Desired Time
Chapter Four: Faux Hope of True Destination
Rain clashed against the glass windows as Rouge sat on the floor, huddled in Knuckle's lap. Amy was sitting on the couch, her knees pulled up to her chest as she rested her eyes. Tails was awkwardly standing in the doorway from the kitchen to the living room. Shadow was gone.
"Think he'll come back?" Rouge whispered to no one in particular. Her eyes frozen on the blue wall in front of her.
No one said anything.
"I really don't think so... He just kind of... Walked away..." Knuckles answered blandly. "Maybe we should all get some sleep..." Knuckles turned toward the digital clock on the VCR. "It's midnight..."
"Why did you ask him?" Amy asked suddenly, her eyes opening slowly.
"What?" Knuckles looked over at her, confused. "What are you talking about?"
"Why did you ask Shadow what was in the hallway all of a sudden...?" She rose a gentle eyebrow and a strand of pink hair fell in front of her tired eyes.
Knuckles frowned, "No reason... I was just think maybe he was ly-"
"Why?" Tails asked hardly. "Just say it..." Tails looked carefully at Knuckles, Knuckles briefly seeing a part of Tails that he so missed. Tails' face was set and stern.
Knuckles bit his lip and looked at the ground, "The letter... I noticed something..." His voice was quiet and worried. He tightened his grip on Rouge who pressed her back into his chest.
"What?" Amy asked eagerly. She pressed her palms into the navy blue couch. Her eyes were wide with expectation.
"If you looked closely-" Knuckles began.
The door burst open, and a soaking wet black hedgehog walked in. He shook his body fiercely and sent water droplets around the room as Rouge let out a startled gasp and glared angrily at the hedgehog.
"Sorry I left all of a sudden... But I needed to think about something..." Shadow hurriedly spoke. "I had to decide if I wanted to tell you... If I wanted you think I was crazy... Thing is, you most likely already think I'm crazy... So I might as well get on with it..."
"Shadow! Just say it!" Amy screeched, overwhelmed with new feelings and anxieties. Everyone was acting odd, all over some mysterious letter.
"The hallway, the hallway... In the hallway... In the hallway was... Was Sonic." Shadow held his breath and waited for a reaction. His red eyes burned into Amy's own. His muscles tensed as tears formed in the pink hedgehog's eyes.
"W-why are you d-doing this? Huh?" Amy gasped, she tilted her head as Knuckles looked at the floor and Rouge looked up; horrified at Shadow. Tails dully stood in the kitchen doorway.
"No. Amy, listen to me... Listen!" Shadow clenched his knuckles, not really understanding how he was to explain this. "I saw Sonic... But it really wasn't Sonic... It was sort of like his spirit... Yes, that's it... It was a faded version of Sonic..." Shadow sighed lightly, realizing that they wouldn't understand. Wouldn't know until they saw it for themselves.
"No." Amy said firmly. "I'm not going to let you make me go even more insane... Okay? Because I'm sick of this shit. I'm sick of dealing with all of you... Dealing with all of your ilittle/i problems... Why? Because I have my own." Amy narrowed her eyes and stood up suddenly. Storming over towards the door, Knuckles quickly jumped in front of her.
"Listen to him!" Knuckles yelled aloud. Gripped the attention of the four other members of the room. "I-I believe him..." He whispered. "You know why? Because... In the letter... The first letter of each new sentence... It spelt out: Welling Park." Knuckles hurriedly spoke, biting hard into his lip, tasting the sickening sweet blood.
Rouge slowly pulled her hands over her mouth, Shadow pressed his eyes shut as he swaggered, and Amy took in a deep breath and looked into Knuckles stern eyes. Tails, Tails said what they all wanted to say, "Welling Park... That's where there they buried Sonic."
Chapter Four: Faux Hope of True Destination
Rain clashed against the glass windows as Rouge sat on the floor, huddled in Knuckle's lap. Amy was sitting on the couch, her knees pulled up to her chest as she rested her eyes. Tails was awkwardly standing in the doorway from the kitchen to the living room. Shadow was gone.
"Think he'll come back?" Rouge whispered to no one in particular. Her eyes frozen on the blue wall in front of her.
No one said anything.
"I really don't think so... He just kind of... Walked away..." Knuckles answered blandly. "Maybe we should all get some sleep..." Knuckles turned toward the digital clock on the VCR. "It's midnight..."
"Why did you ask him?" Amy asked suddenly, her eyes opening slowly.
"What?" Knuckles looked over at her, confused. "What are you talking about?"
"Why did you ask Shadow what was in the hallway all of a sudden...?" She rose a gentle eyebrow and a strand of pink hair fell in front of her tired eyes.
Knuckles frowned, "No reason... I was just think maybe he was ly-"
"Why?" Tails asked hardly. "Just say it..." Tails looked carefully at Knuckles, Knuckles briefly seeing a part of Tails that he so missed. Tails' face was set and stern.
Knuckles bit his lip and looked at the ground, "The letter... I noticed something..." His voice was quiet and worried. He tightened his grip on Rouge who pressed her back into his chest.
"What?" Amy asked eagerly. She pressed her palms into the navy blue couch. Her eyes were wide with expectation.
"If you looked closely-" Knuckles began.
The door burst open, and a soaking wet black hedgehog walked in. He shook his body fiercely and sent water droplets around the room as Rouge let out a startled gasp and glared angrily at the hedgehog.
"Sorry I left all of a sudden... But I needed to think about something..." Shadow hurriedly spoke. "I had to decide if I wanted to tell you... If I wanted you think I was crazy... Thing is, you most likely already think I'm crazy... So I might as well get on with it..."
"Shadow! Just say it!" Amy screeched, overwhelmed with new feelings and anxieties. Everyone was acting odd, all over some mysterious letter.
"The hallway, the hallway... In the hallway... In the hallway was... Was Sonic." Shadow held his breath and waited for a reaction. His red eyes burned into Amy's own. His muscles tensed as tears formed in the pink hedgehog's eyes.
"W-why are you d-doing this? Huh?" Amy gasped, she tilted her head as Knuckles looked at the floor and Rouge looked up; horrified at Shadow. Tails dully stood in the kitchen doorway.
"No. Amy, listen to me... Listen!" Shadow clenched his knuckles, not really understanding how he was to explain this. "I saw Sonic... But it really wasn't Sonic... It was sort of like his spirit... Yes, that's it... It was a faded version of Sonic..." Shadow sighed lightly, realizing that they wouldn't understand. Wouldn't know until they saw it for themselves.
"No." Amy said firmly. "I'm not going to let you make me go even more insane... Okay? Because I'm sick of this shit. I'm sick of dealing with all of you... Dealing with all of your ilittle/i problems... Why? Because I have my own." Amy narrowed her eyes and stood up suddenly. Storming over towards the door, Knuckles quickly jumped in front of her.
"Listen to him!" Knuckles yelled aloud. Gripped the attention of the four other members of the room. "I-I believe him..." He whispered. "You know why? Because... In the letter... The first letter of each new sentence... It spelt out: Welling Park." Knuckles hurriedly spoke, biting hard into his lip, tasting the sickening sweet blood.
Rouge slowly pulled her hands over her mouth, Shadow pressed his eyes shut as he swaggered, and Amy took in a deep breath and looked into Knuckles stern eyes. Tails, Tails said what they all wanted to say, "Welling Park... That's where there they buried Sonic."