#king of soleanna

[sapphanimates]

solaris incarnate stuff for the soul (i love working on this au so much 😊)

[toq1gou2003]

[bones-and-whatnot]

Sonic & Mario Character Archetypes, Part 8

The Evil Doppelgänger’s Robot Friend

The Hero’s Other, Realistically-Designed Love Interest (Much taller, and a figure of authority)

The Wacky Professor

The Edgier Double of the Villain

The Edgier (Pseudo-)Double of the Evil Doppelgänger

[chocolategothwolfhorse]

And a beautiful finale….

I still think about this interaction I had with an AO3 author in their fanfic comments.

[nightfurylover31]

Maybe it’s an odd time to bring it up, but it is Valentine’s Day. Sonamy and Sonally have been one of the biggest ship wars in the franchise. Thankfully, it doesn’t seem to be as much of a thing as it used to be, but there is still occasional bashing or something. After some deep thought, I think I came up with an answer to make both sides happy.

It has nothing to do with Amy or Sally. It depends on the VERSION of Sonic.

When you think about it, Archie/SatAM Sonic and Mainline Sonic are actually pretty different. With SatAM and Archie, Sonic was born in a monarchy and had a steady home, even when fighting in a war. He’s used to being in one place. He also fought Robonik/Eggman because he had to, freeing the planet and restoring the kingdom. As for the games and IDW, Sonic travels the world and fights Eggman because he wants to, not because he has to. It may not seem like much, but they are key factors. These different lifestyles show more of who would be a better partner for him. Sally has responsibilities as a princess and leader. Even if Eggman is defeated for good, she will still be bound to these duties. Amy, on the other hand, is more adventurous and loves trying new things. She may settle down at times, but she still loves to travel. Both girls are compassionate and ready to help others and can even take the lead when they have to, but go about it in different ways. Sonally is a case of opposites attract and Sonamy is more kindred spirits.

While Sonic and Sally clash at times over how to plan, they work together to pull them off. They are more at ease when they don’t have to be on missions, and more overt about dating. They are also childhood friends in these continuities, knowing each other longer than their other friends. This led to their feelings becoming stronger over time. Sally has grown more into being on the battlefield, but usually works more behind the scenes or deals with the more technical or planning while Sonic takes most of the action.

Sonic and Amy both love adventure and sometimes act before they think. They also go out of their way to help others without a second thought. Amy may be a big romantic, but her relationship with Sonic nowadays is more on the subtle side and no less important and sweet. She used to chase after Sonic, but wasn’t so blinded to put her own desires ahead of others. Amy is also one of the first people Sonic met in his fights against Eggman. Amy also trained herself to be stronger to stand by Sonic’s side so she could protect him like how he protects her.

I do want to talk about the X Years Later/Light Mobius arcs in Archie. In that timeline, Sonic and Sally are married and rule as king and queen. While at times he’s not always happy with being king, he loves Sally enough to accept it. He was even willing to be her royal consort until they could be wed in Archie issue #124 (which is probably the most out of character moment compared to his game counterpart ever). And while we never see Amy in those arcs, Ian Flynn has said a few times on the Bumblekast he thinks Amy would be traveling around with the Time Stones. I thought that was a cool idea, and that feels more like the kind of life the mainline Sonic would want to have.

I kind of feel obliged to bring up Elise. Most people may not like it, and I prefer them as friends, but she was also written as a love interest. Anyway, in one scene Elise asks Sonic if he’ll leave after Dr. Eggman and his plans for Soleanna are stopped, which the hedgehog confirms. Despite what feelings he may have for Elise, he’s not going to give up his lifestyle just to be with her. And I do not mean to make it sound mean, it’s just who he is. A free spirit, free as the wind. And in Sonic and the Black Knight, he is revealed to be the true King Arthur, but he doesn’t accept it. He’s uncomfortable with how the other knights bow to him. I find it hard to believe this Sonic would want that kind of life for anyone, even if Sally was part of the main continuity. She wouldn't give up her duties for him either. A steady relationship or royal lifestyle just isn’t for Sonic’s game counterpart. In issue #2 of IDW, Amy knows Sonic can't be held down and respects his decisions. She loves Sonic for who he is and doesn’t want to change him. Instead, she’s fine with just going on adventures with him. Living in the moment. It’s not the life she initially wanted with him, but it’s enough for now. It does feel like they have become closer after Forces. The game was far from the best, but the premise of spending six month apart is a good way to build something up for them.

The reboot in Archie kind of proves this point about the relationships as well, albeit unintentionally. While the main reason is the new mandates were that game characters could not date, Sonic and Amy felt a lot closer than before. Sonic and Sally were also confirmed to only have a platonic relationship in the new timeline. This is due to Sonic’s past now being closer to his game counterpart rather than SatAM. He’s still part of the Freedom Fighters, but still has his world traveling roots. For example, he came to Mobotropolis after Eggman took over instead of living in the city at the time.

Sonamy and Sonally are both valid ships and deserve support. But don’t hate on the other when it’s the version of Sonic that truly matters for deciding who is the better match for him.

[tazienimp]

Revelations

That moment when you find out what you were named after.

Meet Sol! My newest MephDoom child. She's the middle sibling between Beast and Duppy in the Arcane timeline. She was named specifically after Solaris because she inherited a lot of her genetics from her uncle Iblis, who had been dead for at least a decade before she was even born. She also inherited a good bit from Chip, her great uncle, and Dark Gaia, her grandfather. It wasn't til she was 16 that she managed to sneak into what she thought was an old temple buried in underground ruins, and found out what she was named after.

Fun fact, her markings glow in the dark juuuust a little bit.

More lore under the cut!!

I don't talk about Arcane, like, ever??? And it's kind of a problem. See, Arcane Mephy and Cult Mephy are the same Mephy.

They both are able to peer into various timelines without having to go into the void. (Every timeline has some degree of change within them, so Mephiles in one timeline may have slightly different abilities than Mephiles from another timeline, for example.) Cult Mephy saw Camelot and hopped over to the time of King Arthur and successfully took over. Arcane Mephy, however, misjudged the jump. He and his daughter were branded as demons, and he was sealed inside Crys just like Iblis was sealed inside Elise.

When Crys woke up, thanks to Shadow and Knuckles finding her in a sealed coffin in some underground ruins, Mephy also woke up. He's extremely skittish and quiet compared to his other counterparts. He prefers to hide within his daughter's shadow, at least until Doom comes around. Then he sticks to Doom like glue and often seeks refuge in his shadow instead. Later the two of them have three kids. Duppy, Beast, and Sol.

What makes this timeline as different as it is besides the sealing of Mephiles, is Eggman has taken over the empire of his late father, Julian. He's grown up to be just as cruel, as he still runs Robotropolis with an iron fist and robotocizes those who stand against him, and he also destroyed the Black Comet, which was why Black Doom sought out his son. He was injured too severely to wait in the open until he was healed, and his hivemind had been destroyed, except for a few survivors, his personal guards that had gotten him out in time. He still refers to them as his army, even if it's only to soothe the pain of acknowledging his kingdom, his people, are no more.

When Doom eventually reunites with his son, he meets Mephiles, who decides to help heal him as he feels sympathetic for the suffering fallen king, and then the two of them bond over what they've lost and end up becoming a mated pair.

Shadow had still been reawakened by Eggman like before, but had been used more visiously as a weapon, without the option of free will this time. Eventually he was rescued by Sonic, Tails, Amy, and Knuckles after a brutal fight with them, and brought into their little ragtag group. Rouge and Omega aren't present, as Omega was never made to stand guard over Shadow, and G.U.N had long since been distroyed.

As for anything related to Soleanna, it was all buried when the land was destroyed and reformed by Eggman for his empire, with the castle being buried under the rubble. The Solaris project still happened, but the scepter had long since been lost to time, along with Elise herself.

Mephiles had continuously warned his children never to venture into the heart of Robotropolis, but Sol was more careful and crafty than her siblings and managed to slip in repeatedly without ever being caught, at least by Eggman and his troops. Eventually she found the ruins by complete accident, and what her mother had been content to leave behind was revealed to her. From then on she sees her parents as cowards for not standing up against Eggman given how powerful they both are.

Some things to note in this timeline:

Mephiles and Shadow are not enemies whatsoever, though Mephiles is still wary of him, more than anyone else, much to Shadow's confusion, as Shadow had already been with the group for quite a while before they found Crys and Mephy.

Crys and Shadow don't end up together in this timeline. I haven't figured out who Crys will end up with, but it won't be Shadow. However, Shadow and Amy will end up together, which will lead to Silver being born for the first time in another timeline besides Corrupted.

Both Mephy and Doom are extremely present in their kids' lives, as they are in every timeline, but Doom spends most of his time planning and executing supply raids with his son and the others, so Mephy has taken on a much more nurturing role than he ever would have in any other timeline. It helps that he only really feels safe around his family and Doom, and all of his walls are down. He's not combative or difficult to interact with in this timeline, and he's a lot more honest and patient. Similar to Neutral Mephy before Janice's death.

Btw! I made Sol out of this adopt i won the other day XDDDD Literally my last two adopts were made into her and Nightshade and i think that's very funny

Anyways! Ihope you enjoy, love you all!!!! 💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

[itz-pandora]

Questions for your Main AU Grim and Lanolin: Grim: How are you still alive, and why? What was your inspo. for your outfit? Why do you wanna commit Regicide? And who's the king/queen again? Lanolin: How did you meet Grim, and what made you join him? What was your life before now? What do you think of Zuri and how fast she was recrutied? You seemed in disbelief when you first saw the scene (refering to this post), so what was up with that? Okay Im done now-

Grim's asks:

Q1

"I've been researching this crystal for a long time, and it's unusual properties. Immortality in exchange for energy, which is a pretty fair deal if you ask me! I have a lot of other gems to tamper with, so I've been able to find a good energy distribution system to keep myself stable."

Q2

(OOC) I don't remember the inspo I used, but it's not too off from what I'd imagine Soleanna's fashion to be like. Of course, the royals and upper class have different clothes (and Babylonians are a whole different thing)

Q3

"I've been at odds with the royal family before the current king and queen inherited the throne. I've wanted the Sol Emeralds for over a century, and they know that. I want to research them, but they're locked away. Not to mention the boredom that comes with age. There's only so many magical crystals and artifacts I can get my hands on, and there's only so much I'm able to research. I like to spice things up a bit from time to time!"

(I just made these designs for this ask! Current ideas for names are Inferno the Caracal, and Char/Cinder the Cat. I'm indecisive about her name.)

Lanolin asks:

Q4

"He's actually my uncle. Well, more like a great-grand uncle? He's been around for a long time, I can't remember how many generations. My parents kept him at somewhat of a distance, because of his quirks... But I've known him since I was a baby. I was never afraid of him."

Q5

"Before my parents died, I was definitely happier. Of course, I'm forever grateful that uncle Grim took me in, but it's not the same. I miss my parents, even though they weren't perfect."

Q6

"Grim is always impulsive, seeing him be eager to recruit someone isn't what's shocking. I'm just surprised anyone would want to work for him!"

[moonofsoleanna]

Today’s history fact regards Chaos Energy, and more specifically, how it interacts with humans. It’s relatively common knowledge that Chaos Energy is an omnipresent energy field in the universe, and that Mobians typically have abnormally high concentrations of it that can often manifest as supernatural abilities.

However, it’s less commonly known that, while a much rarer phenomenon, humans can also be born with unusually high concentrations of Chaos Energy that can manifest as abilities. Unlike in Mobians, where Chaos abilities are often hyper-specific in nature, humans with high Chaos Energy levels are able to apply their abilities in a more broad-spectrum manner. These rare cases are where the ideas of magic and sorcery come from, as well as their practitioners.

Historically, very few individuals can be definitively proven to have actually possessed these abilities, with many cases of individuals either lying about their powers in life or having them falsely attributed to them after death muddying the waters. Among the number of actually provable cases, however, rank such exceptional individuals as Ozymandias, one of Soleanna’s earliest kings, back when the civilization was called Egyntiria.

[penistparker]

The three kings of disaster:

Dark Lead Mephiles and his servant Null the Dark

Prince Iblis, possessing the body of Soleanna's princess

Emperor Solaris, and Empress Blaze

more lore will be revealed TEEHEEEE

[randomhcsgo]

Once upon a time, millennia ago, in a great desert, there was a Kingdom hidden in a piece of paradise called Soleanna.

Soleanna was a medium-sized Kingdom, hidden in an Oasis with a location lost in the sands of time, a Kingdom whose hard-to-find location and the small number of sorcerers present was its greatest protection, the royal family kept its small people as safe and content as possible for 2 centuries reigning with assertiveness and care.

That is, until that foreign wizard visited...

He was a strange man, bringing studies and research about a prophecy speaking of a "Supreme Protector" who would fight to protect the world from a "Great evil", spreading stories about how if they could bring this "Protector" over to their side, the Kingdom would never be invaded and everyone would be protected forever. The man spoke so loudly and with such certainty that his words reached the King's ear, earning him an audience with the royal family.

King Memphis was a calm and diplomatic man, always willing to listen and greet the world with open arms, Queen T'nesse on the other hand was the backbone of the couple, she was the one who calmed her husband's idealistic thinking and tried to turn his extremely optimistic ideas into something more realistic, a woman with a face of stone and a heart of gold.

Now, the couple's son was a different case.

Prince Solaris was another story, a cold-hearted, rotten-souled and manipulative young man with a strong connection to Cursed Energy, pulling out the worst parts of his parents' personalities.

How, when or why has been lost to time, but legends and stories say that the prince went after the foreign sorcerer, seeking the power to become the "Supreme Protector" of the prophecy the man religiously spreaded. The cursed energy works with the intentions of a person's heart, and someone as arrogant and self-centered as Prince Solaris...

The experiment went wrong and the young prince died before he even came close to having half of the cursed energy that the sorcerer continued to imbue in his body after his departure, a person with a heart as polluted as the prince's surrounded by a big amount of cursed energy at the time and after his death is a perfect recipe for the birth of a curse.

Solaris became an evil creature who sought at all costs to become not the Protector but the Ultimate Life Form, destroying everything and everyone in his path to gain more and more power.

Soleanna went through years of battles and countless losses until they found a way to stop the bloodshed. A young sorceress with hair as red as the sunset sky and feathers in her hair found not only a way to seal it, but also a way to separate the curse to make it easier to seal.

The curse was separated into two parts, Mephiles, The Entity of Chaos and Iblis, The Flame of Disaster, making it easier to seal, but a big mistake was made when sealing them. In exchange for the life of the red-haired sorceress, Mephiles was successfully sealed inside the "Scepter of Darkness" and Iblis fled, not only afraid of suffering the same fate as his other half, but also terrified in case the sorceress' plan failed and Mephiles wanted to become one again.

Using powers beyond comprehension at the time, Mephiles and the Sceptre of Darkness travel between time and space, searching for Iblis who travels through different eras and times, running away from his other half, one wishing and the other dreading for the day when they would inevitably meet and return to being Solaris.

In the present day, Mephiles has taken the physical form of this century's "Ultimate Life Form", looking for a fight against the one who holds the title he has longed for throughout his immortal life. And Iblis, Iblis is hiding out in Japan, inhabiting the body of a boy while hiding under a new name, keeping himself safe from his other half with the epithet "King of Curses".

[finnjackal]

I've managed to complete some doodles related to an AU, and I'm going to make it everyone's problem :D

KHAOS AU ART DUMP!

(aka, the hollow knight inspired AU i decided to create after getting just slightly invested in HK)

SOLARIS - HYPERION SOLARIS

Solaris, the sun god of Soleanna as the AU's stand-in for The Radiance.

Sealed away to prevent the flames of disaster from unleashing, released by a greedy king, His anger and his hubris cursing his body and mind, and the one's from those around him.

Queen Bernadette of Soleanna.

Archie Sonic's mother as the AU's stand-in for The Pale King.

"No cost too great" was too her motto, going so far as to try to give her own body to become herself a vessel of Khaos, but things don't always go the way we hope nor dream them to.

THE KHAOS VESSEL

Sonic himself, champion of chaos, as the stand-in for The Hollow Knight.

A vessel created by sacrificing a body to the darkness of Khaos, hollowed out by the chaotic void, but not even the purest of vessels was perfectly hollow, and the range of Solaris leaked through.

An unfinished doodle of Silver featured as possibly the Lost Kin vessel :) who knows!

The AU is still heavily under construction, it barely has a week of existing, and I am still changing things with the help of my friends who are more knowledged on Hollowknight! But I hope to make more stuff for this soon!

some alts + stuff under the cut

The text in both the Solaris and The Khaos Vessel's drawings are fully translatable, they're coded in the Sonic Prime alphabet, given the drawing itself sorta blocks or makes the text further illegible, here's some transcripts: (don't judge me I like MOTI, and the songs were what finally made me go further into learning about Hollow Knight)

Solaris drawing:

You're a hollow shame You're a moth to the flame Gaze upon me! Speaketh my name! Solaris!

Vessel drawing:

The idea instilled Made the empty fill Blinded by the love And so the vessel spilled No will to break No mind to think No voice to cry... My suffering!

[silver---linings]

"What the heck happened you?!"

"Do you actually not remember what happened?"

"No! I don't! Did Eggman attack?!"

Sonic's smile turned into a frown as he and Tails exchange looks. "I think I should break it to him."

Silver looked ready to spring into action. "Break what to me?! He didn't start another war, did he?!"

Sonic looks back at Silver and gestures for him to calm down. "Of course not! This has nothing to do with Egghead, for once."

Now how should he break it to him..? "Silver, you remember that one adventure I told you about? The one where the planet split apart?"

"Yeah?" He wondered where Sonic was going with this.

"And have I told you I became this big, hairy Werehog thing every night during this adventure?"

"I remember you telling me that, yeah. Where are you going with this?"

"Well, Silver," Sonic moved a hand off one of his arms to point at Silver. "that's what you turned into last night, and you miiight've gone a little wild."

Silver stared at Sonic for moment, then laughs. "Ha! You're joking! There's no possible way for me to become a Werehog! Nice trick, Sonic, but I'm not falling for that!"

"Silver, I'm not kidding around."

"Uh huh, sure, and I'm the king of Soleanna. Now tell me what really happened last night."

Alright, since he doesn't believe him... "Tails, do you have any security footage from last night saved onto your device?"

Tails nods as he pulls the device out and puts in some inputs. "I don't exactly have the footage saved, but I can connect to the security cameras that caught everything. I just need to rewind to the part before Silver turned."

Silver scoffs. "You guys are really pulling up all the stops on this prank, aren't you? Keep trying all you want, I'm not going to pull a Knuckles and fall for it."

"Silver, this is not a prank." Tails told sternly as he flips the device around and plays the footage.

The psychic hedgehog crossed his legs as he started watching the footage, not really that interested, but he'll humor them.

It started with him and Sonic arriving at the Workshop late-afternoon. Nothing wrong there, then it fast-forwards to when the sun starts setting, still nothing, until he saw himself stepping into view, his interest slightly grew once he saw himself show up.

He could see he had a hand on his chest. Now that he thinks about it, he does recall feeling chest pains that slowly got worse. He puts that hand in the same spot as even now he can still kind of feel that pain.

He saw himself double over after the dark energy burst from his chest and enveloped him, then transform into that... thing. He couldn't believe his own eyes. Sonic and Tails were telling the truth after all...

The footage didn't end there, it transitioned to a different security camera that captured Sonic and his transformed self's fight, a fight he has no recollection of. It got to the point where Silver slashed Sonic's chest and somehow left him immobilized.

The footage ends after Tails used his blaster on him to knock him out to save Sonic. At least that explains why he felt so crappy when he woke up.

Sonic turned to Silver, giving him a serious glare. "Believe us now?"

Silver doesn't say anything. He was speechless. There was no denying it now. Everything he watched just then... it really happened. He really turned into that... Werehog thing Sonic described. He really wanted that footage to be fake, doctored even, but it wasn't.

He moves his hands to stare at the now gloved fingertips that once had bare, sharp claws. Those claws... those things could've done more than just graze Sonic, they would've killed him.

And he could've if it weren't for Tails stopping him. He really did become a monster...

His hands start shaking, then the rest of him starts shaking. Most things don't faze Silver, anything that others consider frightening he deals with head on, but this... how can he deal with this when he's the monster??

Sonic eased up on the seriousness when he sees how much Silver is quaking. Never has he seen him so shaken up like this. "Whoa, Silver, are you alright? I get if this is a lot to take in."

"It was me..." His gaze shifts from his fingertips to the bandages wrapped around Sonic's chest. "I was the one that did this to you..."

He looks away and grabs his head with his hands. "But I don't remember doing that! I don't remember our fight! I just remember my chest starting to hurt, then everything else starting to hurt! I can't remember anything past that!"

Sonic gestures for him to calm down. "Hey, calm down, bud! It's not a big deal!"

Silver throws his hands down and gestures wildly. "Not a big deal?! I almost killed you! If it weren't for Tails, I would have!"

"Silver, you said it yourself. You remember nothing about our battle. You had no control over your actions. I know you wouldn't attack me like a-"

"Mindless monster..?" Silver finished as he gripped one of his arms and lowered his ears.

Sonic wanted to deny that, but Silver wouldn't be wrong. His behavior was pretty similar to the Dark Gaia monsters he had fought before sometime ago.

But this is Silver. He's not one of those monsters. He probably only lost control because he had never transformed into a Werehog before. Sonic knows Silver can control this form, he just needs a little help.

And lucky for Silver, Sonic is the perfect guy for the job.

"Silvs, what happened last night was a fluke. I know you're not some mindless monster. You can control yourself, I know you can, you just need a bit of help."

"Help?" Silver raised a brow. "How can you help me with this??"

"If anyone can help you with your Werehog problem, I'm the best you got."

Sonic is right. He's his best bet if Silver wants help with his Werehog problem. "I guess I can't argue with that, but unlike me, you never lost control. What makes you think I wouldn't lose control next time?"

Sonic wraps an arm around Silver's shoulder. "Because I trust ya'. I know you're not one to give in to the darkness so easily. So, what do you say?"

Silver gave it some thought. "If you really believe I can control my Werehog thing," He gave Sonic a confident smile as his ears perk up. "then I'm willing to give it a shot!"

Sonic grinned. "That's what I like to hear!"

Tails was less than enthused. "Sonic, are you sure about this??"

"We can trust Silver. You trusted me whenever I became a Werehog, didn't ya'? Rest assured Tails, everything will turn out fine! It always does, doesn't it?"

Well, he's not wrong, but that doesn't really elicit a lot of confidence in Sonic’s plan. "Right... I'll take your word on it."

"Great! Now that that's settled." Sonic removes his arm from Silver's shoulder, then crosses his arms and frowns. "Tell us how Dark Gaia's energy got into you in the first place. Egghead's not up to another one of his schemes is he?"

"Nah. It was some gray Mobian with sunglasses. They zapped the energy into me somehow and said some nonsense. Well, I guess what they said wasn't complete nonsense."

Silver reels back and facepalms when he recalls an important detail. "Ugggh! They even said I would transform every night, so I'm gonna turning again tonight aren't I?! Gaiadammit!"

"At least we got plenty of time to prep. Good to know Baldy McNosehair's not up to anything, but a gray Mobian wearing sunglasses did this to you? How did they even get Dark Gaia energy anyway?"

"Did you catch their name?"

"No. I threw them over the horizon without asking questions after giving them a ten second headstart."

Beat.

"Pffft! Ha! Of course! I would never put that past ya', Silvs."

[sonicroyalrumble]

Round 1, Wave 3, Match 3

Sonic the Hedgehog (SatBK) vs. Princess Elise (Sonic 06)

Why should Sonic win?

Royal status: The true King Arthur of Camelot

"…is the title character????"

Why should Elise win?

Royal status: Princess of Soleanna

"'06 didn't do her justice"

"Because I was mean about her 13 years ago and I feel bad"

[heroictoonz]

Sleeping Sculptures [Chapter 3]

Ships: Sonadow, Sonic & Tails

Warnings: Animal death and blood (vampire eats a deer gestures vaguely)

AO3 L!nk in Comments!

Tails made sure the stone was tucked away in his pocket as he walked towards the castle. The streets bustled, but not in a way that was particularly inviting. There was no music or friendly chatter amongst the people. Instead, it was all movement and hushed comments. Tails wasn’t sure why, but he felt like he was being watched through it all.

He kept his head low as he passed through. Once he got to the castle gates two guards stopped him to a halt with long lances cutting off his path.

“State your business,” one hissed out.

“I want to speak with the king,” Tails explained. “There’s been a misunderstanding and my friend and I were attacked by his men on our way here.”

The two guards looked at one another. The second guard looked down at Tails again and said, “Come forward, we must check you for weapons.”

Tails nodded and complied. The two patted over his coat, finding nothing but a small stone. “It’s for good luck,” Tails offered. The guards took the answer and handed it back to him before one escorted him into the castle proper.

Tails held back his sigh of relief. He didn’t want to have his only method of communication taken from him if something really did go wrong.

The inside of the castle was just as gaudy and imposing as the out. Paintings of the king lined the walls between the embroidered curtains that kept the light out of the halls. Instead, they were lit by numerous candles that flickered light against the walls. The candelabras that they passed were golden and jeweled in a way that, to Tails at least, felt excessive. Every few steps Tails saw vases and busts, almost all of them of the king. Every inch screamed the name Robotnik like a prayer to a terrifying and vengeful god. It really didn’t help his confidence in the situation.

As they walked they came into the throne room where the king sat. The man himself and the throne he perched on like a golden gargoyle were both just as intimidating as everything that held his crest. Ivo Robotnik was a large man in every manner of the word. His clothes were adorned in the richest of fabrics and gems and the glasses that sat on his nose were clearly the same gold as his crown. Tails felt as though he was meant to grovel on his knees in such a presence. Instead, he gave a respectful bow and kept his hands to his chest.

“My Liege,” he began. His voice, though timid and soft, echoed within the room like a yell. “My name is Miles Prower, I come all the way from the South Islands in Soleanna—”

“Get to the point,” hissed out the king. His voice was low and raspy but held more power and force in it than anything Tails had ever heard.

The young fox took the warning to heart and quickly explained, “When my travel companion, Sonic, and I entered your land we were immediately attacked by your guards with no question or hesitation.”

The king perked up at this. His eyes latched onto Tails like leeches. The fox wasn’t sure if that was a good thing or not.

“I came because I believe there’s been some huge misunderstanding. Neither one of us have ever even been to Mobius before and are in no way a threat to you or your people.”

There was silence for a moment as the king leaned back with a hand to his chin. He gave a deep nod. “I see,” he finally spoke. “I think you are quite right, Mr. Prower. There indeed has been a mistake.”

Robotnik made a quick motion of his hand, signaling the guard behind Tails to grab the fox’s arms with a sudden and painful grip. The guard threw him to the ground as he let out a cry of pain.

“Hey! What– stop!” Tails cried out as he struggled against the guard. He looked back to the king as the guard tied his hands together and pulled him back up. “I didn’t do anything! I swear!”

Robotnik ignored the child’s pleas and gave another wave of his hand. “Take him to the dungeon. Don’t feed him until I give the word.”

Tails could hardly believe what he’d heard. He was being starved? For what reasons? On what grounds?! He stumbled forward as the guard tugged him towards his fate. Was Sonic right this whole time? Was the great king of Mobius really some insane tyrant?

Tails kept quiet and obedient as he was guided down the castle’s corridors and stairs. They trekked down deeper into the stone building. The farther they went the darker their surroundings became. Finally they reached the bottom where several doors lined a long hall. The guard pulled Tails through one door where he was met with a room cut in half by cell bars.

Behind the bars, in the corner, was a hunched figure. All that Tails could really make out were grayed blue quills and fur mostly obscured by a thin and tattered blanket. The guard opened the door and shoved Tails in violently, causing the fox to crash to his knees.

Tails was able to push himself up to his knees as the guard started back for the door. “Aren’t you gonna untie me?!” he cried out. But the guard ignored him and left. The door shut with a loud SLAM.

Tails let out a sigh. Guess things really weren’t gonna be as easy as he believed. He moved around to try and see if he could grab at the rope or even just loosen it enough to slip free. It wasn’t working but he kept trying. He had to be able to get ahold of the stone in his pocket and signal Sonic.

“You look just like Rosemary,” came a soft and old voice.

Tails’ head snapped towards the other body in the cell with him. Deep brown eyes stared at him past the blanket. Tails stopped struggling as hard to give the other man a questioning look.

“Sorry, did you say ‘Rosemary’?” Tails questioned. “Rosemary Prower?”

The form lifted his head to show that he was a hedgehog. His quills were grayed from age but clearly blue. They seemed unkept and in disarray. “You’re Miles, aren’t you?”

“How do you know my name?”

“I knew your parents,” he said as he sat up fully. He pushed himself to his feet and walked behind Tails, grabbing onto the ropes and untying them as he spoke. “Charles Hedgehog. I worked with your parents many years ago.”

Tails rubbed at his wrists, getting the fur back in place and to comfort the slight burn all the rope rubbing had caused. “Do you know where they are?” he asked.

Charles shook his head with a sad expression. “I’m sorry to say, I don’t. I’m not sure if they made it out alive.”

“What… what do you mean?”

The older hedgehog sat back down to face Tails. He let out a long and heavy sigh. “Your parents used to work here in Mobius. If I’m not mistaken, Rosemary moved here from Soleanna when she was younger. They worked for the queen at the time, but when the castle burnt down…” Charles let out another sigh. It was clear he was not prepared to give this sort of story. “I am truly sorry, my boy.”

Tails’ shoulders fell. He frowned down at his hands. His mother was dead? Was that true? He couldn’t be sure, but… he supposed it was possible. “My… My grandmother told me she had something for me. That it was important that I found her when I was older. If she’s gone…”

“There is some luck in you meeting me here,” Charlies smiled. When Tails shot him a confused look, he continued. “Your mother was meant to tell you what I was to tell my nephew, were I to ever meet him.” He reached into his quills and pulled out a small folded piece of parchment. He handed it over to Tails.

Tails unraveled the paper to find it was a torn piece of a map. From what he could tell, the piece he had held two circled locations. One looked to be near where he grew up in Soleanna. He didn’t recognize the other location, but it was far off for sure.

He looked back up at Charles. “What is this for?” he questioned.

“There is an old legend about an ancient power that was gifted to us from the gods,” he began. “Seven gems that could control the elements of the universe. To keep these gems safe, the gods locked them away on our planet and made keys scattered across the world.”

“And this is a map to the keys?” Tails guessed.

Charles shook his head. “It’s a map to the gems. No one knows where the keys are hidden. It’s said that select individuals will be guided by the gods to the keys when the time is right. You, Miles, are one of those individuals.”

“Me?!”

Charles nodded.

“But—but that can’t be right. I don’t know anything about this kinda stuff! And why do we need these, anyway? What use do we have for the power of the gods?!”

“There is a war brewing.”

Tails frowned. “What?”

“The kingdoms are at each other’s throats and soon the tension will snap. Under it all is an ancient evil that’s using us as pawns. It wishes to undo the balance of the gods and it’s already succeeding.”

“How?”

Charlies raised a hand and gestured around them. “Mobius was not always like this. We once had a goddess watching over us like any other kingdom.”

“Mobius stood as a pantheon once, didn’t it?”

Charlies nodded. “But like any other land, we had one god that called Mobius home. But the kingdom has abandoned her.” He bent forward and tapped a finger on the map in Tails’ hands. “That is why we need the emeralds. Someone must use the gods’ powers to restore the balance and save the kingdoms.”

Tails’ frown didn’t let up. He let his eyes drift over the map. He really didn’t understand why this was what he had to find his mother for. If Tails was honest, he never understood why his mother had to stay so far away from him in the first place. He’d hoped that when he found her that she would have a whole explanation of her absence in his life. Though if his mother was dead that would explain a lot.

“Though,” Tails looked up at Charles when he began speaking again. “I wish I knew a way out of here for you…”

The young fox perked up in realization. That was right! He had to get out of here! Gems or no gems, he wasn’t gonna stay locked up in this cell forever. He folded the map back up and tucked it away in his pockets before pulling out his stone.

He placed the stone on the ground and made a small circle around it in the dirt with his finger. He whispered the incantation, and the stone began to glow a bright yellow.

“Sonic!” he called into it. “Can you hear me?”

Charles perked up at the name, looking at the stone with interest.

“Tails?” replied the static voice. “I hear you. Where are you?”

“I’m in the castle’s dungeon,” Tails explained as he picked the rock back up in his hands. “I think we might be underground somehow. We walked down a lot of stairs.”

“A sending stone?” Charles hummed in interest.

“I’ll be there.” The stone’s glow dissipated. Sonic must have dropped it somewhere… The spell stops working immediately if someone on either side lets go. Tails really wished he hadn’t done that. How was he even going to know where he was going?

Tails gave a sigh and flopped back down on the ground, pocketing the stone once more. He really had worked very hard on them and didn’t want to just leave it there. All he could do now was to wait and hope that Sonic could find him.

“The lad on the other end,” Charles spoke up, bringing Tails’ attention to him again. “You said his name was Sonic?”

Tails nodded. “Yeah, why?”

Charles didn’t speak at first. There was clear and deep hesitation in his expression. “He too is a chosen of the gods.”

Tails raised an eye ridge at the older hedgehog. “How do you know all of this?” he questioned. “Sure you knew my parents but… how do you know about Sonic?”

Charles gave a sad smile. “He is my nephew. His mother was my younger sister.”

Surprise flashed through the young fox’s face at the confession. “You’re Sonic’s uncle?! He’s been looking for you!”

Charles nodded. “I assumed he would be some time soon. I have wanted to be reunited with him for so long… I just wish it could be under better circumstances.”

“Why are you down here?”

“Anyone who defies the king is silenced one way or another.”

Tails frowned out that. “But I never defied the king! I don’t know why he—”

His words were cut off by shouting coming from out the door. There were the sounds of doors slamming as more yelling was thrown around through the halls just behind their cell. Tails stood and grabbed one of the metal bars, looking out with anticipation.

Suddenly, the door blasted open with a flash of blue. Then Sonic was there before them. “Tails!” he cried out.

“Sonic! I can’t believe you actually found me!”

“Yeah, I’m super cool, now less talk,” Sonic hissed out as he slammed a key into the bars. “We ain’t got much more time before they start sending knights down here.” He grabbed Tails’ arm and pulled him out the bars.

“Wait! Sonic, you need to know, this man is—”

“Miles,” Charles cut him off. Tails looked behind him and met the older’s gaze. Charles had a sad smile gracing his lips. “You both should run quickly. The king will not take kindly to a prison break.”

Sonic smiled at the old man and nodded. “No worries, gramps. I’m pretty fast. You wanna ride outta here?”

Charles shook his head. “As kind as the offer is, it would be best I stay. I would just slow you both down.”

The younger hedgehog shrugged. “Suit yourself.” He then picked up Tails in his arms and into a carry. “Hold on tight,” was the only real warning Tails got before suddenly Sonic was running.

Running was an understatement. There really wasn’t another word for it but ‘running’ felt like too small, too weak of a word to describe the speed at which Sonic blasted through the halls and up the castle stairs. Through their travels, Sonic had never once shown such an ability. What would normally be an exhausting trek out the castle and through the village only took them a few minutes.

They stopped inside the foyer of Shadow’s tower. Sonic slammed the door closed and fell against it with a heavy sigh. “I knew letting you go was a bad idea,” he grumbled.

“At least you didn’t go with me,” Tails sighed as he attempted to regain his composure. He was suddenly quite dizzy after Sonic had put him down, definitely not used to going such speeds. He’d have to ask Sonic about that later.

It seemed for now there was a lot he had to catch the hedgehog up on.

***

When Shadow had left Sonic in his home he did so with great apprehension. He wasn’t sure how content he was to leave a complete and total stranger alone in his house. Unfortunately, there really wasn’t any way around it. If Shadow didn’t leave by the full moon he would surely face the consequences.

He’d made his way past the tree line and into the southern forest that lies just behind his tower. He walked with ease under the cover of night as his eyes saw perfectly in the dark. The deeper he went the more he could hear the nocturnal animals around him. He really didn’t feel like traveling too far out this time around, but he made sure he was far enough from any villages or towns that no one would stumble upon him.

As he traveled he kept thinking about Sonic. He wondered if the other would be alright traversing Shadow’s home and especially kitchen. He’d hoped he wouldn’t have any trouble re-bandaging his wounds…

Shadow gave a violent shake of his head. What the hell was he going on about?! Sonic was a grown man from what Shadow could tell and didn’t need to be coddled like a child. Not to mention that the wound seemed to be healing at an almost absurd rate.

Once he had shoved the thoughts back and down his night was average. He found a spot to use during the full moon and slept in a tree during the day. Of course, he didn’t get as much sleep as he would have liked. The energy surging through him as the day went kept him restless and agitated. Not to mention that green eyes seemed to haunt his thoughts in a way that was down right pestering.

When the moon had officially begun to rise as did Shadow. He sat on the branch he’d been resting on all day and looked out around him below. There weren't that many animals. Maybe he should have gone out farther. It seemed hunting was just becoming harder and harder within recent years. He wasn’t sure why that was but it did leave him with a touch of concern.

The higher the moon rose the more the energy in Shadow began to vibrate and burn in his veins. It was an uncomfortable feeling that he could never see anyone enjoying. He’d heard that others like him were much more energetic by the feeling, but not Shadow. It only caused him anxiety and pain.

Once the moon met its peak, as did Shadow. His body was on fire and his mind was fuzzy with hunger and power. He knew it was affecting his form as well. He never wanted to see it again. He never wanted to look at his own face, especially not during the height of his powers.

The rustling of bushes below him grabbed his attention. He could see the antlers poking out from behind and was glad that something had finally showed up.

Throwing himself down from the tree, Shadow landed with a light, eerie step. He kept low as he stalked the creature.

The large buck’s ears flicked about as it listened in to any odd sound the night brought. Unfortunately for it, there was no way it would have heard Shadow in time. Not before he lunged, taking the buck down to the ground and with a swift swipe, slit its throat with his claws.

Silence.

Did the forest know of Shadow’s crimes? Did the owls end their songs early from the horror of what they witnessed? Shadow asked himself such pointless questions so frequently. As he bent down to latch his teeth against the mighty animal’s neck he wondered if he would ever get answers.

Answers for anything. He had more questions than he had years in his life. Questions of who he was, where he came from, why he even existed. His empty and quiet life left many moments for his own thoughts to fill up the silence within his mind. But those thoughts did not always comfort him. In most cases, they tormented him.

He had to admit, with Sonic in his home even for as short as the time was, his thoughts were not so consuming. Having someone in his home with him, even when they were not directly speaking all that much was an odd reprieve from the silence. He almost didn’t want to admit it.

Especially not when such things were only bound to end. Mortals died and left him alone. Many much sooner than later, if his past experiences were anything to go off of. He had no interest in allowing himself to fall victim to such things once more.

Sonic would heal, and then Sonic would leave, and Shadow would continue to be alone.

He lifted his head from the buck with a sigh. He ran a hand over his chin in hopes to clean off any excess blood that dribbled down his fur. He stopped suddenly when the sound of movement echoed out through the quiet forest. His ear twitched out towards it as he listened in.

It was walking. Two pairs of feet. One person was much smaller or lighter just from how their feet fell against the leaves compared to their partner.

Shadow couldn’t let himself be seen like this. He quickly found his way up a nearby tree and hid behind the leafy branches. He made sure that he was silent and unmoving as he watched the sounds turn to visual rustling. Finally, the two figures stepped out and into view.

One he instantly recognized as Sonic of all damn people. The other Shadow didn’t recognize. It was a small, golden-furred fox with twin tails that peeked out from under his cloak.

“Are you sure we’re going the right way?” Sonic questioned as he looked back to where they’d come from. “All these trees look the same.”

The fox huffed out and frowned up at him. “I’m sure of it. I’m from the South Islands, remember?”

Sonic nodded along, but stopped suddenly in his tracks. He had almost stepped on Shadow’s carnage.

“What the—?!” He looked around suddenly with an almost frightful expression.

His partner, however, kneeled down to examine the creature. Gently using the antlers to move the head around and take a better look at the injury.

“What didn’t pick up after itself?” Sonic hissed out with a worried mumble.

“No animal that I can think of,” the fox responded. “This cut is far too clean, and the lack of clotting blood is all the more curious.”

Sonic put a hand to his hips with a frown. “You think a person did this?”

The fox shook his head. “No I… I’m not sure what did it. The only thing I can think of is a…”

“A what?”

He almost looked nervous to say it. Finally, he looked up to Sonic with a deep frown. “A night creature.”

Sonic raised a brow. “What’s that? Like a bat or somethin’?”

“No,” he shook his head. “It’s… well, technically, they’re just a legend. But my grandma swears they’re real and that she’s seen one! I think other countries call them by different names, but where I’m from, they’re just night creatures. They look like any regular Mobian like you or me, but they sure don’t act like them.”

“How so?”

“They’re nocturnal for one. Only coming out in the night and never in the day.”

Shadow had to keep himself from scoffing at that.

“And they don’t survive off normal food like we do. They…”

“They drink blood?”

The fox nodded.

Sonic frowned down at the deer. “I guess venison is better than Victor,” he mumbled out. He looked back up to his companion. “You think whatever did this is still here? Would it attack us?”

“I’m not sure…” He frowned. “Either way, we should probably keep moving. If it is still out here, I wouldn’t wanna be around to find out.”

Sonic nodded in agreement. He waited for the fox to get back to his feet before the two started off again, away from the deer.

Shadow didn’t move till he knew he wouldn’t get caught. He frowned in thought. They were headed towards the South Islands? But for what reasons? He knew that Sonic had come from Acorn in search of his uncle. Had he found a new lead? If so, why would it lead him across the waters like that…

Shadow had far too many questions and not nearly enough answers. He shouldn’t care. None of this should matter to him. He’d spent so long keeping out of mortal affairs and whatever inanity they tried to bring into his life. It wasn’t his problem, and he made sure it wasn’t his problem.

And yet…

He threw himself a couple trees over, looking out to where the pair was walking. He’d need to wait till morning to show himself, but until then he would follow, watching and waiting.

[mindovermutant]

r.e previous post that's not an attempt at a sonic 06/homestuck AU because i think that would be almost impossible there's just too much happening. but for the record:

john - sonic dave - knuckles jade - tails rose - shadow jane - elise roxy - silver dirk - blaze kanaya - rouge jadebot - e-123 omega doc scratch - mephiles lord english - iblis the condesce - eggman (or the king/ruling class of soleanna either one works she can do both)

the other trolls can be the random sims people in soleanna or something

[felikatze]

follow up to this. more Sunny Momence.

highly recommend putting all your wild AU shit in a physical booklet and making quick doodles every page it's great.

transcript again under the cut bcuz i am scanning this shit on my Phone

The encounter with Solaris and the death of the Duke left a deep mark on Sunny. Her hubris shattered. She became afraid of ambition, and afraid of the inevitable day Solaris would return to finish what he started.

She stepped down as Chief Engineer, only daring to keep working on the most simple tasks. But when she receives word that Mephiles was unsealed, she returns to Soleanna City with the intent to gather the Sol Emeralds and stop them from falling into Mephiles' hands. ...She has to fail, as part of the story.

Image 1: Sunny staring wistfully at a pink Sol Emerald in her hand. She's tearing up. She's also wearing a red jacket.

Story notes:

Blaze is present during the time travel section. She chases down the terrified Sunny and Sunny spills what happened. This causes Blaze to seek out the Sunny of the present day. Prior to meeting Blaze again, Sunny wrote the encounter with a flame-wreathed cat off as a paranoid hallucination.

Prior to the time travel, there should be records of Sunny (or "Chase") working for the Rimlight Corporation and collaborating with the Duke.

Elise probably knew "Chase" as her father's friend, but doesn't know what became of "him" after.

Post-Credits moment of Sunny apologizing to Elise would be very sweet...

After the story: Blaze leaves the Sol Emeralds of the past with Sunny. Sunny quits her job and moves back to her home on the islands that would eventually become the Sol Empire.

Blaze already knows Sunny is going to succeed this time.

Image 2: Sunny and Blaze hold hands. Both of them are smiling, and Sunny has tears in her eyes.

Original timeline: After the release of Iblis, Sunny ventured into the ruins of Soleanna to retrieve the Sol Emeralds and fled to the unaffected islands.

Without the Sol Emeralds, Iblis cannot regain its full power, so this way, at least only half the world was destroyed by her actions.

She gave the task of guarding the Sol Emeralds to her descendants. At least one of them discovered the power contained within and used it to reinvent and claim the Divine Right of Kings.

The sidenote reads "Lost my colored pencils and all I found was fucking chalk" because i truly cannot find my colored pencils but I did find oil crayons and pastel chalk. I used the crayons to color Blaze.

And that's it for the Sunny lore.... For nowww as I turn to write down other shit about this AU.

i am going to fill this entire thing with AU stuff. I will.