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Chapter 1: Revisions.
Swift the Hedgehog stood on the top of Brisk Mountain. His three back spikes waved in the wind. His white quills were facing forwards like a mohawk, covering his right eye with small cowlicks coming out. Green stripes covered the sides of his light silver body. Long, darkened quills (the blacksmith made them as hard as steel) came out of his arm like long blades. Small, spiked bracelets were around his wrists. His eyes were emerald green resembling his parents' eyes known as…
Amy and Sonic.
"Maybe life is that bad after all." A lone tear fell from his eye. He had gone through a lot in the last few years. His heart had been smashed. Several times.
He took out a giant sword out of its case and studied it. His father had given him it as a gift for his 13th birthday. It was the weapon Sonic had used to stop metal sonic for good. It had a long, golden shaft and a jewel on the very bottom. The one sided blade was one-and-a-half meters long with a curve and a sharp point at the end. He sighed. This would be a long war.
"Is something troubling you, young one?"
The elder walked with his small cane up the mountain and stood next to Swift. He showed his fangs when he smiled. "Mornin' Knuckles."
"I bet you're thinking about your great father, aren't you." Swift nodded sadly. "Don't worry. He was a good man, and a bit of a cocky little brat." He sighed again. It was true, and it was what had caused his downfall.
Flashback
A large cannonball crashed into the side of the fortified wall. Thousands of new gun-wielding GrieveRs charged down Leaky Valley. GrieveRs were new robots with round, spiked heads and thin limbs. Assuming that this was Eggman's doing, Knothole village's best warriors charged into the fray.
Rouge the Bat now had black fur to help her in stealing her jewels, though she had refrained from her "hobby" long enough to marry Knuckles and have a child, Hunter the Echidna (Which had wings sue to the Bat-Echidna cross-breed). She had started wearing tough, black plate armor with a jet booster and a place to store extra knives.
Tails the Fox was now more obsessed with science ever since the attacks on Knothole Village had become even more devastating than before, making him focused on supplying the villagers will high-class weaponry had a large energy cannon attached to his right arm and a scope to affect his view that was fading.
Knuckles the Echidna was now one of the leading generals of the village and was the best soldier trainer around. (He always says "Train or die loser" and raises a spear) He wears an eye patch over his left eye, attached steel spikes to his knuckle spikes and shoes and used a hover bike since he was not exactly the fastest person around.
Cream the Rabbit has really matured over the years though doesn't usually fight in battles unless she really has to. Since she is now married to Tails, she usually helps him in the lab. She wore a long, red dress with her ears flopped back.
Amy the Hedgehog, on the other hand, fights against the GrieveRs whenever she can and now uses two iron hammers. She wears tight jeans and a red tank top, though during battles she wears shin guards and elbow pads.
And yes, Sonic the Hedgehog. He is now the leader of Knothole village and the main general. He was known for his brilliant military plans that were always able to drive the GrieveRs back. However, he was beginning to get a bit too confident…
"Swift and Clair, you got to get to the shelter."
"But we want to help…"
"Just GO!"
Sonic ran out of the house and used a small katana to slice through the GrieveRs in the surrounding area.
Clair, Tail's daughter after he married Cream, was a fox, but had long floppy rabbit ears. She and Swift were best friends, but they have become quite close.
Even from the shelter they could hear the cries of the soldiers of the village and the clanking of the different GrieveRs. The rain had become quite hard now, mixing with the blood of the corpses.
Suddenly, a giant claw ripped through the wall of the shelter and grabbed Clair. It flew into the air and put her in a small cage.
"Clair!" shouted Swift as he walked outside only to find..
The Metal Overlord.
A colossal monstrosity with two arms, each armed with powerful claw and a weapon of mass destruction. Fireballs rained onto the surrounding area. Thousands of Knothole soldiers died under the fire power of it.
As Swift stood frozen in that same space, Sonic rushed onto the scene and jumped onto the tentacle of the robot. He drove his katana into the skin of Metal and ran, making a sizable cut in the side of Metal. It raised its flamethrower, but the little blue hedgehog was too fast for it. Many a time did it raise some sort of weapon, only to have Sonic outrun it.
"Stay still!" Roared Metal. Not even the down pouring rain had stopped him. Sonic threw his katana into the head of the robot. As metal conducts electricity, the katana served as a lightning rod to the continuing thunderstorm. As lightning flew through its veins, a small escape pod came out of its back. A fake perhaps?
Of course, Sonic was too soaked up in his glory to do any sort of act to stop the escape pod. A rousing chorus of "Sonic!" filled the air. His best friends sighed at this sight. However, no one had noticed the metallic body of the overlord seemed to be tilting, ready to fall on the least attentive person on the road, Sonic the Hedgehog.
He wife's screams filled the air. As soon as Sonic noticed this, he turned backwards to notice the claw just before it entered his heart. Blood sprayed over the ground as the crowd fell eerily quiet. Swift, not knowing this yet only had one thought on his mind.
Where was Clair?
End Flashback
"It had been two years since then," said Swift, rubbing a tear from his eye. "And I still haven't found her. I need to go and find her, for Tail and Cream's sake."
"Yes, young one. I want to help you find her too, since it is going to a good cause, so I will give you this." Knuckles held out his right hand to show a pair of metal shoes that were hidden under his leather robe.
"These shoes…"
"All we could find of Shadow after the Space Colony Ark was destroyed."
"My father told me about these. And they have jet boosters and everything!" The elder coughed. Swift lowered his voice. "Thank you."
"You're welcome. You're worth it kid." Knuckles walked away, yawning and muttering 'I really hate this stupid cane.'
Swift stared at the shoes for a few minutes and slipped them on, fired them up and flew back home. He laughed so hard.
This was the most joy he had had in a long time.