Grandfather Clock
Chapter 1: The Grandfather Clock
Amy Rose, a pink hedgehog walked along the sidewalk when she noticed that there was a shop across the street going out of business. She walked over and entered the shop, "Hello?" She called out, the shop was dark and creepy.
"yes, a visitor! Would be interested in buying something?" an old woman asked. Amy looked down at the human female.
"yes," Amy responded.
"take your time, dear," the old woman said. Amy wondered around the shop looking as she went deeper into the shop it got darker it smelled musty. Amy looked around and spotted something. Her eyes glittering eyes lay on an old, great, and dusty grandfather clock.
"does this interest you?" the old woman snuck up on Amy. Her heart was pounding quickly as she turned to see the woman.
"yes," she sighed almost dying. "how much?"
"two hundred dollars."
"huh, really?"
"oh yes this clock in particular is very old, even older than me." The old woman chuckled. Amy paid the woman. "shall I take it out to your car?"
"I don't have a car."
"I see, than it will be sent to you, what is you address?"
"you don't have to worry I can carry it myself."
"Are you sure you don't need help?"
"I'll be fine," Amy laughed picking up the clock. She left the shop with the clock in both hands. She walked slowly with the old clock.
"boy this is extremely heavy," Amy set the clock down. Taking a breather she looked around, it was a beautiful day in Station Square. Amy herd the clock ticking, she looked up at it and noticed the detail in the frame around the face and even the hands of the clock. "where is my darling today?" Amy wondered. "My knight in shining armor, I haven't seen him at all today. Shadow!" She called to a black hedgehog.
"Amy." Shadow said darkly.
"Help me please."
"with…?"
"my new clock! See isn't in great?"
"No."
"Aw Shadow your such a jokester." Shadow picked up the clock with one hand and they both started walking towards her apartment.
"So Shadow," Amy said slowly, "where do you live, I always see you out on the street like a bum."
"I don't really live any where," Shadow mumbled. "But if I were to call any place home it would be Sonic's."
"Speaking of Sonic, have you seen him?"
"Yes he left for an important assignment earlier today."
"Why wouldn't he tell me? I really should be with him to protect him."
"Well I'm guessing he didn't want you following him into a dangerous place."
"Do you know where he went?" Amy asked concerned.
"Yes."
"Can you tell me?" Amy asked as they got to the door of her apartment. She unlocked it.
"No," Shadow said shortly as he set the clock down.
"Come on!" Amy begged on her knees. The old clock struck 6:00, Shadow looked up at it.
"I should probably head out…? Amy…your door is locked."
"What?" She asked looking over. "It can't be locked." Dark smoke filled the room; the clock's face glowed as the hands started to spin rapidly. Amy suddenly fainted on the ground falling hard.
"Get off the goddamn floor!" Shadow was irritated. He suddenly noticed the clock's odd behavior, his eyesight started to get hazy. The room was spinning; he was floating, Shadow slowly walked over to the clock. Shadow fell to the ground, the clock struck once more.
"Shadow?" said a muffled voice. "Shadow wake up." The hedgehog woke up he stood up looking at his setting.
"Where am I?" Shadow asked himself.
"I don't know how did we get here?" Amy asked.
"It was your old ass clock!"
"What?! How could my clock send us to this horrible place?"
"Well I did notice some strange energy coming from it."
"So is that what you think? My clock sent us here?" Amy put her hands on her hips.
"Yes, but standing arguing here won't help us now." Amy and Shadow started to walk, the sky was black the ground was violet. It was strange, it seemed like no one was there. Some black creatures watched from behind some rocks. They had little yellow eyes and dark bodies like shadows. The creatures appeared all around them. Amy took out her hammer.
"What are these things?" Amy asked. Shadow jumped up and smacked down on one, it disappeared. The shadow creatures attacked. Amy pounded some. The creatures soon disappeared, all of them.
"What the hell was that?" Shadow asked.
"I don't know but lets just hope they don't come back!" Amy and Shadow continued to walk. Amy looked up into the sky, the clouds were blue. It was getting darker, soon the night creatures would come out. Shadow and Amy herd thumps behind them. Thump. Thump. They both looked back to see a very large creature. It had three muscular arms two eyes, and large mouth with many sharp fangs it was about 50 feet. The gray skinned creature looked down at the two. It raised it's fists Shadow grabbed Amy's and ran. The pound shook the ground they both were thrown forward. Amy and Shadow ran, but the creature was right behind them. Amy spotted an old wooden shed ahead. They two ran towards it opened the door and jumped it.
"Now what?" Shadow asked. The Shed was just a little bigger than a closet. Amy looked around. She spotted a rug and moved it. There was a metal circular door under it, Amy flipped it open and they both jumped in. The beast had just smashed down on the shed. Amy and Shadow covered their eyes from falling wood and other objects coming down. The beast roared. They looked around at their settings. There was four ways they could go. They looked down one path and headed that way…into the darkness.