sonicâs backstory
made a certain blog today, and i wrote this to go in the bio. thought iâd post it here as well! real long btw
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Born on Christmas Island to a couple like any other, Sonic was named after the name of the first airplane his father, Jules, ever flew. His mother, Bernadette, was a wonderful story writer and popular with the kids in the decently resolute village. He went to school like other children, but he was never the scholar type, mostly because of his lack of patience and hatred of restrictive spaces. He greatly disliked having to be forced to interact with other students as well, as he used to barely say a squeak back then. He was the definition of introverted and shy, which helped in making him known as the oddball of the small group of children who attended the diminutive school.
The one bit of school Sonic enjoyed was sports class, where he got to run around in open spaces as much as he wanted. He was oddly agile and swift, regardless of his then-pudgy frame. He was pushed to his extreme speeds one day during said period when he was invited to participate in a race by his supportive coach. Sonic caught the silent mocking from his classmates, which seemed to touch some sort of nerve that made him make him want to win above all else. The teacher said the count down, and not ten seconds later that the âthreeâ had been spoken, Sonic was at the opposite side of the track. He wouldâve crossed his arms and looked smugly at the gawking bullies had he not been staring at the sizzling ground he had treaded.
Knowing this was anything but normal, Sonicâs parents took him to see a doctor. He explained to them as simply as he could that Sonic had somehow developed bones and legs that were far stronger than should be possible, and lighter than the norm too. He calmly told them that it was nothing to be worried about presently, as Sonic was healthy and was only made better by his mutation, but Bernie and Jules were still on edge.
Sonic, on the other hand, had come to welcome his gift with open arms once the fact registered. He ran every day and found so much joy in it that he became extremely fond of it. He didnât care about what everyone said anymore, his self-confidence had been fed to the max by this discovery that he chose to ignore the comments and enjoy this. He still refused to hold conversations with anyone, however.
With a mother who loved to write, Sonic found himself enjoying the act as well. He absorbed the adventurous stories and became enthralled in them, playing pretend in his spare time as if he was an adventurer like the ones in the tales. Sonic only became more impatient and needing of open space. He became unhappier in school and his grades dropped even lower than they were before, only daydreaming during class about how he was going to break the sound barrier for sure today.
His father was called away to a foreign island one day to help in the building of a special project, or rather in trying out the project. Being every bit as reckless as his son, Jules jumped on the offer and asserted his wife that he was going ot be back soon.
He never came back.
Days after he was meant to come back, Bernadette received a call informing her that her husband had drowned in a failed take off. Once Sonic was told, his reaction to his grief was become even more introverted and more involved in his running. Freedom and running and adrenaline became the filling that occupied the vacant space his father had left, and he wouldâve failed that school year had his mother not called him a tutor. Sonic wouldnât have tried as much as he did then if it werenât for the fact that he knew flunking would only make his broken mother feel worse. Regardless of his quiet way of being, he hated seeing others upset, especially his mom.
Things didnât get any better as time went on. Sonic was eight years old when his father died, and nine when his mother followed his path due to sickness. He became snappy and picked up his short temper when he was dropped in a foster home. He ran whenever he wasnât in school, and even then he became prone of skipping class. There were no parents to keep happy now, so he didnât try. The only thing he knew was that he wanted to get out of this place he couldnât call home anymore, he needed a bigger field to run in, he wanted complete freedom to help him cope, he needed the all-new wind blow against him, he needed the adventure he so loved in order to not deal with this grief he hated so much.
His coach, Jeff, was even more supportive during that year. He was, in fact, the one who gave Sonic that push to get out of Christmas Island and look for what he needed, knowing Sonic would only get better that way. After a year of gathering as much money as he could, Sonic took his fatherâs old plane, the Tornado, on his tenth birthday and left. He was taught how to pilot the machine at a younger age, and was meant to be a family heirloom.
Sonic toured the many different islands he came across, never settling down in one place but making sure to enjoy them all completely prior to flying off again. He explored and wandered to his heartâs content and learned to deal with his loss with due time, and did end up breaking the speed of sound. Nowadays itâs almost impossible to get him to talk about this all, especially with his ânever look backâ mindset he acquired during this all. Life is short and today could be your last day, live it as the wonderful thing you can make it. However, this time of seclusion made him remain quiet.
It was a year later that Eggman made his first strike against the world, and becoming oddly enraged at the captivity of the Flickies due to how much freedom meant to him, Sonic went after him and found it was fun to bop the evil scientist on the head. The more fights he won against Eggman, the more his confidence grew and the nicer he became thanks to befriending the Flickies, though not much louder. Sonic picked up the act of hero, even though he was surprised to find being called that title made him feel somewhat flustered. Helping others feel better and be happier, i.e. helping the Flickies, made him realize all he needed was seeing others smile rather than being known as a big name. Though recognition was nice, humility and kindness had made their way into Sonicâs heart.
During one scuffle with Eggman, Sonic was thrown far enough by a bot to land on the ocean surrounding the beach they had been finding on. Suddenly reminded of the way his father bit the dust, the inability to run like he always could suddenly pressing utter panic into his chest only made worse by the memory of his parent. The thought that no one would get him out in time made his freeze and wan to scream in terror, which luckily didnât end up being the case. He was saved by the Flickies and a group of Chao, but they didnât get him out in time to avoid him picking up his aquaphobia.
Sonic landed on West Side Island a week after his twelfth birthday, where he was chased by a certain two-tailed fox cub. Being the recluse he was back then, Sonic ran ahead and chose to ignore him, up until he realized the fox was actually keeping up with him! They raced for a bit, which ended with Sonic going ahead and being lost by the kit. The next day the vulpine tried to get a look at the plane that Sonic was sleeping on. Both interrupted by an attack from Eggman, Sonic ran towards the affected area and was reflexively followed by the fox. Still impressed by the younger oneâs ability, Sonic let the kid, who introduced himself as Miles, tag along and help him fight Robotnik after Miles insisted over and over.
The fox stuck around after they took care of Eggman, and Sonic found he was fond of the kid. He let the vulpine follow him, surprisingly, and the two became friends. Sonic even spoke to Miles the first time he saw the fox react negatively to thunder, and nicknamed him âTailsâ after the event. Originally Sonic used to see Tails as a prodige, but the more time went by the more Sonic grew to love the fox as a little brother. It was the fox who helped Sonic become more capable in the social aspect, since the kid was so clingy and often initiating hugs or chattering while Sonic listened and sometimes answered to. Having Tails around helped him open up more to the idea of having others around, and without him Sonic would probably be a social recluse still.
S3&Kâs events happened here and were closely followed by CD, where Sonic met Amy and Knuckles respectively. Â Sonic and Tails explored the world together and the two built a workshop for Tails in Mystic Ruins, and Sonic decided to stick around one place for a bit to look after Tails (which was somewhat of a struggle). Once Tails hit eight a year later though, Sonic realized he was very much capable to take care of himself.
All this leads us to present day!
