Enter: Negahog
fanfic by Daniel Wheeler
Prelude: Shadow Gathering
In the Great Unknown, old villains gathered together to discuss past events. Snively relates on how the reflux from Noctoterra had released him from prison. Enerjak was still worried on how the dark energy allowed him to permanently hold his power. While Mammoth Mogul is still curious on how he got out of the Master Emerald without destroying it prior to his meeting with Blackara Blackwidow. In fact, other villains (who were not mentioned at the time this tale is written) wonder about their preserved existence.
"Well," said Mogul, "it's best the Floating Island was preserved. I need a floating base when I conquer Mobius." "HOLD IT!," shouted Snively. "If anyone is conquering Mobius, it'll be ME!" "No, ME!," shouted Enerjak. They all squabbled until a mysterious voice shouted "ENOUGH!" The voice made even Enerjak and Mammoth Mogul tremble. At that, they were teleported into the Dark World, into a place called the Shadow Palace.
"W-Where are we?," asked Enerjak. "You are in my home-- the Shadow Palace!," said the mysterious voice, which came from an ominous shadow with red glowing eyes. "I am Rexnoctos, King of the Shadows of Dark Mobius!" The villains trembled and even Enerjak fell to his knees. "Come!," said Rexnoctos. "Let me change you into Shadows just like me! Immortality! Power beyond imagination! Come! Come!" At that, they entered an fuchsia orb of energy and were transformed. "Now," said Rexnoctos, "To check up on the Light World."
Chapter 1: The Battle Begins Anew
Sonic and Sally returned from their honeymoon (as you recall, their wedding was at the end of "Rising of Darkness"). Melody was the first to greet them, and she introduced them to an old friend: Her lover, Harmony. "Melody told me about you," said Harmony. But before they could get to know each other more, a cold wind came, followed by a mysterious portal that pulled Sonic and Sally into it!
They recovered and found themselves at the foot of a tall mountain in a shadowy wasteland. By the looks of the place, the two ventured the guess that it's always nighttime in this plane of existence. "Welcome to the Dark World, mortals!," said Rexnoctos. At that, a lightning bolt surged down on Sonic. Though the lightning bolt did not harm Sonic, it did copy some of his characteristics, bringing forth a creature that looked like Sonic, only he was deep red with purple shoes and the same glowing eyes in his true form (his true form, as aforementioned, was a shadow with glowing eyes).
"Who- or what- are you?," asked Sonic. The creature smiled ominously to Sonic and said, "Call me Negahog!" He then looked at Sally and said, "Is this your lover?" "More than that," replied the Blue Blur. "We're newlyweds!" "Well...," Negahog said in a sly voice, which changed into a loud voice as he grabbed her and sneered, "Not for long! Ha ha ha..." He teleported with Sally to his Shadow Palace in the clouds. Sonic had to hurry up the mountain to save his wife.
Chapter 2: Negahog's Plan
As Sally was held somewhere in the Shadow Palace, Negahog told his Shadow Legions (including the "newcomers") of his plan. "There is a Shadow Prophecy that goes like this: 'To the one who releases darkness with royal blood, he shall have the power of Light and Dark Worlds. The legend shall come true. Mobius shall be plunged into eternal darkness and the Shadows shall reign forever!' Long ago, we Shadows ruled Mobius after the great Mobian deities, the Ancient Walkers, cast us out. We did as much as we pleased until the ancestors of the ones Julian calls the Freedom Fighters banished us into an alternate dimension.
"We would have been set free already, had it not been for Sonic destroying the final Shadow Emerald. But with Sally's life energy, I shall cast open the World Gates once more, and we shall reign once again... and FOREVERMORE!" At this, he went to work building an altar for the occasion. What does he plan to do to Sally on the altar, you ask, dear reader? Your guess is as good as mine!
Chapter 3: Finding the Shadow Zone
Sonic explored the Dark World and found a Centaur Warrior who attacked him out of duty for his masters, the Shadows. But he KO'ed the quadroped warrior and asked how to get to Negahog. "The Shadow Palace is in the Shadow Zone," said the Centaur, "and the Shadow Zone is our term for any part of the Dark World Sky that surrounds the Palace at any given time. Currently, the mountain that leads to the zone is Gray Skyflame Mountain. But do not count on an easy victory, for Lord Rexnoctos (now in his Negahog guise) will surely finish you off!" At that, the Centaur passed out.
Now knowing where to go, Sonic raced to Gray Skyflame Mountain in hopes of saving his mate and lady love, Sally. But a Shadow spots him and reports back to Negahog as he puts the finishing touches on his altar. "So...," leered the vile Shadow Leader, "The Light Worlder wants to play, eh? Well, I have a suprise for him." He raised his hand and said, "Onyx Gargoyles! Come to me! Come to me now!" Soon, about fourteen gargoyles made of lavender onyx appeared in his throne room. "What is your bidding, m'lord?," said the lead gargoyle. Negahog replied, "A certain Light World hedgehog wants to prevent me from opening the World Gates. Stop him at all costs!" "To hear is to obey, master!," said the gargoyles as the flew out to intercept Sonic.
As Sonic climbed up Gray Skyflame Mountain to reach the Shadow Zone, the cluster of Onyx Gargoyles dived down to try and get a hedgehog dinner. But Sonic performed the Sonic Spin and reduced the gargoyles to piles of rubble-- a superb feat that only took less than a minute to accomplish. Soon, the blue blur made it to the top of the mountain and into the Shadow Zone.
Chapter 4: Journey Through The Shadow Zone
Treading the cloud-carried roads of the Shadow Zone, Sonic found the Shadow Palace a few short yards away. But as he approached it, some Lightning Griffins ambushed him and attacked with Lightning Eyebeams. Sonic dexterously avoided the blasts and made a spin that bowled them over. He continued until he reached the gates of the Palace.
As he reached the gates, a Shadow Sentry leaped from the gates and whipped out his spear in front of Sonic. He said to Sonic, "Stop! You shall not interfere with my master's plan! He shall use the princess' life force to open the World Gates! And then he and his Shadow Hosts shall reign both Light and Dark Worlds forever!"
"Ha!," said Sonic. "He should know better than to count his chicks before they hatch!" At that, Sonic and the sentry fought until he managed to knock the spear out of his hand and made a Strike Dash that sent him flying into the Palace. The gates then opened, allowing Sonic entrance into Negahog's home and base of operations.
Chapter 5: Raid on the Shadow Palace
In the Grand Hall of the Shadow Palace, Sonic gasped in horror at the fearful decor of the shadowy domain. Just like the Dark World outside, the Palace showed Shadow presence. But soon, he heard Sally's scream. Sonic had to hurry and come to his wife's aid. Racing up to the fourth floor (the Shadow Palace changes form from time to time), Sonic followed the animated knights' armor to the room where Negahog prepared the altar. Using his magic, Negahog created rope around Sally to tie her up. Then he levitated her onto the altar. Soon, Negahog chanted to make a storm cloud to make a lightning bolt to drain her life to open the gates.
Then Sonic burst in, disrupting Negahog's concentration. "Nooo!," screeched Negahog. "How did you get past my guard! That Shadow Sentry should have disposed of you!" Sonic cracked, "Your guard was all talk and no action!" "NEVER MIND!," shouted the Shadow King. "I'll deal with you myself, then open the dimension doors!" He then transformed into a giant scorpion and tried to sting him. But Sonic, remembering his experience with battling Skorps on the Floating Island, jumped the sting and zapped the scorpion. He then untied Sally and ran out with her. Negahog was in pursuit, but it was daylight when they escaped, so he was pulled back into the Dark World... until next time.
Epilog: First New Victory
"Thank you, my love," said Sally as she kissed her husband. "Awww...," Sonic said bashfully. "I had to do it because I love you!" Then a hologram of Negahog appeared and threatened, "You win this day, but the war will yet be mine! Ha ha ha..." "He's right," sighed the princess. "He will be back." Sonic replied, "And when he does, we'll be ready for him. In the meantime, let's think about each other." They returned home, where Melody and Harmony awaited them.
The End :)
fanfic by Daniel Wheeler
Prelude: Shadow Gathering
In the Great Unknown, old villains gathered together to discuss past events. Snively relates on how the reflux from Noctoterra had released him from prison. Enerjak was still worried on how the dark energy allowed him to permanently hold his power. While Mammoth Mogul is still curious on how he got out of the Master Emerald without destroying it prior to his meeting with Blackara Blackwidow. In fact, other villains (who were not mentioned at the time this tale is written) wonder about their preserved existence.
"Well," said Mogul, "it's best the Floating Island was preserved. I need a floating base when I conquer Mobius." "HOLD IT!," shouted Snively. "If anyone is conquering Mobius, it'll be ME!" "No, ME!," shouted Enerjak. They all squabbled until a mysterious voice shouted "ENOUGH!" The voice made even Enerjak and Mammoth Mogul tremble. At that, they were teleported into the Dark World, into a place called the Shadow Palace.
"W-Where are we?," asked Enerjak. "You are in my home-- the Shadow Palace!," said the mysterious voice, which came from an ominous shadow with red glowing eyes. "I am Rexnoctos, King of the Shadows of Dark Mobius!" The villains trembled and even Enerjak fell to his knees. "Come!," said Rexnoctos. "Let me change you into Shadows just like me! Immortality! Power beyond imagination! Come! Come!" At that, they entered an fuchsia orb of energy and were transformed. "Now," said Rexnoctos, "To check up on the Light World."
Chapter 1: The Battle Begins Anew
Sonic and Sally returned from their honeymoon (as you recall, their wedding was at the end of "Rising of Darkness"). Melody was the first to greet them, and she introduced them to an old friend: Her lover, Harmony. "Melody told me about you," said Harmony. But before they could get to know each other more, a cold wind came, followed by a mysterious portal that pulled Sonic and Sally into it!
They recovered and found themselves at the foot of a tall mountain in a shadowy wasteland. By the looks of the place, the two ventured the guess that it's always nighttime in this plane of existence. "Welcome to the Dark World, mortals!," said Rexnoctos. At that, a lightning bolt surged down on Sonic. Though the lightning bolt did not harm Sonic, it did copy some of his characteristics, bringing forth a creature that looked like Sonic, only he was deep red with purple shoes and the same glowing eyes in his true form (his true form, as aforementioned, was a shadow with glowing eyes).
"Who- or what- are you?," asked Sonic. The creature smiled ominously to Sonic and said, "Call me Negahog!" He then looked at Sally and said, "Is this your lover?" "More than that," replied the Blue Blur. "We're newlyweds!" "Well...," Negahog said in a sly voice, which changed into a loud voice as he grabbed her and sneered, "Not for long! Ha ha ha..." He teleported with Sally to his Shadow Palace in the clouds. Sonic had to hurry up the mountain to save his wife.
Chapter 2: Negahog's Plan
As Sally was held somewhere in the Shadow Palace, Negahog told his Shadow Legions (including the "newcomers") of his plan. "There is a Shadow Prophecy that goes like this: 'To the one who releases darkness with royal blood, he shall have the power of Light and Dark Worlds. The legend shall come true. Mobius shall be plunged into eternal darkness and the Shadows shall reign forever!' Long ago, we Shadows ruled Mobius after the great Mobian deities, the Ancient Walkers, cast us out. We did as much as we pleased until the ancestors of the ones Julian calls the Freedom Fighters banished us into an alternate dimension.
"We would have been set free already, had it not been for Sonic destroying the final Shadow Emerald. But with Sally's life energy, I shall cast open the World Gates once more, and we shall reign once again... and FOREVERMORE!" At this, he went to work building an altar for the occasion. What does he plan to do to Sally on the altar, you ask, dear reader? Your guess is as good as mine!
Chapter 3: Finding the Shadow Zone
Sonic explored the Dark World and found a Centaur Warrior who attacked him out of duty for his masters, the Shadows. But he KO'ed the quadroped warrior and asked how to get to Negahog. "The Shadow Palace is in the Shadow Zone," said the Centaur, "and the Shadow Zone is our term for any part of the Dark World Sky that surrounds the Palace at any given time. Currently, the mountain that leads to the zone is Gray Skyflame Mountain. But do not count on an easy victory, for Lord Rexnoctos (now in his Negahog guise) will surely finish you off!" At that, the Centaur passed out.
Now knowing where to go, Sonic raced to Gray Skyflame Mountain in hopes of saving his mate and lady love, Sally. But a Shadow spots him and reports back to Negahog as he puts the finishing touches on his altar. "So...," leered the vile Shadow Leader, "The Light Worlder wants to play, eh? Well, I have a suprise for him." He raised his hand and said, "Onyx Gargoyles! Come to me! Come to me now!" Soon, about fourteen gargoyles made of lavender onyx appeared in his throne room. "What is your bidding, m'lord?," said the lead gargoyle. Negahog replied, "A certain Light World hedgehog wants to prevent me from opening the World Gates. Stop him at all costs!" "To hear is to obey, master!," said the gargoyles as the flew out to intercept Sonic.
As Sonic climbed up Gray Skyflame Mountain to reach the Shadow Zone, the cluster of Onyx Gargoyles dived down to try and get a hedgehog dinner. But Sonic performed the Sonic Spin and reduced the gargoyles to piles of rubble-- a superb feat that only took less than a minute to accomplish. Soon, the blue blur made it to the top of the mountain and into the Shadow Zone.
Chapter 4: Journey Through The Shadow Zone
Treading the cloud-carried roads of the Shadow Zone, Sonic found the Shadow Palace a few short yards away. But as he approached it, some Lightning Griffins ambushed him and attacked with Lightning Eyebeams. Sonic dexterously avoided the blasts and made a spin that bowled them over. He continued until he reached the gates of the Palace.
As he reached the gates, a Shadow Sentry leaped from the gates and whipped out his spear in front of Sonic. He said to Sonic, "Stop! You shall not interfere with my master's plan! He shall use the princess' life force to open the World Gates! And then he and his Shadow Hosts shall reign both Light and Dark Worlds forever!"
"Ha!," said Sonic. "He should know better than to count his chicks before they hatch!" At that, Sonic and the sentry fought until he managed to knock the spear out of his hand and made a Strike Dash that sent him flying into the Palace. The gates then opened, allowing Sonic entrance into Negahog's home and base of operations.
Chapter 5: Raid on the Shadow Palace
In the Grand Hall of the Shadow Palace, Sonic gasped in horror at the fearful decor of the shadowy domain. Just like the Dark World outside, the Palace showed Shadow presence. But soon, he heard Sally's scream. Sonic had to hurry and come to his wife's aid. Racing up to the fourth floor (the Shadow Palace changes form from time to time), Sonic followed the animated knights' armor to the room where Negahog prepared the altar. Using his magic, Negahog created rope around Sally to tie her up. Then he levitated her onto the altar. Soon, Negahog chanted to make a storm cloud to make a lightning bolt to drain her life to open the gates.
Then Sonic burst in, disrupting Negahog's concentration. "Nooo!," screeched Negahog. "How did you get past my guard! That Shadow Sentry should have disposed of you!" Sonic cracked, "Your guard was all talk and no action!" "NEVER MIND!," shouted the Shadow King. "I'll deal with you myself, then open the dimension doors!" He then transformed into a giant scorpion and tried to sting him. But Sonic, remembering his experience with battling Skorps on the Floating Island, jumped the sting and zapped the scorpion. He then untied Sally and ran out with her. Negahog was in pursuit, but it was daylight when they escaped, so he was pulled back into the Dark World... until next time.
Epilog: First New Victory
"Thank you, my love," said Sally as she kissed her husband. "Awww...," Sonic said bashfully. "I had to do it because I love you!" Then a hologram of Negahog appeared and threatened, "You win this day, but the war will yet be mine! Ha ha ha..." "He's right," sighed the princess. "He will be back." Sonic replied, "And when he does, we'll be ready for him. In the meantime, let's think about each other." They returned home, where Melody and Harmony awaited them.
The End :)