Prologue
In the past, Dr. Eggman, scientist extraordinaire, had devised many brilliant and elaborate plans to conquer the world. From turning the inhabitants of South Island into robotic slaves, to seeking the power of the seven Chaos Emeralds, to seizing control of the floating island's Master Emerald to power his doomsday satellite, the Death Egg, to unleashing his robotic assassin Metal Sonic and harnessing the power of the Time Stones to rewrite history itself. Yes, these and many more have earned Eggman a diabolical reputation was that was known the world over.
Yet every time, every darn time, his plans were thwarted by one force, one speedy, spiny, blue force. His name, Sonic the Hedgehog! Ever since that wretched day Dr. Eggman had first encountered that meddlesome rodent, every one of his meticulous machinations had been systematically shutdown due to his interference. And to make matters worse, he was joined by an ever-increasing circle of allies who were just as troublesome as he was. There was Tails, his annoying sidekick whose technological prowess rivaled his own, Knuckles the rough and tough guardian of the Master Emerald, and then there was Sonic's newest recruit, the flowery Amy Rose who was Sonic's number one fan. Eggman hated all of them but not nearly as much as he did Sonic! If only there were a way to rid himself of this extraordinary nuisance who seemed to possess an uncanny ability to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. If he could, the rest would fall like helpless dominoes. But how?
In the following months since the shutdown of his last scheme, Eggman had been toiling away, setting the stage for his great big comeback. Deep underground, in his newest stronghold, he sat in front of his giant master computer, studying images of ancient artifacts that had been excavated from ruins found in Mystic Ruins. The most important of these were a giant stone mural and tablets he was able to decipher. His mouth curved into a wide, dastardly grin. "Just what the doctor ordered!" he said, and cackled madly as he spun around and around in his chair. Everything was falling into place. He had a new hidden base, a new line of specialized robots currently in the works, and a shiny brand new flying warship that was ready to set sail. But none of these compared to the ancient force he was about to unleash upon the world, a force known only in the distant past as Perfect Chaos!
The earth outside Eggman's base opened up and his massive, dreaded warship rose into the night sky. Eggman stood atop it as it sailed through the thundering clouds that beckoned the coming storm. His mustache flailing in the winds, he saw his floating destination and grinned once more.
"I'm back! And this time, nothing will stand in my way!"
In this new abridged version of the story a few scenes and events have been removed, modified, and or chronologically altered to give it a quicker pace and tighter narrative.