Sonic the Hedgehog: Inversion

Sonic the Hedgehog: Inversion is a game to be released for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles never. The games stars the titular chatracter Sonic, as well as establishing the first video game appearance of Archie Comics' character Scourge the Hedgehog. However, Scourge's origins will be modified to fit well within the continuity of the video game timeline.
==Plot==
Tails, Sonic's information gatherer and best friend, receives a distress signal from an island known only as Forestia. The island is being attacked by Eggman's forces in an attempt to establish a base camp for a new scheme of his. Sonic, naturally, doesn't hesitate to go. After clearing robots from a village in the center of the continent, the elder tasks Sonic with guarding an Artifact called the Inversion Cube; which they believe is the actual reason for Eggman's invasion. 
What nobody knows though, is that Eggman staged the entire invasion in an effort to lure his rival to the island; where he forced the villagers to hand the cube, (Secretly planted with an explosive) over to Sonic. Tails detects the bomb's frequency, but is too late; as it goes off; supposedly killing our hero. 
However, the Inversion Cube seemed to be more than a trinket. Upon the explosion; the Cube protected Sonic by covering him in a blue aura; rendering the entire impact useless, but Sonic unconcious. As our hero lay, his body begins to grow unstable. Colors surround the body as Tails futilely screams his comrade's name through an earpiece. Finally, In a flash of green light; another hedgehog steps from the now-expiring light. Unlike our hero; this one has a cold menacing demeanor to him. Black coat, red glasses, teeth as sharp as fangs. He only utters one sentence in Sonic's voice: "The King has arrived."
Sonic awakes in the village that had unwillingly betrayed him, Tails, Knuckles the Echidna, (Treasure Hunter and another close friend) and the Cube that saved him by his bedside. The village elder explains that the Inversion Cube was created to assist in adulthood rites upon the island; judging participants' good hearts. Those with good hearts were dedicated to keeping the island stable; as their energies watered the plants, kept the soil fertile, kept food plentiful. Essentially, the Cube made the island what it was. Knuckles compared the Cube to the Master Emerald of Angel Island, coming to the conclusion that Eggman's subterfuge had inversed the energies stored within the cube. Instead of adding Sonic's good energy to the island, it drew his evil outwards, ultimately giving his darkest evils a physical form. Sonic's mission is simple: Find and subdue his doppelganger, and boot Eggman off the island before it is destroyed.  
But what of the double? What are IT'S goals? Scourge scours the jungle, seeking the tyrant out. After making short work of an elite squad of robots, Scourge offers Eggman a trade. In exchange for the doctor's assistance and resources, Scourge will eradicate Sonic from the planet, making the dictator's dreams a reality. Eggman accepts skeptically. The two knew full well they were using one another. But their enemy came first. Unbeknowst to the egg-shaped villain, Scourge had a much deeper, much more sinister goal in his spiny head......
"Hmhmhm.....Greed's a heck of a thing, ain't it?"
==Gameplay==
Inversion plays similarly to Sonic Adventure 2. Choosing between Sonic's and Scourge's stories, the player will navigate through Action Stages that thicken the plot until the game's conclusion. Players will collect Rings, defeat enemies, solve puzzles, and of course....Collect the Chaos Emeralds. The game's stages use the Sonic Adventure 2 engine, operating in 3D. 
Sonic and Scourge share identical gameplay, with subtle differences.
Scourge has a slightly lower top speed than Sonic, but he gets more of a speed boost from Dash Panels and downward slopes.
Scourge is better at clearing armored enemies away. Sonic would have to Homing the armor off, then hit the enemy. Scourge can just Homing once and move along.
Sonic can jump slightly higher than Scourge, but Scourge gets more of a height boost from Springs.
Scourge's stages are more combat-heavy, while Sonic's stages emphasize high speed and clever puzzles.
When hit, Scourge loses double the Rings Sonic usually would, but they take longer to disappear.
==Stages==
The two halves of Sonic must navigate different portions of Forestia to reach their objectives. There are 40 stages in all, including Bosses. Following classic Sonic format, Action Stages come in pairs alongside a Boss Level. Stages can be re-played upon clearing the Story they're tied to. 
Upon receiving S Rank in all Stages, n extra stage is unlocked, one for each half of Sonic.
===Sonic===
*Forest Jive
*Tree Tops
*Egg Charger
*Mystical Runway
*Mushroom Bed
*Scourge 1
*Tranquil Reef
*Bubble Hills
*Egg Triremme
*Mystic Cave
*Mineral Malarky
*Scourge 2
*Horror Passage
*Ghost Haven
*Egg Gravedigger
*Secret Stampede 
*Orbital Field
*Egg Rocket
*Scourge Final
*Secret Stage (All S Rank): Green Hill Zone
Scourge
*Jungle Cruise
*Fiery Frollock
*Egg Rigger
*Voodo Vault
*Noxious Garden
*Sonic 1
*Ravage Reef
*Tsunami Surf
*Security Beast Quetzlcoatl
*Rocky Ride
*Metal Madness
*Sonic 2
*Haunted Dash
*Fear's Peak
*Fallen Soul Mezkatretan
*Final Stand
*Asteroid Belt
*X-Tornado Alpha and Knuckles
*Sonic Final
*Secret Stage (All S Rank): Stardust Speedway
==Endings==
===Sonic===
Scourge lies defeated, as Eggman flees the island. Knuckles runs off in pursuit, leaving Sonic and Tails to watch over Scourge. 
"We....aren't....done yet...." says Scourge. "I'll defeat you.....Become the strongest....I....deserve....everything....W-Why....?"
After those words, Scourge falls to the ground, unconcious.
Sonic, instead of feeling victorious, seems nervous and depressed.
"What's wrong, Sonic?" asks Tails. "We saved the day!"
Sonic looks at his left hand, which is clutching the Inversion Cube. The device is pulsating wildly due to it's proximity to Scourge.
"I wonder," says Sonic. "The Cube determines the goodness in it's holder. Instead it brought Scourge out. Does that mean I'm destined to become....that?"
At this, the Village Elder appears seemingly out of nowhere.
"Perfection is an impossible idea," says the Elder to Sonic. "Every being has the potential for good and evil. Perhaps you were unsure of yourself. The Cube sensed this, and Scourge was released in response. He embodied your worst qualities.....Pride, recklessness, a touch of greed, horrible fashion sense...."
"I get the picture," replies Sonic.
"...The fact that despite the temptation he offered....The challenge he posed, the resemblance to you he had; You still fought him. You were willing to risk everything to save the lives of a group of people that noobody even cared about. THAT kind heart was what the Cube showed you. Not some label as hero or villain."
Sonic simply nods, as he sets the Cube in front of Scourge's body. The two objects are engulfed by a strange light.
One light levitates briefly, before slowly moving inside Sonic's chest. The other light flies away for parts unknown.
"You ok, Sonic?" asks Tails, who had run up to his friend in concern.
"I'm better than ok, Tails," says Sonic, who proceeds to dash away.
"I'm Sonic the Hedgehog."
The scene cuts to Eggman, hovering across the ocean in a rather over-stylized escape pod.
"Well, that went nowhere," thinks the vilain to himself. "Twas but a minor setback, though. Hmhmhmhm...."
The camera then zooms in on an object on Eggman's left side: an artificial copy of the Inversion Cube.
===Scourge===
"Finally!"
Gripping his double by the throat, the villain slams Sonic's body hard onto the ground.
"N-No......"
With a shudder and sigh, Sonic finally collapses onto the ground; defeated.
The body lands next to the weakened forms of Tails and Knuckles, who both scream Sonic's name in despairing unison.
"I knew I was better than you, blue boy. Your'e weak and soft. Sentimental. Naive. Ignorant," says Scourge. "Just this icky, goody-two-shoes who spends his life playing janitor for a planet that couldn't give two rings about it's 'hero.' But now....That's all gonna change."
While Scourge gloats, Eggman, in his standard mobile craft, hovers behind Scourge confidently.
"Finally. This blue thorn in my side is gone," says Eggman. "Now I can begin."
Eggman presses a button on his craft. The camera briefly focuses on a replica of the Egg Carrier, as Egg Robots begin falling from it, landing onto the main village in droves. The scene then returns to the main characters.
Scourge walks up to Sonic's body, plucking the Inversion Cube from Sonic's left hand. The Cube is fluctuating widlly; as though it were a bomb preparing to explode. Knuckles raises an arm to reach it, futilely. The strain of his fight with Scourge had robbed him and Tails of any excess energy.
"What are you gonna do with that thing...?!" Asks Sonic.
"Simple," replies Scourge. "I'm donna do your job. Save the world. But not from small-fries like Eggy over here or from abominations like Chaos. Nah. Gonna save it from itself!"
Scourg begins to use both hands to put pressure on the Inversion Cube, as various events begin taking place.
Sonic's body is converted into light, which is then absorbed into Scourge.
The vegetation across the island begins to twist, elongate, and mold; growing larger and larger as it encompases the island.
"No more annoying sidekicks. No more playing nice," chants Scourge. "No more Amy following me around! No more incompetent people that can't fend for themselves. No more doing something for nothing! No more playing hero!"
An odd shadow begins extending from Scourge, as it too begins to cover the island.
The shadow comes into contact with the Egg Robots, which begin to malfunction. Oil leaks, short-circuiting, odd behavior.
The odd events intensify in consequence as Scrouge's hands finally break through the Cube, as it finally shatters into pieces which disappear upon touching the ground.
The vegetation begins wrapping around others. The Elder and his aides, Sonic and his friends, even Eggman.
The camera finally zooms in on Scourge.
"Hail to the king, baby!"
==Trivia==
*The stage Jungle Cruise shares it's name with an episode of Ghost in the Shell; Stand Alone Complex.
*Metal Madness shares it's name with, but has no affiliation with, the penultimate boss of Sonic Heroes.
*Quetzlcoatl is the name of the Aztec god of Water. 
*The level title Tree Tops shares it's name with another level from the PS1 game Spyro the Dragon.
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