Mobian Legends
Story is (c) 2004-2008 John CoonFox, SethLeopard, and SallyGirl
SatAM Sonic characters are (c) 1992-1994 DiC Entertainment
Archie characters are (c) 1993-2008 Archie Comics Publications
Sonic The Hedgehog is (c) Sega/Sonic Team 1990-2007
Snively Fox is (c) "Spug" ("spug at dirtybaka dot com")
Bookshire Stormfire Draftwood is (c) 1994-2008 "Serinthia and Bookshire Draftwood" ("serinthia at foxcoon dot com")
SatAM Research and story: SallyGirl
Chief Writer: MetaLeopard
Writer: John CoonFox
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Timeline: June 27-28, 3241 - Early Summer
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Chapter 14 - The Test
"So, Sonic actually proposed to ya, Sally-girl?" Bunnie asks as she walks with her friend.
"He sure did, Bunnie. It was so romantic, too. I didn't think Sonic could organize it the way he did..." She sighs.
"Where did he propose?" Bunnie wonders.
"The ferris wheel, during the fireworks display." Sally replies.
"How romantic... that lil' ol' sugah-hog loves ya, Sally. I bet he's gonna make you very happy." She says.
"Yeah. Usually, he's brash, and impatient, but he's also very sweet..." Sally says, walking into the park with Bunnie.
She sees the other freedom fightes are waiting there. Present are Sonic, Sally, Tails, Bunnie, Antoine, Rotor, Lupe, Knuckles, Walt, and Barby.
"Why did Feist want us all here?" Sally asks Sonic and Bunnie.
"I'll explain." Feist speaks as he appears in a puff of smoke in the clearing.
"Gahh! You startled me!" Bunnie yelps.
"That was not my intention, I assure you." He replies. "The reason i called you forth was to train you."
"Train us? For what?" Sonic asks, stretching his legs.
"I... Genra and I think its best to train you to fully develop your powers, so when the time comes, you can save the world from a terrible catastrophe." He speaks.
"What could be worse than Robotnik? He nearly killed us off." Lupe asks.
"Wait, how do we know we can trust you?" Sally asks.
"You can trust me because your father relied on my help within the void. I defended him from Ixis Naugus." Feist speaks to Princess Sally. "I am actually quite glad that you question what you do not know, Princess. You are wise beyond your years."
Feist then holds out his closed fist for Sally.
"I thik this will prove I'm trustworthy, Princess." He speaks.
As the princess opens his hand, the royal symbol on a gold medallion is revealed.
"I'm doing this because I'm loyal to you and your kingdom, and I will do what I can to protect both." He speaks.
"What are we going to do?" Tails asks.
"I want you to train in my special zone. While you will compete with each other as separate groups, you are all still on the same team, and I will have you go through many different environments and scenarios to challenge you and push you to your very limits." He speaks.
"How long is this gonna take?" Sonic asks, tapping his foot impatiently.
"It will take as long as needed. Since you already have two of the Chaos Emeralds, I will give the winning team my remaining four emeralds and fifty power rings that i possess." He speaks.
"FIFTY rings??? We're in!" Sonic says.
"Where are we going? Are planes allowed?" Rotor asks.
"You must travel on foot, and bring only the clothes you wear." Feist speaks.
"How will we know if we are on the right track towards your zone?" Tails asks.
"I will guide you. Follow my icon." Feist speaks, showing them a stylized holographic panda icon, floating above his open palm.
Feist draws a line in the dirt as the starting line. The Freedom Fighters step up to it.
"GO!" Feist shouts, watching as the freedom fighters take off, with Sonic leaving them all far behind.
Sonic and his friends run closely together, with Sally at his side, Tails above, and Bunnie behind, with Rotor.
"Sonic, we're headed for the Great Unknown, and we don't have any shielding or protection!" Tails speaks as he flies above Sonic.
"I know. Gotta think of something...." He speaks to himself as the Great Unknown gets closer and closer with each passing second.
As Walt hops farther behind, he can still see the faint dust trail left behind the hedgehog.
"He's goin' right for the Great Unknown..." Walt speaks.
"The Great Unknown? They'll be fried by the lightning there!" Barby says.
"Maybe not. I haven't seen the Knothole Freedom Fighters in action, but if they can bring down Robotnik by themselves, they can certainly survive that." Walt replies.
Sonic stops right on the edge of the Great Unknown.
"What now, sugah-hog?" Bunnie asks.
"Hmm...." He thinks to himself, tapping his foot.
"I hope you guys aren't afraid of the dark." Sonic speaks as he jumps up and curls into a ball.
As the blue-furred hedgehog hits the ground, he spins. His spikes begin scraping out chunks of dirt, quickly creating a tunnel a few feet deep. The hedgehog digs a tunnel straight under the great unknown, big enough for his friends to crawl through. He keeps going for a couple miles, until he decides to spin up towards the surface. He sees he's cleared it, and spin-dashes back through the tunnel.
"It's all cool, guys." He says, leading the Freedom Fighters through the tunnel.
As the Freedom Fighters crawl through the tunnel, they wonder where Feist plans on sending them.
"I am creating a portal for you straight ahead, Freedom Fighters. Just keep going." Feist tells them.
Sonic leads his friends forward, running across the barren desert floor. As they approach the bright portal, they stop and sheild their eyes.
"Is this were were are supposed to go?" Walt asks Sonic and Lupe.
"It seems so. Who should cross it first?" Lupe asks.
"No one. We scan it first to see where it goes." Sally says, aiming NICOLE at the portal.
"NICOLE, scan the portal. Where does it come out?" She asks.
"Working Sally...." NICOLE speaks, processing and scanning. "The Portal is linked to the Special Zone, where Feist resides. The Special Zone is similar to the Void, but not evil and does not cause ill effects."
"So it's safe to enter... alright, let's go." Sally speaks, walking in first.
The freedom fighters walk in, but find themselves in a colourless, featureless white landscape.
"Everyone, stay still and calm. Remember which way you came in." Sally speaks.
"It's alright. I won't let you get lost in my domain." Feist's' voice booms and echoes in the Special Zone.
"It's empty... is it always like this?" Sonic asks.
"Yes. I prefer a "clean slate" to my environment. Basic purity." Feist explains, materializing in front of them. "However, all white seems a bit boring and unstimulating..."
Feist claps his hands together, and his zone instantly comes to life, turning into a lush tropical rainforest.
"Whoa... how'd you do that???" Sonic asks.
"Simple. I'm a supernatural being." Feist speaks. "Just like you. We merely need to develop your powers."
"W-what are you gonna do to us?" Tails asks.
"You are to meditate and concentrate on levitating things. You have very little time." Feist speaks.
The supernatural panda guides the Freedom Fighters into two main teams, and teaches them how to engage in combat, both armed and unarmed.
He hands Sonic and Sally a pair of longswords, and teaches them how to properly use them and defend themselves.
"Alright, you two. You need to train with these swords." He speaks as Sonic and Sally approach each other.
The loud sharp clang of metal pierces the air as Sally and Sonic begin training. Sally manages to thrust her sword at Sonic, but he is able to block and hold her off.
"Are we in any danger? We could get hurt or killed..." Sonic asks, slashing his sword at Sally, only to be met with a block.
"If you are hurt, I will instantly heal you. As long as you train within my zone, I can heal you with my powers." Feist replies.
Sally and Sonic continue to fight, with Sally using her sword to block and parry.
"When... is this over?" Sonic asks, panting slightly.
"It's over... when one of us... loses our swords..." Sally replies, knowing from experience and training as a child.
She thrusts her sword at Sonic, who manages to deflect. She thrusts once more, and Sonic loses his grip on his sword, placing the tip towards his neck.
"Game over, Sonic." She says, before sticking her sword in the ground.
"Excellent. You two are doing well." Feist speaks to them.
"Thanks. I thought we'd be doing a race around the world." Sonic replies.
"You will, Sonic. When your training is complete, you will be racing around the world. Now, I must move on to Tails and Knuckles." Feist walks towards the two-tailed fox and red-furred echidna.
They are concentrating and meditating on a pair of white pillows. Feist instructs them to start aiming their concentration upon a set of heavy boulders. The rocks start to shake and quiver, and begin levitating above the ground.
"You two are doing well. With your abilities, you will defend the planet well." He speaks, watching as the others are sparring together.
He continues and teaches them to use their telekinetic powers to their fullest abilities, by levitating objects, and manipulating them.
He watches as Rotor, and Lupe, Versus Walt and Barby, are sparring in a martial-arts training lesson.
"You four seem to hold your own very well. You are already a force to be reckoned with." He speaks, coming upon Antoine.
"Antoine, what goals do you hope to achieve in this zone?" Feist asks.
"I-I wanted to impress and defend the object of my affection... Bunnie Rabbot." He says, somewhat afraid of the panda in front of him.
"I see. Antoine, you need more confidence and bravery. I will simulate something for you." Feist replies, teleporting himself and Antoine into a large room.
Feist snaps his fingers, and a bunch of Swatbots appear, surrounding them. Antoine starts to panic.
"Don't panic. Antoine, this should be easy for you. They can be taken down by you, and you know how to do it." Feist speaks to the cowering coyote.
"B-b-but zey are so much biggair zan I am..." Antoine stammers.
"Hmm... this poor lad needs some motivation..." He thinks to himself.
He snaps his fingers again, and Bunnie approaches them.
"Bunnie, I will need your help in training with Antoine. Are you willing?" He asks.
"Sho' ah am, sugah." She replies.
"Good. This will be brief. Antoine will rescue you, Bunnie." He replies, snapping his fingers. She's teleported into a cage chained to the ceiling.
"Antoine... Bunnie's been captured by Robotnik, and she's going to be roboticized if you don't save her. Only you have the power to do so." He tells the coyote.
"W-what?" Antoine asks, with his eyes going wide in disbelief.
"I WILL DESTROY 'IM! NO ONE WILL HARM A HAIR ON HER!" He growls, grasping his sword.
The coyote leaps forward, decapitating several swatbots, who then fall to the ground, deactivated. The others approach him, and he stabs them repeatedly, before leaping up towards the cage. He grasps a hold on the bars, hanging on to it.
"Bunnie! I am here to free you!" He speaks to her.
"Aww, sugah-'twan... I knew you would." She smiles, petting his ears through the bars.
He looks around and finds the cage is locked.
"Oh no... I don't have zee key..." he speaks.
He then remembers his sword. He shoves it into the lock, twists it, and the cage door opens.
"Let's go, sugah." She speaks, hugging him with one arm as she leaps down to safety with him.
Antoine and Bunnie look around at all the destruction Antoine caused in saving Bunnie.
As the rabbit looks around her small surroundings, Feist approaches Antoine.
"That was great. You didn't know your own strength and bravery, did you?" Feist asks Antoine.
"N-n-no... but I would do anything for Bunnie." He says, hugging her tightly.
"True love can make you do brave things, in spite of risk and danger, Antoine." Bunnie says, kissing his nose, making the coyote blush profusely.
Feist walks over to observe Rotor, who is testing the properties of the zone with some small gadgets he brought.
"Rotor, your intelligence amazes me." He speaks.
"Wha? Oh! Feist... sorry about that. I didn't see you there." The walrus replies.
"It's alright. You are one of only a few mobians that have the intelligence to bring down enemies like Robotnik.
A few days of training go by, when Feist calls them over.
"You freedom fighters are now ready to face any obstacle ahead of you. I just hope you do not have to fight for your lives again. You deserve peace and quiet." He speaks.
"Thanks, Feist. We won't let ya down." Sonic says as a portal back to Knothole opens behind them.
The panda spirit waves his friends off, with Genra approaching him from behind.
"Do you think they really have what it takes to defeat the Mandaras?" Genra asks.
"Honestly... I don't think so. They're brave and experienced, but the Mandaras have power and numbers, not to mention technology..." Feist replies.
The Sun is glowing and shining brightly over the Great Forest. Music is playing from Rotor's stereo, while Uncle Chuck cooks his classic chili-dogs.
Sonic and Tails are playing a game of frisbee with Antoine and Rotor. Sonic winds up and lets the frisbee fly. Rotor holds his hand over his eyes to shield it from the sun as he watches the frisbee soar through the trees nearly a mile away.
"I'll get it!" Tails says as he jumps into the air and flies, using his twin tails like helicopter blades.
Sally and Bunnie watch the boys play from their huts, sitting on Sally's stairs.
"You know, sugah-sal, it was a great idea to vacation here for a few days. It's just like old times." Bunnie sighs, reminescing of their glory days when they fought Robotnik.
"I agree. It's a bit odd that we don't have to fight a war against a tyrant..." Sally speaks.
"Of course it would feel odd, Sally. We spent our childhoods fighting that man, but now, we can relax and live." She smiles.
"I know..." She says.
"Sally, somethin's on yer mind. What is it?" Bunnie inquires.
"Well... it's about my wedding to Sonic..." Sally replies.
"You want to back out of it?" Bunnie asks.
"No no... I want to go through with it. I just don't know what would be a good place to have it." She speaks.
"Why not just have it here? All your friends are present." Bunnie speaks.
"You know, that's a great idea. Of course, I would need a bride's maid." Sally says, placing her hand on Bunnie's shoulder.
"I would love to be your lil' ol' bride's maid, Sally." She speaks.
"I just wonder who Sonic wants as a first man." Sally wonders.
"Can you just imagine it being Tails. Sugah-Tails would look SOOOO cute!" Bunnie sighs, picturing Tails in a tuxedo as he walks down the aisle with Sally.
The flying fox returns within minutes, with the frisbee.
"Don't throw it so hard, Sonic... we can't run as fast and as far as you." Tails says, passing the frisbee to Rotor.
"Go long, Antoine!" He says, tossing it through the air to his friend.
Antoine jumps into the air and catches the frisbee.
"Sonic! Freedom Fighters! Dinner is served!" Uncle Chuck calls as he turns the grill off.
"Alright! There's nothin' better than a good ol' chili-dog, unc!" Sonic says, running over.
Soon, the Freedom Fighters are eating a nice, filling meal, cooked up by Uncle Chuck.
"Where did your race take ya? Was it a success?" Uncle Chuck asks Sonic and Sally.
"It was a runaway success. We ran through every part of Mobius, and passed all of Feist's tests. He claims we're now ready to face anything that tries to start trouble." Sonic says.
"That's great to hear." Chuck replies.
As sunset falls, Sonic yawwwns loudly and stretches.
"I'm tired, guys. I'm gonna hit the hay." He speaks as he gets up.
Sally soon follows him, and they walk towards her hut together.
"Has Sonic ever spent the night in Sally's hut?" Tails asks.
"Not that I remember, but when you propose, I think that changes everything." Rotor replies.
"Ahh... I think it's best if no one disturbs them tonight..." Bunnie speaks, blushing a bit as she sees Sally turn the lights off in her hut.
"Why's that, aunt Bunnie?" Tails asks.
"Well... I think it's time you had "the talk"... and Rotor's the perfect guy to explain it..." She pats him on the back.
"Gee, thanks..." He says softly, walking with Tails back towards the twin-tailed fox's hut.
After a few minutes of explaining one of mother nature's natural occurances, Rotor and Bunnie stand up and start walking towards their huts, tired as well, with a very confused Tails walking quickly towards his own hut.
High above Mobius, Robotnik is meditating within his space station. As he orbits the planet, he remembers a long-lost project of his. He walks down the hall towards the cryostasis room and checks the read-outs on the computers. Everything is normal. He presses the "DRAIN" button to awaken his creation.
"I cannot believe that I had forgotten about you, my most-prized creation. It was shortly after the Great War began... I created you as a super-soldier to kill the humans, but I never got a chance, becuase that miserable cretin, King Acorn, used nuclear weapons to defeat the enemy and end the war. I placed you in cryogenic storage and hoped I would get the chance to use you when that miserable hedgehog started messing up my plans. I was smart enough to give you upgrades when he was injured in my slave labour camp in East Mobius. I studied the hedgehog's genetics and skills for months. I created you and modified you from my existing robotic technology, and the hedgehog's abilities within the blood i captured from him. I will use you to destroy him. Awaken, Shadow the Hedgehog." He speaks.
The cryogenic chamber opens, and mist floods the room. Robotnik coughs and waves his hand to clear the air.
"Who are you?" Shadow asks "I'm Doctor Robotnik. I am your creator." Robotnik replies.
"I see. Where am I?" He asks.
"This is the Robotnik Space Station, two hundred twenty kilometers above the surface of Mobius." Robotnik explains.
The hedgehog is somewhat confused.
"Your purpose in life is to kill Sonic the Hedgehog. No matter what I did to roboticize or kill that stupid rodent, it never seemed to work. Even Metal Sonic was destroyed by him. You had better succeed where they have failed, Shadow." He tells him.
"I will fulfill your orders and destroy Sonic the Hedgehog." Shadow vows as he walks into the airlock. Robotnik sends him down to Mobius in one of the escape capsules, watching as the heat shield starts to burn up in its atmosphere.
"You are as good as DEAD, hedgehog!" Robotnik growls.
Upon landing, Shadow immediately runs towards Mobotropolis, refusing to sleep for three days as he runs. When he arrives, he sees a Royal jet flying overhead, towards the Great Forest, and follows it.
The day of the wedding.
"Bunnie, I'm so nervous... I don't know if I'm ready to go through with this..." Sally says, as Bunnie checks her wedding dress for any rips or tears.
"Sally-girl, I know you'll be fine. It's just pre-weddin' jitters. I wouldn't worry much about it. Besides, Sonic's probably as nervous as you are." She says as she straightens her dress slightly.
"I know. I just hope I'm ready." She says.
"I know you are. I know Sonic is, too." Bunnie replies.
"Rote, I'm freakin' out a bit... I mean, is Sally willing to be with me for the rest of our lives?" Sonic asks, very nervous as he paces the dressing room.
"She wouldn't have agreed if she wasn't willing and ready, Sonic. She loves ya." Rotor replies.
"Besides, Sonic... if you were able to defeat Robotnik... you should be able to go through with this..." Antoine speaks.
"You're right. Time to bite the bullet and go." Sonic speaks, as he straightens his tie.
Sonic steps out of his hut and walks towards the Gazeebo as the Freedom Fighters gather and sit down in the chairs placed in front of the gazebo. He shakes Merlin Prower's hand, and waits patiently for Sally. Sonic looks around to see where everyone's sitting.
"I see Lupe.... Walt... Uncle Chuck... Rotor... Sal's dad isn't here... neither are Tails or Bunnie..." Sonic thinks to himself.
Sonic can hear a whirring noise coming in from a distance. The Freedom Fighters look around for the source of the sound, when the King's royal airplane approaches the meadow from above the treeline. It comes to a complete stop and hovers, slowly lowering itself towards the ground. A few seconds later, the machine is silent, and the King steps out with a few of his guards.
"Sire! It's great you could make it!" Sonic says, waving from the gazebo.
"Sonic, I would not miss this for anything." King Max replies as he walks to the back of the rows of chairs.
Sally then steps out of her hut with Bunnie, and walks towards the aisle. King Max meets up with her and walks her towards the aisle, with Bunnie following close behind. Sally approaches the gazeebo and steps into it, with Sonic and Merlin.
"Sally, you look way-past beautiful." Sonic says to his fiancee.
"Likewise, Sonic the handsome hedgehog." She replies.
"I take it we are ready to begin?" Merlin asks politely.
"Sure!" Sonic says, a bit excitedly, blushing.
As Merlin starts saying the wedding vows, they drain away into an echoing silence, with the only thing on his mind being the love of his life, Sally. He holds her hands within his own, looking into her eyes.
"Princess Sally, do you take Sonic to be your husband?" Merlin ask sally.
"Yes, I do." She replies.
Sonic is still in a daze as Merlin asks him a question.
"Sir Sonic of Knothole, do you take Sally to be your wife?" Merlin asks.
"Uhh... yeah.... I, Sally take Sonic to be my husband..." Sonic says, very shy and confused.
Sonic's face turns deep red as he blushes, realizing what he said. Merlin and the Freedom Fighters laugh his little faux-pas.
"I mean, I take Sally to be my wife." Sonic says.
"Do you have your wedding rings?" Merlin asks.
"Yeah, right here... Antoine, pass the rings, please." Sonic says.
As Antoine passes the rings to Sonic, he drops one and it rolls along the gazeebo, down its steps, and onto the grass. Everyone's eyes are on that little golden band as it comes to a stop at the shoes of a black-furred hedgehog. The hedgehog looks straight at Sonic, then down at the ring. He picks it up and starts walking towards the gazebo.
"Hey, this is a private wedding. You can't just--" Knuckles tries to tell Shadow, before being pushed out of the way.
"Who are you?" Sonic asks.
"I am Shadow the Hedgehog. Your wedding's now become a funeral." The black-furred hedgehog speaks as he raises his hand, lifting Sonic into the air with his telekinetic powers.
As Sonic grasps around his neck, kicking and clawing at the air, Knuckles runs up from behind, flips himself upside down, and kicks Shadow in the head, causing the black-furred hedgehog to fall to the ground. His grip on Sonic is released, and the hedgehog falls to the floor of the gazebo.
"You mess with Sonic, and you mess with all of us." Knuckles tells him.
"I see I'll simply have to let the hedgehog watch me kill all of you first." He speaks, launching himself at Knuckles.
The echidna shields himself from Shadow's slashings and punches, returning just as well as he recieves. He watches as Shadow tries to shield himself from his Knuckle-Punch attack. The black-furred hedgehog concentrates and starts to glow.
"CHAOS CONTROL!" he yells, freezing time for everyone but him, and proceeds to attack Knuckles with lightning-quick punches and kicks, with the echidna trying to block in slow motion.
"I gotta do somethin', Sal." Sonic says, watching as Shadow moves in a blurred motion, from his intense speed.
"You do what you need to do, Sonic." Sally speaks to him.
Sonic immediately leaps into action.
"Hey, faker! If you have a problem with me, just come to me and leave my friends alone!" Sonic demands.
"Fair enough." Shadow speaks, walking towards him.
"How are you moving so quickly? You must have a chaos emerald..." Sonic says.
"Chaos emerald? Congratulations... my secret's out. Not that it will help you." Shadow smirks.
"Well, then... why don't we have a little bit of fun?" Sonic grins, running off into the forest, with shadow following close behind.
Shadow quickly turns and runs after Sonic, still boosted by the time slowing effects, leaving everyone else at the wedding in confusion before the effect wears off of them from Shadow's increased distance.
"What the heck was that?" Tails looks around as things return to normal, only hesistating a moment before using a burst of energy to hurl himself into air, following the two hedgehogs using his latest method to shoot him through the air much faster than his normal tailspin.
The two-tailed fox slowly catches up to the runners, Sonic hot on the heels of the other. Tails suddenly starts to feel the slowing effect encompassing him from the chaos aura around them. He growls in desperation as he starts falling away from them again from the strange effects.
"This is it... it's time to show them what I can really do. He's not getting away with ruining one of MY friend's weddings!" He suddenly crys out and a strange clap of power echos through the forest almost like thunder as he changes forms, all of his fur suddenly glowing a golden color.
Sonic looks up to the sudden noise in a bit of a shock, slowing down suddenly. Shadow hesistanting a bit himself as he looks back to see the golden fox suddenly rapidly soaring up to him, the effect of Tails release power enough to totally nullify the emerald's slowing effect. The fox does a sonic dive into the black hedgehog, smashing him into the soil of the ground with a loud crash.
Shadow cries out in a bit of sudden pain as his body creates a short trench in the ground before coming to a stop, the fox's paws pressed firmly against his shoulders. The hedgehog looks back, his face scratched up and bleeding in multiple places.
"Wh...what the?" Shadow mumbles in astonishment as he sees the other above him.
"I'll let you up... but you'd better get lost!" Tails commands down to him.
"Okay, okay! I'll go... let me up!" Shadow speaks in mock desperation.
Tails jumps off of the black hedgehog and dusts off his paws and crosses his arms as he watches the hedgehog stumble back up to his feet and runs off into the distance. Sonic comes up to Tails' side.
"Woah, that was way cool bro!" Sonic adds as he looks to the glowing fox.
"Ehh, he had it coming..." He says before drawing a deep breath and letting the glow fade.
"Oh man... we gotta get back to the wedding!" Sonic says in a moment of realization before immediately dashing back to the knothole, Tails soon following.
Soon after they both reappear at the ceremony site, some looking a bit shaken from before but everything otherwise seems calm.
"Now, where were we before the interruption?" Sonic asks, stoping for a moment to pick up the ring he had previously dropped.
"I believe you were about to say your 'I Do-s'." Knuckles replies, walking with Sonic back to the gazeebo.
Tails sits back into his seat, Sally waiting calmly for Sonic as he walks back up and retakes his place beside her.
"Ahem... Do you take Sally as your wife, Sonic?" Merlin asks.
"Yeah, I do." He replies with a smile "And do you take Sonic as your husband, Sally?" The older fox asks the princess.
"Of coruse I do." she replies, returning a bright smile of her own.
"Then I pronounce you two as husband and wife." He speaks.
Sonic and Sally kiss each other as the Freedom Fighters cheer. The joyful moment short lived as as soon as the others began moving from their chairs, a loud yell out anger echoes around them. Tails suddenly jumps up and looks behind them, stepping out into the aisle, perking his ears. Knuckles, Walt and Lupe all follow similarly.
"Is that what I think it is?" Lupe mentions as she points out an errie red aura in the distance.
"Yeah, it's him, he's coming back!" Knuckles growls, lifting his fists.
The combined crowd standing in awe before Shadow suddenly reappers before them, teeth clenched and encased in an aura of ominous glowing red.
"Idiot! How dare you show back up here!" Knuckles shouts before dashing toward him, spiked fist readied for the strike.
"Knuckles, NO!" Tails cries out, falling on deaf ears.
Knuckles lands a perfect blow to the face of Shadow, who absorbs it like immovable stone, not even giving a flench. Knuckles giving a startled face of amazement before getting backhanded hard enough to send him flying into a tree, leaving him half-way embedded in it.
"Hands off, filthy insect!" Shadow says before looking to the others that stand in front of him. Sonic quickly runs down out of the gazebo to join the others.
"I thought we told you to beat it!?" Sonic shouts angrily.
"I knew it... that's no normal hedgehog." Tails says.
"Hmmph, how nice of you to notice... the emerald is far more advantagous for me than you morons could ever understand. The drop you had on me before was the only chance you had and you were foolish enough to let me go." He says with crossed arms before adding "Now get out of the way... Sonic dies here, anyone that gets in the way will be crushed all the same!"
The final words spoken before Shadow cups his paws together, a sudden brilliant light forming between his paws. Tails immediately recognizes what's going on and looks to the others around him. "Everybody, get out of here, NOW! Sonic, you have to get Sally and Max out of here... this place is about to turn into a war zone!"
"What, are you kidding? I'm gonna take care of this guy myself!" Sonic replies, ready to fight.
"No! You have to go too, I don't think even you can deal with this guy, he's way too powerful... trust me!" Tails replies back as the others begin to flee, Sally already gathering with her father, Antoine and the guards present to move on.
"Sonic, come on! We have to trust him! Remember what happened in the Special Zone..." Sally shouts to him.
Sonic looks to Tails. "Okay... do whatever you have to do, I'll take care of Sal." He runs back up to the others as they run quickly out to the royal jet.
"Where do you think you're going!?" Shadow growls out in anger before suddenly lobbing the strange ball of light out toward the jet plane. Tails suddenly powers back up into his glowing state and jumps in front of the blast, which soon explodes around the fox... giving the jet just enough time to close up and power away from the ground.
"What... NO!!" Shadow cries out in desperation as he begins to charge up another blast, aiming it up toward the retreating craft. Tails walks out from the smoke left by the blast unscathed and stands up in front of him.
"No way, forget about it. I don't know what you're problem is, but you're not getting Sonic... this time or ever." Shadow lets the ball fade and clenches his fists, growling at the glowing fox angrily.
"You... I can't believe it... you made me fail my mission." The hedgehog says with a snarl as he strikes out at Tails with lightning speed. Tails responding in kind, blocking the blow equally with his paw. Shadow retorts immediately after with a kick to Tails' hip which he spins around, avoiding while simultaneously wrapping his twin tails around the other's leg.
"Gotcha." Tails says with a smirk flinging the hedgehog around like a puppet on a string, smashing him into the ground nearby in several different places before giving a quick spin, suddenly releasing the grip in time to send the other smashing through the gazebo and completely through a large tree behind it.
The fox wastes no time immediately running up the downed hedgehog and placing a foot firmly against his neck.
"Give up, Shadow... you'll need more than chaos power and a few clever tricks to beat me." Shadow hesistates a bit before mumbling out "Ch...aaa...ooss...con...troo...lll." Below him, which soon causes the hedgehog to vanish out from beneath him, foot now rested on the ground. Tails blinks and looks around him as the other is suddenly gone.
The glowing fox looks all around the forest, trying to see him or pick up traces of the other's power with his senses. He walks around for a few moment, hearing nothing but odd quiet of the forest before letting his power fade and return to normal, stopping a moment to view the damage done to area before giving a sigh.
"Bastard's gone... guess he's still got a useful trick afterall." Tails mumbles to himself before hearing someone walk up behind him. He spins around, fearful that Shadow might really still around just to spot an injured echinda approaching him.
"He's gone, isn't he... lowly coward." Knuckles mumbles, limping and holding one of his arms.
"I think so, I don't sense him anywhere around here." He gives another belated gaze around before offering his paw to Knuckles.
"Come on, let's go... I'll fly us to meet up with the othes in my biplane, i'm pretty sure they went back to Mobotropolis." Knuckles stares pensively at the paw before ultimately accepting it in his own as Tails leads them echinda away.
Shadow is walking through the Great Unknown during the evening, when he comes across an abandoned hulk of metal in the shape of a hedgehog. It's been severely damaged. The black-furred hedgehog kneels down on it, and opens its control panel on its chest. He curiously presses a button, unknowingly initiating its communication systems.
"Incoming message from Metal Sonic." The onboard computers of Robotnik's spacestation say.
"What? It was destroyed..." He speaks to himself, accepting the relay.
The video is extremely choppy, but he can make out Shadow inspecting the robot.
"Shadow! How convenient that you've discovered Metal Sonic!" Robotnik speaks into the microphone, through Metal Sonic.
"What do you want?" Shadow asks.
"Where have you been? I've been waiting for a status report." Robotnik says impatiently.
"I've been to Knothole Village." Shadow smirks.
"GYAHHH! Tell me... where is it?" He asks calmly, but excitedly.
"Why should I tell you? I don't answer to you." Shadow replies darkly.
Robotnik blinks a couple times at the hedgehog's brazen remarks, shocked that Shadow is standing up to him.
"I have better places to go now, and a blue hedgehog rival to destroy. See you on my own time." Shadow replies, shutting off Metal Sonic as he walks into the distance.
Robotnik's rage boils within, before exploding. He bangs his fists against the wall of the spacestation.
"I'm so utterly TIRED of these failed projects... for the sake of my own sanity I must send in my last cyborg unit and take an extended rest in my cryogentic chamber before i'm tempted to blow up the whole damned planet!" He yells to himself.
The large dictator steps into a glass cryogenic statis tube and straps on an oxygen mask as it begins to fill with a special fluid.
"I can't believe Tails wanted us to flee, so he could handle that Shadow guy himself. Has he lost his mind?" Sonic asks, impatient and frightened for his brother.
"Sonic, I know that Tails and Knuckles are fine. They can defend themselves." Sally speaks calmly, holding his hand.
"Soneek, you mustn't worry about your little brothair. He..." Antoine speaks, before being interrupted.
Tails is flying high into the sky, holding onto Knuckles with his fists. He taps on the cabin door with one fist with Knuckles, smirking, waving a glove to Antoine.
"He is right outside ze plane???" He wonders to himself, speaking out loud.
"Tails??? Antoine, open the door and let 'im in." Sonic speaks.
The interior of the plane becomes very windy from the high speed and moderate difference in air pressure as the door opens. Tails and Knuckles jump into the plane, and shut the door once more.
"What happened to Shadow? Are you guys alright?" Sonic asks.
"We're fine, Sonic. The faker ran off with his tail between his legs when he started losing. No one ruins my brother's wedding and gets away with it, though." Tails speaks.
"We'll hunt him down and find him for ya, Sonic. I don't take kindly to being shoved through an oak tree." Knuckles says, picking a couple splinters out of his arm.
"That's way-past cool. How'd you get the super powers, though?" Sonic asks.
"I'm a kitsune. Was born with 'em, I guess." He replies.
"Sonic, I shall have a bounty out for Shadow the Hedgehog, but right now, there's a more important matter regarding you and the princess." The king speaks, sitting across the row from the blue-furred hedgehog.
"Whatcha mean, your highness?" Sonic asks.
"I mean granting you the title of King Consort. When I die, Sally will become queen, and you will be her king, inheriting my place as the male sovereign of Mobius." The king replies.
Sonic remains silent, nodding his head as he listens intently. He understands that he'll need to help Sally rule the kingdom as King and Queen, but he didn't expect all the pomp and circumstance that came with it. Perhaps it's the clash of lifestyles... he's a free-living renegade who remains loyal to his friends and the crown, while she's a princess, groomed from birth to run the nation in adulthood, living in a family of top class and culture.
"Sir Sonic, kneel, please." King Max speaks.
Sonic does as the king asks, kneeling in front of him.
The king takes the crown off of his own head, and places it on Sonic's. "As King Consort, you must uphold the values of the kingdom, and the royal family. You must rule with honour, and integrity, placing the needs of many over the needs of the few, or yourself."
"I understand, sire." Sonic speaks.
"Now, I know you are born free, and you go with the wind. I think the kingdom could use a relaxed adventurer like you. It would help our image to the others on Mobius. Just be careful, becuase as a king, you are now a much larger target." King Max speaks.
"Sire, I was always a target because of my speed, and ability to bring down dorks like 'buttnik." Sonic smirks.
"Indeed. Still, I don't want to see you killed on an adventure. Please be careful and take care of yourself." King Max replies.
Sonic nods his head, listening well.
"I just wish that we could have done this ceremony at a better place, instead of a plane." The King chuckles, looking around him at the plane they are riding in.
"Hey, sometimes, crap happens and you can only roll with the punches." Sonic replies.
"Agreed." King Max says as the plane touches down at the royal compound in Mobotropolis.
As the sun sets, Sonic and Sally go for an evening stroll through the royal courtyard. Sally and Sonic are holding each other's hand as they walk towards the gate.
"If anyone is looking for us, we went for a stroll to the Green Hill Zone." Sally tells the guard, who nods his head.
They continue their walk through Mobotropolis towards the Green Hill Zone as the freedom fighters are partying. The newlyweds are holding hands as they walk.
"Surprised, Sal?" Sonic asks.
"Over what, Sonic?" She replies.
"We defeated Robuttnik, and we're married now." Sonic replies.
"Well, I am glad that life is returning to normal." Sally sighs, sitting down next to Sonic as they reach the hill overlooking Mobotropolis.
As the full moon climbs higher into the dark, star-filled sky, they hear cheers and wolf howls from the people in Mobotropolis, celebrating the liberation of their city. The celebrations are smaller than the ones days before, but still a sight to behold, as long-separated families are reunited with friends and loved ones.
A small twinkle on the ground in the distance catches Sally's eye. Soon, the twinkle is joined by several following closely in a line.
"Sal, what's that?" Sonic asks, looking with the princess.
"I think it's a sign of good times coming back." She says.
"Those are people?" Sonic asks.
"Yes. They've been returning from exile in the Great Forest for weeks now. That line of lights is the headlights from their cars." She explains, cuddling close to Sonic.
"Cars? Man, I completely forgot about those things. Been so long since I seen one or heard of one." Sonic sighs as he cuddles Sally, hugging her with his left arm.
"Well, now we can enjoy all the things we were missing." She gives his nose a soft kiss.
Sonic hugs Sally closely, kissing her. "Sal, ever since I first saw ya, I loved ya."
Sally blushes as she kisses back. "I always knew you were meant for me. The cute, blue hedgehog boy that's now my brave husband."
The hedgehog holds his newlywed close to him, keeping her warm from the slight chill of the night's breeze while they gaze up at the stars and the full moon overhead.
The two soulmates gradually fall asleep in each other's arms, against the tree on the hill.
Sonic and Sally awaken in each other's arms as the sun rises over the horizon. Sonic yawns and gives Sally a kiss on her forehead.
"Good mornin', princess." He whispers to her.
"Good morning, Prince Sonic." She replies.
"Didya sleep well?" He asks.
"I did." She replies.
The young couple are slightly surprised to hear someone calling for them in the distance. Sonic stands up and sees it's Bunnie and Tails looking around for them.
"This is embarassing... we spent all night out here. Is that really royal behaviour?" Sonic asks.
Sally giggles. "No, not really..."
Sonic blushes a bit as he helps her up.
"But then again, I never was a fan for all the uptight rituals. You'll do well as a fun-loving and relaxed King, Sonic. We can relax and hang loose." She replies, rubbing his shoulder.
"You're right, Sal." He replies.
"As always." She winks.
"Oh yeah?" Sonic replies.
"Sonic? Sally? Where are y'all?" Bunnie calls out to them.
"Bunnie, we're up here on the hill!" Sally replies, waving to her friends.
"Sally! You and Sonic had us all worried! We thought somthin' happened." Bunnie replies.
"No... Just spending some time with Sonic." She smiles, walking down the hill's slope with Sonic.
"So, you two spent the night out here?" Tails asks.
"Yeah, we just relaxed and kept each other warm." Sonic replies, fuzzling Tails' headfur.
"Aww... I always knew the princess loooooved ya." Tails chuckles, giving Sonic a mock kiss on the cheek before jumping back and laughing.
"Get outta here, ya scamp!" Sonic chuckles.
The four friends begin walking back towards the royal compound in Mobotropolis.