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pccyouthleader · 7 months

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Hedgehog Hodgepodge: A Story of Espionage, Confusion, and an Evil Plan Gone Haywire

Chapter 18: Stealthy, Wealthy, and Wise

“Here, put these on,” Shadow said, handing Aurora a pair of safety glasses and headphones. “These are for eye and ear protection while we’re here at the range.”

After falling asleep in the crow’s nest at the pier, they were awakened by the sound of someone blasting a marine signal horn. Looking over the edge of the railing, they had seen a snarky-looking capybara sneering at them from the helm. Shadow’s hands had tightened into fists as he imagined himself pummeling the rodent to bits, but one look at Aurora reminded him of his charge.

The capybara would live to creep another day.

Now they were at Scope’s Gun Range and Shadow was placing his own pair of sporty-looking glasses on his face. The bright yellow of the lenses made his eyes appear blaze orange. He was wearing ear plugs to dampen the noise.

After checking in with the Range Safety Officer (RSO) and listening to a lengthy list of “dos and don’ts,” he assigned them a bench inside the range. Shadow placed a soft case on top of it with a *clunk*, then proceeded to repeat the rules of the range. When he launched into explaining the rules a third time by reading from a pamphlet, Aurora had to stop him.

“Shadow, can’t you just tell me as we go? I know the rules are important, but I kind of tuned you out five minutes ago.” She smiled a sheepish grin.

Shadow gave her a frustrated look, but set aside the pamphlet and began unzipping his bag. Aurora’s small handgun had been stored there for the journey, and he took it out now, along with the magazine. He checked the chamber and loaded the magazine, placing it on the bench facing the target.

Aurora watched his every move. “Do you really know all that much about shooting?” she teased, knowing the answer already.

Shadow smirked at her. “Let the Master show you how it’s done.” Picking up the gun, Shadow got off three bullseye shots and turned his head with a smug grin to Aurora. She rolled her eyes, but a playful smile shone on her face. She loved watching Shadow do something he enjoyed. But that didn’t mean she couldn’t have a little fun with him.

“I’m going to empty the magazine, then reload for you to shoot.”

As he aimed the gun toward the target, Aurora lifted her hand and shot a light projectile in the same direction. Caught off guard, Shadow fired the gun and the bullet imbedded into the ceiling.

“What- Aurora! Why did you do that?!” he stammered, looking around for a threat that might have caused her to react that way. Aurora giggled as she pushed the button to move the target forward.

“Hmm, let’s see,” she began. “One, two, three bullet holes, but four shots fired. Well, Shadow, I guess you’re not the Master after all.”

He stood dumbfounded. If anyone else had done this, he would have obliterated them by now. But it was different with Aurora.

Shadow slowly unchambered the handgun, took out the magazine, and placed everything on the bench. He turned to give Aurora a very stern look.

Aurora thought maybe she had made a huge mistake with what she had done. The smile melted from her face and she was about to start apologizing when Shadow started laughing softly. “You’re lucky we’re the only two in here, or the RSO would have probably kicked you out!” Aurora looked at him wide-eyed. He laughed harder at the mental image.

“Now,” he said, serious again. “If I teach you how to use the gun, will you behave? It’s important that you learn to use it safely. No more pranks.”

Aurora nodded, and Shadow pulled her into position in front of the bench. After reloading the magazine and chamber, he checked the gun again and placed it in her hands.

“Always point the barrel towards the target, no matter what you’re doing,” he said, moving behind her and adjusting her posture. “Only when you’re ready to shoot should you put your finger on the trigger.” He made a few more adjustments and explained how to aim.

“You ready?” Shadow asked, stepping back.

Aurora nodded. “I think so.” Her heart was beating 90 to nothing.

“Then whenever you’re ready…”

Aurora took a deep breath and squeezed the trigger. A loud blast erupted from the barrel of the gun, and the bullet whizzed through the target, coming within inches of Shadow’s bullseye shots. She turned her head to see an amazed looked on Shadow’s face.

“Keep going,” he encouraged her.

Aurora shot six more times, emptying the magazine, and astonishing her boyfriend. He pushed the button to bring the target forward, and gaped at the paper riddled with bullet holes all around the bullseye.

Shadow looked at Aurora. “I’ve never seen anyone shoot this well the first time they’ve held a gun!” Aurora blushed. “You have a natural talent for this,” he continued.

Over the next hour, Shadow showed her how to load the gun and magazine, and she continued to practice her aim. Aurora felt confident knowing that if she ever needed it, she could use the small handgun with ease and safety.

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In the lobby of the gun range stood a familiar figure, out of sight and out of mind. He watched through the window in heated displeasure as the couple interacted, so natural and easy in each other’s company. The observer was incognito, having received word from an informant about Aurora’s whereabouts at the pier. From there he had tailed them to the gun range, where he remained scrutinizing their every move.

When Shadow touched Aurora, anger flared within him and he had to look away. But he had learned something from this surveillance: Aurora was naturally good with a gun. He made a mental note to be cautious in the future. The element of surprise would be ideal.

As the surreptitious spectator turned to leave the stifling gun range lobby, he headed toward the door and nearly burst through. The cold air filled his lungs and he could breathe again. Reaching in his coat pocket, he pulled out a small device and tapped it. At once, his communicator honed in on the small gadget and began to track it. After carefully surveying the area, the individual slid the device smoothly under the frame of Shadow’s motorcycle and walked away. He approached a different vehicle from the one he had driven before. Instead of his sleek black sports car, he climbed into a small SUV. It was only the mountains from here, and he needed better traction. A rather toothy grin replaced his angered countenance as he envisioned what was to come.

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After grabbing a bite to eat at a nearby deli, Shadow and Aurora set out once again for a destination unknown to her. There was a chill in the air as he turned the motorcycle northward. Up they climbed, higher and higher into the mountains.

At last, Shadow and Aurora arrived at a small cabin tucked into a type of alcove in the mountainside that shrouded it from sight. Aurora shivered violently as they dismounted from the motorcycle and made their way toward the door. Her thin jacket wasn’t nearly enough for this cold weather.

“Wha… what is this place?” she asked through chattering teeth.

“It’s an old G.U.N. hideaway,” said Shadow as he pulled an ancient-looking key from his coat pocket. “You should be safe here.”

The two of them walked into a sparsely furnished room with a fireplace, two chairs, and a coffee table to the right. To the left was a small kitchenette, as well as a hallway that led to what Aurora assumed were the bedrooms.

Shadow quickly closed the door, placed their bags on the coffee table, and moved to start a fire in the fireplace. Aurora picked up a dusty blanket and wrapped it around herself. Soon there was a welcoming fire blazing in the hearth, and she moved to sit down in front of it. As the heat melted away the chill in her bones, she began to relax.

Shadow sat back and studied her, noting the sad look on her face.

“Light,” he said softly, “are you alright?”

She managed a weak smile, as a tear slipped down her cheek.

“I am. I just miss my mom and dad, and I wish I knew exactly what was going on,” she replied.

Shadow leaned forward and gently brushed her tear away with his thumb, letting his hand linger on her face.

“I’m sure things are fine back at home. Right now your mother is probably tearfully watching some sappy romantic comedy, and your father is sitting next to her, bored out of his mind.”

Aurora laughed, picturing the two in her head.

“And you’re here with me,” he continued in a deeper, quieter tone. His eyes were fixed on hers, and his hand felt like a flame to her face.

Aurora sniffed. “That’s another thing. I feel so bad that you’re going to all this trouble and expense for me. I know you’ve got more important things to-“

Shadow moved his hand to place his finger over her lips. His expression became more serious. “Don’t ever think that you’re not worth all of this and more. I’ve got money to burn from 25 years of missions and nothing to spend it on. But money means nothing to me. This mission is everything. I’ve taken it on as my personal responsibility to ensure your safety. Aurora…,” he paused, “…you are my mission.”

Fresh tears poured down her cheeks as he pulled her into his strong embrace. He held her tight as all the fear and confusion and questions of the past twenty-four hours poured out of her in distressed droplets.

When her crying subsided, he gently placed his hand under her chin and lifted her face to his.

“Aurora, there’s something I’ve been wanting to tell you for days - weeks - now, and I never could find the right time.”

His deep crimson eyes held hers in an unrelenting gaze.

“Light… I love you.”

Aurora gasped in utter exhilaration. Pushing herself up, she stopped within inches of her lips touching his. “Shadow…” she breathed as their lips met. Shadow put one hand in her quills and the other on her lower back and pulled her to him tightly. As he brought her closer, he deepened the kiss, passion driving him like a bear to honey. He wanted her - needed her - this very moment. He began kissing her face, her jaw, and her neck, his breath coming in short, rough gusts.

Aurora cradled Shadow’s ear in her hand, caressing it with small kisses, then gently nibbling with her teeth. Shadow let out a low growl of satisfaction. His breathing felt like hot steam burning her skin.

Just as his mouth reached her collarbone, a loud, shrill alarm sounded, sending Aurora scrambling backward and Shadow jumping for his communicator. When he got the alarm stopped, he hung his head and swore under his breath.

“What was that?” Aurora asked, her eyes wide with shock.

“My communicator has been off, but has an emergency setting that allows urgent messages to come through.” Shadow took some deep breaths, trying to slow his racing heartbeat. “It’s probably your father making sure we aren’t touching.”

Aurora laughed nervously and Shadow pulled his communicator open to reveal a voice recording waiting. He tapped the triangle and was surprised to hear Tails’ voice fading in and out.

“Shadow! I hope you can hear me… something weird… if you’re there can you… Sonic…”

Then the voice recording ended.

“What do you think that was all about?” asked Aurora, anxiety creeping back into her chest at the sound of the cryptic message.

“I don’t know,” Shadow replied. “But Sonic knows how to access the emergency setting on my communicator, and I’m sure he or Amy would have called if something was wrong.”

Shadow sat in deep thought for several moments. Then, looking up at Aurora, he said, “I know you’re exhausted. Let me show you to your room.”

#Y’all this is such a long chapter!#Sorry it took so long!#shadow the hedgehog #sonic the hedgehog #aurora the hedgehog #amy rose #shadora #sonamy #sonic fanfiction #hedgehog hodgepodge #aurora belongs to e-vay #shadowxaurora #shadowxaurora?

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seeminglydark · 1 month

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Angy Werewolf

Showing a friend wips, and mentioned I like how I drew Were!John with scruff down his back and they were like 'he can raise his hackles' and my brain just went to the ugly groom mlp art going around lately and I envisioned John like this and I can't stop laughing, so you get it too. Ily.

#Shit post #He looks like a hedgehog #Sonack the hodgepodge #original characters #Poor john #Werewolf #Kinda

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lazarus171 · 2 years

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Funny AU stuff

#knuckles the echidna #vector the crocodile #espio the chameleon #mighty the armadillo #charmy bee #ray the flying squirrel #sonic fandom #sonic the hedgehog #sonic fanart #knuckles chaotix #sonic au #my art #digital art #fanart #sonic hodgepodge

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krissiefox · 10 months

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Adventures of Sonic The Hedgehog - The Case of The Missing Hi-Tops (Screenshots & Review)

Watching this episode ended up being a bit tricky, because the power went out when I got home from work today. But, thanks to my Aosth DVD collection and my laptop, I was still able to! Thank goodness for physical media.

The episode starts with Sonic and Tails being chased by this shows weird version of buzz-bombers. Looking at them again, they stand out as odd compared to a lot of the other shows badniks - most of Robotnik’s minions have a very cute design to them, but these things look more sinister and akin to something you might see in SatAm instead.

Since most badniks in the show have a very cute design, the buzz bombers actually look kind of aggressive by comparison. Through some burrowing and fancy tricks, Sonic is able to take them down. He then notices in a newspaper that there is going to be a Sonic Appreciation event in town! Unfortunately for him and Tails, it's actually a cover for someone's unscrupulous plan....but our heroes won't know that for a while.

Sonic and Tails head to the event and look around in wonder, it's cute seeing them so amazed and happy at people appreciating ...well, Sonic, at-least (they should give some love for Tails too! He's a little sweetheart!) The first person the encounter is a bird fellow named Harry The Huckster, sporting a funny stereotypical "old man" voice. He's very clearly clearly a Scam artist along the lines of Wes Weasely, but with less charm. Dude even pulls on Sonic’s nose, what a jerk! At-least Weasely doesn't beat up his suckers, er, "customers".

There’s a lot going on here! Angry eye brow underwear, some random bikini lady, “pickled Sonic jelly”, and then some actual Sonic merch I probably would have loved to get as a kid. Also, it does me a giggle that the scam artist character is selling bibles. Someone on the art team must have been an atheist... Anyway, Harry persists for quite a while trying to sell stuff to Sonic, claiming to think Sonic is just a kid in a mask. Eventually he finally realises he's talking to the real Sonic, and gives Sonic a free bookmark before departing. Next to arrive - is Scratch and Grounder?! They're not here to appreciate Sonic, but to attack him. After busting up their mech, Sonic then sees a woman jumping off the roof a building!

Thankfully, he is able to catch her, but quickly finds out that she is one creepy and messed up lady who makes even the worst of Amy Roses writing seem believable by comparison. She smooches on Sonic without his consent and just openly brags about stalking him. She even changed her name to “Sonette” sound more like his. Creeeepy! When Sonic finally tells her off, she vows revenge and runs away. Yeesh, what an asshole!

Sonic and Tails now finally get the chance to go and check into a hotel in town, but while in the lobby they get interrupted by yet another person. His name is Hodgepodge, and he is a large and rather brutish rabbit who used to be friendly rival with Sonic, as they both enjoyed racing each-other. Sonic and Hodgepodge have a friendly race together, after which Sonic passes by Coconuts in disguise.

This reminds me of one of the scenes from Sonic CD’s ending.

As Sonic and Tails head to bed, we get a meanwhile scene where Robotnik is playing poker with one of his robots and shoots it in the chest when it beats him. Scratch and Grounder arrive home, telling Robotnik about the event Sonic is at, so he orders them to go and steamroll the town.

A pigeon-toed chicken?

Back at the hotel room, Sonic and Tails are sleeping peacefully when a strange hose comes in from under their door and gases the room. It seems to be some sort of knockout gas, as when Sonic comes to in the morning, he finds his sneakers are gone! Tails is excited to solve the mystery of who stole them, and Sonic is reluctant, saying he prefers action to thinking (which is odd as he's quite clever in this show), but eventually agrees to take it easy and help Tails search.

Sonic quickly learns that running without his special sneakers results in burnt tootsie footsies....

Tails is excited to solve the mystery! He seems to also share this “detective” trait in that “murder of Sonic the hedgehog” game. The name of that makes me uncomfortable because it reminds me of all the awful edgelords I’ve encountered in the My Little Pony fandom, but I know the game is actually quite cute and innocent from all I’ve seen and heard.

The first "clue" they find is Coconuts, asleep in their closet. They interrogate him and ind out out that Coconuts was already in the hotel, hoping to ambush them in their sleep, but when he saw the sleeping gas hose appear, he decided to lay low and ended up dozing off (which means he must also be more of a cyborg like Scratch and Grounder, it seems).

I like Coconut’s Robotnik watch. Pretty cool! 😄

Figuring that Coconuts is innocent of the shoe theft, Tails then decides it must have been Hodgepodge who stole them. He's so sure of himself that he goes outside and attacks the big bunny! It's cute seeing Tails go all gangster on someone for messing with Sonic, but it turns out that Hodgepodge wasn't the culprit either. He may have been jealous of Sonic’s speed in the past, but is over it now and his feet would be too big for Sonic shoes anyway.

Mobius’s toughest four year old!

Sonic starts to feel discouraged and sits on the side of a fountain with Tails when he sees the creeper lady from before, Sonette. He goes to confront her, and she confesses to stealing from him, as well as breaking into their hotel room (I think it's time for a restraining order). But, it turns out that while she did steal some things, they weren't Sonic’s shoes but rather a chili dog wrapper and a bookmark.

Scratch and Grounder arrive with a steamroller, but Sonic makes quick work of them. After he puts them in an envelope and seemingly mails them back to Robotnik, he goes to confront Harry as he has put all the clues together and found out that Harry was indeed the culrpit. He explains to tails how he figured everything out, and it's neat to hear it all as even my own grown-up self didn't catch all the subtle clues throughout the episode. Harry confesses to the crime, and Sonic calls for a cop to arrest him -personally, I think he should have told the cop about his creepy stalker Sonette, too...

For some reason Tails’ pose and expression here makes me think of Wooly from Amanda The Adventurer... In the episodes final scene,Sonic sends a very impressive "talking Sonic t-shirt" as a gift to Robotnik. The image of Sonic on it even moves! I kept expecting it to actually be Sonic on the shirt somehow, but I guess Mobius just has really hi-tech t shirt fabric!

In the Sonic says segment, Sonette, once again being a huge creeper, sneaks into a room where she thinks Sonic is showering and tries to steal his shoes. A little "angel" and "devil" appear on each shoulder ( a trope I really do not care for), and pressure her according to their established stereotypes. She eventually chooses not to steal the shoes, and apologizes to Sonic. It's a good lesson to teach kids to steal peoples shoes, but I think the episode could have done more to also address that pretty much everything Sonette does to Sonic in this episode is horrifying and not okay! I guess that's what the well-known "That's no good!" Sonic says is for...

This episode was really fun! For a show that is usually very silly and simple, it's cool to see a rather cleverly written mystery with lots of clues for attentive viewers. Tails eagerness to solve the mystery is adorable, as is a lot of the art in this episode. My only real complaint is that I would like for Sonette's behavior to have been addressed as being as creepy as it was by, well, anyone. She gets off way too easy for all of stalking and physically assaulting of Sonic.

Til next time Sonic enjoyers, stay cool, and don't be a creeper like Sonette! Also, get a flashlight so you can see when the power goes without having tow ear down your phone battery....*rummages around her house* I swear we had a flashlight SOMEWHERE....

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patricia-taxxon · 1 year

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Sonic is early 90s cool and Shadow is early 00s cool, they should have just kept introducing new guys for each new era of cool and have them all coexist in a big dated hodgepodge. What would the early 2010s hedgehog be like?

#cilantromixture

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nuggyshouse · 9 months

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What's a game that's widely considered bad/mid that you can't help but love.

Mine's the Bionicle game that came out for the Gamecube/PS2/XBOX. It's a complete hodgepodge but damn it I love it

I somewhat recently played Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest and I think that game gets too much hate. it's pretty good if you have a way to get over the obtuse messages. and the platforming that AVGN complained about wasn't hard at all. I think that's a bit different from it being bad but.

I guess Sonic Heroes and Shadow the Hedgehog are games I love despite being pretty mid

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leafytaffy · 9 months

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So basically I found out I assign animal qualities to Everhood characters a lot

Gonna make a list of the characters and what animals they are in my headcanons; as in literally or traits they have based off said species

Pink: wolf. Wolf Pink is a wolf to me it even works thematically like. Chasing a rabbit. The misunderstood “big bad wolf,” something demonized by everyone yet is actually not in the wrong. Yeah. I need to draw them with pointed ears and a tail more but they have fangs even so. But! They also can purr! And yip like a fox when excited or wanting to call Rasta from far away!

Rasta Beast: It’s just canon they’re a unicorn but I also love to think they make chuffs and roars like a tiger <3 they also give off a lot of large dog energy, hell, Rottweilers were and still are the inspiration for how I draw them! Also such malamute energy in their design as well

Brown Mage: bear bear BEAR. BEAR IN THE GAY SENSE AND ANIMAL SENSE. Big fat hairy guy!!!!! Also sits in their cave alone eating and eating, like a bear (the animal)… I also draw them with some badger like qualities as well, but nothing aside from being human originally explains their long, luscious, wavy hair that probably has mats and knots and hasn’t been washed or brushed in eons

Shopkeeper: a snake! Specifically a hognose snake! Mainly because of the head shape, but also because it sorta fits with their profession as a florist/gardener as hognose snakes are known to burrow!! I can imagine them digging a hole to plant some flowers by using their snout, hehe..

Blue Thief: oh man. This little guy is purse dog coded. But getting into specifics, Blue was probably once an actual gnome! How they ended up the way they are now is… gruesome, though. They defected from their mage status by ripping their gem out. Of their forehead. Kickstarting the memory issues. Then a ton of surgeries trying to fix them that ended up botched, getting worse and worse until nearly nothing inside could be salvaged, leading to their body being scooped out and stuffed. Blue is just a living plush/taxidermy, their limbs lock back in place via their bones, but their skin still has to be sewn together again. I got off topic though, animal traits I think they have is a whole hodgepodge of stuff. They purr and make biscuits like a cat and have the same climbing ability, they have cheek pouches like a hamster, paw pads for general stealth, and fangs like a cat or dog. I love my little dog-cat-hamster-raccoon-hedgehog thing that is Blue <3

Green: if you’ve seen my art you know I see Green as a bird. Green just has that messed up bird energy + they have the claws. I feel like they were once human, but then began to transform into a bird-like monster via the gem’s influence. In the end though, they now look the way they do thanks to tearing their original body to shreds… Poor Green will make nests out of three race cars and some dice, like a pigeon. Will also purr and coo like a chicken (and also do warning/threat squawks like one too)

Purple: unlike Brown and Green, they started as a furry, a goat to be specific! Purple was a goat person about to be sacrificed, until they found Everhood, and unfortunately taken in by Gold Pig with the promise of power and shelter. Over time, they have transformed due to the influence of the gem and the magic they performed. Now, they are some sort of void-like creature with only tentacles that serve as a body and limbs, mostly comparable to a jellyfish.

Zigg: hairless cat <3

Muck and Flan: these guys have such salamander energy tbh. Feed them worms. I love drawing them as big goo dragons like Goodra which is one of my top 3 favorite Pokémon <3

Reese: I don’t headcanon them as having any animal traits, but I do think if they were an animal they would be a horse.

Noseferatchu: classic vampire, but because of a lot of general vampire headcanons I have, Nose is a big leech guy pretty much! Bring back leech vampires leeches are so cool and one of my fave animals </3

Vampire Kid: still a leech but has some bat traits as well!! Used to rock themselves to sleep as a baby hanging upside down like baby bats do…

#Everhood #headcanons #man this is long

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sharpestsatire · 9 months

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welcome! i’m a reader and writer (of fanfiction & hopefully-published-one-day original work) and this blog is a hodgepodge of random posts that catch my eye.

nearly everything is queued on this blog but i don’t use a tag indicating that. just because i’ve reblogged something doesn’t mean i’m online. basically: i’m not trying to ignore you if you send me a message or tag me.

feel free to go on a reblogging spree! no judgement here. i take it as a compliment honestly.

with all that out of the way, here’s a list of fandoms and topics i reblog/post about in alphabetical order. ✨

the chronicles of narnia

dc comics

disney

fan art (catch all for any fan art in any fandom)

fullmetal alchemist

lockwood and co

lotr

marvel

pride & prejudice

the queen’s thief

sherlock bbc

star trek

star wars

stranger things

studio ghibli

miscellaneous topics:

architecture

art (related tags: monet)

books

culture

dragons

fairy tales

fashion (related tag: clothing, shopping)

food (related tags: drinks, coffee, tea)

history

languages

libraries

mammals (related tags: birbs, aquatic life, bugs, hedgehogs, reptiles)

me myself and i (my own original posts or someone else’s post i added to)

mythology

ocean

plants

politics

reading

relationships et cetera et cetera (related tags: friendship, generation stuff)

science

space (related tags: nasa, stars, planets by name)

technology (related tags: social media, internet, TikTok, torment nexus: ai)

video games

writing

if you have a question about a tag or in general feel free to ask. i’m not nearly as scary as i may seem. and if you want to search more generically, check out this post.

#me myself and i

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coreyww · 2 years

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There’s a Shadow the Hedgehog fic I wrote one chapter of and probably won’t finish (it was kinda a…prototype of the vibe and continuity I wanted to make where it’s just a hodgepodge of Sonic continuities thrown in a blender and make them do funny shit). But there is one joke I’m sad I didn’t get to do, which is how I explain how Shadow the Hedgehog survived SA2 cause it looked like he fell down to Earth

And the answer is that he…fell down to Earth. Laid in a crater for a WHILE. Said “….ow….” limped away and passed out.

Shadow: “Fortunately the fall didn’t affect me in any significant ways”

Sonic: “Didn’t you forget everything else about your life again for a bit after that?”

Shadow: “As I said, nothing significant”

#Sonic the hedgehog #shadow the hedgehog

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pccyouthleader · 8 months

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Hedgehog Hodgepodge: A Story of Espionage, Confusion, and an Evil Plan Gone Haywire

Chapter 17: Stricken

“Have you seen the news this evening?” Amy asked Sonic as he returned from a long run on the beach. She was sitting in bed with a multitude of fluffy pillows behind her back. “I’m beginning to get worried.”

It hadn’t even been a whole day since Aurora left with Shadow, and the whole village was coming apart.

Sonic sat on the edge of the bed unlacing his shoes. “You know I hate watching the news.” The main reason for that was Soar the Eagle. That bird-brained reporter was years past his prime, and needed to hang up his press badge.

“This is serious, though,” Amy chided. “People all over the village have become ill, and nobody knows why! Just this afternoon, the receptionist at the museum had to leave early.”

“What are the symptoms?” Sonic asked, becoming only mildly interested.

“Feeling drained, loss of appetite, pale appearance,” Amy read from a news crawler on the TV screen. “Some people are complaining of a strange rash.”

“Well, I feel fine,” he said, doing a turn for her benefit. “How about you?”

Amy shrugged. “I’m feeling the drained part, but I think that has more to do with the baby than this mysterious sickness that’s going around. Apparently it started a couple of weeks ago, but now it’s spread all across the village!”

Sonic stared at her in disbelief. How were they just now getting this news? “I’d better check in with Tails,” he said, pressing a few buttons on his wrist communicator. “Hey, Tails!” he said aloud into the receiver. “You doing okay?” There was some garbled noise over the tiny speaker, then the staticky voice of his best friend came through.

“Sonic! I…” *kkkrrrrrrrtttt* “…trying to reach y…” *kkkkrrrrzzzzz* “…not what…”

“Tails! You’re breaking up! Are you okay?” Sonic yelled.

“…fine!…” *kkzzzzzzrrtt* “…weird that it’s not…” *kkkkrrrttt* Then the signal went out.

“He sounded okay, didn’t he?” Sonic asked, his brows knit together in concern. “He’s fine,” he finally determined.

As he stared at his silent communicator, Amy had another idea. “Why don’t you try Knuckles and Rouge?”

“Good thinking!” Sonic pressed a few more buttons, then started calling for Knuckles. “Hey Knux! Can you hear me?” But he was greeted with nothing but silence.

After a few minutes of waiting, Amy spoke up. “Well, they did go on a cruise. Maybe they aren’t within a signal range or something.”

“Yeah…,” was all Sonic could say. He didn’t particularly have a terrible feeling concerning his friends; it just would have been nice to know something for sure. But his hands were tied - he didn’t know their exact locations, and he couldn’t risk leaving Amy alone to go track them down. He finally resolved that they must be doing fine and could take good care of themselves.

After washing up, Sonic joined Amy in the bed to watch the coverage. He had a nagging feeling that everything was connected, but couldn’t begin to determine how.

Suddenly Amy sat up, another look of concern washing over her face. “Has anyone checked on Sticks?”

—

Sonic yawned and stretched as he prepared to trek over to Sticks’ burrow. At least Amy had acquiesced the night before when he explained that it was too late to barge in on someone. But she was anxious for him to check on their friend, and had nearly shoved him out of the bed at daybreak.

“We really should have checked on Sticks before now,” Amy fretted as she readied herself for the day.

“You know, if she’d wear her communicator, we could have checked on her before now,” Sonic grumbled.

Amy gave Sonic a withering look before continuing. “I can’t even remember the last time we laid eyes on her! What kind of friend ignores another when the outside world is in utter chaos?!”

“It’ll be okay, Ames,” Sonic reassured her. “Sticks is a loner anyway. I can’t imagine her even getting close enough to someone to catch something.”

Amy nodded. “I guess you’re right. I’ll just feel better when you’ve had a chance to talk to her.”

Sonic knew that was his cue, so he brushed Amy’s cheek with a kiss and gently patted her tummy. Then he took off at top speed, going over the placement of Sticks’ booby traps in his mind. The absolute last thing he wanted on this journey was to become a hedgehog kabob.

Upon arrival, Sonic thought Sticks’ burrow had been deserted. Leaves had blown against the door, and weeds had grown up around the various trinkets she had collected and placed in her front yard. There were no birds chirping or insects buzzing.

This is weird, Sonic thought as he moved quickly towards the door. He just missed being impaled by a wooden pole covered in slime.

“Sticks!” he called, rapping loudly at the round wooden door. For a long time, all Sonic heard was silence. Then something fell and clattered within the burrow.

Sonic immediately spin-dashed and exploded through the door, surveying the mess within. As his eyes adjusted to the dim light, he searched the rooms of the small home. There in the kitchen lay Sticks, crumpled on the floor by the table.

Sonic wasted no time. He sped over to Sticks, scooping her up in his arms and gently placing her on the sofa. He zipped back to the kitchen to grab a rag and wet it with some cold water to lightly sponge over her forehead. After what seemed like ages, Sticks’ eyes finally fluttered open.

“Sonic?” she croaked, barely above a whisper. Her face was pale and thin, and her hair hung limply on her shoulders.

“Sticks, what happened to you?” he asked, bewildered.

Sticks lay silent for a long time, just laboring to breathe. Then she spoke in a raspy voice. “It’s the black smudge.”

“What?” Sonic asked. “You’re going to have to be more clear.” He was well-versed in Sticks’ strange ideas and conspiracy theories.

Sticks mumbled something incoherent. After taking another ragged breath, she clearly said, “Shadow,” before passing out again.

Fear crept over Sonic. Could Shadow have done something to hurt Sticks? He thought of Aurora, alone with him and with no way to contact her family. As his mind began to run wild with the memories he had of Shadow’s early attempts to destroy him and his friends, panic surged through his veins.

Sticks began to stir once again. She tried to speak, but her words dissolved into a coughing fit. Sonic ran to the kitchen for water, then helped her sit up to sip out of a mug.

“If Shadow’s done something terrible to you, I’ll-” Sonic began, but his words were cut off when Sticks shook her head. After several more body-wracking coughs, she was finally able to explain in a scratchy voice.

“Not Shadow… the black smudge… the trees…” *cough* “Shadow saw it.”

She then lifted her arm to show Sonic a bubbling black rash. It appeared as if the skin there was in a state of necrosis. He stared in horror at the breakout, then slowly lifted his hand.

“Don’t touch it!” she screeched, pulling her arm away.

“Sticks…” Sonic began, lost for words. “How long have you been like this?”

Sticks attempted to shrug her shoulders, but it took too much effort. “A month?” she responded, barely above a whisper. Her energy completely spent, Sticks lay back down and fell asleep.

Guilt ripped through Sonic as he remembered Amy’s words: “What kind of friend ignores another when the outside world is in utter chaos?!” If only she could see Sticks now.

“I’m sorry,” Sonic said with a catch in his voice. Tears began to flood his vision. “I’m going to figure out what’s going on and get you some help.”

Pushing up from the side of the couch, he took one long, last look at Sticks’ sleeping form before walking out the door. As he headed away from the burrow, his brain was awash with different scenarios, and he breathed a sigh of relief that Shadow wasn’t the miscreant he feared.

Picking his way through the wooded jungle, Sonic went over in his head what Sticks had said. How he wished he could contact Shadow to find out more! What had she even meant by “the trees”?

Suddenly he stopped. He didn’t want to, but Sonic lifted his face to look at the jungle around him. There, smeared on every tree in sight, was a black substance that looked like liquid metal. The dread that had floated just out of reach since he had found Sticks began to surface. Looking up, Sonic was able to move just before a big blob of the sticky goo dripped onto his head. With great haste, Sonic darted out of the jungle, anxious to tell Amy what he had discovered.

Bolting through the door, he ran into the house shouting for her, but there was no answer. Sonic sat heavily in a chair at the dining room table and rested his head in his hands. It was just too much to absorb all at once.

An hour later, Sonic barely heard Amy come in the front door. She approached him to give him a big hug from behind, but stopped, a curious look on her face.

“Sonic?” she asked.

“Yeah, Ames,” he answered flatly.

“What’s that black stuff on your shoulder?”

#Y’all!!!!!!! The brain juices are definitely flowing!!#It’s goin’ down #I’m yellin’ timberrrrrrr!!!#sonic the hedgehog #shadow the hedgehog #sonamy #amy rose #shadora #sonic fanfiction #hedgehog hodgepodge #aurora belongs to e-vay #sticks the jungle badger #sticks the badger #miles tails prower #tails the fox #knuckles the echidna #knuckles x rouge #rouge the bat

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Hodgepodge of hedgehogs

#hedgehogs

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lazarus171 · 2 years

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#sonic the hedgehog #sally acorn #amy rose #mina mongoose #tiara b #tiara boobowski #jules the hedgehog #aleena the hedgehog #shadow the hedgehog #my art #digital art #fanart #sonic fandom #sonic fanart #tails the fox #jet the hawk #sonic hodgepodge

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Hetalia: The Beautiful World Episode #24: Liechtenstein and the Hedgehog Country Transcript

This episode has Liechtenstein and Switzerland during WW2.

{Caption: Liechtenstein}

Liechtenstein: Big bruder, your tea is ready.

(Bruder: Brother → German)

{Caption: Switzerland}

Switzerland: How fun. This isn’t too bad.

Liechtenstein: Hehe!

Switzerland: Hm.

Liechtenstein: Hm!

{Caption: Liechtenstein and the Hedgehog Country}

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Narrator: This story takes place before the events of uncan---um, before Liechtenstein cut her hair.

(Liechtenstein: Auh auh!)

Liechtenstein: Auoh?

Switzerland: You awake? I’ve come to say good morning.

Liechtenstein: Yes, I’m awake.

Switzerland: Are you feeling well now? Or still sickly?

Liechtenstein: Oh yes, I’m doing so much better. Thank you for asking!

{Caption: Idiots}

Switzerland: Well, since those idiots are starting to make a fuss again, I’m off to keep watch. Can you watch the house?

Liechtenstein: Of course, and please be careful!

Liechtenstein’s thoughts: He’s always surrounded by such great powers. Yet somehow he’s managed to keep his independence for hundreds of years.

{Caption: Great Powers}

Dream Switzerland: How fun.

Liechtenstein’s thoughts: I mean, he’s barely five foot six. It makes me wonder how he’s been able to do it.

{Caption: Big Brother}

Dream Switzerland: Hahahahahahaha!

{Caption: Good with His Hands}

Dream Switzerland: How fun!

{Caption: Strong Weapons}

Dream Switzerland: Hahahahaha!

Liechtenstein: Strong weapons; yes, of course! I should have guessed that!

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{Text on shed: Weapon Warehouse}

Liechtenstein: Okay. He has these strong weapons so he shouldn’t have to fight alone. I’m sure I can find something to use that will help him out. Eh…ehuh…

{Caption: Worn-out}

{Caption: Empty}

{Caption: Weak}

{Caption: Old}

Liechtenstein: Huahoh?

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Switzerland: How fun. Turning those jerks away is too much damn work. What’s the matter? You look a bit pale.

(Liechtenstein: Huahuahuahuah…)

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Mochi Liechtenstein: Liechtenstein.

Liechtenstein: I need to talk to you about something.

Switzerland: Hm?

Liechtenstein: You have not great equipment. And it makes me very concerned for you.

Switzerland: It is a hodgepodge, ahem. And yes, they may be old and about as reliable as…I don’t do metaphors. But geography makes it hard to attack. And I have good gun technology.

Liechtenstein: Oh! What a relief!

{Caption: Weapons!}

Switzerland: Liech, look, these are my guns.

(Liechtenstein: Oh, wow!)

Switzerland: As you can see, I have plenty, so there’s no need to worry.

Liechtenstein: Impressive!

(Switzerland: Hm)

Liechtenstein: I feel so much better!

Germany: Switzerland, sell me many weapons and dankeschön.

(Switzerland: Uh?)

(Dankeschön: Thank you very much → German)

Switzerland: How fun; here, take these.

Liechtenstein: Wait, you’re going to sell them?

Liechtenstein’s thoughts: Why would you do that?

(Switzerland: She always asks the stupidest questions)

(Germany: Hm)

{Caption: Few flat lands}

(Liechtenstein: Huoooooohhhhhh…)

{Caption: Diamond, Gold, Oil, Coal}

(Liechtenstein: Ooooooohhhhhh…)

{Caption: No mining products, either}

(Liechtenstein: Ooohh…)

{Caption: Dependent on exports for all iron and fuels}

{Caption: Produces high-quality products}

Switzerland: How fun. How fun. How fun?

{Caption: Can buy basic goods, such as food, from foreign countries}

Liechtenstein: Oh, I think I get it now! Hmhm!

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Mochi Liechtenstein: Liechtenstein!

Germany: Sorry, Switzerland. I just can’t find the time to get out of here so I can pick up those weapons.

(Italy: Who are you talking to?)

Switzerland: I don’t mind delivering whatever you want as long as you pay.

(Germany: Huah…)

Switzerland: Oh, great.

{Text on box: To Germany}

Switzerland: Deliver weapons to Germany. Guess I have no choice. Huh? Auah! Huah!

America: Aw, bummer, dude, I totally dropped that wrench on accident!

Britain: Certainly weren’t aiming at that cargo meant for Germany.

Switzerland: Why are superpowers always super jerks?!

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Mochi Switzerland: How fun!

France: Oh, Switzy.

(Switzerland: Huah!)

France: Don’t tell me you still prefer not to work together with the good guys?

Switzerland: Fine, I won’t tell you that. Now go away, I’ve got better things to do than listen to you.

France: Ohonhonhon!

Switzerland: Uh…uhoh!

France: You are such the hedgehog, by which of course I mean you stick to one principle only.

Switzerland: Huah…hm!

France: I personally wish you’d relax a bit, but for your sake, you should try to cozy up with us at least a little while.

(Switzerland: Auh!)

Switzerland: I will never do that with you JERKS!

France: OH!

Switzerland: I’ve been perfectly fine by myself and I’ll be the same in the future. No cozy allowed.

Austria: I guess Germany’s asshole isn’t all that cozy.

Switzerland: Ahuah!

France: Oh my!

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Mochi Switzerland: How fun.

(Mochi Liechtenstein: Liechtenstein!)

Switzerland: This isn’t too bad.

Liechtenstein: Hehe!

Switzerland: Hm.

Liechtenstein: Hm!

#anime #anime transcripts #anime dub transcripts #hetalia #hetalia dub transcripts

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firesidoni · 5 years

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The Hedgehog Song

If you’ve read much of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series, you’re probably familiar with the Hedgehog Song, which (in)famously describes how you can have sex with almost any animal but the hedgehog, “because the hedgehog / can never be buggered at all.”

What may not be well-known in the fandom at large, though, is that this isn’t actually something PTerry pulled from nothing! I just stumbled onto The Encyclopedia of Homosexuality today, and the very first article I happened to look at (on historical homosexuality at sea) had this gem:

“The attitude reflected in these songs is one of casual acceptance of sex among the sailors at sea, though homosexual adventures in port are not described. Thus, the Royal Navy sang "Backside rules the Navy,/ backside rules the sea./ If you wanna get some bum [arse],/ better get it from your chum/ 'cause you'll get no bum from me." An American Navy enlisted man's song, "Turalai," celebrated the navy "for buggering whatever it can" and went on to state flatly that from this activity "comparative safety on shipboard/ is enjoyed by the hedgehog alone." Merchant mariners commonly characterized the cabin boys as sexual recipients.” (Stephen Donaldson, “Seafaring”. The Encyclopedia of Homosexuality, ed. Wayne R. Dynes, 1990, pp.1172-1175. The Encyclopedia of Homosexuality can be found at http://www.williamapercy.com/wiki/index.php?title=Encyclopedia_of_Homosexuality; this article can be found there under “Articles by Subject” > “Sexual Sites” > “Seafaring”. Retrieved 2019-05-11.)

#discworld #terry pratchett #the hedgehog song #dear tumblr mobile: why tf won’t you let me italicize things #yes the citation is probably (definitely) a mess #and a hodgepodge of styles #but oh well #queer stuff

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Finally got ahold of that elusive MegaMan amiibo, thus meaning I now have all four of the Classic Mascots in the Smash Bros amiibo line. I’m so happy!

#amiibo #Nintendo #Super Smash Bros.#MegaMan #Mario #Pac-Man #Sonic The Hedgehog #SANIC TEH HODGEPODGE

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Misery Tastes Chapter 1

Effing finally. I’m nearing the end of this.

Wait, didn’t I say that I would only post if I actually finished this multi-chapter series? Yeah, well... I’m actually getting as impatient as you guys about it, so I’m going to release a chapter or two as I write out the last two or so chapters. I’ll also be doing edits as I write out the chapters as well.

Any ways, Misery Tastes!

In this chapter: Jingle Bells, Harold smells, Eggman ran away!

And Ovi breaks his leg, thus kickstarting the problem of Ovi getting stuck back at the one place he DIDN’T want to be at with no way out.

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Ovi sighed as the recent sect of Egg Pawns was smashed into by his escrima, looking over the scene in full. They were near the centre of Obsidianna, a bustling city on the West Coast of Northamer. A mishmash of a city, the megalopolis is planned right from the bottom up to have multiple structures of different eras, creating the disordered and hodgepodge nature of the city. While the city itself was disorganized in it’s structure, all the roads and paths connected to one another, allowing every part of the city to be interconnected. Ovi himself had sat on top of his pile of Egg Pawns, looking over a park area that had been nearly trounced by Eggman’s latest scheme. One hand on his chin and sitting at the topmost Egg Pawn on the pile, Ovi couldn’t help but glare at the building just a little further away from the park.

It was the most grandiose building in the area, a true building meant to mark the epicentre of the city. Its sleek design made Ovi want to gag at it -- yet held a certain fondness for the very thing he was glaring at.

“At least we’re on the side that doesn’t display it’s name.” Ovi thought, getting up and dusting the pants of his leotard, before carefully walking off the pile of Egg Pawns.

Eggman had been eyeing this company for reasons that have yet to be found out, but the idea of letting this location be trashed by the mad doctor made Ovi even queasier.

Once the changeling got off the trash pile, he decided to look for the most damaged/destroyed area of the park. Just as Ovi was looking for the fight, a supersonic pop came through the air, a blue hedgehog tumbling on the ground towards Ovi. As soon as the hedgehog got close to Ovi’s feet, the momentum of the hedgehog’s descent subsided, leaving the blue hedgehog half-burrowed into the ground. Ovi, feeling a bit cheeky, crouched at the hedgehog’s face to mock his friend.

“You seem to be doing well today.” The orange haired changeling stated, smirk getting wider as the hedgehog glared at him. Instead of following up his comment, he immediately held out his hand, which the hedgehog accepted immediately. Once the hedgehog was not half-submerged in dirt and mud, Ovi switched to being serious. “He’s really persistent lately.”

“It seems that whatever Eggman wants this time, he really needs.” The hedgehog stated, dusting himself off before stretching and relaxing his muscles. He turned towards Ovi, and winked his gorgeous, beautiful lime green eyes. “It’s not like it’s going to be super long, anyways.”

“Yeah, it’s just you’re taking longer than you usually do.” Ovi remarked, catching the hedgehog off-guard with the persuasiveness of someone who wasn’t blushing madly. The hedgehog smirked, turning back toward the fight he just flew from.

“Why don’t you come, then? It’ll take less time than staring at that building across the way.” He held out his gloved hand, expecting Ovi to be as eager to join in the fight. However, what he got instead was an intense stare and a nervous bite on the lips, before Ovi decided to accept the hedgehog’s offer – slapping his own gloved hand into the hedgehog’s.

“Well, we shouldn’t be dawdling long, Sonic.” Ovi commented, yet it didn’t feel like the natural flare of his usual remarks. Sonic frowned a little, but immediately zipped along towards where the fight with Eggman was taking place, filing the strange behaviour for later.

After all, it wasn’t right to ask when Eggman’s being his usual self.

The two had arrived at the location where Eggman’s latest mech was tearing through the street, it’s drills going all out against the concrete. It looked like the giant version of Eggman’s original mech in Emerald Hill, only more mole-esque, with the front claws and snout of the mole being replaced by drills. The rest of the machine wasn’t up to Eggman’s usual flare, instead looing like it just only rolled out this morning. Amy was currently trying to hammer one of the front paws into the ground, with Tails staying back and analyzing the situation. Sonic, thinking of the consequences of just placing Ovi near the robot, opted instead to have Ovi get off next to Tails instead.

“Tails, what’s the down-low?” Ovi immediately asked as Sonic got close to drop Ovi, with the latter instead opting to vault off Sonic like a horse vault. The hedgehog grumbled as Ovi stuck the landing, moving his shoulders to get rid of the pain. Tails looked at the two with a slight smile, before showcasing the Miles Electric screen to Ovi.

“It seems that this ‘Egg Mole’ Eggman’s got is meant for more underground work – simply drawing it to the surface has severely damaged most of the mechanisms.” Tails stated, pointing to a line of code that specified this information. Ovi nodded, finding that code correct in Tails’ assumption. “There’s a whole area underneath one of the paws, and Amy and Nebula are trying to figure out which one.”

Just as Tails said that, another blue blur shot off like a rocket from the Egg Mole, the missing ‘paw’ of the machine being the culprit. The bullet managed to hit the tree Tails was nearby, before sagging down to have their butt touch the ground.

The bullet was a light blue dragoness, with a purple skirt and top. When her eyes opened, they revealed a pink so bright it hid any iris or pupil from the outside world. Her head was framed with two horns stuck to the tree itself. The horns themselves go straight to a sky-blue hair like mane that flowed straight down to her tail. Ovi hissed as the dragoness immediately shucked her horns out of the tree, causing a large amount of damage to it.

“Nebula, are you alright?” Tails asked, trying not to look as the dragoness removed herself from the tree. Nebula dusted herself off before replying.

“I’m fine, Friend Tails.” She stated, honey voice dissonant with her tone and glare at the robot. “It seems I might have gotten lucky on which ‘paw’ it was.”

“Good, that’ll make it easier to get Eggman out of here.” Sonic cawed, winding up his arms and preparing for his next attack.

Just as Sonic was about to attack, Amy was also thrown towards Nebula, whom caught the fastball right into her hands. “Ohhh! I think I found it…” Amy dizzily said, getting up before falling back into Nebula’s arms. Tails hummed quizzingly.

“That’s… That’s strange. That’s a bit too easy…” Tails said, before a blast of dark blue and orange ran off toward the Egg Mole. “Sonic, Ovi! Wait!” the fox kit tried to warn the two a second too late – they were already out of earshot.

Sonic immediately stopped in front of Eggman’s newest toy, whistling out a long note for Eggman to hear. The mole-mech turned towards Sonic, whom waved cheekily.

“Eggman! You’re making a mountain out of a molehill! Why don’t you try and pick someone your speed?” Sonic yelled out, confident smirk taking most of his face. The mech immediately slammed one of it’s paws into the area that Sonic was just at, the hedgehog using the arm to climb up to the back where the egg-shaped scientist was seated, the iconic Eggmobile situated within the mole robot.

“Ah, Sonic. Been wondering if you would return after I threw you off earlier.” Eggman stated, not believing a word he said as he pressed a few buttons. “Then again, you’re a persistent little pest, just like the animal I based my current masterpiece off of.”

“Last I checked, I’m a hedgehog, not a mole.” Sonic irritably stated, clenching his teeth. Eggman grinned wider at the testiness of his enemy.

“Now, now. You going off on me might not be the best option for you. After all, claw drills aren’t the only thing I installed.” With that, Eggman pressed a button, bringing out huge machine guns and rockets.

With another press of a button, the rockets went flying off, having targeted Sonic. Sonic broke out into a run at that point, dodging the machine gun fire and dancing around the rockets that got close. In a moment’s notice, Sonic used the rockets to try piercing the metal without success – at best leaving a scuff mark and not much else.

While Eggman and Sonic were having their ‘talk’, Ovi tried his best to handle the feet of the machine. However, no matter how much he tried to line up the pressure points with his escrima, the ‘claws’ kept on moving about thanks to Eggman being preoccupied with Sonic. “Damnit, it’s hard to get a decent hit.” He muttered to himself as he tried again – this time, with a hit.

The machine reared backwards, nearly throwing Sonic off. Ovi yipped and hollered at the hit, getting Eggman’s attention immediately.

“Oh, so you brought the rich brat along?” Eggman callously sneered, pressing another button immediately. “Perfect.”

Sonic realized what was going on, and jumped off the robot to grab Ovi before –

Crash

Boom

Crunch

“GYAHHHHH!”

Ovi’s scream pierced the air before Sonic managed to jump off the Egg Mole entirely, his eyes widening as he saw the damage from the treadmills from the Egg Mole’s hind legs.

While Ovi had been fast enough to get out of the total crush zone of the detached arm, he hadn’t been fast enough to get his left leg free from the falling debris. While the leg didn’t seem to be pierced at all, at least as far as Sonic could tell, he could tell that Ovi was unable to get himself out if Eggman were to try to escape now.

Sonic clenched his fists, not even noticing Tails, Amy and Nebula working together to lift the debris off Ovi, nor did he notice a new human trying to pick Ovi up. Sonic needed all that he had to trounce Eggman right then and there, but as soon as he decided on his plan of action, the contraption started to buckle and sway a load, forcing Sonic to jump off the robot.

“Do leave a space for me! I’ll be paying the family home a visit soon, after all!” Eggman chirped, malice dripping off every word. “His father is who I plan on going to collect from! Ta-ta for now!” Eggman waved as the Egg Mole rolled into the hole it came from, shaking the ground as Eggman fled the scene. Sonic growled, wanting to chase after Eggman, but flashes of Ovi’s scream just minutes before made Sonic reconsider, turning back to find everyone sans Ovi and the mysterious human.

Rushing over to where the trio were, Sonic immediately searched for their wayward friend. “Where’s Ovi?” Sonic asked, keeping himself collected as best he could. Amy and Nebula immediately went into a tirade that Sonic, for the life of him, couldn’t follow. And it wasn’t for lack of trying – both girls were doing their best to inform him about what happened when he was too focused with Eggman, but their constant interjections made it impossible to follow, even at the best of intentions. Sonic instead turned toward Tails, hoping to get a bit of info on what was going on.

Tails’ ears drooped as Sonic got closer, and then hung his head when his brother asked the question. “The man that was here earlier…” He trailed off, before becoming resolute in what he had to say.

“He just took Ovi and left.”