CHAPTER 19

IN EVERY HEART THERE'S LOVE

Later that night, Shadow returned to Espio's house with Ker beside him just as he promised. When Ker first stepped through the door, he was hugged tightly by Tonya.

"Ker, where the hell have you been! I was so worried about you!" She cried. She soon broke away from him and started to thank Shadow. "Thanks, Shad."

"No problem", Shadow noticed another black hedgehog coming downstairs with a pink cat yelling at him, "What's going on?"

Tonya looked over to them yelling at each other, "They probably got into an argument."

Lynn continued to yell at Spike, "All you care about are your dumb chaos powers! You don't even care about me anymore!"

"Of course I care about you and your safety! I want to protect you, Lynn!"

"You barely give me sex anymore."

He faced her, "Well maybe it was because I got grounded for two months for releasing myself all over the sofa!"

She placed her hands on her hips, "That's no excuse, Hedgehog! If I want sex you better give it to me!"

Their conversation was interrupted when they heard a fake cough coming from Espio on the couch.

Lynn then had eyes on her father, "Oh hi, daddy. I never saw you there." She tried to change the subject, but it didn't seem to work.

"Lynn, what are you talking about?" Espio asked.

"Spike is acting like he's going to break up with me", she said as she looked over to Spike with a glare.

"If that's how you feel then maybe I should break up with you!"

Lynn looked away from him with tears approaching in her eyes, "Fine! Goodbye, Spike!" She ran out of the house crying.

"Lynn!" Tonya tried to stop her, but she had already left the house.

Spike leaned against the wall and crossed his arms, "Good riddance", he muttered.

Shadow walked up to him and slapped him in the back of the head, "Spike!"

He rubbed the back of his head, "What?"

"Why did you break up with Lynn like that?"

"She was getting annoying okay. Besides she's too damn energetic for me anyway."

Ker walked up to him, "But Spike, something bad will happen to Lynn if she's out there at night and all alone."

"Like what?" Spike asked.

"I sensed a demon and just imagine what would happen if she ran into one."

Spike began to think for a moment and noticed that Lynn would probably die if she ran into a demon. Spike removed his back from the wall and clenched his fists, "You're right, Ker. I have to find her before I'm too late." He then ran out the door and began to look for Lynn.

Espio started to laugh a little, "Great lie, Ker. Now Spike will have to apologize to Lynn."

The demon started to play with his fingers, "Uh no Espio, it's the truth. There is a demon on the loose. I think it's my sister, Seraku."

"What!" Tonya shouted. "Shadow, you have to go with him."

The hedgehog crossed his arms, "I don't think so."

"Wha-what? But Shadow, he's your son in case you forgot. He and Lynn will be in danger if you don't do something."

He shook his head, "This is what Spike wants, I'm sure of it. Spike wants to be just as strong as me and if he's as strong as he said he is then we have to put him to the test."

Espio glared at the hedgehog and shook his head, "You're one crazy motherfucker."

Later on the deserted streets, Lynn was walking along the sidewalk crying and still upset with Spike. 'Why did he do that? I thought our relationship was special.' Her thoughts on Spike was interrupted when a hand was placed on her shoulder. She turned around and started to scream until the hand that was placed on her shoulder was around her mouth trying to prevent her screaming.

"Hush! Be quiet! I won't harm you, dear."

Lynn stopped screaming and stared at a woman with long pink hair, wearing a black cloak, wearing a necklace with a pink jewel in it, and had a sword on her back. "You're..."

"Seraku, the ninth of the fourteen demons. You know I have a liking to Ker's new change. I decided that I want to help people too."

"You do?" Lynn thought it was impossible. Ker was the only friendly demon out of the rest of the fourteen demons.

She nodded, "Sure I do. I want to help people with their love problems after all I am Seraku the demon of love."

"Well I sure do have a problem. My boyfriend just broke up with me and it was all for his selfish reasons." She sighed, "I feel like dying."

A smile had came across Seraku's lips, "Dying huh?" She took her hand, "Don't worry I have the perfect solution for you." A red light appeared around them and soon they were on top of a large building.

Lynn let go of Seraku's hand and looked down the building and was scared to death. She quickly looked away from the long drop down and faced the demon, "Seraku, I'm afraid of heights really bad. Why are we up here anyway?"

The demon started to laugh, "To put you out of your misery, child."

Lynn started to shake in fear, "I thought you said..."

She shook her head, "No, I never changed my ways and I never will. This is who I am. I kill and kill until there is no one else left." She walked up to Lynn and grabbed her by her white shirt. "Now you'll never get your heart broken again." She then pushed her off the rooftop and started to watch her fall until she hit the ground.

Spike was watching Lynn fall from the building next to them. "Lynn!" He shouted. All of a sudden wings had came out of his back, he used the wings, flew over to Lynn, and successfully caught her.

Lynn had her eyes closed during her fall, but once she didn't hit the ground she got curious and opened her eyes. She blushed when she saw Spike flying in the air with her in his arms. She stared at his wings for the longest time until she finally asked, "Spike...those are bat wings. You're a..."

"Hybrid. Yeah I know." He landed on the ground and set Lynn on the sidewalk.

She still stared at his wings.

"Go on do it."

"Do what?"

"Call me a freak. That's what I am anyway. Just call me Spike the Hedgebat or anything else you can think of." He was then pulled into a hug by Lynn.

"You saved me and calling you a freak isn't what I should give you as an award."

"But Lynn, I..." Lynn's lips touched his in a passionate way and he completely forgot about Seraku until she jumped down from the rooftop with anger.

Lynn quickly broke away from Spike and her eyes met Sereaku's. She got behind Spike, "I guess this is the end."

Spike's bat wings had went in his back and he was once again wingless. He now looked like a normal hedgehog. He stood in a fighting stance, "I won't let you hurt her!"

The demon made an evil smirk and pulled out her sword from behind her back, "Your funeral." She looked at Spike's black fur and it somehow reminded her of Shadow, "Hey, you look familiar. Have we met?"

"You must mean my father, Shadow the Hedgehog?"

Her eyes widened, "No way! You're his son!" She smiled evilly, "I must say this is an honor to fight you. Let's see if you're as powerful as your father."

"Bring it, demon."

She took her sword and it all of a sudden extended out like a whip and it aimed at Spike, but fortunate for him he moved just in time and it struck the car that was behind him.

He kneeled to the ground and held out his hand with a light blue glow coming from it. He pointed his hand at her, "Chaos Spikes!" Glowing spikes came from his hand and almost hit Seraku until she took her sword and blocked the spikes that came her way.

Spike and Lynn gasped at the sight. She was strong and they both knew it.

"She blocked it!" Lynn shouted.

He stood from the ground, "No shit." He glared into Seraku's pink eyes, 'Damn! She's too strong! Even for my most powerful attack. I need a new strategy and fast.'

Seraku placed the blade of the sword on her shoulder, "Got anything else for me?"

He clenched his fists, 'To be honest not really.'

"Spike!" Lynn shouted as she ran over to him.

"Lynn, what are you doing? You're going to get hurt. Get back."

She shook her head, "No way. I'm standing right beside you on this one."

He knew that she had never fought in her life. She would be useless to him in battle. "What could you possibly do?"

Lynn smiled a bit, "I have some of my father's genes too yea know." She closed her eyes and she slowly turned invisible.

Spike's eyes widened, "Whoa! You can turn invisible!"

"Actually it's camouflage. Spike, I'll distract her while you give it to her."

He nodded, "Right. Good luck and don't die on me."

Seraku looked around, but she couldn't see Lynn anywhere, "Shit! That little brat just disappeared!" Then her sword easily slipped out of her hand and saw it floating she knew it was Lynn, "Give back my sword before I tear off your arms!"

"Now, Spike!"

Spike kneeled to the ground, but with a different strategy in mind. Both of his hands glowed light blue, he placed one hand on the ground making the ground shake. "Chaos Assault!" The ground then opened up and giant spikes came from the ground and traveled from the ground and made Seraku airborne in the sky.

Spike took his other glowing hand and light blue spikes came from that and stabbed Seraku through her chest.

She yelled in pain as blood covered her entire body. Soon she landed on the ground dead.

Lynn stopped using her camouflage and nervously walked up to Seraku's dead body. She dropped the sword by the dead demon and looked away.

Spike came up to her and hugged her, "Lynn, did you see that? I just learned a new power!"

She tried to smile, "I'm...so happy for you", she said in a sad voice. She thought that he still cared about himself and not their relationship.

Spike noticed her sadness and placed his hand on her shoulder, "You know I couldn't have pulled that off without you. Thanks. I'll try not to think about myself all the time. I'll get better with my powers as long as you're there with me."

The pink cat blushed and leaned over to Spike kissing him, "I love you, Spike."

He kissed her back and hugged her, "I love you too." He broke away from her, "Come on lets get back to the others. They're probably calling the army by the now."

Lynn laughed a bit, grabbed Spike's hand and started to hold his hand on their way back home.