Sonic the Hedgehog (Game universe)
Transformation
by: Kimura Ayame
Introductory Notes:
This story began with a joke. A friend of mine on the Sega forums started a poll for "best female character", and he made the last option Tails. It was even funnier when Tails started getting votes. But the funniest part was when he won. So I had an artist friend help me design a female version of Tails, named Miette Prower. Of course, I couldn't leave it alone, so I ended up coming up with ideas for Sonic (Sonya), Knuckles (Kitalia), and Shadow (Silhouette). This story was started as an extension of that joke, back in 2004. I've been extremely slow about updating at times, mostly due to lack of internet access. But this is a project I still want to finish. Due to time constraints, I probably won't be able to write the future series I had planned where they were always girls, instead of Sonic and the gang being transformed into females. But I have some new plans for this series that might make up for that. Anyway, this is dragging on a bit. Enjoy!
Chapter 0: Eggman's Plot
Dr. Eggman regarded his latest creation -- a version of his powerful beam weapon, the Egg Cannon, infused with a special technology that transformed organic life forms at the cellular level. Among other changes, the Y chromosome in compatible organisms would be eradicated, allowing a duplicate X chromosome to take its place. In simpler terms, almost any male creature touched by the non-destructive blast would be transformed into a female. He chuckled to himself, "Perfect! Once fired on Station Square, this cannon will cause mass panic and chaos! All cities of the world will be forced to surrender control of their planet to me, in exchange for the reversal technology..." His maniacal laughter filled the room.
A voice behind him interrupted, "I don't think so, Egg-head!!"
Eggman gasped and turned around, "Sonic! How did you find my base?" Before the hedgehog could respond, he continued, "Doesn't matter. I'll just make a demonstration out of you!!" He took out a laser blaster he had modified with the same technology as his Egg Cannon, and fired at Sonic, who dodged easily. Eggman frowned, "Hold still!" His next shot missed as well.
Sonic grinned, "Heh... you can't hit me no matter how hard you try!"
"Hm... maybe not. But you can't stop me from activating the Egg Cannon!" He reached for the button on the control panel, but was knocked away before he could press it.
Shadow hopped down to the ground from the Egg Cannon, followed by Tails and Knuckles. He smirked confidently, "You're surrounded, doctor. Make your move."
Eggman backed into the wall, but he had prepared for such an occassion. In a sudden and unexpected move, he pulled out a remote control and pressed a button, activating a ten-second countdown on the Egg Cannon. He laughed, "I bet you fools didn't expect that! The Egg Cannon's countdown cannot be cancelled!"
Tails looked over the control panel, shaking his head, "He's right, Sonic... we can't deactivate it."
Knuckles clenched his fists, "Oh, yes we can..."
Eggman stared at the red echidna in horror, "No! Stop! You can't..."
He was cut off with the loud impact of Knuckles' fists with the Egg Cannon. It didn't break immediately, but it was dented. A few more punches later, it began to glow.
Eggman stepped forward, fists and teeth clenched, "You imbecile! The energy buildup cannot be stopped! We'll all get caught in the blast!"
Sonic grinned, "Guess we'll just have to outrun it then. Right, Shadow?"
Shadow nodded, and took Knuckles' hand while Sonic grabbed Tails, and both blazed away at full speed. Eggman ran to a nearby space transporter and frantically tried to enter the keycode before the explosion. A white light filled the room and surrounded him just as he hit the last number...
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Sonic and Shadow remained just ahead of the blast, with Tails and Knuckles being pushed in front of them. Shadow looked back, towards the energy field, 'I can feel it... the energy of a Chaos Emerald...'
He turned to Sonic, "Sonic, run for it! I think I can use Chaos Control."
Sonic frowned, "How? You lost your Chaos Emerald, remember?"
He tossed Knuckles over to Sonic, who grabbed hold of him with his free hand, "No time! Just run!"
Sonic pushed himself to the limit, running at his top speed. Shadow reached back into the energy field, ignoring the changes he felt beginning in his body, "Chaos Control!!"
As they began to phase out of existence, Sonic tripped over a rock, which had been impossible to notice at the insane speed he was running. The four anthropomorphs disappeared in a flash of green light, as the white glow of the Egg Cannon's blast radius filled the immediate area.
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Author's Notes:
Yet another revision of the first chapter for 2008. Kind of showing that I want to get back into this so I can finally finish it. Aside from the fact that Eggman would likely never come up with this particular plan, I tried to keep everyone in character. Imagining the game voice actors (before Deem Bristow's unfortunate passing, and the subsequent 4Kids takeover) helps. Not much else to say about this little intro chapter, so go ahead and read Chapter 1, already!