Chapter Twenty One

One by one they left the portal and very quickly found themselves standing in a dark and damp hallway made of stone. Their were fire torches on the walls and moss growing in places all around. there were doors on both sides with a spiral stare case right at the very end of the hallway in the direction they were faced in.

"Ok dungeon comes to mind here." Sonic said with a small frown as he did not like being here for it was too damp for his liking.

"Well this is a very convenient place to wind up." Shadow smirked deviously as he looked at Sonic.

"Can't you like get all kinky in the comfort of our own dimension babe, this place is way too wet and it smells damp." Sonic said with a desperate look to leave.

"See now you are giving me all kinds of ideas to punish you." Shadow chuckled a little darkly as his smirk widened so his canines were showing.

"So with that note I say we…" Sonic said with a slightly loud tone then stopped as he saw someone standing at the bottom of the stairs in front of them all.

"Oh snap, that's me." Knuckles whispered as he looked at this worlds version of him holding a prisoner tightly with both hands.

"And that would be me being manhandled by you." Sonic muttered as he gave this worlds version of himself a very good look.

This Sonic looked beaten up, fur was ragged and damp from probably sweat and was bleeding in a few places too. This worlds Knuckles looked shocked to say the least and was in some kind of metal armour as if he was some kind of guard or knight.

"Hey we come in peace and didn't mean to turn up here like this. Our portals are totally at random so just carry on and pretend we are not here!" Zhadow called out with a hint of concern as they all watched this worlds Knuckles glare harshly while walking towards them.

It didn't help much when he was suddenly accompanied by three more guard looking guys either and all were heading their way.

Five minutes later…

"And I don't want to hear any shouting!" Knuckles called out as he and his fellow guards stood in the middle of the hallway.

The zone hoppers were now in cells and had been over powered by this worlds Silver, who was one of the guards. Silver would have counteracted the telekinesis but it all happened so fast that he found himself frozen like the others.

This worlds Knuckles walked off with the three guards, leaving all in their locked cells.

"Well this I didn't see coming." Sonic sighed as he shared a cell with Silver, both cuffed by the ankle with a chain leading to a large metal ring on the wall.

"Yeah and thanks to this shackle I cannot get us out with my powers." Silver sighed as he looked down at his ankle.

"So what did you do?" Knuckles asked this worlds Sonic he was sharing a cell with, noticing this Sonic was trembling with fear while looking at him.

"I swear if anyone dares to harm Angel I will blast this damn dungeon to pieces!" Shadow shouted, completely ignoring the no shouting rule.

"Yeah and I will help him!" Eclipse also shouted as he and Shadow shared this cell.

"Relax Shadow she will be fine and if, by any reason, she is not then by all means do what you have to!" Zhadow called out loudly as he didn't know how far away Shadow was to him and Zonics cell.

"Yeah but please give us a heads up so we can all get to a safe distance!" Zonic called out as he worked on unlocking the shackle around his ankle.

Yep Angel was taken away by one of the guards to who knows where in a small cage that a different guard rushed off to get.

"Hey Zonic, you any closer to getting free!?" Knuckles called out as he knew, from experience, that the zone cop was doing this.

"Just give me a couple of minutes, I have almost got this!" Zonic called back and was hating the fact he had to pick the lock instead of using his laser, they were stripped from their weapons and badges before being shoved in this cell.

Suddenly the zone cops cell was blasted open and when the smoke cleared Shadow and Eclipse were standing there. Eclipse was holding the zone cops belongings that were funnily enough just sitting on a shelf at the other end of the hallway opposite the stairs. Both cops gave a look of question, silently asking how they broke free.

"Shadow chaos speared our shackles then shoved a spear into the lock of our door, melted the thing and it opened." Eclipse answered that question with a devious grin at the cops.

After a few minutes of Shadow freeing everyone, including this worlds Sonic, they all began to make their way up the stairs with caution. Shadow was leading the way and at the ready to chaos spear anyone who approached him, he was very angry with having his baby taken from him.

"For the last time will you stop looking at me as if I am going to kill you." Knuckles groaned as this worlds Sonic kept shaking in fear at being near Knuckles and yes looking scared Knuckles was going to end his life.

"What exactly did you do to end up in the condition you are in?" Silver asked as he was walking behind this worlds Sonic and Knuckles.

"I-I upset Queen Amy and her husband had me beaten and locked up." This worlds Sonic nervously said as he tried to calm his fear down.

"Queen Amy, well we reached hell." Sonic said with a shudder at the very idea this would had an Amy that was a ruler.

"May I ask how you upset her?" Shadow asked as he glanced behind him, passed the zone cops to this worlds Sonic.

"I told her she made a mistake in marrying my worlds version of you Shadow, that she should have married me." This Sonic said with watery eyes as he deeply loved Amy and was so heart broken when Amy married Shadow.

This made Shadow stop, which made all stop, and turned around and looked at this woulds Sonic with a deep frown.

"Excuse me, did I hear that right?" Shadow seriously asked with disgust in his eyes.

"I-I'm sorry." This worlds Sonic cowered in fear and went as far as stepping back to stand a little further away from Shadow, regardless if two zone cops were between him and Shadow.

"Babe stop scaring this worlds me." Sonic semi seriously said as he looked beside him at Shadow.

"Is there anything else about this screwed up zone we need to know before we reach the top and find my baby?" Shadow asked as he took in a deep breath to calm down.

"They are expecting." This worlds Sonic said with fear in his watery eyes.

"Right." Shadow dryly said with an unimpressed expression then turned and continued up the stairs, almost at the very top.

"So why did it take you so long to confront your queen? I assume she and Shadow have been married for some time in order to be expecting a child together." Silver curiously asked as they came to another stop, having now reached the top with the couple looking in directions to see if the coast was clear to keep moving.

"They have been married for six months and it had been a challenge sneaking into the castle and to Amy. I used to work here and was Amy's personal assistant but she never looked my way and always at Shadow. Shadow would come by regularly to see Amy and one day he proposed to her in front of everyone at the grand ball. He also knew how I felt for nothing gets passed Shadow. he convinced Amy to relieve me of my duty to her and I have been trying to get back in since." This worlds Sonic said in a quiet tone as they began to walk once more as it was all clear to continue.

"So is my brother here some kind of prince?" Eclipse asked with a smile.

"Yeah from a neighbouring kingdom and I do not trust him. He isn't exactly nice to the workers here and even worse to those who commit a crime. He would sentence them to death regardless of the crime." This worlds Sonic bitterly said with anger in his eyes.

"Hey babe, that sounds a little like you." Sonic said with a grin as he lightly nudged his boyfriend.

"Oh shut up and stop talking, we are in enemy territory and don't want to get caught." Shadow hissed as he glared at Sonic briefly then paid attention in keeping his eyes pealed for anyone that was close to them.

"You are just like king Shadow?" This worlds Sonic said with fear in his eyes.

"See what you have started Sonic." Shadow quietly said as he was looking more angry now.

"What I was only saying you can be aggressive and show no mercy when people piss you off to the point of blind rage." Sonic casually said with a shrug earning a frustrated growl from Shadow.

Unknown to them but someone was heading in their direction from the other hallway to the one they were in. When a turning came and was approached Shadow bumped into someone. They all stopped and the bumped into victims took a step back from each other.

"My king why are you not wearing…who are these people?" This worlds version of Espio asked with a small frown when looking passed Shadow at the other dimension hoppers.

"They are no one and I was personally escorting them out of my castle. As to why I am wearing different alternative clothing or lack of, I feel casual today. Do you oppose my decision?" Shadow semi firmly said with a look of annoyance at this worlds Espio.

"That is exactly how king Shadow speaks to those lower than him." This worlds Sonic whispered quietly so this worlds Espio couldn't hear him.

"Of course not my league. I humbly apologise for questioning you." This worlds Eapio sincerely said with a bow of his head.

"Good now get out of my way so I can continue my task." Shadow firmly said with a hint of anger in his voice.

This worlds Espio flinched and moved to the side so the zone hoppers could pass, which they did without looking at him. They all carried on walking until they heard faint voices behind a closed door that sounded very simulate to Amy and Shadow. They stopped and listened to whatever they were talking about.

"Aw she is just too adorable isn't she my love." Queen Amy said in awe at Angel who was still locked in that cage.

"That she is dear." King Shadow replied with a soft voice at his wife.

"We should dress her up and put her on show before selling her." Queen Amy said with a cheerful voice.

"Not on my watch." Shadow growled then burst the doors open making the royal couple turn their heads and look at the zone hoppers.

"You will reframe for touching Angel or so help me I will burn you both alive!" Shadow aggressively shouted as he marched inside with rage burning in his eyes.

"I do not see this ending well." Sonic muttered as he and the rest of the group entered too.

"How dare you speak…"King Shadow began but was cut off.

"NO! How dare you lock my chao in a small cage and talk about selling her. She is not an object for anyone's entertainment!" Shadow shouted with more rage as he stopped by the cage and grabbed it while dangerously glaring at the king and queen.

"Chao-chao!" Angel cooled happily at seeing Shadow and was so relieved to have that cage door opened.

She flew out and perched on top of Shadows head. Shadow slammed the cage door to the floor then turned around and began to walk out, muttering in Black Arms about how some people are jerks.

"Erm well we will be leaving so, bye." Sonic nervously said as king Shadow began to glare at them all.

"GUARDS!" King Shadow aggressively shouted for his guards to come, which they did and stood in front of the door.

"Get out of my way!" Shadow shouted then threw chaos spears at the four making them all cry out and fly backwards, hitting the hallway wall hard.

"We are leaving so get your butts out of this room!" Shadow called out with anger while getting his chaos emerald out from his quills.

"You might want to put him in a better mood Sonic." Silver whispered as they all followed Shadow out.

"Yeah." Sonic muttered as he was feeling a little anxious with that task while Shadow was still pissed to the core.

Soon enough the group was gathered together with the couple making the portal. When it was made they all began to walk through in twos. Sonic and Shadow were the last ones to leave but before they did they looked at this worlds Sonic.

"I would advise to get out of here before you end up back in the dungeons." Shadow seriously said as he did his best to calm his rage.

"Yeah and good luck other me, bye." Sonic said with a wink then took Shadows hand and led the way into the portal, it closing after they fully entered.