Blazing Destiny

By L. Barbee

This is my first attempt at writing any fan fiction. I think it came out well. The *…* indicates thoughts. Also, *** center page is the end of a scene. Last, … shows sounds. Sonic, Sally, Bunnie, Antoine, Rotor, Tails, Mina, Tikal, Amy Rose, are copyright by SEGA and Archie comics. Characters that are not of SEGA, Archie, or of other fan fiction writers were made by me. This tale maybe read and copied with no charge.

This parable is an original idea from me, the author, © L. Barbee. But, if there are any similarities to other stories, it is a coincidence. All characters in this story were used without permission. This story is Rated R. Some liberties have been taking with the characters (What can I say? No writer is perfect.). This is the second part of a four-part saga.

Comments? E-mail me at : beleoa@yahoo.com

Part 2: Manifest

Blood drips onto the hot sand and steams away. The dingo warrior's eyes slowly loose their intensity as a demotic grin grows on the echidna soldier's face. The echidna leaned forward twisting the jagged blade completely through the dingo's body. Then the soldier quickly pushed the body off his weapon and stepped back.

The echidna soldier takes in the heat of desert and the smell of spoiled flesh rotting in the sun. He decides to return to the battle when suddenly he is knocked to the ground. A dingo three times his size stands over the fallen soldier with a gigantic club. The dingo breathes heavily through his mouth spurting a blood and saliva mix onto the echidna. The soldier found himself in paralyzing agony, unable to move. In vain he kept trying get away, but he felt this was it. He began to silently pray to the Ancient Walkers. The dingo raised the club in his hand above his head. The echidna closed his eyes. Through his eyelids he could see the shadow of club coming down. Then it was over.

Strange, the echidna soldier did not feel any pain. He opened his eyes and saw the club had fallen to his left. So he looked above to where the dingo was standing. The dingo was still there, but his body jerked around like it was being shocked. The echidna finally gained enough strength to sit up. He was amazed at what he saw. The dingo's entrails were shooting out of his back. The sound of bone grinding away intensified. Suddenly, a blue blur blasted through the dingo's stomach. The Blur stopped and turned around just to witness the dingo feel the hole that was just created in his body. The dingo's eyes dropped as fell to the ground surround by his shredded organs. The echidna glanced at the blue one in thankfulness, and then they returned to the battle.

The battle cries became silent as the sunset approached. The crimson glow of the sun made the blood soaked sand and the fresh bodies shimmer in its light. The battle was over and the echidnas stood strong. The blue blur stopped for a moment to look over battlefield. The hedgehog crossed his arms. His eyes were lightly cast at the ground. Then the echidna soldier walked up to the former blur and said, "By the Walkers! Blue hedgehog, you will be greatly rewarded."

***

Day has just blossomed over the village of Knothole. The warming rays of the sun lightly dance down to the earth. They shimmer through the bedroom window of a Freedom Fighter. The light reveals a room of chaos. A pair of red sneakers with golden buckles has been careless thrown into opposite sides of the room. There is a half eaten moldy pizza that still sits in it's box, and chilly-dog wrappers litter the dirty floor. The laundry bag is over flowing with socks that seem to tumble to the middle of the bedroom. The sun's rays play across the young male Mobian's face. His noses scrounges up and his flicks his blue ears. Then he pulled his cover above his head hoping to block out the morning. The sun easily penetrates through his sheets. With a loud huff of annoyance the hedgehog opens his eyes and reluctantly summits to the day.

* Jeez, that was a crazy dream, it felt so real… Like I was on the Angel Island 5,000 years ago.*

Knock

Knock

Knock

"Good morning Sonique!"

"Get Lost."

"Come on Sonique up, up, up! Time for your morning beefing!"

"No! Go away, and Ant it's briefing."

"Get up right now, or I'm coming en!"

Antoine walked proudly into Sonic's hut and slammed the door behind him. Sonic cringed at the unexpected noise. The royal guard gazed over the messy room in discusses. The pungent smell of Sonic's laundry entered the coyote's nose. This made his nose twist up even more then usual.

"Walkers damn-it Ant! Do you have to be so loud!"

"Zhame on you! You should have been up an hour ago."

"I haven't gotten any sleep in days! Let me sleep." Whined Sonic.

"No, No Sonique, my princess said everything es to run as schedule while she es gone."

"It not even 6am!"

"Sonique."

"Sal does this every day?!"

"Oui, she does and without complaint."

"sigh of disgust Ok, okay, Ant give me the down low."

"It rained hard last night but it cleared up by two am. Two messages came in for Sally, but they were not urgent…"

" Is that all?"

" Eh, no Rotor saw—"

BANG

The door to the bedroom flung opened. Bunnie franticly rushed in. She quickly focused on Sonic who was still tucked away in bed. She ran over to him and ripped the blanket off of the hedgehog.

"Sugar-hog! Sugar-hog! GET UP!"

Without looking Sonic reached up and tried to yank the cover back. He began to scream at her, telling her to let go.

"Sonic stop it! There's a sewer main break behind the ol' Mess Hall. It's all over da place!" Bunnie yelled.

Sonic mouth plunge open as he let go of the blanket. Bunnie stumbled back, but was rescued by the awaiting arms of the royal guard. In exchange Bunnie gave the coyote a gratifying smile that he wouldn't forget. Sonic jumped out of bed and whipped on his sneakers. Not a second later he was out the door.

The blue hedgehog's eyes widen in shock as he watched the brown and dark green gazer rocketing into the early morning sky. * This is not happening… I've got to stop it… No that means I've to…Sally you are so gonna get it when you get back!* He began to move towards the Mess hall.

"Excuse me Sonic, I know it is early but I need your help."

The blue hedgehog looked to his right and saw a thirty-something male goat and an elderly feline approach him.

The goat continued, "This old prune is driving me crazy! She thinks my fence is on her property!"

"Yes it is," the elderly feline shrieked, "A whole five inches!"

"Five inches may ass!" the goat yelled as his nostrils widened.

"Don't you use that language with me boy! Anyway, my roses needed all the space they can get."

Sonic took a second to watch them bicker. Soon he said to them, "Okay" and continued to advanced toward the now forming poop pool.

Then the goat yelled roughly, "Hey are you gonna solve this!!??"

Those words seemed to bounce off Sonic's quills because he continued to move away from the battling neighbors.

Suddenly, a raccoon in his late twenties stood in Sonic's way. The raccoon spoke directly to him.

"Sonic, this morning the mud walls broke. Now silt from the river is flowing into the crop bed. If we don't stop it the crops will flood and be ruined and—"

"Okay I get it." affirmed Sonic.

Then Rotor ran up to the hedgehog. "Sonic have you seen my report on south quadrant of the Great Forest."

Tails floated down from above. "Why doesn't my toilet flush?"

Bunnie bounced into the crowd. "Hurry Sonic, remember poop fountain." she said as she pointed towards it.

Next a mother mouse holding three crying babies yanked Sonic's left arm. "My house is infested with bugs! I can't have my kids live in there!"

The goat ran up behind Sonic and rudely said, "What about my fence?"

Then Amy rose fought through the crowd and wrapped her arms around Sonic's waist. "Sonic now that Sally is gone can we get married?!"

The crowd continued to grow. In no time Knothole village had surrounded the blue freedom fighter. Sonic found himself in a sea of complaints. The masses were pushing in on him, fighting to get his attention. The requests seemed to become more ridicules as the crowd became louder. Their voices felt like dagger in his ears. His space was full of Mobians. The heat of their bodies and the moistness of their breath made Sonic's air not breathable. They pulled at his arms and yelled into his face. The hedgehog franticly turned looking for an escape. Abruptly, he reached up and grabbed his head. He wrenched out two whole handfuls of quills from his skin and threw them to the ground. His body jerked violently as his words blasted out over the crowd, "ALL OF YOU SHUT THE FUCK UP!"

The grouping stood still and silent. Sonic pushed the goat out of his way. Rigidly, Sonic walked away from the villagers with tight shoulders and clenched fits. He opened the door to Sally's hut, walked in, and smash it closed.

The raccoon said. "Can't take a little responsibility huh?"

The mouse mother continued.' No, this is not for him. He is not of royal blood."

The goat crossed his arms," You're all wrong. It's because he fucks the princess. That's why he thinks he can treat us like this."