A/N: So, we get down to business with this fic. I should warn you though this fic is more serious than the games and will get darker as the series itself progresses and rated 'T' for a reason. Seriously, Sonic CD is dark anyway, and I'm pretty sure Eggman wasn't all nicey nice during the Death Egg Saga.

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Arc: Green Hill

01: The Welcome Tour

Sonic stepped out onto the beach to find it completely deserted, which was unusual for the time of year. What made this even more suspicious was that there were several deck chairs and parasols scattered around and knocked over.

"This isn't good," Sonic said quietly. "I gotta find that girl."

Sonic tightened his grip on the letter and took off into the forest, dashing through the fallen trees like a bullet. As he journeyed through he found many burnt plants, scorched trees and large holes in the ground.

"Man...Eggman's really gone to town here..."

Suddenly the sounds of lasers filled the air, followed by a girl screaming. Sonic grinned dashed over there as quick as he could, finding a girl in the clearing. She was no more than thirteen, and was being attacked by a trio of indigo wasp-like mechs.

"C'mon then, Badniks! Bring it!" the girl shouted, throwing a rock at the robots.

It hit one with a dull CLANG, causing the wasp to fall slightly before buzzing angrily. The girl dodged a laser blast, though it singed her snow white hair a little. The others charged her, trying to inflict damage with their steel heads.

"Oh, no, you don't!" Sonic yelled, jumping on one of the mechs and destroying it.

The wasps turned their attention to the hedgehog and began to fire on him. Sonic dashed round the clearing, avoiding the lasers before jumping up against a tree, using it to propel himself backwards and kick the nearest mech, sending it careening into the other, causing them to explode.

Sonic landed and dusted himself off. "Well that's that."

He walked over to the girl and helped her up. "You okay?"

"Y-yeah, thanks," she replied. "Can you just gimme a sec?"

Sonic nodded. The girl was visibly shaken. Her dark blue eyes looked like they had been hardened by what was happening on South Island, but still had the look of fear that a girl her age would have. Aside from the singed bit, her hair was long and white and, coupled with her large fluffy tail and ears, made her rather cute. Round her neck was a brilliant red pendant. She dusted off her torn jeans and black and purple tank top then smiled at Sonic.

Sonic grinned back. "I'm Sonic. Sonic the Hedgehog. And you must Reiko?"

The girl gasped and nodded. "Y-you're here to help? Is there anyone else?"

"Unfortunately not," he replied. "Sorry, but there wasn't anywhere to stop and get help where I was."

Reiko looked a tad disheartened but wore a smile to mask it. "Well, one person's better than none, right?" A rustling in the bushes caused her to tense up. "Follow me."

Sonic followed as she took off into the woods. The state of the woods was even worse deeper inside, full of charred trees, craters and abandoned drilling equipment. Eventually Sonic and Reiko came out at a large lake surrounded by rolling checker hills and beautiful flowers.

"We've gotta be careful..." Reiko whispered. "Eggman's mining this place so there are lots of Badniks around here."

"I saw those drills back there, what's he after?" Sonic asked. "If Eggman's tearing up an island, he must really want it."

"Sounds like you know him," Reiko chuckled.

"Eh...just a few destroyed bases I had a hand in, no biggie," Sonic laughed back.

Reiko laughed more before continuing. "Ever heard of the Chaos Emeralds?"

Sonic's eyes narrowed. "They exist?"

"Well...yeah, where have you been living?" Reiko laughed. "Oh wait, you're not a native. Well, the Emeralds are what make this island move through the ocean."

"Huh, I always thought they were a myth," Sonic chuckled. "So you know where they are?"

Reiko's smile faltered. "...No, not really..."

Their conversation was interrupted by several Badniks, including crab and ladybug based ones. Sonic gave a small chuckle and began to spin jump on the mechs, destroying them. The wasps, Buzz Bombers, began to fire on them.

"Not again damn it!" Reiko shouted, jumping and throwing a Buzz Bomber on the grassy ground, breaking it in two before going around karate kicking a few of the Crabmeats in the pincers.

Sonic, who had just rolled through some Motobugs, noticed Reiko's aggressive kicking.

"Nice moves!" he said over the lasers.

"I've had practice" Reiko replied, stomping on a Motobug's head.

Sonic laughed and smashed the last Buzz Bomber. With the Badniks destroyed, the pair took a breather.

"Then let's go find those Chaos Emeralds," Sonic said after a while.

"What?" Reiko asked.

"You look like you know a bit about the island's past," Sonic shrugged. "If we're going to stop Eggman then we'll need a guide, right?"

Reiko nodded. "Let's go then."

-G:S1*-

Bestiary:-

Buzz Bomber: The most common aerial Badnik in Dr Eggman's army, an indigo wasp robot with two small engines attached, allowing it to travel at high speeds, and a laser blaster instead of a stinger. They glide gracefully over their assigned territory, but have to stop to attack. Nevertheless, the Buzz Bomber would inspire several other types of Badnik later on.

Motobug: Another common and easily recognized Badnik, as well as the first ever shown in the games. Arguably the weakest Badnik ever created, unless you were caught out by that very first one. Motobugs simply roll along the ground and try to attack with their scythe like arms. Unfortunately, they can still be attack from above, below and behind.

Crabmeat: Another famous Badnik, these are, surprisingly, based off of crabs. The photo receptors on its eye stalks allow Crabmeat a great range of vision. It will generally scuttle around its patch until an unsuspecting person walks near, in which case it will fire energy balls or missiles at them.