Sonic Series Fan Fiction ❯ Predator and Prey ❯ Burnin’ Daylight ( Chapter 12 )

Everything happens for a reason and succession is nine tenths of reality's circle…that came from nowhere!

 

 

Chapter 12: Burnin' Daylight

Xander City 7:35 pm outside Toni's Pizza

 

 

“This is gunna be great,” Enrique exclaimed running about the inside of the restaurant.

 

“Yeah,” agreed Marcus as he crawled out from under a booth. “All that crying freaked me out though.” Enrique sat down in a window by his brother.

 

“I thought we were bout to be in the middle of a soap opera or somethin'.” He tapped on the pane and a brown rabbit girl walked through the door and stood next to them.

 

“Whatcha need lil chicos?” she asked in a cheery voice.

 

“Something to do!” Enrique screamed.

 

“Yeah,” Marcus chimed. “We're so bored. Why can't we help out like all the other big kids?”

 

“Cause all those big kids have cars,” she stated smiling to them.

 

“We have a car!” Enrique said. “Our dad gave it to us before he went away.”

 

“Yeah but you can't drive it.” She moved towards the kitchen. “Come on you two. I'll give you something to do for a while.”

 

“Like what?” they asked in unison.

 

“We'll make a pizza.”

 

“YEAH!” They hopped down from the sill and raced behind the counter; the rest of the dinner was filled with many other children who ate away at a variety of things, waiting for the cue.

 

 

Half way across town the black hedgehog, red fox, and gray echidna sat behind a few bushes looking out at the Court House. Shadow seemed to be the only really concentrating on the mission while his company watched him replaying the morning's events over in their minds. They knew what wanted to be said between them but it was just too sensitive to speak of.

 

“Well, this is fun,” Antonio sighed tugging at the backpack slung over his shoulder. “How much time's left?” he asked Damien who looked at his wristwatch and grimaced.

 

“Another twenty minuets,” he growled. “Why the hell did we come early again?”

 

“It was Ami's idea and you know what Ami says goes.” The young fox glanced at Shadow who seemed lifeless. “I don't see why we let her push us around. I mean I'm a man. I don't have to take shit from no one.”

 

“Is that why you still let Angel do your hair?” the echidna snickered.

 

“Hey man, I only trust her with my hair and you know that.” He brushed a hand over his corn rolls.

 

“Yeah, whateva!” Damien leaned back on his left arm and looked at his watch again making that face once more. “We need to stop listening to Ami. She always gets so hyped up when it comes to Sticking to the plan. I swear it's like someone shoved a stick up her ass man.” After that they sat in silence for a long while until the echidna's watch went off and they began to approach the Court House. Damien glanced at Shadow who seemed so intent on doing what they came to do even though his thoughts did wander.

 

“They were together weren't they?” the hedgehog suddenly asked as they slipped around to the back door.

 

“What?” Damien asked taken back a bit.

 

“Jaxon and Kylee,” he sighed. “They were…you know?”

 

“Uh…” The echidna thought long about it. “Are you sure you want to hear this?” Shadow stared at him unblinkingly and he took that as a yes. “Well they were…close.”

 

“More like inseparable!” Antonio blurted having dropped in on the conversation. Damien gave him a deathly stare and he threw up his hands. “WHAT?! It's the truth and you know it. It was like they were made for each other or somethin'.”

 

“But that was back when they were kids. Who knows how fast they would have grown apart if they'd still been together till now.”

 

The fox shook his head. “No, our moms' said that what they had was rare,” he protested. “The only way they would have grown apart is if one of them died.” The echidna took notice to the suddenly cold look the hedgehog wore and took Antonio into a headlock. “AH! LEGGO MAN!”

 

“You just love runnin' ya mouth don't you?” Damien growled grinding his fist into that well done head of hair. “I swear sometimes you just run at the mouth like no body's business.”

 

“It's okay,” Shadow said still quite frigid in his manor now. “Let him go and keep talkin'.”

 

Damien growled once more at Antonio then let him go. He stood to the side trying to fix his hair as the older males continued with the topic. “If it isn't already obvious they did break up which couldn't have happened at a worse time. Now this is where I have to go a bit off the subject cause Gigit is a pretty twisted kid; mentally mainly. We always knew he was a bit…unstable but no one really cared that much cause in a sense I guess we're all crazy. He never talked much about how he got the way he was I think only to Ky but she's not tellin' anyone. All we know is it had to do with his pop's and that's about it. Well, back when they were going out his dad didn't like the thought of them going out but he wasn't around for long cause he disappeared. Gigit was protective of Ky, like extremely and did practically anything for her even if she didn't want him to. He missed a week a school just to stay by her side and make sure she got over it okay. It was…sweet.”

 

“It made me sick,” Antonio, said grimacing as he dug through his bag for three headsets.

 

“NO BODY ASKED YOU STUPID HEAD!” Damien barked then regained his composure. “So anyway they had a good life together with Gigit slowly loosing more of his mind. I don't know why but seeing her cry just drove him off the deep end and all he wanted to do was make things right no matter what the cost…then it happened. Her mom was killed. It was like being in a horror film. Ky locked herself in her room and garage for days on end. She wouldn't even talk to Gigit. He couldn't stand being away from her and then one day he snapped. He stole a gun from one of the stores just around the corner from where he lived and went out to kill the bastards that brought his girl's whole world crashing down in just seconds. He found him but he didn't get around to finishing what he started. We found him in time and Kylee calmed him down. He was shaking, hell, we were all shaking. It was just so scaring watchin' all this happen and feeling so…helpless. He got sent away to an asylum for a few months and checked out legally sane, but we still doubt that. She didn't want to be with anyone so that broke his heart. They agreed ta always be there for each other if no one else will.” He sighed running a hand through his hair as he looked up at Shadow for the first time in a while. He appearance did soften some but not by much. In so many ways, he was hurt. Her heart would never fully belong to him as his did to her; it was like chasing something that was too fast for you.

 

Damien touched his shoulder handing him the headset. “Come on man, its almost time.” He slipped the head set on thinking of how his dear Kyleena reminded him of Maria.

 

Near across town there sat a moving truck just sitting through the sixth cycle of a traffic light. The blaring lights of eight police cars surrounded it, sixteen officers held arm as they stared down the occupants. A grey cat's right eye twitched as she stared forward gripping her knees in frustration and growled, “There is a reason why we have a plan.”

 

“I know,” responded the hedgehog in a dull tone.

 

“Then why are we here surrounded by pigs and five minuets early?” Her eye twitched again. “Can ya tell me that Ky or do I have to jump down your throat for answers?”

 

“Hey,” the red fox between them screamed holding up her hands. “Just chill Ami. She probably has a good reason for this.” Hopefully. She sighed and turned to her best friend. “Huh Ky?” She looked to them and smirked something that would rival Shadow's sadistic grin.

 

She pushed a button on the side of her headset and spoke quite sweetly, “Shads baby, do you have the keys?”

 

“Yeah,” his response rang through the link to every com. “On my way.”

 

“You heard the Gigit?” Ky asked awaiting a response. A howl rang through and there was cheering coming from the background. “Alright then start us off!” She and the two other women moved to the back of the truck disappearing into darkness.

 

“Ladies and gents of our twisted central!” the otter yelled over the com link and Quake. “Are you ready?!” He got several screams in response. “Let's set these streets on fire cause it is gettin' sick!” An intense beat played across the headsets of over a hundred people. The back doors of the moving truck burst open as two motorcycles, one carrying two people, flashed into view flying over two cop cars and landing on the pavement to speed away from them. The trio sped down the streets as if it was nothing weaving in and out of cars as they avoided the police.

 

“Dusty!” Kylee called out to her friend. “Get Smokey to the diner, I'll try and wave off some of the heat.

 

“Gotcha!” she nodded and careened left down an alley leaving all eight cars to chase after Kylee. The hedgehog only smirked, hit a ramp off the back of a tow truck, and landed on top of a bus off it onto the street. She jerked her bike to the right and lost three fourths of the squad in the mess left behind.

 

“Green, green, green!” she called into her headset. “I need help getting these ass holes off my tail!”

 

“I gotcha Vicious!” a masculine voice responded and a black motorcycle followed by a black and blue car flashed into view. She hanged a left beside the new biker causing the two police pursuing her to crash into the one cop following said biker. The mess brought a grin to her face.

 

Shadow zoomed down a dirt road turning up dirt devils each time his feet pounded the ground. He slid next to the tall cat that was Paco and gazed at the several dump trucks, its drivers, and hands before passing him the keys. The door itself was quite heavy as it took both men to pull just one aside. The contents of the warehouse were quite large and covered in layers of dust.

 

“It's like this stuff hasn't been used for years,” Paco awed as he scanned the boxes. “Hey Shady, find anything yet?” He turned to where the hedgehog was popping in and out of view then suddenly stopped.

 

“Found them!” he called out to the others and soon they gathered around ready to move them out. In the process of moving each set of two to a truck, he counted them, eye twitching with the result. “Ami we have a problem.”

 

“WHAT DO YOU MEAN WE HAVE A PROBLEM!” she shrieked cause everyone to grab their ears and groan in pain.

 

“We have an extra set.”

 

“What?” she growled. “Gah! Never mind it. I'll send over an extra truck and figure out where the hell it's supposed to go just get the rest of the shit where it needs to go.” She fell silent and in about ten minuets, three transports were already to go.

 

“Shady!” Paco called out to him and in not even seconds, he was by his side carrying a rather large box in his hands. The cat blinked then laughed. “Put that down and take these three out.” He nodded, placed the box in one dump truck and ran along side the small caravan over the dirt road to the edge of the city. Instantly both flanks were covered by a group of bikers and one full-size truck carrying the wolf twins Jordan and Roger who howled to acknowledge their presence as the back of the truck opened up and they rolled off the back on their four wheelers.

 

“YO SHADOW!” rang out Antonio's voice. The black blur rushed by his side and waved.

 

“Shady do us a fav and coveh the rear!” said a woman's voice that didn't sound familiar but he obeyed and hopped onto the back of the last truck and held on, the passing wind blowing around his clothes. It didn't take much time for two cop cars to pull up along side of them, blue and red lights flashing, sirens blaring. “Damn it!” the woman cried. “Ant!”

 

“I got it!” the fox laughed and pulled a bat from off his back and rolled up to one car and smashed the back seat window in and sped off howling like a mad man.

 

“I've got the other one,” Shadow announced and ran to the head of the line waiting for the right moment to jump on the hood of the car. “Jordan, Roger, get the rear!” He leapt down and buried his shoes and hands into the hood of the car glaring at the officer as he tried desperately to control the car. Shadow smirked bring his foot around and smashed in the window taking hold of the wheel and pulling it to the driver's right down a busy street.

 

“GO SHADY GO!” his caravan cheered as they saw him disappear. He felt such a rush from the encouragement that he felt more than bold. He turned around and sighed, “Oh shit,” and leapt from the car as it crashed into a brick wall. Shadow landed on his feet smirking and whipping off his hands. “That was close.” After this point, everything seemed to happen in slow motion. Turing to stomp down the road, a blue blur caught his eye. It didn't stop, it just flew past him and he froze knowing the danger of this to the plan. He remembered what Kylee had called out and did the same. “Green, green, green. I got a problem here.”

 

“NO MORE PROBLEMS!” Ami shrieked. “I JUST FINISHED THE LAST ONE!”

 

“Chill Ami, this one I can handle. I just need a helmet.”

 

“I gotcha Shadow!” said Kylee bringing a smile to his face. She was out of her dreary mood from earlier. “Street.”

 

He turned around several times watching as the blur stopped by an orange fox and a pink hedgehog. Catching sight of a street sign he called out, “Gillian Boulevard.” A minuet couldn't even pass when a black hedgehog's helmet was flung at him and a girl motorcyclist stopped by him on a green bike with an angel painted on it and “Kat's Little Angel” in silver. He shoved the head covering on and eyed the paint job. A shiver ran up his back but then he turned to approach the blue hedgehog walking up the street. Kylee glanced at him and revved the engine before speeding off in the same direction. “Distraction!” she called out almost giggling and flew by Shadow's target and smacked him on the back of the head.

 

“What the hell?!” he cried out rubbing the back of his head.

 

“Sonic are you okay?” the pink hedgehog screamed rushing to his side.

 

“I'm fine Amy but that guy won't be.” He turned to run after Kylee but Shadow stood in his way and knocked him back. “FUCK IT!” he growled. “What the hell do you want?”

 

“Don't touch my girl,” he growled trying to mask his voice and shoved him. Sonic could only see himself growing with anger in the visor of the motorcycle helmet.

 

“I don't have time for this BS,” he snapped and tried to push past him only to be shoved back again. Shadow was enjoying this a bit. “Hey pal, unless you want somethin' get the hell outta my way!”

 

“Actually I do.” He smirked and snatched the orange tinted sunglasses from atop the blue one's head. “These would so look better on me.” He pocketed them and turned to walk away. “Thanks for the shades.” Before Sonic could reach out for him, Shadow dashed down the street making sure he was following, which he did. He'd lead him around town until he was exhausted if he had to.

 

“Ami the second group is heading towards the diner,” Paco called into his headset. He was sitting behind the wheel of a black hummer taking up the rear of a four dump truck caravan.

 

The twins were sitting in the window staring out at a cop and turned to the grey cat shaking their heads. “Take it slow for a second,” she replied. “We have two cops right outside. I'll give the all clear in a bit.”

 

“Now?!” the two red hedgehogs asked in unison. The cat nodded and Enrique pushed his brother out the door. Marcus had a mischievous look as he approached the police officers as they exited their car. He forced out fake tears and pouted sniffling at nothing. As he stepped closer he heard on speak of the many chases going on. The first officer turned and nearly knocked over the tiny hedgehog who fell over any way and began to wail.

 

“Whoa little guy,” the first said and kneeled in front of him. “You okay?” He shook his head furiously as he rubbed at his eyes. “Where's your mom.” He shrugged his shoulders. The officer frowned and got to his feet to talk to his partner. “We got lost kid on our hands.”

 

“I'll send in a report,” the second officer said then jumped seeing Marcus' twin standing beside him crying. “Whoa! Where'd this one come from?” He picked up the new on dressed in blue and held him up. Each time they turned to try to call in a report more and more children appeared crying like no tomorrow. Moreover, as the caravan rolled by, the cops were too occupied with toddlers to notice anything suspicious say for the dozen or so kids before them.

 

“Whose kids are out there again?” Paco laughed.

 

“Ya mama's now shut up and keep going,” Ami snapped, her furious heard in the background. “Shadow!”

 

“Busy!” he growled as he knocked Sonic into a brick wall. They had run into this alley not too long ago trying to keep from the streets.

 

“What?!” Her eye almost twitched as she glared at the empty diner then down at the computer screen.

 

“I mean…AH!” He now lay on his back growling.

 

“What the hell are you doing?!”

 

“Nuthin'! So what's the problem?”

 

“I need you to go to the center of the city and check the roof top of the highest building now!” She heard growling then what should have been a yes.

 

“I'm on my way!”

 

“Kylee where are you?” Ami asked pulling up more files.

 

“Escorting down 5th why?” she inquired looking behind to the many trucks that followed.

 

“You, Dusty and Tweak go clear out the streets around the Mason building. After that, take the last truck there. Don't forget this cause I know you suck at math, eight to Quake and one to Mason. Got it?”

 

“Yeah, yeah I can fuckin' count.” She fell back and signaled for a purple car to take the lead as she soon met up with her two friends and made way towards Shadow's general direction. “Hey Dragon I know you're out there,” she called gazing up.

 

“So what if I'm stalking you?” he chuckled popping in and out of her view. “I've got every right to follow after all I'm only helping.”

 

“Look ahead of us for trouble okay?” Angel asked riding between Kylee and Damien.

 

“Gotcha!” He flew out overhead and waved as he bounded from rooftop to rooftop gaining momentum.

 

“Ami, Ami!” came somewhat of a childish voice then a laugh.

 

“They ready?” she asked.

 

“Two are already set up. We're working on the third right now.” He grunted a bit as he helped push a heavy shaft into position. “Okay three up.”

 

“Move on to the next spot, the next four trucks should be there in a little bit.” She looked behind her out a long window and caught sight of the last truck moving out followed by a squad of cop cars. “WHAT THE FUCK?!” she shrieked and everyone groaned in response to the shrill noise.

 

“What the hell was that for?!” Damien cried.

 

“One of the last trucks is being tailed by the whole fuckin' police force! Someone get on it now!”

 

“Chill Ami it's just me and my unit,” said Officer Derrick. Ami sighed just about ready to have a heart attack. “Want us to follow Ky and the other two.”

 

“Yeah but try and give them some kind of notice,” she murmured. “Like, flash your lights or something.” Ami slammed her head on a counter and heard echoed “Ouch” and “Are you alright?” from most of the crew. “GET TA WORK!”

 

“ARGH!” everyone groaned and ceased speaking to her for fear of an ear ach. As a mad man mixed the hypnotic beats, time seemed a blur. There seemed no stopping any of them, these children of long abandoned youth. Speed was their master and they could only obey for daylight was the enemy. One after the other the obelisks of modern technology went up. Hopes held by a string on whether or not this plan would fall through. The most worried being Shadow as he stood over looking the quieting city, the wind from the high altitude of Mason Tower blew at his quills. As of late, he allowed a bit of his bangs to grow out but not much. Those piercing ruby eyes could see everything from his perch, the woods, Kylee's, the outskirts where Quake lay. He wanted nothing more than to protect this place. His new home even if it meant leaving but there was something keeping him from running away and never looking back. Soft hands curled around his right arm and tugged him back from the edge.

 

“You'll fall if you stand that close,” came a soothing voice. Shadow turned to gaze into eerie sliver eyes that sent a chill up his spine; something so familiar in them. Kylee smiled and kissed his cheek pulling him back more. “I don't want to lose you.” He nodded and wrapped his arms around her. Behind them, a group of officers was helping Angel, Dragon, and Damien set up the remaining transmitter.

 

“Let's stay here tonight,” he murmured nuzzling against her neck.

 

“Why?” she asked in a giggle, looking into his eyes.

 

“So we can see the sun rise.” His eyes flashed from the passing cars below and he made a very genuine smile. “It'll be a first for me anyways.” She kissed his lips and he held her there for sometime before letting her go and sat down facing east. The little red hedgehog curled up next to him resting her head on his shoulder.

 

“We're gunna be here a long time ya know,” she giggled thinking it best to bring up that little detail.

 

“I know but as long as I'm with you it doesn't matter,” he purred into her ear, pulled her into his lap, and held her there. For what seemed like days, they sat and waited long after the others had left them to be alone. It was quiet say for the occasional car and bird but they didn't care. It was a moment that someone would over look in a heartbeat but live on with them; the mixture of orange and red as the sun peaked up from the horizon. It was nothing short of beautiful.

 

 

 

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