Chapter 2: Marcadia

Sonic and his exceed friend Kenny head to their destination to the city of Marcadia. Sonic had been informed that Professor Eugene Walker lives at Marcadia and he is meeting with someone very important. He had some unfinished business with Professor Walker for betraying him after finding out that he had work with Mephiles to succeed for his plan of eternal chaos seven years ago. Sonic still could not get over the fact that he has been asleep for seven long years and everything has changed. He knew the guilds had changed also and moved on from him and went on with their business.

Right now, Sonic wore a black cloak disguising himself not wanting to draw any attention to civilians to recognize him and tell anyone that Sonic is alive. Sonic and Kenny enter a ship sailing to the shore heading over to Marcadia city. They even got themselves a room where the two can relax. Sonic takes off his cloak and soon start to relax.

"Man it sure feels good to be back home in Earthland." Kenny said in relief.

"It sure is." Sonic agreed.

"So how are you holding up being asleep for seven years?"

"I don't know how I feel to be honest with you Kenny, I feel like I left everyone and lost all these seven years of hanging out with friends and being there for everyone."

"I see. Hey it's going to be ok, will you go back to Fairy Tail?"

"Probably not?"

"Why not?"

"Because I want to go back home to my real world. To my homeworld that is where I'm from. I don't belong here in Earthland Kenny, I want to go back home to my friends, to my parents and to my best friend and my brother who is my best friend."

"You really miss them don't you?"

"Yeah… you can say that. I'm homesick Kenny and I miss them so, so much."

"I understand how you feel and you do really want to go home don't you but what Erza your wife and your friends in Fairy Tail. How will they take this if you tell them that you want to leave?"

"I… I… I don't know exactly. *Sigh* I just don't know what will happen but for some reason I should say here. Everyone has moved on and maybe I can be a vigilante to them."

"But don't you want to see your wife Erza, I am guessing that she really misses you so much for all these seven years and everyone misses their hero."

"True but we'll find out. Maybe after I confront Professor Walker, we'll go home then."

"Yeah that we can agree on."

Sonic smile and nod his head in agreement. The hedgehog and the exceed start to get to know each other a little more during their ride to Marcadia City.


Meanwhile, at Magnolia Town…

Seven years had passed and everyone had changed. The citizens of Magnolia enjoying life in their beloved city. The kids playing their action figures as they were playing Sonic the Hedgehog action figures of his different fours and pretending to be like Sonic. The citizens were enjoying their day as usual as it was always quiet and peaceful.

In Fairy Tails, things have changed. Team Natsu change their outfits after the events of Tenrou Island and being disappeared for seven years. Romeo had grown up and join the guild, Bisca and Alzack married and have a daughter name Asuka and she's a fan of Sonic the Hedgehog since her parents told the stories about the famous Sonic the Hedgehog defeating Darkness and Mephiles. Everyone seem to change a bit during those seven years since the events of Tenrou Island.

Everyone in the guild are all wearing black gathering around for the loss of their true friend who died seven years ago. It was the anniversary of Sonic the Hedgehog's death since he sacrificed himself to save everyone from the explosion occur by Venom the Black Tiger seven years ago.

"Everyone, I am glad everyone is here in the guild to gathering around since it is the seventh year anniversary of our fallen hero, Sonic the Hedgehog who died seven years ago after sacrificing his life to save all of us. We remember him as a hero and a true friend. Sonic will always be in our hearts and will watch over us sharing his smiles to us. Let us remember Sonic the hedgehog the hero of Fiore, the world and a member of Fairy Tail part of the family." Makarov announced.

Everyone share a toast to honor Sonic and went back on to enjoy the party and honoring their hero. Wendy shed a tear this did not go unnoticed by her exceed Carla.

"Is something wrong child?" Carla asked.

"It's just I miss Sonic… so much. I wish he was here with us." Wendy replied sadly.

"I know and it hurts. It hurts me as well, Sonic was a loving person and he always show respect to everyone and get along with everyone."

"Yeah and now it's been seven years since he's gone and it still hurts."

"I know child I know."

Lucy kept her distance sighing to herself and looking down frowning, she still had feelings for Sonic and still hurt that he's gone for seven years. Cana joined in and took a seat with Lucy.

"Hey girlfriend, how are you?" Cana asked.

"Bad of course. Sonic's gone for seven years and this is the anniversary of his death." Lucy responded.

"Yeah… I know. I miss that handsome hedgehog too. Everyone here wishes that he's still with us."

"Yeah everyone does."

"So you still love him?"

"Yeah but I'm dating Natsu now and we're trying to make things work."

"Can't say I blame you for dating Natsu, you need something to move on from."

"Yeah we all do."

Natsu, Gray and Happy talking to each other.

"Still can't believe it's been that long." Gray stated.

"Yeah tell me about it. It's been so long since Sonic died." Natsu reminded.

"Aye." Happy agreed.

"Hey Natsu, how are things with you and Lucy?" Gray asked.

"Still trying to work and moving on. Although we have our ups and downs. How's Erza?" Natsu responded.

"I tried speaking to her but she did not wanted to talk, even Mirajane try to talk to her but fail to get a response from her."

"Man after these seven years and Erza still misses Sonic. Isn't she dating with someone else?"

"Yeah ever since she moved on from Sonic no longer married to him she tried to find love but could not find the right one and there is Jellal."

"Yeah but he's in jail."

"That's true. Anyway, I wonder what Erza is doing?"

"Yeah me too." Happy wondered.

Elfman then jumps in the conversation.

"Hey you guys, talking huh?" Elfman said.

"Yeah about Sonic." Gray responded.

"I really miss men although he is a real man."

"You can say that again. Sonic was the strongest of all of us. No wizard could not beat him with that power and his strong forms."

"Hey I could beat Sonic in a rematch." Natsu argued.

"Yeah but you know he'll pummel you with his Super Form form or better yet his Darkspine form."

"That's true."

"Still, I wish he was still with us." Elfman sadly said.

"Yeah me too."

Erza visit Sonic's grave at the cemetery putting some flowers to her late husband's tombstone. Erza sighed to herself and took a deep breath.

"Hello Sonic, today is your anniversary of your death. Everyone is doing ok well they're sad that today is your anniversary of your death. We all love you, I love you and I miss you so much. Rest in Peace Sonic, talk to you soon." Erza said sadly.

Erza leaves from the cemetery and head back to the guild to join with the other wizards.


Four Days Later…

The ship had arrived to Marcadia. Sonic trained Kenny with some staff fighting style to help him so he can defend for himself. They even get to know a little more about each other hanging out together during their trip to Marcadia. The ship reaches to the docks and get on deck. Everyone got off the ship so did Sonic wearing his black cloak with Kenny on his right shoulder exiting the ship. The look around the city knowing it is peaceful and laid back as everyone is enjoying live in the city.

"Wow this is Marcadia?" Sonic corrected.

"Yeah it sounds like it to me on the map from my computer even on your wrist computer." Kenny proclaimed.

"Yeah you're right. So let's go get something to eat since we've been riding on the ship for four days straight coming here."

"Sounds good to me."

Sonic smiled so the two characters took off through the streets of Marcadia city. They look around seeing people smiling enjoying life knowing it is a beautiful and a bright day. The two stay low, blending in to the crowd finally find a restaurant. They find themselves a table and order their meals. Sonic order some steak with baked potato and fries and Kenny order some fried fish and fries to go along with it.

"This food taste pretty good." Kenny said smiling.

"It sure is, this is beyond amazing." Sonic added taking a bite of his steak.

Sonic's hood of his cloak accidentally came off of him blowing his cover. Sonic loo around to see everyone was looking at him hoping they did not recognize him but instead, they return back to their meals.

"That's odd." Sonic noted.

"What's odd?" Kenny inquired.

"I was expecting that everyone would recognize me but instead they're not shock to see that I'm still alive."

"I guess all these seven years they must've forget about you."

"Or in this city of Marcadia, they must not heard of me."

"So are you going to take off your cloak?"

"Yeah for now until I put it back on to return back to Fiore."

Sonic takes off of his cloak and return to his meal and so did his exceed. After finishing their meals, Sonic pay for the food and left out of the restaurant.

"Hey Sonic." Kenny said.

"Yeah." Sonic replied.

"How do you have money knowing you paid for the trip on the ship to arrive here?"

"Good question. I took a lot of amount of money that was in the armory room back at the ship when the dark soldiers attack. My question is who brought the dark soldiers and who are they working for?"

"You got me. Is it a dark wizard that send them?"

"I don't think so, only one person who can summon the dark soldiers which is my arch nemesis Darkness the Hedgehog."

"How would you know that?"

"Because he was using this book call the Book of Darkness. Fairy Tail hidden the book so no one of the dark wizards could use it for their schemes but Darkness somehow got his hands on it and learned a few spells of the book."

"Oh."

"I seen him uses it and uses a spell to transform into a dragon. A dark dragon if I might add."

"There's a spell that can turn people into dragons?"

"Yeah. I was the first one to witness it with my very own eyes when I fought Darkness and save everyone and save Fiore and he entire world. It was a tough battle I had against him but I pulled it off."

"Was Darkness strong?"

"He was very powerful not anyone's magic could harm him or have any effect to it. He was so powerful that anyone has ever witnessed.

"How did he get so strong?"

"He was created back at my world by my arch nemesis Dr. Ivo Robotnik but we call him Eggman which suits him pretty well."

"How was Darkness created to be so powerful?"

"By my blood exactly. A sample of my blood to be précised."

"What? By your blood to make Darkness that powerful?"

"Precisely. Darkness did not care about anyone's lives so he just kill them in his path of the reign of terror showing now remorse of what so ever. Now that he's gone I can no longer have to deal with him and the nightmare of Darkness the Hedgehog had came to an end."

"That's why that made you a hero that you became to be seven years ago?"

"That's right. Pretty cool huh?"

"Yeah. Hey I got a question?"

"What's that?"

"When you was married to Erza, did some of the girls of Fairy Tail fell in love with you still?"

"Yeah there was Cana, Lucy, Evergreen and even Mirajane."

"What?" Mirajane fell head over heels for you?"

"That's right. Shocking isn't it?"

"Yeah it is, you became so popular back then."

"Yeah I sure was. The kids wanted to be like me and be strong as me like how strong I was when I fought Darkness. I even took notice when the wizards of Fairy Tail including all Fiore wanting be like me and become strong like me to face me."

"They did?"

"Yeah but I am guessing that everyone has forgotten about me so I'm not mad about that. They all moved on."

"If you say so then Sonic. Anyway, since we're here in Marcadia do you think we'll find Professor Walker here since you know he lives here in Marcadia?"

"I'm certain of it. I even download the location on my Zypad."

Sonic heads in the alleyway of the city with Kenny following him. Sonic access to his Zypad checking the map of Marcadia locating Professor Walker's place. Sonic target the location got a location of it.

"I got it, we're twenty seven miles from here." Sonic informed.

"So it's time to get to work?" Kenny said with a smile.

"It sure is buddy, ready for our adventure together?"

"I'm game."

"Then let's go."

Kenny nod his head. He hops on Sonic's shoulder and Sonic soon sped off following the location to Professor Walker's house. They both arrived there in minutes, they stop for the moment knowing it is heavily guarded. They find out that Professor Walker's house is a mansion with heavy security guarding the house. Sonic put on his extreme gear glasses on and taking a look using thermal vision seeing heat signatures knowing there are security guards on patrol guarding the mansion.

"Looks like the professor has security." Kenny noted.

"Yeah I forgot that he was rich after working for Mephiles the Dark." Sonic reminded.

"Really. Another dark hedgehog?"

"Yeah it happen seven years ago. I rather not talk about it which it'll hurt me. However, we got to get inside the mansion and find out about Professor Walker's secret meeting with this special person."

"So let's get going then."

"Agreed."

*Song start playing Breach (Modern Warfare 2 Soundtrack)*

Sonic and Kenny start to get to work. Sonic climb the fence as Kenny uses his wings to fly over the fence meeting back with Sonic landing on his shoulder. They hid in the bushes, one of the security guards walking pass by so Sonic pull him to the fray and knocking him out by doing a silent takedown making him lose conscious. Afterward, Sonic and Kenny move on ahead staying out of side in order not to be compromise. Sonic walks up to two more of security guards so Sonic takes out his magic pistol from his holster activating sleep mode so he took out two of them knocking them unconscious. Sonic quickly disperse them hiding them in the bushes so no one could see them.

Sonic continue on ahead around the mansion with Kenny by his side. He eventually takes out three more of security guards and hiding them with his speed in the bushes. After that, Sonic and Kenny head over to the window and opens the window very carefully and entering inside the window and close it behind them quietly.

"This place is huge." Kenny whispered.

"Yeah tell me about it, come on let's head inside the camera room to disable the cameras." Sonic suggested.

Sonic and Kenny rushes over to the camera room inside of the mansion and disable the cameras. They rush to the door and get into position.

"Wait here and keep a look out, this won't take long." Sonic commanded.

"Sure thing." Kenny obeyed.

Sonic secretly opening the door and Sonic jumps right inside the door shutting it and beat down three or four security guards while Kenny waited outside to keep a look out. After the fight, Sonic opens the door letting Kenny inside the room shutting it behind him.

"Ok we're here so let's shut down these camera and disable the videos of me beating and knocking out the security watchers." Sonic exclaimed.

"Not to worry, I'll take care of it." Kenny stated getting to work.

"I take it that you've done this before?"

"Yeah. I'm a technician, I hack in passwords, files, anything that you can name of I do all of it."

"That's a first."

Kenny took like a minute to disable the cameras and getting rid of the evidence that knowing Sonic and Kenny were here and erase the footage.

"There. All gone and the cameras had been disabled." Kenny notified.

"Good. Now let's get to Professor Walker's office and find out about his meeting." Sonic ordered.

Kenny nod in response, jumping on Sonic's shoulder and they exit out of the camera room. Sonic scan the mansion with his Zypad looking for the office of Professor Walker. Sonic located the office so the two then head straight upstairs to the office sneaking quietly so they won't draw any noise to bring attention. They reach the door turning the door knob but it was locked.

"Damn its lock." Sonic noted.

"So what do we do now, we can't break through the door can we?" Kenny questioned.

"No worries, I got a better solution."

Sonic takes out a lockpick from his pocket shocking Kenny.

"You have a lockpick?" Kenny pointed.

"Yeah. I took one back at the ship and know how to use it. I learned it back from my homeworld." Sonic responded honestly.

Sonic kneel down on one knee and picking the lock of the door. This took a little while to get it open until Sonic hears a click, Sonic smiled so he gets up on his feet and opens the door. They enter in the office and close the door behind them but letting the door open slightly. Kenny gets on the computer, hacking in the computer for information. Sonic stay on guard keeping an eye out peeking out to the hallway.

"Got anything yet Kenny?" Sonic asked.

"Not yet. Still looking. Hmm… let's see… hold on I got something Sonic." Kenny informed.

"Lay it on me."

"It seems that Professor Walker is meeting with a dark wizard who has been anxious to meet."

"Is that all?"

"No there's more to it. It looks like they've been planning to bring back someone from the dead for the past seven years while you were gone as everyone thought you were dead."

"Back from the dead?"

"Yeah they're trying to bring back someone who is powerful than all of the wizards at some sort."

"Is that right. Where is this meeting?"

"They're meeting at the ruins of Nirvana."

"Nirvana?"

"Yeah the dark wizards use to be called the Oracion Seis wakened Nirvana and try to rule Nirvana but the guilds: Fairy Tail, Blue Pegasus, the Cait Shelter and Lamia Scale stop Nirvana and now the place is in ruins."

"I see. Download the coordinates to the ruins of Nirvana, we're heading over there now."

"You got it."

Kenny download the coordinates and the files into his laptop and logs out of the computer. Kenny summon his wings rushes to Sonic and land on his shoulder. Sonic and his exceed exit the office leaving the room.

"How much time do we have to get to the meeting Kenny?" Sonic asked.

"We only got seven hours for the meeting. If we hurry now, we should get to the meeting in time." Kenny notified honestly.

"Then we got enough time to get there before it begins."

"But if we're going to go on ship, we'll never get there on time."

"Don't worry, I got a plan. We're flying back to Fiore."

"Yeah but how?"

"My powers of course."

"Right."

Sonic and Kenny exit out of the mansion through the window and closing them. All of sudden, they've been spotted by a security guard notifying the others notifying them there is an intruder.

"Hang on tight Kenny, we're out of here." Sonic commanded.

"Oh I will." Kenny obeyed holding on Sonic.

*Song start to play Brazilian Militia (Modern Warfare 2 Soundtrack)*

The security guard burst fire with his magic pistol at Sonic. Sonic rushes out of the mansion grounds but he is encounter by a few more of them as they burst fire. Sonic then uses is Summersault at them knocking them off and get going leaving the area. Sonic climbs up of the gate and jumps over to the ground rolling himself and taking off.

"After him!" the security guard ordered.

Sonic and Kenny took off out of the mansion and away from the security. While they were running, they here noises so they turn around to see them coming after them. Sonic rushes through the crowd hoping to lose them. The security guards pushing the citizens out of the way shooting their weapons causing the civilians to panic. Sonic leap over the table of the market selling fruits and vegetables. Sonic cut through the alleyway with Kenny. Two of the guards go after Sonic through the alleyway while the rest split up.

They see the exceed up ahead so the run up to the exceed and pointed their guns at him.

"Where's your friend?" the guard asked.

"I don't know, maybe you should turn around." Kenny responded.

They both turn around but only to get beating down by Sonic as he homing attack on of them. The second guard try to fire his magic pistol but Sonic deflect the gun by kicking it off of his hands and the guard swing his fist at Sonic but Sonic quickly duck it, counter it as he slam him down to the ground and deliver a brutal punch knocking the guard unconscious. Sonic turn his attention to hois exceed friend.

"Are you ok?" Sonic asked.

"Yeah thanks to you." Kenny answered smiling.

"Now I got that plan out of the way, let's get going."

Sonic takes Kenny with him and rushes out of the alleyway but only to be spotted by fie more guards so they rushes over to Sonic. Sonic and Kenny enters inside the bar hoping to get away but the guards quickly enters the bar and start firing their weapons at Sonic. Sonic duck his head holding Kenny and take cover behind the cover.

"Changes plan, we're not flying over back to Fiore." Sonic changed.

"So how are we're supposed to get there?"

"By this."

Sonic pulls out a gold ring from his pocket.

"What's that?" Kenny questioned.

"It's a Warp Ring. I noticed that the Dingo leader back at the ship was carrying one of those so I snatch it without noticing. This will help us get to Fiore and get to the meeting on time." Sonic answered.

"Yeah but how are we're supposed to get out of this?"

"Don't worry, I have a way to deal with this."

Sonic smirked and throws a flashbang at the guards and so Sonic then jumps out of the bar counter and taking away the guns and breaks them. Five guards surround Sonic. Sonic gestured his hand signaling come on so one of the guards approach Sonic and hit him but Sonic counters the guard and do a spinning heel kick towards him. Second guard come in to strike but Sonic jumps over the guard spinning himself and sweep kicks the guard to the ground and stomp him unconscious with his foot. Third guard takes out a knife and try to swing it to his Sonic but Sonic evade the guard and swing kick him in the face, Sonic then dash to the third guard doing a flying kick sending him to the wall hitting himself and collapsed to the ground. Two more guards waste no time so they took out their second pistols and point it at Sonic just about to pull the trigger but Kenny summons his wings flying over to the guards, he takes out his staff given by Sonic so he extended his staff and swing it to the guards knocking them down catching them off guard. Sonic look and smile to his exceed friend.

"Hey awesome job." Sonic commented.

"Thanks. I learn from a good friend of me." Kenny thanked knowing it was Sonic trained him.

"Let's get moving."

Kenny nod his head, putting his staff away and jumps on Sonic's shoulder and the boys take off exiting the bar. They see four more guards rushing as reinforcements. Sonic cursed himself and so he and Kenny took off running while be chased by the security guards back at the professor's mansion. They rush through the alleyway knocking off the garbage cans to slow them down. The guards jump over the garbage cans still hot on Sonic and Kenny's tail. They even fire their magic pistols to the hedgehog hoping to hit them and stop him. Sonic sees two more guards in front of Sonic so Sonic then wall run evading the guards and uses Sonic Wave knocking them against the wall unconscious. Sonic and Kenny continue to run and came out of the alleyway and cutting through the crowd. The guards still chasing Sonic not letting them get away noticed by Kenny knowing they're catching up to them.

"Sonic, they're gaining on us." Kenny notified.

"I figure that. Don't worry, I got an idea." Sonic planned.

Sonic cuts in the alleyway once again and perform wall jump as he jumping to a rooftop and climb on top. The guards see this and rushes to the rooftop. Sonic jump rooftop after rooftop hoping this would work but unfortunately for him, the guards were still hot on Sonic's tail. Sonic look over his shoulder and smiled.

"They're still on us Sonic?" Kenny stated.

"I know, this just turns out to be much more fun. It's been so long since I haven't had fun like this." Sonic said.

"You miss the action while you was asleep?"

"Yeah now I'm back and I'm better than ever."

Sonic continue to run from the guards. Sonic leaps over to the another rooftop only to be dead end which there are no more rooftops to land and jump on. The guards arrive in time and pointed their guns at Sonic and Kenny.

"We got you where we want you freak." The Guard said.

Sonic turn around and smiled.

"Hehehe not likely." Sonic countered.

The guards cocked their eyebrows wondering what Sonic mean so Sonic then form wind from his wind and bring them altogether forming his ability.

"Let's see you guys can fly. Sonic Wind!" Sonic unleashed.

Sonic hurls blue wind over to the guards sending flying out of the rooftop screaming and they hit through the curtains on top of the market crashing down and knocked out unconscious. Sonic look down with Kenny seeing the guard knock out unconscious groaning slightly.

"That's one way to get them out of your tail." Kenny commented.

"Tell me about it, anyway we wasted enough time so let's get going and head back to Fiore." Sonic stated.

"Right."

Sonic takes out his warp ring activating it into a giant ring creating a portal. They both enter inside the warp ring and the ring disappeared behind them heading on back to Fiore and track down and head on over to the meeting where it will take place.


Sonic and Kenny had escape from the guards and they are on their way over to the meeting taking place down at the ruins of Nirvana. What is Professor Eugene Walker is meeting with anyway and who will this person be? Tune in next time for the exciting episode of Fairy of Darkness 3: Age of Darkness.