STAR : Memory

Prolouge

A blue hedgehog calmly sat at one of the tree's branch. Waving his legs as his eyes are looking at the beautiful scenery.

He looked relaxed and enjoying the sound of the wind and the calm sound from the lake.

He can see the soft lights as it make it's way through the leaves and the brances. He felt the warm of the sun and see it's clear blue sky.

He always love this feeling.

Calm and silence.

Without no one trying to interfere.

Without that fat crazy scientist who always try to kill him with his wacky robots.

Without crowds and reporters chasing him everywhere, screaming.

It doesn't mean he hates his fans. He loved them.

He just need some time to be alone, by himself.

He missed this feeling.

Always.

While he enjoy the serenity, a wierd light suddenly blinded his eyes.

A really bright light.

Out of the curiosity, he jumped from the tree.

His feets perfectly landed on the ground.

Then he decide to walked to the bushes at front of him, where the light had appeared.

He get inside the bushes, and it leads him to a forest.

He walked around the trees, expected to see the light again.

But he see nothing.

The hedgehog feel disappointed.

Just before he started to walk back to the tree, the light appeared again.

The hedgehog turns his back, and saw the light.

He urges to touch the light.

But before his fingers could sense, the light fly away.

But the azure one doesn't just stand there, he chase the light.

The light moving faster than what he expected.

But he doesn't given up yet.

Then the blue hedgehog ran as fast as he could. Fast as the speed of sound, breaking the barrier.

Trees, bushes, rocks or any other obstacles doesn't slow him down.

He effortlessly avoid it.

It's quite a long run.

He run through the hills, forests, lakes, swamps.

Until the light stops, at the middle of a lake.

The lake are really vast, it's pristine and the crystal clear water makes it beautiful.

The blue hedgehog looks hesistant at first.

But his curiousity really gets him.

So he slowly and carefully dipped one of his toe in the lake's water.

He expect his toe will be dipped to the water.

But it's the opposite.

He feel like his feet just touched a solid ground instead.

The hedgehog are really shocked and confused.

So he quiclky place his toe back to the land.

Then he saw the light again.

This time, the light shines more brightly.

As it's inviting him.

After he took a long breath, he place his feet to the water again.

This time, he firmly place his feet back to the water.

He wasn't wrong.

The water does somehow get solid.

Then he placed his other feet to the water.

He anxiously walked over the water.

Step by step.

After a while, he finally reach the center of the lake.

His legs still shaky so do his hands.

But the light at front of him makes him forget those things.

It feels, weird.

But familiar.

The light move closer to him. At front of his face.

He feel like he doesn't think anything.

He mindlessly rub the light.

The warm sensation moving through his fingers.

Then suddenly the light vanishes and the beautiful scenery are replaced with a terrifying vision.

Collapsed building, corpses, fire, childern hiding away at a dark ally.

Mobians, crying at the dead bodies of their love ones, skinny kids who only can rely on garbages to survive.

Those who still survive, suffering from internal injuries, poison, viruses and toxic gasses that spreaded through the air.

There others that more unlucky.

Those who used to rebel the imperialist are suffering in the prison.

Facing cruel and horrible punishments.

Almost no one got freed.

Alive.

Those visions, slashed his heart really deep.

A really deep scar.

Then he felt someone talked inside his heart.

"You're the only one who can save them."

His eyes got open wide.

He remember his father's last senteces. Before he escape this place.

"Never lose your hope, my son. 'Cause believe me, one day you will bring hope again in this univese. You're our only saviour."

"I'm sure you will."

It went dark after that.

The blue hedgehog wakes up from his sleep.

Cold sweats everywhere around his body.

He breathing heavily.

"It's just a dream" he tried to reassure himself.

Just a dream