"The Sonic Adventurers"
by Shayne Thames
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Sonic Underground and related characters ©2000 Sega Enterprises.
Chapter 01: Taking the Fall


	"The year was 3235.Among the vastness of the universe, a pearl 
shines in the darkness of space. This treasure in a sea of planetary 
systems is the planet Mobius, a world full of strange and wonderful 
intellegent creatures.
	"But there came a time when Mobius was under a great tragedy. 
Those who called themselves humans quarreled with the creatures who
 were unlike themselves. We called them overlanders. Gentler 
creatures, like the mysterious cats, and the ever more mysterious 
creatures that lived near the equator of the planet learned to make 
peace with the overlanders that lived there. But further north, near 
the government heart of the planet, humans were greedy and deceitful. 
They could never be trusted. They were also envious of the other 
creatures who were in power. For you see, the monach of the planet 
were the peacful and loving hedgehogs. Hedgehogs were chosen as 
the governing rulers of the planet, for they possessed powers only 
known to them. Only one force in the world were greater than their 
own....Chaos Emeralds. 
But because of human jealousy, one overlander in particular staged 
a coup, and the royal family was banished from the kingdom. His name 
was Dr. Ivo Robotnik. From there, he enslaved the population, and 
only those who could live in the lap of luxuray could live. But there 
was hope, for a prophecy foretells that one day, the Council of Four 
shall arise, and vanquish a great evil from the planet. But how much 
do we know on this prophecy?"

Robotropolis Underground Base
6:35 P.M.

	It was dark in the heart of the city. And things were becoming 
quiet. Too quiet. Under the streets of Robotropolis, Sonic the 
Hedgehog paced back and forth, waiting. And waiting. And waiting.
	"Where is he?!" Sonic called impatiently.
	"Oh DO be patient, Sonic Hedgehog! He'll be here any minute!" 
his sister, Sonia said. Sonic glared at her. Before anything could 
happen, a green hedgehog and a lion ran in with some documents.
	"We have the news!" the lion said. "Robotnik is down in the 
deep south, overlooking an excavation project."
	"What do you make of it Cyrus? Is it bad?" Sonia asked.
	"Are you kidding sis? Whatever Robotnik does, it's SURE to spell
trouble!" Sonic said.
	"So where is he at, exactly, Cy?" the green hedgehog asked.
	"Well, Manic, according to our information, Robotnik is somewhere 
deep in the Mystic Jungle, which is near...Station Square..."
	All three hedgehogs gasped.
	"Did you say Station Square?" Manic asked excitedly.
	"Did you say Station Square?" Sonia asked angrily.
	"Did you say Station Square?" Sonic asked fearfully.
	"Well...yeah...why do you ask?" Cyrus asked.
	"Station Square's near the..." Sonic gulped. "...ocean."
	"Go get OVER it, Sonic, " Sonia snorted. "However, I been to 
Station Square. My ex-fiance, Bartleby, has a condo down there..."
	Sonic stared at Sonia.
	"Well, why do you ask, Manic?" Cyrus asked.
	Manic blushed and pulled out a photograph...well...it's because
...of HER..."
	Sona and Sonic looked at each other, then to Manic. "WHO?"
	"Nellie Stargazer! The most fabious reporter on the PLANET!" 
Manic gushed.
	Sonic snickered. "Sounds like you have a crush, Little bro!"
	Manic turned red as Sonic laughed harder.
	"Well guys, there is also a large population of friendly 
overlanders there, and I don't want to see them getting hurt in 
Robotnik's plan. I hope you guys can go down to check it out-"
	"NO WAY Cy. There is NO way I am going NEAR that place!" Sonic 
protested.
	"But Sonic! Nellie STARGAZER is there! I'd do ANYthing to meet 
her! Besides Sonic, you might like her!" Manic argued.
	Sonic groaned. "Bro....come on. Show me what the babe looks 
like...."
	Manic presented the picture to him. It was a white hedgehog 
with blond hair in a brown reporter overcoat.
	"So that's Nellie, eh? Well, she looks like a catch, alright....
okay....we'll go. Only because Robotnik's up to something." Sonic said.
	"Hold up guys, there's one more thing," Cyrus called. The 
hedgehogs turned to look at him. "Check out the city, see if you can 
find some allys. Whatever Robotnik is planning, its sure to be big, 
and you'll need all the help you can muster."
	"Don't worry, Cy. You can count on us." Sonic said, as the 
hedgehogs turned to leave.

* * *
Robotropolis Waterworks System
7:15 P.M.

	Manic was working on the van, tuning it up for travel. Sonic 
was helping out while Sonia was packing up her things.
	"So when did you start having a crush on a TV Reporter?" Sonic 
asked, handing Manic a wrench.
	"You kidding bro? Nellie has helped solve mysteries. She once 
uncovered the greatest jewel thief of the south!" Manic exclaimed.
	"Oh, and who's the greatest jewel thief of the north? You?" 
Sonic teased.
	"Oh hah hah." Manic muttered.
	"Oh don't take it so hard, bro! Sometimes your thieving skills 
DO help us....."
	Manic smiled a bit.
	"...as much as it gets us in trouble..." Sonic muttered.
	Manic flinched, banging his head on the underside of the van.
	"YOW!" he cried, pulling out from under it. He glared at Sonic, 
rubbing his head. "I heard that."
	"Yeah yeah, whatever, lover boy. Did you finish yet?" Sonic 
asked.
	"Yes..." Manic grumbled, standing up.
	"I just finished packing our stuff!" Sonia called, tossing a 
couple of duffle bags into the van.
	"Great! Just lemme get cleaned up and we'll be-"
	There was a knock at the door, inturpting Manic.
	"It's open!" Sonic called. A mouse and a dark blue hedgehog 
walked in.
	"Hey Trevor, what's up?" Manic asked.
	Trevor, the mouse, waved some documents in his hand in front of 
Manic. "Manic, you did it! You made Head Engineering in the 
Robotropolis Freedom Fighters sector!"
	Manic was excited. He had been wanting that position for a 
long time. "Really?!"
	The navy blue hedgehog stepped up. "I'm Sierra Ranay, in charge 
of engineering positioning. Its great to have you aboard, your 
highness."
	Manic shook her hand. "Oh man, thanks! I been wanting to have 
this postion for a long time! Man I have some ideas to help improve 
engineering!"
	"That's great. I had some vouches from guys like Trevor here, 
Cyrus recommanded you as well."
	"So when do I start?" Manic asked excitedly.
	"Actually...we kinda need you right now. We have a project that 
needs finishing, and with Robotnik away down south, this is a perfect 
time to finish it up!" Sierra announced.
	"Right now? B-but...." Manic turned to face Sonic, helplessly.
	"Go on, bro. This is what you always wanted. Sonia and I'll 
handle the situation down south." Sonic said.
	Sierra looked alarmed. "Oh were you fixing to take off? I'm 
sorry, I didn't realize-"
	"No, that's okay. Bro's right, they can handle it. After all, 
Sonic can run super fast, and Sonia can spin super fast. Me, all I 
can do is steal and fix things. I'm better off here, out of the way." 
Manic said, depressed.
	"Manic..." Sonic tried to say something, but Manic took off 
from the room, probably down to headquarters to start working.
	"I'm...sorry for all the trouble here..." Sierra said apologeticly.
	"Take care of our bro, kay?" Sonic requested. Sierra nodded and 
she and Trevor left.
	Sonic turned to Sonia. "Well, we'd better hit the road. Not much 
more we can do here..."
	"Yeah...lets go." Sonia agreed.

Rebel Underground Engineering Sector
7:39 P.M.

	Manic was feeling better after Sierra showed him around the 
sector a bit. It was really advanced for a rebel base, and Manic was 
quite impressed. Sierra then brought him to a silvery plane.
	"Manic, this is our super-secret project, the Tornado. Its super 
fast, and it's almost ready for test runs. I was hoping you could help 
modify the dynamics a bit. It seems to lag a bit-"
	Manic was already inspecting the machine, and had inturpted 
Sierra. "Wingspan is uneven....wing flaps are rusted....Sierra, I don't 
know how you're going to get this bucket of bolts in the air like this!"
	"Well, that's where you come in. If you can make the ajustments 
in about....12 to 24 hours, I'll let you test flight it. I have a 
couple of cousins down in Station Square who'd want to see this thing 
in action."
	Manic's eyes lit up. "Station Square?"
	"Yep!" Sierra smirked.
	"That's great! That's where Sonic and Sonia were heading! I 
could join up with them yet!" Manic smiled.
	"Well, this could be a red-letter day for you yet, Manic!" 
Sierra smirked.
* * *
Angel Island (1 mile off the Msytic Ruins coast)
3:06 A.M.

	A storm was irrupting just over the coast of Mystic Ruins and 
was heading inland. As lightning flashed and the thunder roared, a 
magestic ship broke through the clouds, on a course for the island.

	"As far back as I could remember, I been living here on this 
dark island. Protecting the Master Emerald, from anything that could 
harm it. I don't know why I was given this job...why it was my fate....
destined to be here....forever..."
~Knuckles the Echidna, guardian of the floating isle, Angel Island

	Angel Island had always been a place of mystery. How a piece of 
land could float in the air was by the power of the largest chaos 
emerald in the world, the Master Emerald. But what was even MORE 
msyterious was the guardian of the floating isle, Knuckles, a red 
echidna, who was the last of his kind. Every night, Knuckles would 
stand watch over the emerlad, making sure it stayed safe.
	Tonight was no different.
	Early into the morning hours, as the island was now away from 
the storm that threatened him hours before. Knuckles, feeling it 
easier to rest, started to drift off into sleep. It was getting late, 
and the danger for the most part, was over.

	He fell asleep, his back to the emerald. Everything was so 
peacful...so quiet.
	Suddenly, a loud booming noise startled him awake, and he heard 
the shattering what sounded like glass....
	He jumped to his feet. "What the-" he cried, turning around. 
Before him, he saw a creature standing before him, a small light 
escaping from behind.
	"What's going on here?" he growled. Then he spotted it. 
Behind the creature, was what remained of the Master Emerald. "Oh 
no! Someone's broken the Master Emerald!"
	Knux looked up and saw the creature. It seemed to be made of 
water, and was almost humanoid in figure. "Huh? Who are you?"
	It stared at Knuckles, but did not answer.
	Knuckles growled. "Did you do this? Ooooh, I'll GET you for this!"
	And with that, Knuckles charged at the creature, leading with 
his left. Just as Knuckles reached it, the creature leaped high in 
the air, towering over Knux. He stopped in his charged and could only 
stare as the creature came down on him, knocking him backwords and 
down the steps of the alter.
	Knuckles took the beating and jumped right back up, shaking 
the cobwebs from his head. "Hey, no fair!" he cried, charging back 
up the steps. Just as Knuckles reached the top, the creature seemed 
to melt into a puddle, seeping into the cracks of the cement of the 
alter.
	"Hey, what's happening to you? Come BACK here!" Knux cried. He 
scratched his head. "Whoa, I've never seen anything like it!"
	Suddenly, the island started to shudder and quake.
	"Oh no, it's starting to happen! Without the Master Emerald's 
power, this whole ISLAND will fall into the ocean!"

5:56 A.M.

	All was quiet on the coast of Mystic Ruins. The storm from last 
night had moved far inland. From above in the sky, Angel Island was 
falling at an accelerated rate. As it came crashing down into the 
ocean, the edge of the island scraped up against the cliffs of Mystic 
Ruins, sending a tidal wave down the coastline. And then.....silence.

To Be Continued...