Sonic the Hedgehog E - Part 1 *COMPLETED*

[Jake]

Here is my new fanfic - Sonic the Hedgehog E. Yes, I took the name from my one-time shot comic series, Sonic E, but believe me, the story is completely different. This fanfiction takes place in a very unusual setting, where the Chaos Emeralds are no longer of use to Dr. Eggman, and the entrance of new friends and foes.

Status: 10% complete
Rating: PG for violence, language, and some sensuality (in later episodes).

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"What the hell...."

Dr. Eggman looked upon the body of a Flicky, which had a heart attack while trapped in a robot and died. "Well, damn. This isn't any good anymore. Biiton! Get rid of this pest, and toss it in the incinerator, and quickly!" At that moment, a swooping Biiton snatched the small bird and dropped it in a boiler of magma.

"I can't work with these animals, anymore! With my machine technology advancing, it's killing them much more quicker than what I had bargained for. I need a much more power life support. Power, such as.... Sonic and his friends!" He laughed. "Why haven't I thought of this before? With that kind of life, I can then give the proper artificial intelligence to my robots, and they can conquer the world unmatched! Oh ho ho!" He jumped into his Egg Pod and spoke into a tape recorder. "This is Dr. Eggman, July 9th, 2132. I have finally made use of my high IQ and decided to capture Sonic and his friends to use as life support for my high-techno robots. After I get the proper juice, no one can stop me, not even Sonic himself!" He quickly flew away.

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"SONIC!"

Sonic's ears perked up. He expected that Tails was in danger yet again, but it turned out that that wasn't the case at all. In the distance, Tails was hovering slowly above the ground towards Sonic, holding up a Chaos Emerald. Tails landed before Sonic, and showed him his prize. "T'hee!" giggled Tails. "Look what I found in the lake!"

Sonic was still half-asleep. He wasn't fully aware of neither Tails' nor the Chaos Emerald's presence at all. "Gah... what? An emerald, eh? That's just splendid...." He rubbed his eyes, and tears formed due to dryness. The next moment, he was wide awake. "A Chaos Emerald?!!" He snatched the blue emerald from Tails. "But, you know, Tails, the Chaos Emeralds aren't that much use anymore. Remember that day, seven months ago? Eggman collected all the Chaos Emeralds, but found that it couldn't power his machinery properly, so he just gave up on them. And since there is no known force out to get them, there's no more use protecting them...."

Tails shook his head. "But I'm re-developing the Tornado III! The makeover requires the power of three Chaos Emeralds to run, though, so I figured this is a good start. With the capabilities of that many emeralds, I can destroy Eggman's base in one blast!" He took back the emerald and started to make his way to his workshop in the Mystic Ruins.

A slender dart shot out of nowhere and pierced Tails in the neck, knocking him out in a matter of seconds. "Tails!" Sonic cried out. He heard a familiar laugh....

"Dr. Eggman!"

Dr. Eggman hovered above Tails' body in his Egg Pod and jumped down to pick him up.

"Don't even think about it, Eggman!" Sonic revved up in a spin and tried to drill Dr. Eggman away from Tails, but he was already in his Egg Pod by the time Sonic reacted. Sonic slammed right into the force field of the Egg Pod and crashed into a nearby boulder. "Ha!" Dr. Eggman laughed. "I've come for Fox Boy. Here, keep the Chaos Emerald! It is no further use to me." He muttered to himself. "Nearly a decade and a half, I've longed for those emeralds, and find that they are useless to my creations!" Taking a final look at Sonic, he spoke, "You're last! After all, one needs a good challenge!" He chortled heavily as he left the unconscious Sonic where he was.

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Back in the city, Rouge was spying on Amy at the mall. "That little brat has obviously been acting unusual, lately. It must have been because the Sonic hasn't been seen for a year and a half in Station Square...." Rouge was hiding on the roof windows, as she watched Amy hurrying through the crowds of hurrying shoppers and whining children. Just then, something collided into Rouge's back at a high velocity.

"Dammit! I almost crashed into this window! Who would...." She saw an unconscious Omochao at her side. "What? You again!" This sudden reaction caused Omochao to almost instantly recover and hover around with its spinning blades. "What do you think you're doing, chao?" The robotic creature inquired. "Spying on Sonic and his friends again, chao? Well, spying is not nice, chao! Spying is evil and dirty and perverted, chao!"

"It's none of your business, you buggering git. Why don't you bother Big, or something? You two share something in common - your intelligence. Or do something that doesn't concern me." Rouge was starting to lose her patience.

"Not nice, not nice at all, chao! Omochao simply wants to ask kind Miss Rouge what she is doing, chao, and Miss Rouge tells him off, chao! Well, Omochao not like you no more, chao!"

Rouge sighed heavily. "Fine, jerk. What are you really here for?"

Omochao did a somersault mid-air. "Omochao is telling Miss Rouge that there is someone out in the streets, chao, someone that is unfamiliar to Station Square, chao! No one knows whether Mr. Strange is good or bad, chao! Miss Rouge must see to him, chao, and must see that he is good or bad, chao!" Rouge's eyes widened. "You interrupted my life just to tell me this? Go the hell away, you creature."

Omochao started to spat. "F.... Fine, chao! Omochao will not help Miss Rouge no more, chao! Omochao go help others who don't give an attitude to poor me, chao, and they are nicer and friendly, chao, unlike Miss Rouge, chao!" With that, he flew off, screaming to himself.

Rouge went back to her spying, but saw that Amy was nowhere to be seen. After several minutes of searching, she found no trace of the pink hedgehog. "Meh. I might as well see who, or what, that blue tophead was talking about...."

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Well, tell me what you think! This story isn't complete, of course, but comments and criticism will be nice. ^___^#nosmileys

[Jake]

Status: 30% complete

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On Angel Island, a lone figure sits at the steps of an ancient alter. He is the stubborn echidna Knuckles, refusing to budge from his place, assuring that the Master Emerald is in his safekeeping. Until today.

A typhoon of wind hurled toward Knuckles' general direction. Without panicking, Knuckles quickly grabbed a nearby tree trunk and held on for dear life. When the wind ceased, a blackish figure stood right in front of him.

Knuckles squinted at this figure. The sun was directly behind this stranger, shadowing a mere silhouette. Knuckles was able to make out the shape and colour, however. His face flushed with fury, and gritted his teeth in rage. "Sonic... the Hedgehog...!" he muttered. Without warning, he bawled up his fist and crashed it into solid metal. "What the...!" The metallic figure shot out an arm at Knuckles' neck with a death grip. Its fingers dug into the tough calloused skin as Knuckles tried in vain to punch, kick, and bite his way to escape, and blood was pouring out in several small streams. Knuckles saw nothing more afterwards.

"Ma... Master... Emerald...."

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Two minutes later, a tiny speck in the horizon was advancing toward Angel Island at over 3050 miles per hour - this has been the fastest Sonic has ever gone before. He had been following Dr. Eggman's robot this entire time, and knew that Eggman's next target was Knuckles. Sonic didn't take much sincerity into his old nemesis, but he couldn't risk more casualties in this newly-bred battle.

He finally reached the ocean, where Angel Island hovered above. Sonic jumped on a nearby spring and propelled himself upwards, soaring over massive acres of water at subsonic speed. He was getting closer....

Suddenly, Sonic began to fall. Without hesitation, he curled up into a spin and accelerated himself to the giant emerald-welding rock, increasing his flying range. He drilled his way into the rocky side, nearly missing the island by seven feet. In a matter of three seconds, he crashed through the sandy surface of Angel Island, right at the depths of the Sandopolis Zone. Sonic buzz-sawed his way through the pyramids, ice caps, lava reefs, and old Eggman facility machines that had been nine years out of date. Behind him followed a slew of used rings, item boxes, and ruins of old Eggman badniks that trailed as far as three quarters of a mile. Finally, he saw the Master Emerald shrine in the distance.

He found nothing, except for the Master Emerald and a small pool of blood in the place of his rival.

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Rouge scanned across Station Square, looking for anything in particular due to Omochao's description of Mr. Strange. "Jeez! That burden just interrupted my duties to search for someone whom he doesn't even know! What kind of helper is he, anyway?" She was so focused on the previous incident with the mechanical chao that she slammed into the brick wall of an apartment building. She slid off and into the pavement below.

When she finally came through, the first thought that came to her mind was, "My makeup!" She shook her head and looked around, and saw a semi-black hedgehog walk past her. That could only mean one thing... "Shadow! I told you to not come in the city...!"

The black hedgehog stopped walking and turned to her. Rouge realized her mistake. This hedgehog's looks were much in comparison to Sonic's than to Shadow's. He had a patch of fur on his forehead, much like Amy's and Tails'. He had only three spines on his head as opposed to Sonic and Shadow's five. His eyes were blue, and his chest resembled that of Knuckles' white logo. What Rouge really took notice of this hedgehog was that this person had no arms, but gloved hands were floating in mid-air in the proper places, as if he had arms, but they were just invisible.

"I'm not the one you are looking for!" this hedgehog grumbled. "Now leave me be."

Rouge got to her feet in a flash. "What? Who are you, then? You've no right to just barge into Station Square unwelcome! These people have heard of the Shadow incident all the way back in the Capital City two years ago, and they'll recognize you as him! Besides, what if you're a spy of Eggman's, or another foe?! Answer me!"

The black hedgehog faced her. "Fine, then. I am Dark, Dark the Hedgehog. I bring no harm upon humans nor animals - I simply run a martial arts class around this area, known only to animals like you."

Rouge calmed down a bit, but quickly recovered her senses. "Well, I certainly have not heard of it! Do you even have a license? In human society, you need a eligible license to run any particular organization whatsoever!"

Dark simply answered, "What a talkative woman you are. I've no time to associate with people like you, good day." Before Rouge could say anything, he was off in a hurry.

[Jake]

Status: 50% complete

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"No, dammit...."

Sonic fell to his knees. Now both Knuckles and Tails have been abducted. Who is going to be next? He thought of all the possible victims. The first person that came to his mind was Amy Rose. "Amy...." he gritted. Amy always had a knack of being taken hostage by Dr. Eggman or one of his deadly robots. He resented the pink hedgehog, but he was immediately off on his feet.

With a running start, Sonic leaped into the air, off of Angel Island, and once again over the ocean. He landed safely on the ground and took off. If he could save just one.... maybe Tails and Knuckles are still alive, he thought. Holding the Chaos Emerald, he utilized its power to exceed over 3500 miles per hour, towards Station Square. Hopefully Eggman wasn't too far ahead of him....

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Big cast his fishing line into a pond. He particularly didn't like fishing outside of the Mystic Ruins, but all of the fish swam to other areas of the world for breeding, and the only ones left were a few weak goldfish. He sighed, then closed his eyes. He pulled back his lure and cast it out again.

Suddenly, a streak of blue light skimmed over the pond. A huge wave of water followed it. Big's lure caught onto it by chance, and the next thing he knew, Big was being pulled along at supersonic speed. He wanted to let go, but his hands gripped the fishing pole with mortal fear, and he could only do one thing.

"GYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!"

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Amy walked out of the mall with a single shopping bag. She didn't buy a single thing, and therefore it was empty. "That idiot! I haven't seen Sonic for the past year and a half. He didn't even come to Never Lake with me, like he promised. Jeez, I wish something would happen this very instant."

As if on cue, an object moving at supersonic speed sped by and grabbed her by the back of her skirt, while it continued dashing, out of the city. Amy was immediately filled with happiness. This blue streak..... exceeding Mach 2.... this could only be the person whom she had longed for so long.... "Sonic!" she squealed. She had to chose between giving Sonic a big kiss, or whacking him with her Pico Pico Hammer out of angst.

Suddenly, Sonic began to slow down. He bypassed Emerald Coast, and when they halted to a complete stop, he threw Amy to the ground. Amy looked up. He was advancing toward her with claws on his gloves. This was not Sonic at all.

"...M....Metal....So....."

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"AMY!!"

At the very sight of Amy with Metal Sonic, Sonic curled into a spin without slowing down (taking Big along with him), and propelled his way towards the mechanism. Metal was too fast, however - it dodged out of the way.

Out of all of the panic, Big finally let go of the fishing line. He flew up in the air - seconds later, he crashed right into the Sonic-look alike, right into the walls of the hotel, and right out of commission.

After all of the commotion had settled, Sonic helped Amy up from the ground. "Amy! Daijoubu?!!" he inquired. Amy looked up, and for the first time in over a year, she gazed into Sonic's eyes. She started to cry, threw her arms around him, and kissed him on the lips. Sonic tasted her tears, and didn't break away until about five seconds later. Instead of getting angry at her, like he would usually have done during these situations, Sonic said nothing. "Amy.... are... are you alright?" Silently, Amy mouthed the word, 'yes'. She just couldn't find any words to greet her long lost 'boyfriend'.

The two said nothing to each other as they walked out of the smoke and ruins of machine and concrete. Big woke up from his accident, and immediately fell asleep again. He didn't have good dreams that day.

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Author's note: I would like to point out, after posting this, that I actually do not support Sonic X Amy. The relationship between these two characters will most likely not develop in this fanfiction, so don't get your hopes up.

[Jake]

Status: 70% complete

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Dr. Eggman stared at his computer screen. He had watched the entire ordeal through Metal Sonic's eye view. He chuckled to himself. "So, Sonic thinks that he can just destroy my robots with a simple spin. Fortunately, with my highly-advanced technology combined with the superb life-force of Knucklehead, I have programmed a self-construction system into Metal's programming." With a push of a button, and a matter of mere minutes, Metal Sonic was one whole again.

Eggman laughed insanely. "You can't stop me now, Sonic! This time, I am undefeatable!"

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Sonic and Amy walked alongside the Emerald Coast, away from the city. The sun was nearly setting.

Finally, Amy looked at Sonic. "Sonic.... I...." she started, but she couldn't find anything to say.

Sonic knew, though. "Amy," he said, "after all these years of knowing each other, I hadn't had the heart to tell you, but....."

Silence. Amy's heart was pounding madly.

"I..... I do not love you, Amy Rose."

These words struck Amy's heart like a lightning bolt, but not in an angry way. Inside, she was heartbroken. It was these words that marked the true beginning of Amy's life.

Sonic continued. He stuttered a bit - at first - but eventually got his point through. "I-I love you, b-but as a friend. We aren't any more than that." He paused. "And.... when I first met you, you were..... to me, you were... just, another fan of mine. But... I can't return the same feelings you display towards me. I... don't want to, because I don't... cannot.... love you." His face was burning up in anxiety. "Please. Please... forgive my simplicity. Please forgive my ignorance. Please forgive.... me....." He started to cry. It was a known fact to some that Sonic hated tears, and he almost never cried in his life, but this was the most difficult moment of his life. He just couldn't hold them back.

Amy listened to him intently the entire time. Instead of blaming him for his ignorance, she finally understood. She was no longer a girl, but now she was a matured woman. She realized that she was the one at fault here, not Sonic. She no longer desired Sonic, to see him every day, to see... no, want... him love her back.

"I forgive you."

To her surprise, Sonic hugged her tightly, continuing to cry. "Arigatou.... Amy...."

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"SONIKKU!!"

Tails awoke sharply and suddenly. It took him a while to become aware of his surroundings. He rubbed his groggy eyes, and looked around. He was in a nearly pitch-black chamber, with the sounds of water droplets echoing around him. He realized that he was in a jail cell, lying down on a single bed.

Tails immediately jumped up. "Where the hell am I?!" He started running around the room, panicking at first, then he got a hold of himself. He tried to recollect his actions. "Okay... I was meeting up with Sonic... I had a Chaos Emerald..... a sudden pain in my neck.... blackness." Tails took a good look at his cell. They were actually rusted bars; the cell itself was about twelve feet high, being thirty-six feet in perimeter. He couldn't see anyone else in the other cells.

He decided to take action. He whirled his Tails together and hovered above the ground. He faced his helicopter Tails at the cell door and started to drill through it. Sparks flew up and over due to the friction of Tails' Tails, but the steel wouldn't make a dent. He revved up into a spin and started bouncing around the cell like a pinball. This helped less than his helicopter attack.

Tails eventually gave up. But he heard snoring in the cell next to him. "Huh? I thought I didn't see anyone there...." It turned out to be none other than Knuckles, who was as asleep as a baby.

"So, I wasn't the only one taken. Hey, knucklehead!" he screamed. "Wake up!" Knuckles only turned around on his thin bed, with a glob of drool sliding down his chin. Tails giggled a little bit, but immediately went back to his alarm yell. "Wake up! WAKE UP, DAMN YOU!!" Knuckles didn't budge. Tails had an idea. In the world's best-sounding Rouge voice, he called out, "Oh, no! It's Sonic! He is talking to me, err... Tails, that he is going to steal the Master Emerald! Oh, where, oh, where is our beloved buff, sexy, angst echidna known as Knuckles?"

Knuckles woke up in a flash, and started whirling around in a tornado. "GRAH!! I'LL GET YOU YET, SONIC! Just wait until I grab a hold of your legs and rip them off!! Won't be so fast anymore, huh punk? HUH?!!" He was in such a fury that he crashed into the cell door, breaking it down. Tails spun right into Knuckles, knocking him to the ground.

Knuckles shook his head. "What?! Tails? What are you doing here.... go find Sonic, and kick his arse for me..." "No!" Tails answered. "Right now there's something more important. Someone has kidnapped us and stashed us in this chamber. Right now, we have to find a way out."

The guardian was still a bit dizzy from Tails' spin attack. "Where... is... Master Emerald....?" Tails had another brilliant idea. "Knuckles, I am Tikal."

Knuckles stood up intently. "Tikal! What are you here for?!" Tails chuckled to himself again, then tried to hold a straight face as he spoke. "The Master Emerald is in danger! It is not Sonic who is the enemy, but it is actually another unseen foe. Because you are the appointed guardian, it is up to you to stop him, or her. Are you up to the task?" Knuckles stood perfectly still and did a salute. "Yes, mistress! I shall protect the Master Emerald with my life! Let's go!" Before going, he kissed Tails' feet. "Ew...." Tails muttered out loud.

[Jake]

Status: 80% complete

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Rouge's eyes followed the one known as Dark the Hedgehog behind an alley. She shook her head. "That jerk. Thinking that he could just come into this city unwelcome. Hasn't he even ever been taught manners..." Her sharp ears perked up as she heard a familiar voice.

"That idiot! I haven't seen Sonic for the past year and a half...."

Rouge's face flushed, and turned around to see Amy walk out of the mall. "So, there she is! I better not be seen by her..." She flew up onto the mall roof and listened to her talk.

Amy was speaking to herself. "He didn't even come to Never Lake with me, like he promised. Jeez, I wish something would happen this very instant." Rouge rolled her eyes and muttered, "Some boyfriend he is."

That was when Metal Sonic swooped down from the sky, nearly missing Rouge by a few inches, grabbed Amy, and sped away. The spy fell off of the roof and into a trash can before she could react. A few seconds later, she climbed out, with bruises all over her body. "The hell....?" Rouge contacted her agent. "Rouge in. It appears that Sonic came along and taken Amy Rose hostage. I'm following them right now."

It took her a bit of searching, but she arrived at Emerald Coast just in time to see a huge purple cat slam into Metal Sonic, and half of the hotel building crumbled to the ground. "What? Two Sonics...?" Amy kissed Sonic, then they shared some words that Rouge couldn't hear, because they were speaking so quietly. After they left the Emerald Coast, Rouge investigated the ruins.

She strolled past the sleeping Big and looked upon the disassembled body of Metal Sonic. "Hmm... Metal Sonic. I haven't seen you around lately." Contacting her agent again, "This is Rouge. Apparently it was Metal Sonic who began this ordeal, not Sonic, but what is Sonic doing here? Anyway, Metal's body is lying right here, so I better take him away."

Rouge looked up to see Metal Sonic standing before her. "What...." She slowly stood up, unsure whether or not to fight or run. She suddenly flew swiftly above Metal and right behind him, confusing the robot. Jumping into the air, Rouge unleashed her Whirling Tornado attack. Metal was not caught completely off-guard, though. He spun around and grabbed Rouge by her left foot and tossed her into a window, shattering half of it.

Rouge tried hard to stand up. Pieces of glass pierced her fur and skin, and her back was drenched in blood. She was breathing hard. Metal Sonic came down on her and dug his clawed gloves into her neck. Rouge tried to pull away, but Metal only gripped harder. Her neck veins were bulging, and if they burst, then she was done for.

She soon gave up, and allowed darkness to overcome her.

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Rouge woke up in a dark chamber. Fortunately, thanks to her bat vision, she could see ever little corner. The chamber could be best described as a medieval dungeon, with metal replacing the stones. It seemed to be waterproof, because there were assorted puddles of water on the ground.

She took a look at the other jail cells. Two adjacent cells were crashed open, as if a monster opened them with a single arm. Next to her own cell contained Big, who was still sleeping soundly. Rouge rubbed her eyes, and realized that her body was completely nude, save her boots and gloves. Her face turned hot red with embarrassment. "Jeez. Whoever captured me could have at least left my clothing with me." She folded her wings and used them to cover her body as a towel, and walked over to Big's cell. He was talking in his sleep.

"Kaeru-kun! KAERU-KUN!! Please, don't run away from me again! I promised to take care of you...."

"Sheesh. That dumb cat still worries about his frog friend, even in the midst of these kinds of situations." Rouge then went up to the barred doors and furiously kicked them. They didn't make a dent, and minutes later, her boots were wearing out. "It's hopeless...."

An explosion sounded off in the background. Rouge looked around the chamber, but she saw nothing. She heard voices in a distant room. She couldn't make them out, but she recognized one of the voices.

"Tails!.... must be the controls.... screw this.... Knuckles! Don't do that!" Another explosion erupted, followed by a rather loud alarm. Big woke up with a start. "GUUUUUUH?!!"

"Knuckles." Rouge's heart skipped a beat. Maybe there's going to be help coming after all. She hollered out.

"KNUCKLES! Knuckles, down here! Down here!!"

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Tails and Knuckles have just broken out of their cells.

"Yes, mistress! I shall protect the Master Emerald with my life! Let's go!" Before going, Knuckles kissed Tails' feet. "Ew...." Tails muttered out loud. "Anyway, there's no time for this. Let's go," Tails ordered. The two dashed out of the chamber doors, and were blinded by the brightness of Eggman machinery and roof lights. "We're in Eggman's base!" Tails mused. "No time. We better go find Eggman and, err, stop him from stealing the Master Emerald! Right, Knuckles?"

"Yes, Tikal! Whatever you say!" Tails rolled his eyes. "Time to end this..." He slapped Knuckles in the face. "What? Tails! What are we doing in Eggman's base? Where's Tikal, and the Master Emerald?! WHERE'S THAT HEDGEHOG?!!" Tails quickly responded, "They're safe, but right now, let's just find Eggman...."

The room was huge, larger than that of a factory. All around were conveyor belts, delivering the empty shells of badniks to another part of the base. Tails recognized some of them from his first adventure with Sonic on Westside Island, and wondered what Eggman is doing with them now. An explosion in a different factory room caught Knuckles and Tails off-balance. "What was what?!" Knuckles inquired. Tails snapped, "No time to ask questions! Let's try to look for the operating platform!"

Knuckles jumped high onto a conveyor belt and found the main controls on a platform adjacent to two walls. "Tails, over here!"

Tails revved up his Tails and flew up to the platform. "This must be the controls for... something. Fortunately, I know what they all do...." Tails was pushing most of the buttons, which made Knuckles doubt Tails. All around them, the conveyor belts reversed and all of the badnik shells reverted back to the previous rooms. Seconds later, there were deafening crunching sounds of metal. "Yeah!" Tails cheered. Well, that took care of the badnik problem....

Knuckles was becoming impatient. "Screw this!" He pulled back his fist... "Knuckles! Don't do that!" Tails screamed. Too late. Knuckles drilled a punch right through the controls. Electricity spewed out, throwing the two off of the platform, and exploding itself. The red alarm sounded off in the background.

"Emergency situation! Emergency situation! Factory schedule has gone haywire... Eggbase set to self-destruct in four minutes. This is not a drill....!" Tails kicked Knuckles in the head. "Way to go, echidjerk! Not only have you rigged the entire base, but we don't even know the way out!!" Knuckles rubbed his head in pain, but he heard a voice back in the chamber.

"KNUCKLES! Knuckles, down here! Down here!!"

Tails heard it too. "Dammit! We've left someone back at the chambers! Well, let's go, and listen to me from now on!!" He hovered his way back into the chamber at subsonic speed, with Knuckles dashing close behind.

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Author's note: Tomorrow will be the conclusion to Part 1, and the halfway point through the entire Sonic E series. Don't miss it!#nosmileys

[Jake]

Finally, the conclusion for Sonic the Hedgehog E - Part 1. Enough blabbing, it's showtime!

Status: 100% complete

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Sonic didn't wait. Right now he was speeding towards Eggman's base at over 1000 miles per hour, using the Chaos Emerald's power. For some reason, the emerald seemed to be welding off less power every time Sonic used it to enhance his speed. He couldn't understand it, because it was common knowledge that a single Chaos Emerald had infinite power. Sonic didn't have time to think right now, because he had to get to Eggbase. There wasn't any telling if Tails and Knuckles were alive or dead. Either way, Eggman was a dead man.

Upon approaching Eggman's base, he utilized his spin to leap high into the air and drill into the seventh story. An explosion followed him, but he made it through un-scarred. He landed on the floor, and was off. Several weak badniks followed him, shooting missiles, small bombs, and lasers, but he was just too fast for them. He made quick work of them with his spin, and didn't slow down in the least.

Minutes upon entering, an alarm sounded off. "Emergency situation! Emergency situation!" the intercom spoke. "Factory schedule has gone haywire... Eggbase set to self-destruct in four minutes. This is not a drill....!" "That's it. I blew it," he thought. However, he couldn't stop now. All of the badniks seemed to have retreated, so Sonic had an easier time from here. A blessing in disguise.

He made it to the first floor, eventually, and met up with Tails, Knuckles, Rouge, and Big.

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"We've left someone back at the chambers! Well, let's go, and listen to me from now on!!" Tails hovered his way back into the chamber at subsonic speed, with Knuckles dashing close behind.

Tails scanned the chamber, looking for any casualties. He first saw Big, sound asleep, and then Rouge, in the cell right next to him. "Rouge! What are you and Big doing here?!" He took a good look at her, and his Tails stiffened. ".....Why are you covering yourself with your wings.....?" Rouge's face turned red again. "...Don't ask," Rouge grumbled.

Knuckles eventually caught up. "Tails! Who is it? Big, and Rouge? What are y--" He took great notice of Rouge. "Why are you covering yourself with your wings?" Rouge got pissed. "DON'T ASK!!" Tails kicked Knuckles in the leg and then changed the subject. "Right now, we have to worry about getting you two out of there." Big woke up, finally. "Where are we, Kaeru-kun?!" Tails shook his head. "Jeez, you're a simple-minded person. Rouge, have you even tried breaking down these bars?" "Well, yeah, but I wasn't able to break through them. I wish I had my iron boots...."

Tails had yet another idea, thanks to his high IQ. "Hey, Knuckles, break down this door." "Right!" Knuckles revved up his fist in a spin-like motion, and unleashed it onto the cell bars. It didn't help. "What?! I'm supposed to be the strong one here! Why aren't my knuckles even denting the bars?" He socked them a few more times, and gave up. Tails had planned this. "Hey, Knuckles! The Master Emerald is in danger."

Knuckles rolled his eyes. "Yes, I think I am aware of that, since I'm not there to protect it...." Tails thought quickly, and added, "Sonic's taking it! He plans to use it for his own purposes and..." The next thing he knew, he saw nothing but a red-and-white tornado in his face. "GYAAAAH!!" Knuckles spat. "I'll get that hedgehog, even if it's the last thing I ever do!!" He whirled around the cell, smashing random walls and metal, when he finally ricocheted right into Rouge's cell. Rouge ducked out of the way as Knuckles also crashed into Big's cell, outside, and smacked right into Tails' fist. He immediately stopped and fell to the ground.

Tails cracked his knuckles. "Now that that's settled, we better get going and find Eggman. Big..." He pointed at an unconscious Knuckles. "Carry this idiot with you, please..."

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They all made it outside, and met up with Sonic. Tails was the first to greet the blue hedgehog. "Sonic! What...." "No time to explain!" Sonic handed Tails the Chaos Emerald. "Use this to accelerate yourselves out of the building in case there's not enough time. There's only a minute or so left until this place blows! Come on!" Grabbing Rouge and Big (who is still holding onto Knuckles), they sped through the labyrinth of the Eggman facility, with Tails hovering close behind. "Six.... five.... four...." Sonic finally located the entrance. "Three.... two...." "NO!" Thinking quickly, he threw Rouge, Knuckles, and Big ahead. They all crashed through the door and several yards away from the factory. Tails, who was caught off-guard by Sonic's actions, found himself outside, too.

The entire building started collapse, with Sonic trapped inside of it. Badniks, bombs, and machines all were crashing down on Sonic. The entrance was blocked, and explosions were sounding off here and there. Sonic dodged the falling material, zipped back into the main factory. He zig-zagged to and fro, trying to stay alive, as the base was about to take his own life. Suddenly, a huge boulder of metal crashed into Sonic's backside, and the next thing he knew, he was crashing down to the ground. Sonic prepared to die....

Suddenly, everything ceased. He looked around. The entrance was still blocked by a few tons of machines; conveyor belts, badniks, rubble, stone, steel, and a million other things surrounded him. There was also one person standing in front of him. Metal Sonic. Sonic got to his feet and brushed himself off. "Heh heh...." He rubbed his nose in a Bruce Lee style. "I thought you were finished back at Emerald Coast. Guess I was wrong, huh? And besides, you should be dead. I killed you long ago. And you still persist on living. What a hideous creation. You should feel sorry for yourself, you know?" Metal did not show any signs of movement.

Sonic was starting to sweat. He didn't know what kind of tricks Metal had up his sleeve. He needed to take him seriously this time - he no longer can turn into Super Sonic, so if this robot manages to get the best of him, Sonic's pretty much dead. Without thinking, Sonic leaped into the air and revved up in a spin, preparing to drill through Metal's body, even though it was useless.

Metal dodged. He didn't even show any signs of offense. He just kept dodging Sonic's every move and attack. Finally, he curled into a spin himself and attacked Sonic headlong. Sonic prepared for this. The very instant after the rebound, he did one final spin and shot himself right through Metal Sonic's body. He landed on the ground, as Metal exploded right behind his back. A portion of his look-alike's head landed at Sonic's feet. Sonic remembered how Metal fell into pieces once Big slammed him into the building, so he decided to rummage through Metal's body. Finally, he found a strange chip that was rather large. He took it with him, and left.

Sonic approached the blocked entrance. Not even with a Chaos Emerald could he break through. He sighed, as if he was admitting defeat. Just then, a large laser beam had obliterated the metallic pile. “Woah!!” The unexpected blast barely missed Sonic by a few inches, knocking him down. When the laser ceased, Sonic saw Tails, who was in the Cyclone. Tails shrugged, and smiled sheepishly. "Well, you gave me the Chaos Emerald, and I decided to do a quick run back to my workshop, so...." Sonic interrupted with a chuckle, then a laugh.

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Knuckles returned to Angel Island. He was relieved to see the Master Emerald safe and unharmed. Rouge decided to take a vacation from her spying duties - a rather long one, at that. Big went back to his fishing, of course, and greeted his friend Kaeru-kun with a big hug (much to Kaeru-kun's disbelief). Sonic went to visit South Island - the first time in a decade or so - and Tails went with him. Dr. Eggman seemed to be defeated, because there was no sign of him after Eggbase collapsed for good. However, at the borders of the ruined Eggbase....

"Ha. That Sonic thinks he has gotten rid of me. Well, he is wrong. Dead wrong." He chuckled to himself. The Eggbase Sonic and his friends launched an assault against was a decoy - it gave Eggman time to work on his ultimate weapon. Metal was gone for good, but that didn't matter to Eggman anyway. "They've gotten through faster than I have expected. But it doesn't matter! I am near completion towards the ultimate goal, and Sonic will not be able to stop me by then. I have already won, Sonic the Hedgehog!"

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Author's note: That just about wraps up Sonic the Hedgehog E - Part 1. I hope you enjoyed reading this as much as I have enjoyed writing it. Part 2 will go more in-depth into the Dark the Hedgehog character, considering that he was practically useless in Part 1. Amy and Big will also play larger roles, and Tails, Knuckles, and Rouge team up as Sonic settles the final battle of this decade-long war. Next time in Sonic the Hedgehog E - Sonic versus Eggman, the ultimate finale in Sonic fanfiction history. Don't miss it!

[bobxp]

very nice story ;D

but how is it possible to "miss" a post on a forum

[Jake]

bobxp said:

but how is it possible to "miss" a post on a forum :P

What do you mean by that?

[bobxp]

Next time in Sonic the Hedgehog E - Sonic versus Eggman, the ultimate finale in Sonic fanfiction history. Don't miss it!

I was making a joke ;D

[Jake]

Oh, that, heh. I was just ripping off Sonic X there. XD

[bobxp]

"Kids, NEVER rip off Sonic X!"

(me being a hypocrit) ;D