[ The name is said almost dreamily, almost reverently as a smile - a real smile - flits across Amy's face for the first time since talking to Della. ]
Sonic is...a hero, plain and simple. He's known for his speed, and is the fastest thing alive. But even more than that, he's courageous, and loyal, and [ handsome ] a free spirit. I think you'd really like him, actually. He loves adventure, and is always traveling around looking for the next exciting time.
He was just a kid when he first stopped Eggman, and he didn't have to...but someone had to step up, so he did. And after that, it just kept happening. Eggman would show up, time and again, and Sonic would step in to stop him. He made some friends along the way; his best friend, Miles Prower, but we all Tails because he has two of them and can use them like a helicopter to fly. Tails is actually a genius himself, as smart or even smarter than Eggman, as well as a pilot. There's also Knuckles the Echidna, who is a guardian of a place called Angel Island, an island that floats high above the world's surface. I actually met Sonic on one of his adventures, and he had saved me from one of Eggman's robots, Metal Sonic.
That's how things went for years. Eggman had a plan, tried to take over the world, though occasionally there would be something that surprised even him...Sonic would thwart his plans, sometimes on his own, but usually with some of his friends. We met Big that way, on one adventure; and Shadow and another friend, Rouge, on another. We met a group of detectives called Team Chaotix, and their members, Vector, Espio, and Charmy; we met a girl named Cream the Rabbit, who became my best friend; we met a princess from another world, named Blaze the Cat; and a guy who had come from the future to prevent the destruction of his time, Silver the Hedgehog.
Usually we would also end up having to gather the Chaos Emeralds to stop Eggman, or whatever was threatening the world. The Chaos Emeralds are seven mystical gems with unlimited power. On their own, they can be used to generate a lot of energy, but with all seven combined they're impossible to beat. Sonic, and even Shadow and Silver, can harness all seven of them to achieve a Super form. There's also a Master Emerald, which can control the Chaos Emeralds and keep them from getting out of hand. It's actually located on Angel Island, and Knuckles guards it so it doesn't fall into the wrong hands.
[ She pauses a moment, taking a breath. She knows it seems like a lot of backstory, but she knew she need to explain some things for what's coming up. ]
Everything was fine for a while, until...a while back, Eggman had found another gem, called the Phantom Ruby, which can manipulate a person's perception of reality. It can...make things seem real, or create physical illusions. Using the power of the Phantom Ruby, he... [ Her breath skips a bit, and she shakes her head. ] We thought he had killed Sonic. Tails was the only one there at the time, but he...that's what he said he saw.
Without Sonic, and with the power of the Phantom Ruby, Eggman was finally able to take over the world. His robot armies spread out everywhere, and it was so bad that Knuckles came down from Angel Island, and Silver came from the future, to help fight against Eggman. Those of us that were left formed the Resistance, with Knuckles as our commander, but we were never able to beat Eggman. Many people were dispirited by Sonic's death, and we were never able to quite raise up morale until we heard that Sonic was actually alive, and had been captured by Eggman.
We were able to rescue Sonic, and eventually Eggman was defeated. By all accounts, it had been a pretty short war, but... [ She folded her arms, as if to hold herself. ] It was still a war. We lost a lot of good people, and even though we were victorious in the end, it...left quite a mark.
Sorry for the wall of text, there might be a few of these
Back in my world, there's an evil scientist called Dr. Eggman, who is constantly using his genius to try and take over the world. [ Amy shrugs a little, her eyes focused on the ground as she continues walking as she speaks. ] I know how cliché it sounds, but it's what he does. He builds robots, and invents all kinds of machines to try to take over the world. In the early days, he would kidnap animals - the non-talking kind, like Flicky birds [ She gestures to her familiar, who is suddenly flying nearby just over Amy's head. ] and sticks them in his robots as sort of a power source. I don't know the science behind it, and I don't...think he does that anymore, but he used to go around everywhere, capturing all sorts of animals to put in his robots, and build his machines to conquer the world. The only reason he hasn't is because of the only one who was brave enough to stop him the very first time: Sonic the Hedgehog.
[ The name is said almost dreamily, almost reverently as a smile - a real smile - flits across Amy's face for the first time since talking to Della. ]
Sonic is...a hero, plain and simple. He's known for his speed, and is the fastest thing alive. But even more than that, he's courageous, and loyal, and [ handsome ] a free spirit. I think you'd really like him, actually. He loves adventure, and is always traveling around looking for the next exciting time.
He was just a kid when he first stopped Eggman, and he didn't have to...but someone had to step up, so he did. And after that, it just kept happening. Eggman would show up, time and again, and Sonic would step in to stop him. He made some friends along the way; his best friend, Miles Prower, but we all Tails because he has two of them and can use them like a helicopter to fly. Tails is actually a genius himself, as smart or even smarter than Eggman, as well as a pilot. There's also Knuckles the Echidna, who is a guardian of a place called Angel Island, an island that floats high above the world's surface. I actually met Sonic on one of his adventures, and he had saved me from one of Eggman's robots, Metal Sonic.
That's how things went for years. Eggman had a plan, tried to take over the world, though occasionally there would be something that surprised even him...Sonic would thwart his plans, sometimes on his own, but usually with some of his friends. We met Big that way, on one adventure; and Shadow and another friend, Rouge, on another. We met a group of detectives called Team Chaotix, and their members, Vector, Espio, and Charmy; we met a girl named Cream the Rabbit, who became my best friend; we met a princess from another world, named Blaze the Cat; and a guy who had come from the future to prevent the destruction of his time, Silver the Hedgehog.
Usually we would also end up having to gather the Chaos Emeralds to stop Eggman, or whatever was threatening the world. The Chaos Emeralds are seven mystical gems with unlimited power. On their own, they can be used to generate a lot of energy, but with all seven combined they're impossible to beat. Sonic, and even Shadow and Silver, can harness all seven of them to achieve a Super form. There's also a Master Emerald, which can control the Chaos Emeralds and keep them from getting out of hand. It's actually located on Angel Island, and Knuckles guards it so it doesn't fall into the wrong hands.
[ She pauses a moment, taking a breath. She knows it seems like a lot of backstory, but she knew she need to explain some things for what's coming up. ]
Everything was fine for a while, until...a while back, Eggman had found another gem, called the Phantom Ruby, which can manipulate a person's perception of reality. It can...make things seem real, or create physical illusions. Using the power of the Phantom Ruby, he... [ Her breath skips a bit, and she shakes her head. ] We thought he had killed Sonic. Tails was the only one there at the time, but he...that's what he said he saw.
Without Sonic, and with the power of the Phantom Ruby, Eggman was finally able to take over the world. His robot armies spread out everywhere, and it was so bad that Knuckles came down from Angel Island, and Silver came from the future, to help fight against Eggman. Those of us that were left formed the Resistance, with Knuckles as our commander, but we were never able to beat Eggman. Many people were dispirited by Sonic's death, and we were never able to quite raise up morale until we heard that Sonic was actually alive, and had been captured by Eggman.
We were able to rescue Sonic, and eventually Eggman was defeated. By all accounts, it had been a pretty short war, but... [ She folded her arms, as if to hold herself. ] It was still a war. We lost a lot of good people, and even though we were victorious in the end, it...left quite a mark.