Savagery

I've got writer's block on these two. A younger Blaze and Silver.

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Blaze fled down the forest path, but she couldn't outrun her pursuers. She tripped; cursing the fact she had heels on her shoes, and twisted around in time to see her two attackers slam their sticks on her. She yelped, feeling the bruises form, and leaped onto a stump a foot away. She didn't want to use her fire power on these guys, she just didn't…But still.

She threw a fireball, purposely missing, in a hope to chase them off. The guys laughed, the dog cracking his knuckles, the porcupine snickering, while they ganged up on her.

No more. Blaze was about to open fire on them, (pun intended), when suddenly the boys were picked up and slammed into the three, causing leaves to fall in clumps.

They slammed into the tree again and again, then the ground, then the tree.

"Silver!" Blaze shouted, seeing her friend standing on the path. His eyes, normally yellow, were blue with the energy he was calling. With every thump of the pained teens Silver motioned with his hands, and emphasized his words.

"Picking on Blaze are you? Need two guys to gang up on a girl, do you? I don't! I can take you on by myself!"

Silver snarled, slamming the kids into the ground again. They screamed, blood appearing on their arms.

Blaze ran forward, hugging Silver. "Stop!"

Silver looked at her, ears pricked in confusion, eyes still teal.

"Why? They're…they're…cowards!" He shouted, slamming them again.

"Silver, this is unlike you! Stop! Let them go!"

Blaze whispered it was okay, watching him relax, and saw how his eyes cleared. Silver dropped them, and the sobbing kids rocketed away.

Blaze squeezed him tighter while Silver slumped against her, exhausted.

"I know you wanted to protect me, but that was just…savage, Silver. I was going to try and scare them off with some fire in a moment."

"They had…bats and stuff…" Silver straightened up, sighing.

"I know. Don't worry about it." She kissed him lightly, hugging him again.

"Thanks for looking out for me, though. But that attack was unnecessary."

Silver blushed, and then nodded. "You're right." He agreed.

Blaze and Silver never brought up this issue again, and the kids never said where those cuts and bruises came from.

This taught Silver something about his powers he would never forget.

He must not abuse them. There was a right way to do it, but that wasn't it…