The Life of Mr. Tinker

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• The Horrible Truth by Vampire_Tails

  Fandoms: Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW Comics), Sonic the Hedgehog - All Media Types  

  • General Audiences
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Gen
  • Complete Work

  17 Mar 2023

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Dr. Eggman | Dr. Robotnik
  • Orbot (Sonic the Hedgehog)
  • Cubot (Sonic the Hedgehog)
  • Metal Sonic
  • Belle the Tinkerer
  • Elder Scruffy
  • Motobud (Sonic the Hedgehog)
  • inspired by SkullxCake’s comic
  • Mr. Tinker sticks around
  • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
  • Alternate Universe
  • Dr Starline is mentioned

  Summary

  Mr. Tinker goes home with his four robots, memories restored.
  How could he explain this to Belle?

  Series

  • Part 1 of The Life of Mr. Tinker

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  1,856

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  28

  Kudos:

  181

  Bookmarks:

  14

  Hits:

  2,346

• Restoring Metal Sonic by Vampire_Tails

  Fandoms: Sonic the Hedgehog - All Media Types, Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW Comics)  

  • General Audiences
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Gen
  • Complete Work

  03 Mar 2023

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Dr. Eggman | Dr. Robotnik
  • Orbot (Sonic the Hedgehog)
  • Cubot (Sonic the Hedgehog)
  • Metal Sonic
  • inspired by SkullxCake’s comic
  • Belle is mentioned
  • Alternate Universe
  • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
  • Mr. Tinker sticks around

  Summary

  Memories had resurfaced. He could remember again. But he couldn’t return to his legacy.
  He took his robots back to Windmill Village and fixed Metal Sonic up.
  But Metal Sonic.. he’s.. confused.. to say the least.

  Series

  • Part 2 of The Life of Mr. Tinker

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  1,334

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  14

  Kudos:

  182

  Bookmarks:

  10

  Hits:

  2,809

• Nightmares by Vampire_Tails

  Fandoms: Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW Comics), Sonic the Hedgehog - All Media Types  

  • General Audiences
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Gen
  • Complete Work

  22 Mar 2023

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Dr. Eggman | Dr. Robotnik
  • Belle the Tinkerer
  • Orbot (Sonic the Hedgehog)
  • Cubot (Sonic the Hedgehog)
  • Metal Sonic is mentioned
  • inspired by SkullxCake’s comic
  • Alternate Universe
  • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
  • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
  • Fluff
  • Mr. Tinker sticks around
  • Father-Daughter Relationship

  Summary

  Belle has nightmares.

  Series

  • Part 3 of The Life of Mr. Tinker

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  1,479

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  18

  Kudos:

  99

  Bookmarks:

  5

  Hits:

  1,824

• The Big Apology by Vampire_Tails

  Fandoms: Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW Comics), Sonic the Hedgehog - All Media Types  

  • General Audiences
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Gen
  • Complete Work

  25 Jun 2024

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Dr. Eggman | Dr. Robotnik
  • Belle the Tinkerer
  • Orbot (Sonic the Hedgehog)
  • Metal Sonic
  • Cubot (Sonic the Hedgehog)
  • Elder Scruffy (Sonic the Hedgehog)
  • inspired by SkullxCake's comic
  • Alternate Universe
  • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
  • Fluff
  • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
  • Mr. Tinker sticks around
  • Cubot is mentioned
  • Cubot is here!

  Summary

  Mr. Tinker apologizes to everyone in Windmill Village, and indirectly to the entire world.

  Series

  • Part 4 of The Life of Mr. Tinker

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  4,332

  Chapters:

  3/3

  Comments:

  44

  Kudos:

  128

  Bookmarks:

  5

  Hits:

  2,005

• Supervision by Vampire_Tails

  Fandoms: Sonic the Hedgehog - All Media Types, Sonic the Hedgehog (Video Games), Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW Comics)  

  • General Audiences
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Gen
  • Work in Progress

  18 Jan 2026

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Dr. Eggman | Dr. Robotnik
  • Orbot (Sonic the Hedgehog)
  • Cubot (Sonic the Hedgehog)
  • Elder Scruffy (Sonic the Hedgehog)
  • Motobud (Sonic the Hedgehog)
  • Vector the Crocodile
  • Espio the Chameleon
  • Charmy Bee
  • Doctor Starline (Sonic the Hedgehog)
  • Rough the Skunk
  • Tumble the Skunk
  • Metal Sonic
  • Belle the Tinkerer
  • inspired by SkullxCake's comic
  • Alternate Universe
  • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
  • Fluff
  • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
  • set directly after The Big Apology
  • of course
  • Mr. Tinker sticks around

  Summary

  First thing in the morning, directly after Mr. Tinker's apology speech, Elder Scruffy calls up the Chaotix Detective Agency to keep an eye on Mr. Tinker and his family for a couple weeks.

  Series

  • Part 5 of The Life of Mr. Tinker

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  20,860

  Chapters:

  9/?

  Comments:

  121

  Kudos:

  61

  Bookmarks:

  8

  Hits:

  1,381

• What Haunts Within by Vampire_Tails

  Fandoms: Sonic the Hedgehog - All Media Types, Sonic the Hedgehog (IDW Comics)  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Gen
  • Complete Work

  07 Jan 2026

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Dr. Eggman | Dr. Robotnik
  • Belle the Tinkerer
  • Orbot (Sonic the Hedgehog)
  • Cubot (Sonic the Hedgehog)
  • Metal Sonic
  • Motobud (Sonic the Hedgehog)
  • Vector the Crocodile
  • Charmy Bee
  • Espio the Chameleon
  • inspired by SkullxCake's comic
  • Alternate Universe
  • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
  • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
  • Angst
  • Angst with a Happy Ending
  • set after Chapter Eight of Supervision
  • make sure you read up to that chapter for this story to make sense!
  • Mr. Tinker sticks around
  • also note: this isn't RIGHT after Chapter Eight
  • I left it nebulous as to when this story is set
  • but still please do read up to Ch8 :3 ty
  • Mentioned Sonic the Hedgehog

  Summary

  Belle's not the only one who's been suffering from nightmares...

  Series

  • Part 6 of The Life of Mr. Tinker

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  7,408

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  11

  Kudos:

  13

  Bookmarks:

  1

  Hits:

  178