Pikatwig: Alright, it's time for another chapter, and the biggest amount of Sonic and Roll coupling in the story thus far! You excited aibou?
KKD: Sure am. I… well… I'm still kinda wonderin' how Sonic'll react when he discovers the truth about his siblings and friends.
Pikatwig: And… yeah, a friend of mine said I'm just taking jabs at Sonic, mostly due to the tragic things that happen to his friends during Sonic Lost World… I never knew what SEGA had in mind, so yeah…
KKD: He's still upset about the sad moments of the game only to feel like the company made a cop-out by still having Eggy as the final boss.
Pikatwig: Dude, spoiler alert for other people!
KKD: Sorry! Um… how about you just get disclaimers out of the way before you end up blowing a fuse.
Pikatwig: I wasn't. I was just saying, try to avoid spoilers. I've got a long fuse.
KKD: That's good. Wait… did you just pull a pun about people with short fuses?
Pikatwig: … what would be the pun?
KKD: You just said you had a long fuse in contrast to the people I just mentioned.
Pikatwig: Moving on. Basically, we own nothing with a few exceptions. As usual, Megaman is owned by Capcom, Sonic is owned by SEGA, and both are owned by Archie as well as their respective owners. The exceptions I speak of include Tune being owned by myself. And we semi-own the Roboticized Masters. Since they are official Sonic characters, we only sorta own them. So let's get started! Cue Supernova!
Afuredasu kanjou ga *Sonic stands on a hill in the Green Hill Zone, he smiles, the day in the area then changes to night.*
Kono karada tsukiyaburi *Sonic turns around and sees Megaman on Rush, the two heroes smile and then rush off!*
Toki wo tokashi hajimatta Next Stage *Both heroes zoom through Megaville.*
Itsumo tarinakute *Sonic looks up at the city lights at the night, looking at the moon.*
Iiwaketeki na akirame *Megaman also looks at the moon, seeing several comets, which are really Sonic and his friends and enemies.*
Zutto tsumiagete ita kakusu you ni *Eggman and Wily shake hands, while Bass, Treble, Orbot, Cubot and Strumm stand in a hallway, covered by shadows.*
Doko ka toomaki ni *Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Shadow, Cream, Sonia and Manic all are trapped in capsules, both Eggman and Wily laugh, and turn them into the Roboticized Masters..*
Nagamete 'ta you na keshiki *Protoman stands watching the doctors lead some of their robots into Megaville, he fights them off and teleports away using a Chaos Emerald.*
Kyuu ni tenohira no ue konagona ni kudakechiru *Roll tells Sonic and Megaman about the doctors attacking Megaville.*
Kono kimochi no ikiba oshiete *Both heroes rush out, fighting off their evil doppelganger.*
Seigyo funou atsui honoo *Both see Eggman and Wily, alongside Overdrive Metal Bass, and the eight Roboticized Masters..*
Tomadoi wo yakiharai *Megaman readies his Buster, will Sonic cletches his hand in anger.*
Kinou made no kankaku wasuresaseru *Megaman puts a reassuring hand on Sonic's shoulder*
No one ever knows boku no oto *The two heroes nod, and rush forward.*
Doko made mo shinka suru *Roll watches from a TV, quietly hoping both will be okay.*
Mada shiranai jibun ga mezamete 'ku *Megaman fires his Buster at the screen, while Sonic does a homing attack.*
Supernova *The intro is brought to a Megaman like selection screen, with the Roboticized Masters in the slots. Sonic spins by, and Megaman fires his buster.*
Sonic & Megaman: Adventures!
"Eggman… what did you do to them?! WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY BROTHER AND SISTER?!" Sonic yelled in anger.
"Oh nothing… my friend Albert and I just made some new creations out of them, that's all," Eggman answered.
"What did he do to them?" Megaman asked.
"He's turned my friends into Robians! Basically the process, Roboticization, turns organics into machines that are controlled by Eggman. I gotta do this!" Sonic responded, trying to rush in, but then… Aerial Man blocked his way.
"You say they're robots from your world, they kinda look like Robot Masters to me," Megaman yelled, as Sonic then remembered his nightmare from a while back, like some type of warning for things to come...
"Wait a minute…" Sonic gawked recalling what he saw in that nightmare; the robotic versions of his friends looked EXACTLY like they did at that moment.
"Not like you're gonna need to worry about it Sonic," Wily began
"Because you're gonna be sent to who knows where!" Eggman announced pressing a button, and it revealed some type of blaster, Sonic moved out of Eggman's range and tried to get in close, but the Roboticized Masters blocked his way.
Eggman then aimed it over at Roll, and pressed the fire button!
"Roll heads up!" Sonic yelled, rushing over to her side, the Blue and Yellow Emeralds falling from his quills, the blast struck the Blue one, and thus both Sonic and Roll were gone!
"Sonic! Roll!" Megaman yelled out in worry, as Chaos Man saw the Yellow Emerald…
At that moment, Sonic and Roll were suddenly in a new place.
"What the? ...Where are we?" Roll asked.
"Not sure Roll…" Sonic said, seeing the Blue Emerald, they both looked around and saw a terrain with a checkerboard pattern on it.
"...That's odd," Roll noted before noticing she was back in her normal attire. "Did you have to blow off my costume saving me? No offense."
"It wasn't my intention Roll, but hey, at least you still have the hat," Sonic noted.
"I guess. I was lucky my excess amount of hair kept it in place," Roll admitted.
"Wait, those patterns are the same as back in the Green Hill Zone…" Sonic added.
"So are we in your world?" Roll asked, Sonic then looked around and saw some of the plant life wasn't from his world.
"Wait, those plants are from my world!" Roll exclaimed.
"How can that be?" Sonic gawked.
"I think Eggman and Wily blew us into some kind of world between our two worlds." Roll said thinking out loud.
"Wow… just… wow. I… don't even think they know this place exists." Sonic added.
"So… you told me that Emeralds turn thoughts into power, what did you think as the blast hit us?" Roll asked.
"I had to keep you safe." Sonic told her.
"Eh?" Roll asked.
"I just… couldn't risk losing you… like I did my friends…" Sonic sighed.
Roll then walked over to Sonic and looked him in the eyes.
"Sonic, you don't have to worry about it. I may not be a fighter like you or Rock, but I can take care of myself. Okay?" Roll replied.
"I… I… I suppose so," Sonic sighed in response.
They then noticed something, almost like fireflies flying around, but when Roll tried to touch on, it broke apart into smaller lights.
"Beautiful…" Roll said amazed.
"It does exist," Sonic said amazed, Roll then turned around and looked at him. "This place, it's called the Midnight Lights Zone."
"Really? How do you know of this place then?" Roll asked.
"It's a legend on Mobius, that there's a beautiful and peaceful place where lights fell from the sky, and the moon would always remain high in the sky," Sonic told Roll.
"Wow…" Roll said amazed, as she took Sonic's hand. "Roll?"
"Something about seeing these lights feel nice, and I get a similar feeling when I take your hand." Roll told Sonic.
Sonic looked at her, and began to hold her hand as well.
"We're friends Roll." he said, simply looking at her eyes. "And you're really great."
"...Thanks," Roll smiled as they both blushed at that moment.
"So… let's look around." Sonic said, taking his hand away from Roll's.
"...Good idea," Roll nodded.
Sonic then noticed the Chaos Emerald begin to glow.
"Wait, you've told me that only six Emeralds have been tracked on your world right?" Sonic asked.
"Yea. We haven't had any luck in finding the seventh," Roll confirmed.
"And since this world is between our two worlds, maybe it got stuck here," Sonic figured.
"Makes sense… I guess." Roll added.
"So, maybe we could try and find it," she added.
Thus the two began to walk around, the Emerald glowing briefly, as the small fireflies like things feel down, and then the small part turned blue.
"Wow…" Sonic said amazed.
And so, they continued to walk, now holding each others' hands. Then, Sonic saw some familiar palm trees.
"Hey! Those look like trees from a place in my worlds called Green Hill Zone!" Sonic gawked.
"It's pretty," Roll replied, as they then saw some water, it was a small river, it reflected the light particles beautifully, and both Sonic and Roll saw their reflections.
Roll noticed the nervous look on Sonic's face, and saw that there wasn't anymore land to travel by, meaning they'd need to take a boat.
"Just great…" Sonic said annoyed.
"Sonic… are you afraid of the water?" Roll asked.
"Um… well… maybe…?" Sonic muttered.
"Well why?" Roll asked.
"It's wet, it's deep, and well… I." Sonic started.
"...You can't swim?" Roll asked, finished what Sonic said.
"Yeah…"
"Oh… I see." Roll said, and then she looked at the water, and stepped into it, seeing it was above her ankles but below her knees.
"It's not that deep Sonic, come on, you don't have to be scared." Roll insisted, as Sonic noticed a gondola.
"Wow a boat, convenient." he then, got the boat into the water, and they hoped in, and Sonic began to row it.
"Wow, this place is beautiful, so Sonic, how'd you hear about this Zone?" Roll said.
"Well, the Midnight Lights Zone is a place of fairy tales from home. As a little kid, I was told those stories before bed, and I always thought it was real. Though when I told Tails about my thought…. he said…"
"It was a fake?" Roll asked.
"...Yea… exactly," Sonic sighed.
Roll then saw that it was a river connected to the lake, and they continued forward, hoping to see land again. "So Sonic, what made you believe this place was real?"
Sonic had to think, and then said "It sounded real to me when I was younger, and I always thought it was real."
He then held out one of his hands, and let the small light particles fall into his hand, and it formed into a butterfly.
"So… pretty," Roll gleamed.
"You can try it to, hold out one of your hands, and let those light particles fall in." Sonic instructed.
"Um… okay," Roll replied holding out her hand, the lights fell in and formed into a butterfly.
"Wow…" Roll said amazed, she then held out both of her hands, and a few more formed.
"Hey, you're good," Sonic noted.
"How about we do it together?" Roll asked.
"Good idea," Sonic nodded as they both held out their hand, as more lights fell and created even more butterflies, and then, they both thought of something else as the many lights actually formed into birds.
"Wow." both exclaimed.
Roll and Sonic then concentrated and the lights changed shape again, Sonic's formed into images of his friends. While Roll's turned into hearts.
"Wow…" Sonic said looking at the images, the only things that remained are the hearts and butterflies.
"How'd do you make those hearts?" Sonic asked.
"I don't know… it just… came to me," Roll answered.
Sonic and Roll then reached their hands into the air, and their hands lined up with one-anothers and then the light particles formed into one bigger heart, this one actually had a facial expression.
"Hello." it spoke in a soft and gentle voice.
"Whoa! ...uh… hello," Roll and Sonic answered, surprised by the voice coming from it, neither one expecting it.
It floated down to the two of them.
"I am the Spirit of the Midnight Lights Zone, a heart," it said.
"Um… do you have a name?" Roll asked.
"I am called Harmo."
"Harmo?" both Sonic and Roll asked.
"Short for Harmony."
"Oh." both said in unison.
"It's very rare for me to see anyone in the Midnight Lights Zone. I welcome you two," Harmo said.
"Well… thanks but… I think… we kinda… stumbled upon here by accident… someone blasted us and then… here we are," Sonic explained.
"Sonic the Hedgehog, Champion of Mobius, correct?" Harmo asked.
"Yes… how did you…?"
"The Midnight Lights Zone is a connection point between your world, and Roll's world. It's invisible, but it was your heart that lead you here," Harmo explained.
"Whoa… heavy," Sonic noted.
"So, how is it a legend on Sonic's world, but back home I've never heard of it?" Roll asked.
"Mobius has more to do with it's legends and origins, belief being on things involved with it. People on your world simply lack the belief to know the legends," Harmo explained.
"Oh… I see…"
"I mean no offense. But I speak the truth," Harmo said.
"It's okay, I just…" Roll began as the boat began to wobble, and tipped Sonic right off of it! "Sonic!"
However, Sonic didn't seem to touch the water as Harmo, now having gained a full body thanks to the many lights becoming solid and grabbing him.
"Thanks." Sonic told Harmo.
"No problem." Harmo replied, placing Sonic back in the gondola.
Roll then gave Sonic a hug.
"You two, your hearts. Don't let them lose their ties." Harmo said.
"I… I'm not sure if those ties are still strong," Sonic sighed, referring to his friends, Harmo recognizing this immediately, but Roll… she was lost.
"You mean… the bonds we have to those closest to us?" Roll asked.
"Like my ties to Rock-nii and Dr. Light, and Blues-nii," Roll said trying to make an example to understand.
"Yes. Those ties to your heart, your friends, your family… your love." Harmo told them.
"Our love?" they gawked.
"It doesn't mean how you love your family, it's your soul mate. The one true person you're destined to be with. I was simply telling you those can be tied to your heart is all." Harmo said.
Sonic and Roll both exchanged a glance at each-other, once again hand-in-hand.
"But let me ask you this, is there one you think might be tied to your heart like that?" Harmo asked the two.
They had an answer but Sonic spoke first
"Yeah. She's wonderful," this caused Roll to gasp, but she could only hope it was her…
"Yeah, I've been in love with someone for a while now." Roll said.
Harmo then landed onto the boat, and said "I have some friends. But only a powerful bond can let them be again, your bond is strong, I ask for your cooperation, and in exchange, we will help you leave the Midnight Lights Zone, and even give you something else."
Using some of the light particles, he formed a gemstone both Sonic and Roll exclaimed "The last Chaos Emerald!"
"Who are your friends?" Roll asked.
"Coura, Roma and Drea." Harmo started.
Sonic and Roll both exchanged a look, they had to get back to Rock's World to help Megaman, and save Sonic's Friends.
"Alright, we'll help you find your friends." Sonic said.
They then arrived at a small island, with a stage and then Harmo lead the two to the center of the island.
"Please, sit." Harmo said.
"Uh… okay," Sonic nodded as he and Roll did so.
"I am a Spirit of the Midnight Lights Zone, Harmo. For you to find my friends and leave the Zone, you must pass a series of tests. I will transfer your mind and souls into your subconsciousness, and ask you questions, it will relate to your harmony with your friends. Understand?" Harmo said.
"I think we do," Sonic answered.
"Very well. Here we go," Harmo said, gathering the light and sending it to Sonic and Roll.
"Close your eyes." Harmo told them.
They just nodded and did so.
They were then taken to the worlds of their minds.
Starting with Sonic, we turn to see his subconscious world was an exact duplicate of Green Hill Zone. He looked around.
"Hello Sonic." a gruff voice said, as Sonic looked up on top of a shuttle-loop and saw Shadow sitting on it. "Shadow!" Sonic said happily, he walked over to him, jumped up a spring and arrived by Shadow's side.
"If we had to fight again, what would you do?" Shadow asked.
"Huh? What're you…?" Sonic gawked before recognizing something. "Wait… this is a part of that test, isn't it?"
"Think carefully before you answer Sonic." Harmo's voice said.
And so, Sonic began to think about this question very hard.
"If we had to fight, I would enjoy it and give it my all," Sonic said, he then noticed that Shadow's shadow then turned into a yin-yang like symbol, one part blue and one part black.
Next, Sonic saw Knuckles leaning up against a palm tree.
And so, we switch to Roll's subconscious world, and we find she is in a place that looks like a small park.
"Titanium Park?" Roll gawked. "This looks… just like I remember it."
Roll looked around and saw someone sitting on a bench, it was Kalinka.
"Kalinka?" Roll asked.
"If I said I didn't like you, how would you react?" Kalinka asked Roll.
"...Well…" Roll started before thinking hard at figuring out the right answer, already knowing this might be one of Harmo's tests.
"You would never say that, because we're friends to the very end." Roll said, and then a yin-yang like symbol appeared, Roll's part was pink, and Kalinka's was yellow.
Roll turned around and saw Auto near by a lake.
Back over with Sonic, he saw Knuckles, and was going to call him 'knucklehead' or something like that, but knowing this was a test, he had to be serious.
"If I were to willingly join Eggman's side, how would you react?" he asked.
Again, Sonic had to think carefully on this one.
"I wouldn't react, but I would be there to be your voice of reason," Sonic said with a smile, and just like Shadow, a yin-yang symbol appeared, but the black part was now red, and over by part of the edge, looking at the water was Amy.
Turning our attention back over to Roll, she approached Auto looked at him.
"If Rock was hurt, and I could give you a chance to help him, what would you do?" Auto asked.
This had been something Roll had always questioned, was she good enough to help Rock, would she be useful, and would Rock like having the help? She began to think, and then told Auto "If I had the chance, I would proudly accept it, and protect the innocent!" Roll exclaimed. Once again, the yin-yang symbol appears, and it was now pink and green. She looked around and found Dr. Light standing and thinking.
Over with Sonic, he saw Amy's expression.
"If I was not your true love, and I still followed you… what would you do? Tell me the truth, or lie and eventually break my heart?" Amy asked.
Sonic found this one to be tricky, harmony meant one had to be accepting, and then there's the fact Sonic actually liked someone else, and then he looked at Amy and began to think. Then it hit him. "I would tell you the truth, you deserved to know. I do really like someone else, but you're still one of my best friends Amy. I would tell you the truth, and hope you could find someone else to love. I would never keep a secret that would break someone's heart."
Amy gave him a smile, and then the symbol appeared again, it was blue and white. Soon Sonic noticed that the next one is Cream.
Turning back over to Roll, she approached Dr. Light and looked at him, he turned to her and asked his question "If I no longer wanted you and left you for scarp, how would you feel?"
Roll had to think, she knew that a scrap date nearly doomed a set of Robot Masters made by Dr. Light, and they wanted to be of use to others, she began to think hard. This was a tricky one, she then finally came up with something "If you left me for scrap, I would not sit around feeling sad for myself, I would hope that I was the great daughter you wanted me to be. Because… I love being your daughter. You're my otou-san."
Dr. Light then gave Roll a smile, and then the yin-yang symbol became pink and silver. "Harmo, I'm starting to get this, you're testing our bonds and loyalty, which can be a definition of harmony. Am I right?"
"Correct Roll. I wish you luck on the next questions," Harmo's voice said, as Protoman walked in, whistling his iconic whistle.
"Hello Cream." Sonic said walking over to her, seeing her with Cheese and Chocoloa, she pet Cheese before noticing Sonic was there, Chocola then disappeared, and so did Cheese. "I'm ready for your question Cream."
"Good, because it won't be easy. If I had lost everything, everyone I cared about, everyone who used to be my friend left me, with no one left to turn to, and lost into despair, would you be there…. to change despair into hope, with your heart?" Cream asked.
Change despair into hope. Sonic once again had to take his time and think of what to tell Cream. She's the youngest, and easily fragile, so losing all that might really break her, he looked at her eyes, a tear about to fall from it. Sonic then said "Look up at me."
Cream then did so, and Sonic cleared his throat and said "I would be there by your side. You're the youngest on the team. You may not be fragile, but there's still something in there that can be broken. But I would remain by your side, and keep you safe. I've changed despair into hope many times over, and don't you worry I will change your despair into hope if I have to."
Cream simply smiled at that before also becoming a Yin-Yang symbol like the others, although the side opposite the blue end was an actual cream color.
"Mr. Sonic, thank you. I knew you'd change despair into hope, and I wish you luck with the next few questions. They'll be challenging, but knowing you, you'd be able to complete it." Cream's voice said, as the other part disappeared.
"Blues-nii…" Roll said as Protoman walked over to her.
"Hello Roll." Protoman replied.
Roll inhaled and exhaled and looked at her brother's eyes, or at least what she could picture his eyes to look like. "Protoman, I know you're just some type of figment of my imagination, and I know it's meant as a challenge of harmony. I'm ready for your question." Roll said.
"Very well." Protoman said, as he gave a smile to Roll. But then cleared his throat to show he's gonna be serious. "I'm not home with you guys, and eventually, I won't be around you all anymore. The Robot Master Prototype will one day be gone with the wind. How will you feel when that occurs?"
Now this stunned Roll, forcing her to really think about this. She felt like her heart was being twanged at like a harp, but she knew that it would pay off in the long run. Roll looked at her brother. "Blues-nii, you won't be gone."
"Eh?"
"You'll always live inside of my heart. Even if you do die someday, you'll always be with me. You're part of my family. And I love you Blues-nii." Roll said, as Protoman looked at her, he took off his helmet and gave her a hug, and thus the yin-yang thing was pink and red. "Arigato Blues-nii, I love you."
Protoman then waved as he disappeared.
Sonic simply looked around for the next person he had to meet, he then met the next person. He then saw the person, near a totem pole.
"Hey Sonic." he was told, he looked over and saw it was Megaman! "Rock… so I'm guessing your the next one with a question?"
"You guessed right Sonic." Megaman said. He then looked at Sonic, and asked his question "If something bad were to happen to me, and my world and your world were both in danger, would you step up your game to defend both of our worlds, or leave one to suffer?"
This one is tricky, Sonic was pondering what this had to do with harmony, and then it came to him. "If you did leave, heh, I'd be by your side to tell you to get back up! We're a team Rock, and there's no what I'd fight the good fight alone if I had help by my side, and it's not just you. Tails, Knuckles, Shadow, Amy, and all my other friends, we work as a team, because we have a common goal, and we'd be by each-other's side 100% of the way!"
Megaman could only smile as the yin-yang turned blue and cyan, and Sonic didn't see anyone else, so he ran forward.
Now, back with Roll, the next person she met was Tune.
"Tune-chan?" Roll gawked before seeing that Tune was actually with Rock at the same time.
"Well Roll, we're the last two people, but our questions won't be easy. Be ready to think hard with this one," Tune sighed.
So, Roll took a deep breath before nodding, saying she was ready.
Tune approached her first, and then said "If I were placed under a hypnotic spell and I had to fight Rock and potentially go after and kill you, what would you do?"
Roll just sighed, trying to figure this one out.
"Well… I'd try my best to help Rock-nii snap you out of it," Roll sighed. "If I did have hypnotic powers, I'd probably use one to counter to spell on you to return you back to normal."
"You're a good person Roll. Never forget that." Tune said as the yin-yang symbol become pink and teal.
"And so it comes down to this, huh Rock-nii? You've got the final question?" Roll asked.
"Nope. There'll be one more question after me. But this'll be it for now." Rock said.
"Alright Rock-nii, bring it on!" Roll said ready. Rock gave his sister a smile, and then gave her the question "Roll, I've been battling Wily for a long time, and it's always been on my shoulders, so for your semi-final question of harmony is, what would you do, if you had all of this pressure on you?"
"...To be honest, I always wanted to fight alongside you, Rock-nii… and… if you were to pressure all this on me… then…" Roll started.
"I would fight in your place to keep our world safe, because it has to be someone…" Roll concluded.
"I see you get it Roll-nee-chan. Harmony is when you can almost put yourself in someone else's position. Because, it has been, and might always have to be me." Rock said with a smile.
Now with Sonic, he saw the semi-final person he had to answer is from none-other than Tails! "Should've seen this coming." Sonic said simply.
"Sonic…" Tails sighed. "I hope you're ready for this question. ...I know we've always been friends… but what if I were to tell you I hated you for all of your flaws and truly turned into your enemy?"
This question took Sonic heavily. He had to think carefully on this one, this was his best friend and partner, not to mention, in a sense, his little brother. "I would be devastated. Tails, you're my best friend… no, you're my little brother. I couldn't bare to lose you, I can't stand to be alone for too long, because… my friends are my power!" Sonic exclaimed.
Tails looked at Sonic with an approving smile, and then began to lead him somewhere.
Back with Roll, she and Rock were now at the highest point of the Titanium Park, where something was blocking part of it off. Soon Sonic and Tails showed up.
"Sonic, Roll this is your last part of the Test of Harmony. You may ask each-other one question the other must answer, the Medal of Harmony will then link and you may leave your subconscious and begin your search for one of my friends." Harmo's voice tells the two.
"Okay then," the two nodded in response.
Roll then added "I'll ask mine first… Sonic, what would you say is your greatest power?"
"Mine? Well…" Sonic started, initially thinking it was his speed, but he got to really thinking about that. "friendship. Bonds I make with those I meet, they connect with my heart, and they'll carry me through a battle. Friendship is my motivation, friendship is the call, and my friends are my power!" Sonic told Roll. "Now let me ask you, Roll: if you had an ability that would let you control others and bend them to your will, how would you use it?"
This was a good question, Roll had to think about it. She never really could control anyone, but if she could, she knew there was someway she could use it.
"Well…" Roll began, "there's always something to keep in mind, with great power comes greater responsibility. I've never really been in charge of anyone, so to be truthful, I'm not sure. But if I could, to be honest, I would either have the person satisfy my inner desires if I liked them, or I'd use the same power to control someone and help me save the world."
Both were satisfied with their questions and their answers, the two yin-yang symbols they had began to glow and then merged into one, and the two were brought back onto the island.
"We did it Sonic!" Roll exclaimed happily.
"Thank goodness," Sonic smiled.
As Harmo handed them a now completed item like a yin-yang sign. "This is the Medal of Harmony It will help you find one of my friends and awaken him. I cannot guide you any further at the moment, and I wish you both luck on your journey back home."
"Thank you, Harmo," Roll bowed with respect, as they walked back into the gondola, and soon left, both waved goodbye, and soon Harmo's island disappeared from view, and Roll looked at their new item, it had a small red rope around it, and then the medal itself.
"So now what?" Somic wondered.
"Who knows." Roll told Sonic, as they noticed they were at the ocean again, Roll let out a yawn.
"Tired?" Sonic asked.
"Yeah. Do you mind if I try and get a little bit of sleep Sonic?" Roll asked.
"Not at all." Sonic answered.
Roll then began to shift around, trying to get in a good position, she then saw some of the light particles, and made a few butterflies.
"Wake me up in a while Sonic, okay?" Roll asked.
"No prob," Sonic answered, she was able to get some sleep, and then the butterflies watch them.
This left Sonic alone to watch the butterflies himself. He looked around and simply saw the sky, it remained untouched by time, the moon was still high in the sky, but there was no north star, so whichever way they were traveling was more or less guess work.
"Hang in there guys… we'll be back as soon as we can," Sonic said.
He noticed a small current, and saw it would carry the boat for a little while, so, Sonic decided to get a little bit of rest himself, as the light particles fell on him and Roll, it then formed into the second Spirit of the Midnight Lights Zone, this one shaped like a cloud is Drea.
"Sonic the Hedgehog and Roll Light I assume?" he spoke in a bit of an old-wise man like voice.
"Yes… it's us," Sonic answered as Roll woke up.
"So you're the second Spirit of the Midnight Lights Zone?" Roll asked.
"Yes, I am Drea." the being spoke.
"So… how are we supposed to help?" Sonic asked.
Drea then pulled out a small staff, and he showed them the Medal of Harmony.
"You must now earn the Medal of Dreams. Your challenge won't be easy, I will wish you the best of luck." he said.
"So, how do we start this next task?" Sonic asked.
"The trial, like Harmo's, will be inside your mind, but this time, you will be inside your dreams. You will understand once you get there." Drea said, as he waved the staff around, causing a small pink mist to go around the two, which began to make the drowsy.
"You need not worry, this mist is of no harm, it's purpose is to find your dreams, and take you to them." Drea said as he watched them grow more and more sleepy.
"Good night… Sonikku…" Roll said succumbing to the mist, and falling asleep, Sonic did the same soon.
When Sonic "opened" his eyes, he found himself in a white void. Further inspection proved that these were just clouds, but as he moved through them, he soon as his world, void of the presence of Eggman and Robotnik. Everything was in peace.
"This… this looks… wonderful!" Sonic gawked.
He saw he was in the Green Hill Zone, which was again untouched by the diabolical hands of Eggman and Robotnik.
"This looks like a dream I'd always wanted," Sonic noted, then it hit him!
They were seeing their wildest dreams, but they had to stop themselves from being trapped inside of their greatest dreams!
Meanwhile, Roll was in her dream world, and to her surprise, Robots and people were living in peace and harmony. She felt it was so beautiful… then, she noticed something on her finger: an engagement ring!
"Wow… the one person in my heart has proposed! He's good, and Sonic, there's only room in my heart for one person, and that's you!" Roll said as she walked off, not knowing she was supposed to not get too happy about the dream!
Over in his dream, Sonic was looking around at the peace, knowing he's going to have to fight long and hard if he really wants it to come true. He saw many of his friends in happiness and joy, when someone walked over to him. "Hey Sonic!"
"Tails, hey."
"Guess what, Sonic? Since there's peace around, Cream and I got married!" Tails responded, showing Sonic a wedding ring. "Not only that, but we also have a child on the way!"
"Nice… I'm really happy for you little buddy," Sonic smiled.
"Thanks. Well… have a nice day," Tails waved as Sonic nodded and continued his search. "Man, I really hope when peace like this occurs in real life, Tails and Cream can be happy like that." Sonic muttered.
Back over in Roll's dream, she saw a picture of when she was proposed to.
"It must've been so romantic!" Roll squealed.
Just then, Tune happened to run up in a sort of Bridesmaid outfit.
"There you are, Roll-chan. What're you doing here? You don't wanna be late to your own wedding," Tune replied.
"Really?! I'd best hurry off then," Roll smiled, running off, unaware of her eyes changing from green to silver, showing she's starting to get trapped in her dream.
She soon arrived at the area where the wedding will be held, she saw Protoman, Dr. Light, Auto, and Rock were there, but among the crowd was an unfamiliar face, who kinda looked like Sonic...
'Who's that?' Roll pondered.
She walked over and saw it was a female hedgehog in a purple dress, with silver high-heel shoes, and while she had the same blue fur color as Sonic, she also had highlights that matched Roll's hair color, and had Roll's shade of green eyes.
"Hi…" Roll said.
"Okaa-san." the girl said happily.
'My own daughter, she's robotic,' Roll thought.
"I'll finally get to be Mai Aleena." the girl said, revealing her name to be Mai. "I can't wait to see you walk down the aisle Okaa-san."
"Thank you, Mai-chan," Roll smiled, not noticing the green color starting to fade from her eyes, being replaced by a silver color.
Back with Sonic, he reached what appeared to be an elegant castle.
"I don't remember a place like that," Sonic noted approaching it before… "Wait a minute. Something's off here."
He then moved his hand forward before it touched something mostly invisible, making it show off a visible ripple like water.
"A barrier no doubt. Now what do I do?" Sonic pondered, knowing this was somehow Roll's dream behind it before… he saw Roll, and the color was almost gone from her eyes, being replaced by an eerie silver color, and she didn't see Sonic.
"OI! ROLL-CHAN!" Sonic shouted, banging on the barrier. "SNAP OUT OF IT!"
However, Roll was oblivious to the real Sonic trying to get her back to normal, her eyes focused on a dream version of Sonic, who handed Roll a blackened out broach, in a way, it seems to be almost like an outward flowing spiral, Sonic then noticed one on his side of the dream, but it was glowing a beautiful shade of gold!
"If mine's like that, and Roll's is like that then…! ROLL!" Sonic yelled, he ran up and grabbed the gold outward spiral, Roll began to notice the real Sonic out of the corner of her eye.
"S-s-son-n-n-nic?" Roll struggled to say, seeing he was trying to snap her out of it, her eyes gained a green tint, as he tried to get her attention.
"ROLL! It's only your dream! You can't accept it, or else you'll be trapped in there forever!" Sonic yelled, her eyes finally starting to turn back to green, and the broach changing from black to silver.
"Wha-what?" Roll gawked, but it was then the Priest in the dream began to speak.
"Now, do you, Roll Light take Sonic Aleena to be your lawfully wedded husband and vow to love him for as long as you both shall live?" the priest asked.
"I-I…" Roll once again struggled to spoke, and a tear began to form in her right eye, it all began to set, it was all a dream, and if she said she did, she would be trapped in it forever, the tear then fell onto the broach, which continued to glow silver.
"I… do not!" Roll said, as her broach was now silver, and both the items glowed a brilliant shade of their colors, as Sonic and Roll woke up, back in the Midnight Lights Zone. "Roll you did it!" Sonic said happily, as he gave her a small hug.
"Thanks for the help Sonic…" Roll replied.
"Just doing my best," Sonic answered.
"But… one question, do you really dream of us getting married, or no?" Sonic asked.
Roll then began to blush embarrassed, and replied "I dreamed of it once… and only one time."
"You sure about that?" Sonic asked.
"I don't always remember my dreams too well, so I'm not sure," Roll replied.
"I see," Sonic nodded. Drea then cleared his throat getting the two's attention.
"Sonic, you passed with flying colors, Roll, you were on the path to be lost in your dreams forever, but Sonic was there to rescue you. You did good at the very end, you both deserve the two halves of the Medal of Dreams," Drea told them, as Sonic and Roll looked at the two parts, and then combined them, forming the Medal of Dreams, it looked like a mint candy in a way.
Drea then motioned for the waves to continue.
"You two have to find the last two Spirits of the Midnight Lights Zone, good luck, and may the power protect you…" Drea said before he disappeared.
"What power?" Roll asked.
"The Chaos Emerald?" Sonic shrugged.
Then, the boat they were back on continued to drift out on the open sea.
"Roll, you're amazing. I will tell you that much. We're half way through the Spirits, let's ace their exams at Sonic Speed!" Sonic told Roll
Roll could only watch as they drifted.
"You know Sonic, if something tricky ends up happening in the next one, and you need my help, I'll be there for you." Roll said.
"Doubt it'll be that hard." Sonic replied.
Roll got a small smirk and then said "And if I'm right, and you end up needing my help, I get the right to say 'I told you so' until you can hear me saying it in your dreams!"
"Who says I don't dream about you already?" Sonic muttered.
"What?"
"Nothing." Sonic said as they continued to drift, another light particle falling towards Roll, and it formed into a heart.
'If only Sonic knew how I really felt...' Roll thought as the heart floated into the sky…
To be continued…
Pikatwig: And that's the first chapter in the Midnight Lights Zone folks! So aibou, what'd you think of it?
KKD: It's very cool. But personally, this felt more like a you chapter seeing as I barely added anything in this one… mostly due to me being unable to add anything.
Pikatwig: Well anyway, what'd you think of all of Sonic and Roll shipping in this chapter?
KKD: I feel it totally works. And man… I feel this could be a legit pairing in the actual Sonic/Megaman stories. And before anyone out there complains that Sonic already had other freaky "relationships" in the forms of Elise and other human girls, just shut up it's our story and we can do whatever we want.
Pikatwig: And plus 06 never happened, so as my co-write said, SHUT UP!
KKD: With that out of the way, we're just glad we got another chapter down the drain. And this gives me more time for more ideas right now. *Pulls out paper with list of current stories as well as potential ideas.* I just hope I can come up with a good one for my 30th story.
Pikatwig: True there aibou, so what'd you think of the challenges Harmo and Drea put Sonic and Roll through?
KKD: Very intriguing, that's all I can say for now. Makes me wonder what other challenges will appear for the other two.
Pikatwig: Well, Jaa Ne readers.