Sonic Underground Prolouge Special
"The Prelude"
by Shayne Thames
Sonic the Hedgehog and related characters © and ™ SEGA
Shalita Ranay and related characters © Star Dreams Entertainment
Dr. Robotnik stood before the abandoned lab, full of ambition.
This was his grandfather's lab, a man called Gerald Robotnik. Dr.
Robotnik had always looked up to his grandfather, until the day that
he dissappeared, along with his aunt Sara. But this was before Robotnik
infiltrated with the Mobians. Now he was about to discover what
happened to Profesor Gerald.
Walking into the dusty building, Robotnik could see the place was
generally left in tact, machines abandoned, and material strewn about
the place.
Robotnik came across an old book, laying next to an old machine.
Curious, Robotnik opened the book.
"June 23rd, 3201. This is my final entry. If this book is
discovered, it means that I have sucessfully crossed time about 1200
years into our world's past, to when a scientist genius was really
needed. Accompanying me was my daughter, Sara. Together we will escape
the Great War and start a new life. My older son, David, did not believe
we would make such a trip, so he stayed to raise his sons, Colin and
Julian, on this accurssed planet. I only hope that our life in the
past will be a great one. -Professor Gerald Robotnik."
"So.." Robotnik said. "He time-traveled....and this must be the
machine...but how to activate it?"
Robotnik took a look at the machine, pressing a few buttons.
Suddenly a green energy poured into the center of the machine.
"Oh HO! This is all too perfect!" Robotnik laughed. "Now I can
see what achivements my grandfather has acomplished!"
One month later, the disturbed machine once again came to life,
and a white bat and an orange fox appeared.
"This is it, Rouge. This what used to by my home," the orange
fox.
"So, this is the future, huh? A bit dustier then what I
expected," the bat, Rouge, said.
"Cut the joking, Rouge. You're on your own from here. The big gem
you want is on a floating island. About this time of the year, it should
be orbiting over the nearby mountain range," the fox said.
"And what about you, Sabre. What are you up to?" Rouge asked.
"I'm here to pay an old friend a visit," Sabre said.
"How do you know he's still alive?" Rouge asked.
"Because my boss told me so," Sabre said, cracking her knuckles.
Outside, a figure watched as the two left.
"One month. He's been gone an entire month. What is he UP to?!"
Sonic complained, leaning back in his chair.
Sonic the Hedgehog, along with Miles "Tails" Prower, Sonia
Hedgehog, Manic Hedgehog, Cyrus and Trevor were in a meeting.
"No clue. It's like he packed up, left town, and left the robots
AND Sleet and Dingo in charge," Trevor said.
"Sleet and Dingo? That's not like Eggman to leave THOSE two in
charge," Manic said.
"That's because he didn't," Cyrus said. "Metal Sonic is."
"Metal Sonic. You mean that robot that Eggman designed after
me?" Sonic asked.
"Yeah. Apparently, Eggman knows you been beaten by Metal Sonic
the one time you encountered him," Sonia said.
"Don't rub it in, sis," Sonic sighed.
"Sonic, don't worry. We're gonna find Robotnik," Cyrus said.
"I'm just afraid that by the time he rears his ugly head, it's
gonna be too late," Manic said.
Sonic sighed. "Alright. This meeting is dismissed. Keep me
informed."
As the others started to leave the room, Sonia walked over to
Sonic.
"I see you're finally starting to grow up and acting like a real
leader, Sonic," Sonia said.
"At this point, Sonia, I have an eternity to mature. Might as well
start now, cause it's gonna TAKE me a few hundred years to learn it,"
Sonic joked. Somewhat true, a special gift he was born with gives him
immortality.
As Manic walked out, a lone figure waited outside for him.
"I was told to find you here, although I have no idea why freedom
fighters would be assocating with a lowly thief like you," the woman said.
"You can be suprised what you know about someone," Manic said
supiciously. "Do I know you?"
"Why Manic, you mean you forgot your childhood crush?" Sabre said.
"Sabre?!" Manic breathed. "I thought you dissappeared forever!"
"You can be suprised what you know about someone," Sabre quoted,
then hugged Manic. "I missed you."
"Where have you been?" Manic asked, hugging her back.
"Away...but I'm back....but Manic..." Sabre started.
"Yes?" Mnaic asked.
"There's something I want to give you..." Sabre said, pulling out
a lovely blue rose.
"Sabre....these are RARE! Oh gosh, I dunno what to say!" Manic
said taking the rose.
Without warning, Manic suddenly groaned and collasped, holding his
head.
"Say you're on our side, Manic," Sabre whispered, helping him up.
"Wha..." Manic mumbled, looking into her eyes.... "Yes....I am..."
"Good," Sabre said, putting the mecanical blue rose into his
spines. The rose petals wilted away, revealing a mecanical device
embedding itself into the back of his neck.
Rouge looked around the shrine, staring at the Master Emerald.
"So THIS is the Master Emerald Sabre was talking about. She was
right, this is quite a payload. I see payday ahead for me!"
Rouge's communicator started beeping. "Yes?"
"Rouge, this is Sabre. I got what a came for. Hurry up and grab
the emerald. We're coming to pick you up."
"Right, Sabre," Rouge said. As she approached the emerald, she
found a newspaper laying on the step of the alter.
"What's this?" Rouge asked, looking at the newspaper. "Chaos
Emerald...hmmm...I'll save THIS for later!"
As Rouge proceeded to pick up the emerald, a figure approached her.
"Hold it right there!" Knuckles the Echidna called.
Rouge whirled around. "Well, I figured you'd show sometime or
later. You must be the famous treasure hunter I heard ALL about," Rouge
said.
"Cut the pleasantries, lady. Just where do you think you're going
with my emerald?" Knux growled.
"Ah haha! You are mistaken. For you see, this emerald, is now MY
emerald," Rouge said.
"Yeah RIGHT! Who says?" Knux asked.
Two guns clicked, pointing to either side of his head.
"We do, Guardian. And if you're smart, I'd suggest you surrender
the emerald," Manic said.
"Manic? What in the world-" Knux started, before Manic pressed the
barrel against Knux's head.
"Thank you. We'll take our leave now. So long, treasure hunter!"
Rouge said, taking the emerald, leaping up high, and flew off.
"See you around, Knucklebrain!" Manic said, grabing on to Sabre as
she activated her jet boots.
"What do you think of the new modifications, Sonic?" Tails asked,
showing off his mecanical walker, which was really his plane, the Tonado 2.
"Yeah, great, Tails," Sonic said half-heartedly, pacing. Manic had
dissappeared and no one could find him.
"Sonic, calm down, will you. I'm sure he'll call if he had gone
out," Sonia said.
As if on cue, the V-Phone started beeping. Sonic dashed to the
screen and pressed a button.
"Manic! It's about time! Where are-"
Sonic stopped, seeing it was Knuckles.
"Knux! Sorry man, I thought you were Manic," Sonic said.
"Hey SONIC, what in the world are you guys THINKING?! Manic was
just up here-"
"WHOA. Wait a moment. Manic was on the island?" Sonic asked.
The question caught Knux by suprised. "You mean you don't know?"
"Know what?" Sonic asked.
"Manic was just up here with two female creeps, STEALING the
Master Emerald!"
"WHAT?!?!" Sonic, Tails and Sonia screeched.
"Yeah. Any idea what's going on?" Knuckles asked.
"I do," a voice said. The three turned around, facing a white
hedgehog with a blue chao.
"Shalita! Chaima! You're back!" Sonic said, hugging the white
hedgehog.
"Where are they, Shal?" Knux asked.
"An old abandoned lab northeast of the city. They came from
another time," Shalita said.
"Another time?" Sonic asked. "Are you sure?"
"Yeah. I did some catch up on history and reconized one of the
females. Rouge the Bat was a famous treasure hunter back in the year
2085, only 50 years after mobian life began to become intellegent.
Humans still dominated the world then, and the world was known as Earth
back then."
"So, we gotta break into this abandoned lab, and follow them back
to the 21st century, where Overlanders still ruled the world. Yuck!"
Sonic groaned.
"And find out what Manic's problem is," Knux said.
"Knuckles, meet us at the following coodernates," Shalita said,
transmitting the info.
Sonic, Tails in his mechanical walker, Sonia, Shalita, Knux and
Chaima stood in the room.
"Remember the plan. Once we get there, we may have to settle in
a while until we can find these guys. I have a feeling Eggman's also
waiting for us, which would explain his dissapearing act," Shalita said.
"What gives you that idea?" Sonci asked.
"Cause he was snooping around here a month ago," Shalita said.
The six gathered around the machine, activating it and dissappeared.
A hooded figure watched. "And so it begins..." she whispered.
"The Prelude"
by Shayne Thames
Sonic the Hedgehog and related characters © and ™ SEGA
Shalita Ranay and related characters © Star Dreams Entertainment
Dr. Robotnik stood before the abandoned lab, full of ambition.
This was his grandfather's lab, a man called Gerald Robotnik. Dr.
Robotnik had always looked up to his grandfather, until the day that
he dissappeared, along with his aunt Sara. But this was before Robotnik
infiltrated with the Mobians. Now he was about to discover what
happened to Profesor Gerald.
Walking into the dusty building, Robotnik could see the place was
generally left in tact, machines abandoned, and material strewn about
the place.
Robotnik came across an old book, laying next to an old machine.
Curious, Robotnik opened the book.
"June 23rd, 3201. This is my final entry. If this book is
discovered, it means that I have sucessfully crossed time about 1200
years into our world's past, to when a scientist genius was really
needed. Accompanying me was my daughter, Sara. Together we will escape
the Great War and start a new life. My older son, David, did not believe
we would make such a trip, so he stayed to raise his sons, Colin and
Julian, on this accurssed planet. I only hope that our life in the
past will be a great one. -Professor Gerald Robotnik."
"So.." Robotnik said. "He time-traveled....and this must be the
machine...but how to activate it?"
Robotnik took a look at the machine, pressing a few buttons.
Suddenly a green energy poured into the center of the machine.
"Oh HO! This is all too perfect!" Robotnik laughed. "Now I can
see what achivements my grandfather has acomplished!"
One month later, the disturbed machine once again came to life,
and a white bat and an orange fox appeared.
"This is it, Rouge. This what used to by my home," the orange
fox.
"So, this is the future, huh? A bit dustier then what I
expected," the bat, Rouge, said.
"Cut the joking, Rouge. You're on your own from here. The big gem
you want is on a floating island. About this time of the year, it should
be orbiting over the nearby mountain range," the fox said.
"And what about you, Sabre. What are you up to?" Rouge asked.
"I'm here to pay an old friend a visit," Sabre said.
"How do you know he's still alive?" Rouge asked.
"Because my boss told me so," Sabre said, cracking her knuckles.
Outside, a figure watched as the two left.
"One month. He's been gone an entire month. What is he UP to?!"
Sonic complained, leaning back in his chair.
Sonic the Hedgehog, along with Miles "Tails" Prower, Sonia
Hedgehog, Manic Hedgehog, Cyrus and Trevor were in a meeting.
"No clue. It's like he packed up, left town, and left the robots
AND Sleet and Dingo in charge," Trevor said.
"Sleet and Dingo? That's not like Eggman to leave THOSE two in
charge," Manic said.
"That's because he didn't," Cyrus said. "Metal Sonic is."
"Metal Sonic. You mean that robot that Eggman designed after
me?" Sonic asked.
"Yeah. Apparently, Eggman knows you been beaten by Metal Sonic
the one time you encountered him," Sonia said.
"Don't rub it in, sis," Sonic sighed.
"Sonic, don't worry. We're gonna find Robotnik," Cyrus said.
"I'm just afraid that by the time he rears his ugly head, it's
gonna be too late," Manic said.
Sonic sighed. "Alright. This meeting is dismissed. Keep me
informed."
As the others started to leave the room, Sonia walked over to
Sonic.
"I see you're finally starting to grow up and acting like a real
leader, Sonic," Sonia said.
"At this point, Sonia, I have an eternity to mature. Might as well
start now, cause it's gonna TAKE me a few hundred years to learn it,"
Sonic joked. Somewhat true, a special gift he was born with gives him
immortality.
As Manic walked out, a lone figure waited outside for him.
"I was told to find you here, although I have no idea why freedom
fighters would be assocating with a lowly thief like you," the woman said.
"You can be suprised what you know about someone," Manic said
supiciously. "Do I know you?"
"Why Manic, you mean you forgot your childhood crush?" Sabre said.
"Sabre?!" Manic breathed. "I thought you dissappeared forever!"
"You can be suprised what you know about someone," Sabre quoted,
then hugged Manic. "I missed you."
"Where have you been?" Manic asked, hugging her back.
"Away...but I'm back....but Manic..." Sabre started.
"Yes?" Mnaic asked.
"There's something I want to give you..." Sabre said, pulling out
a lovely blue rose.
"Sabre....these are RARE! Oh gosh, I dunno what to say!" Manic
said taking the rose.
Without warning, Manic suddenly groaned and collasped, holding his
head.
"Say you're on our side, Manic," Sabre whispered, helping him up.
"Wha..." Manic mumbled, looking into her eyes.... "Yes....I am..."
"Good," Sabre said, putting the mecanical blue rose into his
spines. The rose petals wilted away, revealing a mecanical device
embedding itself into the back of his neck.
Rouge looked around the shrine, staring at the Master Emerald.
"So THIS is the Master Emerald Sabre was talking about. She was
right, this is quite a payload. I see payday ahead for me!"
Rouge's communicator started beeping. "Yes?"
"Rouge, this is Sabre. I got what a came for. Hurry up and grab
the emerald. We're coming to pick you up."
"Right, Sabre," Rouge said. As she approached the emerald, she
found a newspaper laying on the step of the alter.
"What's this?" Rouge asked, looking at the newspaper. "Chaos
Emerald...hmmm...I'll save THIS for later!"
As Rouge proceeded to pick up the emerald, a figure approached her.
"Hold it right there!" Knuckles the Echidna called.
Rouge whirled around. "Well, I figured you'd show sometime or
later. You must be the famous treasure hunter I heard ALL about," Rouge
said.
"Cut the pleasantries, lady. Just where do you think you're going
with my emerald?" Knux growled.
"Ah haha! You are mistaken. For you see, this emerald, is now MY
emerald," Rouge said.
"Yeah RIGHT! Who says?" Knux asked.
Two guns clicked, pointing to either side of his head.
"We do, Guardian. And if you're smart, I'd suggest you surrender
the emerald," Manic said.
"Manic? What in the world-" Knux started, before Manic pressed the
barrel against Knux's head.
"Thank you. We'll take our leave now. So long, treasure hunter!"
Rouge said, taking the emerald, leaping up high, and flew off.
"See you around, Knucklebrain!" Manic said, grabing on to Sabre as
she activated her jet boots.
"What do you think of the new modifications, Sonic?" Tails asked,
showing off his mecanical walker, which was really his plane, the Tonado 2.
"Yeah, great, Tails," Sonic said half-heartedly, pacing. Manic had
dissappeared and no one could find him.
"Sonic, calm down, will you. I'm sure he'll call if he had gone
out," Sonia said.
As if on cue, the V-Phone started beeping. Sonic dashed to the
screen and pressed a button.
"Manic! It's about time! Where are-"
Sonic stopped, seeing it was Knuckles.
"Knux! Sorry man, I thought you were Manic," Sonic said.
"Hey SONIC, what in the world are you guys THINKING?! Manic was
just up here-"
"WHOA. Wait a moment. Manic was on the island?" Sonic asked.
The question caught Knux by suprised. "You mean you don't know?"
"Know what?" Sonic asked.
"Manic was just up here with two female creeps, STEALING the
Master Emerald!"
"WHAT?!?!" Sonic, Tails and Sonia screeched.
"Yeah. Any idea what's going on?" Knuckles asked.
"I do," a voice said. The three turned around, facing a white
hedgehog with a blue chao.
"Shalita! Chaima! You're back!" Sonic said, hugging the white
hedgehog.
"Where are they, Shal?" Knux asked.
"An old abandoned lab northeast of the city. They came from
another time," Shalita said.
"Another time?" Sonic asked. "Are you sure?"
"Yeah. I did some catch up on history and reconized one of the
females. Rouge the Bat was a famous treasure hunter back in the year
2085, only 50 years after mobian life began to become intellegent.
Humans still dominated the world then, and the world was known as Earth
back then."
"So, we gotta break into this abandoned lab, and follow them back
to the 21st century, where Overlanders still ruled the world. Yuck!"
Sonic groaned.
"And find out what Manic's problem is," Knux said.
"Knuckles, meet us at the following coodernates," Shalita said,
transmitting the info.
Sonic, Tails in his mechanical walker, Sonia, Shalita, Knux and
Chaima stood in the room.
"Remember the plan. Once we get there, we may have to settle in
a while until we can find these guys. I have a feeling Eggman's also
waiting for us, which would explain his dissapearing act," Shalita said.
"What gives you that idea?" Sonci asked.
"Cause he was snooping around here a month ago," Shalita said.
The six gathered around the machine, activating it and dissappeared.
A hooded figure watched. "And so it begins..." she whispered.