No Brotherly Love

Keep Your Friends Close…

Sonics POV:

It's been eight hours since I had escaped from the grasp of G.U.N, and now, I was stuck in the middle of no where, in a desert under the scorching sun. Never had I been so bloody hot. The air was so hot that it tasted of dust, or that was because of the sandstorm I was going through. Either way, it sucked donkey balls.

I needed to find shelter, this storm was getting worse and my awareness was deteriorating. I looked to my hand, which was shielding my eyes from the ridiculous amount of sand flying around me, and I could see my vision blurring. I was becoming very light headed as I felt my legs give way beneath me. I tried to look up, but was greeted with a cloud of sand to my face. Doing my best to spit the grains of sand from my mouth, I fell on my face and slowly lost consciousness.

Fortunately, someone found me…

When I began to stir, I looked around trying to get an idea of where I was. I could hear the sandstorm still going on outside as the angered wind tried to break through the planks of wood which sealed the windows. The walls were made of rock, and it seemed to be eroding as I could see chunks missing in some areas. There was no source of light other than that peering through the windows and chips in the ceiling.

I looked to where my body had been resting and saw that it too was rock, with only blankets making it even slightly comfortable. All the blankets had colourful patterns, which seemed Native American. This gave me more of a clue as to where I was…still in the desert.

As I finished studying my surroundings, the front 'door' opened, the door being pieces of wood tied together by rope. I stared towards the entrance and saw a stranger before me. He had a scarf to protect his face. It covered every inch of his face, 'cept his eyes. He was also wearing a sleeveless jacket with a torn shirt under it and rugged pants, his shoes were no better. I looked to his hand and saw a sack carrying some items inside it.

He looked to me, and then where to I was looking, at the sack. "You have reason to be worried hedgehog." He warned. "The government is looking for you, placing a bounty on your head. You do right to be wary of me, because for all you know I carry a weapon inside this." He continued, holding the sack up to show me and then bringing it back down. He had a Russian accent, which sounded middle aged.

He walked towards a table at the end of the bed. I sat up as he did so, rubbing the back of my neck. "So…who are you, might I ask?"

He scoffed at this and replied, "I would think that your first question would be how you got here. But answering you question, I am the person that saved your sorry ass, you wouldn't have lasted any longer without my help."

I nodded before asking him another question, one he saw coming. "How did I, you know, get here?"

"Now you ask the predicted question." He nodded as he grabbed a chair and sat down in it, kicking his feet up on the end of the bed. "I carried you, obviously. As you can see, I have no other way of transportation."

I sat forward. "What's a guy like you doing out here?"

He raised his hands into the air, as if to say it was obvious. "Isn't it obvious?" See. "I was sent here by your mother-in-law."

"My…mother-in-law?" I asked not only him, but myself. Then I remembered Alicia. I slapped my forehead and said, "Oh yeah! Now I remember."

"Her father doesn't approve of you." He said picking his nails.

I looked towards the stranger. "Whose father?"

He stopped picking at the dirt under his nails and shrugged. "Alicia or Amy, whatever you call her. Her father thinks you will fulfil your destiny."

"My…destiny?"

He shook his head. "You clearly didn't listen in school."

"School?" I joked.

He thought I was serious until he saw the smile on my face, and he to smiled. "Funny, very funny. Okay smart guy, I think it's time for your 'proper' wedding."

I was confused. "I thought I already…?"

His smile grew wider as mine disappeared. "Well, in a way yes, but you need to do it according to the lords of light's rules. So I am going to take you to the ceremony, to your love."

"Alicia?" I spurted out.

He leaned away from me. "Yes her."

I shook my head and asked, "How?"

He smirked. "Travel Orb."

"What?"

He shrugged and smiled. "The fastest way to get around, other than your legs. But this isn't a destination we're going to; this is a realm, the realm of light. And I'm the gatekeeper. So have your ticket ready…" He reached into the sack and pulled out a bright blue orb, which was so bright it nearly blinded me. He then continued his sentence, "…and enjoy your stay." He latched his hand onto me as we disappeared from the world, and entered another.

Unbeknownst to us, G.U.N was outside; ready to raid the shack/hut for their target…me. The fox lady stepped out of a jeep, pulling her shades from her eyes as the squad commander approached her. "The team is ready ma'am. Awaiting your order?" She remained silent, but gave him thumbs up as a signal to go. The commander reached to his earpiece and said, "We have a green light! Enter the building and secure blue wind! I repeat, enter the building and secure blue wind!"

As he finished his sentence, the raid team bashed through the door, guns raised and went from room to room, yelling clear in each one. One of the members of the team exited the building and shook his head to the commander and fox lady. The fox placed her shades once again in front of her firm eyes. The commander tried to apologize for the operation being a failure, but the fox agent had already re-entered her jeep. She looked to the driver and said, "Let's go." She then turned behind her, facing a passenger in the back seat. "I'm afraid your usefulness has run its course."

The figure then shouted, "But you promised you'd give me the cure if I followed him and told you where he was!"

The fox agent shrugged and replied, "This'll teach you to betray your old friend." She pulled a gun from her side, aiming it at the figure, who quickly tried to escape the car. He opened the door, but was shot before he made another move. His lifeless body dropped into the sand, which was now stained in blood. The fox lady turned to the driver, holstering her gun. "Drive, the wind will shut the door." She ordered. The driver nodded and drove.

The lifeless body in the sand was none other than the old friend and rival of Sonic The Hedgehog. The body was also that of the protector of the master emerald. The person who betrayed Sonic was now lying in the sand, dead. The traitor was none other than Knuckles The Echidna.