A New Adventure

Uncle Chuck was sitting on a comfy chair after returning from a diplomatic meeting with the United Federation. Then, Sonic came bursting into the room.

"Uncle Chuck. Uncle Chuck." Sonic said.

"What is it, Sonny?" Charles said.

"I went to the oracle of Delphius to ask about my father." He explained. "He stated that he felt my father's essence present in this world." Charles was surprised to hear the news. "He also stated that we will meet face-to-face one day. But that we won't recognize each other at that moment. Isn't this great, Chuck?"

"It is, Sonny." Charles answered smiling.

"I'm going to go find him." Sonic stated.

"Wait, I'm going to get something." The older hedgehog replied. He went away for a little bit. Sometime later, he came back with a box. When he opened it up, all that was inside it was a piece of paper.

"Huh, what's this?" Sonic asked.

"This was a poem that your father wrote." Charles explained. "This paper is the only written copy of the poem trusted to me. He had memorized it and recited the poem on his wedding day as a testament to his love for his bride."

Sonic unfolded the paper and recited the poem aloud:

"Although I have seen many, there is only one I would choose.

It is you I would not dare lose.

You are the one who makes me smile when I am sad.

I am grateful for you and the happiness that we have.

If we fall into poverty, I will still be with you.

My love for you is completely true.

If we enter prosperity, by your side I will be.

For no wealth is greater than being with thee.

If we are unable to have children, I will still be with you.

We are each other's hope when we are blue.

If we have many children, I will be with you.

And we shall be a loving example for them true.

If we fall into sickness, I would be by your side.

For those days and trials we can endure as with each other we abide.

If we remain healthy, I will be with you.

And give the affection and love where its due.

If you are called to paradise and I become alone, I will not remarry.

Always your dedicated husband, I will ever be.

Even if we are far apart from each other, I will still be true…

Because the only one I willingly love…

Is my love that is you."

"That's a nice poem he wrote." Sonic answered.

"I want you to have it and keep it." Chuck stated. "It will help you on your quest. Whoever can state that poem by heart without looking at it is your real father."

"Thanks, Chuck." Sonic replied.

"You're welcome and good luck." The older hedgehog replied as Sonic zipped out the door.

Sonic thought that no one would believe his father was alive on any of the mobian islands. Thus he took a transport to the mainland. He arrived at Station Square in the evening. He started looking around the city.

"Hmm, now where can my dad be?" Sonic asked himself. "There isn't a lot of my kind on the mainland. So, it'll be hard to miss." Then, he noticed police cars going by with their sirens blaring and their lights flashing. "What's that about? There's one way to find out." Sonic headed out to follow the police vehicles.

It started to rain when Sonic arrived. The vehicles stopped in front of the city hall; Sonic stayed in the background to see what was up. There were also helicoptors in the air.

"It seems the whole police force is involved, it must be extremely important." The officers were out of the cars and had their guns pulled out. One of them had a megaphone.

"We know you're in there. You're completely surrounded. Come out with your hands up." He stated. Then, came down a blue translucent semi-fluid mass with dark blue eyes appeared. One was able to see his brain. The police were shocked to see this. "Get on the ground now!" The figure didn't move, instead it walked closer. "Don't move or we'll shoot!" The figure ignored the officer's threat. "OPEN FIRE!" The policemen opened fire onto the thing, but the bullets passed right through it with no harm done to the adversary. "It's no good. Fall back." The policemen went backwards to stay out of range of the monster. Sonic rushed right in.

"Hey, what's your problem?" Sonic asked the thing. It didn't respond. "Not much of a talker, huh?" The figure stretched his arm to punch him. The blue blur dodged out of the way. "Oh, you want to fight? This'll be fun." Sonic spindashed into him and the figure was knocked to the ground. He melted down. "I guess you weren't that much of a challenge. But the figure went behind Sonic and punched Sonic.

"Ow." He stated. "Okay, you're a little tougher than most opponents I fought." It swung both its arms around stretched out. Sonic leapt over the arms and did an aerial dash smacking him in the head. A piece of water broke off of him as the hedgehog landed behind him. "How's that?"

The water bit returned to the owner. The being floated in the air and was striking down from above. Sonic zipped away from each of the strikes. He ran up the wall and aerial dashed him knocking the creature to the ground. Turning into a blob, it retreated.

"Where're going, you blob?" Sonic asked pursuing it, but it went down the sewer drain. Sonic just stood there. "What was that thing?" He walked away. "Maybe Sally will know."

Sonic opened up his communicator and was able to get Sally on the other end.

"Sonic, there you are." Sally stated to him.

"Hello, Sal." Sonic stated. "Are things going well with the Mister?"

"Things have been getting smoother since Ray moved in." She replied. "Did you have any luck finding your father?"

"No, I haven't found anyone yet." Sonic stated. "But I did find something unusual."

"What is it?"

"While in Station Square, I encountered a blue semi-solid watery figure with dark blue eyes." Sonic stated.

"Was it possible to see his brain?" a voice asked. Sally turned and they saw the familiar figure of Knuckles the echidna.

"Uh… yeah." Sonic replied.

"Then, that must have been Chaos." Knuckles stated in worry.

"Are you familiar with this being?" Sally asked.

"No, but I did hear about him from Grandpa Athair while he was alive." The echidna explained. "I heard that he was sealed in the Master Emerald back during the Great War for the destruction of my clan. He told me in a dream that Chaos could only escape by the emerald smashing to pieces."

"So, he's now out and about doing who knows what." Sally stated.

"I think he can be imprisoned inside the emerald but it has to be whole before it can be done." Knuckles answered.

"Looks like Team Sonic has to go double time." Sonic added.

"Sonic, you and Tails go deal with Chaos." Sally said to the blue hedgehog. "Knuckles, you and Bunny start finding the pieces of the Master Emerald." She said to the red echidna.

"Got it." Sonic said.

"Consider it done." Knuckles answered. The echidna had left the room.

"Speaking of which, where is Tails?" Sonic asked.

"He's setting up a workshop over by the beach near the Mystic Ruins." The princess said. "He should be getting done by now."

"The Mystic ruins? That's not far from my location." Sonic said. "I'll just hop on a train and head there now."

"You do that, Sally over and out." The princess stated as she got off the communicator. He headed to the train station. He went to the ticket booth.

"One ticket to the Mystic Ruins." Sonic stated.

"Huh, who said that?" the guy at the booth answered.

"I'm down here." The hedgehog added. The guy looked out the window and saw Sonic.

"Oh, sorry no pets allowed on the train."

"Hey, I'm not a pet." Sonic rebuked him. "I'm a hedgehog."

"Same difference." The blue blur was getting pretty upset at this. A line was forming behind the hedgehog.

"I'm a paying customer who would like to get on the train to the Mystic Ruins." Sonic replied. "I would like one ticket."

"I can't break the 'No Pets Allowed' rule. Now, get lost." The guy at the ticket booth stated.

"The train for the Mystic Ruins will soon be departing." An announcer said.

"Look I need to meet up with a friend and I only way I'll get through is the train." Sonic reminded him. "Please, I need a ticket."

"You're making a line, get outta here, scram." The guy at the ticket booth stated. The blue hedgehog noticed there was another ticket booth open with a small line.

"Hey, let him through, asshole." A guy shouted.

"You're talking to Sonic the Hedgehog." A woman stated.

"Wait, you're Sonic the Hedgehog?" the ticket guy asked.

"Yes?" The blue blur stated.

"Well, that changes everything." He said and he pulled out a ticket. "Here you go, one ticket for the Mystic Ruins." He handed the ticket to Sonic.

"Thank you." Sonic replied grudgingly as he took the ticket. He made it to the train before it took off for the destination.

When he leapt off of the train and onto the ground, he looked around for a little bit. He saw Tails workshop on the long ledge shaped like a runway. He walked there and saw Tails working on the Tornado. The fox looked up and saw the hedgehog coming his way.

"Hey Sonic." Tails said.

"Hey buddy." Sonic replied. "Have things been well?"

"It's been fine." The fox answered. "I was upgrading the Tornado."

"We got another problem on our hands." Sonic stated.

"I heard you were coming, so I was able to get something to help out." Tails answered. Then, he pulled it out.

"Hey, that's a chaos emerald." Sonic added in shock.

"Cosmo found it right nearby." Tails answered. "So we will have a head start in dealing with…" ZAP! Tails was paralyzed from electricity. "AHH!"

"Tails, what's wrong?" Sonic asked. ZAP! "Ugh." Sonic was paralyzed as well.

"I will be taking that, thank you." A voice said as a gloved hand took the chaos emerald out of Tails' hand. It was a floating figure in a purple robe and he was holding a golden staff in his hand.

"The emerald…" Tails said.

"HEY, WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE!?" Sonic shouted. The person turned around to face them.

"You insignificant worms aren't worthy to know that information." The being stated. "But I have little time to bother with you, I have what I came for." He turned to the distance. "Chaos, I summon you." Then, Chaos had rose from the ground.

"Is that Chaos?" Tails asked.

"Yeah." Sonic added.

"Now, here; it's lunch time." The mobian said as he tossed the emerald to Chaos. There was a flash of light as the creature absorbed the emerald. Chaos was now slightly larger and there was now metal bone inside the creature's left arm.

"What!?" The two looked on in horror.

"Just as I expected." The figure in the purple robe said. "With each chaos emerald you absorb, you will get bigger and more powerful. And when you have all seven emeralds in you, Chaos will be an unstoppable monster at my command." Then, he turned to the two paralyzed mobians. "Not even you could stop him." He paused. "Chaos, you're free to go." Then, the monster left them. "I would just eliminate you here and now, but that would jeopardize my plan. I spend enough time with a bunch of halfwit mobians, the chaos emeralds aren't going to find themselves. Farewell." He teleported out of sight as the two were able to break free from the bind.

"We aren't going to let him get away with this, aren't we Sonic?" Tails asked.

"No way, Tails." Sonic replied. "He's not getting away with anything."