1A dark red hedgehog ran down the streets of Station Square. Its crimson red eyes glanced behind it at the countless police cars chasing it.
"Hmph! This should be fun!" thought the hedgehog as he accelerated his speed.
The police sirens were beginning to fade off into the distance as the hedgehog approached Mystic Ruins. After running into the forest, they faded completely. Silence filled the air for a brief moment until a helicopter flew overhead. The hedgehog looked up and laughed evilly.
"Here! Have a small taste of my power!" it cried out. Then, its body was engulfed in hot flames as it held out its hand. In its hand a ball of fire grew. After the fireball had become the size of soccer ball, the hedgehog threw it at the helicopter. It immediately burst into flames. The pilot managed to jump out before it caught on fire. The remnants of the helicopter fell from the sky and landed in front of the hedgehog who smirked with satisfaction. The pilot landed behind it soon after the helicopter had. The hedgehog glared at him from the corner of its eye.
"Your attempts are all in vain! You cannot capture us! We do whatever we please! And nothing shall stand in our way of achieving our goals!" it yelled.
"And what would that b-be?" the man asked, his body shaking with fear.
The hedgehog smiled darkly.
"Our revenge!"
"R-revenge?" asked the pilot, but the hedgehog only turned around as flames grew up out of the ground around it. Then, it disappeared with the flames. The pilot stared at the fire that had begun to incinerate the forest.
"Who was that?" he asked himself. Then an idea erupted in his mind and he looked at the fire. "Could it have been--?"
"Ray! Is that you Ray!" a few voices called out. The man quickly stood up and turned in the direction of the voices.
"Yeah! I'm here! Over here!" he called out as he waved his arms and jumped a little, hoping to attract attention. Soon, three policemen appeared through the flames. The pilot, Ray, sighed with much-deserved relief and joy. The other men ran up to him.
"It's a lucky thing we found you here! Or else you would have been burned to a crisp!" one of them exclaimed.
"Yeah! Let's get out of here quickly and call the fire fighters!" Ray yelled. The four people turned around and took a few steps before freezing in place. They all fell short of breath as they stared at an outline of a creature through the flames. The creature had wings, a long tail, claws, spikes, and was about the height of a hedgehog. A few chains could be made out here and there.
"Am I seeing things? Or is that the--" one began but was quickly hushed by Ray.
"Shhh! We don't want it to hear us!" Ray whispered urgently. The other guy nodded. They all watched as the outline of the creature stretched it's wings. There was a mighty roar that echoed across the forest, sending shivers down anyone's spine that heard it. Then the figure flapped it's wings and flew away.
"Did you guys see what I just saw?" asked another man.
"I don't know..." Ray began, "But what I do know is we gotta get outta here!"
The others nodded quickly and ran out of the flaming forest.
The figure that the men had seen earlier flew high above the forest. Its face was covered in shadow. It looked at the wildfire and smirked.
"Excellent...! He has done his part... Now, just have to await the others..." it said before flapping its wings harder and soaring up high above the clouds.