Sonic Christmas Exploit Chapter Three
Later that night, Shadow was asleep in his bed. He was dreaming about an old friend from Space Colony ARK. Not just any old friend, it was Maria Robotnik. One night, Maria was talking to Shadow about Christmas, saying that it was a joyous time for celebration and that it brought peace to everyone on Earth. Shadow smiles, thinking about how much fun Christmas sounds, but all that changed when G.U.N. came to Space Colony ARK.
Shadow suddenly woke up, remembering what happened to Maria. He sighs before looking out the window, watching the snowflakes fall down. He gets up and walked towards the fireplace before sitting down in a big red chair. As he leans back into the chair, he watches the fire, thinking about Space Colony ARK. When his last thought was about Maria, he held his head down and gave a sad sigh.
Shadow: I'm sorry, Maria.
Later that night, Sonic, Tails, Amy and Knuckles have arrived at the G.U.N. Base. Remembering the plan, Sonic and Tails walked towards a nearby manhole cover and after opening it, they snuck into the sewers. Meanwhile, Knuckles and Amy snuck into the G.U.N. Base through the front door. When they made it inside however, the lights turned on and revealed Rouge along with Jet and Wave.
Amy: It's Jet, Wave and Rouge!
(Amy takes out her hammer and Knuckles narrows his eyes while cracking his fists)
Wave: Rouge told us about your plan to steal the Chaos Emeralds.
Jet: We won't let the three of you pass!
Knuckles: Well, it's a good thing we came prepared.
Amy: Right.
Suddenly, the door opens, and Silver and Blaze walked in.
Rouge: Silver and Blaze? Wait, I thought you two were having a Christmas party back at your dimension.
Silver: We were, until Sonic called us and told us what happened in Station Square.
(Rouge looks at Amy and Knuckles in surprise)
Amy: Funny story.
(Flashback)
Earlier that evening, Sonic and the others were about to get ready for the plan. However, Amy had a thought.
Amy: Hey, guys, I just thought of something.
Knuckles: What is it?
Amy: What if the others find out about our plan?
Knuckles: You mean, they might set up a trap for us?
Tails: Knowing Rouge, Shadow and the Babylon Rogues, I wouldn't be surprised.
(Sonic snaps his fingers)
Sonic: I have an idea.
Amy: What is it?
Sonic: I'll call Silver and Blaze. I'm sure they can help even up the odds.
Tails: Good thinking. We'll need all the help we can get.
(Sonic took out his cell phone and calls Silver and Blaze)
Meanwhile, Silver and Blaze were getting ready for a Christmas party. Silver had just finished getting the house decorated while Blaze was setting up food around the table.
Silver: So far, so good. Looks like the house is almost ready for the party.
Blaze: Indeed. By the way, where's Marine? She's usually not one to miss a party.
Silver: Oh, I haven't seen her since she went out to deliver some gifts around town.
Suddenly, they hear the phone ringing.
Blaze: Now, who could that be?
Silver: I'll get it.
(Silver uses his telepathy to pick up the phone and answers it)
Silver: Hello?
Sonic: Hey, Silver.
Silver: Hey, Sonic. What's up?
Sonic: We have a plan to bring Christmas back to Station Square and we need your help.
Silver: Really? How so?
Sonic: First of all, is Blaze with you?
Silver: Yeah, why?
Sonic: She might want to hear this as well.
Silver: Okay. Hang on.
(Silver turns to Blaze)
Silver: Hey, Blaze!
Blaze: Yes?
Silver: Sonic wants to talk to us.
Blaze: What's it about?
Silver: Something about bringing Christmas back to Station Square.
(Blaze walked towards him)
Blaze: Well, let's hear it.
Sonic begins explaining the plan to Silver and Blaze, starting with what happened to Cream and Vanilla. He told them that their plan was to sneak into the G.U.N. Base and steal the Chaos Emeralds. However, Sonic believed they could have a trap waiting for them. When he was finished explaining, Silver and Blaze were silent for a moment.
Sonic: Are you guys alright?
Blaze: I'll turn their bones into... ashes!
Blaze suddenly transformed into her super form, startling Silver.
Blaze: I'll feel their hearts burn in my hands!
Silver: Blaze, calm down! It's not worth it! Especially on Christmas!
(Blaze sighs)
Blaze: You're right, Silver.
Blaze returns back to normal before picking up the phone.
Blaze: Sorry about that, Sonic. Cream and Vanilla were two of my closest friends, next to Silver, Marine, Tails and you. We'll be right over.
Sonic: Okay, see you soon.
(Sonic hangs up)
Sonic They'll be right over.
Amy: That's great, Sonic!
Tails: I guess we should get ready for tonight.
Knuckles Might as well.
The group then went their separate ways, getting ready for the mission.
(End flashback)
Amy: We figured you guys might try something, so we called them.
Wave: Doesn't matter, we'll still stop you.
(Blaze held out her hands and flames appeared in her palms)
Blaze: Try us.
Wave took out her wrench and Jet took out his war fans. They start charging at them. Rouge swings a kick at Amy, but she blocks it with her hammer. Meanwhile, Sonic and Tails made it into the sewer and were heading towards the generator.
Sonic: How close are we, Tails?
(Tails looks at his radar)
Tails: Well, according to the radar, the generator should be close by.
Little did they know, Storm was waiting for them by the generator.
Storm: Here they come.
Before long, Sonic and Tails reached the generator.
Tails: Here it is. Now, to set the bomb.
Tails opens his bag and takes out the bomb. But before he could set the timer, Storm jumps out from the shadows.
Storm: Not tonight, you two!
Storm throws a punch, but Sonic jumps over him, dodging it. Tails looks back at the fight.
Sonic: Tails, get the bomb ready! I'll hold off Storm!
Tails: You got it!
(Tails gets the bomb ready)
Back at the G.U.N. Base, Jet was swinging his war fans at Knuckles, but he quickly dodges them. Wave swings her wrench at Amy who was blocking it with her hammer. Blaze was throwing fireballs at Rouge who was flying passed them without getting hit by even one of them. Silver was using his telepathy to help his friends by throwing items and debris at the others, but to no avail.
Silver: This is not good! We have to get those Chaos Emeralds!
Amy: Well, I hope that Sonic and Tails are doing better than us!
Back in the sewer, Storm grabs a rock and throws it at Sonic. Although he manages to dodge it in the nick of time, the rock was getting straight towards Tails who was almost finished with the bomb.
Sonic: Tails, look out!
Tails: Huh?
Tails looked, but before he had time to react, the rock knocked the bomb out of his hands. It went flying in the air.
Tails: Oh, no! The bomb!
Tails flew up to try and grab it, but Storm grabbed him by one of his legs. Sonic noticed this and ran to help his best friend. Seeing that the bomb was still in the air, he had to think quick. That's when he had an idea. He jumped over Tails and Storm and was headed straight for the bomb.
Sonic: Tails, get down!
(Sonic kicks the bomb)
Tails saw what Sonic was doing and not wasting time, he quickly ducked. Storm didn't have time to react as the bomb flew towards him and exploded, knocking him into the water. Tails got up with a sigh of relief. Sonic lands in front of him.
Sonic: Are you okay, Tails?
Tails: Yeah, I'm fine. But we lost the bomb. How can we complete the mission without it now?
(Sonic and Tails looked down sadly)
Sonic: We might as well leave.
Sonic and Tails walked towards the sewer entrance and climbed out. After they left the sewer, they decided to start walking home. Little did they know, there was something flying in the air behind them. Just when Sonic and Tails were about to leave the G.U.N. Base, they saw a group of reindeer and a sleigh heading towards them. To their surprise, it was Santa Claus and sitting in his sleigh were Cream and Vanilla.
Tails: Santa!
Sonic: And he brought Cream and Vanilla with him!
Santa: Hello, Sonic and Tails.
Sonic looks at Cream and Vanilla who were smiling at him.
Sonic: How did you two meet Santa
Vanilla: Long story short, Cream and I were walking through the snow, hoping to find our way home when we found Santa's house.
Cream: He was getting ready to deliver presents, so he decided to give us a lift home.
Sonic: Wow.
Santa: They told me you were planning on bringing the Christmas spirit back to Station Square.
Tails: That's the plan, although things didn't go well.
Santa: Well, you're in luck. I have something for you.
Santa takes out a present and gives it to Tails. When he opened it, he was surprised at what he saw. It was another bomb.
Tails: A new bomb!
Sonic noticed a note attached to the bomb. It said, "Bring the Christmas spirit back to Station Square".
Sonic: How did you know about this?
Santa: Cream and Vanilla told me what was going on and I thought you could use some help.
Sonic: Well, thank you, Santa.
Tails: And thank you, Cream and Vanilla.
Vanilla: You're very welcome, dear. By the way, Santa, Cream and I never expected you to have a bomb with you.
Santa: Well, it's just for emergencies. You never know one day.
Vanilla: I'll take your word for it.
(Cream yawns)
Cream: Mom, I think we should head for home. I could really use a good night sleep tonight.
Vanilla: You and me both, Cream. Santa, can you take me and my daughter home?
Santa: As you wish.
(Santa looks at Sonic and Tails)
Santa: Have a Merry Christmas!
And then, Santa flew off in his sleigh, taking Cream and Vanilla with him. Sonic and Tails waved goodbye before looking at each other.
Tails: Now that Santa gave us this new bomb, we can finish the mission.
Sonic: Let’s go! Hopefully, we’re not too late to help the rest.
Sonic and Tails ran back into the sewers, hoping they weren't too late to help the rest of their friends. Meanwhile, as Sonic and Tails were inside the sewers, Knuckles knocked back Jet with an uppercut. Silver noticed this and used his telepathy to throw Jet at Wave, knocking them both out. Amy catches Wave's wrench and seeing that Rouge distracted by Blaze. she throws the wrench at her. Rouge manages to dodge one more fireball until she noticed the wrench, but just when it was about to hit her, she ducks and catches it.
Back in the sewers, Tails was setting up the bomb. He sets the timer for two minutes and placed it in front of the generator.
Tails: There, the bomb's ready.
Sonic: Excellent work, Tails! Now, let's move! The others might need our help.
Tails: You don't have to tell me more than once!
(They start running as the timer starts counting down)
Rouge landed in front of Amy, holding the wrench in her hands. The others were about to surround her, but Amy and Knuckles told Silver and Blaze to stay back.
Rouge: Even if you beat me, you won't get the Chaos Emeralds.
Amy: Wanna bet?
(Amy charges at Rouge with her hammer)
Back outside, Sonic and Tails made it out of the sewer. They grabbed the manhole cover and closed the sewer.
Tails: Made it out just in time. The bomb will go off any minute.
Sonic: Let's join the others. They've probably found the Emeralds by now.
Tails: Okay.
(Sonic and Tails ran off)
Meanwhile, the bomb was counting down and the second it hit zero, it exploded, taking out the generator. There was a huge explosion in the sewer and the manhole cover was sent flying. Back inside the G.U.N. Base, Rouge was fighting Knuckles and Amy when she heard the explosion. When she looked outside, Knuckles punched her in the stomach and Amy whacked her in the head with her hammer, knocking her out cold. Jet heard the explosion as well, but when he started getting up, the manhole cover came crashing through the ceiling and landed on Jet's head, knocking him out cold.
Knuckles: I guess the others destroyed the generator.
Amy: Now we can get the Chaos Emeralds!
Before long, Sonic and Tails made it inside the G.U.N. Base, seeing that their friends won the fight.
Sonic: Looks like the others got into a big fight while we were busy.
Tails: Lucky thing you called Silver and Blaze when you did.
Amy: Sonic and Tails, what happened in the sewers?
Sonic: We’ll explain later. For now, let’s get the Chaos Emeralds.
They all walked into the next room and found the Chaos Emeralds sitting on a pedestal.
Blaze: There’s the Chaos Emeralds on that pedestal over there.
(They walked towards it)
Blaze: Let’s hurry and grab them before Shadow comes!
Amy: Agreed.
Knuckles grabs the Chaos Emeralds and puts them into a bag. Afterwards, the group left the G.U.N. Base, taking the Chaos Emeralds with them. Meanwhile, as Sonic and his friends left with the Chaos Emeralds, Shadow was sitting alone in his chair when he heard a door open.
(Shadow looks back)
Shadow: Who's there?
Shadow got up to see where the noise was coming from. However, all he saw was a present. Curious, Shadow opened the present. Suddenly, to his surprise, it was a photo of Maria and Gerald Robotnik.
Shadow: A photo of Maria and Gerald Robotnik?
He then noticed a small note attached to the back of the picture. Shadow took the note and read it. The note said, "Merry Christmas, Shadow the Hedgehog". He then noticed a disc that was also attached to the back of the picture. When Shadow took the disc and played, he saw Maria and Gerald Robotnik leaving a recorded message for him.
Gerald: Shadow, if you're hearing this message, Maria and I have something to tell you.
Maria: It's about Christmas, Shadow. It's a special holiday on Earth for friends and family to get together and have some holiday fun.
Gerald: Wish we could take you to Earth so you can see it firsthand, but... well, you'll know when the time comes.
Maria: Also, Shadow, it's not about the gifts, it's about spending time with the people who care about you.
(Shadow had a tear in his eyes as he watches the recording)
Maria and Gerald Robotnik explained everything they knew about Christmas. Before the message came to an end, these were the final words they said.
Both: Merry Christmas, Shadow the Hedgehog.
And then, the recording came to an end. Afterwards, Shadow thought about what they said. Christmas is a time to spend the holidays with the people you care about. He smiles and stands up from his chair.
Shadow: I know what I must do. I just hope that I'm not too late.
Shadow runs off to make amends. Little did he know, Santa Claus was watching him from the window.
Santa: Now that’s what I call a happy ending. There’s always time to make amends during Christmas. Well, time to head home. Christmas is coming.
(Santa hops on his sleigh and flew off)
Meanwhile, Chris Thorndyke was at home, walking to his bedroom when he noticed a present on his bed. Raising an eyebrow, Chris opened the present and saw an envelope. Surprisingly, it was the note Charmy was going to send to him, but got torn in half. However, it was repaired with tape. Chris opened the envelope and when he saw the letter that was inside it, he read it with a heavy heart, hearing about what was happening in Station Square.
Chris: Sonic and the others need help. Now to worry, my family and I will pay for the festival! I better call my parents.
The next day, it was now Christmas Day. After Sonic and his friends retrieved the Chaos Emeralds, Chris was able to pay for the Christmas festival and the Chaos Emeralds were given to Sally Acorn and the Freedom Fighters. Rouge told everyone in Station Square about Shadow’s actions and has now seen the error of his ways, seeing that he was now making amends for his past mistakes. Later that day, Shadow and Rouge stopped by the orphanage.
(Rouge knocks on the door and Cosmo opens it)
Cosmo: Shadow and Rouge? Why are you here?
Rouge: Shadow has a special gift for the orphanage.
Cosmo: Really? What is it?
Rouge: I’ll show you. Shadow, bring it in!
Suddenly, Shadow walks into the orphanage with a box full of medicine, candy canes and Christmas cards. This surprised Cosmo and everyone in the orphanage.
Shadow: Free candy and medicine for everyone!
(Everyone in the orphanage cheered)
Cosmo: Thank you, Shadow!
Later that day, everyone was celebrating at the Christmas festival. Everyone was having a great time celebrating Christmas Day together. As for Sonic and Shadow, they were standing at the tallest building in Station Square with the Chaos Emeralds. They could see all of their friends were having a lot of fun. As they looked at each other, all they could do is smile.
Sonic: So, Shadow, what made you see the error of your ways?
Shadow: Well, Sonic, let’s just say I had help… from some very special friends.
(Sonic smiles, knowing what he meant by that)
Sonic: Merry Christmas, Shadow.
Shadow: Merry Christmas, Sonic.
Suddenly, the Chaos Emeralds started surrounding them and then, Sonic and Shadow transformed into their super forms. With a smile on their faces, the two hedgehogs flew over Station Square, catching the attention of all of their friends. Little did they know, J.C. the Hybrid and Suki the Wolf were watching them fly by as they were narrating the rest of the story.
J.C.: After bringing the Christmas spirit back to Station Square, Sonic and Shadow transformed into their super forms and flew off into the sky.
Suki: However, they told their friends that they promise to return to them if they are ever needed again.
Both: Some humans and mobians heard them say as they flew out of sight…
(Sonic and Shadow waved as they flew through the sky)
Sonic and Shadow: Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!
The End
