CHAPTER 7

CAPTURE

Tonya stood there frozen and frightened while Gerkor held the blade closer to her neck.

Espio glared at the demon who threatened to hurt his wife. "You bastard", he said under his breath when he took out a small shuriken and threw it towards Gerkor, but instead a huge heavy chain knocked it to the ground. His eyes widened in disbelief, "Wha-what?" He looked over to Terkor having a firm grip on the heavy chain that he was holding in his hand.

The demon smirked, "Not so fast, chameleon. You're not apart of this little reunion." He raised his chain in the air and swung it at Espio trying to hit him, but instead he had caught the chain in his hand.

Espio struggled to hold the chain in his hand. "You'll have to do better than that, Terkor."

He let out a deep and evil laugh, "Better? Once Ker rejoins with us, I'll be at my absolute best." He pulled the chain away from Espio's grip and swung it back at him hitting him in his arm, knocking him down on the ground.

Tonya screamed, "Espio!"

Ker placed his hands over his mouth and gasped. "Terkor, please stop!" He shouted.

He laughed while he approached the injured chameleon, "Why? This is fun."

"Don't kill him!" Ker begged.

Terkor raised his chain at Espio ready to strike it down on him but before he could, a black blur appeared and punched him in the stomach knocking him down on the ground. He fell to the ground while dropping his chain. He took his head away from the wet pavement and glared at the black hedgehog in front of him giving him the same cold look. He gritted his fangs in annoyance, "Shadow...the Hedgehog", he growled.

The hedgehog stood in front of Espio and stood in a fighting stance. "If you want Espio's blood, you'll have to kill me first."

Terkor picked up his chain from the ground and stood in a fighting stance as well, ready to fight him until Gerkor called out to him.

"Terkor, no! We came here for a reason and that reason has nothing to do with that hedgehog."

Terkor sighed and lowered his chain beside his waist. "You're right." He looked over to Ker, "Come with us, Ker. Your real family is waiting."

The young demon crossed his arms and gave his brothers a cold look. "I'll never go with you! Never!"

Terkor looked over to Gerkor and smirked.

Gerkor shrugged, "Fine by us." He looked over to Tonya and pushed the blade of his knife to her neck. So close, it made her bleed and scream out in agony.

Espio watched in horror as her blood started to drip on the wet ground. "Tonya!" He shouted. He looked up at Shadow. "Help her, Shadow!"

The hedgehog nodded, "Right."

"Hold it!" Gerkor commanded.

Shadow immediately stopped approaching them.

"Make one more step and she dies."

Shadow gritted his teeth in confusion and stress. He had no idea what to do. Tonya's life was on the line and he didn't know how to prevent her death.

Ker gulped and slowly walked up to his brothers. "Terkor. Gerkor. Please. Please don't kill her. I'll come with you I promise."

Terkor and Gerkor smirked at each other then looked back at Ker with an evil smile.

Terkor took Ker by his wrist, "I knew you'd see things our way, brother."

Ker looked into his eyes and gave him a cold look.

He looked away from him and back at Gerkor, "Lets go, Gerkor. We got what we came for."

Gerkor looked over to the purple cat he was holding hostage and gave her a bloodthirsty look. He licked his lips in hunger. "Come on Terkor, cut me a break. I haven't had anything to drink in so long."

Tonya gasped in horror.

Ker realized that he wasn't going to keep his word like he said and soon hate filled him. He took his wrist away from Terkor's hand. "No! You promised you wouldn't..." He was then kicked in the stomach and passed out in his arms.

Terkor looked down at his unconscious body with an evil smirk. "Leave him be", he said in a low voice.

Gerkor took his knife away from his neck and placed his hand on her bloody wound. He started to whisper in her ear while his mouth was dripping with saliva. He started to sniff the blood on her neck, "Your blood smells so pure. Damn, I just want to eat you from the inside out."

Tonya was completely frozen and couldn't move because she was scared to death. "God no", she begged. She felt the demon's hot breath on her neck, ready to take a bite out of her.

Before he could, he was punched in his side and fell down to the ground dropping his weapon. He quickly got up and glared at the green crocodile in front of him.

Vector clenched his fists tightly, "Keep your fangs to yourself, demon."

Gerkor picked up his knife, "Why you..." Before he could do anything, Tekor's hand fell on his shoulder. He looked over to him in annoyance.

"That's enough. We got what we came for."

He nodded and stood beside his brother.

Shadow knew they were about to leave with Ker in their possession. He started to run up to them to stop them but when he approached them, they had disappeared instantly. "Wha-what? They're gone."

"And they have Ker", Rouge said.

Tonya starting shaking all over and soon she was about to collapse on the ground but Espio had fortunately caught her in his arms.

He looked into her fearful eyes with worry, "Tonya! Tonya! Are you okay?" He stared at the trail of blood dripping from her wounded neck. Anger had filled him, 'Damn those demons! How dare they try to kill her!'

Tonya's eyes slowly shifted to look at Espio's angry expression. "Espio", she called weakly. "The demons...they took Ker didn't they?"

He placed his finger to her lips, "Don't talk. We have to bandage that wound of yours."

Charmy escorted the group inside while Shadow stood outside looking up at the bright white moon in sadness.

He heard footsteps from behind him and figured it was Rouge.

"Shadow", she called. "Are you all right?"

He clenched his fists, "No."

The bat's ears flopped down in sadness and worry.

"I Don't know why, Rouge. I don't know. We defeated the demons one by one and killed Deminse. I was for sure he would never come back but damn it all...it still wasn't enough. No matter how hard I try, they just keep coming back. I wonder if God truly does care for me."

Rouge walked up behind him and wrapped her arms around his body, embracing him. "Don't say that, Shadow. Of course he does. You just have to have confidence and keep trying. Remember you're not doing this for yourself. You're doing this for Mobius. Just as your father once did."

He took her hand away from his body, spun around, looked into her eyes, and placed his lips on her hand, kissing it. "Thank you, Rouge."

The bat blushed lightly and smiled.

Later, Ker had slowly opened his eyes and found himself tossed over Terkor's shoulder while he and Gerkor were walking through a destroyed small village. He immediately panicked and started to hit Terkor's back with his fists. "Terkor! You put me down right now! I will not be treated like your property!"

Terkor's eyes shifted to Ker, "Quit hitting me in the back with your sissy punches."

Ker blushed in embarrassment and crossed his arms. "My punches are not sissy!"

Gerkor laughed a bit, "Sure. Whatever you say, little brother."

"Oh shut up, Gerkor." He started to look around the small village more. "Hmm, this place...it looks familiar."

"You think?" Gerkor said.

Ker was still confused, "What?"

Terkor and Gerkor stopped walking and stood in front of a huge damaged stone cross that was knocked over.

"Huh? What's going on?" He was then placed down on the ground but wasn't completely free. Terkor had held him by his wrist pretty tightly so he wouldn't escape.

"Does that remind you of anything, brother?" Terkor asked.

Ker stared at the fallen cross with sudden sadness, "We...we're in...Holy Vi-Village", he said in a low voice.

A young mother and her crying baby were cornered in their bedroom. The woman's back against the wall with her heartbeat racing and her head drenched with sweat. Her hands were shaking as she tried to hold her child firmly in her hands. She knew she wouldn't last long in her so called safe spot. Even though the door was locked shut, her child was giving them away with his loud crying. Then all of a sudden, the door had flung open and a young white haired man wearing a black cloak came into the room with his mouth covered in blood and fangs appearing from his mouth. The woman screamed in fear, "No! Stay away from me you terrible demon!" She shouted.

The man didn't listen and approached her with his hands reaching out to her child grabbing him.

The woman weakly let go of the child out of fright. "No! Don't hurt my baby!" She shouted with tears.

The demon took his fingers and sunk them into the child's eye sockets knocking his eyes in his head.

The more the newborn child cried with agony, the more the woman broke down and cried.

The demon licked his lips and threw the dead child down to the floor. He took his bloody fingers and placed them into his mouth licking them clean.

The woman cried harder and tried to get away from him, but he had took his foot and tripped her making her fall on the floor.

He held the woman by her wrists and got on top of her, quickly sinking his fangs into her neck while she was screaming out of agony. He bit harder and deeper draining every ounce of blood from her body until she didn't scream anymore. Afterwards, he got off of her corpse and looked towards the doorway staring at a man with long light blue hair holding a flamethrower in his hands.

"Ker, are you finished with the human yet? I'm about to torch this place to ashes."

He nodded and followed him out of the room.

Ker stood there horrified by the memories he had. He then started to cry and scream, "No!" He shouted. "I don't want to be here! Take me away from this place!" He begged as he struggled to get out of Terkor's grip.

Terkor didn't ease up on his grip at all, "I don't think so, little brother." He pulled him back, picked his body off the ground, and threw him over his shoulder when they started walking again.

Ker started to hit his back with his fists, "Put me down, Tekor! Put me down!" He shouted.

Gerkor smirked as he looked over at the nagging demon. "Quit acting like a baby, Ker."

"Yeah, I don't think mother would like to see her grown son cry like a two year old", Terkor added.

Ker then stopped struggling in his grip and tried to think about what Terkor had just said. "Huh? Mother? What about mother?"

Terkor and Gerkor laughed a bit and continued to walk through the deserted village leaving Ker confused.