Life As A Chaldean Master
Memories Of Starfall Island
*THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE YET TO PLAY SONIC FRONTIERS! READ AT YOUR OWN RISK!*
Sidenote: This Will Also Be A Waterdown Story, So Not Everything Will Be Mentioned That Happened Inside The Game Or Explained In Full-Detail.
*Chaldea*
"*Dashing Into The Cafeteria And Quickly Sitting Down On One Of The Chairs, Putting His Feet On The Table And Leaning Back* Whew... What a day of kicking Egghead's butt, as usual! Have to give it to you, Musashi; you showed Eggman that a Katana was just enough for you to take down an army of his dumb machines in just a short amount of time. You should've seen the look on his face when you took down everyone without them laying a finger on you!" Sonic Exclaimed
"I'm grateful to exceed your expectations, Master! No one would distract me when I'm enjoying my meal in peace! Those who shall pay the price for it!" Musashi replies
"As expected from you, Musa. Don't worry; I'll ask the chefs to make you another meal batch for your troubles here. Don't worry about it." Sonic promised
"I knew I could always trust you, Master! I'll make sure not to disappoint you! *Walks Away*" Musashi said
"Musashi has expectingly grown ever since she joined us here in Chaldea, Senpai. You lending Chaos Energy to her is also a major factor that increases her strength!" Mash said
"What can I say? Chaos Energy works wonders with any Servant I'm contracted with. I still need to find a way to lend Chaos Energy to you as well, Mash. We haven't come up with any conclusions yet, but maybe we can devise a solution to that problem down the line." Sonic replies
"It's okay, Sonic. No need to rush the process; I have already gotten more vital with just the amount of training we have done together for quite some time now. Now, I can be much more useful to you and everyone here!" Mash said
"You were always a great partner since day 1 of myself being a Master. After all, you're the reason we have escaped dire situations before. And it'll continue to be like that for a long time." Sonic stated
"Thank you, Senpai! I always appreciate the kind words you say to me. I'll continue to protect you in any situation you're in, Master!" Mash promised
"Hehe~ Thanks, buddy! Glad I have a friend like you who always has my back! *Both Fist Bump Soon After*" Sonic said
"Hey, Blue, do you have a minute to discuss something? It's something important that I must share with you." Orion (Plushy) asks
"Hm? Oh, Orion, what's up? What's in your mind right now that you want to talk about?" Sonic questions
"What is this Starfall Island place that you mentioned to the others? I've been curious about this place that you traveled to before and what you encountered throughout it." Orion (Plushy) asks
"Now, that name brings back some fond memories! Oh, it's just nothing but an ordinary location myselAmy, Tails, and Knuckles were supposed to travel to investigate the disappearance of the Emeralds. But something happened towards it that forced us to get all separated." Sonic replies
"Quite exciting turn of events early on in your story, Animal. Please explain precisely what happened in this little journey of yours you experienced firsthand." Andersen said
"Now, this is a story I can enjoy as well! Please go right ahead and explain it to us, Master!" Nursery Rhyme exclaimed
"Go ahead, Boss! Tell us about this Golden adventure you experienced before! I've always wanted to hear this from your perspective!" Kintoki Interest
"*Notices A Crowd Gathering Around His Table* If you all wish to listen to my experience throughout Starfall Island. I'll be glad to share it with all of you!" Sonic Accepted
"Quit stalling and get to the point, Rat. We don't have all day to stand here and do nothing!" Saber Alter said
"You got it, Alter! Once II and the rest were sucked into the wormhole, I was transported into a digital world I now know as Cyber Space and went through an obstacle resembling that of Green Hill Zone. It was not what I had in mind when I made my way towards the Island." Sonic explains
"Cyber Space? Now that would've existed in the Servantverse If I was still there. Didn't realize such a reality existed in your world, Sonic." Mysterious Heroine X commented
"You mention this Cyber Space took the form of Green Hill Zone. Could it mean that this place took note of the real Green Hill Zone and made a mocked version of it?" Helena asks
"That seems like the case around here, but it's honestly not as surprising to hear something copying another existing location and making its version based on something else. Could share the same traits as a Singularity here." Astolfo replies
"We'll talk more about that place later! Just let Sonic continue with his story!" Nobunaga begged
"Anyway... Once I made my way through this Cyber Space place, I soon woke up in this place called Kronos Island, and I was soon greeted by this voice explaining that I was "The Key." to defeating these Titans and "destroying the walls between dimensions." I still remember that exact quote so visibly to this day." Sonic said
"Destroying the Walls Between Dimensions" sounds like another case of the Lostbelts here that we dealt with before. Although both vastly differ, destroying these places was the main goal." Tamamo No Mare commented
"If you remove some stuff that a Lostbelt had and compare it with these Islands, then maybe they share some similarities. Interesting, if you ask me. Moving forward, I began exploring the Island, collecting these things called Portal Gears; the only way to obtain them was by destroying these robots that were habitants of this Island to make my way back into Cyber Space. Trust me. These machines weren't something to be messed with. I got my butt kicked multiple times by these machines trying to get these Portal Gears or other items I needed to get the Emerald I discovered while running through the Island. Greatly, a difficult time I had myself go through." Sonic explained
"I'm still slightly annoyed you didn't bring us to these Islands. If I were there, I would've taken care of these machines quickly and easily for you, Sonic." Ibuki Dōji stated
"What do piles of trash have against us? We dealt with the Fatass scientist's machines before! We can deal with those again if we have the chance!" Caenis shouted
"It's laughable if you struggled against these worthless machines! I would've taken care of these bastards with a single strike!" Aśvatthāman shouted
"That would be the case... But this time, these weren't Eggman's machines I was dealing with while there... Let me explain. Fast forwarding a little around the time I collected the first two Emeralds and saved Amy from being prisoned, I ran into this mysterious girl, now I know it is called Sage, with this ginormous robot that I'd never seen before and asked me to leave the Island, warning me about a couple things if I didn't. As you can probably tell, I ignored her warnings and attempted to fight that robot she Commanded. Safe to say that the robot won that round, threw me across the Island, and became unconscious soon after." Sonic explains further
"A mysterious girl called Sage controlling a giant robot, eh? Now that sounds like one of those tropes where a kid is in Command of a high-tech machine capable of killing anyone that hurt's it, little Commander!" Blackbear exclaimed
"I'm more concerned by the fact that you put yourself in harm's way, Master. One of these days, you'll get killed and have none of us there to help you when you need us the most. Isn't that the reason you have us Servants for a reason?" Pollux questions
"Seriously, Master... It would help if you stopped getting into danger and hurting yourself. I understand your mentality is to take down your enemies quickly and stylishly as normal, but not everything will work in your favor... With what you just explained yourself being a prime example of such action..." Nurse Nemo said
"I'm sorry, okay. I wasn't thinking straight then and decided to attack that machine without realizing the consequences. I promise not to get into any more situations like this again." Sonic apologized
"Don't make Mother babysit you again, Mister! I won't tolerate my son getting hurt out there when I'm not there to keep you out of harms way!" Raikou stated
"Point taken, sorry, Raikou," Sonic replies.
"Less time getting off-topic and more of this adventure. I need to know what happened after you were knocked out from being thrown Chan-Mas!" Sei Shōnagon begged
"W-What happened after you got hurt, Master?" Paris asked
"Right, after taking a beating and waking up from my nap. I meet up with Amy and get introduced to these little guys called Koco. In a nutshell, these little guys are living rocks capable of interacting with one another using the language that Amy can communicate. She asked me to locate more of these Kocos to help throughout the Island, and I accepted. Eventually, I tracked down all the Kocos in Kronos Island and collected a couple more Emerlads throughout the Island. Once everything was all set and done, and they returned with Amy with a specific Koco, we suddenly saw a flashback to the history of these Kocos and what they were in the past. Amy told me that these Kocos are spirits for those who once lived on the Island far away in the past. Something around that fact, I don't remember everything she explained to me." Sonic stated
"Interesting to think about, these little creatures hold the spirits of those that once roamed this Island in the past. If that's the case, what could've happened to this past civilization that existed before?" Da Vinci (Rider) questions
"We'll get to that part shortly... After everything I said was finally out of the way, and collecting Six Emeralds up to this point. I meet up with the giant machine I ran into, now called Giganto. I scaled up its body, collected the last Emerald on top of its head, transformed it into my Superstate, and began fighting against this giant machine. I'll tell you, this machine put up an intense fight for someone as tiny as myself." Sonic said
"As expected from you, Sonic. Challenging your opponents in your other form and giving them a hard time. I can envision the tense battle between yourself and this machine that wished you harm than any other choice." Chiron said
"If I were there, we would've taken down that giant machine quicker, and you wouldn't have to use that form, Master! A shame that you had to go through all this yourself. Everything could've been handled much easier if I had been there to support you." Kukulkan said
"I'll make it up to you down the line, Kukulkan. I did hear from Olga a new singularity has popped up recently, so I'll take you with me once we make our way over there." Sonic promises
"AWESOME! Thank you, Master! I knew I could count on you!" Kukulkan excited
"Moving on, after battling against Giganto, I defeated him and soon made my way toward the next Island. But not before I said farewell to Amy, who stayed behind but understood the severity of the situation. After that, I made my way toward Ares Island, where I encountered new enemies and a new Titan known as Wyvern. I'll skip some details there since it was practically the same as Kronos Island, but I will explain some new things I learned while on that 2nd Island. The difference from the first Island was that Knuckles was on this Island Imprisoned, similar to Amy. Once I broke him free of that prison-like thing, Knux told me he was here to explore some ruins that deemed his interest and were transported to the Island, getting himself trapped." Sonic continues on
"Sir Knuckles..." Gareth whispers
"Even in your world, a Wyvern roams the land and causes harm to innocent lives with no remorse. There's just no end to these dragons at all..." Martha commented
"Unlike the wyverns we dealt with here countless times before, the Wyvern's look in Ares Island isn't what you all think. The most notable difference is having an entire metal body and no wings. It's quite not easy to explain the details of it but rest assured; it's just like anything Eggman would create to use to get rid of me." Sonic explains
"I would never allow someone to turn me into a soulless killing machine and use me to turn against my Master! Those who do must be taken down to the lake's depths. Never resurface again!" Mélusine commented
"Save the Noble Phantasm for when we are in battle, Melu. I don't want to cause a stir inside Chaldea as before. After roaming around this Island and collecting some of the emeralds scattered around the place, I was speaking of which. Knuckles and I encountered more of these Koco guys, which gives us another memory that involves these past civilizations battling against an unknown enemy. I couldn't see this enemy then, so it was foggy even to describe what had occurred after everything was completed throughout the Island and collected the Emeralds again. I go to the Wyvern Titan, knowing it has the seventh Emerald. I began chasing it around the Island as fast as possible as it tried to stop me from getting near it. That Titan did not hold anything back and threw everything at me from getting close to it. Eventually, I did catch up and grabbed the last Emerald. I returned to Super and fought against another Titan throughout the Island. Like Gignato, it was another tense battle with the Titan doing everything possible to finish me off quickly. It was a tough battle, and I will be honest about that. But after a while, I finally took down the Wyvern and completed the 2nd Island." Sonic said
"Sounds like another case of, the longer you go forward, the more challenging things around here start to become," Osakabehime commented.
"I never really mentioned the enemies I fought throughout the two Islands. Those machines kept me on my feet all the time. I was pierced, smacked, exploded, almost crushed, thrown, all kinds of ways I went through in just these two islands. I could've been killed at any moment if I wasn't on high alert the whole time!" Sonic exclaimed
"Now, now, Little Blue~ If you had any plans on getting killed while you were out there. I would've laid right next to you as the two of us said our farewells before we moved on from this land together. A nice ending to a story, if I do say myself~" Shuten Dōji said
"Sorry, Shuten, I don't plan on leaving anytime soon! I still have a life ahead of me, full of adventures that await me and my friends to explore! I'm not quite finished yet! Don't expect me to give up just yet!" Sonic replies
"Wise words from you, Author. You never take off that smile on your face, even when things aren't going too well for you. I admire your effort in keeping everything safe while keeping a line of Servants by yourself. It's motivating to think about." Merlin stated
"Just doing what I can, that's all~ Now, where was I? Oh yeah! I defeated the 2nd Titan, said farewell to Knuckles after the battle, and soon made my way to the third Island, Chaos Island. Now this Island is when things start to turn sour for me. Once I go there, I discover Tails imprisoned just like Knuckles and Amy. I eventually freed him as usual, but my body began to struggle after the cyber energy I absorbed from rescuing Amy, Knuckles, and Tails began to take full effect on me, my body starting to tire out from the amount I had on me. Despite this happening to me, I still fought it back and continued pushing on now that I had Tails back, who I asked to help me find the Chaos Emeralds." Sonic said
"T-That sounds similar to what Goetia did to you back in Solomon..." Mash said
"It did remind me of that time from a while ago. But this was much more effective than what Goetia threw on me during Solomon. But either way, with my body now starting to go against me. I managed to catch an Emerald, but I was soon faced with Sage, the mysterious girl I mentioned earlier, now controlling a different Titan called Knight as it began to chase me around during its assault. You wonder, where on Earth was this Sage kid throughout everything I explained up to this point? I have met and talked with her multiple times throughout the three Islands. At first, she was all serious and warning me to leave the Island, but as I progressed, I began to notice a change in her personality from being a sentient AI to one that feels human emotion." Sonic explained
"So basically another AI similar to BB? At least this AI takes her job much more seriously, unlike BB here." Robin Hood stated
"Shut up you! I knew you would bring that up when Senpai brought up this AI kid he's encountered. Hey, maybe one day when I see this Sage kid, I can teach her a few tricks I have up in my sleeve that will come in handy later down the line~" BB said
"We are not letting you near this AI at all! We don't need another version of you roaming around and causing havoc for our and Sonic's worlds." Meltryllis stated
"You brat!"
"Like hurry up before these two get into another heated argument that will go nowhere, Blue!' Suzuka begged
"S-Sure... A little later, after I handled Sage's Titan assault against me. I reunited with Tails, and using this environmental analyzer device, we made our way back into Cyber Space, and we saw another glimpse into the past of these tall weapons firing up in the sky at something. Still, we couldn't see what it was, but it didn't matter since a large beam soon flew down from the sky and destroyed these weapons with little to no effort before we were transported back." Sonic mentions
"Fascinating indeed. I assume that whatever these past civilizations dealt with was much bigger than they realized. Perhaps they miscalculated such a force to have such an outcome occur." Holmes stated
"I had a similar idea as well... You'll soon find out, Homles. A little while later, I tried to collect the other Emeralds and helped another Koco look for parts for these weapons I had just mentioned. And somewhere throughout all this, Tails suddenly says to me that he thinks he's a burden to everyone around him and is causing more trouble than helping out." Sonic said
"..." Everyone Silent
"Tails... Is that what you think of yourself...? A burden to those close to you...?" Sion shock
"How can small Tails think of himself like that? He isn't a burden to any of us at all! He's one of our most trustworthy partners outside of Chaldea, all thanks to his great intelligence to help you and everyone here in Chaldea!" Da Vinci (Rider) exclaimed
"That's what I explained to him, that he isn't a burden to anyone and has helped out in more ways than he initially thought. We learn from our past mistakes, making us grow and become better people. The same could be said for the rest of us here. None of us here are perfect, myself included. But that makes us who we are today, a team full of Servants and myself working together to build a new future where everything is at peace. We all have moments that we need to let out, and I'm excellent with that. It's your decision. You're free to do whatever you like. It will always be like that as long as we're together." Sonic stated
"Spoken like a true leader, Sonic. That's why we will always follow you to the ends of the Earth and carve a new path together. We'll always be by your side forever, Master." Artoria Lancer promised
"Indeed, no one here is precisely perfect at all. But those problems we Servants face don't hold us back from becoming much greater and full-spirited! You have my full gratitude, Master!" Charlemagne said
"I'm glad all of you understand where I'm coming from. It's always put a smile on my face whenever I hear this stuff from you guys. Well, After Tails and I discussed everything and some time has passed. I infiltrated the Knight Titan's lair with the Six Emeralds I had collected up to that point once more, grabbed the seventh one from the Titan as usual, and began fighting the Titan again. This battle was the most challenging I had endured up to this point. I wouldn't be lying if I said I had to use its weapon against it to take down this Titan. That's how tense this battle was." Sonic said
"It's understandable if your last decision was to use its weapon against it to defeat such a Titan. I'm sure that would be anyone's last resort if they desperately needed to end the battle as quickly as possible." Sita reminded
"You are turning into your Hyper state during our fight against ORT could be seen as a last-ditch effort example. We were really out of ideas at that point before you turned into that." Iyo mentions
"Maybe, but this gives you a pretty good example of how powerful each of these Titans was to take down. I'm sure you would've resorted to using Chaos Energy had you guys come with me and fought these Titans together. But anyway, once Knight was finally taken care of, I headed towards another Island called Rhea Island, where I saw these massive towers around the Island emitting Cyber Energy from them. This is where the cyber energy inside me worsened to the point I could barely stand up straight without falling every few steps. But even with that, I pushed on as usual and set off to shut these towers down for good. With each building I shut down, I absorb more cyber energy, which worsens me each time I do so. But not only that, I finally understand what these Ancients really are and what happened to them long ago. As Holmes said, a considerable threat was the reason for all of this and forced these Ancients to escape from their world. They ran to Earth thanks to the Chaos Emeralds reacting to the Master Emerald located there. Eventually, this thing they attempted to escape found them and used the Titans I destroyed as a last-ditch effort to defeat or, in this case, stop this enemy from destroying Earth and trapping it in Cyber Space to prevent anything from happening. But, with the amount of cyber energy inside my body finally taking control over my body... I was fully Corrupted as a result..." Sonic said
"S-Senpai...!" Mash shouted.
"In the end, the rodent finally meets his eventual demise. A pity." Dantes said
"Such an unforgivable way to be defeated. After all of what you accomplished from what you told us, it ends in such a tragic scenario." Takasugi Shinsaku commented
"If only I were there to stop you, Master... I would've done this whole mess myself so you wouldn't have to endure such pain... Forgive me, Master..." Medusa apologized
"*Runs Up To Sonic And Hugs Him Tight* Mommy... If that thing corrupted you... Then... Then who saved you...?" Jack said
"*Smiles* Tails, Amy, and Knuckles, of course, Jack... They sacrificed their physical forms to save me from being corrupted. Thanks to them, I'm back to the way I was before. I'll always be grateful for those three for as long as U live." Sonic said
"Now that's what I call true friendship! Nice going, Chan-Mas! Your friends did you a huge favor right there!" Sei Shōnagon said
"I'll make sure to repay them one day. They deserve it for saving my tail back then. Well then, time to start wrapping my story and finish what I need to explain. After I was freed from being corrupted, Eggman and Sage allied to take down this enemy we were about to deal with by collecting the Seven Emeralds once more on now the last Island called Ouranos Island. With Sage now on my side, I learned more about this place's history and purpose. Understanding all of this new stuff that I would've not known on my own was fascinating. While learning about all this, I collected the six Emeralds one last time, with Eggman and Sage collecting the seventh emerald independently. Once turning Super again, I made my way to battle against the final Titan called Supreme, which was roaming the Island and fought hard. Throwing everything I can to defeat it as quickly as possible. After an intense battle against Supreme, the last Titan was finally defeated once and for all alongside the rest of the Titans... Or so I thought." Sonic said
"Wait, so that wasn't the end of this whole ordeal? What else was left that you needed to take care of as well? Surely that would've solved everything, right?" Bunyan confuse
"That's what I initially thought. The entity inside the Supreme Titan's body escaped after I defeated it and escaped Earth's orbit. This is where Sage joins in the action as she bids farewell to Eggman one last time before connecting with the Titan's body and joining me to take down the entity once and for all. Once Sage and I enter space, we are faced with our last opponent, The End, and begin battling against it as it fires a barrage of attacks toward us, unleashing its true power against Sage and me. A battle I wouldn't have thought I'll be dealing with." Sonic said
"For something to call itself "The End." It wishes to kill Master and this Sage girl before destroying all life. Truly despicable." Ushiwakamaru said
"Let him finish the story! It's almost done!" Chloe begged
"After fighting against this giant beast for a long time and stopping its final beam attack from finishing us off. With the help of Sage, she throws me right toward the enemy as I go all out and smash through the entity, dealing massive damage to it. In a last-ditch effort, it attempts to blow itself up to take the Earth with it... Sage makes the ultimate sacrifice and flies into the entity to stop the explosion from hitting Earth... Soon, the whole thing blows up, the force of the blast sending me down to Earth..."
"Sage..." Raikou whispers
"I-It can't be..." Tiamat said
"*Frowning* If only we got to meet this Sage being... I wouldn't mind having another friend like Sage..." Jeanne Alter Lily said
"*Pet's Jeanne Alter Lily Gently* I'm sure she would've liked you and the other kids being her friends if she ever met you guys. There's no doubt about that... Finally, after returning to Earth, I see Amy, Tails, and Knuckles again and catch up with them for a while before we eventually leave the Island and return home once everything has been handled... *Takes A Deep Breath* And that, my friends, was my experience throughout Starfall Island from my perspective. Indeed an exciting adventure I had the pleasure of going through. But I know this isn't the last time an adventure like this will happen. Only time will tell what's next for me." Sonic finishes his story
"Not a bad story, Rat. I did expect a lot more ass-kicking from this, but what am I supposed to do." Caenis said
"We thank you for sharing your journey with us, Master... I learned a lot and the type of Hedgehog you are... A kind Master who protects those before him. I greatly admire you more than I ever did..." Brynhildr said
"That was a fantastic story, Master! I sure do wish I was there to experience everything with you! That would've been much more exciting!" Nursery Rhyme ecstatic
"A fascinating story, I must say, Master. You, indeed, are a mighty warrior in your field of combat as well. I greatly admire the decision to keep fighting and exceeding your limits." Li Shuwen (Assassin) said
"Thanks, everyone! Maybe down the line, I can share more of my adventures with you guys if you're interested." Sonic said
"The next time you go on another adventure, just like what you told us. We'll be going with you this time around. No longer, you're going alone in these kinds of missions without us." Atalanta said
"I promise not to forget the next time. I'll make sure to bring you guys along for my next big adventure in the future. No matter what it is, we'll settle it together!" Sonic replies
To Be Continued.