STH COM - Saga1 Ep7

Sonic The Hedgehog - Chaos on Mobius
1st Saga: In The Beginning of Chaos

Episode 7 {1} - Chapter Seven: Super Sonic Search {2}

One day after the Freedom Fighters returned from Angel Island (which was now back up in the sky), Tails had shut down Nicole, but only to try and modify her Chaos Emerald so she can be near TodStar and not harm him. {3}
"There's got to be a way to modify this Emerald..." Tails thought out loud. He was struggling, when he received a transmission from Nicole on his computer. He transferred Nicole's mind into his computer while her body was shut down.
"I have studied the properties of the Chaos Emerald, and I have discovered that it is impossible to modify it in anyway." She told him, which made Tails hang his head. "However, we may be able to construct a duplicate of a Chaos Emerald that TodStar can be around." After Nicole said that, Tails' face lit up.
"Of course! If we can't change a Chaos Emerald..." He said. "...then we'll just make one with those changes!"
"Copying properties of original Chaos Emerald, and attempting to add modifications..." Nicole stated.

At that moment, TodStar was meditating in his room, when he suddenly had a vision... {4}
He was walking through an abandoned house on Angel Island, when he saw a photo that caught his eye: A photo of himself and Knuckles as cubs with older people (supposedly Knuckles' parents). When TodStar took his eyes off of the photo, he realized he was back in the orphanage where he was raised in Downunda.
When TodStar opened his eyes, he was back in his room at Freedom HQ.
"The Downunda Orphanage... that's where my answers lie..." He said as he got up.

Back in the lab, Tails had just installed the duplicate Chaos Emerald within Nicole's body, and placed the real Emerald within the Cyber Ring for the time being. {5}
"Okay, Nicole..." He said while he was typing away. "...time to see if our fake Emerald can power your body..." When Nicole's mind returned to her body, her eyes opened almost instantly.
"TodStar..." She said softly as she saw the green echidna approach.
"What's going on in here?" Asked TodStar.
"I'll answer you once I finish this test." Tails replied. "How do you feel, Nicole?"
"Our... our fake Chaos Emerald seems to be thumping quite frequently..." She stated. "...other than that, all systems are operational."
"Thumping? Hmm... I'll have to perform more experiments on that Emerald..." Tails pointed out.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa. Fake Chaos Emerald?" Asked TodStar.
"We did it for you..." Nicole told him in a sweet voice that TodStar didn't get, nor did Tails. As Nicole got closer to TodStar, he started to worry, but then realized that he wasn't feeling any pain. Although he did feel a little weird, as Nicole was getting close to him.
"Uh, cool." He said, shyly. "*nervous chuckle* Oi Tails, can I borrow Nicole for awhile?"
"Uhh, sorry, but I have to run some more tests on-"
"Chaos... CONTROL!!!"
"TodStar, wait!" Tails shouted, but TodStar had already vanished with Nicole.

A short time after, Sonic and Sally walked in. "Hey, guys. Where's Amy?"
"I dunno." Sonic replied while shrugging.
"That's not important. Tails..." Asked Sally. "...is there anyway you could send us into Dr. Eggman's database?"
"Well, we could use the Cyber Ring." Tails speculated. "Why?"
"Me & Sal've been thinkin' that we need to get a leg-up in our fight with Eggman." Sonic replied.
"And you two don't think hacking into his database crosses a line?" Asked a concerned fox.
"Yes, but we want this war to end!" Sally replied. "Don't you?"
"Of course, but..." Tails said but he couldn't think of anyone else to say... "All right, if you two just step into the Cyber Ring, I can send you into Eggman's database." After Sonic and Sally stepped into the Cyber Ring, and Tails made some changes to the Cyber Ring's program, the hedgehog and the squirrel were sent into Dr. Eggman's database. {6}

Meanwhile, TodStar and Nicole had just arrived at Downunda via Chaos Control, and TodStar was shocked by what he saw... {7}
"Sweet, merciful Chaos..." He said in horror. "...everything is just the same as it was... when Eggman attacked the orphanage all those years ago..." TodStar then remembered the night when Dr. Eggman attacked Downunda. "From what I remember, there was absolutely no reason as to why he attacked!" He then remembered seeing flames in front of the orphanage. "My friends... my home... all gone in one night..." Suddenly, TodStar felt a hug from Nicole, which made him a little uncomfortable. {8}
"Uhh, Nicole?" He asked before she released him. "What was that?"
"You seemed upset." She replied. "And when a person is upset, it is customary to hug and/or kiss that person."
"Oh. Well, thanks." He told her, which made her blush ever so slightly.
"Hey, isn't that the Downunda Orphanage over there?"
"Ohh! It is! Thanks, Nicole!" As TodStar ran towards the orphanage, Nicole blushed a little harder, and followed him.

At that moment, Sonic and Sally had arrived within Eggman's database, when all of a sudden, a hologram of Tails appeared. {9}
"Hey Sonic, could you hold on to this for now?" Tails asked while handing Sonic the Chaos Emerald. "I can't find a place to put it without TodStar getting hurt."
"Uhh... sure, no problem." Sonic slowly replied as he took the Emerald from Tails.
"Okay, so where are you two headed?" Tails asked them.
"Well any file or folder with the title 'TOP SECRET' or 'KEEP OUT' would be a good start, right Sonic? Sonic?" Answered Sally, but someone who had entered the digital world had caught Sonic's eye...
"Shadow." Sonic said softly, before running after him.
"Sonic!!" Sally yelled, but no luck. {10}
"I've found a folder you might be interested in, Sally. Follow me!" Said Tails before he flew away.
"Okay." Sally replied as she followed him. "I hope Sonic'll be all right..."
Sonic managed to catch up to Shadow, but the black hedgehog started running when he spotted the blue hedgehog.
"Hey! Shadow, wait up!" Sonic shouted as he struggled to keep up with his look-alike.

Meanwhile, TodStar and Nicole had entered the Downunda Orphanage, which was severly burnt, but the documents were completely intact. {11}
While Nicole was searching through the files of all the orphans left there, TodStar found a photograph of himself with his friends, his caretaker, and the other orphaned Mobians that were there.
"(Lily... Vector... I hope you guys are OK...)" He thought as tears began to form in his eyes.
"TodStar, I've found your file..." Nicole said as she walked up to him, but stopped when she heard soft sobbing from him. "...are you all right?"
"*sniff* Yeah, I'm fine." He replied as he took what she was holding out for him. "Thanks, Nicole." He then read the caretaker's comments on the night he was left at the orphanage: "Date: 2.6.3989. A young echidna boy has been left on my doorstep. His name (which was left with the boy as a note) is Todd, but it seems too dull for an echidna. Especially for one with Chaos Powers such as this! Why would Locke want to give this boy up? Anyway, I think I'll call him TodStar..."
"So, your real name is just Todd?" Nicole asked him. "Your caretaker was right. That was too dull for someone like you."
"(Locke...) Nicole, can you search you databanks for someone called 'Locke'?" TodStar asked her.
"Done. He is a former Guardian of Angel Island..." Nicole stated. "...He is also the father of Knuckles the Echidna... and an unknown green echidna."
"Me." TodStar speculated.
"But what I don't understand is why did Guardian Locke leave you here?" Asked Nicole.
"Dunno... but we're gonna find out. Chaos CONTROL!!!" TodStar replied before grabbing Nicole's arm and leaving the orphanage with Chaos Control.

At that moment, Tails (hologram) and Sally found their way into a top secret folder. {12}
"Now, let's see..." Said Tails as he looked around, but Sally already found something...
"Tails, look at this! Project: Metal Sonic." Sally read out to Tails. "What do you suppose it means?"
"I don't know, but I'm copying it as we speak." Tails replied.
"Big mistake, Tails!" Yelled a familiar voice, as a rather large robot (with an Eggman hologram piloting it) came down to 'meet' Tails & Sally. {13}
"Dr. Eggman! What are you up to?" Sally asked the mad scientist.
"Hee hee hee. That's for me to know, and you to find out!" Eggman replied. "In the meantime, have fun with Egg Breaker!"

At THAT moment, Sonic was still trying to catch up with Shadow. {14}
"C'mon Shadow, all I wanna know is why you're here!" Sonic told him.
"I'm here for some answers." Shadow replied. "Answers you might be interested in, aswell." As both Sonic and Shadow stopped, they found themselves in the 'Mobian Listings' folder.
"So, what questions are you askin' while your here?" Asked Sonic. {15}
"Just one: Why do you mean so much to me?" Shadow replied while typing 'Sonic the Hedgehog' into the search engine. What came up was Sonic's family tree, with Sonic at the bottom, and right above him was his biological mother, Bernadette Hedgehog, and his biological father... Shadow the Hedgehog.
"What?" Sonic softly asked after seeing the result of the search.
"So, it's true..." Shadow slowly said, just receiving the information himself. "Sonic... I am your father."
"No..." Sonic replied as he dropped the Chaos Emerald he was carrying. "No..." Sonic started holding his head, as he found it difficult for the truth to sink in. "No, it's not true... it can't be..." As Sonic said that, the Chaos Emerald then turned black, and a black aura then surrounded Sonic.
"What?" Shadow asked himself as he was witnessing Sonic's transformation.
"NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!" Sonic cried out as he exploded in a burst of dark Chaos Energy. {16}

When Shadow looked back at his biological son, he was all black (apart from his feet, hands and eyes).
"You're lying! You can't possibly be my father!" Yelled a teary-eyed Dark Sonic. "And I'm gonna beat the truth outta you!"

END OF CHAPTER {17}

Emerald Count:
Gamma - Green Chaos Emerald
Sonic - Blue and Purple Chaos Emeralds
TOTAL - 3 Chaos Emeralds