Pre-chapter Conversation
The camera turned on in a room lit only by candles that were arranged in the shape of a star inside a circle. I walked up to the circle, dressed in a hooded cloak.
"Oh great lord of darkness, I call upon you!" I raised my arms. "Oh great one, come to me!"
Thunder clapped outside as lightning struck. Izzy sweatdropped as he walked up to me with a soda in his hand.
"Do I even want to know?" He slurped from his drink.
"Silence. You'll disturb the evil spirits." I said, turning to him with a glower. I then turned back to the candles. "Oh great master of evil and all that is ultimate, ARISE!.!.!"
Thunder boomed and lightning struck the center of the star. When the smoke settled, Shadow, dripping wet, was standing with his arms crossed.
"Do you mind!.?" He yelled, glaring at me. "The Ultimate Life Form was taking a shower!"
"Shadow!.?" Izzy shouted with wide eyes."He's the master of darkness, evil, and all that is ultimate!.?"
"Of course!" I answered. "…In this dimension, anyway…"
"In all honesty, I thought you were gonna say Dr. Robotnik or Metal Sonic."
I shrugged in response.
"What do you want, anyway?" The dark hedgehog asked.
"Oh great master of evil, I must know!" I shouted, turning to him.
"Yes…?"
"Why don't your air skates ever run out of gas?"
Shadow and Izzy fell over.
"What kinda question is that!.?" The former demanded as he stood up.
"Yeah!" Izzy supplied, following suit.
"I'm just curious, that's all." I shrugged. "I mean, his skates must use rocket fuel or something like that, right?"
"Right…" The others nodded.
"So, don't they run out of gas and if so, what do you do then?"
Shadow got in a thinking pose.
"You know, that's never happened before… I think Professor Gerald must've given me an infinite power supply."
"You mean like a chaos drive or something?" Izzy asked.
"But his shoes are too small to fit a chaos drive inside." I said before turning to the camera. "Anyway, while we're discussing this, enjoy this cartoon!"
°WHAM!°
"Uhhh… I mean chapter…" I groaned, my eyes becoming two Xs.
"That's better." Izzy said, putting away his mallet.
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The Adventures of Izzy the Human
Chapter Two
To the Boring Dimension!
The next day…
"Hey Alice! You up!.?" A male voice yelled. Alice's eyes opened slightly with a groan coming from the hedgehog herself.
"Wha…?" She mumbled as she sat up in her bed.
"Let's go!" Her eyes widened as she recognized the voice as Sonic's. She walked over to the window and saw the blue hedgehog standing on the sand.
"What's up?" She asked as she rubbed an eye.
"We gotta get going!" Sonic yelled as he flicked a thumb behind him. "Or don't you want to go to that dimension?" Alice woke up instantly and put on an excited expression.
"You mean it!.?"
"Yeah. Tails finished working out the bugs yesterday." Sonic replied. "Come on! And bring your emerald with you too!" Alice squealed with joy and got herself ready. She brushed her hair, put on lipstick, got dressed, and loaded her purse.
"I can't wait to show Izzy my new toys!" She said with a grin as she put away some Uzis and grenade launchers.
"What's all the noise about?" Boomer asked as he walked into the room. His eyes were bloodshot. He sweatdropped as Alice turned to him with the biggest grin in the world.
"I'm going to see my darling Izzy!" Boomer covered his ears.
"Alice, it's too early for all this noise!" What she said just clicked in his head. "Woah! You're going to that Boring whatchamacallit?.!"
"Dimension. And yeah, I'm going!" Alice replied as she grabbed the purple Chaos Emerald from the top of her dresser and ran out of the room. Boomer followed her to the front door, where the cobalt hedgehog was waiting impatiently.
"About time." He said. Alice walked towards Sonic and turned to Boomer.
"I don't know how long I'll be gone. You're in charge until I get back."
"Alright. No prob." Boomer replied.
"Don't forget to hire some help."
"Gotcha."
"And no late night karaoke parties like that one time I left to go to that surfing contest in Emerald Town."
"Ri—WHAT!.?.! Aww come on, Alice!" Boomer begged.
"No way! I had to bail you out of the Station Square jail after that, remember!" Alice yelled. Boomer backed down.
"Alright, alright. I won't have any parties." He crossed his fingers behind his back. Alice glared at him.
"Uncross them!"
'Damn it!' Boomer thought as he did as he was told. Alice smiled sweetly at him.
"Well see ya around. Don't wreck the place."
And with that, she grabbed Sonic's hand and held on tight as the high speed hedgehog zoomed off towards the Mystic Ruins. Boomer waved good bye.
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"Tails! We're back!" Sonic yelled as he and Alice walked inside Tails' lab.
It was completely rebuilt after Izzy blew it up six months ago. A pink and red blur instantly appeared and wrapped its arms around the sapphire hedgehog.
"SONIKKU-CHAN!.!.!" The overactive voice cheered. The blur belonged to none other than Amy Rose, the self-proclaimed girlfriend of Sonic. Sonic struggled out of the crazed fan girl's kung foo grip.
"Amy!.? What are you doing here?.!" Amy finally detached herself from the blue hedgehog and glared at him.
"You've got some nerve! Trying to leave without me!" She pointed an accusing finger at him. Sonic glared at Tails, who laughed sheepishly.
"I kinda told her about the machine and she came right over." The fox boy said. "Think about it this way. She has the blue emerald, so it'll be safer with us." Sonic's glare melted and he put on his usual calm expression.
"Alright Amy, you can come. Do we have any other party crashers?"
"Actually…" Tails pointed to a shadow that was leaning against the wall. The owner of the shadow walked into the light. Sonic smirked.
"Hmph. So you're coming along too, eh? What about your emerald?" The figure scoffed.
"I got it right here with me." The furry pulled out his shrunken-at-the-moment Master Emerald. "What makes you think that I, Knuckles, the guardian of the Master Emerald, would carelessly leave it on Angel Island?" Sonic shrugged.
"Well, you did allow Eggman to get his hands on it a few times if I'm not mistaken." Knuckles delivered a glare for that one. Sonic shrugged it off. "So what's your reason for coming?"
"I just want to see if that kid has gotten any stronger." Knuckles replied as he put away the Master Emerald. "As guardian of this dimension, I feel it is my duty to make sure other guardians can handle the responsibility."
"How much responsibility does it take for him to guard that thing? All he has to do is keep it around his neck." Sonic said nonchalantly.
"I knew you wouldn't understand. It takes much more than that to be a guardian!" Knuckles shouted. "No matter the size, the responsibility's the same!"
"Speaking of which, what about the island? It falls whenever the Master Emerald is gone."
"I'm aware of that!" Knuckles spat. "Take a look outside." Sonic walked to a nearby window. He gasped when he saw Angel Island inside one of the craters of the nearby volcanoes in the Red Mountain area.
"…Why would you put it there?" The blue one asked. Knuckles shrugged.
"Where else was I going to put it?"
"If we're done with this, can we get going?" Alice interjected. Amy walked up to her and gave her a high five.
"Hey. Long time no see."
"Same here." Alice replied.
"I have to show you this new perfume I got!" Amy said, digging into her purse.
"Enough!" Knuckles yelled. "Let's get going already!" He walked up to Tails.
"Alright everyone, follow me." The kitsune said as he walked to the entrance to the lab's basement. Everyone else followed him down the stairs. When they reached the bottom, they saw a crude looking chamber. Attached to its perimeter were different machines.
"This is my dimensional transporter. With it, we can travel to other dimensions, as long as we have at least three Chaos Emeralds with us." Tails explained. He walked up to a panel and typed a few commands. Within seconds, the group heard a loud humming.
"Ok. Does everyone have their emeralds with them?" He pulled out the yellow emerald. Alice held out the purple emerald. Knuckles took out the Master Emerald. Amy revealed the blue emerald. Finally, Sonic took out the green emerald.
"Hang on. What about the other three emeralds?" Sonic asked with what seemed to be…worry in his voice?
'No way. Sonic's never worried about anything.' Amy thought.
"What's the matter?" Tails asked.
"What if Eggman tries something while we're gone?" Sonic replied.
"Please! What's he going to do with only three of the emeralds?" Knuckles chuckled. "Chill out, Sonic. He's not going to do anything!" Sonic blinked and put on a smirk.
"Yeah. You're right. After the last time I messed up his plans, he wouldn't dare try anything! Ok Tails, let's do this!" Tails nodded.
"Alright. First, step into the chamber." He adjusted the controls a bit as Sonic and the others entered. After one final adjustment, he too stepped inside with a laptop under his right arm.
"Ok. Now what?" Amy asked.
"Now stand in a circle."
"Where are we, Kindergarten!.?" Knuckles complained. Tails glared at him.
"That's the procedure. Either deal with it or get left behind." Knuckles held up his hands in defense.
"Sorry."
"Anyway, now hold out your emeralds." Everybody held their emeralds in the center of the circle.
"What next?" Alice asked.
"I was getting to that!" Tails snapped. "Now Sonic, if you would be so kind." Sonic nodded.
"Right." He took a deep breath. "CHAOS CONTROL!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!"
In an instant, there was a bright flash and everything disappeared from under the group's feet. There was another flash and everybody found themselves surrounded in darkness.
"Where are we?" Amy asked.
"We're inside a Chaos Control warp." Tails replied.
"Hmph. I expected it to be a lot brighter." Knuckles commented.
"There's just no pleasing you, is there?" Sonic remarked.
"Alright everybody, concentrate on going to the Boring Dimension!" Tails ordered. Everybody closed their eyes in thought.
The first to leave the group was Alice, who was thinking of seeing her beloved again. She disappeared in a purple flash. Knuckles, who was thinking of sparing with the other guardian, was next. He left in a bright green light. Next, Tails, who was curious about the other dimension, disappeared in a yellow light. Amy, who was thinking about the malls she'll visit, left Sonic in a flash of blue energy. Finally, Sonic, who can't wait to dash all over the new territory, left the void in a green light.
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"How dare that fox brat try to outdo me!.?" Dr. Robotnik's voice was heard from behind a machine. It looked like Tails' transporter, except much more professional. The chamber part was a glass dome surrounded by a machine. On the machine were no less than five of his insignias, his grinning face.
"What did you expect? He is as smart as you." Rouge remarked as she filed her nails. "And do you always have to broadcast your inventions like that?" Dr. Robotnik looked up and glared at her.
"You're lucky I'm in a good mood." He said before going back to work.
"If that's you in a good mood, I'd hate to see you in a bad mood." Dr. Robotnik didn't reply to that. There were many sparks coming from the part of the machine he was working on. After a few minutes, the doctor popped his head out of the machine and closed the panel.
"Finally, my dimensional transporter is complete!" He placed his goggles above his head and gave one of his trademark laughs. "At long last, I can travel to other dimensions and conquer them! All we need is three of the Chaos Emeralds."
At those words, footsteps were heard. Dr. Robotnik and Rouge turned to see the being of great evil pad into sight.
"Hi! I'm Omochao!"
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!" Ivo screamed like a woman.
"Yah!" Rouge yelled as she gave the robot a swift ax kick, knocking him through the floor.
"That's it! I'm not going to help you anymoooooooooore!.!.!.!" The robotic voice echoed. Rouge and Dr. Robotnik glared at the camera.
"Was that bit of randomness really necessary?" The doctor asked.
(Me: Probably not, but if anybody laughed at that one, it was worth it.)
Both villains gave the camera an exasperated look.
Just then, footsteps were heard. Rouge got into a fighting pose just in case the evil demon robot came back for revenge. Instead, an even greater evil made himself known.
"Oh. It's you." Rouge said, relaxing.
"Yeah. It's me." The figure said.
"It's about time!" Dr. Robotnik yelled. "Where are my emeralds, Shadow?.!"
"Thanks a lot!" The hedgehog shouted irritably. "You just ruined my mysterious entrance!"
(Me: Honestly Botsy, you know better than to ruin the entrance of the greatest villain ever created.)
"Him!.? You've got to be kidding!" Ivo replied.
(Me: Do I sound like I'm kidding? Anyway, continue.)
"Where are my emeralds?" The good doctor repeated.
"They'll be coming here any second now." Shadow replied with a smirk. Rouge and Ivo gave him a confused expression before hearing some voices over the surveillance system.
"I told ya we'd find it, boys!" A voice that commanded great respect (Ok. The respect of two other animals) said.
"Like we had any doubt?" A quiet and reserved voice said. "He's got his face all over the place in neon lights, for cryin' out loud!"
"Open up, Eggman! We got your pretty rocks!" An energetic voice screamed. The bat and the bald guy gaped at the hedgehog.
"Them!.? You got them to get the emeralds!.?" Rouge shouted. Shadow blew on his fist.
"Am I genius or what?"
"Are you insane!.?" Ivo yelled. "They probably still remember the money I owe them!"
"Chill." Shadow scoffed. "I bet they don't remember a thing."
"And don't think we forgot about the money you still owe us, ya slime ball!" The first voice yelled.
Dr. Robotnik and Rouge glared at the hedgehog.
"Then again…" Shadow said with a nervous chuckle.
"Ugh! Let them in!" Ivo said as he started leaving the room. "And tell them I'm not here!"
Rouge rolled her eyes and pressed a button on a nearby console. A few minutes later, Vector the Crocodile, Espio the Chameleon, and Charmy the Bee of the Chaotix Detective Agency walked inside.
"I was wondering when you three would show up." Shadow said as he held out his hand. "The emeralds?"
"Right here!" Charmy said cheerfully as he handed the hedgehog a brown sack. Shadow looked inside and saw the red, gray, and cyan emeralds. He looked up and gave the Chaotix a glare.
"What about the other four?"
"That's all we could find." Vector replied. "Now, our payment."
"Of course." Shadow replied as he snapped his fingers. Three E-1000 units stomped into the room, each carrying a huge sack. "For each emerald you collected, you get a hundred rings." He snapped his fingers again and the bags were dropped at the detectives' feet. Charmy and Vector drooled at the sight.
"And what about the rest of our payment?" Espio asked. Shadow smirked and pointed behind him at a broom closet.
"Right there. Enjoy." Vector got out of his daze and punched his hand.
"Oh we will." He said as he and his comrades walked up to the door and knocked on it.
"Are they gone?" Dr. Robotnik asked as he opened the door. He gulped and sweatdropped BIG time.
"Hello." Vector growled, flashing his teeth.
"Konnichiwa." Espio added, taking out a shuriken.
"Hiiiiiii!.!.!" Charmy yelled. Team Chaotix rushed into the closet and laughed evilly as they closed the door.
"SHADOW!.!.!" Ivo screamed as the sounds of much fighting were heard. After a few minutes, the door opened and out stepped the detectives, who were dusting off their hands.
"I feel cleansed." Espio said as he grabbed one of the bags and walked towards the exit.
"That was fun!" Charmy cheered as he grabbed another bag and struggled carrying it while flying.
"Pleasure doing business with you." Vector said to Shadow as he grabbed the last bag.
"The pleasure is all mine." The dark hedgehog replied.
"And if you're ever in the area, give me a call, doll." Vector winked at Rouge before leaving. The bat growled.
"Ever since six months ago, everybody's been calling me that!"
"I think it's something you'll just have to deal with, doll."
Shadow grinned as he saw Rouge getting ready to deliver the same kick that got rid of Omochao. He Chaos Controlled a good distance away from her. She tried to hit him again, only to have the same result. After several unsuccessful attempts, she gave up. The closet door opened and out stepped a dizzy Dr. Robotnik. His clothes were ripped and he had several bruises, as well as many bee stings.
"Shadow, when I take over the Boring Dimension, you're the first to go." He hissed. Shadow scoffed.
"Heh. Whatever you say."
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After an hour of recuperation, Dr. Robotnik was ready to get on with the procedure.
"Alright. Everybody into the chamber!" He ordered as he climbed into his hovercraft. A group of robots carrying wooden crates marched into the transporter's chamber, followed by the villainous trio.
"How is this thing big enough to fit all of us?" Rouge asked.
"It's not." Shadow grumbled. Everybody was squeezed together.
"Ok. Are we all set?" Ivo asked a nearby robot. The bot nodded and saluted him. "Yosh! Alright Shadow, you know what to do!" He held out the gray Chaos Emerald towards the hedgehog. Rouge did the same with the red emerald.
"Right." Shadow replied as he held up the cyan emerald. "CHAOS CONTROL!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!"
The group glowed brightly and disappeared in a near-blinding flash.
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In a bright flash of energy, the Sonic crew appeared on a hill outside a bright city. It was night and the moon was hidden behind some clouds, shrouding the area in darkness.
"Is everyone alright?" Sonic asked.
"I'm fine." Knuckles said.
"Ugh… Did we make it?" Alice asked as she rubbed her sore butt.
"It looks like we did." Tails replied.
"Sonikku, where are you?" Amy asked. Just then, the full moon revealed itself, illuminating the area. The girl found her love. "Oh Sonikku, you're… UGLY!.!.!"
"WHA!.?.!" Everybody else yelled in surprise.
"You're not you! Take a look!" She took out a compact and handed to Sonic. He grabbed it and gasped.
"I'm an Eggman clone!" He screamed.
"That, or you're just human." Tails said with a bored look.
Sonic was indeed human. He was much taller. At least five feet four inches tall. He had a light tan. He was wearing a pair of blue jeans and a blue t-shirt. His hair was arranged the same way as his quills. Sonic looked at Amy and blushed.
"Well, you're gorgeous!" The rest of the group's eyes bulged.
"WHAT!.?.!"
"You really mean it?" Amy giggled. She was now about five feet tall. She had fair skin and was still wearing her normal clothes. Her pink hair was still short.
"I transformed too." Knuckles commented.
He was now taller than Sonic. At least six feet tall. His spiked knuckles were now brass ones. He had a dark tan and his red dreadlocks hung down along the sides of his head. He was wearing a pair of red baggy pants and a red jacket over a white shirt. He put the Master Emerald and the brass knuckles in his pockets.
"We all became humans." Tails said dryly.
He was still the same size he was as in his dimension. He was wearing a pair of blue suspenders and a yellow shirt. The suspenders' two flaps were tied and hung behind him. He now had blond hair with a cowlick in the front.
"I guess that means me too." Alice said. She was still wearing her normal dress and sneakers. She was still wearing her green headband in her now-long blonde hair.
"So where in this dimension are we, Tails?" Sonic asked. Tails sat down on the grass and opened up his laptop. He connected to the Internet.
"According to this, we're outside a city called Diary Square."
"'Diary Square?'" Alice repeated. She gasped. "This is where Izzy lives!" She rushed up to Tails and shook him. "Quick! Tell me where he lives!"
"But—" Tails started dizzily.
"Ugh! Tell me where he lives now! Or so help me…" Alice pulled out a gun.
"I have no idea where he lives!" Tails panicked as he put his head over his hands. Alice immediately calmed down and put away the firearm.
"Sorry about that. I'm just excited that I finally got here." She said sheepishly.
"If you don't know where he is, how do you expect to find him in this huge city?" Knuckles asked Tails.
"We'll just enroll ourselves in the local high school." The fox-turned-human replied.
"And how do you expect to do that?" Amy asked.
"Yeah. The kids here must be in the middle of their school year." Sonic added.
"As a matter of fact, it's close to summer." Tails started typing away. "And about enrolling, I'll just hack into the school's computer and put us in as foreign exchange students."
"Isn't that illegal?" Amy asked.
"Of course it is!" Tails replied. "But we want to find Izzy, don't we?" The rest of the group nodded.
"You done yet?" Sonic asked impatiently.
"Almost there… Alright!" Tails cheered. "All that's left to do is enter our names. We don't want to draw a lot of attention to ourselves, so we'll have to make up names for ourselves."
"Well, you three don't have to worry about that." Knuckles sneered at Tails, Amy, and Alice. "Your names are normal enough already." The girls stuck their tongues out at him.
"Ok. That's Miles Prowler, Amy Rose, and Alice… Say, what is your last name, anyway?" Tails turned to the blonde girl, who shrugged.
"Don't have one." She said. She got into a thinking pose to decide a last name for herself.
"How about Palm?" Sonic spoke up. Everybody looked at him. "Think about it. You got palm trees on your dress." He pointed at Alice's dress, which did indeed have palm trees on it, as well as tropical flowers. Alice nodded.
"Ok. That'll have to do, I guess." Tails typed the name into the laptop.
"Alright. And what about you two?" He looked up at Sonic and Knuckles.
"Just call me Speed, Sam Speed." The blue haired teenager answered. The rest of the group sweatdropped.
"Ok… And you, Knuckles?" The auburn haired teen got into a thinking pose. After a few seconds of indecision, he shrugged.
"Call me Bruce."
"'Bruce?'" The rest of the group asked.
"Why Bruce?" Amy asked.
"Duh! Do I look like a Walter?" Knuckles replied. Everybody else sweatdropped.
"Alright. And your last name? And don't say Wayne!" Tails yelled. He got a glare from the amethyst eyed boy for that. Knuckles opened his mouth. "Or Lee!" Knuckles glared again.
"Fine! My last name will be Fists!" He roared. "Any objections?" He held his fist in Tails' face. The boy gulped and shook his head. He then typed the name in.
"Good. We're all set. School, and our search for Izzy, begins tomorrow."
The group got up and left to find a place to stay. A little further behind them, there was a bright flash. When it disappeared, three humans were standing along with a group of robots. They grinned evilly.
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Post-chapter Conversation
"I got it!" Shadow said to Izzy and I.
"What?" We asked.
"I know what fuels my shoes! They're gas powered!"
"Hmmm… Another day, another mystery of a series solved." Izzy nodded.
"I better get going."
Shadow skated away, but the air skates sputter and die, causing him to trip.
"Ugh! Out of gas!.?"
"Looks like you gotta get to a gas station." I commented. "I hope you'll be able to pay for it. What with the increased gas prices and all."
"How much could it possibly cost to fill up a pair of shoes?" The hedgehog scoffed.
Later, at an Exxon station…
"Ok." The attendant said, taking the pump out of Shadow's left skate. "That'll be forty bucks each."
"EACH!.?.!" The dark one exclaimed. The man nodded.
"For both shoes, of course."
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!"
At the studio…
"Guess he found out the hard way, huh?" Izzy asked me.
"Guess so." I shrugged, turning to the camera. "Anyway, Sonic and co. have arrived in the Boring Dimension, but so has the great Shadow, Dr. Robotnik and Rouge. What will the first day of school for the eight humans be like and can the good guys find Izzy? Find out next time!"
