Never Lake

Never Lake (ネバーレイク) is an enormous lake where the Little Planet appears in the skies of Earth for one month out of every year. It appeared in the backstory for Sonic the Hedgehog CD.

In Sonic CD, a giant metal chain was set up by Dr. Robotnik from a rock formation by Never Lake up to the Little Planet to keep the small satellite from leaving Earth, while the doctor looked for the Time Stones. After giant chain gets cut by Sonic in the good ending of game, the Little Planet gets free from Robotnik's control and disappears above the Never Lake.

Geography
Never Lake is a very large and beautiful natural lake filled with clear water, and is located in a large region of open landscapes with green fields and some occasional rock formations.

The borders of the Never Lake are all surrounded by steep drop-offs, such as cliffs, meaning it does not have any sort of beach. Surrounding the Never Lake around its borders are also several mountains and large rock formations. The Never Lake itself also have a single river connected to it, though it is unspecified if it serves to drain or feed the lake.

Sonic the Comic
Never Lake appeared in the UK's Sonic the Comic, much as it does in the games universe. When Amy Rose was kidnapped by Metallix, she was taken to Never Lake. This was the site of Sonic's first battle with the Metallix robot.



Later, Chaotix arrived at Never Lake (travelling from the Special Zone by means of the Omni-Viewer) to investigate the activity of the Brotherhood of Metallix on the Miracle Planet. They destroyed a Trooper patrol and also met up with Sonic and Porker Lewis (although Porker was in fact a Metallix robot in disguise ).

In this continuity, there are no Star Posts at Never Lake, meaning that instantaneous travel there is not possible.

Archie Comics
The Never Lake in the Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog comics is located in the Kingdom of Mercia. This is where Silver the Hedgehog (in his first appearance) Rob O' the Hedge and his family and asked them about the whereabouts of Sonic the Hedgehog.

On the Sonic Universe Blog on the official Archie Comics website, it mentioned that Never Lake and the Time Stones have been shown but never the time travelling part in Sonic the Hedgehog 25. They also said the answers lie in the future, hinting that Never Lake may return, and to an extent,the Little Planet.