I know you might ask, 'What's the scoop on Blitz's guardian and his wife?' Well, your answers will be revealed in this chapter.

Chapter 9: Thoughts About Blitz

Back at Hazel Island, Blitz's guardian and his wife were a little bit worried about Blitz, but his guardian was the one that was worried the most. He paces himself back and forth, wondering if something happened to him. His wife sighed heavily and told him, "Will you stop walking back and forth? I'm sure Blitz will be fine."

"How would you know? For all we know, he could be lost somewhere or get himself in trouble, hurt or even worse." His guardian said.

She stood up, came close to him and tried to calm him down. She said, "Oscar, Blitz is only 16. He can take care of himself."

"Easy for you to say. And why are YOU so calm?"

"Because he wants to live his life like a normal teenager. Maybe he needs to get away for a while and maybe do what he wants to do."

"But, honey, he knows that he wants to do; take over Hazel Island."

"No, that's your dream pushing into Blitz's future."

"Come on, hon. I want to give his dream so badly that he can succeed at it. Don't you even get the message of what I want for him-- I mean, what he wants for him."

"What you just said is all about you, you, you. He can make his own decisions."

Oscar didn't like that one bit and he told her, "In case you didn't know, I make all the decisions."

"No, WE make all the decisions. I know we raised him right, but he has to learn to make his own choices. I mean, he's growing up and he needs to experience life and go for what he wants to do. Why can't you just see it?"

"I can see it. Him taking over Hazel Island, that's my dream being his dream."

She groaned and felt like this conversation is going nowhere. Then, she told him, "You just don't get it, do you? It seems as though all you can think about is yourself. If you would just have time to even tell him, 'you can be anything you want to be', it should be a lot easier to make his choices. When you say Blitz's future, all you do is make it into your dream and if he says he doesn't want to be leader, he doesn't have to be. Just quit bugging him! He needs his own space and you've been hoarding it since he was 12. He's been through a rough time in his life, when his mother died and father prisoned and we gave him a good home, a great childhood and everything he ever needed, until you stopped it, with your wanting to be 'leader of Hazel Island'. It's not your choice, it's his choice."

"This is the point I'm trying to make. I say we let Blitz choose and he'll say, 'I want to be the leader of Hazel Island', and that will make us proud." Oscar said.

"No, it'll make YOU proud."

"Since when does it always involve me? You're supposed to be on my side, remember?"

"I know that, but Blitz can't live your dream. He told he doesn't want to, because if he did tell you, you might be disappointed in him and he doesn't want that. He's trying everything he could possibly do to make him proud of you, but you're som full of yourself and it's pathetic. This has been going on for WAY too long and it needs to stop now!"

"I just want to see Blitz's dream come true and I want to be a part of it. Do you know what it's like to try to get everything you ever wanted and hope that someone will help you? I never had that. I have become leader of this island for who knows how long and when I retire, all I want for Blitz is to pass on the tradition."

"Can't we get someone else to do that?"

"Like who?"

"How about Tommy-boy?"

"Are you kidding? Tommy-boy, leader? He can't even lead his teammates in rugby. Simply, because he misses the ball so much and he's always so clumsy. Remember the one time he fell on that family gathering and he almost made those other echindnas became a shrimp flambe."

"Come on, I'm sure it wasn't that bad."

"He almost got his eye poked out."

"Okay, that one was disturbing, that it was an accident."

"Yeah, accident to you. Like I said, Tommy-boy is NOT cut out for this leading stuff."

"The same with Blitz. I support his music and drawing and poetry."

"It's a big waste of time."

"Since when is that a waste? Some people think of it as a hobby, some even might make a living out of these."

"Who's gonna make a living out of drawing, writing poems and doing music."

"Hey, Blitz is creative. I support him throughout his talented process. Why can't you open your eyes to see that it's something he wants to do?"

Oscar sighs and thinks that he's going nowhere and he told her, "You don't understand."

His wife looks at him and then, she responded, "Yes, I do."

"And what's that?"

"That you're selfish. You can't think about nobody but yourself. I've been trying to help you see that this is something that Blitz wants to do, but I can't get through to you, because it's falling on deaf ears and you're WAY too stubborn to even listen to what I'm trying to say."

"Stubborn? I am not stubborn!"

"Yes, you are. All you do is think about you, you, you. Not what Blitz wants, but what you want."

"I'm just trying to help!"

"Well, how's this? Unless you think about what Blitz wants for his future, you'll end up driving him away and he won't have any relationship with you, because you keep pressuring him every freakin' year."

"What are you trying to say?"

"I'm saying...why are you being such a stubborn fool who can't even be very proud of Blitz for what he's doing?"

Oscar said nothing, and then his wife walks away to get her some space. Oscar was sitting in the chair, thinking over the situation and his selfishness got the best of him, because he sees the relationship with his father, wanting him to do his dream career and realize that he's trying not to disappoint him for not wanting him to do his dream. At that point, it sparked him and he's slowly starting to understand what it feels like being pressured.

Flashback

"Can't BELIEVE IT!! One day, you will the new inventor! My son, being the inventor genius, like his father. I can't hardly wait!!"

Oscar, as a teenager, has felt an enormous amount of pressure trying to please his father and tried everything he could possibly could to not disappoint him. Though, he is good at inventing things, he doesn't want to follow with that. He's dreamt about being a writer and he has written some poems throughout his teen years.

Then, all of a sudden, several weeks later, after being mounted in some serious pressure, Oscar came home, being confronted by his father about his poetry work. He looked at him straight in the eye and said, "I found these in your room. Are these true?"

Oscar didn't know what to make of it and realize that those poems are about being pressured by his father for doing what he wants him to do. He said, "Yeah, those are mine."

"So, basically, what you're trying to say is that you don't want to follow your own dream?"

"No, dad. I'm giving up YOUR dream."

His father looked at him and thought that he's throwing his life away from that and then, he continued with, "I'm going after mine."

"Writing poems is NOT gonna help you in life!"

"Yes, it will, dad. I'm trying not to disappoint you!"

"Being an inventor is all you ever wanted to be!"

"It's something YOU wanted to be! Well, I'm not you, dad! And I never WILL be you! I don't want to follow your dream of being an inventor! You've been pressuring me since I was about 10 and back then, I didn't even want to do this crap! I'm going after my dream and YOU can't be a part of it!" Oscar said.

His father looked at him really hurt and realize that he's thinking about himself. Oscar looked at him and said, "I'm sorry, but I had to say it."

"I think you've said enough. I am EXTREMELY disappointed in you, son."

Then, his father walked away from Oscar and went into his room, locking him out of the room. Oscar's eyes were filled with tears and he started crying about all the things he said. He went upstairs in his room and then, looks at himself in the mirror and asked himself, "Is this the way I am?"

Back to reality...

That moment became the most frightening for Oscar, because he's been doing it to Blitz too much and reminds him of his father and he didn't want Blitz to drive away from him and feel the amount of pain and anguish he felt. He looked at himself in the mirror and saw just a figure of himself; just like his father. He was extremely ashamed of how he is and how he's been like towards Blitz and realize that they share the same similarties, but since Blitz grew up, he has forgotten that he promised himself to never treat him the same way his father did.

He sighed heavily and he stands up and finds his wife, sitting outside. He went behind him and she turned around and saw him there. He said, "I'm sorry. I didn't know how I could be so selfish towards him. I've been trying to do what's best for Blitz and instead, I relied on myself. I don't want Blitz to drift away from me."

"Well, that's what I've been trying to tell you. If this keeps going, he'll be distant from you." she explained.

"I get what you mean now. I'll be the most supportive of him."

"Thanks, sweetheart."

They both leaned to each other and kissed each other. Then, she walked back to the house and then, Oscar felt the wind blowing and he said, "Blitz, I'm sorry. I hope you can forgive me."

Will he? Find out on the next chapter! Stick around, Sonic fans and Happy Thanksgiving!