Sonic: To Know A Hero
Chapter 1
Darkness Within
It had been a month since the Artificial Chaos were destroyed and Chaos himself with them. The world was slowly being put back in order, but one threat loomed over the Earth that nobody would see coming. That threat is none other than……
Our peaceful blue hedgehog sat on the Apotos hillsides, preparing to watch one of the greatest events the world will ever behold. The worlds first triple eclipse, shared between the sun, the moon, and the Space Colony Ark. Sonic had been waiting to see this for weeks, and it just so happened that that very day was also the anniversary of his trip around the world with his lost friend Chip. In his memory, Sonic was wearing Chips ring, the jewel shining in the sunlight. Little did Sonic know that high above him, gathered in the Space Colony Ark, were the seven Chaos Emeralds.
"Mwuhahahahahahaha! Finally! The Dark Gaia project may have failed, but this is perfect!" Dr. Eggman was sitting in the control room of the Ark, the seven Chaos Emeralds already in place. "Now all I have to do is wait a few more minutes…" Eggman was waiting for the eclipse. When the light of the sun rounds the moon, its intensity increases ten fold, making the solar panels on the back of the Space Colony Ark capable of charging the Eclipse Cannon. Clearly, the fact that the eclipse only lasts a few minutes would bring the plan to failure. But not if the Chaos Emeralds were used to stop the planet in its tracks again. If the Chaos Emeralds were corrupted and the planet ceased to spin, and the moon ceased to move, then entire planet would be at his mercy.
As the four spacial vessels aligned, and the eclipse was complete, Eggman activated artificial Chaos Control. The planet was frozen in place, the moon and Space Colony Ark along with it. "This is it! Fire!!" Eggman swiftly pressed the button and the Eclipse Cannon fired, and as Eggman had planed, the great beam split the planet once again, separating its continents. The Chaos Emeralds were now corrupted, but for reasons beyond Eggmans calculations, they had been warped away by Chaos Control. As the planet shook and Sonic stood his ground as best he could, a terrible event took place beyond anyones calculations could ever expect.
Just as the planet broke apart, a great black mist spread from the core. The spores of Dark Gaia began to spread, but were searching for just one being. The one that had caused his downfall. As the spores gathered around Sonic, he could feel the corruption slowly seeping into him. As Sonic felt his mind slowly fading away, he heard a familiar voice.
"Sonic, hold on!" Chips voice radiated from the jewel, and as Sonics darkness began to take over, his light was not lost, but sealed within his own mind. As Sonics body floated back to the ground, He opened his now icy blue eyes, staring onto the world with a calm fury that would erupt into the world at the speed of sound. A new evil has risen, and deep behind its eyes, a hero lies trapped within his memories. The world must not fear the power of Eggman now. Today, their greatest fear shall be the evil that is SONIC THE HEDGEHOG!