Chapter One: A new Adventure

Place: Mystic Ruins, near pyramid
Time: 12:00am

"Beans again, I guess"

Sonic the hedgehog is a guy that loves adventure. He seeks out and venture and has saved the world many times the evil Eggman. Ever since the defeat of the Finalhazard, Eggman went into hiding. Without a bad guy to fight Sonic relaxed and went on a journey into the forest to find himself. All Sonic will find is trouble...

Sonic opened the can of beans and poured them into the pan on top of the stove. He rustled his spines that had been covered in the drizzle from the last cloud that had now disappeared over the horizon.

Sonic laid back and looked into the flames of the stove. The flames danced about turning from pale orange to a vibrant red. Time seemed to stand still...

"Whaooo!"

Sonic noticed the smoke rising from the beans and turned of the stove.

"You've done it now Sonic. Even Amy can't burn beans."

Sonic poured the beans into a bowl and began to eat them. Suddenly, a bright teal flash knocked him sideways spilling beans all over the floor of the jungle.

"What was that!? I better go look!"

Sonic rushed off towards the flash and left the beans to dry up in the afternoon sun.

Place: Mystic Ruins, Pyramid
Time: 12: 03

Sonic arrived to see a scene of destruction. Bits of the pyramid littered the floor and it now looked lobsided. Then Sonic heard a rustle nearby. Sonic prepared and jumped behind the nearby rubble.

"Gotcha!" he yelled, only to be faced with a small lizard.
"Just a lizard.."
"Hello" said a voice nearby.

Sonic turned to see an Echindna. It looked exactly like Knuckles except for its gold fur covered in bits of dirt and a teal glow in his eyes.

"Hi! I'm Sonic the hedgehog and you are?"
"I am Cheq of the great Echidna tribe" the figure responded.

Sonic then noticed something. In the Echidna's right hand was an emerald. The emerald had no colour and was completely see through. Sonic tensed his muscles, ready for a fight.

"You'll have to see Knuckles the other Echidna I know!"
"You know Knuckles?" Cheq replied, closing his left hand into a fist.
"Yeah, he's my friend.." Sonic said wisely.
"Then... prepare to FIGHT! CHAOS STRIKE!"

Sonic flew up into the air but landed gracefully as he was prepared for an attack.

"Hedgehogs always land on their feet," shouted Sonic.
"They die that way as well!" Cheq responded and they both rushed towards each other, ready for a fight.

Cheq leapt upward with a kick that was easily blocked by Sonics hand. Sonic unleashed a flurry of punches, which Cheq dodged with relative ease. Cheq did an upward kick which caught Sonic on the chin and flung him about 12 feet away.

"Weakling" muttered Cheq.

Sonic charged towards Cheq and pulled off a homing attack that Cheq caught in the stomach. Cheq, now a bit winded, held his emerald aloft.

"Dodge this! Chaos strike!"

Sonic saw the teal blade just before it caught him in the ribcage and again flung him into the air. While in the air Sonic realised he had to get rid of that emerald. Sonic did another homing attack towards Cheq and caught the emerald in his hand.

"Let's see how you fair without the emerald!" shouted Sonic.
"You think I need that piece of glass? Chaos Strike!"

Sonic caught this attack on the chin and landed in a nearby bush. Cheq lifted his nose at Sonic.

"I'll go find my brother now, blue spike" said Cheq,"CHAOS WARP!"

Cheq vanished in a bright flash. Sonic stood up and looked around.
How did he use chaos moves without the emerald? thought Sonic, I know someone who will know though!
Sonic held the emerald tightly.

"Chaos Control" he yelled but nothing happened.

He tried again and again but to no avail.
Guess I'll have to run it
Sonic pulled back and let go as he flung himself full speed to Tail's Workshop leaving the pyramid in a dismantled state.

Place: Tail's Workshop
Time: 12:05pm

"Not again!!!"

Miles "Tails" Prower is one of Sonic's best friends. He has helped him many times but sometimes he slips up and it is Sonic who saves him. Ever Since the defeat of the Finalhazard, Tails has been working on a new tornado codenamed the Tornado Storm. So far he has yet to get it off the ground...

"Guess I need more power" said Tails as he threw the fake emerald to the ground,"if only I had a real Chaos emerald it would work. Unless..."

Suddenly, the door flew of its hinges and Tails fell off his chair and into a pile of junk. Sonic rubbed his head and stood up.

"Tails? Tails!?"

Tails raised his head out of the junk.

"Sonic?"
"Tails? What are you doing in there?"
"Just waiting. Next time knock ok?"
Sonic nodded,"Can you check this out?"

Sonic handed Tails the emerald. Tails took it over to a weird machine in the corner that looked like a microscope only bigger.

"Oh, and Tails? Got any food?"

Tails pointed to the fridge before Sonic even finished his sentence. Sonic ran over and pulled out a chilli dog. Sonic then turned his attention to Tails.

"That's strange?" said Tails.
"Whaff?" said Sonic with a mouthful of chilli dog.
" Remember when you beat Chaos and you used the positive energy of the emeralds? Well, this was a Chaos emerald but now it has no energy. Positive or negative. It's like it was sucked straight out of it. Where did you get it?"
"From this guy inn the jungle" said Sonic about to take another bit of the chilli dog,"He called himself Cheq and he was after Knuckles and.... KNUCKLES!"
"Is Knuckles in danger?"
"Yeah, come on, we'll take the tornado"
"OK!"

Sonic and Tails both hoped into the Tornado and Tails opened the doors.

"To Angel Island!" shouted Sonic.

Tails pulled a lever and the tornado shot off straight towards Angel Island.

Place: Angel Island, Master Emerald Altar
Time: 12:10


It's quiet today... too quiet...


Knuckles the Echidna is guardian of the Master Emerald. He and Sonic do fight but when help is needed he is the first to step in and help. Ever since the finalhazard was defeated, Knuckles returned to his island to reassume his position as the guardian.

Knuckles stood up from his place. The emerald behind him glowed fiercely and a chill wind blew by. Something was going to happen. Knuckles tensed his body. A bright flash moved Knuckles but he did not fall. There stood a gold Echidna.

"Who..?" said Knuckles.

Cheq advanced on Knuckles. When Cheq's foot touched the ground all life beneath it died.

"Don't you remember me?", said Cheq, now within striking distance," Surely you remeber me.... brother!"

Cheq leapt forward but Knuckles dodged to the side. Knuckles threw his fist at the Echidna but he easily dodged it and grabbed Knuckles arm. He pulled him in and placed his hand on his head.

"REMEMBER!" yelled Cheq.

Knuckles saw it all.... His mother.... Father..... Cheq..... The Master Emerald.... A strange yellow animal...

Knuckles hit the floor in a daze. His body had to absorb the information it had just received. Cheq stood over Knuckles.

"Not the type of guardian I had hoped for but what do you expect when you weren't supposed to be here in the first place" mumbled Cheq,"Now, I will take your Master Emerald"

Cheq began to walk up the stairs to the emerald when a blue flash caught him mid step. Sonic landed at the foot of the stairs and Tails flew in with his tails. Cheq stood and faced the heroes.

"You don't give up, do you blue spike? And you brought your fox friend as well" said Cheq, acting calmly.
"Step away from my friend!" yelled Sonic.
"Yeah, you baddy!" yelled Tails.
"Please, I am going to take the Master Emerald and the Chaos emeralds and recreate Chaos!"
"You're a bit late," said Sonic,"I already beat Chaos, when he was perfect!"
"He wasn't perfect!" snapped Cheq," with me he will be. I am the power of Chaos and I will give him all he needs to be the ultimate!"

Sonic sighed. Why did it seem like all masterminds want to be the ultimate? Sonic shook his head and continued to listen. Cheq, however, had finished and was ready to battle. Sonic nodded to Tails and the fight began!

Sonic leapt up into the air and came down with a bouncing attack. Cheq dodged to the side but caught Tails's punch on the chin. Cheq landed gracefully on the floor and charged forward with a kick to Sonic but Sonic had vanished and so had Tails.

"Come out Spike so I can finish you!" Cheq yelled, beginning to get annoyed.

Cheq was suddenly knocked forward by a homing attack and landed on the floor. Sonic stood defiant.

"You're weak.." said Sonic.
"No" said Cheq," You are! CHAOS STRIKE!"

Sonic flew up into the air from the swipe but Tails caught him.

"You can't escape! CHAOS GRAVITY!"

Tails suddenly felt like a ten tonne weight and fell to the ground quickly. There he was trapped. Sonic had landed on his feet and was charging towards Cheq.

"Please! CHAOS ST..."

Just before Cheq finished his attack, Knuckles threw his fist into his back. Cheq flew into the Sonic and Sonic into Tails freeing him from the gravity of chaos. Cheq was the first to stand and begun an assault on Knuckles.

Knuckles threw another fist towards Cheq but he easily dodged it and threw his own. Knuckles glided trough the air like a dove and landed on his feet. Again Knuckles launched another attack but Cheq kicked him hard in the belly, throwing him into a nearby column.

"Now I will take you emerald!" said Cheq, slightly breathless.

Cheq climbed the stairs and placed his hand on the emerald.

"CHAOS ABSORB!"

Green energy travelled up Cheq's arm into his eyes. He felt the power... the power. Then, it stopped. The Master Emerald disappeared underneath a plague showing the seven Chaos emeralds.

"What is this!" yelled Cheq.
"Something to keep you away!" yelled Knuckles.
"I will return with seven Chaos emeralds power and break your seal! CHAOS WARP!"

Cheq disappeared and Knuckles fell to the ground and cast his gaze towards Sonic and Tails. Knuckles walked over and shook them both. Sonic stood up.

"Sonic" said Knuckles,"I guess I have to explain all this eh?"
"Your right there" said Sonic who helped up Tails and waited for Knuckles's explanation.

Knuckles sat on a nearby rock and so did Sonic. Tails, still in a daze, landed on the ground and decided to stay there for a while.

"Well?" said Sonic.
"Ok, but remember, I only just remembered this so if I'm a little vague it's normal" said Knuckles.

Sonic nodded and Tails shook his head which was an ok to Knuckles.

"My tribe of Echidna's was the master tribe. We guarded the Master Emerald and the Chaos emeralds to stop any misuse coming to them. I was born in the line that was chosen to guard the Emerald as we have long life. My mother, Tealia, and my father, Firdia, gave birth to my brother Cheq and then me"
"He's your brother!" said Sonic and Tails together.
"Yes", said Knuckles,"He is my brother. He is about 5 years older than me. He was going to accept the task of guarding the Emerald until he disappeared in the jungle and never returned. I was given the job instead and then I protected Emerald. That was, until Chaos came and there was a battle. I guess I lost my memory then"
"Wait" said Tails,"Do you now what this power of Chaos is that Cheq was going on about?"
"No. I don't. Maybe he found something but I don't know."

Sonic was deep in thought. He knew Knuckles was old but that old? And Cheq was his brother? Then he remembered.

"There are stone tablets in the Museum! Maybe they'll say something about this power"

Knuckles nodded,"OK, let's find these tablets!"
"There's also a Chaos Emerald there! I donated it after the defeat of the finalhazard" Shouted Tails, finally standing up.
"To Station Square! and we'll stop by Amy's as well!"
"OK!"

Everyone headed to the Tornado and hopped in.

"You know guys. This could be the start of a new adventure!" said Sonic.

The Tornado flew off leaving those words echoing throughout the island.

End Of Chapter One