Coleiosis FanFiction Presents…

Super Sonic Squad

Season Six, Episode One

The Shattered Realm

By Cole Bezotte

Introduction

How lucky can we be, roaring fans?

It's taken me a long time to think of a new plot for this Super Sonic Squad series, but now I have the answer. Though this is the only story I can think of for now, I hope you still enjoy it. I promise you not only more appearances of Christopher Thorndyke, but also more of our red friend Knuckles the Echidna. And—along with that—we have some of the characters from the PlayStation All-Stars series making an appearance in this first episode of season six.

Our attention first focuses upon a space expedition to the ruins of the REAL Corlon. Last time, we saw the mischievous Lightning Bolt Society make a bluff planet to fool Courtney into a trap. Now the genius Christopher Thorndyke, with the help of the League of Heroes, has conducted a thorough search throughout outer space to reach the ruins of Corlon. The planet may have been destroyed by the ruthless Straggons, but they did not bother going for the moon that still revolved around what was shattered. Chris wished to obtain certain moonstones that were said to have contained magical powers.

With Courtney's permission, the heroes have travelled on the Starship Phoenix Mk II through the incredible starry galaxy. Once they have arrived at their destination, they are amazed to see that the bits of rock and asteroids are still floating through space. Now, it will take merely four brave astronauts to explore this moon and see what other secrets they can discover…

Enjoy!

The Shattered Realm

"That should be it…" Courtney spoke as she pointed out the correct place. "At the same time, we are nearing Straggo. You will see Corlon's moon as you advance closer."

Commander Sasha Phyronix, mayor of Metropolis (on the planet Kerwan) piloted the Starship Phoenix Mk II towards its destination. Though they were ready to approach Corlon's moon, the realm known as Straggo was plainly in sight, even though it was merely the size of a blueberry in everyone's point of view.

"We made it!" Christopher exclaimed. "I better get my suit right now; I hate to keep everyone waiting. Ratchet and the others better be ready right now…"

"We are…" Ratchet replied as he appeared in the suit Chris designed especially for him. "It's a good thing that this was made especially for a Lombax like me. Now I won't have to call this a 'monkey suit'."

"Can I come with you, Ratchet?" Pupuru asked him. "I've always wanted to walk through space!"

"Sorry, Pupuru," Ratchet replied. "But this is a MAN's job. Chris did not prepare a female's suit, especially one your size. Besides, who knows what kind of dangers we might meet on that moon?"

"Maybe you're right. I'll stay here with Tails and the others. By the way, where's Knuckles? Isn't he coming with you out there?"

"He IS. And from what I can think of, he's probably fooling around with Captain Qwark."

Ratchet was right; Knuckles and Galactic President Copernicus Qwark were caught in a suspenseful game of chess, in the miniature ship that Chris borrowed for this expedition. And from what it seemed, Qwark already gained the upper hand in this battle on the game board. "The game is mine!" he proudly exclaimed as he placed his pawn in the proper spot. "So be it!"

"I hate going against Odin!" Knuckles replied. "Stupid chess!"

"What are you two doing in there?!" Sonic interrupted, climbing his way to one of the cockpit seats. "Knuckles, go put your suit on and meet us back here in a hurry! And you—Qwark—get out!"

Knuckles ignored the specifics about his special spacesuit until they fully landed upon Corlon's moon. The cruiser opened a special hatch that released the small ship, carrying the astronauts. The ship, known as the CyberMan, had plenty of rocket power to fly to that moon and land safely. The cockpit opened, and out stepped Chris with Sonic, Knuckles, and Ratchet.

"I hope you remember why assigned you specifically," Chris continued explaining the plan. "Ratchet has learned a lot about foreign planets and moons, so he can help us out with our search. Knuckles here can use his great strength to move any heavy rocks or break holes when needed. And Sonic… uh… just a general idea…"

The four adventurers took a good look at the scenery in front of them; all they were able to see was the rocky surface of the moon underneath the black, starry sky. "Well, there's nothing we can do while just standing here," Chris said. "Let's move!"

"I don't like this suit!" Knuckles complained as they began to walk along. "It makes me look chubby!"

"Just be grateful that you can still contact us through these built-in com-links," Sonic replied. "And from our special detector, we're already the presence of moonstones in a cave that's not far from here. Let's get going."

It was quite difficult to walk through the valley of low gravity, in which the four astronauts had to take steps bigger than usual. Chris thought of a joke that someone should place a flag upon the surface of this moon just like America did years ago. He was tempted to do so, but he kept himself from taking the chance.

Finally, upon reaching the cave, Knuckles was asked to push away any heavy boulders that got in their way. Upon doing so, he heard a sudden monstrous hiss echo through the dark interior. "Did you guys hear that?" he said.

"I did not expect any INHABITANTS on this blamed moon," Chris replied. "But I can't blame Courtney; she's never been here either."

"But why didn't she come with us?"

"She said she was more comfortable staying at the cruiser and reading the whole map. She wants us to explore here because she said we are 'more intelligent'."

"She better not insult herself like that."

"Look out!" Ratchet suddenly exclaimed as he drew his trusty Omniwrench. Everyone's eyes grew accustomed to the dark to see hideous, demonic scorpions running right at them. Knuckles quickly threw the boulder he held right at the upcoming creature's head, attempting to blow him back. It instead squashed its head, as the rest of the horde came closer.

"Stand back while I perform another spin-dash!" Sonic said, preparing to attack.

"No!" Ratchet objected, hitting the scorpions with his wrench. "Don't even think about it! It will damage your suit and tear it up!"

"So you expect me to cower in fear?"

"We don't have time to argue!" Knuckles interrupted as he placed the boulder back at the entrance of the cave. "That ought to keep those guys away."

"I guess our chances are better out here," Chris said as he looked at the handheld detector. "This reads that there were some moonstones IN THIS SPECIFIC AREA, not in that cave. It must be buried here in the ground."

"But shovels can't possibly dig through this rough terrain!" Sonic complained.

"Worry as much as you want, but that's not going to stop us on our journey. Lucky I brought this little gizmo that I made for construction…" Chris showed the gang what looked like an ordinary handheld drill.

"You're gonna use THAT thing to get those stones?" Knuckles said as he pointed at the invention. "You're lame!"

"This isn't just ANY old gizmo," Chris explained. "You can easily remove whatever is used at the head. For example, I'll replace the drill with Ratchet's special wrench. I'll attach it as a new "drill head"; now look at it drive itself down the layers of the ground."

Though the wrench may have been heavy, it was able to be held by the invention, spinning at an unbelievable speed while digging down to what lies underneath. Before long, the bright glisten of a stone was seen right before everyone's eyes.

"I never should have doubted you…" Knuckles muttered.

"Give me that stone!" Sonic exclaimed as he impatiently raced over to grab hold of the moonstone. But once he pulled hard at it, a sudden wave of green gas began to billow from where it was buried.

"It could be dangerous," Chris said, holding back Ratchet and Knuckles. "I suggest you get out of there now, Sonic!"

"I'm afraid it's too late for that now!" Sonic replied. "All the technology within my helmet is broken!"

"I suggest you leave and head for the ship now! You want to get infected even more?"

"You're right… I'll be on my way…" Sonic finished his sentence with a few violent coughs as he trudged his way back to the CyberMan.

"Use that drill again," Ratchet suggested to Chris. "Maybe it can serve as a fan to blow the gas away."

"You're right!" Chris replied. "Why didn't I think of it before? What a lot of trouble I made for Sonic…"

Once the fumes were cleared away, Knuckles yanked with all he had and managed to bring the moonstone from out of the ground. "Let's see what this thing can do…" he thought as he stared deep into it. But he was only able to stare for a short amount of time until he saw something else approach at its reflection.

They saw what looked like a flagship that belonged to the vicious Straggons, and King Plague was piloting it. His voice was heard over an intercom that everyone heard from: "I will give you two simple choices: surrender the moonstone or die! If you give it to me, I will let you live. But if you dare keep it for yourself, then death will come upon you!"

"We can't allow ourselves to just give up!" Ratchet said after hearing what was told. "We must fight this guy!"

"Get into the ship now!" Chris ordered. "Captain Qwark has installed plenty of firepower that we can use against Plague. Hurry! Every second counts!"

Everyone made it safely to the CyberMan and ignited the engines to lift off the moon. "What about the stones?" Knuckles exclaimed. "Shouldn't we find the rest of them?"

"There are no other stones…" Chris replied. "Our radar only detected ONE!"

"Sonic sure doesn't look good… That gas must've had such a strong effect on him."

"I'll find a cure for him soon. Right now, we've got to get this freak off our backs!"

The ship zoomed through the starry space as it flew around Plague's flagship, searching for a weak spot to fire at. Chris had read his share on the details of the many star cruisers from Star Wars; now was his chance to show what he had learned. From the bottom of the cruiser, he managed to find the life-support system and fired immediately at it. It had to take more than mere lasers to completely destroy the main systems of the ship; two torpedoes were launched, shattering the system to bits.

"No matter…" Plague thought as he gave a silent command. "It's only one small ship… I'll take it down, nice and slow…"

Once the CyberMan appeared again in the view of the evil king, all the turrets upon the cruiser turned and focused its fire upon it. Only one laser managed to damage the engine of the small ship, almost causing it to spin out of control.

But help was on the way; the Starship Phoenix Mk II came just in time to demolish the enemy flagship. Thanks to the help of Courtney, Sasha, Qwark, and Tails, all able turrets were able to destroy all systems upon the enemy ship, crumbling it to a fiery run. Perhaps it was the end of the tyrannical reign of King Plague. But when a monarch is dead, there is always someone to take his place.

"Quickly!" Sasha exclaimed as she opened the hatch of her ship. "Get inside!"

Chris had to crash his ship into the docking bay as the hatch closed. The entire cruiser had to completely turn around and fly away quickly. Approaching was a ship of red and white color, bearing the emblem of an evil clown face with a brown mustache. Needles and Dr. Eggman had the same plan of obtaining the moonstone for their own purpose, but little did they know of what it was meant for.

"They made the jump for light-speed," Needles complained sourly. "We're too late!"

"It doesn't matter," Dr. Eggman replied. "They may have the stone, but they don't have the moon. This moon is ours now! This is where we will build our new Egg Tooth Interstellar Amusement Park!"

Meanwhile, in the medic room of Starship Phoenix Mk II, Sonic felt worse than before; the poison did not lift from him, which left everyone worried. "I am not sure if I have the thing to cure him," Chris sadly confessed. "I was not prepared for this. I should have waited until I knew everything about this!"

"No need to worry…" Knuckles replied. "I think now is a good time to see what this moonstone is for."

"I'm not sure it was meant to heal any dying patient."

Ignoring Chris' doubt, Knuckles placed the stone upon Sonic's forehead. Instantly, without any warning, a form of green energy began to emerge from it, engulfing Sonic's body and removing any sickness within him. He immediately began to feel better right then.

BE PREPARED! I FINALLY THOUGHT OF THE PLOT FOR OUR NEXT EPISODE WHEN THE HEROES INFILTRATE THE NEW EGG TOOTH INTERSTELLAR AMUSEMENT PARK! UNTIL THEN, SEE YOU SOON!