Title: Requiem for the Lost
Rating: T
Genre: Romance
Summary: After the ordeal with Iblis and Mephiles, Silver returns to his own time, still in mourning of Blaze. However, she did not perish. Now she too returns to her own time. Only, her home is not as she remembered; and neither is Silver.
A/N: Wohoo! Finally finished the first chapter of this fic. The idea's been running around my head for a while now, I just never got around to writing. Then coming up with a title was a real bitch…(grumbles under breath, uttering a curse hear and there) Anyways!... Read and enjoy (and review ^^) Oh btw, there is Shadow/Amy here as well as the obvious Silver/Blaze.
Chapter One
The sun set on the horizon, casting the world in a golden hue. Lazy clouds with pink bellies floated in the sky, occasionally passing in front of the setting sun. In the nearby woods birds were setting down to roost for the night.
Silver stood on the beach alone, watching the sunset. He had accomplished what he had come back to the past to do. He had stopped Mephiles and uncovered the truth about the Iblis Trigger and had saved his future. Though what it had cost him still made him shudder.
When he had come to the past, he had left with his friend, Blaze the Cat. But now…now she was no longer with him. She had given her life to defeat Iblis. Silver had pleaded with her not to go, that he should be the one to make the sacrifice, but she had refused and now he was alone again…
Why? Why had she left him alone? It was her fault he was alone again. She had broken her promise. She had promised him he would never be alone again. So why?!
Overhead a nightingale called and snapped him out of his thoughts. He looked up to find the songbird winging into the sunset. The sunset reminded him of fire. Blaze…
"No," he corrected himself. It wasn't her fault and he had been wrong to blame her. It wasn't anyone's fault. She had given her life to protect his and it would be an insult to her memory for him to try and blame anyone, even himself. That would be cheapening her sacrifice. Wiping a stray tear from his eye, he smiled at the sunset. Blaze always enjoyed the sunset.
Footsteps approached from behind and he turned to see Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Shadow, Rouge, Omega, Amy and Elise walking towards him. They had all come to see him off.
"Hey Silver!" Sonic called from a slight ways off.
"Sonic." Silver nodded to him when he arrived.
Amy seemed concerned about Silver. "Are you okay?" she asked.
"I'm fine," he smiled. And it was true. He had accepted Blaze's death. Of course it still hurt. It would always hurt. He would also always grieve for her, but he wasn't depressed or angry…not anymore. He knew now that he would be fine.
"So you're leaving now?" Elise asked
"Yes, Princess," Silver replied, turning back to the beach and the sky, which had now darkened further as the sun continued to set. "I came here to stop my future from being destroyed. I have accomplished that and it is now time for me to return home."
"We'll miss you," Amy said.
He turned to her and smiled again. "And I'll miss you."
Using the white chaos emerald Shadow opened a rift in time for Silver, leading back to his own time.
"Goodbye Silver!" Amy called. Everyone except Shadow and Omega added their own goodbyes. They knew they would likely see him again.
Silver looked at everyone a moment before holding out his hand to Sonic, who clasped it in his own. "Thank you for everything Sonic."
"No problem," he replied with a smile. "If you ever need anything we'll be willing to help." Silver nodded to him.
He turned to the portal and was about to enter when he heard someone running towards him. He turned around in time to see Amy fling herself onto him in a hug. After a shocked moment he hugged her back, thankful for the friendly gesture.
"Goodbye, Amy," he said to her. "And thank you." Shadow twitched in the background and Rouge smirked at him. Amy stepped back, sad to see Silver leaving.
Waving goodbye, Silver stepped into the portal, back to his own time.
~oOo~
Nothing moved in the darkness and nothing had since she had arrived. Not that Blaze would know. She hadn't been conscious for her stay here. The Chaos Emeralds had seen to that.
When she had used the chaos emeralds to seal Iblis inside of herself and place them both within another dimension they had sapped most of her life force. In order to keep her alive the emeralds had put her to sleep, removed Iblis while in a dead universe and sent her to another world to recuperate. They would never kill a willing sacrifice.
But now she had recovered and it was time for her to return to her own time…
~oOo~
Rubble littered the ground and fire burned in the sky. That sight was the normal. It was what everyone who still lived had been born to; chaos. It was all they had ever known and all they would ever know. Sure, a couple different people tried to fight the harbinger of chaos but most of them never came back alive. That didn't stop them though. If there was even the slightest hope that they could take back their world, they would grab for it. But in the end, all they ever seemed to grab was thin air and death.
Blaze had grown up in this world and was one of those who tried to fight. She knew that whatever the outcome, she had next to no hope of wining. The fact that she was alone had never bothered her either. She managed just fine.
She wandered the ruins of Crisis City, searching for signs of Iblis. He was a giant creature of flame and rock that smelled of brimstone but he hid himself and appeared at random points throughout the city to cause more havoc. As Blaze walked, she saw a flash of silver out of the corner of her eye. She stopped and looked to the side to where whatever it was that had run to hide.
Peering around a rather large boulder, she saw a young silver hedgehog huddling alone. He was filthy… his fur smudged with dirt and matted in some places. But his yellow eyes stayed determined.
When he laid eyes on the purple cat he flinched and yelped. Motioning with one hand, a nearby piece of small rubble began to float in the air close to the young boy. His hand remained poised as if ready throw the piece of rubble at her, though he wasn't even physically holding it.
'Psychokenisis,' she thought. 'Interesting.'
"It's alright," she said to him softly. She bent down so her yellow eyes were level with his yellow ones. "I'm not going to hurt you."
The boy hesitated for a moment then asked, "Really?"
"Really," she replied, holding up a hand in a pacifying gesture.
After a moment he released the rubble, which fell to the ground with a thud. "What's your name?" Blaze asked.
"Silver the Hedgehog," he replied.
"Where's your family Silver?"
"Mom and Dad died a while ago," he mumbled. "I've been alone since then."
Blaze hesitated. She hadn't expected that. She knew what it was like to be alone, and while she could handle it well, not everyone could.
"Aren't you scared?"
"It's scary to be alone," he admitted. "I wish I wasn't alone." He looked away but Blaze saw the tears forming in his now sad eyes.
Standing up, Blaze gazed at the burning sky. This child was alone and scared. He reminded her a lot of herself when she was that age though she was only about four years older than the boy. The fact that he had managed thus far was something of a miracle. Most children that were by themselves at this age didn't last.
She glanced over at the building beside them, a large structure that looked like it used to house a business at one point in the distant past, maybe even a broadcasting studio. Then she looked back down at the boy. He had brought his knees up to his chest and had his arms around them, staring off into the distance.
"I have an idea," she said. Silver looked up at her, confusion evident on his face. "Why don't you come with me?" she suggested. "Then you won't be by yourself anymore."
It took a short moment for this to sink in. Would travelling with this strange girl be a wise choice? Should he learn more about her own past before trusting her? Coming to a decision, Silver's face suddenly lit up.
"Really? You mean it?" he asked.
"Really," she assured him with a warm smile.
"And you won't leave me?"
"I promise you, Silver. I won't leave you. You won't have to be alone ever again."
Silver was almost crying with happiness now. He had been on his own for so long he had given up hope that it would ever change. Now here he was, with someone he hardly knew offering him their hand, promising to be there for him and that he wouldn't be alone.
She stood before him, holding out her hand. "My name is Blaze the Cat," she said. Silver smiled and placed his small hand in hers.
~oOo~
When Blaze awoke, her dream forgotten, the first thing she remembered was Iblis. She sat upright and found herself in a bed. This wasn't right. The last thing she remembered was…dying.
That's right. She had supposedly died after using the Chaos Emeralds while sacrificing herself to seal Iblis within her body and save the world. Silver had tried to do it himself but…
Silver. Was he alright? Had he survived the confrontation in the past? Where was he? When was he? For that matter, when and where was she? Blaze knew this was not where she lived…everything was so confusing.
"Oh, you're awake. Good, good." Blaze looked up to see a kind looking old lady enter the room. "How are you feeling?" she asked.
"Fine," Blaze replied after a moment. "Confused, but fine."
"Confused? Have you lost your memory?"
"No, my memory is intact," she reassured her. "I just don't know where I am."
"Oh, I see," the woman smiled. "Well, this is my house," she explained. "My name is May. I was on my way home from the park when I heard something behind me. I turned around and saw you lying on the ground. Thankfully we were right outside my house so I brought you in."
Well, that answered a couple questions but still left some unanswered. She still did not know how she had gotten to this place from the battlefield with Iblis, where she was, or how she was alive. She also still knew nothing of Silver.
"Oh, yes. You were holding this." Blaze looked over and saw May holding the Topaz chaos emerald. "I don't know if this helps anything." Standing, Blaze walked over to May who handed her the emerald.
When Blaze touched the chaos emerald she knew what had happened. She did not know how she knew, she just did. Silver, Sonic and the others had succeeded in stopping Solaris and their time had been saved. The chaos emeralds had sapped most of her life force and then sent her back to recover. Now she had returned to her own time. And so did Silver.
Blaze almost sobbed with relief. The elderly woman put a hand on her shoulder. "Are you alright?"
"Yes," Blaze replied softly. "Yes, everything is fine." She turned to May and took her hands in her own. "Thank you for your hospitality May."
Looking slightly confused, she nodded. "You're welcome."
"I'm sorry but I must go now." Blaze turned to the door.
"Wait!" May called after her. "Are you sure you're alright?"
"I'm sure," Blaze called back from the door. "Thank you again." She then left the house and beheld her new world.
The sky was blue and the buildings of the city all stood. No rubble littered the ground and birds flew though the air. People bustled about the street and sidewalks, bringing the city to life. Their time had indeed been saved. Now, to look for Silver.
Unfortunately she had no idea where he would be. It had changed so much that almost none of Silver's most frequented spots remained. Well, she wouldn't get anything done just standing here, so she decided to check the few places that remained.
She searched around for several houses but to no avail. She had tried all the places that sill remained as well as a couple that had changed. She checked the tops of tall building and the open sky, where he often enjoyed flying and still…nothing.
Feeling defeated, Blaze wandered over to the beach. This was one of their favorite spots to stop and relax. Well, relax as much as you could in Crisis City. She doubted he would be here now. Sitting down the stone steps she sighed. Where could that hedgehog be?
Then out of the corner of her eye she saw a flash of silver. She turned quickly, yellow eyes searching. There! She had seen silver fur disappear behind a nearby building; the broadcasting studio where she had first found him. As she turned the corner she saw him standing by himself, facing away from her.
"Silver," she called as she walked towards him. He turned to her, a slightly confused expression on his face. Other than that he had no reaction.
This stunned Blaze. She had expected him to jump up and down or weep with joy, but instead she got nothing.
"I'm sorry," he apologized. "But… do I know you?"