Chapter 7:
Vanessa's POV:
That two tailed fox earlier was nice, but he was too weak. It saddens me to have to leave him, but I must do what must be done.
"Thanks for the help." I said, standing up. "If there's anything I can do for you, just give me a shout." I ran out of the cabin. I knew he was going to follow me, so I drew my sword and used it to turn myself into a shadow. Not the monster, I mean the... Well, basically, it was like I was invisible but my shadow wasn't, get it?
Anyway, after changing into a shadow, I was able to sneak away. I ran off until I was far enough that he wouldn't see me. I sheathed my sword and turned back into a human... er... hedgehog. I walked for a while, looking for anything... well, anything that moved. After looking for what seemed like days, I was unable to find a thing. I decided to rest. I surveyed my surroundings to find I was in the middle of what looked like Lake Powell in Utah.
This was strange. It seems the tear can manipulate surroundings based on actual places in the universe. It's as if it were making me warp from one point to another uncontrollably. I assume time works the same way. For example, even though it feels like I haven't been here for more than a couple hours, when I go out, I could have been gone for only a second or maybe a year.
This isn't good. At this rate, I'll be dead by either the shadows or a wrong step and I plummet into hell. Or worse.
I then realized something. The tear is like a maze. And the farther I get, the closer to the exit I get to. However, which way do I take? I don't have a map, nor do I have a compass or anything of the sort. I started to worry. Then I got an idea. Someone must have a map, all I have to do is find them. I drew my sword and located all the shadows in the area. There were about a hundred. But even so, they could lead me right to the leader.
I ran toward the closest shadow and found myself in a desert far from any lakes. A shadow was standing about five feet away from me. The shadow had blonde hair a green eyes. He also had a gun sheathed at his waist.
"Sure is hot today, isn't it?" He said, wiping his forehead of sweat.
"What's your name, shadow?" I asked him, drawing my sword.
"My name?" He looked at me like I had just made a joke. "You know full well that shadows don't have names. In fact, you know that better than anyone, shadow girl."
"You know what I meant. Who are you copying?"
"I guess you could say my name is Miles." He said smiling.
A memory flashed in my mind.
"My name is Miles. Miles Tails Prower." The two tailed fox said.
"You're copying that fox?!" I asked him, furiously.
"Yes I am! And I can do more then that!" He snapped his fingers and the surroundings changed. It became a forest. Tails' shadow smiled.
"My power is to make any kind of game a reality. A murder is about to take place. There is a town just north of here. One of the people living there is the murderer. I have place you and my real self in this game chamber. You have three days to find the murderer or else you will die. Along with my real self, as well. And as a bonus," He snapped his fingers and I became a human again. My hair changed into short, black hair. I wore a teenage mutant ninja turtles shirt with jeans. Exactly what I wore before I fell into the crack. After examining myself, I looked back at Tails' shadow, but he was gone.
I sighed and headed north. After walking for about half an hour, I arrived at a small town. Where the buildings were made of wood and the road was unpaved. I looked around at people. They were all human. However, every one of them had a murderous look in there eyes. As far as I was concerned, they were all suspects. At the other end of the town, I saw Tails' shadow. I ran up to him.
"Hey!" I yelled at him. He turned around with a questionable look on his face. Then I realized, this wasn't Tails' shadow, this was Tails himself!
"Wait a minute, that voice... Is that you Vanessa?" He asked. Before I could answer, I heard a scream.
"What was that?!" I yelled. I ran to the entrance of the town to find seven people gathered around a girl, dead, laying on the ground. And then, I heard a voice in my head. It sounded like Tails' shadow.
"And the clock starts... Now."