i know a lot of you don’t give a fuck about latinos issues, but venezuela may or may not be entering in a TOTAL dictatorship tomorrow, and i’m so fucking angry, i’m so sad…i’m not venezuelan i’m argentinian and i’m so angry because we can’t do shit to help our venezuelan friends we can do nothing to help the people from venezuela we can just PRAY that everything will okay and venezuela can kick maduro’s ass out of their country, so CAN YOU [THE REST OF THE WORLD] JUST HELP US, LATINOAMERICA, PRAYING FOR VENEZUELA??? please, i’m losing my shit out here because i don’t have not a single way to contact my venezuelan friend and i’m fucking worried. sorry for swearing i’m really freaking out
Fifteen people died in riots yesterday (July 30, 207) alone. People are literally starving to death, not because they don’t have any money, but because there simply isn’t any food in supermarkets across the country. The shelves are completely bare - no food, no water, no toilet paper, no nothing.
This isn’t a political crisis anymore. It’s a humanitarian crisis. And it pisses me off that people don’t care about it as much as they would if this wasn’t happening in a Latinamerican country. You KNOW this wouldn’t have gotten this far if it was France, or the UK, or Canada. But because the people suffering are Latinos, the global community doesn’t give a shit, and that directly leads to people dying.
#listen I’m Colombian and the horror stories we hear about what’s going on at the border chill me to the bone#please do whatever you can to help Venezuela
do you know of anything those of us living in north america or elsewhere can do to help? if not that’s totally fine it’s not your responsibility at all, just wondering since you are a lot closer geographically to what’s happening than i am.
Feed the Protest (Alimenta la Protesta) helps get food and water to the protestors
Donate medical supplies for the med students from Universidad Central de Venezuela who are helping treat victims | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook
Santuario Luna - Organization dedicating to helping and saving stray animals caught in the midst of the violence. I could only find the website in Spanish, but you can find the donate button at the bottom of the page
If you have sewing skills, you can make and send vests designed to protect against high-impact blows for the protestors with this pattern here. Again, it´s in Spanish but there´s very helpful images
Comparte por una vida (Sharing for Life) feeds malnourished Venezuelan children victims of food scarcity and extreme inflation that causes what little food there is to be basically unattainable (instagram)
Sun.Risas is a nonprofit that helps children around the world and has a Venezuelan effort. Donate | Most needed supplies | Instagram
Masks vs. Bombs gets anti-tear gas protection to protestors
tomorrow is election day in my country but that is a bad new because if the actual government win, my country (Venezuela) is going to be communist (plus its an illegal election) the current president, a drug trafficking and dictator, would rule as he wants and that means:
there will be no means of communication
no internet
no more democratic elections
no more banks or credit/debit cards
if i want to travel to another country i’ll not be able to
i’ll not be able to decide my religion cause the president decides for me
not to mention the economic and social crisis we already have. In the last months they have killed almost 100 (or more) people for thinking differently, have been tortured and put in jail without reason! And everything could get worse!
I don’t know if you would read this, but please help us. Many countries have opposed to this situation (we don’t have food or medicines or even toothpaste who is fucking expensive here).
Help my country, pray for us or send help. Do something! People is dying here, is like a war disguised as democracy. Or to put it in terms that understand: it’s like The Hunger Games but worse
Update: Today have killed 15 people for thinking different, this can’t be happening, it’s illegal and no one helps us. the airlines left the country, that means no one can travel outside. It’s awful, please pray for us. Please
Ok guys, they won. they won with 8 millions of votes. but don’t be fooled. Today the polling places were empty, and at 3pm only 1 million of people voted (less than the 2%) My cousin told me that they use information of DEATH PEOPLE to gain votes.
Ten countries don’t recognize this election. Was a fraud election. And the only thing that need matter is the fact that 15 PEOPLE WERE KILLED TODAY, and two of them were just TEENAGERS (13 and 17 years old)
one woman was FIRED of her work for doesn’t go to vote (according to her family, she was an amazing employed). People have crossed the border with Colombia to not stay here
The president is talking now, he’s saying that “the socialism won” that “no one motherfucker (talking about the people who are opposed to this) is going to rule here”. Things are going to be worse.
If you want to help, pray for us. go to the embassies of Venezuela in your countries and don’t recognize this government, this election
Nicolas Maduro is a killer, a torturer, HE IS A LIAR. PEOPLE IS DYING HERE, WE DON’T HAVE MEDICINES AND FOOD AND BASIC STUFF TO LIVE. PEOPLE ARE EVEN EATING FROM THE GARBAGE.
THIS COULD HAPPEN IN THE NEXT HOURS OR DAYS. READ THE IMAGES BELOW
Spread the word please. DONT LET THE PRESIDENT SILENCE US
Ok guys, they won. they won with 8 millions of votes. but don’t be fooled. Today the polling places were empty, and at 3pm only 1 million of people voted (less than the 2%) My cousin told me that they use information of DEATH PEOPLEto gain votes.
Ten countries don’t recognize this election. Was a fraud election. And the only thing that need matter is the fact that 15 PEOPLE WERE KILLED TODAY, and two of them were just TEENAGERS (13 and 17 years old)
one woman was FIRED of her work for doesn’t go to vote (according to her family, she was an amazing employed). People have crossed the border with Colombia to not stay here
The president is talking now, he’s saying that “the socialism won” that “no one motherfucker (talking about the people who are opposed to this) is going to rule here”. Things are going to be worse.
If you want to help, pray for us. go to the embassies of Venezuela in your countries and don’t recognize this government, this election
Nicolas Maduro is a killer, a torturer, HE IS A LIAR. PEOPLE IS DYING HERE, WE DON’T HAVE MEDICINES AND FOOD AND BASIC STUFF TO LIVE. PEOPLE ARE EVEN EATING FROM THE GARBAGE.
THIS COULD HAPPEN IN THE NEXT HOURS OR DAYS. READ THE IMAGES BELOW
Spread the word please. DONT LET THE PRESIDENT SILENCE US
This post blessed me fam:
During the week I got a job, a place to stay, booked my 21st birthday trip, finished my classes, got a test extension, saw me sister and she bought me food, vibed with some beautiful black people
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ERYKAH BADU BLESSED ME AND TOUCHED ME AND SANG TO ME.
hey guys!!! someone asked me if i could tell them some tips for studying a new language so i thought i’d make a masterpost so everyone could see it and use it!!! happy learning ❤️📚 (x)
i wanted to add more things but it was going to be too long, so if you want me to add anything else tell me and i’ll make another masterpost with it!!
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After a whole month without internet, the first thing I do is check my Tumblr, then I see the last post of @drawloverlala about the shipping challenge and I felt a really pleasant surprise, I appreciate your drawing about the story I write months ago, and I didn't ask for it. So, to thanks you for all the things you do (give me the oportunity to write "promises", the lot of kidness you have when we discuss for ideas, and more) I draw this little thing. I know you like sonamy, so I did it for you to have your own gift about the challenge, Hope you like it (I tried to draw Sonic and amy but I failed :D)
Sonic Skyline A.U by: Drawloverlala (Thanks you for everything)
The next day, in the Amy´s Bakery, she was working, like always, then, Sonic enter the shop and go directly with Amy, “Hi Amy, Sally told me that you need me to do a special delivery, so I come as far I can…” – “Don´t worry about it, I did it” Amy interrupt him, “So tell me, How was your last adventure?” – “Fine, I guess…”, Sonic respond (with a little discomfort, because he really want to impress Amy with that delivery) “I went with Tails to a rare Island, and the worst thing is that I deliver an “Magic” boomerang to a crazy badger, she told about the end of the world, the sky will fall and something like that, …you know the usual… but is a very cool person if I have to say, maybe one they I bring you there, because she don’t want to leave her house… but… if you done the delivery… who was the client?” , then Amy says: “It was for Shadow…” , Sonic respond: “What! For that jerk! If he did something to you I...” – “He don’t do anything you moron!” Amy interrupt and hit him with her hammer: “For you information, he was a gentleman, he brings me back to my home when it was too late, no like other…”, Sonic with a little of jealous ask: “So what took you two so much time?” – “Don’t worry about it, but I can’t tell you… because I made a promise to not talk about it” Amy respond as she winked to him.
Meanwhile, in the Shadow´s house, Rouge come to the building and said: “Hey Shadow! You have something for me?” – “Besides the patience to deal with you ...Yes, Amy left these packages for you…” Shadow respond, “Oh don’t be like that honey, with that attitude, you never find a girl…” Rouge said while she inspected the boxes, and then she added: “Oh! I found a special box for you”, Shadow did not expect this, he thought that is was another of Rouge´s joke, but he saw the name on the box, he don´t understand why she do that, then Rouge continuous: “I think that this box is a gratitude gif?…Well grumpy, I leave now, thanks you for the favor, see you tomorrow handsome” after that, Rouge start to fly away from the house (with her packages of course). Later, Shadow was looking the box, “What´s inside?, maybe I made a mistake in trusting her so much…” he thought, but when he opened the box, he was surprised, the box was full of Koulourakias, and also there was a note, he open it and he start to reading:
“Dear Shadow:
Sorry for read your book, I didn’t know that is was yours until I read the diary, I think that is was a cooking book, because this recipe was in the first page… so to make a proper apologies, I do these Koulouraikas for you, I have to say it was so funny and easy to do, I hope these cookies strike you memories about your time on Earth, I wish someday you explain me how is the Earth and the beauty behind it.
Whit Love and so many apologies: Amy Rose
P.D: If you want more, just tell me”
Shadow was dumbfounded, he didn’t believe that he will eat another Maria´s cookies, but he was a little skeptical so he try one, and... he loved it, because the cookie taste exactly like the ones that Maria made, after he eat all the box, with a chuckle he told to himself “Now I have three promises to realize…”
Sonic Skyline A.U by: Drawloverlala (Thanks you for everything)
(The present)
The book ends here, and Amy was touched by the story, but then she realized that she have to deliver the cakes and the book to Shadow, “What I have to say about it? And if he turns very mad for it?” she said to herself, and in this moment she had an idea…
Later, she arrived in the house of Shadow with the charge, the house was a very small and white building, with a roof and some ornamentation of brick; then she press the ring house… after some minutes, a voice sounds “What do you want!”, “…if clearly was Shadow…”, Amy thought to herself and respond: “He…Hello, it´s Amy with some delivery for Rouge, there are some cakes in it… She told me that I have to send this to you…”, but there was no response, everything fell in silence for a minute and suddenly, He opened the door and said: “Come in…”, and Amy obey his order.
Once inside, she began to detail the house, there were anything special, only some grey furniture, and a table, that was all his living room, but suddenly, she saw a large window which had a beautiful view of the sky, and if you looked more closely, it could see the earth from above, Amy was looking the view, but Shadow interrupt: “If you want, you can put the cakes on the table…”, Amy reacts and realized the task, later she said: “I want to talk… for something important”, this phrase caught the attention of Shadow, and she continued talking: “Have you ever imagined how the earth is?”, Shadow was quiet for a moment and said: “What do you want with that question?...” – “Eh… nothing, is that I always very curious about what or how is the world is beneath us, I found it interesting to visit the Earth someday…” Amy responds, she was expecting some reaction from Shadow, but he was very calm and serious when he responds: “Well… someday your dream will come true, if you find a way to do it, but that is not my issue”; Amy found a little frustrated because it does not get any evidence of its past, so she tried with something more direct: “Well…Some days ago, when you and Sonic fought, I found this… a book, and I found a recipe, something called Koul… Koulourakia! , and I want to know two things, first, is this book is belongs to you? , and second, where this dessert come from?”, there was a moment of silence and Shadow said: “Where do you find it? I lost this book many months ago, so you stole it right… Because if you did it, I swear I…” – “It was an accident, I found it in the last fighting you have with Sonic in the library of one of the Eggman´s factory, I don’t really know that this books is a diary, I think it was a cookbook or something like that, please forgive me!” Amy responds. When Shadow was going to take the book from her hands, a letter slipped between the pages and fell to the floor, and this letter have written “To Shadow”; the two hedgehogs stand still for a second, and then, they star a little fight to see who gets the letter, in one point, Amy took the letter and Shadow will snatch it, but the letter broke through the middle, and the two hedgehogs says at the same time: “Look what you have done!...” and then both realized that the fight were unnecessary, they stay quiet for a minute, and then Amy said: “I…I´m so sorry… I didn´t want to…” – “Don´t worry about it, perhaps, it was my fault…” Shadow interrupts; another minute pass and then Amy had an idea: “What if we read the letter, if for you after all, maybe this letter was written by Maria…” , she was impressed when Shadow respond: “Whatever, this situation can´t get worst…”, he gave his part of the letter and walk to the window, “What are you waiting… read it” He said , Amy was paralyzed for a seconds, she don´t believed the situation, but she put together the pieces of paper and she began to read in a tone of voice that Shadow can hear her:
“Dear Shadow:
If you are reading this maybe you are now in your home, I hope you are happy there. Maybe you would have a question all this time when we take different paths, why I was so determined to not come with you to the sky when we last see each another on Earth?
Well the answer is a little hard to explain, We know that if you were more time in the Earth, the leaving will be more hard for both, and I really don´t want that. You are my best friend in all time, actually… the only one… and it would be very wrong to leave you on Earth with me, and will be the same way if I go with you to the sky, when you maybe have a lot of friends that are worried about you, and above all… The Sky is your real home, I don´t want to be that persons who take a creature or people to stay with them by force, or that person who create chaos in other places, like happened on Earth with you, I don´t have fear about that, is that also have a family, that somehow, they care about me, and it will be unfair from them that the same way is unfair for you to stay on Earth… In the short time we met, I knew that you are an independent spirit; you always do your thing by your own…
For that we have our promise, I hope you are searching a way to bring humans and mobians together, I´ll do my best for that, and one day, we will find again… but don´t give up, even if everything is against you, because we have to give them a chance to be happy, to see a better world, I know you would do that, and that day, I will be so proud of you…
With love and hopes, Maria R.”
When she finished reading she saw Shadow, he was with a tear in his cheek and he said in a low tone: “Maria…”
A moment of silence remained in the room, but later Amy said in a gentle tone: “So… why do you help Eggman?, if you know that Maria wants to unite the humans and mobians… Eggman wants to conquer the sky by creating super storms and panic between us? …” – “You´re sound like him… you know…” Shadow replay, Amy with a little blush of her cheeks respond: “I don´t say that he will betray you‼… it´s that I don´t find the reason why do you help him… you´re not stupid, you know that what Eggman is doing is wrong and…” – “I´m doing it because he have some information about all the stories of the mobian culture, also he has a database to each habitant of the sky… It that something to you… if you have stolen and reading my personal book… you may already you has the answer for that…” Shadow respond, and for that Amy said: “I repeat, I - don’t – stole – the – book, I found it in the factory of Eggman the last time we see each another” then she realize and comment something: “But wait… Shadow if your real name? ... This name isn´t the name that Maria gave you… or is a coincidence …” , Shadow was shocked, he didn´t though about that possibility, his took a deep breath and then he respond: “Do you have any other solution… I don´t care so much about my past… but the technology he use to translate the ancients language of the mobians, help me to research, but …” he was silent for a moment, in that instant, Amy said: “The language are very difficult to translate?” – “Yes…” Shadow answered: “is quite difficult even for the Eggman´s machines… I don´t know how to made my part for Maria´s whish…” , The room was in complete silent for a long time, Shadow go to the window and he see all the houses that have their own light, is like to see a ton of artificial stars, Amy felts sympathy for him, so she decided to go to the window and she stood beside him, she look the landscape for a moment, and then she talk: “You know… I can help you… I understand a little the ancient language because a close friend of mine knows about it… maybe if I…” – “I don´t want your help, I will do this thing for my own, I´m only with Eggman because I take advantage of its technology, nothing more…” Shadow said with a serious and anger tone, but Amy respond in the same way: “Why you don’t trust other people, I want to help you, but you are keeping this whole ego that you only can do that, No you can´t!”, and then, Shadow start the dispute: “Why do you think I can trust you? I only know your name and your profession, you stole my …” – “For the last time: I don´t stole your stupid book‼! I found it on the Eggman´s Factory‼!” – “So why do you think he will doing whit the book‼” – “I don´t know‼”, then the room was quiet again, the last question made the two stubborn hedgehogs to think… but there are no answer by the moment… so Amy have another proposition to him: “Let’s make a deal” she said: “I don´t say anything about this whole situation whit the other, it will be our secret if you wanted, but, you have to trust me that I will help you with the translations, and you promise me to leave Eggman if you find a better opportunity to do your research, without damaging our world… deal?” , Shadow was in a rare and difficult situation at the same time, he don´t want to deal with the other people to know about his real goal, but he don´t have other options, he clearly was tricked by his ego “This girl is smart…” thought to himself, “Well… it seem that I don´t have anything to lose… so… I accept your deal” Shadow respond, Amy was happy about the answer, and she said with a lot of joy: “Yaayyy‼ Thanks you!, You will not regret it I swear” then, she look her clock and… “Oh no, It´s late! , how I could go to my home now?...” she said, but then Shadow respond: “I see, maybe I will gone regret this but… since you found my book and returned it… if fair that help you with that problem” – “How?” Amy asked, then Shadow took the cyan emerald and grabs Amy hand, and yell: “Chaos Control!”, and in a moment they were on the bakery, then Amy thanked Shadow, but he wasn´t there anymore, so she assumed that he don’t like the farewells…
Sonic Skyline A.U by: Drawloverlala (Thanks you for everything)
At night, when she ends all her cakes and desserts, she decided to finish that book, so she prepares a cup of tea and she began reading:
“March 31
When the sun arrived, she entered to the room and says: “Good morning Shadow, I hope you slept well, because our journey is going to be long”, I felt joy and sadness and the same time, because I knew that I will return to my home soon, but also that I can´t see Maria anymore…
Later, when we were ready for the travel, she want to make a last stop for buying some cloth, so we have to go to a store, in that place, I saw a rare artifact that reminds me a little of my home, a blue headband, I thought that this is a proper gift for Maria, and I took it without everyone noticing, later, we leaved the store and beginning our journey, I saw some places that are not here, some animals, plant that are so different to the sky, really the Earth have so many thing that make it beautiful, and the same time, have varies similarities with the sky, I don´t know how to describe this wonder…
In the night, we prepare a camp with the cloth that she bought in the store, then, she asks me: “Do you like the view Shadow, what you think?” – “To be honest, I remember that I see the stars every night in my home, is the same, but… I am impressed for the beauty of this place, there are more places like this, or this is the only one?” I said, “Well, there are more forest like this in other parts of the planet, but this isn´t the unique with a lot of beauty, there are a lot of places, each one with their particularities that make all specials and unique. Don´t worries, We´ll see a lot of different places in the road” She said, after that, she fell asleep, and I was thinking about the diversity of the Earth…”
-o-
“April 1
At some point during the trip, we take refuge in a cave due to severe storms, then she ask me something peculiar, What kind of role or reputation have the humans in my home?, they have legends like the humans?, I was trying to remember all those things for answer her properly, I know this question is for the confrontation she had with the other humans, so I want to answer her properly, but …“I … don´t remember so much about that…” I said, “The little fragments of my memories are irrelevant to answer this question… only the thing I can remember is that the mobians and the humans lived in peace and harmony, but then, the humans start to took advantage of the environment irresponsibly, and they start a fighting, I don´t remember much from this point… I only remember that is was only a story to teach children to behave well… I´m sorry if I don’t reach the expectations and… ” – “Hah! That make a lot of scenes”, she interrupt me: “In the ancients mythology they said that they have a war with the mobians, they don´t specifies the reasons of that… so maybe your people start to use magical powers related with the weather, and there are no more about it… they only say that anyone won, and the mobians leave and they stay on the skies, and the humans stays on the land, with the fear for them to cause more climatic disasters… and then they have a lot of stories related to that, but this story is the pillar of all of them, but the thing you said me, maybe is the first part of the hole legend… but… Why they don´t mention it? ... Anyways thank you Shadow!” and she hug me (note to remember: she has really strong arms) “You see, why we are afraid for the unknown, all we have to do if search or see the other face of the coin… What do you think Shadow? ... Shadow? ” In this moment she realized that she was suffocating me with her arms “Oh god, I´m sorry!!” she said when she released me, then she start to laugh, I couldn´t resist and I do the same…
So she was telling me all the legends she knows about the mobians and the humans, like she said there were a lot of incoherence, or to be more specific, a lot of holes between the stories, that make you think that there are something missing, maybe … the legends created by the humans and the legends of the sky are more related that she thought… maybe we have to do more researches, but how, there are no time… maybe if she comes to the sky with me… What I´m thinking, (well… writing…) she don´t belongs to the sky, maybe my people will react the same way that the humans… or worst… I have to disregard the idea… for the moment…”
-o-
“April 3
These days I learn a lot about the geography of the Earth, I saw Forest, Coasts, Deserts, Mountains, and others, and Maria explains every one of them, the vegetation, their characteristics… I think that the Earth is a wonderful place, but is so delicate at the same time…
But the time comes… we arrived in the Mount Olympus Zone, where the Earth touches the Sky… when we went to the foothills of the Mountain, she told me (with a little tears on her face): “Well Shadow, I think this is the end of my journey with you… I can´t climb the mountain, so you have to go alone at this point… I´m so sorry… I hope you …”- “Thanks you for all Maria…” I interrupt her, “…You healed me, you teach me how the Earth is, and you help me to remember some memories of my past… I don´t have a proper gift to you, but I found this… I hope you like it”, and I gave her the blue head band, and she with a lot of tears respond: “Oh! Thanks you, is the first present I received for a friend…but I thought about the conversation days ago about the perfect gift for me… and I want to one day see the Sky, to learn about it, like you learn about the Earth with me… but I know that’s impossible… I only have a dream, which is the people on Earth having the opportunity to know the Sky and vice versa, to make a world a place, where we don´t have fears to the others… I want to give them a chance… to be happy” – “I promised to find a way to make that possible Maria”, I Said, “I know you will do it someday, and I will wait here”, and she hug me for a while …(this time with less strength)… when I was far for her, she yells: “Sayonara, Shadow the Hedgehog, I know one day we will meet again…” and then… that was the last time I see her…
In the night, I reach the top of the Mountain, and I was in home again… but it won´t be the same… until I´ll do the promise to bring Maria here… at all cost…”
Sonic Skyline A.U by: Drawloverlala (Thanks you for everything)
“March 30
The last two days was the same routine, Maria gave me the cookies, I told her how look my word and she explain me how is the Earth, like the solid clouds are named “Rocks” or “Earth” like the planet itself (I remember now there are island on the sky… how embarrassing), the “Ocean” is how the called the big mass of salty water, the special transports are “Boats” (like in the sky, the difference is that their Boats float in the Ocean, and our Boats floats because they have turbines, propellers or rings ), when I tell her that, she star to laugh and told me that these special boats are called “Planes” and how can a transportation machine use rings to floats or move, but I tried to convince that there are planes and boats in my world and the rings have special power or energy, “I don´t believe until I see it” She respond… I must admit that I find interesting these kinds of conversations…
In this day, I feel better and I can walk by myself without problems, so Maria and I decide to do the trip around the town, when we left the house, I realize the true beauty of the Earth, I saw the withe houses over the mountains, the stones in the street, the sound of the ocean, and the colorful of the boats, that contrast with the houses, is like I was in the heaven, but no… I was on Earth, She led me to a market, I see others creatures like her selling and buying stuff like food, clothes, etc., they were happy, but when they see me, they have a weird look in their faces, they talk with each another with secrets, and then they leave, like if there a problem or disturbance with my presence, I feel a little unconformable, but then Maria yells: “Oh!, there are selling ice-cream, come on Shadow, lets buy some! I guarantee you will like it!”, and we go for the store, and she order to the other creature like her two ice-creams with chips of chocolate, then she give me one and say: “Eat it fast, or it will melt”, while we ate the ice-cream, I appreciate how the creature who gave us the ice-cream, looked at me with some surprise or panic, then he closed his job and went quickly, I look Maria and try to ask her for that strange behavior, but she was with a serious countenance and she murmured very slightly “So… this was a bad idea…” and suddenly, with a joyful face she said: “Well, I kwon a perfect place for eating and look he sunset, come on!”, and then, we went to the harbor near to the sea and the “lighthouse”, in this moment I asked: “Why the others creatures like you see me like a rare thing… I don´t understand this behavior…” – “Oh… well, first we are humans, and second, they look you this way because they don´t know about you, they feel fear, to the unknown, I kwon how you are because I read a lot of books about legends and mythology, I know you are a Mobian, you are creature who live in the sky, the legends told that the only connection we have between the two worlds is a place named “Mount Olympus Zone”, and there are no more information about your world, for that the humans were finding a form to walk or touch the sky trough history, and we created the planes, but is not the same, you know… it´s a pleasure to meet you, I have the opportunity to learn about your world, and I having a good time with you… but if you want… we can go to the Mount Olympus Zone whenever you want…” , - “Well, I have to thanks you too, because you saved me, you take care of me and explain me your world, now I have a different point of view but… I don´t know how to thanks you…” I said, and then she responds me: “I will think on that jajajajaj…”
But then we heard something weird, we found that a lot of human approach us with some weapons and one of the humans yell: “So the legends are true… the famous Mobians exist after all, sorry Maria, but we have to exterminate him before this thing cause major problems to our community…” – “What!, No, I will not allow to hurt him in any way!” Maria told to the horde of humans, I was shocked in the first instant, but later, I was in a defensive position, ready for the battle, in this moment, she try to calm me down, she grabbed my fists gently, and said: “Everything will be ok… trust me…” and she stand in front of me, then, an old human stands out from the crowd and say gently: “Maria… my granddaughter, please understand, the stories about these creatures tell that they are capable for destroy our crops, boats, homes, even to our lives, they´re sing of bad luck, you don’t kwon what kind of disasters this specimen is able to do… so, let us take care of this problem” but Maria, full of indignation and ager, respond: “Take care of the problem? Do people think that solving a problem is evading or destroying the causes, I know the stories and legends about them, the allege confrontation between the Mobians and us, but We also know that these legends have so many holes and inconsistencies, Why we have to act with fear and violence to the unknown, or something that we do not know exactly?....” – “You are acting like him…” The old man replay: “You are acting like you cousin, obsessed with the sky, the weather and the famous mythology behind that… I don´t want you to end like him…”, she was shocked, and she stay quiet for a moment and then, she manifest: “I…I don’t want to be like him… I just want to know more about them, he isn´t a bad person, he is very confuse and scare, like us… please don´t hurt him, I promise that he don’t do anything bad to us… just give me the opportunity to learn more about his world and he will learn about our world as well… we don´t kwon, maybe humans and mobians aren´t so different after all…”. The horde of humans was quiet, a long time pass with nothing more that some murmuring between the humans, then, the old one process to talk: “Well, after a long deliberation between us, we decided to let the mobian free… but you have to escort him to the Mount Olympus Zone as soon as possible, preferably, your trip has to start tomorrow”, so after the speech, the humans leave the place, in that moment Maria told me: “See… you don´t have to fear… after all, is a shame that you have to leave… but the trip to the Mount Olympus Zone is long, so we have time to talk in the way” I was quiet, Why she always have to see something positive for all the problems… maybe is a quality that I have to refine.
In the night, we come back to her home… I didn´t realize that for this day, I don´t want to be in my home, I want to stay here a little longer, but my fate is not here, is in the sky… my real home…”
(The Present)
Amy want to read more, but she was tired and she have to work for the next day, so she saved the book and she go to sleep, hoping that tomorrow will be a better day, and she will read the rest of the story.
The next day, Amy was working in her bakery. There was a lot of customers that morning, but there was one more important than the others, Rouge the Bat, “Hello dear, I have a special order for you”, Rouge said when she enters, “What kind of order do you consider special… is so important?” Amy responds, and Rouge said “No, sweetie is different… I need three cakes with extra love and some cupcakes for tomorrow, like always, but in this occasion, I don´t be there to receive your delicious sweets, you have to deliver it to someone, because I will be busy these days”, “Who?” Amy asked, “Oh, don´t worry about that” Rouge respond “Is someone whom I have confidence… Shadow, I know he won´t eat the cakes, jajaja”, Amy was shocked, because she feel like Rouge knows about the book, but she tried to hide her astonishment and said: “Shadow… well I ask Sonic to deliver your order and…”, “Sorry for interrupt you Amy, but Sonic is on a mission to deliver an important massage, at this time he should be very far from here… Nicole can you make a contact with Sonic?” Sally says, with a cup of hot coffee, like every morning, after a while, Nicole says: “So…Sorry guys…. but, there are no respond forms Sonic, I receive a lot of static… maybe the places don´t have a proper signal”, and the girls remain in silent for a moment, thinking for an answer to the problem, and then Amy says: “Well…it seems that I´ll have to deliver the package for my own” – “Seriously girl… Thank you my dear, only you have to tell him that this stuff is for me, I´ll send you his direction… Bye bye, Mademoiselle” Rouge respond as she left the bakery.
Later, Sally said: “Amy don´t worries, I´ll find a time to do the job and…” – “There are no problem Sally, thanks you”, Amy interrupt … besides, she thought to herself that is a good opportunity to return the book to Shadow, but that means that she have to end it soon.
Sonic Skyline A.U by: Drawloverlala (Thanks you for everything)
Sonic went to one of the factory of Dr. Eggman to search and take something, one Chaos Emerald, the evil scientist try to make a huge snowstorm whit catastrophic consequences, and for that, he need a huge power, one of the seven mythical jewels, especially the cyan one, because that emerald have a strange connection with the ice element. When our friend has entered in the factory, it was easy to find the emerald, because it was in the middle of a library near the entrance of the factory, but when he was going to take it, a mysterious figure appear; and Sonic says: “Shadow! … What are you doing here?”, “No so fast you, blue hedgehog, don´t you dare to take that jewel without effort?, Huh” Shadow respond; - “Not a chance, I´ll take that emerald”, Sonic reply, and suddenly, they start to fighting, it was grueling, both have awesome and fast skills, but in some point on the battle, Shadow toke the chaos emerald from Sonic, and he use his famous “Chaos Spear”, making several ice weapons (for the cyan emerald), and intercepts Sonic, freezing him below his shoulders, at that point, Sonic ask: “Why do you obey him? You should know he is using you for his terrible plans, he someday will betray you if he has the chance” – “You don´t know nothing, this is not your business” Shadow respond. In this moment Amy appear in the scene to help Sonic, but Shadow receive a message for Rouge and he escape, but inadvertently, he tripped on a bookstore shelf and dropped an old leather book on the battlefield, “Coward!” said Sonic, then Amy asked: “What happen?” – “Nah! Nothing special, only the grumphog being stubborn like always, just … Can we go home?, Please” Sonic respond; Amy released him from his icy prison with her hammer and said: “Maybe he’s doing it for a personal purpose, or something… you know like Rouge”, but Sonic respond: “I don´t know how answer this, maybe you´re right, maybe not, he don´t say anything about it, is like… he keeps it in secret…” and he start to walk to the exit, but Amy stay looking around the library, hopping that she can find a clue for the next plan of Eggman, but she saw something that caught her attention, an old book with the title “Notes”, she took it, and then she process to leave before Sonic realized her short disappearance.
Later, when Sonic and Amy arrived their respective homes, Amy looks the old book that she found, and she perceive a letter, she opens it, and saw that the letter is a recipe for “Koul…” the title of the recipe was fuzzy, but for the content, she presume that this thing is a dessert, and if this book is about cook?, she likes to read it, but she feels a little afraid, because she don´t know what information has this book, and if is a tramp that he put that recipe for trick the person how read it, and it´s a sketchbook for his machines?, maybe this book is a way to discover the plans or the origins for his acts, or other thing unimportant… so, she opens it:
“March, 26
It was a stormy night, there was hail and strong winds in all directions, but I had to gone to my destination, but in the way, a green robot appear in front of me, and attack, I fight but in one point, he shoot me and… everything went black… Then, I woke up in a strange place, I could not see clearly because I was injured, but in this moment, a shape appeared, and I fell unconscious…
I woke up again but this time in a room, I look the place and a strange creature appear in front of me, that creature is tall, whit a smooth and white skin, she only have yellow fur on her head, and she have big and blue eyes, also, she uses a rare blue vestment, I tried to move but the pain was very strong, and she said: “You feel better now?.... My name is Maria, nice to meet you”, I kept silence because I was amazed for the entire situation, but she continued talking: “You must have fallen from a great height; luckily, I was close to help… but tell me, what your name is? Where are you come from?”… I kept silence for a moment, but I answered: “I´m…. I don´t remember, Where I am? What happen? ...” – “Wow, you must have lost your memories for the impact; you remember anything before the accident?” She talks, and I respond with a cold “No” … then the creature named “Maria” went to a cabinet, she took an old book and tells me: “Take it, if you remember something, you write in this book, like a diary… and for the name…”, she stared me for a moment a said: “I´ll name you Blacky jajaja” then she realized that I was uncomfortable with that name, and she kept quiet for a moment, and tell with a gentle tone: “Oh, it was a joke you know, … maybe for your seriousness I´ll name you Shadow, what do you think?” I was surprised and all I could say was a terse “Thanks you”, but she continues: “I´m sorry for the situation but… Welcome to Apotos, a little town nearly to the ocean, and your home until you healed up”, in this moment I realized that I am on Earth; is that possible?, I think this was only in stories, and then, a little parts of my memories come back (which there are write in the beginning), when I start to write in the book, the creature yawned and then she tell me: “Well, you have a lot to recover, see you later Shadow, I will sleep, have a good night”, and she leave the room… I take the moment to see my environment; I can only see the bed, a closet, the door, it´s a normal room with light blue and withe walls, but then I saw the window, and appreciate a rare landscape, the clouds are browns and green, and they looked solid, the water clashes these rare clouds, and the clashing made a peculiar sound that I found it relaxing… I see some special machines that float on this water, and a rare tower, that illuminate the space to the horizons, with others houses that illuminate the view like stars … I wonder if I could return to my home, if I have one, and maybe I can remember all my memories…”
(The Present)
Amy gasped… this is the diary of Shadow… maybe in this book she will find the reason of him to work with Eggman, or something more… that last thought make her uncomfortable, is his personal life… it´s wrong to spy the past of people, but then, she realized that maybe she will found the name of the dessert, after a lot of thinking, she decided to continue the reading:
“March 27
It was the morning, the sound of these transports woke me, (theses sounds are a little disturbing) I feel a lot better, I can move. Time after I wake up, the creature appears and tells: “Good morning Shadow, I have something special for you… Koulourakia!! ”, I don´t know what she referring by that, but then, she showed a tray full of cookies with a peculiar form, and told me: “Take one, there are delicious, I make it by my own, if you want, I´ll bring you the recipe when you go back to your home”, I prove these cookies, I don’t know if there are poisoned, or have something weird… What I´m thinking! , She saved me, how I could think that, perhaps… I was hungry, and I taste one and… There are delicious, maybe my face of enjoyment was clear, because Maria laugh: “You convince me, I know these butter cookies are the best, It´s a promise, I´ll give you the recipe when you go back to home”...
(The Present)
“So there is the name of the dessert”, Amy go for a pen and she rewrite the name on the letter “Koulourakia” … what a strange name for a cookie, she think, but the pleasure for having a recipe of the Earth, is something amazing, “I will cook these cookies one day” she told to herself, and she continue reading:
he sound of these transports woke me, (theses sounds are a little disturbing) I feel a lot better, I can move. Time after I wake up, the creature appears and tells: “Good morning Shadow, I have something special for you… Koulourakia!! ”, I don´t know what she referring by that, but then, she showed a tray full of cookies with a peculiar form, and told me: “Take one, there are delicious, I make it by my own, if you want, I´ll bring you the recipe when you go back to your home”, I prove these cookies, I don’t know if there are poisoned, or have something weird… What I´m thinking! , She saved me, how I could think that, perhaps… I was hungry, and I taste one and… There are delicious, maybe my face of enjoyment was clear, because Maria laugh: “You convince me, I know these butter cookies are the best, It´s a promise, I´ll give you the recipe when you go back to home”
… Later, on the afternoon, there was a strong storm, so she asked me how look my word, I respond: “For my few memories, I remember there are a lot of clouds, there are small houses on them, there are no huge pools of water like here, when the sun appear in the dawn or hiding in the sundown, the clouds are painted whit a scale of pinks, orange and purple, in the night, I can see all the stars, because we don´t have some artificial lighting like here, the places are very cold… but everything is not beautiful in the sky… during storms, the clouds are unstable and very dynamic, and deepens if rain or hail, the damage for the buildings and the ecosystem are severe…”, Then she told me: “Sound so beautiful and interesting, all you word ,I want to see that for myself… , I know, when you can walk, I will take you a trip around the town, maybe you will like it” , all I did was listen and think: “All these creatures are like her… are kind like her…or these creatures are hostile, I don´t know” I have to admit, I´m scared about this “new word to explore”, but … who is not afraid for the unknown? … maybe Maria didn´t.”
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