Flames of Fate and Destined Dark/Silver: Stage 5 - The Blue Hero

==Silver: Stage 5 - The Blue Hero==
Castle Town, Soleanna - September 20, X014, 1:29 PM UTC
----Silver and Amy had spent the entire morning exploring the Wave Ocean Coast in hopes of finding Sonic, the blue hedgehog that the psychokinetic had been mistaken for by the pink hedgehog. Alas, their efforts were ultimately fruitless, as they ended up finding zero sign of Sonic's presence anywhere in the area. 
"Well, that was a huge waste of time," Silver couldn't help but sound annoyed as the words left his mouth - probably because he was annoyed. Granted, he had agreed to accompany Amy in the first place, but that was only because he knew that Sonic himself was the Iblis Trigger; thus, his target in order to ensure a future where everything hasn't gone to hell.
"You're probably getting really tired of me apologizing for being such a pain," Amy replied a little more morosely than she usually would. "...but I really do have to. You offered to accompany me in looking for Sonic when you could have been handling your business, but it ended up being exactly as you said - a waste of time."
The psychokinetic felt a pang of guilt upon hearing the pink hedgehog's words. Looking at her face that showed a front of cheerful laughter and optimism, he now got the sense that Amy probably didn't think very highly of herself too often... and he'd only helped reinforce that, however unintentional or minor it may have been. "Hey, look, it's really no trouble at all," Silver began apologetically. "Like you said, I offered to come with so I can't blame you for this... I guess I'm still a little on edge about what I have to do is all, but that's not really an excuse."
An awkward silence befell them for a few moments when Amy finally spoke, "...what is it you came here to do exactly?"
"Come again?" the psychokinetic asked back, eyebrows raised.
"Why did you come to Soleanna in the first place?" the pink hedgehog asked again. "...actually, I think this is a conversation we should have over some lunch. We haven't really eaten much since we headed out, after all."
"Uh, r-right. Yeah, let's do that," Silver replied as he and Amy continued their way. "...maybe some more food will help calm my nerves."
"Well, if it's your nerves that need some calming, then I think a chamomile tea will do you wonders!" the pink hedgehog continued, appearing a lot more cheerful than just a moment before. He didn't know why, but Silver felt an unfamiliar sense of relief upon noticing and felt himself crack a faint smile.
----Castle Town, Soleanna - September 20, X014, 2:49 PM UTC
----The two hedgehogs had spent the next hour having their lunch at a fancy but surprisingly affordable restaurant. Just as Amy had implied, their chamomile tea had somehow calmed him down a great deal. As of the moment, he was feeling the most relaxed he's ever been. After finishing their meal and paying the bill, the two continued to walk along the town streets for a while.
"So, you're actually from the future, wherein your world was destroyed by a giant fire monster named Iblis and now you're here with a friend who's currently missing to find the person you're looking for to prevent it from happening?" Amy began after listening to Silver's explanation, appearing somewhat skeptical. "The Iblis Trigger, you called him?"
"That's right," the psychokinetic responded. "I know it sounds incredibly unreal but-"
"I believe you," the pink hedgehog cut off Silver - who could only give a confused look of his own - without missing a beat. "Stranger things have happened in the past couple of months; a water monster nearly destroying a city, a revenge plot caused by a government conspiracy, an alien invasion also because of said government conspiracy - should I keep going?"
"Ah, that won't be necessary, thanks," the grey hedgehog responded as he broke a sweat. Eventually, they passed by what appeared to be a market district, which seemed to be fairly busy at the present hour.
"Oh no, that's right! I've gotten so caught up with finding Sonic and helping you I forgot about buying some souvenirs for everyone back home!" Amy suddenly cried before quickly turning to Silver. "I'm so sorry, Silver, but I really need to get this errand done! Just wait for a moment out here, I promise I'll be back before long."
"Uh, yeah, sure! I can wait a little longer," Silver asked with another earnest smile as he watched Amy run off to whatever booth she was headed. Meanwhile, with nothing else to do, the grey hedgehog quietly made his way to the nearest bench and spent a few minutes simply observing his surroundings. Right... this is the world I'm fighting to save. I can't let the Iblis Trigger allow it to all end... he thought to himself, trying to reaffirm his resolve to finish the mission.
At that moment, his ears began to register the voices of a group of young children that appeared to have just arrived at the market district. He could make out one voice say, "Sonic honestly did manage to find all of us faster than I thought he would! Well, I guess that's the Fastest Thing Alive for ya."
"Yeah! He was so cool about it too!" another one of the children spoke. "I honestly wouldn't have blamed him if he said ‘no'. I heard he got himself involved with that mess from when Princess Elise was about to take the throne."
Silver could no longer register the rest of the children's conversation in his head; unless his mind was somehow playing tricks on him - which he vehemently hoped wasn't the case, these kids had run into the Iblis Trigger not too long ago. This is it! I can ask them where they saw him last, the psychokinetic thought to himself before getting up from the bench and approaching.
"I'm sorry, but I heard you saw Sonic the Hedgehog a little while ago?" the grey hedgehog asked the children as he approached.
"Oh, buon pomeriggio! Yes, we've met him! He played hide n' seek with us!" one of the children answered excitedly. "Are you a friend of his? You kinda look like one."
"Uh, no, n-not exactly," Silver responded a little nervously, trying to come up with a convincing lie on the spot. "I-I am a fan of him as well, though! Been hearing of his adventures for some time. Anyway, would you happen to know where you all saw him last?"
----Town Square, Castle Town, Soleanna - September 20, X014, 3:23 PM UTC
----Silver had finally managed to make it all the way to what was supposed to be the town square of Castle Town, where the kids had mentioned seeing the blue hedgehog head towards once they had parted ways. Sure enough, there he was, a blue hedgehog simply walking across the square, none the wiser that he had managed to track him down again.
"There he is!" Silver quietly exclaimed to himself as he began his approach. "Alright, Sol-"
The psychokinetic cut himself off, finally recalling that he hadn't seen Solis ever since they arrived here. That's right... Solis and I somehow got separated when we left with Mephiles and haven't seen each other since, the hedgehog thought to himself, briefly stopping in his tracks. Come to think of it, I haven't seen Mephiles either... damn it, I'll just have to hope that the both of them are alright by themselves.
Shortly after, Silver continued his approach, channeling psychokinetic energy onto his hand as he got closer and closer. I'm truly sorry, Sonic the Hedgehog, he thought to himself as he then aimed his hand at the blue hedgehog's direction, gritting his teeth in preparation of the deed he was about to commit. I must do this... for the sake of the future!
The psychokinetic then launched his blast of psychic energy at the hedgehog, who seemed to not notice it coming his way. However, a split second before it could make its mark, the blue hedgehog suddenly rolled away from the blast! Silver could now see that Sonic had turned his attention to him. {♫}
"Damn! I was hoping to catch you off-guard to deliver a swift and painless death," the psychokinetic cursed at his failed attempt to put an end to his mission in a flash. "It would have been much easier for the both of us."
"Not a very polite choice of first words to someone you just met!" Sonic the Hedgehog, having finally taken notice of the psychokinetic, retorted with a cocky smirk. Silver couldn't help but curse at the audacity of the hedgehog before seeing him shift his expression to a more stern one. "Alright, who are you and what do you want? ...well, I guess I already know the second one."
"Fine. Since these are your final moments, you'll be happy to know that my name is Silver," he responded in earnest as he pointed his finger towards the blue hedgehog. "...and you, Sonic the Hedgehog, are the Iblis Trigger! Your actions will condemn the world to an eternal hell subjected by the Flames of Disaster!"
"Huh? 'Iblis Trigger'...? Wait, 'Flames of Disaster'...!?" Sonic spoke with brief panic for a moment, as if he had recalled something important. "How do you know about that?!"
The grey hedgehog could only intensify his glare as he angrily continued, "So, you do have something to do with Iblis destroying the world...! I still can't believe a hero like you would be responsible for the world's destruction!"
"Okay, time out for a hot second here! What do you mean I caused the world's destruction?!" the blue hedgehog began to argue with the psy. "All I know about the Flames of Disaster is that they nearly did destroy the world when Solaris got pissed a decade ago! You've got a lot of explaining to do about this whole end of the world business!"
"That won't be a problem," the grey hedgehog responded more calmly before firing off another psychic blast from his hands. Right as the hedgehog had managed to roll away from it, he continued, "I'll make sure you're dead before you even figure out how! For the future of the world, I'll put an end to this, right here and now!"
Silver found himself wanting to go through with the plan less and less the more he thought about it. However, he had already come this far, and the Iblis Trigger was finally in his sight! No matter the cost, he had a mission to complete - one that he can't afford to fail or back out of now!
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===Silver VS Sonic - For the Future!===
{♫} "Since we're doing this the hard way, how about I soften you up a little?" Silver began as he outstretched his arms towards the nearest objects in the area! Coated in an aura of psychokinetic energy, they began to levitate towards and around him before launching forth a number of chairs towards the blue hedgehog!
"What the-?!" the blue hedgehog cut himself off moments before rolling away from the chairs that had been tossed in his direction. Just as quickly, the grey hedgehog tossed a table at the hedgehog, managing to strike him dead on! The blue hedgehog, slowly standing back up after being knocked away, grunted, "Damn it... what the hell was that?!"
"Sorry, I'm not here to talk!" Silver declared before firing off another blast of psychic energy at Sonic, who quickly rolled out of the way, prompting him to toss more of the chairs and tables in his immediate surroundings at him to catch him off guard.
Right at that moment, however, they were all suddenly broken apart by the blue hedgehog, currently curled into a spherical form, shooting through all of them before striking the grey hedgehog, who found himself knocked down on the ground and somewhat dazed as he attempted to get back on his feet. Before he could regain his bearings, however, he felt himself being rapidly pummeled by several punches and kicks from the blue hedgehog!
Shit! Not only is he incredibly fast, he's strong too! Silver cursed internally as he felt himself being launched into the air. Thankfully, he managed to recover his dazed state just in time to see the blue hedgehog leaping after him and promptly hold him in place with a psychokinetic hold! 
"It's no use, Iblis Trigger!" the psychokinetic began as he maintained his focus on levitating in midair while keeping a tight grip on the blue hedgehog with his powers. "No matter how fast you might be, my psychokinesis will grind you to a halt! Now, take this!!"
Silver then promptly tossed the hedgehog back down towards the ground with as much force as he could. Without missing a beat, he quickly fired off a knife-like wave of psychic energy towards the tumbling hedgehog, who had managed to recover just in time to dodge out of the way. Just as swiftly, Silver fired off a second knife-like psychic wave at the blue hedgehog, sure that he wouldn't be able to dodge it in time!
"Sonic Wind!", the other hedgehog suddenly yelled before as he tossed what appeared to be a projectile taking the form of a bright blue vortex. The two projectiles would then collide, the impact causing both of them to dissipate without any effect.
"So... you have a few tricks up your sleeve yourself," Silver remarked as he levitated back down on the ground, finding himself nearly impressed at Sonic's quick thinking. "It's a shame this won't last long enough for me to find out what else you can do, and how many more ways you can bring an end to the world, Iblis Trigger!"
"Enough with the Iblis Trigger stuff already! I've got shit to do," Sonic bit back before rapidly spinning in place, launching forth a wave of energy that quickly traveled along the ground towards the psychokinetic! He then responded by firing off another blast of psychic energy to stop the wave in its tracks.
Just as he had done so, however, Silver suddenly felt the blue hedgehog - curled back into his ball form - strike him from his left before zipping past him. He then began to frantically glance around his immediate surroundings, only to feel the blue hedgehog strike him where he wasn't looking. Again and again, the blue hedgehog would shoot himself past the psychokinetic at a gradually-increasing speed!
Eventually, Silver found himself disoriented from the rapid onslaught for the briefest of moments before glancing upwards. There, he could now see a bluish-white sphere that was zeroing in on him at breakneck speeds! Damn it! If I don't stop him, I might as well be down for the count! The psychokinetic thought in desperation as he unleashed one final burst of psychic energy upwards in an attempt to slow him down! 
However, seeing how the blast appeared to do nothing to the speeding hedgehog, Silver could do nothing else but brace himself for the imminent impact!
----Market District, Castle Town, Soleanna - September 20, X014, 3:26 PM UTC
----"Man, I wonder where Silver went..." Amy asked herself as she glanced around what she was sure was where she had left the psychokinetic before running off to do her souvenir shopping. She glanced at a particular necklace she had on her hand for a moment before continuing, "...he didn't actually ditch me, did he?! ...well, can't say I blame him. I did take longer than I thought I would. Maybe, I can-"
"Amy? What are you doing here?" the pink hedgehog suddenly heard a familiar boyish voice speak outside her field of view. She then turned to where the voice had come from and saw a familiar two-tailed fox.
"Tails! I didn't know you were at Soleanna as well," Amy replied with excitement before running up to him. "Oh, whatever, I'm just glad to see a familiar face for once! ...wait, if you're here, would you know where Sonic is?"
"That's actually what I wanna know myself," the fox, Miles "Tails" Prower, responded with a concerned expression. "Sonic went off on his own to explore Castle Town a little, but that was almost two hours ago and he still hasn't come back! Given his recent injuries, I'm-"
"Wait, Sonic's injured?!" the pink hedgehog cried in horror upon learning of the blue hedgehog's current state. "What in blazes happe-"
Amy was then cut off by a sudden crashing noise that sounded like it wasn't very far from where she and Tails were! Over the sudden screaming of the now-panicked townsfolk, the twin-tailed fox began, "That didn't sound good. We better check that out, pronto!"
"Way ahead of you, Tails," the pink hedgehog agreed before the two quickly began running towards the direction of the loud crash!
----Town Square, Castle Town, Soleanna - September 20, X014, 3:23 PM UTC
----Finding himself down on the ground back first, which had apparently been turned into a small crater - likely from the force of Sonic's impact, Silver struggled to force himself back on his feet as he slowly rolled over and lifted himself up with his arms with heavy, uncontrolled breaths.
"Hey, c'mon. We better get you some help," the psychokinetic heard the blue hedgehog speak all of a sudden as his eyes widened and body tensed. "Those injuries look-" 
No... don't you dare show me your pity, Iblis Trigger! I have my mission...! Silver thought to himself as Sonic spoke, enraged by his apparent defeat as he grit his teeth with the fury of Iblis itself. I refuse to let it end like this...! 
Without waiting for the hedgehog to finish, Silver promptly held his arm out towards Sonic, locking him into another psychic hold before seeing that the hedgehog was now struggling to break free from his grip as he finally got himself back on his feet.
"I really wish I'd have gotten the jump on you and granted you a swift death," the grey hedgehog began as he lifted his other hand outward, his expression having turned into one of a cold, deathly calm once more. "I'll tell you right now - I don't take defeat in the face of my enemies lightly."
To be truthful, Silver wasn't sure what had gotten to him. All the same, he didn't care either - not at this very moment. He'd wasted more than enough time already. Iblis' wrath would be unleashed upon the world before long, as far as he knew. With that uncertainty of how long he had to pull this off, he found himself the most determined to end this as he'd ever been.
"Now, I'm going to make your last moments the most painful you'll ever get to feel; it's just as much as the one responsible for the world's end deserves!" the psychokinetic, still keeping the blue hedgehog in his psychic hold, declared as he subconsciously began to pull at the joints of his limbs as slowly but forcefully as he could. All the while, Silver could see that Sonic visibly felt every inch of agony this torture would give someone as he groaned and cried from the pain.
After several seconds of keeping it up, the blue hedgehog began to scream bloody murder right as he heard what he recognized as Amy's voice suddenly cry, "Stop!" 
At that instant, he saw Amy and another figure - a yellow fox with twin-tails, appear from the side as the latter quickly held his right arm out while a miniature cannon materialized around it before firing off a blast of energy from it! The blast managed to strike the psychokinetic, causing him to stumble and release his grip on the blue hedgehog, who landed flat on the ground before standing up with visible difficulty. {♫} 
"Amy...?" both hedgehogs simultaneously asked the pink hedgehog, who was now standing between them with her arms held out sideways, protecting the hedgehog behind them, while the two-tailed fox kept his cannon aimed at him.
"Get out of my way, Amy!" the psychokinetic continued as he took up his fighting stance once more. "I have a mission to complete!"
"Absolutely not!" the enraged pink hedgehog responded, not moving an inch from her spot as she then summoned her signature hammer on her hands. Silver could only grunt in frustration as she continued, "I'm not going to let anyone hurt my friends! ...not even you, Silver."
"Amy, you know this guy?" Tails asked the pink hedgehog as he began to help Sonic up on his feet.
"Not a lot, but more than enough," Amy responded curtly, her eyes trained on Silver to ensure he didn't try anything else. "Get Sonic back where you need him! I'll keep him busy."
Sonic tried to protest only for the pink hedgehog - her eyes still locked onto Silver - to continue, "Don't worry about me, Sonic. I can take care of myself! ...just promise me one thing? The next time we see each other... can we talk? ...I mean, have a serious talk?"
Amy was still sure that something hadn't been right with Sonic for a while now. Unsure of when they'd be able to meet again, she had to make sure that he'd at least know what she wanted with him. After a moment of silence, with neither Silver nor Amy moving from their spot, the blue hedgehog finally answered, "Yeah... okay. I at least owe ya for the save."
"Come on, Sonic, let's head back to the castle," Tails began as he began hovering a few feet above ground and, grabbing hold of Sonic's body, began flying off into the direction of the castle.
With the other two gone, the silence continued for a few moments when Amy - visibly upset at this current development - finally spoke, "Silver, please, tell me... your story wasn't a lie, was it...? You're not just some psychopath looking to murder a well-renowned hero to these people, are you?!"
With a slight hint of hesitation, Silver answered, "No. I wasn't lying when I said I came from the future to prevent the end of the world." {♫}
With an expression of disbelief in her eyes, the pink hedgehog continued, "So... you mean to tell me that this ‘Iblis Trigger' person you were looking for - the one who destroyed the world... it was Sonic this whole time?! You're bullshitting me, right!?"
"I know it's hard to believe, Amy, but it's all true!" the psychokinetic began to argue. "I don't exactly know how, but his actions will cause the Flames of Disaster to be unleashed upon the world and leave it in the ruined state it's been left at in the future! That's why, I-"
"No! I don't believe you or that crazy story! He might be a stubborn and cocky brat sometimes, but Sonic always fights for what he thinks is right, whatever anyone else thinks be damned!" the pink hedgehog cried with a smile that betrayed the sadness and anger in her voice. "...and if his actions somehow do end up leading to the end of the world, he wouldn't just leave it be! He'd just get back on his feet and do something about it, and we'd all be there with him, fighting against it together!"
"But Mephiles was the one who showed us the way to prevent my ruined future from coming to pass!" Silver argued once more. "He has the power over time itself, so what he says has to be true!"
"And what if this Mephiles person knew that?!" the pink hedgehog argued back, practically cutting off the psychokinetic, who then fell into a stunned silence. "...what if he used that to his advantage to ensure that you'd believe him? Not everything is as it seems at first, Silver..."
Silver, still stuck in his deafening silence, immediately recalled how suspicious of Mephiles that Solis had been back in their time period. Perhaps his own desperation to defeat Iblis had blinded him from noticing it, but hearing Amy's words now made him stop and think for a second, unable to come up with a response.
Still visibly on the verge of tears, Amy eventually threw something right at Silver's face, bouncing off of him harmlessly before landing on the ground in front of him. "...and I even went out of my way to get you something nice," the pink hedgehog lamented before walking away.
"Amy, wait, I-" Silver began as he reached out to the pink hedgehog.
"I don't wanna hear it! Just... stay away from me. Please," Amy cut the psychokinetic off, turning her back away from him with an audible sniffle. "...goodbye, Silver."
Without another word, the pink hedgehog finally ran off, leaving both Silver and the item she had thrown at him only moments earlier behind. He then picked up the item and saw what appeared to be a silver necklace with a silver plate pendant hanging from it. The pendant appeared to have been engraved with a few words. From Amy Rose, the pendant said.
Upon realizing that Amy had decided to get him a gift of his own - likely as a means for him to remember her by, Silver could feel the regret beginning to sink into his soul as he stared at the necklace in his hands. Before long, he found himself looking up at the sky above, which had now turned from their usual shade of blue to a somber shade of grey as low, rumbling noises of thunder began to sound off moments before tiny drops of rain began to pour down from the sky.
At first, the droplets of rain fell as nothing more than a soft drizzle, though the rate at which the raindrops fell became a little heavier, bringing about a rain heavy enough for the townsfolk to start running towards the nearest place with any kind of cover. At that very moment, Silver never felt more alone in his entire life.
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-Silver: Stage 5 - End-
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