I haven't had time to write this chapter and I had writers block for most of the time, so I am really sorry about it taking so long. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the chapter!!!!! Oh, yeah! I don't own the Sonic characters or any of that stuff; they belong to Sega & Sonic Team. I also don't own Isis; she belongs to Yokaichildofthesouth. I own Mist and the girl though. Minor language in this chapter. MAHAHAHAHA!!! Ok, I just wanted to do that... ON WITH THE CHAPTER!!!

Chapter 7: A Spirit Is Lurking

All was quiet as Isis walked through the deserted city. The only sound was the sound of her shoes hitting the cement under them. Then she heard a blood-curdling sceam through the night. It made her jump as there had been no noise before she had heard it. Before she knew it, she was running through the city as fast as she could. She had heard that scream before. Mist was in trouble.

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Shadow awoke as he heard a scream. He had no idea what had happened to him before he had fell unconsious, but right now he really didn't care. By the scream, he could tell Mist was hurt.

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As Isis turned a corner, she saw someone taking a body in an alley. She was afraid that it was Mist's body that the person was holding. So she tried to tap into her fire power. But, nothing happened. "Looks like I'll have to do it without my powers," she muttered. As she got to the alley, she saw a door close. She quickly ran to the door and tried to open it. Luckly, the door was unlocked. When she peaked in she saw footprints in the thick dust. So she decided to follow them. After going up five flights of stairs, she was pretty tired. She noticed, right before she colapsed on the stairs, that the footprints led into a room. When she tried to open the door though, she felt it stop. "Well, it's locked, but at least I know how to pick locks," she muttered in an iritated tone.

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As Shadow tried to sit up, he heard footsteps. When he saw who was walking towards him, he calmed down slightly. Isis was coming towards him with a knife so she could cut his bindings. When that was done, she asked "Did you see anyone come in here with Mist?" He just shook his head. Then they both heard a voice. It was as soft as snow and as beautiful as a nightingales song. When the person came out of the shadows, they saw a young girl (about 15) with snow white hair that went to her waist. Her face was as soft and beautiful as a rose's petals. Her eyes looked like a cat's (without the slits) with them being a deep yellow. Then she said "Why are you here?"

Isis just replied "Because I came looking for Mist."

"Well, you can see her, but she is weak."

"What did you do to her?!"

"I didn't do anything, but she was putting up a very hard fight," the girl said quietly as she led them though a hall.

When the girl opened the door at the end of the hall, they knew Eggman would have loved this place. There were lots of mechanical things. To the side of the room there was a big, heavy door. In the middle of the huge room there was a large window. When they went to look through it they saw, on a steel table, with bindings on her wrists and ankles to keep her on the table, was Mist. The girl with the white hair went over to the control panel and pressed a few buttons. On the computer moniter, they saw energy readings, brain patterns, and many other complacated things. "Her brain patterns and energy amounts are abnormal," she said.

"What do you mean?" Shadow said quietly.

"Her energy amounts have increased dramticly sense I last checked, and now they are at an uncontrolable level, at least for her. And her brain patterns have changed in many ways as well," she explained, "come and look."

After Shadow had gotten a good look, he told her, " turn the visual on Mist," and she did so.

What they saw suprised them. Mist was tossing and sweating alot. "Shit," the girl said under her breath.

Isis remembered when she saw Mist like that last. She had had a very bad nightmare that she would not tell anyone about.

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In the next chapter: What is happening to Mist and how is everything going with Sonic, Tails, And Knuckles? I am enjoying this to much now...