The little Merhog
Chapter 1
It was a windy and clouds day at the ocean where a ship sailing and the sailors were catching fish with their huge nets. The ship was led by a handsome young hedgehog with black fur with red stripes named Shadow who was feeling the breeze and enjoyed the fresh air in the middle of the ocean along with his servant named Owlan Featherstein the grey owl.
"Isn't this great? The salty sea air, the wind blowing in your face . A perfect day to be at sea! Right, Owlan?" Shadow smiled.
"Indeed." said Owlan sarcastically as he felt seasick.
"My, what a fine strong wind and a following sea. Queen Aleena must be in a friendly-type mood." said the first sailor.
"Queen Aleena?" Shadow asked.
"Yes. She's the ruler of the merpeople, lad. Thought every good sailor knew about her." replied the second sailor were removing fishes from the net and placed them in barrels.
"Merpeople! Shadow, do you actually believe in this nautical nonsence?" Owlan asked snobbishly.
"But it ain't nonsence, Featherstein! It's the truth! I'm tellin' you, down in the depths o' the ocean they live." said the second sailor as he gestured wildly that a fish flopped away from his hand and fell right into the ocean. The fish felt relieved that it was alive and swam away happily in freedom.
Meanwhile in an atlantic undersea kingdom named Mobotlantica, where the merpeople and sea creatures were in the royal concert hall waiting excitedly and the fanfare ensued. A small seahorse showed up on stage.
"Her royal highness, Queen Aleena!" said the seahorse as a beautiful purple female merhog queen entered while the audience cheered for her.
"And presenting the distinguished court composer, Knuckles!" the seahorse continued as a red male echidna in crab form showed up.
"I'm really looking forward to this performance, Knuckles." Aleena smiled.
"Your Majesty, this will be the finest concert I have ever conducted. Your children, they will be spectacular!" smiled Knuckles.
"Yes, especially Sonic." Aleena giggled.
"Yes. Sonic has the most beautiful voice." sighed Knuckles.
"If only he'd show up for rehearsals once in a while. He's so hopeless." he thought to himself pretty annoyed.
Meanwhile Sonic and his best merfox friend Tails were exploring.
"Come on, Tails! Hurry up!" said Sonic excitedly as he looked at an old sunken ship.
Wait for me, Sonic! You know I can't swim fast as you!" said Tails as he panted.
"Take a look at that!" Sonic said as pointed at the ship. "Isn't that awesome?"
"Yeah, it's great." said Tails feeling nervous. "Can we go now?"
"Tails, you're not getting cold fins now, are you?" asked Sonic.
"Who? Me? No way! It's just that it looks damp in there. And I think I may be coming down with something. Yeah, I got this cough." replied Tails as he fake coughed.
"Alright, Tails. I'll go inside while you stay here and watch for sharks!" said Sonic as he went inside the ship.
"Good idea! You go inside the ship while I watch for.... SHARKS! Sonic!" Tails screamed with fear and swam inside the ship and hold Sonic.
"Oh, Tails!" Sonic laughed.
"Do you really think there might be sharks around here?" Tails asked as he whispered.
"Don't be such a gubby, Tails!" Sonic chuckled he continued to look around.
"I'm not a gubby!" said Tails unamused as he followed Sonic.
While they looked around in the ship. Tails shook nervously as he even saw a skull. Sonic found a fork and a pipe.
"Wow! Take a look at these cool stuff! Have you ever seen anything so awesome in your entire life?!" said Sonic as he showed them to Tails.
"Wow! Cool! What are those?" asked Tails amazedly.
"I don't know! But I bet Chip knows." Sonic replied he put the fork and pipe in his bag.
Tails heard something inside the ship.
"Sonic, did you hear something?" he asked nervously. "I think we better get out of here!"
"Relax, Tails! Nothing's gonna happen!" Sonic said.
Suddenly a big shark showed up and chased Sonic and Tails as they swam fast as they could as they headed to the porthole. They managed to get out but the shark was stuck in the porthole. Tails swam towards the shark and blew a raspberry at it. Then it snapped at Tails and he got scared that he swam quickly.
"You really are a gubby, Tails!" Sonic laughed.
"I am not!" Tails snapped.
"Sure. Sure." Sonic smirked as they headed to the surface.
In a small island where a small light gaia named Chip who was relaxing in the warmth of the sunlight and then Sonic and Tails showed up.
"Hi, Chip!" said Sonic.
"Oh, hi, Sonic and Tails!" Chip smiled. "How are you doing?"
"Hey, Chip! Look what I found!" said Sonic he showed him the pipe and the fork.
"Yeah. We were in a sunken ship and it was very creepy." said Tails.
"Land creature stuff, huh? Let me see." said Chip as he looked at the stuff. He first picked up the fork. "Wow, this is very unusual."
"What is it?" Sonic asked.
"It's a dinglehopper!" he replied as he used the fork on his hair. "Land creatures use these little babies . . . to straighten their hair out. See - just a little twirl here and a yank there and - voiolay! You got an aesthetically pleasing configuration of hair that land creatures go nuts over."
"Cool! A dinglehopper!" Sonic looked stunned at the fork.
"What about this one?" Tails asked as he pointed at the pipe.
"Why, this I haven't seen in years. This is wonderful! A banded, bulbous - snarfblat." he replied.
Sonic and Tails looked amazed.
"Now, the snarfblat dates back to prehistorical times, when land creatures used to sit around, and stare at each other all day. Got very boring. So, they invented the snarfblat to make fine music. Allow me." Chip replied as he blew the pipe and seaweed popped out. "Yuck! It's stuffed!" he spat disgustedly.
"Music? The concert! Uh-oh! My mom's gonna kill me!" said Sonic when he realised that he forgot the concert.
"That was today?" asked Tails shockedly.
"Sorry, Chip! I gotta go! See ya!" Sonic put the pipe and fork back into the bag and swam along with Tails.
"Anytime, buddy!" Chip waved.
When Sonic and Tails swam in a hurry. But they didn't notice that there two evil hedgehog-like eels named Mephiles and Iblis were watching them while a female dark brown cat octopus witch with blue hair and purple eyeshadows and lipstick named Malinda watched a magic projection of Sonic while she was eating shrimps.
"Yes. Hurry home, little prince. We wouldn't want to miss old mommy's celebration, now, would we? Huh! Celebration indeed. Bah! In MY day, we had fantastical feasts when I lived in the palace. And now, look at me wasted away to practically nothing - banished and exiled and practically starving, while she and her flimsy fish-folk celebrate. Well, I'll give 'em something to celebrate soon enough." Malinda said to herself, angry at Aleena. "Mephiles! Iblis!"
"Yes, Malinda?" said Mephiles and Iblis.
"I want you to keep an extra close watch on this pretty little son of hers. He may be the key to Malinda's undoing." she smiled evilly.
To be continued.
