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The power within
It had been about a year since princess Iris had been born and everything was as hunky-dory as ever in the kingdom of Sol; the kingdom was thriving and everybody was happy.
The subjects adored their new princess and made it a point to ask after her welfare every time they held an audience with their queen Blaze (Silver normally just stayed back to babysit Iris while he left Blaze to do the official stuff since she didn't feel that he should have been obligated to unless it was an emergency).
It was quite sweet to be honest...
Both parents felt blessed that the subjects of their kingdom cared about their daughter so much.
But there was something that both Silver and Blaze couldn't help but wonder about:
What powers would their daughter have?
Silver had psychokinesis and Blaze had pyrokinesis, it was a wonder what kind of extraordinary abilities that left their daughter with. Would she be able to levitate fire? Would she be able to create a new breed of flames? Would she be able to lift stuff and use telepathy? Would she have a different power entirely to them? She would be powerful, no doubt about that, but what powers did their child inherit from them?
When would they find out?
It was a wonder that bothered both Silver and Blaze.
Silver was sitting in the nursery as he sat on the bright pink carpet and Iris giggled delightedly as she sat on her father's knee, being bounced up and down. He had been left to take care of Iris and he seriously enjoyed his role of fatherhood. He took to it like a duck to water and he loved every millisecond of it, even though he didn't sleep much.
He loved his kitten so much.
Both Silver and Blaze loved her with every single fibre of their being.
They made sure to show their little princess how much (but they were also very careful not to spoil her) they loved her every single day and even took her out sometimes to socialise with some of the people of the kingdom. Sometimes Blaze or Silver would have to leave to go on trips to other neighbouring kingdoms to try and keep a tight alliance with the other monarchs of the Sol dimension —it was mostly Blaze having to leave on trips due to her more royal and traditional upbringing, though.
This was the case now, actually.
Silver kept on bouncing the giggling kitten for a few more moments before he decided to cuddle with his small kitten as he tried to elicit laughter from her by pulling various funny faces. He stuck his tongue out playfully at her and used his finger to tickle her cheek, but as delicately as possible as his fingertip brushed the side of her muzzle.
Iris cooed and squeaked as she enjoyed the delightful form of torture.
"You're so cute I could eat you up...!" Silver crooned lovingly, "You're such a smooshey-mooshey lil' potato! Yes you are!"
The infant kicked her podgy little legs with delight as she lay in her father's arms comfortably
Silver kept happily playing with the hedgecat kitten and enjoying it immensely, he even used his psychokinesis to make both her and her toys float in midair. He always loved using his telekinesis to play with his daughter and it made his heart swell with joy each time he'd see her smile and laugh. She loved seeing things float and would reach out to grab for them but wasn't old enough to start making a proper grab for things yet so reaching was all she could do right now.
Iris watched her father with large and intrigued eyes as he kept on trying methods to make her laugh.
...That was until she started whimpering out of nowhere.
"Huh?" Silver cocked his head to one side in confusion, "Hey, what's going on?"
The kit's eyes filled with tears and a few sobs slid from her throat, her gaze fell to the ground.
The futuristic hedgehog had a feeling he knew what the matter was. He had noticed that the baby girl would glance at the nursery door occasionally, as though waiting for someone, and she also tended to whine a bit when her mother was absent for a conference.
There was only one person who could earn such sadness for the kitten.
"Awww, does my whiddle Rissy miss mama?" Silver cooed, frowning.
Iris's reply was a momentary glance up before she looked down again, her ears drooping and her sudden lethargy increasing dramatically. She whimpered softly as her eyes swelled up with tears. She curled up into a ball of chubby adorability as her tail swished and swayed in the air, she let out a little squeak of a sound and it almost sounded like a hiccup.
Iris' bottom lip started quivering as she stared up at Silver with the most pitiful look he'd ever seen.
That look could only mean one thing.
"No! No, no, no, no, no, no, no!"
The hedgehog cried out as he wildly waved his hands out in front of his daughter in hopes that he could try and stop the inevitable bout of crying that was about to occur. His heart was pounding and his ears flickered back and his eyes darted wildly around the room as he sought out something that could prevent the kitten's outburst.
"MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEW!" Iris lifted her head and bawled, mewling, wailing and sobbing.
Silver panicked, his pupils shrinking and his muzzle paling.
He didn't know Iris missed her mother that much!
His heart broke at this.
"C'mon, sweetheart, don't be sad! Mama will be back very soon I promise!"
The poor babe shuffled and sniffled, still squeaking and whimpering as her father readjusted her in his arms and tried bouncing her up and down to try and comfort the sobbing kit. It did nothing as the kit just kept right on bawling her eyes out with tears pouring down her little muzzle, her ears drooped as she squalled.
Silver started to get rather squirrelled about this.
He started glancing about the nursery nervously.
"Uuuuhhh...Ummmmm...?"
Then an idea hit him.
"Look! Look, look, look!"
The psychokinetic hedgehog used his powers to frantically levitate stuff in front of the baby but she didn't even seem to want to look at them. Many toys dangled over Iris' head as they were lifted by Silver's turquoise aura and danced around in the air idly, including a teddy bear that spun around with the help of hedgehog's telekinesis.
"Don't they look cool, Rissy?" Silver asked sweetly, a tight and frenzied edge in his tone, "Look at the pretty green glowy stuff!"
The baby hedgehog/cat hybrid seemed to stop screeching for a second as she looked up at the glowing floating objects, her childish curiosity peaked. But it didn't help much. Her lips continued to quiver as tears swam and pooled inside her giant and adorable goldenrod eyes. Her rather large cat ears had dropped to the sides and her tail coiled around her own pudgy little legs.
It didn't even take five more seconds before the tears spilled over and she started to whimper and sob again.
Silver sighed and hung his head.
"Huh, maybe not..."
He felt his heart flutter and his stomach churn with sympathy for the crying kit.
Silver's ears flattened against his skull as he stooped down, kneeling before the mobian hedgecat kit, reached forwards and grabbed Iris to pick her up while Iris sniffled and sobbed as she rubbed her face against her father's chest fluff, drying some of her tears. She kept whimpering as her father picked both himself and his child off of the floor and began to sway his body from side-to-side, rocking the kitten in an attempt to try and pacify her.
"Shhhh..." He hushed, his voice as soft as velvet, "C'mon, don't cry, I'm right here...shh, shh, shh, shh, shhhh...it's okay, it's okay."
"Silver? Iris?"
Silver's eyes widened and his ears twitched at the familiar voice call his name.
He turned around and saw none other than Blaze stood by the door.
The cat queen placed both hands on her hips and her tail flicked with agitation. Her eyes were narrowed and she had a look of impatience written on her face. She looked just as regal as ever and lovely as she always did; her golden honey eyes were slightly lit with the flames of motherly concern and frustration.
Silver felt relief wash over him and a smile bloomed upon his muzzle.
"B-Blaze, you're back...!"
Blaze didn't say anything but she gave him a stern glare with one brow raised and her arms folded sternly across her chest. She hadn't been away too long and she returns home to find her husband struggling to calm their screeching daughter and, while she did find the sight somewhat endearing, she just
"Iris missed you!" He said, hastening to her side before looking down at the snivelling kitten.
"Look, Rissy, mama came back!" The hedgehog picked his tone up and tried to sound merry in spite of his current (and rather) bedraggled appearance.
He didn't waste any time and passed the kit to his wife.
Blaze took the kit into her own arms so she could cradle her and hold her against her chest. She felt as the hedgekitten lovingly buried her face against her mother's chest and wrapped her arms as much as she could around her. The cat loved to hold her daughter, and she cherished each moment she could because she knew that she wouldn't be able to hold her like this forever.
She sighed, shook her head, and proceeded to lean forwards to leave a soft peck atop Silver's head.
Silver almost melted at the gesture of romantic affection as he swooned softly.
"So, Silver," She spoke, the agitation in her voice melting away like a pile of ice in the middle of summers day, "Did our little princess behave herself?"
Silver just chuckled nervously as he scratched the back of his head.
He couldn't believe that he had been having trouble looking after just one baby, he never in his wildest dreams considered how difficult it would be even if she didn't have powers yet...which he was everlastingly thankful for since the image of him chasing around a super powered infant just made his entire body cringe with a strange blend of fear and anxiety.
By now, Iris had calmed down completely.
The cat queen couldn't help but break into a fanged-smirk when she saw her darling daughter smiling back up at her. The fiery lilac cat smiled gently down at her daughter with as much love as possible as she started purring in an attempt to not only convey her joy at being able to cuddle her baby again but also in an attempt to keep her little Rissy from crying again.
Blaze shifted her daughter into one arm and conjured up a single small flame in the palm of her hand.
Iris started to babble and gurgle as she reached towards the small fire.
Blaze giggled softly at her child's intrigue.
"You like my flames, my sweet?" She asked.
Iris giggled and bobbed her head in a nod, all previous signs of sadness gone.
She seemed to like the gentle warmth those flames provided and the comforting scent of smoke seemed to bring her some more comfort. The small child just relaxed in Blaze's arms and basked in the gentle warmth of her brilliant flames and took in the comforting scents of her mother.
"You do realise that someday soon, Iris, you shall hopefully find the power that burns within you."
Iris just gurgled softly as she jammed her own thumb into her mouth and started sucking on it contentedly. She seemed content to be held by her mother again, relishing being by her and being in her comforting embrace.
The cat started to hum a soft, little melody.
She could feel as her precious daughter relaxed in her arms whilst she sung.
"In the nightlight, do you see what you dream?
All your troubles, are they all what they seem?
Look around you, then you may realize
All the preachers, all with their lies..."
Iris' eyes started to droop sleepily, she started to curl up in her mother's arms as she yawned sleepily. She cooed and snuffled as she grew sleepy thanks to her mother's soothing and sweet singing voice that always calmed her and would usually lull her into a deep sleep. The kitten purred out of pure contentment as she started to sink deeper and deeper into slumber.
Blaze smiled as she rocked her daughter to and fro, swaying her body to try and get her daughter to sleep.
Silver took over singing.
"...And I might know of our future
But then you still control the past
Only you know if you'll be together
Only you know if we shall last..."
As the lullaby finished, the two parents looked to one another with smiling faces.
Silver and Blaze then glanced back down at their little Iris and they each started to let their minds wander of as they thought about what sort of powers would she have when she grew up? Would she be able to spark fires or move stuff with her mind? What kind of person would she be when she grew up? What sort of princess would their small kit become?
Dreams of an absolution, indeed.
"...M-Ma-ma..."
Silver and Blaze glanced down at their daughter with disbelief.
Did they hear her...say something...?
She just said her first word!
She spoke for the very first time and, what was better, it was her saying something close to "Mama" and that was so awesome and adorable. Huge beaming smiles spread across their muzzles as they simultaneously bent down and kissed their little Iris' forehead a light kiss. Their hearts felt as though they were about to explode due to how much love they felt for their precious little princess kitten.
"We love you, our sweet baby..."
A/N: Hi, guys, sorry this update took so long.
Heres a chapter of Iris saying her first words and her parents singing "Dreams of an absolution".
I hope you guys enjoyed it.
Lets hope the next chapter doesn't take as long.
-Chloemcg