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Part 1 of in this world (life is just a game you play!), never fear the fall
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2026-04-09
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2026-07-10
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is it me you say you're looking for?

Summary:

“Put us down, whoever you are!” the child shouted.

“Chao-chao!”

The lights switched back on with a hiss, and she screamed. “Metal Sonic?!?”

Metal Sonic beeped shrilly at her.

“We’re not going back to Doctor Eggman!! Put us down!”

… What is a “Doctor Eggman?”

“Hey, what’s going on in there?” Chris’ voice crackled over Metal Sonic’s earpiece.

Metal Sonic beeped again, this time punctuated by an annoyed buzz. Did Chris forget already that this unit was not capable of vocal speech?

Metal Sonic gripped the child and her pet tighter, being careful not to hurt them with its sharp claws (organic lifeforms were so delicate), and continued to speed through the corridor, no longer caring if the security cameras spotted them.

Notes:

  • Inspired by a work in an unrevealed collection

Chapter 1: Table of Contents

Notes:

(April 9th, 2026): I'm annoyed this even needs to be said, but please don't ask me "Hey, can you do XYZ story idea?" I'm not a request vending machine. I'm going to write what I want to. And right now, all I want to work on is this fic. I don't need more projects on my plate.

I'm sure you can find authors willing to take requests on tumblr.

Please do not ask me if I'll do XYZ story ideas again, otherwise you will be warned. If you persist, you will be blocked from commenting. Thank you.

Chapter Text

Already-Written Chapters

Note: While these chapters have already been written, they are still in the process of being revised. Additionally, they will not be posted all at once so that way I still have a backlog of chapters to post while I'm writing. That way I can update more regularly and not rush.

1. Table of Contents ← You are here!

2. Lost & Found

3. Afflictions & Rampages

4. Chaos in Station Square

5. SOS

6. Revelations

7. Kidnappings & Fisticuffs

8. No Longer Normal

9. Coming Home

10. Searches & Satellites

11. Heavenbound

12. Memories

13. Nightmare on Costa Esmeralda

14. Weapon of Destruction

15. Introductions

16. Jewels & Lipstick

17. Infiltration

18. Lessons Learned

19. Sparks of Freedom

20. Diamond in the Rough

21. Birthday Bash

22. The Brewing Storm

23. Chaos in More Ways Than One

24. That's What Friends Are For, Part I

25. That's What Friends Are For, Part II

26. Take My Hand, Never Let Go

 

In-Progress Chapter:

27. Depth of Danger Rewrite (Chapter Title Pending)

 

Chapters Being Planned:

Notes for this section are at the bottom of this list since they got quite extensive.

28. The Adventures of Knuckles and Hawk Rewrite (Chapter Title Pending)

29. Rage Against the Machine - The Dam Scam Rewrite 

30. Cruise Blues Rewrite (Chapter Title Pending)

31. Green Light Ride - Fast Friends Rewrite

32. The Secret Garden - Little Chao Lost Rewrite

33. Emerald Anniversary Rewrite (Chapter Title Pending)

34. Omega - A Dastardly Deed Rewrite

35. Chaos Theory - Countdown to Chaos Rewrite

Notes: First please note that the chapter number may change as I write, since some episode rewrites take two or more chapters to finish.

Skipping most of the Eggman stuff in "Skirmish in the Sky." The flying base (partially) exploding only an episode after Eggman's previous base gets blown up feels unnecessarily redundant. Eggman can still be presumed dead (in this case from the base explosion) and still have his flying base without having yet another clash with Metallic and co. right away.

UPDATE (April 27th 2025): We're skipping Skirmish in the Sky entirely because aside from the fact that we plan on Amy updating her outfit to one of the outfits she tried on in that episode, people being weird towards the Mobian cast + Chris, and Eggman revealing his flying base, nothing important happens in that episode. Amy updating her outfit can always be covered in narration or a flashback, and Eggman can just do his reveal in the "Depth of Danger" rewrite.

I'm skipping Sonic's Scream Test because I've never seen that episode and from what I've read on the TVTropes page, it sounds a little too scary for me to want to watch or rewrite. I might reference the events in some way in a later chapter, but I don't really want to put myself through a not fun time just to rewrite that episode.

I'll also be skipping "How to Catch a Hedgehog" because it A) doesn't look like a fun episode to adapt, and B) nothing important happens in that episode anyway. I'll usually rewrite the filler episodes if I feel like there's a chance to get some fun chapters out of it, but if it doesn't feel like there will be any fun chapters that come out of it I'm not gonna bother.