NEMESIS
3.
Epilogue
It was over.
After 10 long years, it was all over…
My worst enemy have been vanquished.
I was free… Free, but at what price?
I've lost him, I've lost my only brother and for what?
Envy. We both envied each other.
Our unique abilities… Our capacities… Our status…
Why did it have to happen in the first place?
Why things were the way they were?
WHY THE HELL WE'VE NEVER FACED THE PROBLEM!?
Maybe… Just maybe, we were bound to fight each other.
We were so similar yet different at the same time.
One was the fast.
The other, the flier.
One was the reckless and proud.
The other, the smart and mechanical genius.
Legs vs tails.
Instinct vs brain.
Speed vs intelligence.
Brother vs brother.
Brother…. Ehe. Who am I kidding. I always called him 'my lil' bro' but the truth is… He was like a son to me, not just a sibling. After all, I adopted him, didn' I? I took him under my wing, we saved the world uncounted times together… I raised him, I taught him, I loved him like any father / big brother should do.
And now I killed him. We came to this point because of our differences, our resentments toward the other.
It was over.
After 10 long years since I found him… It was all over.
I failed as a brother, as a father, as a living being… I am not a hero. I'm just a murderer.
I want to die.
I gave a last look at his grave. Watery eyes.
I saluted him for the very last time.
"Sayonara, little buddy."
My best friend, my brother, my son… My beloved Nemesis.
The end.
2.
Middle
He was on the ground.
Bleeding. Coughing. Dyeing.
"Why?" I asked him.
He laughed.
"Because it just had to happen". He answered.
"That doesn't make any sense."
"Perhaps we were bound to fight each other… To be enemies. Who knows? You know I envied you all the time? I wanted to be just like you! Than I realized, I wanted to be my own person, the Hero, not the sidekick. I was sick to living in your shadow even if we were brothers… I was sick of YOU!"
"Don't you dare say that! You, egotistical jerk! We are a Family! I loved you as a SON! For Chaos's sake!"
"I know. I always knew… But still, it didn't matter and I have no regrets! I wanted to see who the best was in a TRUE fight to death! I guess I have my answer now…"
"You…"
"Oh wait. I have one regret!"
"… And what is it?"
"I lost. Eh eh eh eh -- cough, cough -- Goodbye, big bro or should I say… Goodbye, father."
He was gone. His still warm body was limp in my arms.
I stroke him. I embraced him. I cried on him.
That was it. The end of an era, the end of everything.
Now I was all alone.
1.
Prologue
I've never planned to become a national hero and yet, here I was… Praised by complete strangers, hunted by crazy fangirls and chased by the media… And crash landed on a freakin' island with my plane! I wish I checked the damn motor before leaving Cocoa Island but all those noisy people really scared the hell out of me.
Where I was now? There's a sign there, what it says?
"Welcome to South Island, you're now in the marvelous Green Hill Zone, enjoy your visit"
It looked like some kind of tourist trap. The place was nice, though.
I desperately needed some parts for repairing my plane and hopefully this place would have helped me…
Than, I saw it.
A blue blur coming to my direction and stop right in front of me.
It turned out to be a little blue hedgehog cub, about 4-5 years old, a broad grin and a air of self confidence in his face.
"Hi, I'm Sonic. Sonic the Hedgehog! The Fastest Thing Alive! Who are you mister?" He said.
"My name is Miles Prower but everybody calls me Tails." I answered.
"Ehi, you are that cool two-tailed fox that save Cocoa Island from those robotic birds! You're an hero! I want to be just like you!"
Now I was a little embarrassed. I didn't like this hero thing. I was scared to death when I faced that Kukku jerk and his army… But how do you explain this to a 5 years old.
"Can I be your sidekick, eh? Can I, can I, can I, can I, can I?"
"Listen… Sonic. I really need some parts for my plane, can you tell me where is the nearest town?"
"Well yes, but there is this mean round guy that took over everything around here and I'm trying to fight him but I can't do it alone and… Ehi, will you help me kick this jerk's butt?"
"Sigh… Who took over?"
"He calls himself, Dr Eggman! What a stupid name, eh?"
"Eggman? I've heard about him… Oh no."
Oh great! I left my island in search of peace and now I'm gonna be stoke here with an hyperactive rodent child and a world known super villain who decided to take over this very place… This is just TERRIFIC!
"Ok, show me the way, kid."
"Try to keep up, mister!"
And the little hedgehog rushed ahead with a loud sonic boom. I was dumbfounded, I couldn't believe I found someone faster than ME! Well, I couldn't let the squirt to get hurt so I had to keep up somehow.
I spun my tails and rushed ahead to catch up with Sonic.
Of course I didn't know that that was just the beginning of a long friendship.
"SONIC! WAIT FOR ME!"