Just as there's Ying and Yang, there is always an opposite for something...just like good and evil...
So just as there's some degree of good in everyone...there must be an equal level of evil raging within them, even if they somehow managed to store it all away...
...but eventually, that evil must break free...and eventually destroy all that's good left in them...
...so why not show the world who you truly are...?
A/N: So...here's the first chapter (FINALLY)! :D Hope you all like it~!
It all started on one seemingly ordinary day…
The wind whistled through the blue ears of the hedgehog swiftly leaping over the fallen log in his way as he raced through the wildwood. A playful smirk that had settled on his face grew even wider as he narrowly dodged under a low thick branch, gracefully sliding his body backwards like a dancer. It all seemed in slow-mo as he watched the branch disappear past him overhead but then back to normal as he rightened himself up and boosted away without missing a beat. He kept flipping and twirling around with grace like a ballerina in a recital through the thicket, enjoying every bit of the sheer speed of the moment. For the hedgehog speedster, this was the ideal life. Just him speeding through life for all eternity like listening to an upbeat song stuck on repeat on an iPod. If it were up to him, the whole world would run his way like this…
"Zzzonic…?"
Ear twitching and still not slowing his pace, he pressed the earpiece closer into his ear and clicked on the speaker to respond to the familiar voice. "Hey, Tails, buddy! What's the updated on the security of the base?"
The receiver buzzed like a badly tuned old radio as Sonic's younger adopted brother and best friend replied. "Zzz-hat's what I'm trying to tell you! I just figured out that there's Eggbots everywhere and booby-traps—"
"Eh," Sonic rolled his eyes. "Nuthin' new."
"—and there are highly motion sensitive security cameras all over the place! Not to mention the gigantic lake the whole base is sitting upon—!"
Sonic screeched to a halt and urgently pressed the earpiece into his ear like a lifeline. "L-L-Lake?" he yelped.
On the other end of the line, Tails rolled his eyes from the cockpit of his X-Tornado plane, flying overhead towards the evil doctor's base. "Oh, give me a break, Sonic. You've been through water zones before…whole worlds of it, even!"
Back on the ground, the "Blue Blur" impatiently tapped his fingers against the receiver. "Well yeah…but that doesn't mean all of that had suddenly changed my opinion about deep waters! I. Hate. Water. Besides…" Sonic gruffly crossed his arms. "Why would anyone want to swim in that stuff anyway? Water should only be for drinking, showering, and sometimes admiration. Why use it for anything else—let alone an entire evil lair?"
The two-tailed fox mentally slapped himself. "Obviously…Sonic…it's for this very reason. He knew you would be too scared to go across the lake and was hoping you would chicken out! Get a grip. You have to do this."
"…"
"…For me…?"
"…For the entire world…?"
"…"
Tails sighed, but then raised an eyebrow mischievously. "…For Amy?"
There was a yelp of surprise from the other end then a low growl erupted as the blue hedgehog started to lightly blush. He crossed his arms even more tightly to his chest and responded indignantly. "Well you could kiss my ass goodbye because then there's definitely no way I'm gonna cross that lake now!"
"…Sonic…"
The hedgehog paused for a moment…then sighed as he found resignation in himself to accept the inevitable. What his little brother was saying was true and there was no way he was going to give up the opportunity of the thrill and excitement this new adventure could bring…
Seeing his defeat, Sonic pouted. "Fine…I'll do this…but it's not for Amy!" With that, the speedy dude with the 'tude blasted onward through the woodland. Tails smiled to himself when he heard the resigned reply and turned all of his attention towards the lake in question below. Within no time at all, Sonic had screeched to a stop on the borderline between the forest and the clearing where both the lake and Eggman's bass lay. Tails couldn't see his older best friend within the trees very well from this angle in the sky, but he could just imagine that he must be doing his usual stretches as he prepared to blast across the only thing keeping the "Speed Demon" from defeating the doctor's quest for world domination once again. Soon enough, he saw nothing of his friend but merely what looked like a blue streak down towards the center of the lake.
Smirking to himself the whole way across, Sonic let his feet control his body as he closed his eyes to avoid glancing down at the water and listened to the wind blowing past his ears. Once he was sure he felt the tiny bits of pebble and sand underneath the soles of his shoes instead of the stream of water previously hitting the back of his legs, he once again opened up his eyes and let out a huff of breath in relief. Up at Tails, however, he just tucked his arms behind his head and laughed awkwardly into the speaker of the earpiece. "Heh heh, s-s-see? Piece of cake…"
At that, the yellow fox merely rolled his eyes and shook his head. "Remember, Amy is coming through the other way underground with Knuckles to distract the robots and infiltrate from underneath the base…I also heard that both Shadow and Rouge might be on a GUN mission for whatever reasons unknown…I'm overseeing what's going on from up here…and then there's you, of course. You've got us for support, Sonic, but you still shouldn't expect to rely too much on us in case something goes wrong, okay? So be careful…"
"Relax, 'lil bro…" Sonic waved off the warning as if it was a fruit fly. "I've got this under control…like always!"
"…That's not technically tru—"
"Laters! See 'ya when the whole base blows to bits!" Then, the carefree hedgehog was gone.
Where he sat in his plane, and for about what felt like the millionth time, Tails sighed and shook his head. "That's exactly what I feared he would do…" After that, he flew the X-Tornado up to a higher elevation to avoid from what turmoil he thought was about to come…
A/N: 'Til next time~! ;3
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