FINAL DESTINATION: SONIC STYLE
Hey guys. I'm back after much consultation with Bloodrayne666.
You see, this chapter was originally going to have the funeral, which is something I really don't want to write.
So, instead, this chapter will take place after the funeral, but that will take place in one of the two flashbacks this chapter shall contain.
Hope Bloody is happy with this. I will make the flashback as good as I can.
CHAPTER 4
THE TRUTH ABOUT ANNA
Anna was sat in her bedroom just gazing out to the dark sky. The pitter patter of the rain that fell filled Anna's mind with even more sad thoughts.
It wasn't easy, but Anna had been like this for at least an hour, thoughts like, 'Why me?' and, 'What's gonna happen to us?' ran throughout the course of her mind.
Eventually, she sighed as memories of yesterday's funeral began pouring in, tears gently flowing down her soft, damp cheek.
Flashback
Anna looked at all of the photos of the Nemesis victims as she walked along the small corridor. She was wearing a small black skirt with black, high heeled shoes. Tears ran down her face, ruining her mascara.
All along the corridor, photos of the Nemesis victims were placed neatly in a row. Flowers, messages from friends and family, even some little candles, with flames that flickered about with the wind, decorated the photos.
As Anna walked towards the church doors, she stopped in her slow moving tracks when she came to a very familiar photo of a very familiar person.
Tails...
The photo was of Tails standing proudly next to the X-Tornado. By the looks of the photo, he had just completed repairing and reinstalling the Chaos Drives that located the Chaos Emeralds via the use of a single Chaos Emerald.
Anna smiled sadly as she gazed at Tails' photo even more, remembering when she took the photo after Tails had begged and begged and begged.
After a moment, she wiped away some more of the tears as she began walking through the doors of the church.
As she walked in, everyone looked at her, which made her hide her face and walk faster. She noticed Shadow and Rouge sitting in silence with their heads bowed in respect. Knuckles was sitting behind them, doing the same.
Eventually, she sat down at the front next to Sonic, who was just staring at Tails' coffin, and Carlos, who was waiting for the service to start.
The priest, a black and white badger, looked at Anna sympathetically and he began the service.
All through the service, Anna was in a daze, she couldn't help feeling so guilty that she couldn't stop the ride, and now because of her, some people were dead, and then, to add to that, she and Carlos couldn't prevent Tails' death.
Several songs had been requested, like; 'Fly'by Celine Dion, 'Wind Beneath my Wings' by Bette Midler, 'Angels'by Robbie Williams and 'I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing' by Aerosmith.
When Sonic went up to do a touching speech about Tails, he promised that his memory would live on in pride, and that his workshop would not become a dusty, banged up place, but it would remain a place of memory, a 'museum' he said.
Finally, Anna had the courage to go up and make a personal request. "I... I have a song I wish to sing in memory of our lost friends... Something I wish to tell them." she said as she looked at the woman at the back of the church, who nodded as she selected an instrumental from the chosen list. (A/N: This song is rather upbeat, but it does suit the scene... Kinda...)
As the introduction played, Anna wiped some of the tears as the lyrics ran through her mind.
There is a brightness, ooh,
It's like the sunshine,
That comes down among the trees,
And kisses the ground.
The city is like a maze,
We all never fly,
We feel the loneliness.
As she sang in a sweet, yet tearful, Japanese-like voice, she tried not to look at everyone who looked up at her in sadness.
There is water, ooh,
It's so beautiful,
They keep running towards a dream,
Reaching to be free.
If you are afraid of despair,
Please come to my precious world,
The secret garden's here.
She reached a small break before the chorus, yet still she did not make eye contact with anyone in the audience.
We can fly away,
And we can talk heart to heart,
Let's get to paradise with invisible wings,
Someday our dreams will come true.
So we can find the way,
Yes, we can stay together now,
Because there is hope for everyone,
The secret garden's waiting for you.
Another small break allowed Anna to make a small amount of eye contact whilst wiping away her tears.
There are so many flowers, ooh,
It's so lovely,
They stay in your heart,
Yes, forever more.
You are my special friend,
Please come to my precious world,
The secret garden's here.
We can fly away,
And we can talk heart to heart,
Let's get to paradise with invisible wings,
Someday our dreams will come true,
So we can find the way,
Yes, we can stay together now,
Because there is hope for everyone,
The secret garden's waiting for you.
Ooh, my friend,
We can fly, we can smile,
Let's make a dream.
During the instrumental break, Anna dared to look up and see that everyone had their eyes on her, Rouge was dabbing her eyes. Shadow had an arm around Rouge trying to comfort her, and even Knuckles was wiping his eyes, as he was so touched.
We can fly away,
And we can talk heart to heart,
Let's get to paradise with invisible wings,
Someday our dreams will come true,
So we can find the way,
Yes, we can stay together now,
Because there is hope for everyone,
The secret garden's waiting for you.
We can fly away
And we can talk heart to heart
Let's get to paradise with invisible wings
Someday our dreams will come true.
End Flashback
A knock on Anna's door brought her back to reality.
"Yeah?" she asked tiredly.
The door opened, Carlos walking in with a tray of warm pizza slices.
"Hey. How are you?" Carlos asked, his brow scrunched slightly with concern.
Anna took the tray and placed it in between the two. Anna picked up a slice and blew away the steam before placing it in her mouth.
"Fine..." Anna replied half-heartedly as she rested her head on Carlos' shoulder whilst he stroked her hair gently.
"Are you sure?" Carlos asked as he picked up a pizza slice.
Anna swallowed her piece as she picked up another. "I guess." she popped the second slice in her mouth.
Carlos sighed. "You haven't been yourself since the funeral."
Anna looked up slightly; tears filled her red, puffy eyes. "I could have stopped Tails' death." she thought aloud.
"How?" Carlos became ever so slightly interested.
"I never told you... About what happened before the test run?" Anna asked as she began to explain. "Well..."
Flashback
As Tails prepared himself for the test run, Carlos and Anna sat on little, wooden stools behind some one-way glass; both were nervous for Tails' safety, since this was a test run.
Suddenly, Anna's vision went black and random objects replaced her view.
A switch was flicked upwards.
A rupture of wind travelled past.
A cup fell, spilling its contents.
A lightning bolt.
Anna's vision returned after the bolt of lightning, but she was already far too late...
End Flashback
"Are you saying you can see who dies next?" Carlos asked worriedly.
Anna nodded, unsure on the actual answer.
"Well then, who's next?"
"I... I don't know. I haven't had the vision yet..." Anna replied.
Carlos sighed heavily as he got up and left. "Get some sleep. You'll need the energy." he suggested.
The door closed and Anna was left to think herself to sleep.
Well. That went rather well. Apologies for the delay. I had writers block on the funeral section.
The song that Anna sung at the funeral is called, 'The Secret Garden' sung by Madoka.
SB-420 ;)