The holiday of Hallows eve had passed and now the chilled winds of autumn were giving their all. Many villages and towns were bringing down the festive decorations of spider webs, strobe lights, and the pumpkins with carved faces we all know as Jack-O-Lanterns.

Far down a road by a large lake was an abandoned house. It looked as though it hadn't been touched in over a century. The wind blew by in small gusts and yet the falling leaves seemed to avoid landing on the unkempt front lawn.

"C'mon Tails this'll be fun!" said a teenage blue hedgehog as he pulled on his friends hand.

"Sonic can't we do this later?" Said the young two-tailed fox whose hand was being pulled ahead of him.

"Everything'll be fine buddy. I've been to a place like this before and everything turned out okay!" Sonic stopped for a moment when a memory of Chip passed through his mind like the flash of a camera bulb. Tails agreed with an unsure 'alright' and they pushed open the wrought iron gates that marked the houses territory. The wind seemed to stop when they set foot on the porch. Turning the doorknob didn't get them in this time, and neither did trying to bust it open.

"Dang, whoever lived here must've had some security system." Sonic said rubbing his upper arm that had been previously slammed against the door.

"Why don't we try tricking the lock?" Tails suggested.

"I thought you were scared? Whatever." Sonic reached on the back of his head, and, with some good hard tugging, finally got a single quill out. The quill wasn't barbed like a porcupine's, but it was sharp and strong. He handed it to Tails who took it a little reluctantly.

"Uh, thanks…?" The fox said weirdly, but was surprised at how well the quill worked at unlocking the door; it swung open with a loud creek. Dust fell from the doorframe in abundance from the rattling. There was a chill that came across the two, who were walking themselves into a lot more than just an exploration.