Domino was a free-spirited, independent hedgehog. Despite being dealt some rough cards in life, she always had an upbeat attitude and could find the silver lining to almost any situation. Domino had to get by with just the clothes on her back, so she quickly learned to be very resourceful. She was adamantly against material things, except for her one gold earring that she treasured. Her lack of funds led to a nomadic lifestyle, but this gave her a greater appreciation for the planet and she ended up loving her minimalist way of life.

A one-time tryst led to Domino being pregnant with Sonic at a relatively young age. Though she knew nothing about being a mom, she loved him instantly. She couldn’t offer him much, so she did her best to teach him how to make the most out of what little they had and to appreciate all the wonderful things the planet has to offer. Sonic was able to crawl, walk and soon run faster than most babies, so he was very quick to fend for himself. This made Domino’s life easier and more challenging at the same time!

PHLOX: Sonic’s biological father. He and Domino met while they were both passing through the same village and had instant chemistry. She wasn’t one to stay in one place for long, so she took off after one night together. He never knew about Sonic.

Being a young, single mom is tough enough. When your baby has the ability to run at super speeds, it gets even more complicated. Domino was constantly repairing Sonic’s baby shoes when he repeatedly wore the rubber off, but eventually even her trusty roll of duct tape wasn’t enough to cut it. She ended up giving up her solid gold earring to buy him a pair of durable shoes that could withstand his speed.

Domino had a bad habit of telling tall tales. She didn’t do this to be malicious; she just liked to make her life sound more interesting than it was. This tended to get her into trouble, but made for excellent bedtime stories!

One unfortunate night, a terrible storm rolled in and caused a flash flood in the forest where Domino and Sonic were occupying. Domino knew Sonic would be able to outrun it, so she urged him to get away and leave her behind. Domino did not survive.

This traumatic event had a huge impact on toddler Sonic and is not only the reason he’s afraid of water, but why he stopped talking for several years when he was little. With time, he forgets this event and even forgets Domino, and he finds his voice again.

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OVERALL PREMISE

My AU centers around Sonic & Friends through adulthood as they navigate relationships, careers, marriage and family. The primary genres are "slice of life" and "romantic comedy" with some action/drama interspersed throughout. My AU mostly follows the video game canon and the IDW canon with some elements from Sonic Boom and Sonic X tossed in and then I created my own characters and stories to fill in the gaps. My AU DOES NOT include the Sonic Cinematic Universe, Archie comics/characters, Fleetway comics/characters, Sonic Prime, SatAM, the OVA, Sonic Underground, the 1992 Manga, etc.

SPECIAL NOTES

In my AU, I depict "Classic" versions of the Sonic cast as their younger selves with their "Modern/Boom" versions being older.

Although my canon does not include Archie/SatAM, I do refer to Sonic characters' classification as "Mobians" and the planet they are on is referred to as Earth/Mobius interchangeably. I credit this as simply "cultural variation" between humans and Sonic characters but they all originate from the same planet.

MOST IMPORTANTLY please remember this is a fanmade AU. Nothing I say, write or draw influences the Sonic franchise or canon in any way. I'm just here to have fun and I hope you enjoy the ride!

KEY

For the timeline below, Canon Sonic characters will have the superscript "ˢ" on their name, and my original characters will be have the superscript "ᵒ".

If there is a comic or written fic that corresponds with an element of the timeline, I will include it as a hyperlink.

ABRIDGED TIMELINE

Project Shadowˢ is created and suspended.

Dominoᵒ and Phloxᵒ meet. Sonicˢ is conceived.

Dominoᵒ raises Sonicˢ to approx. toddler age until she loses her life in a flash flood. Sonicˢ is left alone to fend for himself and eventually represses his memories of Dominoᵒ to cope with the trauma.

Clay Roseᵒ and Lulu Petulaᵒ meet. Together, they have Amyˢ and she lives with her parents until her fortune cards lead her to meeting Sonicˢ.

Majority of the game/IDW canon takes place.

CCᵒ (originally labeled as "Code Compiler") is a spherical/ovoid robot created (August 26) by an independent inventorᵒ (no relation to the Robotniks) to assist with production. CC's intelligence rapidly evolves and she gains sentience much to her creator's dismay. After a struggle, the inventor powers her off and the workshop falls into disrepair. The building is marked condemned and CC's chassis remains hidden within the rubble.

Sonicˢ and Phloxᵒ run into each other on several occasions. Neither realize they are related.

Amyˢ begins her pursuit of archaeological studies.

A mystery womanᵒ going by the name "Light"ᵒ (who is secretly Auroraᵒ from the future) appears and warns Sonic & Teamˢ of an oncoming threatᵒ that is hellbent on killing Shadowˢ before wreaking havoc on the planet. Light claims she was sent here with the task of protecting Shadow but is not forthcoming with any other information about herself or her 'previous team'. Light & the Teamˢ work together to fight off 'the threat' and along the way Shadow develops a romantic interest in Light who also has strong feelings and an allegiance to him for reasons he does not know. Upon defeating the villain, Light must return to where she came from. Shadow tries to discourage her and even asks to accompany her, but she insists that if she stays any longer, she risks causing catastrophic damage. She departs and Shadow vows to find her again.

Rougeˢ and Omegaˢ join Shadowˢ in his search to find Lightᵒ. After combing the globe with no luck, their quest takes them off-world and they go on an interplanetary journey. The three become mercenaries to fund their space expedition.

Knucklesˢ bulks up! His goal of spending time away from Angel Island did him some good!

Sonicˢ and Amyˢ begin a romantic relationship.

Sonicˢ moves in with Amyˢ.

Tailsˢ establishes Yellow Sky Industries, a company where he can begin sharing his gadgetry with the world as well as partner up with other innovators to put their genius to good use.

Stone establishes The Mean Bean coffee shop. Much to his delight, Eggmanˢ frequents this cafe but is unaware of Stone's affection.

Sonicˢ and Amyˢ get engaged. Upon hearing the news and growing homesick, Rougeˢ and Omegaˢ return home, leaving Shadowˢ to continue his journey on his own. While attending the wedding festivities, Knucklesˢ and Rougeˢ rekindle their budding romance.

During one of Eggman'sˢ many failed attempts at world domination, he falls victim to a near-fatal accident of his own making. Sonicˢ rescues him, but Eggman loses his right hand in the process. Eggman is forced to reconsider his health and kickstarts some moral dilemmas for him. His attempts at world domination begin to dwindle.

Creamˢ departs home to pursue humanitarian/Mobianitarian(?) efforts

Rougeˢ uses her mercenary wealth to develop her own mining and jewelry business (she does not give up thievery). Knucklesˢ is initially hired on as head excavator, but this job is only temporary until he secures enough money to fund a dream project of his.

With his own money and with the support of Yellow Sky Industries and his friends' investments, Knucklesˢ develops the Young Heroes Program - a nonprofit youth organization. He works full time as a trainer at the program to help empower kids and strengthen the community. Sonicˢ assists YH as needed, but is not a full-time volunteer.

Sonicˢ and Amyˢ decide to start a family. Auroraᵒ is conceived.

Rougeˢ and Knucklesˢ get married.

In one last ditch effort to regain Sonic'sˢ attention and to encourage Sageˢ to follow in her father's footsteps**(See note), Eggmanˢ kidnaps Amyˢ. This triggers her to go into labor early and Auroraᵒ is born (March 13). This is the nail in the coffin as far as Eggman's villainous efforts go and he makes an unspoken agreement with Sonic to 'retire' from villainy. He still plans to regularly annoy them by inserting himself into their lives. (**Note: This comic was made before Sageˢ was introduced to the game canon. In retrospect, Sage would have been a part of this story and part of the reason Eggman decided to kidnap Amy, no matter how much Sage discouraged him. Sage instantly bonds with Aurora and vows to be her lifelong friend.)

Amyˢ takes on a second job as an interior designer to support her family while Sonicˢ becomes a stay-at-home dad and focuses most of his time and attention on raising Auroraᵒ.

Eggmanˢ and Stone begin dating.

Once Auroraᵒ is old enough, she begins attending the YH program. This is the closest Sonicˢ will allow her to participating in any adventures.

Ruff Hyenaᵒ is born (January 29).

As a defense mechanism against constant bullying from her peers, Aurora’sᵒ light powers begin to manifest.

In addition to attending the Young Heroes Program, Auroraᵒ begins a mentorship with her Uncle Tailsˢ for optics/physics lessons in order to better understand her powers.

Eggmanˢ and Stone get married.

Auroraᵒ begins to experience premonitions in the form of dreams. Amyˢ does her best to help Aurora hone this skill, but without much success.

Tumble Hyenaᵒ is born (January 30). Ruffᵒ and Tumbleᵒ are abandoned and left to fend on their own before ending up in the foster care system. They remain there for many years.

Auroraᵒ develops a crush on a boy named Kyleᵒ and they go on a few “playdates”. Auroraᵒ invites Kyleᵒ over to the house to meet her parents and Sonicˢ does not handle it well. After an argument, Aurora and Kyle agree to not hang out together anymore.

Knucklesˢ and Rougeˢ adopt Ruffᵒ and Tumbleᵒ.

Auroraᵒ ages out of the Young Heroes Program. Sonicˢ discourages her from venturing out on her own and convinces her to work for YH instead.

After receiving a heartfelt message from Rougeˢ, Shadowˢ resigns from his quest and returns to Earth. He decides his new mission will be to get to better know the world Maria had always spoken so highly about.

Feeling “stuck” in her life, Auroraᵒ broaches the topic of moving out to be on her own. Sonicˢ talks her out of it.

While reconnecting with The Teamˢ, Shadowˢ is introduced to Auroraᵒ. He instantly recognizes her as the woman he’s spent the last several decades looking for, but doesn’t understand how that’s possible and she is adamant they have never met before. While telling Sonicˢ and Amyˢ of his world travel plans, Auroraᵒ offers to be his guide around town as she knows every inch of it. Shadowˢ takes her up on her offer and the two quickly develop a friendship.

Shadowˢ decides it doesn’t matter if Auroraᵒ is the Lightᵒ he formerly met or not. He asks her on a date. Remembering how badly things went the last time one of Aurora’s “boyfriends” and Sonicˢ interacted, she accepts Shadow’s courtship but only if they can keep it a secret for now. Shadow is wary of this, but agrees to her terms.

Keeping secrets from her parents begins to take a toll on Auroraᵒ, to the point she is getting sick. She tells Shadowˢ she can’t keep lying to her family, so she tells him they shouldn’t see each other anymore. In hopes to “fix” the situation, Shadow meets with Sonicˢ and Amyˢ to ask their permission to date Aurora. This immediately escalates into a battle between Sonic and Shadow. Aurora intercepts the fight and, heartbroken, she tells Sonic that as much as she wants his blessing, she doesn’t need it, and is going to continue to date Shadow. Sonic, Amy and Aurora have a heart-to-heart to try and reconcile things, but Sonic makes it clear that though Aurora is a grown up and can technically date whoever she wants, she has to follow certain rules while she’s still living in their house.

Tailsˢ purchases an abandoned factory to expand Yellow Sky Industries. There, he finds the deactivated CCᵒ. He powers her on but she is severely traumatized and significantly damaged. He repairs her and after understanding how advanced her intelligence is, he offers her a job as his lab assistant.

CCᵒ quickly develops romantic feelings for Tailsˢ.

Knucklesˢ, Rougeˢ, Ruffᵒ and Tumbleᵒ legally change their last names to “Motley”

In her pursuit to become “Mobian,” CCᵒ fabricates herself a Mobian-like body.

As Shadowˢ and Auroraᵒ’s relationship progresses, they begin to explore more of the world together.

Tailsˢ and CCᵒ host a charity banquet. Things go awry.

Auroraᵒ gets her first apartment. She also begins a singing career.

Tailsˢ and CCᵒ officially begin a romantic relationship.

Auroraᵒ begins to have recurring premonitions about Shadow being in danger. She puts her musical tour on pause to stay vigilant.

A dangerous, mysterious entityᵒ appears and attacks The Teamˢ, severely wounding several members and nearly killing Shadowˢ. Before the threatᵒ can be defeated, it retreats by escaping via time travel where it plans to successfully kill Shadow. With most of The Team out of commission or fearful of altering the timeline, Auroraᵒ travels back in time to save Past Shadow and the rest of her family. To protect her identity, she goes by the name “Lightᵒ.”

Sonicˢ and Shadowˢ reconcile their differences. Sonic becomes noticeably more accepting of Shadow and Auroraᵒ’s relationship.

Shadowˢ and Auroraᵒ get engaged and move in together.

Auroraᵒ continues her musical career.

Shadowˢ and Auroraᵒ get married.

Ruffᵒ ages out of the Young Heroes Program and in the hopes to follow in Knuckles’ footsteps, he becomes a crime fighter. When Tumbleᵒ isn’t helping his brother fight crime, he’s working on his own mechs.

Eggmanˢ and Stone digitally upload their consciousness to Cyberspace so they can live indefinitely.

Shadowˢ and Auroraᵒ decide to start a family. They have their first litter of triplets: Piperᵒ, Zaneᵒ and Novaᵒ (November 12).

Shadowˢ and Auroraᵒ have a second litter of twins: Asterᵒ and Blitzᵒ (April 8). At this time, Shadow uses the wealth he’s amassed to construct a large house that can accommodate their growing family.

Shadowˢ and Auroraᵒ have a third litter of triplets: Cinderᵒ, Diamondᵒ and Boonᵒ (February 18).

Sonicˢ and Amyˢ return to a life of world traveling.

In addition to attending the Young Heroes Program, Shadowˢ trains all of his childrenᵒ in how to best use their powers for the greater good of the planet.

During a fight, Cinderᵒ critically wounds Diamondᵒ with his “Stellar Tantrum” power. Boonᵒ uses his powers of healing to restore Diamond to full health without any scarring, but Cinder never forgives himself. He becomes withdrawn and distances himself from his family members from this point on.

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