Hey guys! So, I told you guys before, I have DOZENS of stories I need to post on here. Most of them need editing (And lots of it)

If you are not familiar with my stories (The Bluestreak Arch) please refer to Dead Inside or my profile. I have created my own Arch (meaning like Archie, the games, Fleetway) and it sticks to the games almost entirely, except for a few things. My stories are a little more mature and sometimes tragic, dark, with some romance (though there will not be any in this story)

So, here's one of my first stories. Started writing in 2003, I got tired of hearing how Shadow's past was SO DEEP (Hey, I love Shadow. Not Hatin') and Sonic doesn't really have a "canon" past.

So...I wrote one :) Here it is.

Chapter 1:

RED BEGINNINGS

Every hero has a story. A past that they may keep suppressed from the world, their enemies, their allies, and even themselves.

Sometimes, it's just one they don't quite understand...

Our hero was young, fragile and still slightly naive to the chaos that would change his world forever. How could he know that the same evil that created his past would soon create his future?

It was June, the 25th, in the year 3098. Here on Christmas Island, the smallest body of land on planet Mobius, a young, cobalt blue hedgehog boy lay on a stretcher, unconscious. Blood ran down the side of his head. Every once in a while, he would come to, just to see blurs of people surrounding him and a very bright light above him. He couldn't stay awake too long, although he couldn't figure out why. Every time he did open his eyes, streams of tears would pour out. His head hurt with an intense, sharp pain. But, couldn't remember what he had been doing moments before. Or was it even moments? How long had he been like this? Where was he? How old was he?

Seven. He remembered he was seven years old. More questions crossed his mind as he slowly regained consciousness again. This time, he could hear the people around him talking.

"Is he awake?"

"He's suffering a major concussion…it may take him some time to wake up."

"Did they find the other bodies?"

"Yes…they did not survive the attack…"

There was a shuffling sound and slight pressure against his head. Bodies? He wondered, "Attack?…W-Who—"

"Name of the boy?"

"Er…Sonic…yes, Sonic the Hedgehog."

"Well, I don't know if you've heard…but the bodies were identified as Race and Jewel."

"You are kidding me…"

"No, so this is their son…"

Hearing this, it was like the boy's memory had been jolted. Images of a forest, his parents, and a surprise raze raced through his mind. The boy gasped, and shot up, breathing hard. Pain came back to his head and his eyes fixed on the people who he now knew were doctors. "A hospital?!" he cried, "W-Why am I here?!"

The doctors stood back, eyes wide and foreheads crinkled with a pity for the boy. The boy regained full consciousness, along with the dreadful memory…

Sonic raced through the forest of his beloved home, Christmas Island. He loved to run. Of course being gifted with the power of speed, he couldn't help but to love it. Although, he wasn't very fast yet. But, he trained every single day to get faster with his father, Race the Hedgehog, who also had the power of speed. Although, Race was powerful enough to run faster than the speed of sound.

Sonic hoped to be like his father one day. Once, he asked his father what it was like to run faster than sound. Race had answered, "Everything is a blur except for what is in front of you in the distance. Then, once you've reached the goal speed, you hear a loud BANG! That's you breaking the sound barrier. Then, that's when you get to see the true beauty of running faster than sound…"

"What's that, dad?" Sonic had asked.

Race chuckled, "I can't tell you! You'll have to see for yourself one day, son!"

Sonic smiled remembering the conversation. He picked up speed. "Someday, I will be just like you dad, "he thought. Sonic could go about 300mph now. Being, only seven years old, he was very advanced for his age.

On the planet Mobius, humans and anthropomorphic beings live together peacefully. The humans, having no powers, came to Mobius ages ago, when their planet, Earth, became unstable with deadly viruses, war and an economic crash. The humans only brought the healthy and the rich since the poor could not afford to leave the planet and the sick were rejected to prevent another deadly string of viruses on their new planet. Therefore, leaving half of Earth's population to rot. Overtime, they repopulated on Mobius, signing a peace treaty with the anthropomorphic beings who lived there first. Yet unfortunately, humans are humans. Some still had a heartless desire for power.

The anthropomorphic beings on the other hand, were quite remarkable. Their races were of different animals or insects and had somehow learned to speak, dress, breed, build cities and socialize like humans before the humans came to Mobius.

But, although some anthropomorphic beings were just like the humans, others obtained a supernatural power. Some could run fast, like Sonic and his dad. Some were unnaturally strong. Others could set things on fire with the snap of their fingers or fly without wings.

These beings, having powers, usually decided to put them to good use by joining the Mobius militia, the A.P.M standing for Anthropoids Protecting Mobius.

In the year 3040, a human man by the name of Albert Robotnik gathered an army of humans and anthropomorphic beings and began a war. This forced the Mobius government to create a military in their defense and the A.P.M was initiated.

Eight was the becoming age for enlisting to be a A.P.M Fighter, where young boys and girls would go to school and train at S.T.A.R Academy which stood for Superior Training for Anthropoid Resistance. Sonic was so excited he only had one more year before joining and fighting evil alongside his parents.

That was his plan anyway...

Unable to get any faster, Sonic decided that it was time for a break. He would go back to his house which resided deep in the forest. His parents were preparing a basket for an afternoon picnic in another part of the forest, close to the ocean.

Jewel and Race were the most famous A.P.M Fighters on Mobius. Race was the world's renowned hero and fastest being ever to have lived. He also was able to harness the energy of all seven Chaos Emeralds, Mobius's ancient power, and become a super form of himself. This allowed him to run and fly faster than the speed of light. In his super form, he was untouchable.

Although Jewel did not have any powers of her own, she was highly intelligent. She graduated from S.T.A.R Academy two years early and was the top of her class. She graduated with Race and they were married two months later after finding out she was pregnant with Sonic.

Sonic admired his parents greatly. He tried to do everything he could to make them proud. But, like all kids, he sometimes didn't obey.

He came to a screeching halt before the house and his mother walked outside, "Sonic, we're about to leave! Don't run off again."

"Aw Mom," Sonic sneered, annoyed, " I'm just tryin' to get a little exercise…I hate sittin' around."

Jewel shook her head. "Don"t talk back to me, young man…I really don't want to take your shoes away…"

It was the only way to punish Sonic. Sonic's specially designed shoes were made with a type of material that wouldn't catch fire from the harsh friction created when Sonic ran. His parents quickly found this out when Sonic came home from a morning run with his Dad and his shoes were melted.

Sonic just frowned and followed his mother back into the house. Jewels emerald green eyes watched him, making sure he didn't make a face behind her back.

Race finished packing the basket and flipped the lid closed. "Ah, there you are son!" Race cried as he handed the basket to Jewel, "You ready to go eat?"

"Yeah!" Sonic cheered, "What'd you make, mom?"

Jewel snickered, "Just some sandwiches…nothing fancy…"

Sonic huffed, "Aw mom…why can't we bring—"

"Chilidogs?" Race cut him off, "Son…they would get all messy in the basket…you're slightly addicted…"

"Only cause they are way past good!" Sonic exclaimed, yet still disappointed he wouldn't be having his favorite meal for lunch.

Jewel smiled and sighed, "I promise Sonic, dear…We'll have them for supper…Now, let's go eat—"

The next moment was all a blur for our young hero. The house door slammed open and a huge robot stormed into the living room, blasting through everything in it's path. His laser gun arm was raised and pointed at Jewel. "DESTROY TARGET JEWEL HEDGEHOG. DESTROY."

Jewel screamed as the robot fired, a laser piercing her side and then chest. "NO!" Race screamed as he ran for his wife. Sonic's eyes widened in terror, frozen in place.

"Sonic! RUN!" Race screamed, throwing himself over Jewel.

"TARGET DESTROYED," The robot announced as he turned his laser gun to Race, "DESTROY TARGET RACE HEDGEHOG. DESTROY.

Race dodged the robots attack and ran to Sonic, grabbing his arm and running out the door.

"Sonic! I need you to run towards the city!" he shouted. They could here the robots laser gun firing behind them.

Race stopped and pulled Sonic behind a large bush. Both of them gasped, trying to catch their breath.

Race took Sonic by the shoulders. "Son…I need you to listen to me…"

Sonic looked up, tears falling from his eyes. "Dad…Mom…Mom's dead—"

"I need you to not worry about that right now. Sonic…run towards the city…run faster then you ever have! And don't stop running until you've found help…"

"Dad. It's just a robot! You can take it—"

"Sonic please…just do as I say…"

He stood and peaked around the bush. Sonic wiped the tears from his eyes. "Will you come get me?"

Race's face saddened and he kneeled to Sonic's height, looking him straight in the eyes.

"Of course I will son…" Race assured him, "But…if something happens…please remember to stay strong. Never give up. Run fast. Always run fast. Use your speed to your advantage and stay positive."

He stood. Sonic's stomach churned with fear. A fear that told him he was never going to see his dad again.

"Now…go!" Race shouted and pushed his son forward. Sonic nodded and started running. His heart beat fast and hard as more tears streamed from his eyes. He heard the robot fire again and Race screamed as he attacked the robot.

"Dad!" he cried, turning back around. But not looking forward, a large rock tripped him. He tumbled to the ground, his head smacking against another rock.

His eyes darkened and just before he went unconscious, he saw one of the robot's lasers pierce through his fathers chest and Race fell to the ground, dead.

Sonic stared forward, blankly. His body shook, scared, as he realized one very frightening thing.

He was completely alone in this world.

His family was gone. Dead. Never to return. His wonderful, heroic parents, whom he loved more than anything.

"I...I wasn't...I couldn't...no...no-o-o..."

Tears poured from his jade green eyes. The nurse beside his bed comforted him. She spoke about how everything was going to be okay and that he was going to be helped, his ears only taking parts in. His mind was overloading with tormenting thoughts. I couldn't save them…I wasn't strong or fast enough...why did this have to happen?! I'm only seven years old...I'm an orphan now! Why?! Why couldn't I have just been strong enough!

He sobbed and fell into the nurse's arms. He didn't care if he didn't know her. He just needed to be held. "I wasn't fast enough...I'm so stupid...I want them back...I want...them back..."

Now crying uncontrollably, he continued to lay into the nurse's arms until he fell asleep, the questions and guilt still torturing him.

Please Read and Review! Chapter 2 will be available soon!