Holy shit that Caliburn AU sounds awesome? I'm really curious about all the little details of the AU, from Aleena and presumably the twins, to Caliburn adjusting to the modern day, and I think there was a comment somewhere about how Sonic couldn't look Knuckles or Shadow or Blaze in the eye for a long time - lmao I see Camelot turned out great for Sonic, wonder how the aftermath goes and how his friends react
OOF THANK YOU!!! So this is gonna be long and Iâll start with Sonic and his fam for some context!
In my AU Sonic Underground was basically the first adventure Sonic ever went on, and by the end of it, I can see Aleena end up being a bit more paranoid and protective of her kids whom she JUST found and reunited with, so sheâd have a tight leash on them bc she doesnt want them to be hurt and so she keeps her kingdom sorta lowkey and hidden in general, very detached from the rest of the world compared to before. Sonia can roll with the punches and is just ecstatic to be back with her true mother and easily adapts to royal lifestyle. Manic is just glad to HAVE a mother (and also a nice house, clothes, etc.) but Sonic. Oooh Sonic. As someone whoâs a free spirit and JUST realized what life is like out in the world and found his thirst for adventure, the LAST thing he wanted was to be held close and kept within one place for the rest of his life. Not only that but he didnât like how his mother would easily just drop out of the fight against Robotnik now that the family and kingdom was restored. Even if Robotnik had been beaten back so far, and most if not everything was deroboticized, Sonic knew that he would be back. Futhermore, his frustration grew as she didnât want to listen to reason and just wanted him to stay.Â
The only reason Sonic had to stay were his siblings, who were both content to settle down in the castle (albeit Manic sneaks out every so often). Sonic had no reason to really get attached to Aleena, and she wasnât exactly making it easier for him either. So, eventually they argued, fought, and Sonic ended up leaving the castle and kingdom behind and allowed them to hide as much as they pleased while he went off and made sure the rest of the world was safe from Robotnik. He dropped his royal title and never mentioned or brought it up to his friends later. So, cue all the events from Sonic 1 all the way up through Forces! Sonic only comes back to check on them after the war he fought in Forces, as he hadnât heard from his siblings at all throughout the entirety of the war (and they had kept in p decent touch, albeit rather distant) so after Forces, he went back to check on them and bla bla bla! Feels, some angst and finally forgiveness and hope to move on.Â
In my AU, the storybook games take place after Forces!
So, Aleena, still on somewhat rocky ground with Sonic, wanted to give him a present as a sorta peace sign, something that they could bond over. That gift was the sword, and Cal (who was now unbound) would help present it. However, it didnât exactly go as planned.
Like Ive said previously, in my AU, The only way for Sonic to leave Camelot, is to have died there, and following Arthurian legend, that wouldâve lead to a LOT of Trauma for the poor kid. Sonic would have lived out life as Arthur for probably another 30-ish years before being struck down by his son Mordred with Excalibur and jerking awake in a cold-sweat back on Mobius. Recovery from that experience by the time Cal was first introduced to Sonic was practically non-existent. He had no idea how to tell anyone, or if what he experienced was even REAL, so he kept quiet. But people could tell he had obviously changed, he was always antsy, nervous, always looking over his shoulder. So when Aleena produced Excalibur, the weapon he was killed with as a gift... Things didnât go well. Sonic left in a flash, leaving Aleena wondering what the hell she did wrong???? Did she say smth??? Somethin in her teeth??? But Cal, good ol Cal had a feelin there was something more going on and assured her it wasnât anything she did, and went after Sonic himself.
So, saving some time here, Cal went after Sonic and helped calm him down, but neither really said anything about Camelot, and thus neither confirmed whether they knew anything about it, but of course they both had their own varying suspicions. Cal ended up bonding with Sonic (again) and Sonic helped him readjust to modern life and explained all sorts of things to him. Cal was also extremely curious to hear about all of Sonicâs adventures, and his friends and how he met them, and Sonic was happy to oblige with those good memories. It was therapeutic for him. Sonic over time explained nearly everything, all the way up to the multiverse they live in and Scourge, and the Zone Cops!
Eventually, the only story Sonic hadnât told Cal about was the one about Camelot. Sonic had come to accept that it DID happen, as his encounter with Shara and Erazor Djinn certainly happened and the two incidents were fairly similar. He was pulled into those two special storybook zones in a particular way, the only difference was that in Camelot, he didnât have an easy exit like the one Shara granted him.
The question of whether Cal was the same Cal had been really eating away at him though, and he finally asked (however he extremely beat around the bush). Cal didnât directly answer, but rather scolded the âKnaveâ for hesitating once again. How many times had he told him not to do that now? And that my friends, that is the straw that broke the camelâs back and G O D Sonic broke down out of RELIEF! Cal held the poor kid close and let him scream, sob and apologize profusely for everything. Sonic, after months of bottling this experience up finally had someone to talk to who understood and knew what he went through. THAT was the first step for him to begin recovering, and recover he sure did! It didnât take long for him to start opening up and explain everything to his friends afterwards, with Calâs word really helping solidify the crazy story. His friends, who had all been worried about him obviously freaked out that heâd been through so much and thought they wouldnât believe what he said but became a huge support group again for him!!
There were hard times though, especially when Sonic ran into people who had been enemies of his in Camelot. Prime example? When he saw the counterpart of Mordred, it took everything in his friendsâ power to keep the headline âWorld Renowned Hero Sonic the Hedgehog Punts 5-Year-Old across City!â out of the papers.
BUT OFF THATS A LOT OF WRITING AND I STILL DIDNT TOUCH ON EVERYTHING!! THANK YOU FOR BEING CURIOUS, I HOPE I ANSWERED SOME MORE QUESTIONS !!! IK NOT EVERYTHINGâS FLAWLESS BUT EH WHATEVERÂ ÂŻ\_(ă)_/ÂŻ
