Author's Notes: My old readers, you wished for the old version of "Inseparable Beings" to stay on here and now I bring the old story back. The story is the same with some tweaks here and there. I just fixed some grammar along with bringing down the past tense and replacing it with the present tense. If there is mistakes on here, please forgive me since it is an old story. I also have a favor to ask of you and that is to not criticize this old story since I am merely bringing it back to this site. Let's just say that it is here for pleasure reading on the old days from when I first started - a history book of sorts.
When I update my new story "Inseparable Beings: The Remake", I will update this one as well. If you wish to see the old old version of Rukia's appearance, you need to go to my profile and go to Deviant Art. There, under gallery, you will need to click on scraps and you will see her there. I believe this will only be the time that I will bring up these "Author's Notes", but if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to send me a private message.
Thank you for your time and I hope you enjoy these old chapters of the past. I hope you all have a good day.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Sonic characters, except for Rukia.
It is late in the night where everything is quiet. The crickets are playing their usual melody, the owls are awake to hoot away the night, the little critters sleeping away in their homes... Everything seem so peaceful...until an alarm went off.
A pair of eyes open up and look to the side where the alarm came from. Of course, it came from where Dr. Robotnik lives. Gunshots can be heard from a mile away and if she looks close enough, she can see robots fighting off the intruder.
"..." the figure is silent, taking in the scene before her.
Ever since she arrived here, things have been pretty quiet until now. She heard rumors about Dr. Robotnik (or Eggman, as most call him) and where he lives. She wanted to see what it looks like up close, however someone beat her to it. The figure ends up standing and starts running towards the destination. The tower isn't that far away as it is only a mile from where she started from. Her eyes focus on the tower ahead. She dodges trees that are in the way and jumps over logs. The figure stops in front of a tree, making the gold locket rise a bit. The moon light shines on the locket, making it glow with pride. Once she moves up a bit, the locket lands on her neck once more, hiding from the moon light. She can hear explosions from the inside of the tower and wonders how much damage can this intruder make. Her eyes wonder the field, seeing robot parts on the ground and fire that is starting to spread through the area. Seeing the fire made her stiff, but she quickly looks away to avoid eye contact with the fire. Whoever destroyed these robots weren't so merciful, that's for sure. When going back further, she notices a small group standing there with a beat up airplane.
'Are they friends with the intruder...? Or with Dr. Robotnik...?' Her thoughts wonder off, coming up with different possibilities on why they are here.
No doubt they came because of the alarm. Before she can observe them more, the figure hears an explosion from the inside of the tower. Her attention goes back to the tower. As soon as she looks back to the tower, a bright light starts coming from within. She can only watch, dumfounded by the events that is happening before her eyes. Soon, the light starts to become bigger and spreading further. She stands there, accepting her fate and is soon engulfed by the light.
Darkness...that is all that one could see as she lays on the ground unconscious. The figure can hear crickets playing their usual melody. A slight breeze blew softly against her skin. She shudders in her sleep and starts to awaken. The first thing she sees is the dark sky with some stars and a bright full moon. That's funny...usually there would be a lot more stars up there. Is she imagining things? No, she's pretty sure that she saw a lot of stars tonight, so why...
Her torso moves up into a sitting style and she starts rubbing her head. A ringing soon comes into the mind as soon as she touches her head. The right eye twitches and then a sigh comes after. The body remains still, waiting for the ringing to subside. However, she can't wait that long since she raises her head up some more. Her eyes widen in surprise when she sees a new scenery in front her. It's so bright. Putting a hand over her eyes, she looks around. There are tall buildings surrounding the area and strange machines are moving on the ground. There is more than one to be exact. It's dark from where she is and she's happy about this. This place is a lot different from where she was before. Instead of being an open field with trees blending in with the scenery, there are different living beings walking around with buildings beside them. Though, from where she is standing, a couple of trees stand tall to hide her presence. Soon, she hears a rush of water nearby.
Once the ringing subsided, she stands and walks over to the fountain. She looks into the water and watches as the water would ripple. At least she didn't look different. A young purple Echidna stares back at her from the water, blue eyes staring each other down. Her dreadlocks are hanging over her shoulders and a bang is covering her left eye. If not for her fur color, she would blend in nicely with the darkness. She has on a pair of black boots with three red belts on the front that end up under her knees. Red and black stripped socks went up to her mid-thighs. Matching black skirt and sleeveless tank top with a pair of long black fingerless gloves that stop at the upper elbow. Red belts wrap around her wrists and elbow. A golden locket is around her neck and goggles on top of her head that match her outfits color.
Due to the lack of lights around here, people didn't pay attention to the park. Their focus is elsewhere. She notices people running down a certain street. A crowd is starting to gather in a certain spot. Curious. However, she isn't curious enough to move from her hiding spot. She stays still. With the crowd in the way, she couldn't see what's going on. Sighing, she turns her back and starts heading in the middle of the park. All of a sudden, she can hear shouts from behind her. She turns her head quickly to see people holding onto a net with someone underneath it.
Blue hedgehog
Apparently, the people are having trouble taking down the blue hedgehog. He continues running as if they weigh nothing. He's looking around, seeing if he can get rid of these guys when his eyes meet a pair of blue eyes. Within the shadows, he can barely make out an Echidna. At first, he thought it was Knuckles, but when he observed the figure some more, he realize it's a mistake. It certainly is an Echidna, but it isn't Knuckles. Needless to say, he is surprised by this, thinking he's the only one here. Determined to lose these guys, he sees his chance and jumps on top of a police car as the humans went right into the side window. Once he's free of the net, he runs back to where he saw the Echidna, disappearing in front of the human eyes.
Thinking that he disappeared, she turns her head back around only to meet a blue hedgehog. She didn't show it, but he surprised her for sure. To gain some space, she takes a couple of steps back and observe him. Just as she saw, he is a blue hedgehog with a pair of red and white stripped shoes. He also has on white gloves with matching socks. His eyes are emerald green, but are a little dark due to lack of light.
"You sure surprised me. I thought I was the only one here." the blue hedgehog suddenly speaks, observing her as well. She's silent for a moment before she nods in agreement.
"Likewise."
It's a quiet response, yet he heard her and nods to himself as if he just figured something out.
"Though, I have never met someone like you before." the blue hedgehog mutters to himself. She just stands there without saying anything.
"My name's Sonic. Sonic the Hedgehog. What's your name?" the blue hedgehog, now known as Sonic, asks her curiously.
'Sonic the Hedgehog... I have heard of him through my travels. Apparently, he has done a lot of good deeds and would defeat Dr. Robotnik when he would create chaos. He's also the fastest hedgehog in the world...' the young Echidna thinks to herself, mused by the fact that the same hedgehog is standing right in front of her.
Perhaps he knows why they are here. Thinking that she didn't hear him, he goes to introduce himself once more when she finally speaks.
"Rukia. Rukia the Echidna." Rukia introduces herself.
"Rukia..." Sonic repeats her name, observing her once more.
It definitely suits her. The name matching her mysterious appearance. If she is here, then that means that his friends might have come to this world as well.
'Hopefully they're okay...' Sonic thinks to himself.
Rukia eyes glow a bit when she feels multiple presences behind and around her. She looks over her shoulder a little to see a policeman.
"I found him!" a loud voice suddenly shouts out, making Sonic look at policeman that came up from behind Rukia.
As soon as the man said so, more policemen come out of nowhere and are ready to take down Sonic. Of course, not wanting to get caught again, he takes Rukia's hand and takes off running. Needless to say, the humans didn't get a chance to catch him as the two of them disappear right in front of their eyes.
'His speed isn't a joke. He really is fast.' Rukia thinks to herself, trying to keep up with his pace and trying not to fall flat on her face.
The two of them are running on some highway. The road is completely empty, creating an open space for them. Up in the sky, however, there is a helicopter that has a spot light on them. Rukia briefly looks over her shoulder to get a good look at the flying machine that is tailing after them.
"Looks like they're planning on blocking us." Sonic tells her.
Rukia turns her head and sees police cars up ahead. Looks like they are there to meet up with them. Of course, Sonic didn't slow down and looks as though he's going to charge at them.
"Sorry about this." Sonic apologies.
He pulls Rukia towards him, picks her up and starts carrying her bridal style. Startled by this action, her arms immediately went around his neck to prevent her from falling.
"Here we go!" Sonic exclaims, as he jumps forward and is up in the air.
Rukia can see the shock expressions on the humans faces when she looks down. Judging by their reactions, it seems that this is the first time something like this has happen in their world.
'First time for everything, I guess...' Rukia ponders to herself, noticing that Sonic lands on the ground with the policemen behind them and he runs off once again.
Of course, the helicopter is still chasing after them, but since they couldn't keep up with Sonic's speed, they fall back. Sonic keeps running, making sure that no one is behind him. Rukia would look around and inform Sonic if there is someone nearby. They keep this up for a while until Sonic starts to slow down. As soon as he comes to a stop, he places Rukia down and gives her some space.
"Thank you." Rukia thanks him before going over to a rail and leans against it.
They certainly ran far from the city as she notices the distance from here. She hears Sonic jump and sees him land on a street lamp. There is silence between them as Rukia looks up at the sky. The stars are surrounding the bright full moon. Compared to the stars from the city, there are more around here where lights are limited. As she glances over to Sonic, he appears to be in deep thought.
'I wonder if this is a good time to ask...' Rukia wonders.
"That light..." Rukia starts off, catching Sonic's attention as he looks over at her, "...what exactly was it?" Rukia questions, giving him a side glance when she finishes.
Sonic thinks about it for a moment, wondering what light she's talking about, until he remembers the light from back then.
"It might be Chaos Control..." Sonic answers, though he looks a bit unsure about it.
"Chaos control...?" Rukia questions.
"Yeah. Have you heard about it?" Sonic asks her, wondering if she really didn't know.
It wouldn't be a first since not everyone has seen or heard about it.
Rukia looks forward before answering, "I have heard of it during my travels. However, to actually see such a thing for the first time...it is a new experience for me." Rukia answers. "Especially something that big." Rukia adds, standing up straight while gazing at the view before her.
Since he didn't say anything, it would mean that he accepts her answer.
"Since you're here, I think that my friends also came to this world as well. Hopefully they're okay." Sonic hopes, wondering where they are right now.
Rukia is silent, not sure how to respond to that. While the two of them are silent, Rukia can hear a distant siren coming their way. Sonic jumps down from the lamp post and notices five race cars driving down this road. The one that stand out the most, however, is the red one. Rukia stands beside Sonic, waiting for a chance to run. The five race cars slows down in front of them. With the light in their eyes, it's hard to see who's coming out of the red one. Once Rukia is use to the brightness, she takes a long look at the human. With most humans, they are taller than some creatures so his height didn't surprise her. He is wearing a red racing uniform to match his vehicle and a helmet to match his uniform.
"Yo! Blue hedgehog." the human greets Sonic with a brief wave of his hand. "There's been a local search for you. Thank you for waiting." the human thanks him.
Obviously annoyed by this, Sonic turns to leave but the man tells him to wait. Once the man takes off his helmet, he starts speaking again.
"You should hear a person's words out until the end." the man advises him as he leans against his race car.
Sonic didn't say anything, but he is listening since he's standing there. He's waiting for the man to continue. Once the man looks over at Sonic, he then notices Rukia.
"Oh? We've only been informed of a blue hedgehog. We didn't know he had a friend." the man speaks while looking at her. Of course, she remains silent. "Well, it just make things more exciting." the man says with a small grin as he turns his attention back on Sonic.
"This city is... This place is too peaceful. In the last year, only one criminal was captured. He brought his formula machine onto the freeway, pretending to be a racer. His fun only lasted two minutes." the man starts and then he begins to smirk. "He drove from place to place... Hell, you can make ramen in two minutes, you know." the man jokingly says, waiting for their reactions.
'Ramen...?' Rukia has a question mark on her head. Sonic is probably thinking the same thing since he isn't laughing either.
"Hey, this is the part where you're supposed to laugh." the man tells them, sounding annoyed.
'How are we suppose to laugh if we don't know what ramen is?' Rukia sweat drops. Sonic just smirks at the man. The man returns the smirk.
"That's close enough." the man said, somewhat satisfied with Sonic's reaction. "Well, in this city, we're unique. The special high-speed highway force – The S Team." he continues from where he left off. "I'm the captain. I'm called "Highwest"." the man somewhat introduces himself. There is a slight pause before he speaks again, "Sorry, that was a long introduction." the man, Highwest, apologies and then he narrows his eyes with a smirk still on his face.
"From now on, things will be fast."
An engine roars out, startling Sonic and Rukia. Sonic picks Rukia up and starts running down the road. The four white racing cars that were behind the men are tailing after them at great speed. Compared to the police cars they encountered, the ones behind them are much faster and persistent. She can pretty much touch the vehicle since they are that close. Noticing another road, Sonic curves to the right and continues to go forward. They follow without breaking formation.
"So you want to play tag? This should be interesting!" Sonic excitedly says, missing the look on Rukia's face.
Even while being chased, he still acts easy-going.
'I guess he's just that confident...' Rukia shrugs as Sonic speeds up.
He isn't the only one that gain more speed. The riders from behind become faster and are suddenly surrounding Sonic. This only excites Sonic more.
"Yeah! That's not the guy from before." Sonic notices, still very much excited.
"He rides the red one. Remember?" Rukia reminds him, though she is pretty sure he isn't really paying attention to the details like she is.
He just gives her a head nod, taking her word for it. The white racing cars are closing in on Sonic some more.
"Aww, at this rate I'll be caught! Yeah right!" Sonic acts scared at first, but then he starts taunting the drivers.
Sonic suddenly disappears with Rukia in his arms and this surprises the drivers. The one on the right hears someone knocking on his window and looks over to see a grinning Sonic. He disappears again. This time he appears on top of the racing car and looks at the driver upside down while standing.
"... You're going to give kids out there bad ideas." Rukia sighs while putting a hand on her face as she shakes her head.
Rukia is just sitting on top of the car, though a little ways back. Of course, she isn't any better. Sonic just gives Rukia a sheepish grin.
"Kids, don't stand on moving cars." Sonic warns them, as if talking to the audience.
"Or else you'll end up seriously injured." Rukia adds. 'We wouldn't want the parents calling us in and suing the company for creating such an image...' Rukia thinks before Sonic picks her up again and he runs on the ground once again.
It looks as though the racers are becoming desperate as they start to become faster than before. They are slowly trying to catch up. Soon, Sonic does something that the drivers will never forget. Sonic is running backwards as if trying to show off. Rukia watches in amazement as he keeps up with this speed. Noticing her reaction, Sonic's grin widen and continues to do this. He just has that cocky smirk on his face and it certainly made some of the riders angry. The four riders went to the sidelines and Rukia see's the same red vehicle not far behind. Rukia narrows her eyes slightly, wondering what that man is planning. She didn't have to wait long as the red racing car suddenly burst forward, surprising the two of them. Sonic quickly moves out of the way as the red vehicle drives by them and continues to go forward. Noticing the difference in speed from the white vehicles, Sonic smirks.
"Get on my back." Sonic instructs her.
Rukia looks up at him with a questioning glance. She didn't say anything as she climbs over his shoulders and ends up on his back. Making sure she doesn't fall off, her arms wrap around his neck as his arms wrap around her legs.
"Hold on tight." Sonic warns her, his speed increasing dramatically.
He's going so fast, she forces her eyes shut. Since there is only darkness, she doesn't know what happens next. That is until she feels weightless. Her eyes open up to see that the two of them are flying in the sky. Her eyes look down and she notices how bright the lights are. They almost look like Christmas lights blending in with different colors. Getting off of Sonic's back, she starts to glide through the air as Sonic continues to float forward.
That's kind of pretty!" Sonic compliments the light.
Rukia nods her head in agreement. It is pretty for sure, something that you don't see everyday.
"And this place has some interesting people!" Sonic points out, looking over his shoulder to see the same man that talked to them standing over the edge. "This might be fun." Sonic finishes with a grin, enjoying this world already.
They continue to go forward, noticing that they are flying over some houses. Of course, there's one problem. Sonic is beginning to fall and above a pool nonetheless! Of course, Sonic starts to freak out about the water and continues to fall. Noticing that he's starting to fall, Rukia glides over to him. Too late. Sonic hits the water hard and Rukia ends up getting hit by the water splash. She spins in mid-air and lands in a couple of bushes that cushions her fall. She would be thankful for the landing had it not been covered with pointy thorns. Rukia twitches at this and jumps off immediately. While she is busy taking thorns off her bottom, she senses someone come outside. Rukia then hears another splash and she looks over at the pool to see no one there. She quickly takes the thorns off and runs over to the edge of the pool. As soon as she reaches the pool, she see's a human boy helping Sonic up. Rukia helps out by grabbing Sonic's hand and taking him out. She backs up a bit as the young boy is patting Sonic on the back.
"Are you alright?" the young boy asks, rubbing his back.
"Yeah. Thanks." Sonic replies before giving him a side glance.
Seeing as though Sonic spoke to him, he looks really surprised.
"You...can speak?" the boy hesitantly asks him.
Sonic just stares at him.
"Of course." Sonic replies as if it's the most obvious thing for a hedgehog to speak.
"Wow! You...you really speak! I-I'm Chris! And you? What's your name?" the young boy, Chris, asks Sonic.
"It's Sonic. Sonic the Hedgehog." Sonic introduces himself.
Chris then notices Rukia standing there, watching the scene. Of course, he is surprised to see her as well. He has never seen someone like her before. She's a little amused by his reaction.
"And your name? What is it?" Chris asks, curious to know her name as well.
"My name is Rukia."
