Chapter Seven

Sonic rushed into his house with Amy and bolted the door shut. He breathed a sigh of relief. "You should be safer here with me."

Amy fell to the floor, tears still flowing freely down her face, though not as fast as before. "I can't believe…that this is happening…Who would do this?"

"I have an idea," Sonic said, looking out of the window, as if the assailant might be right outside his own house.

"Who do you--?" Amy stopped right in the middle of her sentence. She got up and started walking towards the kitchen.

"What are you doing?" Sonic asked.

"Getting something to drink," she answered flatly. "I'm thirsty."

"Okay," Sonic said, looking back out of the window. "There're some cups in the cabinet. Or if you want to, you can get bottle of water from the…" Sonic turned around and gasped. Amy was opening a drawer near the sink, the drawer where Sonic kept his silverware-including his knives. He immediately realized what was going on. "Oh no…" he breathed. "Amy, don't!" He ran over to her and grabbed her wrist just as she pulled a carving knife from the drawer.

"It's over, hedgehog!" Amy cackled.

"I knew it was you!" Sonic said angrily. "You're not taking Amy, too!" He grabbed the knife and wrenched it from Amy's grasp. He tossed it aside, Amy fell to her knees and gripped the sides of her head like she had a headache.

"Take that, Shadow!" Sonic said courageously. "I swear I will kill you for what you've done to my friends!" He bent down. "Stay here, Amy. I'll be back."

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

Shadow chuckled. "Watch this—in just forty seconds, Amy Rose will be—". Shadow's eyes widened. He started chocking and fell to the ground on his knees. He coughed violently, sending up blood in the process.

"What's going on!" Rouge yelled in concern.

Ryuk chuckled again. "Looks like someone's interfered in the Death Note's command. Someone who was not included."

Shadow was on back now, convulsing violently. He yelled in pain and agony. Then, as suddenly as they began, they stopped. Shadow breathed hard, trying to get air back in his lungs.

"If someone messes up the command three more times," Ryuk continued. "You're dead."

Shadow wiped the blood from his mouth, no longer looking amused. "It will not happen again. I'm going to make sure of that." He looked hard at the Shinigami. "I want to make the deal."

Even on his unmovable features, it was easy to tell his surprise. "The deal? I didn't even mention it. How did you--?"

"Just do it, dammit!" Shadow commanded.

"Alright alright," Ryuk said, sounding annoyed. "If that's what you want. Are you sure?"

Shadow was getting more and more aggressive. He grabbed Ryuk by the neck and pulled him down to his level. "Just. Do. It."

The Shinigami pulled away. "Sheesh. What's up with you?" Ryuk spread out his arms. His eyes flashed bright red. Shadow's eyes did as well. Then, a golden hue passed over them. Shadow blinked several times and looked around. "There, it's done," Ryuk said.

Shadow looked over Rouge's head. He was right. He could now see her name and lifespan. He smiled again. She still had a while to go before her time…

"Now what are you going to do?" Ryuk asked.

Shadow smiled viciously. "You've outlived your usefulness, Ryuk."

"What are you talking about?" Ryuk asked. Before he knew it, Shadow had snatched his Death Note. "Hey! You can't have that one!"

"Oh yes, I can," Shadow retorted. "This world will soon be mine to control. But first, I need to go somewhere." He held up his Chaos Emerald and pressed it to the side of Ryuk's forehead. "And you're going to take me there!"

"Wait, what do you think you're--!"

"This world will be mine, Ryuk!" Shadow said dementedly. "And you're the key to that! There's just one more thing I need you to do—think hard about your home, about the Shinigami Realm!"

"What are you talking about!" Ryuk yelled.

"What are you doing, Shadow?" Rouge asked.

Shadow grinned maliciously. "This world will be mine, Rouge! I will become the God of the New World, my world!" A red light enveloped Shadow and Ryuk, taking them to another dimension.