What's up guys! SEGA Fan BOSS here bringing you the next episode of Sonic The Hedgehog-Sailor Moon. I don't really have too much to say, except...it's been a month already?! o_O Well anyway, this episode is really cool in my opinion; I had some fun writing this one out, and we can consider this one as a lead-in to some really nice stuff for later. I think you'll enjoy what I've got in store for you all today. So, without further ado, let us get into Episode Eight!
Disclaimer: Sonic The Hedgehog is owned by SEGA, Sonic Team, and Archie, and Sailor Moon is owned by Naoko Takeuchi and Toei Animation.
Episode Eight
It is about 7 a.m.. In the northwestern outskirts of Azya strange power fluctuations begin to occur. Within moments a rotating sphere of energy began forming in the air, growing larger and larger, gaining physical presence. After about half a minute or so the spiraling sphere exploded in a blast of light — when the light dissipated there lay a huddled hedgehog with white fur and two thick quills coming out the back of his head as well as five smaller semi-erect quills coming from his forehead. The hedgehog seems to be unconscious. Then, it seems as though the hedgehog began stirring, slowly getting to a sitting position.
v ?: "Urgh...200 years into the future and we still have kinks to work out with time travel..."
Suddenly the hedgehog's stomach started grumbling, causing the white-furred creature to start belching involuntarily. In moments the hedgehog bolted up and began vomiting. Staggering backward a few paces the hedgehog collapsed back onto the ground, holding his head.
v ?: "Oh god...Time-surfing...Never get used to it..."
Just as he was about to stand up again something sharp crashed int0 the back of his neck, drawing a grunt of pain from his throat. One second later he crashed lifelessly on the ground. From the distance trotted up some lynxes wearing jackets reminiscent of Dr. Eggman's! One of them, a woman of about 25, standing about 4 foot 5 with a slight build and pupiless red eyes with black sclera inspected the neutralized hedgehog and informed the obvious leader of the team, a man of about 30 and standing 5 feet even with the same kind of eyes, that he was totally unconscious.
v Lynx 1: "Excellent, that means we have something else to present her with."
v Lynx 2: "But sir, do you think she'll be interested? She seemed to be really enthralled with the last prisoner delivered to her yesterday."
v Lynx 3: "Do not be ridiculous. We will keep this one sedated until she is ready for him."
v Lynx 1: "Exactly right. She will know who he is once she is in the mood to see him — he has assisted Sonic and his friends on numerous occasions." (signaling to two other lynxes behind him) "Take him."
As two, more muscular lynxes grabbed the unconscious hedgehog and began making their way back to the vehicle they had driven in, the leader of this team began grinning evilly, the thought train in his mind being perfectly readable.
v Lynx 1: (thinking) "This is just what I need to curry favor with the Egg Boss..."
Meanwhile, at about the same time, the Sky Patrol rests serenely in a meadow. Inside we find the Freedom Fighters moving about, beginning their day and shaking off the effects of Morpheus from their still-groggy minds, getting ready to come to grips with the mission at hand. Sally strolls into the canteen without her blue vest on, with a mug of hot coffee in hand. She saw both Rotor and Bunnie there, who were enjoying their breakfast.
v Bunnie: "Hey there Sally-girl! Good mornin'!"
v Rotor: "Good morning Sally! Did you sleep well?"
v Sally: "Good morning guys, not too bad. It took a while for me to get to sleep though; I've had so many things on my mind. So how has Sonic been taking things exactly?"
v Rotor: "Well "Tails" was working on something for Sonic's benefit; he seems to be preparing for a point when Sonic's gonna try to bail on us to save Sailor Moon. He wouldn't tell me what it was he was building though. He also mentioned that the Tornado's booster engines can ramp up as far as Mach 20 speeds to keep tabs on Sonic in case he does try to leave on his own."
v Sally: "He really believes Sonic would try it…?" (thinking) "Hmm. Stranger things have happened with Sonic before..." (taking a sip of her coffee; aloud) "I'm gonna go check on him."
Bunnie tried to persuade Sally not to, but the chipmunk continued her stride out of the canteen. Navigating through the halls it didn't take too long for her to reach Sonic's room. The door was slightly ajar. Moving it open Sally saw Sonic in his room doing pull-ups at super speeds. She could hear faintly the sound of music in his room and quickly noticed the hedgehog wearing earbuds in his ears. Sally tried talking to Sonic but he couldn't hear. This caused her to walk over and brush his leg as he was exercising. Startled, Sonic stopped and looked down — seeing Sally there he jumped down and greeted her.
v Sally: "Hey Sonic. You doing okay?"
v Sonic: (taking out his earbuds) "I'm making do. What's up?"
v Sally: "Er, I just wanted to see if you were okay. Rotor told me "Tails" thinks you might try to leave on your own and try to rescue Sailor Moon from Eggman, so I decided —"
v Sonic: (blunt) "Yeah, that's the general plan."
v Sally: "WHAT?! You can't do that!"
v Sonic: "'Can't'?! 'Can't'?! There's no such word as 'can't'! I'm going! I'll make better speeds running outside instead of staying here waiting around until we find Eggman! And I made a promise! I promised that I would help her!"
v Sally: "Sonic, you have to be patient! You're obsessing! Why are you doing this?!"
v Sonic: "Were you listening to me?! I promised Sailor Moon that I would help, and I am going to do just that! Don't try to get in my way!"
v Sally: "But —"
v Sonic: "I said, don't try to get in my way."
For a while the hedgehog and Princess just stood there, glaring at each other, unblinking. Ultimately though Sally stepped out of Sonic's way. Sonic walked past her, but stopped at the door for a moment.
v Sonic: "Look, I know you think I'm crazy, but this is me. You should know by now that when I make a promise I'll do whatever I have to to fulfill it."
v Sally: (sighs) "Yes, unfortunately I do know. And as much as it drives me nuts, I know I can't stop you. Before you go, see "Tails". He has something for you as he knew you would do this eventually. Keep in touch with us during this mission of yours Sonic; we are your friends and teammates, and we don't want you getting hurt."
Sonic looked back at Sally, the two locking eyes for a moment and remembering how their lives were affected by the Super Genesis Wave. So many things have changed since Eggman's tampering with reality, and yet in the two of them so many things are similar to the world that once was. And Sally knows how Sonic is when it comes to promises; it is never something he takes lightly and her assessment of him obsessing is quite appropriate. If that hedgehog promises you something, you can bet your firstborn child's life, it is going to be fulfilled. He walked down the halls to "Tails"' room and knocked on the door. No response.
v Sonic: (knocking again) "Hey "Tails" it's me! I need to talk to you for a second!"
Once again no response. With that he decided to go to the laboratory, stopping for a moment seeing Sally leaning against Sonic's room's doorway. His face softened seeing her like that and placed his hand on her shoulder affectionately. Sally began smiling ruefully at him, recognizing that she should have seen this coming sooner. From there the blue hedgehog took off in the direction of the laboratory. In less than three seconds Sonic was in the laboratory, and still no "Tails". Still undeterred, Sonic ran to the hangar to see if his fox friend was there. Sure enough he found "Tails" in the hangar working on the Tornado.
v Sonic: "Hey lil' bro! Whatcha doing?"
v "Tails": (rolling out from under the Tornado) "Hi Sonic! I'm just working out some little things with the Tornado's new booster engines. What brings you here?"
v Sonic: (becoming more serious) "I'm going out to save Sailor Moon and her friends from Eggman today. I just wanted you to know ahead of time."
v "Tails": "I knew you would. That's the reason for the Tornado's upgrade, 'cause I'm going with you!"
v Sonic: (eyes widening)
v "Tails": "You had to see this coming, Sonic. If you're going to face off against Eggman like this, I've gotta be there with you!"
v Sonic: (grinning, ruffling "Tails"' bangs) "All right "Tails"! I always appreciate your help lil' bro! With us both working together, we'll totally bust that Egg wide open!"
v "Tails": "Yeah! Well what are we waiting for?! Let's go!"
As Sonic and "Tails" high-fived each other, Nicole appeared via hologram projector in the hangar, revealing the digital lynx in her entirety.
v Nicole: "Sonic, "Tails"...Is this wise?"
v Sonic: "Nicole, I know what I'm doing. I know it's not wise, but when have I ever acted wisely?"
v "Tails": "And I know the Sky Patrol will be fine with Rotor as the on-campus mechanic while I'm out helping Sonic. Also, I've got the Tornado rigged to keep up with Sonic so he'll always have backup."
v Nicole: "That's not the point. By your own admission Sonic, Dr. Eggman has been improving with the solidarity of his plans; what if you're doing what he wants right now?"
v Sonic: ""Tails" already knows how I am, and he's agreed to help me out. Don't forget — he's got an IQ of 300 too!"
v "Tails": (grinning) "It's true."
v Sonic: "And how many times have the two of us gone up against ol' Egghead and won without the Freedom Fighters around?"
v Nicole: "..."
The digital lynx looked at both Sonic and "Tails" especially, and after seeing the unwavering determination in their eyes, she relented.
v Nicole: (slouching) "I cannot stop you. But what will Sally say when she learns of your absence "Tails"?"
v "Tails": "Well, she shouldn't be too shocked about it; Sonic and I stick together through thick and thin."
v Sonic: "And we know, you being the witty wordsmith you are, that you'll find a way to ease that into the conversation! You're awesome that way!"
Nicole pouted at that, but then granted them permission to leave. Sonic took up his customary spot on the wings of the biplane as "Tails" climbed into the pilot's seat. Nicole opened the hangar doors to allow departure. The propeller of the Tornado began spinning faster and faster until reaching the appropriate speed as the main engine began pushing the plane forward and, eventually, out of the Sky Patrol. In the space of about two minutes the Tornado was fully airborne and in the skies. Nicole waved them off, and after their departure wondered somewhat nervously how to explain this to Sally...
Elsewhere at about 8 a.m., a red streak tears its way through the sky at supersonic speeds! Knuckles the Echidna is still moving along to get to the Freedom Fighters at a steady Mach 1.7 on the High Booster Extreme Gear.
v Knuckles: (thinking) "Well into Eurish territory now. I'm freakin' getting there. It won't be too long now before I can get to Azya, and from there, to Japan."
As he was riding through the skies he suddenly was accosted by aerial fire! Slowing down by several multiples so he has better control of himself, Knuckles begins trying desperately to evade the blasts from below! It turns out that the ones who had spotted him were none other than the Eurish Egg Army, led by the vile Lord Mordred Hood! The sinister serpent was personally ordering the attack on Knuckles, having recognized him from above as an enemy of the Eggman Empire. The young Guardian then decided to take matters into his own hands and go onto the offensive. Amidst the exploding shells and laser fire Knuckles remembered the Supersonic Dive technique used by Jet the Hawk; he saw the green bird hit Sonic with that once before when they first met. The Supersonic Dive, if used correctly, could cause him to dive at speeds reaching Mach 4, creating a devastating sonic boom and causing the echidna to smash his way through the Egg Army below! With that in mind, Knuckles began making even further ascent into the skies, all the while being tracked by Hood's men. The echidna began moving in a wide oval, continuing to accelerate until he was just a bit under Mach 1 before he went even higher in the sky, ready to make the plunge. Knuckles closed his eyes, cocked his right arm back for a punch, and stopped circling the area, and before Hood's men could draw a bead on him...
BOOOOOOOM!
Almost immediately thereafter the red echidna smashed down into the ground fist-first, propelled by a 3,000-plus miles per hour kinetic blast! When Knuckles opened his eyes again he was stunned. He remembered once being here before helping out the Freedom Fighters against Lord Hood and his Egg Army. Because of that he knew that Hood's Egg Army had a city built around them in the heart of Avalon. But after Knuckles' Supersonic Dive, powering his already impossible strength, that entire city was nothing more than a smoldering crater, littered with twisted machinery and huddled Egg Soldiers that may or may not be in one piece. Indeed the echidna looked onward and saw a bunch of severed limbs in spread-out areas of the destruction site.
v Knuckles: (wide-eyed) "Oh boy. I think I might have put a little too much into that one."
He looked around for a while and noticed his High Booster was nowhere in sight. It didn't take too long for him to sadly realize that the board must have been vaporized in the collision. As Knuckles began to slouch he noticed movement out of the corner of his eye. Trotting over he noticed that one of the Egg Soldiers had seemingly survived the unintended massacre. The Guardian's amethyst eyes widened when he saw it was none other than Hood himself. The cobra was in pretty bad shape; both of his legs were destroyed, leaving sparking mechanical stumps behind, his left arm was badly chewed up in the blast, staining his tattered uniform in his own blood, and even one of the cybernetic nodules implanted into his hood was hanging on by a few loose cords leading back into his brain. Hood himself seemed to be in some sort of middle ground between consciousness and unconsciousness.
v Knuckles: (thinking) "Useless trash! Not so tough now are you huh?! Just what you get! I should finish you off now!" (raising his fist; thinking) "Because of you this whole planet is in even more danger!"
Knuckles seemed determined to finish the job and end Hood's life right then and there, but as he continued to glare at the pathetic mass before him the echidna slowly lowered his fist.
v Knuckles: (thinking) "No. That's not what I'm about. I didn't even want to kill the rest of his goons — I just put too much oomph into that dive is all. But at this rate he'll probably die soon..."
Knuckles, scowling, knelt down to Hood's wounded carcass and placed his hand on the cobra's head, causing Hood to flinch slightly. Then the echidna's gloved hand began glowing with a green aura and Hood started to recover. The hideously chewed-up arm began to fill out. After a couple of seconds Knuckles removed his hand knowing that the evil cobra would now be strong enough to live. Without a word Knuckles kicked Hood in the ribs hard and took off into the distance.
And further east, at the borders of Eurish and Azya, the evil Dr. Eggman strolls through an Egg Army base. At his back are the two E-10000R units carrying a giant container with the mark ( ) engraved upon it. At his right side clicking on her four-inch high-heels is Egg Boss Alexis Fox. Possessed of café-au-lait colored fur with cream color for her muzzle and tail tip, she wore her auburn hair in a luxuriant one-length fashion over the left side of her forehead. Her tail was long, thick, and fluffy, swishing sexily with every step she took. She had large, gorgeous gray eyes and a body just as voluptuous as Rouge the Bat herself. Alexis wore her Eggman uniform with style, with it desperately hugging every luscious curve of her perfect body. The men in her Egg Army unit couldn't help but stare in awe and lust each time she entered a room, and many envied Eggman's position right now for walking right next to her at this very moment. Unlike other members of the Egg Army Alexis did not seem to sport any sort of cybernetics; she seemed to be all-natural.
v Alexis: "...So as you can see, we can have everything you wish accounted for within the week, Doctor."
v Eggman: "This is good to know, Alexis. So how long before I can be on my way?"
v Alexis: "You have been here since yesterday I know, Doctor. But the vast amount of energy output from the Death Egg is such that your reserves are at approximately 76 percent."
v Eggman: "Grr..." (under his breath) "Stupid Scouts…making me use up all my energy..."
v Alexis: (right eyebrow rising) "Doctor?"
v Eggman: "Does not matter. I guess I can vent a little bit of fury with a little exhibition of sorts. What do your dungeons and torture chambers look like?"
v Alexis: "Dungeons are only 12% occupied, and the torture chambers are completely empty as of this time, Doctor. May I ask why you inquire?"
v Eggman: "My robots have a rather special prisoner in their possession right now — I like to think of it as 'dirty laundry'. Tell me Alexis, have you heard of the Sailor Scouts before?"
The brown fox's nose scrunched in annoyance.
v Alexis: "Yes I have heard of those little geeks before Doctor. What about them?"
v Eggman: (placing his hand on her shoulder) "Well, what you say if I have captured them, and am traveling all over the world to drop them off at various Egg Army bases so my Egg Bosses can take care of them?"
v Alexis: (intrigued) "Really?"
v Eggman: "That's right! And you, Alexis, have been chosen to handle my dirty laundry called Sailor Jupiter! Thanks to her and her little friends' meddling tendencies, my plans have been delayed! I would like to see this one punished for her crimes against the Eggman Empire! Alexis, prepare the torture chambers for our guest!"
v Alexis: (saluting before him) "Yes, Doctor!"
Alexis waved over some of her soldiers to handle the large container holding Sailor Jupiter, to which they gleefully complied.
v Alexis: "Exactly what did the Sailor Scouts do to incur your wrath, Doctor?"
v Eggman: "I'm just taking precautionary action to keep them from interfering. I refuse to be beaten again. This time I will have everything go my way, and there's nothing that miserable Sonic can do to stop me."
His curvaceous Egg Boss was slightly unnerved at the eerie calmness of her boss' attitude.
v Eggman: "I'll be waiting in my quarters, Alexis. Notify me when you have Jupiter properly restrained; do not authorize any form of torture on the prisoner until I am present."
Alexis bowed her head in acknowledgement as the large scientist calmly returned to his quarters in her base.
Right! So now, we have ourselves an intervention in the works! How will this adventure turn out? Find out in the next episode of Sonic The Hedgehog-Sailor Moon! Same hog time, same moon channel! Read and review please! SEGA Fan BOSS out.
