Legend of Babylon
Chapter 9
Change of Heart
"And that's about it." Sonic had just finished explaining everything that happened to him and Wave.
"Wow! That's pretty intense!" Tails said wide eyed.
Storm nodded his head "It is, but one thing concerns me, how were you able to pull all of that off?"
"I just told you I had no idea how! Your not going to a different answer asking the same question over and over! That's insane!"
"No" Storm said simply closing his eyes "insanity is putting your hand in a fire over and over and expect it to not be burned" He opened them again, staring at the hedgehog "I only want to get all of the info before I come to a conclusion, even the info you are possibly hiding."
"Eh…I…Yeash! It hard to even speak to you anymore big guy!"
Storm gave a snicker "Logic hedgehog. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to tell that you are not saying something"
Sonic took a deep breath and said
All enemies new and old,
Come together to turn the world dark and cold,
But as the prophecies foretold,
Six heroes that Mobius will behold,
And with their hands these saviors will mold,
The foundation of the planet, let the Number take hold.
"Very nice poetry blue blur" Jet scoffed "Now why don't you tell us what the hell that meant!"
"Are you deaf feather brain?" Knuckles said "That is apparently what your heavy lifter wanted, the rest of the story."
"Yes that is" Storm said nodding "now to interpret it, All enemies new and old
come together to turn the world dark and cold."
"There's an easy one" Tails said "All the enemies we had faced so far are going to transform Mobius into hell."
Knuckles looked down "Minus Eggman…"
Silence overtook the crowded room until it was broken by the outburst by Jet "He deserved what he got! Who cares?"
"I DO!" Jet stumbled in shock due to Sonic's outburst. Tails looked sickened to see his brother in such anger, even Knuckles and Storm broke there cool postures to look up at the enraged hedgehog. Sonic looked down ashamed "He didn't deserve what he got, he never did. He just went down a broken road that lead to nowhere. If only I was fast enough he wouldn't be…he wouldn't…"
Wave took his hand to calm him down. Tired of the silence, Knuckles repeated the next two lines "But as the prophecies foretold six heroes that Mobius will behold."
"So it is apparent that there is a prophecy that explains all of this." Storm stated.
"To the books!" Tails announced as he ran off to his workshop.
"And with their hands these saviors will mold the foundation of the planet, let the Number take hold." Sonic repeated the last lines, still looking broken.
An extended silence had the room again "I have nothing for this." Storm said. He started to leave the room "I will assist the fox in looking for the answers we seek."
"Do whatever." Sonic said also leaving, but for him, towards the balcony.
Dragen walked up towards the front door of the 'Sky Tower' as it was called. "No security? This is going to be an easy task." He lifted his hands and the door flew open and off the hinges.
"Hey! Watch it! You could have killed us!" a familiar voice said from within.
"What!"
"Using the front door before an assassination? Such a gentlemen." a black hawk stood in the doorway along with a red falcon.
"Coal! Hexon! What are you doing here!"
"What! Can't we drop in and just say hi!" Coal snickered.
"Likely story" Dragen said "Now answer my question."
Hexon smiled "Backup…"
"Why did this have to happen to me?" Sonic thought "Was everything that I had done for this damn planet enough? Or had I not done enough and this is my punishment?"
He looked into the sky wondering what it would be like if he wasn't around. Would the planet even exist or would Eggman already destroyed it? "Why me?"
He felt a hand slip into his. He looked over and Wave was staring into his eyes. "It will be fine" she said.
"What will? For once I don't think I can do anything." He looked back into the clouds "I lost my speed and that is what I used to save the world dozens of times, now that its gone, I can't do anything."
"Yes you can" He looked back to her. "You can rely on us. We may not be able to do everything, but we're still there."
"You won't leave?" he asked.
"Not as long as you don't slow down."
He gave a small smile "Thanks" he looked back out into the sky and his expression hardened again "For my friends…"
