Here's the first chapter :3

I'm hitting up Disneyland tomorrow for all my "A Day at…" fans ;)

Sonic the Hedgehog © Sega

The Roadstar's, Frankie, Joey, & Tony © Me :D


Chapter 1

I paced back and forth on the phone. I'd decided to call 911 after finding the blood.

"911, what's your emergency?"

"I'd like to report a missing person and possible murder."

"State your name."

"Shadow the Hedgehog."

"And the missing person? Describe them."

"Amy Rose Hedgehog, my wife. She's about 3'5, 25 years old, long pink hair, green eyes."

"When was the last time you saw Amy?"

"Last night around 11:30."

"What was she wearing?"

"Black sweat pants and a white t-shirt."

"And what evidence do you have of murder?"

"There's broken glass and blood all over the kitchen floor and the house seems to have had someone else in it."

"Alright Mr. Hedgehog, the police are on their way."

"Thank you." I hung up my phone and sat our kitchen table. I laid my head down on the table and sighed. I'd never felt like this before. I was worried, shaky, twitchy, and I couldn't think straight knowing my wife could be dead. I lost Maria, I couldn't lose Amy too.

No more than five minutes later, sirens could be heard. I looked out the front window to see a police car pull into my driveway. Out climbed a purple bunny with bouncy curly blonde hair and a much younger blue rabbit with the same hair. They had to be related. The purple bunny arrived at my door and knocked. I opened the door and she showed her badge.

"Hello, I'm officer Sasha Roadstar. This is my partner, Honey Roadstar. We got your call about Mrs. Hedgehog?"

"Yes, yes. Come in." They walked in and looked around.

"Well there is definitely evidence of a struggle." No duhh. "But this isn't enough proof for much, let alone murder. I'm sorry Mr. Hedgehog. You'll have to file a missing persons report after 24 hours. Good luck." And with a final tip of her hat, Sasha and her partner Honey were out my door and driving away. I sighed and plopped down at the table. That was it. I had to take matters into my own hands now. I was going to have to find her myself.

I ran to our room and pulled out my military backpack. I filled it with a few survival tools, water, some food, some clothes, and a sleeping bag. I changed into a pair of jeans, a black shirt, and hiking boots. Grabbing my military cap, I placed it on my head proudly. I grabbed Amy's prized charm bracelet off of her nightstand and placed it around my own wrist. That girl was my world, and I wasn't about to lose her now. Not now, not ever.

I began to think to myself; maybe someone should know where I'm going. I dialed Rouge's number on my phone.

"Hello? Rouge?"

"Oh hey Shadow. Did you find Amy?"

"No, and it's not looking good. I'm going out to find her, and I won't return until I'm holding her in my arms again. So don't worry about me for a while, just in case anyone asks."

"Oh Shadow! Wait! I'd like to go with you!"

"What? No way bat, this is my problem, not yours."

"I know, but what if something happens to you Shadow? No one will ever know where you went or what happened to you. Please let me go! Amy is my best friend, and you and I have been partners for years! You know I can survive!" I sighed.

"Ok fine. But don't make me regret this."

"I'll see you around six thirty then. Thank you Shadow."

"Just hurry before I change my mind." I hung up my phone.

I grabbed my keys and walked outside, locking the door. The sun was just setting, and people were going inside with their families for dinner. Noticing that a few cars still drove on the road, I decided that maybe it wasn't the best idea to just waltz down the sidewalk. We had a forest behind our house; perhaps that would be a good place to start. Rouge could catch up later.

I walked out into the forest, looking for any signs of struggle. There didn't seem to be anything disturbed here. I walked forward, but stopped when my foot landed in a puddle of something. I looked down; more blood. I gulped; I feared the worst and that my wife was no longer breathing.

"No, she's going to be ok. We both are. I'm going to bring her home," I reassured myself.

"I'm sure you're right Shadow." I turned around quickly. Damn bat.

"Rouge! You liar."

"I knew you were going to take off without me anyway. Do we have any leads?"

"Nothing at all. Just blood in the kitchen next to broken glass, and the blood here I guess."

"Hmm, well I think there are some drag marks just ahead. What shoes was Amy wearing?"

"She wasn't wearing any."

"These could very well be her footprints then. Let's keep going." We walked for a couple more hours, with no sign of Amy or anyone else for that matter. I was beginning to worry even more. Soon it got dark enough where we could no longer see, so we had to stop and make camp in a small clearing. I rolled out my sleeping bag as did Rouge. I sighed and stared at the stars. Rouge chuckled.

"What're you laughing at?"

"Oh nothing. I can tell she's on your mind." I grumbled, which made her chuckled again. "Hey, I understand. If I lost Knuckles I'd be the same way." Her eyes suddenly went wide and I sat up.

"You. Like. Knuckles?!"

"Um, no! Yes? Ugh, don't tell anyone I let that slip! You'll be sorry if you do!" It was my turn to chuckle.

"I'm sure bat. Now go to sleep." She grumbled and turned over. I went back to staring at the stars. The only reason I stopped was for Rouge to sleep; I knew I wasn't getting any sleep tonight.

What felt like hours passed, and all I could think about was my wife. She'd never worried me this much. I glanced down at her charm bracelet. Each one of her charms meant something to her. There was an A charm for 'Amy'. There was a rose charm that I'd given her for her nickname. There was also a small pink handbag, for her love of shopping. There was a silver bat, which Rouge had given her. There was also a heart charm, one I had given her during our honeymoon. The last one was a coffee cup, because the café was her favorite place to work and hang out. I smiled and slipped it back onto my wrist before closing my eyes to think for a bit.

A sudden rustling in the bushes awoke me from my thoughts. I sat up and looked around. Grabbing a handgun from my bag, I rose slowly and looked around. There didn't appear to be anyone around, but I know my ears are never wrong.

"Shadow!" My ears perked up. I knew that voice…!

"Amy?! Amy, where are you?!" I looked around. Rouge was still asleep, but I didn't see Amy. "Amy?!"

"Shadow!" I whirled around again. My gun was rammed into the chest of a lizard smoking a cigarette. He had a beret cap on, a brown vest, and was covered in green scales. His long green tail that waved back and forth slowly, and he wore a sinister grin upon his face. His black eyes meant business though.

"Well well well, this is the hedgehog huh? Tony, Joey, get out here. And bring the bitch!" I didn't move my gun, and my face showed no fear. A hedgehog and a raccoon hopped down from a tree. The hedgehog was green, with eyes hidden behind sunglasses and a pierced ear. The raccoon was grey and black striped, proudly wore a fedora upon his head, and had a black leather jacket on.

But the person that caught my attention the most was the person this Joey or Tony guy was carrying. They brought before me a tied up pink hedgehog, now gagged. She had cuts and bruises all over her body, and wore no more than a pink bikini top and short jeans. Surprise covered my face.

"Amy!" She looked up at me with tears in her eyes. Tears mixed with blood as they continued to fall down her face. I also noticed it looked like she'd been caked in makeup. Gold and blue eye shadow and eyeliner covered her eyes. There was bright red lipstick on her mouth, and even though her face was covered in the makeup, you could still see some handprints and bruises.

"So I take it you are Shadow." The lizard sounded as if he were from New York; the accent was clear in his voice. I stepped forward to kneel next to Amy. They didn't move her away from me, so I ran a hand down her cheek and dried some tears and blood.

"We're going to be ok, alright Rose? I need you to be brave and listen to them. Do what they tell you. I'm going to save you soon," I kiss her forehead as she cried more. The lizard chuckled.

"Alright, that's enough of that." His hands were around my collar pulling me back before I could realize it. I was launched back and Amy was dragged away by the hedgehog. "Look buddy, I ain't gonna lie, you got yourself a fine piece of lady. Name's Frankie Black, and my buddies Joey," he pointed to the hedgehog, "and Tony," he pointed to the raccoon, "have decided that she looks better with the three of us. So with that I'll be seeing you." Frankie began to walk off with his partners. I growled and grabbed my pistol. I fired quickly and hit Frankie in the tail. He yelped and turned around, charging for me. I growled and went to dodge him, but he used his tail to pick me up and strangle me. He wrapped it tightly around my neck. "Look buddy, leave me alone," he growled. I choked.

"Never! I'm not losing her!" Frankie growled again and, while still holding me, rammed me into the tree. I was beginning to get a headache from it already.

"I don't care," he rammed me again, "how much," another hit, "she means to you." He hit my head against the tree again. I was getting really dizzy from lack of oxygen and the head injuries. I winced and could see Amy yelling and crying. I coughed one last time before my eyes began to roll back. I saw Frankie smirk and he dropped me. I gasped for air and hit the ground. Frankie chuckled and began to walk away. I jumped up and decked him in the back of the head. He hit the ground instantly. I became extremely dizzy. My head ached almost as badly as my heart did. The last thing I remember seeing was darkness, and I was falling…


Sorry it took so long to post! :/ After I wrote the prologue I realized I actually had no plot for this story. Yeah I know, well planned.

Please R&R! The feedback I got was amazing!

And I realize Shadow was a little OOC last chapter, but wouldn't you be worried sick if your crush or spouse or lover or even close family member was missing and maybe dead? And don't worry, some of you super picky people, Shadow's being worked back into character xD love you guys!