Sonic's Scream Test
(Ayla's POV)
*A few weeks have gone by since the whole wrestling fiasco. Chris was pretty shocked when El Gran Gordo was revealed to be Dr. Eggman, but he got over it (I think). "Today we were at a castle on a lake watching Chris' Mom, Lindsey, make her newest movie. I couldn't explain it, but there was some about this place that made me feel uneasy. Sonic was off exploring the castle, while we watched Lindsey work her magic. She was wearing a green gown & hair extensions*
Director: You looked fantastic in that last take, Lindsey, but I'd like to give it one more go, take it slower, and let those tears go this time. And Roger, please try to show some feeling this take.
*She waved at Chris & he waved back*
Camera Man: I think we should go with a 65 millimeter here.
*Then Ella came up to us wearing a costume & a wig*
Amy: Ella? What happened to your hair?
Chris: Did Mom get you a part in the movie?
Ella: That's right. They needed someone to play an extremely young and beautiful housekeeper, so they typecast me! How do I look?
Ayla: Well . . . You certainly look different.
Director: Alright, let's go! Places, please!
*Soon, the camera was rolling*
Lindsey: But Brett, what will I do without you? You can't leave me now! *the actor playing 'Brett' walked away, holding a briefcase* I need you, Brett! Brett, don't go!
*She fell to her knees & started crying*
Director: And cut! Print it!
Ayla: Wow, Chris. I knew your Mom was good, but that was really convincing.
Amy: Yeah, she sounds like she's really into that guy Brett.
*Chris looked embarrassed & chuckled. Lindsey came up to us*
Lindsey: Was I good?
Chris: Great.
Lindsey: Oh, I thought you were bringing your friends. Where are they?
Tails: We're right here.
Lindsey: My, you look like a real fox! It's amazing what the makeup department can do with a little hair and a pot of glue these days.
*I rolled my eyes. As if that was a surprise*
Tails: Didn't you tell her about us yet?
Chris: I tried, but Mom's clueless sometimes. Hey, I haven't seen Cream and Cheese. Wonder where they went?
Tails: Don't ask me.
Ayla:*looking around* I thought they were right next to me.
Director: Rewind that! Hold it! *Chris & I looked at the screen & I almost screamed. Cream & Cheese were in the background behind Lindsey* I didn't call for animals in this shot!
Camera Man: Don't worry, DB, we can erase it digitally in post.
Director: Good idea. Let's print it! Alright, let's move on to the next scene, people!
*Chris & I both sighed in relief. Then I went to get Cream & Cheese. We then sat on some steps a good distance away from where they were shooting*
Chris: We'll be out of camera range over here.
Crew Member: Okay, rehearse it!
*The camera started rolling again. Lindsey started running after the actor playing Brett*
Lindsey: Brett, please don't leave me! Come back! What will I do? Where shall I go?
*Just then, the camera stopped. It was being blocked by a statue of a stone hourglass*
Camera Man: Huh? I didn't notice this thing before? What is it, some kind of crazy sculpture? Guess I'll have to move it out of the way. *he touched the stone hourglass. Suddenly, I felt a distortion & a chill went up my spine* On second thought, I'll move the camera.
Ayla: Did you guys feel that?
Amy: Feel what?
Cream: Are you ok, Ayla?
Cheese: Chao-Chao?
Ayla: I don't know. I just felt something weird.
(Gotta Go Fast!)
(Ayla's Theme song - KC Undercover Theme Song)
*They tried to shoot the scene again*
Lindsey: Brett, please don't leave me! Come back! What would I do? Where shall I go?
*The hourglass got in the way again*
Camera Man: This thing's still in the way.
*This time he really did move it. I felt a dizzy & I almost passed out*
Chris: Ayla, are you okay?
Ayla: Yeah. Just a little tired, I guess.
Crew Member: Places everybody!
Director: And action!
*That night, I was in Ella's room for a sleepover with Amy, Cream, & Cheese. I just couldn't shake that feeling I got earlier. My fur was still standing on end. Suddenly, Chris came running into the room in a state of panic*
Chris: Mom's gone missing!
*And that's how we got roped into walking around the castle searching for Lindsey*
Ella: Are you here, Mrs. Thorndyke!?
Amy: Hey, Mrs. Thorndyke!
Ayla: Mrs. Thorndyke!
Cream: We're all worried about you!
Cheese: Chao-Chao-Chao!
Cream: Do you hear something, Cheese?
*Suddenly, we all heard something that sounded like children giggling. Amy, Cream, & Cheese all huddled close to Ella. I got ready for an attack*
Amy: I don't like the sound of this, Ella.
*Ella & I both looked at the wall next to us*
Ella: It's coming from behind this wall. Excuse me, is that you, Mrs. Thorndyke?
*She knocked on the wall & the giggling got louder*
Amy: I better go get some help!
*She was about to run down the hallway when ghostly hands started coming out of the walls. The hands grabbed Ella, Cream, & Cheese & started pulling them into the wall. Amy grabbed Ella's hand & I grabbed Amy. We pulled together, but she wouldn't budge. Chris & Tails came running towards us*
Chris: What's happening, Amy!?
Amy: Help us save Ella! *Chris & Tails grabbed Ella's hand & helped is pull, but she just kept slipping until she disappeared into the wall* Something pulled them all right through the wall!
*Then Sonic showed up, holding the hourglass statue*
Sonic: What's going on?
Amy: We were searching for Lindsey and then we were attacked by ghosts.
Sonic: I don't believe in ghosts.
Ayla: You might wanted to check again, bro!
*Suddenly, little white balls with go faces on them came right through the wall. Sonic charged at them, but missed & hit the wall. It broke, revealing some kind of purple portal*
Chris: What is that?
*More ghostly hands cane through the portal. Chris, Tails, & Amy all made a run for it. I got out my Ring Blades & charged at them with Sonic. But we couldn't landed a single hit*
Sonic: Maybe there is such a thing as ghosts after all!
Ayla: You know what they say, seeing is believing.
*Suddenly the hands grabbed Tails & pulled him into the portal*
Chris & Amy: It grabbed Tails!
Sonic: Bring him back!
*The hands went after me next. Sonic pushed me out of the way & got caught instead*
Ayla, Chris, & Amy: Sonic!
*The hands started pulling him into the portal*
Sonic: Ayla, catch!
*He threw me the stone hourglass*
Chris: What's that, Sonic?
*The wall started to repair itself*
Sonic: I'm not sure, but it fell off a pedestal outside and I think it's got something to do with all this!
*Soon, the wall repaired itself & Sonic was gone*
Amy: No, Sonic! *she brought out her hammer & started hammering the wall* Bring him back! You hear me?! Right now! You can't. Take. My. Sonic . . .
*She fell to her knees & started crying. I just stood there frozen with the stone hourglass in my hands. I had just watched my brother disappear before my eyes & I couldn't do anything to to save him. Soon my legs gave out & I also fell to the floor & cried. Chris, on the other hand, was thinking*
*None of us got any sleep that night. The next morning, we went to the pedestal in the garden to look for clues*
Amy: This must be where Sonic found that thing, but I don't see what this has to do with those ghosts.
Chris: Well, I'm not sure, but there's something written here.
Ayla: Let's see. "Appears under the moon. Disappears under the sun."
Chris: Wonder what that means.
*Just then, we heard something like a breeze. Chris put his hand at the bottom of the pedestal*
Amy: What, Chris?
Chris: I feel a breeze coming from the base. There must be a hidden passageway underneath.
Ayla: Amy, see if you can open it.
*Not needing to be told twice, she got out her hammer & hit the side of the pedestal. It moved to one side, showing a hidden staircase*
Chris: Whoa. You think we should do take a look?
Amy: We may be able to rescue Sonic. Let's go.
*She was about to go down the stairs, but Chris grabbed her arm*
Chris: Hold on. It could be dangerous down there.
Amy: I know that.
*She got out of his grip*
Chris: But don't you think we should let the police check it out? I mean . . . *Amy just ingored him & went down the stairs* But Amy, we . . .
Ayla: Come on. You know how stubborn she can be.
Chris: Alright.
*I got out a flashlight & we all went down the stairs*
Amy: I thought you were scared, Chris.
Chris: Of course I'm scared. Aren't you two?
Ayla: Not me.
Amy: No.
*Suddenly, a drop of water landed on the back of her neck & she screamed. I rolled my eyes*
Ayla:*in her mind* Yeah, right.
*Amy clung to Chris' hand as we went to the bottom of the stairs*
Amy: Remember Chris, ghosts love it if they see you're scared. So if you run into one, stay calm
Chris: I'll pretend like I don't even notice them. *suddenly, a whole bunch of ghosts came flying towards it us. Chris & Amy both screamed. Amy grabbed the stone hourglass & held it over her head. Suddenly, the ghosts looked scared themselves & flew away* It seems like they're scared of that thing.
Amy: Alright. Let's show those ghosts that we can spook them.
*She ran down the hallway*
Chris: Amy, wait!
Ayla: Slow down!
*We ran into an empty room*
Amy: Where'd the ghosts go?
Chris: They must be around here someplace.
Amy: They can go through walls. Maybe they already escaped.
Chris: They're heading down those stairs!
*The ghosts went through a door at the bottom of another flight of stairs*
Ayla: Let's go!
*We went down the stairs to the door*
Chris: You guys ready?
Amy: Let's do it! *we went through the door. she held out the stone hourglass in case the ghosts attack us again. we went into the room, but it was empty* Is anybody here?
Chris: It looks like the ghosts led us to a dead end.
Amy: Sonic must be here.
Chris: But there's nobody around. Where could they be keeping him?
Amy:*whispering* Sonic! Sonic!
Sonic:*off-screen* Amy! Ayla! Chris! I'm up here!
*We looked up & saw Sonic looking down at us through a purple portal in the ceiling. The others were lying unconscious*
Ayla, Chris, & Amy: Sonic!
Sonic: There's not much time, so listen! *fake voice* I've always loved you, Amy.
*My mind went blank when I heard that*
Ayla:*in her mind* Has Sonic lost his mind!? He has a girlfriend! He told me himself that he only sees Amy as a second sister. And that doesn't even sound like his voice. What's going on?
Amy: Well, I'm sure you know how I feel
Sonic:*fake voice* You can free me if you put that stone into the space on the wall.
Amy: Right Sonic! I am sure glad we brought this thing along. *she looked around & spotted another pedestal* That must be where it goes. *she went over to the pedestal* Is this where it goes?
Sonic:*fake voice* Wonderful, Amy. Now place that stone into the space on the wall with the moon side facing upwards.
Amy: What moon side? *she turned the stone hourglass until she found the moon symbol on one end* Oh, I see.
Chris: I don't think this is a good idea.
Ayla: Yeah, something doesn't feel right about this.
Amy: It'll be fine, Sonic knows exactly what he's doing.
Sonic:*fake voice* You're the best, Amy
Amy: Oh, it was nothing. *As soon as she put the stone hourglass on the pedestal, the moon started to glow blue & a blue portal opened in the ceiling. A giant white & blue ghost with red & yellow eyes appeared in front of us* Where did he come from!?
King Boom Boo: Thank you, Amy.
*He & then other ghosts laughed*
Amy: Hey, that was you pretending to be Sonic!
Ayla:*in her mind* Now it all makes sense.
Sonic: You don't have a chance against that thing. Don't even think about taking it on!
*But Amy didn't listen to him & got out her hammer*
Amy: I'm not letting them make a fool out of me!
*She tried to swing at the giant ghost, but missed. Then it grabbed her*
Ayla: Amy!
Amy: No! Let me go!
*Just then, one of the smaller ghosts went inside her & she fainted. The ghost put her on the floor. Chris & I ran over to her*
Chris: Amy!
Ayla: Are you ok!?
Chris: Please, Amy, open your eyes for us.
*Suddenly, her eyes opened. She had the eyes of one of the ghosts. She then floated in the air*
Possessed Amy: Stop interfering with my plans or you'll never leave this castle!
*We ran away as she came after us with her hammer. The ghosts just laughed. Suddenly, Chris tripped*
Ayla: Chris!
*I ran up to him. I then got in front of him as Amy got closer, laughing sinisterly*
Chris: Amy!
*She swung at us again, but missed as we ran for it*
Ayla:*in her mind* Now what? Sonic is trapped in some kind of pocket dimension. I can't attack Amy, cause I don't want to hurt her. What should I do?
Chris: Sonic, help us!
Sonic: I'll help you, but first you have to get me out of here!
*Soon, Amy had us cornered*
Chris: Amy, please don't do it!
*She was about to hit us with her hammer, but stopped. We looked behind us, and saw the stone hourglass. And that's when it hit me*
Ayla: Now I get it!
*Then I remembered what that giant ghost said to Amy*
(Flashback)
King Boom Boo: Now place that stone into the space on the wall with the moon side facing upwards.
(Present Time)
Ayla:*in her mind* The moon side upwards. What did that pedestal say again? "Appears under the moon. Disappears under the sun." (out loud) That's it! *I grabbed the stone hourglass* They gain power when the moon appears. *the ghosts came rushing towards me* But when the sun appears, they loose power!
*A yellow sun appeared on the ceiling. The whole room filled with a bright light. Then Sonic appeared & rushed towards Amy. He grabbed her, she fainted, & a ghost flew out of her*
Sonic: Amy, are you okay?
Amy: Sonic? *she hugged him* Oh, Sonic!
Sonic: Please, Amy, we still have to stop the ghost attack! *a few ghosts came right for us* I'll show you!
Ayla: It's payback time!
*Sonic chopped, kicked, & punched the ghosts, while I sliced them in half with my Ring Blades*
Sonic:*to King Boom Boo* Bring it on!
*More ghosts came towards us, but Amy stopped them*
Amy: You Booms better spilt right away! *she swung her hammer. A few small ghosts came together to form one big ghost* You creeps can't creep me out anymore! It's time to say goodbye!
*She hit the big ghost & it went crashing into a wall. Chris went to check on Lindsey*
Chris: Mom, wake up
*Ella, Cream, Cheese, & Tails were with him*
Lindsey:*opening her eyes* Chris? How was I in that take?
Chris: This isn't a movie, Mom!
Sonic: Chris! Get going now!
Tails: Here, Sonic!
*He threw him a Power Ring*
Sonic: Thanks!
*I went with everyone else as we got out of there. Chris grabbed the stone hourglass & we all got out of there*
Chris: Let's go, Mom. We gotta hurry!
Lindsey: If we're going to film an action, can't I have my comfortable shoes?
*I face-palmed. Talk about clueless. Sonic met us on the stairs*
Sonic: I thought you guys would be out of this place by now
Chris: Did you stop the ghosts?
Sonic: They didn't stand a ghost of a chance
Ayla: Uh, Sonic . . . I think you spoke too soon.
*Suddenly, King Boom Boo came crashing through the door & cane after us. Sonic picked up Lindsey & we all ran like the dickens*
Sonic: What!? Okay, maybe I was wrong!
Ayla: You think!?
*We all made it out*
Sonic: Close it, quick!
*Amy then hit the pedestal with her hammer, closing it. Chris then put the stone hourglass back on the pedestal. We all covered our eyes from the bright light*
Chris: Amy, did I put the right side up?
Amy: It's the moon side.
Chris: So I messed up.
Sonic: Yeah, big time.
*I glared at Sonic & he held up his hands in defense*
Lindsey: That was fun! But I didn't know this was a fantasy film. Those special effects were incredibly realistic.
*The Director, the Camera Man, & a Police Officer came running towards us*
Director: You really had us worried.
Lindsey: Did something go wrong?
Police Officer: Nobody ever got away from the ghosts down there before.
Chris: Who are they? Where did they all come from?
Police Officer: Well, some folks say this place sits on an ancient burial ground. When the man who built the castle heard legends about ghosts, he laughed and said it was nonsense. Then the man disappeared in the first night he stayed here. And nobody ever saw him again.
*I looked up a one of the castle windows & saw 2 ghosts. My fur & quills stood on end. I quickly ran over to the pedestal & turned the stone hourglass so the sun side was facing up*
Ayla:*in her mind* Yeah. I think I'll be avoiding this place from now on.
