Darkstalker's Story Sonic Version

Chapter 2

Sonic ran as hard and fast as he could. It took him three days to reach the Nightwing territory. He was more than amazed.

"Wow! This is pretty cool! It's fairly close to the sea (this was before Sonic was afraid of water), lots of forest areas, and lots of sun!" Sonic exclaimed. he ran in a giant circle.

A short distance away, a Nightwing patrol was investigating the territory. They saw Sonic in the distance.

"Is he a hedgehog?" asked a golden hedgehog with brown eyes and orange shoes.

"I think so, but if he is, he's not a Nightwing like us!" said a sky blue hedgehog who was shorter than the golden hedgehog. They looked like they were related. The third hedgehog in the group was a neon yellow and was the sky blue hedgehog's sister. She had purple eyes and a rose barrett in her hair. She nodded to her brother.

They patrol approached Sonic. Sonic stopped running as soon as he saw them. The three hedgehogs surrounded Sonic.

"What is your purpose for being on Nightwing territory?" asked the sky blue hedgehog.

"I got the letter sent out by the Nightwing queen about Shadow. I'm animus," Sonic explained. The three hedgehogs exchanged cautious glances.

"Your name?" asked the neon yellow hedgehog.

"Sonic the Hedgehog. I'm from the Seawing tribe," Sonic replied calmly.

"Very well. We shall take you to visit Queen Rouge. She'll figure out what to do with you," the gold hedgehog told Sonic. Sonic nodded and they started walking to the Nightwing camp. Sonic tried to memorize everything he saw so he wouldn't one day get lost.

"Nice territory. I wish that the ocean could be this nice…," Sonic said looking around.

"We're flattered! I'm Sunshine. The gold hedgehog is Gold and the sky blue hedgehog is Runner. I know my name and fur coloring is rather odd for a Nightwing, but I don't determine what I look like I guess…," Sunshine told Sonic.

"I like it," Sonic said.

They had reached the Nightwing camp. Sonic looked around in awe. It was neatly set up and most of the animals there had darker fur than most. Sonic looked around trying to figure out where the hatchery might be (let's just say that everything hatches from eggs). He saw little Nightwing dark chaos tumbling around on the ground in a play fight. Sonic had to smile. It was a lot more peaceful than at the Seawing Summer Palace.

"So, where's Shadow?" asked Sonic.

"SHHHH! Don't say anything. If anyone here hears you, they might start to wonder how you know. They may assume that you're a spy. Act like a prisoner or don't say anything for now," Sunshine told him seriously.

"Well, you certainly know how to do your job! Keeping me prisoner and everything!" shouted Sonic. A few people turned their heads and flattened their ears at Sonic. Sunshine smiled.

"Precisely!"

The three of them walked a little more until they reached the castle that belonged to Queen Rouge. They walked through the giant door to the castle. The inside was more beautiful than Sonic expected. There was a royal purple carpet rolled out on the floor. Millions of diamonds were on the walls and a golden throne sat at the end. A bat was sitting on the throne at the end.

She was gazing into a beautiful gem stone.

"Ah, never has there been a greater creation than these jewels. They shine and sparkle, like me!" Rouge said to herself as she gazed at it.

"Queen Rouge! Permission to speak with you!" yelled Gold.

"Not now… I need some quality time with my jewel. Go away," Rouge said.

"We have a Seawing!" yelled Runner.

"Throw him in the dungeons! Just leave me alone!" Queen Rouge replied getting annoyed.

"An animus Seawing!" Sunshine added.

Rouge's ears twitched she sat up straight. Rouge put the gem next to her and turned serious.

"Very well! Send him in!" Rouge commanded.

Sonic walked up to Queen Rouge while the rest of the patrol disappeared through the door. Rouge stood up.

"Greetings Seawing. I see that you are the first to respond to the letters I sent. I sent letters to each tribe, but you are the first tribe to respond. I was about to get scared for a moment there. Anyway, welcome to the Nightwing camp. What's your name?" asked Queen Rouge.

"My name is Sonic the Hedgehog. Does that mean that I will be working with Shadow or not?" asked Sonic.

"You mustn't speak that way to the queen. You might just get beheaded. Yes, you may work with Shadow. Make sure that all of the Nightwings in the camp know that you are supposed to be here and not a spy. Now, off with you," Rouge told Sonic.

Sonic left Rouge's presence and walked outside. He ran over to Sunshine to get some info.

"Sunshine!" yelled Sonic.

She looked over and her face lit up when she saw Sonic. They happily greeted each other while the other Nightwings glared at Sonic.

"Hey Sunshine, I need to know where the hatchery might be. Could you show me?" asked Sonic.

"Sure Sonic. Anything for the hedgehog who might just save the tribe. This way!" Sunshine said leading him to a really long building. It had no roof on top because if it wasn't, the Nightwings wouldn't have any dragons with powers. Made sense to Sonic.

"Wow! Lot's of eggs in here! At the Seawing palace, there are two hatcheries! One is the royal hatchery and the other is for all of the other people. I'm the queen's brother," Sonic explained to Sunshine.

"Wow! If only if we could have kings. You would have made a great one!" Sunshine said with interest.

"Nah. I wouldn't be able to handle it after everything that happened. Amy is holding down the fort just fine on her own I'm sure," Sonic replied.

They began walking into the hatchery. An egg completely isolated from all the others sat at the end. It was completely silver unlike the rest of the eggs. Sonic had never seen anything like it.

"All eggs with Nightwing powers are silver. The ones who are born from the silver eggs usually have silver scales or fur around the edges of their eyes. That's how you tell. There are a few others with some powers in the camp, but not very many are born under the full moons. This one was really lucky you could say. The third moon is what is making us so worried. We'd never seen the third moon before. Only two, but when the strange moon came out of nowhere, that was when we discovered this Nightwing egg. Black Doom brought it back to camp saying that he found it in a clearing and was due to hatch when the three moons are full and their moonlight shines down on it at midnight tonight," Sunshine explained to Sonic. Sonic gazed at the egg in amazement.

"Well, this doesn't happen every century! When will it hatch?" asked Sonic.

"Probably tonight when the moons come out. This is the last night where the third moon will be out. It'll be full tonight. Then, it will disappear for the next fifty years according to our astronomers," Sunshine answered gazing up at the sky.

"Okay. So, what do I do until then?" asked Sonic.

"I'll show you around the camp if you want. Maybe get you some food?" she asked. Sonic brightened up a little. He nodded.

"I would need to explore the camp at some point. I'm also starving! You by any chance have fish? That's just what I grew up with," Sonic said.

"FISH!? Yuck! We don't eat fish! We have a variety of foods that you'll love! For example: chili dogs, fruit, pork, beef, chicken, and a lot of others.

"Chili dogs?" asked Sonic. Sunshine stared at him with her mouth open.

"You've never had a chili dog before?! You'll love it! Everyone who's ever tried it loved it! Come on!" Sunshine yelled dragging him out of the door.

"Okay I guess!" Sonic yelled in reply.

Sunshine dragged Sonic half way across the camp and dropped him in the middle of a clearing. She rocketed off and returned in a flash. She had a chili dog in her hand. The chili dog was for Sonic and she had a hot dog in her other hand for herself. She gave the chili dog to Sonic. He gave it a cautious sniff. Sunshine looked expectantly at him.

"Um… I have to?" asked Sonic pointing at the chili dog.

"YES!" Sunshine yelled.

"Okay…," Sonic said taking a bite of a chili dog slowly. Alarm shot down his back when he first tasted it. It was new! It was something he'd never tasted before! It was amazing! Sonic gulped the rest of it down his throat. And that's how Sonic got his love for chili dogs!

"Love it?" asked Sunshine.

"Love it? IT'S THE GREATEST THING I'VE EVER TASTED!" Sonic yelled. Sunshine nearly fell over from Sonic's shout directly at her. Her ears were ringing for a second.

"Great! Maybe you really can learn to adapt to Nightwing culture. Okay, let's go on the tour while I tell you more about the Nightwings.

"Sure!" Sonic chirped.

They began to walk on a path that went in a large circle in the camp. Sunshine was chattering on about the Nightwings as they walked.

"You see, the Nightwings are the most feared among the tribes! With all of our power, we are a threat to be reckoned with. They don't know about how to identify Nightwings with special powers, so they immediately assume in battle that we all have them. After ten minutes, they flee! Oh wait… I'm bragging… Well, nevermind then! We have many customs here in the village. For example, the Moon Festival!" Sunshine said.

"Moon Festival?" asked Sonic.

"That's where we all get together to celebrate the moons and to thank them for giving us their power. Without it, we'd be the weakest tribe on this planet. That's we celebrate once every moon. Since it'll be a full moon tonight, you'll be able to witness the Moon Festival for yourself!" Sunshine said.

"Is that what that big temple is for?" asked Sonic pointing at a large temple-like building. Sunshine shook her head no.

"The temple of the Nightwings is a sacred place. It is said that the first Nightwing with special Nightwing powers from the moons hatched there. He rose up to be the greatest there ever was. I wish I could meet him one day… Also, that temple is free for anyone to visit, so I tend to go there whenever I feel sad or lonely. It cheers me up to think about him…," Sunshine sighed.

"Wow… Us Seawings are known for our extraordinary grammar, reading, literature, and language knowledge! We are best at poetry, stories, and songs. However, you Nightwings have more to be proud of than just creativity… You have special powers…," Sonic said in a quiet voice. Sunshine nodded.

They continued on through the village talking about how it was set up and more about their culture and traditions. Eventually, Sonic got the hang of everything and everyone knew that he was a good guy and not a spy. Sonic looked up and saw the sun was beginning to go down. He noticed that everyone was getting excited.

"Oh my gosh! I can't wait for the Moon Festival to start!" Sunshine was about to explode from excitement. If that festival didn't start soon, she probably would explode for real!

"Attention all Nightwings and Seawing! The Moon Festival is about to begin. The moons have risen high in the sky and are completely full. The rumors you've heard around the camp are true. The silver egg in the hatchery is going to hatch tonight. However, after that happens, we shall hope that our hired Seawing will be able to do his job," the Nightwing said casting a glance back at Sonic. Sonic waved back sheepishly.

"That's Black Doom. He tends to be one of the darker Nightwings. Everything he does is loyal to his tribe, but he is really dark. I suggest that you be careful around him," Sunshine whispered into Sonic's ear. Sonic nodded.

"However, enough about that. Without further delay, I announce that the Moon Festival has started!" yelled Black Doom.

Shouts of excitement rose up in the air. Moonlight drifted down onto the camp. The Nightwings began to prepare special foods with many different kinds of spices. Sonic said they were better than any fish he ever tasted. They sang and danced for what seemed like hours. Everyone enjoying the night and hoping it would never end. Sonic had never enjoyed such a night. They played games and recited poems. Sonic had a lot of interest in those. He recited the greatest poems they had ever heard. They also had never seen such a fast runner on the field. Nothing could have made it better. However…,

Crack!

The silver egg in the hatchery shook and cracked. The moonlight was so powerful, that almost it alone was shattering the eggshell. The silver egg trembled and shook.

Crack! Crack! Clack!

Finally the newborn broke its way out of the egg. The eggshell sat on the floor.

The one who had come out of the egg had completely black fur. He had golden eyes and spiky hair. He looked almost exactly like Sonic. The hedgehog heard the commotion outside and became curious. He made his best attempt to stand up. It took a few tries, but he soon mastered it. He walked out of the hatchery.

Outside, all of the bright lights fascinated him. The singing and dancing was something to be commended. The hedgehog walked out into the clearing. He saw someone that looked like a magenta falcon with white tipped feathers summon him over. He walked over.

"Welcome young one! What might be your name?" asked the dark purple falcon to him.

Awww… How cute! How old is he? I just want to snuggle the cute little thing. I wonder what his name is? Lance? Leroy? Darkstorm probably knowing all these silly Nightwings who give their children dark names.

"D-Darkstorm," Shadow replied.

Figures.

"Oh, well nice to meet you. How old are you?" she asked.

Probably about four or five years old if he can walk and talk, but he looks a lot younger.

"F-Four…," Shadow replied.

"I figured! My name is Talon. I'm the flying master of the village. Any person in this camp that can fly, I taught. You don't look like you can exactly fly. For flying out loud, you don't even have gloves or shoes yet! Come with me! I'll make you into a wonder!" Talon told him dragging him off. Shadow didn't protest. She dragged him into a tent.

"You stay right there! I'll get you some gloves and shoes!" Talon told him.

Now where did I put my extras? I could have swore they were in the closet earlier!

She returned with some gloves. Shadow looked at it not sure quite what to do with it. Talon showed him her glove on her hand.

"It goes on your hand. You know, like this!" she explained to him Shadow got the picture and put the gloves on. They fit perfectly! Talon raced off trying to find some shoes.

Dang it! All of these are WAY too big. Let's see… Ah-ha! Found something!

Talon scurried back with half black-half white shoes. Shadow figured that he put those on his feet. He put the shoes on his foot.

Well, he knows that at least!

"Now, who are your parents? Who's your guardian?" asked Talon.

"Parent? Guardian?" asked Shadow.

"You know, people who look after you," Talon replied.

Shadow dug through her mind and found definitions and examples to the word that he could understand. He shook his head no.

"You don't? Why, that's awful! A cute little hedgehog like you in the camp without someone to look after you?! Well, I should search around for your guardian then!" Talon said.

Shadow nodded and followed the falcon out the door of the tent. She didn't once notice the white markings on the edge of his eyes. Animus, mind-reading, and prophetic.