2BIT & GeneX at the Olympic Winter Games
Chapter 1 - Welcome to Frostown!
Notes: Sonic the Hedgehog and related characters are (c) SEGA and Sonic Team. You knew that, right?
Super Mario characters are (c) Nintendo. I'm sure you knew that, too.
GeneX, its related fancharacters, and other original characters in this story are (c) 2BIT (TheGreatGator).
News Brief! > GeneX is a fanfiction series written by 2BIT, which has several stories of varying length. 2BIT has also made fangames about GeneX.
"Welcome back to SSTV News!" It was a cold winter day, and Copter and Punchy found themselves with little else to do but watch TV at Rainbow's house. More annoying, they were watching the news. Oddly enough, Katie had been mysteriously absent from the reports thus far. "I wonder if that coyote got fired..." Punchy wondered. He didn't have long to wonder, as a special segment began. "We now go to Katie the Coyote, who is waiting in Vancouver, Canada, for the start of the Olympic Winter Games!" Rainbow grabbed for the remote. "Oooh, I gotta turn it up!" she said with interest. The scene on the TV shifted to Katie standing outside an Olympic stadium. It was snowing, so she was dressed in a black winter coat. "That's right, Scarlet! I'm here in Vancouver where a very special Olympic event will soon be held. We all remember two years ago, when Sonic the Hedgehog met the legendary Mario at the Summer Olympics. Well, guess what? They're back! And these Olympic Winter Games are shaping up to be even more spectacular than the Beijing summer games!" Copter was taken aback. "WHAT!? Sonic gets to go to the Olympics?! And for the second time!?" Punchy frowned. "I bet he invited Knuckles to go. What about us, though? We deserve a shot!" he complained. Rainbow pointed at the screen. "Ooooh, Tubby even gets to bring Robo-Speedy this time!" she said. Copter glared at the roster of competitors onscreen. "DR. EGGMAN gets to go!? What the heck!?" he shouted. "You wanna go?" Rainbow asked. Copter scoffed at the idea. "Not really. It just would've been nice to have been considered." he said. Punchy looked thoughtful. "I'd go. I could prove once and for all that I'm better than Knuckles!" he said. "Good point." Copter replied. Rainbow smiled at them. "Great! There's only one thing to do, then! Pack up the plane and let's go!" she said. Punchy frowned. "Get real. There's only one seat in that plane. We'd have to ride on the wings. Plus, it's all the way in Canada." he pointed out. Copter's face lit up. "Yeah... Far away from anyone who wants to arrest us! Get on the Hurricane's wing, Punchy! We're going to Vancouver!"
So, Copter flew the Hurricane out of the United Federation and towards Canada, with Punchy and Rainbow navigating with a map and compass from atop the wings. It was a very long trip. Too long, in fact, and soon the Hurricane began to run low on fuel. "Hey, Copter! When was the last time you put gas in this plane?" Punchy asked as the engine began making odd noises. "Gas?" Copter said nervously. As Copter began slowing down the plane, hoping to think of something before they crash into the ocean, a familiar hornet flew next to their plane. "Having trouble, bros?" Punchy glared at the hornet. "Zipp! What are YOU doing here?" he groaned. Zipp pointed behind them, where Shadow Arcangel was flying towards their plane. "We're crashing the winter Olympics. Unlike you, who're just crashing." he joked. "Shut up! We're in real trouble here!" Copter shouted. Zipp frowned. "I'm supposed to help you guys into the lab. But if you'd rather crash, I can tell them I couldn't find you!" Rainbow looked down at the drop to the ocean below, then looked over at Zipp. "N-never mind them, Four! Help us!!"
It wasn't easy, but they managed to get the plane inside Shadow Arcangel. Zipp led the trio into the ship's control room, where Crash was piloting the ship while Vortex looked at the map. Bucky greeted his creations as they entered. "So, Copter and Punchy! Welcome back! I take it you were heading for Vancouver as well?" he asked. Copter and Punchy exchanged depressed glances, but Rainbow was cheerful. "Nice to see you again, Binky! Yeah, we were goin' to the games!" she said. Crash chuckled at her. "Hehe... Binky..." Vortex smacked him with the map. "Keep your attention to the ssssky, Crasssh!" he hissed. Bucky glanced at Copter and Punchy and crossed his arms. "No need to thank me." he said sarcastically. "Right. Next time I'll send Rainbow to find some biplane fuel..." Copter whined. Zipp flew away from the group. "You guys are boring me..." he said, heading for his box of weapons. "Maybe I can find my rifle for the biathlon." he muttered. Punchy looked at Bucky suspiciously. "You guys are really into the Olympics?" he asked. Bucky shook his head. "Naw, not really. I just... Really want to meet Mario!" he said, his face lighting up! Copter and Punchy backed away nervously. They never saw Bucky look excited about something like this before, and it seemed weird to them. Rainbow shared Bucky's excitement. "Oooh, yeah! I wanna see Jumpman too! And that Peachy princess!" she said. Zipp was busy setting up targets on the wall. "Heh, Mario's a dork. I wanna meet Waluigi!" he said. Copter groaned. "You've gotta be kidding me... Well, I'm just here for a vacation. Away from the United Federation and the GUN agents always looking for me." he said. Vortex nodded. "Me asss well." he hissed. Bucky frowned. "You're real killjoys, you know that? Loosen up for once in your lives. If even Dr. Eggman can come and enjoy himself, so should we." he insisted. "I still can't believe Eggman would even participate without trying to take over Canada..." Punchy said. "Aw, don't worry! If Tubby starts anything, it'll be fine! Speedy and Tails and everyone will be there to stop him!" she said reassuringly. "Good news, everyone!" Crash shouted, "We're here!" Everyone gathered around to look out the control room's window. They had made good time, and were now flying over Canada!
Bucky and the rest of Team GeneX needed to find a place to hide Shadow Arcangel, so they let Copter, Punchy, and Rainbow head for the games on their own. They soon found themselves walking along a seemingly endless, snowy road. "Why do the winter games have to be held in winter..." Copter groaned, shivering. Punchy nodded in agreement. "Snow is for polar bears..." he whined. Rainbow, however, was skipping through the snow happily. "Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!" she sang. Soon, they came to a sign pointing ahead. "Frostown, 1 mile..." Copter read. Punchy scratched his head and opened the map he was carrying. "Frostown? Is that even a real place?" he wondered. "Sounds like a great place to get a nice, frosty milkshake!" Rainbow grinned, "Oh, wait! I brought a guide book!" She pulled a small book out of her pocket and flipped through it. "Ah, here it is! There's some sort of festival being held at a bunch of places, where Jumpman and Speedy are gonna visit! Frostown's their first stop, and has a cool Gallery with Olympic memorabilia! Plus, there's skiing there! Sounds like fun!" she said. Copter pointed straight ahead. "All right! There's a town ahead! And where there are towns, there are buildings! With heaters! So, last one there's a snow-echidna! So, it won't be me!" he declared, running ahead of the group. Rainbow started running next. "Follow me, One! Two will get lost without us!" she shouted. Punchy hesitated at first. "Run...? But I'm frozen stiff... I'll get you for this, Copter..." he grumbled, rushing to catch up to the others.
News Brief! > Copter has met Bowser once before, in an optional boss fight in the fangame "GeneX - Tails the Fox." In a similar moment, Tails meets Mario, who calls him "Luigi."
As Copter, Punchy, and Rainbow neared Frostown, there was less and less snow. This seemed odd to them, but they didn't stop to think about it. Soon, however, Copter did stop, and Rainbow and Punchy stopped behind him. "What? Are we there yet?" Punchy asked. Copter pointed a short distance ahead. A funny looking fellow was slowly walking down the road. He wore blue overalls, a red shirt, and a distinct red cap. "Omigosh! It's Jumpman! Hey, Jumpman!" Rainbow shouted, waving. As the man turned around, Copter and Punchy recognized the famous moustache. He waved to them, smiling, but not saying a word. "So, you're the 'legendary' Mario?" Copter said, somewhat surprised. "That'sa me!" he said pleasantly. Punchy chuckled at him. "Look how pudgy he is! And I thought he'd be taller! Hey, red cap, do you know a guy who looks like me?" he asked. Mario nodded. "Mm-hm!" Punchy stomped the ground. "I KNEW it! Knuckles went to the summer games! So now he'd be back here again!" he said. Mario pointed down the road. "Let'sa go?" he said like a question. "Yeah, we're going that way!" Rainbow said. "Was that a question?" Copter asked, "Can't he speak full English? I thought he could." Suddenly, their meeting was interrupted by a familiar voice. "Well, well. I see you've met the clone clowns, Mario." Sonic arrived on the scene, running over from somewhere off the road. "Hey! It'sa you!" Mario grinned, shaking hands with Sonic. "I hope your ready, Mario. There are no swimming events to slow me down this time!" Sonic said. Copter and Punchy were growling at Sonic. "So, you're all buddy-buddy with plumber-boy, but not to us! I saved your rear when Kosmo attacked!" Copter said. Sonic shrugged. "Well, I might've invited you, but I don't know your address. I'd rather you were on my team than Eggman again..." As if responding to the name, Dr. Eggman's laughter rang out, coming from somewhere ahead! "Speak of the devil..." Punchy groaned. A loud roar could be heard coming from the same direction. "Oh, no! Bowser!" Mario gasped. "From the sound of their voices, I'd say this can't be good. Let's hurry, Mario!" Sonic said, running towards Frostown with Mario close behind. "He even slows down so Mario can keep up! What's the deal, here?" Copter wondered. "Never mind that! Let's go see what all the commotion's about, guys!" Rainbow said, leading them towards the town.
The trio arrived in Frostown after Bowser and Eggman were already gone. Mario and Sonic were busy talking to Toad, a servant of Princess Peach. "Aw, we missed it..." Rainbow grumbled. Nearby, they heard a familiar laugh. Char the Chao was talking to two other Chao. Curious, Copter decided to see what was going on. "Hey, Char! What's the deal?" he asked. Char turned around and looked at them with surprise. "What're YOU doing here? Dr. Eggman didn't invite you!" he said. "Never mind that! What's going on?" Punchy asked. Char giggled at them. "You're so serious! Dr. Eggman just teamed up with Bowser to catch all the Snow Spirits. They're gonna use them to make loads of snow for their own Olympic Winter Games!" he explained. "Really? Sorry I asked..." Punchy muttered. Copter agreed. "That's the dumbest plan ever. You're telling me they pooled their talents, and THAT was the best they could come up with? Let Sonic and Mario deal with this one. I say we find a place to warm up. It's snowing again." he said.
On Rainbow's suggestion, the trio went to check out the Gallery. Once there, they found a blue Toad blocking the entrance. "Hey, wasn't Sonic and Mario talking to that dude? Only, he had a different hat..." Copter asked. The Toad looked apologetic. "I'm afraid the Gallery isn't... uh... open right now..." he said. Punchy tapped Copter on the shoulder and pointed to the left of the gallery. A police car was parked there, and an officer was asking someone questions. The officer was Razor. "Geez, he's EVERYWHERE..." Copter groaned. "Oooh, who's he talking to?" Rainbow asked. Razor was talking to a light blue fox with cyan eyes. He wore yellow gloves, blue sneakers, and a blue helmet with lightning bolts on the sides. "You're just doing your job, officer, but I don't know where the Olympic memorabilia is." said the fox. Razor looked at him with suspicion. "You know something... That much I'm sure of..." he said. "I know it'll all turn out all right. Even with the experiments hiding over there." the fox said, pointing at Copter and Punchy!
Razor immediately ran over to the experiments and pointed his gun at them. "You weren't on the Olympic guest list! I bet you're the ones who swiped the Olympic memorabilia!" he accused. Rainbow looked shocked. "You did what, One?!" she asked. "Wha... I just got here!!" Punchy reminded her. "Just what are you doing so far from home, Razor?" Copter asked. Razor showed them his new badge, which had "Olympic Security" written on it. "I was transferred here for the Olympics. Someone's gotta keep an eye on Bowser and Dr. Eggman." he explained. Copter chuckled at him. "Kinda missed the boat there, didn't ya? Sonic and Mario are already working on that!" he said. Razor glared at him. "I'm taking you in for questioning!" he decided. "That won't be necessary." said the fox who Razor had been questioning earlier. "Huh?" Razor muttered. "They only just arrived in town. They haven't done anything wrong. And you can't arrest them for crimes outside of the country. If you could, you'd arrest Dr. Eggman." he said. Razor scratched his head. "I'm not sure about that logic... But for some reason, I trust you. Fine, I'm outta here. But you experiments better behave!" he warned. As Razor walked back to his car, Copter, Punchy, and Rainbow looked at the fox in confusion. "Who are you?" Copter asked. The fox smiled at them. "They call me 2BIT. You can as well, Rainbow." he said. "You know my name?" Rainbow said in surprise. 2BIT laughed. "I should. I created you. I am the creator of GeneX." he told them. Punchy looked at 2BIT quizzically. "Creator of GeneX? GeneX is a life force... thing... Are you trying to say you're a god?" he asked. 2BIT shook his head. "No, God created everything. I merely created you, Bucky, his experiments, a few of your friends..." Before 2BIT could finish, Copter interrupted him. "Hold it, Bucky created his experiments! Don't be ridiculous!" he said. 2BIT sighed in frustration. "I suppose you can't understand. Perhaps it's for the best. I'm not here to change your world, just to see the Olympic Winter Games." he said. "That's great. Wanna come with us, 2BIT?" Rainbow asked. Punchy looked at Rainbow with surprise. "You called him 2BIT, but you won't call me Punchy!?" he shouted. 2BIT chuckled at his reaction. "I created her. If I want her to call me 2BIT, she will." he explained. "Make her call me Punchy, then!" Punchy insisted. "Why are you yelling, One?" Rainbow asked. "Sorry, Punchy. Maybe someday she'll call you what you want, but not in the foreseeable future." 2BIT said.
Suddenly, evil laughter was heard nearby! "That would be Lospecter! Let's go!" 2BIT said. "Follow me!" 2BIT and Rainbow said at the same time. Copter and Punchy glanced at each other in confusion. "Maybe he DID create her..." Copter muttered before following 2BIT and Rainbow. Lospecter wasn't far away, and he wasn't alone. A group of his losol minions were surrounding a tannish-brown dog with no tail. The dog was growling at the losol, but it did not deter them. "Picking on a little doggy? Shame on you!" Rainbow shouted. "Hey, quiz guy! Why don't you pick on someone your own size?" Copter yelled. The dog stood up on its hind legs and put its paws on its hips. "I AM roughly his size!" he said. "Whoa! I've never seen a normal-type dog do that before!" Punchy said. 2BIT nodded. "Me neither, but I thought it'd be better so he could compete in the winter games. You see, I created Dogson over there as well." he said. "Ugh, don't call me Dogson. Just plain 'Dog' will do." the dog said. Lospecter yawned, bored by the introductions. "Losol, just eat him already..." he ordered. Copter and Punchy acted fast, and knocked some losol aside so they could stand with Dog and fight together. "Thanks for standing up for me, guys. I'm really no fighter..." Dog said. Lospecter yawned again. "You guys are so boring. I bet you'll use Chaos Avalanche, and you'll use Chaos Whirlwind. Been there, done that..." he said. 2BIT looked up at Lospecter. "Bored, huh? Sorry, I'm not good at thinking of creative fights... So why don't we settle this nonviolently?" he suggested. Lospecter broke out laughing. "Lost Ones, go after him instead! He's an idiot!" he said. 2BIT crossed his arms. "I warn you, you're no match for me. So you'd do better to try my idea. A contest. We're at the Olympic Winter Games, so why not settle this with cross country skiing?" he said. Lospecter flipped in the air laughing. "Skiing? Neither me nor my losol have legs for it!" he pointed out. "You race down the mountain your way. Just without shortcuts. One of us will ski. Deal?" 2BIT asked. Lospecter grinned at him. "Hey, this might just be amusing. You have a deal!"
News Brief! > Dogson "Dog" Ruff was the first character ever created by 2BIT, when he was a young child. He was initially a Sonic fancharacter based on a stuffed animal which had no tail.
After talking it over, Copter was selected to challenge Lospecter. They proceeded to the top of the mountain used for the cross country course, and Copter helped himself to some skis labeled "reserved for Shadow." Dog was given the duty of the starting countdown. "So, we're almost ready. We just need a judge for the finish line. You know, someone to declare a winner if it ends up a tie." Punchy said. Lospecter chuckled at the idea. "It won't be close at all!" he said. "I found someone to judge." said 2BIT, pointing to a robotic Chao nearby. "Hello! I'm Omochao! Since the judges are all busy preparing for the Olympics... or something, I agreed to judge this event. See you at the finish line!" Copter pointed at Omochao as he flew away. "Is that one of Eggman's robots?" he asked. Rainbow giggled at him. "No, silly! Everyone knows Robo-Chao!" she said. "I didn't..." Punchy muttered. 2BIT motioned for Punchy and Rainbow to follow him. "Let's get to the ski lift. We can ride it back down and meet them at the finish!" he suggested.
Soon, it was time to begin. "No hard feelings, Chopper, but your soul is mine!" Lospecter grinned. Copter looked down the slope with uncertainty. "How'd I get into this mess?" he groaned. Dog shrugged. "Don't look at me. I'm more of a master of ceremonies, not a contestant." he said. "Enough chit chat! Let's start this thing!" Lospecter said. Dog started the countdown. "Three... Two... One... GO!!" Copter shoved off and began gliding shakily down the slope! Lospecter trailed behind him, but not because he couldn't keep up. "Take your time, foxy. I can hover back here laughing at you till the halfway point..." he chuckled. Copter tried to speed himself up with the ski poles, and one of them accidentally slid out of his hand! "Crud! Why couldn't I have a practice round first!
Punchy, Rainbow and 2BIT were watching the action on a big screen at the bottom of the slope. "Oh, I can't watch... Why couldn't YOU do this, Rainbow?" Punchy groaned. 2BIT pat Punchy on the back. "Chin up. It'll all work out. I know Copter better than he knows himself." he said. "Go, Two! Go, Two!" Rainbow cheered, but Copter still wasn't doing well.
With only one ski pole, Copter slid down the slope pretty much out of control! Lospecter laughed at him uncontrollably, and so were other spectators who'd come to watch while waiting for the Olympics to start up. "Can't let him win... Gotta get moving!!" Copter growled, determined to stop Lospecter. He tried to speed up with his single pole, but he ended up tripping and tumbling down! Lospecter laughed harder at first, but stopped in a moment. Copter was rolling down the slope, and he was gaining momentum as the snow covered him in an ever expanding snowball! "H-he's speeding up!! H-hey! Come back here, you cheater!" Lospecter yelled, chasing the out of control snowball!
As the snowball neared the goal, Lospecter was gaining on him! "This may be close..." 2BIT muttered. The snowball was getting closer and closer, and Punchy worried about where they were standing. "Uh... 2BIT... Should we be moving... Out of the way?" Copter's snowball and Lospecter were closing in on the finish line, and headed straight for the spectators at the bottom. "Eeeek! Take cover!!" Rainbow yelled, prompting 2BIT and Punchy to run out of the way as well! In a moment, Lospecter and the snowball crossed the finish line, seemingly at the same time! "Goal!!" Omochao shouted as Copter's snowball crashed into the wall at the bottom! The black fox climbed out of the snow dizzily. "Momma... make it stop..." he said in a daze. Lospecter began laughing triumphantly. "Ha! Ha ha ha! I win! You saw! Right, Omoe?" he said. "Roll the clip!" Omochao said, prompting a slowed replay to appear onscreen. The snowball passed the finish line, just milliseconds before Lospecter! "Copter is the winner!" Omochao declared. Lospecter was shocked. "Wait a minute!! He cheated! You can't go by in a snowball!!!" he yelled. "If you can fly, he can snowball." 2BIT pointed out. Punchy and Rainbow helped Copter to his feet. "You did it, Two!" Rainbow cheered. "How do you feel?" Punchy asked. "Where's Dog... I'm gonna puke all over him..." Copter growled. Dog, who had just arrived by ski lift, chuckled softly. "If I go on all fours, you can't catch me!" he said. Lospecter opened his mouth to protest, but 2BIT waved his finger at him. "I think you know I won't let you back out of your deal." he said. Lospecter flew off angrily without saying a word.
As he floated back into Frostown, Lospecter's attention was drawn by a "psst" sound. In the shadow of the Gallery, someone beckoned to him. Somehow, the area around him was so dark he couldn't be seen. "Feeling cheated?" the figure asked. "It's that 2BIT. He... He's... controlling..." Lospecter growled. The figure nodded. "Yes. But I can break his control. Come with me, and we'll see to it that for once, WE win." he said. Lospecter scoffed at him. "Really? And who are you?" The dark figure reached out his hand. "I am your true creator. And your true salvation..."
To be continued...
