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Now for this one-shot, this will feature some characters you are familiar with from the Sonic series, games, and movies, and there will be an OC in here so watch out for that!
Laughter escaped from their mouths as Sonic & his friends walked on the trail. It was a beautiful day today, and Amy suggested they all have a picnic together at their favorite spot -Lake Destiny located in the outer part of the woods where a wooden picnic table is. Luckily, there was no Dr. Eggman attacking the city due to a cold he had gotten, obviously from his lab since he keeps forgetting to clean it, so the whole gang decided to use that day to take a break from everything.
"You're all gonna love what I packed for the picnic!" Amy gushed, holding the picnic basket that was filled with food. "I even made sure to pack extra drinks, so we won't get thirsty."
"I can't wait to try your yummy food, Miss Amy," Cream smiled, walking next to her with Cheese.
"Chao!" Cheese happily squeaked.
Tails gazed at the blue sky. "Having a picnic is a great idea. It's been a while since all of us had gotten together."
"I agree with you, pal," Sonic said, placing his hands behind his head. "Good thing Eggman is on bedrest with a nasty cold, or we would've never had this picnic today."
Knuckles firmly nodded, walking next to him. "As long as he doesn't cause any more havoc, then some proper rest is needed."
Sonic smirked at him. "At least you're finally taking a break from your bodyguard duties, Knux."
"Protecting the Master Emerald is my duty, Sonic. I'm only joining you all on this picnic because that crazy bat won't be here for the next 2 days, meaning she won't even dare go near the emerald," Knuckles slightly glared at him. "Thanks to Tails installing a security system around the island, the Master Emerald will remain safe from intruders."
"Mostly from Eggman and Rouge?"
"Exactly."
Amy sadly sighs. "I do wish Team Dark & Team Chaotix would join us on our picnic."
Cream nodded. "Me too, Miss Amy. Mama told me that Mr. Vector, Mr. Espio, and Charmy are working on a detective case for a client."
"Rouge mentioned she and her team were assigned on a mission that will last for about 2 days," Amy gazed at the horizon. "I do not know where Big & Froggy are, and Blaze has princess duties. Hopefully, all of us can get together someday for a wonderful picnic at our favorite location."
"I like that idea," Tails commented.
"Me too. Having all of our friends over would be awesome," Sonic gave her a thumbs up.
"Agreed. We should all plan a gathering near Lake Destiny for another picnic, and this time, all of us would have free time on that day," Knuckles added.
Amy beamed, smiling widely with her eyes closed. "Thank you, everyone! Let's all have a wonderful picnic together as a family!"
They all cheered, as they were close to their destination. But then, Sonic stopped walking, feeling his quills flare out as the atmosphere suddenly felt different. Tails & Knuckles noticed he wasn't walking, stopping their walk as they turned around to ask what happened, until he suddenly vanished in front of them.
Blinking once, Sonic realized he wasn't with his friends anymore. Instead, he was in some sort of dark cave that had glowing symbols carved on the walls. Blue light peeked from the cracks, so it wasn't too difficult to see what the interior of the cave looked like. However, the tense atmosphere is still there, causing him to scan his surroundings.
"How exactly did I get here?" he mumbled to himself.
"I brought you here."
Sonic gasped, seeing 3 figures appear from a dark mist. The one in the middle is unfamiliar, but the two standing on either side of the middle figure caused him to step back, clenching his fists tightly as he glared at them. "Mephiles and Infinite?"
Mephiles tilted his head, eyes filled with amusement. "It seems he was correct. You do remember me."
"What are you talking about!?" Sonic's eyes darted from Mephiles to Infinite. "How are you two alive!? I thought you were both gone forever!?"
Infinite, who still wore his mask to cover his face, chuckled. "You are wrong, Sonic the Hedgehog. Death could never claim us."
"Ignoring what you just aid, who's your pal over there?" Sonic pointed to the newcomer. "New ally, I presume?"
The newcomer Sonic pointed at is a gray male hedgehog with his left eye covered by his bang, long gray quills nearly styled like Sonic's with black tips at the end, icy blue eyes, white muzzle, white underbelly with some chest fur, a black bandana tied around his neck with a teal blue crown symbol on it, gray gloves with icy blue pendants attached to them, dark blue bracelet rings wrapped around his wrists, knee-length gray boots with blue stripes and buckles on them, and hung around his neck is a black obsidian pendant necklace.
"Where are your manners? It is rude to point at someone," Mephiles chuckled, giving Sonic a mock bow as he gestured to the person next to him. "This is our savior, known as Zen."
"Zen? Zen what?" Sonic arched his eyebrow.
The grey hedgehog, known as Zen, placed both his hands up to prevent Mephiles and Infinite from speaking, as he took a step forward and studied Sonic's appearance. "What he said is true. You really are him."
"He? Well, I am quite famous," Sonic cheekily grinned, rubbing the bridge of his nose.
"Sonic the Hedgehog, son of Queen Aleena and brother to Sonia & Manic the Hedgehog."
Sonic froze, eyes widened in horror as he stared at Zen. "W-What are you talking about?"
Suddenly, he felt his arms being pinned to his sides, along with his legs tied together. He looked down to see that some sort of black thread had tied him up, and it's impossible to break it because the more he moves, it digs deeper onto his skin where he can see some cuts forming. He lifted his head up to glare at Zen. "I don't know what's going on here, but let me go!"
His answer is ignored when he saw Zen whispering something to Mephiles, who nodded as he used his abilities to summon something from the shadows, forming a misty hand. Then, Zen looked back at Sonic, using his hands to let his strings tighten their grip on Sonic so he wouldn't escape. "Let out a song, son of Queen Aleena. Show us how powerful your voice is."
"How do you know Queen Aleena!?" Sonic seethed, struggling to get out of the strings. "Who exactly are you!?"
"A ventriloquist who enjoys puppetry," Zen answered, moving his fingers to stop Sonic's struggling.
Sonic felt something wrap tightly around his body, realizing it was one of the misty hands Mephiles had created. Then, he saw another misty hand moving closer to his face, until it flew into his mouth and then came out, holding an orb of blue light as he heard singing coming from it, realizing that it was his voice singing from the orb.
He tried to say something, but no sound would come out from his throat. Sonic saw the blue orb moving closer to Zen, until it was absorbed into the pendant necklace. He felt the strings releasing him, but he's still held by the giant misty hand that was holding him in place, rendering him unable to move as he saw Zen appearing in front of him.
Zen took out something from behind him, and placed it around Sonic's neck. "I believe this is yours. You'll need it the next time we cross paths."
Before Sonic could do anything, he then vanished from the cave.
"Sonic! Where are you!?" Tails called out with his hands cupped around his mouth.
"Come out and tell us how you disappeared like that!" Knuckles shouted.
"Where are you, Sonic!?" Amy looked around.
"Please come out from your hiding spot, Mr. Sonic!" Cream cried out.
"Chao! Chao!" Cheese yelled.
Then, Sonic suddenly appeared in front of his friends. They were all surprised, but relieved to find their friend. Before Tails could take a step forward, he noticed something was off about his brother. "Sonic?"
"Sonic! You shouldn't have disappeared like that!" Amy pouted, placing her hands on her hips. "Just what exactly happened!?"
Knuckles studied Sonic's appearance, then his eyes widened to see a silver medallion necklace shaped like a guitar hung around his neck. "Sonic, where did you get that necklace?"
His answer horrified him, as blood started to leak out of Sonic's mouth and drip down the side to where his chin is. Sonic had a stunned look on his face, not realizing that there is blood coming out of his mouth until he suddenly felt his body leaning sideways.
His eyes began to close, hearing someone's loud shriek as his body hit the ground, hearing his friends crying out to him and rushing over as everything around him turned dark, letting his mind slip into a state of unconsciousness.
Did you all liked it? I know it was short, but I wanted to see if you were all interested in this new idea I have? If you want to see more, review and comment. The more I get, I'll update the next chapter, so remember to review and comment this one-shot!
