Here we go. The first chapter. Please Review. I do not own anything except the plot and OC characters.

Chapter 1: Greeting

Bubbling lava flowed over the ruins of a great city. The inhabitants had fled a long time ago though they still met their end at the claws of those you had overtaken the planet. Something surfaced from the lava and looked to the sky. It was a Metarex that was ordered to rule this burning place where only those with a great resistance to heat could survive. The Metarex was a red lizard with four dirt brown eyes. It had heard from its master that Sonic was to be arriving soon and that he should greet them.

Though it despsied the hedegehog, he would not dare disobey an order from their master especially when the Metarex had heard it from its own lips. If anyone could disregard their master's words, then they were not tru Metarex and deserved to perish. He would gladly deal the final blow on anyone who dared defied the Metarex leader. Sounds of hissing drew its attention and it spotted another one of its kind approaching with no doubt important information.

"What is it?" asked the Metarex.

"Slither. Sonic is approaching the planet as predicted. How shall we proceed?" reported the snake like Metarex.

"Have the others prepare a welcome party for them. Then wait for further orders. Now leave." said Slither.

The Metarex base leader looked back up to the sky as the Metarex did as it told and sighed. All the past Metarex had failed, but then those setbacks had been planned. Their leader was far craftier than the previous ones and no one, not even the Metarex themselves, could figure out its mind. Everything was in the palm of its hand and there was nothing anyone could do otherwise.

"I won't fail the master this time. I shall prove my power and loyalty. I vow on this body that my master has created for me." spoke the Metarex to himself.

He slipped into the lava once more and waited for the arrival of the one hated by all.

Sneezing, Sonic sniffled as he snuggled deeper into the blanket that he had wrapped around him with a thermometer in his mouth and a cup of hot chocolate in his hands. Having traveled to a water and ice planet, he finally succumbed to the effects of visitng each world. Amy placed her hand on his head and pulled out the thermometer to check the reading displayed on it.

"You still have a small fever. Maybe you should sit this one out." said the girl hedgehog.

"But I can't sit around and wait to get better. I want to help as much…ah…as...ah…I…ah…can. ACHOO!" sneezed Sonic spraying his germs.

Fortunately, Amy had backed away in time to avoid it. "No. Just take your medicine and drink your hot chocolate. We can handle this."

The girl hedgehog handed him the cold medicine forcing him to drink it and promptly stuffed the thermometer into his mouth after he finished. She went back to her position and continued working.

"Is Sonic getting better?" questioned Starlight.

"He is slowly. He's not happy being sick, but he's trying to cope with it." replied Amy as she continued working.

"I guess he won't be well enough to fight yet then." commented Cosmo's daughter as she went back to work.

Suddenly, the alarms in the ship went off taking everyone by surprise.

"What is it?" inquired the hedgehog with the thermometer still in his mouth.

"I don't know. The scanners are picking up a chaos emerald and a whole lot of Metarex." answered Tails.

"How many?" asked Knuckles.

The two-tailed fox's response: "Almost the whole planet is covered in them."

Sonic sputtered. "That many!"

"Where's the chaos emerald?" questioned the girl hedgehog.

"It's a faint reading so we don't know where yet." replied the plant girl looking at the computer.

"Show visuals on screen." ordered Tails.

"Roger." Chris put the visuals of the planets surface.

When it was up, they couldn't believe their eyes. Some even blinked to make sure their eyes weren't decieving them. On the screen were ruins of cities and lava everywhere. There were no signs of any Metarex in sight.

"What Metarex? I don't see any." spoke the echidna.

"I don't understand. The scanners are working." said the two-tailed fox as he checked his computers.

The hedgehog continued to stare at the screen in confusion when his vision started to blur. He was thinking about how familiar this setting was and imagined two figures were approaching them. They were an eagle made out of fire and a Metarex. The Metarex had a short tail, two eyes, spikes coming out its, short arms, and sharp teeth. Both of them stared at him with their murderous red eyes and the way they looked at him startled him when he was certain it was only his imagination.

"Sonic! Sonic! Are you okay?" Amy's voice brought him back to reality.

He found himself on the floor looking up to see his friends surrounding him. His cup of hot chocolate was shattered on the floor and his thermometer was soaked in it. Sonic found himself having a hard time breathing cltuching his chest. It was probably because of the fact he still had the cold which congested his lungs.

"What…happened?" inquired the hedgehog.

"We don't know. You were staring at the screen when you collapsed." answered the boy.

Sonic rubbed his head. "My head."

"You hit your head hard when you fell." spoke Starlight.

The hedgehog struggled to get up and used Knuckles for support. The ship stared to shake violently and he fell right back down when the echidna moved away from him.

"Sonic." said the girl hedgehog as she rushed to his side.

Sonic covered his mouth as he held onto her for support. Everyone else was busy figuring out what was going on. The screen changed to reveal an eagle made out of fire and a Metarex.

"A nature creature and Metarex at 12 o'clock!" shouted Chris.

"Battle stations." ordered Tails.