Chapter 5
The bell had rung at school, signaling the end of the day. Celestia ran out of the doors and checked the ally where three teenagers died today.
After she fled the scene, she ran straight to the teachers, demanding the police be called. She said she went outside for a quick walk, during the free study period, and saw Brandon killing his friends. Teachers had gathered at the ally Celestia pointed them to and saw Brandon twisting Mike's neck and slitting his throat with the hunting knife. The police got there as fast as they could and Brandon was taken into custody.
Celestia thought the show was extremely amusing.
Especially when her master left Brandon's body and left him there, holding the knife without any explanation. But the fingerprints, the evidence, the testimony of Celestia proved his guilt. The evil girl had laughed on the inside when he was protesting he didn't do it and that Tails Doll was back, thanks to her.
The police told him the doll was gone forever and couldn't come back. This statement only made Brandon's guilt more apparent. He was to stay in jail for a few months and a court would determine his future.
Smiling to herself, Celestia gazed, past the police tape, at the three dead bodies of Colin, Mike and Jeremy. One was stabbed, one had a broken neck and the last one had a slit throat and a broken neck.
Three small objects caught her eye. She took a step closer and saw something that made her shriek with delight and ran off laughing.
There, on the ground, were the three dead boys' testicals.
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On the other side of town, Sonic the Hedgehog, Miles Prower, Amy Rose and Knuckles the Echidna were confronting their arch enemy at his base. Doctor Ivo Robotnic hadn't counted on being broken into, but not in a million years could he foresee Sonic asking him what he had done with Tails Doll's red gem.
"Sonic..." Eggman grumbled. "I threw that out in the trash after the host body was buried a full year ago. What on earth makes you think that he's alive?"
"Simple, Doc," Sonic said, coolly. "The high school victim had his eyeball insides removed with the shells perfectly intact. And haven't you seen the most recent news?" he asked. Tails held up a newspaper, the front page clearly stating "WOMAN DIES BY MYSTERIOUS CHOKING!"
"The woman died because she had stuffing clogged down her throat. What other murder have you ever heard of with that kind of death?" Tails asked.
Eggman clearly didn't see that coming. The only deaths with that scenario was all done by his monstrosity. Maybe Sonic was right.
"But then...let's think for a few minutes on this," he said, gruffly.
"The Tails Doll's grave was surrounded by chains, locks and a gate. The person would either have had to unlock the locks or crush them. Those locks were steel and almost impossible to crush.
"The jewel was in the garbage, so it was obviously at the garbage dump. Who would go there to find a hard to find object?
"Most importantly, what motives could this person possibly have for wanting to awaken a beast?" Eggman finished. "The details of Tails Doll was never unnoticed by these people. Someone must have been quite mad to go through the trouble of finding the jewel, breaking the locks and actually wanting to bring back Tails Doll, KNOWING what it's capable of."
"Too many details, Eggman," Knuckles said. "I say we try and use the power of the Chaos Emeralds to find him and put a stop to him before he kills again."
"Too late..." Amy said, flicking on the news on Eggman's 60" flat screen TV.
"News Flash! Local murderer discovered under the roof of the high school!
Seventeen year old Brandon Peters of Saint Mary High School in Station Square was discovered with a knife and covered with blood in the alley next to the school. Four bodies...the bodies of what were thought to be the friends of the mentioned...were dead, necks snapped and stabbed repeatedly. The victims were identified as Colin Steward, Steven Jones, Mike Merton and Jeremy Frank.
Thanks to the brave actions of Celestia Noble, Brandon Peters was arrested and charged with murder. Noble reportedly had been out for a quick break and had walked past the alley, where she witnessed the murders. Brandon Peters had tried to assult her and only succeeded in breaking her nose. She, thankfully, escaped and informed the teachers of the school of the events and called the police.
This is the three o'clock news, brought to you by Station Square's best on-the-go reporters."
Amy clicked off the TV. "It doesn't sound right to me. What kind of guy just murders his friends out of the blue? That doesn't make any sense."
"We oughta investigate that matter..." Sonic said, putting a hand under his chin and tapping his foot. He was obviously in deep thought. "I wonder if maybe the police will let me talk to him..."
"It's our only choice. We've got to stop any more bloodshed," Tails nodded.
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"Absolutely not."
"But Chief, we need to! The fate of Station Square depends on it!"
"I said no! Now be off, hedgehog."
Sonic glared at the fat policeman behind the desk, with the badge that titles him 'chief'. "Look, sir, me and my friends have a huge belief that Tails Doll might be released after all. I need to talk to this guy and see if he has any information about it. If you don't let me in, another innocent life could be taken."
"And if I let you in, that innocent life could be your own. This kid is dangerous. Besides, Tails Doll is dead. Now get!" The chief shouted.
Sonic scowled. "Fine, but I will be back." With that, he turned and left.
Tails was sitting on the front steps of the station. When Sonic came out, he quickly stood up.
"Amy's at the grave right now. She wants us to meet her there right away," he said.
"Alright. Did she say what for?"
"No. Just climb into the Tornado. We're about to find out."
The kitsune and hedgehog climbed on the small plane and flew to the south end of town.
At the gravesite, Amy Rose was circling the sealed off grave...which wasn't sealed off anymore. Her lower lip trembled as she confirmed her suspicions: Tails Doll was alive again.
"But who...and how..." she muttered.
The sound of a plane was heard overhead. She looked up and was relieved to see Sonic and Tails here. As soon as they jumped out of the plane, Sonic's eyes widened.
"So it's true."
Tails saw what he meant. "These locks were busted...by a mere rock," he said, picking up a broken lock. "It looks like they weren't as strong as Eggman promised. Or maybe rust weakened it," he noted, seeing the brown reddish tint.
"The details of how the lock was broken isn't important. We need to show this to the police and start tracking him down. Otherwise, the whole city will be in danger," Sonic said.
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Lying on her bed in her room, Celestia couldn't stop her giggling.
"My master...my master is so excellent...how I love you...Tails Doll..."
And that's how the girl known as Celestia Noble lost her mind.
The demon doll floated invisibly in front of her, staring coldly. This slave was beginning to get mad and losing her sanity. He couldn't have that. It would be too easy for humans to notice something was wrong.
He shimmered into view.
"Oh my master!" Celestia fell to his floating feet and kissed them. "Your power is so excellent! I saw just what you had done to those boys, it was so awful, it was wonderful! You are so...wonderful, master!"
"I know," Tails Doll said in an icy voice. "I'm something no man can comprehend...let alone a silly little girl."
Celestia stopped laughing just long enough to hear what he said. But before she could say anything, Tails Doll vanished again.
"Where did my master go?" Celestia asked, sounding like a little girl. But no one was there to answer her. The loud moans and screams from accross the hall was the only thing heard.
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In the jail cell 14D, Brandon Peters sat on his cot and tried to think. He had no memory of what happened after he stood up to fight the Tails Doll. But for some reason, he was the convicted murderer of his four friends.
But how did it happen?
"You...bitch!" Brandon said, looking up as Jeremy finally died from lack of oxygen. Colin and Mike looked up as well, ready to beat the living hell out of Steel Girl.
Celestia smiled sweetly. "Aw, did I do something to make the big bad jocks cry?" she taunted. "Did I bruise their egos? Deflate their balls? Or is it because one of their widdle fwiends are gone and won't ever come back?" she sang in a baby voice.
"I...am...going...to...KILL YOU!" Brandon jumped up, and aimed a punch at Celestia's small face. She step sided and did a backflip.
"Amateurs."
"Fucking bitch!" Mike got up and grabbed Celestia from the back. She screamed as the boys surrounded her, cracking their knuckles. Colin threw a punch down at her nose, breaking it. The blood splattered on her shirt and on the ground. Brandon aimed a kick at her jaw, dislocating it.
"You're only making it worse for yourselves..." an eerie voice said, reminding them all that Tails Doll was still around.
Brandon turned around slowly, weary of the doll's evil. As soon as he faced the floating doll, he was prepared to fight his way out of death.
"But what happened after that..." he muttered. All I remember is utter blackness and then I woke up, holding a knife..."
"Mortals are so simple minded, they do not even know when they are taken as a host..."
The Tails Doll shimmered into view in front of the thought-struck boy.
Brandon gasped and drew away. "Here to finish the job, or something?"
"I had that in mind. But you were a great host for my power. I shall offer you a choice...become my slave or die," Tails Doll said, floating and bobbling, but not moving from the spot he shimmered into view from.
Brandon stared at the doll, unbelieving in what he heard. This doll...this monster...had made him kill his best friends and now it was expecting him to join it?
"No way in hell!" he said, jumping up.
"Then you shall die here. Say hello to the souls of the damned for me," Tails Doll said in a sneering voice. He vanished, without another word.
At first, Brandon didn't feel anything. The cell was eerily quiet, and so was the rest of the world.
Then he felt the chill...the freezing cold that no man could have ever felt and lived to tell about. He started to shiver and his teeth chattered. He tried closing his eyes and hugging himself to keep warm, but it was so cold that he felt even all his blood inside was frozen stiff.
"T-t-t-this...m-must be...t-t-the p-p-p-p-power o-of...T-Tails D-doll..." he said before he passed out.
It was hours before anyone found him. The staff member, in charge of unlocking and escorting the prisoners to dinner, had come to cell 14D to get Brandon, but only found a body instead.
His skin was cold and milk white. His eyes were frozen stiff by death. His hair had turned white from fear.
The only explanation the Medical Examiner could come up with was Code 4892: Scared to Death.
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This is getting pretty interesting.
Sorry if the chapter appears a bit rushed. I'll try and work on that, and I may replace this chapter with more details at a later date. But for you, my readers, I give you this.