Disclaimer: I do not own Sonic or any related characters. (I wish I did though) But I do own Lunair, Artemis, Nova, Obsidian, Selene and others; who will be introduced later on.

Also, the first part of this chapter does not belong to me(mostly the stuff for Nova's dream). It was borrowed and modified from my friend DarknessLady. She writes really good Yu-Gi-Oh and LOTR fanfics. Go read them...

Enjoy!

Time- 2 Days from Blaze's Arrival, Early Evening

Location- At Lunair's House in Nova's Room

Nova's Dream

It was like a world of never ending night. Darkness without a ray of light surrounded him on all sides. The young caracal wandered with no sense of direction, a feeling of dread creeping up his spine with each advancing step. No sound came to his ears except for his own pounding heart and shaky footsteps. Even though it seemed like he was alone in this dark, cold void, something told him he wasn't.

"Welcome..." whispered a familiar voice in the dark. He whirled around but saw nothing. He was alone.

"Who's there?" His small voice rang out in the dark. Only the echo of a cruel laugh gave reply. The boy trembled with familiarity. "Obsidian?" He spoke in a weak whisper as the laughter continued, growing louder by the second.

Suddenly, a pair of green eyes appeared from the inky blackness before him a dark voice accompanying them. "Do you wish to die?"

"N-n-no…" The caracal stuttered in reply, his voice thick with fear. He took an uncertain step back.

The voice gave a reassuring growl. "There is no need to fear me. Do you want power? Power to rid yourself of this sickness that plagues you?"

"Yeah I'd like that… very much, but why should I trust you, you're evil. You're the lowest of creatures that exist on this planet." The boy said his voice gaining in confidence with a slight touch of loathing.

The eyes vanished and there was silence once more, and for what seemed like an eternity the boy thought that he'd been left alone. Then the voice returned but this time it was completely different. It was quieter and more reserved. " Your words strike deep, Nova, but I am not as evil as you might think. You see I―"

The strange voice seemed to have been cut off, as there was silence once more. "Hey! Hey! Obsidian! You were just saying something: I, I, I what!? Hey do you hear me!" the boy yelled at the fact that he was probably missing something that might help his sister.

" You will die." Obsidian's voice returned but this time it was his regular voice, but with a slight hint of weariness, as though he'd just been struggling with someone, but whom, Nova had no clue.

"What makes you think I'm going to die now, when I've been dealing with this for what's going on 10 years now. I've lived for this long―why not longer?" The red caracal said with a slight smile of defiance.

"Because…" Obsidian began, as a blast of flames engulfed the young boy. "This disease… this sickness… that you have. It has been slowly killing you from the inside out." Obsidian appeared before him. He was 25 years old and he had black scales with dark purple markings. He wore a black ankle length, long-sleeved silk cloak with purple flame designs on the cuffs, collar and ends with a split and two neatly cut holes in the back for his long spiked serpentine tail and large bat-like wings. His wings were also black with purple leathery skin between each bone. He also wore a purple silk sash with black dragon-shaped designs on it. His talons and claws were as black as his scales and he had a long lizard-like muzzle with long, curved, wickedly sharp teeth and 9 long pointed horns jutting from the back of his head with a slight upward curve. His green eyes shone with an eerie light from the fire that surrounded them. He was a dragon.

He smiled, as he held out a clawed hand in a welcoming gesture to the flames next to him. He closed his eyes as some of the flames floated to his hand and coursed over him like a large flaming boa. The fire licked and caressed his body but caused him no harm. He turned to Nova and frowned. "I hate to be the bearer of bad news but, if it keeps going on like this, you'll be dead before you reach 18… and you're 17 now."

"I don't believe you! You just want me to turn against my sister, the only family I have!" Nova yelled as he tried to avert his eyes from the mesmerizing flames. "She's doing everything she can to help me! She's trying to find a cure! She promised-"

"Promised! Hah!" Obsidian bared his fangs in an amused grin, taunting the boy before him. "You actually believe what she says!? What part of 'being sick for 10 years and still not having a cure' do you not understand?"

"She couldn't possibly be…" Nova's voice was barely a whisper. 'It is taking her a long time to help me; I mean it's been 10 years.'

"Lunair is lying to you. She's just been biding her time knowing that you'll die by the time you're 18. She doesn't care." The dragon frowned at the young caracal sympathetically.

"She wouldn't do that, she's not that kind of person." The caracal looked down at the black mirror-like surface of the floor, as if searching for an answer, but it provided none. "But why?"

Obsidian didn't hear his question. "You have the remarkable ability to be able to understand and control fire! A power that others can only dream of! You should make use of it. I care about you, and I don't want to see you die this way. Having the best years of your life, snatched away from you, just like that!" He tapped his claws together, creating a loud click as he walked up to Nova. "I can give you a new life, a normal life, and all you have to do is let me help you." He smiled warmly, as if to confirm that he was sincere.

"But… I-I'm not…sure." Nova said with a small sniffle as tears ran down his cheeks.

"Hush now, child." He crouched down in front of him and lifted his chin gently with his long tail. He wiped away his tears, being careful of his sharp claws. He smiled in a reassuring way. "Tell you what… you don't have to choose right now. I can let you have a bit of my power for now, and you can tell me your decision later."

"Do you really mean it?" Nova asked, deeply interested.

"Of course." The dragon said as he stood to his full height of 6'5", and looked down at the small red and white furred cat.

"But how can I tell you my decision?" Nova asked slightly confused. 'How could he know if I chose yes or no if he's not there?'

"I'm always watching. If you choose 'yes' then you will be able to come to me, but if you choose 'no' then I will take back my power." Obsidian explained as he disappeared.

'What a weird guy.' Nova thought before realization hit him like a ton of bricks. "How am I supposed to get out of here?!"

He turned around, looking for a door of some kind that might lead him out, but all he saw was a lone flame. It flickered and wavered as though it was waving him to it. He walked up to it and slowly reached out his hand to touch it. 'I have fire abilities too. So maybe I can manipulate this flame.' As he reached out to the flame it flared brightly, knocking him down on his tail. "Shit!!!" He yelped in surprise as he watched the flame. It grew into a giant column that curved and twisted and formed into a great fiery serpent. The snake looked down at Nova and wrapped its burning coils around his thin frame. He tried to get out, but it had him and would not let go. The serpent threw back its head in a shrilling screech as it turned as black as their surroundings. Then it faded as it dissolved itself into the caracal's body. Coldness trailed up to his heart and squeezed all breath out of his lungs. He didn't scream because he knew no one would answer his cries. His fur flashed from white and red to black and purple momentarily, then it faded back to normal. The next thing he knew he was falling into darkness. Air whistled past his large ears as he spread his wings to fly, but without success, so he closed his eyes and waited for the impact of his body with the ground. He had no idea of how long or far he had fallen but he suddenly hit bottom.

End Dream

He lay there for what seemed like hours, in a complete daze. Slowly, he became aware of a steady high-pitched mechanical wail, ignoring it, he turned his head to find a small dim light. He rose to his feet, and slowly walked towards it. He felt a slight restraint on his right arm, he yanked himself from it and received a slight sting for his trouble, but he ignored it as he continued towards the light. The light seemed not to move but became brighter as he stepped closer; he saw oddly familiar shapes moving within the light. A tingling sense of realization came over him as he realized exactly what those shapes were... birds—

He was at the window of the room he'd occupied for the last 10 years. He was standing for the first time in a decade.. Tears of joy ran down his face as he tried not to cry. "Thank… you." He managed between breaths as he leaned up against the window framing.

He felt a slight presence at the back of his mind that gave a comforting growl before fading away. "Be careful, you are not strong enough for any strenuous activities yet, but you can do a bit of light training. Give your wings some exercise, try gliding a little."

"Alright." Nova replied as he stood to his full height of 3'5". He had snow-white fur with red spots and red markings on his ear tips, tail tip, and pinion feathers on his wings. He had been meant to be slightly more muscled and heavier but his 'sickness' had caused a degradation of muscle mass and weight but that could all be fixed. But what about all those years of not being around anyone but his sister and Artemis? Could the pain he felt at being abandoned by the only family he had left be repaired? He dug his claws into the framing as he watched the birds and bared his fangs with a growl of hatred. "She left me to die… All these years, she was fine and healthy. Running around with that…that freak! Always smiling and having fun with him, not giving a care about me… That smile she wore every time she came to see me… it was all fake! I'm a fool to have believed her! Every word she said was a lie! Every 'I've almost figured it out', and 'I'm so close'. She never cared… even the 'I love you's were fake… I should've just let her die back then. All those times I saved her from Selene, the training bots, our father… even Obsidian. No wonder everyone wants her dead…" He lowered his head a single thought coming to mind. The birds had abandoned the area, seeming to have sensed his rage. "I want her to die… I'll do it with my own hands if I have to. I'll rip out Artemis' and my sister's hearts."

He opened the window and jumped up onto the ledge. "Time for some target practice…" He looked out into the forest and skies, finding a mixture of different creatures. He smiled darkly and took to the air with a single stroke of his wings. Maybe he wasn't as weak as Obsidian thought…

Time- Midday

Location- Shadow's House

Shadow was thanking God that he didn't have neighbors. Every police officer statewide would be at his front door right now if he did. He dodged another item thrown his way, this time a book. The many other things thrown at him were the first aid kit, the pillows from the bed, the lamp, a drawer from a dresser and all its contents and much much more. Not to mention the string of curse words and accusations. "Stop throwing my stuff! Is this how you treat people who save your ass from dying?!' He dodges another object.

Lunair grabbed the bed post and started screaming at him again. "Save me?! You tried to kill me! Who the hell supposedlysaves someone and then starts choking them!" She pulled on the bedpost till it cracked and broke away from the bed. She aimed it and tossed it as hard as she could at the black hedgie. "You're the sickest damn thing ever!"

Shadow just stared as she ripped the whole bedpost off and then chucked it at him. More sounds of breaking wood came to his ears as he dodged the first piece of his bed and then more came flying at him. "My bed! What the hell! Stop it before you make me do something I'm gonna regret!" He managed his way towards his room while still dodging the debris.

Lunair slowed for a split second but started ripping the bed apart faster. "Stay away from me! I don't want you near me!" She growled and threw a particularly huge piece at him and got ready for something.

The headboard of his bed flying at him blocked the black hedgehog's view. He ducked underneath it and it blocked the doorway of his room. He stood up and found that she was gone. "What the… Where'd she-" Lunair appeared in a crouched position beneath the black hedgie. She pushed herself upwards as hard and fast as she could, delivering a powerful headbutt to his chin before she squeezed through a small space between the headboard and the door.

She ran down the stairs and opened the front door, running smack into Shadow and getting thrown back. She landed on her rear and scrambled backwards across the floor as Shadow closed the door behind himself and stalked towards her, blood dripping down the side of his mouth from the hit he suffered just seconds earlier. She met the end of her path when she hit the couch and offered a weak hiss.

Shadow wiped the blood from his chin and spat a tooth into his hand. He stepped closer to the winged cat and raised his hand, surprised that she flinched and brought up a tattered wing to protect herself. He sighed and dropped the tooth next to her and walked away. "Congratulations… you're the first person to make me bleed since Doom… no easy feat. Go ahead and leave.. the door's right there."

Lunair moved her wing slightly and watched Shadow leave. She looked down and picked up the tooth, one of his canines and put it in her pocket. She collected the canines of whatever animal she happened to come across or get in a fight with. She sat there and looked at the door, sure this had to be some kind of trick. Even when he came back downstairs carrying all the stuff she'd thrown at him, broken, and to be tossed out. She still sat.

The black hedgie stopped and looked at her, slightly confused. "Why aren't you leaving? Go away… You've destroyed my house. I don't want you here anymore," He opened the door and went back upstairs. He came back down with another armload and still she hadn't moved. He sighed and put the stuff in a pile with everything else. He ignored her protests at being touched when her grabbed her by the nape of the neck and led her out side. "Go home." He closed the door and turned to go back to cleaning when he heard a 'thump' on the other side of the door. He ignored it but stopped when he saw a pool of blood, almost invisible, on his carpet. He groaned and ran a hand across his face and opened the door to find her sitting on the ground. "Can't walk, can you?" She replied with a quiet 'no' and a shake of her head. He reached down and helped her to her feet and back in the house. "Why do you keep acting like that and ripping your wounds open? This is the second time its happened."

Lunair shrugged and looked at the floor as Shadow helped her sit on the couch. He went upstairs to get the 'not completely destroyed' first aid kit. As he came back down she spoke for the first time without yelling or criticizing him. "I guess its because I'm so used to being able to heal myself that I forget…"

Shadow almost fell down the stairs after hearing that. "You what?! You can heal yourself, and yet I had to go through all that hell? Are you insane!" He yelled, throwing the kit into the adjacent wall, where it broke open and scattered its contents across the floor.

Lunair winced and folded back her ears at the sound and in shame. "My body doesn't heal as quickly as yours or someone else's might… I have to use my magic for wounds like these or have Artemis do it for me. I could've healed myself and been gone the day you brought me here but-"

Shadow cut her off. "What? You wanted to see how far you could get with torturing me? Is that it?" He crossed his arms and waited for her answer.

She replied with a bit of malice in her voice. "I could've been gone- would've loved to have been gone from here… But thanks to G.U.N. I used almost all the magic I had to save my little brother and the closest friend I have! I'm just barely able to keep myself from bleeding out and yet you continue to push me… I'm wondering if its 'you' that enjoys torturing others…" She looked away from him and towards the first aid kit.

Shadow sighed and got the bandages and salves and then dropped them on the couch next to her. He left the room and came back a few minutes later with some water and a towel. "Did it to save your little brother? Wonder what its like to have family…" He muttered as he began cleaning and bandaging her wounds.

She didn't even wince as he pulled the bandages tight. "Don't know why I bothered… I'm sure he'd be better off out of this world and without me. Ten years I've done nothing but fail him time and time again…and yet he smiles at me every time and tells me its alright… I know that deep down he hates me… I'd hate my sister too if she couldn't even do one simple thing for me either…" She pulled her knees to her chest and buried her face in her lap, her body racked by an occasional sob.

Shadow reached out to place a hand on her shoulder but decided against it. This wasn't any of his business and didn't think he should interfere. He felt it best to let her be and grabbed the rest of the bandages before leaving.

Time- Early Evening

Location- Forest Outside Lunair's Home

The rancid smell of burning flesh, fur, and feathers wafted through the forest. Nova smirked cruelly, having cornered his next victim. A young doe lay tangled in a bramble bush; her wild thrashes had caused the thorns to rip into her flesh pitilessly. Now knowing no escape, she had resigned herself to her fate. To be burned alive or slashed to ribbons by the young caracal before her.

Nova unsheathed his claws and dragged the doe out of the bramble by the back of her neck, digging his claws in viciously. He tossed her a few feet away and watched her struggle to stand, bleating for her mother who was already dead. He licked the blood from his claws and laughed coldly before pouncing on her, ripping through her fur and flesh. He imagined it was his sister and this was how he was going to kill her. He ripped the flesh till bone showed before moving to her stomach. He ran his claws across the soft fur before plunging them deep and tearing out the organs clawful by clawful, his eyes clouded with bloodlust and hatred. He crouched over the bloody mass and screamed his pain and suffering to the sky. "Sister!"

'Sorry to interrupt your…fun… But I want you to go get some rest. I said to do some gliding… not burn and destroy half this forest and its animals! If you are going to get anything from me, you will learn to obey my commands!' Obsidian spoke to Nova in mind, and he didn't sound very happy.

The young caracal almost jumped out of his skin but regained his composure and bowed his head. "I-I'm sorry Obsidian… I was just so overjoyed at this gift that I became lost in the moment and forgot." He stuttered quickly, hoping he didn't push it too far with the dragon.

'Very well… It is understandable. But you will wash yourself and go back to your room… but only after this fire is extinguished. Understood?' The dragon asked, this time his voice calmer.

"Yes… as you wish." Nova stood and began to do the task he was commanded and put out the fires he made.

'Good…' Obsidian vanished from thought and left the caracal to himself once more.

A.N.

Well... Thats chapter 4 everyone! I know and realize that it took me forever... But no one wants to review... cries But I just decided to go and put this bit in for the fic's sake.

Anyways... clears throat In the next installment of Moon and Sun: Shadow and Lunair head to Tails' place and meet Blaze! How will the Sonic gang react to Lunair and who's this guy Artemis? Find out in chapter 5 of Moon and Sun!