Sonic Journeys: Pilot

Sonic Journeys: Pilot is a fanfic by BearfootTruck. In this premier episode of the Sonic Journeys series, Sonny the Hedgehog is a homeless teenager whose life is flipped turned upside down by a mad scientist named Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik. Now facing a higher calling than simple day-to-day survival, he battles the Doctor to save the Kingdom of Mobius.
==Synopsis==
Sonny the Hedgehog is a street kid in Emerald City who lives life any way he can, whether from handout to handout or by the five-finger discount. One day, the city is bombed by the forces of Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik. Sonic escapes the city, but the survivors aren't so lucky: The Mobian Royal Family is sent into exile, while everyone else is roboticized.
For a good amount of time, Sonny wanders around aimlessly or lies on the ground crying. Then, a group of SWATbots attempts to attack him, but he manages to run away. In the process, he breaks the sound barrier and turns blue. From this point onwards, he is known as "Sonic". This time, Sonic has found a higher calling, and decides to fight back against the badniks. He liberates the Great Forest, earning the ire of Robotnik. The Blue Blur defeats the Doctor when he tries to attack, but the latter vows to be back.
Throughout his campaign, Sonic liberates various Zones in Mobius, including Diamond Dust, Rusty Ruin and Labyrinth. At each turn, he beats back Robotnik and his cronies. Finally, he returns to Emerald City, now known as Eggopolis. He battles Robotnik's Final Weapon in the Royal Palace and wins.
Actually, the war isn't over yet as Robotnik escapes to parts unknown. Meanwhile, Sonic heads to the southwestern coast of Mobius. In Emerald Hill Zone, he meets an orange fox with two tails who wants to be his friend. At first, Sonic rejects the fox's offer, but when the fox becomes sad, he relents. As it turns out, the fox’s name is Miles Prower, and he doesn't like his name. Thus, Sonic decides to call him "Tails".
Now partnered up, Sonic and Tails continue their war against Robotnik. They liberate even more Zones, including Hill Top, Mystic Cave and Hidden Palace. They finally corner the Doctor at Chemical Plant Zone and defeat another one of his machines. However, the war still isn't over. Robotnik tries to get away, but Sonic and Tails find an old biplane, fix it up and use it to pursue him in the sky. They reach Robotnik's Wing Fortress, but their plane – christened the "Tornado" – gets shot down. Finally, after an intense battle, Sonic defeats Robotnik.
…Or does he?
===Sonic Says===
Tails is walking in Emerald City when he laments his lack of friends and how hard it is to make them. Then, Sonic steps in and talks about how rewarding making and maintaining friendships is, also suggesting ideas such as volunteering, joining Meetup groups and going to parties to make new friends. He also suggests that the readers keep their hearts open, don't set too many expectations and put in effort.
==Characters==
===Main===
*Sonic the Hedgehog
*Miles "Tails" Prower
*Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik
===Minor===
*Porker Lewis
*Johnny Lightfoot
*Joe Sushi
*Chirps the Chicken
*SWATbots
*Buzz Bombers
*Penguinators
*Turret Snowmen
*Suicide Snowmen
*Roseinian soldiers
*Caterkillers
*Burrobots
*Jaws
*Sea Orbinauts
*Land Orbinauts
*Rexons
*Spikers
*Crawltons
*Flashers
*Batbots
*Redz
*Stegways
*Jellygnites
*Heavy SWATbots
*Grabbers
*Spinies
*Balkiries
*Nebulas
*Turtloids
*Cluckers
*Jetpack SWATbots
*Mecha Sonic
==Trivia==
*Porker Lewis, Johnny Lightfoot, Joe Sushi and Chirps are all references to the US names of Sonic's animal friends, as derived from the second draft of the US Sonic Bible. These names would later be reused in Sonic the Comic.
*The name of Chapter Two is a reference to a line from the song "Sonic Boom", which was the US theme song for Sonic CD.
*Sonic asking "did I do that?" after destroying a group of Buzz Bombers is not only a reference to Urkel from Family Matters, but also the fact that Jaleel White – the guy who played Urkel – was the original voice for Sonic.
*Sonic's line about kicking ass and eating chili dogs is a reference to the 1988 movie They Live.
*Sonic's line "and The Man is back in town!" is a reference to the song "T.N.T." by AC/DC.
*Sonic references the slogans for Maybelline and Memorex during and after his initial battle with Robotnik.
*Sonic asking if Robotnik's going to leak oil on him is a reference to Monty Python and the Holy Grail, when King Arthur asked the Black Knight if he was going to bleed on him.
*Robotnik's line about Sonic being light years away from beating him is a reference to the first-generation Pokémon games, where a Jr. Trainer in the first gym said the same thing about the player character facing Brock.
*Sonic's line about there only being one way to rock is a reference to the song "There's Only One Way to Rock" by Sammy Hagar.
*The name of the surplus store where Sonic got his M65 from is a reference to the nickname for the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, which was intended to help returning US World War II veterans readjust to civilian life. The term "G.I. Bill" has subsequently been used to refer to other programs intended to help US Military veterans.
*Eggopolis' slogan is a reference to Liberty City's slogan in Grand Theft Auto III.
*Sonic's line about people not stealing paintings in his town is a reference to Ghostbusters.
*Sonic strutting around is a reference to the song "Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees.
*Sonic's initial meeting with Tails is an homage to Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, more specifically "Tails' New Home".
*Sonic and Tails' attempt to find a secret passageway in Mystic Cave Zone is a reference to Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
*Sonic talking about getting stuck forever in a pit of spikes is a reference to players suffering the same thing in Mystic Cave Zone while in Super form with Sonic.
*Sonic banging on the Hidden Palace Zone's organ is a reference to Sonic SatAM, more specifically "Sub-Sonic".
*Sonic doing the "1-Adam-12" routine with his radio is a reference to Adam-12.
*Tails calling out for Sonic over the radio repeatedly is a reference to Metal Gear, more specifically Metal Gear Solid 2.
*Sonic being hypnotized by the parabolic sludge is a reference to a fan comic called Not Enough Rings.
*Sonic's line about walking into a store and buying an airplane is a reference to Back to the Future.
*Sonic using the Tornado's machine gun and accidentally shooting off the vertical stabilizer is another reference to Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
*Sonic calling Mecha Sonic "ugly" is a reference to Predator.
*Sonic's line "there can be only one" is a reference to Highlander.
*Sonic telling Robotnik "hasta la vista" is a reference to Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
*Sonic playing "Whole Lotta Love" on air guitar is not only a reference to the previous line about the Wing Fortress going down, but a play on "Led Zeppelin".
==External links==
* "Sonic Journeys: Pilot" on Fanfiction.net
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