SONIC THE HEDGEHOG – NEXT SERIES
EGGMAN'S LAST STAND
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PROLOGUE ZONE
SOUTH ISLAND
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A single ray of light scattered into hundreds as it struggled to pass through the great white clouds in one piece on its way to the Earth below. The modest forest of swaying palm trees which adorned the surreal chequered-patterned mountains that stood contently on the north-east of the small island below split the rays further into thousands as they finally touched the ground. As the hours droned on, the sun chased away the shadows from the island and blessed the peaceful land with a gorgeous yellow hue until its eventual passing across the border, inviting the moon to cast its eerie yet beautiful glow in its place until it returned the following morning.
South Island is an odd place. A small enclave far from the coasts of Abadat, its environmental make-up is unlike most other continents, for the ground is rarely level. In fact, hills, inclines, even the odd loop-de-loop make up most of the island. The weather is typical Abadat affair; hot at day, cool at night, all year round, if a little breezier than its parent continent. There are no cities, no societies or government; South Island is an entirely bohemian culture, where the only laws are based on natural instinct and common morale rather than a strictly enforced idea of right and wrong, making South Island quite a mellow place to live.
The inhabitants are even stranger than the land forms. There are no humans, only Morans, creatures that can be best described as humanoid animals. Although they have the intellect and anatomy of humans (more-or-less), Morans have distinct animalistic features and traits that separate them from their "naked" cousins. These mysterious creatures are categorised into three subspecies based on their appearance and behaviour; Minor, Major and Full Breeds. Minors tend to be nothing more than humans with small animal traits like ears and tails, whereas Full Breeds are closest to their animal counterparts, with Major Breeds being a steady compromise. Although they are generally settled with humans, the latter species still find their presence rather unsettling…
South Island is famous for being home to a very distinguished pair of Morans. One is a young Major Breed Fox Moran with a very noticeable twin pair of "brushes" with a penchant for technology and aeromechanics. Born and bred on Westside Island before moving to Spagonia and later to South Island, the little fox currently lives in a quaint little workshop at the east coast, which sports an extravagant outdoor plumbing system (in the form of a giant pumping machine), a hanger where his most prized possession, the technologically advanced bi-plane he proudly dubs the "Tornado" resides and a long runway which its devastated tarmac, if it could talk, could tell stories of a thousand take-offs and failed test-runs of the dozen incarnations of the plane. His real name is Miles Prower, but he prefers to be called by his pet name of "Tails", an affectionate reference to his mutated rear.
The island's most famous resident, however, is something of an enigma. Some say he's camera-shy, others reckon he hates being the centre of attention. While the former statement is true, the real reason why he's so enigmatic is because he is so darned fast that no one can keep up with him! This navy blue Major Breed Hedgehog Moran, according to his best friend Tails, has the gift of running at blistering speeds. He doesn't stay in one place for long and even by South Island's standards is considered a bit of a rebel. No-one really knows who he is or where he hails from, but to Tails and everybody else, he is the admirable Sonic the Hedgehog, the hero of the world.
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EDIT (27/2/10): Cleaned it up a bit, shortened some paragraphs, simplified some explanations. FURTHER EDIT: Cleaned it up, rewrote some parts, edited and added a little more backstory to Tails' paragraph.