(life and death POV)

"And hear I thought you were dead"

"…No but I did get my wisdom teeth pulled on Monday and the pain medication had me so loopy that I couldn't do anything"

"Well either way I want to get back to-mmph"

'finishes tying gag' "Best part of being a writer"

"-ok so what now ass hole-"

"What's that! I can't understand you did you say tie it tighter?"

"-uses cruse words that even I wouldn't write- hack!"

"I'll say it again best part of being a writer. Either way now get to know just who in the sonic universe I'll put in for the hell of it"

Chapter 4

History

(4 year old POV)

After the two of us cried in the resident healer's arms for about ten minutes both me and Sarah began to calm down enough to go inside and enjoy a meal that the elephant was finishing up. of I didn't really enjoy it so much due to the lack of meat but a vegetable soup with a rue instead of beef or chicken broth with a fruit salad as a side was just as good. After we ate the first fully vegetarian meal I've ever had, we talked about what the days plans were. "So the little man is going to see the elder and ask for a new teacher?" the tusked pain in my ass said.

"Yes mister, but Sarah might be going with me too" I replied.

"Why is that? Don't to be too far from your girlfriend" he said with hint of ignorance.

"No, mister I just need a guide and as far as I know she needs a home and a family." I felt my cheeks heat up a little. The elephant leaned in with a look that said 'oh REALLY?'

"I'm sticking with what I said earlier boy girlfriend," the heat in cheeks increased as I changed the subject.

"Hey Sarah are you ready to go to the elder's house now?" she must have found that I didn't like the current situation and quickly nodded. We both got up from our seats at the round wooden table. Sarah and I were closest to the exit while the elephant whom I still haven't found the name of was to my left and Samantha on Sarah's right. After we said thank you and goodbye to the two adults we headed out to where ever the elder's house was as long it was away from that… farmer that's all I really wanted right now.

The trip to the elder's home was very uneventful all that we did was pass the market place and back to the area where we spent our first night in the village to the path that lead east of it. After which we just walked down the dirt road lined with trees. A large, no wait gargantuan tree was at the end of it. It had a dominating yet welcoming presence. I stood still in awe of the well aged tree wondering just what to expect on the inside. The branches had lush green leaves, beautiful flowers and healthy looking bark. A bird or two could be heard chirping in the canopy, while butterflies and honey bees were on the lower branches dining on the vast nectar they had from the flowers.

A new woman walked up out of the corner of my eye I turn to give her my full attention and then stare at yet another miracle of nature. The woman was of decent height for a teenager with a pale orange fur, a tribal dress that was pure white on the top save for the golden necklace at the top, the bottom half was green with a diamond pattern in orange, red, and other shades of green, on her hands were white mittens that had blue openings on her wrists. Her hair was fashioned into... dreadlocks with bands on the two front pairs hanging on to the sides of her face, the picture perfect woman was topped off with a golden headband. In a embarrassing way I ask her if the elder's nearby she giggled for some reason before answering. "Your looking at her"

"Wait, you're just a teen how are you an elder? Seriously how can a teenager be a fucken elder? Isn't elder supposed to be entitled to the smartest AND the oldest?" I blurt out in astonishment

"Thanks for the compliment and when you really live for the 3000 years as a 14 year old echidna then people don't argue about it." she clamingly replies. "Well I guess that you met the Emerald Tree so why don't all three of us go inside." Me and Sarah who just nodded followed her into the root system that was the main room to the place. Once inside I had several questions to ask her.

"Excuse me but may I ask for a name?"

"Usually a gentleman gives his to a lady before asking for hers,"

I grunt at the disappointment of my name "Well it's Pourrcha but I would like to change it"

"Why? It's a fine name." (bullshit that was the worst name i ever came up with) She questioned innocently.

I sigh heavily before explaining "Because I don't deserve it, me and Sarah here" I pause to point to her, "Were orphaned before I even trained for my job as village guardian," the elder's look turned to a saddened look as she heard the story in a nutshell.

"So let me ask were you an angel to you parents, or in other words sweet, kind, wouldn't hurt a fly' that kind of stuff?" I thought about it a little before nodding. "and now your trying to harm the people that took everything you held dear?" again I nod. "hmmm… Follow me, before you get a new name first you need to learn why they did what they did." with that she walked off to the room in the far back as the two of us followed closely once we entered the room the door way was cut off by a combination of rock and wood.

The room was pitch black for second before a glowing green shard lit up before it washed away the darkness unveiling a world below our feet as if we were floating above the land like a bird. "Welcome to the hall of the chaos shard" the elder spoke. "Before we continue my name is Tikal pleased to meet you. In this room the glowing gem is a portion of what remains of the Chaos Emeralds." the room showed us seven floating gems "There were 7 chaos emeralds with an eighth member" the image of the gems floated away giving room to a much larger gem "called the Master Emerald however they were last whole 1000 years ago all of them have been grounded mostly into dust and then became dispersed into the vast numbers of people living today. But this was a last minute measure that the last guardian Knuckles." it showed a person similar to Tikal but red with a white crescent moon shaped mark in his chest fur "had done to protect them from evil hands. As a side effect to those that helped him." the image began flashing other people as she continued "Sonic, Tails, Blaze, Silver, Amy, Cream, and Rouge have been given extended life as me, Knuckles, Sonic, Tails, Blaze, Rouge. and Shadow each receiving a visible shard from a chaos emerald. While Silver had been given the shard from the master emerald." the image show the white hedgehog walking away towards someone mashed in shadows. "However Silver never wanted to guard it and cast it to another. That other was the one who destroyed your village"

"Wait." I ask "Why did he do this? Why did he kill innocents?"

Tikal looked to me with a displeased face. "It appears that the shard he had still contained memories of what Sonic and others have done with the emeralds."

I felt my heart sink in fear of what she just said. I nervously get the courage to ask her, "W-what could they do?"

"Rather than tell you, how bout I show you." the images began showing the blue hedgehog Sonic standing in mid air with his eyes closed as the seven Chaos Emeralds began to float around him slowly at first but picking up speed until they were nothing but a blur of colors as he swiftly crossed his arms over his head only to pull them away as his fur flashed to a bright gold color with his wind blown quills standing up before he rushed of and smashed right through some giant water beast. I was slightly confused as I saw this due to a lesson I learn from my father.

"Um..." I begin. "What does that guy, Sonic slamming into a giant water monster have to do with anything?"

Tikal looked at me in disbelief, "Have you ever heard of the creature known as Chaos?"

"Yeah but only as some ghost story." I answer "Why… was he real?" now with a little fear from what I heard it did.

"What you witnessed was the last moments of 'Perfect Chaos'"

"… So he wants to become as strong as Sonic was?"

She shook her head slowly "No even stronger. Sonic and the others that could only went to that form for a few minutes maybe hours but he planes on a permanent change" I think my heart touched my foot just know.

"How…" I ask. "how is he going to do that?"

"First by getting the shards of the chaos emeralds and their dust that resides in almost everyone's body. Then they reform in to the emeralds on their own. after that he just needs to keep them close him to achieve the super form and be like a god."

"But the dust is in everyone me and Sarah too?"

"More over your village had the remains of the Master Emerald, after he finds that he's missing a few pieces he and all his minions will be looking for you now."

"Humph… So what do we do then?"

"I suggest finding the village of darkness ruled by Shadow and Rouge. There Shadow will provide a teacher strong enough for you to take on those against you and Rouge can find a suitable family or home for Sarah. I'll send a message later for now go to your current home and sleep tonight it's late." with that the three of us walked out of the room finding that it was indeed late judging by the moon in the night sky filtered in through the wooden pillars that where the entrance. I turned to Tikal to ask her a few questions.

"Um Tikal in some of those images what was all that stone and metal?"

"That was technology before the backlash of the chaos emeralds happened."

"Backlash?"

"Yes" she lowered her head now "The backlash of the emeralds being turned mostly to dust was that almost all technology that was ever made had become useless. The only things that aren't a waste of space are those that run on natural energies but Tails can tell you a lot more then me."

"Ok and I'm not an expert on memories but all those images could not have all come from that shard in there."

"That's right they were all my memories."

"…Well can't argue the live for 3000 years part anymore and last question. Just how are we going to get there?"

Tikal smiled in a devilish fashion and said "I'll ask for an escort, are you alright with leaving tomorrow?"

"Sure but who will be the escort?"

"Let's leave it at high ranking person from the other village." with that I ran after Sarah. Once I caught up with her, we were about half way to the hut, I noticed that she was sad about something. I reach over to pat her on the back before asking her anything, but she almost rejected it.

"Sarah is everything alright? You've been quiet today."She looked up and I immediately knew something was wrong because she was crying. "Sarah what's wrong? Please tell me." I franticly ask as we slow down to a stop.

She took a deep breath before answering, "The guardian of our shard caused so much pain because he wants godlike powers and now both of us will be hunted down for the same purpose."

"So what if we are hunted we will fight back and win. We now have a reason to fight, all he has is just the ability to fight."

"You make that sound like a good thing."

"It is Sarah. a need to survive unlocks true power that is used against evil, while wanting it for the sake of wanting will unlock a deformed corrupt power that only consumes the wielder in greed and lust for more."

"So your saying as long as we fight to survive we'll win?"

"What I'm saying is that what determines the victor is the reason why they are fighting not the sheer amount of power they have."

"So you believe that you'll win because you're fighting to survive?"

"Yeah pretty much." she seemed to be feeling better so we continued on to the hut so we can sleep but I have a feeling that it may be a long and tough life ahead for the both of us.

(life and death POV)

"well it's official I should never do a speech period."

"-can you take the gag off?-"

'kicks him in the balls'

"does that answer it?"

'Foams at the mouth'

"Guess I hit him too hard. In any case if you want to beta read the fifth chapter were they meet the black and crimson escort oh wait did I just tell you who it is? Oh well. Just tell me cause I have no idea who to send it to…after I write it that is. review and if you want check out what my friend posted using my account."