Sonic Evil
Chapter 7 – Underground Surprises
Sonic and Cosmo had now entered the underground tunnel that lead from the mansion courtyard and into a secluded area of the grounds. Both had traversed the many twists and turns of the underground, avoiding huge boulders and solving puzzles that would open the pathways for them. After a while they came across a double door. As they studied it they noticed that it had a few large cobwebs attached. Sonic pried the door open just a small bit and peered inside. Looking around the room he could see that the entire walls and floor had been carpeted in cobwebs.
"Cosmo can wait here for me?" asked Sonic
"Sure no problem" answered Cosmo
Sonic opened the door more so that he could step inside and closed it behind him. Surveying the room he couldn't see anything yet but that didn't mean that there wasn't anything in there with him. He moved away from the door as he'd spotted another one across from him, walking cautious across the room he'd made it to the door. But then he heard the sound of scurrying behind him, on instinct he turned swiftly whilst drawing his combat knife. He looked but saw nothing and that's when he heard the noise just above from him. Still holding the combat knife his eyes glanced up and saw what had made the noise, it was a giant spider but it wasn't just any plain spider, this was the King Black Tiger Spider.
"What the? ...No way…that's a huge spider" gasped Sonic
The King Black Tiger Spider was a monstrous creature, a mutated version of the others large spiders that Sonic had already encountered earlier. The spider was covered in yellow and black fur, almost like a bumble bee but not in the same pattern. This creature too had parts of its flesh missing as blood could be seen weeping from it. Its eyes were deep red and angry as it looked tantalized at Sonic. Eyes that looked bloodthirsty and revengeful.
Sonic watched as the spider crept slowly down the wall and towards where he was standing. The spider then raised itself up and spat burning acid at Sonic but before it could hit him he side stepped out of the way. The acid landed on the cobwebs that covered the exit of the cave and burned them away to nothingness. Sonic watched as the webs disintegrated and this gave him an idea as he would use this as a way of escape. He dodged the spider's attacks as it lunged towards him with its pincers making sure not to get hit himself as he didn't want to get poisoned again. The door was almost completely uncovered by now but the Black Tiger was getting more enraged as it kept missing Sonic whenever it attacked him. Sonic sensed this and decided it was time to bring the battle to end for he knew that if the spider was left alive when Cosmo came then she may get hurt and he wasn't going to take the risk. In a final desperate attempt to attack Sonic the spider ran at full force towards him only to miss him and become entangled in its own web, leaving it wide open for Sonic to finish it off. Sonic ran towards it and jumped onto its back before driving his knife deep into its skull, pulling out the knife it had inflicted pain upon the creature. It cried in pain and struggled to get free as it twisted and turned in the web, exposing its soft underside. Sonic listened to its pained cries with closed eyes; he then opened them and plunged the knife into its heart. Just as quickly as this battle had begun it was over and the creature now lay dead before Sonic. The spider had slowed its desperate struggling as it twitched its head and legs before the life had left its cold eyes.
"What it that thing?" asked Cosmo "It looks like a giant spider of some kind"
"Yeah, come on let's get out of here" suggested Sonic
"Good idea" agreed Cosmo
Amy had now made her own way into the cave and began to follow the same path as Sonic and Cosmo. She went through the same tunnel passages and as she entered a room she hadn't got far as she heard the door open and shut behind her. Amy turned and hoped that it was either Knuckles or Mephiles but no such luck. What had come through the door though was another creature that she'd yet to encounter.
The creature was known as 'Hunter a' which had a reptilian appearance in every way. It stood on two powerful stout back legs but it also had two strong arms as well. The scales were like that of a crocodile along with bright yellow eyes, long jagged teeth and claws that could tear anything apart. It too had a mutated vibe to it as it had patches of discoloured scales and missing parts.
Amy backed away slowly as the Hunter stalked towards her with its jaw wide open, displaying its rows of jagged teeth and staring at her hungrily. The creature then stopped and screamed upwards before it pounced forward and swung its claw at Amy. But seeing this Amy had anticipated the attack and nimbly jumped aside and began to shot at it. It didn't take much for the creature to become enraged with her but before Amy could finish it off a gunshot sounded behind her. The Hunter now lay dead as she turned to see Knuckles behind her.
"Knuckles…" said Amy
"That was a close one. Are you alright Amy?" asked Knuckles
"Yes I'm fine but what about you? Are you alright?" inquired Amy
"Yeah I am now. I've had time to clear my head" replied Knuckles
"Good. Oh I've been meaning to ask, you haven't by any chance run into Sonic have you?" asked Amy with hope
"No I haven't sorry. By the way what are you doing in a place like this?" inquired Knuckles
"Well I ran into Mephiles and he'd said he'd found a way out of here. Only this seems to be the only way to get there. So that's why I'm here" answered Amy
"A way out, that's great we should head there now and try to contact Jet to come get us out of this nightmare" said Knuckles
"That sounds like a good plan Knuckles only I'm not leaving here until I find Sonic though" replied Amy
"Right, then let's go find him" suggested Knuckles
