Chapter Eight
The next day Blaze knocked on the door of the mansion. "Hello?"
Silver opened the door and smiled. "Hi, Blaze."
Icefire was behind him, when she saw the cat she glared.
"It's time. Can you help me?" The cat asked.
Silver nodded. "Yeah, I can come."
"Good, let's go then." Blaze turned and started to walk away.
Silver followed but Icefire grabbed his arm. "I don't want you to go."
"I have to." Silver said. "If I don't the fire beast will destroy Blaze's home."
Icefire looked down and sighed. "All right, but—" She looked up at him with a determined look "—I'm coming with you."
"No." Silver said, gently taking Icefire's hand from his arm. "It's too dangerous."
The white hedgehog looked pleadingly up at him. "But… you'll…"
"I'll what?" Silver asked starting to walk towards Blaze. "I'll get hurt? Of course I will. Anyone who fights will get hurt, Icefire."
"But…"
"I have to do this, you can't make me change my mind, and you're not going to come."
Blaze nodded to Icefire and started off down the road, Silver following. Icefire watched them walk then she ran up to them. "Fine, if I can't go let me just show you
something before you leave!"
"Is this going to be something that will make me get another flash? If so I don't want anything to do with it." Silver responded coldly.
"I don't know." She turned to Blaze. "Please, let me show Silver something before he goes."
The cat narrowed her eyes. "How long will it take?"
"A few minutes."
"Alright." The cat turned and walked up to a tree. "I'll be waiting here for you Silver."
"Blaze!" Silver protested. "You can't be serious!"
"If it means that they won't be bugging you or me anymore than I am fine with it." She retorted.
Icefire turned and started up a different path going up to a cemetery. Silver gave one glare at Blaze then followed the white hedgehog.
"What are we doing?" Silver asked as they walked between the grave stones.
"You'll see." Icefire responded.
They continued walking until they came to one grave stone. Silver glanced down at it then at Icefire. "So?"
"Look at the stone. See whose name is on it." She replied.
Silver knelt down and brushed some of the dirt away. His eyes widened as he read his name. He backed away from the stone and looked at Icefire.
"I died? How in the world did I die?"
"Try to remember."
"Remember what?" Silver asked frustrated. "Memories that aren't mine?"
"They are yours!" Icefire said kneeling down beside him. "Please, Silver, try to remember. I know it's painful, but just try."
Silver slowly looked back at his name, wishing none of this was happening.
"Too late for that." He took in a deep breath, and then held the emerald out to her. "Give this to Icefire. Tell her… Tell her I'm sorry I couldn't keep my promise."
"Silver, you can't!" Blaze didn't reach for it.
"You asked for my help." Silver pushed it closer. "I can't back down now. Not when other's lives are at stake."
"Yes, but we can defeat him." Blaze took a step back. "Together."
"Please, Blaze." Silver said calmly, even though inside he was shaking. He had to at least try to hold the beast off long enough for the neighboring villagers to
abandon their homes.
Slowly, Blaze lifted a hand and grasped it. She jumped a little as a spark shot through her arm, and then looked up to say something. But he was already gone.
"Are you ready?" Calcifer growled inside of Silver's head.
"Are you?" Silver asked.
He levitated a huge rock and flung it at one of Calcifer's eyes. It met its mark, causing the creature to roar in pain as he tried to get it out.
And then, it was over.
I'm sorry, Icefire... He thought, closing his eyes as fire burned around him.
Silver looked at the ground, the memories pouring into his mind. "I… I remember it all."
He stood up and looked at Icefire. "But this doesn't change anything; I still have to help Blaze."
Icefire looked down. "I know."
"But, what is the point of fighting when I know I am going to die?"
"You're not going to die!" Icefire snarled.
"You know I am going to, there is nothing we can change about my future."
"Yes there is," Icefire's eye met Silver's, "because I am going with you."