The Darkened Past

Sorry it took so long, my other fic Chaos Metamorphism has been taking up a lot of my time, but this one is still going strong. Now enjoy this chapter.

Warning: None

Summery: A recount of how Tail’s met Sonic but with many darker themes, for surviving in a world that hates you it is only the beginning for a lot of darker intentions… This will be a darker than normal fic Pairings later, Warnings on each chapter

Disclaimer: Don’t own Sonic or any of the characters only the plot I have delved into


The darkened past
Chapter 13: Aggravation
How can we tell that someone tells the truth when all that has been known are lies and deceit

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The crunching sound of the stones underfoot was heard first in his returning consciousness, his brow furrowed as more sounds filtered through his hearing as his tired and confused mind tried to figure out where he was. He shifted only a minute amount as became aware of the hands curled around his form, holding him up against something as the swaying of his limp tails came to him. Ears flickered and slowly stood upright as he shifted, a soft whimper sounding out from his throat as slight pain radiated through his body.


The movement stopped suddenly and he yelped, burying his head as movement seemed to make it worse not better. He felt himself tugged off carefully; from whoever he was hitching a ride from and set him gently upon the ground, another whimper escaped his lips as the rocks dug into his sensitive flesh.


“Sorry about that bud, didn’t mean to hurt you.” Ear’s flickered in the direction of the voice did not recognise it at first. Grimacing, his hands fisting as his sides, he slowly opened his eyes, the blue eyes were slowly revealed as he adjusted to the light of then sun above them. Tired blue eyes looked slowly around, his body beginning to tense before green eyes caught his own.


Involuntary his body relaxed again as he tried to puzzle out why the other was still here, in-fact why had the other come back for him? He didn’t understand any of this at all.


-(DO NOT EVEN THINK IT MY LIGHTER HALF, WILL YOU BE SO WEAK AS TO ALLOW YOURSELF TO FADE INTO NOTHING. AFTER JUST FINDING ONE WHO CAN BECOME THE FIRST OF A FAMILY YOU HAVE CRAVED)- Eyes widened as that voice crossed his mind again, he took in a sharp breath at the dark feelings that came with it even if it was only a memory.


“Hey. You alright there?” Though, his brow furrowed as he looked up at the bewildered hedgehog, family? He snorted within his mind, yeh right. He had a feeling that that dark voice had not only been playing with him but mocking him as well. Blinking he cast a confused gaze at Sonic.


“S….Sonic?” A smile appeared on the hedgehogs face and Tail’s was shocked to see those old eyes lighten to a teenage look, like that one word had raised his spirits once again.


“Glad to see ya awake kit, you had me worried there.” Tail’s stared up at the other with a confused look on his face, blinking in bewilderment he then turned his face away. Getting his hands under him, he began to leaver himself upright, growling annoyingly at the weak state his muscles were in as well as the pain that was running rampant throughout his weakened flesh and fur. Sonic reached foreword and ignoring the snarls directed towards him, he placed a hand upon the kits back and helped him sit upright, the small body shaking with excursion from the small battle.


“Worried…?” Tail’s looked up into the others green eyes to see if he was telling the truth, in reaction to the Kitsunes question. Sonic lifted up a gloved hand and rubbed the back of his neck in embarrassment while a small laugh escaped him.


"Yeah, of course I was worried about ya, bud. Especially after seeing you take that attack for me. It really meant a lot to me for you to help me like that....” Tail’s watched the hedgehog look away, confused about what he was feeling inside with the words that had spilled from Sonic.


“No one's ever helped me out before like ya did…" Tail’s ears near enough did not catch the others words and he felt even more confused than before. Ears had gone limp at the ends, as he stared up as the darkened features of the blue hedgehog that looked like he had drifted off into his own world. Shaking his head he forced his shaking limbs to get to his feet, both tails spread out to balance him or he would end up on his face once again.


His movement had caught the hedgehog’s attention and green eyes assessed the body of the kit from his crouched position. Worried that the kit was not strong enough he tried to use a hand to help, but the other knocked it away with a glare.


“I don’t need your help!” Gritting his teeth in determination not to shout or shake the other for his stupidity of his pride, green eyes watched passively as the kit struggled up onto his feet under his own power, a small cry of pain escaping him as he tried to straighten his back, where the new raw skin and fur was pulled the nerves still sensitized to the point of agony. Not able to allow the other to push himself too far, Sonic moved; ignoring the snarled protests and flinches he helped the other stand, a frown on his muzzle at how rough the kits fur felt under his hands, when it should have been soft and fluffy.


Ears had lowed to his head in shame, that the hedgehog had helped him; Tail’s had turned his face away in disgust at his own weakness that the other felt he had to be a crutch to help him, when all he was doing was being an annoyance and an irritation. Though, his blue eyes lowered, he did feel slightly grateful to the other; grimacing as he swallowed he tugged lightly the arm Sonic held and slowly the hedgehog let go keeping close if the other started to fall or had any problems.


Not looking back at the other, Tail’s took a few steps to make sure his balance was more or less sound; finding he could move if his tails did the guiding he was soon walking across the clearing and back, his back and side still paining him with every movement. Stopping a short distance away from the other anthro, the kit stretched, hissing lowly at the painful flare. Looking around the kits brow furrowed as his mind began to run through where they were, seeing his inquisitive gaze the hedgehog shifted slightly.


“If your wondering where we are kit, we are within the…” A growl cut him off and Sonic was startled to see the kit glaring at him furiously, tails puffed up twice their size in his fury.


“Look hedgehog… Sonic! Don’t think to speak to me like I’m some random kid that you have decided to tag around. I know these forests better than anyone that you will have met, so don’t treat me like I have no clue where we are going when I have worked out exactly where we are!” Sonic blinked trying to process what the kit had just said when it all clicked in his mind.


“You know where we are?!?” The hedgehog blinked in surprise, as the kit snorted and looked away a frown upon his features. Blue eyes were dark in anger as they travelled across the ground in an effort to somewhat ignore the others piercing gaze.


“That is what I said, were you not listening?” His two tails thrashed side to side in irritation and he turned around, back to the hedgehog and he crossed his arms. Wincing once again at the pain in his side as it flared up with the abrupt movement. Sonic sighed as he realised the other was becoming increasingly hostile towards him and decided to try this whole charade again.


“Look, kit… It seems we may have gotten off on the wrong foot here. I’m not here to harm ya or anything else that is running through your mind, you think we can begin again, but this time properly?” Ears perked up at the hedgehog’s voice, intrigued and wary he turned his upper body and head to look at Sonic and saw the other holding out a hand towards him a soft gentle smile upon his peach muzzle. Blue eyes searched the others face, disbelief in his gaze; the hostility in his body slowly giving away to childish curiosity at the hedgehogs seemingly soft nature being shown.


“How do I know this is not all just some sort of trick? You may be like all the others who want to use me and then torment me!!” A Tear trickled down the fur of his face and Tail’s hugged himself looking forlorn standing there as he looked at the other with watery blue eyes, disbelief and slight hope shining within them.


“You’ll have to just trust me kit. Sometimes you need to have a little bit of blind faith to carry ya through…” Tail’s looked away contemplating the others words, staring into the distance with blank eyes thoughts, passed quickly all confused and making no sense to help him in this predicament.


“I… I don’t know what to do; my thoughts are so confused…” Sonic gave a frown as he held out his hand a bit more to the kit, which looked back up at him from under his bags.


“What does your heart tell you?” Eyes widened as a clawed hand rose and rested just over his heart, the familiar beat now racing like a rabbits. Chewing his lip, the kit closed his eyes; tilting his head as he tried to listen to something he had blocked out a long time ago to protect himself from pain of betrayal from others. Everything filtered out and soon his own heartbeat sounded in his ears, the sound calming him and helping him centre himself inside.


It was then the answer came to him and he opened blue eyes to look at the hedgehog that had a waiting expression upon his face. Lifting his head to lock gazes with the hedgehog Tail’s stepped foreword, his stride determined.


“I choose…” Stopping just within reach of Sonic’s hand, he kept his gaze locked with emerald green while his own sapphire blue seemed to glow with a resolution. Lips tightened and the hedgehog’s brow furrowed, wondering what the other had chosen in his mind.


“I choose…to trust you Sonic.” Eyes were harsh as he gripped the hedgehog’s gloved hand with his own tightly, slight tremors running through the tiny hand. Folding his fingers over the kits own the mobians nodded in return a general smile lighting his face as a grin slid into place.


“I’m Sonic… Sonic the Hedgehog.” Tail’s nodded in return as they shook their linked hands ever so slightly.


“My name is Mile’s Prower, but you can call me Tail’s… Tail’s the Kitsune.” The hedgehog nodded glad inside to know the kits name, now he had something to call the other by instead of ‘kit’ and ‘kid’ which the other seemed to hate with a passion.


“Pleased to meet you Tail’s, now you said you know the way through the forest?” The sudden change in subject through the kit off but he soon recovered as they disengaged their hands. Turning Tail’s surveyed the area and instantly pointed towards a gap in the trees where smoke was rising.


“That direction is on the way to the Aquatic Ruin, if you are trying to get to one of the many cities along its path that is. It is also a direct way to the Mystic Caverns.” Sonic tilted his head as he walked up alongside the Kitsune, eyes moving back and forth between the way the kit was looking and Tail’s himself.


“Aquatic Ruin? I have heard it’s an ancient abandoned city, why do we need to go there?” Tail’s shook his head as though dislodging something, then he turned his blue eyes onto the hedgehog.


“Aquatic Ruin is in-fact the ancient city of Unda Urbs – novern domus, or as it is pronounced in the common tongue The Water City of the nine tails home, the city was in-fact an ancient city that once held thousands of the legendary elemental Kitsunes. One of the races that is now thought extinct; along with the Echidna and many other species.” Sonic’s brow was furrowed as he processes this large amount of information. Ears twitched as Tail’s watched bewildered, stepping back a little as an eyebrow on the hedgehog twitched, mouth twisting into a grimace.


“Bud…Tail’s? Don’t suddenly sprout all that and expect me to understand.” Tail’s sighed a hand coming up to hold his head as he shook it.


“Ok here… Aquatic Ruin is an ancient city of the Kitsune, one of the so called extinct species of mobians on the planet, along with the Echidna and many other creatures. That help?” Sonic grinned as he nodded.


“Yeh. Leave the technical stuff alone at least for me. So what else?” Tail’s glanced up through his fingers at the hedgehog as he thought over his words.


“I need to go to Aquatic Ruin to find something of importance to me. It’s vital and I don’t want to say why.” Sonic stepped back hands up showing he would not push for answers. Sighing, shoulder slumping; Tail’s turned around and walked away a few steps.


“Sorry…” The hedgehog blinked before laughing it off, a hand coming up to rub the back of his neck.


“Don’t worry about it bud. No big deal really.” The mobian walked foreword and gave a grin to the grin looking kitsune.


“So you want to head off to Aquatic Ruin? Sure thing as long as I am able to find what I came here for as well.” Turning around Sonic strode towards the trees, leaving a bewildered kit staring after him; one hand half raised and the other partway from his face, fingers still touching his chin. Then stopping at the line of the forest Sonic turned and gave a thumbs up with a grin.


“You coming Tail’s?” The kit gave a sharp nod as he jogged to the hedgehog’s side and began to walk alongside him, still in deep thoughts.


‘I don’t know if I can trust you hedgehog. I may seem like I have accepted your presence but one mistake and I will disappear forever so you will never find me to use me ever again.’ With that the two mobians disappeared into the forest, not noticing a round shaped metal object that had been hovering in the trees hidden form sight. Moving foreword it became clear it was a camera that could move independently on its own, the lens moved seeming to focus on the direction the two had taken.


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End Chapter 14

Hope you liked this chapter; it took me a long while to get it like this as it did not want to play the game as they say. It is a little short but I was focusing on the first true conversation between the two so I hope to make a longer one with chapter 14.

Thanks for reviewing everyone.