A/N: Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Awakened: A Sonic the Hedgehog story I made based off of the Games and the IDW Comic Book Series. This is something I made a while back, but sadly, I had to delete it due to some personal issues I faced with my computer and my stories. So, here it is! Back again! Special thanks to Infinite's Ruby for proof-reading this, thanks to TGN for the title, and thanks to all of my friends for supporting me through this project!
Before we begin, I want to explain one thing. On my old account, I've always liked to incorporate music into certain scenes to make them more dramatic. The rules are easy. if you see a number such as (1) that is your cue to play the music. If you see a number with the letter "s" at the end, (1s) that is when you stop the music.
Disclaimer: Sonic the Hedgehog and all other related properties belong to SEGA (All IDW Characters belong to SEGA and IDW Comics)
Without further ado, enjoy the show!
Suggested Music:
(1) Boss Battle (Day) - Sonic Unleashed OST
(2) Egg Dragoon - Sonic Unleashed OST or Egg Dragoon - Sonic Generations OST
(3) Sylvania Castle Zone Act 2 - Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2 OST
(4) Eggman Boss Theme (Ruby Delusions) - Sonic Mania (Plus) OST
(5) Act Clear - Sonic Mania (Plus) OST
The Underground Tomb
The sun rose high above the blue skies of one of Mobius' most peaceful and beautiful locations; the Sylvania Castle Zone. As the name implies, the place is an ancient, booby-trapped castle which has been flooded by the vast blue waters over the years. The Zone combines the aspects of an old temple with a wide-open forest and crystal-clear waters, almost bearing strong similarities to Aquatic Ruin Zone and Marble Garden Zone.
But despite looking so beautiful, traps for any intruders swarmed the place from inside and out.
The cold autumn wind blew across the grass, brushing against the various roses and tulips that grew from the fertile soil below. A few animals and other plants have become adjusted to its climates and traps over time, which is why most plants grow away from the temples and the animals set up their habitats in the forest.
Many large temples stood out from every corner of the forest, shadowing parts of the sun's light, creating many shady spots for animals to take peaceful naps.
A family of rabbits paced over to the shadowy spot and prepared to take the longest nap they've ever taken. The mother and the father showered their two children with tender kisses, as they closed their eyes and wished each other a good nap.
Unfortunately for them, their slumber was rudely interrupted by the sound of a truck horn. (1)
Honk. Honk. Honk. The sound of the horn grew louder and louder, blasting through the eardrums of the rabbits' children.
Suddenly, a large truck that was shaped like the Egg Mobile; the Egg Monster, blasted through the trees and slammed down on the ground, the tires shot out grass that ricocheted off the walls of the temple. The Egg Monster then drove away as fast as it could, leaving the rabbits petrified.
The truck's driver, Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik turned the steering wheel to the left, making a sharp turn that almost knocked his lackeys, Orbot and Cubot, over the side.
The latter crashed into the former.
"Dr. Eggman!" the yellow cube-shaped drone pleaded. He cupped his hands over his mouth. "Slow down, please! I think I'm gonna be sick!"
"Nonsense!" Dr. Eggman snarled. He made a rough right turn. "You're robots! You can't feel illness!"
"Hey!" Orbot shouted in anger.
"He's right," Cubot moaned.
"Will the both of you shut up!" their boss ordered with a growl. "I'm trying to concentrate!"
Both robots obeyed their master before they looked over their shoulders.
Behind the Egg Monster was a large wagon strapped to the back of the vehicle; a red wagon that sat a large silver and gold canister that contained many animals. Dr. Eggman was planning to use these animals as a fuel source for his Badnik Horde, something that a certain someone couldn't allow. That, someone, was the most innocent girl in all of Mobius; Cream the Rabbit and her good companion, Cheese.
The two of them were strapped to the back of the canister by a metal chain. The two struggled to get out, but they were afraid of the speeding vehicle mistiming their landing, either resulting in broken bones or worse-case scenario; death.
The cream-colored rabbit turned to her blue and yellow companion, she noticed the worried look in his eyes.
"Hang on, Cheese!" she tried to tell him gently, but because of how rough Dr. Eggman was treating the road, she felt her voice break between her words. "We'll be out of here soon!"
"Chao, Chao!" Cheese replied. He still shook because of how hard the Egg Monster ran over the grass, causing many flowers to die underneath the truck's weight.
Just as Dr. Eggman made another left, he heard another horn deafen his ears. He screamed in annoyance and rubbed the back of his ears. Orbot and Cubot looked behind them and screamed, reaching the highest pitch their voices could go.
"Will you two stop screaming!?" Dr. Eggman shouted. "My ears already hurt from the-"
The evil doctor cut himself off because of something he'd hoped he would never see. "Oh, no," he said. "It's them!"
Out of the blue with a dark blue race car called the Speed Star, Sonic the Hedgehog, Miles "Tails" Prower, and Amy Rose shot out of the forest and chased after Dr. Eggman. The three of them were rescuing Cream, Cheese, and the animals enslaved by Eggman.
The two-tailed kitsune was driving the car, the pink hammer-wielder was sitting in the front row seat, and the fastest thing alive was in the back of the car, standing up on his two feet. He got down into a squatting position and grabbed onto the red leather chairs, feeling the heavy wind blow slap against his quills thanks to the increase in the Speed Star's acceleration.
It didn't take long for the three Freedom Fighters to catch up to their foe.
"Pull over, Eggman!" Sonic shouted. "You're getting a ticket!"
"A ticket?" Dr. Eggman asked. "For what!?"
"For going faster than me!"
After hearing that comment come from her crush, Amy slapped Sonic's leg. Sonic rubbed his leg and shrugged his shoulders.
"What? I'm the one who should be going ridiculously fast!"
Amy rolled her eyes. "Eggman, either let Cream go, or I'll bash your face in!"
"You have to catch up to me first, Pinkie!"
The mad doctor slammed his gas pedal and drove down the road, the tires shot more globs of dirt into the air. A moment later, he pressed a button on his control console and watched as two large missile cannons popped out the sides of his monster truck.
The cannons faced the other direction and aimed at the Speed Star.
"Fire!"
The missiles shot out faster than a speeding bullet, smoke and fire spewed from the exhaust pipes on the back of them. A large Eggman logo was printed on the side of each missile.
The two-tailed fox steered the wheel to the left and avoided the missiles, he soon turned it to the right. He zig-zagged his way out of the rainfall of explosions. Sonic and Amy grabbed onto the side of the Speed Star, hoping that they don't fall off until they made it out of the storm.
They eventually got back to where they were before; behind Dr. Eggman.
"Keep it steady, Tails," Sonic gave his best friend a thumbs up. "I'm going in!"
"Be careful, Sonic!" Tails said.
"When am I never?"
Tails and Amy shared a sarcastic glance with each other, they knew Sonic is not one to have the word, careful in his dictionary. The blue hedgehog jumped off the Speed Star and landed on the back of the wagon, right in front of Cream and Cheese. The two of them were happy to see their blue hero.
"Mr. Sonic!" Cream shouted politely.
"Just Sonic will do. Mr. Sonic's my father."
Cream giggled at the hedgehog's joke, as she watched him jump on top of the silver canister. He was looking for a way to get her free.
Up. Down. Left. Right. He searched for any kind of lock he could pick, but there wasn't one in sight. Luckily, he was a Mobian that had sharp spines, so he had a different idea.
"Hold still, Cream!"
"Okay!"
Sonic revved up his classic move; the Spin Dash and penetrated through the chains like a hot knife through butter. The rabbit and her companion were set free. They landed in Sonic's arms.
"Chao, Chao!" Cheese cried with joy, hugging Sonic's face.
"Thank you, Mr. Sonic!" said Cream. She hugged him too.
"Just doing what I do best," the hedgehog winked. He looked at Amy, who was standing on top of her seat on her own two feet. "Amy, catch!"
Sonic tossed Cream and Cheese up in the sky and watched them fly through the air. The both of them landed in Amy's arms. The pink hedgehog sat them down into the back seat and strapped on their seatbelts.
"You okay, Cream?" Amy asked.
"Yeah, I'm okay, Ms. Rose!"
"Chao, Chao!"
Amy wiped a streak of sweat off her forehead. She sat down in her chair. "Let's finish this, Tails!"
"I couldn't agree more, Amy!" Tails saluted her. He slammed on his gas pedal.
Dr. Eggman turned over his shoulder and saw that Sonic was giving his friends two thumbs up. He growled at the sight of his enemy and decided to make this fight personal. He got up from his chair, grabbed a screwdriver, and started marching towards the back.
"Orbot, Cubot, take the wheel!"
"W-what!?" Orbot blanched in fear. "I-I can't drive!"
"I can!" Cubot slammed his behind on the gas pedal, gripping the wheel with the both of his hands. "I've always wanted to drive!"
After the yellow robot slammed the pedal, the Egg Monster pushed farther up the road, making Sonic and Dr. Eggman fall over.
The former sprung himself up while Dr. Eggman rolled over, gripping onto the railing of the wagon. Pushing himself up, he stormed over to Sonic. (1s)
"Now, then," Sonic wiped his hands off, walking to the animal cage. "It's time to-whoa!" (2)
Dr. Eggman swatted his makeshift weapon at Sonic, he missed. Sonic dodged out of the way and avoided another attack, landing on the railing. Dr. Eggman swatted at him again, but due to how fast he was, Sonic evaded his attack.
Landing behind Eggman, Sonic turned over his shoulder and chuckled. "What's wrong, Egghead? No boss battle for me to fight? I know you have another version of the Egg Nega Wisp hiding somewhere!"
"I decided to make this one personal, Sonic!" Dr. Eggman pulled his weapon-holding arm back. He fired it down on Sonic. "Today, you will meet your doom!"
"Said every bad guy ever!" Sonic formed his arms into the shape of an X, blocking Eggman's attack.
He then kicked the fat scientist in the shin and punched him in the gut. Dr. Eggman fell backward against the wagon's side. Just as the hero lunged at his villain, the latter kicked the former in the chest. Sonic's back crashed into the canister's wall and landed on his chest.
The chubby madman picked Sonic up by his quills and swatted at him again, but Sonic blocked the screwdriver and kicked Eggman in the face, releasing himself from his clutches.
Dr. Eggman swatted at Sonic again and again, but the blue blur dodged every attack, except for a solid kick to the face. He landed on the ground and felt the weight of Dr. Eggman's left foot crush his chest. It felt as if a thousand rocks were piled on top of him.
"Any last words, Sonic!?" Dr. Eggman pulled his arm back again, his screwdriver was anxious to hit Sonic's face.
"Yeah... what time is it?"
"I don't know. What?"
Sonic smirked for a moment of silence. "Hammer time!"
"What? That doesn't make any sense-argh!"
A pink Spinball homing attacked Eggman and sent him flying into the main part of the Egg Monster. He saw that Cubot was still driving.
The identity of the pink ball was revealed to be Amy Rose, holding her Piko Piko Hammer in hand. She smiled at her true love and shot him a wink.
"Thanks, Ames,"
"You're welcome. You owe me a date for that."
"Why do I owe you a date for not getting killed by Eggman?"
"Oh, come on, Sonic! It's the least you can do for me."
"Amy... you're a real piece of work."
Amy rolled her eyes and chuckled at Sonic's joke. She fired back. "So are you!"
"If you guys are done flirting with each other, can we save the animals?" Tails shouted from behind them, he was still driving.
Sonic and Amy rolled their emerald green eyes at his comment and proceeded to walk up to Eggman, who had one last trick up his sleeve.
"Move over, idiot!" Dr. Eggman pushed Cubot out of the way and took control of his vehicle. He saw a rainbow-colored button in the middle of the control console, it had a black-colored diagram of a car boosting down the road. "Time for a change of pace!"
As soon as the doctor slammed his pointer finger onto the button, the car suddenly went faster than it ever did before. Dr. Eggman might say that he was going so fast, he could outrun both Sonic the Hedgehog and Shadow the Hedgehog.
When the Egg Monster was increasing in speed, Amy's fur lung back, she felt the find push against her, which eventually knocked her down. She was about to go flying off the wagon until Sonic wrapped his fingers around her wrist, stamping his other hand around the railing.
The Egg Monster was going so fast, Tails had to step his foot all the way down on the gas pedal. But he wasn't fast enough to catch up to his teammates.
"Sonic, don't let go!"
"W-why o-o-on M-mobius would I-I l-let go!" Sonic's scream shook due to the high velocity he was going at. He should be used to this type of speed, but he would rather be going fast by his own means than through Eggman's.
Tails suddenly reached behind him and pulled out his red walkie-talkie, he pressed the button and spoke into it.
"Mighty, Ray! This is Tails! Come in, guys, over!" (2s)
(3)
On the other side of the Sylvania Castle Zone, two Mobians were sitting in the grassy fields, feeling the autumn wind stroke against their skin. The grass brushed beside their feet and the sun shined down upon them, giving whoever saw a glimpse of them a sight of their true identities.
They were known as Mighty the Armadillo and Ray the Flying-Squirrel.
The former was sitting peacefully in the grass, meditating to keep himself from thinking too much about violence while his best friend, Ray, was pacing back and forth. He had butterflies in his stomach because of the mission he was about to go on. He remembered Sonic calling him and Mighty and asking them for their help not too long ago.
Not having seen Sonic since their trip to Eggman Island, the dynamic duo agreed to help their best friend, but they didn't expect to be sitting on the sideline for now.
Mighty was glad he got a chance to relax and forest bath in the zone, mainly because he was one that detested violence unless if it was necessary. Ray, on the other hand, was in the mood for action, but he was also nervous for action. Why is that the case?
Hearing his best friend moan in shyness, Mighty lifted an eye up and asked his best friend this question: "Ray, are you okay?"
"H-huh?" Ray paused. His feet became static. "S-sorry, Mighty. I'm j-just really n-nervous."
"Nervous?" Mighty raised his eyebrow. "Why?"
"W-what if w-we miss the s-signal!? What if Dr. E-Eggman g-gets away!? All those poor animals... they're going to get robotized!"
"Ray, Ray, Ray... relax... we're not going to miss the signal. Sonic's best friend, Tails, said that he's going to call us when Eggman shows up to this spot."
"R-right... t-thank you, Mighty... by the way, are you o-okay with doing this?"
"What do you mean?"
"Are you okay with using v-violence?"
Mighty nodded his head and smiled at his best friend. The flying-squirrel knew the armadillo was a pacifist and the latter knew the former highly respected that. Mighty got up from the ground and wrapped his arm around his best friend.
"Ray, listen to me... As much as I hate violence, I am willing to use it to help others. Remember that time we were on Eggman Island? I had to use every ounce of my strength to help you and Sonic."
"R-Right, I remember t-that."
"I appreciate your concern for me, Ray, but I'm comfortable with using violence against Eggman. But I'll be all right if you're up to it."
Ray stood for a moment of silence before he smiled. He tightened his blue scarf and placed down his blue goggles. "Y-yes! L-let's d-do it t-to it!"
Mighty adjusted his black and brown gloves and shoes before he gave his best friend a thumbs up.
Just then, the two got what they've been asking for; the signal.
Ray took out a red walkie-talkie and pressed the button. "H-hello?"
"Mighty, Ray, this is Tails! Do you copy, over?"
"W-we read you loud and c-clear, o-over!"
"Dr. Eggman's coming over to you, but be careful, he's going fast!"
"How fast?" Mighty asked. (3s)
(4) The armadillo got his answer when he heard Sonic, Amy, Orbot, and Cubot screaming and shouting. Dr. Eggman's vehicle pushed by the fields, leaving a long streak of dirt and tire tracks wherever the truck went.
Mighty and Ray looked at each other before the former replied back to the fox: "Say no more, Tails," he said. "We're on it!"
The duo raced over the hills and tried their best to catch up to Dr. Eggman. They were running as fast as Sonic, but even that level of speed couldn't get them to catch up to the Egg Monster.
"T-this isn't w-working, Mighty!" Ray squealed.
"We're gonna have to try a different approach!" Mighty grinned. "Ray, toss me above that thing as hard as you can!"
Ray obeyed his friend's command and swung his tail backward. He wrapped it around Mighty's black and brown glove. Extending his yellow wings, Ray took to the skies like an airplane with Mighty as his only passenger.
Within a few seconds, Ray spun around in a complete three-hundred-sixty and shot Mighty across the blue skies above, the clouds poked the armadillo's nose. Mighty rolled into a ball used his shell to aim himself downward.
He descended through the clouds and prepared to divebomb the Egg Mobile.
As Orbot and Cubot did their best to hang onto their seats, Cubot felt a large shadow loom over his body. He looked up and saw a red spinball aiming towards him.
"Boss!" Cubot pointed to the sky.
"Silence!" Dr. Eggman replied with a snarl. "Can't you see I'm... why is there a shadow over me?"
He looked up and saw the same thing Cubot saw. He gulped. "Mommy." (4s)
Sonic and Amy homing attacked the animal canister and pushed it off of the wagon. They, themselves, jumped off as well and started flying in the air. Mighty slam-dunked himself smack in the middle of Eggman's vehicle, which resulted in not only an explosion, but Dr. Eggman, Orbot, and Cubot also shot all the way across the grassy fields.
The animal cage landed on the ground with a loud clang. Sonic landed on top of the yellow button, Amy landed right into his arms. The mechanism was pushed down, and all of the animals were set free. (5)
(5s) Rabbits. Pigs. Birds. Every animal species Eggman kidnapped jumped out of their prison and ran as far as they could.
Tails pulled over the Speed Star and jumped out of the front seat. He, Cream, and Cheese joined Ray in flying over to Sonic and Amy.
Dr. Eggman and his two lackeys skyrocketed across the azure skies above, but before they could land on the ground and become pancakes, the mad doctor pressed the golden square in the top right corner of his jacket. He activated a jetpack that sprung out of the back of his jacket.
Grabbing Orbot and Cubot by their hands, he flew all the way across Sylvania Castle Zone until he saw a possible way of escape; there was a large doorway in the middle of one of the zone's temples. Dr. Eggman turned over his shoulder and growled at Sonic.
He flew right through the door.
"Eggman!" Sonic shouted. He dropped Amy and jumped off of the canister.
"Hey!" Amy waved her fist and shouted.
Sonic ran past Mighty, which caused him to spin around in a circle. The armadillo fell down and watched as Sonic jumped over a hill and ran for the door. He also watched as Amy Rose ran past him, shaking her fist around.
"Sonic the Hedgehog, you come back here!"
The blue blur ran inside the temple, and homing attacked Dr. Eggman, causing him to drop Orbot and Cubot. Before Amy can enter as well, the door rained down.
"Look out, Amy!" Mighty grabbed Amy and pulled her out of the way. Orbot and Cubot evaded the door as well and landed beside the pink hedgehog.
The door slammed shut, locking everyone out.
Tails, Cream, Cheese, and Ray rushed over to the temple door and looked up at it. It was a large brown and golden door that had ancient markings on it; markings of old civilizations building their landmarks.
Tails and Amy looked for a way inside, but they couldn't find anything.
Cream and Cheese flew above to see if there was a hidden door to the inside. There wasn't.
Mighty and Ray looked around as well, but they also had no success.
The same with Orbot and Cubot.
"There's no other way in!" Tails worried. He slammed on the door, which caused him to hurt his hands. "Sonic's trapped!"
"Not for long!" Mighty pulled his fist back and took a heavy punch at the door, a crack was heard from the inside of his wrist. "Argh!" He collapsed on the ground and shook his wrist.
"M-Mighty!, are y-you o-okay?" Ray asked in worry.
"Yeah, I'm fine," Mighty got back up and shook his wrist. "Never had that happen to me before. I know I hate violence, but I know I can hit hard."
Tails took out his Miles Electric and scanned the door. A couple pieces of code popped up on his screen. They were all red. "Odd... nothing's coming up in my Miles Electric. I'm not sure what type of stone makes up this door."
"Well, one thing's for certain, it's strong enough to take my punch."
"Oh, no!" Cream startled. "Mr. Sonic's trapped!"
"So is Dr. Eggman!" Cubot cupped his hands over his mouth. He and Orbot were scared at first before they randomly took out party hats and slapped them on top of their heads. They also took out party horns and began singing and dancing with joy.
"We're free! Free I tell you!" Cubot danced with the uttermost glee in his tone. "I can finally buy a houseboat and live on it! Even though it's a boat!"
"And I can finally finish my memoirs!" Orbot smiled. "I've been told I'm a natural recontour."
"And I've been told I'm a neutral raccoon!"
Orbot and Cubot danced happily away from the temple, leaving the flying squirrel to wallow in his own fear. He began to shiver as if he was cold, but thankfully, Amy was there to warm him up.
"W-what are we g-gonna d-do!?" Ray worried. "S-Sonic's trapped in there!"
"Don't worry, Ray," Amy smiled and comforted the small squirrel. "I know Sonic well, he'll be fine. We're gonna get him out, I promise." Sonic... please be okay in there.
Darkness rose from the bottom to the top of the mysterious underground temple. The only sources of light came from bright orange torches that were hooked up to chains from the ceiling and were also welded to the walls. The temple was covered in many gold, silver, and brown colors that made every sculpture of ancient civilizations stand out.
Unfortunately, Sonic the Hedgehog and Dr. Eggman were busy fighting each other to sit down and appreciate all the hard work that went into the temple. The former leaped up and homing attacked the latter's jetpack again, causing him to stumble around in the air.
"Will you stop doing that!" Dr. Eggman demanded. He shook his fist in the air. "It's getting on my nerves!"
"You're not gonna lose me, Egghead!" Sonic jumped into Eggman's jetpack again.
"Eggman! You know my name is Dr. Eggman! You do that on purpose!"
"Do what, Egghead?"
The fat egg-shaped man reached into his pocket and took out two laser guns; the same models that Egg Robos use. He twirled them around and aimed them at Sonic, shooting yellow orbs of energy at his enemy.
"Die, you pesticide!"
Sonic jumped over the orbs and ran across the walls, reaching up to the ceiling. He jumped off the top of the wall and tackled Dr. Eggman. The two of them began to fight mid-air, crashing into pieces of statues, bumping against the ceiling from time to time, and they also smacked each other's faces against the stone statues.
The blue blur punched the mad doctor a few times before Dr. Eggman slapped Sonic across the face. He grabbed the hedgehog's quills and yanked them, but Sonic grabbed Eggman's mustache and pulled it.
"Let go, hedgehog!"
"You let go!"
"I told you first!"
"Well, I thought about it before you said it!"
"Liar!"
Sonic and Dr. Eggman fought each other until the blue hedgehog gasped. "Uh, Eggman," he said.
"What do you want!?" Dr. Eggman shouted.
"Look!"
Dr. Eggman looked ahead and gasped as well because a giant brown and gold pillar was waiting for them to crash into it. The two of them screamed before they turned to the left, coming face to face with another structure.
"Let me drive!" Sonic climbed on Eggman's shoulders and grabbed his mustache. He turned Eggman's head left and protected himself from getting smacked by a pillar.
He continued to steer himself and Eggman down the room, filled with nothing but large pillars and torches.
"Let go of my mustache, Sonic!"
"No way, I'm driving!"
"I'm not a car! Get off me!"
Dr. Eggman slapped Sonic across the face and turned over on his stomach, flying across the temple as if he was a superman.
Luckily, Sonic was able to grab onto Eggman's foot, saving himself from falling onto the stone cold ground.
He swung back and forth, trying to climb Dr. Eggman's back, but his tan-colored arms were too short to reach the top. Dr. Eggman rocked his foot up and down, hoping to shake his arch-nemesis off of him.
"Let go of my foot!"
"Buzz off, Egghead!" Sonic suddenly gasped. "Look out!... Again!"
Dr. Eggman jerked his head to the front, finding himself introduced to another pillar in his line of sight. He and Sonic gasped before they turned to the right, but their reaction was delayed by a second. Because of this, the left wing of the jetpack broke off, causing Sonic and Dr. Eggman to plummet to the ground.
Bash. Smash. Crash. Both the hero and the villain tumbled across the floor on their sides, feeling the pain of rocks poke them from their stomachs to their waists. The two eventually bounced in the air due to how fast they were tumbling down the hallway.
Sonic finally landed on his back while Dr. Eggman landed on his chest.
The fight between them finally ended. The two of them got their chance to rest.
Breathing heavily and panting like a dog, Dr. Eggman got up and brushed the dirt off of his pants. He took his jacket and rubbed the pebbles off.
Sonic planted his hands on the ground and pushed himself upward. Brushing off his arms and legs, he walked over to Dr. Eggman.
"Well, that was quite a wild ride."
"Shut up!" Dr. Eggman replied with an angry snarl. "Just shut up, you idiot!"
"Eggy, this is no time to panic!"
"This is the perfect time to panic! I'm trapped, the Egg Monster is destroyed, we have little to no way of escape and it's all your fault!"
"What!? My fault! If you hadn't kidnapped Cream, Cheese, and those animals in the first place-!"
"Grr! Yeah, well, if you hadn't shown up with your stupid little Freedom Fighter buddies, none of this would have happened!"
"Oh, well, excuse me for doing what I do best; kicking you around and watching you shake your fist, shouting 'I hate that meddling hedgehog!' That's you, Egghead! That's what you sound like! A little girl when she doesn't get her red glitter slippers!"
Dr. Eggman shook his hands in a motion that looked like he was about to strangle Sonic. He waved his hands in the air and paced back and forth, growling and snarling as if he was a hungry predator out of prey.
He then stormed over to the pillar he crashed into and punched it, which only hurt himself than the pole. He then kicked the pillar and met the same result. Stumbling back in pain, Dr. Eggman tripped and fell on his rear end, picking up a pebble and chucking it across the hallway.
Crack. It landed on the ground.
Dr. Eggman huffed and puffed until he looked over at Sonic, who was sitting on his side, leaning his head on his hand.
"Hey, Mr. Grumpy Stache," he smiled, mocking his arch-nemesis.
Dr. Eggman kept puffing, he turned his head to the side.
Sonic then spoke in his normal voice. "You wanna know how to get out of here?" he asked.
"How am I gonna get out of here?"
"Let me tell you something, as much as I enjoy going fast, I like to slow down once in a while and take a good look at the environment I'm exploring."
"What's your point exactly?"
"If we want to escape, we gotta look around. See if there are any hidden clues around here."
"That... is a stupid idea!" Dr. Eggman brushed his jacket and got up from his pity chair; the rocks. "Look at this place! It's huge! You're not going to find 'clues' or 'exits' around here! We're stuck here! I'm not going with your idea! If anything, it'll get us killed!"
"All right, suit yourself." Sonic jumped on his feet and walked around the tomb's hallway, looking for any clues, hidden passages, and/or exits that will lead them to freedom.
After a few seconds of silence, Dr. Eggman sat back down and folded his arms, pouting. His fingers slowly crawled over his eyes, as he sulked into his own self-pity.
It was obvious he hated the fact he was stuck in a temple, especially with his arch-enemy. He wanted to get out of here soon, so he can go back to his headquarters and plan his next move. He hasn't pulled a stunt like the one he pulled earlier ever since he lost one of the greatest schemes of all time; the Phantom Ruby War.
He hoped that kidnapping a bunch of animals across different zones and using them as Badnik fuel would help him rebuild his army after Sonic and the Resistance trashed everything he had, but thanks to the blue hedgehog and his band of heroes, all of that went down the drain.
Letting out a low sigh, he raised his head from his hands and heard Sonic's stomping echoing across the temple.
It was clear the hedgehog was looking hard for clues and he stopped at nothing to find them.
This annoyed Dr. Eggman.
"Hey, hedgehog! Could you stomp any louder!? You're not going to find anything!"
"I found something!"
"Wow... talk about lazy writing."
The fat doctor sat up and walked behind Sonic, he looked over the hedgehog's shoulder and asked him, "What did you find?"
He got his answer when he saw that Sonic had found footprints; muddy footprints. They lead to a giant door in front of the two of them, one that could possibly lead to the way out.
"Looks interesting enough," Sonic said. He cracked his fingers and cracked his neck. "Let's do it to it."
Sonic and Dr. Eggman walked to the door, but as soon as they got to it, they noticed that it had no doorknob nor a lever. Instead, what they saw were two golden buttons on the side of it. Dr. Eggman walked to the right and pressed the button, Sonic pressed the left one.
The door did nothing.
The two pressed their buttons again.
The door did nothing again.
"Okay, I got an idea," Sonic said. "Let's do it together. On the count of three."
Dr. Eggman pressed his hand on the button, so did Sonic.
"One... two... three!"
The two pressed the buttons at the same time and heard a strange crumbling coming through the walls. The ground was shaking, and pebbles were falling from the ceiling, one of them fell on Dr. Eggman's head.
The door was finally open, but all it had to show Sonic and Dr. Eggman was nothing but a dark cavern. It looked like the hallway that they're in now, but this one had a lot more mud on the floor and vines were plastered all over the walls. The only sources of light were the torches on the ground.
Before the duo can walk down the stairs, Sonic decided to mess with Dr. Eggman one last time.
"You really think you can keep up with me?"
"I was able to outrun you in the past!"
"If you can't keep up, just sit back down."
Sonic started speed-walking down the stairs, leaving Dr. Eggman to make a personal comment.
"One of these days, I will destroy you, you meddlesome hedgehog!"
Dr. Eggman followed Sonic into the pit of light and dark, following the footprints they hoped would lead them to escape.
END OF CHAPTER 1
Sonic and Dr. Eggman appear to be stuck in an ancient tomb, using footprints to find their way out. What will they find inside this ancient temple? What clues will they discover? What dangers will they face? How will Tails and the others find a way to break them out?
Find out as we head into "Chapter 2: A Surprising Find."
POST-A/N:
The Sylvania Castle Zone is the first zone that appears in a pretty underrated Sonic game titled "Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2." I love that stage because of its music and its level design. That and the bright colors on that stage really pop out to me. One of my favorite stages in that game aside from White Park and Death Egg Mk. ll.
Since I got Sonic Mania Plus for Christmas and I have been playing the heck out of it for my Nintendo Switch, I've decided to use Mighty the Armadillo and Ray the Flying-Squirrel for this story. The two of them are based on their Archie designs. Mighty's personality is based on his game incarnation, where he detests violence and forest bathes, while Ray is based on his Archie incarnation. Most particularly, the Pre-SGW version of Ray, where he was hyperactive, but he also stuttered a lot. I hope you guys don't mind that.
Cream and Cheese are characters that I feel need more love and attention. They haven't been in a Sonic game since Sonic Generations and Sonic Runners. They, along with other underrated/obscure Sonic characters will appear in this story.
The whole aspect of Sonic and Dr. Eggman being stuck inside a temple is inspired by Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. It's also inspired by a Sonic Boom episode titled "The Curse of the Buddy Buddy Temple" That's one of my favorite Sonic Boom episodes and the first temple in Uncharted is one of my favorite levels in the game.
Little reference to Sonic Forces thrown in there. Before anyone asks, No, Infinite will not appear in this story. He's already in another story of mine called "Sonic and the Secret Strikers." You should check that out if you're looking for a good Forces/Archie Comics mashup.
Dr. Eggman makes a small joke in here about how he was able to outrun Sonic in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 as well as Sonic 3 & Knuckles. How can a man that fat move freakin' fast!?
Special thanks to TheGameNguyener for the title and Infinite's Ruby for helping me come up with ideas. As always, make sure you leave a favorite, follow, and a review if you want to share your thoughts. Let me what you liked and things that could be improved for the future.
I'm the Sensational SpiderDom321 and, I will see you all for Chapter 2! Peace out, web-heads!