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Chapter 1: Prisoner

"Wake up prisoner!"

Sonic heard the order from a mean, unfamiliar voice but he didn't obey. He felt too weak and tired to get up and see what was happening.

"I said wake up! Don't make me taser you again."

Sonic, reluctantly, sat up and opened his eyes to see who was yelling at him. Immediately he felt dizzy and shut his eyes again. He would've put his hands on his head but they were stuck behind his back. Alerted by that, Sonic opened his eyes and forced the world to stop spinning. Before he got the chance to look at his hands a large rhino with silver armor caught his attention.

"It's about time," the rhino spat "were almost to Zanolia."

The rhino had a large silver staff in his left hand and a medium sized silver shield in the other. He had a smug smile on his face as he stared at Sonic.

Sonic, now on the defense, frowned and looked around to see where exactly he was act. Unfortunately, even after looking around a few times he still was unsure. He was in a big room that had 3 crates and a few doors. There were other rhino's, and elephants as well, that had the same silver armor on as the guy in front of him. There were also several other people in the same condition as Sonic; on the floor, looking confused and dazed with their hands behind their back. Sonic finally realized he had handcuffs on along with every else.

"Where am I?" Sonic spoke for the first time.

The rhino laughed and leaned against the wall. Before he could respond a nearby elephant began banging on a door.

"Hurry up and get us to Zanolia, Chance! The prisoners are concise and they're starting to get on my nerves!" he yelled while looking directly at an owl on the ground in front of him.

It was then that Sonic noticed he and everybody else was moving; they were in a plane.

"Don't have a heart attack; we've arrived." A voice called back.

Sonic felt the plane going down and tried to remember how exactly he got there. Oddly he couldn't remember.

"What happened to Amy and Tails and everyone?"

The rhino shrugged as he stood up straight and tall.

"My friends, where are they? What happened? How'd I even get here? Why are-"

The rhino jabbed Sonic in the ribs with the staff and Sonic felt an electric shock go through his system.

"Ouch!"

"Keep yapping and you'll get more of that." The rhino growled "I don't answer questions hedgehog, I ask them."

Sonic tried to stand up but it was pretty hard since he couldn't use his hands. The rhino set down his shield and chuckled as he watched Sonic struggle. Sonic glanced at him and noticed his horn was broken at the tip, he took a mental note and continued to struggle. Then the plane landed and somehow Sonic managed to get to his feet. He started to run but the dizziness quickly returned and he hit a wall. Once he fell down the rhino's and elephants started to laugh, even a few prisoners. The rhino walked over to him and forced him to stand up.

"Dizzy, eh?" he started walking him to the recently opened door "I imagine you would be after those blows you took to the head…I wouldn't advise you to run for a while."

When the world stopped spinning Sonic tried to get free. The rhino struck him with the staff and that put an end to anymore struggling. Sonic walked with the rhino out the plane and into unfamiliar territory.

It was a very rocky place, a lot of houses and stuff, but a bunch of rocks big and small.

"Zanolia." The rhino mumbled.

They followed a bunch of other rhino's and elephants who were forcing prisoners into a huge building. Inside the huge building was a large circular area and what looked like seats high around it. It appeared to be an arena of some sort. The rhino led Sonic into a door past the arena where there were many cages. There were at least 2 to 6 people in each cage and each of them looked beat up. It was like a jail cell except with no beds, just the hard cold floor.

"What is this place?" Sonic asked weakly. The tasing he received from earlier had taken a toll on his body.

They continued to walk down the long hall of jails cells.

"Listen hedgehog you're in Zanolia now, so you play by our rules." He said as they walked "Only the strong survive here, are you weak?"

Sonic looked at him "I'm not…but I wont be here for long."
The rhino chuckled "Sadly, I actually believe you're going to try to escape. If you take that chance it's going to be rough for you here. So I'll give you some advise…if you ever feel like things are too rough…say the words champlucé burcotti. "

Before Sonic could say anything else they stopped in front of a cage. There were five others in the cage, each a different species. Only one turned to look when the rhino opened the cage, it was squirrel.

The rhino removed his hand cuffs and shoved him in the cage. Then he slammed it shut and locked it. The rhino shook his head and grinned arrogantly at the group before walking away.

Sonic, still tired, took a seat in an empty corner and closed his eyes. In the morning when his strength was at its fullest he'd escape and get back home. He tried to remember how he even got in the plane but he couldn't. All he knew was that he was hit in the head and he only knew that because the rhino told him.

"Hello there."

Sonic opened his eyes and jerked back, surprised the squirrel he saw was in his face.

"Oh sorry, didn't mean to startle you." He backed up.

"It's fine." Sonic said a little weary.

"My names Kal Jericho but everyone calls me KJ."

Sonic sat back and analyzed the squirrel. KJ was light brown almost orange, he had a big fluffy tail, two of his teeth stuck out, he had gray eyes, and half of his right ear was missing.

"Oh," Sonic paused "my names Sonic."

"Nice to meet you Sonic." He stuck his hand out and Sonic shook it "Boy, you sure got some spikes on you."

Sonic, not sure how to respond just nodded. "Hey, uh KJ? Do you happen to know-"

"Where we are?" KJ finished his sentence.

KJ sighed and then took a seat next to Sonic which made Sonic somewhat uncomfortable. KJ then rested his arm on Sonics shoulder.

"It's not where we are Spikes, it's what we are."

Sonic looked at him for a minute "And what are we?"

"We, my new friend, are slaves."

"Slaves?" Sonic repeated in shock.

A small chuckle came from a white wolf on the other side of the cage.

"Slaves…prisoners, call it whatever you like." KJ nodded "They capture random people and force them to do their will…which is usually fighting to the death for their entertainment."

Sonic gulped "To the death?"

KJ faced Sonic "Scared, are you?"

Sonic shook his head "No, I'm just-"

KJ cut him off "Nervous?"

"Actually I was going to say slightly confused."

KJ nodded and removed his arm "That works too; you're new so everything would be confusing to you. So I'll give you the key points."

"Why even bother KJ? He'll be dead by tomorrow afternoon." A red/black dragon said.

"Forgive Ming…he sees the glass of water as half empty."

"I've been here for 3 years…the glass certainly isn't half full…not even half empty." He mumbled "There is no water in that glass."

"Anyway…yeah, the key points." KJ cleared his throat "1, you were abducted sorta. 2, you're a slave and you now belong to Zane. And 3,"

"Zane?"

"Yeah, King Zane…founder of Zanolia." He continued "And 3, there is no escape. Once you set foot on Zane's land you never leave."

Sonic frowned "Looks like I'll be the first one to leave."

KJ smiled "I like your attitude Sonic, too bad it wont help you here."

"I guess it's a good thing I wont be here for long."

"That's what they all say…even me. Now look at us." KJ sighed and glanced at the others in the cage.

Sonic did as well and then back at KJ "Look KJ, you have my sympathy and all but maybe you didn't try hard enough. I'll be out of here in no time…tomorrow." Sonic laid down "My head is killing me."

KJ nodded "You're right, sleep is what we all need. Good night Sonic, pray we wont be the first tomorrow to fight."

KJ laid down on the floor not too far from Sonic. All was silent and Sonic tried to sleep but he was unsuccessful. His mind wandered in so many different directions which hindered him from sleeping. All he could do was stare at the wall and wonder.

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