CURSE YOU WHITNEY! This is all you fault for getting me into this pairing. I blame you. LOL. Anyway, this is just some random crap I wrote when I couldn't think of anything for my other story. This is the only chapter that slightly follows Silver's story in the 2006 game. Tried to keep everyone in character, but then realized that I failed.
Yes, I do love Silver. But, just a little more than Edward Elric.

Sonic characters don't belong to me! RAWR! This is the only time I'm writing it.

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A weary yawn singled the start of another day. The warmth from the surrounding fire forced him to drag himself out of the safety of his bed for a drink of water. He slid the door open and waved lazily to a purple cat he deemed a friend. The feline had been quietly waiting for him to awake, wondering why it always took him so long. He joined her at the table, cracking open a bottle of water and gulping it down within seconds.

"Ugh," He groaned, fanning himself slightly. "Why is always so hot?" The female rolled her eyes, laughing to herself. The question could easily be answered, but she knew he meant it to be metaphorical. "By the way, we're out of water again."

She snorted, chuckling. "If you didn't drink twice your weight in liquids we'd still have something left." He smiled, agreeing with her. "Seriously Silver, think about how much you drink compared to how many times you go to the bathroom."

He laughed in response, screwing the cap back onto the empty bottle. "Hey, I only go through four in a day. Except for that one time when I mistook hot sauce for ketchup." His ears drooped as the memory played through his mind. "That was a really bad week for me." Her smile widened into a grin as she also recalled these moments. "Don't look at me like that!" He said, not able to keep a hint of laughter off his face. "You could have told me! But, no! You just watched with amusement. You're evil!" He covered his mouth to prevent a giggle from escaping.

"Oh, come now. You know it was funny." He shook his head and turned away. These moments she held dear to her, for she knew the possibility of losing him, especially with the devil's rising being more regular. "So, what are our plans for today?" She asked, getting into a more serious mood.

"Well," He started, stopped by a sudden yawn. "Um, I'm not really sure." He rubbed the sleep from one of his golden eyes. "I didn't wake up this morning with a plan." The cat thought of a witty comeback, but decided to let it go for now. "I guess we could just wing-it like yesterday. Besides, we're always ready for anything!" He said with a happy tone and a wink.

She shook her head. "That's not good enough Silver. You know we need something more than that." His ears drooped again as he thought.

He stood suddenly, snapping his fingers with a grin and a grasped idea. "I got it!" He shouted, a glint in his eye. "We'll start off with breakfast and then," He paused for a dramatic effect. "We'll be ready for anything that comes our way!" He boasted in a gleaming light filled with victory. The cat sighed, knowing there wouldn't be anything she could do to change his mind.

"Alright, you win. But, maybe next time you should wake up earlier so we won't be caught up in the lunch rush." It was a cruel, inside joke that only the two of them understood. A hated fire ate away at their world and there were never enough people to create a 'lunch rush'. He laughed despite their fate, the triumphant light fading.

The diner wasn't crowded during this time of day and the two were able to enjoy themselves in peace. "Hurry up, Blaze!" He said with a smile as he watched her finish the plate before her. The white hedgehog always seemed so hyperactive and happy. He constantly wanted to be outside where he could freely move about. Once out of the building, their daily activities began. Watching over such a cheerful creature could be demanding, and the cat knew better than to let him hurt himself. "Blaze, look!" He called, levitating a car with his person on it and riding it as if it were a surfboard.

"Don't do anything stupid to hurt yourself!" She returned his call, keeping a sharp eye out as he zoomed back and forth between the crushed buildings. Her words weren't heeded, as he knocked himself off the vehicle by hitting a street post. "Silver!" She ran to his fallen form, but he merely laughed.

"Did you see that?" He stood and rubbed the pain from his head. "That hurt…but, it was awesome!" She shook her head at his antics, relieved to find him slightly bruised. "Ouch. I think I landed on my butt." He said, wincing and holding his backside.

"Maybe that will teach you to watch where you're going next time." He shrugged as they continued walking down a nonexistent road. After a moment or two of awkward silence, Blaze picked up the conversation. "Remind me why we're going this way."

"Um," His ears were drooped back, usually meaning he was either lost or couldn't answer a question. "Well, we passed the building with the twisty thing in it," He paused, taking in his surroundings. "And, we passed by the road that points up. Then we went toward the thing-"

The cat cut him off, arms crossed at her chest. "You have no idea where we are, do you?" He lowered his gaze to the ground. She let out an angry sigh. "If you didn't know where we were, why didn't you say something?"

"I thought you knew where we were headed!" He said, pointing an accusing finger at her. "I was the one following you!"

"Then why, may I ask, were you in front of me?" He choked on his words, not able to think of a reply that would prove him innocent. She lifted an eyebrow while waiting for him to realize his defeat. "Just face it Silver, we're lost and it's your fault."

"Why are you so bent on blaming me?" He asked, rubbing the back of his neck. "I didn't mean to – I just wasn't paying attention." He turned away from her and stood at the edge of a deep pool of lava. "I don't like it here. Maybe we should go back." She positioned herself next to him and peered down as he did.

"I don't think I've ever noticed this before. It's ironic how something like this would happen. Hey," She turned to him. "Go down there and wake Iblis up." She hand him a stick. "Use this to defend yourself." He didn't seem amused.

"Why do I have to go down? I wasn't the one that got us lost in the first place!" She would've slapped him had it not been for the broken ground they stood on collapsing. He had levitated them both to safety as the fiery devil appeared from the lava. "AH! What do we do?" He asked frantically, waving the stick around.

"Wing-it Silver!"

"Some advice!" He replied, dodging a building the demon decided to thrown down on him. "Why is he targeting me?" He cried, running to his fullest which, not surprisingly, wasn't as fast as he'd like to be. "Do something to distract him!"

"Like what? You're the only that's white – You stand out!" He glared at her while picking up debris from the crushed buildings around him. "Aim for his head!" He would've quieted her had he been given the chance. The monster was down in seconds after he tossed the large concrete pieces at it with his famous psychokinetic ability.

"Why didn't you help me?" He growled. Her only response was laughter. "Shut up! You're never any help!" He let out an angry sigh and turned away, crossing his arms.

"Oh, come off it Silver. Don't you think saving the world would be a bit boring if we always had such a serious mood?" He couldn't help but smile. "Besides, if you were in any real trouble, I wouldn't just be standing here." He knew she was right – The two were too good of friends to watch the other suffer. "I just wish we didn't have to do this everyday."

"There is a way to stop this." Silver jumped out of fear, whirling around to face a dark hedgehog. She didn't seem as surprised. "Like a chicken comes from an egg, everything has an origin. You need to find what was originally responsible for these events. The fire had to start somewhere."

He hadn't completely heard what the other was saying, and mixed up the words. "What about a chicken?" He gasped, pointing a finger. "Are you planning on grilling a chicken with the flames from Iblis?" He received a strange stare from both the darkened one and the cat. "That's mean! Think about how the chicken would feel!" He lowered his arm. "So, how are you going to cook it?"

"Fool!" The dark one said, outstretching his arms for emphasis. "I do not intend to cook anything! What are you, some retarded hedgehog?"

"Hey!" Silver shouted, glaring at the other before him. "I'm not retarded, I'm hungry!"

"But, we just had breakfast." The cat said, wondering where he gained such a horrendous appetite.

"I know, but that was like…" He paused, thinking. "Twenty minutes ago!" She still seemed surprised that her friend would be hungry at this time. The other seemed annoyed.

"Shut up! We're getting off topic." He said, lowering himself to their level. "Follow me, and I'll show you the truth."

"The truth about grilled chicken?" He was oddly confused, and even more so when the feline dragged him away from the pool of lava to follow the other, slightly taller, hedgehog.

In a cold, wired room, their conversation picked up. "The Day of Disaster…here are my records of this event." Information in separate screens popped up with soft beeps. The two, cat and hedgehog, gazed over the fast moving letters. "And, you have this person to blame." A purple gem appeared in his hand. The dark hedgehog held it out to Silver.

"Did you just pull that out of your butt?" He asked, refusing to take the crystal. The other glared harshly. "No way! That's just weird!" He shook his head. "I'm not touching that unless you sanitize it!" The jewel was placed back where it had been taken. "That's disgusting!"

"Very well. Then, you shall see for yourself. Let us go back in time to the point when the Iblis Trigger was alive." He held his hands up, and strange and unfamiliar dark glow forming. He outstretched his arms and the purple-hinted light filled the room. It disappeared within seconds, taking the three forms with it.