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It was a fine day in Green Hill Zone, where everything was peaceful. Animals were enjoying the green grassy field and the wonderful waterfalls. And there was a blue hedgehog who enjoys running at the speed of sound and loves to take down an evil mad scientist constantly. That blue hedgehog is Sonic, Sonic the Hedgehog. The hero of the world and protector of the innocent. He is known by many names, except for being called a rat or rodent. But no matter what he is called, Sonic will always stay true to who he is.
Sonic loves to explore new adventures and to have fun being in the moment without any regrets. He and his friends, Tails, Amy, Knuckles, Cream, and more, have protected the world from the forces of Dr. Eggman, and the likes of Gods and Monsters. Time, and time again, the heroes had succeeded in saving the world, and everything in existence, countless times. As the Blue Hedgehog continues to run like the wind, He looks forward for a new adventure. However, wherever he goes, trouble always follows him.
Unknown to the blue hedgehog, his life is bound to change eventually.
After running around Green Hill, Sonic headed to his best friend Tails at his workshop. He knocked on the door and called his friend’s name.
“Yo, Tails. I’m here.” Sonic said.
“Coming.” Tails said.
Sonic then heard footsteps approaching the other side of the door as Tails opened it and saw his friend.
“Hello Sonic.” Tails said, excited.
“Hey Buddy.” Sonic replied.
“What’s brings you here, Sonic?” Tails asked.
“I just came here after going for a quick run in Green Hill.” Sonic said. “Plus, I smashed badniks along the way. What have you been doing?”
“I’ll show you.” Tails said as he and Sonic headed inside the workshop. He brought Sonic into his lab and showed on what he was doing. “Right now, I’m currently working on a special detector to find the special zones in the future.”
“That’s wonderful, buddy.” Sonic replied, praising his best friend.
“I am also looking to add it to my Miles Electric too. With it, we can easily get to the special zone before Eggman does.” Tail added.
“Good.” Sonic complicated. “So, Tails? How long will it take?”
Tails paused for a moment and responded. “I think it will take about another day to finish creating the emerald detector. As for the special zone, I’ll have it ready in two hours. I’ve been working for the past 8 hours on this. So, I should be done soon.”
“That’s great to hear, Tails. But I think you should take a little break for now.”
“But Sonic, I...” Tails hesitated to answer because if he stops, he won’t have much time to finish the device.
“Look, I know creating a device to track the special zones easier, but taking care of your health is more important too. You know?” Sonic stated, expressing concern for Tails. “So, Let’s take a break for a little while and then you can finish working on it later.”
Tails took a moment to think about it and replied. “You’re right, Sonic. The device can wait. How about we enjoy ourselves?”
“You got it.” Sonic said.
“Until then, why don’t we play the games from AGES? Two Player?” Tails said, ready to challenge Sonic.
“Alright Bud. You’re on.” Sonic said, accepting Tails’ challenge.
Soon, Sonic and Tails then head to play video games together to have some fun.
One hour later,
After battling each other in the versus mode, Sonic won 15 rounds, while Tails had won 14. As the two fought against each other in the final round, the two weren’t holding anything back. When Tails was able to deliver the final blow, Sonic used his special move on his gaming character. The attack was so powerful that Tails didn’t have time to counter, and he was defeated.
Sonic jumped high and spoke. “And that makes 16. I win.”
Tails was annoyed that he lost, but he was glad that he had some fun. “Okay. I lost. At least I had some fun.” he replied.
“See, what can I tell you, Bud? I knew this was the right call to make.” Sonic said.
“You’re right. Now then,” Tails said as he turned off his gaming console. “Time to go back to making the special zone device.”
Tails then went back to his lab and continued to work on the device. Before he could start, the two heard a knock on the door.
“Come in.” Tails said.
The door opened and the person who came was none other than Amy Rose, Sonic’s self-proclaimed girlfriend and former leader of Restoration.
“Hey Tails, and... SONIC!” Amy said, surprised to see her hero.
Seeing this, Sonic sighed and spoke. “Oh boy.”
Amy went up in front of him and put on a cute smile. “HI!!”
“Hey Amy.” Sonic said before asking her a question. “How’s everything at Restoration?”
“Oh, everything’s going well at Restoration.” Amy answered.
“*Sigh* That’s good to hear. However, I’m curious on what are you here for, Amy?” Tails.
“Oh that. Tails, I came to tell you that a giant wrap ring has appeared at the center of Green Hill Zone 30 minutes ago.” Amy answered.
“What?!” Sonic and Tails said, shocked. They knew that a giant wrap ring would access to the special zone. If someone were to the special zone and complete its challenges, he/she would obtain one chaos emerald.
“Are you serious, Amy?” Tails asked.
“I am. I was originally looking for Sonic in Green Hill Zone. However, when the giant wrap ring appeared, I knew I had to warn you guys immediately.” Amy said.
“Okay.” Sonic said, taking a deep breath. “But the question is: Does Eggman know about it?”
Amy shook her head and responded. “I don’t think he knows about it yet?”
“Then, we don’t have any time to lose. We need to go there and get the chaos emerald before Eggman does.” Sonic said without a second thought as he went up to the door.
“What about you, Tails?” Amy asked.
“I’m currently working on a device to find special zones. But that can wait. Getting to that wrap ring before Doctor Eggman does is our top priority.” Tails replied.
“Alright, we’re ready, Sonic.” Amy said.
Sonic nodded his head in agreement and spoke. “Good, let’s do it to it.”
“You two go first. I’ll meet up with you with the Cyclone.” Tails said
“Okay, Tails. Just don’t be late.” Sonic responded before going to the front door with Amy.
Soon, Sonic and Amy went out of Tails’ Workshop and headed off to the where the giant wrap ring was. Tails went to his workshop’s garage and brought out the Cyclone. He then activated the plane mode and began to take off to the location of the giant wrap ring.
At Green Hill Zone, in the center, a few moments later,
Sonic and his friends had arrived where the giant wrap ring was. As Tails landed the Cyclone, everyone looked at the at the giant ring. it was spinning diagonally, waiting for someone to enter it.
Tails got out of his plane and went up with and Amy. “Looks like someone hasn’t entered it yet. We’re probably the first ones here.”
“So, what are we waiting for? Let’s go.” Sonic said, being a little cocky.
“Sonic, wait!” Tails stopped him. “We can all go at once, but there’s a chance that Eggman will arrive here on time too.”
Amy nodded in agreement and added. “Why don’t Tails and I stay back while you get the emerald.”
Sonic took a moment to think about it and spoke. “Okay guys. If Eggman shows up, give him a piece of my mind.”
“We will, Sonic.” Tails said.
“Be safe there.” Amy added.
“‘safe?’ Where’s the fun in that?” Sonic said as he turned to the big ring. He jumped into it and the ring disappeared as Sonic went to the special zone.
Amy looked at Tails and spoke with concern. “I hope he’ll be alright.”
“I hope so too, Amy. Let’s-” Before Tails could finish, he suddenly heard mechanical footsteps approaching. “Huh? What’s that sound?”
The two looked where it came from and saw that there was a horde of badniks coming at them.
“B-Badniks?!” Amy shouted, surprised.
“Looks like Eggman is starting to come for the emerald.” Tails said, going to the Cyclone. He activated walker mode on it, transforming the plane into a walking war machine. “Let’s hold them off while Sonic gets the emerald. Ready, Amy?”
“I am. Let’s get them, Tails.” Amy said, bringing out her and going into her fighting stance.
“Yeah.” Tails agreed.
“Charge!” Amy shouted as she and Tails headed to fight off the horde.
Meanwhile with Sonic,
He had arrived successfully at the special zone. Sonic looked around his surroundings and found what the challenge was this. It was “Get the Blue Spheres” challenge.
Going for the classics, huh? Fine by me.” Sonic smirked with his trademark smile. “Here we go.”
Sonic started to run as the challenge began. Sonic ran through one square of blue spheres, where he ran through the outer layer of the square. As he did, the inner layer transformed into rings, which he grabbed quickly. Sonic knew how things worked in this challenge. If he goes through one red sphere by accident, he will get kicked out of the special zone. He would also need to avoid one of the star spheres because if he accidentally bumps into one of them, he will get sent flying and potentially go to a red sphere. Luckily, Sonic knew some tricks on how he would win the challenge. He then moved to the next batch of blue sphere. The more blue spheres he collects, Sonic becomes faster, and the challenge will be harder.
As a few moments passed, Sonic was almost done with the challenge. He only had 16 blue spheres left and he saw the last batch of them. It was square except the blue spheres were in the outer layer while the inner layer was full of star spheres. Seeing this, Sonic knew that one mistake could cost him the challenge. He will need to time this right if he wants to win.
“(Here goes nothing.)” Sonic thought to himself.
Sonic went through the last batch carefully. After going through the last blue sphere, all spheres began to burst out of the ground. Sonic knew what this meant as he had completed the challenge. He continued to run forward until a green chaos emerald presented itself to him. Sonic grabbed the emerald as everything around the special zone began to flash.
Back at Green Hill Zone,
The giant wrap ring reappeared as Sonic stepped out of it. When he did, the ring instantly vanished without a trace.
“Hey guys. Got the--.” Before Sonic could finish, he then noticed the situation.
Tails and Amy were fighting a horde of badniks. Amy had been smashing them with her hammer while Tails fired missiles from his cyclone to destroy them. The two were doing great. However, they were overwhelmed and outnumbered by the horde. Seeing this, Sonic doesn’t waste any time and dashed with his boost ability to get to his friends.
“Tails, Amy. Hold on. I’m coming.” Sonic said to himself.
Back with Tails and Amy,
The two looked at each other worried and exhausted.
“T-This could go on forever.” Amy said annoyed.
“Boy, where’s Sonic we were when we need him?” Tails added.
As the horde closed in on them, Tails and Amy prepared themselves for the worst. That was until they saw something approaching. It was a blue blur that ran through the part of the horde and destroyed them. Tails and Amy knew who it was as the blue blur revealed itself. It was Sonic, Sonic the Hedgehog.
“Sup Guys.” Sonic said.
“SONIC!” Tails and Amy said in unison, happy to see their friend again.
“Looks like I missed most of the party. And besides, got the emerald.” Sonic said as he brought up the green emerald.
“That’s great, Sonic.” Tails said.
“Good. Now, let’s trash Eggman’s army. And what do you say?” Sonic said, smiling.
Both Amy and Tails looked at each other and smiled.
“We’re here no matter what, Sonic.” Tails said.
“Yeah, we’re in this together after all.” Amy added.
“Good to hear.” Sonic said before turning his graze at the horde. “All right, Let’s go.”
Then, Sonic, Tails, and Amy headed towards the badnick horde, ready to fight them and free the critters held captive.
Elsewhere, in another place, another time,
A huge battleship was heading towards a huge city. The battleship didn’t have any person inside it, and it was on the verge of crashing into the city, which had 3 million people in it. Right now, a group of female warriors, known as the Valkyries, are heading to stop the ship and prevent innocent lives are getting killed. One of the Valkyries, Kiana Kaslana, was on a small plane and was about to arrive on the battleship. She and her allies will try their best to stop the ship before it reaches its crash course.
“Himeko, I’ve sent the Honkai Beasts packing. The Selene is within sight!” Kiana said, speaking to Himeko through her comms.
“Roger. Prepare to land, Kiana.” Himeko said through the comms.
As Himeko said that to Kiana, Kiana smiled as she was eager to do in her mission.
However, unknown to her or anyone else, A hooded figure was above the top level of the battleship. He looked at Kiana for a moment and then turned around to face the opposite direction.
“Now, It is time. Time to bring Sonic the Hedgehog into this place... of Hell.” The figure said.
In his hand, the figure had a device, capable of opening portals to different dimensions and universes. The hooded figure smiled menacingly as he activated the device to generate the portal. A portal suddenly appeared, and the figure stepped away from a far distance.
“Ready or not, Sonic, you will... be destroyed.” The figure said, waiting for Sonic to come through the portal.
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Chapter 1: Traveling through Space and Time
Sonic’s World, at Green Hill Zone,
A few hours had passed, Sonic, Tails, and Amy had finished off the badnick horde. The three each fought the badnicks off on their own. Amy destroyed some of the horde by smashing moto bugs with her Hammer. Tails used his Cyclone to shoot missiles and destroy the buzz bombers in the skies. As they destroyed the badniks, the critters held trapped were freed. For Sonic, he finished the rest of the horde off by circling them. He circled so fast that it caused a tornado to form, which sent the badniks flying. One by one, the last of the badniks were destroyed and more critters were freed.
As the badnik horde got destroyed, Sonic smiled and spoke. “Piece of a cake. Right Guys?”
“Sonic, we were trying our best to handle some of the horde. You destroyed the rest of them off so quickly. Unfair!” Amy said, annoyed that she didn’t most of the badniks off.
“I’m sorry, Amy. Then again, I’m sometimes known to steal someone’s fun, right?” Sonic said.
“You sure are, Sonic.” Tails said, before changing the subject. “Anyway, did you still have the chaos emerald?”
“Still got it.” Sonic said, showing the yellow chaos emerald in his hand.
“That’s good.” Tails replied. “Now, let’s get back to the lab and--” Before he could finish, Amy interrupted him.
“Tails?”
“What is it, Amy?” Tails asked.
“I thought I saw... Wait a minute, Oh No!” Amy said in shock. She noticed something in the sky while Sonic was speaking with Tails. When Amy looked back at it, it wasn’t there, but she realized who it was. Amy turned to Sonic and shouted. “Sonic, look out!”
Hearing this, Sonic saw something coming at him. He dodged instantly while holding onto the chaos emerald. Sonic quickly went by his friends.
“Boy, thanks for heads up, Amy.” Sonic thanked his friend.
“Why thank you, Sonic.” Amy said, feeling proud Sonic thanked her.
“Guys, we’re not done yet. It’s coming back.” Tails told.
As the dust settled, the thing that nearly attacked Sonic revealed itself. It was none other than Sonic’s robotic duplicate and Eggman’s greatest creation. Metal Sonic.
“M-Metal Sonic!” Amy said, surprised.
“Hmph, figures.” Sonic said, ready to fight his robotic duplicate.
As Sonic was about to fight, He, Tails, and Amy heard a familiar voice.
“Not so fast, rodent. That emerald belongs to me and me alone.” The voice said.
Sonic and his friends knew who this was as they turned to where that voice came from. It belonged to Sonic’s archnemesis, Dr. Ivo “Eggman” Robotink. Dr. Eggman was on his Eggmobile as Metal Sonic immediately went by his side.
“Eggman!” Sonic, Tails, and Amy said in unison.
“Hello, Sonic, and his miserable friends, I’m here to get my chaos emerald back. If you know what’s good for you.” Eggman demanded.
“Ha, as if, Eggface. We’re not handing the emerald to the likes of you. Technically, we found it first. So, finders' keepers.” Sonic insulted Eggman.
“Why you little!” Eggman said, annoyed. He then regained his composure and responded back. “No matter, I’m still taking my emerald. Metal!”
Soon, Metal Sonic dashed to attack Sonic. However, Sonic quickly dodged Metal’s attack and responded.
“I don’t think so, Egghead. And Metal? If you want to this emerald, then you’re going have to catch me.”
Sonic then took off with super speed as Metal Sonic began to chase him to steal the chaos emerald.
“Sonic, we’re coming.” Tails said as he and Amy tended to follow their friend, but Eggman stopped them.
“Oh no you don’t.” He said, pressing a button on his eggmobile.
Suddenly, two giant robots fell from the sky and landed in front of Tails and Amy. They were purple, and each had a huge hammer in their hands. They were Eggman’s Egg Hammers.
“Oh Great.” Amy said, frustrated.
“Egg Hammers, crush them.” Eggman ordered his giant minions.
“It’s okay, Amy. Let’s hope Sonic is fast enough to outran Metal.” Tails said.
“I hope so, Tails.” Amy said, feeling a little worried. “(I can’t help but have a feeling something worse is about to happen.)”
Soon, Tails and Amy charged at the Egg Hammers, ready to fight them.
Meanwhile with Sonic and Metal Sonic,
The two were racing against each other across Green Hill. Metal Sonic tried to steal the chaos emerald from Sonic. However, Sonic wasn’t going down easily. He continued to run faster to escape from his robotic duplicate. The two ran through loop-de-loops, jumped on springs, and went around dangerous obstacles in Green Hill. This is what Sonic loves Green Hill. Not just how beautiful it was, but it was also how fun its structure was.
As Sonic was running away from Metal Sonic, He thought to himself. “(This is going nowhere. I need to lose Metal fast. The question is: How?)”
While running, Sonic looked around at Green Hill, in the hope of trying to distract his metal counterpart. He couldn't find anything until he saw a small cave a few miles ahead of him. Sonic thought of a plan to trap Metal Sonic. To do that, he would need to do what he always does with his enemies. Ticking them off hard.
“Yo Metal, you still want the chaos emerald? Catch me if you can.!” Sonic taunted Metal Sonic.
Hearing this, the evil robot got annoyed. Especially on how irritating his organic rival is because Metal Sonic sees itself as the real Sonic the Hedgehog perfected by his creator. It hopes to defeat Sonic, in order to declare itself as the one, only ‘True’ Sonic. Metal Sonic then charged some of its energy and enveiled it around itself, creating an electric boost attack. Metal lunged itself at Sonic, trying to destroy him. However, Sonic anticipated Metal Sonic’s attack and successfully dodged it. Metal began to weaken after using that attack. Seeing this opportunity, Sonic unleashed his homing attack to knock Metal Sonic off hard. The attack sent the robot flying into the small cave, crashing into it. As Metal Sonic was about to recover, the cave it’s in collapsed, trapping Metal in it.
When the cave collapsed, Sonic looked at it and spoke. “That should keep Metal occupied for a while. Now, time to get back to Tails and Amy. And Fast!”
Sonic used his boost ability and took off at super speed, running to get back to his friends. As Sonic left, Metal Sonic broke free from the destroyed cave and it was furious. Metal Sonic took off and proceeded to go after Sonic again. The evil robot hoped when it gets its hands on him and takes the chaos emerald, it will kill Sonic on sight.
Back with Tails and Amy,
They continued to hold off Eggman and his giant robot. The two had destroyed one of the Egg Hammers and there was one left standing. The two then decided split up to take down Eggman and his Egg Hammer. Tails was fighting Eggman, while Amy was facing off against the Egg Hammer. Eggman changed his vehicle into its battle mode, and He and the twin tailed fox began to battle it out. The two geniuses fired missiles at each other. For Amy, she was having some trouble fighting off the Egg hammer because of its size and attacks. Amy paused and thought of a plan to attack the giant robot. As the Egg hammer unleashed another, this time heavier, it caused a huge shockwave. Luckily, Amy quickly evaded the attack by smashing her hammer on the ground to jump high. She landed on the Egg Hammer’s right shoulder and smashed the robot’s head with her hammer. Soon, The Egg Hammer got destroyed and fell to the ground.
Amy got off the destroyed giant robot and spoke. “That takes care of the Egg Hammers. *Sigh* Boy, they were tough.”
Soon, Sonic had arrived back and went up to Amy. “Hey Amy.”
“Sonic!” Amy replied, happy to see him again.
Sonic saw the two destroyed egg hammers and spoke. “I take it that you and Tails took care of Eggman’s giant toys?”
“That’s about it, Sonic. You wouldn’t imagine how hard it was for me to take those two giants down.”
“I hear you, Amy. I hear you.” Sonic said before changing the topic. “What about Tails?”
“Right now, Tails is fighting off Eggman as we speak.” Amy informed him.
“Okay then, let’s--” Before Sonic could finish his sentence, Metal Sonic came back and used its homing attack on Sonic.
Sonic failed to react to Metal’s Sonic incoming attack and got hit, which sent him flying. Worst, the chaos emerald fell out of his hands and landed 3 feet away from him. After Metal Sonic attacked Sonic, Tails and Eggman noticed it.
“SONIC!” Tails and Amy cried, worried about their friend.
“Metal, get the emerald, NOW!” Dr. Eggman ordered his robot.
Metal Sonic then set its eyes at the chaos emerald and began to go after it. Sonic, who immediately recovered, got up and ran to stop his robotic copy from taking the emerald.
“I don’t think so, Metal!” Sonic said as he accelerated faster until he got closer to Metal Sonic.
The two were closing in on the chaos emerald. Sonic ran up ahead of Metal Sonic, but his metal duplicate was getting closer. As the two reached out their hands to take the emerald, suddenly a portal appeared out of nowhere in front of them. Before Sonic and Metal Sonic could react, the two ran through the portal, sending to somewhere unknown. Tails, Amy, and Eggman were surprised by this. Especially Eggman, he was not expecting something like this would happen today. Before any of them could say anything, the portal instantly closed.
“SONIC!” Tails and Amy shouted, seeing their friend gone.
“METAL!” Eggman shouted too. Out of all his creations, Metal Sonic was his greatest and favorite creatuon. He saw Metal Sonic as his son because of that. Eggman was sad to see his son disappear. However, he then regained his composure and spoke. “Metal, I promise to find you when this is over. *Turning to the yellow chaos emerald* First things first, I’ll be taking that emerald!” Eggman pressed a button on his vehicle, and he summoned a long hand. The hand extended and reached for the chaos emerald. However, Amy stopped him by smashing the hand with her hammer.
“Not happening, Eggman.” Amy declared. “Sonic might be gone, but he wouldn’t want the chaos emerald be taken by you.”
“That’s right.” Tails agreed. “You’re not taking that emerald.” He opened fire at Eggman and his vehicle with missiles. They landed and destroyed most of the egg mobile.
“NO!!!” Eggman shouted, annoyed that he was starting to lose.
Amy went by, grabbed the chaos emerald, and shouted. “Tails, here.” She threw the emerald at Tails.
Tails successfully caught the emerald and responded. “Thanks Amy.” He then turned his gaze at Eggman and charged his Cyclone at him.
“Oh No!” Eggman said, knowing what’s about to happen next.
Before Tails could get close to the mad doctor, the portal suddenly opened again. Tails noticed it and tried to stop his Cyclone, but he couldn’t. He got sucked into the portal. As Tails was sent into the portal, it closed.
“Oh no! Not you too, Tails.” Amy said, having seen Tails sucked into the mysterious portal. Now, Amy was at lost of words since Sonic and Tails were both gone, sucked into a portal that leads to nowhere.
Elsewhere, in another place, another time, 5 minutes ago,
Sonic and Metal Sonic had gotten out of the portal. The two stopped themselves and realized that they were no longer in Green Hill. They were on some big ship right now. The two saw the portal behind them. Before either of them could react, the portal closed.
“Now that’s just great.” Sonic said, annoyed. He was transported to another world, and probably another dimension different from his own. What’s even worse was that Metal Sonic came with him. The evil robot then went into its fighting stance, willing to continue the battle. Sonic looked at Metal and respondy. “So, it doesn’t matter where we end up. You still want to fight it out, right?”
Metal Sonic looked at Sonic and nodded in confirmation.
“Okay then.” Sonic went into his fighting stance. “Here I go, Metal!” Sonic shouted as he and his robotic copy began to brawl against each other.
From a near distance, the hooded figure watched as Sonic was fighting Metal Sonic. The figure was intrigued yet frustrated.
“Well, this was unexpected turn.” The Figure said. “I went out of my way and finally got Sonic here at last. But I didn’t think Metal Sonic would show too. Plus, part of me misses that metal version of me that Eggman made a long, long time ago.”
He paused for a moment and spoke. “Having Metal Sonic could help destroy Sonic much easier, but that would ruin my goals. The only one who’s going to destroy him is me. So, Metal Sonic, you’re leaving now!”
The hooded figure brought his device out. The same device he used to open the portal to Sonic’s world to bring him here. The figure activated it and started to open another portal.
As the portal opened, the hooded figure spoke. “Time to leave. Metal. *Looking at Sonic* As for you, Sonic? You will--” Before he could say anything else, something came out of that portal.
As something came out of the portal, the situation became more complicated and… instense.
Notes:
Next Time:
Meeting the Valkyries.I hope you enjoy this chapter. Happy holidays to you all.
Chapter 3: Intermission - Mighty and Ray
Summary:
Mighty and Ray come to help.
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
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Chapter 1.5: Intermission — Might and Ray
Sonic’s World, at Green Hill Zone,
Amy was shocked and sad that two of her best friends were gone. Sonic and Tails, along with Metal Sonic, were sucked into a mysterious portal that led to nowhere. Not knowing where they could have gone, Amy couldn’t help but feel sad that she could not do anything to stop.
Unknown to her, Dr. Eggman felt relieved about it. He was about to get defeated by Tails from his Cyclone. Eggman thought he was done for until that portal came again and sucked his enemy into it. Even though he was glad that Tails was now gone, Eggman couldn’t help but wonder where that portal could have taken him, Sonic, and his greatest creation, Metal Sonic. The portal that suddenly opened didn’t happen at random. Eggman believed that portal was opened by someone because whoever opened that portal wanted Sonic and no one else. However, Eggman didn’t have time to think about it as he turned his gaze at Amy.
“HAHAHAHAHA!” The mad doctor laughed. “For a moment, I thought I was a goner, but it turns out I wasn’t.”
Amy looked at Eggman and screamed. “EGGMAN! I won’t forgive you!”
“Good. Even though it sucks that chaos emerald is gone, I’ll get it back soon when I find a way to track where that portal came from. Along with Metal Sonic.” Eggman said. “But don’t worry, Ms. Rose. Sonic and Tails will see you again.” Eggman then pressed a button on his vehicle and another long hand appeared from it. “Or rather, what remains of you!”
The long hand extended as it tried to grab Amy. Amy noticed this and she tried to defend herself with her hammer. However, she was so sad that she couldn’t do it. Before the hand could get her, it stopped. Both Amy and Eggman were surprised that the hand suddenly. Eggman wondered if it was a bug in his egg mobile's systems, but Amy saw who it was. Eggman turned and saw a red figure holding the extension of the long hand.
At first, they both thought it was Knuckles, but after a close look, Amy recognized who it was. The red figure was an armadillo who also had blue eyes but wore black fingerless gloves with silver buckled brown cuffs and red boots. It was one of Sonic’s oldest bubbies, Mighty. Mighty the Armadillo.
“Oh no, You don’t!” Mighty shouted, ripping off the mechanical hand with his sheer strength.
“NOOOOO!” Eggman screamed, as his mechanical hand was ripped off from his eggmobile.
“M-Mighty!” Amy said, surprised.
“Hi Amy! Long time no see.” Mighty responded, giving Amy a thumbs up. “We’ll talk later. Let’s take down Eggman.”
Amy then stopped for a moment to regain her composure. Mighty was right, she cannot think about the worst just yet. They need to stop Eggman first and worry later.
“You got it.” Amy replied. “I assume you didn’t come here alone.”
“Hmph. Of course not. Right, Buddy?” Mighty said, calling out to his best friend.
Suddenly, a yellow flying squirrel flew down and landed next to Amy and Mighty. The flying squirrel had blue eyes, goggles on his head, and was wearing a blue scarf. It was another of Sonic’s buddies and Mighty’s best friend, Ray. Ray the Flying Squirrel.
“You got that right, Mighty.” Ray said before turning to Amy. “Also, hi Amy. Nice to see you again.”
“You too, Ray.” Amy replied, happy to see one of her old friends again. However, this wasn’t the time to be happy. They need to stop Eggman first. “Now then, are you two ready to fight Eggman?”
“Yes, we are, ma’am.” Mighty and Ray agreed.
“Oh no!” Eggman said, now afraid of what’s about to happen next. “I don’t suppose we can talk this out, right?”
“Nope!” Amy, Mighty, and Ray refused.Soon, Amy, Mighty and Ray all charged up at Eggman. The three smashed the Eggman’s vehicle one by one. They continued smashing until Eggman activated the eject button and escaped from his vehicle. Eggman immediately ran away and activated his emergency jetpack to escape.
“Curse you three. This isn’t the end.” Eggman declared, escaping from the scene.
As Eggman fled away, the three looked at each other and gave high five.
Amy happily laughed and spoke. “Thanks for the save, guys.”
“Don't mention it.” Mighty replied.
“We’re just glad that we managed to save you on time.” Ray added.
“Okay.” Amy replied before taking a deep breath. “However, I’m curious to why you two are here. Weren’t you two out on a training journey?”
“Of course we were.” Mighty confirmed. “But we decided to take break from it and to check on Sonic and everyone else.”
“We went to Green Hill Zone to pay a visit to you guys.” Ray added before feeling a bit saddened. “Unfortunately, when we arrived here, we noticed you and Amy were fighting Eggman. We saw Sonic coming to you, but Metal came and knocked Sonic off. And then… Well, you know the rest, Amy.”
Amy widened her eyes, realizing that the two saw Sonic and Tails, along with Metal Sonic, sucked into that portal and disappeared to nowhere. “So, that means you two saw it.”
Mighty nodded his head in confirmation and responded “Sonic and Tails got sucked into a weird portal, along with Metal Sonic. They had the chaos emerald with them as well.”
“Yeah. After they went into that portal, the portal disappeared to nowhere. Sonic and Tails are gone.” Amy said before closing her eyes a bit. “It’s all my fault. If I haven’t thrown the emerald to Tails, he would be still here.”
“No, Amy. It’s our fault. If we…” Before Ray could continue, Mighty interrupted.
“It’s no one’s fault, guys. Besides, no one could have foreseen that portal to begin with.” Mighty stated. “Especially Eggman. He wasn’t aware that it would show up and suck Sonic, Tails, and Metal. In addition, I don’t think the chaos emerald was the cause.”
“Why’s that, Mighty?” Ray wondered.
“Because when that portal appeared in front of the emerald, it didn’t react to the portal’s presence.”
Amy put her finger on her chin and responded. “Come to think of it, you’re right, Mighty. It didn’t. *Pulling her finger down* Or the chaos emerald would have shined, otherwise.”
“Yeah. The portal also opened itself in front of Eggman and sucked Tails into it.” Ray said before crossing his arms. “Now that I think about it, I don’t think the portals were random; They seemed to be organized.”
“Meaning that the portals were caused by someone who wanted Sonic and Tails. To what end? I’m not sure.” Mighty replied.
“Me too.” Ray added, feeling awkward.
“And me three.” Amy then paused for a moment and looked at Mighty and Ray. “*Sigh* I believe it’s best that we overthink about it since we don’t know a lot about the portal and if someone were to be responsible of it. So, let’s reframe from talking about it further.”
“Hmmm… you’re right, Amy.” Mighty agreed. “I think we should continue talking about the portal when we have more information about it.”
“Okay.” Ray said before feeling a bit sad. “However, we still don’t know what happened to Sonic or Tails. We also don’t know where they could have gone through in that portal. I just hope they’re okay. I’m worried.”
Mighty went up to Ray and put his hand on Ray’s shoulder. “I feel the same way too, Ray. I don't think we should worry about them too much. *Beginning to smile* Besides, if there’s anything we know about Sonic and Tails, it’s that they are fine when they are together. Just like how we are, Ray.”
Ray took a moment to think and laughed a little. “Hahaha, you’re not wrong about that, Mighty.” However, Ray took a heavy deep breath and continued. “Still, I wish we had a sign to know that they’re okay.”
Hearing Ray’s plea gave Amy a wonderful idea. She took out her tarot cards and shuffled them. She drew one card to determine her friends’ fate.
“What did you get, Amy?” Mighty wondered curiously.
“I got the Fool tarot card upright. It tells me that Sonic and Tails are fine for now.” Amy confirmed.
“Okay, that’s good to know. *Light Sigh* I guess there was nothing to worry then.” Ray said.
“Well, I told you, Ray.” Mighty added before looking back at Amy. “So, now that we know that Sonic and Tails are okay for a bit, what should we do, Amy?”
Amy paused for a moment and spoke. “I think we should take care of Eggman or anyone else from causing trouble. We will do it until Sonic and Tails come back.” Amy said.
“Good idea.” Ray said. “Until then, let’s inform our friends about what happened first.”
Mighty nodded in agreement and spoke. “Indeed. *Looking at Amy* Amy, Ray and I will go to the Chaotix and tell them about what happened.”
“I’ll go to Restoration and inform Jewel about it as well.” Amy responded.
“Yeah.” Ray replied. “After that, we’ll all meet back and head to Angel Island to inform Knuckles.”
Mighty took a moment to think and gave a warm smile to Ray. “Sounds like a plan, Ray.”
“Thanks Mighty.” Ray said, giving his best friend a fist pump.
“Then, it’s settled. After we inform the Chaotix and the Restoration, we will go to Angel Island and inform Knuckles, okay?” Amy said.
“Yes, Ma’am” Mighty and Ray agreed.
“Good to hear.” Amy replied, giving a thumbs up. “Afterwards, how about I show you two around Restoration?”
“Yeah, that sounds good. Besides, Ray and I are looking forward to seeing Restoration since we heard that it’s an organization that was made after the war with Eggman.” Mighty responded.
“It’ll also be fun to meet new friends you and Sonic made.” Ray added.
Amy smiled back at Ray and spoke. “I’m sure someone we know at Restoration would Iike to be friends with you and Mighty. *Taking a deep breath and becoming a bit serious* Now then, let’s get going. I’ll see you two later.”
“You too, Amy.” Mighty replied.
“Be safe.” Ray added.
“I will.” Amy said, before waving her hand to the two. “Bye, Guys.”
“Bye, Amy.” Mighty and Ray spoke in unison as Amy walked away from the two and left Green Hill.
After Amy left, Mighty looked at Ray and spoke. “Alright, it’s time we meet the Chaotix again, Ray.”
“Me too, Mighty. I can’t wait to see Vector, Espio, and Charmy. It’ll be great to see them again.” Ray responded happily.
“I know. Same here, Buddy.” Mighty said. “Okay then, let’s go, Ray.”
“Yeah, let’s get going.” Ray replied.
Soon, Mighty and Ray both left Green Hill Zone and proceeded to head to the Chaotix. As they left, the two began to race each other on who would get to the Chaotix first. Unknown to them, there was a kiki spying on them. A kiki with a camera in its left eye. It recorded everything that had happened in Green Hill. After the robotic monkey saw Mighty and Ray, it decided to flee from the scene.
Meanwhile with Dr. Eggman,
He was flying his jetpack to one of his hidden bases at Scrap Brain Zone. Eggman landed safely at his entrance and took off his jetpack. After putting in his passcode, he walked into his base and went to the control room, where his robotic lackeys, Orbot and Cubot, were waiting for him.
Eggman got on his chair and put his hand on his head. “Arggg....”
“Hey Boss, how did getting the chaos emerald go?” Orbot asked.
“Did Sonic win?” Cubot added, which frustrated the doctor.
“Do you think?!” Eggman shouted, annoyed. “Not only I lost the chaos emerald, but I lost Metal Sonic as well! In addition, I also got beaten up by Amy and two pests I never thought to see again!”
“Who might they be exactly?” Orbot asked.
“Sonic’s Old Annoying Friends, Mighty and Ray!” Eggman replied.
“Uh, never heard of them.” Cubot said, confused on who they were. Orbot, on the other hand, wasn’t.
“If I recall correctly, they’re Sonic’s friends that help him on some occasions, right?” Orbot said.
“You got that right, Orbot! They arrived at the worst time to help Ms. Rose!” Eggman shouted, still frustrated.
“I see. *Pausing for a moment and deciding to change the topic* So, what happened to Metal Sonic? Did he get...” Before Orbot could finish, Eggman interrupted him.
“No, Metal is fine. Before the Armadillo and Squirrel came, Metal got sucked into a strange portal, along with the chaos emerald. The only problem is that I don’t know if he’s alive or not.” Eggman explained.
“Oh, okay.” Orbot said.
“Uh, is there any good news? What about Sonic?” Cubot wondered. “You didn’t say anything about him? Did something ugly happen to Sonic?”
Eggman stopped for a moment and began to smile wickedly. “For once, Yes. *Turning his attention back to his robotic lackeys * Aside from Metal, Sonic and Tails also got sucked into the portal as well.”
“Really?!” Orbot and Cubot responded in unison, surprised that Sonic and Tails were also gone.
“Is this true, Boss?” Orbot questioned.
“Of course. In fact, Amy and I saw it with our own eyes.” Eggman replied.
“Does this mean that Sonic and Tails are gone completely?!” Cubot asked.
“No! Knowing the Rodent and his fox friend, those two most likely would survive the portal.” Eggman confirmed, knowing from his past experiences. “However, with them out of the picture for now, it will give me enough time to gather more chaos emeralds and conquer the world. *Putting his hand on his chin* While doing so, we’ll also focus on finding where Metal Sonic went to.”
“How will you find Metal Sonic exactly?” Orbot wondered.
“With this.” Eggman went on his supercomputer and brought the files from his kiki spy. “While fighting Sonic and his meddling friends, I sent out my spy kiki to record everything that happened today.”
“Really, but why record everything, Boss?” Cubot asked dumbfoundedly.
“So, I can know what my enemies are up to. How do you expect me to learn from my past mistakes with Sonic!” Eggman clarified before looking back at his computer. “Anyway, let’s see.”
Eggman looked at the footage of Sonic and Metal Sonic getting sucked into the strange portal. Orbot and Cubot were surprised that neither Sonic nor Metal Sonic reacted in time when the portal appeared. Eggman also showed footage of Tails on his Cyclone with the chaos emerald getting sucked into that portal too. The three saw that Tails tried to stop his vehicle but wasn’t fast enough. After looking at the footage of the portal, Eggman ran scan tests on the strange portal. He ran calculations on its properties and where it originated. After a few moments passed, Eggman finished running his scans.
“What did you get from these portals, Boss?” Orbot asked.
“According to these tests, this portal is a gateway to another world. Specifically, a parallel world, another place, another time. From what I could tell, the portal didn’t act at random. It was being directed by someone.” Eggman explained.
“Who could it be?” Cubot asked.
“I don’t know. (Hopefully, it isn’t that old lackey I had, which I forgot who he was.)” Eggman thought to himself. “Whoever it was wanted Sonic and no one else.”
“Why’s that, Boss?” Orbot asked.
“I’m not sure either. However, if I could take a guess, it must have an enemy that Rodent made a long time ago. Or, it could have been someone who found out our world and tried to take Sonic away.” Eggman said. “Regardless, that person wanted only Sonic, not anyone else.”
“Could that explain why it opened the second time?” Cubot asked.
“Yes. The person wanted to send Metal back to our world and leave Sonic there. Unfortunately, Tails got himself sucked into that portal instead. After that, I believe that Tails, Sonic, and Metal Sonic are now stuck in that world.” Eggman explained.
“Uh… So, how are you planning to find the world they’re in, Boss?” Cubot asked.
“Oh, it's quite simple, Cubot.” Eggman said as opened a tab on his computer. “I’m planning to construct a program to pinpoint the origin of that world and its coordinates. Once I find them, I’ll then create a device that will open a portal to it and get Metal Sonic back, along with the chaos emerald. And hopefully, that insufferable Rodent is gone for good.”
“Until then, I wonder how things will go for Sonic and Tails. And Metal Sonic, of course.” Orbot said.
“What’s next on the next agenda?” Cubot asked.
“While I’m trying to locate where that world is, I’ll send my badniks to terrorize some cities. It will give me enough time to focus while my robots will keep Sonic’s other friends and the Restoration busy. It will begin, starting tomorrow. *Sigh* For now, I’m going to rest for the day.” Eggman said, starting to get a little tired. “*Looking back at Orbot* Orbot, make me a sandwich.”
“Coming right up, Boss.” Orbot responded, leaving to make a sandwich for his master.
“And Cubot? Don’t do anything stupid or I’ll turn you into a rice cooker. Understood?” Eggman demanded.
“Sure thing. Hahahh.” Cubot said nervously. He then left to go somewhere else that didn’t involve his master’s inventions.
As two of his robot lackeys left per his orders, Eggman looked back at his computer and made a sinister grin. “When I find that world, I will have Metal Sonic back in my side and for Sonic and Tails to be destroyed. I’ll see to it that our world and that one will be mine to… CONQUER! Hahahahaha! Hohohohohohohohhoho!”
After the mad doctor laughed manically, Eggman looked at his program of analyzing the portal’s origin point. He was eager to see what the world where Sonic, Tails, Metal Sonic are trapped, had in store for him. However, Eggman was unaware of the horrors that lie within that world. The threat it poses will be too much for the mad doctor to handle. It will be unlike anything he and Sonic had faced before.
Notes:
My original idea was Knuckles saving Amy, but I decided to have Mighty And Ray save her instead since Knuckles is always busy.
Chapter 4: Battleships and Valkyries
Summary:
Sonic and Tails meet Bronya.
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
Chapter Text
Chapter 2: Battleships and Valkyries
In Another World, another place, another time,
Sonic continued to fight against his robotic copy, Metal Sonic, on a big ship. The two were fighting hard against each other, trying to overwhelm the other.
Unknown to them, the hooded figure had opened another portal to send Metal Sonic to Sonic’s world. The Hooded figure only wanted Sonic to come, not anyone else. He hoped that Sonic would unleash a powerful attack on Metal Sonic. An attack hard enough to knock the robot away into the portal. The figure would close the portal and leave Sonic trapped in this world. But it won’t be that simple.
Soon, Sonic began to charge up his spin dash to launch a powerful attack on Metal Sonic. Metal Sonic noticed this and stopped itself to counter Sonic’s attack. As Sonic unleashed his spin dash, something came out of the portal. The hooded figure was shocked that something or someone came out of the portal. It was a blue vehicle that looked like a plane, but it was in something kind of battle mode. A fox that had two tails was piloting it. Sonic stopped his attack, and Sonic and Metal Sonic looked at who came out of the portal. It was Sonic’s best friend, Miles “Tails” Prowers. As Tails got out of the portal, the portal closed. Tails stopped his vehicle since it was charging forward when He was going after Eggman.
“Wow! That was a close one.” Tails said, relieved that he stopped his Cyclone.
“Tails!” Sonic said.
Tails turned to where the voice was, and he saw Sonic there.
Seeing his best friend again, Tails was happy and shouted. “Sonic, y-you're alive!”
“Hey Bud.” Sonic replied. Before he could say something to his friend, Metal Sonic charged at Tails, trying to attack. Sonic noticed this and warned his buddy. “Tails, look out!”
Tails saw Metal Sonic coming at him and spoke. “Oh no you don’t.” He fired missiles from his Cyclone at Metal, and they hit.
Unfortunately, Metal Sonic activated its defense mechanism, Black Shield, to protect itself from the missiles. Sonic and Tails looked at each other and decided to take down Metal Sonic together. The two surrounded the evil robot as the odds were against Metal Sonic.
“It’s over, Metal. You’re done.” Sonic said.
“You’re outnumbered and outmatched.” Tails added.
Unknown to them, the hood figure was more furious than before. It did not expect Tails to come out from the portal. It wanted Metal Sonic to go through the portal, let anyone else into the portal.
“I will not tolerate this any further. I’m sending you two back, leaving Sonic for me.” The hooded figure declared.
The hooded figure brought the portal device and was about to turn it on. Before he could, the figure noticed something approaching.
Back with Sonic and the others,
Metal Sonic was looking for a way out to destroy Sonic and Tails. It looked around its surroundings to find something until it noticed the hooded figure. Metal Sonic saw the figure having a device in its hands and realized it must have been the one who opened that portal. Realizing the cause of the strange portals, Metal Sonic charged itself at the figure.
Sonic and Tails prepared themselves for Metal Sonic’s attack until they saw that Metal wasn’t going after them. The two turned to where the evil robot was attacking and saw the hooded figure. The hooded figure saw that his cover was compromised and needed to get out of here. The figure, not wanting his identity revealed, threw the portal device at Metal Sonic and made a quick leap to dodge. Metal Sonic saw what it believed to be a bomb and used its spin attack to smash it. As Metal Sonic destroyed the device, Sonic and Tails went to the robot and looked at the hooded figure.
The figure began to laugh and spoke. “Well, Well, Metal Sonic. Look what you have done. You just destroyed your one-way ticket back to your world.” The figure pointed to the destroyed portal device.
Sonic and Tails saw it too and realized that the hooded figure was the one who opened the strange portal.
“Wait, you’re the one who opened those portals?” Tails questioned the figure.
The figure paused for a moment and responded. “Yes. I was the one who opened those portals to your world.”
Sonic went up and demanded. “But why? Why did you do it?”
The figure walked backwards until he was near the edge of the battleship. “You will know soon enough. As much I want to have this reunion, I’m afraid our time here is up.” The figure said as he was about to jump off the battleship backwards. “You can either stop me here or you could stop this ship first.”
“Why is that?” Tails asked.
“Find out for yourself, Miles ‘Tails’ Prowers.” The figure said, which surprised Tails that it knew who he was. “Especially you, Sonic the Hedgehog.”
Sonic was surprised to learn that the figure knew who he and Tails were. Sonic remembered that it knew Metal Sonic too. He suspected that the figure was someone he fought a long time ago.
Sonic then walked up and demanded. “Okay pal. You know me, Tails, and Metal here. So, who are you? Why do you know us?”
The figure looked at Sonic and smiled wickedly. “You’ll understand once you know the truth, Sonic. Until we meet again, let’s hope things will play in my way. Hahahaha.” The figure laughed at Sonic.
After he answered Sonic’s question, the hooded figure jumped backwards off the battleship, falling to its death. Sonic tried to stop the hooded figure, but it was too late. However, Metal Sonic proceeded to go after the figure. It charged its way passed and went down to go after the falling figure.
Sonic saw this and tried to stop Metal Sonic. “Metal, wait!” He failed to stop his robotic copy. Although Sonic was annoyed at this, he kept his composure. He looked back at Tails and asked. “Are you okay, buddy?”
“I’m fine, Sonic. I’m just confused about that hooded figure just now. It, I mean, he seemed to know me, you, and Metal Sonic. Have we met him before?” Tails asked.
“Beats me. I’m having a feeling that we did meet that guy before. I just can’t put my finger on it.” Sonic said, feeling a little suspicious about that figure.
Tails even thought about who the hooded figure could be. However, he didn’t have time to think about it as he spoke to Sonic. “We will have to think about this later. Right now, we need to take care of this ship.”
“I agree, buddy. That guy said that we need to stop this ship. But the question is why?” Sonic wondered.
“Looks like we’re going to find out.” Tails said. “In the meantime, we’re going to need to learn about this world.”
“And those weird creatures over there.” Sonic added, pointing to white creatures on his left. “I never seen anything like them before.” Sonic then looked at Tails and asked. “Anyway, before we go inside, do you still have the chaos emerald, Tails?”
Tails brought out the green emerald and checked if it was damaged during the portal travel. After checking it wasn’t damaged or having any abnormalities, Tails showed the emerald to Sonic and responded. “I still have it, and nothing dangerous happened to it during the portal traveling. Luckily, Amy tossed the emerald to me before Eggman could get it.”
“That’s good. (I just hope Amy is doing fine back home.)” Sonic thought to himself, concerned about how Amy was doing. However, He did not have time to think about it. Sonic and Tails needed to find out what was happening with this ship. He turned to Tails and spoke. “Let’s get going, buddy.”
“Okay, Sonic.” Tails agreed.
The two went to the entrance door, which was closed. Tails got off his Cyclone and brought of his Miles Electric to hack through the door. After some hacking, the door opened. Tails went back to his vehicle and he and Sonic went into the battleship.
In the battleship,
Sonic and Tails ran through the hallway. They saw a room that had a computer for their answers about this ship. As they closed into it, the two saw a group of big mechanical robots. The robots were unlikely anything Sonic had encountered before. They noticed Sonic and Tails and started to charge at them, believing they were honkai beasts. Sonic and Tails made quick work of them as they destroyed the group of robots. Sonic took some robots down with his homing attack while Tails fired missiles at them. As they destroyed them, Sonic commented how they were tougher than the badniks and G.U.N. mechs he smashed before. Tails was curious about how well those robots were built. However, they didn’t have time to think about it. The two needed to get to the computer room fast.
As Sonic and Tails headed to the room, someone was watching them from a distance. It was a girl who had a big robot behind her. She had sliver hair with a blue ribbon around her hair and had gray eyes. She was in a navy-blue combat uniform. She also had robotic legs. This person was Bronya, Bronya Zaychik. Bronya saw Sonic and Tails and thought they were honkai beasts. However, when she saw how they handled Anti-Entropy robots and that they talked, Bronya realized that they weren’t honkai beasts. They were something else entirely. Bronya didn’t know what they were or their motives. Therefore, she decided to spy on them from a distance to learn what their intentions were.
As Sonic and Tails arrived at the computer room, Tails got off his Cyclone and tried to hack the computer. Tails had to go through the computers’ defense and firewalls.
As Tails was almost done with hacking the computer, Sonic went up to his best friend and asked. “Are you done yet, Tails?”
“Almost there, Sonic. And... done!” Tails said as he finished hacking the computer. He began looking at the files for the ship. “Now, let’s see what’s going with the... Oh no.” He stopped himself as his eyes widened on what he found.
“What’s wrong?” Sonic asked.
“According to this, the ship doesn’t have anyone piloting it, and it’s set on crash course to a city nearby.” Tails informed him. “If we don’t stop in one hour...”
“It will cause a disaster that will harm innocent people. I see.” Sonic said, now aware of the situation. “Tails, can you stop it from here?”
Tails shook his head and responded. “Unfortunately, I can’t. We would need to get to the central room to do stop it.”
Hearing this, Bronya realized that these two have no intention of being a threat to Humanity nor letting the Selene crash. Bronya went up to Sonic and Tails and spoke. “Perhaps, the Bronya can be of assistance.”
Sonic and Tails turned to who said that and saw Bronya. They were surprised to see that someone was listening in their conversation. Tails felt suspicious of her but didn’t have time to think about it.
Tails went up to Bronya and asked. “Okay, but why?”
“Because my team and I are here to stop the Selene from crashing.” Bronya answered. “Do you have the coordinates to the central room?”
“Yes. I found the coordinates to it. It shouldn’t take too long to get there.” Tails said.
“Good. Da Bronya will inform her team about it.” Bronya said.
“Okay, and you are?” Sonic asked Bronya.
“Apologies. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Bronya. Bronya Zaychik.” Bronya introduced herself.
“Nice to meet you, Bronya. I’m Sonic, Sonic the Hedgehog. And this is my buddy, Tails.” Sonic said.
“Hi.” Tails greeted.
“Nice to meet you two, Sonic, Tails. Now, time to--” Before Bronya could finish, her communicator began to ring. “Excuse me.” Bronya told the two before turning on her communicator. “Hello?”
“Bronya, Come in! Bronya?!” A female voice shouted.
Sonic and tails were shocked at the person on the communicator. Like something worse was happening.
“What’s wrong, Mei?” Bronya asked.
“Kiana and I are being attacked by a Honkai beast and Kiana is hurt. We need you immediately, Bronya.” Mei said.
“The Bronya will be there soon.” Bronya said, turning off her communicator.
Sonic went up and spoke. “Bronya, looks your friends are danger. Why don’t we help you out?”
“Huh?” Bronya was surprised that Sonic was willing to help her even though they had just met. “But Sonic?”
“It’s okay, Bronya. Sonic always tends to help others in need.” Tails said. “So, we’ll help your friends first and focus on the ship later.”
Bronya was still confused on how they’re willing to help her to find her team. Regardless, Bronya didn’t have time to think about it and spoke. “Agreed. Let’s go help Mei and Kiana.”
“Good. Do you have their location?” Tails asked.
Bronya nodded as she brought up a digital map and spoke. “They’re located outside the Selene on the east side.”
“Then let’s get going now.” Sonic said, ready to go.
Hearing this, Tails immediately went back to his Cyclone.
Soon, Sonic, Tails, and Bronya left the computer room and headed to where Kiana and Mei were.
Meanwhile, at the Hyperion,
A red-haired woman, known as Himeko Murata, was checking on how her squad was handling their mission. Himeko expected Kiana and her group to stop the Selene in time before it crashed into the Sapphire city. However, she was at a loss for words. Especially for what she detected earlier. Himeko and the Hyperion detected abnormalities on the Selene and saw something on top of the battleship. They saw two giant animals fighting a robot that wasn’t from Schicksal or Anti-Entropy. Feeling suspicious about this, Himeko contacted Theresa Apocalypse to discuss it.
Theresa got the call and spoke. “I’m here now, Himeko. What’s your status?”
“Everything is fine. Kiana and her squad are doing their best to stop the Selene from crashing. Even though that I told Kiana to be more focused on the situation, which annoys me.” Himeko said, a little frustrated at Kiana’s behavior.
Theresa took a deep breath, aware of how troublesome Kiana could be. She looked back at Himeko and responded. “I’m going to have to speak with her when this is over. Is there anything else?”
“Yes, there is. After I last spoke with Kiana and Mei, we detected some abnormalities at the top of the Selene. From what we saw, there were two giant creatures fighting a strange robot. The robot didn’t belong to either Schicksal or Anti-Entropy. It was something different entirely.” Himeko explained. “We even have footage of it.” Himeko activated one of the files on the Hyperion’s screen and showed the footage to Theresa.
Theresa put her finger on her chin as she observed the footage. She was surprised when she saw Sonic and Tails. Especially on Tails since he was fox had two tails and was piloting a vehicle of his own. Theresa was more curious about who and what those two were.
“What do you know why they showed up, Himeko?” Theresa asked.
“No, I don’t. All we know is that our alarms detected something abnormal, and they suddenly showed up out of nowhere.” Himeko said.
“I see. Then, we’re going to need to find them and get answers. Right, Himeko?” Theresa said.
“Understood, Theresa.” Himeko replied.
“Good. So, where were they last seen?” Theresa asked.
“We last saw them confronting a hooded person who had some device. After the hooded guy threw his device at the robot and destroyed it, he jumped off the Selene. That robot chased after him. As for those two creatures, they went inside the Selene.”
“Okay. Contact Kiana and the others to find them.” Theresa said.
“Of course,” Himeko said as she tried to contact Kiana and her group. However, she got no response from them. “Oh no.”
“What’s wrong?” Theresa asked.
“We just lost contact with Kiana and Mei. They’re fighting off an emperor-class Honkai beast. Bronya is currently on her way to them. Let's hope she arrives sooner.” Himeko replied worried.
"Me too."
Theresa took another deep breath as the situation went from confusion to worse. First, weird creatures showed up and now, their friends were in danger. Theresa hoped for a miracle to stop this madness before it could become worser.
Notes:
Next Time:
Stopping the Selene
Chapter 5: The Selene (Part 1)
Summary:
Sonic and Tails meet Kiana and Mei
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
Chapter Text
Chapter 3: The Selene (Part 1)
Back at the Selene,
Sonic, Tails, and Bronya rushed to get to the east side of the Selene, where Kiana and Mei were at. The three were getting closer to their location. However, it wouldn’t be that easy as they ran into trouble. They saw Honkai beasts and zombies in their way.
“What are those things?” Sonic asked.
“Those are zombies and Honkai beasts. We need to eliminate them.” Bronya said.
“Z-Zombies! And Honkai beasts? That’s what they’re called?” Tails asked.
“Huh? You two don’t know what Honkai beasts are. Or what the Honkai is?” Bronya asked as she was surprised that neither Sonic nor Tails about the threat against humanity.
“Nope. It doesn’t ring any bells to me.” Sonic said, before getting into a fighting stance. “Some quick contexts, Bronya? We are in a hurry.”
Bronya was more curious about Sonic and Tails because wherever they came from, they didn’t know or have heard the word ‘Honkai’ before. There will be questions that she and Theresa are going to ask when this is over. For now, Bronya will give a quick summary of what the honkai is.
“Very well. The Honkai is a destructive phenomenon that seeks to destroy Humanity.” Bronya explained. “It comes in many forms. One of forms are those honkai beasts over there.”
“I see.” Tails said. “What about those zombies?”
“Honkai resurrect the dead and uses them as their tools to harm mankind.” Bronya said.
“Anything else?” Sonic asked.
“Yes, the Honkai also comes as a virus too. If you happen to get exposed to its radiation or make physical contact with the honkai beasts, you could get infected with honkai sickness. Over time, if it’s not treated, you will die or become a zombie.”
“A Virus?!” Tails said, surprised to learn how dangerous the Honkai is.
“Okay. Thanks for the heads-up.” Sonic said before thinking to himself about the Honkai. “(So, it’s like the metal virus all over again. That means I need to fight them without touching them, or else, I’ll get infected like before.)”
“Is there any way that we can fight them physically without getting infected?” Tails questioned.
Bronya nodded in confirmation of Tails’ question and spoke. “You would need to have some sort of immune against it or higher levels of Honkai resistance to combat the Honkai beasts.”
“Well, Tails and I don’t have any of those.” Sonic said before looking at the honkai beasts and zombies. “So, if I can’t fight them in head on, I’ll just have to blow them away.”
Before Bronya could say anything to Sonic, Sonic took at super speed to attack. The honkai beasts and zombies noticed Sonic approaching them and they proceeded to attack him. Sonic made a quick right and started to run around the enemies in a circle. As he ran faster, Sonic formed a big tornado around the honkai beasts and zombies, which they got caught in the process. As they were caught in the tornado, Sonic stopped himself and the tornado disrupted itself. Soon, the honkai beasts and the zombies were knocked into the walls and got destroyed as a result. As the enemies disintegrated, Bronya was now amazed at how Sonic fought them and his abilities.
“What the?! Sonic, you just...”
“Destroyed the honkai beasts and zombies without laying a finger on them? Yeah, I did.” Sonic said, finishing Bronya’s sentence.
“Not just that, you ran so fast. The Bronya has never encountered anyone who could run that fast. How?” Bronya asked, astonished at how fast Sonic was.
“They don’t call him Sonic the Hedgehog for nothing. He’s the fastest thing alive.” Tails said.
“Interesting.” Bronya said.
“I am, Bronya. Look, I didn’t get infected from them.” Sonic said, checking his body for any signs of infection. He looked at Tails and asked him. “Tails?”
“I’m on it.” Tails said, picking up his Miles Electric. He used it to scan Sonic to check for any infections on him. After he was done scanning, Tails responded. “I don’t detect any abnormalities on you or signs of infection. Which means that you’re okay.”
“Good. Now then, let’s get back to helping Bronya’s friends.” Sonic said, looking at the door in front of him. “They are on other side of this door, right?”
Bronya later regained her composure and responded. “Correct, they are. Allow the Bronya take of this.” She went to the door’s computer and used her hacking skills to open the door. As she was done hacking the door, Bronya spoke to herself. “Mei... Kiana... The Bronya is almost there.”
After speaking to herself, Bronya finished hacking the door and the system announced. “Decryption Complete.”
Soon, the door opened. On the other side, Sonic, Tails, and Bronya saw a destroyed emperor Honkai beast and two girls. One of the girls had white hair and was in a white battlesuit who was unconscious. The other had dark purple ponytail hair and was in a red battle suit. The two of them were injured from fighting that honkai beast. The dark purple haired girl was carrying the white-haired girl in her arms and looked at Bronya. She smiled, glad that her friend was here on time.
“Bronya... You’re here... Thank goodness you’re alright.” the dark purple haired lady said before collapsing.
Bronya caught her in time and shouted. “Mei!”
Sonic looked at the two and realized that they must be Bronya’s friends. The person Bronya caught was Mei, which meant that white-haired girl was Kiana. Sonic felt concerned for them and for Bronya. He hoped that they didn’t arrive here too late.
Sonic looked at Tails and asked. “How are they doing? Are they alive, Tails?”
“Yes. According to my Miles Electric, they’re alive but unconscious.” Tails answered.
“Good. Let’s hope they recover soon.” Sonic said.
“The Bronya hope so too.” Bronya replied.
Then, Kiana started to regain consciousness and woke up. “Ugh, my head.” She spoke. Kiana opened her eyes and saw Bronya holding onto Mei. “B-Bronya, you’re here. And you have Mei in your hands?!” She said as she got jealous of Bronya.
“Yes. The Bronya is here and is making sure that both you and Mei are okay.” Bronya said.
“Yeah, but I’m fine and Mei is with me, Bronya.” Kiana replied, a bit annoyed. “Still, thank you for arriving on time.”
“That’s much better.” Bronya said.
“She also got a helping hand along the way. So, I’m glad that you’re okay.”
“Well, thank yo—Huh?!” Kiana stopped herself as she turned to the person who said that to her. She saw Sonic and began to freak out. “What the?! W-What the heck are you?!” Kiana shouted as she drew out her guns.
“Whoa Whoa Whoa, Hold on there. We’re not your enemies. We came to help.” Sonic said, holding his hands.
“How are you sure?” Kiana demanded.
“He and his fox friend helped the Bronya to get to Mei and you, Kiana Idiotka.” Bronya said.
Kiana was annoyed that Bronya called her “Idiotka.” However, she stopped herself and was surprised that Sonic helped her.
“Is this true?” Kiana asked.
“Yep.” Sonic confirmed it.
“Okay. Wait, hold on? What do mean by fox friend, Bronya?” Kiana asked.
“She means me over there.” Tails said.
Kiana turned and saw Tails, which she was surprised to see that another one. Especially for the fact that Tails was on a big mech.
“I see.” Kiana said, feeling a bit startled by the fact Tails was piloting a big robot. “And you are?”
“Oh, sorry I didn’t introduce myself. My name is Tails. Nice to meet you, Kiana.” Tails said.
“And I’m Sonic, Sonic the Hedgehog.” Sonic introduced himself.
“Nice to meet you two. I’m Kiana, Kiana Kaslana. Sorry for mistreating you guys.” Kiana apologized.
“It’s okay. This sometimes happens to me when people meet me for the first time.” Sonic said.
“Yeah. I get your point.” Kiana said.
Suddenly, Bronya’s communicator began to ring and vibrate. Bronya picked it up and answered it. “Hello?”
“Bronya, are you there?” The voice on the communicator said.
“Yes, Major Himeko. The Bronya is reporting in.”
“Good. What’s your status?” Himeko asked.
“The Bronya has found Kiana and Mei.” Bronya responded.
“Anything else?” Himeko added.
“Well...”
A few moments later,
Bronya had explained the situation so far to Himeko regarding her group, her mission, and some details about Sonic and Tails. However, she hasn’t told Himeko about Sonic or Tails’ names yet. Unknown to Bronya, Kiana picked up Mei and began to carry her.
Himeko put her head on her side and spoke. “... I understand the situation. Bronya, please take care of Kiana.”
“Da, Major Himeko. Kiana is carrying Mei. Physio readings are stable. The Bronya shall handle all hostiles.” Bronya said.
Kiana, who was carrying Mei, went up and asked Himeko. “Hey, Himeko, what did Mei mean by ‘restriction protocols’? And what about the count down?”
Himeko hesitated to answer Kiana’s question regarding Mei. She took a deep breath and spoke. “... now that’s a long story. I’ll give a detailed rundown once this is all over. Oh, one more thing, Bronya?”
“Yes, Major Himeko?” Bronya asked.
“Be sure to keep an eye on the weird creatures while continuing with your mission. When this is over, we’re willing to need to interrogate them. Got it?” Himeko explained.
Hearing it, Bronya and Kiana looked at Sonic and Tails, who were thinking about it. The two looked at each other for a moment and then they both nodded in agreement to Kiana and Bronya. Sonic and Tails were willing to cooperate with Kiana and Bronya’s superiors when they stopped the Selene from crashing.
Bronya nodded her head too and responded back to Himeko. “Understood, Major Himeko.”
Then, the transmission from Himeko stopped. Bronya and Kiana looked at Sonic and Tails for a moment.
Kiana went up and spoke. “I know that we’re supposed to stop the Selene. But I feel sorry that you two are going to be interrogated after this.”
“No problem, Kiana.” Sonic replied. “Besides, we’re willing to help you guys to stop this ship.”
“We’re willing to be interrogated since we’re going to need some answers.” Tails added.
“Okay.” Kiana said, feeling some concern for putting Sonic and Tails into this mess.
“Anyway, let’s get going.” Sonic said, ready to go.
“Sonic, I will help Bronya deal with the enemies. You help Kiana carry Mei.” Tails said.
“Okay, buddy.” Sonic accepted.
“Hey, I can take care of Mei. Why don’t you help Bronya and your friend?” Kiana said.
“Unfortunately, I don’t have any equipment to protect me from Honkai radiation.” Sonic replied.
“You don’t?!” Kiana said surprised.
“Yeah. Don’t worry though, I defeated some Honkai beasts and zombies earlier without getting infected.” Sonic said.
“H-How?!” Kiana said, more surprised about Sonic.
“You will find out soon enough. For now, let’s go.” Sonic said.
“Right.” Kiana, Bronya, and Tails said in unison.
Soon, Sonic went to help Kiana carry Mei while Tails went to support Bronya. They all headed back inside the Selene to stop it.
Inside the Selene,
Tails and Bronya charged in and took some of the ship’s defense enemies. Tails blasted some honkai beasts by firing missiles at them. He also deployed shields on his Cyclone to prevent the Honkai beasts or zombies from damaging it. For Bronya, she used her big robot, Project Bunny, to smash and destroy some AE mech robots and honkai beasts. Sonic and Tails were surprised that Bronya had a big robot beside her. Kiana was shocked that neither Sonic nor Tails knew of Bronya’s robot. She informed Sonic about Project Bunny and how it is Bronya’s robotic fighting companion. Sonic was intrigued by this. He’s glad that Bronya didn’t attack him or Tails when they first met her.
After Tails and Bronya dealt with the enemies and went through some obstacles, Sonic and Kiana followed them until they reached their friends’ location. When they arrived, Mei, who was in Kiana’s hands, started to wake up.
“Uh... Kiana, I...” Mei said, regaining her consciousness.
“Mei.” Kiana said, glad that Mei was recovering.
“Mei!” Bronya shouted.
“Bronya... you must have helped us access the interiors of this? How is the combat?” Mei asked, regaining her composure. However, she was unaware of Sonic or Tails yet.
“Combat performance nominal. This defense is familiar to the Bronya. Hacking will be simple.” Bronya replied.
“Where’s Kiana. Is she injured?” Mei asked.
“I’m a-o-kay! I think I can run another marathon piggy-backing Mei like this.” Kiana said, eager to carry Mei again.
Mei felt a little embarrassed after hearing that from Kiana. Before she could say anything to Bronya, she noticed Tails next to her. “Uh, am I imagining or is a fox friend riding a mech?” Mei asked, feeling a bit startled.
Kiana changed her mood and spoke. “I’m sorry, Mei. I really wish it was just your imagination, but no. This is reality.”
“Is it?!” Mei said, surprised.
“Unfortunately, Mei. Subject Kiana is not wrong.” Bronya confirmed.
Hearing this, Mei was shocked to learn that this is real. She was about to draw out her katana until Kiana stopped her.
“Don’t worry, Mei. They’re not our enemies. They’re willing to help us to stop the Selene.” Kiana said.
Mei looked back at Tails and questioned him. “Is that true?”
Tails nodded his head and spoke. “Yes, Sonic and I are helping you guys stop the ship from crashing into City.”
“I see. Wait, ‘Sonic?’” Mei wondered.
Sonic went to Tails and spoke. “He’s means me.”
“A-Another one!” Mei said, surprised to see Sonic. However, she later calmed herself down and turned to Kiana. “I take that this is what you meant by ‘they’re’ eariler, Kiana?”
Kiana nodded her head in response.
“Okay.” Mei said before turning back to Sonic and Tails. “I’m sorry for overacting to you two.”
“It’s fine, Mei. We understand your point. Oh, by the way, I’m Sonic, Sonic the Hedgehog.” Sonic introduced himself.
“And I’m Tails. Nice to meet you, Mei.” Tails said.
“The pleasure is mine. Allow me to introduce myself properly. My name is Radian Mei, but you can just call me Mei.” Mei introduced herself before looking at Bronya. “Now then, Bronya, when you said you’ve these defense systems before, were you talking about your time with Anti-Entropy?”
“Affirmative. Designs, features, and even slogans and logos bear the marks of Anti-Entropy. The Bronya does not understand why this unmanned battleship appeared here.” Bronya said, a little confused on why Anti-Entropy would let the Selene appear without anyone piloting it.
Sonic and Tails were confused by what Mei and Bronya meant by Anti-Entropy since they hadn’t heard of it before. However, based on Mei and Bronya were discussing about, they believed it’s a name of an organization.
A few moments later,
Everyone began to continue to move forward. They then encountered more Honkai beasts and zombies. Sonic went by to Kiana and Mei after Bronya told Mei that she and Tails would handle this. Sonic agreed with her since he told Mei that he doesn’t have any protection against the Honkai radiation. However, he told her that he has a trick of his sleeve without getting infected. Mei wondered what it could be, but Sonic told her that she’ll find out soon enough.
After dealing with the honkai beasts and zombies, everyone proceeded forward. Tails and Bronya disarmed the device that controlled the spikes. Suddenly, some mech robots began to show up.
As Everyone was about to prepare themselves, Sonic went up in front of everyone and spoke. “Hey guys, let me handle this.”
“Wait, Sonic, you don’t...” Before Mei could finish, Sonic interrupted her.
“I know. But remember that trick I told you about. You’re going to see it.” Sonic said.
“So, what is it?” Kiana asked.
“You’re about to find out, Kiana, Mei. You two will be speechless as The Bronya was.” Bronya said.
Before Kiana and Mei could ask, Sonic took off at super speed. Sonic made sure quick work of the robots. He destroyed the spider mech with his boost ability and destroyed the lightning mech with his homing attack. As Sonic destroyed all the robots, he went up to Tails and told him to scan to find any signs of abnormalities. Tails scanned Sonic and showed him that he doesn’t have any abnormalities or signs of Honkai sickness. After Tails scanned Sonic, Kiana and Mei were left shocked at what had just happened.
Kiana went up to Sonic and spoke. “Woah. I don’t know how to say this, but that was surprising.”
“I agree. How did you do that, Sonic?” Mei asked Sonic.
“Well, they don’t call me Sonic for nothing. I’m the fastest thing alive.” Sonic replied.
“Okay.” Mei said.
“Man, I fought some honkai beasts before. But you, Sonic? You’re something else completely.” Kiana said.
“Yeah. I am indeed.” Sonic responded.
“We have a lot of questions now, but that will have to wait.” Mei said.
“Agreed. We must stop the Selene quickly.” Bronya said.
“Then, Let’s get going, Everyone.” Sonic said.
Tails, Kiana, Mei, and Bronya all nodded in agreement. Soon, they continued forward to stop the Selene.
Notes:
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Stopping the Selene (Part 2)A/N: There will be another chapter later today.
Chapter 6: The Selene (Part 2)
Chapter Text
Chapter 4: The Selene (Part 2)
Back at the Selene,
Sonic, Tails, Kiana, Mei, and Bronya continued to head to the main control. As they headed closer, more enemies showed up to attack them. The group split up to deal with certain types of enemies. Kiana and Mei went in and killed zombies. Tails and Bronya destroyed some honkai beasts with their technology. For Sonic, he was smashing through the AE Mech Robots with his homing attacks and boost ability. Sonic made sure to not to get infected in the process while fighting the robots. After everyone defeated their enemies, the group spotted some mech robots that were offline.
A few moments ago, before heading out,
Bronya proposed to everyone that she would hack one of the mech robots and use it to their advantage. Everyone thought about it and agreed to Bronya’s plan.
Back in the present,
Bronya used her hacking skills to take control of one of the mech robots. While she was almost done hacking it, Bronya detected something odd and spoke to herself. “A trojan? No... it means like a minor honkai leak.” Bronya then turned to her allies as she was done hacking the mech robot. She gave a thumbs up that she took complete control of the mech. Her big robot, Project Bunny, and the controlled mech also gave a thumbs up too. “Anti-Entropy specialist combat mech armed and ready.”
“That’s great, Bronya.” Sonic complimented her.
“Yeah. That was some hacking skills you had there. Thank you, Bronya.” Tails thanked Bronya.
“You’re Welcome, Sonic, Tails. The Bronya appreciates it.” Bronya replied.
Kiana went up and spoke. “I agree with them. It was super cool. I’ll pilot this one!”
Bronya stopped Kiana and responded. “Negative.”
“Hmm. Why’s that? It's my turn to do something cool.” Kiana demanded.
“Mech piloting requires at least 10,000 hours of training. Candidate pilot must be well-versed in the basic principles of EM theories, fluid dynamics, and aerodynamics.” Bronya explained the requirements to Kiana for piloting an AE mech.
“10,000 hours of training! Woah, talk about harsh training.” Sonic said.
“If I were to make an approximate estimate, it would be about 1 year, 1 and a half months.” Tails added.
“Ah? Really? You must be kidding me. This mech looks simpler than a bike.” Kiana said, a bit annoyed.
“Stop fooling around, Kiana.” Mei told her best friend.
Unfortunately, Kiana ignored Mei and Bronya’s advice and went into the mech robot. Kiana controlled the robot and used it to run around crazy. Mei and Bronya felt annoyed that Kiana jumped into it and went crazy. For Sonic and Tails, the two felt a bit awkward about how Kiana was handling the situation.
Sonic looked at Kiana and spoke to himself. “Oh boy.”
“Sonic, I think Kiana is starting to remind of you, sometimes.” Tails pointed out, which drew Mei and Bronya curious.
“Really? How, Tails?” Mei asked him.
“Sonic loves to go out of his way to go into situations without a second thought, right?” Tails said, stating Sonic’s recklessness.
Sonic put his hand on his head and spoke. “Yeah. I can see that. (Which reminds me of one time that I let that idea get over my head. It led to me accidentally destroying my home and its reality in the process*. Luckily, that problem had been resolved. I learned that I should listen to my friends more often than going in head on.)”
“I see. I’ll keep that in mind, Tails.” Mei said, becoming more aware of Sonic’s personality.
“You’re Welcome. Let’s check back on how Kiana is doing.” Tails said, changing the subject.
“Agreed.” Bronya said.
The group looked back at how Kiana was doing with the mech she’s piloting. Kiana was going all-out in the mech as she recklessly attacked a lot of mech robots. When she destroyed the robots she attacked, Kiana got out of the mech as it exploded.
Kiana looked at everyone and spoke. “See? My piloting skills is simply spelled with awesome.”
Bronya went up to Kiana and was disappointed. “Awesome Inept.” She replied.
“What? I’ve reduced all those mechs to slag!” Kiana responded at Bronya, annoyed.
“Idiot Kiana has destroyed the only operational mech we managed to hack.” Bronya said.
“Can’t do anything about that. But at least we’ve destroyed a ton of enemy units.” Kiana said.
“Idiot Kiana also pressed the self-destruct button too.” Bronya reminded her.
“What? How did you know?” Kiana said, feeling a little embarrassed.
Mei went to the two and spoke a little nervously. “Erm... since we can’t pilot the mech anymore, we should move with our mission. According to the prints of the battleship, the bridge is beyond that door, right?”
“Affirmative, Mei.” Bronya confirmed it.
“If we go through there, we should make it to the control room.” Tails added.
“Alright, let’s do this. We’ll bust through and take control of the helm.” Mei said.
“I agree with Mei. After all, we need to stop the ship fast before it crashes.” Sonic said, ready to go. “Let’s go, guys.”
“Right.” Bronya and Mei said in unison.
Kiana looked at Tails for a moment and asked him. “Uh, Tails? Can I borrow your mech please?”
“I’m sorry, Kiana. After you did just now, hard pass.” Tails said.
Kiana was disappointed that Tails refused to give her control over his Cyclone. However, she took a deep breath and responded. “Okay, I guess I deserve it.”
Soon, the group headed to the control room of the Selene.
In the control room,
Everyone ran to get to the central computer. Enemies showed up and started to attack them. The control also has some spike traps that happen at random. So, the group had to be careful this time.
Kiana and Bronya headed to attack the first row of enemies, which consisted of zombies and honkai beasts. After dealing with the first row, Mei and Tails went in and attacked the second row, which was made of Honkai beasts, zombies, and mech robots. Tails fired missiles at the mech robots and some of the zombies, while Mei slashed through the honkai beasts and the rest of zombies with her katana. Plus, she used some of her herrescher powers to destroy them. After the second row was destroyed, the final row appeared, and it only consisted of mech robots. Sonic went in and easily destroyed the robots with his homing attack.
After the enemies were all defeated, the group went up to the central computer. Bronya was the first to go to it and started to hack the computer. As she was hacking it, Bronya checked through each of its cyber security and defenses and easily took care of them. When she was almost done, Bronya noticed something strange about the system.
“Huh? No login passwords... full administrator’s privileges granted... non-conformance with standard protocols.” Bronya said.
Tails got off his Cyclone and scanned himself and Sonic for any abnormalities. He got the results and so far, there were no signs of honkai sickness on them.
“How was it?” Mei asked.
“So far, Sonic and I are all clear.” Tails informed Mei.
Mei took a deep breath and spoke. “That’s good.”
“Yeah. It would have been a lot worse if we both got infected and became zombies. Glad that Bronya told us before we headed in to save you two.” Sonic said.
“I’m glad she did.” Mei said.
“Yeah, which I’m a bit curious.” Kiana said. “Neither of you knew what the Honkai is.”
“Nope.” Sonic replied.
“We did not until Bronya told us.” Tails added.
“Hmm... I see.” Kiana said before thinking to herself. “(I guess wherever these two came from, they live in a place without honkai. However, from what I’ve seen so far, Sonic was good at fighting and dealing with those robots. So, wherever he and Tails come from, they’ve fought against enemies weren’t honkai, but they’re dangerous.)”
Before Kiana could think about this further, She, Mei, and Bronya got a call from their communicators. They picked them up and answered them. The person who was speaking in the communicators was Himeko.
“Kiana, Bronya, are you there?” Himeko asked.
“We’re here, Aunt Himeko.” Kiana said.
“Affirmative. Mei has recovered and we’ve arrived at the control room.” Bronya said.
“Good to hear. And Kiana, address me as Major Himeko.” Himeko said, annoyed that Kiana called her Aunt again. She later regained her composure and asked the group. “Anyway, are the weird creatures still with you?”
“Yes, Major Himeko. They’re with us and helped us get to the control room.” Mei reported.
“Good. I would like to speak with one of them for a moment.” Himeko said.
“Sure, Major.” Mei replied.
Hearing this, Tails went on his Cyclone and brought out his Miles electric. He looked at Mei and spoke. “Here, I’m opening my transmission signal up right now. Do you see it?”
“Yes, we’re detecting your transmission. We’ve pulling it up now.” Himeko said.
Soon, Tails got a voice call from his Miles electric. He answered it and spoke. “Hello? Can you hear me?”
“Yes, I hear you. This is Major Himeko speaking. One of the weird creatures. Which one? The blue one or the fox?” Himeko asked through the Miles Electric.
“I’m the fox and my name is Tails.” Tails introduced himself.
“Nice to meet you, Tails. you and that other creature came out of nowhere and decided to help stop the Selene. We appreciate the help, but we’re going to need to speak with you and your friend once this is done.” Himeko said.
“We will, Himeko.” Tails replied.
“Good. Now, quick question: what kind of animal is the blue creature?” Himeko asked.
“He is a blue hedgehog, and his name is Sonic.” Tails informed him.
“I see. (So, that’s the blue creature was. A hedgehog.)” Himeko thought to herself. “Thank you for telling me this, Tails. Now then, Bronya?”
“Yes, Major Himeko.” Bronya said.
“What’s status on getting accessed to the Selene?” Himeko asked.
“Oh, about that...” Bronya said.
A few moments later,
Bronya had explained to everyone, including Himeko, on how hacking the system went for. How the ship’s system gave her full access to everything without any difficult restrictions or defenses. Everyone was surprised to learn that how the Selene wasn’t heavily guarded.
Himeko was the first to speak about it. “... This is really weird. They’re giving us a free battleship? Be careful, Bronya. The enemy may have hidden a few trojans in the code.” She warned Bronya.
“I agree with Himeko. It could be a trap. Stay alert.” Tails said.
“The Bronya will try, Tails.” Bronya said before looking at the system. She found something in mail files and turned to Himeko. “Major Himeko, the Bronya found a strange mail in the master controller unit.”
“Mail?” Himeko said, surprised.
Bronya opened the strange mail on the central computer and read it. “Dear Kiana! Greetings. We hereby return you the battleship Selene after 14 years. You shall ascend the throne and rule this world. But before that, you’ll need to find four keys. Lightning of Conquest, Fire of Affliction, Storm of Desire, and Death of Tranquility. PS. The password to the bridge is your birthday.”
As Bronya finished reading the mail, everyone was surprised that whoever wrote it in the Selene wanted Kiana to have. Especially Sonic and Tails. They started to suspect that the unmanned ship was sent on purpose to get Kiana and her team’s attention and for them to stop. The two don’t know why but they’re going to need to find out.
Soon, Kiana went up and asked. “Wait, why is this mail written for me?”
“I agree with Kiana. Whoever sent this ship without a crew piloting it probably wanted her to have it. But the question is why?” Sonic said, feeling suspicious about the mail.
“Kiana, do you know anything about this? Do you know anyone who would write letter like this to you?” Himeko asked.
Kiana took a moment to think about it. Kiana then put her hand on her head. “No... I’m clueless... Don’t you think I’d remember if I had a friend so rich they could give me a battleship?” she admitted to Himeko. “Plus, my stupid old man probably can’t write anything like this.”
Sonic crossed his arms around and thought to himself. “(So, you have some family trouble, Kiana. Hmmm, I believe the ship is more than just a gift for you. It’s something else, something big.)”
Himeko paused for a moment and responded. “Lightning of Conquest... Storm of Desire... they sound familiar to me. Kiana! Tell Bronya your birthday.”
“Huh? Why would I tell everyone here my birthday? Himeko, this is just a stupid prank?” Kiana said.
Mei took a deep breath and told Bronya about Kiana’s birthday. “December 7th.”
“Hey! Mei!!” Kiana shouted, frustrated that Mei just gave away her birthday.
Bronya typed in Kiana’s birthday as the password and system proved it. The system then announced itself to everyone. “Navigation privileges granted. Re-routing vessel. New destination set. St. Freya High School.”
“What? They really used my birthday as the password! Why would the enemy do that?!” Kiana said, frustrated about this revelation.
“Yeah, who would use someone’s information as something too personal as the password? Except for one person I know back home who does.” Sonic said, reminding himself of his nemesis in his world.
“Hey. Eggman sometimes uses his personal lines as his passwords, right?” Tails said.
“That’s right, Buddy.” Sonic agreed.
“Uh, Sonic, Tails, I don’t know what you two are talking about. But we’ll discuss it later.” Mei said.
Sonic took a deep breath and spoke. “We will, Mei. We will.”
“That’s good. Anyway, we’ll fly the battleship back to St. Freya High and get to the bottom of this.” Mei said, feeling glad that the mission was over. “It seems that the people sending this battleship harbor no ill intents--” Before Mei could finish, Bronya froze in place as the system began to malfunction.
“Huh? What now?!” Sonic said as the alarm began to sound.
“What’s happening? Bronya?” Himeko asked, concerned about what’s happening now.
Suddenly, Bronya’s uniform changed from her valkyrie’s to a black and robotic one. In that uniform, Bronya had black and red ribbons on her hair. Some strange red mark appeared on her left cheek. She had a black battlegear on her with some Cannons to her hips. Bronya’s eyes changed from gray to red. Red as the sign of blood.
As Bronya changed, she spoke robotically. “VALKYRIE SYSTEM. Bio-chip anomaly detected... force activate emergency system. Rebooting.” Bronya turned to the group and didn’t recognize them. “Switching to troubleshooting mode. Purge all surrounding hostiles.”
Everyone was shocked to see Bronya change from her uniform to something dangerous.
“Uh, guys, what’s going on with Bronya?” Sonic asked, confused about what just happened with Bronya.
“Bronya, are you--” Before Kiana could finish, Bronya summoned Project Bunny, which now had the same colors as her battlesuit. She used it to fire cannons at the group.
Sonic and the group evaded the attack quickly and wondered what Bronya was doing.
“Everyone, what’s happening?” Himeko demanded.
“I don’t know but Bronya is going berserk. She’s attacking us.” Tails informed Himeko.
“I see. Everyone, stop Bronya now.” Himeko ordered the group.
“Right.” The group said in unison as Himeko hung up.
“Bronya, hang in there.” Sonic said before turning to the group. “Tails, you focus on dealing with the computer. Kiana, Mei, let’s work together to stop Bronya.”
“Okay, Sonic. I will take care of it. Be safe, everyone.” Tails said, getting off his Cyclone and bringing his Miles electric to main the central computer.
“We will, Tails.” Mei said, preparing herself for combat.
“Bronya, looks like I’m going to knock some sense into you.” Kiana added.
“Bronya, please hang in. *Turning to Kiana and Mei* Alright, let’s go.” Sonic said.
Soon, Sonic, Kiana, and Mei went in to stop Bronya while Tails focused on maintaining the computer’s systems. The fight started with Bronya firing cannons from Project Bunny at Sonic, Kiana, and Mei. They all dodged cannons and proceeded to counterattack. Sonic charged up and unleashed his spin dash on Bronya. Bronya used Project Bunny’s shield and defended herself from Sonic’s spin dash. Project Bunny punched Sonic and sent him flying to the ground. Kiana attacked Bronya by using her Kaslana fighting techniques, which dealt damage to Bronya. Mei followed by unleashing sword skills at Bronya 5 times, which almost stopped her. But Bronya wasn’t done yet. She used Project Bunny to throw a smoke bomb, which distracted Kiana and Mei. Mei proceeded to fire missiles at her friends. Sonic quickly recovered and stopped Bronya by using his homing attack on her. As the smoke settled, the group continued to fight Bronya. Bronya then unleashed a shining light from her Project Bunny, which made everyone cover their eyes.
As they opened their eyes, Bronya was nowhere to be seen. The group wondered where Bronya went. That was until Sonic dashed up to Kiana and Mei and pushed them away as a robot arm unleashed a powerful punch to where they were. Out from the shadows, Bronya revealed herself and soon hid in the shadows again. The group realized that Bronya was using the shadows to her advantage. Sonic told Mei and Kiana that they should wait until Bronya strikes at them and then dodge. Kiana and Mei agreed and began to wait. Bronya then appeared and tried to deliver a powerful punch. Sonic, Kiana, and Mei all dodged the attack. They immediately started to go on an all-out attack on Bronya. Sonic hit Bronya with his homing attacks 6 times. Kiana activated her Valkyrie powers and attacked Bronya. As she did, big cat pawns came out with every hit she made on Bronya. Mei then finished things off by charging her katana with some of her herrescher power. She unleashed a powerful electric sword slash attack on Bronya. Bronya didn’t have much time to react to the attack and she was hit by it. After the attack hit Bronya, she was knocked out unconscious as she was defeated. Her battlesuit changed back into her Valkyrie uniform.
Kiana and Mei went up to Bronya to check on her.
Sonic later went up to Tails and spoke. “Hey Buddy, we stopped Bronya. How goes the computer?”
“The system is fixed. I managed to stop what’s going on with the computer.” Tails said.
“Good.” Sonic replied. “Before we check on Bronya, can you do a quick scan on me?”
“I will right now.” Tails said, starting to use his Miles electric to scan Sonic for any abnormalities. After scanning his friend, Tails got the results. They showed that Sonic didn’t get any signs of honkai sickness or abnormalities on him.
“How it is, Tails?” Sonic asked.
“You’re all right, Sonic.” Tails informed.
“Thanks, Tails. Now, let’s check on Bronya.” Sonic said.
“Right.” Tails said, nodding his head.
The two went up to Kiana and Mei to see how Bronya was. So far, Bronya hadn’t woken up, which made the group worried.
“Bronya, wake up! Bronya!” Mei pleaded.
Soon, Bronya began to open her eyes as she was regaining consciousness. Bronya saw Mei and everyone else and asked. “What happened, Mei?”
Hearing this, everyone was glad that Bronya was back to normal.
“Oh, thank goodness! You’re finally awake!” Kiana said, feeling happy about Bronya.
“Good to have you back, Bronya.” Sonic said, giving his trademark smile and a thumbs-up.
“The Bronya... may have lost control over her chip...” Bronya admitted.
Kiana, Mei, and Bronya’s communicators began, and they answered it. It was Himeko again, who was worried about her squad and Bronya.
“Valkyries, are communications back online? Bronya, are you alright?” Himeko asked.
“The Bronya is alright...” Bronya replied. She paused for a moment and continued. “Major Himeko, please arrange a full physiological exam for the Bronya at the school. The Bronya will not drag anyone down in any way.”
“Okay, Bronya. Just rest for the moment until you girls arrived back to St. Freya.” Himeko said before turning her gaze to Sonic and Tails. “As for you two, we’re glad that you two helped stop Bronya and the Selene. But we have some questions when both of you arrive at St. Freya. Got that?”
“We understand, Himeko.” Tails replied.
“Good. We will be waiting for your arrival. Until then, Kiana, Mei, keep an eye on them.” Himeko ordered Kiana and Mei.
“We will.” Kiana and Mei said in unison as the transmission video call stopped.
Mei looked at Sonic and Tails and spoke sadly. “We’re glad that you two helped us out, Sonic, Tails. However, I feel bad that you two are going to get interrogated when we arrive back to St. Freya.”
“I agree with Mei. I’m sorry for what you two are about to face when we get back.” Kiana said.
“It’s okay, guys.” Sonic said, comforting Kiana and Mei. “At least, Tails and I got to help you guys stop the ship and save Bronya. That’s all that matters.”
“We didn’t just do it alone. We did it together.” Tails added.
“You got that right, Buddy.” Sonic said, giving Tails a fist bump.
Kiana and Mei saw how big Sonic’s friendship with Tails. It reminded them of their friendship was, which made them feel happy.
“Good. I’m proud that you two see that way.” Mei said.
“Oh, no biggy.” Sonic said before looking at Tails. “However, there was something off the moment Bronya went crazy. It felt like something, or someone was controlling her, right?”
“That’s correct, Sonic.” Tails replied, bringing up his Miles Electric. “Before I headed to take care of the computer, I took a quick scan on Bronya to identify what was wrong with her. From I found, there were two things.”
“Like what, Tails?” Kiana asked.
“One, chip inside Bronya’s head had absorbed some power emitted from the Selene. Two, someone hijacked the chip and caused Bronya to go on a rampage. When I checked the computer, there were no traps in its systems. It could mean that someone hacked into Bronya’s chip to prevent anyone like us from learning about anything about the ship.”
Hearing this, Kiana and Mei were surprised by this information Tails gave them about Bronya’s rampage. Mei looked at Bronya and asked. “Is this true, Bronya?”
“Yes, Mei. Someone hacked into Bronya’s chip and used The Bronya to attack everyone. The Bronya is sorry.” Bronya apologized.
“It’s okay, Bronya. Don’t blame yourself.” Mei said.
“I agree. At the end of the day, we managed to save you. So, you have nothing to worry.” Sonic said, comforting Bronya.
“Thank you, Sonic.” Bronya replied.
“No problem..” Sonic said.
“Good. Kiana, I think we should report this to--” Before Mei could finish, Kiana interrupted.
“No, Mei.” Kiana said.
“Huh? Why is that?” Mei asked, confused on why Kiana wouldn’t allow it.
“Because I think it’s too soon to report it to Himeko or Theresa yet. Plus, if someone did control Bronya, we would need to find out who did it. So, it’s best that we keep this a secret until then.”
“But Kiana?” Mei said.
“Please, Mei.” Kiana pleaded.
Mei struggled to answer it and looked at Bronya. Bronya nodded her head to allow it. Seeing this, Mei had no choice but to accept it. She took a deep breath and spoke. “Okay Kiana.”
“Good.” Kiana said before turning to Sonic and Tails. “Sonic, Tails, would you two--”
“Don’t worry, Kiana.” Sonic interrupted Kiana. “We won’t tell anyone either.”
“Our lips are sealed.” Tails added.
“Thanks guys.” Kiana said. “Now, let’s wait until we arrive St. Freya. Right, Everyone?”
“Right.” Sonic, Tails, Mei, and Bronya said in unison as they nodded their heads in agreement.
Soon, the group waited until they arrive at St. Freya. As they arrive, Sonic and Tails will have to speak with Himeko and St. Freya’s principal, Theresa Apocalypse.
Notes:
* Reference to Sonic Prime
Next Time:
Being Interrogated by the Principal.
Chapter 7: Intermission — Metal Sonic
Summary:
Metal Sonic chases after the Hooded Figure.
Chapter Text
Chapter 4.5: Intermission — Metal Sonic
Elsewhere,
After the Hooded figure jumped off the Selene, Metal Sonic proceeded to go after him. Metal Sonic was chasing the hooded figure since he was responsible for using a portal device to bring Sonic, Tails, and Metal Sonic here. The hooded figure knew Sonic, Tails, and Metal Sonic. Metal Sonic intended to go after the figure to get answers from him. To force the figure to send it to its world. Back to its creator, Dr. Ivo “Eggman” Robotink.
When Metal Sonic jumped off to go after the hooded figure, the two of them falling straight down to the ground. Metal Sonic didn’t worry because it had a built-in rocket in its system to keep it flying. For the Hooded Figure, he was about to fall straight to his death. That was until he used a parachute to save himself. The figure used his parachute to glide to a safe area. One that doesn’t involve Honkai Beasts, Zombies, or anything else. As he arrived at that area safely, Metal Sonic noticed him and charged at the hooded figure. The hooded figure saw Metal Sonic and used a smoke bomb at the robot. Metal Sonic stopped itself and scanned where the hooded figure was. The Hooded figure hid in an allay way.
The hooded figure looked at Metal Sonic and thought to himself. “(Looks like Metal Sonic won’t stop until it finds me. I can’t have that robot find me and discover my identity. So, I’ll make sure that it has something to play with.)” The figure paused for a moment and thought of a plan. “(Ah, now that’s a brilliant idea. And I know just how to pull it off.)”
As the smoke settled, Metal Sonic looked around where the Hooded figure was. The evil robot looked around until the hooded figure revealed itself.
“Hey Metal Sonic. If you want me to get answers, you’ll just have to catch me.” The hooded figure said as it placed something on its feet and wrists. Then, the hooded figure started to run, and he was running fast. Fast as Sonic.
Metal Sonic was shocked by this, but it didn’t stop the evil robot. Metal Sonic charged at the hooded figure. The two were racing each other until one of them stopped or collapsed.
Unknown to Metal Sonic, there was another hooded figure in the allay way. He fled the scene and spoke to himself. “That should keep Metal Sonic busy for now.”
After some time had passed, Metal Sonic continued to chase the hooded figure for hours. The two were chasing each other through city to city. While the evil robot was chasing the hooded figure, Metal Sonic noticed a lot of things about this world that it wasn’t familiar with. Metal Sonic noticed the honkai beasts and zombies. Metal Sonic was interested in learning about them, but the evil robot didn’t have time for it. It was focused on capturing the hooded figure first.
Soon, the two arrived at another city. One where there was a big tower in the center. The hooded figure went to an allay way and moved left. Metal Sonic followed it through the allay way and went to the direction of the figure. Metal Sonic had found the hooded figure in front of it. The figure was in front of the big tower.
“Congratulations, Metal Sonic. You caught up to me.” The figure said, bringing its hand up and taunting the robot. “I’m right here.”
Without hesitation, Metal Sonic charged at the hooded figure, proceeding to get him. As the evil robot got closer, Metal Sonic went through the figure, like the robot was passing through nothing. Metal Sonic turned back and realized that what it was chasing wasn’t the real hooded figure, but a hologram.
“Hahahaha. You fell for it. Metal Sonic fell right into my trap. Hahahaha.” The hologram hooded figure laughed, mocking the evil robot.
Metal Sonic got furious and looked for where the hologram was being projected. The evil robot found where the direction of hologram was and it charged at the light, which was a small drone. The drone didn’t have time to react, and Metal Sonic grabbed it. The moment Metal Sonic grabbed it, the hologram disappeared. Metal Sonic, who was enraged by the hooded figure’s trickery, destroyed the drone with its metal hand.
Back with the hooded figure, in an unknown place,
He saw through his computer that Metal Sonic had destroyed his drone. The hooded figure was originally going to activate the drone’s self-destruct function. However, he didn’t foresee how furious Metal Sonic was and the evil robot destroyed it itself. Regardless, the hooded figure didn’t care about it. He was at least glad that Metal Sonic didn’t follow him completely.
The hooded figure continued to look at his computer and spoke. “That takes care of Metal Sonic. It should keep that robot busy with Anti-Entropy. By now, Sonic and Tails are probably with St. Freya’s Valkyries.”
The hooded figure brought up his planner on his computer. He checked off one of his plans that he accomplished. SEND SONIC THE HEDGEHOG INTO THIS WORLD. Check Marked.
“Let’s see how things will play out now. To see that my plans and goals come into fruition. I hope you’re ready for what’s next, Sonic the Hedgehog.” The Hooded figure said, smiling wickedly.
Back with Metal Sonic,
The evil robot looked for where the real hooded figure was. Metal Sonic knew that the figure sent that drone as a distraction to escape. Metal Sonic decided back to go to the city it was in earlier and search for the hooded figure was in. The problem was that the evil robot didn’t know where the city was since it now was in another world, completely unfamiliarf. Metal Sonic would need to devise a plan to learn about this world.
Before Metal Sonic could think about it, three AE Titan robots showed up and charged at Metal Sonic, believing it to be an intruder. Metal Sonic noticed the big robots coming and charged itself at the robots.
The evil robot made quick work on the titan robots as Metal Sonic destroyed them one by one. Metal Sonic destroyed the first one with its homing attack. The second one was destroyed when Metal Sonic got near it and punched through its head. For the last one, the evil robot destroyed it by charging up its spin dash and unleashing it at the titan’s head.
After destroying the three titan robots, Metal Sonic assumed that the robots were from the tower and decided to investigate. Before the Metal could go to it, the evil robot almost fell to the ground. Metal Sonic stopped itself from falling. The robot realized that it used too much of its power while chasing after the small drone. Metal Sonic needed time to recover its strength before it could go to the tower.
After 10 minutes had passed, Metal Sonic had fully regained its strength and power. The robot stood up and proceeded to go to the tower. As Metal Sonic was able to move, it heard a woman’s voice.
“Hello there, unknown robot.” The woman’s voice said.
Metal Sonic turned to the direction of the woman’s voice and charged at the woman. It stopped itself almost close to the woman. The evil robot put its metal hand near her neck, about to kill the woman. The woman had blonde hair and purple eyes. She wore a green uniform and had a white cape on it.
The woman smirked coldly and complimented. “Now that was threatening, coming from you. Lukcily I came with preparations.” The woman snapped her fingers and titan robots began to appear. The robots armed their weapons, ready to fire on the woman’s command. “If you attempt to kill me, my robots will fire at you instantly. I would have ordered them to destroy you if I wanted to. But I didn’t come for that. I came here for you because you are lost, aren’t you?”
Hearing this, Metal Sonic lowered its metal hand and nodded its head in confirmation.
“I see.” The woman said. “I could tell you aren’t our techs or Schicksal’s. Could you be tech from the mysterious organization, The World Serpent?”
The evil robot took a moment to think about it and shook its head in response.
“You aren’t.” The woman said. She put finger on her chine for a moment and looked back at Metal Sonic. “Then, does the word ‘Schicksal’, ‘Anti-Entropy’, or the ‘World Serpent’ mean anything to you?”
Metal Sonic shook its head again in response. Metal didn’t know what Schicksal, Anti-Entropy, or the Word Serpent mean’t here.
“Interesting.” The woman said, more curious about Metal Sonic. “(Whatever this robot is, it doesn’t know about Schicksal, Anti-Entropy, or the World Serpent. Plus, I don’t think it’s also familiar with what the Honkai is. I need to know everything about this robot and where it came from.)”
After the woman was done thinking about Metal Sonic, she put her hand out and spoke. “How about this. I will help with your predicament if you are willing to cooperate with us. We will ensure that we do everything in power to help you. In return, all we want is your services. Do we have an agreement?”
Metal Sonic thought it for a moment. The robot would usually disagree with an offer someone that has for it. Whether it would be from one of its enemies or if Dr. Eggman said so. However, due to the circumstances the evil robot was now in, Metal Sonic had no choice but to cooperate. Metal Sonic reached its hand out and and shook the woman’s hand.
“Wise decision you’ve made. Oh, my apologies. We’ve been talking for some time that I almost forgot to introduce myself. My name is Cocolia, the commander and the enforcer of the organization, Anti-Entropy.” Cocolia said, introducing herself to Metal Sonic. “Come on. Let’s go before anyone sees us.”
Soon, Metal Sonic followed Cocolia to the tower. The evil robot had simply made a deal with Anti-Entropy to help itself in return for its services. No matter what they are planning, Metal Sonic will do anything to get what it wants. It will destroy anything or anyone that gets in its way.
Chapter 8: Interrogation
Summary:
Sonic and Tails get interrogated by Theresa and Himeko
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
Chapter Text
Chapter 5: Interrogation
At St. Freya High School,
The Selene had successfully arrived at its destination. Himeko ordered Kiana and Mei to take Bronya to the hospital while she told Sonic and Tails to wait in the Selene. After Kiana and Mei brought Bronya to the hospital, they went to their principal, Theresa Apocalypse, and reported on what happened in their mission. The two told Theresa everything, except for the fact that Bronya was being controlled by someone. They even told her about Sonic and Tails and how they helped. Theresa believed in what Kiana and Mei said about Sonic and Tails, but she needed more information from them. Regardless, Theresa thanked the two for reporting their completed mission to her and dismissed them.
After Kiana and Mei left, Himeko went back to the Selene and told Sonic and Tails to come out. She also told them that it was time for them to answer their questions. Sonic and Tails agreed to do so since they were in another world and how the two were willing to cooperate. Himeko told them to go to the principal’s office, where Theresa was waiting for them. Before they left, Tails changed his Cyclone from battle mode to plane mode. Himeko was surprised to learn that Tails’ mech was a plane all long, but she didn’t have time to think about it. She and Theresa needed to get answers from Sonic and Tails. Soon, Himeko, Sonic, and Tails headed to Theresa’s office.
A few moments later,
The three had arrived at the principal’s office, which was where Theresa was.
Himeko went up to the door and knocked on it. “Madam Theresa, I brought them.” She spoke.
“You all can come in.” Theresa replied from the other side of the door.
Before Himeko could open the door, she looked at Sonic and Tails and spoke. “Brace yourselves, you two. You’re about to meet Theresa. I would be mindful of her if I were you.”
“Why is that?” Sonic asked.
“You’re about to find out. Also, you two don’t cause any trouble. Got that?” Himeko said.
“We promise you, Himeko. We won’t.” Tails replied.
“Good. Now then, let’s go you two.” Himeko said as she opened the door.
Sonic and Tails looked at each other for a moment and took a deep breath. The two, along with Himeko, then went through the door. When they got into the office, they saw two couches and a table in between them. At the end of the office, there was a bigger table and a big chair behind it, representing the principal’s table.
Himeko, Sonic, and Tails looked around for Theresa, but she was nowhere to be seen.
“Are you sure that this Theresa person is here now, Himeko?” Tails asked.
“Oh, she’s here. The problem is that she is—” Before Himeko could finish, Theresa puts her hands on her table and lifted herself.
“Himeko, if you dare call me ‘that’, you’ve got another thing coming.” Theresa interrupted.
Sonic and Tails were surprised that slivered-haired young girl, who was almost in a nun attire, was Theresa and the Principal of this school. Sonic and Tails decided not to say anything to Theresa. They didn’t want to make her more frustrated than she was with Himeko. So, the two decided to be quiet until things calmed down.
Theresa later regained her composure and looked at Sonic and Tails. She went to next to Himeko and spoke. “As for you two, allow me to introduce myself. I am Theresa, Theresa Apocalypse. The principal of this school and granddaughter of Schicksal’s Overseer.”
“I’m Sonic, Sonic the Hedgehog.” Sonic Introduced himself.
“As for me, my name is Miles ‘Tails’ Prowers. But you call me Tails. It’s nice to meet you, Theresa.” Tails said.
“The pleasure is all mine, Tails.” Theresa replied. “Before we begin, I like to congratulate you two for helping Kiana and her team to stop the Selene on time.”
“No Problem, Theresa. Besides, we weren’t going to sit by and let that battleship crash into a city full of innocent people.” Sonic said.
“I’m glad to hear that. Now, it’s time we begin answering questions.” Theresa said, now being serious. She then pointed at the couches and spoke. “Let’s sit there.”
“Okay.” Tails said.
Sonic and Tails went to one of the two couches and while Himeko and Theresa went to the second. They all sat down on them and looked at each other. Sonic made sure to sit down properly. Even though he wanted to sit down his way, he was in an important meeting with the principal. In addition, He and Tails were willing to cooperate with them. Therefore, Sonic must be at his best behavior for now.
Theresa looked at Sonic and Tails and spoke. “We have a lot of questions to ask from you two.”
“If I had to take a guess, it would be about where Tails and I come from exactly? Why did we come here, right?” Sonic suspected.
“Those are two of our questions, Sonic.” Himeko said. “We also have footage of your arrival here.” Himeko took out something from her pocket and it was a flash drive. She turned it on, and the flash drive began to display footage.
The footage first showed Sonic coming out of the portal with Metal Sonic. After the portal closed, Sonic and robotic duplicate fought against each other. Theresa paused the footage and spoke. “Sonic, this footage of you and a weird robot coming out of that strange portal. Then, you and that robot were fighting each other. Right?”
Sonic nodded his head in confirmation and responded. "Yeah. That’s what Metal had decided the moment we arrived. It didn’t care whether we were in our world or not. Metal Sonic wanted to fight me until one of us was defeated.”
Hearing this, Theresa and Himeko were speechless when Sonic said, ‘our world.’ It made them have more questions than answers. Regardless, they regained their composure and continued with the conversation.
“I see.” Himeko said before changing the footage to Tails’ arrival. “After some time had passed, another portal appeared and you, Tails, came out of it.”
“That’s correct, Himeko. When I got into the portal and arrived here, I immediately helped Sonic to fight off against Metal Sonic.” Tails replied.
“And after you arrived, you, Sonic, and this Metal Sonic noticed a hooded figure behind you all. From our analysis, that figure was responsible for bringing you three here. Right?” Theresa said.
“That’s true, Theresa.” Tails said.
“When we found out, Metal Sonic tried to confront the guy. However, that hooded figure threw a device at us, which Metal later destroyed. That device that hooded guy threw was the one that opened those portals. Metal happened to destroy.” Sonic added.
“When you all were going to question that hooded figure, he jumped off the Selene and this Metal Sonic went after him. And after that, you pretty sure know the rest.” Himeko said.
Sonic and Tails both nodded their heads and looked at Theresa and Himeko.
“That’s about all of it.” Sonic said.
“Good.” Theresa said. “Now, onto our next topic.”
“What’s it about?” Tails asked.
“I know you two tell us everything, and I mean everything. It’s time you tell us where you two come from. Why you two are here? And what happened that brought you two here?” Theresa asked.
“I see.” Sonic said, aware of what’s about to happen next.
“So, what you two going to answer them or not?” Himeko asked, crossing her arms.
“We will.” Tails answered.
“Okay. Then, tell us what happened from the beginning.” Theresa said.
“Well, it went this…” Sonic said, starting to explain what happened.
Sometime later,
Sonic and Tails finished explaining everything to Theresa and Himeko. How they’re from another world, different from theirs. What they were doing earlier in their world. They also told them about The Chaos Emeralds, Dr. Eggman, Metal Sonic, their fight against them, and that Portal they discussed earlier. Theresa and Himeko were surprised to learn about this. They now know that Sonic and Tails were from another world. One different from their own and doesn’t have any connection to the Honkai.
“... That’s about it.” Sonic said, finishing up his and Tails’ explanation.
Theresa and Himeko paused for a moment to process this information. They then calmed themselves down and looked back at Sonic and Tails.
“So, to summarize what happened. You two came from another world, different from ours. You two were trying to get one of these powerful gems you two call Chaos Emeralds. Right?” Theresa said.
“That’s correct.” Tails replied.
“From you told us, there was a total of 7 of these gems.” Himeko added.
“Yeah. Each of them contains unlimited energy capable of doing anything. For example, it can have the power to manipulate Time & Space.” Sonic explained.
“When you, Tails, and your friend Amy Rose got that emerald, you three encountered your nemesis, Dr. Eggman. A mad scientist who wants to conquer your world.” Theresa said.
“Yeah, he wanted the chaos emerald we found first. Of course, we all said no. Tails, Amy, and I began to fight Egghead and Metal.” Sonic said.
“The situation in our battle was going good until that portal showed up and took Sonic and Metal Sonic into it.” Tails added.
“Neither me nor Metal had time to react. And that’s basically we ended up here.” Sonic said, admitting that he wasn’t mindful at that time.
“After you two went into that portal, Amy and I made sure Eggman didn’t get the emerald. When I was about to stop Eggman, that portal appeared again in front of me. I tried to stop my Cyclone but it was too late. I ended up getting sucked into that portal and ended up here.” Tails said.
“That’s everything you told us until now.” Himeko replied before placing her hand on her forehead. “Man, here I thought things couldn’t get any crazier.”
“Well, That’s what happens someone from another world comes.” Sonic added.
“Okay.” Theresa said, feeling a bit overwhelmed by this information. “But there is one question to be answered. Tails, did you get the chaos emerald before Eggman did? Right?”
“I did. I even have it right here.” Tails responded as he brought the green chaos emerald. “Here.”
Theresa and Himeko looked at the green chaos emerald. They haven’t seen a gem like that before. Especially how beautiful and shiny it was. However, the two weren’t sure if that gem fits Sonic and Tails’ description on them.
“Are you sure that they contain unlimited power?” Theresa asked.
“See for yourself.” Sonic said.
Tails handed the emerald to Theresa. When Theresa got the Chaos emerald, she felt a huge amount of power, coursing through her body. She didn’t feel that it was trying to corrupt her. It was like feeling a blessing from paradise.
“Theresa, how are you feeling?” Himeko asked.
“I don’t know what to say, Himeko. This power... I can feel it coursing through me and it feels good.” Theresa said, feeling the power of the chaos emerald.
“What did I tell you? The emeralds had a lot of power in them. You can feel its power going in you once you hold it.” Sonic said.
“In any case, it’s best that you hand the emerald back to us. Otherwise, it will cause a lot of trouble.” Tails said.
“Understood. You can have it back.” Theresa replied, giving the green chaos emerald back to Tails. “Now that we discussed about where you two are from, let’s talk about that hooded figure.”
“I agree. I have a bad feeling about that guy.” Sonic admitted.
“Somehow, that hooded figure knew me, Sonic, and Metal Sonic at the same time.” Tails said. “It felt like this wasn’t our first time meeting him.”
“Yeah.” Sonic said, before pausing for a moment to realize what the hooded figure said earlier. “Come to think of it, that hooded figure did say ‘reunion.’ Meaning that we’ve indeed met before. But the question is where?”
“Did you two know that hooded figure’s intentions were?” Himeko asked.
“To be honest, Himeko, we don’t. I’m not so sure of why he brought us.” Tails answered.
Sonic paused for a moment to think about it and spoke. “I think I might know why he did it. The hooded figure probably wanted me and me only.”
Hearing this, Tails, Theresa, and Himeko were confused about what Sonic said just now. Theresa looked at him and asked. “What makes you believe that, Sonic?”
“Because the way that hooded guy talked to me, he was only interested in me. Not Tails or Metal. My guess is that he opened those strange portals for me to go and trap me here. As for why he did it, I think that he wanted to destroy me.” Sonic explained.
Tails paused for a moment and added. “The hooded figure also said that the next time we meet, he expects everything to play in his favor. He laughed crazy about it before falling from the Selene.” Tails added.
“Which tells me that whoever that hooded guy is; He was someone I fought a long time ago. Someone probably dangerous.” Sonic said.
“Did you know who that hooded figure could be?” Theresa asked.
“Out of everyone I fought, aside from Eggman, I don’t have a guess on who it could be.” Sonic admitted.
“Then, we’re going to find that hooded figure and confront him.” Himeko insisted.
“I agree with you, Himeko.” Tails said. “The hooded figure also knew about the Selene too. It could mean that the hooded figure has been in this world for a long time.”
“If that’s trye, then he knows about the Honkai and everything about our world.” Theresa said.
“So, we’re going to need to find that hooded guy and find out who really he is.” Sonic said.
Theresa took a deep breath for a moment and spoke. “Until we find this hooded figure, we’re going to need to help you two go back to your world. Do you have the remains of the destroyed portal device?”
“Yes, Theresa. I managed to salvage the remains of the device while Sonic and I were waiting in the Selene.” Tails said. “The device is damaged, but I should repair it in a few days. By then, Sonic and I can go back to our world.”
“That’s good. It’s best that you two should leave. Having you two in our world will cause problems for us, Schicksal, Anti-Entropy, and the Honkai.” Theresa implied.
“I’m aware of that, Theresa. However, even if we get the device fixed, we still have Metal Sonic to deal with. Leaving Metal here will cause a lot of problems.” Sonic said.
“So, we’re going to find Metal Sonic and bring it back to your world.” Theresa said. She then took a moment to think and looked at Sonic and Tails. “Until we find that robot, we will do everything in our power to help you two.”
“Thanks Theresa.” Sonic said. “In the meantime, while we’re here, Tails and I can help you guys out on your missions.”
“Hmm... Okay. However, what I’ve heard from Kiana and Mei, you two don’t have any protection from the Honkai. Right?” Theresa said.
“No, we don’t.” Tails responded, admitting that he and Tails don’t have anything to protect them from the Honkai. “Why?”
“Because men, in our world, aren’t known to have Honkai resistence, which makes them highly susceptible to Honkai infection. Therefore, it would be hard for you two to fight against the Honkai without succumbing to its infection.” Theresa explained.
“I see. That could be a problem.” Sonic replied, a bit concerned about the news.
Tails paused for a moment to think. From what Theresa told them; he needed a way to fight against the Honkai without risk of infection. After thinking for a minute, He thought of one solution to the problem.
“Everything fine, Tails?” Himeko asked.
“I’m okay, Himeko. I was just thinking about creating a device that could help us to be protected against the Honkai.” Tails said.
“Really? How?” Theresa said, curiously.
“If I can create a blueprint of it and use some materials from here and what I’ve stored in the Cyclone, I could create a device to protect Sonic from Honkai sickness. However, it will take some time to create it.” Tails said.
“Ha. If there’s anything I know about you, buddy, I’m sure you create that device within a few days.” Sonic said.
“How are you sure, Sonic?” Himeko asked.
“Tails has created and done many things. He created a copy of the chaos emerald, which was a fake. That time he created a translator that helped us communicate Wisps.” Sonic explained.
“Uh, ‘Wisps?’” Theresa asked, confused about what Sonic meant.
“I’ll get to that. But what I’m saying is that I know Tails will create the device that will help protect us from the Honkai in no time.” Sonic said.
“Alright. *Sigh* I just hope it works.” Theresa said.
“I’m sure it would.” Tails replied.
Soon, Himeko took a deep breath and spoke. “I think we should stop our meeting now. We’ve talking for a long time now.”
“Agreed. We'll continue exchanging more info next time. For now, let’s stop.” Tails said.
“Okay.” Theresa said before pausing for a moment and looking at Sonic and Tails. “Sonic, Tails, I’m glad that we had this meeting. It helped to eliminate confusion from the two of you.”
“Me too, Theresa. After all, we were willing to cooperate from the beginning, and we didn’t want to make any enemies when we arrived in this world.” Sonic responded while having his hands on the back of his head.
“Glad to hear that.” Himeko said.
Theresa then stood up and reached out her hand to Sonic. “Sonic, Tails, you two are officially welcomed to St. Freya.” She spoke.
“You too, Theresa.” Sonic said as He and Tails both reached out their hands and shook hands with Theresa.
“However, before we head out, I would like to make rules for involvement for you two.” Theresa said. “One, try to remain out of sight at St. Freya unless it’s an emergency. Two, you two can interact with me, Himeko, Kiana, Mei, Bronya, and Fu Hua. And three, you two are allowed to go on missions when we permit it. Do you two understand?”
Sonic was a bit surprised that Theresa already gave him and Tails rules to follow. Before he could say anything about it, Tails spoke first.
“We will make sure to follow them, Theresa. Especially Sonic because he’s known to break the rules, sometimes.” Tails said.
“T-Tails?!” Sonic said, embarrassed that his friend gave out his personality traits.
“I see. Thanks for pointing that out, Tails. We’ll make sure to keep that in mind.” Himeko responded.
“Me too.” Theresa added. “(Here I thought Kiana wasn’t enough trouble.)”
“Oh boy.” Sonic said, a bit annoyed.
Tails put his hand on his best friend and spoke. “Sonic, It will be alright.”
“*Sigh* I hope so.” Sonic replied.
“I’m sure.” Tails said before looking at Himeko and Theresa. “Theresa, Himeko, Sonic and I will discuss how we’re going to design the blueprint tonight. Would that work?”
“That sounds about fine to me.” Himeko said.
“It’s also a good time when the school will be closed by then.” Theresa added.
“Yeah.” Sonic said before giving a thought about the school. “Speaking of which, Tails and I haven’t seen the rest of the school. So far, we’ve seen the principal’s office.”
“How about Sonic and I explore St. Freya when school is over?” Tails added.
“That sounds about right. Right now, school is almost done for today.” Himeko said.
“I know, which reminds me. Himeko, aren’t you supposed to be teaching now?” Theresa said.
Hearing this, Himeko took a deep breath and admitted. “Yeah. I am. But I made sure to have a substitute to handle my absence.”
“Okay, Himeko. Just remind me next time before we have a long meeting again.” Theresa replied, a bit annoyed.
“I will.” Himeko said.
“You better, or I’ll have to cut you from having HOMU beer otherwise.” Theresa warned Himeko. She then looked back at Sonic and Tails. “As for you two, let’s wait until school gets done and when everyone is at their dorms. By then, I’ll give you two a tour around the school.”
“Okay, Theresa.” Tails replied.
“Fine by me too.” Sonic added.
Himeko got up from the couch and proceeded to leave. She looked back at Theresa, Sonic, and Tails and spoke. “Alright, everyone. I’ll see you later.”
“Bye, Himeko.” Sonic said.
“We’ll see you again next time.” Tails added.
“Try to show a good discipline.” Theresa pointed out.
“I will, Theresa.” Himeko replied.
Soon, Himeko left the principal's office and headed off to teach students. Sonic, Tails, and Theresa waited patiently until School was finished for today.
Meanwhile, at Schicksal’s HQ, in the control room,
Schicksal’s Overseer, Otto Apocalypse, was sitting on his throne. He was reviewing his upcoming plans for the future. It involved capturing Kiana if her herrescher personality were to fully awaken again. However, even though that was one of Otto’s top priorities, he now had other matters to deal with.
Otto then got a voice call from his screen. It was from his silent partner, the hooded figure. He picked up the call and smirked.
“Hello, my hooded friend.”
“Would you cut that out, Otto?!” The hooded figure shouted, annoyed,
“It was merely my small joke to you.” Otto replied.
“Yeah, Yeah.” The hooded figure replied.
“Now, were you able to accomplish what you sought today?” Otto asked, aware of the hooded figure’s goal.
“Yes, sort of. I finally managed to bring Sonic here in this world. However, due to some technological problems, my device brought into two unwanted guests.” The hooded figure explained.
“Who might those two be?” Otto asked with curiosity.
“The one of them was a fox with two tails. His name is Miles Prowers, but his friends call him ‘Tails.’ He’s a big genius and Sonic’s best friend, which makes him trouble. The other was a killer robot named Metal Sonic. A robot designed to match Sonic and his abilities. It also wants to destroy and surpass Sonic one day.” The hooded figure explained further.
“I see.” Otto replied. “And was your plan still successful?”
“Yes, despite having Tails and Metal Sonic involved. As for what happened afterwards, Metal Sonic found me, along with Sonic and Tails noticed. I confessed to them that I was responsible for the portals. After that, I took my escape. Not before I warned them about the Selene. However, Metal Sonic was on my tail. That robot wanted me to bring it to its world, but I couldn’t since it broke my portal device. Which was troublesome.” The hooded figure said.
“Indeed it was... for you.” Otto said, which made the hooded figure feel more annoyed than before. “Were you able to escape from that robot?”
“As for that, I did, Otto. I used one of my small drones to distract that huck of junk and threw it on a wild goose chase. My drone will keep Metal Sonic away from our plans until it reaches a dead battery.” The hooded figure said while lying about it. “Let’s hope that it stays out for good.”
“I hope so too.” Otto agreed. “What of Sonic and Tails?”
“Before I made my escape, I told those two about the Selene. However, I didn’t explain to them in full detail of the situation. However, I gave them a choice on whether they should go after me or stop that battleship. Seeing how the Selene didn’t crash meant they were able to stop it on time.” The figure said.
“Of course. They most likely met Theresa’s Valkyries along the way. Especially K423.” Otto replied, referring to Kiana, who was a clone of the original. It’s something she or anyone else is not aware of, except for himself. However, unknown to him, Theresa, Himeko, and Anti-Entropy were already aware of Kiana’s real identity.
“Yes, your ‘granddaughter’s team were originally sent to handle the mission before Sonic and Tails got involved.” The hooded figure said. “Which makes me wonder how they interacted with them. But knowing Sonic, he’ll try to make friends with them.”
“Which is true based on the information you’ve given to me. And from your own experience with him, right?” Otto said.
“That’s correct, which is why I’m calling you.” The hooded figure said, being a bit serious. “You have one of your agents spying on that herrescher girl. Can you have her to spy on Sonic?”
Otto paused for a moment to think about it. He knew that his ‘old’ friend, Fu Hua, was tasked to monitor Kiana and how committed she was with her mission. Having her spy on Sonic would be a little complicated for Fu Hua. He knew that she was thousands of years old since she was a survivor of the Previous Era. Otto would imagine how Fu Hua would handle spying on a giant talking hedgehog and how she could interact with him. He would also find it interesting to see how things would turn out from there. Regardless of those possible scenarios, Otto looked back at the call and smirked.
“I’ll make sure to inform her know about it and to keep an eye on Sonic.” Otto said.
“Happy to hear that. (And it was a wise decision you’ve made, Otto.)” The hooded figure responded while thinking to himself.
“I’ll contact her after our meeting here is over.” Otto replied.
“I’ll be looking forward to it. And Otto? Remember our deal, understand?” The figure demanded.
“I’m well aware of it.” Otto responded, assuring the hooded figure that he hadn’t forgotten their deal.
“Good. You get what you want, and I get what I want in return.” The hooded figure said, explaining the purpose of their contract. “Make sure Sonic doesn’t find out of any of this. Or else, the deal is off.”
“I promise you that everything will go exactly when we planned it no matter the circumstances.” Otto said.
“You better.” The figure said. “The next time we talk, I expect to have some information regarding how your agent is handling the situation.”
“Don’t worry, that you have it soon enough, my friend.” Otto responded.
“I hope so. Until then, good day, Otto. Bye.” The figure said before ending the call.
After the hooded figure ended the call, Otto looked back at his computer and went to the contacts app. He tapped on Fu Hua’s contact and proceeded to call her.
Before he could call her, Otto paused for a moment and thought to himself. “(I wonder how this Sonic the Hedgehog will play into my plans. And if he truly fits to my hooded friend’s description of him.”)
Notes:
Next Time:
Designing the device.
Chapter Text
Chapter 6: The Miles Honkai Regulators
At St. Freya High School, in the evening,
School was done for the day and the students headed to their dorms. After everyone left, Theresa brought Sonic and Tails out from the Principal Office. She started to give them a tour around the school. Theresa explained to Sonic and Tails of what St. Freya High School is and its purpose. Its purpose is to teach female students, who have Honkai adaptability, to become high-trained Valkyries. When Tails asked Theresa that if St. Freya High School was an all-girls school, she responded with yes, which made Sonic say, “Oh curd.” After answering Tails’ question, Theresa also adds another rule to Sonic and Tails’ involvement, which was to not harass any of the students, especially with Kiana and the others. Sonic and Tails agreed to follow that rule since they want to help others, not hurt them or be a jerk.
Soon, Theresa walked them through each of the school’s buildings, from the classrooms to the dormitory. She told them about the year St. Freya was founded in and why she’s the principal. Theresa also told Sonic and Tails how the school was originally going to be for her best friend, Cecilia Schariac. However, she told them that Cecilia died in a war, which made Sonic and Tails feel sad for Theresa. So, Sonic went up to Theresa and cheered her up, saying that it’s fine and that she’s trying her best to honor her best friend. Theresa felt happy, hearing it from Sonic, and she announced that the tour was done.
Then, Sonic and Tails showed Theresa where they put the Cyclone. When they got there, Theresa was surprised that the Cyclone was a plane. From she heard from Kiana and Mei, Theresa was informed that Tails was on a special mech. Tails explained to Theresa that his Cyclone has three modes: Plane mode, Walker mode, and Cart mode. Theresa asked Tails if he created the Cyclone by himself, and Tails responded yes, which amazed her. Theresa thought to herself about how smart and creative Tails is at his inventions. Seeing how smart he was as Sonic described him to be, Theresa now had confidence that Tails could make the device.
Soon, Theresa showed the two a place where they could stay while they’re in this world. It was spare a garage that St. Freya had if necessary. Even though Sonic had second thoughts about their place, He and Tails agreed to have it as their base of operations for now. After Tails brought the Cyclone to the garage, Theresa told them that she’ll be back after she checks on Kiana and the others. Before she left, Sonic and Tails asked how Bronya was doing. Theresa informed them that Bronya was doing okay, but she’ll be in the hospital for six days. She also told them that next week will be the Annual Valkryie Examination. Theresa told the two to not interfere with Kiana or anyone else when the exam begins. Sonic and Tails looked at each other and responded that they would not interfere since it was Kiana and everyone else’s test. After agreeing so, Theresa left to check on Kiana and the others at their dorms. For Sonic and Tails, they stayed at the garage and started to talk about the device.
In the dorms,
Theresa checked on how Kiana and everyone else, except for Bronya, was doing at their dorms. So far, everything was going okay for them. Even though Kiana was hungry for dinner.
Inside, Fu Hua asked Himeko about seeing her with two strange people, which she believed to be her imagination. Hearing this, Kiana, Mei, Himeko, and Theresa paused and looked for each other for a moment. Fu Hua did not expect a reaction from everyone. The four looked back at Fu Hua and told that it wasn’t her imagination, which they wish it was. What she saw was real, which surprised Fu Hua. Theresa and Himeko informed everyone about Sonic and Tails, how they got here, and their predicament. Kiana and Mei pointed out how fast Sonic was when he was dealing with the AE robots.
Learning about this, Fu Hua asked where Sonic and Tails were, which Kiana, Mei, and Himeko were curious about. Theresa informed them about their location and the rules she and Himeko set for their involvement. She and Himeko also informed them about the device Tails was making to protect Sonic from Honkai radiation. Kiana and everyone else were surprised by this, even Fu Hua too. Fu Hua wondered how Tails was going to make it, which was impossible from her perspective. Theresa responded that He and Sonic were probably discussing the blueprints of the device right now. Himeko then said that they’ll all meet Sonic and Tails for tomorrow before School begins, which everyone agreed on. Afterwards, everyone began to eat their dinner.
A few hours later, at nighttime,
After having dinner with Kiana and everyone else, Theresa went back to her office. When she arrived, Theresa disabled the security cameras in her office and turned on her communicator. She opened on her contacts list and dialed a private number.
Soon, Theresa waited until her private partner answered the video call. “Hello, Einstein.” She asked.
“We’re here, Madam Theresa.” Einstein said.
Unknown to everyone, except for Himeko, Theresa had partnered up with Anti-Entropy. She did so after learning the truth about the Sirin Project and about Kiana Kaslana. She had been secretly collaborating with them to stop Otto and put an end to his reign in Schicksal.
Theresa then gave up the thumbs-up and responded. “Good. How’s everything at your end?”
“Everything has been well so far, Madam Theresa. The Selene hasn’t crashed into Sapphire city, which meant Kiana and her team successfully finished the mission.” Einstein said.
Theresa nodded in confirmation and spoke. “They did successfully stop The Selene and brought it to St. Freya. However, something completely unexpected happened during the mission.”
Hearing this, Dr. Tesla went on the video call and asked. “What do you mean, Theresa?”
Theresa took a deep breath for a moment as she closed her eyes. She began to think whether it was worth telling Dr. Einstein and Dr. Tesla about Sonic and Tails or not. After giving it some thought, Theresa decided to tell them about it.
“Well, you see…” Theresa said, starting to explain to the doctors.
A few moments later,
Theresa had explained everything to Dr. Einstein and Dr. Tesla about Sonic and Tails, and their involvement. She told them how they got here in their world and about their predicament. Theresa also showed the two doctors the footage of their arrival and their appearance. At first, Dr. Tesla thought Theresa was talking nonsense. After seeing the footage, she began to think otherwise. For Dr. Einstein, she was surprised about their appearance, and how willing they were to help Kiana and the others in their mission.
“...As of right now, they’re currently residing at one of our spare garages and talking about the device. And I think that’s about it.” Theresa said, finishing her explanation to the doctors.
“It’s interesting to see how those two were willing to help despite being creatures from another world.” Dr. Tesla said.
“I get your point, Dr. Tesla.” Theresa replied. “It’s also why I set rules for their involvement here. To lessen attention or confusion from here. Not let grandpa or other sneaky organizations learn about their existence.”
“Good thinking ahead, Madam Theresa.” Einstein agreed. “In the meantime, it’ll be best to help them Metal Sonic fast. Having that robot here will become more trouble.”
“I know. However, I do like the design of that robot. If I can analyze it, we could create mechs that can be helpful to us.” Dr. Tesla said, thinking of potential ideas for her robotic creations.
“That would be good idea, except that robot was created by a madman from Sonic’s world. A madman trying to conquer his world. Therefore, I don’t think creating mechs based on Metal Sonic would be the brightest idea.” Dr. Einstein replied.
“Hmph, fine, mophead.” Dr. Tesla said, feeling a bit frustrated that her idea got rejected.
Dr. Einstein then took a deep breath and looked at Theresa. “Sorry about that, Madam Theresa.” She apologized.
“It’s okay, Einstein. Analyzing technology from other worlds and creating machinery based on it would be a good idea. If it’s made for the right purposes.” Theresa said.
“Thank you for pointing that out.” Einstein replied.
“Yeah.” Theresa said before shifting the topic of the conversation. “Let’s now talk about the hooded figure.”
“Agreed. The hooded figure, despite his identity being unknown, was responsible for bringing Sonic, Tails, and Metal Sonic into our world.” Dr. Einstein said.
“The hooded figure had a device that made it possible to portals to different universes, which is fascinating.” Dr. Tesla said, curiously.
“Sonic found that figure only wanted him to come into our world, not anyone else. Although we don’t know why the hooded figure did it, Sonic believed that it could have been someone he fought against a long time ago.” Theresa said.
Dr. Einstein paused for a moment and then responded. “If I were to make a potential guess, I think that the hooded figure must have been trapped in our world for longer time. He was probably waiting for the right time to enact his revenge against Sonic.”
“You really think so, Mophead?” Dr. Tesla asked.
“If it was an enemy that Sonic fought a long time ago, then yes.” Dr. Einstein said. “However, it’s only a potential theory. We’ll need more evidence about the hooded figure and learn his identity.” Dr. Einstein said.
“I agree with her. If we don’t find this hooded figure, there’s no telling what he could possibly do next while Sonic is here. So, we’re going to need to be on the lookout. Okay?” Theresa said.
“Of course, Madam Theresa.” Dr. Einstein agreed.
“We’re also willing to help too.” Dr. Tesla added.
“That’s good.” Theresa said. “Now, I’m going to check on how Sonic and Tails are doing. I’ll see how they’re doing with the blueprints for the device.”
“I’m interested in how Mr. Prowers will create the device to protect someone from the Honkai Infection, Madam Theresa. However, I think it’s too soon for him to create it.” Dr. Einstein said.
“I agree with Mophead. Even though those two already arrived in our world, they know little about the Honkai. I suggest giving them research on The Honkai before doing the device.” Dr. Tesla recommended.
“I’m aware of that, Tesla. But what I heard from Sonic; He told me that Tails had accomplished many feats with his intelligence. Like creating a copy of one of their gems, the chaos emeralds and inventing a powerful translator.” Theresa replied.
“I see, but It’s still too soon, Madam Theresa.” Dr. Einstein responded.
“Indeed. *Shifting the topic on the chaos emeralds* Speaking of, I am curious about these chaos emeralds. From what they told you and Himeko, those gems possessed unlimited power. Right?” Dr. Tesla said curiously.
“That’s correct, Tesla. I would be lying if I hadn’t felt the emerald’s power for myself. When I held it, I felt an immense amount of power coursing through my body, which is something I hadn’t felt before. I also didn’t feel it corrupting me either.” Theresa explained.
Hearing this, Dr. Tesla became interested in learning about the chaos emeralds. “You know, I would like to study these emeralds and to find out its secrets.” She asked
“That would be good idea. That is if we get their approval, Tesla.” Dr. Einstein stopped her.
“In addition, Sonic and Tails don’t want those emeralds to fall into the wrong hands.” Theresa added. “Especially to that Madman back in their world.”
“Ugh, fine.” Tesla said, disappointedly.
“That’s good. Now then, I’ll be heading out. I’ll update you two on the blueprints they’re making.” Theresa said.
“That would be alright.” Einstein said. “And Theresa, be safe.”
“And don’t let Otto or Schicksal find out any of this.” Dr. Tesla added.
“I’ll make sure they won’t. Until then, bye everyone.” Theresa said.
“You too, Theresa.” Dr. Tesla replied.
“Take care.” Dr. Einstein added.
Soon, the video call ended, and Theresa left her office to check on Sonic and Tails.
After a few moments later,
Theresa had arrived at the garage where Sonic and Tails were. Theresa saw the Cyclone no longer to be seen as the garage door was shut. She wondered what Sonic and Tails were up until she saw Sonic on the roof.
“Huh, Sonic?!” Theresa said, surprised.
Sonic, who was looking at the sky, turned and saw Theresa. “Oh, Hey Theresa.” Sonic said before jumping off the roof and landing in front of Theresa.
“What were you doing on that roof?” Theresa asked.
“Nothing but looking at the sky. Why?” Sonic replied.
“Never mind. More importantly, where’s Tails and the Cyclone?” Theresa asked.
“Tails and the Cyclone are inside the garage. As for Tails, he’s right now creating the blueprints for the device.” Sonic explained.
“I see. But what did you two discuss about the blueprints?” Theresa wondered.
“Oh, about that...” Sonic said.
Flashback, a few hours ago after Theresa left,
Sonic and Tails moved the Cyclone into the garage. The two then went into the garage and saw how messy it was. Sonic got a broom and cleaned out the junk in the garage. Soon, Tails set up his equipment on the garage table.
When Tails was done setting up his and Sonic’s base of operations, Sonic went up to his best friend and spoke. “Hey Tails. Now that they cleaned out the mess in the garage, let’s talk about the device.”
“I agree, Sonic.” Tails said, bringing up his computer he stored in his Cyclone onto the table. “I’ll begin creating the blueprints. However, I need to make sure that I write them carefully.”
“Why is that, Buddy?” Sonic asked.
“Because we know too little about the Honkai. According to Bronya, it comes in many forms. Not just as a virus, it also comes as monsters and energy. So, we’re going to need to learn more about them and about this world. We’re also going to need some help from those who understand the Honkai better than us.” Tails said.
“I know, buddy. Whatever happened in this world, it wasn’t pretty. Even though it’s not our world, we’ll try our best to help no matter what.” Sonic replied. “Creating this device now will help us, Kiana, Mei, and everyone else here. So, are you ready, Tails?”
“Of course, Sonic.” Tails ageeed.
Sonic and Tails begin to about ideas on what the device should be and its blueprints. Sonic shared some ideas of what the device could be. However, Tails wasn’t sure if some of Sonic’s ideas would work or be a good idea. Tails even shared his ideas on what it could be, but it would take too long. Things were beginning to become rough between the two until Sonic thought of a brilliant idea.
“Hey Buddy, I just thought of something that could help us.” Sonic said.
“Then, what it is, Sonic?” Tails asked curiously.
“Why don’t we create small devices that can absorb the honkai energy and radiation and convert that energy into power? Like the devices can absorb the energy and radiation, purifies that energy, and converts it into power. *Grabbing a piece of paper and draws the design of the small devices* It could something like this.” He said, showing the design to Tails.
(The image in the link is from the show Sonic Prime)
Tails looked at the paper for a moment. After giving it some thought, he looked back at Sonic and responded. “Yes. This design can work, Sonic. With it, the small devices will help absorb the Honkai energy and convert it into power.”
“And since we have the chaos emerald, we can use its power to make it happen.” Sonic added.
“With the power of chaos emerald, I’ll have the device done in no time.” Tails said, now feeling confident that he can create the device. “Thank you, Sonic.”
“No problem, Buddy.” Sonic replied. “Why don’t we call the small devices, the ‘Miles Honkai Regulators.’”
“That’s a great name, Sonic. Hmm... What made you come up with this idea?” Tails asked curiously.
“It just came to me.” Sonic said before thinking to himself. “(Actually, it was from you, Buddy. Or more specifically, Nine. He designed these devices called Regulators. These Regulators helped stabilize the prism energy that was inside me when I accidentally scattered the Paradox Prism. Whenever I was in a different shattered spaces, those babies helped me adapt to its environment and provided me with what I needed. Even though I can’t see you anymore, Nine, this is my way of honoring you.)”
“Okay. I’ll start crafting the blueprints on my computer, then.” Tails said, starting up his computer. “This will take a few hours to make. So, I’ll be busy.”
“That’s fine, Tails. If you need anything, I’ll be there.” Sonic said before going near the door.
“Thanks Sonic. Just be careful.” Tails said.
“You too, Buddy.” Sonic replied.
Sonic left Tails to work on the blueprints. He went outside and jumped onto the roof. Sonic then sat down on it and looked at the sky as he started to relax.
Fastforward, back in the present,
Sonic finished explaining everything to Theresa about what they did after she left and about the device.
“And that’s about it, Theresa.” Sonic said, wrapping the flashback.
“I see.” Theresa said. “Sonic, I’m glad that you two brainstormed many ideas until you chose one that best fitted the device.”
“Yeah. With the chaos emerald, I’m sure we can create the device soon enough. The problem is we might need some help on those who are more familiar with the Honkai.” Sonic said. “Do you know anyone who can be of help, Theresa?”
Theresa nodded her head in confirmation and responded. “Yes, I do, Sonic. I just spoke with them a few moments ago. They were interested in how Tails was going to make the device.”
“That’s good to hear. Why don’t we check on how Tails is doing? It’s been like a few hours since I saw him.” Sonic said.
“Okay, Sonic.” Theresa replied before taking a deep breath. “I just hope that the blueprints can work.”
“Me too.” Sonic said.
Soon, Sonic opened the door to the garage, and he and Theresa went inside. When they went up to Tails, the two saw him sleeping.
“Huh, He’s asleep?!” Theresa said, shocked to the fox fall asleep.
Sonic went up to Tails and spoke. “I guess that Tails must have gotten exhausted for today after everything that’s happened.” He picked up his best friend and took him to the garage couch. Sonic later put a blanket over Tails. “I’m just going to let him rest for today.”
“You take good care of your friends, Sonic.” Theresa pointed out.
“Of course, Theresa. After all, Tails and I have been best friends for a long time. So, it’s best that we take care of each other now and then.” Sonic said, sharing how far He and Tails have come so far.
“That’s good, Sonic. That’s why we always do our best to protect the people we care about.” Theresa said.
“It’s just part of the job, Theresa. Besides, I wasn’t going to allow a battleship crash into a city and have innocent people get hurt.” Sonic said.
“Hmm... Okay. (You’re starting to remind me of Kiana’s idiot father, Siegfried Kaslana.)” Theresa thought to herself. “Now, let’s see if Tails had finished creating the blueprints.”
Sonic and Theresa looked back on what was on the table. They saw the blueprints Tails made for the device. The Blueprints contained details of each functional of the device. Theresa was impressed by how well-made Tails created these blueprints. Sonic told her that he knew his best friend had it in him. In addition, he thought to himself how the design looked exactly like the ones with the Regulators.
After looking through the blueprints, Theresa told Sonic that she would like to take photos of the blueprints for her partners to look at, which he agreed. She took photos and sent them to Dr. Tesla and Dr. Einstein. Afterwards, Theresa thanked Sonic and was able to leave.
Sonic stopped her and spoke. “Theresa, I hope your friends look at the blueprints carefully and not do anything crazy with them.”
“I’ll sure that they will make good use of them, Sonic. Until then, let’s call it a night. I promise you that we’ll help Tails create the device soon enough.” Theresa said.
“Great to hear, Theresa. Br sure to get some rest for the time being.” Sonic said.
“You too, Sonic. Bye.” Theresa replied.
“Bye.” Sonic said, waving his hand to Theresa.
Soon, Theresa left the garage. She walked back to her office to rest for the night.
Meanwhile, at the dormitory, in Fu Hua’s room,
She was about to go to sleep until she got a call from her boss, Otto.
Fu Hua picked up the call and answered it. “Hello, Lord Otto.”
“Good evening, my ‘old’ friend.” Otto said from the call.
“Why are you calling me this late at night?” Fu Hua asked, suspicious about what Otto was planning for her.
“Forgive me, but I have an additional mission while monitoring the herrescher.” Otto replied.
“What is it?” Fu Hua asked.
“Tell me, you haven’t seen anything weird today? For example, those weird creatures.” Otto said.
Hearing this, Fu Hua was shocked to learn that Otto learned about Sonic and Tails. Even though Fu Hua hadn’t met Sonic or Tails yet, she was suspicious about how Otto found this. Fu Hua looked back at the call and responded. “Yes, Overseer. However, I haven’t met them yet. They were with Major Himeko, and they headed to Madam Theresa’s office.”
“What happened to them after they visited my granddaughter?” Otto asked.
“Theresa told me that she had sent them to St. Freya’s garage, where they will be staying for now. She and Himeko also assigned them with rules for their involvement here.” Fu Hua responded.
“That’s expected of my granddaughter, which I’m glad that she did. She would do anything to make sure that there wouldn’t be chaos at the school.” Otto said. “This is where you come in, my friend. Your additional mission is to monitor the one called Sonic the Hedgehog. Understood? Or I will have to assign someone else to fulfill that—” Before Otto could finish, Fu Hua interrupted him.
“No need, Lord Otto. I accept the additional mission. I’ll try to keep an eye on both Kiana and Sonic.” Fu Hua declared.
“Good to hear. To be honest, it was unexpecting to see an unordinary creature from another world to show up and stop the Selene. I’ll be looking to see how things turn out while there’s a blue giant hedgehog here. Am I right, my friend?” Otto said.
“Of course. I’ll make sure to report on anything I found or learned from Sonic the hedgehog, Lord Otto.” Fu Hua replied.
“Appreciated. Until then, good night, my friend.” Otto said before ending the call.
As the call ended, Fu Hua went to her bed and started to go to sleep. However, there was one thing in Fu Hua’s head before she could sleep.
How did Otto learn about Sonic’s presence? The only people who knew it about were Kiana, Bronya, Mei, Theresa, Himeko, and herself. Fu Hua was starting to have doubts on what Otto’s intentions really were. For now, She’ll focus on her mission first, and worry about it later.
“(Otto, I don’t know what your intentions are with Sonic. However, If you plan on throwing him into something dangerous, I will stop you.)” Fu Hua thought to herself before she was about to sleep.
Notes:
Next Time:
Angel Island.
Also, I enjoyed watching Sonic Prime. I decided that the device to protect Sonic from Honkai Infection should be based on the regulators from that show.The regulators in the story will play a crucial role for future chapters.
Chapter 10: Intermission — Metal Sonic
Chapter Text
Chapter 6.5: Intermission — Metal Sonic
Elsewhere, at the ME Corporation,
Metal Sonic followed Cocolia after the evil robot made a deal with her. The two arrived at one of the Labs in the Corporation. The lab had a big supercomputer and a table with two chairs for two people to sit in.
Cocolia proceeded to get answers from Metal Sonic. She suspected that the robot wasn’t made by Anti-Entropy, Schicksal, or the World Serpent. In addition, she was surprised to learn that Metal Sonic doesn’t know anything about those organizations or the Honkai itself. Cocolia needed to learn where the robot came from and what its purpose was.
Cocolia pointed Metal Sonic to sit in one of the chairs at the table. Metal Sonic went to the chair and sat on it, while Cocolia went to the other chair. Cocolia and Metal Sonic looked at each other for a moment until Cocolia spoke.
“Now that we’re in our private labs, let’s talk about your problem, Mr. Robot. Or do you have a name for yourself?” Cocolia asked.
Metal Sonic nodded its head in confirmation.
“Good to hear. What’s your name?” Cocolia questioned.
It would be an easy task to answer that question for Metal Sonic. Unfortunately, it couldn’t do that since the robot wasn’t programmed to talk. Metal Sonic would need to be Neo Metal Sonic to speak. The evil robot looked back at Cocolia and gave no response.
Cocolia placed her finger on her chin and spoke. “No Response.” She paused for a moment and asked. “Can you talk?”
The evil robot shook its head, admitting to Cocolia that it couldn’t.
“I see. (So, the robot couldn’t talk.)” Cocolia thought to herself. “(If I could hack into its systems, I would get answers from you. But if I were to do that, you would show some resistance.)”
Cocolia took a moment to think of another way to get answers from Metal Sonic. After some thinking, Cocolia thought of an idea for the robot to communicate with her. She took out a blank lined notebook and pencil.
She handed them to Metal Sonic and admittedly spoke. “I was going to use this notebook to write notes about you. However, since you can’t talk, I’m giving it to you to communicate with me.”
Hearing this, Metal Sonic looked at Cocolia and provided her with a thumbs-up.
Cocolia smiled and spoke to the robot. “Now, let’s try this again. What’s your name?”
Metal Sonic opened the notebook and used the pencil to write its answer. The robot showed Cocolia on what it wrote. “My name is Metal Sonic.”
“Metal Sonic, Huh?” Cocolia said, now knowing Metal Sonic’s name. “What else?”
Metal Sonic wrote its answer in the notebook and showed it to Cocolia. “I am a robot from another world who got transported here.”
“Another world? What do you mean? Explain yourself.” Cocolia demanded confused. She knew a theory about how parallel worlds exist. The only source she had was the Sea of Quanta. The Sea of Quanta is mixture of bubble universes, which are small what-if universes but incomplete.
Metal Sonic paused for a moment to think. Metal thought about how its master, Dr. Eggman, would exchange information to his dealer. He would explain his goals in a manipulative way to win his dealer’s trust. Or Dr. Eggman would manipulate the truth to put the blame on Sonic to make him look like the enemy. After giving it some thought, Metal Sonic knew what to write about to gain Cocolia’s trust.
The evil robot took out the notebook and wrote to Cocolia. “I will, Cocolia. Allow me to explain my situation and how I got here.”
A few moments later,
Metal Sonic explained everything that happened from its perceptive. The robot explained to Cocolia its story from what it and its master were doing earlier to the point of destroying the small drone. Metal Sonic told her about what its world is like, what its master’s goals are, Sonic the Hedgehog, the chaos emeralds, and the hooded figure.
After Metal Sonic finished explaining, Cocolia paused for a moment to process the information. She looked back at Metal Sonic and spoke. “Let me get this straight, you and your master were trying to get the one of the 7 chaos emeralds, gems that have limitless power in them. You two want to make a world better place with your technology, right?”
“Affirmative.” Metal Sonic wrote in confirmation.
“When you two were about to take it, your enemy, Sonic the Hedgehog, and his gang arrived there first and took the gem. You said that Sonic and his gang oppose your master’s dream and intend to throw the world into chaos, right?” Cocolia replied.
Metal Sonic nodded its head in response to confirm it.
“Then, you and your master got into a fight against Sonic and his gang of trouble. You all were fighting until a mysterious portal appeared. You, Sonic, and his fox minion, Tails were sucked into it, and you all ended up in our world. The three of you were on a battleship. When the portal closed, there was a hooded figure, and you all confronted him. The hooded figure admitted that he was responsible for opening the portal. Right?” Cocolia said.
“Indeed.” Metal Sonic wrote back in response.
“The figure said that it knew all of you and it gave you all a choice. To go after him or to stop the battleship. After he said that to the three of you, the figure jumped off the battleship and you chased after him, leaving Sonic and Tails behind on the ship. Correct?” Cocolia said.
“Yes.” Metal Sonic wrote.
“As you were chasing that hooded figure while he was falling, he used a parachate and landed in an alley way. He threw a smoke bomb to hide. When the smoke settled, the hooded figure wore some equipment and ran fast. That equipment made him almost run as fast as Sonic runs. Is that right, Metal Sonic?” Cocolia questioned the robot.
“It is, Cocolia. Sonic is known to have super speed that makes him run at the speed of sound. And I, Metal Sonic, was designed to counter him in every way possible. It's also to remove him from my master’s goals since he’s thorn at his side for a long time.” The evil robot wrote back, explaining its purpose to Cocolia.
Learning this, Cocolia paused for a moment and thought to herself. “(So, this Sonic can run at that level of speed. Hmm... How interesting.)” Cocolia silently smirked as she enjoyed the information Metal Sonic providing to her. She looked back at Metal Sonic and responded. “I see. You chased after the hooded figure. You chased him from city to city for hours. While you were chasing him, you noticed that there were a lot of things you weren’t familiar with. Like pale white people and white big monsters. Sometime later, you two arrived at this city.”
“Of course.” Metal Sonic wrote back to Cocolia.
“After the hooded figure went through an allay way to here, you followed him, and he was in front of the ME Corporation. When you tried to grab him, you passed through him, and you realized that what you were chasing was a hologram. You suspected that the real hooded figure sent a decoy to distract you long enough to make his escape. When you found the drone that was projecting the hologram, you grabbed it and destroyed it out of frustration, which wasn’t a bright move.” Cocolia responded.
“I admit, it wasn’t the right move. I was so angry when I learned that it was hologram. I was played like a fool.” Metal Sonic wrote back, annoyed at how the hooded figure tricked the robot eariler.
“After destroying the drone, you went up and destroyed my three titan robots. When you destroyed them, you had to recharge yourself for 10 minutes. You used a lot of your energy while hunting that hologram. After 10 minutes had passed... Well, you know the rest.” Cocolia said.
Cocolia then took a deep breath and looked back at the evil robot. “Metal Sonic, I almost didn’t believe you there at first. However, since you aren’t tech made by Schicksal, Anti-Entropy, or the World Serpent, I believe you for now.” Cocolia added.
Metal Sonic wrote in the notebook and showed Cocolia what it wrote. “Thank you, Cocolia. I’m also glad that you understood my situation when you found me.”
“You're welcome, Metal Sonic.” Cocolia replied before asking the robot a question. “So, what do you intend on doing while you’re here?”
“I’m looking to get back to my world and see my master again. To do that, I need to find that hooded figure. He must pay for his interference and for his trickery.” Metal Sonic wrote back to Cocolia in response with frustration.
“You’re sure he’s responsible for opening those portals of, right?” Cocolia asked.
“Affirmative.” Metal Sonic wrote, confirming it.
“Then, He must have gotten the technology needed to make it happen. The hooded figure could have that tech from somewhere. (If he got it from Schicksal, then Otto must have made a deal with him. If so, that makes him one of our enemies.)” Cocolia thought to herself.
Metal Sonic paused for a moment and wrote something in the notebook. The robot looked at Cocolia and showed her what it wrote. “Cocolia, now that I’ve answered your questions, it’s time you answer mine.”
“What would they be, Metal Sonic?” Cocolia asked curiously.
“You kept talking about Schicksal, Anti-Entropy, and the World Serpent. I’ve never heard of them before. What are they?” Metal Sonic wrote, demanding answers.
Cocolia paused for a moment and spoke. “Very Well, Metal Sonic. Consider this as returning the favor.” She then brought her supercomputer and opened the files about Schicksal. Metal Sonic looked at the supercomputer, which displayed Schicksal’s symbol. Cocolia looked back at the robot and began to explain. “Let’s start with Schicksal first. Schicksal is a military organization that fights the threat known as the Honkai. In case you don’t know what the Honkai is, it’s a destructive force seeking to destroy humanity. The Honkai comes in many forms. It can be either monsters, zombies, plague, or a source of energy.”
“Is that so?” Metal Sonic wrote to Cocolia. “Then, those monsters and white people I noticed earlier were the Honkai.”
“That’s right. I’m glad you are picking this up.” Cocolia said, compliment Metal Sonic’s inisghts. “Back on topic, Schicksal has a set of robots to fight. However, their main military force is the Valkyrie Order, which consists of a group of female warriors known as Valkyries. The organization is led by an overseer, Otto Apocalypse. The overseer is doing his best to lead Schicksal to be Mankind’s Protectors. Well, that is on the outside, but on the inside, he’s something else entirely.”
“Meaning that he’s doing the completely opposite.” Metal Sonic wrote.
“Correct, people think that overseer is trying to help everyone, but he’s a ruthless monster willing to put lives at risk to get what he desires. Otto committed a lot of crimes while operating as the Overseer. These consist of human experimentation, cloning, kidnapping, and the list goes on. Otto has been doing this behind the scenes while being the Overseer. He also lies and manipulates the truth to cover his tracks. As for Valkyries, Otto sees them as nothing more than his pawns that he can manipulate and discard after their usefulness for him takadai park.”
“Is that so?” Metal Sonic wrote to Cocolia. The robot then thought to itself about how Dr. Eggman would dispose of his minions. He would destroy them if they were no longer useful to him or if they failed their mission. For Metal Sonic, it knew its master would never abandon him. The evil robot would continue to serve its master to make him proud and fulfill its purpose of becoming the one, true Sonic the hedgehog. Metal Sonic looked at Cocolia and continued to listen in.
“The Valkyries continue to follow order and perform their mission while unaware that their overseer’s true motives. Except for us, of course. That is where we, Anti-Entropy, come in, Metal Sonic.” Cocolia explained, changing the screen from Schicksal Logo to Anti-Entropy's.
“What is Anti-Entropy, Cocolia?” The robot wrote, curious to learn.
“Anti-Entropy is a military organization that focuses on destroying the Honkai in our way. It originally acted as the North American Branch to Schicksal. However, after we discovered Otto’s true colors, we broke ties to Schicksal and became an organization of our own. Instead of using Valkyries as our fighting force, we utilize Honkai-powered Mech robots as our military power. We’re not cruel like that corrupted overseer in Schicksal. We seek to help Humanity and destroy the Honkai for good.” Cocolia explained. (“Even though we also committed some cloning experimentation if I’m being honest. It kind of makes us a little no different to Schicksal. But only a little, not a lot.”)
“How interesting. What about this World Serpent?” Metal Sonic wrote.
Cocolia changed the screen to bring up the files of the World Serpent. The screen on the supercomputer changed from Anti-Entropy's symbol to nothing but a question mark (?).
“As for World Serpent, we don’t have much information about that organization. It does intend on eradicating the Honkai but by any means necessary. It operates somewhat like a cult, where they work in the shadows and keep their secrets a mystery. From what we have gathered so far, they are not to be taken lightly. There is a saying that if you dare cross paths with the World Serpent, you’re going to wish that you hadn’t. That’s what we know about them so far. They haven’t made their presence to the world yet. But they will when their leader, the ‘Serpent’, returns.” Cocolia said, explaining everything she knew so far about the World Serpent.
“I see. Long story short, the World Serpent is an organization that’s not to be messed with. They seek to destroy the Honkai at all costs. Even if the cost were to be dangerous to either humanity or the world.” Metal Sonic wrote back to Cocolia, summarizing what it learned about the World Serpent.
“That’s about right, Metal Sonic. Are there any other questions to be answered?” Cocolia asked.
“That’s it for now. There are still many things I don’t know about this world yet.” Metal Sonic wrote to Cocolia.
“Good. We’ll explain more information about this world and the Honkai to you, Metal Sonic, for another time.” Cocolia said as she offered her hand to Metal Sonic. “Now that I fully understand your predicament, I’m proposing an alliance to you. We, Anti-Entropy, will help you find that Hooded Figure and bring you back to your world. All we want in return is your services. With your help, we’ll try to overthrow Schicksal’s corrupted overseer and destroy the Honkai for good. If Sonic and his minion happen to get in our way, we’ll stop them together. Do we have an agreement?”
The evil robot paused for a moment to think. Metal Sonic was solely focused on finding the hooded figure and returning to its world. However, since Sonic and Tails were also here, Metal Sonic also would focus on destroying Sonic. With the information the robot learned about this world, it would be of good use to the robot and its master, Dr. Eggman, to conquer not only their world back home, but also this world as well. Therefore, Metal Sonic reached its hand out to Cocolia’s and the two shook hands.
“It’s a deal, Cocolia.” Metal Sonic wrote back in response.
“Great to hear. I’ll look forward to see how we work together.” Cocolia said. “For now, why don’t you stay in this lab. I’ll keep your presence hidden from everyone, including Anti-Entropy, until the right time comes. We’ll talk more tomorrow and give you an upgrade to help you fighting against the Honkai. Understood?”
“Yes, Ma’am.” Metal Sonic wrote back to Cocolia.
“Then, I’ll see you tomorrow, Metal Sonic. Try to make yourself at home.” Cocolia said before turning off her supercomputer.
“I will.” The robot wrote back.
Cocolia soon got up from her seat and walked out of the lab. She looked at the door. The commander of Anti-Entropy smirked and thought to herself. “(That was some interesting information you gave me. Especially the fact you’re from another world. Even though you told your story on how you got here, my senses are telling that you were telling some of the truth while lying at the same time. Regardless, the fact the hooded figure brought him and his problem here is something to be looked at. The hooded figure had the technology to open a portal to parallel universes. Ones where the Honkai don’t exist in. If we find this hooded figure and confiscate his technology, we can use it to our advantage. Even use it to put an end to Schicksal and destroy the Honkai. If what said about these “chaos emeralds” are true, then it would give us an additional advantage as well.)” Cocolia took a deep breath and continued. “(And Metal Sonic, I’m planning to create mech robots based on your power and abilities. With your design, it will worth it.)”
After thinking about what she learned, Cocolia left, leaving Metal Sonic in the room.
Back with Metal Sonic,
After Cocolia had left the lab, the evil robot was still in its seat. It took out the notebook and wrote something in it. Metal Sonic looked at what it wrote to itself. “Haha. Foolish woman. You have no idea what you’ve gotten yourself into.”
Unknown to Cocolia, Metal Sonic manipulated the truth about Sonic and his friends. The evil robot still seeked to return home before gaining information about the world he’s in. Metal Sonic was planning to show his creator, Dr. Eggman, about what he learned in this world. How the Honkai can be useful to Eggman since it’s a form of energy he could use to power his robots. The evil robot made a deal with Cocolia to make it happen while hiding its true intentions.
Metal Sonic will continue to work with Cocolia for now. Until the time will come for the evil robot to betray her and takeover Anti-Entropy for its master.
Soon, Metal Sonic ripped off the page that it written earlier and crumbled it. The robot threw it in the nearby trash can to remove any evidence of its betrayal. Metal Sonic then activated its sleep mode to power off and recharge its power for tomorrow.
Chapter 11: Knuckles and Angel Island
Summary:
Enter Knuckles the Echidna.
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
Chapter Text
Chapter 7: Knuckles and Angel Island
In Sonic’s World,
The next day after Sonic, Tails, and Metal Sonic disappeared into the mysterious portal,
Amy, Mighty, and Ray were heading to Angel Island through Amy’s Car. They needed to find Knuckles and inform him about yesterday’s events. Just like the three planned after informing their friends.
Flashback,
When Amy arrived at Restoration yesterday, she went to see Jewel at her office, who was with Belle. She told them about what happened to Sonic and Tails. The two were shocked about the news. However, Amy assured them that Sonic and Tails are fine for now. She also told them that they’ll need to fight Eggman while finding a way to pinpoint where Sonic and Tails were. Jewel and Belle, who were still shocked but kept their composure, agreed with Amy’s plan. Jewel will make sure the Diamond Cutters, Blaze, and Sliver were aware of the news. Belle will help ensure everyone’s gears and weapons were maintenance. She’ll also keep an eye on Tails’ workshop while he was away. After her friends came to an agreement, Amy thanked Jewel and Belle for their corporation. She later left Restoration to meet up with Might and Ray.
As for Mighty and Ray, when the two arrived at the Chaotix’s Detective Agency, they saw their old friends, Vector, Espio and Charmy, again. The three were happy to see them again, especially Charmy, who gave Ray a big hug. After their reunion, Mighty and Ray told the Chaotix about yesterday’s events on what happened with Sonic and Tails. Espio and Charmy were stunned by the news, but Vector kept his composure because he knew that Sonic had disappeared on some occasions. Vector assured them that Sonic would be safe since Tails is with him. However, he is a bit concerned about Metal Sonic. Mighty, Ray, and the Chaotix all knew that Metal would cause trouble wherever he went. They hoped that Sonic and Tails find and bring Metal Sonic back before he could do anything crazy.
Mighty and Ray then asked their old friends to help fight Eggman while Sonic and Tails were away, which the Chaotix agreed to. The Chaotix will also make sure no one else catches wind of Sonic and Tails’ disappearance, other than Eggman. After reaching an agreement, Mighty and Ray expressed their gratitude to their friends for their assistance and headed out to meet up with Amy. However, the Chaotix promised the two to meet again sometime in the future, which Mighty and Ray both agreed on.
After informing everyone, Amy, Mighty and Ray met back at Green Hill Zone. They planned to meet up with Knuckles, but it was getting late. Therefore, the three decided to go Angel Island tomorrow and inform Knuckles there. As the three were about to leave for the night, Ray is excited to meet Knuckles again, but Amy assured him that Knuckles isn’t the same person he and Mighty used to know.
Back in the present,
Amy, Mighty and Ray had arrived on the island. As they headed towards the Master Emerald Shrine, the three noticed that Knuckles wasn’t there. Before any of them could where the red echidna was, the three heard a rumble in the ground. Mighty and Ray wondered what was the rumbing, but Amy knew what was going on. Soon, someone burst out of the ground and landed in front of the group. That person happened to be the one who they were looking for. Knuckles, Knuckles the Echidna.
“Oh! Hey Amy. what you are- *Noticing Mighty and Ray behind her* Wow! Mighty! Ray! Is that you?!” Knuckles said surprised.
“It sure is.” Mighty assured. “Long time no see, Knux.”
“It’s nice to see you again.” Ray added.
“Y-Yeah, you too, Ray.” Knuckles replied, still shocked but was happy to see Mighty and Ray. “Man, it’s been a long time since I seen you two. *Turning to Ray* Ray, you’ve gotten bigger. Like your new scarf and goggles.”
“Thanks Knuckles. We decided to get a change while traveling around the world.” Ray said.
“We have a lot of catch up on, but that can wait.” Mighty said, a bit seriously.
“I agree. I could tell the you two didn’t just come for a reunion. Right, Amy?”
“You got that right, Knuckles. But I’m a bit annoyed that you ignored I was here.” Amy said, a bit frustrated while crossing his arms.
“Hehe… sorry about that. Anyway, what brings you three on my island? Did something happen again?” Knuckles demanded.
“*Big Sigh* Yes. Something bad happened, again.”
A few moments later,
Amy, Mighty and Ray explained yesterday’s events to Knuckles. They told him about the chaos emerald incident, Eggman, what happened with Sonic and Tails, and informing their friends.
As Knuckles proceeded the information, he closed his eyes and gave a disappointing sigh. “Why am I not surprised.”
“Huh, what do you mean, Knuckles?” Ray wondered.
“I mean Sonic disappearing isn’t anything new. After all, just when you think he’s gone completely, the next thing you know, he’s back out of the blue. Right, Amy?” Knuckles said.
“I know, Knuckles. But this is different.” Amy replied.
“Different from that time he disappeared after he and Sliver got rid of the metal, only to come back the next day?” Knuckles responded back.
Amy stopped herself as she knew that Knuckles was right about that time. Before she could say anything else, Mighty stepped in and spoke. “That’s enough. *Sigh* Even though Sonic is gone for the moment, he has Tails with him. Knowing those two, they will find a way back. And when they’re together, they can overcome any challenge.”
“Just like how we are, Mighty.” Ray said, giving Mighty a thumbs up.
“You’re about that right, Ray. After all, we make a great team.” Mighty replied, giving a thumbs up back to Ray.
“*Laughing* I miss you guys. Right, Amy?” Knuckles said.
“Yeah, same here.” Amy added before taking a deep breath. “Let’s hope Sonic and Tails bring Metal back before he could do anything crazy at their end.”
“I also hope that they don’t bring back any trouble from where they are. I’m tired every time Sonic brings trouble to my Island. Especially when a certain jewel thief tries to steal the Master Emerald.” Knuckles replied annoyed.
“Okay, but now’s not time for it, Knuckles.” Amy said.
Mighty nodded in agreement with Amy and spoke. “Right now, we’re asking if you could help us fight off Eggman with us while Sonic and Tails are away.”
“It’ll be great if you do.” Ray added.
Knuckles paused for a moment and responded. “All right, I will, but only when my help is needed. For now, I’m going to continue my duties to protect Master Emerald and explore new areas around Angel Island.”
“That’s great to… Wait a minute?” Ray stopped himself and asked. “What do you mean by exploring new areas? I thought you’re Angel Island’s guardian?”
“I am, Ray. However, after the whole Metal Virus plague, I realized that there still are mysteries about the island I don’t know about. So, while I’m protecting the Master Emerald, I’m patrolling the island to uncover more secrets about my Island and to keep out any threats.” Knuckles said.
“So, that’s why you came bursting out from the ground. Does that mean you’re taking a break from it?” Mighty asked.
“That’s right. I’m going to patrol the Island later. For now, I’ll continue guarding the Master Emerald. But since you’re here, I’m looking to see how much strong you’ve become, Mighty.” Knuckles said.
“Oh! Looking for a challenge, huh?” Mighty paused for a moment to think. He then smiled. “Well, Knuckles… I accept.”
“Okay.” Knuckles said before turning Amy and Ray. “As for you two, could please watch over Master Emerald while Mighty and I have a match?”
“We sure will, Knuckles.” Ray replied kindly.
“Just don’t do anything stupid.” Amy added.
“Trust me, we won’t. It’s my island, and I don’t want anything to be destroy on it.” Knuckles assured her.
“Then, about we have a race first and a bit of an old duel later?” Mighty said.
“You’re on, Mighty. We’ll race from here to Mushroom Hill and then, from there to back here.” Knuckles agreed.
“All right, then let’s go, Knux.” Mighty replied.
Knuckles and Mighty went into their start runner positions as the two looked intensely. However, they both smiled since they knew this was a friendly competition they hadn’t had for a long time. The two looked forward to seeing who’s the strongest either of them. As they went into the position, Ray began to count down.
“3, 2, 1, and… GO!” Ray shouted as the Echidna and Mighty dashed off instantly, leaving Ray and Amy in the dust. “And there they go, Amy.”
“Indeed.” Amy said. “Now, let’s guard Master Emerald while they’re racing.”
“Yes, Ma’am.” Ray said.
Soon, the two went up to the Master Emerald shrine and began to guard the large gem. Amy and Ray waited patiently while Knuckles and Mighty were having their match.
After a few minutes passed by, there was a bit of silence between Amy and Ray while guarding the Master Emerald. Ray was the first to break the silence.
“So, Amy? You weren’t lying about Knuckles yesterday. He’s changed.” Ray said.
Amy took a deep breath and replied. “I know. After everything that’s happened, he’s trying his best to keep the Master Emerald safe. He’s also making sure that he helps us when the world is in danger.”
“Okay, Amy. Still, I’m curious on what he meant by a certain jewel theft. Was he referring to Fang?” Ray asked.
“Fang? Ohohoho, no. Not him. That would be Rouge. Rouge the Bat.” Amy responded.
“And who’s that?” Ray wondered.
“She’s a jewel theft who’s obsessed with trying to steal the Master Emerald on some occasions. Most of the time, she’s interested with other forms of jewelry.” Amy said. “However, despite being a jewel theft, she had helped us a lot whenever it’s fighting Eggman or saving the world. She helps by find some of the chaos emeralds or gathering useful intel.”
“That’s great to hear, Amy.” Ray said.
“Yeah, but word of advice: Don’t get intimidated by her. Trust me, Ray. She’s the type of person to get on people’s nerves.” Amy warned Ray.
“Th-Thanks for the warning.” Ray said. “Anyway, after Knuckles and Mighty are done, and when the three of us leave Angel Island, you could show me and Mighty around Restoration.”
Amy then smiled and replied. “Of course, Ray. After all, Restoration is always there to help those in need. You’ll be happy to see what else it has in store.”
“Then, Mighty and I look forward to it. Right now, let’s continue to guard the Master Emerald while we wait for Knuckles and Mighty.” Ray said.
“Indeed, but let’s hope things don’t get ugly from there.” Amy said.
“I’m sure it won’t, Amy.” Ray assured her.
Soon, Amy and Ray continued to guard Master Emerald while waiting for Knuckles and Mighty to finish their race. As they waited patiently, Amy couldn’t help but look at the sky. She began to feel sad as there’s one thing on her mind that she couldn’t ignore.
“Sonic, Tails, please come home safely.” Amy pleaded, worriedly.
Ray placed his hand on her shoulder and spoke. “You and me, Amy. For now, we all could do is hope for their return.”
“*Sigh* Same here.”
(A/N: There will be a side story to show what happened between Mighty and Knuckles. Let’s see who wins: Knuckles or Mighty?)
Meanwhile, in the world of Honkai Impact 3rd, At St. Freya, at nighttime,
Theresa went into the forest and waited for Dr. Einstein to appear. After visiting Sonic and Tails, Theresa got a text from Dr. Einstein. She and Tesla were intrigued about how well made the blueprints were. Dr. Einstein told Theresa to meet her in the forest to give her the components that are necessary for the device.
After 15 minutes had passed, Dr. Einstein teleported herself into the forest with the components. She looked at Theresa and spoke. “Hello, Madam Theresa.”
“You too, Dr. Einstein.” Theresa greeted her back. “Do you have the components needed?”
“I have them right here.” Dr. Einstein said, giving the box of the components to Theresa. “These should help Mr. Prowers with the device.”
“Thank you. I’m sure that Tails will make good use of them to create the device.” Theresa said.
“I agree. Tesla and I were impressed on how designed the blueprints were. If we had Tails at Anti-Entropy, we would allow him to create a lot of inventions there. Tesla would also be happy to work with him.” Dr. Einstein replied.
“I think she would, Dr. Einstein. But remember, we need to keep Sonic and Tails’ presence at a low profile. That goes for Tails’ inventions.” Theresa said.
“Indeed. Let’s hope that no one learns about their existence, especially Schicksal or Otto.” Einstein said.
“I’ll make sure it won’t happen, Einstein.” Theresa said. “I’m going to deliver the components to Tails in the morning. Until then, I’ll see you next time.”
“You too, Madam Theresa. Get some rest.” Einstein said.
“I will. Good night.” Theresa replied.
Soon, Dr. Einstein teleported herself back to Anti-Entropy. Theresa carried the box of components as she headed to her office to go to bed.
Notes:
Next Time:
Sonic's Speed and Tails’ Genius.
Chapter 12: Speed and Brains
Summary:
Sonic and Tails show their abilities to Kiana and the others.
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
Chapter Text
Chapter 8 - Speed and Brains
At St. Freya, the next morning,
Sonic began to open his eyes as the sun began to shine. Sonic went back to the roof to rest after Theresa left the garage last night.
When Sonic woke up from his sleep, he looked at the sun shining and spoke to himself. “Another day being stuck in this world. Luckily, I’m not the only one who came here.” Sonic then paused for a moment and continued. “I wonder how Tails is doing now.”
Inside the garage,
Tails began to wake up from his sleep as his Miles Electric wake-up alarm rang. He got up from the coach and walked to his Miles Electric to turn the alarm.
After turning off the alarm, Tails yawned and spoke to himself. “Good morning. What happ—” Before he could finish, Tails opened his eyes and regained his senses. “That’s right, the blueprints.” Tails looked at the desk and looked at the blueprints he made for the Miles Honkai Regulators device. After double checking the blueprints he made carefully, Tails calmed down and took a deep breath. “The blueprints are safe. They are as how I designed them. Now, why was I sleeping in that coach there?”
“Because I brought you after you felt asleep, buddy.” Sonic replied as he opened the door. “Also, morning, Tails.”
“Good morning, Sonic. And thank you for taking care of me.” Tails said.
“Any time, Buddy. Any time.” Sonic said before changing the subject. “I saw the blueprints last night while you were asleep. I knew you could put it off, Tails.”
“Thanks, Sonic. Now, I just need to have the components and technology needed to create the device. Depending on technology, it would take about a week or longer to create the device.” Tails said.
“Let’s just hope that it’s shorter, Tails. And besides, I’m sure you’ll get it done in no time.” Sonic responded, encouraging his friend.
“I hope so too.” Tails said. “Right now, I’m going to wait here until Theresa and Himeko bring the components for the device. I’ll be busy, Sonic.”
“Okay, Buddy. Until then, I’m going for a run.” Sonic said. He was about to leave until Tails stopped him.
“No, Sonic. Remember that Theresa and Himeko gave us rules to lessen our involvement. So, we’ll need to play by rules. Got it?” Tails replied.
Sonic was annoyed by this but decided to not argue about it. He took a deep breath and responded. “Fine. Then, I’ll go up at the roof.”
“Alright, Sonic. Just try not to draw too much attention.” Tails said.
“Don’t worry, I’ll make sure I won’t, Tails.” Sonic said as he left the garage and jumped back on the roof.
“I hope so.” Tails replied before turning his gaze to the Cyclone. “While I’m waiting, I’ll try to make improvements to the Cyclone.”
Soon, Tails got his repair kit out and started to make improvements to his vehicle. Sonic started to relax on the roof.
Meanwhile, at the dorms,
Kiana, and Himeko woke up and began to eat their morning breakfast, which Mei cooks for them. As always, Kiana and Himeko enjoyed Mei’s cooking. They wished that Bronya would be here right now, but she was at the hospital being treated. Kiana and Mei knew that they had classes to attend, even though Kiana didn’t want to. However, they have the annual Valkryie Exam coming up within a week. Therefore, the two needed to prepare for it. After everyone was done with their breakfast, Kiana and Mei were about to get ready for school until the front door opened. They saw Theresa and Fu Hua coming in.
“Aunt Theresa, and... Class Monitor?!” Kiana said, surprised to see them.
“Calm down, Kiana. And don’t call me Aunt. Call me ‘Madam Theresa.’” Theresa said, a bit annoyed.
“Okay, Au—I mean Madam Theresa.” Kiana said.
“It’s nice to see you two.” Mei said. “But Kiana and I need to get ready for—” Before Mei could finish, Fu Hua interrupted her.
“Don't worry, Mei. Today is a delayed opening at St. Freya.” Fu Hua informed them, which shocked Kiana and Mei.
“Huh?” Kiana said, a bit confused.
“Why is that?” Himeko asked, curiously.
“Remember, we’re meeting Sonic and Tails before School could begin. So, I made some arrangements today and the school will start at delayed opening.” Theresa said
“You knew about this, Class Monitor?” Mei asked.
“No, I didn’t. Madam Theresa passed by and told me about it.” Fu Hua replied.
“We’re going to meet Sonic and Tails soon. Okay?” Theresa said.
“We will, Madam Theresa. But first, Kiana and I need to get our uniforms first.” Mei said.
“Same goes for me. I need to head out to work after we see them.” Himeko said.
“Then, Theresa and I will wait here until we’re all ready to go.” Fu Hua said.
“Just be ready on time.” Theresa added.
“We will.” Kiana, Mei, and Himeko said in unison as they headed to get dressed.
After some time had passed,
Kiana, Mei, and Himeko came back with their work uniforms. Kiana was in her Valkyrie Ranger uniform. Mei was in her Valkyrie Bladestrike outfit. For Himeko, she was dressed in her Battle Storm uniform.
As the three arrived back, Theresa looked at them and asked. “Are you girls, ready?”
“We are now, Au—I mean Madam Theresa.” Kiana said, catching her before calling Theresa Aunt.
“Good catching yourself, Kiana.” Theresa pointed out. “Alright, let’s get going, everyone.”
“Right.” Kiana, Mei, Himeko, and Fu Hua said in unison.
Soon, the group headed out to see Sonic and Tails, and what they were doing. Fu Hua was also looking to see who Sonic the Hedgehog is and what he’s capable of.
A few moments later,
The group had arrived at the garage, where Sonic and Tails were. Kiana, Mei, and Himeko were thinking that Theresa should have brought Sonic and Tails into a better location than a garage. However, they decided to roll with it. The group was about to go to the door until Mei noticed Sonic on the roof. Theresa facepalmed herself as she was annoyed that Sonic was on the roof again.
Theresa looked at Sonic and shouted. “Sonic, get down here!”
Hearing this, Sonic looked at Theresa and her group and replied. “Oh, Theresa. It’s nice to see you guys again. Kiana, Mei, Himeko.”
“You too, Sonic.” Kiana said, waving her hand to Sonic.
Sonic jumped off the roof and landed in front of the group. Sonic was glad to see Kiana, Mei, and Himeko again. He then noticed Fu Hua and spoke. “Oh, I don’t think we met yet.”
“That’s true, Sonic the Hedgehog. My name is Fu Hua. I am an A-rank Valkyrie and the Class monitor of the school.” Fu Hua introduced herself to Sonic.
“Well, it’s nice to meet you, Fu Hua.” Sonic said.
“Sonic, where is Tails?” Mei asked.
“Tails is still in the garage. He’s been waiting until the components for the device.” Sonic replied.
“So, does this mean that the blueprints are finished?” Himeko asked.
Sonic nodded his head in response to Himeko and replied. “Yes, He did, Himeko. I knew he had it in him. I’ll let him know that you guys are here.” Sonic knocked at the door and called out Tails. “Hey Tails, Kiana and the others are here.”
“Thanks, Sonic. I’ll be out in a minute.” Tails said from the door. “Just need to finish this... and done.”
Soon, Tails was done making adjustments to the Cyclone. He then opened the door and saw Kiana and the group.
“Hey Tails.” Kiana greeted him.
“Hello Kiana and everyone. I just finished making improvements to the Cyclone.” Tails said.
“Cyclone? You mean that mech you were using yesterday?” Mei asked.
“Oh, it’s more than a mech.” Himeko said.
“What do you mean?” Kiana asked.
“Kiana, Mei, Fu Hua, you’re about to find out soon enough.” Theresa said. “Why do you show them, Tails?”
“Okay, Theresa.” Tails replied as he went back to garage and pressed its button to open the garage door.
As the garage door opened, Kiana and Mei were surprised at what they saw. It was the Cyclone, but now in its plane mode.
“It’s a plane!” Kiana and Mei shouted in unison.
“Yup, it sure is.” Sonic said, confirming it.
“The Cyclone was the three modes: the Plane mode, the Walker mode, and the Carter mode.” Tails said, explaining the Cyclone’s features. “What you two saw yesterday was its Walker mode.”
“Hmm... That’s interesting.” Himeko said.
“I know. He even made it himself.” Sonic pointed out.
“Wait, he made this by himself?” Himeko asked.
“Yes, he did.” Theresa confirmed.
Hearing this, Kiana, Mei, and Fu Hua were surprised to learn that Tails made this mech with three modes all by himself. Fu Hua thought to herself how efficient Tails was at his inventions. She believed that his inventions could help her and the Overseer’s plans. However, Fu Hua remembered that Theresa set rules for Sonic and Tails’ involvement. So, it would be best that Tails’ inventions remain hidden for the time being.
“Woah! Now, I really want to go on it.” Kiana said.
“I’m sorry, Kiana. But that’s still a no.” Tails replied.
“Huh? What do you—Oh, right.” Kiana said, reminding herself of what she had done back at the Selene mission.
“What do you mean?” Fu Hua asked.
“After Kiana used an AE mech, Tails won’t allow her to use his mech.” Mei informed.
“Yeah, that’s right. And you might be?” Tails asked Fu Hua.
“Oh, pardon me, Tails. My name is Fu Hua. I am the class monitor of St. Freya High School and an A-Rank Valkyrie. It’s a pleasure to meet you.” Fu Hua said, introducing herself again.
“The pleasure is all mine.” Tails replied.
“Is that everything, you two?” Himeko asked.
Sonic nodded his head in agreement and responded. “I think that’s about it for now.” He then noticed that Bronya wasn’t in the group and turned to Theresa. “Hey Theresa, how’s Bronya at the hospital.”
“She is fine. She’ll be discharged from the hospital in 5 days.” Theresa replied.
Tails took a deep breath as he was relieved that Bronya was safe. “That’s good to hear. I was worried about her when she went out of control yesterday.” He spoke.
“Me too. Even though that she will come out in 5 days, it will be a day before the Valkyrie Exam, which is annoying.” Kiana said, a bit frustrated.
“Hmmm… That reminds me. You better start studying for it, Kiana. I expect you to do your hardest.” Theresa said before turning to Sonic and Tails. “As for you two, remember not to get involved in the Valkyrie Exam. Understand?”
“Okay, Theresa. We will not.” Sonic said.
“Same here.” Tails added.
“Good.” Theresa replied before to the group. “Now, everyone, school is about to begin in 45 minutes. So, I suggest we get going.”
“Okay, Madam Theresa.” Kiana said. As she was going to say something to Sonic and Tails, Fu Hua spoke first.
“Excuse me, before we leave, I have one request for Sonic.” Fu Hua said.
“Huh?” Everyone said except for Sonic.
“What for, Fu Hua?” Sonic asked curiously.
“From what Kiana and Mei told me, Madam Theresa, and Major Himeko last night, you possessed powerful speed. I was wondering if what they said was true.” Fu Hua said.
“Yeah, we told Madam Theresa, Himeko, and Class Monitor about how fast you were yesterday, Sonic.” Kiana said.
“Seeing how you took down AE mechs, we couldn’t help but tell them.” Mei said. “I apologize if we told them without your permission.”
“It’s okay, Mei. Besides, I was originally going to show Theresa and Himeko how fast I am after the meeting. But I didn’t.” Sonic said. “So, before you guys to go to School, I’ll give a quick demonstration of my speed.” Sonic then moved 5 feet away from the garage and started to get into running position.
“Hold on, Sonic. Don’t—” Before Theresa could finish, Sonic took off at super speed.
The group heard a boom as Sonic ran off at super speed, which left everyone speechless. Soon, Sonic returned instantly to the group.
“Woah.” Himeko said with her eyes widened. She couldn’t believe how fast Sonic went.
“My god." Theresa added.
Fu Hua then calmed down and responded. “I have seen many things throughout my life. This was not one of things.”
“Yeah, that’s exactly how Mei and I felt when we saw Sonic defeat those AE mechs.” Kiana said.
“It was unlikely anything I’ve seen before.” Mei added.
“I know, Sonic is really fast.” Tails said.
“That’s why I’m known as the fastest thing alive. But speed isn’t the only thing I’m good at. I’m skilled at combat and other stuff.” Sonic explained before speaking to himself in a low-pitched voice. “(Except for water because I can’t swim.)”
“I see.” Theresa said before regaining composure and looked at the group. “Alright everyone, It’s time we get going.”
“Okay, Madam Theresa. *Looking back at Sonic and Tails* It was nice seeing you again, Sonic.” Kiana said.
“You too, Kiana. Good luck at school guys.” Sonic said, waving to the group.
“We will. Just be careful.” Mei said.
“I’ll be looking forward to see you two again.” Fu Hua said, preparing to leave.
“Me too. Have a wonderful day.” Tails said.
“Of course. And Tails? I have something for you when school is finished today. Until then, keep an eye on Sonic.” Theresa said.
“I will, Ma-am.” Tails said before turning to Sonic. “isn’t that right, Sonic?”
Sonic took a deep breath and responded. “Fine, Buddy.” He later looked back at the group as they were about to leave. “Take care, everyone.”
“We will.” Everyone replied.
Soon, Kiana, Mei, Fu Hua, Himeko and Theresa headed to work. Sonic and Tails went back to the garage and closed its door.
5 hours later, After School,
Theresa was done with her duties as principal for the day. She brought out the components Dr. Einstein gave her last night. Theresa then left her office with the components and proceeded to go back to the garage.
At the garage,
Theresa had arrived and noticed Sonic near the door. “Hmm, Sonic?” She spoke.
“Oh, hey Theresa.” Sonic replied.
“What are you doing out here? (Especially not on the roof this time.)” Theresa asked while thinking to herself.
“After you, Kiana, and everyone else, Tails and I went back to the garage to hang out. We were discussing about the device a little and thinking how our friends are doing.” Sonic answered.
“I see. But why are you outside?” Theresa asked.
“Tails knew the time when school ended for today. So, he told me to go outside to wait for either you or Himeko to show up with the components.” Sonic said before looking at the box Theresa was carrying. “I take it that box has them.”
“Indeed. Remember the partners I sent photos of the blueprints last night. They were intrigued by how Tails designed them.” Theresa said.
“Well, what can I say. Tails is a genius. And a better one than that Egghead back home.” Sonic said, mocking a little about his nemesis. “Those partners of yours can help us. Right, Theresa?”
Theresa nodded her head in confirmation and responded. “Yes, they can. They’re willing to help you and Tails find Metal Sonic and get back home.”
“That’s good to hear. We could use all the help we could get. For now, let’s focus on the device.” Sonic said.
“Okay then. Let’s go inside the garage, Sonic.” Theresa sajd.
“Sure, I’ll let Tails know right now. But before that, how was school today?” Sonic asked.
Hearing this, Theresa hesitated to answer that question since she knows that her life as a principal can be stressful sometimes. She took a deep breath and responded. “It was a good day. Just being principal can be frustrated.”
“I see.” Sonic replied. “*Sigh* I know a friend of mine who was sort of in your shoes.”
“Hmm, is that so?” Theresa asked curiously.
“Yeah. She mostly likes to be with me a lot. She, at one point of her life, became a leader of an organization to help rebuild the damage Eggman had caused.” Sonic said, explaining how his friend, Amy Rose, was good at leadership. “Unfortunately, after dealing with a ‘certain crisis’, she had enough of being a leader. Especially how stressful it was.”
“I understand.” Theresa said, knowing both the highs and lows of being a leader. “What did she do in response?”
“She retired. Not before she handed the job to one of our friends who was more fitted to handle her position. Now a days, my friend continues to be with me and go on adventures. However, she still goes to the job to help everyone in any way possible.” Sonic said.
“Who might this friend of yours be and yhat organization?” Theresa asked.
“That was Amy.” Sonic answered. “And the organization she used to work for as a leader is called Restoration. An organization willing to rebuild collateral damage or go on missions to help.”
“How interesting.” Theresa said.
“However, I don’t work at Restoration completely. It also works as a volunteer movement. So, I’m welcomed to help there anytime.”
“That’s great to hear.” Theresa said before turning to the door. “Alright, it’s time to go in.”
“Okay, I’ll let Tails know you’re here now.” Sonic said as he turned to the door and knocked at it. “Hey Tails, Theresa is here.”
“Thanks Sonic.” Tails replied through the door. “Theresa, you can come in.”
“I will, Tails.” Theresa said as she was about to open the door. However, before she could, Theresa looked at Sonic for a moment. “Sonic, I have something for you after I’m done with Tails.”
“What is it?” Sonic asked curiously.
“You’ll know afterwards. Jus be patient until then.” Theresa said.
Sonic then took a deep breath. He knew for himself that he was not always patient in every situation. But he needs to roll with it. “I will. Take care, Theresa.”
“You too, Sonic.” Theresa said.
Thus, Theresa entered the garage with the box, where Tails was waiting for her.
Inside the garage,
Theresa found Tails at the table with some mechanical parts of his own. Tails was looking at the blueprints to make sure he has what he needs.
Tails then noticed Theresa and spoke. “Hey Theresa, I’m glad you came.”
“Me too, Tails. What do you have there?” Theresa asked, looking at the mechanical parts.
“These mechanical materials I have stored in the Cyclone if I was going to make a new invention.” Tails answered. “So, how’s everything, Theresa?”
“Everything’s been okay, Tails. School is finished and I’ve arrived at the right time with this.” Theresa said, putting the box on the table.
“What’s in the box, Theresa?” Tails asked.
Theresa smiled, after hearing Tails’ question, and responded. “What you needed for the device.”
Soon, Theresa unpacked components from the box and put them on the table. Some of the components were honkai-related tech, while the rest were tech based. Tails was surprised at the tech components in the box Theresa had.
Tails looked at Theresa and spoke. “Theresa, this is… Amazing. How did you—” Before Tails could ask, Theresa answered his question.
“I got help from my partners, who happen to be scientists. I told them about you, Sonic, and your predicament. They were willing to help you two out.” Theresa explained.
“That’s wonderful to hear, Theresa. But I’m curious on how they found out about blueprints.” Tails wondered.
“I took photos of them while you were asleep last night. I asked Sonic if it was okay, and he said yes.” Theresa said.
“Well, that’s Sonic for you. He’s always there to help his friends.” Tails replied.
“Yeah.” Theresa said. “I apologize if I took photos of the blueprints without your consent.”
“It’s okay, Theresa. We can use all the help we can get to make the device. So, there’s no need to worry.” Tails said.
Hearing this, Theresa took a deep breath, feeling a bit relieved. “Thanks, Tails.”
“You're welcome, Theresa.” Tails said before noticing something else in the box. “Huh, what’s this?”
“Hmm…” Theresa said.
The two noticed that the box had something else aside from the components. It was a medium-sized paper. Theresa took the paper out and placed it on the table. The paper turned out to be another blueprint. Tails looked at the blueprint and was surprised. The blueprint had designs on what else Tails could add to the device. As Tails was about to voice his comment on the blueprint, He and Theresa noticed a small note. The note said, “This blueprint should help you in creating the device. We also believe that it should include some built-in functions to assist you in battle. We look forward to meeting you sometime in the future, Mr. Prowers. — Sincerely, Dr. E and Dr. T.”
“(Ahh, you two thought this in case something dangerous were to happen while fighting against the Honkai. Clever Thinking, Einstein, Tesla.)” Theresa thought to herself.
“Hmm... I take it that Dr. E and Dr. T are the partners you talked about, Theresa?” Tails questioned.
“That is correct, Tails.” Theresa responded. “What do you think?”
“This is great. With this blueprint, along with some of the components in the box and the chaos emerald, I should create the device within three days.” Tails said.
“That’s good to hear.” Theresa said.
Tails nodded his head in response and spoke. “However, to create the device, I’m going to need to work in a lab. Do you have any spare labs at St. Freya, Theresa?”
“There are currently two labs available. One is a public lab while the other is a private one.” Theresa explained. “Tails, I suggest that you take the private lab at St. Freya.”
“I agree with you, Theresa. You want our involvement to be a secret. So, it’s best to take the private lab for now.” Tails said. “Let’s do it now.”
“Okay. But before we go, you might want to hide your presence when we arrive at the lab. We don’t want anyone to...” Before Theresa could finish, Tails interrupted her.
“‘freak out seeing a weird giant fox with two tails.’, right?” Tails said, finishing Theresa’ sentence.
“Yes, I suggest we go in an hour. There will be fewer people by then. Take your blanket to hide your appearance.” Theresa said.
“I will.” Tails responded before taking a deep breath. “Thank you, Theresa. I’m glad that we have some allies to help us.”
“You're welcome, Tails. Now, what about the portal device that hooded figure brought you and Sonic here?” Theresa asked.
“I still have it. I’ll start analyzing it after I’m done creating the regulators for Sonic. But it will take some time to do so.” Tails said.
Theresa paused for a moment to think and spoke. “How about we analyze it for you, Tails? If we analyze it, we could find out what the portal device is made of and locate where the hooded figure is.”
“Good idea, Theresa. After we analyze it, we’ll start repairing the device to go home. By then, I’ll have the regulators finished.” Tails said.
“Okay.” Theresa said before taking a deep breath. She looked at Tails and decided to change the subject. “Now, since we have an hour to wait, I have something for Sonic.”
“Hmm, what is it?” Tails asked curiously.
“I was going to tell this to Sonic after I was done with you. However, since we’re waiting, I think it’s time that he knows about it, including you.” Theresa replied.
“All right, Theresa. I’ll get him right now.” Tails said before turning to the door and loudening his voice. “Sonic! Come here please.”
“I will, buddy.” Sonic replied through the door. He opened the door and went inside the garage. “So, what’s up?”
“Sonic, I have a proposition for you at St. Freya.” Theresa said.
Hearing this, Sonic and Tails were surprised. The two did not expect Theresa to give a proposition. Especially to someone like Sonic.
“Huh, me?!” Sonic said, shocked at what Theresa was doing.
“But why?” Tails asked.
“Both of you calm down. Allow me to explain.” Theresa said.
Soon, Theresa began to explain what the proposition she’s offering to Sonic and how it’s involved with today’s events. The proposition that Sonic is being offered will affect how he would interact Kiana and the others.
Elsewhere, where the hooded figure was at,
He was looking at his computer, planning his next move. The hooded figure had successfully put Metal Sonic into Anti-Entropy's hands. He figured that Sonic and Tails would be with Schicksal after the Selene was stopped.
The hooded figure then opened his planner on his computer. It had one of his plans checked off: SENT SONIC THE HEDGEHOG TO THE WORLD OF HONKAI. He scrolled down to the next phase of his plan, which was to monitor Sonic’s presence.
The hooded figure planned to keep tabs on Sonic to make sure his plans would come to fruition. He was going to send one of his spy drones to do so. Before he could, the hooded figure spoke to himself. “Otto, I know you have your personal puppet to keep an eye on Sonic. However, it’s best to take matters in my own hands. It’s possible that your puppet will disobey you if she discovers our plans or gets too attached to blue. Either way, it doesn’t matter. All that matters is getting what I want. I’m going to accomplish my goals no matter the cost.”
The hooded figure activated the spy drone and sent it to St. Freya to monitor on Sonic. As the drone left his hideout, the hooded figure smirked evilly as he spoke to himself. “Now, it is time to initiate phase 2 of my revenge plan. Hahahahahahahahahaha!”
Notes:
Arc 1: Enter the world of Honkai Impact 3rd – FINISHED
Arc 2: The Valkyrie Examination and SecretsNext Time:
Test Run
Chapter 13: Intermission – Sonic the Hedgehog
Notes:
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Chapter Text
Chapter 8.5 – Intermission – Sonic the Hedgehog
At St. Freya, in the garage,
Sonic and Tails were surprised to learn that Theresa was offering Sonic a proposition. However, what could the proposition be? Theresa was going to explain it now.
Theresa took a deep breath and started to explain. “Because of today’s events, you demonstrated how fast you were. It was something I had never seen before in my life. You also stated that you’re skilled at combat and more, right?”
“That’s true, Theresa. But the only things I’m not good at are technology and... swimming." Sonic admitted nervously.
“Hmm, you can’t swim?” Theresa said curiously.
“That's right.” Tails replied. “Sonic isn’t a swimming person because he hates water. However, that doesn’t mean he run on the water.”
“It happens when I run extremely fast.” Sonic pointed out.
“I see. (So, you can’t swim. Hmm... how interesting. From what I’ve learned, normal hedgehogs can swim. But I guess that not the same for you, Sonic.)” Theresa thought to herself. “Thank you for pointing that. Now then, here’s the proposition I’m assigning you, Sonic.”
“So, what is it, Theresa?” Sonic asked.
“During your stay at St. Freya, I’m assigning you to be a private coach.” Theresa said.
“Huh? A coach?” Sonic said curiously.
“Why’s that?” Tails added.
“Well, it wasn’t my decision to make at first. At lunchtime, I thought of many ideas of what to do with you while you were here. I couldn’t think of a good one until Fu Hua showed up 10 minutes before lunch ended. She suggested to assign Sonic to be a coach to help show more of your abilities and train Kiana and the others. It was a great idea. What do you think?” Theresa explained.
“Okay, but you made it private to keep my involvement hidden, right?” Sonic said.
“Of course. Remember that we set rules to keep your presence a secret. You two are only allowed to speak with me, Kiana, Mei, Bronya, Himeko, and Fu Hua.” Theresa said, reminding Sonic and Tails about the rules. “Anyway, you will coach Kiana, Mei, Fu Hua, and Bronya when she gets out of the hospital.”
“I hope Bronya gets better when we see her again.” Tails said, feeling concerned for Bronya.
“Me too, Buddy.” Sonic agreed before turning back to Theresa. “Theresa, I don’t have any experience for coaching, but I’ll give it a try. After all, I’m always happy to help.”
“Okay.” Theresa said before taking a deep breath.
“However, there is one question, Theresa. When do I start coaching?” Sonic asked.
“You’ll start coaching in two days, Sonic.” Theresa replied. “By then, I’ll decide where you’re going to start coaching. You will be coaching with Himeko.”
“Huh, why Himeko? Isn’t she a teacher?” Sonic asked curiously.
“She is. However, after you showed your speed, Himeko is interested in having a match with you.” Theresa replied.
“Well then, I’ll be looking forward to having a fun match with her.” Sonic said, feeling a bit excited.
“Alright, I’ll let Himeko know about it in advance.” Theresa said. She then checked the time on her communicator and saw that 40 minutes had passed. Theresa looked at Tails and continued to speak. “Tails, 40 minutes have passed. We’ll be leaving soon.”
“Okay, Theresa. Thanks for the reminder.” Tails replied.
Hearing this, Sonic was confused about what Tails and Theresa were talking about. He looked at them and spoke. “Uh, hate to interrupt, but what are you two talking about?”
“Oh right.” Tails realized that he forgot to tell Sonic about the components Theresa gave him. Especially about how long it would take for the device to be created. He looked back at Sonic and responded. “Sonic, Theresa gave me the components for the device.”
“And?” Sonic asked.
“It included a helpful blueprint. With these components, the blueprints (both the one I had and the one provided), and the Chaos Emerald, I should be able to build the device within three days.” Tails declared.
“Ha, see buddy. I told you would get the device done in time.” Sonic said, feeling proud. “Sometimes, we always must wait a little patiently for a miracle to happen. But we don’t wish for a miracle. We make it happen.”
“That’s right, Sonic. (I’m surprised that you understand that life lesson excellently. It shows that you’re a bit of an adult, despite your immature behavior.)” Theresa thought to herself before looking back at Sonic. “And Tails will be working at a private lab to create the device. While he’s at it, some of Schicksal’s scientists and I will analyze the portal device the hooded figure used to bring you two here along with Metal Sonic. We’ll find out what tech the hooded figure used to create it.”
“After we analyze it, I’ll start to repair the portal device to get us back home, Sonic.” Tails added.
“That’s great to hear, guys.” Sonic said, complimenting Tails and Theresa.
“Okay then.” Theresa said before looking at Tails. “Tails, it’s time we get going.”
“Alright, Theresa.” Tails agreed before turning back to Sonic. “I’ll see you later tonight, Sonic.”
“You too, buddy.” Sonic replied. “I know you’ll do great in creating the—” Before Sonic could finish, he heard a growl in his stomach. As he heard the growl, Sonic began to feel embarrassed. “Oh Boy.”
“Ahh, looks like someone has eaten yet.” Theresa said. “When was the last time you ate something?”
“Not since yesterday when Tails and I arrived here.” Sonic admitted.
“Yeah, I agree with you, Sonic.” Tails added.
Theresa took a deep breath and responded. “Then, I’ll give you two something to eat. Tails, can you still work on the device?”
“I still can, Theresa. If I get hungry, I’ll stop and take a lunch break.” Tails replied.
“Good to hear that.” Theresa said. “I’ll bring you something to eat while you’re working on the device.” Theresa then turned her attention to Sonic. “As for you, Sonic, I’ll take you to Kiana and the girls’ dorms.”
Hearing this, Sonic and Tails were stunned by what Theresa just said.
“Huh?! Why me?” Sonic demanded.
“It’s just to let you know where Kiana and the girls stay in the dorms.” Theresa replied. “I’ll take you there after I drop Tails off.”
“Okay. But Theresa, please don’t say something like that again. It was crazy.” Tails said.
“*Sigh* I won’t, Tails.” Theresa snickered a bit. “Now, it’s time to get going. And Sonic? Do me a favor: Don’t sit or sleep on the roof. Understand?”
“*Sigh* I won’t.” Sonic sighed. “Tails, do your best on the device.”
“I will. See you tonight, Sonic. Also, tell Kiana and the others I said hello.” Tails said.
Soon, Tails and Theresa left to go to one of St. Freya’s private labs. Tails also grabbed a blanket to hide his presence. For Sonic, he stayed back inside the garage and tried to wait patiently until Theresa returned.
After an hour passed,
Theresa arrived back at the garage after dropping Tails off to the private lab. The two were able to get into the lab without Tails’ presence discovered.
When Theresa arrived back, she noticed that Sonic wasn’t on the roof this time. She went inside the garage and found Sonic relaxing on the garage couch. Sonic noticed Theresa and went up to her. She informed him about how Tails was doing in the private lab. After discussing Tails, Sonic and Theresa headed to Kiana and the others’ dorms.
A few moments later,
The two had arrived in front of the dorm where Kiana, Mei, and the others resided in.
Sonic looked at the dorm and asked Theresa. “So, this is where Kiana and the others sleep in. Right, Theresa?”
“That’s correct, Sonic.” Theresa confirmed. “I’ll let know them that you’re here.”
“Okay.” Sonic replied.
Theresa then went inside the dorm while Sonic waited outside until Theresa came back. Sonic looked up at the night sky. As he saw the stars, Sonic wondered how things were going back in his world. He felt worried about how Amy was doing since she was the last person Sonic and Tails were with before arriving in this world with Metal Sonic. He hoped that nothing terrible was happening in his world. Sonic also hoped that Restoration would take care of the situation while he and Tails were here. After seeing the stars in the night sky, Sonic looked back at the dorm and saw Theresa opening the door.
“You’re welcome to come in now, Sonic.” Theresa said, informing Sonic that he’s allowed in.
“I’m coming, Theresa.” Sonic responded as he entered through the door. When he got inside, Sonic saw Kiana, Mei, Himeko, and Fu Hua were at table, ready to eat. “Hey guys.”
“Hi, Sonic.” Kiana greeted him.
“It’s nice to see you again.” Mei added.
“No problem. I’m just glad to come to eat.” Sonic said.
“Yeah. You know it feels weird having dinner with a giant blue hedgehog.” Himeko said, feeling awkward.
“M-Major Himeko.” Theresa said.
“What Ther—” Before Himeko could finish, she noticed Sonic looking at her, feeling a bit awkward. “Oh, sorry Sonic.”
“It’s okay, Himeko. Like I said, there’s no problem.” Sonic assured Himeko, which she took a deep breath in response.
“Good to hear.” Himeko replied.
“I’m looking forward to having a good meal with you all. Including you, Sonic.” Fu Hua said.
“Thanks Fu Hua. So, what’s for dinner today?” Sonic said as he and Theresa sat at the table.
“Oh, we’re having cream stew. Wanna a try, Sonic?” Kiana said.
“Cream stew? Uh...” Sonic felt hesitant because he usually eats chili dogs as his favorite meal and nothing else. He looked back at the group with a nervous look on his face. “Thank you, guys. But I’m—” Before Sonic could say anything else, Theresa took a spoonful of cream stew and put it in Sonic’s mouth. Sonic didn’t have time to react as Theresa fed him cream stew. Sonic refused to swallow the stew in his mouth. However, he couldn’t help but feel the taste of stew and swallow it completely.
“So, how did it taste?” Theresa asked.
“Wow, it’s good. I never tasted something like this.” Sonic replied, feeling amazed about how delicious the cream stew was.
“Ah, I knew you would like it.” Theresa said.
Everyone was a bit surprised to see Theresa feeding Sonic Cream stew and felt awakened. Kiana looked at Theresa and asked. “Uh, Aunt Theresa, why did you—” Before Kiana could finish, Theresa interrupted her.
“Tails told me that Sonic usually eats chili dogs as his favorite meal. Since I knew that we were eating something else, I decided to offer Sonic something different to eat.” Theresa replied.
“I see. Thanks for the insight, Madam Theresa. But don’t do that again.” Himeko said.
Theresa took a deep breath and responded. “I won’t, Major Himeko.”
“Alright, everyone. Let’s settle down and enjoy dinner.” Mei said before turning to Sonic. “And Sonic? How did you enjoy the cream stew that I made?”
“I liked it. Wait, you made this?” Sonic said.
“Of course she did, Sonic.” Kiana said. “After all, Mei is the best cooker we have.”
“Thank you, Kiana.” Mei said. “I’m glad that you enjoyed the stew, Sonic.”
“You’re welcome. (And I never thought I would eat something other than chili dogs. This is delicious. Still, I love to eat chili dogs. But just for tonight, I’ll enjoy eating this cream stew.)” Sonic thought to herself. “I’m sure that Tails would love to enjoy this.”
“Speaking of, where is Tails? I thought he would be with you, Sonic.” Fu Hua said.
“Tails is not with me right now.” Sonic replied.
“I sent Tails to one of our private labs to work on the device.” Theresa said. “He’ll be working there for about two hours and 15 minutes tonight.”
“I see. I just hope my buddy is fine there.” Sonic said, feeling a little sad that Tails couldn’t be here.
“I sure he’s doing okay, Sonic.” Theresa said before looking back at Mei. “And Mei, I can have some leftovers to give to Tails later.”
“Sure, Madam Theresa. I’ll make sure there’s enough left for Tails to eat.” Mei responded.
“Thanks, Mei. I know that Tails will like your cooking when he eats it.” Sonic said, giving a thumbs-up.
“You’re welcome, Sonic.” Mei said, feeling proud that Sonic enjoyed her cooking. Even if he isn’t human.
Himeko then took a deep breath and announced to everyone at the table. “Alright, people. I think it’s time to eat now. Let’s eat our dinner before it gets cold, or ‘someone’ devours it all.”
“Uh, Himeko. What do you mean by—” Before Sonic could finish, Himeko, Fu Hua, and Theresa were all looking at Kiana. Kiana started to scarf down the cream stew from her dish. Sonic realized that this ‘someone’ turned out to be Kiana. “Oh.”
“Kiana, don’t rush your dinner. There is still plenty for everyone.” Mei said.
Hearing this, Kiana stopped herself from eating too fast and looked at Mei. “Oh, sorry Mei-Senpai.” She spoke.
Sonic went up to Theresa and whispered. “(So, I take it that Kiana is a…)”
“(Gluttonous monster? Yes, she is.)” Theresa whispered back to Sonic.
“(Yeah, I can see why.)” Sonic whispered.
“What are you two talking about?” Fu Hua asked.
“Oh, nothing personal, Class Monitor.” Theresa said.
“Okay. As long as it’s not something crazy.” Himeko said.
“I can assure you that It’s nothing.” Sonic ensured Himeko. “Alright then, I think it’s time we start digging in, guys.”
“Right.” Everyone at the table agreed.
“Okay, Let’s go.” Sonic said.
Soon, Sonic and everyone present at the table started to feast on cream stew for dinner and enjoyed their meal.
One hour later,
Dinner time was finished. Sonic and Theresa left the girls’ dorms and started to head back to the garage. Theresa also saved some leftovers of the cream stew to give to Tails later. As they were heading back to the garage, the two had a conversation regarding the Honkai. Theresa told Sonic that she’ll give him some work to do to learn about the Honkai and this world’s history. She was going to give it to him before he started coaching in two days. Sonic, who didn’t like it at first, agreed to do so. He would do it to make sure he and Tails help Kiana and the others out more.
After they finished their conversation, Sonic and Theresa arrived back to the garage.
As Sonic headed to the door, he looked at Theresa and spoke. “Well, Theresa. I hope you see again tomorrow.”
“You too, Sonic. I’ll make sure to deliver the leftovers to Tails.” Theresa replied while holding onto the leftovers.
“I know Tails will like them when he eats them, Theresa.” Sonic said before opening the door. “Alright, see ya.”
Sonic went inside the garage and closed the door as he and Theresa called it a night. Theresa later left to go to the private labs and to deliver the leftovers to Tails. Everything around St. Freya was safe. That was until a mysterious spy drone began to silently appear.
Meanwhile, in the sky,
The hooded figure’s spy drone had arrived at St. Freya. It was flying above the school and the drone’s camera was looking at it in a bird’s eye view. The drone slowly descended to the school quietly. As the drone descended, it activated its camouflage function to keep itself hidden from the public eye. Soon, the spy drone had descended successfully at St. Freya and moved the area.
As the drone looked around the school, the hooded figure, who was at his base in an unknown location, was watching from his computer the drone’s camera. The hooded figure looked at the screen and smiled. “Now, let’s begin the show. I wonder how Sonic is spending his time at Schicksal’s little school ground. Because some day, this school, a place of happy memories, will burn. Hahahahaha.”
After the hooded figure laughed, he continued to watch his drone’s activities from his computer. He hoped that he’ll monitor everything going on with Sonic and his time at St. Freya. When the time comes to strike, he will enact his revenge towards Sonic and everyone he cares. Along with St. Freya and its students.
But there’s one question that remains unclear. Who is the hooded figure and why does he hate Sonic so much?
Notes:
Thank for reading. I'm going to take a break from writing for now. I'll continue the story when I'm less busy. Until then, have a good day.
Chapter 14: Test Run
Summary:
Hello. It's been a while since my last post on this fanfic. I've been super busy with real-life work, so finding the time to write has been difficult. I'll do my best to post new chapters weekly or whenever I can. That said, I hope you all enjoy this chapter!
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
Chapter Text
Chapter 9 - Test Run
At St. Freya,
It had been three days. Three days after Sonic was assigned to be a private coach and Tails started to work on building the Miles Honkai Regulators.
Throughout those three days, Theresa assigned Sonic to learn some information about the Honkai. She also informed him that his couching would take place at random private locations in St. Freya. It will help ensure that Sonic’s presence won’t be exposed. Sonic agreed with Theresa’s terms on where he would be coaching, but he didn’t like that she was giving him some homework to do. Regardless, he agreed to do it because he and Tails don’t know a lot about the Honkai. The two were provided with a little context about it by Bronya. As Sonic did his "homework,” he learned more about the Honkai and how much of a destructive force it was. He learned about the different types of Honkai beasts and zombies, and stigmatas. Stigmatas are archives for recording vast amounts of genetic data, which are used to help fight against the Honkai without the risk of infection. Sonic now knew which enemies he would face when fighting the honkai again. However, he had yet to learn more about the Honkai, especially how long it had existed in history. He would need to be prepared for what he would face in the future.
Aside from doing his “homework,” Sonic started his private coaching on the second day. Himeko was the first person he coached. She was interested in a match with Sonic after seeing him demonstrate his speed the other day. Sonic agreed to Himeko's request, and the two started their match at St. Freya's gym. Himeko, with her experience as a Valkyrie, fought against Sonic with her heavyweight sword. The two fought against each other hard with Himeko unleashing heavy attacks at the blue blur. Despite her skills, Sonic was able to dodge most of her attacks and quickly defeated her. After the match, Sonic asked why she used a heavyweight sword in their match. Himeko told him that she uses it to fight the Honkai since it deals a lot of damage at a lower movement. Sonic, as a coach, told Himeko that he had no argument against her choice of weapon. He advised her to fight against enemies that have less reaction time, which gave her enough time to strike at them. He also told her that if she were to fight a fast-moving honkai beast, she would need to pay attention to their movements and launch an attack at the appropriate time. Himeko thanked Sonic for the advice, and she’ll try to apply it when she faces that scenario. Before she left for the day, Himeko told Sonic that his next opponent he’ll be coaching tomorrow will be Fu Hua. She told him to be prepared because Fu Hua is an A-Rank Valkyrie, and she shouldn’t be underestimated. Sonic thanked her for the heads-up and told her he’s got it in the bag.
As for Tails, he was focused on creating the Miles Honkai Regulators. He knew it would take him three days to complete the regulators. It wasn’t an easy task to do. Luckily, he got to work at a private lab to create the device much faster. The lab had the equipment he needed to make the device happen. In three days, Tails worked hard in constructing the regulators step-by-step. Throughout those days, Theresa provided him with research data about the Honkai for his device. Most of the data was from Schicksal while some of it came from Anti-Entropy thanks to her secret alliance with them. With the research data, Tails then made some built-in functions and countermeasures to prevent the regulators from getting destroyed. He also conducted some careful simulations on how the regulators would operate in certain situations. Some simulations showed helpful scenarios if the chaos emerald was used, while others displayed faulty ones without the use of a chaos emerald.
Now, after working hard for the past three days, and using the components and data, Tails was almost done creating the regulators.
In the present, at the private lab,
Tails was ready to use the chaos emerald to finish creating the regulators. He waited to show Theresa its completion.
Soon, Theresa arrived at the private lab and greeted him. “Good morning, Tails.”
“Hello, Theresa. I’m glad that you can make it.” Tails replied.
“Is the device finished?” Theresa asked.
“It’s almost done.” Tails said. “I just need to use the power of the chaos emerald, and the regulators should be completed.”
“Okay, but why you haven’t done it yet?” Theresa asked curiously.
“I thought it would be best that either you or Sonic were here to see it. The chaos emerald will help us make the regulators happen.” Tails said.
“Alright.” Theresa asked. “However, are you sure this will work?”
Tails took a deep breath and responded. “I’m sure it will, Theresa. I even conducted some simulations to make sure the regulators would work. Most of the simulations showed that the regulators failed without the power of the chaos emerald, while some, with the power of the chaos emerald, showed that the regulators succeed.”
“Hmmm, I see. *Sigh* Let’s hope that our hard work doesn’t end in vain.” Theresa said.
“I hope so, Theresa.” Tails said, hoping that the device will work. “Now then, let’s begin.”
Tails placed the green chaos emerald into the machine. The machine that will create the regulators. It also has 3 samples of honkai energy stored to power the machine. Tails and Theresa went a safe distance to the machine’s activation switch. Tails flipped the button, and the machine began to start. With the machine turned on, the chaos emerald started to shine as its energy was being drawn into the machine. The three samples of Honkai energy were released and got drawn into the machine. Soon, a white light began to flash from the machine as both chaos energy and Honkai energy were infused, causing Tails and Theresa to cover their eyes. As the light died down, the two opened their eyes and saw the regulators. They were covered in a white light. As The light unveiled itself, the four regulators began to emerge. Tails and Theresa looked at the regulators and noticed that they were done.
“Did it work?” Theresa asked, feeling unsure if the regulators would work now.
“Let’s find out, Theresa.” Tails said.
Tails went to the machine’s buttons and pressed one of them to carry one of the regulators. He pressed another button to take out another sample of honkai energy. The sample then unleashed the corrupted energy, exposing it to the regulator. As the honkai energy began to get on the device, the regulator activated, absorbing the energy. Soon, all the honkai energy was sucked up into the device and the regulator began to glow. In two minutes, the regulator started to deliver a nice sense of AC from it.
“Huh? What did the regulator do just, Tails?” Theresa asked.
"As you saw, the regulator absorbed honkai energy as soon as it detected it. When the regulators detect honkai energy/radiation from outside or someone with honkai sickness, the device absorbs that energy and stores it inside the regulators. Within minutes, the regulators will convert that energy into power. Or alternatively, it will provide the user with a sense of air conditioning if they’re not used in combat.” Tails explained the details of the regulators' functions. "Seeing how it absorbed the honkai energy just now, the regulators are a success."
Theresa was surprised to hear this. She never thought that someone would come up with a way to handle Honkai energy. Even though it was possible through a powerful gem from another world, she was glad to have met someone, like Tails, to make this possibility a reality. However, it was too celebrated yet. She needed to know if it was possible to use the regulators on someone who has honkai sickness.
Theresa looked at Tails and spoke. “Thank you, Tails.”
“Your welcome, Theresa.” Tails replied. “With these regulators, they will help Sonic or anyone who doesn’t have honkai resistance to fight against the Honkai.”
“That’s good to hear. But let’s not get too excited. It’s best we keep your invention hidden for now. Theresa said. “We don’t want it, the blueprints, or the chaos emerald to fall into the wrong hands. We don’t want them known to the public either.”
“Huh? What do you mean by the public, Theresa?” Tails asked curiously. “I’m only sharing to Sonic and our friends.”
“I’m aware of that. However, the Honkai grows stronger as Human’s technology and civilization advances.” Theresa informed Tails.
“I see. So, if the word got out about the regulators, it would do more harm than good.” Tails said.
Theresa nodded her head in agreement and responded. “Excatly. That’s why I set rules for Sonic and your involvement. It’s to prevent the Honkai from becoming more dangerous or our rival faction, Anti-Entropy, from using your technology in their gain.”
“Understood.” Tails said before taking a deep breath. “I’ll make sure Sonic knows about this too.”
“Oh, you don’t have to worry about that. For the past few days, I’ve been giving Sonic assignments to learn the Honkai through our research and our world’s history. He learned some information about the Honkai so far.” Theresa informed Tails. “Right now, I assigned him to learn about the Herreschers, which is something you two need to be aware of.”
“Then, we’ll need to make sure to be careful while we’re in this world.” Tails said. “Let’s deliver the regulators to Sonic now.”
Theresa placed her hand on Tails’ shoulder and replied. “We will, Tails. But before we do that, let’s do a test run on the regulators. I’m curious on how it will remove someone’s Honkai sickness."
Tails paused for a moment and responded. “We’ll just have to find out. But I’m sure the regulators will work.”
“I hope so. I already made preparations today to test if the device fully works. And we only have an out an hour and a half before school is finished.” Theresa said, while checking the time on her communicator. “So, we’ll do the test run in 30 minutes.”
“Sounds good, Theresa. Until then, I hope that Sonic is doing okay while we’re here.” Tails said.
“Me too. *Sigh* He better not be sitting on the roof again.” Theresa said, getting tired of Sonic sitting on the garage roof.
“Well, I highly doubt it.” Tails responded, having a feeling that Sonic might already be on the roof and relaxing on it.
Meanwhile, at the garage,
Sonic was relaxing on the roof, trying to enjoy himself. He was aware that Theresa would be angry if she found him on the roof. Sonic was going to make sure that doesn’t happen, even though he’s trying to do so. Sometimes, he doesn’t play by the rules, but he loves to break them. However, he needs to play with them for now to not risk exposing his presence.
Sonic looked at the sky and spoke to himself. “Man, it’s been three days since Tails has started to work on the regulators. He did say that it would take three days to complete them. *sigh* I just hope my buddy is okay while getting them done.” Sonic then closed his eyes for a moment to think. After some thinking, he reopened his eyes. “Well, there’s no point in waiting up here and thinking about it. I gotta start looking at my ‘homework’ that Theresa gave me. It talks about Herreschers, which I don’t mean what that means yet. But Theresa did say that this is crucial when fighting against the Honkai. So, whatever these Herreschers are, I’ll need to be at the top of my game.”
Sonic jumped off the roof and proceeded to go inside the garage. Before he went inside, Sonic checked the time on his Miles Electric that Tails gave him as a backup. “Only one hour and 25 minutes left until Kiana and the others are done with school today. The next the person I’ll be coaching will be Fu Hua. I’m looking forward to having a good match with her. Till then, I need to get this Herrescher assignment out of the way first.”
Soon, Sonic went inside the garage and started to do the Herrescher assignment. Unfortunately, Sonic will learn the harsh truth about Herreschers soon enough.
Back at the lab, 30 minutes later,
Theresa and Tails started to do a test run on the regulators to see if it could remove someone’s Honkai sickness. Tails was at the private lab, watching the test run through the lab’s cameras. Theresa gave Tails access to the lab’s camera to observe the test run. For Theresa, She and some scientists from the labs were in the testing room. In that room, there was a chariot-class honkai beast trapped in a cage. Theresa made a request to her ‘Grandfather,’ Otto Apocalypse, to send a real Honkai beast to St. Freya two days ago. She told him that it was for a special project at the school. Fortunately, Otto consented to her plea, much to Theresa's astonishment for his willingness to collaborate.
However, unknown to Theresa, Otto already knew that Sonic and Tails were at St. Freya, and he knew that his ‘granddaughter’s’ request had something to do with them. So, he had dispatched a group of Valkyries yesterday to find a Honkai beast for experimentation. The Valkyries found one and took it back to Schicksal. Otto secretly sent the captured beast to St. Freya’s labs for Theresa’s ‘special project.’
After seeing the testing room through the cameras, Tails now knew what Theresa meant by ‘preparations.’ He didn’t want to risk putting lives in danger for his invention, but he knew that this had to be part of the test run. Tails hoped the regulators would work successfully on its user. Theresa had the regulators in her hands, and she was going to ask one of her fellow scientists to test the invention. Theresa also had a plan in case things didn’t go as planned. She would have another scientist with a vaccine to cure the person of the Honkai sickness if the regulators didn’t work. Theresa made sure that she wasn’t going to sacrifice the life of one of her scientists for this test run. Without further delay, it was time to commence the experiment.
Theresa looked at her scientists and spoke. “Okay, Everyone. Remember our objective for this experiment.”
“To make sure that your partner’s special project is successful or not.” St. Freya Scientist #1 said.
“We understand, Madam Theresa.” St. Freya Scientist #2 added.
“Good. We need a volunteer to test this invention. If it doesn’t work as planned, someone will cure the volunteer of their honkai sickness." Theresa said before taking a big deep breath. “Even though my special partner and I don’t want to do this, this must be done to ensure the invention works. So, who wants to volunteer?”
The scientists were hesitant to volunteer for this experiment. Some of them were afraid that the test run would end badly. For the other Scientists, they believed that an invention that could easily remove Honkai sickness isn’t possible. Everything seemed to be difficult for which scientists were going to volunteer. That was until one male scientist, who was being brave, went up to Theresa and spoke. “I will do it, Madam Theresa.”
Theresa looked at him carefully and asked. “Are you sure?”
“I am.” The brave scientist responded without hesitation. “If this invention works, it could help us in our fight against the honkai.”
Theresa looked at the scientist and saw the determination in his eyes. “I see.” She spoke before turning back to the other scientists. “Who wants to be one to cure this man if the test run goes wrong?”
“I’ll do it.” A calm female scientists said, willing to volunteer.
"Okay. Before we begin, are there any objections?" Theresa asked the other scientists. The other scientists shook their heads, indicating that there weren’t any. “Alright, let’s begin.”
Theresa ordered the other scientists to go to the safe room to see the test run from the room’s window. She handed the Honkai sickness vaccine to the calm female scientist, and she gave the regulators to the brave scientist. Theresa instructed him to put the regulators on the backside of his hands and ankles. Tails told her that the regulators only worked on the backside of both the hands and ankles of its user. After the brave scientist put the regulators on, Theresa went next to the calm scientist with the cure. The experiment was ready to start now.
The Chariot honkai beast looked at the brave scientist and started to bash its head on the cage. It seeked to escape and cause chaos in the lab. The brave scientist went up to the honkai beast and put his head on the beast’s head. In response, the chariot honkai beast then tried to bang its head at the scientist. The brave scientist quickly walked away before it could attack him. However, he was starting to get honkai sickness in him as purplish stripes began to form on his arm. It happened the moment he made physical contact with the honkai beast, and the infection was spreading rapidly.
Theresa and the other scientists were beginning to worry about the brave scientists. Especially Tails, who was watching this through the lab’s cameras. The calm scientist felt nervous for the brave scientist, and she proceeded to use the vaccine immediately. However, the brave scientist put his hand up to stop her, insisting that he’s got this. As he put his hand up, the regulators activated and started to absorb the honkai sickness in his body. With the honkai sickness getting absorbed, the purplish stripes faded on the scientist’s arm. When the Honkai sickness got completely absorbed, the regulators began to glow as it converted the Honkai energy into power, which left the other scientists shocked. Those regulators easily removed the Honkai sickness from the brave scientist, curing him without major issues. The other scientists found the regulators interesting and wanted to praise the brave scientist.
Before they could praise him, the Chariot Honkai beast banged its head harder. So hard that the beast broke free from the cage and started to charge at the scientist. Seeing this, the brave scientist quickly evaded the beast’s attack and thought about what he could use to fight this beast. Suddenly, the regulators glowed brighter as they materialized a sharp spear in his hands. Everyone, including Theresa, was surprised that the regulators forged a weapon for the brave scientist to use. The brave scientist was even shocked about this as well, but he didn’t have time to think about it. He needed to stop the Honkai beast quickly. The Chariot Honkai beast turned at the scientist and jumped high, proceeding to land a devastative attack. The brave scientist noticed this and readied his weapon at the beast. As the honkai beast was in mid-air, the scientist threw the spear hard at the beast. As the spear was thrown, it instantly landed a powerful hit to the beast’s head, piercing through its skull, killing it in the process.
After the honkai beast was destroyed, the spear also disintegrated and the remaining Honkai energy in the regulators converted into Air Conditioning. Theresa, the calm scientist, and the other scientists all came to the brave scientist. They were all surprised and impressed by what he had done. Regardless, all the scientists congratulated him for testing the regulators excellently.
As they praised the brave scientist, Theresa went up and spoke. “Alright, everyone. That’s enough.” She stopped other scientists from being too excited. Theresa looked at him and continued. “What you did was reckless. Yet you were determined to prove that the regulators worked, right?”
“Correct, Madam Theresa. The moment you told us what they could do, I was willing to test them out for you, and all of us. What they did just now, the regulators lived up to its description and more.” The brave scientist said.
“Indeed.” Theresa agreed with him. “I was also surprised that they also created a weapon for you to fight back after you dodged that beast’s first attack.”
“Hmm… From my analysis, they must have sensed that I was in danger and formed weapons to help me fight against that honkai beast. One theory suggests that after the Honkai energy is absorbed, these regulators convert that energy into something effective depending on the situation, like weapons.” The brave scientist said.
“I see.” Theresa said before thinking to herself. “(So, you thought of this if Sonic were to be fighting honkai beast. Excellent thinking ahead, Tails.)”
“This is great. I can’t believe that these devices worked.” St. Freya Scientist #1 said cheerfully.
“I know. I never thought that these devices were capable of doing something like this. Specially, creating weapons in thin air.” St. Freya Scientist #2 added.
“Maybe we should report this to Schicksal?” The calm scientist. “I bet the overseer would love to see—” Before she could finish, Theresa stopped her.
“No, we won’t!” Theresa declared, which left the scientists confused except for the brave scientist.
“But why, Madam Theresa?” St. Freya Scientist #2 asked.
“These devices could help Schicksal and its Valkyries fight the Honkai.” St. Freya Scientist #1 said.
“So, we should report this to Overseer Otto.” The calm scientist added.
Theresa looked at the scientists with an annoyed expression and responded. “I understand your reasons why we should, but we can’t. These devices belong to my partner, and he doesn’t want his invention to fall into the wrong hands. For example, do any of you want either Anti-Entropy or The Honkai to learn about this?”
Hearing this, the scientists stopped themselves and nodded their heads in agreement. They are aware that it would cause more harm than good if Anti-Entropy or the Honkai knew about this.
The brave scientist looked at Theresa and spoke. “I could understand, Madam Theresa. If they found out about this, it could spell disaster to us and Schicksal.”
“Good to hear. Therefore, we’re keeping this project a secret. You all are not to tell anyone else about what happened, especially Overseer Otto. Understood?” Theresa demanded.
The scientists, including the brave scientist, looked at each other for a moment. They felt a little suspicious of Theresa’s decision. However, despite the suspicion, they all agreed to keep this a secret.
“Of course, Madam Theresa. We won’t share any information about this project with anyone else. Especially the overseer himself.” The brave scientist responded.
“Thanks, everyone.” Theresa said before turning to the brave scientist. “Now, hand me back the regulators please.”
“Sure.” The brave scientist said, taking the regulators off and bringing them to Theresa.
After Theresa got the regulators back, she turned back to the scientists and announced. “Alright, that will be it for today, everyone. You’re all dismissed.”
“Understood, Madam Theresa.” All the scientists, including the calm and brave scientists, said in unison before leaving the testing room.
After the scientists left, Theresa looked at the camera and gave a thumbs-up, signaling to Tails that the test run was a success. Tails, who was watching through the cameras, gave a thumbs-up back in response. Soon, Theresa left the testing room to go to Tails.
Tails waited at his private lab for Theresa to arrive back with the regulators. As he waited, he thought to himself with joy. “I can’t wait for Sonic to try these regulators out.”
Notes:
Next Time:
Sonic Vs. Fu Hua
Chapter 15: Blue Hedgehog Vs Class Monitor
Summary:
An epic coaching session between Sonic and Fu Hua.
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
Chapter Text
Chapter 10 - Blue Hedgehog Vs Class Monitor
At St. Freya, After School,
Kiana, Mei, and Fu Hua were finished with school for today. They were walking back to their respective dorms.
“Man, I’m so glad that school is finally done for today.” Kiana said, feeling relieved. “I can’t wait to have fun when we get back to the dorms.”
“We will, Kiana.” Mei said. “However, before you have fun, you need to study for the exams first.”
“Ugh, really?!” Kiana complained.
“Remember Kiana, the Annual Valkyrie Exam is within three days.” Fu Hua reminded her. “I suggest you spend less time on your hobbies and devote more to your studies.”
Kiana wanted to back talk Fu Hua. However, she decided not to because she knew that Fu Hua was right. Since Bronya will be discharged from the hospital in two days, it’s a matter of time before things become more stressful for her. Kiana took a deep breath and looked back at Fu Hua.
“Fine, I’ll do it, Class Monitor.” Kiana responded.
“Excellent response.” Fu Hua commended.
“Oh, that reminds me. Class Monitor, you have a coaching session with Sonic today, right?” Mei said.
“That’s correct, Mei. Our session will begin in 20 minutes.” Fu Hua said, nodding in confirmation.
“Oh, Man. I wish I was coached by Sonic. He easily defeated Aunt Himeko yesterday. I feel jealous.” Kiana responded annoyed.
“Kiana, I’m sure you’ll have a session with Sonic eventually. But let’s focus studying for the exam.” Mei assured Kiana.
Hearing this, Kiana took a deep breath and quickly changed her attitude to impress Mei. “Okay, Mei. Then, let’s get started.” She said before dashing off to the library.
“Kiana, wait for me.” Mei said before turning to Fu Hua. “Good Luck with Sonic, Class Monitor.” As she wished Fu Hua luck with her match today, Mei ran to catch up with Kiana.
“I will.” Fu Hua said gladly before heading to the coaching session with Sonic.
Fu Hua was glad that she had the opportunity to have a match with Sonic. She was looking forward to testing Sonic’s abilities as a fighter in their match. Unknown to everyone, she was one of Otto Apocalypse’s secret agents sent to monitor Kiana Kaslana. To ensure if there were any signs of the Herrescher of the Void awakening. However, she recently got an additional mission to monitor Sonic the Hedgehog. To what end remains unknown. For now, she will continue with her mission to monitor Kiana and Sonic.
As Fu Hua approached the location of her coaching session, she thought to herself. “Let’s see what you’re capable of, Sonic the Hedgehog.”
A few moments later,
Fu Hua arrived at the location of her coaching session with Sonic. Their location was outside Sonic and Tails’ garage. When she arrived, Sonic was nowhere to be seen. Fu Hua wondered if Sonic was still in garage. As she was going to knock on the door, Sonic came out of the garage, and he wasn’t alone. Tails and Theresa came out with him.
Sonic noticed Fu Hua and greeted. “Oh, hey Fu Hua.”
“Hello, Sonic. It’s nice to see you again.” Fu Hua responded. “I’m surprised to see you with them, Madam Theresa.”
“Me too, Fu Hua.” Theresa replied. “I was just dropping by to see if Sonic finished the assignment for today and He did so.”
“Well, it wasn’t easy, but I managed to get it done on time.” Sonic said.
“I see. Hmm?” Fu Hua then noticed something on Sonic’s hands and ankles. They were some kind of strange device. “Sonic, what are those?” She asked, pointing at the strange devices.
“Oh, these? They’re the device that Tails was working on for past three days.” Sonic answered.
“Is that so?” Fu Hua asked curiously.
“That’s true. I managed to get them done today. I call these devices The Miles Honkai Regulators. They detect whether Honkai energy nearby or Honkai sickness is on someone and absorb it. Once all the energy is absorbed, the regulators will convert that energy into power.” Tails explained.
“We did a test run an hour ago on them, and they successfully worked.” Theresa added.
Fu Hua was surprised to learn about this. She didn’t imagine how capable Tails was of his inventions. If she had someone like him back in her era, it would have helped her and her people back then. However, even with his help, it wouldn’t change the outcome of her era’s destruction. Luckily, Fu Hua was grateful that Tails was able to create a device capable of absorbing and converting honkai energy.
Fu Hua looked at Tails and Theresa and spoke. “That’s great to hear. I’m impressed that you were able to make something like that, Tails.”
“Thanks, Miss Hua.” Tails said.
“Please, just call me Fu Hua.” Fu Hua replied.
“Oh, okay.” Tails said.
“Yeah, yeah.” Theresa then paused for a moment and spoke to Fu Hua. “Actually, Fu Hua, the regulators are also why Tails and I are here.”
Flashback, 30 minutes ago,
Sonic, who was on the coach, had finished his assignment about ‘Herreschers’ and how destructive they were. Herreschers are people who have been corrupted by the Honkai. They’re used as the Honkai’s weapons of Destruction to destroy Humanity. There was a total of 14 Herrschers in existence. Sonic was shocked to learn what Herreschers are. However, what surprised him more was the fact there were currently three Herreschers, and Radian Mei was one of them. Sonic wondered why Mei was a Herrescher because when he first met her, she was like a normal person, not as malevolent deity. Sonic now had a lot of questions regarding Herreschers and Mei. He was also curious about what the Previous Era was since it was mentioned in the assignment. Before he could think of further questions, Sonic heard a knock at the garage door.
Sonic looked at the door and asked. “Who is it?”
“It’s us, Sonic.” The voice said.
Hearing that voice, Sonic knew who it was. It belonged to his best friend, Tails. “Oh, hey buddy.” He responded.
“Theresa and I are here. We’re coming in.” Tails said.
Tails opened the door, and both he and Theresa went inside. When they arrived, Tails was carrying a box in his hands.
Sonic looked at Theresa and waved at her. “Hey Theresa.” He spoke.
“Hello Sonic.” Theresa replied, waving back at Sonic. She then stopped waving and looked at him for a moment. “Have you finished your today’s assignment?”
Sonic took a deep breath, his eyes narrowing. “Yes. I finished my ‘homework’ today… and what I discovered about Herreschers was… *Sigh* disturbing.”
“*Closing her for a moment and nodding in acknowledgement* I know. *Sigh* *Reopening her eyes* They’re known to be deadly, Sonic.” Theresa said.
Sonic crossed his arms and closed his eyes for a moment. “I have a lot of questions about this assignment and what Herreschers are. But that can wait.” He spoke as Sonic opened his eyes and turned to Tails. “So, what brings you two here? *pointing to the box* What’s in the box, Tails?”
“I’m glad you asked, Sonic.” Tails said happily, taking out something from the box. “The Miles Honkai Regulators are finished.”
Sonic looked at the regulator Tails was holding in his hand and smiled. “Ha. See, I told you that you would get them done sooner.” he said, congratulating his best friend.
“Yeah, and the regulators worked successfully. Right, Theresa?” Tails said before placing the regulator back in the box.
“That’s true.” Theresa responded. “After the regulators were made, we did a test run to ensure they worked as they were supposed to. Luckily, it was a success. The regulators managed to absorb the Honkai energy externally and convert it into power. They even removed the Honkai Sickness from someone today.”
“That’s great to— Wait, you two didn’t do anything crazy with those regulators.” Sonic said, feeling a little serious about what Theresa said.
Tails and Theresa looked at each other for a moment, and the two shook their heads as a no. Even though they almost put someone’s life at risk, they decided it was best neither Sonic nor anyone else knew about that test run.
Seeing this, Sonic took a deep breath and offered a small nod. “Alright. As long as it wasn’t anything too serious, I’ll trust you two on that.”
Tails sighed in relief and responded. “Okay. Since the regulators are complete, we’re giving them to you, Sonic.”
“Thanks Tails.” Sonic replied.
Tails gave the box of the regulators to Sonic. When Sonic got the box, he saw that there were four regulators in it. Sonic took out the regulators and started to put them on his hands and ankles. As Sonic finished putting the regulators on, he looked at them and smiled calmly. “(Man, seeing these regulators on me, reminds me on the regulators Nine gave me.)” Sonic closed his eyes for a moment while thinking about the Regulators. “(I miss you, buddy. I wish we can see each other again without the universe shattering apart again.)”
Sonic then opened his eyes and looked at Theresa and Tails. “These babies fit good on me, guys.” He spoke.
“Good to hear, Sonic.” Theresa said.
“Me too.” Tails agreed before becoming a little serious. “However, let’s not get too excited just yet.”
“Why buddy?” Sonic asked
“Sonic, I may have created the regulators, but I’m going to need some maintenance on them to ensure they still work. So, whenever you’re not planning to use the regulators, leave them on my table. Got it, Sonic?” Tails explained.
“Sure, Tails. I’ll keep that in mind when the time comes.” Sonic replied. “Speaking of time, what time is it right now?”
Theresa checked the time on her communicator and spoke. “It’s five minutes before your coaching session with Fu Hua. I suggest you get ready, Sonic.”
“Thanks for the heads-up, Theresa.” Sonic said before picking his Herrescher assignment up and handing it to Theresa. “And here’s my ‘homework’ for today.”
“Thanks, Sonic.” Theresa said, taking the assignment from Sonic.
“We’re going to have a talk about Herreschers after today’s coaching is done.” Sonic said, feeling a little serious about the assignment.
Theresa closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She was aware of Sonic’s concern regarding Herreschers and how much of a threat they posed. Theresa also knew how dangerous they were because she had fought one 16 years ago. Regardless, Theresa will answer questions about the Herreschers and anything related to assignment after he is done with Fu Hua.
Theresa then opened her eyes and responded. “Yes, we will, Sonic.”
Hearing this, Sonic gave a smile and a thumbs-up to Theresa. “Good to hear.” He said before turning his attention to Tails. “And Tails? I’ll be using the regulators for todays; if that’s okay with you?”
“Sure, Sonic. Just don’t use them too recklessly.” Tails said, hoping Sonic doesn’t get the regulators damaged by accident.
“I won’t, Buddy.” Sonic ensured Tails before turning to Theresa. “So, where will my coaching session with Fu Hua take place?”
Theresa smiled regarding Sonic’s question and responded. “I’m glad you asked, Sonic. It will take place here, but the outside the garage.”
“Huh, why here, Theresa?” Tails asked, a little shocked.
“To keep your involvement secret, I’ll be assigning a random location in St. Freya to do Sonic’s coaching sessions. I decided to do it here outside since no one but me, Kiana and the girls, know you two live here.” Theresa explained to Tails.
“*Sigh* Fine, Theresa. I just hope that the coaching session doesn’t end up destroying the garage.” Tails said.
“I’ll make sure it won’t happen. Right, Sonic?” Theresa said.
“Of course, Theresa. I’ll try to make the session far away from our place.” Sonic replied before walking to the door. “Alright, it’s time to begin, guys.”
“Right.” Theresa and Tails said in unison.
Present time, Flashforward,
“I see.” Fu Hua said, putting her hand on her chin.
Tails nodded his head in confirmation and spoke. “We came to deliver the regulators before Sonic had his coaching session with you. He’s planning on using them for his coaching session today.”
“Is that so?” Fu Hua asked Sonic.
“Since Tails made these, I’ll give them a try in today’s coaching. However, I’ll make sure not to use them too recklessly. Right buddy?” Sonic said, looking at his best friend, which Tails nodded his head.
“I don’t want anything bad to the regulators since I’ve made them an hour ago. Please don’t be careless with them, Sonic.” Tails said, feeling concerned.
“Don’t worry, Buddy. I won’t.” Sonic replied, giving a thumbs up to Tails. He then looked at Fu Hua and smiled with determined look. “So, are you ready to start, Fu Hua?”
“Of course. I am, Sonic.” Fu Hua said, willing to begin the session.
“Good.” Sonic said. He and Fu Hua then moved a few miles away from the garage to begin their session. Before the two could begin, Sonic looked at Tails and Theresa for a moment. “Tails, Theresa. Mind watching our coaching?”
“Sure, Sonic.” Tails said.
“Me too. I look forward to seeing how you coach, Sonic.” Theresa said.
“Okay.” Sonic responded before turning to Fu Hua. “Wanna begin now, Fu Hua?”
“Yes, we can, Sonic the hedgehog.” Fu Hua said, preparing to get into her fighting stance. “Show me you got.”
“Alright.” Sonic said, getting into his fighting stance. “Here we… GO!”
The coaching session began with Sonic unleashing a spin dash at Fu Hua. Fu Hua quickly dodged the attack, only for Sonic to rotate his spin dash back and landed a hit at Fu Hua. After Sonic attacked Fu Hua, she quickly recovered and maintained her fighting stance.
Sonic charged at Fu Hua and proceeded to fight her with his combat skills by delivering punches and kicks. However, unknown to Sonic, Fu Hua is skilled martial combatant with the years of experience. Therefore, she is capable of dodging Sonic’s combat attacks, and to show the hedgehog her skills as an A-rank Valkyrie.
Fu Hua managed to evade Sonic’s combat attacks and countered by unleashing one of her moves, the “Six Punch Arts.” Sonic dodged Fu Hua’s attack by perform a backflip jump to escape from her range. He then unleashed his boost ability to launch a barrage of attacks at Fu Hua. Fu Hua tried to escape Sonic’s attacks, but he was too fast for her. He successfully hit Fu Hua mulriple times.
After dealing a lot of blows to Fu Hua, Sonic kept himself from a 6 ft distance from her. Fu Hua picked herself back up, but she was a little overwhelmed. She began to realize that Sonic was no easy opponent. He is fast, too fast. She had never encountered something or someone too fast enough to launch attacks unpredictability. She also didn’t have enough time to evade each attack Sonic landed at her. So, Fu Hua needed a new strategy to fight Sonic carefully. Seeing how fast he was, she decided to prepare herself and wait for the moment Sonic attacked her again. When he attacks again, she’ll parry his attack and land a counterattack on him.
Sonic looked at Fu Hua and asked. “Had enough yet, Fu Hua? Or are you still kicking?”
“No, I’m not done yet, Sonic. For you see, I won’t go down that easily.” Fu Hua responded with a determined and serious look.
“Then, let’s get to it.” Sonic said as he unleashed his homing attack at Fu Hua.
Fu Hua readied herself as the homing attack was closing in on her. Before Sonic could land a hit, Fu Hua managed to block his attack by catching him with her hands. She then delivered a punch at Sonic, hitting him to the ground. Sonic picked himself up, but he didn’t have time to react to Fu Hua’s next attack. She unleashed her Summit Punch at him, delivering some martial attacks until she launched an uppercut at Sonic, sending him high. Fu Hua jumped and launched a powerful punch at Sonic in the chest, knocking him back to the ground. Sonic then recovered himself and ran a long distance to keep away of Fu Hua. He later charged at Fu Hua with his boost ability, but she defended herself from his attack. Fu Hua unleashed her Cliffbreaker attack, which dealt some hits to Sonic before hitting him with a powerful kick. Sonic was knocked 4 feet away from Fu Hua. He quickly recovered and tried to unleash another attack. Before he could, Fu Hua then unleashed her Energy Mine attacks three times, launching three energy balls at Sonic. Sonic managed to dodge each of them before they could hit.
After dodging Fu Hua’s attack, Sonic thought to himself. “(Okay, this is getting ugly now. Fu Hua is trying to parry on my attacks and counterattacks me in when I’m closer to her. So, new plan.)” He then paused for a moment to think as Fu Hua stood still, anticipating for his next attack. As she readied herself, Sonic thought of a brilliant idea. “(If I can’t attack her head on, I’ll fight her with my speed. I know just how to do it. As they say, fight smarter, not harder.)”
“Had enough yet, Sonic?” Fu Hua asked.
“Not yet, Fu Hua.” Sonic said smiling. “Because I’m coming back at you.”
Sonic unleashed his homing attack at Fu Hua. Fu Hua saw this as an unwise move for Sonic as she prepared to block it. As the homing attack got closer, she assumed that Sonic was going to attack without a good plan, which reminded her of Kiana. Before Fu Hua could think of anything else, Sonic stopped his attack by performing his stomp move. Fu Hua was surprised that Sonic stopped his attack before he could hit her. Before she could think of why, Sonic ran around Fu Hua in circles. As he ran faster, a tornado formed around Fu Hua, which sent her flying in the air. As Fu Hua was airborne, Sonic took this as an opportunity to launch his counterattacks at Fu Hua. He then launched a barrage of homing attacks at Fu Hua, dealing a lot of hits to her. After unleashing his barrage attack, Sonic followed up with a Sonic Rocket, which knocked her down back to the ground.
Knocked down to the ground, Fu Hua tried to pick herself up, but she was too injured to continue. Sonic then came back down to the ground safely and went up to Fu Hua.
He looked at her and offered his hand out. “So, wanna call it a day, Fu Hua?” he asked kindly.
Seeing how powerful Sonic was, Fu Hua took a deep breath and grabbed his hand. “Yes, I think that will be enough for today.” She said while picking herself carefully.
“I agree. You two have done enough for today.” Theresa said as she and Tails walked up to Sonic and Fu Hua. “Overall, that was a good session, except for how rough it was.”
“Sorry, I got a bit carried away.” Sonic said, starching his head a little.
“Me too, Madam Theresa.” Fu Hua added. “I’ll admit you were a strong fighter today, Sonic.”
“So were you, Fu Hua. Your attacks were indeed strong. Your hits almost reminded me of a knucklehead who I know back home, but more powerful.” Sonic said, thinking about his friend/rival, Knuckles.
“I see. Well then, I’m glad that you had the chance of being coached by you, Sonic” Fu Hua said, bowing to Sonic with her left fist on her right hand.
“You’re Welcome, Fu Hua.” Sonic responded, bowing to Fu Hua with his right fist on his left hand too. After the two bowed to each other, Sonic looked up at Fu Hua and continued. “Which brings to me to today’s lesson: ‘Think creativity to outsmart your opponent.’ Meaning you need think outside the box to catch the enemy off guard.”
“Wise words, Sonic the Hedgehog.” Fu Hua said.
“Indeed, they are.” Tails added before turning to Sonic. “Sonic, did you see the regulators activate during the coaching session?”
“Uh, no. I was too focused on the match that I…” Before Sonic could finish, the regulators began to turn on some A/C for Sonic. “Wow.”
“What the?” Fu Hua said, a bit surprised by the regulators.
“They did activate during your session. And now, the remaining energy is turned into A/C.” Tails said.
“Uh, meaning?” Sonic asked.
“When you’re in combat, the regulators use the converted Honkai energy to either boost one’s ability or create any combat material to assist their user. When you’re not in using them for combat, the regulators turn the converted energy into A/C to cool down afterwards.” Tails explained one of the functionalities of the regulators. “If I had to make a guess, the regulators must have triggered when you, Sonic, dodged Fu Hua’s energy orbs attacks. Since those orbs contained Honkai energy in them, the regulators must have absorbed some of it in the process.”
“Hmm… I think you’re right, Tails.” Sonic said. “Because when I ran around Fu Hua, I felt more faster than I was.”
“How interesting.” Fu Hua said, putting her finger on her chin. “Now we know that the regulators work efficiently.”
Theresa nodded her head in agreement with Fu Hua. “So far, they have become a great help. I’m glad that you done an excellent job in creating them, Tails.”
“Yeah, I knew that you had it in yourself to create those regulators, Tails.” Sonic said, praising his best friend.
“Thank you, everyone. I mean it.” Tails said, feeling proud of himself.
“Good to hear.” Sonic replied, giving a thumbs up to Tails. He turned to Theresa and asked. “So, who’s going to be next person I’m coaching for tomorrow, Theresa?”
Hearing this, Theresa paused for a moment to think about it. She looked at Fu Hua, which she nodded to Theresa for who Sonic is going to coach. Theresa looked at Sonic and spoke. “Sonic, you will be coaching Kiana Kaslana tomorrow.”
“Kiana?” Tails wondered.
“Hmm, why her?” Sonic asked curiously.
“I believe that coaching Kiana will help her to be effective. Especially for the annual Valkyrie Exam.” Theresa responded.
“There have been reports of Kiana skipping classes to eat food.” Fu Hua pointed out. “We’re hoping that you provide a good example to her for tomorrow’s session.”
“*Sigh* Okay, you two. I will do my best to coach her tomorrow.”
“Good to know.” Theresa smiled. “I’ll be looking forward when it happens.”
“I also hope to see Bronya when she is discharged from the hospital. It’ll be great to see her again.” Tails said.
“Me too, buddy.” Sonic said before turning to Fu Hua. “Now then, Fu Hua.”
“Yes, Sonic?” Fu Hua said.
“I have one quick question before we relax for today.” Sonic responded.
“What would that be?” Fu Hua asked.
Sonic took a deep breath first and began to feel serious about what he was going to say. “Do you know anything about Herreschers?” He asked.
Meanwhile, from the sky,
A spy drone was looking down on Sonic and the group. The drone had recorded everything that happened during Sonic’s coaching session with Fu Hua. All of this was watched by the hooded figure, who was at his hideout. He had been observing everything from his spy drone up until now.
The hooded figure put his hand on his chin and spoke. “Well, it appears that you’re getting used to your job at St. Freya, Sonic. Although, I didn’t expect you to be a coach out of all people. But it doesn’t matter. What matters now is watching you until I analyze all your strengths and abilities. You’ve gotten stronger since the last time we saw each other before coming into this world. You even done a great job beating up Otto’s personal puppet.”
The hooded figure began to change his tone to a serious one as he continued to look at the screen. “However, I’m starting to see that she’s becoming a little friendly towards you. She’s supposed to keep watch over that Herrescher girl and you. That puppet will stop at nothing until she fulfills her mission. But if she starts getting buddy-buddy with Sonic, it’s going to become a problem. And now, that fox came up with a device capable of turning Honkai energy into power, which is good and bad. Good for being used for many purposes, such as my own, but bad because it’s being by none other than Blue right now. My plans for destroying Sonic will become an issue if that fox is still there. I need him out of the picture ASAP. When I do, there will be no one else stops me until I get my revenge.”
The hooded figure then calmed himself by taking a deep breath. “For now, patience is needed until the moment arrives. I’ll be coming for you, Sonic.”
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Training with the Valkyries
Chapter 16: Intermission – Fu Hua
Chapter Text
Chapter 10.5 – Intermission – Fu Hua
At the garage,
Fu Hua was hesitant about Sonic’s question just now: “Do you know anything about Herreschers?” She didn’t expect him to learn about Herreschers this quickly.
The moment Sonic said that question, She quickly looked at Theresa and asked. “I assume this is related to his assignment today?”
“Of course, Fu Hua.” Theresa confirmed.
Fu Hua then looked back at Sonic and nodded her head. “Yes, Sonic. I’m already aware of what Herreschers are.” She spoke.
“Okay.” Sonic said as he turned to Theresa. “Theresa, I think it’s time we now talk about Herreschers.”
Theresa took a deep breath and responded. “We will, Sonic.”
“Uh, Pardon me.” Tails said, feeling awakard. “Sonic, Theresa. You two have been talking about Herreschers. But I’m confused about what Herreschers are.”
“Oh, sorry Tails.” Theresa said. “It’s my fault that I didn’t inform you about Herreschers earlier.”
“It’s fine, Theresa. I’m just curious about what Herreschers. And judging what you and Sonic were talking about, I have a feeling it’s not good, right?” Tails replied.
“You got that right, buddy.” Sonic said. “I think it’s best that you know what Herreschers are too.”
“I just hope it’s not anything too crazy.” Tails said.
“Oh, trust me, buddy. You have no idea.” Sonic said, ensuring Tails that the topic wasn’t to be taken lightly. “To put it simple, Herreschers are people who have corrupted by the Honkai and are used as weapons to destroy humanity.”
Hearing this, Tails was astonished. He hoped the information about Herreschers wasn’t too much crazy, but he couldn’t be wrong. Tails turned to Theresa and Fu Hua and asked nervously. “Is… Is this true?”
Theresa took a deep breath and responded sadly. “I’m sorry, Tails. It is true.”
Fu Hua evem nodded in confirmation on Theresa’s statement.
“I see.” Tails said sadly as he turned to Sonic. “I’m sorry to hear this, Sonic.”
“It’s fine, Buddy. I was surprised about this too. So, I guess we’re even.” Sonic said before turning to Fu Hua and Theresa. “Now, let’s start answering my questions regarding Herreschers.”
“Sure, Sonic.” Theresa replied.
“To be clear, these questions about Herrescher are related to today’s assignment, Right?” Fu Hua wondered.
“That’s right, Fu Hua.” Sonic responded.
Fu Hua put her finger on her chin and replied. “Good. *Looking at Theresa through her eyes* (I wonder what information you put in that assignment, Theresa.) *Turning her attention back to Sonic*”
“Alright then, here’s my first question: Is Mei really a Herrescher?” Sonic asked seriously.
“HUH, MEI?!” Tails shouted, surprised to learn that Mei is a Herrescher.
Theresa took a deep breath and responded calmly. “Yes, Sonic. Mei is a Herrescher.”
“If there’s the case, why wasn’t she a crazy monster when me and Tails first met her?” Sonic questioned.
“It’s because Kiana was able to save Mei before she could cause further chaos.” Theresa replied.
“What do you mean?” Tails asked, a bit confused.
“According to our studies about Herreschers, when a person becomes a Herrescher, there’s a chance that the host’s consciousness is alive.” Fu Hua explained, discussing some details about Herreschers.
“Kiana brought Mei back by reaching out to her consciousness and put the Herrescher back to rest.” Theresa said. “Since then, Kiana and Mei, along with Bronya, were enrolled to St. Freya to become Schicksal Valkyries and to help Humanity fight against the Honkai.”
“I see. *Sigh* it’s good to know that Herreschers, despite how deadly they are, can be saved.” Sonic said, feeling glad that he learned this piece of information.
“Me too, Sonic. I can see how Kiana was able to do it. She and Mei are best friends, just like you and me.” Tails said.
“You’re right, buddy.” Sonic said as he and Tails gave each other a fist bump.
Theresa looked at the two and realized Sonic and Tails’ friendship is like Kiana and Mei’s. Except Kiana is bent on scarfing down Mei’s delicious meals. Nevertheless, Theresa looked at Sonic and spoke. “Sonic, let’s not go off-topic, okay?”
Sonic looked back at Theresa and responded. “Right. let’s continue, Theresa.”
Theresa nodded her head and continued speaking. “Even though Mei was saved from becoming a Herrescher, there's a possibility that the Herrescher's consciousness will resurface, and Mei will become a Herrescher again.”
“Therefore, we implanted a micro-explosive to her heart as failsafe if that were to happen.” Fu Hua added, explaining a contingency plan for Mei.
“A micro-explo… Wait a minute, a BOMB?!” Sonic shouted, shocked to learn that Mei had a bomb in her heart. Before he could say anything about it, Tails spoke first.
“I see. So, that’s what the ‘restriction protocols’ meant when Kiana mentioned it to Himeko during the Selene mission.” Tails said. “It indicated that Mei was almost close to becoming a Herrescher again, right?”
“Precisely, Tails.” Fu Hua implied.
“However, when Sonic, Bronya, and I had arrived at Kiana and Mei, they were exhausted, and there was a destroyed Honkai beast. I assume Mei was able to control some of her powers before the situation got out of control.” Tails responded.
“That means Mei can control power if she doesn’t go too crazy.” Sonic said. “Fine by me.”
Theresa nodded her head and spoke. “We hope that one day Mei will stop having to worry about using her powers and use them for good without any distress.” She then took a deep breath and looked at Sonic. “Are there any more questions?”
“*Big Sigh* Theresa, I’m curious to know what the assignment meant by the ‘Previous Era.’ Do you and Fu Hua know what that mean?” Sonic asked curiously.
Hearing this, Fu Hua and Theresa looked a little hesitant. Discussing the Previous Era would be too much for Sonic and Tails to process. Before Theresa could say anything, Fu Hua went up and spoke first.
“I’ll answer that question, Sonic.” Fu Hua said.
“But Fu Hua…” Before Theresa could finish, Fu Hua interrupted her.
“Please, Madam Theresa. It would be best that Sonic and Tails know what happened to Previous Era.” Fu Hua implied.
Theresa took a moment to think. She looked at Sonic and Tails, who were confused about how serious the topic was. Theresa closed her eyes and took a deep breath. As she reopened her eyes, Theresa looked at Fu Hua and responded. “Fine.”
“Thank you.” Fu Hua nodded her head and turned to Sonic and Tails. “Allow me to explain, Sonic, Tails.”
“So, if I must take a guess, the Previous Era is related to the Herreschers but more intense.” Sonic said, which Fu Hu nodded in agreement.
“Is it an ancient civilization?” Tails asked curiously.
“Yes. The Previous era was an ancient civilization that happened 50,000 years ago.” Fu Hua said, staring to explain the Previous Era. “It was a human civilization that fought and lost against the Honkai.”
“5-50,000…” Tails said.
“Years?!” Sonic added.
“Yeah. It was a time when humanity fought against the Honkai for the first time and died due to how powerful the Honkai was.” Theresa explained.
“It ended when the final herrescher, the 14th, wiped out humanity and what remained of its civilization.” Fu Hua added.
“Wait, there are fourteen Herreschers?” Tails said.
“That’s right, buddy. According to that assignment, there are a total of fourteen Herreschers in existence.” Sonic said, looking at Theresa.
“Correct, Sonic.” Theresa confirmed. “It said that the 14th Herrescher, the final herrescher, will be the one who will cause Humanity to go extinct.”
“I see.” Tails said, putting his finger on his chin. “But if Humanity died 50,000 years ago, then how they are still alive today?”
“It’s because after the Previous Era ended, civilization had to start over from the beginning.” Fu Hua said. “We call today’s civilization the Current Era, where Humanity now tries to fight the Honkai more effectively, and to prevent history from repeating itself.”
“Most of Schicksal technology is based on the Current Era, some of its technology from the Previous Era. Shicksal intents on learning from the Previous Era’s past mistakes and to succeed in stopping the Honkai.” Theresa added.
Sonic and Tails were speechless for a moment after hearing this. The two didn’t expect how destructive the Honkai was and the fact that it annihilated Humanity 50,000 years ago. In addition, humanity in the Current Era is making sure to not have same fate as the Previous Era had. Therefore, Sonic and Tails now understand that the Honkai isn’t to be underestimated, like how the Metal Virus in their world wasn’t.
Sonic and Tails looked back at Theresa and Fu Hua, and Sonic spoke. “Wow, I can’t believe it.”
Theresa took a deep breath and responded. “I’m sorry that you two had to know what happened, but this is how our world is. We’re trying our best to fight the Honkai so that Humanity doesn’t end up like the Previous Era.”
“There is more information about the Previous Era. However, that will be it for now.” Fu Hua said.
“Great to hear.” Tails said, feeling overwhelmed. “This information is too much to process right now.”
“Yeah, we had a feeling this would happen if we told you two about the Previous Era. I knew it will be hard for you two to handle.” Theresa said.
“Now we know.” Sonic said. “*Sigh* That will be it for my questions today.”
“Ditto, this is far enough, Sonic.” Tails added.
“Good to hear. I was about to get tired from asking too much” Theresa said before checking the time on her communicator. “Look what time it is. It’s almost dinner time.”
“Hmph, I guess time flew by talking about Herreschers and The Previous Era.” Sonic said. “Especially at our coaching session today, Fu Hua.”
“Agreed.” Fu Hua replied. “I suggest that we discuss our session to Kiana and everyone else at Dinner.”
“Of course, Fu Hua.” Tails said. “But I have one more question. Do Kiana and the others know about this? Specifically, Previous Era.”
“They do know about the Previous Era but little about it.” Fu Hua said.
“That’s the same for us. Even though they know about the Previous Era, there’s not a lot of information about it or its history in its archives.” Theresa said while closing her eyes. “So, we don’t know all about the Previous Era.”
“(Except for me, Of course. Because I am from that Era.)” Fu Hua thought to herself. Unknown to everyone, except for Otto, Fu Hua is a survivor of Previous Era and a member of MOTHS. MOTHS was a military organization in Previous Era to combat the Honkai. Unfortunately, when Previous Era ended, so did MOTHS. However, Fu Hua and some of MOTHS members had survived. They now seek to help the Current Era to succeed where they had failed. Humanity will defeat the Honkai no matter what.
Fu Hua would like to tell Theresa, Sonic, Tails, and everyone else about her identity, but it wasn’t the right time. Especially since most of her memories of that Era had nearly faded. Therefore, She doesn’t remember most of what happened in the Previous Era or her past life there. When the time is right, she will reveal her true identity to her friends. For now, she needs to focus on her mission first.
“Well, I’m sure you guys find more information about the Previous Era one day. Let’s just hope it’s not too late.” Sonic said while crossing his arms.
“I hope so too.” Theresa said before changing the subject. “Speaking of too late, we better get to Dinner or else, Kiana is going to scarf it down.”
“Woah, okay!” Tails said.
“Yeah, I hear you, buddy. *turning his attention to everyone else* So, I’m heading out now. See you all at dinner.” Sonic said before dashing off to get to the dorms.
“HUH?! HEY, GET BACK HERE IMMEDIATELY, SONIC?!” Theresa shouted, annoyed that Sonic just stormed off.
“Madam Theresa, I suggest we get going as well.” Fu Hua said.
“I agree. Let’s go before things become too crazy.” Tails said.
Theresa then took a deep breath to calm down and responded. “Alright. Let’s go, everyone.”
Soon, Theresa, Fu Hua, and Tails all walked to get to the dorms for Dinner. The three made sure to keep up with Sonic before the situation could be more chaotic.
A few hours later,
Sonic, Tails, Theresa and Fu Hua had arrived at the dorms on time. They saw Kiana, Mei and Himeko were there since they were sitting at the table. Mei had finished making Dinner for everyone. Later, Sonic, Tails, and the girls started to eat dinner for the night, and they all enjoyed it. Tails liked how delicious Mei’s cooking was. Tails remarked how he liked the leftovers Theresa brought to him while working on the Miles Honkai Regulators. He was also surprised that Sonic was eating something other than his favorite meal, Chili Dogs. Even though Sonic admitted that he rather had Chili Dogs, he liked Mei’s cooking.
Everyone then discussed how their day was and what happened. Tails talked about how he finished his invention, the Miles Honkai Regulators, and how they successfully worked in converting honkai energy into power. He even told the girls how Sonic used them in his coaching session with Fu Hua today, which peaked Kiana, Mei, and Himeko’s curiosity on how the session went. Sonic and Fu Hua told them that their coaching session was good and how Sonic won in the end. Even though the session wasn’t easy, Sonic proved how much of a fighter he was against Fu Hua. Fu Hua also admitted how Sonic outsmarted her the last second before he won. Upon hearing this, Kiana was jealous that Fu Hua got defeated by Sonic and wished that she got coached by him. Fortunately, She was lucky. Theresa announced that Sonic’s next opponent for his coaching would be her, which surprised Kiana. Sonic told her that he’s going forward for their session tomorrow. Kiana was now motivated to give it her all in tomorrow’s session.
Afterwards, everyone had finished eating dinner and left. Sonic and Tails went back to their dorms while the girls went to their dorm rooms. For Fu Hua, she went back to her dorm room to contact Schicksal’s Overseer, Otto Apocalypse.
A few moments later,
Fu Hua arrived back to her room and started to call Otto. She waited for a few seconds until the Overseer picked up the.
“Good evening, my ‘old’ friend.” Otto said from the call.
“Hello, Lord Otto.” Fu Hua responded calmly. “I have come to make my report.”
“Good. How is your mission in monitoring K-423 and Sonic The Hedgehog? Have there been signs of K-423’s Herrescher awakening?” Otto asked.
“So far, there haven't been any signs of the 2nd Herrescher in Kiana. As for my mission, everything is going smoothly with Sonic and Kiana. Kiana has been studying hard for the Annual Valkyrie Exam. For Sonic, a lot has happened to him in last four days. Theresa assigned him to be a private coach for Kiana, Mei, Bronya, Himeko, and me.” Fu Hua explained.
“Ah, I see that my granddaughter has that blue hedgehog has something to do at St. Freya under a low profile. How thoughtful of her.” Otto replied before pausing for a moment. “My friend, did you get coached by Sonic?”
Fu Hua took a deep breath and responded. “Yes, I was coached by him today. I admit, he was a skilled fighter in our session. His speed and skills are not to be underestimated, but his strength wasn’t strong as Durandal’s.”
“How interesting.” Otto replied with curiosity. “However, I advise you to no let yourself get defeated that easily.”
“No, I won’t. I only assessed him on what he was capable of while fighting with everything I had, but he managed to defeat me by outsmarting me.” Fu Hua said.
“I see. Don’t feel bad, my friend. You’ve done well to get a good assessment on the hedgehog’s skills and abilities, right?” Otto said.
“Of course, Lord Otto.” Fu Hua nodded in agreement. The next time she fights again, she will try to take him a little more seriously. She looked at Otto and responded. “When coaching session was finished, Sonic gave some coaching advice, something that a real coach would do for their students. To outsmart your opponent, you would need to think creativity.”
“Hmmm, wiser words from a blue hedgehog.” Otto said, remarking on a bit of Sonic’s wisdom.
“Indeed.” Fu Hua admitted.
“Anything else to report on, my friend?” Otto asked.
Later, Fu Hua explained everything else that happened throughout the past few days with Sonic’s involvement. She told Otto about Tails’ invention, the Miles Honkai Regulators, and its purpose and functionalities. Otto felt a bit jealous of Tails due to how a little advanced his technology could be compared to his. However, he calmed down because he was aware that Tails’ invention might not work completely due to technology having its own limitations. In addition, Tails had much to learn about the Honkai, and that his invention would need some improvement. Fu Hua then told him that Theresa had been assigning Sonic with some information about their world and the Honkai. She even told Otto that he learned about Herreschers, which peaked Otto’s interest. With Sonic learning some information about Herreschers, Otto might convince him to join his side. If that possibility were to be the case, it would be more beneficial to him for Otto himself and his obessive desires.
Fu Hua also informed Otto that Kiana will be Sonic’s opponent for his coaching session tomorrow. Otto was interested in how things would turn out for K-423 tomorrow as she was going against Sonic the Hedgehog. He has high hopes that she will do her best to fight that blue hedgehog.
After informing Otto, Fu Hua looked at him and spoke. “Lord Otto, that would be it for my report today.”
“Excellent. Oh, as a reminder, Rita Rossweisse will be attending the Valkyrie Exam this year.” Otto said. “Continue with your mission. I look forward to your next report.”
“I will, Lord Otto.” Fu Hua said.
“Until then, good night, my friend.” Otto replied before the call ended.
After the overseer of Schicksal ended the call, Fu Hua looked at the mirror. She took a deep breath sinvr she couldn’t help but feel a bit uneasy. Fu Hua feared that Otto might have something terrible planned for Sonic. If so, she’ll try her best to stop him.
Fu Hua then went to her bed as she was about to sleep. She knew that tomorrow would be a big day as she was to train Kiana for the annual valkryie exam in three days. Sonic is also going to coach Kiana tomorrow. Fu Hua hopes Sonic would give Kiana some helpful advice on how to improve.
Thinking about Sonic, Fu Hua thought to herself bit before going to bed. “(Sonic, after today’s coaching session, I believe we might become good friends one day. Although, I don’t think it’s possible since I don’t completely trust you yet. However, if that possibility were to happen, then I look forward to fight with you against the Honkai.)”
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