Sunset Love
Once, there was a kingdom. The king and queen of this kingdom were Fredrick and Emilia Rose. They were very kind people and treated their subjects as equals. They had a young daughter named Marie. One day, they were blessed with a beautiful baby girl. She had emerald green eyes and soft, pink fur. She was named Amy Rose. The kingdom was overjoyed. But, alas, not everyone was in such high spirits about the princess' birth. In the midst of a dark forest near the kingdom lived a powerful king of darkness with his queen and his 4 sons. Silver, Sonic, Shadow, and Scourge. King Mephiles, their dad, was an evil hedgehog with a heart filled with hatred. He didn't like how bright and cheerful the kingdom was.
Mephiles was standing on the balcony looking over his kingdom when his queen walked in with their child of three weeks, Shadow, and their 3 year old son, Silver. He turned around and knelled down so he was eye level with Silver. "Son, I have a very important job for you to do." he whispered. Silver nodded. "You're going to take your brother... and dump him in the kingdom. Then, I want you to come right back here. Okay?" he said. Silver nodded once again. The queen gave the infant to his older brother. "Where do I leave him?" the 3 year old asked. "Anywhere, I don't care! Now, take him out of here!" Mephiles screamed, annoyed at the sight of his own baby. Silver speed-walked out of the room. Mephiles' wife walked over to him and wrapped her arms around his shoulders. "What will you do if he doesn't come back?" she asked. "Nothing. He can do whatever he wants... as long as he makes sure that... thing gets left for dead." he said. His queen pouted, though she also didn't care about her two younger sons. "But, what about having as many heirs to the throne as possible?" she asked. Mephiles wrapped his arms around her waist. "I have two other sons, both capable of running my kingdom after I've passed." he assured her.
Silver ran through the forest as fast as he could, holding onto his baby brother as tight as he could without harming the child. He couldn't obey his dad's commands. He knew that his dad wanted Shadow to die. Silver finally got out of the dark forest and rested a moment underneath a tree. His younger brother started to fuss and stir. "No, no. Don't cry, Shads. We'll be okay." he said to him, though he himself felt like breaking into tears. They were all alone. Their parents didn't want them... so, who would? Silver decided to keep going. I stop in the kingdom up there and ask for a map. Silver told himself.
Once he was inside the kingdom, he saw that there were a lot of people walking around with their families. Silver watched them in envy. He hugged his little brother close to him and walked down the streets of the happy kingdom. He passed by concerned people who asked him if he was lost. He kindly told them he and his little brother were fine and walked on after bidding them good evening. While he was walking, he bumped into someone. He looked up to see the most beautiful woman he'd ever seen. She had deep purple fur and bright blue eyes. She was wearing a yellow Greek style dress. "Are you okay, young man?" she asked. She had a very soft and comforting voice. Silver had never heard any voice so kind in his life. He shook his head. "My... my dad wanted me to... leave my brother here. But, I couldn't do that. He needs me." he explained. The kind woman looked down at the infant, who had fallen asleep. "Well, I can't leave you two out here by yourselves. Come with me." she said, extending her hand for Silver to hold. He grasped it gently and walked with the woman to the palace gates. His eyes widened. "That makes sense. I thought you might be a queen." he said. Queen Emilia chuckled. "You're a very smart boy." she commented.
When they walked in, a servant came up to them. "Good evening, Your Highness." she bowed to the queen. Emilia gestured to Silver. "These two young boys will be staying here as my daughters' guards. Please, take the infant to my husband in the throne room and explain." she said. The servant went to pick up Shadow, but silver recoiled. "Will I see him again?" he asked fearfully. Emilia put a hand on his shoulder. "I assure you, your little brother will be okay. You will both be okay here." she said. Silver let the servant take his brother to the throne room. "Now, Silver. Follow me." the queen said. He obeyed. They were walking down a hall when Silver heard music. A piano, to be specific. He listened earnestly until Queen Emilia opened a door to reveal the source of the music. A young girl, about his age, was sitting in front of a piano. She turned around when the door opened. She had dark green eyes and shining silver fur. "Who is that, Mother?" she asked, turning back around. Emilia walked over to the girl. "Marie, this is your guard, Silver. Silver, this is my daughter, Princess Marie." she introduced. Marie scowled at Silver while he smiled warmly at her. "I haven't any need for a guard, Mother. Please send him back." she said coldly. "Marie! I've told you about being rude to people." Emilia scolded. Silver stepped forward a little. "That's okay. I'm used to it." he confessed. Emilia turned and looked at him with compassion. Marie looked him in the eyes. There was something about him revealing that information... it made Marie trust him. "Okay... you can be my guard... as long as you tell me the truth in all things. No lies or fibs." she said. Silver nodded. Emilia chuckled. "You're just like your dad." she said as she left.
In the throne room, King Fredrick was holding Shadow and talking to him. "You're going to grow into a strong man. You'll have to, if you're going to protect my daughter." he said. The infant listened to him intently, though not understanding a word of what he'd said. Fredrick smiled. "Are you two having fun?" Emilia asked as she walked in. "Not really. So... these two boys will be our daughters' guards?" he asked. Emilia sat down on her throne next to his. "At first... do you remember how we met?" she asked, taking Shadow from Fredrick. "Of course. How could I forget the greatest day of my life?" he asked, gently kissing her forehead. "I have a plan. We'll have Amy and this boy, Shadow, grow up together." she started. Fredrick smiled and urged her to go on. "They'll fall in love and get married... just like we did." she said. Fredrick looked at the infant in his wife's arms. "Would you like that, Shadow? You wanna be a prince?" he asked. Shadow, still not able to comprehend the situation, but enjoying the attention, smiled.