Part IV
We're Off to See the Witch
Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amoeba, and Shadow went down the path that lead to the witch's castle. There along the way, were unwelcoming objects like owls, "Turn Back" signs, and dirty rest stops. Everyone stayed close together to avoid anyone getting separated. The witch was in the castle not very but quite a distance ahead, watching them from her crystal ball.
"EHEHEHEHE!" the witch crackled with laughter "So, they're now braving to come against me, eh? Well, they're on my grudge list, so I will prove them unwelcome!"
The witch looked at them more.
"Eh?" said the witch "What's that they got there?"
The witch zoomed in on them.
"Why that's my sister's ruby slippers!" said the witch "They still have them! Well, looks like they've proven useful after all! The blue hedgehog and the two-tailed fox look like easy targets. Monkeys! Find the two that bear the ruby slippers and bring them to me!"
Flying monkeys with wings on their backs flew out the window like mad bees emerging from a hive times ten! They went out to go after Sonic and Tails.
Meanwhile:
Our heroes continue their walk through the forest.
"Hey look, guys!" said Amoeba "Let's read that sign over there!"
"Let me guess" said Sonic "It says 'Turn Back or else!' we've passed that sign twenty times now!"
"What if those signs are common in this forest?" said Tails
"What if we were going in circles?!?" said Knuckles
"Every time we pass this place, it gets more and more creepier" said Shadow
"Come on, Shadow" said Sonic "Let's move on"
"Hey, look" said Tails "The birds are migrating here"
"Wow" said Sonic looking up "There sure are a lot of them"
"Is it me or are they coming right for us?" said Shadow
"I think they are!" said Sonic
"Those are no birds" said Knuckles "They're monkeys"
"There's too many to be monkeys" said Sonic
"Since when to monkeys fly?" said Tails
They birds got closer and closer until they were in seeing range. Knuckles was right, they weren't birds, they were monkeys.
"Well, it was nice being here, see ya!" said Shadow walking away
"Whoa, whoa, whoa" said Sonic "Maybe we could ask them for directions"
"They're coming this way!" said Tails
They monkeys swarmed in on them. They tried to fight back, except for Shadow who hid behind a tree. It was no use, one monkey swooped down and grabbed Sonic and lifted him in the air, another monkey grabbed Tails and did the same.
"I can already fly, thank you" said Tails
"SONIC! TAILS!" said Knuckles
"Don't worry guys" said Sonic "They'll take us to the castle, and we'll infiltrate in from there"
"Guys! Come down so we can get out of here!" said Amoeba
"Oh my gosh! They got Sonic and Tails!" said Shadow "WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!"
"Calm down" said Knuckles "We'll just follow the flying monkeys, rescue Sonic and Tails, and then get the broom and blow out of there"
"Oh" said Shadow "Well, I don't want to get in your way, so, I'll leave you two at that"
"Oh, no, Shadow" said Knuckles "You're in on this too"
"Why does this always happen to me?" said Shadow
Meanwhile in the sky:
"Sonic" said Tails "I'm bored"
"Me, too, buddy" said Sonic "Hey" he tapped on the monkey's paw "Can we make a pit stop? I gotta go bad!" The monkey looked at Sonic and looked back up "Okay, I'll hold it"
They flew into the witch's castle. There they met the witch's mop. Then, they met the witch.
"EHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEE!" said the witch "Welcome, my pretties, I've been expecting you!"
"The party's over… witch… You lose!" said Sonic
"No, I win" said the witch "I have you!"
"What are you going to do with us?" asked Tails
"I will take the ruby slippers!" said the witch
"Uh… that's it?" said Sonic
"Yes!" said the witch
"Oh, well, you can just take them, then" said Sonic "We don't want 'em"
"Oh, giving up that easy, eh?" said the witch
"The only thing we're giving is the slippers, so take them already!" said Sonic
The witch tried to take the slippers, but sparks flew everywhere.
"Agh!" said the witch
"Uh, what just happened? Why do we still have the slippers?" said Sonic
"Gah! How could I have forgotten?!?" said the witch "As long as you two are alive, I'll never take the slippers from you!" said the witch
"Sonic…" said Tails
"You mean…" said Sonic "… you mean that we're stuck with these slippers for the rest of our lives?!?... WHO'S WRITING THIS CRAP!?!?!?!?"
"Well, I'll get them from you yet!" said the witch "Throw them in the really comfy and nicely decorated dungeon"
The flying monkeys did as she said and threw Sonic and Tails in the dungeon.
"Hey, you call this a dungeon?" said Sonic "I call this spoiling"
The witch walked in with an hour glass with red sand.
"You see this hour glass?" said the witch "When the time runs out, you both will die! EEHEEHEEHEEEHEEHEE!"
"Now, here's a big, common mistake that all the villains make" said Sonic "You always give us time to escape. Now, why don't you just kill us instantly and get it over with?"
"Because, that's not how it goes" said the witch
"What?" said Tails
"Need I show you the official rules of villainy?" said the witch "Every villain goes to the Dangerous Evil Villain Academy, or DEVA for short"
"Can you go now?" said Sonic "Whatever are they teaching you there? How to lose battles?"
"You doubt the DEVA!" said the witch slamming the door behind her
"Sonic, what do we do?" said Tails
"We wait" said Sonic
Meanwhile outside the castle:
"Man, what a creepy place to live" said Shadow "Well, good luck, guys"
"Hold it, Shadow" said Knuckles "We're going in there"
"Why, Tillerian, why? Why do you do this to me?" said Shadow
"Quit talking to the writer and let's move!" said Knuckles
Knuckles, Amoeba, and Shadow disguised themselves as guards and they sneaked in easily. They marched everywhere throughout the castle. Then, they heard some guards.
"Hey, did you hear about the blue guy and the orange guy?" said guard #1
"Yeah, they're going to die as soon as that hour glass runs out" said guard #2
"Shouldn't we check up on them?" said #1
"I think so" said #2
"Uh" said Knuckles "We'll check up on them for you"
"Really, thanks" said #1 "Their dungeon is the nice and comfy one, it's down the hall to your right"
Knuckles, Amoeba, and Shadow had no time to lose, they had to make it before that hour glass ran out. They raced down the hallway, found the dungeon and bashed down the door.
"You know, there's a knob" said Shadow
Then, they looked around and saw the hour glass, but it was too late, the hour glass ran out.
"No… no" said Knuckles "We're………too late"
"Oh, why" said Shadow getting tearful
"I really…… Really liked them" said Amoeba "They didn't reject me for my brain…"
They sobbed some more. Then Sonic and Tails flew into the window, Tails was using his tails to fly and held on to Sonic and they landed in.
"Hey, guys, what's up" said Sonic "Sorry about leaving, but, we got a little hungry"
"We got McDonalds for everyone" said Tails lifting the McDonalds bag
"Sonic?" said Knuckles
"Tails?" said Shadow
"Amoeba!" said Amoeba
"You're alive!" said Shadow
"Of course we are" said Sonic
"But, your hour glass ran out!" said Knuckles
"Oh, that's not our hour glass" said Tails
"It's not?" said Shadow
"We tossed ours out the window" said Sonic "Pretty long fall"
"If this isn't your hour glass, then, who's was it?" asked Knuckles
"Uh… probably no one special" said Sonic
Meanwhile back at station's square:
Cream was walking down the hallway with Cheese. She was "la la la"ing a happy tune. Then, Cheese died suddenly.
"Oh no! Something supernatural killed Cheese!" said Cream
Back at the castle:
"Hey, guys, we went out to get McDonalds" said Sonic mentioning the food again "We've got one for everyone"
"Oh, wow, lunch!" said Shadow
"I'm starving!" said Knuckles
"Mmmmmm… Hamburgers" said Amoeba
They ate everything up and decided to get back to what they were doing.
"Alright, everyone" said Sonic "We're in the castle, now alls we gotta do is to get the broom. Come on, guys, let's go!"
They sneaked through the castle trying to find the broom. The minuet they set foot in the hallway, however, they were detected. Search lights went on everywhere, alarms sounded, and guards were storming down the hallway.
"Uh oh, we've been found out!" said Sonic "Let's move!"
The guards chased them throughout the castle, they chased them high atop the tallest tower. The guards covered all entrances, exits, and air conditioners.
"Oh no!" said Tails
"We're surrounded!" said Sonic
Will they make it out safely, or will they screw up, thus, Sonic and Tails will never find there way home! How will they get out of this one? Find out next chapter!
To be continued…