Mephiles: Sorry if this took long but I've been very busy. This chapter is sort of an Interlude to the second part of the story and excuse it if it is brief please. As always I appreciate reviews and comments of any sorts and hope you enjoy it.
Life Sized Mirror
"THUD!" Silver tried to let loose a cry of pain, but his vain attempt was muffled by the grass he had fallen into, face first. "Could you please choose a better location, I don't enjoy hitting the ground face first every time," Silver requested with as much dry humour as he could muster.
Blaze merely held up a hand to silence him, motioning with her free hand that he should follow her. Silver paused for a moment, taking out time to thoroughly scrutinize all of his surroundings.
They were on a field, a veritable ocean of emerald leaf blades. With his naked eye he could see for miles in any direction, his view only blocked by the tall cliffs of a wide canyon, which encircled the grassy plain.
Ahead of him, Blaze moved rapidly towards the other end of the field. As Silver came closer he slowly realized that she was heading for a small hillock, appearing as nothing more then a small bump in the grass. Silver could of easily mistaken it for a wave, were it not for the fact that it was indisputably a hill.
She came to stop, her feet skidding in the ground as she attempted to brace herself and cancel out her momentum. Her slim figure was briefly obscured by a small dust cloud, which slowly floated up from her feet.
Silver eventually managed to reach her position atop the hill, and crouched on his knee's breathing heavily as he tried to catch his breath from the exhausting run. He turned an eye towards Blaze, and found that she seemed to be completely unphased by the run. She stood calmly her eyes scanning the plain for something elusive.
'How the hell does she do it?' He thought, annoyed at her excellence. He picked himself up after catching his breath and turned to survey the grass with her. The wind whistled through the grass, as if whispering to it some secret omen. The small blades rustled in anticipation, eagerly awaiting something.
"Soooo…what are we looking for?" Silver inquired after a few moments of fruitless searching. Blaze allowed a smile to find it's way slowly unto her face before she answered him.
"Sonic" with that she directed his attention with a subtle gesture of her fingers, towards a small blue speck. Silver's eyes widened in shock as he identified the familiar blue silhouette of Sonic The Hedgehog, moving rapidly through the grass.
However his attention was soon drawn to another figure who lay wrapped in his arms.
"Who's she?" Silver inquired of Blaze. Blaze, who hadn't removed her eyes from the scene, responded in a distant tone of voice.
"Her name's Elise, she has got a lot to do with your past, or at least she did." Silver turned his head to look back at the two figures, waiting for something to happen. Eventually Sonic came to a stop, as he stopped, he was momentarily lost from view, his shape changing from a blue blur into a decidedly anthromorphic Hedgehog.
As always Silver had to marvel at the Hedgehog's blinding speed. Far below the Hedgehog and girl seemed to be in the middle of a conversation.
"So what does this teach me about myself?" Silver asked irritably, he wasn't really in the mood to meet Sonic again. Blaze let loose a small sigh, indication of her own annoyance at Silvers impatience before swirling her hand before in a florid gesture.
Silver watched in mute shock as another Hedgehog suddenly burst onto the scene. Announcing his presence with a flash of telekinetic energy, which barely missed the blue hedgehog, Silver was amazed to see… himself?
'It can't be' His logic kicked in immediately. But no matter what his logic wanted him to believe, he could not deny that before him stood, well, Him! Not that they were exactly the same mind you. No this Silver looked younger, and wore simple boots and gloves as his only adornments. He was younger too, the passion flaring in his eyes revealing that he was still naïve over worldly matters.
"What's going on here?" Silver asked of Blaze, as he stared wide-eyed at his doppelganger and Sonic. Blaze pursed her lips, a thoughtful expression crossing her serene features as she searched for a most apt answer.
"You are preparing to kill Sonic the Hedgehog" Blaze stated.
Silver turned to look Blaze in the eye, hoping to find some trace or hint of rationality in the scene before him. As he turned to watch the scene below, he was greeted by the high-pitched wail of Elise in dire need of help. A mechanical contraption of some sort swooped in and took the girl, leaving a stunned Sonic behind.
As the machine flew off into the distance, Silver craned his head in its direction as he tried to discern the rider of the device. Unfortunately the device was too fast, and quickly zoomed off before Silver could identiify its rider.
Meanwhile, The other Silver had already sent another sphere of telekinetic energy swirling into Sonic's back, knocking him to the floor and leaving him open for another attack.
'Why? Why would I just attack him, this makes no sense, their must be a reason why' Silver thought to himself as he saw his doppelganger move in to mercilessly dispose of the blue hedgehog once and for all.
"Why do I want to kill him?" Silver asked, as he turned to watch Blaze again. Blaze took a deep breath, closing her eyes in concentration, she moved her hand in a very brief motion, and the air seemed to warp in the wake of her movement, rippling slowly outwards until the entire area was engrossed in silent tremors.
As these tremors receded, the air seemed to still, the leaves ceased to sway and the two hedgehogs froze in the midst of their strife. Silver gaped at the miraculous event, staring wide-eyed at the calm perpetrator of the action. 'She can do all that?' He thought to himself in alarm.
"How-" Silver began but he was cut off quickly before he could finish.
'First let me ask you a question" She said. Silver closed his mouth and nodded, consenting to her request…for now.
Blaze stared deep into Silver's own eyes before she asked her question, and Silver could feel an uncomfortable feeling rising inside of him, a sort of gentle and soothing heat…he quickly dispelled them as treacherous thoughts from some deep forgotten recess of his mind.
"You agree just killing him is wrong?" Blaze enquired, earnesty and seriousness plain on her face. Silver nodded. 'Obviously, killing is wrong' He thought to himself. Blaze seemed to be relived by his answer, a small smile of relief painting itself slowly on her face as her body relaxed and she let loose a small laugh.
Silver stared, confused at her reaction to such a simple and obvious question. It took some time, but when she did finally notice his curiosity she quickly hid her relief and turned to face him seriously again. Despite her controlled demeanor, Silver could now quite clearly make out a tinge of joy in her eyes.
"However" Silver said abruptly, drawing a concerned look from Blaze.
"However, if your reasons to kill are right, then it is alright. So my question stands, why do I want to kill Sonic?"
Blaze seemed to understand this and nodded to him. With a flick of her wrist a portal similar to the one in Iblis's dimension formed.
"Then let us investigate why you wanted to kill him," She said, motioning for him to follow her through the portal.
Silver halted before the portal's entrance and turned to regard his feline friend with interest. "These portals, they take us to different points in my life don't they" Silver asked rhetorically.
Blaze gave a simple nod before giving him the pleasure of a wry little smile. "Like having your own Life-Sized Mirror, you could say" She said, a hidden trace of childlike glee evident in her voice. She turned to the portal and leapt inside.
Silver paused for a moment, reviewing once again exactly what he was doing. He gave up after a while though since all he ever kept coming up with was that he was mad. 'Life-Sized Mirror, eh?' He thought to himself, amused.
Silver steeped through the portal and it sealed behind him.
Unnoticed by him, two other figures quickly emerged from where the portal once stood. The creatures were grayish and anthromorphic in structure, with large baleful eyes and horrid claws.
They stared for some time at the now vacant t area the portal had inhabited before one finally turned to the other. The two stood, silently staring at each other for a while, and a low buzzing noise suddenly became evident to all those in the area.
When the buzzing stopped, a void like portal formed and the two slithered through it.
As they left and the last portal sealed, time began to flow again. The wind rustled the grass and the grass swayed in the breeze, unaware of the temporal spectators their timeline had played host to.
Mephiles: Hope you enjoyed it. It is an interlude...NOT THE END. The story will continue for some time. Hope you enjoyed it and thank you for reading it. Please drop a comment if you can.