Eggman's Archive - The New Utopia

Prologue | A New Empire Arises From Its Ruins

Act 1: S.O.S

Earth: The doctor's home planet

It has been 15 years since the events that took place in the Starfall Islands. A lot of things changed in the world that the Blue Blur lived in. He's 33 years old now, as a newly married man to Amy Rose, and as a widely known hero and legend in his home world, Earth. Although he isn't as free as he used to in his younger days, he's still a guy who loves adventures. Even after a decade, his arch-nemesis, Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik, still hasn't given up yet. But nowadays, he isn't always enthusiastic to try to turn the blue rat into jelly. He seems to be doing it to satisfy his boredom. It's clear that, after so long—apathy caught up to the doctor.

"What have I been doing wrong?" Dr. Eggman asked himself. 

"All I've ever wanted was to make my dream come true! I could only ever dream of a miracle that would allow me to build my ideal world, where I'm in control over everything, and everyone would listen to me! But of course, nothing ever happens in my favor..."  he continued.

"Father? Are you okay?" the voice of a young girl called out.

"I've just been thinking if I will ever rule the world, Sage. This rivalry has been going on for too long. Will I ever achieve it? Or have I just been delusional and blinded by my own ego?" he said to his artificial daughter, Sage.

"There are still many ways you haven't tried, father." she said.

"I just...think I should give up. It all seems futile. None of my efforts ever came into fruition. I've tried EVERYTHING! But none of it ever worked. From my own inventions to calling upon ancient deities, that hedgehog is still persistent. What even is the point anymore?" he said, with a broken voice as he shed a tear.

"Well, whatever your decision may be, I will always stand by you, father." Sage says, trying to comfort her father.

"Thank you, my daughter. I knew I could always count on you." he says, wiping his tears off with a slight smile on his face. 

For the next two weeks, he gave full access to everything to Sage and let her take control over everything while the doctor lounges at home with his pajamas, starting to enter a state of depression. One day, on another uneventful morning for the doctor, something appeared in front of his doorstep.

"Here is your breakfast, boss." said Orbot, before putting the platter of breakfast on his desk.

"Thanks, Orbot."  the doctor said to him.

"You have never said that to me boss, is something the matter?" Orbot asks, looking surprised when he hears it.

"Ugh... You bucket of bolts, haven't you seen what I've been doing these past few weeks?! Nothing! Now get to cleaning!" said the doctor in an angry voice.

"Hmm... Welp, see you later, I guess." said Orbot as he leaves the room.

Not too long after, the doctor's cube shaped robot assistant, Cubot, alongside one of his proudest creations, Metal Sonic, came to him to give him something.

"Boss! Boss!" Cubot said, while trying to catch a breath, with Metal Sonic following suit. 

"We found this outside of our base!" they both find a strange envelope with an unfamiliar symbol on the front, and hand it over to their boss.