Haze sat by Shadow, sobbing viciously. Her head hurt already from crying so hard. She felt as if she were going to pass out, but couldn't. The rest of the group ran over to the two hedgehogs and saw what was wrong instantly.
"Is he...?" Sonic began quietly, his voice shaking.
Haze softly nodded. Knuckles put his hand on Haze's shoulder. He couldn't tell her anything, he especially couldn't say he knew how she felt because he didn't, and that'd be lying. Shadow Fox and Phantom looked at the group from afar, Shadow's fists were clinched tightly.
"This isn't right..." Phantom said with a sort of sad tone.
Shadow Fox shook his head and then looked around. "Haven't you noticed that Eggman and that other robot thing is nowhere to be seen?" he asked his friend.
Phantom examined the area and nodded Shadow Fox motioned for Phantom to follow him as they began to walk farther away from the group to go search for the two creations of machinery. Meanwhile, Team Hero (As we're going to call them) were all over taken by grief at the loss of Shadow the Hedgehog. Many of them were crying, only Vinny and Sonic refrained from letting tears fall. Hope was even crying. She had once thought Shadow was an enemy, then he was an ally, and now... he's gone.
Sonic shook with fury as he looked down at the black and red hedgehog he had once known. He remembered when he first met him and they were at first enemies, then friends. He disappeared and then when they came face to face, they were yet again rivals. After a while they became friends once more, then enemies again. You could say that their relationship was somewhat of a roller coaster.
Sonic took a deep breath before looking up. The empty abyss in which they were now trapped in reminded him of how he felt when Tails had first went away; empty. At that time he felt like he was a soul-less empty vessel, searching for what remained of him. The shell of what used to be the world's fastest and coolest hedgehog. When she returned, he thought he could be happy and things could be normal again, even though she had changed. But as always, things crashed and burned.
Which made him wonder...
The last time he saw Midnight, her eyes were that familiar shade of azure that she was known for when she was Tails. Before, her eyes were blood red. He didn't understand. At first, he thought she was returning to normal. But something just didn't feel right. He doesn't know what to think anymore.
After a small moment of remenance, he snapped back to reality and turned around. Vinny walked up beside the hedgehog and asked:
"You are going to look for them?" Sonic answered by nodding sharply. "The other fox and his phantom-like companion have also gone to search for the two. You should catch up with them."
Sonic looked at Vinny and then asked, "Are you coming or staying? Neither really matters to me."
Vinny thought and then answered, "I shall assit you."
The two then raced off after the newcomers. Sonic still wondered if he could trust them. He even still wondered if he should trust Midnight/Tails. He just didn't know anymore...But there was one thing he knew. He would make Eggman and Metal pay for what they did. Pay for the damage they had done to Shadow. Pay for the pain they caused Haze. Pay for the unspeakable horror they did.
to Michelle. They would pay for everything. And there was one thing Sonic was wondering. When did he start to think like this? Was this how Chaos felt all those years ago when he saw Tikal and the Chao get ruthlessly attacked? Probably so... Well he couldn't worry about that now. He had buisness to take care of.
Vinny and Sonic caught up with the Shadow Fox and Phantom after a short moment. They were completely surrounded by darkness. The group was no longer visable. Just how far did they go?
"Are you looking for the robots too?" Shadow Fox asked putting his hands behind his head as he continued to walk on carelessly.
Vinny nodded, as did Sonic. Phantom paused to look around. He suddenly opened a portal and disappeared into it without a word. Shadow Fox began to speak to him but noticed he wasn't there.
"Where did he take himself now!" he grumbled cursing under his breath.
In other places
Michelle lay in the grass her head pounding furiously. Tears were burning at the young fox's eyes as she fought to keep them back. She held her head, whimpering with pain. What was wrong? Images were flashing through her head; a certain one stayed the longest though. Her dream from a few nights ago. The dream where she saw her past and she experineced that beat-down from her allies and enemies. Or just her enemies... she didn't know.
"Make... it... stop!" she pleaded through gritted teeth. Her headache became so bad that she couldn't sit still. She was writhing with intense hurt, her emotions becoming too much for her to handle. She suddenly let out a scream, the pain taking her to a hysterical state.
Amy and Cream ran to her side and Amy touched her shoulder gently. But in a flash, Midnight grabbed her arm and tossed her into a tree without warning. Cream backed away from her.
"What's wrong Michelle...?" she asked, her voice shaking horribly.
The fox did not respond, she just continued to scream in agony. Amy stood and sourly limped to Cream. "I think we should leave..." she told the rabbit in a frightened way.
Michelle dropped back down to her knees, shaking violently. She then snapped her eyes open, no longer were they oceanic blue, but now a crimson red that over took her entire eye space. There was no other color shown in the fox's eyes but the color of death.
She stood up, suddenly quiet. Cream wanted to see if Michelle was okay, but Amy held her back.
"L-Look...!" she said slowly pointing to the female.
Michelle slowly turned her head in the direction of the two, looking over her shoulder with a grin of a demon plastered on her face. Her eyes made her seem as if she were somewhat possessed. She turned around fully and Amy and Cream screamed.
"What's the matter?" She asked in a fake voice, her once soft tone now doubled over with a deeper one. "Are you afraid!"
The two girls did not respond, they just shook with fear backing away as Michelle began to walk toward them, laughing in a a demonic way.
She then stopped, laughed again more loudly this time and said almost as if she were screaming insanely."Well... you should be!"
Cream and Amy began to run away. As this strange fox girl begun to take chase, a black portal formed in front of her, and Phantom appeared.
"Stop!" he demanded. He then looked at Michelle more closely. "Michelle, what's wrong with your eyes...?" he asked slowly.
The fox glared angrily at Phantom as a strange red aura began to surround her body. She smirked evily before attacking Phantom. He tried to dodge but the fox was too quick and he was sent reeling. He opened his eyes to see her speeding toward him. She sent a wave of lightining fast punnches and kicks that were stronger than any type of attack should be. After she let him fall to the ground, sat up and looked at the fox, fading in and out of conciousness.
"Who is this Michelle of which you speak?" she asked laughing, "I am no longer her."
"Then who are you Michelle? WHO ARE YOU!" he cried out as the fox began to walk toward him.
She swiftly punched to the ground once more laughing at the blood on her fist. "My name... that is none of your concern... but I'll tell you as your last wish... It's Twilight. Remember it in the afterlife!" She howled as she began to furiously attack Phantom causing him to black out.
Twilight then stood and looked at the village where Cream and Amy had ran off to. She smirked and then disappeared, a streaking color of crimson behind her, leaving Phantom on the ground near death, but she cared not. She had better things to destroy.
-end of chapter-
Me: Weeee! What a cool chapter doncha think? Wow Michelle really is a psycho now. Ain't that something. I thank Rune Ex for the Twilight idea. Great suggestion! Anyway, everything going insane! BWAHAHAHA! But review damnit!
Twilight: Hello Blue.
Me: AH! PSYCHO! cowers
Twilight: NOW REVIEW MORTALS OR SUFFER MY WRATH!
ME: DO WHAT SHE SAYS! PLEEEASE!