Chapter Two: Dreams Come True, Right?
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Normal POV:
"Um, miss? Are you alright?" Maximum slowly opened her eyes, beginning to respond to the question. "Miss! Do you need any help to get up? That fall must've hurt your head." A pair of arms gently shook her to keep her from falling asleep. That voice, Maximum thought, sounds so familiar! I just can't place it… Maybe if I focus my vision? As she began adjusting her eyes to the light, Maximum gasped. In front of her were four young male hedgehogs. The first one, who she assumed was speaking to her, was a cyan hedgehog with green eyes. He wore white gloves and shoes that were red on one side and blue on the other. The quills on his back were extended, looking like triangular wings. The second hedgehog was also cyan with green eyes, but had cybernetic attachments on his body and a purple scanner over his left eye. The metal was blue with yellow stripe-like designs on it. He had metal on his chest, arms, hands, legs, feet, the quills on his back, the left side of his face, and his two quills on the left side of his face. The third hedgehog was red. He had red eyes and small, blue triangles that decorated his eyes. They looked sort of reminded Maximum of Shadow's eyes. This hedgehog had yellow scaleras. He had golden rings on his wrists and his ankles. His shoes were black with a yellow stripe across. His quills on his back extended diagonally, making them look like an x. Then, there was the fourth hedgehog. This one seemed peculiar because he was rubbing Maximum's head as if to soothe her. His sapphire blue eyes were filled with worry. He looked exactly like the third hedgehog, but had blue eyes and a slim, black stripe that went down the sides of his eyes. It looked like Silver's eyes. The hedgehog of the future, Maximum thought. Like the other, this one had yellow scaleras. He had black rings on his wrists and ankles, and his shoes were the same as Maximum's. "Excuse me, but are you alright?", the first hedgehog asked again. "Who are you four?", Maximum asked. "Finally!" the cybernetic hedgehog exclaimed, "We've been waiting for you to answer us. We thought that you were still unconscious." The said hedgehog smiled at Maximum. "Oi! You still haven't answered my question!", Maximum muttered, slightly irritated. "We are all the same…" Maximum looked up. The fourth hedgehog spoke again, "We are the same person. He split into his four forms." Now, the third hedgehog spoke, "He made contact with positive energy from the emeralds. He was formed from negative chaos energy. You should know that positivity and negativity do not mix. So he was split." Maximum's eyes widened. Now she knew why they all looked so similar to each other. "Wait", she queried, "Who is he? And while you're at it, can you tell me why you pronounce it with so much emphasis?" The first hedgehog chuckled bitterly, "He was the current original form. That form was my cyborg counterpart. When using the emeralds energy, he accidentally took in so much energy that the negative energy had been drained away. Without realizing, he took in positive energy. That wasn't what he was supposed to take, so he was split. Soon enough, the four of us were 'born'. Each of us represents his suppressed emotions, which we're trying to figure out." "As for your second question", the cyborg added, "We pronounce it that way because he was practically a god. He even gave us life. Doesn't that make sense?" Maximum nodded, "Um, can you tell me what his name was?"
"…", the fourth hedgehog said something, but Maximum couldn't hear. "Uhh, come again?" "Nazo." The fourth hedgehog rose to his feet. "His name was Nazo." He locked his gaze onto the first hedgehog. "He was the very first original form. He was defeated by the two hedgehogs that go by the names Sonic and Shadow." Now, the hedgehog became interested in the floor. His eyes closed for a moment, then he opened them. He looked back up, eyes full of hatred and sorrow, "They disintegrated him, but he had enough energy to survive and conceal himself in a ring. Then, Dr. Eggman repaired him with cybernetic attachments, and well, those two hedgehogs found him and fought him all over again. You know the rest." "So", Maximum concluded, "You all are Nazo?" The others nodded, "Okay, so I'm going to have to give some of you names. You, Mr. Original", Maximum got up and looked at the first one, "You get to keep the name Nazo. Mr. Current Original will be called Cyber. Now", Maximum turned to the third and fourth hedgehogs, "What were your forms called?" "Perfect and Hyper Perfect" The third one stated. "Okay, so whichever one of you is the perfect form will have the name Perfect." The third hedgehog nodded and walked next to Cyber. Maximum looked at the fourth hedgehog. Those eyes… so mystical…
A shade of blue that can hide anything or reveal all there is to be told. Maximum's mind clicked. "That's it!", she beamed, "You will be called Mystic! You are being named after what I see in you, so you should feel proud." Mystic raised his eyebrows and shrugged. Cyber began to giggle as Maximum became pissed. "WHAT?! You should be proud of me for giving you an awesome name! C'mon, really? Oi, Cyber! Would ya quit laughin' at me?" Cyber began laughing so hard that he had to gasp for air and clutch his sides. "I CAN'T HELP IT! GWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Perfect attempted to suppress his own laughter but failed horribly and began snickering. Nazo faced away from everyone, but his shoulders were shaking. He wasn't laughing as hard as Perfect, but still thought that the moment was utterly hilarious. Mystic and Maximum looked at each other before doubling over in laughter (A/N: PUN INTENDED) "Cyber", Mystic gasped, "Your laugh is too funny! I can't stop laughing! HAHAHAAA!" Now Cyber was rolling on the floor and kicking his feet into the air. Nazo stopped laughing and glared at Cyber. All except Cyber noticed the intense glare and immediately stopped laughing. Mystic ran and hid behind Perfect in an attempt to escape the horrifying glare. Cyber calmed down and looked to see why nobody was laughing. He nearly swallowed his tongue when he saw that Nazo was glaring daggers at him. "Sorry!", he squeaked. Nazo's gaze softened. "You would've suffocated if you had laughed longer." The other three all sighed, glad that they didn't feel the glare anymore. Nazo turned back to us and apologized to them. "Sorry. I didn't mean to scare you three. Oh, and miss, what is your name?" Maximum looked at him in the eye and smirked, "My name is Maximum. Maximum the Hedgehog. You can call me Maxine or Max for short. I live by taking everything 'to the max'. I don't like it when things are easy, so I like taking challenges when I get the chance." The other four simply nodded. Cyber sweatdropped, "If something bad is happening, then you'll be in big trouble because the other person might surpass your own strength. Another flaw is that you might make rash decisions!" Maxine huffed, "At least there isn't anything wrong, so I won't be in trouble, and, uh, do you know where you are on this planet?" The others exchanged glances and shook their heads. "Well, this is a secluded spot on Earth that isn't included on the map. I've seen maps myself, so I'm telling the truth. I think it's called Chaos Island. The town jus beyond the mountains is called Jewelistica. They have many rare gems that are in the places that they call jewelry stores. I remember hearing a human-" "WHAT?! HUMANS!", Perfect interrupted, "How far away are they from here?" "Uhh, really far according to their measurements. Besides, no human can get past those mountains. I hate them too. As I was saying, I remember hearing a human state that their town had more valuables than any other area in the world. Well, I kind of want to see if there are any chaos emeralds there so I, err, we can harness the energy." The other four gave her a questioning look. Mystic began to speak, "And exactly why do you want to have the power of the chaos emeralds?" "Because I want to destroy each and every human on this planet", Maxine clenched her fists, "They are slowly killing this once pure planet. The humans cut down trees to make their own habitats. I want to know if they realize that they are ruining other people's homes! Unlike them, I at least care for this planet because it's the only place where life can exist. There is no other place in the universe where we know that life can exist, and we're only succeeding in making the planet worse!" Maxine lightly panted from her little rant. "That seems reasonable", Nazo stated, "But how are we going to find the chaos emeralds?" Cyber looked down at his feet. Mystic was beginning to worry. "Cyber? Are you okay?" Cyber looked back up and grinned, "Are you kidding? I feel great! Don't any of you remember that my scanner can pick up traces of chaos energy? I can map out the areas! This'll be a piece of cake once I'm done!" Maxine's jaw dropped to the floor in surprise. Quickly, she snapped out of it and proceeded to find on of the maps of the island. "I don't have any maps of the planet, but there might be a chaos emerald here." Cyber took the map and whipped a pen out of his quills. The others simply stared in amusement. After a few moments, Cyber gasped. He marked the area, grabbed and practically shoved Maxine's face into the marked spot. "It-it's in a VOLCANO! How the fuck are we supposed to get that!?" Maxine wiped a tear from her eye. "I haven't taught you a single swear word, yet you're already learning! Okay, so the emerald is located in the volcano?" Cyber's head vigorously nodded. "So, we should head off to Mt. Lilium!" Maxine finished by fist pumping the air. "Eh, Max?", Perfect rubbed his head, "Isn't it a tad late to do that?" Maxine looked at the clock. Sure enough, it read 9:00 P.M. "Oh, snap! I gotta go to bed!" Maxine faced the others. "It looks like you boys will have to stay here. I wouldn't mind, and besides, you don't have much of a choice." The others nodded. "We'll sleep anywhere as long as it isn't outside", Nazo offered. "No, don't worry. I'll at least make sure that you have a blanket and something to sleep on. For now, use these leaves." Maxine picked up four giant leaves and tossed them to the others. "You guys can use another leaf as a mattress, but I can't guarantee that it'll be comfy." "We will use whatever you give us Max!" Mystic beamed. Maxine smiled back, "Good. I'll get some better stuff for y'all later. We gotta get some sleep , so, goodnight!"
Maxine hopped into her hammock and instantly fell asleep while the others prepared their beds. When they were finished, they snuggled in and fell asleep. I wonder what will be in store for us in the future, Mystic thought before drifting off into a deep sleep.
Whoo! I'm finished! …Whoops. Silly me forgot the disclaimer. Sonic characters and the chaos emeralds SEGA. I don't own them except Maxine and the Chaos island. And yes, the chaos emerald is conveniently in a volcano near the gang, so yeah. If you don't know who Nazo is, or you just wanna see what his forms look like, then look up these forms: Nazo, Perfect Nazo, Hyper Perfect Nazo, & Cyber Nazo. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO GOT CONFUSED WITH THE NAMES, THEN THIS'LL HELP YOU: Nazo = Nazo, Perfect = Perfect Nazo, Mystic = Hyper Perfect Nazo, Cyber = Cyber Nazo. Make sure that you've got it. Max: Next time, me and the others will find the chaos emerald! We still don't know which one it is, or how we'll get it out of Mt. Lilium! Wanna know how we'll do it? Well keep your ass in the seat and wait, 'cause we just finished this chapter. For now, you can wait and, well, …be patient. Sayonara! R&R! Xx -RCF OUT-xX
