I don't think I did very well in this chapter but I will submit it. I think I rushed a little and I'm sorry for that. I'm going through something and the emotions I had helped me write this. Anyway, sorry I'm rambling, lets continue with this. I mention 4Kids in this and I'm sorry if I offend anybody.

Disclaimer: Sonic and others belong to SEGA. Chelsea belongs to me.

Chapter 8: Emotions Are Too Much

Her eye suddenly felt better.

Chelsea's blood ran cold, her body stiffed and she felt she was in the movie, 12 Angry Men, and she was the only one who voted non-guilty. She looked at the three hedgehogs before her. She couldn't bring herself to look at them for more than two seconds and, even that felt like an eternity. Their stares bored into her like a hot knife into butter. She could feel it.

S-O-N-I-C GO!

S-O-N-I-C GO!

GO! GO! GO! GO! LET'S GO!

The young woman snatched the remote out of the azure hedgehog's hands and turned the television off. She threw the remote on the bed and stood there, facing the TV. She couldn't face them. She would probably get weird looks. She only watched the Japanese versions because 4Kids messed up the show.

"Mother, why are we in a show?"

Chelsea grimaced at the deep voice. She always had the feeling, that one day they would find out they were fictional characters. She didn't expect the day to come so quickly. They were ideas that Yuji Naka and Takashi Iizuka had. They weren't real. At least they weren't supposed to be. Chelsea's subconscious always knew she had to be more careful about the subject. She had to hide the games well and watch what they watched on TV just in case. But she was too careless.

Chelsea turned to them with her arms cross and a grim look on her face. She didn't know why she was angry. She just was. She thought maybe it was to hide the bombarding emotions that she couldn't handle but, it was just a thought; a thought that she pushed away to the deepest corner of her mind.

"Who gave you permission to be in my room, because I don't recall ever giving you any?"

Sonic, Shadow and Silver looked at her with surprise. This was definitely the answer they were hoping for. They looked at each other. This was too confusing. The brothers first find out two of them are in a show and then when they ask, World War III suddenly breaks out. What was this? They decided to ask a question to the only, other, person they ever knew and she only scorned them for entering her room. The making of the question came from stuff that was in her room!

Chelsea's brows furrowed together when all she received silent answers. She felt her temper rise, though the reason why never showed itself. "Well? I asked you three a question and I expect an answer."

Silver stood from the bed with a plastic case in his shaking hand. This was all too much for the young hedgehog but he needed to be strong. He couldn't break down because of this. He straightened himself to his full height and felt all eyes in the room look at him. He looked straight into chocolate irises and felt his walls soften. Silver almost didn't recognize his mother's eyes. Timidly he said "M-mom, why are all three of us in a game?"

Silver flinched when Chelsea roughly took the plastic case out of his hands. He stared at her when she brought up the white case to her face. He relaxed when he saw her eyes soften. A soft smile made its way on his lips and he walked towards her carefully reaching an arm out for her. He stepped back with a gasp when she threw the thing at the wall on the far side of the room. Sonic and Shadow stood up at this point. Silver's head jerked back and his arms were brought to his arms in front of his chest when Chelsea's face was an inch away from his. He saw her eyes widen with anger. Uncontrollable anger. Anger he's never saw in her eyes. He could feel tears threaten to roll down his cheeks.

Chelsea's breathing turned into harsh pants and she stared Silver down with malice. Her heart screamed at her to stop the eccentric behavior but her body wouldn't listen to it. The look on the young hedgehog's face sent an ax through her heart but her mind wouldn't allow her body to stop. Her mind was in control now.

With a smile filled with anything but love and happiness spread on her face. It made her look…insane almost. Harshly she laughed, "Oh so now you think you can go through your mother's stuff without permission. I wonder what caused the idea." The smile disappeared when she felt a hand her upper arm. The hand spun her around and she looked at her eye level to see shimmering green eyes look at her with worry and confusion. Chelsea tried shake off his hand and glared at him also. "Don't you ever grab me again Sonic. Do you understand me? I said let go!"

Sonic shook his head. What was wrong with her? Why was she acting so cruel? She wasn't like this. She never acted like this. He had to admit, this whole situation was a bit too much to handle but he couldn't handle his mom this way. He wanted his mother back and he wanted her back now. Sonic took a step forward with determination giving him new strength his voice still held worry. "Mom what's wrong with you? Why are you so upset? This is confusing to us and we only asked you to explain to us. You didn't need to scream at Silver or throw anything." The azure hedgehog grunted when Chelsea smacked his hand. He instantly let go of her and held his stinging hand. He gritted his teeth. Chelsea barked, "When I tell you to let go you let go. And who gave you the right to tell me what to do. I'm your mother Sonic."

Chelsea was whipped around when two hands tightly wrapped themselves around her wrists. She saw Shadow give her one of his death glares and that seemed to tick her off more. "Shadow the Hedgehog you take your hands off me now," she shouted as she struggled to get out of his grip. Shadow's voice boomed, "You are giving me one hell of a headache Chelsea. Why are you acting like such a mad woman?"

Chelsea continued to struggle, unfazed by the dark hedgehog's demeanor. She caught glances of Sonic and Silver looking at her with frightened faces. She looked like she had gone ballistic. Whenever her hand would get close enough she would hit Shadow's chest. He seemed unaffected but you could tell this was getting on his nerves. His fangs were showing and he was a hard time keeping her under control. Shadow was taller and well built, so if he was having a hard time keeping her in his hold she must've been fighting hard.

Chelsea didn't know what was going on. Truthfully she felt like her mind and body were taking over. Her heart was shattered and brutally torn by her actions. She couldn't believe what she was doing. It was like her mind was trying to keep her from experiencing all the overwhelming feelings on the outside. Instead it only caused her to feel more pain. This scared her. She was screaming at herself to stop but it was like the message wasn't sent to her brain. She felt like her soul held the shattered pieces of her heart and she could only watch what her body was doing.

"Dammit Shadow let go of me!" Chelsea screamed.

Shadow backed her into a wall. Chelsea still kept fighting with her arms in front of her. She tried to kick with her legs but Shadow stood on her feet with his legs against hers. The crimson splashed male sometimes pinned her wrist to the wall but she would remove it. Shadow was up to his breaking point and he shrieked, "Stop acting like an incompetent bitch and calm down before I have to make you."

"How dare you-you disrespectful, useless bastard!"

Shadow slapped Chelsea. The smacking sound silenced everything in the room. All that was heard was the heavy panting from the two on the wall. Chelsea looked in the direction Shadow hit her in. Her face was blank but her eyes were wide. Shadow stepped off of her feet but still held onto her wrists. His eyes softened and his panting subsided. The young woman slowly turned her head to look at him. Chelsea stared at him like she didn't know who he was. Quietly she said "Why'd you do that?"

Shadow looked into her eyes and shook his head pitifully. He roughly twisted her and made her body face Sonic and Silver. "Do you see that? Look what you've done. We ask you a simple question and you turn into someone we don't even know. Chelsea, look at them!" The dark-skinned woman looked at them like she was told to and gasped. Silver held onto Sonic while he shivered. Tear stains were evident on his muzzle and he looked terrified. She could hear his muffled sobs of wanting his mother back. Sonic rubbed his back but he held on to Silver tightly with shivers also. The sight brought back memories of when they first appeared. They were frightened and holding each other tightly, with Sonic being the one trying to protect Silver. Chelsea hated the people who made them that terrified and now she hated herself for causing them this much pain. She quickly looked away when Sonic's glossy eyes caught hers.

Shadow twisted her back to face him. She looked at him with sorrowful eyes. The ebony hedgehog glared at her and his voice dangerously rose, "Now tell me why we are on the television." Chelsea only whispered, "I'm so sorry Shadow. I'm so sorry."

"That did not answer my question Chelsea."

Said person hung her head low and walked to the bed. She sat down, delicately placing her hands on her lap. She finally realized why her mind took over. Inside, she knew she couldn't handle the emotions. She would have a nervous breakdown on the spot. She would go insane but her mind did that anyway. Those pills didn't work. She was surprised she hasn't started crying yet.

Keeping her gaze fixed on her lap, Chelsea quietly motioned for them to come sit next to her. After several minutes of cautiously making their way over to her they finally sat near the woman. She laughed lightly. What she was about to say wasn't going to be easy for all four of them but it couldn't be avoided any longer. Steadily and emotionlessly she told them everything from why they were on TV and what they were supposed to be to how they became part of her-one person-family.

When she was done she smiled. Usually when you choose to expose a secret an invincible weight is supposed to lift off your shoulders, but instead she felt the weight on her shoulders triple. Her smile grew bigger when tears started rolling off her face and into her hands. She gasped as she tried to hold in her cries though she didn't try to wipe away the tears. She sat there trembling; feeling like her heart was being set on fire.

"M-mommy, please don't cry."

She chocked back a sob and clenched her hands. Silver's sweet voice pierced her.

"Mom stop it please. I don't like that. Mommy we're not mad at you."

Sonic's child like tone made her cup her hands to her nose and gasp even more. It was getting harder to control her crying.

"Cry mother."

Chelsea squeezed her eyes shut and felt three pairs of arms wrap around her quivering form. Shadow's voice was all that was needed to make her break. She had a nervous breakdown in their arms. She felt Silver dig his head in her side, Sonic nuzzle in her chest and Shadow bury his head in her neck. Chelsea felt her neck, back and chest get wet with hot tears. She clung tighter when she heard from Shadow, "Please momma." Her hysterical crying brought all three of them to tears. Like so many nights before they held each other like that throughout the night while they let today sink in and make a tattoo in their hearts.

You finally found out what the pills were for...more will be explained later.

Thank you for reading. R&R

~God Bless You~