Hero
By Formerly Known As
Chapter 5
Out of Darkness…
With a screech, Sonic put on his brakes and skidded to a stop. He blinked and
raised a hand above his head, temporarily blinded by the brilliant light above
him. He let out a curse as his eyes slowly adjusted.
Sonic had chased the unknown thing far down, deeper into the Dikes. He'd chased
the thing down alleys, up what once were bustling streets. Once or twice they'd
gone up fire escapes and Sonic the chase had moved up onto roofs. If Sonic
hadn't been lost before, he most definitely was now.
But that didn't really matter to the hedgehog. All that mattered was catching
up to that thing and teaching it a thing or two in manners. Running hadn't
burned off Sonic's anger, though it had cooled him down enough to think
logically.
Unfortunately, Sonic had now lost the figure. The entire chase had been run
through dark and dimly lit streets. But one street, the one Sonic was currently
on, was brilliantly lit. When Sonic came dashing around the corner after the
figure, his eyes, accustomed to the gloomy streets, had been blinded. Out of
instinct, Sonic had stopped, to avoid hitting something he couldn't see. By
doing so, Sonic had also lost the figure.
Sonic closed his eyes against the bright light and stood still. He had been
close behind the figure, so it couldn't have gone far. He listened intently for
some sound, some sound of running feet or attack or even that weird whooshing
sound he'd heard earlier.
There was silence. Nothing but silence…
Wait! There, to Sonic's right, just a bit ahead of him. A sound. Not one
Sonic expected. It sounded like…Metal. Metal banging against metal. Sonic
opened his eyes and looked to his right. He saw and old rusted metal door in
the side of an old factory that had been there since before the area was called
the Dikes. The door was open just a crack and the sound Sonic had heard was the
sound of the door banging against the doorframe. Sonic smiled. So that's where
the figure had gone.
With a grin, Sonic slipped into the factory as quietly as possible. He
carefully let the door shut behind him to keep it from making the very sound
that had tipped him off as to where the figure had gone. He peered around the
factory, unable to see anything in the gloomy interior, particularly after that
brilliant light outside.
Feeling secure that the door wouldn't make any sound to give him away, Sonic
took a careful step away from the door. His eyes were beginning to adjust to
the darkness and he could just make out grim shapes on the factory floor.
Then the lights came back on, blinding Sonic for the second time that night. He
cursed loudly, holding up his arm and squinting around. His eyes traveled
upward, towards the light source. Sonic gasped.
On a catwalk across the factory, the figure stood, illuminated by a light
directly above its head, like a spotlight.
"Wha—No!" shouted Sonic, stumbling backwards as he recognized the figure.
It, no, he stood casually, arms folded, head tilted back slightly, not at all
bothered by the brilliant lights around him. But that had always been his way.
He had never let anything bother him, thought Sonic, who was still in shock.
Nothing had bothered him, not Sonic, not Eggman, not destroying the world, not
falling through the atmosphere…
The light flowed off his gently curved quills, highlighting the red on them and
making his black fur appear luminous. He smirked slightly at the shocked blue
hedgehog below him.
"It's good to see you too, Faker."
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Author's Note: Oooooooh! Who saw that one coming? Put those hands down! It
was suppose to be a surprise!
Well, I finally completed another chapter! Do that happy dance everyone, things
should get more exciting after this. Or not. You never can tell exactly where
you're going till you get there! Big, big thanks to everyone who reviewed, it
means oodles to me! Oodles…what a weird word. Uh, right, anyway!
I have a few comments I've got to make.
To Neil Lafrenais: Thanks for the honesty. An honest bad review can mean as
much as a good review sometimes. Sort of lets you know that everyone who's
giving you good review aren't just doing it to be kind. Okay, so that sounds
pretty weird. What can I say, I'm paranoid. But this biggest thanks to Neil is
that thanks for telling me WHY you didn't like the story. That means I can
figure out what I'm doing right and what needs some serious help. So, tell me
the truth, if you don't like something tell me…but also tell me why or else I
get insulted. Anyway!
To the anonymous person who sent Mr. T to attack me: This is NOT a Sonic
bashing fic. I'm a big, MASSIVE Sonic fan. This isn't Sonic bashing…Other than
the occasional literal bashing of Sonic. But that happens in almost every fic
I've read, so it's okay!
And finally!
To SonicFan#1: Cool idea! I like it! Unfortunately, I've got reasons for
Shadow being in this fic. But I like the idea of Sonadow, she sounds pretty
sweet. Maybe you should right your own story, with Sonadow. But…I do like that
character so perhaps, if you give me permission, I'll write about her in a
different story. Well, to tell you the truth, maybe you should just send me an
email.
That's my email address, send me an email sometime. Actually, anyone can email
me if you want! I like hearing from people. Just make it very, very clear
you're a friend and want to talk…I get so much junk mail it isn't funny….
So, there you go…I think I'm done for now. STOP THAT CLAPPING! I'll be back
with another chapter. Whether you want me back or not….
Tata! See ya next chapter!