Tales of Destiny: The Beginning Chapter 1: A Boy and a Hedgehog, a game x-overs fanfic

Authors Note: Hello out there. Finally I can start my stories. I've had this series in my head for several months now. I hope you will like it as I am still thinking of new things to add to it. Disclaimer: I own none of the characters or games that I use. I only own my own characters.

Tales of Destiny: The Beginning.

Chapter One: A Boy and a Hedgehog

"GAAAAAHHHHH!!!!! RATS!"

Dylan was playing his Nintendo Gamecube, trying hard to beat the same boss on Skies of Arcadia for the fifth time that that day, only to have his characters all die at once from one HUGE attack. Not exactly the best way to end your game session...

'Dang rich japanese-looking guy. That Golden Flurry attack is just annoying. Money does NOT make the world go round.'

After finally deciding to give up for the day, he decided to watch some TV to relax and mentally unwind. Unfortunately, pickings were slim...

"Saw it...saw it...saw it...saw it...Man, who decides what's on TV on Saturdays?!

Dylan finally decided to get a drink while he thought out his next course of action. While he contemplated his options, his gaze fell on his game collection, and he began to feel like there he was missing out on something.

He had felt this way all the 15 years of his life so far. Every time he looked at his games, namely the old console games like Sonic and Mario, he felt like he was looking into another world. When he was playing them, he felt like he was part of those worlds, like he belonged there. This had been happening since he was 8, and with more focus and clarity each time.

'Forget it, man. It's getting to your head.' He went to the stack and took out a game, a Sonic game to be exact. 'Sonic is cool. He runs around, kicking bad guy butt and taking names on a daily basis. I've only have tackling the laundry or mowing the lawn to my credit.'

He looked down at the game, sighed and said to himself.

"I wish I could have a life like that."

No sooner than the words had left his lips that the game started to glow.

Dylan's eyes widened as he dropped the game on the floor and backpedaled to the recliner he had been sitting on. The glow left the game to settle on the TV, making the TV's screen light up with multiple colors. The screen got brighter and brighter until finally there was a flash of light, forcing Dylan to shield his eyes. When the light died down, Dylan couldn't believe what he saw.

In front of the TV was a swirling vortex flashing different colors as it hovered in the room.

"Okay, running time!" Dylan said as he turned to bolt out the door, but the vortex seemed to have other ideas. WIthout warning, Dylan was swept of his feet and sucked into it yelling "CRRAAAAAAAAAAAAPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!!" and everything went black.

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When he came to, Dylan found himself in a middle of a field. He stood up and found a jewel beside him along with a short, purple sword. Dylan stooped down and picked up the sword and noticed there was writing on it. 'Soul Sword. That's catchy' he thought to himself. He then picked up the jewel. It was a brilliant red jewel that had a weird shape at the top that connected to a sharp point on the bottom. 'Huh. I wonder who would left this out here. Oh well, finders keepers' With that, he put the jewel in his pocket, then started walking, sword in hand. 'There should a town somewhere close by. Maybe I'll find help there.' As he walked, he absentmindedly twirled the sword in his fingertips. 'Hey look at me. I'm a swordsman.' That thought made him chuckle to himself.

He wasn't walking too long when he noticed a huge shadow below him. When he looked up, he wished he hadn't. A airship of some kind was flying above him, and it was BIG. It seemed to be moving at a quick pace, but then it stopped right above him. A few silent moments past, then the bottom opened up, and a swarm of robots of different types landed around Dylan, guns trained on him.

'What's going on? What's happen...wait is that an EggPawn? No that can't be!'

Just then, an object hovered down in front of him. It was a mini-hovermobile of sorts, and the person riding it made Dylan's hair stand on end. It was a stout man with a red moustache and body which made him look like an egg. "You, boy!" he said in a commanding voice, "You have something of mine. I would like it back please."

Dylan was stunned. "Y-You're Doctor Eggman!" The man known as Eggman was unphased. "I'm not surprised that you recognize me."

"But that can't be! You're made up! You're in a game!"

Eggman was furious. "I beg your pardon?! I'm not some made-up person you think is in a ga..." He cut off as he looked at the young 15-year-old boy, more specifically the sword he was carrying. Eggman's face showed surprise which soon turning to glee as he laughed his signature laugh.

After the laughter (Hey that rhymes!), Eggman looked at Dylan with a look that clearly said 'I have won the jackpot!' "A pleasure to meet you at last, Destined."

Dylan was confused. "Destined? Me?"

"Don't play the fool. I know all about the power you possess, as well as one of the keys to using it: the Chaos Emeralds!" At this, Dylan reached down and pulled out the jewel he found earlier. Now he recognized it: the red Chaos Emerald! Eggman continued, "I have made it one of my missions to find you and unlock the secrets to the power you possess!" Upon hearing this, Dylan backed up, holding the sword in his shaking hand in way he hoped was threatening. "Now, Destined, this way please." Dylan kept backing up, until the bots stopped him.

Dylan was frantic, his thought screaming, 'Someone! Anyone! HELP!'

Then, as he thought that, a strange gust of blue wind surrounded everyone. "No, it can't be." Eggman said, realizing what was causing the wind. The wind died down to reveal a small figure standing in front of Dylan. He was a blue hedgehog with sharp spines along his back, wearing white gloves over his hands, and wearing red-and-white sneakers. The figure calmly pointed a finger at Eggman and said,

"Geez, Eggman! I knew you were bad, but picking on a kid? Have you sunk so low?"

Eggman turned livid with rage. "Sonic, you pest! Not you again!" He then turned to his robot minions and gave a command:

"ATTACK!"

All the robots opened fire. Dylan screamed with fear as they fired, but Sonic quickly picked him up and bolted out of the mob, dodging bullets as he went, running as if Amy was on his heels.

"I HATE THAT HEDGEHOG!" Eggman roared as he saw Sonic escaping with Dylan in tow.

Sonic didn't stop running until they reached a small town several miles away. He then set down his passenger, who was shaking with fear. "It's okay. You're safe now." he said as he helped the boy to his feet. The boy looked around for a few seconds as he tried to find his rescuer. "Down here." The boy looked down at Sonic and gave a start, falling on the seat of his pants.

Sonic chuckled nervously. "Sorry about that. I'm Sonic, but you probably recognize me." The boy nodded and said, "Yeah I do. My name's Dylan. Dylan Mitchell."

Sonic smiled and shook his hand. "Nice to meet ya Dylan."

"Thanks. You too."

Dylan got up again and followed Sonic into the town. "Why did you help me anyway?"

Sonic shrugged "Eh, no special reason. Why was Eggman messing with you? You break one of his toys?"

Dylan shook his head. "No, that wasn't it. There were other reasons." He took out the red Emerald as he said the last part. "One is this."

He showed the Emerald to Sonic, who gave a start.

"I found this out in that field I was in."

Sonic calmed down pretty quick. "That's a good reason he would pick on you, but from the way he was acting, there has to be more."

Dylan shrugged, and held the sword he still had in his hand. "Well, the only other thing is this sword I found with the Emerald."

Sonic turned to look at the sword and nearly jumped. He looked at Dylan, eyes widened. "Where did you find that?!"

Dylan sighed. "Long story short, I'm at home when this vortex appears out of nowhere, sucks me into it, I wake up in a field with the sword and the Emerald nex to me. Next thing I know, Eggman shows up and calls me the Destined, whoever that is."

"Wait, then that means...you're the Destined!"

"The what now? I still don't know what's going on here." Dylan said, but Sonic had turned serious. "I'll tell you later Dylan, but for right now, let's get you somewhere safe." With that said he picked up Dylan again. "Hang on!" he said, and started running like the wind. Dylan hung on, both scared and confused. 'To the best of my knowledge, Sonic is only serious when something really important turns up. What's this Destined business all about?' He quickly shook off the feelings of dread. 'Worry about that later, dude.' Sonic kept running, zooming past many buildings and houses. He put on the brakes, however, when several robots fell out of the sky and blocked the path. Sonic set Dylan down and charged at the robots, smashing into one with a well-placed spin attack. Some of the bots opened fire, but Sonic leaped out of the way and the shots hit some the group of bots. The rest continued firing, following the hedgehog as he ran along the roofline. At the end of the roof Sonic jumped in the air, curled into a ball, and used his homing attack to wipe out the remaining robots. Sonic smirked at his victory. "Piece of cake.' Then, hearing a angry yell, turned to see Dylan in the hands of Eggman's Eggmobile, trying to get free.

"I'm afraid that our game ends now." Eggman said. After freeing one of his arms with one huge tug, Dylan quickly threw the Chaos Emerald with all his might, yelling "SONIC!" Sonic made a leap, catching the Emerald and said "I got it! Don't worry, I''ll get you out of there!" Dylan nodded. "I know you will." Eggman snorted "It won't be long before the Emeralds are mine, so I'll let you have it till then." With that, Eggman flew up to his airship, Dylan in tow. The ship then departed, leaving Sonic feeling helpless to do anything. Now he had to stop what Eggman was planning...again 'I never get a break, do I?' Sonic thought as he raced in the direction the ship had gone, intending to help the boy who apparently was the Destined, and who he had started to become friends with.