Chapter 6: Impossibilities

A/N- Wow, chapter 6 already? Wow...and I still haven't had writer's block! *knocks on wood* I used to get it on a story, so I'd start a new one, and then get writer's block on that new story and start another new story, and eventually, I had tons and tons of unfinished stories that I never continued. Well, that's not gonna happen this time.

Sorry I didn't say it before, but Blaze is 17 and Silver is 16. If you don't like that, then you can think otherwise. Lol

Also, SILVER AND MIDNIGHT ARE BEST FRIENDS. THEY DO NOT FEEL ANYTHING FOR EACH OTHER AT ALL. MAYBE IF YOU TURNED YOUR MONITOR OR WHATEVER DEVICE YOU'RE READING THIS ON UPSIDE DOWN, THREW IT AGAINST THE WALL, STEPPED ON, THREW SOME CHEESE AT IT, SHOT IT WITH AN AK-47, AND THEN GOT YOUR WEIRD PET YOU HAVE TO EAT IT, IT WILL STILL NOT BE SILVERXMIDNIGHT SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU JUST WASTED YOUR LIFE READING THIS. XD

Disclaimer- I don't own Sonic the Hedgehog or any character associated with it. I do own Midnight, though.

Just throwing this out there- I am not accepting any OC's for this story. There is not enough room in the plot line. And plus, it's hard for me to get personalities right. So please, don't ask. Thanks C:

I also say things that imply that Chaos is their God. Well...it's their God of destruction. *shot* Anyway, if you aren't Christian, I don't want you feeling out of place or anything while reading this. So there really isn't any religion.

Previously on A Shot in the Dark...

"Shut UP!" Midnight nearly screamed, and her light bulb exploded. She covered her head with her arms to block any debris from damaging her head. The light diminished as it exploded, and Midnight was encased in a pitch black room that she no longer recognized as her own. She felt terrified by the four walls that prevented her from escaping, and suddenly, they seemed to be moving in closer, threatening to suffocate her and squish her until she could no longer breath.

She knew she was hallucinating, and being her usual paranoid self, but she knew something was wrong with everything.

She had to get out of here.

Midnight bolted out of her room, down the stairs, and out the front door. Her whole world was spinning out of control, threatening to initiate dizziness and knock her over. She slowed to a walk, gripping her head and clamping her eyes shut in order to eliminate doubles. After she no longer felt as if she were on a roller coaster, she slowly lifted her eye lids. She found herself near the pond located on the edge of the forest the house sat by. But she also saw a lone silhouette on the edge of the water, staring into it longingly. As Midnight approached, she slowly realized who the silhouette was. She sat down by him and stared at their reflections in the rippling water.

"What are you doing out here, Silver?" Midnight questioned, poking her finger through the clear liquid. The motion distorted the hedgehog's reflections for a moment, before the water calmed back down and their faces were wavy once again.

"Just...thinking." Silver answered hesitantly. Midnight laughed once quietly. "Silver, don't lie to me. I could easily read your mind." Silver didn't reply, just pulled his knees up to his chest and continued staring at his own saddened expression.

Midnight knew what was wrong with him, even without exploring his thoughts.

"Silver, Blaze is just exploring new feelings right now...she's just as confused as you are..." Silver shook his head in denial, his large quills swaying with every movement. Midnight gave him a weak smile and draped her arm across his shoulders. "And you are exploring new feelings as well. It's okay. Whatever you're feeling, so is Blaze...and I do mean what you're thinking of." Silver's muzzle turned crimson, and his golden eyes grew wide as he met Midnight's gaze. "B-Blaze...likes me?" Midnight tried to feign innocence, but Silver's expression made it hard to do contain herself. She smirked, and replied, "I dunno, why don't you figure it out for yourself?" Silver smiled back at her. "Thanks, Midnight." He gave her a friendly hug. Midnight returned it, but felt odd. Most of her friends were guys, so she barely hugged anyone, considering they didn't really like hugs. If it was anyone, it was usually Amy. Anyone else, she would fist bump or high five or something.

Maybe because it reminded her of Arrow and her locked in an embrace for some odd reason. She pulled away from Silver to rid herself of the feeling, and gave him a reassuring smile. "Come on, let's get back to the house before people start wondering where the hell we are." The two stood and made their way back to the house, both feeling happier and not as much weighted now that they had someone to talk to.

Scene

"Everyone ready?" Rouge questioned in a whisper. Everyone except Knuckles nodded in unison. He looked around, confused. "What?" He yelled. Midnight slapped her hand over his mouth as everyone else harshly shushed him. Rouge rolled her aqua eyes and pushed a button. No one heard anything, as the earplugs were to prevent high pitched noises. Rouge eyed the machine, waiting for it to finish shutting everything down. Finally, it alerted her that it was done, and Rouge turned it off and motioned for everyone to remove their ear plugs. Midnight moved her hand and hit Knuckles in the back of his head with it instead. "Smart move, Knux." Knuckles growled and approached the building. "We gonna kick some ass or what?" Rouge rolled her eyes once again. "Yes, and cussing up a storm is totally going to help us." Knuckles got in her face, pissed off and tired of her rolling her damn eyes all the time. "Did I ask you for your input?" Rouge pushed his chest, and he stumbled backwards, but caught himself before his butt met the dirt. "It's a free country. I can say whatever I want!" Midnight stepped between them, shoving them away from killing each other. "Hey, I'd rather get a complete asshole off my back than watch two of my friends turn *into* them. Let's get to work." Rouge took a deep breath, regaining her composure. She nodded once, and then averted her eyes from the red echidna in front of her to Silver. Silver nodded, and he used his telekinetic powers to lift everyone to the roof. Midnight, who's stomach churned whenever she was up high, wished she could've grabbed onto someone as she was being lifted. There wasn't much she was afraid of, but of phobias she did have, heights was definitely one of them. Others were storms (especially thunder), and yelling. She was always afraid someone would when she screwed up.

Rouge attempted to left off the vent cover, but it was bolted shut. She pulled what looked like a laser pointer out of her suit.

"A laser pointer?" Sonic questioned, eyeing the device, unsure on if that would actually help. Rouge nodded, smirked, and pushed a button. A red laser flew out of the end and sliced through the metal easily as if it were butter. Sonic nodded, impressed. "A laser pointer."

The team all dropped down into the vent one by one, bending their knees so their feet barely made a sound when landing. They then crawled through the ducts, Midnight leading, the rest of the girls behind, and then Knuckles, who was stuck behind Rouge, led the guys. His face was hot, and he looked down at his spiked hands to avoid anymore hormones from effecting him. Stupid bat...probably put her ass in front of me on purpose...witch.

Midnight heard Knuckles' thoughts and snickered quietly. She wondering if she could transmit a reply through her thoughts. Oh well, she couldn't try that now. They had work to do.

Vent after vent after vent lead to a dark, empty room. Midnight thanked Chaos that she had pretty decent vision, even in the nighttime. She came to a split in the ducts, and to the right of her was a distant, almost insignificant light. But to Midnight, it was the answer to all her questions, the end to all of her worries. She crawled faster, trying as hard as she could to be quiet and to end all of the clambering and clanking and banging. She crawled past it carefully and then turned. "Rouge." A whisper barely escaped her throat. Amy turned to Blaze to retrieve the laser pointer. When it reached Midnight, she grabbed the vent, and then carefully sliced the cover around the edges. When she was done, she pulled it off and set it aside. She looked up and pointed at Knuckles. He rudely pushed past Rouge without an "excuse me" and then politely squeezed past Amy and Blaze, if it was possible to be polite in that circumstance. She held out her hands, and Knuckles took them, lightly flushed. So awkward... Midnight smirked at his thought and Knuckles rolled his amethyst irises. Midnight slowly stepped into the opening, and Knuckles lowered her down slowly. Midnight noticed a platform below which seemed to be a bridge that robots traveled across to get from room to room. It was high above the ground, which seemed to be a mile to Midnight. She gulped, looking around for anything specious. There was the top of a clear container, but there was a huge wall blocking the rest from sight. Many monitors showed what was happening on the cameras- which was nothing, considering their frozen state. The dashboard contained many buttons, keys and switches that seemed to be sparking, as if something had happened to it. Midnight smirked. She looked up at Knuckles and nodded to him once. Just as Knuckles was about to drop her, Eggman walked into the room, seeming fully awake, but unaware of any trespassers. Midnight's heart threatened to explode from her chest, and she pinched Knuckles. She felt herself quickly being pulled back up, and she entered the vent without being detected. She gasped, "Heart attack..."

"Eggman?" Sonic wondered. Midnight rolled her eyes. "No, Mr. Potato Head." Her voice was drenched in sarcasm. She poked her head back through the opening and began to read Eggman's thoughts.

No one loves me. Midnight almost laughed out loud. Of course, he was an evil fatass trying to take over a world full of Mobians. Who the hell would date him?

Operation: 12 A.M is almost complete. We just need that pesky hedgehog here and everything will go according to plan.

And she'll kill all her friends, just by doing the one thing she does best- reading minds.

Because I can read hers...

Midnight gasped, and pulled herself back up quickly. Her face was drained of color, and she seemed sick to her stomach. Her heart was pounding within her skull, threatening to cause an explosion of her brain.

"What happened, Mid?" whispered Silver, nearly yelling it from concern. Midnight gripped her pulsating cranium. "He...he can read...*my* mind..." Before anyone could react, a bone-chilling voice boomed throughout the entire facility, scaring everyone out of their wits.

"Yes, child. I indeed, *can* read your mind. And I have you to thank for it."

To Be Continued...

A/N- oOo CLIFFHANGER

If I didn't mention it before, Rouge is 18. XD