Me: And I'm back once again, to bring you all another chapter of A New Beginning! Now, I've done some serious thinking about where I want to go with this one, and I think I've worked it out to where I'll enjoy writing it even more than the one before this. (And trust me, I had a ball writing Dark Sonic) I hope you guys end up enjoying reading it as much as I enjoy writing it. And I'm so sorry it's taken me so long. First semester of second year is definitely the hardest yet! We've already had about 4 workshops and 6 quizzes, and a lot more to come.
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Unknown location, unknown time
A wheezing, groaning noise, and the appearance of a strange blue box went unnoticed by the blue and green speedsters fighting in the clearing of the Great Forest. As the door of the box opened, the green speedster ran off, followed closely by the blue one…but not before the werehog opening the door caught a look at him. With wide eyes, Sonic turned to look at the Doctor.
"Did I really just see what I think I did?"
Idalia looked at her father then back at the Doctor.
"What's going on? Why's there someone that looks like dad?"
The Doctor looked up from the screen at the console.
"Well it is 4000 years in the future, and your son Pyre did survive. Is it really so hard to believe that you have some descendants, and that they might end up looking like you?"
Sonic scowled.
"He's probably got my name too, doesn't he?"
The Doctor grinned sheepishly and nodded.
"You're going to have to go by a different name. Any ideas?"
Donna smiled as she looked over the annoyed werehog.
"Why not go by Hunter? Makes quite a bit of sense with your appearance. Better than anything Spaceman here could come up with too I'm betting."
Sonic grinned at Donna and the indignant look on the Doctor's face and chuckled.
"She's probably right. You were horrible at names when I first met you, and I highly doubt that's changed. Hunter it is then."
Outside the TARDIS
Sally, Bunnie, Antoine and Rotor were staring at the strange blue box sitting at the edge of the clearing that Sonic and Scourge had just been fighting in.
"Rotor, are you getting any readings off this thing?"
The purple walrus nodded.
"It's giving off quite a few strange energy readings that I can't recognize. What about NICOLE?"
-I too am getting strange energy readings off this object, nor can I identify them. Apologies Princess.-
Sally shook her head.
"It's okay NICOLE. Bunnie, what do you say we investigate this up close?"
The rabbit with 3 mechanical limbs nodded.
"Fine, but ahm goin' first Sal-gal."
The coyote with them whimpered nervously."
"Perhaps it eez a bad idea. I am not liking this feeling I am getting."
Sally and Bunnie exchanged looks before standing up from behind the bush they were crouched in and approached the box. Raising a paw to knock, Bunnie jumped back and shielded the princess when the door opened.
Inside the TARDIS, a minute earlier
"Well then! What do you say about going out to explore a bit now?"
Idalia exchanged a look with her father and nodded at the Doctor.
"You first Doctor."
Opening the doors of the TARDIS and stepping outside, the Doctor disappeared from sight, and Donna followed. When the sound of raised voices and an exclamation of 'What?!' from the Doctor reached Hunter's ears, he snarled and dropped to all fours, charging out the doors and pushing his way in front of the Doctor. The sight that presented itself to him almost had him laughing at it. A chipmunk and rabbit sapient were aiming weapons at the Doctor, but at Hunter's sudden appearance, they had switched to him. He heard the rabbit talking to the chipmunk in a southern accent. Perking up his ears, he focused on them so he could hear them, still snarling deep in his throat.
"Sal, how'd they all fit in there? That things tiny and we never saw anyone go inside when it appeared."
"Never mind that Bunnie, what are sapients doing with Overlanders?"
At that, Hunter stopped snarling and looked at the two sapients, and then at the Doctor before bursting out laughing.
"Looks like you've been mistaken as a human yet again Doctor."
The two sapients, who had also been joined by a purple walrus and a coyote, stared at Hunter, then the Doctor before Donna turned to the Doctor and went off on him.
"Why is it every single planet you bring me to, either you do something to get us into trouble, the dominant species automatically think we're enemies, or there's some alien trying to take over or destroy the planet?"
The chipmunk stepped forward, preventing the Doctor from answering.
"I'm sorry, but who are you and how did you get here? We apologize for automatically assuming you're enemies, but sapients have a bad relationship with…humans? I'm assuming that's another word for Overlanders."
Sally couldn't help but smile at the young green hedgehog who had pushed her way to the front to see what was going on. She also noticed the smile on the wolflike hedgehog's face when he looked at her. They were obviously related somehow. Siblings maybe? She shook her head to clear it of stray thoughts when the man they had called the Doctor started to answer her.
"Hullo! I'm the Doctor, this is my companion Donna, the green hedgehog is Idalia, and the hedgewolf is her father, Hunter. We really weren't planning on staying long, just dropping those two off and saying good-bye."
Sally nodded.
"Well I'm Sally, the rabbit is Bunnie, the walrus is Rotor and the coyote is Antoine. Pardon if it seems a bit intrusive, but where exactly are you from?"
Hunter scowled and went to answer but the Doctor put a hand on his shoulder, stopping him.
"You probably wouldn't know my planet, nor Donna's, but Hunter and Idalia here are actually from this planet…just many years in the past. Hunter's an old friend of mine, and he didn't feel like raising Idalia in their time was the best option…pretty much the whole planet was ravaged, so it was hard to find food and shelter. When I heard about this, well, I came and got them to bring them here with the TARDIS!"
Sally shook her head.
"TARDIS?"
The Doctor grinned.
"Pardon. It's my space-time ship. TARDIS stands for…"
"Time and Relative Dimensions in Space!"
The look on the Doctor's face when Idalia interrupted him had Hunter and Donna snickering, and an amused grin sneaking on to the faces of the other sapients in the clearing.
"Well Hunter, I think it's about time Donna and I moved on. Planets to see, new races to encounter, lots of running to do!"
Leaning down to give Hunter a hug, the Doctor whispered quickly in his ear, only loud enough for Hunter himself to hear him.
"Listen, I know you wanted to keep where and when you were from a secret, but they need to know. They're the Freedom Fighters, fighting against this times Robotnik, who's taken over most of the planet. They're a guerilla group striking at him led by Princess Sally Acorn. By telling them where you're from, it's given you a bit of their trust…enough for them to bring you to Knothole, which is their base of operations and ask you two to start trial positions as members of the Freedom Fighters. Don't try to hide Idalia's speed from them, and whatever you do, DON'T tell them your real name unless they figure it out."
Releasing Hunter, the Doctor straightened up and patted Idalia on the head.
"Good-bye Idalia."
Once the Doctor stepped back, Donna swept in and gave both sapients a startling hug as well.
"Stay safe you two. I haven't known you for long, but I like you. Don't go getting yourselves killed!"
Hunter rolled his eyes.
"I'll be fine Donna. Don't worry about me. I'd be more worried about where that madman's going to be taking you!"
The Doctor gave Hunter an indignant look.
"I am not a madman Hunter!"
Hunter smirked.
"Yes you are Doctor. You're a madman in a box. You've not changed since I was a child. Just a bit less depressed."
With a final significant look at Hunter, the Doctor and Donna went into the TARDIS, which faded with the same wheezing, groaning noise from when it had appeared, leaving Hunter and Idalia in a clearing with most members of the Freedom Fighters. Sally stepped forward and held a hand out.
"My name is Princess Sally Acorn, leader of the Freedom Fighters. I'd like to invite you and Idalia to come to Knothole."
Me: Well…I'm gonna go hide now. I'm a bit wary of what you guys think of this so far...anyways. Next chapter we find out what happened to the Freedom Fighters Sonic, who had been fighting Scourge, and where this time's version of Tails is too! See you all (possibly) soon!