Tales of Sonic the Hedgehog

By Nintendoman01

Disclaimer:

I do not own Sonic the Hedgehog or its associated characters; they are the property of Sega and Sonic Team. I make no profit from this story and just do it to kill time and have fun. I do, however, own all OCs unless otherwise stated.

Author's Note:

This is an idea I had after reading Mixedfan8643's Sonic the Hedgehog: Heroes of Mobius series and its spin-offs. I've always been a huge fan of Sonic.

Now, this fic is my own personal take on the Sonic mythos, taking a little bit of everything from each continuity; the games, Archie, SatAm, AoSTH, Underground, Sonic X, etc., with my personal twists here and there.

Constructive criticism is appreciated, but NO FLAMES. If you don't like it, don't read it. It's that simple.

Soundtrack for this chapter:

* Dr. Robotnik's Theme (SatAM) - https www youtube com watch ?v=44dwsrArDX8

Prologue

- The Beginning -

Welcome to the world of Mobius, a beautiful, largely peaceful planet in deep space, inhabited by both humans and creatures known as Mobians, anthropomorphic animals that come in a variety of different shapes, sizes, and colors. And several possess unique abilities.

One such individual is Sonic the Hedgehog, the hero of this tale. Today marks the beginning of his life of heroism...

Station Square, Soumerca

Our story begins in the city of Station Square, located on the Mobian continent of Soumerca. Station Square was one of the most heavily populated cities, and served as a central point of the United Federation, the main government of humans on Mobius.

From the train station emerged two Mobian hedgehogs. One was a teenager who was around sixteen years old. He had blue fur, green eyes, and a peach-colored muzzle, arms and belly. He wore a white shirt with a stylized yellow "S" in the center under a light blue zip-up hoodie, dark blue jeans, white gloves, and a pair of simple white hi-top sneakers with red laces.

The other was an elderly hedgehog, resembling the other enough that it was easy to tell that the two were related. His fur was a few shades lighter than the other hedgehog's, his eyes were dark brown, and he had thick white eyebrows and a matching mustache. He wore a brown coat over a green turtleneck sweater, brown khaki pants, boots and gloves, with a pair of pince-nez glasses.

"Uncle Chuck?" the teen let out, turning to the elder. "Why exactly did you drag me all the way here?"

Uncle Chuck smiled at his young nephew.

"Well, my colleagues and I have been working on a big project, Sonic, and we thought you could help us with part of it." He answered.

Sonic raised an eyebrow.

"How exactly could I help?" he asked. "I'm not a science guy."

"Oh, we have something else in mind for you," Uncle Chuck replied. "You'll see when we get to the lab."

Sonic just shrugged as they went on.

"I'll take your word for it, Unc." he declared.

They went to a building in the center of the town: the Station Square University, where Uncle Chuck had been engaged in a project with several of his colleagues for several months. They entered the building, and soon found themselves in the science lab at the back, where several human scientists were gathered. These scientists included Chuck Thorndyke, Professor Dillon Pickle, Nate Morgan, and Julian Kintobor.

Chuck Thorndyke was an elderly man in his mid-fifties with gray hair and brown eyes, dressed in a white lab coat over a dark green polo shirt, red pants, and black shoes. He was the grandfather of Chris Thorndyke, a young human boy whom Sonic had befriended a while back.

Nate Morgan was a black-skinned man with salt-and-pepper hair and beard with brown eyes. He was dressed in a red vest under a black sweater, blue trousers, and square-rimmed glasses. He was once a member of the House of Acorn, being the kingdom's Minister of Science.

Dillon Pickle was a man around Chuck's age with gray hair and large, bushy eyebrows that nearly covered his eyes. He was dressed in a brown suit with a red bowtie and white dress shirt. He was a professor at Spagonia University.

Last, but not least, was Julian Kintobor, a bald, chubby man in his late forties with a large red mustache. He was dressed in a red shirt under a white lab coat, black pants, and a pair of black pince-nez sunglasses. He once worked as the warlord for the Kingdom of Acorn, but eventually stepped down, becoming a freelance scientist.

They all looked up at Sonic and Uncle Chuck's entry.

"Ah, Sir Charles," Dillon greeted casually. "Welcome. And this must be Sonic."

"That's my name, don't wear it out," Sonic replied, smirking. "So what's this big project you need my help with?"

"Let us show you," Chuck offered, leading him to a large, dome-shaped machine in the center of the room. Sonic gasped at the sight of six different, multi-colored gems sitting within the dome.

"Whoa..." Sonic let out. "Are those? Could they be-?"

"They are, my boy." Nate confirmed. "Six of the legendary Chaos Emeralds."

Sonic was taken aback. The Chaos Emeralds were legendary treasures on Mobius, multiple different gemstones that contained near-infinite power. While their origins were unknown, they contained a powerful energy source referred to as chaos energy, and it was said that those who gathered at least seven of them would obtain ultimate power.

"So this is what you've been working on?" Sonic asked, getting a nod from his uncle.

"Yep," he answered, gesturing to the dome. "What you see here is the Retro-Orbital Chaos Compressor, or ROCC for short."

He lifted up a chest, opening it to reveal multiple golden rings.

"Power Rings?" Sonic asked.

Power Rings were special rings that were generated by Lakes of Rings, bodies of water all throughout Mobius. They possessed mystical properties and were often used as alternatives to fossil fuels, something Nate Morgan himself had suggested.

"We managed to hunt down these six emeralds and, using the Power Rings, we were able to transfer most of the planet's evil into them," Julian explained. "But we need a seventh emerald; without it, the ROCC is unstable."

"And that, sonny boy, is where you come in," Uncle Chuck concluded.

"Me?" Sonic repeated, pointing to himself. "What can I do?"

"Your uncle has told us you were born with incredible speed," Dillon recalled. "We can help you run even faster, if you agree to use your speed to help us find the seventh emerald."

At the sound of being able to run faster, Sonic's ears perked up and he smiled.

"That's great!" Then he tilted his head quizzically. "But how? If I run too fast, I'll burn through my sneakers."

He pointed to his white hi-tops, which were already beginning to wear down despite only being a week old.

"We thought ahead on that," Nate said knowingly.

He carefully knelt down behind a desk and rummaged through it, pulling up a pair of smooth red sneakers with pointed toes, white soles, a white strap over their middles, and gold buckles on the sides.

"Wow!" Sonic exclaimed. "Cool sneaks!"

"We made these using some of the Power Rings. We call them Power Sneakers," Nate explained. "They're completely friction-proof; the soles will never burn out."

Sonic's eyes lit up at that. "Way past cool!"

"Indeed," said Dillon. "And we even invented a machine to test them with... if you're willing."

Sonic smirked, snagging the sneakers.

"Let's do it to it!" he declared.

-X-

A few minutes later, Sonic, now wearing the Power Sneakers, stood inside a giant, circular treadmill.

"This is the Kinetic Gyroscope," Uncle Chuck announced. "We created it specifically to test out the Power Sneakers."

"Ready when you are." Sonic said.

Julian pulled the switch. The treadmill started spinning, and Sonic started running. The others watched as he continued to pick up speed.

"Wow!" Sonic gasped in awe before grinning widely. "These sneakers are way cool!"

Before long, his speed built up, and Chuck looked to see the speedometer on the Gyroscope building up and up, and beginning to smoke. He gasped in horror.

"Sonic!" he shouted. "The Gyroscope can't take any more! You need to stop!"

But Sonic wasn't listening; he was having too much fun. He continued running, and they gasped as they saw the speedometer going up and up.

"At any second, he's going to break the sound barrier!" Dillon shouted. "And that means..."

"EVERYBODY DOWN!" Julian shouted.

They all took cover as Sonic exceeded 768 miles per hour (1) and a huge BOOM! shook the entire building. When their ears stopped ringing and the smoke cleared, everyone looked up.

The Kinetic Gyroscope had been blasted to smithereens by the sonic boom, but Sonic stood there unharmed. The Power Sneakers were smoking slightly, but were completely intact. As Sonic surveyed the damage, he chuckled sheepishly and managed a single word:

"Oops."

-X-

For the next few weeks, Sonic learned to hone his newfound speed, using the various loop-de-loop rock formations in such areas as the Green Hill Zone, allowing him to perform various aerial feats and stunts, among other things. Using this speed, Sonic held up to his end of the bargain and searched all over for a seventh Chaos Emerald. Despite his best efforts, he was never able to find it.

This continued on for a while, until one fateful day...

-X-

Sonic was casually hanging around the lab while Uncle Chuck and the scientists did their work. Eventually, Julian stood up.

"I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm hungry," he announced. "How about lunch?"

Everyone agreed and Julian went over to the mini-fridge in the corner. He opened it, only to discover it was completely empty save for a single egg, which emitted a pungent aroma that had everyone holding their noses.

"Whoops," said Julian. "I must have forgotten to do the shopping again."

"Ugh!" Sonic exclaimed, trying not to retch. "That egg stinks! How long has it been in there?"

Julian pulled the egg out.

"Only about six months or so," he answered. "A little salt, and it should be fine."

"Somehow, I highly doubt that, Julian." Uncle Chuck said flatly.

Julian turned away, going to find some salt, but ended up tripping over a cord. He stumbled frantically as he tried to regain his balance... stumbling over to the ROCC.

"Julian, look out!" Nate screamed, but it was too late. Julian slammed into the ROCC's control panel, and the machine began to spark wildly as the Chaos Emeralds began to glow. Julian and the egg he held were bathed in the chaos energy, and he screamed in agony before the ROCC exploded, knocking Sonic and the others off their feet and sending the Chaos Emeralds flying.

The smoke slowly cleared, and everyone got back to their feet, coughing.

"Doc!" Sonic shouted. "Dr. Kintobor! Are you okay?!"

They frantically looked around, only to hear a maniacal laugh... coming from Julian.

"Oh, I'm better than okay, Sonic," came Julian's voice. "In fact... I've never felt better!"

The laugh continued as Julian emerged from the smoke, a completely changed man. His eyes had become black with red pupils behind his sunglasses, his lab coat was in tatters, and he had a massive, toothy grin on his face.

"J-Julian?" Dillon called out, visibly terrified at the change in his friend.

Julian looked at him and laughed evilly.

"No, Dillon," he corrected. "Julian Kintobor is no more. From this day onward, I am Dr. Ivo Robotnik, future ruler of Mobius!"

Everyone gasped in horror at that reveal.

"W-what happened to him?!" Sonic demanded.

Chuck looked between Robotnik and the ruined ROCC, putting two and two together.

"The evil from the Emeralds..." he gasped. "When the ROCC exploded, Julian must have been infected by it!"

"No, not infected," Robotnik declared. "I've been freed! And soon, the world will be mine!"

Laughing insanely, Robotnik pushed past them and ran out of the university.*

"Oh, dear Aurora..." Uncle Chuck whimpered in shock. "What have we done?"

"This isn't good," Nate said. "We should get back to Mobotropolis. Let King Max know about this."

Author's Note:

(1): From what I've read, the speed of sound is 767.269 mph.

Most of this was taken from Robotnik's origin from Fleetway's Sonic the Comic.

Next chapter: Sonic's first battle with Robotnik!

As usual, I'm including mental VAs for the characters in the series; all Sonic game characters will maintain their current voice actors unless otherwise stated. Please note that these are merely my choice for VAs. You're free to "hear" them as whoever you wish:

* Uncle Chuck - R. Bruce Elliott (Richard Moore from Case Closed, Xerx from BloodRayne 2, Shimada Kanbei from Samurai 7)

* Chuck Thorndyke - William Frederick Knight (Nurarihyon from Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan, Daisuke Aramaki from Ghost in the Shell, Danzō Shimura from Naruto Shippuden)

* Nate Morgan - Morgan Freeman

* Dillon Pickle - Kent Williams (Father from Fullmetal Alchemist, Ghira Belladonna from RWBY, Supreme Kai from Dragon Ball Z)

Please R&R. Until next time!