A New Revelation: Chapter One

      By: Darkstar0007

      Sonic the Hedgehog stood uneasily by one of the windows of the

apartment he and his best friend Tails shared. Little pieces of robotic parts

and wires were scattered over the kitchen table as Tails worked on yet another

one of his little inventions. Tails was quite a child prodigy. He was very young,

but with his skills, he had built numerous things by scratch, including his very

versatile machine, the Cyclone. Sonic still couldn't figure out just how Tail's

was able to fit so much brain in such a little head. After impatiently tapping his

foot on the floor for a few seconds, Sonic made his way to the door.

      "I'm goin' out for a run, 'lil bud. be back in a while."

      "Okay Sonic. See you later!"

      The sun was quickly setting on the city of Station Square. The west

side of the sky glowed a bright red-orange color. Skyscrapers in the city shimmered

with a fiery orange glow. In a deeper, darker area of the city, where the suns rays

couldn't quite reach, an alley, there stood two figures masked by the darkness.

One, a rather fat individual, sat in a machine with two large legs. The other stood

shorter, dark fur blending it in well in the darkness of the alley.

      "It is almost time." The fat one spoke. "Once it's dark, we'll make our

move. I trust you remember what to do."

      "I do, Master." The shorter figure nodded in understanding.

A good run always made Sonic feel a little better. He enjoyed the rush

that super speed gave him, and the feel of the cool wind blowing through his short,

dark sapphire fur. If Sonic needed a good run, he would run anywhere. He especially

loved running at top speed in wide-open places. It gave him a good sense of

freedom. Sonic thrived on freedom. He went where he wanted, when he wanted.

He ran down the streets of Station Square for a while, until he heard a loud crash.

Turning a corner, he saw that three blue and white police cars had crash into each

other. Their drivers looked to be all right.

      "They must have been chasing something..." Sonic said to himself. "And

I think I know what." He caught a glimpse of what looked like a hedgehog slinking

around the corner. Curious, Sonic gave chase.

      "What the?!" Catching up to the being in question, Sonic was shocked

to see that whoever it was had pulled away. At super sonic speed? Night had fallen

by now, and Sonic strained to not lose the one he followed in the darkness. After

a short chase, the strange hedgehog slowed to a jog, then stopped altogether.

By the glow of a streetlight, Sonic was clearly able to identify whom he was following.

      "Is that?! No. Wait. That's not him. That's... a girl?" Sonic knew by her

spines that she was definitely a hedgehog. The two spines at the bottom of her

head where long, and hung down, while the two above them pointed upward. She

had black fur, which covered most of her body except for streaks of red fur on her

arms, legs, and spines, and white fur on her belly. She also wore a dark green shirt,

had snow-white hair and deep red eyes. Familiar, deep red eyes.

      "Who are you?!" Sonic asked, out of breath. She didn't speak. That's

when Sonic noticed what she was holding in one of her hands. "So you're the one

the cops were after. You stole a chaos emerald!"

      "You appear to be very bright, Hedgehog!"

      "That voice..." Sonic turned to who spoke. "Dr. Eggman!"

      "Oh ho! That's right!"

      "Just what are you doing here?!" Eggman chuckled evilly.

      "It couldn't hurt just to clue you in a little bit. But first, let me introduce

you to my little friend, here. I found her frozen deep in the ruins of G.U.N.'s Prison

Island." Eggman turned to the female hedgehog. "Shade, why don't you give our

blue friend a little hello?"

      "Yes, Master." Shade stepped slowly towards Sonic as he prepared to

defend himself. Then, she disappeared.

      "How'd she get so fast? She must be just as fast as--"

      "Chaos Sword!"  Sonic barely avoided being sliced in half as Shade jumped

him from behind, swinging a blade of chaos energy in her hands. Eggman watched

in joy as his servant was making short work of the blue hedgehog he despised so

much. The unexpectancy of the situation and the darkness of the street worked

against Sonic. Shade had him pinned down to the asphalt, ready to finish him off

with a Chaos Sword attack when the sound of police sirens was heard.

      "Hm. I'll finish you off later, Hedgehog. Come, Shade."

      Shade walked up to the Egg Walker and touched it. Then Sonic was in

for another surprise. She uttered two words that Sonic knew, very well.

      "Chaos Control." Eggman and his servant disappeared, leaving Sonic

to piece together what the heck just happened.