Rose in the Dark

No P.O.V.

Sonic started his walk back to the workshop/house. He noticed his gloves were still on the ground and picked them up, careful not to rip them with his claws. He checked to see if his moon medallion was still there. It was. He smiled to himself, then continued walking to his destination.

He heard some footsteps from behind him. He turned around. No one was there. He kept walking. Probably my imagination, he thought. The footsteps were heard again followed by some leaves rustling.

"Who's there?" He called out. He saw some bushes rustling as he turned around again. He crept slowly to them, careful not to make a sound. He put down the gloves and separated the branches to find no one there. He was about to start his way back home, but noticed a small note on the ground under the bush. Sonic got curious and picked up the note. It said:

How I admire you so, Sonic. But no one can keep a secret forever. Someone has found out yours and they could destroy the world if you're not careful. They will use you to their advantage to hurt a rose. Any of the roses, but there's only one left. Keep her safe. Don't let them get her or you. Meet us tomorrow at midnight, here. Don't let anyone know where you're going or why. We can help you.

-A.R. and A.M.-

Sonic's P.O.V.

I thought for a moment. Who were A.R. and A.M.? Those initials sounded familiar, but I can't remember where I've heard them. I think I should do what the note says, if the writing is true. I picked up my gloves again and started my way back. (How many times have I said that already now? XD) I noticed that it was actually really peaceful out here. I think I'll visit here more often. I looked up at the twinkling stars above. They have always had this way of calming me down, even when I almost lose my mind. Like they are a part of me.

I could see the light of the house still on. That's a good sign. And a bad. Good because we could out what's happening. Bad cause it will scare the hell out of Tails. Wait did I just cuss in my thoughts? Since when do I do that? Oh, I'll figure that out later. What's important now is that I get Tails to not freak out.

I went to the garage where Tails builds his inventions. He wasn't in here, but it was open. I saw Amy hunched over the desk near the door that takes you inside the house. From this distance, it looks like she's drawing something. I decided to go and talk to her.

"Ames?" I asked. Her head shot up and looked at me at the sounds of my rough voice. Her eyes widened when she saw me.

"Sonic! Why are you like that? It's not even the full moon anymore," Amy was as confused as me.

"I don't know why either. Tails could help, but…" Amy knew enough so I didn't have to even finish what I was saying. I looked to her side. She was drawing alright, but I couldn't get a good view of it from where "What were you drawing?"

"Nothing, really. Just a sketch."

"Can I see it?"

"No."

"Why not?"

"Cause it's not important."

"If it's not important them I should be able to see it." I got her there.

She sighed in defeat and grabbed the paper. She shoved it at me. "Fine. You win this round, fluffball," I smirked at the nickname. She pouted like a three-year-old. I looked at the sketch. My eyes widened. This was more like a photograph of me and her at Twinkle Park, when I started dating her. But it was in pencil, so I knew that I was drawn. I never knew that Ames had such a gift. "Go ahead, make fun of the picture," she said, still pouting.

"This is amazing, Amy! I never knew you had such a gift!" Amy was shocked at my comment. She started to blush a little.

"Thanks, Sonic. I didn't even know I had this gift until Tails asked me to help him design something. We were both shocked at it," At the mention of Tails' name, I remembered why I came. My ears drooped slightly.

At that moment Tails came in carrying a couple sodas for him and Amy. "Hey Tails," I said. When he saw me, he screamed.

Tails' P.O.V. (Two minutes ago…)

I grabbed a couple sodas from the fridge. One for Amy and one for me. I closed the fridge door. I heard someone's voice from in the garage. It sounded a bit rough. I heard Amy's voice too. I guessed that she knew who it was out there. I heard them start to argue then. That's when I decided to go see what was going on.

I opened the door to see a huge navy blue beast thing. The thing looked at me and said, "Hey Tails." It freaked me out. I screamed. How in the heck did that beast know my name? I think I might have fainted because I don't know what happened next.

Amy's P.O.V.

I understood why Tails fainted, but was still surprised. I looked at Sonic. He looked kind of sad. "I told you that he'd freak out," he said.

I rolled my eyes and walked over to the unconscious fox. I took him inside and placed him gently on the couch. I walked back and saw Sonic leaning against the side of the garage. He looked like he was staring at the stars. "Sonic?" I asked.

He turned to me. "Yeah?"

"Why are you so nervous? It's so unlike you."

Sonic sighed and walked outside. "You wouldn't understand…"

"I would if you told me."

Sonic turned to look at me. He walked up to me with a miserable look in his eyes. He looked straight into my eyes. "Can we please just talk about it in the morning?"

I shook my head. "No. We need to talk about it now. Or at least when Tails wakes up."

He sighed. "Fine. Have it your way…"

"I'm gonna go check up on Tails." He nodded and I went inside the house. Tails was just starting to wake up.

"Amy? I had the weirdest dream ever. You were talking to this huge beast thing that was dark blue. And the funny thing is, I knew my name. How weird is that?"

I smiled nervously and scratched the back of my head. "It's weird enough to be real."

Tails' eyes widened. "So, that actually happened?" I nodded. "Who was that?"

I got really nervous. "Well, you see, that guy was…" I took a deep breathe. "… Sonic."

His eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. "Are you serious?" I nodded nervously. "Well, that is… unexpected…" He tried to stand up. His legs were all wobbly, but he did it. "Can I see him?"

I was surprised by the question, but told him yes. I lead him to the garage, helping him not fall. I opened the door to the garage.

Sonic was sitting outside the garage, looking up, probably at the moon and stars. He turned to look at us. Tails gasped and hid a little behind me. "Sonic?" Tails asked.

"Hey buddy…" Sonic greeted, still looking sad. Poor guy…

"What happened to you?" Tails whispered.

Sonic told him what happened. Tails seemed to gain enough confidence to come out from behind me and walked up to the werehog. Sonic took a step back and looked around. "Tails, I have to go. You can learn the rest some other time," Sonic look to me. "Same for you, Ames," He turned and ran on all four's into the forest.

Sonic's P.O.V.

I ran to my special place to clear my head- the mountains. It is so peaceful, but I have had bad experiences there before.

I climbed it quickly. I walked to a small cave near the edge. It was small looking, but you have to be like me to unlock the whole cave. And I don't mean by being a werehog, not at all. I mean something else, much bigger.

I put my hand against a flat rock near the entrance. I whispered a few words. "Trying harder, falling down farther." There was a bright cyan light inside the cave. I lifted my hand and walked inside. It was a long hallway now. I looked for a certain door. Ah, here it is. The door was a platinum color with a name across it. Oracle of -. I knew what those dashes meant. Delphius. I walked inside. It was empty.

"Ah, Sonic. It's nice to see you," A familiar voice echoed through the room, one I've known all of my life.

"Orc, I need to talk to you now!" I said as I slammed the door shut. "This is serious. And even you don't know about it."

The Oracle appeared in the room in a puff of smoke. "What's the problem, Sonic?"(A/N: I can't remember how he talks XD) He sees what I look like. "Oh."

"This isn't the big problem, it's something much worse," I explained. "But I can't tell you it. First I have to find a cure for this, or you can tell the world good-bye."

The Oracle thought for a moment. "I can tell you really need a cure for you lycanthropy, but it is quite impossible to get."

My eyes widened. "Please tell me, Orc. I need to get it. I will do anything for it," Man, I started begging! I am seriously desperate for that damn cure! Wait, I cussed again! Gosh!

"Fine, I will tell you. It is much closer than you may think, though. But you can't get it without losing something. I will give you this to help you, since I can't figure it out either. It's in a language I cannot speak." He handed me a note. I was surprisingly able to read it, though. It said:

The cure of the wolf lies inside a single rose. The blood and hair together can be used to cure of the curse only once. Nothing else. The name of the rose is-

The rest was smudged out. I couldn't understand what the note was telling me. I could read it, I just didn't know what it was trying to tell me. I looked at the Oracle.

"What does it mean?" I asked.

The Oracle shrugged. "Tell me what it says, first." I read it to him. "Hmm… I think you understand the note perfectly. I don't, surprisingly," It was surprising.

"Thanks, Orc," I said and left. When I got outside of the cave I looked up into the sky. The stars seemed dimmer than before. I sighed.

"The blood and hair of a rose…"

To be continued…

Okay guys, this was a bit rushed, I know. I was in a hurry to finish this last part before heading to school and I think that this chapter sucked a lot. I think that this the longest chapter I've written yet, but it feels too fast. If guys can give me some ideas in the reviews section that would be amazing. Please review if you want me to write more. I think I might change the summary some if you don't mind, too. Don't hate me.

I only own Alexa, Aidan, Marianna, and the story

SEGA owns Sonic, Tails, and Amy

I don't know who owns the Oracle of Delphius, if I even spelled it right, all I know is that they helped create Sonic Underground.

Merf :3