Hello everyone, it's me, DiamondArcanine, fellow fanfiction author, and Sonic Sat-AM fan. I remember discovering the show over a year ago through the DVD, and it has since become my favorite Sonic universe. I like the games, Sonic X, and AOSTH too, but Sat-AM is, in my opinion, it's alright if you disagree with me, the best there is. Now, I enjoy this show for several reasons. First off, I really like the dark atmosphere the series presented-especially in season one. Robotnik was villain to be feared, and the fact that the Freedom Fighters didn't always win made the series more realistic. (Well, as realistic as a show starring a blue hedgehog could be)
Second, I found the cast of characters excellent. Oh, don't get me wrong, I like characters from the games such as Amy, Knuckles, and Shadow, but given the choice, I would take Sally(who has become my favorite character in the entire Sonic fandom), Antoine, and Bunnie any day. Their personalities were well developed, and I like how they were portrayed in the series.
Next, I would like to make a point about the music. Very nice. Especially in the first season. There's this one tune I really like, on episodes such as Sonic Boom, Ultra Sonic, and Sonic Racer. It seemed to fit the particular atmosphere of whatever scene it was playing in. I can't quite describe it, but it was an upbeat, yet ominous tune. (At least, that's what I thought.)
Finally, the episodes that made up the series were fantastic. Cry of the Wolf will always be my favorite, but you can't deny the quality of episodes like Blast tothe Past, Sonic Boom, Sonic andSally, Spy Hog, and Ultra Sonic. Well written, action-packed, and simply excellent. It's a shame this series had to end on a cliffhanger.
Which brings me to the reason behind this fanfic. Ever since the show was cancelled, fans have written fanfiction detailing with what they believe would happen in the third season. However, what about fanfics that take place in-between episodes? Maybe to answer some of the questions the series presented? Or to simply connect episodes together? That's what I hope to do with a little series of fics I call Sonic: Critical Velocity. It is here I will present events that happened in-between episodes. They will be in an episodic format, and hopefully flesh out the series a bit. (Plus, I like writing fanfiction based of the show, hahaha)
Quick note before I finish; these stories will not be written, nor updated in order. But my profile will list the stories in the correct order as I write them.
With that said, let's begin!
Disclaimer: I don't own the rights to Sonic the Hedgehog. SEGA, DIC, and Archie however, do.
Note: This fanfic takes place shortly before Game Guy.
The ominous shadow of night weaved its way across the land, making the already menacing terrain look all the more intimidating. Thick, black smog hung in the air as if suspended by some unknown force. Buildings in shades of dark blue made their home in this dismal zone. Up and down the alleyways robotic soldiers marched, while floating surveillance cameras and hovercraft kept watch from above. Truly, it was a nightmare-invoking place.
It was…Robotropolis.
Now, most Mobians would know better then to sneak into what could be called a realm of fears. However, two such Mobians had no choice in the matter.
"Alright, here's the plan," Princess Sally Acorn began, as she unfolded a map. "We will take this route to the junk piles. Once there, we will look for parts we can use for the De-Roboticizer-."
"Wait a Sonic Second!"
Sally let out a small sigh of annoyance. "What is it, Sonic?"
Sonic the Hedgehog began to trace out the planned route with his gloved finger. "Just look at this path! With all those twists and turns, it'll take forever to get to the junk piles, Sal!"
"Not with the way you run." Sally replied, a grin spreading across her tan muzzle.
"But why can't we just juice right on over to the junk piles? Why do we have to take the long way?"
"Because," the Princess said, calmly but with a hint of irritation, "The long way has less security."
"Security, smerity. I could zip through Robotropolis before those SWATbots before they knew I was even there!" the fleet-of-foot hedgehog argued.
"Sonic…" Sally replied, her arms crossed over her chest.
"Hey!" the blue-furred Mobain exclaimed, snapping his fingers. "I've got a way past cool idea, Sal!"
"Oh?" Sally asked, her curiosity peaked. "And what would that be Sonic Hedgehog?"
"I'll go and take the short way, and get those SWATbots to come after me as a diversion. Then once those tin-heads are gone, you can simply juice straight on over to the junk piles! What do ya think about that, Sal?"
"Well, I still think we should-."
Poor Sally never got her suggestion in edgewise. For at that very moment, Sonic gave a quick 'Later Sal!' and sped off in a cloud of dust. The ground squirrel ran a paw through her burgundy hair and gave out a sigh of discontent. I will never understand that hedgehog as long as I live.
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Like a bullet from a gun, Sonic raced through the dreary streets of Robotropolis, his emerald eyes darting left and right. "Alright now, where are those bolt-brains?"
"Hedgehog Alert, Priority One! Detain By Order Of Robotnik!" Came a simulated mechanized voice. A flash of neon blue light flowed soon after and a quartet of SWATbots rounded the corner of an alleyway, their wrists pointed at a certain spiky speedster.
"'Bout time!" Sonic shouted in mock annoyance. "Dust and bust time!" the blue-furred hedgehog darted through Robotropolis, skillfully careening under, above, and around lasers, like they were simple strips of rope tied to several trees. "Hey Metal-Heads! You couldn't hit me if I was standing still!" Sonic taunted, chortling loudly. His feet turning like wheels on a car, the teenage hedgehog speed around the corner of a building, the SWATbots hot on his trail.
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Sally Acorn, her navy blue boots pounding the grey asphalt, sprinted toward the junk piles. Having seen Sonic lead the SWATbots out of sight, she figured (and hoped) it was safe to head on over to where the debris was dumped. Everything went off without a hitch, as she reached a large mound of metallic wreckage with naught a problem.
Heaps upon heaps of broken and rusted metal stretched across and around a small plot of land. Broken SWATbot helmets, their glass visors cracked in all places sat stuck under Surveillance Orbs that had filmed their last metaphorical home movie. Noses of STEALTHbots jutted out from under halves of Hover Units, each long having flown their last flight. Sally's fingers were crossed in hopes that she would not find the dilapidated body of a WORKERbot, its dreams of De-Robotization and freedom shattered.
The ground squirrel took a deep breath, filling her lungs with air. "Alright Sally-girl, it's now or never." With those words, the brown-furred Mobain began her search for anything that could be used in a possible De-Roboticizer.
Sally did not have a long time to look. For after finding some old wires (helpful), a piece of glass (not so much), thick tubes (might be useful), the cracked visor of a SWATbot helmet (no thank you), a fluorescent cerulean beam entered the Princess's field of vision. With a loud gasp, she turned her head to look over her shoulder. There, behind her, was a solitary SWATbot. The robotic soldier homed in on the squirrel, ready to fire another bright laser.
"Whoa!" Sally shouted, quickly ducking a dangerous beam of light. She quickly leapt to her feet and ran as fast as her legs could carry her. The SWATbot fired another laser, barely missing the ground squirrel's left arm. Sally tried to change her course, but a stray beam almost grazed her back. "Think Sally, think! There has to be some way to get that SWATbot out of your sight! Hmm…I've got it!" The Princess thought with a snap of her fingers. "All I have to do is find a ledge somewhere." It was at that moment Sally noticed a long, sturdy pole sticking out of a wall. "That'll do just fine. I hope this works…"
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"Hedgehog Alert, Priority One! Detain By Order Of Robotnik!" droned the synthesized voice of the four SWATbots that were hot on the trail of a spiky-haired speedster.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Those SWATbutts think they can catch the hedgehog? Ha! They've got another thing comin'! Juice it loose time!" A cloud of dust trailing behind him, Sonic darted across the street, his feet the shape of a blurred mobius strip. The blue-furred Mobian then, when he felt like he had gained a considerable amount of speed, sprang into the air, and curled into a tight ball. Upon landing on the ground, Sonic shot forth with an incredible spin dash and turning on dime, headed back toward the group of SWATbots.
Those robots never saw that cobalt-colored buzz saw coming toward them until it was too late, as Sonic had sliced right through them like a knife through butter. Electricity crackling and shooting out from the cuts, the SWATbots fell to the ground in a heap.
Sonic landed stylishly landed in front of those ruined robots. "Now that's what I'm talking about! Past cool!" the blue blur added with a chuckle. "Better go and see if Sal is having any luck. Juice time!" The blue-furred speedster wasted no time revving his legs and rocketing across the musty streets of Robotropolis.
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Sally ran as fast as her legs could carry her, weaving her way in-between salvos of neon blue lasers. The royal Mobian's running had since begun to speed up, ever since she caught sight of that long bar. The bar that could easily be the ground squirrel's ticket out of the mess she was in. Five feet, four feet, three feet, two…now was the time to strike. Sally bounded toward that pole, and grabbed its metal surface. Then, using the momentum of her body, the Princess swung over that bar once, and only once, for that was all she needed. Leather from a navy blue boots touched grey steel and a second later a sickening metallic tear was heard.
Sally landed softly on the asphalt, right next to the beheaded SWATbot. "Well, that wasn't too bad," the brown-furred Mobian said, running a hand over her red locks. "But I better not get cocky. After all, I'm not out of the woods just yet." The royal ground squirrel then began to retrace her steps back to the junk piles. Once there, she quickly gathered some items that she had caught sight of before the whole SWATbot ordeal.
Not long after, the sound of wind rushing caught the attention of one Princess Sally Acorn. She turned her head to see Sonic darting towards her. "I was wondering when you'd show. You came sooner then I had expected you to."
At that comment, Sonic could only laugh. "What did you expect me to do, Sal? Arrive later then expected? I don't think so. After all, slow has never been my style."
"You know Sonic," Sally began, hands latching onto the shoulders of the blue hedgehog, "I don't say this very much, but you're right about that."
Sonic was taken slightly aback by that statement. "Hey! I'm right about everything!"
"Everything?" Sally turned her head and raised an eyebrow. "Ha! That'll be the day!"
"What are you getting at, Sal?" the cobalt-furred hedgehog asked, beginning to pick up speed.
The ground squirrel had to yell over the rushing wind caused by Sonic's running. "Oh nothing Sonic," the royal Mobian laughed. "Nothing at all."
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On a silver panel, several monitors flashed with videos of activity in Robotropolis. The light from the plasma screens illuminated an otherwise dark room. Standing in front of that panel was Snively Kintobor, lackey and nephew of Dr. Ivo Robotnik. Out of the corner of his eyes he glanced at his so-called 'uncle', who was currently sitting on a green throne, custom made to hold his incredible bulk.
An angry grimace allowed itself to manifest on Snivley's face. For the past several days, a strange feeling had slowly passed over him. Before, he had lived in constant fear of Robotnik's presence. The lackey had been forced to obey his superior-he had to follow every task, each command, and all the orders the dictator may give him. These past days however, all that fear had slowly, but surely, begun to vanish. Snivley was beginning to get much more confident. Not only that, but the human had begun to develop a sheer hatred for Dr. Robotnik…
"No!" the dictator of Mobius screamed in frustration when he saw the video of Sonic and Sally leaving Robotropolis. "That blasted hedgehog has escaped yet again!"
"I'm rather sorry about that sir," Snivley began. "Maybe your next plan will work."
"Oh it will, Snivley, it will. That, I guarantee."