Chapter Three
"I don't know what to do… he's nothing like the Silver I used to know." Icefire said as she plopped down on one of the La-Z-Boys.
"But he's still Silver." Lizzy said as she sat down in the couch next to her.
"But he's not!" Icefire objected. "He doesn't recognize me; he's not what I use to remember him like…"
"He is younger." Coal pointed out as she came up to hear what the two were saying. "He might become what he was when he gets older."
"Come to think of it, wasn't Silver from the future?" Lizzy asked.
"Yes, but this isn't helping me! I gave him my L-Emerald and now it's broken 'cause he died. Now… he's back and he doesn't even remember all the times we were
together." Icefire said, tears starting to cloud her eyes again.
There was silence between the three girls, then Coal said, "Why don't you try to make him remember?"
"What do you mean?" Icefire asked.
"Well, go take him to a place that was special to you two before he died." Coal answered.
"It might help him remember." Lizzy agreed.
"What if he doesn't?"
"Just give it a shot, okay?" Lizzy said pulling the hedgehog from the La-Z-Boy.
"Okay." Icefire murmured.
"Where are we going?" Silver asked as he followed Icefire into some brush.
"You'll find out." She answered, her voice wavering.
Silver decided to be quiet until they got to the secret location that the white hedgehog was taking him to. They went through some bushes and interred into a small
clearing. Something about the clearing bugged Silver, but he just pushed it to the back of his mind.
"What are doing here?" He asked, looking around.
"This was my favorite place to be alone." Icefire murmured as she picked one of the yellow flowers from the ground.
"Hi, Silver, I heard you were sad, so I made this for you." The bunny smiled and held up a yellow flower chain. Silver forcefully smiled back and let her put the
flowers around his neck.
Silver shook his head, trying to get rid of the flash from his mind.
"I showed this place to you also." Icefire continued.
"Why are you doing this?" Silver demanded.
The white hedgehog looked at him and tried to smile. "I want you to remember. I want you to share all those happy memories with me."
"Memories that aren't even my own?" Silver asked, shifting.
"They are too yours, just in a different way." She said putting down the flower.
"Really?" Silver asked, not to sure of what she meant.
"I wouldn't have said it if I didn't mean it." She replied.
"Really?" Icefire looked up.
He nodded. "I wouldn't have said it if I didn't mean it."
She smiled and hugged him, catching Silver off-guard, and then he slowly moved his arms to hug her back.
Silver jerked back, surprised by the sudden flash. It seemed so real, more real than any of the other ones.
"What the matter?" Icefire asked looking at him.
"I—I…" He jumped to his feet and ran out of the clearing, leaving Icefire there, watching him go.