Sonic X 2: Mobius

Chapter 19: A new Companion and The Next Step

Knuckles looked all up and down the path they came, but there was no sign of Isabelle. Finally, Knuckles had to give up the search and go back to their camp.

Shadow was now testing out his legs with Tails' help and every one else was awake. Sonic seemed a little upset that Knuckles went off to find Emily and Silver alone.

"You still needed to rest, Sonic." Knuckles explained. "If I had run into trouble, you may be worse off than you are now. But it looks like that rest had done you some good."

"Good," Sonic replied. "Then I can go find Em and Silv."

Before Knuckles or Sally could stop him, Sonic raced out of the cave and sped around the canyons. For someone who could move at top speed, Sonic could see everything just fine. Sure things got a bit blurry, but he could see well enough to find two missing people.

'Oh, God.' Sonic prayed as he did every morning on his run. 'Where are they? Are they alright? Please help me find them.'

Sonic suddenly stopped, almost not on his own. He looked down at his shoes in confusion. He never felt the need to stop before. What happened next was weirder. Sonic sat down cross-legged. He wasn't sure why he was sitting when he needed to find Em and Silver, but he took the moment to take in his surroundings.

It was always in these quiet moments alone when Sonic felt that the Lord was the closest to him. Sonic relaxed and waited. He wasn't sure what he was waiting for, but his sudden stop hinted that the Lord wanted him to wait for something.

"Em, I don't see why I have to ride while you walk." Silver protested.

He rode on Izzy while I led her. Eli was ahead with his robotic eye out so he could see what might have been sneaking up on us and to find the path everyone else took. A slight breeze blew, blowing back the veil I was now wearing as a hair band.

I look up at Silver and smile. "Because," I answer. "You're still recovering from your performance yesterday. Besides, after such a vanishing act, you deserve to be spoiled a little."

"But isn't Izzy your horse?" Silver asked.

"She is," I reply. "But you need to ride her more than I do."

Eli listened to us chat, smiling at himself. It had been a while since he was with such company. Ever since his eye was roboticised, people had feared him, thinking that since the Roboticiser had changed a part of his head he may be partially under Eggman's rule. This wasn't true. Eli had managed to escape the Roboticiser with everything intact other than his right eye. After two years of trying to fit in with everyone, Eli became a loner and came to the Great Canyons. During his time here, the people of the Great Desert came to know him as Outcast; the wild hedgehog that watched over travelers in the Great Canyon.

"Getting anything Eli?" I asked, bring Eli out of his thoughts.

"Huh?" Eli asked. "Oh, nothing yet; Just a few hares and snakes. I'll tell you when I've found something."

"Alright," I replied.

I look up at Silver, who was turning his helmet over in his hands. I smile at him. He looked like a child who found something he didn't recognize. "Why don't you put it on, Silv?"

Silver looked at me, then back at the helmet then down at me. "You think I should?"

I laughed. "Well, it is your helmet."

Silver smiled and put the helmet on. He looked fiercer, if that was possible. The helmet was gold and silver like my sword, and metal wings came up on either side of it. It shined brightly in the sunlight.