Mobius Headline News Year XX:
Sonic the Hedgehog assassinated Dr Eggman Robotnik
On Wave Ocean district, a sudden explosive mayhem occurred at 12:30 p.m. Witnesses claimed that it was a regular showdown between the blue blur hero of Mobius Sonic the Hedgehog and the evil scientist Dr Eggman until the unexpected happened. According to Jean the Seal, a part time sailor working in Wave Ocean, the mad scientist nearly killed the blue blur for the first time in decades. Jean persistently claimed that he saw blood oozing out from the blue hedgehog.
"There is lots of blood and blood, I'm not even kidding!" Jean stated. "I was convinced our local hero would die and we'll all be doomed for good!"
Right after it took place, a spark ignited within Dr Robotnik's giant Egg Fighter and led into a dramatic explosion. The severe conflagration caused significant damage in the vicinity and stole Dr Eggman's life. Sonic the hedgehog was found alive albeit with major casualties.
The real cause of the explosion remained anonymous. Local engineers inspected Dr Eggman's Egg Fighter to pick up miscalculation in the late doctor's creation but found none. They also interrogated Sonic and his sidekick Miles Tails Prower whether they hid an unknown explosive that triggered the detonation.
The case closed with an assumption that luck protected the blue hedgehog. It was a privilege given to the blue daredevil by the gods.
Present:
"If you are not going to open that door, I would shatter it to bits!" a red echidna announced petulantly. His eyes glowered at the brown door, which showed no sign opening as if nobody was inside the house at the moment.
The two tailed fox sighed, consoling his fiery friend for the umpteenth time. "Getting angry won't solve anything, Knuckles. If Sonic needs some space, then we will give him time."
Knuckles' eyes softened and turned to Tails with a frown. "But it has been two weeks! The coward has been hiding since Baldy Nose-hair passed away."
Miles Tails Prower could do nothing but nod. Since Dr Eggman's death, the young fox's sidekick had been shutting himself from the rest of the world. At first, Tails believed Sonic was trying to evade the media that approached him for overthrowing Mobius' biggest threat, but concern began to dwell inside the young fox when he absolutely heard nothing from the blue hedgehog.
Every day, Tails' eyes fell upon his retro-style flip phone. Sonic's messages stopped coming. Loneliness crept him to the bone, and the young fox poured all of his frustration to the older red echidna. However, it only added the fuel to the fire of Knuckles' annoyance towards Sonic's peculiar behaviour that continued for each passing day.
"Should we leave him a note just like usual?" Tails asked with a weak smile. "I brought a chili dog for him too."
Knuckles looked at his friend sympathetically. "You at least have the mind to care about his diet. Look at him, ungrateful bastard."
Tails placed a box of chilli dogs on the ground by the door. He remembered the hot dog guy in Sonic's regular hot dock shack asked the prower about Sonic's whereabouts. Many people cared about Sonic's disappearance. Tails wondered if anyone cared if he vanished without a word one day. Would anyone even bother to seek for his trail?
"What's with the ugly face, kid?" Knuckles' voice piped up, pulling the fox from his trance. "I smell some unpleasant thinking you got there."
Tails' cheeks went rosy and chuckled awkwardly. "I am fine."
A light smile played on the corners of the echidna's lips. "Good boy, let's go. Let's hangout somewhere before we called it a day. What about hitting the arcade?"
Tails's face lit up and finally, he grinned. "Sounds great. Let's call the others too!"
"Yeah…and leave the poor loser behind to miss all the fun!" Knuckles purposely rose his voice and stared at the door behind him. He didn't sense any footsteps behind the door as usual. In spite of his external rough demeanour, Knuckles couldn't say he wasn't worried for his blue old rival. He gave one last look at the house before leaving.
After counting his friends' departing footsteps, the blue hedgehog finally moved a muscle and exhaled deeply. He hated how fear had dominated his waking thought. It was just his friends' for goddamn sake.
Sonic didn't know when or how did he start trying to run away from all of his peers since Dr Eggman's death. Was he supposed to be…ecstatic right? He won against his lifetime nemesis.
However, there was something that wasn't right.
It was not him who defeated Dr Eggman.
It was luck.
Or so he thought.
The blue hedgehog slowly climbed down the bed. Dizziness spurred on his forehead. Scratching his quills, the blue hedgehog stiffly made his way to his drawer. For the past few days, he only moved around the house to obtain the chilli dog from Tails and the toilet. Sonic wondered his lack of mobility lately would slow him down for his future adventures. Speaking of adventurers, Sonic wasn't even sure if he would seek for one at this state.
He looked into the mirror and saw a coward. "What the hell?" he muttered under his breath.
As he ran a hand through his quills, he shakily opened the drawers beneath. He paused breathing. Sweats pooled on his forehead. Pulling his lips into a thin line, he opened the drawer.
His eyes fell upon the blue and glowing ring sitting in the centre. The sight lurched his stomach and formed nausea within him.
Because Sonic wasn't the one who killed Dr Eggman.
It was this ring.
One week ago:
On that day, Dr. Eggman's weapon of the day happened to be the giant and upgraded Egg Pawn. Egg Pawns were the simplest design out of all Dr Eggman's creation and the easiest to beat. The moment Sonic laid his eyes upon the gigantic simple machine, he knew his victory was secured. He briefly glanced upwards, trying to get a closer look at the man with long moustache behind the translucent glass situated nearby the robot's 'eyes'.
"You won't get away this time, rodent!" Dr Eggman's high pitched – albeit signature – voice echoed from the Egg Pawn. "I have installed your psychical and kinetic reading data into this updated and beloved creation of mine! Years and years of severe defeat seemed to bore its fruit. Hohohohoho!"
Sonic sighed sharply. His green beads lazily traced the features of Eggman's updated and beloved creation'. Judging by the sight of it, it reminded the blue hedgehog of the regular orange rodents he found during his adventurers but this time it was way bigger in size. Sonic outwardly chuckled. Seemed like Eggman was running out of model ideas.
"Seems like you need another drill in the creative factory!" Sonic teased with a grin.
Dr Eggman responded Sonic's taunt with a wide, evil grin. "All right then, show me how to do the drill, mister Sonic!"
An ominous feeling settled on Sonic's chest, but the blue hedgehog brushed his momentarily gut instinct with a fearless grin. "Lesson's starting! Make sure to take notes, Eggman!"
With that, their battle began.
The Egg Pawn shot red lasers from his eyes. Sonic effortlessly dodged the incoming electric blocks and formed a spin dash, aiming the robot's leg. The Egg Pawn rose its feet, hovering above the blue hedgehog. Even though Sonic was dominated by the looming shadow of Egg Pawn's leg, the blue blur merely sunk into his charging position before he sprung towards the robot's leg, smashing it to pieces.
The Egg Pawn's left leg had been annihilated. The gigantic robot collided with the ground. The earth shook with a low hum. At this state, the robot looked as if it was done for, but it didn't resist to defeat. Its hands started growing fireballs in all directions, causing up the minor fire in the tropic area. Sonic frowned at the sight. He felt the sudden urge to wrap things quickly before the blaze ascends further.
"Such original sight," Sonic said sarcastically. "But I don't give you points for this one."
"Are you angry, hedgehog?" Dr Eggman asked him with amusement.
"Nah, I'm more pumped up than ever!" Sonic tried to keep his demeanour constant. "This is just the beginning!"
No, it wasn't. Sonic regretted his word choices the moment a blanket of gas exploded from the Egg Pawn. The air turned thick, foggy and emitted a poisonous smell. Not only it spoiled the environment further, an interminable ache grew inside Sonic and caused him to cough relentlessly. At this rate, Sonic could barely see anything.
Then Sonic saw red.
Followed by a sharp, excruciating pain aching on in his chest, back and legs.
He saw blood.
His blood.
The blue hedgehog' eyes widened, registering the events unfolding before him. When the moment struck him like a lightning, the pain escalated to his nerves to the point it triggered his scream. Sonic coughed blood. The said liquid splattered to this sneakers, staining his shoes with fresh blood.
He stiffly tilted his head downwards. His eyes flashed in horror the moment he saw a pair of silver drills grew between his chest and back quills.
"What…the…. hell?" he muttered shakily. The sound of his shaky voice added the salt to his glaring fatal wound.
"How's the drill? Mister hedgehog?" Dr Eggman sneered from above, genuine glee painted across his features. "Who would have expected that my precious classic Egg Pawn would grow drills from his right leg after you disabled the left one? Well for your information, the drills would grow after you destroy either the left or right leg!"
Sonic forced a grin. He felt blood oozed from his lips as well. "So the fog is just a distraction for you to play your cards? I am really impressed, Eggman."
"Well it may be too late for you to feel this sentiment," Dr Eggman spoke in a cold voice. "Since you are going to die anyway."
Sonic exhaled sharply. He could felt his visions fading like a broken television. Everything went blurry and the blue hedgehog couldn't even feel his skin anymore.
This was it.
Everything was over.
Sonic couldn't feel anything. Was it defeat? Humiliation? In fact, Sonic felt nothing than relief. He shifted his fading gaze to the drill planted above his stomach. The menacing silver weapon was coated with his blood. Once Dr Eggman pulled the giant drill out of his body, Sonic knew the excess loss of blood would end his life.
Was this the end for him?
Sonic smiled. He really wished he could still see Tails grow as a mechanic, Knuckles actually finding his own kind again somewhere in the future, Amy and Cream actually grew up and witness all his friends going through the process of adulthood.
But then, his fate had been decided.
Sonic could just smile. He relaxed his body, letting the pain taking over his body.
The drill slowly pulled itself away from his body. Sonic coughed blood in the process. If only Dr Eggman could remove it faster, but Sonic knew the doctor was witnessing this moment with delight.
Suddenly in the midst of his shrinking vision, he saw a blue sparkling ring from above.
Then he heard a voice.
"What is your wish?"
Sonic knew he was hallucinating due to the agony heaved on his body. He whispered anyways.
"To…be…alive…"
"Understood."
Everything was black for a moment.
Then like a flipped switch, a large explosion occurred. Sonic opened his eyes and saw…
The Egg Pawn had been blown to bits.
The remaining intact parts of the broken machine was bathed with fire and smoke. Sonic saw a deranged man sitting in the middle of the machine. His stomach dropped when he realised it was Dr Eggman. His body and facial features were deranged by the fire to the point Sonic couldn't recognise him anymore.
Then Sonic touched his stomach where his wounds were.
Sonic's eyes flew wide in horror.
His wounds were gone.
A/N= It has been two years since I started writing again! I will try to update all I can! I always wanna try to write a Sonic fanfiction and try to stray it from the norm.
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