"Now approaching Robotropolis. Eta, 30 seconds." A computerized voice called out.
At a snail's pace, beyond many clouds that reveal the world of Mobius, all of the whiteness everywhere gave away into pitch brownness. Robotropolis was a city of fabrication, pure science, and a variety of technology. In other words, a city of misery and despair. From out of the blue, a small ship flies through the industrial-like city. Past the tall buildings and poisonous fumes of smoke floating into the atmosphere, the vessel is being piloted by a Swat-Bot with only one passenger in the back.
"5 seconds, Dr. Robotnik." The Swat-Bot droned, serving as a military robot model with multiple roles from infantry to vehicle crews.
The passenger was a bald male human with an egg-shaped body, sporting a bushy mustache that grew out just under the long pink nose. The round man's attire was a pair of navy blue pince-nez sunglasses, followed by a red turtleneck jacket with white trim and gold rectangular buttons. There was also a yellow cape with triangular collars and cuffs over his white gloves. Then, he had black onesie pants with silver accents and buttons on the rim of his boots. Lastly enough, he had grey hexagonal-shaped goggles as headwear.
Some called this human a madman, a monster. They possibly even used both terms and especially the more unusual titles. He had only one valid name that all mobians recognize as he calls himself.
Dr. Ivo Robotnik.
Existing as the most prominent scientific genius, Dr. Robotnik was also the industrial dictator of Mobius. He had begun assembling robots of warfare, motorized by most of the citizens themselves. His reasons for all this prevailed as his own. The aristocrats became left to play as the source of Dr. Robotnik's money, preferring to help finance than to lose their chances and risk getting robotized. As stated by the Swat-Bot pilot, regarding the sounds of progress and expansion of his empire, Dr. Robotnik knew he was where he belonged.
"We're home, Cluck." said the supreme dictator as he patted his mechanical pet bird gleefully, always often found sitting on the chair or shoulder of its master. "I do miss the beauty of this place when I'm away. Not to mention the lovely weather."
Giving Dr. Robotnik the kind of affirmation of presence he knew he became entitled to, the pet clucked in what amounted to affection. A large, egg-shaped structure in the city's central area came into view, causing Dr. Robotnik to scowl by the time his vessel lands on a platform.
There was a short and lean human man with pale skin, being the size of most mobians. His distinguishing feature is his long beak-like nose, pale blue eyes, and had a full head of thick brown hair. The small man's attire consisted of a white lab coat with a green sweater-like shirt, light green pants, a brown belt, and boots.
His name was Dr. Julian Snively.
Second in command of Robotropolis, but nothing except a domestic lackey in practice. Right now, he stood on the landing platform with dread as Robotnik's vessel descended. The short human was blasted with the ship's exhaust, messing up his hairstyle. Snively was examining his hair but then jolts from the craft deploying a ramp to the stage floor.
"Good morning, Sire," Snively uttered as he watched Dr. Robotnik descend his vessel upon the ramp, with Cluck in hand. "Exciting trip?"
"Perhaps, Snively," the bloated tyrant grunted, barely giving his subordinate a second glance before walking past Snively with Cluck.
"Well, it could be worse. That lout would have called me a twerp instead." Snively pondered, trying hard to look enthusiastic to his uncle.
The small human silently nods at Dr. Robotnik as he approaches the entrance to his lair, with Snively timidly behind him, guarded by two Swat-Bots. Cluck was looking at the short human disapprovingly, causing him to bring out a remote and make Cluck's right eye spring out. With a smile of pleasure, Snively presses the remote again, returning it to normal.
"Well, what is it, Cluck?" Dr. Robotnik fussed over his pet as it clucked in protest. "Does he need another head adjustment?"
The evil doctor takes Cluck and starts rotating its head, receiving a response of joy. Dr. Robotnik continues as he treks to the entrance, with the Swat-Bots acknowledging him as he passed by with the door opening. Snively soon follows, conceding to the Swat-Bots, but the door closes on his face and knocks him back.
The Swat-Bots got brought into hilarity, but when Snively sharply brings out the remote again, they regress to their guard state once more. Dr. Robotnik wasn't concerned that Cluck was continuing to mock the short man following him across the control room.
Dr. Robotnik walked into his control room with a giant monitor on the wall and smaller ones surrounding it. In the middle of the area, there was a large chair with a keyboard attached to it. As Dr. Robotnik sat down in his control chair, suited for his size and weight, his sinister gaze sets upon Snively.
"So, tell me, Snively," Dr. Robotnik began, "Any news about the Chaos Energy signatures we've been tracking so endlessly?"
Snively had both his arms behind him, his chest puffed up, but the expression was skittish.
"N-Not exactly, Dr. Robotnik," he answers timidly, before soon noticing Dr. Robotnik crossing his arms.
"What do you mean, not exactly? Either there is, or there isn't."
"Well, I...you see, I...but I...err.." Snively became mixed with his words before Dr. Robotnik ignored him.
"Stop wasting my time, Snively!" Dr. Robotnik interrupted before jabbing a thumb behind him, finding Snively to be quite pathetic. "Unless you don't want to become thrown out on the scrapheap, I suggest you use your words wisely."
Dr. Robotnik was the most powerful human on Mobius. And here, the tyrant had the weakest human before him who tried to fill his shoes while he was away. Although granted, they were the only two humans that every mobian should know, Dr. Robotnik still wished that he should have him put down like a mere animal.
"Understood?" asked Dr. Robotnik, leaning up in front of the short human with both of their heads against each other.
"Perfectly, Uncle Ivo!" Snively answers timidly.
"I think you know better than that, Snively." Dr. Robotnik growled more.
"I-I mean, sir! Yes, sir?"
Dr. Robotnik's frown then folds up into an ominous smile. "Good boy. Now, answer my first question correctly."
"I-I suppose, you should see it yourself, sir," Snively said, twiddling with both his fingers.
"Alright then..."
Snively shivered slightly at how his uncle's dark and soothing voice oozed. Just as the bloated man pulls his face away from the shorter man, his gaze sets onto the giant monitor.
"Computer! Bring up the map immediately!" Dr. Robotnik ordered, receiving a bing sound.
"Accessing to the map entry, Dr. Robotnik."
The giant screen in front of Dr. Robotnik and Snively activates, showing a map of various islands that existed on Mobius.
Dr. Robotnik grimaced at this result. "Hmm..."
For the most time, the supreme dictator has spent days and months trying to track down the Chaos Emeralds. They were believably inactive within misconceptions created on South Island. Nobody knew how to obtain them, except the evil doctor was going to search for a way possible. It was solely for the absolute power they owned.
"I don't understand." Dr. Robotnik grunted. "I have already been attaining vast sums of Chaos Energy in this section. So why is it that I can't find any of the Chaos Emeralds?" He slammed his fist down on the arm of the chair, causing Cluck to flutter off.
"If I may, Sire! We still have yet to search all over South Island personally," Snively nervously tugs on the neck of his shirt and continues to explain the best he can. "O-Or yet to take over any part of it either. South Island may have all the Chaos Emeralds and is just to be radiating the Chaos Energy to the other islands."
With that finished, Dr. Robotnik placed a hand on his chin and began to ponder Snively's information carefully.
"Hmm, that is possible." Dr. Robotnik said. "Very well, Snively. I'll head to South Island and search for the Emeralds."
"Badniks have previously been engaged on the island, sir," the small human mentions. "However, most of the quantities have been decreasing!"
"What?" Dr. Robotnik couldn't help but blink at this, his skin becoming red in the face with rage by now.
Snively knew what was bound to come next by the time two of his uncle's devilish-like eyes blazed with so much contempt, clenching both of his fists.
"WHO DARE IS TRYING TO CROSS MY PATH, SNIVELY!? I want to know who exactly is ruining all my plans for my empire! Is it those accursed little Freedom Fighters again?" Dr. Robotnik roared, his face crimsoned with anger.
"EEP!" Snively gave a small shriek before watching the bloated human calm himself down.
During his master-planned sovereignty, the evil dictator became opposed to by a small organization called the Freedom Fighters. They operated somewhere located in the Great Forest, within Knothole Village that became the group's base of operation.
Located in the Great Forest, there were mobians outside Dr. Robotnik's control and aversed him at every turn. Dr. Robotnik had no recollection of how or where Knothole came to be, making it seem as flies were to an elephant. Nonetheless, they have become the thorn in his side, sinking further and deeper into his flesh, becoming buried indefinitely. Even if one road led to the thorn getting removed, more would soon come back at him.
"I'm afraid not, Dr. Robotnik. Most of the accompanied Freedom Fighters have already gotten captured and utilized for our Super Badnik Horde." Snively answers sheepishly, continuing, "Particularly Princess Sally Acornia, the chief leader of the Freedom Fighters. We tried to detect if she had been carrying around any of the Chaos Emeralds, but unfortunately, we didn't find a single reading from her."
Dr. Robotnik knew he should be proud enough for this day that he put an end to Mobius' only hope. He could feel nothing but the thrill and tingle for gaining the upper hand against those mobian filths that should have gotten exterminated many years ago. But another side in Dr. Robotnik's brain knew that something was still incorrect about all of this. A difficult problem that is needed to be solved.
"Well, what about the reduction of my Badniks then? Who do you consider is creating all of this misfortune of mine if not Princess Sally Acornia and her Freedom Fighters?" asked Dr. Robotnik, scowling down at Snively, who cleared his throat restlessly.
"We do still have most of our Buzz-Bombers out patrolling each territory. And also have included security cameras in each database-!"
"Well, did you think I stuttered about wanting answers?! GET ME THAT FOOTAGE, NOW!" Dr. Robotnik interrupts Snively, who scarcely proceeds to do as his master has ordered.
Snively is working furiously before posting a file on the giant monitor, revealing live footage of five different mass-produced Buzz-Bombers. Most of the Badniks on the footage are zipping around several places, densely attending high or low points. Dr. Robotnik looks closely at the monitor from his seat until what seems to be a blue blur, destroying most of Dr. Robotnik's Badniks at incredible speed.
Each time the blur moves, all five cameras of the Buzz-Bombers flickered, changing into static permanently. Dr. Robotnik kept his face even-tempered and retreated behind his walls, though he couldn't help but feel the growing tension in his stomach. There was something about the blue blur on the screen that kept throwing recaps at his face.
"Whatever this thing is, it's certainly going to be in the way for Robotropolis' future doings." Snively finishes, noticing the way his master was staring at the screen.
Dr. Robotnik couldn't help but tilt his head at the blue blur on the footage until his lips curled into a full smirk.
"Should I send the Egg-O-Matic with you to go there, sir?" asked Snively.
"Yes, Snively," Dr. Robotnik said, standing up from his chair before walking down in front of the giant monitor. "Computer, enter in coordinates to Green Hill, and send me the location for one of the capsules there!"
"Coordinates have now become set to Green Hill, Dr. Robotnik. The Egg-O-Matic is now ready to launch."
The computer brought South Island's coordinates into view on one of the other monitors, where Green Hill remains within the piece of land surrounded by water. Hidden from sight, a shadowy figure with another set of eyes watched the screen as it switched blurry images of a supposed enemy. The evil doctor's face glimmered in its brightness, almost appearing to be grinning viciously despite Snively's unglued expression of what Dr. Robotnik was thinking.
"It must be the Guardian of South Island. Whoever this being is, I look forward to fighting it, as I did with that royal brat's father all those years ago."
South Island remained a land draped in so much mystery, set across numerous hills and fields with underground caves. The island resembles the same as all others on Mobius. Right now, today was like any perfect day at the lush, sunny Green Hill. Tall mountains can be seen on the horizon behind a lake, beautifully surrounded by grassy plains with lakes and waterfalls. There were also rolling plains of green palm trees, wooden totem poles, and jauntily colored flowers. Birds snag a small but heart-warming song that would have a sense of joyful harmony.
On this beautiful day, everything was at peace. If anybody had ever experienced this glorious view, they would never change it even for control of existence itself. Just then, a blue streak came speeding right through the checkered brown soil, leaving a glowing zig-zag trail along the pathway. Passing the large waterfall vistas, palm trees, and rotating flowers. With a blurry color of the wild azure skies as light shines on its body, it was a spiky male hedgehog.
Most of the boy's fur had blue spiny quills with a messier cowlick-like style that sticks out from his top and lower quills. Meanwhile, his muzzle, arms, and torso remain with peach skin. The boy's eyes had green irises as they kept their focus on the pathway. He sported a brown neckerchief around his neck and a shoulder fanny pack. There were also white gloves with cuffs, red sneakers with white straps, and gold buckles on each side. The boy had been given titles alongside his grandest journeys through peace and serenity.
The Fastest Thing Alive.
The Guardian of South Island.
The Blue Blur.
But his name was none other than Sonic the Hedgehog.
Sonic was an adventurous free spirit, in which freedom became a concept that he has always held close to his heart. But he had only one thing he loved more than that, and it was running. Sonic had gained a large amount of popularity due to his past victories at a couple of races. He was always seemingly careless of meeting different people that sometimes recognize him, begging for his autograph.
It seemed that no matter how he asked, people were always fascinated that Sonic could run at such astonishingly high speeds. Sonic loved being able to gain a reputation through fewer slow races where his opponents could barely move at half his pace. Unfortunately for Sonic, even with all this publicity, or more accurately because of it, he was finding himself to be more cut off from others.
The speedy hedgehog lived most of his life alone on South Island, for that he had no family or friends. It never really bothered him because he never had any. Well, at least in his memory. Most of those memories are particularly long in the past. Not to mention Sonic's past life as a young boy, living in Mobotropolis that he despises so much. Sonic wanted nothing to do but run around the city. He just wanted excitement and adventure, not mind-numbing routines.
He believed that reality was just too irrelevant, and running was life in its most beautiful state. However, some mobians didn't think the way he did. He was different amongst those who've not only been parentless but talented with great power. His speed was unnatural and scarcely indestructible.
With parents rarely letting children around him and deeming him as a bad influence, Sonic did not care. Causing mayhem in the streets, Sonic didn't even know how to react to the damage he has caused. But anybody like Sonic would endure that pain for so long and probably turn his heart around into something bitter.
It became one of those days when the citizens had enough, yelling and screeching at him like he was a pariah. They would throw tomatoes at him to leave, but they'd forgotten that Sonic was a lonely child who lived with his most respectful uncle in the world.
During all that, it was the moment when he met the strangest person in his life, an actual human being that wanted to be his friend. Sonic couldn't remember the full details of what happened, but he didn't mind about it as he continues to ponder something more family mattered.
Inside a laboratory, an older hedgehog became busy creating a way for the younger Sonic to escape. He had a thick, grey mustache that obscures his mouth, as well as similarly thick, grey eyebrows arching over his blue eyes. The elderly hedgehog sported a brown coat over a green turtleneck sweater, brown gloves, and laced-up boots.
Professor Charles the Hedgehog, who often got called Uncle Chuck, was a respected and brilliant scientist. He was the uncle of Sonic the Hedgehog. From what Sonic could describe him, Charles became recognized as a loving and caring person to Sonic.
"You must get away from here, Sonny Boy. Take the Tornado with you and make your way out of the city," said Charles hastily.
"B-But Uncle Chuck, I don't wanna lose you too!" said Sonic, almost sobbing.
"I know, but one day when all this madness is over, I will come and find you. I promise." Charles reassures Sonic, who nods sadly.
"O-Okay..." Sonic wipes his eyes with a sniff, not knowing whether his uncle might be lying or not.
"In the meantime, you must stay safe and let your speed guide you through. But never use it to kill others, even in revenge. If you're ever in trouble, or even when you try to be brave, you just run, okay? Just run as fast as you can." Charles said, smiling dolefully.
"I-I will, one day," Sonic puts on a brave face. "I'll get you back, Uncle Chuck, I promise."
Sonic races out of the lab just as Swat-Bots came trooping in, all loading their guns to aim at Charles.
"Professor Charles the Hedgehog, you are under arrest by command of Dr. Ivo Robotnik. Surrender yourself now or become terminated."
Charles sighed before placing his hands up. "Go ahead and take me, but when you take me to that despicable human being, I'll tell him a thing or two."
The Swat-Bots guide him to the aircraft carrier and begin to head to the palace. Meanwhile, Sonic dashed along the pathway until all he could inspect around him were the sounds of screaming, robots marching onward in their task to capture every civilian, and the sight of machines hovering over the city. The horror in Sonic's eyes when he saw the citizens' body parts converted into machine-driven counterparts, with Mobius' free will now on a leash by the one who claimed responsibility for this disaster.
It became a fate worse than death.
Running out into a clear path, Sonic soon watched the sky in awe. A massive, metallic machine, something which Sonic vaguely remembered was called an airship, appeared over the Mobotropolis skyline and descended from the heavens, forever altering it. A large, rather ugly egg-shaped face was grinning on its side, and without further warning, the bottom opened up.
Sonic could see more hordes of robots stooping onto the street, and the homes exploded with a crash as they opened fire. Sonic honestly had no idea what in the world was going on, but he knew one thing: robots who were currently attacking bystanders and putting them in handcuffs showed signs of trouble.
Running through the trees, the boy ran into more chaos, unable to stop the robots from taking down every last mobian. Even little animals alike were being tackled and pinned as the metal horde went onwards mercilessly. The world around Sonic became a blur as he weaved between trees and robots, noting with relief that the latter were decreasing in number.
Every robot was in the process of rounding up mobians and taking them back to that metal monster in the skies above the city. Sonic shuddered at the thought of his uncle becoming a hostage. Everything became abruptly cut off with a loud squealing noise, the kind that microphones emitted when too close to a karaoke machine. Crying out in surprise, the more sensitive Sonic clamped his hands over his ears, wincing as the squealing died away.
"GREETINGS, CITIZENS OF MOBOTROPOLIS!" A booming voice echoed throughout Mobotropolis, making it seem omnipresent. "AS OF NOW, EVERY LAST ONE OF YOU IS ALL UNDER MY CONTROL, SO LET ME INTRODUCE MYSELF! THE INGENIUS DOCTOR IVO ROBOTNIK, SOON TO BE THE SUPREME RULER OF THE ROBOTNIK EMPIRE! AND THIS CITY IS THE FIRST OFFICIAL STATE IN MY NEW REALM! ROBOTROPOLIS! MY ROBOTS ARE NOW PATROLLING EVERYTHING, SO IF ANY OF YOU TRY AND THINK ABOUT ESCAPING, THERE'S NO HOPE FOR IT! BWAHAHAHAHA!"
The voice of that madman echoed away, leaving Sonic in a state of pained fury. A tightness in his throat formed as a wave of overwhelming anxiety flooded into Sonic, and feels something watery forming in his eyes. Soon, an array of missiles shot straight for Uncle Chuck's home until it exploded. Tears leaked from his eyes, and the child repeated with denial before sprinting off farther into the forest.
The smog in the sky decorated by the brightness of the fire let Sonic know that Uncle Chuck, his only family, was now gone. Thankfully enough, Sonic was able to search and find where his father's biplane had remained. Sonic always had been extraordinarily quick to learn new skills in operating vehicles, especially when it comes to driving and racing at high speeds. The young hedgehog fired up the engine until he was able to make it through the skies.
Unfortunately, thanks to air pollution invigorating all over Mobotropolis, it darkened the clouds above the ocean to intensify a brewing storm. Sonic started to stir crazily and had taken to tying the Tornado's controls in place while he stretched on the plane's wings. A stray higher pressure pocket affected the level flight of the biplane, and it steeply banked to the right.
The biplane veered off its intended course, shooting towards the small chain of varying tropical islands. Taken by surprise from the sudden movement, Sonic only had time to grab hold of the biplane's wing as it began to bank sharply.
The Tornado's path began to change as it got caught in a spin. Luckily, Sonic managed to clamber along the wing. The wind rushed past him threatening to throw him off. He forced his way back to the biplane's controls.
Sonic struggled to wrestle the Tornado's controls straight right until he saw something next that chilled him to the bone. Becoming much graver for Sonic, strokes of lightning bolts within the dense clouds came and delivered a sudden blow upon one of the Tornado's wings.
The wing was heavily damaged, and the young hedgehog was struggling to keep his biplane level. He quickly realized that he had no choice but to land the Tornado at the first available time. Sonic twisted the controls, causing the biplane to turn awkwardly through the air. He looked down and noticed a reasonably flat beach below.
Sonic tried moving but got into a struggle with unbuckling his seatbelt. It clicked at the moment before another lightning bolt came to a violent shock in Sonic. He accidentally fell off the biplane down into a chaotic, deafeningly ocean of mangled waves, whereas the Tornado landed across an area until finally coming to a brutal collision. The young hedgehog got swallowed by the inky black abyss of the underwater world, yowling for Uncle Chuck and reaching out for something. Fear kept Sonic clawing in the water, making his heart thump loudly in his chest and leaving him feeling helpless and lost.
Out of nowhere, more waves soared overhead as they smashed the young hedgehog down deeper. Having the last thought to have somehow recognized a shadowy figure wavering beyond, Sonic felt too weak and defeated to comprehend anything else until his whole world became black.
Too busy grinning with an inflated ego, Sonic rushed in, holding onto a zipline's pulley with both hands to take himself down across the cable's slope. When he reaches the other side, he lets go and drops down onto one of the pendulum platforms that swung from side to side.
Carrying himself across the long pits of spikes, Sonic then jumps back onto the main road before taking on more speed. A large loop curved out of the ground, and simply because he felt like he could, Sonic ran forward at his highest speed and felt gravity inverse as he ran upside down. Exiting the loop, Sonic looked up to check out the scenery from where he proceeded to one of his favorite spots in Green Hill.
Skidding with his shoes against the soil, Sonic then stops at the edge of a lake to witness this glorious view of the place. Here Green Hill was a place of brightly mixed colored flora, towering totem poles of unknown origin, and delicate plant life. But just beyond the area was the vast mountain paradise.
Sonic sniffs the fresh air longingly before exhaling out. "Ah~! It's nice to see some new greenery around here instead of hanging inside that crummy tree shack."
Sonic walked right over and sat under one of Green Hill's various palm trees. "Man, I deserve a break myself."
He suddenly felt his stomach grumble with hunger, patting his tummy. "And some full-packed grub in my gut. Besides, little does anyone know nothing can top against chilidogs!"
The speedy hedgehog quickly whipped out a hot dog served in a bun and topped with meat sauce, cheese, and onions. Sonic wagged his tail with drooling crave as he took a bite of the chilidog he had with him until later, devouring it in seconds. A burp came from the blue hedgehog, smiling lazily, and patted his full belly.
Sonic continued to lay prone on the grass, his legs dangling off the front. His feet were sore from a hard day's running, and he needed a bit of relaxation before he returned home for the day. The sun was well above the horizon, slightly uncovered by a thin veil of very high clouds, higher than any mobian, even Sonic himself could ever hope to reach or manipulate.
Looking at the view around him, Sonic wondered why he had ever stopped. With everyone seeing Sonic as a hero, no one acted like a real friend, and he was sick of the impersonal attention. Eventually, Sonic always manages to get away from such adoring crowds by running at the speed of sound. He decided then and there that he needed to get away from everything.
"Life's no fun without a little adventure, but even I need a break once and in a while. Still…nothing can beat the thrill of adventure. It's a pretty great way to kill time, but I prefer to explore and relax." Sonic muses to himself.
It had been such a long time since he had taken upon himself throughout his life, and he trained ever so hard for it to work that way. Whatever comes and goes, he'd be there in a flash.
"I always knew I was the fastest, but I still felt the need to break my records than I am already successful at doing."
As Sonic craned his head upwards, he could see the imagination of each cloud's shape, but most of them were somewhat shrouded. Sighing slightly, he flexed his limbs experimentally. They were pretty relaxed and stiff now.
"Of course, I've been craving for relaxation and exploration at the same time now. I know I wanted to relax, but I also want to see new places and probably meet new people."
After all, Sonic was always excited about exploring the world, visiting different places, and trying various things. Sure, he'd never been far from his tree shack, and he couldn't wait to see more of Mobius. Though, something was currently replaying in his mind. These days, Sonic wasn't getting a whole lot of action lately besides seeing some bizarre-looking robots around here.
"Man, I still can't get those images out of my head." Sonic sits up, waving his arms around before crossing them against him. "It's bugging me why some critters were inside those killer robots?"
Before Sonic could ponder on this situation of his, he heard a motor turning on. Looking to his right, Sonic saw what seemed to be three ladybug-type Badniks called Moto-Bugs, and they were chasing after a tiny frantic bunny.
"Whoa, now!" Sonic shouted aloud as he dashed right in to swoop up the little critter before one of those Moto-Bugs could do more harm.
Taking a good look at each ladybug-based Badnik, Sonic had a deadpanned face while the tiny bunny shelters behind him. "Well, don't see that every day. Is there any reason you bolt-brains are chasing this little-?"
No other words came out as Sonic quickly dodged a Moto-Bug's claw armaments, swiping and slashing away at him. With enough instinct, the blue hedgehog somersaulted and ran away from the Moto-Bugs but allowed them to catch up.
"Whoa, you guys sure are fast!" Sonic snickered, showing a burst of confidence. "But let's see you dodge this!"
Sonic then rolled into a speedy ball and drove straight into one Moto-Bug, allowing a small bird known to flutter out. The blue hedgehog felt dizzy with excitement before noticing the critter flying off.
"What's with the whole critter-n-robot thing going on around here?" Sonic crossed his arms with a frown, tapping a foot in the process of wondering who's the wise guy for doing this. "Seriously, I got to find wherever this dude goes off to put these little guys in some bots!"
"You are wanted for illegal activities against the Robotnik Empire. Seize Priority One Hedgehog." A Moto-Bug droned.
Sonic jumped and sat on one of the other Moto-Bugs, grabbing its antennas. "Yeehaw! Get along little dumb-bots!"
He tilted them right, which causes the Moto-Bug to drive towards the other one. Sonic somersaulted again and landed safely onto the grassy ground right after the two Moto-Bugs impacted and exploded. It allowed a rabbit and another bird to escape safely.
"Three points for Sonic the Hedgehog!" he cheered, making a bow to the fake audience. "Thank you. Thank you-YIKES!"
The blue speedster jolts back into surprise when he saw lasers almost hit him, "Where did that...?"
Sonic then heard the sounds of buzzing and a jet engine. Peering over the shore, he saw a horde of bee-based Badniks. These models were called the Buzz-Bombers, and following behind them was a small flying metal containment unit.
"This just gets things interesting..." Sonic muttered under his breath.
The Buzz-Bombers quickly detected Sonic's presence and dived towards him. The cavalry charge causes Sonic to unleash a bolt right through them, freeing the birds and rabbits inside them.
"Hahahaha!" Sonic laughed as he couldn't help but feel the acceleration. "Come and get me, you wax-droppers!"
The spiky speedster then dashes away, with the rest of the horde giving him a chase. They began firing their rail detonators at their blue target, who kept sprinting and side-stepping out of the way. Once they came up to a loop structure, Sonic smirks as he ran halfway up on it before jumping into his ball form, smashing through the Buzz-Bombers and freeing the critters inside.
Only a few were left over as all of them open fire on the blue hedgehog. Sonic leaped again high into the air within his ball form. Blue energy swirled around him, and Sonic shot back at the bee-based Badniks like he had gotten fired from a cannon. He impacted one of the Buzz-Bombers, sending it flying through the wall of checkered soil. The others turned to fire, but he had vanished.
"Search for Priority One Hedgehog."
One of them hovered to the spot where Sonic had beaten its comrade and found a small burrow in the ground. Before the Buzz-Bomber could warn its leftover horde, a blue blur flew out of the hole, still curled up, and smashed into its head.
Sonic begins to mock the remaining Buzz-Bombers. "Here I am, slug-heads. Give me your best shot!"
The blue hedgehog didn't wait for the Buzz-Bomber to drop as he charged for the others. Three of the bee-based models had come together and fired at Sonic. Quickly, Sonic curled into a ball again and sped forward to avoid their rail detonators. Sonic had stopped in the center of the group and uncurled. The speedy hero lashed out with lightning-speed punches and kicks.
He had destroyed the three Buzz-Bombers in less than a minute. The leader of the horde called in the last four of its remaining numbers who were still alive. They surrounded the blue hedgehog while their rail detonators continue to aim at him.
Sonic looked around at the damaged area. "Social visit?"
Just then, Sonic curled into a ball and began to spin in place like a buzz saw. Smoke started to flow from where he came in contact with the grass. The four other Buzz-Bombers seemed to be memorized by the strange sight.
"Seize Priority One Hedgehog."
Snapped out of daze by the leader's order, they fired their rail detonators. Before the darts could reach their target, Sonic shot forward with blue light trailing behind him. He slammed into the four Badniks like a blue pinball and sent each of them flying, then obliterated onto the ground. Sonic continued charging at the last Buzz-Bomber, who recoiled to avoid him. Sonic stopped and stood up a few feet away from the bee-based robot.
The Buzz-Bomber tried to fire its rail detonator, only to have been sliced in half along with its body, finished off in the process. Unbeknown to the speedy hero, however, a robotic beeping sound came from underneath a large palm tree, eyes observing through the canopy of the palm trees to the grassy fields that rested on the side of Green Hill.
"Priority One Hedgehog is disputing the Badnik Horde, Dr. Robotnik." A robotic voice droned.
Dr. Robotnik's Fly-Bot was floating outside from the palm trees, followed by a digital sound from the mad genius wondering audibly with a dark chuckle.
"Hehehehe! We'll see about that..." Dr. Robotnik's voice drawled so sleekly.
Rolling out from his ball form, Sonic eventually skipped up to his feet and checks around the place for any more of those robots. Quickly enough, Sonic took notice of easy Badnik sightings from afar in all sorts of mass-producible varieties.
"Heh, looks like I got some more bots to smash. Time to show these bolt-brains what happens when you trash one of my favorite turfs."
With that becoming said, Sonic hopped down towards the sloping ground to dash onward to the first Badnik he perceives, causing a few Moto-Bugs to assail. The blue hedgehog observed a Buzz-Bomber flying behind him, for which he smirked in response to jump onto one Moto-Bug in the middle. Before the Badniks tried to intervene, Sonic spun vertically around with one hand and kicked each of them in the face.
Then Sonic forces the last Moto-Bug the crash with both feet, backflipping onto the grass. Seeing each Badnik explode and already releasing a small animal, Sonic smiles and heads onto the next couple of robots from pools of water under bridges to attack the blue hedgehog when he approached. They were piranha-based Badniks called Choppers. Although much of their attacks rely on the element of surprise, Sonic easily dodged and sidestepped to destroy each one with a simple spin attack while they are above the bridges.
Unknown to the blue hedgehog, running across a pathway, his eyes couldn't notice the next part as something invisible spit out an energy ball at him. That caused Sonic to slip and fall face-first to the ground roughly, making him spit out dirt and glaring back at two of his attackers. There were two chameleon-based Badniks called Newtrons, laughing when they caused Sonic to fall. Sonic grits his teeth before getting back up in a running motion towards the two Newtrons clinging to the side of a cliff, spinning up to bash through one of the Newtrons. Then sails back down in a blue ball of destruction to kick the second Newtron until destroyed, freeing the little critters.
Still rolling in a blue ball, Sonic bounced up to his feet with arms out in perfect motion. Sonic puts himself into a running position again after giving a peace sign to the little critter before taking off once more. Sonic started gathering up more speed to unleash a series of parkour around the palm trees, the orange chequered hillsides, and many more. But suddenly, a blue-colored Newtron became visible, dropping from the wall and morphing into a rocket to chase after Sonic.
The two took different directions here and there, where Sonic springs up to chokeslam a Buzz-Bomber down during the chase. The Newtron soon ambushed Sonic and tried swiping him with its tail, in which Sonic dodges and hops over the chameleon-type robot while it chases after in a hissing fit. Sonic earned his way onto the back of the Newtron and sat like a rodeo bull ride, then held on while the Newtron rocketed all over the place.
A Moto-Bug rushed by in search of Sonic before its eyes bulged out wide at the sight of Sonic riding a Newtron crashing through the ladybug-based Badnik, destroying both robots while Sonic rolled down the hill. Just as he finished rolling, Sonic laughed to himself with a smile before a shadow appeared above him, taking note of a large projectile ball coming down to him.
Sonic shrieked as he pushed himself out of the way to escape the flashy impact, panting as he quickly checks out a crab-based Badnik named Crab-Meat. It shot off another energy ball as Sonic zooms across the field to avoid more of the Crab-Meat's energy ball emission. Jumping high into the air, Sonic performed a frontflip hammer kick that destroyed the Crab-Meat and freed another critter before entering a winding tunnel. Creating a faster pace, Sonic shot off like a bullet out on the other side to swing a kick onto a Buzz-Bomber.
Sonic landed firmly onto the ground, shaking the dust off his hands at the view of destroyed robot parts and pieces. "Well, that should be all of them. I'm so not looking forward to cleaning this mess up later. I guess I'll find whoever is behind this and put them to work on it. There's got to be a clue that explains what's going on around here."
Green Hill was usually referred to as its very own tranquility, with small birds flying around and songs filling the air. But instead, Sonic hears a noise in which he follows towards a flat field with palm trees.
"Something here is mondo strange," Sonic said, his eyes scrolled through the surrounding area.
The critters became absent as it sets their fur or feathers on edge. A clear breeze lingered in the air. It was subtle, though, especially with the capsule next to the palm trees. But not only just that, Sonic's eyes quickly spotted what appears to be an abandoned wooden bow that became used for archery. He went to go pick up the ranged weapon while inspecting how beautifully detailed it seemed.
"What's this doing here?" Sonic asks, rubbing his head with a finger.
"Ohohohoho! Bravo! Bravo! An extraordinary performance." A voice called aloud somewhere out of Sonic's sight while clapping. "I will admit it was quite fun to watch..."
The speedy hedgehog raised an eyebrow before looking up to see what it was. It was a hovercraft with a very distinctive egg-like shape, floating down to reveal itself as none other than Dr. Robotnik.
"...but it ends here and now, rodent."
TO BE CONTINUED...