Boom x Prime: Return of Lost Hope

Prologue: The Day My Life Ended And Began

(NINE'S POV)

My name is Nine. I am a two-tailed fox who lives in New Yoke City. I hide away from everyone and avoid contact with living beings. I work in a lab and I've invented 7 mechanical tails.

The Chaos Council rules the place I live in. They torture everyone with their tyranny. I reside in a secret lab near a train track. I avoid everything and everyone. I avoid all the trauma and torment.

Today my life ended.

Today my life began.

The Chaos Council had enough of the resistance and took the fight to them. I was hiding under my table in my lab, looking around fearfully as I heard a crash. "Fear the Chaos Council, resistance!" cried Rusty Rose, the Chaos Council's tool.

Rusty grabbed me by the scruff. I winced as she squeezed it. "Amy!" I cried. "You were NEVER about this life! S-Stop... d-doing this!" I wanted to see if there was some of my acquaintance still in there.

Rusty's eyes flickered from normal to robotic. "I will ALWAYS and FOREVER obey the Chaos Council!" Rusty threw me to the side, kicking me and punching me senselessly into the ground below. I felt so weak as life began to fade from my body.

"Amy..." I croaked as life faded from my eyes. The last thing I saw was Rusty picking me up by my neck and throwing me out into the train track, where a ginormous train caused me to take my last breath.

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Everything's white. Ears are ringing. Am I dead? My entire body was stiff. Is this what heaven felt like? No...maybe this is hell. Am I still alive? My eyes darted around cautiously waiting for anyone to show up.

"It's not your time yet."

I was spooked, and for the first time in what felt like decades I moved and stumbled backwards. I tried to speak but no words came out of my mouth. Everything began to brighten. I blocked my eyes away from the reflection.

Suddenly, I felt very weak like I was a few seconds ago. Is Rusty STILL attacking me!? No. I couldn't hear the roaring of trains and the terrified squeals of women and children, only the soft singing of birds and the rustling of trees.

Is this what heaven feels like?

I was collapsed against a wall, coughing up blood uncontrollably. I soon saw I was cornered up against a tree. I tried to walk but my legs quickly gave way. What was going on with me?!

"Blue Leader, this is Yellow Sky. Someone's down! I repeat: Someone's down!"

The warning crossed my ears. Yellow Sky? Blue Leader? What were those names? I heard the roaring of a plane. What was that?! Was that the Chaos Council coming to abduct me?!

I quickly tried to crawl away, but I was too weak and nearly collapsed. "Whoa, hey buddy," said a soothing voice. "Tails, this guy is barely breathing! Get Amy and Knuckles, and I'll take care of him!"

"Alright, Sonic!" cried another voice and the plane sounds faded away. I felt my feet being picked off of the ground. Was somebody carrying me? "You're safe now, bud. Can you talk?" asked the person as they set me down against a rocky surface.

"I-I," I croaked. "Wh-Who... are y-you..."

"Good, you can speak," sighed the voice of relief. "I'm Sonic. Do you know what happened to yourself, bud?" asked Sonic. I shook my head as darkness threatened to fill my vision. "Whoa, hey, hey... my friends are nearby... try to stay awake, okay?"

My vision betrayed him as I soon collapsed into his hands.