Hiya people! I thought I would post a chapter before I leave for the high school game tonight! :D Things stir up in this chapter! :) This is one of the chapters without song lyrics, which is mainly a good thing! :D Sometimes they can be somewhat annoying... but they are meaningful! :D Enjoy the chapter people! They story is about half way over! :) Have a frabjous day! :D

(I DO NOT OWN SONIC THE HEDGEHOG OR PHANTOM OF THE OPERA!) (Sorry its annyoing, but I have to say it!)

Chapter 7: II Muto

Opera Populaire that Night: Showtime for II Muto

That night was opening night for the Opera Populaire's new production of II Muto, and everything was set up and ready for the show. Ignoring the 'Hedgehog Ghost's' threats, Vector and Espio gave Rouge the lead role as Countess, Amy the silent role of the Page Boy, and they did not leave Box 5 open, so they were in for it!

Rouge stepped out on stage wearing a very puffy pink dress that made her hips look the size of a hippo. She was also wearing clown looking makeup, and a really tall white wig that was probably as tall as her body.

Amy walked alongside Rouge on stage wearing a long white maid's outfit, and her hair pulled back in a ponytail. Hidden underneath the maid's dress, was a white men's dress shirt, with light blue tights, and tall black boots. The outfit made Amy look like a man because in the Opera, a man (the pageboy) is secretly the Countess' lover, so in order for him to stay undercover, he disguised himself as a maid.

Cream walked up stage left wearing a rainbow striped dress that went down to her knees, giving her plenty of room to dance. Like Rouge, Cream was also wearing clown make-up, and on her head were 5 large bows. She looked like a mix between and clown, and a doll.

The Opera started and 3 dogs walked up to the front of the stage and started singing as an introduction to the show. All of them were dressed similar to Cream. After their short introduction, the curtain opened, revealing Amy and Rouge.

Seeing that none of his orders had been obeyed, the Phantom decided to take action. Sneaking past all of the stage crew in the shadows, he made it over to Rouge's break area, where all of her assistants were, ready to help her in any way possible. On a table alone where nobody happened to be at the time, sat Rouge's water bottle. Quietly, he took the bottle and switched it out with a bottle that was identical to hers, but the liquid inside was not ordinary water…

The show was going on as planned when suddenly-

"DID I NOT SAY TO KEEP BOX 5 EMPTY?" a deep voice echoed through the theater. Heads turned all over the large room, wondering where the voice came from.

"The Phantom Hedgehog of the Opera!" Cream screamed, scared to death hiding behind Amy.

"It's him!" Amy cried, agreeing with Cream.

"Shut up little froggy!" Rouge shouted at Amy.

"A froggy..." the Phantom mumbled to himself, "perhaps it is you who are the froggy."

"WATER! I need water right now!" Rouge yelled at her assistants. A short black bat came running up with 'her' water bottle and handed it to her as she impolitely snatched it from her. Rouge chugged the water and was soon ready to sing again.

Suddenly the music started playing and the maestro was getting ready to queue Rouge. Rouge took a deep breath, open her mouth and SQUEAK! He voice squeaked more than a car with bad breaks. Laughter filled the theater as Rouge fumed and the maestro started the song over. The maestro pointed to Rouge again and SSSSQQQUUUUEEEEEEEEEEAAAKKKK!

"MOMMMYYYY!" Rouge screamed, running off stage and out of sight. The curtain closed behind her, leaving a few stragglers still in front, causing even more laughter from the audience. Stepping out in front of the curtain, were Vector and Espio.

"Ladies and Gentlemen! May I have your attention!" Espio shouted, but nobody listened, everyone just continued laughing.

"YO SHHHUUUTTT UUUPPP!" Vector screamed at the top of his lungs.

Espio continued, "We apologize, the show will continue in about 15 minutes, but for now, we would like to give you're the ballet from Act 3 of tonight's performance!"

"WHAT!" the maestro panicked with a stressed expression.

"The ballet you moron! The ballet!" Espio yelled, also stressing out.

"Also, the role of the Countess will be played by Miss Rose!" Vector announced happily. With that said, the orchestra panicked, trying to get out the right music. The curtain opened, revealing a few ballerinas ready to perform, but it was mainly shear chaos; people trying to move sets, props, and change into new costumes as quickly as possible.

Meanwhile, Amy headed back to her dressing room with Madame Vanilla, getting her costume changed into the Countess dress. However, Amy's outfit was very different from Rouge's. The dress was a long, form fitting dress that was a softer pink than Rouge's, and it wasn't puffy at all. The dress flowed downed freely, just covering up her feet. Wrapping around her neck was a hooded red cape that looked like Little Red Riding Hood's, but was as long at the dress, so about a foot of fabric dragged on the ground behind her.

Just before Amy left her dressing room, she noticed something sitting on her vanity. It was a beautiful red rose, with the same silk black ribbon from the night before. Carefully carrying the delicate rose, Amy left her dressing room to meet

The Phantom took Rouge's distraction as a great time to complete his other half of his operation. "Chaos Control!" he whispered to himself, clutching his two emeralds. Suddenly hze appeared in the area above the stage where all of the ropes are holding up the backdrops and curtains. Quietly looking around, he finally spotted his target. At the same time, the target spotted him as well, so it was a game of predator and prey.

"I heard what you told the girls in the ballet dormitory last night!"' Phantom accused.

"How? You weren't even there!" the orange figure replied, frozen with fear.

"I know everything that happens in my Opera House! Chaos Spear!" Shadow yelled, giving him just enough time to tackles him to the ground and get the noose around his neck.

The ballerinas had just gotten past the half way when it happened. The body of Tails Prower fell from the ceiling, with a noose around his neck. Everyone in the theater was in shear panic and fear. The audience flooded through the doors as the ballerinas and others on stage ran, hiding in each other's arms. Mina Mongoose ran up to her lover's body, and threw herself on him, crying hysterically and clutching the ring on her left hand. They had only been engaged 2 days.

Amy fled the scene, knowing that Shadow was there. She knew that he would do anything to get to her, even kill Sonic. She shuddered at the thought. She ran backstage in search for Sonic, who was looking for her too.

Seeing Tails get hung, Sonic knew that it could only be the work of whoever took Amy last night. Knowing that Amy's life could be in danger, Sonic ran backstage where he assumed Amy was at the full speed. In a matter of 5 seconds, Sonic was able to reach Amy.

"Amy! Are you alright?" Sonic asked worriedly, approaching her quickly.

"Sonic! It's not safe here!" Amy informed him as he picked her up in a bridal style, and ran her up the stairs of the backstage area to the roof of the Opera House. "The Phantom Hedgehog of the Opera will do anything to get to me, even kill you!" Sonic didn't believe that there was really a Phantom Hedgehog, and he was confused why Amy would believe such a thing. Reaching the door to the rooftop, Sonic out Amy down, and cautiously opened the door.

*GASP* TAILS IS DEAD! (WELL... I GUESS HE HAD IT COMING FOR MESSING WITH THE PHANTOM!) TAILS MESSED WITH THE AWESOMENESS OF SHADOW! :O IS SONIC IN DANGER? WILL AMY ESCAPE THE CLUTCHED OF THE PHANTOM HEDGEHOG? FIND OUT NEXT CHAPTER! IT SHOULD BE UP WITHIN 1 OR 2 DAYS! HAVE A FRABJOUS DAY! :D