Hunt for Sonic the Hedgehog

*"Whatever this creature is, it's our job to secure it, neutralize it, uncover the source of its power. And if it resists, we take it apart. Piece by piece. See what makes it tick."*
―Ivo Robotnik to Stone[src]
The **Hunt for Sonic the Hedgehog** was an elaborate search conducted by Doctor Ivo Robotnik, by order of the United States Armed Forces, to track an alien life form that caused a blackout across the Pacific Northwest.

This alien, Sonic, requested help from Green Hills sheriff Tom Wachowski in finding his inter-dimensional rings in order to immigrate to the Mushroom Planet. After constantly pursuing the duo, Robotnik, who saw the possibility of world domination in Sonic's power, was defeated at last and was banished to the planet Sonic would've fled to.

Sonic would then reside in Green Hills publicly after hiding in secret for many years while Robotnik figures out a way to return from the Mushroom Planet.

## Background

*"You have a power unlike anything I have ever seen, and that means someone will always want it. The only way to stay safe is to stay hidden."*
―Longclaw to Sonic the Hedgehog[src]
Sonic the Hedgehog, an alien Hedgehog from a distant planet, found himself stranded in Green Hills, Montana after fleeing from a tribe of Echidnas pursuing both him and his surrogate mother. Sonic raised himself, subtly interacting with the town's citizens.

### Green Hills Energy Surge

*"Twenty minutes ago, an energy surge knocked out power across the entire Pacific Northwest. What do we know?"*
―Sam Walters to the United States military top members[src]
By 2020, Sonic roamed a lone baseball field after a baseball match that was won by the local team, where the MVP was surrounded by many friends. Attempting to solely recreate this event, Sonic soon came to realize he has no friends, and began circling the field as his Chaos Energy built up. Accelerating and growing more powerful, Sonic leapt and yelled, unleashing an electromagnetic pulse strong enough to shut down the entire Pacific Northwest's electricity.

While Tails, a future admirer of Sonic, is notified of this occurrence by his computer back on Mobius, the United States Armed Forces orchestrates a meeting twenty minutes later. Commander and Vice Chairman Sam Walters suggested that long time US military ally Doctor Ivo Robotnik should investigate the phenomenon, despite other board members disapproval.

## Hunt

### Robotnik's Arrival

*"Okay, okay. Everything is fine. You played some baseball, got a little upset, lightning shot out of your butt, and now they're coming for you!"*
―Sonic the Hedgehog[src]
Ivo Robotnik was driven to the scene where the energy surge transpired, taking over Major Bennington's military detachment. He sends out egg-shaped drones. During the search, one of Robotnik's drones scanned a footprint in the woods that the hedgehog had left the previous night. Robotnik, determining the proportions of the footprint and concluding it belongs to an otherworldly being, sends search units and several military men to search for Sonic deep in the woods, who prepares his escape to the Mushroom Planet, as tasked by the late Longclaw. The army gets closer to his cave, prompting Sonic to flee to one of his favorite Green Hills resident's shed, that of local sheriff Tom Wachowski.

### Invasion of the Wachowski Residence

*"They're coming for me!"
"Who's coming for you? What does that got to do with me?"
"I don't have time to explain, but you have to help me!"
"No, I don't! Why?"
"Well, my legs, which normally would be classified as lethal weapons, feel like spaghetti. I need your help. Please. It's life or death."*
―Sonic the Hedgehog and Tom Wachowski[src]
Sonic is found by Tom Wachowski, who held a tranquilizer gun thinking raccoons are digging through the trash again. Feared by Sonic's appearance, Tom shoots him, watching as Sonic dizzily tumbles reading the name "San Francisco" before zoning out. Dropping an inter-dimensional ring portal that opened in correspondence to Sonic's words, Sonic accidentally lets go of a bag of rings that fall through and land upon the Transamerica Pyramid. The portal closes, leaving Tom in awe.

Brought inside, Sonic opens a poorly closed cage after Tom compared him with a blue quill he found. Robotnik arrives at that moment, thus Sonic's plead for assistance to Tom. Agreeing, Tom meets Robotnik, who scans the area. Not allowed entrance into his home, Robotnik sends in Badniks that scan the attic Sonic was hid in while threating Tom with the provision of a consequence worse than death. Sonic, meanwhile, nervously curls up into a ball, trying to keep himself of freaking out all the while two of Robotnik's drones that proceed to come scanning closer. Sonic cannot handle the pressure and leaps down the stairs, hitting the table. The sound is heard by Robotnik, Tom lying that the sound came from old pipes. Robotnik storms inside to spot a raccoon eating a cake Tom's wife Maddie prepared for him, being disproven the claim that he is never wrong. He leaves, but halts when noticing a blue quill on the edge of the counter. Calling a Flying Egg to float by his side, Robotnik demands an answer as to Sonic's whereabouts to be given within five seconds. Ignoring Tom's warnings, Robotnik counted down to one, prompting Sonic's sudden reveal. Telling him to leave Tom be, Robotnik screams in surprise, allowing Tom to punch him unconscious.

The drone enables its attack mode when identifying Tom as threat, leading to it destroying his house with bullets after Tom ducks for cover with Sonic. Telling Sonic to stay behind him, Tom looks around the room for Sonic, now standing on the closet preparing to surprise attack the reloading drone from behind. Sonic becomes progressively dizzier as the Flying Egg spins out of control, allowing Tom to hit it with a bowl, disactivating it. He and Sonic make a run for it to the open road as Robotnik's agent Stone arrives at the last moment to help Robotnik. Robotnik leaves reminding Stone of their mission and telling him to call Optical Illusions for new frames and to bring along the quill.

### Road Trip to San Francisco

*"I'm wet, I'm cold, there's a fish on my head! And clearly, I'm not going to be able to do this on my own."*
―Sonic the Hedgehog to Tom Wachowski[src]
On the open road, Tom starts interrogating Sonic. They compare each other's problems, Sonic needing to retrieve his rings he lost atop the Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco in order to reside in the Mushroom Planet. Tom pulls over afterward, opening the car door so Sonic can leave, seeing as how Tom had done what was asked. Sonic exits the car, but stood still because he didn't know where San Francisco was located. When told where, he takes a round trip from the Pacific Ocean and has a meltdown until coming to the conclusion that he can't do this alone. Reluctantly convinced, Tom admits it was his fault Sonic's rings are lost and invites him inside the truck for what Sonic assumes as a road trip.

Along the way, Sonic, announcing his name, explains that he has not been "spying" on Green Hills residents as Tom infers it, but was actually residing in the town uninvited while no one knew of his presence. After Tom realizes that Carl, who had been hunting for Sonic for years, was right all along, Sonic takes a second to stop by a tourist attraction without being seen, asking when they'll get to San Francisco.

#### Brawl at *Piston Pit*

*"There's so much stuff I've never done. And now that I'm leaving Earth forever, I guess I missed my chance."
"Well, I guess this is the kind of place you could get a lot of living done in a short period of time. I suppose we can spare an hour."*
―Sonic the Hedgehog and Tom Wachowski[src]
Later in the evening, Sonic is told to wait inside the car while Tom, who has stopped the car, goes to a pay phone to call co-worker Wade Whipple, who is surrounded by Robotnik and his crew inside the police department. Robotnik takes over the phone and starts threatening Tom by comparing his terrible fate to that of a bully at his orphanage. Tom interrupts by hanging up the phone, prompting Robotnik and his crew to leave.

Tom returns to the car with food he brought from the store close-by, only to see Sonic gone. Sonic was struggling to wait inside after spotting the *Piston Pit*, a roadhouse, to his left earlier. Tom proceeds to march in, finding Sonic wearing clothes he found inside the truck, and tries to urge him into leaving. Sonic promises he won't say another word for the rest of the trip as long as they stay. Tom submitting, Sonic starts spinning on the barstool he is sitting on, leading Tom to suggest he checks this occurrence off his hypothetical bucket list. Sonic immediately creates one, but stops knowing about all he hasn't done during his time on Earth before his departure. Tom comforts him by crossing some items off the list while they are in the bar, and is later met by a couple of annoyed thugs. Sonic fails to fend him off and eventually ruptures a bar fight when dodging one of the thugs' punches, hitting Tom who bumps into another person. Sonic uses his super speed to defeat the raging bar patrons before leaving with Tom to a nearby motel, where they spend the night.

## References

1. ↑ *Sonic the Hedgehog 2*
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 *Sonic the Hedgehog*