Okay, so here's my first horror story.

I was going to post it on Halloween, but I'm FAR too lazy to wait two months. Sorry. So take this as an early Halloween story! YAY!

Not sure if Shadow should be in it yet. I guess that's up to y'all (lol Texan accent)

We can take votes on if Shadow is in this story or not if you want, because I really don't care. Personally, I like Shadow. He's cool, even though he's all emo and stuff. It's funny how he just stands there brooding (OMG kool new word! xD)

So yeah

Sonic – 15

Amy – 12

Tails – 8

Cream – 6

Knuckles – 18

Rouge – 18

Disclaimer: Sonic and the rest belong to Sega, though I wish I owned Sonic's speed 'cause I want to be a track star runner. AWW YEAH.

- Hazard Ialand -

Amy yawned. She watched the computer screen in front of her with little interest, clicking the mouse every once in a while.

"How boring...," Amy complained dully. "Why don't people update their stories on this stupid website faster?" (lol fanfiction. Exactly how I feel, yet I'm a slow updater myself :P)

Suddenly, a random advertisement popped up. "Congratulations!" it read. "You have just won an all expense paid trip to Hazard Island!"

Amy gasped with glee. She kept reading.

"Press the button below to print out your ticket. You may bring as many friends as you please. Your flight to paradise is just a click away!"

"Oh my gosh," Amy giggled. "This is exciting!" She clicked the mouse. A few moments later, a small purple ticket copied itself out of her printer. Amy grabbed it.

"I need to tell everyone about this!"

X

"Did she fall for it?"

"She did, Sir. Didn't even research the place to see if it was safe or not."

"Well done. Soon, all of the Sonic Team will be gone."

"Yes Sir."

"It was all too easy. No more will I suffer from that pesky hedgehog!"

"Whatever you say, Sir…"

"I WILL RULE THE WORLD!"

"Don't exaggerate, Sir."

"Shut up."

"Yes Sir."

X

Tails read the ticket for the seventh time. He was flabbergasted.

"You serious, Amy?" he grinned. "We can really take this vacation?"

"That's right! And everyone already knows and is going!"

Tails started dancing around the room. "This is so great!"

Sonic poked his head in from another bedroom. He looked kind of drowsy, a sign that he had been sleeping.

"What's going on?" he asked.

"Sonic!"

Amy ran in and hugged him. Sonic tried to look annoyed, but his pink muzzle wasn't helping much. He unwrapped her arms from around him, but she just embraced him again, and this time, tighter.

"Sonic, Amy won us a free trip to some island!" Tails explained.

"That's great!" Sonic grinned. Amy let go of him so he could speak. "A new place for me to explore."

"Exactly, so pack your bags!

Sonic rolled his eyes. "What bags? I don't need anything."

Amy rolled her eyes. Of course he didn't. He would probably be going with nothing, once again, and then come to her sometime during the vacation, asking her for something he didn't know he needed. She was all too used to it.

"The plane takes off in twenty minutes," Amy exclaimed. "So, you'd better go get ready."

"P-plane…?" Sonic coughed apprehensively. He bit his lip.

"Yeah, how else are we going to get there?"

"We could run there!"

"Over a thousand miles of ocean?"

Sonic sweat dropped.

"Well…now that I think of it…maybe a plane would be better."

"You sure you're not going to get airsick again?" Tails mocked him teasingly. Sonic's face turned red with embarrassment. That was a memory he didn't want to go down again.

"Remember when he puked all over that celebrity?" Tails grinned. "That was priceless!"

"Yeah, I know!" Amy laughed. "She was so mad! Would have sued him too if he wasn't so famous."

"Okay!" Sonic grimaced. "I think that's enough of that!"

Tails wiped away a tear. "Yeah, yeah, okay. I'll just go pack now."

"Me too, me too," Amy agreed. Tails pushed Amy out of the house (not literally) and then they all went their separate ways.

X

"You guys ready for this?" Amy asked. They were all on the airplane and had just been informed that they would be landing in ten minutes or less. She was so excited, there was no way she could hide it. Before they had left, she had been packing like she was leaving for a year. Now the whole group was sitting on the plane as it flew effortlessly through the cloudless sky.

"Sure am!" Rouge grinned, adjusting her sunglasses. She had more suitcases than Amy (if that was even possible) and was traveling in her favorite black bodysuit. She also had on her traditional white gloves with her extended pallid boots. The cunning bat looked totally ready for a nice, long retreat.

"We're ready! Right, Cheese?" Cream giggled excitedly. The little chao on her lap squealed with delight. She was clothed in her usual orange dress and blue tie. Her large brown eyes sparkled with excitement.

Knuckles groaned angrily. "I can't believe you guys talked me into this. Team Chaotix had better take good care of the Master Emerald."

"They will," Tails assured him. "Stop worrying."

"C-could I have another, URP, bag?" Sonic asked the flight attendant woozily. She tossed one on his lap. He barfed into it immediately, and then held it back out to her to so it could be disposed of. The lady had a disgusted look on her face. She took it and left quickly, holding it with two fingers as far away from her body as possible like it was a dead frog.

Sonic held his stomach weakly. The whole ride, Sonic had been feeling totally nauseous. He had never liked planes. In fact, he didn't like anything that meant his feet weren't on the ground. He would have jumped out of the window if they hadn't been hovering over the sea.

"Ahem, is this thing on?" a voice boomed throughout the plane. "LISA! Is my microphone on?" Lisa was the copilot. They all heard a small commotion, and then the loud voice echoed around the room again. "Ahem, this is your pilot speaking. We should be landing in…um…LISA, WHEN SHOULD WE BE LANDING?"

Everyone sweat dropped. It was obvious that their pilot wasn't very dependable. It seemed that he relied on his associate for everything, and that fact had all the passengers nervous.

"Okay, erm, I apologize for the miscommunication. We should be landing…now. Yes, that's right. NOW."

BUMP! Everyone was lifted into the air for a split second on the harsh landing. Sonic gulped, clapping his hands over his mouth. Cheese shrieked with pleasure. Needless to say, she was the only one who had enjoyed the impact. Everyone else seemed rather frustrated, even Amy.

"Thank you for…um…Lisa, what are we thanking them for again?"

Loud groans emitted from everybody. This was getting seriously annoying. Amy sighed irritably. Why couldn't the guy just let them off this stupid thing? When the speaker came back on, a different voice came through.

"Sorry about that, folks," the voice apologized. It sounded more feminine than the Pilot's. "This is Lisa, your copilot. We would like to thank you for flying with us and you may exit the plane as soon as the hatch doors open."

All the girls cheered. Thank goodness! The boys didn't really seem to care much, except for Sonic that is. The energetic hedgehog seemed more than glad to be getting off. The moment the hatch doors unlocked, he sped through them without hesitation. Then once the plane was emptied, it took off, leaving everyone alone on the land mass.

Sonic patted the dirt gleefully with the toe of his red sneakers. "Good old solid ground!" he chuckled.

Amy came up next to him. "Well, we're here."

"Yup," Rouge smiled. Knuckles was right behind her, carrying all her suitcases with ease. She winked at him seductively. "Hold those a little longer, will ya, sweetie?"

Knuckled nodded earnestly. He wanted nothing more but to impress her with his super strength. Then he remembered he was supposed to pretend hate her so she didn't get any ideas.

"Whatever, batgirl," he glared, rolling his eyes. She giggled at his idiocy. She saw right through his detestation disguise.

"Where will we be staying?" Cream asked courteously.

They all scanned the habitat curiously. It was a remarkably unusual place. There was a huge forest, maybe thirty miles thick, on the other side of the island. The rest was just sand and ocean. Out on the horizon, they spotted a cluster of small cabins, poorly prepared, on the brink of the woods. Amy looked at Rouge with insecurity. Before, she had been so excited, it had been difficult to contain herself. Now, she was having second thoughts.

"Let's go!" Sonic declared. He was the only one who was wholly unaware of the rotten situation they all were in. The only thing he noticed at the moment was that his feet were back where they were supposed to be; on the ground. "Last one there is a rotten chilidog!" He took off.

"Since when has THAT been the expression?" Amy asked.

"I don't want to be a rotten chilidog!" Knuckles bellowed. "They smell of bad chili is gross!" He took off too, still carrying Rouge's suitcases in his arms.

"KNUCKLES!" Rouge shrieked. She had some priceless jewelry stored away and was worried they'd get damaged. "YOU BETTER PUT MY STUFF DOWN OR ELSE!" She beat her dark purple wings and soared into the air, coming up behind him.

"Chao, chao!" Cheese squeaked. She flapped her tiny wings and followed Rouge. Goodness knows why…

"Cheese!" Cream cried out. "Come back!" She went off as well, shouting her tiny chao's name.

Tails looked down and saw Cream's suitcases, side by side on the earth. He gasped. She had forgotten them! He picked them up and ran after her.

"Cream, your stuff!" he yelled, trying to get her attention. Too bad she was too significantly focused on her runaway chao to hear him.

Amy was the only one left. She blinked twice, trying to process what had just happened. She shook her head back and forth slowly. "This is going to be fun…," she thought as she trudged after her friends.

X

"I call this one!" Sonic confirmed. He was referring to the cabins. He had picked the one farthest away from the beach, which happened to be just a few steps away.

Amy glared at him. "No fair! I wanted that one!" She only wanted it because it was the best made.

"Too bad, ya should've been here earlier instead of going so slooooow."

Amy glowered furiously. "I couldn't beat you even if I wanted to. You're the fastest thing alive!"

"Thank you, thank you," he bowed, grinning.

"That wasn't a compliment!"

"Guys, everyone else has already chosen where they're going to stay and is probably unpacking by now," Tails said. "You could just share the cabin."

"WHAT?" they both shrieked. Sonic's muzzle went a deep shade of red, even though he was trying really hard to hide it. Amy was giggling uncontrollably. She poked his cheek.

"Sonic, are you blushing?" she asked hopefully.

"No!" He swatted her hand away, but she just continued jabbing him again.

"You are! You are blushing!" she beamed. "Aww, you look so cute!"

Sonic appeared a little uncomfortable with that comment. He backed away, edging towards the chosen cottage.

"Don't even!" Amy threatened. She ran past him and grabbed the latch on the door.

"Hey, you cheated!"

"So did you!"

"GUYS!" Tails roared. They both turned around, shocked.

"There are three cabins left! I get one, and you two get the others. JUST PICK ONE!"

Amy shifted around, ashamed. "Sorry, Tails," she said meekly. "I'll go stay in the other one."

Sonic laughed with triumph. "Sonic wins again!"

Amy stuck her tongue out at him. Then she picked up her stuff and entered her new home.

X

"So, what's the verdict?"

"They have landed on the island safely, Sir."

"SAFELY? I bribe the worst pilot on Mobius to fly them there and they land SAFELY?"

"It would seem so, Sir."

"Ugh, no matter. If the ride won't kill them, the island certainly will."

"Yes, Sir"

"They cannot win this time!"

"Pardon me, Sir. But isn't that the exact same thing you said the last time the hedgehog beat you? And the time before that, and the—"

"We get it."

"Yes, Sir."

"But this time is different, because that 'tropical island' is HAUNTED! MUAHAHAHA!"

"Please don't laugh like that, Sir. My ears are sensitive."

"…You don't even have ears."

"…"

X

After hours spent unpacking, Amy collapsed on the "bed" prepared for her. Scientifically speaking, it was just an old mattress that reeked of old people and death. At the sudden contact, huge clouds of dust came from the mattress and filled the atmosphere. Amy coughed, fanning the air in front of her.

"This place is disgusting!" she wheezed. "Who's the sleaze-ball that decorated it?"

She whipped a can of air freshener out of her bag and sprayed it frantically around the room. It didn't help much, but it was enough to extinguish the sickening odor.

"I wonder if Sonic has it as bad as me…"

X

"UGH, it's disgusting!" Sonic wailed. He was standing in front of the fridge, a dismayed look on his face. Sitting on the bottom rack was a can of brand-new vegetables, some dead fish, a moldy pizza, and a bowl of icky, smelly, revolting glop.

"Now I know how that flight attendant felt! This is repulsive!"

Sonic slammed the refrigerator door shut, sealing its nauseating contents inside. He traveled to his room quickly, not even noticing the same horrible scent Amy was dealing with at that exact moment.

"I think I'm going to go on a run," Sonic told himself. "Yeah, I've been dying to explore this place for a while now." He took off, rocketing out the door.

X

Amy went outside. She needed some fresh air after her conflict with the stench in her room. She wasn't surprised to see Rouge, Cream, and Cheese already on the beach. She walked up to them and sat down next to Rouge. The bat looked weary.

"You okay, Rouge?" Amy asked.

"I'm cool. But I just came from a battle between me and this HORRIBLE smell in my bedroom!"

"I feel you, hun. You can borrow my air freshener if you want."

Rouge snatched the can out of Amy's hands. "Thanks, Amy. You're the best," she smiled. "Hey Cream, you need some?"

Cream nodded eagerly. She too had been assaulted by the disgusting odor and was desperate for a way to eliminate it. It had been making Cheese sick, and that kind of eradicated her previous cheerful attitude.

"Okay sweetie, I'll let you borrow it after I'm done and then you can return it to Amy."

"Thank you, Mrs. Rouge!"

Amy looked around. From the angle they were sitting at, the place didn't look so bad. Sure, it had a few bugs, but they could fix them! Maybe their retreat wouldn't be so bad after all. However, all her hope came crashing down when she saw Tails running at top speed over to her, a horrified look on his face.

"HELP!" he screamed. "THE WOODS ARE HAUNTED!"

All the girls stood up and watched the horror-struck fox come to a complete stop in front of them. His face was pale and he was shuddering.

"Tails, you look like you've seen a ghost!" Amy exclaimed. "What happened? Are you okay?"

"T-that forest…I-it's unnatural!" he whimpered fearfully. "Absolutely d-d-dreadful..."

"What's in there?" Rouge pestered. "What did you see?"

"Things n-no one should have to w-witness…ever…"

"Like…?" Cream asked. She hugged Cheese to her chest.

Tails kept trembling. "Blood…Bodies…Skulls…," he sniveled. "Bloodcurdling screams c-could be heard, no matter where y-you were…and the moaning…horrible…"

Amy looked at Rouge anxiously. Cream squeezed Cheese so tight the little chao yelped. They were all terrified now.

"Let's just make sure no one else goes in there," Amy insisted. "Then we can enjoy our vacation."

Tails' pupils shrunk slightly. "B-but Amy…Sonic's in there too."

"WHAT?" she shrieked. If he was kidding she was going to bash him so hard with her hammer he would sink right through the earth.

"Yeah, he went on a run a few minutes ago. I went with him and then we got separated," Tails explained. "He's still in there, I bet."

Amy grasped her heart. She knew she had to get Sonic out before something awful happened to him.

"I'm going in there," Amy declared.

"No you're not!" Rouge frowned. "You might die."

"Sonic's in there, and I'm going to help him. Like it or not." She stormed off in the direction of the jungle.

"Wait!" Rouge cried out. She grabbed Amy's arm. "I'll go with you. That way if anything happens, I can fly us out."

Amy nodded. They continued towards the forest.

Cream started to cry. She sobbed into Cheese, her whole body quivering. Tails put his arm around her.

"Don't worry, Cream. They'll be fine." She nodded, sniffling.

X

Amy and Rouge entered their destination reluctantly. Neither of them were excited in the least to be there, but they both knew they had to find Sonic.

"SONIC!" Amy called out. "SONIC, WHERE ARE YOU?"

"HEY, BLUE BOY!" Rouge yelled. "GET OVER HERE!"

They waited for an answer, but none came. The only thing that could be heard was the rushing wind and their own breathing. Rouge gripped her arms nervously. A loud moaning suddenly came from behind them. The girls whipped themselves around, but saw no one there. Then an earsplitting screech could be heard from all directions. Amy covered her ears and Rouge did the same. It sounded like a young child screaming with pain. After a few moments it stopped and the girls released their ears cautiously. When they looked around, they saw blood on the trees and bodies sprawled all over the ground. Then whenever they took a step, they could hear the devestating crunch of a broken skull under their feet.

Amy bit back a sob. She was utterly terrified. Tails had been right all along. Rouge was trying to act brave, but it was absolutely impossible after what they had just seen and heard.

"S-Sonic?" Amy sniffled. "Wherever you are, please come out!"

"Amy, look!" Rouge cried out, pointing over into a cluster of trees. "There he is!"

Sonic was sitting in a small grove, his knees up to his chest. He looked worse than Tails had. His eyes were red and his cobalt fur was a sickening pale.

Amy ran over to him and collapsed to her knees, wrapping her arms around him. "Sonic, you're okay!" she wailed. "I thought you were dead!"

Sonic didn't move. He seemed too frightened to budge. So, Amy helped him up, her arm around his shoulder. The screaming started up again, and Sonic let out a cry of horror. This time, it sounded like a teenage girl.

"Can you get us out of here, Rouge?" she shouted over the screams. The bat nodded. She extended her wings and carried them, lifting them high up until they were above the trees. Then she flew away from the forest and onto the safety of the beach where Cream and Tails were waiting patiently.

"Sonic!" Tails gasped when he saw the horrified hedgehog. He ran forward and hugged his brother.

Sonic placed his gloved hand on his head. "I-I need a breather…," he sighed shakily.

"We all do…," Amy said. "Let's go back to our cabins."

Tails nodded. "Let's schedule a little meeting for us all in an hour. Everyone needs to know what's going on."

"Agreed," they all decided.

Omg SpOoKy!

So basically, the group has to face a haunted "paradise". Poor Sonic, he's probably scarred for life.

Sonic: *hugs knees and rocks back and forth* I'm in my happy place…I'm in my happy place…

Me: O_O

Review please!