******Something In The Dark******

**Chapter One**

Sonic awoke to hear a cry. A powerful cry that shook the night. A bright flash of green light fell over Knothole. At that moment Candy Apple awoke from her sleep. She knew something was wrong. She crept out of the hut and ran to Sonic. But before she could get to him something had hit the back of her neck. She tried to keep running but she felt herself getting drowsy.

**Hours Later**

Mimi and Sammie awoke in their hut to find that Candy was missing. Sonic walked through the door and immediately yelled, " There's something wrong. Chris is gone!" At that moment Amy ran through the door and said, " Kylie's missing too. But I found this note on her bed!" Sonic, Mimi, & Sammie gathered around Amy to read the note.

Sonic and everyone in knothole, if you ever want to see the apple family again you will hand over the monubiuns and anyone else you might be hiding. Right now the apples are taking a bit of a nap. But if I don't get the monubiuns soon, your friends will be robotized.

"Robotnike!" they all shouted. Sonic ran out of the hut to tell the others what happened. But the only thing that they couldn't figure out was why all of this was going on. Sonic ran to Lisa and Jay Apple's house. There he found another note laying on their kitchen counter. It read:

I'm so sorry but I forgot to inform you all that you have three weeks to meet my needs.
Robotnike (I knew you would figure me out within ten seconds of reading the little note I left you)

Sonic ran to a palace right outside Knothole to tell Sally (his girlfriend) that the apple family was kidnapped. "But why? Why them? I'm far more valuable than they are. I'm the princess and they're. they're.argh!!" Sonic put his hand on Sally's shoulder. "I know. But if he did this there must be a reason. There always is." Sally looked up into Sonic's eyes, tears streaming down her face.