Chapter 2.

Elsewhere Hershey was trying to sleep and she was rocking and turning in her bed. She was dreaming about Sally falling to her death somehow and Drago laughing and revealing that she was merely a pawn in Robotnik's plan.

In her dream Drago was laughing "HAHAAHAHAAHAA! YOU IDIOT! You didn't even realize that you were being used weren't you? You're far too trusting you silly little kitty you were working for Robotnik all along and now Sally Acorn is dead because of you and Sonic is now deemed a criminal for all this."

Hershey clutched her head and was feeling horrified as she screamed. Then Hershey kept jerking in her bed back and forth and back and forth. She then shot up from her bed and was sweating and gasping. She was still in her bedroom as she got up and walked out of her room to get a glass of water.

She then poured water from a sink into a glass and took a sip. She said to herself "That was horrifying I wonder what that dream possibly could've mean't. I mean Dragon wouldn't betray me... Would he?"

After a few minutes she quickly shakes her head "No. No of course he wouldn't... He loves me and I love him.. He told me that I can always trust him I believe in him with all my heart and soul."

Hershey then took another sip of her water and walked back to her room and then decided to head over to her windowsill. She was holding the glass firmly in her hand as she sat there and looked out at the rising moon and drank the rest of her water.

She then said "I will do all that I can to help save Mobius. That nightmare was possibly just a result of me feeling nervous and my mind playing tricks on me."

She then goes by her bed and lays there and looks at a framed photograph of Cocoa whose smiling in it. Hershey holds the photograph to her heart and says "I'll make you proud mom. That's a promise."

Hershey then cuddles the picture close to her heart as she tears up a bit. She says in tears "Oh... Mama... Why did you have to die? I know you fought for what was right... But I still miss you..."

Hershey then puts the picture on her nightstand. She then says "Maybe I should find something else to do right now. Before I try and go back to sleep again maybe I'll go and look out at the moon maybe it'll take my mind off of things."

She then goes outside and sits by a tree and she is looking at the moon.

Meanwhile Snively teared up as tears streamed down his cheeks and nose as he looked at Serena and sometime had passed by without him knowing it as he was still in so much awe that his mother was here with him. He was briefly forgetting about asking why she was here. He had only ever seen her in photos with her and his father before he was born. He said in tears "Mommy..."

He runs to Serena and hugs her and even though she's a ghost he was still able to hug her. He said in tears "Mommy... I never even dream't in my wildest dreams that I'd ever see you."

Serena hugs Snively back and caresses his head with her hand and says "Snively my son I am afraid that I haven't come here for a reunion my child.. I have come to warn you of something.."

Snively looks up at Serena feeling quite surprised "Wha-... What is it mother? What do you have to warn me of? Is it about Uncle Julian what will he do to me? What are you here to warn me about anyway?"

He was starting to visibly panic a bit as he never expected anything like this to be happening to him. He sweated nervously and he never felt such fear before now. Serena then wrapped her arms around Snively and held him close to her "I fear my dear child... That I must impart onto you what may happen to you if you continue on the path that you are following."

Snively looked at Serena with a puzzled expression "What do you mean?"

Serena points her arm at a wall. Snively still looks confused as he's wondering what she's gesturing at. Serena's hand was glowing and she shot an energy ball at the wall. A light green portal had then appeared. Serena then solemnly walks over to the portal as Snively watches in confusion. Serena turns to Snively with a frown and beckons him to come over.

Snively gulps and he then walks over to his mother. He then says to her "Mother... Um... What's going on... What are you trying to do and show me? Mother?"

Serena didn't say a word for several minutes and then she sighed and said "I will show you visions of your past, present and future so that way you will be able to truly see what you have caused."

Snively looked shocked by this and said "What? What do you mean? I have done nothing wrong."

Serena shakes her head "My poor son you have truly been hurt in the past and you have let all the pain that you have felt in the past to consume you and make you apathetic to the plight of others like the Mobians."

Snively stuck his nose up in the air frowning with his eyes closed and his arms crossed "Why should I care about those pathetic and vile Mobians. They're as cruel to me as Uncle Julian is. Why should I care about those pathetic creatures."

He was feeling quite annoyed now at his mother. He was wondering why would she care about these Mobians as Snively had never really felt much of a desire to be concerned for there welfare in his whole life. He then said to Serena "Why should I start being concerned for a bunch of creatures like those Mobians anyway?"

Serena shakes her head showing some disappointment "My poor poor son. Life has made you into a bitter and angry young man. You refuse to let anyone help you or properly care for you because of all that has happened to you."

Snively looks downward at these words and has remorse in his eyes as well. He thinks about all that he's been through and how he has acted to others and about all the abuse at Robotnik's hand aimed at him. Serena then held Snively close and patted his head and she said "Let me show you some things from the past, present and future."

Before Snively could ask anything more Serena took him by the hand and they had entered the portal. Soon after a few minutes Snively was on the ground and he looked around and saw that he was in an hospital room. Snively got up and looked around and saw Serena who was standing next to him "Mother... What are we doing in this hospital room anyway...?"

Serena said "This is shortly after your birth when I...Passed away."

Snively then saw his father Colin Kintobor looking out the window. Serena also saw Colin as well and she looked sorry for him and sadly said "I wish I could go comfort him right now but I can't as this... Is merely a showing of the past and he is a shadow of the past."

Snively looks down as does Serena and Colin turns to the empty hospital bed and was glaring with tears streaming down his cheeks. He then bared his teeth and looked down and clenched his fists in rage.

He had an angry look in his eyes and he yelled in a fury "WHY!? WHY DID SERENA HAVE TO GO JUST SO THAT BOY COULD BE BORN!? WHY DAMMIT! WHY WHY WHY!? IT'S ALL HIS FAULT IF HE WAS NEVER BORN SERENA WOULD STILL BE HERE TODAY!"

Snively looks down feeling terrible guilt as Colin had gotten on his knees and cried on the bed. Snively then looked at his mother in tears and said "Is it true mommy... Did I really kill you? I remember father telling me that I did a few times in the past... If I did then... Then..."

He cries and hugs his mother's leg "Then I'm so sorry..."

He cries loudly and only Serena is capable of hearing him. She then kneels down to his level and hugs him tightly "There.. There sweetie.. My death was not your fault nor will it ever be your fault."

Snively hugs Serena back and sniffles a bit "Thank you."

Then Colin hears a knock on the door and he gets up and straightens himself up. The nurse opens the door and comes in and she sees Colin and says gently "Mr. Kintobor. I know that you're still grieving the tragic death of your wife and I'm sorry that this will most likely sound insensitive but would you like to see your son now?"

Colin looked at her and said "You're right. I will do so in just a few more minutes but do you think you can please let me have some time to myself please... I'm still trying to cope with Serena's passing."

He looks down towards Serena's bed as the nurse leaves the room and closes the door. He gets on his knees and closes his eyes and tears up and bangs his fists and head on the bed and moans in anguish. He says getting up "What am I supposed to do now... How could you do this to me Serena... I needed you... I can't raise our son... Not by myself..."

Serena and Snively look at Colin with looks of sympathy on their faces. Snively says "I... I honestly had no idea that father ever had these feelings before... I never ever bothered to ask..."

Serena holds Snively close as she looks at her husband with pity in her eyes. She also remembers how broken he was as he begged and pleaded that she didn't die. Serena tears up "Oh Colin... I'm so sorry."

Snively looks down as does Serena. Colin then looks towards the door and says "I must do what I can to raise Colin Jr. That way I can honor Serena's last wish for me to care for our son."

He then walks to the door and opens it up. Snively and Serena both follow him as he walks down the hallway and soon they see him looking through a glass window and Colin is looking through it by himself as he's frowning. Snively and Serena both go over to him and they see a newborn baby Colin Kintobor Jr. who was just sleeping there looking peaceful.

Colin was frowning at him and had tears in his eyes. Snively and Serena looked from the baby to Colin. Soon the room swirled around Serena and Snively and they see various images of Colin not raising his son that well and he honestly tried his best bout wasn't any good at it actually.

Then it showed that young Colin Jr. was often picked on and bullied often and he started trying to find ways to take advantage of people upon poor advice from his father. He also developed interests in mechanics and technology.

Then it shows Colin Jr who has hair like his father's entering the den where Colin is sitting in a chair as Snively and Serena were both watching all of this. Colin was tapping his finger on his chair and was glaring at his his son. Colin Jr. asked nervously "You called for me father?"

Colin said "Yes my son. I heard about how you have been deceiving your classmates at school."

Colin Jr. looked nervous at this and sweated "You have sir?"

Colin said "Well done my son. I am about to bestow you with a great Kintobor family honor."

Colin Jr stopped looking downward and looked at his father in curiosity and replied with a smile "Oh you are that's very kind of you thank you very much father oh and what is it father?"

Colin said "I will now give you the nickname Snively."

Colin Jr or the younger Snively looks surprised and after a few minutes he says "But... But... But Father... That name... Why is that so important that you would call it a family honor?"

Colin said after thinking for a few minutes "Because my son. It shows the type of person that you are. You see Snively you've proven yourself as a deceiptful... Consider it a badge of honor per say for all your antics."

Young Snively thinks over his words for a few minutes and thinks about how we was only ever able to feel happy by doing what he has been doing. he also realized that technology and mechanics were two things that greatly interested him a whole lot and he had always preferred them over socializing. He grinned a grin that mirrors how he normally grins when he's scheming and he said "Thank you for this great honor father."

Colin said with a smirk "You're welcome son."

He pats Young Snively's head and Snively leaves the room. Colin frowns and looks down in shame and says to himself out loud "I know I'm a bad father. But I don't know how to change that."

Snively and Serena both look at Colin with sympathy in their eyes.

That's the end of Chapter 2.

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