Sonic: The Fastest Thing Alive

Disclaimer: No, I don't own any characters in this particular ShinSonic story. There, I said it. Although Sega may not remember the band.

Oh! And I forgot to mention, special thanks to AnT for allowing me to use his Sally Alicia Acorn design. Thanks AnT!

N. Harmonik: Yeah, I remember the band. The entire band has a larger part in the later sequels, but not this story. You haven't seen the last of them though. Oh! And good luck on your story.

Master hunter: You forgot Fleetway, Johnny Lightfoot is a Fleetway character. Also, Sonic X and the OAV are going to factor in a bit as well, later on. Don't worry, Chris won't be annoying Different universe, different Chris. Yeah, I'll try to make longer chapters. Can't promise much on this one tho, as this is probably the hardest of the original games to write for.

Chapter 1: Green Hill Zone

Green Hill Zone is a well known tropical area on South Island. It is well famous for it's strange geographical loops all over the landscape, and checkered grounds. Many things exist here, including two arenas made for battling. It has a gorgeous view of the Emerald Sea. A Human Town known as Greenville is nearby.

Sonic had already checked the city. Eggman apparently wasn't after the humans THIS time. Which was good. There were far too many innocents involved as is. And Eggman had hurt his friend, Johnny Lightfoot, and Sonic was going to get him for that. He knows he shouldn't have gone alone, but this time, it's personal. Johnny is one of his oldest friends that wasn't raised in the castle with him.

Eggman had apparently spared the human town because of the rumor that the Emeralds didn't appear in populated areas. Sonic himself knew that rumor to be false, but he wasn't going to tell the not-so-good doctor that. Rumor has it that the Green Emerald was located somewhere around here. Sonic chuckled to himself. Green Hill, Green Emerald. He'd have to locate that Emerald BEFORE the Doctor, for even one Emerald could cause trouble, if in the wrong hands.

The first movement he saw was a small legion of Motobugs. They looked a little like red beetles, with blue faces and moved around on one wheel. Though they had little claws, they're pretty much defenseless, and they seemed as if they were searching for something... That's when it hit Sonic...

The Chaos Emerald. That's what they're searching for, Sonic thought to himself.

Sonic wasn't quite as dense as one would think for a musician and all-around jock. However, he wasn't perfect. He hated waiting. Thankfully, he didn't have to wait for anything here. In mid run, he curled up into a ball, and sawed through the motobug legion, rescuing a few rabbits and Flickies along the way. He realized he'd have to be more careful. He could have hurt them.

Flickies are little blue birds, that like to fly around.

"Sonic! Wait!", a familiar voice shouted.

Sonic screeched to a halt. He'd recognize that voice anywhere. It was Mach!

"Johnny... wanted me to... tell you where he hid the Green.. Emerald," Mach said, out of breath.

"He had it?", Sonic Asked. Why didn't he say something about this earlier? Oh wait, it's Johnny, I forgot.

"Yeah... he said he... hid it while escaping... Eggman. When Eggman... couldn't find it... on him, he blasted him," the rabbit was STILL out of breath.

"That'd explain the burnt fur."

Mach lowered his voice, incase Eggman was listening, "He said he hid it... in the underground area..."

"Thanks," Sonic said as he turned away.

"Wait... I want to... go with you."

"It's better if I do this alone. Easier to get in and out. And you're completely out of breath, Mach."

"...Alright..."

Sonic dashed off, leaving behind his friend. He always runs off like that, Mach thought.

I really hated to leave Mach behind like that, but, I had no other choice, Sonic thought. This is my quest, and mine alone. I don't want anyone else getting hurt because of this. Johnny already got hurt. Plus, Mach is fast, but nowhere near as fast as me. He was out of breath just getting here.

Meanwhile...

"What? The Motobug squadron has been wiped out? Who could have done it? Nobody would DARE defy the great Doctor Ivo Robotnik! When I find out who did it, I shall take pleasure in destroying them."

Along with the Emerald searching Motobugs, there were three other types of robots Sonic had to watch out for. Chompers were leaping Piranha Robots that appeared whenever Sonic crossed a bridge. They were mostly red in color, but had blue tailfins. Buzzbombers were Blue Wasps that fired blasts from their stingers when Sonic was in sight. Finally, there was Crabmeat. Crabmeat was a red crab-like robot that shot two energy blasts from it's claws whenever Sonic approached. All four of these were relatively weak, but the Buzzbombers, like the Motobugs, occasionally attacked in swarms, which made them by far the most dangerous of the four...

With each defeat, he rescued one of the Animals being used as a living battery. In one particular Buzzbomber was a small gray rabbit.

"Thank you", the Rabbit said.

Sonic was shocked, "You can talk?"

"Of course. All animals can talk. Most are usually too shy or afraid to talk to people - mobian or human."

"I see... What's your name? I'm Prince Sonic the Hedgehog of Mobara."

"Hello Your Highness, My name is Pocky."

"Please, Pocky, call me Sonic."

"Okay, Sonic. Say, what are you here for anyway? It's dangerous."

"Yeah, I noticed. But I'm here to stop Eggman, and get the Chaos Emeralds before him."

"Oh! So you're a friend of that Mobian Rabbit who came by here."

"Yeah, I'm Johnny Lightfoot's friend. Do you know where he hid the Emerald?"

"Sure do! Follow me!"

Eventually, Pocky lead Sonic to a burrow. "He hid it in that place, and then disguised it as a rabbit burrow."

"Thanks. Are you going now?"

"Yeah, my parents are probably worried sick. I'll see you around, Sonic!"

"Okay! Bye, Pocky!"

Sonic pulled at the fake burrow, opening the secret hatch, before jumping down into it, and pulling the lid closed. Sonic landed in a semi-deep pool of water. Although Sonic could not swim, he thankfully wasn't hydrophobic.

Hidden under the water, at the base of a nearby waterfall, was the Emerald. Sonic quickly collected it and burst out of the water. He inhaled deeply, and smiled. No way was Eggman getting the Green Chaos Emerald. Sonic put it away with the Emerald he had found a few days back at the castle.

Speeding along through the underground tunnels, Sonic saw that there were a few Buzzbombers, but they were obviously searching for him, not for the Emeralds. Quickly, Sonic took them out with a Spin Attack, freeing more rabbits and Flickies.

Finally, there was light at the end of the tunnel... The way out!

Finally, the time has come for Sonic to face the evil Dr. Eggman...

"I've finally found you!", Sonic exclaimed.

Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik was a chubby man wearing glasses. He had a frizzy brown mustache, and wore a red, yellow, and black outfit. There wasn't a single hair on his head. He was in his Egg Mobile, a round, floating vehicle.

"Ah... Prince Sonic, to what do I owe the honor of this visit?", the 'good' Doctor asked.

"You hurt my friend, Johnny Lightfoot, and you're attempting to snatch the Chaos Emeralds."

"My my, you're not as STUPID as they say."

"Shut up, Eggman!"

"That's Doctor ROBOTNIK, you fool!", he shouted as he flew his Egg Mobile at Sonic. Sonic quickly leaped into the air, and sawed into the control panel.

"GAH! You're never gonna get away with this!", Eggman said, as he returned into the air.

"I never met anyone so weak. Even a child wouldn't whine as much as you do!", Sonic taunted.

Eggman got pissed and rushed at Sonic again, who once again flipped into the control panel, causing more damage.

"I don't know why everyone's so afraid of you, you're nothing."

"Grr... You'll pay, Rodent!"

Again, Eggman tried dashing, but Sonic once again attacked the control panel. This time Eggman calmed down.

"I see your plan. Your trying to destroy me this early, well it won't work hedgehog!", Eggman said as he flew off.

"...I'd better follow him. He most likely isn't done yet..."

Sonic ran forwards, but saw a contraption with a large, yellow button. Hitting the button, the machine blew open, and released many rabbits and Flickies. "You're all free now," Sonic told them.

The animals scampered off, and then Sonic followed the trail of debris from Eggman's vehicle...

It's on, Eggman.

To Be Continued...