Chapter 1: My Sweet Bitterness
Sonic ran through the forest as leaves fell to the ground, following close behind the hedgehog was SNT, an experiment created by Doctor 'Eggman' Robotnik. The hedgehog and experiment zoomed through the denser parts of the forest, despite not being that experienced in running at supersonic speeds, SNT was keeping up pretty well with the blue blur. As Sonic and SNT kept speeding through the forest, one of Robotnik's Buzz Bomber robots, caught sight of the hedgehog and hybrid from above the forest.
Meanwhile, in Robotnik's tower base…
Robotnik was sitting on his hover chair back at his under-construction city, Robotropolis, he watched everything from a large monitor that was built into the wall. The doctor was boiling in rage at the sight his badnik presented from its location. When will it be the day he finally wins for once?
"How?! How could that hedgehog beat my ultimate creation?!" Robotnik yelled in disbelief, as he got up from his chair, "SKT is one of my greatest creations, how could she lose to that rodent!?" But the doctor wasn't going to give up just yet, as an idea began circling in his mind.
He sat on his chair again and said,"Badnik, keep close tabs on S.K.T. maybe she could lead me straight to Sonic's friends, I'll need test subjects for my invention."
The Buzz Bomber obeyed his master's commands and flew after the two speedsters, following close behind. Robotnik then shut off his monitor until further communication from his robotic minion.
"It appears my little present didn't help SKT at all." Robotnik said, "Perhaps I should've tested it before giving it to her. Bah! As it will help! My creations are the best on the whole planet, no, the entire universe!. This is just a minor set back to my bigger plan."
Robotnik turned his monitor on again and opened up a folder labelled: "World Conquering Schemes That Will Succeed", he opened the folder unveiling many of his past attempts at world domination, one of them being the awful mentioned Project S.K.T, Robotnik swiped the file and deleted it, he focused his eyes on another one of files in the folder, he touched it unveiling a blueprint of a large glass chamber with wires sticking out of the top and bottom.
"Just you wait Sonic," Robotnik said in a more sinister tone, "for your days as a nuisance to me are coming to an end."
Meanwhile, in the outskirts of the forest…
Both Sonic and SNT quickly came to a screeching halt. After getting out of the forest, the hedgehog and hybrid quickly took a small time to rest up.
"Hey, SNT," said Sonic, "I know it may be hard for you to talk about, but you're one Eggman's creations, right?"
"Yes? Why?" SNT asked.
"How did Eggman treat you exactly?" Sonic asked, "Considering he made you wear that mind control crown, I'm assuming you didn't have a healthy relationship with him."
SNT sighed, "Sonic, I know you want me to feel better. But we've only just met, and I'm not sure if you wanna hear the stuff Robotnik did to me."
"I understand," said Sonic in a comforting tone, "but you're no longer part of Egghead's 'so-called' empire. You get to start a new life with me and my-"
Suddenly, out of nowhere something tackled Sonic, knocking him onto the ground. The tackler quickly embraced Sonic in a tight bearhug, giving the hedgehog no room for air. The tackler was a pink hedgehog, with peach coloured muzzle and arms, wearing a red dress, boots and white gloves with gold cuffs.
"Oh, Sonic!" The pink hedgehog cried, in a high-pitched girly voice, "I've been looking for you all day!"
"Urhg... A-Amy!" Sonic cried out, "You're not… Letting… Me… Breathe!"
The pink hedgehog named Amy let go of Sonic, the blue hedgehog quickly gasped for air. He felt like his lungs were almost crushed by Amy's bearhug.
"I'm sorry, Sonic!" Amy cried in a panic, "I'm so sorry, I was just worried."
Sonic let out a cough, "It's okay, Amy. But you gotta lay down the hugs, you almost crushed my lungs." The blue hedgehog coughed once more.
"Like I said, I was worried." Amy said, "Tails and I couldn't find you anywhere in the workshop, I'm just glad you're okay."
"Well, just don't try to tackle me and crush my lungs the next time you find me." Sonic snarked.
Amy nodded, but she couldn't help but notice the bruise on Sonic's cheek alongside the blood on his right glove. She covered her mouth in complete shock.
"Oh my gosh! Sonic what happened to you?!" she exclaimed.
Sonic tilted his head slightly, "What Amy?"
"The blood on your glove, who or what did that to you?!" The pink hedgehog exclaimed, pointing to Sonic's blood covered glove.
Sonic eyed at his blood covered glove, "I… It… It was just a scuffle with Egghead, nothing more." he said while scratching the back of his head.
"EGGMAN DID THAT!" Amy shrieked, summoning a giant red hammer out of thin air.
"Woah, woah, woah! Amy calm down!"
"I AM CALM!"
As Sonic tried to calm Amy down, SNT watched from afar. Hiding behind a tree after Amy's sudden outburst, visible shaken at the sight of the giant hammer. With her head slightly peeking from behind the tree. SNT kept her distance, as Sonic tried to stop Amy from swinging her hammer wildly.
"Amy! Put the hammer down!" Sonic shouted, "You can bash Eggman's head as much as you want! If you stop swinging like a rascal!"
"WHAT DID YOU JUST CALL ME!?" Amy yelled in anger.
Sonic's pupils shrunk and his eyes widened, "Uh, oh…"
Amy raised her hammer above her and bashed Sonic out of rage, hurling the blue blur crashing onto a tree trunk. Sonic groaned in pain as a pile of leaves fell on him, followed by acorns landing on his head.
"Ow…"
"Sonic!" SNT shouted, coming out from her hiding place.
Amy turned around, and slammed her hammer on the ground. The cyan hybrid stopped dead in her tracks.
"Who are you?" Amy asked, pointing her hammer towards SNT.
"I… I…" SNT tried to speak.
"Amy, stop right now!" Yelled another voice, that of a young boy.
SNT and Amy looked around, wondering where the voice came from. Only to be met by the sound of something akin to a helicopter propeller. They glanced at the sky and saw a fox flying with his tails. The fox kid slowly descended from the sky and landed on the ground, in between the two girls.
"Please, put the hammer down, Amy. We talk about this like adults." The fox suggested.
"Ugh… fine, Tails." Amy sighed in annoyance, dropping the hammer. The hammer then disappeared into a puff of pink and red smoke, leaving no trace of it anywhere.
"I'm sorry," The pink hedgehog apologized, "I was just… Grrr, I just wanna pummel Eggman for what he did to Sonic!"
"Eggman did something to Sonic?" Tails asked, "What did he do?"
"Hello, is anyone gonna help this hedgehog?"
Tails and Amy turned to face Sonic, who was still in the pile of leaves and acorns Amy left him in. They ran towards the beaten down blue blur, pulling him up from his arms. Sonic rubbed his back from pain and the blow he received from Amy.
"Ugh, how many times am I gonna get smacked into, or by a tree?"
"I'm so sorry, Sonic." Amy apologized, "You know how I act when something happens to you."
"Where were you anyway? Tails asked, "Did you get injured?"
"Did Eggman send Metal Sonic after you again?" Amy asked.
'Guys, guys!" Sonic exclaimed, Amy and Tails quickly stopped asking questions, "I'm fine, Eggman wasn't that lucky anyway. But I'm fine, besides, I had some help." he said signaling at SNT.
Amy and Tails turned to look at the cyan hybrid standing behind them.
SNT slowly waved and muttered, "Hi…"
"Wow, an artificial life-form!" Tails exclaimed.
"A girl!" Amy exclaimed as well. "What is she doing with you Sonic?"
"Amy, it's not what you think it is," Sonic sternly said, "I've only known SNT for like an hour, we're not dating."
"SNT?" Amy questioned, "That's your name?" she said while gesturing at SNT.
"Um… Yes." SNT responded.
"That's… weird."
"Hey, you got two tails like me," Tails exclaimed excitedly, "can you fly with them? Where are you from? Are there any more of you out there?"
SNT could only sweat nervously at all those questions, should she tell them she was created by their enemy? How would they react? And would they still… Accept her?
"Tails, you're making SNT a bit uncomfortable," Sonic said, "can you try not to bombard her with questions?"
"Sorry," Tails apologized, while scratching the back of his head, "I just can't contain my excitement in meeting someone new."
Sonic couldn't help but chuckle a little, "Okay, little buddy," he said while playfully nodging Tails, "So Tails, what have you and Amy been doing, before going on a search for me?"
"Well, we were going to visit Knuckles on Angel Island to check up on the Master Emerald, you know, in case Eggman stole it again," Tails explained. "Cream's mother wanted us to take care of Cream and Cheese while she was away, and then the Chaotix-"
"I think that's enough Tails," Sonic interrupted.
"I think I lost you at 'Master Emerald', what is it?" SNT asked confused.
"The Master Emerald is a jewel of big power, and a big target for people like Eggman to steal it. It is protected by Knuckles, a very strong willed and chill guy." Tails explained.
"Yet he falls for Eggman's tricks over and over again." Amy sassed in, "Seriously, how many times has the Master Emerald been stolen under his watch? Four? Five?"
"Eh, who knows." Sonic said, "But we can worry about that later, why don't we show SNT our place? We've stalled long enough as it is." He said, as zoomed at lightning speed.
"Sonic wait for us!" Tails shouted as he twisted his tails and began flying after him.
SNT prepared to run after them as well, but Amy grabbed her by the shoulder.
"Now listen here, miss missy miss, I may not know where you're from, or why Sonic trusts you but I'll assure you this. If you hurt Sonic or anyone else, I'll smash your head with my hammer, you got it?" She threatened, as she summoned her hammer once again.
"O-okay... " SNT said with her hands out, "No need for violence."
"You've been warned." Amy said sternly. Her hammer then disappeared again into a cloud pink and red smoke, "Sonic wait for me!" she shouted, before going at lightning speed like Sonic.
Sonic really has some strange friends, SNT thought in her head, Still, it's better than being with Robotnik and his faceless robots. But, I'll miss Orbot and Cubot. They were the only ones who truly cared about me. She finished her thoughts before chasing after her new friends.
But unknown to SNT, Sonic, Tails and Amy. The Buzz Bomber that Robotnik sent after SNT and Sonic watched their whole conversation, and recorded it word for word. It flew away into the distance, back to report to its master.
