Shades of the Past
By Unit 03
Legal Stuff: I don't own Sonic or anything of Sega Sonic Team. So don't sue me.
Prologue:
A person's present future depends on what he does in the present. What he does in the present depends on what he learned in the past. We know we are who we are because of our memories. Our lives, stored in the mind, shape who we are today and tomorrow. But what if someone is stripped of his past? His present has no direction and his future is meaningless. Without our past, we have nothing. We cease to be who we are and our future is no longer in our hands. What if someone said they had your past? Would you believe it to be true? Would you lead your present from a past that you didn't live? If you don't know your past, then how would you recognize it? It can't be told to you, because it's lost. But then what if your past was not lost, only hidden? Where would you look for it? And if you found it, how would you feel about what you did without it? Did you live your present according to your past, or someone else's?
The past may not always be rebuilt at once. Sometimes one must go with only one shade at a time.
Author's Commentary: This is a good opportunity to explore a different side of Sonic, without stepping out of his character. Even without his past, he is still who he is and nothing can change that. Have fun reading this one, I expect it to be a long one.
By Unit 03
Legal Stuff: I don't own Sonic or anything of Sega Sonic Team. So don't sue me.
Prologue:
A person's present future depends on what he does in the present. What he does in the present depends on what he learned in the past. We know we are who we are because of our memories. Our lives, stored in the mind, shape who we are today and tomorrow. But what if someone is stripped of his past? His present has no direction and his future is meaningless. Without our past, we have nothing. We cease to be who we are and our future is no longer in our hands. What if someone said they had your past? Would you believe it to be true? Would you lead your present from a past that you didn't live? If you don't know your past, then how would you recognize it? It can't be told to you, because it's lost. But then what if your past was not lost, only hidden? Where would you look for it? And if you found it, how would you feel about what you did without it? Did you live your present according to your past, or someone else's?
The past may not always be rebuilt at once. Sometimes one must go with only one shade at a time.
Author's Commentary: This is a good opportunity to explore a different side of Sonic, without stepping out of his character. Even without his past, he is still who he is and nothing can change that. Have fun reading this one, I expect it to be a long one.