Hello all you readers out there. Since I played Sonic Adventure 2: Battle and read a few Sonic fanfics, I thought I would give it a try. This is my first time writing a Sonic fanfic. I hope you enjoy reading this as much as I enjoy writing it.

Disclaimer: All Sonic characters used in this fanfic belong to SEGA.

Eggman Goes Good

It was another glorious day here at Station Square. Everyone was going through their everyday lives as well as the true blue hedgehog hero, Sonic. He was going through his routine, which was running through the city to keep his speed at top notch. The only difference with this day was that Dr. Eggman was chasing after him in his Egg Walker.

“Stand still, you miserable hedgehog!” Eggman shouted as he fired another laser at Sonic, which he easily dodged.

“Stand still? Yeah, right. Like I would do something like that,” said Sonic.

Sonic and Eggman were now entering through heavy traffic. Most of the vehicles were able to move out of the way while some were either hit by the Egg Walker’s weapons or squashed by its feet.

“Time to ditch this egg,” Sonic said to himself.

Sonic ran back and was now circling Eggman’s Egg Walker. After a few attempts of stomping the blue hedgehog, Eggman looked and noticed that he was gone.

“Did I get him?” he asked himself. “I’m sure I got him.” Then he laughed evilly. “Finally, I got rid of that blue pest.”

“Guess again, egghead.”

“Sonic? Wh-Where are you?”

“Right behind you.”

Eggman turned around and there was Sonic, standing on the Egg Walker. Then, Sonic pulled down his left bottom eyelid and stuck his tongue out. Eggman was now furious.

“Why you! I’ll show you to insult the world’s greatest scientist!”

Eggman tried to reach for him, but Sonic jumped over him. After he landed, Sonic looked at the controls of the Egg Walker and scratched his head.

“Man; this is more complicated than Tails’ machines.” Eggman turned around with his face very red and was about to grab Sonic when he saw a flashing red button. “Hmmm, I wonder what this does.”

Eggman’s face then grew with fear as he saw Sonic reach for the button. “No! No! No! Don’t press that button!”

Too late. As soon as Sonic pressed the button, Eggman was ejected from the Egg Walker and landed on the asphalt.

“Well, that’s one way to get rid of him,” Sonic said and then he looked back at the controls. “I wonder what makes this thing go.” He pulled out a handle that made the Egg Walker jump. The Egg Walker shook greatly as it landed. “Whoa! Easy, big fella.”

Sonic looked at the controls again, shrugged and started randomly pressing buttons and pull levers. The Egg Walker started to go out of control as it ejected Sonic and ran off on its own.

“Ha! Now I got you, Sonic,” said Eggman.

“I don’t think so, doctor. Looks like your toy is leaving without you.”

“What!?” Then he looked ahead and saw the Egg Walker running away. “Oh no! My Egg Walker! Come back!” Then he ran after his Egg Walker.

Not too far away was a patrol car parked by the side of the road. The police officer was inside eating a powdered doughnut.

“I wish there was some excitement today,” he said. Suddenly, the Egg Walker ran by in front of the patrol car. The police officer dropped his doughnut as he saw it run by. “There’s something you don’t see everyday.” The police officer turned on the sirens and drove after the Egg Walker.

The Egg Walker finally stopped after it collided with a bulldozer. Eggman was still running after it but stopped a few feet away to catch his breath.

“I…I re..ally n…eed to start wo…rking out.” After he caught his breath, he saw his Egg Walker standing there. “I hope it’s not heavily damaged.” Then he noticed the patrol car beside it. “Oh no. Not the cops.”

Eggman approached the patrol car as the police officer turned around.

“Well, if it isn’t Dr. Eggman. Figures this would be yours,” the police officer said, pointing to the Egg Walker. “So, trying to cause havoc on the city again, are you?”

“But I can explain.”

“Save it. You’re glad that I’m in a good mood, or it would’ve been jail time for you.” The police officer took out a ticket booklet and a pen. He began writing down tickets and gave them to Eggman. “Here’s one for speeding, having that thing on the road instead of a vehicle, no license for it, destruction of property, reckless driving, disturbing the peace, and for running in the middle of the road.” The police officer tipped his hat to Eggman. “Have a nice day.”

After the police officer got into his patrol car and left, Eggman ripped the tickets to pieces.

“Bah! I don’t have time for this.” He hopped inside his Egg Walker and shook an angry fist at the direction of the patrol car. “Stupid fool! You haven’t heard the last of Dr. Eggman!” Then he hurried back to his base.

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Meanwhile. Sonic was heading back home, which was located in the Mystic Ruins.

“Home sweet home,” Sonic said as he entered in. “Tails! Where are you, little buddy?”

“I’m inside my workshop, Sonic,” he replied.

Sonic walked inside Tails’ workshop and saw that he was working on his Cyclone.

“Aren’t you finished with that thing yet?”

The two-tailed fox slid from under the Cyclone with grease spots on his fur. “I have to keep making changes to the Cyclone, Sonic. You never know when Dr. Eggman might strike again.”

“That’s true.”

“So, how was your run today?”

“Same as always. The only thing different was that egghead tried to get me. Well, I’ll let you get back to what you’re doing. I’ll go see what’s on TV.”

“Ok, Sonic. There’s some leftover chilidogs in the refrigerator.”

“Great! Dealing with Eggman sure builds up an appetite.”

After fixing the leftover chilidogs, Sonic sat on the blue couch while flipping on the TV. Sonic took a bite of one chilidog as he watched the news.

“Our top story today. It seems that the city of Station Square was being terrorized again by the mad scientist, Dr. Eggman. However, the city was saved by our brave hero, Sonic the Hedgehog.”

“What can I say? I love what I do.”

“Other news. G.U.N agents are still on the lookout for Project: Shadow. The general of the organization said that they would not rest until Shadow has been captured. Stay tuned for more news at six.”

Sonic flipped off the TV as he shook his head. “Can’t they see that Shadow’s not a threat anymore? He saved their lives, and they’re still looking for him. Hey Tails! Where was Shadow staying at again!?”

“He’s staying in a room above Amy’s in her apartment!”

Sonic started laughing. “I hope Shad’s not having a problem with her around.”

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Over at Amy’s apartment, Amy was sitting on her pink couch watching the same thing Sonic was.

“That’s my hero; always saving the day,” she sighed. Then she looked up at the pink ceiling. “Poor Shadow. Why can’t those meanies leave him alone! I know, maybe a visit might cheer him up.”

Amy left her room, walked upstairs and knocked on Shadow’s door.

“Who dares disturb the Ultimate Life Form!?” came Shadow’s voice.

“Come on, Shadow. I’m not gonna fall for that.”

Shadow opened the door slightly and looked through the crack.

“Are you alone?” Amy nodded. “Then come in.”

After Amy walked in, Shadow looked around the hallway before closing the door. Amy looked at Shadow’s room. It was all covered in darkness. A small TV and one lone window were the only things giving light to the room.

“I, uh, like what you’ve done with your room,” Amy said nervously.

“Suits me just fine,” Shadow snorted. “What do you want anyway?”

“I was wondering if you would mind some company.”

“Well, I do mind. You can’t just walk in here without being too careful. Those pathetic humans could be following you to get to me. I can’t let you and your friends’ lives be in danger because of me.”

“Cheer up, Shadow. They haven’t found you yet. Who knows, maybe they’ll stop looking for you.”

“I seriously doubt that. They’ll be around as long as I’m here.”

“Well, don’t give your hopes up. See you later, Shadow.”

After Amy left, Shadow walked over to the one lone window.

‘I’m still looking forward for that day to come,’ he thought to himself.

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Back at Eggman’s base, which was located in a pyramid surrounded by a desert, Eggman angrily pounded his fists on the table.

“Curse that hedgehog! Always ruining my plans; foiling my schemes of dominating the world. It’s not fair. I, an intellectual scientist, beaten time after time again by a little blue rodent. Just when I have victory in my grasp, Sonic takes it away from me. When I feel like I have Sonic right where I want him, his miserable friends help him and ruin my moment of glory. Why!? Why does this have to happen to me!?”

“Master,” said Metal Sonic, “if I may make a suggestion.”

“This better be good, Metal, or you’ll find yourself being thrown in the junkyard along with the rest of my mechanical failures.”

“Just hear me out. Why not join Sonic’s group and become the good guy?”

“Are you crazy, Metal!? Joining forces with that blue hedgehog would be the last thing I would do. I wouldn’t be caught dead hanging around with him or his friends. But, being on the good side isn’t a bad idea. Of course I simply can’t just be good; people would think I was up to something. I have to pull off something major in order for them to trust me. And then, when they least expect it, I’ll destroy Station Square and establish my Eggman Empire!”

To be continued…