Chapter 9

"You're kidding, right?" Rouge asked.

I shook my head. "Meet Lord Apollo, and Lord Hephaestus." I motioned to the gods as I said their names.

"It is very good to meet you, my lady," Apollo said. He kissed Rouge's hand.

"Okay," The bat said. "You're definitely not Charmy."

"I told you that they were the gods," I said.

"How-"

Shadow interrupted her. "Athena brought us all here. We think that we have to defeat that… thing that looked like me and his fire monster friend."

"How do we do that?" Rouge asked.

The room went silent. None of us had thought about that.

"You're not going to do anything," Shadow said. "Neither is Sonic. You're both wounded, and I'm not going to be responsible for you two. Silver and I will find out what's going on, and we'll fight this thing."

"No way!" Rouge yelled. She tried to stand up, but collapsed in Shadow's arms.

"You can't even stand, Rouge," Shadow said. "Do you really think I'm going to let you help with this?"

"I can still fly," Rouge said through gritted teeth.

"Your wing's broken," Apollo said.

Rouge's eyes widened. "What?"

I saw the white bandage around her right wing. Sure enough, it looked out of place and broken.

Rouge groaned and sat down. "Why can't I feel the pain then?"

"I numbed it," Apollo said. "You won't feel anything until it wears off, which will be in about three days."

"Now do you see why you're not coming along?" Shadow asked.

Rouge glared at him, but didn't answer.

"I don't get why I can't come along," I said.

"You were stabbed!" Silver exclaimed. "You can't even move."

I lifted my arm, and wiggled my fingers. "Yes, I can," I said.

"Well, they're not staying here," Hephaestus said. "I've spent enough time on you stupid little mortals. Leave my volcano, and only return when you're ready to kick those two idiots who caused all of this chaos out!" He stomped off.

"Well he's not very nice," Silver said.

"He's just angry that he's not as handsome as me," Apollo said.

I had to hold my laughter in. I knew that making the god mad wouldn't help any of us. Still, it was really strange to hear those words come from that little bee.

Silver held his hand out to me. "You need help getting up?"

I grabbed his wrist, and he pulled me up. "Thanks," I said.

I put my arm around Silver's shoulders for support, and watched as Shadow picked Rouge up.

"Put me down!" She yelled, hitting her fists against Shadow's chest.

Shadow shrugged. "Whatever you say." He dropped her on the ground.

Rouge let out a groan and glared up at him. "Some partner you are," She muttered.

I sighed, and Silver and I slowly made our way to her. I held my hand out, and she took it.

"Thank you," She said. "At least some guys know how to be a gentleman."

Shadow rolled his eyes. "Let's just get out of here. We'll drop you two off at the closest town."

He grabbed Rouge again and took off, leaving Silver, Apollo, and I alone in the room.

"Bye!" I yelled. "We'll see you sometime soon! Have fun on your date!"

To my surprise, Shadow didn't come back to punch me.

Apollo turned to us. "I suggest you keep a good eye on that guy," He said. "If you don't I fear he might kill her."

"Got it," I said. "Shall we go, Sliver?"

"Sure," Silver said. "I just hope we don't get chased by a stupid rock again."

"If we do," I said. "you can use your powers to break it apart. Or you can throw it at Iblis and Mephiles. Or even better, you can throw it at Shadow!"

Silver stared at me. "Why would I throw it at Shadow?"

I shrugged. "Because he's mean. It won't kill him, I promise. He's a strong guy."

"That still doesn't make any sense as to why I would throw a giant rock at Shadow."

"Just go!" Apollo yelled. "Your annoying all the gods by being in this world, so get out as quick as possible."

"Okay!" I said. "Let's go!" Silver and I started to walk away. We were so slow, that I wanted to scream.