Sonic eXcluded
Written by Airo Smicktor
Disclaimer: The following story is a piece of fan-fiction that features many of the characters that have featured in the Sonic the Hedgehog computer game series and the cartoon series Sonic X. These characters are property of, and either trademarks or registered trademarks of SEGA CORPORATION, as well as, but not limited to SEGA, SONICTEAM and SONIC Project. I do not claim any ownership over these characters or the episodes they are featured in. I, Airo Smicktor, do however claim ownership of this fan-fiction; it's title, the subsequent chapters of it, the character of Douglas Thorndyke and the name Airo Smicktor. Please also be aware that this fan-fiction is no representation of the characters used in it. They are being placed in fictitious circumstances and situations, which would never occur in the actual computer games series, and their actions are only based on my own personal views on what characters would do in these positions. That is why this is called a fan- fiction: It is a made-up story written by a fan of the characters used in it, which is just expressing his enjoyment of the characters used. By choosing to view this fan-fiction, you agree that you will not remove or edit any part or this entire story and then claim that it is your own work. Such stealing is damaging to the truthful internet fans who love reading original works featuring well-known characters, and is much like stealing someone's writing in real life and publishing it yourself. You also pay homage to the fact that I am so making your life better by removing 99 of Chris from this fic. You also agree that you understand that there is no serious or intentional breach of copyright occurring here. Besides, you are the one who choose to view this, I did not send it to you, so if I am 'breaking the law', so are you my friend! Also by viewing this, you agree that you understand the difference between fact and fiction, and you understand the events that occur here will not occur in the actual television series or in real life. I cannot be held reasonable if you cannot tell that difference.
Author notes for Fic: This is a fan-fiction based on the popular cartoon show spin off of the Sonic the Hedgehog video-game series called Sonic X. I've heard many people say that the worse part of Sonic X is Chris Throndyke (especially after his actions on the last few episodes), so what if the events of Sonic X happened, and Sonic and his friends met up with the Throndyke family, but Chris wasn't there? What if they met someone who wasn't exactly as cheerful as Chris would have been, and how would their adventures change without Chris? This is Sonic X as you'd never imagined it before, and it's not as nice...
Episode Prelude:
"Sonic!" exclaimed the worried voice of the rounded man holding the red Chaos Emerald. He saw the figure of his blue hedgehog nemesis walk out of the smoking remains of what was just a split-second ago a reinforced blast door into his control room. All that was left was the cocky smirk on his face, and slowly fading glow from his clentched fist. A Power Ring. Sonic had used its power to break into his complex. But that power was fading.
Quickly the man's expression changed to an evil grin. "Heh, too late!" Dr. Eggman quickly inserted the emerald into his 'Energy Amplifier' and rapidly pressed a selection of buttons on the machine, before holding what looked to a simple push-button switch. "You'll never stop me now Sonic! Huh-Huh! All I have to do is push this little button! HAHAHAHA!" The Doctor laughed evily, firmly believing he had the upper hand.
Sonic simply smirked. "Yeah... If you can push it before I grab it!"
Eggman now had a worried look upon his face, as well as what looked to be a small sweat-drop on his head. Eggman was almost frozen in fear as he looked over at the hedgehog standing in the light. That was, until a robot armed with double machine guns appeared behind Sonic and cast a shadow over the hedgehog.. E-13. "Heh...Why don't you give it a try?" Eggman diabolically smiled.
Sonic knew that look, so instinctively ran out of the way, just missing a barrage of gun fire from behind. Sonic began racing around the room, running up the walls, directing the gun fire away from Cream and Cheese, who were still held captive in that oversized 'item- box' container.
"DON'T LET HIM GET AWAY" Eggman roared, as he urged on his robotic gun- turret. The machine was so intent on carrying out his master's orders that it nearly hit a bat that was surveying the action from a high up ledge. "STOP HIM! No matter what!" Eggman shouted again.
Suddenly, Sonic dropped right in front of Eggman. E-13 then turned and pointed it's guns at Sonic. "Ah! NO! Hold your fire!" Eggman waved at his creation, but it was too late. Sonic leapt upwards at the same time that Eggman ducked, and a barrage of laser-bullet instantly followed that sailed over the cowering Doctor's head, and into the Energy Amplifier. Eggman looked at the button in his hand. He had pressed it in a reflex motion while ducking. "Ah! Here we go!" Eggman stated, before looking at the machine he'd activated. Sparks of electricity were visible around the bullet holes in the main glass cylinder. You didn't need an IQ of 300 to guess that this wasn't good news. "AHHH!" The Doctor exclaimed. "What have you done?" He roared at E-13, as the tube of the machine behind him turned into a pillar of pure white light. The people in the room all stared in wonder at the light, as it began to expand, and soon the whole tower and base of Doctor Eggman had disappeared in a white dome of light.
Far way from the scene, two furries, one a pink female hedgehog, the other a yellow male kitsune, stared in wonder at the sight before them, as a red echidna stood with his arms crossed over his chest next to them, with an icy look upon his face.
"What...Is that?" the hedgehog asked in shock and wonder.
"Chaos Control." The echidna replied in an emotionless tone, as if he had been expecting something bad to come out of this all along, as the light expanded and the three of them also disappeared into the light.
Episode 1 – Enter the Unlikely Friend
Part 1:
Station Square. Early evening. A fine night with almost no breeze, a perfect night for any late going shoppers to go about the streets, and it showed. The sidewalks were almost completely covered by the feet of hustling people as they travelled away and from the city centre, accompanied by fast-moving traffic in both directions. A normal, peaceful day in the Square. The last peaceful day for a very long time unfortunately. A series of events would rock and change the entire globe, and bring two different universes together into one, as well as effect the life of one person forever.
The bright lights from the shop windows and the street lights lit up the streets and the faces of the people in them. The light seemed to reach every nook, and every corner of the buildings around, and flowed down the many alleyways that branched off the main street. But not even man-made light can reach every part of the world, evident by a darkened dead-end corner of a lengthy alley, the end simply known as '4GOT10 Corner'. The brick walls were covered by graffiti, as was some of the broken paving on the ground. Trashcans stood still near the walls, as did the small black bin bags next to them. The quiet here was blood chilling, as evident by the lack of any life. All bar one. In the far corner, furthest away from the activeness of the streets, one lone soul sat. Not huddled, not cowering, just sitting. Embracing, breathing in the dark around him, living it.
To say that this was not the normal way to spend a Friday night would be a major understatement; to say that this wasn't the normal way to spend any night would make a bit more sense, but still would be well off the mark. Yet this was a life that he decided to live, for the short time that he did. A life of mystery, a life of shadow, a life on the streets, in the streets, as the streets. This wasn't long-term, it wasn't as if this would forever by his 'fate', for he knew of the other life that was waiting for him when he went back 'home' tonight, his second name was evidence enough. That made no difference to him though, for this was his own personal freedom. For usually five days a week (weather permitting and not counting other factors) he could be free from the other life, from the money, from the clothes, from the attention. Here, he had what so many could want, yet never have. Respect. He walked down the streets with no fear, no worries, and could spend hours in the darkest areas of the city with no one approaching him. Unless they were new to the city, stupid, foolhardy, really brave, or from his 'family'. The latter was most common nowadays.
The figure still sat, as he slowly looked down at his wristwatch as he pressed a button on the side. The electronic display glowed a bright lime- green in the darkness as he studied the time. It was time to head back. 'Time really flies when your avoiding fun...' he joked in his head as he slowly stood up, and headed forward towards the faint lights of the main street, idly kicking a drinks can away into the way ahead. The faint light grew with every step, until the visible forms of life could be recognised ahead. The alleyway connected with the street visibly with a change of clean paving stones. The figure stepped out into it, and took a careful look around.
Anyone watching him would clearly see him, and everyone not would be tempted to start, since he stood out so much. Clad almost completely in black leather, from his boots to his jeans to his jacket, with the only signs of colour being the faint whiteness in his face, hair and hands. The signs of someone who enjoyed keeping away from the sunshine that regularly shined down on the city during the day. His eyes were a strangely bright purple, which contrasted completely with his look, apart from his hair. This obviously wasn't a 'normal' person, which stood out in this normal city. Here, you had to do something different, since nothing ever happened. The city was the most peaceful in the country, probably even in the world. In the last year, there'd only been one arrest. One! If you liked to live a thrill-free life, then this was the city to be in. Excitement only existed in dictionaries here. That wasn't the life for him, but then again, what was? That was the question he was trying to answer, and had been for years. That was part of the reason for this 'temporary street life' that he did. It made him someone, it made him something, and it made him... Forgotten...
He moved up over to the edge of the sidewalk, and thrust his arm up in the air, clicking his fingers in the air. "TAXI!" He called out, as a yellow cab pulled up to where he was standing. He opened up the back door nearest to him and got inside the cab. He closed the door as the cab driver turned around.
"Okay, where... Hey! 4GOT10! How's it goin'?"
"Heh, not bad Kaufman, not bad."
"Is it the usual place?"
"Friday night, at this time? You knows it."
"Okay! Thorndyke residence it is then! And I guess I'll have to refer to you as 'Mr. Thorndyke' right now, huh?"
"Yeah, at least until the weekend's over again..." With that said, Kaufman turned back around, and pulled the car out back onto the road, and headed off down the street.
Flip Card 1 - '4GOT10'
Full Real Name: Douglas Smicktor- Throndyke
Nickname(s): '4GOT10' (Pronounced 'Forgotten' )
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Likes: Ice Cream, Rain, living by his own rules
Dislikes: Being controlled, failure, his foster-family
Identifying features: Purple hair, purple eyes, usually wears black clothing, doesn't look friendly.
Flip Card 2 - 'Sonic the Hedgehog'
Full Real Name: Maurice Theodore Hedgehog
Nickname(s): Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic, The Blue Blur, Sonikku
Gender: Male
Age: 15
Likes: Chilidogs, freedom, running
Dislikes: Dr. Eggman, anything slow moving, having fan-girls cling onto him
Identifying features: Blue hedgehog, red and white sneakers, is unrivalled in speed.
Part 2:
The taxi had been travelling through the busy streets for about 20 minutes or so, due to the heavy traffic that clogged up the roads in Station Square. It wasn't uncommon, so it helped if you had a lot of patience. Douglas knew that it would still be a while before they even reached what he liked to call the 'rich-kids' part of the city where the Thorndyke residence resided, and his secure home. Even with his patience, it didn't change the fact that he was bored.
"Hey man, turn the radio up, I need to hear some noise!"
"No problem! Anything for the baddest man in Station Square!" Kaufman replied, switching the radio up. The speakers began to vibrate slightly as the radio churned into life.
"...Okay people, time to turn your speakers up for this one! If you don't like to rock, then you're listening to the wrong station! You're tuned into Rock Square, and this is Papercut by Linkin Park!" came the voice of the DJ.
The passenger in the back smiled as the slow hip-hop beat ofthe songstated up, quickly turning into the heavy guitar and bass line of the main track. He air drummed along to the drum beat of the track, not noticing that the car he was in had suddenly been caught up in a traffic jam, as he mouthed along to the words.
Kaufman lowered the door window and stared down the street, to try and see what the hold-up was. He couldn't really get a good look that far away, but there appeared to be something standing in the middle of the road.
Kaufman again looked ahead, and thought he could see what looked to be two police officers standing next to the thing in the road. He still wasn't sure what is was, but it seemed to be... blue...
"Hey! What's goin' on down there?" Kaufman called out to another cab that was nearer the scene.
"Some joker dressed up like a big blue hedgehog is messin' around with the cops! It's holding up all the traffic! There's about five cops trying to deal with it!"
"Why aren't we movin' then?"
" 'Cuz this guy's real fast movin', even in that weird costume!"
"Hey, what's the hold up?" Douglas asked as he winded down his door window and looked out his window.
"Some joker I think, but they've got cops on it, so it's all good."
"Heh, wouldn't be so confident, the cops here haven't had much practice in enforcement since there's been no crime."
"Yeah, not since your Uncle arrested that guy with his F1 car on the highway!"
"Step-Uncle, remember, Step-Uncle."
"Wow! That's some neat trick the kid does!" called out the cabbie up ahead.
"What now?" Douglas called back, in a slightly annoyed tone.
"The guy just jumped outta the way of a four-cop pile-on!"
Douglas whistled. 'Damn, that's fast!' He thought, 'They must make some real heavy steroids nowadays...'
"Hey! One of the cops just caught the guy in a butterfly net!"
"Nice! Then we can get movin' again!" Kaufman replied to the other cabbie
"DAMN! LOOK OUT!" The cabbie ahead called, pulling his head swiftly into his taxi. Instinctively, Kaufman and Douglas did the same, briefly seeing what looked to be a capture net pulling five police officers down the white line that separated the lines of traffic. Douglas quickly stuck his head out again, and saw the net seem to jump through a police car that was side- on towards the rest of the traffic, dragging the cops into the car and squashing them inside like sardines in a tin.
"Attention all Units! Attention all Units!" came the distinctively Irish voice over the radio-receiver of the taxi. "A blue hedgehog is heading north on Central Street! Shut down all thoroughfares leading into and out of Station Square! And set up a road block just before the on-ramp to 101!"
"Did... you just hear that Mr. Throndyke?"
"Yeah... A blue hedgehog..."
"The cops must be in a big hurry to catch it if they didn't bother just keeping that signal to the police line... Hey! We're moving!" Kaufman turned his attention back to the road ahead as the car line began to move off. Douglas kept his head out the window as the taxi drove off again.
'About time some action starting happening around here' he thought to himself, smirking. 'If this thing is really fast, then I better give my favourite Step-Uncle a call tomorrow...'
After about another half an hour, the yellow taxi pulled up outside the imposing gates of a large mansion and estate, clearly identifiable by the large letters above the gate that read: 'THORNDYKE'. Douglas stepped out of the cab and walked to the drivers' window where he handed over the fare he owed to Kaufman.
"Remember, keep the change buddy!"
"That's the reason why you're my best customer Mr. Thorndyke! See ya later!"
"Will do!" Douglas replied, as he turned and walked over to the gates as the cab pulled away into the night.
Douglas pulled out a small, rectangular piece of plastic from an inside pocket in his jacket and pushed into a small slot in a panel on the pillar at the side of the gate. A small light on the panel turned from red to green, and Douglas took the card back out as a small door section in the gate opened up. Douglas walked through it, and watched as the door closed and relocked itself. Security had to be tight around the Thorndyke house. Douglas turned and began walking over towards the large mansion of the residence. Even though he rarely admitted it, being adopted into a successful family does have its advantages on occasions. From where he was standing by the gate, it wasn't that far a distance to walk, so it wouldn't take long to reach the house.
SPLASH!
Douglas quickly took a defensive stance as he scanned around for the source of the noise. He then noticed a large 'pillar' of water that seemed to come out from the pool area at the back of the house. It was large enough to be seen from over the roof. Something must have either fallen from the roof into the pool, or Chuck had been trying to make his own explosives again. Douglas wasn't taking any chances, as he pulled out his special 'fighting gloves' from his jean pocket and slipped them onto his hands as he broke into a sprint to head around the house. Douglas cautiously stuck his head around the corner as he looked around the pool area. There didn't seem to be anyone around, but the sensor-light had been activated, which meant that someone was still here or had been here. Carefully, he walked slowly out from behind the corner and moved out into the open. He looked towards the main 'adult' pool. Bubbles were popping on the surface. Air bubbles. Someone was down there. Douglas pulled off his jacket and tossed it towards the house. Time to get his feet wet.
Sonic ran. His feet spun rapidly in the common motion of running as he looked intently towards the ladder at the far side of the pool from him. It was no use. Water was his greatest weakness, and he had no idea how to swim. 'This is not cool!' He thought as he allowed himself to float back down to the bottom of the pool as he sat down with his arms crossed, in a sort of angry yet 'huffy' look. 'I beat that 'S-Team' dude, only to beaten by falling into a pool? I guess it's fine that no-one will ever know about...' Sharply Sonic's thoughts were broken by the sound of crashing above him. He looked up to see what looked to be another of those strange things that he'd seen before in the street. Sonic noticed that it seemed surprised to see him. 'I guess people don't like hedgehogs crash-landing into their pools...' Sonic became surprised himself when the creature pulled Sonic by the arm up from the bottom of the pool, and up to the surface of the water.
The blue hedgehog was on his hands and knees, coughing. Beside him, the creature that had pulled him from the water was watching the hedgehog, making sure he was all right.
'Shit... I didn't think hedgehogs were aquatic animals, and this proves it.' Douglas thought to himself, looking at the straggly blue hedgehog. "You alright buddy?" he asked verbalily
"Yeah, I'll be fine, water isn't my style..." the hedgehog replied. Replied?
"Whoa! You can talk?"
"...I can do a lot of things!" the hedgehog replied
"Damn! You're something else!" the purple-haired creature replied, smiling. "My name's Douglas. I assume you've got a name too?"
The hedgehog smiled back. "Of course I have a name! I'm Sonic, Sonic the hedgehog!"
Next Episode Preview: Voiceover by Douglas
"Yesterday, I saved a Hedgehog from drowning in the pool, but today, I'm helping him to storm the most secure military base in the country! And for what? To save a rabbit and a 'Chao'! What the heck is going on around here? Now my step-grand-father is in on this as well! This could mean a lot of trouble...
Next time on Sonic eXcluded: 'A Happy Reunion?' Don't miss it!"
Author Notes: That the first chapter of my adaptation of Sonic X up and running! Firstly, I WON'T be putting up all these song lyrics in every chapter, they were just put here to mark the beginning of this fan-fic (apart from Papercut, that was a mood/tone setter for Douglas). Secondly, Douglas Smicktor -Throndyke (4GOT10) is the main human character here, just like Chris was in Sonic X. His character is the human form of my furry fan-character Douglas Smicktor, who fits in well with the story so that's why I'm using him. His character will be exposed more future chapters. Thirdly, this fic will be taking the original storylines of Sonic X, adapting them, changing them, and maybe even putting new stuff in as well. All your fave characters will still be there, and for the Chris fans out there - Don't worry, Chris does feature in this, but in a very different way...
So, do you like what you've read? Please send in your reviews and R&R (Flamers will be ignored). You'll get namechecked in this bit as well, so why not hit the button to review? This is Airo Smicktor with another fan-fic for the masses! (Oh, and this one will stay up unlike TRotF, which I removed because it sucked).
N.B. Edited on 19-11-04 for paragraphing
Edited 01/05/05 - All Song lyrics have been removed as par the rules of FanFiction-dot-net.