This is something I'm gonna work on in my spare time while I cook up the remainder of Brightest Future part 1, and I hope you all enjoy it regardless, but before we get started in earnest, let me say a few things.
Firstly, thanks to the few who have taken notice of the Brightest Future and gave it a read, I WILL finish it, it will just take some time and a lot more brain storming to actually lead from point A of the story to point B.
Secondly, this side story will take a LOT of stuff from Spider-Man: Edge of Time in terms of plot as it was a VERY enjoyable game, but with a few twists and tweaks to how the two main protagonists will interact with one another. If you guys have some time, and a Xbox, PS, or PC, give Spider-Man: Edge of Time a run through, you will not regret it one bit. It is linear, but it is a fun kind of linear.
Thirdly, this side story will also explain an event in Brightest Future that hasn't happened yet, but it will be a side story that influences Sonic's decision on what he names his daughter due to information he gets a good chunk into the story.
With all that said, let us begin…
Sonic The Hedgehog: Edge of Time.
Prologue: Down and Out. Present Day, Mobius, Unknown Facility.
To say today had been weird would be putting it mildly. First a girl claiming to be from the future said he was gonna die, then everything just spiraled out of control from there, but for the most part, Sonic had taken everything in stride and rolled with it.
He was not rolling with what he was currently dealing with. For the past few hours, he had been hunted relentlessly by a close friend of his, and now, he was squaring off against said friend in order to not only save his own life, but hers as well.
Sonic: Listen to me!
Before Sonic could utter another word, he was effortlessly grabbed and slammed into the floor, where he was damn near knocked out cold. Adrenaline kicked in and he was able to Spindash out from under his attacker.
Sonic: Valkyr! This– This isn't you!
Valkyr, the Bronze Titan Haldarian, a gargantuan woman standing at 16 feet when transformed, stood in front of Sonic, grabbing hold of her head as if trying to fight something off.
Valkyr: NO…! CHOICE…!!
Sonic was beyond worried for her safety. Whoever was doing this to her clearly had zero idea that she was a Calvin Bomb of rage waiting to go off! He had to knock sense into her somehow!
Sonic: Valkyr! You're not a killer anymore, don't you get it?! You're not in your right mind!!
Sonic dashed around the room, Valkyr managing to keep up as the two clashed at high speed. She had proven more than once that she was not only able to keep up with Sonic, but in some VERY rare instances, she could surpass him in terms of speed. She didn't even need to be transformed. She caught up with Sonic and grabbed him, holding him up with an unbreakable grip!
Valkyr: HOLD…! STILL!
Sonic struggled to breathe as Valkyr began to do the unthinkable, and drain his powers!
Sonic: I'm not…! Boarding this train…! Valk…! Cuz you're not the engineer driving it…!!
???: Hang on, Hedgehog! Just hold her off for a few more seconds! I'm almost there!
The voice belonged to the girl who warned Sonic of the impending doom he might face. Sonic was now fearful for his life as Valkyr finally let go of him, tossing him aside like a ragdoll. Sonic coughed and struggled to get up, all his powers completely sapped from him, as well as his strength!
Sonic: M-my powers… Y-you… you can't–!
Valkyr: Of course I can. Don't drag this out!
Valkyr said coldly while still under influence. Before Sonic could recover, he was grabbed and held up again, this time by his battered red Tornado jacket.
Sonic: … You… had no reason…
Valkyr: I didn't need a reason. Other than to make it easier to kill you!
Sonic: … Sky… Looks like you called it–
SMASH! Sonic was punched to the floor and knocked out cold by Valkyr, who then extended a blazing red sword of energy from her hand!
Valkyr: Let's finish this…! NOW!!
Sky: Hedgehog! Hedgehog are you there?! Sonic! SOOOONIIIIIIC!!!!
No response. It was too late.
Sonic the Hedgehog, the fastest thing alive, was down and out.
