Inside of a dimly lit cave was a Fox dusting the walls with a brush. The boy has orange-yellow fur and underneath brown googles were blue eyes. He was wearing a brown vest, white gloves, and white and red shoes. His two tails move up and down as he works. The Fox blew on the wall to clear away dust. He put down the brush to grab his small flashlight from his brown backpack to examine clearly. The Kitsune lifted his goggles up to his forehead as he looks at the wall. It was a cave mural of a monster as tall as skyscrapers. Its' tentacles reach to a flying Mobian with quills that has seven emeralds around them. The boy took a step back to see the picture better.
"Hmm." He said with his hand under his chin. "This looks to be thousands of years ago." The two-tailed boy said to himself. His eyes caught something that was above the picture. He points his flashlight to the spot to see a Mobian with quills and claw marks where his heart would be. The part that popped out the most was that the eyes were red. The boy felt a shiver ran down his spine, as the eyes were staring him down with hatred. The Kitsune stared at the mural so instantly that he didn't hear footsteps echoing the cave.
"Tails?" The said Mobian screamed as he drops his flashlight in shock. The thud when it hit the ground echoed the cave.
"I-I'm sorry for scaring you. I thought you heard me coming." The voice apologized. Tails grabbed his flashlight with a sigh to calm down his nerves.
"It's okay Knuckles." He points his flashlight at the person. The light revealed a red echidna with long dreadlocks that were down to his shoulders and a crescent moon shape on his chest. He had mitten-like gloves with two spikes, sports tape wrapped around his arms, and around the gloves and wearing red and green shoes. On top of his head was a brown cowboy hat with a blue stripe around it and three stars. The echidna gave Tails a sheepish smile while awkwardly rubs the back of his neck.
"Again sorry about that." Knuckles apologized. The Fox shakes his head with a small smile.
"It's fine. You got here at the right time. I've uncovered the chipped wall that you found yesterday." Tails explained as he points to the mural. The echidna looks at the painting with his hands on his hips.
"Cool. What does it mean?" He asked confusingly. The Kitsune shrugged while his blue eyes stare at the mural.
"Don't know yet." He simply said. Knuckles took his purple eyes away from the mural to look down at the small fox.
"We have time to figure it out. But I came here if you wanted to get lunch or not." The red one offered with a small smile. The yellow Mobian nod with his tails twitching in excitement.
"Of course!" He grabbed his backpack, and walk with Knuckles through the cave. As they see the light from the entrance, Tails looks up at the other.
"Oh ya I forgot to tell you that Sonic is coming here in a few minutes." He informed. The Kitsune saw his red friend's face suddenly look annoyed.
"Oh yay." Knuckles sarcastically murmured. Tails sigh with a sheepish smile.
"Come on. Sonic wants to see you this time." He said. The echidna side-looked his friend.
"And you didn't tell him to?" He asked raising a brow. The Fox was silent for a moment.
"Does reminding him count?" He asked with his eyes looking away nervously. The red one rolled his eyes.
"He hasn't visited you for a while since he's busy with hero work." Tails said with a small smile.
"I rather him being busy all the time." Knuckles confessed with his gloved hand on his forehead.
"I know that he can be," Pauses for a moment. "A bit too much." The Kitsune said as his eyes were looking around in case anyone else was hearing.
"A bit too much is an understatement. Sonic is a nuisance." The echidna said with half-closed eyes. When they stop, a shadow was at the entrance before moving away. But the two were looking at each other to notice it.
"He can be a little bit at times. I got to admit that. And he can be a bad friend sometimes." Tails guilty said with sweat forming on his forehead.
"Don't you mean all of the time?" Knuckles said with his arms crossed. They didn't hear footsteps running away from the entrance of the cave as the person disappears. The Fox shakes his head.
"Not really. Sonic is a good hero for Mobius. And he helps everyone no matter how hard it is. Besides without him, we wouldn't meet you." The Kitsune said with a smile. The red one thought about it for a few seconds before smirking.
"Ya, you're right. I guess I can handle Sonic for a day." He said. But the mood broke when the ground underneath them shake. The two ran out of the cave to see five identical robots but with different colors pointing their weapons at them. Knuckles put his arm behind Tails to protect him while the Fox shakes in fear. The two saw an aircraft shaped like an egg with a human inside. The man was wearing all black, a long brown mustache, and shaped like an egg. His eyes were underneath blue tinted glasses.
"Hello, pests!" The human greeted while twirling his mustache in his fingers with a grin. Knuckles growled at him.
"What do you want Eggman?" He hissed while showing his fangs. Eggman lets out a laugh.
"I wanted to show you my newest inventions. Meet Delta-Gamma!" The human said while pointing to his robots below.
"Where's Omega?" Tails asked with a shaky voice. A yellow cubed robot and a red round robot poked out from Eggman's aircraft.
"He's still working on that." The red one said.
"But it'll take a while." The yellow one said. Eggman growled before shouting at them.
"Shut up Orbot and Cubot!" He turns to the Mobians. "Where's that pest Sonic?" The man demanded. The echidna snarled while his fur raises up.
"He's not here!" He shouted. The man grinned while chuckling darkly.
"Well, I guess I need to make him come. Gamma go!" Eggman shouted while pointing to the two Mobians. The red robot Gamma rush towards the echidna, grabbing his throat with its claw hand. Knuckles grunted as he was lifted off of the ground while not being able to breathe.
"Knuckles!" Tails shouted as he sees his friend struggling to breathe. The red echidna looks at him with his gloved hands on the claw around his neck.
"Get out of here!" He shouted. But the Fox didn't move he stayed in place as tears formed in his eyes. The human laughed once again as his two robot minions stare at the scene.
"I bet that pin cushion will come as soon as his two-tailed freak is in trouble! Epsilon!" Eggman pointed at the shaking Tails for the blue robot. Epsilon nod before rushing to his enemy with a blade hand out. The Kitsune saw the robot coming towards him and screams. Knuckles continues to struggle to get out of Gamma's grip to save the Fox. Meanwhile, two red sneakers with golden buckles and sports tape around them ran through the forest floor. The owner ran up a large rock before stopping at the top. Once he was at the top, he put his two gloved fingers in his mouth to make a whistle sound. The noise made everyone stopped and turned to the right and look up. Everyone saw on top of a large rock a tall blue hedgehog. He has emerald green eyes, small quills sticking out from his large ones, sports tape up to his knees, and around his neck was a brown scarf. The hedgehog smirked as he stares down.
"Hello!" He greeted with his fingers up like a salute. Tails smiled, Eggman growled, and Knuckles annoyed.
"Can you choke me until I pass out?" The echidna asked the distracted Gamma. The human pointed to the blue hedgehog.
"Get that hedgehog!" Eggman demanded. All of his robots followed his command and flew up the rock to get their target. Gamma let go of Knuckles and the echidna lands on the ground while getting air back in his lungs.
"Knux!" Tails got to his side to check to see if his throat was damaged.
"I'm fine." The red one said as he puts back his hat that fell when he hit the ground. The five robots were flying up the rock with their weapons ready. The hedgehog smirked as he jumps off. While falling, he curled up into a ball and spin around. The robots moved out of the way as the spinning ball passes them. The ball bounced when it landed on the ground as he uncurls himself.
"Heya guys!" The hedgehog greeted the two Mobians with a wink. Tails smiles and wave to him.
"Hello." Knuckles rolled his eyes with his arms crossed.
"I could have handled it Sonic." He said annoyed. Sonic chuckled as he helps his red friend up from the ground.
"I know. I wanted to join the fun, that's all." The hedgehog said with a smirk and a shrug. The echidna growled as the Kitsune looks up with sweat forming on his forehead.
"Um, Sonic?" The two-tailed Fox pointed up to show the five robots flying down and rushing to the blue hero. Sonic turned to his friends.
"I'll be right back." He said with his smirk before rushing to the robots. The blue hedgehog jumped and kicked a blue one in the face. It fell to the ground from the speed of the kick. Gamma aimed his gun at Sonic as he punches Delta. Tails gasped when he saw it.
"Sonic look out!" He shouted with his two hands cupped around his mouth to be louder. The said hedgehog looked up in confusion.
"Huh-" A sharp pain in his right ear made him roll on the ground. He stopped at his side as he put his hand on his injured ear. The hedgehog pulled his hand out to see blood on it. Sonic clicked his tongue in annoyance when he figured that the robot gave him a nicked ear.
"Fucking perfect." He hissed as he gets up to run to Gamma. But when he was close to the red robot, a black one tackled the hedgehog to the ground. Tails watch the fight with worry.
"Knuckles we gotta help him!" He pleased while looking at his friend. The echidna nods reluctantly.
"Hey, idiot! Need help?" The red one shouted. Sonic was on his back while pushing the black robot's claw with his legs. The hedgehog looked at Knuckles while manages to shrug his shoulders.
"I guess." The echidna rolled his eyes as he rushes to the black robot with his fist out. He punched the robot off of Sonic before tackling it to the ground.
"Thanks, Knux!" Sonic said with a wink before running to attack Epsilon. Eggman growled in frustration.
"Zeta do something!" He shouted to the purple robot. Zeta nods before rushing to the fighting Mobians.
"Guys, robot coming at you!" Tails shouted, but the warning didn't reach his friends as they continue to fight. The Kitsune made a whimpered as he has no choice but to fight. He pulled out a small screwdriver from his bag and ran to Zeta with it.
"Hey! Over here!" The Fox shouted before throwing the screwdriver at the robot. But it hit the robot with a ding as it falls to the ground. The purple robot turned, and start walking to the enemy. Tails' seconds of courage disappears as he backs up.
"I'm sorry for that! I didn't mean to!" He shakily said. While kicking through Epsilon's chest, Sonic saw Zeta raising his laser gun at the shaking Tails.
"Knux! Let's do the Spindash Ball!" The hedgehog shouted as he pulls his leg out of the damaged robot. The said echidna punched the black robot through the head. He looks at the blue hedgehog with a nod before pulling his fist back. Sonic nod back before spinning into a ball and going to Knuckles. The echidna ready himself as he catches the blue ball in his mittens. Ignoring the sharp pain in his palms, he spins 360 degrees then throw Sonic with all of his strength. With more speed, the ball hit Zeta to the cave wall away from Tails. The spinning ball bounced off from the robot to other things like Delta and Gamma's arm. Eggman screamed as he ducks down in his aircraft to dodge the ball made out of razors.
"Watch it!" The human shouted with his fist up. Both Knuckles and Tails ran inside the cave to take cover. Sonic hit the ground in front of them. Dust was around them making them cough a few times.
"I thought you mastered that move?" The echidna growled. The hedgehog got up while dusting himself off.
"You threw me too hard!" He defended himself as he walks inside the cave with them.
"That's the point!" Knuckles shouted with his arms out.
"Guys!" Tails shouted to stop the upcoming fight. "We need to focus on Eggman." He said while in between the two angry Mobians. His blue eyes widened when he saw something in front of them.
"Oh shit!" He cursed. Both Sonic and Knuckles turned to him.
"Tails language!" They shouted in unison. The Fox flinched.
"I'm sorry but look!" He said with him pointing to the surviving robot. Gamma shot from his gun arm at the cave entrance. Everything shakes as stones began to fall.
"Watch out!" Sonic jumped to push his friends away from where the rocks are landing. They tried to get out, but it was too late when the stones trapped them inside. Eggman stares at the collapsed cave then groans in frustration.
"Looks like it's a draw. And I was so close to killing Sonic!" The man hissed with his fists out.
"Don't worry doctor you'll get him next time," Orbot said with a smile.
"Yep! Maybe you can work on Omega until Sonic comes out?" Cubot suggested. Eggman thought about it for a moment before groaning.
"I guess. Gamma stay here in case the pests come out." He ordered the only surviving robot. The red machine nods before sitting down while looking at the cave as his creator flies away in his aircraft. When he left, Gamma looked around to see the destroyed robots with broken parts. His robotic eyes looked at his missing right arm. He put his gun arm on the invisible body part. Gamma shook his head before focusing back to the cave.
I hope you enjoyed this chapter!
Man, I was supposed to post this last week. But Breath of the wild got me busy from proofreading.
I hope you like the new designs in this story. I combined their modern and boom looks. And put Knuckles' hat from the OVA. Cowboy Knuckles is the best Knuckles. I did this because Sonic is getting a little redesign in the movie. And I don't mind it. But if it's Classic design, I'll be a bit mad. I'm getting sick of him.
Out of all of the designs, Eggman's was the most difficult. I tried to mix his Modern and Boom look. But also put some things in it from Jim Curry(Who's playing Eggman in the movie). The design might change in the sequel.
I'm trying to make Sonic's character to match with his voice actor in the movie. I won't go into detail about the voice until I upload my new Sonic Boom story in the future. But I don't think they'll replace the current voice cast. I think it'll be like the OVA.
But you can tell me in the reviews if I'm wrong.
Anyways, have a good day/night!