Part 10: Death's Doorstep
Celeste landed on the ground in front of her house. Jumping out of the trees and into the clearing, Blitz, Daisy, and Sunny followed. Celeste was about to walk in the house when she heard Sunny behind her. "Stop. Something's not right here..." Celeste backed away from the door. She knew enough to trust her brother's instincts. She turned around...
And saw Sunny fall to the ground.
"NOOOO!!!!" Celeste yelled. Behind her brother stood Kareya, a bloody knife in her hands. Then, as quickly and silently as she had appeared, Kareya vanished in a flash of black light.
Running to her fallen brother, Celeste felt... numb. She fell to her knees. "Get some help!" She yelled at the other two. Sunny took his sister's hand in his. "Y-You're on your own now sis..." he swallowed hard, "You'll d-do fine. I know you will."
"No! Sunny, you can't leave!" Celeste sobbed. "I need you!"
"Bye sis..." And with that, Sunny sighed, and was no more.
Celeste sat there for a moment, refusing to believe that her brother was dead. And in that moment, a thought crossed her mind.
Dusty and Felina had not come out yet.
Surely they had heard her scream? Then why hadn't they appeared yet? With the worst feeling of dread, Celeste walked to her home.
Blitz looked on as the blue rabbit walked to the doorstep. "Celeste... I'm sorry..." He said. Celeste made no response. She just kept walking.
When Celeste got inside her house, a gruesome scene met her eyes. She tried to scream, but no sound came out. She fell to her knees, tears falling from her eyes. She began to glow. Her fur changed so it was a dark green, almost black. Her eyes turned dark grey. Soon the tears stopped falling and, with a stoic expression on her face, she walked from the house.
Blitz was shocked at how Celeste looked when she walked out of the house. She had changed so much... "Celeste? Are you OK?" He walked over to her.
Celeste whirled around violently. "DON'T TOUCH ME!" She snarled. She ran off in one direction.
Blitz and Daisy gave each other a look. They walked inside the house. Blitz got inside first. "Oh my God..." He said. Daisy saw it too, and screamed. There, on the ground, were Dusty and Felina. Dead. Blitz walked over and took the Chaos emerald out of Felina's hand.
As Blitz and Daisy walked from the house, they saw Celeste fly away over the trees. "Celeste, Wait!" Blitz called. "What's wrong with her?" Daisy shook her head. "I don't know, but we need to follow her!" Blitz nodded. Together they rushed after her. They needed to stop her before she did something they would all regret...
To Be Continued...