Sonic Evil

Chapter 5 – Yawn and Neptune

An hour or so had now passed since Sonic fought with the Yawn and managed to win, but it came at a price. Sonic felt as though he was floating almost weightless as he felt his head was spinning and his breathing was shallow. As he came back into reality light had fled into his eyes as he lay asleep, and after a while his eyes slowly fluttered open. As his eyes were opening his vision had become blurry and at that moment all he could make out were blobs of lights and shapes. He put a hand to his face as he lay down and realised that he was no longer in the hallway were he'd collapsed but instead was back in the medical room, but how did he get there? He sat up gingerly and replaced his hand to his head again before tilting it around and saw Cosmo standing beside him with a smile of relief upon her face. He figured that Cosmo must have found him and brought him here, seeing as how Manic was no longer there, assuming that he must have recovered from his symptoms. But then he suddenly remembered as it struck him that he too had been poisoned by Yawn and too his relief he figured Cosmo must have saved his life.

"Oh, good you're awake, I was worried about you" said Cosmo

"What happened? Where's Manic? And how did I end up back here?" inquired Sonic

"After you left Manic came too and seemed to have recovered from his earlier symptoms. Once he left I decided to go look for you to see if you needed any help" replied Cosmo

"I see…and how did you know where to find me?" asked Sonic

"Well you see as I was walking past the door I could hear the sound of someone in distress so I decided to check. Of course I was really cautious in case it was one of those zombies. But to my relief there wasn't one, that's when I found you unconscious on the floor" answered Cosmo

"And you carried my here…all by yourself?" asked Sonic shocked

"Of course I did, you're really not that heavy you know. Anyway after I brought you here I administered the anti-serum to you" replied Cosmo

"Thank you, I owe you my life" appreciated Sonic

Meanwhile in another part of the mansion Amy had managed to find her way into the kitchen. As she was searching for supplies that could aid her she heard the door moan as it creaked forward inch by inch.

"Hello…is there someone there?" Asked Amy "I hate it when there's no answer"

Amy drew her gun as she waited for a response, hoping that it wasn't another zombie again. She could feel her heart begin to pace as she slowed her breath in anticipation, waiting to see what response she would be greeted with. She took a small step forward to get a better look around the corner and as she did she noticed that the door was shaking slightly and the handle moving up and down in a slow pace. Eventually the door opened and revealed what she hoped it wouldn't be. A zombie moaned and dragged its body towards her and attempted to ensnare her and take a bite out of her but Amy swiftly jumped out of its reach. Amy took the opportunity to shoot the zombie as it stumbled forward growling at her. The bullet stuck the zombie down and it lay dead upon the kitchen floor but before Amy left she remembered to burn its body.

"How many more of these things are there?" Amy asked herself "I'm gona run out of ammunition and supplies eventually"

She'd found an elevator in the back and took it up to the first floor where she'd discovered a large library full of all kinds of books, paperwork and news articles that littered the many shelves and various parts of the floor. But even though this was a library all was not as it should be. As she walked across the top floor of the library she didn't get far as he heard a low growl and hissing sound coming from somewhere in the library. She came to the end of the walkway where she found a ladder to be the only way down as the stairs had been demolished. When she reached the bottom floor she only moved a couple of inches as she once again heard the same sound only this time it sounded like it came from right behind her. Suddenly she saw the cause of the noise as it slithered its hulking body down to her level, it was none other than Yawn.

"That…that's impossible!" gasped Amy

Her eyes widened in horror as she stared almost paralyzed into its yellow eyes as her breath became caught in her throat. The Yawn had now attained an all new appearance that where inflicted from being shot with the grenade launcher by Sonic. Yawn had deep bloody gouges covering parts of its body as one of its eyes continued to seep with crimson blood and deep slashes on its muzzle. Yawn raised itself up and towered over Amy who mealy seemed like an ant compared to it. It opened its jaw and hissed and ear piercing screech before it lunged in Amy's direction who had just enough time and luck to dodge its attack. Even though Amy was managing to evade its strikes the Yawn was intent on tearing her apart and wouldn't rest until it had revenge upon her. Amy had begun to doubt whether or not she could finish this snake off but as luck would have she'd managed to find another grenade launcher on her travels throughout the mansion. She took advantage of using the bookshelves as the Yawn slithered around them as she readied the gun with the acid rounds. Yawn decided to have one more go at her and as did Amy shot the acid rounds into its mouth. The snake recoiled as it howled in great pain as Amy began to shoot it once more to finally finish it off once and for all. Finally the Yawn finished squirming when its eyes had drawn lifeless and its deep crimson blood spewed from within it.

Meanwhile Sonic and Cosmo had found their way into the garden of the mansion and took a lift down to a lower level of the garden. They continued to walk through an iron gate until they came across the guard house. They pushed open the door cautiously as they didn't know what to expect on the other side. Inside the guard house they found several rooms and in one of particular interest they'd discovered a secret ladder that lead to the basement of the guard house however this was more than a mere basement. They walked down the long colourless corridors and came across a double door at the end but noticed that the path leading to it had flooded somewhat.

"Cosmo can wait here for me?" asked Sonic

"Yes of course, but why?" inquired Cosmo

"I'm not sure but something's telling me that there's something dangerous behind this door" replied Sonic

"Right, Sonic be careful in there" requested Cosmo

Sonic struggled with getting the door open as the water didn't help. Once he opened it and got inside he noticed that he now stood in a very large circular room. Water had now flooded the entire room as it came just up to his waist. He followed the walkway and discovered the source of where the water had come from but now he wondered just what had caused the flood. As he continued he saw a familiar figure leaning up against the side of the large tank just opposite from him, it was none other than Manic.

"Manic" called Sonic as he walked over to him

"Sonic no wait! Sonic stop!" shouted Manic as he ran towards him

As Manic ran towards Sonic he just pushed him out of death's reach just in the nick of time as a huge Shark had surfaced from the water and clamped its jaws down on Manic. The Shark had sunk its teeth deep into his body as it thrashed around with him in its jaws whilst blood had begun to spill into the water. And just as quickly as it had surfaced it dove under the water once again. Sonic's eyes had widened in total horror, his heart pounded in his chest and his breath came caught as he'd just witnessed his friend being torn apart by the huge shark.

"MANIC NO!" shouted Sonic in horror

But Sonic had no time to rest as he feared that the shark may come back and take a bite out of him. To him the mere thought of falling into the deep water would have been like digging his own grave as he knew exactly what would happen. He hurried along the walkway until he reached a door that lead into what appeared to be a control room. He felt as though he couldn't get the door open fast enough and once he did he dashed in, slamming it shut behind him. He then took a brief moment to catch his breath and come to terms with what had just happened. Following a ladder down he entered a room that looked like it was the main source of control for the room. Figuring out the sequence for the shutters of the windows he lowered them before draining the water that flooded the room.

"Alright let's finish this" whispered Sonic

Finding a door that lead to the bottom of the aqua ring Sonic now stood in a very wet room as puddles of water gathered in certain places as well as it continued to cascade downwards. He heard what sounded like the sound of a creature in distress and to his findings he discovered two smaller versions of the large shark itself. Maneuvering safely around them he came to a small submerged area that still had water in it and there he found the body of the shark.

The shark known simply as Neptune was a mutated version of a great white. This shark however doubled in size when compared to a regular great white and a temperament to match. Its skin had the appearance as though it was decaying with patches of missing flesh and its jaw seemed to extend out of its mouth. The skin was grey on top with what should have been white but now appeared a dirty grey under side.

Unsure if the shark was actually dead or not Sonic ran to a platform just in front of it to retrieve a key. But just as he was about to grab the key Neptune had come to life and as it flailed it somehow knocked the key into the water. Not knowing what to do Sonic took quick action as he pushed a generator into the water. Switching on the power a current of electric spark surrounded the Neptune killing it almost instantly. Sonic waited for a moment to make sure it was actually dead before he jumped down into the water and retrieved the key. Once he made his way back up to the top and out of the aqua ring he was relieved to see that Cosmo had waited for him.

"Sonic are you alright? What happened? And why are you soaking wet?" inquired Cosmo

"Trust me it was a good thing you didn't go in there. I'm sorry to say but… Manic didn't make it" replied Sonic

"Why, what happened in there?" asked Cosmo

"Manic saved my life. I was almost killed by this gigantic mutated shark, I tried to save him but I was too late, it all happened so fast. If it weren't for him I'd probably be dead right about now" answered Sonic

"What! No I can't believe this…Manic's…dead…" whispered Cosmo

"I am… really sorry. Come on let's get out of here we still have a ways to go" said Sonic