Prologue
The legendary 'Blue Blur' speeded through the hallways of an abandoned warehouse. Just a few days ago, Doctor Eggman had stolen three of the Seven Chaos Emeralds, and was planning to use them to power up his new secret weapon. The doctor sat at his computer desk, typing in several codes to activate the weapon. A large Laser Cannon stood behind the mainframe, its nozzle pointing out of a window and into the starry sky. The egg-shaped man cackled as his weapon charged up, ready to fire at any second.
"Finally, now I'll be able to fulfill my plans without that pestering hedgehog bothering me! Once the cannon fires, every one of those critters will come cowering to me, begging me to stop; and when they do, I'll simply take them all as prisoners, and Eggman Land will finally come to be! GAH HAHA HAHAHAHA!!!"
"Not so fast, Egg-head!" A voice echoed in the building.
The doctor looked shocked as he saw a blue Hedgehog race on a platform located just above the mainframe. Once close enough, the critter jumped and rolled into a ball, then used a Homing Attack on the Coupling Locks holding the Cannon into position. Suddenly, a loud crashing sound echoed throughout the warehouse as the Cannon nozzle fell to the ceramic floor. The Hedgehog then jumped on the keyboard in front of the old man. The green-eyed rodent smirked at the Doctor's shocked/raged expression.
The so-called cobalt colored critter was quite famous in the region. In fact, he was known for his fast moving feet, able to take him up to speeds that even a Cheetah could find hard to beat. Unbelievably, he and his siblings were royalty. Although the teenaged Hedgehog was the next in line for the throne, he refused to become King when the time came. Instead, he preferred to run around and enjoy his freedom while he could. He was none other than the famous speeding critter, Sonic the Hedgehog.
"Hm… you know Doc, this Laser Cannon looks like the one stolen from the old laboratory back at Knothole." The blue Hedgehog said as he rubbed his chin. "What's the matter Egghead? Running out of ideas?" He snickered.
The evil genius growled at the critter.
"Why you little! Robots, GET HIM!!" He yelled as he detached his Eggmobile from the computer and floated into the air.
Suddenly, dozens of robots appeared from within the shadows and fired at Sonic. He jumped up and landed on the platform. He raced across the hanging metal plate, dodging the bullets fired at him. Unfortunately, he was running out of space to run on. Then, a young, golden, two-tailed Fox flew in from the open window, where the Cannon had been pointing out of, racing toward the Hedgehog.
The Fox was one of Sonic's oldest friends, and was adopted by him when he was only a child. The canine and the Hedgehog stayed best friends for as long as they could remember. In fact, Sonic was like a big brother to him; he protected him, cared for him, and even raised him. He had been rejected by many people because of his extra tail, but this appendage was actually helpful; he was able to fly to incredible heights, which helped both him and Sonic when on missions. His name was Miles Prower, although everyone called him by his nickname, Tails.
"Sonic, catch!" The young pup shouted at his companion as he threw something at him.
The Hedgehog glanced up at his friend and grinned.
"Nice of you to join the party, Tails!" He shouted back as his friend threw a large ring toward him. Sonic caught the ring as it started glowing.
The Hedgehog's grin widened as he turned back toward the Doctor's hoard of robots. He rolled himself into a ball and used a Spin Dash on the rust buckets, officially putting them out of commission. He spun in the air for a second before landing on the floor, and then Tails flew down and landed beside him. Tails smiled triumphantly at his friend.
"Yeah, we did it!" He shouted as he high-fived Sonic.
Sonic smirked at him.
"Couldn't have done it without you, buddy." He said as he ruffled the young Kistune's hair. The young Fox giggled at this.
"GRRR!! You haven't seen the last of me, Hedgehog! I WILL be back!!" The Doctor shouted as he quickly flew out of the warehouse in his Eggmobile.
Sonic rolled his eyes and shook his head in annoyance.
"C'mon buddy, let's grab those Chaos Emeralds and head back home." He told Tails as he headed toward the computer. Tails followed. The child went over and grabbed one of the Emeralds located just above the keyboard, and so did Sonic. Suddenly, a puzzled look appeared on Tails' face.
"Weren't there THREE Emeralds that were stolen?" Sonic noticed this and went wide-eyed.
"That's weird… I didn't see Eggman take it…" He said as he looked around.
"Where could it have gone?"
