CHAPTER 4
"Well, good morning boys. How was your sleep?" the old lady asked when she saw Shadow and Tails walk down the staircase.
"It was okay." Tails said. He walked to the kitchen table and sat down next to the old lady. She got up and went to the fridge.
"Would you boys like some bacon and eggs with some nice orange juice?" She asked, pulling out the coffee grinds.
"No thank you, not for me." Shadow said, "Though I could use some water please."
"Of course. But you're sure you don't want anything?"
"Oh no. We wouldn't want to intrude anymore than we have."
"Intrude?" The old lady said. "Why, you were perfect angels for us. You were no trouble at all. This is the least I could do." The old lady took some food from the fridge. "I will make you some lunch for your way."
"Thank you." Tails said.
"You know," She turned to Shadow with a glass of water. "You remind me so much of my son. He was handsome and polite just like you." She turned back to the food.
"He was a good boy. I named him Song Honor. He grew so tall. Of course, we did adopt him when he was just a cub. We never had any children of our own."
"A cub?" Tails asked.
"Yes, a tiger cub. He was found in an alley with his mother and father murdered. They were both of great royalty's blood. No one would take him because he always hid. But when I saw him, I instantly wanted to hold and protect him. But I couldn't protect him from the law. As soon as he was eighteen, they drafted him to the war. That was ten years ago. He would be twenty-eight now. I miss him so much!" she began to cry.
"They never found him?" Shadow asked.
"No, he just disappeared." The old lady said, regaining her composure.
The old lady finished putting together the lunches and handed them to the boys. She bent over and hugged Tails. Then she went to Shadow and patted his shoulder. "I hope you find your friend. Good luck and good bye. If you ever need anything, come and see me and my husband." She led them to the door.
"Thank you and goodbye!" Tails said.
"Yes thank you." Shadow said as he and Tails bowed. "Tell the old man we said goodbye."
"Take care now boys." The old woman said as they left.
****
Tails and Shadow were walking down the street to the city limits when Tails spotted a familiar apartment building.
"Shadow, what about Amy? What if. Hurry! Follow me!" Tails ran off in the direction of the apartment.
When they arrived, the door was wide open. "Amy!!" Tails shouted. "Amy?! Where are you?"
They entered the room. Books and papers were strewn everywhere. The T.V. was broken on the floor and so was the glass window. The floor had a bit of blood on it as well did the couch. "Amy was here. I bet it was those hoodies from last night!" Tails said growing ever angrier.
"They kidnapped her too?" Shadow said with a slight ferocity to him. Tails backed off away from him. He was being scary.
"We have to go find her!" Tails said. "I bet she is at the same place where Sonic is." Tails said.
"Lets go then. We must find them. Lets try and get in contact with Rouge. We may be able to find out where that castle is from her!" Shadow said. He motioned with his hand and they left.
****
Knuckles was awoken by the shifting of Sonic on his lap and opened his drowsy amethyst eyes. He looked down at the stirring hedgehog. Sonic turned around to face Knuckles with his hurt eyes. Sonic slowly got up and popped his neck.
"Ahhhhh. that hurts." Sonic groaned. He looked at Knuckles who was sitting there staring.
"What?" Knuckles said.
"When the hell did you come he- oh yeah. I remember now." Sonic said getting up. "So what time is it?" Sonic asked going over to the barred door.
Knuckles got up and went to the little barred window. He had to stand on his tiptoes, grab the bars, and pull himself up to see. He saw the sun was just rising.
"It looks to be six or seven in the morning." Knuckles dropped down and brought his arm to his side. "Sonic?"
"Yeah, Knux?" Sonic answered. He turned around and looked at the echidna. He was just about to speak when there were noises coming to their door. The big man came and opened the door. He grabbed Sonic firmly and dragged him out of the cell. He locked Knuckles in again and the echidna grabbed the bars. Sonic was dragged to the room once again. The doors opened and the 'master' was there, grinning like no tomorrow. The pole was there again and Sonic was attached to it.
"So, you persistent freak, are you going to torture me again?" Sonic asked smugly. "You are wasting your time, I'm never going to tell!"
"Oh? You won't? I think what I have behind that door will change your mind. Lexxon!" Sonic looked toward the door in mention. The door opened and Lexxon stepped out, holding a little pink and squirming number in red.
"AMY!" Sonic shouted, struggling against the chains.
"Sonic!" Amy shouted back. "Help me!"
"Don't you hurt her!" Sonic shouted at the 'master'.
"I won't if you tell me where the emeralds are!" he replied. "Lexxon put her away." Lexxon carried the kicking and screaming Amy away.
The master looked evilly to Sonic. Sonic glared back.
"I think we will try to do something different this time around. Kilashandra?" The girl came out.
"Yes, master?"
"Take care of him. Make him talk."
"Master, If I may?" she asked.
"Yes?"
"Tonight, sir. For I have another important matter to attend to at this moment." "Yes Kilashandra, of course. Tonight, Hedgehog." The master looked to the big brute. "Take him away!"
He unchained Sonic and took him back to his cell. Then, he threw him in again. "Sonic? What happened? You didn't crack did you?" Knuckles asked.
"No, but they have Amy Rose." Sonic said in quiet anger.
"Amy." Knuckles said, surprised.
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"Well, good morning boys. How was your sleep?" the old lady asked when she saw Shadow and Tails walk down the staircase.
"It was okay." Tails said. He walked to the kitchen table and sat down next to the old lady. She got up and went to the fridge.
"Would you boys like some bacon and eggs with some nice orange juice?" She asked, pulling out the coffee grinds.
"No thank you, not for me." Shadow said, "Though I could use some water please."
"Of course. But you're sure you don't want anything?"
"Oh no. We wouldn't want to intrude anymore than we have."
"Intrude?" The old lady said. "Why, you were perfect angels for us. You were no trouble at all. This is the least I could do." The old lady took some food from the fridge. "I will make you some lunch for your way."
"Thank you." Tails said.
"You know," She turned to Shadow with a glass of water. "You remind me so much of my son. He was handsome and polite just like you." She turned back to the food.
"He was a good boy. I named him Song Honor. He grew so tall. Of course, we did adopt him when he was just a cub. We never had any children of our own."
"A cub?" Tails asked.
"Yes, a tiger cub. He was found in an alley with his mother and father murdered. They were both of great royalty's blood. No one would take him because he always hid. But when I saw him, I instantly wanted to hold and protect him. But I couldn't protect him from the law. As soon as he was eighteen, they drafted him to the war. That was ten years ago. He would be twenty-eight now. I miss him so much!" she began to cry.
"They never found him?" Shadow asked.
"No, he just disappeared." The old lady said, regaining her composure.
The old lady finished putting together the lunches and handed them to the boys. She bent over and hugged Tails. Then she went to Shadow and patted his shoulder. "I hope you find your friend. Good luck and good bye. If you ever need anything, come and see me and my husband." She led them to the door.
"Thank you and goodbye!" Tails said.
"Yes thank you." Shadow said as he and Tails bowed. "Tell the old man we said goodbye."
"Take care now boys." The old woman said as they left.
****
Tails and Shadow were walking down the street to the city limits when Tails spotted a familiar apartment building.
"Shadow, what about Amy? What if. Hurry! Follow me!" Tails ran off in the direction of the apartment.
When they arrived, the door was wide open. "Amy!!" Tails shouted. "Amy?! Where are you?"
They entered the room. Books and papers were strewn everywhere. The T.V. was broken on the floor and so was the glass window. The floor had a bit of blood on it as well did the couch. "Amy was here. I bet it was those hoodies from last night!" Tails said growing ever angrier.
"They kidnapped her too?" Shadow said with a slight ferocity to him. Tails backed off away from him. He was being scary.
"We have to go find her!" Tails said. "I bet she is at the same place where Sonic is." Tails said.
"Lets go then. We must find them. Lets try and get in contact with Rouge. We may be able to find out where that castle is from her!" Shadow said. He motioned with his hand and they left.
****
Knuckles was awoken by the shifting of Sonic on his lap and opened his drowsy amethyst eyes. He looked down at the stirring hedgehog. Sonic turned around to face Knuckles with his hurt eyes. Sonic slowly got up and popped his neck.
"Ahhhhh. that hurts." Sonic groaned. He looked at Knuckles who was sitting there staring.
"What?" Knuckles said.
"When the hell did you come he- oh yeah. I remember now." Sonic said getting up. "So what time is it?" Sonic asked going over to the barred door.
Knuckles got up and went to the little barred window. He had to stand on his tiptoes, grab the bars, and pull himself up to see. He saw the sun was just rising.
"It looks to be six or seven in the morning." Knuckles dropped down and brought his arm to his side. "Sonic?"
"Yeah, Knux?" Sonic answered. He turned around and looked at the echidna. He was just about to speak when there were noises coming to their door. The big man came and opened the door. He grabbed Sonic firmly and dragged him out of the cell. He locked Knuckles in again and the echidna grabbed the bars. Sonic was dragged to the room once again. The doors opened and the 'master' was there, grinning like no tomorrow. The pole was there again and Sonic was attached to it.
"So, you persistent freak, are you going to torture me again?" Sonic asked smugly. "You are wasting your time, I'm never going to tell!"
"Oh? You won't? I think what I have behind that door will change your mind. Lexxon!" Sonic looked toward the door in mention. The door opened and Lexxon stepped out, holding a little pink and squirming number in red.
"AMY!" Sonic shouted, struggling against the chains.
"Sonic!" Amy shouted back. "Help me!"
"Don't you hurt her!" Sonic shouted at the 'master'.
"I won't if you tell me where the emeralds are!" he replied. "Lexxon put her away." Lexxon carried the kicking and screaming Amy away.
The master looked evilly to Sonic. Sonic glared back.
"I think we will try to do something different this time around. Kilashandra?" The girl came out.
"Yes, master?"
"Take care of him. Make him talk."
"Master, If I may?" she asked.
"Yes?"
"Tonight, sir. For I have another important matter to attend to at this moment." "Yes Kilashandra, of course. Tonight, Hedgehog." The master looked to the big brute. "Take him away!"
He unchained Sonic and took him back to his cell. Then, he threw him in again. "Sonic? What happened? You didn't crack did you?" Knuckles asked.
"No, but they have Amy Rose." Sonic said in quiet anger.
"Amy." Knuckles said, surprised.
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