A/N: Previously on "From A New Perspective"...

Sonic and Echo took off to Wolfflin to find the secret of stopping the BPM once and for all, only to unwittingly meet Echo's biological mother and infiltrate it's ranks! Meanwhile, the Multicultural Festival kicked off to a grim start in Station Square, as the BPM open fired on the crowd and Shadow witnessed Echo's biological father take part in a particularly gruesome killing! Will Sonic and Echo complete their mission without blowing their cover? How's Shadow coping with what he saw? And where are Tails and the others throughout all of this? Keep reading to find out!

Disclaimer: Only Echo, her family, Kaiser Fade, the BPM, and Wolfflin are my own. The rest belongs to SEGA and Sonic Team.

Chapter 6

Sonic's POV

"I'd like you to meet Amethyst Berica and Atticus Antonio."

I looked around me at Samuel, then Emily, then Theodore, then Echo. There's no way, I thought to myself, Echo could possibly be related to THESE lunatics. Yet what I saw before me had no other explanation; Theodore had the same gray spines and stocky build as Samuel, and, save for her lilac eyes and pink trench coat, Echo seemed to be a carbon copy of Emily. How these people could've possibly created someone as smart and as kind as Echo, however, was beyond me.

Samuel, for his part, eyed us suspiciously. He then turned to Emily, his expression unreadable even to me. "Emily," he said, his voice almost weary, "what did I tell you about inviting strangers into our home."

"I know, I know," Emily replied, with what I could've sworn was a reconciliatory tone, "but they struck me as the perfect candidates. Amethyst, in particular, looks like she has potential to be a great photography."

Samuel simply sniffed. "I'll be the judge of that." He said dismissively. He then motioned Echo forward, and Echo got up from her chair and walked towards him. If she felt any fear, she certainly didn't show it.

"So you're a photographer, are you?" Samuel said, his tone condescending. I wanted to punch him in the jaw, but Echo held her repose. "Yes sir." She replied, standing at perfect attention. "It's more or less a hobby of mine; I'm currently majoring in history at the moment."

"I see." Samuel replied. "And where exactly are you majoring in history, might I ask?"

Without flinching, Echo answered. "Marble Hills University, Station Square Campus, sir." Upon hearing this, Samuel cocked his head. Uh oh. I thought. "So you're from the United Federation, are you?" Samuel said, not indicating his feelings on the matter. Echo nodded. "So what brings you to Wolfflin, then?"

If this were a movie I was watching with the boys, I would've been biting my nails nervously; of course, this wasn't a movie, so I could do no such thing. Fortunately, Echo spared me from becoming a nervous wreck. "Atticus and I came here for a romantic getaway, sir." She replied. "I had always been fascinated with Wolfflin, so Atticus, being the romantic that he is, booked tickets and a hotel for just the two of us for a week and took me by surprise on my birthday." Theodore, of course, chose to respond with a wolf whistle and a yell of "Yea, go get 'em, Atticus!" to which Emily responded by shushing him. If anyone had seen me blush in that moment, thank Chaos no one pointed it out.

Samuel, for his part, seemed satisfied. "In that case, pack your bags you two." He replied. "We have a train to Desreumaux after lunch." He must've seen the confused look on my face, for he soon added, "We had received intel that we were being followed, so we had to burn our office here in Wolfflin and relocate." The same thought seemed to pass through me and Echo's minds: Oh shit! Not that it mattered, however-Echo and I were both deep undercover, so we would still be able to go about our mission. We would just have to be more careful. Samuel then turned towards Theodore. "Why don't you take these two out for some sightseeing?" He said, a sick grin forming on his face. "Your mum and I have some catching up to do." At that moment, whatever colour there might have been seemed to have drained from his face, and he soon pulled us both by the arm, as though he was in a hurry to leave

Echo, Theodore, and I toured the city of Wolfflin as quickly as possible. We visited the Kathedrale von St. Giles, Die Wolfflin Museum Fur Kunst, and their famous Alt Wald Park, which actually housed not a forest, but various sculptures from Wolfflin artists. While visiting Alt Wald Park, Theodore bought us their famous speiseeis and we sat down, speiseeis in hand. "Please don't tell me you guys are actually considering joining my parents?" He said at last. Echo and I exchanged a look, and I turned to him. "How do we know you won't tell them if we're not?" I replied.

Theodore looked at me, and I could feasibly see pain in his eyes. He must've seen a lot of things no youth should see. "Trust me," he replied, "I want nothing to do with them. My father has tried to control everyone in this house; he's raped Mom, they abandoned my baby sister simply because she had autism-"

I suddenly became interested. "You had a sister?" I asked. Theodore nodded. "Her name was Aurora Lavender Frost." He replied. "The middle name was my mom's idea, but the first one was mine. The BPM, they've been around for quite awhile, and when my parents joined, they were led by this guy called Kaiser Jab. That's the thing, see, the leader of the group, his title always starts with Kaiser-why, I don't know. Anyway, I hated everyone involved, so when my sister was born, I saw her as this little bit of light that would make my life a little brighter, and I remembered my grandmother, Chaos rest her soul, showing me a picture of the Aurora Borealis when I looked into her eyes."

"The Northern Lights." Echo said dreamily. Theodore nodded. "Anyways, so then two years later, my dad notices something wrong with Aurora. She was walking perfectly fine, and she could talk, but she could only repeat what me or Mom or Dad said; she didn't even know the meaning behind any of it. So they took her to the clinic, and she got diagnosed with autism. Now, the BPM, they'll kill anyone that isn't a white, straight, married individual from the United Federation, Spagonia, Wolfflin, Desreumaux, or Soleanna, but they especially hate people with autism or any way of thinking that doesn't fit with their ideals. So, naturally, I knew she was in trouble and I tried to hide her from my parents and from anyone who came to the house. What I didn't know was that my dad had originally planned to kill her, and it was only after my mom agreed to blow him the next night that he agreed that he would instead abandon her at an orphanage. So that night, my dad came into my room, grabbed her from my closet, and drove off. When he came back, Aurora wasn't with him, and whenever I asked him when she was coming back, he just gave me this... look, as if I was a traitor purely for asking that question. So I can assure you, I wouldn't dare report you guys to my parents-or anyone, for that matter."

I breathed a silent sigh of relief. "Very well, then." I replied, before leaning in and lowering my voice to a whisper. "We're actually here from G.U.N, and our mission is to stop the BPM."

"You're Sonic the Hedgehog, aren't you?" Theodore asked. I nodded. "I knew it." He smirked. "Atticus Antonio has to be the worst fake name I've ever heard-and I've both heard and used plenty." He then looked at Echo. "Who's this?" He asked.

Echo stuck out her hand. "Corporal Agent Echo Charter of G.U.N." She replied. "It's a pleasure to meet you."

Theodore smiled. "Pleasure meeting you." He answered. "You remind me a lot of Aurora."

I was just about to reply that she was Aurora, when a high-pitched voice interrupted my thoughts. "SONIIIIIIIC!" Oh crap. I thought to myself as none other than Amy Rose made her way towards us. "Is she dangerous?" Theodore whispered, leaning in.

"Only if you get on her bad side." A voice I recognized as Knuckles replied. "And believe me, you do not wanna meet the business end of her Piko Piko Hammer when that happens."

"Well, I'll be." I chuckled. "I know Amy's just being, well, Amy, but what brings you here Knux?"

"Actually," Amy replied, "coming here was Tails' idea. Although I do think this would make a very romantic vacation spot, don't you, Sonikku?" This was met with a giggle from Echo, which immediately caught Amy's attention. "Who in Chaos is she?"

I gestured towards Echo. "This," I replied, "is my partner, Echo. Although if anyone asks, her name's Amethyst and she's my girlfriend." Amy opened her mouth to protest, but a look from Knuckles convinced her otherwise. Not long afterwards, Shadow skated in on his rocket shoes, followed in the air by Rouge and Tails himself.

"Well, look who decided to join the party!" I joked. Shadow, however, ignored me and went straight to Echo. "Are you alright?" He asked, to which Echo replied, "I'm fine, Shadow, take it easy." Rouge and Tails then landed in front of me. "Tails sent us some surprising information about the BPM." She replied. "However, we thought it would be best if we came here and told you personally."