Fanfiction:The Return: Prologue

'''NOTE: This fan-fiction is part one of a two part story. Part two is coming soon.'''

Overview
''An ancient entity has returned to wreak havoc on the world once more. It was once thought that the entity was defeated and trapped in a impenetrable magic field, but somehow, it has since escaped. It now seeks revenge on all Mobian life. In order to stop the evil from ruining the world, heroes must rise. They will have to be brave, strong and willing to risk everything, even if it means their lives, for this entity is not one to be easily defeated.''

Major

 * Ember the Leopard
 * Astrid the Fox
 * Agent Jacob Lawson

Minor

 * Ember's Family
 * News Reporters
 * Ryan West
 * Julia Morgan

Part 1: Ember
It was late at night, and Ember was in his bedroom watching a movie on his TV. The light from the various explosions within the film flashed all over the darkened floor. Ember's eyes began to flicker as he fell asleep. Suddenly, the film stopped abruptly and had switched to a news broadcast.

"We apologise for interrupting scheduled programming," the male on the TV said, "This is Nightwatch with Ryan West. We've just received breaking news on what appears to be a terrorist attack in the UF."

Ember's eyes then slowly opened to reveal the bright, yet blurred image. He put on his glasses in order to see the broadcast better.

"Several buildings were seen to be exploding and catching alight within the centre of Central City. Our international correspondent, Julia Morgan joins us now," the news reported said as he turned himself to face an giant television screen.

"Now, Julia, do we know what the cause of these attacks were yet?" he asked.

Behind Julia were various police cars, ambulances, firetrucks and even G.U.N vehicles.

"At the moment Ryan, nobody knows what exactly caused this other than the fact that explosives were used. The police and G.U.N are currently investigating, but they believe they won't have an answer for the next few hours," she reported.

"What about who caused it? Do we know that?"

"G.U.N are still trying to find out who it was through CCTV footage but so far, they are unable to determine who it was that set off the explosions."

By this point Ember had fallen asleep, with his glasses and his TV still on. A few minutes later, the news report ended and the movie continued to play, letting out bright oranges and yellows that flashed before.

Ember opened his eyes and found himself in a pitch black room. There were no lights and he could not see anything, not even himself. He felt cold. It was is if he was in space but without the stars to shine any light on him. He turned his head to see a small light flicker before him. Then, he woke up.

Ember grunted as his mobile phone let out a loud alarm. He tapped his phone's screen violently until it stopped and then rubbed his eyes.

"Weird," he said, "That almost felt real."

He sat up in his bed and started up a web browser on the laptop beside him. When the home page finally opened, he saw news posts all over the screen. Titles such as 'Terrorists Attack UF' and 'Central City Bombings' were displayed on the screen.

"Damn. This must be really serious," Ember said to himself, "Well, I can't go across the pond to help. Guess I just gotta stay here."

Ember clicked on one of the various links that dotted the page. When it loaded, there was a few paragraphs of text before a short video. He clicked the play button on the video.

"Since the attack on the city centre, more explosions have happened throughout Central City, destroying homes and a number of other buildings. The President gave a speech early this morning to address the matter," the news reported said.

"As many of you know, Central City has come under attack from an unknown terrorist group. So far, G.U.N has been deployed within the city to contain the threat and to find out who is behind this. As of right now, police units have been ordered to evacuate Central City during the operation and G.U.N has been ordered to question any suspicious people. I would just like the UF to know that we are working out hardest to resolve this situation and hope to have it completed soon," the President said.

The video ended and a replay button appeared on screen. Ember then got out of his bed and got dressed. He walked downstairs to see both his mother and father watching a cooking show on TV.

"I made you some bacon, dear," his mother said.

"Cooleo. Thanks mum," Ember replied, walking into the kitchen.

Ember then looked at the three strips of cooked bacon that were laid in the pan.

"Hm. Bacon sandwich," he said to himself as he reached to grab two slices of bread.

As he reached for the two bread slices, Ember and everyone else in the house heard explosions. At first, they thought it was gunfire from the nearby military academy but soon realised that it was far too loud for a rifle. He walked out of the kitchen and looked outside the glass pane of his back door. A giant cloud of smoke filled the sky.

"Looks like they're here too..." Ember said.

"Are you talking about those nutters that blew Central City?" his father asked.

"Yup."

A few minutes later, sirens could be heard as ambulances, firetrucks and police vehicles raced down the main road nearby.