"It's Halloween -- everyone's entitled to one good scare."

In honor of the spooky season, I've written a little story: click me! Just be warned, it does get dark. BTW, from here on out all my Sonic stuff will only be uploaded to A03 (I need to post that announcement on my Fanfiction.net account as well).

I do have my concerns if readers will understand the intent behind the story. I can see people going "Sally's a martial artist/blademaster/whatever, I don't understand why she doesn't fight back and get away." And it's like, okay, but that's not the point of the story. Predatory Drift is not a traditional straightforward action-adventure story like many other Sonic stories are, it's psychological horror. Think like a Shirley Jackson story, Psycho, The Shining, Hereditary, The Babadook, etc, in that readers are supposed to be feeling a sense of dread and such, especially when the climax hits. That's not going to happen if Sally's up there kung fu fighting, y'know? 

Also, I wouldn't dare post PD on deviantART or FF.net. If I did, I'd more than likely end up having to go into hiding Salman Rushdie-style. 

A summary/blurb for Sonic And The Guardians Of Acorn

Since I've had Sonic The Hedgehog on the brain a lot lately (for reasons you'll hopefully see soon), I've been brainstorming for my Sonic reboot. Here's a very basic rundown of the plot:

Sonic is a teenager living in the town of Emerald Hill with his guardians Tom and Maddie Wachowski. He keeps in contact with his globetrotting uncle Charles "Chuck" Hedgehog, who's an adventurer and researcher. One day Sonic is approached by the titular Guardians, who inform him that Chuck has gone missing while trying to locate the seven legendary Chaos Emeralds. They then ask Sonic for his help in looking for him, as he's become famous there in Emerald Hill for his speed. Of course Sonic is up for the challenge, and that kicks off the whole story. During his search, Sonic meets new friends and new enemies, as well as discovering the strange and fantastical secrets Mobius holds.

S&tGoA is a homebrew of my own ideas combined with elements from various branches of the Sonic franchise (of which you can see a few of already) as well as fan ideas, including fan art. Many characters have been reinterpreted from before -- think of how franchises such as the Batman mythos, He-Man, Transformers, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will reboot themselves with new takes on familiar characters and concepts.

ETA: Okay, I did come up with a little summary. I'll just post it here. Don't know if it needs any work or not: There exists a distant planet of sophisticated technology, mysterious ancient ruins, and magical creatures. This is Mobius, and it's a world where a certain speedy blue hedgehog sets out to find his missing uncle.

Oh, also, I had a Knight Errand reader from before, Dukect, mention wanting to see Sonic and Antoine actually become friends. Well, this just might be the story for you then.