"Setting 9." Amy said. "But that much poison in her could have killed her." Tails said. I ripped the black bands off of Tori's wrist. "She cant die. Not again, she died on me once, it cant happen again." I said hugging her. "Wait. Tori's died before?" A'isha asked. "Its a long story." Tails said to A'isha. "uuuuuugggghhhhhh." I looked and saw Tori moving then opening her eyes. "Sonic?" She asked weakly. "Im here Tori are you okay?" I asked in a low voice. "Im fine, a little shooken up but fine." She said weakly, I smiled and gently hugged her. "What exactly happened to you Tori? Did you die?" Tails asked walking next to me. "No, that last shock from Scourge did alot but not enough to kill me. I simply passed out from all the poison and shocking. But when you ripped off the bands the poison started to fade and finally vanished, thats when I woke up. If I would have gotten shocked again then yes I would have died. Thanks guys, Id be nothing without you all." Tori siad smiling. A'isha, Shadow and Amy walked next to me.
"You have alot to explain to me." A'isha said kneeling down next to Tori which made her giggle. "Can someone can me a phone so I can call the zone cops." Tori said. "Ill get you a phone." Shadow said. "Sonic help me up please." I helped Tori stand but she was wobbly and weak on her feet. "You were a setting away from death." Amy said. "Heres the phone." Shadow said handing it to Tori. I sat her down in a chair and she called the zone cops, they got her about 10 minutes after Tori called.
(Tori's POV)
"Sorry it took so long traffic between ours and your universe is terrible and dont worry Tori, Scourge will be locked up for a long long time." Zonic said as Zspio and Zector put the knocked out Scourge in cuffs and put him in a cop car. "Thanks so much Zonic." I said smiling. "Anytime. If anyone ever bothers you just let me know and Ill handle it." Zonic said. "I will. And you wont tell my brother about this will you?" I asked. "My lips are sealed." Zonic said smilng, I hugged him and he returned my hug then let me go. Sonic came up next to me and put hsi arm around me. "You got yourself a good group of friends Tori." Zonic said. "I know." I said hugging Sonic. "This your boyfriend Ive heard of? Sonic the Hedgehog?" Zonic asked looking at Sonic lifting up his eye cover on his helmet. "Yes I am." Sonic said. "You better take care of her Sonic if you know whats good for you." Zonic said looking dead at Sonic. "Trust me I will." Sonic said. Zonic smiled. "Alright we gotta head back to the prison. Good bye everyone." Zonic said waving as he left with Zspio and Zector. "Well alot has happened these fews couple of days hasent?" I asked. "You can say thhat again." A'isha said walking next to me. "Now will you explain to me... WHAT THE HELL HAS BEEN GOING ON!" A'isha yelled. "Easy girl come on Ill explain inside." I said then we all walked inside. I explained everything from the day I met Sonic to right now. "Why havent you told about this before?" A'isha asked. "I just didnt want you to get involded in this and I didnt and dont want my brothers to fine out." I said.
"Tori Im your best friend you know you can tell me anything." A'isha said smiling and putting her hand on my back. I smiled. "Im going home for a good nights rest." I said getting up off of Sonic's lap. "Im going too." A'isha said standing up. "Be careful and call me if you need anything." Sonic said kissing my cheek. "I will bye Sonic." I said then me and A'isha left and went to my house. We stopped infront of my house and I took a deep breath and walked inside with A'isha, my brothers were playing video games. "Hey bros." I said smiling trying to make it like Im not trying to hide something. "Hello Tori." Dustin said in a strict fatherly voice like he has. "Hello Dustin." I said. "Hey Tori's brothers." A'isha said waving hopefuly that will change this akward moment. "Me and A'isha will be in my room." I said running up to my room dragging A'isha along with me. Were in my room and Im playing on my laptop and A'isha playing on my desktop trying to forget the last couple of days. I sighed.
"Im going to sleep." I said getting in my bed. "Ima stay up." A'isha said looking away from the screen, I yawned and fell asleep.
I was walking to the mall smiling and happy. "Hey babe, lets go have some fun." I said being picked up bridal style, I looked and it was Scourge. "Wha- what are you doing here?" I asked getting nervous. "I came for you babe were gonna have some fun, trust me youll enjoy it." Scourge siad then started running and stopped at a house. "Why did you bring me here?" I asked. "If were gonna have fun babe it be better alone." He took me inside the house and then tied up my hands and feet. "Define fun. Cause Im complety sure Im not gonna have fun." I said, Scourge then put some duct tape on my mouth. "You will believe me. Im wanted for many things...theft...murder..." I began to worry. "And rape..." He said pulling out a pocket knife. He chuckled as he began cutting my clothes off of me. My shirt, my pants, then to my shoes, leaving me in my bra and panties. I screamed but the duct tape only made a mumbling noise. "Come on babe dont be that way it will be over before you know it." Scourge said cutting off my bra and panties. I screamed louder. "Tori, Tori! Wake up!" I opened my eyse and screamed. "Tori its ok it was just a dream." I looked next to me and it was A'isha. "A'isha!" I said hugging her. "It was horrible." I said crying. "Calm down Tori, its over. It was just a dream What happened?" A'isha asked. "It was Scourge, he he..." I crying more. "He what? What did Scourge do?" A'isha asked me. "He...raped me." I said crying even more. "Its over now, it was just a nightmare." A'isha said trying to calm me down.
"But it felt so real." I said drying my tears. "I was here the whole time nothing happened. Scourge is in jail, you have nothing to worry about Tori." A'isha said smiling. "Im glad to have a best friend like you A'isha." I said smiling. "Im always here for you Tori." A'isha said. She layed back down then fell back asleep. If I fell asleep just then I would have the nightmare again, I need something to take my mind off of it. I grabbed my journel and wrote about my nightmare in it writing or drawing takes my mind off of things. Even though I hate Scourge Im surprised how much he really liked me all he did was for me, Ive never seen anyone put so much effort into trying to earn my love, I kinda respected it. Even though he is a jackass he was sweet and romantic at times I forgot that he was a bad guy, his dreamy blue eyes and cute yet sexy smile that made my knees like jelly. I sighed happily as I had memories of me and him when we had fun together. I put my journal aside and rested my head on my pillow and fell asleep.
(The next morning. Jessie's POV)
"I think there's something Tori isnt telling us." Dustin said sitting down at the table wih Noah and me. "She been gone for a while, never calls us, and has been acting weird." I said. "A'isha was acting weird when I asked her about Tori a couple days ago." Dustin said. "She said shes visited Zonic and them down at the zone jail." Noah said. "Tori wouldnt just go there without a reason. She hasnt speeken of them since she was a kid when she went with dad." I said. Dustin picked up his coffee. "I think this Sonic is doing something, ever since she's met him she's been acting different." Dustin said slaming his cup on the table. "It isnt Sonic Dustin." Noah said calmly. "And how do you know." Noah looked up at Dustin. "Ive met this Sonic. Hes kind to her, he wouldnt harm a fly. He isnt the one doing something to her. Tori is a teenager life is ruff as one." Noah said. "Who else had seen Tori." Dustin asked. "There's her little friend Oscar. But I dought hed do anything." I said. "Tori once told me about a hedgehog named Scourge." Noah said. "Scourge?" I asked. "What else has Tori told you cause she hasnt spoken a word to me about this Scourge." Dustin said getting a bit irriated. "She once told me about how this Scourge gave her a picture of her boyfriend and said that he was cheating on her." Noah said.
"What." I said. "It was all a lie." Noah said. "You think this Scourge guy might be doing something thats making Tori act weird." I asked. "If so I wanna know about it. Maybe we should go find Zonic and ask him if he knows anything." Dustin said standing up. "Come on were leaving." Dustin said looking at me and Noah. We got left and all went to the zone universe. "Dustin bro, you even know where you going?" I asked. "Yes. I once with Tori and dad to the jail." Dustin said. After that it took 30 minutes to get tothe jail. "Now where?" I asked. "The cheifs office is this way." We followed our brother to the office to see an old friend at the desk. "Zonic." Dustin said. "Yes?" Zonic looked up then got a weird expression when he saw it was us. "Remember us." Dustin asked. "Yes. Your Tori's older brothers. Dustin, Noah, and Jessie." Zonic said. "I want you to tell me everything you know about Scourge the Hedgehog." Dustin said pulling up a chair and putting it infront of Zonics desk. "Scourge the Hedgehog? I havent heard much about him." Zonic said. "You sure?" I asked. "Yes." Zonic looked at us.
(Dustin's POV)
I looked around Zonic's office and saw folders on a nearby shelf, I saw the letters Sco. I got up and grabbed the folder. "Look what I found. The crime records of Scourge the Hedgehog." I said opening the folder. "Thats offical Zone Jail files. Your not authorised to look through these folders." Zonic said standing up. "You lied to us." I said. "I said I havent heard much about him. I dont take the time to sit and talk to my prisonors." Zonic said taking the folders from me. "What was Scourge arrested for." Jessie asked. "Thats classfied information." Zonic said. I stood there, I wanted to punch him for not being to talk-a-tive to me about this Scourge but I held in my anger. "Okay. I understand. Come on guys were going home." I walked out of the office with Noah and Jessie following. "I now know this Scourge guy is here." I said. "We better stay out of this Dustin. If Tori wanted us to know about Scourge she would have told us." Noah said. "Little did Zonic know that right before he took the folder I saw what Scourge cell number was so Im going to have a little chat with him." I said going to the cell my brotheres followed me trying to talk me out of it but we made it to the cell.
A green hedgehog was sitting on a bed in the cell. "Scourge the Hedgehog." The hedgehog turned to me. "Who are you." He asked walking into the light I saw him much better now. "That doesnt matter I want you to tell me everything you know about Tori the Hedgecat." I said. I didnt tell him Tori was my little sister cuase if I did he probably wouldnt tell me everything. "Tori? Tori, Tori." He sighed. "Get on with it." I said. "Tori is my girl. I love her more then anything but that dumbass boyfriend of hers got in my way. I tried everything to win her over even taking a photo and lieing to her. I got in here when I kid napped Tori and made her my prisoner. Id always kiss and make out with her." I clinced my fist of what I was hearing.
"Then when that blue hedgehog came with Tails, Amy and A'isha. Everything went wrong. So i made them my prisoners as well and put these shock bands on Tori. Everytime I turned a dial and pushed that button a killer painful poisone shock would go throughout Tori's entire body. But I was knocked out before I could put the final shock in her. I dont know it if killed her or not. Setting 10 would have but 9 possibly could have. I hated to see my girl like that but they were warned about all of this. When I woke up I had a painful knot on my head and was in this dump been here since." Scoureg finished off. That would explain why Tori was acting so weird and why A'isha wouldnt really talk about Tori when I asked of her. "And how long have you known Tori?" Noah asked now speaking. "Hmmm. About 5 maybe 6 months." Scourge said. "Thank you for your time." I left my brothers following.
"I got what I wanted to know. Now Im going to find our little sister and have a talk with her." I went striaght home. I walked into our house and went to Tori's room. "Tori." I said knocking on her door but it opened, I didnt see Tori. I walked in anyway. I sat on her bed and sighed, but felt something on me. I got up and lifted the covers and found a notebook. "This is Tori's drawing notebook." I said then opening it. I saw pictures of Sonic, and A'isha and Oscar and others. I smiled at her drawings. I flipped the page and saw a picture of me and her, he drew us as kids me 5 and her 2. Then a drawing of mom and dad...I remembered that day she drew of. It was the day we lost them, the horrible crash Tori was the only survivor. The semi driver was drunk and wasnt paying attention adn crashed into there mustang. (Dustin is explaining what happened in his POV of the day he lost his parents.) Its been 7 years since mom and dad died I started remembering what happend in my eyes.
(History flashback. Day of parents death.)
I got off the bus infront of my house and waved to my friends as the bus pulled away. I walked to the door and turned the doorknob but it was locked. I grabbed my key then unlocked it but no one was home. I looked at the clock, 4:30 it read. "Huh? They should be home by now." I put my bag aside, grabbed my key and locked the door as I walked out. I ran to Noah and Jessies school I saw them sitting on a bench infront of the parking lot. "What are you two doing here your suppose to be home." I said walking up to them. "Well mom and dad were suppose to pick us up." Jessie said. "Yeah, after they picked up Tori they were suppose to get us." Noahadded. I heard something on Jessie's radio. "Wait, whats that? Turn it up." I said pointing to it. "We have breaking news a horrible car crash has accured on 15th ave. 3 victoms, a blue cat, a red hedgehog, and a little hedgecat about the age of 8. They were crashed into by a semi who was killed on impact." Said the reporter.
"Come on. Were going to 15th ave." I said running my 2 little brothers followed me. When we arrived 2 cars were on fire along with the semi. I saw our parents mustang on fire and crushed. A ambluance a firetruck and a ton of cop cars surrounded the whole scene. "TORI!" We all yelled seeing her being put in the embulance. We ran to her but was stopped by 2 cops. "What happened!" I asked pancing. "Easy kid. All we know is that we got a call saying a car crash accured. We tried to save everyone but we could only save the girl. She has been burnt badly, with cuts and bruises." The cop repleid. "Thats our sister, we have to go with her!" Noah said. "Go ahead." The cop said letting us enter the ambulance. We quickly got next to our sister and grabbed her hands praying that she was ok, the ambluance left the scene full speed on its way to the er.
The grip tighened and she began to open her eyes. "Tori!" I said. She tried to say something but we couldnt understand. We finally made it to the hospital and they took our sister to a room and help her. We sat outside her door and didnt say a word the whole time. The doctor walked out. "Is she ok?" I asked standing up. "She's fine. She got 3rd degree burns but no broken bones. Shell be just fine." I sighed happily knowing she was ok. "May we see her?" Jessie asked, the doctor nodded and we went in. Tori was awake first thing she asked was "Wheres mom and dad?" It killed me to tell her that our parents didnt make it but I had to and I did. Tori bursted into tears. (Flashbacks ends here)
Since then Ive become the parent, I could charge in raising my little brothers and sister. It was ruff but it worked out. I sighed and felt a tear roll down my face and on the picture. I put the notebook back adn walked to my room. I fell on my bed with a sigh, I closed my eyes then opened them when I turned my head and looked at our family photo. I grabbed it and walked to the window. "Mom..dad...what do I do about Tori? Please I need your help give me a sign or something." I said looking out the window and looked at the sky. I returned my attention to our famliy photo and sighed. "Do I talk to her about Scourge? Or let her come to me? Mom Dad I need your advice." I said again. I began to think about what my brothers said, Noah said if Tori wanted to tell me about Scourge she would have told me. When I was her age I had secerts too, so Ill wait for her to tell me.
I smiled and put the photo down and walked into the living room. Jessie and Noah were playign video games they looked at me. "Find Tori?" Noah asked. "I was but then I thought about what you guys said. If Tori wanted to tell me about Scourge then she would have." (note: Tori is hiding behind the wall lisening to her brother's conversation.)
(Tori's POV)
"What? How do they know about Scourge?" I asked my self and kept lisening to them talk. "I thought that right after we left the zone jail and Zonic's office you were gonna talk to Tori." I heard Noah say. "What! I thought I told Zonic not to tell them!" I said angerly to myself. "Yes I know, but I changed my mind Tori will tell us when she's ready." Dustin said then I went to my room. "Hey do they know about Scourge? Why did they go to zone jail? Did Zonic tell them when I asked him not to? I had to find out." I walked out of my room. "Where are you going Tori?" I jumped and turned around, it was Noah. "Noah you scared me. Im going to A'isha's to help her babysit her cousin Danny." I said I wasnt going to help but her cousin was there. "And you werent even gonna bother telling us?" Noah asked getting strict. Hes got that fatherly voice and tone like Dustin does. "Im sorry. I havent really been myself lately." I siad rubbing my head.
"I know. You to can tell me or any of us anything right? No matter what it is." Noah said. I knew he was refering to Scourge but sicne they knew the story why retell it? "I know Noah." I said. "Okay." Noah said then I walked out but once I was out of sight I used the warp ring to get to the zone universe. I ran to zone jail and to Zonics office but I saw a note on the door. "Out to lunch. Be back in 15." It read. "Ugh Zonic." In said then headed for Scourge's cell. "Scourge." I said, he was eating some gray gloop ina a bowl and sitting on his bed. "Ah Tori. Miss me already?" He asked throwing his bowl of gloop at the wall and walked to the bars. "Did 3 hedgehogs come talk to you today?" I asked. "Yea, a orange, a light blue, and an angry looking red and black 1. They asked me about you and how I got in here." He said. "You told them everything! How could you tell my brother's everything." I asked. "Hey babe, I didnt know they were your bro's all they said was for me to tell them everything I knew about you."
"Its fine. You didnt know." I said turning my back to him, then did I realize I was in arm reach cause I was pulled to Scourge. "Come on babe, dont be soo down." He said kissing my cheek. I unwrapped his arms from around me and steped away. "Im leaving." "Hey can I have a kiss before you go?" He asked. I looked at him then he gave me a sexy and adorable puppy dog look. "Fine." I kissed him. "Thanks babe. Visit me for often I love seeing you, this place sucks." Scourge said then I left. I headed out then went home. "Hey Tori." I turned and saw Sonic running up. "Hi Sonic." I said. "You ok?" He asked. "Since I went home my brothers arent really the same. Then they know everything that happened about Scourge and whats happened the last couple of days." I said. "They did? How they find out?" Sonic asked surprised. "Scourge himself.
They went to the zone jail to see if Zonic knew anything, but they went to Scourge and asked him about everything he knew about me." I said. "Did they talk to you?" He asked. "No. Dustin was but he said if I wanted to tell or my other brothers I would have." I said. "Even if they do know the story should I still tell them? They are my brothers after all." I asked. "If you want to, if you want I can come with you." Sonic said putting his hand on my shoulder. "No its okay. But Ill call if I have to." I said. "Okay Tori, good luck." Sonic said hugging me. "Thanks." I returned his hug he then kissed my lips then left I walked home.
"Im home." I said walking inside my house, but no one was home. "Guys?" I said walking around the house for them. "Noah?" I pasted his room. "Jessie?" I pasted his room. "Dustin?" I searched everywhere, they were no where to be found. "Where are my brothers?"
(Where are Noah, Dustin, and Jessie? Will Tori tell them about Scourge? Find out next chapter.)