Sorry for short fights. Things are going to focus more on the story than the fights now

Sonic and co. owned by Sega

Strike, Aqua, Axel and Sally owned by me

Other OCs owned by respective authors

Sonic the Hedgehog:

Tournament of the Stars

Chapter 31

Last time, Round 3 had ended and Mario confessed his love for Sally. At the same time, Aleena arrived and ran into Gale and his crew, instantly recognizing them. She then revealed that Gale was Sonic's real father.

Sonic woke up in his hotel room. He didn't bother wondering how he got here. He was still playing over last night's events.

Flashback

"Sonic. Your father wasn't Jules."

Sonic raised an eyebrow. "What are you talking about? Of course he was."

Aleena shook her head. "No. He was your stepfather. Your real father is…" She didn't need to finish.

A stony silence filled the air. Strike, Axel, Tails, Knuckles and Amy stood in silence as Sonic took this in. All he said was,

"My father's… Gale?"

End Flashback

Last thing he remembered was everything going black. He must've fainted and carried back to the hotel. Now, Sonic wasn't one to let things get to him but, right now, he didn't want to see anyone. The fact that his mother had lied to him enraged him. And not just him. She had lied to Axel, Sally and Strike. They weren't his real siblings at all.

And Gale. Where was he for the last 15 years? Why did he just abandon his only son? The very thought made Sonic slam the wall in anger. A couple of seconds later, Amy opened the door.

"Sonic? The third round's about to start" she said, somewhat nervously. Sonic said nothing and just left. Amy was worried about him. And she wasn't the only one.

On the way to the arena, everyone stayed quiet. No doubt they had found out too. Axel, Sally and Strike were very quiet. After all, they were wrapped up in this too.

As they entered, sonic didn't hear the first numbers and simply grabbed a leaflet and took his seat. He noticed his fight was the penultimate one. He was against 49. While he sat there, he saw Gale and Aleena sitting next to each other. He snarled, crushing the leaflet in his hand. Strike, who was sitting next to him, noticed black streaks flowing off of Sonic's body. He thought he was imagining it and shrugged it off, although he took one last look at Gale as well before the commentator spoke.

"Welcome, ladies and gents to the third round of Tournament of the Stars!"

The crowd cheered as normal, eagerly anticipating the next couple of fights.

"Our first fight is Emily VS Metal Havoc!"

Emily and MH walked on, giving each other death glares. Everyone knew MH was tough and began placing their bets already. Armand was incredibly worried for his girlfriend's safety but he kept his confidence.

As the two approached the centre, they simply stared at each other before MH said "I suggest you back out now."

"No way! I'm not giving up when I've made it this far!" Emily retaliated.

"Did you see what I did to the duck and robot? I could quite easily do the same to you" the evil machine threatened but Emily wasn't moving.

"Very well" was all he said before kicking Emily right across the ground. The crowd gasped but Emily quickly got back up and lunged at MH. But he was quicker and easily dodged her tackle, following it up with another kick to the back. The cheetah was knocked forward and pushed herself up. She turned to face MH but he was gone. It didn't take long to find out where he was.

Before the cheetah could do anything, MH had fired a bolt of electricity at close range, sending her through the air until she crashed into the wall. She stumbled while trying to get back up, her claw glowing with blue energy. With all her strength, she charged at MH but the robot didn't bother getting out of the way.

"How predictable" he muttered, preparing to fire another bolt of electricity. But to his surprise, Emily flipped over him and jabbed her claw in his back. He winced at the pain, quickly turning to lash out but Emily as already out of reach.

"Why you little…" he cursed, making a dash for her but she flipped over him again, letting him slam into the wall. As she landed, she smirked until MH reappeared with his gatling gun and began to shoot at her. Panicking, she began to run, avoiding every shot. MH wasn't about to stop anytime soon and kept his finger on the trigger. He began to chase after her, firing at her feet, causing her to nearly fall over. He cornered her and aimed his gun at her leg.

"Surrender!" he demanded.

Emily showed no signs of giving up, displeasing the robot. He took careful aim and pulled the trigger. Nothing happened. He had run out of ammo. In his moment of weakness, Emily charged up her claw again and slashed across MH's face, causing him to reel back while she made her escape. MH was seething now and made another dash for Emily.

He jumped and landed in front of her, his hand crackling with electricity. Emily stood as still as she could. MH was clearly pissed.

"You've been a real annoyance during this fight! I am NOT losing to a girl like you, so I'm ending this right here, right now!" he snarled. "Any last words?"

"Yeah, just four" Emily replied. "You talk too much."

Then, with quick reflexes, she revealed her Energy Claw and jabbed it into MH's gut. MH's eyes widened before they faded out and he collapsed.

"Metal Havoc has been shut down, making Emily the winner!"

The crowd cheered for the cheetah, who rubbed her head in embarrassment. Mechanics came to repair Metal Havoc while she went off with the medics. Armand rushed off to join her.

"Emily, that was amazing!" he said, kissing her as a reward.

"Aw, it was nothing" she replied, quickly returning the kiss.

In the audience, Havoc was impressed. "Well, looks like he won't be bothering us anytime soon." He then turned to his echidna friend. "Come on, Zero. Let's see what we can find."

Zero nodded and left the arena with Havoc as the commentator spoke again.

"Our next fight is Shade VS Damien!"

The echidna and the dog entered, both confident. They shook hands, wishing each other luck.

"I've seen you in battle. I have to say I'm impressed" said Shade.

Damien instantly got cocky. "Well, I am probably the best fighter here. I have no worries about…" He stopped when he realised Shade was gone.

Before he knew it, Shade was behind him and roundhouse kicked him, knocking him to the floor.

"Oh, you sly…" he started but Shade interrupted him.

"You may be a good fighter but your attention span is small" she said.

Damien decided to get serious and instantly lunged for the echidna. Shade flipped back and drew her Leech Blade. Taking up a battle stance, she began to attack. Damien, surprisingly, dodged every swipe she made. Shade made one last lunge before Damien grabbed her wrist and flung her over his head.

She landed gracefully but was met with a body slam from the golden dog. He had her pinned to the floor and she couldn't move her arm that held her weapon.

"I don't think you're gonna win this" stated Damien.

"It's not over yet" smirked Shade. Damien had failed to pin her other arm down and she slapped him across the face. He recoiled from the hit, allowing Shade to get back up and strike him with her blade. Damien instantly felt his energy being drained. He began to wildly swing his arms, in a desperate attempt but Shade dodged with ease.

Suddenly, Damien began to hear voices. "This girl is making a fool out of you! Let me handle her!"

"No way, you freak!" Damien whispered angrily. "You'll only kill her."

"That's the point" the voice replied.

"Well, I'm not gonna let you hurt anyone in this tournament" Damien retaliated. "No matter how much…"

He was silenced by Shade's kick to the face. She had taken his moment of weakness for an extra hit. Damien was stunned slightly but made one last swipe with his arm. But Shade had dropped a smoke bomb. Damien couldn't see a thing but it didn't matter. Shade had jumped out of the haze and struck him with her Leech Blade. With more of his energy drained, Damien instantly collapsed.

"Shade wins!" the commentator announced. The crowd gave a good cheer for Shade, while medics came for Damien. She felt almost sorry for him but left to take her seat. Mario decided to see to his friend. He gave Sally a quick peck on the cheek before taking off. On his way, he made a quick glance towards Sonic. As if by instinct, the blue hedgehog's eyes focused on him. Now Mario was normally level headed but the look on Sonic's face terrified him. Also, his eyes were completely blank. He couldn't help but feel there was something wrong with Sonic but didn't dwell on it.

Sonic, meanwhile, turned away from Mario, his eyes returning to normal but the same thought was running through his mind. It felt like his own but at the same time, it wasn't. It was repeating the same two words,

"Kill Gale."