Preface: This is my first fan fiction that I've decided to publish on the internet. It takes place in my own, alternative version of the Sonic universe- a combination of the Archie and the game universes which has turned out not so favorably for the heroes... A lot has been changed, including the histories of many characters. All of this was done in order to tell a story. Most importantly is the date of Tails' birth was moved to ten years before Eggman's taking over of Mobius.
As with all fan fiction, I of course have no claim of ownership over any of the characters or settings. Everything this work is based on is owned by Sega.
Introduction: The Final Hours of the World
Their screams filled the halls with terror, the lines shaking and ready to break, yet held together by the threat of immediate death. The Mobians resisted all they could, but it was such a sudden crisis. Where were the royal guards? Some claimed the King himself had been captured. Feet stepped over dead bodies of the ones who resisted at that final moment. The robots stood guard on either side, watching over this line of prisoners as they marched themselves to roboticization. Caught in his bed, Sonic the Hedgehog stood at the front of the ever-shortening line, his head bowed. They had cuffed his feet together just as a precaution, not knowing of his great speed. It made all the difference, as speed was the only thing he had. Anything and everything he could have done was thrown away, and he helplessly stepped forward with the rest of the captured citizens, stepping toward that horrendous machine that none could resist. The old world would be obliterated, one person at a time. Now it was Sonic's turn. He stepped inside and said goodbye to everything he knew, not knowing who he was surrendering to or why, just like the rest.