Disclaimer: I do NOT own Shadow, Mephiles, or any other character that is owned by SEGA. The characters I DO own are Markus, Marianna, Bonnie, and Clyde.
Note: for this chapter only, Lord Ragnar is a fan character that belongs to me. A description of him is on my homepage of this site.
~Chapter 7: The Mysterious Caller In The Alley Way~
Mephiles was walking down the street in Westopolis, every step taking him closer to the dark alleyway that he found both Bonnie and Clyde in. Bonnie wrapped her arms around Mephiles's neck and fell asleep. Mephiles looked at her. "She looks beautiful," Mephiles thought.
Mephiles stopped at the alleyway and looked down it, not seeing anything. Worried about Bonnie's safety, Mephiles changed himself so he no longer looked like Shadow. In his 'battle mode', Mephiles cautiously walked down the alleyway until he saw a shadowy figure standing in the moonlight.
"Who the h*** are you," asked Mephiles. Noticing that Mephiles's grip had gotten tighter, Bonnie woke up and looked at the figure standing in the shadows. Bonnie whispered to Mephiles saying, "Daddy, he scares me. Can we go home now?" Mephiles looked at the frightened Bonnie and said, "No, sweetheart, I'm afraid we can't go home quite yet." Bonnie looked at him in confusion and before she could even ask why, the figure started to speak, "The reason you can't go home Bonnie is because I am the one who called your so-called 'father' to bring you here." Surprised, Mephiles said, "So YOUR the one who called me. Why do you even want Bonnie here anyway?" The figure started to walk closer to Bonnie. Bonnie hid her face in Mephiles's chest. "Don't you know who I am, Mephiles?" said the figure as he came into the light. "No, i-it can't be... I thought I destroyed you years ago," said Mephiles taking a few steps back. "Who are you," asked Bonnie innocently. The creature looked at the frightened Bonnie and said, "My name is Ragnar, Lord of Darkness, Bonnie. You and I have met long ago, but you don't remember me." Seeing flashbacks of when she was just a new born, Bonnie screamed, "DADDY, GET ME AWAY FROM HIM!!!"
Mephiles attacked Lord Ragnar and ran away. Changing back into his form that looks like Shadow [his 'normal' form], Mephiles noticed a pay phone and called his house. "Please pick up," Mephiles said as the phone rang.
???: Hello? Who is this?
Mephiles: Shadow, it's me. I need your help.
Shadow: What is it? Is Bonnie all right?
Mephiles: Yes, Bonnie's all right, but not for long.
Shadow: What do you mean?
Mephiles: A hedgehog that I thought I destroyed long ago has come back, and is looking for Bonnie.
Shadow: Who is he, and why is he even looking for Bonnie?
Mephiles: His name is Lord Ragnar, and I don't know why he is even looking for her.
There was a brief pause. Shadow then said, "Go to G.U.N headquarters in Central City. I'll meet you there with Clyde." Mephiles sighed and then said, "ARE YOU MAD!!! G.U.N WANTS TO KILL ME!!!" "Calm down, Mephiles. I'll phone them that I told you to go there," said Shadow. Worried, Mephiles said, "Alright, I'll see you there." At that instant, Mephiles hung up.
Mephiles ran as quickly as he could to G.U.N's headquarters. The soldiers at the front gate open the door, letting Mephiles in. Slowing down to a walk, Mephiles went inside. There the G.U.N commander greeted him saying, "Hello Mephiles. Shadow has told us that you were coming. Please, follow me." Mephiles followed the commander to one of the conference rooms. "Shadow is supposed to be here any minute. You can wait here until he comes," said the commander.
Mephiles sat down in one of the chairs and started to rock Bonnie. "You don't have to be afraid anymore," said Mephiles, "we are safe now." Bonnie looked up at Mephiles. Face wet from crying, Bonnie said, "Where is my brother?" "Your brother will be here any minute with Shadow," said Mephiles. The door to the room opened and walked in Shadow, with Clyde in his arms. When Bonnie saw Clyde, she jumped off of Mephiles's lap and went over to hug her brother.
