace. Drops of sweat lingered at the side of his face.

"Please! Stop! Why are you doing this?" he managed weakly, sobbing uncontrollably.

The Doctor began to smile cruelly, stroking the fine piece of hair below his nose in deep thought, observing the helpless Mobian. Behind his back, he pulled his hand away from his other hand to reveal a rather large, and extremely pointy, syringe. The tip of the syringe glistened against the light. The Mobian's eyes grew larger and he began to tug at the ropes around him but the Doctor ordered his robots to hold him down.

The Mobian cried louder. Orbot watched in horror as his master lifted the syringe to the Mobian's neck.

"Stop… Please…"

"Doctor," Orbot mumbled, his optics fixated on his careful master.

With a swift move, he plunged the syringe into the Mobian's neck. Cubot gasped as his hands flew to his face. Orbot continued to stare, traumatized by his master's actions. The Mobian continued to scream in pain as the serum began to spread, his body twitching like a manic puppet as his eyes began to haze, obscuring his vision. The serum worked its way into his bloodstream, searching for his core organ. His voice transformed into a gruff, throaty moan and his body began to stop the twitch. The Doctor slowly withdrew his hand and stepped back to observe his new specimen. The Mobian grew limp and his head hung low, as if in a meditative pose with his hands clasped tightly together.

He looks so peaceful, thought Orbot. But his thoughts were interrupted when the Mobian's eyes flew open, full of rage, animosity. A sense of hostility radiated from the Mobian and Orbot and Cubot backed away forcefully, horrified at the monster.

Suddenly a shrill cry came from the Mobian as he began to jerk vigorously, snapping his jaws at the unmoved Doctor, who merely smiled at his work. It was as if he was possessed by a demon. The Mobian continued to shriek, like the rest of the animals, and the lab was in utter chaos. The Doctor stroked his mustache as his body heaved, laughing maniacally at his wondrous discovery. He shrieked along with his text subjects and stomped his feet in joy at his success.

Orbot and Cubot exchanged glances with worried, and fearful, expressions.

This isn't the Doctor. This isn't him at all!

What happened to him?

What went wrong?

Doctor…

Strolling through the mall was a dream for Amy Rose, but not when your arms were barely holding on to the amount of huge bags while trying not to look like a wobbly idiot. Amy struggled to walk as the bags she carried were a barricade for her eyes, thus she can't see where she's going. Other people had gently asked if she needed assistance but the hedgehog politely shook her head. Despite her struggle, she managed to shuffle to a nearby cafe and she hastily plopped down on a chair. She heaved and bent down to exhale. At her feet, a bunch of shopping bags crowded her feet, as if she was a rockstar and they were the audience. She shook her head wearily as a Human waitress went over to the exhausted girl.

"Would you like something to drink, madam?" she politely asked, smiling widely. Her teeth were gleaming white and her lips red as blood.

You think? Amy thought squinting at the waitress but she quickly hid it and smiled back sheepishly trying to look like a precious little angel.

"Yes, um, a glass of water is just fine," she said cheerfully, masking the agitation in her tone. The waitress left and Amy sighed deeply.

"I wish Cream were here to help, or Vanilla. Ooh, why didn't I ask for them to come with me?" Amy asked herself, doing a facepalm. "Well," she said at her shopping treasure haul, "now I can show my Sonikku all my new clothes and accessories! I even bought him a dashing fedora." Amy pulled the hat out and set it on her head, making a smirk, as if to imitate her hero. She giggled. "Oh he'll look so handsome!" She clasped her hands together admiringly and gave a love struck sigh. Amy sat down, waiting for her water.

"Miss Amy!" a high-pitched voice cried out to her from in front. Amy turned her head sharply at the voice and her weary lips turns into a wide smile. A cute little rabbit girl skipped in place and ran towards the pink hedgehog, her ears fluttering behind her rapidly.

"Cream!" she exclaimed, standing up instantly. "Cream, Cream, Cream! I need your mother!" Amy looked around frantically for the elder rabbit. Cream immediately halted and stared at Amy.

"She's in the bathroom," she chirped. Cream smiled then took notice of Amy's haul and mouthed a 'wow', then shifted her caramel eyes to Amy's emerald ones. Amy's eyes sparkled with exhaustion but also happiness at the sight of the tiny rabbit. Amy closed her eyes.

"Yeah, I know." Amy's eyes suddenly opened in realization as her breath became shorter and her eyes darted back and forth across the mall, searching for the rabbit. She clenched her jaw and started fidgeting her fingers.

Oh no, what if Vanilla has bags of her own? How am I gonna do more shopping now? Ooh I hope her hands are empty! Amy's eyes were wide with anxiety and she sat down, hopeless and defeated. Cream stared at her awkwardly and placed a gentle paw on Amy's pink ones, comforting the girl. Amy's eyes lighted up at the young rabbit and her act of comfort. Amy sighed.

"Are you okay, Miss Amy?" she asked innocently, bringing her face close to Amy's to get a better view of the hedgehog. Amy chuckled lightly and nodded, stroking Cream's ears. Cream giggled and threw her arms around Amy, causing Amy to smile sheepishly as she returned the hug.

"Yes, with an army like this, I can conquer cities, and the world!" he concluded wickedly, rubbing his hands together at the thought of his plan. The Doctor shook with laughter and turned to face the beakers and flasks that were burning and boiling. He picked up a dropper filled with strange substances and lowered it towards a container filled with the same liquid in the syringe he had used before. Sweat had deposited at the side of his face as she placed a steady hand over the container, not wanting to drop too much into the liquid.

"Add more, add more!" he told himself, chuckling madly. "The effects would be stronger! They would be more powerful and invincible!"

Orbot and Cubot continued to stare, so fearful of what the master might do if they'd tried to stop him. But deep down, both robots desired to end this monstrosity and madness the Doctor had executed for the past few months. He had always been cooped up in his lab all day without rest. Orbot's desires boiled inside his metallic chest, but he couldn't bring himself to end it. This feeling made him immensely agitated and he wanted to punch himself.

Selfish robot, he told himself, closing his eyes in disappointment. Cubot placed a shaky hand on his friend's arm to assure him that he feels the same way. Both of them looked at each other before their optics maneuvered to glance at the Doctor again. Both robots hovered underneath a table to shield themselves from the insane Doctor, who truly frightened the poor robots.

The Doctor continued to laugh and wave his arms around, losing his conscience at his flourishing experiments and tests and began to feel giddy. He continued to wave his arms until his fingers grazed the container, sending it to fall. The robots watched in horror as the container was sent crashing towards the other flasks with liquids in them. The Doctor lurched forward to grab the container but his hand came in contact with a Bunsen burner, causing his hand to be consumed in flames. He screamed in agony and the robots covered their optics, wanting this nightmare to stop.

Doctor, why?

"Hey, Shadow," purred a white bat into her communicator as she flew above the city, watching a black hedgehog run beneath her. A black and red blur zoomed through the streets with amazing speed. "Aren't we supposed to be back at HQ?" She smirked at the hedgehog and tilted her body to lower herself at his level. The wind caressed her face and wings, sending a light chill down her spine.

Shadow didn't reply and merely rolled his eyes, ignoring his partner's flying presence beside him.

"C'mon, we seriously have to go," she said bluntly, trying to get him to face her. She couldn't imagine what the Commander might say or do if he found out that the both of them had been ignoring their original orders. Rouge shook her head in dismay as he shot past her, but her dismay disappeared as he stopped, made a swift turn and ran towards her like an enraged bull at a bull fight in Spain.

"Ah!" she yelled and quickly soared to the sky as he darted beneath her, barely touching her metallic shoes. Shadow turned to look at the bat as she made a graceful loop from her sharp flight upwards when she avoided him. He smirked at her and slowed his pace. Rouge lowered herself again and joined her partner's side.

Rouge noticed his smirk and smirked back, charmed by his rare smile.

"What? Like my flying? I'm better than the fox y'know?" she teased, doing a mid-air twirl as her aqua eyes danced with playfulness. Shadow rolled his eyes playfully and sped faster than her to give her his own tease. Rouge opened her mouth to protest but shut it and flew to catch up with her partner, flapping her dark wings desperately. Her streamlined body proved to be quite useful in flight, with sharp precision and swift maneuvering, Rouge admired the power of flight. It gave her a sense of freedom like no other. She could go anywhere. She smiled as a burst of freedom exploded inside her heart like an bomb.

Both partners went through the city and back to HQ, where their strict Commander stood, awaiting their presence.

"Doctor! Doctor!" cried Orbot as he rushed to aid his master, extending his lanky arms forward. He approached the Doctor cautiously, but his master did not stir. He lay unconscious at the table. Orbot shifted his optics to his fully burned hand. Crimson blood flowed from his hand and pooled at the floor below. Orbot winced at the ghastly sight.

Suddenly like a bunch of squawking parrots, all the animals, and the Mobian, screeched madly and violently like madmen in an asylum, banging their heads and arms against the container. Small cracks began to form at the area of impact. Orbot, noticing the cracks, fearfully backed away and dragged Cubot along with him.

"No, no no no!" he cried desperately, but the animals took no notice of the robots. Both watched in pure horror as the cracks gave a final shatter, and the animals, and Mobian, burst through the container in their ravaging glory, roaring ruthlessly like barbaric warriors.

Oh no.

OKAY guys, hope you liked the first taste of this series! I'm very excited to write this because I need to get all my ideas out. Sorry If I confused you, but I will make this series slightly confusing on purpose just for youuu. Heh, heh. REMEMBER, i try to view everything in a more realistic sense so the characters WILL be slightly out of character. Anyways, remember to comment/review/ask questions! Thanks for reading! :) Buh Bye! :D