y671
05-16-2008, 06:43 PM
Hi There! I originally posted this on fanfiction.net under the pen name "Pokelad" anyways, I'll post the first few chapters now and if i get some good reviews, i'll post the rest up. This is all from Sonic's point of view. All Characters are the property of SEGA.
Prologue
Boom.
Another explosion, with more soon to come.
Everywhere I run, everywhere I turn, everywhere I look, I can only see 5 things; Destruction, Fire, Robots, others running and death.
I look behind me. More robots are coming, but what can an 8-year-old hedgehog do? Only one thing, run. And running was something I could easily. It is unknown how I obtained my amazing speeds, but I’m sure going to make the most of it now.
I can only hear a few things, including screaming, the crackling of fire and robots marching forward. But there is one other thing I can hear, and that is the laughter of the diabolical madman, Dr. Ivo Robotnik. He’s piloting a massive robot, shaped like an octopus, destroying houses by either blasting them with the cannons hidden in its eyes, blowing them up with one of its 7 rocket launchers which were attached to its head, or by picking them up and squishing them with one of its massive tentacles. I think its name was Octo-Bot, but that doesn’t matter right now. What matters is that I get out of the village of Knothole, my home, as soon as possible.
I want to take a look back, but my dad always said to me that if Robotnik ever attacked, to run out of the village as fast as I could and never once look back, so that is what I do.
I run past more robots, who don’t seem to notice me, and then out of what’s left of the village gate. Tears run down my face as I remembered the second half of what my father had told me.
*Flashback*
Run into the forest and stay hidden for as long as possible. Keep moving. Robotnik won’t want to waste his time and ammunition on burning down a forest. Keep your head down and they shouldn’t find you.
*End of flashback*
I quickly streak into the forest and run into some large bushes. I quickly stop to catch my breath. I hear some rustling behind me. I turn around, but there is no-one there. I quickly rush off again. I can still hear the sounds of Knothole being destroyed, but they’re getting fainter and I keep moving.
I can still hear father’s voice inside my head.
*Flashback*
And keep on running, son. And remember, we’ll always be supporting you.
*End of Flashback*
I think about that. Then it hits me. My family are all probably dead. I’ll bet almost anything. Night is beginning to fall. I know I’m going to have to find a place to sleep. After another hour, I position myself in a large, thick, old, oak tree, where it’s almost impossible for anyone else to see me. I eventually fall asleep, thinking of how I’m going to get through a crisis like this alive.
Chapter 1
After a few hours sleep, I force myself up. I look around from the tree I spent the night in. There are signs that robots have been through here while I slept, including robot footprints, but most of the trees were still intact. Dad was right; Robotnik didn’t want to waste his ammunition and time on burning down a forest. After realising that there aren’t robots around (for now) I hop down from the safety of my perch and start thinking about finding food and water.
After a horrible breakfast of whatever edible vegetation I could find, I remember about the lake on the opposite side of the forest (I know my way about this part of Knothole Forest well). I quickly head of towards there, but cautiously, as Robotnik and his robots could be anywhere. As I run towards the lake, I start smelling burning material, but I just take this to be the smell of what Robotnik did to Knothole lingering. Hhhhmm…and thinking of Robotnik, how come I hadn’t run into anymore of his robots, yet? Surely there would be some there to check for (and kill) fleeing survivors?
Another 10 minutes later and I finally reach the lake. After a drink and a quick wash and I then hear some rustling in the bushes behind me. I turn around and see that there is no-one there, but I’m beginning to get the feeling that I’m being followed. I look out into the distance and then notice what is really causing the burning smell. I can just see another village on fire, hordes of black clouds rising from it. I looked out at it, my heart sinking. Loopstone Village. Or, what was left of it. I’d been planning to head there next, hoping to find some proper shelter, but those hopes have been smashed, now. I can just see the Octo-Bot destroying everything within its reach. “Robotnik, you son of a-” I say out loud.
Then I notice something else. Ro-butt-nik had decided to start attacking the forest. “Shit” I mutter. Now I’m left a hard decision. Go on or go back? There could be – I mean WOULD be – a load of robots there, to slaughter anyone who went back. I take a deep breath and then I start moving forward again.
As I near the burnt-out village, I can once again here screams of fear, just like there were in Knothole. I watch what’s happening from a distance, feeling helpless. “H-help m-m-me” I hear. I take a look around and then see another survivor, a lady fox, slumped on the ground, a small package lying next to her. As I near her, I notice a large and nasty looking wound on her chest “t-take my s-son” she stutters, just managing to lift her arm and point at the package, which I then notice to be a baby fox, wrapped in a yellow blanket. I pick him up. “R-raise him well” the woman stutters out, before she stops moving, dead. Her eyes are still open. I stand there, shocked and scared at what just happened.
The baby fox in my arms gurgled. It looked at me with its large, round eyes. It had not cried all this time. “Don’t worry, little buddy. Everything’s going to be ok.” I said, even though I knew how much of a lie this was...
Chapter 2
look at the baby fox in my arms. I’m rubbish at guessing ages, but it looks like it’s about 10 months old. I’ve given him the nickname “Tails” because he has 2 tails instead of one. Things are definitely going to be much harder now. Hey, how am I meant to know how to look after a baby? I’m only 8 years old!
We’re sitting next to a bonfire I made earlier as if speak. Tails seems to like the beautiful colours that it makes, watching the red and orange flicker and grow in size and watching the sparks flying out of it. It seems to amaze him. I think about his mother’s last words.
*Flashback*
“T-take my s-son” “R-raise him well”
*End of flashback*
As I think about those words, I know that’s what I’ll do. During the short time I’ve known him; he’s already like a baby brother to me. “We’ll get through this, don’t you worry” I whisper to him.
I look back into the bonfire. Having a fire is risky. What if one of Robotnik’s robots saw it? Then we’d be dead meat for sure.
Dinner that night had been difficult. I have to fend for two instead of just one know, for starters. Ro-butt-nik has made things worse, too. He’s burnt down more than half the forest after attacking Loopstone Village, making food scarcely available.
I prepare tails’ portion by crushing it with stone, then spoon-feeding him using pieces of bark of the trees Ro-butt-nik HASN’T burned down yet.
I try to be brave. I tell myself that we’ll get through this. But, I’m actually scared. No, very, very scared. Hell, I’m terrified! What if Ro-butt-nik’s robots find us? What if the rest of the forest is burned down? What if the river runs dry? And that’s just the beginning of a looooooooooooonnnngggggggg list of thing’s I’m worried and/or scared about.
I begin to think about my home. Playing football in the park, talking to my friends at school, my first crush, sally..... All these happy memories come sweeping back to me and I find myself crying again. Tails stares at me and I stop crying. I stroke the fur on his head and he gives a happy gurgle. He then yawns and falls asleep in my arms. He looks so cute when he’s sleeping.
I look up at the sky and the stars. I smile knowing that mum and dad are up there somewhere, looking down on me, wishing me luck.
I think about what I’m going to do next, but the outcome looks grim. How are we going to survive?
No, I shouldn’t think like that. We’ll get through this, I’ll do mum and dad proud, I just know it!
I look back at tails, knowing that he’s the closest thing to a family member that I have right now. And that’ll do anything to protect him.
Chapter 3
We’re still managing to keep moving. Problem is, I can’t use my super-speed to full extent because I might drop tails and give him a serious injury, or worse…anyway, this is a bit of a blow.
The situation is getting worse. There’s bearly on forest left at all and finding food is getting harder than ever. We’ve had more close calls than ever, too. We were nearly caught last night. I was feeding tails at the time, when I heard robots clanking along in our direction. We only avoided them by diving into a particularly large hedge and kepping still and silent. Don’t think they knew we were here as they just walked past our hiding spot without stopping, but if I hadn’t heard them for another 3 seconds both of us would’ve been dead.
Things are Really beginning too look grim, now. Well actually , they looked grim in the first place, but I mean that they look even worse than before.
I can see another burnt-out village as we speak. I looked at the village from the top of a hill and could see robots marching in and around, in case survivors cralled back. I quickly scan the surronding forest (clutching Tails tightly as I did) for any more survivors, but all I find are bodies, including the remains of a Cat family of 5, including a baby who looked no more than 3 months old. Ro-butt-nik was even more cold-blooded than I thaught he was.
Most of the trees have been destroyed, making it much harder to find places with lots of cover to sleep for the night. Food is getting scarce now, for the same reason. I try to keep as close to the lake as possible, as having a water supply is important for our survival. However, the lake is slowl, but surely, beginning to dry up. Ro-butt-nik’s work, no doubt. He could do it much quicker, but he’s more intent on burning down the rest of the mobian villages first, I guess.
It’s because of all these reasons that survival is slowly getting harder and harder. but I can get us through this horrible times. I can, I know it. I have to get us through and I will.
I remember my father’s words again, a tear running down my cheek as I do so.
(Flashback)
And keep on running, son. And remember, we’ll always be supporting you.
(End of flashback)
I know, dad. I know. I know you and Mom are watching over me right now, and I thank you for it.
And as long as you’re watching over me, I can get us through this horrible times. I can, I know it. I have to get us through and I will. And even if you weren’t, I would still wouldn’t give up, no matter what.
Not just for my own survival, but also for that of the fox cub, that I have been entrusted with.
Prologue
Boom.
Another explosion, with more soon to come.
Everywhere I run, everywhere I turn, everywhere I look, I can only see 5 things; Destruction, Fire, Robots, others running and death.
I look behind me. More robots are coming, but what can an 8-year-old hedgehog do? Only one thing, run. And running was something I could easily. It is unknown how I obtained my amazing speeds, but I’m sure going to make the most of it now.
I can only hear a few things, including screaming, the crackling of fire and robots marching forward. But there is one other thing I can hear, and that is the laughter of the diabolical madman, Dr. Ivo Robotnik. He’s piloting a massive robot, shaped like an octopus, destroying houses by either blasting them with the cannons hidden in its eyes, blowing them up with one of its 7 rocket launchers which were attached to its head, or by picking them up and squishing them with one of its massive tentacles. I think its name was Octo-Bot, but that doesn’t matter right now. What matters is that I get out of the village of Knothole, my home, as soon as possible.
I want to take a look back, but my dad always said to me that if Robotnik ever attacked, to run out of the village as fast as I could and never once look back, so that is what I do.
I run past more robots, who don’t seem to notice me, and then out of what’s left of the village gate. Tears run down my face as I remembered the second half of what my father had told me.
*Flashback*
Run into the forest and stay hidden for as long as possible. Keep moving. Robotnik won’t want to waste his time and ammunition on burning down a forest. Keep your head down and they shouldn’t find you.
*End of flashback*
I quickly streak into the forest and run into some large bushes. I quickly stop to catch my breath. I hear some rustling behind me. I turn around, but there is no-one there. I quickly rush off again. I can still hear the sounds of Knothole being destroyed, but they’re getting fainter and I keep moving.
I can still hear father’s voice inside my head.
*Flashback*
And keep on running, son. And remember, we’ll always be supporting you.
*End of Flashback*
I think about that. Then it hits me. My family are all probably dead. I’ll bet almost anything. Night is beginning to fall. I know I’m going to have to find a place to sleep. After another hour, I position myself in a large, thick, old, oak tree, where it’s almost impossible for anyone else to see me. I eventually fall asleep, thinking of how I’m going to get through a crisis like this alive.
Chapter 1
After a few hours sleep, I force myself up. I look around from the tree I spent the night in. There are signs that robots have been through here while I slept, including robot footprints, but most of the trees were still intact. Dad was right; Robotnik didn’t want to waste his ammunition and time on burning down a forest. After realising that there aren’t robots around (for now) I hop down from the safety of my perch and start thinking about finding food and water.
After a horrible breakfast of whatever edible vegetation I could find, I remember about the lake on the opposite side of the forest (I know my way about this part of Knothole Forest well). I quickly head of towards there, but cautiously, as Robotnik and his robots could be anywhere. As I run towards the lake, I start smelling burning material, but I just take this to be the smell of what Robotnik did to Knothole lingering. Hhhhmm…and thinking of Robotnik, how come I hadn’t run into anymore of his robots, yet? Surely there would be some there to check for (and kill) fleeing survivors?
Another 10 minutes later and I finally reach the lake. After a drink and a quick wash and I then hear some rustling in the bushes behind me. I turn around and see that there is no-one there, but I’m beginning to get the feeling that I’m being followed. I look out into the distance and then notice what is really causing the burning smell. I can just see another village on fire, hordes of black clouds rising from it. I looked out at it, my heart sinking. Loopstone Village. Or, what was left of it. I’d been planning to head there next, hoping to find some proper shelter, but those hopes have been smashed, now. I can just see the Octo-Bot destroying everything within its reach. “Robotnik, you son of a-” I say out loud.
Then I notice something else. Ro-butt-nik had decided to start attacking the forest. “Shit” I mutter. Now I’m left a hard decision. Go on or go back? There could be – I mean WOULD be – a load of robots there, to slaughter anyone who went back. I take a deep breath and then I start moving forward again.
As I near the burnt-out village, I can once again here screams of fear, just like there were in Knothole. I watch what’s happening from a distance, feeling helpless. “H-help m-m-me” I hear. I take a look around and then see another survivor, a lady fox, slumped on the ground, a small package lying next to her. As I near her, I notice a large and nasty looking wound on her chest “t-take my s-son” she stutters, just managing to lift her arm and point at the package, which I then notice to be a baby fox, wrapped in a yellow blanket. I pick him up. “R-raise him well” the woman stutters out, before she stops moving, dead. Her eyes are still open. I stand there, shocked and scared at what just happened.
The baby fox in my arms gurgled. It looked at me with its large, round eyes. It had not cried all this time. “Don’t worry, little buddy. Everything’s going to be ok.” I said, even though I knew how much of a lie this was...
Chapter 2
look at the baby fox in my arms. I’m rubbish at guessing ages, but it looks like it’s about 10 months old. I’ve given him the nickname “Tails” because he has 2 tails instead of one. Things are definitely going to be much harder now. Hey, how am I meant to know how to look after a baby? I’m only 8 years old!
We’re sitting next to a bonfire I made earlier as if speak. Tails seems to like the beautiful colours that it makes, watching the red and orange flicker and grow in size and watching the sparks flying out of it. It seems to amaze him. I think about his mother’s last words.
*Flashback*
“T-take my s-son” “R-raise him well”
*End of flashback*
As I think about those words, I know that’s what I’ll do. During the short time I’ve known him; he’s already like a baby brother to me. “We’ll get through this, don’t you worry” I whisper to him.
I look back into the bonfire. Having a fire is risky. What if one of Robotnik’s robots saw it? Then we’d be dead meat for sure.
Dinner that night had been difficult. I have to fend for two instead of just one know, for starters. Ro-butt-nik has made things worse, too. He’s burnt down more than half the forest after attacking Loopstone Village, making food scarcely available.
I prepare tails’ portion by crushing it with stone, then spoon-feeding him using pieces of bark of the trees Ro-butt-nik HASN’T burned down yet.
I try to be brave. I tell myself that we’ll get through this. But, I’m actually scared. No, very, very scared. Hell, I’m terrified! What if Ro-butt-nik’s robots find us? What if the rest of the forest is burned down? What if the river runs dry? And that’s just the beginning of a looooooooooooonnnngggggggg list of thing’s I’m worried and/or scared about.
I begin to think about my home. Playing football in the park, talking to my friends at school, my first crush, sally..... All these happy memories come sweeping back to me and I find myself crying again. Tails stares at me and I stop crying. I stroke the fur on his head and he gives a happy gurgle. He then yawns and falls asleep in my arms. He looks so cute when he’s sleeping.
I look up at the sky and the stars. I smile knowing that mum and dad are up there somewhere, looking down on me, wishing me luck.
I think about what I’m going to do next, but the outcome looks grim. How are we going to survive?
No, I shouldn’t think like that. We’ll get through this, I’ll do mum and dad proud, I just know it!
I look back at tails, knowing that he’s the closest thing to a family member that I have right now. And that’ll do anything to protect him.
Chapter 3
We’re still managing to keep moving. Problem is, I can’t use my super-speed to full extent because I might drop tails and give him a serious injury, or worse…anyway, this is a bit of a blow.
The situation is getting worse. There’s bearly on forest left at all and finding food is getting harder than ever. We’ve had more close calls than ever, too. We were nearly caught last night. I was feeding tails at the time, when I heard robots clanking along in our direction. We only avoided them by diving into a particularly large hedge and kepping still and silent. Don’t think they knew we were here as they just walked past our hiding spot without stopping, but if I hadn’t heard them for another 3 seconds both of us would’ve been dead.
Things are Really beginning too look grim, now. Well actually , they looked grim in the first place, but I mean that they look even worse than before.
I can see another burnt-out village as we speak. I looked at the village from the top of a hill and could see robots marching in and around, in case survivors cralled back. I quickly scan the surronding forest (clutching Tails tightly as I did) for any more survivors, but all I find are bodies, including the remains of a Cat family of 5, including a baby who looked no more than 3 months old. Ro-butt-nik was even more cold-blooded than I thaught he was.
Most of the trees have been destroyed, making it much harder to find places with lots of cover to sleep for the night. Food is getting scarce now, for the same reason. I try to keep as close to the lake as possible, as having a water supply is important for our survival. However, the lake is slowl, but surely, beginning to dry up. Ro-butt-nik’s work, no doubt. He could do it much quicker, but he’s more intent on burning down the rest of the mobian villages first, I guess.
It’s because of all these reasons that survival is slowly getting harder and harder. but I can get us through this horrible times. I can, I know it. I have to get us through and I will.
I remember my father’s words again, a tear running down my cheek as I do so.
(Flashback)
And keep on running, son. And remember, we’ll always be supporting you.
(End of flashback)
I know, dad. I know. I know you and Mom are watching over me right now, and I thank you for it.
And as long as you’re watching over me, I can get us through this horrible times. I can, I know it. I have to get us through and I will. And even if you weren’t, I would still wouldn’t give up, no matter what.
Not just for my own survival, but also for that of the fox cub, that I have been entrusted with.