Chapter Twenty-Four

Shattered

The next morning, Alyssa slowly awoke to find herself still in her dress from last night, she lifted her head and saw her make-up had run onto her pillows, she thought she had been dreaming about Gabriel proposing, but when she turned and saw the tiara and necklace she had torn off and thrown on the floor last night, and she looked at her wedding finger and saw the ring Gabriel had slid on there, she realized it wasn't a bad dream and her heart sank.

She slowly picked herself up and walked over to the mirror, she almost jumped back in fright when she saw her reflection. Her make had run and there were black trails running from her eyes where she had been crying and there were black circles under her eyes.

She walked into her bathroom and peeled off her dress, she then threw it on the floor and turned on the shower, after throwing off her underwear she climbed in and began to scrub herself. As she showered she clawed at her body as if trying to wash away stains that wouldn't wash away.

She felt so stupid she had said yes to Gabriel, even though she had lost her virginity to Angel and Angel was the man she wanted to be with. But she couldn't tell her parents, as far as they knew she seemed happy and loved Gabriel, she clawed at her skin again and let the water run over her again. It was all a nightmare, she hated Gabriel, she loved Angel.

"If only I could tell my parents about Angel" she thought "about the man I've been seeing secretly, but….he's not royalty, he's a forest hunter….my parents would be so disappointed…and the public….ohhh" she placed her back against the shower wall and sat down hugging her body close, "I'm trapped" she thought "what am I to do…?" she lowered her head and her tears fell again, she then saw the water running down the plughole and wished she could flow away with it.

In the rebel's land, Angel was laying in his bed staring at the ceiling, he had never felt so happy in his life, he was in love, and he had lost his virginity to the woman he loved and adored.

"She's the one" he thought "the woman I want to be with forever" he sat up and climbed out of bed, after Angel had gone back, he had chaos controlled back to his room in the rebel's castle, he was thankful he had inherited his father's ability to Chaos control. Yet he had been lying in his bed for a while and no-one had come to rouse him.

He reached over to his book of drawings and began to draw, he began to draw Alyssa and how beautiful she looked, "if only I could bring her to meet my family" he thought, "yet…she's from Mobotropolis….and we rebels hate them as they all follow King Sonic and Queen Sally" he looked down at his drawing "but that doesn't matter now, one day we'll be together Alyssa, I swear it"

Just as he'd finished drawing, there was a knock at the door, "enter!" said Angel quickly placing his drawing under his pillow. A lizard servant then peeked around the door, "Master Angel" he said "you must come quickly, down to the dungeons!" "The dungeons?" asked Angel "what's happened?" "Come!" said the lizard hurriedly.

Angel reacted quickly; he asked the lizard to wait outside for five minutes whilst he pulled on some trousers and a white shirt. He soon emerged, and the lizard lead him down towards the dark parts of the castle, they soon arrived at the dungeons where they heard shouts and cries of torture coming from the different cells. Angel walked on past the cells and towards a cell where the lizard walked in.

Angel was then shocked to see Shadow and Rouge standing there facing two Mobians who were chained to the wall, Angel stared at them, then at his mother and father. "Mother? Father?" he asked, "what's going on?" Shadow turned to Angel slowly, "Traitors" he growled, "this rogue and his Mobotropolin girlfriend"

Angel's eyes widened, he looked at the two Mobians, the rebel was a male black and brown fox and the mobotropolin was a female white cat. "one of our scouts caught them in the city communicating" said Shadow. "More than that my lord" said a black and grey Chameleon "I saw them romping"

Angel began to feel a bit sick, "I love her Sir!" spat the imprisoned fox pulling at his chains, the white cat was crying with fear, "Please…." She begged, "please…let me go…I have no grudge against you" "Shut up bitch!" snarled Rouge. Shadow then grabbed the traitor rebel's chin and held it up to him, "you have betrayed me…and all the rebels, and for doing so, I condemn you to death!"

The Rebel looked terrified and the white cat began to cry even more, Shadow stepped back and a rhino in a black mask and black trousers walked over to the rebel. Shadow then looked at Angel "watch son…" he hissed "and see how traitors are punished" Angel nodded his head "yes father" he said.

Shadow folded his arms and watched as the Rhino took the white cat's shackles off and pulled her from the wall by her hair. The cat sobbed and cried in pain as the Rhino dragged her to the centre of the dungeon and threw her to the floor. Rouge smirked as the rhino picked up an axe and held it above the shivering shaking girl.

"No!" cried the rebel "No! Please no!" he begged "Please! She meant no harm! Leave her alone!" Angel felt sick as the rhino lifted the axe, then brought it down on the cat's head before she could even realize what was going on and spit her head open killing her.

Shadow and Rouge both smirked, Angel shut his eyes as the axe came down, when he opened them, all he saw on the dirty floor was a dead white cat in a pool of blood with a huge split in her head. He then looked up at the Rhino who turned to the sobbing rebel, "you killed her…" the broken rebel sobbed "you bastard!"

"You brought this on yourself worm!" snarled the rhino, "now it's your turn!" the rebel spat blood in the rhino's face "I'll see you in hell!" he snarled, he then looked across to Shadow "and you too Shadow!" he snarled "You'll burn in hell! And your whore! And your bastard child too!"

The rhino then pulled out a sword and drove the blade through the rebel's chest, the rebel chocked then moved no more. Angel again shut his eyes then opened them, he saw his parents nodding in satisfaction. Shadow the turned to the lizard "good work" he said "thank you my lord" said the lizard "and if you see any more traitors" said Shadow, he then clenched his fist "bring them to me!"

"I hear and obey Lord Shadow" said the Lizard with a smug grin, Shadow then nodded towards the rhino, "throw those worms to the dogs!" he said, "and burn the skeletons" the rhino nodded "yes my Lord" he said. Shadow then walked out of the dungeon, Rouge and Angel followed him.

"Shit" thought Angel "Alyssa is I know from Mobotropolis, and me as a rebel, it's forbidden to make friends with those from the city, fraternizing with the enemy" he wrung his hands a little, "I have to be careful…if father and mother knew….I could suffer a fate worse than death"

He walked behind his father and mother until he saw Shadow and Rouge go to their chamber, before they walked in, Angel took a deep breath and told them before they retired to their chambers that he would go back to the city again to spy. "Very good Angel" said Shadow "Keep up your good work with spying" Angel nodded then walked back to his chambers.

When he got back to his room, he ran to the bathroom and threw up in the toilet, seeing that rebel's execution made him feel ill and the thought that he was commiting treason in the rebel's eyes by having an affair with Alyssa made him feel even more sick to the stomach.

He then wiped his mouth and walked over to his bed, his stomach lurching. "Oh God….." he thought as he collapsed on the bed "damn….if anyone found out about me and Alyssa…we're doomed…..I…I gotta think of something….sooner or later….I'll be found out….we'll be found out….I have to think of a plan if I can't keep the secret…I have to, before it's too late!"

Oh my! A rebel was caught consorting with a Mobotropolin! Now Angel's scared out of his wits! And Alyssa, trapped and about to be faced with a marriage to a man she doesn't love......