Chapter Fourteen: So Close, Yet So Far
Sonic and Shadow have entered the castle. As soon as they got in, they looked all around, to see where they would be able to find Amy and Rouge. They were having a tough time trying to look for a good place to search.
"Damn! This is going to be harder than I thought." Shadow though.
"You're not wrong there. Scourge never liked to make things easy." Sonic mentioned. They heard footsteps running into the castle.
"Sonic, Shadow!" Tails called.
"Tails! Knuckles! You're both alive! How did the war go?" Sonic asked.
"Well, we have lost all the Warriors. But Espio, Vector and Silver survived." Knuckles explained.
"Well, where are they?" Shadow asked.
"We told them to get back to the ship, and get ready to start it up. Because we're very close to saving them. So when we get back, they can move the ship, and escape as quick as possible." Tails finished.
"Good man! Now, we have two dungeons. We can only assume that Amy and Rouge are in one of those dungeons." Sonic explained.
"Alright. So what do we do here?" Knuckles asked.
"Well, what I was thinking, we should split up and look into those dungeons. Me, and Sonic will check the dungeons on the top floor, while you and Tails check the one in the basement." Shadow insisted.
"Not a bad idea, Shadow. Now, let's get going!" Sonic stated.
"But what about Scourge?" Knuckles thought.
"If you see him, don't kill him. Bring him to us, alive." Sonic stated, as he and Shadow ran upstairs. Tails and Knuckles looked at each other.
"Well, better get started." Tails stated. Knuckles nodded.
"No time like the present." Knuckles added.
After that, they both ran downstairs into the basement, to check the dungeons. When they finally got there, they looked inside, and saw that there was nothing. They even stepped inside one of them,
"Ah. Doesn't seem like they're here." Knuckles stated.
"Yeah, they must be upstairs in the ones that Sonic and Shadow are looking into." Tails though.
Knuckles nodded in response. But out of nowhere, a staff hit Knuckles in the back of the head, and knocked Knuckles unconscious. Tails gasped in horror.
"Knuckles!" Tails yelled.
Then all of a sudden, Tails felt himself being punched in the jaw, and Tails collapsed to the ground. Tails was holding his jaw, but he also saw the gate shutting, and was locked shut. Tails walked up and rattled the gates.
"HEY! WHAT THE HELL?! WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?! LET US OUT!" Tails yelled.
"Tails, Tails, Tails. You know not to wonder in my castle, uninvited." Scourge smiles evilly, as he emerged himself from the shadows.
"Prince Scourge!" Tails exclaimed in shock.
"Yes, my dear fellow. It is I, the Prince of Antitropolis himself. You two are in here, so that's two down, two more to go!" Scourge laughs evilly. And then exits the room.
"HEY! NO! YOU CAN'T LEAVE US HERE! LET US OUT!" Tails raged, but it was no use. Tails sat on the ground, and cried uncontrollably. Until Knuckles wakes up, he was all alone. All he could do was hope Sonic and Shadow make it out alive.
"It wasn't supposed to be like this! Please Sonic, Shadow, make it out alive, and save us! I want to go home, back to our lives, and with Cream. Back to the life, I have always dreamed of." Tails pleaded. Tails looked up out of the window, and saw the stars shining brightly. He was sitting in fear, with sad tears flowing in his eyes.
.
(Tails singing)
Beulah Land, I have longed for you
And someday, on thee I'll stand
There my home will be eternal
Beulah Land, sweet Beulah Land
.
I am now homesick for a country
Where I never was before
No sad farewells will ever be spoken
Because time won't matter any more
Beulah Land, I have longed for you
And someday, on thee I'll stand
There my home will be eternal
Beulah Land, sweet Beulah Land
.
I am looking across the river
Where my faith will end in sight
There are a few more days to labour
Then I will take my celestial flight
.
Beulah Land, I have longed for you
And someday, on thee I'll stand
There my home will be eternal
Beulah Land, sweet Beulah Land
.
Beulah Land, I have longed for you
And someday, on thee I'll stand
There my home will be eternal
Beulah Land, sweet Beulah Land
.
There my home will be eternal
Beulah Land, sweet Beulah Land
.
Tails then dropped his head into his knees, and sobbed uncontrollably.
In the dungeon with Amy and Rouge, they were playing a game of 'I Spy', as they were so bored.
"Alright, I spy with my letter eye, something beginning with L." Rouge said.
"Beginning with L? Alright. Uh, Lettuce?" Amy thought.
"Nope." Rouge replied.
"Leather?" Amy guessed again.
"Strike two, girl, or you're out." Rouge warned teasingly.
"Alright, last guess. Uh, love?" Amy guessed.
"BINGO!" Rouge exclaimed.
"Oh, alright!" Amy responded, with a giggle. All of a sudden, they heard the dungeon doors open, and heard footsteps running downstairs.
"Oh, please say that's not Scourge again!" Rouge said in rage.
"SCOURGE, FOR THE LAST TIME! I AM NEVER GOING TO MARRY YO... !" Amy was cut off when she saw who it really was. It was Sonic and Shadow. Rouge also emerged from her sitting, and walked towards the bars.
"Oh my God! It can't be!" Rouge stated with tears flowing from her eyes.
"SONIC!" Amy exclaimed, as she placed both arms out of the cell.
"AMY!" Sonic exclaimed, as he ran towards her, and held both her hands. Shadow also ran towards Rouge, and did the same.
"Oh my God, Rouge! You're alright!" Shadow exclaimed, as he was just able to kiss Rouge on the lips lovingly.
"Don't ever leave me, Sonic! Please, get me out of here!" Amy cried. Sonic kisses her lips.
"I will, Amy. I promise. I need to find the keys." Sonic told her.
"The keys are on the wall behind you!" Rouge called.
"Shadow, we need to get the keys, no... !" Sonic was cut off, by a huge guard grabbing Sonic around the waist and arms. The guard was so strong, he actually lifted Sonic off the ground. Another guard who was built the same size also grabbed Shadow.
"SONIC!" Amy shrieked.
"SHADOW!" Rouge also shrieked.
"HEY! LET GO OF ME!" Shadow yelled.
"NO, YOU CAN'T! NOT NOW! WE WERE SO CLOSE!" Sonic snarled.
"ROUGE!" Shadow yelled again.
"AMYYYYYYYY!" Sonic screamed.
Amy and Rouge could only hold each other in comfort, and cried uncontrollably. All they could do was watch Sonic and Shadow being carried away from the dungeon. What fate lies ahead of Sonic and Shadow?