.:disclaimer/notes

Okay folks, I'm still somewhat new to the whole 'fan fiction' business. This is just a little piece of info. Yep… so, this story is about my main "Sonic the Hedgehog" fan character, Serenity, and how she came to be. I'm still in the process of designing her past, so it might not be very interesting (or well developed) in some places. It also might not make sense in some areas, but I'll try to fix them as I notice them. But here comes the main reason I put this: Sonic the Hedgehog, Dr. Ivo Robotnik (Dr. Eggman), etc are © to Sega. Serenity Sera, Kiwi K'wii, Balu, Danu, Tank, Ivana, Destiny Ci Xi, Lola, Dixtra, and ideas © Jessica Napier, but as said before, the concept is © Sega. Xavier, Haruhika, Dark, Aika, Jason, Rai, Epitaph, Kojiro, Noctis, Linnaeus, Lynn © Jessica Dezarn. Other characters not mentioned here are as well, © Jessica Napier or Jessica Dezarn. Please do not take any ideas or characters. That being said, I hope you enjoy reading this. I experimented with some new techniques in this one. Please give me feedback on it, and please give me ideas on how I can further experiment. :)

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.:chapter 1: the flaw

It was an ancient ruin, barricaded by tall, wooden walls. A gentle pink glow rested just above the wall, forming a bubble atop the ruins…a barrier. The time was night; and the moon was nowhere in sight… but the flicker of the stars lit the area just enough to see silhouettes. In fact, there were two. One of them, was a milky-white echidna with darting pinkish-red eyes. Her hair, which just barely passed her eyes, was an equal white, slipping this way and that as she jerked her head around to make sure no one was watching.. She was wearing a black sweater, and large, black pants. Her entire body showed nervousness.

I was the other being. I as well, am an echidna. Female as well, if you couldn't tell. I am black, and I bear an auburn muzzle, chest, and arms. Other markings I had were silver, and they were in the form of 4 stripes across my back, similar to those of ribs. I have scarlet hued eyes… which were very focused on what I was doing. I as well, was wearing a similar outfit to the other.

"…Sera… are you sure that-" Spoke the white one, with a trembling voice. "'Course not." My voice was confident and sarcastic, as if I had not a trouble in the world. At this time, we were both 15. I thought I ruled the world then, and I knew in my mind, nothing bad could happen. My ego always seemed to get me into trouble.

What was I doing? I was placing a bomb in the queen's section of the main castle… I felt that my plan was flawless. Nothing could go wrong! And, it was simple: just put the bomb in her room when all the guards were distracted, as the rest of our pathetic town was asleep. Or at least, I thought so. Then again, I was rather simple-minded back then… there wasn't much of a feasible schooling system there. Why, was I doing this, you may ask? I hated that queen. She was the most annoying prick to ever be the ruler of Mizzula. She had all the peasants starve, as she only saw them as 'wastes'. Feh… that meant that almost the entire town was just a waste. I was a waste. I'd show her…

"Are you sure the bomb will work? Come on, hurry up! We don't have much time!" K'wii whimpered, trying to make me work faster. "Shut up, shut up! I'm trying to focus!" I snapped harshly. I quickly assembled the bomb, and set the timer. "Is the coast clear?" K'wii looked around, quickly getting to her feet and sliding off. She returned only seconds later and nodded. "Yeah… go for it…" I nodded back. "Then get the hell out of here… I'm setting the bomb for 15 seconds." She turned tail and ran, without saying as much as a 'goodbye'. She really had no purpose of being there, but, hey. She wanted to be a part of it, so I thought a scout would be just fine. She hated that bitch of a queen just as much as I did…

I dug my fingers into the wall of the castle, which proved to be difficult, as the wall was rather slick. But I continued anyways, the bomb in my mouth (I was being extremely careful, obviously..). As soon as I reached the queen's window, I glanced in. She was asleep, facing away. The guards were looking out her door… perfect. The window was completely unprotected… how stupid of them. I gently placed the bomb just inside the window, as I couldn't think of any other ways to slip in, unnoticed, at least. I was still too young to think of any amazingly good plots… so I just settled with the simple childish one, obviously. I quickly pressed the button on the bomb and jumped down, landing on my knees rather hard, as it was a pretty far drop… about 4 metres. I quickly recovered and started running. I didn't get too far…

At least the bomb I designed wasn't so big that it would cause a major explosion. Just a big enough one to get the job done… the last thing I heard before taking cover was a scream, then the blast. I succeeded.

The only thing I didn't think about before, was the aftermath… the explosion caused all the guards from the other side of the towering fortress to run over, and there I was, at the scene, very obvious. I still had some wires entangled around my arms, and several other suspicious materials. Damn it. I cursed at myself. I should've thought of the plot more thoroughly… but then again, I didn't honestly think I'd get this far.

Two of the guards grabbed me and dragged me off, while the rest went to see what damage I did. Well, I was screwed. But what about K'wii? I wondered if she was all right, and if the guards found her too. If they did, we both possibly could've been executed. But we were young… so they could've gone easy on us.

They dragged me to the judgment room. I could only imagine what they'd do to me.

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