Many years ago, the Salem Witch Trials took place in the small town of Salem, Massachusetts.
People who were accused of being witches were burned and drowned. Some of these accusations spread
to neighboring communities. But the people on Mobius at the time had also started to believe in this,
especially in the copied town of Salem, Mobius. One day, a young girl was to be killed by the people's
way. As the girl began to die, a wail – maybe a screech of some sort – began to plot the old town's fate.
Now, as Meera, Knuckles, and Tails explore it, looking for clues, it stays barely standing, scarred from the
past. This, my readers, is where the story of the orphaned girl and her dreadful secret begins…
(Disclaimer: I do not own Tails or Knuckles, and I only partially own Meera)
Knuckles looked around at the small town. Physically, It had been chipped away at for years, and it's brown, copper-orange tint on the buildings had only clarified its aged status. Many old scars in the framing and structure had suggested it probably wasn't a very stable town, and it could collapse into a mess of rubble and dust any minute. The echidna shivered as he thought over the reason he had been called here, along with Meera Prower, the most mysterious fox he knew, and her brother Tails, who had a very high IQ level for an eight-year-old child.
Meera looked at Knuckles. Sensing his fear, she said, "Look Knuckles, this place isn't exactly my place of choice either, but we have a job to do." She flicked her tail and smirked. Then, she added, "I thought it wouldn't ruffle you as much, considering your… um… 'fearless nature' that you're renowned for."
Tails chuckled a bit. "I thought so too, Knuckles," he said.
Knuckles shot a glance at Tails. He knew that he couldn't be fearless all of the time, but he still had a reputation for being intrepid, not pusillanimous. He could at least act like he was as brave as he could be. "Let's just find the kid and get out of here," he replied.
They had been called here to investigate a strange death. One of their friends, named Felix the Cat, had ventured here. He said he had gotten a call from his long lost sister, and he needed to come and find her immediately. The next day, Knuckles got a call from the coroner in a neighboring town saying Felix had died. He never said how, but it was still all the same. He was still dead. The coroner also said something about an orphaned girl in the Salem school house.
Meera started down the street. Tails followed her, his two tails intertwined in a tight bunch. Meera, looking back at him, chuckled. "Why are you doing that?"
Tails blushed in embarrassment and replied, "This town just gives me the creeps. Something tells me there's more here than meets our eyes."
The twin scratched her ear in a way that reminded Tails of Sonic. "Well, your eyes and mine, anyhow. Knuckles is too obtuse to see anything unusual."
"WOULD YOU QUIT!" Knuckles yelled. "I might not be as smart as you two, but still-"
A small, barely audible giggle interrupted him. Knuckles looked across the street and froze. "Uh… Meera?" he asked, his voice shaking. "You're the insane one, so tell me… is that a figment of my imagination?"
Meera looked too. She was very confused. She saw a small girl, about six, with long, spiky, brown hair. She wore a blue and white dress with a dark purple skirt. Her fur was gray and she had big, green eyes. She was a hybrid of some sort, but she didn't have a tail.
"Hi," the little girl giggled. "I'm Patty."
Mysterious, right?
Well, that's it for the first chapter. Sorry it was so short… Hope you liked it!