Chapter Eleven
The three zone hoppers and two zone cops stood in front of the portal after stepping out, with the portal closing shut. They looked out from the hill they were on and down at the small town at the bottom.
"Ok this is..." Zonic began to say but Sonic covered his mouth to stop him.
"Dude don't like totally spoil zone hopping for us with your great zone-wide knowledge of all zones." Sonic said with a small frown then removed his hand.
"Do that again then this little adventure is over and I'll lock you up for a decade." Zonic seriously said as he glared at Sonic through his helmet.
"Oh stop being a stick in the mud Zonic and just keep zone information to yourself." Zhadow said with a playful tone while nudging his partner.
Zonic grumbled under his breath then all finally began to take a slow walk down towards the town, going along a pathway.
"Ok the pros to this place so far, no signs of a dangerous invasion, volcanoes, no wars going on, seems peaceful and no girl versions of ourselves, well hopefully there aren't. The cons so far are it's quite and silent." Sonic cheerfully said as they were half way to the small towns entrance.
"Silent and quiet are the same thing Faker, just a different way to say no noise." Shadow dryly said with a roll of his eyes.
"Saying that it does feel a little eerie and I have to agree, far too quiet." Silver said with some worry that something was going to attack them very soon or jump out and scare the living hell out of them.
"Well if you would let me tell you about this zone then you will know what to expect." Zonic grumbled unhappily as they finally made it to the bottom of the hill and walked towards the start of this small looking town.
"And spoil all the cool surprises to this place? No way in hell Zonic, we want the boredom to be vanquished not add to it." Sonic sighed with a shake of his head as they all stopped walking and looked into the dead looking town.
"Changing the subject but do you think this town is quiet because it is almost sunset?" Silver asked as they kept standing together.
"Yeah let's go with that and check this place out, we might bump into someone who can tell us why it's so dead silent around here." Sonic cheerfully said then began to walk into the town.
"Are you being serious!?" Zonic shouted out in frustration as he stood there and watched the zone hoppers walk ahead.
"Just go with the flow Zonic, this is all part of the fun." Zhadow calmly said as he wrapped an arm around Zonics shoulder then guided his partner into the town.
"Uh-huh, fun. This zone will not be fun but if they want to find that out for themselves then fine whatever." Zonic mumbled as he allowed his partner to keep guiding him into the small town.
The cops very quickly caught up and Zhadow dropped his arm off Zonic. They slowly walked around together while looking about casually.
"Ok so dead little town that looks kind of medieval like." Sonic commented with a small frown.
"No really, and what gave that away? The straw like roofs perhaps or the way things look like they came from a history book during the witch trial era?" Shadow sarcastically said with fake surprise.
"Babe there is no need for the sarcasm and yeah all that was the giveaway. Yo Zonic, is this place set during the witch trials or something?" Sonic said casually then glanced at his cop doppelganger.
"Oh I'm sorry but I need to keep my mouth shut so not to spoil the zone hopping fun." Zonic sarcastically said with some amusement in his tone and was now planning to keep his mouth shut.
"Ok fine I'm sorry but it would be kind of nice to know if there are like any witches about that can harm us." Sonic sighed deeply as he spoke to the zone cop.
"Yeah or any kind of deadly dangers in this zone." Silver added as he really did not want to get seriously hurt.
"Fine, I will say this one thing...night is not safe in this zone so we either move on or find a secure place to go. We have less than ten minutes before the sun vanishes and danger happens." Zonic answered with more amusement as he was going to play this little game of hold back information just for entertainment.
"Vampires! This zone must have like vampires in!" Sonic shouted out with excitement in his voice.
"Vampires? My love they are fictional creatures that do not exist." Shadow calmly said with a faint smile at his hyped up boyfriend.
"Werewolves!" Sonic called out next and was looking even more excited.
"Again fictional creatures." Shadow sighed with a slow shake of his head.
"Ghosts that terrorise this place only at night." Sonic said with a less loud shout.
"Oh I despair." Shadow muttered with a roll of his eyes.
"You can take random unrealistic guesses all you like, I am not saying." Zonic deviously said as he grinned at Sonic.
"It's not like we have much longer to find out for the sun is almost gone and I can see some stars appear in the sky." Silver said as he looked up into the skies above.
"Hey you lot, you need to get inside!" Someone called out from an open door to a store.
The group turned and looked to their left at the being that called out to them.
"Hey Knux, what's up?" Sonic said as they began to walk over to the red echidna.
"Just get inside hedgehog before versions of you and Shadow come out to play!" Knuckles growled with frustration.
"Huh? No wait are you from our world?" Sonic asked with a raised brow as all began to enter the store.
"It's a long story." Knuckles sighed as he closed and locked the door then led the way to the back of the store then down a trap door on the floor.
The trap door lead to a wide area underneath the store that had nothing apart from a few wooden boxes filled with supplies for the shoe store upstairs. It also had a version of Amy and Cream down here too, both looking scared and more so when they saw Sonic and Shadow.
"Guys relax, they are not from this zone just like I am not." Knuckles said to the scared looking girls as his, the three zone hoppers and two zone coops approached then sat on the floor with Amy and Cream.
"Right, ok." Amy said as she and Cream moved closer together and hugged each other.
"Anyway, I kind of had a little accident with the Master Emerald and it sent me here three days ago. This zone is a nightmare zone and there are creatures here that defy logic. Sonic there is a version of you where you are a werewolf and very vicious too. Shadow there is a version of you where you are a vampire and that version of you is no picnic either. There is a vampire version of me here and a vampire version of Rouge too. Rouge is head vampire and has control over all vampires. This worlds Shadow has full control over this worlds Sonic and orders him to drag some pore person back to Rouge. Silver was kidnapped two nights ago and presumed dead at this point, sorry Silver." Knuckles explain as they all sat in a circle.
Silver was about to say something when a loud howl was heard.
"And here comes your werewolf ass Sonic and Zonic." Knuckles grinned as he looked at his friend and Zone cop sitting next to each other.
"Cool, I wanna meet myself." Sonic said with a hype as he stood up.
"Sit back down Faker." Shadow seriously said as he dragged Sonic back to sitting on the floor next to him.
"I'm scared." Cream sobbed as she hugged Amy a little more tighter.
"Oh Cream, there is someone who would absolutely love to be reunited with you!" Shadows voice was heard next and it sounded dangerously close.
"Babe I don't have to see you to know you are a bad boy here." Sonic grinned as he looked at Shadow.
"Sonic." Shadow pleasantly said with a sweet smile.
"Yeah love?" Sonic replied with a smile.
"Shut up." Shadow firmly said with narrowed eyes.
Just after that was said a very loud smashing sound was heard by all and it came from upstairs right above. Big heavy footsteps were next to be heard and with each heavy step dust fell down from the floor boards. Amy and Cream whimpered quietly as they hugged each other, Knuckles gritted his teeth as he looked up towards the trap door, the zone cops were ready for a possible fight with hands reaching near their personal weapons. As for Sonic Shadow and Silver, Shadow was preparing to chaos spear anyone who dared to come down, Silver was charged up to use his telekinesis and Sonic was watching with excitement as he knew those footsteps belonged to this worlds version of him.
"We know you are in here little Cream, your mama wants to see you!" Vampire Shadow called out in a mocking manner as he stood in the middle of the store watching werewolf Sonic moved about while sniffing the ground.
"Screw this." Shadow muttering as he stood up.
"What are you doing?" Knuckles very quietly asked as he looked at Shadow.
"Making sure they leave without a meal." Shadow whispered back with a devious smirk at Knuckles.
"I'm coming too." Sonic whispered then jumped up onto his feet.
Shadow rolled his eyes then grabbed Sonics arm.
"Chaos control." Shadow whispered then he and Sonic vanished, appearing in front of vampire Shadow.
"What is this trickery?" Vampire Shadow demanded to know in a slightly surprised tone.
Werewolf Sonic growled aggressively as he slowly approached the two zone hopping hedgehogs, stopping right behind them and towering down while snarling. Sonic glanced behind him and grinned widely.
"Babe, I am one cool looking bitch right now." Sonic said as he kept looking at the werewolf version of himself a little longer.
"Yes you are definitely a bitch Sonic." Shadow teased as he kept his eyes on the vampire version of himself.
"This little Cream you keep calling out for isn't here but we are. This place was empty so we decided to crash here for the night." Shadow casually said with a shrug.
"So she has left her mother's little shop and is hiding somewhere else? Sonic go terrorise the locals and drag someone back for Rouge, she is thirsty for someone young." Vampire Shadow said calmly to Shadow then became firm when ordering werewolf Sonic.
Werewolf Sonic backed away from Sonic and Shadow while giving vampire Shadow submissive looks then walked out of the hole he made through the window.
"Told ya you are a bad boy here Shadow, he owns and commands a damn werewolf." Sonic said playfully while nudging Shadow lightly.
"Forgive my brainless boyfriend, he doesn't know when to keep his mouth shut." Shadow seriously said as he glared a warning glare at Sonic.
"I understand now, you both are from an alternate dimension from here right?" Vampire Shadow said with a fangy smirk at the two zone hoppers.
"Correct you are." Shadow calmly replied while now looking at this worlds version of himself.
"And you both are together romantically I see, how is having a brainless blue hedgehog for a mate doing for you?" Vampire Shadow smirked with amusement in his voice while glancing at Sonic with some desire.
"Hey I am not brainless!" Sonic shouted out with some annoyance in his features.
"He has his moments but I am sure you know that quite well." Shadow smirked back as he spoke a little deviously.
"Very observant you are Shadow." Vampire Shadow said with some surprise in his voice.
"It's a gift." Shadow casually said with a shrug of indifference.
"Whoa a version of me is not only a badass werewolf but being banged by a vampire version of my boyfriend. Respect to us." Sonic said with slightly wide eyes and grinning madly at this fact.
"Indeed but I cannot allow you both to go free." Vampire Shadow teased with a fangy smirk.
"Ah come on vampire Shadow, we were moments away from bliss. Don't take that away from me man." Sonic whined with fake sad watery eyes at the vampire in front of him and Shadow.
"Well...I could turn a blind eye but it will cost you both." Vampire Shadow said with a devious look in his eyes.
"No you cannot watch." Shadow seriously said with slightly narrowed eyes.
"Killjoy, ok fine. I'll be having my own fun later when I get back home, make him scream won't you Shadow." Vampire Shadow said with amusement then winked before turning around and walking out of the store.
"Shadow, is there something you are not telling me?" Sonic asked with a teasing tone while turning to face Shadow.
"What?" Shadow faked a puzzled look back at Sonic while slightly tilting his head innocently for good measure.
"Does someone want to watch us making love?" Sonic whispered as he lent his head closer to Shadow.
"Does someone want to shut the hell up?" Shadow pleasantly said with a scary sweet smile back at Sonic.
"No someone doesn't babe." Sonic chuckled as he moved his head away and stood straight.
"And no someone doesn't want to watch us but the thought upon what we look like has crossed that someone's mind a couple of times." Shadow smirked seductively while speaking back softly.
"Yeah I'm so putting a big mirror in our room just for ya babe." Sonic teased lightly with a wink.
Shadow just rolled his eyes and grabbed Sonics hand then dragged him towards the back of the shop. Once they were out of sight from anyone outside the store Shadow chaos controlled them both back underneath the store.
"Smart move love, they could have been watching us." Sonic compliment his boyfriend as they rejoined the group.
"I think we should stay until sunrise then move to the next zone." Silver said with a concerned look in his eyes at Sonic and Shadow.
"Agreed, you tagging along with us Knuckles or do ya want Zonic to make a portal back home for ya?" Sonic said with a grin at his echidna friend.
"From what Silver has been telling me while you both were up there dealing with yourselves, your little zone hopping adventure sounds amusing. I think I'll tag along for a little while, just to see what is out there." Knuckles grinned back as he spoke in an amused voice.
"Oh it's entertaining alright, there's a zone where Zonic is a girl called Sonia." Zhadow said in a teasing voice while glancing at his partner.
"Yeah well there is a zone where you are a damn baby being held by Black Doom with said alien forcing you to hug him." Zonic teased back with just a hint of annoyance.
"Oh my chaos that happened to you too?" Sonic said as he burst out laughing.
"Yeah well here you are an overgrown dog." Zhadow said with amusement in his eyes at Zonic.
"And here you are a blood sucking monster." Zonic retaliated back and was now frowning.
"You know I've always wanted to be a lawyer and suck the life out of people." Zhadow joked as he smirked back at Zonic.
Sonic laughed at that and fell onto his back and even Zonic cracked a grin at the joke.
"Yeah and why haven't you?" Zonic asked with a chuckle as he spoke.
"Oh you know if I were I wouldn't be able to annoy you until you start giving me that adorable pouty expression." Zhadow teased and still smirking at his zone cop partner.
"Oh shut up." Zonic said with an unhappy expression.
"Yeah that's the expression." Zhadow said with a laugh while pointing at Zonic.
Seconds after a loud howl echoed all around making all become silent and very still. It was close but not as close as earlier. Then sinister laughter was heard and this time it was not vampire Shadow doing the laughing.
"And who is that?" Silver whispered quietly.
"That would be this worlds me." Knuckles whispered back with a deep frown.
Then a high pitched scream from a female echoed then more laughter from vampire Knuckles.
"No please let me go!" The female begged with fear.
"This is an honour for you to be chosen so quit your screaming woman!" Vampire Shadow said in a loud clear voice as he gripped onto the poor female tightly while approaching vampire Knuckles with werewolf Sonic following behind.
"You found a bitch for our queen and she looks very nice." Vampire Knuckles said with a lick of his lips as all stopped in front of him.
"Please let me go, I don't want to die." The female begged some more with tears rolling down cheeks.
Werewolf Sonic growled lowly with aggression as he sat on his butt next to vampire Shadow, glaring at the woman with hunger.
"Sonic behave." Vampire Shadow firmly said as he glanced beside him with a look of warning.
"Let's head home and present our queen with this delightful meal." Vampire Knuckles sinisterly said as he locked eyes with the female.
After that they left the small town and all was silent, for a couple of minutes at least.
"You know I think they are gone." Sonic said as he sat up and looked at the group he was sitting with.
"Way to state the obvious Faker." Shadow said with a roll of his eyes.
"We should get some sleep and try to relax." Amy said with a drained expression then she and Cream laid down and cuddled up together.
"Yeah then we are leaving in the morning." Zonic semi seriously said with a small frown then laid down on his back.
"I'm not tired." Both Shadow and Zhadow said together then they locked eyes with smirks.
"Then stay up all night and keep watch just in case they come back." Silver suggested as he laid down and curled up on his right side.
With that said and all but Shadow and Zhadow laying down, things went quiet as those laying down fell asleep.
Morning...
"Have to admit that sounds like fun." Zhadow casually said to Shadow as they both sat next to each other against the wall facing everyone.
"Smashing your way through dozens of poorly built robots is a nice workout but it is over far too quickly for my liking." Shadow casually said with a shrug.
"I can so relate to that, sometimes being a zone cop can be so unchallenging and dull." Zhadow replied back with a grin while looking back at Shadow.
"Aw it is so nice to see you both chatting and getting along like besties." Sonic teased as he was now sitting up and looking their way.
"Sometimes it is nice talking to yourself." Shadow smirked as he turned his head to look back at Sonic, noticing the others sit up with a stretch.
"Yeah and that babe is the first sign of insanity." Sonic chuckled as he teased his boyfriend.
Shadow just rolled his eyes to that and stood up.
"Shall we get going now it is morning, we can grab breakfast in the next zone or something." Shadow calmly said as most began to stand up as well.
"Sure but the next zone better have chilly dogs there." Sonic semi serious said as he wanted them and was not going to be happy if the next zone was like the last.
Good byes were said and a zone portal was made by Sonic and Shadow then all but Amy and Cream walked through it with it closing shut behind the last person.
