Hiya los peoploles! (yeah, i fail epicly at spanish...) As promised- here is chapter 5! HAPPY CHAPTER FIVOVERYSARY! Sorry, I had to! It was there! Oh fudgemuffins, how I love being cheesy! This is un chapter de importante! Dude, I so suck at spanish! I'll just say it like normal... sadlly... This is an important chapter! It kinda shows some secrets about the Phantom! In this chapter- if you pretend to put yourself in Amy's shoes, you may just shudder a little bit! (or you may shudder a lot of your on drugs! just sayin...) (especially LSD... *cough*) ANYWAY- sorry, i tend to ramble whenI'm hyper! (NO I AM NOT ON SOMETHIN!) Before I ramble anymore- just go ahead and start reading the chapter! :D run... before i ramble more! don't let my words of randomness catch you with their magical lasso! :O

SUGGESTION: When you see italicized (song lyrics) writing, go on and type in the name of the song, and click on the video with the song. (In all chapters that have song lyrics in them, the title of the chapter is the name of the song!) :) It really helps with invisioning the story, especially if you have never seen POTO before. When you listen to it the first time, don't watch the video that goes with it; minimize it, and read the song lyrics as they sing the words, and imagine the Sonic charaacter singing the song! Trust me, it gives all of the music meaning, and a whole lot more powerful! Especially in "All I Ask of You!" *SOOOO ADORABLE! (Whoopsies! That comes later! Not gonna say anything else!)

FUN FACT: I found out the real Phantom's name: Eric! Gerard Butler really does look like an Eric in that movie! I thought that might be a fun thing to know! (The Phantom's name is not Eric in my story! If you read the last chapter carefully,you probably already know who the Phantom is!) :D

AUTHOR'S NOTE: Here in this chapter, I decided to add more characteristics from the Sonic world. Examples: chaos emeralds are introduced, and an archie character is brought in! :D

LOOKIE LOOKIE!: THIS IS THE NEW LONGEST CHAPTER! YAAAY! EXACTLY 2000 WORDS!

Sorry bout all that! Have a frabjous day! Who knows... you may find a suprise that, maybe, just maybe, I'll post another chapter tonight! Yes, I still feel guilty about this week! I'll make it up to you readers! I swear! :D ENJOY! :)

(AS USUAL, I DO NOT OWN SONIC THE HEDGEHOG OR PHANTOM OF THE OPERA!) (just sayin...) :P

Chapter 5: Music of the Night

The Phantom's Lair

The Phantom's "house" was surrounded by hundreds of candles, and the walls were covered with mirrors, about 6 of them. All of the different rooms were separated by red velvet curtains instead of walls, and in the middle of everything was a large, fancy organ.

Phantom:

I have brought you to the seat of sweet music's throne

to this kingdom where all must pay homage to music.

You have come here, for one purpose, and one alone.

Since the moment I first heard you sing,

I have needed you with me, to serve me, to sing,

For my music… my music.

Night-time sharpens, heightens each sensation

Darkness stirs and wakes imagination

Silently the senses abandon their defenses

The Phantom walked back over to the gondola, helping Amy out, and onto land. Holding her hand he slowly walked around his home with her, walking to the steady beat of his song, while he sang:

Slowly, gently night unfurls its splendor

Grasp it, sense it - tremulous and tender.

Turn your face away from the garish light of day,

turn your thoughts away from cold, unfeeling light -

and listen to the music of the night ...

Close your eyes and surrender to your darkest dreams!

Purge your thoughts of the life you knew before!

Close your eyes, let your spirit start to soar!

And you'll live as you've never lived before ...

Softly, deftly, music shall surround you

Feel it, hear it, closing in around you

Open up your mind, let your fantasies unwind,

in this darkness which you know you cannot fight -

the darkness of the music of the night.

Let your mind start a journey through a strange, new world!

Leave all thoughts of the world you knew before!

Let your soul

Take you where you long to be!

Only then can you belong to me ...

Floating, falling, sweet intoxication!

Touch me, trust me, savor each sensation!

Let the dream begin,

let your darker side give in to the power of

the music that I write - the power of the music of the night ...

The Phantom stopped in front of a closed red curtain, and he held Amy lightly by the shoulders, letting her stand in front. He slowly pushed the curtain away, revealing a mannequin that looked exactly like Amy, so close that it was the same height, identical color, and even her eyes were the same shade of emerald green! But the strange and freaky part about it was that it was wearing a poofy, white, strapless wedding dress, and a veil hanging in front of her face.

At sight of the mannequin, Amy fainted, but was caught by the Phantom's strong arms just before hitting the floor. He carried her in a bridal style through another curtain, into his bedroom. His bed was huge, and shaped like a giant swan. He gently laid her down on his bed, finishing his song as he sang:

You alone can make my song take flight -

Help me make the music of the night ...

Quietly, he put the curtain down, and let Amy rest, leaving the room to attend to his music.

Meanwhile in Amy's Dressing Room…

Cream cautiously peeked into Amy's dressing room, hoping to find Amy. She was worried that she never came out again after seeing Sonic.

"Amy….? Are here?" she called, but disappointed to hear only her own voice echo back to her. Knowing that nobody was there, she quietly crept into the room to investigate, and make sure everything was alright. Everything seemed to be looking normal, but there was something different about the room that she just couldn't figure out. Then she walked closer to the mirror, deciding to look around. Cream noticed that the mirror was leaning off of the wall just a little, so she tried to move it to make sure nothing was secretly hiding behind it. To her surprise, the mirror flung opened like a door on hinges, revealing a dark tunnel to where she did not know.

What on earth is back here? I didn't even know this existed, and I have lived here my entire life! She thought. I have to find out what secrets lie down this hall! Amy night be down there! Slowly, Cream stepped through the doorway, letting curiosity be her guide. After walking a few small steps down the tunnel, a hand suddenly grabbed Cream's shoulder, making her scream like a banshee.

"Oh Mother! It's only you! Phew" Cream told Vanilla, still breathing heavily after that major scare. Vanilla took her hand, and led her out of the tunnel and towards the Ballet Dormitory.

"You are never to go down there again! You could get hurt, or worse…" Madame Vanilla warned Cream, approaching the door to the dorms.

"Yes, Mother. I was just worried about Amy. I'm sorry… I won't do it again." She assured her mother. Vanilla gave her daughter a forgiving smile, and opened the door to Cream's room, which she shared with about 10 other dancers, including Amy. Tails was in the room, and he was telling all of the other ballerinas a scary story.

"You must always be on your guard. The Phantom Hedgehog, roams the halls of this Opera house, and he has the intentions to kill." He stated, scaring most of the girls. "Never cause problems with him, because you be put on his hit list, and you will be the next to die. If you try and run, he is faster; if you try and hide he uses his magical gems to teleport himself to you, and once he has you, he takes out one of his gems and shouts "Chaos Spear!" When he says that, somehow it stuns you, freezing so it gives him just enough time to kill you with his magical lasso." He jokes, holding up a noose.

Tails took the noose, and playfully put it around a girl's body, and reeling her in close to him and growling in her ear sexily. The yellow mongoose with long purple hair played along, giggling at his close touch. At sight of this, Madame Vanilla knew she had to step in, for the sake of everyone's lives. Ending the fun between the couple, Vanilla took the noose off of Mina Mongoose, and sent her to her bed.

"Anyone who says what they know about the Phantom Hedgehog, realize too late that silence is wise." She informed all of the girls and guy. Turning to Tails she said, "Miles Prower, that means you!" she told him, as she slapped him across the face, and quickly put the rope around his neck. "Keep your hands at the level of your eyes!" she yelled, tightening the noose around his neck, just barely loose enough not to choke him.

GASP! END OF CHAPTER ALREADY? WHAT IS THIS? WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE! HEHE... I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE CUTE TO PUT THE ARCHIE TAILSMINA COUPLE IN THERE! I THINK THAT THEY ARE REALLY CUTE TOGETHER! IF YOU DON'T LIKE MINA, DON'T WORRY, SHE'S A REALLY MINOR CHARACTER! NOT REALLY A CLIFFIE, BUT YEAH THERE'S A SMALL ONE IN THERE... SORT OF! WHAT IS THE PHANTOM GOING TO DO WITH AMY? WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO TAILS AFTER HE SPILLED THE BEANS ABOUT THE PHANTOM? YOU HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE!

BTW- Yes, the Phantom uses Chaos Emeralds to help him kill people! :O I thought that it would be fun to incorperate the use of chaos emeralds somewhere!