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Chapter 3: Yona and the Demons
"This is Sharlet Johanson reporting live from Central City bringing you more insight into the "Shadow Demon's" attack on this apartment building you can see behind me. I have been told by police that few details are being released at this time, but it has been reported that about 15 people were killed in the attack.
"As you can see, the building has suffered major damage, and all civilians are asked to stay away from Bowling Street until the area is deemed safe. Several pieces of the building have fallen off, and because of the unstable environment, investigations inside the building have ceased.
"Eye witnesses around the scene have reported pretty much the same thing. With me, I have one of the witnesses who would like to tell us her story. Miss Rose if you please, start from the beginning."
The camera turned to Amy Rose, whose nervousness showed clearly in her face.Straightening up a little, the girl turned to look at Sharlet before speaking.
"Well, I…had left my apartment room around six to get some groceries. When I got back though,…the entire street was empty…and it was really cold. Before I could reach the building…I… I heard these awful screams and crashing coming from inside the building…and it just wasn't one set of noises, but many at the same time…I…I dropped my bag and went inside to see if I could help…but…the sight inside there was horrible. Ttt-there were scratch marks covering the walls..and floor…I-I…then these things came out of one of the rooms. It looked like a giant shadow…It felt really cold suddenly…and I ran…I-I………I couldn't help them…"
Amy broke into deep sobs. Sonic was even shocked while he watched the screen. Ignoring what ever else Sharlet had to say, Sonic turned to Knuckles.
"When exactly did this happen?" Sonic asked with almost a wispy voice. Sure, Amy could be annoying…but…he had never seen her that upset.
"Some time last night. I am not sure what is going on, but I didn't want to go check this out without giving you a warning about this. Something sure isn't right…Tails…you ok?" At the mention of his little brother's name, Sonic turned his head towards the same direction the echidna was facing. Neither of them had realized that the young fox had taken a seat in one of the chairs in the living room.
The fox sat rigid in the seat, with a look of utter fear in his eyes. The small…thing also seemed unnaturally uncomfortable. At the sound of his name the boy seemed to break out of a trance and look at the two.
"Yeah…I…I need to take care of something that is all…" Tails turned to look at the TV again.
"Are you sure bro?" Sonic asked, rising from the couch to bend down in front of the fox.
"Are you going to see about Amy?" Tails suddenly quipped, looking Sonic dead in the eyes. Sonic blinked a few times before grasping just what had happened. He was changing the subject again. With a sigh, the hedgehog decided that maybe it would be better to check on the girl instead of arguing.
"Yeah… I think I am going to bring her over here to calm her down a bit and get her away from the media. Knuckles, you coming?" Sonic asked, rising up on his feet.
"Yeah, I want to see if I can find something there that might point to what these things are. You staying here?" the echidna questioned as he looked at Tails.
"Um…Sure. I might see if I can research something…" the boy answered quietly.
"Alright bro, be careful," Sonic said as he patted the kit before taking out of the door. Knuckles followed soon after.
For a few moments, the kit just sat there. He had to do that one thing he dreaded, but if he didn't, it could mean the end of all surface life. Looking down at the small white creature, which was now a small ball again, it let out a soothing purr as if to say everything was going to be alright. He smiled sadly and patted the creature. Getting up, he headed towards his room uttering two single words…
"Mien aufgabe."
When the two arrived at Bowling Street, they found the entire area blocked off. Police officers were trying to keep back the crowd of spectators and also trying to keep everyone calm. The Chief of police soon caught them in his sights and called them over.
"Glad to see you here! I was hoping I could get some help from you guys," the burly hound dog ruffed. He was old, but well natured and stood out well in his black and blue uniform.
"Well, we actually came to look around and see what we could find, and also to take a friend of ours home," Sonic stated, looking around for any signs with the pink hedgehog.
"Oh, you must mean Miss Rose. Yes, we are actually asking her a few questions, just to make sure we have her account. She was the only eyewitness to come inside the building. Others either heard it or stayed locked up in their rooms. Though I can't blame them for that…and don't look at me like that Mr. Hedgehog. I can guarantee you that we are not going to purposely upset the young lady. She has suffered enough," the old hound reassured before turning to the building.
"I was hoping you could look around and see if you might think this attack was caused by Robotnick at all." Knuckles took a quick look at the hound.
"Do you actually think the good doctor could create such things?" the echidna asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Well, actually Knuckles, you might be surprised. I've seen Eggy come up with a lot of things, and shadow-camouflaged creatures wouldn't be too far off his stride. Let's just look around and see what we find," Sonic said taking the lead.
"Sonic?"
Sonic turned to see Amy Rose looking at him. She seemed pretty frazzled and shaken, but slowly approached the hedgehog.
"Ames? Hey, how ya doing?" Sonic asked, looking at the frightened girl.
"Alright I guess… are you going inside?" the girl-hog asked a bit bolder this time around.
"Yeah… when me and Knux get done looking around, I was gonna take you to my house to settle down a bit. Tails i…"
"I'm going inside too."
"What? Why?" Sonic asked a bit taken back.
"Because I might be of some help. At least I can show you what rooms they were in that I noticed before I took off, and I might be able to describe them…," Amy ended a bit nervously.
"Seriously Amy, you don't have too…only if you want to…," Sonic said with a bit of concern.
"I want to."
"Well, none of us can go in if the building isn't cleared. Regan, can we go in?" the Chief called to a small calico cat. Standing up from her current position, the woman nodded her head.
"Yes sir. Everything seems ok for the small group you have here."
"Alright, in we go," Amy muttered more to herself than the others.
The outside of the building looked rough. Huge chunks of the wall were smashed against the concrete, and the building almost looked as if it were leaning to one side a little. Fog covered the windows, and even though it was 83 degrees outside, the building had a small build up of ice and frost on the windows and on the sides of the walls. But what was outside had nothing to compare to what was inside.
When Sonic opened the door, he was hit with a blast of cold wind. He felt shivers crawl down his spin, making his spins shake as well. Amy and Knuckles entered as well, both feeling the same thing. Fear seemed to emanate from the walls as they continued down the hall. Deep gashes ran along all the walls, the ceiling, and the floors and many of the doors were off of their hinges.
"I saw the first group come out of here. I was hiding behind that pillar when they exited. I only saw them fully when they came out of the second room," Amy whispered as they looked into the first room. Blood was everywhere, and it was easy to see where the creatures had made the kill as a large-bright stain made itself known to the group. Crime scene markers were still placed on the floor where the body once laid.
"You know Knux…I think you were right. Eggman may have is issues, but he isn't this brutal… something else did this. Amy, can you describe them a bit?" Sonic asked, crouching down to run his fingers over one of the many gashes on the floor.
"Well, they didn't have much of a shape to them…they seemed to be constantly changing. They had these large red eyes and this horrible sound…and…Sonic, why are you looking at me like that?" Sonic was staring at the girl with large eyes.
"Did you say…constantly changing?"
"Yeah…w..why?"
"Knux! You don't think that thing…," Sonic ended off; unable to finish his sentence.
"Well…the gashes on the floor here look pretty similar to those in your house," Knuckles stated.
"We have to get back to the house pronto!"
The run back to Sonic's house was a quick one: Sonic carrying Amy and also with Sonic running slow enough to allow Knuckles to keep up. Over the years, he had become an exceptional runner. Coming up on the house, the threesome could make out two small figures outside. On a closer look, it was Tails and his small friend coming back from the back of the house. With one of his many devices in hand, the kitsune turned to see the approaching group.
"H-hey guys… you're back early…again…," Tails mumbled. Before he could really grasp what was going on, Tails felt himself jerked up. The small creature, which was now the size of a small feral rabbit with long-erect ears, and a long tail to match, yipped in surprise.
"Sonic! What are you doing?" the boy asked as Sonic placed him on the ground.
"Getting you away from that thing!" Sonic stated harshly before turning to attack the creature. Before Sonic could attack, Tails ran for the small animal and picked it up; rapping it in a hug for protection.
"NO!"
"Tails! Amy said that those things that attacked her apartment building were constantly changing…just like that…that thing! I'm trying to protect you! Now…get away from that demon!" Sonic yelled, grabbing Tails by the arm. It wasn't hard enough to hurt, but hard enough to get a good grip.
"ENOUGH!!"
Sonic had expected some arguing and fighting from the little kit, but the voice that he heard was not his little brothers. Shocked by the sudden outburst, Sonic let go and the small creature jumped from its protector's arms and onto the ground below. Turning to face her attacker, the small dog/rabbit sighed.
"I may be a demon hedgehog, but I am no murder like the shadows!"
Everyone looked shocked, except for Tails who turned his head away. The small creature turned to face the boy and sighed again.
"I'm sorry Miles. I couldn't take it any more. I am not going to be accused for what those monsters did! Now if you please Sonic…or what ever you wished to be called…don't try to attack me again. I can protect myself, push come to shove." Turning toward her friend, the small dog/rabbit gently rubbed her head along his hand.
"I know Yona…," the kit sighed.
"You can talk…," Sonic muttered in a quiet tone.
"I think that is apparent Captain Obvious," Knuckles stated. "Tails…I think you owe us an explanation. I think it would help everyone in the long run."
Tails sighed. He didn't want to do this. All of the things they were about to learn….would they want him around anymore. As it was, he had lied to them all…especially Sonic. What would he do? Taking a deep breath, the kit turned to face his friends.
"There is a lot of things that I haven't told you about…and I am sorry. I just couldn't tell you. Please don't think I did this to hurt you…I …I did it to protect you," Tails said quietly. Sonic could see pain in the boy's eyes.
"Tails…I don't understand…What are you protecting us from?" Sonic walked forward to kneel in front of his brother.
"You wouldn't understand…I …..I have to leave before anything else happens to you guys. I'm sorry!" the kit yelled. Pushing back from the stunned hedgehog, the boy began to cry.
"Wha.."Sonic was for a loss of words. For one, he was confused as hell. He had no clue as to what was going on…and he was also scared. Why would Tails need to leave to protect them? Before Sonic could find his voice again, a small white rabbit walked over to the boy.
When the newcomer had arrived was a mystery to them all, and even Tails seemed surprised. The rabbit had on what looked like an expensive red and gold vest on. It was adorned with golden buttons and a golden chain watch. The gloves on his hands were those of a lord's, and he had some kind of red and gold guard on each of his feet.
"You're exactly right. We must make haste in your departure, your majesty," the white rabbit spoke in his heavy British accent.
Note: Yeah…confusing as hell. That is why the next chapter is called "Explanations!"Oh, and by the way guys…I was really flattered with all the favorites and stuff that I got…but I still don't know what you think. Just send me a one word review if you can lol!
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