Sonic's Origin, The birth of a hero.

Sonic sat in his F-22 at the end of the runway, he didn't know how he was going to impress the higher-ups, but everything was riding on his abilities as a pilot to save his command.

"Hey bro, you alright?" said Axel through Sonic's head set.

"Just fine." replied Sonic

"Hey, listen Sonic" said Axel,  once again Sonic knew that he was serious because he never used his name otherwise. "Just try to think of this as a normal day for you, and that you're just going up to have fun." Sonic smiled to himself, "heh, thanks Axel" replied Sonic, feeling more at ease.

"Now get up there and say hi to your dad for me" shouted Axel.

Sonic focused himself, everything in the world melted away, he fired up the thruster's and screamed down the runway and was airborne.  He started to climb in altitude, doing aileron rolls as he did so, All of the drama, stress, worries and fears in Sonic's life just dissolved while he was up in the air, he felt free from everything that could tie him down, it was euphoric to him in every way. Sonic soon broke through the clouds where he saw the horizon, the clear blue sky energized him in a way that words couldn't even begin to describe.

"......hey dad" whispered Sonic, "you doing ok? You know ever since you died this feels like the only way that I could talk to you where you'd hear me." Sonic reached up and put his hand on the inside of the canopy, "So close to the heavens you could literally touch the face of god, wasn't that your old saying?" Sonic banked his bird left, "Well what about your face?" he asked, "Show me what you felt all those years ago when you were up here instead of me."

As Sonic said that he put his bird into a dive bomb, what he was about to attempt was something that he knew would impress not only the higher-ups, but his father as well. Sonic dove a good distance before he leveled out and directed his bird to the canyons.

Up in the tower of the base, Axel watched his friend through his binoculars, he smiled "guess your old man gave you some good advice" he chuckled.

As Sonic was about to enter the canyons he closed his eyes, "Alright dad, WATCH THIS!" Sonic throttled forward and put his bird at the top speed, he banked his bird as close as he could  to each side of the canyon walls. He knew he was braking the safety rules his command follow, but he needed to follow that his father had just told him.

"Never let fear overtake you, right dad?" said Sonic

He was coming closer to the exit of the canyon, "It's now or never" he thought, just before he reached the exit, Sonic maneuvered his bird into a barrel roll, he did this so he could fly next to both sides of the canyon before he exited it. "WHOOOHOOO!!!" screamed Axel from the tower, "That's my bro!"

Sonic heard his friend through his headset and smiled to himself, "You see that dad, were you watching?" Sonic turned toward the base and headed back, as his altitude dropped, he could feel the worry he had earlier again. But this time it was for something different.

He knew full well he had broken the rules and flew too close to the canyon walls, but what else could he have done to show his best?

After landing and parking his bird back in the hanger, Sonic saw his buddy walking up to him.

"I'm guessing your old man's doing alright? asked Axel

"Seems that way" replied Sonic

"Commander!" said a all too familiar voice, Sonic turned to see his CO at the other end of the hanger, "In my office, now." The commander turned and left, leaving Sonic and Axel.

"Don't worry buddy" Axel said, "You kicked ass up there"

"I just hope the CO see's it that way as well" replied Sonic as he turned towards the exit of the hanger.