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CH 4

=? P.O.V=

I was standing on top of a building staring at the ocean, alone with my thoughts. I was not in a good place right now.. I came here to try and better my life, but instead I got the exact opposite.. A lot had happened upon my arrival, and I became alone.. I had only one friend here..

As I stood alone with my thoughts, I saw her.. Slowly sinking into the ocean, a girl seemingly willing to drown. I couldn't let this happen. I dove in and swam after her, luckily I was able to catch her.. I came back up and ran back to my home, with the girl in my arms.

I set her down on my sofa and put an ear to her chest…. She was breathing luckily. I grabbed her hoodie and uncovered her face, my eyes widened in surprise.

'Why would Astrid be trying to kill herself!?'

Last I remembered, she was with Shadow and Rouge, happy as she could be. What happened to her..?

I sat next to her and sighed. How could someone as sweet as her become so…. So broken…? Who did this to her..? I looked at her face and noticed fresh tears running down. What was she dreaming about?

=Astrid's dream=

Astrid was looking around, she saw nothing but a black room… Where was she? Why was she here?

"HELLO?! IS ANYBODY HERE!?" She shouted.

No response.. Astrid began to walk, however, it felt like she was just walking in place. What was this place and why was she here? As she walked down the black room, she found a door.

"This must be the exit.." She muttered aloud.

She opened the door and walked in. She looked around the unfamiliar room. It was dimly lit and was in poor condition.. She walked out of the room and stopped in her tracks as she found a woman at the bottom of the stairs. Her eyes narrowed as she looked familiar…

'Is...is that ME!?' She thought to herself.

She watched the woman deeply. She had the same fur color as her, and the same eye color.. Except.. They were more dull, her left eye also happened to be bruised... What happened to this girl? She noticed there was a bite mark on her ear which meant she was mated. Who was her mate? And why isn't he here? As Astrid watched the woman walk up the old wooden stairs, her eyes widened as she saw a large belly..

'S..she's pregnant!?' Astrid thought to herself.

She ran to the woman in fright. "Excuse me ma'am are you alright?" She asked.

No response.. The woman merely walked through Astrid as she continued her way to wherever she was heading to. The young female looked behind her in shock. She.. She just walked through her like she was nothing.. Astrid began following the woman as she walked on.. Suddenly, the sound of a door being opened could be heard.

"ASTRID NEBULA ROSE!"

Astrid looked back in fear. Who called out for her? She ran downstairs and saw Sonic.. But he looked pissed off.

"Yes dear?"

Astrid spun around and saw the same woman from upstairs.

'THAT'S ME!? WHAT HAPPENED?!' She thought worriedly.

"Why were Shadow and Rouge here!?" He asked angrily.

The woman flinched. "T-They were helping me with the baby.." She answered.

"What have I said!?" Sonic growled.

"T-They were to never approach me because they would taint my innocence?"

"Exactly! And what did you do?"

"I...I let them come over and I now deserve to be punished?"

Astrid's eyes widened in shock as Sonic suddenly struck the young woman with a hard fist. He continued on, making sure to avoid her stomach. Astrid's eyes watered as she watched in agony.

"What cruel reality am I in right now!?" She shouted through her tears.

Suddenly, everything disappeared. Only a bright golden glow remained..

"This is a reality you will face if you continue to pursue him!" A voice echoed.

Astrid stared into the bright glow. "Why!? I love him!" She yelled.

"He doesn't love you Astrid. You need to get away from him! You will learn soon enough.."

Soon, the glow faded away and Astrid suddenly felt as if she was drowning. She suddenly launched up for air.

"Woah, woah, woah, Astrid relax!" A voice exclaimed.

The young flower looked beside her and her eyes widened slightly. "S-Scourge!?"

The young male smiled weakly. "Yeah.. It's me."

Suddenly, he gripped her shoulders tightly. "WHY ON EARTH WERE YOU TRYING TO KILL YOURSELF!? YOU KNOW HOW MANY OF US WOULD MISS YOU!? WHAT ABOUT ROUGE? SHADOW!? OR THE SONIC TEAM!?"

Scourge stopped as he saw her beginning to cry. "What happened to you..?" He asked in a low voice.

As the young girl sniffled. She explained what happened between the blue blur and her through her tears. Scourge sighed heavily. He figured all the yelling and interrogating probably wasn't going to help. He pulled her into a tight hug.

"I'm sorry. He's such an asshole.." He murmured.

Astrid tensed in his hold. Scourge was an enemy to the Sonic group, he apparently saw 'untapped' potential in Astrid and tried to use her for his bidding. He used her innocence against her and made it seem like none of the team actually liked her, they hated her for all the destruction she had caused previously, making her join his gang for a short while. It was only after Sonic defeated Scourge and confronted Astrid many times before she finally believed him, and grew a grudge against the anti-mobius ruler. The last time they encountered him, Sonic fought him alone in the end, he had told Astrid he didn't want Scourge to use her again. Ever since then, she had hated Scourge. Now here he was, comforting her and scolding her for trying to end her life.. Has he changed? Who knows..

"Hey. You can relax.. I'm not going to do anything.." Scourge said.

Astrid, however, didn't relax. She didn't trust him with every fiber of her being. "I highly doubt that.." She said honestly.

Scourge frowned. "You don't believe me?"

Astrid glared at the green male. "No! You used me! You hurt me! You made me believe my friends never actually liked me, and made me hurt them! How do you expect me to believe you now!?" She yelled.

Scourge flinched with slight sadness. "Listen.. I really regret what I've done in the past.. I've actually stopped my tyrannical ways and settled down here."

Astrid turned her head away from him. "I'm sorry but I don't believe you." She said as she began to walk out.

However, Scourge was persistent. He wanted to help her, and show her he was truly remorseful. He wrapped his arms around her tightly.

"Don't go.." He murmured. "Please. Let me show you how sorry I really am."

Astrid chewed her lip. How could she know if he's telling the truth? Is this worth the risk? She sighed heavily as she relaxed.

"You have one chance to prove yourself.." She said without looking at him.

Scourge cracked a smile. "Thank you.. C'mon. Let's go for a walk. Maybe that'll help clear your head."

The young female smiled slightly. "Alright.."