Tikals words

Silver and Blaze had separate rooms. Silver had taken off his jacket and put Missy on his bedside cabinet where she happily stayed and closed her eyes in a spider sleep. Silver had learned from Missy that spiders sleep standing so that in an emergency they just wake up quickly and run.

Silver sniggered as he sneakily took a chocolate biscuit which he had borrowed from Blazes biscuit tin back at the office from his jackets side pocket. He sat crossed legged in bed with the white blanket covering his legs and munched away with a smile like a child on his face, his eyes closed in bliss at the delicious taste.

He felt something tapping his chest hesitantly which made him open one eye to see Missy looking at him with puppy dog eyes; I never knew a tarantula could do that! He thought as Missy gave a cute little spider screech and tapped once more. Giving in he broke a spider size piece off and handed it to Missy who thanked him with a happy spider cry. She held it in her two front brown and black furry legs and nibbled away at her late night snack. Silver smiled as he finished his biscuit and went to bed. Now everyone was fast asleep...accept two people.

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She clutched the top of her arms tightly from the cold as the automatic doors opened with a swish and she froze. Rouges eyes widened. In the darkness of the living room, in Sonics blue chair, sat a green hedgehog with one leg over the other. An evil smirk on his face. She took a step back, a little frightened.

"Who are you?" Rouge demanded, her voice holding confidence her body didn't have.

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Shadow swatted with annoyance at a bright blue light hovering over his head. Eyes shot open as his hand wasn't hitting...whatever it was. Gasping he noticed it was Sonics father trying to awake him and making bell sounds of distress.

"What the..." Shadow asked sleepily.

The blue soul orb only flashed desperately in answer and went straight through the door, trying to lead him somewhere. It was then that he felt something was terribly wrong.

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"Tell me where ya goin next and I will leave ya alone, how does that sound?" The green hedgehog threatened as he advanced on the bat.

For every step the hedgehog took she took a step back. It was only when he got close enough to hit her that she shut her eyes and put her arms in the way as defence...nothing came. Her eyes shot open...but the green hedgehog was gone.

"There was nothing there," Rouge felt like she had had a heart attack as she turned to find Tikal in the doorway. "It is your powers showing you the future."

Rouge was gulping down air. Her heart beating so fast she thought it would burst. How could something like that feel so...real? Rouge shuddered and Tikal led her to her light blue chair to relax for a while. Rouge tugged a sleeve of her pyjama top from the fear still present in her mind.

"How long have you been having visions? A week, a month...a year?" Tikal became more desperate as she sat in Knuckles' red chair.

"I-I don't know. I think a-about over a month." Rouge stuttered, fearful of the ferocity of Tikals voice. "Am...I going insane?"

Tikals face softened in sympathy at seeing the tears build in her friends beautiful sapphire eyes twinkling in the moonlight pouring through the windows.

"You have a gift Rouge, you can choose to fear it or use it. Visions can be frightening, but you have been given the gift to see the past and to change something of the future by seeing it before hand," Tikal informed her softly. "You can also choose to tell or not to tell, but it is hurting you inside to hide the frightening things you have seen."

"When I touched that bone whistle, I saw-

" Mephiles...I know. I read your mind before and it was at the very front of your mind. The image haunts you." it was more of a statement rather than a question and Rouge hesitantly nodded, her wings folded in sadness.

Suddenly the blue souls light brightened up the room like a star and the automatic doors whooshed open to see an alert and concerned Shadow following suit. Rouge turned to Tikal horrified, she had brought him. Tikal nodded, knowing what she was thinking and stood up and left. Tikals footsteps faded as she entered the corridor with Sonics fathers' soul and the door shut behind her, leaving the room in tense silence.

"Rouge! Are you alright?" Shadow growled, his movements were rigid in worry and he was being very skittish as he looked around the room for danger.

"Don't worry...it's gone Hun." Rouge whimpered as she looked down, feeling the tears begin to overpower her and her heart sink deep into a black hole that wanted to swallow it. She couldn't look at Shadow like this.

"Rouge, you are my closest friend, in fact my first ever friend I have ever had. You can tell me anything." Shadows body relaxed a bit at hearing it was gone, but he wasn't going to leave until he was sure Rouge was safe.

Without looking up she patted Knuckles' red chair. Without hesitation he obeyed and sat next to her. Seeing her large bat ears drooped and wings folded made his heart clench. As he attempted to make eye contact Rouge avoided his gaze. Funny...it is usually the other way around, Shadow thought miserably as he gave up and just looked in front of him. In the corner of his eye he caught the glitter of a single tear slide down her hidden face and drop to the floor.

"Promise you won't tell anyone Hun." Rouge whispered, forbidding herself to look up.

"That depends," Shadow began; a hint of a growl to his voice. "If it endangers you or anyone else I may have to."

"Please, don't, for me." Rouges' voice seemed slightly angry and Shadow just couldn't refuse.

"Fine." Shadow answered gruffly, crossing his arms and sitting back in the red chair.

"I have been having...visions. Visions of the future, although they are very vague and even ...terrifying." Rouge had to wipe away the tears as they started to fall freely. "I'm frightened Shadow, I am petrified."

"What did you see?" Shadow asked gently, not wanting to be rough and hurt her more than she already was.

"A green hedgehog, sitting in Sonics chair. He was stalking towards me and he said ` Tell me where ya goin next and I will leave ya alone, how does that sound?` He had such an evil smirk." Rouge retold the events and Shadow just sat and listened. I should really tell Sonic, he could know something. But I made a promise...and I am strong about my promises, he told himself mentally remembering the promise he had made to Maria, the promise he still held.

"I won't tell." He assured her as for the first time she actually looked up into his face, face wet and eyes red and swollen from obvious tears. Her eyes held pure trust for Shadow.

"You should go back to bed; you are going to need a lot of rest." Shadow smiled as he helped her up with a hand and walked next to her down the corridor to her room. When they got there Rouge said goodnight and thanked him before closing the door. Shadow yawned loudly and trudged back to his own bed.

The wind outside had slightly picked up, the crescent moon now halfway through the sky signalling midnight. The ocean waves lapped a little more fiercely as the wind carried some clouds over covering the many twinkling diamonds of stars. It was going to be a long yet peaceful night.

xXEND OF CHAPTERXx

Alright people! As from the next chapter the story begins to take shape and the adventure truly starts to roll on!