I do not own any of these characters they all belong to Sega.

Here are some short pieces of work I may or may not continue to work on / finish. I have horrible self-motivation so the chances of these being completed/continued are slim. Any ways I hope you like these stories.

Story 1 Part 1

Drip...Drip...Drip...Drip...

Thick liquid rhythmically hit the metal floor. Five seconds between each drip, causing a small puddle to spread slowly across the floor. The liquid started its journey from a large glass cylinder, about a meter and in diameter and two meters in height in size, half full the green liquid trickled slowly out from a crack in the glass. The green substance ran down the glass, the control panel, the metal base and slowly to the floor.

Drip...Drip...CRASH!

The glass cylinder broke in to shards as a heavy gloved fist pounded on the transparent surface and then through as the brittle material gave way.

Shaaaaaaaaa...

The green liquid spilled quickly through the shattered glass and to the floor.

"...Another...gone" a voice mumbled.

Dull eyes looked through small glasses at the mess now left on the lab floor. 'Another day gone, another 'project' gone, another shred of hope...gone' a sigh escaped from the large form as he turned away from the failed test site. He looked at his glove which now had sparkling shards of glass and the thick green substance on its white protective surface.

"Is it truly impossible? Just a wish? A dream? A fantasy?" he looked up then down and shook his head. 'No. I will find the secret to this puzzle.' He stood taller, head held high. 'I will find the cure for my Maria' he strode out of the lab room with confident strides.

How many could he count now? How many lives have passed? How many creatures? How many days more? How many gone?

"Professor!"

He stopped and looked around for who had called.

"Professor Robotinik!"

A young man wearing a white lab coat ran over to him.

"We have been looking all over for you." The young man began, "We need you to come to lab 5, we are preparing the next specimen early-"

"And you need me to make sure everything is done correctly." Professor Robotinik finished for him "you think you would know how to everything by now with all the projects that we have done."

The young man smiled sheepishly "Well no one is perfect."

The professor smiled back. "True. Well let's not keep the others waiting any longer"

The two walked down the hall 'till they reached a door marked LAB 5 in red letters. A small device on the side beeped as they approached. 'Enter Password' the screen on the device flashed. The young man ran his fingers over the keyboard entering the 5 letter password. M-A-R-I-A. 'Access Granted' the screen flashed and the door opened with a 'whir' as it shifted to the side and then back as the two had gone inside.

"Here we are." The Professor called out to no one in particular.

The lab was fairly large. Along the right wall there were counters that were covered with papers, flasks and test tubes, Bunsen burners, and the occasional computer. On the left of the room was a large computer with readings on a creature that was contained in a large glass and metal cylinder in the center of the room. The computers had information such as the creatures DNA and basic functions. The heart rate monitor was at NA as they had not yet 'awoken' the creature.

A green glow emitted from the glass cylinder in the center of the room. A hedgehog floated in the center of transparent green liquid in the cylinder. Soft light leaked through the green substance from the base and top of the container highlighting the creature's soft form.

"Status?" the Professor asked.

"Form is stable, DNA is stable, looks like everything is prepared for tomorrow" replied one of the scientists as they scribbled something down on a piece of paper.

"Excellent" he smiled as he walked over to the computer with the information just listed.

"Then we'll leave you to finish procedure, we are needed in lab 3 to clean up from a previous... error" the assistant spoke, and soon the room was empty except for the professor and the hedgehog.

The professor approached the softly glowing glass and gazed at the being inside. It was not like normal hedgehogs, they had developed it to be more human like. It had long legs and arms about the proportion of a human even though it was only about three feet tall. It had hands just like a humans with opposable thumbs, though they looked delicate in the soft light. Its feet were also very human like and soft like a young child's. The hedgehog had quills just like normal hedgehogs they were thin and there were a large quantity of them, all of them looked like fine needles and wouldn't be able to penetrate much but skin. The creature's eyes were closed as if in a peaceful sleep. Black fur waved in the liquid as bubbles rose to the top of the chamber as if it were breathing.

"It won't survive... " A voice broke the silence.

The professor jumped at the sound of another voice, his eyes hurriedly scanned the room for the speaker.

"You need more than just your mathematical equations and science" the dark voice spoke again.

Something stepped out of the shadows. It was tall and had blood red eyes that seemed to..no that did bore though your entire being and reason of existence.

The professor stood there shocked for a number of reasons. One being that the very thing that stepped out to meet him wasn't even human, two it had already predicted the creatures death, and three the speaker had gotten in without any alarms going off.

"Who...no, what are you?" the professor asked very bravely the dark speaker had to admit.

"Black Doom, Leader, King, whatever you prefer, of the Black Arms" he spoke darkly and stepped closer to the professor revealing he had not two red eyes but three. He continued speaking seeing the professor was still absorbing this information.

"I have a proposition for you. See I am looking for the Chaos Emeralds, you have heard of them am I correct?" then professor nodded and he went on, "The problem is they are on your planet you call earth"

"So you want me to retrieve the Chaos Emeralds for you?" the Professor asked

"Not quite, you see, your little 'project' here has gained my interest and I want it to be the one to retrieve the Chaos Emeralds, but of course to do that it must survive." Black Doom left the sentence hanging there.

"You can make it exceed our current expectations can't you, of making it live forever?" The professor caught on quickly to Black Doom.

Black Doom smirked "of course."

Let me know what you thought of this bit I may continue this one unless I get sidetracked...

Review please all comments and critique are appreciated.