The Last of the Fighters
Hi guys! Soni-san here! This is my first AU fiction and the first fic in general for a long time! See, this is one of those headcannons that have been bouncing around for ages! This is a mix of Satam, Archie, and the Sega Games, but some changes will be made. The first and most important being made is that Sonic will meet Tails and the others from the games MUCH later, and that none of them actually know Sonic's status as a Freedom Fighter.
Hello peoples! Name's Clover! Soni-san doesn't own Sonic, Sally, Egghead, or any of the content used in this fic besides the idea and any OCs she might or might not decide to add!
Trust me, if I did THAT game would have actually been good! Also, if anyone wishes to flame me for pairings, character deaths, or otherwise contradictory things, remember that I respect and love each and every character and pairing possibility in the Sonic fandom equally. Just because I kill one of your favorite characters off doesn't mean I don't like them.
Except for Omochao, PLEASE tell me you will kill that stupid, annoying, useless hunk of-
ALRIGHT, Clover! I get it!
Now that the flame shields are up, feel free to Read and Review! And if you have any ideas on how to make this story any better, feel free to let us know so we might see how it would work!
Prologue:
The Republic of Acorn and its surrounding neighbors have long battled against the forces of darkness wishing to conquer their homes and destroy their loved ones. It all started with one day, nearly a decade ago. The king of the Acorn Kingdom, Maximillian Acorn, had ruled with a fair and just hand. However, his kingdom had been in the throes of war for many years, and with the war, came a misplaced trust in Warlord Dr. Julian Kintobor. Dr. Kintobor was a powerful mind, and a great tactician that had defected to the King's side during the war and used his abilities to lead a sound success for the Acorn Army. However, one who would so easily abandon his own people should not have been given the level of trust that the Warlord had.
As a result, on the day when Kintobor would have been appointed Minister of Science, he struck. The once proud kingdom fell easily to the masses of robotic forces the Warlord had created, and with his ultimate weapon, the Roboticizer, few could escape the onslaught of Kintobor's madness. Those who did took refuge in the Great Forest, watching helplessly as their home was wrenched from them, and those they knew and loved were faced with a fate worse than death itself.
Among those few survivors of the initial attack was a group young children, none older than the age of ten. And within that small group was a young hedgehog who, with his companions, would grow up to become Julian Kintobor's greatest adversary. Maurice "Sonic" Hedgehog, the young leader of a group of heroic young Mobians that would sacrifice life and limb to bring this land out of darkness, and maintain the peace afterwards. The Knothole Freedom Fighters.
The city burned around him as he struggled, pain lacing all around. He didn't know what went wrong, how he could have failed so horrifically after everything he and his pals had been through. As he looked around the destruction of what was once known as Knothole, his emotions churned around like the typhoons he'd often be accused of making whenever he ran by a large body of water, there was literally no way to describe the pain and suffering he felt at that moment. Kintobor, Snively, Ixis Naugus, The Iron Dominion, and so many other foes had faced him and his team, each falling before them, and yet he could only watch as everyone he loved was killed, his home burned, and his kingdom was destroyed.
Why? Why did this happen? We fought so long, so hard! How could we have failed? Staring up at the destruction, he couldn't fathom a reason. Sally and the others lay not far away, little more than corpses now. Her beautiful face was rather serene, even in death. She had been one of the first, leading the charge, even managing to do some damage with that knife she had been using earlier. Bunnie wasn't far away, her metal limbs destroyed, irreparable. Antoine lay next to her, hand clasped with her one organic arm, together in death as they were in life. Rotor lay trapped beneath the rubble, sacrificing himself to push Rosy and her group of orphans out of the way of a crumbling building. He didn't know where his parents were… or even if they were alive! They had taken it upon themselves to try to lead the evacuation when the walls of the city were first breached. His arm was broken, his injuries too severe to even fathom trying to stand up, to fight. N.I.C.O.L.E.'s handheld was clutched tightly in his grip, as broken as his own heart was. The one who did this had let him live. He knew that his survival was made possible only by the cruel, sick amusement of the monster that did this, so that he may suffer with the knowledge that he wasn't fast enough to save those he loved most, or protect that which he had sworn to do so. And he was right, for once in his life, Sonic the Hedgehog, had been far too slow to protect the ones he loved. Many times, he had close calls, mere seconds to protect them, to pull a victory from a hopeless situation. But never had he failed to find that last burst of speed, to make that last minute plan to save everyone. That is, until now. He had nothing left, forcing himself, he trudged away. This land was destroyed, the least he could do was ensure the rest of the world was safe. With one last look, he ran, ran as he always had, dropping N.I.C.O.L.E as he went…
Thank you for reading, feel free to ask or even give out ideas on who you think the villain is, because I myself am trying to figure it out. There's so many, it's hard to choose! *cue anime tears*