Their Past, Our Future
Summary
AU- Things have been peaceful and both the Sonic Heroes and Freedom Fighters have long since disbanded and gone their seperate ways. The once young fox twins Miles 'Tails' Prower and Nova 'Snow' Prower have grown into fine young men of 18. Throughout this time of peace these two have remained the closest. The fragile peace won't last: An anchient evil is awakening. One that when last awake, 2000 years ago, destroyed a race of feirce, multi-tailed fox warriors and caused Earth to split into two dimensions: Earth and Mobius. Ten years ago the dimensions became one again, forming New Mobius. After being visited by the spirits of two of these achient warriors the twins head out to confront this evil, exercising their own demons and coming to terms with their own past along the way. A cataclysmic showdown of apocalyptic proportions draws nearer. The past is about to repeat itself and Tails and Snow are the only ones who can stop it. The only question is: Can these two new-age Warriors suceed where their predecessors failed or will New Mobius be completely whiped from existance? It's a race against time: discoveries will be made, long buried truths will come to light, battle lines are drawn, love blossoms, lives are destroyed and someone will make the ultimate sacrifice. Contains various elements from the entire Sonic the Hedgehog Universe as well as mine and xXTheRedHedgehogXx's OC's Nova 'Snow' Prower, Mara 'Rain' Wolfe, Swift the Hedgehog and Starlight the Hedgehog. Rated Teen for Language, Violence, Death and Mass Destruction. Some chapters will be rated higher. Read the AN at the top to see if the rating is different.
Disclaimer
I don't own Miles 'Tails' Prower or any other StH character. These belong to Sony Entertainment Games of America, Sonic Team, Archie Comics, DiC and the other Sonic the Hedgehog creators. I also don't own Swift the Hedgehog and Starlight the Hedgehog. Those belong to my fellow writer xXTheRedHedgehogXx and are used with his permission. I do own Nova 'Snow' Prower, Mara 'Rain' Wolfe, the story idea/plot and the Author's Universe it takes place in.
Chapter 1:
A Birthday, A Mystery and A Party Crasher
'Damn blue pincussion,' the white fox thought as he pulled a pack of Marlboro and a lighter out and lit one, 'my bro and I just wanted a small get together amongst friends for our birthday but no, Sonic has to go with his usual style and turn it into a massive block party!' The fox sighed and took a drag.
"Now why would one of the birthday boys be hiding in a back alley smoking and skulking instead of being around the rest to greet his best friend, huh Snow." a familiar voice asked.
Snow spoke as he turned, grinning, "Now here is a birthday present! Glad you came Swift."
The red hedgehog in a loud Hawaiian shirt and shorts smiled, "Wouldn't miss it."
"But what about your honeymoon," the fox asked, "you and Barby are supposed to be on a Hawaiian Cruise right now." He had been the one to book the cruise for them, as well as be the best man, or fox as Swift put it, at their wedding.
"We changed the date," a female koala, similarly dressed, replied as she hugged the fox, "you and Swift are the best of friends. I would feel bad if we weren't at your nineteenth birthday."
"Thanks guys," Snow replied gratefully, "oh, and before I forget, I've decided to stop going by my nickname and use my birth name more."
"Refresh my memory," Swift said frowning, "I've called you Snow so long I don't seem to remember your real name."
"It's Nova," the fox replied. He finished his smoke, popped a mint and the trio left the alley. He scanned the masses, looking for a specific person but frowned when he didn't spot her.
"Looking for me," a seductive female voice called out.
Nova turned and smiled at the lithe but very attractive purple hedgehog, "Yes I am gorgeous." The fox pulled her to him and kissed her passionatly.
"Wow," Swift said with surprise, "never would've thought before now, that you and Starlight would get together!" Swift smiled and started playing face invaders with his wife.
"Oh mah stars," a southern voice said, "ain't this just the sweetest dang thang ya ever saw Twain?"
"Oi, oi," a french voice replied, "looks like ze young fox kit ou use to call you zeir Aunt Bunnie has become a man at last."
Nova broke off the kiss, leaving his girlfriend breatless, "Well if it isn't Bunnie Rabbot and Antoine D' Coulete, my favorite rabbit and coyote! How have you two been?"
Bunnie smiled and held up her hand to show a gold wedding band, "It's Bunnie D' Coulete now suga-fox. We got married three years ago. Twain wanted you to be his best man but G.U.N. said you were on a mission behind Robuttnik's lines, without any ideas when you'd be back."
Nova frowned, remembering the mission in question. He had been sent to sabotage the tyrant's main SWATbot facility, only to be captured by the very girl, then a Legionaire Agent, he now held. He gently squeezed her hand reasuringly, "It took me the whole year to get back. I was sent to sabotage Robuttnik's main Swatbot facility and got captured."
"By whom," Antoine asked, "you're one of G.U.N.'s best Black Ops Agents. How could anyone manage that?"
"I always was a sucker for an attractive girl," Snow replied, "the Legionaire's apparently got wind of my mission and sent the best agent they had after me. She managed to capture me and I spent six months as a POW."
"But how did you escape," they both asked, hungry for every juicy detail.
"You noticed how he said, 'the best agent the had'," Starlight replied, "you're looking at her. I was a Legionaire Black Ops Agent, until I met this snowy, handsome fox. It took six months, after I captured him, to realize I'd fallen for him. I set him free, helped him complete his mission and defected. We became a duo from then till six months before the end of the Legion Wars. The Blades, they called us, then six months before the war ended Swift joined us and we became a small fire-team. A year ago, after we'd both been put out to pasture, Nova and I decided to start dating."
Bunnie nodded and smiled, "That was a very romantic and exciting tale suga. I'm glad you decided to defect, I can tell he's happy with ya. I would like to know your name though."
"I'm Starlight the Hedgehog," the she-hog replied, "my boyfriend gave me the nickname Star."
"Well," Nova cut in, "shall we go and join the merriment?" They nodded and the three couples started toward the crowd.
'Where is he,' the yellow fox thought, 'I've always hated his disappearing acts.'
"What's up little buddy," a blue hedgehog asked, snapping the fox back to reality, "honestly Tails! I threw this party to get you out of the hole you call a workshop. Socialize some will you!"
"I was just trying to lacte my brother," Tails replied, slightly annoyed, "and how many times do I have to tell you. I stopped going by Tails, it's Miles now. You've been back six months now and I'm getting tired of reminding you!"
"Wow," a voice the fox couldn't believe he was hearing said, "looks like someone finally grew balls."
Miles turned around and his breath caught as he saw the beautiful red vixen, "Fiona?"
She smiled, "You bet. Wow, you've sure grown up, and gotten more handsome. Too bad you're probably taken now. Makes me feel stupid."
"I'm actually single," the fox replied, "not that I haven't been asked. I turned them down. I'm just waiting for a certain girl that already has my heart to come to her senses and claim what's already hers."
At this, Fiona licked her lips, "Don't mind if I do then." With this she walked up, pulled him to her and kissed him passionatly.
"Wow," was all the breathless fox could say when they finally broke. Fiona giggled at his reaction.
"Wow," Nova said as he walked up, holding Starlight's hand, "never thought I'd be around to see the day my bro end up tail-twisted by a girl." He chuckled and looked at the vixen, "I see my invitation got to you, Fiona."
"It did my friend," Fiona replied, "along with the other juicy tidbit."
"Nova, bro," Miles fumbled, "what did you tell her and how, with our link, did you even manage to hid this?!"
"I'll let Fiona answer the first one. As for the second question, well, Silver discovered our link was a form of telekenisis and showed me how to control and even block the link," Nova replied nonchalantly, "how do you think it's possible that I am able to hide what I got you for our birthday?"
"Um," Sonic said, "I think I'll take this as a good time to split. Catch you later." With that said he came up behind the white fox and realized his mistake too late.
Nova felt the hand on his shoulder and spun, swiping out with his claws and screaming, "CRYSTAL CLAWS!" Sonic screamed as the blue aura'd claws shredded his chest. Everyone looked and stepped back in fright at seeing the normally calm and composed fox looking cornered and scared.
Starlight stepped up immediatly and wrapped her arms around the hyperventialting fox. "Calm down honey, nobody's attacking you. It's alright," she cooed in his ear as she gently stroked his head. Slowly, Nova snapped back to his senses.
He gingerly wrapped his arms around Star and cried into her shoulder, "I did it again, didn't I? Who did I hurt this time?"
"Sonic," Miles said as he knelt down by the bleeding hedgehog, placed his hand over the wound and said, "Crystal Heal!" A yellow flash was visible but nothing happened.
"It won't work bro," Nova said morosely, "remember when we changed into our Kitsune forms? I had nine tails and you had eight. I think I figured out what it means. I'm slightly more powerful than you. I've always lowered the power I put out when we have our mock fights but I put my full power behind this blow. If I attack full on, you can't block or counter it. Let me see him." The yellow fox backed off and Nova took his place, "I'm sorry Sonic! Crystal Heal!" This time there was a blue flash and when it faded, the wound was healed. Once he saw that he'd healed Sonic, the white fox touched his crystal pendant and called out, "Crystal Control!" In a blue flash, he vanished. Starlight reached out for him as he vanished but Swift stopped her and shook his head. Everyone continued to party but kept a noticable distance from Miles. An hour later, Nova showed back up, looking his usual self.
"Well," Sally said, dressed in her royal attire, "now that our other birthday fox is back, let's open presents!" At this the two brothers were sat on a small dias and people came slowly to give them their presents. "Happy Birthday Miles and Nova," Sally said as she placed a wrapped box in front of each of them. The two readily tore into the boxes. Miles was the first one into his, he got a new tool kit and Nova got a pair of tompha's. "I figured you might find a good use for those Nova," the Acorn Princess explained, "they would work well with your fighting style. They are a very fluid and graceful weapon." She stepped back and Nicole took her place. She placed a case in front of each of them.
"Nothing too special from me," the lynx said, "in each of these cases is a million of my nanites. They have no programing but i'm sure both of you will find a use for them. I do have one more thing for both of you..." She placed two devices similar to the one Sally wore in front of the foxes, "I may be an AI but even still I have created my own children. These devices are similar to Sally's but they are more capable," she continued. "To you, Miles, I entrust my daughter Millie the Lynx," she said as she handed him the yellow colored one, "please take good care of her. She's the youngest of my daughters." She then placed the blue colored one into Nova's hand, "to you Nova, I entrust my eldest daughter Nikki the Lynx. I've had a crush on you for a while now. It started during the times I helped you with that project you've had me helping with. I wish I was a real Mobian, so I could share my love with you, but the least I can do is this." Nova looked into her emerald eyes and was moved to tears by the pain reflected back. He stood up and looked at his girlfriend, who nodded knowingly.
"I have something for you as well Nicole," he said as he reached behind him and grabbed the bag he had been carrying when he reappeared, "a real, flesh and bone body."
"Are you serious," Nicole asked hopefully.
The fox nodded, "I've found and read a few books on Kitsune Lore. In one I discovered a spell, a spell to turn an artificial being real. I can perform it if you wish."
"I do," the lynx replied happily, "but what about Starlight? If I have a real body then I'd persue you."
"He talked it over with me," the hedgehog replied, "I don't mind sharing him with you."
"Thank you," Nichole cried, "I'm ready. Will I still be able to do the things I've done before?" Nova nodded.
He opened the bag and the seven Chaos and seven Super Emeralds flew out and circled the lynx, "Imagine how you wish your real self to look. Clear your mind of all else or it won't work." He waited for her to nod then started:
"The Servers are the Seven Chaos. Chaos is Power, Power enriched by the Heart. The Heart is the Controller. The Controller serves to unify the Seven Chaos. Here now my will and grant this Lynx her wish to be a real, living and breathing Mobian!"
A bright flash appeared and vanished. Where the light had been now stood a slender and beautiful lynx dressed in a violet, low cut top and a pair of short jean shorts. "Nicole," Nova inquired as the lynx opened her eyes to reveal brilliant emerald green eyes.
"It's me," Nicole responded, "and it appears to have worked." The white fox smiled and nodded. They continued with the presents. Nova got a new M16A3 from Shadow, a new biker jacket from Knuckles, Mina got him a gift card to the mall, Bunnie and Antione got him a new combat knife, Amy got him a new M22 custom sniper rifle, the Chaotix got him a new pair of SIG-6 Specials and Vanilla and Cream got him another mall gift card. Miles got gear parts, new clothes, a couple gift cards, a new Skyhawk Bi-Plane, a new gear board and a new pair of weights.
"Sorry I'm late," Rouge said as she landed, "Took me a few to pick this up..." She handed them a small box each. Inside was a medallion with a fox face and crossed swords. "I found them on one of my treasure hunts. It's a Kitsune Medal, or so I gather from the ruins I found them in."
Nova ran his hand over the surface of the medallion. As he did so he suddenly heard a voice say, 'Finally our race lives again!' The fox looked around in puzzlement.
"What is it bro," Tails asked upon noticing his twin's look.
"When I touched the medallion I heard a strange voice," Nova replied uncertainly.
Miles touched his medallion and heard the same thing, "I heard it too!" The two foxes looked at eachother, slightly unnerved.
"You two will get our presents later tonight," Starlight and Fiona said, causing both foxes to blush. They then sang 'Happy Birthday' and got ready to cut the cake.
"Oh, no, this won't do," a menacing voice said, "you flying rats throw a party and don't invite me? Well, hehe, guess I'll just have to crash it!" Everyone turned to look and let out a gasp of surprise.
"C'mon Robuttnik," Sonic groaned, "we've retired!"
"Then this should be easy rodent," the madman replied, "SWATbots, crush them!" At this a group of bots rushed in and pointed guns at them.
Nova immediatly pulled his baretta's and shot one in the visor, "I'm far from retired titanium pants!"
Swift and Starlight stepped up next to him and a rifle made of nanites appeared in Nicole's hands as the other two drew a Desert Eagle and P90, "we haven't either."
Swift looked at Nova who nodded and said, "Blades, weapons free!"
Starlight smiled, "Yes, sir!"
"Time to kick some robotic ass Blades style," Swift said, grinning madly. The three of them touched the wristbands they wore and were suddenly covered in combat armor.
"Nicole," Nova said, the easy-going tone now gone from his voice, "get all non-combatants to safety, on the double!"
The lynx was about to say something but Starlight cut her off, "No point arguing. Right now he's not Nova, even to me, he's Major Prower, leader of GUN Spec Ops Unit Blades. There's no arguing or discussion. If he tells you to do something, do it."
"Fiona," the fox barked, "you being a pussy right now?"
Fiona smiled and drew her Desert Eagle, "I may have a pussy but that don't mean I'm one!"
"Good," Nova replied, "then help Nicole and both of you get back here."
"Yes, sir," was all she said before running off to do as she was told.
"Can I help Major," Miles said as he stepped up.
"Can you shoot this," Nova asked as he offered him a SIG-6.
"Yes, sir," Tails replied with a grin.
"Well then," the white fox said with a murderous glint in his eyes, "shall we begin?" Without another word, the SWATbots opened fire...
AN: Well, here it is. The first chapter in what I hope will be another hit like Were Tribe. Tell me what you think: Hate it or Love it? This will be a lot darker than my previous stories and by darker I mean more gore, violence, death, romance and angst. What do you expect, this world is on the brink of being completely annihilated! I will also go ahead and announce the current team that is making this story possible: xXTheRedHedgehogXx (who has offered to co-write the combat sequences with me), Titan Hyuuga (my sibling and one of my beta readers), Alexis Prime (my other beta reader) and of course me, Snow the Werefox. As always Read, Review and Enjoy! Until next time, this is Snow the Werfox saying: Have a great day!