The Prophecy

Disclaimer: I own nothing but the story and the 7 Chaos Stones (no, they aren't the Chaos Emeralds).



Chapter 1: The Prophet

Our story first takes place in Station Square, a very large city. A new Prophecy booth just opened, and Sonic the Hedgehog was interested. Even though he didn't believe in that stuff, he decided he could do that for a bit of fun. He waited in a short line in front, until he was next in line. He entered that small tent and saw the prophet sitting in her chair, behind a table.

"Sit down, Sonic the Hedgehog," she said in a mysterious voice.

"What, how did you know my name?" Sonic asked, sitting down in the chair in front of the table.

"Everyone knows about you," the prophet replied. "Pay me four pieces of silver, and I will tell you your future." By silver, she meant quarters.

Sonic handed the lady a dollar and said, "It's worth four quarters."

The prophet ignored the comment and took the dollar. "Hold out your hands."

Sonic shrugged and did as he was told. The prophet looked curiously at them while Sonic thought about what might happen. The woman then closed her eyes and hummed for a moment.

When she stopped, the prophet looked at Sonic, and then she took a crystal ball and put it on the table. "I use this only for the interesting cases," she stated.

"So, what do you see?" Sonic asked after the prophet looked into her ball for a minute.

She looked at Sonic sadly. "I'm sorry."

"Sorry what?"

"Your best friend will catch a deadly virus in a week. In a month, he will die."

"Nah, Tails wouldn't catch a stupid virus."

"I'm sure he will. When he does get sick, you will panic and come back, asking for a cure. See you then."

Sonic blinked, and then left the tent, thinking about what the prophet had said. Then he muttered, "Nah, it won't happen."

He then dashed off towards his apartment.

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A week later...

Sonic walked up to Tails' apartment room. He knocked on the door, Tails opened the door. He was about to say something, but he fell into Sonic's arms instead.

"Tails, what's wrong?" Sonic asked, worried for his best friend and sidekick. He helped Tails into bed.

"Sonic..." Tails said. "I don't feel so well. I feel my head splitting in half, and that a dagger was stuck inside my chest. It huuuuuurrrts..." Tails then passed out.

Sonic blinked. 'The sickness... The prophecy... I gotta get back to her!' Sonic covered Tails up, then left. He wanted to help his friend, and the prophecy was coming true. Sonic ran at top speed, and because of this, he got to the Prophecy booth right away. There was no line, so he ran in. The prophet was sitting in her chair, meditating.

She said automatically, "I was expecting you."

Sonic picked her up by the collar. "What the hell is happening to my friend?" he quickly asked.

"Lower me, and I will tell you how he will avoid death," the prophet said calmly. Sonic lowered her and she looked at him sternly. "If you wish to save your friend, you must go on a long journey."

"Anything to save Tails," Sonic said quietly.

"You must travel far from here. You must travel to the 7 unique-colored mountains. They are purple, clear, black, gold, blue, green, and crimson red. Inside each mountain, you will find a dragon of that color. You must fight and defeat each dragon, and in return, you get a Chaos Stone. If you find all 7 in less than a month, you can save your friend. Not only that, but you will also be able to go to a form more powerful than Hyper."

Sonic looked interested and thought it would be tough to do, but he'll do anything to help Tails. He nodded and asked, "Where do I find the mountains?"

The prophet answered, "You can spot them atop the highest building in Station Square. Good luck on your adventure; it will be the hardest in your life." Sonic then left.

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Sonic ran to the highest building in Station Square: Emerald Tower. He ran to the top and stood on the needle on the top. He looked out, and then noticed a mountain that was flaring an unusual dark red. This is where the most powerful Chaos Stone lay. Sonic then saw the other ones, and that they all had obstacles to get there.

"I'll need to take a Chaos Emerald with me just in case," Sonic muttered to himself. He pulled a green Chaos Emerald from his pants pocket. He looked into it, remembering when Shadow stole it. He felt a tear form, he missed Shadow. He then wiped it away and put the emerald back inside his pocket.

He ran down the building and ran for Tails' apartment.

Once he arrived, he told Tails where he'd be and that it was to help him. Tails thought it was too much trouble to go through, but he wanted the virus to go away. Sonic left Tails after staying with him for an hour. Afterwards, he got back to his apartment and packed some supplies. Food, water, sleeping bag, pillow, and his emerald. He even got a small, leather bag that would hold the Chaos Stones.

He was ready for anything to face him, and he was ready to fight for his life, and Tails'.

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The next morning...

Sonic got up from bed and slipped into his pants and shoes. He walked over to the counter and got his small, blue backpack on his back. He ate breakfast, and left. He ran down the street to get to his first destination: The blue mountain.

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Chapter 2 Preview: Sonic goes through his first challenge to get his first stone: the Aqua Arrow. In the challenge, he must go across a river and fight a small boss. Will he turn back? Or will he face his fears and swim?