"AHHHH!"
A loud scream was heard from a young silver hedgehog who was sleeping under the stars. He sat up on the grass, sweating.
When he had gotten hold of himself, he looked around and saw his roomie beside him on the grass. "What?" he asked. "Blaze? You're not dead?"
Blaze burst into laughter.
"Me? Dead? That's the silliest thing I've ever heard since Tails claimed the end of the world last year!" she replied, between fits of laughter.
"But - Todd? And the orb I gave you?" Silver asked.
"Ah silly, you've had a nightmare." Blaze replied, reaching for a backpack beside her.
"I did?" Silver asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Of course," Blaze answered, as she got up. "Come on, let's go or we'll never get to our destination on time."
"Okay," Silver said. "But...what is our destination?"
The lilac cat turned around to face her partner. "What - you didn't know where we're going the whole time?" she asked.
"Of course not! You never told me!" Silver said.
"Ah, forget it." Blaze replied. "Let's go."
"That's the question! Where?" Silver cried out.
"You'll see," came the laconic answer, as the speaker receded in the distance.
Silver had no choice but to follow her.
"Fine, fine," he grumbled, picking up his own backpack and following her wherever she was going.
Later...
"We're going here?" Silver asked, looking around.
"Of course we are. Where else do you think? The land dump?" Blaze asked. She took the back-pack off her back and dumped it on the floor. "Home, sweet home."
Epic background music was heard, as the two on-lookers examined their where-abouts.
"Wow," Silver said, breathlessly. "It's amazing."
White pillars made of marble were the only things visible, except darkness and the pearl ceiling. No lights were hung anywhere, and it was harder than hard to see what colour the pillars were.
"So...this is home?" Silver asked.
"Yep," Blaze said, smiling proudly. "The hall of King Flame-stone."
"Well...this is pretty cool," the young silver hedgehog said. "But I didn't know we'd be going here. You can stay here, I'll just be at the -" He started running towards the door.
But he put on the brakes when he saw Blaze in front of him, hands and legs stretched out wide as if she were trying to block him from escaping (which she was).
"Oh, you're going nowhere," she said, coldly.
"Why not?" Silver asked.
"Because I say so," Blaze repliedm harshly. An evil smile formed on her lips. "Besides, once you go in, there's no going out."
"We can escape the way we came in," Silver said.
"Oh no we can't," Blaze said. She pointed to a rubble of rocks that had rolled down the cliff side and blocked the entrance/exit where they had come from.
"Surely there's another way out!" Silver exclaimed.
"Well," Blaze said, "There is one way."
"What's that?" Silver asked. His wide yellow eyes started twinkling with curiosity.
"It leads to a tunnel that leads to another tunnel that leads to yet another tunnel which leads to a cave which leads to a river of alligators in the cave which leads to a bridge in the cave which leads to another cave which leads to daylight." Blaze said, speaking uber fast without any pauses to catch her breath.
"Great! Let's go!" Silver cried out, spinning on his heel till he turned the other direction and starting running.
"Silver! Wait! We can't do that! Wanna know why? BECAUSE THE TUNNELS ARE INFESTED WITH MONSTERS!" Blaze screamed.
Her words echoed around the hall. It was loud and mysterious, and could at least get a Spartan's legs to turn to jelly. Even Silver was beginning to feel horrible shivers down his spine.
"I don't like it here, Blaze," he said.
"Me neither. I have NO idea what's the matter with this place? It used to be SO beautiful and polished, and monsters - they're out of the question! My late uncle Burner told me about all this recent corruption. I - I never believed him," she replied.
"Why are we here anyway?" Silver asked.
"I'm looking for a gemstone, called the Flame-stone. It's named after my great great grandfather who built this hall in the first place. It is said that the Flame-stone has been hidden in a sacred room here for a thousand years. But anyone who goes in," Blaze explained. "Never comes out."
"So...it appears we have a mission," Silver said, "But why do we want the Flame-stone anyway?"
"It is the essence of good itself. We don't want the Flame-stone. We need it. And that's why we're here. Only one of the royal family bloodline is permitted to touch this Flame-stone and return it to its rightful owners, but it is forbidden to go alone. And that's why I need you here. I understand you wanting to leave, but...that's why I've been so harsh on you. You can't leave me, or nothing will happen right. I need your help and support Silver, to defeat evil once and for all!"
"Wow," Silver said. "That's a complicated story. Do you think we're going to make it?"
"Make what?" Blaze asked.
"Well, I meant...do you think we'll get out of here with the Flame-stone alive?" Silver asked.
"Don't add to the pressure, Silver. Just do what you can," Blaze replied.
Suddenly, both of them let out terrifying screams.
"What's that noise?" Silver asked, hiding behind his partner.
"It's - it's - "
"The - the"
"Zombies?"
"The monsters. RUN!"
But they didn't have time to run. Monsters and goblins swarmed together like bees in a hive. "Blaze, run." Silver said.
"What?" Blaze asked.
"Blaze! Run," he whispered again.
Blaze gulped.
"No I mean it! RUN!"
They ran for their lives, but they didn't get far. They were stuck in a circle, and the monsters surrounded them from all sides.
"Oh my gosh. Oh my gosh. Oh my gosh. Oh my gosh. Oh my gosh. Oh my gosh. Oh my gosh." Silver could be heard telling himself.
"Silver don't panic. Stay calm," Blaze said.
To be continued next chapter...
All my thanks go to the awesome deanna37. (I hope I spelt your name right.) She/He gave me the big idea to continue this and keep the other bits as just a dream. I decided to add more plot into this too. I hope y'all like it!
PS. I didn't turn for this to be so lame. I'm sorry. I'm NO good at expressing my thoughts on paper (or rather on computer XD) Oh well, PM me if you hate it.