Preface
Tears fell upon the sand as she looked at him. He was barely breathing as he lay still on the ground, weakened by their weapons as she was.
In an instant they'd been defeated, but for what purpose?
The cameras upon the weapons notified the creatures upon the elevated ship the result of the battle before a command was soon given to capture Sonic in his current state.
"No!" cried Nica as she struggled to stand before she swiftly went over to him and positioned her violet colored form in front of him.
"Why do you protect him, when there's no point in trying?" boomed a voice from the ship.
"B-b-b-because he's special to me, so stay away!"
"He's the perfect subject to test on from what I've calculated, so I need him."
"Well then t-take me instead!"
"Why would I bother to even consider that?"
"I'm standing here talking to you, but he's not. It's obvious that I'm stronger than him."
"Hm…You've proven your point, but I'll only agree under one condition."
"What is it?"
"Neither of you are to ever be able to recall this or each other's existence."
She looked back at Sonic and immediately made her decision. "Alright, do it."
The weapons that had brought their defeat approached them before switching into electromagnetic panels that surrounded their heads.
A needle was inserted into the back of their necks to inject a paralyzer into the spinal cord before powering the panels. Once activated, they rearranged their thoughts of the past and erased the memory of the battle without delay.
"Take her in and leave nothing to trigger suspicion."
The panels soon switched into claws that encaged Nica as she expressed no sort of resistance whatsoever. While they ascended towards the ship, another pair of machines expunged all evidence of the struggle.
Once completed, they joined the rest upon the ship and departed the planet.
x~X~x
Waves struck the shore as night approached with cool winds.
Sonic slowly left the world of oblivion to the scenery before him. He shook his head to clear his mind in an attempt to recall why he was there.
"Sonic?!"
"Mom?"
"Sonic?!"
"Mom, I'm here!"
Out of the woods to his left, his mother came running with the most worried expression on her face that he had ever seen. "I can't believe I found you," she cried as she fell to her knees and hugged him. "Your father and I thought we lost you."
Regret struck his heart, before he too, cried and embraced her.
She sniffed before she asked, "What were you even doing Sonic?"
"I…don't know. I think I fell asleep on the beach after running around. I-I-I'm sorry mom," he added before he continued to cry.
"It's alright…you're here now and…you're fine. That's what matters. Now come on, let's go tell your father," she clarified as she stood and took his hand.
"Okay mom," he agreed before he drew his attention towards the ocean.
What was I really doing here? He thought.