#don't know if this would be a world w/o Sonic or not. I like to think it would be bc I can't imagine a world where Sonic meets Tails

[tezzbot]

Happy early Christmas!

anyways i wanted to ask, how do you draw Sonic’s muzzle and eyes? You always seem to make it so simple, yet so expressive all the same time, i love it! They all look so goober and silly in your style!

(i can literally drawing anything but the eyes and muzzle pff)

Oh wow this is very sweet thank you so much!!! Happy holidays to you too!!!

This got a bit long so I'm putting it under a readmore lol

This is by no means a THIS IS HOW YOU HAVE TO DO IT it is simply me trying my best to explain my methods heehee draw however you like!! Art is meant to be fun first and foremost do whatever is comfortable to you!! ^_^

I usually just start w his goofy little nose, it's a teardrop shape so you gotta make sure it tapers nearer his snout, and it usually sticks up at the end!! Other characters will require... different noses... lol! usually a little triangle or circle will do for a non-hedgehog individual (world's most interesting image from a "tutorial" award goes to vvv)

Then, the front part of the muzzle is the part that, if you're drawing him profile, sort of sicks out so it doesn't really like. move? if that makes sense?? It's very round so I think it would help to picture it as a sort of orb? Like an oval behind his nose! It's a very similar case with most of the rest of the cast, with a couple exceptions ofc!

After that you get to do the fun part which is the cheeks!! They're very important when it comes to 2d art of a Sonic character's expression imo!!

When you want him so happy smiling, just like on a real person's face, the mouth pushes the cheek upward and into the space where the eyes rest, this is also generally how they rest on default in the 3D renders no matter the expression

But if he's frowning, or his mouth is small for whatever reason maybe he's going :o or something lol, I like to bring those down

The boy usually ends up lookin like this!! (resized the noses a bit they were bugging me, no shame in editing as u go lol)

Another thing is how I draw their mouths Open, what I usually do is draw the nose and mouth First, it's how I know how to shape the rest of the muzzle around that first oval I talked about lol

Sometimes when I'm drawing I feel it looks fine as is without much change needed,

But if it looks weird with the rest of the drawing, I stretch the bottom around it more (sometimes it does depend on the angle of your boy's face too)

Here's it highlighted in some art I've already posted!!! (sorry if it's difficult to see orz)

It even works on Espio!! lol

If you'd like me to go in more depth on anything, or maybe cover how I do eyes since I didn't really get to it in this one, don't hesitate to ask!! I love talkin art baybeee<3 Thank you for the ask!!!

[alterchaos]

BENEATH A STARRY SKY

The sun sets on a perfect day...

PREVIOUS CHAPTER: RED

NEXT CHAPTER: SEVEN SERVERS CHAOS

(cw: drawn blood/gore)

MUSIC: What You Don't Know (Piano)

“Bye, Cream! Bye, Cheese! See you tomorrow!”

“Goodbye, Miss Amy! Say hello to Eve for me!”

“Chao chaooo!”

The pink hedgehog smiled excitedly as she turned to continue down the path.

“Will do!”

She couldn’t wait to see her sister.

It felt like yesterday when the girl with the golden hair decided to stay on Mobius. She’d been so nervous back then, unsure of her place in the new world surrounding her. Now, two years later, she had more than made a home for herself.

Nobody on Mobius could imagine life without her.

“Eve…”

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“...h-hang in there…J-Just hang in there o-okay…”

The human gritted her teeth as she inhaled sharply. She nodded her head shakily, clutching her stomach wound a bit tighter as more blood gushed out from her back onto the carpeted floor beneath her figure. She coughed, adding to the bloody mess as Sonic hugged her tighter in his arms. 

“S…So…rry…S-Sonic…I-I-” She coughed again.

He squeezed her closer, large tears sliding down the side of his muzzle and plopping onto her bloodied, gaunt cheeks, “Nonononono…Don’t apologize okay? I-It’s going to be okay…”

“S-So…nic…” Her voice fell weak as she continued to lose blood, a few tears gliding from her eyes as well.

He laid her down on the sofa before him as a chill washed over her, her face going terrifyingly pale. Sonic grabbed the blanket he’d thrown over the backboard only a few hours prior in this world, laying it overtop her to help her maintain some of her lingering warmth. The memory replayed in his mind…

His cold…

Sharah…

The ring…

It was a simpler time, one in which the idea of facing death seemed distant, a bad dream simply lost to time since the battle against the Metarex, an anomaly in his life filled with victory against evil. He never expected that to change, to have to face such a grim situation again. He thought he could handle the flame’s curse. He thought it would simply disappear and the three of them would take down Erazor without a second thought.

How could he have been such an idiot?

So carefree…

So blind…

So…

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…tired…

As soon as Sonic laid the blanket overtop her, Eve’s mind began to slip.

She was…

…so tired…

…so…cold…

…so…

…scared…

…she…

…she didn’t want to…

…to…

The blurry image of his face appeared, speaking rapidly though she was unable to comprehend what he was saying. He then disappeared in a flash, a trail of blue lingering in his wake.

…Sonic…

She clutched her stomach once more as a sharp pain pierced her nerves.

Her grip then loosened…

Her body felt heavy…

Cold…

Numb…

…

Maybe…

If she just…closed her eyes…

Just for…

…a…moment…

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…then she could open them and already be there.

That’s what Amy wished for anyway as she made her way along the peaceful countryside. A few flickies chirped joyously overhead, their colorful wings catching the crimson rays of the setting sun beyond the ocean. She inhaled, taking in the salty air as she continued, one foot in front of the other.

Tap. Tap. Tap.

Then, after a few moments, she spotted it.

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The chaos emeralds…

They were, thankfully, exactly as he’d left them. Sonic snagged the colorful gems in his bloodied, gloved hands before racing back over to Eve’s side to check on her in his panic. 

“Eve!?”

No response. Her eyes were closed and her body still…

“Eve! EVE!!! NONONONONO W-WAKE UP!!! DON’T GO TO SLEEP!!!!”

He placed a hand to her cheek, the sensation enough with his yelling to pull her back into the land of the living. 

Her eyes fluttered open…

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…though Eve was far from awake. Her vision was starting to become splotchy, her ears unable to pick up on the exact words he was saying as he called to her in a panic. She nodded slightly in an attempt to show him that she was listening, that she was still with him in that moment.

But it was all fading…so fast…

…cold…

…numb…

…tired…

…so…tired…

…

…

No…

She…she had to focus…

She couldn’t die here…

Not…like this…

Not…when he was…

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“Almost there!”

Amy smiled gleefully as she approached the path before The Hero of Mobius’s home, taking note of the classic, wooden sign out front.

She took a few steps forward…

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…before clasping his hands in front of him and calling upon the emeralds’ power. They circled him, faster and faster until they disappeared in an explosion of energy, leaving only…

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…a…golden light…

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…just like the setting sun reflecting off the doorknob she reached out to…

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…take her in his arms once more as he…

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…held on to what little life remained…

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…in that moment…

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…in that moment…

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…in that…moment…

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click

BAM!

SHOOOOOOM!

Amy jumped back as the door slammed open with enough force to knock it loose from its hinges. She shielded her eyes as she shrieked, the gale that followed nearly knocking her over in its wake. She paused for a moment before slowly lowering her arms and looking towards the direction of the force, her eyes widening as they fell upon a familiar golden light shooting up into the sky.

“...Sonic?”

Her brow furrowed in worry as she watched him disappear beyond the clouds at record speeds.

“Odd…I wonder what has him in a hurr-”

She turned back towards the opened door, freezing as she did. Slowly but surely, she began to tremble, her ears pinning to the back of her head as a wave of pure terror washed over her.

“B-B-Blood…?”

Amy covered her mouth in horror as she took in the sight. The crimson liquid stained nearly every inch of the Blue Blur’s living room, splattered along the walls as well as the various pieces of furniture. Her eyes fell to the sofa, a lingering pool of blood dripping off the side and onto the equally bloodied floor beneath in a steady rhythm. 

drip

drip

drip

She stumbled backwards a few steps as her heart began to race. She gasped a few times in panic, her thoughts racing until…

“W-W-Wait…W-Where’s Eve?”

A small gust of wind whistled in the silence, the girl who’d promised to meet her there nowhere to be seen.

Amy shook her head, stumbling backwards a few more steps.

“D-Don’t…Don’t tell me…”

As if on cue, she then spotted it, a ceramic bowl lying spilled on the floor next to the side table upon which a worn and tattered book lay. 

Cream…she’d mentioned something about Eve visiting and…

Amy turned, racing out the doorway and down the path in a panic. She needed to reach them, to confirm her suspicions and help before the unspeakable happened.

Thankfully, she knew the direction Sonic was headed.

All she needed was a way to reach them.

“TAILS!!!! WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY!!!!”

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“Okay, okay! Aaand now those ones over there!”

“That one's called Corvus, and the one next to it is Draco. This one connected to Draco here, by the tail, is called Ericius. Next to that one is Reticulum…”

She squeezed his hand and shot her arm in the opposite direction, “And those?”

He gently squeezed back, “Oh, that's easy! That one's Orion, the hunter, alongside Canis, both chasing Lepus, their prey.”

“Oh my…what did Lepus do to deserve that?”

“Nothing, according to ancient lore. Orion simply wanted the game.”

“And Canis?”

“Simply following its master's command.”

“Wow, the drama…”

“Heh, I know right?”

The two chuckled slightly and nuzzled closer together, never letting go of the other's hand.

“Following close behind them is Hydra, then Horologium…Over there is Taurus, the stubborn one-”

“Sounds just like you, Red.” She gave him a sly smirk.

“Huuuhh!!??”

“Your dedication to this precious gem behind us is completely unparalleled…except maybe your dedication to me.” She blew him a kiss in her typical sassy manner.

‘Red’ rolled his eyes teasingly in response, “Yeah, whatever you say, Bat Girl.” 

The two chuckled warmly once again, looking back up at the stars illuminating the otherwise blackened sky.

“Let's see…Vulpecula…Lupus…Oh! Pisces! That one's a personal favorite of mine.”

“And what's so special about that one?”

“It's a story of two fish, identical in nature except complete polar opposites, one in light and the other in shadow. They would never have existed together if not for the single string of fate that intertwines their destinies, making them one. Each is only half of the other, reflecting the other, always circling, always moving forward…together…”

“...”

“...Whoops! Heh! Heh!” The red echidna nervously rubbed his head, “I guess I got carried away again!”

“No! No…” She squeezed his hand tighter, leaning her head into his shoulder, “That's what I like about you, Knuckles…”

He squeezed back, “Aww, Rouge…” He smiled at her before an abrupt and incredulous look crossed his features, “You still can't have the Master Emerald.”

“Damn, no hesitation this time.” She stuck her tongue out at him childishly, causing the red echidna to roar with a deep and hearty laughter.

“Alright, what's this one about, Mr. Stubborn?”

Knuckles simply rolled his eyes before letting them follow his girlfriend's point towards the sky, “That one is Ara, and that one over there is-”

“KNUCKLES!!!!!”

The stargazing couple nearly jolted out of their skins.

A scream…

Then another…

“KNUCKLES HELP!!!!!”

The two looked to each other, sitting up with one swift movement.

“I-Is that…”

“HELP!!!!! KNUCKLES!!!!! ROUGE!!!!! ANYONE!!!!!”

“Blue!?”

There was no mistaking it, even with his voice cracking unusually from the strain.

“PLEASE!!!!! SOMEONE HELP!!!!!”

Knuckles would instantly recognize one of his little brothers anywhere. Usually, the Blue Blur's yells were more comical and typically out of a sense of excitement and thrill for whatever danger he was in.

But not this time.

This time was different.

“KNUCKLES PLEASE!!!!!!”

He was practically gasping for air from what Knuckles could tell was sheer panic, pushing to scream anyway out of sheer desperation, regardless of whatever state his vocal chords were in.

The sound was getting closer, though just as loud.

“KNUCKLES!!!!!”

Whatever was happening to him…

This was life or death.

Knuckles sprang up, mind blank, forgetting about the stars, forgetting about Rouge, forgetting the night even existed…

He simply ran towards the screams of his younger brother.

Whatever was happening…

He would be there for him.

“I'M COMING, SONIC!!!!”

TO BE CONTINUED…

1 to go...

[crazylittlejester]

Council/Chain-Sonic-based-AU

Disclaimer: I genuinely don't like this. I very much struggled with translating the dialogue of SA2's cutscene into a written scene and it came out so.. Lackluster. It feels like it's missing something and I don't think I'm doing the dialogue correctly (CURSE YOU QUARANTINE FOR MAKING ME FORGET ALL OF MY LESSONS RELATED TO DIALOGUE!)

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O-u-t-s-i-d-e S-p-a-c-e C-o-l-o-n-y A-R-K

C-a-n-n-o-n C-o-u-n-t-d-o-w-n: 5 m-i-n-u-t-e-s a-n-d 44 s-e-c-o-n-d-s

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Faybelle's lips slightly upturned as she head a telltale voice. "I must say Faybelle, you never cease to surprise me. I truly believed you had exploded alongside that capsule in space." Hilda said as she marched in.

Faybelle laughed, "Aww shucks.. don't flatter me! From one mage to another, you're the only reason I'm still alive."

Hilda to perked up a bit. She had previously had the idea that Faybelle used that technique but.. how!? "It was a chaos emerald, wasn't it? But how did you summon the powers of chaos control.. Using an emerald that was fake?" she inquired.

Faybelle simply turned forward and began to speed up, Hilda following suit.

For a split second, the only sound present was the tapping of their feet as they jogged down the Space Colony ARK. This Faybelle was one of the ten sisters embued with the power of the goddess Hylia. Hilda knew that, but even then, it was proposturous to be able to use chaos control with a fake emerald.

The air was tense as Hilda slowly shifted her eyes towards her opponent. "So.. There is more to you than just looking like me. What are you anyway..?" Hilda questioned.

"What you see is what you get," Faybelle said, "I'm just a mage who loves her land, I'm Faybelle of Hyrule!"

Hilda was shocked. She still needed the Chaos Emeralds of this world.. But would she be able to get them whilst Faybelle was still alive? Hilda knew for a fact that as long as she lived, Faybelle would oppose her. She wouldn't even consider a single ounce of mercy in a mere five minutes if Hilda let her live. She felt a lump in her throat so big that it tore all the words from her throat and strangled them into silence.

"I see," Hilda finally said, "but as you should now know, I cannot allow you live. This world's days under your protection shall soon come to an end!"

As expected, Faybelle's expression hardened with determination at those words, said determination becoming all the more obvious as she sped into a sprint.

So be it, Hilda of Lorule. If it's a fight you want, it's a fight you'll get.

THIS IS FUCKING EPIC AND I LOVE IT.

[setr0spect]

Rewriting/Remaking the Episode Shadow from Sonic Forces!

So, the Episode Shadow was pathetic in relation of Infinite's past, I have recreate the episode a few months ago and I decided to post this. There will be some stuff that I already explained in the previous post. Oh, one more thing, if you guys think that Shadow, Tails, Whisper and probably other characters that have suffered a lot, my guy, you didn't read this Sonic Rewrite.

EPISODE O: Zero to Infinite

 We play with Infinite, but here he is called by his true name, Zero. The episode is about why he is doing all that world domination thing. I don't know if the episode should be unlocked after the player finishes the game or when the player buy the DLC. Oh, one more thing, Mephiles is back... so this Mephiles here of MY story is from a timeline where he succeeds in destroying the world, he acquires so much power, that he traveled to other world/timeline to continue with his chaos thing, but after using a super chaos control, he loses like 90% of his power. Now to the Jackal Squad, 7 members, included Zero as their leader, and no, they never meet with Eggman, and the events of Episode Zero happens after Shadow the Hedgehog, the game, after the failed invasion of Black Doom (I'll change for this so you guys will understand in the future). The ambitions of Mephiles are simple, he wants to try something else, instead of spreading chaos, he wanted someone else to do that for him indirectly for his entertainment, like the butterfly effect. 

  In the episode we play with Zero the Jackal, the event of this episode happens in Valley of Broken Glass (it needs to be somewhere with sand, ok?) there is a cutscene in the beginning, and then you start playing a simple Sonic path, during the path the sun is dropping off.

Zero, running back to his fort in Valley of Broken Glass, not in a hurry, when he arrived, it was very... quiet... this is not normal to happen with his squad! He knocks at the door, no one responded, he tries jumping the wall, it was easy... but then he saw what happened, blood everywhere, a dismembered body next to him, it was Cinq, (to be honest I really don’t think SEGA would show something like that but ok) he looks up, right in front of him, someone holding Quatre, he was calling his boss for help, then the figure who was holding him in the neck looked behind... It was... Shadow the Hedgehog?!? Zero started to shake, why would he do that? Zero was terrified, he looked around, and saw the others... dead in all worst ways possible, then “Shadow’’ lowered down Quatre on the ground, wounded, Quatre couldn’t stand up. Zero grabbed his sword and started walking towards the enemy, then a dialogue happens here: 

“Shadow”: Ah, the Ultimate Mercenary, finally came out hum? What kind of leader abandons his own squad? 

Zero: Y-YOU! W-WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS? WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO THEM? YOUR MON-

Before Zero could finish his sentence, “Shadow’’ teleports right next to him and start to whisper: 

“Shadow”: Shhhh, now is my turn to talk, you see your friend over there? I'm going to finish him off if you lose this fight, ok?  

Then we have a boss fight against “Shadow”, unfortunately, it is a battle that Zero cannot win, and he paid the price, “Shadow” with his crystal claw made a scar on Zero’s right eye, for his luck it didn’t blind his eye. Then “Shadow” brought Zero’s best friend right in front of him, he called for his name, Zero tried to attack “Shadow” again, but he punched in his stomach so hard that made Zero fall again, and another dialogue happens: 

“Shadow”: You think you can save him? Look around! You couldn’t help your companions, and now they are dead, because of your weakness, your friend is next. 

“Shadow” summon a sword in his hand, then used to aim right to Quatre’s neck.

Quatre: Boss... Zero... don’t look... please... 

Zero: N-No... NO... p-please PLEASE I BEG YOU STOP!!! NOOO! 

“Shadow” finishes Quatre right in front of Zero, in that moment, Zero has totally lost the ability to speak naturally.

(In this scene we could have the shadow of the moment when Quatre is killed at least)

Zero: … 

“Shadow”: Its interesting how fragile the mobians are, and how superior I am. 

Zero: … 

“Shadow”: Look at your squad, all dead now, didn’t had a chance. 

Zero: … 

“Shadow”: Do you know what each of them said before they died? 

Zero was paralyzed, just staring at his former best friend, “Shadow” started walking slowly towards him, then said: 

“Shadow”: They said, ‘Where´s boss?’ 

Zero started to have flashbacks about his squad. 

“Shadow”: G.U.N certainly will like the results of the missions.

Zero: ...

“Shadow”: Well, aren’t you going to say something?! 

Zero: …  

“Shadow” then grab Zero by his neck and pulled him up.

“Shadow”: Inferiors like you deserve to die, but I will let you live, I want you to remember this day forever. 

“Shadow” threw Zero to a wall so hard that it collapsed, in that moment, Zero was unconscious. 

After some time, Zero woke up, very wounded, it was morning and was raining, he started to walk back to his base, when he saw a pile of bodies all charred, Zero was destroyed physically and mentally. He started to cry, clenching his fists, screaming the name of Shadow.  

   4 months later, Zero is walking in the city, which one? Idk there is a lot of cities that is in the name of Archie and they wouldn't let me use them for some reason, now back to the story, he started to hear people celebrating the victory of Mobius over Black Death invasion (Shadow the Hedgehog 2... yes, we all want Eclipse the Darkling again right?), they were talking about how G.U.N with their new agent, Shadow the Hedgehog, defeated the Black Arms and destroyed the New Black Comet , in that moment, Zero was in rage, “How could this world trust easily in those monsters? Heros? No, they are not heroes, no one is, everyone is being a fool!” he thought to himself, but what could he do? He has nobody now and no means to avenge his squad, then he heard something about Eggman, oh yeah, he knew a bit of Doctor Eggman, he knows that G.U.N is after him a long time since the world was in pieces (Sonic Unleashed), the jackal decided to go after him, maybe Eggman have something useful to his revenge.  

  Then we have the Rise of Infinite, it's like the comic but he is alone, also, doing his new scar, he is using a mask that covers his right face, here we play again with him, destroy some badniks, manage to get inside of the base, until we reach the boss fight with Eggman. Something that I wanted to add is for the details of his depression, we can notice that we play with him after the incident, in this mission, he is more sad, his eyes aren't so opened, I created the AFK Stages, similar to Sonic’s animation when you are not moving him. 

AFK Stage 1: Zero will grab his sword and start to look at it with a sad expression. 

AFK Stage 2: Zero will grab a photo of his former squad with a sad expression. 

AFK Stage 3: Zero will start to cry with his head up and his hand covering his eyes. 

NOTE: if you move in the stage 3, he will do a rage expression, he keeps the photo in his pocket and return to his normal animation. 

  After the boss fight, when Eggman is about to be defeated by Zero, he tries to defend himself using the ruby, which makes it create a vision of the future, at least it was it look like, both saw the main base of G.U.N destroyed, and a familiar Hedgehog fallen, it was Shadow. 

Eggman: Shadow? Defeated? OHHOHOHOHOHO this phantom can really show good stuff!   

Them Zero takes down Eggman with a kick and grab the ruby, after a moment, the illusion disappears and they were back to the lab, Zero, after 2 years without speaking, ask: 

Zero: Tell me Eggman, what do you know about Shadow the Hedgehog? 

Eggman: What? Humm... well, what exactly do you want to know? He is the one who stopped Black Doom’s and Black Death’s invasion, he got a new alien brother called Eclipse the Darkling, he is the Ultimate Lifeform also creation of my... 

Zero: He is also the one who stopped you from taking the Chaos Emeralds to use them in... whatever you wanted to use them. 

Eggman: Correct... I have a feeling that you won't send me to behind cold bars, what do you want from me?  

Zero: We may not share the same objectives, but we share the same enemies, one of your problems is responsible for... let's just say that I want him dead. 

Eggman: Who? Sonic? 

Zero: Shadow. Shadow the Hedgehog. 

Eggman: Uh... ok, look I was running some diagnosis with this strange ruby, and it seems to have a strange power, I don’t know, I'll need to study more, tell me, what is your name? 

In that moment, Zero decided to change his name, he didn’t want his reputation of Ultimate Mercenary to be destroyed that easily, besides, Eggman could find something and use against him, the more someone knows about you, the more you became vulnerable, he thought of something that would be the opposite of his former self. 

Infinite: My name is Infinite, Infinite the Phantom. 

Eggman: Alright Infinite, but I need to be sure that you are not going to lure me to G.U.N, why should I work with you? 

Infinite: I could just kill you right here and right now because of what you have done to our planet, besides, you know what I'm capable of, we both also have problems with G.U.N. 

Eggman: What is your problem with G.U.N? 

Infinite: I have enough problems with them to work with you... let me ask you something, do you know about the Space Colony ARK incident, don’t you? 

Eggman: …well, Humm... I- 

Infinite: As far as I know, your grandfather, Gerald Robotnik was working in a cure for his granddaughter, Maria Robotnik, am I correct? 

Eggman: Yes. 

Infinite: But G.U.N just got there to ruin everything, they didn’t only arrested Gerald, but they killed his entire team, and, killed Maria in the process! 

Eggman: Get to the point! 

Infinite: Do you want revenge? 

Ivo never thought of getting revenge on G.U.N for what they had done to his family, in that moment, he started to think more than the Chaos Emeralds, what were their use for? Destroying Mobius would be the last thing Maria ever wanted, he could reshape the entire planet, maybe creating an Empire! 

The Phantom ruby started to glow and levitates to next to Ze-… no... Infinite, then he hears a strange noise, like whispering something, then he grabs the ruby 

Infinite: We can both take them down, with this ruby, with my abilities and your intelligence in technology, we can destroy all the corruption in this world, so you can avenge her death and your grandfather! Just for you to know, if you accept this offer, I will need to search for allies, so we can work as a team, since this will be so big that not only two people will be able to retain control. What do you say? 

Eggman started to think, he looked at the destruction made by one simple jackal, and the mobian was right, in the future, he cannot control everything alone, he would need help. 

Eggman: Alright, we have a deal. 

They shake hands and the episode ends. 

Thank you if you reached to the end, I may post this on the A03 or on the... urgh... Wattpad. But hey! Leave your opinions here in the comments and share with your friends! And see you all next time.

[tsuki-sennin]

*Screaming as I fall slowly out of the sky, getting progressively louder until I reach ground.*

Yep, we're back! So, good news, I finally got a new computer~! That means I'm still alive and free to do whatever I'd like! ...within reason, of course. So, episode 30! The big 3-0! So, what's happening in Revice Land today?

Spoilers, I guess... (Also I talk the elephant in the room named Subaru Kimura very briefly, so... I figured I should tell you first before I get back the the "funny".)

-Hahaha, Igarashi sauuuuucer~~!

-Ngl, I kinda forgot that Ikki used to kick balls.

-...well, not like that, but I guess I'm still technically right!

-I used to be in a soccer club myself when I was a young kid. I ended up leaving after my first season because I would get so exhausted and I felt offended getting what was basically a participation trophy. Shame, the coaches were very nice and patient with me, and it's possible I could've made it to the World Cup if I stuck with it. Orange Speedsters for life, yo.

-Ohhhh, that is German-Japanese voice actor Subaru "Kimura" Samuel Bartsch, a very talented guy known for his work on various anime such as Doraemon, Jujutsu Kaisen, and Assassination Classroom, as well as a few minor special guest roles as some Super Sentai monsters. He even dubs over Idris Elba in the new Sonic movie's Japanese release!

-Now, I'm very ill-equipped to discuss his scandal. It happened, it was a very offensive caricature of an African man, people were understandably condemning his actions, and as far as I saw, that was that. I haven't seen anybody talk about this in well over six months despite browsing social media a lot, so I assumed we've all moved on from it and Subaru's career is just fine. I will, however, say that while I do not condone or approve of it, and he almost certainly should be in bigger trouble than he is, it's hardly the worst or most offensive/racist thing I've ever seen a celebrity do/admit to/be accused of. ...in 2021 alone. How about we move on, eh? I don't want my inbox getting flooded.

-Wooooooo, Soccer Man!

-Oh you would think that, huh Vice?

-Yep, a Kamen Rider~!

-Jiiiiiiiiiko! ...aw dammit, now I want a Chick-o-Stick. Thanks a lot, Kimura.

-Oh, another voice actor~!

-Yeah, soccer's a big "ride or die" sport. You either obsess over it all your life or you move on to something else.

-Jesus Christ man, chill.

-Ohhhhhhhhh, yep! He's a contractor!

-Yep, Gifu-sama is a proper demon god.

-Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, that's not good!

-Oh cool, he's recording! ...shhhhhh, Ikki! Shaddap~!

-"Later today". ...is Ikki recording a number one booty jam?

-Oh, he's appearing on a radio show. Yeah, I guess he'd be a good fit.

-Magenta ja nai! Pinku da!

-...I wonder, does Vice sound like that in-universe because Ikki looked up to Kimura?

-Where'd Subaru go?

-Uhhh, you okay man?

-Ahhh, Phase 1! This should be a cakewalk!

-Stench... is that a Rafflesia Deadman?!

-I mean, his petals are massive and he's big stinky...

-OH GOD HE PUKED ON SCREEN

-Jesus Christ, it farts too.

-...oh, God, remember the hand-off from Saber? And how Vice never did that again for the entire series?

-We're cycling through all the best forms today, huh~?

-First Lion, Kamakiri, then Mammoth? You're spoiling us today~!

-Hero Boy do a good job!

-Ohhhhhh, damn gurl! You killin' it in that uniform!

-Dad Squad.

-We're not the CIA, Sakura. We can't just go up to an evil dictator we don't like and replace him with an evil dictator we do like!

-Wow, Akaishi must be like... old old. Like, Taisho old.

-Ahhhh, another sibling. ...or perhaps he's an uncle?

-Hikaru-kun, I know she's like the coolest fucking person ever, but you gotta rein it in a little.

-Adios, Deadmans. ...given the pattern with the Deadmans' leaders, I assume that your real name is Hana Natsuki. If you truly have chosen to cut all ties with them, I'll adjust my name chart accordingly for you, Natsuki-san.

-Imagine if Kimura was the one who made the Deadman lmao

-Aww, Ikki looks like he's had a great time.

-Egoist~!

-Man Ikki, we're

-Okay, have fun in the bathtub! ...I'd prefer if we didn't cut to you in the bath, considering how handsome Vice thinks you are, but the tub is warm! And the duckies are plentiful!

-What the heeeeeeeell is happening?

-Mmmmm, coffee.

-No coffee for you, George.

-OH GOD THE COFFEE-

-I mean, Daiji wanting to stop Fenix from aiding the resurrection of an evil demon god who takes child bridal sacrifices and murders and eats people en-masse seems pretty "right" to me.

-I'm calling it right now. Akemi's evil as fuck.

-Mmmm, chocolate. ...what kinda doctor hands out chocolate and coffee though?

-Soccer? Guess Jiiko-stick ain't comin' though. It's a shame, but I guess we can't fix everything.

-KUDOU :O

-OH GOD SCREEN TEARING

-Ikki's inner struggle continues on, like a party that rages on long after all the booze has been drunken and everybody should've gone home. Miserable, but fitting for the nightclub theme of the Deadmans' old hideout.

-OHHHHHHHHHH JESUS IKKI'S GOING WILD

-Ikki-san! Smile!

-Ohhhh, Tamaki-kun!

-I see Ikki went to the Bright Noa school of wake up slaps.

-Ikki's really going through it, huh?

-SUBARU :O

-I WAS RIGHT WHAT THE FUCK?????

-I didn't think they'd actually do it! What kind of TV show made for kids to watch on a weekend has a celebrity guest as themselves enter a demonic pact? This, combined with the screen-tearing and Ikki utterly losing his shit some creepypasta material!

-WHAT THE HELL IS HAPPENING

-Okay, Ikki. We're in big trouble, but that'll have to wait a week. ...which is the equivalent of a potty break in Rider Time, so you'll be just fine, right? Okay, cool, I'll see you in a moment~!

[cutegirlmayra]

Can you do a story where Sonic finally gets the courage to tell Amy he loves her? Some people really go out of character with Sonic and Tails, make sure you don't go out of character please, like some fanfictions do, it throws me off and makes me see Sonic in a slightly darker light.

I make it my life’s WORK to try and stay in character, hon XD But I also have to say that it will be AU (out of character) for Sonic to just up and say it, you know? So you’re asking for a very canon moment between the two where he ‘kinda’ says he loves her but not so directly, right?

In most of my prompts, I usually have it where Sonic and Amy are a little older, just so that Sonic can feel those ‘hormones’ a little stronger XD and feel the need to not want to keep it all ‘same old, same old’ anymore too.

But I digress, on with the show! :D/ (Are you expecting Tails to be in this prompt, or..? 0-o)

Prompt:

Sonic zig-zagged between the robotic horsemen’s legs, seeing the robotic centaur look down and step away, having in one hand an electric spear, and the other, Amy Rose…

“Okay! I believe you!” Amy kicked her legs as the robot sent a bolt of lightning down at Sonic, who flipped into the air and started climbing the floating stones to get to the Centaurs weak-points.

The centaur was being controlled by the machines, the storybook having a corrupted God from mythology use his mechanical know-how to corrupt his fellow Gods and also their beings.

He was sucked into this world and Amy fell in soon after, seeing the book shaking and glowing, her curiosity just got the best of her.

Sonic rammed his head into the last remaining red button that connected the whole of the machine to the centaur, as his last piece of shoulder, mechanical armor came off, and he calmed down.

Sonic landed and smiled, holding out his arms as the creature sorrowfully, with a look of asking for forgiveness in his eyes, lowered the girl back into Sonic’s arms.

He nodded, and took off, as Amy kept speaking.

“So… you really WERE King Author! And those… those rings were… Woah! My head’s spinning so much I can’t even think straight!” Amy put her hands to her head, ducking them down and shaking them while Sonic carried on his merry way.

“I mean, I know you get into some tough situations.” Amy was fiddling with her hands as Sonic fought Poseidon in the background.

The scene seems to then shift again as Amy is on a rock and kicking some pebbles around, “And I know you wouldn’t naturally lie to me unless it was something important…” Sonic fights Zeus as the giant lightning bolt is casted into the air, and Sonic jumps to narrowly dodge but uses his Super form to shift the energy away from hitting Amy and then taking down the metal helmet controlling him on his head.

“And I mean, you weren’t really trying to avoid me. I understand that now.” She nods her head as a mechanical owl is gripping her in his claws, cawing to Sonic behind him as Sonic takes him down with the help of another freed God and his accompanying creature.

“So, I guess this means you would have come on time if it weren’t for all these things, right?” She raises an eyebrow, trying to make sure she’s understanding this as some ancients stand below them and seem to bow down in worship to Sonic, who just saved their stories.

Sonic looks over them but only sheepishly smiles, folding his arms before turning to Amy.

“Wait… what just happened?” She looks around, but Sonic scoops her up again and dives into a portal, as they’re suddenly out of the Myth book and laying down on a couch.

“Nothing important.” Sonic shrugs, taking a bite out of an apple, as Amy is suddenly aware she’s wearing a greek robe, with a bowl of fruits in her hands, and a golden lace of leafs as a crown.

“..H-huh?” she suddenly becomes aware of her surroundings as Sonic pulls the bowl towards him, having her on top of him while he lounges. “Basically, you’re right.” he winked, and then continued as he ate a grape. “And as a God, I should probably keep my promises more. So, yeah. I’ll take you back to the heavens sometime.” he nonchalantly ate his meal before putting the bowl down and flicking Amy’s crown.

“You realize those ancients think you’re a Goddess too, right?”

“W-wa-wait, WHAT!?” Amy stuttered, as the crown tilted slightly on her face.

He chuckled, seeing she was too focused in her thoughts to experience the real adventure around her, and adjusted the crown on her head.

“Yeah, I told them you were a mortal I picked up, saved, and then told them I was bringing you back into my world with me.” he lowered his hands, looking at her before sighing a moment and scratching the back of his head.

“Sadly, they misinterpreted this.”

“What?” Amy looked down at the book he was staring at.

Opening it up, she read the last page.

“The Blue, Holy Hedgehog then took his Mortal Woman to the land beyond. And there, it is said they lived out eternity in one another’s arms. Surrounded by music, love, and all things holy.”

Amy blushed, “Holy Hedgehog?”

He put the book down, “Yeah, weird imaginations these people have, huh?”

“W-wai-wait! They think you-!” She turned to point to Sonic, startled, before turning to the book, “T-That we’re-!”

He smiled, “Guess I can’t help it.” Sonic kicked up his feet, putting an arm around the back of the couch, and grinning from ear to ear. “I like my mortal woman.”

He laughed, as Amy hit him in the face with her hammer.

“Careful there, HOLY Hedgehog.” she twitched an eyebrow, before smiling and removing the hammer, looking smugly in her place.

“Goddesses have quite the temper.”

(I thought it was cute XD It’s an AU concept but I tried to keep it in Character. Sonic isn’t one to just come out and say it, but if you read enough into it, you’ll get that they think Sonic and Amy are like Hercules and Meg. He took her cause he loved her XD)

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ME FIRST AND THE GIMME GIMMES - HAVE A BALL (1997)

I met my best friend Kevin at summer camp in like 5th or 6th grade. I liked him because he was the only kid who brought a Star Wars dictionary to camp and he did this thing where he'd pretend to run into trees at full speed to impress girls. I'm pretty sure he liked me because I was the only kid who appreciated that he brought a Star Wars dictionary to camp and I was very impressed by his running into trees skills. The next summer I did some detective work to find his phone number so we could go to camp the same week again. Then we completely lost touch.

My introduction to Tooth & Nail Records through MxPx directed my musical discoveries for the next few years. Although I would occasionally venture out to other labels, they would still be Christian labels like Rescue Records, Bulletproof Music or Five Minute Walk*. I think the farthest I ventured out was when I rode the third wave of ska as far as The Mighty Mighty Bosstones' "The Impression That I Get." And even that was just for a single song.

*SIDEBAR: I'm realizing that I reference record labels a lot. More than the average person, I think. I realized very early on that many of the bands I listened to were on the same record label, Forefront. So from an early age I learned to use that to discover new bands. Most people have probably never heard of Rescue or Bulletproof, or if they have, they probably have completely forgotten their existence, but I always knew which record companies had the kind of bands I was going to like. This would continue for years, from T&N to Victory and Drive-Thru and Vagrant Records. It was an important thing to me for a very long time and has really only stopped kind of recently. The decline and death of the label system is kind of sad in a new way I've never thought of before.*

Even though I had that dubbed tape of DOOKIE, I never really got that into it. I don't know if it was a guilt thing or a format thing, but by the time I got to high school I had taken a hard stance against Green Day. I had a friend called John whose favorite band was Green Day and we made so much fun of him for it. John sat at the same desk as me during different periods of one of our classes and at one point he doodled the Green Day logo on it, so naturally I drew MxPx's Pokinatcha Punk stomping on it. There was another kid who sat at our table in the morning who had a THE COLOUR AND THE SHAPE Foo Fighters t-shirt that I would absolutely love now, but at the time I gave him a lot of crap for it.

It was easy to say I was making fun of these bands because they were on the radio (this was around when "Good Riddance [Time Of Your Life]" was getting a lot of airplay) and so they were "sellouts." The truth was, I had no idea who the Foo Fighters were or what they even sounded like, but it made me look far more punk to make fun of sellouts than admit that I only listened to Christian music and had zero idea who any of these other bands were.

I was so incredibly passionate about music, but so completely ignorant about so much of it. Already I was pretty much only wearing band t-shirts. Mike Herrera had a Spam shirt in the liner notes of TEENAGE POLITICS, so I got one of those, and everything else was Ghoti Hook, Value Pac, The O.C. Supertones, Squad Five-O, and Joy Electric. But all of those bands were (or would end up being) Tooth & Nail bands. I was obsessed with what I was into, and had no interest in anything else.

ANYWAY, at some point I started volunteering as a dishwasher for a couple weeks every summer at camp. Much like the first day of school when you'd wear your best brand new outfit, I always tried to wear my coolest clothes the first day of the week (The fact that a girl I liked was often there may have played a role in this too). On one week, my coolest clothes consisted of a Squad Five-O t-shirt with a Stryper logo swipe, camo cargo shorts, and argyle socks pulled up to my knees.

That same week my old camp friend Kevin, who I hadn't spoken to in years, and his friend Gabe were volunteer counselors. Obviously I wasn't there for it, but I believe that as they noticed me across the room for the first time their conversation went something like this:

Gabe: Look at that loser over there with the socks!

Kevin: Hey, I think I know that loser!

I ended up spending every free minute I had that week with them, discovering that Kevin and I still liked both Star Wars and girls and independently of each other, had both grown into not just big music fans, but into the same kind of music. The difference being, he did not limit himself to just Christian music. Before we parted ways when the week came to an end, we exchanged AOL instant messenger names and he gave me a piece of paper labeled "prescription," a list of bands for me to check out.

I don't remember any of the bands that were on that list except for Me First & the Gimme Gimmes. Between the NEVER SAY DINOSAUR compilation and Ghoti Hook's SONGS WE DIDN'T WRITE (not to mention MxPx's ON THE COVER), I had already developed a huge affinity for covers. So shortly after I got home I made the trip to the Best Buy at Northtown Mall to check out their CDs. At this point the Gimme Gimmes already had HAVE A BALL and ARE A DRAG available, but my mom suggested I go for the first one because I'd be familiar with more singer/songwriter songs from the 60's and 70's than showtunes.

There was nothing sonically groundbreaking about that album. It was a punk rock cover album. I was already listening to punk rock and I already knew most of the songs they were playing. But with it, I had just taken my first step into a larger world.

I very quickly followed up HAVE A BALL with ARE A DRAG. It also introduced me to Fat Wreck Chords (which may have also been somehow mentioned on my prescription from Kevin). I would continue discovering most of my new bands through Tooth & Nail compilation CDs, but I started branching out a little bit by buying Fat Wreck complications too.

It's crazy how important compilation CDs used to be when they don't even exist anymore. The internet ruins everything, I swear. Compilation CDs were the best. For a fraction of the price of a full length from any given band you could get like twice the amount of songs! Sure, maybe they weren't all winners, but for every band I hated like Tilt, there were three or four bands I would discover and fall in love with. There were some bands I would be introduced to from friends or my brother, but most everything I discovered on my own on a compilation CD. The following is a list of some of the bands from this era that I first heard on a compilation that I would end up either buying the CD of or dubbing a cassette of: The Cootees, The W's, Zao, Blindside, Shorthanded, The Dingees, Pedro The Lion, Roadside Monument Joy Electric, Joe Christmas, Furthermore, Strung Out, NOFX, Screeching Weasel, WIZO, Rancid, Bracket... And that's before you count the 100 band SHORT MUSIC FOR SHORT PEOPLE compilation. Technically, the LIFE IN THE FAT LANE compilation would be the first time I would ever hear The Ataris, but that's probably a story for a later installment.