Enigma

The bare human skin of Miracle's face rested softly against the cradling digits of Bunnie's furry and metal hands. Bunnie's eyes were still throbbing from the amazing sight that lay within her cuddling arms. Miracle's face was human, overlander in the eyes of the Mobian race. The species of the overlanders has always been an enemy to the Mobian's, for years they've raged wars against each other, striving to become the dominant life forms.

The young human laughed softly, his body still racked with pain over the magic energy that had been removed from his body. Bunnie's mind raced with questions.

Bunnie stuttered "My stars, you're an overlander? But I……you just……I just can't……I must be losing my mind".

Miracle weakly replied "No, I'm afraid not fair damsel. I am as you said an overlander, sorry to disappoint you".

Bunnie shook her head "Oh no, no, sugar hood that's not what I (hangs her head softly). Sweetie, I just don't understand. How did you get like this? No overlander has ever had powers like that before. I mean for real, who are you sugar?

Miracle sighed "Honesty has sadly never been my policy, though I try my best to make it mine. My real name is Sam, Sam Pahla. I've been traveling with my family in an overlander tribe, wandering Mobius to find a suitable home. We traveled far and each day strengthened my family's hatred against your kind, the Mobians. The Great War never left my tribe's mind, they've blamed every misfortune on you're species, even after all these years".

When we found a run down city, we did our best to fix it up and make it our new home. It was rough but we finally had a place to call our own. About 2 weeks later, I had dreams, terrible nightmares, and premonitions of dreadful things to come. I told my parents but they didn't believe me. Two nights later, an underground volcano erupted due to our unstable generator units. Our power cells had caused the land to violently erupt in a sea of lava.

Most of my tribe died in the disaster, my family never made it out, and the city was ultimately destroyed. I was one of the unlucky few that didn't make it out in time, and when I saw a great white light in the night sky, I was certain it was an invitation from the angels. But I instead found myself greeted by 3, mysterious lizards, each one wearing holy shaman like masks. They called themselves the Ancient Walkers, and that they needed my help. The visions they gave me was a means of preparation".

"Preparation for what?" Bunnie asked curiously.

Sam answered "The future, to protect and ensure the peace of the futures yet to come. I was given extraordinary powers and abilities, all for the purpose of preventing these arriving disasters. Every premonition I received was correct, whatever I saw in my head would eventually become a reality. It was then that I received a terrible image of you and your village, dying. I knew all along what Robotnik was doing, and what he was preparing.

But I couldn't tell you because of the rules given to me by the Ancient Walkers. The price to pay for keeping those powers was that I would never be allowed to reveal my true name or my true face to any living creature ever again. I was also forbidden to tell anyone their exact future, which is why I lied about Robotnik. I would have lost my powers if I told you or the others about the chaos cannon, and then all would be lost fair damsel.

My prediction stated that there was nothing I could do to stop you're kingdom's inevitable destruction. But I couldn't give up, not when you, you and you're wonderful friends took me in, cared for me, and loved me, like you did. So I gave my life to save you and stop your future from ending".

Bunnie sobbed "Oh sugar hood (tears form as she wipes her furry cheeks), you're the sweetest person in the whole wide world, thank you".

The boy began "I'm just sorry you had to find out like……this. I know full well of the bad blood between our species, and I know that it's going to be hard for you to accept me. But I want you to know that".

The human's voice was silenced by the sweet, soft smacking of lips gently touching each other in a passionate kiss of love. Bunnie smiled softly to her beloved masked man, and gently stroked his fine, black hair.

Bunnie smiled "I love you Sam, I loved you as Miracle and I'll love you as an overlander, or a fox, or an echidna, or whatever you want to be. You rescued my heart, and showed me a world of love I never even thought possible. I don't care what's out here, all that matters will always be right here".

Bunnie gently pointed to Sam's heart with her steel finger, and the boy just smiled and blinked away a few drops of joyful tears. The two lovers kissed and held each other in their arms. Just sitting, kissing, holding, and waiting in their heavenly warmth and love, forever beautiful.

THE END!