Chapter Eleven
"Okay, it's almost done, and well… then Calcifer can go back home." Lizzy said looking up at the giant beast that was busy eating the waffles that Tails had given to
him.
Icefire sat down in one of the deck seats and smiled. "I will feel a lot better when he is not here anymore."
"He's isn't that bad once you get to know him." Lizzy commented. "Or, so I hear from Coal."
The white hedgehog looked over to see Coal tossing more waffles in the air for Calcifer to catch. "Right."
"Well, I better get back to building that transportation device." Lizzy walked back to Tails' workshop where he was waiting for her. Icefire continued to watch Coal toss
up more and more waffles for the lava dragon when Silver came limping up to join her on the deck.
"Never thought you had the guts to invite a lava dragon for waffles." He teased as he sat down.
"Hi, Silver." Icefire said. "How's your leg?"
"It's been better." He answered. "Your arm?"
"A lot better than your leg, I dare say. It's almost healed."
"That's good."
There was a moment of silence as the two watched the fire beast.
"Do you suppose she'll run out of waffles?" Silver asked.
"Probably."
Silence.
Silver pulled out something wrapped from behind his spines and handed it to Icefire. "Thought you might want to have this."
Icefire took it and unwrapped her L-Emerald. "Thanks, but now it's completely useless."
Silver nodded. "Yeah."
"I'm glad you didn't die." Icefire said.
"To be honest, I am too." Silver said. "I remember everything, and I have you to thank."
"Well, the deal's over…"
"Yeah…"
Icefire turned towards him. "You going to stay?"
Silver didn't say anything for a while, and then he reached his hand out and grabbed hers. "Yeah."
Icefire smiled. The emerald began to glow and both hedgehogs watched in amazement as the pieces went back together.
Epilogue
"If we take power from it, it'll have a purpose again."
Both hedgehogs could feel power coming back into them, until they were both Super.
"What are you two doing here?" Blaze said as she ran up to them. "Start fighting!
Both hedgehogs zoomed towards Calcifer and attacked his head and chest with rock and ice shards. Calcifer roared in anger and he tried to snap at each of the hedgehogs at the same time.
"Come fight!" He growled.
Calcifer roared in anger and he tried to snap at each of the hedgehogs at the same time. Soon he became dizzy and crashed to the ground.
"That seemed a little too easy." Silver said as he looked at the beast.
One of Calcifer's eyes opened and he lunged at Icefire; Silver knocked her aside and took full impact of the sharp teeth.
"Silver!" Icefire screamed.
The future and the past had mixed… almost. And then found a new way.
Icefire turned towards him. "You going to stay?"
Silver didn't say anything for a while, and then he reached his hand out and grabbed hers. "Yeah."
"I'm glad we were able to send Calcifer back." Icefire clung to Silver's arm as they walked along the beach.
"Me too." Coal, who was dragging Shadow behind her, smiled.
"Now we won't have to worry about him for a long while." Icefire continued on. "And I have my Silver back."
"I hope we don't have to worry about anything for a long while." Lizzy, who was at Tails' side, added.
"You can say that again." Icefire grinned.
"No duh." Shadow said, earning a sharp elbow in the side.
And together, the group of hedgehogs, foxes, and one lonely echidna walked along the shore without a care in the world.