In a grassy field stood a workshop. Within that workshop worked a strange creature. It had pointy ears, yellow fur on its young, humanoid body, white fur on its torso and muzzle, and, most interestingly of all, two fox tails! The creature called itself Miles Prower, Tails to his friends. He was pouring over the blueprints of a biplane, trying to see if he can make it better. “…Maybe the Chaos Engine…no, that’s already been overhauled. …What about the Turbo…no. …Dang it! What do I need to do to make the Tornado better?!” he snapped. He was about to throw a wrench in frustration when he saw something pop up on his radar. The icon looked like a fat man’s face with a terrible moustache. “…Now what are you up to, Eggman?” muttered Tails as he examined the readings.
The TARDIS, a wonderful machine that can take anyone to any place in any time zone. Right now, the owner of the craft, the Doctor, was sitting in a nice chair and reading a book in her library. William was reading as well. “…When you said leisurely,” William finally muttered, “you weren’t kidding. How long have we been in the time vortex?”
“Couple hours,” replied the Doctor. She closed the book she was reading and got up. “Nothing like a little downtime after all the adventures we just had.”
“True that,” agreed William. “My part of human civilization seems to value overworking themselves to death over proper rest.”
“You’ll all grow out of that; I can assure you.” The Doctor climbed a ladder to put the book back on its shelf. “It WILL take a while, but you will.”
“The fact that you said we grow into an interstellar superpower somewhat gives me hope that we still survive and learn.”
“That’s why I like humans. You always evolve and change, discover new things! The Time Lords forgot that during our long existence.” She then gasped.
“Doctor?” asked William.
“Oh no!” whispered the Doctor.
“What’s wrong?!” William was more concerned now!
“The Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer!” explained the Doctor. “What are these books doing in my library?! One of my enemies must have snuck them in here when they managed to gain access to the TARDIS! Their wickedness knows no bounds!” She took all the Twilight books off the shelves, put them on a table, then keyed in a computer command. The books then vanished.
“Did you vaporize them?” asked William.
“No, the bibliophile in me would weep at the burning of books,” replied the Doctor. “I simply had them moved to the forbidden section of the TARDIS library.” The TARDIS then made its arrival thud. “Aha! We’ve landed!”
The Doctor and William returned to the Console Room and the Doctor checked some readings. “Atmosphere’s earth-like…time zone’s roughly five…six million years into your future…gravity’s earth-like…radiation’s good…let’s see what the scanner says.” The scanner switched on to reveal a grassy plain with stone loops. “Aha! Mobius!” said the Doctor. “A million years ago, this current time frame, Earth gets roasted after the sun blows up. The last vestiges of humanity’s cradle is gone. But there are colonies out there among the stars, some taking on weird properties. You see, three million years ago, this planet, Mobius, was bombarded with radiation that mutated select animals into humanoid shapes and brain patterns. Some of them even developed special powers. I’ve never been here before, so let’s go exploring!”
“Wow, a first for the both of us!” chuckled William. The two of them headed to the door…then the TARDIS lurched thanks to something hitting the exterior dimensions hard! The Doctor and William were knocked to the floor from the impact. “What was that?! Did something hit us?!” yelped William.
“Sure seems like it,” said the Doctor once she pulled herself up using the console to steady herself. She checked the readings again. “…Yep, something hit us at a speed fast enough to create a sonic boom,” she said. “It’s…still by the TARDIS. …Rassilon’s beard! It’s a Mobian Hedgehog! It’s badly hurt!” William wasted no time in grabbing the TARDIS medical kit.
The Doctor and William had brought the Hedgehog to the TARDIS medical room. It was a male about three feet tall, blue, wore red shoes and sneakers, and his eyes were connected to each other. The hedgehog groaned after a while and rubbed his head. “Man,” he groaned, “what did I run into?”
“My ship,” explained the Doctor nearby. “We accidentally set ourselves on your path. I do apologize, sir.”
“Oogh, my head!” complained the hedgehog.
“You ran into it pretty fast,” remarked William as he brought over painkillers and water. The hedgehog slowly accepted them, popped the pills in his mouth, and washed them down with the water. “Our sensors,” continued William, “said that you ran at us at sonic speeds.”
“Heh, that’s how I roll,” replied the hedgehog with a weak smile. “Gotta go fast. …Hey, the headache’s going away fast.” The hedgehog was now looking visibly better, his eyes now totally taking in his surroundings. “…Definitely not a Mobian ship,” remarked the hedgehog. “You guys aliens?”
“She’s the alien,” replied William as he pointed to the Doctor. “I’m a human, just not from Mobius.”
“One of the colonies, then?” asked the hedgehog. “What’s this ship called, anyways?”
“TARDIS,” answered the Doctor. “Time and Relative Dimensions in Space.”
“…Time? Like…time travelers from the future?” quizzed the hedgehog.
“I don’t know what time she’s from,” remarked William, “but I’m from Earth circa 2025.”
“I think we’re all forgetting something here,” interjected the Doctor. “I’m the Doctor. This is Dr. William Davies. You are…?” The hedgehog grinned.
“I’m Sonic!” he said. The Doctor’s eyes widened in joyful surprise.
“Sonic the Hedgehog himself!” she whispered. She turned to William. “Sonic’s saved Mobius millions of times from a deranged scientist,” she explained. “He’s a hero on this planet!”
“Yep! Fastest thing alive!” boasted Sonic as he got off the bed.
“Hey, whoa there!” yelped William. “There’s no way you’re fit yet!”
“I wouldn’t worry,” assured the Doctor. “Mobians have a quicker healing rate than humans. It takes a lot of damage to put a Mobian out of action for long periods of time.”
“Ain’t that the truth,” confirmed Sonic. “Thanks for the help, but I gotta meet Tails. That scientist I always fight is starting something again.”
“Why don’t we come with you?” asked the Doctor.
“Sure, if you can keep up,” chuckled Sonic.
The trio left the TARDIS after one last checkup for Sonic (William’s insistence). “Come on, you heard Doctor…Doctor…um, Doctor who?” asked Sonic.
“Just the Doctor,” replied the Doctor.
“That’s seriously how people address her,” said William. “And I couldn’t take the chance. Sometimes people with good healing factors have bad days. And I speak from experience. I once had to visit Charles Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters (a really popular haven for anyone in my time nowadays) and treat Wolverine. Woo! He was a tough patient!”
“Well, it’s nice to…to…” Sonic trailed off when he saw the exterior of the TARDIS. “…H-Hold on.” He went back inside, then went outside again and walked around the TARDIS. “…It’s…It’s…bigger on the inside?!” yelped Sonic.
“Is it?” asked the Doctor.
“We hadn’t noticed,” chuckled William.
“But…HOW-?”
“That’s just a headache for us non-Time Lords,” interrupted William. “Now, your friend…?”
“Oh, yeah!” recalled Sonic. “Come on! This way!” Sonic took off, leaving a trail behind for the Doctor and William to follow.
“…I guess we’re running,” sighed the Doctor. She and William followed Sonic’s trail.
Over in a city of machines, one of now two organic life-forms cackled. This was an overly obese human man with a beaky nose, a terrible moustache, glasses, goggles on his scalp, a red and white jacket, and black pants and boots. This was Sonic’s main enemy, Dr. Julian Ivo “Eggman” Robotnik. “Oh, this is just too rich!” he cackled. “That blue box appeared right as you said it would! There’s no denying it now! The secrets of time shall be mine! And I have you to thank for that, my dear!” Eggman was talking to the other organic life form, a human-looking woman with platinum blonde hair and dressing in a pink and white Lolita outfit, complete with wide skirt laden with petticoats and a frilly headband. She looked terrified. “Metal Sonic!” called Eggman. Sonic’s robotic duplicate stomped into the room, his optics surveying the place. “Get our guest ready!” Metal Sonic then grabbed the woman.
“No! Wait!” pleaded the woman.
“Now, now, Miss Tarae, it’s all very simple!” cackled Eggman. “I use you and Miss Rose as bait for both Sonic and the owner of that box, they surrender, and the secrets of time and space are mine to command!”
“You better let us go, Egg-breath!” snapped another woman’s voice. This woman was a pink hedgehog with a red dress, boots, and headband, Amy Rose.
“And why, pray tell, should I do that?” cackled Eggman. “Time and space are now mine for the taking!” He cackled as another robot grabbed Amy and carted her away in the general direction of Miss Tarae.
