Well, it's about time to start work on the reboot and introduce the newest member of the cast.
Disclaimer: I do not own Sonic The Hedgehog or any of the characters, they are owned by Sega and Sonic Team.
March 9th 2005.
The much anticipated day had finally arrived.
Shadow's solo film had been announced the previous day, which many thought was merely a joke.
While Shadow was still slightly embarrassed over the initial reaction, most of that feeling subsided when Bark had assured him that his new take on Shadow's character would bring more dignity to the role and not just have him trying to cash in on the dark and edgy craze going on at the moment.
"Hey, Bark, I was wondering, why is Shadow suddenly allied with the people who took Maria away from him, it doesn't really make any sense?" Sonic questioned.
"I told you before that this is a reboot and while I did keep the Maria story arc with Shadow alive, I've modified it for future installments." Bark told him.
"Maria simply passed away from natural causes, however this time Shadow better understood her words, thus leading to him allying with high authorities on earth and becoming an agent." Bark explained.
Bark then turned to face Shadow.
"I know your character and his current identity in the franchise is upsetting you, but with this new film, we can present him in a better light and lean his specific genre more towards an espionage direction and less towards over the top action." Bark told him.
Shadow nodded in understanding, not saying a word but thanking him in his own way.
"Speaking of starting out new and improved, I heard the new guy is showing up today." Rouge said.
"Yeah and from what I heard, he's from your home town, Sonic." Blaze said.
Sonic looked surprised for a moment, wondering who it could possibly be.
"It's been awhile, but I don't remember anyone from town that was interested in acting." Sonic thought.
Sonic thought on the subject a bit more, when an idea of who it could be crossed his mind.
"Oh, please don't be Manic or Sonia!" Sonic thought.
All of a sudden, to their surprise, Amy walks in, guiding a hedgehog with dull, silver fur around.
The hedgehog looks around in awe, gripping the straps of his old, worn out backpack.
He looks to be around Blaze's age, though his ragged appearance didn't suit him well.
"Hey, everyone." Amy greeted them.
Everyone looks at the two of them, worryingly.
"Amy… who is this?" Rouge asked.
However, the hedgehog decided to speak up and address Sonic first.
"Sonic, it's good to see you again." The hedgehog said.
Everyone looked at Sonic for some sort of indication as to who this guy could be.
Sonic just looked at him, with a confused expression on his face.
"I take it you don't remember me." The hedgehog said.
Sonic nodded no, to which the hedgehog chuckled.
"It's alright, over eleven years is a long time." The hedgehog said.
"Eleven years?" Sonic mentally questioned.
Sonic was intrigued, wondering who from his past it could possible be.
"Tell me if this jogs your memory." The hedgehog said.
The hedgehog set down his backpack and opened it up, pulling out a violin.
This caught everyone's interest immediately, even more so as he began to play.
The melody was sweet yet saddening and while everyone listened to it like it was an ordinary music piece, the sound had caused Sonic to witness a distant memory.
One that he had always dreaded revisiting, each time it had came back to him.
It was the day of his mother's funeral.
Images from that day played out in his mind.
The coffin being lowered into the ground and his rage at the reporters that had shown up, disgracing his family.
In the distance, he remembered the sound of the violin being played and the sad look of the young hedgehog who had been playing the instrument.
The hedgehog who had been abandoned at a young age and left to be the town orphan.
"Silver?" Sonic said.
Silver smiled and hugged Sonic, thankful that he had remembered him.
"It's good to see you again." Silver said.
"Yeah, you look… ." Sonic said, stopping as he really took notice of Silver's appearance.
"I know I haven't exactly bathed since… ." Silver trailed off.
Silver began to count, using his fingers until he finally gave up.
"Yeah, I haven't bathed." Silver said.
Sonic chuckled at his comment, while the rest just either rolled their eyes or looked away in disgust.
"So, what're you doing here?" Sonic asked.
"Oh, Amy didn't tell you?" Silver questioned.
"I'm your new cast mate." Silver said, with a smile.
Later.
Sonic and Amy had invited everyone over to get acquainted with Silver.
After a short amount of time, Silver reappeared, walking down the stares after he had bathed and cleaned himself up.
His once dull fur was now brighter and his quills were now brushed into a strange design.
"So, Silver, why don't you tell us how you got into acting?" Rouge asked, awkwardly.
"Oh, for the money." Silver said.
Everyone looked both surprised and yet amused by his blunt answer.
"I kind of have to eat, plus it would be nice to finally have somewhere to live." Silver said.
"What do you mean, finally?" Knuckles asked.
Silver explained how he had been abandoned at a very young age and had the misfortune of never being taken in by anyone, being forced to live on the street.
After awhile, I came to terms with it and once I was old enough, I started wandering off on my own." Silver said.
"I would walk and hitchhike from town to town, doing as many jobs as I could to keep myself alive." Silver explained.
"Eventually I was able to get an education and receive a diploma." Silver said.
"After that, I made my way out here, with the intention of becoming an actor, just like Sonic did." Silver said.
Sonic smiled, proud of what Silver had accomplished despite his hardships.
Sonic smirked as he quickly noticed that someone else there was more than enthralled by Silver's story.
"Note to self, have Amy ask Blaze about her thoughts on Silver." Sonic thought.
"Honestly, I'm glad my first acting job is with all of you, because I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing." Silver told them.
Some of them laughed while others groaned at his novice attitude, but one thing was clear to all of them.
Silver would be a great addition to their group.