Chapter 1: Enter the Super Sonic Hero

Sonic paced around his bedroom, "I wish that Egghead would show up again soon." He reached for his crown and fumbled with the corners, still pacing. In his room was a dresser against the wall facing south, a door on the western wall, and his bed was set against the wall facing north with a nightstand on both sides. The table on the right held a small laptop-like device that could be used as a phone. On the bed sat Sonic's brother Manic.

"Why would you want Buttnik to come back? I don't mind this peace so much. It's kinda nice actually," Manic said. He hopped off the bed and and leaned against the wall set with a window facing the east. "You want to go back to being a fugitive?

"Of course not!" exclaimed Sonic in reply, "But it would be nice if I could get out of this stupid castle for a change. I haven't seen Tails, or Amy, or Knuckles, or any of the other freedom fighters in ages. Heck, I'd even be glad to see Ant!"

Manic thought that over for a moment, "I know what you mean bro, but Mobotropolis needs us here. You know that the Council of Four is the only thing keeping Robuttnik from coming back here, and we can't hold it without you."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah… But as soon as Lardbelly shows, I'm outta here."

"Whatever you want," Manic sighed and walked across the room to the door, "Just don't go and get yourself killed. I don't wanna have to be the one to clean you off the pavement when you get squashed," he remarked jokingly.

"Very funny," Sonic said, "Having trouble finding the doorknob?" Sonic zoomed over to his brother and swung the door open. "You have heard of this magnificent invention that allows you to walk through walls, have you not?"

Manic groaned and stepped through the door. He'd heard that crack plenty of times before. "Hardy-har har. Just don't forget to come down to dinner tonight, got it? Mom is starting to worry about you."

"Pfsh… I got it," Sonic acknowledged as Manic made his way down the corridor. He turned around and pushed the door shut with his foot. "I'd go more often if we'd have chili dogs for a change." He placed his crown on the dresser, and started to wander aimlessly around the room.

"Sonic, come in Sonic."

Sonic jumped out of surprise, "What was that?"

"Over here Sonic," called Tails' voice from the small computer on the nightstand. Sonic's eyes grew wide with anticipation, and he quickly threw off the rest of his royal garb.

He zipped to the computer and said, "What's up keed? Did NICOLE get some new info on Dr. Robotnik?"

"You betcha. She gave me some good news and some not so good news…" he trailed off.

"Well let's hear that good news first then."

"Right Sonic! The good news is, we know where he is, and what he's planning to do there," Tails informed Sonic.

Sonic smirked and crossed his arms, "That's great! Stopping him should be a cinch!"

Tails fingered the tip of his ear, "That's where the bad news comes in."

"And that would be?"

Hesitantly Tails continued, "Unfortunately he has Cream and Cheese. We didn't even see it coming… It just sorta happened."

Sonic's smirk drooped slightly as he thought through what he'd just been told. On the one hand, once he knew Eggman's plan, getting there and actually stopping him would be relatively simple. On the other hand, if he was holding Cream and Cheese captive, he'd have to worry about getting them out before Eggman could do anything to hurt them.

"All right Tails, where's Eggman hiding?" asked Sonic.

"He's built a tower over by Lake Mobius. Amy, Aunt Sally, and I are going to be heading over in the Tornado soon, and we need you to be there," Tails relayed. Sonic tapped his foot impatiently as he thought of how he would break the news to his family. At last he decided it would be for the best to not tell them of his departure. He figured that he'd be able to get back by the next morning at the very latest.

"I'll be there in an hour."

"An hour? You feeling sick or-," Sonic turned the computer off, cutting Tails off mid-sentence. He ran to the opposite side of the room and threw open his closet. After digging for a couple seconds, he returned triumphantly with his old pair of running shoes.

"I'll be glad to wear these again," he said as he put them on his sock covered feet. He grabbed his guitar-shaped medallion off the table and stuffed it into his left shoe. At last satisfied with what he was bringing, he jumped off his bed and ran to his sister's bedroom. "Sonia! Hey

Sonia!" he called as he banged his fist on the door, "Are you in there?"

"I'm coming!" he heard her voice say through the door.

"I'm waiting."

Sonia swung the door open. "What do you want Sonic?" she questioned angrily, "I'm busy."

Sonic cringed at the site of the strange green substance coating her face. "I can see that… But listen, I need you to do me a favor."

"Sonic Hedgehog, what could you possibly need my help with?" she eyed him suspiciously.

He tapped his foot on the floor. "Oh it's nothing really…" started Sonic,

"It's just that I'm going to go out for a run, and I need someone to cover for me at dinner tonight."

She rolled her eyes, "Why don't you get Manic to do it?"

He heaved an impatient sigh, "Because I already told him I'd be there. I can't go now because something… Because I don't want to," he quickly corrected himself. Sonia looked at him as if she was unsure she believed what he'd said.

"Fine, I'll cover for you," said Sonia, "but you owe me big time."

"You're the best sis," Sonic said, "I'll be back in a couple of hours. Save some food for me!"

Sonia kept talking to him even though he'd left, "I know I am. I'll leave you a tofu dog or something. What? No outburst? That's so unlike you… Oh. He's gone. Well this better not be some excuse for him to run off with his old buddies from the freedom fighters." She slammed her door shut, and went back about her business.

"That was easy enough," Sonic said to himself as he made his way through the steadily less crowded streets of Mobotropolis. "Now I've just got to get to Lake Mobius. Up, over, and gone!" he exclaimed as his speed increased and he streaked out of the city. The fields and hills he passed through were no more than blurs of color flying past. The only downside to going that fast were the assorted bugs that hit him in the face and eyes and occasionally got lodged in his teeth.

...

Amy drummed her fingers on the side on the Tornado. "How much longer? He said he'd be here by now!" she exclaimed.

Annoyed, Sally snapped NICOLE shut and put her back on her boot. "It hasn't even been a full hour yet," she told Amy, "Besides, he gets here when he gets here. There's no telling how far away he was if it takes an hour."

"I know…" Amy sagged.

Tails came down and landed next to Sally and the Tornado. He had a wide smile plastered across his muzzle, and he looked ready to burst from happiness. "I can see Sonic coming! He should be here-"

"Any second now," Sonic finished saying for Tails. "Good to see ya again little buddy." He gave Tails a noogie and the two broke into fits of laughter. "Hey Sal. Hi Amy." He was thankful that it was dark because if it hadn't been, they may have seen him blush when he said Amy's name.

"Oh Sonic! You made it!" Amy jumped out of the Tornado and hugged Sonic. He made a half-hearted attempt to get away and faked complaining. She eventually pulled away and climbed back into the plane.

"Stop goofing off you three," Sally remarked slightly annoyed,

"NICOLE said that Eggman is hiding in that tower across the lake." Sally pointed to the far side of the water. On the other side rose a large pillar with lights near the top and several smaller surrounding structures.

"So what?" asked Sonic, "It's not that big. What're you so worried about him doing in there?"

Tails' brow furrowed, "He's got the Chaos Emeralds. I'm sorry Sonic, I know you told me to watch them, but I let my guard down."

"It's okay bud. We just gotta work on getting them back," Sonic told him.

Sally stabbed an angry finger at Sonic's chest, "None of this would've happened if you hadn't gone on vacation"

"Lighten up."

"Lighten up? Lighten up!"

"Yeah, lighten up. Let's go," Sonic said very matter of fact. He motioned to Tails and Amy and took off around Lake Mobius. Tails grinned and jumped into the Tornado. The bi-plane roared to a start and rolled along. Soon it was in flight and Tails and Amy were flying across the lake towards their destination.

Sally shook her fist in their direction. "Don't blame me when you get hurt! It's not my fault you didn't listen!" She looked up at the moon for a moment and sulked over to a tree. She sat down and waited for the recklessness to begin.

Then the sirens wailed.

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AN: Well I hope you like it so far. This is actually an old story I started on my deviantArt back in March '10, but I never finished. I decided to edit it a bit and post what I've written so far here so I can maybe get some ideas on how to finish. If you couldn't already tell, this story pretty much combines the canon from SatAM, Sonic Underground, Sonic X, and a few of the games. Some of the characters may seem a bit OOC, but keep in mind that I wrote this over 2 years ago. Reviews would be very much appreciated!

I do not own Sonic the Hedgehog or any of it's characters, neither do I own any of the continuities combined to make this story. All I own is what I've written.