It was a great day to be alive! Thought Mr.Tinker as he saw some children enjoying Eggmanland! The playground he had just built, one of his finest creations so far!
Seeing all those kids play in the slides, swings and sandbox he spent the morning building gave him a warm feeling on his chest, he may not remember who he was or how he ended up losing his memory but he knew he was meant for building things.
"I must say, Mr.Tinker, you did quite a good job today." Ramsey, the village's head, said as he walked towards him, cane grasped with both hands, a warm smile on his face. "I haven't seen the little ones so animated in a while."
"Oh, you are making me blush." Mr. Tinker said as he looked away and rubbed his head with a sheepish smile. "This is the bare minimum I could do for all you have done for me." He shrugs as they continue to watch the kids continue playing around.
"Oh you don't have to worry about that, it's never wrong to help someone in need." Ramsey comments sagely. "I admit we have our…fears." "Ramsey's face looks away as a frown appears on his face for a moment. "But you have proved that we were just the worrywarts. We are so happy to have you be part of our village." He finishes as he pats Mr.Tinker on the shoulder.
Mr. Tinker stares at the head of the village with a surprised look on his face. "Oh…I don't know what to say to that, but… Thank you, sir." He says as he smiles, a truly grateful expression on his face.
"Now, if you excuse me… I believe Ms. Meadow wanted help with making a new dresser for her house." Mr. Tinker said as he walked towards his toolbox, left on the ground nearby the playground.
"Very well, but be careful not to push yourself too hard, Mr. Tinker." Ramsey advised as he watched the once-dictator, go on with his day. "I see you all the time working, you ought to take a break once in a while!"
"Will do! Mr. Ramsey! Once I finish this I will-" Mr. Tinker starts, but he gets cut off once the earth start shaking… it starts glow, at a low intensity, but little by little the magnitude intensifies!!!
"I-Is this an earthquake?!" Mr. Tinker screams fearfully as he stays paralyzed, doing his best to keep his balance.
"No…that-that's impossible! There has never been any earthquake here!" Ramsey says scared too, as he goes towards the children, who start crying, terrified of what is happening.
Both Mr.Tinker and Ramsey were wrong assuming it was an earthquake. The earth shook, but so did the surrounding houses, the trees, the very air itself was shaking dangerously!
"C'mon kiddos, hurry, we need to get somewhere safe!" Mr.Tinker shouts, scared but gathering whatever courage he had left to go assist the village's head to protect the children.
(Unfortunately, for Mr. Tinker, his happy times were set…)
Mr.Tinker takes the hands of two children as they start running towards a barn.
(To end just…)
Suddenly Mr. Tinker falls to his knees, clutching his head as the vibrations gets worse and worse, specially on him, who can be seen starting to vibrate, as several alterimages of similar men like him start to surround him.
Mr.Tinker feels as he drops to his knees but only barely, his hands releasing the children and clutching his head as the vibrations ring through his mind, images flashing across his vision of men who looked so very similar to himself.
(Now)
SSSSSSSSHHHHHHATTTTEEERRRR
Everyone heard that sound, not just Mr. Tinker, and the people in the village, not only the restoration, not only Zavok and his lackeys on their faraway planet…
Everyone heard this sound across the multiverse.
And with that, an era ended…and a new one started.
For Mr.Tinker, being him right now was suffering.
"Confidence…A fool's substitute for intelligence."
Everything hurt, the shaking had just gotten worse and now, his head felt like someone had grabbed a wrench and was beating his brain directly with it.
"This is nonsense! You will obey me! Or there will be dire consequences!"
"Ah! Happiness is always so much more enjoyable when it's based on the misery of millions!"
Mr. Tinker starts shouting, partially cause of the pain, but also hoping he can drow out the other voices…he fails unfortunately.
"I was so close! And then that Stupid Hedgehog!...Of course! The Chaos is the constant!"
"I come to make an Announcement!!!"
"Get out! GETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUTGETOUT-"
"GET OUT OF MY HEAD!!!" Mr. Tinker shouts as reality unravels before him…
And then…
There is silence only.
"-ease tell me this has worked. This has to work!"
A voice rings out from the darkness of the void, waking the mind inside…
"Please Doctor, Is that you?" He feels a pair of hands grab his shoulders, helping him get up and steady him.
Little by little, the muddy waters that surround him start to diminish, allowing for a clarity that he hasn't felt in…he can't remember. Everything is still blurry, his vision severely impaired.
"The process was a success! I know it was. That idiotic "Mr.Tinker" personality should have been erased…Please Doctor, we need you!" The voice continues to ask him questions, but he is still trying to sort himself, he starts seeing colors again, the low red tint lights of the room giving enough illumination.
Soon, sensations come back to his limbs, and he can feel his motory functions to recover, allowing him freedom of movement.
And now that he has awoken, the only thing he wants..
"Dr. Eggman, answer me! Please! Is that you?" The voice continues, clear worry evident in it.
For a moment of DAMM SILENCE!
"Quit it! You annoying fool!" Dr. Eggman shouts as he pushes away the mysterious voice, as he slowly but surely gets to his feet…when did he fall to the ground?
He turns to look at the other inhabitant in the room. A platypus, with stylish hair and a weird globe with a rock on it, sitting on the ground, stares at him, with a hopeful and happy face.
"Dr.Eggman, you are back! Yes!" He exclaims as he gets back on his feet, and continues to stare at him with amazement. "How are you feeling?!"
"I will be the one to ask the questions here!" The doctor shouts as he makes an assessment of his surroundings, he seems to be in one of his bases, the exact one is something that escapes his mind for the moment, but he just needs a bit more time to cross reference data to locate it, if he doesn't find the answer before. "You better have an explanation of what's happening or else you will come to regret it."
The face of the platypus gets worried once again. "Y-you don't remember? What has happened so far? About Metal?"
"What are you talking about! What does my greatest creation have to do with…" And that's when he sees it. On a bench on the corner of the room, several pieces of a machine that Eggman is quite familiar with, and above all, the robotic head of one of his most dangerous creations. All dented, all broken down…destroyed.
"What. Happened." The demand, never a question, the Demand snarled out of the doctor and the sheer rage in his voice made the platypus shudder.
"Well…Sir..It's quite the tale…"
A few hours have passed since the conversation with Dr. Starline, his surprising savior, who found him while he was in that "Mr.Tinker" phase, and helped him come back to normal.
Eggman was sitting in front of the bench that had Metal's remains, he was quite taken back by the information that Starline had just dropped on him.
The world seemingly broken and mixed with other strange realities? Zavok and his pack managing to take command of his empire and most of Green Hills? Black Doom returning and an Empire declaring war on both Doom and the Eggman Empire? That blasted hedgehog disappearing?!
Too much, too much information, too many sudden developments, new variables to consider. He didn't expect Sonic being able to foil his latest plan, but that was fine for him. The rat wouldn't be his nemesis without being capable of this much, that was within acceptable parameters.
But the rest? Losing his memory, the world somehow changing completely out of nowhere? These new pests fooling around in his playground? Sonic just disappearing?
He couldn't just wait here with his arms crossed, he needed to do something…but what? Take back his assets from Zavok? Obviously, that was the right thing, but with so little resources at his disposal, it wouldn't be an easy task, fixing Metal would be a priority for that.
Look for the Hedgehog? Nah, sooner or later Sonic would appear to mess with this, his time would be better served preparing for their glorious rematch.
Luckily no one knew where he was, so he had time to think of his next move. But, and as much as he hated to admit it… he didn't know what was the correct step. He needed more data before trying a dangerous experiment like this.
And as he debated his next course of action, a loud crash could be heard outside the hidden base he was in. Did someone manage to find them?! That could be a problem. Checking the security cameras it seems like something had just crashed right at the entrance of the base… focusing more on the mysterious object he was able to find out it was:
Starting vote, please only choose 1:
[ ] A partially robotic version of Amy Rose, with half of her face covered in metal? Her body seemed severely damaged, with an arm torn off from the elbow and a leg missing entirely, her body was sparking all over. This was…
Interesting
Gain: Rusty Rose as a Hero Unit.
Connection to the Sonic Prime Plotline unlocked!
Gained a useful Power hero unit and good assistant to doctor Eggman!
Will cause lots of confusion seeing a robot version of Amy!
[ ] A woman? No, a robot version of one clearly. Were she standing she would easily be as tall as he was, her black and silver clothing along with her visor damaged in whatever explosion she suffered. Her body was in shambles, her upper body along with her legs completely intact, but the rest was in shambles. The amount of damage she received was… significant to to say the least. How…
Curious.
Gained: Mecha Robotnik as a Hero Unit!
Useful bodyguard for Dr. Eggman!
Connection to the Archie Sonic Plotline unlocked.
Laser Beams!!!
[ ] A weird robot with a design never seen before. it was clearly a female form with a white, sleek form covering her robotic body, somehow angelic in style. Her purple hair and unconscious face was a clear contrast from the rest of her body. As she saw it… Eggman could help but think…
This had potential.
Gain: Giselle as a hero unit!
Powerful Hero unit with great capacity for growth!
Connection to Stella Glow Plotline Unlocked!
Possibility for Eggman to obtain new Tech from another setting sooner!
This is a Project I have been working for a long time, and finally managed to work enough of it to be able to get started.
I enjoy CK2 quest and crossovers a lot, and have always wanted to try and QM one of this. This is a crossover between Sonic main continuity and the Sega All Star Villains doc, while the information wasn't complete, there was enough lore here to make it work alongisde a few aditions.
Finally, I would like to thank
@Boohoo the 3rd @Ranger65 @KA$H and
@ShepardCom for all their assistance and inviting me to participate on the Qm of the quest, without you guys, i would have never taken this step. I tahnk you from the bottom of my heart.