Harmony and Discord
Chapter 2 - The Stranger and his Friend
iIn the last chapter of 'Harmony and Discord', Miles "Tails" Prower was looking for his friends on the planet Mobius. The two tailed fox was walking through the fields of Green Hill, as the thoughts of Cosmo more and more appeared in his mind for some reason. In the meantime, two strange figures stood in front of Tails' workshop, looking for the fox returning...
In this chapter of 'Harmony and Discord'/i
The wind blew softly through Tails' fur, as he left the hill of Mobius behind him. The sun slowly settled and the night appeared behind of him. The little insects sang now their song of a silent night, as the two tailed fox saw his workshop and home in front of him.
'iYes, finally, I am at home/i', he thought and smiled, but his peaceful expression disappeared behind a face of questions, 'iBut this day was more than strange... I mean, I know Sonic, he is not one of those who are able to reach, but NO ONE was at home... not even Vanilla and Amy/i'
The two tailed fox slowly got slower and slower, he stood now in front of the door to his home. He reached for the doorhandle, as something called out of the night.
"Nice to finally meet you, my friend...", the voice said. Tails immediately looked around. Nothing was behind, nothing was somewhere else, but darkness, as the voice continued, "Sorry to interrupt you in such a rude way... or better said, in such a frightening way, but..."
Tails had a strange feeling. He walked a few steps back and looked once more around. To his left, nothing. To his right, nothing. As he once more looked straight ahead, he saw that something fell from the roof. He slowly looked up and saw something:
It was a dark figure. It had a long coat, which was flutering in the wind. It also got two tails like Tails himself, but far bigger and softer. To his surprise, the figure looked almost like he did. Suddenly, he saw two points in the figure, which penetrate the dark night. It was a mixture of light and emerald green. The figure jumped off of the roof and landed right in front of Tails, only some inches away from him.
"W-w-who are you?", Tails stuttered and fell backwards on his butt. He looked frightened up to the stranger, who looked for some reason to the hills. After a moment, he looked at the two tailed sidekick.
As the strange figure looked at Tails, the light on the door of his workshop shined on his face. He couldn't believe what he saw: He was almost the same fox as Tails. He got long, black hair and some of his hair hung in his face. He wears a long and red coat, which reached his shoes and he also wore trousers.
"My name is... call me Cell", the other two tailed fox said. Tails, still frightened and almost laying on the ground, slowly calmed down by the eyes of the stranger.
'iStrange.../i', he thought, 'iHis eyes... I have never seen so shiny green eyes... but... they calm me down... like if... I have seen them in my dreams.../i'
Tails was totally hypnotized of Cell's eyes. As he looked more deeply in his eyes, he saw something. Tails blinked and looked once more. As he looked closer, he gasped and fell back: He saw something moving in his eyes. It looked like a high-tech visor, but he also saw something else in his eyes...
'iCosmo.../i'
Tails slowly calmed down, as he looked once more at the stranger and stood up. 'iWhat would Sonic do? Would he fight?/i', he thought. So many thoughts appeared in Tails' mind. He was totally shocked, but didn't showed it. As he thought of fighting, a voice appeared in his mind: 'iTails.../i'
Tails stopped and looked at Cell. The two tailed fox smiled at him, as he said: "So... you want to ask me who I am and what I am looking for, right?". Tails was shocked, but nodded. The stranger continued: "You also wanted to fight against me at the beginning..."
Tails felt ashamed because of that, but he was more surprised because of the fact that he knew everything. Tails opened his mouth, but he felt something: Fingers on his mouth. He followed the fingers, to the arms and finally to the face of Cell, as he looked prompt looked left and right.
"Can we talk inside?", Cell asked, still looking to his right side.
"S-s-sure", Tails stuttered and walked to the door of his workshop. He grabbed the doorhandle, but stopped for a second. He looked back to Cell, who smiled at him.
'iStrange... that really calms me down... b-but why?/i'
Wasting no more time, they entered the house and let the dark night behind them. At the same time, a little light appeared on the hills, like the one of a camera...
~~~ Inside of Tails' workshop ~~~
Cell sat on the couch of the living room. Tails stood near to the window, looking up to the stars.
'iWhat was that?/i', Tails thought as he let the moment of Cell's eyes pass, 'iHis eyes... calmed me down, they really did... and they showed me Cosmo... but... why?/i'
Tails asked him: "So who are you and what are you doing here?". Cell smiled and stood up. He came closer to Tails. As he was also at the window, he stopped and smiled, as he looked to him.
'iI don't know, but he looks so... familiar... and his eyes... they almost look like the hair of Cosmo, but only more shiny.../i'
"Okay, from the beginning", he joked and continued with a smile, "I am Cell, adventurer and... traveller from the planet... never mind", Cell explained
"Why that?", Tails asked, "Why don't you want to tell me?"
"No, it's... a long story...", Cell said and looked once more out of the window.
Tails looked once more at the strange fox: His green eyes starred up to the stars, like if he was thinking of something. As he saw, how Cell closed his eyes, he remembered the time, as he thought about Cosmo.
'iDoes he... had a seedrian as his girlfriend?/i'
"Cell, we don't have time for this", a mysteriouse voice said from nowhere. Suddenly, in front of Cell flew something. Tails was surprised because of the other figure.
"What? Where did he came from? Who are you?" Tails asked curiously.
"Oh, well, this is my buddy Ivrine", Cell said and laughed nervously, "Damn... how could I ever forget to show you, Irvine?"
A strange creature landed in front of him. Tails never saw someone like him before: It was a mixture of animals. On his back were a demon and an angel wing. Some of his hair covered a part of his eyes and on his forehead was a pair of glasses, like the one pilots usually wear. Irvine wore a too long pullover, hiding his hands. As Tails walked a bit backwards, he saw, the he was as tall as Charmy.
"Hello, my name is Ivrine. Nice to meet you", he said. As he finished his speech, he landed, obviated and looked into Tails' eyes, but some moments later, he looked at Cell and continued, "But we have not much time to chat"
"Oh yeah, you're right. Tails, I have to tell you something..." Cell said and looked deeply in his eyes.
"S-sure, I-I am listening to you", Tails replied. He was always so nervous when he looked into his eyes. The thought, that he always will see Cosmo and this visor in his eyes made him sad and scared at the same time, but also, it calmed him down.
"Tails, listen...", Cell said and closed his eyes, "I know about Cosmo... about you and her past. I know everything, the adventure and the moments, which you share together..."
Tails almost started to cry, but he held himself back. 'iOne day she will come back, Tails, one day she will.../i'
After some moments, Cell continued: "For short: One of her sister, Universa, was... my girlfriend. She died during an attack from the Metarex... As Irvine and I were looking for her... We found the rest of the ship on an island. It was completly destroyed and..."
A tear ran down his cheek. Tails slowly understood what happened and closed his eyes, as he continued: "She died in my arms. But as she died, she became a seed. Do you know what that means?"
Tails knew the anser: "That means, that she will return one day!", he said cheerfully. Once more, he felt a warm feeling inside. He thought and the knowing, that Cosmo will return, made him smile.
"Tails, but one thing you didn't know. Only Seedrains can do this, and they can only do this when they knew that somebody loves them and... when they retort the feelings."
Tails blushed very hard. The two tailed fox was totally overjoyed because of this fact. 'iTh-That means... th-that C-Cosmo... loves me...!/i'
Suddenly, he looked at Cell's cheeks and saw, that he blushed too. As the adventurer found out, that Tails was smiling, because he of the blush, he tried to hide it. After a moment he got serious again and continued:
"But something is happening! All seeds from the Seedrains are gone, mine too, and yours too..."
Tails was couldn't believe what he heard. He turned around and ran up to his room. Some tears hit the ground, as he reached the stairs. Faster and faster, he run and almost kicked the door of his room.
There he stood, looking to the window. Tails felt, how his feet became weak. He slowly need down and held his face. The two tailed kid couldn't believe his eyes.
"The... the seed...", he said in tears.
The seed was gone...
End of Chapter 2