Disclaimer: I don't own anything as you all have heard so many times from others.
Question time! *rings bell*
Madison Marie-Hedgehog Q: One question. How come none of the sonic characters were depressed over Sonic's and Shadow's "death" but instead they went chao shopping a few days after?
A: Ah, i've been wondering if you guys would EVER ask that! Congrats to you Madison! *hands over cupcake*
Okay, now since their isn't really any true facts about Chao, i'm baising my knowledge on some animal info.
I say that the story takes place in early Fall, the Chao mating season is in Fall so the eggs can grow over the winter. Now, in Chapter 2 (i think) I stated that the 'Hatching season' had alreay gone. I say that the 'hatching season' is Spring 'cause all the birds hatch then.
So if you count it up, It's been about...(counts fingers) 6-8 months, plenty of time to stop mourning. AND, the people are in denial! They can't hide the facts that Sable and Swift are so alike! They will DENY! But in the end, they'll have to face the facts.
Bye Now!
"Ha Ha! I win again!" Swift danced away from the panting Cheese. So far they had been racing since they woke up, and who knew how long Swift's endurance would last. Cheese was dead, his body was sweating clear sweat and his eyes were sunken as he panted for breath.
"Oh shut up Swift!" Cheese snapped, taking a mocking swipe at his companion. Swift grinned and spun around, heading back towards the house.
"You're only mad because I w- Whoa!" Swift and Cheese jumped back in shock as large metal robots appeared out of nowhere, surrounding the house and the two Chao.
"It's Eggman! What does he want?" Cheese demanded frowning quickly. The door spun open and Cream quickly grabbed the two Chao.
"Eggman wants Tails for something! We need to get to safe grounds!" She squeaked hurrying down a passage that was connected to the secret lab Chuck had. Swift jumped down and easily matched pace as Cream, allowing her to speed up slightly.
Loud thumps were heard overhead as the robots were attacked by something. A loud explosion and three robots dropped from the tunnel roof, red eyes blazing in a monotone state.
"Surrender." It ordered in a bland tone, Cream shivered and Swift growled.
Large red and black robots pointed a blasted towards him. Its red eyes glowing with with anger and rage it had been programmed with. More weapons were hidden under its thick shell, ready to be drawn in a second's moment.
"Surrender." Its tone was bland, leaving no room for argument. However Swift wasn't open for argument. He lunged, kicking the robot just below its elbow, causing it to lose its arm.
"Nice try bud, but I think you're missing a few screws." Swift sniggered, already racing away…
Swift blinked, causing the familiar surroundings to come back into focus. A Pink blur of Amy smashed downwards, flattening the three robots with her mallet. She stood upright and smoothed out a wrinkle in her skirt; she giggled and looked down at Cream.
"You should move, Eggman's not to happy." She frowned, already jumping back outside. Swift blinked in shock and surprise…..He had seen that before. Cheese frowned, looking at the slightly dazed Swift.
"Swift? You okay there? Did the fumes go to your head or something?"
He shook his head, still confused with the jumbled thoughts.
"….Cheese?...Did….Did Eggman ever put weaknesses on his robots?" Swift's voice was slightly strained; Cheese looked started but shrugged after a little bit.
"I don't know, Knuckles and Rouge just smashed them, sometimes Tails finds them, and mostly Amy just hits everything."
Swift frowned, looking away once again. How did I know that?
They were running once again, Cream pulled the door open and Tails was already inside the Tornado, awaiting Cream with a smaller plane.
"Cream! Let's go!" He called out, easily blasting into the air. Cream jumped into the plane, Swift and Cheese followed carefully.
"Hang on tight Swift; it's a rough flight for newbie's." He grinned and Cream pulled up into the air, heading towards the strange dog shaped floating ship.
"Come in Cream! Aim for the ears, there's small output areas there!" Tails' voice came over an intercom and with precision Cream aimed and fired a few little laser blasts, causing an explosion of smoke to erupt as the dog started to tilt.
"Good going Cream!" Cheese called out in victory, Cream giggled and swerved, avoiding another blast.
Swift was locking his eyes on the robot, he could easily imagine how hard it would be to keep his balance, but still be able to run on it faster than he should…
He shook his thoughts once again; he had never been on that thing or any of Eggman's robots, so how could he know what it felt like to run on?
A White and Red blur danced across the surface of the metal dog, tearing large hunks out.
"It's Knuckles and Rouge!" Tails shouted over the intercom, Swift frowned, looking intently at Rouge. He had seen her before…..somewhere.
The dog started to collapse, smoke and fire spreading across its surface as Knuckles damaged something important. Swift watched in fascination as it exploded, shrapnel falling down towards the city, where a few news channels had captured it on camera. Even from this height, the group could still hear the screams.
"Oh no!" Tails shouted, diving with his plane, already working to destroy the bigger pieces. Cream dove down also, it seemed like it was a horror movie, watching chunks of fire covered metal fly through the air.
Tails had summed it up rather well.
'Oh no' Swift could only watch.
Sable gasped from his spot on Helen's wheelchair. The two had been out for a walk, and happened to stumble out on a crowd watching an intense battle in the sky. The robot had been destroyed, but now the metal pieces were falling directly at them.
Helen shrieked in fear as it grew closer, seeming to pick only them out.
"Get out of here Sable!"
Sable spun, looking at her as if she was crazy.
"What? No! I'm staying here!" He shouted back, Helen cursed him for his stubbornness.
"No! You'll be killed! Just escape! There's no time for me, just go!" She shouted, the metal hunk was so close, the two could feel the heat it radiated.
Sable was growling, Helen looked down in shock as he seemed to tremble with anger.
'No! I won't have another die for me!' A voice seemed to shout in his mind, filled with sadness and angst, Sable didn't recognize the voice, or know where it came from. But right now, he didn't really care.
Helen watched as his emotion sphere turned to a fast moving swirl of his anger and annoyance, with a flash, it showed nothing. Slowly he closed his eyes, leaving the blue eyelids showing.
Absolutely no emotion showed on his face, and for once, Helen was frightened.
Sable flashed his eyes open, the pupils a pure white while the whites were obsidian black, an inverse of colors. He growled at the chunk of metal, and strangely, it seemed to….slow…
Helen gasped as a red aura surrounded the metal bit, slowing it down until it hovered only four meters above the group, then with a flash of red, it exploded with a large wave of heat. Sable exhaled and closed his eyes; once again they were back to normal.
"…Sable?" Helen whispered, at shock at what just happened. Sable was still looking at the sky, not saying anything. Finally, he turned, jumping off of her lap.
"You should go home now, I need to find out something." His tone was monotone, Helen nodded, speeding away, but not without sending a saddened glance toward her Chao.
(Note: That was NOT a Chaos Blast, since he doesn't have his inhabitor rings because they're still on 'Shadow' his Chaos Energy isn't compleatly crazy, so it reacted on his emotions. He had no control on that)
Sable was still looking at the sky, but slowly he turned, and zoomed away. A slight red aura around him as he dashed away faster than normal, eager to get to a clearing where he was sure something would be awaiting him.
He broke through the underbrush silently, his speed leaving no room for the common ruffling of leaves, he practically skimmed the surface of the earth, and he might as well have due to the lack of footprints.
He skidded to a stop, taking in the scene of an angry man in the shape of an egg. He was pacing around and waving his arms in anger, smacking several guard robots nearby.
"Dang those infernal creatures!" He cried, smacking another robot. He paced again, a deep scowl on his face. Sable watched with hidden amusement as he took out his anger on the robots. 'Misplaced aggression' as he called it himself.
"Doctor." The robot called in a strange flat tone; it easily made Sable's eyes narrow. The 'Doctor' as the robot called spun around, a vein pulsing in his head.
"What!" He snapped in fury, the robot slowly lifted his left arm; a lot of strange grinding noises came from the joint.
"An Intruder is eavesdropping."
It was then that Sable noticed the arm was pointed towards him. The man spun, tensed for battle, before spotting Sable.
"A tiny Chao? Oh ho HO! How will one of those infernal creatures stop me?" He laughed, clutching his gut. Sable's eyes twitched and he growled softly.
"If I recall, the beings that defeated you before had two Chao." Sable said calmly. A translator on the nearby robot projected the Chao's words on a screen. At once, the man growled and swung a long finger at him.
"Think you are so smart little Chao? Well get out of here before I destroy you!" He shouted in anger. Sable just blinked and looked at him without fear. The man took this as an insult and started jumping up and down, showing his anger once again.
"Who do you think you are?" He shouted and Sable's mouth twitched, betraying a slight grin.
"My name is Sable, and I don't recall your name Doctor."
The man seemed to have called down as Sable showed respect, he bent upright and sent an intimidating aura at Sable, and he took it in stride.
"I am the genius Ivo Robotnic, also known as Doctor Eggman, soon to be ruler of this planet!"
Sable nodded slightly, walking out into the light with an impassive face. Eggman snickered looking at Sable.
"You remind me of a certain hedgehog I once knew!" He laughed, holding his gut once again.
'Mood swings anyone?' Sable asked himself, but quickly shrugged that thought off.
"Oh? And what might his name be, Doctor?" Sable calmly looked at the robot, spotting several flaws in its frame from its abuse. It looked down with none blinking red eyes, and then looked upright, scanning the area.
"Huh? Oh, his name was Shadow, Shadow the Hedgehog."
Sable gasped, his pupil growing until it covered his entire iris. He looked blankly ahead, mind running through recent thoughts…
Rain was coming down thick now, strange thing rain was. Or the unfamiliarity might be because he had never truly experienced the feeling of water dropping through the air onto him.
His fur was plastered to his body, but it didn't truly matter, his fur was never too thick, most of his size was the hard lean muscles he had trained for so many hours to get.
Another flash of lightning and he looked to the right, the green gem in his hand glowing softly. He ran, or skated on the slippery muddy surface, skidding to a stop on the ridge of a little forest. A solder wearing a strange uniform was huddled there, shivering as the downpour held no mercy on his body.
"Who- Who are y-you?" He stuttered in fear, showing the large burn wound that stretched across his arm, neck, and face.
Glowing yellow energy was easily gathered from the green gem, circling in a strange oval, no spear like shape. The man shivered, knowing his end was near.
Another strike of lightning, its light showing the man his attackers face, it was who he dreaded. Black fur, a tan muzzle, and merciless crimson eyes that had seen countless other deaths.
"I am Shadow, Shadow the Hedgehog."
And with that, the man knew no more.
Sable blinked, resisting the urge to shiver at the frightening image that was bestowed upon his mind. Eggman seemed to notice the strange glassy look in his eye and easily remembered the same look in Shadow's eye when he was remembering something, like when he was looking out of the window on the ARK.
'I hope you're happy Shadow.' Eggman bitterly thought, that is before looking down at the sky blue creature below him.
"Sable? Snap out of it, come on, we're leaving." Eggman growled, Sable blinked lazily before raising an eyebrow. Eggman groaned at the young Chao's face that seemed to say the same question children everywhere said, 'Why?'
"Look, I have a base, are you coming or not?" Sable blinked twice, realizing that Eggman must have thought that he was wild.
"My apologizes Doctor, but I have a guardian. Perhaps we shall meet again."
Eggman, not wanting to lose any connection with anything that resembled his grandfather's creation, panicked. He quickly grabbed a communicator off of a nearby robot's ear, and tossed it to the surprised Chao who caught it easily.
"That's one of my communicators, it'll blink red if there is a message, tap it twice to pick up a call or make one. You're a bright Chao, I'm sure you'll figure it out."
Sable stared at the red and white hunk of metal, running his little paws over it before meeting eyes with the Doctor who had created it.
"…Thank you Doctor." With that, Sable turned and ran into the forest, not a single leaf was ruffled.
'Oh my, he even has Shadow's running style.'