Fulfilling my Dream

I turned on the ball of my heel for a quick look behind myself…..you know, just out of curiosity.

I wasn’t that surprised to see Sonic still standing there, one hand on his hip as he raised an eyebrow, cocking his head slightly as he peered at me with those green eyes of his. I looked at him right back, silently hoping that he wouldn’t inquire further on why I was taking this trip.

He would probably just think I was just being silly anyways.

I held in a deep sigh of relief as the blue hedgehog before me lightly shrugged his shoulders, closing his eyes and commenting, “Whatever you say Silv.” I smiled at Sonic as he smiled back at me, and I turned back towards the road as he turned to leave.

I listened to Sonic’s footsteps receding in the distance as I rested my hand on the bus stop sign beside me, blowing out that long sigh through my jaws as I looked up into the clouds. Before I had time to recollect my thoughts, I jumped lightly as I heard a voice calling at me from afar, “HEEY! SILVER!!!”

My ears perked as I turned around again, pushing my sunglasses a bit farther up the bridge of my nose so the sun wouldn’t block my view. My eyes locked onto a small smudge of blue on the horizon. I hollered back, “YEA!?”

I could see a white flash as Sonic waved through the air at me, laughing a bit before speaking, “JUST…..JUST BE SURE TO SEND ME A POSTCARD WHEN YOU’RE THERE, OK?” I couldn’t help but smile as I nodded, and apparently Sonic took the message, and disappeared into the distance in a puff of dust and sand.

I chuckled to myself and used a free hand to push my long head spikes back a bit, only to have them bounce into their former position. I looked back up into the clouds, watching them silently rush through the sky as the wind gently prodded them on their way. I sighed again through my nose, tightening my grip around the handle of my suitcase as I watched the white figures roll past, “Maybe…..Maybe I am just being silly about this….” I said out loud to myself. “I mean…..it was just a dream after all….right?”

I returned my yellow eyes to the sky, and…….


My eyes began to play tricks on me, and the largest cloud that was passing over me, blocking the sun for only a moment with the golden rays peeking through it, just……just looked the slightest bit….like……

I shook my head and let my chin fall to my chest as the cloud passed on, allowing the sun to warm my fur once again. Blaze…….. I had seen her face in the clouds……


I continued to mull over my thoughts as I gazed down the highway, watching the heat waves distort images in the air as it came off of the dark pavement. I had always blamed myself….for what happened to her. If……if there had just been some other way……to…..to destroy Iblis……


As I closed my eyes, I jumped as I heard a small ‘thump’ as something hit the top of the toe of my shoe. I looked down, and I could easily see liquid glistening there, the sun causing the sparkle of it to unmistakably catch my eye. I groaned and gritted my teeth, using the broad side of my left arm to wipe the tear from my cheek. I let my suitcase fall uselessly from my grasp as despair suddenly and surprisingly flooded my body, causing my hands to shake. What was causing me….to….suddenly feel this way?

I looked at my hands as I held them in front of my eyes, but I could barely make out the blue circles on the palms of my gloves through my blurred vision. Finally, I slowly lowered myself to the sand and grass, still staring at my shaking fingers. I felt this way…..


……………..Because……………I loved her.


And she was gone.



I blinked hard, feeling the hotness of the tears rushing down my cheeks tingle at my face. They rolled down and onto my chin, dropping off and being soaked up by the dreadfully parched sand.

As I sat there in the grass and sand at the bus stop…….I…..I so desperately wished to see her again…..For her to see me. For us….to see each other….at least one more time. I took off my sunglasses and placed them on top of my suitcase, and using both hands, I balled them into fists and rubbed at my tear filled eyes. I had always been a……a softy I guess.


I was finally able to regain my composure, but still couldn’t get those thoughts from my mind…..or that dream from my thoughts……I could understand me, me of all people, never having so much happen to me…..but…….why did Blaze have to be included in the mix? It just made things that much harder. Feeling content with just sitting on the ground, I placed my head on my arms as I folded them over my knees, pulling my knees to my chest.

I narrowed my gaze as I glanced at my suitcase. For no apparent reason, thoughts of that moment…..my last moment with her flashed quickly through my mind.


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……….Come on, Make it quick!! Use your Chaos Control……….to stop time!!!

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…Then………..seal us into different dimensions!!!!...............
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……………..No!! I can’t do that to you!!!................


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We agreed to save the world at any price!!!

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I…………….I can’t!!!...............I wouldn’t know what to do……without you!!! Y-Your……………….my friend, right!!?!!

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Your….still so naive……….but………….I…….I’ve always liked that about you.


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B-…………..BLAZE!!!!!...........................


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Good luck……………Silver……………………


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I tore my eyes from my suitcase as I ripped myself out of the trance I put myself in, reliving the horror of that moment. “Good luck……….” I looked up into the clouds again, watching silently as that massive cloud from before slowly began to dissipate. I dimly heard the screech of the bus stopping, and then the door opening as the driver waited for me to step on. I wiped my eyes one last time before standing up, and grabbing my suitcase. I murmured under my breath as I cast my eyes towards the ground, slowly stepping onto the bus before the doors slid shut behind me,

“………Good luck……Blaze……”





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I stretched my limbs and yawned widely. I….I must have fallen asleep on the plane……


That bus I got on later took me to an airport, where I boarded an awaiting airplane that would fly me to Disney World. I had been extremely exhausted and must have fallen asleep while waiting for it to land.

My waiting was soon over as I felt a light jolt as the landing gear of the plane hit ground, bouncing just the slightest bit before smoothly coasting down the runway before coming to a stop, the plane’s engines hissing as the plane stopped. I had silently noted that everyone on the jet were humans, and I was the only hedgehog there. So, this came as no surprise to me when many people stopped what they were doing, whether it was gathering their bags to descend from the plane, or waking up from their own nap, to look up at me and follow me with their eyes as I walked towards the exit.

I hefted my suitcase and couldn’t help but chuckle to myself as a little girl sitting in a seat I was passing prodded her mother and whispered something I couldn’t hear as she turned towards me with a broad smile and pointed. Several gasps of surprise followed me as I came down the steps and touched down onto solid ground again. Good thing for me that my hotel, as well as Disney world, was right beside the airport, so all I had to do is walk there.

After depositing my things in my hotel room, I quickly made my way out and back into the fresh air. I breathed in deeply, cheerful at the change of scenery after not traveling in a while. I wasn’t going to let my fleeting dream get me down…………..and if Disney World really was the place where dreams came true…..


…well, I was determined to make mine come true here.


When I got there…..well….to be honest it was much larger than I had first expected. The entire place was FLOODED with people, and the theme park was so huge I was absolutely sure that I wouldn’t be able to cover even a small part of it in a day. My mouth fell open with awe as I tipped my head back, my eyes following up the entire length of the massive Disney Castle that I was standing before. It was amazing.

I smiled as I walked forwards, simply following the path of other park goers. Many people turned their heads as I walked past, and I soon grew to ignore this.


There were so many things that I did that day, it’s still even hard for me to fathom how many things I actually did! From exploring several different exhibits in the theme park, to nearly making myself sick on the giant roller coasters, I was in and out of as many things as I could find.

Ducking into a alleyway, I used my telekinesis to levitate up to the top of a high building, perching myself there as I groaned, holding my midriff as I sat down roughly on the roof, high enough that I wouldn’t be spotted. My face was probably greener than any other person there who rode the same ride I did, and I struggled to regain my former composure as I tried to simply focus my attention on the passerby. What a great way to begin your day.

The wind that was blowing a cool breeze onto my face soothed me and helped me to feel better, ruffling my chest fur in a sort of comforting way as I sighed, beginning to simply enjoy the amazing view of the entire theme park. I closed my eyes and savored the feel of the wind rushing onto my cheeks, rejuvenating me and making me feel much better. I would certainly think twice before riding one of those roller coasters again…..

When I opened my eyes again, my gaze was caught by a small building that I hadn’t noticed before. It was painted a plain white color, with dashes of blue, yellow, and pink here and there over the surface of the walls. I frowned with confusion as I covered my eyes with a hand, struggling to get a better view at the sign that was above the door….

Fun House


“Fun house!?” I exclaimed out loud as I stood up. They have those in Disney World? Well, I guess there was a first for everything.

Out of a tug of curiosity that I couldn’t ignore, I leapt into the air and levitated down there, though it baffled me that there weren’t that many people going in and out of the small building. Normally there were insanely long lines for everything…..

I landed softly onto the concrete, glancing behind me to see absolutely no one looking to enter this strange attraction. As I stepped forward, it became clear to me why no one was entering it much as I read a sign that had been posted beside the entrance,

Scheduled for construction at 3:00 today. Please clear the area at this time.

Looking at a clock on a nearby building, I could see that it read 2:30. I guess that everyone was beginning to file out before the small place was built upon. I frowned as I inspected it closer, looking through the door into complete darkness. This small shack looked to me that it was very old, maybe even built soon after the park was…..

……Well………I guess looking in once wouldn’t hurt……..

…….I really wanted to see what was inside before it was torn down…….

…………..so, with that last thought ringing in my conscience, I slowly stepped inside, my yellow eyes faintly glowing in the light before I was plunged into complete and utter darkness…………….




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“So dark……I…I can’t see anything……….”

I felt around in the pitch blackness, yelping with pain when I turned quickly on my heel and slammed my nose into the wall. Groaning, I held my nose with pain as I stood rigid on the spot, holding my face as my eyes shut tight.

Ignoring the throbbing and hotness of my nose, I felt around until I had the tips of the fingers of both of my hands pressed against either wall. I was a bit surprised when the only thing I could hear was the low ‘tip’ ‘tap’ of my shoes against the ground, and my rapid breathing as I began to make my way forwards in the ‘Fun House’, my eyes slowly becoming accustomed to the darkness. Even though I could just barely make out the outlines of the walls, the darkness was horrible, causing my chest to tighten with fear.

The only light to be found was the dim glow of my hands through my telekinesis, but that barely did anything for me. My body was jolted with terror as I saw something glistening on my glove……..


Before I had the time to contemplate this, I began to see a small light filtering into the hallway. The hallway was visibly narrowing as I made my way down, and my shoulders actually soon were pressed against the walls, squeezing my chest as I struggled to break through the wall’s tight embrace. Finally, I was able to wiggle myself through and out of the narrow space, unwittingly tumbling head over heels into the blinding light……………

I groaned as I rubbed my head with my right hand, shaking my body to make sure everything was still intact. Then, I had to blink hard a few times to clear my vision that had been blinded by a sudden bright light that was too bright for the former darkness that my eyes were used too. Then…….upon finally regaining my sight, and looking straight ahead of myself…..

I saw…………me.



My eyes widened with fear as I saw blood smeared along my cheek, and splotched in spots where my hand had momentarily rested on my head. Still sitting on the ground, I let out an involuntary cry of horror as I inched backwards, only to have my back slammed into another surface, making the glass panes that now surrounded me shake and rattle ominously.

I….I was in a hall of mirrors. Nothing but mirrors all around me….. encircling my entire body. I saw myself manifested in hundreds of images as the mirrors reflected off of themselves, causing the images to seem to be dwindling into a never ending world. Even the door that I fell through had a mirror on the back of it.

My heart pounded like a drum, blood pounding painfully in my ears as I flicked my head from one mirror to the next, trying to figure out what was wrong with me….


My eyes suddenly glued to the mirror before me as I watched blood dribble from my nose and over the top of my mouth, causing my right hand to instantly be brought to my face as I grimaced with pain. That hotness on my face……...that had been blood coming from my nose after bashing it against the wall.


I held my nose as I scanned the room by just rolling my eyes around, grimacing further as blood dripped from in-between my fingers and onto the smooth and spotless floor. What scared me was……I could hear the blood hit the floor as if it were a pin being dropped in a totally silent room. I groaned with exasperation as I removed my hand from my face, and instantly brought my left wrist across my face to wipe it free of blood.



















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My ears perked with terror.


_{………….Silver…………..}


My head snapped to my side.


_{………….Silver……………}


That…..voice……….


_{……are you…….ok?}


My eyes locked with the mirror directly in front of me as my body went rigid. It wasn’t……it couldn’t………it……it was impossible!!!


It was………………………







“…….Blaze?”




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I was on my knees, but I instantly jumped to my feet……it…….


It was really and truly her. In the mirror before me. I felt ashamed, because I didn’t even have the courage to look behind me.

I nearly stumbled over again on legs that struggled to keep me up as I fell forwards onto the mirror, pressing both palms onto the cold, smooth surface as the cat in the mirror seemed to run forwards, pressing her hands against mine. It was as if we were separated by a window….

As I gritted my teeth, my lip quivered, my eyes searching her face…..I couldn’t tear my eyes away. It was Blaze……Blaze……it was really her……….


I then collapsed to my knees, my fingers buckling on the mirror as I stared at her, my vision beginning to be blurred by tears. My jaws half opened as I panted with agony, squinting my eyes as my fingers continued to slip down the surface, as if clawing at her image…..for it to be real……


“Blaze!!! Blaze!!!!!” My eyes shut as the tears escaped, rushing down my face and mingling with the blood that was on my cheeks. Then…..I felt……an odd, warming sensation creep up my back that forced my eyes open again, to look into the wavering eyes of her image.


She smiled at me.


Her voice chilled my spine,…..calling to me like a siren’s song as my shaking fingers trembled against the mirror,

_{Silver……..Don’t be afraid…….it’s…..it’s ok…………}


My eyes darted over her face, and I almost could feel the tips of her fingers against mine. I could also feel the blood drip off of the end of my nose once again, making that sound the loudest that I had ever heard in my life…….’thud.’ I couldn’t help it as more tears dropped from my face, and my voice’s pitch grew higher as I whimpered, “B-But…..Blaze………oh….Blaze…………..”

My left hand grew into a fist as I straightened my fingers of my right against the glass, feeling a jolt of surprise as Blaze did the same. I just wanted to tell her…..so so badly…..how much I……I miss her……and how much……I……..


<sub>Silver………Silver…….I………I……..I-I L………..

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Silver!!!! Silver!! Run!!!!</sub>


My ears fell back, plastered to my head as a wild look of terror suddenly took on Blaze’s face. Then, I let in a loud gasp of shock as I began to slowly see myself again, her image wavering and flickering as she flicked her right hand away from mine, and to her chest as she breathed shallowly.

She took a sudden step back, causing me to grow terrified as both of my hands now pressed against the mirror, “Blaze! Blaze,….why….”

She shook her head, and for the first time, I could see tears trying to grow in her eyes as she desperately blinked them back,

_{Please run Silver!!!.....Don’t meet…….the same fate………….}

“Blaze!! Blaze please don’t go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What is happening!!?”

I clawed frantically at the mirror as she took another step back into her dismal world, one that was suddenly filling with blackness. I nearly cried out in agony as a lone tear slipped from her eye,

_{Goodbye……I…..I must go………you must run……..please………..stay alive……….for me!!!!!!}


My expression grew from terrified to horrified as Blaze grimaced with anguish, now seeming as if she was floating in the air with her tail and feet dangling useless beneath her. The tear dropped off of her white chin as the fist she clutched at her chest suddenly grew crimson, and she let out a bloodcurdling wail of agony.


“BLAZE!!!!!! NO!!!!!!”

I screamed aloud at the mirror as her body was engulfed within Iblis’s flames……and her cries died……..into……





                                                        …………..…laughter.


I fought against my better judgment as I somehow straightened my horribly shaking frame, staring with a stoic gaze into the swirling flames where the image of Blaze had shattered…………I held my gaze as steady as I could, blindly aware that I was staring at my own face in the mirror that was visible now in the flames…..


I looked horrible. My face was drawn, blood underneath my nose and in a column running down and under my chin, tears rushing down my cheeks, blood on both of my palms as well as smeared on my right head spike……….


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Then……………..


My gaze turned narrow. My eyes took on a look of rage. Wrinkles creased on my face as my eyebrows came together in a perpetual glare of agony. My ears pointed…….My head spikes doubled and spiked in different places………

…..my white skin took on color……the black bands beside my eyes dissipated………

…………my mouth vanished………


_{Silver…………Silver…………….}




Prepare for your end.





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I stood rooted to the spot…..I couldn’t get myself to move……….I couldn’t run………I had no where to go………..


I stared at the mirror with my face contorted with horrification, staring into his piercing eyes as my own filled with tears……….I fought the urge to wipe my face as the tears I couldn’t blink back rolled down my face, and he snickered hatefully,


Crying will do nothing in your present situation. Your failure for his murder will and has decided your fate. I jumped. Sonic……………


Yes……Sonic Silver……….


My eyes widened as those tears dropped from my chin. He……heard my thoughts………





Mephiles reached out his claws towards me and beckoned with them, never taking his eyes off of me as mine continued to be locked with his. He could have been smirking even without a mouth as he chuckled, “Goodbye…..Silver…………..”



My jaws opened with a silent scream of agony as Mephiles leapt at me, through the mirror and into my body. I could hear him roar with triumph as he thrust his claws towards my neck…………

……………I felt a pressure surrounding my neck………….the pain was numbed by my agonizing horror………..


…………..I collapsed to my knees without a sound.







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<sub>Silver…………………

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Silver!!! SILVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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“Silver……..”



I buried my face in my palms as I sobbed…….my shoulders racked as I wailed with anguish……..her screams rang in my ears………his bellow of triumph……….


……………..my dream…………my dream was all nothing…….nothing but a frivolous dream…………..never to be a reality………….and now………….now I was going to die…………………


The pressure still was held against my shoulders as I cried, the blood that had dried on my face being again wet by my tears that never seemed to cease their flow……..my long head spikes n my forehead bounced as my head hung low with utter despair…….


I whimpered, “……No……No……J….just go AWAY! Leave me alone!!! GO AWAY!!!” The pressure around my shoulders and neck grew, and it only intensified my crying as I struggled to shake the being away from my body…….I……I didn’t……….want to die……………



“Silver………..Silver………….

………….It’s………..me.

…………….Don’t be afraid……….You………you’re ok………you are alright……….it’s gonna be………..alright………….”


I simply pivoted on my knees and threw my arms around her neck, letting out a low sob as I buried my face into her shoulder….My own shoulders shook with sobs as she sighed, hugging me back with that no familiar press against my shoulder and neck……..


…..her tail snaked over and wrapped comfortingly around my wrist, only causing my sobs to become even more hysterical as I felt her fur…….her real………fur…….


She used a free hand to wipe tears from my cheeks, but her efforts were futile as a mixture of tears of joy, terror, shock, and agony rushed down my face in rivulets. She simply closed her eyes and softly pecked me on the cheek, and she murmured into my ear, she sitting on her side on the floor as I still knelt, quavering on my knees……..

…….Blaze murmured,

“Silver………I love you too.”



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“I…..After Iblis overtook my body……….

…………..I reappeared sometime later………….only to find you………

……….gone.”


I looked at Blaze from where she sat beside me on a park bench, even more people stopping to stare at a purple and white cat sitting beside a silvery hedgehog who was wiping smeared blood from his face with a cloth.

I could only say one word, “Why?......Why did………” “Why did I reappear? You thought I…..was dead?”

I jerked. Blaze sighed heavily as she looked at her hands which were folded in her lap, “I…..I thought I was dead too…….but……..”

She looked up at me with those soft eyes, a rare smile crossing her lips, “I……I couldn’t die without you, could I?” I couldn’t resist my own smile as it tugged at my lips and my heartstrings. Blaze…..she……..she was alive.

I looked back up into the clouds.


They rushed past slowly, lumbering on their way like puffy cattle, the sun as the herder as they went across the blue plain. I smiled……

Blaze looked up at me curiously as I spoke to no one in particular, the shadows from the passing clouds being cast upon my face as I looked up, “Disney World………

…….Really is a place where dreams can come true…….” “Huh? W….What’s that supposed to mean Silver?”

I shook my head and looked at Blaze, “It’s nothing…..just…….I’m really glad you came here. And…..that we’re here…..together now.”

Blaze smiled back at me as her tail flicked back and forth.


I didn’t count the minutes of time that we sat there watching the clouds, but it seemed like an hour that we sat there, my hand over the top of Blaze’s. I was suddenly jolted back into reality when I heard a man calling to passerby as he stood by a booth with a camera in hand,

“Postcards!! Get yer’ postcards here!! Send a personalized postcard with a picture to any friend or family member!!! Get yer’ postcards!!!!”

A small smile grew on my face as something dawned upon me. I grabbed Blaze’s hand and jumped from the bench, “Blaze! Follow me!!”

She chuckled with a confused expression as she jogged behind me, calling to me as I looked at her over my shoulder, “What? What is it!!?” I just smiled at her, loping down the street with Blaze in tow, “I…..I’ve got a promise to keep!!!”


Panting, Blaze and I stopped beside the man selling the postcards, and somehow I wheezed that we would like to take a picture for one. He looked at Blaze and I for a moment, cocking his head before laughing heartily and ushering us to a large open area where there was a giant image of an Oceanside beach bordered by palm trees, complete with Mickey Head shaped coconuts. Where had I seen enough of those before?


Blaze giggled as I laughed, “Come on! Smile for the camera!” I draped my arm around Blaze’s neck, holding up two fingers as I bared my teeth. She just shook her head and pulled her arm around me, us both leaning our heads in to each other’s as the man snapped the photo, causing multicolored spots to dance in front of our eyes.

I gratefully accepted the completed postcard from the man, handing him a dollar before grabbing Blaze’s hand again. She smiled, cocking her head and raising an eyebrow, “Where are you dragging me off to now Silver?”

I just smiled as I held her hand, breaking into a run with her at my side, the postcard clutched between my thumb and first finger,


“I’m finally taking you……..

……………………………………..on the vacation of our Dreams!!!!”