Chapter 41
Everyone grabs a bite to eat before heading to the briefing room for their next mission to Soleanna. They all enter the room and sit down. "Your next mission will be to head to Soleanna castle and investigate the ruins that were previously discovered beneath it." Elias said, "The castle is no longer used so that's where base of operations will be while you are not exploring the ruins. Sally will be there helping assist in any way she can."
"What are you wanting us to find? I thought we wanted to stay away from any information about the Dark Chaos or the scrolls." Kolt said,
"There could be other information about you all on there that might be important. We could discover just how much more your powers intend to increase." Elias said,
"Before, if all the Chaos Emeralds are brought together and used they would scatter. But this is the longest all the Chaos Emeralds have been in close proximity and we don't know what that might cause." TK said,
"Like are the rest of you going to have physical changes like me?" Saya said pointing at her eyes,
"If there's any information you don't believe we should know Kolt, it will be up to you to share it." Elias said,
"So I determine what is said, got it." He said,
"Are there any other questions?" Elias asked,
"Do we have to stay in the castle?" Saya asked,
"Soleanna's castle is on an island so yes. And for the last time, it's not haunted. There is no such things as ghosts." Elias said with a loud sigh,
"Kolt told us he punched one." Alan teased,
"I did, as Knuckles. They usually go away after that." He said seriously as Elias face palms.
"Any other serious questions?"
"Are you sure we all should be going?" Caroline asked,
"We managed a year without you all, and I'm not risking you all being apart again." Elias said giving Saya a look as they nod, "Alright, then we'll see you all in a few days." He said as they all stand up,
"Elias, my computer is still scanning the sample from that Syringe. It should be completed sometime tomorrow." TK said as he nods,
"All of you please be careful, there could be traps like the one on Angel Island." He said as they leave HQ,
After a terribly long ride, they get to Soleanna by the next morning as they begin unpacking base camp inside the castle. "I get why you wanted us to stay here… that was a really long flight." Saya said with a yawn,
"We'll be able to get a lot more done this way. You all should take a look around before we head into the ruins. We're sure there are multiple entrances into the ruins throughout the castle but at this time we only know of the one." Sally said pointing at the open archway on the far side on the campsite.
"This place is beautiful." Caroline said looking around,
"What's the history about this place?" Kolt asked,
"The royal family lived here until the early century when the king and queen died in an accident leaving their only daughter to rule however she disappeared after a mysterious fire in the left wing of the castle. To this day no one knows what happened to her." Sally said,
"Maybe she still walks these halls to this very day." Alan said behind Saya causing her to jump,
"Don't say things like that!" Saya said running over to Sophia hugging her.
"You've literally been abducted by man eating aliens and you're afraid of a ghost story?" Sophia said patting her head noticing she was trembling,
"Brandy's afraid of thunder and you all don't give her crap for that." Saya said pouting,
"I just think it's cute that there's something even you are afraid of." Sophia said kissing her forehead,
"None of us should go into the ruins alone, honestly we shouldn't go in there unless we're all going." Kolt said,
"We're going to go walk around, message us when it's time to head back here" Caroline said as her and Brandy walk off,
"I'm going to check for any weird energy readings." TK said,
"Need any help?" Alan asked,
"That would be great thanks!" She said as they walk down another corridor,
"Do you want to look around also?" Sophia asked Saya,
"N…not really. But we should familiarize ourselves with this place just in case we find the other entrances into the ruins." Saya said,
"Don't worry, I'll punch any ghosts that attack us." She teased,
"Ha, ha! Very funny!" Kolt said as they go down another corridor,
"Did you not want to explore as well?" Sally asked Kolt,
"Not right now, besides, none of us should be alone here." Kolt said turning to her, "That includes you Sally."
"I appreciate your concern." She smiles, "While you're here would you mind helping me finish setting up this equipment?" She asked as he nods and walks over to help her.
Caroline and Brandy walked around as they get to the castle grounds and see the previous garden is overgrown with vines and flowers. "It's beautiful!" Caroline said with a smile,
"I'm having Camelot flashbacks…" Brandy said with a sigh,
"Yes, I've been having the same. I bet the others are also remembering Camelot here." Caroline said,
"That's going to put Sophia in a bad mood." Brandy chuckles as they continue walking around.
"She definitely didn't like it there." She said,
"I don't blame her." Brandy said, "Morrigan took you from me too remember?" She takes Caroline's hand,
"I'm sorry I worried you so much, I'll try to be more careful." Caroline said as she notices a strange pedestal. "What's that?" They walk over and read the plaque,
"The flame of Soleanna will cleanse all." Brandy read,
"Flame of Soleanna?"
"Maybe Sally knows about it?" Brandy shrugged as they continues looking around,
TK and Amy continue to walk around as TK reads her tablet while Alan prevents her from running into walls, "Dude, I get you're focused but that's like the fourth time you've almost run into something." Alan said with a sigh,
"Sorry, I'm getting these weird readings… it's reading it like Chaos energy but it's not the same and whenever it spikes my tablet glitches out and then the levels go back to normal." TK explained,
"Does the tablet need to be recalibrated?" He asked,
"No, I did that already and it's still happening," TK said,
"Maybe it's ghosts." Alan said as she gives him an unamused look,
"I'm not Saya, you're not going to scare me by saying stuff like that." TK said,
"I'm being serious! Ghosts are known to mess with electronics." Alan said,
"Well let's hope it's not ghosts for Saya's sake," She chuckles,
"She makes it too easy to tease her." Ala said,
"Sophia's going to hurt you if you keep it up." TK said,
"Not if Saya keeps running to her like a scared puppy." He chuckles, "Has she always been afraid of ghosts?" TK lets out a sigh,
"Ever since we were kids... We used to live near this creepy old, abandoned house at the end of the street and the neighborhood bullies were picking on me trying to force me to go into the house to prove it wasn't haunted. When Saya came to help me they forced her to go into the house in my place. But the building was so old that when she got inside the floorboards broke and she fell into the basement getting trapped. She was stuck in there for hours until the fire department was able to rescue her."
"Did she get hurt?" Alan asked as TK shakes her head,
"No but she never told me what happened to her while she was inside. Whatever happened spooked her." TK said looking sad,
"I know she doesn't blame you for that. But now I'm definitely curious about what happened to her down there…" He said,
"Please don't try to force her to tell you. Whenever I tried to ask she'd just zone out until I snap her out of it." She said,
"That's… really weird." Alan said now even more curious,
"This is Saya we're taking about." TK joked,
"True," Alan chuckles as they continue looking around,
Sophia and Saya were walking around another part of the castle as Saya randomly sneezes. As she itches her nose, "Man this place is dusty." Saya said.
"It is an old castle." Sophia chuckles,
"Fair point." She shrugs,
"So, why exactly are you afraid of ghosts?" Sophia asked, Saya's face darkens as she goes quiet, her eyes looked distant and terrified as if something was replaying in her mind. "Never mind, forget I asked." She grabs Saya's shoulder and pulls her closer, "When we went back to Angel Island to find more info, we had to go back through that trapped room."
"What? You never told me that?" Saya said snapping out of it, "Did you have to fight yourself again?"
"No, after we set off the trap and saw all of our reflections in the mirror, you came out." She said as Saya looks at her confused,
"That's doesn't make any sense, I wasn't even there." She said,
"The mirror said we already passed the test because the thing I feared the most was losing you." Sophia said stopping as she turns to Saya.
"A magic water mirror told you I'm what you fear losing the most and an evil sorcerer forced me to say my absolute truth. We're really an odd pair." Saya chuckles as Sophia kisses her,
"I love you Saya Hedge," She said pulling her in closer as she kisses her again, "I'd do anything for you."
"I feel the same." Saya said wrapping her arms around Sophia's shoulders and pulling her into another kiss, "No matter what happens, I belong only to you." Her face turns red as she says that worried that she might have sounded a little corny.
"Good, because I belong to you." Sophia said, Saya looks at her surprised as Sophia starts kissing her again,
"Should we continue looking around?" Saya asked catching her breath, her eyes lightly glazed over feeling more enticed with every kiss.
"After we're finished with this conversation." She said continuing to kiss her,
A few hours pass as they reconvene back at main camp to head down into the ruins. "Anyone find anything interesting?" TK asked,
"We found a pedestal in the garden that said, the flame of Soleanna will cleanse all." Caroline said,
"What do you think it means?" Kolt asked,
"Not sure, maybe we'll find something to do with fire down there." Brandy said as they all transform.
"Hopefully, no creepy water walls." Sonic said taking Shadow's hand,
"Let's just make sure we all stay together," Knuckles said,
"At least Eggman isn't hiding a giant spider robot down here like on Angel Island." Amy said,
"I swear if you just jinxed us, I'm going to hit you." Tails said as they all start heading down,
"Please be safe, I'll let you know if anything odd happens up here." Sally said,
"Thanks Sal!" Sonic said as Blaze lights their path and they head down the stairs.
"Do you think there will be another Chao egg down here?" Cream asked,
"Maybe." Blaze said,
"These ruins look identical to the ones on Angel Island, but why build a castle on top of it?" Shadow asked,
"Maybe to keep it hidden?" Amy asked,
"I have a feeling the royal family did that on purpose, but I guess we'll figure it out." Knuckles said as they continue forward,
"Dang it!" Tails said messing with her tablet,
"Everything okay?" Sonic asked leaning over her shoulder,
"My tablet keeps freaking out. I've been trying to map where we're going but it keeps freezing randomly." She said with a sigh, "I'm worried we could get lost…"
"We won't go very far then just in case." Shadow said,
"We can figure out a way to guide us back to the entrance." Cream said,
"That's a good idea. But what would we use without damaging the place?" Knuckles asked,
"We can ask Sally if she has any ideas," Tails said,
"Hang on, there's a door here." Knuckles said going over to the door,
"I don't see a way to open it." Amy said,
"Make sure there are no pressure plates on the floor. I made that mistake last time." Sonic said looking at the ground,
"I'm not seeing anything," Blaze said lighting her other hand to brighten the hallway more,
"And I don't see a counterweight on the ceiling." Tails said,
"Maybe the way to open the door is somewhere else." Shadow said,
"Odd," Knuckles said looking at the door staring at a strange symbol, "I don't recognize this symbol." He points it out to them, it looked like a dark purple flame but within the center is an odd, swirled symbol, "This isn't an Echidna marking."
"Let me try to take a picture of it." Tails said taking a picture with her tablet as it starts glitching again, "Dangit!"
"There must really be a lot of interference." Cream said,
"It's really annoying!" Tails said, "But I think I got the picture, should we explore a little more before heading back up?"
"I'm game for going back up." Sonic said,
"You can survive down here for a little bit longer." Shadow said as Sonic chuckles uncomfortably before they keep walking. They all stay quiet as they look around before they get to a crossroads.
"I think we should stop here for now. We'll definitely risk getting lost if we go further." Knuckles said as they all nod and agree.
"Stupid interference." Tails pouts still messing with her tablet,
"I told you that Ghosts can interfere with electronics." Amy said,
"If you keep bringing up ghosts Amy, I will punch you." Knuckles said,
"You're no fun! Besides, it's true." Amy said as they all turn around to head back as Shadow stops noticing that Sonic isn't moving.
"Sonic, everything alright?" Shadow asked as the rest of them stop. Before she had a moment to react, Sonic slams Shadow into the wall pinning her there.
"Sonic what are you doing?" Blaze said as she turns towards all of them showing her eyes were red,
"Fleetway?" Tails said as she continues to glare,
"But why?" Cream asked,
"Because you idiots brought her where you shouldn't have." Fleetway said as Shadow tries to get out of her grip,
"Why? What's here?" Shadow asked as Fleetway turns to her,
"Are you dumb? The ruins have to do with the scrolls, the scrolls have to do with Dark Chaos, and she can't learn more! Especially from this location!" She hisses,
"Why do you care?" Blaze asked,
"It was the purpose I was given after we became one person again."
"Wait, so you're really Fleetway? You didn't just take the name after Eggman created you?" Tails asked.
"Eggman wishes he was smart enough to create me." Fleetway laughs, "I was just under his control, same as her. Now leave!"
"Why is it so important that she doesn't learn more? We want to understand." Amy said as Fleetway rolls her eyes.
"Specific memories she had before she died were sealed to make sure others didn't know of its existence. That seal is what's keeping something bad from happening. Those scrolls are some of the seals." She looks at Knuckles, "I can't tell you more than that. Just get her out of here!" She said as she starts to collapse as Amy quickly grabs her before she hits the ground,
"I think she's okay." Amy said as he hands her to Shadow as she winces,
"You okay?" Tails asked,
"She slammed my shoulder against the wall harder than I realized, I'll be fine," Shadow said,
"So all of the temples have to do with Dark Chaos…" Knuckles said,
"We can discuss more upstairs," Shadow said adjusting how she was holding Sonic, "I'm not risking it." They all quickly head back.
"Do you think the rest of us should keep researching?" Tails asked as they start climbing up the stairs,
"We'll see what Sally says," Cream said as they get to the surface,
"You all are back earlier that I was expecting." She said turning to see them, "What happened?" She rushes over as Shadow goes and lays Sonic on one of the cots,
"Fleetway." Blaze said,
"Wait what? Why?" Sally asked looking shocked and confused,
"She wasn't happy we took her down there." Amy said,
"Is she okay?" Sally asked,
"I think so, but we won't know for sure until she wakes up." Tails said,
"I'll message Elias and see what he wants us to do." Sally said walking away,
"What did she mean it was the purpose she was given? Who gave it to her?" Knuckles asked, "This is so confusing."
"If Elias does want us to stay we'll have one of us stay up here with her just in case." Shadow said,
"Agreed, we need to make sure she stays up here, but I don't think she'll go back down willingly after we tell her what happened." Blaze said,
"She's going to freak out." Caroline said,
"We'll try to keep her calm." Tails said,
"Why is she taking so long to wake up?" Amy asked,
"I'm not sure, it took a while last time." Shadow said,
"But she was also injured last time." Knuckles said.
"Maybe Fleetway taking over burns a lot of energy?" Amy asked as Sonic starts to stir grabbing her head.
"Mondo headache…" She said sitting up as she looks at them all then looks around confused, "What the heck? Did I black out being in the scary tunnel?"
"Something like that…" Tails said uncomfortably.
"You all are making the, Sonic did something stupid faces…" She said. Her ears lower as she comes to the realization, "Did she… take over again?"
"Just to tell us you shouldn't be down there." Shadow said trying to stop her from panicking,
"So this place does have to do with Dark Chaos… great." Sonic said unhappily,
"You'll stay up here just in case." Shadow said comforting her.
"She could have just said, oh hey, maybe don't go down there, instead of freaking possessing me." Sonic crosses her arms,
"Maybe she can't?" Cream said,
"Well that's dumb!" Sonic said as Sally comes back over,
"Elias said it will be a while before he can send the helicopter to come back and get us. He suggests that we stay away from the ruins now just in case." Sally said,
"Sorry guys." Sonic said transforming back,
"It's our fault, it's been so long for us that we completely forgot about Fleetway." Sally said,
"Right, it's been over a year for you and you've had a lot on your plate." Brandy said,
"We'll just hang out up here until the helicopter arrives." Alan said,
"We all should be used to things not going smoothly when you're involved," Kolt said teasingly,
"That's fair, I am a constant problem." Saya jokes, "Well then, what do we do in the meantime?"
"I'm going to try and get my tablet to stop freaking out." TK said sitting back down and tinkering with it,
"Well, we can't do anything involving Dark Chaos or apparently Fleetway will have a hissy fit." Sonic rolled her eyes, "Doesn't she realize making such a big deal about it only makes me want to know more?"
"Well this time you need to drop it okay?" Sophia said,
"I know, it's just frustrating." She pouts,
"Well let's get some food prepared for dinner," Caroline said as they all help and start getting ready for the evening.
That evening after they all ate, they all sat near a small campfire and talked while TK continues to tinker with her tablet. "We should have brought marshmallows." Saya said,
"I don't think we were expecting to be spending this much time around the fire," Alan said,
"You should always bring marshmallows!" Saya said,
"Do you only think with your stomach?" Kolt asked,
"Yes!" She says jokingly as they all laugh,
"So what else should we do? It's a little early to be going to sleep." Caroline asked,
"Though it's already really dark," Brandy added,
"We could tell ghost stories." Alan said. Saya reaches over and grabs Sophia's arm as she winces in pain,
"Are you okay?" Saya asked,
"Just a little sore, it's fine." She said as Saya pulls away,
"Did I?" She looks at Sophia scared,
"Fleetway slammed me into the wall, I just hit my shoulder wrong. It'll be healed soon." She reaches for her and grabs her hand, stopping her from shrinking away further, "She was upset, and I let my guard down. It's not your fault."
"I know…" Saya said letting out a sigh. She knew it wasn't her fault, but she wasn't sure if that was worse.
"Seriously Alan, I will punch you!" Kolt said holding his fist out to him causing Alan to flinch,
"But I love ghost stories!" Alan said,
"No you love making Saya squirm." He said crossing his arms,
"Can't I love both?" Alan teased as Saya pouts,
"Keep it up and I'll punch you." Sophia glared,
"I think I fixed it!" TK said confidently and she turns the tablet back on and waiting expectantly.
"Well?" Brandy asked as TK's expression sours,
"I don't get it; the diagnostics say everything is working fine." She said putting the tablet away.
"Hopefully, you can fix it when we get back to HQ." Saya said,
"Yeah," TK lets out a sigh. Caroline lets out a loud yawn and stands up,
"I'm going to sleep." Caroline said coldly walking over to her cot and going to sleep as they all pause and look at one another confused for a moment,
"Didn't she just say a little bit ago that it was too early to sleep?" Alan asked,
"She did…" Brandy said,
"Maybe she didn't want to listen to Alan talk about ghosts anymore." TK teased,
"If that's the case I'm going to sleep too!" Saya said standing up, "Probably not going to get a lot of sleep here anyway." Sophia stands up and walks over to their cots and pushes theirs together, "W…what are you doing?" Her face turns red,
"This way if you get scared I won't be far." Sophia said as Saya looks surprised at the gesture then walks over and kisses her on the cheek,
"Thanks," She smiles,
"I guess we should all get to bed then." Kolt said standing up,
"We did have an early start." TK said yawning,
"Stop that you're making me yawn." Alan said,
"You all get some rest." Sally said,
"Alright, night Sally." Brandy said going over to her cot as they all get ready for bed.
In the middle of the night Kolt wakes up after feeling some pain in his shoulder and sits up to grab himself pain medication. He looks around the camp at everyone sleeping as he notices a cot empty. He quickly gets up and looks around, "Guys wake up!" He said loudly as he starts shaking Sophia awake,
"What's going on?" TK lifts her head half asleep,
"Where's Caroline?" He said as Brandy jumps up hearing that,
"Caroline?" Brandy calls out as Sophia starts shaking Saya trying to wake her,
"Saya get up," She said as Saya slowly lifts her head,
"Caroline!" TK calls out as she rummages through her bag pulling out flashlights,
"Hmm… still sleepy…" Saya looks around half asleep,
"Caroline are you nearby?" Sally called out,
"Caroline's missing?" Saya jumps up, TK starts handing out the flashlights.
"Maybe she went for a walk?" Alan said,
"Without her shoes?" TK said pointing to Caroline's shoes next to her cot,
"Caroline!" Brandy calls out again starting to sound panicked,
"Should we split up to cover more ground?" Sally asked,
"Yeah, not a good idea." Saya said, "That's a recipe for danger."
"I agree, we stick together." Kolt said,
"Let's check inside first and then we'll go outside." Sophia said as they all start heading down a hallway calling out for Caroline.
"Why would she go off without telling anyone?" Brandy said,
"We'll find her." Alan said putting his hand on her shoulder,
"This place is way past creepy at nighttime." Saya said,
"Caroline!" TK calls out, as they continue their search down another hall,
"You don't think she went underground do you?" Sally said,
"That doesn't make any sense," Brandy said,
"None of this makes sense." Sophia said, "Caroline isn't dumb, she wouldn't go off on her own,"
"Does anyone recognize where we are?" Saya asked,
"I think we're close to the west wing?" TK said,
"Caroline!" Brandy cries out,
"H…here!" They hear Caroline's voice up ahead and they all run forward into the west wing. They find her sitting on the ground looking scared holding one of her feet which was bleeding.
"What happened?" Alan asked. Brandy kneels down hugging her as TK rifles through her bag grabbing her first aid kit.
"What are you doing out here." Sally askes as there were tears in Caroline's eyes looking confused and panicked,
"I… I don't know. I woke up with my foot hurting and I was here." She said as TK starts looking at her foot.
"Here." Sophia said pointing her flashlight,
"Thanks," TK said starting to clean the wound,
"I'm really not liking this…" Sally said,
"But why this room?" Kolt said looking around as he turns and looks at Saya who was standing a little behind him, he notices her face was white and she was trembling. "Hey, you okay?"
"S… something's touching… m… my leg…" Saya said. He points his light at her feet as he sees a spectral hand coming out of the floor gripping her ankle.
"I want you to stay perfectly still okay. and don't look down," Kolt said looking at the others as they all see it as well. He slowly kneels down next to her.
"O…okay…" Saya said, as he punches the ground next to her and quickly wraps his arm behind her knees and lifts her off the ground.
"You weren't kidding about the punching." Alan said,
"Told you it worked," Kolt said as they start to see more hands appear from out of the ground "Saya, I want you to close your eyes." Brandy quickly picks up Caroline,
"W…why?" She asked covering her eyes with her hands,
"Kolt…" Sophia said looking, as small spherical shaped ghosts with red and yellow eyes with a wide creepy grin full of sharp teeth and clawed hands start floating out of the ground surrounding them,
"They're Boos, at least that's what they were called before." Kolt explained as they start giggling.
"I recognize that name…" Saya said as Kolt leans over and hands Saya to Sophia, "What's going on?"
"He's just handing you to me, just keep your eyes closed." Sophia said,
"This is beginning to be more scary then actually seeing…" Saya said holding onto Sophia, but she listens keeping her eye closed.
"You wouldn't be saying that if your eyes were open…" Alan said,
"I'm blaming Alan for making all those jokes earlier," TK said,
"I agree," Saya said,
"Hey that's not fair," Alan protested,
"Give her to us." One of the Boo's points at Saya,
"Not happening," Kolt said,
"Her light is needed to awaken him." Another one said as it giggles, Sophia tightens her grip around Saya,
"That reaction makes me think they're talking about me…" Saya said, "I don't think I should have my eyes closed anymore…"
"Saya don't…" TK said as Saya hesitantly peaks her eye open, as she sees them and is thrown off by their appearance for a moment.
"T… They don't look T…That scary…" She said trying not to look frightened, she need to try and stay calm.
"And you can punch them." Kolt said as he transforms. "TK, what time is it?"
"A little after 3 am," She said as the rest of them transform.
"They can't be out in the sunlight." He said,
"That's a long time from now… at least three to four hours." Cream said,
"They lured us to this room for a reason, so we should get out of here first." Amy said,
"Good idea." Shadow said, "You going to be okay?" She asked Sonic as she slowly nods but Shadow could tell that she was still trembling,
"The best way to get over a fear is to face it…right?" She said taking a deep breath as she puts her down,
"Stay by Cream and Sally." Shadow said as Blaze puts her down.
"Be ready!" Tails said getting ready for a fight,
"You feeling okay Cream?" Sonic asked taking a guarding positing in front of Cream and Sally,
"I'm just a little shaken up that's all," She said,
"Try to stay close to Sally." Sonic said as the others charge at the Boos. Keeping them away.
"Be sure to keep an eye on the floors as well." Sally said pointing at a hand coming out of the ground and Sonic stomps on tip of it.
"Try to scare me will ya?" Sonic said. Amy swings his hammer, but it goes through the Boos,
"Fists work…hammers don't!" Amy said as the Boo grabs the hammer. "Hey! That's not fair, get off!" He swings it around,
"So it has to be physical contact…" Shadow said kicking one of the Boos away from Tails,
"But you can't touch them for too long or they can possess you." Knuckles said,
"That's dumb!" Sonic complained,
"What about fire?" Tails looked at Blaze as she lights her hands and the Boos cower away,
"They definitely don't like fire." Blaze said,
"Make us a path out of here." Shadow said as Blaze creates walls of fire to the door. They start heading towards the door as Sally and Cream grab Sonic's arms and pull her back,
"Uh guys, we want to go towards the exit… now away from it." She said looking back at them and seeing their eyes were yellow and, red identical to the Boos with sinister sharp toothed smiles. "Sally and Cream are possessed!" She yells as the others stop,
"Shit!" Knuckles said as they run back but the Boo's block their path for a moment before Blaze blasts them out of the way.
"C'mon guys, I don't want to hurt you." Sonic said trying to get out of their grip.
"Don't interfere!" One of them said as Sally and Cream shove Sonic behind them and block the others just as Blaze was about to burn more of the Boos out of the way.
"Chaos!" Shadow attempts to warp as Tails elbows her making her lose concentration, she sees Tails' eyes glowing yellow and red,
"Tails' possessed too!" Amy said punching one of the ghosts away from him,
"Okay guys I'm just going to burst outside and get out of here, anyone have any objections?" Sonic said as the Boos start trying to surround her.
"Go! Get out of here!" Blaze said as Sonic dives out of the way before they grab her. She rolls and starts to burst forward towards the door as she slams into an invisible wall blocking the door.
"Sonic!" Amy yells as Sonic shakes her head,
"Where did all the pretty stars come from?" Sonic said trying to correct her balance as she grabs her head,
"Look out!" Knuckle said as one of the Boos grabs her,
"Hey!" Sonic tries to get away, but it flies up before she can, "My feet stay on the ground!" She kicked,
"Damnit!" Shadow yelled trying to push Tails off of her, "Knuckles how do we get the Boos out of them?"
"I'm not sure," He said,
"Put me down!" Sonic said trying to kick the Boo flying her over her friends,
"Sorry if I burn you." Blaze said blasting the Boo holding Sonic as two more grab her by her feet hanging upside down as they continue to float her over to the other side of the room,
"This is worse..." Sonic said crossing her arms looking annoyed,
"Sonic, grab on!" Amy summons his staff and extends it to her as she grabs it.
"Nice going Amy!" Knuckles cheered as Sally and Cream grab Amy,
"This is getting old really fast!" Amy said trying to shrug them off of him as Shadow finally pins Tails down,
"Sorry Tails…" Shadow said striking the back of her neck as she passes out. The Boo possessing her leaves her body. "Knocking them out works." She said as Blaze grabs Cream and Knuckles grabs Sally as they attempt to pull them off of Amy,
"I'm losing my grip!" Sonic said as two more boos fly over and grab her, "Stop being so handsy!" She tried to get them off as her hands slip, "No!" The Boos get to the back wall as it starts changing colors,
"Sonic!" Shadow yells running after them. The Boos pull Sonic through the wall before fading back to normal as Shadow slams into it. The remaining Boos continue to laugh as they all lower into the floor. The Boos inside Cream and Sally leave their bodies as they collapse. "Damnit!" Shadow yells getting back to her feet.
"Sally and Cream look okay." Knuckles said checking them over, "Hopefully they wake up soon,"
"They must have taken her into the ruins." Blaze said,
"There must be a secret entrance in this room," Amy said as he starts looking around,
"You alright Shadow?" Knuckles said as Tails starts to wake up,
"What did they mean when they said they needed her light?" Shadow asked as she rubbed her head,
"I'm not sure…" Knuckles said,
"What happened?" Tails asked rubbing the back of her head,
"You got possessed by one of those ghosts and they took Sonic," Amy said,
"Oh no!" Tails said, "I'm sorry! I didn't even realize it happened."
"Looks like we're still trapped in here," Blaze said standing in front of the doorway as her hand is touching an opaque force field,
"What happened?" Cream said as her and Sally sit up.
"You got possessed by ghosts. I assume that's how you got here before, Cream." Knuckles said,
Tails walks up to the invisible wall and places her hand on it, "This field must only go up at night, it might be why they lured us here so Sonic couldn't run away." Tails said,
"Where is Sonic?" Sally asked,
"They took her behind this wall." Shadow said still searching it for an opening, "I'd hate to damage this place, but I'd rather get to Sonic sooner rather than later." Shadow said,
"Leave that to us." Amy said changing his staff back into a hammer and he and Knuckles walk over to the wall and she gets out of their way. They both strike the wall as the bricks fall inward revealing a hidden passage.
"Piece of cake." Knuckles said,
"Let's go," Shadow said as Blaze walks up,
"I'll light the way." Blaze said as they all enter into the ruins,
"Hey guys, I know you want to use my light or whatever to wake somebody up, but I'm really not supposed to be down here." Sonic said as they continue moving through the dark ruins, she couldn't see where they were taking her. The Boo's just continuing to laugh and giggle eerily. "Fine! If you're going to ignore me then let's see if this works, Chaos Shield!" She shields herself. The Boos cry out in pain as she falls to the ground. "Ha!" She quickly gets to her feet ant reaching for her flashlight. She turns it on and moves it around to see the Boos clawing at the shield,
"Cheater!" One of them said,
"Not cheating if it's smart." Sonic said sticking her tongue out, as they continue to giggle, "Will you stop that! It's super creepy!" She looked around trying to figure out which way to go.
"Can't leave! Must stay!" another one said,
"Yeah, I'm gonna have to pass this time guys." Sonic said attempting to roll the Chaos Shield down the hall. "Need to figure out a way for the bottom to be flat…" She said to herself as the shied stops rolling. "Aw Chaos! What now?" She points her flashlight as a larger ghost comes out of the ground completely blocking her path, "Crap…" The ghost grabs the sides of the shield and lifts it off the ground. "Well this plan failed…" The larger ghost starts moving her down the hall. She needed to figure out another way to get away from the Boos before they get to wherever it is they are taking her,
"I hope Sonic's okay… She might be freaking out if she's stuck in the dark…" Tails said sounding worried,
"She still has her flashlight so as long as she has it she should be okay." Shadow said,
"You're being rather calm about this." Blaze pointed out,
"Panicking about it won't help me rescue her." She said, "Though I would love to put her in a bubble just so things stop grabbing her." She growls,
"I'm still confused to what they meant by needing her light." Sally said, "If they needed light wouldn't Blaze be more suited due to her affinity to fire?"
"They were afraid of my flames, so I don't think so." Blaze said,
"The Flames of Soleanna will cleanse all…" Cream said, "Maybe you can cleanse the ghosts and they can move on."
"It's worth a try." Amy said,
"The Boos are malicious; they enjoy being mean so I don't think they will move on willingly." Knuckles said,
"Still can't hurt to try," Tails said,
"Agreed, I just hope we can find her in this place." Sally said,
"Hang on… I'll see if I can hear anything." Cream said as they all pause for a moment. "We're going the right direction; I can hear their creepy voices."
"Let's move." Shadow said as they all quickly continue forward.
The ghosts enter a large open room that was lit by the same blue glow as the temple on Angel Island. There was a pedestal in the middle of the room, "I've seen enough movies to know where this going…" Sonic said as she disperses the Chaos Shield and lands on the floor quickly running away from the large ghost before it could grab her. "And I'm out of here!" She run towards one of the other exits as she slams into another invisible wall, "Nope! I really don't want to play this game anymore,"
"Sonic…" She flinches hearing a deep voice. A voice she'd heard before as it sends chills down her spine.
"Really bad time for the creepy disembodied voice!" She said shaking her head trying to ignore it as she jumps away from a Boo trying to grab her. she continued to run around to avoid them.
"Light." One of the Boos said as they keep trying to grab her,
"Chaos I'm so done with this! Creepy voices, creepy ghosts, creepy sacrificial alter and on top of that Fleetway could just decide to take over whenever she feels like it!" She began to rant feeling scared and overwhelmed as bright electrical energy starts to well up around her. "I'm so sick of this! I don't care who I am, stop trying to use me!" She yelled. The energy sparking around her bursts out like an explosion as all of the Boos in the room disappear into a mist screaming in agony. She stops running and looks around the now empty room. "D…did I… do that?" She staggers as she grabs her head before collapsing.