Sonic's Return: Pt 1

Sonic the Hedgehog was sitting on a log in the Green Hill Zone. He was still a little pudgy and still had his green eyes. He was playing his electric guitar practicing some techniques. As he was playing he saw something wrong in the solo.

"No, that's not right." Sonic said. "I think I better set it down for now."

He set down the guitar on the ground for the time being. His fingers were sore from the practicing anyways. He sat on the ground for a bit.

"It's been a year since I and the Knothole freedom fighters have taken down Dr. Robotnik; and there hasn't been any action." Sonic thought. "Sally and I have tried to get in a relationship but it didn't work out. I heard that she is currently building a new city to replace the old Metropolis zone. I wonder how it is going?" Then, at that moment, his cell phone rang. He picked it up.

"Hello?" Sonic asked.

"Hello, Sonic." The voice said.

"Oh hey, Sal." Sonic replied.

"I wanted to talk to you about some things." Sally said. "Can you come to my villa to discuss the details?"

"I tried going to Mobotropolis to find your villa the first time around and I couldn't find it." Sonic answered her.

"Oh, that was my fault. I forgot to tell you that someone else had built a Metropolis Zone. We had a lot of confusion involving Mobotropolis and Robotropolis. I decided to rename the one I run."

"What did you rename it to?"

"I renamed it to Soleanna. So, head there."

"Got it. I'll see you there." He hung up the phone and started his trek to Soleanna. He arrived in the evening at his location. Soleanna was a coastal city-state nearby a lagoon. The buildings were made with brick and concrete complete with terra-cotta tile roofing. The important buildings like the senate hall and sovereign's villa had a dome on top of it. Canals ran through some parts of the city.

"Okay, time for me to head to the villa." Sonic said to himself.

"Sonic." He heard a familiar voice say. He turned around and saw Tails. He was still his kid-like self. He was still brown and had his two tails.

"Hey Buddy. Long time no see." Sonic said as Tails ran up to him and the two hugged.

"It has." Tails replied.

"What's happened as of recent?"

"Well, you know that Rotor had took me in as an apprentice." Tails explained. "Now, I have finally completed my classes."

"That's awesome, Tails."

"Thanks, Sonic." Tails answered. "So, what's going on?"

"I came here to talk to Sal about something." Sonic said. "Do you know where the villa is?"

"Oh that's easy." Tails said. "Follow me." So, Sonic followed Tails to the villa; As they arrived, Princess Sally was waiting for them in the portico. She was dressed in a short white dress with a golden X across the front. In addition she wore long white gloves on her hands and had a golden loral wreath around her head.

"There you are." Sally said. "I've been waiting for you."

"Hey, Sal." Sonic replied.

"Come in, we have much to talk about." She stated. She turned to Tails. "You may come with us, Tails. This does involve you as well."

"Okay." Tails said. She gave a hand gesture and the two of them followed her. She took them to the garden ambulatory. There was a fountain in the center of the space. Surrounding the fountain was blue periwinkles, violets, and white jasmine flowers. The three sat down on two iron benches near the fountain. Sonic and Tails sat on one bench while Princess Sally sat on the other one.

"I remember like it was yesterday since we have defeated Dr. Robotnik." She said.

"Yep, I remember that too." Sonic replied.

"I apologize that we had to part ways after being in a relationship." She said. "I'm just so busy with reconstruction of the city and the politics involving with being a leader."

"I see." Sonic answered. "I've gotten past that. I've actually tried to start a rock band with some friends."

"Oh really." Sally said in a snarky voice. "How did that go?"

"Not too good. I'm afraid." Sonic said. "I rarely get to see them, let alone practice music with them. However I've come up with some awesome solos, want to hear?"

"No thanks." Sally responded. "Maybe some other time."

"Alright, alright." Sonic answered. "So, what is this about anyways?"

"I know that you don't have anything to do." Sally explained. "So, I've decided to form a special operations group for Mobius and I would like you to be a part of it."

"Will we still get to go on adventures like old times?"

"Yes."

"Cool. I'm in."

"Please note, I can't go with you on these adventures."

"Any of the old freedom fighters coming onto this crew?" he asked.

"Well, Rotor is now the Minister of Science and Technology." She explained. "And Antione is now the Commander-in-Chief."

"Did he finally grow a pair?" Sonic asked.

"Yes." Sally replied.

"Good." Sonic answered. "What about Bunny?"

"I'm not sure. I think she can come on the team, but I'll have to ask her." Then, Sonic turned to Tails.

"Hey, Tails." Sonic asked. "Would you like to come along?"

"I'd love to, Sonic." Tails answered.

"Alright." Sally said. "That would be good for now." She pulled out Nicole her personal gadget that connected to a main computer. "I'll just make a note on Nicole here." And he got a notification on her device. "Mhm?"

"What is it, Sal?" Sonic asked.

"It appears that Nicole has picked up something." Sally opened the notification. "Nicole has picked up a badnik transmission signal." She said in shock. The other two were shocked as well.

"I thought Dr. Robotnik was dead." Tails said.

"I'm not sure what's going on, Tails." Sally replied. "But you and Sonic have to investigate this as soon as possible."

"Where's it at, Sal?" Sonic asked.

"Let me check the origin of the signal." She said, she typed in some coding into Nicole. "It seems like it's coming from the Floating Island."

"Floating Island, got it." Sonic said. "Tails, let's go."

"Wait a minute, Sonic." Sally said grabbing on his shoulder to stop him. She continued to investigate.

"What do you mean, wait a minute?"

"We don't have all the information, Sonic." Sally explained. "This is why you wouldn't do well as a ruler or diplomat." Sonic just tapped his foot on the ground. "You're being impatient."

"I got to move, Sal." He stated.

"I got the information." Sally said. "Apparently, the floating island we were at was part of a larger chain of floating islands. And the signal is coming off of the one in the middle."

"Alright." Sonic answered with a yawn.

"You sound like you're tired." Sally said. "You probably should get some sleep."

"Fine. I'll get some sleep." Sonic stated.

"You can head out in the morning." She said. Then, she stood up. "I will guide you to your rooms."

The night came and it was an uneventful yet peaceful night. The three went to their separate rooms and went to sleep. The next morning came. Sonic was talking with Sally as they were heading to the back of the villa.

"So, you know the objective?" Sally asked Sonic.

"We are to scout the island and report back to you?" Sonic replied.

"Correct." Sally answered. "Make sure that you search it thoroughly."

"Okay."

"I, also, have given you and Tails a communicator as well."

"I get it, Sal." Sonic stated. "We'll be fine." He paused. "So, how are we going to get there?"

"You'll be taking the Freedom Stormer to go up there."

"That rickety old hang glider?"

"It worked well the first time around."

"That was to Maga in the Great Mountains." Sonic stated. "We're talking about a floating island in the sky here. We need something like…" Then, he looked onto the field and found a bright red two-seated bi-plane with white wings with red tips and it had two engines on the bottom. "Wow, now that's what I'm talking about." Sally looked at it with amazement.

"You like it, Sonic?" Tails asked coming down from the plane.

"This is waaaayy past cool." Sonic stated.

"I'm glad you like it. I gave the Freedom Stormer an upgrade."

"You call this an upgrade? This is a huge makeover."

"So, what are you going to call it?" Sally asked. "It's not really the freedom stormer anymore."

"How about the tornado?" Tails asked.

"Sounds cool to me." Sonic replied with glee. "Let's go." Tails jumped into the pilot's seat.

"Turn the propeller, Sonic." Tails said and Sonic did that and the propeller started to spin rapidly. Then, he jumped into the passenger's seat.

"WAIT!" Sally shouted.

"What is it, Sal?" Sonic asked.

"You almost forgot." She said holding up a power ring and tossed it to him. He caught it while in the seat.

"Thanks, Sal."

"Good luck, boys." Sally stated waving as the tornado flew off.

The duo had flew in the tornado into the Floating Island Chain. Tails activated the radar and tracker to the plane.

"Okay, Sonic." Tails said. "Don't do anything reckless." He looked back and saw Sonic was missing. "Sonic!?"

"WOOHOO!" Sonic shouted. Tails looked up and saw that Sonic was standing on the wings themselves.

"Sonic, what are you doing?"

"This is a lot more fun than being trapped in a seat. I can stretch my legs."

"Be careful up there, Sonic." But then, they noticed seven buzz bombers up ahead.

"Tails, Buzz Bombers!"

"I see them. HOLD ON, SONIC!" The buzz bombers began to open fire on the tornado. Tails did a barrel roll to dodge out of the way. Sonic grabbed on to the wings when this happened. Tails fired at the robots, taking down two of the bombers.

"I can't just lay down here." Sonic stated. As soon as the plane became right side up, he leapt up into the air with the power ring in hand. And he targeted a bomber struck it down and the plane came to be his platform. He did the same thing to two other buzz bombers. Tails shot down another one of them. Sonic landed back onto the Tornado again.

"Did we get them all, Sonic?" Tails asked.

"I think we got them." He answered. Then, there was a huge jerk on the plane. Sonic looked and one of the engines has been hit. Black smoke was coming out of the engine and the plane started to spin. Sonic held on.

"WE'VE BEEN HIT!"

"I KNOW THAT!" Sonic looked back. "BUZZ BOMBER, BEHIND YOU!"

"SONIC, WE'RE GOING DOWN!" The buzz bomber started to fire once again.

"HEAD TO THE ISLAND!"

"Will do." Tails said. "I have emergency landing gear." He pulled the lever for the landing gear and it broke. "Or not." The buzz bomber fired and hit the other engine. It balanced the plane again.

"BRACE YOURSELF!" Sonic shouted. The plane was right above the jungle when Tails got out of the pilot's seat with a parachute. Sonic grabbed Tails with the parachute ready. The two jumped off the plane and Tails activated the parachute and saw the plane crash in the jungle.

"So much for maiden voyage." Tails said.

"Don't get yourself down at least we know where it's at." Sonic said. He activated the communicator to Sally.

"Hey Sally?" Sonic said into the communicator as they landed.

"Hello, Sonic." Sally said. "I did get into contact with Bunny and she will be able to join the team."

"That's good, Sal." Sonic responded.

"How is the mission?"

"We made it to the island but we were attacked buzz bombers."

"Are you all right?" Sally asked, scared.

"Tails and I are fine, but the Tornado is a wreck." Sonic replied. "That Robuttnik is definitely on this island."

"Sonic, be extremely careful. The swat bots will be after you."

"Got it, Sal. We'll let you know of any updates."

"Okay, Sally out." Then, the princess deactivated the communicator.

"Let's juice, Tails." Sonic stated. "We can't stay in one spot."

"Right behind you." Tails replied.

So, they traversed through the jungle with many colorful tropical flowers and rivers. Then, they came across what appeared to be ruins of a city with a step pyramid in the center.

"Whoa, Tails." Sonic said. "Check this out."

"I see, Sonic." Tails replied.

"I bet we'll find something here." He was about to head in but Tails interrupted.

"Uh, Sonic?"

"What is it?"

"Are you getting the feeling that we're being watched?"

"Not really." Sonic answered him. "But I don't want to be either." Tails followed Sonic into the city ruins. The ruins had the buildings made of cobblestone and the rooves were beginning to have holes in them. But there were fresh structures built right among the ruins. Then, Tails noticed a flash of red from the corner of his eye and stopped.

"Sonic, I saw something moving." Tails said.

"Where?" Sonic asked.

"I'm not sure."

"Well, you're going to have to be more specific." Sonic stayed close to Tails and they walked forward. And then a door opened from beneath them. The two fell in and hit the ground how.

"Ouch." Sonic said.

"Are you alright?" Tails asked.

"I'll be fine."

"That was a heavy fall." Before they could get a grip on the situation, they were attacked from above by two metallic spider like robots with yellow and black stripes. The two spiders launched out a tangling web of steel wires and the duo wrapped up in the wires. The two struggled to get out but couldn't. The spider bots dragged them out of the pit.

"Well done, widow bots." A voice stated. Sonic and Tails looked up at him. They saw a red echidna wearing white spiked fold-back mittens and red & yellow bolted shoes. In addition, he had a leather hat encircled with crocodile teeth.

"Who the heck are you?" Sonic asked.

"The name is Knuckles." The echidna answered. "And I will be taking you in."

"There's no way you can handle me." Sonic said. Knuckles took a brown cloth, rolled it into a cloth wrap and wrapped it around his mouth.

"There, that'll shut you up." Knuckles had the widow bots take them away with him to the throne room in the palace ruins.

The throne room was decorated with crimson carpeting and purple walls. There was a desk in the end of the room with a chair behind it facing away from the door. The widow bots carried Sonic and Tails in with Knuckles walking by their side. Several smaller swat bots with lances guarded the area; the chair holding Robotnik was facing away from them.

"I have captured the prisoners like you asked me too." Knuckles said to him.

"Excellent, Knuckles." Robotnik said and Knuckles removed the cloth.

"Wait, you don't sound like Robuttnik." Sonic shouted.

"Oh, I don't?" Robotnik asked. "Well, I'll show you." The chair turned around and showed Snively grinning at the two of them. He still had his green shirt and black pants. He also had a brown cape.

"SNIVELY!?" Sonic and Tails stated at the same time in shock.

"Correct, Sonic." Snively answered. "You now know that I am the one in charge now." He paused. "And I'm glad you seen my companion, Knuckles." Knuckles nodded. "Prepare Sonic, you will be the first to witness my revenge upon you." He walked up to Sonic and yanked some quills off of Sonic's head. Sonic jerked in pain. "That was for making me bald." He walked up to a large machine on the side. "Can you tell me what this is, Sonic?" The duo looked in fear.

"That's a…" Tails said.

"Robotisizer." Snively explained. "But it works differently than the one my uncle had." He turned to Knuckles. "Knuckles, summon a roller."

"Yes, sir." He said. Then, he pushed a button opening a tube on the device. He turned and pushed a number sequence on the keypad. A roller came out to be with the audience. Then, a metal blue ball came forward. It unfolded and revealed two arms and it could stand on two iron feet. It also had a metal tail and red V-shaped head crest.

Snively pushed a button and targets came up. The roller raised its hands and used the Gatling guns to blast away the targets.

"Now, enter the tube." Snively stated. It rolled up and entered the tube; the door had shut behind it. Snively turned to the computer and opened a vial entrance. He dropped the quills into it and they entered the computer.

"We know what the roller can do and we know what you can do." Snively said chuckling. "Now, with the new 'fusion robotisizer'. I can combine whatever I want with a currently existing robot." He turned to Knuckles. "Pull the lever, Knuckles." He pulled a lever and a thing came up throwing a pie in Snively's face. "The other lever."

"Sorry." Knuckles answered.

"At least, it's raspberry pie." Snively stated. "And not elderberry."

Then, Knuckles pulled the other lever. Then, the machine activated. Electricity came from the tesla coils and energy flowed to the chamber that the roller was in. Then, smoke came from the chamber upon completion. The machine powered down.

"At last, my ultimate weapon is finally finished." Snively said. "And its all thanks to you." Then, he turned to the chamber. "Come, my child." Then, a bulky steel hedgehog with a sensor band around the head with red lights in it walked out of the chamber. "BEHOLD, MECHA SONIC!" Snively laughed as Sonic and Tails were scared now.

TO BE CONTINUED…