Time And Space

by TheMenace3117

The plan is simple. Save Sonic from an orbiting wasteland he's been stuck in for nearly 2 years. Will everything go exactly as planned? Absolutely not. But his friends have to try. During the trip, they realize getting him home isn't the hard part, but containing what they unknowingly bring back is the challenge.

1. Chapter 1

HEY EVERYONE, THIS IS THE FINAL PART OF MY SERIES CALLED "THE NOBODIES"

THIS IS ALSO THE FIRST TIME I'M WRITING ABOUT SCI FI ELEMENTS, SO I TOOK INSPIRATION FROM A NUMBER OF MOVIES, TV SHOWS AND NOVELS. PLEASE ENJOY AND LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!

Chapter 1: Getting In

It's been over a year since Sonic the Hedgehog disappeared after a confrontation with Dr. Eggman went horribly wrong. While the blue hedgehog was only sent away from Mobius, he was offically declared dead when no one could find him. Everyone else has seemingly moved on from his "death", but Amy still holds out hope he's out there.

She was brought to tears when one day Sonic returned, but suddenly disappeared almost as fast.

The ensuing battle with 3 super-powered teenagers and Tails' clone almost completely brought her house down, but her friends eventually defeated this rival team.

After locking the front door of her nearly destroyed home and getting ready to walk to a safe house, Amy is surprised by the sudden flash of a bright blue light behind her that lights up the entire neighbourhood. Thinking this is Sonic, she drops her bags turns around

Only to find Silver the Hedgehog standing before her

"Hello, Amy Rose. I got the distress call. Where is he?"

Amy, slightly disappointed, sighs and picks up her bags once more

"Sonic is already gone. Maybe even dead. Who knows..."

Silver raises an eye brow

"He's not dead. He's stuck in The Nexus"

The pink hedgehog looks up

"The What?!"

"The Nexus. It's the wasteland in between realms, I thought you knew this?"

"You know how to get there?!"

"Well, yeah, but-"

"Then take me! I need to save Sonic!"

"Wait just a second! Where are your friends?"

Amy unlocks the front door and puts her bags back inside

"They're off on important missions, or something. It's just me, Silver"

"Well, I gotta tell ya, if you're planning on going there, you're gonna need help"

Amy picks up her War Hammer and locks her front door

"I only need this. Now please, take me to this place!"

Silver looks around for anyone else but sees nobody in sight

"You know, I came here looking for Shadow, but this seems a million times more interesting. Sure. I'll take you there"

"...wait, you knew where Sonic was this entire time and haven't said anything or tried to rescue him?!" Amy growls

"The Nexus is a place I can't just enter and exit at will! If you go in there, there's a big chance you're not getting out... and I haven't been able to tell you about it because I've been very busy. You have no idea the places I travel to every day"

"...one year, Silver. Sonic's been gone for an entire YEAR, and you couldn't take 5 minutes to stop by and at least tell us he's alive?!"

"Yeah, when you say it like that, it sounds bad!... Okay, I admit, I could've come by, but I honestly thought you guys knew where he was!"

Amy leans against the wall and takes a moment to compose herself, while Silver checks out her destroyed house

"...tell me about this place. How bad is it? What's in there?" She asks

"The Nexus started off as an orbiting satalite but over time the inhabitants turned it into a wasteland. It got so bad that the architects who built and operated it just decided to abandon the place. Let the poor saps who got stuck there run it. So, naturally, a battle for leadership took place, and a lot of people died..."

"And Sonic was sent there?! Jesus!"

"...look, Amy, this place isn't somewhere you just go in and out of. It's a slaughterhouse in space, and there's nothing but evil men and women there, at least there was when I last saw"

Amy looks at the ground for a moment, gripping her War Hammer tighter

"...so what I'm saying is it's not worth it. I know Sonic's your friend but you will not come back from this if you go. I'm sorry but that's just the reality" Silver says disparagingly

She looks the taller hedgehog in the eyes "You listen to me, I love Sonic and I would do anything for him, including walking into hell, and even if the odds of coming back are 1 to a million, I'll take that chance everytime. And you know why? Because he would do the exact same for me, even if he'll never say it"

Silver puts his hands up defensively "Amy-"

She holds her Hammer up in a batting stance "Now take me to The Nexus or I swear I'll break your legs - starting at the knee caps!"

"OKAY! Jesus, lady, calm down! I'll take you to the god damn Nexus! ...just remember that I warned you..."

Amy smiles as she lowers the hammer and picks up her bags.

"...are you sure you don't want me to pick up your friends? I'm telling you, you'll need them" Silver reaffirms

"No. If the odds of surviving are this low, I don't want to endanger anyone else other than myself. No one else needs to get involved"

"I really think-"

"Silver, promise me you won't bring them in, promise that you won't even TELL THEM!" Amy shouts

"Alright! I promise!"

She nods her head in approval

"Lead the way"

And just like that, Amy's wish was granted as the Telekinetic hedgehog transported her off the face of Mobius and into The Nexus.

One of the many things Silver had seemingly forgotten to tell Amy was that time works differently in this wasteland. Two days have past since she's arrived in the Nexus, but it's been much longer than that back on Mobius.

"Nutshell" by Alice in Chains plays through Amy's headphones

The pink hedgehog carries her giant hammer as she walks on a grey dirt road. The stars and nearby moons are visible in the sky. The sun is rarely visible to The Nexus, so it's always night time in this wasteland.

Amy has been busy, questioning locals about "A Blue Hedgehog" and everyone has pointed out to a small city nearby. But they tell her it's the most dangerous part of The Nexus, some even pleading with her not to go.

But Amy didn't come all this way just to back out now.

The Pink Hedgehog reaches the dirt road that leads to this city and she stops to compose herself, knowing it'll be a tough fight once she gets in.

"Okay" Amy says to herself "...you can do this. You've got it. He would do the same for you. Come on"

As she stretches out and practises a few swings with her War Hammer, Amy hears her name being called in the distance.

She turns around and sees three dark silhouettes walking over the horizon

Then she recognizes her friends as they get closer

"No"

Tails carries a large over-the-shoulder bag, while Knuckles looks around the wasteland and Manic walks in the middle leading the trio

"AMY! IT'S US!" The green hedgehog shouts in the distance "Your boys are finally here!"

"No, no, no - NO! Damnit!" Amy screams out "Silver, you bastard!"

Manic looks at Knuckles

"What's her problem? I thought she'd be happy to see us?"

"I don't know, Manic, we JUST got here!" The Echidna responds

"Oh. T, what do you think?" he says as he turns to the fox

"No clue, but she must have a reason to be upset" Tails says

The guys make their way over to Amy and finally catch up to her

"Aren't you happy to see us, Ames? What's the matter?" Manic asks

"No, I am, but - I made Silver promise not to get you guys involved! ...I didn't want you guys getting hurt or killed because I decided to come here" Amy says

"I don't know if you know this but everybody back home thinks you're dead. That's how long you've been missing, we had to come find you" Tails points out

"Missing? I've only been gone for 2 days!"

Manic and Tails look at each other for a moment

"Uh - it's been 7 months" The Fox says

"7 Months? No way, that's not right, guys, it's literally only been 2 days!" She argues

Knuckles shakes his head "Sorry but he's right. You've been missing since January"

"What? Since January? What are you guys talking about?"

Manic unlocks his phone and shows her the date and time of a live world clock

As the realization hits Amy, she drops her Hammer in the dirt and puts both hands on her head

"Wait, everyone thinks I'm dead, too?" She asks

"Well, for the most part, yeah" Manic says "But don't worry, me and T rebuilt your house, and payed the bills because we knew you were still alive - and I needed a place to crash"

"Really?"

"I'm letting you know right now, I've had a bunch of parties there and uh, you're gonna need new dry wall. And electrical work. Or maybe just move to another house. Sorry"

"Well, it was really sweet of you guys to pay my bills even though I was missing. We'll talk about that other stuff later... Guys, Silver did tell you that the chances of coming home were nearly impossible, right? That's why I didn't want you to come with me!"

Tails takes off the large bag he's been carrying and unzips it

"Yeah, I already thought of that. It took awhile, but I got all the pieces and the formulas together"

Amy looks on as the teenage fox starts building a tall, clunky looking piece of equipment. He plugs his artificial intelligence device, The SAGE program, into a USB port and a red light comes on

"It's a definite down-sized model, but I have successfully rebuilt the device Eggman used to send Sonic here in the first place. Not sure what to call it, but it's our ride home, Amy" Tails says

"Where did you get that?"

"Manic raided a G.U.N base where they kept all of Eggman's technology they seized, then he broke Knuckles out of prison-"

"Which was no easy feat, I'll have you know" Manic adds

Amy turns to the Echidna "What were you doing in prison?!"

Knuckles chuckles dismissively "It's a long story but I'll just say they locked me up for bullshit reasons. Vector and Espio got dragged into it, as well but they're doing okay. Prison's not all that bad, actually"

"My god, what the hell's been going on since I've been away?" Amy asks

Tails stops building the transportation device "Me and Manic kicked the crap out of Scourge and took his missing Medallions back"

"Ha, that was awesome" Manic says as he gives the fox a high five

"...then I went back to school and studied advanced technology. Good thing I did because this device was insanely difficult to even understand, let alone get operational. But, as is often the case, the task was complete. We are now in possession of a functioning multi-realm transportation device"

Amy's eyes widen "Multi-realm?"

"Well, these two realms at least. I've only tested it out on The Nexus, worked perfectly each time. So we should be okay once we return to Mobius"

Knuckles interrupts the fox "Right, can we get to smashing things, now? I'm not a fan of this place, Tails. Everything here just seems off"

"Yes, of course. Okay - plan of attack?"

Amy points over to a large metal gate "The locals told me they know for a fact that Sonic was being escorted into this city. They said the leader of The Nexus has his guards protect him, and his investments. Now, being that Sonic can run at light speed, you could see where The Leader could see profit from him"

Knuckles crosses his arms "Guards, huh?"

Manic looks at the Echidna "That's all you got from her entire speech? Guards, Huh?" He says in a deep voice to mock him

"So, you're gonna be a son of a bitch right off the bat. Alright..." Knuckles says as he looks away

"I'm just saying-"

"Can we get back to her plan?" Tails asks assertively

Manic gestures over to Amy "By all means, please"

"...anyway, I was gonna rush in, cause a distraction and bash my way through as many guards as possible, and - that's about it, actually..."

"That's the plan? Literally smash shit in hopes that Sonic will hopefully know it's you and pop outta nowhere, make out with you and run off into the sunset?" Manic asks

"WHAT THE HELL IS YOUR PLAN, YOU SMART ASS!" Amy shouts, causing Tails to jump back

Manic reaches into his black vest "I'm so glad you asked, see-"

He reveals his Jade Green Medallion and instantly starts to glow with its energy

"I was gonna fly in there, crack a few skulls, y'know, the usual ass whoopings I give out, and overpower my outclassed opponents while somebody finds my brother and we make our escape"

"Sounds good to me, let's do it" Knuckles says

"WAIT!" Tails shouts

The group looks down at him as he puts pieces of the transportation device back in the bag he carried.

"...this is our one and only way home. Nothing can happen to this, alright? We lose it or it gets destroyed, that's it, we're stuck here... so the moment we have Sonic, come back to me and link hands so we all have a connection, and nobody is left behind. Understand?"

"Yeah, we got it, now let's go!" Knuckles calls out

Amy stands in the middle with her War Hammer, Manic smirks as his powerful Jade energy builds up in his hands, Knuckles outstretches his muscular arms and Tails flies above the ground as the group charges the gates of the mechanical city.

A straight right hand/superman punch combination from Knuckles and Manic easily knocks the gate down and the group enters. Immediately, guards on a watch tower are alerted and ring a loud bell.

"Alright guys, here they come. Split up, give 'em moving targets. And stay clear once you see green lights flashing. I'll try to get a look around while we do this" Manic says

"Sounds good to me" Amy replies

"Just be fast. I'll be over to the left doing my thing" Knuckles grunts

Tails stays silent as his heartbeat increases upon seeing the army of guards rushing towards them with metal shields and clubs

"GO!"

Manic leads the charge and the four friends split off in different directions while a wall of angry guards race to meet them.

And unfortunately, that's the last thing either of the four actually remembers.

The battle is over before it even starts.

Amy is the first to wake up, nose covered with dried blood and head still spinning. She is freaked out when she realizes she is standing against a wall with her hands chained above her head. The cold metal causes bruising on her wrists, but she tries to escape, if only in vain.

Amy looks beside her and sees Knuckles on the left, and Manic on the right of her, but he is hanging upside down by his ankles

She gets a terrible feeling when she doesn't see Tails anywhere.

Knuckles opens his blackend eyes next and Manic starts coughing, which turns into dry heaving until he coughs up some fresh blood.

The Echidna turns to Amy but doesn't make eye contact

"Well, that plan went to absolute shit pretty fast..."

"Hey! HEY! The hell is this?!" Manic calls out

The guard watching them walks towards the trio, his face just as bruised and beaten as theirs

"Quiet, prisoner!" he orders

"Homeboy! Why do they get regular shackles but I'm hung by the ankles?! This shit HURTS, man! You're gonna KILL me!" The green hedgehog shouts

"You're hanging by the ankles because everytime we put your shackles on, you kept getting loose, so we trussed you up!" The guard responds angrily

"That somewhat makes me feel better, but this ain't cool! This is cruel and unusual! Where's Tails? He's got that portal gun!"

"Tough luck" The guard says

"Could you get me down if I promise to be a good boy?"

"No chance. Now be silent!"

"Hey!" Amy shouts "Where's our friend? At least tell us that before you walk away!"

"...Mr. Victor wants to speak to you four individually. The Fox is up first" The guard answers

As the guard leaves the room, Amy looks at Knuckles, who is clearly upset so he shuts his eyes. She turns to Manic as he tries to get loose but his hands are shackled to a metal grate on the floor.

"God, I hope Tails is okay" Amy says with fear in her voice

"He's alright. I know him, he's tough... He won't talk"

Up in a massive boardroom, Tails is on his knees and both his wrists are shackled together in front of him.

"...anyways, that transportation device is our ride home, mister, sir.." the Fox says weakly "...what uh, what was that stuff you injected me with? I don't feel too good"

"Truth Serum. Hard to come by, but it does it's job, Miles Prower" Mr. Victor says

A slim built male Eagle sits up in a throne-like chair. Half his body is robotized and his flesh is covered in scars.

Tails squints his eyes as he looks at his captor

"How'd you know my name?"

"My guards picked up your wallet you dropped. I read your student card. You're a 15 year old honour student and and you try to storm my Castle? Not too smart, kid" The leader says

"Wait - What's your name, again? I'm having trouble remembering at the moment"

"My name is Roman Victor, young man. You and your friends made the biggest mistake of your lives by charging my fort. But, being the civilized leader everyone's come to know me as, I'm listening to each of your stories before I enact the proper punishments"

Tails looks around at everyone else inside the boardroom watching over the hearing. He spots a Chameleon who resembles Espio, but this one wears a high tech metal helmet that glows with red lights along the jawline. Beside him stands a tall Female Wolf who shows off her razor sharp claws as she waves to the teenage fox.

Victor looks at them for a moment "Oh, them. These are my two personal body guards, I call them guardians because it sounds cooler"

The Chameleon looks down at the Fox

"...this is Velocita. I believe he took down your green friend first and then the bigger, angrier red one right after that. Ten seconds, that was. Impressive"

Tails glares at the Chameleon, until he makes eye contact through the metal helmet.

The Female Wolf steps up next

"And this is Maine. She got you and the pink one. Always fun to watch"

As Tails goes to speak, he sees the guards pick up the transportation device and take it away

"NO, WAIT!"

He tries to stop them but the guard closest to him whacks the fox in the leg with a metal club.

Victor looks amused "Wait a second, gentlemen. I wanna see what's got our guest all riled up"

The guards put the device down and Victor stares into the Fox's eyes

"What is this thing? Really? Because there's no way in hell its a multi-dimensional teleporter or whatever you said"

Tails looks up at the leader

"...Multi-realm transportation device"

The entire room bursts into laughter upon hearing the correct title, while Victor scoffs at this

"So you're telling me that you four dweebs just came from another 'realm' with this thing?"

"No..."

"Good because I would've told you that's ridiculous" Victor says "...tell me how you got here"

"A telekinetic hedgehog named Silver brought us here-"

"A telekinetic silver hedgehog brought you here, are you kidding right now?"

Even more laughter is heard from the board members while Tails puts his head down in defeat.

"Send this one back to the pits, he's talking nonsense, now! We'll be here all day listening to this crap... there was a girl with them, bring her to me, I wanna talk to her" Victor orders "...and get some stronger Truth Serum, it's clearly not working on these guys!"

Tails says nothing as two guards grab him by the arms and take him away. He sees three more guards take the transportation device away, then he shuts his eyes to get some sleep.