A New Destiny

Disclaimer: I own nothing of Sega of America, Team Sonic, MGM nor anything else associated with either franchise mentioned within. The only thing that I own is the name Kerra. It is mine and if anyone steals it I will not hesitate to get creative on the torture. Also I do not own the original idea for the Mjolnir armor, that belongs to Microsoft and Bungie. That's how Tails got the idea for her own version of it.

Chapter 12

Here Comes the Bride Pt. 2

I've faced down hundreds of Robotnik's badnicks without breaking a sweat. Hell, I helped to stop a massive space colony from crashing down to the surface without losing my cool. I've even been transported to dozens of parallel universes without blinking an eye. But this is one thing that has been added to my very short list of things that I absolutely hate. What is that list you ask well let me tell you.

1. Water. Don't ask me why but I hate swimming. I can take a shower or a bath no problems, but pools and open water scare the living daylights out of me.

2. Amy Rose. This one I should take off the list since she has stopped stalking me and become a very nice person since Kerra showed up and helped me get a few things through her skull.

3. This is the new one. Planning weddings. Thank god I only have to do this once. I still can't see why Amy was so obsessed with planning these things.

So far Kerra and I have picked out the dresses and tuxes, the flowers (thankfully Cream and Vanilla are helping us with those.) Then there were the seating arrangements. Those caused a week's worth of headaches due to the fact that we both shared many of the same friends and family. Sure Kerra had some of her friends from Earth coming to the ceremony but there were only about a dozen people that she could bring due to national security or something.

So, six months later everything was set. The invitations had been sent out; housing arrangements were made for those coming from Earth, and the hotel at the Emerald Coast was booked with a limo to take us there after the reception.

That was when Knuckles and the Chaotix decided to drag me to this fricking bachelor party.

This would explain why I was in one of the private rooms at Rouge's club. It would also explain why Princess Blaze and Hershey St. John were currently doing a strip tease on the stage which had been outfitted with two poles.

How they had gotten them to agree to this is beyond me. Especially Blaze, I mean for god's sake she's a princess. No princess I know would willingly be a stripper.

Though about ten minutes into the teasing and seductive dancing, coupled with the large amounts of alcohol that were being consumed, the dollar bills started flying onto the stage. As the piles of cash started to grow the clothes started to fall off. That answered my question as to why the two felines were up on the stage, and why St. John was here as well. If I had to hazard a guess tonight was going to very fun for those two when they get home.

The show went on for about two hours. When it was over Blaze and Hersey put on a couple of robes and mingled with the guys. I hadn't had much to drink, mostly due to a few bad experiences that kept me from becoming an alcoholic, and due to the fact it's a lot funnier to watch other people get drunk out of their minds.

Then I thought of something. When Blaze comes around, she either has Marine the Raccoon or Silver the Hedgehog tagging along with her. I didn't see Silver so I figured that Marine was here, but hanging out with the girls. I decided to go talk to Blaze to see if Marine was indeed here. It's not that I hate Marine, but she can be a bit over bearing in large doses.

"Hey Blaze! How's it going?" I said as I sat down at the bar.

"Not bad Sonic. You ready for tomorrow?" She replied.

"As ready as I'll ever be. I can't tell you how bad the butterflies are right now." I said with a nervous chuckle.

"All to be expected. Don't worry everything will be fine."

"If you say so. By the way, did Marine or Silver tag along with you on this trip?"

"Silver did, but Rouge snagged him and Shadow to do something at the bachelorette party."

"Ahhh, behold the power of money. Speaking of which how did they get you to agree to dance here in the first place?"

"Would you believe that I exercise by pole dancing in my room at my castle? This was just an opportunity to see how well I was doing with my technique."

"Hmm. Ya learn something new every day. I wonder what Silver and Shads are doing?"

I swear I'm a better psychic than Silver is sometimes. The reason I say this is because anytime I ask a rhetorical question like that I get an answer in an unexpected way. In this case, Silver and Shadow walking into the room, slightly drunk with what appeared to be dollar bills shoved into their pockets.

"I won't even ask where you guys got all that cash. Though I have a pretty good idea."

"Really? What gives you that idea?" Silver asked.

All I did was point to Blaze and Hersey who were now dividing up their earnings.

"Oh, ok." Silver said with an understanding nod.

After a few hours we all left the club and went our separate ways. As I walked home, I began to reminisce about everything that has happened between Kerra and me through the years. As I thought back to all the times that we spent together, I found it kind of hard to believe the fact that I missed the signs about her hiding her true self. Especially as she got older, I noticed that she was slightly more reclusive than usual. I just figured that it was a teenager thing because I had my moments where I just wanted to be left alone.

Finally after about a half hour walk I reached my parent's house. We were getting married in New Mobotropolis, and I had given my house to a family who needed one to spare Nicole from having to use the power to make a new one since I rarely stayed there anyways. I opened the door quietly so as not to wake up my folks, but was surprised to see that they were waiting up for me.

"You doing okay son?" my father asked me as I walked into the kitchen to grab some water to help prevent a hangover.

"Doing just fine, dad. Barely even tipsy. It's just too much fun to watch other people get drunk and do stupid stuff. That and it was interesting to find out that Blaze pole dances for exercise."

"That is interesting. So you ready for tomorrow?"

"As ready as I'll ever be. I'm just glad that I don't have to save the world anymore."

"So are your mother and I. We were constantly worrying that you might not come home alive from whatever mission you were on."

"Well, you guys don't have to worry about that anymore. I'm done with the hero business; I've got much more important things to think about."

"Like what?" My mom asked.

"My soon to be family." I replied with a smile before bidding them good night and heading to my room for some much needed rest.

The next day

I was pacing around in the room they gave me and the guys to change into our tuxes as I tried to calm my nerves.

"Sonic! Stop pacing you're making me dizzy and you're wearing out the carpet." Knuckles told me after about ten minutes.

Looking down at the carpet I could see that I had indeed worn a long track into the carpet.

"Sorry guys. I'm just really fricking nervous. I'm just worried that I might screw up."

"Don't worry sonny boy, you'll do just fine when the time comes." My Uncle Chuck reassured me.

"I sure hope so Unc." I replied as the pastor came in to let us know we needed to head to the main room of the chapel.

As I stood and waited for Kerra to come around that corner and begin walking down the aisle towards me, there was a war going on inside my head.

The immature side of me was telling me to run as fast and as far as I could, but a new side of me, a side that Kerra brought to the front when she came home was telling me to stay so that I could finally have some peace and balance in my life.

That's when I heard the organ start to play. I turned towards the door and all I could do was smile and stare.

Kerra looked absolutely stunning in her dress. She was being walked down the aisle by General Hammond, one of her old commanders who had been like a father to her after she joined his command.

Suddenly there was a loud explosion at the door.

When the dust settled I saw the last thing that I expected on my wedding day.

Robotnik was standing in the demolished doorway holding a very large gun and it was pointed at Kerra.

I stood there too stunned to do anything but watch as Kerra reacted like the soldier she was.

Kerra shoved the General off to one side as she spun around and fired an energy blast at Robotnik at the exact moment he chose to fire his weapon.

Unfortunately, the spin coupled with the fact that the energy blast apparently had some recoil threw Kerra's balance off to the point where she couldn't dodge the bullet.

Kerra's blast hit dead center blowing Robotnik apart while his bullet caught her in the side.

Suddenly my eyes flew open and I sat up quickly and looked around.

I was still in my room. Looking at my alarm clock I saw that it was five thirty in the morning.

I got out of bed and stood up shakily. After I was able to get my nerves under control, I headed down stairs to get something to eat.

"You alright son?" My dad asked as I walked into the kitchen. "We heard you scream down here."

"Yeah it was just a really bad nightmare is all. Nothing to worry about." I replied as I tried to get some food into my protesting stomach.

At the chapel

I stood at the altar waiting for Kerra to turn the corner and begin walking down the aisle.

So far everything was just like in my dream, I just prayed that I wouldn't have to go through that for real.

Suddenly the organ started playing and I turned to see Kerra and Hammond walking down the aisle.

Kerra was just as stunning now as she was in my dream. Unlike in my dream however, she made it to the alter next to me and we began the ceremony. The whole ceremony and reception were a blur to me, just like the world is when I'm running at my full speed. I remember exchanging vows vaguely, the same with the rings, but the kiss I remember every detail of. It was so tender and gentle but held the promise of much more lustful things to come.

As we settled into the limo to head to the hotel, Kerra rested her head on my shoulder and sighed.

"Is something wrong sweetie?" I asked my vixen.

"No, nothing at all. I'm just happier than I've ever been before." Kerra replied with a contented sigh.

I just smiled as I wrapped my arms around my new wife as we headed to the hotel and our future together.


A/N: Okay folks that just about does it. What did you guys think about Sonic and Kerra having similar dreams? I'll leave you to make your own conclusions on that but I would love to hear your ideas. Now just one chapter left and this story will be on hiatus until Shifter Black's SG7 is complete. As always please R&R.