Walk Through the Fire - Ch. 3
[Previously]
"Who are these people? One looks exactly like you. The other not so much..." He looked at the figures, "The male feline is a Cerian named Aaron. He was one of our noblemen on Ceres. The female was the first to marry a noble person of our planet, and not be a Cerian themselves. Her name is Abigail; everyone called her Abby after a while." You looked at him curiously, "So? What do these people have to do with me?" He sighed, "They're your parents, Esther." Your eyes went wide, "Wh-what?"
[Start]
"These people are my-" He cut you off, "Yes, they are your parents. Your mother was a Mobian, we believe; she never actually said where she was from, not even to your father. She was very powerful, possessing powers we've never seen or heard of even. Most of those powers and abilities were passed to you." He then looked at you, seeing your eyes soften, then spoke again, "You don't even remember them, do you?" You shook your head, "No, I don't. I look like I got features from both though. I have my mom's eyes, my dad's body and color, but where did I get my eye color? My dad has gray eyes and my mom has purple. I have blue eyes." He looked at your eyes, then looked down at the picture, "I'm not sure." You covered up the picture, making it disappear, "What happened to them?" He looked away, "They died." Your eyes went wide, a thought coming into your mind, "Did I?" His look turned to a look of hard thinking, "No, sort of. Your mother died by her own hands. Your father...tried to help you that day. He killed himself by trying to help you." You took a step back, then he grabbed your arm, "You weren't you then. You were unaware of anything going on. In a way, it wasn't your fault." You yanked your arm away, "In a way?ཀ What way?ཀ My father died by my powers and my mother died by her ownཀ" He didn't even try to make you calm down. "Why did you actually come here? To this planet." You growled at him, knowing the reason. "To follow a mission, one that I promised to myself." Was his answer. You nodded you head, giving him a dark glance, "To kill me. You're no different than those people." And with that you ran away, your rage getting to you.
[Andris's POV]
You watched her take off, now knowing the background of her story. "What's wrong with Esther?" You heard a familiar male voice say. You turned around, seeing Sonic staring off in Esther's direction. "I told her of the past she wanted to know about." He folded his arms, probably not trusting whatever you told her. "She destroyed her father when she lost control of herself. Her mother was killed by her own powers. Esther gets her powers from her mother, as her father was a Cerian." You explained, getting a gasp from him, "You told her she killed her father?ཀ" You looked him straight in the eye, "She needs to know how dangerous she can be." Sonic didn't argue with that comment, then you asked him a question, "Do you like her?" He looked up at you, "She's a friend. Here we look after every friend we have, even going out of our way to help them." He looked down, "Her mother was like that. She also taught her father that love." Sonic nodded, smiling now, "It helps out a lot." You walked after Esther, knowing you were the only one who no doubt knew her pain, but not before thanking Sonic for his words.
You seen her sitting there, staring into the water. "I'm sorry if I alarmed you. But you needed to know." You told her, hoping it'd calm her down. "I know why you said it. It's just hard to take in all at once." She answered, looking at her reflection. "I feel it isn't mine." You heard her whisper. You knelt down to her, "I don't know what you're feeling, nobody does, I suppose. But, I'll try to be here for you, like the rest are." Her answer wasn't what you were expecting, "Perhaps me being near them isn't such a good idea. If I could end up harming them.." You should've expected that answer, actually. "By the way Sonic explained it, they're used to this sort of thing. I don't think there will be much of a problem." You told her, hoping to change her mind. She did not need to be alone right now at all. "I guess. I have a feeling this is the least of my worries though." And with that she walked off, her arms folded. You went after her, only for her to turn around, "No, I want to be alone." And she went off, her head bent down, staring at the ground she walked on.
You went back, seeing Sonic, who spoke, "She needed time alone, eh?" He didn't seem surprised or worried, "Yeah, she did. I tried to follow but..it didn't work." He shrugged, "She'll come back. Sometimes people only need time." You nodded, understanding, especially when you knew she had things on her mind that nobody ever thinks about, really. "Yeah, but I worry about her." He chuckled a bit, "And you say I like her." And with that, he was off, running off in the direction you just came from. Was he going to go look for her? You smiled, thinking it might be good if he talked to her, rather than you. After everything you'd told her, you'd be one of the last people she'd want to see right now. You sighed, then walked off, wanting to be by yourself for a while.
[Your POV]
You sat on a cliff edge, a tear sliding down your cheek, then had a flashback; a memory no doubt.
(Flashback)
"Mommy, why does she look different from us? She looks kinda funny." You heard a kid say, only be pulled away by his mother. "You know that's not niceཀ She's just different, that's all." You bent your head down, walking away from everyone. "Honey, what are you doing? Why are you all by yourself." You heard a female's voice, so you looked up, apparently knowing the voice in the memory. "Mom, why am I so different? I mean I look a little like everyone else. So, why? I'm like everyone else, right?" You heard yourself say, sadness in your voice. "Oh...I see." You heard her say, as you felt her embrace you, "I know it's hard now, but you're special, in ways they can never be. You'll understand when you're older." You felt a bit better, then smiled at her, hugging her softly, "Thanks, mom." She smiled back, "Of course, honey."
(End of Flashback)
You smiled, feeling another tear going down your face. "I remember my mother. Her smile. Her warmth." You stood up, "Mother it's harder than I imagined back then. I don't know anything about me, except I'm dangerous. How did you get by so long?" Of course, only the wind blew, then a strong wind gust blew, afterwards revealing a blue hedgehog, who was smiling, "So, you better, I take it?" You nodded, "A little. I remember my mother, though. Perhaps things are tuning up for me." He gave a thumbs up, "I told you things would clear up."
Well, I hoped you liked it. Sorry it was shorter than my previous ones. Well, until the next chapter, Bye!!