Jayde and the Seven Shards [1]

1: Meeting✔️

MUSIC:      Super Sonic Racing (Sonic Generations Version- Extended)

Deep in the forest, a young, light grey hedgehog jumped over the rocks in her path, landing in a slight crouch position. Azure eyes scanned around, trailing her hands through her quills that stuck out in six clumps. Each of her quills had a small blue stripe down the ends. Her gloved hands had her fingers poking out the top which threw up an old baseball once again before tucking it in her quills.

Grasping a branch, she swung herself up into the tree. The young hedgehog gazed around, taking in the beauty of the forest, closing her eyes and taking a breath against the faint blow of the wind. It was nice to feel the freedom. Carefree, young and unresponsible, some would say, but they didn't need to know the truth.

With a soft sigh, the grey hog opened her eyes again, immediately covering her orbs with her right hand as a bright light shone towards her. She peeked open an eye, squinting to see the object lying in the grass a few meters away. Jumping down, she ran towards it, clenching her fists in preparation for anything - being alone gave her a sense of what the world could bring. The hedgehog stopped, her green and black shoes skidding to a halt. Lying on the floor below her was a bright blue shard, jagged, yet smooth, almost like it was separated from its crystal. It reminded her of the famous Chaos Emeralds she'd heard about, but instead it was oddly shaped.

The blue-striped hedgehog hesitated before crouching. Her eyes scanned around before biting her lip and reaching towards the crystal. As soon as her hands touched the object, a sharp gasp left her as a flood of energy shot straight through her body. The grasp on the crystal tightened, her fingers gripping the shard before she felt herself begin to float in the air. Looking around, her feet were about ten inches from the ground, another rupture of power racing through her, making her form tense before she dropped, taking in a deep breath.

Opening her eyes, she let out a strained whine. Her wrists now held inhibitor rings on them, a jade colored band around the middle. She could feel the energy within her as she stood, placing a hand on her hip as she threw up the shard before catching it again, frowning slightly as she walked further into the woodland.

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A few hours later, the grey hedgehog was still walking around, admiring the sunset through the leaves of the trees. It was a peaceful evening, the sky a shady orange, lightening against the surface of the sea. This was the young female's life. Just wandering around through different forests, never staying in one place - she liked to explore. The old baseball was tossed in the air over again, landing in the females hands each time.

It was peaceful until a loud laugh echoed around her. The female hedgehog slipped the baseball in her quills before twisting. She saw a large man, with a brown mustache and red jacket in a flying machine above her. In front of her on the ground was a metal robot, reaching a hand out to her to grab her. She leaped up, not having any special powers, only the skills she'd acquired throughout her time of being alone.

The robot went to capture her in mid air, but she brought her foot roughly down on its arm, a glitch evaporating from the dent, "Why do you pests always make it so difficult?" The mustached male grumbled under his breath before using the claw on his floatation device to capture the unsuspecting female, making her squirm and growl.

Not too far away, a royal blue and ebony hedgehog glared across from each other, preparing their fighting match. On the sidelines stood a pink female hedgehog, clothed in a crimson dress, tapping her foot impatiently towards them, "Must it always come to this when you two meet?" she sighed, frustrated that her walk with Sonic had been disrupted by none other than the ultimate lifeform, Shadow the Hedgehog.