Author's Note: People like it? That's good, cause I decided to write regardless if no one liked it. I haven't seen everyone else's reviews yet either. Don't mind me, I tend to get a little off track. Here's the next chapter as promised!
Blackspeed_Mistress
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Disclaimer: I have a little song for you.
Mary had a little story,
Little story,
Little story,
Mary had a little story,
And got sued cause the characters weren't hers! None of the characters are mine except for Marika, who will be introduced in this chapter, and Bradley Robotnik. Don't try stealing them.
One Fatal Mistake
Everything had been a normal routine before this happened. Usually all she would have to do is grocery shop, do her daily chores, and go outside to play. But now it's run, hide, run, hide, and try your best to survive. The blue-green furred cat jealously watched people go by. She pulled back a few strands of turquoise hair out of her eyes. Readjusting her knee length skirt, she stood up and walked from the small park.
"Might as well go home." She muttered under her breath. "No point sitting there for them to find you."
And she would have left if it weren't for the whistling noise coming from above. Her cat ears twitched to the sound as she found herself staring at a fireball a couple yards in front of her. It crashed into the ground with a BANG and left a decent sized hole. She peered into it, finding a mangled up form of a hedgehog. She jumped into the hole and checked the form's pulse. By the looks of it, it was a hedgehog who went through World War II and back.
"Oh dear..."
The cat lifted the mysterious hedgehog up from to smoldering crater. He was a mess! Scorch marks covered his body, he was covered in blood so much that she couldn't tell if his fur was black or crimson. His ribs were broken, most likely by the fall. The only thing that seemed undamaged was his shoes, his gloves, and his bracelets. She took her own bracelet off to compare. They same golden contrast, only hers had archaic symbols engraved in it.
"Enough playing around! I have to get this guy to the hospital!" She scolded herself. The stressed cat clasped the bracelet around her wrist and half carried half dragged the unconscious hedgehog down the deserted highway. His spines cut into her arms from carrying him the wrong way. All was going semi-well, until THEY came.
"Freeze! Surrender to G.U.N., cat, or else!" A voice boomed from in front of them. She gritted her teeth and looked back. G.U.N. soldiers were chasing them! She picked the injured hedgehogs legs and ran as fast as she could.
"Damn you G.U.N.! Leave us the hell alone!" She shrieked to the pursuing soldiers. If she hadn't been carrying a wounded person, she would have torn them apart. Today was NOT the best day to piss her off.
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If you were outside, you could see Sonic the Hedgehog walking down the street. Which wasn't normal. Far from normal. They didn't call him the blue blur for nothing.
Then again, if you lived there, this whole WEEK wasn't normal. It isn't every day that you have a secret space colony falling on you. Nor having part of the moon be blown up. They're used to it by now. That's life. But to Sonic the Hedgehog, it's another story.
Walking wasn't one of his best pastimes. Most times it was quite the opposite. But right now, he needed to sort his thoughts out. Had he really killed Shadow? The burning in his eyes told him that tears were on their way. He did, didn't he?! Shadow was right by him, and he knew that his ring supply would be gone! And without a second thought, he left Shadow to die! The azure hedgehog curled his fists up in rage. Some hero he was!
But then, he didn't know Shadow would fall, did he? He had no idea Shadow was that drained. He insisted he was fine when he really wasn't. And Sonic believed him. So it wasn't his fault. Sonic relaxed and sighed in frustration. Now he was thinking too much.
A sudden noise of gunshots and a harsh push snapped him back into reality. A blue-green cat whizzed past him holding a very burnt, very bloody, very beaten Shadow the Hedgehog. Following behind them were G.U.N. officers.
G.U.N. plus Shadow equal bad. Even he knew that. He sprang into action, homing attacking the officers first. By the time he was done, the cat and Shadow were out of view.
But the blood wasn't.
So he followed the trail. It led him to the panting cat. She caught sight of him and turned around. Sonic could see that Shadow's blood soaked into her sky blue shirt and matted into some of her hair. Her eyes narrowed in suspicion.
"Look," she hissed. "I don't care what you told the guards, I have to get this guy to the hospital. Now." Sonic glanced at Shadow for a split second and made up his mind.
"Give him to me. I run faster."
The cat nodded and carefully slipped Shadow into Sonic's arms. But before she could back away, Sonic grabbed her arm and dashed to the hospital.
All she could do was look on in amazement as the world rushed by her. All of the colors seemed to have blend together. All of it seemed to make her head spin. It stopped as soon as it started. Feeling dizzy, she sat on the ground. The blue hedgehog pulled her up again and ran into the lobby. The receptionist saw how injured he was and decided it was enough for immediate medical attention. The surgeons carried Shadow out on a stretcher.
The blue hedgehog sighed in relief and turned to her.
"Hey, what's you're name?" He asked. She hesitated. Was he really trustful? Her blue-green eyes narrowed again.
"Will you tell G.U.N.?" He shook his head.
"Nah. I'm on your side. I owe ya one anyways." She relaxed and sat in one of the chairs.
"I'm Marika. And you are...?" The blue hedgehog grinned and held out his hand.
"I'm Sonic the Hedgehog!" He replied. Marika shook his hand with an amused look on her face.
"So this is the famous hero who saved the world from the Eclipse cannon, eh?"
Sonic nervously scratched the back of his head.
"Well, I didn't save the world myself. Shadow helped a lot." He paused to think about her sentence. "Wait, how do you know about the Eclipse Cannon? Did Shadow tell you?"
Marika blinked.
"Who's Shadow?"
"You weren't at the awards ceremony, were you?" She shook her head.
"Shadow's the guy you carried before you ran into me." He explained. Worry began to creep into his mind.
"I hope he's gonna be ok. Now, how do you know about the Eclipse Cannon?" He repeated. Marika gave a sly smile.
"I have my ways."
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"Maria Robotnik! Of all souls in this realm, I wouldn't have expected YOU to break the code!" An auburn haired angel scolded. She wore a white robe with white dress shoes. Her hair was braided and put in a bun. Her brown eyes pierced into Maria's.
"Do you know what might have happened to you if the demons found you? To that hedgehog of yours? We're lucky we found you before they did! What have you got to say for yourself?"
"I..." She began. Remembering Shadow's face when she left gave her enough guilt. Now Ms. Faith is saying that demons could have possessed him too?! Her eyes started to water.
"Ms. Faith, I had to! Shadow would have died if I didn't go!"
"And what makes you think he won't die now?" She asked. Maria held back her tears.
"He promised me he would live."
"Child, I don't see how a promise will work. You may go now." The girl bowed and left. She ruffled her wings in frustration.
"You were too hard on her, Faith." A silky voice said behind her.
"We can't have spirits wandering around as they choose, Rapture." She replied. Rapture moved in front of her. She had a light pink gown on with high heels. Her waist length hair was tied in a ponytail by two small braids. Her skin was pale, almost a chalk color.
"It wouldn't have mattered anyway. The girl would have done anything to get there."
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"Maria! I was so worried! Ms. Faith told me what happened!" Professor Gerald exclaimed as he hugged his granddaughter. Maria hugged him back.
"Sorry, grandpa."
"That's okay my dear. The blasted contraction finally works!" He said as they entered the house. His granddaughter's eyes lit up.
"It does?!"
"I tried it on a squirrel this morning. The little critter was back safe and sound! Unfortunately he was in the middle of the highway and became road kill again. But all we need to do is figure out the coordinates!"
And for the first time today, Maria smiled.
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Author's Note: There ya go! As said before, how is it? Oh, and a few things. The name Marika DOES have a meaning to it, and I won't tell you until later chapters. I probably won't update every day. I'll most likely update every week or something. Just don't expect to get a chapter on a given time. Bradley Robotnik will be coming in soon. I think that's about it. This is Blackspeed_Mistress signing off!
Blackspeed_Mistress
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Disclaimer: I have a little song for you.
Mary had a little story,
Little story,
Little story,
Mary had a little story,
And got sued cause the characters weren't hers! None of the characters are mine except for Marika, who will be introduced in this chapter, and Bradley Robotnik. Don't try stealing them.
One Fatal Mistake
Everything had been a normal routine before this happened. Usually all she would have to do is grocery shop, do her daily chores, and go outside to play. But now it's run, hide, run, hide, and try your best to survive. The blue-green furred cat jealously watched people go by. She pulled back a few strands of turquoise hair out of her eyes. Readjusting her knee length skirt, she stood up and walked from the small park.
"Might as well go home." She muttered under her breath. "No point sitting there for them to find you."
And she would have left if it weren't for the whistling noise coming from above. Her cat ears twitched to the sound as she found herself staring at a fireball a couple yards in front of her. It crashed into the ground with a BANG and left a decent sized hole. She peered into it, finding a mangled up form of a hedgehog. She jumped into the hole and checked the form's pulse. By the looks of it, it was a hedgehog who went through World War II and back.
"Oh dear..."
The cat lifted the mysterious hedgehog up from to smoldering crater. He was a mess! Scorch marks covered his body, he was covered in blood so much that she couldn't tell if his fur was black or crimson. His ribs were broken, most likely by the fall. The only thing that seemed undamaged was his shoes, his gloves, and his bracelets. She took her own bracelet off to compare. They same golden contrast, only hers had archaic symbols engraved in it.
"Enough playing around! I have to get this guy to the hospital!" She scolded herself. The stressed cat clasped the bracelet around her wrist and half carried half dragged the unconscious hedgehog down the deserted highway. His spines cut into her arms from carrying him the wrong way. All was going semi-well, until THEY came.
"Freeze! Surrender to G.U.N., cat, or else!" A voice boomed from in front of them. She gritted her teeth and looked back. G.U.N. soldiers were chasing them! She picked the injured hedgehogs legs and ran as fast as she could.
"Damn you G.U.N.! Leave us the hell alone!" She shrieked to the pursuing soldiers. If she hadn't been carrying a wounded person, she would have torn them apart. Today was NOT the best day to piss her off.
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If you were outside, you could see Sonic the Hedgehog walking down the street. Which wasn't normal. Far from normal. They didn't call him the blue blur for nothing.
Then again, if you lived there, this whole WEEK wasn't normal. It isn't every day that you have a secret space colony falling on you. Nor having part of the moon be blown up. They're used to it by now. That's life. But to Sonic the Hedgehog, it's another story.
Walking wasn't one of his best pastimes. Most times it was quite the opposite. But right now, he needed to sort his thoughts out. Had he really killed Shadow? The burning in his eyes told him that tears were on their way. He did, didn't he?! Shadow was right by him, and he knew that his ring supply would be gone! And without a second thought, he left Shadow to die! The azure hedgehog curled his fists up in rage. Some hero he was!
But then, he didn't know Shadow would fall, did he? He had no idea Shadow was that drained. He insisted he was fine when he really wasn't. And Sonic believed him. So it wasn't his fault. Sonic relaxed and sighed in frustration. Now he was thinking too much.
A sudden noise of gunshots and a harsh push snapped him back into reality. A blue-green cat whizzed past him holding a very burnt, very bloody, very beaten Shadow the Hedgehog. Following behind them were G.U.N. officers.
G.U.N. plus Shadow equal bad. Even he knew that. He sprang into action, homing attacking the officers first. By the time he was done, the cat and Shadow were out of view.
But the blood wasn't.
So he followed the trail. It led him to the panting cat. She caught sight of him and turned around. Sonic could see that Shadow's blood soaked into her sky blue shirt and matted into some of her hair. Her eyes narrowed in suspicion.
"Look," she hissed. "I don't care what you told the guards, I have to get this guy to the hospital. Now." Sonic glanced at Shadow for a split second and made up his mind.
"Give him to me. I run faster."
The cat nodded and carefully slipped Shadow into Sonic's arms. But before she could back away, Sonic grabbed her arm and dashed to the hospital.
All she could do was look on in amazement as the world rushed by her. All of the colors seemed to have blend together. All of it seemed to make her head spin. It stopped as soon as it started. Feeling dizzy, she sat on the ground. The blue hedgehog pulled her up again and ran into the lobby. The receptionist saw how injured he was and decided it was enough for immediate medical attention. The surgeons carried Shadow out on a stretcher.
The blue hedgehog sighed in relief and turned to her.
"Hey, what's you're name?" He asked. She hesitated. Was he really trustful? Her blue-green eyes narrowed again.
"Will you tell G.U.N.?" He shook his head.
"Nah. I'm on your side. I owe ya one anyways." She relaxed and sat in one of the chairs.
"I'm Marika. And you are...?" The blue hedgehog grinned and held out his hand.
"I'm Sonic the Hedgehog!" He replied. Marika shook his hand with an amused look on her face.
"So this is the famous hero who saved the world from the Eclipse cannon, eh?"
Sonic nervously scratched the back of his head.
"Well, I didn't save the world myself. Shadow helped a lot." He paused to think about her sentence. "Wait, how do you know about the Eclipse Cannon? Did Shadow tell you?"
Marika blinked.
"Who's Shadow?"
"You weren't at the awards ceremony, were you?" She shook her head.
"Shadow's the guy you carried before you ran into me." He explained. Worry began to creep into his mind.
"I hope he's gonna be ok. Now, how do you know about the Eclipse Cannon?" He repeated. Marika gave a sly smile.
"I have my ways."
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"Maria Robotnik! Of all souls in this realm, I wouldn't have expected YOU to break the code!" An auburn haired angel scolded. She wore a white robe with white dress shoes. Her hair was braided and put in a bun. Her brown eyes pierced into Maria's.
"Do you know what might have happened to you if the demons found you? To that hedgehog of yours? We're lucky we found you before they did! What have you got to say for yourself?"
"I..." She began. Remembering Shadow's face when she left gave her enough guilt. Now Ms. Faith is saying that demons could have possessed him too?! Her eyes started to water.
"Ms. Faith, I had to! Shadow would have died if I didn't go!"
"And what makes you think he won't die now?" She asked. Maria held back her tears.
"He promised me he would live."
"Child, I don't see how a promise will work. You may go now." The girl bowed and left. She ruffled her wings in frustration.
"You were too hard on her, Faith." A silky voice said behind her.
"We can't have spirits wandering around as they choose, Rapture." She replied. Rapture moved in front of her. She had a light pink gown on with high heels. Her waist length hair was tied in a ponytail by two small braids. Her skin was pale, almost a chalk color.
"It wouldn't have mattered anyway. The girl would have done anything to get there."
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"Maria! I was so worried! Ms. Faith told me what happened!" Professor Gerald exclaimed as he hugged his granddaughter. Maria hugged him back.
"Sorry, grandpa."
"That's okay my dear. The blasted contraction finally works!" He said as they entered the house. His granddaughter's eyes lit up.
"It does?!"
"I tried it on a squirrel this morning. The little critter was back safe and sound! Unfortunately he was in the middle of the highway and became road kill again. But all we need to do is figure out the coordinates!"
And for the first time today, Maria smiled.
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Author's Note: There ya go! As said before, how is it? Oh, and a few things. The name Marika DOES have a meaning to it, and I won't tell you until later chapters. I probably won't update every day. I'll most likely update every week or something. Just don't expect to get a chapter on a given time. Bradley Robotnik will be coming in soon. I think that's about it. This is Blackspeed_Mistress signing off!