A/N: Ok here we go with chapter two
5 YEARS LATER:
Captain Theo Arcreus woke from a deep sleep, the covers on his king-sized bed were covered in papers and files about missions and various enemies of the state, a crack of sunlight pierced the velvet curtains and lit up his luxury carpet. He groaned and sat up pushing the covers from him. He had turned 19 the day before and had celebrated by getting himself pissed and staggering home in a daze, then giving himself an agonising headache that morning. He stood up and pulled open the curtains, revealing the large, ornate garden bathed in sunlight, its multicoloured flowers shining like glass, fro the early morning dew.
He walked over to his wardrobe, stripped off his pyjamas and pulled on a black vest and cargo trousers. He exited his room and walked into the bathroom to freshen up, he twisted the handle on the tap and turned on the flow of hot water that cascaded into the basin, he grabbed the beige washcloth off the side and threw it into the scalding liquid. Theo looked at his steaming reflection in the mirror, which hung opposite. Years of GUN service had hardened up his features and made his expression dark and serious, a few recent cuts littered his face, however, his crystal blue eye still shone just as brightly as when he was young. His quills were ruffled and sticking up crazily on top his head. He switched off the tap, grabbing the sodden washcloth as he did so and wiped his face with it.
The phone suddenly started to ring, drying his face off on a towel, Theo jogged into the grand hallway and plucked the phone from its stand.
"Hello?" he said, darkly,
"GOD FUCKING DAMNIT, WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU!" Shadow yelled from the other side, making Theo hold the receiver away from his ear, eyes watering from the sudden intensity of the ballistic outrage.
"Ok, ok calm down, where am I suppose to be?" Theo said, desperately trying to remember where he should be.
"Oh for god sake, The Freedom Parade, ring a bell?" Shadow asked, Theo's eyes cast to the calendar on the wall and looked towards today's date.
"Shit" he said, "I'm in charge of security aren't I?"
"Yes" Shadow said, exasperated "You better get here fast, it starts in twenty minutes". The call went dead and Theo replaced the phone on its stand, he raced back into his room and pulled on a harness with holds for different weapons, he pressed a small button on his wall, part of the wall behind him slid away with a pneumatic hiss revealing a thin dark staircase. He jogged down its moss covered stairs and into a vast underground room, its walls lined with a variety of weapons from pistols to swords, and in the centre of the room was a sleek black motorbike with chrome wheels and crushed leather seating.
He smirked then walked over to one of the walls and plucked a couple of shotguns off the shelves, checking the ammunition and slotting them into the harness that he wore. Next he pulled, two, long double edged blades from the scabbards and strapped them to his back. He walked over to a small wooden desk that stood nearby and grabbed a small battered radio, flicking it on as he did so. Tinny classical music warbled out of its small speakers, as Theo replaced it on the desk, pulling open a draw, he pulled out three pairs of inhibitor rings and a pair of ebony gloves with spiked knuckle-dusters sown in. His inhibitor rings were GUN protocol as he was classed a Type III agent, Type I being normal, Type II being gifted in unnatural fighting skills and Type III being gifted with abnormal powers and fighting skills. GUN believes that Type III agents can be dangers to other agents and themselves so inhibitor rings are given to Type III agents to stop or limit their powers. But since Theos power is so great and aggressive, GUN issued him three pairs of inhibitor rings so his powers are severely limited. When Theo was still a Private, he was sent on a mission to Metropolis to force back the Dark Egg Legion, however one of Theo's friends was shot and killed, Theos anger made his electricity levels increase, destroying his pair of inhibitor rings. He then unleashed a devastating onslaught of electricity that ripped apart half of Metropolis, killing 40% of the Dark Egg Legion and wiping out all power within a 3 mile radius. After Theo and a handful of survivors were pulled out of the debris, GUN issued three pairs of inhibitor rings in order to prevent such a monstrous discharge happening again. Theo knew that his powers were evil and demonic due to his heritage, but he was determined to use them for good.
He was snapped out of his fantasies by the tinny music finishing and the commentator began talking,
'That was the Royal Brass Band live in New Metropolis Central Park; well here we are, 5 years since the end of the last Robotnik war. Today, King Elias Acorn will honour and commemorate the brave soldiers that fought in the legendary war along with The Council of Acorn and special guests including the Freedom Fighters whose valiant efforts managed to weaken and eventually destroy Dr Robotnik. All the final preparations are being made for the start of the Freedom Parade in fifteen minutes."
Theo tied up the laces on his polished boots and straightened up, he plucked a long leather trench coat and slipped it on, he reached his polished motorbike and sat on its comfy seat, he reached into his pocket and pulled out a small pair of keys, in a flash, he inserted them into the lock and twisted it. The 1050cc engine roared into life, smoke began to pour out of its exhaust, when Theo rode it, he felt like he was taming some wild beast. Out of an inside pocket of his jacket, he pulled out a silver pair of goggles and pulled them on. He checked all the dials on the dashboard, his oil levels were normal, as was his fuel level and he head the maximum amount of ammunition he could have for the hidden machine guns mounted on switch activated flick panels on the body of the bike.
With a click of his fingers, the long, metal, security door slid open, unveiling a long drive surrounded on all sides by his manifestly well-kept garden. Theo grinned and twisted the throttle, the bike shot forward with a loud roar that made the nesting birds in the various hedges and trees around his garden fly into the air, calling as if their life depended on it. He zoomed out of his estate and onto a small, deserted road, he turned right and twisted the throttle even more, making the bike accelerate to its maximum speed.
"Come on, come on" Theo muttered to himself, glancing at the speedometer and trying to go as fast as possible, "If I'm late, Commander Towers with really put my arse on a stick for that, I'd be looking at six months patrol duty". He skidded violently as he turned onto a larger highway that ran towards a gleaming, domed city in the distance. "Shit" Theo thought, "That would have fucked up the tyres a bit". He accelerated again onto the highway, swerving through the slow moving traffic, he cut into another lane, and was almost scared out of his skin when a large truck blasted its horn as it tried to cut into the same lane, the driver leaned out of the window,
"Watch it you cunt!" he yelled and drove on. Theo smirked,
"Look who's calling who a cunt" he muttered, a few minutes later, Theo pulled off onto a small road that led to the domed city of New Metropolis, he slowed the bike down as he reached the giant doors, the roaring engine dimming to a purr. Theo whistled as he gazed at the city, he found it hard to believe that this whole city was built out of sub-atomic robots controlled by the Freedom Fighters artificial intelligence programme, Nicole. He rode towards the gates as a hologram of a brown lynx appeared,
"Captain Theodore Arcreus?" She asked
"That's me, and your Nicole right?" Theo asked, staling his bike to talk to her
"That's correct sir," She said, nodding, Theo thought of something to say but Nicole smiled and answered his question for him "No, Captain, your not late, in fact the ceremony is about to start".
"Right thanks, see you at the party" he said, grinning. He accelerated forward as the gates swung forth and let him in; the holographic lynx smiled and disappeared. Theo he rode into the city smiling from ear to ear, it was hard not to like the city, the buildings were beautiful and sleek, nature dominated the whole city, its many tall organisms spiralling and climbing towards the sun, children played all around, laughing with smiles all over their innocent faces, unknown to the hardships of the world, some of them even stopped playing and watched Theo drive through, gazing in wonderment at the machine that he rode as he moved past them at speed, some of them even waved. He turned right and drove down a small, narrow to a GUN checkpoint where a battalion of soldiers stood.
"Captain" one of them said, saluting, Theo saluted back, he switched off the engine and dismounted the bike, kicking the stand down to support the machine. He pulled the goggles of his eyes and pocketed them along with his keys, using his enhanced vision, Theo looked into the centre of the park, his gaze piercing everything that lay before him, he frowned as he saw Sonic the Hedgehog walk on stage smiling and waving, occasionally giving the odd person a high-five. He re-altered his vision to normal and talked to the soldier who had just saluted him.
"Sergeant, are all the security requirements in place?" Theo asked, curtly
"It's Lieutenant actually sir, and yes all security is in place, including sniper teams, sentry drones and guards, all acting on your mark" The soldier replied "Now, you have to leave your bike here and proceed to the ceremony, sir", he reached into his pocket and pulled out a walkie-talkie and handed it to Theo, which Theo then attached to the collar of his leather, trench coat.
"Where exactly do I go, Lieutenant?" Theo asked "Don't ask why, I got very drunk last night, and I'm still hung over". The Lieutenant laughed and pointed down the path,
"Well sir, not only are you head of security, but you're also King Elias' personal guard, so I think you should head to the stage and apologise to his majesty."
"Why couldn't Agent Shadow be the King's guard?"
"Well he's a guest of honour sir" The Lieutenant said
"Crap" Theo muttered "If, I balls this up, then Towers will have my ass on a spike, anyway thanks". He ran forward and vaulted the barrier and began to run at full pelt down the path towards the park, his coat billowing behind him. He dodged a few people as he arrived in the main square, it was full to bursting with civilians all listening admiringly to Sonic give his speech half-heartedly. Theo cut through the crowd, barging through the sea of people until he reached the stage. There he stopped, he didn't know how to come on stage to keep guard, if he came on too quietly, some people would think he was out to cause trouble, but if he came on too loud, everyone would think he was a douche. Thankfully he didn't have to do any of these because at that very moment, Shadow poked his head around the main arch in the centre of the stage, his red eyes scanning the vast crowd for any sign of Theo, he then spotted him and mouthed 'Where the hell have you been' and beckoned with his hand, Theo vaulted the barrier and walked on stage and towards Shadow.
"What took you so long?" Shadow muttered,
"Sorry" Theo said "I'm slightly hung over, I turned 19 yesterday and I got very drunk". Shadow sighed,
"Come on, you shouldn't really be saying sorry to me anyway", Shadow turned and walked away and Theo followed. They went down a narrow set of stairs and into a small room in which was assembled King Elias and the rest of the Freedom Fighters,
"Your majesty, Captain Arcreus is here" Shadow said and walked off to join the other Freedom Fighters in general conversation. King Elias rose from his seat and walked towards Theo, his cobalt cape shinning in the light, his blue eyes were dark and serious and his chestnut hair was combed back away from his eyes, every bit of him screamed royalty and luxury. Theo immediately knelt before him, which stirred a couple of laughs from the Freedom Fighters,
"Your majesty, please forgive my la-"
"For heaven's sake get up, Captain, I hate all this formality" Elias said, rolling his eyes, Theo shot to his feet, slightly embarrassed. "Anyway, we are heading on in about ten minutes, so just kick back and relax" Just as Theo began to walk over to a chair in the corner, Elias grabbed him by the shoulder "Your suppose to be the best that GUN can offer, you better live up to that reputation" Elias whispered, then swiftly turned away. Theo frowned then sat down on the vacant chair and put his boots on the table in front of it, he looked around, no one in the immediate vicinity looked like they wanted to talk to him, to them, he was an outsider, nothing compared with the fame and might of them. Theo shrugged then pulled a light machine gun from his harness, opening the barrel up with a click, he began to check the gun for any obvious defects like blockage of the barrel and whether the ammo was actually loaded correctly. He then became aware of a presence standing over him, he looked up and saw a purple cat with bight amber eyes was standing watching him.
"Hello" Theo said
"Hi" she said, she then frowned as if trying to think of something to say, "Err, aren't you're the person who-"
"Destroyed most of Metropolis? Yep that's me" Theo said, whipping his boots off the table and stood up and extended a hand "Captain Theodore Arcreus, nice to meet you". She shook his hand,
"Blaze, Blaze the Cat, and how exactly did you destroy it, I've only heard rumours"
"I deep fried the place with gigawatts of electricity, that's why I have to where these" Theo pulled up his sleeve and showed Blaze the three inhibitor rings clamped to his wrist.
"So can't you control those powers then?" She asked, her amber eyes gazing into his
miscellaneous ones.
"Quite a lot" Theo said, sitting back down, Blaze pulled up a chair and sat next to him "But when I ran away from home when I was 14, I had no idea how to control my powers, I ended up causing a huge accident" Theo gestured at his robotic eye "That's how I got this".
"My god" Blaze said, "Why did you run away from home?",
"My dad, Mephiles the Dark, beat me daily, he called me a freak and an abomination, he beat me with everything; his fists, metal rods, small pieces of furniture, heck he even blasted me several times with that dark energy of his" Theo said bitterly, gazing down into his lap. He felt Blaze put an arm over his shoulder and give him a small squeeze,
"But your stronger now, your older, next time you see him, you can make that bastard pay" Blaze said,
"I know, but I still have nightmares about it" Theo mumbled, he thought for a moment then looked up at Blaze, "Hey, you know after all this is finished, do you want to go for a drink?" It was the first time he had actually asked a girl to go out for a drink with him and he was getting rather hot under the collar. Thankfully she smiled,
"I'd be delighted, Theo" But then their tender moment was suddenly broken by a scream from outside, make everyone wheel around.
"Shit" Theo muttered and stood up grabbing the gun off the table as he did so, Shadow stood up so violently that the table in front of him tumbled over, the squirrel princess, Sally Acorn stood up and addressed the Freedom Fighters.
"Come on, we need to get out there NOW!" the Freedom Fighters flew up from there chairs and ran towards the staircase. Elias drew out his sword from his sheath and nodded towards Theo,
"Lets go" he said as they ran towards the staircase, ready to face the worst.
A/N: And that's chapter two done, remember I'm accepting OC's for the story so remember to put forward your characters with these details:
Name
Age
Powers
Species
Fur Colour
Eye Colour
Description
Backstory
Good or Evil
Views of Theo (Do they view him as a friend or an enemy?)
Also some further BlazeXTheo stuff in later chapters