Chapter Eleven

Killer Witches

Morgana knelt by Sonic and held his hands, "Gazarius used her powerful torture curse on him, it seems like he's in a state of shock" Amy looked at Morgana worried, "will he be ok?" she asked.

Morgana nodded, "don't worry he will be" she looked at the hyperventing hedgehog and placed her hand on his forehead and clasped his hands with the other, a white light then appeared in her hands and over Sonic's hands and forehead. As she did, Sonic's breathing began to slow down and calm.

"Sonic?" said Amy, stroking Sonic's quills back, Morgana removed her hand from Sonic's forehead and looked up at the others, "he should be fine now" she smiled. Sonic slowly opened his eyes and looked up. "Amy..?" he whispered, Amy cupped his face "Sonic!" she cried "are you ok?"

Sonic nodded "I think so…" he whispered "what happened to me?" Amy nodded towards Morgana who looked at Sonic, Sonic's eyes widened when he saw the white mongoose. "Who….what?" he cried. "Shhh" whispered Morgana pressing her long white finger on his lips "rest Sonic".

"What happened to me?" asked Sonic, Morgana looked solemn, "you were attacked by the Dark Covenant" she said "five really powerful yet dangerous and merciless witches" Sonic's eyes widened. "W...w...witches!" he stammered. Morgana nodded, "you were in shock Sonic, Gazarius, the head witch used her torture curse on you"

Sonic stroked his arms, "I remember" he said "seeing this female dog in a black cloak standing over me, then this burning pain running up and down my body" Morgana nodded "the method left you in shock Sonic" said Morgana "but you'll be ok" Sonic nodded "thanks" he said, he then looked up at Amy and smiled, stroking her hand that rested on his cheek.

Morgana then stood up and faced the others, as she did, Vanilla ran forward and threw herself on Morgana, "please!" she cried, tears flowing down her cheeks "please tell me about my daughter…" she sobbed "please tell me those evil witches haven't harmed her!"

Vector and Espio got hold of Vanilla and tried to pull her back, Morgana saw the look of worry and sadness in the rabbit's eyes, "my dear" she said "I cannot tell you if your daughter is alive or dead…or can I tell you about your friend Tails Prower" Vanilla began to cry even more.

"Please!" she sobbed "my baby…please let my baby be ok!" she sobbed against Vector who pulled her close to him and stroked her ears. Morgana then turned to the others. "Those of you who wish to face the Covenant must be aware that they will kill anyone in their path, they all have unique powers, and they can use them in many ways"

"How?" asked Shadow, Morgana looked at Shadow "I am aware that some of you have experienced the powers of the dark witches, but there are other powers they hold which are dangerous, to Mobians and Immortal alike" Morgana held up her hands and white smoke flowed from her hands and began to form shapes.

The team watched in fear as the shapes took form, Amy clasped hold of Sonic in fear as they saw the figures of the witches appear, Shadow also pulled Rouge close to him. Morgana held up her hands keeping her hands up as she spoke about the witches.

"The five witches, my apprentices, the only ones in the history of witchcraft and Wicca to turn against Mother Nature and Goodness, to punish and torture, their minds filled with death and hate, and powers to torture, suffer and kill" She waved her hands and the first witch appeared, showing it to be the female dog.

"Gazarius" Morgana whispered "my second in command, and now leader of the Covenant that betrayed me, she's the most powerful witch in the clan and will stop at nothing until she has the ultimate power in her hands" "That's the dog who tortured you" said Amy to Sonic who nodded.

Morgana then waved her hands and showed a smoky form of a female black vampire bat, "Lamia, she is a witch with the power to shape shift, she can take on any shape or form of Mobian to trick, lure and find out secrets" she waved her hands again and another shape formed showing a black raven, "Circe, she has control of plants and wildlife, she can use it to grab and torture enemies"

Rouge shivered as she remembered when she and Shadow went to have a look at the castle and they had been attacked by a plant that had tried to drag her off, but Shadow had saved her. Morgana then showed a smoky form of a vixen. "Fatin" she whispered "the most frightening, she has the power to make your nightmares come true, she can relive all your bad memories and nightmares, so you have no happiness left, just fear and terror"

She then waved her hands and a final shape appeared, this showed a female weasel, "Hecate, a crafty witch, whose power to turn invisible makes her dangerous and gives her the chance to find out secrets" Rouge bit her lip and Amy grasped Sonic's hand. "Man they sound terrible" said vector as he stared at the shapes.

"They are dangerous witches" said Morgana, "evil or not!" said Shadow, "we must go there and kill those witches! We'll destroy them! They way we destroyed our other enemies! Eggman's Robots, the Metarex!" "Shadow" said Sonic "in those battles we knew who to fight our enemies, but these witches aren't like them!"

"And God know's what's happening to Cream and Tails, or what they have done with them" said Espio, Vanilla cried more against Vector, and the rest of the team looked scared. Morgana waved her hand and the smoke faded, "who knows, if I know Gazarius, she does bide her time and prepare, so….there may be a chance……….."

But is there?