Chapter Three

Truth

'Huh?' Blaze asked, confused.

'What do you mean Tails?' Cream asked.

'Well I know you call Silver your brother, but what's the truth. I know he's not your brother, he's nothing like you, your dad or your mother' Tails said.

Cream gasped, no one had mentioned Blaze's mother before because Blaze would break down. Blaze's eyes widened, but she kept it together.

'Okay, you're smarter than I gave you credit for. Yes Silver isn't my brother, he's my adopted brother' Blaze answered. Cream gasped again, looking as if she was about to faint.

'I thought as much. He may be adopted but you love him like his is your real brother. Either that or you and your 'brother' are closer than that' Tails joked to lighten the mood. Cream lightly laughed and Blaze blushed.

'No, no. It's nothing like that. It's just; he is a brother that most people would dream about. He carefree and friendly; when I'm near him I'm always happy. He is a year younger than me but he is like a twin' hastily said Blaze.

'Yeah, yeah. Sure, sure' Tails said. Cream laughed more at Blaze blushing. Soon Tails joined in and eventually, Blaze joined in.

A few minutes of laughing later…

Blaze wiped away tears of laughter while still lightly chuckling. Tails and Cream did the same.

'All jokes aside, how is it that we are the only people outside the family who know he isn't your real brother?' Tails asked.

'All the adults in the village know that he isn't my real brother and they were asked to say that he is' Blaze replied. 'So they have been lying to us?' Cream asked.

'They haven't actually lied. They just agree when you say he is my brother' Blaze answered.

'I don't really see the difference' Tails said dully. 'Neither do I' Cream said. 'Nor do I but just go with it alright' Blaze followed.

'Why don't we just tell everyone else?' Cream asked. 'Don't!' Blaze yelled.

Tails and Cream both looked at her in surprise.

'Sorry, it's just Shadow that bully. He wants Silver to leave and the only reason he hasn't run him out of town is the fact that he is my brother' Blaze said.

'Oh' Cream said, suddenly realizing why Blaze was like this. 'Shadow, I should have known. What happened? Is that why Silver doesn't come in town?' Tails asked.

'Well, do you remember the day Silver first came to the village? When I saw you guys, I had cuts and bruises on my arms and back' Blaze started. 'Yeah, I nearly fainted from seeing you' Cream said.

'Yeah, what does that have to do with this?' Tails urged. 'Well I got those from defending Silver' Blaze finished. 'Huh?' Cream and Tails asked at the same time.

'Let me start from the beginning'. Blaze started the story with Cream and Tails both listening hard, but none of them knew that there was a third person listening in the shadows.

Silver woke up looking at the sky and only one thought went through his mind.

'Clouds are carefree. They can go anywhere without bothering anyone'. Not 'How long was I out?' or 'What happened?' Silver watched the clouds pass.

'It's been two weeks since I came here and became Blaze's brother. Her father saved me and took me back here and treated me like a son. I owe both of them a lot. I just wish I could make it up to them' Silver thought.

Silver closed his eyes and reviewed what happened to him the last two weeks.

*Flashback*

Silver stumbled through the forest, not knowing where he was going. It was bad enough that he didn't know what was going on, but the pulsing throb in his head didn't seem to care.

Silver continued to stumble through the forest, often falling to the ground and picking himself up, until one point Silver just lost all focus and lost conscious.

Slowly coming to, Silver tried looking around. All he could see were blurs of colour slowly taking form. The first thing Silver had noticed was that he was in a sleeping bag.

Trying, but failing, to get out of the bag, Silver heard a voice.

'Ey, ou ariht?' 'Uuuhhhh?' was all Silver could manage. One blur of colour formed into a tall, blue hedgehog.

'Hey, you alright?' he asked. More of the colors formed into trees and dirt.

'Uuuhhh?' was what Silver let out. The hedgehog looked as if he got an idea. He turned around, grabbed a bottle and unscrewed the cap.

'Drink this' he said. The hedgehog pushed the bottle top to his lips and tilted it. Water flooded Silver's mouth, walking him up completely. Silver swallowed the water and lifted his head to indicate to take the water away.

The hedgehog took the bottle away and screwed the cap back on. 'Where am I?' Silver managed to get out. The hedgehog got a surprised look on his face.

'You're in Melody Forest. I found you lying on the ground, thought you were dead' he said, chuckling at the end. The hedgehog leaned back and unzipped the bag, allowing Silver to sit up.

'So, who are you? I've never seen you around here before' he asked. 'I'm…' Silver started, only to have the same pulsing throb go through his head.

Silver clutched his head in agony causing the hedgehog to get worried. 'Hey, what's wrong?' he asked. The pain subsided in a few seconds, but it felt like an hour.

'I… I don't know who I am' Silver said. 'Oh. Sounds like you got amnesia to me' the hedgehog said, still slightly worried.

'Do you remember anything at all, like your name?' A light bulb seemed to turn on in his head. 'Silver' he said.

'Silver, huh. Fitting name' the hedgehog joked. Silver, for the first time, smiled. 'So what happened?' the hedgehog asked. 'I woke up in this forest. I had a throb pulsing through my head. I didn't know what to do so I started walking, hoping to find someone. After a while, I guess I just lost conscious' Silver answered, lowering his head at the end.

'So you don't know anything except your name?' the hedgehog asked. 'Yeah pretty much.' 'So, what's your name?' Silver asked. 'Sonic' he answered.

'So Sonic, what were you doing out here?' Silver asked. 'Melody Forest is a great place to walked if you want to relax' Sonic answered, proudly. 'So what are you going to do now?' Sonic asked.

'I… I don't know. You're the only person I know and there is nothing I can do' answered Silver, lowering his head. Sonic lifted his hand to his chin and started thinking while Silver tried to remember anything else.

Suddenly, Sonic got a smile on his face and clicked his fingers. 'I know. Why don't you come back with me? I have one idea, but there are some things I have to do first, okay?' Sonic asked.

'Well, there is nothing else for me to do so why not' Silver answered. Silver and Sonic packed the bag up and set off, little did Silver know what he was in for.