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CH 11
=Present Time=
Astrid stared out of the window of the new hideout they had. She sighed heavily as the memory of Sonic's deranged face flashed every now and then, making her grow more and more worried. What happened to him? Why was he like this..?
As she kept thinking to herself, she heard a knock on her door. She looked over and saw Rouge. "Hey there. Sorry about moving everywhere.. We just can't afford Sonic coming after you with the way he is.. Shadow and I are going to figure out what happened to him.." She explained.
Astrid nodded. Soon Rouge went downstairs. Rouge went over to Shadow and sighed deeply.
"So, if we want to find out how Sonic seems a little off his rocker, we should call Amy." She suggested.
"Amy?" He asked.
"She had been in love with Sonic for a very long time from what the group told me, so let's call her first."
Shadow nodded and dialed Amy's number.
"Hello?"
"Amy, it's Rouge and Shadow, we have a couple of questions regarding Sonic."
"Oh. Okay, what's up?"
"We noticed he seemed a little… off if you catch my drift." Rouge started. "He attacked Astrid the other day from what a friend of ours told us, and he appeared to have been in some sort of in raged state. Has anything happened to him as of late?"
Amy was silent for a minute. "I know what you're talking about… This isn't the first time this has happened.." She reveled. "Sonic had acted like this for awhile.. It was the last mission he had ever gone on to stop Eggman. It was when I had gotten abducted. Eggman was planning on draining me of my essense and transfer it into a machine he was building. He told me my strength was what he needed to complete his robot and he was just about ready to do it when Sonic crashed into his base. I told him what he was going to do, and he got furious. After freeing me he told me to run, run as far as I could and I did. Sonic took days to get back.. But when he did, he wasn't the same"
Amy took a deep, yet shaky breath. "The heroic light he had was gone.. All that was left was a hollow shell.. We didn't know what happened, but he insisted he was fine. He ignored all of us for weeks..but when he came around, he was back to normal. It was weird, I didn't think anything of it since I was just so happy to have him back. I worked up the courage to ask him to be his mate and… something seemed to snap.. I knew it was a long shot to be his mate but.. The way he rejected me.. I noticed his eyes.. They weren't the beautiful emerald green color I loved long ago.. They were more.. Slime green.. There was no light in them and his fur had turned a dark color. He.. He looked mad you see, and said terrible things to me.."
Amy sounded like she was crushed as she spoke. "The next week he came to me and he told me he was sorry for what he said and that he wasn't feeling like himself that day. But I swear I sometimes I see that side of him when he's with Astrid.. It's not as intense, it's more of a possession act.." Amy paused for a second. "There's something wrong with him. Something happened to him during his last mission and he's not saying anything. You have to stay away from him. I can try and do what I can with Tails and the others, just keep Astrid safe. I have to go, I'll bring up new information when I can."
Soon, they hung up, Rouge looked at Shadow. "This is serious.. Maybe we should call Scourge to come help us.. He's the only one who could match Sonic in a battle aside from you."
Shadow huffed as he crossed his arms. "I'm perfectly able to care for Astrid myself. I don't need that snot nosed pervert here." He said angrily.
Rouge shook her head. Shadow was always an over protective guardian when there was another male involved with Astrid. "Shadow. What if we're not here and Sonic comes after her? We'll need the back up." She reasoned.
Shadow crossed his arms. "I said no. I'm all the backup we need." He said stubbornly.
Rouge sighed. "If you say so.."
=With Sonic=
He paced back and forth in his temporary home. It seemed that Astrid escaped his grasp after he lost control of himself..
'She seems close to Scourge.. I can try to beat some words out of him..' He thought to himself darkly.
He walked out of his home and made his way down to 'Safe Haven'. He went inside and looked over to Scourge, who was currently stocking his shelves.
"Welcome to Safe Haven, feel free to browse and buy or just hang out." He droned out.
Sonic growled. "Hey snot face!" He called out while getting his fists ready.
Scourge looked over with a hard glare. "What do you want?" He snarked.
"The location of Astrid!"
Scourge let out a loud, protective growl. "Fat chance! Even if I did know I wouldn't tell you!"
Sonic clenched his fists tightly, anger slowly brewing. This means war.. "I'll find her.. One way or another I will find her, and she'll come to me!" He said as he ran out of his store.
Scourge glared at the doorway. He believed Shadow and Rouge will keep her safe. He didn't feel the need to worry..
=Back with Rouge and Shadow=
Shadow was home alone with Astrid. Rouge had gone out to do a few errands. He kept watch around the house as Astrid was upstairs. A lot of thoughts were brewing in his head. What happened to Sonic that day? What did Eggman do to him..? He sighed heavily. Mating season was soon, he knew Astrid will be vulnerable then. He'll have to have his guard high during that time..
He walked upstairs and went over to Astrid. "How's it going?" He asked.
Astrid looked down. "I.. I don't know.. I feel silly running away from Sonic rather than facing him.."
Shadow rubbed her head. "Don't. He's clearly become dangerous. If we hadn't left, he would've hurt you, or worse." He said.
Astrid nodded slightly. "I guess.. What are we going to do about him now?"
"Rouge is trying to find out some more info about what might've happened to him during his last mission. If we could at least pick up a lead, we may be able to do something." He explained.
Astrid nodded, soon, Shadow went back downstairs to continue his watch. Astrid decided to take a short nap to take her mind off of the whole situation.
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=Astrid's dream=
Astrid was in a dark room. The only thing in front of her was a door, she opened the door slowly and was brought into a church. She noticed everyone was weeping and wearing all black, she noticed a casket up front and ran up to it. Her heart dropped as she saw who was inside.. It was her. Her midnight blue fur had turned sickly grey, and noticeable hidden bruises and other markings were around her body. She heard footsteps and looked over and saw Sonic. His eyes were dull and he seemed to be biting back a smile.
"If only you had listened to me.." he whispered. He put a hand on her cheek and grew a smirk. "I wouldn't have gotten rid of you.."
Astrid stared at the blue 'hero' with wide eyes. Why..? why was he doing this.. What happened to him? Astrid's eyes watered with angry tears, she attempted to tackle the blue blur, but only to phase right through him. She didn't move as she wept.
"WHY!? WHY AM I THE ONE HE'S AFTER!?"
Soon, everything faded away and a bright light was the only thing in front of her.
"The truth will all be revealed in due time."
Astrid looked up at the bright light. "Who are you!? And why are you helping me?!"
"All will be revealed soon child.. For now, you must return to Soleanna. You've allies that need you." Soon, Scourge and Silver's faces appeared.
Astrid sniffled as she looked at them. "B-But Sonic is in Soleanna."
"They need you child, and you need them.."
"B-But I barely know them!"
Soon the light faded away and Astrid woke up. Shadow was next to her, looking a little worried.
"You were fighting in your sleep." He said.
"Oh.. um.. Well.." Astrid explained the dreams she's been having as of late, and what dream she had a few seconds ago.
Shadow's face hardened. It seems she's being led by unknown forces.. He didn't like it, but they would have to have Scourge and Silver come to them since they somehow play an element to this situation..
"I'll call Rouge and tell her to pick them up and bring them here. Maybe they have information we need.." He said as he went downstairs.
Astrid looked to her toes. Sonic was planning something, something dark and they need to figure it out before it's too late.. Astrid went downstairs and sat outside in the backyard, looking at the blue sky.
'What is that bright light, and why is it guiding me?' She thought to herself..
As she continued to gaze at the sky, she felt a sharp sting at her neck and everything turned black..
