Third Person

There was groans coming from a twin-tailed fox. Before he got punched, he felt a tap on his shoulder and turned to meet strange red eyes staring into his sky blue ones. They looked like they were staring into his soul and then that's when he went unconscious. He looked around and saw a straight path that went in front of him. He tried turning around but a strange force was keeping him from going any farther. He turned back to the only path possible and started walking down it. He kept walking and soon saw some blood and a dead animal on the ground. Also covered in blood. The little fox started to get worried from whoever killed that animal. He kept walking, and soon came to more animals, all brutally murdered. There was a bird torn in two, a pig on a stake with its insides showing and some others also in the same condition. More and more dead bodies were piled up on one another. Now the fox was freaked out. Whoever killed the animals must still be out there somewhere. And, what if he was next!? He couldn't bear the thought of coming face to face with the killer. He stopped and saw that there was someone in the distance. He thought that the person could help him solve this mystery. Then he saw the cobalt fur and his face lit up like a child was given ice cream. That's when he realized the figure was Sonic. If he tricked him into catching the killer, then he could bring both their heads back to him. He started to walk up to him but then had the suspicion that he should make a break for it. He got closer and closer. Why wasn't Sonic turning around? He just stood there with his eyes closed, totally oblivious to the fox's approach. When he was within arms reach, Tails was beyond scared and just looked up at the azure hedgehog. He placed his hand on the others shoulder to get his attention. Sonic opened his eyes to reveal blood red dots on a pure black canvas. He was frowning and looking over his shoulder at the little kit.

"HeLlO, dO yOu WaNt To PlAy WiTh Me?" Sonic asked in a deep and menacing tone.

Tails took his hand of the others shoulder, frozen in fear at the sight before him. Trying to piece whatever he was seeing in front of him. That's when everything went black. Sonic knew the fox's brain was to overwhelmed from the terror he made him see and that he fainted from too much fear. He took the kit into his arms and flew off to Angel Island. He placed the fox's body down and created another illusion, then raced off to watch the end result. Tails finally woke up and looked around. His eyes went wide as he saw Angel Island was on fire. He just stood there wishing that this could just be a dream. That was when he felt the heat of the flames and dashed out of his position. Spinning his namesakes to gain more speed, he started to cry. He cried cause he never saw an end to the road in front of him and could feel the fire nipping at his fur. The two-tailed fox heard what sounded like a laugh but was distorted and saw ghostly figures of Sonic pop up in front of him. He felt someone watching him and looked behind to see Sonic. Only he was flying! The fox tried to go faster but he knew he could never outmatch Sonic in a race. He just continued anyway, hoping that the hedgehog was just passing by. He was about to be touched by the azure one when he tripped on a rock and the flyer disappeared. He sat up and cried. He wailed his heart out wishing this was a sadistic dream. Sonic heard the fox's cries and teleported into the illusion frowning down at the crying mess. Tails looked up at him with some hope that Sonic was just playing a trick but soon that dwindled into nothing as he watched Sonic's frown turn into a smile that stretched ear to ear and blood started running down from his eyes. Fear wrapped around the fox and and he gave out a blood-curdling scream as Sonic lunged at him and stabbed him in the chest. Blood was everywhere and Sonic made the illusion disappear. He wiped the tears away and frowned down at the body. He knew the fox didn't deserve to die and the tears only fell because of that. He felt nothing towards the fox and picked the used-to-be-friends body, teleporting back to Athens. He appeared in the forest and continued his trek, until he came to a cave. He placed the body down and made a mini fortress so that not even a bug could enter. He teleported back to Mobius and watched the echidna stand up from his spot. He told the trio that if he didn't come back, that they wouldn't come looking for him. The three agreed and and he walked in the same direction that his orange companion walked in. Sonic followed him and tapped his shoulder. Just as Knuckles turned around, the azure hedgie punched the living daylights out of him. Sonic picked up the body and flew off to the Chemical Plant. He placed the body down and made another illusion. He raced off to wait for the echidna to wake up. Knuckles groaned and sat up, rubbing the spot he was punched in and looking around. The last thing he remembered was saying he was going to look for Tails and got up to look for the little fox. He walked until he was meet with a tap on the shoulder. He turned and was meet with blood red eyes staring at him. That's as far as he could remember. He didn't know how he got in the Plant and got curious as to who brought him here. He started walking to try and find the red-eyed figure or Tails. He walked until he saw some blood on the ground. It felt off until a figure popped out of nowhere and made him fall on his behind. He got up and dusted himself off. Looking up at the figure, he saw the cobalt hero stand in front of him. The hedgehog in front of him wasn't going anywhere and wasn't saying anything. To Knuckles, the figure looked like a ghost instead of the being it was supposed to be. He didn't think the hedgehog would ever come to him, so he tried turning around but a strange force was stopping him. He turned back around and growled, using the force to give him a boost. He lunged at the creature and was about to swing his arm, when the ghost disappeared. Knuckles tried to run in the direction the ghost was but a force was stopping him from going that way too. The echidna turned around to see the same ghost-type creature of the hedgehog stand where he was before. He didn't want to be stuck in this game of cat and mouse, so he lunged at the creature again. The figure disappeared then reappeared behind him. Knuckles continued to chase the ghost and got more freaked out with each time the hedgehog moved. Tears started to blur his vision and he fell on his hands and knees. He held his head crying and wishing that who ever was messing with him would stop. Sonic saw the echidna cry and teleported into the illusion to see him. Knuckles heard a distorted laugh and turned his head to see the real blue blur stand there.

"So MaNy sOuL's, So LiTtLe TiMe. WoUlDn'T yOu AgReE?" Knuckles got even more worried. Whatever the hedgehog meant wouldn't be good.

He had the feeling that if he didn't stand up and fight, he didn't want to think about the end result. He felt to downhearted to stand and got more freaked out as he watched blood come from the hedgehog's eyes and a smile that stretched ear to ear appeared on his face. He gave out a blood curdling yell as Sonic lunged at him and stabbed him in the heart. Sonic looked down at the echidna and lifted him into his arms. He teleported back into the cave and placed the red one beside the orange heap of fur. He looked down at the body's and frowned. To Sonic, this was just some test he was doing and by saying that to the echidna, he really did mean it. There was too many taints out there and he wanted to find out why this was happening. Why he felt nothing towards his two used-to-be-friends. Thankfully, Frank made a whole planet full of test subjects but he only needs to test three more to find out the answer to his burning question. And he knew you would be perfect to test out. He teleported back to Mobius and watched the trio. Cream tried to get up to find her red friend but Rouge held her back. Soon the two girls started to fall asleep and they all called it a night. Sonic teleported back to Athens and ran back to the house. He stepped inside and went to the bathroom. He washed the blood off and went to his bed. Thinking about his experiment and how he would finish it.