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Sonic & Alicia - I've Loved You For A Thousand Years

Desperate times called for desperate measures. Alicia was loathe to do this, as she wanted to reclaim her land and revenge by her own hands, but now it was obvious she needed help. Without telling any of her servants or allies, she'd taken her horse and ridden off into the forbidden woods, where monsters and spirits were known to dwell.

With a spell book under one arm, she warily entered the dark shadows of the forest, with only the barest of light illuminated through the treetops. If she could bind a spirit, give it a physical form, then it would give her a great advantage over the merely mortal Scourge. At this point, she didn't care which or what spirit it was, what power it would have, or even if it was willing to obey her at first. As long as she captured it, it was a victory already.

She urged her horse to come to a stop, and flipped through the pages, finding the correct spell. Now to wait and find...

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Centuries ago, there was a sleepy village amidst the forest wilds. It's people cultivated the magic of the land and used it to live peacefully amidst their environment. Each person specialized in their own type of magic and helped out in that particular area, whether it was gathering food, lighting the fires in each home, or something else entirely.

However, the people who lived their came to an untimely end at the hand of an immortal mage of the time who sought to purge potential opposing magicians from the world. Though each person who lived there perished, their souls lingered on in an attempt to find peace. Some spirits were strong enough to take physical form and wander the wilds, driving out those who stepped foot in the forest, thus coining the term the "forbidden woods".

Since that time the forest had overtaken the forgotten village. The only evidence of people having lived there at all were some mossy stones which were purposefully arranged and some vague stories that managed to withstand the test of time.

As the footsteps of a horse treaded on the soil near the old village, the trees themselves began to stir and moan at the unwelcome invader. The wind started to howl in an attempt to blow the pages of the book out of the girls hand. Countless whispers of 'leave this place' and 'go away' carried on the wind.

Alicia would never admit she felt fear, even when she was all alone. There was no time to be afraid or to show weakness. As the wind picked up, she clutched the book close to her chest. They weren't going to chase her away that easily! She began to climb off of her horse, and she opened the book again, fighting the wind with her own will.

"Oh spirit, name and form lost to time and memory!" She called out, reciting the pages from the book. "Where they have abandoned you, I will reclaim! Give your life to me, so thou would become my other half, my eternal aide, my guide until my own story is at an end!"

The book began to take on a faint blue hue, and Alicia raised a hand high, shouting as loud as she could. "Come forth to me now, spirit! For now we walk this destined road together! Come forth to me... NOW!"

The earth itself began to tremble like it was in pain as Alicia spoke the incantation. Leaves from the trees started to fall from the branches and catch in the wind, nearly drowning out any words.

Once the words were spoken, small beads of light rose from the earth and collected a few feet above the ground in a bright blue sphere. After a bright flash of the light the environment settled into an eerie stillness. There was no deafening noise, no wind, but it seemed just as unsettling as before.

"....." Came a voice from the formless ball of light.

So far, so good. Now that she had the spirit, she assumed, it was time to give it a physical shape. Alicia didn't have any particular one in mind, but the subconscious is a powerful thing.

"You'd better make this worth it." She muttered under her breath as she approached the orb of light. She then grasped it in one hand, and closed her eyes. In order for a physical body to grow, she had to envision it, so she concentrated on two long legs, two arms, and... well, it was blue already, why not blue fur?

The blue light turned to a bright white as it twisted to conform to its masters wishes. With a bright burst of white the light settled on the Mobian form that the spell had gleaned from Alicia's 'will': A blue hedgehog with messy blue quills and a peach muzzle. The resemblance to the enemy Alicia was trying to defeat was impossible to ignore.

With the light dying down, the spirit collapsed to its knees with its arms heavy at its side. It struggled for a moment to lift its head and open his eyes. "...?" It's eyes watered as he squinted at the girl who stood in front of him. "Who are you?"

Damn - ! She bit on her lip, cursing her weakness. To think that Scourge still had a hold on her... It was too late to change anything now. Alicia was going to snap at him, tell him to merely shut up and obey, but then their eyes met.

And the world turned upside down.

Sudden images flashed before her eyes - of worlds gone by, of another reality where heroes battled daily, where blue fought green, where emeralds shined and the nature of choice was questioned with the same face staring at you. It was too much, and Alicia thought she was going to pass out our grow ill.

But as soon as the sensation had gone, it had left, and Alicia stumbled backwards. Instead of looking like a supreme dominant leader, she was just a frail, frightened woman, down to her last resorts. She put a hand to her throbbing eye, trying to regain control over the situation. "I... I am Queen Alicia. And you are now my familiar."

His expression didn't change as she looked at him so critically, It didn't change when she looked him in the eye, and it didn't change as she made mention of what he was. "Your familiar." He repeated, as if the entire situation were some foreign thing he didn't understand.

The blue hedgehog took a step forward and tried to put his arms around Alicia, presumably to help her stabilize herself in spite of the stumble backward. "Do I have a name?"

But as he tried to touch her, she slapped his hands away. "I said you're my familiar, not to get familiar with me!" She snapped, smoothing down her clothes. "Keep that up, and I'll just call you 'it'!"

But there was something ringing in the back of her head, something about speed so fast it created a boom-like thing... A something boom, a...

"... Sonic."

He flinched at the sound of his name. Through his minds eye could hear the faint echo of someone else calling him by that same..A girl. But like everything else in his memory, her face was muddy and unclear.

Sonic let his hands fall back to his side. "I thought you might be hurt." He looked down. "This forest isn't safe."

"Yes, well, I won't be staying for long now. And neither will you." She moved to her horse, expecting him to follow. "You're coming with me, Sonic."

She tugged on the horse's saddle. "You will help me protect my kingdom, and eventually bring ruin to the one who wronged me."

Though he didn't know well enough not to challenge what she said, he had to wonder how that was going to be accomplished. He didn't remember having any specifically impressive skills. "Is the one that wronged you so bad? You're queen."

"He tried to kill me." She said plainly, leaving out the part where he also broke her heart. "Don't question my orders. Now, get on the horse."

She hadn't expected her familiar to be so... mouthy. Or have a personality. Truth be told, she knew very little about how this was supposed to go.

"I..." He couldn't explain it, but he had a feeling in the pit of his stomach that wanted him to stay put. There was something in the forest that needed him and he wanted to be there. He'd slept there for so long it was hard to imagine going anywhere else.

Sonic looked at the horse. "I have to stay here. I can't go with you."

Alicia gave him a long look before responding. Had she done the spell wrong, or misunderstood it? Her patience was thinning.

"You're coming with me if I have to tie you down!" Which would help... if... she brought anything to tie him with. Anger can make one irrational. "I am your mistress, now get on the horse!"

He gave her an apologetic look before turning to head further into the forest. "I can't help you." He said with a glance over his shoulder as he continued to walk. Though he was concerned for her safety, he didn't have the capabilities to help as far as he remembered. There would be no point in following her.

But as the distance between them grew he began to feel a growing pain in his chest. It soon became so unbearable that he fell to his knees. "...?" Sonic looked at his hand to see it start to become more and more translucent. "...What?"

Finally, something useful! Alicia couldn't help but smirk. She crossed her arms, watching him writhe in pain Just as well an impudent slave should suffer.

"Now are you beginning to understand?" She asked coolly. "You belong to me. You can't live without me now. Your bond with me won't be cut until my dying day."

Sonic struggled to get back to his feet and take a few steps towards the Queen on her horse. He came close enough enough to where the pain subsided, but he still didn't listen to her command to get on the horse beside her. "Why?" He strained to get the words out.

"I don't remember anything. How could I help keep you safe from this person whose tried hurting you?"

"You have a special power." She lightly poked his chest. "All familiars do. Some sort of element, or strength... I can't say for sure what it is yet. But we will find it out. When we return to my castle, we will begin training to discover it."

Still not getting up, was he? Very well.

Alicia walked around until she was behind him, and then began trying to pick him up.

"But I don't want to." He protested even as he was forced back to his feet. He stood on both feet with a lurch, like he could collapse back into the dirt at any moment if Alicia let go of him.

"If familiars have powers, you could get another one. I don't want to be used as a body guard or tool to overthrow some kingdom."

"You - ugh - don't have a choice!" By the gods, he was heavy for a creature that didn't have weight ten minutes ago. "You are not overthrowing - oof - a kingdom, you are protecting mine!" It was much, much harder to try and lift him onto the horse - in fact it was impossible. Did she sell her dignity to get this hedgehog?

"Look, you - ergh - stupid man, I'll feed you, I'll clothe you, I'll strip if that's - agh - what it takes, just get on already!"

Unfortunately, his choices were to follow her instructions or risk walking out of her sight and to deal with the painful consequences. The latter didn't seem like it had much benefit to it. But if she was going to offer to give him what he wanted, then he wasn't about to refuse the chance.

"I wanna remember who I am and where I come from." He said while starting to stand of his own volition. "And once I help you... you need to promise that you'll let me go."

Alicia pulled away from him to catch her breath. She was tempted to hurt him for his insubordination, but that wouldn't things any smoother. Yet he suddenly made things easy for herself.

Once he helped her... What vague terms. It could mean anything. It could be protecting her kingdom. It could mean killing Scourge. It could mean making sure he was no threat until Alicia died.

A wicked smile grew across her face. "... Why didn't you just say so? Of course I can promise that."

One of the down sides of not knowing much was not knowing any better. And Sonic, despite his good intentions, didn't know any better than to take her at her word.

Still..he didn't feel like he wanted to leave the forest. For some reason he felt like there was something there he needed to do..Or something that he needed to protect.

"Fine." He looked back at the thick of trees behind them and at the ruins of old buildings. "Once last question, then we can leave. But why did you come here for a Familiar?"

Out of all his questions and complaints, Alicia had to admit this was the most reasonable. She began to push her spell book back into a satchel on the horse's saddle. "This is a place where powerful and dangerous spirits dwell, and many have not left this place with their lives, or at least their sanity in tact."

"But I had to take that risk... For my kingdom, I will go through any danger in order to keep my people safe."

"So... I was a spirit. I wasn't a person." Amidst a lot of other spirits from the sounds of it. Sonic looked at his hands and flexed all of his fingers one at a time. "And you called me here for help because your Kingdom is in danger."

This might have been a review for Alicia, but considering his knowledge of the situation at hand he was a little slow on the uptake. "You must know something about me and my abilities if you summoned me out of all the other spirits here." He nodded. "And you could summon a lot more of them if you wanted to make sure your Kingdom was protected."

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