A/N: It is my distinct honor to tell you all that my sensei, Babylon Sky Hawk, offered me to do this story of his Sonic Series. It takes place three to four days after the events of Resurrection, and it details the adventures of the new Sonic Team two hundred years into the future set by the events of Resurrection. It will feature Sonic II, Shadow, Silver, Metal Sonic, Blue, Kumori, Eggman Nega, and many others. Crossovers and maybe even my OCs will appear in this. Now without further ado, I, along with Hawk-Sensei, present to you…
Sonic Heroes: Millennium
Starting Over
It is two hundreds years after the Sonic Heroes finally defeated Nazo. Future City was a flourishing, technologically advanced city, and it had just once again been saved by the returning Sonic Heroes. Everything was peaceful, at least for the moment. The scene shifts towards a field just outside of Future City, where the Sonic Heroes of that time were at.
Shadow the Hedgehog stood on a hillside, staring out into the open, thinking over the events that had just taken place over the past few days ago. He had returned from his isolated training, just to find that his friendship with Silver was on rocky grounds. He came in contact with an evil plot to use the Bijuu, the Tailed Beasts, to conquer the world, led by Kizun. He was captured by her elites as a replacement for the final Bijuu. He was saved in time, but Kizun merged herself with all nine Bijuu, becoming the powerful Lilith. Using the Chaos Emeralds, they fought Lilith, freeing the Bijuu and sending them back to their dimension, destroying Lilith. But the victory was short-lived as Mephiles used the opportunity to revive Nazo, the God of Darkness. Shadow wondered what was going to happen next after all of this.
Silver and Blaze sat down on the field, hand-in-hand, right now going through a romantic picnic. Silver and Blaze had gotten into a huge fight, and broke up. Not only that, but when Shadow came back, Silver had been hostile towards him, their friendship about to break. But when Shadow was captured, Silver realized his mistakes and came to the rescue of Shadow along with his friends. Along with Shadow, he fought Lilith and freed the Bijuu. After healing his friendship with Shadow, he proposed to Blaze, who accepted with joy. The two were happy to finally be back together and engaged as well.
Blue, the clone of Chaos, was meditating, communicating with the nature around him. He had become a great master over the two hundred years after the final battle with Nazo. He sent Shadow to his training to be a better leader and forbid the others to fight. Unfortunately, this caused the friendship between everyone to crumble over the two years Shadow was gone. When Shadow was captured, he realized the time of waiting was long over, and led an assault to rescue Shadow. And only a few days ago, he learned that he was going to be a father.
Tikal was happily playing with some chao that were in the field. After regaining a living form and also eternal youth, she became an archeologist, helping discover many artifacts throughout the world. She also participated in the battle to save Shadow from Kizun and her elites. But the biggest news was afterwards, when she revealed she was pregnant with Blue's child. The clone of Chaos practically melted into a puddle at the news. She was three weeks pregnant right now, but the signs would present themselves soon.
Kumori, the prototype of Project Shadow, was talking with someone on the holo-vid, dealing with the troubles of being GUN Commander. Like all the others, she was affected when Shadow left for training, but probably the most emotionally, seeing as she was his wife. After the battle with Lilith and the revival of Nazo, Kumori returned to her job as GUN Commander, which she had been for the past 187 years. She was just now remembering how tough it was to be Commander.
Shadow felt something strike his head from the side. Rubbing the side of his head, he turned to see Sonic II, tossing an apple in the air, a cocky grin on his face. Sonic II was a clone of the original Sonic the Hedgehog. He had acted as a masked vigilante for Silver when he couldn't handle not being a hero. When Shadow figured out his identity, the two did battle, with Sonic II coming out victorious. Before he could deal the final blow, though, he had experienced memories of the original Sonic, preventing from killing Shadow. When Shadow was captured, he participated as well in the rescue of Shadow. With Shadow and Silver, they accessed their Super Forms with the Chaos Emeralds. In the final battle, they were able to put the Bijuu back into their own dimension. But unlike the original Sonic, who was best friends with Shadow, he and Sonic II really didn't like each other.
"What the hell was that for?!" Shadow asked with a scowl on his face.
"I just felt like throwing some apples. You just happened to be my target." Sonic II replied, the smirk still on his face. Shadow growled as Silver and Blaze looked on.
"There they go again." Silver said.
"This is starting to become a routine." Blaze added. Everything was right for the Sonic Heroes…
Inside Future City, two figures were currently inside jail. Eggman Nega, the descendant of Eggman, was currently sitting down at a table in his jail cell. He had been captured by the Sonic Heroes and was sentenced for life in jail. But because of how Nega helped Silver learn about the plan with the Bijuu, the psychic hedgehog put in a good word for Nega, and the evil genius was now on parole. But that didn't mean he was getting off any easier, considering his parole officer.
Neo Metal Sonic, the robot version of the original Sonic, stood on the other side of the table. Originally created by Nega, Metal was once the rival of the original Sonic before becoming a member of the Sonic Heroes. He often helped Tikal with her archeological finds at times. He had recently returned to his Neo Form from the battle with Kizan and her elites. Now, at the request of Silver, he was now the parole officer of his former creator.
"It's time for your parole to start. Are you ready?" Metal asked.
"Yes. I am ready to start a new life as a citizen of Future City." Nega replied. He stood up, and Metal walked over to him. But as soon as he was close enough, Nega thrust a finger at a specific spot in his chamber. Metal's electronic eyes widened just before they died down, indicating that he had shut down. He fell down with a clunk, Nega smiling evilly over him.
"My, my, you and Silver are such ignoramuses. I created you. You didn't think I wouldn't be stupid enough not to put a weak point to deactivate you when needed? It's a spot within chamber that turns you off when struck, but it's very small and must be completely precise and to the exact spot. I, being your creator, know where it is and how to do so. You can't hear me, of course, so this means you won't even know when you reactivate. I'll have to thank Silver for choosing you as my parole officer in the future." He rummaged through Metal's body, and pulled out a key card. "I think it's time for me to make my escape."
An hour later, outside of Future City at a mountain, we see Eggman Nega running as fast as he could. He stopped at the base of the mountain, panting like crazy.
"I need…to start…working out. I feel…like…I'm going…to die." Nega panted.
After regaining his breath, he walked up to the base of the mountain, and pressed his hand to it. The spot where his hand was turned into a black scanned, and it immediately scanned his hand. When finished, a little circular metal ball appeared above it, and it shot out a ray of light which scanned Nega's eye as well. When it finished, a keyboard then appeared, and he typed in a series of number. When he typed in the last one, the base of mountain began opening up, revealing a stairway leading underground. Nega walked down them, and the entrance closed behind him, leaving no evidence of his presence there.
He continued to walk down the stairs until he came to a large room, completely covered in darkness. He clapped his hands, and on command, lights shone through then entire room. It was a huge lab filled with computers, machines, weapons, and just about anything technological you can think of.
"I knew it was a good idea to build an emergency lab to fall back on, especially since GUN has probably confiscated everything in my old laboratory. Now it's time to see what I can use." Nega said with an evil grin on his face. "It is time for the return of Eggman Nega!!"
Half an hour passed, and back with the Sonic Heroes, they were still doing the same thing as before, except that Shadow was trying to kill Sonic II, who had pushed his buttons a little too much. Kumori had just finished talking with someone from GUN when she began receiving a call from someone else. He appeared on the holo-vid, and Kumori beamed at who it was.
"Metal! So nice to see you!" she said. This caught everyone's attention, even Shadow who stood over Sonic II with a Chaos Spear in his hand. "How's being Nega's parole officer?"
"Guys, we have a problem." he said.
"What do you mean?" Kumori asked.
"Eggman Nega has escaped parole." he replied. There was a momentary silence among them, and then…
"What do you mean Nega escaped!?" Kumori exclaimed.
"Yes, there was no way he should've escaped parole with you as his officer." Shadow stated.
"I thought so too, but when I got close to him, he thrust his hand towards a spot in my chamber and I deactivated immediately."
"It must have been a weak spot Nega put in you. He wouldn't have created you without a way to stop you if you turned against you." Blue deduced.
"I should have known. He was my original creator." Metal said. Silver was in so much shock at the news that he just heard.
"I can't believe it…" he muttered. "I gave him a second chance…and he stabs us in the back."
"You couldn't have known Silver." Blaze comforted him. "But he helped me figure Kizun's plan, and I gave him a chance to live freely and he just…"
"It's who Eggman Nega is." Shadow stated. "He's just like his ancestor was. He saw an opportunity to escape, and took it. You should at least expect it from him." Silver knew that, but he was still sad at how Nega took advantage of the second chance he gave him.
"But when will Nega attack? That's the question." Blue said. Just then, everyone heard an explosion. They all turned to Future City, where they could see smoke coming from the city.
"Looks like we just got our answer." Blaze said.
"Heh, looks like it's time to crack an Egghead!" Sonic II smirked. "Sonic Heroes go!"
"Still hate the name." Silver stated.
"Whatever." Sonic II muttered as he, along with everyone else, ran towards Future City. Tikal was about to follow, but Blue stopped her.
"Tikal, stay here. We can't risk the baby getting hurt." he told her.
"I understand." Tikal replied. Blue then ran off towards Future City with the other heroes.
"Okay, now where is that Egghead?" Sonic II asked as the Heroes entered Future City.
"Right next to you." a voice asked.
"What the…?" Sonic II started as he turned around.
"Sonic, look out!" Silver shouted. He used his telekinetic to get Sonic into the air just as a scythe swung where he once was. The heroes looked on at Nega's new creation.
It was a giant, pitch black machine with several white marking over its wrists and neckline. It had no legs, and it was floating in the air with the help of boosters from the bottom of the machine. There was a giant scythe in its hands, a white blade on a black pole. The final touch was the giant white flowing cape with black markings it wore. And in the cockpit we could see the man controlling it: Eggman Nega.
"Well, it's nice to see you again, clone." Nega sniggered at Sonic II.
"Hey, Nega. It's been a while. I haven't seen you since I ran out on you months ago." Sonic II chuckled.
"Silence!" Nega shouted. "Once I deal with you Heroes, the world will be mine to conquer!!"
"Why Nega?" Silver asked. "Why? I gave you a second chance with parole, and you went and stabbed us in the back with what you've done!"
"So naïve, Silver. You should've known better than to trust me like that." Nega retorted. "Giving me parole was the biggest mistake you made, especially making Metal Sonic my parole officer, since I created. I must say it was one of the easiest escapes I've ever made!"
"You're going back behind bars, Nega. And you're staying for life this time!" Shadow stated. "Try to do that if you can! Prepare to face the Nega Reaper!"
The Nega Reaper swiped it scythe, sending an energy wave at the Sonic Heroes. They jumped away in time as the wave sliced a building in half. Sonic II curled into a ball and performed a Spin Dash. The Nega Reaper punched the blue ball at full force, and it sent Sonic II crashing into a building.
"Ow. That hurt." Sonic II muttered. "Ha! Is that the best you got!?" Nega taunted.
"No! This is!" Silver said as he used telekinetic powers to throw several objects that were around at the Reaper. The Nega Reaper, though, easily sliced the objects in half with its scythe.
"Ha! And to think I thought this was going to be tough!" Nega cackled. "It is." Shadow stated as he appeared in front of him, a Chaos Lance in his hands. He fired it straight into the Reaper, and it sent it flying. It crashed down on the ground, part of its body armor destroyed, and a fuming Nega in its cockpit.
Blaze took the chance and summoned a torrent of flames, shooting them straight at the Reaper. The flames engulfed the machine, and Blaze smirked at her handiwork. But that disappeared when she realized that the Nega Reaper was intact, its hand held out with a giant energy shield emanating from it.
"Grrr, don't think I didn't come prepared! I've built a special energy for this machine! None of your attacks will break it!" Nega proclaimed. "What Shadow did just caught me off guard!"
"Oh really?" Blue said as he formed next to the Nega Reaper, grabbing it by the arms with its claws.
"Uh oh." Nega muttered as Blue, with all his strength, lifted it off the ground and threw it to the sky. Shadow took the chance to form a hundred yellow arrows around him, aiming for the Nega Reaper.
"Chaos Bombardment!"
The Chaos Spears shot off towards the Nega Reaper, each one making it direct contact with it.
Everyone thought the battle was over, but then the smoke cleared, and the Nega Reaper was still there, floating in the air with its energy shield protecting him.
"You've got to be kidding me." Sonic II muttered.
"I told you that nothing can break my energy shield!" Nega told them. "Now eat this!"
Nega continually swiped his scythe, bombarding them with energy wave after energy wave. The Sonic Heroes scattered as they dodged the incoming energy waves.
"Okay, this is getting us nowhere!" Sonic II shouted.
"Hahahaha, that's right! Bow before my might!" Nega laughed evilly.
Sonic II, having enough of Nega, ran up a building at sonic speed, and once at the top, shot towards the Nega Reaper, a blue orb of chaos energy forming in his hand.
"Eat this! Sonic Wind!"
Sonic pressed the orb towards the Nega Reaper, but it shot out its hand and summoned the energy shield. The orb and shield collided, and both Nega and Sonic II struggled to win. But in the end, the shield won as the canceled out the Sonic Wind, leaving Sonic in the air.
"What the…?" Sonic said shocked. "Ahahahaha! Now it's time to die, clone!!" The Nega Reaper was about to bring down it scythe on the defenseless Sonic II when…
"Psychic Screw!"
A burst of psychic energy struck the Nega Reaper at the wound on its chest. It was sent back several feet, more body armor destroyed as a result. Sonic II fell to the ground, but stopped in the air, thanks to Silver's psychic powers.
"Damn! No matter what we do, we can't break that shield!" Sonic exclaimed.
"Even a Chaos Bombardment couldn't break that shield." Shadow added.
"Then how are we going to get past it?" Blaze asked.
"That's just it! You can't!" Nega cackled. "My shield is impervious to your attacks! Those last few shots you just got lucky with! I can assure you won't hit me again! Today is the day I finally win! Nega will finally…"
"You really need to shut up." a voice said from behind him.
The Nega Reaper turned around, only to get blasted with a shot of electricity to the shoulder. It crashed down to the ground as Neo Metal Sonic stood on the building over it.
"Metal!" Blaze exclaimed. "Hey guys. How's it going?" Metal said nonchalantly as he floated down to the ground next to them.
"How's it going?! We've been fighting Egghead Nega while you've been nowhere in sight!" Sonic II shouted.
"Hey, I'm here aren't I?" Metal told him. "But now's now the time to fight. I've found a flaw in his machine."
"You have!?" Silver exclaimed.
"Yes, but I'm going to need a distraction. Think you guys can do that?"
"Of course we can. Who do you think you're talking to?" Blaze replied. "If you're done talking… then die!!" Nega shouted as he charged at them, swinging the scythe at them. Everyone dodged it, and landed a few feet away.
"Blaze, why don't you start it off?" Sonic II smirked.
"With pleasure." Blaze said.
She dashed at the Nega Reaper, and fired a huge ball of flames at it. The Nega Reaper summoned its energy shield, which blocked it completely.
"Fools! Don't you ever learn!"
"Apparently no." Blue said as he showed up in front of the Reaper, a pair of Chaos Lances in his had. He shoved them into the shield, causing the Reaper to slide back a few feet, but the shield was still intact.
"Now! Hit him at the same time!" Shadow ordered. Sonic, Shadow, and Silver jumped into air, each one having their signature attacks in their hands.
"Sonic Wind!"
"Chaos Spear!"
"Psychic Screw!"
All three of their attacks struck the energy shield at the same time, creating a huge explosion. The three hedgehogs landed on the ground, staring at the spot where the Egg Reaper was covered in smoke. Several moments of silence passed, the outcome uncertain to everyone. The smoke cleared, and everyone gasped at what they saw. The Egg Reaper still stood, and what's worse, the shield was still intact, with no indication that it would fail.
"Oh come on! This is bullshit!" Sonic II cursed. "All three of our attacks combined couldn't make a dent in the energy shield." Shadow stated, somewhat impressed.
"That's right. This shield is indestructible!" Nega boasted. "Now it's time to destroy…"
"Metal Surge!"
The Nega Reaper's was pierced through its chest from behind by Metal Sonic, a mass of electricity held in his hand. The Nega Reaper had a huge gap in its chest, and it shook a little before exploding, Metal landing on the ground, a non-existent blowing through his cape.
Everyone but Blue seemed genuinely shocked at what happened.
"How did you…" Silver began.
"You knew the shield didn't reach to the back." Blue stated, catching everyone's attention.
"Yes. Nega thought no one would try to attack him from behind, so he didn't have the shield extend to behind it. A classic Eggman mistake." Metal explained. From the smoke, Nega piloted the Eggmobile to the sky, shaking his fist angrily at the Sonic Heroes.
"You will pay for this! This isn't the last time you've seen Eggman Nega! I'll be back!" Nega then flew away, leaving Future City and the Sonic Heroes.
With Nazo's revival and Nega on the loose, things were only going to get tougher for them.
At the very moment, below Future City in the underground, we could see several demons gathered in front of a shapeless spirit.
"All is going to schedule, my lord." one of them said. "Our progress is going smoothly."
"It still isn't enough." the spirit said in a familiar voice. "Increase work production. I need to have my body repaired as soon as possible!"
"As you wish, my lord." The demons then left, leaving the shapeless all alone.
"Soon… soon I will have my revenge on those Sonic Heroes, and all will feel my wrath!"
The Sonic Heroes are faced with an old threat in Nega, as well as a new one. What will Nega come up with in the future? What will Nazo do now that he is revived? And who is the shapeless sprit that has appeared? Find out in the next Sonic Heroes.