Author's Note: Yet another chapter. I am currently typing up chapters four and five, expect them soon.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything.
-X-
"Land ho! We're home!"
Blaze walked onto the deck and watch as the land drew near. Marine pulled the Ocean Tornado up to the port and hopped onto the deck, and went to work tying the boat down. Blaze walked onto the deck and noticed a local. Well, she recognized him as part of the Royal Court. Blaze walked up to him, and he bowed. He was shaking, and stuttered out,
"W-welcome back, Princess. The King would like to see you immediately." Blaze was confused for a moment. Her father wanted to speak to her? He had just sent her away and now he wants to talk to her? Something fishy was going on, but Blaze ignored it. "Thank you for informing me. I'll be on my way in a moment." The koala bowed, and rushed back to the palace. Blaze told Marine that'd she be at the palace, and Marine saluted her and spoke about working about the 'special project'. The said project was actually and InterDimensional Portal, whereas one could type in coordinates and walk from one universe to the next in one easy step. It'd be tremendously useful when searching for the Sol Emeralds. Blaze nodded to Marine and turned to started towards the palace. As the castle came into view, she stopped for a moment to study it. The two pillars were still there. The represented the House of Fire, whereas her mother was born from, and the other one represented the House of Ice, where her father hailed from. Her mother was a red-colored cat, Blaze had taken after her mother more than her father. After all, Blaze had inherited her mothers pyrokinesis over her fathers cyrokinesis. Her father was a burly, cyan-colored lion. Blaze cleared her mind and pushed through the doors, entering the throne room. Blaze made a mental note that her mother was not present.
"Ah, Blaze. So nice of you to join us." There was an unusual emotion in her fathers voice, something along the lines of maliciousness. Blaze bowed, head down low in respect.
"How many Sol Emeralds have you collected?" he asked bluntly. "Three, father." Blaze answered, not taking her eyes off the floor. She could tell he was shaking his head back in forth. "Tsk, tsk. That's not good enough.". Blaze opened her mouth to protest, but her father continued. "You've been lacking in your duties. I have sent my top assassin, Corbel, to get rid of Eggman Nega and retrieve the rest of the Sol Emeralds. Hold your tongue," he ordered as Blaze had an incredulous look on her face. Blaze could feel his glare on her.
"My wife gave birth not long ago. A healthy boy." . Guilt washed over Blaze as she realized she hadn't been around to even notice her mother was pregnant. The King continued, "We named him our rightful successor.". That would mean Blaze would no longer have to look after the Sol Emeralds. A giddy, free feeling washed over her. Before she could live the feeling, the most unsuspecting thing happened. "As you now, he will now take care of the Sol Emeralds, but there is one more thing. Now that you aren't my rightful heir, I can say these things freely. I loathe you. You are a monster only capable on destruction. You don't belong in my peaceful country, all you attract is danger and evil. You have caused me and my country so much shame and so much pain. After this, you will no longer be tolerated here. If you have any shred of dignity or pride, you will renounce your name and leave peacefully." Utter and complete shock ran to Blaze's core. They had never loved her? They loathe her so much they are disowning her? Blaze bit back the tears by biting her lip. Blaze stood up, emotionless, and removed the gem from her forehead. The gem was special; it linked her powers to the Sol Emeralds and it proved her as royalty. It fell to the ground and Blaze walked out of the door. After the King was sure Blaze was gone, he signaled one of his guards to come closer. The guard saluted and bowed.
"Kill her before she leaves this dimension." the King said coldly. The guard saluted and ran off.
-X-
Blaze's brows were furrowed in confusion and betrayal. It was the only thing keeping her from crying. She noticed Marine waiting for her outside of the castle.
"Oi Blaze, back so soon? Well, it's ab- wait, what happened?" Marine noticed Blaze's expression. Blaze explained quietly to Marine what happened. Marine was enraged and had a few choice words for the King. Blaze thought to herself as Marine ranted on. 'Right so the problem at hand is that I need to get out of here fast. The only place that is safe that I can think of is Sonic's dimension.' Blaze bit her lip, debated whether to go to the dimension or not. 'Hopefully the InterDimensional Portal is working well enough to get us to Sonic's world.' Marine was quiet for a moment, then asked what they were going to do.
"The only safe place I can think of is Sonic's dimension. We'll have to chance it with the InterDimensional Portal." Marine nodded, "That might just work." she said, slowly speaking each word. The pier came into view as they approached the Ocean Tornado. Uneasiness fell over the two as five Royal Soldiers caught sight of them.
"Kill her!" One yelled and the next thing Blaze knew was that they charged. She brought up a wall of the fire and hissed, "Just because my powers aren't connected to the Sol Emeralds doesn't mean I can't use them!". The wall of fire startled the soldiers, and Marine jumped on one. She pulled his hat down and tripped him, miraculously knocking him unconscious. Blaze launched herself at two soldiers in a flame tornado, taking them out easily. She noticed Marine getting choked by a soldier and gasped. Running at him, she kicked his side and he yowled in pain and released Marine.
"Go get the portal ready!" Blaze ordered, and Marine ran onto the ship. Blaze took a breath, and was grabbed from behind. "Sorry, Daddy's orders!" the soldier mocked, spearing Blaze in the stomach. She growled and threw her weight around and flipped him over her and kicked him into a tree. "Oi, Blaze! It's now or never!" Marine yelled. Blaze ran onto the ship, lighting it on fire as she did so. She grabbed Marine and jumped through the portal as she did so. Soon the whole ship became engulfed in flames and burned whatever remained of Blaze's or Marine's presence.