HYBRID'S WRATH
Disclaimer: Sonic characters © Sega/Sonic Team
Note: Takes place one year after Resurrection
Chapter one: Born of Destruction
Over a year ago, Silver and Blaze returned to their own timeline after the defeat of Nazo, two hundred years ago. Things were rocky between Shadow and Silver and even tried and kill one another. They soon met with a clone of their oldest and long dead friend: Sonic the Hedgehog. They eventually worked out their difference and united together to defeat another great evil, the immortal Kizun. Using the power of the ancient demons called Bijuu; Kizun gathered enough energy to transform into her own demon form, Lilith. Utilizing the power of the Chaos Emerald, the golden trio had once again taken their Super Forms and sent Lilith back to the demon realm forever. Unfortunately, in the process, Mephiles revived the God of Darkness: Nazo. With the nightmare over, the heroes celebrated with some shocking news.
--One Year Later--
After the defeat of Lilith, Tikal reveled to everyone that she was pregnant. She gave birth to a blue echidna child, which she and Blue named Zero. Silver and Blaze were married and expecting their own child sometime soon. Everything was perfect in Future City.
"CHAOS BLAST!!" Nazo screamed.
Well...two out of three ain't bad. An explosion of red chaos erupted in the center of Future City and three figures were seen jumping away from the blast. The proud warriors were Shadow, Silver, and the newest addition to the team, Sonic II. As the red energy blast faded, Nazo, and Mephiles could be seen staring down at our heroes from across the city. The heroes had numerous scratches and bruises from the fight, but Nazo and Mephiles appeared unharmed.
"Why didn't anyone mention he would be so tough?" Sonic II whined.
"If you were Sonic's clone, you would remember." Shadow sneered.
"No need to get snippy with me." Sonic said.
"Can we focus here?" Silver pleaded. "We're in the middle of a battle here!"
"As you can see, my lord..." Mephiles spoke to Nazo. "The heroes' unity has dwindled severely. They would rather fight with each other than their enemies."
"Somehow, that doesn't surprise me." Nazo cackled loudly. "They were pathetic before and they are pathetic now! Two hundred years has changed nothing in this world!"
"Hey, you better take that back." Silver warned.
"Or else what?" Nazo questioned.
It wasn't long before Shadow answered that question. While everyone else was busy in their conversation, the Ultimate Life-Form performed Chaos Control and appeared behind the God of Darkness. Shadow swung his leg around to his head, but Mephiles grasped his ankle before he could hit. At that same moment, Nazo swung around and delivered a powerful blow to Shadow's chest. If that was anyone else, they would have died on contact. Instead, Shadow was thrown back down the street and landed back safely; he clutched his chest in pain.
"Is that truly the best you can do?" Nazo smirked. "You are much weaker than before, Shadow."
"Says you." Shadow growled.
Yes, says me." Nazo smirked. "What are you going to do about it?"
"SONIC WIND!!"
Nazo shot around at the sound of the voice, only to receive Sonic's signature attack to the chest. The God of Darkness was tossed down the street, which was the perfect opportunity for Shadow to attack. The ultimate Life-Form ran towards the flying hedgehog and slid under him with his hands held up. A moment later, Shadow released an endless amount of Chaos Spears through Nazo's body and sent the dark overlord crashing through a nearby building.
"Lord Nazo!" Mephiles cried.
"Hey, don't forget me." Silver called.
Mephiles raised his forearm in defense as Silver swung his leg overhead. Mephiles swung his claw at his eternal enemy, but the grey hedgehog flipped backwards in midair to avoid it. Once Silver landed, Mephiles held out his claw and conjured a black version of the Chaos Lance. Acting fast, Silver formed a barrier around the attack to keep it under his control. Silver commanded the black arrow to swing around and return to its creator. Mephiles reflect the attack away, but let himself open for Silver to attack. The psychic hedgehog rammed his fist through Mephiles' chest and unleashed a wave of psychic energy, splattering his remains down the street.
"Nice shot, Silv." Sonic grinned.
"Stop calling me Silv!" Silv exclaimed
"You just got lucky." The golden trio around to find Nazo floating behind them; his wounds were healing themselves. Mephiles gathered his remains to form his upper half. "But the next time, you won't have such luck."
"Whatever." Sonic II shrugged. "Just ran away like you always do."
"You best watch yourself, clone." Nazo warned. "Things are only going to get much worse."
And with that, Nazo and Mephiles vanished in a portal of darkness.
"I really think it's a bad idea to piss them off, Sonic." Shadow stated.
"Don't tell me the Ultimate Life-Form is scared." Sonic II sniggered.
"You wanna go, clone!" Shadow growled.
"Took ya long enough to ask." Sonic II grinned.
And like everyday for the past year, Sonic II and Shadow were at each others throats. The real Sonic may have been Shadow's best friend, but that was the opposite for his clone. And as usual, Silver was always the peace keeper. The psychic hedgehog used his powers to keep Sonic II and Shadow separated from each then. Just then, a loud beeping sound could be heard. Sonic II and Shadow finally settled down as Silver pulled out his holo-phone. Silver opened it and revealed a holographic image of Metal Sonic.
"What's up, Metal?" Silver asked.
"I hope I'm not bothering you." Metal said politely.
"Nothing much." Silver grinned. "Just the usual."
"If that's the case, I feel that you must know..." Metal said calmly before screaming. "Blaze has gone into labor!!"
"Oh God!!" Silver screamed frantically.
"Blue and Tikal are taking her to the hospital right now!" Metal informed.
"I'm coming, Blaze!" Silver yelled, running in a random direction.
"Uh...Silver." Sonic II said, pointing the opposite direction. "The hospital is that way."
"I'm coming, Blaze." Silver cried, running in the right direction this time.
"We better follow him before he gets himself hurt." Shadow smirked.
Sonic II and Shadow followed their psychic friends across the city, preventing any accidents that happened along the way. While our heroes left to witness the birth of the next generation, a mysterious shadow loomed over the battle grounds. He walked down the empty streets and kneeled down next to a pool of blood. The whole street was covered from the blood of all the fighters, but this man only seemed interested in the hedgehogs. He took a needle to the small puddle of red and gathered as much as he could; a superior grin etched across his face.
--One Year Later--
After nearly incinerating the hospital and her husband, Blaze gave birth to a brave purple hedgehog they named Galax. The hedgehog had four quills that resembled his fathers and held a red jewel in his forehead like his mother. Currently, all the heroes were enjoying a nice picnic outside of town. Silver and Blaze were watching as Galax was playing with Zero. Zero resembled much like Knuckles, except he was blue and had white ring markings around his quills. Tikal and Blue were watching the peaceful skies, Shadow and Kumori were talking about Kumori's promotion to G.U.N. Commander, and Sonic was sleeping in a tree. Metal couldn't make it to the celebration since he was Eggman Nega's parole officer. Everything was peaceful until Galax started crying. He apparently tried to walk like Zero, but fell.
"It's ok, Galax." Blaze said softly, picking up and Galax and cuddling him; Galax giggled. "That's right, Mama is here."
"You sure know how to handle kids, Blaze." Blue complimented.
"It's all about the maternal instincts." Tikal giggled.
"Hey, that reminds me." Sonic yawned, turning to Shadow and Kumori. I remember that you guys had a kid the same year Rush was born. Where's the little tyke now?"
"The previous commander assigned him to an outpost in India." Kumori informed. "He's scheduled to come back for a visit in two months."
"But until then, we have all the time in the world to enjoy this relaxing peace." Silver sighed.
"I'm think I'm starting to miss Nazo." Shadow said; the others laughed
The scene shifts to an unknown island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. The island was quite small, but managed to support a large factory-looking tower. Inside the tower was a high-tech lab with gadgets and gizmos that would fulfill even Tails, Wave and Eggman's wildest dreams. The tower was occupied mostly by scientists who were performing research for the benefit of the world. The large G.U.N. logo on the front of the tower clearly signified them as the militaries research team. While most of the scientists were performing different experiments, a handful of researchers were standing in the heart of the lab.
"After a year of research, we are finally ready to begin." An android researcher stated.
"But, sir." A female human researcher interrupted. "He hasn't even had a chance to wake up. If he is injected at this early stage..."
"I didn't not ask for your opinion." The Android glared. "You are to do directly as followed. The doctor will not accept failure, Sarah."
The human known as Sarah was a redheaded female in her mid-twenties. She seemed fragile compared to the rest of her colleagues. Sarah averted her gaze from the android and looked into the tank that stood next to her. The tank was filled to the brim with a mysterious silver liquid, completely engulfing the creature within. The creature looked nothing more that a newborn white hedgehog. It was weak and tired, shivering from the touch of the liquid. Wires were needled into its frail body and the only thing keeping it alive was a small breathing mask. The baby hedgehog was barely able to open its eyes and the first face it saw was Sarah. Suddenly, it began to cry.
"Please, this has to stop." Sarah pleaded. "He's only a baby."
"He is no child." The android stated firmly. "He is a byproduct of science and research."
"But..."
"Sarah!" The android yelled. "You have no right in this matter! We shall follow through with the procedure as planned!" The android turned to one of his collages. "Begin the test run."
The researcher nodded and began tapping a series of random buttons on the computer. All of a sudden, a surge of electricity began flowing through the needles and electrocuted the tiny hedgehog inside the tank. Though its voice couldn't be heard, Sarah could only imagine how painful its screams sounded.
"Please, you're hurting him." Sarah pleaded.
"And you seem to think I care." The android said coldly.
The female researcher wanted nothing more than to help, but knew she couldn't do anything against her colleagues. Just when the little hedgehog seemed ready to give, something unexpected happen. Somehow, the flow of the electricity was repelled and thrown back into the computer. The computer exploded, sending most of the researchers scrambling. At the same time, the needles attached to the hedgehog were thrown off and smashed into the glass of the tank. When all the chaos had subsided, the researchers moved out from their hiding places and stepped closer to the destroyed tank. The baby hedgehog was sitting inside the remains of the tank, staring curiously at his surroundings.
"That was unexpected, but sufficient." The android said satisfying, moving closer to the child. "Let's see what else you can do." As the android held his metallic claw forward, the baby hedgehog suddenly started crying. "What the hell?!"
"Stop it! You're scaring him!" Sarah shouted.
Sarah stepped between the android and the baby hedgehog with a hateful glare in her eyes. The android had never seen Sarah's glare and was frightened by it. The female researcher picked up the small hedgehog and held her protectively in her arms. As Sarah began to rock him in her arms, the baby hedgehog yawned and slowly drifted to sleep in her arms. The android stared at the two with intrigue.
"What are you doing?" The Android questioned.
"Rocking him to sleep." Sarah smiled. "It's a natural movement for inducing sleep into a child."
"That is no child." The android growled. "That is our perfect creation. We forged it from the blood of Sonic, Shadow, and Silver the Hedgehog's. With it, we have an opportunity to create the true Ultimate Life-Form superior to Dr. Gerald's creation."
"That's true, but he is still a child." Sarah reasoned. "We can perform your little experiments when he is ready."
"But..."
"When he is ready!" Sarah said firmly.
With Sarah's determination, there was no point in arguing with her. Knowing she had won, Sarah held the baby hedgehog close and walked out of the room. Once Sarah was out of sight, The android finally let loose with his emotions. He ripped his lab coat apart and sprouted two extra arms from his torso. The android grasped the computer and ripped it from the wall before throwing it to the other side of the room. He then targeted his fellow researchers and slaughtered them in record time.
"This isn't over, Sarah." The android growled "I will possess the Ultimate Life-Form. Even if I have to kill you in the process."
--One Year Later--
Not much progress has been made of the little hedgehog, much to the android's agitation. Sarah had been caring and treated the little creature like it was her own child. She played with him, fed him, and everything else a mother would do. The android had been watching the two as the year went by, hoping to see any form of power like it displayed when the child was released. But no such incident has happened. As of now, the android was sitting in his personal chamber, speaking to a mysterious figure via holo-phone. The figure's face was covered by shadow, but could seen holding a scepter of some kind.
"Any progress of yet." The shadow questioned.
"None so far." The Android answered hesitantly. "But I am still working on it."
"You had an entire year for your research!" The shadow screeched. "My empire has provided the technology you needed to complete your assignment! Our ally was generous enough to build the designs necessary for the operation! So why have you not done as you promised?!"
"It's not my fault!" The android panicked. "It's my colleague, Sarah! She insists on keeping that abomination as it is! She treats the monstrosity as her own child!"
"And you failed to obtain it from her?" The shadow questioned.
"Master, I..." The android pleaded.
"I will accept no more excuses!" The shadow yelled firmly. "For this point on, Project: Genesis is over!"
With the final words spoke, the connection from the holo-phone was broken. The android sat there it total darkness to allow the truth to sink in. All his careful planning and research had all gone to waste. It was all Sarah's fault. In a fit of rage, the android crushed the holo-phone in his claws.
The scene shifts to the higher levels of the tower. Sarah and the baby hedgehog were sitting a large comforting room with four glass windows that showed the horizon. The little hedgehog watched happily as the sun began to rise over the lapping seas. He held out his hands as if to reach it, which made Sarah laugh at his playfulness.
"You really love the sun rise, don't you?" Sarah smiled. The hedgehog looked to his adoptive mother and nodded, as if he understood her. "You are a smart one aren't you? I bet you'll be the smartest little hedgehog ever."
"M-mommy." The children said.
"W-what did you say?" Sarah asked in surprise.
"Mommy." The child repeated happily.
"Oh, you learned your first word!" Sarah exclaimed happily. "You are growing up so fast." Sarah smiled down at the child who she had come to know as her own son. She reached to her pocket and puller out a circular golden locket. The child stared in confusion as Sarah placed it around his neck. "This is a gift from me. Inside this locket, you will find something that will always remind you of me."
"Mommy?" The child questioned.
"I won't always be around forever." Sarah sighed.
"How right you are."
Sarah quickly grabbed the baby hedgehog and stood up as the android entered the room. The android did not seem pleased to see the pair; the crushed holo-phone was still in his hand. He dropped the item and smashed it under his foot as he proceeded closer. Sarah held the child protectively and stepped backwards towards the windows.
"What do you want?" Sarah questioned seriously.
"I have merely come to thank you." The android said manically. "Because of you, our operation has been cut off. All our funds will be terminated and I will be forced into maintenance once again. But I will not give up without a fight."
"What do you mean?" Sarah asked.
"It's because of that monstrosity that my life has been screwed!" The android roared; The baby hedgehog began crying again. "I am going to make sure I have my revenge before I lose everything!"
"You can't!" Sarah cried. "He's only a baby!"
"I let you off long enough, Sarah!" The android screamed; his multiple arms extended again. "Now that abomination will die!"
The android jumped at his former colleague, but the female researcher rolled away with the hedgehog child. The android's fists smashed against the window and cracked them wide open. Sarah tried to make a run for the door, but the android grasped a hold of the ceiling and crawled along it. Just as Sarah was about to reach the door, the android crawled over it to block them off. A blade appeared in the palm of the android and swiped it in the direction of the hedgehog child. Just as it was an inch from the child's face, Sarah suddenly turned and took the hit to the back. Sarah gasped and fell to her knees; she gently placed the hedgehog on the floor.
"Mommy?" The hedgehog baby asked.
"Please, don't let this change anything." Sarah smiled weakly. "Never forget who you are...my brave...little...boy."
As the last word left her lips, Sarah toppled over the floor, dead. At first, the hedgehog child though she was just playing and tried to shake her awake. But after a minute or so, she didn't stir. With his heightened intelligence, it didn't take long for the hedgehog to figure out what was happened. Sarah, the woman he came to love as a mother, was dead. The hedgehog child sobbed quietly as the Android loomed overhead.
"Such a feeble creature." The android stated coldly. "Crying over the remains of a loved one. And to think, you were supposed to be the Ultimate Life-Form. Now I see you for what you truly are: A genetic freak!"
The android raised his claw and swiped it down at the hedgehog's head. All of a sudden, a surge of electricity burst from the electrified walls and slam into the androids chest, throwing him to the wall. As the android stood up, he could not believe what was happening. The electricity gathered around the hedgehog's body and he began to age right before his very eyes. The hedgehog eventually reached the age of fifteen and stopped. His white fur turned black like Shadow's, his quills became contoured like Sonic's with red highlights, and he inherited a white mane from Silver. With a grim expression on his face, the hedgehog turned his attention to the android, which he grew to hate.
"Just what are you?" The android questioned in fear.
"It's just like you said." The hedgehog spoke, holding out his hand to the android. "I'm a genetic freak."
Suddenly, a surge of electricity escape from the hedgehog's hand and eradicated the android with such force that would make Metal jealous. But even with the android dead, the hedgehog was not satisfied. The hedgehog held out his palm and directed a concentrated beam of electricity through the door. The enormous explosion created from the attack caught everyone's attention and called the security force. Several G.U.N. soldiers stood ready for anything and were caught by surprise when the hedgehog walked out from the cloud of smoke.
"Isn't that the experiment?" One soldier asked.
"I don't care what it is!" The leader shouted. "Just kill it!"
With that command, the soldiers unleashed an endless barrage of lasers at the hedgehog. Unfortunately, the evolved experiment created a barrier of electricity that bound all the lasers away from him.
"You lower life-forms are all the same." The hedgehog said lowly. "You never know when you are outmatched and are thus led to your demise." The hedgehog raised his palm. "Such a worthless existence."
On command, the hedgehog released a storm of lightning from his palm and stabbed each soldier in the chest with exact precision. While all the scientists in the tower tried to escape, the hedgehog was not ready to give them that luxury. The hedgehog held out his index finger and shot a single bolt of electricity. The tiny bolt slithered past the floors and scientists until it reached its main target: the reactor. The bolt shot through the reactor and created a cataclysmic explosion within the tower. The nuclear blast could be seen for miles, but there was no one around to witness it. When the explosion has faded away, all living creatures inside the tower were dead. All except for one. Hybrid sat in the center of the wreckage, holding the dead body of his beloved mother. The locket she gave him was dented from the blast.
"Mother, I'm sorry I couldn't protect you." The hedgehog whispered. "But I swear, I will make the world a peaceful place, just as you wanted it to be. And if I am to do that, I must extinguish those who wish to destroy that peace."
"Now that's what I like to hear."
The hedgehog swerved his head around and found two figures floating behind him. Since they were both in the direction of the sun, their identities could not be seen.
"Who are you?" The hedgehog questioned.
"We are the ones who allowed you to exist." Figure #1 said. "It was through my empires technology that they were able to create your body and powers."
"And it was through my designs that they were able to create your heart and soul." Figure #2 stated. "In laymen's terms, we are your true creators."
"Why exactly are you telling me this?" The hedgehog questioned.
"Because we know of your suffering." Figure #1 claimed. "We both have suffered losses and endured a vast amount of torture in our lifetimes. Alone, we could do nothing. But together, we can change the world to the same it's supposed to be: under our rule."
"Why should I believe anything you say?" The hedgehog glared.
"Do you have a reason not to." Figure #2 chuckled; The hedgehog stared down at the body of his mother. "My furry little friend, we are all you have left. We are your only family now. Join us and you will never have to suffer this heart wrenching pain ever again."
The hedgehog took a minute to think over the two figure's words. His mother was dead, his only home was gone, and he had killed everyone he ever knew. The hedgehog sighed and shot a bolt of lighting from his fist to the ground. The bolt formed a small hole large enough to fit one person. The hedgehog lifted his mother closer to the hole and gently set her down. After burying and prey for his mother's spirit, the hedgehog stared out into the open ocean. There was a whole world out there like the android, everyone wanting to destroy the peace he sought to create. His choice had been made.
"These loathsome life-forms waste their gift of life." The hedgehog stated darkly. "They are too caught up in their own affairs that they do not value the lives of others." The hedgehog clutched his fist; sparks surrounded the hand. "I will show them their mistake. The world will suffer the wrath of..."
"Hybrid the Hedgehog!"
In times of trouble, one must make a difficult choice. Can the heroes stop this new threat to the world? Or wil, Hybird obtain his vengance? And who are the two shadowed figures. Find out on the next Hybrid's Wrath!
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Silver the Hedgehog
Knuckles the Echidna
Metal Sonic
Shade
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Armand the Tiger
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