Flowing Pedals Of Light- Above Who We See
By InuSonishaUnlimited
A story that I've been thinking about for the longest time, Sonic x Cosmo. I don't own any of the SEGA characters here and my fan characters will be identified in the story. Rated for sex and violence, along with language. Not a single flame will be accepted, but suggestions are welcomed. If you don't like the couple, don't read the damn story. We're nearing the home stretch of this story, so stay with me here.
Chapter 22: A Lost And Broken Soul
The aftermath of the collapsing of the Tower of Avalon(lot's of of's here) shook up the entire city of Turg. The people couldn't remember much since the time of enslavement and generally kept on with their lives. Eggman wasn't seen at all, which had the others believing that he was hiding to recover. Most of the debris from the tower was being removed and placed in the crater from where the tower originated, which conveniently was surrounded by a large Geosynthesis symbol. The Tower of Avalon would be repaired soon but at the moment, that wasn't happening. Back at Station Square, everyone saw the results of the battle and hoped for the best, hoping that Eggman was to never be seen again. Mr. Rock looked and thought for a while, hoping that his students were okay. Rina saw the footage and hoped for their saftey, concerned by the mass of the blast. Then came his moment, Eggman emerged from his position, bruised all over yet standing firm. "Attention all of Turg! I am the Supreme Geosynthesizer! Do as I say if you seek to live!" he said but recieved no positive feedback. He was used to this so he shrugged it off as a massive rebellion began by the people of Turg, which Sonic's friends decided to assist in. "We've got to liberate these people!" Cosmo said, recieving positive remarks from the others as she looked over. "Sonic...please come back soon..." she thought as she prepared to declare the rebellion.
Meanwhile, above the city of Station Square, a figure flys above the highest building. "Well, I've finally returned. Hold on a second...where's my body?" Shiorae said, looking about and not seeing Sonic. "Hmm...this is strange. What happened since I was away?" he thought back to when he left Sonic's body for a bit, before Sonic's random class session. "Sonic, I'll be going to take care of some personal things. Therefore, I shall say only this. Don't get in too much trouble while I'm gone." Shiorae said, pointing to Sonic's face. "Eh, don't worry about me. Have a lovely trip., Shiorae." Sonic said, ending said flashback. "Have a lovely trip, he says. Well, it's hard when there's no body to return to. I'd better look around." he said, jumping from the building and going in a full sprint. He reached the Mystic Ruins and came across Tails, the primary person to speak to. "Tails, it has been some time." he said, the fox turning around. "Oh hey, Shiorae. How was the trip?" he asked. "Fine. Where is Sonic?" "Uhh...well..." Tails took a while to explain what had occured during Shiorae's absence. "...I see. So that's what has occured. I've never gone a long time without Sonic complaining about something. He really is missing, then..." Shiorae thought before leaving, mystifying Tails.
Shiorae stumbled upon Cosmo on his way to the Train Station. "Hey...you seen Sonic?" he asked her. "I was sort of hoping you've seen him...I guess not." she responded. "Shit, this is really serious." "Yes, but what do you care?" "Well...actually, Sonic did me a real good favor." "And that was?" "Well, you did as well. Slaying Avalon, lord of the Elements." "Avalon? What does he have to do with anything?" "By slaying Avalon, I was freed from mortal bondage to Sonic's body. Normally, if I was out of his body for a real long time, my energy would suffer a great deal. Now, that won't be a problem. However, I left most of my power with him, so I need to find him. Plus, I am a little concerned about what I heard concerning the tower's destruction. That stupid jerk had better be alive..." Shiorae said, looking away. "Shiorae...so you are worried about him..." "Only because if he's dead, I'm dead so long as my remaining power is connected to him. Avalon's death means nothing but freedom for me, yet that freedom is bittersweet when I can't fully enjoy it. You must help me." "How can I help you?" "You possess a strong connection to Sonic, so we can combine our senses and search for his Geoaura." "His Geoaura? Is that like the Geolink?" "Sort of, except it's the power with Sonic's body regardless as to whether he is connected to the planet directly or not. If it's still active, we'll be able to sense it." he said as he closed his eyes. Cosmo did the same and they both concentrated. Within the darkness of their closed eyes, they both saw a very faint, if not barely visible, dot of light. "...It's really faint...which can mean that the aura has been damaged severely. He is alive, but finding him now would be pointless if the aura is barely sensible." Shiorae said. "I'm just glad he's alive. Now I can concentrate on the rebellion with an eased mind. What about you?" Cosmo asked and after a long pause, Shiorae responded. "I'm going to find my Sonic."
In a serene field of tall grass and wildflowers, blue smoke arises from a particular spot. That same spot has singed flora and broken ground, the blue smoke rising from a small crater. The crater has a short path from it, indicating that whatever fell didn't fall straight down, it fell and slide forward before stopping completely. The figure has his eyes closed, with several burn marks and blue smoke coming out. It is indeed Sonic, having survived the full brunt of the Tower of Avalon's epic demise. In the same field, a figure walks among the area, looking over at the flowers and generally enjoying herself. A young purple female hedgehog with quills similar to Sonic, except for an extra set that came upwards like the crescent of a tidal wave. She wore a red buttoned top with a few buttons undone, show some impressive chest skin, and a pair of sky-blue capris with green sneakers similar to Tails' shoe design. One of her really long quills was about as loose as real hair with three ribbons attatched. What was particularly strange about this girl was that she had six shadows, shadows not influenced by the positioning of the sun. The shadows had different colored eyes, the colors of the typical rainbow. As she walked, she noticed the smoking crater in the center of the fields. "Hmm? What is this?" she said as she dashed over there. She looked within and saw Sonic's body, on the verge of death. Sonic's thougts at the moment were going on as he layed there, unconscious. "It hurts...it hurts so bad...what happened...where am I...everyone...did my body change again...I feel them on my chest again...like the White Assassin...my changing body...is this the end..." these thoughts looped around him as he felt the pain his body took from the blast and the impact. The girl looked closely as she took in the situation. "I wonder who this is, and what happened to him...or her..." she thought, looking at Sonic's body changing. It stopped in his male state as she looked. "He's an interesting one..." one of her shadows said. "Indeed, but there's something wrong with him..." another said. "He's very weak...I wonder what happened to him..." another said. "Don't know and frankly, I could care less now. I've gotta help him and fast! He could die!" the girl said, dropping down and lifting the poor blue hedgehog. "He's really light. I wonder how old he is?" she said, getting out of the crater with a high jump. "I can sense that he is real young, about fourteen, two years younger than you, Sukimi." the shadow said, telling you the girl's name. "Cool...very cool." she said, smiling as she neared her house.
"Sukimi, I'm not sure your mom is ready to embrace the thought of you having a young one." said one of her shadows. "Relax about that. First of all, he's not even that young. I mean, he is small but not that young. Second of all, I'm sure I can figure this out. Let's get him to my room." she said, dashing upstairs, thankful that her mother wasn't there anyway. Her room was a large circular space, red and blue stripped walls and ornamental carpets. In one corner is a pile of stuffed animals and in another is a station with a computer table and desk lamp. Her bed is a large rhombus-shaped structure and her pillows look like clouds. "I'd better get a cup of water. Do you figure cold is better or not?" she asked her shadows as she settled Sonic on the bed. "Cold." they all agreed as she walked out, returning a few seconds later. Slowly, she dipped a washcloth in the water and the second a drop hit his face, Sonic's eyes slowly opened. "Uhh...huh...? I...I'm alive...Where...am I...What happened...?" he said, slowly rising but he couldn't muster the strength to stay up, falling face-first into Sukimi's chest. He got up quickly, utterly embarrassed at what he did, unintentionally. "I'm so sorry! Really, I am! I didn't mean to..." he was cut off by her smile. "It's all right. I'm just relieved to see that you are alive. You were in pretty bad shape out there..." she said, slight blushing on her face. "So...you saved my life?" "Yes, I certainly did." "I am indebted to you eternally. I wouldn't be here, speaking, if not for you. Thank you so much, uh..." "You can call me Sukimi. What's your name?" "My name is Sonic. Sonic the Hedgehog." "Okay then, Sonic. Can you please tell me what happened to you?" she asked him. "...I...I can't remember...It hurts to remember...All I can remember are my friends...a big tower...a huge explosion...only pain...I'm sorry." he said but she was satisfied. "I can understand. Sometimes painful memories are hard to bring back and amnesia is common with most accidents." she said, smiling at him. "An accident? Was I involved in some crazy accident...?...Maybe..." he thought but suddenly looked down. "Oh my goodness! What happened to my body?!" he said, noticing the change in his chest features. "That was going on when I found you. One minute you had breasts, the next you didn't. Does this always happen?" she asked, sort of amused by Sonic's surprised face. "I don't think so...is it really weird?" he asked. She patted his head softly. "No, it's just something unique about you. There's nothing weird about people, just different features that make us special." "Yes, you certainly are right."
They sat and talked for a while before she wanted to see something. "Hey, uhh...Sonic?" she asked. "Yes, Sukimi?" he responded. "How good are you at remaining as still as a statue or stuffed animal?" she asked, watching Sonic fall lifelessly on her bed. He laid there like that for a good thirty minutes until he moved again. "How was that?" he asked. "Perfect! Now my mom won't get all riled up. I really don't want to make you do this, but if anyone besides me walks in here, drop in a lifeless state to cover yourself until I can starighten things out. Please?" she asked. "Sure, no problem at all. I can do that for you." he smiled as she wrapped her arms around him. "You're a sweetheart. Thank you so much." she said, enjoying the feel of him. Meanwhile, above Turg, Shiorae was trying to sense Sonic's presence again. "Shit, it's still too faint...be alive, you big blue jerk...come on, Sonic..." he thought, flying in another direction and recieving the same results. "Fuck, I'd better wait until his Geoaura repairs itself before trying again or I'll get discouraged. I can only hope that Eggman's HRG isn't in pursuit of him."
Later that night, Sonic was laying on his back, lifeless as Sukimi's mother was doing some light cleaning. She turned and spotted Sonic on the bed. "What an adorable stuffed toy! I wonder where she got it from. That Sukimi, always getting these stuffed toys. This one, you'd assume, was really alive." she thought, not noticing the sweat on his forehead. "I wish she'd gotten one that wasn't female, though, and if she did, at least put a shirt on it." she said, closing the door, leaving Sonic to lay there, embarrassed and trying to remember. "Tower...my friends...explosion...what does it all mean...augh...it hurts so bad...why do I feel so wrong...my bottom region feels so wrong...why? What have I done...?" he thought, slight tears in his eyes from the pain of remembering anything to no avail. Sukimi came in shortly and saw him there. "You did really good. Want some cake?" she asked him, holding a second small plate with cake. "Oh..umm, no thank you, Sukimi." he said. "I'm really sorry about that. She can get real crazy about guys being in the house...but I don't get why." she said putting the plate down. "She...she's doing what a mother does. I envy you." he said. "Really? Why?" "I lost my parents...at birth..." "Really!? That's horrible..." "It was the only thing I could remember at the moment..." There was a period of silence until Sukimi spoke. "I've made up my mind. I'll watch over you as long as I need to, okay?" she said, smiling at him. "You'd do that for me?" he asked. "Of course. I'd feel so bad to leave such a cute guy out there by himself in unfamiliar territory." she said. She was surprised when he lightly kissed her cheek. "I really appreciate it. Thank you for your help." he said, smiling and blushing after that. Many thoughts circled her mind after he kissed her cheek, thoughts that she couldn't keep within her head. She looked into his eyes for a while and placed her hands on his cheeks. "Then it's a promise on my part." she said, kissing him on his lips. Sonic couldn't really believe what had just happened. He thought she'd just kiss his cheek back but she took it a step further than he bargained for. In truth, he had some fear as a feeling crept within both his mind and body. He refused to oblige as thoughts started hurting him. Sukimi had released his lips and looked at him, smiling brightly as Sonic stared, dumbstruck but blushing all the same.
The next day, Sonic was simply sitting out in the same field he landed in. Looking at the clouds passing by, he thought about what had recently occured. "She helped me out...that's reason enough to allow her to do that kind of thing. Friends...a tower...explosion...why can't I remember what had happened?" he thought as a large light escaped from his body. Before was a huge black creature with white glowing areas throughout. It was a wolf-like creature with large white wings and a black mane of metal hair. It's entire body was like a robot, shiny and with various weapons all over, including RPGs and gun barrels. It's piercing red eyes stared at Sonic, who was scared beyond comprehension. He started running but was right in front of it again. "You don't have to fear me, young warrior. I will not hurt you." it said in a male voice. "Don't...fear you? You can speak as well?" he said, the beast scratching it's mane with his massive claws. "You seek answers concerning what occured at the Tower of Avalon?" "The...Tower of Avalon?...My head...it hurts...why?" Sonic said, holding his head. "It is because of me that your memories are, how should put it...broken." "You? What have you to do with this?" The beast settled down on his hindlegs as Sonic sat comfortably.
"When you and the Life Maidan, better known as your beloved Cosmo, defeated the beast known as the Lord of the Elementia Avalon, you were willing to sacrifice your life to get your friends to safety. I was sealed by Avalon beneath his tower for nearly 300 years, during which I weakened the seal by using my power within. That explosion you caused destroyed the seal and set me free and as I left, I saw your body heading for a lethal collision with our world. As fast as I could manage, I took off and entered your body, using as much of my power as possible to make the impact survivable. Unfortunately, I couldn't change what position you'd take while falling and the blow was great. The power I used to save you had an effect on your memory and as a result your memory was broken. Everything you knew of, did or participated in was lost, but not forever. The pain you feel when you remember things comes from the impact. Soon, you will remember everything, including the power you possess." Sonic was, to say the least, very confused. "So the thoughts I've had lattely have some significance?" he said. "Correct. When you have all your memories, you will have your Geoaura back and then you will see me again..." the beast said. "What is your name?" "You can call me Jurausene, the Beast of Indifference." the beast said before reentering Sonic's body. "Jurausene..." he thought before heading back to Sukimi.
He laid down silently, thinking off what he was just told. "My...beloved? Cosmo...her name...it brings warmth to my heart...the others are Tails, Shadow, Knuckles...my friends...I remembered them." he thought as an energy appeared above his chest, the Omega Force Gem had reappeared. "What's this thing? Why do I hear voices from it? Wait...this gem...it feels familiar...Geo...synthesis...AHH!!" Sonic screamed as he unintentionally thrashed about, holding his head and screaming from the pain. Sukimi dashed in and saw Sonic going muy loco. "Whoa, what's wrong?" she said, running to him and grabbing him. She felt his hot tears making her shirt wet as she pushed his face into her breasts. "Shh..shh...it's okay. I'm here now, Sonic..." she said, listening as he calmed down and gasped heavily. A few minutes later, Sonic was calm and Sukimi was gently stroking his quills as she laid him on top of her. "I wonder what was wrong...well, I'm glad he's okay now...someone's at the door..." she said, lifting Sonic and walking over to the door. She opened the door and saw a friendly smile on a young three-tailed fox with a big T-shirt and black jeans. "Hey, Sukimi. How you doing?" said the fox. Sukimi gave him a friendly hug, unintentionally squeezing Sonic. "Hey there, Suaske. I'm fine." she said, looking at Sonic who was purple-cheeked. "Oh, sorry about that." she whispered to Sonic as she put him down. "What's this? Another stuffed toy?" he asked her and recieved embarrassed giggles. "Wait a sec...blue hedgehog...red shoes...green eyes...it's the same as in this book." he said, showing Sukimi a book. "What's this? My Beloved: Link to the World? by Cosmo? Never heard of this author..." "The guy at the bookstore said it's a wondeful read. I read it on the way and I agree. You should check it out."
"Okay then...My first year of high school seemed as normal as it could be. High ranker in classes, possessing many friends, all the things you'd get in high school. One friend, in particular, turned out to be more than that. His name is Sonic the Hedgehog, the blue hedgehog with red shoes and emerald eyes. The heroic figure who saved many lives many times over, including my own. He fell in love with me and I fell for him, regardless as to our differences...A half hour later, Sukimi was done with the book and tears fell from her face. "My god, it's no wonder the book is popular..." she said, wiping her tears. "Yeah and check out the side of the book. An email address for if whoever reads the book sees him." Suaske said. "Give a second!" Sukimi said, dashing upstairs to her laptop and turning it on. Once up and running, she typed up a quick email to the aforementioned address. Back in Station Square, Cosmo just recieved the email as Tails was speaking with her. "Everyone is really touched by your book, Cosmo. Their spirits are flaring up with the power to reclaim Turg from Eggman." he said. "Yes, it make me happy to hear that...huh? An email? Let's see...Sukimi? Never heard of her but...whoa!" she said happily, making Tails turn. "What's going on?" "Listen to this, Tails! "Dear Cosmo, My name is Sukimi and I've really enjoyed your book. Also, I've found Sonic. He was in a very bad condition when I found him but he's okay now. His memory is a little shaky, though. Would you like me to bring him back to you?" This is great, but I don't think he should come back just yet." she said with relief in her heart. "I'm just glad to here that he's all right. Memory...you think he hit his head after that explosion?" "Maybe, but we should keep him away until these conflicts over here are a little calm. If he's not feeling too well, it wouldn't be wise for him to get in the middle of this." "You're right...well, better get to it." Tails said, walking with her out the door. "Thank God..." Cosmo said to herself.
Sonic stood in front of Suaske, moving and blinking, sort of freaking him out. "Can't believe he's really moving. Did you tell your mom yet?" he asked Sukimi. "No, you know how she is. I'll tell her eventually. In the meantime, I'm going to watch him, according to the email I got back. She asked me to care for him until some issues going on in the city area calm down." she said, resting Sonic on her lap. "Lucky hedgehog...Anyway, you need any help?" Suaske asked. "Eh...no thank you." she said definitively. "Huh? But why not?" "Because you're as reliable as a snowstorm in the desert." "What do you mean?! I'm plenty reliable! Name one time when I wasn't!" "The time I needed assistance organizing things in my room, which Sonic helped with; more like did for me, the time when I need you to be ready to help me on a school project and you said you were busy...playing games with your friends, the time you borrowed ten dollars from me for a new notebook or two and turned out you bought take out and used the change for the arcade, the time..." "I've heard enough, but trust me, I can..." he was interrupted by the sound of the television coming on. "Hmm?" Sukimi asked as she looked. "Fellow citizens, I am the true ruler of Turg and as such, I could use your help. If you see this menace, you should terminate it with extreme prejudice. Any who do so will recieve one million dollars." Eggman said on T.V. The statement across the area recieved little response aside from swearing by some and shrugs by others.
"Geez, one million for a young hedgehog? That's crazy." she thought as she turned off the T.V. While she wasn't looking at him, Suaske had a greed-inspired expression on his face until she turned. "Anyway, I don't think I can trust you to help me watch Sonic. He can get pretty riled up and crazy, so..." she said. "I can handle that. Just give me a shot." he asked. "Well...all right. You have to promise to devote yourself to such a commitment, no matter what." "I do promise that. But might I suggest that we surrender him for the million? We could take a vacation together." The only sound anyone outside heard was a scream of pain. "That is totally cold-hearted! Hmph!" Sukimi said, walking upstairs with Sonic. "Augh...she's strong..." Suaske said, laying on the ground, writhing in pain. Upstairs, Sonic was in the shower, washing himself and reflecting. "The Omega Force Gem was in me. Within are...Geosynthesis beasts...that's what Jurausene is...there's a lot of them...and I can transform into them...I can do Geosynthesis..." he thought. This time, he felt no pain in his thoughts as he remembered things. "My memory seems to be healing a little better since I feel no pain...but I know what needs to be done. I gotta get it back and do something about Eggman...hmm, but how?" he said as he stood there.
Back at Turg, Eggman was thinking. "In due time, the world will be helpless. Now is the time to journey to the Sea of Steel. There I shall obtain the Sword of Viragea, the other half of Avalon. Once I have the sword, nothing will stop me. Of course, bearing that sword is one of the taboos of Geosynthesis and I may end up facing...them. It won't matter until the time comes..." Eggman thought, looking out the window at the rebels fighting against his soldiers. "They can fight all they want but it wont matter when the Sword of Viragea and the Sword of Avalon belong to me! Ahahahahahaha!!" he said, thunder clasping in the background. In a sacred space, a giant shadowed creature with another small creature overlook the world. "The time of action...is upon us..."