Episode 9

Previously on Sonic The Hedgehog - Chaos on Mobius...
Continuing his quest to discover his roots, TodStar and Nicole found themselves deep within the pyramid ruins of Angel Island, where they also found Knuckles and an older echidna. "So, you finally found me, my son."
Meanwhile in Eggman's database, Shadow had started running from an angry Dark Sonic, while Eggman himself was dealing with a hacker: Sally. Eventually, the two battles crossed, and Dark Sonic defeated Eggman's robot. "Chaos BLAST!" But Shadow unleashed an explosion of Chaos Energy that knocked Sonic back to his senses, but also put him in a temporary coma. While Shadow returned Sonic and Sally back to Freedom HQ, none of them realized that they had left the Chaos Emerald behind, ready for Eggman to take it!
When Eggman returned to the real Mobius, he inserted the Chaos Emerald into his new robot, and it awakened!
Will TodStar finally learn of his origins? Will Sonic ever believe that Shadow is his father? And will Eggman order Metal Sonic to eliminate the real Sonic before he comes out of his coma? Find out next on Sonic The Hedgehog - Chaos on Mobius!

Chapter Nine: Family Matters

"Son? Dad, are you saying...?" Knuckles asked after seeing TodStar and Nicole walk into Hidden Palace.
"Yes, Knuckles." Locke replied. "You and TodStar are twin brothers."
"Twins?" Both TodStar and Knuckles shouted in disbelief, both staring at Locke.
"It's true." Said Locke. "You see, while you were still an egg Knuckles, I started experiments on your DNA, and I tried to expose you to a large amount of Chaos Energy before you were born..."
"Wait. Is this why I go crazy every now and then?" Asked Knuckles, remembering the times he nearly destroyed Angel Island whenever he turned green.
"That was not my intention, Knuckles..." Locke replied. "...but yes. However, after my experiments, your egg somehow split into two, carrying most of the Chaos Energy with it."
"Me?" TodStar asked, and Locke nodded. "Then, how come I don't go crazy like Knuckles does? No offence, mate." Knuckles just shrugged.
"I'm not sure." Locke replied. "Maybe the Power of Chaos is more relaxed in your body..." That made TodStar shrug. "...anyway, after the two of your were born, your mother and I decided that it would be best if neither of you knew each other, so we left TodStar at the Downunda Orphanage, while we tried to raise Knuckles."
"Wait, what d'you mean tried to raise Knuckles?" Asked TodStar.
"I was a bit rough when I was little..." Knuckles replied.
"That's an understatement." Added Locke in a teasing voice.
"Hey! What's that supposed to mean?" Knuckles asked his father, which made TodStar & Locke chuckle and Nicole giggle.
"Now you two make an interesting couple." Locke said to TodStar and Nicole, which made them look at each other, blush, then look back at Locke.
"Oh no, we're not together... Dad."
"The two of us are just friends and teammates."
"That, and it would be kinda awkward dating a robot, no offence."
"None taken."
"We're friends." TodStar and Nicole said together, after a brief pause.
"Did you hit a nerve there, Dad?" Knuckles asked.
"I think I did..." Locke replied.

Meanwhile, Sonic was lying in his bedroom in the house he grew up in, with his mother, Bernadette watching over him.
"Oh Sonic, my poor baby boy..." She said, never taking her eyes off him. "...who did this to you?" Suddenly, Sonic started groaning and moving around his bed. "Sonic?"
In Sonic's head, he started to remember past moments of his life...

First, he saw himself at a younger age with his uncle, Sir Charles, staring at a gauntlet that looked familar...
"What's that, Uncle Chuck?" Young Sonic asked, pointing at the gauntlet.
"*sigh* This gauntlet belonged to your father, Sonic..." Sir Charles replied as he picked up the gauntlet.
"Oh. How did he die again?" Sonic asked again, which made Sir Charles hang his head in pity.
"During the last days of the Great War..." He began. "...Julian Kintobor, the man that helped us in our fight against the Overlanders, suddenly disappeared, and the fiend you know as Dr. Eggman attacked Castle Acorn, taking with it many citizens..."
"Wow..." Said Sonic in shock. "But what about Dad?"
"*deep sigh* He managed to gather the seven Chaos Emeralds and destroy the robot that Dr. Eggman was using to attack Knothole... *sigh* but you father's victory came at a price..."
"His life..." Said Sonic, now understanding what happened to Jules.
"Yes." Sir Charles replied. "And the seven Chaos Emeralds were seperated."
"You know what I'm gonna do when I grow up, Uncle Chuck?" Sonic asked. "I'm gonna find all seven Chaos Emeralds, and bring down Dr. Eggman!"
"You would make you father proud, young Sonic." Sir Charles replied while chuckling. "Would you like me to train you?"
"Really?" Sonic asked. "Absolutely! Thanks, Uncle Chuck."

"Ngh... Uncle Chuck..."

Sonic's next memory was himself at around the same age as before, walking around late at night and hearing sobbing coming from his mother's room.
"Mom? Are you okay?" He asked when he saw her, crying and looking through the photo album.
"*sniff* Sonic? What are you doing up?" She asked back, trying to hold back her tears.
"I was just coming back from the bathroom, and I heard you crying..." Sonic replied.
"*sniff* Oh, I'm fine, sweetie." Bernadette replied while she picked young Sonic, and put him on her lap. "I'm just looking through pictures of your father..."
"Gee... I wish I knew him..." Said Sonic, looking at the photos of his late father.
"Me too, Sonic..." Agreed Bernadette, now hugging her son, and getting upset again. "...me too..."
"Mom?" Asked Sonic, looking up to see his mother crying again.
"*sob* Oh, Sonic..." She tearfully said, now sobbing on her son's shoulder. "I miss your father so much! *loud sobbing*"

"...Mom..."
"Sonic? Can you hear me, sweetheart?"

His third memory was himself a little older, with Tails and Amy in the trophy room of the Hedgehog Residence...
"Oh, boy!" Said a young Tails. "I can't wait to see what Uncle Chuck's got in store for you, Sonic!"
"Yeah, I'm pretty excited too, Tails." Sonic replied while a young Amy Rose was hugging him.
"Do you think he'll give you a nice suit you can wear on one of our dates?" She asked him.
"I highly doubt it, Amy." Sonic replied before Sir Charles entered the room.
"Sonic..." He said while approaching the trophy case. "...for your incredible skill and bravery, I now award you with the gauntlet your father wore during the days of the Great War."
"Really? I get Dad's gauntlet?" Sonic happily asked. "Do you think I'm ready?"
"Sonic, my boy, I know you're ready." Sir Charles replied as Sonic put the gauntlet on his right hand. "Your father would be so proud of you, Sonic."

"Uncle Chuck... ngh... why didn't you tell me?"

Next, Sonic could remember his early teenage years, when himself, Tails and Amy built a hide-away within a small mountain...
"Done!" Said Tails, looking at their achievement.
"Now all we have to do is decorate it!" Amy added.
"Hey guys, I've been thinking..." Sonic told them.
"What is it, Sonic?" Asked Tails, looking curious.
"Yeah, you can tell us." Amy added, looking just as curious as Tails.
"You know that I've decided to take on Eggman, right?" Sonic asked them, and they nodded. "Well, I've realized that I can't do it alone. Do you think you guys could help me?"
"Sure thing, Sonic!" Tails replied, giving Sonic a thumbs-up.
"Of course, Sonic!" Amy added. "I'll follow you to the other side of Mobius and back!"
"Sweet. Then as of this moment, we'll be known as the Freedom Fighters!" Sonic proclaimed.
"Yeah!" Cheered Tails and Amy.

"Heh... you guys..."

After that, Sonic remembered an award ceremony at Castle Acorn, and the Freedom Fighters were the guests of honor!
"Sonic the Hedgehog... Miles 'Tails' Prower... Amy Rose... and TodStar the Echidna..." Said the King. "...I present you all with these medals of honor, proving your courage and skill against the evil that is Dr. Eggman. Sally?"
"*sigh* Coming, Elias." Said an annoyed Princess Sally, holding four medals, and put them over the heads of the Freedom Fighters, one by one. TodStar was happy to get his, as were Amy and Tails! But once Sally got to Sonic, they couldn't stop staring at each other for some reason, and Amy was not happy...
"Well done, Sonic!" Said Sir Charles after the cermony.
"Heh, thanks Uncle Chuck." Sonic replied.
"I'm so proud of you, Sonic!" Added Bernadette while hugging her son. "Your father would be, too."
"Yeah, I think he would be, too..." Sonic replied, hugging his mother back.

"Mom... why didn't you tell me?"
"Tell you what, Sonic?"

The next memory was back when Sonic was a little cub again, and he saw a familiar black hedgehog out the window, which smiled at him. {5 Throw it All Away (Sonic Adventure 2) - Everette Bradley}
"What are you doing here, Shadow?" Sir Charles angrily yelled.
"I just came to see-"
"You have no place here, Shadow! Now leave, before I call security!" Shadow then left, while Bernadette arrived.
"Did you have to be so rough with him, Charles?" She asked.
"Yes. Neither Shadow nor Sonic can ever learn the truth!" Sir Charles replied.
"Never?"
"Never."

"Ngh... Shadow..."
"Shadow?"

His next memory was more recent, when Shadow appeared in front of Freedom HQ to protect him from Gamma...

"No... it can't be true..."

Then, he remembered chasing Shadow in Eggman's database...

"No... no..."

Next was when Shadow revealed the truth about his roots to him...

"No... NO..."

And finally, when he changed into Dark Sonic to kill Shadow...
"You're not my father!"

"NOOOOOOOO!" Sonic screamed as he woke up and scared the daylights out of his mother.
"Sonic!" She said while panting. "Are you all right?"
"Mom..." Said Sonic. "Was Jules Hedgehog really my father?"
"Of course he was, sweeti-"
"Mom, don't lie to me."
"What are you talking about?"
"Shadow showed me who my biological parents were... and that HE'S really my father. Is it true, Mom?" Sir Charles was walking by Sonic's bedroom when he heard the conversation.
"*sigh* Sonic... I-"
"It's not true, my boy!" Said Sir Charles as he walked in on their conversation.
"What? But, Uncle Chuck-"
"No buts, Sonic. Whatever Shadow showed you was false."
"Charles, I think we should tell him..."
"Absolutely not! We can't have Sonic running from the law like his flesh and blood!"
"So it's true. Jules was just some old man to me!"
"Sonic! Sweetheart, he was so much than that..."
"You cannot get mixed up with Shadow, Sonic. It will just make your life more complicated!"
"Well, it's too late for that, Uncle Chuck!"
"Sonic, you have to understand- wha?" Bernadette was inturrupted by something crashing into their house. From the dust came a robot similar to Sonic.
"What the?" Sonic asked as he saw his robot look-alike.
"Gah hahahahaha! How do you like this, Sonic?" Eggman asked through the Sonic robot. "A robot that moves and looks just like you!"
"Heh, interesting toy, doc, but I doubt it can top the original!" Sonic replied.
"We'll see about that! Metal Sonic, eliminate that pest once and for all!" Ordered Eggman, as Sonic and Metal Sonic just stared at each other, while Bernadette and Sir Charles were both angry and scared.

END OF CHAPTER

Emerald Count:
Gamma - Green Chaos Emerald
Freedom HQ - Blue Chaos Emerald
Metal Sonic - Purple Chaos Emerald
TOTAL - 3 Chaos Emeralds