Silvioxp1300: My first chapter that I have written. Please review.
Make yourself at home
Morning broke over the Great Forest and its inhabitants were just starting to wake up to attend to the day's chores and various jobs, naturally the only Mobians awake at this very early hour was a certain spikey blue hedgehog and beautiful Princess. Neither of them expected to talk into the night let alone well into the next morning but they relished in the conversation they had and enjoyed learning a little more about each other. In fact, the pair was still talking.
"… So you lost your Father when you were young huh? That must've been tough, I never knew my family". Sonic synthesised feeling a little sorry for Sally.
"Yes it was but… its fine, I know I'll be reunited with him someday". Sally replied looking off somewhere distant.
Sonic felt the warm sunlight filter through one of the many windows of Sally's hut and gently tease his fur, it had been pretty cold the night before so it was a welcome feeling. Sally also noticed this.
"It's mourning already, I can't believe we were up all night." Sally said, surprised to see daylight outside her window.
"Well time flies when you're having a good time, and what's better than to get to know the blue blur?" Sonic joked. Sally giggled at that statement.
"Yes it is nice to meet someone with…interesting attributes." Decided she may as well start the day by getting out of bed and getting changed, but before she went anywhere she would need to have some breakfast. She gently eased her way out of bed and walked over to her kitchen, slipping her blue slippers on in the process. Sally opened the door to her small fridge and took out a small slice of melon; she began nibbling at the cool fruit careful not to get any on her nightgown.
"Where are my manners? Sonic would you like some fruit?", Sally asked remembering she was entertaining a guest.
"Thanks for the offer, I guess I'll have what you're havin'". Sonic said as he strolled over to the kitchen. He stood in front of Sally and leaned on the counter.
"So what's the plan for today Sal?" Sonic asked his hostess, after swallowing the food in his mouth.
"Well I figured since your going to be staying here for some time, I might as well show you around all of Knothole." Sally replied.
"Sounds good to me." Sonic said. After this she decided she wanted to get ready for the day's events.
"I just need to get changed first." Sally said and thus slipped into her bathroom. After around ten minutes Sally had gotten herself ready, she took so little time to get ready because she didn't have to worry about make up or anything like that. She's a natural beauty kind of girl.
"Ready to go Sonic?", Sally asked the blue blur.
"Always, but I kinda have to use the bathroom to, if that's okay." Sonic said.
"Of course. I'll be waiting outside." Sally said, willing allowing her guest to use her restroom. As he closed the door of the bathroom, Sally exited the hut and stood outside in front of it, waiting for Sonic to be finished. That is when Bunnie was walking towards her.
"Mourning Sally-girl." Bunnie said when she approached her.
"Mourning Bunnie. Did Tails sleep well at your place last night?" Sally asked, knowing that she shares her hut with her mother and adoptive sister.
"Oh he was no trouble at all. In fact you should have seen him, he and Cream were sharing a bed, they looked so cute together." Bunnie said in a playful manner referring to the youngest members of Knothole who everyone believes would be an adorable couple.
"I bet." Sally said, trying to imagine the image of that. She couldn't help but cover her mouth and let out a yawn due to a lack of sleep.
"And from the look a things, I'd say you've had a similar experience." Bunnie said in a low sultry tone, referring to the fact that she didn't sleep alone. Sally had here eyes wide open in and blushed when she heard that comment.
"Bunnie, before you go there, nothing happened. We were up all night, just talking about each other, that's all!" Sally said in a somewhat serious tone, hoping that her friends gets it the first time.
"Ok Sal, I'm just teasing. So does he know anything about the coup?" Bunnie asked who was protective at first from the sound of Sally's voice.
"No, nothing. It must be all repressed memory after what he went through. I'm worried about what would happen when he finds out." Sally said.
"Anyway Sally-girl, uncle Chuck sent me and wants us to bring sugar-hog to him for a meeting at his hut." Bunnie explained.
"Right. Tell him I'll escort Sonic to him shortly." Sally replied. Bunnie nodded and made her way to uncle Chuck's hut. Shortly after, Sonic walked out.
"All set." He said eagerly.
"Actually Sonic, sir Charles would like to see you, just to know you better." Sally said. Sonic's eager mode changed into less than that.
"Oh, ok. I just hope that people don't give me the same look from last night." Sonic said, because of the dramatic entrance from when everyone in Knothole first saw him.
"The village was just surprised. Don't worry, I'm sure you'll get along nicely with everyone." Sally said.
"Unless everyone includes sir growlalot, then yeah I'm also sure." Sonic said. It took Sally a moment to realise who he meant by that nickname.
"Sonic again, I'm truly sorry about Antoine's actions. I promise he won't try to harm you again." Sally said trying her best to make him understand.
"It's him you should be worried about." Sonic replied. With his sensitive sense of smell, he could sniff out in the air a familiar overuse of cologne. This got him to turn around and see the source walking towards them. "Speak of the devil."
"Good mourning ma princess, I'm just making sure you slept vel vith our…guest here. " Antoine said, turning his eyes towards Sonic just as he said guest.
"Antoine, you should know better by now that Sonic is an ally." Sally tried to convince her over protective guard.
"Never ze less, I'm still to be keeping my eyes on you hedgehog." Antoine said in an aggressive tone manner, standing right in front of Sonic, looking up to the tall hedgehog and poking his chest with one finger.
"Is that right?" Sonic asked with a dull look on his face, showing that he wasn't intimidated at all. Sally was worried at first of what the speed demon might do. Sonic then putted Antoine's statement to the test. In a flash, Sonic moved to be behind the coyote, who kept turning to try and spot the hedgehog again, but wasn't fast enough to succeed. Sonic would tease him by saying 'I'm here' while behind him. Sally couldn't help but chuckle the whole time at all this. At a point, Sonic went completely silent to fool Antoine that he disappeared, until he let out a loud 'boo' which got the cautious coyote to jump in fright.
"Yeah, good luck with that." Sonic mocked his opponent. He then started walking with Sally showing him the way to where he's suppose to go. Antoine had both his teeth and fists clenched in total anger, not just for what Sonic did, but also for making him look like a fuel, as he would say, in front of the woman he loves. He then decided to follow them.
Upon arriving at uncle Chuck's hut, all three entered. There Sonic saw the elder hedgehog for the second time, along with the Queen, Vanilla Rabbot, and the other two freedom fighters, Bunnie and Rotor. Rosy would also be there, but Vanilla asked her to take her place in watching over the two children, so that she can meet her daughter's savior.
"Ah Sonic my boy, did you get a good night's rest?". Sir Charles inquired whilst smiling at the towering teenager.
"Well actually Sally kept me up all night long", Sonic finished not fully aware of what he had just said.
Queen Alicia did a double take at Sonic, she was about to ask what he meant but Sally beat her to the punch.
"Actually what Sonic meant to say was, we stayed up all night talking and getting to know one another". Sally finished throwing a slight glare Sonic's way.
"Right, well as you may know I'm Sir Charles Hedgehog, but you can call me Uncle Chuck. You've already meet the Freedom Fighters, except for Rotor. " Uncle Chuck introduced him to the walrus.
"Hi I'm Rotor Walrus. We didn't really get a chance to talk last night." Rotor said as he walked up to him and pulled out his hand.
"Great to meet you." Sonic replied while shaking his hand.
"And this is Sally's mother, Queen Alicia Acorn." Uncle Chuck introduced him to the monarch of the planet.
"Your majesty." Sonic tried to show proper manners towards royalty by bowing down before her.
"There's no need for that young man. You have my deepest gratitude for rescuing my daughter." The Queen said to the hero that rescued the princess.
"And you have mine for rescuing Bunnie." Vanilla said.
"It was nothing." Sonic replied to both of them.
"So Sonic, we understand that you have extraordinary gifts and that you have dealt with Robotnik's forces many times in the past. We decided that perhaps you could join us, live with us so that we can all work together and stop him once and for all. What do you think?" Uncle Chuck asked, hoping that he'll accept which in a way would reunite him with his long lost nephew.
"To be honest with you, I only came here to mess with Buttnik for old time sakes and I'm not really a people person. But when I was in Robotown, I saw buttnik on whole new level. Also, this place dosen't seem so bad, so why not?" Sonic replied. Uncle Chuck smiled at at the answer, but inside he was a lot happier.
"Splendid. I'm wiling to bet that we'll all be fortunate to have you with us. However, since you're new here, we will have to make living arrangements for you." Uncle Chuck said in a 'on the other hand' manner.
"I'm sure you've enjoyed my daughter's company last night, but I'm afraid I cannot allow it to continue." The Queen stated. It was common sense for a mother to not allow her daughter to be alone with a male in such situations.
"I understand your majesty, and I wasn't expecting to go like that." Sonic replied.
"We're short on room. The best we can do is for you to share a hut, with Antoine." Uncle Chuck explained. Sonic was less than exited to hear that.
"Sounds cool, but I don't think I'll be comfortable sleeping in the same place with the guy that tried slice my head off on day one." Sonic said, clearly not pleased.
"Vat, you scared you vill not make it throught ze night?" Antoine asked him in away to test his bravery.
"No, I'm scared that you won't if you make that same mistake." Sonic replied in an agitated tone.
"I'm sorry son, but there's no other option." Uncle Chuck explained. Sonic was thinking for a moment.
"Tell you what. I build my own hut. No one has to help me, and with my speed I'll be done in five minutes, tops." Sonic explained. Uncle Chuck was thinking about that idea. It seemed unusual at first, but then he realised who he was talking to.
"Well I suppose there's no harm in that. All right if you insist. Also, I think you should have a tour of the village so that you can get used to the place." Uncle Chuck explained.
"I al ready intended to show Sonic around." Sally said. The two headed for the door. Sonic had the door opened up for her, he had his hand out motioning for her to walk through.
"Such a gentleman", Sally said as she casually walked out and into Knothole's Village Square.
"I try, I try". Sonic said before shutting the door to Uncle Chuck's hut. While Sally was showing him the place, Sonic was able to determine through his super-senses that Antoine was currently hiding in a bush, secretly spying on them. Sonic was about to do something about it, but then he sensed a small projectile falling from the air, heading for Sally's head. He quickly raised his left hand to catch it before it hits her, turning out to be a kick ball. Sally was a bit spooked from the sound of the catch, then saw Tails and Cream running towards them.
"Mourning aunt Sally." Tails said. Sonic, when he first laid eyes on him, couldn't help but stare at the young fox. In the past he has seen a number of unusual things, but a fox with more than one tail was something new.
"Mourning Tails. You two should be more careful with the ball." Sally to the kids.
"We're sorry miss Sally." Cream tried to apologise in a child-like manner.
"It's al right honey. Kids, this is our new guest, Sonic." Sally introduced the little ones to the newest, tallest member. Sonic manage to break out of the stare and act normal towards them.
"Hey kids, name's Sonic, Sonic the Hedgehog." He said while bending down on one knee.
"Hi I'm Tails." He replied.
"And my name is Cream Mr. Sonic." She replied.
"Nice to meet you both. Here's your ball back. Why don't you two go play and we'll get to know each other another time, kay?" Sonic said as he handed out the ball to Tails.
"Ok, bye." Tails said when he and Cream ran off.
"Cute kids." Sonic complemented after getting back up.
"Yes they are." Sally agreed.
"Listen Sal, I don't want to sound rude, just wanna make sure I'm not seeing things. Tails, does he actually have…you know?" Sonic tried as respectfully as he could. Sally knew exactly what he was referring to.
"Yes he does. Everyone else was just as surprised when me and Bunnie found him as a baby. You should see what he can do with them, and you'll find that he's also special like you, but in his own way. So do you want to continue with the tour?" Sally asked him.
"Sure, but I need to run back and get something, just for a Sonic sec." Sonic said.
"Ok, I'll be right here." Sally replied. Sonic ran back, but the real reason was so that he can sneak up behind Antoine who was still hiding in the bush. Once he got behind him, he tied one arm around his neck and then punctured a weak point in his back which placed him unconscious, another trick he learned from Espio. He left Antoine there so that he wake up on his own, then ran back to Sally. Later on, they find the tour.
"Nice village you have. A hedgehog could get used to a place like this." Sonic complimented. Afterwards, he began the process of constructing his own hut, just as he said he would. The supplies were set at a chosen spot. There, Sonic was looking at the blueprint of an average hut in Knothole, while the whole village gathered to see the whole thing.
"Are you sure you don't need any help son?" Uncle Chuck asked him.
"Like I said, it'll take five minutes. By the way, you should keep a distance." Sonic replied. Uncle chuck then walked back. Sonic rolled up the blueprint to put it away, looked at his watch in order to time himself, and then began. Everyone watched his performance, mostly just him running around, taking the pieces and putting them together. He went through the order of the base, the round exterior wall, the interior and the roof. When he was finished, he was standing there with a smile while looking at his watch.
"Four minutes and thirty seconds, how bout that?" Sonic said. Everyone cheered and applauded for him. This was his first demonstration of his power and what he can accomplish with it.
It was still early in the mourning and every got to their daily chores. Sonic, being new, had nothing to do, but still he went around and helped everyone out. First he stopped by a group of female mobians consisting of Sally and Bunnie, who were gathering apples from trees. Bunnie would climb up the trees and shake the branches to make the apples fall. There were more trees that they would collect from, but it was to high to climb. Sonic however ran up the higher trees and shook them instead. The females thanked him for it and he moved on.
Later he meets with rotor who was currently fishing at the lake. When he saw that the walrus wasn't having much luck, he decided to give a helping hand. He ran on the lake while reaching down with one hand to grab a fish and throw it on dry land. At the end, there was pile of fish, more than Rotor has ever gathered himself. At first he was a bit surprised, but grateful for Sonic's help.
Sonic then walked and spotted Antoine doing his tiredsome chore of cutting firewood. Sonic decided to tease him by doing a better job. He took some of the wood from the collection and placed them standing up in a straight line. He then performed a spin dash and cut them all in half. Antoine of course wasn't happy by this, believing that it shows how less he is than the hedgehog.
Sonic has helped everyone in Knothole with his abilities, which has built up a reputation that made him accepted and favoured by them all. It was now night time and the village has gathered at a bond fire with cups of hot chocolates. They all had their attention to the hedgehog as he was entertaining everyone with tales of his past adventures. Uncle Chuck, Queen Alicia, and Vanilla were sitting somewhere distant because there was no room, but they didn't mind.
"I must say Sir Charles, it was a wise choice to let your nephew stay with us." The Queen happily said.
"Like I always say Alicia, he is one in a million. And who knows? With him, we might have an advantage in the war." Uncle Chuck replied.
"I certainly hope so." The Queen said.
"So there I was, facing one of the toughest robots old Buttnik cooked up just to get rid of yours truly." Sonic said.
We go back to the hero's past, at the event he was currently telling everyone about. It occurred three years ago, on an uncharted island with an active volcano. There, Sonic was in battle with a large robot in spherical shape, with six mechanical tentacles, each with four claws for grabbing, and the head on top. What made it difficult to defeat was the fact that it's exterior was covered in mobadilum, a rare metal considered to be the most indestructible material, even Sonic couldn't cut through it with his quills. The battle lead to a point where they were both in the volcano, standing on a flat surface of molten rock floating on the lava, entrapping Sonic since he couldn't run on lava. Robotnik was there to watch the battle from his hovering pod.
"I've got you this time rodent. You can't destroy my robot and you can't run from it." Robotnik lead out a sinister laugh as if he has final beaten his opponent.
"How did you win Sonic?" Tails eagerly asked his new hero.
"Simple Tails. I had to use my special weapon, one that's best for a last resort, the hedgehog brain." Sonic said while poking his head with his finger.
"Figured my only option was to get that thing to destroy itself, which was easy enough." Sonic explained.
Back to the past event, Sonic ran and then jumped towards the robot. While in mid-air, Sonic vibrated his body at a speed so intense it affected his molecular state, allowing him to simply go through the robot. Once Sonic got inside, the robot kept piercing through its own body with the claws on it's tentacles. Sonic was sitting comfortably inside while his opponent was only destroying itself. After it was shut down due to the self-made damages, Sonic got out the same way he got in.
"AAAHHH! CURSES!" Robotnik shouted in completed anger before he just flew away.
"Oh please, you expect moi to believe zat you can walk through walls?" Antoine criticised on his story. Sonic didn't say anything. Instead, he got up and walked behind the closest tree.
"Gee, I don't know Ant." Sonic said while walking. He then proved his ability by walking through that tree.
"Do you?" Sonic asked only to mock the coyote's criticism. Everyone was speechless at first, but then they cheered him for that demonstration.
Sally was starting to grow fond of Sonic. She knew that with the way everyone saw him, with his power and experience against Robotnik, they would gain some hope in the war against the tyrant. It was now time for everyone to retire to their huts. At his own, Sonic heard knocking at the door. He opened it and saw that it was Sally who seemed happy to see him.
"Hello Sonic. I'm not bothering you am I? " She asked him.
"Not at all Sal, what's up?" He asked her while he allowed her enter and then closed the door.
"Nothing it's just that…when came here, you did more than just save my life. You've been so kind and generous to everyone, you've been a big help, and you even gave everyone a bit of hope with your stories. I feel like I haven't properly thanked you for any of that." Sally explained.
"Don't worry about it princess, being a hero is what I do." Sonic happily replied.
"Right. Still, I think you deserve this." Sally said. She got close, placed both her hands around the back of his neck and gently pulled him closer so that she can kiss him on the right cheek. This was unexpected, but a reward he would accept any day.
"Thank you." Sally said after the kiss.
"My pleasure princess." Sonic replied with a smile on his face.
"Well, good night." Sally said.
"Good night." Sonic replied as she walked out and made her way to her hut. 'Way to go hedgehog. And you didn't even try.' He thought to himself, admiring the kiss he was rewarded from the beautiful princess of Mobius.
Sonic was sleeping peacefully, until he was having a nightmare. In this nightmare, he was a kid at the age of six. He was in a place full of fire, destruction and carnage, as a result of a swatbot invasion. He saw a group of swatbots turn their attention towards him. He tried to run from them, but he was hit in the back by their lasers, hurting him badly. Forced to go on all four, young Sonic lifted his head up and saw another figure from a distant, a tall blue hedgehog. Sonic lifted his arm in desperate hope to reach out for the other hedgehog's help, but he saw him turn his back and walk away. A swatbot then walks in front the helpless hedgehog, points his laser to him and fires. He rose in fear when he woke up. Realising it was a dream, he dropped his head on the pillow.
Soon, he'll realise that's more than just a dream.