Mother Base, Seychelles Waters


"Sonic!" cries Tails, zooming over to his best friend and embracing him.

"Tails! You're okay!" Sonic exclaims, returning the embrace.

Snake clears his throat. "So... I guess that codename theory was a bit... incorrect."

Sonic chuckles. "Actually, it's a nickname. Better than Maurice." he says, letting go of Tails.

"Same here, mister Boss. Though I'm not exactly fond of my real name."

"I always thought Miles was a pretty cool name for a supersonic sidekick!"

"Soooniiiic!"

"What? It's true!"

Snake sits back and lights a cigar.


Qingdao, People's Republic of China

"You say you need passport? I need see identity." says a short, Chinese immigration officer. Then again, anyone in the presence of Eggman would seem quite short. Eggman fumbles around with his tattered red jacket and pulls out a small card.

"Here you go, my good man!" he says, smiling as warmly as an evil genius can. The officer examines the card.

Name: Ivo Robotnik

Age: 58

Sex: Male

Hair: Bald

Weight: 130kg

Height: 185cm

Species: Human

Skin/Fur: Caucasian Human

City: Litigopolis

The officer frowns. "I need you come with me now."

Eggman also frowns. "Is something wrong?"

"Your identity card fake. You are now be taken under custody."


Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Standing at the top of a highrise, Shadow surveys his surroundings. The people below currently unaware of his existence, he watches them go about their business. Interestingly, there are no anthropomorphs among the crowds, only a few non-Mobian animals like dogs and cats. One cat has been sitting beside him for almost ten minutes.

"Hmph... ...good kitty." he says, reaching down and petting the small animal, which leans their head into his hand and purrs.

"You must be hungry." he assumes. Dashing down the side of the building and into a store, he quickly grabs some sliced pork from a deli counter and dashes back up the building before anyone could even blink. He tears off a piece of meat and holds it down to the ground, attracting the cat which was spooked by his sudden movements. Slowly, it comes back and hungrily takes the piece, chewing it happily.

"Hmm... no collar... well, I guess I don't mind bringing you along. Must be pretty cold later at night here..." he mutters. Despite his cold nature, Shadow does have a soft spot for strays. It reminds him of the loneliness he felt after the incident aboard the ARK. Maybe he can be this cat's Maria...


Sorry for that last part. It's a bit of a head canon of mine that Shadow has an affinity for strays. And yes, this does mean that I just gave an anthropomorphic hedgehog with alien blood a stray cat as a pet. Do not complain, I'm happy with my decision.

And yes, this story is basically like a bastard child of most of the existing Sonic universes, which is then also thrown into that of a completely different fandom.