Were Tribe
A Word From The Author
Well I said that the story may change and I decided to have a prolog chapter. Before I start though there is one thing that I do need to do. Disclaimer Time: I don't own Tails, Fiona, Blaze or any other Sonic the Hedgehog character mentioned herein. The belong to SEGA, Sonic Team, Archie Comics and DiC respectively. I so own Nova 'Snow' Hunter and Mara 'Rain' Wolfe, which are my OC's. I don't own Doug Percy Doberman, he belongs to my friend Brandon the Lynx. I also don't own the story cover. That is the property of Lord Kiyo from Deviant Art and is used with his permission. I own the story plot and the universe it takes place in. With that said, read, review and above all: ENJOY
Summary
Imagine a tribe of were animals that live in the Mystic Ruins Forest. Join one Miles "Tails" Prower as he joins this tribe and learns what it's like to live on the wild side of life. Secrets run rampant, old enemies come back, Tails won't face these challenges alone. He has help but will it be enough? Author Universe with elements of Sonic X and Sonic SatAM. This story will be rated T for language, violence and character death. Rating may go up if I deem it necessary.
Pairings:
Tails x Fiona
Blaze x OC
OC x OC
Sonic x Sally
Shadow x Amy
Knuckles x Rouge
Chris (Has been turned into a mobian fox in this story) x Cream
Silver x Wave
Storm x Female Jet
Chapter 1: Sojourn of the Tribe (Snow, Fiona and Blaze's Journey)
It was a cool fall night. A white four-tailed fox stared up at the sky with his ice blue eyes looking upward from his perch in the tallest tree in the central part Westopolis Woods. He stared at the sky for some time before he spoke to the violet she-cat and red she-fox that joined him.
"Fiona and Blaze," he said his voice betraying the fact that he was only eight, "I take it by the two of you being here that your things are packed and we are ready to move when Chief Aero gives the signal for us to move. We are the next to go." The young Todd looked from the sky to his friends and companions, his eyes full of sorrow as he waited for them to reply.
The violet she-cat and red vixen looked at each other. They both felt the same as the Todd. Westopolis woods had been the tribes home for years and now they were being chased from it. Life isn't fair. "Everything is read to go.," the violet cat replied, "Fiona and I have brought all our things to the base of the tree we are in."
"Snow," the red vixen, Fiona replied as she looked questioningly at the snowy fox, "Who will be the leader of our little group. I don't think, as all of us are apprentice hunters, that they told any of us the place our scouting party found that would be suitable." The snowy Todd smiled and replied, "I have, just today undergone and succeeded at the hunter trials. I'm an apprentice hunter no longer."
Blazed smiled widely, "Congratulations Snow! I am happy that you are a full hunter now. This means you will be leading us to our new home?" Snow nodded and Fiona looked uneasy. "What's the matter Fi," the Todd asked.
"Well," the vixen replied hesitantly, "I have had bad experiences in the past with having to rely on a boy for anything."
Blaze shook her head, "Snow isn't like other boys. He's been our little group's leader since he joined us and we all became friends six months ago. He hasn't steered us wrong or lead us astray yet. Remember who he is, Nova Hunter, gifted mechanic and member of the Sonic Heroes."
Fiona interrupted her right there, "Exactly. It's because of who he is I'm worried. What if he's too much like Sonic. He's a close friend of his and some of Sonics carelessness could've rubbed off on our snowy friend."
"You just said it right there Fi," Blaze growled, her body alight due to her passion, "He's our snowy friend! He is the best and most reliable friend we have ever had! Plus if anything the most influential person in his upbringing was Princess Acorn and Bunnie. He even still refers to Bunnie as his Aunt!"
Snow glared at both of them at that point. "Enough," he shouted, pyrokinetic abilities flaring in his anger, "My past isn't important in the present."
"Yer, right on that point suga-fox," a familiar southern voice said at this point as a female rabbit walked up to them. "I sho hope ya'll ain't thinking that this here suga-fox is anything like ol' suga-hog. He is his own fox. Sally-girl and me raised him and suga-Tails to think fer themselves and be themselves, neither of them are Sonic. Snow is one of the most honest and good natured foxes I've ever met. Ya'll do well to remember this." The southern rabbit then stood there and waited to see if the vixen or she-cat was going to say anything else. Snow ran up to the rabbit with a wide smile on his face.
"Thanks Aunt Bunnie," the young Todd cried as he hugged his adopted Aunt.
"No problem suga," the southern Belle replied as she returned his hug, "Oh, I was sent by Chief Aero to ask ya'll to come up an see him then for ya'll to be on ya'lls way." Snow nodded and they went with Bunnie to see Chief Aero.
They approached the central Clearing and a voice rang out to them, "Ah, the tribes young hunter's are here!" Snow, Blaze, Fiona and Bunnie bowed upon reaching the green Todd and amber she-hog standing in the center of the clearing.
"Chief Aero, Chieftess Pyra," Snow responded as the two tribal leaders returned their bow, "We are honored by your summons."
"Indeed," Pyra replied, "then again it is unusual for us to have such talented hunters and apprentice hunters at such a tender age."
The trio beamed with pride at the compliment. "That is why we have pushed forward Snow's trials and granted him leadership of your little group," Aero said while the amber she hog nodded in agreement.
"I am deeply honored Aero and Pyra," Snow replied, "but I'm positive that this is not the reason for your summons just before we depart."
Aero smiled and said, "Oh, I'm positive you'll have no problem with this simple request." He then turned his attention to the Southern rabbit, "Bunnie the Wererabbit. Are you ready to go?" The Southern Belle nodded in return and the green Todd continued, "Then I turn you over to our youngest hunter's capable hands." Snow looked from Bunnie to Aero with a mixture of surprise and happiness etched on his face.
"I will see to it that no harm comes to our tribes healer Chief Aero and Chieftess Pyra," Snow replied, "You have my word as a hunter." The tribes leaders nodded and motioned that they were free to leave. The snowy Todd turned his ice blue eyes on his friends and adopted Aunt the lead them out of the clearing.
Aero watched as they disappeared from view them turned to his hedgehog counterpart with a serious face, "Is it right for us to do this? They are young and will probably still be quite young at the time that he returns."
Pyra shook her head and replied, "Those that aren't tribe born are our only hope when he returns. All we can do is get them as ready for the task ahead as we can and pray they will succeed."
Snow lead the group to the edge of the woods and looked around. After a bit he motioned for the other three to follow him as he led them quickly and quietly along the edge of Westopolis until they reached the edge facing the direction of Station Square. "From here we head south to Station Square," Snow told the others, "We will pass thru Station Square and into the Mystic Ruins. All of Team Sonic live in this area now and we need to be as careful as possible. I know they are my friends and all but I'm not ready to face them all yet. I wish to keep the amount of people who see me that will recognize me to a minimum. As we also don't want to expose the tribe to anyone between here and our destination we will need to appear as normal mobian. No changing into our Wereforms and our bows need to be hidden. Is there any questions?" Nobody had any so Snow handed out clothing and ushered them off to a concealed area for them to change and remove their paints.
While the girls were off changing the white Todd removed his loincloth made of two strips of cloth and a rope, his necklace of non-mobian bear teeth, his quiver and bow and his arm and ankle bands. After putting them away he then pulled out the black fingerless gloves, air shoes and gun holster and belt his friend and adoptive brother Shadow had given to him for his eighth birthday. Snow shouldered his pack and walked to the stream that ran by the edge of the woods and washed all of his tribal markings off. After shaking himself dry he put on his gloves, shoes and gun belt. He then put his pack down and took out the silver Barrett pistol Amy had bought for him as a birthday present, inserted a clip in it and chambered a round. He also pulled out a custom pair of shades he made that doubled as a HUD. He looked down at the stream once he had finished and smiled to himself, 'You can change the fox but the look sticks,' he thought whimsically. The girls returned while he was silently musing to himself and were surprised by the transformation that had come over the fox in front of them. Gone was Snow the Werefox, youngest hunter of the Were Tribe. Before them stood Nova Hunter, adopted younger brother of Shadow the Hedgehog, mechanical prodigy and skilled extreme gear racer. He pulled on the black leather jacket that was given to him by Knuckles and smirked as he turned to look at the three of them.
Fiona wore a pair of black skinny jeans and a black tank top that stopped at her midriff. To complete her look was a canary yellow hair ribbon and a pair of black combat boots. She wore her old Desert Eagle in it's holster on her belt and a pair of black, fingerless gloves. Blaze wore a pair of short blue jean shorts and a violet tank top that stopped at her midriff. She had put her hair in a ponytail and wore a pair of white converse sneakers. To complete the look she had a Barrett in a holster on her belt. The three of them were hunters and even if they weren't carrying their bows in plain sight there was no reason that they had to be unarmed. Bunnie wore a pair of blue skinny jeans and a blue tank top. To finish her look she wore a pair of cowgirl boots and a cowboy hat. Snow smiled and nodded as he noticed that they had all removed their tribal paints without him mentioning it. "There are two more things I need to mention. From here until we get to the edge of the forest we are heading to you aren't to call me Snow the Werefox. Among the populaces, again to keep the tribe secret, I am either Nova Hunter or Snow. You are to also refrain from referring to yourselves as Blaze the Werecat, Fiona the Werefox and Bunnie the Wererabbit. Refer to yourselves as Blaze the Cat, Fiona Fox and Bunnie Rabbot instead," Nova looked at each of them in turn and then continued, "I know we cast off these names when the tribe accepted us but the fact that we weren't born to the tribe but joined gives us a bit of leeway in hiding ourselves. We were made a group for the reason we weren't born were's but were made were's. It works to our advantage because we know how to blend in with non-tribe people. Finally I have a fast mode of transportation for all of you. I gathered what I needed and built these myself in secret. I have gear boards for all of you. They respond only to your voices."
He pulled out a case and handed in to Fiona, "Your board is named Red Tail." He next looked at Blaze as he pulled out another case and handed it to her.
"Your board, Blaze is named Flame Rider. I think it suits you well Fire-kitten," the snowy Todd told her. He looked at Bunnie and said, "Yours is Southern Bell. As I said they are voice activated. You change them to board form like this." He then pulled out his own and said, "Snow Tail, Gear Change!" Upon saying this the case shifted and formed into it's board shape. Everyone followed his lead and they all mounted their boards and stepped on the accelerator's and headed off into the night."
As they neared Station Square Nova felt a tugging in his heart and got worried. The last time he felt like this his best friend/brother, Tails was down in the dumps. He looked at the others and without saying a word to them shouted out, "Crystal Control!" The others blinked in surprise as the snowy fox disappeared in an ice blue flash of light.
The trio of girls continued on until they reached Station Square Park and Blaze said, "Let's find somewhere concealed to rest for the night and wait for Nova to return. I am sure he had a good reason for vanishing like he did."
"I didn't even know suga-fox could use Chaos Control," Bunnie replied, "But I agree with Blaze-gal." Fiona nodded in agreement and thought to herself, 'Well, I knew this was gonna happen.' The three of them went to a dense cluster of trees, converted their boards back and made a small camp for themselves for the night.
End Note
Well, there is the new first chapter. I hope everyone enjoyed it. Before I wrap this up there are a few thank you's I wish to give out. First I want to thank the following people for beta reading this story for me: my friend and fellow StH write Brandon the Lynx and my brother and YGO writer TitanHyuuga. I also want to thank Supersaiyaninfinitygohan, kaceyxo, Mr. Halfwright and Dark Fox Tailz for their feedback and ideas. Finally I wish to thank Brandon the Lynx for lending me his OC Doug Doberman and Lord Kiyo from Deviant Art for allowing me to use his art as the Cover for my story. I appreciate all of you and hope you all enjoy my reworked story. I hope everyone enjoyed this chapter and stay tuned for Chapter 2: Life Bites!