Within the Mobius Ocean, where once West Island stood, deep in the depths of the sea, a cat dressed in purple lay. Among those seemingly lost in the great battle against Eggman's latest and greatest creation, witch, local barista, and kind mother Agatha the Cat was lost, having been brutally beaten by hero-turned-psychopath, Sonic the Hedgehog. However, even as her remains sit in a place no one will see her in, death has yet to truly claim her…
The world around Agatha fades away as her form becomes more… spiritual. Transparent, yet whole once again. As she adjusts to the sudden change in scenery, a voice, one she recognizes, speaks.
Cheshire: "I did warn you, did I not? That using that power will have dire consequences."
Agatha: "That you did, Cheshire… That you did…"
Agatha spoke, not with her mouth, but with her thoughts.
Cheshire: "Oh? Not talking the normal way?"
Agatha: "My physical form is underwater… and isn't exactly in the best shape either…"
Cheshire: "Ah. A fair point. Well then. Since you're here…"
A new figure appears within the void; a purple, striped cat, wearing a beautifully made blue, short skirt dress with a light blue heart on the front. The cat snaps her fingers and create an appropriate setting within the void - a forest with a small table and a tea set, complete with napkins, saucers for serving cake, and a three layer cake itself. Cheshire smiles before pulling a chair out for Agatha to sit on.
Cheshire: "How about some tea? After your last big fight, you must be very thirsty."
Agatha: "...Thirsty? No. But it'd be rude to decline."
Agatha sits down, pushing her chair in as Cheshire floats into her own seat, only for the world around them to twist and turn; the table starts to fold into itself, the trees' bark twisting into the Cheshire cat's trademark smile, and the gravity itself seems to lost all meaning of logic. Despite this, neither party seem to be bothered by the effect.
Agatha: "Your ability to twist reality in this mindscape is certainly very amusing."
Cheshire: "Thank you. But such power would be too much for mortals. Up is down, down is right, logic dies, and anarchy rules all. That is the definition of true chaos."
Agatha: "Speaking of… You mentioned Aurora and Enerjak earlier. Mind telling me how you know about them?"
Cheshire: "An easy answer: I've been around for many eons. Ever since humans were the dominant species once upon a time. When Mobius was called 'Earth'."
Agatha: "That would make you well beyond trillions of years old."
Cheshire: "Indeed. But don't fret. Solaris, Gaia, and Lumina are even older, having existed since time immemorial. In fact, this form I have taken is merely a fraction of the power I used to hold… A punishment from my now long deceased brothers and sisters for daring to bring chaos to mortals…"
Agatha: "...Um…"
Cheshire: "Oh. Right. Your question… Sorry, I get a bit distracted these days. Where was I? Oh, yes yes… So I'm sure you know the tales. Two Echidnas once gathered seven magical gems that granted them power. But it also brought attention from other tribes, causing a war over power."
Agatha: "Yes, but very little of those times were recorded so it faded to obscurity."
Cheshire: "That is correct. But there is more to those two Echidnas."
Cheshire pours Agatha a cup of tea - with the stream of tea going the most obtuse and nonsensical way possible into the cup. Once poured, Agatha looked into the liquid to the visage of two echidnas. One was a rather handsome male with white tattoos that, in those days, would be the markings of a patriarch - complete with a headdress that resembled a mask made of gold; the other was a beautiful female, also with white tattoos that signified a matriarch - with her wearing a necklace of leaves around her neck.
Agatha: "Their fashion statement is so very primitive…"
Cheshire: "As are most early civilizations. Even you, at one point, wore nothing but rags and lived in nothing but-"
Agatha: "It was a different time!"
Agatha shouted angrily, completely losing her calm composure as she glares at the other cat. Cheshire simply giggles as she continued.
Cheshire: "In any case… What these two found were what people today call 'Chaos Emeralds'. Gems capable of performing miracles ranging from power boosts to even cleansing land and water alike. But these seven gems did hold a great power that could be bestowed to those who were capable of wielding it… A great power that could also lead to great tragedy…"
The liquid then shifts to the War of Ancient Tribes, various animal Mobians fight for the ability to use the Chaos Emeralds- no, to own them. From the small woodland Mobians to the large and strong Mobians, this terrifying war led to a sky filled with smoke, a land on fire, and the deaths of many. One such led to the anger and sorrow of one Enerjak, causing his emotions to create a berserker Super being capable of destroying the very land the war was raging on.
Agatha: "So this Enerjak lost someone precious to him-"
Cheshire: "His eldest son."
Agatha: "...And went through such turmoil that those emotions resulted in a form similar to Sonic's."
Cheshire: "As you and Jenni once surmised, the Chaos Emeralds react to emotion and want. By having thoughts of revenge and the emotional drive for it, those emotions will create a being of pure negative energy. On the opposite end, by having thoughts of protection and the need for justice, you create a being of pure positive energy. Yin and yang. Good and evil."
Agatha is then treated to a scene of Aurora using the Chaos Emeralds, praying to them before she is enveloped by the same golden light. But rather than appear as a destroyer like Enerjak, Aurora appeared as a protector. A clash between these two super beings unfolds as the negative and positive energies rip apart the very fabric of reality. The result of this battle leads to reality itself being restored… but with both Echidnas gone. And the war ceased.
Agatha: "I see… So Aurora and Enerjak went on their own internal war, leading to… Did reality just break down?"
Cheshire: "I might be exaggerating the details a bit~ But their battle did lead to some of the most apocalyptic events in Mobius' history."
Agatha: "Including the great flooding?"
Cheshire: "Miracles can lead to disasters…"
Agatha: "So… Did they - and Sonic - die then?"
Cheshire goes quiet, her smile turning into a small frown. This got Agatha genuinely unnerved.
Cheshire: "If I may be serious for but a moment, I don't really know. Their souls never passed on. Or rather Aurora and Sonic never did… Enerjak has since passed on, but from where and why was never made clear… Where they ended up is no longer in a place I can see… They are not on Mobius… of that I can assure."
Agatha: "I see… And what of the Chaos Emeralds?"
Cheshire: "Those mystical gems scattered the moment Sonic'ss energy released. Where they are on Mobius is anyone's guess."
Agatha: "I see… I suppose it is better than them being in that mad doctor's clutches…"
The conversation then goes quiet before Cheshire leans in, giving Agatha a devilish smile.
Cheshire: "Since you'll be with me for a while, how about a little board game? After all, its so dreadfully boring without you, my mistress."
Agatha: "You always cheat though… Or flip the table in anger…"
Cheshire: "Aww, but rules are boring~"
Agatha: "Ugh… Are you my familiar or somehow my fourth child…? I can never tell…"
With that, Cheshire creates a board game table, the duo of cats spending what time they could as Agatha's body on the outside was beginning the long process of repairing itself through the use of her own mana. A process that will take a week at most to get back into fighting shape…
At Pito Island, or more specifically, Agatha's old home before she and the island were abducted by Eggman for the Death Egg, two men in suits had barged into the home, having knocked the door off its hinges as they entered. One was a Mobian blue jay while the other was fair skinned human. The blue jay pulled out drawers clean off while the human looked through the closet, tossing out clothes.
Blue Jay: "Maaan… The boss wanted dirt on dis chick yet dis dirt ain't anyding but."
Human: "Hey, pipe it down. The sooner we check the place, the sooner we leave."
Blue Jay: "Yeah, yeah, but what we looking for? Surely the boss woulda told us."
Human: "Miss Breezie told us specifically to find anything she could use to put down that cat for rejecting her kind offer."
Blue Jay: "Hehe. Havin' a mall here woulda been good. Wonder if she woulda been good on the poles."
A sock is tossed onto the blue jay's beak in response.
Human: "Get your mind out of the gutter, man. You've been hanging out at Casinopolis way too much."
Blue Jay: "What? Not my fault I get swing by some chicks, having a few pints of good ol' Mobius Fruit Ale, and bash some fool's head in. All without upsettin' the law."
Human: "Can't deny, when you're working with one of the richest ladies in the world, not to mention someone capable of paying off the government, you got nothing to worry."
Blue Jay: "Yeah, see? You get me."
Human: "Too bad every time you try to hit on a girl, you get hit… by said girl."
Blue Jay: "Hey! I tells them how I yells at them. If they fat, they fat!"
The human rolls his eyes before opening up a chest, finding a whole assortment of old books.
Blue Jay: "Great… The broad got a library too? Sheesh…"
The two lift the chest and dump out all of its contents. One book in particular falls out.
Blue Jay: "Yo look. Some book thinks it's scary."
The book in question was a book made of dry leather shaped into an open mouth and a pair of eyes on the front. The "eyes" glowed red as letters formed in the open mouth.
Human: "The… Ixisnomicon? Sounds weird…"
Blue Jay: "Let's open it."
Human: "Have you lost it? What if it's cursed?"
The blue jay simply taunts by making a 'You chicken' motion with his arms; the human simply rolls his eyes as he slams the book onto his companion's chest.
Human: "Fine. Get cursed then."
The blue jay just rolls his own eyes before taking a deep breath and opening the book. But what was inside was… all blank.
Blue Jay: "Hey, get this. It's empty."
Human: "Huh… So it is. Well that was pointless."
Blue Jay: "Pfft. Well, we found nothing. What a waste of-"
A voice then calls out to them. A raspy, old voice, one that spoke in a commanding tone.
Voice: "Oh don't say that. This was no waste. In fact, you have only just stepped into a grand scheme of one true master. Take heed my minions, take the book in hands and follow my instructions."
As the voice spoke, the duo's eyes glaze over, now having a thousand yard stare as the blue jay gripped the Ixisnomicon in his hands.
Blue Jay & Human: "Yes, Master…"
Voice: "Now… Find the fallen Temple of Ixis. There you will follow my instructions. It has been far too long, so now it is time for my resurrection."
Blue Jay & Human: "Yes, Master…"
The duo then leave as the voice cackles loudly, the book now glowing a sinister green… An ancient evil was plotting against the planet of Mobius…
