A/N: Welcome to my new story, murder on green hill island. Warning for younger readers... This story contains death, gruesome imagery, murder, violent acts and a lot of swearing. If you are still here, then join Sonic and crew as they try to solve a mystery, stop a killer and survive the nights while stranded on Green Hill Island. I hope you all enjoy!
Chapter 1
"Please, Mr. Hedgehog, tell us what horrific events occurred whilst you were on that island," the presenter asked.
The room the two were situated in was quite small with long, jet black curtains covering most of the walls. The only flash of colour to juxtapose against the bleak appearance of the rest of the studio was a green screen that was plastered over the wall behind the two.
In the middle of the room were two small, wooden chairs with turquoise fabric back rests that connected the wooden frames. Gold, the golden tenrec held a small handful of cue-cards in front of her and had just finished introducing the show and her special guest for that evening's televised event. Sitting adjacent to her, was a tall, skinny sapphire hedgehog.
Sonic cleared his throat and focused his emerald pupils at the flashing red light on top of the camera that sat between the two, recording the conversation to the world.
"I still can't believe what happened to us all. It all started after our good friend Cream won the $10 million lottery. To celebrate, she rented out Green Hill Island and gave all of her closest friend's invitations to join her…" Sonic began, thinking back to all the horrifying events that had plagued the group not weeks prior to the recording.
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The small waves, caused by the surge of passing boats that entered and exited carrying excited passengers off on fantastical voyages, lapped the sides of the mighty white ship. The ship towered over the rest of the boats in the mariner. Big, black letters swept over the side of the ship's hull, reading 'Anubis.'
The Anubis was only the fanciest, top of the line cruise ship known in all of Mobius. People would flock from far and wide just to get a chance to ride the magnificent specimen which hosted a plethora of rooms, activities and even had 6 on-deck pools.
The seagulls squawked high overhead, soaring along the flurries of winds that wept the faces of the ten animals that had received an invitation. Sonic was the first to step onto the rocking boat. He breathed in deeply, allowing the salty scent of the ocean aroma to tantalize his senses.
"I can't believe she won. This is going to be such a fun adventure," he beamed, rushing down to his bedroom, throwing his bags and sprinting back up on the deck before any of his friends had time to blink.
"Sonic, wait up. You can't keep running away from me forever!" the pink hedgehog known as Amy Rose called out, sweat dripping from her brow as she tried her hardest to keep up with the hero she admired so.
"C'mon Amy, give it a rest already," Sonic sighed, dodging out of the way of her hug attack, causing her to smash into the deck.
"Fine, for now my love," she blew him a kiss before retreating to the lower decks to prepare her room, making sure that it was the one adjacent to the one Sonic had chosen.
"Ha, ha, will she ever give it a rest?" Tails asked.
"I wish I knew, buddy," Sonic responded to Tails the Fox, his best friend and renowned boy genius of Mobius. "Maybe you could invent a sort of shield for me," Sonic joked, slapping his palm against Tails'.
"I don't know if I can," Tails giggled, rubbing the back of his neck with his other hand. He couldn't say no to Sonic's pleading pout however so he followed his sentence with," But I'll give it a try."
"Can't you boys just get a room," a voice taunted the two. They both turned their head to see a black and white bat waltz onto the boat, her hand placed firmly on her swaying hips.
"Rouge, you know it isn't like that," Tails complained.
"Whatever you say, hun," Rouge the bat winked at the flustered fox before fixing her gaze to Sonic. "Do you know where the bathroom is blue? A girl's gotta know where to freshen up," she smirked at the two, batting her eyelids.
"Down the hall," Sonic replied. "What you gotta do? Get changed into a bikini?" he asked.
"Wouldn't you like that," she joked suggestively before turning and walking off down the hallway.
"That girl never gives it a rest, does she?" A violet feline known as Blaze the Cat asked, walking onto the boat with her suitcase trailing behind her, the squeaky wheels struggling to overcome the dents in the wooden dock.
"You just need to know when to show some skin, Blaze. A bikini isn't that bad," Sally Acorn, an auburn haired squirrel laughed as she joined the cat on the boat.
"Sally!"
"Blaze!"
Sonic and Tails cried out in unison, rushing up to the two girls and giving them big hugs. Sonic and Sally had been great friends for ages, along with Tails and Blaze. It was only when Tails and Sonic had become best friends and began hosting parties to celebrate their countless victories over Dr. Eggman that the two girls finally got to make each other's acquaintances. Ever since then the four of them had been inseparable, although sometimes Blaze and Sally had argued about clothes, seeing as Blaze was a lot more sensible and more self-aware of her appearance.
"You don't have to get so sentimental. You all saw each other 2 nights ago," an annoyed ebony hedgehog called Shadow the Hedgehog complained.
"Shadow?" Blaze gasped, quite surprised to see the quiet, introvert arrive. "Cream invited you?"
"Don't act so surprised," he said in a flat tone, pushing past the cat.
"I…I didn't mean it that way," Blaze apologized.
"Whatever. See you guys around," Shadow called as he disappeared down into the dark depths of the cruise ship.
"Don't worry about Shadow. He gets that way sometimes," A voice called out from the pier.
"Silver!" Sonic waved as the silver furred hedgehog walked up the plank and plonked his bags on the greased deck of the ship.
"Sometimes I really don't understand that guy," Silver said, scratching his head as he heard the door to the staircase slam shut, rocking the ship harder than the lapping waves were.
"You don't understand anybody," Sally chuckled.
"Nice burn, Sal," Sonic high fived the squirrel.
"Guys come on, leave the poor guy alone," a melodic voice filled with care floated over the side of the deck.
"I'd know that lovely voice anywhere," Blaze sighed as a yellow skinned, purple haired mongoose named Mina walked up the plank.
"Mina," Amy called out as she returned up the stairs, running over to give the mongoose a hug. "How is your singing career going? It feels like it has been ages since we caught up."
"Errr," Mina froze up as the gaze of all her friends turned to her. "It's… umm… y'know, the usual. Just singing and selling out concerts. No bigge."
"We really need to go see one soon," Tails added.
"No!" she shouted out, before covering her mouth with her hands. "I mean… no, it's fine. I'm taking a little break from music."
"Oh… okay. Well we still need to hang out," Amy smiled. Mina drew the back of her hand over her forehead, absorbing the sweat that had begun to form. She was happy that the attention had been turned elsewhere.
"Well, I think that's everybody. Let's shove off," Sonic yelled enthusiastically, pumping his fist in the air, excited to be going on another adventure some of his beloved freedom fighters.
"Hey, you better not be leaving without me!" A gruff voice called out. The rest of the invited guests glanced over the side to see a red echidna, Knuckles, rush around the corner. He just made it onto the boat before it set off on its voyage.
"What took you so long Red?" Rouge enquired as she made her grand entrance, clad in a very revealing blue 2 piece bikini.
"Well I," Knuckles started but when he turned around to face Rouge, he stumbled over the rest of his words.
"C'mon Knuckle head, stop drooling," Sonic laughed, patting his friend on the back.
"Hey! I wasn't drooling. I just lost track of my thoughts," he huffed, crossing his arms over his chest in defiance.
"Can you guys quiet it down a bit? I'd like to get some rest before we arrive," Shadow spoke, jutting open the door to stare at the group of animals before shrouding himself back into the darkness of the deck below.
"What's his problem?" Silver asked.
"That's just Shadow. Don't worry, he just liked to keep to himself. He'll come join the rest of us eventually. But for now, I'm going to go soak up a few rays. This tan won't make itself," Rouge winked as she waltzed over to one of the many deck chairs that littered the boat and lay down.
"Last one to the pool is a rotten chao!" Knuckles called out, ripping off his shirt and diving head first into the closest pool.
"You are so on!" Sonic cheered, following in suit. Together, the 10 friends, even Shadow who eventually joined in with the rest of them, soaked up the sun, swam and laughed as the cruise ship slowly sailed to its destination, Green Hill Island.
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"So it was just your group of friends and Cream the Rabbit on the island when everything transpired?" the golden tenrec asked, glancing between Sonic and the camera.
"Well, it was supposed to be but things didn't exactly turn out that way," Sonic replied before continuing to recount his story.
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The moon had risen high in the sky, illuminating the dark, gloomy shadows that loomed over the raging waves of the mid ocean swell. Yawning and tired, the crew on board the ship had all retreated to their respected rooms to catch up on some much needed shut eye before the dismembarkment the next morning.
"Is the coast clear?" a gruff, raspy voice whispered.
"I think so," A more effeminate voice replied. "I'll check the deck." Slowly, a shadow dived from shadow to shadow, keeping clear of the light as the individual made her way to the main deck of the cruise ship. She darted her head from side to side, scanning the area to make sure there were no lingering passengers who could cause some trouble. When there was no sign of any life, the being stepped forth from the shadows.
The moon illuminated her body, dancing off the fox's red fur and getting absorbed by the black leather that she donned. Fiona Fox swiveled her head towards her companion, beckoning him over to her with a finger, rather seductively.
Her sneaky companion, the green furred hedgehog, finally made his presence known to the roaring waves and billowing winds of their environment. Scourge the hedgehog also was clad in black leather, mirroring Fiona's appearance.
"Where is the grub? I'm starving," he complained, taking a swig from the bottle of vodka that he had on hand.
"Well we shouldn't have stowed away in the engine room then. We could have hidden in the food storage but nooooooooo," Fiona rolled her eyes sarcastically.
"Look, I know it was an uncomfortable trip but just remember why we are here babe," Scourge smirked, wrapping his lanky arm around the fox's middle and bringing her in close to him, their hips pressing up against each other.
"Oh don't worry, I have a one track mind when it comes to the green stuff," a seductive smile crossed her face as she curled her tail around his middle area before breaking apart, rushing over to the main door to the boats dining hall.
"You're such a tease," Scourge grumbled.
"Well once we find the rabbit's safe and steal her winnings, then you can have a piece of this," she taunted, moving her hands down her body before turning and skulking through the door, her nose following the scent of the delectable food.
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Gold glanced at her wrist watch while Sonic continued to recount the events that transpired prior to their arrival on the island. They were already 5 minutes into their broadcast and if there was one thing gold was, it was professional.
"Thank you for the riveting recounts so far but can we please skip to the part where you all arrived on the island?" Gold put on her most polite voice. Sonic smiled in return and skipped forward in his story.
"So after we all arrived and met Cream, she invited us all to a dinner in the grand dining hall of the island's mansion," he continued.
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The large, marble structure served as quite the eye sore. It was a stark comparison compared to the rather underdeveloped island, with its windy gravel paths the snaked through the lush undergrowth. Small ivy shackles crisscrossed over the mostly untraveled path. The gigantic structure towered over the rest of the island, situated right in the center. The small, island was a quaint little slice of paradise, floating in the middle of the Mobian Ocean. It would only take about an hour's run around the entire perimeter, or a couple minutes for a certain blue streaked hedgehog.
Cream invited her 10 guests into the lavish dining room. They all took their seats at the mahogany table that stretched from end to end as the marveled at the fantastical glass chandelier the hung over head. A thousand small bulbs were shielded by an array of different coloured glass diamonds that caused a kaleidoscope of enchanting light across the room, twinkling in the guest's eyes.
"This place is simply divine," Mina breathed after everyone had taken their seats and stuck into their meals.
"By the way Cream. How come we are the only ones here? I would have thought that a place this size would need a sizable staff on hand to keep everything in working order?" Blaze added as she blew a soft breath on her boiling spoon of soup before sipping it elegantly. Next to her, Sonic threw elegance to the wind as he loudly slurped his soup indignantly, much to the annoyance of Blaze.
"Isn't he cute when he eats," Amy sighed, resting her head on her hands as she stared at him.
"I wouldn't say soup, that's just Sonic," Tails waved her response away as he began to converse with Mina, the two catching up on all the things the two had accomplished since the last time they had met.
"Thank you for inviting me," Shadow nodded towards the small rabbit, who blushed in response.
"It was my pleasure," she giggled, addressing the whole room. "I just wanted to share some of my appreciation as my thanks for all you have done for me. Your friendships are the one thing that I treasure above all else, especially the money. If I can use my winnings to make you guys happy, then it is my pleasure."
"Here's to friendship," Sonic raised his glass to the air.
"Here, here!" The group chimed in as they clinked the fragile wine glasses together before each sipping the red liquid held inside.
"I normally like to work alone, but even I have to admit that we have a pretty good thing going here," Rouge smiled as she downed the rest of her wine and began to refill her glass. Shadow nodded in agreement.
"Freedom fighters for life," Sonic pumped his fist in the air, glancing around the room to exchange smiles with each and every one of the group. The chatter changed to small talk as the group split into their individual conversations and began to get caught up on the events that they had all been through since their last group gathering over the rest of their meals. Eventually, the night grew long and the wine ran short. Yawns and stretches ran throughout the group like a plague as the drowsiness form travel began to affect them all.
"I can see you are all quite tired. Please, feel free to go to bed. I want you all well rested for the fun things I have planned for us tomorrow," Cream giggled in excitement. One by one, the group excused themselves and retreated to their respected beds, crashing on the comfortable mattresses until only four remained in the dining room.
"Well, I think I'm going to hit the hay," Amy stretched.
"See you in the morning Amy," Cream waved.
"You too Cream. Night guys."
"Well, I think that's my cue to leave as well. It was great getting to catch up with you little Cream. I can't wait to see what you have in store tomorrow." Rouge stood up and strode out of the room, her eyelids fluttering from exhaustion.
"I'm going to head off too. See you in the morning, Silver," Cream yawned as she retreated to the confines of her master bedroom, leaving the tipsy silver furred hedgehog to fend for himself, alone in the dining room.
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"If I may interject," the golden tenrec interrupted Sonic after he had finished his sentence. "You all seem like such a close group of friends who had immense trust and respect for one another. That isn't at all like the group that I have heard about," she scratched her head in confusion, looking at Sonic whose gaze turned towards his ruby red shoes.
"I know. We were the best of friends. Closer than any other. However, after that unfortunate night, and all the ones preceding on the dreadful island, that would be the last time that we were ever that close or friendly. The last time… ever."
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The sun had already broken through the thin layer of clouds that floated in the sky and dispelled the dark shadows that were cast on the land. Its glary rays shone through the drawn curtains through a crack, shining brightly on Blaze's eyelids.
"Ugh," she complained, trying to roll over to block out the light. However, the brightness only continued to intensify until Blaze was fully awake, unable to find her way back to the land of slumbers. In an annoyed groan, she got out of bed, slipped into her shoes and walked down stairs to prepare herself a morning coffee.
After Blaze had prepared the instant coffee into a ceramic mug, she proceeded into the lounge room to wait on the luscious couches until the rest of her friends woke up. Nothing could have prepared her for the sight which she witnessed.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!" Blaze screamed at the top of her lungs. In her complete shock, the mug slipped from her grasp and shattered into a hundred tiny pieces of shards as the rest of the guests were roused from their slumbers and rushed down stairs to investigate the source of Blaze's screams.
A wave of shock surged through the other 9 animals as they all gasped upon seeing the same sight that Blaze had previously. There, fallen backwards onto the small, coffee table was the body of Cream, her eyes still wide in shock. Blood was splattered all over the table and couch and had pooled on the stained carpet below. A thin line ran along her neck showing an indication that somebody has slit her neck with a sharp knife in the middle of the night.
"W…what h…h…happened?" Silver stumbled over his words, struggling to form a coherent sentence through his fear and shock.
"Cream… she has been murdered," Shadow spoke flatly, addressing the rest of the room.
"But we are the only people on the island," Mina chimed in, confused.
"Exactly, that would mean that…" Tails stopped as his eyes widened at the realization of his words. He croaked, unable to complete his sentence.
"Yes it would," Sonic narrowed his eyes before glancing at the other nine, frightened faces in the room. "Cream was murdered… by one of us!"
A/N: I hope you all enjoyed the first chapter of MoGHI. This was more of just a short introduction but things will heat up drastically next chapter :) Please review to let me know what you thought about the first chapter, it would mean a lot. Thank you for reading and I hope you are all excited for the chapters to come. Btw, speculation and wild theories about who the killer is or who might be next to die, if any, are always welcome. Thanks for showing your support and see you next chapter!