The Omega Timeline

Chapter 48: Remember —By SunnyFox57

Sunny and Bear decided( Mostly Sunny, Bear was too busy overthinking.) to head from major street to minor street where a small battle was still going on.

“Agh I’m so tired. Maybe I could stop and take a nap real quick.” Bear yawned. Sunny stopped and looked at him, flicking her tails. “What—Bear we’re in the middle of a BATTLE!!l She exclaimed, standing up on her hind legs in a attempt to seem taller.

Bear scratched his head. “We are? Oh yeah, I must have forgot. Sorry Fox Girl but when you gotta nap sometimes you have to hibernate.” Sunny stared at him, uncomprehendingly.

“What’s that supposed to mean?” She asked. Bear shrugged. “Hey, I didn’t make the saying.” He said.

Sunny shook her head and shifted her tails. “Come on. Let’s just go.” They continued on their way to minor street. Suddenly Sunny caught sight of Joe pacing back in forth in agitation, a worried look on his face.

“Hey look! There’s Joe!” Sunny called. She’d remembered his name, he’d stuck out to her as someone shy but strong when she’d saw him earlier. “Who? Oh look, there’s You’re So Stupid!” Bear exclaimed. Sunny sighed. Prince Caldren sat, stuck into a building that looked at her had rammed into it.

He was growling and pulling, trying in vain to pull himself out. Ember was gone and Lieutenant Felswand was sitting there on his knees, a vague expression on his face. “They seem to have it all covered.” Bear said.

Rage and Snake were gathered around something that Bear and Sunny couldn’t see. Joe paced back in forth, wringing his hands and hyperventilating. “You’re so stupid! What’s wrong?” Bear called. Joe looked up, tears gathering under his eyes. “The human got hurt!” He gasped out finally, struggling to breath and keep calm.

Bear and Sunny came closer to him. “How bad is it hurt?” Bear asked worriedly. “Was it stung by a bee? I heard that honey helps with that.” Joe shook his head and motioned for them to follow him.

They walked over to Rage and Snake. In front of them lay the human. Her dark brown hair lay around her face, her body was limp and her face was pale. Blood gushed from a large wound jutting from her torso. “She’s fading fast.” Rage said softly. Snake was pulling shards of glass from her scales, wincing as each piece came out.

One of the human’s hands was lying on her chest, grasping a golden heart locket tightly between her fingers. Bear sniffled and buried his snout in his paws.

Sunny pushed her way over to the human and sat down beside her. A tremendous wave of sadness suddenly washed over her but she didn’t know why. Why? She was just a human. A human she’d never seen.

It was just one human. Why did she care so much? “Aurora..”. A name. A familiar name. But she didn’t recognize it. Aurora’s breathing was a becoming more and more shallow and her eyes flickered, focused on some unknown thing in the sky.

A tear dripped down Sunny’s snout. Then another. And another. A soft humming echoed around Sunny, from a voice she’d heard before.

“Aurora..” The voice echoed. Suddenly Sunny was moving, she slid over to Aurora stepping gently onto her chest. She sat down on her haunches and swished her tails nervously.

“Aurora..” A voice called. Sunny’s head shot up. She looked around. None of the others had seemed to hear it. They had their head low in respect and sadness. “Aurora…”

“Save her.” The voice whispered. Sunny looked around. “How?” She asked quietly.

“Show her to the light. Let her remember.” The voice said. “But how? I don’t even remember.” Sunny said, slightly annoyed.

The voice laughed. “You will Sunny, you will. Show her the way. Protect her even though she didn’t protect you…” Sunny lowered her head, fixing her eyes on Aurora’s deathly pale face. “I don’t know how.”

“Show her the way..”

The humming grew louder. Sunny closed her eyes and put her paws on Aurora’s chest. “Show her..”

She lowered her face close to Aurora’s. Aurora’s face had gone still and her breathing had stopped. Aurora was dead.

“I’m sorry. For everything.” Sunny whispered. Tears began dripping rapidly down her snout and her body shook as she sobbed. “I couldn’t do it. I can’t—remember..” Sunny sobbed.

“I don’t know anymore—”

The humming sound increased but the voice had stopped. “REMEMBER..” It suddenly called. Sunny felt like she’d been struck by lightning. A hurricane of thoughts came down on her.

A beam of light suddenly shot from Aurora’s chest towards the sky.

Light surrounded Sunny and her. The other shielded their eyes. “I can’t see anything!” Snake snarled. “What’s going on?!” Joe gasped.

Sunny rose up into the air and her eyes closed then opened, revealing her bright amber eyes. “Remember..” Memories from long long ago cascaded upon her like a flood.

A smile filled Sunny’s face. “Aurora.” Sunny whispered. “Come back to us.” Sunny opened her mouth and a single pure note struck the air. Aurora’s chest vibrated. She shook. “Aurora.” Sunny called. Aurora’s eyes opened suddenly and she stared toward the sky. “Remember..”

Then Sunny fell. She crashed toward the ground. The humming stopped and the light vanished quicker than it had come. She felt exhausted, more tired than she’d ever been in her life. The last thing she saw before she fell unconscious was Aurora standing up, the wound in her chest gone. Then it all went black and Sunny was washed away into a deep heavenly sleep…with no nightmares.