Sonic Speed 2: Second Act/DLC Expansion: Live and Learn

Sonic Speed 2.5: Live and Learn is a DLC Expansion to Sonic Speed 2, released in 2029.
==Plot==
Prologue: New Adventure BeginsThe game begins with Shadow waking up inside of what looks to be a very old bunker. Confused, he stumbles around inside a bit until he finds a computer, which boots up and starts to play some very old tapes of a younger Shadow playing with a strange, yet friendly, old man. A single name came to his mind: "Gerald". Shadow begins to remember a few things, mostly that he was created by Gerald and that he was an "Ultimate Lifeform".
"The ultimate lifeform...? What does that mean? Why...why am I even here?"
Still a bit woozy from just waking up, he stumbles to a door and opens it up, seeing a lush, beautiful island. He then remembers Gerald taking him into it, telling him not to worry about himself and that he would return as soon as he can. Thinking that either he was lying, which for some reason he brushed off as impossible, or something happened to the old man. Wanting answers, Shadow decides to explore this island.
"I've gotta find the doctor. He'll explain what I'm doing here."
Chapter 1: That Blue Hedgehog, Of All Places...As Shadow wonders through the island with no clue where he's going, he stumbles apon Fang the Sniper, looking beaten up and swearing revenge against someone. Shadow asks if he's alright and Fang tells him that he's been beaten up by "that bloody hedgehog". Asking why, Fang sarcastically quips that he wanted his lunch money. To his surprise, Shadow takes it seriously and demands to know where this hedgehog is so he can defeat him.
"Wait, for real? Er, I mean, thank ya mate! He's, erm, 'ight over there!"
Following Fang's directions, Shadow ends up at Sonic's house with the blue hedgehog sitting on a lawn chair in front of it. Shadow immediately attacks, confusing Sonic with a speech about getting revenge and how taking money is not cool. After a fight, Sonic tries to calm the situation down and asks who told him. When Shadow tells him it was a weasel, Sonic explains that he was tricked by Fang and gives him evidence. Shadow meekly apologizes.
Shadow in turn explains whats going on and that he's trying to find a man named Gerald Kintober. The name Kintober rings a bell to Sonic and realizes its Robotnik spelled backwords. He tells Shadow that he knows someone who may have an answer to his problems, but he's a real nasty guy. Shadow agrees to go if it means finding Gerald as Sonic takes him to Tails in order to get to Robotnik's new sky base.
"I didn't expect to be visitin' old Egghead so soon, but if it's to help you out, if I gotta I gotta!
Chapter 2: Robotnik Spills the Mean BeansSonic, Tails, and Shadow arrive at Robotnik's sky base, which he stole from Metal Sonic not too long ago, and find out that he's turned it into one big shadey casino. As the three look around, Shadow begins having memories of going to a fairground with Gerald, having fun with him and playing games. This makes him more determined to find his creator and reunite with him. This was no longer for his memories, it was for his friend.
Running and fighting their way through the casino, they finally make it to Robotnik's office. He wasn't really surprised to see Sonic and Tails, but nearly fell over when he saw Shadow, immediatly reconizing him. When Shadow demands to know where Gerald is, Robotnik refuses to tell him, instead opting to have a giant robot come out of the floor. Eager to test out his newest mecha, he attacks the trio.
The mech is destroyed and they get to interogating Robotnik. He gives in and admits he doesn't know too much about Gerald, but he does know his location. He gives them a virtual map and tells them to leave. They do, but little do they know Robotnik planted a tracker on him. Back at Mobius, Tails makes a boat for Shadow to travel to Station Square on, and they bid their new friend farewell and good luck on his adventure.
"Thanks, both of you. I promise we'll meet again some day."
Chapter 3: Treasure Hunting Pit StopOn the way there, Shadow takes a pit-stop at an island. He is greeted by a bat lady who calls herself Rouge, who is currently looking for something. Feeling chaos energy inside her bag, he asks what she has in there and she shows him the Chaos Emerald. Knowing what it is somehow, he asks if he can have it. Rouge offers a deal: he help her get a little bit of revenge on a mercenary, and she will in return give him the emerald.
Shadow agrees to help, and they both set out. They eventually find a camp site ruled over by a purple weasle that the hedgehog reconizes as the guy who tricked him before. Shadow and Rouge fight their way to him, as now Shadow is angry at getting tricked into attacking innocent people. In a panic, Fang gets into his minature ship and tries to fly away. Shadow and Rouge take action and chase after him.
"I won't let you get away! This is for tricking me, Fang!"
The two capture Fang and tie him up into a tree. Rouge fills her part of the promise and gives Shadow the emerald, then asks what he's doing. Shadow explains, and Rouge becomes interested in seeing how all this ends, so she offers to come with him. Shadow decides its best to have some help, and the two set out. Along the way, Shadow remembers exactly why he reconized the Emerald and why he can feel its power...
"I...I remember! This thing was use to...create me! But how?!"
Chapter 4: Reuniting With An Old FriendShadow and Rouge make it to Station Square, and begin to look around for Gerald's whereabouts. Along the way, robots begin to attack them out of nowhere. Shadow sees the tracker on his map and realizes Robotnik followed them here. Now they need to find Gerald as soon as possible to protect him. The two begin searching all over the city, finally ending up at an appartment building. And inside, sure enough, was Gerald Kintober.
Kintober is stunned to finally see Shadow again, while Shadow feels oddly happy to see him finally. He lets the two inside as he explains everything to Shadow:
"I created you, yes. You are the world's first organic artificial being. My goal was to create something that could protect us all. Be like a real life superhero, you know? GUN, on the other hand, wanted to use you as a weapon. I had no choice. For your safety, I had to hide you away. I'm so sorry I couldn't see you sooner. But...now that I know you are ok...I promise I will never leave you again...my son."
Speechless, Shadow is about to respond until the appartment wall bursts down. A robotic Sonic jumps in and grabs the emerald from Rouge, then makes a run for it. Rouge immediatly follows it, but Shadow doesn't want to leave Gerald behind. Kintober assures him that he was created to save lives, and right now that robot is putting a lot of them at risk. Understanding, Shadow gives Gerald a hug before he speeds off.
The two chase, corner, and battle the robot, who decides to explain that he is called Mecha Sonic and that Robotnik sent him to steal the emerald Rouge has. When questioned why, he simply flies off. Shadow uses the tracker from the map to track down Mecha's location: an abandoned GUN island filled with scrap.
Chapter 5: Full Metal MadnessShadow and Rouge arrive on the island and use the tracker to pinpoint Mecha's location. The entire island has been turned into a giant death trap, with zombie robots attacking them and other such lethalness. They encounter Mecha Sonic, who finally reveals his plan: to use the Emerald to unleash his true power, as he drains the chaos energy from it to gain his own Super form! Shadow and Rouge prepare for a fight.
It's tough, but Shadow and Rouge manage to defeat Mecha with some well-timed Chaos Spears. As it lays on the ground broken, it wonders how an inferior being like Shadow can beat him. Shadow simply responds:
"I was created to destroy evil like you. I was created to protect this world, and I'm gonna do so till the day I die. My name is Shadow the Hedgehog; THIS IS WHO I AM!"
With that, the robot deactivates for good. Rouge compliments him on the speech and gives him a kiss on the cheek as a thanks for making today interesting. The two head back to Station Square, greeted by a very happy Gerald Kintober. The three proceded to spend the rest of the day with him, hanging out. Shadow had finally reunited with his father, and for the first time this whole trip, Rouge saw him smile.
Epilogue: Live and LearnThe next Shadow decides to return to Mobius in order to help fight against Dr. Robotnik, and asks Gerald if he can come with him, who says yes. Rouge also tags along, saying this Mobius place sounds way more interesting them the Rocky Island. The trio return to Mobius and greet Sonic and his friends. As Gerald talks with the crew, Sonic pulls Shadow aside and challenges him to a race. Shadow accepts, and the two get ready.
"You ready to eat my dust, Sonic?"
"Hey! Thats my line!"
The two blast off grinning at each other as the credits roll.
New Game + EndingOn another island, a bunch of odd looking monsters stand in front of a statue. Their leader, Zavok, then utters some words...
"Soon...you shall rise...Mephiles the Dark."
==Characters==
Playable 	Playable 	Playable
  	Shadow the Hedgehog(Jason Grifith) 	
  	Shadow the Hedgehog is an artificial lifeform created by Dr. Gerald Kintober to protect others and save the world. However, he was forced to hide Shadow away when GUN wanted to use him as a war weapon. Recently waking up, Shadow has his sights on finding his "father". Hot-headed and somewhat trigger happy, Shadow does have a soft side to himself and harbors a strong sense of justice and freedom. 	
*Homing Attack: Shadow dashes towards the nearest enemy and kicks them into oblivion.
*Chaos Spear: Shadow tosses a blast of energy, locking onto and hitting a nearby enemy.
*Chaos Shield: Shadow creates a shield which he can use to block attacks and run over spikes.	
*Homing Attack: Shadow dashes towards the nearest enemy and kicks them into oblivion.
*Chaos Spear: Shadow tosses a blast of energy, locking onto and hitting a nearby enemy.
*Chaos Shield: Shadow creates a shield which he can use to block attacks and run over spikes. 	
  	Rouge the Bat(Grey DeLisle) 	
  	Rouge the Bat is a treasure hunter who has an obsession over shiney gems. Running into Shadow while he was on her island, she quickly grows interested in him and decides to follow him. Sneaky and playful, Rouge loves to flirt with Shadow just to get a reaction out of him. While she does harbor real feelings for him, she thinks it's funnier and cuter when he doesn't know about them. She also enjoys rock climbing. 	
*Winged Flight: Rouge can flap her wings mid-air to give her over five extra jumps.
*Tornado Kick: Rouge flips over and spins like a drill feet first, drilling through enemies.
*Love Bombs: Rouge tosses a bomb onto the ground, which explodes when someone touches it.	
*Winged Flight: Rouge can flap her wings mid-air to give her over five extra jumps.
*Tornado Kick: Rouge flips over and spins like a drill feet first, drilling through enemies.
*Love Bombs: Rouge tosses a bomb onto the ground, which explodes when someone touches it. 	
Supporting 	Supporting 	Supporting
  	Dr. Gerald Kintobor(Nolan North) 	
  	Dr. Gerald Kintobor is the grandfather of Dr. Robotnik. He was the one who created Shadow in order to have him protect others. After GUN wanted to use him as a war weapon, he hid Shadow away on Mobius Island and hid from them in Station Square. He now spends his days in an appartment, wishing he could see his creation one last time. Little does he know that he'll get to see his creation very soon... 	
  	Sonic the Hedgehog(Josh Keaton) 	
  	Sonic the Hedgehog lived by himself on South Island for his whole life, with only the many animal buddies to keep him company. It isn't until he met Tails and Knuckles when he learned of a whole new world outside the island. While a little snarky, Sonic enjoys hanging out with his two new friends. He also has a habit of checking out everything out of curiosity. And of course, he is ridiculously fast. 	
Antagonists	Antagonists 	Antagonists
  	Dr. Ivo Robotnik(Mike Pollock) 	
  	Dr. Ivo Robotnick, also known as Eggman, is a mad scientist who has attempted to enslave Mobius in order to gain power for his robots. With an IQ of 300, he built every robot in the army by himself. Recently, he created Metal Sonic in order to combat Sonic, but his new creation went rouge and betrayed him, stealing some of his army in the process. Now he has his sights on his recently discovered Grandfather... 	
  	Mecha Sonic(Mark Hamil) 	
  	Mecha Sonic is Dr. Robotnik's newest creation, claiming him to be a stronger and better version of Metal Sonic. In reality, this version is actually a bit weaker, but was made to be able to absorb Chaos energy and gain his own super form. Instead of Metal, who dispised Robotnik, Mecha is insanely loyal to him, wanting to prove his worth out of respect for him. Eggman is very flattered about this, to say the least.	
==Zones/Stages==
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==Items==
Collectables
* Rings are collectibles found all around every level. They are importans as they give you an extra hit point. Once you get hit though, you'll lose half your rings. You can still pick them back up.
Monitors
* The Ring Monitors give you up to 5 or 10 rings apon breaking them. Rings are very important as they let you take a hit or two.
*1-up Monitors give you, what else, an extra life. These are usually in hidden locations or in bonus stages. You can also get a 1-up via collecting 100 Rings.
*Invincibility Monitors give you temporary invincibility for 10 seconds. You can now run into enemies and run over spikes without getting hurt.
*Speed Monitors grant you extra speed for a short time apon breaking them. Side note: breaking two at once will grant you even more speed.
*The Fire Monitor will give you a Fire Shield, which lets you boost in mid-air and become immune to fire. You also gain an extra hit point.
*The Water Monitor will give you the bubble shield, which lets you do a bounce attack and breath under water. You also gain an extra hit point.
*The Lightning Monitor will give you the Lighting Shield, which attracts Rings towards you and become immune to electric. You also gain an extra hit point.
*The Eggman Monitor will hurt you if you break it, getting rid of half your rings or completely remove any shield you were using. Watch out!
Other Items
* The Chaos Emeralds are the items that let Sonic and Co. become super. You need to collect them via beating bonus stages that are similar to the ones in Sonic 2. Once you collect all 7, every character can enter a Super form.
*The Goal Posts are found at the end of the level. Simply run into it to beat the level.
==Big N' Cream's Shop & Upgrades==
Item/Type 	Use/Abilities
Collectables 	These three items are by far the most common things laying around, with the exception of the 1-Up which is a bit more rare. If you need some before you start a level, Big has a few ready for the right price. Hey, a guy has to make a living.
Rings (5s) 	Very common collectables that'll protect you if you get hit. Don't go without 'em!
Scrap Metal (N/A) 	Every robot you destroy will give you scrap that you can use to buy items from Big.
Speed Boosters (6s) 	Once grabbed, these shoes will make you much faster for a short time.
1-Up (10s) 	Grabbing one of these will grant you an extra life. It's as simple as that, honestly.
Energy Shields 	Created by (and stolen from) Robotnick, breaking containers with these in them will grant the user a Shield. Not only will it protect them from a single hit, it'll also give the user a extra ability. However, one hit and it disables itself until you find it again.
Energy Shield (5s) 	While this will only allow you to take a extra hit, it's pretty rare and cheap as well.
Bubble Shield (10s) 	Not only will this let you breath underwater, it'll also give you an extra bounce.
Fire Shield (10s) 	Not only will this let you walk on fire/lava, it gives you an extra boost in the air.
Electric Shield (10s)	This'll both gravitate items towards yourself and give you a double jump in the air.
Shadow Upgrades 	If you wanna improve your abilities to have a better chance of defeating evil, you might wanna buy an upgrade item from Big. These items are exclusive to the shop, you can't get them anywhere else. These in particular are Shadow's buyable upgrades.
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Rouge Upgrades 	If you wanna improve your abilities to have a better chance of defeating evil, you might wanna buy an upgrade item from Big. These items are exclusive to the shop, you can't get them anywhere else. These in particular are Rouge's buyable upgrades.
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Bonus Costumes 	If you have some scrap to spare, you can buy some neat costumes. They don't really affect anything except for how you look. But hey, they're pretty cool I guess. You can only buy them from the shop, each one holding a costume for a character.
W.I.P (20s) 	W.I.P
==Emblems==
The DLC adds over 20 new emblems to collect, raising the number from 50 to over 70 emblems.
Emblems 	Emblems 	Emblems
#51: We Ain't Done Yet!	Begin playing the new story 	
Rewards 	Rewards 	Rewards
55 Emblems 	Acess to the Ultra Sound Test menu	
==Trivia==
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