An idea I've been carrying around for quite some time, now I think I'd better let it out before it starts wrecking the place. Also, a pal of mine does another 'Sonic Future' style RPG, but that is not related or similar to this.

D/S: I do not own Sonic, or any and all related trademarks. I do, however, own all original characters, equipment and concepts in this fanfic. Anyway, TO THE STORY!

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…it has been 200 years since Sonic, his friends, and other heroes made their mark on history defending the Earth from all threats to it…

…now, Sonic and his crew survive in legends, stories, and some historical fact…

…it is an age of galactic exploration, where interstellar ships have dropped drastically in price and training requirements, causing a new wave of explorers, traders, wanderers and whatnot to spread out across the stars…

…you would expect someone like Sonic would happily join them…

…it just happens, someone did…

Four figures trudged along the bottom of a canyon on a dark, distant moon. Surprisingly, there is oxygen, and the climate is well enough for Earth life to survive with minimal support.

"Are we there yet? We're going too slow, I'm bored…" says a young male voice some may find familiar.

"Shut up already, Junior…" says a serious, somewhat stressed female voice with a hint of command.

"The signal seems to the strengthening," says another female voice. "We're getting very close, so we shouldn't be long."

"Great." Says the first voice.

The four continue to trudge along the flat bottom of the dark-hued moon. Then, they come into a widening in the cavern, with light. The light reveals the four figures.

One, the leader, is the commanding female. She appears to be an amalgamation of several species- the quills of a hedgehog, the wings of a bat, and the tail of a fox. Her quills and fur are green, and she is wearing a captain's uniform. Written on the uniform is her name- Captain Amelia Thorn.

The other female is a young lady fox, wearing a field vest and glasses and holding a small scanner device- obviously some kind of scientist. Her name is on a tag - Vulpis.

Another figure, the one who stayed quiet, is an orange echidna wearing a tattered mechanic's uniform and a pair of goggles. His name, barely discernable from the grease on his outfit, is Crusher.

The last one, who complained, is a blue hedgehog- and the perfect likeness of Sonic. But for a stylish combat vest, he could easily be mistaken for the ancient hero. Even his parents noted his similarities to the greatest legend of all and gave him a name to match- Sonic Junior.

"It looks like the light's coming from over there!" said Sonic Jr, pointing to a brighter glow coming from around a corner.

The four ran over to the source of the mysterious radio signal. They stopped when they reached it and could not help but stare.

A huge opaque block of ice shaped like a cylinder stood in the middle of the wide part of the canyon, radiating light and reflecting its surroundings. Vulpis was first to spot a console on the bottom, and ran over to it.

"Hmm…" she studied the buttons and lights, and then looked at the ice block. "This must be a cryogenic suspension block! And by the look of this equipment, over a hundred years old."

"I wonder what's inside." said Amelia.

"There's only one way to find out!" Sonic Jr said excitedly. "Vulpis, have you worked out how to defrost this thing?"

"Hold on a sec…" the fox said as she checked over the controls. "…the date on this says it was frozen 200 years ago!"

"That was about the age of Sonic…" said Sonic Jr.

"I dunno," said Crusher, the first words the mechanic had said since landing. "Who knows what or who could be in there… might have something to do with your namesake, but I don't know if it's wise…"

"I agree." said Vulpis. "This is a large personal unit, it could contain anyone."

"But if we don't try, we'll never know!" said Sonic Jr. "And I hate never knowing!"

Vulpis goes back to the controls. "Good point Sonic, and this could be the archaeological find of the century!" But then she hesitates. "Uh, if it's all right with you, Captain?"

They all turn to Amelia, who thinks for a moment.

"Well…" she begins, to two pleading pairs of eyes and one indifferent. "All right, but I'd better not be held totally responsible for whatever happens after we defrost it."

Sonic Jr cheered, and Vulpis set to work. "A few buttons there, a switch there… There, I've done it. It's set to defrost."

Steam began to burst forth from the block as it converted to vapour, designed to wake up any occupants intact. It also clouded all visibility as after 200 years, the cryogenic block fulfilled its purpose and reawakened its inhabitants in a new age.

After a few minutes, the steam cleared, and the occupants of the block could be seen by all.

What they saw shocked them.

Two dazed figures facing each other. One was a human male in his late teens, fairly tall, wearing a white military shirt, blue pants and several weapons on his ammo belt. Sonic Jr recognised him instantly.

"That's… the great hero Sabre… who fought alongside Sonic…"

The other figure was far more ominous. A three-metre tall cyborg who towered over Sabre, covered in weapons and devices, the only human features visible were his mouth and part of his face. What emotion you could find wasn't pleasant. It was Amelia who recognised this one.

"Cyberlord…" she said, fear quelling up in her voice. "The great technological tyrant, arch-enemy of Sabre…"

Both shook off their cryo-induced daze, looked around, then locked eyes with each other. Two enemies. Hero and tyrant. Warrior and warlord. Techno-knight and king of the machines.

Cyberlord looked around, briefly checked the spaceship crew, and levelled his guns at Sabre.

"Now…" he said, in a chilling mechanical tone. "I believe I was just about to destroy you once and for all…"

"Don't count on it, buddy. Not then, not now, not ever…" responded Sabre, as he moved into attack position and levelled his laser sword.

Sabre and Cyberlord are my first two totally original fanchars, yes, there is a past story here you haven't heard about, I like to incorporate it into some of my other stories I write.

Sorry if the other characters are a little cheesy right now, I'm still developing their personalities.

As they say, review at will!