Pokelad: Well hello there, loyal viewers! I'll have to do the disclaimer myself this time. I was going to have Sonic to do it this time, but the pink demon, I mean, Amy got him first.
(Cries of "Sonikku!" and a lot of screaming are heard in background)
Pokelad: Plus, Knuckles and Rouge haven't smashed their way out of the Garden Shed yet as it's made from 6-inch thick reinforced steel and Shadow hasn't been sighted since last chapter.
Anyways...I do not own Sonic, Tails or Robotnik in any way. They are not my property. They are all owned by SEGA. I don't own anything. Not even a half-decent portable CD player. (sigh)
Pokelad: I wish I owned them, though...
Anyway, sadly, this is going to be the Second-To-Last chapter of Sonic the Hedgehog: Test of Survival. But don't worry! There is another Sonic Fan-Fic currently in the works, but I won't be revealing anything about it until the end of the last chapter.
But enough of me rambling, let's start the chapter!
(Flashback)
And keep on running, son. And remember, we'll always be supporting you.
(End of Flashback)
For the first time, I find myself questioning these words. Why? I have plenty of reasons. What did dad mean by "we" anyway? Humph. My mother left us (by us I mean Dad, Me, my brother Manic and my Sister Sonia - triplets – I'm the eldest) when I was only a few months old. Some crap about a prophecy. She heard from a Seer that if she didn't leave us, we would all suffer a terrible fate. Mother believed her, and she left us and fled. I haven't heard from her since. Some mother. I mean, she was so concerned for our safety that she left us because some strange old woman told her too? Not exactly good parenting, is it?
I know that dad's looking down on me right now, but it wouldn't surprise me one damn bit if mom wasn't doing the same thing.
I watched my dad get slaughtered right in front of me. He was impaled by the sword of one of Eggman's robots. It still haunts my mind, and it always will do. Then less than 24 hours later, I watched as Tails' mother had her life snatched away, too. I try to block out these thoughts, push them to the back of my mind and forget about them, but they keep on coming back.
I don't know if Sonia and Manic survived, but I doubt that they did. The chances of them successfully escaping and surviving are 100 – 1. Mind you, so were my chances of survival, so there is a chance that they are still alive, too. I hope very much that they are still alive, but I try not to get my hopes up.
It's currently night-time, and we're standing on a large hill. If Eggman hadn't destroyed this place, it would be extremely peaceful and beautiful here. The view would be dazzling too, if Eggman hadn't ruined that as well. I look up into the skies, and see the stars, twinkling as though they are trying to send me a message. I look at the moons of Mobius, all seven of them are viewable here tonight, a rare sight indeed. I can't remember what their names are, but the view is still breathtaking.
Tails lies still in my arms, his eyes silently exploring the night sky. I can guess what questions he'd be asking right now, if he could talk. "Why do stars twinkle?" "Do men live in the moons?" the kind of questions any young child would normally ask.
Slowly, I make my way back into the forest and set up to camp. But as I do so, those words creep back into my head again.
(Flashback)
And keep on running, son. And remember, we'll always be supporting you.
(End of Flashback)
Well, one parent will be at least.
I hear a silent snap in the bushes. I prick my ears up. But as always, there is no-one there. I get that feeling again.
"Friend or foe?" I ask myself. I spend a few minutes thinking about this. The more I think about it, I begin to stop thinking of whatever's following me less as a "foe" and more of a "friend".
And there it is, the Penultimate Chapter of Sonic the Hedgehog: Test of Survival!
Up Next: the grand finale!
Good-bye for now!
