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A New Beginning

As Sonics dead body floated through space, the energy from the time capsule exploded into the surrounding space destroying nearly half of the Milky Way galaxy. When the explosion came to an end, it started imploding back on itself. When Sonic realized he was alive, he could see the vortex of light again, except backwards. After a while, he started to notice that everything was happening in reverse. The planets and solar systems that he destroyed were healing themselves. He flew backwards through the sun and landed on earth again running backwards.

Sonic felt like an observer as he watched what he did to the earth in reverse. Explosions were reversing themselves; cities were putting themselves back together. After a few minutes, it started to dawn on Sonic what was happening. Sonic opened his hand and noticed Chris's device was glowing white. The time capsule was taking him back in time.

Events were playing themselves out in reverse and it was only accelerating. As time went on, not even Sonic could see everything that was happening. Everything became brighter and brighter until he was blinded by the light. At once, everything became silent.

Sonic looked around him to get his bearings. He was on mobias, and the world was whole again!

He opened his hand to see the time capsule sparking. It looked like it was busted. Even so, he could still feel one last massive bust of energy build up in it. This time it felt different. He felt like the energy around him was being drawn to him like a magnet.

When Sonic looked up he could see Robotnik's Sonic robot with it's foot hovering over Chris Thorndyke.

Somehow, Sonic instinctively knew what to do with the last bit of energy in the time capsule. He clutched the capsule in his hand, and used the magnet like energy to rip the chaos emeralds out of Eggman's robot. Now he knew that the time capsule used the chaos emeralds to somehow focus it's energy.

The chaos emeralds violently tore holes in the giant robot where they exited and converged on Sonic. It didn't take long for Sonic to turn into Super Sonic.

As the giant robot foot came down on Chris Sonic flew up just far enough to catch it. Chris looked up to see Sonic grinning while holding the giant foot up with one hand.

Eggman: WHAT!

Sonic: Hay Egghead! Time to flip your omelet!

Sonic threw the robot into the air, flipping it one full time before it landed face first on the ground. Shortly thereafter, he tore through the giant robot like it was tinfoil, sending explosions in every direction.

Out of the balls of flames came Sonic-holding Eggman by the collar of his uniform. Sonic violently threw the doctor to the ground and flew down to him with his foot holding down his head on the side of his face.

Sonic: If you ever think about hurting my friends again, I will own you!

Sonics face was flushed with anger while he pressed down on the doctor with his foot.

Sonic: Promise me you will never do that again!

After a pause, Sonic started pushing down harder on Eggman.

Sonic: You know I can make my self as heavy or light as I want when I'm like this!

It was hard to tell for sure but it sounded like a bone softly snapped while it started to cave from the pressure.

Chris: Sonic!

Sonic looked over at Chris and Tails. They were standing there with looks of horror on their faces.

Sonic's breathing slowed and his anger slowly left him. After a few seconds, he took his foot off of Eggman and helped him up. Eggman had black marks on his clothes from being singed by the explosion. Sonic floated up to him to look him at eye level.

Sonic: I don't want to see you for at least a week. Don't ever think about hurting my friends again. Go. Get out of my site.

Eggman, as shocked as he was, nodded and started walking away; only turning around for a second to tell Chris, "For what it's worth, I was hoping I would loose today."

After Eggman left, Chaos control lit up the sky. Out of the light came Sonic in his normal blue form.

Tails: Sonic? What happened to you?

Sonic: It's a long story buddy. It's a story I don't plan to ever let happen again.

Sonic held out his hand to show Chris the fried circuitry that was his time capsule. Chris gasped.

Chris: Is that?

Sonic: It sure is buddy. We wouldn't be here right now if it weren't for you.

Sonic walked over and put the time capsule in his hand. When the object touched Chris's hand, he jolted in pain from an electric shock. Sonic placed his hand on Chris to help him up but he started jittering from the shock also.

Tails ran up help them and he too was hit by a shock, only it sent Tails flying back. When Tails came to, he realized something. He remembered everything from the past 20 years of the alternate timeline!

Tails gasped in amazement as he looked around to see the world not in a decrepit state. Then he remembered that Sonic and Chris were both still being electrocuted. Tails hurried over and grabbed his Miles Electric pad. Tails ran as close as he could to Chris and Sonic without getting shocked and took readings.

Tails: Eggman! I can recognize your programming anywhere!

Tails hurriedly typed away at the pad and hit the send button to block the signal coming from the time capsule.

Sonic and Chris both got up off the ground shaking their heads.

Chris: Whoa! What happened?

Tails: It was Eggman! He hacked your time capsule Chris and put in a feedback loop that used what little energy that was left in it.

Chris: Wha…What time capsule?

Tails looked puzzlingly at Chris.

Tails: The one you invented to save the world?

Chris laughed. "Sorry Tails. I don't know what you're talking about. With that, Tails's face fell.

Tails: Oh no. Quick! Sonic! What is the last thing you remember?

Sonic laughed. "The last thing I remember is giving Chris back his time capsule." Tails eyes widened.

Tails: Oh no. That means…Chris! What's the last thing you remember?

Chris: The last thing I remember is crying while you guys were leaving Earth to go back to Mobias! It sure is great to see you guys!

A tear welled up in Tail's eye.

Sonic: What is it buddy?

Tails: It was Eggman.

Sonic: What! What did Eggman do?

Tails: That wasn't just a feedback loop. It transferred memories to each person that touched it!

Sonic: What does that mean?

Tails: It means that the capsule transferred several years of Chris's memory to you when you touched him with the capsule. The longer you were in contact with him, the more it stole. And when I touched Sonic, it transferred them to me! You two were still in contact when I was thrown back. Sonic! Do you have any of Chris's memories?

Sonic: Come to think about it, I do. Sonic look up at his friend Chris with admiration, I can remember how heartbroken he felt when I we first left for mobias all those years ago. I can remember about 2 years after we left.

Sonic looked over at Tails, "What do you remember". Tails looked up at Sonic. "I remember the 88 years of Chris's life after that!

Sonic: Why? Why did Eggman do this!?

Tails: I'm guessing his motivations were in part revenge, and because he knew that Chris surpassed him in intelligence.

Chris: What's wrong guys? What is it that I am not remembering? And why am I on mobias? Where's my family?

Sonic motioned for Chris to kneel down in front of him so they could be at eye level. "You've forgotten the last 80 years my friend. Your family has long since past on."

Chris: But, how? I'm still a kid?

Sonic: When you come here, you live in mobian years. You age much slower. I went back to get you before you died. You were an old man on earth.

Chris looked toward Tails smiling at first, thinking it was a practical joke. However, after he realized that they were both serious, tears started welling up in his eyes. "You mean, I've forgotten most of my life, and my family is gone?" Sonic put his hand on Chris's shoulder. "I'm afraid so pal."

Chris took off running, crying and screaming. Sonic zipped in front of him and motioned him to come down to his level again. When Chris knelt down in front of Sonic, Sonic embraced him in a heart-melting hug. Sonic sniffed while the tears fell. "We are your family now pal."

Chris embraced Sonic and squeezed him as hard as he could.

Tails was wiping the tears from his eyes watching the two hug it out when he noticed out of the corner of his eye some red fur moving. Tails walked up to Sonic and placed his hand on him, "I'm going to check something out." Sonic didn't respond but Tails knew he heard him.

Tails walked over to the entrance of the cave where he saw the movement.

Knuckles looked over to where Tikal was sitting to comfort her. "What's the matter?" Tikal looked up at him with tears in her eyes. "It was written, when we find the chosen one, he is the one who will direct the flow of the future."

Knuckles: What's wrong with that? As much as I hate to admit it, the hedgehog doesn't have bad judgment.

Tikal: He also gets to decide whether or not we keep the two worlds separated.

Knuckles looked above her when the idea hit him. "Ahhh. That means he will want Chris to stay, and he will want to merge the two worlds again!"

Tikal sniffed, "Which means, me and you are going to be traveling through time trying to undo everything my father and his ancestors did to separate them. When we see him again, we will have to lie to him to keep it a secret!"

Knuckles: Is he dead set against merging the two worlds again?

Tikal looked up at him. "You have no idea. He fought his whole life to separate the two worlds. He will never agree to it!"

Knuckles: Don't worry. We can do it.

Tikal: It took most of our Tribe to protect the world from evil the last 2000 years and separate the two worlds. Trust me, you and I will not be enough!

At that moment Tails walked in. "In that case, let the rest of the Sonic team in on the secret. We will be your tribe from here on out!"

Tikal looked up shocked. "How much did you hear? What do you know about us?"

Tails: Thanks to the Eggman of the future, I know everything you told us in the alternate timeline as well as what I just heard.

Tikal: How is that possible?!

Tails: It's a long story. Needless to say, you and I both know that Sonic would want in too.

Knuckles was a little annoyed. He was recently tasked with saving the world, and every bit as Sonic did, if not more, and now Sonic team was going to be in on it.

Tikal looked up at Knuckles. "He's right. With them, we might stand a chance at merging the two worlds together again." Knuckles sighed.

Tikal: What's the matter Knuckles? You will still be in charge of all things time travel. It is our tribe's responsibility.

A smile crept across Knuckle's face. "I get to tell Sonic what to do? I like it already!"

Tikal: If we do this, it will be quite the juggling act. She glanced over at Tails. "We won't always need you and the Sonic team, but we will need to call upon you sometimes. The worst thing that could happen is if Eggmain found out about us. We don't want to raise suspicions.

Tails walked over to Tikal and offered his hand to lift her off of the rock that she was sitting on. Tikal took his hand and stood up to Tails.

Tails: We can't take Chris back to earth. He will die. You both know that Knuckles is the last of his kind and he won't be able to do everything alone.

Knuckles: Agreed.

Tikal: Agreed.

Tails walked over to the edge of the cave and looked out upon Sonic and Chris. Someone had brought a chair out for Chris to sit on and Sonic's head and muzzle was nestled between Chris's and shoulder and chin. They were locked in a perpetual hug as Sonic rubbed Chris's back to try and make him feel better.

Tails: Agreed.

The End