On with the show…

Sentiments of another

It was a warm night in September. Leaves on trees were beginning to change color to match the changing seasons. Gentle gusts of wind blew grass and plants to create waves of patterns in them. A white bat with a tan muzzle walked down a sidewalk that seemed to have the least leaves covering it. She wore a purple leather outfit with matching boots and white gloves.

Rouge walked along in thought of the past week. It all happened so fast and a lot of it she did not understand. Shadow had gotten rid of the comet and the few remaining Black arms were being killed off by GUN and small groups of rebellious citizens under alien occupation. The destruction of Westopolis was major both physically and economically and it was rumored that it was never to be rebuilt.

She sighed, "Well now what?" she asked herself. "Now that everyone has gone, what do I do?" she looked up at the sky and noticed dark clouds were forming in the sky above her, "That's strange…those weren't there a second ago. Then a drop of water hit her in the eye and she quickly covered herself with her wings, "Damn it! Can't I have any peace!?" Rouge started running down the street looking for cover, but she had no idea of where to go or what to do. Some woods were nearby, and being the "Fearless" treasure hunter she was, she decided to take her chances.

After about five minutes of running through wet woods, she stopped and fell to her knees, "It's no use! I'll just have to wait the night in cold and wet clothes!" She cried with despair as her mascara started to run down her cheeks mixed with tears. Some fearlessness alright, but the rain was pouring so hard the ground looked like it would become a pond before long. As she sobbed, a dark figure walked toward her. Her ears twitched and she quickly looked up. Since her vision was blurred by the darkness and the rain she backed up and held up her arm, "Stop! Who are you! Get away from me!" The figure outstretched its hand and she closed her eyes waiting for the tight grip on her neck to begin, but no pain came. After a few moments she looked up and saw that he wasn't trying to hit her, but to help her up. Rouge was puzzled and slowly asked "Wha…what?".

"It's not safe here, you should come with me" was the figure's reply.

Rouge quickly thought this over in her head, "He could be a nice guy trying to get me out of the rain, or he could be some pervert trying to get his hands on me, but either way it seems he's offering shelter so I guess I should accept". The bat took the figure's hand and before she could open her mouth to speak, she was being carried at fast speeds through the air deeper into the woods.

"Give us the chaos emeralds-Immortal-Angel Island-Mercy-Shadow! Do it for me, give the people of this world a chance to be happy!-Despair-Murderer-Deathbringer-Anger-Hope is for the weak-Underestimation-Mankind-Earth-Ultimate Life Form-Honesty-Love-Betrayal-Orion"

Shadow awoke from his nightmare of visions and memories. His bed sheets were drenched in sweat and his wet body felt cold in the space station. He got up and put his hand against the wall as he took in large amounts of air. Then he glanced over at the large window on the wall. The sun had come around from the other side again and the auto lights were turned off. He took a few more breaths, and then walked into the hallway connected to the room.

"None of this matters anyway" He said as he walked down the hallway to the central observation deck. He wanted to get back to earth, and since the controls of the shuttles were strange and complicated, all teleportation destinations were obsolete and malfunctioning, and the fact he couldn't use chaos control because he had no emerald, he decided to use a pod. He set the controls to launch and stepped onto the platform. The pod came up quickly and he was launched towards earth.

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The dark trees and rain seemed to fly by as Rouge was carried by this strange creature. Within moments they reached a large castle-like mansion. It was very large and appeared to be the style of gothic architecture. Windows of beautiful red stain glass fronted the establishment. A large tower of black stone loomed over the area and seemed to watch the two with its eerie presence. A large bridge made of stone and wood led to the entrance, a 30 foot high door of oak and ebony trimmings. On either side of the door stood a statue, each depicting an eye with black wings on either side.

Rouge's mouth was agape with awe of the sight. It was a scary view, and the rain did not help, and before she could ask what the place was she was whisked away to the door. The creature pulled a large rope and a bell was sounded. The door was then opened only to behold a small person, shorter than Tails, fully clothed in a crimson robe. A hood hid his face in darkness and he held a lantern, "Who goes there?" he said with a quick old voice. "Let me in Frederick" The creature holding Rouge answered. "Ah! Master Vedrix! We were wondering when you would be back! And who is this? A guest perhaps? Hmm? A friend of the Master? Hmm, Yes? Well this weather is dreadful, pray do come in" the person sounded excited and moved aside so they could come in and the door was shut behind them.

They were now in a large room, the foyer. It was lit by dim torches perched on the wall. Rouge now looked up at "Vedrix". To her astonishment, she was held by a tall muscular bat. He was about 8 feet tall (yes, he was very tall), with gray fur and a white muzzle. His wings were black and Rouge guessed his wingspan to be about 10 feet (yes, even larger). He was handsome, but had an eye patch covering his left eye, which was covered with three glass circles, a green one, a blue one, and a white one. Both were dripping water onto the floor but the room felt very warm. Rouge opened her mouth to say thank you, but her arrogance snapped back into action, "Get your hands off me! Don't you know how to treat a lady?" In a very rude fashion, Vedrix dropped her to the floor. She quickly got up in anger and yelled to his face, "How dare you! You have some nerve pal! If I ever-" Her voice trailed off as he walked off to a doorway and left the room.

Rouge was now very angry she was ready to hit the stone wall as hard as she could but the door greeter stopper her, "Oh I am terribly sorry miss. If you would pray excuse the master, its just we never have many visitors here at the academy, let alone a lady of your quality" Rouge turned around to look at him. His hood was now off, and his face could be seen. He was also a bat, but seemed a whole lot older. "Pray, I do not think we have been properly introduced. My name is Fredrick Amon, and I am the butler of Bloodmail Manor. Do you have a name?" Fredrick asked with politeness. "Of course I have a name! I'm Rouge the Bat, World Class Treasure Hunter" The female said with anger and pride. "Oh, and would she like a room for the night? The storm doesn't seem to be letting up any time soon" he said answering the statement. "Yes, she would" she answered ending the conversation and she followed Fredrick through a door opposite of Vedrix's.

Outside the storm raged and wolves began to howl at the full moon.

I know everyone in the sonic universe is supposed to be about 3 feet tall, but I'm just going to say for size's sake that everyone had a height around the average human, so maybe a little less then 6 feet tall.