By the way, you don't have to read all of this. Well, actually, you need to read most of it, but feel free to skim read it. You can skip the acknowledgements entirely if you want to, actually. Just so long as you pay attention to the information, which is vital, and at least get the idea of the intro so that you know what's going on, then you're all good. Sorry that this bit is so long. I thought I'd let everyone know, especially those of you who absolutely despise large blocks of text like this.
Acknowledgements
I want to thank my family. And yes, I know that's a seriously clichéd acknowledgement, but it's true, so deal with it. I have a mum, a dad, and a little sister. I'd especially like to say a few extra thanks to Mum for reading everything that I write and telling me that it's good, even when it's obvious she's lying. Love you, Mum. You freaking liar. I want to say thank you to my absolute BFF of 7 years (at the time of writing, of course), WizzGirl. At least that's what she likes to be called online. Wizz has her own YouTube channel, so search up 'wizzgirl3105' on the internet and click on the first result to watch some of her vids and give her a well-deserved subscribe. Moving on, I want to say thanks to my extended family as well, for loving me and helping me just as much as my immediate family, especially through the difficult parts of life. All of my friends deserve a big thank you as well, but the list of beautiful people is too long to fit on this page. They know who they are, and they know I love them. Naturally, I'm gonna send a shout out to SEGA for creating the amazing games that this story is based on, as without those games Sonic the Hedgehog would not be here to help me through my life, which has been a bit tricky, especially in recent times. I also want to thank Archie Comics, because all the awesome people there have brought me fun times, good reads, a way to enjoy Sonic when my parents kick me off the computer, and a few more of the characters in this fanfiction. And last of all, I want to say thanks to you, whoever you are, for reading my work and making me feel a little more appreciated. You're an amazing person, I can just tell somehow.
-Zosonils
Things that you REALLY NEED TO KNOW to properly understand this fanfiction!
The story that you're about to read is different from, like, at least 99% of fanfiction. The heroes are all friends. Nobody evil is good, and nobody good is evil. There are very few fan-made characters involved. Nobody swears all the time. There are no mature themes, and there never will be. Ages have not been changed for high school or whatever EXCEPT for Knuckles. (Thanks to a certain 'Thewicked9r' for pointing this out! Knuckles is now 15, not 17.) The characters live a regular life. Nobody lives in an orphanage or on the streets or anything. It's all NORMAL. If you want the other 99% of fanfiction, go read something else.
This story brings together characters, settings and events from all takes on Sonic's world, whether they're 'canon' or not. This means the games, the comics, and a few characters from TV shows. The Sonic Boom universe is the only world not included in the storyline, it is only seen in one or two Easter eggs I put in. (I'm not telling you what or where they are, though. That's why they're called 'Easter eggs'.) Here's what I've done with these many worlds - Games: Characters, locations, events. Comics: Characters, locations. TV: Characters.
I've sort of made an entirely new universe here. Things in the beginning are something like this: The five main characters, Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy and Shadow are living a completely normal life. They live with their families (except for Shadow, he lives alone, I'll explain later), along with a few other characters from the games, comics, and TV (although most of those other people aren't crucial to the storyline). I've used mostly the comic universe for the families and although I've tweaked a few things, I haven't made up any previously unseen relatives (except for with Amy, because as far as I know her family has never been shown or even discussed in any form, ever. If anyone knows of such an appearance, I'm open to suggestions). Although they retain their personalities (Sonic: impatient but heroic, Tails: super smart, generally nice, etc.) and other key features of their lives (like Amy having a crush on Sonic and Shadow's loss of his best friend, which made us all sad for him), their powers aren't discovered until a while into the story. In fact, the discovery of said powers are kind of a setup for the plot. Dr. Eggman hasn't yet begun his evil doings and attempted conquest of Mobius - once again, this isn't seen until a few chapters in and is kind of used to set up the story.
Although it's not too much of a key factor, I've used spelling, legal systems and all that jazz from Australia, where I come from. But you aren't getting my full address, so save us all a headache and don't even bother trying. Primary school is from the first year of school to either grade 6 or 7, depending on exactly where you live (once again, not telling), and high school is everything after that. The school year isn't half in one year and half in another, because seriously, whoever made school happen in America, that's just confusing. (BTW, middle school? What is this 'middle school' you speak of?) I also used the spelling of Australia, for instance, colour has a 'u' in it and your mother is your mum. Also, we tend to use metres, centimetres and kilometres here, not feet, inches and miles. And we use kilograms and grams, not pounds and ounces. So be prepared for that. You know, all that stuff.
This story won't be updated constantly. I'm still a kid and I have to keep on top of my school stuff. The New Adventures of Sonic and Friends will be a priority in my spare time, but like many of you readers, I'm living in a world where the pressure to get good marks in school is almost as intense as the final boss of Sonic Colours. (ALMOST as intense. Almost. Nothing is THAT intense.) Hope you understand. I'll update a lot more frequently in the holidays, but you'll have to be patient most of the time.
SONIC, THERE ARE HOMING MISSILES! (Sonic Generations reference for the WIN!)
Well, I'm done. You can read the fanfiction now.
Introduction
Welcome to the Green Hill Zone, one of the five Zones on South Island. Just a short journey around the island will quickly take you anywhere you might wish to go, be it the lava-filled caves and mysterious underground buildings of unknown origin in the Marble Zone, the steep twists and turns that the Spring Yard Zone is full of, the perilous caverns flooded with water that symbolise the dangerous Labyrinth Zone, or the long nights, cool temperatures and feelings of peace which come with the Star Light Zone. South Island may be filled with exciting and interesting locations, and don't worry, for adventures in all these exciting places are likely to come. But the most famous, symbolic and beloved Zone is the one we started with - the peaceful Green Hill Zone.
The sun shines warmly on the lush grass, growing in a unique soil with an unmistakeable brown-and-orange checkerboard pattern. A light, warm breeze rustles the leaves of the occasional palm tree, ripe and delicious coconuts threatening to drop at any moment. Flowers grow in randomly placed clumps of bright yellow and calm lilac, and tiny birds flitter around, dodging cute squirrels, bunnies, and other native fauna. Surely no matter where you're searching, from the sky-high paradise of Angel Island to the cities of the United Federation such as Westopolis, Central City, Spagonia and Mazuri, there couldn't possibly be any better place to live.
And yes, some are lucky enough to live here. The smallish, slightly rustic Emerald Village, located in a peaceful valley, is home to a few hundred Mobians - animals with the structure and behaviour of humans that are the dominant species on this planet we call Mobius. And what you are about to read is the story of five Mobians. Five incredible Mobians. Five incredible Mobians who just happen to be the best of friends. And yet they are completely unaware of the amazing powers that are within them, just slightly out of reach. In fact, they lead a more or less normal life - going to school each morning, hanging out together in the afternoon, and sleeping in their beds every night. At least, for now. Join these friends on an epic adventure that will turn their lives upside down, test their loyalties to each other, and most of all, teach them about the seemingly limitless powers they never knew they had.
And to think that this adventure is no more than the turn of a page away.