A Seedrian Grows on Mobius
By Kellie Fay
After the adventures in Sonic X all that was left of Cosmo was a little white seed. As the tree grows Sonic realizes the potential for what may one day be.
Disclaimer: Sonic and co belong to SEGA, Team Sonic, and 4Kids.
This is actually a prologue for the story "In Cosmo's Shadow" which is almost finished. I felt that Shadow needed to mend some fences after Sonic X, but first I needed to set the stage, but the prologue got a little long so it deserves its own story. I am trying to incorporate both the Games and Sonic X into a continuity. If you want to after reading this you can also read "Moving On" which only got one review.
As always reviews help the insecure author know she is appreciated.
Chapter 1 Voices Calling Out:
Nobody expected it. Sonic didn't even expect it, and he knew he dreamed of her after she sacrificed herself. Still even though he remembered Cosmo fondly, Sonic could not have been prepared for what happened.
He sat in a large oak overhead watching Tails transplant the small slender limbed sapling from its pot to a space outside his workshop. The little tree Tails propagated from Cosmo's seed grew faster than any tree Sonic had seen before. In a few months it outgrew the pot Tails kept it in. Since the little tan barked tree stood now taller than Tails, Amy suggested that maybe it would grow better outside. Ever the fusser Tails insisted that he transplant the tree himself.
"Looking good buddy," Sonic said with a smile. The tree looked lovely. The bark was a healthy bronze tan, and the leaves were the richest green Sonic ever saw. A few small pink buds recently began forming. Amy couldn't wait to see what the flowers looked like when they bloomed.
Tails smiled shyly and gave the dirt around the sapling one last pat. "Do you think she'd like it?" He asked his smile dropping to something sadder. His two tails drooping simultaneously
"I'm sure she'd love it, Tails. Now her tree has room to grow and spread her roots." Sonic told him encouragingly.
A slight breeze tickled the tips of Sonic's quills, and he clearly heard someone laughing. Oh I love my new spot. It has lots of sun, and so much room. I'll grow big and strong for all of you.
HUH? Being very careful not to let Tails know something rattled him. Sonic looked around carefully, but he just saw the tree they just planted. And yet he still heard a young girl's laughter.
Two weeks later
Sonic looked out into the darkness listening to the wind blow. Shivering slightly he turned back to his bed and snuggled in. Windy nights like this always brought unusual sounds. It didn't bother him too much, but he worried about Tails a little. Tails tried to pretend that he was happy, but often he and Amy would catch Tails looking at his little tree with a sad expression.
I really should go check on Tails. He hates wind storms like this. Sonic thought, but the long day finally caught up to him. He felt warm and comfortable under the covers. Maybe I'll just call Amy to check on him. She lives closer to him anyway. I'll get up in…just….a…zzzzzzzz.
Sonic, Sonic wake up. The voice in his head penetrated the dream about Egg-Man ballroom dancing with Knuckles. He opened his eyes and looked about, but he didn't see anyone in his room. "Huh? Who's there?" He almost put his head down again thinking it was part of his dream when the voice called again loud and clear.
Sonic please wake up! Tails is having a nightmare! Please go help him.
Now Sonic sat up. He rubbed his eyes, and looked around again. "Who's there?" He called again.
Please Sonic hurry!
He still felt half asleep, but he knew one thing. Tails needed him, and he needed him now. He flew out of his bed, and raced across the village to Tails home and workshop. Opening the door to Tails' bedroom he saw the little kit thrashing around in his bed, in the grip of a major nightmare.
"Tails!" Sonic ran over to his friend, and wrapped him in his arms, rocking him, and talking to him quietly. "Wake up Tails. It's just a bad dream. You have to wake up pal."
It took a few minutes but eventually Tails opened his eyes and looked at Sonic bleary eyed. "Sonic?" Then suddenly his memory must have kicked in because the little fox melted into tears. "I….I dreamed the Metarex were here. They were trashing everything. They killed you and….and they chopped down Cosmo's tree."
"Shhhh," Sonic said still rocking Tails gently. "It was just a dream. Everything is fine." He couldn't blame Tails for having nightmares about the Metarex. Cream still had them from time to time, and so did Amy. Sonic didn't know if Knuckles had nightmares, and the stubborn echidna wouldn't tell them if he did, but there were still a few nights where Sonic would wake up after dreaming about that world of water Dark Oak sucked him into.
Sonic rocked, and whispered to Tails a few minutes more until his friend fell back asleep. Reluctantly Sonic tucked Tails back in, and left the house. Part of him wanted to stay, and keep an eye on his friend until morning, but if Tails caught him it would be an argument about he wasn't a baby anymore, and didn't need a nursemaid.
Of course that's not the point, but that's how he'd feel. Sonic resolved to talk to Amy about it tomorrow. She lived closer and maybe she could help him out with Tails. Still Sonic paused in the back by the workshop. Maybe I should try to nap here in the trees tonight. At least then I'll be nearby if Tails has another dream.
"Sonic? What are you doing up? It's two in the morning?"
Sonic looked up to find the owner of the voice was Rouge. She sat up in the tree grinning down at him.
Sonic wasn't in the mood to verbally spar with the bat. "Tails had a nightmare," He said flatly tilting his head to look at Rouge out of the corner of his eye. He closed his eyes, and faced away from her. "I was just checking up on him."
"Don't you like live about a mile from here? How on Mobius did you know he was dreaming?" Rouge asked.
All bravado fell away. "I don't know," he admitted. "Something woke me up telling me to get over here that Tails was having a nightmare. I don't know what it was."
He heard Rouge land right next to him. He opened his eyes and saw that she was genuinely concerned. "You really don't know? Maybe you dreamed it." She said trying to sound reasonable.
"I don't think so," Sonic said, "whatever it was woke me up. Even if it was a dream, it was real too. Tails was having a nightmare. I remember hearing a voice calling me." Just then Sonic yawned.
Rouge looked him up and down. "You look like you could use some more sleep, Sonic," she observed. "You go on home. I'll keep an eye on the kid for you, and in the morning I'll tell Amy, how's that?"
Sonic never trusted Rouge when she got altruistic, but another yawn made up his mind for him. "I think I'd better take you up on that deal. I'll think clearer in the morning to. Thanks Rouge. I owe you a favor." You never, never told Rouge that you 'owed her one'. Her price always became a chaos emerald.
Rouge grinned at him. She knew full well why he worded his gratitude that way. "Go on blue boy get back to sleep," she said.
Sonic nodded, and raced back to his own house. He kicked off his sneakers, and went back to bed, but he found it hard to relax enough to go back to sleep. What woke him up? What told him that Tails was having a nightmare? Something funny was going on and he didn't know what.
The wind outside his home died down to a gentle breeze that rustled the trees. It almost sounded like someone humming, like that song Cosmo used to be fond of humming in the Blue Typhoon while she helped out. He wasn't sure when, but the remembering turned to dreaming, and he knew nothing else until he felt the sun on his quills that morning
He knew he overslept a little, but picking up the speed on his morning run would eliminate that lost time. He wanted to get back over to Tails' house so he could check on his best friend.
Coming Soon Chapter 2 Madness In The Light Of Day
Sonic quivered underneath his two friends. "It's her," he muttered shaking his head. "It can't be her, but it's her. It can't be her. I'm losing my mind."
"Can't argue with that," Rouge commented. A glare from Knuckles made her sigh, and try again. "Sonic you need to calm down, and tell us what's going on."
"The voice," Sonic muttered more to himself than to them. "I've been hearing her for the last two weeks. It's Cosmo!"
Something clicked in Rouge's head. "Cosmo told you Tails was having a nightmare last night?" Sonic nodded.
"Cosmo's alive?" Knuckles asked.
"Cream is right," Sonic said still quivering with emotion, "Cosmo's the tree!"