Disclaimer: I do not own the following: Sonic the hedgehog, Dragonball Z, Prince of Persia (the Dagger of time), Batman (the car looks like the Bat-Mobil), Pok'emon (Lugia's ocarina); (I will add more when the time comes.)

Claimer: Bakuda I own. Bakuda was a 'spur-of-the-moment' name a friend and I created for an online game in 1999. I used the name for every game/story character ever since. If you spot anything that may be discreetly connected to another Anime/book/TV show, ECT, it is purely coincidence and not intentional.

Bakuda got up off the ground and looked at his sleeping brother; "Let him sleep…" he thought as he walked to the dining room to talk to Chuck about this but he found that everyone was sitting around him reading a letter aloud; "Dear Sonic, Tails and Shadowfox, we invite you to the black cherry ball held tomorrow as the guests of honour, we hope to see you there. Signed 'The president'," Chuck finished as he noticed Bakuda enter the room, Chris came up to him; "Bakuda, you have just been invited as a guest of honour! And we get to go too! Isn't that great?" he said happily but noticed that Sonic was in the room also so he explained the situation to Sonic;, after Sonic heard of the news he asked what day it was, regardless of that Chris told him it was tomorrow… after Chris reminded him again Sonic closed his eyes and shrugged; "Cant make it," he said simply to everyone's confusion; "What do you mean? What are you doing?" Chuck asked to Sonic and he replied with an explanation of how he met a girl in a wheelchair that wanted to go to an island that her father had promised to go to but never found the time to do so… Amy walked up to him angrily; "Sonic! You will take me to this party if you like it or not!" she screeched, but Bakuda stood in her way; "It is Sonic's decision, if it was for a selfish reason, I would stop him going… but he is fulfilling a girls dream to go to a island that she has never been taken to by her father, Sonic's reason is noble and I stand by him…" he stated looking into Amy's eyes with his own.

Amy stopped for a second before advancing again; "I don't care about this girl! She will not stop MY dream to go out with Sonic! Anyway, I thought we told you not to interfere with our arguments! I bet your father was too lazy to teach you any manners! I bet he was just a lazy bum!" she said with her hammer drawn which had been repaired… somehow… and tried to 'persuade' Sonic to go with her, but Bakuda got in her way again with his fur slightly darkening; "You know nothing of my father!" he shouted as his fur darkened even further and even his pupils disappeared and his eyes completely turned gold, Amy stepped back; "Bakuda? What's happening to you?!" she asked scared and continued to step back as his fur turned completely black, he turned his golden eyes on her; "You have been a pain ever since I met you… you must be eliminated," he shouted in a demonic voice and charged at her, he launched a kick at her head but was intercepted by Sonic's spin dash; "Bakuda! What's wrong with you!?" he yelled and tried to restrain him but was punched out the window!

Sonic did a back flip and landed on the grass outside, he stared at Bakuda with hate in his eyes; "I just knew you would turn on us one day!" he yelled as he Spindashed and launched himself at the blackened fox but Bakuda raised his arm and Sonic was struck by a telepathic blast that sent his flying backwards and into a tree, Chuck and the others were watching the fight from the window when Chuck realised something; "Isn't that Bakuda's dark form?!" he asked aloud and Chris got a better look; "I think it is Chuck, we first saw that at the stadium, remember?" he looked down to Amy and Cream, Amy nodded and turned back to the fight; "But I thought he needed the full moon for the transformation…" she said before Chuck cut her off; "Amy, you made him mad by what you said and Bakuda's dark side took over by his anger, when Bakuda suffers anger by noble reasons, he gains tremendous powers but when it he is angered by non-noble reasons or by a heartless person, I believe that his dark side takes over!" he concluded and Amy then countered; "You think I am heartless?!" she asked with her hammer drawn but the memory came back to her…

Flashback

"I bet your father was too lazy to teach you any manners! I bet he was just a useless bum!"

End Flashback

Amy looked down; "I guess I was a bit rash," she admitted then started watching the fight again. Sonic was running circles around Bakuda but Bakuda did not seem to be phased at all by this, he lifted one hand and Sonic stopped running immediately for Bakuda had used telekinesis to lift him off the ground, Bakuda had also froze him in place; "Sonic, your weak… plain and simple… weak, who could ever look up to you when you cant even defend against a nine year old," he taunted as Bakuda punched Sonic in the face which resulted in a black eye. Sonic looked at Bakuda in hate; "You are a coward, I bet that came from your father… he was probably a drunkard! or maybe from your brother Gohan, I am willing to bet he was a no-good punk!" he smirked as Bakuda punched him in the mouth to shut him up, Bakuda was about to punch him again when a hand gripped his own, Bakuda looked up angrily and saw Vegeta was holding his arm tightly!

Vegeta gripped harder; "What do you think you are doing brat! What would your father think if he saw you like this?!" he shouted at him, Bakuda's fur turned slightly lighter; "He forgot about me! I don't care anymore!" he shouted back but Vegeta didn't seem phased by this, he only gripped harder which made Bakuda wince in pain and Sonic dropped to the ground because Bakuda's focus wasn't on him anymore…

Vegeta snarled; "And what of your brothers! Gohan and Tails! They would be ashamed to see you like this! A mindless brute instead of a proud Saiyan warrior! Even the Namek is disappointed in you brat!" he spat as he shook Bakuda roughly and Bakuda's eyes turned back to normal and tears rolled down his face; "You don't know anything! Everyone forgot about me… I have no one!" he cried nearly chocking on his tears… his fur now completely normal… Vegeta lowered himself to the ground next to him; "You have me," he said softly as Bakuda cried on his shoulder, then Vegeta suddenly disappeared as Sonic charged at Bakuda holding a Power ring in his hand and struck Bakuda in the stomach!

Sonic uncurled himself and stared in disgust as Bakuda coughed up blood and lay crying on the ground; "Pathetic! You call yourself a warrior! You don't need this!" he grabbed Bakuda's dragonball from around Bakuda's neck, spat where Bakuda lay crying and turned back to the house before he was sent flying backwards!

Sonic steadied himself and looked in astonishment as he realised Tanaka was the one that hit him! Tanaka picked up the now unconscious Bakuda and carried him back to the house but stopped halfway; "Sonic! Before you attack someone again, it would be best if you get all the facts! One. Bakuda is not in control in his dark form, Two. Did you forget already that Bakuda is still a child that doesn't have anyone to look after him?! Tails is only family he has got right now!" Tanaka shouted at him, Sonic stared at Tanaka in shock; he never raised his voice at anyone before… not anyone… not even Eggman! Sonic was about to reply before Tanaka cut him off; "Also, when we get back inside, give him back the Dragonball! It is the only thing he has to remember his father by! He may be strong but he is still a child that needs his father! You are a disgrace Sonic the hedgehog!" he shouted as he took Bakuda back inside and took him to his room, he laid Bakuda down on the bed and started to treat his cuts that Sonic had dealt to him, everyone but Sonic entered the room and crowded around his bed. Chris looked at the shacking fox in pity; "He is just nine years old… he shouldn't be dealing with this…did you hear what Bakuda was screaming about? 'He forgot about me' and 'I have no one'… poor guy…" he said as Chuck put his hand on Bakuda's head; "Yes Chris, I think that Bakuda is keeping a secret inside of him that is tearing him apart from the inside…" he said as Bakuda started crying in his sleep and murmured; "I want my daddy…"

Sonic was just outside the door and was listening in on the conversation; "Man…he got separated from his father and when we found him he was buried in snow… how long was he there? Did his father abandon him? He is only a kid! How could someone do that?! I think Bakuda knows that his father forgot him… but he still idolises his father through this thing" he thought as he examined the dragonball; "Wait a minute… what if his mother did it?! That makes sense… since his father loves him but his mother doesn't, his mother left him there to fend for himself and probably told his father that he was just lost somewhere…" he concluded as he walked into the room, everyone turned to the hedgehog and stared at him; "Hey… I just wanted to give him this…" he said to everyone as he put the dragonball on the bedside table, he turned to Bakuda and touched his arm but Bakuda recoiled, as if knowing that he was there…

Sonic turned around and told everyone his theory and mostly everyone seemed to agree to this until; "That isn't it Sonic…" Tails said as he entered the room, Sonic gasped; "Tails! How long have you been there?!" he asked surprised, Tails shrugged; "Long enough, anyway, I know Bakuda's secret and he will tell you when he is ready… but I will say this, his entire family doesn't remember who he is... and he is quite upset about it… he was taken from his family by force…" he said as he crawled onto the bed and sat next to Bakuda. Sonic's eyes grew wide; "Did he tell you all this?" he asked, Tails nodded then went to sleep next to Bakuda… Sonic looked at the sleeping Kitsunes; "Both so young… but both have gone through hell and back…" he said softly as he scratched behind Tail's ear, some people nodded then left them in peace…

Bakuda looked around and found that he was dreaming, he was in the same familiar darkness, he looked at his feet and sat down on the floor. He remembered some things that happened when he transformed but not all of it, yet he still remembered what Vegeta had said; "He's right… I do have him… and Piccolo and Tails… but that still doesn't mean that I don't miss my dad; I want to tell him that I am okay but all he will see is a stranger! Why me…" he said softly. Tails walked up behind him; "Hey, Bakuda… you okay?" he asked placing his hand on Bakuda's shoulder, Bakuda turned to him then looked back at his shoes; "Hi Tails… I guess I miss my family… that's all…" he said still looking down.

Tails sighed; "Yeah, I know how you feel… I wish that sometimes I could see my family but I knew that it was impossible since they were dead… but you do have a family, but they don't know who you are..." he said also looking down. Bakuda looked at Tails then a small smile appeared on his face; "That is what makes it so painful, but I still have you, Vegeta and Piccolo… so I will never be alone as long as I have you guys…" he said as he got up; "Thanks Tails, but I think we should get ready for this party that we have to go to…" he said and Tails ears shot up; "Party? We are going to a party?! Yay!" he shouted as he bounced up and down, Bakuda looked at his brother in amusement; "How can this ball of fluff have so much sprit?" he asked himself as they both 'woke'

Tails instantly bounded up off the bed and jumped into the cupboard to try and him something suitable for the party when he realised that Bakuda was struggling; "Bakuda?" he asked uncertainly as he approached him, Bakuda turned his head in Tails direction and fell back onto the bed; "I'm fine… okay, I am a bit beat up… it looks like I wont be going to any party like this…" he admitted as he groaned in discomfort, he cuts on his chest stung and the bandages limited his movement. Bakuda sighed; "Tails, you get ready for the party, you have a good time…" he said closing his eyes and trying to get back to sleep, Tails came over and started shacking him softly; "I cant hurt that bad! Come on! You can bare it!" he whined as Bakuda reopened his eyes; "It isn't the point that I can bare it or not, if I don't stay still, the wounds won't heal properly…" he explained as Tails thought for a moment then nodded in understanding; "But I don't want to go if your not…" he complained but Bakuda pressed him; "Tails you are the only guest of honour that is able to go, no buts!" he said closing his eyes again.

Tails pouted then left the room, he went outside and found Sonic was lying on the roof again, he did this often; "Hey Sonic!" Tails yelled, Sonic opened his eyes and sat up from his lying position. Tails flew up to Sonic and sat next to him; "Hey Tails, that was a short nap… how is Bakuda? He doesn't hate me does he?" he asked the golden kit, Tails shook his head; "No, Bakuda only hates those who hurts others for their own personal gain… but you should apologize, I heard you talking to him about his family… that was mean, he was seriously hurt by you… not physical, even though he is in pain because of that… but he is emotional pain too, he cant see his family because they don't remember him because of a curse… the only way to reverse it is to gather the Dragonballs… it hurt him when you took his Dragonball from him…" Tails explained to the shocked hedgehog; "His family forgot him?! Who placed this curse?" he asked with a fire in his eyes.

Tails shock his head; "The same person that left him in the snow… Bakuda did not know him until he did it…" Tails said looking at the sky. Sonic sighed; "I guess that solves the mystery why he said that everyone forgot about him… I'm going to apologize," he said and leapt off the roof and onto the pavement, he walked slowly inside and he dodged around Tanaka who sent him a piercing gaze. Sonic entered the room and found Bakuda breathing slowly as if asleep, Sonic approached him slowly but without opening his eyes, Bakuda spoke; "Here to hurt me more Sonic?" he asked opening his eyes slowly but only halfway, he tried turn his head to Sonic's direction but cringed in pain. Sonic sat on a stool next to the bed; "No, I am here to apologize for hurting you… both physically and mentally…" he admitted as Bakuda's head turned very slightly in his direction; "What do you know?" he asked slowly. Sonic lowered his gaze to his feet; "Just that you were separated from your family and they don't remember you because of a curse…" he answered slowly. Bakuda sighed; "Thanks Tails, you were able to tell them something that tells them more who I am without exposing me completely… I didn't know he had it in you…" he thought smiling on the inside at his brother's wit. Bakuda nodded; "Yeah, it hurts knowing that you know them as your family but they know you as a stranger…" he murmured and felt a tear fall down his cheek.

Sonic looked at the poor fox; "I am sorry for attacking you, taking your Dragonball and insulting your family," Sonic said looking into Bakuda's eyes, Bakuda glanced back; "Okay… just remember that I am sensitive in that area and I ask that no one brings it up again," he said as his stomach rumbled, Sonic grinned; "Your appetite hasn't changed I see, I will get Ella for you," he said before Bakuda called him back; "Sonic? Can you help me into a sitting position?" he asked, Sonic grinned; "Sure," he replied as he helped Bakuda slowly sit up against the bed, Bakuda smiled and thanked him but Sonic had one more question; "Bakuda? Why don't you use that ocarina?" he asked slowly, Bakuda raised his eyebrows; "how do you know about the ocarina?" he asked surprised.

Sonic shrugged; "Amy told me, it should heal you right? I will get your sword for you…" he said before Bakuda cut him off; "It won't work Sonic… I need energy to call it here and I can barely talk, let alone summon… and no one can lift it but me…" he said bitterly and laid back on the bed breathing slowly, Sonic nodded grimly and went to go fetch Ella. Ella, whop made a complete recovery, had been shocked of what Sonic did but was more upset with Amy for insulting his family in the first place, it was Hammer Vs. Frying pan for awhile until Tails shredded both weapons in half with his sword, after that little episode, Ella and Amy entered the room with a large amount of food that made Bakuda's day…