Prologue

Once upon a time, in a faraway land, there lived a young handsome prince named Sonic. He was a young wealthy cobalt blue hedgehog that lived in a beautiful shinning castle.

But even though he had everything he had his heart set on, the prince was spoiled, selfish, rude and very unkind to everyone and everything.

On one winter's night, an old beggar woman turned up to the front door of the castle and offered Prince Sonic one single rose, in return to have shelter from the bitter cold from outside.

"Excuse me, sir? Is it possible for me to spend the night here? It is very cold out here. In return I shall give you this rose." The old woman explained. But Prince Sonic was disgusted by her appearance.

"Seriously?! You have got to be kidding me! Why on earth would I want a rose for, if I have like seventy of them grown out already in the front garden? Now get out of my sight, you old hag!" Sonic snapped. The prince sneered at the gift and turned the old woman away

"You should never be deceived by another person's appearance. The real beauty is found within." The old woman stated. Suddenly her ugliness melted away to reveal the most beautiful enchantress Sonic has ever seen. Sonic stood in shock, but quickly fell to his knees trying to beg for forgiveness.

"Please! Forgive me! I didn't mean what I said earlier! I'm sorry! I beg of you! Please, forgive me!" The prince tried to apologize, but it was too late, for she had seen that there was no love in his heart.

"Save your apologies, Prince Sonic! You have already proven that there is no love within your heart. So for this very reason, you shall be punished, until you've learned otherwise!" The enchantress stated. As punishment, she transformed him into a hideous beast, and placed a powerful spell on the castle.

Sonic looked in the mirror, and was ashamed of his monstrous form, the beast then concealed himself inside his castle, with a magic mirror as his only window to the outside world. The rose she had offered was truly an enchanted rose, which would bloom until his twenty first year.

"Prince Sonic, there is a way out of this form. But it won't come easy." The enchantress explained. Sonic stopped for a second to listen.

"It goes like this. If you can learn to love another, and earn her love in return before the last petal falls on your twenty-first birthday, then the spell will be broken." She explained as Sonic looked down to the floor, knowing that his appearance may not be possible.

"But if not, you will be doomed to remain a beast, for all time! I will go now. It's up to you to decide your fate!" She finished, and she then magically vanished. As the years passed, he fell into despair, and lost all hope. He looked outside with his magic mirror, and sighed in disbelief.

"There's no use. How can anybody learn to love me?" He stated with his sorrow beast sounding voice. "Who would be crazy enough to learn to love...a beast?!"