Chapter Two: Gone
By
LordHelen
Sonic woke up, her face throbbing. Actually, it was throbbing more on her left than her right. It hurt unbearably, and she at once wished she could return to the pain free unconsciousness. Not every day can be an adventure. Sonic gasped, hearing his voice as clearly as if he was there.
"In my life it can." Sonic whispered, forcing her eyes open. Odd…She could have sworn she had been in Shadow's room all alone. Now she was in a pure white room lying on a stiff and equally pure white. She kicked the sheet off of her, which made her leg ache.
"Knock that off right now, Miss Hedgehog. You have to recover from whatever it was that made you like this." Nurse Wallace ordered, pressing a hand on Sonic's chest. Nurse Wallace was a blue and black bat with long nails and a knack for knowing any ailment or injury.
"But Nurse Wallace, I'm not that injured." Sonic said, struggling to rise against the hand pressed firmly on her chest. The nurse stared at Sonic, looking her up and down.
"Really? Not that injured?" Nurse Wallace held a mirror up to her face. The left was mauled by jagged, purple lines. Sonic remembered the pain as the thing tore its claws across her face. The night rushed back to her, filling her with fear and anger. Shadow was gone!
"Okay, fine." Sonic allowed. "I'm injured. Very badly. But I still want to get up!" Nurse Wallace just shook her head, taking a needle and injecting a blue liquid in Sonic's arm. The light slipped away as the drug knocked Sonic out.
Sonic awoke again, still in the stiff hospital bed. It was dark, night time. Nurse Wallace would have gone to bed, Nurse Cat in her place. Cat was an awful night watch, always falling asleep around eleven each night. Sonic stood, almost falling due to lack of use of her legs. She tried again, managing to stumble her way out of the room.
In the lobby of the hospital wing, Sonic found Nurse Cat snoozing in her chair. Sonic smiled, thankful, and headed towards Shadow's room.
"What are you doing, Sonic?" Silver moaned into his pillow as soon as the door opened.
"How did you know it was me?" Sonic demanded, forcing her legs to carry her across the room to him.
"I know you. You came to see if Shadow had been taken. He has, so no use searching at one in the morning." Silver rolled over so his back was to her.
"I know, but maybe…oh, you're right. Sorry, Silver." Sonic turned to leave, but saw the bathroom door. It was shattered to pieces, broken to bits. Sonic remembered the pain and shock when she had hit that door, her whole body aching in the remembrance of it. Her knees started shaking.
"Sonic, are you okay? Do you know what happened here?" Silver asked, somehow having gotten out of bed without Sonic knowing. She considered telling him about the short lived fight, about the odd creature, about how she was too hopeless to save Shadow…
"No. I'm just observing the bathroom. I guess this is where it all went wrong, huh?" Sonic lied easily. She had done it a lot when she was younger.
"Yeah, it is. Poor Shadow, there were no witnesses. I mean, you were found here, but I guess you don't remember." Silver sat back down, deflated.
"Yeah. I'm sorry, Silver. I wish I could help." Sonic smiled and hugged him gently. "Well, I'd better get back before Nurse Cat wakes up."
"Bye, Sonic." Silver lay down, finally ready to get some sleep. He hadn't been able to rest, thinking Sonic might help with the mystery. But now he knew there was nothing he could do.
Sonic was crying a little when she arrived at the hospital. When she entered, Nurse Cat and Nurse Wallace were both waiting for her. Sonic knew what was going to happen as soon as she saw the needle. Time for the knock out drug.
This story and plot is mine, but all recognizable characters belong to Sega. And by the way, I don't know if anyone has made this connection, but this is a sequel to the Light Wanderer. I know my chapters have been short, but the next one will be about 2000 words, so just wait. Sorry this chapter took so long, I've been getting ready for school.