No Brotherly Love

Into The Darkness

Sonic's POV:

I find myself standing above a hole that leads to the subway, questioning my sanity for agreeing to do this. Apparently, some new forms of these creatures have appeared, with the ability to fly, and Shadow has asked that I deal with these things before I go after Tails. So, with reluctance, I agreed. And that's leads me to my current situation, pondering whether I should stay true to my word, or follow my gut and walk away.

'Well, guess there's no time like the present...' I think as I ready myself to jump. I begin to do a countdown under my breath, "Three, two, one..."

Now, I'll tell you now, jumping down a deep hole, without climbing as far down as you can first, is a real pain in the arse, LITERALLY! I landed on my sensitive tush, cursing quietly once I did. I looked around, and saw no source of light, meaning this place was gonna scare the crap outta me! So, using common sense, I turned on the flashlight Shadow had given me.

"Hello?" I called, earning an echo from the abandoned tunnels of a once busy subway. 'This is the damned governments fault,' I think, dusting myself off as I do so. 'If they had acted quicker none of this would've bloody happened. Firstly, they could've...' My thoughts are interrupted as a scream echo's my way, coming some distance away in the tunnels. And, with my luck, the flashlight I had been using decided to die on me. "CRAP! You useless piece of..."

"AHHH!" Another scream echoed, this time a man's. 'SHIT!' I think, trying to jump back up the hole. Obviously, it doesn't work, and I instead make myself look like a complete prat.

"Stupid legs! C'mon!" I shout while reaching my arms out, hoping the holes ledge will somehow get closer. But, to make matters even worse, the screeching sound of tires can be heard, until a bus lands, on its side, over the hole. I whimper in hopelessness, "How? How could this get any worse?" And, with great timing, the bus caught fire, ready to explode. "You've gotta be taking the..." Before I could finish, the bus exploded, sending me back and making me land, once again, on my rear.

After a few seconds of embarrassment and agony, I got up, dusting myself off. "Looks like today really isn't my day. Now, where the hell do I go?" Before I'm able to find an appropriate route, I hear a strange sound. And the sound was...singing. Yes, singing. 'What? Why can I hear singing?' I think. And so, with reluctance, I decide to follow my ears and search for the source of the noise. Big mistake.

After wandering through god knows how many tunnels, I eventually find myself nearing my target. It is then that I enter the train station, and what I see is not a pretty sight. Thousands of pods containing, what I guess, was the creatures. But the most shocking thing was what was in the centre of all this, the creature which was standing on top of the once proud Station Square train station statue. And this creature looked a lot like...Rouge, but covered in the black liquid, making her eyes pale and cold, her face emotionless. And it was Rouge who was causing the echoing noises, the singing.

"Well, if it isn't my favourite hedgie." Rouge called. It was definitely her, it had her voice, but it was different, it was demonic, distorted.

"Rouge? How...but you died?" I asked.

She brings her clenched fist to her face, and slowly uncurls her fingers while replying, "It's a strange world we live in, isn't it? One of chaos, and despair. This is the world which god created, which your father created."

"Rouge," I start. "Are you the one who's creating the new creatures?" I question, hoping to god my assumptions were wrong.

She stares at me, and her voice becomes very serious. "Yes, I am. Why? Are you going to stop me Sonic? Are you going to kill me?"

And with that, I froze. 'Would I? Would I kill her? But I've never killed. No, I've stopped hundreds of these things. But...I know her, I knew her...'

She huffed at my weakness. "You're so selfish. You kill so many, yet hesitate to kill another because they were once your friend? It's a pity. I was hoping you'd be a challenge, but I guess life's full of disappointments." And, with that, she reveals a curved blade on the end of a chain, which was tied to her wrist. Heck, that thing was more of a spiked whip than a sword. And no, I didn't think it was kinky. Before I could do anything else, I felt it, the change. I was becoming my inner self again, I was becoming Dark Sonic.

I looked to the floor and spoke. Can I ask you one thing, before I kill you?" Rouge's ears pick up in interest. "Are you afraid of the dark, batgirl?" And with that, the station became so dark that a mole would struggle finding its way around. But I could see clearly, and I saw Rouge looking around in shock and fear.

"Where are you?" She asked. "WHERE ARE YOU?" She screamed again.

"Right here." I whispered in her ear from behind. Before she could even react, I shoved my fist through her chest, seizing the cold heart which lay inside, like a treasure locked away. It was then that I mockingly sang, "I can feel your heartbeat."

Through the liquid pouring from her mouth, she spat, "B-Bastard..." And with those final words, she fell from the statue, her sword digging into the rock of the statue, and, before she hit the floor, she stopped in the air, the chain dangling her just feet above the ground. It was at that moment that I stood proud, for I had now discovered that sometimes it was necessary to change yourself for the common good. Thunder was heard in the sky above, lightning flashing through the broken glass that made the ceiling, rain following soon after. It was heavy rain, and it was hitting me. The rain made it feel like I was washing away all my sins, that I was forgiven. By who or what I cannot say, but I felt it, you know?

'I'm coming for you now Tails, and I'd love to see you try to stop me.' I thought while grinning.

Hey, hey, hey! Been a while. Sorry if this chap was short and...well, crap. But I wanted to get it done. I started it, oh, like a few months ago, and just finished it. Anyway, I'm focusing on this story, so it'll get better. It is coming to an end, but I have a little surprise for you when we come to it. Can you guess what it is? Please review and post what you think it'll be that's a surprise. :D