So uh... This chapter might be crappy. I've got a heavy load of both writers and artists block. -o-; Plus I have to study religion, french, biology AND social studies D: I hate school. Ah well. Now I go back to the precious precious sleeeeeep. -w- (Warning! Very much talking in this chapter :D I know, so don't complain XD)

Chapter Three: Dark Secrets

"Hm... So she when straight to my trap." A figure said to himself as he sat in the red velvet egg-formed chair in the darkness. "Hohoho! This'll be easier then ever." He turned on the light, revealing his egg formed figure, round head, orange beard, red nose and black round glasses. He pressed a button. "E-322, please check on our dear prisoner."

"Of course, Lord Robotnik." A metallic voice said through the little speaker placed on the desk in front of the mad scientist.

He pressed another button. "E-127, why don't you go to Elita and welcome our guests?"

"Anything for you, Lord Robotnik!" Another metallic voice, more cheery then the last one said, or well, squealed.

He clapped his hands together and grinned viciously. "With E-127, it'll be fine. Either they'll jump straight into my trap, or they'll get lost in her insanity."

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Tails smashed his fist into the desk again, making his coffee cup jump a few centimetres in the air, then land and spill some of the black-brown liquid.

"Calm down Tails." Knuckles said, sitting in a chair at the other side of the desk with his feet up. "The girls will be fine," He placed his feet on the ground and rose up, "We just need to find out what Eggman is after."

"I guess he's after Amy."

"How'd you get in here Rouge?" Tails looked at the black-dressed bat confused. "D'uh. I have a thief/agent background; your security system is no match for me." She crossed her arms and looked away.

"Anyways, what do you mean about 'I guess he's after Amy'?" Knuckles said, trying to calm down the usually never ending conflicts with his best friend and his wife.

Rouge sat down on the desk beside Knuckles. "I see... She doesn't trust you guys. Then I better seal my mouth too..." She said slyly and slid her finger across her pink lips, like she were closing something with a zipper.

Knuckles groaned. Why the hell did he marry this troublesome woman. "Go get that diamond necklace you wanted. Now spill it."

Tails chuckled lowly. He was glad he still was a young teenager, not needing to care too much about girls and all that stuff.

"I love you too." Rouge said arrogantly, "Haven't you noticed something weird when X-raying Ames, hm?"

Tails pressed a button. The whole desk plate started to glow, and showed a skeleton figure of the pink hedgehog. "Not really, except for this little spot over here..." He pointed at a spot that was placed were her heart was.

"Uh-huh." Rouge looked sarcastically at them. "Have you ever investigated that spot, fox boy?"

Tails looked at her. Damn it. He zoomed in. More and more, until they could see the spot more clearly. "Holy..."

"That girl has a dark hole inside her?" Knuckles looked questionly at it.

Rouge glared at his husband. "And you call yourself a guardian of the master emerald?" She pulled up an old paper with ancient scripts, "It's the effect of negative Chaos energy." Rouge pointed at some pictures, "It probably happened when Eggman disappeared. She has been feeling ill at times, especially whenever close to Chaos energy. Last time we had seen Eggman he summoned Chaos again, and this time, he could control it, which meant utter chaos. Tikal came again and we managed to drive it away. But the secret is that Amy sacrificed her self as a holder of the monster. Did you think she had those sky blue streaks on her shoulders for nothing?"

The guys looked at each other and nodded slowly.

Rouge's hand made contact with her own forehead. "Guys..." She sighed. "She can turn into that monster at any time. If Eggman gets his hands on this power..." She made a pause,

"His wish of conquering the world will be a piece of cake."