Stepdaddy: chapter 28

Sonic's POV

My mother pressed my face against her chest as she tried to protect me from the scene that unfolded before us. But it was already to late. I had already seen and heard everything. I had already seen the blood splatter and my ears had practically gone deaf from the scream that came from someone who was only a child himself. Neither my mom, nor me dared to watch. We didn't know how it was possible. All we knew was that something did happen to him somehow.

The room that had been filled with silence after the deafening gun shot andd scream. but the room slowly filled with silent crying. The gun Scourge held was lowered and he wore a malicious smirk on his facial features. "how?" A soft whine was heard. "how did you hurt me? i'm dead!" Shadow yelled as he held his hands on his left eye. He was sitting on his knees and turned away from us. He was a bit hunched over and his shoulder's shook with every sob he took. "Shadow?" I whined and felt tears well up in my eyes from the terrible sight.

"it was a few days earlier. after that little radio incident and after what Sonic's mother had told me about an imaginary friend. i started to have a hunch who it was that had been making my life a hell." Scourge said as he tried to explain exactly how he could harm the somewhat younger hedgehog who was crying in pain in front of him. "when i had a hunch that it was you. I tried to search for ways to make the haunting stop. and thankfully i found one." He said and held something up.

It seemed like a necklace. At the end of it was a small glass container. Shadow turned to us and his right eye widened. He seemed to realise what was inside it, but neither my mom or me did. "you recognize it, don't you?" Scourge asked with a smirk. The thing in the glass container was white and a little bit covered in dried blood. "is... is that..." Shadow wanted to ask for confirmation of what was inside it.

"exactly. it is said that a piece of the remains from a the ghost that haunts you, allows you to harm it. although it is a methode that is normally used against demons, i couldn't help but try it out on you. so i went back to the basement of my cabin. dug your body up. and managed to chip a little bone from that open fracture that would've caused your death eventually if i hadn't choked you." He said and kept on smirking. "as you can see. it works like a charm." Scourge said and aimed his gun, but this time at Sonic.

"you've been to much of a threat to me already. i better get rid of you two while i still can." Scourge said and placed his finger on the trigger again. "don't worry though. think about the good side on this. you can finally see that father of yours." He said. My mom wrapped her arms tightly around me and clsoed her eyes. As did i.

A second gun shot was heard, but this time it wasn't followed by a scream. Our eyes opened. Scourge had been pushed to the ground. The bullet that had been shot had nearly missed me and my mother. The buller was stuck in the table. Not to far away from my mom's head. My mom briefly hugged me in relief, but we quickly pulled away. Scourge was held to the ground. Shadow managed to keep him in place. It must be because of the fact that he was a ghost his strenght could meet that of an adult's.

"run! get those folders to the police and get this guy arrested!" Shadow yelled as he tried to keep Scourge down. My mother grabbed the document and my hand and made a run for it to the hallway. "get back here!" Scourge yelled and fired the gun again. Shadow yelped in pain as the bullet grazed his side and recieved a punch against his face, making him fall off of him.

Scourge stood up and ran after us. He grabbed my top quills and pulled me back. I yelled in pain and shock as i was pulled back and onto the ground. "Sonic! you bastard! how dare you try and hurt my child!" My mother yelled, pulled back her fist and punched him clean across the face. Scourge stumbled backwards and let go of me. I ran to Shadow, who was the nearest to me, and he wrapped his arms around me in a protective embrace. I looked up to him. There were no wounds anymore. He was still covered in blood, but the wounds had already healed.

"don't worry. nothing will happen to you or your mother. i'll make sure of that." Shadow said with a comforting smile as he looked down at me. He covered my eyes by pressing my face against his chest and covered my ears. Why? I did not know. But i hoped to god that it wasn't because something bad was about to happen.