A word from the author

Greetings, old school Sonic fans! Let me start off by saying that this story leans mainly on the old SatAM for its setting, while still attempting to fit a few of the games into the continuity. Since the game elements make the history leading up to the story a bit confusing, below is a brief timeline of the games I'm drawing on in the story. If I don't list a game here, just assume I'm considering it non-canonical. Harsh, I know, but I'm claiming authorial license. Also, please keep in mind that a few episodes of the SatAm just have to be disregarded when you take the games into consideration. An episode from season two springs to mind where Dulcy asks Sally "Why don't you use the two Time Stones? They're on the Floating Island." (Shudder)

Also, let me say, as I stated on my profile page, that this story is to be the second part of my "Vanguard" Saga. The first volume, Southern Cross Dream, is listed elsewhere on this site. However, if you haven't read it, this story should be perfectly able to stand on its own. The rest of the low-down on the Vanguard Saga is on my profile page.

Sonic the Hedgehog SatAM: Sonic and the Freedom Fighters struggle against Robotnik, the dictator of Mobius, who rules from his capitol city of Robotropolis.

Sonic CD: On a trip from Knothole to Never Lake to see the so-called "Little Planet," Sonic finds that Robotnik has taken it over. During the trip, Sonic meets a new rival: Metal Sonic (Also noted for being the first appearance of Amy Rose). He also runs into the prototype of the roboticizer variant that will later be used on non-sentient beings, originally using seeds to power robots. For now, it has two flaws: one, the badniks created this way deteriorate rapidly and two, the machine that turns seeds into robots must act as a central control core which, if destroyed, takes all the badniks it created down with it.

Sonic the Hedgehog, Sega Genesis: After suffering a defeat during the "Little Planet Initiative," Robotnik captures the Chaos Emeralds and Sonic goes on a mission without the Freedom Fighters to the "Scrap Brain" in Robotropolis to get them back from him. He only manages to recover six, however, and Robotnik is able to use the seventh to begin tracking the six he lost.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sega Genesis: Robotnik has tracked down the Chaos Emeralds Sonic took from him, and is using them to power his newest weapon, the "Death Egg" station. Sonic attempts to go stop him again, but Sally has put her foot down on his solo shenanigans. So Sonic takes Tails with him (something Sally never would have knowingly allowed). His excuse: "hey, it wasn't a solo mission anymore." During the fight, Sonic and Tails scuttle Robotnik's "Wing Fortress," which crashes onto Angel Island. On a trip to the Death Egg, Sonic meets Robo-Sonic (or Metallix or Silver Sonic if you prefer), an earlier prototype for Metal Sonic.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3/Sonic & Knuckles, Sega Genesis: The Death Egg crashes on Angel Island, the original home of the Chaos Emeralds. Robotnik goes to rebuild it, and Sonic and Tails follow him there. Here Robotnik discovers the Master Emerald, and steals it, using it instead of the Chaos emeralds to power the reconstructed Death Egg. He also hastily jury-rigs the Wing Fortress's wreck into a blimp, renaming it the "Flying Battery Blimp."In the end, Sonic destroys the Death Egg once and for all, in the process making a reluctant ally in the person of Knuckles, the Angel Island Guardian and last of the Knuckles Clan of echidnas. This game also featured the return of Metal Sonic. Though he was badly damaged twice, once by Sonic and again by Knuckles, his final fate is uncertain. Lastly, this block featured yet another of Robotnik's commanders: Eggrobo. This design proves so successful that a badnik version is soon after mass-produced.

Sonic Adventure 1: on ordersSonic and Tails travel to Station Square, the capitol of the Human Nation, only to find that Robotnik is already there, and has unleashed a monster called Chaos upon the city. The E-series of semi-autonomous badniks gets a failed test run in this game, only to be destroyed by one of their own.

There are also nods to a few games that do not completely fit. For example, the Chaotix will make a cameo appearance. Also, while Sonic Adventure 2 threw too many changes into effect for me to use it, there is reference to Sonic's 'Super Sonic" transformation as "Chaos Control," a term coined in SA2. Finally, allow me to say this. I do not draw from the Archie Comics Sonic The Hedgehog series. For one thing, Archie comics is one of the few sources prohibited in the Terms of Service agreement. The exception is that I do borrow the name only of one character to appear in the comics. The name, however, and his relationship to Tails, are the only things that are the same. All other aspects of the character have been redesigned. The character, who will make his appearance later in the story, is Merlin Prower.

But enough talk from me. The story awaits. I hope you enjoy it. And as always, thanks for reading.
-Bruce Pendragon