Hi everyone, here is the chapter that explains how Damien got his power to read minds, just like I promised. Anyway, on with the story!
"Damien!" Rouge yelled happily, hugging the teenaged boy. "Good to see you Damien." Knuckles said, patting Damien on the back. "I'm glad I came back, I've missed you all a lot." Damien said happily. He knelt down to Treasure's height. "And who are you?" He asked her. "I'm Treasure!" Treasure squealed happily, again her squeal turned super sonic. Damien smiled and seemed unmoved by the high pitched sound. "Treasure sweaty, why don't you go play with Twig?" Rouge asked sweetly. "Yeah, I should go play with Twig!" Treasure yelled happily, leaving the island. "My little sister." Angel explained simply. "Oh, that explains why she's a red bat." Damien said.
"So Damien, did you find out anything about your parents?" Rouge asked. Damien hesitated for a while. "I...I did." He answered simply. "Well, what did you learn?" Knuckles asked impatiently, crossing his arms over his chest. "My parents were...failed prototypes...of Project Shadow." Damien answered. Everyone gasped. Even Angel, who was never even at the ARK, knew about Project Shadow. "So who...who were your parents?" Angel asked. "My father was a black echidna with physic powers, and my mother was a violet hedgehog with amazing speed." Damien said. "My father's best physic power was the power to read minds." Damien explained. "That explains why you were born with the power to read minds." Knuckles said simply. "Indeed it does, but beyond that I know nothing. I don't even know how I ended up on earth." Damien said sadly. "Hey, at least you know something about your parents." Angel pointed out. Damien smiled. "You are right Angel, at least I know something." Damien said happily.
The sun began to set in the distance once Damien had stopped talking about his trip and once Treasure returned. "Damien! Angel! I'm putting Treasure to bed!" Rouge yelled, picking up the sleepy bat. Angel turned her view from the sunset to her mom. "Ok Mom." Angel said happily, a huge smile on her face as she returned her gaze to the sunset. She's happy again...that's good. Please...don't leave her again Damien. Rouge thought as she walked back to the hut her and her family lived in.
"Your mother named your little sister didn't she?" Damien asked simply. Angel laughed. "Nothing gets past you does it?" Angel asked. Damien began to chuckle. "Nope, no-thing." Damien said simply. Angel stopped laughing. She suddenly sighed happily. "What's wrong?" Damien asked wirily. "Hu?! What?!...oh, nothing's wrong. I just missed you being here to watch the sunset with me." Angel explained happily, leaning her head on his shoulder happily. She smiled again, looking at Damien. "But you already knew that, didn't you?" She asked simply. Damien smiled an idiot's smile. "Maybe I did and maybe I didn't, you'll never know." He said chuckling. "We'll see about that!" Angel said, tackling Damien and rolling down the hill with him. They both laughed all the way down.
SPLASH!!"Now I'm all wet." Angel exclaimed laughing as she pulled herself out off the water. "So am I." Damien said simply. Angel stood up; looking in the direction they came. "Wow, we rolled all they way through Angel Forest." Angel said happily. "What are you so happy about?" Damien asked a stupid smirk on his face. "That must mean I tackled you pretty hard." Angel answered the same stupid smile on her face. She sat back down beside Damien. "Do you...remember the first day we met?" Angel asked simply. "I can't remember anything before I woke up." Damien said sadly. Angel immediately began to remember as Damien read her mind.
"I have to get some pretty flowers for Mama." Angel said happily, picking flowers in a field deep in Angel Forest. Angel was 6 back then and only used her wings for emergences. "Some of these. Oh, and some of those. And can't forget you pretties." Angel said picking multiple flowers. She suddenly heard a grown from behind the bushes. She grabbed Noir, holding it close.
A black echidna boy with clear eyes and violet stripes on his dreadlocks walked out from behind the bush, he must have been no older then 7. He had many cuts all over his body as well as teeth marks, most of which were bleeding. Angel slowly strapped Noir to her back, careful not to scare the boy. Daddy said he and I are the last echidnas. Angel thought. Never the less, Angel slowly edged towards the boy. He growled angrily at her, but still she continued. This seemed to confuse the boy. "Hello there. My name is Angel, what's yours?" She asked. The boy's eyes widened slightly, as if he had just remembered something that had long since been forgotten. "My name...is Damien." He answered simply. Suddenly he collapsed, no warning at all.
Angel gasped in shock. WHAT DO I DO?! WHAT DO I DO?! Angel thought franticly. Then an idea popped in her head. It was risky, but it was his only chance to survive. Angel quickly picked him up in her arms, he wasn't as heavy as she thought.
She began to run toward Misery's shrine. "Mama! Daddy!" Angel called franticly. If I don't hurry he isn't going to make it! Angel thought. She quickly pulled out her wings, flapping rapidly to take flight. "MAMA! DADDY!" Angel yelled even louder as she flew on with the dieing boy in her arms.
Knuckles' eyes snapped open as he heard Angel yelling. Something must be wrong. Knuckles thought, running out of the shrine. He was just in time to see Angel to a sudden face drive. "ANGEL!!" Knuckles yelled, running toward his wounded daughter.
Angel got up off the ground, still trying to carry the boy to her dad. "Angel, are you alright?" Knuckles asked as he approached her. "I'm fine Daddy, but he isn't." Angel said pointing to the blood covered echidna child. Knuckles was so shocked to see another echidna he stopped in his tracks.
"Daddy! You have to help him; I think he's going to die!" Angel cried. She was very upset. "R-right." Knuckles said simply, picking up the boy and bringing his to the shrine. He quickly placed the echidna down and used Misery to heal his wounds.
Sighing, Knuckles returned to his daughter. "He's lucky." Knuckles said simply, sitting down on the top step of the shrine with another sigh of relief. "If you had been any later bringing him here it might have been to late." Knuckles said. "But he should make a full recovery." He said leaning back to catch some shut eye. Angel smiled happily. "Thank you Daddy." She said happily, kissing Knuckles on the cheek and going to watch over the mysterious boy.
"So...that's how we met?" Damien asked. "Yep, I saved your life. Then Dad healed you and you stayed with us till you were 11." Angel answered. "I'm glad your back." Angel said happily, wrapping her arms around him. He also wrapped him arms around her. "Me two Angel, me two." Damien said happily as he and Angel fell asleep in their warm embrace.
Well...that's it. That's the end of this chapter. It was a long chapter by my standerds. Anyway, hope you enjoyed. I'm...um...kinda stuck for the next chapter, I can't think off anything. I need a lovey-dovey bit for Damien and Angel (they will not be on Angel Island). Anyway if you have any ideas tell me them in your reviews. Thank you.
