Hi, this is my first story ever to be published to this site and I'm really excited to post this finally! I'm a Sonic fanatic so it was easy for me deciding which characters I would be using! Please read and give your honest review on this story but no flaming! On that note, I shall let you read the first chapter of Saving Me...


~Chapter One: Finding Me~

The rain came down hard, creating large puddles among the already muddy forest floor. The rain was the only audible sound within miles... that and the loud smacking of somebody's hurried sprint through the blackened night. The heavy panting and the small short breaths of fear quickened as she continued on, constantly looking back for her pursuer. The bog sucked at her bare feet furthering the difficulty of her navigation through the shadowy environment. Branches and high bushes kept her pace from accelerating by incessantly tripping her and fumbling her footsteps. The panic that she carried within her was rising quickly as she desperately looked for any form of light or of any sign of others.

She turned her head once again to reassure herself that she had a little more time before she was caught. As she was looking back for that split second, her ankle twisted on a tree root and she stumbled forward; falling face first in the mud. She resisted crying out in pain even though she desperately wanted to, as tears streamed down her face and her expression was contorted into one of pure agony.

She managed to get herself up and attempted running again, however the searing pain that shot up her leg stopped her from going further than a few steps. She briefly leaned against a tree to her right and then glanced back another time. She could faintly hear rustling in the bushes not too far from her and, despite her excruciatingly defiant ankle, she continued onward. She was covering a lot less distance than she previously had; she was only able to muster a quick paced limp, which didn't really keep the pain from existing. She knew she had to hurry; she was losing time just thinking about it and if she stressed on it anymore, that would be the least of her worries. She was quietly sobbing as she made her way through the night, blindly. It was so dark; she couldn't make out more than three steps in front of her.

She continued to hear rustling in the back of her head and quickened her pace as much as she could. Her feet were bleeding and aching from running on the ground with absolutely no coverage. She was soaked to the bone and shivering in the cold, still air. She didn't even realize just how much her body desperately needed heat because fear was the only thing driving her forward. She didn't slow down until her legs threatened to collapse right there underneath her and all she was able to manage was a slow walk forward. After a short while, her agonizing thoughts pumped adrenaline into her body and she began a steady run through the deepening forest. Her one track mind allowed her to eliminate all other thoughts of pain and distractions other than to trudge forward.

She was able to quicken her pace for a while, after she saw what might have been a small light in the distance and rushed toward the source. It had disappeared but then she thought that it could have been a headlight and that there was the possibility of a road ahead of her. She mustered all of her strength and will to live and hurriedly made her way over to the source... but all she found when she located the light was what was left of a shattered flashlight; the shards of glass from the lens littered the floor. All she saw from the distance was the dim light that remained in the small light bulb encased in the fractured plastic frame.

Her mind deflated and panic struck her once more. She wildly began to run in a random direction out of pure insane desperation. She had lost all hope of survival and was relying on a miracle that could save her. Her violently reckless state of mind, she began wailing loudly and began furiously sprinting in spontaneous directions. Suddenly, the ground fell away beneath her and she screamed for a moment before she hit the dirt edge and began tumbling forward, rolling down the sharp angled hill. Her body continuously hit rocks and broken branches as she slid right through thorny bushes, leaving deep gashes everywhere along her body. She continued downward until she reached what felt like a solid rock surface and, in small pools of murky water and mud, slid across for a brief period until she flat out smacked the hard surface.

She felt utterly broken and in so much pain she was barely able to even open her eyes. Through all her strength she, slowly peeked out through her rain soaked lashes and delicately attempted to lift herself off of the ice cold floor. What she managed to comprehend was that she had somehow slipped onto a paved road, and in the distance, she thought she might have heard the faint sound of a car up ahead. She then opened her eyes wide as she realized she had heard correct and a car was indeed heading straight for her. She was frozen in spot and despite her mind telling her to pick herself up and get out of the way, her muscles were in too much of a state of shock to listen. She sat there with a horrified expression upon her face; mouth agape, the whites of her eyes showing full circle, and her complexion was drained of all color. The headlights made their way forward but about fifteen feet before reaching her, came a deafening screeching noise, loud enough to drown out the rain.

In the heat of the moment, she shut her eyes and turned her face away, bracing herself for the impact... that never came. Curiosity made her peek out of the corner of her eye to witness the front bumper of the car to be inches away from her nose. She let out the breath she didn't even realize she was holding. Out of pure exhaustion she let herself fall back onto the pavement. All that was running through her mind was two words: "I'M ALIVE. I'M ALIVE. I'M ALIVE. I'M ALIVE."

She heard a door slam shut and then quick footsteps approaching her. She opened her eyes just enough to see someone kneeling down beside her. "Oh my God! Are you okay?! Did I hit you? Oh my God... Oh my God... Please! Can you hear me? Answer me! Are you all right!? Oh my God..." She opened her eyes more to fully take in whoever was before her. Although she wanted to scream, she could only muster this "...Huh? What just happened... w-who are you?" When the man before her just stared at her not knowing what to say next, he just proceeded to pick her up and quickly make his way back to his car. He opened the back door of his car and laid her gently on the back seat. He was about go back to the driver's seat when a weak hand gripped his sleeve. Her eyes were closed and her breathing was shallow but he faintly heard her say one sentence or a question rather: "Am I safe?" The man just looked at her and shakily smiled while nervously laughing/stuttering out "Y-yeah! Ha-ha, you are! Well y-you will be once I get you t-to a hospital. D-don't worry, you'll be safe and sound in no time! " He then got a blanket out of the trunk of his car and placed it delicately over her frail and beaten body. He then jumped into the driver's seat and sped off down the road towards the nearest town.


Okay! So that was the first chapter! Who are our two mystery characters? And what is "she" running from? Stay tuned to find out! Thank you for reading this and please review it, it would mean a lot to me!

-Dark Rose