Blind Brother
Chapter 2
I don't own Sonic the hedgehog.
Shadow(Age-10) pov
"Pleeeasssse, Shads!" pleaded Sonic. "I said 'no' the last thing we need is to go into school for the first day and your arm be broken." Sonic pouted "That was one time and I didn't know my surroundings well." we had been back and forth on this ever since we left the house. Sonic wanted to run to school to get there faster. But, being blind didn't exactly help him not to hit trees. "Oh, fine. But," I pulled the boy onto my back and gave a squeak of surprise "I'll be doing the running." and with that I took off using one of the qualities that drew the football team to me. Both Sonic and I could run faster then the speed of sound, but few people knew about this gift because Sonic almost never ran outside the house, and I didn't either so he wouldn't feel alone in that.
We had stopped at a cross light when suddenly Sonic's ears perked up. "Shadow, Skyward, Nine o' clock." he called and I looked. A huge thing was heading right for us. "What is it?" asked Sonic as he tightened his grip on me. "I don't know, it's too far away to see." no sooner had I said this then it was much closer. It was a huge robot, and it had a large canon aimed at us. That was all I had time to see before it fired. I only had time to throw Sonic out of harms way. I closed my eyes and waited for the pain, but it never came.
Shadow (Age-um, Adult?) pov
I appeared in the other world just as the robot did. It dove down and I saw why. There were two hedgehogs waiting at the crosswalk. A ten year old me, and a seven year old Sonic on his back. When the robot attacked, little me threw Sonic out of the line of fire, but didn't have time to get away himself. I don't know how, but I went super and appeared throwing a shield up in front of the boy. When the poor kid realized he wasn't dead, he looked up at me. "Who are you?" he asked "No time, get Sonic and get out of here." I growled as the pressure of the shield increased. He quickly got to his feet and ran to Sonic, who hadn't moved from his spot, and scooped him up, running as fast his he could toward the opposite street. I saw Sonic clutching the other's shirt and crying. That's when I saw his eyes. Pale green with no light in them. Was this Sonic blind?
Shadow (Age-10) pov
I ran clutching Sonic to me as he cried. We were both terrified of what had just happened. I let the protective instincts I had built up over the years take over and ran, not to school, but the sanctuary Sonic and I had built and hid in the park. We stayed there, too scared to go outside of it. I didn't care that we missed school, or that mom was probably to of her mind with worry. All that mattered was the sobbing hedgehog in my arms. I hushed and soothed him telling him we would be okay. But, in my mind, images of the other hedgehog played in my mind. "Shadow, what happened? I heard a shot and. . ." he choked on a sob and I decide that he needed a glimmer of hope. "I was saved by a big hedgehog with gold fur and red striped quills." I said remembering every detail and telling Sonic. He hugged me closer "Maybe, it was our daddy. Maybe he's been watching over us." he said quietly and I smiled sadly. "Maybe." I sighed as we both curled up next to each other and fell asleep.