espio prime

espilver

requested by miyo999

Espio shivered as the cold winds blew cruelly against his skin

it was that time of the year where everything got cold and frosty

for many, this was a time to celebrate and play in the snow

and this year was no different

this particular year his friends had declared that they were hosting a Winter Olympics

sonic vs Mario

no real hatred between one another, but simply friendly competition where even the likes of Eggman would be able to join in (as long as he stuck to the rules, which many of his friends made sure he would)

almost everyone had signed up to take part

the few that didn't have good reasons (most at least)

charmy was in hibernation and was being taken care of by vanilla and cream (the two rabbits didn't take part as the cream was too young and vanilla had/wanted to take care of them)

big hated ice as he wasn't able to fish and didn't want to look at it

rouge had gone out of her way to find the master emerald since knuckles were preoccupied with the competition (he was egged on by sonic)

she never found it as knuckled moved it to a more secure area, but it simply showed the bats determination

and for Espio

even with the layer of a warm fluffy blanket, he was still freezing his tail off

the cold made him sluggish and he knew that he wouldn't have helped his teammates in the slightest

but he still wished to show his support and cheer on his friends

so instead he offered to be the cameraman (being well acquainted with tec, regardless of his traditional upbringing, he thought that it would be the best way to contribute)

the chameleon tried to enjoy it as much as he could despite the cold

he cheered and applauded his friends and their competitors whilst filming the events

but as the day went on, the temperature continued to drop

his skin was turning darker to try and conserve heat and he was becoming more sluggish

in parts, he had to rely on the loud sounds of fans to keep him focused

but it was getting to the point where he barely able to stand back up after sitting down

"whoo, what a rush" a familiar voice called out

Espio looked up to see the familiar happy face of silver the hedgehog coming towards him

the hedgehog still had snow upon his head from his event

the chameleon mustn't have been in the zone as he couldn't recall what the other mobian was doing

Espio felt guilty not remembering, silver was his closest...friend?

Espio didn't know what to call him, he was close as a friend, but when he saw him laugh or simply smile

the chameleon could feel his cheeks radiate heat

but now, nothing seemed to make him feel warmer

"hey esp, how's it going?" the voice continued, but now it was closer

lifting his head he saw silver was directly in front of him, full attention on the shivering reptile

Espio wanted to answer but he didn't have the energy