CHAPTER TWO
FESTIVAL OF THE SUN
The night turned out to be perfection. Warm, but not humid, the sky was like a velvety cape in a blue-violet hue and embroidered with diamonds. Not a cloud could be seen to obscure the luminous in full. Grand, explosive sparks ignited the sky form fanciful rainbows of snowy glitter.
Far below great hollers and cheers announced the approach of royal family. Hundreds of citizens donned in festival grab began to cluster about the bridges and rails in euphoric anticipation. Across the shimmering waterways began the Parade of the Gondolas. Massive, silvery dance floors glided forward as if riding on the wind itself. Upon the front line first performed the fire-breathers, streaming forth billowing crimson ribbons above the crowd. Upon similar vessels came acrobats on tapered high-wires and ribbon-dancers of fanciful skill. There were jugglers and magic acts and even a vast, caged manticore-taming shows.
But, the real show was only just about to begin.
There came a brief pause before which came a marvelous, streamline watercraft coated an unfailing sterling. Out from its sides rudders. Each long stroke dipped in and out of the murky depths while trailing a pathway of stars from each transcending ripple. As the transport inched forwards it's deck split in two. The bow held a vast dance floor stop with twelve ballerinas garbed in sun-yellow leotards pranced in synchronicity to miniature orchestra set near its opposite end. They twirled in circles and bowed back and forth, pirouettes and glissades and chassés all in perfect phrase.
The second half, the risen stern, was were most eyes fell. Curved about the platform was a shapely wreath extending protective, feather-like tendrils about a cluster of undoubtedly important individuals. At the farthest end were four Priests of Solaris, three of which were cloaked in earthen-brown. The fourth appeared to be a hobbled old man in impressive robes of white, symbolizing status among his inferiors. Next there were three more. These lean men were adorned in ceremonial, ivory armor and golden, sphere-topped staffs. Then lastly, the royal family, Princess Elise III, Princess of Soleanna.
She stood tall, waved to the crowd with glee and happiness to her city. She was wearing a white dress with two golden straps that cross below her neck, gloves that go up to her elbows, shoes shape of bird wings, and white feathers on the side of her red short hair.
As the boat was coming in, Elise was ready for the denizens of Soleanna.
She walked up to the hobbled old man in the white rob. She was given a torch with the fire swaying back and forth. She bowed with loyalty and stared at the fire with her gray blue eyes.
Her eyes widen, saw what looked like an old memory, or a vision. She saw Soleanna in flames, along with Iblis destroying the city.
She snapped back to reality, with a voice.
"Miss Elise." One of her priest said, sounded worried.
"It... It's alright." Elise told the priests.
"We give thanks for the blessed flames. May we always continue to have peace. Sun of Soleanna, guide and watch over us with your eternal light..." Elise walked up, and lit the torch.
With fire going around the torch, to the middle. Fireworks exploded, crowds cheered with joy, glee, and happiness.
As the crowds cheer and fireworks went on, but what they haven't notice that some unnoticed lights appeared in the sky.
Princess Elise waved at the crowd.
Until robots started crashing to the ground, making the ground shake, and fire spread around the city.
The crowds screamed with fear and started running away, from whoever was doing this catastrophe.
More robots came in, starting to go where the Princess was. They all trapped Princess Elise and the four priests.
An aircraft went over there heads and went down, to where the robots trapped Elise and the four priests.
"A pleasure to meet you at last, Princess of Soleanna." said a man that bowed to her.
He had long light brown mustache, a bald head, a pair of glasses that you can't see his eyes, and he is wearing red and black clothes, with orange suction cups. "I am Dr. Eggman. I've come here to obtain the secret of the Flames of Disaster... From you. And to take the miracle gems that are the key to its secret... The Chaos Emeralds!" Elise held tightly to her blue chaos emerald to her chest and she was stuck by fear.
"Now Princess, this way please." Dr. Eggman held his hand out for Elise to follow him to his aircraft.
Elise was shaking her head and took steps back away from Dr. Eggman, so he wouldn't capture her, the four priest stepped up and threw there arms out, so he knows she's not going with him.
"My... That's a pretty snazzy performance there." Said a blue hedgehog on top of the torch. Elise gasp, as she saw a hedgehog in flames from a vision.
"You... It can't be!" the blue hedgehog threw a smirk at her and ran threw the robots and destroyed them, he went through each one without a problem, then turned to the Princess.
Smiling at Elise, he introduced himself to her.
"I'm Sonic. Sonic the Hedgehog!"
He picked up Elise, in bridal style and ran fast
"Not that irritating hedgehog again!" shouted Dr. Eggman.
"ATTACK!"
Missiles launched from Dr. Eggman's machine and went after Sonic and Elise.
Dr. Eggman didn't want any distractions or any stupid hedgehogs, to ruin his plan again. But as Dr. Eggman knew Sonic loves to save people and it was his speciality.
Dr. Eggman went back to the control panel, where he raises his machine and follows Sonic, where Princess Elise would be, he didn't want anymore distractions.
The missiles were still following Sonic and started destroyed the buildings, sidewalks, and parts of the bridges near them. Sonic is too fast for any of them to hit them. Elise screamed with fear, as the missiles miss them and was afraid of what would happen, if she wasn't at her city to protect. But as Sonic used his super speed to get them both out of the city, where Dr. Eggman wouldn't be able to follow them.
Unknown to anyone at the attacks began, there on top of a building watching as the blue hedgehog pick up a girl in his arms and runs away from this character guy, launching missiles at them and saw that the blue hedgehog ran fast out of the city.
Silver smiled, "I've finally found him... The Iblis Trigger!"