Snipe and Blaze were wandering in the forest. Blaze walked with her hands behind her back and Snipe had his hands behind his head. They strolled admiring the stars and the trees in the dark. The only light they had was that from the moon whose rays would sneak their way past the leaves and onto the ground.
"You remember this place Matches?" Snipe asked as they approached a large lake. Blaze looked at the mist rising before nodding.
"Yes, this is where we met." She said as the two approached the lakeside. They sat down by a tree only a meter or two away from the water.
"Yes, that was a long time ago…" Snipe said before fading into a flashback.
A small lavender kitten was running through the forest with tears in her eyes. She was tired of the bullying at school and ran away to live in the forest with the monsters. She was a monster, a fire breathing monster. She ran and ran till reaching a lake that was frozen solid even though it was almost summer. She wiped the tears from her eyes and look at the lake. Curiosity got the best of her as she slowly stepped her way onto the ice unaware of the being watching her from the tree tops.
The cat was at the center of the lake when smashing sounds begun to echo around. The ice at her feet begun to crack leaving the poor little kitten stuck out on the lake. She crouched down into a ball and prepared for the ice to give out and send her into the dark, freezing water below. Suddenly, a figure shot out onto the ice moving at high speeds and scooping up the kitten just as the ice broke. Whoever grabbed her skated down the field of ice with her in their arms. They slid onto shore. The person put her down.
"Y-you shouldn't go out on ice." the person panted. It was a male about the same age as the kitten.
"Who are you?" the little kitten asked. The person smiled.
"The name's Snipe. Snipe the Hawk. Nice to meet you." he greeted.
"I-I'm Blaze, Blaze the cat." she said softly. Snipe took a closer look.
"You look as if you've been crying. Is something wrong?" he asked. Blaze turned and wiped her eyes again.
"No. I am fine." she lied. Snipe didn't buy it.
"You sure?" he asked again.
"I said I was fine!" she yelled. He could hear she was about to cry again. Snipe shrugged and turned away.
"Ok then. Just ignored me while I build a snowman." he said while walking away.
"A snowman? But there's no snow." stated Blaze.
"Right now there's not but it only takes a snap." he told her. He then snapped his finger and it started to snow. Blaze looked up into the sky and watched in amazement as the little flakes fell from the sky. One landed on her nose witch made her sneeze.
"How did you do that?" Blaze asked. Snipe grinned.
"I was born being able to do that." he told her. Blaze put her head down.
"At least you can do something good with your powers. I have been cursed with fire." she said again. Snipe walked up to Blaze and put his arm on her shoulders.
"It's only a curse if you use it as one." he told the kitten. "It's getting late. You should head home. Feel free to stop by at any time." Blaze was surprized by how he was nice to her, a complete stranger. Blaze nodded before running off.
(End of flashback.)
"You came back about 8 more times before I learned that you were a princess." Snipe said.
"Yes that is when I asked if you would like to live in the castle with me instead of the forest." Blaze continued. They both looked back up into the moon. They soon decided to head back to camp. They walked back through the forest and saw that their sleeping bags were torn open and all three of the hedgehogs were gone.
Both Sonics were staring at each other.
"What do you want with me and my friends?" Sonic asked angrily.
"The Eggmen have ordered me to exterminate you so that no one can stop them from ruling both dimensions." Metal replied.
"So why haven't you?" Sonic asked. Metal grabbed Sonic by the throat.
"I have orders to exterminate ALL of you. 2/5 of the sleeping bags I found were empty. Both Shadow and Silver refused to tell me who's they were. You can see how that ended for them." Metal explained. Sonic took a closer look and saw that there was blood running down the side of Silvers head. Sonic made a deep growl.
"You've gone too far this time Metal!" Sonic yelled managing to kick him back.
(This part gets a little violent.)
"Tell me or I will not only kill you but kill those two as well. Who was in the sleeping bags?" Metal demanded. Sonic growled but did not tell him. Metal then punched Sonic unbelievably hard in the gut. Sonic made an ear blowing yell. He felt like he was about to throw up.
"Who was in the sleeping bags?" Metal asked. Sonic looked up at him spat right in his face. Metal wiped it off. "I'll take that as a no." Again he punched Sonic, then again and again. He started to cough up blood.
"I-I won't tell you anything." he said to Metal in a painful tone. Metal slapped him with his sharp fingers. They left 4 large gashes on the side of his face. Blood was already dripping down onto the floor. Metal then flew up and kicked him right in the nose. The torturing went on for another hour.
"Should I keep going or can you talk now?" Metal asked.
"I-I won't ev-ever talk." Sonic cough out. Metal raised his hand forward.
"Then I have no need for you." He lunged forward with his sharp, steel fingers aimed right at Sonic's chest. Suddenly, something shot up and blocked Metal. It was a wall of ice.
"Who the hell do you think you are attacking my friends?" Snipe yelled out from the other side of the room. Blaze was standing next to him with flaming fists. They both ran forward at Metal. Snipe slid right between his legs and kicked him from behind. Blaze blasted him with a flame. Snipe then smashed a large ice spike on him.
"Ha, that was almost too easy." Snipe laughed. Blaze ran up to Sonic who still hanging.
"Sonic, are you ok?" she asked.
"That has to be the stupidest thing you have ever asked Blaze. There is blood everywhere." Snipe criticized.
"SHUT UP SNIPE!" she screamed. He could hear that she was on the verge of crying. Snipe walked up to Sonic and grabbed the chains that were holding him. They froze instantly. He pulled on the chain and it shattered. Sonic fell but Blaze caught him.
"You able to stand big guy?" Snipe asked while walking over to do the same to Shadow and Silver. Sonic grunted and managed to stand but was almost sent back down by the force of Blaze hugging him. Shadow fell down as the chains on him broke. Snipe knelled next to him and tapped his cheek.
"Hey, you awake?" Snipe asked. Shadows eyes shot opened and he punched Snipe right in the face. Snipe wobbled backwards then fell over. "Owch! What the hell was that for?" he asked while rubbing his nose. Shadow stood up and looked at him.
"I thought you were Metal Sonic." He told Snipe while brushing himself off.
"Ya, can you go take Silver down?" he asked while wiping of his now bleeding nose.
"Hmph, fine." Shadow agreed and walked over to the hanging hedgehog. Blaze was still hugging Sonic.
"B-Blaze! Pain!" he gasped. She quickly let go.
"I-I'm sorry." she said with her head down. Sonic smiled.
"Hey, you we worried about your friend. There is nothing wrong with that." he said to her.
"OW!" Sonic and Blaze turned and saw Silver on the ground rubbing his head.
"Shadow, you were supposed to let him down softly." Snipe told him. Shadow just turned and walked back to Sonic. Snipe went to go to them when he saw the ice spike he dropped crack in half. Metal Sonic rose up from the mess and turned to Blaze. It raised its sharp hand and charged.
"Blaze!" Snipe yelled a he ran her way. She looked and saw Metal. Snipe rammed her into Sonic and Shadow. Metal collided with Snipe and pierced its steel hand deep into Snipe's chest.