Alrighty, it's chapter 3!
Disclaimer: I do not own Sonic the hedgehog or the characters. They belong to SEGA, and Scourge and Finitevus belong to Archie comics. Thank yous, and enjoy!
Molly's POV
My alarm goes off at 5:50, waking me up from my strange dream. It's Tuesday. Just like yesterday, my mind goes back to my dream. But this time, I don't smile.
Last night wasn't happy. Well, it started off happy, but then that guy came. Why did he want me? And why did he tell me his name? Augh, I have a feeling I'll be seeing him again. I decide I'm going to tell Shadow. I walk downstairs and find him lounging on the couch.
"Shadow? I had a weird dream. Could you help me with it?" I ask. He nods, then points to the spot next to him. I sit down and begin to tell him my dream.
"Okay, so I was at this boardwalk place. And this guy came up to me. I don't know why, but he said he wanted me," I say. Right away, Shadow asks who the guy was.
"He told me his name was…Scourge? And he kind of freaked me out, so I ran off. Somehow he knew my name without me telling him," I reply. Shadow gasps.
"Scourge? His name is SCOURGE? Molly, never, ever, EVER associate with him! DON'T let him get near you!" He yells. I nod.
"Why? What's so bad about-" I start, but he stops me.
"Scourge is the evil king of Anti Mobius! You, you're a very important person, Molly. So important that Scourge would stop at nothing to get his hands on you!" He says. My face twists at the last sentence.
"Not in THAT sense, Molly! …I'm pretty sure not in that sense," Shadow assures me. I heave a sigh of relief. I start to turn and pour my cereal when Shadow grabs my shoulder.
"No way. You're not going to school with that maniac after you! Do you know how fast and strong he is? He could run over and take you, and no one would be able to stop him! No. We're skipping," He explains. I smile widely. Skipping school? Yes! THIS is the life that I want to live! So I nod and walk upstairs to get ready.
] Shadow and I walk down the street to the neighborhood pool. His motorcycle is parked in one of the 6 parking spaces in front of the pool. He can't park in my driveway because my parents don't know about him. So anyway, he hops on the front seat. I get on the back and wrap my arms around him. We simultaneously put our helmets on, then take off.
Our first stop is Burger King. I skipped breakfast at home in all my excitement. After I finish my French toast, we get back on the road. We both agree that we'll go see a movie. When we reach the theater, it's about 7 in the morning. To our dismay, the theater doesn't open until 10. So we walk on through the mall. We're about to go into a store when a black Pathfinder swerves dangerously around the corner at full speed and nearly hits us.
But it doesn't. Instead, it stops right next to us. I look around. The mall is desolate except for a few people, since it's the middle of a work day. My mind snaps back to the scene in front of me. Shadow steps in front of me protectively. I gasp at the figure in front of us. It's Scourge, and it's clear that this meeting is no accident.
"Well, well, if it isn't the little truant and her guardian? By the way, I didn't like the way you treated me last night, Molly. But I'll dismiss it," He says. I take a step back away from him, and Shadow grabs my hand tightly.
"Come on, now. I wasn't that bad last night, was I? I'm sorry if I freaked you out, okay? Would you like to go do something together? Wouldn't you like to have a little adventure in your life? Come on, let's go," Scourge holds his hand out to me. I stare at the hand for a moment. Before I can respond, Shadow steps forward and brings his fist to Scourge's jaw.
"Get away from her! She won't join the dark side, or your goddamn league!" He growls. Scourge wipes the blood from his mouth. His face grows dark, but his tone remains calm-ish.
"Find then. Be that way. You'll regret it, though," He says, then leans in close to my face, just like he did last night.
""And you, my dear, just made a deadly mistake. If you want to undo it, then meet me in your dreams at midnight-ish tonight. Got it?" Scourge whispers. He then proceeds to step back in the Pathfinder and drive away.
"What did he tell you?" Shadow demands. I tell him about the deadly mistake part, but not about him asking me to meet him tonight. I have a feeling this secret is one I'll need to keep.
The rest of the day goes by uneventfully. At 3:15, Shadow and I drive home so I can be there at about the same time the bus lets off. I lie, tell me mom I had a great day at "school", then walk upstairs. Before I can get to my room, I hear Shadow shout,
"Molly! Get your butt in here! It's freaking urgent!" I run ahead to my room. Shadow is standing there with a piece of paper in his hand.
"Where's Co-" But before I can finish, he hands me the paper. It reads:
"I told you you'd regret your decision. Remember what I told you.
X Scourge"