Prelude to The Dark Rise of Lyric
Prologue
Welcome Adventurers to the first adventure of Green the Hedgehog since the Time of Miracles. A lot of crazy and powerful things happened which changed a lot of things in the Sonic Universe, but now that the Time of Miracles has come to past, Green and his friends are off on an adventure to a series of islands located in south eastern waters. During the Time of Miracles, Green discovered the location of his long lost family as well as the family of his girlfriend Fiona Fox. Using the handheld form of Nicolas the Holo-Lynx, they called their friends Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Amy in order to see if they'd like to explore the islands.
Naturally Sonic was more than enthusiastic to head off on another adventure. Knuckles said that he found someone who could keep an eye on Angel Island while he was gone, and as for Tails and Amy. Those two young Freedom Fighters were always up for an adventure with Sonic, and they were excited to meet Green's long lost family whom he hadn't seen since he was hardly a year old. Green always wondered why he was found all alone in the middle of the woods near Station Square, and why he was by chance found close enough to Station Square so that he could be found and taken care of. In the last few months he off and on talked with an old family friend named Cliff, but Green was so busy with stuff that he hardly talked with Cliff. But one of the major things they talked about was in deep regards to Amy Rose. Green also was given some technology that Cliff and his excavation crew recovered on Bygone Island and the surrounding small islands.
The majority of the technology was pieces of old robots, but one useful piece of technology Green was given was the Ancients Visual Assistance or A.V.A for short. It was a multipurpose handheld device used by an ancient civilization known only as the Ancients. Green gave the A.V.A to Tails once, and as a result Tails created his own multipurpose handheld device which he called the Miles Electric. One of the main features of both devices is the fact they could do live video chats and scan objects, but the one thing the A.V.A could do which even Tails couldn't figure out, was the ability to locate invisible objects.
Green and Fiona used the Nimbus which was a biplane Green created, but once they got to a certain location they decided to make the rest of the trip using the glider mode of Nicolas' handheld form in order to make it to Bygone Island. Along the way they met up with Team Sonic and Amy Rose in the Tornado biplane. By the time the two groups saw Bygone Island, they were filled with excitement to find someplace new for them. They landed on a runway and were soon greeted by Cliff.
Chapter 1
A family reunion!
Green and Fiona jumped off of their glider and landed next to the Tornado. "Way to stick the landing." Fiona said to Green. They looked at each other, grinned and did a fist bump. They noticed that Bygone Island was a tropical island with many palm trees, which was a sight they were familiar with on other islands. But the unique formation of the island was something new to all of them, they saw a giant mountain at the center of the island and wondered if it was a dormant volcano.
Shortly after the two looked around at the runway and the area they landed in, an old Mobian dog wearing a scarf and a cowboy hat walked towards the group as Team Sonic and Amy hopped out of the Tornado. "Well I'll be, Green the Hedgehog. It's an honor to finally meet you in person." Cliff said as he extended his right arm and offered a handshake. Like most Mobians in the world, his hands had gloves on them.
Green gladly accepted the handshake. "Nice to finally meet you in person Cliff." Green said as they closed their eyes for a moment while they shook hands and smiled. Green then ended the handshake with Cliff he then took Fiona into his hands. "This is my girlfriend Fiona Fox." He then gestured to everyone else. "The young fox cub over there is Miles Prower but we all call him Tails. The Rad Red dude is my buddy Knuckles the Echidna, the True Blue dude is my buddy Sonic and the hammer wielding heroine is our friend Amy Rose." Everyone waved to Cliff.
Cliff then scratched his chin with his left hand, he scratched his beard for a moment as he thought. "Is Amy the girl you've been telling me about these past few video chats we've had?" Cliff gave Amy a quick look over as he asked.
"The one and only!" Green said as Amy came closer. Green then realized something big, "oh! On the flight over here you said you had something important to tell me." Green then thought for a moment. "Was it by chance anything about my parents?" Green held the palms of his hands together hopefully as he awaited an answer.
Cliff looked surprised upon hearing that from Green. "Yes actually… I've been meaning to tell you that they've been living here alongside the Noble Rose family. And a fox couple they saved." Cliff said, suddenly Amy rushed over to Cliff and grabbed on to his scarf and pulled him face to face. "Are you saying my family is here on this island?!" Amy asked as she looked Cliff in the eyes. "Yes Miss Rose… They're here and I'll gladly take you young ones to them." Amy suddenly let go of Cliff's scarf, she then said to Cliff to urgently get them to wherever her family was located. Cliff then took everyone to a nice house built near the beach it was a nice looking round house with a round triangle type of roof. Cliff then knocked on the door, after a voice asked him who it was he said. "It's me Cliff, I brought some company over that's eager to meet you." After Cliff said that, the front door opened and a pink hedgehog who looked almost exactly like Amy came out. "Nice seeing you again Amelia." Cliff said with a grin. "Amelia?! I-Is it really you!?" Amy said as she stood frozen with mixed feelings.
Amy was filled with joy, disbelief, hope, excitement, doubt and just being shell-shocked. "Amy? Baby sister Amy Rose, is that really you?" Amelia said as she walked past the others and saw Amy. Amy cried and then Amelia lifted her up and hugged her. "By Chaos it is you Amy! You found us!" Amelia said as she hugged Amy.
Team Sonic felt a bit weirded out by the fact Amy's sister looked almost exactly like her. The main difference between the two was the fact Amelia had purple sports tape on around her red one piece clothing, her shoes were purple and looked a lot like Bunnie's new robotic legs she got. Amelia was also taller and thinner than Amy, she looked quite fit. "Am I the only one who feels like I'm looking at Amy's twin sister?" Sonic said with a hint of sarcasm as he and the guys tilted their heads to the right.
Amy and her sister both cried in joy for a moment. Once they were done they both held hands and Amy introduced her big sister. "Guys… Meet my big sister Amelia Rose. She's been a large inspiration for me, for if not for her I wouldn't have learned about the Piko Piko Hammers. Also she's around Sonic's age." Amy said as she gestured to her sister who stood to her left. Amelia bowed to the group. "Welcome to Bygone Island, and the house of the Noble Rose family." Amelia said while she bowed, she then straightened herself upright and said. "I hope that you'll enjoy your visit." Amelia said. Then one by one everyone shook hands with her and introduced themselves to her. Amelia was told a little about what Amy had done over the years, she was so proud of Amy and all of her accomplishments since she was sent off to Knothole for safety, and one could only imagine how excited she'd get over hearing everything. "I insist we go inside, Ma and Pa are waiting for us. And our guests will be arriving soon." Amelia said as she escorted everyone inside.
Once inside the house, Amy's parents saw her and ran to her and embraced her in a hug. The family was joyous to be reunited, and after everyone calmed down Amy began to explain stories of adventures she went on. She also explained how she's now a Freedom Fighter and about her close friend Cream the Rabbit. Ironically enough the Rabbit family, were old friends of the Rose family and Amy's parents were so proud of her accomplishments on her own especially since she was only twelve years old. "I'm so glad to hear you've made so many friends and have kept in touch with Robert. In dreams Aurora told us that he and his family have fled for Little Planet for safety." Amy's mother was the most emotional in the reunion. Amy's father then thought for a moment. "I suppose you're wondering why we've been hiding out on Bygone Island?" He asked his youngest daughter.
Amy then for a moment remembered the troubling times of the First Robotnik War. "Actually… Yes… I've been worried that something bad happened to you two many years ago…" Amy said as she sat down between Amelia and Sonic.
Her parents looked at each other and held hands. "When the capital of what's now Avalon fell… We lost our way… We made sure that your cousin Robert got you to safety before we left Avalon ourselves." Amy's mother said, she flicked aside her lavender hair that was in her eyes. She was a mix of pink and lavender colors in her hair but the rest of her fur was pink, her husband was purple. Amy's father then said. "By King Richard's orders we made sure that all information that Dr. Robotnik was after was safely stored away where the technology tyrant couldn't get it. Then after we finished our mission, we left for Bygone Island, we almost didn't make it. But thanks to Perci the Bandicoot and her family we made it, and Amelia became friends with Perci." He seemed to show shame in his expressions. The truth regarding the information was that he had to destroy a lot of books which detailed Little Planet and other secrets in Avalon. The information was perfectly memorized by him and his wife, and Merlin Prower the fox wizard made copies of the information for his personal library. "Thanks to Merlin the information is safe." Amelia said, she then thought about the years she spent on the island. "Within the month after I got to know Perci and her family, I met Cliff. Cliff has been excavating the ruins of the Ancients for over a generation now. I've been researching the Ancients and under his guidance I became an archeologist." Amelia said as she remembered when she found her first relic from the Ancients.
Amy was surprised to hear this she then closed her eyes and smiled. "I understand why you had to leave. And in all honesty Avalon hasn't been well. I'm sure you somehow know about stuff going on in the world. But I'm just glad you're all safe and sound. I feared the worst for years… I now know exactly how Sonic felt when he was reunited with his family… And I'm proud to have a mom and dad, and a big sister in my life again." Amy said as she slowly opened her eyes and smiled.
Then a knock came on the door and Cliff opened the door and in came two people Fiona hadn't seen in a long time. And right behind them was Green's parents Midori (his mother) and Kuro (his father), Green and Fiona were speechless when they saw their parents. Fiona's parents smiled and offered a hug, Fiona came running towards them, Green for a brief moment caught a glance of anger in Fiona's eyes. Then Fiona punched her father hard in the face, he went flying back, his wife went to him. "How dare you! Why!? Why now do you come back into my life!?" Fiona was angry and sad at the same time. "Where were you when I was captured by Robotnik? Where were you when I was imprisoned? Where were you when I was left for dead in a prison cell?! Where were you I was alone in the rain? Where were you when I needed you?! Where were you when I lost my innocence? Where were you when I found love? Where were you when my life was in a mess?!" Fiona shouted out in anger, she stood with her arms out and she looked ready to strike.
Her parents looked at each other, her father then said. "We are here now." That was all he could say as he looked at his daughter for the first time in over five years. Fiona's mother cried. "We never meant to lose you Fiona." The vixen said as she held her husband's hands. "Your father and I did everything in our power to save you from Robotnik… But we were captured and Roboticized… We cried to ourselves when it happened…" Fiona's mother was getting hysterical with tears. Fiona's father then said. "We were shipped around the world for years… But about a year ago… We were in the wilds of Avalon and suddenly we became normal again." Fiona's father got up and brushed himself off his daughter gave him a black eye from her punch. "If not for our old family friends Midori and Kuro, we may have never gotten to Bygone Island for safety." Fiona's father turned to look at her eye to eye. "We were traumatized from our experience as Robians… But Midori's old nursing and counseling skills helped, she helped us. Kuro insisted we stayed and recovered before we left to look for you. Your mother and I have missed you sweetheart… And our greatest regret was getting Roboticized and not being there for you in the past…" Fiona's father then got on to his knees. "I beg for you to someday find it in your heart to forgive us… We were weak and couldn't save our daughter… But we're here now for you…" The fox cried as he was on his knees before his daughter.
Fiona had a mix of emotions. Everything she thought she knew and assumed was way off, her parents didn't abandon her! The truth was that they risked their lives and freedom for her to have her life and freedom, and now after all these years her father asked her for forgiveness. Fiona cried and went to her parents. "Please don't disappear from my life again! I've missed you both so much… Mommy… Daddy… I've missed you!" Fiona cried out as she cried.
Green then looked at his parents, he offered them a hug. The three hedgehogs had a group hug Green then sat at a table across from his parents so he could ask them questions. "I'm here for you Green." Nicolas said as he activated his holographic lynx form.
Green's father Kuro was instantly fascinated. "Whoa! A Mobian based A.I, I heard you had one with you." The dark green hedgehog said. Green then looked at his parents. "I'm sure you two know that I'm Nazo, and that I know you two have been watching and listening to things in the world." Green said firmly. His mother Midori shook her head she was the exact same color as Green. "We had a feeling that the Time of Miracles would come. God told us that we shouldn't meet you until after the Time of Miracles was complete, or you found us on your own initiative." Midori said to her son calmly. Green closed his eyes for a moment and smiled as he thought about the heavenly Father. "Our Lord does work in ways beyond mortal understanding." He then opened his eyes and looked at his parents. "I'm sure you two have expected these questions for sixteen years now. And I'll begin by asking why I was in the woods alone." He saw that his parents held hands.
"When the Great War happened, everything would change forever." Midori said, she looked at her son and thought of the last time she saw him in person was when he was a baby. "Your father and I are part of a secret society that's kept up the ideals of Nazo the Hedgehog. The society was known as the Chaotic Order of Nazo, and we followed Chaos and the one true God. Our society was dedicated to the preservation of Nazo's history and his ideals." Midori seemed to be trying in her own way to explain things from the beginning. "Your mother is trying to explain how things started. And for us it started when she met me in the woods by chance. She was a citizen of Mobotropolis, her brothers Sir Charles and Jules were always working on machines and training for fights. But she loved nature and all the beauty of learning, especially history and to figure out how things started at the beginning." Kuro closed his eyes and envisioned that moment in his mind. "I am a dedicated acolyte to Nazo… To you my precious son, when your mother followed me she learned about Nazo and loved his history… But found the end of every cycle of his physical life sad… Especially with the Colonial ARK invasion that happened fifty years ago… It was by chance that we became your parents… The High Priest confirmed that you would be the next Nazo and we were happy." Kuro said with a heavy frown on his face.
Midori then said after taking a deep breath. "We had everything planned out for you… But an almighty Alicorn from another world told us of your destiny and that you needed to be at the Station Square orphanage in order to go down a path that would lead to the Time of Miracles…" Midori then looked down with a sad look on her face she then looked back to her son. "But I defied the Alicorn… I wanted to raise my baby… We were captured by sirens, though our wills were strong, the Alicorn led them and made sure we would leave you behind, we were forced away from you and then escorted into the limbo of White Space. We were forever trapped in limbo for defying the Alicorn who demanded you went down your path." Midori said as she closed her eyes and cried.
Kuro held his wife's hands. "We were trapped in limbo for a decade… Verti-Cal and Horizont-Al found us and said that Chaos sent them to take us out of our limbo. We were joyous to leave but your mother took it hard seeing the life you lived without us when we asked Chaos to please show us. In time we found your grandmother Kiiro and grandfather Ao, they told us how Charles and Jules fought in the Great War and that Jules had a son named Sonic. We wanted to see you again but the Robotnik War made things hectic and then after we prayed to God for guidance he told us that we weren't to be reunited until after the Time of Miracles happened." Kuro took a deep breath. "We spent most of our spare time providing help to people and making our home here on Bygone Island, the remote and isolated nature of the island made it ideal for us. Eventually we went to Avalon and found Fiona's parents, whom we hadn't seen since the Great War when Fiona was born days after you were born." Kuro took a moment to calm himself.
Midori continued. "We were shocked with all of the developments that happened in the past sixteen years… And we're very proud of you and have always cheered for you and been with you in spirit. Seeing my baby boy all grown up into a young man… Has been hard…" Midori said as she grabbed Green's hands.
Green smiled. "I'm glad that my parents truly love me. I've been waiting so long… And now I feel complete with my family here…" Green said.
Sonic overheard. "Wait a minute! Midori, are you saying you're my dad and my Uncle Chuck's sister?!" Sonic asked.
"Yes Sonic, I am. Which means you and Green are cousins." Midori said with a big grin on her face.
Green smiled. "I had a feeling we were always family Sonic. And now I know where my smarts are from. They come from my parents and Uncle Chuck." Green said with excitement.
Sonic grinned. "I'm still faster cousin." Sonic said.
And so Green, Fiona and Amy were reunited with their families and Green was surprised to learn that he has a baby sister whose only three years old. Her named is Joy, and she surely brought joy to Green's family. Green was hoping he and his friends could enjoy time with his family as well as Amy and Fiona's families. And indeed there would be much for them to enjoy and there is plenty of stuff for them to learn about the Ancients.
Wow, Green, Fiona and Amy are reunited with their parents! But what other secrets lurk on Bygone Island and the surrounding islands? Find out as the stories continue!