Chapter Two

Chapter Two

The storm that lingered over the Sonic Headquarters seemed to drag on forever in Silver's mind. His golden eyes watched as lightning traced where the dark clouds concealed the once brilliant moon, and he also watched as everything in his small room shook every time the thunder roared. He yawned tiredly as he turned to see Sonic laying on his bed, just as bored, and Shadow who was listening to the rain falling.

"I wonder if there is the slightest chance of this storm uplifting. I mean it's been about a year since Mephiles died… we should be happy, not down because it's raining right?" thought Silver as he jumped when an unexpected crash of thunder shook the headquarters so hard that an alarm clock fell off the nearby nightstand.

"So… what now?" asked Shadow as he turned his attention to Silver.

"I don't know, any ideas Sonic?"

Sonic stared at the ceiling and he yawned, "I don't know and I don't care. I'm going to bed. I'm dead tired."

"Speaking of dead, Mephiles has a headstone now right?"

"Yep, and no matter how I look at it, I say he doesn't deserve one," replied Shadow as he closed his eyes. Even though it'd been about a year since his death, no one really got over it.

"I agree fully on that one Emo."

"Don't call me that," said Shadow quickly. Silence filled the air around them as the flashes of lightning filled the dark room. Sonic sighed as he turned on his side, threw the blankets over himself and he listened to Silver and Shadow bickering.

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Soon however, Sonic found himself in a world where Shadow and Silver's bickering no longer could be heard and where the thunder, lightning and rain were a thing of the past; clear, open fields filled his dream. Flowers and streams existed as he looked at the bright blue sky that spelled 'peace'. He grinned as he dashed off into the horizon, but he just appeared as a blue blur.

A few moments passed and Sonic skidded to a halt as he approached a headstone; it was dark colored, almost glowing in a dark aurora that made him feel slightly nervous and sick at the same time, and it looked very old. Suddenly a chuckle was ringing through the air as the headstone flashed black and the peaceful scenery vanished into the approaching darkness.

"Well look at this, Sonic the Hedgehog," said a voice that Sonic knew almost instantly, Mephiles.

Sonic said nothing as he began walking through the darkness, trying to find his way out of this weird part of the dream. The laughing got louder and louder until he came face to face with a dark purple hedgehog. Sonic jumped back in surprise and he dashed away in a blur before Mephiles had the chance to say anything. He kept running until he came face to face with that same hedgehog.

"Mephiles! Leave me alone! You're suppose to be dead! Out of my head! Now get!"

Mephiles smirked as another laugh escaped, "dead? I'm sorry I don't believe that's in my dictionary unless you're the one that's suppose to die," he replied calmly.

"You're dead."

"Am I really dead though?" Mephiles suddenly questioned as his form changed into a black hedgehog with cyan streaks and innocent cyan eyes, "or am I still alive but in a different form?"

Sonic studied the new form and for some reason he felt his heart beating at more than 50 miles an hour. He felt tense, scared and nervous for no reason in his mind. He was about to ask if this was a dream as well but he never got to it. Mephiles and his new form vanished into the darkness and the darkness faded until the peaceful scenery returned. He had to blink twice to make sure Mephiles wasn't around. His heart still pounded horribly fast as he saw Silver and Shadow approach him; they looked slightly nervous and worried.

"Guys what's wrong?"

"Sonic… WAKE UP!!" the duo shouted.

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"Sonic… WAKE UP!!" shouted Shadow and Silver by Sonic's ear. Sonic bolted into an upright position and he gasped in surprise. His heart still felt like it was being beaten around as he looked around quickly.

"What? Wait?! What…"

"Knuckles is at the door, he says it's something important," replied Silver as he noticed Sonic's scared expression, "Sonic? What's wrong?"

"Um… nothing. It's just a bad dream. Lets just go see what Knuckles wants."

Sonic got to his feet, and in a blur he was running toward the front door. Shadow and Silver nodded as they followed suit, in black and silver blurs.