Hello Everyone! Sorry it took so long for me to update this thing, but since you people are so into it, I'll continue it. So, without further delay, let us begin!

Chapter 8

The attack begins

Sonic's POV

The morning after the concert, I took Aaron to Station Square to take his mind off of that Chaos Fantasy he can't seem to get the hang of. I had a theory regarding it. See, every time Aaron attempted the fantasy, his eyes were hidden behind those shades. Maybe his eyes are the key to mastering the fantasy. Maybe it would work if he tried a technique without those glasses. I voiced my theory to Tails while Aaron was at the Concert with Amy, but he was not exactly sure Aaron would go with it. I had to help the guy get over that severe hatred of his eye colors.

I didn't mention any of this to Aaron yet. If I did, he would probably freak out, like he did when he woke up in my bed as a fox that one day. I still can't forget that.

We entered this burger place near City Hall, and decided we would hang there for a while. I kept glancing at the human-turned-vulpine sitting next to me, and had to wonder what had to be done for him to get over his little issue with his eyes. Eventually, these two human boys entered the restaurant, one of them instantly becoming ecstatic when he noticed Aaron.

"I finally found you!" this kid screamed. He had short black hair, and simple brown eyes. He ran over to Aaron, the other kid staring at him skeptically. I tensed up, ready for battle, and stepped in between him and Aaron.

"Okay, buster, what exactly do you want with my friend?" I asked him. "If you plan on hurting him-"

"It's okay, Sonic. I know these guys." I heard Aaron respond. The black haired boy smiled ridiculously at the sound of Aaron's voice, while the other one simply flinched.

"Oh god, it really is you," this black haired boy muttered. He ran over to Aaron, and wrapped his arms around the fox. "Aaron I… I thought I would never see you again. I don't care how different you look, I would recognize you anywhere."

"Oh, really?" Aaron responded. "You didn't recognize me right away at the concert. You had to wait until Amy removed my shades before it clicked." The boy grinned sheepishly at that, and the other one just stared at him with a look of surprise, denial, rage, depression, confusion, and joy. It seemed that the three truly did know each other.

"How… how did this…?" the second boy was clearly stammering. "Sam, this was caused by an emerald I found lying in the grass." Aaron responded. "You should just learn to go with things, bro."

I could not believe what I had just heard. This one guy was Aaron's brother, and he did not recognize him right away. Sure, Aaron looked a lot different, but that is no excuse for being so cruel. I know nothing would stop me from recognizing Tails.

"Though, I have to say I am impressed with you, Sebby." Aaron said to the black haired boy. "I honesty expected you to freak out when you saw me like this."

"Trust me, I am way too amazed at it to freak out." Sebastian responded. "Just wait until the girls see-"

"You should just go home now," Aaron interrupted. Sebastian seemed incredibly shocked and hurt at Aaron's blunt statement.

"What? Why?"

"I said it in the letter. You're only wasting your time."

"But we found you. Now you can return with us, and resume your life at the…"

"I'M A FREAKING VULPINE, SEBBY! THAT LIFE IS OVER!"

"I don't care what you look like, we…"

"I beg your pardon?" Aaron sneered at his friend. I felt I severe beat-down coming. "You think I don't want to return with you to the university because I am ashamed of what happened to me?"

"Well, what else could it be?" The poor guy responded. "I mean, you have been hiding your eyes for god knows how long. And you…"

"WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO TO MAKE YOU UNDERSTAND!" Sebastian just shuddered in his friend's grip. "I can do things that would seem impossible to most people. I belong here with Sonic and the others. I can never go back to the university, Sebby. It's just not the right thing to do."

"Aaron, what are you saying?" Sebastian stuttered. "You being a fox means nothing to-"

"JUST GO AWAY YOU BRAINDEAD SON OF A BITCH!"

That seemed to be the breaking point for the poor guy. He ran out of the building, tears streaming from his eyes. Sam followed quickly behind him, clearly wanting to comfort him. I could only stare at Aaron in utter shock at what he had just said.

"Aaron, that was uncalled for!" I scolded at him. "He was only concerned for your safety, and you just pushed him away like you didn't even care about him anymore!"

"Sonic, I had to say it. He only wasted his time trying to find me. I appreciate the idea, but he would have been better off forgetting about me." I could not believe a word I had just heard.

"How can you say that? He's your friend! There is no way on this Earth that he could ever forget you!" I saw shame spread across Aaron's face. "It's against nature, Aaron."

Sebastian's POV

I could not believe this. Aaron had never spoken to like that before. I was deeply hurt by what he said. I only wanted to make sure he was okay, and he goes and blows me off like I'm nothing to him. I was sitting in the hotel room, tears filling my eyes intensely. Michele and Rebecca left the room after I told them to, and Sam was most likely telling them what had happened. Aaron's words kept replaying in my head, making me feel worse each time.

"JUST GO AWAY YOU BRAINDEAD SON OF A BITCH!"

How could he say that to me? Me, his best friend since high school? Does he even care about me anymore? Why would he say that? I was confused, hurt, and scared. But, I was really angry that my closest friend would say such mean things to me. Maybe I should just leave. He's better off without me, anyway. And I'm better off without him. If I knew he would treat me like this, I would never have went looking for him. He doesn't deserve to know me. He doesn't deserve to know anyone.

Before I could boil any further, this weird crash sounded outside. Briefly forgetting about that traitorous son of a bitch, I looked out the window to see a large robot that seemed to look like some kind of giant ox. Then all of a sudden, a mechanical arm shot out from one of the horns, and grabbed me!

I struggled fruitlessly against the arm's grip, and was carried off as my captor proceeded to destroy the place.

And I'll leave it there for now. I think we all know who is behind this little machine. Now, review of you will suffer.