Author's Note: Hey there! Dillpickle16 here, and welcome to this fanfiction! I plan on this being a pretty long series, as it will have an ongoing plot line, along with a few side arcs as well (sort of like a TV show). This series will also only include characters from the main series games, so no Sally or Sonia. Now, sit back, relax, and enjoy the show! Rated Fiction T for mildly dark themes (and some language).
A soft pinging came from the green hologram map of the galaxy, the only thing that lit the room at that moment. A green dot flickered on a planet labelled 'Mobius'. Two silhouettes observed the map in silence.
"Do you think...it's there?" a female voice said.
"There's only one way to find out," another voice responded, this one a male.
The male voice's figure reached out to the control panel underneath the hologram and pressed a few buttons. The map zoomed in on the planet and brought up its coordinates. The girl nodded, walked around the map, and headed toward a window filled with the small lights of the stars. The boy soon followed. They both found their seats and began typing on a dimly lit console.
"Start the main engine," the girl said.
The spaceship's engine purred as it flickered back to life. The duo were now visible as the lights of the bridge came back online. Both of them were human(oid), but very different in appearance. The boy wore a brilliant blue jumpsuit with the letters "AG" shown proudly on his chest, along with matching gloves that went up to the middle of his forearms and an eye mask. His dirty-blonde hair stuck up on one side of his head and his happy, stunning eyes were the same color as his outfit. The girl, on the other hand, wore a sleek, black, battle-ready jumpsuit with the same letters higher set on her chest: "AG". She had long brown hair that covered her back and fell over her front in waves. Her steady brown eyes were calm, yet mysterious.
"Engine is online," he said.
"Prepare to warp."
"Are we going to have enough power to get there, Sarah?"
She smirked.
"I guess there's only one way to find out, Tristan. Hit it."
He smiled back confidently and pushed a large, obvious lever forward. The ship shuttered and glowed before blasting-off, leaving light blue energy particles in its wake.
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The forest was silent. The trees stood still, the bushes stayed unrustled, and the animals kept to their nests. Not even the wind dared to disturb this peaceful moment. Until the blur went by. The blue blur, that is.
There he was, Sonic the Hedgehog, standing loud and proud on a cliff over a large, green valley. He stretched out his arms and let the breeze blow through his quills. He took a deep breath of cool, crisp air and smiled. This was his world. He was just about to jump to down to the trees below when-
BOOM!
He was interrupted by a reverberating noise that emanated from the sky, as if something had hit the atmosphere. No sooner did this happen, then a giant fireball crash into the opposite side of the valley from where Sonic stood, who was, needless to say, a bit shell-shocked. After shaking off the initial confusion, he continued with jumping off the cliff, running to investigate the flaming wreckage.
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"We leave warp space in 3...2...1..."
The spaceship appeared seemingly out of thin air as it arrived at the planet Mobius. The view of the glowing blue and green world entranced both of the young star travelers.
"It's beautiful," Sarah whispered.
"Sure is," Tristan replied.
As much as she would like to admire the breath-taking view, Sarah knew they had come here with a job to do.
"We need to land on the planet, before we run out of fuel," she said, straightening up to attention, "Are there any weapons in our way? We don't want a repeat of last time."
"Ugh. Don't remind me," Tristan replied, rolling his eyes and sliding his chair to a different side of the control console, "Let's see here...huh. Well, there's...something."
"What do you mean, 'something'? Bring it up on the monitor."
Tristan brought up a screen of a strange half-dome shaped object orbiting around the planet.
"What is THAT?" Sarah exclaimed, "I've seen smaller moons!"
"It's some sort of weapon, but there's no power source. It also seems to be pointed at...the planet?"
"At the planet? Well, that's...odd. No matter, it shouldn't interfere with our mission. I'll begin our descent," she said, shooing Tristan out of his seat.
"Then what do you want me to do?"
"Make some disguises. I was looking into Mobian culture and lifestyle on the way here, but the dominant race looks nothing like us. I saved all of my research on the computer," she said, pointing to the hologram of the galaxy map while still typing on the console, "We don't want to go through that again, too."
"Yeah, first they shoot us with lasers, and then they come at us with pitchforks for being 'strange' and 'demonic'. Not my fault I get aggressive after being prodded for weapons by some overly friendly guards," he mumbled to himself as he walked toward the map.
He pressed a few buttons on the panel and brought up a picture of a brightly colored Mobian.
"Whoa," he whispered, not expecting a creature so...colorful. Or furry.
"Hm? Oh yeah, I guess I should've warned you about that. Mobians are anthropomorphic animals, you know, talk, walk on two legs, that kind of thing."
"I thought you needed a disguise, not a shapeshifter!"
"Yeah, but you can do that too, right?"
"Yeah..."
Tristan jumped up and somersaulted in the air a few times as he was surrounded by a blue energy. He landed squarely on his feet and showed off his new form. In a way, he had not changed much. He still wore his blue battlesuit and mask, and his hairstyle and eye color stayed the same. However, his fur was the same color as his hair, his muzzle was a light tan, and he was considerably shorter. He had a long, black nose and two pointy ears poking out from his hair. He posed for a little bit.
"So? What do you think?"
"Looks pretty good!" replied Sarah, who had watched the whole transformation unfold, "You're going to have to change me, though. I can't do that anymore."
"But you will be soon," Tristan reassured her, "Now stand up. Nice and tall."
Sarah put the already descending spacecraft on auto-pilot and stood up to face him. Tristan put out his hands but hesitated.
"Are you sure you want me to do this? It says that there are humanoids on the planet."
"Yes, but it sounds like they've had problems in the past and I really don't want to get separated. Not when we first land."
"Alright, if that's what you think is best."
Tristan put his hands back up and summoned the same blue energy to surround her. After a few seconds, the energy left, leaving Sarah in her new state. Her transformation was much like his own: she still kept her clothes and style, but was now smaller and furrier. However, Tristan immediately saw something wrong. Sarah was swaying a bit, as if she was on a sailboat in the middle of a storm, and despite her new fur, she somehow looked pale.
"Sarah?"
Sarah stumbled backwards and Tristan jumped out to catch her.
"Sarah!"
He didn't quite get there in time as Sarah fell back onto the controls. The ship lurched forward toward the planet at full speed, and Tristan tripped to the front of the craft. He scrambled up to his feet and sprang into action. He swept an unmoving Sarah off the floor and sat her awkwardly on one of the chairs. He slid into the adjacent seat and pulled the steering wheel up. He could feel the controls (and the entire bridge) heat up and saw the view outside cloud up as they rapidly approached the atmosphere. An explosion on his left made Tristan flinch, and after testing the controls, found that it was completely unresponsive. A strong jolt shook the entire ship, and Tristan realized he only had a few seconds before they hit the ground. In the blink of an eye, he grabbed Sarah, and let two appendages shoot out from his back and encircle them in a blue capsule as they impacted the planet with devastating force.
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Sonic was almost at the site of the downed spacecraft when he heard a rustling in the bushes in front of him. He stopped in his tracks as he saw two figures emerge from the shadows of the trees. Well, one figure who was carrying another unconscious one. Sonic noted immediately that both the boy and the girl were covered in ashes.
They must have been part of the fire! he thought.
Assuming that today was probably not their day, Sonic decided to take a friendly approach to ask if they were okay.
"Hi!" Sonic said cheerfully, taking a step forward.
Tristan tensed up and growled a bit at the action, making Sonic jump a little.
"Who are you?!" an angry and confused Tristan yelled.
"H-hey, it's okay-" Sonic said calmly, taking another step forward.
"STAY BACK!"
Tristan opened his two appendages again, but this time, he showed off what they truly were: wings. Large, blue wings that stretched the width of the clearing they stood in.
"Whoa..."
Sonic, for the second time today, was stunned. After the odd mixture of fear and awe wore off, he tried yet again to reason with Tristan.
"It's okay. I'm not here to hurt you," Sonic said, this time staying in place. "Your friend," he said, pointing at Sarah, "She looks like she needs help. I have a friend-he can help her, but you've got to trust me."
Tristan's wings had slowly relaxed during Sonic's last sentence. In truth, Tristan wasn't sure what was wrong with Sarah, but he highly doubted that Mobians knew anything about his homeworld illnesses. But, he supposed any help was worth it if it could help her.
"Fine. I trust you," Tristan said unconvincingly, "Lead the way."
"Alright, try to keep up!" Sonic taunted jokingly, getting ready to speed off.
Tristan took off into the air with a flap of his wings and watched Sonic take a headstart. Tristan trailed him.
"So," Sonic yelled when Tristan was in earshot, "I don't think I caught your names!"
"My name is Tristan! And this," he shifted her in his arms a little, "is Sarah! What's your name?"
"I'm Sonic! Sonic the Hedgehog!"
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"Tails! TAAAAIIIILLLSSS!" Sonic screamed as they approached his friend's house.
Tails ran out just in time to see Sonic come to a screeching halt and Tristan fly down from the sky.
"What's the matt-" Tails looked at Tristan as his wings folded and melted back into his suit. "Um. Who's this?"
"This is Tristan, and that is Sarah. She needs help. Medical help. Do you think you can handle it?"
Tails looked uneasy. He had a tool belt on, and based on the multiple shattered and broken windows, it was pretty obvious why he was a bit on edge.
"I...guess. Bring her in, let me see what I can do."
Tails ushered the trio in and led them to a bedroom.
"Lie her down," he instructed.
Tristan knelt down and gently placed her on the bed.
"I'll go get a first aid kit." Tails hurried out of the room.
"C'mon," Sonic said, waving Tristan to follow him, "We need to talk."
"No, I'm not leaving Sarah alone. Whatever you have to say, you can say it here."
"Alright, fine. You two were very close to whatever crashed. Did you see what it was?"
"It was a spacecraft, and we were in it."
"So you guys are aliens?"
"If that's the word you want to use."
"Huh."
A brief pause silenced the room.
"Why did you come here?" Sonic asked, his voice brimming with pure curiosity.
Tristan straightened up.
"We have passed a thousand stars to find something very, very important."
To be continued…
