Well, well... I'm actually writing a piece of fanfiction for a change! Finally, after so harshly striking down and sometimes praising other people's work, I put myself on the public stage of this website for all to see with this story to either hate or admire, or perhaps both.

For people who are sensitive or just plain fangirlish, I think I should warn you that this fanfiction is going to be quite nice at first. Over time, the plot will thicken. Things will become very dark. Characters are going to die. Lots of them. There will be some romance. I'm not going to tell you what, because I would be ruining the story horribly. No lemons. I'm a crusader against it, and I would never write one.

I'm happy with any type of review with this story, honestly. Flame me. Praise me. Try to make it constructive, but I really don't care if you flame as long as you tell me what you don't like in a logical and half sensible way. If you're going to review in all caps and say nothing sensible, don't bother reviewing.

All characters will be in character. If you think they're OOC, tell me. There may be one original character. When he comes along, I will be sure to describe him fluently... And most likely, he's just going to get killed right off the bat, basically.

Mundane details and notes :

Eggman = Robotnik = Eggman.

Based off the games.

Under Tragedy for a reason

No lemons.

Sit back and enjoy the story, now! First fanfiction, all that fun stuff. I hope you'll enjoy this. I do not own Sonic or any of his friends.

Prologue – The Egghead

Eggman grinned as he prepared to initiate the nuclear launch sequence. He had finally gotten that password, after months of work, hacking, and bribing, he had gotten it. The password and plenty of hacking skill was all he needed to get inside the United Federation's mainframe and find the nuclear launch sequence. The nuclear launch sequence would send all of the United Federation's nuclear bombs to different locations around the world. Millions of innocent people would die, everyone would blame the Federation, and he, Eggman, would swoop in during the chaos and claim the world for himself. He chuckled darkly as he selected the final few targets.

Like usual, however, he hadn't exactly counted on that stupid hedgehog finding him before he could carry out his dastardly deed.

Suddenly, the computer monitor went dark. He could hear the all too familiar stupid little fox boy call out to his comrades. How had they gotten in?

"I did it, guys! Eggman isn't going to be doing anything today! I cut off the power source to his computer!"

Then, he could hear the azure hedgehog's voice.

"Alright! Let's go, Knux! Let's teach the Egghead a lesson again!"

Eggman slammed his fists furiously on the keyboard, trying to get the computer to start again. The screen stayed black, not yielding to any of his attempts to get it back online.

Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles burst into his room, completely shattering the metal door that should've blocked their way.

Sonic grinned. "You know, Eggman, I don't think using scrap metal from your robots to build a door is a good idea! Knuckles punched through that thing with just one swipe!"

"You are not going to get me this time, you annoying whelp!" Eggman yelled back, pushing a red button on his chair. Multiple steel doors lowered between him and the Sonic team. He then pressed another button, causing the roof to open and show the blue sky. Another button caused the Eggmobile to come out of the floor. It was basically the same vehicle that he used when himself and Sonic first met, albeit with a few improvements. The vehicle's bulletproof glass roof enveloped him just as Knuckles broke through the last door.

"He's getting away! He's probably going to steal the Master Emerald next, knowing him!" Knuckles charged twords Eggman, fists ready to smash the poor piece of aircraft he was on. It was merely an exercise in futility, however, because Eggman simply flew out of the roof with his vehicle, leaving the Sonic Team and his own base behind

Sonic groaned. "Not again..."

"Yes, again." Tails muttered, looking up at the sky as Eggman flew off, escaping yet again.

"Are we ever going to catch him?" Knuckles said, grinding his fists into the wall in frustration.

"I dunno. Let's just get out of here..." Sonic sighed, jumping through the roof and landing outside. The team followed him. They had failed to capture Eggman once again, but at least they had averted nuclear war.

Eggman bitterly remembered that day, six months ago. They had somehow found him just when his plan was about to be set in motion, and had flawlessly stopped it.

Eggman could only think four words as he sat in his newly constructed base inside a pyramid in Egypt.

I. WILL. KILL. HIM.