A very special Sonic the Hedgehog Fanfic: The Bug

Greetings one and all, before we begin the story proper a little introduction is in order.  Now if you've had a chance to view my page and seen the other works I've posted you have more then likely noticed that I enjoy writing stories about hypnosis and mind control.  I've been doing this for years actually…20 to be precise.  That's where this story comes in.  Back when I was a kid hypnosis intrigued me.  I was also a huge fan of the Sonic games and Archie Sonic comic series which at that point had just started to come out.  Being the fan that I was I started my own Sonic comic.  In one of those comics my love of Sonic and my interest in hypnosis collided and it became the first hypnosis/mind control story I ever wrote.  So in honor of its twentieth anniversary I thought I'd take that story and give it the royal treatment. So I'm essentially turning my crude child drawings of sonic and friends and a story that had…not the greatest dialogue….or plot flow… into something epic.
Now to set the stage for the story, a little background on my Sonic comic universe.  It was filled with the classic characters that existed at the time in addition to a whole bunch of insane original villains (a few of the crazier ones will be getting a passing reference in this story since I ran across their issues while searching through the old comics for this story) as well as original villains that were quiet the threat to Sonic and Tails…most of them had hypnosis/mind control powers.  To help combat these threats I also created original heroes. One was Sonic's younger brother Sonicer (I am the king of original names I know ^_^ ) who will be featured in this story.  And even though he isn't in this story I want to bring mention to another original hero I created.  Tornado Sonic, he was a purple recolor of Sonic and a total badass who could turn his lower body into a tornado and shoot off mini Tornados at his foes.
Okay intro time is over.  Without further to do I proudly present:


A very Special Sonic the Hedgehog Fanfic:  The Bug


Sonic was enjoying a rare moment of peace as he ran across the open field at top speed.  The endless stretches of green streaked by him as pushed himself even faster.  However something blue mixed in with all the green caught his eye and decided to check it out.
Kicking up a massive dust cloud he pulled off a U Turn and headed back towards the blue object he spotted.  When he got close enough he realized what it was.
Kneeling down on the ground was Sonic's younger brother, Sonicer.  He looked pretty much like Sonic except he was a little shorter.  His trademark baseball cap was lying on the ground behind him.  A fact that made Sonic cringe.  Without it the spines on Sonicer's head seemed to stick up and branch out in impossible directions to a point they resembled abstract art.  They defied logic.  They defied physics.  They defied reality.  They defied everything.
"What are you doing Sonicer?" Sonic asked.
"Looking for a four leaf clover," Sonicer replied.
"Fascinating," Sonic said, becoming instantly bored, "Dare I ask why?"
"So I can have some good luck."
"Fascinating," Sonic said again.
"Found one!" Sonicer said happily, as he plucked one out of the ground, failing to notice the small black object attached to the underside of one of the leaves.
"Yay! Whoo hoo! Go Sonicer," Sonic said sarcastically clapping his hands together.
"You're just jealous," Sonicer said, putting his baseball cap back on, the huge mound of unruly spines disappeared underneath it, once again proving they did not bend to the whims of physics or logic.
"Come on let's go back to the house.  Tails is coming by to help us finish the repairs," Sonic said.
"Us?  Can't I get the day off?" Sonicer shouted in protested as he followed Sonic back home with Sonic keeping a comfortable lead.
"Give me one good reason why?"
"I helped you rebuild the garage last month after The Moo attacked."
"Oh yeah, I forgot about the old snot monster," Sonic said, thinking back to when he fought the giant green blob monster, "Okay fine you get the day off."

Once they got back their house Sonic went up stairs while Sonicer put his four leaf clover on the hall table.  He looked at it briefly before the front door opened and Tails came in.
"Hi Sonicer," Tails said.
"Don't even think about touching my four leaf clover Tails," Sonicer said.
Insulted by the hostile greeting Tails shouted, "Sonic! Sonicer won't let me touch his four leaf clover!"
"Tails I want you to think about what you just said!" Sonic shouted from upstairs, "Is it really that important?"
"I guess not," Tails said after thinking about the silliness of it all.
"Besides we've got a lot of work to do," Sonic said, "There are still broken windows from when The Killer Watermelon attacked.  There's still craters in the backyard from when we fought The Killer Monday.  Also, we need to hook up the new TV since The Pita Bread Man ate the old one."
Tails started to climb the stairs before thinking, It's been a weird week.
After Tails went upstairs and Sonicer left the room the black spot on the clover that had gone unnoticed began to quiver.  After a few seconds of doing so it detached itself from the clover and began to expand in size. After awhile it began to crack open and a strange insect crawled out.  It was purple and blue with a long slender body and resembled a mosquito more then anything. Though the stinger on its face was broader and came to a point resembling a bird's beak.  Much like the egg however it quickly began to grow in size its body making odd cracking noises as it did so.  Once it finally stopped growing it was comparable in size to Sonic.
The insect began flapping its wings and hovered towards the tall ceiling.  Its eye caught Sonicer in the next room.
My first subject, it thought.
It stealthily flew into the next room and announced itself with an ominous laugh.
"What the?" Sonicer said, as he turned and was surprised to see the bug.
"You shall be my slave Sonicer," the mysterious insect said, in a voice laced with evil and sophistication despite the fact that it was barely five minutes old…as well as being a giant bug.
"What?" Sonicer said in confusion.
At that moment the insect went into a dive aiming its stinger at Sonicer. Sonicer tried to dodge it but couldn't react fast enough, though and the insect's stinger grazed him on the back of the shoulder rather then eviscerating him with a head on strike.
"Ow!" Soncier said, clutching his shoulder, but then he froze.
What's wrong…I feel numb…Can't think…I…I….I….I am a slave.  I must obey. I am a slave.  The Hypno Bug is my Master.  I am a slave, Sonicer thought as his mind was consumed by the affect of the Hypno Bug's sting.
In addition to affecting Sonicer's mind the sting also affected him physically as his eyes quickly changed to black and white spirals.
"How may I serve you Master?" Sonicer asked.
The Hypno Bug chuckled evilly having enslaved his first victim so easily before issuing his first command, "Your Master desires some entertainment Sonicer.  I heard you talking while I was in my egg. I know you have a brother and at least one friend.  So I feel watching my slave turn against his friends and loved ones should provide sufficient entertainment.  That is why I command you to attack…no wait that is why I command you to kill your brother Sonic and friend Tails."
"I will obey your command, Master," Sonicer replied.

While Sonicer's mind was being enslaved by the Hypno Bug Sonic and Tails came back downstairs.
"Helping rebuild the garage or not I'm canceling his day off," Sonic said.
"Hey Sonic look, Sonicer left the clover unguarded," Tails said, "Let's touch it."
"Seriously Tails let it go," Sonic said, before noticing the cracked open egg, "What is that? It looked like some sort of egg and….GET DOWN!"
Sonic had noticed something coming and using his trademark speed was able to react quickly enough to grab Tails and shove him to the ground before ducking himself just before Sonicer sailed by in a flying jump spin attack.  Upon landing he uncurled himself and glared at Sonic and Tails.
"What is wrong with you?  You almost took our heads off Sonicer," Sonic said getting to his feet.
"I'm only doing what my Master commanded," Sonicer said.
"Your 'Master?'" Sonic said cocking an eyebrow in confusion.
"Look at his eyes, Sonic," Tails said noticing the spirals, "What's wrong with him?"
Before they could dwell on the subject the Hypno Bug made an appearance.
"My my my, such speed, such agility.  You will be most useful," the Hypno Bug said, "I've changed my mind.  Your brother can live.  But I still want you to kill Tails."
"Yes Master, I will obey," Sonicer said.
The appearance of the Hypno Bug just added another element of confusion to the situation so Sonic and Tails weren't prepared for when Sonicer performed a diving tackle, knocking Tails to the ground.
Sonic was ready to jump into the fray but when he saw Tails kick free he knew Tails could handle himself so he turned his focus to the Hypno Bug.
"What did you do to my brother you…overgrown…bug…thing,"  Sonic said, being more used to coming up with insults for Robotnik then Hypno Bugs.
"I have made him my slave and soon you will be one as well," the Hypno Bug said.
"Not going to happen," Sonic said, preparing for a fight.
"I beg to differ," the Hypno Bug said, diving and trying to sting Sonic.
Sonic quickly jumped out of the way.
"Yes, you are so much faster then Sonicer.  You will make a most useful slave."
"Like I said, not going to happen," Sonic said, dodging another strike from the Hypno Bug.
"Oh it will.  It is inevitable.  You'll eventually tire, or make a mistake and that's when I'll get you.  One sting on any part of your body is all it takes for my venom to consume you stealing away your mind and free will. Enslaving you to me," the Hypno Bug said in a confident voice.
"Why are you doing this?" Sonic asked.
"Such a silly question.  We are born with this ability.  We can enslave anything we sting.  We were obviously meant to enslave and rule over the lesser species of this planet," the Hypno Bug declared.
"Well this is one less species that isn't going to be enslaved," Sonic said defiantly.
Wait that didn't come out right, he thought, I've got to stop this thing.  I think I know how.  It's not going to be pleasant but a face full of bug guts is better then being a mindless slave any day.  I can't let it get anyone else.  Heck it enslaving Sonicer was one too many victims.
He waited for the Hypno Bug to strike again, once more dodging its sting, but when the Hypno Bug pulled itself back into the air Sonic pushed off the ground and curled up into a spin attack.
"No!" the Hypno Bug shouted just before Sonic hit it dead on in the abdomen.
Sonic was surprised however when he hit the Hypno Bug, since rather then being a typical squishy bug it shattered like porcelain upon impact.
That was weird, Sonic thought as landed on his feet.
He then quickly ran over to where Tails was continuing to defend himself against Sonicer.  Sonicer had a chair raised above his head as an improvised weapon.  Suddenly though the spirals in his eyes faded away.
"What…what's going on," Sonicer said, "Where's that big bug that bit me?"
"I smashed it into a million pieces," Sonic said, "Killing it must have cured you of the mind control juice it pumped you full of."
"I was mind controlled?"
"Yeah, but I took care of it, no one makes a slave out of my brother," Sonic said.
"Where did it come from?" Sonicer asked.
"It looks like its egg may have been attached to that four leaf clover you found," Tails said.
"Some luck it brought me," Sonicer said.
"The real question is, what laid that egg and are there more of those things out there?" Tails said.
"Let's hope not," Sonic said, "They're all kinds of bad news."
"Uh shouldn't I go to a doctor or something?" Sonicer said.
"Yeah I'd say being stung by mind controlling insect is one of those things you'd want to see one about," Sonic said, as he and Sonicer left.




Well there you have it.  It may be a bit short but considering the source I added on a lot.  Twas a fun little project and hope you guys enjoyed it.  And after going through the stack of the old comics I can say one thing, this wasn't the last appearance of the Hypno Bugs in fact the Hypno Bugs became my go to bad guys for quite awhile before I thought of bigger threats.  Maybe someday I'll write another fic based off one of the comics if the inspiration strikes me and if I can find the right one.  So bye for now.