(Sonadow) "space-Prince!"

Chapter 1: dear mother

Sonic breathed in the cool summer air, savoring the freshness while it lasted. Sonic loves summer, the warm sun and pink sunrise, the cheers of children's excitement when they played in the green grass... atleast, that's what he tried to focus on- his mother, the queen Aleena, walked far ahead of him and his siblings. She talked very seriously to her advisor while she ignored her children's presence- even though she was the one who invited them on a walk.

" sonic, please, don't look so serious- you look like our Ma' right now." Manic whispered towards his brother, smile displayed wide on his muzzle. Sonic huffed and rubbed his temples, Sonia groaned a little at manic's comment.
" brother, I seem to be suffering from a case of resting Aleena face, do help me." Sonic mocked back with a British accent, Sonia groaned some more at that. Manic snickered.

" would you two stop with the jokes? I'm not in the mood for your antics- look at mother, she hasn't looked that serious since the town square caught fire!" Sonia spat in their direction, letting out a 'hurumph', "we need to do something- knowing mother she probably won't tell us until she is completely out of options!" Manic and sonic exchanged looks, sonic never liked to sound of secrets. Sonic nodded, he understood that maybe- just maybe- something disastrous was going to happen and they would be separated by war. Again.

Sonic grabbed his brothers hand and squeezed it uncertainly. " y-yeah..." manic strikes a face of fear and grabs Sonia's hand too. " please let this not be another war scare..." Sonia bowed her head and began praying silently in eastern mobian tongue. Manic chose to keep quiet, honoring the lives lost back then. They stayed silent the rest of the way, equally anxious as their mother as they squeezed each others hands. They didn't look sullen as they did when they talked of the past war, but rather concentrated and concerned as they kept their heads up.

Their mother shooed her advisor and spoke aloud to her children.

" my children, I'm terribly sorry for inviting you out here and quite rudely ignoring you- I mean no harm by this. Please, tell me what you plan for the day- be at ease as well. I have amped the security, you can relax, the reporters are gone for the day." The Queen Aleena announced formerly to her offspring. Her message didn't relax them much, but something about her speech made them more aware of their mothers secrecy.

" children, I can sense you are using your triplet powers again, what are you thinking?" Queen Aleena joked, trying to lighten the mood. Manic huffed playfully, their mother often caught on when they all were having the same thought- they held each others hands and seemed to communicate through squeezing to get across a message, like a phone wire as they transferred information. They had no such power though, they just easily caught on to what the other was feeling based upon a simple thought they each had. No power, just empathy.

" we worry about you mother, your demeanor makes us think of a general readying for war." Sonia spoke up, her voice was calm, almost like how she spoke to diplomats about trade. Sonic rubbed his face and felt his crown, a reminder of his power- but it really just showed how powerless he was. Sonic hated conversations like this- sharp and calculated, he'd much rather be running in the fields than drudging through another negotiation.
" oh my child, don't worry about such things- I am just preparing for the summer solstice ball! I want to make sure our company is people we trust, none of those undercover reporters without clearance." Queen Aleena shook her head with a smile in her voice, manic squeezed Sonics hand.

" hm, I understand mother- me and my brothers have business to attend, please do continue your work." Sonia bowed a little and took a sharp turn into the castle doors. Sonic let out a 'woah!' As he struggled to keep his footing, manic grimaced.

" Sonia, why did you do that?!" Sonic angrily asked his sister, he held his free hand on his hip and leaned over towards her. Sonia's eyebrows furrowed- her expression deepened while she took thought into her next words. " mother is hiding something, but we must be quiet... we can't do anything other than watch, don't be rash, okay?" Manic scoffed and ripped his crown off, brushing back his quills.

" you cannot be serious. Tell me your joking- we are all worried sick and you tell us to hush ?? What if-!" Manic was interrupted by sonic.

" Sonia is right, we can't do anything... but mother won't be able to see us like this I am guessing, she will be too busy." Sonic sounded like Sonia in that moment, he broke his hand away from his siblings hold and backed away. " yeah... let's go distract ourselves for a bit. Atleast until things die down." Manic backed away too, Sonia ducked her head and headed further inside the castle , sonic followed suit with his brother by his side.

His brother told his goodbyes at Sonics room door, sonic didn't do much but nod. When the door shut he was lodged into thought- he hated having to think about most things. But Sonic couldn't help but think, what if ? He knew that he was overthinking it but he couldn't help but plan for the possibility's. He paced around his room, itching to go outside and run- the wind on my face would help though... no ! He shook himself. His mother wouldn't approve, she especially didn't when the people began to adjust happily.

Another thing he hated; remembering, sonic knows that alcohol would calm him down but he strongly dislikes the taste. Great, he thought, a flash back.

" do not run during the day! I told you this once, please don't fight me on this!" She said, gripping her necklace. Sonic stepped back, it hasn't even been a year yet- and yet she is being this insensitive?

" but Alee- mom, I can't just not run, I've got all this energy!" He gestured towards himself. He was angry at her- he barely knew her and yet she acted as if she owned him! He felt his hands shaking, he knew his eyes looked creepy when they glowed so he closed them. Aleena noticed his concentration. She huffed and rubbed her face, her expression softened and the corners of her lips twitched suspiciously, she wanted to smile. But she didn't.

" you're just like your father, he had a similar situation too... of course, I don't carry the power that he took on. Mine are different; I still don't know how he got his power, he never told me either-" she looked out the window, eyes glossy, "and I didn't care. But I fear it is having more of an impact on you than your siblings- please hold out a little longer, I'll try to find something to help... I'm sorry for yelling. Truly, you didn't deserve it- you are just a child and you've already been through so much." She was teary now. " I will try to be the best mother I can be, and please, talk to me if you need anything. I don't want you to grow up in a world of solitude." She smiled then, Sonics vision blurred through his tears- she reminded him so much of his uncle... his family is here now, he can rest.

He looked down at himself, his mouth suddenly felt dry as his eyes stung with tears. He understood that part of it is his fault, he should talk to her... but he felt afraid of being wrong. Utterly and totally incorrect as he spewed emotions out of his mouth, he looked back up and realized what he actually felt.

Helpless.
He wasn't mad at her, just that he felt like a child again.
" even as a child I was fighting in a war more fierce than these faulty emotions !" He seethed, claws poking through his gloves while he hugged his arms tightly. He wanted to see her, he held himself back, he was tired- But why? She helped as much as she could, sonic reasoned with himself, the remedy's are proof of that- I feel as though I don't do enough for her. "God, even in my head I sound like a fuckin' royal."

...

Pause, what? " w-wait, hold on, did I just curse in anything other than song names?" He looked around, eyebrows furrowed as he examined his surroundings. " why am I so agitated?? Holy Marie, am i going to turn into the hulk?" Sonic patted down himself to check for growing muscles. Nope, just regular ol' sonic.

"What the...?" He blinked again, it was just a sudden burst of rage. He's never done that before. Especially not like that, he's never even commented on himself like that either. " I mean, sure, I've taken on a new accent over the years... is it because of ...?" No. I've got to learn to control myself. I'm 25 not 15 - different, I'm older, I've got more self control than what I had. And that was that for sonic, he shook himself and went to his writing desk. He didn't like to write but it kept his mind off of the uncomfortable amount of energy buzzing around in him.

1575 words!
How's that for a sonadow fanfic?
Also, sonic underground takes place when sonic was 15, ten years after the war so he'd land around 25, so would his siblings. Also, I wonder why sonic is having these sudden spouts of rage hmmmm??