Act 2-8: Revelation
Sonic's POV
It had been about a week since Shadow outright abounded us. To be honest, everything just got worse after that point.
Not only did everyone still hate us, but our spirit just went down. Knuckles became more closed off to everyone around him, Tails had a hard time focusing, and Silver was now Cardin's number one victim. As for me...well, I really wasn't feelin that well. No matter what I did, not matter what I tried, I just kept on thinking that everything that occurred was my fault.
Since Shadow left, our team just decided to take his room. I'm pretty sure that team RWBY didn't want to see our faces anytime soon. Same goes with team JNPR.
Long story short, our situation was worst case. Nobody trusted us anymore, our most powerful abandoned us, and we lost two Chaos Emeralds in one day. Just great.
On a side note, today was the day that students from other academies came over for the Vytal Festival. I heard that a lot of teams had decided to explore the city since classes were canceled for today. My team would have also gone if we weren't so depressed. I decided to spend my day in the dorm, where nobody could bother me.
Which was proven wrong when somebody knocked on the door.
"I'm not in the mood right now," I stated.
Another knock.
"Seriously, go away," I added.
A third knock.
I got up from my bed and walked towards the door. "What part of 'do not disturb' do you not under-" I stopped myself when I opened the door. "-stand."
The person was Ruby.
"Hey," the crimson haired girl greeted.
"Oh, uh, hey Ruby. Wasn't expecting you here," I said. "Can't help but notice your team isn't here."
"Well, Weiss and Blake are having this big argument about the White Fang, and Yang's there to stop from hurting each other."
"An argument, huh? I know I wouldn't wanna be near one, let alone one with Weiss. So, does your big sis know where you are?"
Ruby shook her head. "I told her I was going to make some upgrades to Crescent Rose as an excuse. I don't think she would have let me leave if she knew I was going to talk to you."
That I could believe. Yang was part of the many people that no longer trusted us. Ruby was probably the only one that still trusted me.
"Could I, um..."
"Oh! Sure thing," I opened up the door so Ruby could enter. We both saw down at the foot of my bed. "So, why did ya wanna see me?"
"It's, well, it's about..." Ruby let out a deep breath.
"...It's about me isn't it? How I'm keeping you all in the dark."
She nodded. I could tell just by looking at her what she wanted.
The truth.
Even after Forever Fall, even after Metallix caused everyone to lose trust in me and my team, Ruby was the only one that didn't turn their back on me. All the kid wanted was the truth, and it kinda seemed like she was beggin for it.
And if I'm gonna be honest, sayin no to Ruby was really difficult.
"You really wanna know, don't ya?" I asked. "The truth, I mean."
Ruby nodded again.
I took a deep breath. No going back now.
"Alright then, here goes," I said. "The truth is...I'm not from around here."
Ruby's POV
I gave Sonic a blank look. "What do you mean by that? You already told me you're not from Vale, so does that you're from-"
"No, not like that," Sonic interrupted. "I'm not from another kingdom. I'm not even from a small town."
"So where are you from?"
"A completely different world."
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I burst into laughter. "You're funny! Like, really funny!"
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"That WAS a joke, right?"
Sonic shook his head. "Ya see, I come from a world called Mobius, completely different from Remnant. There's no Grimm, no aura, no Dust, no Huntsman or Huntresses. There aren't even any kingdoms."
I was completely shocked. I couldn't even begin to imagine a world without Grimm or aura of Huntresses!
"How do I know you're telling the truth?" I asked.
"Didn't you ever find it weird how you never heard of the Chaos Emeralds until you met me?" Sonic asked. "Or how me and my friends don't look like other Faunus? Or even why I didn't know what an Aura or semblance was?"
"...But what about your speed!? That has to be a semblance! And what about your quills and hedgehog like appearance!?"
Sonic shook his head again. "That's just natural. As for why I look like a hedgehog, I don't think I need to tell you that one."
What did that mean?
...Wait. Was he saying that he was a...
"...You're...an actual hedgehog..."
He nodded. "Speaking of which, my real full name is Sonic the Hedgehog, but that's more of a title than a full name."
"..." I was not expecting that at all. My first real friend at Beacon, the guy that was like a boy version of me...was a hedgehog.
...That was so cool!
"Wait, does that mean that you're teammates are also...animals like you?" I asked.
"Yup. Tails is a two tailed fox, Knuckles is an echidna, and Shadow and Silver are also hedgehogs like me."
I was going to ask what an echidna was, but Sonic continued talking.
"Anyway, while my world doesn't have the stuff yours does, that doesn't mean it's super peaceful?"
"Why not? A world without Grimm sure sounds great."
"Well, we have something worse than Grimm, or rather someone. There's this guy called Dr. Eggman who's absolutely obsessed with world domination. He's got an IQ of about 300, give or take, and has been trying to take over my world for the past seven years."
"So why hasn't he?"
Sonic pointed to himself. "You're looking at the reason."
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"No way."
"Yes way. I'm the world hero of Mobius."
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I pulled Sonic into a really, really tight hug. "OhmygodthatissocoolIcan'tbelieveI'veactuallymetaherothisisthebestday!"
"Can't...breath..." Sonic managed to say.
"Oh, sorry!" I quickly let go of the hedgehog. "It's just, I can't believe I actually met a legendary hero like you!"
"Well, I wouldn't exactly say I'm legendary, but I have gone toe to toe with gods."
I cracked up. "Now you're just making stuff up."
"I wish. But I'll admit, I did have a little help from the Chaos Emeralds."
"You've actually gathered all seven?"
Sonic proudly nodded. "Multiple times at that. I've even used their powers when necessary. I would tell you what they do, but I don't wanna spoil the surprise."
"I can't wait!"
"Me too, but...there's another reason I kinda need 'em."
"Which is?"
"Ya see, about a week before I met you, I was raiding Eggman's base under the belief that he was makin some kind of secret weapon. Turns out it was a trick, and I got sent here along with the Chaos Emeralds."
"...Oh." That made a lot of sense. No wonder he wanted to find the Chaos Emeralds; all he wanted was to get back home. "So, why did you keep it a secret?"
"I really didn't wanna," Sonic admitted. "After I got here, I met this guy. Guess he must've pieced together that I as from a different world and told me to use a disguise. And since I was figured out that I was on another world, I just went along with it. I mean, would ya believe if I just outright told ya I was from another universe."
I thought about the question for a moment. "I don't think I would."
"Exactly. But now I don't think it was the best choice. I mean, look at what happened: Metallix took the energy of two Chaos Emeralds, Shadow ditched us to hunt down Metallix and try to restore those emeralds, and nobody at Beacon trusts my team anymore. I just feel like this is all my fault, ya know?" Sonic looked down towards the ground after that last part.
"I don't think it's your fault," I said.
The hedgehog slowly raised his head. "Ya don't?"
I shook my head. "You can't blame yourself for things you can't control. You didn't have any idea that Metallix thing would show up, and it's not like everyone will say made at you forever."
"...Thanks kid. I appreciate it." Sonic gave a thumbs up.
"Soooooooo, what now?" I asked.
"You should probably head back to your dorm," Sonic suggested. "I don't want your teammates to start worryin about where you."
"Okay." I got up from my seat and walked towards the door.
"Hey Rubes," the hedgehog said.
"Yeah?"
"Thanks for still trusting me."
I smiled. "Thanks for being my friend." And with that, I closed the door.
I don't know why, but whenever I looked at Sonic, I felt like I was looking at an alternate me.
STAGE CLEAR
TOTAL EMBLEMS: 20