Heya guys!! Sorry it took so long, I apologize!! But here's the Chapter two!!
So, the songs that are in this chapter are "Anywhere" from Evanescence and "E.G.G.M.A.N." from I dunno which group, but from the Sonic Adventure 2 Battle OST!!
Enjoy reading and please leave reviews!!!!
Sonic the Hedgehog: The True Power of Music
Chapter Two
When I paid, I packed everything in the handbag and left the shop in a hurry. I wanted to see if maybe it was windy outside, it might answer those strong blows of winds inside here.
Wait, how is this even possible? Inside the shop, at this one place where I was, up to twenty meters away from the exit?
I highly doubt that. Even if it was bloody windy outside, I wouldn't even be able to feel the blow coming from outside. Besides that, the wind doesn't talk. It doesn't laugh at you. It only blows!
When I stepped outside the shop, I looked around me. The weather was bright, warm, but not windy nor was it too hot.
Was it really him?
"Christine, that's so not possible, he's from a video game!" I said as I knocked several times on the temple with my knuckles. But I couldn't help but smile as positive thoughts went through my mind. I looked deep into the sky and chuckled. "But whatever it was, I am grateful that it helped me there in the shop."
I made my way home, carrying the groceries in my handbag. Normally, there are two ways of arriving at my house: the fastest way to be there would be taking the street, and the other one would be through a field. This time, instead of taking the shortcut, I decided to continue my journey home through the fields. I really felt like it, even though it would add fifteen extra minutes until I was there, but who cares? Listening to Anywhere from Evanescence as I strove through the high grass, it creating this warm and calm feeling inside me. In cases like that, I would always say: "Perfect song at the perfect moment in the perfect place!"
I looked again up at the sky, glancing at its wonderful combination of pink, red and purple as the sun was setting in the east. Nature never ceased to amaze me. It always had really obvious or mysterious ways of showing its beauty.
And whoa, that star up in the sky was the brightest star I've ever seen!
… Star? In the red sky? Not even after the sunset?
Wait, that cannot be a star. It's too early for stars to appear.
It's not an airplane either; I would've recognized it.
As I kept on gazing at it, these thoughts crossing through my mind, I actually realized that that bright shining star of mine seemed to get bigger by the second.
And man, you'd almost think it was heading for me! Like as if it was gonna crash on me.
I tried to look closer. It was definitely getting bigger.
That little thought was right.
Oh my God, it IS heading towards me!
It's light shone brighter, and when I knew it was gonna hit me, I jumped aside to avoid it. I heard a loud impact on the ground and waited a while until its resonating sound of impact ceased.
I got up and saw right next to me a hole in the ground. I was frightened about what just happened right now, but I was curious to see what tried to hit me, so I approached it slowly. I tilted my head over the hole, and made first a weirded-out face.
"Huh? A rock?"
I took this thing out of the little crater it created, and then I took a closer look at it.
"No, it looks like a diamond or something like it." I said then.
The form… So familiar…
Then, it suddenly started glowing, which freaked me out that caused me to fall back.
"Oh my god, it just looks like one of those Chaos Emeralds!" I squealed.
Then the thought of what I should do with it came in my mind. If it were really a Chaos Emerald, first thing, it would actually be too good to be true. And somehow, deep inside me that's what it said it was.
"Well, I guess I can't just leave it here…" I uttered and put that Emerald in my handbag, "Now, I REALLY want to go home."
What did you expect me to do? It's not like I'm gonna wait here until everybody shows up, besides that, I don't want my mom to look bad when her daughter has been involved into some sort of incident. So, when I had regained my calm, I started running home.
It was quite tough, but I finally arrived home. First I tried to open the door to see if Jean entered it, but apparently, she didn't arrive yet. The option I had to take was to use my keys, so I got them out of my pocket and opened the door to the house.
I brought the groceries to the kitchen, putting them all away, and kept the coke light as last thing for my efforts. Yeah, the efforts of walking to the grocery store, trying to get that stupid sugar at the top shelf, being surprised by an unknown person who helps me get it and disappearing straight after that. Oh, and let's not forget that journey back home, when I nearly got hit by a falling stone from the sky. A cool drink like coke is what I deserved after such a confusing day.
I turned the lid, feeling a bit of the fizz coming out of the bottle, then started taking a sip of the liquid. Woah, it always tastes so good when it's freshly opened.
"Okay, let resume what happened today." I started, "First, I try to get the sugar on the friggin' highest shelf, but I couldn't reach it, then it suddenly disappears into my shopping basket because of something or someone. And he caused some sort of wind at the same time, blowing at me as I found after the sugar in the basket. Then, I want flower, the wind reappears and I find flower in my basket. After picking it up and realizing it was brown flower, I feel that someone or something switched it so quickly that I ended up having what I wanted: white flower, which creeped me out. And it gets even better! After shopping, I nearly get hit by a crashing rock that looks like a Chaos Emerald."
I took this thing out of my bag, held the white crystal-looking rock in my hand. It was still glowing.
I sipped at my Coke Light, put it in front of my eyes and said: "Are you really what I think you are?"
It was so weird, but it shone brighter as a response, a strong, bright light that was nearly blinding me. I lifted my arms to protect my eyes, but it didn't help, because as the moments passed by, it always became brighter and stronger. For me, it seemed to be whispering through its light that it was real.
And somehow, I knew it wouldn't stop shining until it made me realize that it was real, and if I didn't react to it, I was sure it would just go on like that.
"Okay, okay, I got it, just stop shining so bright, please! I'm gonna go blind" I cried.
The light of this rock began to darken until it was just simply glowing like before.
I lowered my arms, then sat down on the nearest chair to the table and put my bottle and the emerald next to each other.
I was surprised, but mostly amazed. My face started to brighten up and I laughed out loud.
"Hahahahahah!!"
I took my bottle and put the Chaos Emerald in my pocket, then danced in circles, completely ecstasy, taking huge gulps of my Coke Light, until there was no more liquid left. Then, out of joy, I just threw behind me, like Romans did when they finished their meals, reckless of what might happen to it. I took the Chaos Emerald out and held it firmly in my hands.
"I can't believe it! Chaos Emeralds really do exist!" I laughed and continued to dance in circles. Then, what I should have done that moment was pay attention to my surroundings. I walked on my bottle and, before I could do anything else, I slipped and fell on my back.
If I was all right? I answered with a loud groan.
I got up with huge difficulties and held the counters to aid me as I got up. I took my bottle and staggered with a hunched back to the kitchen and threw it away in the garbage can.
"Next time, better throw bottles away in trash bins than throwing them carelessly anywhere, or else we'll all become like Quasimodo." I moaned and straightened my back.
As I regained myself from the pain, I actually realized that I still had my Ipod on. I took it out of one of my pockets and clicked around with it.
"What song should I put on?" I told myself out loud.
I kept going through the songs, on and on and on and-stop! That one! Yeah, it was called E.G.G.M.A.N., Doctor Eggman's theme from Sonic Adventure 2 Battle. Okay, it was a villain's theme, but who cares man?! The rhythm and the beat were good enough to bring me back in the good mood. And whenever I was such in a good mood, I'd start singing and dancing around.
But this time, I wanted to sing and play the guitar at the same time, listening to the Ipod who'd be hooked up to my music system.
I passed through the kitchen, then took the stairs to go to my music studio. Yeah, I've got my own, since I like making music. Yeah let's just say that Mom gave this place to me as birthday gift.
I took my electric guitar from the stand, hooked it up to an amplifier and tuned it correctly. Then I checked out the microphone stuck on another stand and connected it to another amplifier. Yeah, it all seemed to be working.
Then I connected my Ipod to the music system, Ipod volume at maximum and changing the volume of the music system, making a bit less loud.
I put the guitar on me and approached the microphone with the Ipod in my hands.
Everything was ready to go.
"All right, it's Show Time!" I yelled and pressed on the start button on my Ipod. Then, I put it quickly on the floor and when the time came, I started playing the guitar.
After having played that awesome intro, my voice joined into the song smoothly.
"Ooh, ooh ooh yeah
Nanana, Nanana, Nananana oh…
The story begins with who's gonna win
Knowing the danger that lies within
Aboard the ARK, a genius at heart
Wanting to unlock the mysteries of life
I am the Eggman, that's what I am,
I am the Eggman, I've got the master plan.
I am the Eggman, that's what I am,
I am the Eggman, I've got the master plan!"
It was always fun to listen to that song, if you'd listen well, you could hear the noises of screwing something onto a machine. That noise would always make me grin.
And you know, you have to admit, although Eggman was a villain, he can be funny, especially in the songs.
"I'm plotting my schemes, wherever I go,
They're perfect in every way.
I'd love to destroy the blue one you know,
He's an obstacle who always gets in my way.
I must play this game by my rules,
I will conquer the world with my tools.
All my machines are made for destruction,
I will build my empire!
I will succeed and you will see
With my machines, there is no retreat!"
My voice was really strong and powerful, but nice at the same time, filling up my empty senses with music through my voice, combined together with the hard-rocking guitar.
I played the guitar really at the exact same rhythms like the song played on the music system, pulling the strings at the same time.
Get ready again for the Chorus!
"I am the Eggman, that's what I am,
I am the Eggman, I've got the master plan.
I am the Eggman, that's what I am,
I am the Eggman, I've got the master plan!"
Now the solo!
I plucked at my strings, creating the song's melody, it's theme on the guitar, giving it my all, showing what I can do myself, what I am capable of.
My feelings mixed itself truthfully with the song and like always, the pleasure during this solo always grew stronger.
"I am the enemy, I will succeed,
My missions, yeah, I must complete.
My name is Eggman, don't forget my name.
If you ask me again I will show you same!!"
Wait for the sound of the screwing… Now!!
"I am the Eggman, that's what I am,
I am the Eggman, I've got the master plan.
I am the Eggman, that's what I am,
I am the Eggman, I've got the master, master plan!
I am the Eggman!"
Now end this song, voice and guitar together!
"Dooh dooh dooh dooh dooh,
Oh no no no no…
All right!"
I pressed on the stop button on my Ipod and turned it off. As for the guitar, I placed it back on the stand to hold the guitar.
I got the Chaos Emerald out of my pocket and stared out of wonder at it.
"I never thought in my life that you'd be real." I said and grinned, "So normally, I should be able to perform Chaos Control or something like that-"
When I decided to try it out, I was violently interrupted by an explosion.
An explosion that made the wall of my studio burst open. In shock and through the agitation, I succumbed to the ground.
"I must say, I'm quite touched that you sang that song for me."
I raised my head to see what the heck that explosion was.
A big, nice hole on my wall.
The wall of my music studio.
I sat up and looked through that hole.
There was something on the other side of that hole, but I couldn't see who or what it was exactly, there was just too much dust in the air to recognize what that shadow was.
For the moment, I didn't care who or what it was. I just cared that it made a big enormous hole in my studio, and that was the wrong thing to do to me.
I admit it, I was shocked at first, but now, I boiled up in fury.
"My music studio!" I yelled enraged, "You made a huge HOLE in MY music studio! Who are you? Show yourself so I can kick your sorry butt for what you've done to my beloved studio!"
This figure began to glide through that hole and approached me and as the dust began to disappear and my sight became clearer, that figure appeared to be a floating vehicle.
"Hohohohoh! You'll kick my butt, you say?" A voice laughed out loud, giving me an uncomfortable feeling, "That's quite daring. But are you capable of doing that?"
When I looked up at that round, four meters high vehicle with metal arms, my eyes widened and my mouth fell open.
"You…" I exclaimed, "It can't be… Are you really…?"
A person sat in that huge vehicle. Not an unknown one, of course, but a person I thought that wasn't real at all.
He had a red uniform on, a long nose and a moustache, his black sunglasses placed upon his nose and had also a bald head.
"Yes, I am Eggman, future emperor of this world."