The sky was a clear blue as clouds scattered across, a cool wind settling in the air. The Thorndyke mansion was as peaceful as ever due to Eggman mysteriously not showing his face in the past few days. It had been a few months since young Christopher Thorndyke had discovered the strange blue hedgehog known as Sonic and he would never forget that day. Neither would Sonic. Sure he missed his own world but with Eggman sending them into this world with Chaos Control he was kind of glad. Life for him had never been so full of action and adventure. Not to mention he'd made many friends along the way. If he had to say, this world had it's charms and would never be forgettable.
"And so you see Chris, that's how you do Pythagoras!" A young yellow and white two-tailed fox proudly announced and pointing a white gloved hand to a board full of equations and triangles to the dumbfounded young brunette who was chewing his pencil whilst trying to concentrate. Noticing the confused look the boy held the yellow fox jumped and looked back at his work on his board, scanning it closely. "Ahh, oh no! Did I mess up?"
"No Tails." Chris answered through a tired yawn and waving a hand to his teacher in front of him. "It's just... How do I put it? I'm only twelve! This is way past my level!"
"Don't you have class sets?" Tails curiously asked, a white gloved hand on his furry chin. He was unfamiliar with human schools. Chris shook his head.
"No. We only have one teacher." Tails gave a disappointed look as he remembered that himself, but chuckled to himself when he remembered the problem with the 'techno teacher'. As though mind reading Chris also remembered that and laughed along but jumped up when he heard the door open.
"Hey guys I'm- GHAH!" Tails and Chris ran to the front door only to see an all to familiar scene of a female pink hedgehog in a red headband, red and white dress and similar white gloves like the others only with gold bands hugging a rather distressed blue hedgehog. The two sighed as they watched uselessly and apologetically. "Oh Sonic! You've been gone for so long!" A muffled 'get off' was heard as the pink hedgehog huffed and crossed her arms. "Geez Amy I could barely breathe. If you're gonna hug me then warn me first! And it's only been six hours!"
"Sonic!" Tails and Chris chimed together at the same time taking the blue hedgehogs focus off of Amy and quietening her. The blue hedgehog gave a signature smirk as he looked passed Amy and waved. Giving another huff she went off to go find Ella or Cream or to do something else. High five-ing them both with a thanks he asked Chris how school was. This was nearly an everyday thing when Eggman wasn't attacking. Sonic always hated 'Egghead's', as he called him, free days. He wanted the action, the thrill! Even if Station Square ended up in a bit of ruin after the battle. He was almost going to die of boredom and Knuckles being boring and guarding the Master Emerald all day only made it worse.
"You could say it was ok. Although I'm having to ask Tails for help due to being rather tired and slow today. Y'know, bags under eyes. I mean it's not like he helps in science anyways." It was true what Chris was saying. It was a good thing Tails or Chris's grandfather wasn't there with the amount of corrections they'd have to make as they'd be in detention city for interrupting. Although he was getting better his teacher almost blew up the class and endangered the kid's lives with the small mistake he'd made. Then he'd just remembered how the yellow fox's lessons were going. "Although my lessons with Tails' aren't any better either..."
"It's not my fault your not learning crucial things like Pythagoras at school!" Tails defended himself, arms outstretched. A laugh was heard in the distance as the three turned their heads to see a man who long surpassed Chris' age as his hair was white and his face was lined and calm looking. He sported a white lab looking coat and a green striped vest. "Oh Tails." He warmly spoke, slowly shaking his head. "My boy is only twelve. Try teaching him long division."
"Will do grandpa Chuck!" Tails fake saluted, not noticing Chris giving a look of disapproval. Tails had grown to Chuck even calling him grandpa though they weren't related. The two were the smartest in the house and who Chris sometimes went to for help with maths of science.
"But never mind that, who won?" Chuck turned to Sonic who was now wearing a smug look on his face. All eyes were on him as his emerald green eyes glistening with triumph, giving away the result before even spoken. "Honestly you need to show my poor nephew mercy or I swear he'll go insane and do something bad."
"Or maybe god 'ol Sam 'speed' needs to show a little more speed and less Sam." Sonic laughed at his poor joke. His racing with the well known ginger haired speed king of station square was much more frequent lately. But Sonic always won in the end. "Maybe I'll let him near the finish line before I cross."
"That would make it worse." Chuck sighed, resisting the urge to face palm at the worse idea as Chris and Tails congratulated Sonic, only making his ego grow. "Anyways, since I knew this would happen I decided to get us all places to a place that does great Chilli dogs as a congratulations!" Chuck announced, grins forming on their faces. Of course not as big as Sonic's.
"Oh joy! One chilli dogs for how many times I've beaten Sam I think!" Sonic exclaimed. Everyone know the blue blurs love for the deliciousness of Chilli Dogs.
"That's great Grandpa! Wow, thanks!" Chris cheered. "Do Cream, Cheese and Amy know?"
"Well, Cream and Cheese went with Mr. Tanaka to get the reservations and I'm sure Amy and Ella know." Chuck answered.
"Well," Sonic started. "I'm gonna get a run out of the house so my stomach is empty for the day. Plus Sam's being a baby and is making me wait a week for a rematch... 28 and still not acting like a man." He pouted at the end of his sentence before walking to the nearest window.
"Just make sure your back soon, please!" Chris asked, worry in his voice.
"You know me Chris, I'll be back when the suns up. YAHOO!" His voice echoed as he dashed out at an amazing speed, leaving the other three behind in the dust.
"So Chris... Where were we?" Tails asked, automatically picking up the lesson from where it left off.
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Over the shores, far from Station square, a strange evil unlike any other was forming and shaping up in a huge evil lair among a deserted area. Although many believe it to be destroyed this evil lair actually lives on. An evil lair, or home, to the evil and genius mad scientist that terrorised the Station until lately and unknown reason.
"And I hate the lately and unknown reason bit..." A tall and slim looking golden robot whined with a sorrowful look as he squeezed his wet mop slightly dry in what he liked to call 'the squeezeinator' for what seemed the hundredth time this past half hour.
"Hush Decoe, unless you want to become scrap metal!" A smaller and rather fatter looking silver robot snapped at his companion as he was polishing the glass cases that held many of their masters belongings or treasures. Right now he was polishing one that contained a mexican wrestler looking costume he didn't remember was there the last time he cleaned. He wasn't the brightest of the two, but he knew when to shut his trap when needed.
"Oh Bocoe what's the use? You heard what Bokkun said, the Doctors been singing to himself lately! I'm aghast of what he's up to." Decoe sighed as Bocoe looked at him in confusion. Not only because of his vocabulary but because he just remembered Bokkun.
"Aghast? You're reading the dictionary again aren't you? And are you sure Bokkun wasn't on a sugar overload?" Hope was twisted in the silver robots question but that hope was quickly deflated before it began.
"No! The Doctors cutting him off of sugar! Poor Bokkun isn't here because he's been rather haggard lately!" Bocoe looked rather worried but made a mental note to look up 'haggard' later. However he knew it wasn't a good word from Decoes expression. The two shared a look before continuing on with their jobs. They both knew the doctor had some weird moments, but this was too much for the two poor lackeys.
Decoe heaved another sigh from his non visible mouth as his friend sympathetically looked at him. The two were unable to be separated, like non identical twins and with Bokkun as their little brother the three had to be there for each other as they're all they have. This was their life forever and to stay strong they had to stick together. Bocoe was about to speak up until a spine chilling (if they had spines) laugh echoed through the corridors of the whole lair. 'This isn't good!' Decoe reminded himself repeatedly as their names were shouted for. Jumping and dropping what they had held in their hands the two ran towards the one who made the laugh.
It took them several corridors and turns until they reached their distance. Panting and for some reason gasping for breath. "Come now, is that really necessary?" A cruel yet calm sounding voice asked the two. It seemed rhetorical though as the two knew they had no need for breath, they just wanted to feel real and alive. "You know why I asked you to come here." The man whom held the mean voice spun in his large chair revealing a large and egg shaped humanoid man with circular blue glasses hiding his eyes and a long ginger moustache sat by a unusually larger pinkish nose. Clothed in black pants and a red detailed jacket like shirt he stood up and pointed a gloved hand to the two.
"Y-Ye-Y-" Bocoe stuttered until Decoe helped him out.
"Yes Doctor Eggman!" Although it sounded more like a question. Tutting to himself the large man walked towards his invention that lay on the table. To anyone else it would look like a gun, but to Eggman...
"Behold, my newest invention!" He proudly announced to the two who were feigning amazement. "And you two can wipe that look off your face because you don't even know what it is yet!" The two apologised almost instantly over ten times before being silenced, a wicked grin spreading across the egg shaped mans mouth. "Of course you two know it's a weapon to beat Sonic once and for all..."
Decoe, being the more honest and outspoken one was the one to ruin the high spirits. "But Doctor Eggman, you've failed countless times in the past, what's so good about this stu- oof!" The golden robot was silenced with an elbow to his sides by Bocoe who was glaring now. Eggman however wasn't shook by this like he normally would be. "You see," He began. "I won't explain it all, for the result is a surprise. But I'll tell you what we will do. We'll corner Sonic, you two grab him whilst I blast him! After all if he's so fast as a hedgehog, imagine him as something else. Not so fast now huh Sonic? Ohohohoho!" The two robots would've sweat dropped right know if they could've.
Bocoe's voice went quiet as he gave up on his worries of Bokkun, knowing he was in this plan. "We'll uh... Get your ship sir."
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Looking over at the forest in front of him Sonic looked up to the orange shaded sky above him. It looked so beautiful blended with the bits of purple. He remembered doing this at home. And when he looked at the grass he remembered Helen. Yes, Sonic was certain this was where he brought the poor disabled girl who showed no fear even though the danger she faced. He smiled remembering what she told him. 'I'm not really handicapped so long as I go on with courage, right?' He smiled to himself, picking a tulip, like she had done for him, and sniffed it. His green eyes set onto the forest as he remembered everyone he had met. His new close friend Chris and his grandpa Chuck, which he laughed at as his uncles name was the same. Not to mention the kind woman Ella and whom he was curious about. Then there was his new rival Sam Speed, Chris' strange teacher whom he 'forgot' along with Chris' parents. Danny, the red-head girl whom ran his mind and Helen. Grinning to what was thin air he shook his head at the happy memories and ran on.
The forest went by the blue blur fast as he sped up with each few seconds, past hills, past bits of sea and so on. He was about to stop and admire the view but figured it would be boring. Sure Sonic had told the others he went on a run to empty his stomach but really he was remembering the memories he had. He normally hid this side to all but Tails' but he did think deep at times on his runs. The good and the bad. What's new and what's old. "Man Sonic... Are you really getting this bored?" He asked himself, not expecting a reply. However to his diss approval he got one.
"Ohohoho! Well if you're too bored why not play with me?" A distinctive voice boomed out from the forest stopping Sonic dead in his tracks and gritting his teeth. However his body was shaking and Sonic hated to admit it but he was glad Eggman was here. It had been to quiet lately without him. "Eggman!" Sonic shouted amusingly to what may have been nothing until the egg himself floated down in his well known hover craft. "Surprised that thing still fits." He mocked. Eggman showed no anger.
"Well, well my blue spiky friend. Indeed we now meet again. It's been a week now hasn't it?" He answered his own question, a smirk hidden behind that calm looking face of his.
"And where's your 'lackeys'? Up to a dirty trick? 'Cause I'm ready!" Sonic readied himself into a fighting pose.
"Oh no Sonic, I'm not here to fight..." Eggman raised left hand only to see Sonic with a curious expression. Just what he wanted.
"Then what?" Sonic stayed cautious. He kept his guard up. But also kept it a little down as he was used to this kind of thing from the egghead in front of him.
"I just want to say... Congratulations." Sonic gave a 'huh' as he listened on. "I give. You've beat me too many times. It's impossible for me to take over Station Square. I've tried missle arm robots. A teacher robot. A robot to trap your friends that ended bad because i was dumb enough to not calculate the water amount. My own robots won't help any more.. Oh woe is me! Bokkun give him the departing present." Bokkun, who looked as though he had been crying for a long time with a lifeless expression gave Sonic a bag that he was asked to open as Bokkun flew away. Sonic was almost falling for it... Almost. He opened to bag to see a ball with many tiny holes. Before he could react the ball spit out a gas that had weakened Sonic entirely. Taking the one chance he had Eggman signalled Becoe and Decoe to come out to hold him in place as the gas wouldn't affect them. Without any hesitation, like he'd planned this for months, he revealed the ray like gun in his right hand and spared no time to shoot the blue hedgehog he hated most in front of him. The two robots jumped back from Sonic as it got him right in the chest resulting in laughter from the large man above them. Eggman let down a ladder for the other two as they leaped on. "Now what Doctor?"
A new even crueler smile was on Eggman's face now as he spoke through laughter. "Part one down... Now onto two!" They left the poor blue hedgehog to limp around the forest.
'What the-' Sonic thought. It all went to fast he couldn't react. He should've known this! Scowling to himself Sonic tried to gain balance but fell to the ground. He was near Station Square right? Or wasn't he? It was all unclear. But no. All he knew is that he made a promise to Chris to come home and he wouldn't let him down again. He tried to gather his remaining strength but however he dropped down, and blacked out...
Well that was my first try! I hope you enjoyed it. This chapter was to just set it all up. If you see any improvements or changes I could make please point them out! I'm not an expert. I also kept to the comics as well as the TV show e.g the dictionary gag between the robots in the comic. I own nothing and all goes to Sega. More will happen later on as Sonic goes through an unnatural change and befriending those whom he didn't expect. But who?