Sonic The Hedgehog: The Emerald Destruction Saga
Book 1 of 3: Dark Descension
Prologue
Professor Miles "Tails" Prower had been hard at work in his lab for weeks. Nobody had seen or heard from him since he had discovered a very old stone tablet covered in strange glyphs. "Finally the translation is complete..." he thought to himself as he read it in full for the first time:
~Controls Of The One Light~
~Hollowed Stones Black Become~
~With Celerity Rise Tonight~
~The Final Form Will Overcome~
Miles found his translation puzzling. His curiosity was peaked, but he was exhausted. He decided to go home for some much needed rest and time with his family. Miles looked out the window as lightning flashed, lighting up the night and revealing the intensity of the storm. He sighed and wished he had finished sooner as he opened the door to exit the lab. The wind was blowing hard, causing the rain to sting as it hit the professor's face. It was cold. It was still Summer when he began his project and he had not noticed how much time had passed, only that the season had clearly transitioned to a very crisp and, specifically this night, harsh Autumn. It wasn't long before he saw his house in the distance, porch light shining dull against the fog that had rolled in with the storm. He smiled a little as he mentally thanked his wife Mina and allowed his mind to gently wander as he got closer to home and his bed. His last thought that he can recall before the patter of the rain on the roof lulled him away was about how comfortable and how much he had missed his bed.
Sonic watched the rain and lightning through the window. Each time the sky lit up, he could barely see the trees in the distance for all the fog that had rolled in. "This is going to be a long night," he thought silently. Another flash of lightning illuminated the small room and found the blue blur sitting in an arm chair. Being patient was not usually his style, but he found himself changing over the years. His mind began to wander. Sonic recalled many of his adventures. His best friend Tails. He heard a scream in pain from the other room, snapping him back to the present, almost shocking him that those memories were from almost twenty-four years ago. Sonic allowed his gaze to rest on the view outside the window. Without the lightning, the area was almost completely dark except for a very faint glow which he realized wasn't there anymore. He knew the source of the glow was Tails' lab that was on the edge of town. He caught himself whispering "He must finally be finished and heading home." Sonic sighed at the thought of Tails spending the last several months in that lab without hardly ever going home. Another scream of pain filled the home. Then crying. Sonic turned his head towards the door to the somewhat familiar, but new sound. As he stood up and approached the door, it opened and he was met by his wife, Sally, holding the source of the crying...a small, pink hedgehog. She immediately reminded him of the baby's father and his son, Manic, when he was born. Sonic reached for her for the first time as Manic appeared in the doorway and Sonic asked, "So what are you and Aurora naming her?" As Manic began to speak, an ominous rumble of thunder shook the house.
"That's not fair!" yelled the young hedgehog as she ran out the back door.
Aurora couldn't help but chuckle as she thought of how much her daughter reminded her of Sonic. She turned to her husband, Manic, and said "She's impatient just like your father, and just as fast."
Manic replied with a smile on his face. "Just imagine how bad it would be if she didn't have that speed. And be thankful she's not nearly as stubborn as Dad. She'll calm down soon so we should probably get started with the decorating."
"Yeah, you're right. We won't have long so why don't you go round everyone up and I'll get started here?" Aurora suggested.
"Sounds good. I'll be back soon," Manic said as he stepped outside. He looked up and saw bright blue sky as far as the horizon, without a single cloud to hide the sun, making it a warm, perfect Autumn day on Mobius. He decided his first stop would be the Prowers' and started that way.
"It's been about an hour...I guess I should go back home now," thought the frustrated pink hedgehog. Her mind continued as she started to walk back home, "I just don't understand why they still treat me like a child. I can take care of myself. After all, I am a Hedgehog. Yeah! I'm a Hedgehog, and Hedgehogs don't walk!" With a sonic-boom, she took off at nearly full speed. Much like her grandfather, all that could be seen as she raced through the town was a blur, pink instead of blue.
When she arrived at her home, she found the back door that she had stormed out of was locked. She went to the front door, and as she reached out to open it, she heard whispers inside. Not sure of who or what might be inside, she caught herself hesitating and recalling stories her grandfather had told her about Eggman and other evil forces he had faced. She reminded herself that Mobius has been a peaceful planet since before she was born, closed her eyes and swallowed hard. She pushed the door open quickly, opened her eyes and her heart felt like it stopped completely when she saw what was inside!
"HAPPY SIXTEENTH BIRTHDAY CELERITY!" shouted everyone in the house.
End Prologue