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Awakening - Oneshot

A oneshot I began a long time ago which I decided to edit a bit and post because why not.

Based on my True Gaia AU which I decided to merge into another AU that I've yet to give a proper name. I'm calling it Old Man Sonic AU as a placeholder until I figure out some more details.

Summary: Chip reawakens, but things are very different now.

Words: 2,839

The sun shone above in the clear blue sky, casting warm rays of light down on the forest canopy and trickling down to the forest's floor.

… …

A creature lies on a soft bed of grass, perfectly still. Sound failed to reach their ears and their eyes refused to open.

… … …?

Voiceless thoughts came up in its mind. Confusion, mostly. Anger as well…? But why?

… … …

The creature's mind remained blank. Its head hurt.

…

… Wh...

… What… happened…?

Where… am I…?

The creature found an inner voice. It's thoughts were beginning to have more meaning than just vague feelings, vague emotions it didn't know why it felt. Consciousness was just within its grasp.

Their eyes slowly inch open, letting in the warm morning light and the splashes of green from the forest they slumbered in. Their ears pick up the sound of a gentle wind flowing through the leaves of the trees above, the sound of birds chirping and singing. They felt the grass beneath their body, the fresh breeze on their fur.

His eyes slowly close again, the creature barely having the energy to keep them open. Everything seemed far too bright for their tired eyes. Moving was too much of a bother.

The creature began to recall, memories that seemed distant appearing in his mind's eye. Long periods of silence, of nothing. Then there would be destruction like no other. He saw a lush, beautiful world crumble over and over after so long of seeing nothing but void. He saw entire civilizations crumble, the extinction of all life. The memories terrified him, but his body refused to move, to let him wake from this seemingly neverending nightmare. He could only whimper in silence.

It remembered two beings, one a gigantic, lizard-like abomination, the other a small, fairy-like canine. It saw the destruction from both sides, from the side of the monster, and the side of the little fairy. They clashed millions of times, each cycle followed by a long period of slumber, until…

One memory returns to them, a recent one. They wake up to the grizzly sight of a beast, covered in shaggy blue fur and spines, sharp, green eyes staring right at them. A few moments later, the beast's form was engulfed in a bright light and dissipated into purple smoke, revealing a young blue hedgehog. They eventually became friends.

The hedgehog's name escaped them. It started with an 'S'...?

He couldn't think too long about that. More memories came back to him, of monsters appearing in the night, of painfully grasping at what energy he had left to free himself from his prison, of another battle between the two strange creatures, of winning, of losing.

Then there was a bittersweet goodbye, before everything returned to void again. Though something changed. It didn't want to slumber anymore. It held on to the memory of the friend it had made, until it could see him again. It watched as he went from one adventure to the next, cheering him on silently. It remembered its rage rising with every one of his victories until it exploded.

It's becoming hard to tell which memory belonged to which creature.

At some point, in the void, the rage became too much to handle for both creatures. There was a wish from the small fairy, to stop the clashes, the needless fighting. And the monster, for once, listened. Perhaps they, too, were tired of all their battles. Perhaps they were touched by the hedgehog's kindness as well. The feelings were too muddled to tell.

But there was one thing they knew for certain. They both wanted to let this go.

Then, there was and embrace. The darkness no longer felt as cold as it did once before. After that, silence.

Now he's here, barely keeping himself awake and going through his memories in his head, trying to remember what led him here. He couldn't find an answer, but at least he remembered the blue hedgehog's name.

'Sonic'.

The hedgehog had given it a name too. 'Chip', named after its favorite food. It never knew it had a favorite food until it met him. Turns out it really liked chocolate.

It was called two other names, too. 'Light Gaia'. 'Dark Gaia'. They belonged to the two creatures it used to be.

They are one now. It felt strange, confusing. There was a flurry of memories, memories from both sides over billions of years. Yet it felt somewhat natural. Perhaps they were always meant to become one god. Maybe they were one in the first place. They couldn't remember that far back.

He opened his eyes again, reminding himself that, yes, he was physically on Mobius now. The time he spent recalling all those memories felt like hours. It might've been. He couldn't really tell.

It pushed itself up weakly, groaning, but it managed to sit up and look at its surroundings. Its eyes took some time to adjust to the light, but after a moment it could see everything clearly. There were trees as far as they eye could see.

They slowly push themself up to stand, legs trembling slightly. They weren't used to walking, neither of their past forms ever did it much. Their wings fluttered as they looked over their new form. It was quite similar to that of a mobian's, though noticeably different from an average one. The fur on most of their body was maroon, with an off white patch on their chest and belly. They had four arms instead of the usual two, their forearms and hands covered in dark purple scales and tipped with bright cyan claws. Their feet were similar to their hands too, starting with fur then changing to scales down the lower leg.

He turned his head to see a long tail, tipped with a long tuft of fur the same color as the patch on his chest, fading into purple at the ends. He pulled his tail up and began to gently brush its soft fur with his claws. He raised his free set of hands to his face, feeling the short fur on his muzzle, then moving on to his forehead, feeling the sharp horns on top. Then he felt long, hair-like fur, and gently pulled a few strands into view. Just like the tuft on his tail, it was off white and faded into purple.

It blinked, trying to process what was happening, and all the new sensations it felt.

I'm… alive? How did I…?

Its head began to hurt again.

The creature looked up at the sky, clear blue obscured by green foliage. Then it looked at the rest of their surroundings, forest mostly cast in shadow, save for the bands of light that leaked in between the leaves. Mushrooms and moss rested on tree bark, almost blue in color. It was… pretty. It didn't have any other words to describe what it saw. It was just pretty.

The dazed being stood there, taking in the sight. They felt tired. A bit… empty. Something was missing, but they didn't know what. And, frankly, they were too tired to try and search for that missing piece now, whatever it was.

A gust of wind blows by. He feels something… strange. A trace of energy, Chaos Energy. And something else. Something familiar.

Something dark.

He turned in the direction the wind blew, taking a clumsy step. He trips, falling back down on the grass with a thump.

He groaned as he tried to push himself up into a sitting position. Perhaps walking wasn't a good idea.

Its wings fluttered, buzzing as they lifted it off the ground. It swayed slightly, but eventually found balance. Flying felt much more natural than walking.

So, after that small misstep, the creature floated off into the dark shadows of the forest, following the wind and the small traces of energy it left behind.

They wandered for what felt like hours, alternating between walking and flying. The forest was seemingly endless, nothing but trees and strange fungi for miles. Though, to their relief, they eventually find a pond, its crystal clear water glistening in the sunlight.

The being stumbled to its edge, almost falling in. He stared at his reflection in the water's distorted mirror. Eyes like emeralds stared back, five of them, two of a normal size, two smaller ones right next to them, and one on his forehead, decorating his face like gemstones. The larger two had golden irises surrounding slit pupils, shrunken by the light on his face.

… Is that… really me?

It lowered a clawed hand down into the water, touching the reflection and watching it twist with the rippling water.

I look so… different from what I remember…

It continued to pass its hand through the water, feeling it flow through their fingers and watching the ripples on its surface. It began to feel… disconnected. Untethered to the world. Sounds began to fade, unheard in the creature's ears. Its surroundings turned hazy. Everything felt like a dream. Maybe it was dreaming, still slumbering, trapped in the planet's core. It couldn't tell.

A sudden sound breaks them out of their daze, a gentle sound, yet unlike anything they had heard in the woods so far. The plucking of strings, one after another, soft yet stronger than the sounds of the forest. They sounded off a gentle melody, carried by the wind to where they sat. It was lovely and… familiar, somehow. It reminded them of a time long past, of a friendship come and gone.

He stood up, ears turned in the direction of the music, and he began walking towards its source. It grew louder and louder as he approached, the traces of energy he felt becoming stronger and more unified, until he saw it. Sitting upon a stone, a blue hedgehog wearing an old cloak played a red guitar to the beat of his tapping foot, a soft smile on his face.

He took a step forward, accidentally stepping on a twig and snapping it in half.

The hedgehog suddenly stops at the sound. He turns his head towards the being, emerald eyes meeting his own.

He looked like someone it used to know. A dear friend. It reached out to him hesitantly as it began to call his name.

"So…"

And in the blink of an eye, he was gone.

"... nic."

Couldn't even say his name before he disappeared.

"Mm…" I must be seeing things…

It sat down next to the stone, using it as a backrest and closing its eyes. It was tired, all that walking drained what little energy it had. It leaned back on the rock as it was slowly dragged into unconsciousness once more.

I guess… it was nice to be awake… just for a little while…

…

The creature awoke, finding themself somewhere new, surrounded by something soft and warm, a nest of blankets and pillows. They saw a ceiling of stone above them. Rain poured outside, its sound accompanied by guitar music. The blue hedgehog sat before them, no longer wearing the cloak, happily playing his old guitar in front of a crackling campfire. The calming tune almost lulled them to sleep again.

"Mornin', stranger," the hedgehog says just as the music stops.

"Mn… morning…?" they mumble as they sit up and rub their hazy head, "W-where am I?"

The hedgehog looked back at him, smiling, "Just one of my little burrows. I couldn't just leave you out in the rain to catch a cold."

The creature took a good look at the hedgehog's face. He looked older, possibly around middle-age, late-thirties at least. His green eyes were kind and almost glowing in the shadows. His long, cobalt blue spines were tipped in a light, off white color. His smile was so soft, so kind, there was no doubt in his mind, that was Sonic sitting right before him.

"Sonic…?"

The hedgehog seemed surprised to hear that name, but his smile didn't falter.

"Oh, have we met before? Sorry, my memory's been a bit, ah… faulty, lately," he said, scratching the back of his head with his left hand. Around his wrist rested a bracelet, a bit worn with time, but still well taken care of. A green gem glistened, reflecting the light of the fire.

"You don't… recognize me?" the being muttered, clutching the blankets wrapped around him with his claws.

The hedgehog remained silent for a moment, thinking.

"Y'know… Now that you mention it, you do look kinda familiar," he said, giving him a strange look, "Nah, you couldn't be…" He stood from his spot, stepping in closer to him, eyeing him.

It should tell him, but what name would it give? It had three, and the people associated with them had become muddled into one. Though one of the names was given to it by Sonic, so maybe…

"Chip. It's me… Chip."

It came out almost instinctively, that precious name Sonic had assigned to them. When he heard it, his eyes grew wide and he tackled them into a hug with such force and speed he knocked them to the ground. They gasped as strong arms wrapped around them, nearly crushing their ribs.

Sonic laughed. "Chip! Oh Chaos, I missed you so much!"

Chip smiled, returning the embrace, "I… missed you too."

"You look so different now! What happened?" he asked, pulling away from the hug and giving Chip space to breathe.

"I'm… not sure."

"Wait, if you're back, then that means Dark Gaia might be out there somewhere too," Sonic said as he began pacing around, distressed by the thought, "The world's been at peace for a long time. We can't have it causing any trouble."

"I… Well, you're kinda right, but…"

Sonic tilted his head, confused, "... 'But' what?"

"I…" they hesitate, looking down at their claws, "I'm… Chip. But I'm also Dark Gaia."

"... What?"

"I'm Chip and Dark Gaia."

They stared at each other, one with a blank face and the other with a perplexed expression.

"Wait, so… you two fused together or something?"

"I think so?" Chip replied, before sighing and laying themself back down, "Honestly, I'm too tired to think about that too much right now… I know for sure it won't be causing any more apocalypses now, though."

"... I see."

"You don't… hate me, do you?" Chip blurted out.

Sonic's quills raised, seemingly surprised by the question. "What? No! Why would I?"

"Because…" Chip tried to think, trying to put his racing thoughts into words, "Because, well… Dark Gaia and I are one and the same now. I remember everything it did… I remember wanting to destroy everything… wanting to hurt you…"

"Chip, that wasn't you."

"But it was!" He suddenly sat back up again, agitated "... Wasn't it?"

Chip could feel warm tears begin to well in its eyes, its chest becoming heavy with the weight of guilt.

Sonic pulled it into his arms, embracing it once more, but this time, he was much more gentle. He began rubbing circles on its back. Tears began to fall, slipping down Chip's cheeks.

"Look, Chip," Sonic began, "I think you're just confused by all of this. I don't blame you, I don't really understand what's going on, either. But you'll always be Chip in my eyes, whether you're fused with Dark Gaia or not."

Chip closed their eyes, wrapping their arms around Sonic and hugging him tight. They felt a weight being lifted by his words.

"We'll figure this out together, okay?"

"... Okay."

They remained in each other's arms for a while, sitting in a somber, yet oddly comfortable silence as Chip let themself cry in Sonic's shoulder. The hedgehog held them until the tears stopped falling. Eventually, they felt Sonic lower them back onto the soft pillows and blankets, lying them down with care.

"You look really tired. Being awakened early and all that must've taken its toll, huh?" he said.

"Mhm…"

Sonic got up, grabbing his guitar before sitting back down next to Chip. A hand landed on their head, wearing a white fingerless glove. The exposed fingers were slightly fuzzy, pale blue and tipped with sharp claws. They didn't remember Sonic's hands being like this, not in this form, anyway, though they supposed he had just changed over time. He did look a lot older, after all.

Then again, he didn't remember ever seeing his hands without gloves in the first place, except after transforming into that beast…

That doesn't really matter now, does it?

Sonic gently rubbed the fur on his head. "Sleep as much as you need to, pal. You're gonna need the energy now that you're free."

With rain still pouring down outside the burrow, Chip felt his eyelids grow heavy, and he slowly drifted to sleep once more. But before everything faded to darkness, he heard Sonic whispering something to him as he began to play another tune on his guitar.

"We've got two hundred years of catching up to do, kid."

#sonic the hedgehog #chip the light gaia #light gaia #dark gaia #sonic au #sonic fanfic #sonic fanfiction #oneshot #☆my writing☆#i'm not gonna make a tag for a specific au bc. it's a mess rn #i mostly wrote this for fun and to play around a bit with the concepts #so it's possible things may get retconned here and there as time goes on #i don't feel like there'd be much to retcon here tho so. idk #um anyways enjoy!

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