SMWTNB ~ Chapter 5.

New Babylon, Evergreen Forest. 12:00 am.

It was a sunny day in New Babylon. The light hit the trees' leaves and woke up some bugs and colorful butterflies. But they weren't alone, though.

In a clear spot of the forest, where the most beautiful plants lived and where adorable animals habitated, there was a house. And of course, its owner woke up too. The hedgehog stirred and looked outside. She got up and dressed herself in the common clothes of an archer: Brown t-shirt without sleeves, darker shorts and the most comfortable green shoes you could find. The female blinked a few times to adjust her sight to the sun's light, and it iluminated her yellow eyes. She closed her eyes because it hurted them. Then, the hedgehog went downstairs and approached her front door. She closed it with a soft sound.

"New day, same routine" said the girl to herself "I wonder if this will end anytime"

"I doubt it will if you keep being like that!" laughed a female voice. Our yellow-eyed hedgehog turned around "You know, this is pure routine for me too"

"But for you, it's different. You have been here for more time than me!"

"I guess you are right. So, has Eithan told you something about what are we going to do today?" said the other hedgehog.

"No, Alyne, but I saw something interesting yesterday" said she to the red-haired female.

"I bet that it will be success! Your skills are known all over the kingdom, and they won't fail now, I'm sure of it!" said Alyne cheerful.

"First, my fighting skills are not that known" the female sighed "and second, I think that it will ve difficult to success if Eithan doesn't appear anytime soon"

"Meh, he's always late! Is there any boy that arrives sooner than girls?" The yellow-eyed hedgehog thought for a second. Then, she smirked, ignoring her past thoughts.

"Well, I never thought that you were a boy. That huge bow in your head isn't masculine at all" said she pointing at a huge red bow that Alyne had between her ears.

"Hey! This is hard to make! This bow is made of my hair. It's more difficult than doing a ponytail" said Alyne.

"I guess you are right. I don't think that anybody has your creativity when it comes to hairstyles"

"Of course,-" Alyne was interrumped.

"Heyden" said the yellow-eyed female.

"That's not your real name, it's only one of them" said Alyne with displeasure.

"It's really hard to pronounce, so, I prefer the most beautiful one" said Heyden.

"Ugh. But people called you differently before!" pointed out Alyne.

"I guess, but still-"

"Hey girls!" greeted a masculine voice shouting. He stopped in his tracks trying to breath.

"You are late! I don't think that's polite at all, Eithan!" said Alyne as she and Heyden approached Eithan.

"I am late, true" Eithan stood correctly now and opened his hazel eyes completly "But you two are beautiful today" Alyne blushed at her friend's comment. Heyden smiled instead to her friend.

"Don't do that. We will be happy of you only apologize" said Heyden "But Alyne is right. You told us that this was a week to be polite"

"Do you really think that being a gentleman is important while Dyster is attacking the kingdom?" pointed out Eithan. Alyne coughed.

"Hey, that's what I told you just a few days ago! Don't copy my words!" said Alyne.

"Alyne, I think that Eithan's issues are not important now. We better get going" said Heyden. She started to walk away while Alyne and Eithan continued arguing. Suddenly, they both turned around and started running.

"Hey! Wait for us!" Eithan and Alyne ran but they didn't find her.

"She used the teleport spell" said Alyne looking around.

"Yeah. Do you know the spell, Alyne?" asked Eithan.

"Yeah, I only have to concentrate" said Alyne "Hold onto me" Eithan holded into Alyne's shoulder putting a hand on it.

Alyne closed her eyes and placed her index fingers horizontaly and parallel to each other, with the nails not facing the orb that Alyne was forming 'Ilasha's Goddess, whispers of the wise...' And a few more thoughts made Alyne and Eithan's bodies glow for a second and then...

...Dissappear.

Mobius, Tails' workshop. 12:45 am.

"Guys! Are you ready? Knuckles will arrive soon! You should start packing!" shouted Tails from the front door of the workshop. He got no response "Guys?" Tails made his way up the stairs and approached Sonic"s bedroom "Silver! Why don't you answer if you are awake?"

"Sorry, but I was trying to wake Sonic up. He can't wake up!" said Silver.

"What have you tried?" asked Tails shaking the speedster's body.

"I tried to shake him, but it didn't work. Also, I opened the window, I pinched him... I even made a chillidog! But I had to eat it. By the way, it was delicious..." explained Silver.

"Nah, this is normal" sighed Tails "I will apply the traditional method"

Tails entered a bathroom. Silver heard water flowing. The fox came again with a bucket full of cold water, and he left the bucket on the floor "Shake him again" Sonic didn't wake up yet "Okay, here it goes!" Tails threw the water and his friend woke up inmediately.

"TAILS!" shouted Sonic "I will get a cold if you keep doing this!"

"If you hadn't been playing games all the night, you would have been already awake before 10 o'clock. Start packing, I am ready" said Silver leaving the room by Tails' side.

"But I don't need anything!" said Sonic from the doorway.

"You should take a shower" Tails then corrected himself "Nah, you are cleaner enough!" Silver laughed with Tails.

Sometime later...

"I have taken everything from the house to the storage room" said Sonic.

"I have packed everything we will need to the Tornado" said Silver.

"Then, we are ready! Let's get onto this and see the updates!" Silver and Sonic nodded and followed Tails.

"Woah! Buddy, you have done really well!" said Silver once he was inside.

"You sure have!" said someone from the gate looking inside.

"Knuckles! You are puntual! This is what I call a responsible person!" said Tails.

"I guess. I took the emeralds, just in case we need them" said Knuckles.

"Let's sit down and watch the espectacle!" said Silver sitting down on a seat. Sonic took one too next to Tails. Next to the pilot's seat there was a free seat. Sonic knew perfectly who did that seat belong to.

'Amy... you should be here, not anywhere else. Why are you gone? I miss you, your smile... I hope we find you soon' thought Sonic.

"Sonic?" Sonic looked at his friend "Are you ready? The engine is set up now"

"Yeah Knuckles. I am ready, let's get going!" said Sonic happily. Tails took the pilot's seat while Silver and Knuckles sat behind Sonic and Tails.

"Ready, set, go!" Tails pushed a botton and the Tornado took off, getting lost in the horizon.

New Babylon, Evergreen Forest 2.
13:03.

"C'mon Heyden! Are you mad at us?" asked Eithan as he followed Alyne and Heyden out from the forest.

"No. I simply think that we are losing important time. But, this made Alyne learn the teleport spell. You did brilliantly!" said Heyden.

"Thank you. It's good to know that" said Alyne.

"So, where are we going?" asked Eithan.

"We are going to the cliff" Alyne and Eithan gasped.

"WHAT?!" exclaimed the guardians.

"We won't fall, guys. Guardians are not scared of heights, remember?" said Heyden.

"But if we fall, we wouldn't save ourselves! Remember, anyone knows the Gravity Spell!" said Alyne. Heyden stood silent and pensative.

"Well, you make it look harder that it is. It just consists of doing a portal on the ground while you are falling, for God's sake! It isn't impossible!" said Heyden looking at the sky.

"The best wizards from the kingdom don't know how to do it, Heyden" pointed Eithan.

"I guess. But don't be that sure" said Heyden.

"Hey guys! Check this out!" said Alyne pointing at the cliff's bottom.

Heyden stood between then and looked down getting dangerously near the edge. She frowned "There's smoke going out from that hole. Dyster has been here, guys"

"Are you sure?" asked Eithan.

"Completly. Look well: the hole is very big, no one else without Dyster's powers would make that. Besides, a battle has been held here" explained Heyden.

"How do you know that?" asked Alyne amazed.

"Easy" Heyden pointed to some broken branches and some marks on the ground "Look at the environment: there are some broken branches and they're pretty high. And there isn't any kind of animal - they might have got scared during the fight and they ran off"

"Wow. You guessed everything with a glance?" asked Alyne.

"More or less, but the thing that truly amazed me was that even though the smoke is going out, there isn't any fire, so Dyster is planning something. That hole must be a mark for his next attack" said Heyden.

"Brilliant deduction! And you say that your skills aren't known?" asked Eithan. Heyden giggled.

"Well, that's what I told her" said Alyne.

"We will have to be careful from now on. We must find any other kind of mark. The size isn't important" said Eithan "As Heyden said, Dyster has something in mind" Heyden left the cliff with her friends at her side.

I have been waiting so much for this chapter!

Okay, here are a few tips: there is something here that isn't what it looks like. It is quite unnoticeable, but if you notice it, I think that the Professor Layton will be proud of you.

Also, there is something else that links almost directly to the story's end. But this tip isn't as important as the other one. In fact, it has no comparison to that one. You can't imagine how much can the story change with a single detail.Anyway, R&R, but make sure that you review.

EDIT: If you know that little details, leave a comment here! ^.o

~FreezeTheFuture