In a small village their lived a young woman, a bat who was beautiful but felt a bit of an out cast.

She maybe beautiful but other women would call her hash names, her only two friends were Amy Rose and Blaze the cat.

" Don't listen to them Rouge" Amy said "their just jealous".

" Amy's right" Blaze spoke behind her book she was reading " plus no one knows you like we do".

" Thanks" Rouge said feeling abit better knowing her friends are right. then a female chipmunk approached the three, she was wearing a bright blue satin gown.

" speaking of jealous" Amy whispered. The chipmunk twirled in her dress.

" Well if it isn't the ugly three" she said " too bad none of you will never wear some thing like this" she showed off her dress.

" oh yeah " Amy said sarcastically " like were so jealous" she rolled her eyes, Blaze continued to read her book Rouge just rolled her eyes as well, all three of them were getting really tired of Sally acorn trying to be better then them but they know she can't bring them down., Blaze then started to laugh.

" Whats so funny?" Sally asked placing her hands on her hips.

" Oh nothing" Blaze peeked out from her book " you wouldn't understand since you never read a good book" the cat said with a smirk.

" Wh...I.." The chipmunk stormed away, Amy and Rouge watched and laughed at the Chipmunk's misery, then a cart cross her path and splashed mud all over her dress.

The sound of Sally screaming in frustration made all three of them laugh out loud. Rouge looked up at the town clock gasping.

" Oh no" the Bat got up " I'm suppose to see my brother off" Rouge told them. the bat bid her friends good by and headed out to the docks.

/ / / /

A grey bat was packing away the last crate on the ship, he has chocolate brown eyes and part of his fur was tied back in a pony tail.

"Flint!" Rouge voice called. The male Bat turned ans saw his sister approach the docks. The male bat flew off the ship greeted her.

" You made it" he said hugging her " were about to set sail" Rouge looked at the ship, the ship belong to her late father, Flint her older brother inherited the ship and he would continue the trading business.

After each voyage he would return with gits for Rouge and her friends. " how is Blaze enjoying her book?" He asked.

" She's almost half way" Rouge told him " and Amy loved the bracelet you gave her"

" I see" The male bat smirked " I figured they like it, what should I get them this time?"

The bell on the dock was signaling the ships were about to set off. Rouge turned her brother around and pushed him towards the ship.

" You better get going" Rouge said " the ship will leave with out you" she pushed him further. Flint unfolded his wings and flew up to the ship landing just in time, the ramp was taken out and the ship started to drift from the docks.

" I'll see you in three week Rouge" He called.

" Have a good trip!" Rouge called waving.

/ / / /

Apparently the voyage to a turn for the worse, The ship was tossed in a violent storm causing the ship to sink. The crew and the captain survived the sinking and were now heading back in life boats. Flint on the other hand was lost.

. . .

The grey bat manage to find himself a piece of wood and held onto it, his wings were under water and to heavy to lift him out. The bat's only choice was to float in the open ocean until he came to shore.

/ / / /

Flint reached shore , gasping he felt to the beach surface lying as the sand stuck to his wet cloths, being in the water for along period of time had made him weak, The bat looked forward and gasp.

Their stood a magnificent castle.


Sorry Sally fans... She not going to appear much in this story... she'll be around towards the end tho...