Well, that didn't take long to get a legit title. Heck, it's the same one as the prototype!
Whatever. Anyways, here's the next chapter!
Chapter 2: Green Grass and a Blue Hedgehog
"What is this place?" I wondered as our companion, Mephiles, brought us to what appeared to be a computer room.
"This is the old database of the Indigo Plateau in Kanto," Mephiles explained. "Much information has been stored away here, including the events that began the destruction of your world."
I perked on hearing that. "What happened?"
"The world began falling apart about two-hundred years ago. After the deaths of a certain Dr. Ivo 'Eggman' Robotnik and Misty of Cerulean City, the one responsible for all this took the liberty to disrupt the harmony of nature."
I didn't understand. "But why would they do that?"
"It makes no matter," Mephiles shook his head. "All that matters is that you find the one who did this and stop them, right?" I nodded. He did have a point. "Allow me to show him to you."
With that, blue energy glowed on his hands, and an image was generated in my mind. I closed my eyes, focusing on it, and my eyes opened.
"So that's the one we need to find?" I asked. Mephiles nodded.
"Who was it?" Dawn asked.
I looked at her, new determination in my own eyes. "A blue hedgehog."
"Blue hedgehog?"
"Yes," Mephiles nodded. "Much like your hair is blue, so is he." There seemed to be disgust laced in his voice, but I figured I was just hearing things.
"Then how can we stop him?" I asked.
Mephiles merely smiled a strange smile. "Allow me to assist you. You see, my friend, I have the power to travel through time."
I was stunned. "No way!"
He nodded, his smile not fading. "Come. I shall bring you to the time when the Disturbance still lived, that you may find him...and stop him." I eagerly stepped forward. Dawn started to come forward, too, but Mephiles stopped her. "Let your friend do this. No use putting yourself in danger."
"I'm not letting him go on his own," she retorted.
"This is his mission."
"This is our mission," she snapped back. "Silver's not going anywhere without me, especially if he's going through time."
I looked at Mephiles and nodded. "She's coming with me."
Mephiles growled, seemingly disgusted. I didn't understand why. "Very well. Close your eyes, and I will take you to the past."
When I opened my eyes, the first thing I noticed was that I was alone. Mephiles and Dawn were not with me.
"I guess we all got separated," I thought. "Hm. I'll have to catch up with Dawn later." That said, I took in my surroundings, awed by what I saw. Gone was the desolation that plagued my world, turning it into a ruin. The sky here was blue instead of black, and the twittering of tiny birds brought a smile to my face. I took a step forward, startled by a rustling at my feet. I looked down and saw that the ground beneath me was covered with paper-thin, tiny green sheets. Curious, I bent down and plucked one of them out of the ground.
"What is this?" I wondered aloud, in absolute amazement. "I've never seen anything like it!" I stowed it away for later, barely containing my joy. Everything here looked so alive, so peaceful, so harmonized! Such beauty! Such as had never been seen in my home.
Home. I started when that crossed my mind and I remembered my mission. "But where do I start?" I wondered. "The Disturbance is alive to be sure, but where is he? Am I even in the right location?" I didn't bother concerning myself with these questions for too long. I was determined to find my target and save the future.
I overheard some people talking behind me and, curious as to what they were talking about, I walked in to listen. They talked at length about some event.
"What's going on?" I asked.
They started on seeing me. "You eavesdropper!" they shouted, and then ran off.
"Eavesdropper?" I wondered in confusion. "Sheesh, ask a simple question and get a complex answer." That was when a strange structure caught my eye: it was seemingly made of metal, but it was aligned so well that I knew it couldn't be. Metal was always bent. It –
"No, wait," I thought again, "this is the past. Whatever this is, it must be undamaged." I looked it over again, marvelling at its pristine beauty. "Wow...who would have thought metal could be so beautiful?" I then frowned at the markings. "But what do these mean? I've seen them before, but I've never taken the time to look them over."
"Oh!" a feminine voice exclaimed. "You can't read?"
I started. "Dawn?! Oh…"
To my disappointment, it was just another person. "What? Did I startle you?"
"Uh, yeah...sorry, I just thought you were someone else." I turned back to the sign. "What do these markings mean?"
She raised an eyebrow, surprised. "You mean these words?"
"Uh, yeah," I shrugged. Is that what they are?
She moved her hand across the words as she interpreted them to me: "Cerulean City: Head up to Cerulean Cape for the annual Water Festival tonight!"
"Water Festival?" I wondered. What's a festival?
"Yeah! Fun stuff, right? You should come! My sister's actually hosting it."
"Really?" I was becoming enamored with this, but I shook my delight away. "I'm sorry, but I have other matters to attend to."
"Oh," she looked disappointed. "Okay, but if you change your mind, just head north and then east of town!"
"Thanks," I shrugged. Not exactly helpful.
The rest of the day didn't go much better than that first encounter did. At best, I was able to discern that I was in a town called Cerulean City, but that's pretty much it. Frustrated that I came up short on my search for the Disturbance, I decided I should take a break and spend the night at the festival after all. It would do me well to calm my nerves; no need to worry, as Dawn would say.
Dawn. I wonder where she is right now. I'm sure she's fine. She's always been more self-sufficient than me.
The festival was bustling with people as missiles soared into the sky, exploding when they reached a certain height. The people didn't seem frightened by these missiles in the slightest, so I figured this was some form of entertainment from the past that I wasn't able to enjoy. Needless to say, the noise bothered my ears, so I concealed myself in a quieter place, also hoping to avoid any social interaction. I wanted my mission to be secret. Who knew who I could run into?
No sooner had I done this than an odd sound reverberated through the crowd, and they all stood to attention. I watched as a young woman stepped forward, donning a red dress with matching hair that reached halfway down her back. An elderly man stood before her as she strode forth, handing her a small, blue ball that she took and readied to place on a pedestal. At that moment, however, she suddenly stumbled as though she tripped. A gasp reverberated through the crowd. My instinct said to rush up to check on her, but I stopped myself for fear of discovery...or worse.
The man helped her back up, and everything looked to be just fine. She placed the ball on the pedestal, and it suddenly started glowing, bright beams of light shooting forth from it. I looked into the air, amazed at what I saw: a beautiful arrangement of color.
"Unbelievable," I breathed in amazement. "I've never seen anything so beautiful in all my life." (Well, technically, the titans were beautiful creatures in and of themselves, but I was always locked in combat with them, so I never took the time to appreciate their beauty) The crowd roared in approval, while the woman turned around and waved.
Suddenly, an explosion erupted in the middle of the crowd, and they all started to panic, running around looking for cover. Darkness fell over us...the darkness of the future...and a legion of robots descended, surrounding the scared woman. One young man tried to reach her, but to no avail, as the robots pushed him away. Then a small, one-man vehicle dropped from the sky, a rather overweight man in a red suit controlling it.
"Greetings, Misty, Gym Leader of Cerulean City," he said. "I understand that we have met before, but never formally. Therefore, allow me to introduce myself." He bowed down, a funny pose in my opinion. "I am Dr. Ivo Robotnik, but you may call me Dr. Eggman, if you wish." He stood up straight. "And now that formalities are out of the way, I shall get what I came for."
"What do you want?" the woman retorted.
The man in the ship merely snickered. "You have something that I've been searching for ever since I came to this world, and now I shall have it: the silver wing! Hand it over, and your people will be spared. Don't make this harder than it needs to be." I shivered. Something about this man rubbed me the wrong way.
"Don't do it!" the young man trying to reach her shouted. "You know it won't go over well!"
"I know," she replied, then turned back to the man in the ship. "What do you plan to do with it?"
"What do you think?" he sneered menacingly, but his breath quickly got sucked out of him as a sudden swirling wind picked up speed, surrounding him and the robots with him. "Nngh! What's this –?!"
"You're putting on quite the show, aren't you, Eggman? Well I hate to break it to ya, but this is Misty's night tonight! No upstaging allowed!" I looked up in astonishment. Who is –
Then I froze. YOU I thought, clenching my fists and teeth.
My eyes had locked on to a blue hedgehog.
The madness that ensued from the hedgehog's entrance was lost on me, as my mind was occupied with one thing, and one thing only. I waited for the crowd to leave, but my eyes never let the blue hedgehog escape their sight. I could hardly believe my luck, but now was no time to wonder. My sights were set, and nothing would stand in my way.
As I watched him run from the festival, I clenched my fist and nodded. "I've finally found him...The Disturbance."
Silver might seem a bit OOC here, but think about it: he's young, naive, and has spent his whole life fighting in a bleak future where all he sees is darkness, destruction, and death. He then goes back in time to a world that is beautiful. I think he would be in amazement at it. They did try to show that in the game, but like just about everything in the game, they screwed up. Anyways, I hope you're enjoying this! Feel free to rate and review!