Chapter 7: The first encounter with Dr. Eggman
It took a while, but Sonic finally made it to San Francisco. In this city, cars were zooming down the streets, kids were playing at the park, people were walking on the sidewalks past stores, and owners were walking their dogs on the sidewalks. Yep, this was home sweet home to the blue hedgehog.
"Aw man, it's good to be back in this place. It only feels as if yesterday, I was shopping with the gang and making a bet with good ol' Knucklehead. Oh, wait, that was 2 days ago, aw well." Sonic exclaimed.
But suddenly, he heard voices all around him and to his surprise, there was a crowd of people watching him across the street.
"What the hell is that thing?" questioned a teenaged boy.
"Think it could be dangerous?" questioned a man.
"I think someone should call animal control and let them take care of the mutt." suggested a woman who looked like she was rich.
Sonic recognized all the attention he was getting.'Huh, why are they looking at me like that? Is it because, I'm a hedgehog now? Well, that would make sense, considering you don't see giant talking blue hedgehogs everyday.' he mused to himself.
Then, out of nowhere, Sonic felt a tight tug on his ear.
"Ow, what the hell?" he questioned quietly to himself.
Glancing upwards, he noticed a little girl tugging on his right ear. Beside her, was a woman that looked like she was in her mid 30's and a Siberian husky, which he presumed to be the girl's mother and dog.
"Hey mommy, hey mommy, can I keep this blue doggy, well can I, huh can I?" the girl questioned.
The woman glanced towards Sonic and her eyes widened at what she saw.
"Good heavens no, Abigail! You don't if it's dangerous, or even what that thing is!" the mother cried.
The dog just glared at Sonic with the 'Get away from her or I'll kill you' look on its face.
Understanding the message, Sonic carefully grabbed his ear from the girl and dashed away.
The whole crowd, the girl, the mother, and even the dog were astonished by Sonic's speed.
"Whoa, did you see that? No animal can moved that fast!" exclaimed a kid.
"Such speed!" a man exclaimed.
"What just happened?" a girl questioned.
In a jail cell, was a fat egg shaped man staring at his food with disgust, it was Dr. Robotnik! His so called 'food' was yellow muck with toe nails in it. The sight was so repulsive, you would wanna puke less than a second!
"YUCK! THIS is what you call FOOD!?" he exclaimed.
But at the same time, he was thinking of his recent incident yesterday morning. All the events went through so quickly, it just happened so fast and unexpected. But what got him off guard, was Sonic's brave and courage he gave just for one puny hedgehog and that name he called him, Eggman was it? That name was very fitting for the madman.
"Eggman, hmm, I think I shall stick with that name for now on. It suits me very well." Robotnik mused.
The man was too deep in thought, he failed to notice his wrist watch going off.
"Hello, sir?" a voice spoke from the watch.
No answer.
"Uncle Julian?"
No answer.
"*Sigh* Dr. Robotnik?"
No answer.
"Oh for the love of, DR. ROBOTNIK, SIR!"
Finally, Dr. Robotnik snapped out of it.
"Oh, sorry Snivley, I didn't hear you, speak up next time!" Dr. Robotnik exclaimed,
Snivley cleared his throat as he began to speak.
"Anyway sir, I have E-60 ready for your command and Bokkun is on his way to free you from jail." Snivley responded.
"Excellent, I can't wait to terrorize this pathetic excuse of a city and soon I'll be able to take over the world and no one can stop me! Ho ho ho hooooo!" Dr. Robotnik exclaimed.
But he was rudely interrupted by a shoe hitting the side of his head.
"AY, PIPE DOWN IN THERE!" shouted a policeman.
Dr. Robotnik tenderly rubbed his head as he spoke.
"Damn those infernal policemen."
Sonic was running around the city, dodging cars, people, and other obstacles along the way.
"Heh, I'm getting better at this running thing." he concluded.
Just as he was finally getting the hang of it, he crashed into something.
"Ow, hey, watch where you're going pal!" that something or better yet, something shouted.
"Oops, sorry about that, I wasn't watching where I was going." Sonic confessed while rubbing his head.
"Yeah, well, just be c-" but the person cut itself off as it stared at Sonic.
Realizing the sudden silence, Sonic finally opened his eyes. But once he did, he spotted someone he knew all too well, Sally Acorn.
"Sal?" Sonic questioned.
Sally, who had never seen a big blue hedgehog before, got up and pointed a finger at Sonic.
"GET AWAY FROM ME, FREAK!" she shouted as she ran away from Sonic.
"Well, that could've gone better." Sonic confessed.
"Aw well, it just means I gotta be c-"
Sonic immediately cut himself off as he watched in horror of what was in front of him.
In front of him, were TV monitors in a electronics store, playing yesterdays' news.
"From what we can tell, the boy named Maurice Oliveder, AKA: 'Sonic,' was caught in a deadly explosion that could've wiped out a whole city and was no where to be found, not even one trace of the body. I'm sorry to say folks, especially his friends and family, but Sonic, son of the Oliveders and a fellow friend to a group of kids in Emerald Hill high school, is...dead."
"M-me, d-dead!? That's ridiculous, I'm not-! Oh wait, the people don't know that I'm a hedgehog. Lay low, Sonic, lay low." Sonic warned his self.
Sonic continued to watch the news.
Dr. Robotnik was getting impatient now. It's been two hours since Snivley called and there has been no sign of Bokkun.
"Grrr, where is that damn robot?!" he grumbled. "He should've been here by now!"
Finally, without warning, a huge drill drilled through the floor. It created a hole big enough for a hippo to fit into. Out the hole, came a small midnight blue bat eared robot wearing a jet pack. Dr. Robotnik smiled in relief, knowing his ticket out of this hellhole has just arrived.
"Bokkun! Finally, you arrive!" Dr. Robotnik exclaimed. "Where the hell have you been?"
"Sorry doc, it took a while to find the coordinates to this place!" Bokkun confessed.
"Whatever. The sooner, I can leave this place and take over the city, the better. Bokkun, start up the engines and get me the hell out of this place!" Dr. Robotnik ordered.
"You got it doc!" Bokkun responded.
The little robot then pressed a few buttons on the control panel and his transportation revved to life. The transportation, of course, was a tank which had the colors of red, yellow, and black on the outside.
Dr. Robotnik climbed down the latter, which lead to the entrance of the tank, and he sat in a chair stroking his mustache.
"Is E-60 ready to cause havoc on this poor city?" he questioned.
"Yes sir, he's waiting for us." Bokkun answered.
"Very good, step on it and get me there as quick as possible, Bokkun!" Dr. Robotnik ordered.
"On it sir!" Bokkun responded.
And with that, the tank started to roamed underground.
Just as it left, a policeman came to check on Dr. Robotnik.
"Hey, Robotnik guy, what's with all the-?"
But the policeman cut his self off as he stared in horror of what was in front of him.
In Robotnik's cell, was a giant hole and no one was in sight.
The man's eyes widened.
"Ah shit."
Knowing what had to be done, he ran down the hallway.
Back with Sonic, he was lying on a tree branch resting. People were either frightened or confused to why there was a hedgehog in a tree. But Sonic didn't mind, he was enjoying his little nap. But his nose twitched when he smelt a familiar smell, the smell of his favorite food, the smell of chili dogs.
As soon as he smelt this, his eyes immediately shot open as he rose to his feet.
"*Sniff* I know that smell from anywhere. It's the smell of chili dogs!" he exclaimed.
Jumping down the tree, Sonic followed the smell. The smell lead him to a hot dog stand. His mouth was full of drool when he spotted his prize. His prize was a long juicy turkey hot dog in a soft fluffy hot dog bun. On top was a layer of brownish reddish sweet spicy chili. The sight of this made the hedgehog want to squeal in joy, but he snapped out of it and dashed towards the stand.
Sonic sat on a stool and spoke.
"Two supreme chili dogs with an extra layer of sweet onions please."
The vendor so focused on his work responded "You got it."
While the man did his work, Sonic watched a couple walk by holding hands. For some reason, he started to think about Amy once he watched the girl giggle. Closing his eyes, he pictured Amy's cheerful smile, her beautiful rose pink hair, and those jade green eyes, those eyes were the eyes of an angel. But he was interrupted by a snap to his ear.
"Kid, your chili dogs are ready." the vendor informed.
"Huh, oh sorry, how much?" Sonic questioned.
"Take them, I really don't care. Be luck-"
The vendor cut himself off as he noticed what Sonic looked like for the first time.
"Ay kid, ain't it a bit early to be dressin' up for Halloween, I mean come on, it's March for crying out loud." he pointed out.
"Err, right, I'll just be leaving now." Sonic responded.
And with that, Sonic dashed back to his tree.
Noticing Sonic's speed, the vendor whispered "These kids are getting weirder everyday."
Sonic was about to take his first bite, but suddenly everything around him turned dark.
"Hey, who turned off all the li-"
The hedgehog's curious expression turned to a shocked one when he watched a giant machine fly above the park.
"What the fuck is that thing?" he questioned.
Deciding to get a better look, Sonic took off towards the city.
In the city, people were roaming around the city. There were three certain girls walking past a jewelry store, but one of them was eyeing the jewelry, these girls were Amy Rose, Cream, and Rouge. The three decided to get some fresh air.
"Oh, I can't believe Sonic's actually g-gone*sniff*" Amy wailed.
"Don't worry Amy, everything will be okay." Cream assured her pink haired friend.
"Cream, how can you say that?! The love of my life, and the leader of our group is d-dead and we'll never be able to see him again!" Amy wailed.
"Amy, I feel heartbroken too, but things will be bright in the future." Cream assured.
"I guess you're right, but to be honest, I don't know what to do anymore." Amy confessed.
"Give it some time, Amy. Now lets get Rouge from her trance, before she steals something." Cream suggested.
"Hey, I heard that! Can't a lady do some sightseeing around here, geez!" Rouge complained.
All three girls were caught in laughter, but their laughter died down when everything around them turned dark all of a sudden.
"Hey, was it suppose to rain today?" Rouge questioned.
"Not that I'm aware of." Amy answered.
Glancing upwards, Cream gasped.
"GUYS, IN THE SKY!" she shouted.
Amy and Rouge followed Cream's gaze, but when they did, they couldn't believe what they were seeing.
In the sky, was a huge robot. The robot was the colors of red, yellow, black, and silver. The body looked like a over grown paper shredder, but more advanced and fierce looking. Its' arms were huge with sharp metallic claws. The head was circular with a black visor for eyes. Their red optics showed no emotion. This sight was truly a frightening one for the citizens down below. Just then, a man flew out of the robot in a floating machine. All three girls recognized this man.
"It's that Dr. Robotnik guy!" Amy shouted.
"What's he doing here, especially with that hunk of junk!? I thought his sorry little ass was in jail, for crying out loud!" Rouge questioned yet shouted.
"Amy, I'm scared!" Cream whimpered as she ran over to her 'older sister'.
Dr. Robotnik then spoke out of the microphone.
"Citizens of San Francisco, my name is Dr. Eggman. I have come to conquer this city, and soon this world. This city shall be where I build my Eggman Empire. And's there's nothing you can do to stop me!"
This was on all the TVs in California. Everyone in Sonic's family, the Sonic gang, and the Rebel gang were watching this horrifying announcement in their houses. Sonia, Manic, and Space exchanged each other looks. Jules was hugging his wife, Aleena, while Uncle Chuck rubbed Muttski's back, Muttski himself, was growling at Dr. Eggman's face.
"Dr. Eggman? Oh, I have a bad feeling about this one." Sonia confessed.
"Daddy, will the military stop him?" Space questioned her father.
"We'll just have to hope and pray for them to, darling." Uncle Chuck answered.
The whole family continued to watch this little shocking announcement. But one thing was on their minds...who will stop this madman?
The police have just arrived and they were now evacuating the streets. The chief held up a bullhorn to his mouth.
"DR. EGGMAN, SURRENDER NOW OR WE'LL HAVE TO USE BRUTE FORCE!"
"Heh, go ahead. Shoot my creation, I dare you." Dr. Eggman said with a smirk on his face.
The police did not need to be told twice as they pulled their triggers. The bullets shot right towards the robot, but a shocking result occurred, the bullets bounced right off. They didn't even leave a dent. But the policemen kept firing their weapons, still, the same result happened.
"Damn, what's this thing made of!?" the chief growled.
Dr. Eggman was thrilled to see the policemen's poor progress.
"FOOLS, IF YOU WANT TO HARM MY WORK, YOU'RE GOING TO NEED STRONGER WEAPONS THAN THAT!" he laughed.
The policemen kept this up for five more minutes, before Dr. Eggman got bored rather quickly and made his first command.
"E-60, dispose of these pests." he ordered.
Given its' first command, E-60 slammed its' arms into the policemen. The policemen were sent flying ten feet in the air and crashing on the ground with a loud thud. With an impact like that, someone should be dead. There were only nine survivors while the rest of the policemen were dead.
"Do you see what happens to those who oppose me?" Dr. Eggman pointed out.
"Hey you big bully, leave the poor policemen alone!" Amy shouted.
Dr. Eggman whipped around only to see Amy, Cream, and Rouge glaring at him.
"Oh, how cute. Little girls standing up for the policemen. Why don't you three be nice little girls and walk away before you meet the same fate as the police." Dr. Eggman threatened.
"Fat chance, Eggman!" Amy shouted.
"Ugh, you sound like that annoying boy from yesterday morning. Aw well, don't say I didn't warn you. E-60, get rid of these brats!" Dr. Eggman ordered.
Understanding the command, E-60 launched a missile towards the three girls. Watching the threat coming towards them, all three girls screamed. But suddenly, a blue spiky ball sliced the missile in half, which exploded.
"What?" Dr. Eggman questioned.
The ball from earlier landed 3 feet in front of Amy, Cream, and Rouge. It revealed to be a big blue hedgehog. It glanced towards all three girls, but mainly Amy. Amy could've sworn she saw a familiar spark in the hedgehog's eyes for just a moment. The hedgehog turned its' attention back to Dr. Eggman.
"Hiya doc, I don't appreciate you going around hurting and killing people, especially little girls." the hedgehog spoke.
Amy, Cream, Rouge, and Dr. Eggman were all surprised the hedgehog creature could talk. It was then, Dr. Eggman decided to speak.
"Who or what are you?" he questioned.
The hedgehog grinned and rubbed beneath his nose.
"I'm Sonic, Sonic the hedgehog. And I'm here to stop you from taking over this city." the hedgehog answered.
Amy was deep in thought. Why was that voice and attitude so familiar? And why did that hedgehog have the same name as her six year crush?
Amy soon snapped out of it when she heard Dr. Eggman laugh.
"Oh, this-this is too much! First, a trio of pathetic little girls try to stop me and now a hedgehog! This is priceless! Prepare to taste dirt, hedgehog! E-60, destroy these pests!" Dr. Eggman cried yet ordered.
The machine made a sound, meaning it was about to attack again. Sonic turned his attention to Amy, Cream, and Rouge.
"YOU THREE RUN, GET OUTTA HERE!" he ordered.
All three girls didn't need to be told twice as they took off down the streets, but before Amy left, she turned to Sonic.
"Good luck, Sonic!" she added and then she took off after her friends.
"Thanks, Ames." Sonic said to himself. He then turned towards the oncoming threat ahead of him. E-60 launched three missiles towards the hedgehog. Being so quick, Sonic dodged all of them with ease. Dr. Eggman was amazed by Sonic's speed.
"H-how are you moving so quickly? No ordinary hedgehog or any other animal can move that fast." he questioned.
"Well, I'm no ordinary hedgehog now am I?" Sonic retorted.
"E-60, FINISH THIS PEST IMMEDIATELY! I CANNOT HAVE THIS PEST RUIN MY PLANS FOR WORLD DOMINATION!" Dr. Eggman ordered.
E-60 understood the message quite well as it shot missiles towards the blue hedgehog. Sonic had a smirk on his face as he dodged each and every missile. Once he finished, he fake yawned.
"Is that the best you can do?" he questioned mockingly.
More missiles was Eggman's answer as they made their way towards the hedgehog. Sonic decided to destroy the missiles this time as he performed his speedy spin dash. Each one was destroyed in a matter of seconds. Recognizing all the damage Dr. Eggman has caused, Sonic knew what he had to do.
"Time to wrap this up." he concluded. Trying something new, Sonic dashed towards the the robot. Running up a building, he jumped off and launched himself towards E-60. Sonic then performed his spin dash once again and shot through the robot. Once he finished, there was a giant whole in E-60. Sparks flew out the machine before E-60 exploded.
Knowing he won the battle, Sonic rubbed his nose and beamed a cocky smile towards the doctor.
"Looks like I win this round, doc." Sonic pointed out.
Dr. Eggman's face was full of fury as he gritted his teeth.
"Why you little, mark my words, hedgehog! You are now my number one enemy and I'll take over this goddamn world one day! I'll get you next time, Sonic the hedgehog!" Dr. Eggman announced.
After he finished his ranting, Dr. Eggman flew away in his fly machine.
"Heh, and I'll be here to stop that madman." Sonic vowed.
Just as the hedgehog was about to leave, he was ambushed by news reporters.
"Sir, what's your name?"
"How did you move so fast?"
"Where are you from?"
"Do you know this Dr. Eggman person?"
"Are you an alien?"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, easy there. One at a time, please." Sonic pleaded.
"Who are you?" a woman questioned.
"I'm Sonic the hedgehog!" Sonic answered.
"How did you move so fast?" a man questioned.
Sonic thought for a moment.
"I was born with it." he answered.
"Where are you from?" another man questioned.
"Here." Sonic answered.
"Do you know this Dr. Eggman person?" a woman questioned.
"Not really, I just met the guy when I fought him. But, I can say this, the guy's dangerous. I mean, he killed half of the police." Sonic answered.
"Will you be here to protect this city, the next time he attacks?" a man questioned.
"You bet. I'll protect anyone in this city and even the whole world from that madman. You have my word as a hero." Sonic answered.
Everyone in California were cheering. Anyone in their houses have just watched the battle of Sonic and Dr. Eggman, and they were informed about Sonic's appearance afterwards, especially Sonic's family and the Sonic Gang, the Rebel gang were skeptical of their so called 'hero'.
"Wow, an actual super hero! This is so cool!" Space squealed.
"Yeah, who would have thought that a blue hedgehog dude would save us from that psychopath." Manic pointed.
"Be thankful, we have someone else looking after us, just like God, himself." Jules concluded.
Everyone in California, and hopefully the world now knew they had a protector, a hero, Sonic the hedgehog.
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This may be one of my longest chapters so far. I hope you enjoyed this chapter. There's more to come, until next time, my reviewers.