Author's Note: This fiction is based on the Archie Comics version of Sonic
the Hedgehog. Appalling as it may be to say, I've never read one, but I've
spent enough time puttering around www.sonichq.com and reading fanfictions
based off the comic book series to know a lot about the characters and
their personalities. If there are any problems, like some details being
wrong or left out, I apologize now; so this is your one chance to complain
or forever hold your peace. Now then. . . let's get on with the story,
shall we?
(Disclaimer: Aria Zephyr does own Sonic the Hedgehog or any related material)
Aria Zephyr Proudly Presents. . .
A Matter of Life or Speed: An Archie Sonic Fanfiction
Part One: Mission
"I don't know, Sonic. If we bring Tails along with us on this mission, he might get hurt," Sally said as she and the blue hedgehog walked through the Great Forest. "Oh, come on, Sal! It'll be WAY easier for all of us if he comes and he's really been complaining that we still treat him like a baby," Sonic said. "I know, I know. He is as old as we were when we started fighting against Robotnik, but I still worry that something may happen to him, Sally said.
"Tell you what; I'll stick with him the entire time while we're inside Robotropolis. That way, I can keep an eye on him and he won't get hurt, Sonic said. "But, what if something happens to you?" Sally said, gently teasing him. "Me? No way! They'd have to kill me first in order to hurt my little bro," Sonic said. "Alright; Tails can come, but you have to stay with him at all times, no matter what," Sally said finally. "I promise. Tails will be thrilled!" Sonic said. "Just remind him that this will be a serious mission; no goofing off. We'll be sabotaging one of Robotnik's main factories, so it'll be heavily guarded. We can't take any risks on this one or it will be our last," Sally warned. "Sure, no problem!" Sonic said. And with that, he raced off towards Knothole Village. "I just hope that nothing goes wrong. . . " Sally whispered to herself when he was out of sight.
Sonic tore straight into the center of the village before he stopped. When he did finally stop, the wind that accompanied him had knocked Antoine off his feet. "Sonique! Zat was highly uncalled for!" The coyote said as he picked himself off the ground and dusted himself off. "Sorry, Ant. I'm in a hurry. I gotta tell Tails something. Do you know where he is?" Sonic asked. "He eez een his hut. And, what eez so important zat you have to knock me down?" Antoine asked. "I'll tell ya later. Or, you could ask Sally. See ya!" Sonic said as he ran to the hut that he and Tails shared.
He knocked on the door and a voice from inside said he could come in. "Hi Sonic! What's up?" Tails asked brightly. "What's up is that Sally said you could come on the next mission with us!" Sonic said. "She did?! ALRIGHT!" Tails shouted. "It took a little persuasion, but she finally caved in under the condition that you have to stay with me the entire time," Sonic said. "That's not so bad. At least I don't have to stay here with Rosie and Amy while all of you are out there," Tails said. "You gotta remember that this isn't a game; this is serious. If one little thing goes wrong, we could all end up either being robots or ash heaps," Sonic warned. "Yeah, I know. It's not like this is the first time you've told me that," Tails shrugged. "I'm serious about that, Tails. The place we're going to has tons of robots guarding it. We can't just act like it's no big deal," Sonic scolded. "Okay Sonic; I get it. I promise that I'll be really careful," Tails said, looking at him with his most endearing eyes. "Okay, stop. You know that when you give me the sad-puppy-dog eyes, I give in," Sonic said, ruffling the hair on top of Tails' head.
"So, when are we gonna go to the factory?" Tails asked. "We're going tomorrow night, so get plenty of sleep tonight. You don't want to fall asleep on your first important mission," Sonic said. "Okay Sonic. I've got an idea; let's race!" Tails said. "Sure, little bro. From the edge of the forest and back, okay?" Sonic said. "Okay! See you there!" Tails said as he flew out the door. "Hey! No fair! You got a head start!" Sonic said playfully, as he turned around and dashed out the door.
The next night, all of the Knothole Freedom Fighters were gathered at the edge of the village. "Let's go over the plan one more time so that everyone knows it," Rotor suggested. "Okay. Sonic and Tails are going to distract the robots away from the factory while the rest of us sneak into the factory. Bunnie will be our back-up support if there are any surprises inside. When we're inside, Rotor's going to cut the factory's power supply while Bunnie, Antoine, and I go inside and destroy the machines. After we're finished, Dulcy will get most of us away from the city. Sonic will throw a time-bomb into the factory and get himself and Tails away as soon as possible. If anything goes wrong on your part, just use the walkie- talkies and warn the others and get away quickly. Remember, one small mistake could spell disaster for all of us, so don't take any chances," Sally warned.
"Okay Sally-girl, we all get the picture. Now, let's get out be-hinds movin' and skedaddle!" Bunnie said. "Everyone knows what they're doing, right?" Sally asked. All of them nodded and an impatient Sonic said, "Can we go now?!" Everyone laughed and they all set off for Robotropolis.
The city was just as filthy and polluted as ever and Antoine kept tripping until Dulcy picked him up and put him in her pouch. When they finally reached the factory, it loomed over them like an ominous giant. There was a large troop of SWAT bots standing at the front. Sally motioned to Sonic and he nodded. He took a golden power ring out of his backpack and signaled to Tails. Dulcy put Antoine down and took off into the air.
The two snuck into the street in front of them and when they were only a few steps from the front, Sonic jumped out into full view and shouted, "Hey! SWAT butts! Over here!" All of the robots turned to look at him and they all muttered in the same monotone, "Priority one: hedgehog. Surrender or die!" "Make me!" Sonic taunted and started running away from them. The robots all followed him and he was soon joined by Tails, who lifted him above the shooting robots.
The others ran to the front door and Rotor broke the code for the door lock. They all ran inside as Sonic and Tails ran back, leading the unintelligent robots around in circles. Some of the clumsy robots crashed into each other when the two boys took a sharp turn and when the sound of crunching metal started to come from inside the factory, Sonic and Tails started to smash them.
The others ran outside and Dulcy fluttered down from where she had been hiding. She had her usual ungraceful landing, but no one cared right then. Rotor tossed something to Sonic as Dulcy braced to jump into the air. Sonic caught it and rushed into the factory. He set the bomb down in what seemed to be the center of the factory and pressed the large red button on it. Then, he ran out of the factory as quickly as possible. He snagged Tails' hand and ran away just as the factory blew sky high.
Quotes from Part Two: Choose!
"You can't die! You can't do this!"
"Oh, come now! This IS a matter of life or death, so choose!"
"Sonic! What happened to you?!"
Author: That's it for part one, folks! Oh, and, by the way, as the authoress of the story, please call me Aria! That's everything for now! Please read and review! *vanishes in whirlwinds*
(Disclaimer: Aria Zephyr does own Sonic the Hedgehog or any related material)
Aria Zephyr Proudly Presents. . .
A Matter of Life or Speed: An Archie Sonic Fanfiction
Part One: Mission
"I don't know, Sonic. If we bring Tails along with us on this mission, he might get hurt," Sally said as she and the blue hedgehog walked through the Great Forest. "Oh, come on, Sal! It'll be WAY easier for all of us if he comes and he's really been complaining that we still treat him like a baby," Sonic said. "I know, I know. He is as old as we were when we started fighting against Robotnik, but I still worry that something may happen to him, Sally said.
"Tell you what; I'll stick with him the entire time while we're inside Robotropolis. That way, I can keep an eye on him and he won't get hurt, Sonic said. "But, what if something happens to you?" Sally said, gently teasing him. "Me? No way! They'd have to kill me first in order to hurt my little bro," Sonic said. "Alright; Tails can come, but you have to stay with him at all times, no matter what," Sally said finally. "I promise. Tails will be thrilled!" Sonic said. "Just remind him that this will be a serious mission; no goofing off. We'll be sabotaging one of Robotnik's main factories, so it'll be heavily guarded. We can't take any risks on this one or it will be our last," Sally warned. "Sure, no problem!" Sonic said. And with that, he raced off towards Knothole Village. "I just hope that nothing goes wrong. . . " Sally whispered to herself when he was out of sight.
Sonic tore straight into the center of the village before he stopped. When he did finally stop, the wind that accompanied him had knocked Antoine off his feet. "Sonique! Zat was highly uncalled for!" The coyote said as he picked himself off the ground and dusted himself off. "Sorry, Ant. I'm in a hurry. I gotta tell Tails something. Do you know where he is?" Sonic asked. "He eez een his hut. And, what eez so important zat you have to knock me down?" Antoine asked. "I'll tell ya later. Or, you could ask Sally. See ya!" Sonic said as he ran to the hut that he and Tails shared.
He knocked on the door and a voice from inside said he could come in. "Hi Sonic! What's up?" Tails asked brightly. "What's up is that Sally said you could come on the next mission with us!" Sonic said. "She did?! ALRIGHT!" Tails shouted. "It took a little persuasion, but she finally caved in under the condition that you have to stay with me the entire time," Sonic said. "That's not so bad. At least I don't have to stay here with Rosie and Amy while all of you are out there," Tails said. "You gotta remember that this isn't a game; this is serious. If one little thing goes wrong, we could all end up either being robots or ash heaps," Sonic warned. "Yeah, I know. It's not like this is the first time you've told me that," Tails shrugged. "I'm serious about that, Tails. The place we're going to has tons of robots guarding it. We can't just act like it's no big deal," Sonic scolded. "Okay Sonic; I get it. I promise that I'll be really careful," Tails said, looking at him with his most endearing eyes. "Okay, stop. You know that when you give me the sad-puppy-dog eyes, I give in," Sonic said, ruffling the hair on top of Tails' head.
"So, when are we gonna go to the factory?" Tails asked. "We're going tomorrow night, so get plenty of sleep tonight. You don't want to fall asleep on your first important mission," Sonic said. "Okay Sonic. I've got an idea; let's race!" Tails said. "Sure, little bro. From the edge of the forest and back, okay?" Sonic said. "Okay! See you there!" Tails said as he flew out the door. "Hey! No fair! You got a head start!" Sonic said playfully, as he turned around and dashed out the door.
The next night, all of the Knothole Freedom Fighters were gathered at the edge of the village. "Let's go over the plan one more time so that everyone knows it," Rotor suggested. "Okay. Sonic and Tails are going to distract the robots away from the factory while the rest of us sneak into the factory. Bunnie will be our back-up support if there are any surprises inside. When we're inside, Rotor's going to cut the factory's power supply while Bunnie, Antoine, and I go inside and destroy the machines. After we're finished, Dulcy will get most of us away from the city. Sonic will throw a time-bomb into the factory and get himself and Tails away as soon as possible. If anything goes wrong on your part, just use the walkie- talkies and warn the others and get away quickly. Remember, one small mistake could spell disaster for all of us, so don't take any chances," Sally warned.
"Okay Sally-girl, we all get the picture. Now, let's get out be-hinds movin' and skedaddle!" Bunnie said. "Everyone knows what they're doing, right?" Sally asked. All of them nodded and an impatient Sonic said, "Can we go now?!" Everyone laughed and they all set off for Robotropolis.
The city was just as filthy and polluted as ever and Antoine kept tripping until Dulcy picked him up and put him in her pouch. When they finally reached the factory, it loomed over them like an ominous giant. There was a large troop of SWAT bots standing at the front. Sally motioned to Sonic and he nodded. He took a golden power ring out of his backpack and signaled to Tails. Dulcy put Antoine down and took off into the air.
The two snuck into the street in front of them and when they were only a few steps from the front, Sonic jumped out into full view and shouted, "Hey! SWAT butts! Over here!" All of the robots turned to look at him and they all muttered in the same monotone, "Priority one: hedgehog. Surrender or die!" "Make me!" Sonic taunted and started running away from them. The robots all followed him and he was soon joined by Tails, who lifted him above the shooting robots.
The others ran to the front door and Rotor broke the code for the door lock. They all ran inside as Sonic and Tails ran back, leading the unintelligent robots around in circles. Some of the clumsy robots crashed into each other when the two boys took a sharp turn and when the sound of crunching metal started to come from inside the factory, Sonic and Tails started to smash them.
The others ran outside and Dulcy fluttered down from where she had been hiding. She had her usual ungraceful landing, but no one cared right then. Rotor tossed something to Sonic as Dulcy braced to jump into the air. Sonic caught it and rushed into the factory. He set the bomb down in what seemed to be the center of the factory and pressed the large red button on it. Then, he ran out of the factory as quickly as possible. He snagged Tails' hand and ran away just as the factory blew sky high.
Quotes from Part Two: Choose!
"You can't die! You can't do this!"
"Oh, come now! This IS a matter of life or death, so choose!"
"Sonic! What happened to you?!"
Author: That's it for part one, folks! Oh, and, by the way, as the authoress of the story, please call me Aria! That's everything for now! Please read and review! *vanishes in whirlwinds*