Author's Note-
I do not own the Sonic Characters. I do, however, own a few. If you steel them, I'm a lawyer. You die. Ok, not really, but my friend says I'm her lawyer! ^-^ Anyway, I own the following Characters that are in this chapter and are yet to come: Esperanza, Blacky, Alex, Kimi, Koko, Steven, Daisy, Smokey, Carrie, Hilary, Jessica, Annie, Meko, Melly, Tom, Bethany, Elizabath (friend's request on the spelling), Emily, Sarah, Destani, Leffin, Ragini, Roangi, Sheikai, Dreama, Draconic, FlameShine, Desitria, Nightmare, blah blah blah... Ok, there may be more later, but for now, it's just these guys! Hope you enjoy my story!
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Ch. 2
That was then, this is now
Now, four years later, they both have been living less than peacefully in the jungle. But Esperanza woke up one morning to a surprise from her little buddy.
"Happy Birthday Maria!" He yelled as she woke from her slumber. "Chris?" "Yup, and it's your sixteenth birthday! I made a cake out of berries, and their raspberries, your favorite!" "Thanks, Chris!" Sometimes, Esperanza wondered if he really was just a six year old. She had made a blueberry cake for him last week on his birthday, but he didn't expect him to do this for her. It was a real treat.
"Maria, aren't you gonna eat it?" "Yup, but it's a pretty big cake. Do you want to help me eat it?" "Yay!"
"Do you remember your name?" She asked. "Ya, I'm Chris." "No," She lowered her voice so he could barely hear her. "You're Blacky, remember? And I'm Esperanza. Those are our code-names, remember?" "Oh, ok..."
They spent the morning eating the cake and collecting more berries for later. They wanted to get an early start before the other, fox-eating creatures came out.
Then, they set out for their traveling. They thought they saw a way to a city or open rode, because the saw a light. It was strange, because they had lived in the jungle, fighting for their lives, for about four years. They found the exit, and it led to a beautiful countryside, far more beautiful than anything they had seen since they got to the forest. It was a giant valley, which stretched as far as the eye could see. Neon green grass covered the whole mass of land, except a dirt trail, as they called it, though it looked and felt more like sand to Esperanza. There were no houses yet, but she was sure they'd find one somewhere.
They set out on the path, which did a great deal of good for their feet. They followed it for what seemed like hours, the great land ever changing in the formation of the hills and ditches. After a while more, they reached a farm. It looked like a nice place and they decided to ask directions toward the city.
Esperanza knocked on the door and waited. A few seconds later it opened, and a yellow hedgehog mother was at the door, holding a yellow child that looked about three months of age.
"Can I help you?" She asked. Esperanza had never seen a hedgehog before. She thought this one must have a kind nature. "Well, I'm Maria and this is Christopher. We've been traveling through the forest back there for about four years, and we want some directions to the next city."
"Oh, if you follow this trail, it will take about a week to get there. It's getting late. You can stay here for the night, if you want to."
"That would be nice, thanks." She walked into the house, followed closely by "Christopher".
The house wasn't very big, a simple little cabin with two floors. It had a kitchen, family room, and front and back entrances on the first floor. On the second floor were three bedrooms; one for the boys, one for the girls, and one for the parents, a bathroom, and a storage room. The things there were mainly made of wood, except the television and bathroom items. But even this simple little house was a sight for soar eyes for someone who hadn't seen a house in four years.
They walked in to find four other children watching TV. The mother smiled when they looked amazed to see the new guests. "Children, these are two travelers who have been living in a forest four years!" "Whoa!" was the loud cry from the four.
"I know you'll treat our guests kindly tonight, right children?" The mother said, looking at each child in turn. "Of course we will. We always behave." The tallest hedgehog, yellow like her mother, said. "Alright. I'll start dinner, and you all will introduce yourselves."
"Ok, I'm Kimi!" The shortest chimed in. "I'm the youngest! After Koko, the baby, of course! I'm only this many!" She held up three fingers. She was a beautiful shade of light violet and was about as tall as Esperanza's leg up to her knee. She had big, bright blue eyes and longer spikes than the others. She seemed happy to meet them.
"I'm the next, since your seeing us youngest to oldest. I'm Steven, and I'm seven." He was taller; he was up to her leg. He was a shade of indigo.
"I'm the next, I'm ten years old and my name's Alex. I'm turning eleven tomorrow." This one was to her neck. He was red. Just like his little brother, how cute.
"And I'm last, and oldest. Just call me Anne. I'm twelve." The tallest of them finally spoke again. Anne was up to her nose! How big did they get? Well, the mother was a head taller than her, so she thought that that must just be normal.
"Kids! Guests! Dinner time!" was the call from the kitchen. "Oh, by the way," the mother said, as they walked into the small room. "My name is Daisy."
"We never caught your names, strangers." Alex brought up. "Oh, I'm Maria." "And I'm Bl- Christopher." He quickly changed his words.
"What?" Anne asked. "Christopher." "Ok then..." She had a suspicious look on her face.
"Time to eat!" Ms. Daisy changed the subject. They had bread, salad, fresh fruits, and a little steak. While they ate, the kids asked them questions about living in the wild.
"Did you eat much meat?" Kimi asked. "Not really," Esperanza replied. "We just ate it when we were attacked and were forced to kill our enemies of the forest. It wasn't very often; usually we were able to hold them off until they admitted defeat and left."
"What is the law of the forest?" Steven wondered. "Well, it would probably be either 'Hunt or be hunted' or 'The weakest always is the first to go.'
"Wow!" was heard across the table.
After dinner, the kids were to go upstairs to bed. "You're welcome to just lie down on the couch, we don't have a guest room. Sorry for the inconvenience."
"It's great." Esperanza smiled. "We've been sleeping on the cold ground four years. This is so much more comfortable."
That night, they stayed up, watching a lightning storm outside. "Maria?" the little boy said. "Yes, Chris?" "Will we ever live in peace, like this family?" "I hope so. We'll do as my real name suggests; we'll hope." She whispered to her young friend. To think that one day, she'd have to have children with the young one, was just an impossible thought. He was so small...so insecure...so dependent of her. He needed her, but not that way. He needed a mother...a nana. Anyone to love and take care of him. He was happy now; you could see it in his eyes. He yawned, and curled up on her lap. He was asleep in seconds. He looked so helpless, so young...she guessed this is what they meant when they said the black foxes valued life over all...
She woke up, forgetting temporarily where they were. Then, Daisy walked up. "Awake?" she asked. "Yeah, can you tell me what time it is?" "It's eight o'clock. Won't you have breakfast before you leave?" "All right, let me wake Chris up."
After a breakfast of bacon, eggs, biscuits, and orange juice, the children hugged them at the door.
"Please, take me with you!" Alex cried. "You can't; it's to dangerous. You would just get hurt. Happy Birthday, though. Sorry I can't get you anything." "I wanna go!" He cried, over and over.
Later, they set off again. Walking all alone before seemed different. They seemed to be followed this time. Blacky fell asleep at noon. Poor guy, he was up most of the night. She had been too, but it was different. She was older. So, she was carrying him in her arms, walking along the dirt road. It was strange. She still had the followed feeling, but she wasn't being paranoid; she always felt alone, not followed. How come she felt this way?
An hour later, her legs were a little tired. She decided that now was the time to test her instinctive flying skills. She hadn't flown in two years, so she wondered what it would feel like to be up in the air again.
She started to run. Getting that burst of speed while on the ground usually meant a good lift-off. Then, she jumped into the air and started spinning her ten tails.
She had even more speed with her tails than legs. Soaring through the air, she felt, for the first time in who knows how long, happy. She had the wind in her fur, the sight of an eagle, and a small warm bundle in her arms. Everything seemed perfect, like when she was first born...
She saw a red speck on the ground running in the bushes. It was kind of fast, but not really. What was that little dot?
Then, she knew. She turned around and flew toward it, which seemed surprised. It started to run, but she was too fast. She slammed into the little ten year old, knocking him over. "What are you doing here, Alex?" Esperanza yelled. Blacky stirred, and then awoke. "Alex?" "I came to help you. I know who you are. I need your help, Esperanza." The two foxes gasped. How did he know? "I heard you talking last night. Heard you two talking in your sleep, you're Esperanza and Blacky."
She couldn't believe it. "Yes, we are, but don't tell anyone. It's not safe being Esperanza of the Black Fox Tribe." "Ok, Maria. Christopher." He looked innocent enough. "By the way," Blacky said. "What do ya need help with?" "My oldest sister is fourteen. She's a purple hedgehog, named Hilary. She joined a gang of three friends a year ago. I haven't seen her since." "So we need to find her?" "I'd appreciate it, Blacky." "Christopher!" The foxes angrily said.
The next week was mainly just walking, eating, and camping out. Alex wasn't scared, but didn't help much either. It seemed all he did was eat their food. Then, they reached it.
I do not own the Sonic Characters. I do, however, own a few. If you steel them, I'm a lawyer. You die. Ok, not really, but my friend says I'm her lawyer! ^-^ Anyway, I own the following Characters that are in this chapter and are yet to come: Esperanza, Blacky, Alex, Kimi, Koko, Steven, Daisy, Smokey, Carrie, Hilary, Jessica, Annie, Meko, Melly, Tom, Bethany, Elizabath (friend's request on the spelling), Emily, Sarah, Destani, Leffin, Ragini, Roangi, Sheikai, Dreama, Draconic, FlameShine, Desitria, Nightmare, blah blah blah... Ok, there may be more later, but for now, it's just these guys! Hope you enjoy my story!
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Ch. 2
That was then, this is now
Now, four years later, they both have been living less than peacefully in the jungle. But Esperanza woke up one morning to a surprise from her little buddy.
"Happy Birthday Maria!" He yelled as she woke from her slumber. "Chris?" "Yup, and it's your sixteenth birthday! I made a cake out of berries, and their raspberries, your favorite!" "Thanks, Chris!" Sometimes, Esperanza wondered if he really was just a six year old. She had made a blueberry cake for him last week on his birthday, but he didn't expect him to do this for her. It was a real treat.
"Maria, aren't you gonna eat it?" "Yup, but it's a pretty big cake. Do you want to help me eat it?" "Yay!"
"Do you remember your name?" She asked. "Ya, I'm Chris." "No," She lowered her voice so he could barely hear her. "You're Blacky, remember? And I'm Esperanza. Those are our code-names, remember?" "Oh, ok..."
They spent the morning eating the cake and collecting more berries for later. They wanted to get an early start before the other, fox-eating creatures came out.
Then, they set out for their traveling. They thought they saw a way to a city or open rode, because the saw a light. It was strange, because they had lived in the jungle, fighting for their lives, for about four years. They found the exit, and it led to a beautiful countryside, far more beautiful than anything they had seen since they got to the forest. It was a giant valley, which stretched as far as the eye could see. Neon green grass covered the whole mass of land, except a dirt trail, as they called it, though it looked and felt more like sand to Esperanza. There were no houses yet, but she was sure they'd find one somewhere.
They set out on the path, which did a great deal of good for their feet. They followed it for what seemed like hours, the great land ever changing in the formation of the hills and ditches. After a while more, they reached a farm. It looked like a nice place and they decided to ask directions toward the city.
Esperanza knocked on the door and waited. A few seconds later it opened, and a yellow hedgehog mother was at the door, holding a yellow child that looked about three months of age.
"Can I help you?" She asked. Esperanza had never seen a hedgehog before. She thought this one must have a kind nature. "Well, I'm Maria and this is Christopher. We've been traveling through the forest back there for about four years, and we want some directions to the next city."
"Oh, if you follow this trail, it will take about a week to get there. It's getting late. You can stay here for the night, if you want to."
"That would be nice, thanks." She walked into the house, followed closely by "Christopher".
The house wasn't very big, a simple little cabin with two floors. It had a kitchen, family room, and front and back entrances on the first floor. On the second floor were three bedrooms; one for the boys, one for the girls, and one for the parents, a bathroom, and a storage room. The things there were mainly made of wood, except the television and bathroom items. But even this simple little house was a sight for soar eyes for someone who hadn't seen a house in four years.
They walked in to find four other children watching TV. The mother smiled when they looked amazed to see the new guests. "Children, these are two travelers who have been living in a forest four years!" "Whoa!" was the loud cry from the four.
"I know you'll treat our guests kindly tonight, right children?" The mother said, looking at each child in turn. "Of course we will. We always behave." The tallest hedgehog, yellow like her mother, said. "Alright. I'll start dinner, and you all will introduce yourselves."
"Ok, I'm Kimi!" The shortest chimed in. "I'm the youngest! After Koko, the baby, of course! I'm only this many!" She held up three fingers. She was a beautiful shade of light violet and was about as tall as Esperanza's leg up to her knee. She had big, bright blue eyes and longer spikes than the others. She seemed happy to meet them.
"I'm the next, since your seeing us youngest to oldest. I'm Steven, and I'm seven." He was taller; he was up to her leg. He was a shade of indigo.
"I'm the next, I'm ten years old and my name's Alex. I'm turning eleven tomorrow." This one was to her neck. He was red. Just like his little brother, how cute.
"And I'm last, and oldest. Just call me Anne. I'm twelve." The tallest of them finally spoke again. Anne was up to her nose! How big did they get? Well, the mother was a head taller than her, so she thought that that must just be normal.
"Kids! Guests! Dinner time!" was the call from the kitchen. "Oh, by the way," the mother said, as they walked into the small room. "My name is Daisy."
"We never caught your names, strangers." Alex brought up. "Oh, I'm Maria." "And I'm Bl- Christopher." He quickly changed his words.
"What?" Anne asked. "Christopher." "Ok then..." She had a suspicious look on her face.
"Time to eat!" Ms. Daisy changed the subject. They had bread, salad, fresh fruits, and a little steak. While they ate, the kids asked them questions about living in the wild.
"Did you eat much meat?" Kimi asked. "Not really," Esperanza replied. "We just ate it when we were attacked and were forced to kill our enemies of the forest. It wasn't very often; usually we were able to hold them off until they admitted defeat and left."
"What is the law of the forest?" Steven wondered. "Well, it would probably be either 'Hunt or be hunted' or 'The weakest always is the first to go.'
"Wow!" was heard across the table.
After dinner, the kids were to go upstairs to bed. "You're welcome to just lie down on the couch, we don't have a guest room. Sorry for the inconvenience."
"It's great." Esperanza smiled. "We've been sleeping on the cold ground four years. This is so much more comfortable."
That night, they stayed up, watching a lightning storm outside. "Maria?" the little boy said. "Yes, Chris?" "Will we ever live in peace, like this family?" "I hope so. We'll do as my real name suggests; we'll hope." She whispered to her young friend. To think that one day, she'd have to have children with the young one, was just an impossible thought. He was so small...so insecure...so dependent of her. He needed her, but not that way. He needed a mother...a nana. Anyone to love and take care of him. He was happy now; you could see it in his eyes. He yawned, and curled up on her lap. He was asleep in seconds. He looked so helpless, so young...she guessed this is what they meant when they said the black foxes valued life over all...
She woke up, forgetting temporarily where they were. Then, Daisy walked up. "Awake?" she asked. "Yeah, can you tell me what time it is?" "It's eight o'clock. Won't you have breakfast before you leave?" "All right, let me wake Chris up."
After a breakfast of bacon, eggs, biscuits, and orange juice, the children hugged them at the door.
"Please, take me with you!" Alex cried. "You can't; it's to dangerous. You would just get hurt. Happy Birthday, though. Sorry I can't get you anything." "I wanna go!" He cried, over and over.
Later, they set off again. Walking all alone before seemed different. They seemed to be followed this time. Blacky fell asleep at noon. Poor guy, he was up most of the night. She had been too, but it was different. She was older. So, she was carrying him in her arms, walking along the dirt road. It was strange. She still had the followed feeling, but she wasn't being paranoid; she always felt alone, not followed. How come she felt this way?
An hour later, her legs were a little tired. She decided that now was the time to test her instinctive flying skills. She hadn't flown in two years, so she wondered what it would feel like to be up in the air again.
She started to run. Getting that burst of speed while on the ground usually meant a good lift-off. Then, she jumped into the air and started spinning her ten tails.
She had even more speed with her tails than legs. Soaring through the air, she felt, for the first time in who knows how long, happy. She had the wind in her fur, the sight of an eagle, and a small warm bundle in her arms. Everything seemed perfect, like when she was first born...
She saw a red speck on the ground running in the bushes. It was kind of fast, but not really. What was that little dot?
Then, she knew. She turned around and flew toward it, which seemed surprised. It started to run, but she was too fast. She slammed into the little ten year old, knocking him over. "What are you doing here, Alex?" Esperanza yelled. Blacky stirred, and then awoke. "Alex?" "I came to help you. I know who you are. I need your help, Esperanza." The two foxes gasped. How did he know? "I heard you talking last night. Heard you two talking in your sleep, you're Esperanza and Blacky."
She couldn't believe it. "Yes, we are, but don't tell anyone. It's not safe being Esperanza of the Black Fox Tribe." "Ok, Maria. Christopher." He looked innocent enough. "By the way," Blacky said. "What do ya need help with?" "My oldest sister is fourteen. She's a purple hedgehog, named Hilary. She joined a gang of three friends a year ago. I haven't seen her since." "So we need to find her?" "I'd appreciate it, Blacky." "Christopher!" The foxes angrily said.
The next week was mainly just walking, eating, and camping out. Alex wasn't scared, but didn't help much either. It seemed all he did was eat their food. Then, they reached it.