A New Supernatural Friendship

***A New Supernatural Friendship*** *(新しい超自然的な友情 Atarashī chō shizen-tekina yūjō)* is the first episode of ***Fangs And Speed: A New Adventure***.

## Synopsis

Derek gets beaten by Robotnik's robots, but gets saved by Sonic and his friends, and they help him recover.

## Plot

The story begins in Mobius, Sonic's World, a man lies on the ground, badly wounded with tattered clothing and numerous arrow fragments lodged in his body. Three robots approach him slowly as he tries to crawl away. Suddenly, a savior arrives, destroying the robots and rescuing the man, but before the man can say another word, he passes out.
The echidna checks on him, "He’s alive… I gotta take him to Tails. He’ll know what to do." The echidna carries the man on his shoulder and takes the man to Tails' house for help.
Upon arriving at Tails' house, the echidna calls out for his friend's assistance. Tails rushes over and opens the door. "What's going on, Knuckles?" but was taken aback by the sight of the injured man. "Who the hell is that?!" Tails says in shock, "I'll explain later. Could you take care of him while I'll go call the others?" Knuckles asks. "Okay." Tails replies, "Thank you." Knuckles says in thanks.
While Knuckles was away, Tails tended to the man's injuries and expressed his dismay at the cruel beating the man had suffered. Eventually, Tails places the injured man in his bed upstairs.
A few minutes later, Knuckles arrives at Tails’ house with a blue and pink hedgehogs. "Tails, where’s that guy?" Knuckles asks, "He’s upstairs, come with me". The quartet rushes to the room upstairs and sees the injured man, unconscious and covered with bandages. "This is horrible…" the pink hedgehog says in complete shock, "Knuckles, what the hell happened to him?" the blue hedgehog asks in a serious tone. "He got beaten by three of Eggman’s robots, I saved him, but he passed out before I could ask him anything." Knuckles then turns his head to Tails and asks him "Tails, how is he?", Tails checks his vitals and says "He’s gonna be fine, somehow. But… I can feel a strange feeling coming from him. Knuckles, you think you can tell us what that feeling is?" Knuckles nods, touches the man’s head and closes his eyes. "What do you feel?" the blue hedgehog asks, and Knuckles says with a bit of concern "Anger. Acctually... Rage, pure rage." Everyone is surprised. Without warning, the injured man begins to pant heavily and thrash his head from side to side, causing fourth to become alarmed. Suddenly, the man's hand opens, revealing sharp claws that startle the fourth. As they back away, the man's eyes open widely, revealing a bright red hue that quickly fades back to normal green color.
Still disoriented, the man mutteres to himself, "Where am I?!" Then, his gaze lands upon Tails, Knuckles and the two hedgehog, who are standing defensively in fighting stances. "Who are you guys?" the man asks in confusion, the blue hedgehog steps up and introduces himself, "I’m Sonic The Hedgehog, and these are my friends: Tails, Knuckles and Amy. Who are you?", but instead of answering, the man asks in anger "Where is he?", "Y… You mean…" Sonic says, "Where’s Doctor Robotnik?!" Sonic repeats "He's not here." The man's eyes widen in shock, as he struggles to sit up. "What do you mean he's gone?" he demands, his voice trembling with emotion. "He's still out there! I have to find him!"
Sonic and his friends exchange a wary look. "Listen, buddy," Knuckles speaks up, "You're in no shape to go anywhere right now. Just calm down and tell us what’s your story with Eggman." The man finally calms down and says "Fine. Listen well." before launching into his story. "My name is Derek Hale. I was born in the outskirts of South Island to an ancient family of ‘werewolves’, called the Hale family. And at the head of the family stood the strongest werewolf ever to exist... my mother, Talia Hale. For generations, my family protected Mobius and fought Doctor Robotnik." Knuckles interjects, "Wow, I'm surprised I never heard of her." "That's because 6 years ago... Doctor Robotnik took it upon himself to kill my family at any cost," Derek continues.
Derek then shares a flashback, "It's time to get rid of those werewolves!" of the night Doctor Robotnik snuck into the back of his house with two of his accomplices and spilled gasoline around the house before setting it on fire. "Goodbye, damned werewolves." Derek's whole family got burned to death, and Derek and his older sister, Laura, were the only survivors.
"My mom, my little sister, my uncle... They all burned and died!" Derek says in anger. While everyone is shocked, Tails asks, "And what about your older sister?" Derek responds, "After the fire, Laura and I found an old, uninhabited village, where we lived for two years. But after a few months, she disappeared. And after looking for her for a long time, I found her in the forest... when her body was cut in half..."
Sonic and Amy are just shocked by the story, while Tails and Knuckles try to comfort Derek. "It's okay, Derek. We've all lost something because of Eggman." Derek responds with a hint of sarcasm, "Oh yeah, I'm sure." He then thanks Sonic and his friends for their help, to which Amy replies, "Don't mention it. Helping those in need is what we do."
Sonic then extended an invitation, "You want to join us?" Derek was uncertain and needed time to think, "I don't know. I need to ponder on it." Sonic reassured him, "It’s Okay. Take your time, Derek." As Sonic, Knuckles and Amy go downstairs, Tails says "Hey, Derek, I have something for you." Tails goes to his lab, and when he returns, he presentes Derek with new clothes. Derek is grateful for the gesture, "Wow, thanks, Tails.", "You're welcome, Derek." Tails humbly replies before going downstairs himself, leaving Derek to get dressed.
10 minutes later, Derek finally appears and is warmly welcomed by everyone. "Hey, Derek. How are you?" Sonic asks, and Derek responds, "Better. I'll be completely healed in no time." He then takes a seat. Knuckles curiously asks "So, Derek. Can you tell us about werewolves?" But before he can start, Robotnik bursts in with his microphone, shouting "Sonic, get out here!", Knuckles instructs Derek to stay put as they all leave the house to confront Robotnik and his robots outside.
Robotnik greets Sonic and his friends, "Hello, Sonic! My old friend. And I see that all of your friends are here". Sonic confronts him angrily, "What do you want, Eggman?", "That’s what I want." Robotnik says and snaps his fingers, and one of the robots fires a missile at them. Tails yells, "Look out!" Sonic effortlessly destroys the missile, causing it to disintegrate and release a cloud of gas that makes everyone cough and pass out, except for Knuckles and Derek. Without Robotnik noticing, the two manage to evade the gas. "Excellent! Take them, my robots," Robotnik commands.
Inside Tails' house, Knuckles asks "Derek, are you okay?" and explains, "Eggman captured Sonic and the others." Derek, feeling that he owns Sonic and the others, replies with a serious tone "I'm coming with you," despite his injuries. "But you're not well," Knuckles protests. Derek insists, saying "It doesn't matter. I'm coming with you." The two go out of the house, and Knuckles worriedly asks "How can we find them? Eggman must have taken them to one of his secret labs." Derek smiles confidently and replies, "Leave this to me." He then begins feeling the ground for a few seconds before exclaiming, "He went in that direction." Knuckles is amazed and asks "How do you know?". "I'll explain later. Come on!" Derek urges, leading the way.
15 minutes later, Sonic and the others find themselves chained up in Robotnik's HQ. "You won't get away with this, Eggman!" Sonic shouts defiantly. "That's right, Knuckles will find us and make you pay!" Tails adds in agreement. Robotnik scoffs arrogantly "How can he save you when he doesn't even know where you are?" he sneers.
Meanwhile, outside the headquarters, Knuckles and Derek have located the building and are observing it from a hill in front of it. "That's the place. They're in there," Derek confirmed. Knuckles then confidently remarks, "Just two guards? It'll be a child's game. Can you handle it?" Derek chuckles before responding, "Watch this." Derek removes his bandages to reveal that the injuries he had suffered earlier had vanished completely. Suddenly, Derek's eye color change again from normal green eyes to glowing bright red eyes. His head begins to contort, with the sound of bones shifting and cracking, and he begins to transform. Derek's eyebrows disappear, his ears elongate into sharp, triangular points, and his teeth and fingernails become razor-sharp. Knuckles is stunned at the sight. "So that's how a werewolf looks...?" he mutters in shock. Derek confirms his suspicion and then asks, "Now, shall we head down there?" Knuckles grinnes in response and the two make their way down the hill towards the HQ.
At HQ, Robotnik is making his decision. "Alright, I've made up my mind. So, who am I going to kill first? Sonic, of course!" he declares and snatches up the bound Sonic. "Sonic, No!" Amy cries out. Robotnik restrains Sonic on a special machine, and Sonic struggles to break free, to no avail. "Here. And now..." Robotnik flicks his fingers, unleashing a massive laser beam. "What is that thing?" Sonic exclaims in shock. "It's an energy extractor, you filthy hedgehog. It's going to drill a hole in your head and drain your energy, giving me ultimate control over Mobius!" Robotnik explains with a malicious grin. Sonic is taken aback and says, "Wow, for some reason I have Deja vu..." Robotnik silences Sonic, "Enough talk. This is the end for you!" "Eggman, please don't do this!" Amy pleads. "Shut up, you pathetic Pink Shellfish. It won't do you any good," Robotnik replies coldly. Sonic accepts his fate, resigns to his imminent demise. "Well, guys, it looks like this is the end," he says solemnly. "Sonic..." Amy and Tails whimper, tears streaming down their faces. "And now, die!!" Robotnik yells, activating the energy extractor, and Sonic braces himself for the worst.
But just as the energy extractor is about to drill a hole in Sonic's head, the power abruptly cuts out, disabling the machine and freeing Sonic from his restraints. "What the?..." Robotnik exclaims in confusion. The power flickers back on a few moments later, accompanied by the sounds of gunfire and roars outside. "What's happening out there?" Robotnik mutters to himself. Suddenly, the two guards stationed outside are sent crashing through the wall, with the surviving guard gasping out a warning before he dies. "Sir... intruders..." Then, a shout rings out from the other side of the door, "Eggman!" Knuckles bursts through the door with an energy punch, and Derek follows him into the HQ.
Robotnik is taken aback by the audacity of the two, and angrily exclaims, "What the hell?!" Sonic joyfully shouts out, "Knuckles!" to which Knuckles responds, "Sonic, are you all right?" Sonic assures him, "Yes, you arrived just in time."
Meanwhile, Derek confronts Robotnik, smiling and saying, "Hello, Doctor." Robotnik, both angry and confused, demands, "Who the hell are you?" Derek confidently replies, "I'm Derek. The last survivor of the Hale Family you murdered!" Robotnik is shocked and blurts out, "It can't be... how is that possible?" Derek points his finger at Robotnik and proclaims, "You should have expected this, Robotnik. You killed my family! You ruined us! Burned us to death!" Everyone is taken surprised by this statement, and Derek continues, "You have no idea how long I've been waiting for this moment! For four whole years, I used anger and fear to prepare myself for the moment when I would find you. And now it's happened, and you're going to get what you deserve!" Derek then turns to Sonic and Knuckles, instructing them, "Sonic, Knuckles, release the rest. Robotnik is mine." Everyone is left stunned by this turn of events. "Wow… what is this power?" Tails says in shock. Derek hears him and declares, "This is the power of my family. I am the legend. I am The Alpha. I Am The Strongest Supernatural Creature. I AM A WEREWOLF!" Robotnik is left speechless. Derek taunts him, "What happened, Robotnik? Are you scared? You should prepare, because I'm gonna to rip your throat out... with my teeth!" and roars loudly.
Robotnik is livid and yells, "Metal Sonic, kill him!" Metal Sonic appears and responds with a simple "Positive." Derek remains unimpressed and retorts, "Are you seriously sending a pathetic piece of metal to fight me?" Sonic warns Derek "Don’t underestimate him, Derek. He’s very strong!", Robotnik agrees with Sonic and taunts Derek, "He's right, boy. You sould run now. Unless you want to join your family in hell.". Derek then remembers the day his house got burned and the day he found his sister's body in the woods. Something inside Derek got snapped, "You… You…" Derek mutters furiously. Suddenly, Derek somehow rushes in at the speed of sound to Metal Sonic, takes his hand out and throws him into one of the walls with ease, creating a huge hole. Metal Sonic does not give up, uses spin dash attack and flies directly at Derek with all his strength, but... Derek stops Metal Sonic with one hand. "Like I said, pathetic." Derek says with a sneer. Knuckles can't believe it. "It can't be..." As he stops Metal Sonic, Derek gives him a powerful punch and knocks him to the floor. The impact causes a powerful blast of energy that blasts Metal Sonic to pieces.
Derek angrily advances on Robotnik and throws him onto one of the tables, slamming his head in. He begins beating him mercilessly, punch after punch, blow after blow, blood spurting from Robotnik's mouth. But Derek doesn't care. Derek swings his claws for one last blow to finish it off. But Sonic suddenly shouts: "Derek, stop!"
Derek suddenly stops and then turns to look at Sonic, starting to relax a bit. "Derek, don't do it." Sonic asks. "You're kidding, right?" Derek replies. "He's not kidding, don't kill him, Derek. It's not worth it." Tails says, Derek smirking and waving his hand again. Knuckles says "You're better than that, Derek! Look at him, he can't even fight back."
"I… I…" Derek mumbles, and Amy says "Derek, we know it's hard for you, but let him live this time, please. How would Laura react if she saw you like this?"
After hearing Laura's name, Derek finally decides to give up. "Fine…" Derek picks up Robotnik, pins him to the wall and says "Listen to me now, bastard. I suggest you get out of here now. I may have let you go this time, but you won't be next time!" Derek releases Robotnik and lets him limp out towards his Egg Mobile. "Fool! You chose to spare me?... Stupid move I'd say. Just wait, Derek, because I'll defeat you, and especially you!... Then I'll take over Mobius! You'll see!..." Robotnik threatens and flies away with his Egg Mobile.
"Don't listen to him, Derek, you made the right choice." says Sonic. Derek looks at Sonic for a few seconds, and says, "Sonic. I've come to a decision about your proposal." Sonic asks "And what is it, Derek?" Derek replies with conviction, "Yes. I’m joining you." With Derek's decision to join Sonic's team, the group let out a collective sigh of relief. "Welcome to the team, Derek!" Sonic exclaimed, patting Derek on the back. Derek nodded, "Thanks, Sonic."

## Characters

### ***Main Characters***

* Sonic The Hedgehog
* Miles "Tails" Prower
* Derek Hale
* Knuckles The Echidna
* Amy Rose
* Doctor Robotnik

### ***Supporting Characters***

* Talia Hale †
* Laura Hale †
* Peter Hale
* Cora Hale †
* Metal Sonic †