Chapter 1: The sparks
"This is the life." Sonic thought to himself. He was enjoying himself with his two best friends and brothers Miles "Tails" Prowler and Knuckles the echidna. It was a rare time on the planet Mobius. Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik hasn't been heard from for almost four months. Usually Sonic awaited the time to trash Eggman's robots and plans, but today, he would rather spend time with his friends. He would always try to find time for his friends and for his girlfriend, Sally Acorn, who sadly couldn't attend the picnic he set up. Sonic was glad that Tails and Knuckles were able to come, especially since Knuckles rarely leaves Angel Island. The Three pals were enjoying each other's company and the food Sonic prepared. Knuckles stared up at the sky and noticed three stars falling in perfect formation.
"Hey guys," Knuckles called, "look at that." Tails set up his telescope to catch a better view of the stars. It was simply a stunning site, but something didn't seem right. Suddenly, the stars stopped in their tracks and began to fall toward the ground. The only thing the boys could do was watch in amazement, confusion, and worry as the stars crashed into the earth.
"What on Mobius was that?" Tails stuttered.
"I don't know," Sonic replied, "but we'd better find out." He scooped up Tails and Knuckles in his arms and sped off toward the crash site, unaware that their arch-nemesis was watching from afar.
"Looks like those pesky Freedom Fighters are after those fallen stars as well." Eggman snickered, "Let's see what power those stars hold." Eggman hopped into his Egg-mobile and raced after them. Meanwhile, Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles arrived in record time, 35 seconds to be exact. The three of them approached with caution, making sure the stars weren't radioactive. The dust around the crash cleared and revealed that the stars were actually three crystals. The boys were amazed. They approached closer and the crystals began to glow. It seemed they were calling their names.
"Sonic."
"Tails."
"Knuckles."
Sonic knelt down and picked up the fragment calling his name while Tails and Knuckles did the same.
"What are these crystals doing here?" Tails asked, "Are they for us?" Before any of the boys could reply, the fragments glowed brighter and began to change form. Knuckles and Tails' fragments created bands around their wrists while Sonic's fragment merged into his ring that was around his wrist; it was a gift from his father, before he and his mother had to give him to his Uncle Chuck. The three of them stared in amazement at the fragments.
"What in the name of Mobius is going on here?" Knuckles questioned. Suddenly, Sonic's fragment began to glow the brightest it ever has. The bright light engulfed the three heroes and teleported them to the planet of steel. Eggman was in hot pursuit.
"They won't escape with those crystals that easily!" he declared as he drove though the portal just as it was about to close.