Now, since the spotlight is already on Silver, I'll just keep it there. I do not own Sonic the hedgehog nor any of its characters. Enjoy ^^
Talk
"Are you sure about that?" Blaze asked her silvery furred friend. "I mean, Violett isn't usually the kind of person who talks about her feelings openly."
"Neither are you", Silver responded.
That had the cat shut up and let Amy do her work. Silver had quite a few serious bruises from his fight with Violett and the pink hedgehog started getting annoyed by all the extra work that kept her away from Sonic and was not exactly treating her latest patient gently.
"OUCH!" Silver cried when she tightened a bandage. "Amy could you …?"
The look he was given was enough to have him shut up and Blaze giggled a tiny bit at his almost scared expression. Amy sure could be scary when in a bad mood, but that somehow made her cute as well. They waited for another three minutes until Amy was done treating him, then Silver started walking away.
"Hey, wait up", Blaze cried and ran after him. "Are you really, really, really sure about that? You saw how she was during the fight. She must have been really angry to actually show it." She asked again when she had caught up.
"I'm completely sure about it. If something's wrong, then you just have to talk about it, right?"
Blaze looked at the ceiling in exasperation and sighed deeply. She just couldn't believe her friend sometimes. For some reason that she just couldn't explain, she had to laugh at this.
"You really are naïve", she said.
She said that often, but he never quite understood why. So he just stayed silent, unsure of what to reply as they walked along the halls to Violett's room in silence. It was an uncomfortable silence and both wished that they could somehow break it. But no matter how they wrecked their brains, none of them could find something to say that wouldn't end up awkwardly. Finally, Blaze just stood still, her eyes fixed on the male in front of her.
"What's wrong?" he asked when he noticed that she wasn't following anymore.
"You know, this is kind of a thing between you and Vi. I think I'd better keep out of it. Good luck."
And she was gone before Silver could even react. He just stood there completely perplexed for a few seconds, not moving a single muscle, his eyes glued to the spot where the princess had just stood. Then, images inverted his mind; images of a very angry Violett and he involuntarily shuddered. He was no longer all that determined about visiting her. But he swallowed hard and turned around again, continuing his way to hell's gate.
„Violett, are you in there?"
The purple's ears perked up. Nobody had dared to come to her room up until now. Why, she had never quite understood. She had never forbidden anybody to come and her companions had been looking for her every now and then. But they had never looked for her in her room. Silver was the very first. She hesitated a bit, unsure if she really wanted to talk with him, but it was her own fault for having lost control over her emotions during the fight. Of course he'd ask her what was wrong. With a big gulp, she swallowed all her pride and welcomed him in.
The first thing that Silver saw when he entered was a pair of light blue eyes that reminded him of the sky when covered with very, very thin clouds. Other than that, nothing could be seen for the room was completely dark. It confused Silver a little bit and he really couldn't build himself an opinion about this circumstance.
"Do you want some light?" the soft voice came from somewhere inside the pitch black room.
"That would be nice", Silver said, laughing nervously.
The purple hedgehog fulfilled his wish and the room lit up immediately. The only question was, if having light was so much better. Violett's room was a complete mess. Even though she couldn't have many belongings, they all seemed to be scattered over the floor, making it almost impossible to walk from one end to the other. The hedgehog herself was sitting on her bed, back leaning against the wall, head leaning on her knees and arms wrapped around her legs. The crown that she had lost was lying next to her; heaven knew when she had retrieved it.
"Uhh …" Silver tried to start off. "Are you okay?"
He was ignored.
A bit unsure of what to do, he looked around nervously and tried walking over to the female without stepping on anything. He didn't manage. Instead, he used his telekinesis to heave himself into the air, landing safely and softly next to Violett. She didn't react and just stared into space. That behavior confused Silver and erased all the possible starts for a conversation that he had put into his mind. For a while, the two just sat next to each other in uncomfortable silence.
The male's eyes darted around Violett's room, scanning all the objects lying on the floor. There were a few clothes, some pencils, a lot of paper, a few empty water bottles, a huge amount of books and a few other things as well. It looked as if she had had a fit of rage and had thrown around everything she possessed. And immediately, an idea came into Silver's mind.
"Should I help you clean up?" he asked and let a few things float.
A few other things floated into the air and Silver was a hundred percent sure that he was not the one doing that.
"I could do that on my own if I wanted to", Violett finally said and all the things that were not in Silver's telekinesis dropped back to the floor.
"So … you want your room to look that way?" Silver asked skeptically and let the things he kept floating drop back to the floor as well. He had forgotten that he was no longer the only one who possessed this ability.
The female nodded and Silver looked at her, not quite understanding what was going on in her mind. On the other hand, Blaze seemed to be the only one who was able to at least guess what she was thinking.
"I like chaos", Violett said quietly. "I feel comfortable in it."
There was another long and uncomfortable silence and no matter how Silver wrecked his brain, he could not find any comment to that. Judging by the fact that Violett was a rather quiet person, he had always thought that she would be very tidy. How that idea came to be, he didn't know, but even now, when she had said that she liked chaos, it seemed to be a contradiction in itself.
At some point, Silver gave up on pondering about it and decided to find another topic to talk about. He didn't have to think at all since his mouth blurted out a question before his mind even managed to comprehend that he had asked something.
"How come you can use telekinesis as well?"
Violett didn't react for a long time. She just kept sitting there, her eyes fixed on something that was never there. The longer she stayed silent, the more Silver regretted his question and the more nervous and anxious he became. And then, just when he thought that the mage would never answer him, she finally started speaking.
"One of my ancestors had this power and I inherited it", she answered.
"So … does that make you … you know … like me?"
That question didn't come out of nowhere. For the biggest part of his life, Silver had been a kind of outcast. It started with his looks; the weird hairstyle that just wouldn't grow in a different manner and the unnatural color of his eyes and fur. That alone had always separated him from other people. Then there was the fact that he had no family, that he had never met any other hedgehogs, that the chaos emeralds reacted to him and of course, his powers. It had always been a burden in his life and it had always made him feel lonely. Even during his travels with Shadow he had always felt this way. The only one who had been able to alleviate those feelings had been Blaze, but they never quite disappeared. And now, thanks to the encounter of a certain pink, noisy, strong, overwhelmingly passionate and very cute hedgehog, he had suddenly found himself in the middle of an entire ship full of extraordinary creatures. And one of them, the one sitting next to him that very moment, just so happened to share his power. The hopes of finding somebody that was like him, that would maybe even know something about where he came from and who he was, was higher than it had ever been before.
"It's quite complicated", Violett answered. "You and I have more in common than you could ever imagine and yet, were are nothing alike."
That brought Silver to a completely new level of confusion. Wasn't having things in common and being similar one and the same thing? And why did he even ponder about that? After fourteen years, he finally got to know someone who might be able to answer some of the questions that had tortured him ever since he was born. He didn't have time to try and make sense out of a magician's strange way of thinking.
"Then can you at least tell me why I have those powers?" He asked, his voice revealing just a little bit of the desperation he felt deep inside his heart. "Can you tell me why they were given to me of all people? And what do they have to do with me and my origins?"
There was no reaction, at least no visible one. Violett was just sitting there, arms wrapped around her legs and forehead resting against her knees. Since there was no longer a crown to hold back her long spines, they fell forward, hiding her face from the silvery hedgehog's view. If only he were able to see her face, maybe he could find an answer somewhere in there.
"Please", he tried again, his voice no more than a whisper. "If there's anything you know, then please tell me. I need to know who I am and where I come from."
Incredibly slowly, as if she every single move took her all the energy she possessed, Violett lifted her head. And when her spines slid away and her face was revealed, all air escaped out of Silver's lungs as if punched right into his guts. There were tears in Violett's light blue orbs and her cheeks were flushed.There was a longing in her eyes, a kind of wish, so strong that Silver was completely overwhelmed, unable to do anything else but to stare right back into them.
"I …" she started, but shut her mouth immediately. "You …" she tried again, but before another sound could escape her lips, Violett shut them tight.
After that, she opened her mouth and closed it again, repeating that a few times while her eyes darted between his own and the bed, as if fighting with herself to make a decision. Still entranced by that outburst of emotions, Silver was completely unable to react. Never had he seen her behave like that and he was sure that none of his teammates had seen her like this either. In fact, he wondered if even Blaze had ever seen her friend this emotional. And again, a very familiar question bubbled up in Silver's head; why him? Why was it that he was the only one who could bring forth the girl's hidden emotions? Violett knew. She knew from the very moment she had first laid her eyes on him, but to Silver, it almost unexplainable … almost. It was the need for an explanation that had a weird, yet not so incredible theory build up in his head.
"SILVER!"
"Huh?!"
Silver blinked thrice and stared right into the face of the purple hedgehog. There was a soft and gentle smile on her lips and she looked at him with what seemed to be honest concern. Every sign of tears were gone and so was the flush that had tainted her cheeks just moments ago. The change came so suddenly that Silver was no longer sure if Violett showing emotion had been real or just a trick of his mind.
Violett looked back into space, although the gentle smile never left her face. Her façade was up and running perfectly again, Silver noticed.
"I'm not used to being around people", Violett started. "I pretty much grew up in Isolation, trained by one of the most powerful seers in all twelve dimensions. I was trained day and night, physically and mentally and whenever anybody but my master fought against me, I would win without even breaking into sweat. I became so used to this power that I was devastated the first time I lost against Lupa."
"Lupa?" Silver asked.
"That's right, you don't know about her yet, do you?"
And Violett told her companion everything she had told the others. She told him about the twelve dimensions, the dimensional items, about Lupa's story, about what she thought her goal was and about the consequences it would have if she were to succeed. And as she talked and explained, Silver's became quiet and determination started burning in his eyes while all his insecurity left.
"We have to stop her", he said importantly. "We have to stop her or there'll be no future. The future I grew up in, it would cease to exist!"
"That's exactly why we're all here, but let me finish my story. After all, you came here to cheer me up, right?"
Silver's entire face went completely blank as he remembered the reason he had gone looking for the purple furred mage in the first place. The incredulous look that followed made Violett giggle just a little bit and she went on talking to distract him.
"When I lost against Lupa, my entire world turned upside down, but she beat me so often by now, that I'm pretty much used to it. But even after all my travels, Lupa and my Master Pythia were the only ones who had ever beaten me."
"And why are you telling me all this?" Silver asked.
"Silver, have you ever been trained?" Violett asked. "Have you ever systematically worked on your powers? Have you trained combat hour after hour, day after day? Do you even have a clue how exactly your powers work?"
Those questions sounded like an accusation and Silver didn't dare talking, so he just shook his head. But Violett had long known the answer she would get.
"And yet, I almost lost against you. I, who am supposed to belong to the top class of mages and who has trained day and night ever since I was born, was this close to losing to a complete rookie."
A bitter laugh escaped the mage's throat and Silver looked to the ground, unsure of what to think about this.
"It made me realize how weak I actually am", Violett went on. "If Amy would be able to call upon her power as freely as you do, I wouldn't be able to tell if I was the one who'd stand victorious after battle. If Sonic was on your level, I wouldn't stand a chance. And if you had only one year, one single year of the training that I have had during the last fourteen years, you would have been the one to win back there, not me."
"That must be really frustrating", Silver said quietly. "No wonder you became so angry."
"I am very sorry for having lost control out there. I have yet to learn how to react in situations that involve people other than the ones I grew up with."
"Uh … no problem", Silver said, a tiny little bit freaked out at the mage's sudden politeness. "So, Sonic has powers as well? I mean, aside from his super speed."
"Yes, he does", Violett answered. "But it hasn't awakened yet and it doesn't look like it'll happen anytime soon. But what I really admire is your power. Or rather, it's the strength of your power. Telekinesis is a quite common power, but yours is special."
"How's that?" Silvers asked.
"I've never seen telekinesis so strong", the purple female said. "I can't even begin to comprehend its limits. In fact, I do wonder if there are any. I've never, ever heard about telekinesis in itself taking form. And even though you can use your power better than the others use theirs, I'm pretty sure that you've only begun to see the possibilities in using it."
"Really? Can you teach me to use it?"
"Me? My telekinesis is too weak to vary the way of using it, so I have no experience with it."
"Then what am I supposed to do?"
"I don't know. Use your imagination. It's your only limit."
It was another sentence that Silver didn't understand. But just as he opened his mouth to ask what Violett had meant with her words, Tails popped into the room. He was breathing heavily and his eyes were wide with excitement. For a second he just stood there, staring at the violet female.
"Vi," he huffed, "you have to come see this …"
Ooooohhhh … excitement, excitement. What is awaiting Silver and Vi? Wonders, wonders. Just wait till the next chapter. I already have it finished, so it shouldn't take too long. I'll say just so much; the plot will start to thicken again.
Hbee 16, you wondered what had happened in Violett's past? She just revealed a tiny bit of it. Of course you shan't forget that this is only a glimpse. Oh, I can't wait to get to the part where it's all revealed. Same with Sonic and Amy, SQUEEEEL *-*
Please review, you would make me very, very happy ^^
Next chapter: Fateful Encounter
"Now tell me, why would any ice magician live in an environment of incredible humid heat?"
And finally, after what seemed like an eternity, 8 huge winged creatures appeared out of the trees, speeding high into the air.
"Hey guys, am I dreaming?" Sonic asked.
"Unless we're sharing the same dream, I'd say you're awake", Espio answered.
As the next new voice entered the hall, everybody went dead silent and stopped eating and drinking. And everybody, except for Aria and the members of the Sonic team, bowed deeply. Behind the empress was a creature more magnificent than what anybody had ever seen