Disclaimer: I don't own any characters from either Sonic the hedgehog or Pokemon, or the plot for Super smash brothers.
Friends in a storm
The wind of the forest gently whistled in the air with the occasional chilling wind rushing passed the trees, cradling the branches to make a cacophony similar to that of wooden wind chimes. The waterfall was hammering down with a roar and a nice peaceful stream flowed through a small but quaint little river creak where animals would drink and fish would swim.
Everything was nice and calm...until a rushing blue blur followed by a thunderous boom passed by.
Sonic the hedgehog dashed through the forest, running at an intense speed. He loved the feeling of the wind in his face which blew against his cobalt blue fur and quills; running at a super sonic speed like this always filled the hedgehog with this sense of freedom and liberation that nobody could ever take away from him. He felt his veins pump with the blood that pulsated through his body whilst he was overcome with a massive rush of adrenaline.
However his ear twitched and swivelled when he heard a distant sound.
Sonic, curious, skidded to an abrupt stop that caused him to skid forwards a few metres. He had to shove his feet deep into the mud to act as some breaks but it caused mud to fly all over the place, it even caused some of the trees to split apart. It took a few moments until he finally stopped and it left his shoes steaming due to the massive amount of effort he endure. He whirled around to find the source of the sound that made him stop to begin with and, at first, it didn't look as though anything was out of the ordinary.
He felt this strange tension in the air and he glanced up towards the sky which were clear without a single puff of cloud to obstruct it.
He frowned.
"Huh? What was that sound?"
But that was when he spotted something really out of the ordinary.
Ears peeking up in alarm, Sonic raced towards the commotion without hesitation until he arrived at the forest clearing. It took him off guard when he saw something that made his pulse drop: A little yellow animal was being held by the scruff of the neck by what looked like a giant robot, Sonic noticed that the covered with cuts and bruises and it appeared to be barely conscious as it struggled feebly in the iron grasp of the big metal machine.
He studied the creature a bit closer.
It had two brown stripes on its back. It's small mouth was frowning but twitching as it flinched. It's long, pointed ears with black tips twitched with life. There were two red circles on its adorable, chubby cheeks. It had two short forearms with five fingers on each paw, that hung limply at its sides, and its feet each had three toes as well. Smudges of dirt covered its fur in patches and small thorns poked out of its body.
Seeing the poor little guy so defenceless made Sonic's blood boil.
He didn't know if this was Eggman's doing or what but he wasn't going to stand by and let the poor little guy be hurt like that.
Sonic started to step forwards, indignant, planning to get the robots attention but he stopped dead in his tracks when he noticed that the creature started squirming yet again but a bit more vigorously. The yellow chubby mouse muttered weakly as it summoned little jolts of voltage that seemed to fizzle from its red cheeks, that appeared to be storing the electricity in its body; it was clearly trying to escape the clasp of the iron menace.
"Pikaaaa...chu!" It exclaimed, trying to electrocute the robot but it seemed too weak to summon too much power.
The hedgehog was stunned.
This little fellow was much more powerful then he looked.
Seeing this display of power come from such a odd looking creature ignited a memory inside of his head that made him remember something. He had heard of these really cool creatures that came from a different world called "Pokémon", they even had powers. The blue speedster wasn't quite familiar with these Pokémon but he knew a little bit about them.
...Could this tiny yellow ball of fur actually be one of these Pokémon?
Sonic shook his head.
He could ponder upon the matter later, he needed to act!
He lowered himself towards the ground and curled up into a blue, spiky ball before he leapt high into the air and performed a homing attack as he dived towards the robot gripping the creature. The instant he made contact with the robot, it combusted on the spot and released the weakened creature, dropping it to the ground.
The poor thing hit the ground hard, landing in the mud.
Sonic unfurled himself from his homing attack position and landed on the ground feet-first, an angered expression plastered firmly upon his face. His emerald eyes were as sharp as needlepoints; until he glanced down at the little yellow fluff ball and his stern expression was swiftly replaced with a look of concern.
He sincerely hoped the little fellow was alright.
But, before he could even flinch, the little thing regained consciousness and stood on all fours, albeit it staggered due to how weakened it had become and it was clearly in a lot of pain. It's eyes were half-lidded and it grit its fangs out of pure agony, and it quickly took a defensive position when it set its half-open eyes upon the blue hedgehog.
Sonic felt his heart sink in his chest as he saw those same little red cheeks of the assumed-Pokémon start sparking with electricity, clearly the poor thing was still scared and really disoriented due to the beating it probably took. He wished he'd got there much sooner so he could have saved this little guy from these painful injuries, and he also felt really concerned about those wounds. Part of him wanted to scoop the little one up into his arms and then get him medical attention but he knew he had to try and reassure the little yellow fur ball first.
He raised the palms of his hands out in front of himself in a calming gesture and took slow strides towards the defensive little one, hoping to calm him down.
"It's okay...hey-!"
Before he could even finish his sentence, the creature seemed to panic. It's eyes widened and it's ears and tail flattened towards the ground as it made a quiet gasp of a sound, it's little black nose twitched wildly. It was obviously very frantic as it looked around wildly with its breathing growing erratic. It didn't take too long before it seemed to spot a nearby tree and didn't hesitate from fleeing from Sonic and taking shelter beneath it.
Sonic's ears flattened against his skull.
He hadn't meant to scare the little guy!
He just crouched down on his hands and knees and hastened towards the tree hollow that the creature had just retreated underneath.
It was dark so he had to squint his eyes a bit but he could definitely make out the form of the creature he had just rescued and he heard as the little yellow rodent whimpered as he curled into a ball and tried to get back as far as he could go to get away from the hedgehog.
All he could see in the poor thing's eyes was fear, plain and simple.
The blue hedgehog tilted his head sideways to get a better watchful position and tried to get a look at the little yellow mouse thing a little better, he had taken the position of a cornered feral feline and put on the best menacing glare he possibly could and he bared his fangs and narrowed his blackish/brown eyes crossly. The creature forced itself to get up on all fours, thunderbolt-shaped tail completely arched, the fur on his back raised, and just growled in a threatening yet fearful manner with sparks of electricity bursting from its red cheeks.
"H-Hey...its alright, little buddy, don't be afraid..." Sonic tried to assure the frightened electrical mouse, his voice was hushed and soothing —he watched as backed up even more.
A frown etched itself upon his muzzle.
The creature obviously didn't believe him but that wasn't going to stop the blue speedster from trying again.
"Easy...it's alright, I'm not gonna hurt ya..."
Sonic put on the most calming smile he could muster as he softened his voice into a low whisper.
"C'mon, little guy. Please com-" He had slowly reached his arm towards the short, chubby rodent in an attempt to pull him out of hiding. It was as he reached in, though, that Pikachu squeezed his eyes shut and his whole body charged up as he was engulfed by a burst of thunder and a sudden jolt of pain had bit into his hand.
Sonic winced in pain and was forced to withdraw his gloved hand and examine what that pain was.
He was shocked at what he saw.
A scorch mark.
He almost got electrocuted!
Sonic hissed in pain on examining his would-be-injuries. Surprisingly, it seemed that this chubby little mousey creature had an affinity for electrical-based attacks because it looked like second nature for him to produce a flurry of electric and thunder like that, even in his weakened and injured state. He quickly started to nurse his injured hand but he quickly closed his emerald green eyes and deeply inhaled in an effort to calm himself.
He couldn't risk yelling at the thing.
That would make things worse.
Sonic put on the softest and kindest of smiles he could muster as he shushed the little Pokémon. He lowered his voice into a soft matter-of-fact undertone whilst his emerald eyes gleamed with heartfelt courage and kind-heartedness. He was determined to help this little guy and he was willing to wait for as long as it took to help him.
"Buddy, I'm not going to hurt you...I want to help you. I know you've probably gone through a lot and don't have any reason to trust me, but I promise I won't abandon you."
A long few moments of silence passed on by.
Sonic really didn't like the feeling of rain battering his body, nor did he like the sensation of water covering him from head-to-toe, but he was willing to wait for as long as it took for the cute little yellow rodent to come out of hiding. He put a soothing smile upon his muzzle and hoped that easing up his body posture could help ease the fear in the little yellow electric creature's form. He felt his heart pound throughout his body and the quills on the back of his head had started to sag due to how heavy they were becoming thanks to the rainwater weighing them down. His ears flopped down and he had to shake his head to rid his face of some of the droplets of rainwater that accumulated upon there.
The blue speedster waited and watched as the hurt rodent seemed to silently consider wether or not to come out of hiding. Moments became minutes and, just as Sonic was about to stand on his feet and give both himself and the little yellow creature some space, he was shocked when the little one limped out of the hole and wound up climbing on to his bald stomach and curling up into a tight ball.
The humanoid hedgehog proceeded to gingerly stroke the creature's head, being careful not to hurt him. He felt as the previously fearful creature practically melted into his touch and started to actually smile softly for the first time in spite of the thunder storm rumbling above them, his emerald green eyes were as bright and luminescent as the lightning strikes. After he got the little guy more acclimated to his presence, he started to try and converse with it.
"You liking me a bit more now, little guy?" He asked, his voice still as soft as a velvet quilt.
The creature nodded its head feebly, clearly still in a bit of pain from whatever thrashing it had been through. It flinched due to the bruises covering it from head-to-toe and Sonic had to wonder whether the poor little guy had been so beaten up before the robot attack or whether it obtained those wounds somewhere else and the robot had literally just added insult to injury?
"You okay?"
The Pikachu nodded again, a soft yet high-pitched whimper sounding from its throat.
Sonic faintly smiled in an attempt to be comforting.
"That's good. Where did you come from? Do you have anywhere to call home?"
That was when the small yellow ball of fur shook its head with a saddened expression.
"Ch-Chuuuuu..."
Sonic felt a pang of sympathy hit him straight in the heart.
"Y-You're all alone out here?"
The creature nodded once more, its pointed ears drooping as it gave a saddened and disheartened sigh. It curled into an even tighter ball in an attempt to keep itself warm against the battering of heavy the raindrops and just snuggled into the hedgehog's stomach, this was also probably a way of communicating the overwhelming loneliness it felt as of late.
Sonic understood. He had to guess that the poor little fellow had somehow gotten separated from his friends or something and somehow wound up in these woods. It was heartbreaking, piteous and he sincerely hoped that he could take that lonesomeness away as he started to use a fingertip to rub the creature's head in long, featherlight strokes that would hopefully soothe any pain and any lingering fear.
The blue hedgehog wore a serious expression as he pondered on this as he kept on petting the little misplaced Pokémon. He had no idea how he could get the poor guy back to where he originally came from but he really didn't think that just leaving him in these woods was an option. It would be difficult to take him with him everywhere he went but he swore when he first set out to be a hero that he would help anybody who needed him —this little guy needed him desperately.
The little yellow creature purred contentedly as he climbed up the blue hedgehog's shoulder and nuzzled his blue quills affectionately with one of his red cheeks while Sonic chuckled as he reached over and proceeded to use one of his fingertips to stroke his new friend beneath his chin.
It clicked in Sonic's mind.
He couldn't just abandon this sweet little critter and leave him all alone in this forest, it just wouldn't be right...but he didn't want to bring the little guy on a trip that could end up hurting him or worse. Yet his desire to assist the lonesome chubby mouse Pokémon overcame his reluctance as he finally let a big smirk blossom across his peach muzzle and his eyes lit up like fireworks brightening up the nighttime sky.
"Think you can keep up with the fastest thing alive, little guy?" He asked the creature.
The creature looked positively delighted when he heard that response.
"Pika! Pika, Pika!" Came the cheery response.
Sonic smirked.
"So I guess I should call ya Pikachu, right?"
Pikachu nodded and chirped merrily.
"Pikachu!"
A/N: This is a two part fic. I got inspired after seeing that one moment where Sonic tries to save Pikachu in that beginning scene in Super smash bros ultimate and I hope you guys enjoy it, its supposed to be a fluffy buddy fic and I hope you guys enjoy it.
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-Chloemcg