Hello ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls; readers of all ages! Welcome to the third installment of the Sonic Legends series. Yes, you read the title correctly as well as the description. No, there will be hardly any OCs in this story, but there will be slight references that really don't pertain much to the story (I throw them in to keep the characters' names present).

Note: Don't worry about reading the previous stories, since I'll be inserting the parts in the past that deal with this story right here in the beginning. If you really like this story and want to check out the previous two, I'll greatly encourage that.

Enough blabber! Time for the story to start… Pass the popcorn.

Previously, on Sonic Legends

Eggman chuckled to himself as he walked away, ignoring the thrashing and insults that echoed behind him.

"Let's give a check up on T-zero-X-one-C and The Plague. I wonder how they are holding up," The doctor said to himself. "After all, THEY are my greatest creations…"

"We know you all are innocent," Espio began. "Attacks have been reported throughout all of Mobius. I don't think you all will like these events. We've recorded this bit of the news."

"Prepare yourselves," Vector warned, then pressed a button on the TV.

Images of a wrecked Mobius flashed by on the news channel, and a ticker ran at the bottom. The words on the screen bore into the heroes' minds. The sentences that flashed by were:

Attempted assassination of Queen Sally by Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails

Mighty the Armadillo not so Mighty. Hero dead.

…The bigger they fall. Big the Cat's body found

No encore for the Songoose. Singer dropped off of Mobius building

Storm the Albatross and Wave the Swallow no longer ride. Boarders brought down

After leaping down into the pipeline, which was a large enough area for her to stand in, Jess drew her pistol once more and started to run towards a vent opening at the end of the pathway. After kicking out the vent cover, she slipped into a room where two containers sat, attached to different tubes and wires.

"What?"

As the hero looked closer, she noticed that two figures were in the containers. One was made out of what looked to be green slime, containing no mouth or nose and the eyes it had were closed. The inscription at the foot of the chamber read "T-zero-X-one-C."

"Toxic?"

The other chamber, which read "The Plague," had a rock-like figure inside of it. The being was made of dark stone, but had dark green gas lines coursing throughout it. It had no nose, but had a jagged, improper mouth along with eyes. However, Jess was able to tell what color eyes were on this one, since it was looking at her. Those bright red eyes fixed on her, and the figure in the chamber smiled a little, but not in a friendly manner.

"Mmmmm hmmmm hmmmm," Jess heard The Plague laugh.

Around half of the missiles shot towards the hover board and exploded, disintegrating it in seconds. The hawk closed his eyes as he fell towards the ground. The racer slammed into the ground and rolled to a stop near a moderately sized oak tree. He looked up with blurred vision at the rest of the rockets hurtling towards him.

"Aw, dang…" Jet muttered, closing his eyes.

The remaining missiles came down on the racer like a hammer, to the tenth fold. Pain rocketed through his body as blow after blow struck him in different parts of his body. When the air and dust cleared, the hawk was battered and bruised, but was still intact.

"Huh?" Jet gawked looking at himself, then closed his eyes and clamped his beak together when he saw his arms and legs beginning to fizzle away. "I don't wanna die…"

The chemicals had fizzled everything up to his elbows and knees and was now slowly crawling up him. Organic matter took longer to evaporate.

"Please…"

He couldn't feel anything. It didn't feel like something was eating him away. He felt like he normally did, minus the bruises and wounds. The chemicals had now reached his chest and were climbing towards his neck.

"Jet…" A faint, female voice called in the distance.

"Wave…?" The hawk whispered, fluttering his eyes.

"We can race again, Jet. Storm and I are waiting for you…" Wave's voice cooed.

Just before the chemicals completely evaporated the hero, one last sentence emitted from the racer's mouth:

"I was too slow."

"Well I mean it's just that I don't want anything bad happening to you like with Iblis and I just feel at ease whenever I'm around you but at the same time nervous and my chest aches and I get a bit sweaty under the pits and your very cool to be around..." The telekinetic babbled. "...And it's not what you think it is unless you want it to be that way then I'm all for it because you're very pretty and I don't wanna ever be apart from you and..."

"Silver! Just ask. You might be surprised..." The cat whispered.

Silver nervously grinned. "I hope in a good way. Anyways… Wanna date?"

Blaze smiled and sighed. "A naïve way to ask out, Silver, but that's what makes you so likeable. I'd love to."

The two hugged each other while Sonic slowly came up between them again, smiling widely.

"I so called it," The blue hero whispered, looking at the two.

"All of Eggman's army is down. The robots are finished," Sally reported. "We're working on shutting down his base now. From there, we'll give you the coordinates to take him in for jailing."

Opening the door, he walked in to see his two latest creations, T0X1C and The Plague. Gripping the crowbar tighter, he shattered the glass that contained the two beasts in their tranquil state, making them tumble out of their containers and on to the floor, water spilling out everywhere.

"Get up…" The doctor hissed, and the two lumbered up from the ground to face him. "I don't care about world domination anymore. I want Sonic and his friends dead. You hear me? I want a souvenir from each of them after they are killed… SO I CAN FRAME THEM IN MY BEDROOM!"

The two creations lowered their empty eyes, but remained silent.

"I'm tired of their meddling in my plans. For too long, I've been the loser in this game. Not anymore. No more Mr. Nice Doctor! I'M—"

The evil scientist cut short when everything around him went dark, and the base went silent.

"Did the base just go dark?" The doctor asked, and a short grunt from one of the two monsters gave the answer of 'yes.' "Well, poop. Looks like we'll have to reboot the systems."

"No systems. Power in base… terminated. Systems…wiped," The Plague stated in a gruff, caveman-like voice.

"How do you know this?" Eggman asked.

Another grunt echoed.

"Fine. It looks like we'll have to relocate. Surely Sonic and his friends are coming for me now. We'll see if you are up to the task when the time comes. Follow me, my creations," The villain ordered, walking out of the room with his new monsters behind him. "I am far from beaten."

"So we lost Eggman again, huh?" Knuckles muttered, standing next to Sonic.

"Yeah. It's not like he can hide forever, though. He's all but beaten. No robots, no creations, no power; nothing! We'll get him eventually," The blue hero replied.

**With Sonic and the others, at their new base, one and a half years later**

Another quiet, sunny day in the world of Mobius. White, puffy clouds filled the sky, but did not block the sun from shining down, bathing the grassy lands and small buildings in its golden light. A crisp, warm breeze wafted over the land, rustling the green grass and trees across the home of Sonic and his friends.

Their base had been rebuilt since the previous one had been destroyed. To show his gratitude, the president of Mobius had fully upgraded and paid for the new and improved sanction for the heroes, giving them more than what they had started with and a specific addition to meet each hero's style.

Sonic's room was recreated to look like the previous one, however this new room had a giant, built-in-the-wall TV with hundreds more channels than the previous one and a running machine was placed over in the corner, which went up to speeds close to 400 miles per hour; around the base, going inside and outside of the building, a track was laid down for the Blue Blur as well. Tails had a full-inventor's dream quarters. While his room was next door, he spent most of his time in a giant lab, building and creating whatever he wanted, so long as it was not dangerous. If he needed something that he didn't have, he'd notify the president's base with a push of a button, and that item would be at his disposal within the day. Knuckles and Silver had their own personal exercise area, complete with weight room and practice dummies, while Rouge had a room near the rafters, since she liked to sleep upside down, and had her own personal treasury to satisfy her greedy, money-collecting ways. Shadow had his own personal armory, which stocked weapons anywhere from a simple pistol to an RPG, and had his own shooting range to practice his skills; he still had to share the track with Sonic if he wanted to run, though. Blaze's room was set to a comfortable 127 degrees with a fireplace that was always running and had a full wardrobe. Amy also had new clothes, and received a new and improved hammer, along with access to the track if she wanted to run.

The five story HQ of the heroes was completely fortified. If an intruder broke in, they'd have to get through a series of traps, Gatling guns, stun beams, security bots, cameras and had to break down the solid titanium doors that would slam down on all of the entrances and windows of the base. After that, then they'd have to get through the heroes.

All in all, the heroes were enjoying their new home quite nicely. Sonic had moved in a stereo system and a few arcade games for fun, but rarely played them. Right now, he was trying to watch an old video of the Mobian Olympics, but was having a hard time due to the loud music coming from Amy's room.

"Baby, baby, baby, ooohhh!" The pink hedgehog sang along.

"SHUT THAT OFF! NOBODY WANTS TO HEAR THAT!" The Fastest Thing Alive heard Knuckles roar from the second floor.

Sonic chuckled and rolled out of bed, pressing the power button on the TV remote and shutting it off. The hero walked over to his door, opened it and strolled down the hall towards Amy's room. Once he knocked on the door, the Blue Blur waited for a minute or two before the pink hedgehog opened the door.

"Hi, Sonic!" The fangirl cheered, smiling widely. "Wanna come in? We could listen to this new song I downloaded!"

"Uh, I think everyone has heard your new song. You've been playing it on full blast for the past two and a half hours," Sonic stated, grinning a little and rubbing the back of his head. "You getting tired of it yet?"

"Oh, absolutely not! Justin Beaver is one of the best singers I've ever heard!" Amy replied. "Why? Are people getting tired of hearing it?"

"I either put a bullet in that stereo of yours, or I put one in my head, because one way or another, I'm not listening to that garbage one more second," Shadow seethed, storming past the two.

"I mean…maybe a little bit. Say, why don't you and I go for a walk? Ya know, so people's nerves could settle down," The blue hero exclaimed.

"Just us?" The pink hedgehog squealed, clasping her hands together.

"Yeah. Just us," Sonic repeated. "Probably."

"I'll get my boots and hammer!" Amy cheered, slamming the door.

The hero sighed and turned to go downstairs when he ran into Silver.

"Hey! Silver, I almost smacked into you," The hero sputtered, taking a step back.

"You have no idea how thankful I am that you're taking her out of the base. That…thing that she's playing in there is breaking my training mentality and is giving Blaze a headache. I know spending time with Amy isn't your first idea of fun, but seriously…we all appreciate it," The telekinetic explained. "If you need a favor, just ask."

Sonic laughed. "Well, Silver, thanks for the offer, but that's not necessary. Besides, it'll do me some good to get out of the HQ as well. Been cooped up in here for the past few days. Ever since Eggman went off the grid, crime has plummeted in Mobius. Feels like we don't do much anymore."

"Our day will come. They always need heroes like us. Just be care—"

"Let's go!" Amy cheered, flinging open her door and pulling Sonic along behind her.

"Bye, Silver!" The Fastest Ting Alive called out as he was yanked down the steps.

"…careful what you wish for," The grey hedgehog finished.

*With Eggman, location: undisclosed*

"So, Toxic and The Plague, I believe that it is time for you to attack and kill Sonic. I've received word from a source that he is out and roaming the streets of Mobius, and I believe that you two are now capable enough to take him on; plus I'm sick and tired of living in a cave. I'm not worried about you being destroyed, since you both are composed of regenerative material. If you're defeated, which there is no reason why you should be, since you should feel no pain, report back here and we'll figure out something else," The smelly, round doctor stated.

Two pairs of eyes blinked in the darkness, and a loud grunt echoed in reply.

"That's your favorite thing to do, isn't it?" Eggman asked.

Another grunt.

"Right. Well, when you kill that blue menace, please bring back a souvenir for me so I can savor my glorious victory for years to come, hm? Now, go and seek out Sonic the Hedgehog. Kill whoever he is with and eliminate my greatest nemesis."

A loud growl shot out of the darkness as two hideous creatures stormed out of the cave of which the doctor had been residing for the past year and a half.

"Oh, sweet victory…" Robotnik murmured, watching as his unbeatable creations bounded after the Blue Blur.

There it is! I hope you all enjoyed the first chapter of this story! If it seemed a little shorter than usual, that was because I had to do with "previously" part to get new readers caught up.

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More to come…