This is an AU of Sonic Forces written in a realistic, dramatic way. Am in no way the best writer in the world. I'm just an idiot trying to get a story out of my head and put it into to words the best that I can. I would really appreciate some feed back on how everything is. Please.

I am Looking For Beta-Readers to help me out as I UpLoad the next coming chapters.

Sonic And Tails are alot OLDER in this STORY. Sonic is 23yrs old while Tails is 16yrs old.

I Uploaded the 1st set of chapters in one go but this is the 2nd set of Chapters is going to be chapter by chapter at a weekly basis on Friday at around 5pm PST

Forces: Chasing Memories is set after the battle against Infinite from the 1st set of Chapters.

Chapter 4 Word count is 3924

Sonic, Tails and Knuckles are owned by SEGA.

Main Sonic Cast: Sonic, Tails.

Main OC Cast: Wally ...umm...I'll stop there.

Warning/Disclaimer: This story is written with teens to adults in mind. It does contain Bad Language(Some will be censored) And Violence. You will be warned when it does get worst.


Forces: Chasing Memories


Chapter 4: Am a War Hero?

The flight to the Resistance Base, Wally sits in the corner of the Air Craft alone while Sonic and Tails sits at the opposite side. Every time Sonic glances over to Tails, he catches him staring at him. After that, he goes back to looking at the floor. His clothes was dirty, his fur was a mess and he had a bandage wrapped around his thigh. He had to think of something to say to cheer him up. He chuckles and says, "Some adventure this turned out to be. Huh? It couldn't just be a normal day… right?"

Tails slightly smiles and says, "When has anything ever been normal for us? That was pretty intense." He goes back to looking at Wally then back to the floor. "I think…" He sighs. "I think he hates me."

"What makes you think that?"

"You weren't there. You didn't hear what he said. We finally found him and what Colbort said was true. True that we were going to find someone… different."

Sonic then says, "Whatever he said back-" Someone walks up to them making them both look. It was Wally.

Wally looks at Tails and says. "Hey, look… whatever I said back there… I didn't mean it. It's just what he said made me panic. So… um…" He sighs. "What I'm trying to say is that am sorry. I just want to start everything all over again." He extends his hand out. "Nice to meet you Tails."

Tails looks at his hand and looks up at him. He smiles and shakes it. "Nice to meet you too, Wally."

Once they were done shaking Wally turns around and sits right back down.

Sonic smiles and elbows him. "You see? He doesn't hate you."

"Yeah but it's just going to take a while for me to get used to that."

"Getting used to what?"

They both look back at Wally as Tails says. "Getting used to him calling me Tails."


Arriving at the Resistance Base, Wally exits out. Slowly walking down the platform looking all around, he sees everyone staring right back at him. "Geez, so this is what stage fright feels like."

"What's with the hold up? You've got someone important to meet." Sonic walks by him. "Let's go."

Walking pass the training field, Wally notices a huge decorative wall built long and wide lined with flowers placed around it. Reaching the H.Q Building they enter it. He enters the main communication room that's huge with the center of it being empty. He slowly walks towards the center and begins to remember. Memories of him being here enter his mind as he remembers being dragged to the spot he was standing. His head starts to hurt as his hands begin to shake.

He faintly hears an intimidating voice threaten him in his head. "Give me one good damn reason not to smash your head in?" Suddenly he hears the doors open making him jump. Wally looks and sees Knuckles standing at the doorway. Feeling himself beginning to panic he grabs his hands so that they don't tremble as Knuckles approaches him.

Knuckles stops in front of him and checks him out. He looks over to Sonic and Tails and smiles. "So you actually found him." He looks at Wally and notices that his hands are shaking. "Are you scared?"

Tails takes a step forward and whispers into his ear. "Oh …he was right all along." He says looking back to Wally. "Then why are you scared?"

"I-I remember being here. I remember standing right here." He fearfully answers.

"You do?" Knuckles asks crossing his arms in shame, knowing why he's scared of him.

"Yeah, I also remember you punching me. It's why for some reason I can't stop shaking right now." Wally answers trying to remain calm.

Knuckles sighs. "You remember that?" He rubs his head. "All I can say is that am sorry. You got blamed for something that you didn't do and I took it out on you." He puts his hands on his shoulder. "You don't have to be afraid of me. Justice been served and it's great to see that you're safe now." He pats his shoulder letting him feel at ease.

Wally hearing those words it feels like an emotional weight has been lifted right off of him. He looks at his hands and they weren't shaking anymore. He felt relieved and calm but somehow knowing that it wasn't coming from himself. He looks at Knuckles. "Thanks. It feels really good to hear that."

Knuckles nods and then walks over to Sonic to go talk to him.


Tails limps over to Wally. "Want to go check out the Memorial Wall?"

"Yeah, sure. I saw it on the way over here."

Exiting out of the H.Q Building, Tails keeps staring at Wally but as soon as he's about to notice, he quickly looks away while explaining, "There's two Memorial Walls that were built. This is the first one that was made right after the war against Infinite. The second one can be seen in Metropolis City."

Reaching the Memorial Wall just as Tails was about to Inform him about it, a soldier approaches him. "Hey Tails, what do we do about your plane?" He points at it.

"Oh, Uh… yeah." He looks at Wally. "I'll be right back." He flies away quick to check on his plane.

The Soldier then turns to Wally. "We also brought your truck as well, Sir."

"Huh? You also brought my-" He looks at the direction he points and sees Randy's truck. "Oh, that truck… Thanks. Appreciate it."

"It's a shame it got damaged during the BOA attack."

"What? Umm… Yeah… yeah… That's exactly what happen to it… The BOA attacked it."

"It sure is a damn good truck. Crazy that it's still drivable with its front end smashed in like that." The Soldier then salutes at him saying goodbye and walks away.

Wally looking at the truck, he goes back to looking at the wall. "At least the truck is safe here." Looking at all the names, he sees an I.D Card. Walking up to it; he sees his face on it. "There he is. Chris Beckers." He backs away as other people stare at him pointing. Feeling uncomfortable about them doing it, he tries to ignore them.

"Woah! You're a… you're a war hero?" A familiar high pitched voice is heard right next to him.

Also being surprised about it himself, "That's right Peanut. That's what… it…-" He looks down to his side and sees Peanut standing there. He puts his hands up almost about to strangle him and stops. "WHY?!... just… how… how are you here?"

Peanut just stands there with a huge grin on his face.

"Your parents are going to… NO! They're going to kill me first then they're going to kill you. DO THEY EVEN KNOW THAT YOU'RE HERE!?

Peanut loses his smile and gets ashamed.

"So you know who he is?" A female voice is heard.


Rewind


Trish arrives too late to see everyone exit out of the aircraft. "Damn. Is he really back?" Someone hands her the paper work of all the passengers onboard. She looks through it, but Chris's name wasn't on it. The only new name she sees is Wally. She logs everything down on her clip board and goes to examine the aircraft. Upon examination and seeing nothing, she notices someone sneaking out. "Nice try." Making her way to him, she begins to realize that it's a young kid. She sees him duck and hide, as Resistance Recruits walk by giving her a chance to close the gap to reach him. Standing behind him without him knowing, she demands making sure to scare him. "Who are you and why are you sneaking around?"

Startling him making him jump, he turns to her. "I-I uhh umm I was brought here with uh… one of my friends."

"Really, and who exactly is that?" She takes a step forward glaring at him.

"It's uhh… Wally. That's his name. Wally. Do you know where he is?" He asks being sincere.

Remembering the names on the log sheet, she does. "He was onboard with one of the aircrafts." She calms down. "I'll help you find him." She takes out her clipboard. "What's your name?"

"My name's Shawn but everyone calls me Peanut." He says with a smile.

She writes it down. "Ok, Peanut. Let's go search."

After searching for a while, they pass by the Memorial Wall as Peanut points, "There he is." He runs off and stands right next to him.

Trish catches up and sees who it is. "No… is it? …It is." Step by step getting a closer to look, she sees him scold Peanut. She smiles, seeing the way he's reacting to him. She then asks, "So you know who he is?"

He looks at her and then back to Peanut. "If I say no, what will you do to him?"

"We will have to lock him up and throw away the key. Then have him witness nightmares unlike any other." She answers smiling at Peanut.

He gives Peanut a big grin. "No. I don't know him."

Peanut eyes widen looking at him and then at Trish then back to Wally. "THAT'S NOT FUNNY WALLY!"

Wally glares at him then grits his teeth. "Your parents are worried about you. Do they know that you're here?"

"…No." He answers looking at the ground.

"Guess what you're going to do."

"Call them?" He answers with regret.

"Bingo."

Peanut sighs and looks at the wall. "Can I at least look at the wall first?"

"Yeah, go ahead."

Trish slowly examines him and then notices him look back at her. She smiles at him then slowly losing it coming to terms… that he doesn't know who she is.

"Sorry you had to see that happen." He says looking back to Peanut.

"It's ok." She looks at the I.D card, then back to him and asks, "So you really don't remember anything?"

He shakes his head, "Not really… just a couple of things but not really."

Being curious she questions him some more, "Can you tell me what they are?"

"Some of them are with Tails and one was with Knuckles but there is one I can't make sense of." He looks at the wall. "It has something to do with the battle."

She also looks at the wall and then back to him, "The battle, what do you remember from it?"

"I remember being in a trench or something alongside with a Sergeant. An old… brown Rabbit. He looked like my boss at Nue Heaven. I think there were four other soldiers with him."

She shakes her head in disbelief thinking to herself. "No… can't be." She looks at Barnett's name and his Four Recruits on the wall and then back to him and asks, "Anything else?"

"Yeah… something about a… Generator? They were pinned down and I… no." He looks at the I.D card. "It was him. He used himself as a distraction to send them on their way to it. That's all I can remember. I don't even know if they made it safe."

Thinking to herself. "It is… Barnett. He met them." She tries to hold her tears back. She nods and answers, "His name is Barnett. He's the Sergeant that you… in your memory."

"Really?" He smiles at her. "Thanks for letting me know."

Peanut comes back to Wally, "I'm ready to go."

He nods to Peanut and looks back to Trish, "Got to go." Getting ready to leave he says, "You tell Barnett that I said Hi." He walks off with Peanut, heading back to the H.Q Building.

Trish just stands there as a tear runs down her face, watching him walk away. She looks at the Memorial Wall staring at Barnett's name and whispers, "Am pretty sure he already knows."


Rewind Back into the H.Q Building


Knuckles approaches Sonic wanting to know what happen in Nue Heaven. "OF COURSE YOU WERE OVER THERE! What the heck happened?"

Sonic stretches, "Welp, It's a long story. It started with this device that didn't want to shut-up and-" (FWD Five min later)"Once getting to Chris's… I mean Wally's house it's when the adventure was over."

Knuckles disappointed about missing out. "That's it?"

"Pretty much for me but Tails was mostly in the thick of it than I was."

"Yeah, I saw how his leg was and how injured he looked. Follow me." He leads him to a computer screen displaying information about the BOA group and some of the members on it. "They're hidden in the forest. No matter how much we try we can't find them. We did figure out who some of them are but…" He punches into his hand. "If we can find where they are located then we can end them right now."

"After what I saw and what they were doing at Nue Heaven, they were organized and dangerous."

Knuckles points at the screen, "That's who you need to be careful of. He's the Leader of the group and very little is known about him. No name, nothing about him but only that he's very dangerous. His lackeys are Miller for his smarts and also a great sniper. Curtis for his ruthless tactics and aggression."

Sonic chuckles. "Reminds me of someone."

He gets annoyed. "Funny." He continues on. "Next is Levi for his muscle and-" "Never mind, he reminds me of someone." Sonic quips.

Knuckles sighs trying to stay calm. "How many months? Six months of torture was it? I can beat that record if you want?"

"Okay, okay. I'll be quiet… for now."

"And last its Craig. A professional at infiltration and sabotage. Every single one of them are professionals in one thing and that's killing… heck there whole BOA group is full of killers."

Sonic looking at the screen, staring at The Leader of the BOA's. "So what's his motive?"

"No idea. To be the most dominating force in the world but either way, I have something you should go out and check."

"Really, Like what?"

"It's about the BOA's. They might have a weapons building hidden along the forest line, near Nue Haven. Need you to go check it out."

"Alright. I'll go check it out." Sonic starts to walk away.

Knuckles stops him, "Not alone. Since you've found… um whatever his name is. You're going to take him with you also and-" Sonic Interrupts him chuckling "Sounds good to me. I'll show him how to kick butt like he used to do." He starts punching the air.

Knuckles shakes his head while clenching his fist. "You're going to keep him around you to figure out why the BOA want him for. He might remember-"

"Hanging around me, he'll definitely remember everything by the time we're done." He interrupts him again with a smirk.

Knuckles just glares at him not saying anything.

Getting worried, he takes a step back. "Umm… Sorry?"

"Someone else is going with you."

Sonic being confused. "Someone else…-" Someone stands next to Knuckles. "You've got to be kidding."

Colbort Stands next to Knuckles smiling at Sonic.

Sonic glares at him and then stares at the scar on his cheek. Sonic Smiles and points to his own cheek. "What happen to your cheek? Got into a fight?"

Colbort glares and says. "If only that last bullet went slightly to the left."

They both stand there glaring at each other until Knuckles breaks it up. "ALRIGHT! Both of you better get along on this operation. Colbort is going to keep an eye on …uhh whatever his name is and you're going to check if the BOA really have anything hidden near Nue Heaven. Got it?"

Sonic glares at Colbort and then slowly smiles. "Alright, I don't mind him going."

Knuckles hearing Sonic sarcastic answer knowing he's up to something. He points at Sonic. "You better keep your mouth shut around him. He can't find out who he is. GOT IT?!"

"Pfft! Alright, alright." Sonic says walking away to a vending machine.

He clenches his fist, "I MEAN IT SONIC!" Knuckles turns to Colbort seeing him smiling. He grabs his shirt putting up a fist making his smile go away. "That goes for you too." He releases him. "He can't find out who you are cuz who knows what he'll do to you if he does."


Wally walks into the H.Q Building with Peanut.

Knuckles sees him. "There he is." He waves at him to come over.

Colbort sees him also, "It really is him."

Wally points Peanut to a phone nearby and walks up to them.

Knuckles nods to Wally and looks at Colbort. "You two are going on a recon mission with Sonic. This is Colbort. He's a scientist."

"Really?" He smiles looking at the scientist in front of him and puts out his hand. "Nice to meet you Colbort."

Colbort shakes his hand. "Nice to meet you too, Rookie."

Wally stops shaking, still holding onto his hand. He loses his smile and just stares at him.

Colbort wondering why, he looks down to his hand being squeezed tighter. He then looks at his face again. … .. …"OH SHIT!" Realizing what he just said, he tries to let go.

Knuckles also sensing the same he quickly shouts to Wally. "LET HIM-" Chris pulls Colbort towards himself making him lean forward and then punches him in the face with his other fist knocking him out making him collapse to the floor. Chris then releases his hand raises his foot to stomp on his body but Knuckles pushes him away into other guards who grab onto him.

Chris struggles to get loose as they drag him to the exit, "LET ME GO! LET ME GO! HE TRIED TO F%$&ING KILL ME! LET ME-" They drag him out of the H.Q Building.

Knuckles watches as they take him away, he looks back down at Colbort unconscious body. "Wow…"

Sonic stands next to him drinking a soda shaking his head. "Hmm, that's a shame. If only there was someone who could've warn you that that was going to happen. Hmm…-" He points at himself and smiles at Knuckles. "Oh right… Me."

Knuckles gets annoyed still looking at Colbort and grits his teeth. "If you knew then why didn't you say anything?"

Sonic walks away. "Pfft, heh! And ruin the fun? Why would I do that?"

Knuckles gets angry. "YOU'RE STILL GOING OVER THERE! SO TAKE… WHATEVER HIS NAME IS AND TAILS WITH YOU!"


Sonic heads outside and sees Wally sitting on a bench with the two guards near him. Sonic approaches him and looks at the two guards. "I'll watch over him. You can go." They walk off. Sonic looks at Wally being ashamed with himself on what just happened having his hands over his face. "You okay?"

He shakes his head, "I don't know what came over me." He looks at his hands. "The second he called me that I was filled with anger. Thing is… It wasn't me. I kept hearing someone in my head saying He did it over and over. Then it felt like someone took over and the only thing on my mind was revenge. I remember someone getting shot and me fighting then…" He raises his head and looks at the H.Q Building. "That's why he punched me. That's what I was being blamed for."

"Well whatever it is, it's over." Sonic smirks, "He's not coming with us anymore, thanks to you."

Tails comes in flying glad to see them together. "Did I miss anything?"

"Just who I wanted to see. All three of us are going on a mission."

"Really? Right now?" Tails asks.

"Yup. Get the Tornado ready."

Tails scratches his head. "Uhh… About that, the Tornado is going to be out of commission for a while until I can repair it."

"Great. So… Hmm." He snaps his fingers. "I know exactly who can fly us. He's a couple of miles away."

Wally gets up going through his pocket. "No need to walk…" He looks at Sonic, "Or run…" Then to Tails, "Or fly… since I can't do either of those two…" He takes out his keys. "I got a truck to drive us over there. Just don't judge how it looks."


Arriving at the small airport Tails steps out of the truck and looks at the sign. "The Double Z's?"

Sonic hops off of the cargo bed. "Yup. With no major threats and pretty much no need for fighter pilots they pretty much settled for being flying transporters."

The front door opens as one of the owners step out to greet them. "Hi, wel…come woah!… Uh…-" Surprised, he turns back and shouts into the room. "ZEKE! ZEKE! GET OUT HERE QUICK!"

"NOT NOW ZANDER! I ALMOST GOT FIRST PLACE IN THIS BATTLE ROYAL… BUT THIS B&%$& JUST HIDES IN A TOWER HE… built… WHAT?! NO! OH, YOU MOTHER-" Zander quickly closes the door as muffled arguing can be heard.

Zander looks back at them and smiles. He points at the door, "Uhh… He'll be out in a bit. Want me to show you around?"

Zander takes them around, showing them the aircrafts. One of the planes that isn't working is propped up against the wall as a display. Wally walks up to it staring at it. Seeing the damage on it lets him know it was used during the war against Infinite. He looks at the dent on the wing. "Wow, what did you hit?"

Hearing Wally's question. "Hmm?" He looks at the plane and laughs. "Just something that needed to get smacked out of the air."

Zeke shows up in his white shirt and dark blue jeans. He spots Sonic glad to see him. "Long time no see, Right?"

Sonic smiles back, "Hey… that's my line." He points to him. "Hey guys, I'd like you to meet my hero."

He points right back. "Hey, keep that lime light away from me." He looks at Sonic, Tails and… "What the… What the hell happened to you?" Being surprised seeing him again.

Wally just stares back, not surprised that he knows who he is too.

"Umm, he's been away on vacation."

"Really? So being considered dead, is being on vacation?"

He chuckles. "Crazy how The Resistance works… right?"

Not believing anything coming out of Sonic. "So what brings you guys here?" He says, still staring at Wally.

Tails shows them the directions, "We need to be flown over to this spot near Nue heaven."

Zander looks at the directions, quickly realizing where they want to go. Getting concerned, he looks at all three of them. "Over the forest? I've heard what's going on in it." He looks at Zeke. "If you're going to fly them over there then you'd better not fly over the damn forest."

Zeke smiles back. "Then that's a yes coming out of you?"

"Sure. Just don't fly over the forest." He warns him again.

"Heck yeah. Hop aboard and I'll be good to go." Zeke watches as everyone gets on as he notices something on the road.

Zeke gets on as Zander gives him a message on the radio staying behind. "Remember don't fly-" "I Know, I know. Don't fly over the forest. I know." Zeke answers back quick starting up the aircraft.

"I mean it. Don't. Same goes to you three. Be careful out there." Zander warns them.

Zeke drives the aircraft down the airstrip and takes off towards to their destination.


End of Chapter. Thanks for Reading.

Next: Chapter 5: Realization. This Chapter will have a Language and Violence Warning.