Disclaimer: I only own Garion, Rolm, the girl, and the character I'm about
to introduce now. I do not own Sonic, Tails, or the others. Get it?
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The gray and white fox stood looking with disbelief at the ocean. There it was. How could it be able to see it, especially from the mainland? He shook his head and cleared his head of such questions. He knew his first priority was to get onto the island.
~~~~~FLASHBACK
Eight years ago my life was upside-down. I was five then. Back then I was picked on all the time for being so serious and quiet. All I wanted was to be left alone. Back then I was an orphan, just another kid who had been abandoned by his parents. But back then I wasn't a fox, either.
"Get him!" A big kid yelled as he pointed at me.
I turned and ran away from the group. They were after me again. I tripped and fell to the ground, and in a moment they were all on top of me in a big pile-up.
"Ouch... Please... Leave me alone..." I begged.
"Kids! Dinner!" A voice yelled from the orphanage.
"Food! Let's eat!" They all yelled as they ran back. I just laid there on the ground. I was crying. I was so weak back then. I remember being sore all over and wishing there were another way... any way... to get out of the life I was in. I remember a huge dark purple portal opening in front of me. I sniffed and walked into it, never looking back.
I remember being in a dark place for a long time. Thoughts passed through my head as I just say there in the darkness, waiting for something to happen. I wished that I were out of that life. I wished that I were someone different. Someone who wouldn't be picked on all the time and wouldn't be so weak. I wished that I would change. And sure enough it happened. There was a bright flash and I don't remember much else shortly following that.
I woke up in a bed. I looked around and didn't recognize the room I was in. Where was I? And where were the other kids? Was I still at the orphanage? I got up off the bed and walked over to a mirror on the wall. I screamed. Standing there looking equally petrified was a small gray and white fox. Was that me? What had happened? How could it have happened?
Immediately two people ran into the room and I backed up a few steps in caution. Two other foxes stood in front of me. One was a slight brownish color while the other had a yellow shine. They looked concerned.
"Now, calm down," the yellow one cooed as she saw that I was starting to cry. "We aren't going to hurt you."
I backed up against the wall and looked around. There was no way to get out other than the door they had come from. As if reading my thoughts, the brown fox stepped back and shut the door and leaned against it.
"So, Neki, who do you think he is?" he asked.
"I have no idea Klim. I have no idea," she said.
I looked frantically around the room. I was sad. I was trapped. Most of all I was scared.
"Hey, we said we aren't going to hurt you," Klim reminded from the door.
"H... How can I trust you?" I questioned.
"Do I look like I'd hurt you?" Neki asked as walked forward. I looked into her eyes, which were a bright green.
"No..." I said as I looked down at the floor.
"Well then," she said as she sat down on the bed, "let's talk."
I walked over towards her and sat down next to her.
"So, what's your name?" she asked.
"L... Leon," I replied.
"Hey, relax. There's nothing to be afraid of," Klim said as he walked over to me from the door. "My name is Klim. This is Neki. And right now you're in our house," he explained.
"Where am I? And how did I get here?" I asked.
"We found you on the beach to the east. We were very surprised and brought you here. Right now you're in the village of Promar, a small town on Mystic Island."
I shook my head and thought it all over. Promar. Mystic Island. Being turned into a fox. Black and purple portals. What the heck did I get myself into?
"Maybe you can tell us where you came from before we found you," Neki suggested.
"I... I don't know if it's anywhere near here. I have never heard of those places that you mentioned. I'm from Dallas. In the state of Texas."
"Dallas? Texas? Now it's my turn to be confused," Klim said as he scratched his head.
"Do you remember how you got here?" Neki asked.
"I remember getting picked on by those bullies near the orphanage again. I sat down and wished that I wasn't there. Suddenly a large purple and black thing appeared. I walked into it and I..."
"Yes?" Klim asked.
"I... don't remember anything after that," I finished.
Neki opened her eyes wide. She pulled Klim over to the side and talked talking with him quickly. I couldn't hear Neki but I could hear Klim loud and clear.
"WHAT!? My dear sister, I think you have gone over the edge."
...
"Yes, that does explain that, but what about his appearance?"
...
"All right, let's ask."
They turned back towards me and Klim started talking.
"All right, Leon. Were you any... different before you came here?" he asked.
"You bet I was!" I yelled. I ran over to my pants that were lying on a chair nearby. I pulled out a picture from the back pocket and showed it to them. "That was me."
They both looked at the picture and stared. They then looked back at me.
"Well, Klim, that proves it. Come on, let's bring him to Spike."
"Who is Spike?" I asked.
"The village elder. He will know what to do. There is no need to be afraid," she said as she looked at my worried face, "he is very nice despite his name."
In a few minutes we had arrived at Spike's cabin. Klim knocked on the door and a very gruff looking orange echidna opened the door. "Yeah, whatcha need?" he asked.
"Spike, we have someone here to see you," Neki said as she pushed me forward a step.
"H... Hello," I said.
"Who are you?" Spike asked with a slightly quieter tone.
I looked up into his eyes. The skin above them was scarred as though he had been in a thousand battles, but his blue eyes were full of compassion. That was how I could tell what someone was like. It was a talent I had known since I was born. I smiled and looked at him.
"My name is Leon."
"I see. Well, Leon, what brings you here?"
Neki and Klim explained the whole story, with me throwing in comments every now and then. Neki pulled out the picture of me and handed it to Spike. He looked at it for a few moments and then handed it back. He had a strange sort of smile on his face.
"Well, Leon, welcome to Mobius," he said.
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The gray and white fox stood looking with disbelief at the ocean. There it was. How could it be able to see it, especially from the mainland? He shook his head and cleared his head of such questions. He knew his first priority was to get onto the island.
~~~~~FLASHBACK
Eight years ago my life was upside-down. I was five then. Back then I was picked on all the time for being so serious and quiet. All I wanted was to be left alone. Back then I was an orphan, just another kid who had been abandoned by his parents. But back then I wasn't a fox, either.
"Get him!" A big kid yelled as he pointed at me.
I turned and ran away from the group. They were after me again. I tripped and fell to the ground, and in a moment they were all on top of me in a big pile-up.
"Ouch... Please... Leave me alone..." I begged.
"Kids! Dinner!" A voice yelled from the orphanage.
"Food! Let's eat!" They all yelled as they ran back. I just laid there on the ground. I was crying. I was so weak back then. I remember being sore all over and wishing there were another way... any way... to get out of the life I was in. I remember a huge dark purple portal opening in front of me. I sniffed and walked into it, never looking back.
I remember being in a dark place for a long time. Thoughts passed through my head as I just say there in the darkness, waiting for something to happen. I wished that I were out of that life. I wished that I were someone different. Someone who wouldn't be picked on all the time and wouldn't be so weak. I wished that I would change. And sure enough it happened. There was a bright flash and I don't remember much else shortly following that.
I woke up in a bed. I looked around and didn't recognize the room I was in. Where was I? And where were the other kids? Was I still at the orphanage? I got up off the bed and walked over to a mirror on the wall. I screamed. Standing there looking equally petrified was a small gray and white fox. Was that me? What had happened? How could it have happened?
Immediately two people ran into the room and I backed up a few steps in caution. Two other foxes stood in front of me. One was a slight brownish color while the other had a yellow shine. They looked concerned.
"Now, calm down," the yellow one cooed as she saw that I was starting to cry. "We aren't going to hurt you."
I backed up against the wall and looked around. There was no way to get out other than the door they had come from. As if reading my thoughts, the brown fox stepped back and shut the door and leaned against it.
"So, Neki, who do you think he is?" he asked.
"I have no idea Klim. I have no idea," she said.
I looked frantically around the room. I was sad. I was trapped. Most of all I was scared.
"Hey, we said we aren't going to hurt you," Klim reminded from the door.
"H... How can I trust you?" I questioned.
"Do I look like I'd hurt you?" Neki asked as walked forward. I looked into her eyes, which were a bright green.
"No..." I said as I looked down at the floor.
"Well then," she said as she sat down on the bed, "let's talk."
I walked over towards her and sat down next to her.
"So, what's your name?" she asked.
"L... Leon," I replied.
"Hey, relax. There's nothing to be afraid of," Klim said as he walked over to me from the door. "My name is Klim. This is Neki. And right now you're in our house," he explained.
"Where am I? And how did I get here?" I asked.
"We found you on the beach to the east. We were very surprised and brought you here. Right now you're in the village of Promar, a small town on Mystic Island."
I shook my head and thought it all over. Promar. Mystic Island. Being turned into a fox. Black and purple portals. What the heck did I get myself into?
"Maybe you can tell us where you came from before we found you," Neki suggested.
"I... I don't know if it's anywhere near here. I have never heard of those places that you mentioned. I'm from Dallas. In the state of Texas."
"Dallas? Texas? Now it's my turn to be confused," Klim said as he scratched his head.
"Do you remember how you got here?" Neki asked.
"I remember getting picked on by those bullies near the orphanage again. I sat down and wished that I wasn't there. Suddenly a large purple and black thing appeared. I walked into it and I..."
"Yes?" Klim asked.
"I... don't remember anything after that," I finished.
Neki opened her eyes wide. She pulled Klim over to the side and talked talking with him quickly. I couldn't hear Neki but I could hear Klim loud and clear.
"WHAT!? My dear sister, I think you have gone over the edge."
...
"Yes, that does explain that, but what about his appearance?"
...
"All right, let's ask."
They turned back towards me and Klim started talking.
"All right, Leon. Were you any... different before you came here?" he asked.
"You bet I was!" I yelled. I ran over to my pants that were lying on a chair nearby. I pulled out a picture from the back pocket and showed it to them. "That was me."
They both looked at the picture and stared. They then looked back at me.
"Well, Klim, that proves it. Come on, let's bring him to Spike."
"Who is Spike?" I asked.
"The village elder. He will know what to do. There is no need to be afraid," she said as she looked at my worried face, "he is very nice despite his name."
In a few minutes we had arrived at Spike's cabin. Klim knocked on the door and a very gruff looking orange echidna opened the door. "Yeah, whatcha need?" he asked.
"Spike, we have someone here to see you," Neki said as she pushed me forward a step.
"H... Hello," I said.
"Who are you?" Spike asked with a slightly quieter tone.
I looked up into his eyes. The skin above them was scarred as though he had been in a thousand battles, but his blue eyes were full of compassion. That was how I could tell what someone was like. It was a talent I had known since I was born. I smiled and looked at him.
"My name is Leon."
"I see. Well, Leon, what brings you here?"
Neki and Klim explained the whole story, with me throwing in comments every now and then. Neki pulled out the picture of me and handed it to Spike. He looked at it for a few moments and then handed it back. He had a strange sort of smile on his face.
"Well, Leon, welcome to Mobius," he said.
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