Chapter 1: The Creepy Carnival


This story starts off kind of like Sonic and the Black Knight. It starts out with Sonic appearing there, no explanation of how he got there. I didn't know how to start it off, so don't ask about it, and sorry if it causes confusion.
Sonic and friends belong to Sega, I own nothing.

I know its summer, but I got this cool idea from a dream, and had to write it down. Then it just sorta formed into a story.

Without further ado, let's begin.


One evening, a large, swirling pool of light appeared, creating a vortex that stood a few inches from the ground. The people there just walked around it, and acted as if they didn't even see it. And suddenly, without warning, sparks flew from this portal, and out from it flew a blue and tan furred hedgehog. His name was Sonic. Sonic screamed as he was thrust from the portal's opening, and landed several feet away in a heap on the floor. With that, the portal closed and disappeared.

Sonic moaned and looked up, to find people walking around him by the hundreds, some even walking right over him. He gasped and quickly scrambled to his feet, and finally had a chance to look around at his surroundings. He was standing in the midst of a crowd, trying to get into a huge carnival. Carnival music played in his ears, and it had an almost freaky sound to it. Sonic looked to the people walking in, but there was something odd about these people. Sonic tapped the back of one of them, saying, "Excuse me." The person turned around, to reveal a very ugly, dead-looking zombie, with glowing red eyes. Sonic's mouth gaped, and he was speechless, until the zombie moaned at him. Then he screamed and he ran past the zombie, right into the carnival. Sonic looked back, and saw that the zombie wasn't even paying any mind to him, but then he crashed into someone, and he heard a sleazy voice say, "Hey, watch it!" Sonic looked up at the person he'd bumped into, and he nearly screamed again, but he held it in this time around. This man was what appeared to be a grim reaper, wearing a cape over his face and carrying a bloody scythe. Sonic backed a few steps away.

"S-s-sorry m-mister grim reaper sir," he stammered. The grim reaper reached up and removed his hood, to show that this wasn't any ordinary costume; his face was a skeleton, and nothing but. He could see the light shining through the bones of his vertebrae. Sonic made a nervous laugh, and he turned and ran from him, making sure not to crash into any more creatures.

"Where am I?" Sonic thought as he ran. "How did I get sent into spooksville?" Sonic stopped for a moment when he heard a familiar voice, broadcasting her amusement park game by the corner.

"Amy?" he murmured, and he walked over to the crowd of people standing around a certain game. Sonic pushed his way to the front of the crowd, and saw Amy. Well, she looked like Amy, but this definitely couldn't be Amy. She was wearing a long, black trench coat with coat tails and everything, and a black, pointed hat rested on her head, her ears sticking out from it. Under her unbuttoned trench coat was a top that almost looked like a bikini and it made Sonic's cheeks blush with embarrassment. She looked like a sexy witch.

"Step right up!" she was calling, "Win the game and you win a fabulous prize!" she called. Then she looked right at him and smiled. "How about this handsome hedgehog right here?" she announced, gesturing towards him. Sonic shook his head no.

"No no, I don't think so," he stammered, trying to back away.

"Oh come on, the prize would be worth it," Amy replied. And suddenly, Sonic felt a tight squeeze around his middle, and he found a band of dark light surrounding him, holding his arms down, and it lifted him into the air and right up to Amy. "Come now, play the game," she said, curling her finger ever-so-slightly. The magic around his waist tightened, and Sonic gagged.

"Since when did you have control over magic?" Sonic asked her, astounded.

"I was born with it. As all witches are!" Amy replied. "Witch? She's really a witch?" Sonic thought. "…Now, do be a good boy and play the game," Amy continued, and the magic around his waist tightened more.

"But I don't have any money," Sonic choked.

"Oh you don't need money dear boy," Amy replied sweetly. "I'll just take your soul instead!" she said, with a more sinister voice, and she cackled like a witch. Sonic's eyes widened as she reached for him.

But suddenly, someone burst in between them and shouted, "Leave this poor mortal alone, witch!" Suddenly, the witch's magic fizzled away, and Sonic fell to the floor. He looked up to see another familiar face smiling down at him, extending a hand to help him up.

"Tails?" Sonic murmured. The fox that resembled Tails nodded, and took Sonic's hand, helping him up. This one didn't appear to be dressed in any sort of costume, which calmed Sonic's nerves.

"I've been watching you. You're never going to make it out of this dimension if you waste your precious time playing games," Tails said to him.

"B-But that girl- witch- Amy… she charmed me to… did you say dimension?" Sonic asked, interrupting himself. Tails nodded softly. "I-I'm in a new dimension?" Sonic repeated.

"Well yeah, haven't you noticed that this world looks nothing like yours?" Tails asked him. Sonic's ears drooped and his cheeks flushed.

"Well yeah, but… I figured everyone was playing a very elaborate trick on me," he replied meekly. Tails shook his head at him, as if he were embarrassed to be seen with him, and Sonic continued. "Wait, so if this is a new dimension… then was that this dimension Amy… and are you this dimension Tails?" Sonic asked him.

"Yes," was Tails' simple reply.

"Then how come you're not a hairy-scary monster like the others?" Sonic asked. "Why aren't you attacking me right now?"

"Look around Sonic. Some of the people in here are not monsters," Tails replied. Sonic looked around, and sure enough, most of the people on the rides, getting food, or playing games, appeared to be normal mobians. "It comes and goes. Sometimes there are more monsters than people, and sometimes there are more people than monsters," Tails continued.

"But how do I get home, to my own dimension?" Sonic asked.

"C'mon, let's walk and talk," Tails said, touching Sonic's back, and he lead them both forward. "The portal to your dimension traveled to the end of our world," he said. "To get to it, you need to make it through two more portals, through two more different worlds. I don't know what the other worlds are like, but I can give you this information. They are just as dangerous, if not, more dangerous, than this one. Don't let your guard down," Tails told him.

"What do you mean?" Sonic asked. "Are the other worlds haunted as well?"

Tails shrugged. "They could be and they could not be. I already told you, I don't know what they're like. But don't worry, I'll help you find this portal. You need to hurry though. The moment the sun rises the next morning, this world will disappear for the day, and your portal home will be closed forever. Don't waste time."

"Thank you Tails," Sonic said to the fox. "Thanks for all the information, and don't worry, I'll be careful."

"We may have to talk it up with the carnival's owner though. He may know where it is," Tails said, but Sonic was beginning to trail off, when he smelled something delicious. He looked to where the smell was coming from, and he saw a stand selling funnel cakes, churros, pretzels, and other carnival treats. While Tails kept talking, Sonic trailed off towards the stand, his nose twitching at the sweet aroma. Sonic came up to the stand and asked, "Hey, you serve chilidogs here?" The man at the stand, a seemingly normal mobian, smiled at him.

"Sure we do, one chilidog coming up!" he said, and he began making one for him. Once he finished, he handed it to him, wrapped in paper like most carnivals did. "Here you go little guy, free of charge," the man said.

"Wow, really?" Sonic asked.

"Of course, all the food here is free!" the man said.

"I think I'm in heaven," Sonic murmured, before he unwrapped his chilidog and was about to take a bite.

"Sonic, no!" a voice cried, and Tails was suddenly in front of him, and he swatted his chilidog away. It landed with a splat to the floor.

"Tails, what'd you do that for?" Sonic exclaimed.

"Don't eat the food here! It compels you to stay here forever!" Tails said. Sonic looked back at the man who served him the chilidog, who was busy working and avoiding eye contact.

"Oh man, and I thought this was the only good thing about this place," Sonic moaned, and he kept following Tails.

"How much did you hear before you wandered off?" Tails asked.

"Mmm… Something about the manager knowing where the portal was," Sonic recalled.

"Yes, because I'm not quite sure where it is, but he might know," Tails said. "I will warn you though, he can be a bit tough, so let me do the talking, alright?"

"Sure," Sonic replied.

The two of them continued walking for awhile, before Sonic saw another familiar person. A red-furred figure walked right past him, towards one end of the amusement park. Tails had stopped to ask directions anyways, so Sonic walked over to the person and tapped his shoulder. He looked like Knuckles from behind, and Sonic wanted to see if it really was him or not. The red character turned to face him, and Sonic now had second thoughts. He was an echidna, but he looked different than Knuckles. His spines were longer, he had piercings on his eyebrows, and his muzzle fur was shaggier than Knuckles'.

"Hey, are you Knuckles the echidna?" Sonic whispered to him. The red echidna raised a pierced brow confusedly at him, but didn't say a word. "Hello, can you hear me? Are you Knuckles?" Sonic re-asked him. The echidna still said nothing, and glared at Sonic. And then, he did speak.

"I don't know you," he said, with two different voices speaking at once. One was gravely and low, and the other was a normal-pitched voice. Sonic gulped, knowing he wasn't a regular mobian, when suddenly, without warning, the echidna punched Sonic down to the ground. Then he let out a roar that caused everyone to look their way, and the creature's body turned to a dark mist then disappeared. Everyone was still looking his way, and Sonic chuckled nervously.

"Uh… I didn't do anything… he did it on his own," he announced. Tails ran up to him with a map as people started to disperse again.

"Sonic, what was that all about?" Tails exclaimed. "Now's no time for picking fights with demon souls!"

"I didn't pick a fight with him, I just-." Tails grabbed Sonic's hand, stopping him in mid-sentence, and they quickly walked away.

"You're lucky he didn't possess you," Tails continued as they walked.

"P-Possess?" Sonic stammered nervously.

The two of them continued, until they came up to a trailer on the southern edge of the park, with a label on the door that read, "Manager."

"We're here," Tails said. He came up and knocked on the door to the trailer. A voice from inside called, "Who is it?" and Sonic recognized that voice as well, and he gasped.

The door to the trailer opened, and standing there was Shadow the hedgehog. Well, actually, it was Shadow's body, but he was faceless. He wore a big, dark pair of red shades, covering his eyeless gap, and he also wore a suit that had rips and tears in it everywhere. Sonic couldn't help but stare at his old rival, as Tails introduced themselves.

"I'm Tails the fox, and this is Sonic the hedgehog. Sonic here is from another dimension, and he wants to know where the portal to the next world is, so he could get home," Tails said to the manager.

"And you expect me to just tell him where it is," Shadow said. "How does he speak if he has no mouth… or face?" Sonic wondered. But he said nothing, as Tails asked him to.

"Please sir, he just wants to go back to his own dimension," Tails pried. Shadow crouched down to look Sonic in the eyes, and lifted his shades to get a better look at him.

"Hmm… sure, I guess I could tell him where it is," Shadow said, standing erect again. "It's by the back entrance to the park, over there by the 'Haunt n' Soar' ride," he said, pointing towards the back entrance. From there, Sonic could see the glow of a portal.

"Thank you sir, thank you so much!" Sonic said to him.

"Wait, I'm not finished!" Shadow cut in, before Sonic could leave. Sonic stopped and looked back at him. "…You may leave, if you can make it there," he said, his voice growing sinister, and he snapped his fingers. Sonic could hear the loud snap echoing across the whole park, and every other carnival sound died down in an instant. All seemingly normal mobians dropped what they were doing and turned to face Sonic, a newfound creepiness in their millions of beady eyes. They advanced towards him slowly, moaning, and as they got closer, Sonic could see their skin beginning to rot on their bodies, and their eyes turning dead and cold. They were turning into zombies! Sonic turned to face Shadow again, and found himself face-to-face with tails, his eyes glowing red, and he smiled to reveal a mouthful of sharp, rotting teeth.

"Enjoy your trip, Sonic!" Tails sneered with a now demonic voice, and he reached out to grab him. Sonic yelped in fear and backed away. Tails' flesh was also rotting, and it had a clammy, greenish hue to it.

"Tails? B-But, I thought you were a good guy! Why did you help me all the way over here, just to try and kill me?" Sonic exclaimed.

"Why do you think? This is my job, it has been for 375 years!" Tails' demonic voice replied, and he cackled, as zombies began to enclose him in a circle. Everyone around his was a zombie, and they all wanted to see him turned as well. Sonic screamed and turned towards his destination, the portal on the other end of the carnival, and he ran towards it, plowing through groups of zombies.

"Hmm… he's faster than I thought," Shadow commented, as the zombies began to turn towards Sonic and slowly follow him. "But even if he makes it through this world, his speed won't help him in the next two," Shadow continued, and he laughed evilly as he watched Sonic speed through the carnival, towards the portal.

Sonic stopped at one point, and looked both ways to try and see which way he was going. But when he stopped, several zombies from all directions peeked out from behind different rides and stands, moaning. One was so close to him, and Sonic heard him moan, "Brains!" Sonic quickly ran forward, as he heard the sound of teeth gnashing against air, as it just missed him.

"Sorry pal, but nobody's getting this brain!" he said, and he kept moving. He was looking for the ride Shadow had told him the exit was by, the Haunt n' Soar. Finally he spotted the ride, and he ran, full speed ahead, towards it. Just near the ride, he could see the clearly marked exit sign, and the glowing portal that was waiting for him there.

"Just a little further!" he cried, as he ran right through the portal, and it closed and disappeared. The zombies stopped outside it as it closed, moaning.


Well, that's the end of chapter 1! I have, like, the entire story planned out in a basic plot, I just have to write it and think of filler stuff that goes in between. It won't be too long. Second chapter is going to be called, "The Cannibal's Kitchen." Cool huh? I'll update soon, k?