Chapter 3
The Encounter
Sonic landed on the top of another building that looked slightly stable. Dust flew up into his eyes as he landed, so he instinctively closed them and rubbed them in an attempt to get the dust out. When it felt okay to open his large eyes again, he looked around at the building he was on. Not much different than the other dozen or so that he had visited after Tails had left with Amy. The only thing that made it any different was the large hole on the left side, possibly made by one of Chaos' stray shots during their fight. Also the fact that this particular building was lower than the one he had to get to next to continue. Much lower.
I hate doing this... Sonic muttered bitterly as he carefully stepped toward the place where the roof ended and the wall of another building began. He leapt straight up, knowing full well that he wouldn't make it, and positioned himself so that he would land on the Bounce Bracelet when he hit the roof again. He landed on it, and, as if it were a small spring or something, he immediately was launched several feet higher than his jump had taken him. He repeated this about five times before he was finally able to grab a hold of the edge of the roof of the next building and bring himself up.
He wasn't expecting what he saw.
He wasn't expecting it at all...
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He's not here... Tails said sadly. A million different things ran through his head about what Sonic did or what he tried.
Damnit Sonic! Tails cried, hitting the side of the spaceship with his fist. Tails wasn't one to get angry like this normally, nor was he one to curse, even when no one was around. But Sonic had come so close to death so many times because of his recklessness, the thought of him doing something like this and possibly getting killed was too much, especially here, where there was so much that could go wrong.
The excruciating flight there hadn't helped, as Tails had come up with about a million way Sonic could have gotten himself killed.
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Sonic said nervously, as he looked at the young woman who greeted him. She had fair skin, and gentle features. She wore a long-sleeved, white collared shirt that had crimson at the shoulders and the back of the lower arm. Her shirt was tucked into the pants of the same color, with the same crimson coloring at the back of the lower leg. Her waist length cyan hair was swaying gently in the breeze that had come on suddenly. But what really got to Sonic were her eyes. They seemed normal enough at first glance, but they seemed to be drawing his attention away from everything else. Gold and pupil-less, they were, staring out from her sad and gentle face. They seemed to stare right through him, as if he were no more than air.
Do not interfere, she said suddenly, sounding as sad as she looked.
Miles Prower is mine, she continued, Do not interfere.
Sonic repeated, angrily, What do you mean Tails is yours? Who are you?
I am Kiayla, she replied holding up a single finger and pointing to a building off in the distance. The building on which your ship landed, she explained, seeing the confusion in his eyes. A golden speck of light formed at the tip of her finger. Do not interfere, she repeated, and the speck flew off toward it, becoming a long, thin beam of the same color. Sonic followed the strange light with his eyes, and watched as it struck the building, seemingly with no effect. Then, about a second later, the building exploded. The explosion started from beneath the water, and quickly worked its way up, flames bursting out of windows and spreading upward. Soon the roof of the building was blown completely off in huge chunks, sending debris flying for miles. Flames licked the skies, and Sonic was in shock. He couldn't move, and he could hardly breathe.
Finally the entire building collapsed, and a shockwave left the building, causing the same process to begin over again in the first building it touched.
Do not interfere, Kiayla repeated, but when Sonic turned to look at the being that could cause such devastation without any effort at all, she was gone.
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Tails stepped toward the edge of the building, ready to take flight and return to Amy. Maybe Sonic would be waiting for him there. Tails gave out a laugh at this thought, knowing that it wouldn't come true. Suddenly, the entire building shook beneath him. He quickly glanced downward, and was shocked at what he saw. Flames had burst out of the windows on the lowest levels, and were quickly rushing upward, within seconds the entire bottom half of the building was aflame. Frozen in panic and fear, Tails stared at the flames as the climbed the building he was standing on.
Jump you fool!
Tails immediately leapt into the air and took flight, desperately trying to escape the flames that had nearly consumed him a moment before. He was free for a moment, but then a torrent of energy struck him in the back, sending him and chunks of the roof and space shuttle flying uncontrollably for seemingly forever. When Tails finally did hit something solid, it was the side of another building, which he hit hard. His limp form fell into the murky waters below, and the last thing he could remember was the icy coldness of what he was sure would be his grave.
Disclaimer: While Sega may own all the other characters, Kiayla is mine. She belongs to me. I thought her up, not Sega! So there!
