Note: The first paragraph was written as a cameo for Will and Maddy by Flashfire212. It was edited by me for content so that it would flow better with the story.
A blue echidna wearing a black denim jacket sat up on a ridge overlooking the ruins of a city that was now unrecognizable. He was watching a monitor that had figures on it, teenagers who are recognized as heroes. A black hedgehog appeared on the monitor, with a red and grey sweat shirt.
"Zant," said the blue figure. "If only you remembered what happened. If only I could help," he muttered. At that point, a light blue hedgehog wearing a pink top and a black skirt appeared.
"Honey, just sitting here moping won't help. I know you tried to protect him, and I know he lost his memories, but had you not, he could have died. You could have died,"
"I guess. Come on, lets head back home. Zant will just have to last on his own for now," he said, then looked back down towards Zant and his new friends.
"Godspeed, Zant. Remember, your friends will always have your back," A portal opened, and the two walked in holding hands.
They entered a large dome. Inside the building was a tall and white hedgehog waiting for them.
"You're late." said the tall, white hedgehog. He glanced towards the blue hedgehog.
"Sorry Silver." Said Will.
"From now on, we can't afford any foolishness from anyone. Our previous attempts to alter the future have failed, but I think I've found a way that will actually work."
"This future is not the way it was meant to be." Said Will. "We all know that."
"Our mission is to travel back in time and do what we can to prevent it. We don't have the tech to get us back, but we know someone who does..." said Silver.
"Who?" asked Will.
"Dr. Eggman Nega." Said Silver.
"I thought he was dead?" asked Maddy.
"Evidently not. I've received word from the Northwest branch of the resistance that he and my robot doppelganger Metal Silver, plan on going back and steal control of the Eggman Empire from the original Doctor, altering the course of the future. We need to make sure that doesn't happen, and make sure the future turns out how its supposed to be."
"I thought you tried that once already?" asked Will.
Silver angrily glanced at Will and said "Well, I failed. Just like you did."
Will growled at Silver and cried "You went back, TWICE! And you got your butt whooped both times and changed nothing!"
Maddy stepped in between the two and cried "Guys, this fighting will get us no where!"
Silver and Will looked away from each other.
"Point is, we're going back in time after Eggman Nega." Said Silver. "Be ready in two hours."
Silver walked off angrily.
Zonic the Zone Cop walked past some of the most deadly criminals the multiverse had ever seen.
His most recent addition was Scourge the Hedgehog. Scourge was one version of Sonic the Hedgehog from one of the millions of the parallel universes that made up the multiverse. He was the evil, or Anti-Mobian, version of Sonic. He had invaded Sonic's home world several times, and once tried to absorb the power of the Master Emerald from Sonic's world. Something went wrong, however, and Scourge's fur turned green, his eyes turned blue, and his teeth turned fang-like. He also received a scar on his chest from Locke, Knuckles the Echidna's father and guardian of the Master Emerald.
Shortly after Scourge's mutation, he and his girlfriend, Freedom-Fighter-turned-traitor Fiona Fox worked for a group of bounty hunters on Sonic's world known as the Destructix. Together, they worked for a mad-man named Dr. Finitivus, who transformed one of Sonic's friends, Knuckles, into an all-powerful yet mad demi-god known as Enerjak. When Finitivus' plan went south, however, Scourge and Fiona went back to Scourge's home dimension: the Anti-Mobius, and conquered the planet.
He and the Anti-Freedom Fighters, whom he renamed the Suppression Squad, took control of the entire planet and re-named it Moebius. Then Scourge got bored and decided to try and conquer Sonic's world. The Suppression Squad betrayed him, and Fiona abandoned him. Sonic trapped Scourge on his home world, where he got into a skirmish with Sonic's fellow Freedom Fighter, Amy, GUN agent Shadow the Hedgehog who had accidentally teleported to Moebius searching for the Special Zone, Silver the Hedgehog and Rob O' the Hedge, who were searching for Sonic, Metal Sonic, who teleported to Moebius looking to kill Sonic, and Rosy the Rascal, who had been waiting in Moebius' Castle Acorn for Scourge to return so she could kill him.
To fight them all, Scourge had to use Anarchy Beryl, the Moebius counterpart to the Chaos Emeralds, to transform into Super Scourge. Sonic managed to outsmart him however, and hauled Scourge off to the No Zone for imprisonment. Scourge was kept in the No Zone ever since.
Zonic looked inside Scourge's cell.
"How's our number one inmate doing?" he asked.
"Way better then how you're going to feel when I get out of here!" snarled Scourge.
Zonic wasn't worried. He snickered.
"Shut up and eat your dinner," said Zonic, slipping the tray of food through the slot in the door.
Scourge took it, still angry. Zonic walked away. While Scourge dipped his spoon into his mashed potatoes (which were, of course, lumpy) he heard something drop into his cell. It was a package. Scourge opened it. It was a small key. Next to the key was a note. Scourge unfolded the note and read it. It said 'If you can get past the Zone Cops to the Cosmic Highway, I will aid you in your escape from this prison.
Scourge unlocked the collar with the key and kicked the door to his cell open. An alarm rang through the No Zone's prison.
"Attention," said a voice over the speakers. "Prisoner Scourge the Hedgehog has escaped!" The voice over the speakers kept repeating the message as Scourge ran through the halls of the prison.
"I'm gonna make sure that I don't get caught in the clink here again. When I'm done here, I'll come back, and make sure I pay Zonic back in full."
Some Zone cops ran through the corridors and shot lasers at Scourge with their guns. Scourge spin dashed across the ground into the zone cops and knocked them off their feet.
He looked down at one of the officers. Then he leaned down and took his gun, as well as the Zone cop's communication device, and then ran off.
Mobius
The Dragon Kingdom
"What do you mean they left?" cried Sally, who had woken up from unconsciousness.
Sally was attacked, along with her friends Sonic, Tails, and Amy on their way to the Dragon Kingdom in Tails' plane; The Tornado by Detonator, a member of the Order of the Phoenix.
Their plane crash landed, and Sally's leg had been greatly injured.
So after defeating Detonator as well as three other members of the Order of the Phoenix, Ares, Ragdoll, and Sparx, and meeting their new friends Zant, Dante, and Jewel, they took her to a healer, who told them that Sally's leg would not fully heal for a long time.
Jewel told them that she was a Member of the Order of the Celesties, who were created to fight the Order of the Phoenix, and that they were a group of Super Powered Mobian Terrorists who have been kidnapping other Mobians with super powers. Jewels also said that Sonic and Zant needed come to their secret headquarters with her so that they learn new ways they can use their powers to battle the Order of the Phoenix.
They also learned that their home, New Megalopolis, had been captured by Dr. Eggman and the Eggman Empire.
So Tails and Amy decided to go G.U.N. headquarters to meet with the G.U.N. commander Abraham Tower, and request their aid in helping them battle the Eggman Empire. They also brought Dante with them, and once they finished meeting with the G.U.N. commander, they would go recruit new members to the Freedom Fighters.
Sally was unconscious at the time, and they all agreed that she would be a burden, so they decided to leave her in the care of Monkey Khan.
"They all decided what to do, and they all left!" said Monkey Khan, who was standing by her bedside, obviously not enjoying being yelled at.
"MY HOME IS IN DANGER, AND THEY DECIDE TO LEAVE ME?" Sally screamed.
"Well, you can't go anywhere with that leg! It seemed like the only thing they could do!" said Monkey Khan.
"I CAN'T BELIEVE THEM? WHAT DO THEY THINK OF ME? AM I THAT USELESS?" cried Sally.
"Well… with that leg…" stammered Monkey Khan.
"So you're saying that I AM useless?" shot Sally.
"Stop yelling at me and think for a second!" said Monkey Khan. "Can you honestly think of a way that you would be a help to them with your injured leg?"
Sally thought to herself and said nothing.
Then she buried her face in her palms and started sobbing.
Monkey Khan sat next to her and put his arm on her shoulder. "Its not that bad." Said Monkey Khan, reassuringly. "Maybe this is a sign…"
Sally looked up at Monkey Khan, still sobbing. "A sign for what?" she asked.
"The fact that you ended up here, no place else you can go…" said Monkey Khan. "Maybe this means that you were destined to be the Queen of the Free People, alongside myself. You know my offer still stands."
"Oh Ken…" said Sally. "You know I can't accept that offer, at least not until I know that my home and the rest of the world is safe."
"Suit yourself." Said Monkey Khan, who stood up. "My offer still stands. It always will. Let me, or the healer know if you need anything."
Sally nodded, wiping the tears from her face.
Monkey Khan walked away.
G.U.N. Headquarters.
G.U.N. Commander Abraham Tower sat in his chair in his office, troubled, pondering.
The Eggman Empire has risen again. Sonic the Hedgehog was no where to be found. There have been a large number of recent kidnappings of super powered Mobians, and criminal and gang activity has begun to skyrocket. The world was plunging into chaos. Again.
So what could G.U.N. do to keep the peace?
He sighed, and leaned back in his chair.
A G.U.N. solider ran into his office. He saluted and said "Sir! Agent Smallwood Reporting!"
Commander Tower leaned forward and said "At ease solider. What have you got for me?"
"The Kingdom of Mercia had sent out a distress signal, and our satellites had picked it up. We don't know if this means that Mercia is in trouble or not because the signal was cut off immediately. What are your orders?"
Commander Tower placed his hands together and closed his eyes to think.
Mercia may be under attack and someone is jamming their communications, or it could be a signal malfunction.
Ordinarily, he would ignore the situation, but at a time like this…
It would probably be wise to send a scout to investigate the situation before he got troops involved.
Shadow the Hedgehog and Rouge the Bat would be perfect for this mission.
"Call Shadow the Hedgehog and Rouge the Bat. I'll send them to scout Mercia, and assess the situation. If they find nothing, then we'll just assume it was a signal malfunction. If Mercia is under attack, we'll send an army to reinforce them." Said Commander Tower.
"Yes sir!" said the solider, who ran off to give Shadow and Rouge their orders.
"Run it by me again." Said Magnus the Eagle, who was following fellow members of the Order of the Phoenix through a rocky valley. "What exactly is our mission?"
"Didn't we already explain it to ya twice, m'boy?" said Bullseye the Porcupine. He was directly in front of Magnus, treading through the rough rocky surfaces they were walking on. "We go in, secure the area, and wait for Dr. Thompson."
"And?" asked Magnus. "What's after that?"
"Thompson does what he's been ordered to do by Leader." Said Spectre, who was floating above them.
"Which is?" asked Magnus.
"AYE! Ye'er given me a headache boyo!" said Bullseye. "Enough questions!"
"I want to know all of the aspects of the mission so that I know that I am not wasting my time and energy being a part of this organization, whose goals no one has bothered to tell me yet!" cried Magnus angrily. "Because so far, I've been sent to different places, wrecking them for no good reason and then disappearing, or I've been capturing weak Mobians with powers like mine. So I'd like to know exactly what the heck it is that I am doing, and what I am working to accomplish!"
"I find this organization as a pleasant way to show off my art." Said Detonator, who was walking ahead of everyone.
"Good for you." Said Magnus. "But I…"
"Magnus, if ye say one more word, I will slit your throat." Threatened Bullseye.
Magnus glared angrily at Bullseye. "Your metal weapons won't work on…"
A pebble flew past Magnus's head and struck a rock wall behind him. Magnus heard a small ''smoosh'' noise. He turned around and saw that the pebble had killed a large fly, about the size of Magnus' thumb.
"I don't need metal weapons to kill you, Magnus." Said Bullseye. "All objects are my weapons."
Magnus said nothing as they continued to walk up the trail.
Eventually, the group made it towards the front of a large factory.
Outside the factory were two of Dr. Eggman's robot guards. One had a rapid fire machine gun for a hand. The other had a grenade launcher for a hand.
One of the robots saw them, and fired its machine gun at them.
"You go ahead and handle this one, Magnus." Said Spectre calmly.
"Go it." Said Magnus, who sighed.
Everyone else stayed behind, while Magnus continued to walk towards the entrance towards the base.
Suddenly, the bullets that were being fired at them stopped in mid air.
Magnus extended his arm and the bullets went flying back at the guards.
The bullets pierced their armor and destroyed the robots' internal systems.
Magnus waved his hand and the robots fell apart, and their parts flew away like leaves in the wind.
The others came up behind them.
"Be a dear, and get the door too." Said Spectre.
Magnus waved his hand again, and the massive iron doors blocking the entrance to the factory severed from their hinges.
Then Magnus put his hand down, and the doors fell to the ground with a loud bang.
"Stop right where you are." Said a robotic voice that came from inside of the factory.
Out from the entrance of the factory walked six robot drones. They were about four foot each. One of them carried a staff, and at the end of it was something that resembled a magnet.
The one with the staff pointed it at Magnus.
"What is this?" asked Magnus. He waved his hand.
As he waved his hand, the magnet on the end of the staff that the one robot was carrying glowed blue.
After that nothing happened.
"What is going on?" asked Magnus. "My powers won't work!"
"I am M.O.S.E.S., the Multiple Operation Statistic Engineering Strategy processor." Said a robotic voice that came from all four of the robots. "I am the artificial intelligence that runs this factory. If you do not turn back, then you will be destroyed. I am capable of analyzing your powers and crafting ways to counter them, as I have done with your ally here."
Magnus glanced at the staff with wide eyes.
"T-that staff…" he stammered.
"It produces magnetic waves that counter any magnetic waves that you generate. Leaving you helpless." Said the robotic voice. "I only need to analyze your powers one time. Then I can send a signal inside of the factory that will create a device which will counter your powers."
"I-impossible!" stammered Magnus.
Spectre's expression didn't change, however Detonator and Bullseye were dumbstruck.
"You will be given one chance to return to where you came from. Turn back now, or we will kill you." Said the voice.
Bullseye turned to Spectre and asked "What do we do?"
Spectre smiled and said "Nothing. He's here."
The roaring sounds of a jet engine could be heard above them, and every one looked up.
They saw a small jet above them.
Someone jumped out of the jet and landed in front of everyone with a large crash. The person was cloaked in black, but his face was showing. It was a red-haired mole.
"Wh-who is this?" asked Detonator.
"You may call me…" said the mole. "The Mechanist."
The mole lifted his hands and two tubes extended from the palms of his hands.
Two spherical shaped object shot from them, and emitted a strange purple colored mist.
Once the mist cleared, the robots stopped moving.
"W-what is going on?" asked the robotic voice.
"The gas I emitted was a fog that hid my nanites inside of them. My nanites will take control of all of the cybernetics inside of this factory. All of its computer systems will eventually come under my control.
The Mole smiled and said "Your factory now belongs to the Order of the Phoenix.
The robots fell to the ground, lifeless.
The Mole turned towards the ones behind him and said "Come. Would you like to tour our new factory?"
Spectre grinned and said "Right away."
The four followed him inside of the factory.
Sonic the Hedgehog gripped the purple crystal dragon that was flying through the air to keep from falling off.
He had a heavy heart, since he didn't want to leave his friends behind.
He knew that this training would be important for the fight to come, but it would be hard for him to focus with his mind on his home, which had been taken over by the Eggman Empire.
He looked below to see the vast ocean they were flying over. Then he looked towards the distance and saw nothing but ocean.
"Are we almost there?" he asked.
Zant, who was riding the crystal dragon as well turned back and asked "Are you ever going to stop asking that?"
Sonic frowned.
Jewel turned to Zant, smiled and said "He's just worried about his home is all."
"Well, his impatience is really ticking me off." Commented Zant.
"Well, we're here now, so there's no need to worry." Said Jewel.
"We are?" asked Sonic, who looked at the ocean again.
All he saw was water.
"The island has a camouflage spell place on it. It is a defense measure, to protect us from our enemies." Said Jewel.
"Clever." Said Zant.
"Well, let's go already!" said Sonic. "I'm tired of waiting!"
"Alright." Said Jewel.
She piloted the dragon towards the ocean below.
As the got closer and closer they began to see a wavy outline of an island.
The dragon landed on solid ground, but the ground couldn't be seen. It was invisible.
Sonic, Zant, and Jewel got off the dragon. It dispersed into tiny crystals after they got off.
"So when exactly does this spell wear off?" asked Sonic. "Cause its kinda weird walking on ground that's not there."
Suddenly the island faded into view, and Sonic could actually see the ground he was standing on.
They stood in front of a large white dome. Standing at the dome's entrance was a grey cat wearing a black jacket, gray jeans and gray shoes.
"You're late Jewel." Said the Cat.
"My apologies." Said Jewel, who bowed in front of the gray cat.
"Well then, let's get started with your training." Said the Cat. "You may call me Spiral. For the next few days, I will be training you in properly using your powers."
"Tch." Said Sonic who smirked. "We'll probably be done with my training by dinner time. Don't know about this slow poke though." Sonic pointed at Zant, who glared at him angrily and cried "Hey!"
Spiral glared angrily at them. He extended his hands, and Sonic and Zant both began flying towards him.
Their throats landed in Spiral's palms.
"Listen to me." He said. "The next few days will feel like years. Decades even. You will go through some of the greatest pain this world has to offer, but the end results will be worth it. I do not tolerate those who play around. Your lives depend on this training, so you must take it seriously, or you will die."
He let them go, and they dropped to the ground.
They were gasping for breaths. Both Sonic and Zant were terrified by the strictness of this person.
"W-we're sorry…" said Sonic.
"Before we begin sir…" said Zant. "We've only just gotten here, and we're tired and hungry… do you think we can rest a bit?"
Spiral glared angrily at them. "DEATH WAITS FOR NO ONE!" he cried.
All of a sudden, two more Spirals appeared in a flash of smoke.
They both charged at Sonic and Zant.
"DEFEND YOURSELF!" cried both of the Spirals.
Sonic ran at both of the Spirals at full speed. He spin dashed into them, but one sidestepped.
The other blocked the blow, while the first one grabbed Sonic's feet and slammed him on the ground.
Zant teleported behind the two Spirals and stabbed them both in the back, but the Spirals disappeared in a puff of smoke.
"Death comes from all directions." Said Spirals voice in a loud echo.
Suddenly, pedals of grass began to fly in the wind, until the formed into the shape of two people.
Both of the grass pedal people began to fade into the image of Spiral.
They both held knives up to Sonic and Zant's throat.
"During my training." Said the one who had a knife held up to Zant. "You will learn what to do when you face death. You will learn power through fear. You will learn new limits to your powers, and in the end you will become even stronger then ever."
Suddenly, the Spirals disappeared in a puff of smoke.
"This has been your first lesson." Said the voice of Spiral from behind the two.
Sonic and Zant turned to face him.
"Your next lesson begins inside of the dome in one hour. Be ready."
Spiral walked into the dome.
Sonic and Zant both glared at him angrily.
"Not exactly a ray of sunshine is he?" asked Sonic.
Zant shook his head. Then he turned to Jewel and asked "Just what have we gotten ourselves into?" he asked.
Jewel sadly bowed her head. "I apologize for his strictness." She said. "But he is right. This training is required for the sake of your lives, as well as the fate of the world."
Sonic wiped some dirt off of his shoulder and said "Tell me something I don't know."
"Let's get rested and ready for his next lesson." Said Zant, who walked towards the dome entrance.
Sonic followed.
Back at G.U.N. headquarters, Shadow the Hedgehog and Rouge the Bat were shown into the conference room by two G.U.N. troops.
"Wait!" cried a voice from behind them.
All three looked back to see a small brown hedgehog wearing a black jacket, gray jeans and black and white tennis shoes being pushed by a taller, blue hedgehog wearing camouflage towards them.
"Take rookie here with ya!" said the blue hedgehog.
"Commander didn't say he needed him." Said the first G.U.N. agent.
"Well, I'm here to make Commander reconsider." Said the blue hedgehog. "Rookie here is ready for his first major mission!"
"I've already been on my first major mission you idiot geezer…" said the brown hedgehog quietly.
"You call infiltrating Casinopolis' criminal empire a major mission?" cried the blue hedgehog. "And how exactly am I a geezer? I'm 22!"
The blue hedgehog pushed the brown hedgehog towards them.
"Take him with you." Said Kane.
"Fine." Said the first G.U.N. agent.
The brown hedgehog went with Shadow, Rouge, and the two G.U.N. troops.
The three entered the conference room, where G.U.N. commander Abraham Tower was waiting to give them their briefing.
"Why is Ricco here?" asked the commander. "I didn't call for him."
"Sorry sir." Said Rouge. "Kane insisted. And you know how he is."
"Ah." Said the Commander. "I understand. Well I guess there's no harm in letting him join."
The Commander cleared his throat.
"Anyways." He said. "Your mission is a little reconnaissance to the Kingdom of Mercia. We've recently received a distress signal from there, but it was cut off almost immediately. With the spike in Eggman Empire activity lately, I'm not taking any chances."
"So all you want us to do is check on the status of Mercia?" asked Shadow.
"Seems like Ricco can do that on his own." Said Rouge.
Ricco gave them booth an irritated look.
"In case Mercia has been attacked, you guys are to lead a team of G.U.N. soldiers to reinforce Mercia. They will be traveling with you in a transport ship. We will continue to send you more aid accordingly if the kingdom has been attacked."
Shadow nodded. "Understood." He said. "Let's hurry up and get this over with."
Shadow, Rouge, and Ricco all exited the conference room and headed to the hangar.
Scourge spin dashed out the window of the prison.
He landed on his feet, unscarred from the glass.
"It's a straight shot out of here once I get off the prison grounds." Scourge said to himself. "Then I'll head down to Moebius and give those jerks a piece of my mind."
Scourge made a break for the exit of the prison.
Suddenly, Scourge ran into a blue force field, and fell onto his back.
"You're not going anywhere." Said Zonic's voice.
Zonic walked up behind Scourge and picked him up by his neck.
"Be a good boy and get back to your cell now Scourge." He said.
"Urg… you wish!" said Scourge, who struggled to get break free of Zonic's grip.
Scourge bashed Zonic in the face with his heel, forcing Zonic to loose his grip on him.
Scourge landed on the ground. He swiped his right foot into Zonic's feet, tripping him.
But Zonic did a backwards somersault back onto his feet.
Scourge punched him, but he blocked the attack, grabbed his arm, and flipped Scourge onto his back.
Zonic tried putting a control collar on his neck while he was down, but Scourge rolled out of the way, and back onto his feet before he could do anything.
Scourge turned around and ran up the side of a wall, then used the momentum to bounce off the wall, and spin dash in Zonic's direction.
Another blue force field blocked Scourge's attack.
Scourge landed on his feet, and the force field dissipated.
"Its useless Scourge!" cried Zonic. "You can't escape us!"
"I won't waste my life trapped in here! I'll whoop all of you if It means I get out of here!" cried Scourge.
Scourge pulled out the gun he stole from the Zone cop from earlier and shot Zonic with it.
The lasers from the gun burned through Zonic's armor, and wounded Zonic.
'Dang!' he thought to himself. 'I let my guard down…'
Zonic began to bleed from his wounds.
Scourge started to laugh as he walked up to Zonic, grabbed him by the neck, and pointed the gun to his head.
"You've been getting in my way for a long time, Zonic." Scourge said, with a hint of malice in his voice. "If I take care of you now, you'll never get in my way again."
Zonic's heart skipped a few beats.
Scourge still had the gun pointed to his head.
From the amount of tension in the air, it felt like Scourge was really going to kill him.
"You…" stammered Scourge. "Are finished."
Suddenly the gun rose from Scourge's hand by itself.
Scourge watched the gun fly into the air. "W-what's going on?" he stammered.
"Now, now…" said a voice from behind him. "There'll be none of that. No unnecessary blood shed is needed Scourge."
Scourge looked behind him to see a large mammoth wearing an expensive business suit.
"My name is Mammoth Mogul." Said the Mammoth. "I have come to recruit you, which is why I freed you from this prison."
Scourge glared at the Mammoth angrily.
"If you were going so far as to free me, why did you make me fight my way through all of the prison's guards?" he asked.
"A test." Said Mogul. "I wanted to know the measure of your abilities."
"What?" cried Scourge angrily.
"Calm down. From here on out I will escort you out of this zone."
Scourge gave Mogul a surprised look.
"A-are you serious?" he asked.
Scourge let Zonic drop to the ground.
"Yes I am." Said Mogul. "Come. Let's go."
A green portal opened up next to Mogul and he and Scourge walked inside of it and disappeared.