No Brotherly Love

Far From Over

This chapter is short, but is made to get the story moving slightly. Next chap will be the usual 1, 500 words at least.

Sonics POV:

I woke up in water, lots and lots of water. As my eyes looked up, I could see the glorious arms of the moon reaching through the ice, trying to hold me up. I couldn't move. Not only was I in freezing cold water, I was in freezing cold water under a layer of solid, thick ice. How I crashed through it is almost a miracle, and how I survived is even more of one.

My eyes fully open when realization hits me. 'If I don't get out of here, and fast, I'll be sleeping with the fishes…LITERALLY!' I shouted in my head as I made a feeble attempt at trying to swim to the surface. Getting nowhere with it, I gave up, knowing that I was only losing air quicker. I just floated, doing nothing but let the gentle, mirrored rays of the moon touch my face. Taking one last breath, I closed my eyes, accepting that this was the end, and what better way than to see the moon in such a beautiful way. But something happened that always does. My luck once again saved my life as a hand reached for mine, grasping it with force before pulling me to the surface.

I coughed the water from my lungs once I had surfaced. Looking up into the eyes of my saviour, I couldn't help but smile at who it was. "Sonic…" They started, their usual gruff voice had returned.

"How ya doin', Shads?" I cough.

He chuckles lightly. "Better than you, faker."

I laugh quietly, when something suddenly comes to mind. "She said you were safe!"

He leans away from me, holding his hands up apologetically. "Wow, wow, wow! Slow down there blue! I have no clue what you're talking about!"

Looking down to the ice, I try to think about how I can explain it. "I…You…She…"

He raises an eyebrow at me. I look into his eyes, trying to find the words of how I can explain it. He closes his eyes and nods, a knowing smile on his face. "I know what you're talking about."

I smile at him with hope. "You do?"

"Yes. Grandma told you I was safe. Well, in a way, I am." He stands and offers me his hand, and I accept it. "I'm in my correct time period, well, the younger me is, the one you saw at the palace."

I slap my forehead in realization, chuckling as I do so. "Of course…" My eyes snap onto Shadow, pointing at him accusingly. "But…why are you…?"

He shakes his head at me, before bringing his hand over his eyes in annoyance. "Please, hedgehog. Please DON'T get me started on time travel. It's hard to explain." I nod to this while shrugging my shoulders. "I was sent here to assist you in taking down Miles, and that's exactly what I intend to do."

He starts to walk away, but my words cause him to look back to me. "Tails isn't the real enemy, Shadow."

"I know." He interrupts me before I get the chance to explain. "But he is the start of the journey you have to take."

I grab his shoulder sternly. "What?" I demand.

"You'll understand soon, Sonic. But if you want to save Alicia, you have to do what I say." He replies.

"Where is she?" I ask.

"Safe."

I continue to question him. "From who?"

"From G.U.N." He says, an annoyed tone in his voice.

"Shadow." I growl. "WHERE is she?"

He looks to me apologetically. "Look Sonic, you need to understand there was…"

"WHERE?" My fuse had run out, and I was set to explode.

He looked down, as if in shame. "With your father."

I wanted to kill him, or better yet, whoever's idea it was to send Alicia with my father. But when I thought about it, I knew what I had to do. "Let's go." I command.

He turns to me. "Where?"

"To get Tails." I replied as I marched forward.

"It's that way, Sonic." He pointed.

I turn and march in the direction he instructed. "I knew that." I mutter.

He catches up with me and says quietly. "Oh, and I'm afraid that, before we do that, we have to make a slight detour."

Like I said at the beginning, it's short chapter. In the next chap, Sonic and Shadow (Mainly Sonic) have to journey into a dark, abandoned subway station to clear out an 'infestation'. As you know, people who die at the hands of 'the darkness' become one with the darkness. So, try to think which of Sonic's friends are dead so far, and it's not Cream or Vanilla. Also, Metal returns.