Kingdom Hearts II: Sonic Chronicles

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Chapter One: The Missing Word

The scene opens to a small room while its young owner continued to dream peacefully. But even the blissful pleasure of sleep needs to end at some point. As dawn approached, the sun began to rise over the window of a specific household, shedding light onto the sleeping figure within. The room inside only contained essential needs: a desk, a bookshelf, two lamps, a closet, and a single bed. The owner of the home was stirring, trying to block out the light of the sun. The jet-black hedgehog moaned, forcing himself to accept that the morning had come. The unknown character sat up on his bed, shaking his untidy quills and staring at the opposite wall in thought.

"Another dream about him." The hedgehog murmured. Following the rays of the sun, the black hedgehog sat up and pushed the windows open, allowing the warmth to enter his household. He leaned against the windowsill, watching the effects of the sunlight reflecting against the canals between the streets. He wasn't apparently the only one that had risin this early as shop owners began setting up their stands for the tourists that would surely arrive. The black hedgehog looked closer north to the city, where the castle of Elise the 3rd watched over her people – he still promised to give her a day to visit the town.


---Soleanna---

Later that day, the black hedgehog had dressed himself accordingly and met his friends at their usual spot. The usual spot was an open spaced section of the town that Princess Elise gave for their use only, so they had no fear of thieves. It was a small warehouse close to the edge of the city that had formally been used to store goods. The group within had made themselves comfortable with the small housing as a vast majority of random items were scattered everywhere. The black hedgehog looked between his friends, sighing uncomfortably.

The leader of the group was lying on the rafters – his leg swing back and forth over the edge. He was a cherry-red echidna with a number of dreadlocks touching his shoulders and a crescent moon birthmark on his chest. His attire consisted of scarlet-red shoes with yellow laces, finger-linked gloves with spiked knuckles, and a pair of moss-green goggles around his neck.

The youngest of the group was leaning against the second story railing, talking with the gruff warrior. He was a lightning-yellow fox with three bangs sticking from his forehead and, surprisingly, two tails. He wore a pair of red/white sneakers held by Velcro straps, a pair of white gloves restricted by metallic bracelets, and a pair of dark-lensed goggles on his forehead.

And the only female was sitting on a moth-eaten couch, reading a magazine. She was a pearl-white bat with petit, black wings and silky hair that reached to her shoulders. Her outfit was more used to flaunt her cleavage with her small, black tank top, black pants with white floral printing, a pair of white elbow-length gloves, and red/white sneakers. She was trying to ignore the yelling between her friends as the black hedgehog took his usual seat on the stack of boxes.

"Man, I can't tell you how pissed I am!" Knuckles yelled furiously.

"How could they do this to us?" Tails replied disappointedly.

"I agree that Zeenint has gone too far this time." Rouge commented, turning the page in her magazine. "But there's no point in crying about it."

"It just makes me so mad." Knuckles growled. He jumped from the rafters, landing perfectly on his feet, and stated pacing around the warehouse. "I mean, it's true that stuff's been stolen around town. And there's a fact that the Kingdom Knights and the Soleanna Signers are archenemies. So if Zeenint wants to think we did it, I can't really blame him. See...that's not what really bugs me."

"What Zeenint is doing is totally unfair." Tails said; he used his twin tails to glide down to the floor. "He's going around town, telling everyone we're the thieves. Now the whole town and their mothers are treating us like the klepto club."

"That's my point exactly!" Knuckles snarled. "Have you ever been this pissed off in your life?! Because I haven't!"

"That's what you said last week, knucklehead." Rouge giggled.

"It's like Rouge said – there's no point in crying about it." Shadow stated sternly. "If we want to clear our name, we'll have to find the real thieves ourselves. We can't ask Elise to defend us – she's already done enough."

"This should be good." Tails grinned. "I better bring my camera for this."

"What about Zeenint?" Knuckles asked stubbornly as Tail ran off into the corner.

"First, we gotta clear our names." Shadow said strictly. "Once we find the real culprit, everyone will get off our backs. And then we can take care off Zeenint and the Signers."

"Oh no!" The Kingdom Knights jumped and faced their youngest member, who was holding an open camera. "They're gone! All our ___ are gone!"

"All our ___, gone?!" Knuckles exclaimed, shocking himself.

"Hey, we can't say ___." Rouge said worried. "What the hell is going on here?"

"But you do understand what I'm saying, right?" Tails asked hopefully. "Our ___ are gone!"

"Stolen..." Shadow murmured thoughtfully. "And not just the ___. The word ___, they stole it, too."

"What kind of thief can steal words?" Knuckles questioned. "Not even Zeenint could pull of something like that. All right, I think it's time for some recon. Let's search the town and dig up anything we can find."

The group nodded and raced out of the factory, hoping to clear their good names. Shadow was the last to follow behind. Before he could even take his first step, a pulsating force surged through his head, causing the hedgehog to collapse to his knees. For one spare moment, the world turned dark and a feminine voice echoed through the depths.

"His heart is returning. Doubtless, he will awaken very soon."

And then the world returned to Shadow's vision. The ebony hedgehog shook his head as the overwhelming vanished as suddenly as it had appeared. Shadow stared around the warehouse, wondering whom the feminine voice belonged to. Rouge was the only female that every entered their secret spot and the voice was too mature to be hers. Speaking of whom, the white bat glide back into the warehouse, looking plainly irritated.

"Shadow, what's taking you." Rouge questioned impatiently. "It was your idea, so we expect you to play your part."

The ebony hedgehog was still curious about the unknown voice, but he wasn't given much of a choice as Rouge literally dragged him into town. The two Kingdom Knights trekked down the canal streets, seeing shop owners glare at them with untrustworthy expressions. It was hard to believe that just yesterday, these same people were treating them like heroes. Shadow doubt that even Elise could defend them without losing the faith of her people. The duo found Knuckles and Tails standing in front of a clothing shop stand – the hotheaded echidna was yelling with the shop owner.

"I keep telling you!" Knuckles growled as they approached. "We didn't do anything!"

"I would have expected this kind of thing from you Knuckles." The shop owner glared. "But I always thought Shadow was a decent guy. I guess it's true what they say about bad seeds."

"You filthy, little...!" Knuckles screamed.

"I think that's enough from you." Shadow said, watching Rouge smack her boyfriend over the head. "Listen, we haven't stolen anything. All the Soleanna gangs control a sector in the town as long as they follow the rules of equal conduct made by Princess Elise. So why would the Kingdom Knights want to steal something from our own sector."

"You've got me." The shop owner shrugged. "But who else would steal that stuff?"

"What stuff?" Tails asked curiously.

"As if you didn't know." The shop owner huffed. "I'm not gonna waste my time explaining it to you. If you want some answers, go ask Susan at the accessory shop."

Though thoroughly disappointed by their answer, the Kingdom Knights grudgedly left the shop owner to his business. But not before Knuckles chucked a rock at the owner's head before making a run for it. They team of four still endured the glares of the people they trusted as they made their way to the accessory shop down the street. The accessory owner, Susan, was rearranging beaded bracelets when Shadow and the others walked up to her. Surprisingly enough, she didn't seem as the rest of the town. In fact, she was smiling.

"Oh, Shadow, thank goodness you're here." Susan sighed happily. "I know you wouldn't let me down. You're one of my favorite customers – you're even still carrying the ring cuffs I gave you."

"Uh...yeah." Shadow said awkwardly; Rouge and Tails laughed silently in the background. "So...you know that we're not the thieves?"

"Of course I don't." Susan replied. "Someone as gently and sweet as you would never commit such a heinous crime. I'm not as shortsighted as the other people." She touched his hand lovingly. "I know you'll clear you're name, Shadow."

"Uh...thank you." Shadow said hesitantly, pulling back his hand. "Do you know anyone else that might know something about the thief."

"The old lady at the candy shop might." Susan said thoughtfully. "She seemed very sad when she lost them."

"Thanks." Shadow groaned as he walked away.

"You gonna buy her flowers and chocolate?" Rouge smirked playfully.

"Shut up!" Shadow snapped.

To reach the candy shop, the group had to travel all the way to the edge of their sector, close to the territory of their rivaling gang. They met the old lady at the candy shop, only to learn that she wouldn't speak unless she got her cat back. Who knew such a simple job could be so much trouble. The Kingdom Knights were running all across town as the feisty feline outmaneuvered the group at every twist and turn. Some of their exploits included destroy a few shops, smacking into walls, and receiving scratches on their faces from the cat itself. And after fifteen minutes of hunting, the Kingdom Knights looked ready to drop dead as the old woman's cat purred against his master.

"Thank you, children." The old woman smiled. "I always get worried when Tora runs away."

"Put a leash on that thing." Knuckles commented, receiving an elbow to the gut by his girlfriend.

"Listen, did the real thieves steal anything from you, too?" Shadow asked.

"Oh yes, something important." The old woman said sadly. "They took my ___. Those ___ were very precious to me."

"Looks like the culprit is going around steal ___." Tails stated. "And not just___, but the words, too."

"This isn't your average thief." Rouge stated. "I wonder if Zeenint and the Signers know anything about this. They are the ones who started the rumors about us being the thieves."

"Then we better go interrogate them." Shadow said sternly. "Let's hurry to the central plaza."

The Kingdom Knights dashed across town with Tora hissing at their backs – they started running much faster than usual. When they crossed the border from their territory, the fist place to check was the Signer's regular training grounds. The group cautiously wandered into an open plaza with a few benches, a single outdoor café, and a large fountain in the center. And standing on the other end of the plaza was the Signers staring at a notice board. There were only three of them as their leader was absent.

The first was a light-brown hedgehog with jagged black markings streaking along his body, wearing black gloves and black boots with yellow central line. The next one was a golden hound with two bangs on his forehead, wearing white/black sneakers, jet-black jeans, and a black bandanna on his forearm. The last one was a violet-purple tiger with black stripes, wearing a blue vest and jeans, black running shoes, and matching fingerless gloves. As the Kingdom Knights approached, it was the canine that first spotted them.

"Well, look who's back." Damien said, his comrades turned.

"The thieves always return to the scene of the crime." Gemini proclaimed.

"You've got some never coming around here, freaks." Armand growl.

"Who are you calling a freak, freak?" Knuckles glared.

"Nice comeback, knucklehead." A voice said sarcastically.

The Kingdom Knights turned at glared as their archenemy finally surfaced from the shadows. The one known as Zeenint was an emerald-green hedgehog with five pointed quills and a blue opal in his forehead, wearing simple white gloves and black shoes with white stripes. The Kingdom Knight knew he was strong and felt uneasy when the discovered Zeenint's body was covered in scrapes and bruises. The leader of the Soleanna Signers crossed the plaza nonchalantly, sharing mutual glares with Shadow, and stepped in front of his team.

"You can give us back the ___ now." Zeenint said.

"What makes you think we have it?" Rouge questioned.

"That ___ was undeniable proof that we owned you losers." Zeenint said with a proud smirk. "So what did you do? Burn it? Then again, we don't need some ___ to know that you're pathetic washouts."

"How about an instant replay?" Gemini suggested.

"Haha! I like the way you think!" Zeenint laughed rapturously. Both oppositions of the rivaling gangs moved into defensive positions, waiting for one side to make the first move. "I suppose if you get on your knees and beg, I might just let it slide."

The Soleanna Signers laughed at the thought while the Kingdom Knights scowled spitefully. But a great shock came to Knuckles, Rouge, and Tails as Shadow dropped his guard and stepped forward. Zeenint and his followers seemed to find his tactics rather suspicious and did not lower their stances. Then all of a sudden, Shadow kneeled to Zeenint and lowered his head in defeat – the Knights were horrified.

"Shadow, what are you doing?" Knuckles gapped.

"What you all should be doing." Zeenint smirked confidently. "He realizes that you pathetic losers are no match for..."

An eerie period of silence fell over the plaza – the Signers were stunned. When Zeenint wasn't looking, the ebony hedgehog lowered himself to the ground and thrusted his foot to Zeenint's chin. The emerald warrior was thrown off his feet and landed backwards with an audible thud and seemed rather shaken by the sudden strike. He looked up and scowled as Shadow loomed over the fallen hedgehog with a superior smirk on his expression.

"Who's the loser now?" Shadow smirked.

"Boss!" Armand yelled, dashing to his leader's side. "Boss, you're not hurt are ya?" He glared at Shadow spitefully. "That wasn't fair. The boss is still tired from training all day for the tournament and you used a dirty trick."

"You think you can take us on?" Knuckles challenged.

"I know it!" Armand replied, pounding his fist into his palm.

"Armand, stop embarrassing yourself." Zeenint said exasperatedly as he was force to sit up. "We all now for a fact that you stand little chance compared to Shadow. You might be equal to the echidna, but that's only by a small margin." He directed his attention to the ebony hedgehog. "But it's true – I can't fight you at my full potential in this state. We'll have to settle this at the Brawl Tournament."

"What makes you so sure we'll be fighting against each other?" Shadow questioned.

"Of the nineteen Brawling gangs, the Signers and the Knights are the strongest in Soleanna." Zeenint proclaimed. "I have no doubt in my mind that we will meet in the arena."

"And hold that pose." Shadow barely looked over when Tails took a picture of shadow and the fallen leader. "Oh yeah, this is definitely going in the scrapbook."

The Kingdom Knight laughed victoriously, knowing they had obtained the ultimate blackmail against Zeenint. However, not even a moment after the picture was taken, the camera vanished with a blur of silver. Friends and enemies alike followed the silver trail as the true thief was revealed. Shadow didn't know what to call it. The creature partially held the appearance of a slender humanoid wearing a silver bodysuit with thin hands and feet. And at the top of its head, Shadow temporarily caught sight of a strange, yet familiar, symbol: a turned heart with a pointed cross. The creature didn't seem to understand the concept of shape or gravity as it slithered across the air with its body thin like an arrow.

"What the hell was that?!" Knuckles exclaimed.

"Maybe it was the thief." Damien suggested.

"Whatever it is, it's mine." Shadow hissed.

And before anyone had a chance to call him back, Shadow had already given chance.


The scene alternates to the eastern forest outside the borders of Soleanna. Shadow had followed the unknown thief into the deep brushes and thick trees, wonder what it could possibly benefit from steal ___. Even in his mind, he couldn't say the word. The silver creature curled its body around a thick trunk, staring at the ebony hedgehog, before slithering through the air once more. Shadow had traveled through this forest plenty of times and had a faint idea where it was heading.

"What could that thing be doing at the old ruins?" Shadow asked himself.

The ebony hedgehog followed the trail the silver creature made and, as he had predicted, reached a small clearing in the forest. It was here that he discovered the ancient ruins of the former king's research laboratory, which had slowly decayed as the years went by. Many of the walls had collapsed haphazardly, shattered glass was abundant, moss clings to the stone, and twisted vines entangled themselves in random places. The only thing that was preventing him from entering was the wrought-iron gate and the high wall surrounding the ruins. And that is where he discovered the thief, standing absentmindedly as if waiting for Shadow to arrive.

"All right, enough games!" Shadow shouted sternly. "Who are you?!"

The silver creature said nothing and continued to stare at the angered hedgehog. Once again, Shadow felt something pulsating in his mind, but prevented himself from collapsing. The world faded once again and the voice returned. But unlike last time, this voice had an enthrall tone and Shadow knew it was coming from the silver creature.

"We have come for you, my liege."

"What?" Shadow gasped as his vision returned.

A long zippered that was wrapped around its head, released its hold, partially revealing the creature within. A set of jagged teeth was seen beyond the zipper – it was ready to attack.


The Thief: ???

Shadow jumped forward and thrusted his fist towards the silver creatures head. But against all logic, the unknown entity curved its face away from the hedgehog's head. While Shadow was distracted by this anomaly, the thief snaked one of its slender arms around Shadow's leg. The silver entity pulled back, causing the ebony hedgehog to drop to the ground, and tossed Shadow to the wall. Fortunately, Shadow caught himself in midair and landed safely against the wall before kicking back off. This time, Shadow swung his leg around the thief's neckline and suspected that it could curve around the attack. Imagine the shock on his face when the unknown creature retracted its head back into its chest. Shadow landed, stunned as the enigma withdrew its head.

"What are you?" Shadow stammered. "There is no creature alive that can do that."

The silver entity ignored his questioning and stabbed its point hand forward. Reacting fast, Shadow sidestepped and allowed the creatures hand to jab into a nearby tree trunk. Fear was present in the hedgehog's eyes as the thief's hand drilled directly through the trunk. It was only fortunate that Shadow regained his focus as the silver creature stabbed its foot, which skewered the wall when he ducked. The enigmatic thief once again contorted its boy into a spiral and stabbed its remaining two limbs forward, forcing Shadow to roll away. The ebony hedgehog panted and watched the creature regain its usual shape – it was unstoppable.

"This is insane." Shadow groaned. "How am I supposed to beat something that can change it's body shape at will?"

The silver enigma stepped forward lightly, preparing for the final blow. Then all of a sudden, a ring of electrical rings appeared around Shadow's hand, throwing both opponents off guard. There was a momentary flash of light and the hedgehog's hand felt much heavier than normal. He looked down and discovered something very unusual, despite the current situation. He was wielding a silver sword shaped like a key with a golden guard around the handle, and a keychain shaped like a spiked ball. For reason's unknown, the key weapon was trying to pull its new master to the silver creature.

"What...what is this thing?" Shadow asked shockingly.

The silver creature hissed at the appearance of the weapon and jabbed its whole body forward. It was at that instant that Shadow's unknown instincts took over his senses. The Keyblade fit perfectly in his hands and he swiped the silver weapon with a familiar grace. Then it happened. Just as the silver creature came close to attacking, Shadow swiped the Keyblade across its neckline, severing the creature in two. Time seemed to have frozen in that one instant – Shadow and the decapitated creature stared at one another.

"My liege..."

And the silver creature vanished in a flash of white sparks. But before departing from the realm of existence, the silver creature left behind the items it hand stolen. Shadow watched them flutter to the ground, not taking notice that the Keyblade had vanished from his hand. Unknown to the ebony hedgehog, a young girl was watching from the second floor of the ruins, sighing longingly.

???: Defeated


Later that day, Shadow returned to the Usual Spot with the stolen items in hand. The ebony hedgehog had to suffer through an hour of berating from Rouge about responsibility before he was allowed to speak again. The Kingdom Knights gathered around the first of the stolen items, which was a picture of Shadow with the owner of the clothing shop.

"What's this?" Knuckles sneered. "What are you doing with that guy?"

"I was his first customer after he opened the shop." Shadow explained sheepishly. "So we took a picture together."

"It's a nice photo." Rouge said, who sudden gasped in shock.

"Hey, you said photo!" Tails cheered. "That means the word is back, too!"

"So, Shadow." Knuckles said seriously. "What can you tell us about the picture thief?"

"There's not really much to say." Shadow stated, trying to avoid the subject of the creature and Keyblade. "The pictures were just lying on the ground when I found them."

"Then how do we prove we weren't the one who took 'em?" Knuckles scowled dangerously. He looked down at the next picture, which showed Susan giving Shadow his ring cuffs. "Oh look, it's Susan and Shadow again."

"Getting ready for a hot date?" Rouge grinned playfully.

"Can it!" Shadow snapped.

"Hey, has anyone else noticed that all the stolen picture are of Shadow?" Tails asked curiously.

"Well, that would explain why everyone thought it was us that took them." Rouge said thoughtfully.

"Then I suppose Zeenint had the perfect reason to accuse us." Knuckles stated grudgedly. "If the same situation was in reverse, I would have done the same thing."

"Are they really all of me?" Shadow asked.

Tails nodded as he showed the remaining photos they had collected. The first one was with Shadow and the owner of the candy shop, both sharing ice cream. The next one consisted of Shadow lying on the ground, defeated by Zeenint and the Soleanna Signers. And the last picture showed the Kingdom Knights lined up in front of the ancient ruins with a red-haired woman.

"Yeah, you're in every single one." Tails said thoughtfully. "Do you think that whoever took the photos wanted to steal Shadow later on? Maybe they had some big plan involving him?"

"You're kidding, right?!" Knuckles laughed. "Who'd want to steal a bonehead like Shadow."

"Look who's talking." Shadow retorted jokingly.

The Kingdom Knights laughed gleefully, never realizing what future awaited them. And even at this moment, a blue hedgehog stirred restlessly in his slumber.


~Restoration at 12%~

The scene alternates to a hidden room hidden somewhere within the depths of Soleanna's surface. Within the dark room, the hidden woman knowing as ZoN was seated in front of a multi-screened computer, observing the progress of her experiment. She barely took any notice to the cloaked figure and his partner behind her. While the cloaked figure remained unseen, his partner was a deathly-black horse with reptilian features it is appearance, a lengthy neck, and two enlarged wings on its spine. The reptilian horse stood a head taller than the others and stared down at ZoN.

"Order miscreants." ZoN muttered hatefully. "They've found us."

"But...why would the Nobodies steal photographs?" The cloaked figure asked curiously.

"Those are nothing but data to them." ZoN answered. "The fools could never tell the difference. But make no mistake, we are running short on time. Kumori must make haste – we can only hope they send him to do the job."


Sonic slowly began to stir as the miniscule Chao continued poking at his face. As the cobalt hedgehog woke, he felt as if he had entered some type of unusual dream. A blue fairy-like creature was floating around his head while sitting in an alleyway that he had never seen on Destiny Islands.

"Where am I?"

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"What happened to my home?! My island?!" Sonic panicked. "Espio?! A..."

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Sonic summoned the Keyblade to his hands as another figure appeared around the corner. He didn't seem like one of those shadowed creatures, but that didn't mean he wasn't dangerous. And it wasn't helpful that he was carrying a thin sword with a spiked rim around the handle.

"Who are you?" Sonic asked.

"They will come at you out of nowhere." Metal stated. "As long as you continue to wield the Keyblade."

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A great explosion was heard from the rooftops, drawing Sonic's attention to it. He saw two new characters falling from the sky and began making their descent towards him. He was barely able to take two steps before the grey hedgehog and large albatross piled on top of him.

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"Hey, why don't you come with us?" Storm suggested. "We can go to other worlds with the Extreme Gear."

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"Sonic, go with them." Metal said encouraging; Cream nodded beside him. "Especially if you want to find your friends."

"The name's Silver." Silver introduced as he held his hand forward.

"My name is Storm." Storm announced, placing his hand on top of Silver's.

"And I'm Sonic." Sonic smirked, completing the formation. "I'll go with you guys."

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Sonic and the others walked through the doors to Omega's shop, discovering a newcomer sitting on the counter. E-123 Omega waved his hand to the tiny experiment in emphasis.

"This is experiment 624, codename: Angel." Omega introduced.

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"I'm Capt. Marine the Raccoon, the world's greatest adventurer, mate!" Marine screamed.

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"The Heartless have great fear of the Keyblade." Metal stated, never leading his eyes away from the weapon.

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While the other's celebrated their victory, Sonic turned his attention to the Keyhole forming above the throne. He pointed the Keyblade and the teeth of the weapon released a thin beam of light.

"But the rat is a problem." Zant proclaimed. "He's found one of the Keyholes."


New mysteries and new memories revolve around Soleanna. How can Shadow wield the Keyblade? Who was the mysterious enemy? And is there some connection to Sonic's absence? Found out on the next Sonic Chronicles!

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