Walk Through the Fire - Ch. 4

"Stop!! I don't want to know!! If you truly cared for me, you wouldn't have said those things!" You held your head, feeling an excruciating headache enter your mind. "Esther! Stop, control it. You must! It'll happen again!!" You heard Andris say, trying to get near you, but your anger got the best of you. You flicked your head back, a surge of energy exiting your body, making your eyes force open, glowing a goldish-white. "Esther!!" You heard various voices scream, only have them also forced to the ground, no doubt hurting them. "I can't...it's too late! You deserve this! Everyone lied to me. They said they cared. You were sealing my powers. How can I trust you?! ANY OF YOU?!?!" With that a white glow engulfed your hand, burning it slightly. You picked up Andris by the throat, "You deceived me. I'll never forget that." His eyes glowed, as everyone seen your powers expose themselves. "Esther, please. I did it for you. You wanted to be normal." You choked him, "I wanted to be accepted! All of me accepted!!" And within seconds, he vanished, as another surge of energy erupted from your body, causing everyone there to fall to the ground, passed out. You floated there in mid-air, with only one person watching now; Shadow wasn't knocked down. Your eyes opened, barely, "I didn't mean to...Shadow. I can't control it. Please don't tell them, if they don't know. They'd never...accept me..then." And you were out, after feeling two arms hold you, no doubt they were Shadow's.

You woke up, breathing hard, holding your chest slightly. "What? What was that? I seen myself...Andris...oh no." You jumped out of bed, running downstairs, seeing everyone sitting in chairs and on couches. "Esther? You're up already?" You heard Sonic ask, staring at you, sadness in his eyes. You looked around, not seeing Andris present among everyone, "Where's Andris?!" Sonic's eyes got a heavy sadness to them; as well as everyone else's. Sonic spoke, "We're not sure what happened but he's gone. All we found was this." And he handed you a piece of Andris's clothing, showing he was dead now, no doubt. 'My dream?...no...Was it a dream? They would've known..right?' Your eyes got wide, as you remembered your last words in your "Dream". Your eyes went up, meeting Shadow's he turned his eyes towards yours, narrowing them. Sonic looked at both of you, wondering if there was something he wasn't getting. You nodded, "Thank you. I don't know what happened either. The last thing I remember was..." Amy spoke up, "Your powers took you over. Your hand was burnt bad by them even." You made you burnt hand into a fist, as you took off, running out of that place. Two of them took off after you; one you expected but the other, not so much.

You felt a hand grab each wrist, pulling you back towards them. "Let me go!!!" You yelled, expecting only Sonic. You heard a voice reply, one you weren't expecting, "No. You can't always run away." You pulled from their grasp, then collapsed to the floor, sadness engulfing you fast. "I did this, didn't I?!" You asked them, covering your head with your arms. You felt Shadow grab you, pulling you up, "No, you're powers did. The girl I know isn't strong enough to harm a fly." You smiled, an angry smile, "Thanks. I'll never ask you for comfort, ever. Just let me go." He did, releasing you right away. "You're all right now?" Sonic asked, concerned. "Yeah, I'm fine. I'll be fine." That was a lie but they bought it, at least for a while. You looked at your hand, after they left, seeing the burn marks from before. 'I can't tell them.' You looked away, walking after them, seeing Shadow glancing at your form every now and then. When Sonic ran off, you walked up to Shadow, "Why do you keep staring at me? You think I wouldn't notice?" He looked at you, saying one thing before transporting himself by emerald, "Just keeping a promise you wished for." You stood there, then walked off, angry actually, "So, I did do it."

[That Night]

"Hey," You heard Sonic's voice appear, one thing you didn't want to hear yet. "Hi." Was all you returned to him, not sounding very joyful either. "What's wrong? You're not yourself lately." He asked, sitting down beside you. You shook your head, standing up, "I don't want to talk about it just yet." You felt a hand grab your own, causing you to stay in that place, "We're here for you, no matter what, Esther." You stood there momentarily, staring at him, before ripping your hand away, causing him to become alarmed, "No, just stay there. I know how hard that is for you, but....I just need time." And you ran off, hoping he'd stay there. 'How can I ever tell them that I'm the one who killed him, on purpose?! They wouldn't accept me then, now would they?!' You shook your head, taking off into a sprint. Memories filled your mind, all leading up to his death.

[Memory]

"I can't forgive you, fully for everything you did. Not after seeing that. Esther, you're out of control. We need to-" Andris started, holding a bottle of something in his hand, meaning to 'tame' your abilities again. You knocked the bottle away from him, "I don't think so. Everyone did this last time. Not just you, everyone was in on it, except me. Did you think I'd be okay with it?!" He sighed, "Esther, I did for your own good." You smirked, "No, you did it for your own skin. I'm just one person who can't be 'tamed' so easily." And with that you walked off. "Where's the Esther I knew?! The one that still didn't want to hurt people." He yelled, anger developing in his eyes. "She died when I figured out your plan." And with that you were off.

[Memory 2]

"We didn't mean to cause this. We knew you didn't want to hurt anyone. This seemed to be a good way to get both." Spoke Amy, her head down, sad that you were so angry. "I know, Amy. And I might have agreed if I knew about it." You looked out, remembering something. You looked at her, "I don't hate you guys. You just don't understand how it feels to not be trusted about something you were born with." And you were off.

[Memory 3]

"Eggman, you're starting to get on my nerves. And it's bad to anger Esther." You warned Sonic's arch-enemy, who only smirked, "Then show me what a Cerian has that is oh so dangerous." And serveral guns and missals were exposed, ready to shoot you. You smirked, "Gladly, but don't say I didn't warn you." And you launched several attacks on his many robots that were poised for attack. You were knocked down eventually, pinned under a robot, Eggman hovering over you, "Too bad, I thought you'd be stronger. You're no different than Sonic and the rest. If anything you're worst." That set off something in you, causing your energy levels to raise, making your body glow a bright purple, getting lighter and lighter with every anger-emotion increasing. You closed your eyes, feeling your energy gather, as you were harnessing your power, something you'd just learn how to do not too long ago. Your eyes opened, revealing a change in their color; they were no longer blue, but purple. 'Every Cerian has a certain color to their power, as mine is a green-ish color, yours is purple.' You remembered the words of Andris about the colors of the powers of your people; even your mother had a color, her's was white though, far more powerful than theirs of Ceres. 'So, this is my power aura? I like it.' You though, smirking, walking closer to Eggman. You were about to attack, when you seen an explosion enter the fight, causing you to look up; it was Andris, who didn't look very happy. "So, you're enticing her, eh? Figures you wouldn't listen." You stared at him, wondering what he meant, but he kept his attention on Eggman, sending attack after attack, but not really doing any damage. "Come on, just finish it! You're doing nothing!" You yelled, making him look at you, glaring eventually.

After the fight, he pulled you along, stopping when he was away from the scene. He was going to speak, yet hesitated, at first, "I...why...*explodes* What the HELL were you thinking?!?!" You were knocked to the ground by his hand, as you covered your cheek, staring up at him, not believing he'd actually hit you, "I told you never to use your powersą½€ You disobeyed me, Esther! You could've killed him!! What our planet wasn't enough?! I know you remember at least a bit, I can tell by the look you get every so often in your eyes." You glared at him, standing up, "I have to use my powers eventually. How can you expect me to basically forget they are there?! I can't do it, I won't!" He grabbed you by the arm, "You're unstable and you know it. Your eyes even changed!!" You smirked, "Yeah, they did, and it felt good. I liked the feeling of feeling my powers arise within me." He walked away, "You won't leave them like you left our people. You have to control them, or else you'll kill them! After everything they've done, do you want that?! Do you?!" You shook your head, "No. I don't." He nodded, "I'll handle it. I'll help you any way I can." And he was off, leaving you confused and angry to the core.

[Memory 4]

You stood there, holding a bottle of pills that Andris had made and had been secretly giving you, without your knowledge of it. You shook uncontrollably, tears falling down your face; both from anger and from sadness of them lying to you. Everyone stood there, eyes wide that you found out. "How many of you knew?" You asked everyone, out loud. "Esther we-" Sonic started, trying to calm you a bit. You bursted out, "HOW MANY?! ALL OF YOU?!" They all nodded eventually, making you throw the bottle across the room. "This is the way to 'tame' me? To help me? By placing stuff on my food or in my drinks, without my knowledge of it? Is this what you call helping?! Well, I don't!! In fact.." You set the bottle on fire, mentally, causing Andris to gasp, "Tame this!" And you were gone, not wanting to see any of them for a while.

You now stood in a foreign place, breathing hard from sprinting for so long. You collapsed on the ground, covering your head, tears spilling to the ground. You wiped them away, after finally having them all come out, anger filling your veins, "I shouldn't have to hide them or not use them. I should be free to use them as I please, no limits. I should be accepted, whether they're deadly or not. I shouldn't have to plead with them for acceptance. So..." You stopped, pausing before asking yourself the question you so longed for; only have it asked by another voice.

"So, why do you then?" You heard a chuckle afterwards, making you look up immediately, gasping at the sight of a creature who looked extremely familiar, yet a stranger to you. "S-Sonic? I told you to not follow me!! What happened to your fur? It's a different color." This creature give a teethy grin, revealing extremely sharp teeth, before answering you, "No dice, babe. I used to be a 'Sonic'. I'm Sonic at his full potential. Blue Boy could never match me. But what's a babe like you doing out here?" You glared at this creature, standing up, wiping your eyes, "Like it's any of your business. Who are you and why did you say that stuff about Sonic?" He cracked a smirk, "I like your attitude, babe. And as for Blue, well..that's a different story I'd rather not get into." He reached out to grab your arm, but you grabbed his arm first, sending him a warning, "I don't know where you come from but I don't let strangers, especially ones like you, grab me, Creep."

Within seconds, you were somehow wrapped up in his arms, by force, his smirk clearly visible to you now, "You're not that bad of a fighter, babe. But give it up, you can't beat me." You managed to punch him in the stomach, making him let you go, but also give you a glare, before it turned into a smirk, causing your anger to increase now. Your eyes began turning colors, which he could clearly see, "Oh, holding back, eh? Looks like things will be getting interesting." You were caught off guard by his increase of speed, meaning he too was holding back. You dodged him, trying to get away from him now. He seemed evil, meaning you didn't want to impress him with your 'seemingly-evil' abilities. You were pushed into a tree, pinned to it by his tight, firm grip, "You can't escape me, babe. Only Blue and Stripes can keep up with me, as I am Blue's Evil Twin" You winced under his extreme grip, "Yeah, Sonic's strength also increased by like ten fold. Now..." You turned around, your hair hitting against his face, when you seen his grin up-close, before delivering a roundhouse kick, hitting him straight in the shin, then in the head area, knocking him to the ground, "Leave me the HELL alone!!" While he was down, cursing to himself, you sprinted off, reaching your maximum speed.

[Scourge's POV]

You stood up, seeing the spot she was standing at was now clear. You smirked, actually intrigued about this girl. Her glowing eyes also made you curious. Fiona was now gone, so you were open again, not that she ever tied you down. This girl would be the next to fall to your charm, you just needed to find her weak spots. "Damn, and I never even got her name." You flicked your red framed sunglasses over your eyes, giving your usual grin, then disappeared into the nearby woods. Looks like you had someone to 'stalk' now.

[NOTE: I'm sorry if I made Scourge a bit odd...but I've never really read the comics, so I don't know his personality. If you have any help, I'll gladly accept it.]

I have a picture with the kick you did, but I can't send it through on FF. Message me for the picture. Hope you enjoyed it.