Grandfather Clock

Chapter 3: Master of Time

"It seems like home, is it?" Amy asked.

"It's not," Shadow replied.

"Sonic!" Amy ran over and hugged Sonic. Something pulled her back.

"That's not Sonic, you idiot! Look!" Amy examined Sonic more closely; he was dirty with his head held low. Some of his flesh looked as if it had burned off, his brain was showing, Sonic suddenly snapped up his head. His eyes where empty, glowing green. He outstretched his arms and slowly walked forward. Shadow swung his fist as hard as he could, knocking Sonic over.

"What's going on?" Amy asked. Shadow rubbed his temples frustrated.

"Don't you get it? We are just in some other illusion. Get away!" Shadow was now beating down Sonic.

"Shadow!"

"What—" an army of zombies walked towards them. "Amy listen to me, go in the house and get any blunt weapons, do you have any guns?"

"No guns, I don't like them."

"Go in your house, get something like bats, golf clubs, or hockey sticks." Amy nodded and ran into her house." By the time Amy got back, Shadow had bashed Sonic's head in. Blood stained his face and hands. Amy held two bats and a thin sword.

"Eww!" She cried out.

"What's with the sword?"

"I practice with in, I'm very skilled with it."

"All right," Shadow took the bats one in the left hand and other in the right. "Have you ever seen a movie like this?"

"No."

"To kill them you just have to beat their brains out." The army got closer to them. Shadow and Amy ran. Shadow pushed her towards a car. "Get in." he commanded. They both got in. He hotwired the car and drove off.

"How do we get out of here?"

"Well, logically there is only one way, a portal." Shadow drove quickly.

"Aren't you going a little fast?" Shadow only drove faster.

"This will help up get through."

"Through what?" Shadow pointed forward. The dead came toward them.

"Tighten up!" The car smashed through the bodies as they when into the air. The car stared to slow down as the bodies piled up. The car stopped.

"Shit!" Shadow slammed down on the acceleration. The zombies slammed on the windows.

"They will get us!" Amy sobbed.

"Don't cry! Watch out." Shadow sat back putting his feet on the car door. He pulled is feet back and slammed on the door. It flew back zombies when with it. Shadow grabbed Amy by the waist and brought her up to the top of the car. Shadow held Amy tight as he flew off. Shadow held the bats in one arm and Amy in the other. Amy looked up at Shadow and smiled.

"You're really great do you know that, Shadow?" Amy asked softly.

"Hm," Shadow grumbled. Suddenly a dark figure knocked them out of the sky. Shadow and Amy fell they smashed through a building and through three stories. Shadow stood up.

"Amy," he shook her. "Amy wake up."

"She will not rise," Shadow turned around. A man stood by a broken window. "Why not just hand her over to me?" Shadow held Amy in his arms tight. The creature grinned showing two fangs.

"Vampire," Shadow whispered.

"Oh there you go old boy, you got it. How will you get out of this one?" the vampire moved left, Shadow pulled back.

"No damn stakes," Shadow whispered looking around.

"Oh yes, vampires are not at all like…zombies, brainless, slow, ah what's that I hear." Shadow herd some noises from at the base of the building. "They hunger…and so do I, just and me the girl!" he was irritated.

"No! I may not no the words of god to keep you back." Shadow growled.

"Clearly," the vampire scoffed.

"But I can still kick ass!" Shadow ran forward and kicked the vampire he fell back and out.

"Hey! You idiot, down you ever watch horror movies?" The vampire flew up. "Hehe" Shadow stood back. "Ar—are you scared, afraid? A chilling horror rising in your throat? You think zombies and vampires are bad? You've just scratched the surface." He spoke seriously now. "Other monster are waiting for you. Some come, you don't have a chance."

"I'm not afraid, I don't fear you," Shadow whispered.

"You, hah! I'm not afraid," he mocked. The vampire screeched out toward the sky. Soon wood, metal, and other items fell down, Shadow protected Amy as layers crushed his body. Shadow kicked his legs.

"Trapped."

"Yes very good, check mate," he laughed.

"You can't win."

"Hahaha! Do you not see? I have won; Look at you self. Pathetic!" the vampire slowly walked forward. "Hah yes, so good, why not admit defeat?"

"You think you won."

"Can't admit your own defeat? You must be full of yourself." He was now standing right in front of Shadow. "The girl?" He held out his hand.

"No! He growled.

"But why not?" he said clapping his hands together. "Leave her here…and I'll let you go."

"No," Shadow repeated. The vampire leaned forward outstretching his hand. Shadow looked around quickly. Stake, stake, come on. He spotted a sharp fragment of wood. Good enough! Shadow grabbed the wood and stabbed the vampire.

"Uh, shit!" he groaned. Shadow grabbed his sleeve and pulled his in. Pressuring the stake in the vampire with his other hand. The dark creature fell back as shadow pushed him. "You bastard!"

"Surprised?" Shadow asked. He disappeared in a puff of black smoke. Shadow and Amy disappeared. The two reappeared in a clock tower. Some clocks ticked, and chimed.

"Hello…"

"Whose there," Shadow looked around cautiously. An old man approached him.

"You have gotten so far, I'm…unimpressed." The old man frowned.

"Yeah, so what? Who the hell are you, and were am I?"

"So many questions, young one. Have you not figured it out? You're in the clock. You see I am the creator of the clock. How it works, it's curse, illusions, and your just part of the game."

"The game?"

"Yes and with all good games…there is a time limit, and you are losing."

"If this is just a damn game to you then I'll beat you down!"

"Oh, oh, you are a fighter, aren't you? Listen, you see like a sharp boy, How 'bout we make a deal."

"What king of deal?" Shadow raised an eyebrow.

"You give me the girl, and I'll let you go, curse free."

"No damn way!"

"Shadow?" Amy said weakly.

"Amy, are you all right?" Shadow asked concerned.

"Where am I?"

"Don't you remember?"

"Standing around here taking wont get you out," The man zapped them. They seemed to be in a wasteland, dead trees and no person is sight.

"Shadow," Amy looked up at him.

"Yeah?"

"I thought that this was all a dream…"

"It's not, its just some sick bastards game, he said something about a time limit." Shadow ran forward.

"I don't think I will make it…"

"What do you mean?"

"I…just don't feel any energy in me…" tears rolled down her face. "Like a force is stopping me. I have been on many adventures with Sonic and the gang…this is my last." Amy stopped breathing.

"…She can't be dead, can she?" Shadow put her on the ground checking her. "…" He slowly got up and walked away. Shadow herd a sound behind him.

"Shadow…" Amy got up.

"Amy?" Shadow walked up to her and hugged her. She pushed him back.

"Why would you just leave me here? You could not even try you help me…" She spoke demonically.

"But you…looked dead."

"You would leave me, just like Maria…"

"Maria…" Shadow whispered.

"She died because of you, why?" Shadow was looking at the ground. "Look at me when I am talking to you."

"Wha--?" Shadow looked deeply into her eyes. Shadow frowned; he jumped back, "Chaos Sphere!" Amy was thrown back.

"Shadow…" She stared to cry. "Why would you attack a friend?" Shadow ran forward and punched.

"Please Shadow, stop!"

"Gr! Do you think I some damn fool?" Shadow tackled her then kicked her upward. "I'll kill you!" Shadow jumped up and caught her. He shot downward, grinding Amy in the ground. Shadow grabbed her arm and snapped it off. He elbowed her in the face crushing it.

"Oh, very good old boy!" The old man's voice echoed from Amy. "You figured that she isn't the girl you stepped in with."

"Where's Amy?" The ground began to rumble. Building came up from the ground, street lamps, and cars. The world changed, black and white.

"How 'bout a game, old boy?"

"How about you stop hiding and face me?" Amy ran from one ally way to another, Shadow followed. "Amy!" He called. Amy then jumped down from one building and into the front door of another.

"Which Amy is your Amy? You guess! Is this not fun?" Soon the town was swarming with clones of Amy, running around.