Welcome everyone. I'd like to give you my thanks for checking out my newest story.
This story came to mind and I thought it would be an interesting experience to write for another genre.
I hope you enjoy and don't be afraid to make guesses.
Disclaimer: I do not own Sonic The Hedgehog or any of the characters, they are owned by Sega and Sonic Team.
Hollow Hill.
Small little town, quaint, just like any other town.
The residents of the town had been spending the day, setting up decorations for the month of October.
The weather had grown cold as the clouds rolled in, concealing the light, bathing the city in a dark blue atmosphere, complimented by the orange of the fallen leaves.
However the weather would soon be the least of their worries, as tragedies in the making would soon begin.
Of course, they would start, in one of the worst ways possible.
Two hedgehogs and an echidna walked up the street, making their usual rounds and stopping by to say hello to whoever.
"So, is the party on or what?" Knuckles asked.
"Yeah dude, my parents are gonna be out of town that week, this years Halloween party is gonna be awesome!" Sonic exclaimed.
"Great, so…here's the thing." Knuckles started.
Sonic looked at him curiously while Shadow just rolled his eyes, already sick of their drama.
"You see, the thing is, I'm kind of bringing Amy." Knuckles said.
Sonic flinched a bit, hearing the name of his ex-girlfriend but quickly put on his cool guy persona.
"Sure, no problem man, it'll be fun." Sonic lied through his teeth.
Knuckles breathed a sigh of relief and thanked him.
A month prior to this, Amy had broken up with Sonic due to him constantly hanging out with other girls.
While she saw right through him everyone else saw the perfect guy.
He was star quarterback of their high school team, a straight A student and set for a full scholarship, to them he could do no wrong.
At first she wrote it off as innocent flirting, but then, she saw him for what he really was.
That night she decided to go for a walk in the park, would stick with her from then on.
She suddenly felt ill as she saw Sonic kissing another girl.
Luckily he hadn't seen since she'd been wearing a dark hoodie, she stepped away as fast as she could, covering her mouth with her hand in fear she was gonna be sick.
Tears rolled down her cheeks.
She knew something was wrong but she never imagined that he would do this.
But from there, it only got worse.
Sonic guided the girl out of the park to behind a building.
Amy followed closely behind but had to keep her distance.
She couldn't make out what they were saying but she managed to pick up a few words the girl had said.
"You have to tell Amy." She said.
The next moment, would change everything.
Sonic began to fume with anger and pushed her up against the wall.
He began to scream and cuss her out, both verbally and physically abusing her.
Amy had felt bad before, but now, she couldn't even begin to describe the emptiness inside.
Finally, it ended, Sonic forcing her into a kiss and then the next moment, taking advantage of the situation, so to speak.
Amy couldn't take it anymore, running off home, into the night, but still hearing the noises in the distance.
The next day she reported him to the authorities, however, they did nothing.
Sonic was seen as the town's idol, no way they were going to tarnish his reputation.
Amy couldn't understand, he did such horrible things and yet they would do nothing about it.
After that, school didn't go any better.
The students had found out about what she had done, shunning her and talking behind her back every chance they got, calling her a gold digger and a fraud.
Sick of the torment, she knew she had to prove them wrong.
She broke up with Sonic in front of everyone.
After that the rumors had calmed down, instead being directed at the reason why they broke up.
Even Amy's friends who she had confided in didn't believe her.
The only one who was there for her was Knuckles.
When he saw how distraught Amy was, he immediately offered his support to help her through this tough time in her life.
Eventually their relationship had turned romantic, fueling the fire of everyone's theories as to what happened.
All these events culminating to this very night.
After hanging out at the local diner, the three disbanded as it grew late.
They each decided to head to their homes, Knuckles being the last to leave.
As he walked down the street, he heard a faint sound.
Ignoring it as a figment of his imagination, he continued on.
That's when he heard it again, stopping in his tracks as the voice stopped.
He remained quiet, listening closely for the sound again.
That's when he heard it, the sound of a faint sobbing in the distance.
He started walking again, trying to find where the sound was coming from.
That's when he heard it up close, it was coming from down an alleyway.
"Hello?" He called out.
No answer, the voice just kept sobbing.
Taking matters into his own hands, he headed in, hoping to help this person.
As he walked down the alleyway, the lights were no longer seen, he could barely see.
But then, he saw it.
A small light coming from the end.
When he reached it, he was shocked to find a phone.
Picking it up, he saw it was playing a video, an audio recording of someone crying.
"What the?" He said.
The next second, he felt a sharp pain in his back.
He screamed out in pain as he looked down, he was wounded.
The sharp pain came back again and again, till finally he collapsed to the ground.
His body lay there for a moment as a cloaked figure looked over his victim.
His body was then dragged off, into the darkness.
The Next Morning.
The citizens of Hollow Hill woke up that morning like any other, awaiting what the day would hold.
Unfortunately for them, it would hold a grim situation.
As they began to drive out or walk to their jobs or around town, the reports started coming in.
A woman screamed when she saw what been presented to them atop the town hall that morning.
Everyone's eyes widened and staring in complete disbelief and sorrow.
There, displayed for all to see, was none other, than Knuckles the Echidna.