Chapter Nine: Scourge's Plan
We return to Scourge's castle, where he and Fang were talking about what their plans will be.
"So Sire, what did you want to tell me?" Fang asked.
"Well Fang my good fellow, as you already know, I have forced my lovely Amelia with a choice she will have to agree with sooner or later." Scourge started.
"What? The one where either she marries you, or Sonic dies?" Fang asked again.
"Precisely!" Scourge responded, and laughs evilly.
"It's so dark and so very evil, it's marvellous!" Fang complimented. Scourge chuckles, and taps Fang's shoulder.
"Well, when you're an evil Prince, it comes naturally!" Scourge stated.
"But one question I forgot to ask. Why have you also captured the white bat?" Fang asked.
"Do you not remember, Fang? She tried stealing my things in this castle. The little bitch tried to escape, but my guards caught her quick enough. You don't remember that?" Scourge asked.
"I don't actually, no. I may have been busy training the guards that day." Fang responded.
"Well anyway, that's why she's locked up as well." Scourge explained.
"Oh, right Sire! I hear you." Fang acknowledged.
"Now, back with the plan. You and your guards will keep a look-out, and make sure we do not have any intruders. We do not want this plan to be ruined, if any intruders try their way." Scourge explained.
"But Sire, you killed all of Sonic's guards, remember? Even if he does show up, he's outnumbered. He has no chance of winning." Fang mentioned. Scourge nods.
"That is very true, point well-made. But not just Sonic, I mean. I mean anybody in general." Scourge added.
"Yes, Sire." Fang acknowledged again.
"Make sure every area of the castle is guarded at all times. If you see any intruders, without questioning, KILL them!" Scourge demanded.
"Yes Sire! Anything else you would like, before I do my duties?" Fang asked.
"Why, yes there is actually." Scourge responded.
"And what may that be, Sire?" Fang asked.
"Well, first of all, could you please refill my wine? Been dry all day." Scourge started.
"Of course, Sire." Fang responded.
"And second of all, please go check on Amelia, and see if she's changed her mind?" Scourge finished. Fang bows.
"Right away, Sire!" Fang replied, and he made his exit from the chambers. Scourge laughs evilly.
"And now, it is time for my moment to shine! The day that I finally marry Princess Amelia Rose, and to KILL Prince Sonic the Hedgehog!" Scourge chuckles.
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(Scourge singing)
Here I am again
In a place that's so familiar
A place I have been so many times before
My soul is tortured
Through constant neglections
In a world with frustrations
What do they want me to be?
.
But I refuse to play their game with deceptions
Being sentenced to the slavery of everyone's perceptions
I was aiming to be seen without needing to pretend
But now I have become disillusioned, and I find myself again in an avalanche
.
In an avalanche, in an avalanche
.
If only I could see everything that awaits me
Such a clear future would help alleviate my fears
But since losing my faith to tangible reality
Only what my eyes can see
I have lost sight of who I am meant to be
A chain of events so closely related
Each and every one of them so carefully contemplated
Maybe I should listen to the advice of my friends
But such is not my destiny and here I am again in an avalanche
.
In an avalanche, coming down in an avalanche
.
I can never stop being the person I am
But it seems that I can not live up to all my demands
All their agony and sorrows will never find their compensation
In this world of absurdity in which truth is its affliction
.
Once you feel the emptiness, the loneliness and the despair
When it seems that the world has loved you again, you then lack the strength to care
Find the strength to get up again and return from the place you've been
And find the courage to believe again in what you can not see
In an avalanche
.
In an avalanche
In an avalanche
In an avalanche
.
Fang comes back into the room, to deliver Scourge more wine. He even brought in two guards to help carry the barrel that the wine was held in.
"Here's your wine, Sire. My guards even brought you another, whenever you need more." Fang explained. Scourge taps Fang's shoulder.
"You are a good man, Fang. You have so much common sense." Scourge said.
"Thank you, Sire. Now I am going to check on Princess Amelia." Fang told him.
After he said that, Fang and his guards left Scourge's chamber. Scourge then proceeds to fill his mug up with wine, and takes a few sips. He then walks towards his window, and stares outside.
"May this be a lesson, Sonic! If you arrive, you will never make it out, alive!" Scourge stated, as he laughs evilly.
His laughter echoes around the castle.
In the dungeon, Fang just asked Amy if she had changed her mind about marrying him, which unfortunately for Fang, this question only resulted in him getting slapped across the face.
"NEVER! And you can tell Scourge to burn in hell, while you're at it!" Amy angrily yelled.
"Oh, you'll regret doing that!" Fang stated in a cross tone of voice. After that, he storms out of the dungeon.
"God! If I didn't change my mind then, what makes him think I'll change my mind now?!" Amy crossly asked.
"Well, Scourge is like a spoiled child. He'll stop at nothing, until he gets what he wants." Rouge responded. Amy nods.
"So very true, Rouge. Very true indeed." Amy agreed.
What will happen now? Will Sonic and his crew make it to Antitropolis soon? Even if he does, how will he be able to fight of all of these men surrounding the castle?